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City hall: A fix for frustration may be on the way
Motorists frustrated by the slower pace of traffic on Lansdowne Street following the city’s First Avenue/Victoria Street/Lansdowne Street intersection reconfiguration may be in for some relief....
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Free transit service on election day
Getting to the polls on voting day just got easier. Kamloops city council has agreed to offer free transit on Saturday, Nov. 15, which is general voting day for this year’s municipal election. As part...
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Have your say on city’s future
What does the Kamloops of the future look like? That’s the question city staff are hoping they can answer through a round of public consultations on the city’s updated official community plan (OCP),...
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In a pickle
Darlene DeMarzo and partner Ken Wong play pickleball in the Tournament Capital Centre during National Seniors Day celebrations on Wedmesday, Oct. 1. Dave Eagles photo/KTW The post In a pickle appeared...
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Kamloops bylaw will bite wallets of dog owners
Dog owners will have to shell out another $5 to keep their pets on the right side of the law after council voted this week to increase fees. Council actually agreed to an increase in dog-licence fees...
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Province pledges e-cigarette controls
Health Minister Terry Lake said the province is prepared to regulate electronic cigarettes so their sale is governed by the same provincial restrictions as tobacco smoking. He was responding to a...
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How longtime Storm owner blustered into Kamloops
It was a perfect storm of happenstance that led to Barry Dewar becoming the owner of the Kamloops Storm. Along the way, things could have been a lot different — he was very nearly the owner of the...
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Kamloops’ Grade 4 math whiz
When Jodh Singh Nahal finished writing a math test in April, he had the principal of his school make a copy he could show his mom. Mom Navneet Kaur Nahal checked his answers and told him he had one...
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Sagebrush Golf & Country Club has new owner, new plan
A buyer has been found for a Nicola Valley golf course built for an elite clientele that never bought in. Langley-based Newmark Group, a property developer, has purchased Sagebrush Golf & Country...
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KTW’s Christmas Cheer fund needs your choices
Non-profits interested in being considered for this year’s Christmas Cheer campaign have two weeks to get their submissions to KTW, which has taken over the event that ran annually for the past 12...
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Paul Lake boaters seek to overturn launch ban
PAUL LAKE — Lounging on his floating deck, Ed Lund can look across the placid water to the distant Paul Lake Provincial Park where users carry down canoes and kayaks across the beach to the shoreline....
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Federal candidates support a fight against ISIL — to a point
Canada’s parliamentarians will soon be asked to vote on the country’s commitment to combatting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) — and Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates in the 2015...
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University, city agree to study TRU using Stuart Wood building
The future of heritage-designated Stuart Wood elementary took another step toward clarity on Thursday, Oct. 2, as the city and university agreed to explore ways to use the facility on St. Paul Street....
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WALLACE: Wondering and wandering about locked-in love
Are Leanne and Larry in love? Their initials are inscribed on a lock. That lock is shut tightly and permanently at eye level around a chain-link fence lining the pedestrian bridge leading from the west...
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Five-dollar fee hike is actually a 20 per cent jump
Editor: Re: (‘Kamloops bylaw will bite wallets of dog owners,’ Oct. 2): I am close to saying this is simply a case of the straw that broke the camel’s back. For our family, the increase is a mere $5 to...
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Spice offers fabulous food, phenomenal cause in Kamloops
Hey Kamloops! Do a good deed and eat your heart out on Friday night! Spice-A Taste of Indian Cuisine restaurant is hosting its third Indian Buffet Dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. — with ONE HUNDRED...
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FLETCHER: Is CUPE running your city hall?
The big story at this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention was a report commissioned by the B.C. government that reveals municipal pay increases for unionized staff have been running at twice...
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Woman struck by train in Kamloops
On Thursday, Oct. 2, at 11:20 p.m., a Canadian Pacific train struck a woman who had been walking along the train tracks near 1901 East Trans Canada Hwy. The woman, in her early 50s, suffered injuries...
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LISTINGS: Oct. 3 to Oct. 9
FRI., OCT. 3 Art: Opening Reception for In Home Violence a Teen’s Perspective, Sisters Allied Against Violence art therapy group for young women ages 13 to 17 who have witnessed or experienced violence...
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Give up the grudge
Tom Thacker is looking forward to returning to Kamloops. Gob’s 41-year-old lead singer and guitarist now lives in New York City, but he is a Langley native and his early career brought him to Kamloops...
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