Author Archives: James Peters
Exposures at six Kamloops schools added to Interior Health COVID-19 list
KAMLOOPS - A new crop of exposures from last week has been added to the Interior Health school COVID-19 exposure list Monday morning (Oct. 25). There are 57 relevant exposures in schools within IH as ...
Oct 25, 2021
B.C.'s foreign ownership tax led to sky-rocketing price growth in exempt cities like Kamloops: TRU study
KAMLOOPS - A study from Thompson Rivers University shows Kamloops' housing prices have continued to skyrocket since 2016 when the B.C. government implemented a Property Transfer Tax on foreign entitie...
Oct 25, 2021
Salvage crew's access to smouldering ship hampered by storm on B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says a fire aboard a container ship off the coast of Victoria continues to smoulder. The coast guard says in a statement posted on social media that a salvage crew ...
Oct 25, 2021
Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A Parliament Hill memorial for Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. The memorial - pairs of children's shoes, stuffed toys, messages and other ...
Oct 22, 2021
Police investigate fatal shooting of horse near Salmon Arm, appeal for tips
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Salmon Arm RCMP detachment in B.C.'s Southern Interior is reaching out to the public in the hopes of finding the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing a horse.On Oct. 9...
Oct 22, 2021
Kamloops radio legend Doug Collins ends 55-year broadcasting career
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops radio legend's 55-year broadcasting career has come to a close.CFJC's Doug Collins announced his retirement to colleagues Friday morning (Oct. 22).Collins spent 51 of his 55 year...
Oct 22, 2021
Sandman Centre doors may not swing wide open October 25 after all
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The province has now confirmed that Interior Health is not included in the change, meaning Sandman Centre will remain at 50 per cent for the time being. EARLIER: When the Blazers pl...
Oct 19, 2021
Kamloops woman crocheting scarves and toques, hanging them on trees for those in need
KAMLOOPS - Anyone walking along Tranquille Road near the old Duchess building may notice scarves and toques hanging from trees and posts.They were put up by Cathy DuVall, a Kamloops resident who has b...
Oct 19, 2021
Tk'emlúps leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious abo...
Oct 19, 2021
Remains found in the South Thompson River identified as Kamloops man missing for year
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who was reported missing last October has been confirmed deceased.On Oct. 19, 2020, Ryan Friesen was reported missing from his residence on Royal Avenue. On Oct. 12, 2021, th...
Oct 19, 2021
