Community rallies for man injured in Kamloops crash
Support is pouring in for the family of a 21-year-old Williams Lake man who was critically injured in a head-on collision in Kamloops on June 9. Brayden Methot was injured and remains in Vancouver...
View ArticleStrong weekend for peewee RiverDogs
The Kamloops Minor Baseball Association peewee RiverDogs finished the final weekend of their league season with three wins and a loss. Kamloops split games with the Vernon Canadians on Saturday, June...
View ArticleOut-of-school kids can attend WolfPack sports camps
Due to the dispute between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers Association, TRU WolfPack Sport Camps are being offered daily and weekly camps are available for the next...
View ArticleHeat women’s defence stalwart in victory over Action
Strong goalkeeping and solid defence were key in the Kamloops Heat’s 3-0 victory over the Fraser Valley Action on Sunday, June 15, in the Tournament Capital. “On the day, I think 3–0 was a bit of a...
View ArticleDrop-in and develop some world connections
Developing World Connections is holding an Information and Alumni Night on Wednesday, June 18, at Frick and Frack Tap House, 577 Victoria St. The event is in honour of its outgoing president and...
View ArticleSlideshow: Kamloops’ PCSL men fall to Vancouver, beat Abbotsford
The Kamloops Heat were beaten 4-2 by the Vancouver Thunderbirds in Pacific Coast Soccer League men’s Premier Division play at Exhibition Park on Saturday, June 14. KTW photographer Allen Douglas was at...
View ArticleVicious Venom remain perfect
In this photo: Brady Jorgensen and the Kamloops Venom are atop the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League standings with a 12-0 record. Allen Douglas/KTW With six goals and three assists, Brady...
View ArticleB.C. Lions to vacate spring den
In this photo: Stefan Logan, the B.C. Lions’ shifty running back, in action at Hillside Stadium earlier this month. Allen Douglas/KTW The B.C. Lions will this week wrap up their fifth consecutive...
View Article‘Gun’ call in Kamloops turns up BB pistol
A report of a man in the backyard of a Powers Addition residence who was yelling and clutching a handgun turned up a BB pistol that resembles a genuine firearm. Kamloops RCMP were called out on Monday,...
View ArticleProbation for woman who sold dad’s guns
A 19-year-old meth addict who sold one of her father’s handguns on the street and had another two guns stolen when she tried to sell them won’t escape a criminal record. Provincial court judge Len...
View ArticleStudents staging ‘exam study sit-in’
Student Lila Iris Long and her friends are staging an “exam study sit-in” at the Beattie School of the Arts secondary campus on Thursday, June 19. “My friends and I were discussing the topic and we...
View ArticleDuMont cleans house as Titans hand out awards
Mieke DuMont cleaned house as the South Kamloops Titans named their 2013-2014 athletic awards. The basketball and volleyball star won the large service award, the senior female coach’s award and the...
View ArticleWolfPack recruitment update
Men’s Soccer John Antulov has been busy recruiting since being named the head coach of the WolfPack men’s soccer team, announcing the signing of three players in the last week. The first WolfPack men’s...
View ArticleTRU’s first graduating law class
Thompson Rivers University’s first law-school graduates received their degrees on Saturday, June 14, at the Tournament Capital Centre. The class began with 75 students and graduated 71. Allen Douglas...
View ArticleWalk for prostate-cancer research: They did it for dad
The Do It For Dad walk to raise money for prostate-cancer research took place on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 15) at the B.C. Wildlife Park. KTW photographer Allen Douglas was there to capture all...
View ArticleA Royal Affair
The annual Royal Affair was held on the weekend. The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation fundraiser is one of the biggest parties of the year — in part because of the mystery that surrounds it. Those...
View ArticleOttawa approves Enbridge pipeline project
The federal Conservative government has approved Enbridge’s Northern Gateway oil pipeline project, despite widespread opposition in B.C. that includes the provincial government, First Nations,...
View ArticleKYSA round-up to June 15
In this photo: Logan Baitz of the under-12 Simpsons was able to find the back of the net with this blast in Kamloops Youth Soccer Association play on McArthur Island on Saturday, June 14. Allen...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: The Great Outdoors
About 80 new immigrants and Thompson Rivers University international students took part in a Learn to Camp program on the weekend at Paul Lake Provincial Park. The overnight excursion is part of a...
View ArticleFunding a shelter in India
A few years ago, Donna Bishop, a social worker in the city, was heading to India to do some work for a Vancouver-based charity. She was asked to check out a non-government organization there, the Trans...
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