Friday, June 26, 2026

📰 News

WolfPack hockey is returning through a Logan Lake partnership. Radio NL reports TRU has affiliated with the Logan Lake Miners of the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League, bringing hockey back under the WolfPack banner for the first time since 2014 and adding a women’s team. (Radio NL)

James McLaughlin met with Daniel Dow, still looking for answers about his sister Sherri. CFJC reports McLaughlin spent three hours speaking with Dow, who McLaughlin believes was responsible for Sherri McLaughlin’s 1993 disappearance, but Dow did not accept responsibility. (CFJC Today)

CBC reports Correctional Service Canada has confirmed Dow died while incarcerated at Mission Institution. (CBC)

Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club is trying to rebuild its younger ranks after years of coaching turnover. CFJC reports the club has about 15 competitive paddlers, down from past peaks of 30 to 40, and is using school field trips and summer camps to draw more young athletes to Shumway Lake. (CFJC Today)

The province says easing enrolment led it to reject SD73’s Batchelor Heights elementary school plan. Castanet reports Education Minister Bowinn Ma said updated forecasts now show a declining student population in the North Kamloops-Batchelor Heights area, while SD73 board chair Heather Grieve said trustees still need clearer answers from Victoria. (Castanet)

Canada Day fireworks are approved, as long as weather and wind cooperate. Castanet reports Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Ken Uzeloc told council the Riverside Park fireworks permit has been approved, with final conditions still dependent on safe weather. (Castanet)

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🏛️ City Hall

Opposition forms for the proposed Kamloops Search and Rescue hall are due by 4 p.m. Friday. Castanet reports the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is using an alternative approval process for borrowing up to $6.3 million over 20 years for its share of a planned joint KSAR headquarters and Kamloops Fire Rescue hall in Rayleigh. (Castanet)

Kamloops MP Frank Caputo is circulating a petition seeking federal help for the Red Bridge rebuild. CFJC reports Caputo hopes to collect at least 1,000 signatures this summer and table the petition when the House of Commons resumes in September. (CFJC Today)

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📅 Events

The Kamloops Highland Games are at Albert McGowan Park on Saturday, June 27. The Castanet listing says the 16th annual event is an all-day family-friendly celebration of Scottish culture. (Castanet)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

☁️ Friday is expected to bring a chance of showers with a high near 24°C, followed by another chance of showers overnight around 15°C. Environment Canada calls for a chance of showers Saturday near 22°C and a mix of sun and cloud Sunday near 22°C, with AQHI around moderate and sunset at 9:18 p.m.

🗺️ Local map pick: Cemetery Map. The City map lets you search Hillside Cemetery records and locate burial plots.

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🎮 Daily Game

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