Category: Community
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Good News Aug. 2026
Still more to celebrate in Kamloops this month! The Kamloops Courthouse Gallery Artisan’s Co-Op is proud to announce the successful conclusion of “The Lost Earring Project,” an inspiring initiative that raised $4,058 for the Kamloops Y Women’s Emergency Shelter. The Kamloops Chronicle collected Post-It Notes on a good news board at our booth during Canada…
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65,000 menstrual products headed to Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo
The United Way BC provincial drive surpasses collection goal, but demand for menstrual products continues to outpace supply More than 65,000 menstrual products are being distributed to organizations across the Thompson Nicola Cariboo region through United Way BC’s 2026 Period Promise campaign, helping improve access to essential supplies for people experiencing period poverty. The regional…
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The BC Wildlife Park’s splash park has been reimagined as part of the 60th anniversary. Photo by Olsen ImagingBC Wildlife Park marks 60th anniversary with major Rotary investment
The BC Wildlife Park is celebrating six decades of wildlife conservation, education, and community support while looking ahead to a new chapter with a reimagined splash park funded in part through local Rotary clubs. The park officially opened on Aug. 16, 1966, and has grown into one of British Columbia’s best-known wildlife facilities. The first…
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Photo by Maria CollinsKamloops’ mystery snake — the Rubber Boa
People living in Kamloops are fortunate to share the landscape with six of the nine snakes found within BC. We have two types of garter snakes, the fast (and well-named) Racer, and the impressive Gophersnake and Rattlesnake; however, the most ancient member of the Kamloops snake community is the Rubber Boa, which also happens to…
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Photo submitted by Open Door GardengateOpen Door Group’s Gardengate celebrates 25 years
For 25 years, Open Door Group’s Gardengate Horticulture Program has been proving that a garden can grow far more than vegetables. The Kamloops program supports adults aged 17 and older living with mental health challenges or addictions by offering a hands-on environment where participants build practical skills, confidence, and meaningful connections while working in a…
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Life changes when the skies turn grey with smoke
This morning, I stood at my window and searched for the hills. They had disappeared overnight. In their place was a wall of smoke, thick and quiet against the glass. Before I had taken a single breath outside, I felt my chest tighten. Some of that tightness was physical. Most of it, I suspect, was…
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The BC condo bailout: Who benefits?
This is part one of a planned three-part piece on the B.C. housing crisis. Parts two and three will appear in the following months. Some announcements land with a thud. Others land with a thud, then roll downhill, gathering debris. The federal and provincial governments’ June 2026 plan to spend up to $1.45 billion buying…
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Goodbye Weeds, Hello Straw: A Simpler Way to Garden
Master Gardeners are part of a network of not-for-profit associations across North America. Members share a common interest — a passion for gardening and a willingness to share (at no cost) environmentally responsible gardening knowledge within their communities. Operating under the umbrella of the British Columbia Master Gardeners, the Thompson Shuswap Master Gardeners chapter was…
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Meet Warren, the quiet hero who has never given up
We all have our ups and downs. An injury or illness can slow us down. In fact, there are people who stop trying to stay fit when they are disappointed by one of those. And when you are aging and get hit with two or three limitations all at once — say diabetes, a broken…
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Good News July 2026
Still more to celebrate in Kamloops this month! TRU ranks high on worldwide sustainability ranking. From the TRU newsroom: “Thompson Rivers University’s first appearance in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Rankings has placed the university among the world’s top institutions advancing sustainable development.In its inaugural submission to the THE Sustainability Impact Rankings, TRU…