Tag Archives: Community
Seven die in Nanaimo in October from drug toxicity as B.C. continues to set new records
NANAMO - October is now the deadliest month in our province's history for illicit drug toxicity.201 lives were lost last month, which equates to just over six people dying per day. Seven fatalities we...
Dec 09, 2021
Man sentenced for extended sexual abuse of young Nanaimo girl
NANAMO - Agonizing impacts of abuse at the hands of a once trusted family friend were highlighted during an emotional sentencing hearing.Robert Wayne Calvert, 51, had two years tacked onto an existing...
Dec 09, 2021
Salvation Army urgently pleading for Christmas hamper sponsors for Merritt families
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Salvation Army is making another urgent plea to residents to donate gifts for children 17 and under, and gift cards to purchase food.Following the Coldwater River flood in mid-...
Dec 08, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops preparing for virtual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness this weekend
KAMLOOPS - This weekend (Dec. 10-11), A Way Home Kamloops will be hosting its annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness. The organization has spent the past year advocating for policy changes concerni...
Dec 08, 2021
Norbrock Stadium and Tournament Capital Ranch receive international awards for turf management
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops was recognized internationally as the first Canadian municipality ever to win two prestigious Field of the Year awards from the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA)....
Dec 08, 2021
Volunteer Kamloops looking for Snow Angels volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The first real snowfall of the year arrived over the weekend in Kamloops and the Snow Angels program is putting out the call for volunteers.People who sign up are assigned to a senior or pe...
Dec 07, 2021
BC Interior Community Foundation commits more than $300,000 in disaster relief
KAMLOOPS - BC Interior Community Foundation announced it's received $300,000 to create a disaster relief fund for communities in the Interior that were severely impacted by heat, wildfires, and floodi...
Dec 07, 2021
Kamloops receives $1.8 million grant to expand organic waste program
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops announced it's received a $1.8 million grant from the CleanBC to support its expanded residential organics collection program starting in late 2023.The city's Curbside ...
Dec 07, 2021
Nanaimo nurses hop aboard international cargo ships to vaccinate passengers
NANAIMO - Life of a nurse is anything but normal, just ask a pair of Nanaimo health professionals handed a unique task.Shaylyn Salisbury and Johanna Chang are among a small team of Public Health nurse...
Dec 07, 2021
Attendees of Polytechnique vigil at TRU remember lives lost, acknowledge anti-violence work to be done
KAMLOOPS - It's been 32 years since the horrific shooting at cole Polytechnique in Montreal that killed 14 female engineering students. To acknowledge the anniversary, the Thompson Rivers University F...
Dec 06, 2021
