Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS – There is no excuse for boredom this weekend. Holiday Magic at the Old Courthouse kicks off the Christmas shopping season with many gifts by local artists on display and for sale, from small works of art perfect for stocking stuffers to glass art, jewelry, paintings, scarves and more. The gallery and gift shop...

KAMLOOPS - Snow hit the city this week, at least at the higher elevations, leaving fall and winter to battle it out. By the end of the week fall had almost taken back the city. This week we met the Leader family, a family of four facing discrimination at the hands of local landlords because...

KAMLOOPS – The number of patients hit by an outbreak of C. difficile at Royal Inland Hospital is sitting at 10 and officials say no new patients have displayed symptoms since yesterday. “We are encouraged with the news this morning, however, C. difficile can be a serious infection for our patients and we are monitoring...

KAMLOOPS – Local health practitioners continue to release information over the lack of proper procedures for ensuring public health under current environmental assessment processes. Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment released a resolution from the Health Officers Council of B.C. concluding a health impact assessment must be considered for all projects under the Environmental Assessment...

KGHM SAYS FOCUS IS ON MORE INTIMATE MEETINGS KAMLOOPS – Aberdeen residents frustrated by an invitation to meet with KGHM Ajax Mining in small groups have banded together to ask for a larger meeting with the entire community association, but to no avail. Some residents received letters last month asking to meet in small groups...

KAMLOOPS – A recent survey shows Kamloops businesses expect to see future growth as the economy recovers from the recession. According to Venture Kamloops more than 90 per cent of businesses in the city expect to see sales growth over the next year and over half the surveyed businesses also expect to expand in the...

KAMLOOPS – This week is Veteran's Week and poppies meant to help remind everyone of those that served this country can be seen almost everywhere you look. In Kamloops there are not a lot of big events to mark the week, but two concerts, a veteran's lunch as well as a Remembrance Day ceremony are...

KAMLOOPS - In a city where elevations vary by more than 500 metres, it comes as no surprise that some parts of the city get snow while others are still experiencing fall. A heavy dump of snow hit on the weekend and stuck around through much of the week in the upper elevation areas like...

KAMLOOPS – The local branch of the B.C. SPCA had to shut down after a kitten and a puppy tested positive for ringworm this week. Branch manager Charleen Holloway says they are currently in the midst of testing and/or treating the 79 animals at the shelter and as a result will not be bringing in,...

KAMLOOPS – After three years of planning and fundraising toward a community dream Westsyde residents could see work actually begin on a new splash park facility at Centennial Park as early as next year. Westsyde Community Development Society member Robert Kelly was on hand at the city budget session Monday to show the detailed plans...

KAMLOOPS - It was a busy week as Kamloopsians prepared for Halloween but before the big day several hundred people also took to the street to fight the proposed open pit mine and there was talk about how to make one of the gateways into the city look better was discussed by city council. The...

KAMLOOPS – With the end of October comes the beginning of holiday craft fairs in Kamloops and more indoor oriented weekend events, from the symphony and the theatre to university basketball and volleyball. Already underway, the High-Wire Festival at the Pavilion Theatre through Saturday. The festival features six short performances throughout the building that will...

KAMLOOPS – Members of Tk'emlups Rural RCMP taking part in radar enforcement on the Halston Connector were 'shocked' by what they found Wednesday afternoon. Speeds were so high that officers didn't bother to stop anyone going 30 kilometres per hour or less over the speed limit. Staff Sgt. Doug Aird says while they didn't get...

KAMLOOPS – This year 14 bears have already been destroyed in Kamloops and Wildsafe B.C. Provincial Coordinator Frank Ritcey is disappointed that people still aren't getting the message this could be avoided with proper garbage management. According to Ritcey, of the 14 bears destroyed this year one was due to a motor vehicle collision but...

"I REALIZED THEY WERE WOLVES... COMING TOWARDS ME, HEADS DOWN AND SILENTLY SPREADING AROUND ME." MERRITT – Everything seemed normal to Michelle Prosser when she set out to do a forestry road traverse near Merritt on Oct. 15 but just minutes after heading out she found herself being hunted by a pack of wolves. She...

KAMLOOPS – Get your goblins, ghouls, witches and princesses ready, tomorrow night is Halloween. Parents will have to be extra vigilant this year in ensuring the kids are all dressed warm and dry for the evening. Temperatures are expected to reach the normal seasonal high of 9 Celsius but with a chance of rain in...

KAMLOOPS – It's cheap, it's a weight loss tool, it has a large influence on the community and it's destructive. Crystal methamphetamine is a growing concern in Kamloops and the local RCMP is looking to educate the public about the drug this fall. Kamloop's top cop Insp. Brad Mueller says the increase in property crime...

KAMLOOPS – The police aren't the only ones paying attention to what's happening in the neighbourhood. You can also turn to one of the neighbourhood watch groups to help keep an eye on things. There are a couple different programs in Kamloops that act as additional eyes and ears for the RCMP. Citizens on Patrol...