Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - The biggest fundraising campaign in the history of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has come to an end.Despite the hurdle of COVID-19, it exceeded all expectations.The university publicly l...

MERRITT, B.C. - After months of debate and presentations from various stakeholders in the region, the Thompson Nicola Regional District has voted in favour of drafting a letter of support of a ban on ...

KAMLOOPS - The Rotary Food Drive was another big success on the weekend. Food Bank officials say the event resulted in 62,000 pounds of food and over $3500 to help the Food Bank survive what is expect...

KAMLOOPS - It's not the same theatre ambience as the previous 24 years, but the 2021 Kamloops Film Festival has adjusted to new avenues.The Kamloops Film Society (KFS) are showing films at Twin Rivers...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) reminded residents and visitors that bonfires within the city aren't allowed.Platoon Captain Darryl Cooper said KFR put out three bonfires within the city Saturda...

KAMLOOPS - Ferris Backmeyer is a bright, smily four-year-old. What her face doesn't show is the incredible stress that her tiny body has been through over the past few years. Ferris has Mainzer-Saldin...

VICTORIA - B.C. is going into the weekend with another 1,001 new cases of COVID-19. The totals are included in an update to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control website. There have been 93 new cases fo...

VICTORIA - Non-essential travel is being restricted between three regional zones in British Columbia to try and curb the spread of COVID-19. The government is using the boundaries of three health auth...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a 17 year old teen, reported missing April 22, has been located.

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations have topped the 500 mark for the first time, leading the province to put a temporary pause on scheduled surgeries in the Lower Mainland. In a news conferenc...