Author Archives: James Peters
Grass fire breaks out west of Kamloops despite low danger rating
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are responding to a grass fire just outside of Kamloops.The fire was reported up the hill near the Cinnamon Ridge compost facility on Tranquille Road West. Initia...
Jul 14, 2020
Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON - Sources say Canada and the United States are likely to agree to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries for another 30 days. The Canada-U.S. border has b...
Jul 14, 2020
Do you regularly wear a mask in public?
Jul 13, 2020
GINTA: Rain or not, make the best of it
IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS as I write this. The drizzle that started during our morning walk turned into heavy rain which made us take cover under some trees. There were at least three separate partie...
Jul 13, 2020
Province to fund 495 new long-term care beds in Interior, including 100 in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The province has announced funding for the creation of 495 new long-term care beds within Interior Health, including 100 beds in Kamloops.Health Minister Adrian Dix made the announcement fr...
Jul 13, 2020
Interior Health reveals businesses, dates related to Kelowna COVID-19 exposure
KELOWNA - Interior Health has released more details relating to its COVID-19 alert for Kelowna issued last Friday (July 10).The health authority has listed two businesses and two venues as possible ex...
Jul 13, 2020
Police search for suspects after shots fired on North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Another incident of shots fired in Kamloops overnight. RCMP Sergeant Kelly Butler says in a release that about 8:30 PM last night, police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of...
Jul 13, 2020
KFR rescue team brings woman to safety after Criss Creek accident
KAMLOOPS- Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews had a rope rescue last night up the Tranquille-Criss Creek Road after a car went over the bank. The incident happened around 10:00 PM Saturday night on Criss C...
Jul 12, 2020
VIDEO: Check out the bloated Thompson Rivers from high above
KAMLOOPS - A local pilot has a perspective of the spring freshet few of us will ever get to see. From his ultralight aircraft, Jan Nademlejnsky took video July 5 of the high water around Kamloops. Nad...
Jul 11, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID 19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundla...
Jul 11, 2020
