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FOULDS: No use fretting about Fretz’s comments
Jen Fretz has been unfairly targeted by some Kamloops residents who watched her speak for eight seconds — and those eight seconds came at the very end of a two-minute-and-eight-second story on...
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Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta elected TNRD chairman
John Ranta The newly elected Thompson-Nicola Regional District board returned a veteran rural mayor and former chairman to lead the organization for at least the next year, rejecting a bid from a City...
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Ajax data: Is it real or is it virtual?
Editor: Is virtual simulation to be considered an objective measure of the potential health impact of the proposed Ajax mine? In as much as most Hollywood movies pretend to examine reality perhaps....
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Making a splash: Classics dive into Law meet today
The Kamloops Classic Swim Club is hoping it can make a splash at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre on the weekend, as the MJB Law Classic takes over the pool this morning (Dec. 12). The meet begins at...
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Blazers lose to Rebels in Red Deer
The Kamloops Blazers lost their fourth consecutive game on Thursday, Dec. 11, dropping a 6-2 decision to the Red Deer Rebels. The Blazers are 12-17-3-2, while the Rebels are 17-11-3-1. Kamloops again...
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Tom Gaglardi, Northland fined $140,000 for altering fish habitat on Kamloops...
Tom Gaglardi arriving at the Kamloops Law Courts in January 2014. KTW file photo The owner of the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers and the company he runs have been fined $140,000. The...
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Former inmate in Kamloops prison sues provincial government
A former Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre inmate is suing the provincial government for what he calls a “harsh error” that allegedly left him with a broken jaw following an assault by an accused...
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Domtar looks to third party to build new oxygen plant
Domtar Corp. is looking to contract out an element of its Kamloops pulp mill to a third-party supplier. Spokeswoman Bonny Skene said the company, which has operations in Canada and the United States,...
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Friesen makes a statement as Storm thump 100 Mile House
With three lineup regulars doing stints in the BCHL on Friday night (Dec. 12), Mitch Friesen took the game over for the Kamloops Storm. Friesen scored three goals and two assists to lead his club to a...
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Report to Kamloops council raises concerns about pipeline construction
Construction of the twinning of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline could lead to a housing and hotel-room crunch and “reduced health outcomes” for residents, according to a report headed to city...
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An age-old question raised by Kamloops taxi company
A Kamloops taxi company says the city isn’t playing fair when it pulls cabs off the road due to their age. Under city bylaws, a car cannot be used as a taxi after it reaches nine years of age. But, in...
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Driver loses Battle; ends up in police cells
She lost a tire, crashed into parked vehicles and managed to keep going even after her van’s airbags exploded. In the end, the 40-year-old woman was found and arrested in the Lansdowne Village mall...
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Blazers drop another game in Alberta; fall to last in Western Conference
Alberta is not being a kind host to the Kamloops Blazers. The Western Hockey League club is on a long Prairie road trip and has lost the first three games as its losing streak has reached five....
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Fewer parking tickets issued in downtown Kamloops
About 600 fewer downtown visitors have found unpleasant surprises tucked under the windshield wipers of their cars this year. City of Kamloops community-safety manager Jon Wilson said to date the...
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Accident claims life of 30-year-old Kamloops woman
A woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Kamloops in the early-morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Michael Buxton-Carr said the rural detachment was called to the accident...
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Data shows Kamloops students improving their performance
Students are improving in student achievement and the Kamloops-Thompson school district has the statistics to prove it. A report to trustees by Supt. Karl deBruijn shows all students in the school...
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A Snow White Panto in time for Santa
You know your play has been a success when the audience applauds at the end. It’s been a great success if they rise to clap. What does it mean when the play inspires one of the audience members to join...
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Volunteer Kamloops: Through Dec. 18
Canadian Cancer Society Gift Wrapping Volunteers – In December, the Kamloops Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will be providing Gift Wrap by Donation at Aberdeen Mall for the entire month. As you...
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United Way hits $2.25-million mark
While it didn’t quite hit the ideal target of $2.5 million, the United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo will put the money raised in the recent campaign — $2.25 million — to work in the community. Included...
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KTW Christmas Cheer Fund: Giving shelter from the storm
In the photo: Jim Doan, owner of Western Karate Academy, presents a cheque for $10,000 to KTW office manager Cindi Hamoline. The donation, which will go to the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, was a result of...
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