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Overlanders Bridge construction to begin on April 20
A five-month overhaul of the Overlanders Bridge will begin on Monday, April 20. Public works director Jen Fretz said work will begin on the western sidewalk of the bridge, as well as on the...
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Pemberton festival lineup released, tickets on sale
IN THE PHOTO: Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will be among the performers at the Pemberton Music Festival. Advance weekend tickets are on sale now for the Pemberton Music Festival, July 16 to July 19....
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2015 Y Dream Home now open
Tyler Meade photos The Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery is back for another year — and this time, organizers are promising the best odds ever. Lottery marketing manager Bryce Herman said this year’s...
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Transit budget freeze is welcome
Editor: Good for the provincial government. It’s long past time for politicians to say no. Our city politicians should be paying attention. Why does the city have to borrow money for Overlanders Bridge...
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Sale of Cariboo Manor sad news to board members
April Sesson has one word for the way she felt when she learned a former seniors’ home in Westsyde would be sold off: betrayed. It’s a feeling shared by many former board members of the Cariboo Home...
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Transit budget freeze ‘shameful’
Editor: Re: (‘Bus Stop: Promised 8,500 extra transit hours cancelled,’ April 2): As a Lower Mainland resident visiting Kamloops, I was incensed to read 8,500 hours of promised transit service was being...
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BASS: Kamloops transit needs to evolve
Let’s all hope Kamloops Coun. Donovan Cavers is successful on Friday when he meets with fellow Kamloopsian Todd Stone, the province’s transportation minister who ostensibly controls the bus service in...
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TRU international student charged with uttering threats
An international student at Thompson Rivers University is facing criminal charges following an alleged domestic incident this week. Court documents show Himanshu Krishna Sonah was arrested following an...
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Session tonight on kids’ health
The Kamloops Library will host a free talk and workshop on children’s health. The session will be presented by doctors Lisa and Robert Conroy of Inspire Chiropractic and Wellness studio tonight at 7...
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Rugby Fest invades Kamloops
Elisabeth Avery and the NorKam Saints will be in action this weekend at Kamloops Rugby Fest, a tournament featuring teams from B.C., Alberta and Washington state. The action gets underway today on...
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‘Festival kids’ finding stride
IN THE PHOTO: Alberta siblings Ryland and Gillian Moranz are taking their folk music on the road for the first time, with a stop at the Art We Are, 246 Victoria St., on Saturday night. The show starts...
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Opening of Sagebrush golf course delayed
By Michael Potestio, Merritt Herald The Sagebrush golf course remains closed for the foreseeable future as golf season in the Nicola Valley begins. Zoning issues and the search for a new owner have...
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Wolfram of Kamloops set to unleash with Gonzaga Bulldogs
Emma Wolfram (right) and the Gonzaga Bulldogs pawed their way into the Sweet Sixteen at March Madness. The 6-foot-5 forward from Kamloops is expected to be a centrepiece in the Zags’ offence next...
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Kamloops Mounties seek help in finding man
Kamloops RCMP are looking for the public’s help in finding a 39-year-old Kamloops man who has not been in contact with friends and family since Monday, April 6. Robert Isbister has not been seen or...
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Try Tawainese tea eggs
This month, KTW is featuring Taiwanese food in honour of the Qingming festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day. The public holiday was on April 5 and is a memorial day of sorts. Families visit...
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Reaction to proposed arts centre following Thursday meeting
Resident Don Porter wasn’t feeling too keen on a proposed performing- arts centre at the start of Thursday night’s meeting at ISC — to the point where he described his position with a thumbs-down and a...
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Proposed arts centre at former Kamloops Daily News site pegged at $90 million
Kamloops’ new performing-arts centre would boast a 1,200-seat theatre, a 350-seat black-box theatre, 350 parking stalls and an $90-million price tag. But, Mayor Peter Milobar and city staff told...
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Does the museum need a building?
City councillor Tina Lange recently questioned the need for downtown space where the Kamloops Museum and Archives resides. Lange said she thinks visitor numbers don’t justify the costs of keep the...
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Grant will help Mission
The dental clinic at New Life Mission will receive $4,000, money that will likely go to replace the floor in the area. The money is part of a $120,000 one-time series of grants from the provincial...
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Beattie bonnet
Grade 2 Beattie School of the Arts student Ellaine Lledham (right) got a chance to try on Tk’emlups Indian Band chief Shane Gottfriedson’s war bonnet during the school’s Day of Sucwentwecw assembly on...
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