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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.
Facebook rants not preferred solution to problems at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in Kamloops would rather angry parents pick up the phone before…
Breakfast program gets Kamloops kids fed and ready to learn
KAMLOOPS – Almost 100 Kamloops kids would not eat breakfast every morning if it wasn’t…
UPDATE: Young boy dies in quadding accident in Celista
NORTH SHUSWAP - A young boy died earlier this month after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding flipped. The B.C. Coroners Service has indentified the victim as Liam Parker Smith, aged nine, from Celista, a small community on the north shore of Shuswap Lake. On Sept. 12, Smith and a friend, aged ten, were riding...
ELECTION 2015: Where the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates will be squaring off before the election
KAMLOOPS - If you’re looking for an opportunity to grill the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates running in October’s federal election, be sure to mark these dates on your calendar. There are currently four more public all-candidate forums scheduled in the weeks leading up to the election Monday, Oct.19. Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. candidates will be...
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops students take part in election process
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops students are learning early what it takes to be an informed voter. A total of 28 Kamloops schools, a mix of secondary and elementary, are currently registered in Student Vote, a national program that simulates elections and helps foster future voters. Westsyde and Sahali Secondary schools have taken the program to heart...
Clarence Jules: The memories left behind
KAMLOOPS - It is hard to sum up a man like Clarence Jules, who passed away Sept. 10 at the age of 89 and seemingly lived multiple lives. Officially, he’ll be remembered as the popular former chief of the Kamloops Indian band. He was the man who created the Mount Paul Industrial Park in Kamloops and...
Stolen vehicle driven ‘very erratically’ recovered near Westwold
WESTWOLD - A joyriding couple in a stolen pickup truck were stopped in their tracks by RCMP yesterday afternoon. Police received a report around12:30 p.m. yesterday, Sept. 21, of a white Ford S350 truck, believed to have been stolen from Summerland, being driven near Falkland. A police helicopter out on a separate investigation spotted the...
Kamloops not alone in opposition to provincial transit funding freeze
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops and dozens of other municipalities are asking the provincial government to reconsider its freeze on transit funding. The city has a resolution at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, which got underway today in Vancouver, asking the delegates to strongly urge the Premier, the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of...
Your chance to ask KGHM questions about Ajax at least a month away
KAMLOOPS - You’re going to have to hold onto questions you have for KGHM International about the proposed Ajax Mine for a while yet. The mining company will not be hosting public information sessions until the mine’s application is publically released. “The information sessions will happen in the 75-day comment period, which will start soon...
Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops to be shut down during blasting
KAMLOOPS - Blasting will shut down Highway 1 east of Kamloops as crews prepare to move forward on the expansion of the highway. The closure will take place from 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow, Sept. 20. The highway will be closed in both directions about 13 kilometres west of Chase. An alternate route is available...
The Kamloops commute this coming next week
KAMLOOPS – With Overlanders Bridge promised to be complete by Oct. 31, residents have only six more weeks of detours, single lanes and flaggers, as construction season reaches its final phases. Overlanders Bridge Crews continue to work on the east side of the Overlanders Bridge. All southbound vehicles traveling downtown continue to detour through a...
Kamloops’ West Highlands Park moves closer to completion
KAMLOOPS - Aberdeen residents will soon have the park they have been waiting for — West Highlands Park is set to be complete by spring 2016. Eight years in the making, the West Highlands Park has faced some setbacks over the past couple of years, including significant drainage issues. Located at the site of the...
Westsyde Pool gets the dollars needed to repair leaky roof
KAMLOOPS - The good news is the funds have been made available to fix the Westsyde Pool, the bad news is the pool still won’t be open until September 2016. The funding for this project — just under $3 million — was transferred from the Canada Games Pool repair budget. The funds were transferred because...
Kamloops Children’s Arts Festival takes over Riverside park this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Gather up the kids and head down to Riverside Park for some free family fun this weekend. With a theme of 'Animal Kingdom,' the 16th annual Kamloops Arts Council's Children's Arts Festival, filled with artistic, musical and theatrical activities for children ages two to 12, returns to Kamloops this Friday and Saturday. On...
Police dog makes quick work of locating stolen briefcase full of cash in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A briefcase full of cash was stolen from a vehicle early this morning, but was quickly located hidden in some bushes down the street by a police dog. An officer in the parking lot behind the downtown detachment was approached by a person around 6 a.m. saying their truck had been broken into....
Bridge repairs do not mean a smooth ride in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If social media is any indicator, driving on the newly paved west lanes of the Overlanders Bridge is a little bumpy. Posters in several Facebook groups are complaining of 'speed bumps' damaging the shocks and suspension in their vehicles while some say their tax dollars were spent on sub-par construction. Others think the...
Start designing your coop: Backyard chickens closer to reality in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents may soon be able to keep their own backyard coops as urban chickens moved one step closer to reality this week. Staff will move forward with creating an outline for what urban chickens in Kamloops should look like after city council approved an urban agriculture plan this week. In a look...
Public support for Kamloops performing arts centre grows
KAMLOOPS - With less than two months to go before a referendum vote, a group of local business leaders and associations are hoping to convince you to vote 'yes' for the proposed performing arts centre in Kamloops. A group of downtown associations and cultural groups launched what they call the YES campaign today, Sept. 17....
ELECTION 2015: Voting in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding
KAMLOOPS - With the federal election fast approaching here is rundown of what you need to know before heading to the polls Oct. 19. If you live in Kamloops, Clinton, Sun Peaks, Clearwater, Barriere or 100 Mile House you fall within the riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. The Elections Canada main office for the riding is located...
‘Annoyed’ Kamloops councillor walks out of council meeting
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor walked out of council chambers in the middle of a meeting yesterday because his colleagues disagreed with him. Coun. Donovan Cavers wanted to see a change in how Kamloops councillors are voted to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board and wanted staff to look at how other communities voted on or...
UPDATE: Student injured at NorKam Trades Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The student injured following an incident at NorKam Trades Centre has been released…
Got questions about the Ajax Mine? Get them ready
KAMLOOPS - The city will kick off its own information gathering session about the proposed Ajax Mine with a town hall meeting later this month and you are invited to take part. The City of Kamloops will meet to give direction to its consultants at the Coast Hotel’s Conference Centre from 6 to 10 p.m....
240 per cent return expected on Kamloops performing arts centre investment
KAMLOOPS - An annual economic impact of $11 million, a 240 per cent return, is expected by the time the proposed performing arts centre reaches its fifth year of operations. The 97,600 square foot building will feature a 1,200 seat main theatre, a 350 seat studio theatre, an artist’s studio and several rental and rehearsal spaces. The...
Kamloops launches two apps to help you explore the city
KAMLOOPS - It is now easier than ever to get around Kamloops thanks to the launch of a parks and trails app. Launched today, Sept. 14, the parks and trails app contains maps of nature park trails with the degree and severity of hills and slopes. This allows users to choose a route suitable to...