Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS – So what does the Junior Fire Chief do? They fearlessly go up the tall ladders, put out fires and break windows in a car that's been in an accident, all before sharing a pizza lunch with their class and an ice cream cake with the firefighters back at the station. It's an honour...

KAMLOOPS – It's nearly that time of year again — the aching, coughing, sneezing flu season is nearly upon us. In preparation for the seasonal bout of influenza Interior Health is set to dole out free immunizations to those most at risk in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap region between Oct. 29 and Jan. 20. Mass...

KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Voters Society wants to know where you stand on the details of the proposed Ajax mine and how it could impact the city. The society says the goal of the survey is to gather information from a wider group of people than previous surveys, and to provide information that may be...

KAMLOOPS – To give the public and council ample time and convenience to discuss the city budget, public review meetings will be held earlier this year, during the day and on the North Shore. Based on feedback from residents, businesses and council, staff suggested earlier dates for the meetings this time around so the public...

KAMLOOPS – Printing agendas and reports for staff, council and the public results in a pile of paper about two feet high every meeting and costs the city $30,000 every year. The city is now piloting a project where council would access the agenda and all reports through an Apple iPad. Several councillors are already...

KAMLOOPS – In a contest dominated by Vancouver artists five Kamloops musicians are hoping they will come out on top once the online voting portion of the six-month contest is complete. The PEAK Performance Project has been helping B.C. Musicians succeed through a series of challenges, performances, boot camps and prize money. Both Van Damsel,...

KAMLOOPS – After more than 13 years at the current location the North Shore Community Policing Office is set to move around the corner, if rezoning of the Kamloops Kia dealership site on 7 Street goes through. The city purchased the lot late this summer with the intentions of moving the policing office to the...

KAMLOOPS – Born to two ski racers/instructors, Elli Terwiel grew up on the slopes of Sun Peaks and now she is looking to take on the slopes of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics as part of the Canadian alpine ski team. The 2013 season has been the 24-year-old's most successful to date, even though...

KAMLOOPS - We started the week with rains and winds that brought gorgeous double rainbows to the skies above the city and though the cooler weather dominated the end of the month the heat wave earlier in September brought the monthly averages to above normal. We also looked at the fall colours dominating the farmer's...

KAMLOOPS – A group of people learning about their community while trying to support local shop owners are preparing to mob yet another store this weekend. Mobbers commit to purchasing at least $20 in products from the chosen store but don't get to find out where they are spending that money until a few minutes...

KAMLOOPS – The popular Run for the Cure will get people lacing their shoes this weekend with other events happening in the city including LARP in the Park, wheelchair sports demonstrations or even off road racing. Friday evening a Sisters in Spirit vigil will be held at the Riverside Park Rotary Bandshell. Drumming begins at...

KAMLOOPS – A 36-year-old Kamloops man is facing drug related charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a home on 12 Street Thursday night. The Special Projects Unit executed a drug search warrant around 9:30 p.m. and found approximately two ounces of cocaine and heroin, assorted drug paraphernalia, several cell phones, cash and two...

KAMLOOPS – Many farmers are rushing to complete harvest, prompted by the first of the autumn frosts that threaten to destroy anything left in the field. This rush means the farmer's market is filled with all sorts of goodies as pumpkins and squash join apples, carrots and greens on the tables of more than a...

KAMLOOPS – Mayor Peter Milobar has been trying to get a meeting with Member of Parliament Leona Aglukkaq since the cabinet shuffle in July and later this month he will get the chance to air city concerns over the proposed Ajax mine when he sits down for a one on one meeting with the new...

KAMLOOPS – The month started with storms and a heat wave long enough to have the city reopen a water park reopened but after two weeks of above normal temperatures we tumbled to temperatures that had many taking to social media to grumble about the impending winter. September began with an intense storm and more...

KAMLOOPS – The halls of the Tournament Capital Centre Fieldhouse building have been lined with buckets to collect water leaking through the roof, but that's about to change. The city is moving forward with the $855,000 in repairs recommended by industry experts earlier this year. When water was first discovered in the facility the city...

KAMLOOPS – It's not quite a solid date yet, but the new pay stations set to replace the old parking meters in downtown are to be installed by late October, which means residents can expect parking rates to go up sometime in early November. The 90 new pay stations will replace 850 meters and will...

KAMLOOPS – Canada Post has seen a decline of more than 20 per cent over the last five years, which has led to the decision to replace the downtown Kamloops Post Office with a new Postal Service Centre model. The postal centre will be operational with a couple months and will feature a new configurations...

KAMLOOPS – Rainbows, crashes, debates and security were among some of the top stories this week. On the weekend we looked at how Thompson Rivers University leads the way in recognizing Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer rights when they installed a permanent rainbow crosswalk on campus and later in the week School District 73 said...

KAMLOOPS – The Pinantan East Paul Lake Fire Department Association is inching closer to having a home for the volunteer fire department. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has agreed to sell a small piece of land at 2907 Piva Road for $1 to help the association get started sooner rather than later on building the structure....