disability
Kamloops woman relies on community, art sales to survive on disability income
Karla Pearce sits on a chair in her small apartment suite surrounded by cupboards stuffed…
B.C. deafblind man denied interpreter wins human rights complaint
A B.C. man who is deafblind has won a Human Rights Tribunal complaint after the…
Social work degree gives Kamloops woman skills to advocate, but not employment
Trish Rhode has been advocating for herself for twenty years, and having a degree in…
After isolation, lack of activities, Kamloops special needs kids to get new playground
Those who live with developmental disorders were hit especially hard by the social changes that…
Okanagan student wins first round in HRT case over flashing lights in school performance
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled a case against an independent Okanagan school can…
New clinic in Vernon hopes to catch missed FASD diagnoses among adults, including inmates
VERNON – A new clinic in Vernon is filling a province-wide gap for adults struggling…
This is why Penticton needs a detox centre
"THEY'RE NOT THROWAWAY PEOPLE." PENTICTON - A young man leaves a detox centre in Kelowna and heads home to Penticton—a taxi ride, a bus ride and walk away. His body is rid of the alcohol it was so dependent on only a week ago; now’s an opportunity for him to start fresh, get a job...
Two panhandlers get off with community service
PENTICTON - Two Penticton men charged for panhandling were each sentenced to an absolute discharge after completing community service. Jordan B. Ricketts and Erwin A. Sedlmeier were both charged with one count of soliciting a person in a vehicle after panhandling at an intersection in Penticton earlier this year. Both men completed 15 hours of...