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Jennifer Stahn
Child luring warning issued for Central Okanagan
WEST KELOWNA - Two incidents similar to one in Kelowna last month have led the RCMP to issue a child luring warning for the entire Central Okanagan area. The incident happened just before noon on Tuesday, March 3, when two 15-year-old boys were walking in the area of Westlake Road and Stevens Road. The man...
Dog poo in parks ‘a bit of a tradition’
KAMLOOPS - Calling cards, doggie doo-doo, dog mess, dog kabobs… no matter what you call it the people of Kamloops are sick of seeing it in our city parks but there is little that can be done about it. Kamloops is considered a dog friendly city by many standards. We have several dedicated dog parks...
Gas prices on the rise in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Hopefully you filled up the car yesterday, because if you waited until today you could be paying at much as 10 cents more per litre after yet another price spike at the pumps. We saw gas prices drop below 90 cents per litre at many stations for a couple weeks in January before...
Art Exposed Jurors’ Choice Awards announced at well-attended opening
KAMLOOPS -- Close to 600 people attended the opening of the Kamloops Arts Council's 5th annual ART EXPOSED exhibition at the Old Courthouse last Friday, Feb. 27. ART EXPOSED is a 10-day open community art exhibition featuring work by area artists of all ages and in all mediums. As part of the exhibit, a team...
Kamloops youth career fest launches
KAMLOOPS - The Your Tomorrow – Career Fest is a great upcoming event for youth aged 15-30 to get a kick start in seeking employment, training and assistance in developing their work search and employability skills. Over the past couple of months there has been a dedicated group of professionals and youth working hard to bring a...
Interior CarShare awarded $15,000 grant
KAMLOOPS – The Interior CarShare Co-operative is pleased to announce that Interior Savings Credit Union has provided the organization with $15,000 in seed funding. "This generous grant means we're one step closer to getting vehicles on the road," Dylan Houlihan, Acting President of InCar, said. Interior Savings presented Interior CarShare Co-operative (InCar) with the cheque...
The way this Kamloops customer treated his servers brought ‘goose bumps’
KAMLOOPS - He’s a customer who has visited the Chopped Leaf restaurant in Sahali almost every day since they opened in 2011 but last week he made sure he would be remembered for more than just being a loyal customer. Customer Cory, who wishes to remain quiet about his generosity, brought in gifts for the...
Another showing of northern lights possible Monday
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The adventurous and the lucky were able to get a glimpse of the northern lights this weekend but there is still a chance of seeing them again tonight and this time Mother Nature might be a bit more cooperative. With Environment Canada calling for clear skies and Space Weather Canada calling for unsettled...
Volunteer Highlights for Feb. 26 to March 5
Elizabeth Fry Society Resource Development Committee Member - The volunteers will work with the Executive Director and the Fund Developer to develop and implement the Society’s fund development plans. This will include assisting in the planning of the 3rd Annual Hearts for Homes Gala in November. All the members will need to attend the regularly...
Law program’s free information service to help people navigate the legal system
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s Faculty of Law is launching a free information service that will connect people with legal information and materials dealing with a range of legal matters. The Legal Information Service Community Based Satellite will be based out of Centre for Seniors Information (CSI), which is located in the Brock Shopping Centre....
Prescribed burns planned for Kenna Cartwright Park
KAMLOOPS - Expect to see smoke in the air later this month as the city works to protect our large urban nature park from a potentially catastrophic fire. The City of Kamloops is working with B.C. Wildfire performing a prescribed burn in Kenna Cartwright Park with the hope of completing it this month. Starting later...
Catholic school chooses uniforms over heavy regulations
KAMLOOPS - More Catholic students are getting uniforms after St. Ann’s Academy decided to forgo stricter dress codes and stick with the Catholic School standard of uniforms for all its students. In a letter to parents last week, the school council said the decision to phase in uniform requirements for the secondary school students was...
