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Coastal ski resort closures bad news for local hills
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With warm weather shutting down ski hills in the Lower Mainland and Washington state, hills in the Thompson-Okanagan are busier than they’ve been in ten years. But it’s not all good news. Spokespeople for all three major ski destinations in Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops said that although business is up in the short...
Kamloops mom turns detective to track down stolen wallet
KAMLOOPS – What would you do if your wallet was stolen, along with your children's identification cards, and an RCMP officer tells you it would be 'a long shot' if you ever see your stuff again? “I thought ‘well, that’s not going to work for me,’" Alyssa Parent says, noting she’s 'fully aware of her...
Affordable housing project finally breaks ground
KAMLOOPS - Construction of an affordable housing complex project in downtown Kamloops is finally underway more than a year after land preparations first began. The building sits alongside the Kamloops United Church at 429 St. Paul St. and will house 56 units, 41 of which will fall under the affordable housing banner. Construction is set...
Women’s only event breaks down barriers
KAMLOOPS - A night of empowerment, of lifting women up and treating them with respect and dignity, was so successful the organizer is now looking to host several events a year. The idea came to Gillian Faith while she was vacuuming, and six weeks later more than 200 women took part in the Street LIGHT Christmas...
Security cameras coming to Kamloops buses
KAMLOOPS - More than a year after it was announced Kamloops would be one of the pilot project locations, B.C. Transit is moving forward with a plan to outfit 100 buses with security cameras. Last week B.C. Transit began asking for proposals for the one year pilot project, which will include 25 buses in Kamloops....
UPDATE: Who has been tagging Sun Peaks?
SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks community is trying to figure out who is damaging their village after more than two dozen signs, posts and electrical boxes were tagged since the beginning of February. With more than 100 incidents of tagging reported already this month - many of which were reported Feb. 12 - rural...
Kamloops clinic offers help for chronic pain
KAMLOOPS – If you’ve wanted to use marijuana as a pain remedy but had difficulty finding a doctor to prescribe it to you, a new service in Kamloops might be the answer to your needs. Scott Bailey with the Realeaf Wellness Centre says the downtown clinic will start taking patients next week. Not to be...
Long-awaited Kamloops to Edmonton flight lands this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Last April WestJet announced it would start offering a direct flight between Kamloops and Edmonton and after 10 long months, this weekend will finally mark the inaugural flight. The first flight of WestJet Encore from Edmonton will land at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 and the company will be celebrating with a welcoming...
Near-record temperatures on tap for Valentine’s Day weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you were hoping for cooler weather as an excuse to cuddle up with your Valentine this weekend you may have to look for a different excuse. Environment Canada is calling for near-record high temperatures Friday through Sunday, with Penticton the most likely city to set a new record. Penticton is expecting highs...
Ladies night to pamper deserving women
‘WHY THE HELL CAN’T THESE WOMEN HAVE JUST ONE NIGHT?’ KAMLOOPS - One of the experiences for many distressed women and children in Kamloops is sharing Thanksgiving and Christmas meals at the food bank in a room full of strangers, many of which are drunken men, according to a former social worker. These women will...
STAHN: Why a tethering bylaw has officials at the end of their rope
To tether or not to tether should not even be a question. But it is a question, and that’s because there is so much gray area when it comes to tying up your dog. Where do you draw the line? Should dogs never be tied up? What if they are jumpers or runners? Is it...
Kamloops Catfish hooked on breach charges
KAMLOOPS – A man with a history of assuming different identities online to harass people has been arrested again for allegedly breaching a court order to stay off Facebook. Judge Roy Dickey released George Herbert Douglas, born 1975, on bail Tuesday afternoon after he was arrested for breaching a condition of his conditional sentence. Last...
Armstrong to receive his Olympic medal this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Nearly six months after being told he would in fact receive an Olympic medal for his 2008 shot put performance in Beijing and just a month after he turns 34, Dylan Armstrong will finally receive his bronze medal. In July 2013 it was announced the third place finisher Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus was...
The reason fewer travellers used Kamloops airport in January
KAMLOOPS - There were nearly 1,300 fewer travellers who came through the Kamloops Airport last month than the January before and it is believed the lower oil prices may be to blame. In January 2015 nearly 27,800 people came through the gates at Fulton Field, down from the more than 29,000 that travelled in January...
Police find brick of cocaine after collision
KAMLOOPS – Police responding to a collision on the Coquihalla Highway found more than they bargained for thanks to observant witnesses who saw a man hiding stuff in the ditch before RCMP arrived. Police responded to an accident between a Toyota Highlander and a semi-truck on the highway five kilometres south of Kamloops on Tuesday,...