Author Archives: James Peters

Kamloops' mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic relocating to Aberdeen Mall
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is downsizing its mass COVID-19 immunization clinic in Kamloops. Effecting Monday, Aug. 23, the mass immunization clinic will relocate from the Tournament Capital Centre to ...
James Peters Aug 18, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Coquihalla Highway re-opens, limited visibility remains due to smoke
KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt re-opened at noon on Tuesday (Aug. 17).DriveBC says there is still limited visibility due to smoke. Highway 5 was closed Sunday due to the Ju...
James Peters Aug 17, 2021

Downtown Kamloops homes in the path of City Gardens development offered for sale and relocation
KAMLOOPS - There are 12 homes located in downtown Kamloops for sale, with some starting as low as $75,000.However, there may be a few extra costly logistics afterward.The Kelson Group purchased three ...
James Peters Aug 17, 2021

New mapping shows merged Brooks Creek/July Mountain fire at over 20,000 hectares
MERRITT, B.C. - On Monday, the BC Wildfire Service confirmed that the July Mountain wildfire had jumped the Coquihalla highway and merged with the Brooks Creek fire. At that time the July Mountain fir...
James Peters Aug 17, 2021

Lytton Creek wildfire sees major growth
MERRITT, B.C. - On Sunday night, the BC Wildfire Service estimated that the Lytton Creek fire was approximately 56,000 hectares, as of Monday night, it's now over 71,000 hectares."Today (Aug 16), crew...
James Peters Aug 17, 2021

Equipment failure knocks out power for more than 1,500 customers in Juniper Ridge
UPDATE (6:15 p.m.): BC Hydro updated the cause of outage. It is now due to an equipment failure. Crews are on site and power is estimated to return at 12:35 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 17). EARLIER: KAMLOOP...
James Peters Aug 16, 2021

Do you think this is a good time for a federal election?
James Peters Aug 16, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

District of Barriere issues evacuation alert, TNRD puts 231 properties on alert due to Sparks Lake fire
BARRIERE, B.C. - The District of Barriere issued an evacuation alert Monday (Aug. 16) morning.The Sparks Lake wildfire southwest of the community, measured at 88,465 hectares, poses a threat to struct...
James Peters Aug 16, 2021

Do you favour regional restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19?
James Peters Aug 09, 2021 Image Credit: BC Government / Flickr

Are you confident that we will get to Step Four of the province's Restart Plan on September 7th?
James Peters Aug 03, 2021 Image credit: BC Government

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