Tag Archives: Community
Kamloops elementary school students receive special advice from nearby seniors
KAMLOOPS - What advice would you give to a 12-year-old version of yourself? That's the question that was posed to residents of Ridgeview Lodge, a seniors care home on the North Shore. Those same resid...
Sep 24, 2021
Take Back the Night kicks off in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - For almost 40 years, Take Back the Night has brought awareness to the issue of sexualized violence. This year, the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre decided to change up the local ...
Sep 23, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops' new executive director really excited about Katherine's Place project
KAMLOOPS - It's been a tumultuous ten months for A Way Home Kamloops.However, with the recent announcement of a partnership to build a 39-unit housing facility and the appointment of a new executive d...
Sep 22, 2021
Nanaimo man arrested after pointing suspected loaded, prohibited handgun at teenagers
NANAIMO - Local Mounties arrested a man who they believe pointed a loaded handgun at a vehicle with four people inside as they drove past on Departure Bay Rd.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened on...
Sep 21, 2021
Greens' Currie laments electoral process while local Liberal dodges questions about first-past-the-post
KAMLOOPS - "It's a great process. I wish our government allowed it to work for Canadians, rather than working for politicians," Green Party candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, Iain Currie says.Fr...
Sep 21, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop considerably on mid island
NANAIMO - While 80 new COVID cases were announced for the mid-Island region, the number of cases considered active regionally dropped considerably.Data from Island Health published on Monday, Sept. 20...
Sep 20, 2021
Rotary Food Drive collects over 22 tonnes of non-perishable items for the Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, the Rotary Food Drive took place across Kamloops. Thousands of yellow bags full of non-perishable food were collected by hundreds of Kamloops Rotary volunteers. "We receiv...
Sep 20, 2021
Annual Terry Fox Run goes virtual, new fundraising options available
NANAIMO - While Terry Fox runs across Canada look a lot different again this year for the 41st annual event, there are easy ways to donate toward cancer research.A virtual event Sunday, Sept 19 involv...
Sep 19, 2021
Kamloops Food Bank gearing up for Fall Rotary Food Drive Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank is a beehive of activity this week, preparing to accept thousands of pounds of donations for the bi-annual Rotary Food Drive. "People have to eat every day. It's a ba...
Sep 17, 2021
Kamloops family keeps raising funds for Terry Fox Run through iced tea stand
KAMLOOPS - Cai McLean is becoming accustomed to his yearly interviews."It looks like I'm going to be on the news again this year," Cai says, to start his interview with CFJC Today.The media attention ...
Sep 17, 2021
