Author Archives: James Peters

UPDATE: Coquihalla re-opens after flash storm
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: A flash hail storm on the Coquihalla this afternoon led a pair of crashes when the inclement weather forced a few vehicles off the road. The collisions happened before noon when hai...
James Peters Jun 24, 2019

UPDATE: RCMP say missing Kamloops woman has been found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Police say the Kamloops woman reported missing on June 24 has been located. EARLIER: RCMP are asking for the public's help finding a missing Kamloops woman. She was last seen Friday...
James Peters Jun 24, 2019

Air Canada reviewing how crew left passenger on parked plane
Air Canada said Sunday it's looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger who was left behind. The airline was responding to an incident invol...
James Peters Jun 24, 2019

UPDATE: Missing Williams Lake man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the Williams Lake man reported missing this week has been located.
James Peters Jun 20, 2019

Penticton senior dies after mobile home park fire
PENTICTON, B.C. - A woman who was pulled from a burning mobile home in Penticton three weeks ago has died. The fire at Riva Ridge mobile home park damaged two mobile homes on May 29. On Wednesday, the...
James Peters Jun 19, 2019 Image Credit: Kelly Hayes / Global Okanagan

Heavy police presence results in Clearwater takedown
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A mischief call in Blue River Tuesday (June 18) led police to a man with outstanding warrants. RCMP Spokesperson Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says when officers stopped a vehicle associa...
James Peters Jun 19, 2019

After desperate community-wide search, Lorne Hamer-Jackson found safe
KAMLOOPS - After nearly three days of searching, hoping and praying, a Kamloops family is able to shed tears of relief. 58-year-old Lorne Hamer-Jackson, missing since Saturday night, has been found sa...
James Peters Jun 18, 2019

Kamloops pipeline proponents eager to see work begin on Trans Mountain expansion
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion has been approved for a second time. Proponents of the project are thrilled with its approval. Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar says it's good...
James Peters Jun 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds

Kamloops Green Party candidate drawn to politics by environmental issues
KAMLOOPS - Former Crown prosecutor Iain Currie is taking a run at federal politics, representing the Green Party for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding in October's election. Currie was born and rai...
James Peters Jun 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds

Land application remains on the table for long term disposal of Kamloops biosolids
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff will include land application among the options it will study as it seeks a long term solution for the biosolids produced by the city's sewage treatment facility. Eve...
James Peters Jun 18, 2019

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