Author Archives: James Peters
Rapid tests to be distributed to schools in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia will soon get rapid antigen tests as a way to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 among staff, including teachers and administrators. The Education Ministry says...
Jan 20, 2022
High school in Lillooet, B.C., retiring wildfire logo out of respect for neighbours
LILLOOET, B.C. - A British Columbia high school is retiring its logo and mascot named "Hot Spot" after devastating wildfires in neighbouring communities cast them in a different light. The Lillooet Se...
Jan 20, 2022
Have you maintained your New Year's resolution?
Jan 17, 2022
B.C. tourism operators, hotels, lodges can apply for COVID-19 grants
VICTORIA - Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for financial help from a $15-million relief fund to cover some of their losses due to COVID-19. The provincial government says B.C.-owned ho...
Jan 14, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations jump to 534 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C.'s health ministry is reporting another sharp increase in the number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. In a release issued Thursday (Jan. 13), the ministry says there are 534 pe...
Jan 13, 2022
Delays push cost to rebuild fire-damaged Lytton, B.C., to $102M: insurance bureau
VANCOUVER - Insurance losses from a wildfire that wiped out most of Lytton, B.C., have surged to $102 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the amount has risen from an original estimate of $78...
Jan 13, 2022
RCMP find realistic-looking guns at Kamloops motel
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP found realistic-looking decoy guns after responding to a call at a Columbia Street motel late last night (Jan. 12). A man called police, saying there were people outside his h...
Jan 13, 2022
Do you support a return to in-person learning in B.C. public schools?
Jan 11, 2022
Should BC implement stricter COVID-19 measures as adopted by Quebec and Ontario?
Jan 04, 2022 Image Credit: BC Government Flickr
Former downtown Kamloops business owner sells shop, claiming frustrations with lack of safety and vandalism in the city
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is reminding local shops about a grant provided by the City of Kamloops that is available to businesses affected by vandalism and crime.But one business own...
Jan 04, 2022
