Author Archives: James Peters

As we head into the holidays which is already an expensive time of year, Dr. Adrian Helmers, Practice Owner of Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital speaks to the benefits of having pet insurance to ea...

KAMLOOPS - As the bears who roam the hills in the Kamloops area begin to bed down for the winter, officials say the first year of the city's bear-resistant bin program has proven successful. However, ...

KAMLOOPS - A chilly overnight forecast has prompted an Extreme Weather Alert (EWA) to be issued for Kamloops Friday (Nov. 28).Under provincial legislation, such an alert can be issued when the tempera...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a woman who went missing from Kamloops earlier this week may be in the Lower Mainland. Sheri-Lynn Bissonnette was last seen leaving her Aberdeen home at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says nine people have been taken to hospital after a transport bus crashed near its Gibraltar Mine northeast of Williams Lake Friday (Nov. 28).In a statement, Taseko...

KAMLOOPS - A pilot project to reduce the speed limit on some Kamloops streets to 30 km/h has taken a step forward. City of Kamloops staff are proposing a pilot project that would decrease the speed li...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer's private members bill has received unanimous consent at second reading and is now off to the committee stage.Stamer's bill looks to implement mandat...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - Police in Salmon Arm are investigating a pair of arson fires. In a news release, Cst. Andrew Hodges of Salmon Arm RCMP says the first fire was discovered last Friday (Nov. 21) at ab...

WALHACHIN, B.C. - For the second straight day this week, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) volunteers were deployed to help rescue a hunting party.In a social media post, KSAR says the call came in ar...