Tag Archives: Community
Kamloops Museum and Archives hosting military history tours with local focus
KAMLOOPS - It is Canadian military history, with a Kamloops lens. A series of tours hosted by the City's Kamloops Museum and Archives over the next week and a half gives residents a chance to learn mo...
Nov 01, 2024
Kamloops to receive Remembrance Day fly-past from 410 Squadron CF-18 jets
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents can look to the sky this Remembrance Day, as the city is going to have an official military flyover this year. An official military fly past wasn't originally on the agen...
Nov 01, 2024
Veteran support fundraising through annual poppy campaign returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Legion's Poppy Campaign is underway across the city, with donations being gathered for veteran support initiatives. The annual campaign is focused on local Legion branche...
Oct 31, 2024
Second annual Nicholas' Run for Youth Mental Health taking place Saturday
KAMLOOPS - This weekend, Kamloops residents will lace up their running shoes for Nicholas' Run for Youth Mental Health. It's the second year of the 5-kilometre walk/run event, which was founded in mem...
Oct 31, 2024
Kamloops United Church preschool operations not returning after fire restoration work
KAMLOOPS - One of the oldest preschools in the province, run out of the Kamloops United Church building, is set to close. Administrators and the board of the preschool say the move was unexpected, whi...
Oct 30, 2024
Growth of food insecurity underlined in national report, reflected at Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - A new report authored by Food Banks Canada is showing food bank usage has reached the highest number in Canadian history, with more than two million monthly visits reported this year. The H...
Oct 29, 2024
Cell phone dead zone in Paul Lake, Pinantan area prompts calls for better service
PINANTAN LAKE, B.C. - In an area without cell service, landlines are still a common way to stay in touch. But some residents in the Pinantan Lake area haven't had either for nearly two weeks. Hugh McL...
Oct 28, 2024
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 candidate Joshua Gottfriedsen talks community safety, development projects
TK'EMLUPS - Election season isn't over in the Interior, with Tk'emlps te Secwepemc's (TteS) chief and council election coming up on November 9, 2024. Twelve candidates are in the running for Tkwenem7p...
Oct 24, 2024
First poppies given to Kamloops mayor, Tk'emlúps Kúkpi7
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of the official start of Canada's poppy campaign, the Kamloops Legion and ANAVETS representatives pinned the first poppy to Kamloops' mayor and Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Kkpi7 Wednesday af...
Oct 23, 2024
Kamloops-based Cans for Cambodia collects one-millionth container
KAMLOOPS - Each week in Kamloops, dozens of households that have accumulated cans and bottles for recycling call or text Shawn Pooley to haul away the empties. He's the founder of 'Cans for Cambodia',...
Oct 22, 2024
