Author Archives: James Peters
First-day head count shows more students needed to keep Westwold Elementary open
WESTWOLD, B.C. - After closing last September when no students showed up on the first day, the future of Westwold Elementary is still to be determined. The Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of E...
James Peters Sep 03, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Would you be willing to pay more for curbside compost collection?
James Peters Sep 03, 2019
TRU tops Sierra Club rankings of sustainable universities
KAMLOOPS - Last fall, Thompson Rivers University received a platinum rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. This year, the university is kicking off ano...
James Peters Sep 03, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops real estate market sets new median price record
KAMLOOPS - The latest numbers from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) show local sellers set a record for the median home price in August.According to a news release from KADRE...
James Peters Sep 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Man missing and presumed drowned after weekend mishap on Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM - R-C-M-P in Salmon Arm are searching for a 33-year-old man who is presumed drowned following a boating incident on the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake between Canoe and Sicamous on Sunday eveni...
James Peters Sep 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo
Shuswap, Okanagan Valley under severe thunderstorm watch
KAMLOOPS - A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for several areas of BC today, including the Shuswap and Okanagan Valley. According to Environment Canada, conditions are ripe for severe thunder...
James Peters Aug 31, 2019 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
ROTHENBURGER: Three keys to the election in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST-turned website scribe Bob Price called to ask me who's going to win Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in October. He was putting together a look-ahead story for The Orca, the onli...
James Peters Aug 31, 2019 (Image Credit: Facebook / Cathy McLeod, Terry Lake)
CFJC Midday — Our Kamloops Extreme Makeover series continues
Rich Woods is joined by Jonni Yeomans from Jonni's Styling Studio and Sydney Neadow from Gold's Gym help to give our contestant Kate, a softer look.
James Peters Aug 30, 2019
Peer Ambassadors Network hoping to continue work on Kamloops North Shore after pilot
KAMLOOPS - The Peer Ambassadors Network (PAN) has made use of its lived-experience members over the last two months on the North Shore. Coordinator Glenn Hilke says the impact on the community has bee...
James Peters Aug 30, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Local MLA calls public inquiry into B.C. gas prices a "sham"
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar says the public inquiry into provincial gas prices was a "sham." Milobar, who is the B.C. Liberal critic for environment and climate change, says t...
James Peters Aug 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
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