Author Archives: James Peters

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - RCMP say there were multiple people aboard a helicopter that crashed east of Prince George, B.C. More coming. The Canadian Press

SALMON ARM - Salmon Arm's ROOTSandBLUES festival is asking its supporters to consider donating ticket refunds back to the festival to help the event return next summer. The 2023 festival was cut short...

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - A wildfire that terrorized the Adams Lake and North Shuswap areas is now considered 'being held'.The B.C. Wildfire Service made the announcement Monday (Sept. 25). It means the Bu...

KAMLOOPS - Monday (Sept. 25) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. Known as the day of atonement, it's a time for those in the Jewish faith to fast, pray and seek forgiveness. But ins...

KAMLOOPS - A community environmental group is urging Kamloops council not to back FortisBC's move to change its rate scheme. The utility company proposes to offer new homes in B.C. biomethane service,...

CALGARY - Over the objections of local First Nations, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has approved Trans Mountain's (TMX) request to open trench in the Pipsell area south of Kamloops.TMX is nearly f...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops saw six more deaths due to the toxic drug crisis in August. That brings the year-to-date total to 62 such deaths.The numbers are contained in a new report released Monday (Sept. 25...

KAMLOOPS - September 24 was recognized as World Rivers Day, a celebration that was founded in B.C. back in 1980. Here in Kamloops, some local conservation groups partnered up to help beautify one of t...

KAMLOOPS - The Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention wrapped up last Friday (Sept. 22) and Councillor Dale Bass told CFJC Today it was a very good experience. According to her, the ministers were "k...