Author Archives: James Peters
Downton Creek FSR wildfire: evacuation order issued by Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
LILLOOET - The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) has issued an evacuation order for the Electoral Area B (Downton Creek area) within its region, due to "immediate danger to life safety."The o...
Sep 4, 2022
Pineview Valley Elementary School a step closer to reality
KAMLOOPS - School Division (SD) 73 Board Chair Heather Grieve says the Pineview Valley Elementary School is a "step closer to reality."The possible school that has been talked about for some time in t...
Sep 3, 2022
Tournament Capital Ranch hosting former MLB players in home run derby for addictions Saturday
KAMLOOPS - An addiction recovery campaign is looking to create awareness while also putting on a show. During the National Softball Association (NSA) Canada Co-ed Slow-pitch World Series at the Tourna...
Sep 3, 2022
Special air quality statement issued for South Thompson region
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the South Thompson region may feel a little short of breath right now due to the smoke lingering in the air.On Saturday (Sept. 3), Environment Canada issued a Smoky Skies Bulle...
Sep 3, 2022
Salmon Arm RCMP seeks identity of armed robbery suspect
SALMON ARM - Salmon Arm RCMP is looking for a suspect involved in an armed robbery on August 25.Roughly after 7:30 p.m. RCMP responded to a call about an armed robbery.The man reportedly asked the vic...
Sep 3, 2022
Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope
OTTAWA - A police investigation into comments made at a social gathering of fighter pilots in June has cast a spotlight on a well-known but little-understood military tradition that some worry is anot...
Sep 3, 2022
Kamloops sporting events sees a boost in hotel occupancy and tourism
KAMLOOPS - During the summer months, sports events like the National Softball Association Canada Co-ed Slow-pitch World Series bring people to Kamloops in droves."In town this week we'll have 93 teams...
Sep 2, 2022
Ralph Bell Elementary set to welcome its first cohort of Bobcats Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Summer 2022 is almost over, and the new school year is just one long weekend away. As parents and kids prepare to fall back into the school day routine, the finishing touches are being inst...
Sep 2, 2022
Blazers open up training camp ahead of Memorial Cup season
KAMLOOPS - The road to the Memorial Cup started on Friday for the Kamloops Blazers, as 58 players took the ice for the start of a four-day training camp. It's the first 'normal' camp since 2019 and th...
Sep 2, 2022
Indigenous Film Festival debuts Thursday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society has partnered with Tk'emlps te Secwepemc to present the inaugural Indigenous film festival this weekend. The festival, running from Thursday (Sept. 1) to Saturday ...
Aug 30, 2022
