Author Archives: James Peters
Williams Lake teens help douse small forest fire before crews arrived
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are lauding a group of Williams Lake Secondary students for helping extinguish a burgeoning forest fire last week. On Thursday morning, RCMP members were alerted to a fire s...
Jun 08, 2021 (L-R) Ethan Reid, Brenden Higginson, Ty Oviatt, Kaleb Alphonse, two responding Williams Lake RCMP members, Nathan Kendrick and Landon Brink (Image Credit: Williams Lake RCMP)
One suspect still at large after robbery, reported stabbing at Sahali business Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say one suspect has been arrested after a woman was reportedly robbed and stabbed at a Sahali business Tuesday morning (June 8).Mounties rushed to a business in the 1200-block...
Jun 08, 2021
Tk'emlups members begin receiving second COVID-19 vaccine doses
TK'EMLUPS - Second-dose COVID-19 vaccinations began Tuesday (June 8) for members of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc.The clinic at Moccasin Square Gardens opened Tuesday morning, with Tuesday reserved for e...
Jun 08, 2021
Wells Gray killer asks to delay parole hearing, will request day parole
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - The family of the victims of one of B.C.'s most horrendous mass murders says the killer will be asking for day parole later this year. In 1982 near Wells Gray Provincial Park, David ...
Jun 08, 2021
RCMP swarm Sahali after armed robbery
KAMLOOPS - (NOTE: This story has been updated here.) UPDATE (9:10 a.m.) - RCMP are looking for the suspect in a Sahali armed robbery Tuesday morning (June 8). In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crys...
Jun 08, 2021
B.C. averages 161 new cases of COVID-19 over three days; immunization up to 72 per cent of those eligible
VANCOUVER - B.C. averaged 161 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the weekend, according to provincial health officials. Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson included the figures in a Mo...
Jun 07, 2021
Do you plan to travel outside your region as soon as provincial travel restrictions are lifted?
Jun 07, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Dallas Elementary teacher named a top health and fitness leader across the country
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops elementary school won national recognition as a Building Our Kids' Success (BOKS) program leader. Clay Cartie, a Grade 6/7 teacher at Dallas Elementary, won top marks across the ...
Jun 07, 2021
Heavy construction near the Columbia corridor planned throughout the summer
KAMLOOPS - The Sahali area will be getting an extensive facelift throughout the summer with upgrades coming to the Columbia Street West corridor.Construction for the Columbia Corridor Project starts J...
Jun 07, 2021
Kamloops woman with multiple sclerosis conquers fear of heights thanks to reality TV show
KAMLOOPS - When Kamloops local Joanne Williams saw a casting call advertisement with the TV show "By Hook or By Cook," she sent in her application."By Hook or By Cook" is a reality TV show on Accessib...
Jun 07, 2021
