Author Archives: James Peters

Downtown business owners fed up with ongoing crime and damage to shops
KAMLOOPS - Within a week, two Victoria Street businesses had their windows smashed. Continental Barbershop is one of them, and the shop owner is hoping the City of Kamloops will step up to help."There...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

Fifty-eight per cent of B.C.'s weekend COVID-19 cases were found in Interior Health.
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 case counts are creeping up again in B.C. - and the epicentre of spread is in Interior Health.The Monday (July 26) totals from the B.C. Ministry of Health show 267 new cases over t...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

Nicola Valley church arsonist pleads guilty
MERRITT, B.C. - On July 23, August Caprian pleaded guilty to three counts of arson and one count of break and enter with intent."(The incidents) stem from a series of church arsons that occurred in th...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

Australia sending 34 firefighting personnel to B.C.
KAMLOOPS - B.C. will welcome 34 Australian firefighting personnel to assist in the province's wildfire response.The Australian contingent will include one nine-person incident management team and vari...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

Do you plan to travel to escape the wildfire smoke in Kamloops?
James Peters Jul 26, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

TNRD rescinds some evacuation alerts impacted by Lytton Creek Complex wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded some of its evacuation alerts Monday (July 26) morning.The evacuation alerts for the Blue Sky Country electoral area, in the vicinity ...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

Evacuation order mostly rescinded for District of Sicamous
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was partially rescinded by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Monday morning (July 26).Many properties in the District of Sicamous that were evacuated on July 20 due...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

Cyclist seriously injured after vehicle collision in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are reminding cyclists to follow the rules of the road after one was seriously injured in a collision over the weekend. In a news release, North District RCMP ...
James Peters Jul 26, 2021

B.C. back up to 112 new COVID-19 cases Friday; more than half in Interior Health
VICTORIA - After three months of steady declines, British Columbia's daily COVID-19 case counts are once again on the rise.In its daily COVID-19 update, the province's health ministry says there were ...
James Peters Jul 23, 2021

Gyldi's Pizza truck recovered after Wednesday theft
KAMLOOPS - A local food truck has been recovered and will be returned to its owners.According to Kamloops RCMP, the Gyldi's Pizza truck was taken at about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday (July 21) from the 300-bl...
James Peters Jul 23, 2021

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