Author Archives: James Peters
Legal experts speak to value of peaceful protests, anti-racism discussions in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Allies are set to gather peacefully in Kamloops this week, to condemn racist acts, and honour George Floyd and many other people of colour who have been wrongfully killed by police, or unju...
Jun 03, 2020
Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. nudge upward Wednesday
VICTORIA - The latest COVID-19 totals from the Province of B.C. show a small uptick in active cases in the province.In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Ad...
Jun 03, 2020
SOUND OFF: Is parliament essential?
WHEN THE CANADIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT (CERB) program was launched, Government of Canada civil servants estimated the total costs of the program would be roughly $35 billion in this fiscal year....
Jun 03, 2020
Kamloops residential construction boom supported by new numbers
KAMLOOPS - 2020 has become a big year for multi-family construction in the City of Kamloops.New totals released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show a total of $24.9 million in bu...
Jun 03, 2020
Campbell Creek crash results in poles down, power outage
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE #2: B.C. Hydro says the outage has been restored.UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say a power outage in the Campbell Creek area Wednesday morning was caused by a lost semi-truck driver.It happe...
Jun 03, 2020
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
