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How Kamloops community health clinics are redefining health care

By Dustin Godfrey ● Analysis ● September 19, 2023

Kamloops’ Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) say the community-run model is proving successful. But barriers remain to getting more of these clinics off the ground.

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Propolis Housing Cooperative seeks to build lasting community in Kamloops

By Lyssa Martin ● In-depth ● September 12, 2023

Propolis Housing Cooperative is a local example of how housing co-ops can offer community-centered solutions to the housing crisis.

This most important document in Kamloops’ history

By Lyssa Martin ● In-depth ● August 22, 2023

The history behind The 1910 Memorial of the Interior Chiefs to Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the fight for justice.

A man wearing black with black glasses and a beard stands with the mountains and river in the background.

Behind the scenes of Kamloops’ (Tk’emlúps) emergency response

By Marissa Tiel ● In-depth ● August 8, 2023

With ‘cascading emergencies’ fuelled by the climate crisis, emergency preparedness managers are being forced to adapt.

A lone bird sits on a branch surrounded by smokey skies.

Meet the volunteers behind Kamloops’ largest online wildfire group

By Kyra Grubb ● In-depth ● August 1, 2023

The volunteer-led Facebook group, Kamloops Area Fire Watch, helps organize information disseminated by BC Wildfire Services and the TNRD.

A male and female volunteer stand behind the counter at a resource centre in Kamloops where unhoused folk frequent to escape the heat.

Collaboration is key for support when high heat threatens Kamloops’ most vulnerable

By Kyra Grubb ● In-depth ● July 18, 2023

We spoke with the city and community resources to learn how they collectively care for Kamloopsians during high heat.

This volunteer-run community group retrieves stolen bikes in Kamloops

By Breanne Massey ● In-depth ● July 11, 2023

With bike thefts increasing by 28 per cent over the last five years, Stolen Bikes Kamloops uses creative solutions to reunite bikes with their owners.