Author Archives: James Peters
Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns
VANCOUVER - A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in nor...
Sep 28, 2020
Unsafe tiny house taken off Highway 97 near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Mounties in 100 Mile House took what they're calling "an unsafe tiny house off of Highway 97." Cpl. Mike Halskov with the BC RCMP says the 100 Mile House RCMP came across the ti...
Sep 28, 2020
Childhood lessons, fight with cancer helped John Horgan forge political goals
VICTORIA - An Indigenous leader says John Horgan would often use a joke to ease tensions during difficult times in talks over the future of fish farms between groups with different interests in Britis...
Sep 28, 2020
City reminding residents to safely dispose of hazardous waste
KAMLOOPS - After some dangerous discoveries in curbside material, the City of Kamloops is reminding residents to get rid of hazardous waste items safely. The City says in a release that a live bullet ...
Sep 27, 2020
B.C. records 96 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, sees huge decrease in active cases
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting a drop in active COVID-19 cases by more than 500. In new numbers released Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 22), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ...
Sep 22, 2020
ElectionsBC plans for safe vote during pandemic, expects surge in mail-in ballots
VICTORIA - ElectionsBC says it has developed a plan for people in British Columbia to vote safely in the Oct. 24 provincial election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief electoral officer Anton Boegman...
Sep 22, 2020
VIDEO: Second fraud attempt using Tk'emlups chief's identity prompts warning
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir is advising band members of another fraud attempt using her name.In a video posted to the Tk'emlups website, Casimir says this attempt involved ...
Sep 22, 2020
Kamloops saw seven new COVID-19 cases in August: BC Centre for Disease Control
KAMLOOPS - Updated data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows seven new cases of COVID-19 in Kamloops during the month of August. The BCCDC released updated "granular" case counts of ...
Sep 21, 2020
Amid the pandemic, will you feel safe casting a ballot in the October provincial election?
Sep 21, 2020
Province sees 366 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths over three-day stretch
VICTORIA - The province's chief health officer says details on how B.C. can hold a safe election during a pandemic will come out Tuesday. That's when Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Chi...
Sep 21, 2020
