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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,...
CP Holiday Train stops in Kamloops today
KAMLOOPS - To some it is the moment that defines the Christmas countdown — just over a week to the big day — and to others it is simply a wonderful way to celebrate the season. Either way, today you can see the CP Holiday Train roll through the region, listen to some live music,...
Alberta’s oil patch woes hit home at Central Okanagan food banks
KELOWNA - Plunging oil prices and substantial layoffs in Alberta’s oil patch are making their mark here in the Central Okanagan through a surge in food bank use. Public relations director Ami Catriona says the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank, which has branches in Kelowna and West Kelowna, noticed an unusual uptick in requests around...
Vernon Food Bank looks to community for helping hand this holiday season
VERNON - The local food bank is calling on the community to help make the holidays bright for the less fortunate. The Salvation Army is launching its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign on Saturday, Nov. 21 and is looking for volunteers. “Christmas should be about celebrating, good memories, and family coming together,” Captain Jean-Curtis Plante says...
Kamloops area food banks receive record donation; labour council says more help still needed
KAMLOOPS - Generous donations and deliveries have helped local food banks this year, but according to the president of the Kamloops District Labour Council there needs to be a shift in government to meet the increasing needs of British Columbians accessing the food bank. The council participated in the Protein for People program, a non-profit...
Lots of work left in Cache Creek clean-up
CACHE CREEK – A large donation by a local union will help with the massive clean-up effort still needed in the small town of Cache Creek. “We want to put the challenge out to people to donate,” United Steelworkers Local 1-417 president Marty Gibbons says, adding people often have short memories. Once the national news...
Salvation Army adjusts Vernon thrift store staffing
VERNON - The Salvation Army is reducing the number of employee positions at its Vernon thrift stores as a way to put more money back into the community. It wasn’t an easy decision, says Captain Jean-Curtis Plante, with the Salvation Army, but it had to be done. The non-profit has been struggling financially since at...