PHOTO GALLERY: Walk for ALS
The annual Walk for ALS was held at Riverside Park on the weekend, with hundreds showing up in the sunshine to support the drive to find a cure for the disease. Allen Douglas photos/KTW
View ArticleGarth Brooks tribute artist coming to Kamloops
If you’ve got friends in low places, you may want to get them together and attend the Fraternal Order of Eagles on Saturday, July 5. Garth Brooks tribute artist Steve Hillis, also known as Basically...
View ArticleFormer Blazer Ranford praises Canucks’ new head coach
Willie Desjardins, the new head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, has his detractors. Brendan Ranford isn’t one of them. “He’s the best coach I’ve ever had,” said Ranford, a former member of the Kamloops...
View ArticleNOTES ON: Compassion Gorilla
WHO: Compassion Gorilla is made up of Dan Beer on drums, Daniel Cryderman on trombone and vocals, Ian Daykin on violin and vocals, Shelter Dayne Footz on trumpet and vocals — getting the feeling this...
View ArticleRiverDogs thirsty to end Canada Day Classic drought
In this photo: Riley Johnson and the Kamloops RiverDogs will be gunning for gold at the Daley and Company Canada Day Classic, which runs from today (June 26) to Sunday, June 29, on McArthur Island....
View ArticleTravel: Pausing at the Pillar
In the photo: Yvette Lehmenn, Sarina Osmanand story author Teresa Cline reach the Pillar.Teresa Cline reach the Pillar. If you love unique landscapes, you need to hike to the Pillar at Pillar...
View ArticleDYER: Time for tranquilizer on Iraq
It’s time for everybody in Iraq to take a tranquilizer. The media will go on fizzing with apocalyptic speculations for a week or so, because that kind of talk always sells, but the war of movement is...
View ArticleB.C. Court of Appeal sitting in Kamloops this week
B.C.’s highest level of court is sitting in Kamloops this week to hear three appeals, including one from the owner of residential unit at Sun Peaks who lost a parking fight. Three justices from B.C....
View ArticleKenna buck has a point — or four
KTW reader Ron Edwards came across this beauty while walking on the west side of Kenna Cartwright Park. “It is a buck that will be at least a four-point,” Edwards said. “I hope he sticks around this...
View ArticleCity council briefs: Kinder Morgan could help with beautification costs
The city is moving ahead with a request that could see Kinder Morgan complete beautification work for the city near the Kamloops Airport as it twins its Trans Mountain pipeline. Council agreed at its...
View ArticleBail for woman who was part of $30k cellphone heist
An Alberta woman police allege helped drag a safe containing more than $30,000 worth of cellphones from a Sahali retailer has been released on bail, despite fears she will not return to answer to the...
View ArticleAfter the deluge, the cleanup begins
A blast of wet weather late Tuesday night (June 24) caused localized flooding and has shut down most of Kamloops’ sports fields. “We had a thunderstorm that developed over the Central Interior and...
View ArticleChase, arrests netted Mounties plenty of weapons
One handgun and a dozen stolen long guns were seized after a brief manhunt in Kamloops last Friday. The incident began when police attempted to pull over a westbound vehicle just west of Kamloops for...
View ArticleNo report cards — and summer-school sites will be picketed
Parents and students anxious to see how the 2013-2014 academic year went may be in for a long wait — report cards aren’t likely to be coming home any time soon. And, even if report cards did arrive and...
View ArticleKGTC team headed to Canadian Gymnaestrada
A dozen Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre athletes are headed to Calgary on Saturday, competing in the Canadian Gymnaestrada. The Performance 6 athletes combine gymnastics, dance, acrobatics...
View ArticleWhat will become of Stuart Wood?
It won’t be a school much longer, but Stuart Wood will likely live on as a public building. Mayor Peter Milobar said the city can’t leave the downtown heritage building standing empty when School...
View ArticleWolfPack sign former NCAA defender
Conor McCoach is the most recent recruit to commit to playing hockey with Thompson Rivers University in the fall. The 6-foot-1 defender from Pitt Meadows is coming to the WolfPack from the Concordia...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Kudos to the union — now do it again
As many observers have noted as the labour dispute between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government drags on — there really are no sides without blame. However, kudos must be sent to...
View ArticleVideo shows drug-related beating
A video shown in B.C. Supreme Court detailed how a 30-year-old woman beat and humiliated a drug user to collect debts while the woman begged for mercy. “I’m sorry, Mary, I’m sorry,” Renee Chan pleaded...
View ArticleReprieve sweet music to their ears as KISSM will proceed
Thursday, June 26 may well be remembered as the day the music didn’t die in Kamloops. Despite initial concerns, the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) won’t be impacted by the ongoing...
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