KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Foundry project is moving closer to having a physical home in the city. Foundry helps youth aged 12-to-24 years old in a hub model, bringing together supports in the fields of mental health, substance use, peer support, social support, and physical and sexual health. Foundry is a provincial init...

KAMLOOPS - A local car dealership and a philanthropic family recently pooled their resources and made an $80,000 donation to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in Kamloops. On Tuesday (Dec. 10), Kamloops Honda staff were on hand to present the sizable cheque to the RIH Foundation. Kamloops Honda's general manager, Tr...

KAMLOOPS - For people going through a difficult time or grieving a loved one, the holiday season may not feel like 'the most wonderful time of the year.' That's why the annual Blue Christmas service at Kamloops United Church was created. Blue Christmas was started as a way for people to acknowledge their sadness or gri...

KAMLOOPS - Members of the Colombo Lodge made a notable donation to help improve cancer care services in Kamloops. The Colombo Lodge Society presented the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation with a $35,000 cheque. In a news release issued Monday (Dec. 9), the society says the funds were raised through its Spring Flin...

KAMLOOPS - Christmas is right around the corner and there are plenty of ways to get into the Christmas spirit. The North Shore Business Improvement Association will be hosting a Community Christmas event this Saturday (Dec. 7).The celebration will feature plenty of familiar faces including Santa Claus, the Grinch, and ...

KAMLOOPS - As Kamloops residents head out to start of finish their holiday shopping, local businesses along Victoria Street are ensuring your purchases go the extra mile. A two-day event is taking over the 200-block of Victoria Street on Friday (Dec. 6) and Saturday as local retailers have come to together to support K...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Faculty Association (TRUFA) marked the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre with a solemn candlelight vigil on Friday (Dec. 6), joining communities across Canada in observing the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.Students and faculty gathered t...

KAMLOOPS - A seasonal push to provide gifts for women in the community who may be going through a difficult time is collecting donations for the Shoebox Project. The Kamloops Chapter of the project takes standard-sized, decorated shoeboxes filled with items between $50 and $75 in value, and distributes them to various ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Museum and Archives' (KMA) fall exhibit, Common Thread, has several workshops set for December and into the new year, bringing attention to different cultural groups in Kamloops.This monthly series will explore the cultural traditions and ancestral legacies of fabric, fashion and textiles as gui...

KAMLOOPS - BC Transplant volunteers visited hospitals across the province on Thursday (Dec. 5) to say thank you for making organ donation and transplant possible. The event - Operation Popcorn - brought organ recipients Tony Maidment and Abby Farnsworth to Royal Inland Hospital, where they handed out popcorn to staff a...

KAMLOOPS - Volunteers with the Kamloops Hospice Association are back in Northills Mall this year for the organization's Celebrate a Life fundraiser. "You name it, we've probably got it," says longtime Kamloops Hospice Society volunteer Mary Rea. Tables of locally made crafts and gifts are sold to raise money ...

KAMLOOPS - Toys and gifts are a significant part of what Christmas Amalgamated does every year, and the B100 Toy House Campaign keeps the shelves stocked with toys for every demographic. This year's campaign is already underway, with the wooden toy house displays set up in malls and stores around Kamloops. Kayla Derkac...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre agency co-ordinator Alix Dolson said plans for the Sexual Assault Service Hub have potential to improve care for survivors. "Right now, if someone experiences sexual assault in Kamloops or surrounding communities, if they want to make a report to the police, th...

KAMLOOPS - A police van full of toys made its way to Christmas Amalgamated over the weekend. Kamloops RCMP held its annual Stuff the Cruiser toy drive in front of the Toys 'R' Us on Notre Dame Drive on Saturday, Nov. 30, where officers and Sgt. Safety Bear collected 2,200 items and $365 in cash for holiday hampers to c...

KAMLOOPS - In the heart of Dallas, a spectacular winter wonderland shines brightly, illuminating not just the night sky but also the hopes of many in the community. At the centre of this festive spectacle is 18-year-old Cassie McNutt, whose home gleams with tens of thousands of Christmas lights, all in service of a hea...

KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA is reminding residents of the ramifications of feeding stray cats as the Community Animal Centre in Kamloops prepared to welcome dozens of four-legged friends. In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 3), the BC SPCA says the Kamloops centre is currently caring for four adult cats and four kittens....

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters are trading in their uniforms for a different kind of exposure, all in the name of charity. The Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society's annual calendar is back, aiming to raise $40,000 for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation and the BC Burn Fund.Last year's calendar raised approxima...

KAMLOOPS - The free public swimming offered by the City of Kamloops during heat waves in the summer made a big splash, according to data from the city.Emergency Preparedness Manager Ty Helgason says the number of people using city pools on a daily basis more than doubled on days when the extreme heat response plan was ...

KAMLOOPS - A downtown Kamloops barbershop is offering up its services in exchange for toy donations Monday (Dec. 2) as part of the 10th annual Cuts for Toys event. People who come to Manhandler Barbershop in the 300-block of Victoria Street and bring in a new toy with a value around $25 will get their haircut free of c...

KAMLOOPS - Operation Red Nose is set to kick off their 28th year in Kamloops tonight (Nov. 29).Every Friday and Saturday night for the rest of the year, as well as on New Years' Eve, Pacific Sport Kamloops volunteers will be working in teams of three between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. to ensure that people and their vehic...

SYILX OKANAGAN TERRITORY - National Addictions Awareness week has ramped up discussions around harm reductions, the overdose crisis, and recovery treatment in B.C. The Round Lake Alcohol and Drug Treatment Society is one of the longest running facilities in the Interior, and recently commemorated its 45th anniversary. ...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops Crime Prevention Unit is kicking off their holiday campaign with the safe for the season program.A team of 25 volunteers are hitting the streets and parking lots of the city over the next month, helping ensure everybody has a happy holiday season, safe from theft. The Crime Prevention Un...

KAMLOOPS - Canada Post workers are still on picket lines across the country and locally in Kamloops, demanding fair wages and safer working conditions as mediated talks have brought no end to the strike action.While most mail has been halted, some essential pieces are still be routed to their destinations. That include...

KAMLOOPS - The North Shore access hub spurred a lengthy debate on Tuesday (Nov. 27) as Kamloops city council heard from a gaggle of residents and community groups both in support and against the proposal. In total, the discussion lasted more than three hours before council came to decision to allow the access hub to pr...

KAMLOOPS - After nearly three months of operating out of the Kamloops YMCA parking lot, PIT Stop Kamloops has found a new home for the cold winter months ahead. PIT Stop was forced outside following the devastating Kamloops United Church fire in August of this year. Even without a proper kitchen space, PIT Stop was abl...

KAMLOOPS - It's Addictions Awareness Week across Canada, which serves as an opportunity for people to learn more about overdose prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and discussion solutions for change. In Kamloops, a local man is sharing his own journey with addiction and recovery in hopes of inspiring o...

KAMLOOPS - Diabetes Canada is ending its textile recycling bin program in Kamloops and the Okanagan, meaning people will have one fewer option when it comes to donating old clothes.Marcia Dick, the Solid Waste Reduction Coordinator with the City of Kamloops, says all ten Diabetes Canada donation bins across the Tournam...

KAMLOOPS - On Sunday (Nov. 24), thousands of Kamloops residents will line the streets of the city's downtown core to catch this year's Santa Claus Parade. The festivities hosted by the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association and Thompson Rivers University will see 60 floats make their way from the corner of S...