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Bernadette Siracky of the Kamloops Food Bank (at 10:42 mark) and Heather Sutherland (21:16) of soon-to-be-defunct Kamloops Skydivers Sport Parachuting Club join us for Episode 49 of Kamloops Last Week. Also, co-host Chris Foulds expresses displeasure (5:50) with gluttonous spending by federal politicians on a trip to the Middle East. Several regular Kamloops This Week readers feature on Foulderdash (24:16), the segment that combines Foulds’ love of the English language and his tendency to pipe up on social media. The #LastWeekClique returns (30:34), with Jessica Wallace bringing us the latest on the family doctor shortage in the city and Michael Potestio delving into counterfeit currency in the River City. Nu Leaf Produce Market, our co-title sponsor (along with Gord’s Appliance and Mattress Centre), is expecting berries to arrive soon, and the coffee is already on at McDonald’s. KLW has 195 subscribers on YouTube and is determined to reach 200 by next Wednesday, when we film Episode 50 in state-of-the-art Studio 2 at Lee’s Music. We’ll see you Last Week.
Max Herz hosts Preds Extra Pregame before Game 3 of the series against the Avalanche: -11:00, Former Preds forward Cody McLeod discusses the series between his two former teams -35:00, Marty Hastings from Kamloops This Week discusses Connor Ingram's hockey career from bantam to juniors to the pros
Marty Hastings, sports reporter from Kamloops This Week in Kamloops, British Columbia, joins Max Herz to discuss Connor Ingram's junior career in Kamloops, his family and hometown of Imperial, Saskatchewan, and his incredible 49 save performance Thursday night in Game 2
Kamloops Blazers’ forward Luke Toporowski suffered a lower-body injury on March 11 in a collision during a game against the Kelowna Rockets at Sandman Centre. He has been out of the lineup since, but is primed to make his return in time for the playoffs, with his old team, the Spokane Chiefs, up first in Round 1. Game 1 is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday at Sandman Centre. Toporowski enjoyed Easter Sunday brunch before hopping in with Kamloops Last Week to talk about the injury, his return, the unique schedule for the series versus Spokane, areas to target the Chiefs and the prospect of finishing the series down south, where he expects fans to come out in droves. Subscribe to Kamloops Last Week on YouTube and your favourite podcast provider. Thanks to Herman Hothi of Nu Leaf Produce Market and Brandy Sekhon of McDonald’s for their support. Pick up a copy of Kamloops This Week on Wednesday to get your hands on our special playoff preview insert.
Episode 41 of Kamloops Last Week is an eclectic offering. Co-hosts Chris Foulds and Marty Hastings discuss the ongoing and worsening opioid crisis in B.C. Foulds has stern words for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the issue of safe supply. Katie Neustaeter of United Way B.C. drops in to talk about her organization’s initiatives. Chris Wilson of Kamloops This Week talks about a new way to figure out dinner plans — WTF Kamloops (it could save your relationship). Hastings discusses the latest on the curling facility scene in the Tournament Capital and potential for the demise of the Kamloops Curling Club’s downtown location, with opinion included from Ken Brown and Barry McPhee. Also in today’s diverse feast: Canine rage in Peterson Creek, Bosch-Wallace dog Macy to star in the Wizard of Oz, KLW popular in Kremlin, Prince Rupert and we give away two sets of four tickets to an upcoming Kamloops Blazers’ game. We’re nearing our one-year anniversary (May 12) and the 200-subscriber mark on YouTube. Thanks to all of the #LastWeekClique members who make our show possible, including Herman Hothi of Nu Leaf Produce Market and Brandy Sekhon of McDonald’s. We’ll see you Last Week.
After the usual housekeeping, Marty Hastings (@MartheReporter) of Kamloops This Week and CBC Radio joins the show to talk all things Kamloops Blazers, who visits Everett on Friday. Find ‘Tips Talk’ on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tips-talk/id1445649208), Spotify, Google Play or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Also make sure to leave a rating or review to help boost the podcast in the metrics. Thanks for listening!
There's some unseasonably warm weather on our way in the next couple of days across Metro Vancouver and in Kamloops! Here to bring us all the details is Global BC's Senior Meteorologist, Mark Madryga... Guest: Mark Madryga Global BC Chief Meteorologist
I believe I meet the only person in Kamloops who hasn't been to Red Beards
Started chatting in the DMs about some photos and got together to record a podcast about being creative entrepreneurs
Chatting about the development of Mission Flats at Mission Flats with Amy Giddens of Love Hard
Chatting with Chris one of Kamloops Cannabis Entrepreneur hopefuls!
I sound pretty goofy in my intro to this podcast. Dale, by contrast, sounds ever her intelligent and engaging self. 01:21 - Creosote Tie Gasification Proposal 04:35 - Kudos to School District Public Engagement 07:27 - Journalist and/versus Community Member 09:00 - Kudos for Mayor Peter Milobar 09:14 - General Impressions at Start of 2010 Vancouver Olympic
A trailblazer in using social media for news reporting in Kamloops, Melissa Lampman graduated from journalism school at TRU. Find her at Kamloops This Week Online or on twitter (@mlampy): - 01:26 - Melissa's social media and the use of social media at Kamloops This Week - 02:23 - web first content at Kamloops This Week - twitter, facebook, web site - 02:55 - Melissa's use of twitter, Kamloops use of twitter - 06:50 - What Kamloops is like for a young journalist - 07:42 - big stories in Kamloops, Aug 2009 - 08:17 - details on proposed cuts to arts funding - 10:02 - lots of interesting news in Kamloops - 11:40 - getting behind the issues of the day - 13:17 - importance of bringing positive, community content - 14:42 - journalistic input at Kamloops This Week - 16:04 - online at kamloopsthisweek.com