Liberal trio quizzed as they seek federal nomination
The three who would be the local Liberal candidate in next year’s federal election sat before an audience of about 150 on Thursday, Aug.28, and explained why they were seeking their party’s nomination....
View ArticleNo school Tuesday as labour talks collapse
School will not begin as scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after talks between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation BCTF and the provincial government’s bargaining agent broke down yet again on the weekend. On...
View ArticleChase remains positive among Thompson Blazers struggles
Mark Chase has plenty of reasons to be frustrated heading into the 2014-2015 season with the Thompson Blazers, but that’s not the route he’s taking. Instead, the second-year head coach is choosing to...
View ArticleStep in and help out those with cerebral palsy in B.C.
Virtual mountains will be climbed in an attempt to raise $30,000 this September. The Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia will be joining associations worldwide during a month-long challenge...
View ArticleHave a ball for the kids
The biggest fundraiser for local shriners is coming to the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre on Oct. 18. The Shriner’s Annual Charity Ball will include a buffet dinner and dancing to a...
View Article2014 among worst wildfire years
In the photo: A ‘fire tornado’ erupts from the Chelaslie River fire in west central B.C., between Anahim Lake and Burns Lake. At 130,000 hectares and still only 20 per cent contained, it is B.C.’s...
View ArticleKid-ney cause
Courtney Urena, organizer for the Kamloops Kidney Walk, and five-year-old Lizzie Harbaruk, who lost a kidney to cancer as a toddler, cheered at the Riverside Bandshell on Sunday, Aug. 24, during the...
View ArticleCadets soar to new heights
Two Kamloops cadets spent their summer learning how to fly a plane. Shael Huska and Leia Hoot were two of 36 air cadets selected across the provide to pursue their Transport Canada private licence...
View ArticleThree hurt in head-on accident on Highway 97
Five people, including at least one from Kamloops, are recovering following a head-on collision on Highway 97 in Westwold, between Kamloops and Vernon. Vernon/North Okanagan RCMP responded to the Aug....
View ArticleBus-crash update: 22 remain in hospitals
Of the 43 patients originally transported to area hospitals following the Thursday, Aug. 28, tour-bus crash on the Coquihalla Highway, 22 remain in health-care facilities. The crash occurred at about 3...
View ArticlePlea expected this month
A former police officer from Clearwater facing a number of sexual-assault charges is expected to enter a plea this month. Alan Davidson is charged with eight counts of indecent assault by a male on a...
View ArticleKamloops Lake fishery ‘outrageous’
Editor: A record sockeye run is expected this autumn and aboriginal commercial fishers are planning to string a net across the mouth of the Thompson River at the west end of Kamloops Lake. They did...
View ArticlePerhaps car had crime-fighting mind of its own
A Kamloops man made it from Logan Lake to just south of Kamloops before the stolen vehicle he was driving decided to call it quits. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, RCMP officers from Logan Lake, Kamloops and...
View ArticleThis Kamloops Mountie got her mountain bike
Editor: On Thursday, Aug. 21, my bike was stolen from Visions Electronics downtown. I was at the cash register when someone stepped inside the door and took my mountain bike. The employees were helpful...
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Faith: A rainbow sets on the nut-job prophet
Remember the John 3:16 guy? He would stand in a strategic spot at major sporting events in the 1980s wearing a rainbow-coloured afro wig, holding a sign saying “John 3:16”. His name was Rollen Stewart....
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Teens, tweets raised $1.4 million for MS Canada
Over a million dollars was raised by those who chowed down on A&W Teen Burgers in August. The fast-food chain is reporting $1.45 million raised in support of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of...
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Double the colour
KTW reader Les Evens caught this photo of Sunday’s (Aug. 30) double rainbow that arched above the Tournament Capital following a rainstorm. The photo was taken at about 5 p.m. from the corner of Lilac...
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Forum on terrorism at TRU
As a political scientist, Derek Cook finds his classes influenced by current events. Most recently, his attention was drawn to the story of Collin Gordon, a former business student at Thompson Rivers...
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No end in sight for strike
In the photo: Premier Christy Clark has urged the BCTF to suspend its strike. Union president Jim Iker said that will not happen. KTW file photo The president of the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’...
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Goalie game: Blazers facing crease conundrum
There’s a conundrum in the crease on Mark Recchi Way. Kamloops Blazers general manager Craig Bonner has the pre-season left to decide which goaltenders he will carry into the 2014-2015 campaign — and...
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