Author Archives: James Peters

B.C. adds 671 new COVID-19 infections; 230 cases and three deaths in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting another 671 cases of COVID-19 Friday (Sept. 3), including 230 in Interior Health.In a news release, the provincial health ministry notes hospitalization ...
James Peters Sep 03, 2021

O'Toole, Singh target Trudeau over pandemic election call
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is finding himself under fire this morning from his political opponents over the timing of an election call during the fourth wave of COVID-19. Trudeau triggered...
James Peters Sep 03, 2021

B.C. wildfires, evacuation orders continue to drop as government urges caution
VICTORIA - Residents of more than 970 properties have been allowed to return home as the number of evacuation orders due to wildfires in British Columbia dropped to 2,566 on Wednesday night. Emergency...
James Peters Sep 02, 2021

Wednesday COVID-19 case count at 266 in BC Interior; Kamloops Seniors Village still battling outbreak
VICTORIA - The B.C. government reported 785 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept. 1) - 266 of them are in Interior Health. Kamloops Seniors Village continues to battle its outbreak.Provincially, ther...
James Peters Sep 01, 2021

TNRD gives all clear for nearly 1,000 properties near Merritt and Spences Bridge impacted by Lytton Creek fire
KAMLOOPS -Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) properties near Merritt and Spences Bridge are no longer threatened by the Lytton Creek wildfire.The TNRD rescinded its evacuation alert to all clear...
James Peters Sep 01, 2021

TNRD rescinds evacuation alert for 70 properties north of Lytton
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) gave the all clear for 70 properties north of Lytton Wednesday morning (Sept. 1).Properties that were previously impacted by the Lytton Creek wi...
James Peters Sep 01, 2021

Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes stolen vehicle, assault, firearms and drugs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 363 calls for service from midnight on Friday, Aug. 27, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Man struck...
James Peters Sep 01, 2021

Former Kamloops councillor Tom Wallace dies
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops community builder has died. Tom Wallace passed away last week at the age of 95. Prior to Kamloops amalgamation, Wallace served as a town councillor in Valleyview. After th...
James Peters Aug 31, 2021

TNRD lifts final evacuation orders near Tremont Creek, Sparks Lake fires
KAMLOOPS - The last evacuation orders related to the Tremont Creek and Sparks Lake wildfires west and north of Kamloops have been lifted. In a news release issued Thursday morning (Aug. 26), the Thomp...
James Peters Aug 26, 2021

Drought conditions around Merritt steady at Level 4
MERRITT, B.C. - Drought levels around Merritt have been at Level 4 since July 21, and as of the latest report from the River Forecast Centre both the Nicola and Coldwater basins remain at Level 4. Dro...
James Peters Aug 25, 2021

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