Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS — A Westmount home neighbours consider a blight on the community will likely be a complete write-off following a suspicious fire early Thursday morning. Fire Captain Sheldon Guertin says crews were called to a fire at 1505 Collingwood Dr. around 4:45 a.m., less than 24 hours after a do not occupy order was put...

KAMLOOPS — City employees only went two weeks without an official contract, reaching an agreement with the city Wednesday. Bargaining began back in October and this Wednesday CUPE Local 900 members voted 74 per cent in support of the new five-year contract, effective Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2018. Council approved the agreement back...

KAMLOOPS – The city will seem a little bit greener this year with four city parks set for completion sometime during 2014. Campbell Creek Park, Dufferin Park , West Highlands Park and a new BMX park are all on slate to be completed this year. Renovating the old BMX park to create more parking for...

KAMLOOPS — An attempt to pull over a speeding vehicle led to a foot chase and police dog search in the Rayleigh area Friday morning. Around 8:30 a.m. RCMP officers saw a speeding truck near Tolko Mill on Highway 5 north of Rayleigh but the driver took off, dumping the truck in Rayleigh and taking...

THE WEEK IN PICTURES KAMLOOPS — It was a mild week weather-wise. It started with pink skies then ended in a dense fog that chilled the air and left streets slippery at night. Pink skies closed out the day in a sweeping sunset Monday. On Wednesday we woke up to a bright pink and orange...

KAMLOOPS — Get a head start on Unplug and Play Week by getting out and taking in one of the many arts or sporting events taking place around the city this weekend. The Kamloops Arts Gallery will see several exhibitions opening this weekend, including Unlimited Edition, the Waste Land, Beautiful Monsters and Picasso's Beasts. While...

KAMLOOPS — The city is looking to use the alternative approval process for the $1.55 million loan needed to purchase and renovate a building for the new North Shore Community Policing Office. Today council approved the process to authorize borrowing the money required to buy the current Kia dealership and convert it for the purpose....

TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH SINGLE SUITES PLANNED KAMLOOPS — A non-conforming five-plex destroyed by fire in March 2013 has been taken down and now the owners are hoping to build two single family homes on the lots to better fit in with the neighbourhood. The owner is looking to buy a small surplus lot...

KAMLOOPS – Council agrees age alone should not be the determining factor for whether a taxi cab is allowed on the roads, condition of the vehicle is much more important. Yellow Cabs owner Abdul Rasheed says the seven year age limit imposed on city taxis in 2008 is simply too severe and will result in...

KAMLOOPS — The city has done a lot of wheeling and dealing when it comes to the buying and selling of properties in recent months but the biggest transaction is the sale of 1452 McGill Road for $2.2 million. The property, located across from the newly built Telus Data Centre and next to the Fortis...

KAMLOOPS – Mother Nature has granted us some mild weather recently, and while the warmth of the sun has felt nice it has led to an earlier pothole season and plenty of slippery sidewalks. Dennis Luison, Assistant Streets Manager for the city, says the season isn't unusually bad for potholes just yet, but it is...

KAMLOOPS — According to the owner of a local taxi cab company the city bylaw outlining requirements for chauffeur permits and age of taxi vehicles is too limiting and could result in higher costs for passengers. “I feel the City of Kamloops bylaw is punitive and definitely more restrictive than the other municipalities in the...