Jennifer Stahn

THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT – A petition submitted to the TNRD last week shows signatures of 50 residents of Spences Bridge who wish to have the train whistles stop within the community. The group is asking CP and CN both cease blowing the whistles at Colvin Road and Station Crossing Street. Another 40 people from outside...

THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRCIT – In June Greyhound Canada announced it was applying to remove stops along some routes in the region and board chair Randy Murray has sent a letter to the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board and local MLAs voicing concern the board has over the decision. In June letters outlining the closures and inviting...

THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT – The alternative approval process just needs board approval and the pilot bus program offering service between Clearwater and Kamloops will take one more step towards becoming permanent. The district held public meetings in May. At the end of the month the board agreed to have staff move forward with the alternative...

KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University has been studying culturally relevant services for Aboriginals for a number of years and is now set to take another step foward by offering specialized research in Aboriginal early childhood development with the help of the most senior Aboriginal health researchers in Canada. An expert in First Nations mental health,...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are trying to figure out exactly what happened this morning in the parking lot of the Fortune Drive McDonalds when an apparent fight resulted in one man being sent to hospital for a cut to his arm. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Kamloops RCMP received a call saying someone had been cut with...

KAMLOOPS – This weekend offers a variety of summer activities a bit different than the typical weekend events, with the annual Highland Games, a free Bif Naked concert at Harley Davidson, a pride barbecue and dance and a free Burton Cummings concert at Sun Peaks. B.C. Theatre Mainstage continues through Saturday and Music in the...

KAMLOOPS - Soccer rules are not made to be broken, according to FIFA and many referees around the world, but in the Kamloops Women's Soccer League concessions are being to accommodate religious wear. The issue was raised last week when Stainer U player May Alnuhanna showed up late for a game and teammates asked her...

KAMLOOPS - Justin Trudeau is coming to town again, this time to enjoy a barbecue for supporters of the federal Liberal Party. The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Federal Liberals have planned a free barbecue to thank riding supporters and Trudeau recently announced he and his family would join in the festivities at Riverside Park on July 23 at...

KAMLOOPS – Cooler weather is here, but don't worry, there will be a chance to enjoy the beach, pools and water parks as plenty of sunshine and heat is still expected for Kamloops. After sweating it out during the first 10 days of July with the mercury hitting above the 30 C mark eight of...

KAMLOOPS – City council has one of the higher percentages of women on council (56%) in the Interior and while the women do not outnumber the men when it comes to city employees the percentage of females at city hall is still quite notable. Over the course of the year about 1,000 bodies pass through...

KAMLOOPS – Mountain bike racing had to be cancelled, but archery, tennis, hockey, swimming, slo-pitch, curling and 18 other events will still go ahead this August when close to 4,000 B.C. seniors come to town for the annual games. Senior games, or 55 plus games as some provinces call them, take place across the country...

KAMLOOPS – The city is about to be scrutinized not only on its gardens and green spaces but also for its civic pride, and parks supervisor Shawn Cook is confident the city will score well when the international Communities in Bloom judges come to town this weekend. Bob Ivison of England Alain Capelle of Belgium,...

KAMLOOPS – After deciding against pay raises the last two years, including a pay raise that would have cost the district more than $14,000 last summer, board of education trustees will again look at recommendations for their raises Monday evening. Trustees are required to review their stipends annually and last year it was recommended the...

KAMLOOPS – With 6,899 dogs currently licensed in the city the voluntary compliance mandate set out by the bylaws department appears to be working. While some people have taken to the Internet to complain about recent checks at dog parks the city is looking for compliance, not cash. “We are proactive in licensing,” bylaw services...

KAMLOOPS – Another request for proposals has gone out for Royal Inland Hospital this week as Interior Health looks to have new equipment installed in the diagnostic imaging department. The hospital will be replacing the existing fluoroscopic system with a new multipurpose unit that allows physicians to obtain real-time images during examinations such as the...

KAMLOOPS – Over the River and Through the Woods kicks off the Mainstage 2013 Festival of Plays at Sagebrush Theatre this evening as one of 10 plays that will be run over the next nine days. The annual provincial festival includes nightly performances at Sagebrush Theatre as well as courses, green room events, critiques and...

KAMLOOPS - The Wildfire Management Branch and the B.C. Conservation Officer Service are seeking the public's assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for the Spatsum Creek wildfire south of Ashcroft. An investigation has determined that the fire was caused by a person, but it is unknown if the fire was intentionally set or...

KAMLOOPS – A well loved science program is in the process of reassembling about 130 hands-on, interactive displays after moving about one kilometre south this summer. The Big Little Science Centre was informed it would have to move earlier this year after School District 73 recognized the need for more room for the growing Twin...

KAMLOOPS – A group questioning why a mine would even be considered so close to the city is now asking questions about why letters submitted by health officials was released with nearly 80 per cent of the information redacted. The Kamloops Area Preservation Association first made a freedom of information request for the letter, submitted...

PRITCHARD - In November the Chase Landfill reached capacity and by the end of the month a new eco-depot will open at the Pritchard Transfer Station in an effort to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. Area residents were supportive of the South Thompson Eco-Depot at a public meeting last year that outlined...

KAMLOOPS – Muralists have been transforming the back alleys of downtown for four years already and this year the business association has plans for two different murals on Victoria Street and another on 4th Avenue. With 13 murals already in place in the back alleys of the 200-400 blocks of Victoria St and at Cactus...