Author Archives: James Peters

CIFM'S Nikki Omen is here every Monday to get you up to date on what's going on in Kamloops throughout the week ahead. Then on Thursday, Nikki is back to tell you about what's happening in Kamloops ov...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, which suffered a catastrophic dam collapse that spilled mi...

KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order and multiple evacuation alerts related to the Cantilever Bar fire south of Lytton have been rescinded. As of 11:45 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 5), Lytton First Nation announced i...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will get a head start on holiday cheer at the end of November. The inaugural Kamloops Christmas Market will take place at the Heritage House parking lot at Riverside Park from Nov....

VAVENBY, B.C. - The public comment period for a proposed open-pit copper mine near the community of Vavenby is open. Until Sept. 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., residents can provide their feedback on Taseko...

KAMLOOPS - Despite thousands of lightning strikes over the long weekend, new wildfire starts are few within the Kamloops Fire Centre. According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), scattered thunderstor...

LYTTON, B.C. - The largest wildfire in the Kamloops Fire Centre is no longer considered out of control.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service says the Cantilever Bar fire south of Lytton...

LYTTON - Over 1,200 residential customers of BC Hydro in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope, as well as in Lytton, have been without power since Monday (Aug. 4) afternoon.According to BC Hydro's online o...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who had a near-drowning experience in the Thompson River when he saved the lives of two people last summer is taking river safety into his own hands.Robert Griffiths took to ...