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Jennifer Stahn
Kamloops Hunger Games heating up
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Hunger Games are back after raising more than 46,000 pounds of food in 2013 and this year organizers hope to reach 60,000 pounds. Created by Enactus Thompson Rivers as part of Campbell's Help Hunger Disappear program teams battle against each other to raise the most food to help get rid of...
Future of Petcetera unknown
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — This week Petcetera began a nationwide inventory sale after filing for creditor protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The B.C. based company downsized from 49 stores to 18 in 2009 and still employs more than 300 people across six provinces. “Since the restructuring of the company in 2009 we have made every...
Provincial recycling kicks Kamloops to the curb
PROVINCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM TURNS DOWN CITY KAMLOOPS — First we didn't want in, then we opted to sign on, and now we've been booted out. The choice of Multi Material B.C. to drop Kamloops from the provincial recycling program is the latest in a string of changes to the Kamloops recycling landscape. Nearly 90 communities...
More heavy snow on highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — As a cold front continues to move across the Interior, highways will see heavy snow, with another 5-10 cm expected to fall just this morning. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for many Southern Interior highways, including the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, the Trans Canada Highway from Eagle Pass...
Local cheese company fends off listeria
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Castle Cheese wasn't taking any chances when a single conveyor belt tested positive last month for listeria. They immediately shut down production and put the room under quarantine. “You don't mess around with this stuff,” Trina Boyko says. “You don't want people getting sick.” Boyko's husband owns the company, which has been in...
Everything you didn’t want to know about lice
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Lice. The word alone is enough to incite a fever of head scratching in many people. But what happens when your kid brings a louse or two home? Do you clean everything or nothing? Does it mean your kid needs to have more baths? And just how do you get rid of those...
Winter continues on Interior highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Up to 20 cm of snow is forecast to fall on the Coquihalla Highway by Thursday morning as winter continues to hit Interior passes again today. Environment Canada was expecting 15 cm of snow to fall at the Coquihalla Summit by today but only four centimetres has fallen so far, though another 10-20...
UPDATE: Arrest made in downtown bank robbery
KAMLOOPS — A man police suspect of robbing the Scotia Bank on Victoria Street Monday afternoon has been arrested. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the robbery occurred just before 3:30 p.m. A lone male approached a teller and demanded cash. While he didn't produce a weapon he did say he had one. The male made off...
Another wallop of winter for Coquihalla
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — It's spring in the valleys, but the Coquihalla Highway is expected to get another 15 cm of snow by tomorrow morning. From Hope to Merritt, snow is expected to be heavy today and tonight as a frontal system tracks over the Interior today, though snow is expected on most southern highway passes tonight....
Further recalls for local cheese producer
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Another round of recalls at Castle Cheese was announced Monday as the Lumby company continues to battle possible listeria contamination. The latest recall includes the Meddo Balle crumbled feta (200 gr) and Okanagan's Choice Cheese chipped and shredded parmesan cheeses (175 gr) while the recall last week focused on several different Okanagan's Choice...
Burn ban includes beach campfires
KAMLOOPS — As the city prepares for a month of open burning officials are reminding people that beach campfires are not allowed, ever. Sheldon Guertin of Kamloops Fire Rescue is not sure why there's a sudden spike in campfires, but says the warmer weather and spring break may have played a role. “We had four...
Drugs, weapons seized from North Shore home
KAMLOOPS — A 42-year-old man was arrested after police found weapons and drugs in a suite on Chestnut Avenue Friday afternoon. Around 4 p.m. the targeted enforcement unit executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The response was in part because of concerned area residents reporting criminal and drug activity at...
Teen shows up at school after extensive search effort
KAMLOOPS — Nearly 19 hours after a teenager took off from her family in a remote area near Chase and seemingly disappeared she showed up at school in time for her first class. Kamloops Search and Rescue Search Manager Alan Hobler says the 13-year-old girl had walked away from the family car around 4 p.m....
‘Little heart warrior’ and family persevere through near tragedy
'DON'T CODDLE HIM'... HE COULD BE A NORMAL LITTLE BOY KAMLOOPS —The day Sara and Justin Sundholm were supposed to bring their week-old baby home, they learned they instead had to fly to B.C. Children's Hospital because of a potentially life-threatening defect. While Jacob is now at home and appears to be doing remarkably well...
Listeria in local cheese leads to recall
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Another local cheese maker is going through a product recall, but this time it's over possible contamination with listeria. On Thursday the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Castle Cheese Inc. is voluntarily recalling Okanagan's Choice Cheese shredded cheese products sold in Alberta, B.C. and Manitoba due to possible listeria contamination. The agency is...