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Proposed mine must submit report on alternatives to wet tailings storage
A proposed North Thompson copper mine that includes a wet tailings facility to store acid-generating rock is among projects that must submit a report on alternatives. Yellowhead Mining Inc. has...
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Junior RiverDogs start season
After a one-year hiatus, the Kamloops Minor Baseball Association is again fielding a team to compete with the best 15-and-under players in the province. The bantam AAA Kamloops Junior RiverDogs started...
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Local judokas crack Team B.C. roster for WCSG
Geoffrey Hanks and Morgan Endean of the Aberdeen Judo Academy are two of 14 athletes on the Judo B.C. team that will compete at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games, which run from Aug. 7 to Aug. 16 in...
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WolfPack’s annual awards handed out
Iuliia Pakhomenko of the women’s volleyball team and Alex Reid of the baseball team are the TRU WolfPack’s athletes of the year. KTW file photo Alex Reid. A baseball player whose astronomical stats set...
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Applegath, Sun Peaks Racers in fine form
Erin Cope of the Sun Peaks Racers had a first-place finish at the B.C. Alpine Teck Zone Finals and her teammates combined for 17 medals at the Kelowna meet. Liam Applegath of the Racers won gold in the...
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On paganism: ‘We’re everywhere’
Like many people, Jane wears a necklace with a symbol of her religion — but she’s not comfortable putting her name to her faith because Jane believes in paganism. She’s not alone in that community. In...
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McLure mourns the loss of its ‘heart’
Martin Jones awoke to sirens on Saturday night as firefighters rushed to the McLure Restaurant. When he spotted the flames at the diner two doors down from his house, he had one thought — not again....
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Valleyview Skating Club medals in Calgary
The Valleyview Skating Club medalled in five of its six events in Calgary on the weekend, competing in the 2015 Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships. Three of the club’s adult skaters...
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Blaze return from Ice Breaker tournament
The under-13 Kamloops Blaze B girls posted a 1-3 record at the Okanagan Ice Breaker soccer tournament, held in Lake Country and Kelowna on the weekend. Kamloops edged Nelson 3-2 before losing its next...
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May 3 deadline approaching for WolfPack hockey
In less than a month, proponents of hockey at Thompson Rivers University will finally know where they stand. The B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League has set a May 3 deadline for those looking to get the...
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Bandits prove to be duffers in their drive to burglarize Rivershore
Thieves tried to break into the pro shop at Rivershore by cutting a hole in the wall. Their nefarious bid was as unsuccessful as a David Duval entry in any tournament post-2002. Kamloops Mounties are...
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Report on performing-arts centre will include 350-stall parkade and hefty...
When the preliminary report on the business case for a proposed performing-arts centre is released to the public on Thursday night, it will include plans for a 350-stall parkade, which makes the former...
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B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate calls for more home care, fewer drugs
Health Minister Terry Lake said his ministry is aware of the problems highlighted by the report and is putting more resources toward home care and community health services, with spending up $1.2...
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Kamloops council continues budget-paring exercise
Extra cash for new RCMP officers and an additional $100,000 for bus services that failed to materialize were on the chopping block Tuesday as council continued its debate on the 2015 city budget. Were...
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Kinder Morgan commits a half-million to TRU — if Trans Mountain pipeline is...
Thompson Rivers University will receive $500,000 from Kinder Morgan, a donation that is set to begin next year — if the Trans Mountain pipeline is approved. In making the announcement on Tuesday, Greg...
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Spring over to 17th annual home show on McArthur Island
Spring seems to have sprung back when winter still claimed the calendar, but this weekend’s annual Kamloops Spring Home Show is definitive proof the season of warmth is entrenched in the Tournament...
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Kamloops’ Hillside Centre among psychiatric facilities to get reviews
Hillside Centre in Kamloops is one of four psychiatric facilities in the province that will be subject to a hard look in the coming weeks due to the number of violent episodes at the facility. Gayle...
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Kamloops skier Applegath makes mark on international stage
Liam Applegath of Kamloops is pictured in action on the weekend at the Whistler Cup, where he bettered competition from across the world and won gold in the under-14 men’s slalom event. Coast Mountain...
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Science fair sets up in TRU gym
John Ludvig (left) and Calvin Heise were Grade 7 students at McGowan Park elementary in 2013 when they showed off their science project, Cell Phones and Reaction Time: Is a 12-year-old’s reaction time...
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Water world comes to OLPH
AquaVan co-ordinator Tobi Reid (centre) shows Our Lady of Perpetual Hope students Francesca Loschiavo (left), Anthony Salvati-Taylor and JoJo Caputo a leather sea urchin during a visit to the school....
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