Sunday, July 5, 2026

📰 News

Several wildfires are burning around the Kamloops Fire Centre as hot, dry weather settles in. Castanet reports a fire near Boston Bar had grown to 44 hectares, with strong winds expected and BC Wildfire Service crews and helicopters working the area. (Castanet)

The Kamloops Street Rod Association has donated $40,000 toward pediatric care at Royal Inland Hospital. Castanet reports the gift will help the RIH Foundation buy items such as vein finders, phototherapy blankets and oximeters, with some funding also going to goodie bags for children visiting the Teck Emergency Department. (Castanet)

Kamloops-area MPs say private property rights will be a summer focus after a Lower Mainland Aboriginal-title ruling. Castanet reports Mel Arnold and Frank Caputo expect the issue to remain active before Parliament returns, while a separate Aboriginal-title case involving Kamloops-area land has been before the courts for more than a decade. (Castanet)

North Thompson leaders say rural communities need support before any new pipeline construction wave. Castanet reports Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell and other local leaders see potential jobs from Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline route, but want senior governments to help communities prepare for housing and infrastructure pressure. (Castanet)

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🚨 Safety

Clearwater’s emergency room has closures scheduled for Saturday night and Monday. CFJC reports Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital’s ER is unavailable from 6 p.m. Saturday, July 4 to 7 a.m. Sunday, July 5, and again from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 6, with patients directed to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during those windows. (CFJC Today)

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📅 Events

Watercolours & Wine runs Sunday, July 5. The Castanet listing has local artist Jenni leading a relaxed watercolour workshop for both first-timers and people with painting experience. (Castanet)

The Furious screens at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday, July 11. The Castanet listing has the film as part of the Cinema Passport series downtown. (Castanet)

Heartland Country Festival is on the Sun Peaks calendar for August 7 and 8. The Castanet listing has the inaugural country music festival at Sun Peaks Centre, giving readers a bigger regional summer concert option to plan around. (Castanet)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

🚧 Highway 1 has westbound paving between Stoney Flats Road and Old Ferry Road. DriveBC lists weekday and Saturday work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday, July 17, with the right lane closed, traffic control in place, expected delays and a 3.8-metre lane-width limit. (DriveBC)

🚧 Westsyde Road has bridge construction between Clark Road and Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road. DriveBC says single-lane alternating traffic and a detour over a temporary bridge are in effect through Saturday, July 25, with minor delays expected. (DriveBC)

☀️ Sunday is expected to be mainly sunny with a high near 28°C, followed by a clear night around 12°C. Monday is forecast to reach about 32°C, and the AQHI is low in the fresh staging.

🧭 Daily resource: MyNeighbourhood. The City map is useful for checking neighbourhood-level civic information without digging through the full citywide layer list.

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🎮 Daily Game

Squaredle — find words by connecting adjacent letters on a grid.