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Jennifer Stahn
How Westsyde residents will make a splash next year
KAMLOOPS – After three years of planning and fundraising toward a community dream Westsyde residents could see work actually begin on a new splash park facility at Centennial Park as early as next year. Westsyde Community Development Society member Robert Kelly was on hand at the city budget session Monday to show the detailed plans...
Bears more habituated, more dangerous this year
KAMLOOPS – This year 14 bears have already been destroyed in Kamloops and Wildsafe B.C. Provincial Coordinator Frank Ritcey is disappointed that people still aren't getting the message this could be avoided with proper garbage management. According to Ritcey, of the 14 bears destroyed this year one was due to a motor vehicle collision but...
Halston Connector sees speed, drugs
KAMLOOPS – Members of Tk'emlups Rural RCMP taking part in radar enforcement on the Halston Connector were 'shocked' by what they found Wednesday afternoon. Speeds were so high that officers didn't bother to stop anyone going 30 kilometres per hour or less over the speed limit. Staff Sgt. Doug Aird says while they didn't get...
Encounters with wolves on the rise
ARE THE PREDATORS A GROWING CONCERN? THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The debate over whether or not there should be more action taken to reduce the risk wolves pose to livestock, pets and humans continues. Reports of wolf encounters are up nearly 20 per cent this year in B.C. Brent Stevenson, an Armstrong hunter, says he has heard...
IN PICTURES: The week in review
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy week as Kamloopsians prepared for Halloween but before the big day several hundred people also took to the street to fight the proposed open pit mine and there was talk about how to make one of the gateways into the city look better was discussed by city council. The...
Art, craft and sport events welcome November
KAMLOOPS – With the end of October comes the beginning of holiday craft fairs in Kamloops and more indoor oriented weekend events, from the symphony and the theatre to university basketball and volleyball. Already underway, the High-Wire Festival at the Pavilion Theatre through Saturday. The festival features six short performances throughout the building that will...
Costumes should be warm, waterproof
KAMLOOPS – Get your goblins, ghouls, witches and princesses ready, tomorrow night is Halloween. Parents will have to be extra vigilant this year in ensuring the kids are all dressed warm and dry for the evening. Temperatures are expected to reach the normal seasonal high of 9 Celsius but with a chance of rain in...
How her dog died saving her from a pack of wolves
"I REALIZED THEY WERE WOLVES... COMING TOWARDS ME, HEADS DOWN AND SILENTLY SPREADING AROUND ME." MERRITT – Everything seemed normal to Michelle Prosser when she set out to do a forestry road traverse near Merritt on Oct. 15 but just minutes after heading out she found herself being hunted by a pack of wolves. She...
Citizens taking control of crime
KAMLOOPS – The police aren't the only ones paying attention to what's happening in the neighbourhood. You can also turn to one of the neighbourhood watch groups to help keep an eye on things. There are a couple different programs in Kamloops that act as additional eyes and ears for the RCMP. Citizens on Patrol...
Dog put down after encounter with aggressive wolves
MERRITT – A local woman was lucky to escape a pack of aggressive wolves two weeks ago, but one of her dogs wasn't so lucky. The pack of wolves approached a forestry worker near Merritt two weeks ago, forcing the woman and one of her dogs to retreat while the other fought off the aggressive...
Meth a growing concern in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It's cheap, it's a weight loss tool, it has a large influence on the community and it's destructive. Crystal methamphetamine is a growing concern in Kamloops and the local RCMP is looking to educate the public about the drug this fall. Kamloop's top cop Insp. Brad Mueller says the increase in property crime...
Blooming champions again
KAMLOOPS – We've done it again. The city has once again topped the competition, winning the Communities in Bloom International Challenge for large communities beating out Barrie, ON; Chatham-Kent, ON; Northhamptonshire, England; and Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. While all the communities in the category earned a five-point rating the management plan for Kenna Cartwright Nature...
IN PICTURES: The creation of a corn maze
KAMLOOPS - Tranquille Farm Fresh put a lot of thought into the second annual corn maze and if the smiles this weekend at the Halloween Extravaganza are any indication, it was worth it. An aerial image was used to to plan the design and then early in September crews went to work using global positioning...
Halloween fun just beginning
KAMLOOPS – Enjoy the spookiness that comes with Halloween? Events intent on ensuring you walk away with the creeps, and a big smile on your face, have already started. Tranquille tunnel tours have been taking place for awhile already but Tranquille on the Lake has decided to extend them until Nov. 3. The farm is...
Non-Halloween weekend fun
KAMLOOPS – It's almost Halloween, but you don't want to take part in all the creepy festivities taking place around the city. Don't worry, there's still lots to do for those less interested in costumes and pumpkins. The Kamloops Symphony will be hosting One Vision – The Music of Queen at Sagebrush Theatre Friday and...