Author Archives: James Peters
Winter conditions and vehicle incidents cause overnight closure of the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): DriveBC says the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt reopened at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday.However, drivers are being asked to slow down on the stretch of Highway 5 as slushy and sl...
Dec 18, 2024
Kamloops MLA concerned for the future after $9.4-billion deficit projection
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA and opposition finance critic, Peter Milobar, has expressed significant concerns about British Columbia's latest fiscal update, which projects a $9.4-billion deficit."We...
Dec 17, 2024
B.C.'s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update
British Columbia's forecasted record deficit for this fiscal year has grown by another $429 million, reaching $9.4 billion. The province unveiled the latest quarterly update, the first under new Finan...
Dec 17, 2024
Four-stage water restriction plan coming to CSRD residents
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) will roll out a new four-stage water restriction plan in the spring. While initial details are scarce, the CSRD board approved the plan...
Dec 17, 2024
Have you done more in-person holiday shopping as opposed to online purchases this year?
Dec 16, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Search and Rescue assisting RCMP in search for missing skier at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - (UPDATE 09:10 a.m.) - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a missing 68-year-old skier who was last seen on Tuesday (Dec. 10). In a statement, Sun Peaks Resort says Tomasz Jaholkowski was l...
Dec 12, 2024
B.C. falls behind in meeting needs of seniors as population grows, says advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province is falling behind in meeting the basic needs of its older residents. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says in a report that despite some inv...
Dec 11, 2024
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 ...
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?
Dec 9, 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...
Dec 5, 2024
