History

A war story Part 2 — Mysteries still surround circumstances of Easter Sunday air attack

April 20, 2014 // 1 Comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kamloops resident Nihal Maligaspe has kindly obtained permission to publish the following article by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena, who says, “I am no [Continue]

An Easter war story: The Rising Sun comes with bombs on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka

April 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kamloops resident Nihal Maligaspe has kindly obtained permission to publish the following article, a chapter from a book by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena, who says, [Continue]

McMurtry’s Custer just as disappointing on second reading

December 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

BOOK REVIEW — Being in the Christmas reading spirit and all, I thought a second chance for Larry McMurtry’s Custer was in order. It’s every bit as disappointing now as [Continue]

Imagine a town, our town, with no mine – a vision for Kamloops

November 25, 2013 // 5 Comments

Below is an excerpt from my presentation at the Thompson Rivers University Clocktower Theatre on Sunday, November 24, 2013, entitled Imagine a Town With No Mine. Thank-you to [Continue]

Kamloops bicentennial marks long and bumpy road

August 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

Today we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the day a Scottish tourist named David Stuart stepped out of a canoe and mooched dinner from the locals. Much as a weary traveller [Continue]