Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. Opposition leader aims at NDP's problem issues of crime, health affordability
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Liberal leader says he will target the New Democrat government's weak spots on the issues of crime, affordability and health care when he takes his seat in the...
May 4, 2022
Province testing beefed-up emergency alert system ahead of fire season
NANAIMO - Phone service along with television and radio broadcasts will be interrupted briefly Wednesday afternoon.The scheduled 1:55 p.m. test of the province's emergency alert system is designed to ...
May 4, 2022
Councillor Kathy Sinclair will not seek re-election in 2022
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor will not be seeking re-election ahead of the 2022 B.C. municipal elections.In a social media post Wednesday (May 4) morning, Kathy Sinclair wrote that she is prioritiz...
May 4, 2022
'Royal Inland Hospital is nearing collapse'; MLA Todd Stone responds to nursing levels
KAMLOOPS - "Our healthcare system is in crisis, Royal Inland Hospital is nearing collapse," Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone told CFJC Today. Staffing levels in health care settings have been lo...
May 3, 2022
Tranquille social housing project moves ahead
KAMLOOPS - A new, 44-unit social housing complex proposed for the Tranquille business district is moving one step closer to reality. At its regular meeting Tuesday (May 3), council approved the housin...
May 3, 2022
RCMP concerned Monday wildfires near Westwold were intentionally set
KAMLOOPS - Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say they're investigating "the suspicious circumstances" surrounding two wildfires near Westwold Monday (May 2) afternoon.After 2:30 p.m. Monday, police say they ...
May 3, 2022
TRU microbiologist wins prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship
KAMLOOPS - A microbiologist who teaches and does research at Thompson Rivers University has won a prestigious national teaching award. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of 10 recipients of the 3M Nation...
May 3, 2022
Kamloops MLAs, premier spar in legislature over Royal Inland Hospital staffing
VICTORIA - The staffing crisis at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) took centre stage in the B.C. legislature Monday (May 2) as both Kamloops MLAs pressed the government during question period. An anonymous...
May 2, 2022
Would British Columbians be better served by a provincial police force than the RCMP?
May 2, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP take eight excessive speeders off the highway near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol officers had a busy Sunday (May 1) taking excessive speeders off the road. In a news release Monday (May 2) Merritt RCMP said they caught eight different cars speed...
May 2, 2022
