Author Archives: James Peters
WCT calls on local artists to help create modified theatre season
KAMLOOPS - When the new season begins in the fall, Western Canada Theatre (WCT) will have a new look. It describes its 2020/21 season as a season of surprises, innovation and intimacy.While its regula...
Jun 30, 2020
Some tourists disappointed at closure of visitors centre, Tourism Kamloops defends move
KAMLOOPS - Ryan Nixon is stopping in Kamloops to dump his sewer line. He's on his way back home to Yukon. He appreciates visitor centres like the one in Aberdeen. "It's always a nice resource, especia...
Jun 29, 2020
City looks to Mother Nature to provide reprieve from rising water levels
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hoping water levels have peaked after a rainy weekend. The Thompson River rose about 20 centimetres in Kamloops over the weekend, however Utilities Services Maintena...
Jun 29, 2020
Province reports 26 new COVID-19 cases over three days, but no new deaths
VICTORIA - The province says 26 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the past three days.On Monday afternoon (June 29), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided her first upda...
Jun 29, 2020
No grounds for charges against tribal police officer in Lillooet woman's suicide
LILLOOET, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says a tribal police officer 'acted commendably' in trying to save a suicidal woman near Lillooet last February, and should not face charge...
Jun 29, 2020
Ejection seat tangled with parachute in Snowbirds crash: Investigators
OTTAWA - A military investigation has found the ejection seat of one of its iconic Snowbirds planes tangled with the pilot's parachute as he tried to escape from the aircraft before it crashed in the ...
Jun 29, 2020
New models show COVID-19 progress but with 'hotspots' to monitor: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new federal models show continued progress in suppressing COVID-19, but with significant hotspots. He says the restrictions Canadians have lived with throug...
Jun 29, 2020
Possible suspect in series of suspicious fires
KAMLOOPS - RCMP apparently have a suspect in custody after a series of suspicious fires in the past couple of weeks. A number of dumpster, trash bins, and grass fires have been reported, and Saturday ...
Jun 29, 2020
Ten new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one new death
VICTORIA - Ten new cases of the novel coronavirus were spotted over the last 24 hours in British Columbia. Health Minister Adrian Dix says BC has 159 active cases for a total of 2,878 over the course ...
Jun 26, 2020
Flood watch issued for South Thompson, streamflow advisory issued for majority of Fraser
VICTORIA - The province's River Forecast Centre (RFC) has issued a high streamflow advisory for nearly the entire mainstem of the Fraser River.The advisory covers the river stretching from Prince Geor...
Jun 26, 2020
