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Stock up your home library on the cheap; there’s a book sale coming
KAMLOOPS – If you’re one of the many readers itching to catch up on bestsellers, you’ll have the chance to search for favourite authors and crack some book spines on Wednesday. The Thompson-Nicola-Regional District Library System is having its annual sale. Aberdeen Mall will provide space for a host of fiction and non-fiction titles, CD’s and...
Half of all wildfires caused by people this year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A total of 169, or 49.9 per cent, of all wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre have been human-caused this year. Kayla Pepper of B.C. Wildfire says of the 339 fires in the fire centre we are about as close to half as you can get right now, though usually lightning fires outnumber...
Blazers forward to play on national team in world hockey challenge
KAMLOOPS - Blazers forward Jake Kryski, all of 16 years old, will represent Canada at the U-17 World Challenge set to take place this November in Sarnia, Ontario. Kryski, originally from Vancouver, is among the 66 players chosen to play for three Canadian teams. Acquired by the Kamloops team in 2013, the forward has started...
IN TWEETS: It’s October already
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Autumn may have officially arrived with the fall equinox Sept. 22, but for many, it’s the first day of October that really feels like the start of a new season. Oct. 1 delivered sunny skies across the valley and warm enough temperatures to still get away with shorts and a T-shirt. But on...
Soldiers finding the warmth of home in the middle of nowhere
CHILCOTIN – Fantasizing about a hot coffee and a fresh piece of cake is normal for any soldier mowing down rations on three hours of sleep. Fulfilling the craving in the middle of an army training camp is something else entirely – but not impossible thanks to Bud and Jean Barlow, a retired couple living...
Risk of frost in the forecast
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Cover your fragile plants and get your ice scrapers ready, fall is officially here and with that comes a risk of frost. With highs of 13-15 Celsius Thursday and temperatures expected to dip as low as 2 C overnight at airports throughout the region Environment Canada is calling for a risk of frost...
STAHN: Who’s backing our candidates?
In this day and age, doesn't it seem wrong that we won't know who gave money to political candidates until the election is over? A couple of council candidates have already turned to online fundraising, and these platforms require at least some transparency, but the rest of the candidates are set to keep their backers...
Province reviewing electoral boundaries
KAMLOOPS - The boundaries commission will be in Kamloops next week as the province looks for input on electoral districts for the next two provincial general elections. The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission will be looking for feedback on the area, boundaries and names of provincial electoral districts. The Kamloops districts — Kamloops-North Thompson and Kamloops-South...
Suspects in custody after break and enter at fast food restaurant
KAMLOOPS - Police members took two suspects into custody after a break and enter at the North Shore Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on 8 Street. Officers responding to the scene determined the front door was smashed. Suspects accessed the cash register. The male suspects were arrested nearby on Tranquille Road. One is a 25-year-old male...
Wells Gray wetland donated to TRU
KAMLOOPS - A wetland in Wells Gray Park has been donated to the local university in the hopes that research at the site will help in the bid in having the park designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The 160-acre parcel, donated by Roland and Anne Neave, will become an ‘exclusive living laboratory’ and...
Shopping without cash: The Kamloops Barter Kings
KAMLOOPS – Bartering is a little like trying to make money – you don’t have much to work with in the beginning. Jason Blyth got into trading online with a piece of exercise equipment he didn’t use anymore. He swapped it for patio furniture. Then he started looking around the house for other items to...
Interior Health hospitals middle of pack
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - People in the Interior are more likely than other Canadians to drink heavily but they are also more likely to be active, according to recent statistics for the Interior Health Authority that ranked the region in the middle of the pack across the country. A new website compares hospitals, health regions, provinces and...
VIDEO: Possible space debris falls near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A local resident shot a quick video from Kamloops' Labyrinth Farm when they saw something falling from the sky. "I kept filming after it disappeared and thought to myself... is this it... is this the end of the world as we know it... but nothing happened," wrote the administrator of the Labyrinth Farm...
Fire bans open up as autumn weather settles in
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fall does not just mean sweater weather, it also means open fires are again allowed throughout the region as temperatures continue to drop. Open fires will be allowed in the Salmon Arm Fire Zone as of Wednesday, Oct. 1. The ban was lifted for the Clearwater Fire Zone on Sept. 15. B.C. Wildfire...
Guns, grenades and tear gas: How the Rocky Mountain Rangers keep their edge
KAMLOOPS - It’s an odd sight to see in town – 14 armed men and women standing in a line firing their unloaded rifles at a set of five matching trucks parked outside the armoury. The guns have triggered an RCMP response before but luckily not today. For the Rocky Mountain Rangers, an infantry reserve...