Author Archives: James Peters
BC Transit reminds Kamloops passengers to wear masks on and off the bus
KAMLOOPS - Masks have been mandatory on BC Transit buses since late August. Now, passengers are also required to wear masks while waiting in covered shelters and on bus platforms. "We've enhanced our ...
Dec 3, 2020
Twelve more deaths, 694 more COVID-19 cases in B.C. including 82 in Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 694 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Dec. 3), and new cases within Interior Health are continuing to pop up at an elevated rate. Provincial Health Officer...
Dec 3, 2020
Police watchdog clears RCMP officer who shot and killed fleeing suspect in Tappen
TAPPEN, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man in Tappen 11 months ago.The incident happened at a rural property on January 7 and 8, 202...
Dec 3, 2020
A record year already in the books, Kamloops building sector takes a November breather
KAMLOOPS - The red-hot Kamloops construction sector cooled off in November. New totals from the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.4 million in activity last month. That's well bel...
Dec 3, 2020
Kamloops dance studio owner angry, confused over conflicting health guidelines
KAMLOOPS - For the past week, dance studios in Kamloops have been closed. With an increase in cases across B.C., the provincial health office temporarily forced studios across the province, cancelling...
Dec 2, 2020
Twelve more British Columbians die of COVID-19; 834 new cases found Wednesday
VICTORIA - The province has seen another 12 deaths from COVID-19. The detail was provided as part of a news conference held Wednesday (Dec. 2) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who also r...
Dec 2, 2020
CUPE, City of Kamloops to go to arbitration over bylaw department restructuring
KAMLOOPS - The union representing City of Kamloops bylaw enforcement officers says changes to the department will have a drastic negative impact on its members and the community at large.In a news rel...
Dec 2, 2020
Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...
Dec 2, 2020
UPDATE: Missing Shuswap senior found safe
SICAMOUS, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing Sicamous senior has returned home and is safe.
Dec 1, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Guitar made in 1950s worth more than B.C. family imagined
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - When Renee Latheur decided to take an old guitar into a music store in Kamloops, B.C., she didn't expect the instrument that had sat in a closet for years to be worth thousands of dol...
Dec 1, 2020
