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Who will pay $855K bill to patch up the TCC?
In the photo: Jeff Putnam, Kamloops’ parks and civic-facilities manager, said the city is in the process of completing detailed design work on the repairs to the Tournament Capital Centre. A fix for...
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Hillside Centre: ‘Nurses have less protection than a policeman’
Nurses at Hillside Centre refused to work in January, citing insufficient staffing levels. WorkSafe BC was called and another nurse was called in, said Tracey Quewzance, the Thompson-North Okanagan...
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Hillside Centre: 31 incidents recorded in 2013
Thirty-one “incidences” were reported at Hillside Centre last year, ranging from minor brushes with patients to serious interactions blamed on a lack of staff. In December, the B.C. Nurses’ Union and...
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Hurry hard to the Brier
Alberta skip Kevin Koe is the picture of concentration during 2014 Tim Hortons Brier action at Interior Savings Centre on the weekend. The national men’s curling championship is in full swing in...
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Their house is your home
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of the Central Interior attracted many to its Saturday, March 1, House and Home Show at the Coast Kamoops Hotel and Conference Centre. Allen Douglas photos/KTW
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Morris improves to 4-1 with victory over P.E.I.
British Columbia’s Morris rink improved to 4-1 on Monday night, defeating skip Eddie MacKenzie and his team from Prince Edward Island 10-4 in nine ends. Standings courtesy of the Canadian Curling...
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Storm advance to Round 2
The Kamloops Storm advanced to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Doug Birks Division final with a win over the Sicamous Eagles at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre on Monday, March...
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Brier fans not yet flocking to ISC
Empty seats at the Tim Hortons Brier are increasingly becoming the brunt of jokes on Twitter, but poor attendance numbers are no laughing matter for tournament organizers. “Twenty years ago [in 1996],...
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Politics don’t matter in Morse code
Editor: Some 30 years ago, I became a ham radio operator. Since then, mostly using Morse code, I have had the pleasure of making friends all over the world. One of the wonders of Morse code is that it...
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Stuart Wood closure will be tough on downtown families
Editor: The mothers and families living in Elizabeth Court (subsidized low-income housing at First Avenue and St. Paul Street, operated by the Kamloops Elizabeth Fry Society) support the Feb. 27 letter...
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Brrrr! Let students wait indoors when it’s cold outside
Editor: My children attend kindergarten and Grade 3 in Brocklehurst. It has been a rule for kids to wait outside until the 8:20 a.m. bell rings. However, with recent cold weather, children are freezing...
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City in limbo with new recycling program
A new recycling scheme that was supposed to bring in more than $1 million for Kamloops may not be going ahead as planned — and the group responsible isn’t returning calls from the city. Mayor Peter...
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Performing arts festival to offer musical sessions
The Kamloops Festival of Performing Arts begins this weekend and runs throughout the week. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions ranging from dance to guitar will be provided to the public from...
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Film Festival returns to Kamloops
The Olympics may be done, but the Celebrate Canada theme will continue with the 18th annual Kamloops Film Festival, which opens at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, March 6. Among the Canadian works...
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Prelim starts for man charged in connection with student’s death
In the photo: Ben Kirkey died on May 26, 2012. The 25-year-old was was accidentally hit by a shotgun blast during a skeet-shooting outing and was then thrown from a vehicle en route to meet an...
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2014 Artistic Gymnastics B.C. Championships come to Kamloops
The Tournament Capital Centre will play host to the 2014 Artistic Gymnastics B.C. Championships from March 14-16, becoming home to more than 640 athletes. Joining the artistic gymnasts will be another...
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Valleyview Skating Club athletes bring home gold
Cheyenne Irvine and Eva Davies headlined a group of the Valleyview Skating Club athletes in Coquitlam on the weekend, capturing gold at the West Coast Challenge Synchro and Adult Competition. Irvine...
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Olympic gold-medal winning Canadian rink coming to Kamloops
Fresh off winning men’s curling gold at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, the Brad Jacobs rink will be in Kamloops for the closing weekend of the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek....
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Kamloops receives financial reporting award — again
Kamloops has been awarded the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for a second consecutive year. It encourages Canadian...
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B.C. focused but relaxed heading into showdown with Manitoba
Scoring five in the third end of their Wednesday afternoon draw against Ontario may have taken some of the heat off of Team B.C. But it didn’t make the victory any less important. Standings courtesy of...
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