Jennifer Stahn

BUSINESSES SUFFERING THROUGH TRANQUILLE ROAD UPGRADES KAMLOOPS – North Shore businesses have been told to expect yet another month of construction along Tranquille Road now that the Oct. 16 deadline has come and gone. Steven Puhallo of the North Shore Business Improvement Association says area business owners realized construction could be painful to their bottom line...

KAMLOOPS - The most notable thing most people saw or talked about this week was the fog. The fog took over the city early in the week, though most days the sun was able to burn through and give a little light to many areas of the city. It forced flight delays, caused drivers to...

KAMLOOPS - It's a typical fall in Kamloops - lots of brightly coloured leaves and lots of fog to obscure all the beautiful colours. The fog, which is normal at this time of year across the Okanagan, snuck into town earlier this week and seems determined to stick around a while. Several flights have been...

PUSHED THROUGH WITHOUT THREE MAIN DISSENTERS KAMLOOPS – It took several months of discussion, a seven person task force, 140 hours of meetings and one quick discussion in council chambers Tuesday for council to approve a nearly $10,000 raise for future city councillors. The task force was created this summer and the seven volunteers, representatives...

KAMLOOPS – A recent survey shows if the people of Kamloops had their way, there'd be a referendum to decide the fate of the Ajax mine — and the majority don't want it, concerned an operation so close to town will harm the city's image. The week-long online survey garnered more than 2,800 responses and...

NO SUPPORT FOR AJAX MINE KAMLOOPS – What started as a benign invitation to speak to the Rotary Club of Kamloops resulted in Richard Boyce passionately questioning the proposed Ajax mine and saying he cannot support it as things stand now. The United Steelworkers Local 7619 president says it's not just about supporting the mine...

KAMLOOPS - The city was bathed in warm, sunny weather much of the week, which had people out preparing their yards for Halloween while others simply enjoyed the sunshine. Crews took advantage of the weather while preparing the Royal Inland Hospital site for the new clinical services building while city staff worked on creating public...

TASK FORCE WANTS $10,000 RAISE FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER KAMLOOPS – Councillors will find out exactly what the residents of Kamloops think they are worth next week as the committee tasked with making salary and benefit recommendations will present their findings to council. Council Remuneration Task Force Chair Brant Hasanen was unable to discuss the...

AJAX SURVEY GETS WIDE RESPONSE KAMLOOPS – The results will only be shared Sunday at an annual general meeting of the Kamloops Voters Society but the president is pleased with the number of people who took part in a recent online survey and variability in the responses. “We have good numbers and very interesting variability,”...

KAMLOOPS – Rainbows, crashes, debates and security were among some of the top stories this week. On the weekend we looked at how Thompson Rivers University leads the way in recognizing Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer rights when they installed a permanent rainbow crosswalk on campus and later in the week School District 73 said...

KAMLOOPS – Many farmers are rushing to complete harvest, prompted by the first of the autumn frosts that threaten to destroy anything left in the field. This rush means the farmer's market is filled with all sorts of goodies as pumpkins and squash join apples, carrots and greens on the tables of more than a...

KAMLOOPS – A group of people learning about their community while trying to support local shop owners are preparing to mob yet another store this weekend. Mobbers commit to purchasing at least $20 in products from the chosen store but don't get to find out where they are spending that money until a few minutes...