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Meet Eric Van Stone, the archaeologist who stopped digging and started carving

Once trained to uncover the past, Chipped Stone Tools artisan Eric Van Stone now reshapes stone into functional blades.
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This Kamloops mental health team leads with compassion and it’s working, report shows
Now available 7 days a week, Canadian Mental Health Association’s Crisis Response, Community Led team has diverted 266 calls from local emergency services over the last year.
Your questions about Kamloops’ new water restrictions, answered
The city’s utility manager shares the ins and outs of the new water restrictions.
Memorandum of understanding and official community plan included in gathering in Sun Peaks
Leaders from the municipality, local First Nations and province gathered in Sun Peaks, marking ‘Skwelkwekwelt (Sun Peaks) Partnership Day.’
‘We heal through connection’: How students are turning away from substance use and toward each other
Through education, awareness and connection, students are Thompson Rivers University are supporting each other through substance use.
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Secwépemc sisters honour father’s dream with St’uxwtews powwow 
After years of setbacks from wildfires, flooding and the loss of their father to cancer, the Pierro sisters continue the powwow he envisioned, carrying his legacy forward with the support of their community and future generations in mind.
‘I’ve just done what needed to be done:’ New documentary features women on the frontlines of climate disasters 
Screening of Emergence: Women in the Storm by award-winning filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper brought local experts, researchers and frontline workers together for a community conversation.
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