Author Archives: James Peters
Williams Lake RCMP searching for suspect wanted for assault and break and enter
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (Oct. 17): Williams Lake RCMP say Storoschuk has been located. EARLIER: Williams Lake RCMP are searching for an assault suspect. RCMP say Travis Storoschuk is wanted on an...
Oct 14, 2025
BC Wildfire Service readies prescribed burns in Siwash area west of Williams Lake
ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is preparing for a pair of prescribed burns west of Williams Lake.The burns could begin as soon as Tuesday (Oct. 14) near the community of Yunisit'i...
Oct 13, 2025
RBC Foundation grant helps open up Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt to greater accessibility
MERRITT, B.C. - A grant from the RBC Foundation will help improve accessibility at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt.The organization is teaming up with the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation to renovat...
Oct 13, 2025
Husband of missing Forest Grove mother denies any involvement in her disappearance
FOREST GROVE, B.C. - Eight months after Jennifer Provencal vanished from her rural home in the South Cariboo under suspicious circumstances, her husband denies he had anything to do with his wife's di...
Oct 10, 2025
Despite warm weather local mechanics say it's a good time to change over tires
KAMLOOPS - It's time to break out winter tires. If travel plans are made that require the use of the mountain highways like the Coquihalla, winter tires are required as provincial regulations took eff...
Oct 10, 2025
Western Canada Theatre kicks off 50th season with satirical Canadian-made play
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) will open its 50th season with a comedic play based on the Red River Resistance called Women of the Fur Trade. This show officially runs from Oct. 10 to 19 at t...
Oct 10, 2025
Death of Indigenous man in Williams Lake RCMP cells blamed on understaffing, inaction of jail guard
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says understaffing of the Williams Lake RCMP detachment and the inaction of a civilian jail guard each played a part in the death of a young Indigenous man...
Oct 9, 2025
PIT stop program seeking donations ahead of Sunday's Thanksgiving meal
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday (Oct. 12), the Kamloops United Church (KUC) PIT stop program will be handing out hearty Thanksgiving meals to those in need. The organization expects to serve hundreds of people. ...
Oct 9, 2025
BCGEU picket lines spread further through Kamloops as union increases pressure on government
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (Oct. 8), the remaining BC Liquor and Cannabis stores joined picket lines across the province, including those in Kamloops. This is the sixth week of job action from the BC Gen...
Oct 9, 2025
Nearly three years into council's term, is discord plaguing Kamloops' reputation?
KAMLOOPS - Strife and infighting have featured prominently in political headlines in the city since Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and eight city councillors were sworn in nearly three years ago. R...
Oct 8, 2025
