Author Archives: James Peters

CFJC Midday - 2023 Memorial Cup excitement is building both on and off the ice!
Kamloops Blazers President Norm Daley, and Memorial Cup Chair Yves Lacasse talk about what it means to host the 2023 Memorial Cup in Kamloops, and how the event will add a buzz to the community.
James Peters Dec 12, 2022

Car with two children inside stolen from Merritt school
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are letting the public know and warning about vehicle thefts when left unattended.On December 9, officers said there was a vehicle theft that occurred at a Merritt element...
James Peters Dec 12, 2022

Tk'emlups receiving $290,000 to provide professional truck driving training
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) has received more than $290,000 in provincial funding to train eight eligible members to be professional truck drivers in the Kamloops area.In a news release issu...
James Peters Dec 12, 2022

'It is your new normal': Canada's aging work force root of national labour shortage
VANCOUVER - When Dan Gallagher looks around his company, he sees a lot of retirement parties in his future.While it's not something he formally tracks, the CEO of Mikisew Group - a Fort McMurray, Alta...
James Peters Dec 11, 2022

Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that's already shrinking and shifting wil...
James Peters Dec 11, 2022

Get tough with Canada over cross-border mining contaminants, First Nations tell U.S.
WASHINGTON - In a city of pinstripes and partisan power brokers, Mike Allison sticks out like a sore thumb. He's in the wrong place - and he knows it. "I shouldn't be here," the denim-clad Indigenous ...
James Peters Dec 11, 2022

Hamer-Jackson, Sarai offer differing views on Friday meeting mayor felt went "terrible"
KAMLOOPS - Capping off a tumultuous week, Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson feels a meeting Friday (Dec. 9) with councillors Bill Sarai, Nancy Bepple and Margot Middleton went "terrible."In that meeti...
James Peters Dec 10, 2022

Parts of B.C. to see heavy snowfall throughout weekend
VANCOUVER - Snowfall and wind warnings remain in effect for eastern Vancouver Island, Whistler, Howe Sound and the Boundary and Kootenay regions as parts of British Columbia deal with heavy snow, free...
James Peters Dec 10, 2022

Welcome Winter Block Party returns to Kamloops' downtown Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Community members are going to take to the street for the Welcome Winter Block Party in Downtown Kamloops celebrating the holidays.The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association is h...
James Peters Dec 10, 2022

Canada's push for Southeast Asia ties raises human-rights questions
OTTAWA - Canada's plan to deepen ties with Southeast Asian countries raises questions about how it will address human-rights concerns in the region, critics say. Last month, Ottawa unveiled its Indo-P...
James Peters Dec 10, 2022

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