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Blazers set for trip to Everett
In this photo: Logan McVeigh of the Kamloops Blazers celebrates a goal against the Prince George Cougars at Interior Savings Centre on Friday, Nov. 21. Allen Douglas/KTW The Kamloops Blazers will be...
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Kamloops Broncos name Yamaoka head coach
In this photo: Former Kamloops Broncos head coach Duncan Olthuis (left) resigned earlier this month. He has been replaced by Brad Yamaoka (middle). Mike Faisthuber (right) is the team’s offensive...
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Sun Life Financial Super League Week 7 results
The Sun Life Financial Super League’s Week 7 draws were played at Kamloops Curling Club on Monday, Nov. 24. Team Nelson (KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.) topped Olsen (Subway) 5-2; DeCap (Hub Barton...
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Having a Nov. 27 conversation about kidney transplants
There are almost 10,000 people in Kamloops with chronic kidney disease, 80 of whom need of a kidney transplant. Many will die waiting. The Kamloops Community Conversation will be held on Thursday,...
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KMHA round-up to Nov. 23
In this photo: Matthew Gallant of Chilliwack emerges from behind the net against Cloverdale in the top-tier final at the November Classic Atom Development Tournament, held on the weekend at McArthur...
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Balbar trial: Accused killer quizzed on inconsistent testimony
A prosecutor spent three hours on Tuesday, Nov. 25, attacking the credibility of an accused murderer by pointing out inconsistencies between his story now and what he told a jury during a previous...
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Printing shop, dance studio arts finalists
Tickets are on sale for the eighth annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts on Jan. 31. The event at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre is a fundraiser for the Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops...
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Most sophisticated understanding of Kamloops air quality to come
Air-quality meteorologists already know the worst air in Kamloops is at the valley bottom but, once studies for the proposed Ajax mine are complete, they will also know the impact of dust from the...
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At $1,000 per person, Kamloops council ponders fewer public budget meetings
Several Kamloops councillors want to see a reduction in the number of budget meetings the city hosts annually in light of a report that puts the cost of this year’s sessions at more than $1,000 per...
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Shmoorkoff more than just a driver
In this photo: Rob Shmoorkoff drives the Kamloops Storm’s bus. As a kid growing up in Castlegar, Rob Shmoorkoff played in all these rinks. Shepherding the Kamloops Storm around the Kootenay...
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Prolific offender on trial for ‘very serious’ assault
A 36-year-old man is on trial for allegedly beating a Westsyde resident who was reported as a drug dealer by a neighbour concerned about the safety of children at her day care. Crown prosecutor Neil...
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KMHA results — submission guidelines
Listed below are guidelines for submitting results in three situations — when your team plays once in a weekend, twice in a weekend and in a tournament. Player names have been replaced with Player A,...
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DYER: Conspiracy or cock-up in Ukraine?
This is what former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, subsequently driven from office by mass protests in Kiev, said to German Chancellor Angela Merkel just one year ago, at the start of the...
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Confronting Crohn’s and colitis with courage
Zoe Ware has had enough of the stigma. The 34-year-old Kamloops woman has lived with Crohn’s disease for 15 years. “Let’s talk about it,” she said. “Life will go on. It’s just shit. We all do it.”...
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More stats, standings en route to KTW
KTW reporter Marty Hastings. At long last, we’ll be able to give the people more of what they want. When the Kamloops Daily News closed earlier this year, KTW had to change, its sports section...
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A n(ice) act of kindness in Kamloops
Editor: I would like to tell everyone about a random act of kindness I witnessed on Monday, Nov. 24. I work in the BC Centre for Open Learning at Thompson Rivers University and my office window looks...
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BASS: We need home-grown performing-arts centre
Denis Walsh posted a link on his Facebook page recently about a new performing-arts centre being built in St. Catharines, Ont. He didn’t put any comment on it, only a few people indicated they liked it...
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Kamloops finds buying machines wasn’t such a sweep deal
In the photo: This sweeper was at work in 2009, but the city is now buying an emergency street sweeper for $325,000 after finding two recent purchases could not do the job. KTW file photo It’s an...
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Cascades Casino could be open by summer of 2015
Kamloops’ new casino could be open for business in Aberdeen before the fall of 2015. At its Tuesday, Nov. 25 meeting, Kamloops council approved a zoning bylaw that will allow Gateway Casinos and...
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The art of the abstract
Julie Elliot likes to think about painting as “layers of chaos and control.” In the first layer, she spontaneously pours acrylic paint on canvas. Then, she lets it dry — it always looks different when...
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