Author Archives: James Peters
Ice in carburetor led to B.C. plane crash that killed three: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says ice in a carburetor was the cause of a fatal plane crash last year outside Smithers, B.C. A pilot and three crew members were doing ...
Jun 8, 2020
One year after the killing of Sabrina Rosette, RCMP appeal for tips
RISKE CREEK, B.C. - On the first anniversary of Sabrina Rosette's murder, Williams Lake RCMP are renewing a call for information into the circumstances surrounding her death.It was June 8, 2019 when R...
Jun 8, 2020
Province lifts high water advisories for several rivers, including North Thompson, Bonaparte
VICTORIA - It's one of the first indications that the threat of high water is subsiding.The B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) has lifted a series of high streamflow advisories, including those in place...
Jun 8, 2020
GINTA: Let’s stop being bystanders to domestic abuse
I WAS PLANNING TO MAKE THIS COLUMN about the often-forgotten pandemic which is the logging of B.C.'s old-growth forests but on Saturday morning I came across a story that made me postpone my topic unt...
Jun 8, 2020
Pandemic results in cancellation of 2020 Kamloops Pride Parade
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Pride says the annual Pride Parade will not take place this summer.The 2020 event would have been the organization's fourth annual, but will be cancelled thanks to the COVID-19 pan...
Jun 8, 2020
U.S. border rules loosening to allow family reunifications: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ban on non-essential crossings of the U.S.-Canada border is being loosened slightly to allow some families to reunite. Rules still require anyone enteri...
Jun 8, 2020
Only one new COVID-19 case in B.C. Friday
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting dramatically improved COVID-19 numbers Friday (June 5). According to a news release, only one new case has been registered in all of B.C. The total...
Jun 5, 2020
CSRD Chair reinforces kindness, empathy toward tourists
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is encouraging its residents to be kind and demonstrate empathy to tourists this weekend.The B.C. government is only booking provincial campsi...
Jun 5, 2020
Thunderstorms predicted for Kamloops this weekend not expected to be severe
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says the Kamloops area should escape the brunt of thundershowers predicted for the weekend - but our rivers' tributaries may not. According to Meteorologist Doug Lundquis...
Jun 5, 2020
PETERS: Organizers of anti-racism protest succeeded in spite of themselves
THURSDAY'S PROTEST AND MARCH through downtown Kamloops may have been one of the most successful cancelled events ever. Just over an hour before the Black Lives Matter protest was to begin, organizers ...
Jun 5, 2020
