Tag Archives: Community
ROTHENBURGER: Three keys to the election in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST-turned website scribe Bob Price called to ask me who's going to win Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in October. He was putting together a look-ahead story for The Orca, the onli...
Aug 31, 2019 (Image Credit: Facebook / Cathy McLeod, Terry Lake)
Peer Ambassadors Network hoping to continue work on Kamloops North Shore after pilot
KAMLOOPS - The Peer Ambassadors Network (PAN) has made use of its lived-experience members over the last two months on the North Shore. Coordinator Glenn Hilke says the impact on the community has bee...
Aug 30, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
New non-profit in place to train working dogs from future KSAR base
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this spring, the Cooper Family announced recipients of the $40 million Wings Above Kamloops investment - including the BC Search Dog Association. However, after the association decl...
Aug 30, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Memorial bench unveiled in Riverside Park in time for International Overdose Awareness Day
KAMLOOPS - A bench now overlooks the South Thompson River from Riverside Park - awaiting curious, and heavy hearts. Sandra Tully's son, Ryan, died of a fatal overdose over three years ago, and today S...
Aug 29, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Garbage bins around Kamloops getting a makeover for a good cause
KAMLOOPS - A select few garbage bins around the city are getting spruced up - thanks to an initiative introduced by the city. Staff applied for and received a grant through the province's Ministry of ...
Aug 28, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen)
SD73 shows off newly renovated Westsyde Elementary School
KAMLOOPS - Classrooms are in various states of preparation at Westside Elementary School, as the building prepares to welcome students for the first time in 13 years. For the school's principal Don Po...
Aug 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops-Thompson School Board to prioritize capital investment in 2019-2020 school year
KAMLOOPS - There's just a week left for before students and teachers head back and hit the books for another year. For the School District 73 Board of Education, things get underway tonight as they'll...
Aug 26, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops transit headed towards an electric future
KAMLOOPS - It'll take some time, but in the future Kamloops buses will go electric, as part of BC Transit's low carbon fleet program. Announced last month, BC Transit says it plans to start buying onl...
Aug 25, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
WATCH: Thousands attend 3rd annual Downtown Kamloops Pride Parade
KAMLOOPS - The city centre was flooded with colour today, as LGBTQ2S+ community members, supporters, and allies took part in the 3rd annual Downtown Kamloops Pride Parade. Starting from Stuart Wood Pa...
Aug 25, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Kamloops-based production company utilizing $50,000 Telus Storyhive grant
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-based film production company has received a $50,000 grant for its next project. Alpha-Omega Productions was chosen through Telus Storyhive and will now be able to use the money ...
Aug 25, 2019 (Image Credit: YouTube / Muriel Sasakamoose: Kind Heart and Secwepemc Matriarch - Alpha-Omega Productions)
