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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 Fortune Drive Overpass. Businesses on the southernmost end of the Tranquille Market are likely...
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Vexatious Kamloops litigant barred from entering any B.C. courthouse
A Kamloops man has been banned from entering any B.C. courthouse after being found guilty on eight counts of being in contempt of court. Charles Bryfogle is also forbidden from filing legal documents...
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Open house for airport-area beautification next week
The City of Kamloops wants to enhance the area around Kamloops Airport. A plan to spruce up the stretch of Tranquille Road near the airport is going to the public. The city of Kamloops will host an...
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Pesticide ban not the end of the world
Editor: Re: (‘Ban pesticides and watch our city be plagued by weeds,’ June 9.) I must breath a heavy sigh when I see people writing about the apocalypse that will happen if the city bans pesticides....
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Mission begins summer campaign
The New Life Mission is reminding Kamloopsians the marginalized still need help even when the mercury is rising. Regan Wilson, manager at the mission’s outeach centre at 181 West Victoria St., said the...
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Healthy food for family camping trips this summer
With summer upon us, the itch to get outdoors becomes difficult to ignore. Our family likes to make time each summer for a few camping trips and, since we have a toddler, I like to ensure our food is...
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Five Kamloops drug dealers avoid jail
The first of five people at the “employee level” to be sentenced for a drug ring busted in 2012 will avoid jail. Tyrell MacDougall, was charged in July 2013 as part of a major RCMP bust. Police said at...
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Lytton mayor weighs in on wildfire
Update: A public information meeting has been scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at Lytton Memorial Hall, 918 Main Street. Lytton Mayor Jessoa Lightfoot is no stranger to the uncertainty of...
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More road construction starts Monday
Another big road reconstruction is coming to the North Shore. Starting June 15, Acres Enterprises will begin work on a $1.6 million reconstruction of Twelfth Street between Tranquille Road and...
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Venom snap three-game skid
The Kamloops Venom took advantage of a struggling Kelowa team on Thursday night, scoring 12 goals en route to busting a three-game losing streak. The final score in the match was 12-8. With the...
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Armstrong rocks Kamloops
The Kamloops Rattlers took a shelling at the hands of the Armstrong Shamrocks Friday night, losing 12-3 at the NorVal Sports Centre in Armstrong. A.J. Lockwood led the way for the Rattlers, scoring two...
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Be safe on two wheels
Whether it is because they are more economical, more convenient or just fun to ride, people are trading in four wheels for two and hitting the road on a motorcycle. Between 2001 and 2009, the number...
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Titans, Sabres recognize athletes
The Titans and the Sabres held their annual athletics banquets last week, recognizing the best and the brightest in high school sports in the Tournament Capital. At South Kamloops secondary, Madelaine...
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Overlanders bridge project poorly managed
Editor: The Overlanders traffic pattern management scheme, traffic stanchions grid layout and traffic guidance by on-site traffic controllers are the weakest and poorest I have witnessed in years...
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Faith: Beautiful Sayings in Kamloops churches
Every Sunday, sermons ring out from the pulpits of Kamloops churches. Pastors, ministers and priests explain the scriptures and make it real and applicable to modern life. But, the most famous sermon...
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Prevent spread of invasive plants
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s invasive plant brochure is now available. The brochure, a project of the TNRD’s invasive plant committee, includes information on assistance and programs...
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Additional traffic cameras en route for #Kammute
Another six webcams will watch over the city’s construction projects this summer. The new webcams include multiple views of the intersection of Third Avenue and Columbia Street, where a widening...
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White Buffalo launches men’s health initiatives
The White Buffalo Aboriginal and Métis Health Society has big plans for men’s health week, running from Monday, June 15, to Sunday, June 21, in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops has issued a men’s health...
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Closing arguments in houseboat trial
A B.C. Supreme Court justice must decide whether the man who had control of the throttle on a ski boat when it smashed into a houseboat in the pitch darkness of Shuswap Lake, killing its operating, was...
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City council to debate medicinal marijuana rezoning
Kamloops city council will debate its first medical marijuana rezoning some time later this year. Planning and development manager Randy Lambright said the city has received an application to rezone...
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