Monday, September 28, 2026

📰 News

The Kamloops Fall Rotary Food Drive collected 46,000 pounds of food and $1,600 in donations. The total was below the usual 60,000 pounds, but the Kamloops Food Bank says the donations will help roughly 10,000 clients, 53 meal-service agencies and eight smaller regional food banks through the winter. (CFJC Today)

Kamloops Airport has added a new bronze sculpture to its arrivals area. Local sculptor Nathan Scott’s Reminiscing depicts an older couple sitting together on a bench. (Castanet)

Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association CEO Ellen Walker-Matthews plans to retire May 30, 2027. Walker-Matthews has spent more than 16 years with the regional organization and has led it since 2021. The association has not yet announced her successor. (KamloopsBCNow)

The BC Conservatives say they would not introduce or raise taxes if elected October 24. Interim leader Lorne Doerkson made the pledge Sunday while arguing that economic growth, including in forestry, would help fund public services and address the province’s projected $13.8-billion deficit. (CFJC Today)

The Kamloops Broncos have one game left after falling to 0-9 on the season. The Broncos lost 78-12 to the Prince George Kodiaks Saturday and will finish their schedule on the road against the Langley Rams October 3. (CFJC Today)

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🚨 Safety

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is reviewing security after a reported gathering of roughly 30 masked men associated with a white-nationalist group on reserve lands Sunday. Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir said the Nation is monitoring the situation and working with Kamloops RCMP. Photos circulating online appeared to show the group on the reserve and later on the Pacific Way overpass. (CBC News · CFJC Today · Castanet)

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📅 Events

The Kamloops Events directory has the week ahead. Here are five options that were not in the last two editions.

Monthly Motifs Book Club meets Tuesday at the North Kamloops Library. Readers choose any book that fits the month’s theme, then meet to share what they found. (TNRL)

Kamloops marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The City calendar has details for the public gathering. (City of Kamloops)

The Wednesday Kamloops Farmers’ Market runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Vendors set up on the 400 block of Victoria Street beside the downtown library. (Kamloops Farmers’ Market)

TNRL launches For the Love of Libraries Thursday at the downtown Kamloops Library. The new book marks 50 years of library stories, milestones and community connections. (TNRL)

The Lighthouse screens Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. The 2019 film starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson is part of the Kamloops Film Society’s Thursday Film Series. (Kamloops Film Society)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

⛅ Monday should bring a mix of sun and cloud with a high near 17°C. Showers arrive Tuesday with a high around 16°C, followed by sunshine and a high near 19°C Wednesday. The latest AQHI reading was 1.8, in the low-risk range.

No major new highway closure was listed in the latest staging. The City’s maps and apps page has local traffic, construction and neighbourhood information.

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🎮 Daily Game

Box Office Game: identify a movie from its box-office run and a few clues.