Kamloops Coun. Nancy Bepple resigns
Kamloops city council will be a member short for the remainder of its term. Mayor Peter Milobar announced at the start of today’s (March 25) council meeting that Coun. Nancy Bepple has resigned her...
View ArticleFencing for the Kamloops Food Bank
PHOTO: The Kamloops Fencing Club is hosting lessons at the John Tod Community Centre on Saturday, March 29. KTW file photo There is an opportunity to learn how to fence and give to charity in the...
View ArticleSun Peaks adds trails, will manage resort’s premier hotel
Sun Peaks Resort is adding more than 200 hectares of new ski terrain this summer, changes the corporation said will make it one of three largest mountains in Canada. The resort corporation also...
View ArticleKamloops Skating Club plays host to brag night
The Kamloops Skating Club will be showing off their skills tonight, 6 o’clock, during the club’s Brag Night at the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. The event will take place on the centre’s...
View ArticleKamloops Symphony Orchestra to play at TRU Saturday
A trio of city musicians will be the focus of A Perfect Blend, the next concert by the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series. Marea Chernoff, principal oboist with the Kamloops Symphony,...
View ArticleTurn off your lights and head to ISC for Earth Day
The City of Kamloops will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, March 29, by presenting two movies at Interior Savings Centre. Walking with Dinosaurs will be shown at 6:30 p.m., followed by The Secret Life...
View ArticleDevon Coyote Band to open for Thorogood in May
The Devon Coyote Band will open for George Thorogood and the Destroyers when they play Interior Savings Centre on Thursday, May 1. Fronted by Devon Bjarnason, with D’Arcy Booth on bass and Dylan Ranney...
View ArticleMusician back to where it all began
Brandon Peters had his eye set on an acting career when he attended a youth conference in Kamloops. Local hip-hop artist Elijah Jules and some of his friends were performing “and I saw how much the...
View ArticleHardcourt Heart: Down with Angus
The inch-and-a-half-long scar on Madison Egli’s chest is a reminder of the biopsy that changed her life forever. It’s still a bluish-purple colour, though it’s fully healed — the stitches that once...
View ArticleBait car gets a bite in Kamloops
An RCMP bait car proved too tempting for a local thief this week. Just after 4 a.m. on Monday, March 24, Kamloops Mounties were notified of a bite on their bait car, which had been set up at an...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: We need details of spending habits
B.C. Finance Minister Michael de Jong took a trip to India last year, one that involved some government business and some personal time. De Jong paid the personal-time portion of the trip’s cost — and...
View ArticleBASS: Government’s ferry cuts hurting aboriginal-tourism industry
So much for the apology to the aboriginal people of B.C. — this week, it’s more of a who-cares attitude from the provincial government, courtesy of Todd Stone. I wonder if the minister of...
View ArticleCity MLAs spent little on travel for family
B.C.’s MLAs spent at least $125,310 of taxpayer money on travel for people other than themselves in the back half of 2013, but little of that cash was spent by Kamloops politicians in their roles as...
View ArticleFaith: Witnessing to faith in a pluralistic society
In the Bible, the general understanding of “witnessing” is construed as suffering martyrdom while proclaiming the good news. Matthew 28:18-20 is popularly known as the Great Commission, a command given...
View ArticleKamloops cadet soars
Cadet Shael Huska of the Kamloops 204 Black Maria Squadron keeps the PW6 sailplane behind the tow plane en route to Comox glacier. Huska was among 13 air cadets from across British Columbia who spent...
View ArticleBudget 2014: A ruff year for owners of Kamloops dogs
Owning a dog just became a slightly more expensive proposition in Kamloops. City council has agreed to raise the cost of dog licences by $5, with the money going to cover improvements to dog parks. The...
View ArticleBudget 2014: More transit service on way
Kamloops will get another 6,000 hours of regular and up to 2,500 more hours of HandyDART bus service in 2015, after council agreed to take a service expansion from BC Transit. The move doesn’t cost the...
View ArticleBudget 2014: Only two of 27 spending items shelved by city council
The usual language about sticking to the essentials and cutting the rest came out during Kamloops city council’s final round of budget debates on Tuesday, March 25. However, in nearly every case,...
View ArticleSave your stamps for show in April
Russ Kidd’s interest in stamps started when he was a youngster, probably about 10 or 11, he said. He saw an magazine ad for a package of stamps from around the world and ordered it. “I lost interest...
View ArticleReligion does impact mental health
This week we received one of the most difficult questions ever: “Does religion affect our mental health in a positive or negative way.” Why is this question tough? Partly because the answer can be...
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