Author Archives: James Peters

PINANTAN LAKE, B.C. - The Paul Lake-Pinantan Lake corridor is an area of high wildfire danger, and the fire protection of the rural communities has been largely left to volunteer firefighters. That ma...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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'...

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...

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...

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...