Canadians down Swedes to open 4 Nations Cup
In this photo: Jillian Saulnier (11) carries the puck into the zone in her 4 Nations Cup debut. Allen Douglas photo Youth was on display in Kamloops on Tuesday, Nov. 4, as Canada defeated Sweden 2-0 at...
View ArticleResidents’ association argues Stuart Wood closure is ‘legally invalid’
A downtown Kamloops residents’ association believes the board of education’s decision to close Stuart Wood elementary is “legally invalid” and has a lawyer’s assessment to back its assertion. In a...
View ArticleArkells to return, tickets go on sale Friday
The Arkells will return to Kamloops this winter. The Canadian rock band has toured with the likes of Metric, The Tragically Hip and Anti-Flag and won the Juno Award for Group of the Year in 2012, along...
View ArticleCrafting success
It’s the most craftiest time of the year. Several craft sales were held over the weekend, including two in North Kamloops. Brittani Rutherford (above) spoke with KTW about her crocheted items at one of...
View ArticleJoin others, meet, go for a walk
Take a walk and get to know your neighbours this weekend. The Kamloops community and followers of Sikh founder Guru Nanak’s Philosophy of Humanity will be hosting the annual Know Your Neighbour Day on...
View ArticleSickly Storm get much-needed break
In this photo: Felix Larouche tipped this puck wide of the net against Princeton in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play earlier this month at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre....
View ArticleKMHA’s Fitzgerald gets taste of big time at Four Nations Cup
In this photo: Kamloops Minor Hockey Association player Kendall Fitzgerald took to the ice with Canada during warm-up before its Four Nations Cup opener against Sweden at Interior Savings Centre on...
View ArticleThe Tattle of Hastings — analyzing the Blazers at the quarter mark
KTW reporter Marty Hastings. In this photo: Kamloops Blazers’ forward Jake Kryski, 16, is showing why he was a first-round WHL Bantam Draft pick, with 11 points in 16 games this season. Having just...
View ArticleYoung Canadians, big talent at Four Nations Cup
Jillian Saulnier hadn’t expected her first goal as a part of Canada’s senior national team to come so quickly. But, just seven minutes into her first game of the 2014 Four Nations Cup, the 5-foot-5...
View ArticleBurlesque for a good cause
Kamloops Burlesque will donate proceeds from its next show to a group that is fighting — and f*cking — cancer. The monthly showcase, which features the likes of Miss Coco Creme, Amphorma Rhodes and...
View ArticleCanadians notch two late goals in comeback victory over U.S.
In this photo: U.S. goaltender Alex Rigsby could do nothing but watch as Rebecca Johnston tipped in a point shot and gave Canada a 3-2 lead late in the third period of the Four Nations Cup border...
View ArticleTitans win West Zone Championship
The South Kamloops Titans defeated the Sa-Hali Sabres 2-0 in the final of the 2014 West Zone AAA Senior Girls Championship, capturing the gold medal. The scores in the final were 25-20 and 25-17. The...
View ArticleSabres win junior zone championship
The Sa-Hali Sabres defeated the Valleyview Vikings 2-0 in the final of the West Zone Junior Girls Volleyball Championship yesterday (Nov. 6). The scores were 25-21, 25-15. The Westsyde Whundas defeated...
View ArticlePrivato is red hot
In the photo: Debbie and John Woodward own Privato Vineyards & Winery in Westsyde. Kamloops’ Privato Vineyard & Winery has had its 2011 Pinot Noir selected as the Top Red at the Cornucopia...
View ArticleBeware scam artists posing as WestJet
The public is being warned to be aware of scam artists who call and purport to be from WestJet and other Canadian companies. The scam, which has been practised for several years, sees the fraudulent...
View Article$100,000 for labour-market survey in Kamloops
A request for proposals is out this week looking for what will likely be a team of economists needed to conduct an ambitious labour market survey for Kamloops. Venture Kamloops is receiving $100,000...
View ArticleAn argument for capital punishment
Editor: Justin Bourque, who killed three New Brunswick Mounties earlier this year, was sentenced to 75 years in prison before he is eligible for parole. At an average annual cost of $151,484 to house a...
View ArticleAjax cannot be only civic-election focus
Editor: With a little more than a week until the Nov. 15 civic election, how does anyone make sense of all the messages being offered up by the 32 council and mayoral candidates? Add in the 15 board of...
View ArticlePeter Mansbridge needs to learn to respect our PM
Editor: On Oct. 22, while watching with horror and disbelief the attack on our Parliament and the death of one of our brave young soldiers, CBC News’ Peter Mansbridge began to comment on an interview...
View ArticleWhich candidates support forensic audit?
Editor: Municipal spending by the present city council was the No. 1 issue in an online poll done by Kamloops This Week. Our elected councillors seem to not want to talk about important issues halfway...
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