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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.
UPDATE: 16-year-old girl located
UPDATE: 2:48 P.M., OCT. 1, 2015 RCMP say Susan Clark has been found safe and sound. 3:55 P.M., SEPT. 29, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing 16-year-old girl. Susan Clark was reported missing on September 23. She is described as a First Nations female, five...
Why Kamloopsians will be paying more for their recycling
KAMLOOPS – The cost of processing the material collected in the Kamloops recycling program is going up and that cost is being passed onto homeowners in the city. Residents will be paying roughly $17 more per year in recycling fees in the New Year. The city is citing the recently renewed recycling contract with Emterra...
Hockey Day in Canada announces its Kamloops lineup
KAMLOOPS – The nation’s favorite past time is coming to town and with it brings four days of events and festivities centred on all things hockey. The 16th annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada will be in Kamloops from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6, 2016. The last time the national event was held in B.C. was...
Group claims dust from Blackwell Dairy contains biosolids
KAMLOOPS – A group of concerned Dallas residents say dust from Blackwell Dairy is impairing their quality of life. According to a group of residents lobbying city council to investigate the issue, the dust makes it impossible to enjoy the outdoors and is responsible for respiratory and other health issues. City staff believe the dust...
The YES campaign still positive about a performing arts centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – While Kamloops residents might have voted 'no' to a performing arts centre, the people behind the YES Campaign are not giving up. Spokesperson Brenden Shaw says the group is planning to meet informally in the next few weeks, the first time they have met since the Nov. 7 referendum. “We want to discuss...
Building permits in Kamloops see small surge in November
KAMLOOPS – November is the first month this fall to see an increase in the number of building permits issued in Kamloops. After a strong start to the year, October and September saw a drastic drop in building permits, building starts and construction values across the board. There were 17 single family housing permits issued in...
More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop
KAMLOOPS - It took more than two hours to decide on the fate of the bus stop near the Norkam Clinic, and in the end no changes will be made and the clinic will not get a new patient drop-off zone. The issue came to council again yesterday, Dec. 1, and after numerous speakers and...
Utility rates on the rise in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Taxpayers will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets in 2016, utility charges and property taxes are set to increase by an average of nearly $60 per household. Council was presented with a preliminary budget report and asked to authorize an additional $2.95 million to the combined operational and capital budgets...
Kamloops utility rates could increase in 2016
KAMLOOPS – Residents of Kamloops may see a difference in their utility bills come the New Year. Kamloops city councillors will consider proposed new utility rates for 2016 next week during the regular council meeting, Dec. 1. Water, sewage, garbage and recycling have all increased over the past five years at an average of roughly...
Cost of renovations at new community policing office in Kamloops surpass $1M
KAMLOOPS - The costs of the new North Shore policing office have skyrocketed because of ‘unforeseen conditions’. Located near the corner of Seventh Street and Brentwood Avenue on the North Shore, 2013 estimates put the cost of renovating the former Kia dealership to become the new North Shore community policing office at $600,000. The project...
Norkam Clinic gets local support for loading zone
KAMLOOPS - Council agreed to give a patient loading zone outside of the North Shore’s Norkam Clinic another look and so far residents are supporting the request. In order to create the loading zone the bus stop which currently sits in front of the clinic will have to be moved down the street. Earlier in...
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teenager found
UPDATE: 3:34 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP say Daniel Munro, 18, has been located. 2:13 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP need your help locating a missing Kamloops teenager. Daniel Munro, 18, was last seen on Nov. 21. He is described as a First Nations male, 6’4” tall, weighing 195...
Cost of recycling may increase as Kamloops looks to renew contract
KAMLOOPS – Emterra Environmental may be awarded the City of Kamloops’ recycling contract even after this summer’s labour dispute and a new bid almost double the cost of the previous one. A report by city staff will be coming to council tomorrow, Dec. 1, recommends Emterra get the contract. The current contract with the city...
What a Kamloops man discovered about himself on a long and difficult road
KAMLOOPS – Hal Bennett shouldn’t be alive. For years, he ignored his own diabetes and destroyed his kidneys with decades of alcohol, heroin and cocaine abuse. At one time, he couldn’t even stay clean long enough to save his own life and remain eligible for a transplant. But this fall, with nearly four years’ sobriety,...
Kamloops doctor explains why he wants to open the city’s first marijuana grow op
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops doctor could become the proprietor of the city’s first medical marijuana grow operation. Neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Brownlee sees the grow op as both a business and research opportunity. Brownlee opened the Welcome Back MRI and Pain Management Centre in 2008 and while he operates on things like brain tumours, the vast...