News Items tag as: Kamloops seniors

Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty
August 01, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Not only are seniors in B.C. the fastest growing cohort, the risk of homelessness among low-income seniors is reaching crisis proportions, the effect of which can be seen in communities every day.
Kamloops man fighting to get mom with dementia into long-term care
April 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Kamloops resident Stewart Streifel has the power of attorney for his mother who has dementia.
Kamloops seniors learning new tech skills to connect with grandkids
April 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Not too long ago people connected and conversed with rotary phones, wandering great distances through the house attached to the wall by a long, coiled cord one could bounce during conversations.
'Enough is enough': Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform
March 04, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Many seniors are living below the poverty line in BC and a Kamloops woman wants to change that.
Kamloops seniors advocate seeing more lonely, socially isolated seniors
January 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A seniors advocate in Kamloops has seen a significant rise in loneliness and isolation in the past few years, a dangerous health problem that is growing across the country.
iN VIDEO: 'UNFATHOMABLE': Elderly Kamloops woman shuffled aside at care home
November 03, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Norma Matheson, at 87 and suffering from Alzheimer’s and cancer, is in the twilight years – maybe just months – of her life.
Dog service for seniors sees increasing interest in Kamloops
June 06, 2021 - 1:43 PM

A service that helps seniors look after their pets is attracting new clients and volunteers in Kamloops.
Kamloops seniors struggling more than most in dealing with the smoke that blankets the city
August 09, 2017 - 1:36 PM

KAMLOOPS - Like many demographics in Kamloops, seniors have seen many of their normal summer activities and traditions ruined by wildfire smoke. However, while most of us can hop in the car and head to a lake or a mountain campsite to escape the smoke, most seniors have been forced to sit and watch the summer go by.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Kamloops seniors

Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty

Kamloops man fighting to get mom with dementia into long-term care

Kamloops seniors learning new tech skills to connect with grandkids

'Enough is enough': Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform

Kamloops seniors advocate seeing more lonely, socially isolated seniors

iN VIDEO: 'UNFATHOMABLE': Elderly Kamloops woman shuffled aside at care home

Dog service for seniors sees increasing interest in Kamloops

Kamloops seniors struggling more than most in dealing with the smoke that blankets the city

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