Author Archives: James Peters

Tk'emlups te Secwepemc put in bid to host 2027 North American Indigenous Games
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is looking to join Kamloops and its Tournament Capital reputation. TteS has put in a bid to host the 2027 North American Indigenous Games, which would welcome 6,000 p...
James Peters Oct 07, 2022

One of two bodies found east of Golden identified as TRU student
GOLDEN, B.C. - One of two people found dead in a car east of Golden last month has been identified as a Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student.In a news release issued on Sept. 16, Golden-Field RCMP...
James Peters Oct 07, 2022

Gift card scam dupes unsuspecting Williams Lake residents
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An old scam is claiming new victims in Williams Lake. According to RCMP in that Cariboo city, someone claiming to be a police officer is asking others for gift cards for a variet...
James Peters Oct 06, 2022

Inventory increase last month favours Kamloops home buyers - but prices were up as well
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-and-area real estate market continued its slow swing toward balance in the month of September. New figures released by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 166 sales...
James Peters Oct 06, 2022

More affordable child care coming to Shuswap area
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Families in the Shuswap will be able to access more affordable child care spaces in the future.The B.C. government is converting 36 child care spaces into $10-a-day spaces, nearly d...
James Peters Oct 04, 2022

Drought, heat to continue in Kamloops; BC Wildfire Service says fire season is not over yet
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's summer wildfire season was unique, according to the BC Wildfire Service and it may not be over yet.With unseasonably high temperatures for this time of the year, the seem...
James Peters Oct 03, 2022

"The longer you leave it, the more serious it gets": Councillor urges action from repeat offender report
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (Oct. 1), the province released the full investigation report into repeat offending in B.C. This comes after 28 recommendations to address prolific criminal activity and unprovo...
James Peters Oct 03, 2022

MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles - Week of Sept. 19, 2022
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is reporting a rash of automobile break-ins - including a cluster in Lower Aberdeen. For the week of Sept. 19 to 25, police say there were 35 reports of vehicle brea...
James Peters Oct 03, 2022

What will you be serving for Thanksgiving dinner?
James Peters Oct 03, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Two killed in head-on collision near Salmon Arm Sunday
TAPPEN, B.C. - Two people were killed in a collision near Tappen Sunday (Oct. 2). In a news release, RCMP say emergency crews were called to the Trans Canada Highway near Kirkpatrick Road at about 7:2...
James Peters Oct 03, 2022

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