A gangster serving a federal sentence for selling dope to undercover cops will remain behind bars for another five years.
In B.C. Supreme Court on Friday, Jayme Russell was handed a five-year and one four-year concurrent sentences, totalling another five more... more
BARRY Dewar owns the Kamloops Storm.
Fred Pittendreigh owns the Chase Chiefs.
The two probably won’t be exchanging Christmas cards this holiday season.
“Fred hates me, I hate Fred, can you print that?” Dewar asked Wednesday during a phone interview. “We have... more
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
By Dale Bass
Staff reporter
dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
When Kaylee Harwood was young, one of her favourite movies was My Fair Lady.
She’d watch Audrey Hepburn learn to enunciate “h” under the watcful eye of Rex Harrison.
Sometimes she’d pull out the soundtrack — with Julie Andrews... more
Whether people know me as a food or fiction writer, there’s always someone who asks what it’s like to write.
“Well,” say I. “I get to set my own hours and work in my pyjamas.
“And with a book- — no,... more
The generosity of Kamloops residents continues to amaze me.
Last year, at the suggestion of Joey Jack and encouraged by Danie Pouliotte, some of us got together to create Music Makes Meals (MMM), a fundraiser for the Kamloops Food Bank.
Teri Willey,... more
Editor:
I see provincial health minister Kevin Falcon is again making accusations toward the union representing paramedics — and has no problems lying to the public.
He arrogantly accuses paramedics of intentionally trying to put patients in harm’s way.
It’s the... more
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