Sunday, September 13, 2026

📰 News

Royal Inland Hospital has six obstetrician-gynecologists working in Kamloops, with two more expected by the end of the year. Five of the seven specialists who submitted resignations in October 2025 ultimately stayed. One new doctor started last week, while two international recruits delayed by immigration processing are expected in October and by year-end. Interior Health says complex deliveries have remained covered and no expectant mothers have had to travel elsewhere to give birth because of the staffing shortage. (Castanet)

A Kamloops-based FASD support group says the province’s planned child well-being system will leave most affected families out. Inspire Kids FASD Family Support Society of BC says children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder would qualify only if they also have an intellectual disability, excluding an estimated 75 per cent of those needing help. The group says applications will not open until sometime in 2027 and is asking the province for interim supports. (Castanet)

A full day of Kamloops election forums will stream online September 23. Three council-candidate sessions will run from 9 to 11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m., followed by the mayoral forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Every candidate seeking the same office will receive the same questions. The sessions will not have an in-person audience, but recordings will remain online through election day. (Castanet)

The Kamloops Blazers have signed 15-year-old forward Nixon Gaudet. The second-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft recorded 53 goals and 27 assists in 32 games with the Eastman Selects U15 team last season. Gaudet signed a WHL Scholarship and Development agreement after training camp. (CFJC Today)

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🚨 Safety

The City has 21 days to decide whether to seek a court order to destroy the two dogs linked to the Valleyview attack. The animals were seized after Eric Dean was seriously injured on a riverside trail September 2. The City says its decision will consider the attack, advice from an animal-behaviour consultant and whether the legal test for a destruction application is met. (Castanet)

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📅 Events

The Kamloops Events directory has more listings for the start of the week. Here are five options from Sunday through Tuesday.

Fantastic Mr. Fox screens Sunday at 7:15 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. The Kamloops Film Society listing has tickets and screening details. (Kamloops Film Society)

The Salt Path screens Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. The film follows a couple walking England’s South West Coast Path after losing their home. (Kamloops Film Society)

Tiny Tunes meets Monday at noon at the North Kamloops Library. The program uses songs and rhymes to support language development for babies and toddlers up to age five. (TNRL)

TRU’s Moving Toward Spiritual Health session starts Monday at noon in Old Main. The student-wellness session looks at service, meaningful relationships and personal spiritual well-being. (TRU)

The 16th annual TRUSU Pride Parade begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Campus Commons. Event information is available through TRU’s public calendar. (TRU)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

☀️ Sunday is expected to be mainly sunny with a high near 25°C. Monday brings a mix of sun and cloud with a high near 24°C, followed by a chance of showers Tuesday. The latest AQHI reading was 2.02, in the low-risk range.

A right lane will close on Highway 1 between Rodeo Drive and Deer Drive on Monday. Construction is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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🎮 Daily Game

Globle: find the mystery country using only distance and colour clues.