Tag Archives: Community
Supports offered, education encouraged in wake of Kamloops Residential School burial site discovery
TK'EMLUPS - Throughout the region there are audible, visible signs of support for Indigenous communities in grieving after the discovery of 215 child burial sites near the former Kamloops Indian Resid...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops citizens encouraged to Go By Bike this week
KAMLOOPS - This week is Go By Bike Week across BC. The not-for-profit event encourages British Columbians to ditch their daily drives and hop on a bicycle instead, to help promote health and wellness,...
May 31, 2021
Dr. Henry preaches caution despite dropping COVID cases
NANAIMO - While the number of COVID-19 cases in B.C. and Island Health continues to fall, the ongoing pandemic is far from over. "It is with very mixed emotions I stand here today," Dr. Bonnie Henry s...
May 31, 2021
SD68 says students understand the need to 'take action to make a difference'
NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...
May 31, 2021
Adopt-A-Road/Trail returns for 2021
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops can resume its Adopt-A-Road/Trail program on Tuesday (June 1) after being suspended the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Since its inception in the 1980s, the...
May 31, 2021
'They're going to visit their friends:' local therapy dogs honoured for work in schools, care homes
NANAIMO - Three local therapy dog handlers and their four-legged companions were recently recognized for making a true difference in their community.Jim Bell, Beth Clarke-Gilman and Linda Omen were al...
May 30, 2021
IH setting up vaccine clinics for 12 and up in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - Rural communities within Interior Health can expect COVID-19 vaccine clinics for adults receiving their second doses, and residents 12 and up receiving their first.IH listed communities suc...
May 29, 2021
'It's almost like a plane crash': Secwepemc people grieve after remains found near former residential school
TK'EMLUPS - Community members, survivors and chiefs from around Secwepemculew gathered today to honour the hundreds of lives lost - now found in the grounds surrounding the former Kamloops Indian Resi...
May 28, 2021
Conservation officers search for black bear strolling through Nanaimo streets
NANAIMO - A solitary, young black bear took an impromptu tour in Nanaimo's university district area.An initial report from the Buttertubs Marsh area was made to NanaimoNewsNOW and the BC Conservation ...
May 28, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop, 500,000 first doses administered in Island Health
NANAIMO - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Island Health has led to a swift drop in active cases. Island Health confirmed 83 active cases on Friday, May 28, down from 92 the day before. Active case...
May 28, 2021
