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Jennifer Stahn
Music from three great composers performed at Baroque Splendour
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Symphony presents Barogue Splendour at Sagebrush Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 7. The programme features music from Bach, Handel and Purcell - three of the major composers from the Baroque period. The orchestra will be joined by guest conductor Kevin Mallon. Mallon specializes in music of the Baroque period. He was most recently...
Double-digit temperatures on the way
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It’s nearly the end of January, a time of year when winter can rear its ugly head. Luckily for us Mother Nature has decided to tame Old Man Winter for at least a little while and we can expect temperatures to reach the double-digits across the region. Temperatures will be close to seasonal...
Mega ‘Slip’N Slide’ coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Get your bathing suits and water guns ready, a 1,000-foot 'Slip'N Slide' type event is coming to Kamloops this summer. Slide the City plans to bring a large vinyl playground the length of three football fields to the Aberdeen area this summer, though a date has yet to be set. The family friendly...
Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week
Kamloops – Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy week takes place from Jan. 24 to 31. The community of Kamloops is invited to come out and enjoy the many free, fun events and activities hosted by organizations in support of national Family Literacy Day®. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of...
Tax rate increase currently sitting near 2.6%
KAMLOOPS - With many budget requests from staff and the public yet to be decided on, the average homeowner can already expect to pay an additional $35 in property taxes this year. That $35 is based on the 1.91 per cent mill rate increase set out in the core services budget, but Assistant Finance Director...
TNRD reaches deal with unionized staff
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Board of Directors is pleased to confirm that a five-year agreement has been reached with the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 900. The current collective agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2013. The agreement applies to unionized staff in the TNRD, including administration, planning, building inspection, environmental services and...
Sideroff, Fora, Ingram ranked by NHL Central Scouting
Kamloops – The Kamloops Blazers have three players listed in NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term draft rankings. Forward Deven Sideroff is 110 and defenseman Michael Fora is 114 among North American skaters. Goaltender Connor Ingram is ranked 33 among North American goaltenders. Sideroff is enjoying a solid season with the Blazers scoring 15 goals and compiling...
Retail vacancy rates set to climb in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Once Target shuts down, the retail vacancy rate in the Sahali, Southgate area will jump to 9.66 per cent from 3.38 per cent two years ago. Katie Martin with Colliers Kamloops points out several larger shops have closed up in the past two years also, including the Dollar Store by Walmart, Petcetera and...
UPDATE: Highway 12 reopens following second rock slide
LYTTON - Highway 12 has reopened after being closed for the second time in as many days because of a rock slide. Less than eight hours after Highway 12 reopened following the removal of a large boulder on the highway, it was once again closed in both directions between Lillooet and Lytton because of a...
Tourism Management helping strengthen Norwegian mountain resort communities
KAMLOOPS - Faculty members in Thompson River University's Tourism Management Department are collaborating with Norwegian researchers to enhance long-term sustainability of mountain resort communities. On Jan. 19 Dr. John Hull and senior lecturer Anne Terwiel travel to Norway along with Tourism Sun Peaks President Christopher Nicolson and Peak Planning Associates CEO Sydney Johnson, where they...
’80s Night Wednesday versus Tri-City
Kamloops – The Kamloops Blazers will host the Tri-City Americans this Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Interior Savings Centre. Wednesday is ‘80s Night. Prizes will be given away for best makeup, biggest hair, and the funkiest outfit! A variety of themed booths will be on the concourse and game sponsor Kamloops Office...
Young designer hopes Kamloops fashion show takes him to New York school
KAMLOOPS — Quentin Collier proved once again why he is well on his way to becoming a household name as he showcased his latest fashion collection in a packed room of about 300 people. Collier has been working on his collection, Noir by QTC, for several months already and spent the last several weeks pulling...
Stop signs featuring Secwépemc would not meet standards
KAMLOOPS - The Secwépemc language is featured around the Thompson Rivers University campus but drivers will not likely see the word on city stop signs in the near future. In July, city council enquired about adding ‘estil,’ the Secwépemc word for stop, to appropriate signs within Kamloops. After reviewing the regulations and standards for both...
How one school is trying to tighten up its dress code
"HAIR COLOUR, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS, MUST BE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING SPECTRUM..." KAMLOOPS — If you think your school is strict, have a look at this draft dress code for a private school in Kamloops which explicitly says: No tie dye, no ‘bling’ on belts, no multiple pockets, solid colour socks only and no "whacky" hair. This...
B.C. SPCA launching Million Acts of Kindness Campaign
CELEBRATING OUR MILLIONTH ADOPTION IN 2015 KAMLOOPS - Every year, the B.C. SPCA cares for almost 37,000 homeless, abused and abandoned animals across British Columbia. In Kamloops and the surrounding area, they care for over 1,100 animals per year. The B.C. SPCA receives no funding from the federal or provincial government and relies on volunteers,...
Kamloops’ teenage designer preparing for fashion school
QTC LABEL CONTINUES TO GROW KAMLOOPS - Gold, fur and stars, the essence of the '70s spirit and '80s edge. The latest collection from a local fashion designer features all this and more and will be on display for Friday night during the teenager’s latest fashion show. Quentin Collier has been designing clothes since Grade...
Record year for Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The number of people flying in and out of the Kamloops airport continues to rise, with 2014 another record year at Fulton Field. Over 310,000 travellers used the airport in 2014, compared to 290,000 in 2013, which had been a record year as well. The airport hit the record number despite a two...
More snow on the way this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The temperatures are warming up but we are not out of the woods when it comes to snow just yet, Mother Nature may add another layer of the white stuff before the weekend is over. According to Environment Canada people in Kamloops can expect snow today, Friday, Jan. 16, and Saturday along with...
Volunteers needed for ski championships and Special Olympics
YEAR OF TOURNAMENTS BEGINS KAMLOOPS - As we head into February two groups are hopeful more volunteers will step forward to make the National Cross Country Championships and the Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games successful. The Overlander Ski Club will be hosting the Canadian Masters National Cross Country Championships at Stake Lake Nordic Centre Feb....
Fat bikers take whatever is slung at them
SNOW NO MATCH FOR FAT FOCKERS KAMLOOPS - You love mountain biking. You get out every weekend, at least. Then it snows and your bike goes into hibernation for the winter. That is, unless you are a fat biker. About 50 men and women are part of the Fat Fockers, a group of mountain bikers...
New community monthly film series starting soon
Kamloops 350 is pleased to announce a new community inspired film series called Films For Change (‘cause change is gonna do ya good!). The first film of the series, Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling us?, hosted by GE Free Kamloops, will air on Jan. 29 starting at 7 p.m. at Thompson Rivers University Clocktower Alumni...
Could you lend a hand to help the animals?
The Kamloops and District Branch of the B.C. SPCA is having a Volunteer Recruitment and Appreciation Fair on Jan. 24 at the shelter. Every year, the B.C. SPCA cares for almost 37,000 homeless, abused and abandoned animals across British Columbia. In Kamloops and the surrounding area, they care for over 1,100 animals per year. The...
Lack of staffing postpones 55 surgeries at RIH
KAMLOOPS - A total off 55 surgeries have been postponed at Royal Inland Hospital this month as the hospital deals with a shortage in anesthesiologists. Chief of Staff Norm Kienitz says this is actually a small number of surgeries and while it looks like the next couple of months will be okay, recruitment is something...
Gas prices continue to tumble in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After stalling for a couple weeks at just above 90 cents per litre, several stations have now dropped below that marker as prices continue to fall around the country. Gas prices dropped below a dollar per litre in Kamloops before Christmas and the Costco gas station on Versatile Drive has been sitting just...