Author Archives: James Peters

SOUND OFF: Kamloops council needs to realize representative democracy is a conversation
"WHAT TO MAKE OF A DIMINISHED THING". As I read the recent report on Kamloops debt load per person, I found myself realizing that we might be missing the point about the nondemocratic ways of the curr...
James Peters Jun 9, 2025

Are you in favour of bylaw adjustments to allow liquor consumption near the Riverside Park Bandshell?
James Peters Jun 9, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

B.C.'s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by...
James Peters Jun 9, 2025

RCMP say drugs, guns, illegal cigarettes and cash seized from Williams Lake house
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say they seized suspected drugs, firearms, illegal cigarettes and cash from a house in Williams Lake Thursday (June 5) in a bust that also led to the arrest of two people. P...
James Peters Jun 6, 2025

Small wildfire pops up near Tobiano
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): BC Wildfire Service says the fire is under control. EARLIER: The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting a new start west of Kamloops Wednesday evening (June 4). BCWS sa...
James Peters Jun 4, 2025

Amid economic uncertainty, Kamloops real estate market nudged upward in May
KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity is on the upward trend in Kamloops, but remains below its level from one year ago. New numbers released by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 235 residenti...
James Peters Jun 4, 2025

Pacific Way between Hillside and Hugh Allan three-peats as most crash-prone spot in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - For the third consecutive year, a stretch of Pacific Way earned the disreputable accomplishment of having the most vehicle crashes in Kamloops. According to data on vehicle-related crashed ...
James Peters Jun 4, 2025

Missing Merritt man's remains found in April; suspicious death investigation ongoing: RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) says the body of a man reported missing from Merritt two years ago was recovered in April. SED MCU is conducting a suspicious ...
James Peters Jun 4, 2025

Rivershore playing host to Golf Canada University and College Championships
KAMLOOPS - Braydon Bouliane of the University of Alberta Golden Bears was scheduled to tee off in 15 minutes and the gravity of the national championship moment was sinking in on Tuesday (June 3) at R...
James Peters Jun 3, 2025

Ribbon cut for city's newest child care centre; spots still available
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and YMCA BC officially cut the ribbon on what provincial grant money bought them - a new childcare facility with 32 spaces. "One of the biggest issue we had with hiring...
James Peters Jun 3, 2025

Our Community
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Hospital Employees' Union looks calm from the outside. Members know better
Nov 9, 2026

Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
Question of the Week
Have the results of the U.S. mid-term elections impacted your willingness to travel to the U.S.?
Nov 9, 2026
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: November 9, 2026
Nov 9, 2026

Remembrance Day
Lest We Forget 2026
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 WAYS TO HEAL: The freedom they fought for
Nov 9, 2026
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Kamloops' Nederpel to play pivotal role in B.C. health care
Nov 9, 2026