Jessica Wallace

A Kamloops councillor who his entering round two of his own application to build a two-storey carriage house in his mother's downtown lot is refusing to speak to the issue anymore, saying Kamloops media have been biased in their coverage. Coun. Donovan Cavers told InfoTel News the only reason media are covering an application for...

The Crown is pushing to declare a convicted rapist a dangerous offender. Dennis Wayne Bragg was convicted of confining and sexually assaulting a pregnant, mentally ill prostitute in Kamloops in 2010. The conviction came eight years after another conviction across the country after Bragg raped a woman in New Brunswick in 2002. He was handed...

A sign warns pedestrians of a $121 penalty for jaywalking across Summit Drive and another sign advises them to cross at the nearest crosswalk one block up on McGill Rd. But the signs still aren't enough to prevent Thompson Rivers University students from jaywalking across four lanes of traffic to shave a few minutes from...

Students who hoped to save money by parking across the street from the university may have ended up worse off with jaywalking fines, Nov. 30. RCMP sent four officers to Summit Drive and McGill Road in response to community complaints about people cutting across four lanes of traffic on Summit Drive to and from Thompson...

A local bookshop will turn it's last page Saturday, ending a story 13 years in the making. At Second Glance Books on Victoria Street closes it's doors Dec. 1. "I built it book by book," said owner Pat DiFrancesco. She's in high demand at the shop as the last books fly off the shelves, customer's...

The City of Kamloops wasn't just reacting to federal legislation when it stoked the fires of access rights to medicinal marijuana, city planners say—it's reacting to complaints from residents. The city is trying to get ahead of anticipated changes by Health Canada to commercialize medical marijuana. Health Canada is measuring its red tape on the...

It will be business as usual for School District 73 students, despite provincial legislative changes that give districts discretion to set their own annual calendars.

A local activist is calling a public hearing regarding medicinal marijuana zoning in Kamloops a "joke" and doesn't want it to go through. "I think it should be stopped. I don't think it should go forward," said Carl Anderson, executive director for the Canadian Safe Cannabis Society. "The only people (who) are going to come...

Frank McDermott pleaded guilty, Nov. 27 to assault with a weapon and was sentenced to eight months in prison less the 92 days he has already served. There were no injuries following the assault by McDermott at the McDonald's restaurant on Victoria Street with a seven-inch knife. While Crown prosecutor Stephen Lawhead and defence lawyer...

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m. Nov. 27 City council voted to put medical marijuana grow-op designation to public hearing, Nov. 27, giving Kamloops residents a say in whether medical marijuana is grown in industrial areas. The decision was brought to council in light of pending federal legislative changes regarding the commercialization of licensed medical marijuana and phasing...

UPDATE: 3:55 p.m. Nov. 26 Sun Peaks mayor Al Raine said Sun Peaks Fire and Rescue were called to the bunny hill at 1 a.m. to attend to the sledding accident that killed 25-year-old Kamloops resident Nick Guido. Raine said the platter was not intended for sledding. "There are signs in appropriate places when you're...

A 24-year-old Prince Rupert man driving a minivan lost control and rolled the vehicle on the Coquihalla Highway, Nov. 25. The driver as well as a 26-year-old Courtenay man who was sitting in the front seat were trapped inside while the man in the back seat, who has yet to be identified, was ejected from...

The City is considering designated zones for medical marijuana grow operations at the Nov. 27 council meeting. Changes would come through an amendment to Zoning By-law 5-1-2001 regarding the siting of federally-licensed medical marijuana grow-ops in Kamloops. It is being considered to identify local issues with Health Canada's existing regulations as well as prepare for...

Just one day after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck, another was pinned down on Lansdowne Street sustaining minor injuries, Nov. 22. In the first accident, on Nov. 21, a 62-year-old Kamloops man driving a 2002 Ford F-150, travelling north on Sixth Avenue stopped at the intersection and turned left onto Victoria...

UPDATE: 3 p.m. Nov. 22 Of the 30 people brought to the Royal Inland Hospital after a multi-vehicle collision on the Coquihalla yesterday, one remains in hospital. "There were a total of 30 people that were brought in. Twenty-nine of them were treated and released last night. One man (remains) with fairly severe injuries," said...

Joey is one tough little dog. The 16-month old Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher can stand up to two full-sized Rottweilers. He plays with them and even chases them around. But owners Shannon Kerr and Corey Cook are worried the dog who has lived with them for one year won't be able to tough out a new home...

The new clinical services building at Royal Inland Hospital got the green light from Kamloops city councillors Tuesday with construction expected as early as this spring. One of the few remaining hurdles for the $80-million project is financial approval from the province. Construction should take 26 to 28 months. Councillors voted unanimously to support the development...

One B.C. student could be on summer vacation while another is hard at work in the classroom, according to new provincial legislation. Beginning July 1, 2013, school districts will be allowed to set their own calendars, following new regulations set out by the Ministry of Education last week.  The regulation shifts that power from the...

A Kamloops couple caught with just under 100 marijuana plants and four firearms Nov. 18, will likely not face charges, RCMP said. "It wasn't a huge grow-op," said RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned. Learned said RCMP officers were in the 1400 block of Country Place on an unrelated matter when they smelled a strong vegetative...

Police are asking for public assistance in finding the owner of a large coil of heavy gauge wire that was found in the backyard of a Kamloops resident, 5:15 p.m. Nov 17. "Investigators believe the wire was likely stolen from a construction site," said RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned. "Copper wire thefts continue to be one...

A burgundy Chrysler Intrepid sitting in front of Justin Spitman's house on Patricia Avenue was supposed to be returned to his friend fixed. Instead, it will leave in worse shape after being one of 25 vehicles vandalized on the North Shore, Nov. 15. Spitman returned from work at Highland Valley Copper Mine Wednesday night with two...

Kamloops has taken important strides in recruiting physicians for the past four years, but challenges still lie ahead. Kamloops has had to get creative to attract medical doctors to the area. Interior Health Authority recruits physicians online, through medical journals and at conferences across the country and has even partnered with some unlikely sources within the...

What started as an exciting opportunity for the B.C. Wildlife Park has developed into an animal rights conflict after an online petition was generated to release Clover the Kermode bear back into the wild. The rare bear, also known as a spirit bear and known for its cream-coloured coat, arrived at the park Oct. 24....