Author Archives: James Peters

TNRD issues State of Local Emergency in Area 'M' for proactive flood mitigation work
LOWER NICOLA B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has declared a State of Local Emergency for Electoral Area "M", to perform proactive flood mitigation for Guichon Creek in the communit...
James Peters May 08, 2023

Proposed community policing committee to be debated by Kamloops Council Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - City Council to debate the creation of new Community Policing Select Committee on Tuesday (May 9). The motion comes from councillor Katie Neustaeter who raised the proposal as a notice of m...
James Peters May 08, 2023

First annual indigenous student leadership summit to be held in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 Kamloops-Thompson will be hosting the first annual indigenous student leadership summit later this month. The event will bring together 10 school districts from around th...
James Peters May 08, 2023

Out-of-control wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to worsen due to strong winds
The two out-of-control wildfires in northeastern British Columbia that have already forced some residents leave their homes are expected to grow bigger in the next few days. The Peace River Regional D...
James Peters May 07, 2023

Canada Post issues its first stamp featuring King Charles III
OTTAWA - Canada Post has released its first definite stamp featuring King Charles as monarch. The Crown corporation says it is the first time the King has appeared on the Canadian stamp. The stamp was...
James Peters May 06, 2023

North, South Thompson basins added to provincial high streamflow advisories
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) has added the North and South Thompson Rivers to its list of regions subject to high streamflow advisories.In an alert issued Friday afternoon (May 5)...
James Peters May 05, 2023

Council asked to approve 2025 transformation of Merit Place shelter property into car wash
KAMLOOPS - The property that houses the Merit Place emergency homeless shelter is slated for redevelopment. In a Development Permit Application (DPA) coming to council Tuesday (May 9), the numbered co...
James Peters May 05, 2023

COVID-19 is still with us even as WHO says it is no longer a global emergency: Duclos
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the impact of COVID-19 is still with us even after the World Health Organization declared earlier today that the illness no longer qualifies as a global ...
James Peters May 05, 2023

Sandbagging material available for Salmon River-area residents in Falkland, Silver Creek
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Shuswap Emergency Program is recommending residents near the Salmon River be vigilant in the coming days.The Salmon River through Falkland, Silver Creek and Salmon Arm is subjec...
James Peters May 05, 2023

Kamloops, Vernon men charged in violent Lower Mainland kidnapping
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - According to a news release issued by New Westminster Police, the incident took place on April 25. That evening, police were informed of a kidnapping.A variety of police agenci...
James Peters May 05, 2023

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