Author Archives: James Peters

Kamloops PhD candidate wins big on Jeopardy!
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is the latest Jeopardy! champion. Appearing in his first episode of the long-running trivia show Tuesday (Sept. 30), Curtis Bogetti wagered just enough on the Final Jeopardy ...
James Peters Oct 01, 2025

NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: Hope and Healing
Welcome to Hope and Healing - our special program for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This occasion is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on Canada's history. It gives us space to look...
James Peters Sep 30, 2025

Blazers' Zahejsky, Ravndahl out long term; team looks to keep hot hand without them
KAMLOOPS - Although the Kamloops Blazers came away with four points against the Seattle Thunderbirds last weekend, it didn't come without some unfortunate news as the team lost two impact players to i...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

KFR expects dry conditions to persists for several more weeks; campfires remain banned within city limits
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) has had a busy 24 hours, fighting a pair of landscape fires in the city.On Sunday (Sept. 28) afternoon, multiple crews, including tenders and bush trucks, respond...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Kamloops councillors return hoping UBCM convention will bear future fruit
KAMLOOPS - Last week, a delegation made up of City of Kamloops councillors and several members of the senior management team travelled to Victoria for the annual convention of the Union of B.C. Munici...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Driver in 2023 crash that killed TRU volleyball player to be sentenced in November
KAMLOOPS - A date has been set for a sentencing hearing in the case of the 2023 crash that killed a TRU volleyball player and seriously injured two others.On November 29, 2023, Colval Abbinett was beh...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

50-unit temporary housing project to rise in Kamloops' McGill industrial corridor
KAMLOOPS - The province is partnering with the City of Kamloops to build modular, temporary housing near the Thompson Rivers University campus. In a news release issued Monday afternoon (Sept. 29), Mi...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Should the City of Kamloops allow responsible alcohol consumption in Riverside Park permanently?
James Peters Sep 29, 2025 Image Credit: Karen Nicholson

Month-long construction on Highway 5 north of Blue River set to begin
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - Drivers are told to expect some delays on a stretch of Highway 5 through the North Thompson over the next month. DriveBC says planned construction work on Highway 5 between Thunder ...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Kamloops Fire Rescue puts out overnight landscape fire near Guerin Creek
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue put out a landscape fire near Guerin Creek early Monday (Sept. 29) morning. Witnesses on social media reported the fire upslope from the Victoria Street West and Missio...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

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