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More UBCO students seeking help for groceries
Students at UBC Okanagan have been seeking and getting more support from the University's food…
Central Okanagan food bank serves record numbers this Thanksgiving
Central Okanagan Food Bank locations served a record number of residents over the Thanksgiving season,…
Penticton food bank thinking outside the box
The Penticton Food bank was thinking outside-the-box this holiday season in order to meet growing…
Performers, schedule announced for CP Holiday Train stops in Shuswap, South Thompson
After two years of cancellations due to the COVID pandemic, the CP Holiday Train is…
Inflation pushes demand at Central Okanagan food bank to historic level
With the rising cost of fuel, food and rent, the Central Okanagan Food Bank has…
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan pilot flies to Castlegar to grab essentials for local food banks
Families who count on the food banks in Oliver and Osoyoos won’t be without milk…
Okanagan pet food bank struggling to keep up with demand in pandemic
A little more than a year after a pet food bank opened in Kelowna, demand…
Summerland maple syrup producer combines charity with entrepreneurship for Christmas
Roch Fortin is making some sweet deals for local food banks this Christmas season. The…
Pet food banks in Kamloops, Kelowna see dramatically different demand during pandemic
A Kamloops pet food bank is up and running after a few weeks off, but…
Artwork honouring a Kamloops nurse turns into food bank fundraiser
Life as a registered nurse at Royal Inland Hospital has proved to be trying for…
Kelowna Jaycees move food bank fundraiser online
Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kelowna is adapting to the current measures of social distancing by…
City of Kelowna wants to cut down on donations to its homeless campers
About 350 kilograms of food and other material are thrown out each day from the…
Food bank for pets reopening in Kamloops
A Kamloops food bank dedicated to helping pet owners in need will be launching its…
Kamloops girl uses 12th birthday to focus on feeding the hungry
KAMLOOPS – Most kids think about what they can get for their birthdays, but this…
Central Okanagan Food Bank stocked with thousands of healthy snacks for kids
KELOWNA – Kelowna kids facing food insecurity will receive a major helping hand this summer.…
New art installation in Kamloops raising money to combat hunger
KAMLOOPS – A new art installation in Riverside Park hopes to remind everyone how important it…
Central Okanagan Food Bank executive director moves on
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Community Food Bank is looking for a new executive director.…
Free pet clinic coming to Kamloops on Sunday
KAMLOOPS — Four Paws Food Bank will be bringing back their free vet and wellness…
How a food bank is helping homeless pet owners in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It’s a situation she thought she’d never be in — especially with two…
Kamloops Polar Bear Swim set to ring in new year
KAMLOOPS – If you want to celebrate 2018 with an icy dunk in the South…
Kamloops man starting project to help people produce and preserve food
KAMLOOPS – When Matt Padze sees a weed-filled lot in Kamloops, he sees the opportunity…
$25,000 to fund Central Okanagan food production for food bank
KELOWNA – Grab those gardening gloves and bring a shovel, because a grant from the…
Pay off your parking tickets during Food for Fines week in Vernon, and the money will go to charity
VERNON – Vernon has come up with a way to help you feel good about…
Record demand met with record generosity at Vernon’s Salvation Army food bank
VERNON - It was a record year for the Salvation Army in Vernon in more ways than one. This year’s annual food bank fundraising drive surpassed all records set during the Salvation Army’s past 110 years in Vernon, Capt. Jean-Curtis Plante says in a media release. Donations reached nearly $458,000 during the Christmas Hope Campaign,...