Author Archives: James Peters

City committee told Tranquille, Notre Dame are most crime-riddled corridors in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There are two areas in the city that generate the majority of community service and police responses.At a meeting of the Kamloops council's Safety and Security Select Committee Tuesday (Oct...
James Peters Oct 28, 2025

Illegal guns, drugs seized from rental vehicle on Tk'emlúps reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps Rural RCMP seized illegal guns and drugs in a bust involving a rental vehicle last week.In a news release, RCMP say frontline officers were working in the 400-block of Paul Lake R...
James Peters Oct 28, 2025

Blazers' Hurlbert named to CHL squad for mini-tournament against top U.S. prospects
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will have some representation when the top Canadian Hockey League (CHL) prospects go up against a team from the U.S. National Development Program next month. Forward JP...
James Peters Oct 28, 2025

Suspicious fire sends North Shore family to hospital
KAMLOOPS - For the second time this month, a house fire on the North Shore has sent a family to hospital. In this case, RCMP believe the fire's origin is suspicious.Kamloops RCMP say officers supporte...
James Peters Oct 28, 2025

Have you been cheering on the Blue Jays on their road to the World Series?
James Peters Oct 27, 2025 Image Credit: The Associated Press

Gleaning Abundance Program's fall 2025 harvest yields thousands of pounds of fruit
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Policy Council's Gleaning Abundance Program has finished its harvest for 2025. The group harvested just under 15,000 pounds worth of apples, apricots, pears and other frui...
James Peters Oct 25, 2025

Kamloops MLA tables legislation to make dash cameras mandatory in commercial vehicles
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has tabled a private member's bill aimed at getting dashcams in all commercial vehicles that operate in British Columbia. It's not a new issue raised...
James Peters Oct 24, 2025

Kamloops City Hall optimistic about new federal bail reform
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops remains optimistic that new federal legislation to bring in stricter bail and sentencing rules for violent and repeat offenders will help reduce crime across the commun...
James Peters Oct 24, 2025

Kamloops MLA Stamer backs Rustad as leader; wants party to focus on bringing legislation to the table
VICTORIA - On October 22, the executive of the BC Conservative Party put out a letter calling on leader John Rustad to resign immediately. This follows recent departures of two MLAs. The party has los...
James Peters Oct 23, 2025

Communities will keep sharp eye on success of Virtual Emergency Care Pilot Programs
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Interior Health and the province announced virtual emergency care will be coming to four communities across the region, including Lillooet and Clearwater. These communiti...
James Peters Oct 23, 2025

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