Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks kicked off the holidays this weekend as only a ski resort can, with Santa's Alpine Visit and an Urban Rail Jam. Dozens of spectators lined the village walkways to watch the rail jam as snowboarders and skiers rode the rails and culvert or jumped the truck bed using snow ramps created...

KAMLOOPS - Many of us have taken part in them. When it comes to the annual school Christmas concert some of us remember the terror of getting on stage while others have fond memories of their acting or singing skills back in the day. Children today are likely facing the same feelings. Plus, there are...

KAMLOOPS – Staff is asking council to approve more than $10 million in capital projects prior to approving the final budget in an attempt to save money by tendering the projects earlier in the year. Every year council is given a list of projects administration would like early approval on. This allows staff to begin...

KAMLOOPS - The weather was milder this week, though it was still colder than normal and Mother Nature decided to dump a whole lot of snow on the city Wednesday. The warmer temperatures led to amazing hoar frost in the higher elevations like Aberdeen while many of the lower roads became a mess. Everything looked...

STUDENTS MAY GET A SHORTER LUNCH BREAK KAMLOOPS – Parents could have a lot more planning, and higher childcare costs, next year if the Kamloops Thompson School District Board of Education decides to accept the recommendation to go to a 2 week spring break. A school board calendar for the school years 2014/2015 through 2016/2017...

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT KAMLOOPS – With less than two weeks left until Christmas lots of events have already taken place to kick off the holiday season but there are still many organizations, fundraisers and events that will go straight through the big day. Don't have a tree yet? Start a tradition by picking...

KAMLOOPS – Today should reach the seasonal normal of 0 Celsius but by Sunday we should hit a right out balmy 3 C with a mix of sun and cloud making this weekend a perfect one to get out and enjoy any of the seasonal events taking place in the Kamloops area. Friday evening you...

KAMLOOPS – Some operating rooms at Royal Inland Hospital have been shut down as public health inspectors investigate why 40 staff members became ill yesterday and today. Interior Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Rob Parker says staff became ill yesterday with what is suspected to be norovirus, or stomach flu, and more staff members continued...

KAMLOOPS – Only a couple of weeks after Kamloops B.C. SPCA Branch Manager Charleen Holloway said it would be a miracle if the shelter would be able to reopen before the new year due to a ringworm outbreak, she received the good news they would be able to partially reopen the doors Monday. The shelter...

KAMLOOPS – Local RCMP officers are getting into the spirit of the season by lending a hand to collect donations for Christmas Amalgamated this weekend and will be on hand at several locations Saturday so people can help Stuff the Cruiser. Officers, auxiliaries and volunteers will be on hand at Walmart, Toys 'R' Us and...

KAMLOOPS – A downtown resident with a self-described 'contentious' relationship with the city was before council asking not only for parking meters to be removed from in front of a couple of St. Paul Street apartments but also to have her parking tickets withdrawn and her two towing bills covered by the city. Sheila Zilinsky...

KAMLOOPS – After putting down a second horse, a 19-year veteran in the field of veterinary care says the case of 14 neglected horses, several severely emaciated, is the worst she has ever seen. Over the month of November 14 horses were removed by the B.C. SPCA from four different locations in the Kamloops area...

KAMLOOPS – Three arrests were made in the 2011 murder of Archie LePretre late last week and one Kamloops-area man will be in court this week facing charges of murder as a result. LePretre, of Vancouver, was in Kamloops visiting a cousin when they were attacked at the Stuart Wood Elementary School basketball court on...

KAMLOOPS – An increase of more than 1,700 travelers crossed over the tarmac at Fulton Field this November for a seven per cent jump in monthly travelers over 2012. The airport has seen steady growth over the year and is averaging four per cent higher in traveler numbers for January through November over last year...

KAMLOOPS – Alongside the five-year financial plan city council will be presented with proposed rate increases to sewer fees and property taxes Tuesday afternoon. The plan outlines the basic services for the city and the preliminary tax rate increase, currently at a 1.99 per cent increase for the general fund and five per cent increase...

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – We were warned it was coming but for those in the northern part of the region being warned is little consolation when you wake up to cold temperatures and strong winds like Kamloops is seeing this morning. Environment Canada warned late last week an Arctic cold front would be moving into the area...

KAMLOOPS – This weekend will be filled with holiday spirit and a whole lot of sports as the Santa Claus Parade takes to the streets of downtown and Sports Day in Canada combines with a weekend schedule full of hockey and basketball games, and a weather forecast that may just cooperate. Friday evening the Kamloops...

KAMLOOPS - It was a typical week in Kamloops, if heavy frost, Christmas carols and a mock disaster are what can be considered typical. After a cold snap last week, more moderate temperatures greeted us throughout this week but were accompanied by a mix of fog and frost. The weather offered the perfect setting for...

KAMLOOPS – Council has agreed to give the provincial recycling program, which will provide $1.1 million in funding and savings of $300,000 annually, a try after a second look Tuesday at what the program offers. In September, city councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of opting out of the Multi-Material B.C. recycling program because they felt...