Author Archives: James Peters
Wildfire service attacks fire from ground and air, Highway 97 closed north of Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says an industrial mill fire north of Vernon near Tonasket Road is now 1.5 hectares in size, with 25 provincial firefighters on site and numerous local departm...
Jun 3, 2021
B.C. records 199 new cases of COVID-19, including 34 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has found another 199 cases of COVID-19, including 34 within Interior Health. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry gave the figures at a news briefing Thursday (June 3). Overall,...
Jun 3, 2021
KCBIA says plans for summer celebrations downtown depend on B.C.'s COVID-19 trajectory
KAMLOOPS - Optimistic, confident and excited.The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) is eager to see what summer could look like in the city and B.C. if the provincial government...
Jun 2, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 194; 33 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - For the second consecutive day, B.C. has recorded fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19. In a prepared statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 194 new cases in the prov...
Jun 2, 2021
Kamloops man raising money to support Indigenous families devastated by residential schools
KAMLOOPS - Brock Fraser says a few aches and pains from running 20 kilometres a day will pale in comparison to the torture endured by children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Fraser has org...
Jun 2, 2021
Drugs seized, donation boxes stolen and impaired driving highlights Kamloops RCMP's week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 376 calls for service from midnight Friday, May 28, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Donation boxes ...
Jun 2, 2021
Indigenous Services minister wants Pope to apologize for Canada's residential schools
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the Pope needs to issue an apology for the role the Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system. A papal apology was one of the ...
Jun 2, 2021
Province records lowest daily COVID-19 case count since October with 184 new infections
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded its lowest daily COVID-19 case count in more than eight months. In a prepared update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. found 184 cases of COVID-19 Tues...
Jun 1, 2021
Body recovered in Okanagan Lake believed to be Kamloops firefighter
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Authorities in Kelowna believe they have found the body of a Kamloops firefighter in Okanagan Lake.Brian Lannon went missing on May 15 during a recreational dive in the lake when ...
Jun 1, 2021
Apology issued after removal of memorial for Kamloops residential school victims
VICTORIA - An apology has been issued after a memorial honouring the young victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School was removed from the steps of the British Columbia legislature just hours a...
Jun 1, 2021
