Glynn Brothen

Glynn Brothen

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 1323

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,...

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....

Councillor hopeful wants public referendum on Ajax if elected

KAMLOOPS - A small-business owner, vice-president of a television station and MS society chair member is hoping to secure another role in the community. Mike O’Reilly announced Monday morning he will be seeking a councillor position with the City of Kamloops. Some of O’Reilly’s key platform items include: making Kamloops business friendly, redeveloping the North...

It’s your last Halloween to rent a costume from this store in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – After playing dress-up for 16 years, the Pandora Costume Shop will celebrate its final Halloween before owner Marian Truscott closes the doors. Truscott, a professional costume designer, is moving away from the retail sector of her industry to fully dedicate her time to designing costumes for several theatre companies.  Over her 30 years...

UPDATE: Pedestrian struck downtown

KAMLOOPS - At approximately 7:40 a.m. Monday a 24-year-old male pedestrian in a marked crosswalk was struck by a female driver on 12 Avenue and Battle Street.  Cpl. Cheryl Bush, spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, said the pedestrian was taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The 29-year-old female driver remained at the scene. Neither...

JAIL SEX TRIAL: “In hindsight I probably should have stopped it:” Accused

KAMLOOPS – An extensive internal RCMP investigation and eventual trial started when one officer casually told another about “a couple of girls getting it on” in cells; the hope was to share a laugh. But Cpl. Kelly Butler told Const. Evan Elgee she didn’t find his story funny. Instead, she wrote an email to upper...