FRIDAY NIGHT
FAMILY Fun with Literacy returns to Sahali Centre Mall Friday, Nov. 25, 6-7:30 p.m. Games, music, fun and crafts for children while adults can obtain play ideas that build happy, healthy minds and bodies.
THE TENNESSEE 3, representing Johnny Cash s backup band, are back in Kamloops Friday, Nov. 25 for a performance at Kamloops Convention Centre. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets, $20, are available in advance from Kamloops Live! Box Office.
THE SILVERCREEK Strings Band - Blu and Kelly Hopkins of the Shuswap - perform a mix of folk, blues and bluegrass Friday, Nov. 25 at the Westsyde Fellowship Coffee House, 2833 Westsyde Rd. Open mic for local performers. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., music at 7. Admission $5. No charge for entertainers.
Kamloops elementary school destroyed by fire to be rebuilt by 2024
Parkcrest Elementary School was gutted by flames in September 2019. School principal Cath Gorman says she and her staff are excited about the new school site after a year of teaching at a nearby elementary school.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 5:12 PM PT | Last Updated: January 27
Parkcrest Elementary School in Kamloops, B.C., was destroyed by fire on Sept. 5, 2019. On Monday, the province announced it expects a new, expanded Parkcrest elementary to open by spring 2024. (Doug Herbert/CBC)
Construction will begin on the new 510-seat school in the summer of 2022, with opening day expected to be in the spring of 2024. For its part, the Kamloops-Thompson School District will pay $300,000, while the City of Kamloops will contribute $2.5 million for the additional space required for the planned larger gymnasium. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian said the money will allow the school to go from the standard elementary size to a full-size, multi-purpose gymnasium. This not only benefits students, but would also be available for booking by community and sport groups, providing much-needed access to indoor recreation space in Kamloops, Christian said.
Ask anyone who grew up in Kamloops about McQueen Lake Environmental Centre and the response will invariably involve a broad grin and dreamy-eyed memories of discovering the wonders of nature.
The centre located 20 kilometres north of Kamloops has been a magical spot for 40 years and four generations of students. They all leave a little bit of their heart up there, said Kirsten McDougall, who was the centre s first, and for a time, only employee.
On Saturday, the centre s founders, its former and current staff and volunteers, and a few of its many, many fans gather at the beautiful locale to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
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