Author Archives: James Peters

Merritt-area MP Albas hasn't considered leadership bid
MERRITT, B.C. - As the fallout from Wednesday's move by federal Conservative MPs to remove Erin O'Toole from leadership continues to filter out, names will begin to surface regarding potential new lea...
James Peters Feb 03, 2022

Interior Health encourages getting your booster even though its not mandatory
KAMLOOPS -Teens and pre-teens, aged 12 to 17, are now eligible for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia.With the highly contagious Omicron variant circulating, Interior Health says...
James Peters Feb 02, 2022

Five charged after RCMP break up New Westminster-Kamloops drug pipeline
KAMLOOPS - Five Kamloops-area residents are facing charges after a nearly two-year RCMP drug investigation led to the seizure of huge quantities of illicit drugs.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn...
James Peters Feb 02, 2022

Kamloops MP Caputo surprised by abrupt no-confidence vote for O'Toole
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo's member of parliament (MP) didn't foresee his party's leader being ousted when parliament resumed on Monday (Jan. 31).Conservative Frank Caputo called Wednesday (...
James Peters Feb 02, 2022

ASK Wellness' affordable housing complex for seniors opens
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness' 37-unit seniors housing complex, honouring one of its greatest supporters Cookie Reimer, officially opened on Tuesday (Feb. 1).Ground broke for Cookie's Place in August, 2020....
James Peters Feb 02, 2022

CFJC Boogie the Bridge is back after two-year hiatus
KAMLOOPS - Boogie the Bridge is back! Organizers are gathered at Colombo Lodge Tuesday (Feb.1) morning to announce that the run will return after a two-year hiatus."We are so excited and very, very gr...
James Peters Feb 01, 2022

MAPS: Thefts from motor vehicles - Weeks of Jan. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2022
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops thieves have been busy since the calendar turned over to 2022.RCMP have received 89 auto break-in reports in the past four weeks, including 18 during the week of January 24.Take a ...
James Peters Feb 01, 2022

TRU professor seeks long-term care resident family members for study into impact of pandemic
KAMLOOPS - A professor in the Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing is looking for relatives of long-term care residents to participate in a study about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Dr....
James Peters Jan 31, 2022

Are you planning to watch coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games?
James Peters Jan 31, 2022 Image Credit: Mirko Kuzmanovic / Dreamstime.com

COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander Residential Care; one dead in Pine Grove outbreak
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Residential Care in Brocklehurst is dealing with its second COVID-19 outbreak.Interior Health (IH) has added the facility to its online list, with a COVID-19 outbreak declared on...
James Peters Jan 31, 2022

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