News Items tag as: Red Cross

Canadian Red Cross still helping people affected by the 2017 B.C. wildfires
June 26, 2018 - 11:36 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Red Cross is still helping individuals and families affected by last year's wildfires in B.C. that forced 65,000 people from their homes.
VIDEO: Kamloops 'unrecognizable' due to wildfire smoke
July 19, 2017 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Communities across the province are being scorched by devastating wildfires, but the impact goes far beyond the immediately affected areas.
How much of your donation to the Red Cross goes to wildfire relief?
July 19, 2017 - 10:52 AM

KAMLOOPS - In times of disaster in our province, communities to come together and help each other.
Battling Ebola: A nurse's story
December 20, 2014 - 2:34 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As her family and friends prepare to have a white Christmas back home, Patrice Gordon will don a "spacesuit" in extreme heat and help patients infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

Canadian Red Cross still helping people affected by the 2017 B.C. wildfires