Author Archives: James Peters
Week ends with 109 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 26 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 109 new cases of COVID-19 heading into the weekend, with 26 cases found in Interior Health. The totals are included in an update provided by Provincial Health Officer Dr. ...
Jun 18, 2021
Kamloops Airport officials, travellers anxiously await Phase 3 of restart plan
KAMLOOPS - July 1 will be Canada Day, but it may feel more like Christmas morning for Kamloops Airport Manager Ed Ratuski.That's the date B.C. is anticipated to move to Phase 3 in its lifting of COVID...
Jun 18, 2021
'Make it fair and equitable': Kamloops councillor says TNRD hospital tax needs to be collected from Sun Rivers residents
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city councillor is upset that Sun Rivers residents will continue to not pay their share of the hospital tax within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.Tk'emlups te Secwepemc reje...
Jun 18, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count up by 120; 43 more in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting another 120 cases of COVID-19 Thursday (June 17), with 43 cases - or 36 per cent - being found within Interior Health. The totals were reported by Provincial Health Office...
Jun 17, 2021
Fifty-five wildfire personnel on Lytton-area blaze; smoke bulletin issued
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says 55 personnel are trying to suppress the 60-hectare wildfire, called East of Skuppah, located just outside of Lytton.The fire broke out Wednesday (June 16)...
Jun 17, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation alert for ten Lytton-area properties due to nearby wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has put ten Lytton-area properties under an evacuation alert due to an encroaching wildfire.The fire, called East of Skuppah, was first reported We...
Jun 17, 2021
Tk'emlups chief discourages cancellation of Canada Day, urges Canadians to use it as a learning opportunity
KAMLOOPS - The chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) says she would like Canadians to continue to mark Canada Day - even if the recent discovery near the former Kamloops residential school casts ...
Jun 17, 2021
One dead in two-semi collision on Okanagan Connector near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A commercial truck driver died in a crash near Merritt Wednesday night (June 16). RCMP say the collision took place along the Okanagan Connector near the Loon Lake exit just after 9:00...
Jun 17, 2021
More normal start for B.C. schools expected this fall
VICTORIA - Students will be back in classrooms for full time, in-person instruction and the return to a more normal start in September. That was the update from Education minister Jennifer Whiteside t...
Jun 17, 2021
Washroom upgrades coming to Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - People travelling on the Coquihalla (Highway 5) will soon benefit from approximately $1 million in comprehensive upgrades and accessibility improvements to rest-area washrooms.The wash...
Jun 17, 2021
