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Jennifer Stahn
Debate over Stuart Wood closure continues
KAMLOOPS — Tonight more voices will be heard on a current proposal to close down Stuart Wood School in downtown and realign several other schools to make room in a different building for those students. Many people have been lamenting the idea since the school district first made the proposal public in November. Many letters...
Sun Rivers thieves busted
KAMLOOPS — Two people are facing charges after a number of vehicles and storage lockers were broken into at the underground parking lot at the Talasa complex this past weekend. Video surveillence showed two people covering their faces and heads as they entered the building Saturday morning. Car stereo systems, tools, DVDs, credit cards, identification...
More products made with Castle Cheese recalled
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — The recalls continue for Lumby-based Castle Cheese after it was discovered items possibly containing contaminated cheese were being distributed through several retail stores in B.C. The recalls began back in February when regular testing showed a conveyor belt in one room was contaminated with listeria. The company immediately shut down production in that...
Sun Peaks elevating trail system
KAMLOOPS — Sun Peaks is already one of the largest resorts in the country based on expanse and it is now set to become the second largest in skiable trails as well. Resort management made several announcements Tuesday including the next steps in the resort's master plan. Work on new multi-season trails in the West...
2014 Super League Hockey Tournament
KAMLOOPS — On March 29, 2014, Kamloops will be host to the 2014 Super League Hockey Tournament for youth with special needs. This is the third year that Kamloops has participated, and the first year Kamloops is hosting the tournament. Kamloops will compete against teams from Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon, and our goal is to...
Open up your wallets, taxes are going up
KAMLOOPS — It took little more than three hours yesterday for Kamloops City councillors to decide homeowners would pay an average of just over $35 in additional taxes this year. Several meetings and public information sessions were held over the past five months to discuss the core budget and the additional requests. Yesterday $2.8 million...
Fewer complaints over stench in 2013
KAMLOOPS — The annual air report from Domtar shows improvements in air quality, though the company is claiming the public tolerance for smell may be getting lower as well. Overall, complaints in 2013 were 'notably fewer' than the previous two years, which the company attributes to the measurable reductions in total reduced emissions from the...
Push for trail access to slo-pitch facility
KAMLOOPS — A group is pushing for construction of a 13 kilometre trail linking the city with the Tournament Capital Ranch north of Rayleigh to begin early next year. The proposed path, intended for bicycle and pedestrian traffic, would start near the intersection of Halston Avenue and Highway 5 and run to the slo-pitch and...
RCMP arrest man for taking the bait
KAMLOOPS — A bait car left by Kamloops RCMP on the North Shore last night led officers to the 31-year-old male who activated it, early this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the bait car was left overnight Sunday on the North Shore and at 4 a.m. Monday the car was activated. The vehicle was tracked...
City looks to make school zones safer
KAMLOOPS — Keeping kids safe is a priority but city staff are not recommending a councillor suggestion to use silhouette signs in school zones. Council discussed safety in school zones at the beginning of October and several ideas were thrown around before asking the traffic advisory committee to look at options. Coun. Tina Lange first...
What are YOU doing for Earth Hour?
Kamloops – The City of Kamloops wants to celebrate Earth Hour with you. So turn down the thermostat, turn off the lights, unplug your electronics, and bring the whole family out for two free movies to be shown on the score clock at Interior Savings Centre! Come out on Sat, March 29 for this FREE...
Spring break at Sun Peaks back on agenda
KAMLOOPS — It's the first day back after spring break in the school district and trustees will be deciding whether Sun Peaks Elementary will get two weeks of holidays next year while keeping the four-day-a-week school calendar. Last year several parents came forward asking about the possibility of a two week spring break in the...
VIDEO: City staffers join online nomination game
KAMLOOPS - When city employees were told to go jump in a lake, they did it to show their support for accessibility in Kamloops as part of Winter Challenge 2014. Employees took the plunge in the South Thompson River after being nominated on the web. The Winter Challenge is an online video challenge where people...
Luck of Irish with latest winner
KAMLOOPS — Kevin Truscott is not Irish, but it seems the luck of the Irish was with him this St. Patrick's Day, when he was announced as the winner of the most recent InfoTel Multimedia contest. Truscott entered the St. Patrick's Day contest in the hopes of being able to take his wife Marian on...
Stay safe as avalanche risk rises
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The avalanche risk remains considerable in the Southern Interior as storm systems dump more snow on top of weakened slabs. Skier and snowmobiler triggered avalanches in the province have already claimed the lives of several people and injured several more in the past couple weeks and as temperatures heat up we can expect...
No sign of measles in Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With about 90 per cent of Kindergarten students vaccinated against measles, we appear to be well protected if the the outbreak hitting the Lower Mainland makes its way into the Thompson-Okanagan. The Interior Health Authority says there are no confirmed or suspected cases in the region, but staff are stepping up communications and...
Construction soon for Clinical Services Building
KAMLOOPS — We can expect to see construction in the coming months with the announcement of the company who will design and build the new Clinical Services Building at Royal Inland Hospital. The Interior Health Authority announced Friday Bird Construction Inc. has been selected from the shortlist of three proponents. The company will be completing...
Future of Petcetera unknown
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — This week Petcetera began a nationwide inventory sale after filing for creditor protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The B.C. based company downsized from 49 stores to 18 in 2009 and still employs more than 300 people across six provinces. “Since the restructuring of the company in 2009 we have made every...
Kamloops Hunger Games heating up
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Hunger Games are back after raising more than 46,000 pounds of food in 2013 and this year organizers hope to reach 60,000 pounds. Created by Enactus Thompson Rivers as part of Campbell's Help Hunger Disappear program teams battle against each other to raise the most food to help get rid of...
Major drop in registrations means less funding, fewer teachers
KAMLOOPS — Nearly four classes worth of Kindergarten students are missing from the registration lists in schools across the district. The Kamloops Thompson School District expected 990 Kindergarten students but just over 900 have been registered so far. Assistant Superintendent Karl deBruijn notes it is typical at this time of year to be off the...
Local cheese company fends off listeria
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Castle Cheese wasn't taking any chances when a single conveyor belt tested positive last month for listeria. They immediately shut down production and put the room under quarantine. “You don't mess around with this stuff,” Trina Boyko says. “You don't want people getting sick.” Boyko's husband owns the company, which has been in...
More heavy snow on highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — As a cold front continues to move across the Interior, highways will see heavy snow, with another 5-10 cm expected to fall just this morning. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for many Southern Interior highways, including the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, the Trans Canada Highway from Eagle Pass...
Everything you didn’t want to know about lice
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Lice. The word alone is enough to incite a fever of head scratching in many people. But what happens when your kid brings a louse or two home? Do you clean everything or nothing? Does it mean your kid needs to have more baths? And just how do you get rid of those...
Provincial recycling kicks Kamloops to the curb
PROVINCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM TURNS DOWN CITY KAMLOOPS — First we didn't want in, then we opted to sign on, and now we've been booted out. The choice of Multi Material B.C. to drop Kamloops from the provincial recycling program is the latest in a string of changes to the Kamloops recycling landscape. Nearly 90 communities...