Author Archives: James Peters
Public invited to BC Lions Fan Fest in Kamloops Saturday
KAMLOOPS - As the BC Lions are preparing for the upcoming season, a popular public event is being held on Saturday, May 21.After a two-year hiatus, including the cancelled 2020 season, the Lions' Fan ...
May 21, 2022
'Still going': Some RVers say high gasoline prices could keep them closer to home
With gasoline prices hitting all-time highs, Jeff Redmond says he's planning to stay closer to home when RV camping this summer. The owner and general manager of Bucars RV Centre in Balzac, Alta., say...
May 21, 2022
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper Nicola Indian Band and a survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. They tormented McLeod for m...
May 21, 2022
'Caputo's bill won't target prolific offenders'; Kamloops lawyers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' local MP has introduced a private members bill in the House of Commons. Frank Caputo believes bill C-274 will help deal with prolific offender by imposing presumptive detention to...
May 20, 2022
Chief sees process of 'exhumation to memorialization' at Kamloops, B.C., graves site
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - After a year of grieving since the detection of 215 suspected unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a new phase begins in the journey of the Tk'emlups te S...
May 20, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes man stabbed in the leg, weapons and break-in
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 349 calls for service from midnight Friday (May 13) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (May 16). Below are some highlights from those reports. Weapons seized fr...
May 19, 2022
Pineview Valley crime spree ends with two in custody, two RCMP vehicles damaged
KAMLOOPS - A man and woman from Calgary are in custody after a crime spree in the Pineview Valley area Thursday morning (May 19).At about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, RCMP were alerted to a vehicle theft in pr...
May 19, 2022
Patient flown to hospital after three-vehicle collision on Highway 1 west of Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - At least one patient was taken to hospital via air ambulance helicopter after a collision on the Trans Canada Highway west of Sicamous.BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) confirmed t...
May 19, 2022
Ashcroft RCMP asking public for dashcam footage to find cause of Juniper Knoll wildfire
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP are seeking the public's assistance regarding the ongoing investigation into the cause of the Juniper Knoll fire that occurred on Tuesday.Police say they are currently i...
May 19, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in Nation pans 'tone deaf' Royal B.C. Museum plan
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in Nation is calling on the B.C. government to scrap what it says is a ``tone deaf'' plan to spend $789 million on a new state-of-the-art building for the Royal B.C. ...
May 18, 2022
