Author Archives: James Peters

People's Party leader Bernier books tour through B.C. Interior, in Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - Eschewing public health directives advising people against non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Canada's political party leaders will make a campaign-style swing throug...
James Peters Apr 07, 2021

B.C. COVID-19 case count increases by 997; 91 cases found in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 997 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, including 91 in Interior Health. The totals were included in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The...
James Peters Apr 07, 2021

Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group announces name change, increased digital focus
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced a name change to reflect a shift in focus toward digital media.In a news release, President Rod Schween says beginning May 1, t...
James Peters Apr 07, 2021

New businesses multiplying in Kamloops despite pandemic
KAMLOOPS - There's been no shortage of suffering for many small businesses during the pandemic, but the amount of new operations in Kamloops is growing. New business licenses are being issued at recor...
James Peters Apr 06, 2021

B.C. finds 1,068 new cases of COVID-19, including 106 in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s COVID-19 case count has grown by another 1,068 new cases, including 106 within Interior Health. The total was included in an update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Tu...
James Peters Apr 06, 2021

Not uncommon for Kamloops region to see wildfires this time of year: B.C. Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The BC Wildfire Service now lists the Quilchena Creek fire at 830 hectares. EARLIER: As of Tuesday (April 6), there are 10 active wildfires within the Kamloops region. Seven are und...
James Peters Apr 06, 2021

Westsyde Secondary the latest Kamloops school on COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has added Westsyde Secondary School to its COVID-19 exposure list.The exposure reportedly took place on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, March 31 and April 1.Both L...
James Peters Apr 06, 2021

B.C. records 1,889 new COVID-19 cases over past two days; 129 cases found in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C.'s COVID-19 transmission is continuing at a very high rate with an increasing rate of variant spread. In an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Monday (Apr. 5)...
James Peters Apr 05, 2021

Should B.C. follow Ontario's lead and implement a four-week, province-wide shutdown to curtail the spread of COVID-19?
James Peters Apr 05, 2021 File Phot (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Kamloops home sales, prices through the roof in March
KAMLOOPS - The overheated Kamloops real estate market kept right on rolling in March.According to newly provided data from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA), there were 372 re...
James Peters Apr 05, 2021

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