Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio
VICTORIA - British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the...
Apr 04, 2023
Provincial boundaries report removes Clearwater from Cariboo - but adds Ashcroft and Cache Creek
VICTORIA - The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission tabled its final report Monday (April 3). It includes significant change proposals for Kamloops - and even more dramatic shifts in the rural areas.T...
Apr 03, 2023
Federal minister Sajjan tours Kamloops to tout 2023 budget
KAMLOOPS - Minister Harjit Sajjan began his tour of Kamloops at a downtown grocery store, where he touted his party's economic plan for the future. He highlighted a grocery rebate, a new dental plan a...
Apr 03, 2023
Developers betting big on densification projects throughout Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's an empty lot right now. However, ARPA Investments plans to turn a spot at the corner of Tranquille Road and Clapperton Road into another thriving mixed-use hub in the heart of the Nort...
Apr 03, 2023
Have you put away your winter attire?
Apr 03, 2023 Image Credit: Kobackpacko / Dreamstime.com
RAW VIDEO: Dangerous passes still happening on Highway 5 North
KAMLOOPS - Despite increased scrutiny and enforcement, dashcam video taken last month shows dangerous driving is still taking place along Highway 5 in the North Thompson Valley.Taken from the dash of ...
Apr 03, 2023
Yearlong Halston Bridge rehab project to begin in May
KAMLOOPS - A second access route to the Kamloops North Shore will be choked by construction activity this spring.With Fortune Drive getting a major facelift this year, the provincial Ministry of Trans...
Apr 03, 2023
Bloody rug turned in to Barriere detachment related to Kamloops man's murder: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a bloody rug turned in to the Barriere RCMP detachment is related to the murder of a Kamloops-area man.In a news release issued Monday (April 3), RCMP say the man who was killed is...
Apr 03, 2023
Thompson Regional Hospital District approves funding for new RIH operating rooms in split vote
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday (March 30), the Thompson Regional Hospital District approved a funding request from Interior Health to renovate two of the old operating rooms at Royal Inland Hospital.RIH curre...
Mar 31, 2023
Napier Lake fire being held at 65ha; 'flashy fuels' drying out across Kamloops region
KAMLOOPS - The interval between snow melt and an increase in valley-bottom wildfire activity in the Kamloops area has been very short.Fire Information Officer Nicole Bonnett says a blaze that popped u...
Mar 31, 2023
