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James Peters is our News Director, promoted to the position in November 2023. He got the journalism bug as a youth and hasn’t been able to shake it since, working in radio newsrooms in Manitoba and Alberta before settling at CFJC in 2006. James anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and his newscasts have been honoured multiple times as the best small market newscasts in both BC and Canada. When he’s not working, James enjoys spending time with his wife Jennie, his daughter Eden, and his son Jovan.

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PETERS: 'Tough on crime' Caputo straddles line between smart politics, partisan rage baiting
'TOUGH ON CRIME' is a winning political strategy.Whatever your place on the political spectrum, you will typically agree with some basic statements about crime: there is too much of it and those who are caught doing it are treated too well.Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo, a former prosecutor, is well-position...
Mar 22, 2024
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PETERS: Kamloops beach cleanup day encourages pride of ownership in our community
I'LL ADD MY VOICE to the chorus of praise for the beach cleanup day approved by Kamloops council this week.On April 21, local citizens will take advantage of the low water levels and gather to clean up all the garbage and junk that has accumulated on our city's beaches over the years.Hopefully, owners of private riverf...
Mar 15, 2024
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PETERS: Ageism alive and well in the U.S. presidential race
I'M NOT SURE WHAT President Joe Biden ingested before this week's State of the Union address - and perhaps I don't want to know.Sleepy Joe has been one of the more effective barbs thrown the president's way throughout his term, but he was anything but sleepy Thursday night, despite starting the speech well past bedtime...
Mar 08, 2024
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PETERS: Whether they build a fence or an overpass, TRU and the City of Kamloops can't wall off their relationship
THE PROPOSAL FOR AN OVERPASS spanning Summit Drive and leading to the Thompson Rivers University campus is so old, it's almost eligible to enroll at TRU.It's so old, I remember former councillor John O'Fee discussing how jaywalkers have to be sharper than other pedestrians because they don't have the crosswalk to prote...
Mar 01, 2024
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PETERS: Spend-happy provincial government should pay for KFR medical response unit
IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS and your taxes go up a little higher next year, a new medical response unit for Kamloops Fire Rescue might be part of the reason.Chief Ken Uzeloc has requested the unit as a supplemental item in budget deliberations.Uzeloc says KFR crews, who are ostensibly supposed to be firefighter...
Feb 23, 2024
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PETERS: Milobar and Stone will face their toughest election fights this year
KAMLOOPS WAS ONCE SEEN AS A BELLWETHER riding provincially, meaning the candidates who won here, their party would unfailingly form government.That has not held true for a long time, as Kamloops has stuck like glue to the B.C. Liberals for decades now.That will all change this fall, as Kamloops will not have any B.C. L...
Feb 16, 2024
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PETERS: A city that builds things
I WANT TO LIVE IN A CITY that builds things.It seems simple enough to say and something we take as a given, but for decades now, we in Kamloops have not lived in that kind of city.Who is at fault? The municipality doesn't build housing and it doesn't start up businesses - but it is in charge of public amenities and inf...
Feb 09, 2024
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PETERS: Smith's healthcare change poses real danger for Alberta trans kids
IT HAS TO BE MORE THAN A LITTLE DISTURBING for the LGBTQ2S+ community in Alberta that the person who was just days ago glad-handing with Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson is now radically reshaping healthcare laws for trans kids in that province.Premier Danielle Smith unveiled the sweeping changes earlier this week - ...
Feb 02, 2024
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PETERS: All for the simple sin of wanting to relieve their pain
HYDROMORPHONE IS AN AMAZING SUBSTANCE.When that opioid is coursing through your veins, everything in the world is okay.You feel calm, you feel relaxed, and most importantly, your pain fades away.Every year, thousands of British Columbians die for the simple sin of wanting their pain to fade away.Some of them are street...
Jan 26, 2024
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PETERS: A few unprofessional, unprepared drivers are ruining the good reputation of the trucking industry
YET ANOTHER TRUCK with an overheight load hit some infrastructure in B.C. this week.On Monday, a truck carrying a helicopter fuselage hit an overpass in Burnaby.The company's license was suspended, forcing it to pull its 20 vehicles off the road.This one didn't cause much damage, but it's the latest in a growing list o...
Jan 19, 2024
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PETERS: Instead of banning cellphones in classrooms, teach students responsible use
WHERE YOU STAND on a potential ban of cellphones in the classroom probably depends on where you stand on cellphones generally.The B.C. United say if they form government after this year's election, they will ban students from using cellphones in classrooms.Politically, it's an interesting, sort of populist move. Pledgi...
Jan 12, 2024
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PETERS: We have to assume Peter Fassbender's dismissal was just another partisan game
PETER FASSBENDER'S DISMISSAL as the municipal adviser to Kamloops mayor and council seemed to catch everyone by surprise, including Fassbender himself.There's only one plausible reason Fassbender was relieved of his duties last week.It very likely played out like this.Step 1 - the Ministry of Municipal Affairs appoints...
Dec 29, 2023
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PETERS: The true meaning of crisis
THE HOLIDAY SEASON is a tough time of year for a lot of people.We call it the most wonderful time of the year, but it presents a lot of extra expenses and extra stress, too.If you don't get the right gift, invite the right people or send the right greeting, it's an all-out crisis.Well, maybe not a crisis. That word is ...
Dec 22, 2023
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PETERS: Let's make 2024 'The Year of Being Open to Compromise'
I'M DECLARING 2023 'The Year of Being Dug In.'So many of the main conflicts of this past year were made worse because of how entrenched the combatants were.The greatest example of two parties being entrenched is the Israelis and the Palestinians. For generations, it's been the irresistible force battling the immovable ...
Dec 15, 2023
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PETERS: Multi-use pathways are a form of harm reduction and we should build more
THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR ARGUED THIS WEEK that multi-use pathways will present more problems than solutions in the future, thanks to the proliferation of hybrid transportation options in our community.Mel is certainly correct that more and more people are choosing e-bikes to get around here and e-scooters may be on their way...
Dec 08, 2023
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PETERS: Safety needs to be at the forefront as McGill Road gets busier
BEFORE WE SAY TOO MUCH about the crash on McGill Road Wednesday, it's important to note few of the details have been confirmed.We know a Dodge Ram pickup truck seemingly careened out of control, hitting trees on the boulevard before slamming into a number of vehicles stopped at a red light.We know one of the stopped ve...
Dec 01, 2023
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PETERS: We're stuck with the bill for previous councils' short-sighted water rate decisions
IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND why residents struggling in the midst of an affordability crisis might be more than a little miffed at the City of Kamloops right now.Any explanation as to why the water rate might rise by 63 per cent over the next five years - no matter how logical - is bound to be met with frustration.If polit...
Nov 24, 2023
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PETERS: Youthful stupidity no excuse for swastika graffiti
I HOPE THE PERSON who painted swastikas on the side of a North Shore business this week is more naive than hateful.The Nazi symbols showed up painted in red on the side of Total Pet on Tranquille Road Wednesday morning (Nov. 15).The phallus that accompanied the symbols would suggest the culprit is a juvenile - in mind ...
Nov 17, 2023
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