Modeling calendar supports charity
There will be some new cars featured at Hot Nite in the City this year — the kind you can look at but really not touch. Babydollz Promotions and Modelling is joining the car owners, entertainers and...
View ArticleMan of Many voices to bring sounds of Buddy Holly to Kelowna theatre
Buddy Holly lives to sing again in Kelowna, courtesy of Johnny Vallis. Billing himself as the Man of Many Voices, Vallis dreamed of creating a tribute show for Elvis Presley, but has made his musical...
View ArticleNightclub renovations geared at booking bigger shows
Rob Medves got some ideas for Cactus Jacks after a visit to Las Vegas last month followed by vacation in Vancouver. The general manager of Cactus Jacks nightclub said that when renovations are complete...
View ArticleFake gift baits crook into theft of nothing
It took two days for RCMP to get a nibble on a bait car, parked in North Kamloops with an unwrapped gift, iPod and sunglasses inside. The car, intended to bait would-be car thieves, netted John Bednar,...
View ArticleFishery plans going ahead
Planning for a forecasted record inland fishery on Kamloops Lake continues in the wake of the Mount Polley mine disaster, which is not expected to alter the harvest. The tailings breach caused several...
View ArticleWhite Spot restaurants cooking burgers, getting ready to help kids go to camp
Every year, the more than 40 acres that makes up Zajac Ranch is filled with the laughter of children. For most of them, the summer-camp experience might be little more than a dream as these campers are...
View ArticleAgency seeks women for lifestyles project
White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Society is looking for women between the ages of 19 and 24 for a project funded by the Status of Women. The project is designed to work toward improving the...
View ArticleFamily Guy neck tattoo leads to attempted robbery conviction
The victim may have been only 13, but it wasn’t difficult for the young restaurant worker to identify the man who pepper-sprayed him and his sister in an attempted robbery — thanks to a prominent...
View ArticleWife of alleged drug-ring operator facing charges
The Crown has now added the wife of a central figure in what RCMP allege is a gang-affiliated drug ring to the list of those facing charges. RCMP seized guns, money, electronics and a small amount of...
View ArticleForever is a long time
Editor: Is it a reasonable and sane proposition to construct a huge hole right above our fair city of 90,000 souls and fill it full of poison? The hole will be filled with billions of litres of water...
View ArticleLake plans fall meet with KAPA
A few days after anti-Ajax protesters from the Kamloops Area Preservation Association (KAPA) lined the street outside his North Shore constituency office, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake has...
View ArticleDon’t condemn teachers for holiday breaks
Editor: Re: ‘Most employees do not receive three months off work to recharge,’ KTW Aug. 5: I had to agree with a couple of Simon Mason’s assertions in his letter, wherein he corrected a couple of...
View ArticleFarm market coupon program expands
The B.C. government has expanded its program to offer coupons worth $15 a week for farm market produce to pregnant women, seniors and low-income families who take a nutrition course. Health Minister...
View ArticleFall soccer: Women wanted
Annette Hanna, then 38, had never played soccer in her life, but she decided it was time to give it a kick. Six years later, she loves the Beautiful Game and wants to spread the good word about the...
View ArticleSlideshow: Deadlies run wild on Roller Girls
The Tournament City Deadlies of Kamloops ran roughshod over the Avalanche City Roller Girls of Fernie in roller-derby action at the Tournament Capital Centre on Saturday, Aug. 9. The Kamloops women won...
View ArticleKamloops Recreational Soccer League results to Aug. 10
In recent men’s 30-plus Kamloops Recreational Soccer League action, Jay’s Service blanked Oops Cafe 3-0. Jenen Dhaliwal, Kent Boida and Roy Styles scored for Jay’s Service. German Cotito, Nick Rinaldi...
View ArticleGateway eyes roundabout at proposed casino site
Gateway Casinos will stick to a traffic-improvement plan devised by the city of Kamloops when its bid to build an expanded casino at the former Rona store in Aberdeen goes to a public hearing later...
View ArticleSunshine Open tennis results
The Sunshine Open tournament wrapped up at the Kamloops Tennis Centre on Sunday, Aug. 10. Winning the men’s A singles division was James Nearing; women’s A singles, Audrey Chu; men’s A doubles, Wes...
View ArticleDrug dealer acquitted on robbery, extortion charges
A violent criminal who gave details in B.C. Supreme Court about operating a drug network in Kamloops last year was acquitted on charges he threatened another drug dealer, beat him and stole his truck....
View Article“Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!”— Uhl of Broncos making a name for himself
His dad mines for copper and gold, but the Kamloops Broncos believe they’ve found a diamond in the rough in Rudy Uhl. The 18-year-old receiver — whose father is Warner Uhl, KGHM International’s project...
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