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Photo shows a vibrant garden with purple flowers, light green vegetation, and rocks. This is an example of a xeriscape garden.

How can we make our gardens more drought resistant?

By Shay Paul ● Community ● May 14, 2024

As gardeners in the Interior face high heat and persistent drought, here’s a list of plants and tips to help plan a drought resistant yard.

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Several people wearing red stand in the center of the photo. They all have their right hand raised and their fist clenched.

In photos: Red Dress Day fashion festival shows how the runway can heal

By Shay Paul ● Community ● May 7, 2024

Over a two-day fashion festival in Tk̓emlúps, nine designers were showcased to celebrate Indigenous culture and bring awareness to MMIWG2S+.

A line of women dressed in red all have one hand raised with thier fist clenched. In front of them, there is a man in traditional Indigenous regalia seated lower in the grass. The background is the iconic hoodoos located between the Tk'emlups reserve and the LaFarge bridge.

Indigenous fashion festival coming to Tk̓emlúps over weekend of Red Dress Day

By Dionne Phillips Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Community ● May 1, 2024

The event, hosted by an MMIWG2S+ awareness organization, will see nine designers showcasing their work in an airport hangar over May 4 and 5.

A photo of a sign with the Kamloops Partner Assisted Learning (KPAL) name and a small illustration of a figure reading a book.

Calling all teens: Kamloops Partner Assisted Learning is seeking volunteers

By Rebecca Owens ● Community ● April 30, 2024

How Kamloops Partner Assisted Learning is empowering teens to join the literacy revolution through new initiatives.

Liddy and Charlie are sitting behind a black table in a studio space. On the table are various containers and tools used for making beadwork.

Beading is helping two Indigenous artists reconnect to their culture

By Paige Kidder ● Community ● April 30, 2024

‘Getting into beading helps me think more about my culture and include that in my identity again,’ Indigenous artist Charlie Napoleon says.

Let your freak flag fly with Haus of Misfit

By Marissa Tiel ● Community ● April 2, 2024

From hosting night markets to creating a permanent base in a retail shop, Haus of Misfit owner Jess Santos has created space for misfits to feel at home.

Kamloops has something to cheer about

By Rebecca Owens ● Community ● March 19, 2024

As cheerleading returns to Kamloops schools, so does the ‘glue that brings all the students and athletes together.’

Meet the Modern Man Family Project, an organization helping men heal

By Hollie Ferguson ● Community ● February 13, 2024

The Modern Man Family Project works to fill gaps in men’s family resources and mental health in Kamloops (Tk̓emlúps).

Members of the event gather around a table talking.

What does the future of school food look like in SD73?

By Lyssa Martin ● Analysis ● January 16, 2024

An event at The Stir brought together community voices to brainstorm the road ahead for investments in school food in Kamloops. What’s next?

The Thompson River in the winter during sunrise

How the Interior Crisis Line Network lends an ear to people in need

By Lauren Kaljur ● Community ● January 9, 2024

The crisis line is seeing a surge in suicide and mental health-related calls and needs local volunteers.