Tuesday, May 19, 2026

📰 News

Most east Kamloops taps are back to normal, but Barnhartvale is still waiting. Campbell Creek, Valleyview, Dallas, Rose Hill and Juniper Ridge have been cleared for normal water use after testing; Barnhartvale remains under a do-not-consume order, with a potable-water station near the landfill. (Castanet)

Fruit-tree season is coming, and GAP wants backyards on the map. The Kamloops Food Policy Council says its Gleaning Abundance Program is entering its 13th year after harvesting 14,911.8 pounds of produce in 2025. Property owners and volunteers can sign up for the new season. (CFJC Today)

A retired SD73 counsellor has been suspended by B.C.’s teacher regulator. Castanet reports Cinderella June Winter received a five-day suspension after failing to report a student’s sexual-assault disclosure and sharing unsupported cellphone-radiation claims with Grade 8 students. (Castanet)

The Coquihalla has been reshaping Interior travel for 40 years. The first Hope-to-Merritt phase opened May 16, 1986, and later phases linked Merritt to Kamloops and Peachland; current and former officials told Castanet the highway opened markets and shortened trips to the coast. (Castanet)

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🚨 Safety

The North Thompson search has become a presumed drowning investigation. Kamloops RCMP said May 18 that a 24-year-old woman is missing after her car left Schubert Drive near Birch Avenue on May 17; a 21-year-old passenger was rescued and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. (Castanet)

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📅 Events

The Lost Earring Project continues at the Old Courthouse. The art show and sale runs through May 30 at 7 Seymour St. West, with local artists turning donated jewelry into pieces and 50 per cent of art-sale proceeds going to the Kamloops Women’s Shelter. (Castanet)

BC Nature’s provincial gathering lands at TRU May 22 to 24. The Kamloops Naturalist Club hosts the AGM and conference, with meetings, a banquet and field trips built around the theme “Nature Where the Rivers Meet.” (BC Nature)

Fleetwood Magic plays Sagebrush Theatre May 24. The Fleetwood Mac tribute show starts at 7:30 p.m., with tickets listed at $59 to $64. (Tourism Kamloops)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

🚧 Highway 1 bridge work: DriveBC says bridge construction between Pacific Way and Summit Drive continues, with traffic reduced to one lane each way in the westbound lanes and overnight detours from 10 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. (DriveBC)

🚧 Highway 1 sweeping: DriveBC says eastbound sweeping continues between Grand Boulevard and Miners Bluff Road, with drivers asked to watch for slow-moving vehicles and crews. (DriveBC)

⛽ Cheapest gas: Regular is listed at 189.9¢/L at Costco on Versatile Drive as of May 18, 12:52 p.m. (Gas prices)

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