Farmers’ market liquor issue back before Kamloops council
The Kamloops Regional Farmers’ Market is appealing to city council to make it easier to sell locally-produced alcohol at their markets, but city staff still prefer a multi-week process involving the...
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Editor: The Aug. 7 letter to the editor from Andrew Bezooyen on the Mount Polley breach should make letter of the year. It was good to see three-quarters of the two editorial pages are about mines,...
View ArticleFarm consultation a farce, industry benefits
Editor: Re: Tom Fletcher’s B.C. Views column of Aug. 13 (‘Farm changes a great leap forward’): Tom Fletcher’s opinions are not shared by any farmers I know. The B.C. government’s post-facto...
View ArticleFOULDS: Can fresh candidates curb Conservative crush at polls?
For all of this century, the race to be Kamloops MP has resembled that of soccer’s Scottish Premier League. The Conservatives have been Celtic and the Liberals, NDP and Greens have been an assortment...
View ArticleParents get website guide to teacher strike
In the photo: Education Minister Peter Fassbender. The provincial government has launched a new website to prepare parents for a possible continuation of the teacher strike after Labour Day. The...
View ArticleMcArthur tax-payment centre cost $49,000
Its cost raised some eyebrows, but a remote property-tax payment centre set up by the city at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre in June could return for 2015. The city set up the second payment...
View ArticleThe Sikh Motorcycle Club is turning heads
In the photo: “It’s not like we’re preaching our religion,” Pavendeep Singh Gill says of his decision to ride his motorcycle without a helmet. Adam Williams photo/KTW Few would argue wearing a helmet...
View ArticleWhite Buffalo wants study participants
White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Society is looking for women between the ages of 19 and 24 for a project being funded by the Status of Women. The project is designed to work toward improving...
View ArticleBlazers’ pre-season series, part two: Changes on the back end
Ryan Rehill (left), pictured here in a tilt with Keenan Kanzig of the Victoria Royals, will be a workhorse for the 2014-2015 Kamloops Blazers, playing on a blue line that has seen much alteration this...
View ArticleCity of Kamloops wants to add to hot-dog bylaw
A fine won’t be the only penalty awaiting dog owners who leave their pets in hot cars if the City of Kamloops has its way. Mayor Peter Milobar has written to the province, asking that the Insurance...
View ArticleWill Denis Walsh run again for council?
In the photo: It remains to be seen if Moviemart owner Denis Walsh will engage in a sequel to his civic-election career. Walsh served on council from 2008 to 2011 and says he is considering tossing his...
View ArticleLosing patience
In the photo: Hilda Kurulak isn’t happy with the response from the Interior Health Authority after she had an unpleasant encounter with a patient with dementia at Royal Inland Hospital this past...
View ArticleStudents on way to Kamloops from Nigeria, but TRU has no fear of ebola
Thompson Rivers University is expecting 10 international students from Nigeria — but the school is assuring people there’s nothing to worry about with respect to the ebola virus. There are many reasons...
View ArticleLISTINGS: Aug. 22 to Aug. 28
To submit an item for Kamloops This Weekend, email Jessica. TODAY Friday, Aug. 22 Book signing: John Schreiner, author of John Schreiner’s Okanagan Wine Tour Guide will be at Discover Wines, 416-500...
View ArticleFilth, fun and friends: Singing songs about boobs and dongs
Kayla Williams was trained in classical music and now she sings about hairy balls. The 27-year-old Alberta woman never intended to go into comedy, nor did she plan for the vulgar and sexual humour that...
View ArticleA new quest: Spendlove embarks on indoor soccer venture on North Shore
In a few short months, the North Shore will be home to Kamloops’ second indoor-soccer facility. Dave Spendlove, president of Soccer Quest, has leased the former Eighth Street home of Liquidation World...
View ArticleQ: There is a short section of pavement just north of the train crossing at...
A: The road, made from asphalt millings, is maintained by the City of Kamloops. Glen Farrow, the city’s streets and environmental-services manager, said the rural stretch would typically be gravel,...
View ArticleMcArthur Island hopes the same for KYSA, City
It appears Dave Spendlove’s indoor soccer facility won’t have any impact on the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association’s plans for the Tournament Capital. In fact, just days after construction began on...
View ArticleBolduc will not return to Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers have one fewer 18-year-old forward in the mix today as Carson Bolduc has informed the club he will not attend training camp. With sessions at Interior Savings Centre beginning...
View ArticleSubmit photos for Kamloops calendar
The City of Kamloops is calling all local shutterbugs. Submissions are being accepted for the city’s annual calendar that highlights the Tournament Capital. The calendar is distributed to residents in...
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