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EDITORIAL: Perusing city, union contract for the details
While the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation has lambasted the city’s five-year contract agreement with its unionized staff as being excessive, our interest extends beyond the wage settlement. The city’s...
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FOULDS: Will critics offer apologies to Kamloops Mounties?
Only weeks after the first anniversary marking her murder, Kamloops RCMP announced an arrest in the slaying of 16-year-old C.J. Fowler. The press conference was held on Jan. 12. The body of Fowler was...
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Applicant withdraws funeral-site application
A public hearing to adress a bid to establish a funeral-arrangement office on Seymour Street will not proceed. According to Cindy Kennedy, the city’s corporate officer, Drake Smith decided to pull an...
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Kamloop still seeks flight to Edmonton
WestJet’s plan to run flights between Fort McMurray and Kelowna does not mean the end of Kamloops Airport’s dream of adding service to Edmonton to its schedule. “Actually, it proves our point that,...
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In love for a Rayleigh long time
This is a love story — times two. It’s a story of two young people, one from Germany, the other from Poland, who happened to meet while leaving their respective countries after the Second World War,...
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Regional film commission hoping for more ‘action!’
With the combination of a devalued loonie and new interest from scouts, the regional film commission is hoping to avoid a rerun of 2013 — an all-time economic low. Thompson-Nicola film commissioner...
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Recipe for healthy success
Cheryl Christian (left) and Laura Kalina are celebrating the fact their cookbook, Low-Glycemic Meals in Minutes, will be sold through Costco stores across the country. The book, based on controlling...
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City excels in Worksafe BC audit
The City of Kamloops recently passed a WorkSafeBC Certificate of Recognition (COR) audit conducted by an external auditor. COR recognizes and rewards employers who go beyond the legal requirements of...
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Prepare for detours away from Red Bridge this weekend
The Red Bridge will be closed during daylight hours this weekend as routine maintenance is conducted. The closure will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, and Sunday, Jan. 26, between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m....
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Who will roll in after Rona?
Rumours of a new tenant for the former Rona location on Versatile Drive between Aberdeen and Pineview Valley are premature, according to a spokesperson for the company. A Rona representative said the...
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Devouring dino data
Geologist Don Bouffard had an eager audience of dinosaur fans meet him at the Kamloops Library downtown as he presented the much-anticipated Donald Duck Dino Show. The 90-minute interactive session saw...
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KMHA round-up, Jan. 17 to Jan. 19, 2014
Mystixs fall to Salmon Arm The Kamloops peewee Mystixs were in tough against Salmon Arm in league action on the weekend, falling 6-3. The Mystixs stayed in the game for the first two periods, but two...
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Archie sexual-assault trial: What the jury didn’t hear
When defence lawyer Ray Dieno was addressing a B.C. Supreme Court jury on Monday, Jan. 20, in his closing submissions before they went to deliberate the fate of his client Benjamin Archie, he posed a...
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Bekkering named finalist for Sport B.C. award
The TRU WolfPack’s Alanna Bekkering has been named a finalist for Sport B.C.’s college athlete of the year award. Bekkering, a soccer player, finished her final season in the Pacific Western conference...
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Police, school district, involved in ‘complex investigation’; cellphones...
Kamloops Mounties have issued a cryptic press release about an investigation they’ve launched regarding “the alleged exchange of inappropriate materials” between school-aged youth. In the release, RCMP...
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Marijuana more dangerous than brain surgery?
Editor: I am a 38-year-old man scheduled for pre-op brain surgery at Vancouver General Hospital in an attempt to deal with brain scarring left after severe head trauma at the age of 16. The scarring...
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Highland tea for thee
Local seniors Betty Baleshta (left) and Eugenie Wilson gathered for biscuits and tea at the Kamloops Library as they were entertained by Celtic harpist Neil Burnett on Thursday, Jan. 23, during the...
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Buy a burger, send a kid to Disneyland
Wendy’s Dreamlift Day is Wednesday, Jan. 29 Picking up a meal from Wendy’s on Wednesday, Jan. 29 could help send a local kid to Disneyland. The 20th annual Wendy’s DreamLift Day will take place at...
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Columbia carnage times two
Traffic on Columbia Street faced two separate obstacles on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23. The first was a collision between a vehicle and a parked car at approximately 8 a.m. in the 900-block of the...
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Not guilty after delay in contacting lawyer
A city lawyer has successfully argued his client — arrested for drunk driving — wasn’t given enough time to contact him before bowing to police pressure to blow into a breathalyzer. On Thursday, Jan....
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