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Complaint: Remove gender from B.C. birth certificates
Morgane Oger, a transgender woman and chair of the Trans Alliance Society, said marking gender on birth certificates is a discriminatory practice. Gender identity should be removed from birth...
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Spina wants Kamloops council to enact distance restrictions on alcohol sales
Wine may be coming to grocery store shelves across the province, but a city councillor doesn’t want to see any more alcohol sold within a kilometre of existing stores in Kamloops — even if it’s sold...
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Blanketed by community support after fire
Nancy Klassen (left) anddaughter Caitlyn, 8, have new quilts from Beverly Bloomfied of Kamloops Emergency Social Services and the River Valley Quilters. The Klassens lost their Westsyde trailer in a...
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Lifesaving act turns gratitude into advocacy
Matt Lepp and cousin Stephanie Lepp Hickey. Matt Lepp is grateful for Stephanie. She’s the reason he’s back to work at Treetop Flyers and why he’s able to make summer plans to go rock climbing and do...
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Friendship and Forum, Kamloops band to kickoff night
About a year ago, Steve Chocoine was looking for a lead vocalist to join a band he was helping put together. While he looked in all the usual directions one might expect — others in the area, asking...
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United Way hands out funds to organizations
United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo community investment manager May Berard speaks during the recent annual general meeting and Celebration of Investments at St. Andrews on the Square. Dave Eagles/KTW...
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Titans advance to provincial rugby semifinal
The South Kamloops Titans will play today (May 28) for a chance to compete for gold at the provincial AA boys’ rugby championship in Abbotsford. Rockridge of West Vancouver and the Titans square off...
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B.C. Lions Fanfest returning to Hillside
The City of Kamloops, in partnership with the B.C. Lions, is hosting the fifth annual B.C. Lions Fanfest, presented by BC Egg, on June 7. The event will run from 12:30 pm to 5 p.m. at Hillside Stadium....
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KRSL results to May 27
Duffy’s Pub doubled NRI Distribution 4-2 in 45-plus Kamloops Recreational Soccer League action on Wednesday. Dale Finlay scored a hat-trick for Duffy’s and Bill Frymire added a single in support of...
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Red Devils, Whundas to return for one night only — under the lights
Kohl Hrycewich of the Westsyde Blue Wave rumbled 80 yards for a touchdown against the Valleyview Vikings during last year’s Warner Rentals Friday Night Lights tilt at Westsyde secondary. KTW file photo...
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The roar is back for more — Lions return to Kamloops for training camp
The B.C. Lions return to Hillside Stadium today (May 28) for the start of training camp. The first-year Lions will roam the field from 11:10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 10:45 a.m. to...
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Join Heffley Hall entertainment
The Heffley Creek Hall coffeehouse will be serving up entertainment again on Saturday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for all but children and entertainers, who...
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Stone suspends staffer after whistleblower reports deleted emails
The B.C. Liberal government has suspended a Ministry of Transportation employee in the wake of an allegation by a former staff member to Todd Stone that emails were secretly deleted. NDP MLAs produced...
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Build a bridge or fix our roads
Editor: We do not need a performing-arts centre at this time. Kamloops needs a second bridge more than it needs a performing-arts centre. The condition of most well-travelled roads in Kamloops is poor...
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Complaint against CBC rejected; pro-Ajax listener felt coverage biased
CBC’s ombudsman has dismissed a complaint by a vociferous Ajax supporter that the local morning show’s coverage is biased. Caroline King, who once set up a Facebook book page called Support Ajax Mine,...
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Estonia’s gothic splendour
I suddenly feel my hand being clutched — and not by my husband Rick. I turn to see a knight in chainmail armour falling before me on bended knee — not for undying love, but for a one-euro photo-op. We...
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Don’t accept Kinder Morgan’s ‘bribes’
Editor: I just don’t understand how it has come to be that some mayors and councils and universities in the Thompson region appear ready to accept cash offers from Kinder Morgan before a decision has...
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Much Food for Thought in KTW series
Editor: Re: KTW’s Food For Thought series on the Kamloops Food Bank: I thought this was a well-done project. It helped open the eyes to just how difficult it is for someone in that situation, as well...
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EDITORIAL: 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: India — literally. The southern part of the country is sweating through a heat wave of epic proportions,...
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FOULDS: Replace boycott with debate
In an echo of a discussion two years ago, there is some talk of boycotting businesses owned by those who have signed a letter supporting KGHM Ajax and its proposed copper and gold mine south of...
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