Slideshow: Natural Strength CrossFit SweatFest 2014
The Natural Strength CrossFit SweatFest 2014 was held at the Tournament Capital Centre on Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3. KTW photographer Allen Douglas was in attendance. His photos are posted...
View ArticleTailings-pond breach at mine forces water-use ban
The tailings pond of the Mount Polley mine, southeast of Quesnel, was breached, discharging waste water into Hazeltine Creek (shown ) on Monday, Aug. 4. Cariboo Regional District photo Authorities are...
View ArticleKamloops Tsunami swimmers qualify for provincials
Following the Okanagan Regional Swimming Championships, five members of the Kamloops Tsunami Summer Swim Club will be representing the Tournament Capital in the B.C. Summer Swimming Association...
View ArticleKamloops jiu-jitsu star returns from gold rush
In this photo: Liam Moss (left) applies the triangle submission hold. Owen Francis Photography Liam Moss added to his ever-growing trophy cabinet during a month-long trip to California and Nevada,...
View ArticleKrisko wins sixth Rivershore amateur
Local golfer Ryan Krisko captured his sixth title at the 2014 Langlois Brown Hollis Wealth Rivershore Men’s Amateur on the weekend, finishing the tournament at 2-under par. Krisko’s three-day total was...
View ArticleHegel, McKenzie to play for Team B.C.
The Kamloops Players Bench RiverDogs will have two players representing the midget AAA club at the 18-and-under National Baseball Championships later this month. Connor McKenzie and Brennan Hegel have...
View ArticleKamloopa Powwow 2014
The 35th edition of the celebration of First Nations culture took place over the B.C. Day long weekend at the Tk’emlups Indian Band’s powwow grounds. KTW photographer Allen Douglas was there to capture...
View ArticleBlazers’ prospects update
In this photo: Kamloops Blazers’ prospect Nolan Kneen. There were two Kamloops Blazers prospects in action at Canada’s Under-17 National Development Camp, which wrapped up in Calgary on Monday, Aug. 4....
View ArticleCouncil so slow on wine, so fast on $6m project
Editor: Re: Kamloops city council’s delaying tactics on allowing wine/beer sales at the local farmers’ market. It seems strange council is being so careful with this relatively straightforward bylaw....
View ArticleLet’s pass on World Cup bid
Editor: So, the Canadian Soccer Association may entertain a bid for the men’s World Cup. Seems that, like most mega-events (Olympics, etc.) the host country (taxpayers) carries all the risks for little...
View ArticleUpdate: Mounties find boy who went missing from powwow; youth is safe and...
Update: Kamloops RCMP say they were contacted by someone who saw the story of the missing youth in the media. Police say the person had picked up two hitchhikers in Kamloops and dropped them in Merritt...
View ArticleLikely residents fearing the worst after tailings-pond breach
A pall of uncertainty hangs over the town of Likely as a total breach in the Mount Polley mine tailings pond continues to pour a slurry of toxic water and mud into Quesnel Lake, once renowned for being...
View ArticleMine tailings spill raises fears for Fraser salmon
An estimated 1.5- million migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon are destined for Quesnel Lake, which has now been contaminated by the Mount Polley mine tailings-pond spill. The Quesnel system sockeye...
View ArticleLoaded handgun at Kamloopa Powwow leads to arrest
A Vancouver man who had a loaded handgun at last weekend’s Kamloopa Powwow has been granted bail. Thomas Becker-Brown was released on $2,000 cash bail after a brief hearing in Kamloops provincial court...
View ArticleAjax mine opponents want Lake to jump into discussions
In the photo: Anne Neave (front) said the Kamloops Area Preservation Association and some Kamloops-North Thompson residents chose to picket MLA Terry Lake’s Tranquille Road office after he refused to...
View ArticleTimewell of Kamloops sets world record at Ultraman race
In this photo: Yvone Timewell is helped out of the water after a 10-kilometre swim at the Ultraman Canada triathlon in Penticton on Saturday, Aug. 2. Tim Schmidt photo With about 20 kilometres to go,...
View ArticleAthletes withdrawn from NACAC championships
There are expected to be about half as many athletes as originally expected attending the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) U23 Athletics Championships, which will take place in...
View ArticleChamber past-president eyes council seat
A former Kamloops Chamber of Commerce president is joining the race for city council. Bob Dieno, who served as the chamber’s president in 2013, is hoping to bring his experience as a business owner and...
View ArticleWALLACE: Counting Kamloops Women’s Soccer League woes
When it’s 40 C in Kamloops, I don’t give a damn about FIFA soccer rules. But, the Kamloops Women’s Soccer League (KWSL) does, so players aren’t allowed to roll up their jersey sleeves despite the...
View ArticleBASS: Mount Polley disaster has knocked some off Ajax fence
When the fence is wiped out, it’s kind of hard to stay on it. That’s what happened after the tailings pond at the Mount Polley open-pit mine started flowing into the Cariboo region. Up to now, I’ve...
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