Author Archives: James Peters

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...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Sawyer Mynio to a three-year, entry level contract. Vancouver selected the six-foot-one, 173-pound defenceman in the third round, 89th overall,...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.-The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team remains undefeated in the preseason after a 3-1 win over the MacEwan Griffins, bringing their record to 4-0. Sam Flowerday, a sea...