Author Archives: James Peters
Shuswap-area officials plead with cabin owners: stay home this long weekend
SALMON ARM, B.C. - As the first long weekend of spring approaches, residents of the Shuswap are concerned that the call of the lake will drown out the call of this country's health officials.Wednesday...
Apr 08, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Majority of Interior COVID-19 cases now from community transmission, unknown exposure
KAMLOOPS - It's been nearly one month since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.When the virus first began to spread, the majority of cases were attributed to international travel. Now in the Inte...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Evan Fitzer
Mayor of Clearwater expects closure of Wells Gray Park to be a big hit to local tourism sector
KAMLOOPS - Wells Gray Provincial Park draws many tourists to the Clearwater area every year. Mayor of Clearwater Merlin Blackwell is expecting the community to feel the impact of the decision by BC Pa...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Four new COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; no new cases reported in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The increase in new positive COVID-19 cases in the province has slowed down. In her daily news conference Tuesday (Apr. 7), provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry did announce four new ...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
UPDATE: Trans Canada in Valleyview back open after brief closure
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the highway has re-opened to traffic in Valleyview. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says RCMP were called to a complaint of shots fired, but that was found to be false. EARLIER: RCMP hav...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Coleen Karr
Registration to open next week for virtual parent-child Mother Goose
KAMLOOPS - The annual parent-child Mother Goose reading event presented by the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA will be put on with a twist this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's event will be complet...
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UK's Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his s...
Apr 07, 2020
Would you consider wearing a facial mask to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19?
Apr 06, 2020
SOUND OFF: The right information is critical during a community outbreak
WHEN AN OUTBREAK hits a community, one of the most urgent things people want is information. This is human nature, as information allows us to protect ourselves, our families and our loved ones. Infor...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC
Kamloops RCMP investigating three stabbings in five hours
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are investigating three separate stabbing incidents in the city. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says police responded to a report of a st...
Apr 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
