WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – Canada Day celebrates our nation
By MATTHEW GROPP CAP Team Member TO BE A CANADIAN is truly a magnificent thing. It is with great pride that we will celebrate our fantastic and diverse nation down at [Continue]
Canada Day
ARTS – Annual Art in the Park will include an open mike for musicians
It’s your turn to be a star at Art in the Park. This year, the Kamloops Arts Council will feature an open mike at the popular July 1 festival, hosted by local musician [Continue]
EDITORIAL — Big tent made Canada Day even better
EDITORIAL — Last year, the Armchair Mayor’s editorial on this day offered some constructive criticisms about the Canada Day festivities in Riverside Park. It said [Continue]
Canada Day in Pictures
A slide show of some of the scenes at Canada Day celebrations in Riverside [Continue]
Be there for Canada Day
Thousands will brave the construction zones and head down to Riverside Park this Canada Day to celebrate with a full day of culture, arts, music and festivities. The day [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER — Essential things to know on Canada Day
COLUMN — Each year, in the days leading up to Canada Day, I take the time for some personal reflection about my country. Many years, I am fair bursting with pride at the [Continue]
Art exhibit celebrates Canada’s culture
ART — The Kamloops Arts Council’s new Oh Canada! Art Exhibition is a multi-day visual arts exhibit that celebrates Canada. The exhibition will take place Sunday, June [Continue]
More shade is on the way for Canada Day 2015
LETTER — Hello, Mel. Thank you for your comments, all of them. Yes, it was the BEST Canada Day we have had for a long time. Yes, it does and will continue to get better [Continue]
Canada Day a great event but heat needs to be addressed
WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — It was a wonderful day. So many things went right with Canada Day in Kamloops that one hesitates to say anything that might suggest it [Continue]
More Canada Day in pictures
Photos below by Mike Youds, Michele Young & Mel Rothenburger Setup was a big job, and it began [Continue]
Canada Day in Kamloops, in pictures
Estimates put attendance for today’s (Tuesday’s) Canada Day celebrations in Riverside Park at 30,000, and indications are it has come close to that. From the [Continue]
Another ‘great day’ for Kamloops, Canada
NEWS/ CANADA DAY — The crowds began arriving early and planned on staying late today (Tuesday) for what was shaping up to be another hugely successful Canada Day [Continue]
Happy Canada Day, eh!
This is it. This is the day we celebrate being Canadian, and Environment Canada says it’s going to be a good one in Kamloops, with a high of 34C thanks to an [Continue]
Is this a great country we live in, or what?
TUESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — The following comments were originally presented as a speech 10 years ago at the official opening ceremonies for Canada Day, July 1, 2004 by [Continue]
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