Author Archives: James Peters

Trans Mountain expansion hits snag, must re-start drilling beneath Thompson River in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain (TMX) has had a major setback in its expansion project through Kamloops.The pipeline twinning includes a segment beneath the Thompson River that must be installed after Horiz...
James Peters Oct 29, 2020

Masks to be worn in Kamloops civic facilities
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is following the wishes of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, advising residents it expects everyone to wear masks inside all civic facilities. WATCH: (Video C...
James Peters Oct 29, 2020

Businesses, schools raise concerns about increase in criminal, transient activity along Columbia Street West
KAMLOOPS - There is growing concern tonight about the safety of the neighbourhood along West Columbia Street. A series of violent incidents have taken place recently and businesses have noticed a sign...
James Peters Oct 28, 2020

Province reports 287 new COVID-19 cases, third death within Interior Health
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials report 287 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Wednesday (Oct. 28), including 10 new cases within Interior Health. The Wednesday update also reports two deaths, and In...
James Peters Oct 28, 2020

School District 73 bringing in electrostatic spray technology for sanitization routines
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 is stepping up its cleaning technology to limit the spread of COVID-19 - with a fleet of electrostatic sprayers on the way. The equipment does have a slight Ghostbusters ...
James Peters Oct 28, 2020

VIDEO: Stolen pickup collides with ambulance in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Several people are injured in an accident involving a stolen pick up and an ambulance on Highway 97 in Prince George earlier today. WATCH: (Video Credit: CKPG Today) Police say t...
James Peters Oct 28, 2020

Long-term care deaths surged in COVID-19 first wave, Tam hopeful it won't repeat
Long-term care deaths accounted for nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Canada during the first wave of the pandemic, but the country's chief public health officer thinks a repeat can be avoided a...
James Peters Oct 28, 2020

Security hired to watch B.C. parents angered by COVID rules at youth soccer games
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A youth soccer club in Chilliwack, B.C., has hired a security firm to patrol the sidelines during games because of what the club describes as "borderline violent" confrontations ove...
James Peters Oct 28, 2020

Will the B.C election result be good for Kamloops?
James Peters Oct 27, 2020

Henry orders limit on household gatherings; 817 new COVID-19 cases recorded over three days
KAMLOOPS - New cases of COVID-19 continued to pop up at a higher rate over the weekend in B.C., prompting a new public health order limiting household gatherings. In her Monday afternoon (Oct. 26) upd...
James Peters Oct 26, 2020

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