Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) received nearly $1.7 million in federal funding to train up to 260 wildland firefighters over a three-year period. Along with the individual training, TRU s...

LILLOOET, B.C. - It's not an April Fools' joke. For the 10th time in the last 30 days, the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will temporarily close. Interior Health says emer...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents of the 100 Mile House area in need of emergency medical care will need to look elsewhere Saturday night (March 29). Interior Health says the emergency department at 10...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - The federal NDP have named a Salmon Arm resident as its candidate for Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies. In her bio, the party describes Phaedra Idzan as born and raised in the Shusw...

KAMLOOPS - The Liberal Party of Canada has its two candidates in place for the Kamloops area in the April 28 election.Kamloops lawyer Iain Currie will carry the Liberal banner in Kamloops-Thompson-Nic...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - As soggy weather soaks the BC Interior this week, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is warning residents of potential landslides and flooding.The district says the wildf...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm would like the public's help tracking down a missing man.Derrick Ryde, 34, was reported missing on Tuesday (March 25) after last being seen a month earlier (Febru...

LILLOOET, B.C. - The emergency department in Lillooet is out of service once again Saturday (March 29).In a news release, Interior Health says the E.R. at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be c...

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election. Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in...