Author Archives: James Peters
TNRD issues evacuation alert for entirety of Areas I, M and N
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has put hundreds of properties in the Nicola and Coldwater basins under evacuation alert due to the threat of more catastrophic flooding. Saturday afte...
Nov 27, 2021
B.C. closing highways as downpour begins in latest storm striking southern region
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Transportation Ministry is proactively closing several highways today as another storm hammers the already saturated south coast. The province says it will close Highway ...
Nov 27, 2021
Calls for TRU to waive non-disclosure agreements for all future harassment cases
KAMLOOPS - The TRU Faculty Association feels the university should scrap non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for all future harassment cases. The university confirms it has waived the NDAs for the dozen ...
Nov 26, 2021
Merritt city officials cautiously watching atmospheric rivers approach
MERRITT, B.C. - Environment Canada is forecasting two or three more atmospheric rivers may hit the province through the weekend and into next week.An atmospheric river is the same type of weather even...
Nov 26, 2021
Posters promoting LGBTQ+ event at Valleyview Secondary destroyed; students call for stronger action
KAMLOOPS - A group of Valleyview Secondary students is calling for stronger action after posters advertising an LGBTQ+ event last week were destroyed on school grounds.Valleyview's Gender-Sexuality Al...
Nov 26, 2021
Province sets late-January timeline for opening Coquihalla to commercial traffic
MERRITT, B.C. - The province says it is aiming to have commercial trucks using the full length of the Coquihalla Highway again by late January.However in a news conference Thursday (Nov. 25), Minister...
Nov 25, 2021
Suspect now in custody following active shooter alert in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP Corporal Madonna Saunderson has confirmed one person is in custody and there were no reported injuries to anyone during this event. Roadblocks that had been put in plac...
Nov 25, 2021 Image Credit: Contributed
Remaining three COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital declared over
KAMLOOPS - When the week began, Royal Inland Hospital was dealing with four concurrent COVID-19 outbreaks. Now there are none.After the outbreak on 7-North was declared over earlier this week, Interio...
Nov 25, 2021
SOUND OFF: Some good news, but much hard work ahead
"WHAT YOU ARE COMING HOME TO is a city that's changed." Those were the words of Merritt Mayor Linda Brown this week, as she shared that some Merritt residents would soon be able to return to their hom...
Nov 25, 2021
Police watchdog clears Kamloops RCMP officer who pushed fleeing suspect, leading to broken jaw
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a Kamloops RCMP officer of using excessive force in arresting an assault suspect in March. On March 12, 2021, a Kamloops Mountie was driving through Lower...
Nov 25, 2021
