Author Archives: James Peters
Roden and Smith form historic all-female TNRD board leadership team
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors held its inaugural meeting Thursday (Nov. 17) evening in Kamloops. For the first time in history of the board, the chair and ...
Nov 18, 2022
TRU set to open its door to more international students
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is taking steps to expand its intake of international students in the future. This week, the school signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with four coun...
Nov 18, 2022
IIO report describes dramatic 2021 shootout between fleeing suspect and Merritt RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Ten days after a Fort St. John man was sentenced, a report from the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is shedding light on how he engaged in a shootout with RCMP near Merritt ...
Nov 17, 2022
TRU nursing school works to help fill critical shortage
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a spotlight was placed on the healthcare sector across canada. Thanks in part to burnout, early retirement and people switching professions, hospitals like...
Nov 17, 2022
Kamloops has the second-lowest living wage in B.C.: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), in partnership with Living Wage for Families B.C. has released its 2022 living wage calculations for B.C. communities and Kamloops comes ...
Nov 17, 2022
VIDEO: Canada's National Women's Hockey Team visits Valleyview Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of its Rivalry Series game against the United States at Sandman Centre Thursday, Canada's National Women's Team paid a visit to students at Valleyview Secondary Wednesday (Nov. 16). A...
Nov 17, 2022
One year after Merritt flood, residents still looking to rebuild
MERRITT, B.C. - It has now been one year since the Coldwater River burst its banks, causing devastating flooding to the city of Merritt. The damage from the atmospheric river event caused the city to ...
Nov 16, 2022
B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for 'heavy hand' of mask mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she doesn't believe there's a need for the "heavy hand" of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent ...
Nov 16, 2022
ASK Wellness would participate in good faith third-party review: Hughes
KAMLOOPS - The head of a Kamloops social agency says his organization would open itself to a third-party review - on certain conditions.ASK Wellness Executive Director Bob Hughes made a presentation a...
Nov 15, 2022
Health officials expect surge of cold and flu cases in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cold and flu season has already begun and health officials are urging residents to take steps to protect themselves before the peak of the season hits. "We are seeing a slower start to the ...
Nov 15, 2022
