Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS – The caterpillars are crawling along the boulevards of Columbia Avenue while a large butterfly greets visitors to McArthur Island Park. The creative minds of city gardeners are giving Kamloops residents and visitors a reason to smile with the recent installation of annual gardens around the city. Parks operations supervisor Shawn Cook says giving...

KAMLOOPS - Crown counsel has laid charges against Kamloops resident Steven Seidel in a disturbing case of animal cruelty. BC SPCA investigators recommended the charges against Seidel, who is accused of strangling his cat with his bare hands. The body of the deceased cat was found in a garbage dumpster behind the building where Seidel...

KAMLOOPS – Fire centre crews have been deployed to Yukon and Alaska this week to help with fire suppression efforts following an increase in wildfire activity in the northern areas. On Tuesday two airtankers and a birddog plan were sent to Palmer, Alaska (northeast of Anchorage) while two three person rappel crews were deployed further...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Department is teaching fire safety to children in a new way—with the aid of an inflatable bouncy house. Life safety officer Sheldon Guertin says they started using the fire safety house at events around the city at the end of April and after eight events more than 1,000 people had already...

KAMLOOPS – A group of goats best known for their work at Kenna Cartwright Park last year have approval to continue living in Kamloops for the next three years — they're just waiting for the weeds to reach the ideal stage before getting to work in the park this summer. City integrated pest management coordinator...

KAMLOOPS – The latest Fraser Institute report does not properly reflect the quality of education at the schools of the Kamloops-Thompson School District but the superintendent says an achievement contract completed by the district for the province is a realistic view of how the district is doing. SD73 superintendent Terry Sullivan presented the achievement contract...

KAMLOOPS – Trails in Kenna Cartwright were built by cyclists for racing many years ago and though the latest trails to be approved by the city make the system more user friendly for all trail users it was cyclists behind the initiative to give the park more connector trails. Last week more than a dozen...

Firefighters going door to door this week KAMLOOPS - A Barnhartvale fire has presented Kamloops Fire Rescue with the opportunity to start rolling out a program to help residents understand the importance of fire prevention in their homes. A family is lucky to be alive after a fire tore through their Barnhartvale house last weekend....

KAMLOOPS – Does dad dig BMX bikes? Is gardening more his groove? Does he like to tinker with old cars? Do muscle cars make him drool? No matter his preference you can celebrate Father's Day together this weekend either participating in or watching the many activities going on in the city. The national series for...

KAMLOOPS - Nearly seven weeks after the initial call came in for the Spatsum Creek wildfire that consumed more than 1,400 hectares and forced evacuations of more than 100 residents near Ashcroft the fire continues to smoulder as crews work at mopping up hot spots. B.C. Wildfire spokesperson Melissa Welsh says the fire is still...

KAMLOOPS - A decision by council Tuesday afternoon to give themselves a small raise and form a committee to look at possible increases in the future brought about high tensions on Twitter this week. Coun. Arjun Singh wanted to see the 90 minute conversation halted Tuesday afternoon, concerned his fellow councillors were getting to the...

KAMLOOPS - A child can act as a mother's lifeline when life gets tough, but for many women that have recently dealt with incarceration or detox, they do not have a safe place to go with their children and that can mean having their children taken away. The Elizabeth Fry Society believes in a women's...

KAMLOOPS - Councillors agreed to give themselves a $1,000 pay raise Tuesday afternoon after 90 minutes of discussions and votes on six separate motions to finally get any to pass. In May, council was split on the decision to get staff to prepare a report on salaries of councils for similar-sized cities across the province. Councillors...

KAMLOOPS – The Commodore Grand Cafe and Lounge is one step closer to being allowed to host more customers after council unanimously agreed to put forward a notice of intent to consider a capacity change to the liquor licence. Owners Dino Bernardo and Chris Monteleone have been attempting to get a capacity increase for three...