Author Archives: James Peters
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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 2020
Traffic getting through on Trans Canada Highway near Revelstoke after Thursday closure
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway has reopened to traffic in the Revelstoke area after it was closed most of the day Thursday (July 2).According to Drive BC, the highway has reopened to sing...
Jul 3, 2020
Flames destroy travel trailer on Tk'emlups Reserve
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) doused a trailer fire Friday morning (July 3) along Shuswap Road on the Tk'emlups Reserve.The call came in to KFR for a structure fire at around 10:00 a.m.Firefig...
Jul 3, 2020
Secwepemc chiefs call on Tiny House Warrior pipeline protest to 'stand down'
SIMPCW TERRITORY B.C. - The chiefs of two Secwepemc bands are calling on an Indigenous group protesting construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline to stand down, saying the protest violates Secwepemc...
Jul 2, 2020
