KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness in Kamloops is looking to smooth the transition for clients seeking recovery services in the community. This week, the agency announced the launch of a recovery engagement program with the express purpose of helping people navigate the sometimes complex journey toward recovery, helping connect t...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is being asked begin the process to consider a three-year extension of an emergency shelter located along Tranquille Road, which is currently set to close this July. In a report going before Tuesday's (March 10) city council meeting, councillors are being asked to distribute a notice of...

KAMLOOPS - The phone lines opened up at 6:00 a.m. Thursday (March 5) morning with donations starting to flood in both online via the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's website and through the phone bank in the hospital atrium. "There is freezing going on with the Ministry of Health, and so we are being asked for a...

KAMLOOPS - Supportive housing providers in British Columbia will now have more tools to deal with tenants who may be causing issues in their buildings or the community after changes to the residential tenancy act. "The majority of the approximately 15,000 people living in supportive housing create a positive commu...

KAMLOOPS - Thursday morning (March 5), first responders and residents took to Riverside Park to participate in the 5th Annual Kamloops Polar Plunge. The goal of braving the cold Thompson River waters is to bring awareness to fundraising efforts supporting Special Olympics British Columbia. The funds raised help empower...

KAMLOOPS - This year marks 30 years for the Kamloops Film Festival. It takes place downtown at the historic Paramount Theatre from March 5 - 14, showcasing local, national and international film artists around the globe. Throughout the festival, there will be different events that movie lovers of all ages can participa...

KAMLOOPS - This Thursday (March 5) is the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's annual Radiothon, taking place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., broadcasting on B100 from the atrium of the Gaglardi Tower. It will be a tough task to surpass last year's record-breaking day that helped raise more than $650,000 for the foundation....

KAMLOOPS - The latest Point-in-Time Count from the City of Kamloops shows at least 419 people affected by homelessness, an increase of more than 100 people from the year prior. While the PIT Count makes no distinctions beyond homeless or not, British Columbia and Canada has seen a sharp rise in seniors struggling to ke...

KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature may not allow it to be true in the literal sense, but Saturday (Feb. 28) is the coldest night of the year, with the fundraising event taking place across the country in more than 200 locations. Locally, the Mustard Seed in Kamloops is helping to organize the Coldest Night of the Year walk for S...

KAMLOOPS - The last Wednesday of February marks Pink Shirt Day for students across Canada. The day started in 2007 when two students from a Nova Scotia school bought 50 pink t-shirts after their friend was bullied for wearing pink. Since then, schools have been preaching kindness to others throughout February.The focus...

KAMLOOPS - Those in Kamloops looking to begin their path to recovery have limited options. Currently, just three operators are offering recovery-focused dry housing - the Mustard Seed, Blue House and the Loud Voice Society. All three provide similar services, working with people struggling with addiction to help them g...

KAMLOOPS - The host society for the 2026 55+ BC Games in Kamloops is calling for hundreds of residents to help carry out the week-long event as volunteer registration opens.According to a news release distributed Tuesday (Feb. 24), volunteers are needed for administration, event-day venue support, hospitality, leadersh...

KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (Feb. 21), the VR Museum of War in Ukraine stopped in to the Old Kamloops Courthouse with displays of art, war items and virtual reality goggles which allow museum visitors to get a close look at the devastating war in Ukraine. It's been 1,461 days since Russia invaded mainland Ukraine. The two E...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Cassie McNutt received an award and post-secondary bursary on Friday (Feb. 20) morning from the Tidbits of Change Foundation. McNutt was selected for her dedicated work over the past seven years, raising funds for the Kamloops Hospice Society through her Christmas light display and charity drive th...

KAMLOOPS - Canadian Blind Hockey, in partnership with the Kamloops Storm, hosted a Try Skating and Blind Hockey event on Tuesday (Feb. 17) at the McArthur Island Sports Centre Olympic Arena. This comes in part with Canadian Blind Hockey's field trip program, where the organization invites local youth around the region ...

KAMLOOPS - Until June 2026, B.C.'s $6,000-per-year tax credit for families who have children diagnosed with ASD autism aged 6 to 18 years old will continue to be available. After that time, a new model with $475 million in funding will change to needs-based support. According to the B.C. government, the change is meant...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and area residents with vision impairments can try out the sport of blind hockey at McArthur Island this coming Tuesday (Feb. 17).Canadian Blind Hockey is hosting a free event in partnership with the Kamloops Storm. It's open to all blind or partially sighted community members, though pre-registrati...

KAMLOOPS - The Fiancée is a play written by former Kamloopsian Holly Lewis. It is a comedy set in the 1940s about a woman during World War II who gets engaged to three different men, all of whom are returning home on the same day. The show is a continuation of Western Canada Theatre's Canadian theme for its 50th...

SORRENTO, B.C. - Three Shuswap-area First Nations have written an open letter to the community of Sorrento in response to a controversial event planned for Tuesday evening (Feb. 10).The letter expresses "deep concern and dissatisfaction" at the decision to host a talk by OneBC leader Dallas Brodie at the Sorr...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters are mourning the loss of one of their own. In a social media post, the Kamloops Professional Fire Fighters' Association - IAFF Local 913 says Neill Moroz died recently after a battle with occupational cancer.Moroz served as part of Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) for 28 years and was awarded...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) is joining a national group of communities taking part in a program intended to limit vehicle traffic near schools. The Kamloops DPAC is the only parent-run organization taking part in this program."The $20,000 grant means we can do some great data co...

KAMLOOPS - This week, ASK Wellness will begin welcoming residents back to the Crossroads after more than a year-long renovation of the old hotel site along Seymour Street. Once decrepit, the Crossroads in Kamloops is getting the final touches of a lengthy, multi-million-dollar renovation, with 25 clients set to arrive ...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released details about next Monday's (Feb. 16) Family Day Festival at the Tournament Capital Centre.The 12th edition of the annual festival will run 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and it will feature a number of performances from Uncle Chris the Clown as well as music and dance performance...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) is looking for feedback into its plan to run a School Streets project at a local school.DPAC has secured a $20,000 grant from Green Communities Canada and Chair Bonnie McBride says they're now beginning to engage with parent...

KAMLOOPS - The third annual Kamloops Black Film Festival kicks off this Sunday (Feb. 8), running for three straight weeks, with a feature movie being shown at the Paramount Theatre on each Sunday. The festival will feature three films, starting with '40 Acres' this weekend, followed by 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and...

KAMLOOPS - Sumptuous servings of cocoa are warming cockles, padding non-profit coffers and piquing interest in Kamloops cafes and restaurants. The third annual YKA Hot Chocolate Festival is running through the month of February, with participating vendors donating between $1 and $3 from each drink sold to the Mount P...

KAMLOOPS - It's White Cane Week and the Kamloops White Cane Club, which has been running for more than 30 years, commemorates the occasion by spreading awareness about vision impairment. White Cane Week has been held during the first week of February since 1944, originally to help support soldiers who suffered vision i...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Storm forward Luca D'Amore sent his buddy Cam Casorso a text after hearing Southern Alberta Mustangs teammates were involved in a highway crash on Monday (Feb. 2) near Stavely, Alta. He never heard back. "It was before they announced who it was," D'Amore said. "And then when the news...