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A new Performing Arts Centre comes with a huge cost
KAMLOOPS - When outlining the city's plans for a new performing arts centre, Mayor Peter Milobar asked residents to consider the importance of landmark buildings in their community. You might also want to consider their plan will cost $90 million dollars. Milobar and other city officials unveiled their preliminary business plan for the performing arts...
UPDATE: Crash cleared on Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada near the Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops has reopened to traffic following a three car crash earlier this morning. Kamloops RCMP say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m., April 13, in the westbound lanes. “A vehicle had mechanical problems on the roadway, causing it to slow down, which resulted in...
Thieves in custody after car break-ins in Pineview
KAMLOOPS - Three people are in custody after Kamloops RCMP responded to a call about someone breaking into vehicles in Pineview early this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says officers took two women, aged 25 and 38, into custody around 3 a.m., April 13. A 51-year-old man was also arrested and police are trying to figure...
Buy a book for a musical cause
KAMLOOPS - If you’re looking to freshen up your bookcase for a good cause, check out the latest book sale to hit Kamloops. Sahali Mall will host Barb’s Used Book and Music Sale until April 21. The sale features gently used books, movies, sheet music and compact disks. Most items are around $2. Money raised...
Kamloops stop added to Fogerty tour
KAMLOOPS - For John Fogerty, 1969 marks a successful year penning songs and performing with his band Creedence Clearwater Revival, so it's no wonder he chose it as the theme of his latest tour scheduled to make a stop in Kamloops this July. Celebrating his 69th birthday during the 2015 leg of the ‘1969’ World...
UPDATE: Woman dies from burns; Coroner questions RCMP suicide statement
KAMLOOPS - A woman has died from injuries sustained from burns suffered in a city park early this morning, March 31 and the cause of the fire is now being questioned. Kamloops RCMP initially said the incident was a suicide, but B.C. Coroner's Service spokesperson Barb McLintock says it is too early to tell what...
Donkey riding in Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE - Humans have used donkeys as a mode of transportation for generations and if it works for humans, why not for goats? Little Miss, a young goat at Mile High Resort near Logan Lake, has taken to riding Bella, who is about 10 years her senior. “They do it quite often,” Bob Van...
Ringo Starr to play in Penticton
PENTICTON - If you are on tour celebrating the release of an album named Postcards From Paradise, it only makes sense Penticton would be one of your stops. Former Beatle Ringo Starr is touring with his All-Starr Band and is making Penticton just one of three B.C. stops, and one of only eight Canadian tour...
BROTHEN: Community cooperation in Kamloops a model for others
Anytime you talk about your city and what you like most about it, you're bound to compare it to other communities. One thing Kamloops has above most cities in the province's interior is its progressive friendship between the local band and municipal staff. Both groups meet up once a year for lunch to talk about...
Westsyde 60-unit subdivision heading to public hearing
KAMLOOPS - A major makeover could be coming to 3260 Westsyde Rd. if a proposal being sent to public hearing gets approval. The property is located on Westsyde Road between Bebek and Wawn Roads adjacent to Westsyde Secondary School. It currently stands as a large vacant lot and the owner wants to build a total...
Student association puts spotlight on institutional racism
KAMLOOPS – In response to a recent law student conference discussion that left some attendees questioning speakers’ intentions, the Indigenous Law Students’ Association at Thompson Rivers University plans to hold a forum to discuss institutional racism. Law student and event moderator, Daniel Gallant, says the discussion will be a safe space for dialogue so students...
School board getting creative with budget cuts
KAMLOOPS - Another year, another round of budget cuts for the Kamloops-Thompson School District, which means staff will be forced to get even more creative with the budget. School district secretary-treasurer Kelvin Stretch says not only is the district facing a potential decline in enrolment to the tune of 300 students, the Ministry of Education...
Bus helps officers bust Kamloops drivers
KAMLOOPS - RCMP used the latest police agency tool to target drunk drivers to hand out sanctions to 11 different drivers for impaired driving in Kamloops over Easter weekend. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says along with those 11 drivers, officers also caught two drivers without insurance, one prohibited driver and made four marijuana seizures. They used...
Performing arts centre report released this week
KAMLOOPS - Six months after a $233,000 study looking at the hows, whys and whats of a potential performing arts centre, the public will finally get a peek at the results. The preliminary business case will be presented by the Performing Arts Centre Committee on Thursday, April 9. The work done to date, including what...
Total lunar eclipse an Easter weekend treat
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Play a little hide and seek with one of the biggest ‘eggs’ you can find this week — a total lunar eclipse is scheduled to take place this Easter weekend. According to Time and Date, the moon will be totally eclipsed for about five minutes early Saturday morning with the event set to...