Author Archives: James Peters
ROTHENBURGER: Victoria Street West merchants are right to be concerned
KAMLOOPS - VICTORIA STREET WEST business owners are understandably concerned about a dramatic uptick in crime in recent months. They report frequent break-ins, theft, vandalism, destruction of propert...
Jun 03, 2020
TRU to lay off 80 employees as COVID-19 hammers school's books
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says it will lay off about 80 staff members due to the impact of COVID-19. The university says it will begin informing individuals being laid off Wednesday (June ...
Jun 02, 2020
Province reports four new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths Tuesday
VICTORIA - The province is reporting just four new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (June 2), and no new deaths. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the new cases were all seen in the Fraser Heal...
Jun 02, 2020
Province downgrades advisory on Bonaparte, lifts advisory for Nicola River
VICTORIA - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) has downgraded a flood watch on the Bonaparte River at Cache Creek to a high streamflow advisory.In an update Tuesday morning (June 2), the RFC also end...
Jun 02, 2020
Home sales off again in May, but Kamloops real estate agents find hope
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops real estate agents are looking at the bright side as the sector continues to suffer from the COVID-19-related slowdown.Sales were down once again in May, with the 175 residential s...
Jun 02, 2020
Kamloops RCMP member all business — even on his birthday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment is celebrating a special birthday Tuesday (June 2).Fargo, a dedicated canine member of the local force, is seven.An email from the detachment notes Fargo has ha...
Jun 02, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Every one of us should take the #DifferentTogether Pledge
KAMLOOPS - WE NEED SOMETHING right now to reassure ourselves that the human race is capable of getting along. Something symbolic but meaningful, a reminder day by day to focus on the good in us and to...
Jun 02, 2020
Canadian health officials urge rally-goers to keep COVID-19 in mind
OTTAWA - As protesters keep up their anti-racism rallies on both sides of the border, top health officials are hoping they don't forget about the risk of COVID-19. Canadian health officials are not su...
Jun 02, 2020
Province reports 24 new COVID-19 cases over past two days, one more death
VICTORIA - "We are not out of the woods yet." Those are the words of B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Monday (June 1), as she reported a total of 24 new cases of COVID-19 over the past ...
Jun 01, 2020
Should the minimum wage increase have been delayed until COVID-19 subsides and employers are fully operational?
Jun 01, 2020
