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ELECTIONS 2014: Candidates take on Ajax
AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE THEY STAND KAMLOOPS - There is a lot of information to sort through as we head into elections, so we decided to make the candidates answer a series of five questions as directly as possible, and in as few characters as possible. Our first question is about the proposed Ajax Mine....
Information event on Ajax project
KAMLOOPS - A panel of locals who have been outspoken about the proposed Ajax Mine will speak at an information sessionTuesday night. Dr. Jill Calder, Robert Schemenauer, Peter Tsigaris and Tony Brumell will make up the four-member panel discussing the proposed mine at a public forum. Calder is one of the lead physicians behind Kamloops...
Police looking for information in pub break and enter
KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers are investigating a break and enter at the McCracken Station Pub in Valleyview which took place after 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. The pub's alarm was tripped after a rock was thrown through the front door window. The suspects made off with at least one large bottle of liquor. Anyone with any...
Advance voting stations open today
KAMLOOPS - Elections are officially underway this week with advance polling stations set to open for three days at Heritage House leading up to the Nov. 15 election day. Advance voting will take place at 100 Lorne Street, by Riverside Park, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov. 6...
Snow accumulating on TransCanada
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you needed proof winter is coming, you need not look further than Rogers Pass, where the snow is beginning to stick around. Over the past day more than a centimetre has fallen in Albert Canyon between Glacier National Park and Mt. Revelstoke National Park, with even more falling at the higher elevations...
The world’s best female hockey players are in Kamloops for this week’s 4 Nations Cup
KAMLOOPS – The four hockey teams from Canada, Sweden, Finland and the United States have arrived in Kamloops and are already on the ice practicing for the first game the 4 Nations Cup. Here’s what you need to know before the puck drops for the nineteenth international tournament held at the Interior Savings Centre: The tournament...
Officials at Kamloops mill come to agreement with union
KAMLOOPS – Officials at Domtar have reached an agreement with the Unifor union to support local trade apprenticeship students with training opportunities at the pulp-mill in Kamloops. The agreement follows the issues caused by the pulp-mill’s A-Line closure in 2013. The decision resulted in a layoff for 125 workers and an 80 per cent reduction...
Celebrate 100 years of hockey across Canada in the ‘Loops.
KAMLOOPS - To commemorate 100 years of a sport that defines us as Canadians, Hockey Canada’s cross-country memorial tribute will be making a stop in Kamloops. The century tour, which will make approximately 100 stops, is a 20,000 square foot interactive showcase of timelines with milestone moments, artifacts, a synthetic ice rink and is fun...
Public wants dogs allowed on McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - The Rivers Trail runs from one end of the city to the other but people walking their dogs are forced to deviate from the trail once they hit McArthur Island because of a no dogs allowed bylaw at the park. City of Kamloops staff are hoping to change that in 2015, but there...
New ski areas set to open at Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - When you head up to Sun Peaks this winter you will have 500 acres of new terrain and a couple of new runs to choose from. New runs in West Morrisey will appeal to the more experienced skiers and the Gil’s will feature a vertical double with a lower ski out back to...
Poppy campaign is underway
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The annual poppy campaign began on Halloween and runs until Remembrance Day. Every year legions around the country sell poppies, the international symbol of remembrance, from the last Friday in October through to Nov. 11. Cadets, veterans and volunteers will be out in the community peddling poppies and donation boxes are going up...
Gaglardi fine could go to conservation foundation
KAMLOOPS - It’s up to a Kamloops Provincial Court Judge to decide if the B.C. Conservation Foundation will receive the cash from a fine against one of the province’s wealthiest businessmen and his corporation. In a sentence hearing earlier this month, Crown prosecutor Digby Kier asked Judge Stephen Harrison to consider directing Tom Gaglardi and...
The mystery of gift giving in Kamloops solved
KAMLOOPS - A frenzy of gift giving started in Kamloops since Nattaly Franzen decided she wanted to give away a mystery box. Franzen says the game of storing various items in an unmarked box and offering it for pickup is a popular one among young mothers. She remembers it becoming a trend when she lived...
Okanagan sex offender arrested on outstanding warrants
TWO MEN ARRESTED UNDER B.C. FUGITIVE RETURN PROGRAM THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A man convicted of sexual touching in a Penticton court last summer has been arrested by Kamloops RCMP and returned to Ontario on outstanding warrants, while another man with outstanding warrants stemming from an alleged domestic incident was arrested in the North Okanagan and returned...
Ghosts of the Southern Interior
FROM ALBERT OF SAGEBRUSH TO LOYD OF TOWNE THEATRE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If spooky is what you are after this Halloween you are in luck, the region is ripe with ghosts and haunted houses sure to make your hair stand on end. In Kamloops, one of the most famous haunted buildings is Padova, the old sanatorium...
Three years in jail for dangerous driving killing two passengers
"I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT EMPHASIZE THE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES OF MR. FEDAN'S ACTIONS." KAMLOOPS – Moral blameworthiness was the principle a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice used to sentence a man guilty of killing two passengers with his dangerous driving to three years in jail. In addition to jail time, Justice Deborah Kloegman...
No treats from Mother Nature this Halloween
ENVIRONMENT CANADA PREDICTS AN UMBRELLA IS IN YOUR FUTURE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If makeup is part of your Halloween costume you may want to come up with a plan ‘B’ as it looks like Mother Nature will not be doling out any weather treats Friday. The forecast calls for cool temperatures and rain. The rain forecast...
STAHN: The committed life of a search and rescue volunteer
I spent an evening with our local search and rescue members recently. It was kind of like being a kid playing dress up — I got to hang out and pretend I was one of them while they took part in a training session. But I honestly don’t think I could ever do what they...
It’s all about safety on Halloween
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The first thing that comes to mind on Halloween is safety, at least for parents. Kids are only thinking about the candy and costumes, but there are ways to help keep them safe on Halloween night, even if it’s the last thing on their minds. Always make sure young children are accompanied by...
Group continues to improve Lac du Bois trails
KAMLOOPS - If you’ve biked at Lac du Bois recently you may have noticed some changes as a local biking group continues to improve the trail system with maintenance, maps and signs. The Kamloops Bike Riders Association signed a partnership with B.C. Parks earlier this year. Since then they have been working towards managing and...
Man who killed two passengers after driving dangerously to get jail time
KAMLOOPS – In final submissions before Wayne Fedan is sentenced for two convictions of dangerous driving causing the deaths of Brittany Plotnikoff and Ken Craigdallie, both Crown and defence counsel called for jail sentences of no more than three years. “Human life can never really be valued or assigned a price... not just one, but...
Open burning goes ahead, smoke visible
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Cooler temperatures and lighter winds mean conditions are safe for open burning in most areas, and that means we can expect to start seeing more smoke in the air. B.C. Wildfire officials sayprivate landowners, Wildfire Management Branch personnel and industry partners are burning piles of wood debris to reduce wildfire risks. The provincial...
Man with a gun on North Shore just a hunter
KAMLOOPS - A full force response from the Kamloops RCMP to a call about a man dressed in camouflage carrying a rifle Monday morning on the North Shore. RCMP say the caller was standing at the corner of Tranquille Road and Schreiner Street at about 8:20 a.m. It turned out the man was simply a...
Where to get your haunt on this Halloween
KAMLOOPS - The costume is ready and the countdown is on and this year there are a lot of options for both young and old, indoors and out. Temperatures are expected to be near normal Friday evening with the mercury dropping to 0 Celsius. But parents not wanting to venture outdoors to trick or treat...