Jessica Wallace
Kelowna hospital gets new CT scanner
KELOWNA - The hospital is getting a new CT scanner, replacing the 12-year-old one with a new $2 million machine. The new scanner will be installed at Kelowna General Hospital in March. CT, or Computed Tomography, is used for detailed, cross-sectional views of tissue such as bones, muscle and blood vessels. It can be used...
$75 million Internet data centre opens in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A $75 million Internet data centre overlooking the Thompson River in Kamloops opened today. The Tournament Capital location is unique to Telus — one of eight in Canada, expected to account for cloud computing services for thousands of businesses across the country. The facility, near McGill Road and Bunker Road, has provided nearly 200...
Former employee charged after fire at Salmon Arm garden centre
KAMLOOPS - A former employee has been charged with arson after a fruit and garden centre went up in flames last fall in Salmon Arm. Adam Schultz faces charges of theft and arson after Pedro Gonzales Fruit and Garden burned down in September of last year. The fruit and garden centre remains under construction almost...
UPDATE: Highway reopens after deadly tractor-trailer collision west of Chase
CHASE — Highway 1 west of Chase has reopend after a deadly crash between two tractor-trailers early this morning near Chase. Around 5:40 a.m. today, two tractor trailer units collided on a two-lane section of Highway 1, about one kilometre west of Chase. One vehicle was travelling east, the other west at the time of...
Fast-food chain donates local profits to send kids to Disneyland
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Wendy’s customers helped some deserving kids visit Mickey Mouse in the Magical Kingdom, after over $100,000 was raised on DreamLift Day. Yesterday was Wendy’s DreamLift Day. The fast-food chain donates all net profits from sales in B.C.’s Southern Interior to the Sunshine Foundation, allowing kids with severe physical disabilities and life-threatening illness a...
Police seize 100 doses of meth, bear spray and taser from downtown motel room
KAMLOOPS - About 100 doses of methamphetamine are off Kamloops streets after an RCMP drug bust earlier this week. A Kamloops RCMP Targeted Enforcement Unit raided a downtown motel, executing a search warrant at a room on Tuesday, police told media today. About 10 grams of meth, cash, other drug trafficking paraphernalia, bear spray and...
Police inspector moves on to Ottawa
KAMLOOPS - One of Kamloops’ top cops is moving across the country for a position in the Canadian capital. Insp. Jennie Latham is transferring to Ottawa. Latham took over as interim commander in chief while the Kamloops RCMP detachment was in flux. Former Supt. Yves Lacasse took a position with KGHM Ajax this time last...
Woman attacked by stranger on Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for public assistance after a woman was reportedly chased and knocked to the ground by a stranger early Saturday morning. A 41-year-old Kamloops woman was walking home around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday after leaving a downtown bar when an altercation occurred between First Avenue and Third Avenue on Victoria Street....
Alleged assault on psych nurse may not make trial
SIMILAR CASE ENDED IN 'NOT CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE' FINDING KAMLOOPS - A psychological assessment for a man accused of assaulting a nurse at a psychiatric care facility in Kamloops last year is expected to be delayed. David Gray is charged with assault for an incident last year at Hillside Centre, a tertiary psychiatric care facility in...
Man fined after trying to evade police check stop with marijuana
KAMLOOPS - A 39-year-old man was ordered to pay a $300 fine today after he was caught with a 'personal' amount of marijuana and attempted to avoid a police road check. Crown counsel Anthony Varesi told Kamloops provincial court Judge Stephen Harrison that Ian McPherson spotted and tried to avoid the police check stop Sept....
Shark Club will expand Kamloops nightlife
KAMLOOPS - If you’re looking for a new place to bust a groove, the Shark Club could be your new hotspot on Friday and Saturday nights when it opens this spring. “We don’t really classify it as a nightclub,” said vice president of operations for the Shark Club, Jim Weidinger. “But it’s definitely some late...
‘Disturbing’ material on social media involves numerous Kamloops high school students
KAMLOOPS - ‘Disturbing’ inappropriate material on social media involved a significant amount of high school students in the Kamloops area, media were told today. School District 73 superintendent Terry Sullivan said a student reported the situation to a staff member last Thursday who found the behaviour disturbing, further escalating it to Sullivan the following day....
Do you know someone who deserves an award for service to Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS - The City is looking to acknowledge some of the Kamloopsians who dedicate time and service to the community. The annual Distinguished Service Awards were started by the Mayor and council to honour those who have dedicated time and service to the well-being of the community and its citizens. Last year's winners included Sandra...
When the going gets tough, the tough take to Twitter
KAMLOOPS - After a year struggling to find work, a Kamloops man has taken to the social media equivalent of a sandwich board in the city square—Twitter. His message is pretty clear—his Twitter name is Hire Me Please (@TheJordanPiper)—and he's been filling #Kamloops with his linkedIn address, resume and plea in 140 characters or less....
Police, school board to educate parents after students share inappropriate content online
KAMLOOPS - The school board and local police are teaming up to educate parents about youth and social media after inappropriate material was allegedly shared online by students. School District 73 and the Kamloops RCMP are inviting parents to an information session about trends in social media technology and the safe and ethical use of...