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Jennifer Stahn
Local ski hills are growing white
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While some of us are still holding on to the last strings of warmer weather, those looking forward to skiing and snowboarding will be happy to know the snow is falling at area ski hills. All three of the big ski hills in the area — Sun Peaks, Silver Star Mountain and Big...
Transport Canada investigating whale-watching boat that sank off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – The whale-watching ship that sank off Vancouver Island and is now at the centre of multiple investigations was inspected annually since 1998 and certified to carry 46 passengers, a Transport Canada official said.
Kamloops Health Literacy Forum 2015
KAMLOOPS – School District 73, in collaboration with the City of Kamloops is hosting a Health Literacy Forum on Oct. 28 for 600 grade 6 students and their teachers at the Tournament Capital Centre Fieldhouse. Keynote Geroy Simon will kick-off the day with the big idea: Movement as a Gateway to Wellbeing: What makes us move is...
Last week of October a mix of rain and cloud in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With a mix of cloud, rain and sun forecast for Kamloops this last week of October we can expect a mixed bag of weather this week. Environment Canada is calling for highs near seasonal normals of 10 C for much of the week, with the high peaking at 13 Celsius today, Oct. 26....
Wet fall week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - A mixed bag of weather — cloud, rain and sun — is expected in the Okanagan for the last week of October. Environment Canada is calling for temperature highs at or just above seasonal normals of 9 Celsius throughout the region all week, with the warmest temperatures expected today, Oct. 26. Overnight lows...
STAHN: More questions should be asked before we vote on the performing arts centre
When it comes to referendums the city has a stake in the outcome. Council has already decided a project should go ahead and is lobbying the taxpayers to agree. Council, and therefore city staff, are essentially asking the public to agree with them, to sign the deal and move forward. And just like any contract,...
An evening with award-winning authors Lorna Crozier and Ian Weir
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday, Nov. 7, two celebrated Canadian authors will join forces at the Old Courthouse for an important fundraiser. Governor-General's Award winner Lorna Crozier and Kamloops native Ian Weir will provide an evening of entertainment including readings, wine & cheese, a silent auction, book sales and conversation, all in benefit of the Kamloops...
Sun Peaks Resort wins tourism award
SUN PEAKS - Sun Peaks Resort has won the coveted 2015 Employees First Award presented at this year’s BC Tourism Industry Awards Gala on October 20, 2015. Sponsored by go2HR, BC’s tourism human resource association, this award recognizes a British Columbia tourism employer that has upheld high standards of excellence in human resources and people...
Lumière Lantern Festival returns with fun for all
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Arts Council's biannual Lumière Lantern Festival returns this November, offering a magical experience for all. Build your own handmade lantern at one of our workshops, then join in the lantern parade on Nov. 26, winding up with special performances and the Downtown Kamloops Lights in the Night celebrations. At a series of lantern-making...
Blazers host Breast Cancer Night and Blue Jays special
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will be hosting the Calgary Hitmen on Friday, Oct. 23 for the annual Safeway Breast Cancer Night. The Blazers will be wearing pink laces and the first 2,500 people in the doors will receive a free Kamloops Blazers pink tote bag. Fans are encouraged to dress up in pink on...
Sun and frost this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Temperatures should be close to seasonal normals, on both the high and low end, this weekend and with those cooler overnight temperatures comes frost. Environment Canada is calling for a high in the double digits today, Oct. 21, Saturday and again Monday, with a high of just 8 Celsius being forecast for Sunday....
Sun and frost this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - Temperatures should be close to seasonal normals, on both the high and low end, this weekend and with those cooler overnight temperatures comes frost. Environment Canada is calling for a high in the double digits today, Oct. 21, and Saturday, with a high of 9 Celsius being forecast for Sunday. The seasonal normal...
‘Reaching Out’ project launches with art contest
KAMLOOPS - White Buffalo Aboriginal and Métis Health Society will be launching the domestic violence community development project “Reaching Out” by hosting an art contest. Submission themes may cover a range of topics including women’s empowerment, rural living, Indigenous culture, and family traditions; all artistic media are encouraged and accepted. Deadline for submissions is Nov....
Kamloops dentist suspended three months, ordered to pay more than $100K
VANCOUVER – A dentist from Kamloops who improperly sedated a young woman, leaving her with a severe brain injury, has been ordered by a disciplinary panel to pay more than $100,000.
SD73 Honour Concert 2015
KAMLOOPS - More than 60 of the finest student musicians from School District 73 secondary schools will perform in Kamloops next month. The SD73 Honour Band and Choir program, which has been operating annually for more than 40 years and is the only continuously running event of its kind in B.C., will perform at Sagebrush...
Employee lied about deleted Ministry of Transportation emails: Privacy commissioner
VICTORIA – B.C.'s privacy commissioner has alerted RCMP after releasing a scathing report identifying major failures in the access to information practices of Premier Christy Clark's office and two ministries.
Reconciling the trauma of residential schools
KAMLOOPS - Understanding the truth of what happened in Indian Residential Schools and the urgent need for reconciliation is the topic of discussion at a special Storytellers Gala at Thompson Rivers University on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Hall. Featuring the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
Passenger numbers continue to grow at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The number of travellers using Fulton Field continues to climb monthly as the airport aims for another record year. In September, nearly 25,000 travellers came through the gates of Kamloops Airport, up from just over 23,000 in September 2014. That brings the year-to-date numbers up to more than 238,000 this year, a 2.5...
Gunned-down soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo remembered 1 year on at hilltop ceremony
HAMILTON - Scores of people turned out under dark skies for a hilltop ceremony on Wednesday in honour of a soldier gunned down a year ago as he stood guard at the National War Memorial on Parliament Hill. Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, was shot fatally from behind by a lone gunman, who then raced into...
VIDEO: Local mountain bikers hits the hills of Utah for stunning night ride
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It was a night ride like no other, and it’s all captured on video to showcase the world in light and colour. Kamloops natives and professional mountain bikers Graham Agassiz, Matty Miles and Matt Hunter take us through the hills of Utah at night in Darklight. Special lights are used on the bikes...
3 workers sentenced to 60 days in jail for abusing senior in Calgary nursing home
CALGARY – Three Calgary nursing home workers have been sentenced to 60 days in jail for abusing a 92-year-old man.
B.C. Supreme Court sides with homeless, forbids city from banning camps
VANCOUVER – The homeless community in British Columbia's Fraser Valley has won the right to camp outside after a judge struck down a controversial municipal bylaw that banned tents in local parks.
TRENDING NOW: Three year old devastated by Adam Levine’s marriage meets man who broke her heart
Little three-year-old Mila was heartbroken and refused to believe Adam Levine was married, but recently Levine mended fences with his new girlfriend. Levine greeted Mia with a rose and a big hug on Ellen last week, which seemed to placate the little girl. Even if she didn't really want anything to do with him while...
RCMP used ‘closer’ to finish undercover B.C. terror operation: senior Mountie
VANCOUVER – The RCMP brought in a new lead investigator in the 11th hour of an undercover terrorism operation because they knew he was a "closer" who could wrap up the elaborate plan, a senior Mountie has confirmed in B.C. Supreme Court.