Thursday, October 8, 2026

📰 News

Two planned North Thompson power outages have been rescheduled for Sunday, October 25. About 2,176 customers in Heffley Creek and Sun Peaks will be without power from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A second outage will affect roughly 8,742 customers from Barriere to Valemount between noon and 2:30 p.m. BC Hydro says the work is needed at the Heffley Creek substation and on the transmission line serving the region. (CFJC Today)

Annelise Beach will represent the BC Green Party in Kamloops Centre. Beach works in social services and becomes the fifth candidate in the riding for the October 24 provincial election. (CFJC Today)

Kamloops school trustee candidates met voters at a forum organized with the District Parent Advisory Council. Sixteen candidates are seeking five seats on the board. Questions were built around concerns raised by parents, with voting set for October 17. (CFJC Today)

TRU hosts UBC in a matchup between the top two men’s soccer teams in the Canada West Pacific Division. The WolfPack sit second at 6-3, while the Thunderbirds remain unbeaten at 9-0-2. The women play Friday at 5 p.m. at Hillside Stadium, followed by the men’s match; TRU also hosts UNBC on Saturday. (CFJC Today)

---

🚨 Safety

A five-day Kamloops enforcement operation resulted in 25 arrests and the seizure of 22 weapons. Kamloops RCMP and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit created 32 files, including 11 related to drugs, while targeting alleged gang activity, trafficking and prolific offenders. One person arrested was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. (KamloopsBCNow · CFJC Today)

---

📅 Events

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

TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre opens William Shakespeare’s Playhouse of Horror Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The production continues Friday and Saturday at the Actors Workshop Theatre. (TRU)

Western Canada Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors begins its Kamloops run Thursday. The musical continues through October 25. (Tourism Kamloops)

Le Cirque de France brings Gravity to Kamloops from Thursday through Sunday. The touring circus production combines acrobatics and live performance. (Tourism Kamloops)

A learn-to-felt workshop runs Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kamloops Museum and Archives. Participants age 16 and up will make a fall-themed piece, with supplies included in the $15 registration fee. (Kamloops Museum and Archives)

Sun Peaks holds its final Fall Market Day Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local non-profits will join the market in support of Giving Tuesd-eh fundraising. (Sun Peaks Resort)

---

🛣️ Roads & Weather

🌤️ Thursday should bring a mix of sun and cloud with a high near 20°C. Showers are expected Friday with a high near 13°C, followed by a cloudy Saturday near 13°C. The latest AQHI reading was 3, in the low-risk range.

Highway 1 utility work is underway west of Kamloops between Deadman-Vidette Road and Pinecrest Drive. Single-lane alternating traffic is scheduled daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through October 16. A separate right-lane closure is planned near Rodeo Drive from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. (DriveBC)

---

🎮 Daily Game

Redactle: reveal a hidden article by guessing the words that belong in it.