Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded some of its evacuation alerts Monday (July 26) morning.The evacuation alerts for the Blue Sky Country electoral area, in the vicinity ...

KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was partially rescinded by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Monday morning (July 26).Many properties in the District of Sicamous that were evacuated on July 20 due...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has entered into an agreement with the Thompson Nicola Regional District to provide fire protection at the Trans Mountain camp for the next 18 months."Though the ca...

WHITECROFT, B.C. - Whitecroft residents are heading back home Friday (July 23) as the community's evacuation order was lifted by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Thursday evening.The order was fi...

(Editor's Note: This story replaces an earlier version, updating it with new information.) WHITECROFT, B.C. - It's a rare bit of hopeful news on the B.C. wildfire fight. Operations at Sun Peaks will r...

SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - An evacuation order affecting a portion of the Shuswap community of Seymour Arm has been expanded.It's due to the nearby Hunakwa Lake fire, now measured at 1,100 hectares and threa...