Author Archives: James Peters
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted for residents of High Level, the sur...
Jun 05, 2019
SOUND OFF: No easy solutions for plastic bag pollution
BANS ON PLASTIC BAGS are a hot topic in B.C. lately. Several municipalities across the province are working on bylaws to ban single-use plastic bags and the City of Victoria has been leading the way. ...
Jun 05, 2019 Image Credit: Cariboo Regional District
ROTHENBURGER: We can redefine the ‘G’ word if we want to
KAMLOOPS - LANGUAGE IS NOT the boss of us. We follow its rules when they suit us. We change language through common use and misuse. The English of today is much different than it was 100 or 200 years ...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
Should the government do more to prevent mill closures, or are the circumstances beyond its control?
Jun 04, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: It’s possible to solve problems and also enjoy life
KAMLOOPS - SOME PEOPLE WOULD ONLY be happy if the entire world was gray and beige, devoid of extras.I draw that conclusion from some of the reaction to last week's Armchair Mayor editorial that praise...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
West Fraser announces temporary forestry production curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says all mill activities will be curtailed temporarily for a week in June at five British Columbia sawmills due to weakening lumber prices and high log costs. T...
Jun 03, 2019
CFJC Midday — Recycling 101 with the City of Kamloops
Marcia Dick from the City of Kamloops explains what happens to your recyclables after they're dumped into the city's trucks.
Jun 03, 2019
GINTA: Driving is fun, but comes with responsibilities
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR and the one that swerved out of the lineup of cars waiting at a stop sign became very small, very fast. The driver had likely waited for a while - like everyone else in tha...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Hat Creek Ranch shouldn’t be swept up in Reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - A NEWS ITEM about the management of the Hat Creek Ranch tourist attraction raises cause for concern.The ranch has special meaning for me - my great-great-grandfather established the place a...
Jun 02, 2019 Image: B.C. Heritage Branch
Huawei pushes ahead with rural internet strategy in Canada despite controversy
VANCOUVER - As wildfires raged near the central British Columbia community of Lac la Hache, emergency officials struggled to transmit life-saving information to residents. Slow and spotty internet mea...
Jun 02, 2019
