Tag Archives: People
Kamloops radio legend Stan Bailly passes away
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops radio legend has passed away.Stan Bailly, the former long-time co-host of the CIFM Morning Show, passed away on Saturday (Dec. 18), his wife Debbie announced on social media.Bail...
Dec 19, 2021
Great Nanaimo Toy Drive another rousing success with 500+ families helped
NANAIMO - The good people at the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive are celebrating a monumental year.They spent all this week collecting toys and building their "Santa Sacks", with the final bag of goodies bein...
Dec 17, 2021
Trim the Toy Room is back, benefits Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) provides support and trauma counselling to survivors of sexual assault. Tragically, sometimes those survivors are children, and in tha...
Dec 17, 2021
Province-wide health restrictions place limits on events/gatherings, sports tournaments cancelled
NANAIMO - Drastically rising COVID-19 cases in the province led to several notable public health orders to take effect Monday Dec 20.Dr. Bonnie Henry told a Friday, Dec 17 media briefing action is req...
Dec 17, 2021
Notorious Gabriola Island fisheries violator jailed following late night boat chase
NANAIMO - A banned angler with a lengthy and damning history of flouting fishery laws received a six-month jail sentence after he was caught red-handed in Vancouver Harbour.Scott Stanley Matthew Steer...
Dec 17, 2021
Four Kamloops secondary schools compete in a friendly food drive that benefits the food bank
KAMLOOPS - During the holidays, some less privileged folks might not have the resources to choose between luxury items like Christmas gifts and regular expenses like food or rent. This year, students ...
Dec 16, 2021
Local youth fiddlers once again take top spot in CBC's Music Class Challenge
NANAIMO - A local fiddling group of talented youth won top prize for the second straight year in a nationwide musical competition.Nanaimo-based Cross Canada Fiddle's Fiddelium topped the community/ind...
Dec 16, 2021
Report suggests food prices expected to rise in step with inflation in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the 2022 edition of Canada's Food Price Report was published.The report is a collaboration between researchers from UBC, Dalhousie University, the University of Guelph, and the U...
Dec 15, 2021
Marginalization, isolation contribute to the high number of toxic drug deaths in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Last week, B.C.'s Chief Coroner released the latest statistics on deaths as a result of the toxic drug supply in the province.So far, B.C. could see upwards of 2,000 deaths because of a tai...
Aaron Schulze Dec 15, 2021
Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim cancelled for second straight year
NANAIMO - A Boxing Day tradition at Departure Bay Beach has been put on ice for another year.Brad Ney, coordinator of the annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim, said organizers felt it was in the ...
Dec 15, 2021
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