Author Archives: James Peters

December construction increases record values
KAMLOOPS - While we knew several months ago Kamloops would have a record year for construction and permit values in 2020, final figures from the City show that the values in 2020 were more than 100 mi...
James Peters Jan 06, 2021

RCMP ask for help identifying pair who robbed Sahali store
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are trying to identify two suspects in an armed robbery at a Sahali store.According to a release, the incident happened Saturday evening (Jan. 2) at about 6:10 p.m. Officers r...
James Peters Jan 05, 2021

Province records 428 new COVID-19 cases, 61 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - There are 428 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia Tuesday (Jan. 5). The new totals are found in the B.C. Centre for Disease Control dashboard update. Among the new cases are 61 within...
James Peters Jan 05, 2021

Mounties stumped by large, unusual graffiti in downtown 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are trying to decipher the meaning of a large, unwanted graffiti mural recently added to the community's downtown - and trying to figure out who is respon...
James Peters Jan 05, 2021

Revelstoke returns to the forefront of COVID-19 activity in Interior Health
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) is once again singling out the community of Revelstoke for increased COVID-19 spread. In a bulletin released Tuesday (Jan. 5), IH says the region saw 22 new cas...
James Peters Jan 05, 2021

Real Estate sales strong despite pandemic
KAMLOOPS - One thing the pandemic didn't hurt in 2020- the real estate market. The numbers are out for 2020, and they show that in December, there were 211 residential unit sales in the multiple listi...
James Peters Jan 05, 2021

Has COVID-19 influenced your New Year's resolution?
James Peters Jan 04, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Active B.C. COVID-19 cases down but virus takes 45 more lives over past four days
VICTORIA - COVID-19 is still taking a deadly toll in British Columbia, but its spread is on the decrease. In a media briefing Monday afternoon (Jan. 4), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry repo...
James Peters Jan 04, 2021

Kamloops man charged after New Year's Day gun theft from Dufferin store
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a stolen gun was retrieved after a New Year's Day break-and-enter. According to a news release, the call came in at about 1:00 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 1) at a business in the...
James Peters Jan 04, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor limits staff increases at five industrial worksites
VICTORIA - An order by British Columbia's top doctor requires five major industrial projects in the Northern Health region to limit how many staff are allowed to return to work in the next two months ...
James Peters Jan 04, 2021

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