Author Archives: James Peters
Has the downturn in North American stock markets had an effect on your retirement investments?
Apr 07, 2025 Image Credit: Solarseven / Dreamstime.com
BC Parks Foundation reaches fundraising goal to protect Juniper Ridge grasslands
KAMLOOPS - A fundraising campaign to help protect a large parcel of grasslands near Juniper Ridge has reached its goal.Launched in February by the BC Parks Foundation, the effort aimed to save 517 acr...
Apr 02, 2025
Council's Committee of the Whole hammers down Kamloops tax increase to 7.42%
KAMLOOPS - At a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday afternoon (April 1), Kamloops council voted to defer parts of the municipal budget until 2026. The proposed tax increase will be lower for than p...
Apr 02, 2025
Frequent thunderstorm activity expected in Kamloops throughout the spring
KAMLOOPS - The thunderstorm activity Kamloops and area experienced at the end of March is expected to persist throughout the spring.According to Environment Canada, 16.5 millimetres of precipitation w...
Apr 02, 2025
'It will cost us more in the long run': non-profit asks Kamloops council not to cut Climate Action Levy again
KAMLOOPS - A local non-profit group is asking Kamloops Council to maintain funding for the city's Climate Action Levy. During Tuesday afternoon's (April 1) special Committee of the Whole meeting, City...
Apr 01, 2025
TRU receives $1.7M to train 260 firefighters, 18 local response groups
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) received nearly $1.7 million in federal funding to train up to 260 wildland firefighters over a three-year period. Along with the individual training, TRU s...
Apr 01, 2025
Lillooet emergency department to close for 11th time in 2025
LILLOOET, B.C. - It's not an April Fools' joke. For the 10th time in the last 30 days, the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will temporarily close. Interior Health says emer...
Apr 01, 2025
Will the removal of the consumer carbon tax make a noticeable difference in your monthly expenses?
Mar 31, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
100 Mile House emergency department closed Saturday night
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents of the 100 Mile House area in need of emergency medical care will need to look elsewhere Saturday night (March 29). Interior Health says the emergency department at 10...
Mar 29, 2025
Shuswap resident Idzan to carry NDP banner in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The federal NDP have named a Salmon Arm resident as its candidate for Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies. In her bio, the party describes Phaedra Idzan as born and raised in the Shusw...
Mar 29, 2025
