Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA - British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health offi...
Apr 06, 2023
MLAs Stone, Milobar intend to run for re-election, switch ridings
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Liberals say Kamloops MLAs Peter Milobar and Todd Stone will both run for re-election the next time the writ is dropped - but will switch ridings.In a news release, the party comme...
Apr 06, 2023
No one inside when Seymour Street home ignited Thursday: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP happened upon a house fire in the downtown Thursday morning (April 6).According to detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, officers were looking into an unrelated matter ...
Apr 06, 2023
Kamloops council friction surfaces again; Hamer-Jackson walks out as closed meeting is about to begin
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson decided against attending a closed meeting of council Thursday morning (April 6), an act of protest against the meeting's apparent purpose.Council met at C...
Apr 06, 2023
Kamloops Fire Rescue responds to small fire Thursday morning
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated here. EARLIER: Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews had an early wake up call Thursday (Apr. 6) morning. KFR was called out to a home in the 900 block of Sey...
Apr 06, 2023
B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matching inflation with 6.9% hike
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that the government says fulfils a promise to tie the benchmark pay level to inflation. The new minimum wage kicks i...
Apr 05, 2023
RCMP ask for help tracking down wanted Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down a wanted man.David Russell Tarrant, 39, is wanted on a series of arrest warrants. He is charged with possession of stolen property, theft of...
Apr 05, 2023
'Quite a bit of surprise here': New provincial boundaries ripple through legislature halls
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission tabled its final report Monday (April 3). The city of Kamloops will still be split into two different ridings, however the river will no longer be t...
Apr 04, 2023
City water system upgrades well underway in Greenstone Park
KAMLOOPS - Contractors for the City of Kamloops are making progress on the upgrades to the water system upgrades at Greenstone Park in Lower Sahali.Crews continue to excavate the park in preparation t...
Apr 04, 2023
Kamloops students dig into KEG mining conference
KAMLOOPS - Elementary school students from Kamloops and surrounding areas had the opportunity to visit the Kamloops Exploration Group Conference on Mining, where mining and mining-adjacent companies f...
Apr 04, 2023
