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VIDEO: Santa leaves sleigh at home, touches down at NRGH in a helicopter
NANAIMO - Jolly Old Saint Nick made an appearance at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) to spread cheer to children at Island hospitals.While this event was limited last year due to the pandemic...
Dec 15, 2021
Christmas Amalgamated seeking donations in final two-week push to Christmas
KAMLOOPS - We're now into the final two weeks before Christmas, and Christmas Amalgamated is still busy gathering toy donations and items to put together meal hampers for families in the Kamloops area...
Dec 14, 2021
Kamloops residents reminded to plan ahead to avoid drinking and driving
KAMLOOPS - Holiday gatherings are in full swing, and if you're planning on going out and enjoying an adult beverage, police say you shouldn't be getting behind the wheel. "Last weekend we sent out a p...
Dec 14, 2021
Dallas Elementary students gather toy drive donations for Kamloops Salvation Army
KAMLOOPS - The spirit of giving is alive and well at Dallas Elementary School in Kamloops.Students have been hard at work gathering toys and other donations for the Salvation Army's hamper campaign th...
Dec 13, 2021
COVID-19 relief cash to support events flows to Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Numerous events on the mid Island have gotten a financial boost from a provincial Covid-19 recovery program.$240,000 for mid Island specific events between July 1, 2021 and Sept. 30 2022 wer...
Dec 13, 2021
PIT Stop and Kamloops Daybreak Rotary provide more than 330 Christmas meals on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - For over a decade, the PIT Stop Program at the United Church has teamed up with the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak to provide a Christmas dinner for people in need in the community. Howev...
Dec 13, 2021
Prolific offender jailed for 'extremely dangerous' Qualicum Beach crime spree
NANAIMO - An erratic driver who rolled a stolen truck after entering oncoming Inland Island Hwy. traffic has been sentenced to 16 months behind bars.Sheldon James Johanson, 32, pleaded guilty to three...
Dec 13, 2021
Funding secured to sprout school based urban food farm in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo's old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools landed a $1...
Dec 12, 2021
Thompson Hotel seeing jovial response to Christmas toy drive for Merritt residents
KAMLOOPS - When the City of Merritt was evacuated nearly a month ago, many headed to Kamloops and took shelter at local hotels. One of those hotels, the Thompson Hotel downtown, has been hearing the h...
Dec 11, 2021
Toxic drug deaths in BC could surpass 2,000 before the end of 2021
KAMLOOPS - With two months of data still to come in 2021, British Columbia is already reporting the highest number of deaths in a single year as a result of an increasingly toxic drug supply.So far, 1...
Dec 09, 2021
