Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS - Centennial Park in Westsyde is the stage for the 46th annual Kamloops and District Kennel Club show where more than 1,200 dogs are expected to take a spin around the ring this weekend. The park is filled with RVs and dog kennels as owners, groomers and handlers prepare many different breeds of dog...

KAMLOOPS – Speed skater Jessica Hewitt is set to represent Canada at the Sochi Olympics in February as one of five female short track racers. The 26-year-old, who began her training in Kamloops at the age of 10 and now trains in Montreal as part of the national team, has been nominated alongside nine other...

KAMLOOPS – It's a place many in the city have seen — though likely by sneaking in under the cloak of darkness late at night — and now Tranquille Tunnels will open to the public in a safe and legal way. The creepy tunnels have long been a destination of teens looking for some truth...

KAMLOOPS – More than 14,000 School District 73 students, 1,500 staff members and 76 school buses are expected to be back at school for a partial day Tuesday before resuming regular school hours Wednesday. Superintendent Terry Sullivan does not expect any strike or job action from support staff or teachers to start the year, which...

KAMLOOPS – A woman was only one hole into the golf tournament at the 2013 Senior Games in Kamloops last week when she suffered a heart attack she was never to recover from. The incident occurred Thursday, Aug. 22, at Sun Rivers Golf Course and crews quickly came to the aid of 72-year-old Merna Mickelson...

KAMLOOPS – The public information sessions promised by Yves Lacasse earlier this month are quickly approaching and while KGHM Ajax Mining Ltd. would like to see people register for the information sessions, another group is hoping to gather people to rally against the proposed mine. The sessions will take place Sept. 9 and 11 from...

KAMLOOPS - A 45-year-old man travelling to Vancouver by bus was caught trying to transport cocaine and heroin in his luggage Saturday morning. RCMP say they were informed a man believed to be carrying drugs was boarding a bus leaving Kamloops in the early morning hours Saturday. The man was located and arrested after boarding...

KAMLOOPS – It's the final long weekend of the summer and there are many ways to enjoy it, be it taking in the final days of Music in the Park, camping, enjoying one of the nearby fairs or maybe even running your legs off at the ultramarathon. The myriad of weekend events has already kicked...

KAMLOOPS - If you were wandering around Riverside Park this afternoon you may have seen King George and his musicians getting ready for their performance Sunday evening. Jeanette Godin, who is celebrating her 89 birthday today, joined the king and his posse for a couple photos while her family looked on, giggling about the good...

KAMLOOPS – A central place where anyone can share photos, stories and memories-that is the goal of a new Facebook page centered around the history of Kamloops. The project began as a way to put together a 'day to day social history' of the city says organizer Michelle Ziebart. “I couldn't find anything, there doesn't...

KAMLOOPS - Juno, along with handler Mike Ritcey, are back patrolling the fields of McArthur Island Park a couple times a day to make sure Canadian geese do not take up residence at the busy fields. The city started using the dog chasing service a couple years ago as a way to keep Canadian geese...

KAMLOOPS – Photographers from around the country submitted more than 9,100 photographs to a contest seeking the most beautiful and inspirational photos. In total 356,949 votes were placed and at the end local photographer Donald Ehman was named one of eight winners. Ehman will now see his photo, titled Fiery Dawn, showcased on millions of...

LOGAN LAKE – The emergency department at Logan Lake Health Centre will be closed twice this week following an 'unexpected limited physician availability.' The closures will take place today, Tuesday, Aug. 27, and Friday, Aug. 30, though the rest of the health centre will remain open as usual. The emergency department normally operates from 8...

KAMLOOPS – Proper procedures were followed and no one was ever at risk a Telus spokesperson says following the discovery of an unexploded ordnance at construction site for the new data centre at the corner of McGill Road and Bunker Road late last week. The ordnance, left over from World War II when the site...

KAMLOOPS – Delays for international students wanting to study in Kamloops have the board of education concerned as closures of offices in several key cities are negatively affecting the ability to apply for study permits. Several years ago School District 73 rolled out a program offering international students a chance to be fully immersed in...

KAMLOOPS – A day affirming relationships and celebrating local First Nations history is coming to local schools following a suggestion from the local teacher association. The day will focus on recognizing and celebrating the history of Secwepemc people and other Aboriginal people in the territory by providing students to better understand and respect the history...

KAMLOOPS – It's finally here, a selection of food trucks offering fresh food on street corners, in parking lots and in parks. With this selection comes a culture that up until this year had been greatly missing from Kamloops. For many of those attending lunch at Cat and Joe's Pig Rig earlier this week the...

KAMLOOPS - This past week kicked off with a new festival for the North Shore and an underwear run to raise money for local charities but by mid-week disturbing evidence in a sexual assault case and a missing man dominated the news. The largest tournament of the season, the 2013 B.C. Senior Games, also started...

KAMLOOPS – An automated vehicle locator program is a priority for B.C. Transit and Kamloops should have the technology in the near future, a spokesperson said this week. Coun. Donovan Cavers said Tuesday that people are asking when the city will get GPS on buses so you can track when a bus is due at...

KAMLOOPS – The single biggest issue at the 2013 B.C. Senior Games, from a medical stand point, is not what you would expect, Andy Philpot says, it's wasp stings. The head of the medical volunteers says the number of stings reported have yet to be tallied — there have been that many of them —...