Author Archives: James Peters

Two people die in fiery crash on Highway 1 near Spences Bridge; police searching for witnesses and video
LYTTON, B.C. - Police are investigating after two people were killed in a fiery crash on the Trans Canada Highway between Cache Creek and Spences Bridge last week. Lytton RCMP say they received multip...
James Peters Aug 19, 2025

Volunteer fire brigade tackles vehicle fire in Wells Gray Provincial Park
CLEARWATER, B.C. - First responders and volunteers were quick to respond to a vehicle fire in Wells Gray Provincial Park Monday (Aug. 18). The Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade said it was deplo...
James Peters Aug 19, 2025

Do you believe the alternative approval process (AAP) is a fair method of surveying voters about major borrowing proposals?
James Peters Aug 18, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

One year after fire, Kamloops United Church aiming to fully reopen by Christmas Eve
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds gathered outside of Kamloops United Church on Aug. 13, 2024, while it burned and firefighters worked to quell the blaze that resulted from an electrical fire inside the edifice. Th...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

Kamloops journalist did not assault mayor, no charges coming: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a local journalist did not assault Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson at a bar earlier this summer. Hamer-Jackson filed a complaint with the police force after an encounter with Cas...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

UPDATE: Chase water system back online
CHASE, B.C. - UPDATE (2:10 p.m.): Chase officials say the water treatment plant is back online. EARLIER: The Village of Chase is urging residents to cut their water use immediately after a malfunction...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

City of Kamloops to ask provincial permission to hold four more AAPs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will ask the province to authorize a series of new alternative approval processes (AAPs) as it seeks to borrow nearly $190 million dollars for four projects. At Tuesday aft...
James Peters Aug 12, 2025

Top officer says Canada's laws are 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime
VICTORIA - The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer r...
James Peters Aug 12, 2025

Work to replace bridge on Highway 1 east of Lytton to begin in the fall
LYTTON B.C. - Construction to replace the Sackum overhead bridge on the Trans Canada Highway between Lytton and Spences Bridge is set to being this fall. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit ...
James Peters Aug 12, 2025

Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival pays tribute to breast cancer survivors
KAMLOOPS - Competitors from all over the B.C. flocked to Kamloops this past Saturday (Aug. 9) to test their mettle as part of the Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival."This year we have 20 teams, eight mixed...
James Peters Aug 11, 2025

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