Wednesday, October 7, 2026

☕ Good Morning

A quick note from Isaac: Kamloops Digest is looking for its next owner. I would like to find someone who cares about keeping a useful local service going, and I will provide a proper handover of the newsletter, website, events directory and the systems behind them. You can read the details here, or reply to this email if you would like to talk.

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📰 News

Advance voting opens in Kamloops Wednesday ahead of the October 17 municipal election. Voting runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and election staff estimate the process should take about 10 minutes when there are no lineups. Voters may choose up to eight councillors and five school trustees, but do not have to fill every available choice. (CFJC Today)

TRU has received $226,796 for new research into healthy cognitive aging. The project will study how brain function, vascular health and cognition change with age, and whether exercise or non-invasive brain stimulation could help support cognitive health. (TRU)

Independent candidate Thaelo Proctor has entered the Kamloops Centre provincial race. The local contractor said he is running to put more focus on working-class residents and direct community service. His entry makes the October 24 contest a five-way race. (CFJC Today)

The Kamloops Blazers host Brandon Wednesday with forward Gavin Nemis expected to make his WHL debut. Kamloops enters the game with a 2-2-1 record. Goaltender Kaeden Tate has stopped 58 of 61 shots this season and remains unbeaten in his WHL starts. Puck drop is 7 p.m. at Sandman Centre. (CFJC Today)

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🏛️ What Changed

Kamloops council has advanced a housing agreement for the first phase of the Glenfair seniors development. The first building is planned for 80 rent-geared-to-income units and would receive a reduced parking requirement plus a 10-year municipal tax exemption on the increased assessed value. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, subject to final approvals and funding. (CFJC Today)

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🚨 Safety

A pickup truck was driven through the front entrance of Bailey’s Pub in Brocklehurst during an attempted ATM theft early Tuesday. The original suspects left before police arrived and remain outstanding. RCMP arrested a separate person accused of entering the damaged business after the truck left. (KamloopsBCNow · CFJC Today)

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📅 Events

The Kamloops Events directory has more options through Saturday. Here are five picks that were not featured in the last two editions.

An Oasis concert film screens Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Don’t Look Back in Anger follows the band’s reunion tour and return to the stage. (Kamloops Film Society)

Kamloops residents can help shape support for young adults with cancer Thursday at noon. The free one-hour session at InspireHealth Kamloops will gather community input on future care and support. (Castanet)

Comedian Henry Sir performs Friday at 7 p.m. at the Effie Arts Collective. The Kamloops stop is part of his live tour. (Tourism Kamloops)

The Paramount pairs Lady Bird with a live set by the Soundwriters Saturday at 7:15 p.m. The performance is part of the Kamloops Film Society’s Music and Movies series. (Kamloops Film Society)

The World Mental Health Day Offline Cafe runs Saturday at the North Kamloops Library. Adults can drop in for meditative music, reverse colouring, rock painting and other screen-free activities. (TNRL)

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🛣️ Roads & Weather

☀️ Wednesday should be mainly sunny with a high near 20°C. Thursday is expected to be sunny and warmer near 22°C, followed by a chance of showers and a high near 17°C Friday. The latest AQHI reading was 2.6, in the low-risk range.

No major new highway closure was listed in the latest staging. Highway 5 paving between CN Junction Road and Kamloops continues Monday through Saturday, with a lane blocked and delays possible. The City’s maps and apps page has local traffic and construction information.

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🎮 Daily Game

Waffle: rearrange the letters in a grid to solve six connected words in 15 moves.