Author Archives: James Peters

UPDATE: East Trans Canada Highway back open
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the travel lanes are back open and no one was seriously injured in the crash. EARLIER: Emergency crews are on scene at a crash in east Kamloops. The crash took pla...
James Peters Feb 06, 2023

Do you tip on a takeout order?
James Peters Feb 06, 2023 Image Credit: Trong Nguyen / Dreamstime.com

Kamloops opens 2023 with quiet building month
After a record-breaking 2022, the city's building sector got off to a slower start in 2023.New numbers produced by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $9.6 million in permit activit...
James Peters Feb 06, 2023

ROTHENBURGER: Things are seriously out of order around the council horseshoe
'YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!" That's from one of my favourite Al Pacino movie speeches. I have many favourite Al Pacino movie speec...
James Peters Feb 04, 2023

Federal government asking RCMP to ban use of sponge rounds, CS gas for crowd control
OTTAWA - The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. Public Safety...
James Peters Feb 04, 2023

Kamloops RCMP asking for public help locating wanted man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for help from the public as they locate a wanted man on a warrant. Douglas David Werth, 55, of Kamloops has a warrant related to driving while prohibited. Kamloops ...
James Peters Feb 03, 2023

Merritt receives funding for flood mitigation work along Coldwater River
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is one of 49 local governments and First Nations set to receive emergency preparedness funding from the provincial government. Merritt is getting $2 million for flo...
James Peters Feb 03, 2023

2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games kicks off with a huge celebration
KAMLOOPS - Excitement was thick in the air at the Tournament Capital Centre on Thursday night (Feb. 2), as athletes from across BC and the Yukon piled into the building ahead of the Special Olympics B...
James Peters Feb 03, 2023

Vehicle recovery on Highway 5 still ongoing, impacting traffic following fatal semi crash
KAMLOOPS - The fallout of a fatal two-semi truck crash is still impacting traffic north of Kamloops.DriveBC reports traffic on Highway 5 near McLure will be single lane alternating until at least 4 p....
James Peters Feb 03, 2023

RCMP deal with rash of crashes around Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm responded to 18 crashes over a course of just 10 days recently.Mounties say 11 of those collisions occurred on the Trans Canada Highway.The RCMP outlined several ...
James Peters Feb 03, 2023

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