Author Archives: James Peters

Human remains discovered in Pendleton Creek area identified as missing Fort St. John man; foul play suspected
KAMLOOPS - The human remains discovered in the Pendleton Creek area west of Kamloops in April have been identified as a man from Fort St. John who has been missing for more than two years. Police say ...
James Peters Jun 12, 2025

Tranquille traffic halted after motorcycle and pick-up collision
KAMLOOPS - A section of Tranquille Road between Ninth Street and Tenth Street has been temporarily blocked off Wednesday afternoon (June 11), as emergency crews respond to a collision between a motorc...
James Peters Jun 11, 2025

Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'
VICTORIA - A business leader on ferry-dependent Vancouver Island says BC Ferries made a "strongly informed decision" in hiring a Chinese shipyard to build four new major vessels. Both the NDP governme...
James Peters Jun 11, 2025

Category 2 open fire prohibition taking effect in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Another layer of fire prohibitions has been placed over the Kamloops Fire Centre amid drier and warmer conditions. Effective noon Friday (June 13), the BC Wildfire Service says Category 2 o...
James Peters Jun 11, 2025

Crown to consider charges against Revelstoke RCMP officer after shooting death in 2023
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is forwarding its investigation of a 2023 shooting death in Revelstoke to Crown counsel for the consideration of charges. The investigation stems from around ...
James Peters Jun 10, 2025

SOUND OFF: Kamloops council needs to realize representative democracy is a conversation
"WHAT TO MAKE OF A DIMINISHED THING". As I read the recent report on Kamloops debt load per person, I found myself realizing that we might be missing the point about the nondemocratic ways of the curr...
James Peters Jun 09, 2025

Are you in favour of bylaw adjustments to allow liquor consumption near the Riverside Park Bandshell?
James Peters Jun 09, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

B.C.'s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by...
James Peters Jun 09, 2025

RCMP say drugs, guns, illegal cigarettes and cash seized from Williams Lake house
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say they seized suspected drugs, firearms, illegal cigarettes and cash from a house in Williams Lake Thursday (June 5) in a bust that also led to the arrest of two people. P...
James Peters Jun 06, 2025

Small wildfire pops up near Tobiano
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): BC Wildfire Service says the fire is under control. EARLIER: The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting a new start west of Kamloops Wednesday evening (June 4). BCWS sa...
James Peters Jun 04, 2025

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