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Two-week spring break will continue in Kamloops-Thompson school district
School’s out for two weeks in the spring until at least the end of the 2017 school year. Trustees for the Kamloops-Thompson board of education took no action to change the school calendar at spring...
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Y Dream Home winner is from Sahali; ticket was a Mother’s Day gift
Y Dream Home Lottery marketing manager Bryce Herman (left) welcomes 2015 Dream Home winner Marg Lane to her new home in Juniper West on Tuesday. Her family purchased the winning ticket as a Mother’s...
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TRU gets $2 million from Ottawa for trades program
Thompson Rivers University on Tuesday received $2 million from the federal government to expand its industrial-training programs. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, who is also...
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Elvis festival moves to Barriere
Elaine Martelli hopes more advertising and a new location will increase attendance to the Canadian Bluemoon Elvis Festival. After starting the tribute festival in her husband’s memory three years ago,...
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Provincial Views: The dream of a white picket fence is dead
While everyone has been furiously pointing fingers at each other over Vancouver’s skyrocketing house prices, little attention has been paid to the other side of most real-estate transactions: the pay...
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Snake-pit showdown — Venom to host Flames in playoff lacrosse action
Tylor Seabrooke (left) and the Kamloops Venom will look to put a stranglehold on the South Okanagan Flames of Penticton on Thursday at Memorial Arena, with game time set for 7:30 p.m. Kamloops took a...
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Important season ahead for Kamloops Broncos; camp underway at Hillside
Linebackers coach Duncan Olthuis (from left), head coach Brad Yamaoka and offensive co-ordinator Mike Faisthuber return to lead the Kamloops Broncos in 2015. Jacob Palmarin and the Kamloops Broncos are...
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B.C. NDP calls for team-based care
B.C. NDP health critic Judy Darcy (left) and leader John Horgan speak with Karen Stalker, a Falkland resident who is struggling to find a doctor for her family of four. Andrea Klassen/KTW A promise by...
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Smoke advisory continues in Kamloops
The lazy, hazy days of summer, as seen this week from Juniper Ridge. Dave Eagles/KTW With forest fires burning throughout the province, the skies in Kamloops have become hazy, prompting the Ministry of...
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ATM theft, damage latest setback for Pinantan Lake store owner
If you recognize the man or truck in these photos, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The man broke into the Pinantan General Store on the morning of Sunday, July 5, then tied the store’s ATM to...
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FLETCHER: Cloudy climate-policy outlook
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau came to Vancouver last week to unveil his environmental platform for the Oct. 19 federal election. Trudeau promised an overhaul of the National Energy Board and a vaguely...
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We all need to work on our water woes
Editor: Since the beginning of time, weather has been unpredictible and has been in a continuous change. Let’s take a look at where we are today — crazy rain storms and super cold and hot days. What...
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The answer is to ban pesticide use
Editor: Pesticide supporters keep telling us approval of a pesticide by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) means these products are safe to use. Not true. PMRA approval only means...
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A reprieve from the heat on the way?
Cooler and wetter conditions forecast by this weekend for much of the province may bring some relief for those fighting wildfires and suffering from drought conditions gripping B.C. There are nearly...
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Photo: Kamloops RiverDogs set for McArthur doubleheader
After a pair of road games Saturday in Aldergrove, the Kamloops Players Bench RiverDogs will return home to play a doubleheader against Cloverdale on Sunday. Game times are 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the...
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Highland Games return saturday
Miranda Kozub shows off her highland-dancing prowess at the 2012 Kamloops Highland Games. The Games return to Albert McGowan Park tomorrow. KTW file photo Pageantry, athleticism, artistry and morning...
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Welcoming the nation — Canadian Mountain Bike Downhill Championships return...
The trails have been groomed at Sun Peaks Resort, with the Canadian Mountain Bike Downhill Championships set to take over the bike park. The finals will be held on Sunday. Sun Peaks Resort photo Sun...
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Guarding lives in Kamloops against the current
Lifeguards Cera Wright and Ivy Porter remove a waterlogged piece of driftwood from the swimming area of Riverside Park. Allen Douglas/KTW As Cera Wright and Ivy Porter pulled a 10-foot piece of...
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KGHM Ajax has thus far played by all the rules
Editor: I am writing as a proponent for the Ajax copper and gold mine south of Aberdeen should the environmental assessment meet with approval. I shall remain a proponent for Ajax if the assessment...
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Emterra strike: Higher revenues via underpaying employees?
Editor: From the Emterra Environmental website: “As a Canadian waste-management innovator, we offer customers the benefits of belonging to a nationwide commodity selling group powerhouse that...
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