Author Archives: James Peters

Fifteen fisheries charges laid a decade after Mount Polley dam breached in B.C.
VICTORIA - Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 ...
James Peters Dec 10, 2024

Should Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson apologize or resign after it was found he breached a section of council's code of conduct for allowing false or misleading information to be communicated?
James Peters Dec 09, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

RCMP searching three North Kamloops homes as part of drug trafficking investigation
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated here. EARLIER: Residents are asked to stay away from two areas in Brocklehurst and one on the North Shore Thursday (Dec. 5) morning. Kamloops RCMP say offi...
James Peters Dec 05, 2024

State memorial planned for former B.C. premier John Horgan
VICTORIA - A provincial state memorial service for former British Columbia premier John Horgan will be held later this month in Colwood, west of Victoria. Horgan, who died in November after his third ...
James Peters Dec 03, 2024

Sarai apologizes for lying about recording conversation with Kamloops mayor
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillor Bill Sarai has apologized for secretly recording a conversation he had with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson nearly two years ago, then lying about the recording. Sarai offered ...
James Peters Dec 03, 2024

Fatal collision near Ashcroft Sunday under investigation
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP are investigating a single motor vehicle accident that took place on December 1, that took the lives of two people.RCMP report emergency crews responded at approximately...
James Peters Dec 03, 2024

Private refugee sponsorship pause an 'unfortunate reality': minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that the recent pause in most private refugee sponsorships is because there is an "oversupply" of applications and they don't want to give people fleeing...
James Peters Dec 03, 2024

Kamloops RCMP officer given one year probation after rough arrest outside City Hall
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer pleaded guilty to the lesser of two charges after a rough arrest outside of Kamloops City Hall a year ago that was captured on video. In Kamloops Law Courts Monday (...
James Peters Dec 03, 2024

Winter mill curtailments welcome B.C.'s new forests minister and critic to their roles
KAMLOOPS - While the Tolko Heffley Creek Mill was a hive of activity on Monday (Dec. 2) morning, come December 20, the mill will be shut down for all business except deliveries. It's one of six Tolko ...
James Peters Dec 02, 2024

Is an apology or resignation by Bill Sarai appropriate for not revealing he had secretly recorded a conversation with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson?
James Peters Dec 02, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

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