Jennifer Stahn

There was a lot of change in 2012 for corporate services and community safety. They include a name change and a new department director, who says he's proud of services delivered through the tansitions that they can continue to provide on a daily basis. David Duckworth moved from his position as public works director to...

City council will receive a petition during a regular meeting this afternoon, Tuesday, April 16, with more than 2,400 signatures of people opposing the proposed KGHM Ajax mine. Despite having publicly declared they have little to no actual say in the mine, residents continue to push city council to take an official stance on the mine,...

A top-five priority for the Thompson Nicola Regional District in 2013—better control over dangerous dogs—could finally happen if a bylaw before the board of directors is approved this week. The bylaw will specifically cover how the service will be regulated and enforced. Adhering to the guidelines in the Community Charter, dogs will only be considered...

According to a doctor at Royal Inland Hospital, the last time the facility was not above capacity was almost a year ago. Now staff and administration are doing everything they can to avert a crisis. Dr. Sean Gorman says the RIH usually sees surges in winter and summer with a capacity drop off in between, but...

Royal Inland Hospital administrator Marg Brown says 22 of 27 elective surgeries planned for today have been cancelled in an effort to help alleviate the pressure created by overcrowding. Currently at more than 130 per cent over capacity Interior Health authorities are working with community partners as they try to deal with high volumes that...

Kamloops city council was prepared to “get on with it” today and quickly approved the Highland Drive project and send it to tender before delays cause more safety issues. Councillors were quick to accept the project but struggled with adding parking mid-way up the hill, which could encourage or promote activity on private land. The...

A new Brocklehurst apartment set to provide 20 units to low-to-moderate income seniors is under construction in Kamloops. The four-storey development is part of the larger RiverBend Seniors Community complex - located on Mayfair Street – will contain a total of 101 units. The affordable housing units at Mayfair at Riverbend Seniors Community are being...

The City of Kamloops is again using an alternative process to approve the borrowing of $6.3-million for two projects that will cost homeowners an average of just under $12 per year more on their tax bill. Council will be looking at approving the installation of 3 km of sanitary force main along Mission Flats Road...

Slightly massaging his shoulders following a weekend bicycle crash, Coun. Donovan Cavers does not complain. He simply moves on and can be seen running from bus stop to bus stop while waiting for his bike to be fixed. It's the lifestyle he has always advocated as a citizen, a federal candidate, and now a city...

The Kamloops Legacy Performance Games have been handed some provincial funding to include disability sports. Several disability sport organizations have partnered with the government to pilot the programming at the 2014 games. The B.C. Government has allotted $75,000 annually over the next three years for new disability event opportunities and the legacy games are seen...

A downtown outreach program will offer to help to those who live on the streets by being a point of contact before their situation escalates to something requiring the assistance of police or by-law officers. If funding is secured, the program will kick-off the 2013 season in a little over a month. Kamloops Central Business Improvement...

The survivor of a horrible car crash will bring his experience to secondary school students in Kamloops with the intention of helping them see their way to making good choices when driving on graduation night and beyond. The presentations begin later this month as ICBC road safety speaker John Westhaver tours Southern Interior schools. Westhaver's...

In the midst of budget discussions Tuesday morning Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar checked with councillors to see if there would be an appetite for looking at expanding boundaries to include a mine within city limits – and council eagerly contemplated the possibility. While most of the mine talk during recent council meetings has revolved around...

It took two overtime wins but the Kamloops Blazers were able to sweep the Kelowna Rockets in the best of seven series to earn a spot in the Western Conference finals against the Portland Winterhawks.