Author Archives: James Peters
B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll swells by 28; case count eclipses 40,000 with 723 newly diagnosed
VICTORIA - Thursday (Dec. 10) is now the deadliest day of B.C.'s COVID-19 pandemic. In her regular briefing, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 28 more deaths due to the virus in the ...
Dec 10, 2020
Blazers Garand makes the Team Canada cut
KAMLOOP --- Dylan Garand of the Kamloops Blazers will be one of the goaltenders Team Canada takes into the World Junior Hockey TournamentSeven players were released from the selection camp this mornin...
Dec 10, 2020
Budget officer urges smaller, faster stimulus plan amid warning Liberals missing mark
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is taking aim at the federal Liberal government's new spending plan, saying if the purpose is to help the economy recover from COVID-19, it risks missing the mark...
Dec 10, 2020
More detailed data could paint a clearer picture of how COVID-19 is spreading in B.C. communities
KAMLOOPS - A change appears to be on the way that will serve as a relief to B.C. residents demanding more transparency about the province's COVID-19 pandemic. According to Interior Health Chief Medica...
Dec 09, 2020
B.C. sees 619 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths
VICTORIA - On the day B.C. health officials rolled out news about its initial vaccination plan, they also delivered a stark reminder that the COVID-19 crisis is far from over. Provincial Health Office...
Dec 09, 2020
Long-term care workers to get priority vaccination in B.C. to protect elderly: doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says health-care workers in long-term care facilities and intensive care units will be the first to be immunized against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine start...
Dec 09, 2020
Columbia Street West businesses working to shed nuisance property labels
KAMLOOPS - Following a series of increased calls to the Columbia Street West corridor, the City of Kamloops Bylaw Services Department is working with local motel operators to improve the safety and ap...
Dec 09, 2020
Noble Creek farmers pushing to pay more for water rates instead of new system
KAMLOOPS - Jon Peachey has 280 acres of land in Noble Creek. He cares for about 300 cattle. It's his livelihood, but that is in the balance depending on what the City decides to do with the Noble Cree...
Dec 09, 2020
Permanent fishway to be built at Fraser River landslide: Fisheries and Oceans
VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has awarded a contract that would see a permanent fishway built to help fish migrate past a massive landslide on a remote stretch of British Columbia's ...
Dec 09, 2020
Killer who dumped teenager's body near Savona granted full parole
KAMLOOPS - A man who killed a Quebec teenage hitchhiker and dumped his body near Savona in 2000 has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada granted the increased freedom to Brian Townsend...
Dec 09, 2020
