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Jennifer Stahn
Seeing red – eclipsed moon and mars both visible tonight
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — A lunar eclipse is expected to make an appearance overnight and those willing to wait up for it will be treated to a rare treat, a red moon. Mars will come within 92.4 million km of Earth tonight, the closest approach to our planet since January 2008. The ‘red planet’ will resemble a...
Budget 2014: Time is not money for city councillors
HOW COUNCILLORS SPENT TIME DEBATING BUDGET KAMLOOPS — Councillors spent 75 per cent of this year's budget debating just 15 per cent of expenditures. We know, because we've been tracking the 275 minutes councillors spent publicly debating the city's supplementary budget—their wish list above fixed costs of running the city. We suspected—and confirmed—councillors would spend...
Thieves targeting different neighbourhoods
KAMLOOPS — Theft from vehicles is not new, but it is happening in Kamloops and people are taking notice. Thieves have been targeting a different area of the city every night, breaking into vehicles and stealing whatever they can get their hands on. “Two nights ago in Pineview we had three vehicles broken into,” Cpl....
Man injured in Brock shooting
KAMLOOPS — Early this morning a person was taken to hospital after being shot during a fight in the Brocklehurst area of the city. Around 3 a.m. RCMP were called to a report of shots fired in the 1900 block of Tranquille Road. They found a person with a single, non life threatening gun shot...
UPDATE: Power restored to more than 5,700 customers
KAMLOOPS — Expect a few people late to work and school this morning because some alarm clocks didn't go off this morning. Many people in Kamloops woke up to no power. B.C. Hydro reported two outages affecting the Aberdeen, Upper Sahali, Knustford and Rosehill areas as well as customers further south along Highway 5A. In...
Monster Trucks one of several movies planned for 2014
KAMLOOPS — The current movie being filmed in Kamloops, Monster Trucks, is just one of several large productions expected to be in the city this year. Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Executive Director Vicci Weller says while she cannot talk about the movie that is filming around town she is excited to have some big stars walking...
Teacher suspended following assault
KAMLOOPS — A South Kamloops Secondary School teacher began a two-week suspension this week following a November 2012 assault on a Grade 9 student. The school district reported the incident Nov. 26, 2012, just over three weeks after Andrew Russell Coates used physical force on a student following an altercation with the student in the...
Citizens recognized for their contributions to the community
Kamloops – A reception will be held tonight at Hotel 540 to honour the recipients of the City of Kamloops Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Jeff Arnold, Mr. Charlie Bruce, Mr. Edward Erickson, Mr. Raymond Jolicoeur, Mrs. Claire Moreau, Mr. Andrew Philpot, Mrs. Helen Saemerow and Ms. Janice Yeung were nominated by their peers for their...
Law Week 2014 | Access to Justice: What does it mean to YOU?
The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC), is pleased to announce Law Week 2014; a week of province-wide celebrations, including public education law classes, courthouse tours, mock trials, Legal Health Check, and a public speaking contest for high school students. Law Day, April 10, 2014 is a national celebration of the signing of Canada’s Charter...
Cougar sightings on the rise
KAMLOOPS — Cougar sightings have been on the rise in and around the city in the last few weeks. One sighting was reported Monday, April 7 in Kamloops, and recently a woman photographed two young kits near Pritchard. The cougar and kits moved on without bothering anyone but Wildsafe B.C. Provincial Coordinator, and Kamloops resident,...
Most housing numbers up over last year
KAMLOOPS - March was a strong month for housing in Kamloops with 24 single family dwelling building permits issued, triple the number issued in 2013. In total 72 residential units were approved in March, more than triple the number in 2013, bringing the year over year total for the first three months of 2014 to...
Public to weigh in on food trucks
KAMLOOPS — Locally owned food trucks could soon be the norm downtown if a pilot program gets the nod from the public. Council has approved a public hearing to discuss the idea, which has come up on request from current food truck operators and local business associations. In January Kamloops Central Business Improvement Area General...
Goals for Kamloops Bike to Work Week will be met with help from volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Plans for this year’s Kamloops Bike to Work Week are underway and the organizing committee has set a goal of 1250 participants — 300 of which they hope will be new commuters — for 2014. This will be the seventh year Kamloops has participated in this province-wide initiative — which aims to get...
IN PICTURES: Why a controlled burn?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Understanding fire, how it will travel, what it will travel through and what the ambient conditions will do to it is not only a science, it's an art form. It's also something the guys and gals at B.C. Wildfire take great pride in and it was obvious watching them work at a controlled...
Special needs funding a challenge for school district
KAMLOOPS — Funding the programs and staff for special needs students in School District 73 continues to be a challenge, especially with the decline in special needs students expected this year. District Treasurer Kelvin Stretch says they are expecting to be down 15 special needs students across the district because of graduations or moving away....