Author Archives: James Peters

On verge of deal, talks between Cariboo Regional District, BCGEU break off
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The war of words is heating up between the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and its striking employees, who are heading into a seventh week of job action. In a news release issued...
James Peters Jun 21, 2024

School bus crashes off Highway 97 near Lac La Hache; no word on injuries
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. - UPDATE (4:00 p.m.): BC Emergency Health Service (BCEHS) says there were two incidents at this location Friday afternoon. First was the motor vehicle incident involving the school ...
James Peters Jun 21, 2024

TNRD and City of Merritt agree to five-year extension for area structural fire protection services
MERRITT, B.C. - Hundreds of properties in the Lower Nicola region now have long-term certainty with structural fire protection. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) announced Wednesday (June 1...
James Peters Jun 19, 2024

Strike at Gibraltar Mine ends following ratification of new contract
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The strike at Gibraltar Mine has ended. This after members of Unifor Local 3018 ratified a three-year collective agreement Tuesday night (June 18) following a tentative deal reac...
James Peters Jun 19, 2024
Have you considered leaving British Columbia because of the cost of living in this province?
James Peters Jun 17, 2024

Tk'emlups Indigenous Peoples Day celebration to include unique aerial light show
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Friday's (June 21) National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration will include an aerial light show billed as one of the first of its kind outside the Lower Mainland.Tourism Kaml...
James Peters Jun 17, 2024

Taseko says tentative deal reached with striking workers at Gibraltar mine
VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has reached a tentative agreement with striking employees at its Gibraltar Mine in central British Columbia. The deal is subject to ratification by the workers, w...
James Peters Jun 17, 2024

Fire destroys five structures at trailer park in Malakwa
MALAKWA, B.C. - Fire crews in the Shuswap are continuing to investigate what caused a massive fire at a mobile home park earlier this week. The fire broke out Monday night at Green Acres Park around 8...
James Peters Jun 17, 2024

E.coli risk closes beach in Sorrento
SORRENTO, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says a swim advisory is in place for a Shuswap beach after E.coli bacteria was found in the water. A swim advisory sent out by the regional dist...
James Peters Jun 17, 2024

Four Kamloops council Code of Conduct complaints withdrawn because complainants feared reprisal
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff say four complaints under council's Code of Conduct have been withdrawn because the people who brought them forward feared the subject would retaliate.On Thursday (Ju...
James Peters Jun 13, 2024

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PETERS: A chorus of truth will always drown out a tiny group preaching hate
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