Author Archives: James Peters

Overlander Ski Club doubles membership, breaks trail use record amid pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Ski Club expected an increase in memberships and trail traffic amidst the coronavirus pandemic - just not by as much as they did.Vesta Giles, president of Overlander Ski Club, he...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

B.C. sees spike in overdose deaths spike in January; one fatality in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says the first month of 2021 set a record for overdose deaths. In new totals, the service says 165 people died in the province due to illicit drug overdoses in Jan...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

Fire crews battle blaze at Tournament Inn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops fire crews called out this morning ( March 2) to fight a blaze that destroyed one unit at the Tournament Inn Motel in Valleyview. Platoon Captain Mike Haines says crews were called...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

B.C. averages 493 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend, 31 per day in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province found 1,478 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, or an average of about 493 per day. The Ministry of Health says there were 532 new cases Saturday (Feb. 27), 508 on ...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

Your desire for a COVID-19 vaccine could make you a scam target: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the latest twist on email scams seen by Kamloops residents takes advantage of the public's desire for COVID-19 vaccines. In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says in one mid-Febr...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

Are you confident in how provincial health officials are rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine program?
James Peters Mar 01, 2021 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

Employees assaulted in Williams Lake convenience store robbery
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking the public's assistance in identifying two robbery suspects. Last Saturday (Feb. 27), two men allegedly entered a convenience store, assaulted two e...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

Potential COVID-19 exposures at half-dozen Kamloops, Merritt schools
KAMLOOPS - Five more Kamloops schools and one addition Merritt school are all under watch for potential COVID-19 exposures last week.Arthur Stevenson Elementary, South Kamloops Secondary, and Valleyvi...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

B.C. records 521 new cases of COVID-19, with vast majority in the Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 521 cases of COVID-19 to end the work week, with 48 of those cases found within Interior Health. The new figures came as part of an update on the B.C. Centre for D...
James Peters Feb 26, 2021

RCMP crack down on prohibited drivers in North Shuswap
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Chase RCMP are getting very familiar with the streets of Scotch Creek and Anglemont. In a news release, Sgt. Barry Kennedy says Chase Mounties have been spending a lot of time in ...
James Peters Feb 26, 2021

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