Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS – Dressed for the weather in a casual polo top and flip flops, Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau personally drove his family to Riverside Park in a large RV before speaking to the large gathering about citizen engagement and the importance of getting Canadians to be less cynical when it comes to politics....

KAMLOOPS – B.C. Wildfire remains on scene of a wildfire about nine kilometres west of Logan Lake as crews work to extinguish any hot spots. The fire, mapped at 15.5 hectares, is in a logging slash area near Bose Lake north of Highland Valley Copper. Information officer Michaela Swan says not structures are threatened and...

KAMLOOPS – Downtown will be the scene of the annual Merchants Market this week as the Wednesday farmer's market takes over both sides of Victoria Street, Taste of the Town offers up assorted eats, a community carnival sets up in the 300 block of Victoria Street and the buskers showdown livens up the annual sidewalk...

KAMLOOPS – The province is moving forward with the resurfacing of 23 kilometres of Hwy 5A between Kamloops and Merritt this summer as the project goes to tender this week. Both lanes of the highway between the head of Nicola Lake and Stump Lake Ranch will be resurfaced and new delineators will be added to...

KAMLOOPS – With the construction of water parks and pools, the city offers residents cool places to play in the dry summer heat, but a new program will help them stay hydrated as well. On July 1, the city rolled out a brand new mobile hydration station — a unit that can fill up to...

KAMLOOPS - Members of a group against the proposed Ajax mine are not surprised by the announcement Kamloops Daily News editor Robert Koopmans has left to take a job with KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. “I thought he was working for KGHM a long time ago,” Kamloops Area Preservation Association spokesperson Don Barz said Monday. “The...

KAMLOOPS – KGHM Ajax has poached top leadership at another Kamloops institution to shore up its public relations team. The Kamloops Daily News confirmed that managing editor Robert Koopmans has resigned and left the newsroom to accept a position with Ajax. According to the Daily News he offered leave immediately on Friday because of the...

KAMLOOPS – You know how hard those exercise balls can be to balance on while just sitting? Imagine yourself trying to balance while down on all fours and going through a series of sits, stands and lay downs while balancing on that exercise ball. One trainer in Kamloops is touting the benefits of strength training...

KAMLOOPS – The province is looking for public input on the Lac du Bois Grasslands after adding more than 2,800 ha of land to the protected area earlier this year. A management plan, developed in 2004, now requires more detailed direction for the special feature area portion of the protected area. With more than 15,200...

KAMLOOPS – Impassioned pleas from neighbours led council to a split vote in June and a decision was made to wait for Coun. Marg Spina to return with the tie-breaking vote at the next meeting. Some of those neighbours were again in council chambers when the vote to not allow a variance for a carport...

KAMLOOPS – In June council tasked staff with creating a committee of citizens interested in looking at council remuneration and this week council was asked if a seven member committee, instead of the originally planned five, would be okay. Applications to be on the task force were accepted through July 12 and at the end a...

KAMLOOPS – The city is willing to provide about 25 per cent of the normal operations funding the Kamloops Heritage Railway receives from the city to take care of phase two of the renovations — taking apart the boiler to assess exactly what needs to be done to bring the ailing 2141 steam engine back...

KAMLOOPS – Nearly 30 years in Kamloops and Crime Stoppers continues to provide an important link between the public and the police. More than 17,000 tips have been received by the Kamloops component since 1984 and in 2012 the number of tips grew by nearly 74 per cent over the previous year to 716 tips...

KAMLOOPS – Coming on the heels of a visit from the international judges for the Communities in Bloom competition, city council agreed hosting the 2015 conference would be a great fit for the city, even if it means missing out on the competition in 2014. Before the judges arrived parks operations supervisor Shawn Cook said...

KAMLOOPS – A petition to city council at the end of April has been heard and staff will begin the process of finalizing designs for parking and pedestrian restrictions after council approves the budget Tuesday. The more than 60 residents in the Overlander Drive area of Westsyde that were part of a petition calling on...

KAMLOOPS – The details still need to be ironed out but work could start as early as next week on the Tranquille corridor upgrades after council approved the tender yesterday afternoon. Council was quick to approve the $3.2 million project, even though it came in slightly over budget, with several councillors noting they are pleased...

KAMLOOPS – After deciding to postpone public hearings until federal legislation relating to legal grow operations was finalized, city council will now be consulting the public about the necessary zoning bylaws for medical marijuana, following the announcement of the new legislation last month. Council first agreed back in November to host a public hearing but...

THROWING STONES AT GLASS HOUSES KAMLOOPS – Coun. Ken Christian cited a well known proverb in lending his support to a petition asking for parking meters to be removed from the emergency parking area at Royal Inland Hospital. “People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones,” Christian told council. “We have a bunch of...

KAMLOOPS – Downtown parking is again coming before council today, but this time it is simply about establishing a reserve fund to better deal with costs down the road. Following a public information session on the new parking meters in February council made the decision to also establish a reserve fund to deal with future...

KAMLOOPS – Council is set to approve a $3.7 million contract today for upgrades to the Tranquille corridor that will see new lighting, a multi-use path and curb extensions between Leigh Road and Sydney Avenue. A total of 124 LED lights are set to replace the current 55 lights and three traffic signal intersections will...

SUN PEAKS – A school in the middle of a ski hill. Four days per week of classroom work and three days to explore the mountainside at leisure. After one year as a public school enrollment increases 100 per cent. With all this and more going for it Sun Peaks Elementary is definitely making waves...

KAMLOOPS – It was a brief storm caused by a cold front coming into the area, but it was enough to cause branches and trees around the city to come tumbling down as wind gusts nearing 70 km/h hit the city yesterday evening. Environment Canada spokesperson Doug Lundquist says with higher wind gusts boats can...

KAMLOOPS - The skirl of bagpipes and rhythm of drums filled the air while legs and kilts were flying on the stage and stones and cabers were tossed at the annual Kamloops Highland Games on Saturday. The event drew hundreds of fans and curious spectators to McGowan Park throughout the day, where they were treated...

THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT – It will cost close to $25,000 to offer an efficient system providing live streaming video of board meetings, as well as a way to complete conference calls and training with members for more remote areas of the district. Upfront costs of $20,000-25,000 for equipment and installation is expected and annual service...