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Kamloops council votes to ban residential use of cosmetic pesticides
Beginning next year, Kamloops residents won’t be able to use pesticides on their lawns, flowers or ornamental shrubs and trees. In a 5-4 vote following two-and-a-half hours of debate, city council on...
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Kamloops’ Ice Box Arena may close after mechanical malfunction
The Ice Box Arena’s days might be numbered. A mechanical failure involving the arena’s ice-making plant during the recent heat wave might be too costly to fix for owner Gary Hartnell. “We might be...
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Will ‘backroom politics’ of pesticide ban cost Kamloops businesses?
The owner of a Kamloops lawn-care company said a new ban on cosmetic pesticides ignores the wishes of the public in favour of “backroom politics.” City council voted 5-4 on Tuesday to prohibit...
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MP McLeod should reflect on real issues
Editor: I received a letter in the mail from the office of our MP, Cathy McLeod. It was asking my opinion on the assisted-suicide issue. Over the past 10 years, we have seen McLeod’s Conservative...
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Accused in Kamloops shooting to be sentenced
A defence lawyer urged a B.C. Supreme Court justice to ignore allegations his client has gang connections. Crown and defence lawyers presented their sentencing positions for Adam Colligan, who was...
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Flagged for poor etiquette
Editor: I attended the first game of the Kamloops Invitational Baseball Tournament last week and was discomfited by two incidents at the beginning of the game. As dignitaries and executives were piped...
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Community ‘nuisance’ gets sentence and warning
A Kamloops man described by police as “an incredible drain on community resources” has been jailed for two months. Patrick Bebonang pleaded guilty to two counts of causing a disturbance stemming from...
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Pesticide-ban bylaw equals property-rights intrusion
Editor: If weeds could speak, our lawns would be rejoicing with a sense of relief given council’s decision this week to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides on residential properties. The dandelion will...
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Perplexed Puzzles: The escape room craze comes to Kamloops
Margaret’s Estate is dimly lit but, as the door locks behind us, one thing is immediately clear: The woman whose parlour we’re about to loot loved cats. Framed feline photos line the mantle and ceramic...
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City urged to get involved in recycling labour dispute
John Padze decided to deliver his recyclables to city hall yesterday — along with a sign calling for companies contracted by the city to pay employees a fair wage. Dave Eagles/KTW Kamloops resident...
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BASS: The Genesis of a poor candidate
Here’s hoping in 94 days from today, voters in Vancouver South do the right thing and turf rookie MP Wai Young from office. She’s the Conservative who, speaking at a church in her riding that...
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Pesticide ban will form 2018 voting intention
Editor: I am so disappointed with those on council who voted in favour of a cosmetic-pesticide ban — Tina Lange, Donovan Cavers, Dieter Dudy, Denis Walsh and Arjun Singh. I am disappointed they were...
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Photo Gallery: Family art
Jason Barrett (above) hopes to pick up artistic pointers from five-year-old daughter, Brooke, at the Kamloops Art Gallery. Family Art Day is among summer programs offered by the gallery. Up next, learn...
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B.C. public sector executive pay released
The top five executive positions at Thompson Rivers University receive a combined pay, including benefits, pension contributions and other compensation, of m ore than $1 million. The top five...
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Disappointed in how council ignores public
Editor: Wow — council really thought long and hard about a decision to ban herbicides and pesticides, keeping the iron fist on landowners and taxpayers of our city. It is clear the public has no say...
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FOULDS: Gassing up the boycott idea
According to GasBuddy. com, the average per-litre price of gas at the pump in Canada a year ago this week was $1.35. The price of a barrel of West Texas crude oil a year ago this week was about $110....
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As storms intensify, Kamloops tries to adapt to climate change
Statistics show storms that hit Kamloops are increasing in intensity — and work is underway to assess how the physical infrastructure created to handle water is responding. Jonathan Welke, the city’s...
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Pesticide ban may impact curb appeal, home values
Editor: Curb appeal is worth between five and 10 per cent of a home’s selling price. It’s too bad our councillors didn’t take 20 minutes to Google that fact instead of costing homeowners untold...
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City of Kamloops: Stay out of my yard
Editor: Kamloops council’s decision to enact a ban on using cosmetic pestcides on residential yards is yet another case of the tail wagging the dog. Even the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce said the ban...
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Faith: Bible and the Sikh faith: Two paths to God
Jennifer Betuzzi, David Lidster, Brian Puida Mitchell and Mike Wells penned this column in response to Chris Kempling’s Faith column of July 3 (‘Sikh and you shall find the answers’): We would like to...
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