Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service says an unexpected wind shift has played havoc with the Embleton Mountain wildfire near Whitecroft, leading to another evacuation. Late Monday night (July 19), the...

WESTWOLD, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued a new evacuation order for 28 properties in the Westwold area, in the proximity of the White Rock Lake fire. Residents of the followin...

VICTORIA - More than half of eligible British Columbians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.New data released by the province's Ministry of Health Monday (July 19) shows a 53.2 per cent second-...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - While 100 Mile House remains on evacuation alert due to the nearby Flat Lake wildfire, Interior Health (IH) is renewing its effort to get the community vaccinated against COVID-...

KAMLOOPS - A man received a ticket under the Wildfire Act following a ditch fire near Running Horse Ranch Road Saturday (July 17) afternoon.Kamloops Fire Rescue was soaking a grassy area when police a...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP are investigating after seven fires sparked Sunday night (July 18) along Highway 8.The Merritt Fire Department, Lower Nicola Fire Department and B.C. Wildfire Service ...

BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A pioneer in B.C.'s adventure tourism field has died.According to Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing, the tourism operator's founder and namesake has passed away.In a social media post ...

IT MIGHT BE STUBBORNNESS, it might be ignorance, or it might be embarrassment that is preventing politicians from declaring a provincial State of Emergency in B.C., but it is certainly not the logisti...

KAMLOOPS - At its regular Board meeting held Thursday (July 15), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion to ask the Government of British Columbia to decla...