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Q: Do the new B.C. driver’s licence/services cards count as two pieces of ID?
A: While it might serve two distinct purposes, the B.C. driver’s licence and services card only counts as one form of identification when it comes to voting. During the recent municipal election, some...
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Santa Parade returns downtown Saturday
Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday, Nov. 29. The annual Kamloops Santa Claus Parade returns downtown this weekend with the theme, Once Upon a Time. Pre-parade entertainment begins at 10:15 a.m....
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Where’s Christ this Christmas?
Editor: My daughter just went to find a nativity set to give to a friend before Christmas. She went to five major retailers in town and did not find a single one. Does anyone else find it a bit odd...
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YMCA-YWCA makes its move to John Tod
Pioneer Moving worker Josh Warbuton (left) and Brayden Scott (right) get a helping hand from YMCA-YWCA member and volunteer during moving day Friday afternoon, Nov. 28, at Northills Mall. Dave...
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Five former Blazers named academic all-Canadians
Five former Kamloops Blazers were among 42 hockey players named academic all-Canadians by Canadian Interuniversity Sport this week. Kurtis Mucha and Jordan Rowley of the University of Alberta Golden...
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Sun Peaks Toonie Day on Monday
Sun Peaks Resort will again play host to Toonie Day, on Monday, Dec. 1. Visitors can ski and ride the mountain all day for just $2 and a donation to the Kamloops Food Bank. Last season, Sun Peaks...
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Arts Council calling on artists of all ages, mediums
The Kamloops Arts Council is calling for submissions for an upcoming exhibit. The 10-day open-art exhibit, entitled Art Exposed, will feature emerging, amateur and professional artists of all ages with...
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Thanks, your coins have gone a long way
Editor: Many people in Brocklehurst know me as that busker at Coopers. You also know me from doing the adopt-a-road program on Tranquille Road out to the airport. I’ve been performing at Cooper’s for...
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Prisoner who died in Kamloops prison was from Ontario
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died on Nov. 10 while in custody at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. He is Dylan Levi Judd, 20, originally from Ontario. Staff at...
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Highway project a smooth ride
Editor: As a resident of Pritchard who travels frequently to Kamloops, I anticipated the highway project from Monte Creek eastward with considerable dread. Endless lines of stopped traffic, impatient...
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Blazers trounced on home ice
The Kamloops Blazers were shellacked in their own building on Friday, Nov. 28. Fans at Interior Savings Centre watched as their beloved Blue and Orange was beaten 7-3 by the Regina Pats. Regina set the...
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Rocking your socks off
James Murray has been telling stories for decades. With a guitar in hand and a lifetime of memories to share, Murray is bringing his show to Kamloops on Dec. 4 to entertain some folks and assist a...
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Enjoy some oil paintings
Oil paintings by Howard Swaren will be on display at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre beginning Dec. 2. The exhibit, dubbed Oils to Enjoy, will feature a variety of feature landscapes, animals and...
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Royals get past Blazers at ISC
The Kamloops Blazers were beaten on home ice for the second straight night at Interior Savings Centre on Saturday, Nov. 29. Austin Carroll scored twice and the Victoria Royals topped Kamloops 5-3....
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University credits in high school
On Feb. 10, 2015, up to three-dozen students will enter a classroom at NorKam secondary — and, for some of them, they’ll immediately start earning university credits alongside their secondary credits....
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TRU extends presidency of Shaver
Alan Shaver has been re-appointed president and vice-chancellor of Thompson Rivers University. The decision by the university board of governors follows a review open to students, faculty, staff and...
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To space, part 2
Clockwise from back left are Hunter Galbraith, teacher Sharmane Baerg, Kieren O’Neil, Ryan Watson and Jordan Brown, the team at McGowan Park elementary that saw their science experiment blow up last...
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Kamloops Y begins new era on North Shore
Andrea Klassen photos/KTW Visitors to the newest location of the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA didn’t waste any time. Two hours into the Monday, Dec. 1, opening of the new health-and-fitness centre,...
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KTW Christmas Cheer Fund: Introducing the first donor — again
In a nod to Christmas Cheers of years past, the first online donation to this year’s campaign came from former Kamloops Daily News publisher Tim Shoults. Sure, Kamloops Daily News and KTW went head to...
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Arrest made in 1970s child murders in Merritt, Abbotsford
Police announced on Monday, Dec. 1, that a 67-year-old Ontario man has been charged with the murders of two young girls more than 30 years ago, including one from Merritt. At a press conference in...
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