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Council candidate hopes to revitalize downtown core
KAMLOOPS – Small-business owner Tanja Hasler is tossing her hat in the political ring. “This is how I would like to contribute to the City of Kamloops,” she says, adding she would like to see some new faces on council to bring fresh input for the City. If elected, the pet-groomer hopes to improve fiscal...
Blazers forward to play on national team in world hockey challenge
KAMLOOPS - Blazers forward Jake Kryski, all of 16 years old, will represent Canada at the U-17 World Challenge set to take place this November in Sarnia, Ontario. Kryski, originally from Vancouver, is among the 66 players chosen to play for three Canadian teams. Acquired by the Kamloops team in 2013, the forward has started...
VIDEO: A creative marriage proposal in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – When Matt decided he was going to propose to his girlfriend Amanda, he chose the creative route. He gave her a choreographed flashmob made up of family and friends. Each held written cue cards of all the reasons why he loves her. Not only did Amanda get a show – so did all...
Insults from a four-year-old
We love our kids, even when we don't like them very much. Take a look at one Mom's take on her daughter's real-life insults in the latest YouTube sensation "Momhead." Then on trending now, follow up with Conan O'Brien's "parade of America's low-pay heroes." Will you try on a C-String? Jimmy Kimmel asks pedestrians if...
Soldiers finding the warmth of home in the middle of nowhere
CHILCOTIN – Fantasizing about a hot coffee and a fresh piece of cake is normal for any soldier mowing down rations on three hours of sleep. Fulfilling the craving in the middle of an army training camp is something else entirely – but not impossible thanks to Bud and Jean Barlow, a retired couple living...
Biologist announces bid for a seat on council
KAMLOOPS – Scientist, health professional and mother-of-three Cheryl Phippen has announced her run for a spot on Kamloops City Council. Fiscal responsibility, city improvements, open communication for the public, removal of “antiquated” dog by-laws in public spaces and an environmentalist approach to Ajax are Phippen’s key platform issues. If elected, she plans to change council’s...
Public to have another chance at comment on Ajax
KAMLOOPS – Following proposed changes to the Ajax mine, members of the public will get a second chance to comment this November. Members of the public and Kamloops city council have been requesting more information since a series of open houses held by KGHM Ajax last June. In addition to public comment forums, the Environmental...
Shopping without cash: The Kamloops Barter Kings
KAMLOOPS – Bartering is a little like trying to make money – you don’t have much to work with in the beginning. Jason Blyth got into trading online with a piece of exercise equipment he didn’t use anymore. He swapped it for patio furniture. Then he started looking around the house for other items to...
Stock up your home library on the cheap; there’s a book sale coming
KAMLOOPS – If you’re one of the many readers itching to catch up on bestsellers, you’ll have the chance to search for favourite authors and crack some book spines on Wednesday. The Thompson-Nicola-Regional District Library System is having its annual sale. Aberdeen Mall will provide space for a host of fiction and non-fiction titles, CD’s and...
Suspects in custody after break and enter at fast food restaurant
KAMLOOPS - Police members took two suspects into custody after a break and enter at the North Shore Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on 8 Street. Officers responding to the scene determined the front door was smashed. Suspects accessed the cash register. The male suspects were arrested nearby on Tranquille Road. One is a 25-year-old male...
VIDEO: Possible space debris falls near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A local resident shot a quick video from Kamloops' Labyrinth Farm when they saw something falling from the sky. "I kept filming after it disappeared and thought to myself... is this it... is this the end of the world as we know it... but nothing happened," wrote the administrator of the Labyrinth Farm...
Guns, grenades and tear gas: How the Rocky Mountain Rangers keep their edge
KAMLOOPS - It’s an odd sight to see in town – 14 armed men and women standing in a line firing their unloaded rifles at a set of five matching trucks parked outside the armoury. The guns have triggered an RCMP response before but luckily not today. For the Rocky Mountain Rangers, an infantry reserve...
