All of city council needs to see Home/Less/Mess play
Editor: I had the pleasure of taking in the Home/Less/Mess play at the Stage House Theatre on Aug. 16. The play was staged by a cast that has experienced homelessness. They shared their personal...
View ArticleLiquid gold — straight from the Kamloops tap
In the photo: Anmol Arora and Sharon Chan decide which water they prefer — tap or bottled. Care to take the test? Go to Thompson Rivers University on Tuesday. Dave Eagles photo/KTW With only two...
View ArticleCritically injured passengers taken to Kamloops hospital following bus crash
Six people are being airlifted to Royal Inland Hospital in critical condition following the crash of a tour bus south of Merritt on Thursday, Aug. 29. Merritt RCMP say the tour bus was travelling south...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tap that thirst and leave bottle on shelf
It is a fun gimmick, to be sure, but at the heart of the water-taste test taking place at Thompson Rivers University is the real issue of that which sustains us. A story about the event at TRU (which...
View ArticleB.C. Conservative Leader Brooks pushes his labour plan
In the photo: B.C. Conservative Leader Dan Brooks brought his five-point plan to resolve the education dispute to Kamloops on Thursday, Aug. 28. Cam Fortems photo/KTW The province’s education...
View ArticleCrash-landing in Nicaragua for Kamloops couple
The way to celebrate a successful crash-landing? With a couple of bottles of Orange Fanta, of course. Kamloops firefighter David Sakaki and his wife, Sue, downed the sodas after walking away from the...
View ArticleAll’s fair in Barriere this Labour Day long weekend
The award-winning North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo is celebrating its 65th year this Labour Day weekend as it takes centre stage in Barriere today (Aug. 29) through Monday, Sept. 1. “We’ve learned a...
View ArticleRemember those Segway thefts? Three remain missing
Five of eight Segways stolen from a Shuswap tour company have been recovered, but the theft took a financial bite out of the business’s prime summer season. The single-person stand-up vehicles were...
View ArticleJudge’s decision an affront to abused women
Editor: Re: (‘TRU prof pleads guilty to assault,’ Aug. 26): Judge Chris Cleaveley stated: “I’m satisfied that it’s in the community’s best interest that Mr. [Bernie] Warren be granted a conditional...
View ArticlePut your name on the ballot and effect change in the cityView from city hall:
It may seem like the local election signs just came down. In fact, local politicians are now winding up their three-year terms. The province will again be under sign siege as elections for city...
View ArticleLISTINGS: Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
To submit an item for Kamloops This Weekend, email Jessica. TODAY Friday, Aug. 29 Music: Sabrina Weeks, live at the Fireside Steakhouse and Bar, 405 Victoria St. Music starts at 8 p.m. No cover. Music...
View ArticleCanadian rockers to send off summer
When Max Kerman set out to pen a song about the awkwardness after an ill-advised hook-up with a friend, he imagined playing it at a venue not unlike the one his band, The Arkells, are headed to this...
View ArticleQ: Each evening at dusk, flocks of crows fly east down the South Thompson...
A: Through TRU’s communications department, an expert who specializes in birds said crows usually flock at this time of year, fuelling up before migration. He said he suspects they are flying to farms...
View ArticleKamloops woman wants ex-boyfriend to pay for tuition due to ‘distress’ over...
A Thompson Rivers University student who broke up with her boyfriend last spring is now suing him for tuition to pay for a failed class “due to distress” over the breakup. , a 22-year-old marketing...
View ArticleBlazers ink Ingram
The Kamloops Blazers announced the signing of 17-year-old goaltender Connor Ingram to a standard WHL player agreement this morning (Friday, Aug. 29). The Imperial, Sask. native played 2013 with the...
View ArticleSeven patients still critical after Coquihalla bus crash
Seven people remain in critical condition after a bus carrying Asian tourists crashed 30 kilometres south of Merritt. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Aug. 29, Interior Health spokeswoman Michaela Swan...
View ArticleFormer Kamloops resident reportedly fighting for ISIS terrorist group in Syria
One of the latest Canadian men to be identified as fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in Syria is a former Thompson Rivers University volleyball player who was...
View ArticleBlack inmate sues over alleged KKK beating; ‘torture’ in Kamloops prison
A black inmate is suing the province, claiming he was targeted by the Ku Klux Klan behind bars and alleging prison officials didn’t do enough to protect him from violence and racism, including an...
View ArticleBlind Faith: Stephen Lovely pushes boundaries of local scuba
In feature photo: Stephen Lovely, left, gives the “OK” sign as he drops below the surface with fellow diver Dale Anderson. Adam Williams/KTW Stephen Lovely’s vision improves when he goes underwater —...
View ArticleAnd the Keystone finalists are . . .
Finalists for the Canadian Home Builders Association-Central Interior’s Keystone Awards have been announced. They include: • Advantage Insulation • BlueGreen Architecture Inc. • Casa Decor Home...
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