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Vehicles at Toyota dealership target of gunfire
Kamloops RCMP are investigating gunshots that damaged four vehicles at the Kamloops Toyota dealership on Cariboo Drive in Sahali on Monday, Feb. 17. Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said a security guard in...
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NDP’s Mulcair in campaign mode during Kamloops visit
The next federal election is set for Oct. 19, 2015, but NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s visit to Kamloops this week made it clear the Official Opposition is officially in campaign mode. Mulcair attracted a...
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Avalanche danger shuts down various highways
Travelling to and from Kamloops this week has been a nightmare for drivers as Old Man Winter continues to plague the mountain passes and deepest canyon routes. The Coquihalla Highway remains closed in...
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Privatize ‘money pits’ and benefit veterans
Editor: I think most Canadians will agree the last budget cuts made are those affecting veterans’ benefits. One thing a recent poll showed was Canadians favour privatizing a number of money pits, such...
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Council represents special-interest groups
Editor: Re: Douglas Beck’s letter to the editor of Feb. 14 (‘Time to clean house during city budge time’): His letter was accurate and to the point. Unfortunately, city council is represented by...
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BASS: Loss of faith in Clark began before she spoke of her faith
There is no doubt I’m a flawed person. However, that is not the reason I am critical of Premier Christy Clark. Splitting hairs, it could be argued criticism is not the same as insults or questioning...
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City, union contract still being reviewed
Though it’s been more than a month since the city of Kamloops and its unioned staff agreed to a new contract, the document itself is still a few weeks from its final signing. Lori Rilkoff, the city’s...
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First Nations graduation rate soars
Renee Spence foresees the day when a report on achievement of First Nations students in the Kamloops-Thompson district will no longer be required. The administrator of the First Nations Education...
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Smith manslaughter trial: Victim had testified against accused
Before Sandy Charlie vanished on Christmas Eve 1999, he had testified in an assault trial of the man now charged with killing him. Rob Smith is standing trial in B.C. Supreme Court on one count each of...
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Woodn’t a break be nice?
Thompson Rivers University work-experience program student Sean Billings relaxes on a day off from classes by playing a video game on his mobile device in Student Street. Dave Eagles photo/KTW
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Ommmmmmmmm
Berwick on the Park recreation assistant Janet Paterson (left) leads a group of active seniors in a yoga class during the fourth-annual Seniors Healthy Living Expo on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Pictured...
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City to look at easing downtown tax restrictions
The City of Kamloops will look at allowing more housing types to qualify for its downtown-revitalization tax breaks, but CAO David Trawin is warning that the program’s cost is already high enough to...
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A flurry of activity
There was a flurry of activity (get it?) at Thompson Rivers University on Thursday, Feb. 20, as a brief and intense snow shower blanketed Kamloops. Oh, and the Coquihalla Highway was again shut down,...
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Debate focuses on new performing-arts centre
A new performing-arts centre was once again the subject of some heated questioning at Kamloops city council on Tuesday, Feb. 18. During a year-end report from the city’s parks, recreation and...
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EDITORIAL: Keeping an eye on carnage in Kiev
Canada’s women thrilled fans on Thursday, Feb. 20, with a remarkable come-from-behind 3-2 gold-medal-winning effort over the U.S. in Sochi, Russia. At about the same time in Kiev, Ukraine — not far at...
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Ukrainians keep tabs on the crisis
In the photo: Marianna Cherniuk is among 40 Thompson Rivers University students from Ukraine. Students are staying in touch with family back home as the violence in Kiev escalates. Dave Eagles/KTW...
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Kamloops MLAs defend budget, fee hikes
In the photo: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says lack of job growth in the past two years is disappointing, but government is continuing its emphasis on natural gas and trade. Tom Fletcher photo/Black...
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Answering the emergency call
Kamloops firefighters expect to be first on the scene for more medical calls, since the B.C. Ambulance Service (BCAS) downgraded its response to a number of 911 call types last fall. Since October, the...
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Even from afar, Martin seeks to inspire
When Lesra Martin is out in the public in his motivational-speaker role, it’s not often in his hometown. That’s why, when the Kamloops lawyer was asked to take part in a local Junior Achievement event...
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Have your (final) say on city budget
Kamloopsians will have one more chance to pitch or pan the projects on this year’s supplemental budget list on Tuesday, Feb. 25, when the city holds its final public input session on the 2014 budget at...
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