Author Archives: Dave Barry
"I saw the announcement the same time as you did;" Former Rockin' River promoter Kenny Hess
MERRITT B.C. - The Rockin' River Music Fest has been cancelled for 2023. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon via a post to social media. "Over time, we have been met with a series of economi...
Jan 28, 2023
'Education has to be the primary weapon to use against antisemitism': Holocaust Remembrance Day
KAMLOOPS- Today (Jan. 27) is the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.Holocaust Remembrance Day was established on Jan. 27, 2005, to commemorate the six million Jewis...
Jan 27, 2023
Clancy Grandy wins B.C. Scotties defeating Corryn Brown of Kamloops in extra end
KAMLOOPS - Corryn Brown's dream of representing B.C. at the Scotties in Kamloops next month was crushed in the extra end at the provincial championship in Chilliwack. The Clancy Grandy rink defeated B...
Jan 15, 2023
Trust essential in work-from-home era, experts say, after 'time theft' ruling
VANCOUVER - Employers and work-from-home staff must tread a fine line between trust, monitoring and micromanaging,experts say, in the new age of remote employment. Their comments come days after Briti...
Jan 15, 2023
Local media: Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal
NEW DELHI (AP) - A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, the daily newspaper Kathmandu Post reported Sunday. The plane was carrying 68 passen...
Jan 14, 2023
Fish and Game Club teaching kids to fish Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fish and Game Club will be welcoming hundreds of kids to Walloper Lake, near Lac le Jeune, on Sunday as part of their 2023 kids ice fishing day. The free to attend event will r...
Jan 14, 2023
Provincial mixed doubles curling championship coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 B.C. mixed doubles curling championship will be played at the McArthur Island Curling Club in February. The event will run from February 7-12, 2023. "Teams entering this open entry...
Jan 14, 2023
'Building those relationships is crucial'; Kamloops and Tk'emlups honoured in Victoria
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Tk'emlups te Secwepemc were recognized Thursday night (Jan. 12) in Victoria with a B.C. Reconciliation Award. The award was presented to Kamloops Deputy Mayor Dale ...
Jan 13, 2023
Increased avalanche risk in mountain ranges around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's unseasonably moderate in the Tournament Capital, but with this weekend's mild temperatures, the risk of an avalanche is much higher in areas northeast of town. "This last atmospheric r...
Jan 13, 2023
Downtown Kamloops accident caused by worker trying to remove vest from power line: Worksafe B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Worksafe B.C. says a 2021 accident in downtown Kamloops that saw a man seriously injured by an electrical shock was caused when the victim tried to dislodge a high-visibility vest from a po...
Jan 13, 2023
