WALLACE: Organizers acted admirably in face of sudden death
No amount of toilet paper nor hand sanitizer could have prepared me for the first Pemberton music festival back in 2008. In returning to the festival grounds six years after the inaugural event,...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Common sense tied up by red tape
A bottleful of bureaucracy indeed. Coun. Tina Lange’s assessment of the weeks and weeks it will take to have the city and council simply to allow the Kamloops Regional Farmers’ Market to sell wine at...
View ArticleTeachers defending fundamental rights
Editor: This is a season of great discontent for public education in British Columbia. As a high-school teacher, I am greatly troubled by the impasse we teachers are at with the provincial government...
View ArticleB.C. DAY LONG-WEEKEND QUIZ: How well do you know your province?
Take our B.C. Day long-weekend quiz and you could win prizes — tickets to the Sept. 10 Vancouver Whitecaps-San Jose Earthquakes game and tickets to the Aug. 16 Roots & Blues lineup. Email answers...
View ArticleZakiya Hooker and following footsteps of a blues legend
Zakiya Hooker remembers the first time she sang publicly with her dad. “Girl, I got so sick right after,” the blues singer said. “My stomach was knotted right up. “My friend Linda was backstage and I...
View ArticleStephanie finds it really is a Small World
When Stephanie Fowles first stepped foot on the hardwood floors of the repossessed house, she saw the big windows and floors and immediately felt the house could have kids in it. “The bankers and...
View ArticleKRSL round-up, Aug. 1
Soccer shootout RCC FC and B.C. Rivers Consulting filled the scoresheet in their July 20 Kamloops Recreational Soccer League matchup, with the game ending 7-4 in favour of RCC. Al Mostyk, with two, Rob...
View ArticleStorm forces closure of Peterson Creek Park trail
Peterson Creek Park’s Billy Miner trail is closed to the public after sustaining damage during the heavy rains of July 23. The city has closed the black diamond trail until further notice, as well as...
View ArticleFrom cork to polyethylene — a brief history of the life jacket
In the photo: A Finnish wartime cork life vest. The cork was coated with wax to maintain its ability to float after long periods in the water. kevos4.com photo Would you trust your child’s life to a...
View ArticleLightning storm rolls through Kamloops
In the photo: Kamloops resident Megan Helllyer captured this great shot of forks of lightning above Kenna Cartwright Park in Kamloops and posted it on her Twitter account @meghellyer. The intense...
View ArticlePritchett, Big Wreck and 54-40 among fall shows
Kammerce Productions is ensuring that music carries on past the summer and well into the fall, hosting several acts beginning in late September including: • Sept. 24: Aaron Pritchett with One More...
View ArticleGilbert dominates en route to realizing an Olympic dream
As Colin Gilbert stepped on to the pool deck at the Tournament Capital Centre’s Canada Games Aquatic Centre, a throng of young swimmers was there to meet him. “Can I have your autograph?” a girl asked....
View ArticleMother of Merritt man convicted of murder weighs in on Mr. Big court ruling
The mother of a Merritt man sent to jail for the murder of a teenage girl believes her son was falsely convicted and would be free if new limits on a controversial RCMP sting technique would have been...
View ArticleEngineering Jellybean: X Fest puppet construction
Randi Edmundson built Jellybean the dragon with tubing and sheer fabric, beginning in June. The complex and detailed theatre puppet came to life, equipped with a microphone and speaker system, in the...
View ArticleMan shot in face in Fortune Drive home
Kamloops Mounties are investigating after a 23-year-old man was shot in the face on Saturday night (Aug. 2). Police say the man was shot at a Fortune Drive home in North Kamloops. Staff Sgt. D.J. Lucas...
View ArticleBroncos enter new unbeaten territory
In this photo: Kamloops Broncos’ receiver Rudy Uhl stretches to make a catch. Kamloops is 2-0 after posting a 49-33 win over the Valley Huskers of Chilliwack on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Kamloops Broncos...
View ArticleRiverDogs snag silver at provincial championship
The Kamloops RiverDogs captured silver at the B.C. Minor Baseball Association midget AAA championship, running out of steam in the final against the Tri-City Indians. Tri-City blew the game open in the...
View ArticleMake no mistake — Hamas is a terrorist group
Editor: Re: Dale Bass’s column of July 3 (‘The premier’s job does not include Israel-Gaza conflict’): Bass is quite correct to criticize Premier Christy Clark’s claim of making a non-political...
View ArticlePutting a face on homelessness
Zoe Shiloh’s story involves paying a lot of security deposits on places barely habitable. For Dennis Lee, his story involves finding comfort and safety sleeping under a trailer — even in -40 C weather....
View ArticleSuccessful summer continues for KGTC
A fantastic season continued for the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre earlier this summer as Mario Bruno and Emily Schmidt attended Canada Cup in New Market, Ont. The event took place from...
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