NACAC meet in Kamloops a glimpse into track-and-field future
In this photo: Alyx Treasure of Prince George is among Canada’s medal hopefuls at the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) U23 Athletics Championships, which get underway on Friday, Aug....
View ArticleB.C. Day Quiz: The answers and winners
On Aug. 1, Kamloops This Week, published and posted a 25-question quiz on British Columbia trivia. We received 60 submissions, of which six had perfect scores of 25. Random draws have resulted in...
View ArticleIt’s time to start dreaming again
In the photo: Mandy McKinnon (right), a student in the Thompson Rivers University residential-construction program, cuts a two-by-four to kick off construction on this year’s training house in Juniper...
View ArticleDietician Kalina gets national award
Ask Laura Kalina which of the many food-related projects she has created brings her the most pride and there’s hesitation for a second. After all, the community-based dietitian counts among those...
View ArticleGetting them in a row
A mother duck took her whole herd of stampeding ducklings on a 300-yard march between ponds as they waddled by those competing in the weekend’s Rivershore Men’s Amateur Championship. The ducks’...
View ArticleFirst Nations bands want more time on Ajax file
In the photo: Tk’emlups Indian Band Chief Shane Gottfriedson and members of the Shuswap Nation gathered in Kamloops on Aug. 5 to demand a halt to all mining exploration in the Shuswap territory in the...
View ArticlePioneering friendship
Sharing the experience of gliding atop the water are newly acquainted playmates Malia Ross (left) and Malik Feero during an outing to Pioneer Park with their parents. The forecast for sunshine and...
View ArticleNear-collision in skies above Kamloops Airport
A departing Cessna leaving Kamloops Airport on July 23 had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with an incoming aircraft. The incident at Fulton Field is reported on Transport Canada’s Civil...
View ArticleMount Polley breach: Hold B.C. Liberals accountable for disaster
Editor: I am horrified, like many, that this terrible breakdown at Mount Polley mine in the Cariboo has occurred. This is basic math. The ground stresses are measured and there is an allowable limit...
View ArticleMount Polley breach: Economic benefit cannot outweigh all the damage
Editor: Thank-you for your newspaper’s excellent coverage of the Mount Polley tailings-pond disaster in the Thursday, Aug. 7 edition. Your editorial (‘How many warnings until action is taken?’) aptly...
View ArticleMore than 350 vehicles to line Victoria Street
What do Goats and Judges have in common? OK — cut the sarcasm. They’re cars and they’re en route to Kamloops for what’s become the premier tourist event of the summer — now on the same weekend as...
View ArticleHot night for a barbecue
Bryce Herman expects more people at Riverside Park this year for the annual barbecue feast in the park — Ribfest. “Ribfest, in Eastern Canada, has been going on for a number of years,” said Herman,...
View ArticleLISTINGS: Aug. 8 to Aug. 14
To submit an item for Kamloops This Weekend, email Jessica. TODAY Friday, Aug. 8 Art: In Driftwood and Rock, all materials gathered locally and reflect area, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 992 Fernie Rd....
View ArticleHave you seen Hayley?
Kamloops Mounties are hoping the public can help them find a teenaged girl who has not been seen since Monday, Aug. 4. Hayley Haines is a 17-year-old First Nations girl who stands five-foot-four and...
View ArticleForest fire being fought off Highway 97C, near Peachland, West Kelowna
The Drought Hill wildfire between Peachland and West Kelowna was estimated at 40 hectares in size as of noon on Friday, Aug. 8. There are 85 firefighters battling the blaze, while air tankers are...
View ArticleMLA Lake agrees to meet with anti-Ajax group
In the photo: Two days after protesters gathered outside his North Shore constituency office, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake has agreed to meet with opponents of the proposed Ajax mine to...
View ArticleKamloops freeman facing fresh charges
A Kamloops freeman-on-the-land who has run for mayor and MLA and who has racked up multiple convictions — including obstructing a peace officer and driving without a licence — will return to court next...
View ArticleQ: When a business closes, why can its signage remain on the building? Is...
A: When a business shuts its doors in Kamloops, the former owners or their landlord may decide to take down its signs right away, or let them linger — but there are no bylaws compelling either action....
View ArticleMore bones found at White Lake, police say
Police have wrapped up their ground search at White Lake, where the skull of a missing Kamloops woman was found in June — and, they say, they’ve found more bones. Samantha Paul vanished last September....
View ArticleMealtime music in the main streets
Outdoor music will continue in downtown Kamloops throughout August. The next leg of the Live at Lunch schedule includes: • Aug. 9: Gary Mockford, 300 block of Victoria Street • Aug. 12: Sabrina Weeks,...
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