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Homeowner sues City of Kamloops for ‘error’ in trying to find pipe
A Kamloops homeowner is suing the city for what he alleges was wrong information on location of sewer pipes at his property — an error that cost $4,200. Darren James Abraham filed the allegation in...
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FOULDS: Precisely preposterous
In the good-old days, you would drive downtown, park your car, grab some change from the ashtray and plug the coin-operated meters that never failed to remind one of E.T. You’d take a quarter, hold it...
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Candidates invited to your Ajax mine site
The proponents of the Ajax copper and gold mine will host a special tour of their mine site next week, but only mayoral and council candidates are invited on the bus. According to an invitation sent to...
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A Linus-worthy gourd
Jack and Cheryl Reid pose next to the 288-pound pumpkin that Jack grew in their Barnhartvale yard. The oversized pumpkin was taken to the Kamloops Food Bank to weigh and will soon be emptied of its...
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City of Kamloops to review pay-parking contract
The City of Kamloops is reviewing its contract with its parking pay-station suppliers after another round of technical malfunctions with meters on the busiest street in the downtown core for four days....
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Drag-queen show to support LGBTQ youth
A fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel this weekend is sure to be a drag. Too Fabulous will feature “queens of the Pacific Northwest in a Drag Extravaganza” and will raise money for the Safe Spaces youth...
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WALLACE: The run-around after crossing the finish line
I had three kilometres to go and all I wanted to do was sit on my couch and have a beer. But, I convinced myself I could finish the measly mileage. Keep going, I told myself. My legs were dead, my...
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She piped up for boyfriend — and is now on probation
A shop owner and his employee in the midst of stopping what they believed was a downtown theft were both attacked by a pipe-wielding woman who was trying to protect her boyfriend from a citizen’s...
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When politics meets the youth of Kamloops
Kamloops This Week reporter Andrea Klassen covered the youth election forum, held on Thursday, Oct.23, at the McArthur Island Youth Centre. Here, you can catch the political play-by-play via Klassen’s...
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LISTINGS: Oct. 24 to Oct. 30
FRI., OCT. 24 Art: Susan Knox Recent Paintings, watercolour and acrylic exhibit on display until Oct. 31 at the Old Courthouse gallery, 7 West Seymour St. Fundraiser: Spaghetti Western, hosted by the...
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Review: McLachlan’s voice angelic in any venue
This is the tale of two reviews. One can be succinct and comes courtesy of my husband, who summed up the Sarah McLachlan concert in Kamloops on Thursday, Oct. 23, this way: Interior Savings Centre...
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Q: Why do some green arrow traffic lights flash, not others?
A: City of Kamloops traffic and transportation engineer Elnaz Ansari said each green arrow is different. The steady, or solid, arrow is called a protected left-turn phase. “This means that all the...
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Mankind meets nature
Photographer Edward Burtynsky sees the world through many lenses. There’s the obvious one — the two eyes he uses daily as he goes about his activities — and, there’s the lenses of his cameras and the...
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Tourist in own town, exploring Vancouver
A few months ago, my husband and I took our grandson, Keegan, to a few Victoria attractions and he loved being a tourist in his own town. Well, now it’s my turn. And, as a Vancouverite, the options...
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WolfPack women look to build on win; men search for first victory
It had been more than two years since the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women’s vol- leyball team put one in the win column. Before TRU won its first match of the season on the weekend against...
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TRU coaches reflect on first CIS soccer season
From provincial champions to divi- sion basement dwellers, the transition to the ranks of Canadian Interuniversity Sport hasn’t been easy for the TRU WolfPack’s soccer programs. But, the Kamloops...
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Kamloops Special Olympians counting down days to the Games
In this photo: Special Olympian Stacey Bertoli (left) high-fives coach Corryn Brown during a team practice on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the McArthur Island Curling Club. Dave Eagles photo For Special...
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Blazers downed by Wheat Kings in high-scoring affair
In this photo: Deven Sideroff nearly scores his fourth goal of the game but is stymied by the pad of Wheat Kings goaltender Logan Thompson, who made 29 saves on 34 shots. The Kamloops Blazers and the...
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WolfPack basketball improves to 3-1 in pre-season play
The TRU WolfPack defeated the Laurentian University Voyageurs 69-51 on Friday, Oct. 24, improving to 3-1 in pre-season action. The Pack was led by Josh Wolfram, who had 14 points and eight rebounds....
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WolfPack men still searching for first victory
The TRU WolfPack men’s volleyball team is still searching or its first victory of the season after falling in five sets to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on Friday, Oct. 24. The scores...
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