Author: Submissions
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Venture Kamloops shares data
For local businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors, reliable data is imperative for informed decision-making. At Venture Kamloops, a new tool is helping stakeholders access and utilize critical insights. The Venture Kamloops Data Portal (available at data.venturekamloops.com) is a key resource for economic growth and community planning. Launched by Venture Kamloops, the city’s economic development agency, in partnership withCanadian…
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Disclosure and transparency
The creation of the Kamloops Chronicle newspaper has been a great experience in active community development. As both a life-long volunteer and retired CEO in the nonprofit world, it has been gratifying to work with a small group of volunteers determined to pool their skills and bring a newspaper back to the city. We started…
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Richard Alberts left a portion of his estate to establish a bursary for School District #73 students through the BC Interior Community Foundation.Kamloops restauranteur leaves legacy for local students
Richard “Rick” Alberts, a beloved w resident and restauranteur, has left a remarkable legacy to the BC Interior Community Foundation (BCICF), ensuring his impact on the community will continue for generations to come. Known for his adventurous spirit, culinary talents, and passion for helping others, Rick’s life story is as vibrant as the legacy he…
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Kamloops Adult Learners Society celebrating anniversary
Two thousand and five was a good year, especially if you were looking for an educational opportunity. Sue Holmes, President of Kamloops Adult Learners Society (KALS), is looking forward to celebrating the 20th anniversary of the society in 2025. She is particularly grateful to the 300 members, many who suggest topics for classes and volunteer…
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Medals won in Philippines
In early November the 2024 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Dragon Boat World Championships were held in Puerto Princess, Philippines. Team Canada was represented by more than 40 athletes completing in Junior, Senior, and Masters (40+ and 50+) categories and came home with fourteen medals putting Canada in fourth place overall, with four gold, six silver,…
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Kamloops has always been a newspaper town
LONG AGO, before there was a Kamloops Chronicle, a man named Michael Hagan decided Kamloops would be a good place to publish a newspaper. Hagan was a teetotalling entrepreneur who left Ireland in the late 1870s, soon landing in B.C. where he started a paper he called the Inland Sentinel in the Fraser Canyon in…
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Christmas choir brings joy to seniors
While decorating for Halloween I’m thinking about Christmas. Why? Because one of the best things about Christmas is the singing of old favourite songs and some new songs. I belong to the St. John Vianney Choir and the best thing about that is sharing our voices in song not only for our parish but for…
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You have to be a bit crazy
A look inside provincial politics As I write this (Oct 18th), we are one day away from finding out who our next government will be, and who will be our Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kamloops – North Thompson. In March of this year, I took on the role of Campaign Manager for…
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Addiction, trauma, and hope
I am in recovery from Drug Addiction.Overdosed one time on Fentanyl.I suffer constant pain. At the best of times, confronting Death is not easy.In the past 3 months, I encountered Death 7 times: 4 celebrations of life1 dog, Shitzu sad, putting down1 End of life, Do you qualify for Medically Assisted Dying—A Past Nursing student…
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Steelhead numbers on the rise
Our beloved “Best of Class”… in the WORLD fishery, the wild Thompson River Steelhead…has seen a bit of a resurgence this season. Every year the Albion Test Fishery (which is a boat, the Witch Doctor) puts their nets down twice a day at the mouth of the Fraser. They catch every species of salmon that…