Tag Archives: Community
Kamloops Food Bank increasing security after transport truck damaged by thieves
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Food Bank staff and volunteers arrived at work Monday morning (Sept. 14) to find one of their transport trucks had been seriously vandalized. With wiring cut out and tubes slashed,...
Sep 16, 2020
Adult spelling bee kicks off Raise-a-Reader campaign
KAMLOOPS - Literacy in Kamloops is ready for another Raise-a-Reader fundraising week - with community members testing their mettle at the adult spelling bee. 10 teams of four competed for the top spot...
Sep 14, 2020
United Way starting to sell tickets for this year's virtual Kickoff Campaign Breakfast
KAMLOOPS - The United Way's annual Kickoff Campaign Breakfast is not happening in person this year, but the organization that helps non-profits in the region is conducting an online event in a couple ...
Sep 14, 2020
Province expands recycling systems, approves coastal city bans on single-use plastics
VICTORIA - The B.C Government says a number of changes have been made to limit plastic waste pollution in the province. In a news conference today (Sept. 12), Minister of Environment and Climate Chang...
Sep 12, 2020
Week in Review — Week of September 7, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, how School District 73 is planning for the future in the midst of a pandemic. Under construction - Valleyview Secondary starts the school year attached to a const...
Sep 12, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Wouldn’t it be nice if politicians knew what they were doing?
POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN GETTING NEW JOBS from their bosses lately. MLA Peter Milobar is now the labour critic for the BC Liberals. He has no background in labour relations; his vocation is small-busines...
Sep 12, 2020
From biosolids to Class A compost: repurposing City of Kamloops solid waste
KAMLOOPS - A build-up of city biosolids has been given a second chance, with the processed material now being used as a soil enhancer around Kamloops. The City of Kamloops has partnered with Arrow Tra...
Sep 09, 2020
Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark
Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic. The feature, which has been known since t...
Sep 06, 2020
Week in Review — Week of August 31, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds begin to take flight. In the red for the first time in history as TRU enters the new school year carrying a deficit. And COVID-19 in...
Sep 05, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Time to stop being complacent about the threat of Ajax
JUST LIKE THAT, Ajax is back in the news.Abacus Mining and Exploration Corp. announced this week that KGHM, its senior partner in Ajax, has hired a new superintendent "whose duties will initially be f...
Sep 05, 2020
