Author Archives: James Peters
Students from around the globe experience and study culture at TRU this summer
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 500 students from around the world are studying culture and language at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) this summer. This year marks the 16th anniversary of the Language and Culture...
Sep 3, 2023
Wildland firefighters battle mental health, labour challenges atop deadly blazes
Two-week work cycles. Shifts that can last up to 18 hours. Sleeping in tents or gymnasiums far from home. Dangerous and unpredictable work environments. Those are the working conditions for many wildl...
Aug 27, 2023
Community comes together to help neighbors impacted by wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The donation collected on Wednesday (Aug. 23) in Kamloops has been delivered to the Lakeview Community Centre in Anglemont. Abbey Bereti, a Kamloops woman filled a 53-foot trailer with good...
Aug 26, 2023
More evacuation orders rescinded in B.C. fires as warm, dry weather returns
Evacuation orders in the Central Okanagan region of British Columbia continue to be rescinded as more residents are allowed to return home. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says it has...
Aug 26, 2023
'That's good news'; Residents in North Shuswap happy with Highway 1 reopening
KAMLOOPS - Highway one may be reopened to the public, but the damage has been done. 131 structures were lost in the Shuswap as a result of the Bush Creek East wildfire. The highway reopened on Friday ...
Aug 25, 2023
B.C. wildfires: no new evacuations overnight as grim battle goes on
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to the thousands already i...
Aug 20, 2023
Merging Fires: Lower East Adams Lake and Bush Creek East wildfires
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) announced that Lower East Adams Lake and the Bush Creek East wildfires have merged and will be referred to as the Bush Creek East fire going forward.This comes ...
Aug 20, 2023
Non-essential travels restricted in the Okanagan region
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has banned non-essential stays in hotels or campgrounds in the Okanagan region. "Very large numbers of people are evacuated in the Okanagan and we especially need more acco...
Aug 20, 2023
Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
KELOWNA, B.C. - The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones. David Eby says the decision was m...
Aug 20, 2023
Wildfires force ROOTSandBLUES festival to cancel
SALMON ARM, B.C.-After a night of world-class music, the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society (SAFMS) has called an end to the 31st annual ROOTSandBLUES festival as communities in the north and south Shuswap...
Aug 19, 2023
