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POLICE – Suspect arrested after cash and ciggies robbed from gas station

February 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

Police arrested a suspect Saturday night (Feb. 15, 2020) after a gas-station robbery. At about 8:40 p.m., Kamloops RCMP received a report of a robbery that had just occurred [Continue]

COMMUNITY – Mustard Seed reopens live-in support program

January 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Mustard Seed Kamloops has reopened a live-in support program, a 17-bed Men’s Sober Living Centre at the Outreach Centre at 181 West Victoria Street. The Centre will [Continue]

KAMLOOPS PRIDE – Second annual parade and festival set for Aug. 26

March 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

The second annual Kamloops Pride Parade and Festival will take place in downtown Kamloops on Sunday, Aug. 26. Following last year’s first-ever downtown Pride Parade, [Continue]

COMMUNITY – Pizza campout raising funds to help local homeless youth

December 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

More than 50 people will camp out in front of a Kamloops pizza store on Friday in support of homeless youth. Individuals, families, businesses, non-profits and even a couple [Continue]

COMMUNITY – Two Kamloops students presented with Youth Awards

July 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

A couple of Kamloops students have been recognized as outstanding community volunteers. Risa Murdoch is a leader in her elementary school’s composting program, and has [Continue]

COMMUNITY – What’s the big deal about volunteer work?

May 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

I KEEP HEARING from older volunteers that it’s getting harder to find younger folks to volunteer for civil society board work. When I tell people I’m on five boards, I [Continue]