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B.C. seniors’ advocate presents findings and gets third degree in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – Seniors will not be content to merely enjoy the sunset phase of their lives and will be very vocal about what they need and deserve if the reaction to a presentation by the B.C. seniors advocate today is any indication. Advocate Isobel Mackenzie hosted a town hall meeting at the Seniors Centre for...

Kamloops seniors centre asking to serve alcohol longer on Sundays

KAMLOOPS – The Centre for Seniors’ Information Activity Centre is asking the city to extend its Sunday liquor licence from 9 p.m. until midnight. Every Sunday night the seniors’ activity centre hosts dances and executive assistant Brandi Allen explains the dances go until at least 11 p.m. so they’d like to keep the bar open...

Kamloops senior centre wants votes to help win competition

KAMLOOPS - The Centre for Seniors Information activity centre is hoping a few votes will help them get the funds they need to help create an inclusive performance program. The Centre for Seniors Information has again entered the Aviva Community Fund competition, this time in an effort get backing for an ‘inclusive performance’ program. In...

ELECTION 2015: Seniors hosting next federal all candidate in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – The Centre for Senior’s information will be hosting the next Kamloops federal election all candidates debate. The forum will be taking place Wednesday, Oct. 7, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Centre for Seniors Information activity centre at 9A 1800 Tranquille Rd. in the Brock Shopping Centre. The Senior Centre's executive...

Unique Kamloops project aims to bridge generation gap

KAMLOOPS – Cooking, baking, canning and preserving were once necessities of a bygone era, at risk of being lost in a generation of iPads and Instagram, but a growing organization in Kamloops is trying to ensure those skills and lessons can be passed on to a new generation. The Centre for Seniors Information has been...

Province promises funding for senior kitchen

KAMLOOPS – A unique concept connecting seniors with their greater community is getting some support from the province. The province kicked in $150,000 to support a neighbourhood kitchen that will provide meals in Kamloops to seniors and non-seniors, alike. The funding will go to the Centre for Seniors Information to expand its kitchen space. Currently,...