Author Archives: James Peters
City of Merritt closing all park playgrounds
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has announced the closure of all park playgrounds. This move is due to COVID-19 and the risk of spreading the virus. All City of Merritt park playgrounds are closed...
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Police locate missing man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The missing man reported on March 19 has been located.All personal information has been removed from the article.EARLIER: RCMP are looking for help in finding a missing man.
Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Fire crews soak grassfire on Tk'emlups Reserve
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews doused a small grassfire Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 17) - one of the first such fires in the Kamloops area this year. Crews were called to a fire on the Tk'eml...
Mar 17, 2020
Do you think B.C. schools should be closed indefinitely due to COVID-19?
Mar 16, 2020
"There is no need for that right now": B.C health officials asking residents to cease panic purchasing
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia are urging residents to reduce the panic buying behaviour seen around the province. In an update yesterday (Mar. 14), BC Health Minister Adrian Dix and...
Mar 15, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Supreme Court jury selections postponed as part of COVID-19 modifications
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Due to the developing COVID-19 situation, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has modified its operations. In a release, the Supreme Court outlined how normal proceedings will be ...
Mar 15, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City of Kamloops closes hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms; public facilities to remain open
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it's ramping up measures to address the COVID-19 global pandemic. In a notice on its website, the City says it's working to keep residents informed of steps being ...
Mar 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society cancels weekend Holi celebration
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of a Hindu celebration planned for Riverside Park this weekend have decided to cancel in light of the COVID-19 spread. In a news release, Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society Presiden...
Mar 12, 2020 Image Credit: Pravin Chakravarty / Dreamstime.com
CHARBONNEAU: Coronavirus gives the virus family a bad name
MOST VIRUSES AND BENIGN and some are even lifesaving. Only a few cause panic and fear.We are literally immersed in viruses. A UBC professor has discovered that billions of them rain down on us daily. ...
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B.C. advises against all non-essential travel outside of Canada
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are advising against all non-essential travel outside of Canada including to the United States. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says anyone w...
Mar 12, 2020
