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Jennifer Stahn
SPCA removes 14 neglected horses
THREE EUTHANIZED, FOUR IN CRITICAL CARE KAMLOOPS – Four horse owners are under investigation for animal cruelty after 14 horses had to be seized due to starvation and neglect over the last month. Senior Animal Protection Officer Kent Kokoska says the horses came from four different locations north, west and south of Kamloops, and all...
IN PICTURES: Cold weather, Christmas and a fire
KAMLOOPS - The week started with a cold slap in the face as brisk winds blew in a storm system that left a dry air that depleted any warmth from the city but in corners of Kamloops the warmth of the holiday season coming to life helped alleviate some of the chill. A system that...
Skiing and Christmas take over weekend lineup
KAMLOOPS – Time to put all this snow and cold weather to good use. Most of the runs at Sun Peaks open this weekend but for those wanting to avoid the cold, white stuff, there are many other (indoor) options to embrace the season. The weekend kicks off with the Fabulous Fur Ball in support...
Providing Christmas for 2,000 families
KAMLOOPS – Christmas, with all the presents and yummy meals, is a time of year many kids look forward to, but what happens when your family can barely make the rent or put food on the table? Christmas Amalgamated steps in to help spread the cheer. For 37 years Sally Whitson has coordinated hampers and...
Cold, but not quite that cold
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – This week is cold in the Interior, but it's not that cold according to Doug Lundquist of Environment Canada. By not that cold he means we aren't hitting record lows, but that's little consolation to those of us waking up to frigid temperatures where we are having to bundle up in toques and...
IN PICTURES: Mother nature has decorated, now it’s your turn
INSPIRATION OFFERED DURING HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS TOURS KAMLOOPS – The crew from Portfolio Interiors, yes every single one of them, spent several hours bringing over every last bit of seasonal décor to a Sun Rivers show home on Pointe Place from the store last week and plan to be at the house every day...
Dissenters get their vote counted against pay raise
MAYOR PUTS COUNCIL REMUNERATION BACK ON TABLE KAMLOOPS – Mayor Peter Milobar exercised his right to force another vote on council pay raises so he and all councillors would have a say. The decision was made because only six councillors attended the Oct. 22 meeting and only four voted in favour of the motion to...
Owner given 45 days to clean up
KAMLOOPS – It was the scene of a fire more than five years ago and has been considered an official nuisance property for more than a year. Tuesday more than a dozen neighbours packed into council chambers to make their case for 'enough is enough.' Erin Edwards, a seven year neighbour to 356 McGowan Ave,...
Medical emergency leads to crash, death
KAMLOOPS – RCMP believe a medical emergency may have been the cause of a two vehicle collision Tuesday night that sent two women to hospital and claimed the life of one driver. The collision occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Victoria Street West (heading up the Summit Connector) and police say a...
Neighbours, city staff fed up with McGowan house
KAMLOOPS – A fire in September 2008 left a house on McGowan Avenue uninhabitable to all but pigeons and since then neighbours have been complaining about the state of the property and all but begged the city to take action on what they see as a neglected property. Council has been presented with more than...
Snow continues to fall on area highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A low pressure system began passing through the Interior last night, bringing the possibility of heavy snow to highway passes through this morning. The Coquihalla Highway, Highway 3 and the TransCanada Highway from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass are all part of a special weather statement issued by Environment Canada late last night...
Westsyde Secondary embraces technology
KAMLOOPS – Students of Westsyde Secondary School are keeping up with the technology that will shape their future by publishing iBooks to show off their school projects. Gone are the days where a collection of photocopies made up a portfolio of what was accomplished in high school. With three books already published (on human rights abuses,...
Events to look at both sides of the Ajax debate
KAMLOOPS – There has been a lot of separate discussions on why the proposed Ajax mine is good or why it is bad and usually the two sides only come together on social media or online forums, but this weekend the two sides will be brought together under one roof for some back and forth...
Time to break out the scarves and gloves
FIRST WEEK OF SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Much of the region can expect to see snow fall later today and overnight and yes, the snow level will even be to the valley bottoms for at least part of the day, and then temperatures below 0 Celsius will keep things on the wintery side for much...
IN PICTURES: Possible school closure, parking pay stations and the weather
KAMLOOPS - The long weekend brought some nice weather to the 'Loops', but at higher elevations a winter playground is well underway where snowshoers and cross country skiers are already enjoying cold weather recreation. At the lower elevations cats and birds played in the fallen leaves and by the end of the week winter threatened...