Author Archives: James Peters

COVID-19 spread skyrockets to 161 cases in Kamloops last week
KAMLOOPS - The latest totals from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) show the greatest COVID-19 spread yet in the Kamloops area last week. BCCDC posted the latest case counts broken down by L...
James Peters Feb 11, 2021

B.C. COVID-19 case count at 435; 47 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 435 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Feb. 9), including 47 within Interior Health. The numbers are contained in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie He...
James Peters Feb 09, 2021

New COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst group home; RIH outbreak grows
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has identified a fourth COVID-19 outbreak in Kamloops. The latest outbreak, which IH revealed in news release Tuesday (Feb. 9), is at a Brocklehurst group home. The group ho...
James Peters Feb 09, 2021

B.C. Nurses Union calling for improved health care worker supports
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Nurses Union says health authorities in the province need to re-evaluate the duties of over-worked nurses and make sure they're equipped to keep working safely. As they work throug...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021

Should B.C. join other provinces in relaxing COVID-19 restrictions?
James Peters Feb 08, 2021 Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC

B.C. records 1,236 new COVID-19 cases over past three days; active cases, hospitalizations down
VICTORIA - B.C. has found another 1,236 cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, but there are positive signs in the indicators of active cases and hospitalizations. In a news conference, Provincia...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021

Kamloops arrest leads to gun seizure near Nelson
KAMLOOPS - A gun seizure executed near Nelson last week had its origins with a Kamloops RCMP investigation. In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says a Kamloops man arrested in November was in posse...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021

COVID-19 cases nearly double among Tk'emlups members over the weekend
TK'EMLUPS - Acting Tk'emlups Chief Justin Gottfriedson and council are warning the public about increasing spread of COVID-19 in the community. In a memo to Tk'emlups te Secwepemc members, Gottfriedso...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021

GINTA: Aging should not mean that we become disposable
SOME OF MY DEAREST early childhood memories have to do with my maternal grandparents who lived in a separate suite in the home I grew up in. My grandmother passed away when I was six and my grandfathe...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021

Three arrested following early morning robbery in North Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A report of a robbery involving a suspected firearm led to a large police presence in the Ord Road area earlier Monday morning (Feb. 8). Kamloops RCMP responded to a report early on Monday ...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021

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