Tag Archives: Community
Planning underway to invigorate downtown Kamloops with rotating pedestrian plazas
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council discussed plans to improve the streetscape and culture of the city's downtown core Tuesday (Nov. 17) with pedestrian plazas top of mind. A test run of the concept was ...
Nov 18, 2020
Longtime Kamloops resident leaves RIH Foundation and YMCA-YWCA with $100,000 each
KAMLOOPS - Local community member Joan Wilson has made a significant contribution to enhance the city she loved, giving $100,000 each to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation and the local YMCA-YWCA. I...
Nov 17, 2020
Neighbour to Neighbour program ready for errand requests during second wave
KAMLOOPS - With British Columbia experiencing a spike in new COVID-19 cases, a Kamloops volunteer group is offering to run errands for vulnerable community members or anybody who is self-isolating. Th...
Nov 17, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Two years in, how are City council newbies performing?
TWO NOVEMBERS AGO, a new Kamloops City council was sworn in. They took an oath to "truly, faithfully and impartially" carry out their duties.Four of the nine members of council were brand new to the j...
Nov 14, 2020
School District 73 increasing security measures around Beattie Elementary
KAMLOOPS - After an increase in problematic incidents along the Columbia Street West corridor, School District 73 will be improving security measures at Beattie Elementary. Concerns were raised by par...
Nov 10, 2020
Shelter spaces in Kamloops ready to handle seasonal increase
KAMLOOPS - With transition plans and beds at the ready, the Canadian Mental Health Association Kamloops branch and City Social Services have entered the winter shelter season with confidence. "Feels r...
Nov 10, 2020
Poppy campaign gathering community donations ahead of Remembrance Day
KAMLOOPS - To fill a fundraising void in the annual poppy campaign, several community groups have stepped up to donate to the local Legion ahead of Remembrance Day. Donations are down compared to prev...
Nov 09, 2020
Tk’emlúps to honour Indigenous veterans during virtual Remembrance Day ceremony
TK'EMLUPS - November 8 marked Indigenous Veterans Day across Canada, and while in-person ceremonies couldn't take place, Tk'emlps chief and council are making sure those who served are honoured. Come ...
Nov 09, 2020
Kamloops restauranteurs taking charge of new food hall within Spirit Square development
KAMLOOPS - A new food hall will be opening soon within one of the city's emerging developments on the North Shore. Earlier this year, ARPA Investments announced plans to bring a market-style food hall...
Nov 03, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: U.S. electoral college has similar advantages to our FPTP
AMERICANS VOTE TODAY for a new president as well as an array of local, state and federal representatives.They don't directly choose their president. That's done via the electoral college, a system tha...
Nov 03, 2020
