Jennifer Stahn

Jennifer Stahn

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
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Wintery week ahead in the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - With a snowfall warning in place and cooler temperatures in the forecast, the Okanagan is in for a wintery start to the last week of November. Yesterday, Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the South and North Thompson, Shuswap and North Okanagan regions, saying snowfall would begin overnight and continue through today, Nov....

Kamloops SPCA offering ‘brrrs into purrs’ adoption special

KAMLOOPS - If you’ve been thinking of adding to your family, now could be the time. The Kamloops branch of the B.C. SPCA is offering 50 per cent off adoption fees for adult cats now through Nov. 30. The shelter is encouraging adoption as a way to help get more cats out of the cold...

Ajax Mine application accepted as complete; review period to begin in new year

KAMLOOPS - The province has officially accepted the environmental application for the proposed Ajax Mine as being complete and the company intends to submit the full application early in the new year. The Environmental Assessment Office accepted the application for a detailed review today, Nov. 20. KGHM is responsible for distributing all necessary application copies...

McLeod named an official opposition critic

KAMLOOPS - The official opposition shadow cabinet was announced today and local member of Parliament Cathy McLeod was named one of the critics. McLeod was named Critic for Indigenous Affairs. “I look forward to my new role and being an effective member of such a dynamic team,” McLeod says in a media release. Interim Conservative...

Gas prices continue to drop in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Gas prices hit a dollar per litre earlier this week and they continue to drop heading into the weekend, putting Kamloops prices as some of the cheapest in the province. According to Gas Buddy, an online consumer reporting website, about eight stations are current under 95 cents per litre, with Costco again the...

Gas prices steady in the Okanagan while Kamloops prices drop

OKANAGAN - While gas prices were trending downwards earlier this week drivers in the Okanagan didn’t get a break, unless they were up in Kamloops where prices dipped well below a dollar per litre. According to Gas Buddy, an online consumer reporting website, gas prices are currently in the 107.9 to 109.9 cents per litre...

Kamloops band Van Damsel takes home $50K prize

KAMLOOPS - Van Damsel was named a finalist in the PEAK Performance Project and after the finale concert last night were named as winners of a $50,000 prize. The Kamloops indie-pop band came in third place, with JP Maurice earning the $75,000 second prize and Bed of Stars winning the top prize of $102,000. During...

Cool and sunny weekend ahead in the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - Temperatures are expected to be slightly below seasonal normals with just a few clouds in the sky this weekend in the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for highs of just -1 Celsius to 2 C throughout the weekend, a bit below seasonal normals of 3 C. An overnight low of -8 C is...

Cool and crisp weekend ahead for Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - With temperatures expected to be slightly below seasonal normals and just a few clouds in the sky, we can expect a cool and crisp weekend in Kamloops. Environment Canada is calling for highs of just 0 Celsius to 2 C throughout the weekend, just below seasonal normals of 3 C, while overnight lows...

UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens in Kamloops following serious crash

KAMLOOPS - Highway traffic is being rerouted through town this morning following a vehicle incident on Highway 1. Shorly before 5:30 a.m. a pickup truck and a tanker trailer collided on Highway 1 between the Yellowhead Highway exit and Peterson Creek Bridge. Kamloops Fire Rescue got the two occupants out of the pickup and they...

STAHN: Don’t be insulted by ‘happy holidays’

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Easter, New Year’s, Family Day, Canada Day, summer vacation — I don’t care how you say it, they are all holidays. Why do people get so worked up about it when Christmas is called a holiday? By the English definition of the word, it is a holiday.  Full Definition of HOLIDAY noun...

Sports and crafts dominate full weekend in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - If you’ve had your eye on trying out a new sport, like maybe bubble soccer or wheelchair basketball, this weekend is your chance. Kamloops events for Sports Day in Canada will take place at the Tournament Capital Centre Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. Free activities will include bubble...

Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Nov. 19 to 26

Out of the Cold Program Out of the Cold Volunteers - The Out of the Cold Program is looking for volunteers on Wednesdays & Sundays from Nov. 01, 2015 to Mar. 31, 2016. This program provides warm meals and shelter for the homeless men & women of Kamloops. Duties: registration, distribution of clothing, helping to...

Bomb threat shuts down Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The Tournament Capital Centre has been evacuated and RCMP are searching the building after a bomb threat was called in this afternoon. RCMP have confirmed the centre was evacuated because of a bomb threat directed at the Canada Games Pool. The threat came in by telephone around 2:30 p.m., Nov. 19. The building...

St. John Ambulance offering free CPR in Kamloops and Penticton

St. John Ambulance is hosting its 5th annual Community CPR Day on Nov. 21 in Kamloops and Penticton, where members of the community can learn how to save a life while earning their CPR A or CPR B certificate for free.  St. John Ambulance instructors will be leading the training, with volunteers on-hand to help...

Vandals destroy holiday displays at downtown Vernon store

VERNON - Four people caused extensive damage to holiday displays, lighting and the roof of a downtown store earlier this week. On Nov. 15, around 9 p.m., two males and two females, who all appear to be youths, were caught on store video surveillance damaging the holiday displays Vernon Teach and Learn on 30th Avenue...

Space heater fire sends one to Kelowna hospital

KELOWNA - An early morning fire caused extensive smoke damage and sent one person to hospital yesterday. Kelowna Fire Department was called to a furnace fire in the 700-block of Coronation Avenue around 3 a.m., Nov. 18. When they arrived they found fire inside the entrance of a carriage house and were able to quickly...

Gas prices drop below a dollar per litre in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Winter driving may be causing headaches for drivers in Kamloops but at least the price at the pumps won’t be adding to your misery. Prices have dropped below $1 per litre at several gas stations around the city while many others are sitting just above $1 per litre, down more than 10 cents...

Okanagan Connector crash shuts down westbound lanes near Kelowna

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Several early morning crashes led to road closures on area highways today. Highway 97C westbound at the junction with Highway 97 has been shut down since just after 4 a.m. because of a vehicle incident. Drive B.C. is reporting no detours and estimates the highway will reopen around 8:30 a.m. Meanwhile a second...

Alpine skiing opening five days early at Silver Star

VERNON - The plan was to open Nov. 26 but after nearly 150 centimetres of snowfall, Silver Star Mountain is ready to open a bit earlier. The ski resort announced it would be opening three chairlifts and at least 25 runs starting at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, a full five days ahead of the...

Routine HIV testing rolls out in Interior Health hospitals

Patients can expect to be offered an HIV test when receiving blood work in Interior Health hospitals. To date, seven Interior Health emergency departments have started offering an HIV test routinely and additional sites are expected to be on board in the coming months. “B.C. is recognized as a global leader in the fight against...

Ski season to start a day early at Sun Peaks

SUN PEAKS - If you were planning on heading out to Sun Peaks to catch the first chair on Saturday morning you better make other plans — the ski hill is now opening on Friday instead. More than 47 centimetres of snow has now accumulated at mid-mountain levels and there is a chance of more...