Author Archives: James Peters
Organizers apologize as Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery website crashes within moments of launch
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the 2021 Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery are apologizing after overwhelming demand for tickets crashed the charity's website Tuesday morning (May 4). Tickets for the lottery wen...
May 04, 2021
Domtar in merger talks with Canadian rival
KAMLOOPS - Domtar says it is in merger talks with Paper Excellence, a Canadian rival.Based in South Carolina, Domtar's local paper mill is one of Kamloops' largest employers, providing more than 300 d...
May 04, 2021
Real Estate Sales Remain Hot in April
KAMLOOPS - More real estate listings are showing up, but the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association says the Kamloops market is still red hot. KADREA says there were 382 MLS sales recorded last...
May 04, 2021
"It's pretty scary": TRU students concerned after possible hacking of student aid websites
KAMLOOPS - Students from around B.C. are trying to determine if their personal and financial information was exposed to hackers over the weekend. The StudentAid BC website was reportedly breached and ...
May 03, 2021
Do you live a more active lifestyle since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic?
May 03, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
B.C. averages 725 cases of COVID-19 over the weekend; 106 new cases in Interior Health
VANCOUVER - While intensive care admissions remain extremely high, there are some positive signs in the province's fight against COVID-19. In her news conference Monday (May 3), Provincial Health Offi...
May 03, 2021
TRU and local First Nations partner for agriculture education program
KAMLOOPS - Indigenous students will be able to receive funding while learning how to run a business using traditional and Western land practices, and food sovereignty.The Skeetchestn Indian Band, alon...
May 03, 2021
One of two men guilty of 2019 Brocklehurst murder sentenced
KAMLOOPS - One of two men who carried out a 2019 drug trade murder in Brocklehurst has received his sentence.Gordie Braaten pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of Jason Glover on Feb....
May 03, 2021
B.C. finds another 740 cases of COVID-19; 92 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has found another 740 cases of COVID-19, including 92 within Interior Health. The totals are included in a prepared statement from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The provi...
Apr 30, 2021
Merritt's first nominee program business opens
MERRITT, B.C. - In April of 2019, the City of Merritt joined the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), a program designed to help bring foreign entrepreneurs to BC.COVID-19 has slowed the process, but on ...
Apr 30, 2021
