Jennifer Stahn

By Jennifer Stahn Friends Nick Cundari and Chris Monteleone haven't yet got the call saying they will be joining the Amazing Race Canada for filming later this spring, but that hasn't stopped people from detaining them on the streets asking for pictures. Friends and family treat them as though they've already made it on the...

By Jennifer Stahn Kamloops Moms for Clean Air has launched intense offensive action against the proposed Ajax mine with two separate events planned to engage the public and discuss the potential pitfalls of having an open pit mine directly on the outskirts of town. The events - both public discussions – come on the heels...

The World Fishing Network is looking for the Ultimate Fishing Town and die-hard Kamloops fishing aficionados have already nominated the city and it's surrounding river and lakes for the competition. The nomination page states, “with it's incredible location, vast number of lakes and rivers, and a climate which ensures a long fishing season, Kamloops is...

The final day of World Junior Curling Championships round robin play brought both a win and a loss for Team Canada, but in the end a record of three wins six losses was not enough for the Kamloops team to make the playoffs. The womens team – skip Corryn Brown, third Erin Pincott, second Sam...

By Jennifer Stahn Joel Edmundson, 19, was signed to a three-year entry level contact this week by the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Drafted by the Blues in the second round - 46th overall - of the 2011 NHL Draft the Brandon, Man. Native has played a total of 188 games in...

By Jennifer Stahn This afternoon, Wednesday, March 6, local party candidates will tackle the questions of forestry groups at a town hall forum at Thompson Rivers University. Coastal and Southern Interior Silviculture Committees and the Canadian Institute of Forestry are concerned over the future of the forestry industry in British Columbia due to events like...

By Jennifer Stahn A presentation to the city of Kamloops Tuesday afternoon had councillors asking questions about the trend of residential housing in Kamloops and whether the city is competitive when it comes to development costs. Development cost charges – or DCCs - are used in more than 100 communities in British Columbia and have...

By Jennifer Stahn Another couple hours of discussion was all it took for Kamloops city council to approve a five-year borrowing plan to replace the aging parking meters in the downtown core with new kiosks later this year. Council voted to first separate the four items up for discussion – the addition of a capital...

By Jennifer Stahn With construction to improve Highland Road between Valleyview Drive and Qu'Appelle Boulevard in Juniper Ridge set for later this year the public will get a chance to see the plans in advance and provide feedback. The project will involve the widening of Highland Road to three travel lanes – two up and...

By Jennifer Stahn With many upgrades for Lorne Street either in the works or already completed, Kamloops City Council will get a chance to ask local artists to design an artistic entrance feature and a sign for one of the entrances to Riverside Park. Council will be asked at Tuesday's meeting to allow the Arts...

By Jennifer Stahn Amazing Race is coming to Canada and among the 1,300 teams hoping to earn one of the dozen or so spots are two teams from Kamloops. Chris Monteleone and Nick Cundari were born and raised in Kamloops and while both have travelled extensively neither one has spent much time visiting other areas...

By Jennifer Stahn Forestry is the first item on the agenda for candidates in the May 2013 provincial election as members of industry groups have organized a town hall forum for March 6 at Thompson Rivers University. Coastal and Southern Interior Silviculture Committees and the Canadian Institute of Forestry are concerned over the future the...

HOUSING SOCIETY MOVING INTO BATTLE STREET: WHAT DO YOU THINK? By Jennifer Stahn Kamloops residents will get a chance to offer an opinion on the plans RareBirds Housing Co-operative has for its property on Battle Street West at a public hearing Tuesday evening. The $1.2 million modern two-storey building is set to house up to...