Kamloops Ruby Fest upcoming
Valleyview secondary school, Beattie School of the Arts, NorKam secondary school and the Kamloops Rugby Club fields will play host to Kamloops Rugby Fest on April 18 and 19. The tournament will feature...
View ArticleSaints get the ball rolling
The NorKam junior girls soccer team is 1-0 after a defeating the Westsyde Whundas 3-0 in April 10 action. Samantha Ryan, Jasmine Bains and Billie Sankey scored the goals for the Saints, while Kaitlyn...
View ArticleBe a donkey and attend this garage sale
The Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge is holding an estate/garage sale on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items for sale include the following and much more: • Antique farm tools • Lots of horse...
View ArticleKamloops court briefs: Trial date set in party death
A trial date has been set for the Kamloops man charged in the tragic death of a Thompson Rivers University student almost two years ago. Jury selection for Sean Tomlin’s B.C. Supreme Court trial on one...
View ArticleFormer Christian hostel for sale
The Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is selling the former Christian hostel building on West Victoria Street, However, said CMHA executive director Doug Sage, it wasn’t...
View ArticleSlideshow: Vaisakhi, flagship celebration in Kamloops
A Vaisakhi festival celebration was held at the Sikh Temple in Kamloops on Saturday, April 12. The festival is typically held mid-April across northern India and around the world. In Kamloops, the day...
View ArticleKamloops award recipient: People are not disposable
Ray Jolicoeur has always seen himself in those he helps. Growing up in Windsor, Ont., the stage was set for him to make the wrong choices. He didn’t attend much school in his teenaged years, opting...
View ArticleHeartbleed bug targets 900 social-insurance numbers
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) said the social-insurance numbers of 900 taxpayers were stolen last week by someone using the Heartbleed encryption vulnerability before the taxation agency shut down...
View ArticleUniversity vacancies remain unfilled
According to its dean, the school of social work at Thompson Rivers University would like to fill vacancies it has in its department but, so far, no one has responded favourably to its job postings....
View ArticleTRU, TIB partner on Bonaparte Lake project
Thompson Rivers University and the Tk’emlups Indian Band have entered into an agreement to establish facilities at a high-elevation area east of Bonaparte Lake. The band’s forestry-development...
View ArticleSentencing delayed in Lytton manslaughter case
The man who was convicted last month in a cold-case Lytton slaying dating back nearly 15 years will have to wait at least a few more weeks to find out how long he’ll spend behind bars. On March 12, a...
View ArticleGaglardis’ trial resumes in Kamloops
Tom Gaglardi took the witness stand to distance his father and his family’s company from legal wrongdoing in the case of 2010 renovations of a summer home in Savona that have resulted in environmental...
View ArticleDaily News site would make ideal health centre
Editor: Coun. Nelly Dever’s opposition to having the city rush in and buy the former Kamloops Daily News site will attract my vote for her in the Nov. 15 civic election. How about using the property...
View ArticleMounties on hunt for gun-wielding noise-hater
Kamloops Mounties are looking for a suspect after a man is alleged to have pulled a gun on some loud partiers on the night of Monday, April 14. RCMP Cpl. Wayne Chung said police were called to a home...
View ArticleHave you seen Hayley Haines?
Police are looking for the public’s help in tracking down a Kamloops teen who hasn’t been heard from in nearly a week. Hayley Haines’ last known contact with friends or family was on Wednesday, April...
View ArticleUnion presidents divided on proposed Ajax mine
In the photo: Richard Boyce (above), president of the United Steelworkers Local 7619, is opposed to the proposed Ajax mine, while Marty Gibbons, president of the United Steelworkers Local 1-417, is in...
View ArticleNDP’s probable new leader speaks in Kamloops tonight (April 15)
In the photo: Malahat-Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan (right( thanks leadership rival Mike Farnworth and the rest of the B.C. NDP caucus for their support. Horgan will speak at Desert Gardens on Tuesday,...
View ArticleKYSA round-up, April 11 to April 13, 2014
Earning the split Seven goal scorers led the under-15 Kamloops Blaze to a 7-0 victory over an under-16 Shuswap team on Saturday on McArthur Island. Georgia Aldus, Nevada Woods, Laura Shouldice, Shae...
View ArticleBallet Kelown on pointe in Kamloops
Ballet Kelowna performed in Kamloops on Saturday, April 12 at Sagebrush Theatre. The ballet, entitled Innovation, featured Clare Bassett soaring through the air with help from Manuel Sorge and Kurt...
View ArticleLaughingstock Theatre offers adult night out
Todd Sullivan’s first piece of advice for enjoying Dinner and Drinks? Leave the kids at home. “It’s definitely a play about adult situations,” said the director and writer of the Laughingstock...
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