Author Archives: James Peters
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...
Sep 2, 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...
Sep 1, 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(TNRD) properties near Merritt and Spences Bridge are no longer threatened by the Lytton Creek wildfire.The TNRD rescinded its evacuation alert to all clear...
Sep 1, 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...
Sep 1, 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...
Sep 1, 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...
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...
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...
Aug 25, 2021
RCMP find pair of suspected looters in fire-scorched Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP contacted CFJC Today to reiterate that it is very unusual to find unwanted people within evacuated communities and looting is not widespread or even common.EARLIER: RCMP ar...
Aug 25, 2021
Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet re-opens after wildfire shutdown
LYTTON, B.C. - Nearly two months after a wildfire ravaged the village, Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet is now open.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says people travelling through t...
Aug 25, 2021
