Local Journalism Initiative

Mrs. Globe Canada brings community-building message to Kamloops
A Calgary woman with roots in Kamloops made a two-day trip to the Tournament Capital…

Fundraisers launched for Monte Lake residents whose properties burned
A number of online fundraisers have popped up for residents impacted by the White Rock…

Kamloops residents, business owners raise concerns about new day spaces
Some residents are voicing their concerns regarding where new day spaces for the homeless are…

Plan your evacuation or you could regret your loss, says researcher
When a fire broke out near Mary Ann Murphy’s Westbank home earlier this month, she…

1 family, 2 deaths, 18 years of B.C. drug policy failure
It took Kathy Calder four years to put her sister Leanne Calder’s photo up on…

ALR housing rule changes delight landowners, confound administrators
The news that the provincial Agricultural Land Commission is relaxing the rules to allow more…

Man claiming judicial wrongdoing fined for not filing taxes
A New Denver man has been fined $5,002 and given one year to file outstanding…

Penticton Museum’s new exhibit honours syilx language keepers
The late Clara Jack is one of four people being honoured by the Penticton Museum…

syilx MMA fighter Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand says her Okanagan community keeps her going
Rylie “Coyote” Marchand travelled alone to compete in her latest martial arts tournament in Houston,…

Virus abundant in West Coast waters doesn’t appear to impact sockeye salmon fitness
A puzzling and contentious virus found in both farmed and wild salmon in B.C. waters…

Reality show ‘Jade Fever’ pulls plug amidst mining controversy with B.C. First Nation
After seven seasons, the popular Discovery Canada reality TV series, Jade Fever, aired its last…

‘Finding the Mother Tree’: Ecologist Suzanne Simard offers solutions to B.C.’s forest woes
Everything in an ecosystem is connected. A tiny sapling relies on a towering ancient tree,…

First Nation’s court victory sets precedent for equitable compensation
More than 90 years after the Lac Seul First Nation’s reserve land was flooded to…

Bear in the pool? Keep cool, says WildSafeBC
If you think temperatures above 30°C are hard to take as humans, spare a thought…

Kamloops Tim Hortons closes its doors after street-related incident
A North Kamloops Tim Hortons restaurant has closed indefinitely as a result of an incident…