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Eburne’s legacy lives on at Kamloop Rugby Club
Dave Eburne, captured by The Courier playing for the UBC Thunderbirds against a touring Japanese team in Burnaby in 1976, will be remembered this weekend at the Kamloops Rugby Club. Dave Eburne...
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BASS: Let’s go for world class
There seems to be some assumption out there a performing arts centre in Kamloops will be used infrequently. Comments on KTW stories question how busy such a facility might be, among other concerns....
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Kamloops does not need a $90-million arts centre
Editor: Ninety-million-dollars for a performing-arts centre? Would somebody please explain the difference between needs and wants to this city council? How many times have other infrastructure projects...
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City honours those who make a difference
A reception was held Wednesday night at Hotel 540 to honour the recipients of the City of Kamloops Distinguished Service Award. Marion Anderson, Bob Cowden, Chenel Meunier-Tedford, Julie Moray, Jordan...
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Arts centre will attract families to Kamloops
Editor: It is with some dismay that I read negative comments online at kamloopsthisweek.com about the proposed performing-arts centre. It is an element in the development of a city that makes it a...
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‘Haunted’ while trying not to let the bedbugs bite
Randy Pickering has battled bedbugs, mice and ants in an apartment unit he otherwise likes. He said the situation has taken its toll: “I’m itchy. I’m scratchy. Everywhere I look, I see a bug. I’m...
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Law Day 2015: Superman acquitted!
The Second Aurora Sparks visit to the Kamloops Law Courts on Law Day on Wednesday gave the youngsters an up-close look at the inner workings of the justice system. Trying out the microphone in the...
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KLYMCHUK: A habit ablaze: Giving up the butts, e-cigarettes
The other day, someone asked me how quitting smoking was going. That day, up until that exact moment, it was going fine. Then, as I inhaled annoyingly clean air, I had the strongest urge to scream so...
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Cano in Vernon in May
Patricia Cano is the next performer in the On Stage concert series at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. Cano, who sings in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, is influenced by...
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Meeting of three rivers
Vancouver-based The River and The Road is releasing its second full-length album, Headlights, on May 12 and heading out on the road to promote it, including a stop in Kamloops on May 29 to play at the...
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Duffy trial a waste of money
Editor: I was wondering about the circus that is the trial of Sen. Mike Duffy in Ottawa. The federal government is cutting back funding for programs for the public. Just think what a battery of lawyers...
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My vote on arts centre will be ‘no’
Editor: Re: Christopher Foulds’ column of April 14 on the proposed performing-arts centre (‘It’s a lot of cash, but . . .’): I was wondering what world he lives in to suggest less than $100 per year is...
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EDITORIAL: The Hot and Not of the week
Kamloops This Week looks at the stories of the week — the good, the bad and all in-between: HOT: The debate surrounding the proposed $90-million performing-arts centre. It’s a good thing the City of...
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View from City Hall: Of food and transit security
On April 21, city council and staff will sit down for the first of two annual council workshops. On the agenda are an update from Venture Kamloops, a report from city staff regarding progress on the...
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City fails on Westsyde Pool maintenance
Editor: I noted with disdain that Mayor Peter Milobar has claimed the infrastructure in Kamloops is well-maintained. As a regular user of Westsyde Pool, I have seen, for years, the roof problem. Every...
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KGHM Ajax drilling Iron Mask claim
KGHM Ajax is drilling at neighbouring claims owned by a Vancouver junior resource company as it expands its exploration program. Cicada Venture Ltd. confirmed yesterday it has a deal with KGHM Ajax...
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Police investigate elaborate $100K computer heist
Police are searching for clues after an elaborate Kamloops Mac heist straight out of a Hollywood script. Regan Hayes, manager of Simply Computing in Sahali Centre Mall, said store staff arrived to work...
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Also, 100 Men Who Care
The women have hit their 100-member goal and now the men are being invited to step up, too. Following the creation of the philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care, Norm Reed is holding a meeting for men...
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Permit for that nest?
The ospreys are back at The Dunes Golf Course. Oscar (right) and Oprah dismantled their nest last fall before they migrated south. They have just begun rebuilding it. We hope they have a building...
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Make vaccines mandatory
Of all the crazy, silly fads these days, the silliest has to be the anti-vaccination crowd. Apparently, there are folks out there who are more concerned about their kids eating gluten than they are...
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