Jennifer Stahn

By Jennifer Stahn For the second time in as many years the Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is trading spaces, thanks to the recent reallocation of space by School District 73 to accommodate the growing programs of the Twin Rivers Education Centre (TREC) and Four Directions storefront. Currently located at the former George Hilliard School...

By Jennifer Stahn A group formed to help oppose the proposed Ajax mine is now saying a controlled blast that took place two years ago was not nearly sufficient enough to ease residents concerns over future blasting, or to fulfill requirements of the environmental assessment process. Kamloops Area Preservation Association (KAPA) spokesperson John Schleiermacher said...

By Jennifer Stahn The NDP Party of BC said it would like to see the Science World program reinstated, less than a year after the Liberal Party pulled the $1-million in funding necessary for the program to bring technology and science to communities around the province, party leader Adrian Dix said during a visit to...

By Jennifer Stahn Provincial NDP leader Adrian Dix was in Kamloops today, Friday, Feb. 15, to talk about the NDP's plans to reinstate Science World, a program that brought the wonder of science and technology to children and visited more than 150 communities across the province before it's funding was cut. It didn't take long...

By Jennifer Stahn Concern over commercial truck traffic using Hwy 5A to bypass the portion of the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt has come to the forefront again after a flatbed trailer became disengaged along the winding highway earlier this week. It's an incident that area residents say could have resulted in tragedy, but...

Valentine's Day just got a bit more expensive, with gas prices shooting up 12 cents per litre in some locations today. Travellers who didn't fill up this morning may be surprised to see prices that were hovering around the 111.9 mark this morning now hiked to 123.9 cents per litre or more. And while filling...

By Jennifer Stahn As the seasons change and the spring melt starts, City of Kamloops…

A downtown Kamloops eatery that is a favourite among locals and visitors will not be open for about a week following a small kitchen fire late Tuesday afternoon. Hello Toast posted a notice on its door Wednesday saying it will take about a week for crews to clean up the restaurant - which specializes in...

As the latest winner of Lotto 6/49 Mitchell Shuter was in Kamloops Tuesday afternoon to…

By Jennifer Stahn Kamloops Transit has grown substantially over the past year, adding 7,500 additional hours of service and seeing a four per cent increase in total rides over the previous year for a total of 3.6 million trips, all in addition to the completion of the new transit facility on Ord Road. Erin Felker,...

By Jennifer Stahn What would you do if you had a husband who quietly goes about his business building your dream house in addition to helping friends and family remodel rooms and entire homes, but is humble enough to think he is not capable of anything extraordinary? If you are Debbie Ulinder you sign your...

By Jennifer Stahn Localized flooding earlier this week resulted in the closure of the Kamloops Urgent Care Clinic as well as two other businesses along a strip mall on the north side of Superstore in Lower Sahali. A sign outside the door of the private clinic has been modified to include Friday as a closure...

A city project is moving forward that will shed light on foot and vehicular traffic along a stretch of Tranquille Road in Kamloops, just as council faces questions about what is being done to improve roads and sidewalks for pedestrians. The project will see new lighting installed along a 1.8 km stretch of Tranquille Road...

UPDATE: Feb. 7, 2013 - 1:35 p.m. More than 40 Kamloops family service workers gathered at the north end of the Overlander Bridge just after noon today in support of strike action. At least 100 union members are expected to take part over the course of the day. BC Government and Services Employee Union (BCGEU)...

Kamloops city council will give the public one good look at new options for downtown parking amid a tight deadline if it wants to act immediately. Mayor Peter Milobar said at council today he expects the report outlining short and long term options for downtown parking by the end of next week. Council hasn't seen...