Highway 1 Improvements Project groundbreaking

Conservative MP Cathy McLeod (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, BC) invites the media to attend the official groundbreaking for the Highway 1 Improvements Project between Monte Creek and Bostock Road, on Highway 1, approximately 200 metres east of Bostock Road, 30 km east of Kamloops. Call 613-993-0055.

National Restorative Justice Symposium

The National Restorative Justice Symposium will be held. The Symposium Banquet will include the presentation of the National Ron Wiebe Restorative Justice Award on November 14, 2011. Call 613- 992-7711.

Aboriginal Trades Forum 2011

The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council will organize the Aboriginal Trades Forum 2011 to provide local Aboriginal youth with information on careers in the trade and technology sectors and the opportunity to network with employers and educators. This year's forum is expected to draw more than 175 youth. It will include information booths from various industries, … Read more

Jack Layton to be in Kamloops, BC

NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) will deliver remarks at a reception for local NDP candidate Michael Crawford at St. Andrew's on the Square, 159 Seymour Street. Call 613-720-6463.

Announcement in Kamloops

MP Cathy McLeod, on behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, will announce Government of Canada support for a project that will help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Kamloops (171 Wilson St). Call 819-994-2482.