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In photos: Kamloops honours lives lost on Overdose Awareness Day

By Justin Moore ● Community ● September 2, 2025

575 candles were lit on Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 30, in remembrance of those lost to the toxic drug crisis.

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‘I wasn’t sure what I was going to do and I was scared’: Kamloops addictions services offer a lifeline

By Eagle Andersen, Diego Machado & Dermot Lonergan Dermot Lonergan ● Community ● September 2, 2025

From detox beds to recovery centres and harm reduction, Kamloopsians face a changing treatment landscape.

Kamloops’ doo-doo dilemma: Residents call for cleaner trails and parks

By Macarena Mantilla ● Community ● August 26, 2025

Experts share why picking up dog poop is key to keeping pets, nature and wildlife safe and healthy.

How Secwépemc songwriter Jeremy Kneeshaw gives back

By Rebecca Owens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Secwépemc ● August 20, 2025

Through his Kamloops-based recording business, the mutli-instrumentalist and producer amplifies the power of music and culture by preserving it.

How Kamloops artists are creating new local spaces to showcase art

By Macarena Mantilla ● News ● August 12, 2025

A vibrant local arts scene is ‘well worth the investment,’ local artists and community builders say.

Kamloops Heritage Railway Society celebrates the ‘magic’ in reviving its beloved 113-year-old steam train

By Macarena Mantilla ● News ● August 6, 2025

Canadian National No. 2141 is considered to be one of the last trains of its kind and will be operating again by this winter.

A man is standing up with a hammer in his hand pointed above his head. he is dressed in a red shirt, has a plaid shirt, denim vest, blue jeans and cowboy boots. The theater light is shining on him as he keeps his pose. While in the other hand he keeps a small bag. The character is Red in the play Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer.

‘Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer’ pokes fun at the absurdity of land claims, and is as relevant as ever

By Macarena Mantilla ● News ● February 11, 2025

Director and playwright Kevin Loring used his personal experience to inspire the play, which runs at Kamloops’ Sagebrush Theatre starting Feb. 20.

A group of people together who are bird watching and members of the Kamloops Naturalist Club

Kamloops climate action advocacy groups you should know about

By Macarena Mantilla ● Community ● November 5, 2024

The Wren spoke to different Kamloops-based groups that focus on sustainability, the environment and climate action.

An image of the Kamloops Indian Residential School and attendees for the event of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

Tk’emlúps and City of Kamloops honour survivors for first collaborative Truth and Reconciliation event

By Macarena Mantilla ● Secwépemc ● October 1, 2024

‘In order for us to move forward for the next seven generations, we have to acknowledge the seven generations before us with history,’ Nikki Fraser, Tk’emlups te Secwépemc councillor.

Volunteers of the CIBC Run for the cure under a tent smiling.

Kamloops’ Run for The Cure seeking to raise $50,000

By Macarena Mantilla ● Community ● October 1, 2024

Kamloops will host their 28 Run for the Cure this October, hoping to raise $50,000 dollars to help Canadians with breast cancer.