Author Archives: James Peters

Driver in 2023 crash that killed TRU volleyball player to be sentenced in November
KAMLOOPS - A date has been set for a sentencing hearing in the case of the 2023 crash that killed a TRU volleyball player and seriously injured two others.On November 29, 2023, Colval Abbinett was beh...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

50-unit temporary housing project to rise in Kamloops' McGill industrial corridor
KAMLOOPS - The province is partnering with the City of Kamloops to build modular, temporary housing near the Thompson Rivers University campus. In a news release issued Monday afternoon (Sept. 29), Mi...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Should the City of Kamloops allow responsible alcohol consumption in Riverside Park permanently?
James Peters Sep 29, 2025 Image Credit: Karen Nicholson

Month-long construction on Highway 5 north of Blue River set to begin
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - Drivers are told to expect some delays on a stretch of Highway 5 through the North Thompson over the next month. DriveBC says planned construction work on Highway 5 between Thunder ...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Kamloops Fire Rescue puts out overnight landscape fire near Guerin Creek
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue put out a landscape fire near Guerin Creek early Monday (Sept. 29) morning. Witnesses on social media reported the fire upslope from the Victoria Street West and Missio...
James Peters Sep 29, 2025

Barriere's campfire ban to remain in effect
BARRIERE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is set to remove the campfire ban across the Kamloops Fire Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, but the District of Barriere will not follow suit just yet. "The Distric...
James Peters Sep 28, 2025

Kamloops Mounties investigating Saturday morning assault
KAMLOOPS - Witnesses are being sought by the Kamloops RCMP following an assault in the morning hours of Saturday, September 27. "At approximately 5:08 a.m. on September 27, 2025, frontline officers fr...
James Peters Sep 28, 2025

Overnight closure planned for northbound lanes of Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Residents planning on traveling to the Southern Interior from the Lower Mainland overnight are being asked to plan ahead. DriveBC says the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway between...
James Peters Sep 26, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): RCMP say the woman reported missing Thursday (Sept. 25) has been located.
James Peters Sep 25, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Beloved Kamloops educator Chris Rose dead at 89
KAMLOOPS - A pillar of the Kamloops educational community has died.Chris Rose passed away Wednesday (Sept. 24) surrounded by his family.A longtime educator in the Kamloops area, Rose is best known for...
James Peters Sep 25, 2025

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