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Sun Rivers captures Communities in Bloom national title
Sun Rivers Resort Community is a national champion in the 2014 Communities in Bloom competition. The national and international competition’s various winners were revealed on Saturday, Sept. 20, in...
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Ferner leaves Blazers in favour of Vipers
Photo credit: Allen Douglas/KTW Mark Ferner is the head coach and general manager of the Vernon Vipers, having opted to leave his position as associate coach of the Kamloops Blazers. Speculation of a...
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Well done, Kamloops — Rotary Food Drive collects 56,000 pounds
In the photo: Weekend truck driver Gabrielle Bray displays some of the 56,000 pounds of food collected on the weeknd during the 13th Rotary Food Drive. With food banks throughout the country shutting...
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She wants her Lululemon back
A Kamloops woman has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $500 from a former acquaintance who she claims won’t give back her Lululemon shirt — including $200 for “stress” caused by the incident. Darlene...
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Liberal nomination date set for Kamloops
The federal Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Liberal constituency association will choose its candidate for next year’s federal election at a nomination meeting on Saturday, Oct. 4 — but one of the three...
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Slideshow: Blazers out of the gates
Forward Jake Kryski, 16, and the Kamloops Blazers opened the WHL regular season with a win and a loss on the weekend. Kamloops doubled an undermanned Victoria Royals’ squad 6-3 at Interior Savings...
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Olynyk keynote speaker at WolfPack breakfast
In this photo: Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, a forward with the NBA’s Boston Celtics, is speaking at the TRU WolfPack’s athletic scholarship breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 25. Tickets are still available....
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Not pretty, but Broncos win (slideshow included)
In this photo: Kamloops Broncos’ receiver Devin Csincsa makes the catch and turns upfield against the Valley Huskers of Chilliwack at Hillside Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20. For more photos, see...
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Cell-sex trial: Guard says atmosphere at detachment akin to locker room
A former Kamloops RCMP jail guard compared the atmosphere in the detachment to that of a hockey team’s locker room while describing a number of police officers and municipal employees watching via...
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School is back in session
School halls in Kamloops were filled on Monday, Sept. 22, with a sound that’s been missing for some time — children’s voices. However, with a contract in place and the school year beginning again this...
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Preliminary hearing into teen’s murder begins in Kamloops
According to Mounties, 16-year-old CJ Fowler was dating 22-year-old Damien Taylor when she was murdered on Dec. 5, 2012. Taylor has been charged in Fowler’s death. A preliminary hearing has begun for...
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Kamloops is raising readers
Thompson Rivers University basketball players Brett Parker (left) and Reese Pribilsky help to collect funds at the Aberdeen McDonald’s for local literacy groups through the annual Raise-a-Reader...
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Stepping on the September grass
James Garner and Erin Aarenritchie-Bonat take advantage of a perfect September weekend by visiting Riverside Park. The month has been spectacular, weather-wise, and, despite forecast showers today...
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Classics in the sun
Many attending the classic-car show and shine at Smith Chevrolet on the weekend gave a nod to Ian Pike’s 1918 Chev 490 truck (above) as the star — but Ian’s tales may be even more impressive. KTW’s...
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Public skating open to participants in wheelchairs
Public skating programs are now open to participants in wheelchairs, the City of Kamloops announced on Friday, Sept. 19. Prior to this skating season, wheelchairs were not allowed on ice by risk...
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Join the Kamloops Drifters
The Kamloops Drifters are looking for women in the Tournament Capital who want to learn to play hockey. The Drifters are a drop-in hockey team open to players of all skill levels. Each week — Sundays...
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Sun Peaks host to Canada’s first Ultra Beast Spartan Race
What does it take to be a Spartan warrior? Find out this weekend at Sun Peaks Resort, home of the 2014 Reebok Spartan Beast, Ultra Beast, Sprint and Junior Races. The event gets underway on Saturday,...
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Pro MMA events banned in Vernon, but no discussion in Kamloops about...
In this photo: Ty Edenoste of Toshido MMA in Kelowna on the defensive, with Cass Young of Mata Leao Martial Arts in Kamloops on top. UCL photo There doesn’t seem to be any impetus in Kamloops to follow...
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Bepple eyes return to council
Six months after tendering her resignation, former Kamloops city councillor Nancy Bepple appears to be staging a comeback. The former two-term councillor is set to make an announcement on Wednesday,...
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Winther is coming
In this photo: Goaltender Cole Cheveldave (left) makes a stop as forward Mike Winther looks on. Cheveldave, seen here playing for the Kamloops Blazers, was traded to the Prince Albert Raiders in July...
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