Author Archives: James Peters
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 6, 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 6, 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 5, 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 5, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2023
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 4, 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 3, 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 3, 2023
