Tag Archives: People

KAMLOOPS - In 1995, Bike to Work Week began in Victoria and drew around 500 participants who hoped to raise the profile of commuter cycling.Twenty-seven years later, the event has spread across B.C. a...

KAMLOOPS - A regional mental health and substance use professional based in Kamloops was honoured for her contributions to improve the wellbeing of people who use substances. Amanda Lavigne received t...

KAMLOOPS - Almost eleven months ago, six regional United Way organizations across the province became a single entity - United Way BC (UWBC). "It now covers, serves most of British Columbia," UWBC Pre...

KAMLOOPS - With a perfect record on the line, the Kamloops Blazers are in Langley tonight (May 10) taking on the Giants. After a sweep of the Spokane Chiefs, the Blazers won the first two games of the...

KAMLOOPS - On the first weekend of June, back in 2019, the 300-block of Victoria Street was shut down for a block party and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. After a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, bo...

KAMLOOPS - Fighting wildfires is a tough, physically demanding job. Long days, little sleep and few comforts await those who choose to battle blazes that ignite in the vast tracts of forest that exist...

KAMLOOPS - After an almost three-year hiatus, Kamloops' favourite craft beer festival is making its return next month. BrewLoops is back on May 28 for what organizers are calling a more "intimate" ver...

KAMLOOPS - The latest census data from Statistics Canada shows between 2001 and 2021, the population aged 85 years and older in Canada has doubled - with another surge expected by 2050. On a smaller s...

KAMLOOPS - Work is progressing at Riverside Park, where the City of Kamloops has undertaken a flood mitigation project along the Rivers Trail. A large portion of the park has been closed to the public...

KAMLOOPS - Parents from Moms-Stop-the-Harm gathered this afternoon (Apr. 14) to continue bringing much needed attention to the crisis that claimed the lives of their sons. Six years have passed in whi...