Author Archives: James Peters
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding: What voters need to know
KAMLOOPS - In less than three weeks, voters across Canada will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2019 federal election.There are four ways to vote in the election. You can vote on electio...
Oct 04, 2019 Image Credit: Elections Canada
PETERS: #Elxn43 has been all smear and no substance - but there is still time to save it
JOSHUA KNAAK TWEETED THIS WEEK that this might be the worst election in Canadian history - and he might not be wrong.It has been vapid and vaccuous, lacking both intelligence and substance.The rhetori...
Oct 04, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Local NDP, Green candidates targeted by vandals on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - It's just past the halfway point of the election campaign, and the first signs of vandalism are being seen in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. Local NDP candidate Cynthia Egli's sign w...
Oct 03, 2019 This Cynthia Egli campaign sign on the corner of Eighth Street and Westsyde Road in Kamloops was vandalized (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sudden death in 100 Mile House may have been caused by animal
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - NOTE: This story has been updated here.EARLIER: RCMP in 100 Mile House have stood down a major crimes investigation after being called to a suspicious death this week.Police say...
Oct 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
All local candidates to participate in environment-focused debate Thursday
KAMLOOPS - All of the local candidates in the federal election are confirmed in Thursday evening's debate centered around the environment. Cheryl Kabloona, chair of the Kamloops Chapter of the B.C. Su...
Oct 03, 2019 All seven local candidates participated in a debate at South Kamloops Secondary on Oct. 2 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Abortion returns to election debate, both nationally and locally
KAMLOOPS - The issue of a woman's right to choose an abortion is making its way back into the federal election debate - including here in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.Conservative Party of Canada Leader ...
Oct 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops RCMP warning drivers to slow down in West Victoria construction zone
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking drivers to obey the posted speed limit in the construction zone of the West Victoria Street project.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi She...
Oct 03, 2019 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
ROTHENBURGER: Can party leaders please stop treating us like idiots?
KAMLOOPS - I LOVE FEDERAL ELECTIONS because they're the ultimate expression of our democracy. Besides, I'm a political junkie.There are things about it that annoy me, though - especially coming from t...
Oct 03, 2019
Candidate Information — Neighbouring Ridings
Cariboo - Prince George Riding Map Todd Doherty (CPC)(incumbent) - website Tracy Calogheros (Lib) - website Heather Sapergia (NDP) - website Mackenzie Kerr (Green) - website Jing Lan Yang (PPC) - webs...
Oct 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Candidate profile: Animal Protection Party candidate Kira Cheeseborough
KAMLOOPS - Kira Cheeseborough has taken an interest in making sure everyone's voices are heard, and brought a desire for advocacy to the campaign trail in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. Formed in 2006...
Oct 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
