Author Archives: James Peters
Kamloops Heritage Railway awarded $80,000 federal grant
KAMLOOPS - A federal grant will help the Kamloops Heritage Railway (KHR) spruce up its offerings this year. According to Executive Director Cory Clark, KHR has received an $80,000 grant through Ottawa...
Feb 24, 2021
Ayesha Mosque aiming to relocate within Kamloops city limits, become closer with community
KAMLOOPS - Knutsford has been home for nearly 14 years, but the Kamloops Islamic Association (KIA) is looking to relocate Ayesha Mosque within city limits.Relocation discussions have been on and off f...
Feb 24, 2021
Kamloops student followed; RCMP encourage street-proof awareness
KAMLOOPS - A student was walking home last week when she noticed a man who appeared to be following her. Kamloops RCMP said a suspicious person near a school on the 900-block of Southill Street was fo...
Feb 24, 2021
RAW VIDEO: Successful hunt for McArthur Island lynx caught on camera
KAMLOOPS - Visitors to McArthur Island Park in Kamloops may have spied a resident lynx over the past few weeks. Usually, a lynx will stay out of the limelight, but a video making the rounds on social ...
Feb 24, 2021
PBO's latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17B
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is predicting that a new fleet of warships to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will cost $17 billion more than the federal government's estimate. ...
Feb 24, 2021
Corryn Brown in playoff hunt at the Scotties
KAMLOOPS - Two huge wins for B.C.'s Corryn Brown yesterday at the Scotties in Calgary. Wins over Tracy Fleury's wildcard rink skipped by Chelsea Carey and later against Newfoundland have put Brown in ...
Feb 24, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 559; no new cases or deaths in long-term care
VICTORIA - B.C. found a concerning 559 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Feb. 23), but Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported some positive indicators in the province's fight against the vir...
Feb 23, 2021
Williams Lake COVID-19 cluster declared contained
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) officials say a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Williams Lake area has been contained. The cluster cropped up after New Year's Day, growing to 421 cases before being d...
Feb 23, 2021
Industry pleased as B.C. permanently allows restaurants to buy wholesale liquor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will permanently allow restaurants, bars and tourism operators to buy liquor at wholesale prices, a move that industry hopes will help revive the struggling sector. The pr...
Feb 23, 2021
B.C. advocates say relaxed drug offence penalties not enough amid deadly supply
VANCOUVER - Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver's former drug czar, but they're too small to address skyrocketing ove...
Feb 23, 2021
