Author Archives: James Peters
Removal of carbon tax to drop fuel prices but leave hole in provincial budget
KAMLOOPS - The consumer carbon tax in British Columbia will be eliminated as of April 1. The move follows the announcement from federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney prior to the election call earlier th...
Mar 27, 2025
TNRD board sets average 2025 property tax increase at 5.9%
KAMLOOPS - Property owners in the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be hit with a tax increase averaging 5.9 per cent this year.The district's tax rate was set at Thursday afternoon's (Mar...
Mar 27, 2025
B.C. allows Mount Polley tailings dam to go higher, a decade after massive spill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province...
Mar 27, 2025
B.C.'s ombudsperson wants code-of-conduct laws, integrity tools for local politicians
VICTORIA - B.C.'s ombudsperson says the lack of provincial standards guiding ethics of local politicians opens the door to interference and erodes public trust. Jay Chalke has issued a letter to the p...
Mar 27, 2025
Dangerous driving suspect arrested; multiple drugs seized from motel in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A handgun, ammunition and half a kilogram of suspected drugs such as crack cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine were seized after an arrest in Valleyview over the weekend. Kamloops RCMP sa...
Mar 27, 2025
Miltimore of Riversong Guitars among local business owners bracing for massive tariff impact
SICAMOUS, B.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening his country's trade partners with sweeping sector-specific tariffs that are scheduled to be imposed on April 2.Business owners across Canada...
Mar 26, 2025
Many seniors in B.C. feel 'dismissed and invisible,' seniors' advocate says
VICTORIA - A study and poll from the office of British Columbia's seniors' advocate says ageism is a problem in the province and more than half of those surveyed say they have been victims of age disc...
Mar 26, 2025
Kamloops RCMP warn of fake jewelry scam after woman exchanges valuable necklace for two fakes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for two suspects after a woman was tricked into trading her valuable gold necklace for costume jewelry. On March 13 at around 2:30 p.m., RCMP say a woman was retur...
Mar 26, 2025
ASK Wellness receives funding to keep peer navigator program operating in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A program aimed at improving access to substance use services and building peer-led support systems will continue to operate in Kamloops for the next four years. ASK Wellness Society announ...
Mar 26, 2025
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department temporarily closes for seventh time in March
MERRITT, B.C. - For the 11th time in 2025, the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt temporarily closed. In a news release issued at around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday (March 25), Interior H...
Mar 26, 2025
