Wednesday, July 15, 2026

📰 News

Clearwater may help cover clinic costs as it tries to keep doctors in town. Four of the five doctors at Wells Gray Medical Clinic are expected to leave by September, while one new physician is due in late August. Mayor Merlin Blackwell said the district is looking at possible overhead or rent subsidies, potentially administered by a non-profit. The idea is new and no decision has been made. (CFJC Today)

The Pierro sisters are seeing through the St’uxwtews powwow their father dreamed of. They kept planning through wildfire and flood setbacks and after losing their father to cancer. The sisters now hope the gathering will continue with the next generation. (The Wren)

BC Hydro says Rayleigh’s flickering-light problem should be fixed. Residents experienced brief outages through late June and early July. Crews isolated the cause and shifted some neighbourhood demand to another circuit. Hydro said birds or trees can still cause fluctuations that last longer than a few seconds. (Castanet)

Kamloops will get its day with the Stanley Cup three days later than planned. Logan Stankoven’s hometown celebration has moved from August 13 to Sunday, August 16 because of a delay elsewhere in the Cup’s tour. The city is still planning the public event and has not released the details. (Radio NL · CFJC Today)

Three Kamloops Blazers prospects are heading to Hockey Canada’s under-17 development camp. Defenceman Mateo Ferreira and forwards Teagen Bouchard and Brady Ondrus are among 80 players invited to Oakville from July 17 to 21. All three were selected by Kamloops in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft and have signed with the club. (CFJC Today)

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🏛️ What Changed

Kamloops has adopted a new false-alarm bylaw that takes effect September 1. RCMP went to 840 alarm calls in 2025. The city says about 68 per cent were false, taking an estimated 590 hours of police time and costing more than $61,000. The new rules raise fees for repeat false alarms, add charges when officers must wait for a responsible contact, introduce fines and create an appeal process. Proven crimes and real emergencies will not count as false alarms. (City of Kamloops)

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🚨 Safety

Kamloops hiker Gursimran Singh has been found dead after a two-week search in Washington state. The 34-year-old was expected home from a solo trip to the Twin Sister mountain range on June 28. Searchers recovered his body July 12 from difficult terrain on the north face of the south twin. (CBC · Castanet)

Wildfire smoke is affecting Kamloops-area air quality. Tk’emlups is asking people to check the AQHI before spending much time outside, especially Elders, young children, pregnant people, outdoor workers and anyone with heart or lung conditions. Smoke can cause irritation, coughing, headaches and shortness of breath in anyone. (Tk’emlups te Secwepemc)

Two properties north of Lillooet remain under evacuation alert because of the French Bar Creek wildfire. The out-of-control fire was measured at about 1,246 hectares west of the Fraser River. Crews face difficult terrain, limited water and access challenges, and more visible smoke is expected as warm, dry and windy conditions continue. (Castanet · BC Wildfire Service)

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📅 Events

Browse the Kamloops Events directory before making weekend plans. It brings official and community listings into one calendar, with filters for date, category, audience and location, plus a separate Sun Peaks view.

Watercolours & Wine with Jenni is scheduled for Sunday, July 19. (Event details)

All Aboard for Mystery is coming Saturday, July 25. (Event details)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

☀️ Wednesday is forecast to be mainly sunny with a high of 35°C. The latest AQHI reading was 4.27, in the moderate range, while a wildfire-smoke advisory remains active. Thursday should reach 33°C, followed by 32°C Friday with a chance of showers.

New shoulder work starts Wednesday on westbound Heffley-Louis Creek Road east of Knouff Lake Road. Traffic control and a 50 km/h speed reduction are expected from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on scheduled workdays through July 21. (DriveBC)

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🗺️ What’s in My Backyard?

Check what is being proposed near your home. What’s in My Backyard? maps development applications and lets you turn on neighbourhood boundaries and zoning layers.

I built the map and events directory through Trim Automation, my Kamloops software development company.

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🎮 Daily Game

WikiTrivia: place events from Wikipedia in chronological order and build the longest timeline you can.