Author Archives: James Peters

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

B.C. COVID-19 spread elevates; 1,120 new cases recorded over three days
VANCOUVER - B.C. has reached a new level of COVID-19 transmission. Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson reported a total of 1,120 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the province over the pas...
James Peters Nov 02, 2020

B.C. adds 272 new COVID-19 cases, grants powers for region-specific health orders
VICTORIA - The Province of B.C. is reporting 272 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Oct. 30), including seven within Interior Health. The new cases increase B.C.'s total to 14,381, spread through B.C. as f...
James Peters Oct 30, 2020

Canadians need to cut contacts by a quarter to control COVID-19 outbreak: Tam
New federal projections suggest that Canadians need to cut a quarter of their contacts to keep the COVID-19 outbreak from resurging. The modelling indicates that at current rates of in-person socializ...
James Peters Oct 30, 2020

B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 234, including seven within Interior Health
SURREY - B.C. has seen 234 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Oct. 29), including seven within Interior Health. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry held her regular Thursday update from Surrey rat...
James Peters Oct 29, 2020

'We will rebuild': Kamloops Snowmobile Association frustrated after shelter destroyed by arsonist
KAMLOOPS - The president of the Kamloops Snowmobile Association (KSA) says there have been some positive developments since the club's day-use shelter was destroyed by an arsonist this week.The associ...
James Peters Oct 29, 2020

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