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Kamloops woman who fought for police accountability following son's Taser death passes away
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman who fought for justice and police accountability after her son died from being Tasered by police at the Vancouver Airport in 2007 has now passed away. Zofia Cisowski became...
Nov 28, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Big Bear Child & Youth Advocacy Centre support moving forward, with practice model in Kamloops to begin in January
KAMLOOPS - In order to help children who have been abused or mistreated in Kamloops find the support services they need, a trial run of a new centre proposed to keep everything under one roof will be ...
Nov 27, 2019 (Image Credit: Big Bear Youth & Advocacy Centre / Facebook)
Kamloops advocacy groups speak out against gender-based violence
KAMLOOPS - Gender-based violence is an epidemic throughout communities all over the world. From November 25 to December 10, there's an international campaign called the 16 Days of Activism Against Gen...
Nov 26, 2019 Image Credit: Government of Canada
Barb's Used Book Sale keeps Kamloops Symphony Orchestra funded for over 22 years
KAMLOOPS - Like the time change, it happens every spring and every fall in Kamloops. It's Barb's Used Book Sale, and it's the most crucial fundraiser the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra hosts. While the l...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Violence against women underreported in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It's a global call for people to take a stand against all forms of violence on a daily basis. In Kamloops, many wom...
Nov 25, 2019
Seniors practice balance, mobility and strength through gymnastics program
KAMLOOPS - Every Thursday, a group of seniors gather at the Kamloops Gymnastics Trampoline Centre. They are six weeks into a ten-week Seniors Can Move program, which has come to Kamloops thanks to a g...
Nov 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Operation Red Nose launch celebrates 25 years of PacificSport Interior BC
KAMLOOPS - Operation Red Nose has been getting holiday revelers home safely for 22 years. As the campaign enters its 23rd year, it's celebrating the success of host organization, PacificSport Interior...
Nov 20, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
A Way Home Kamloops looking for community support for Campout event
KAMLOOPS - There's less than a month until A Way Home Kamloops's Campout to End Youth Homelessness. The event challenges members of the community to spend a night living outside. That experience gives...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Local Teamsters division among voices calling for safer working conditions
KAMLOOPS - About 3,200 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have gone on strike, including at the CN Railyard here in Kamloops. Around 130 members of the local division have been rotating t...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Date set for Kamloops performing arts centre referendum
KAMLOOPS - This afternoon, the city council made it official - the citizens of Kamloops will decide if the city will borrow $45 million to help fund the proposed Centre for the Performing Arts on Apri...
James Peters Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: File Photo
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