Author Archives: James Peters
City of Kamloops activates Emergency Operations Centre as wildfire south of city grows
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), indicating a heightened level of concern around the nearby Ross Moore Lake wildfire.Speaking to CFJC Today Sunday (...
Jul 23, 2023
TNRD issues evacuation alert near Adams Lake-area fire
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has put 12 properties on evacuation alert near the Bush Creek East wildfire, on the west side of Adams Lake.As of Sunday morning (July 2...
Jul 23, 2023
Ross Moore Lake wildfire expands to 1,800 hectares as crews continue to fight the blaze
KAMLOOPS - What started as a small wildfire in Ross Moore Lake has since increased significantly.As of 9:04 a.m. on Sunday (July 23), the B.C. Wildfire Service has reported the wildfire at 1,800 hecta...
Jul 23, 2023
B.C. Lions slowed by penalties in 19-9 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 19-9 on Saturday night with both teams committing a number of fouls in a lacklustre night for offences at B.C. Place. Lions backup quarterb...
Jul 22, 2023
WolfPack signs local product for Women's Volleyball
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack just announced local all-star Ella Sladden has committed to the WolfPack women's volleyball team.The 5-11 outside hitter is known for her energy on the field an...
Jul 22, 2023
Crews battle 6-ha wildfire just south of Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Wildfire Service crews are responding to a new wildfire just outside of Kamloops city limits.Fire Information Officer Taylor Wallace says the Scuitto Creek wildfire was discovered Frid...
Jul 21, 2023
Weeks after last arrest, Kamloops RCMP once again seek wanted man
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say a wanted man who was arrested last month is now wanted once again. Steven Henry Bellerose, 32, was taken into custody on June 8 on an unendorsed warrant for failing t...
Jul 21, 2023
Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend. Environment Canada...
Jul 21, 2023
Evacuation alert issued for Shuswap area
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Nearly a hundred properties in the Shuswap have been placed on Evacuation Alert.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) issued the alert for 92 properties in the Lower East Ad...
Jul 21, 2023
Kamloops RCMP looking for man who allegedly threatened Valleyview resident with machete
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are searching for a suspect who allegedly threatened someone with a machete in Valleyview last week.In a news release issued Thursday (July 20) morning, RCMP say officers were...
Jul 20, 2023
