Author Archives: James Peters
Feds announce $350M fund for charities sector hurt by COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government plans to provide $350 million to Canada's charities sector.Charities have seen a severe drop in donations since the COVID-19 pandemic...
Apr 21, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
One property under evacuation order, 11 others under alert due to rising Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - One Cache Creek property was placed under evacuation order and another 11 are under an alert after the creek of the same name rose quickly over the weekend.The impacted properties ...
Apr 20, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Outbreak at Alberta oilsands work camp prompts warning from Interior Health
KELOWNA - Interior Health issued a warning on Saturday of a COVID-19 outbreak at an Alberta oilsands work camp.On Wednesday, Alberta's chief medical officer announced the outbreak, stating three peopl...
Apr 20, 2020 Image Credit: Imperial Oil
Provincial health officer says anyone in B.C. experiencing COVID-19 symptoms can now be tested
VICTORIA - Provincial officials say anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms can now get tested for the virus. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement during her daily briefing Monday...
Apr 20, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Government of BC
Has COVID-19 resulted in changing your holiday plans this year?
Apr 20, 2020
GINTA: Celebrate spring with simple but essential offerings — food, smiles and no judgment
ON SATURDAY, our neighbourhood was speckled with yellow all over: bags of food donations for the food bank. To say that the Kamloops community gave generously would be an understatement: 70,000 pounds...
Apr 20, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Third man arrested in 2019 Williams Lake murder
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A third man has been arrested and charged in an August, 2019 Williams Lake murder. According to an RCMP news release, Merritt frontline members and the Kamloops-based canine serv...
Apr 20, 2020
Flood watch in place for Bonaparte at Cache Creek, much of Cariboo and Chilcotin
VICTORIA - The Province of B.C. is keeping flood watches in place for a large portion of the B.C. Interior, and has instituted warnings further north. According to an update issued at 9:00 a.m. on Mon...
Apr 20, 2020 Flood warnings are in red, watches in yellow (Image Credit: BC River Forecast Centre)
'We cannot afford a resurgence': B.C. announces 43 new COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials say there have been 43 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., bringing cases in the province past the 1,600 mark.In a joint news release, Health Minister Adrian Dix and ...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / BC Government
Provincial health officer updates modelling on COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA - The latest modelling numbers provided by B.C.'s top doctor shows the province is starting to bend the COVID-19 curve. Dr. Bonnie Henry gave a presentation on Friday (Apr. 17) which details ...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
