Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes
VANCOUVER - A cool and wet spring in parts of British Columbia has helped suppress fire activity, but an expected turn in the weather will likely renew wildfire risk this summer. BC Wildfire Service l...
Jun 12, 2024
Wildfire forecast anticipates high risk for new wildfires in Prairies, N.W.T.
OTTAWA - The wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, but the risk is high across most of the country for new fires to erupt this summer. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Cen...
Jun 12, 2024
Does Kamloops need another city river crossing?
Jun 10, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts
British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged t...
Jun 9, 2024
Second-annual STK Fastball tournament will see top men's fastpitch talent take the field in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This weekend (June 7-9), STK Fastball is hosting its second annual Men's Fastball tournament at Charles Anderson Stadium. This year, a berth to the 2024 ISC World Tournament in Vancouver is...
Jun 7, 2024
'If we don't remember, we will repeat our mistakes'; Kamloops Legion holds ceremony to honour 80th anniversary of D-Day
KAMLOOPS - June 6th marked 80 years since the Second Wold War's 'Operation Overlord' - also known as D-Day. The invasion was the largest air, naval and land operation in history. The goal was to liber...
Jun 7, 2024
Gate installed as Skwlāx considers road checkpoint to regulate surge in mushroom picker camps
SKWLAX - Skwlx te Secwepemclecw has resorted to installing an access gate at one of the entrances to a forest service road through their land, and a set of Private Property, and No Trespassing signs. ...
Jun 7, 2024
Grewal approved, Sarai still in vetting process as Kamloops Centre NDP hopes to hold nomination meeting soon
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops residents have publicly declared their intentions to run for the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination in the newly formed Kamloops Centre electoral district. However, only ...
Jun 7, 2024
'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their ...
Jun 3, 2024
Will two recent defections from the BC United party to the BC Conservative party force a merger before the next provincial election?
Jun 3, 2024 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
