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Kamloops Food Bank
Demand for food doubles in three years at Central Okanagan food banks
The McDougall Creek wildfire added to the need to keep shelves stocked at food banks…
Lottery corporation helping Kamloops businesses, food bank with buy local campaign
A new initiative by B.C.'s gambling corporation could mean more food in the mouths of…
Food banks in Kamloops, Okanagan bursting with food heading into Christmas
Fraser Campbell did what anyone involved with food banks would love to do when faced…
Kamloops residents can donate food and get free fireworks
You heard of getting bang for your buck, but this week Kamloops residents can get…
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…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops public art display will let you to ‘lock in hope’
KAMLOOPS – You may be familiar with symbolic public art installations involving “love locks” that…
Here’s how you can run while eating donuts in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – If you haven't tried running with donuts, you'll get your chance next weekend…
Kamloops grocer sweetens Overlanders Day cancellation
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops grocer who was supplying pies for a pie-eating contest has donated…
VIDEO: Kamloops haunted house scares up food bank donations
KAMLOOPS – More than 2,000 lbs. of food has been donated to the Kamloops Food…
Rotary Club initiatives feeding hungry children in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A program to help feed hungry school children is coming to Kamloops. The…
Breakfast program gets Kamloops kids fed and ready to learn
KAMLOOPS – Almost 100 Kamloops kids would not eat breakfast every morning if it wasn’t…
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...
Help for Kamloops Food Bank arrives from Calgary
KAMLOOPS – A 53-foot trailer delivered $50,000 worth of reclaimed food from Calgary to the Kamloops Food Bank this week. The Calgary Food Bank, a strong supporter of nearby foodbanks, started donating to Kamloops roughly three years ago, and the Aug. 11 delivery came at just the right time for the local food bank. “They...
How you can give back to the community at Christmas
KAMLOOPS - The holidays are meant to be a time for celebrating but for many people the holidays are even more of a struggle. There are dozens of charities in the city that aim to help those who are struggling right now and throughout the year but here we offer a look at ones that...
Kamloops food bank raises nearly $40K for holiday season
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds flocked to catch a glimpse of the Canadian Pacific holiday train to watch Jim Cuddy and Tracey Brown perform, drink some hot chocolate and cheer on Santa Claus, but the holiday spirit didn't end there. The Tuesday evening event, set up to collect food and cash donations for the Kamloops food bank,...