Jennifer Stahn

Jennifer Stahn

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
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Suspicious fire damages businesses in Osoyoos

OSOYOOS - A fire at the back of a fitness facility and bowling alley on Highway 97 last week was deliberately set, according to Osoyoos RCMP. Around 3:45 a.m. on July 2 RCMP members noticed smoke coming from the rear of Vengeance Fitness and Kobau Lanes Bowling Alley on Highway 97. They found flames starting...

Man inspired by Up movie flies over Calgary

CALGARY – A Calgary man got more than he bargained for when he flew over the city in a lawn chair attached to helium balloons and then had to parachute to safety.

Serious leg injury for motorcyclist avoiding tow truck

OSOYOOS - A motorcyclist trying to avoid a tow truck backing out of a driveway lost control and crashed his bike on 82nd Avenue late last week. Cpl. Jason Bayda with Osoyoos RCMP says a 56-year-old Osoyoos man was travelling east on the roadway around 2 p.m. on Friday, July 3, when he tried to...

Newly reopened Pinantan store hit by thief

PINANTAN LAKE - The general store in Pinantan Lake was hit by a thief early Sunday morning, leaving the community without an ATM. Const. Jason Epp of Kamloops RCMP says a lone suspect broke into the Pinantan General Store in the early morning hours of July 5. The suspect entered through the front door and...

Upgrades to East Shuswap Road on the way

KAMLOOPS - East Shuswap Road is about to get a bit safer. The province has announced it will be resurfacing 7.5 kilometres of the roadway, from the turn off to Rivershore Estates and Golf Links to about five kilometres east of Mallard Road. This work is being done because the road currently shows signs of...

City update on Westsyde flooding

KAMLOOPS – The Local State of Emergency remains in effect from the flooding event that occurred in Kamloops on June 30. City crews and contractors continue to repair damages as a result of the flooding. Additional resources have been brought in to support their work. Storm inlets, outlets and piping as well as ditching, drainage...

Single vehicle crash on Highway 3 sends six to hospital

OSOYOOS - A single vehicle collision Sunday morning sent six people to hospital after the vehicle left the road and went down an embankment. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m., July 5, near Kobau Mountain west of Osoyoos. A four-door Honda Civic with six occupants left the road and went down an embankment. All the...

UBC hosts international conference on forests and water

KELOWNA - Scientists from around the world will be in Kelowna next week to talk about water quality and availability, forestry and aquatic ecology as UBC’s Okanagan campus hosts the International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment. The conference, held every three years, provides an opportunity for international scientists to gather and...

Pollinator workshop in Vernon

VERNON - Join the RDNO and workshop speaker Judy Baumbrough for a free session on attracting pollinators and transforming your yard in a pollination paradise. Learn why beneficial insects are essential to any outdoor space. Judy will discuss why it is important for gardeners to provide habitat for all kinds of pollinators including bees, butterflies,...

Help name West Kelowna’s industrial area

WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna is in the process of establishing a formal name for the Industrial area located north of Highway 97, between Daimler and Marshall Roads. Several area names have been utilized over the years, and now we are seeking the public’s opinion through an online poll. The city wants...

Fire burning near Ashcroft among several new ones in Kamloops Fire Centre

ASHCROFT - Crews are currently on scene of a wildfire that quickly grew to 20 hectares in Venables Valley along Highway 1. Kayla Pepper of B.C. Wildfire says it started this morning and is burning in grass and sage on the west side of Highway 1 southwest of Ashcroft. Early on the fire was more...

High temperatures in South Okanagan set new records

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you thought it was hot yesterday, you were right. Many communities in the province set new high temperature records yesterday, July 3, including several in the Okanagan. According to Environment Canada, Penticton, Summerland and Osoyoos all squeaked in new records yesterday. At 36.9 Celsius, Penticton broke a record set back in 1922...

New Merritt emergency department moving ahead

MERRITT - Planning is underway for the new emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in Merritt. Interior Health has put out a request for proposals for architectural and planning consultants to develop a plan for the upgrades. Patient privacy and confidentiality, safety, infection prevention and control and patient access and flow will...

Federal justice minister to speak in Vernon

VERNON - Justice Minister Peter MacKay is one of several high profile speakers lined up as part of a speaker series for the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce. MacKay will speak at a luncheon on Wednesday, July 8, about ‘a successful budget, a secure Canada.’ “Mr. MacKay’s visit to Vernon highlights a very busy July...

Lake Country communities to receive funding to update agricultural water meters

LAKE COUNTRY - Residents of Winfield, Carr’s Landing and Okanagan Centre will benefit from updated water meters thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund. The backflow prevention devices on agricultural connections being installed in these Lake Country communities will help protect the water system from...

UPDATE: Coquihalla partially reopens as crews fight wildfire near Othello

HOPE - A car fire just north of Hope on the Coquihalla Highway has spread to the neighbouring trees and partially shut down the highway. Drive B.C. is reporting that Highway 5 was closed in both directions from Highway 3 to Merritt because of a forest fire but that it has since partially reopened. As...

Volunteer Highlights for July 2 to 9

BC Living Arts BC Living Arts Event Volunteers - On July 10 – 11, BC Living Arts is hijacking Music in the Park for a music and arts festival at Riverside Park. Positions are: Backstage Artist Hosts, Gestural Loop Assistant, Art Installation Hosts, Promotion Hosts, Refreshment Garden Hosts, Fundraising Hosts, Photography Assistants, and the Tidy...

Vancouver man dies in motorcycle crash south of Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The man who died in a motorcycle crash south of Knutsford Thursday afternoon has been identified. The B.C. Coroners Service says Colin Leslie Mackay, 42, died in the crash. Mackay was operating the northbound motorcycle on Highway 5A around 1:20 p.m. yesterday, July 2, when he lost control on an uphill curve near...

Elite pro riders at Silver Star this weekend

VERNON - Silver Star’s B.C. Cup Downhill Series race this weekend is set to be one of the best biking events of the summer, with close to 250 riders, including 30 pro racers, expected on the mountain.  The B.C. Cup races are a huge draw for downhill biking athletes who have aspirations to compete at national...

Man on mobility scooter hit in Kamloops crosswalk

KAMLOOPS - A man on a mobility scooter was sent to hospital after being hit by a vehicle while crossing Seymour Street this morning. An officer on scene says a tourist from Germany was crossing Seymour Street at Seventh Avenue in a marked crosswalk when he was hit. He was riding a mobility scooter at...