Blazers win second straight

For the first time in almost a month, the Kamloops Blazers have won a hockey game without requiring extra time. Forwards Tyler Shattock and Jimmy Bubnick each scored twice in a 5-3 home-ice victory over their B.C. Division rival, the Kelowna Rockets. "It's always good to win in regulation," Shattock said after... more

Office Politics 101: Stress in the workplace

Q: It seems as if there is constant tension in our office. I wish we could avoid it, but many of us experience a lot of stress. What can we do to resolve the tension and make life more peaceful... more

• Office Politics 101: Stress in the workplace
• Office Politics 101: Stress in the workplace
• Office Politics 101: Stress in the workplace

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Bookland turning a page

A downtown institution is closing the cover. The Bookland book store on Victoria Street is being consolidated with its North Kamloops Bookland operation and will be closing on Saturday. The discount bookstore has been operating for more than 35 years, first as... more

• Home Builders host green conference
• Cross the street for a free chicken fillet
• PAVING THE WAY TO HIGHER LEARNING

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Dancing the night away to help Save Kamloops

The Save Kamloops coalition is holding the Clear the Air all-ages benefit dance on Saturday, Nov. 7. The event will feature three live bands: Roxanne Hall and Friends, The Genghis Gandhis and The Well Hungarians, all of whom are donating their... more

• Anthem opener
• Charting the advances in cancer research
• A POPPY PUMPKIN

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City real-estate firms join forces

Two longtime Kamloops real estate firms — Kamloops Commercial Properties and MCM Real Estate Ltd. — are joining forces to create MCM Real Estate Ltd. Ernie Beadle and Larry Good are with Kamloops Commercial Properties and Mona and Chris Murray represent... more

• Sound and fury
• Dodge back big time with Ram
• Ford delivers hands-free in-car communications

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Planting seeds of hope

If you want to do something good for your mental health, pick up a copy of Lesra Martin’s book, The Power of a Promise. Martin is a Kamloops lawyer and, like many of the people in Kamloops, is a... more

• Lest we forget His bestowed glory
• Office Politics 101: Calming recession-era nerves
• EDITORIAL: No surprise at how strike ended

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How can Grits justify ticket buying?

Editor: Terry Lake, the Liberal MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson, stated his government’s purchase of Olympic tickets for use by MLAs, among others, is a non-issue (‘MLA Lake: Olympic ticket-buy a non-issue’). I must disagree and point out the sum of money being... more

• Secondary reasons to keep Westsyde open
• Fore! — or more reasons for a fantastic golf tourney
• Let us all be the village

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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