Author Archives: James Peters

Forecasters predict extreme heat for the Kamloops area this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is are looking at an anomalous heat this weekend.According to Environment Canada, weekend temperatures are expected to reach the mid-30s during the day - however, it shouldn't caus...
James Peters May 09, 2023

Consultation ongoing for North Shore and Brocklehurst catchment changes
KAMLOOPS - Consultation is ongoing for families with students currently enrolled in schools across the North Shore and Brocklehurst. The changes are due to over crowding at Brock Middle School which i...
James Peters May 09, 2023

Province reports Lower Thompson and Nicola basins well above normal snowpack
VICTORIA - Rapid snowmelt occurred across most of B.C. earlier in May, with two basins near Kamloops well above normal snowpack.In its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, using numbers from ...
James Peters May 09, 2023

Bonaparte River reaches all-time high in Cache Creek yet stays within its banks
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Officials in Cache Creek say they are puzzled - but in a good way.Emergency Operations Centre Information Officer Wendy Coomber says the level of the Bonaparte River hit an all-tim...
James Peters May 09, 2023

Kamloops RCMP pull drugs, guns and cash from Batchelor Heights home
KAMLOOPS - A drug trafficking investigation that began in January led Kamloops RCMP to arresting a man and seizing cash, drugs, guns and vehicles in Batchelor Heights.In a news release issued Tuesday ...
James Peters May 09, 2023

Blazers eliminated by Thunderbirds in WHL playoffs again, set eyes towards Memorial Cup in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - For the second year in a row, the Kamloops Blazers were eliminated from the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Conference Finals.The Blazers dro...
James Peters May 09, 2023

Should carbon tax revenue be invested in mitigating climate change disasters?
James Peters May 08, 2023 Cache Creek, May 5, 2023 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)

Neighbours concerned with proposed Station Plaza development
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (May 9), Kamloops council will vote on a development permit for the property at 520 Lorne Street. The proposal is to build a three-storey building on the property with a restaura...
James Peters May 08, 2023

Audit finds conflict of interest between married top bosses at BC Housing, Atira
VICTORIA - A forensic investigation into BC Housing has found a significant conflict of interest but no material benefit for individuals in conflict.The investigation focused on the relationship betwe...
James Peters May 08, 2023

Family confirms remains found in Nicola River as Daniel Nathan Meeker
MERRITT, B.C. - The family of a missing Merritt man has confirmed on social media that his remains were located on Saturday, April 29. Daniel Nathan Meeker crashed into the Nicola River near the Nicol...
James Peters May 08, 2023

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