Author Archives: James Peters

Build Kamloops AAP deadline approaching, residents on both sides
KAMLOOPS - Less than one week away from the City of Kamloops alternative approval process deadline, and people on both sides of the issue have been very vocal. Garry Davies is the spokesperson for a g...
James Peters Sep 09, 2024

Housing project at former Northbridge Hotel site to have 90 units; still pending provincial approval and funding
KAMLOOPS - Further details were unveiled Friday (Sept. 6) of what type of housing could be built at the site of the former Northrbidge Hotel, pending approval from the province. In a news release, the...
James Peters Sep 06, 2024

PETERS: With the collapse of BC United, there will be a lot of nose-holding at the ballot box this fall
THE DOLLAR STORES IN BC are about to sell out of clothespins. The buyers? All those people who will need to plug their noses when they cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial election. On one ha...
James Peters Sep 06, 2024

Does the withdrawal of the BC United Party change the way you intend to vote in this fall's provincial election?
James Peters Sep 03, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Kamloops Mounties urging PIN caution after reported bank card thefts
KAMLOOPS- Kamloops RCMP have issued a reminder to the public to be cautious when punching in a debit or credit card PIN, after two incidents of reported card theft and fraud. "Just last week (Aug. 20)...
James Peters Aug 30, 2024

140 into 93 won't fit: The math facing B.C. Conservatives as BC United folds campaign
The suspension of the Official Opposition BC United's election campaign, consolidating its pool of potential candidates with the B.C. Conservative Party, means that dozens from either camp will lose p...
James Peters Aug 29, 2024

B.C.'s auditor general finds no conflict in CleanBC grants program after claim from Merritt-based truck maker
MERRITT, B.C. - The Office of B.C.'s Auditor General says he found no conflict of interest in MNP's administration of the CleanBC grant program. In a statement issued Wednesday (Aug. 28) morning, Mich...
James Peters Aug 28, 2024

B.C. brings in 'bell to bell' school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters
VANCOUVER - Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices in classrooms. ...
James Peters Aug 27, 2024

Did you take a vacation over the summer?
James Peters Aug 26, 2024 Image Credit: Susan Lowrey

B.C. caps rent increases next year at 3 per cent, matching inflation
VICTORIA - The maximum allowable rent increase in British Columbia next year will be 3 per cent, down from the current 3.5 per cent. The Housing Ministry says the new amount, taking effect on Jan. 1, ...
James Peters Aug 26, 2024

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