Lake in Top 10 for MLA expenses
Kamloops MLAs kept pace with their Liberal cabinet colleagues, according to the latest round of travel expenses released by the B.C. legislature. The expenses cover MLA travel between April 1 and June...
View ArticleIker remains optimistic as September approaches
Jim Iker knows parents — and teachers — are wondering what will happen a week from today, when schools are scheduled to open their doors for a new year. The president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation...
View ArticleAjax dam should be classified an ‘extreme’ risk
Editor: The news that the Ministry of Energy and Mines has classified the proposed Ajax mine-tailings impoundment as “very high” according to Dam Safety Regulation (163/2011) raises more questions than...
View ArticleWe must maintain all systems or risk catastrophic failure
Editor: As a school teacher, citizen and consumer, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about different kinds of systems and the risks we run if we don’t maintain them properly. On the consumer level,...
View ArticlePicketing resumes — but not at Kamloops elementary schools
Public-school teachers resumed picketing on Monday, Aug. 25 — but they have decided to not picket elementary schools this week. The decision by the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association means parents...
View ArticleShowing how cool being on a chair can be
Alex Kilba wants to grind rails on his wheelchair. The 21-year-old Kamloops man has been looking at some new wheels for a couple of years and has been fundraising with the goal of upgrading his setup...
View ArticleKandle to ignite Grotto In Flames
Kandle Osborne, daughter of 54-40’s Neil Osborne, will be in Kamloops on Sept. 10 for a show at The Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. Her first release, In Flames, was co-produced by her father and Sam...
View ArticleBlazers’ pre-season series, part three: The Blazer 16s, the future up front
In this photo: Jermaine Loewen carries the puck at Kamloops Blazers’ training camp on Friday, Aug. 22. Allen Douglas/KTW KTW is looking ahead at the 2014-2015 Kamloops Blazers’ campaign by addressing...
View ArticleImprinting a history lesson
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod speaks at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the 100th anniversary of Canada’s First World War internment program. During the war, the government...
View ArticleGilbert makes waves at Youth Olympic Games
Colin Gilbert didn’t advance to a final in his Youth Olympic Games debut, but he may have done enough to advance his reputation. The Kamloops Classic swimmer raced in the 400- and 800-metre freestyle...
View ArticleOn a wing and a prayer — osprey saved
Staff and community members saved a young osprey from a slow and agonizing death at Tranquille on the Lake recently. During the wind and rainstorm that lashed the area on the night of Aug. 14,...
View ArticleEx-NHL enforcer charged with assault after alleged Kamloops dust-up
A former NHL tough guy is facing assault and driving charges after an alleged incident in Kamloops last month. Rudy “Pot Pie” Poeschek, who played parts of a dozen seasons in the NHL, is facing one...
View ArticleFree tunes at TRU
The annual concert, Tunes Against Tuition, is part of the university’s first-week events as the school year begins again, will be held at the Campus Commons area from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The concert is...
View ArticleFrom $80K to $45K, First Nations chiefs’ salaries vary
Release of First Nations financial documents by the federal government shows a wide discrepancy in salaries of regional First Nations leaders, ranging from a high of $80,000 to a low of $45,000 — with...
View ArticlePause for this cause, SPCA fundraiser-walk returns
Some animals never know kindness. The good news is, you can fight animal cruelty in your community by registering and fundraising for the 2014 Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk, held each...
View ArticleTrustee Glover to seek seat on city council
It worked for Ken Christian. Now another longtime Kamloops-Thompson school district trustee is hoping she can use her record to make the jump to city hall. Annette Glover, an 18-year veteran of the...
View ArticleConvicted fraudster at centre of IHA legal action in Vinsulla
The Interior Health Authority is seeking a contempt of court order against a Vinsulla homeowner whose husband is a convicted fraudster. However, Paul Pearson said work is now underway and he expects...
View ArticleRancher charged in dog death won’t be retried
The Crown will drop charges against a Bonaparte rancher who shot and killed a neighbour’s dog after it chased her cattle. The decision comes in the wake of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling earlier this...
View ArticleDistrict officials and teachers await potential deal
Karl deBruijn will spend the Labour Day weekend close to his phone. The superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson school district will be waiting to hear if the teachers’ union and the provincial...
View ArticleLABOUR UNREST: ‘This time, it’s different’
David Komljenovic, president of the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association and a member of the BCTF bargaining team, said there’s a reason the B.C. Liberal government in Victoria has a bumpy ride when...
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