Author Archives: James Peters
Okanagan Lake volunteer search for Kamloops firefighter comes to an end
KELOWNA - UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP say, while the volunteer SAR team has been stood down, Mounties will continue their search "until the diver is located." EARLIER: An exhaustive search of Okanagan Lake h...
May 25, 2021
B.C. government announces 144 childcare spaces in Kamloops and area
KAMLOOPS - More parents in the Thompson, Cariboo and Shuswap regions will be able to return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities. The B.C. government has announced 144 new licensed...
May 25, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 420, with 58 cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 420 new cases of COVID-19 on the last day before the May long weekend. The numbers are included in an updated prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. There...
May 21, 2021
Brock Middle School added to COVID-19 exposure list; Sa-Hali Secondary has second exposure in two weeks
KAMLOOPS - A pair of new school exposures have been added to the Interior Health COVID-19 exposure website for Kamloops. IH says Brocklehurst Middle School saw an exposure on May 13, 14, 17 and 18. Sa...
May 21, 2021
Property tax notices coming out; new process for Home Owner Grant applications
KAMLOOPS - There is an important procedure change for B.C. property taxpayers this summer.As property tax notices are distributed this week, homeowners will notice they can no longer apply for the Hom...
May 21, 2021
Woman killed in crash after police pursuit near Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - One woman was killed Thursday (May 20) when the vehicle she was riding in crashed while being pursued by RCMP.In a news release, Sicamous RCMP say the incident has been referred to th...
May 21, 2021
Power knocked out to portion of Upper Sahali
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: B.C. Hydro says power has now been restored. EARLIER: Hundreds of Upper Sahali residents awoke without electricity this morning. B.C. Hydro says an outage affecting 648 customers wa...
May 21, 2021
Landing gear collapse factored into Kamloops plane crash: TSB
KAMLOOPS - The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada says it appears the collapse of landing gear was at the root of a small plane crash in Kamloops Thursday morning (May 20).In an email, the TS...
May 20, 2021
B.C. records 357 new COVID-19 cases, 33 within Interior Health
VICTORIA - As vaccinations increase, B.C. is continuing to see a declining level of COVID-19 spread. In a briefing Thursday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 357 new cases of the vi...
May 20, 2021
Plan to restart B.C.'s economy as COVID restrictions ease comes Tuesday: minister
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is poised to announce details of a provincial restart plan to support the post-pandemic economy. Ravi Kahlon, B.C.'s economic recovery minister, told the leg...
May 20, 2021
