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Jennifer Stahn
City puzzles over where medical marijuana fits into plan
KAMLOOPS – Have questions or concerns over which areas of the city will be allowed to house medical marijuana grow operations? The city will present a plan at a public hearing Tuesday to allow grow operations in industrial zoned areas based on new Health Canada regulations. The new Health Canada regulations were designed to provide...
Film vignettes get noticed by UBCM
KAMLOOPS – Short film vignettes showcasing the history and culture of the Thompson Nicola Regional District were recognized as a best general practice this week. An honourable mention was bestowed on the district for the creation of several small commercial-like films as a promotional and economic development tool. The vignettes covered the making of the...
IN PICTURES: Storms, stabbings and E. coli: Kamloops week in review
KAMLOOPS – It was a busy week in the Kamloops area with storms knocking out power to thousands of residents, the stabbing of two men near McDonald Park and an E. coli outbreak attributed to Gort's Gouda in Salmon Arm. The sport of longboarding is quickly growing in popularity in Kamloops and it's easy to...
Kick off equinox with autumn events
KAMLOOPS – The autumn equinox is Sunday and while that means the official end of summer it does not mean there is nothing to do in and around the city. Friday night the fun begins with the first regular season game for the Blazers when they face the Kelowna Rockets in the first of two...
UBCM asking province to modernize mining act
KAMLOOPS – Support from the Union of B.C. Municipalities came today for a resolution penned by concerned Kamloops residents asking the province to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. Members of the Kamloops Area Preservation Association, Kamloops Moms for Clean Air and Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment came together to ask local governments to lobby...
Quasquicentennial celebration in Westwold
WESTWOLD – Westwold Elementary School is celebrating 125 years this Friday with special presentations by current students and an open microphone session for people to share their stories. The anniversary celebration will begin at 5 p.m. with tours of the school and then a performance by the students will take place at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments...
Dix to step aside as party leader
KAMLOOPS – People wondering whether B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix would remain at the party helm have to wonder no more. Dix announced yesterday, four months after a crushing defeat at the hands of the B.C. Liberal Party, he will be stepping aside. “I have tried to put the long-term success of the B.C. NDP...
Possible suspect identified in stabbings
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP have identified a possible suspect following the stabbing of two men near McDonald Park late Tuesday night. A 29-year-old Kamloops male, who is known to police, is being sought as a possible suspect after officers responded to two separate reports of males with stab wounds just before midnight on Tuesday. The...
Suspect vehicle sought in break and enter
KAMLOOPS – Jewelry, computers, a camera, alcohol, cash, a car and firearms were among the items stolen from a residence in the Rose Hill area Tuesday afternoon. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cheryl Bush says the theft occurred sometime between 2-4 p.m. While it's believed the suspect or suspects arrived on foot, they apparently left in a...
Get ready to be picked clean
KAMLOOPS – It's a project not unlike other fruit tree picking projects seen around the Thompson Okanagan except this one is being undertaken with the hopes of connecting groups already in the community and of being a model for other projects in the near future. The goal of the Gleaning Abundance Project, aside from collecting...
Concern over provincial recycling program
KAMLOOPS – Concern over the Multi Material B.C. Stewardship program grows as the Thompson Nicola Regional District rejected the province-wide program late last week and local governments are set to voice disapproval at the UBCM conference this week. Last week Kamloops City Council voiced concern over the lack of details and short timelines given by...
Alliance helping to keep trails in check
KAMLOOPS – Trail bridges in the Lac du Bois area will be the latest to get a facelift in the Kamloops area thanks to the work of volunteers with the Kamloops Thompson Trails Alliance. This weekend volunteers will come together to redeck bridges along McQueen Creek and provide a little TLC to signs marking the...
UPDATE: Power restored in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Hydro is blaming strong winds that were part of an intense storm system that moved through Kamloops earlier this afternoon for momentarily knocking out power to some and leaving more than 2,000 without power for two hours. Shortly after 3 p.m. a system bringing thunder, heavy rain and hail crossed over the...
Wildfire season winding down, danger subsiding
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The risk is now lower but the potential for an intense fire still exists, even as the nights get longer and the days get cooler. B.C. Wildfire information officer Kayla Pepper says the whole fire centre is in a low to very low fire danger rating right now. The rain that came with...
Taking the North Shore seriously
KAMLOOPS – The current mission of the executive director of the Business Improvement Association is selling the North Shore to realtors and homebuyers as a great place to live, go to school and do business. Steven Puhallo says it's been a bit of an uphill battle but it's one he will continue to fight until people...