Millions promised for pipeline construction inconvenience
KAMLOOPS - The Kinder Morgan crude oil pipeline expansion has yet to be approved but it's not stopping the company from signing millions of dollars worth agreements with communities that will be affected by the project. Kamloops and four parts of the Thompson Nicola Regional District signed agreements with the company Thursday, Feb. 26, joining...
2015 Kamloops Blazers Hockey School
KAMLOOPS – The 2015 Kamloops Blazers Hockey School will run from Aug. 17 to 21, 2015 at the Interior Savings Centre. The school is open to boys and girls in four groups including Initiation (born 2009-2010), Novice (born 2007-2008), Atom (born 2005-2006), and Pee Wee (born (2003-2004). The camp includes two separate ice-times daily including...
Western Blind Curling Championships in Kamloops
British Columbia is hosting the 43 annual Western Blind Curling Association Championships in Kamloops from March 18 to 21, 2015. The WBCA represents the four western provinces British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and under normal circumstances, the annual championship takes place in each province on a rotational basis. A total of seven teams from the...
YMCA Strong Kids campaign gets provincial boost
KAMLOOPS - The YMCA gives families a chance to be physically active together and the provincial government decided to recognize that effort with funding as the Strong Kids fundraising campaign enters the final week. Health Minister Terry Lake was on hand at the new John Tod Centre YMCA location to make the $250,000 funding announcement...
UPDATE: Both missing teens located
KAMLOOPS - RCMP members have found two teens who went missing Feb. 26. Sarah Robinson had been away from her home since Feb. 17 and was last seen on Feb. 23. She was reported found March 2. A second teen, Brittany Pattison, was reported as missing after she was last heard from on Feb. 25....
What are DCCs and why Habitat for Humanity wants them waived
KAMLOOPS - The confusion over development cost charges and the complexity of the mandatory charge came to a head Tuesday with Habitat for Humanity asking to have the charges waived on affordable home ownership projects and members of the public questioning how they affect larger capital projects. Development cost charges, commonly referred to as DCCs...
Westsyde Pool to re-open in March
KAMLOOPS – Westsyde Pool is nearly set to re-open after being closed down for emergency repairs two weeks ago. The pool was shut down Feb. 13 when it was noticed the interior cedar ceiling panels over the pool area had started to sag. Crews have since assessed the damage and temporary repairs are underway. The...
TRU events: Trades hosting two high-profile events this week
Feb. 27 Skills Canada competitions Cariboo Junior Skills Competition is for teams of students in Grades 6 to 9. Gold Medal winners in the Cariboo Junior Skills competition may be invited to compete in the Skills B.C. competition. Cariboo Regional Skills Competition is primarily for secondary students although some post-secondary competitions may be held as...
Sweeping into spring
KAMLOOPS - Even with a chance of snow still in the forecast crews are ready to move ahead to the next stage of road maintenance — street sweeping and cleaning. The City of Kamloops will be moving ahead with full around the clock cleaning starting next week, the first week of March. “It’s a few...
Let’s Talk: Urban Forest Management Strategy Open House
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops has prepared a draft Urban Forest Management Strategy in recognition of the tremendous benefits derived from trees in the city. The strategy provides information on the city’s trees and their values, existing tree management policies and practices, and comparisons with other jurisdictions. The city would like input from the...
Western Canada Theatre launches 100 Heroes Campaign
KAMLOOPS - Yesterday at the Pavilion Theatre, Western Canada Theatre announced the public phase of a special fundraising campaign — the 100 Heroes Campaign – during its Donor Appreciation Event. The donor appreciation included tours of the busy workshops of the Pavilion Theatre, where WCT’s next show is being built, and presentations highlighting the stories...
It’s back… snow expected overnight
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We just knew it was too good to be true, Mother Nature is set to remind us winter is not quite over with a couple centimetres of snow by Friday morning and well below normal low temperatures early next week. Environment Canada is forecasting high temperatures to be within the seasonal normals of...