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WE DO RECOVER: Kamloops mother leaves life of crime and drugs behind
Looking at Kamloops mother Joni Reed it’s difficult to fathom how many years she survived…
WE DO RECOVER: Drug addicted Kamloops mom gets her life back
Jaimie-Lynn Burt is a cheerful, vibrant woman in her 20s who is raising three small…
Former TNRD director fighting for endangered steelhead trout recovery near Merritt
Steven Rice is trying to rebuild a once vibrant Steelhead trout fishery on the Nicola…
The smoke above West Kelowna today is a controlled burn
Thousands of people evacuated due to the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna…
Detox? Interior Health is trying to get you more help sooner
Politicians have been calling for more detox and rehab facilities in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
City of Kamloops auctioning off stolen, lost bikes
Around 100 bikes, along with office furniture, are going up for auction as the City…
Guitar stolen 15 years ago from country musician found in Vancouver pawn shop
A guitar that was stolen in 2007 in the Lower Mainland has been recovered 15…
Kamloops man gives back to city with experience from ‘both sides’
A man in a red shirt has been picking up used needles, scrubbing graffiti off…
Logan Lake dad fends off attacker from nearby men’s recovery centre
A Logan Lake resident is having a hard time sleeping and his wife is having…
Kelowna man who nearly died in Highway 1 crash slowly recovering
Four months after a fatal vehicle crash that claimed his brother’s life, Collin Morrison is…
Why these bursaries are only for recovering Kamloops drug users
One organization in Kamloops has a unique and effective way of helping recovering drug users…
Kamloops’s top cop blasts Logan Lake addictions centre for bringing homeless people into city
The spotlight is back on a Logan Lake addictions recovery centre, as the head of…
B.C. RCMP called to Nunavut to assist in extreme underwater recovery
The B.C. RCMP Underwater Recovery Team helped their counterparts in Nunavut recover a body in…
Ray of hope, big step forward for men’s recovery house in Kamloops
A men’s addiction recovery centre in Kamloops recently received some encouraging news. After a long…
Kamloops mom survives streets and drug addiction, thanks to community supports
A mother of four who spent 15 years struggling on the streets addicted to meth…
Interior farmer hit by flooding in both Merritt and Abbotsford
A farmer with plans to start a dairy farm outside of Merritt has suffered significant…
Penticton comes to terms with B.C. Housing on 54-unit housing with focus on recovery
Penticton City Council has given the thumbs up to B.C. Housing to build a recovery-focused…
Kelowna has fastest recovering airport in Canada
Kelowna’s airport has recovered faster from the COVID-19 shutdown than any other airport in Canada.…
Penticton man paralyzed for second time
A Penticton family is slowly coming to terms with a serious illness after Nelson Vokey became…
‘I am one of many great success stories:’ A Vernon man’s recovery from fentanyl addiction
Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in…
New recovery beds in Kamloops help ‘fill the gaps’ from drug abuse to employment
The B.C. government announced last week it is dedicating more than $13 million to recovery…
Things looking up for sick lynx recovering at B.C. Wildlife Park
A lynx that was taken to the B.C. Wildlife Park after it was spotted wandering…
B.C. will be safe-distancing and hand-washing for months to come, Dr. Bonnie Henry says
As the number of new COVID-19 cases slows, there’s more discussion about what easing B.C.’s…
COVID-19 recovery plans could differ across B.C.
Only two new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Interior Health Region in three out…