Cuisine: Market visit leads to flowery cuilinary thoughts
I love this time of year. With summer here, the selection of fresh produce at the Kamloops Farmers’ Market is increasing each week. I look forward to Saturday mornings, strolling the market with my...
View ArticleDYER: Democracy rears its ugly head in Hong Kong referendum
The oppositions in Hong Kong should understand and accept that Hong Kong is not an independent country. They should not think that they have the ability to turn Hong Kong into Ukraine or Thailand,”...
View ArticleTravel: Portland is a boozy, bacchanalian paradise
It may be politically incorrect to say this, but I love a tipple — and my throat becomes positively parched whenever I think of Portland, that bountiful, boozy Oregon burg. Accompanied by three...
View ArticleArmstrong to get hands on world-championship bronze
Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops will finally get his hands on the bronze medal he won at the 2010 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Qatar. He will...
View ArticleMother-daughter art duo depict animals on display
A mother and daughter will showcase their two very different styles together during an exhibit at the Old Courthouse Gallery. Animals — Real or Really?! is a graphite and collage exhibit on display...
View ArticleWalk with imitation guns leads to arrest
A Kamloops man will likely face charges after police caught him wandering around a Brocklehurst neighbourhood with imitation guns. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said Mounties were called to Desmond Street at...
View ArticleHeat men, women on PCSL playoff trail
In this photo: Peter Loncar of the Kamloops Heat fires a shot home against Burnaby in Pacific Coast Soccer League play at Hillside Stadium on Sunday, July 6. For more photos, see slideshow below. Allen...
View ArticleSchool year will begin with enhanced security measures
Beginning in September, all adults —from secretaries to principals to teachers — in Kamloops-Thompson schools will wear name badges. The requirement is part of a number of new security measures being...
View ArticleProsecution wants man jailed indefinitely
The Crown wants to lock up a 44-year-old man indefinitely based on domestic violence against two women, a pattern a prosecutor said makes Shane Jeurissen a danger to the public. Closing arguments began...
View ArticleEagle flies, eagle fries
A fried eagle was to blame for a grassfire and power outage in Westsyde on Tuesday, July 8. Fire crews were called to 6195 Westsyde Rd. just after 3 p.m. after a witness reported seeing a city water...
View ArticleEntertainment briefs: Music in the Park set to be Hijacked
Music in the Park will be Hijacked by local theatre groups on Saturday, July 12. B.C. Living Arts and Western Canada Theatre will host Hijacked, a free theatre fundraiser showcasing live musical...
View ArticleAboriginal Collective at gallery through July
It’s billed as a literary festival, but the latest month-long celebration of the arts from the Arbour Aboriginal Artists Collective is about so much more than the printed word. Every Thursday night in...
View ArticleDestination Mainstage entering final days of performances
Destination Mainstage, the annual provincial theatre festival for community theatre groups throughout B.C., is in the home stretch. Performances of plays continue tonight (July 10) and tomorrow night...
View ArticleYou are invited to Witness this event in Kamloops
About 3,000 people are expected to be in Interior Savings Centre this month for a three-day Jehovah’s Witnesses convention. The event will begin on Friday, July 11, and run through Sunday, July 13. The...
View ArticleBeach boys score a hat trick
From left: Brothers Daniel, 8, Marcus, 3, and Lucas Wagner, 6, play in the sand during a visit to Riverside Park with mom Amie. With the forecast calling for temperatures as high as 38 C this weekend,...
View ArticleHow We Met: Life-long friendship has plenty of class
In the photo: Kevin Kneale and Riley Clark complete their How We Met interview with the requisite “selfie,” using KTW’s barnstorming iPad. Riley Clark and Kevin Kneale are the only sunbathers at the...
View ArticleAirport passenger numbers climbing
Passenger numbers at Kamloops Airport are up more than nine per cent over last year, driven in part by long-distance commuters. The airport also reported numbers in June increased nearly seven per cent...
View ArticleWelcome home! Meet the 2014 Y Dream Home winners
Fortunato Vetere knows a thing or two about a well-built home. When the 86-year-old left his home in Grimaldi, Italy, in 1951, he left behind a house he had built with his bare hands. He settled in...
View ArticleOh, Big Oil will love B.C.’s new speed limits
Editor: The big winners, of course, will be the oil companies. In fact, it would not surprise me if they are the instigators of this speed increase. It will most likely be only a matter of time before...
View ArticleMP stands by her government’s decision on Northern Gateway
Editor: Re: Art Johnson’s letter of June 27 (‘MP McLeod should take stand on Northern Gateway’): This, of course, has been a major issue within the community and many have come forward to express their...
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