Tag Archives: Community
ROTHENBURGER: We’re better off not knowing the answers to everything
AS MUCH AS HUMANS constantly pursue the unknown, I'm convinced there's a part of us that doesn't want to find the answers to everything. Certain things are best left as mysteries - otherwise, we'd get...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: Frame from 1967 film by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin
Silent struggle put into focus with PTSD Awareness Month
KAMLOOPS - June marks Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness month, which is one part of a growing push for mental health advocacy in modern society. Serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, or ...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Fundraising paramedics ride into Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After riding 400 kilometers, a procession of ambulances and nearly 50 paramedics on bikes has arrived in Kamloops. The third annual event, 'Tour Paramedic Ride BC' is raising money to put u...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops locks onto hope with newest public art piece
KAMLOOPS - Art, with a purpose. The latest fundraising campaign for the Kamloops Food Bank has been unveiled at Riverside Park. A permanent community art piece is now in place beside the South Thompso...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Save-on-Foods expands waste reduction program
KAMLOOPS - A goal that was expected to take six years has been met and exceeded in just six months by Save-On-Foods.The Western Canadian grocery chain cut its food waste in half over that period, work...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW
Kamloops commemorates sacrifices made, 75 years after D-Day
KAMLOOPS - Today (June 6), Kamloops gathered to remember the sacrifices soldiers made 75 years ago at one of the most significant battles of World War II. On this day in 1944, 14,000 Canadians landed ...
Jun 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent SImmonds
Kamloops Cricket Club wants you! (to try batting or bowling)
KAMLOOPS - Although it never really caught on in Canada, cricket is arguably one of the most popular sports across the planet. Now is also the best possible time be a cricket fan, as the Cricket World...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Air Tankers: BC's first line of defense against wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service has plenty of tools to use in its wildfire fighting efforts; maybe the most effective tool is air superiority. Each year, the Wildfire Service employs dozens of airc...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Blazers get glimpse into future at weekend prospects camp
KAMLOOPS - It was a weekend of futures for Blazer Hockey, as they held their annual prospects camp this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The camp involved a pair of ice times at Brock Arena, which se...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Army Cadets celebrate annual Ceremonial Review
KAMLOOPS - Established in the late-1800's, the Canadian Cadet Program still offers valuable training in a wide array of skills to young Canadians, free-of-charge. On Sunday, the 2305 Rocky Mountain Ra...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
