Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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...
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...
Aug 16, 2021
Do you think this is a good time for a federal election?
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...
Aug 16, 2021
Do you favour regional restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19?
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?
Aug 03, 2021 Image credit: BC Government
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...
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...
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...
Jul 26, 2021
