Author Archives: James Peters

Province chips in $1.14M to build Kamloops pilot plant for eco-friendly concrete ingredient
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of signing a multi-year federal funding deal, a Kamloops company has been awarded a provincial grant to continue producing an eco-friendly concrete ingredient. In a news releas...
James Peters Mar 25, 2025

B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, ...
James Peters Mar 25, 2025

RCMP say missing teenager found
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE April 3): Kamloops RCMP say the 19-year-old girl who was reported missing on March 25 has been located. "The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance," the RCMP said in...
James Peters Mar 25, 2025

B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that ...
James Peters Mar 25, 2025

Machete-wielding suspect arrested after damaging Scotch Creek business
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - No one was injured after a man reportedly wielded a machete to damage a property in Scotch Creek late last week. Chase RCMP received a weapons complaint from the Scotch Creek gas ...
James Peters Mar 25, 2025

20-unit complex care facility planned for Kamloops' Columbia Precinct
KAMLOOPS - The province has unveiled more details about one of the housing developments slated for the Columbia Precinct lands in downtown Kamloops.In a news release distributed Monday (March 24), Hou...
James Peters Mar 24, 2025

Will the U.S. economic threats influence how you vote in this federal election?
James Peters Mar 24, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Future of Lytton Library set to be discussed this summer
LYTTON, B.C. - Staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be looking at a number of options and partnership opportunities as they try to determine the future of library services in the...
James Peters Mar 24, 2025

Ottawa provides $20M for B.C.'s forest sector amid softwood duties, trade war
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government is providing about $20 million in funding to support British Columbia's forestry sector, part of Ottawa's effort to bolster the economy amid the Canada-U. S. tr...
James Peters Mar 19, 2025

Accused killer acquitted in 2019 Cache Creek shooting death
KAMLOOPS - The man accused in a 2019 shooting death in Cache Creek has been acquitted.Corey Harkness was charged with second-degree murder in the January 14, 2019 shooting death of Brock Ledoux.RCMP o...
James Peters Mar 19, 2025

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