Author Archives: James Peters

Ministry building on the North Shore to reopen after caller utters threat
KAMLOOPS - A provincial government office on the Kamloops North Shore is set to open Wednesday (Aug. 20) after it was closed for part of the day Tuesday. The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty...
James Peters Aug 20, 2025

Sex crime reports involving vulnerable women prompt warning from Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are issuing a warning to Kamloops residents in the wake of a pair of disturbing sexual assault reports. Police say the reports were both made by third parties between early July and Au...
James Peters Aug 19, 2025

Kamloops RCMP release suspect photos in theft, PIN fraud cases
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP released multiple photos of suspects who may be connected to a pair of fraud and theft reports over the summer. On Friday (Aug. 15), RCMP were told of an elderly woman at a gr...
James Peters Aug 19, 2025

Two people die in fiery crash on Highway 1 near Spences Bridge; police searching for witnesses and video
LYTTON, B.C. - Police are investigating after two people were killed in a fiery crash on the Trans Canada Highway between Cache Creek and Spences Bridge last week. Lytton RCMP say they received multip...
James Peters Aug 19, 2025

Volunteer fire brigade tackles vehicle fire in Wells Gray Provincial Park
CLEARWATER, B.C. - First responders and volunteers were quick to respond to a vehicle fire in Wells Gray Provincial Park Monday (Aug. 18). The Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade said it was deplo...
James Peters Aug 19, 2025

Do you believe the alternative approval process (AAP) is a fair method of surveying voters about major borrowing proposals?
James Peters Aug 18, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

One year after fire, Kamloops United Church aiming to fully reopen by Christmas Eve
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds gathered outside of Kamloops United Church on Aug. 13, 2024, while it burned and firefighters worked to quell the blaze that resulted from an electrical fire inside the edifice. Th...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

Kamloops journalist did not assault mayor, no charges coming: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a local journalist did not assault Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson at a bar earlier this summer. Hamer-Jackson filed a complaint with the police force after an encounter with Cas...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

UPDATE: Chase water system back online
CHASE, B.C. - UPDATE (2:10 p.m.): Chase officials say the water treatment plant is back online. EARLIER: The Village of Chase is urging residents to cut their water use immediately after a malfunction...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

City of Kamloops to ask provincial permission to hold four more AAPs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will ask the province to authorize a series of new alternative approval processes (AAPs) as it seeks to borrow nearly $190 million dollars for four projects. At Tuesday aft...
James Peters Aug 12, 2025

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