Author Archives: James Peters
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
Structure fire near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - Fire fighters have been called out to a structure fire in a forested area of Fox Mountain, just north of Williams Lake. The smoke was spotted Friday afternoon and can be seen from a lo...
May 31, 2019 Image Credit: Viewer submitted
2019 Music in the Park Schedule
Music in the Park shows begin at 7:00 p.m. each night. At Riverside Park July 1: Canada Day event: Rob Lamonica, Ayren and The Kingpins, Infectuals July 2: FKB (rock) July 3: The Promised (roots and r...
May 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
CFJC Midday — Cooking Chinese broccoli and prawns with Faith Leung from Moon Wok
Faith Leung of Moon Wok Chinese Restaurant cooks up some delicious broccoli and prawns. Yum!
May 30, 2019
Bernier says PPC candidate for Kamloops riding coming soon
KAMLOOPS - The leader of the fledgling People's Party of Canada (PPC) says the party should have a candidate in place in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in about one week. Maxime Bernier toured through the ...
May 30, 2019 PPC Leader Maxime Bernier (left) speaks to James Peters for Balance of Power (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
CHARBONNEAU: U.S challenges Canada's Northwest Passage
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS to send ships into our Northwest Passage without Canada's permission. Why he would want to provoke Canada - America's closest ally and trading partner - is a mystery. If he succe...
May 30, 2019 Image Credit: Sophia Granchinho / Dreamstime.com
MPs demand more help as mental-health issues approach 'crisis' on Canada's farms
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are calling on the federal government to better support farmers who they say are especially vulnerable to mental-health issues like stress, depression and suicidal thoughts. In a ne...
May 30, 2019
