Author Archives: James Peters
Kamloops airport losing two flights a week to Calgary following WestJet cutbacks
KAMLOOPS - The operations manager at Kamloops Airport says there will be minimal impacts on flight schedules after WestJet announced a reduction of 160 domestic flights on Friday (Jan. 8). Ed Ratuski ...
Jan 8, 2021
Construction cranes at Royal Inland Hospital to come down next week
KAMLOOPS - It's a sign the $400-million Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower project is moving to a new phase.Interior Health says the two massive construction cranes on the site will be dismantle...
Jan 8, 2021
American living in Kamloops saddened by U.S. Capitol breach
KAMLOOPS - "I was hopeful going into 2021 and I'm a little upset that I was robbed of this peaceful start of 2021." Lesra Martin says he is saddened by the events that unfolded in the United States Ca...
Jan 7, 2021
RCMP seek suspect in Sahali bear spray robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for tips after a robbery at a Sahali store Tuesday evening (Jan. 5).According to a release, a man walked into a store in the 500-block of Notre Dame Drive at about 6:36 p.m...
Jan 7, 2021
Drug probe brings RCMP Emergency Response Team to Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The heavy police presence has dispersed. RCMP plan to release more information either later Thursday (Jan. 7) or tomorrow. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP say a heavy presence in Valleyview ...
Jan 7, 2021
COVID-19 case at Kamloops Seniors Village
KAMLOOPS - It's not considered an outbreak, but officials at Kamloops Seniors Village on Hugh Allan Drive say a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. A message from Manager Lisa Robitaille th...
Jan 7, 2021
Kamloops sees large COVID-19 spike with 68 new cases last week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has experienced an alarming jump in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded over the past week. According to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) publishe...
Jan 6, 2021
Lillooet RCMP recover tiny home stolen from Boston Bar
LILLOOET, B.C. - RCMP in Lillooet have recovered a stolen house. The tiny home, measuring eight feet by 17 feet and mounted on a flat deck trailer, was reported stolen from a seasonal property in the ...
Jan 6, 2021
B.C. records 625 new COVID-19 infections; IH head warns of increased spread in the Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 625 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Jan. 6), according to a news release from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Seventy-one of the new cases were found within I...
Jan 6, 2021
Trump tells backers to 'go home' after Capitol stormed
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told his supporters on Wednesday to "go home" after they stormed the Capitol in protest of his reelection defeat and he urged them to stay peaceful, but he also pra...
Jan 6, 2021
