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‘Heart and soul’: Kamloops’ Santa Ken has no plans to hang up the red suit
Ken Moore, 75, has played the role of Santa Claus since he was 19 years…
Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty
Not only are seniors in B.C. the fastest growing cohort, the risk of homelessness among…
‘Cowards’: 82-year-old Penticton legion president, military vet assaulted
Four “cowards” who attacked an 82-year-old man who happens to be the long-time president of…
‘A spicy lady’: Kamloops fire department celebrates oldest team member
A beloved senior in Kamloops is being celebrated for her impressive 35 years of service…
Kamloops and Vernon seniors flex their grey power in fight for pension reform
About 40 senior citizens holding brightly coloured protest signs lined a sidewalk on a busy…
HOUSING CRISIS: Evicted Kamloops seniors suspect foul play by landlord
A Kamloops man in his 70s is looking for a place to move to with…
Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as ‘Grandma’ among city’s homeless
The people shuffling through the doors of a homeless shelter in Kamloops in the morning…
Why this 86-year-old BC man won’t get his driver’s licence back
An 86-year-old BC driver determined to get his licence back has failed to do so…
Senior dies after being swept into creek in West Kelowna
A 68-year-old woman has died after falling into a creek this morning in West Kelowna.…
UPDATE: Missing Penticton senior located
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Penticton RCMP say a missing 66-year-old man was been located,…
Elderly woman struck and killed in West Kelowna parking lot
An 82-year-old woman died after being hit by a pickup truck as she was walking…
Well known Kelowna senior dies just days before turning 104
A beloved Kelowna resident has died just shy of an incredible 104th birthday. Elsie Chandler,…
Former Kamloops caregiver jailed for 18 months for neglecting senior in her care
After pleading guilty in November for failing to provide the necessities of life for a…
‘Something broke’: Former care aide can’t explain two years of neglect of Kamloops senior
– This story was originally published April 5, 2022. A Kamloops senior is healthy and…
Family of emaciated, neglected Kamloops senior warns not to trust ‘the system’
While the courts deal with the woman directly responsible for severely neglecting a Kamloops senior,…
South Okanagan animal rescue connects aging cats with lonely seniors
An animal rescue is pairing up older cats with older humans to help with loneliness…
105th birthday celebrations looking brighter for Kamloops woman as pandemic restrictions ease
It's the elephant in the room, a question that many people are bound to ask:…
North Okanagan woman pleads guilty to arson charges
An Armstrong woman charged for setting fire to numerous properties in the North Okanagan has…
Con artists swipe Kelowna senior’s wedding bands
KELOWNA – A pair of con artists targeted an Okanagan senior citizen and stole her…
Kamloops senior scammed out of expensive necklace
KAMLOOPS – RCMP are searching for two suspects after a 93-year-old woman had her necklace…