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Mingling at Ching Ming
Charlene Carlas (centre) showing respect for ancestors with incense sticks.Allen Douglas/KTW Chinese Cemetery. Offering burning incense to people who wish to participate in the ceremony.Allen...
View ArticleBASS: Kamloops needs a year-round place for homeless
There’s been a lot of chatter on Facebook about how Kamloops treats its homeless population. Here’s the thing — our local politicians know it’s not good to have people freezing to death on the streets,...
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Minimum wage hike, new payroll tax taking a toll on B.C. Wildlife Park
The B.C. Wildlife Parks hopes to receive provincial funding to deal with the financial pressure of an incoming $15 minimum wage and the new health-care payroll tax. A letter from the local facility was...
View ArticleEmergency alerts coming to cellphones this week
Beginning Friday April 6, emergency alerts in British Columbia issued through the national Alert Ready program will also be sent to compatible wireless devices, such as smartphones. “Accurate and...
View ArticleKamloops crews busy dousing grass fires
There may be snow on the hills of Kamloops, but the valley bottom is drying out fast. Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out yet again on Wednesday to deal with a grass fire. The latest blaze...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s bail hearing set for April 9
The suspect in the murder of a 55-year-old Logan Lake man is scheduled to return to court for a bail hearing next week. Gordon James Fleming, 66, is facing one charge of second-degree murder in...
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Jury selection date set for trial of man charged with murder in hit-and-run
A date for jury selection has been set for the B.C. Supreme Court trial of a Shuswap man accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash on a rural road near Magna Bay in 2016. Raymond Edward Swann is charged...
View ArticleBody found in South Thompson River in Kamloops; foul play not suspected
Kamloops RCMP have confirmed a body was found in the South Thompson River on Wednesday. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said police were called after a resident reported finding the body partially submerged in the...
View ArticleCrews fighting grass fire east of Kamloops
Provincial wildfire crews are battling a 100-hectare grass fire east of Kamloops as of Wednesday afternoon at 5:45 p.m. BC Wildfire Service spokesman Kevin Skrepnek told KTW the blaze — near Neskonlith...
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Province commits $4.7 million for Indigenous housing complex in Kamloops
The provincial government has come through with approximately $4.7 million to cover the full cost of building an Indigenous youth housing complex in Brocklehurst. Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and...
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