Jennifer Stahn

Jennifer Stahn

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 3732

Peachland to close compost site

PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland will close its compost site on Oct. 1, adhering to provincial environmental regulations that limit burning. “In the past we’ve been able to chip or burn material, but without strict monitoring at the gate, we’ve accumulated a mixture of materials that makes chipping cost-prohibitive,” says Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin....

Miss Caledonia launching WCT’s 40th season next week

KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre launches its 40th season with the fast paced and funny Miss Caledonia, Sept. 10 to 26 at the Pavilion Theatre. It’s 1955, and Peggy Ann Douglas is hitching her wagon to the pageant circuit in the hope it’ll steer her from her farm to the bright lights of a Hollywood...

Woman suffers extensive facial injuries following Kamloops crash

KAMLOOPS - A crash on Highway 5 near Sun Rivers this morning was caused by a large garbage container blowing around on the highway. A woman was driving northbound on the highway around 10 a.m. today, Sept. 1, when a large green plastic garbage container blew into her path. She took evasive action and lost...

Kamloops Symphony opens their season with popular cinematic music

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Symphony will open their season on Saturday, Sept. 26, with the first in their Kelson Group Pops series: Masters in Motion Pictures: The Music of Howard Shore and John Williams. This programme has been designed by guest conductor Mélanie Léonard, known for her innovative repertoire and youthful vibrancy. Léonard will collaborate with...

Expect blasting activity during Rose Valley subdivision construction

WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna is advising the public that blasting activity related to subdivision construction in the Rose Valley neighbourhood will occur over the next two weeks and may continue up to Sept. 30. A blasting permit has been issued to Rose Valley Ventures Ltd. for site construction and servicing for...

Accolades Restaurant re-opens in Kamloops Sept. 16

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s Accolades Restaurant has always garnered, well, accolades, and has been featured as one of the top 100 restaurants in Canada for several years running. It’s an achievement no other university restaurant in Canada can claim. Yet even the best need re-imagining. After a one-year hiatus, time spent rethinking and retooling,...

Chase RCMP investigating thefts, mischief

CHASE - A generator, utility trailer and a truck were stolen in three different thefts in the last week of August and Chase RCMP are hoping the public can help. On Aug. 22, a new $3,000 red Honda EU 3000 generator was stolen from a campsite at Silver Beach in Seymour Arm. A few days...

UPDATE: Body of missing Kamloops woman located

UPDATE: 3:49 P.M., SEPT. 1, 2015 RCMP confirm a body found in a wooded area this morning, Sept. 1, in the Juniper area is that of Lyla Brace. 3:24 P.M., AUG. 31, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help in locating a woman who was last seen Sunday evening. Const. Jason Epp says Lyla...

Kamloops Arts Council exhibit: Nympheas in the Wild

KAMLOOPS - For her exhibition Nympheas in the Wild, Kelly Perry has chosen the subject of water lilies that she has found on her hikes and journeys.  The most important lily she has found was at Johnny's Lake last summer, a lake where her youngest daughter previously had been married. The artist chooses this subject as...

Cool, wet week in store for the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - The mercury has dropped and rain is expected to fall as summer break wraps up this week. With Environment Canada calling for high temperatures to only reach the mid- to high-teens all week, you can expect temperatures to remain quite a bit below seasonal normals of 23 Celsius for a high and 11...

Cool, wet week in store for Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The mercury has dropped and rain is expected to fall as summer break wraps up this week. With Environment Canada calling for high temperatures to reach 17 to 19 Celsius all week, you can expect temperatures to remain quite a bit below seasonal normals of 25 C for a high and 11 C...

Two men who died in Spences Bridge crash identified

KAMLOOPS - Two men are dead after the vehicle they were in left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment near Spences Bridge last week. The B.C. Coroners Service says Morris Nicholas Wilson Sr., 47, and his son Morris Nicholas Wilson Jr., 24, were in a Jeep Grand Cherokee heading eastbound on Drinkwater Road...

Alberta man dies in Okanagan Connector crash

MERRITT - A man who died on Highway 97 in an nearly morning single vehicle roll-over last week has been identified. Daniel Thomas Semeniuk, 25, died when the vehicle he was driving left the road and rolled, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. The Red Deer man was the only occupant in the vehicle, which...

12-year-old drowns in Osoyoos Lake

OSOYOOS - A 12-year-old girl died Monday in Osoyoos Lake, the second drowning of the year there. The Calgary girl was camping with family at Haynes Point and was walking in shallow waters yesterday, Aug. 17, when several waves caused her to lose her footing and slip into deeper water, according to Cpl. Jason Bayda...

KidSport Kamloops Week coming up

KAMLOOPS - KidSport Kamloops is pleased to announce that the City of Kamloops has approved the request to make the week of Sept. 7 officially KidSport Week. KidSport Kamloops is a local chapter of KidSport Canada. We are a not for profit organization that works to remove the financials barriers that otherwise prohibit a child...

Fundraiser puts Guatemalans’ health on frontburner

KAMLOOPS - Developing World Connections and Home Hardware invite all fairway fans to tee up for the eight annual charity golf tournament on Thursday, Sept. 10, at Sun Rivers Golf Resort. It’s a chance to go global with your golf game and do good for Guatemala. This event is one of our biggest fundraisers. This...