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Southern Interior leading the pack in housing availability for seniors
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Thompson-Okanagan is leading the province in retirement units available for seniors, but…
Kamloops senior almost swindled out of $4,800
KAMLOOPS – Yesterday, a Kamloops senior had a close call with a pair of brazen…
Search crews find missing Kelowna senior seven kilometres from home
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crews hit the streets last night in Kelowna…
Spry 95-year-old donates her age in metres to fund Okanagan Rail Trail
VERNON – A local woman is donating her age in metres to help create the…
“It hurt my heart”: Armstrong woman helps homeless senior off the street
VERNON – It was a cold December day when Armstrong woman Brandi Mahood noticed an…
UPDATE: Search for missing Shuswap senior becomes recovery mission
SHUSWAP – The search for a Shuswap senior who went missing after a mudslide struck…
Kamloops senior scammed out of expensive necklace
KAMLOOPS – RCMP are searching for two suspects after a 93-year-old woman had her necklace…
Con artists swipe Kelowna senior’s wedding bands
KELOWNA – A pair of con artists targeted an Okanagan senior citizen and stole her…
North Okanagan woman pleads guilty to arson charges
An Armstrong woman charged for setting fire to numerous properties in the North Okanagan has…
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:…
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…
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,…
‘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…
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…
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,…