Kamloops Mounties honour fallen Moncton officers
About 250 people gathered on Battle Street outside the Kamloops RCMP detachment this afternoon (June 10) to pay their respects to the three Mounties killed in Moncton, N.B., last week. “This past week...
View ArticleWorkshop will discuss developmental disorders
Dr. Robert Conroy of Inspire Chiropractic and Wellness Studio will lead a workshop on neuro-developmental disorders on Thursday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the Kamloops library. Conroy will take a look at...
View ArticleKYSA round-up to June 8
In this photo: Logan Zimmerman of the under-18 Kamloops Blaze looks to evade Dylan Staal of hometown Salmon Arm on Sunday, June 8. Martha Wickett/Salmon Arm Observer Tough loss The Kamloops Blaze Blue...
View ArticleScam targets owners of lost dogs
Kamloops Mounties are trying to track down the suspect behind what they call a “heartless” scam that preys on pet owners intent on being reunited with a lost pooch. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the scam...
View ArticleElite eight — KIBT fills slate of teams a month before tournament opener
The Kamloops International Baseball Tournament will be back with a vengeance in 2014. Organizers released the tournament’s official list of teams on Wednesday, June 11, which included an eighth and...
View ArticleWorld Cup fury in Kamloops
About 10,000 kilometres and a continent away, Brazil is embarking on the first day of its month-long stretch as host nation of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The whole world will be watching and the...
View ArticleLawyers vote to oppose law-school accreditation
Kamloops lawyers were among several thousand who voted by a 3:1 margin to reverse a decision by the B.C. Law Society to accredit a proposed law school that condemns gay sex. More than 50 Kamloops...
View ArticleFAITH: Fathering fathers in midst of deviant family roles
The role of Canadian fathers in a family has seen colossal changes in the last 30-or-so years. In the past, fathers were outsiders when babies were born. The man’s role was to chauffeur the expectant...
View ArticleClub to host target shooting on Father’s Day
If you’re not sure what to do for dad this weekend for Father’s Day — well, shoot. The Heffley Creek Gun Club is hosting an open house and afternoon of target shooting for families to mark the annual...
View ArticleTravel: Jump to Lake City to visit kangaroos
You don’t have to take a trip Down Under to pet a baby kangaroo. You can drive to Winfield, just outside of Kelowna, to get some kangaroo lovin’. When you get to Kangaroo Creek Farm, you will most...
View ArticleWill Kinder Morgan pitch in with cash?
The City of Kamloops is looking to Kinder Morgan to cover some of the biggest expenses in its planned beautification of the Brocklehurst arm of Tranquille Road. Coun. Nelly Dever said the city’s...
View ArticleCity council briefs: New brewery downtown gets council nod
A new brewery in the former Rivers nightclub has received support from Kamloops city council. In a unanimous vote, council has agreed to support Red Collar Brewing and Tap Room’s application for a...
View ArticleTeachers’ strike will affect summer school
Summer school is in jeopardy if the province’s teachers decide to engage in a full strike, according to Kamloops-Thompson school district Supt. Terry Sullivan. The district is planning to offer classes...
View ArticleFoulds: The last great sports year was 1994
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Last Great Sports Year. For fans of the Vancouver Canucks, B.C. Lions, Montreal Expos — Canada’s team (sorry Blue Jay fans) — and your Kamloops Blazers, the...
View ArticleSun Peaks prepares for summer sports camps
With summer breaks on the horizon, Sun Peaks Resort it preparing to host tennis, golf and mountain biking sports camps. The tennis program, which will be headed by coach Kelly Hubbard of the Kamloops...
View ArticleKamloops to host B.C. Soccer Premier League matches this weekend
Kamloops will play host to seven B.C. Soccer Premier League matches on the weekend — four on Saturday, June 14 and three on Sunday, June 15. All games will be between Thompson-Okanagan FC (TOFC) and...
View ArticleTRU World student will pay out of pocket for assaults
A TRU World student who struck a man with a baseball bat in one incident and in another punched his victim so hard he knocked out his teeth will pay $1,000 in fines and another $10,000 to cover the...
View ArticleKamloops escort has doubts about Bill C-36
One longtime Kamloops escort expects proposed federal legislation aimed at people like her will end up back in the court system — and be overturned yet again. The woman said Bill C-36, introduced by...
View ArticleMcGowan students can’t wait to blast off
A project created by four boys in Sharmane Baerg’s Grade 6/7 class at McGowan Park elementary is headed into outer space. The experiment — one that tests microgravity in space — was chosen after an...
View ArticleTeachers prepare for full-scale strike
The voicemail-message system on Jason Karpuk’s phone was full by early morning on Thursday, June 12. Many of the calls he was receiving came from teachers upset that Thursday looked like it might be...
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