Author Archives: James Peters
Weather looks better, but travel advisories still out around Cache Creek
KAMLOOPS - The forecast is better than yesterday, but travel advisories are still out around Cache Creek because of the potential of heavy rains. A mudslide closed Highway 97 south of Clinton for a ti...
Jul 16, 2019 Image Credit: Drive B.C..
Would you use ride hailing services if they were available in Kamloops?
Jul 15, 2019
Highland Games bring a slice of Scotland to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The hills of Sahali were transformed into the Scottish Highlands Saturday, as hundreds descended upon the city for the 12th annual Kamloops Highland Games. There was piping, dancing, drummi...
Jul 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Week in Review — Week of July 8, 2019
Welcome to Week in ReviewAn inside look at construction of the $400+ million Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital.Frustrated mill employees meet with Canfor officials, political leaders in Clea...
Jul 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Gasoline companies to speak at public inquiry into B.C. pump prices Wednesday
VANCOUVER - An industry expert says a public inquiry into British Columbia's record-breaking gasoline prices may increase the public's understanding of a murky market but the provincial...
Jul 13, 2019
Gasoline companies to speak at public inquiry into B.C. pump prices Wednesday
VANCOUVER - An industry expert says a public inquiry into British Columbia's record-breaking gasoline prices may increase the public's understanding of a murky market but the provincial...
Jul 13, 2019
PETERS: Plastic bags get a bad rap, but we need better options to deal with them
WHEN IT COMES TO the plastic bags we get at the grocery store, the term 'single-use' may be a misnomer. Most of the time, it's really easy to find a second or third use for those bags - anything from ...
Jul 12, 2019
Balance of Power: Vancouver Sun legislative columnist Rob Shaw and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar
This week on Balance of Power, host James Peters talks to Rob Shaw of the Vancouver Sun about a series of issues challenging the NDP government, including ride-hailing, retail cannabis and gas prices....
Jul 12, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Why the old system of snap elections was better
KAMLOOPS - ARE YOU GETTING TIRED of the election campaign yet? I know, the campaign isn't officially underway yet, and it's still more than three months until election day. But unofficially, the campa...
Jul 09, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Today
Federal Seniors Minister says more needs to be done for Canadians over 65
KAMLOOPS - According to the most recent Census data, 2016 was the first year there were more Canadians over the age of 65 than there were citizens under the age of 14. With more Baby Boomers approachi...
Jul 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
