Tag Archives: Community
Disagreement on Dallas Drive frustrates residents, splits Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday night (Dec. 16), Kamloops city council voted to discharge a covenant on a property along Dallas Drive. The covenant, which was put in place over two decades ago, prohibited certa...
Dec 16, 2020
Operation: Secret Santa ready to deliver hundreds of gifts to seniors
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of seniors who may be feeling lonely this Christmas will be given a little extra cheer next week. The Kamloops Centre for Seniors Information (CSI) has gathered supplies for more t...
Dec 16, 2020
Legalized: A look at the retail cannabis industry in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - On October 17th, 2018, Canada became the first G7 country in the world to legalize recreational and medicinal cannabis. While other provinces were more prepared for the rollout of legal wee...
Dec 15, 2020
More than 500 care package purses collected for women's shelter donation
KAMLOOPS - For the past three years, a Kamloops woman has collected purses filled with essential items for women in need - and this year's campaign has gathered more than 500 of the stylish care packa...
Dec 15, 2020
Record campout fundraiser highlights community impact of late A Way Home Kamloops founder
KAMLOOPS - Friday evening's (Dec. 11) campout was a fundraising success for A Way Home Kamloops, but there were mixed emotions running through volunteers and event organizers. The organization's 33-ye...
Dec 14, 2020
Kamloops residents step up and provide Christmas gifts for women and children fleeing violence
KAMLOOPS - The Family Stepping Stones program run by the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society gives women fleeing violence a supportive long-term place to live while they seek a new start for t...
Dec 14, 2020
Week in Review — Week of December 7, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, a community is in mourning after the death of A Way Home Kamloops Executive Director Katherine McParland. A COVID-19 testing site has been set up at Sun Peaks.And...
Dec 14, 2020
Photographer comes across monolith in hills of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A global trend has found its way to Kamloops, as a local photographer came upon a monolith structure in the Bachelor Heights grasslands area this morning (Dec.13). Matt Lazzarotto says he a...
Dec 13, 2020
Update: Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness raises more than $100,000
KAMLOOPS - Participants in the annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness Friday evening (Dec. 11) have raised more than $108,000 for A Way Home Kamloops. Fundraisers who took part camped in their own ...
Dec 13, 2020
Week in Review — Week of November 30, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, a Merritt family's terrifying journey with COVID-19. New guidelines as dance studios are back open for in-person classes. And getting into the Christmas spirit wi...
Dec 12, 2020
