Kamloops Last Week

Kamloops Blazers’ head coach Shaun Clouston talks trade market, making a big splash, roster assessment, Kuefler, Englot, Brandwood, Ferster, Masters, Sarell, Hammell, Bairos, Bedard, Sanche, Minten and more.

Dieter Dudy takes his place in the hot seat (at the 6:37 mark) in Episode 59 of Kamloops Last Week, which begins its trek on the campaign trail with the first in a series of interviews with mayoral candidates leading up to the Oct.

Lena McCallum and Veronica Foulds tell us what’s on their minds ahead of the school year — bullies, anxiety, excitement, changing the world, Madame Donas and Popcorn Dan, social interaction, relationships, Star Wars Tag and more — and share thoughts on past teachers.

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In this politics-heavy offering, co-host Chris Foulds applauds Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo’s decision to endorse Jean Charest in the Conservative leadership race (12:10). Foulds calls Pierre Poilievre a grifter and a hypocrite

Foulds talks of problems at Royal Inland Hospital and addresses Interior Health communication woes in Above The Foulds (32:24), and takes aim at coffee prices at Sandman Centre in our brand new segment — Foulderdash (27:03).

Three in-studio guests — Shaun Clouston and Luke Toporowski of the Blazers and Erin (Casper) Jensen of the Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders — look ahead to their respective upcoming post-season matchups

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.

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir was in Toronto on Wednesday, en route to Kamloops from Vatican City, when she spoke to Kamloops Last Week about her meeting with Pope Francis.

Howie Reimer, executive director of Downtown Kamloops, and Matt Sekeres of The Sekeres and Price Show are our guests on Episode 39 of Kamloops Last Week.