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Bald tires cause Coq crash
KAMLOOPS - Heavy rains created the conditions for the driver of a Ford Mustang to hydroplane on the highway, causing a crash that sent three people to hospital Thursday evening. Staff Sgt. Doug Aird says a 2011 Ford Mustang was driving in the northbound slow lane near the Inks Lake turn on the Coquihalla Highway....
TRUdy and family
KAMLOOPS - The antics of this cute badger family kept staff entertained at Thompson Rivers University while the family of four called the campus home for a while this summer. Natural resource faculty member Dr. Karl Larsen caught the mom, lovingly named TRUdy, and her three kits clowning around near their den in July. This...
Take a bite out of the grasshopper population
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the abundance of grasshoppers in our yards and parks right now it’s the perfect time to try a new recipe. The leaping insects are common cuisine in many countries so get your nets and mason jars and get to catching some of these tiny treats. They can be baked, deep fried and...
Grasshoppers take over the Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While they are an important food source in parts of Africa the overwhelming number of grasshoppers gracing our yards, parks and roads have not been nearly as welcome in the Southern Interior. Karla Hoffman, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator for Kamloops says while the city itself is not dealing with the grasshoppers as a...
July good for multi-family housing
KAMLOOPS - While the number of permits for multi-family units was significantly higher for July 2014 over the previous year overall, units are still down quite a bit this year. Last month permits were issued for 60 new multi-family units, up from only 12 in July 2013, but that did help put a dent in...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - UPDATE: 8:49 p.m., Aug. 14 The severe thunderstorm watch for the South and North Thompson and Nicola regions has ended. Short-lived storms passed through the region late afternoon and early evening, but no major damage has been reported. UPDATE: 6:07 p.m., Aug. 14 The severe thunderstorm warning has been downgraded back down to...
Airport numbers continue historic climb
KAMLOOPS - Numbers continue to soar at Fulton Field with yet another increase in monthly travelers in July. Northern works and people visiting friends and family in Kamloops continue to push the increase, which saw about 1,600 more travellers in July 2014 than July 2013. Those 25,000 people bring the year to date total to...
Salmon run countdown begins
KAMLOOPS - People are already making plans for the return of millions of sockeye salmon to Adams River this fall, including the Adams River Salmon Society, B.C. Parks and Tourism Kamloops. Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park is undergoing upgrades, forcing the closure of the day-use area and main parking lot adjacent to the entrance at the...
Strong coffee, strong concrete
KAMLOOPS - You and the local cement plant have something in common. You’re both fuelled by coffee. A total of 70,000 pounds of K-Cups, the individual coffee pods used in Keurig coffee makers, will be used annually as an alternative fuel source at the cement plant on Shuswap Road. Van Houtte Coffee Services collect K-Cups...
Overlander Days to showcase North Shore
KAMLOOPS - This weekend McDonald Park will play host to a celebration honouring everything that makes the North Shore special, from the people and parks to the businesses and services. Business improvement association executive director Steven Puhallo says this year Overlander Days will once again feature the Tastes of the North Shore but will include...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended, again
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - For the second day in a row the risk of severe thunderstorms in the Interior passed before any damage could be done. Much of the region received at least some rain overnight or this morning. While it stopped by mid-morning, a 30-40 per cent chance of showers remains tonight. Environment Canada issued the...
UPDATE: Smoky skies advisory ends
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - After more than a week under a smoky sky advisory, the smoke has finally cleared. There have been more than 1,100 wildfires this year and more than 252,000 hectares have burned. Six of those fires have been more than 10,000 ha in size with the largest reaching more than 88,000 ha. Smoke from...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A system threatening to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the region this afternoon is no longer a concern according to Environment Canada. Meteorologists warned the system, which was developing over Washington, could produce wind gusts in excess of 70 kilometres per hour and dump 15 millimetres of rain in a short...
Casino public hearing set for Aug. 19
KAMLOOPS - If you have questions or concerns about the proposed relocation of the downtown casino to Aberdeen, next week is your chance to make yourself heard. Council decided late last month the public and the company behind the proposed casino relocation should get a chance to speak before any decisions are made as to...
Home/Less/Mess premieres at the Stage House Theatre
Kamloops – Home/Less/Mess is a stage production aimed at bringing stories of homelessness out of the darkness. This live performance is written and performed by people from Kamloops who have experienced homelessness. A cast of four men and two women has been working with TRU theatre professors to create a production to tell their stories...
Blazers hockey school
Kamloops – The Kamloops Blazers Hockey School runs this week from Aug. 11-15 at the McArthur Island Sports Centre. The day consists of different activities both on and off the ice for kids between the ages of 5 and 12 running from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily. Local power skating coach Nina Hrycewich will...
Hungry goats move to Kenna Cartwright
Kamloops - After spending some time munching in the Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park, Kamloops’ famous weed-eating goats have moved onto Kenna Cartwright Park. The City of Kamloops has brought back Rocky Ridge Vegetation Control to use goats for controlling weeds as part of the city’s invasive plant management program. The selected sites are difficult to manage...
Perseids peak tonight
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A nearly full moon may make it difficult to see the full impact of the Perseids meteor shower tonight, but one of the best meteor showers of the year is still worth staying up for. The Perseids are visible from July 17 through Aug. 24 and produce longer trails and fireballs as an...
Second supermoon lights up the sky
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Full moons often catch a photographers eye but supermoons seem to bring out the photographer in everyone. Sunday night the second of three consecutive supermoons filled the sky. A supermoon also made an appearance in July and another is set for Sept. 9. A supermoon occurs when the full moon is about 50,000...
Heat, rain in forecast
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Have both your sunscreen and umbrella on standby, we are expecting two more days of high heat but then we are heading to below normal temperatures and rain later in the week. Monday we are looking at temperatures of 34 to 36 Celsius across the region and while Tuesday's temperatures for most of...
STAHN: The view from up here
You may think I’m wrong to admit this, but I am actually really excited about this fire season. I have been since murmurs of another active season began. The opportunity to see our guys and gals in action, putting themselves in harms way to save our homes, the air tankers and helicopters constantly buzzing above:...
Senior crossing gets more attention
KAMLOOPS - Though there are more than 110 signatures of support for a full traffic signal at Mayfair Street and Tranquille Road staff still believe the current system is safer. In a petition submitted to council this week residents, volunteers and staff at the RiverBend Seniors Community on Mayfair Street are asking for advanced left...
Downtown intersection set to reopen
KAMLOOPS - After a year delay and several months of construction the work connecting access to Riverside Park and the downtown core is nearly complete. Last summer a the city backed off the project because the cost was higher than anticipated and money wasn't available in the capital plan budget to cover it. When it finally resumed,...
Garbage fees going up
KAMLOOPS - If you bring a load of garbage to the landfill you will be looking at higher fees but it should have little impact on the average homeowner who has garbage picked up curb side. Public Works Director Jen Fretz said the hope is increased fees will help divert waste, but it is also...