Tag Archives: Community
Kamloops council to re-visit possible park use for outdoor fitness classes
KAMLOOPS - Next Tuesday (May 18), Kamloops Council will further discuss the possibility of fitness facilities using city park space for outdoor classes. Councillors Kathy Sinclair and Sadie Hunter wil...
May 12, 2021
Dave Robinson Memorial Fund targets portable ultrasound machine for RIH
KAMLOOPS - Throughout this month the Dave Robinson Memorial Fund will be raising money for a new portable ultrasound machine at Royal Inland Hospital.Dave Robinson was a dedicated hockey player, and h...
May 12, 2021
KSAR and SRD K9s’ new home enters final stage in construction
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) and Search, Rescue and Detection K9s of British Columbia (SRD K9s) are close to entering their new home in the city.Wings Above Kamloops and the Cooper Fam...
May 12, 2021
Kamloops artists adapt acts for pandemic, hope for return to live events
KAMLOOPS - There's no business like show business. But, since the start of the pandemic, that business has been struggling. It's been nearly 14 months since most theatre and music performances were ca...
May 11, 2021
ASK Wellness pitches in to clean twenty Kamloops streets in twenty days
KAMLOOPS - Each year, when the sun heats up and the snow melts, a bounty of litter is revealed on city streets. Each year, different community organizations step up and clean up much of that litter th...
May 11, 2021
Two Brocklehurst schools placed on hold and secure while RCMP investigate threats
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 says Brocklehurst Middle School and Kay Bingham Elementary have both been placed on a hold and secure this afternoon (May 11). Kamloops RCMP media relations officer Cst. ...
May 11, 2021
Florentine president says staffing issues among reasons for giving up Complex Care License
MERRITT - The president of the Florentine in Merritt says choosing to give up the facility's Complex Care License was not an easy decision. "It's one of the more difficult decisions I've made. It cert...
May 10, 2021
B.C. records 20 virus-related deaths over the weekend, 1,759 new cases
VICTORIA - It has been another deadly weekend as the COVID-19 pandemic marches on. B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry is reporting 1,759 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, including ...
May 10, 2021
Rockin' River Music Fest extends pandemic postponement to 2022
MERRITT - For the second straight year, Rockin' River Music Fest organizers say the annual Merritt festival will be postponed. In a Facebook post today (May 10), Rockin' River says the event will retu...
May 10, 2021
Kamloops' ice cream scene growing ahead of summer season
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many of the summer staples Kamloops would normally enjoy, but the local ice cream scene has stood its ground - and even flourished. With two new ice cream ...
May 07, 2021
