Dana Reynolds
Dana Reynolds is originally from Saskatchewan, but previous to Kamloops lived in Toronto for five years. She is well educated, obtaining her Masters of Arts from York University and Certificate of Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. Dana has a passion for travel, having worked and studied in three foreign countries. She is a political junkie, especially as pertains the Middle East as she wrote her thesis on Muslim immigration into Europe. Dana is very excited to be in Kamloops and embark on a career in journalism with Info News.
Colin James returning to Sun Peaks summer concert lineup
KAMLOOPS – Expect a blast from the past to light up the stage this summer, Sun Peaks has just announced its summer concert series and it includes some big names. The voice of Foreigner, Lou Gramm, kicks off the summer the first weekend of July. Foreigner has sold over 80 million albums world-wide, and Gramm...
School board will continue to have challenging budgets for the foreseeable future
KAMLOOPS – It looks like it’s going to be a lean school year. The Kamloops-Thompson School District was charged with trimming roughly $3 million from their operating budget at the expense of 20 full-time teacher and teacher assistant positions and yet to be determined administration costs. Last year the district saw a modest increase in...
Kamloops school district to cut 20 positions
KAMLOOPS - A total of 20 teachers and educational assistants are set to lose their jobs this summer as the school district struggles to cut nearly $800,000 in administrative costs amid a drop in student registration. Kamloops-Thompson School District 73 presented their proposed budget to the public last night, April 21, and while trimming nearly...
Kamloops council considers reducing transit fares
KAMLOOPS – Ridership takes precedence over transit expenses, city council has decided, and as a result city staff will now put together a proposal on a fare decrease in an effort to help increase ridership in the city. In an attempt to follow the goals of the Sustainable Kamloops Plan by increasing ridership, and answer...
Kamloops hires new finance director
KAMLOOPS – Nearly four months after the retirement of Sally Edwards a permanent replacement has been found to fill the role of finance director with the City of Kamloops. The city announced the hiring of Kathy Humphrey, current Director of Finance at Thompson Rivers, today, April 21. Humphrey has held this position since 2008, and...
Council prepares to dig into urban ag plan
KAMLOOPS – How would you like to have chickens for neighbours? That is one of the questions city councillors will discuss when they meet Tuesday morning to discuss the draft food and urban agricultural plan, a 66-page document outlining a food systems and urban agriculture plan for the city. The preliminary groundwork has been done,...
Transit fare increases to drive council discussion
KAMLOOPS - The challenge of transit service costing the city more money than it makes is no different in Kamloops than it is in any other city in the province and this week city council will discuss a possible fare increase to help offset the cost of the service. Similar to other urban amenities like,...
New security on the way following nurse assault at Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS - The attack on a nurse at a Kamloops psychiatric facility this week is not the first incident against a nurse at Hillside Centre and now the nurses' union and the province are discussing how to better protect nurses from future attacks. Gayle Duteil, president of B.C. Nurses’ Union, and Terry Lake, B.C. health...
Sound off on $90M performing arts centre proposal this weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you have an opinion about the proposed $90-million performing arts centre, or perhaps don't yet have an opinion but want to know more, a public input session is being held with you in mind this weekend. Serious discussion around a performing arts centre in Kamloops began again in 2013 when an open...
UPDATE: Nurse assaulted at Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS - A nurse was seriously assaulted last night at a Kamloops psychiatric centre. The incident took place Wednesday, April 15, at Hillside Centre. The nurse, who was treated and is now recovering at home, apparently responded in self defense. Other staff had to intervene when they responded to the code white situation. Health Minister...
Pride Week brings awareness to TRU
KAMLOOPS - With several hundred people attending Thompson Rivers University’s first Pride Awareness Week the event was a great success and everyone who attended was better for it. “People who attended the event were either very well informed, and teaching us new things, or eager to learn more,” student union LGBTQ representative Megan Graham says....
Day of Secwentwecw brings city kids closer to the land
KAMLOOPS - When you are learning about nature it doesn't really make sense to be holed up in a school gymnasium, so Stuart Wood Elementary students spent part of the day at Riverside Park learning about the Secwepemc and Nlaka’Pamux First Nations and what their beliefs and traditions can teach us today. Tuesday, April 7,...
Food Network featuring Kamloops company
KAMLOOPS - The company already known locally for fresh tortilla chips and dips will soon be known across the country for guacamole. After a year of trying to coordinate the taping, The Food Network's Food Factory will be in town this weekend to tape a feature on the Fresh is Best dip. The show will...
Westsyde development goes to public hearing next week
KAMLOOPS - The fate of a vacant Westsyde property could be in the hands of the public with a public hearing scheduled for next week. The question at hand is whether to rezone 3260 Westsyde Rd. from a commercial space, which it was zoned for in 2011, to residential to make way for a townhouse complex....
Kamloops food truck season set to kick off
KAMLOOPS - If the long winter left you craving the street-side dining experience only food trucks can provide you are in luck, food truck season is just around the corner and the city will again be allowing food trucks in the downtown area. A report, based on the 2014 pilot project, is expected to go...