Author Archives: James Peters

Dozens of paid positions still available in Kamloops area on voting day: Elections Canada
KAMLOOPS - It's still nearly two weeks until voting day, but preparation is well underway in Elections Canada returning offices in Kamloops and Salmon Arm.Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola Returning Officer Ge...
James Peters Apr 16, 2025

B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says residents should start preparing for wildfire and flood season with go-bags and insurance, as emergency response officials watch the snowpack and drough...
James Peters Apr 16, 2025

BC Cancer Foundation launches $5M fundraising campaign for Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - This week, the BC Cancer Foundation launched a $5-million fundraising campaign aimed at equipping the Kamloops cancer centre.The Kamloops cancer centre is scheduled to open to patients in 2...
James Peters Apr 15, 2025

Firefighters knock down blaze at Tk'emlúps landfill Monday
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc officials say a highly visible fire in the area of Mount Paul Road Monday afternoon (April 14) came from the community's landfill. Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were call...
James Peters Apr 15, 2025

Telus Data Centre in Kamloops to operate as new AI Factory
KAMLOOPS - The Telus Data Centre in Kamloops will feature an artificial intelligence (AI) factory. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 15) morning, Telus announced its first Sovereign AI Factories...
James Peters Apr 15, 2025

Items seized by police revealed on first day of Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder trial
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo took notes and watched intently on the first day of his trial on Monday (April 14) at the Kamloops Law Courts. He pleaded not guilty to the f...
James Peters Apr 14, 2025

Pretrial hearing held for man accused in 2020 North Shore stabbing rampage
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of stabbing four people at a North Shore party just days after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared is back in court this week. The incident unfolded at a Carson Crescent apartm...
James Peters Apr 14, 2025

Do you have a family physician?
James Peters Apr 14, 2025

PETERS: School district budget roller coaster takes another turn
THE KAMLOOPS-THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT is proposing deep staffing cuts in order to balance the budget next school year. The district wants to eliminate more than 75 positions - 27-and-a-half on the tea...
James Peters Apr 11, 2025

Power out to 1,200+ near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Hundreds of people are without power between Sheridan Lake and 100 Mile House Thursday afternoon (April 10). BC Hydro says the outage, affecting 1,253 customers, was reported at...
James Peters Apr 10, 2025

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PETERS: Candidates for Kamloops city hall need to move beyond the oft-repeated tropes
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