Author Archives: James Peters

Workers at RIH Patient Care Tower asked not to enter hospital after positive COVID cases
KAMLOOPS - Following positive COVID-19 tests for a group of workers during construction of the Patient Care Tower, Interior Health is asking any workers who remain on site to avoid entering Royal Inla...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

UPDATE: Missing man found safe and healthy
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say this missing person has been located safe and healthy.
James Peters Nov 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Close U.S. election shows power of individual vote, Americans in Canada say
TORONTO - The closely contested U.S. election has brought home the power of the individual voter for Americans in Canada who hail from the handful of toss-up states that will decide who occupies the W...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Kamloops' record building year pushed higher by $19 million October
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector's record year pushed even higher in October. New totals released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $19.1 million in construction act...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON - The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states - Wisco...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Noble Creek farmers convince City of Kamloops to rethink $14 million irrigation upgrade
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is going back to the drawing board in regards to a new irrigation system for close to 50 farmers in Noble Creek. Farmers who appeared at Tuesday's (Nov. 3) regular cou...
James Peters Nov 03, 2020

B.C. records 299 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday; 11 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA -B.C. health officials are reporting 299 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Nov. 3), including 11 within Interior Health. The new cases bring B.C.'s total case count to 15,800, spread through the...
James Peters Nov 03, 2020

Group of workers at RIH Patient Care Tower project test positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says a group of workers building the Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.However, IH says the issue is not classified as an outbreak...
James Peters Nov 03, 2020

Kamloops and District SPCA to benefit from several November fundraisers
KAMLOOPS -- Since closing its doors to the public on March 21, the Kamloops and District Branch of the BCSPCA has only reopened in a very limited capacity. The pandemic has also limited the number of ...
James Peters Nov 02, 2020

Do you think the City of Kamloops mask guidance is too weak, just right or too strong?
James Peters Nov 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

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