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FLETCHER: Q&A with the premier
Premier Christy Clark gave the traditional series of year-end interviews with legislature press gallery reporters at the end of the fall session. Here is a transcript of her discussion with Tom...
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Thompson Rivers University president looks to the future
Alan Shaver remembers that day many years ago when he boarded a bus in Ottawa and headed off to do something no one in his family had ever done — go to university. Shaver, recently re-appointed...
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Krampus and kids
Twin sisters, eight-year-olds Kate and Tess Howick, join Bellsnickle (left) and Krampus during the recent Krampusnacht celebration at the Kamloops Art Gallery. The post Krampus and kids appeared...
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Gas prices in Kamloops dip below a dollar a litre
In the photo: With the price of a barrel of oil plummeting on the world market, Kamloops drivers were treated yesterday (Dec. 15) to numbers they have not seen in a few years. The Costco gas bar on...
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Kamloops Mounties seek missing woman
Deseree Smith has not been heard from since late November. Kamloops Mounties are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman. Deseree Smith, 33, has not been heard from since late November...
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Woman charged in relation to shooting of Mountie released from custody
The Crown has agreed to release from jail a 28-year-old woman facing charges relating to the Dec. 3 shooting of a Kamloops Mountie. Marquee Klim, who is facing one count of wilfully resisting or...
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Dralion a homecoming for two Cirque du Soleil staffers
Marisa Vest is excited to bring Cirque du Soleil home to where it all began, while Tim Hastings is simply happy to be going home after a whirlwind worldwide tour that included a bit of drama in the...
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Shortest day will be marked by film festival
Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year and it will be marked with a three-day celebration of short films. The Kamloops Art Gallery and the Civic Centre will be participating in the free...
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KMHA round-up, Dec. 15
Undefeated Lions The North Kamloops Lions picked up a pair of victories in midget tier 1 action on the weekend, defeating Vernon twice in a home-and-home series. On Saturday, Dec. 13, Kamloops won 6-3...
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Kamloops Mountie out of intensive care
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud. The Kamloops Mountie who was shot during a traffic stop earlier this month continues to recover and has been moved out of the intensive-care unit in Royal Inland...
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Hicketts watch — Kamloops defenceman still in world juniors hunt
Defenceman Joe Hicketts of Kamloops survived the first round of cuts at Team Canada’s selection camp, which wrapped up yesterday (Dec. 15) in Toronto. Main camp is now underway at the Meridian Centre...
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CounterAttack in full force in Kamloops
In the photo: Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Brian O’Callaghan gets a smile in return for a candy cane given out during a Counterattack roadblock set up at Seymour Street and First Avenue on Friday night (Dec....
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All pretty on Pine
An extravagant Christmas light display has returned to Sixth Avenue and Pine Street. Check them out below or head downtown for the live display. Send your Christmas events, stories and artwork to...
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CP Holiday Train rolling back into town
By the end of October this year, the Kamloops Food Bank had collected more than 700,000 pounds of perishable food that might otherwise have gone to the landfill. Bernadette Siracky, the agency’s...
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Olynyk sets career high, paces Celtics to victory off the bench
Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops set a career high with 30 points and led the Boston Celtics to a 105-87 victory over the hometown Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, Dec. 15. Olynyk scored 18 points in the first...
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Fora, Maier of Blazers to play at world juniors
In this photo: Michael Fora of the Kamloops Blazers will represent Switzerland at the 2015 World Junior Championship, which gets underway on Boxing Day in Toronto and Montreal. Allen Douglas/KTW...
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Airport passenger numbers grow
Traveller numbers continue to increase at Kamloops Airport. In November, 25,137 people passed through Fulton Field, a 3.9 per cent increase over the number of travellers (24,170) who used Kamloops...
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Talasa targeted by trio of thieves
Kamloops Mounties are looking for a trio of thieves who burgled storage units this week at three Sun Rivers apartment buildings. Video surveillance shows three masked bandits, wearing hoodies and...
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Where great ideas go to die in Kamloops
Editor: When Overlanders Bridge was completed, a North Kamloops resident called an alderman (councillor) and suggested the city create a bicycle route from Brocklehurst to Riverside Park by designating...
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BASS: Cheers to the KTW fund
In every edition of KTW in recent weeks, it’s been my privilege to write about the charities being supported by the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund campaign. There were several reasons KTW chose to write...
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