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Jennifer Stahn

Jennifer Stahn

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 4312

Expect to see smoke along the Coquihalla this week

KAMLOOPS - A series of small burns north of Merritt, off the Coquihalla Highway, will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch personnel starting this week. The controlled burns will take place Thursday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 5, and are in preparation for a training course that will help students determine the origin and cause...

High Tea exhibition set for May

KAMLOOPS - Exhibition alert: High Tea, presented by the Thompson Valley Potters Guild May 7 to 30.  The Thompson Valley Potters Guild is a non-profit community arts group dedicated to fostering excellence in pottery in the Kamloops area. They celebrate the unique works of local artisans, promoting craftsmanship in the exploration of functional and sculptural...

Halston Connector crash ties up morning commute

KAMLOOPS - A three vehicle collision near Halston Avenue and Salish Road this morning sent a young boy to hospital and tied up traffic for 45 minutes. Staff Sgt. Doug Aird says an eastbound vehicle cut into the outside right lane just before the turn off to Highway 5 around 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 28....

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week 2015

KAMLOOPS – Saturday, May 2, to Saturday, May 9, is TD Canadian’s Children’s Book Week. This program celebrates the magic of books and reading to children across Canada.  Twenty-nine Canadian children’s authors, illustrator and storytellers will be visiting schools, libraries, community centres and bookstores across Canada throughout the week. To celebrate Book Week in Kamloops,...

Fabbro CJHL Rookie of the Year finalist

PENTICTON –The Penticton Vees Junior A Hockey Club is pleased to announce defenseman Dante Fabbro has been named one of five finalists for the Canadian Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award. The CJHL announced the five finalists Monday morning and Fabbro is the only defenseman in the final five. The Rookie of the...

Barenaked Ladies coming to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - With a new album set to release in June, the Barenaked Ladies are ramping up for yet another Canadian tour this fall. The SILVERBALL tour will kick-off in Prince George on Oct. 19 before hitting the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops on Oct. 24 and Prospera Place in Kelowna on Oct. 25. In...

Barenaked Ladies returning to Kelowna

KELOWNA - With a new album set to release in June, the Barenaked Ladies are ramping up for yet another Canadian tour this fall. The SILVERBALL tour will kick-off in Prince George on Oct. 19 before hitting the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops on Oct. 24 and Prospera Place in Kelowna on Oct. 25. In...

Garbage can fire forces evacuation of Kelowna recreation centre

KELOWNA - A garbage can burning in a washroom led to the evacuation of Parkinson Recreation Centre Monday evening. Platoon Capt. Steve Wallick says Kelowna Fire Department was called around 6:45 p.m., Monday, April 27, to alarm bells ringing and report of a fire, which burned in a garbage can in one of the washrooms...

Reduced hours for the Ashcroft Hospital and Health Centre Emergency Department

ASHCROFT – Residents are advised that the Ashcroft Hospital and Health Centre Emergency Department will be experiencing reduced hours due to a lack of physician availability. Effective May 1, and until further notice, the Emergency Department will be open: Monday, 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon Thursday,...

Dates set for household hazardous waste roundups

KAMLOOPS - District has confirmed the dates for this year’s household hazardous waste roundups. Household hazardous waste roundups give residents an opportunity to safely and properly dispose of hazardous materials banned from disposal in landfills. Containers may be unlabelled and substances unknown. Only residential amounts will be accepted at this event — no business or...

Firefighter Spring Training Coming to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops Fire Rescue and the City of Kamloops are pleased to host the 2015 Volunteer Firefighters Association of B.C. Spring Training Seminar in Kamloops. This annual training seminar brings together volunteer firefighters from throughout British Columbia for three days of intense educational training necessary for the safe performance of their duties in their...

Upgrades coming to Pavilion Theatre

KAMLOOPS - Federal funding will help the Pavilion Theatre with renovations and upgrades this summer. The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund has announced $60,000 in funding for the Western Canada Theatre Society. The money will help the 165-seat black box theatre with a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system for the performance space and lobby....

Road closures this weekend for Boogie the Bridge

KAMLOOPS – On Sunday, April 26, the 18th Annual CFJC TV Boogie the Bridge will begin and end in Riverside Park. The “Boogie Route Committee” wishes to advise motorists that there will be temporary road closures in the following areas on Sunday between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. - Lorne Street between First and Second...

STAHN: When schools get ‘swatted’

Prank calls are not new; how many people don’t remember calling up a neighbour and asking if their refrigerator was running? Or asking a business to page Amanda Huginkiss? Harmless pranks, probably funnier when you think back on it now. But today's prank calls aren't what they used to be. You were likely introduced to...

Snowfall advisory for Coquihalla

KAMLOOPS - Several centimetres of snow has already fallen on the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt and Drive B.C. is warning of more snow for that stretch of highway before the night is over. Drive B.C. is calling for 10 to 15 cm of snowfall for the stretch of highway from the Portia Interchange...

B.C. author to lead storytelling workshop

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System is hosting a free storytelling workshop called Strategies for Storytelling at the TNRD Boardroom in Kamloops, on Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. The workshop will be hosted by B.C. writer Margo Bates, seen at right, the author of P.S. Don’t Tell Your Mother. She will teach...

A part of the Films for Change series

A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY AWARD-WINNING DEBORAH KOONS GARCIA  2015 is the International Year of Soils as declared by the United Nations. We need soils to produce food, give clothes and build homes. Soils also store and filter water, recycle nutrients, and create a barrier against floods. Symphony of the Soil is a 104-minute documentary feature...

Volunteer Highlights for April 23 to 30

Western Canada Theatre VW Turtle River Race Ticket Seller - Volunteers are needed to help Western Canada Theatre raise funds by selling raffle tickets for our 14th Annual VW Turtle River Race. Responsibilities include tracking the number of tickets sold during shifts, handling monies, documenting sales, and reporting to the fundraising coordinator. Volunteers should have...

Expect to see smoke in Kamloops today

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is undertaking another controlled burn today, this time at the Dallas Barnhartvale Nature Park. The city worked with B.C. Wildfire on prescribed burns within Kenna Cartwright Park back in March and with the venting index at a good level today, April 23, burn piles will now be ignited at...

Public consultation process goes to consultation

HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A lot of people have recently expressed concerns over how the environmental assessment process works and now the provincial government is asking for input on how to improve the public consultation portion of the process. The B.C. Government's Environmental Assessment Office is asking the public...