Author Archives: James Peters
Budget officer pegs cost of basic income as calls for it grow due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says it could cost more than $98 billion to provide almost all Canadians with a basic income for six months beginning this fall. ...
Jul 07, 2020
Former Blazers 1st round bantam pick gets release from North Dakota
KAMLOOPS --- A former Blazers first round bantam draft pick has asked for and been granted his release from the NCAA University of North Dakota. Massimo Rizzo was the 15th overall pick by the Blazers ...
Jul 06, 2020
Should the City of Kamloops spend more taxpayers money on improving safety at city parks?
Jul 06, 2020
Province reports six more COVID-19 deaths over past three days
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 31 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, and a startling six more deaths in the province. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was sombre...
Jul 06, 2020
RCMP warn public after 11-month-old girl find suspected purple fentanyl on Kamloops playground
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops mother says her family was seconds away from tragedy after her 11-month old daughter found a packet of suspected illicit drugs on a play structure Sunday (July 5).Stefanie Elliot...
Jul 06, 2020
Kamloops Mountie’s conduct under review after blackface jokes posted online
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are reviewing the online conduct of a Kamloops police officer after he made blackface jokes on a personal social media account while receiving skincare treatment.Const. Rupert Meinke p...
Jul 06, 2020
North Thompson, Cariboo under severe thunderstorm watch
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of the Central Interior.It includes the 100 Mile and North Thompson areas, as well as the Cariboo and Prince George region...
Jul 06, 2020
Kamloops home sales bounce back in June, prices up sharply
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate sector bucked the trend of slower sales last month, but prices were up markedly.In a news release, the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) says 2...
Jul 03, 2020
Red-hot Kamloops building sector does nearly $70 million in June business
KAMLOOPS - While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated almost every aspect of society, the Kamloops construction sector has proven largely impervious.Month-end numbers for June provided by the City of ...
Jul 03, 2020
Vandals use bricks to smash windows at Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Hall was hit by a vandal overnight.City of Kamloops Risk Manager Terry Pile says a caretaker was inside the building at First Avenue and Seymour Street overnight when they hea...
Jul 03, 2020
