Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - A compost fire in the West End was doused quickly Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 3).Kamloops Fire Rescue Platoon Captain Darryl Cooper says the blaze at a home on Arbutus Street destroyed a compo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...