News Items tag as: Remembrance Day

iN PHOTOS: Royal Canadian Air Force jets thunder over Kamloops
November 13, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The skies over Kamloops boomed with the thundering sounds of two military jets as residents gathered to paid their respects on a dreary Remembrance Day on Sunday.
Kamloops D-Day veteran, 104, reflects on wars past and present
November 11, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Living inside a warm and friendly retirement home on Kamloops' North Shore is a very remarkable man.
iN PHOTOS: How a military camp helped grow Vernon into the city it is today
November 11, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Soldiers trained at the Vernon Military Camp, now a cadet camp, during both world wars and helped grow the city into what it is today.
100-year-old year veteran in Kamloops reflects on war
November 14, 2023 - 9:00 AM

Zack Bourque is an incredible 100 years old, and a veteran of the second world war where he served in the army and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
More than a thousand gather for Kelowna's Remembrance Day ceremony
November 11, 2023 - 2:30 PM

More than a thousand people gathered around the cenotaph in downtown Kelowna for the Remembrance Day ceremony and parade.
Where to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies in Kamloops, Okanagan
November 09, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held in communities across the Okanagan and Kamloops on Saturday Nov. 11, giving residents time to pay respects to those who served the country during wartime, and remember those who died on the battlefields.
Local historian explores the stories behind the names on Penticton's cenotaph
November 06, 2023 - 1:00 PM

The Penticton cenotaph immortalizes the names of soldiers who were killed in the First and Second World Wars and a local historian has done some research to find the stories behind the names.
Community rallies for Okanagan legion following Remembrance Day robbery
November 13, 2022 - 1:12 PM

After Summerland’s legion was broken into and donations were stolen after its Remembrance Day ceremony, the community is rallying to help.
Why we remember: The Afghan War and the soldiers from the Okanagan, Kamloops who fought
November 11, 2022 - 7:00 AM

— This story was originally published in November, 2020
'Kamloops' squadron returns for Remembrance Day flypast
November 10, 2022 - 4:30 PM

Look to the skies in Kamloops on Remembrance Day tomorrow as fighter jets from 419 "Kamloops" Squadron return to conduct a flypast.
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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
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