Author Archives: James Peters
District Parent Advisory Council demands more investment in student supports
KAMLOOPS - The School District 73 Board of Trustees annouced a budget surplus that was much larger than expected. This budget was not without critique, and District Parent Advisory Council president B...
Sep 12, 2025
City of Kamloops working to resolve daytime staffing struggles at Westsyde Pool
KAMLOOPS - A national shortage of lifeguards has found its way to the City of Kamloops, which is dealing with staffing shortages during the daytime hours. This shortage has resulted in the Westsyde Po...
Sep 11, 2025
SOUND OFF: Squatters have taken Jamieson Creek away from the public
JAMIESON CREEK tumbles among huge rocks through a narrow canyon flanked by a thick forest of cedar trees, dropping in a beautiful waterfall toward the North Thompson River. A century ago and more, it ...
Sep 11, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed / Mel Rothenburger
Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, dies after campus shooting
Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark pub...
Sep 10, 2025
TRU receives $5 million award to advance post-secondary education for Indigenous youth
KAMLOOPS - A $5 million award to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will go toward advancing post-secondary education for Indigenous youth. TRU announced it was a recipient of the Mastercard Foundation'...
Sep 09, 2025
BC Wildfire Service hopeful cool temperatures will slow down fire activity
KAMLOOPS - This weekend saw success for the BC Wildfire Service, including holding the Noble Canyon fire and continued strong showings by initial attack crews. The weather this week does call for a ch...
Sep 08, 2025
Third annual Every Child Matters game brings superstars to Kamloops to talk hockey, reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - Saturday evening (Sept. 6), Sandman Centre was host to the third annual Every Child Matters hockey game. The event was not just about hockey but about continuing the conversation around tru...
Sep 08, 2025
Fourth annual Music for the People draws 1,500+ to Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour
TK'EMLUPS - Organizers of 'Music for the People - A Cultural Experience' are celebrating a successful fourth iteration of the free event Sunday (Sept. 7).More than 1,500 attendees gathered at the Tk'e...
Sep 08, 2025
Kamloops murder plot uncovered during Lower Mainland in-custody escape investigation
PORT COQUITLAM - Police say their investigation into an in-custody escape three years ago in Port Coquitlam led to the discovery of a murder plot in Kamloops. At a news conference Monday (Sept. 8), th...
Sep 08, 2025
B.C. orders some farmers to stop using water to protect endangered chinook salmon
VICTORIA - The provincial government has ordered some farmers and other users in southern B.C. to turn off their water taps, because "severe low flows" are threatening endangered chinook salmon. Rande...
Sep 08, 2025
