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James Peters is our News Director, promoted to the position in November 2023. He got the journalism bug as a youth and hasn’t been able to shake it since, working in radio newsrooms in Manitoba and Alberta before settling at CFJC in 2006. James anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and his newscasts have been honoured multiple times as the best small market newscasts in both BC and Canada. When he’s not working, James enjoys spending time with his wife Jennie, his daughter Eden, and his son Jovan.
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PETERS: Business owners shouldn't be held responsible for nuisance calls
IF A PERSON IN KAMLOOPS CALLS 9-1-1 because they feel like they're having a heart attack, but it turns out to be a bad case of indigestion, they are not penalized.It could be argued that it's a waste of our emergency responders' time but that's kind of built into our system.Likewise, if someone smells smoke coming from...
Nov 15, 2024
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PETERS: Access hub approach gives North Shore the best opportunity for success
A PROPOSED ACCESS HUB SHELTER on the Kamloops North Shore is a positive for all involved.The idea is this won't be just a straight shelter - it will provide a whole suite of services that will hopefully help folks break the cycles that have resulted in them ending up in shelter.It's good for the neighbourhood - its res...
Nov 08, 2024
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PETERS: Conservatism used to be about lower taxes and smaller government, not conspiracy theories and racism
IN THE YEAR 2024, there seem to be two types of small 'c' conservatives.One hand, there are the classically defined conservatives.They want lower taxes. They want smaller governments that spend less money and don't intrude in their lives. They want governments that are friendly to businesses and unfriendly to crime.It'...
Nov 01, 2024
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PETERS: Facing caucus revolt, Justin Trudeau could learn from Joe Biden
JUSTIN TRUDEAU could learn from the lesson of Joe Biden. You'll remember Biden was adamant he was going to run for re-election for the Democratic Party this year. As his slowdown became more and more apparent, the calls came for him to step aside - those spooky calls from inside the house. Eventually, he did - and just...
Oct 25, 2024
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PETERS: We know who to vote against - now who do we vote for?
WHAT A STRANGE AND UNINSPIRING provincial election campaign we just endured.It started off with a complete reshaping of the political landscape in B.C.A list of factors led to the collapse of the once-mighty B.C. United, leaving candidates and supporters scattering in all directions.Their choices?On one side of the led...
Oct 18, 2024
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PETERS: Working in local government may pay well, but it sure doesn't seem like a lot of fun
WORKING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT is not all it's cracked up to be. We dwell on the perks - the pay and the pension and the benefits - but lately, we've been hearing a lot about the drawbacks, too. In city hall, employees are on long term leave because of the stress of dealing with certain elected officials. Others have file...
Oct 11, 2024
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PETERS: Four dogs will die and the owners responsible will get away with it
THE JUDGMENT ON THREE PIT BULLS who teamed up to kill a beloved 12-year-old collie on the North Shore last month has come down: guilty. The sentence? Death. And now anyone who gives a lick about animal welfare should be outraged. The revelation this week that the dogs had cocaine and meth in their systems doesn't reall...
Oct 04, 2024
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PETERS: Studies in accountability - or a lack thereof
A COUPLE OF STUDIES IN ACCOUNTABILITY in local politics this week.First, to Kamloops city hall.Ever since the COVID lockdown, Kamloops council has opened up the public inquiries section of its regular meetings to people on Zoom.This week, some scoundrel, some dastardly reprobate decided to trick council by playing a cl...
Sep 27, 2024
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PETERS: Destruction of the Red Bridge clears the way for something much, much better
I WILL NOT BE SHEDDING ANY TEARS at the destruction of the Red Bridge this week.There will be some environmental damage from the fire and the resulting material that splashed into the river below and some business owners in the Mount Paul Industrial Park will have good reason for concern.Otherwise, no one was hurt, so ...
Sep 20, 2024
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PETERS: Selling out carbon tax principles still carries risk for Eby's NDP
ALMOST EVERYONE hates the carbon tax.Most of us despise all taxes, but the public really hates the carbon tax, which has been criticized as everything from ineffective to needlessly punitive ever since it was introduced.The reason it has survived so long is because progressive governments saw it as a principled way to ...
Sep 13, 2024
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PETERS: With the collapse of BC United, there will be a lot of nose-holding at the ballot box this fall
THE DOLLAR STORES IN BC are about to sell out of clothespins.The buyers? All those people who will need to plug their noses when they cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial election.On one hand, it will be tough for many to cast a ballot for the governing NDP.While the Eby government has thrown billions of dolla...
Sep 06, 2024
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PETERS: Bonded in grief, Kamloops embraces the Snowbirds with 'May She Soar'
MAY 17, 2020 was a Sunday.I was at home with my family when I received a phone call from the station.It was a young weekend employee telling me that he wasn't sure, but it appeared one of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds had crashed in Brocklehurst.As you can understand, we receive a lot of reports from people who believe...
Aug 30, 2024
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PETERS: Don't forget about that Build Kamloops alternative approval process
TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE at the same time. For example, the borrowing initiative to kickstart the Build Kamloops program is good for the city. The projects included in the program will help bring Kamloops up to date with the size of city it has already become and set the stage for the future. Short of receiving hundreds ...
Aug 23, 2024
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PETERS: No positive spin on Kamloops crime statistics
STATISTICS CANADA RELEASED its 2023 crime stats last month and they were not flattering for our fair city.As much as political or law enforcement leaders may want to spin the numbers, it's hard to see them as anything but disastrous.Of all census metropolitan areas, Kamloops had the worst crime rate and worst Crime Sev...
Aug 16, 2024
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PETERS: Political polling is getting worse because people don't answer their phones anymore
HOW HAS RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE impacted the accuracy of political polling? I have a theory.One of the many ways life has changed with advent of smartphone technology has to do with phone calls.Unless we are expecting a phone call, many of us won't pick up when our phone starts ringing.We let it go to voicemail or i...
Aug 09, 2024
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PETERS: Why local governments should not be run like businesses
SOME SAY A GOVERNMENT like The City of Kamloops should be run like a business.Many a businessperson has found out, though, how that doesn't work very well.For example, the type of long-term borrowing for major capital expansion, such as this government is contemplating right now, would raise major red flags in business...
Aug 02, 2024
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PETERS: Why not build a permanent reception centre in Kamloops?
HERE ARE A FEW FACTS we know be true.Climate disasters are becoming more and more frequent. In our area that predominantly means devastating wildfires that threaten communities.Kamloops is located as a transportation hub at the confluence of major highways and railways.Kamloops facilities are heavily subscribed by loca...
Jul 26, 2024
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PETERS: As the horror movie franchise gives us another sequel, we have to maintain some optimism
IT'S ALL HAPPENING AGAIN.Like a sequel in a horror movie franchise, the main characters can sense when the spectre of evil is raising its ugly head as it has in the past.A place like the B.C. Interior can only sustain extreme heat and dry for so long before a convective lightning assault sets it alight.And here we are....
Jul 19, 2024
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