Author Archives: James Peters
PETERS: Social media killed nuance and replaced it with the take
I WOULD HATE TO BE RUNNING a high school debate club in 2020.Normally, I'm squarely in the camp of 'the good old days were mostly bad.'But one thing that seems to get further lost as years go by is th...
May 22, 2020
Flood watch issued for Bonaparte; new data shows provincial snowpack on the decline
VICTORIA - The latest assessment from the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) shows province-wide snowpack has started to inch below normal.After a reading of 106 per cent on May 1, the province-wide sno...
May 22, 2020
Feds will fund COVID-19 testing, tracing and data-sharing, Trudeau promises
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will fund provinces' efforts to test people for COVID-19, track the contacts of those who test positive, and help different jurisdict...
May 22, 2020
Injured pilot makes first public appearance
KAMLOOPS - Injured pilot Captain Richard MacDougall came out in public last night for the first time since the tragic Snowbirds' accident Sunday.Members of the local indigenous community performed a d...
May 22, 2020
Twelve new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed Thursday (May 21), bringing the provincial total to 2,479 test positive cases. In her daily briefing, Provincial Healt...
May 21, 2020
Quesnel Flying Club to take to the skies in honour of fallen Snowbirds captain
QUESNEL, B.C. - In tribute to Snowbirds Capt. Jennifer Casey, earlier this week the B.C. General Aviation Association took to the skies in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver in her honour.And in the Cari...
May 21, 2020
"We are still in shock" Kamloops mayor commits to building Snowbird memorial during tribute ceremony
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops says a memorial will soon arise within the city for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.The Snowbirds suffered a tragic loss Sunday in Kamloops. Capt. Jennifer Casey was kil...
May 21, 2020
Will your child or children return to school on June 1?
May 19, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Renaming Airport Road after Capt. Casey would be a fitting gesture
KAMLOOPS - SOMETIMES LIFE is simply unfair. There's not always an explanation for why bad things happen; there's not always a lesson to be learned that gives us hope that "it will never happen again."...
May 19, 2020
One dead in Canadian Forces Snowbird crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Canadian Forces Snowbird jet has crashed into the Brocklehurst residential area in Kamloops. The jet had just taken off from the Kamloops airport around 11:40 am Sunday morning. One membe...
May 17, 2020
