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ROTHENBURGER: Some questions from a white dude about the death of reconciliation
THIS MOSTLY WHITE DUDE has some questions about the death of reconciliation.I ask these questions of those putting up the "Reconciliation is Dead" signs at the blockades, posting it on their websites ...
Feb 29, 2020 (Image Credit: Canadian Press)
Financial planners remind public of RRSP deposit deadline
KAMLOOPS - With the deposit deadline for Registered Retirement Savings Plans approaching on Monday (Mar. 2), financial planners are reminding people to get their deposits in. Between accessing advice ...
Feb 28, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
TRU, Kelson Group celebrate grand opening of first development for The Reach
KAMLOOPS - The Kelson Group's newest building is a 77-unit, five storey apartment complex located at Thompson Rivers University. Tenants began moving in in October and the apartments filled up quickly...
Feb 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Proposed seniors housing project in Aberdeen headed to public hearing
KAMLOOPS - This week, Kamloops city council voted to send plans for a new seniors housing project to a public hearing. ASK Wellness Kamloops, alongside BC Housing, is aiming to build 37 units of affor...
Feb 27, 2020 The proposed site for Cookie's Place, near the Maverick and Beijing Restaurant in Aberdeen. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Kamloops students using pink to promote kindness
KAMLOOPS - Since the first anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day in 2007, many school-aged kids in Canada have become aware of the lessons, and message behind the coloured shirts. Westsyde Elementary Grade 4 t...
Feb 26, 2020 Students posing in their pink themed Anti-Bullying Day photobooth at Westsyde Elementary School. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Kamloops RCMP engage with post-secondary students on the subject of pipeline protests
KAMLOOPS - It's a complicated issue, with no clear solution. The conflict between the Wet'suwet'en and Coastal GasLink has now spilled far beyond the path of the pipeline, grinding rail traffic to a h...
Feb 26, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
'They just didn't give up': Woman thanks Blazers alumni who helped during 2015 emergency
KAMLOOPS - On January 25, 2015, while traveling the Coquihalla Highway, Cathy Fitzgerald and her family stopped at the rest area near the old toll booth. What happened next can only be described as th...
Feb 24, 2020 Five years later, Cathy Fitzgerald thanks Don Hay for helping her Mom while she was having a heart attack. Image Credit: CFJC Today
Warmer days to follow light snowfall in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After about 2 cm of snow came down this morning, Environment Canada says the rest of the work week in Kamloops is shaping up to be snow-free. There is a chance of flurries tonight, and tomo...
Feb 23, 2020 File photo courtesy of Kent Simmonds
Snowfall warning issued for Hope to Merritt section of Coquihalla
MERRITT - Drivers taking the Coquihalla highway today are warned to be extra cautious - with a snowfall warning in effect. Environment Canada issued the warning this morning (Feb. 23) for the Hope to ...
Feb 23, 2020 Road conditions southbound at Zopkios Rest Area, near the Coquihalla Summit (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Blazers celebrate Memorial Cup success before falling to Calgary 6-4
KAMLOOPS - On a night where the Kamloops Blazers honoured their history, fans were treated to a glimpse into the future of the team. However, despite scoring three times in the third period, the Blaze...
Feb 22, 2020 Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers/Allen Douglas
