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Jennifer Stahn
What has changed? Kamloops in thirty years of satellite images
KAMLOOPS - If you’ve ever wondered how our city has changed in the last 30 years there’s a Google map for that. You can now see annual satellite images from 1984 to 2012 in a time lapse on Google Earth Engine. While it doesn’t show the latest growth in areas where a lot of construction...
Rain, snow increase avalanche risk in Interior
KAMLOOPS - With less than a week left in March spring is well under way at lower elevations, but that doesn’t mean winter conditions are not present on mountain highways or in the backcountry. Avalanche Canada is warning of moderate to high risks of avalanche in many of the alpine and treeline elevations throughout the...
Rain, snow increase avalanche risk in Interior
OKANAGAN - With less than a week left in March spring is well under way in the valleys, but that doesn’t mean winter conditions are not present on mountain highways or in the backcountry. Avalanche Canada is warning of a moderate to high risk of avalanches in many of the alpine and treeline elevations throughout...
Opinions wanted on local election spending
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fresh off the heels of the fall municipal election a special committee is now looking at whether spending limits should be put in place for candidates and third party advertisers. The provincial government committee will speak with stakeholders and the public over the coming weeks to discuss whether a limit should be put...
Crash on Coquihalla possibly due to winter conditions
KAMLOOPS - Fresh snow and slush, and ‘inadequate winter tires’, may have led to a crash near the Inks Lake brake check this morning that caused injuries to several people. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, according to Rural RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Aird. An older model Dodge van heading northbound...
Rockets players grab four WHL all-star team spots
KELOWNA - It’s the end of the regular season in the Western Hockey League and with the Kelowna Rockets sitting in first place in the Western Conference, several players made the all-star team while a few more were named finalists for 2015 awards. The all-star teams along with the 2015 WHL Awards finalists were named...
Vernon native named to WHL all-star team
VERNON - It’s the end of the regular season in the Western Hockey League and while Vernon does not have a team in the league a local player has still cracked the all-star team. The all-star teams along with the 2015 WHL Awards finalists were named Wednesday, March 25 with awards set to be handed...
Blazers player cracks WHL all-star team
KAMLOOPS - It’s the end of the regular season in the Western Hockey League and though the Kamloops Blazers did not make the playoffs, one player still made the all-star team. The all-star teams along with the 2015 WHL Awards finalists were named Wednesday, March 25, with awards set to be handed out May 6....
Kamloops Film Festival wrap-up
THE END The 19th Annual Kamloops Film Festival was an astounding success. With 15 films over 10 days at the Paramount theatre, and 10 events at various venues downtown, KFF 2015 saw record setting numbers on many levels. The 19 person KFF Committee hosted more than 15 special guests and brought in peek attendance at...
Facility catering to Kamloops legal field moving forward
KAMLOOPS - A new meeting facility designed with mediation and arbitration in mind is set to open in Kamloops later this year. Centrepoint will feature 4,200 square feet and will feature hearing, discovery and breakout rooms as well as private serviced offices for small companies, legal professionals and business people in town on assignment. “In...
Interior Target stores will be closed before Easter
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - By April 2 a total of 62 Target stores will be shut down, including those in Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops. Target Canada opened doors in Western Canada in May 2013. In January 2015 it was announced the company would be shutting down all 133 stores and liquidation sales began immediately. Last week the...
Triathlete talks Ultraman at Kamloops library
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System is hosting a free informative talk by local triathlete Yvonne Timewell at the Kamloops Library on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. Timewell will talk about her experiences becoming the 2014 Ultraman champion and world record holder. Timewell competed in many Olympic triathlons as well as half...
More controlled burns planned for Lytton area
LYTTON - With a goal of reducing interface wildfire risk and restoring natural ecosystems B.C. Wildfire will be in the Lytton area over the next two weeks performing prescribed burns. This year work will be done in a subdivision above Loring Way east of Lytton, in Skihist Provincial Park and in an area northwest of...
Noted Kamloops neurosurgeon passes away
KAMLOOPS - Dr. Gur Singh, a leader in the community and the medical field, passed away Tuesday morning. Singh, a neurosurgeon, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease last year and passed away Tuesday, March 24. “My beloved father passed away peacefully this morning at Royal Inland Hospital, a hospital he served passionately for almost half...
Spirit bear Clover peeks out, will soon move to new habitat
KAMLOOPS - Clover is slowly waking from hibernation, having peeked his nose out earlier this month, but the public will have to wait about another month before they can get a glimpse of the white black bear. The Kermode bear, or spirit bear, will wake to a newly completed B.C. Wildlife Park habitat meant to...
Hiring fair coming to Kamloops this spring
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of job seekers are expected to attend the bi-annual hiring fair scheduled for mid-April and with layoff notices continuing in the area that number could jump even more. “In the past few years we have seen thousands of job seekers attend our Kamloops hiring fairs to connect with employers and service providers,”...
Blazers season ends; players awarded
KAMLOOPS - It was a strong win to finish out the regular season but it was not enough to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a playoff spot. With more than 5,000 fans in attendance, the Blazers beat the Prince George Cougars 5-2 at home to finish out the 2014-15 season. A win by the Tri-City...
Libraries host B.C. author workshops, readings
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System is hosting a series of readings and workshops with B.C. author Bruce Fraser. The events will take place at the following locations and times: - Barriere Public Library on Tuesday, March 24, at 1 p.m. - Kamloops Public Library on Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 p.m. - Lytton Public Library...
Saxophone soloist at Kamloops Symphony’s ‘Brazen’
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops Symphony’s next Classic Series performance is on Saturday, April 11, at Sagebrush Theatre. The programme is appropriately named Brazen after Jeffrey Ryan’s Brazen Concerto for Saxophone. Ryan, a Vancouver-based composer, was commissioned to write the piece by Kamloops Symphony’s guest soloist Julia Nolan. Ryan’s inspiration came from the word “brazen”. His programme...
Library hosts free gardening seminar
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System wants to help gardeners prepare for spring with a free informative seminar hosted by local gardening expert Rae Wilson, on Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m., at the Kamloops Library. Rae will share tips about why it’s important to plan ahead, when you should start preparing your garden for the growing season, what products and tools may...
Secure your loads
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops Bylaw Department would like to remind residents that insecure loads can cause hazards and result in fines. Driving a load to the landfill? Ensure that your cargo is securely placed in your vehicle and completely tied down or covered in accordance with Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, Section 703 –...
Multi-faith prayer rooms now open on TRU campus
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University now offers students, faculty and staff private spaces on campus to reflect, pray and meditate. The spaces located in Old Main rooms OM 2494 and 2496 will be celebrated with an opening ceremony March 26 at 10 a.m. Referred to as Multi-Faith Space, the rooms offer flexible scheduling, allowing groups...
Kamloops stop added to Fogerty tour
KAMLOOPS - For John Fogerty, 1969 marks a successful year penning songs and performing with his band Creedence Clearwater Revival, so it's no wonder he chose it as the theme of his latest tour scheduled to make a stop in Kamloops this July. Celebrating his 69th birthday during the 2015 leg of the ‘1969’ World...
Ringo Starr to play in Penticton
PENTICTON - If you are on tour celebrating the release of an album named Postcards From Paradise, it only makes sense Penticton would be one of your stops. Former Beatle Ringo Starr is touring with his All-Starr Band and is making Penticton just one of three B.C. stops, and one of only eight Canadian tour...