Jennifer Stahn

City of Kamloops mayor Peter Milobar is at it again, issuing yet another challenge to a fellow mayor and looking to save a little face following the recent loss to Nanaimo during the Earth Hour challenge. A rivalry that often goes beyond the hockey arena, the Kamloops Blazers and the Kelowna Rockets playing each other...

Update: 12:45 p.m. April 8, 2013 The conversion of the former John Tod School in the North Shore to a community centre will be aided by $250,000 in federal grant money, MP Cathy McLeod announced this morning. The funding – granted through the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund – will help cover the costs of engineering...

A letter sent to the Ministry of Education last week from the school district bluntly points out some serious concerns the board has over lack of communication between the two groups. Board of Education chairperson Denise Harper sent the letter last week to education minister Don McRae, as well as Premier Christy Clark, MLA Kevin...

Rules of medical marijuana outlined for council Health Canada has responded to questions posed by Kamloops City Council earlier this year, but the answers may not clear the air as much as council hoped when it comes to their concerns about growing medical marijuana in residential homes and how the federal government plans on handling...

The coroners office has identified 35-year-old Alicia Renee McDonnell as the person who died in a crash on Hwy 5A in Knutsford Saturday morning. The Kamloops resident was the front seat passenger in a pickup truck involved in a head-on collision just south of Kamloops around 9:40 a.m. on April 7. McDonnell was deceased at...

Hillside Stadium and the Canada Games Aquatic Centre celebrate 25 years tomorrow, an anniversary that also brings with it big new maintenance bills to keep the Tournament Capital Centre in top shape. Budget talks this year saw council agree to start giving the Tournament Capital Centre an annual repairs budget of $375,000, in addition to...

One resident gave his family a tour of the South Hills facility while several more sat waiting patiently for the cake to be cut as staff and residents celebrated 10 years with an open house Wednesday afternoon. The South Hills Tertiary Psychiatric Rehabilitation centre opened in 2003 as part of the phasing out of Riverview...

Kamloops city council followed a staff recommendation today and decided to not accept the postmarked date on tax payments as an acceptable proof of payment. The option came before council and Coun. Tina Lange said heading into the meeting she thought accepting postmarks would be a great way to work with the public. “When I...

Bears are rolling out of hibernation and come looking for food - which means it is also the beginning of the bear by-law season in Kamloops. The bear by-law runs from April 1 through Nov. 30 every year and restricts the times garbage can be left out at the curb (not before 4 a.m.) and ...

In just over a week Kamloops will be the showcase community where business improvement associations from across British Columbia and Alberta gather to talk about the issues often faced by central commercial areas. Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association general manager Gay Pooler says the association offered to host the annual conference, set for April 15-17, and...

By Jennifer Stahn Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area now encompasses nearly 16,000 hectares of lakes and grasslands after the province identified additional areas as sensitive grasslands and critical for wildlife. Environment minister Terry Lake made the announcement Thursday morning, outlining the need to enlarge the protected area of Lac du Bois and the adjacent...

It may feel like spring outside but the rinks at McArthur Island Sport and Events Centre will be filled with ice-loving figure skaters this weekend for the Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships.

By Jennifer Stahn The Kamloops Blazers will face off against the Kelowna Rockets in the second round of Western Hockey League playoffs in a series sure to pull in big scores under the leadership of the top two point getters in the first round. The Blazers earned their spot in the Western Conference semi-final after...

By Jennifer Stahn As the Canada goose population continues to rise in Kamloops city crews and property owners look for ways to convince the geese to find a home where they will not interfere with play time or cause health hazards. For the city and at least one golf course, man's best friend has become...

Kamloops Fire Centre is working at controlling a grass fire north of Cache Creek this afternoon, Wednesday, April 3, after 10-15 kilometer-per-hour winds fueled the aggressive fire to quickly grow to about eight hectares in size. Fire information officer Michaela Swan says the fire is located near the junction of Hwy 99 and Hwy 97...