Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dec 10, 2022
'We are ready to move on and run the city'; Kamloops council unites after tumultuous week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Hall has been in the spotlight this week for all the wrong reasons. Twice in the past three days, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has been excluded from a closed council meeting unde...
Dec 9, 2022
UPDATE: Missing man located, man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing man has been found and is safe.
Dec 9, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Housing purchases former Lamplighter Motel, will transition it to permanent supportive housing
KAMLOOPS - An old motel in Valleyview will be seen in a new light. In a news release issued Friday (Dec. 9), the B.C. government announced BC Housing purchased the former Lamplighter Motel at 1901 Tra...
Dec 9, 2022
Trudeau says Ottawa to work constructively with Alberta after sovereignty act passes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going to work as constructively as possible with Alberta after lawmakers passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty...
Dec 8, 2022
