News Items tag as: Richard Wagamese

Film adaptation of Wagamese novel to screen at Vancouver International Film Festival
August 28, 2017 - 6:30 PM

VANCOUVER - A film adaptation of Kamloops author Richard Wagamese's novel will be shown at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival.
Renowned Kamloops author Richard Wagamese's life to be celebrated at public event
March 17, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A public celebration of the life of Richard Wagamese is planned for later this month.
Renowned indigenous author, Richard Wagamese, has died
March 11, 2017 - 9:53 AM

KAMLOOPS - Storyteller, author and journalist Richard Wagamese, has died.
First Nations actors needed for movie set to film in Kamloops
March 23, 2016 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - First Nations actors are being sought for a film adaptation of a novel written by a Kamloops author.
Richard Wagamese to speak on First Nations reconciliation at upcoming Kamloops event
January 07, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed its five-year mandate, the focus of reconciliation has shifted focus to Canadians themselves and is a topic a well-known author will discuss later this month.
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments toda

Film adaptation of Wagamese novel to screen at Vancouver International Film Festival