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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
City of Kamloops auctioning off stolen, lost bikes
Around 100 bikes, along with office furniture, are going up for auction as the City…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The many lives of Mario Aragon, and the new one Vernon gave him
VERNON - When he was a kid, Mario Aragon’s grandfather nicknamed him ‘tiacuache’—Spanish for opossum—because the animals are said to have seven lives. Mario, now 53, has lived up to the moniker. His journey from the small Oaxaca village he was born in to Bill’s Place, an addictions recovery home in Vernon, has been a...
From drinking all day, to writing all morning: A conversation with Michael Pond
PENTICTON - Michael Pond, author of the new, bestselling book The Couch of Willingness spoke with Infotel News about his memoir on alcoholism and what he’s learned from his mistakes and redemptions. Here’s a look at what he had to say: Infotel News: Why did you decide to write a book about your addiction? Michael...