Convicted pedophile labelled dangerous offender, handed indeterminate federal jail sentence
KAMLOOPS – With a lengthy criminal history including five sexual offenses, most of which were against children, a Kamloops Provincial Court judge labelled a convicted pedophile as a dangerous offender and gave him an indeterminate jail sentence Thursday morning. After reviewing the extensive criminal history of David Bruce Jennings, 51, Provincial Court Judge Len Marchand...
JAIL SEX TRIAL: Judge will decide if RCMP officer’s actions were criminal
KAMLOOPS – It is up to a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice to determine if a crime was committed in the early morning hours of August 18, 2010 now that submissions from both lawyers have concluded in the trial of an RCMP watch commander. Kenneth Peter Rick Brown was charged with breach of trust after he,...
Man’s planned proposal failed when this happened
Most people dream about the moment their partner proposes to them; it's supposed to be perfect and everyone always worries about a slip-up. Take a look at what happened to the ring after this man proposes to his girlfriend. He certainly didn't get the reaction he was anticipating. Then check out Conan O'Brien's photoshop fun...
Stories from the costume shop, the original Halloween store in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The first costume Marian Truscott sewed was a Marie Antoinette-inspired dress—she made it out of the old pink curtains hanging in her home. The dress was the first piece in a collection of over 4,000 costumes. Like Marian, the dress has seen many Halloweens come and go and while it is now torn, faded...
JAIL SEX TRIAL: ‘It was a very tense and uncomfortable environment:’ guard
KAMLOOPS – A former jail guard told a Kamloops Supreme Courtroom this morning his workplace was like a zoo and there was nothing he could do about separating two female prisoners having sex because there were no empty cells available. David Tompkins was one of the RCMP city cell guards working the early morning hours...
JAIL SEX TRIAL: The one-and-a-half minute party
KAMLOOPS – One of the guards who worked during an August 2010 incident in city cells told a Kamloops Supreme courtroom Friday morning he was frustrated when he did not receive direction on how to split up two female prisoners having sex. Kevin Brumm was a relatively new guard at the Kamloops RCMP city cells,...
JAIL SEX TRIAL: Guard noticed two female prisoners were “friendly” before leaving his shift
KAMLOOPS –A prison guard told a Kamloops Supreme courtroom on Thursday morning that RCMP city cells were so full the night of a jail sex incident, two female prisoners had to share the drunk tank. “We had no other choice; all the other cells were occupied,” said David Clark, a guard with the city. Clark...
RCMP detachment was “dysfunctional” at time of jail sex incident: Retired cop
KAMLOOPS – The first man who internally investigated the RCMP watch commander working the night two women had sex in a jail cell told a Kamloops Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday the officer was untrained in his new role in an office he called “a terrible place to work.” Staff Sgt. Garry Kerr was originally responsible...
IN PHOTOS: Award ceremony for local RCMP members
KAMLOOPS - It's not everyday RCMP members don the red serge, but Tuesday's award and recognition ceremony was a special occasion for 20 officers, auxiliary members and civilians. Staff Sgt. Maj. Ross van den Brink delivered long-service awards to members who have served for 20, 25 and 35 years. Other awards included long-service peace officer...
Repeat offender escapes dangerous offender label
KAMLOOPS – Despite more than 100 criminal convictions and a history of violence, a man well known around the Kamloops courthouse narrowly escaped a dangerous designation but he has earned a less serious long-term offender label. Kamloops Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Ker made the decision for Shane Jeurissen, 44, after handing him a seven-year jail...
B.C. Lions sign to train in Kamloops through 2017
KAMLOOPS – It was 2010 when the B.C. Lions made Kamloops their training location. On Monday, the team announced a second deal with the City and Thompson Rivers University to continue hosting the annual training camp through 2017. “Extending our stay in Kamloops for three more years demonstrates the outstanding success of this relationship over...
Cops launch campaign to catch drivers using cellphones
KAMLOOPS – A crackdown on drivers using their cell phones is underway in Kamloops with 37 tickets handed out on Monday. The enforcement campaign saw officers set up at three locations in the city to watch for distracted drivers. Not all the officers were wearing uniforms. Some plainclothes RCMP members were helping to spot people....