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🏛️ City Hall

Kamloops pools are getting busier — good luck grabbing a lane this spring. The city released its Spring/Summer Activity Guide today, with expanded swim lesson schedules added to meet demand. (City of Kamloops)

🚨 Safety

High-risk missing persons cases in Kamloops jumped sharply last year, and RCMP is now talking about it. New data shows a notable increase in the most serious tier of missing persons investigations in 2025. (Castanet)

The number of seniors showing up at Kamloops shelters is climbing. The latest Point-in-Time data shows aging residents increasingly making up part of the city's 419-person homeless count — a shift that's prompting calls for different kinds of support. (CFJC Today)

📰 News

Sun Peaks still has no health clinic, and negotiations just fell apart. A deal that was months in the making collapsed, leaving the mountain resort community without a functioning health centre for the fourth consecutive month. (CFJC Today)

Fourth Avenue is about to become a construction zone again. The city's sewer main project resumes Monday, bringing lane closures back to the downtown corridor. (CFJC Today)

The WolfPack women's volleyball team beat the defending national champions in their first-ever home playoff win. Maria Dancheva led with 16.5 points as TRU took down the Manitoba Bisons 3-2, pushing them to the brink of elimination in a best-of-three series. (CFJC Today)

Kamloops bighorn sheep are getting new neighbours — sort of. Wildlife managers are relocating animals from another herd to shore up a local population that was decimated by a respiratory infection. (Castanet)

Tomorrow is the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. The annual walk raises money for local hunger and homelessness programs — arguably more meaningful this year given the PiT count numbers. (CFJC Today)

📅 Events

Lift Every Voice — Tomorrow, Feb 28. KSO Chorus performs with the Music School's Children's and Youth Choruses under chorusmaster Tomáš Bijok. (Kamloops BC Now)

The Celtic Violist — Mar 7. Folk songs and dances from around the world performed on viola. (Kamloops BC Now)

BGC Kamloops Grad Fundraiser — Mar 7. Drop off items for the BGC Necessity Nook in support of the class of 2026. (Kamloops BC Now)

🛣️ Roads & Weather

🚧 Hwy 5 (Palmer-Forsyth Rd, Kamloops): Left lane closed Tue Mar 3, 7 AM–6 PM. Median island repairs.

🚧 Shuswap Rd (Sun Rivers to Sienna Ridge): Single-lane alternating Tue Mar 3–Fri Mar 6, 7 AM–5 PM. Electrical maintenance.

🚧 Hwy 1 (Beaton Rd to Greenstone Rd, 7–9 km west of Kamloops): Single-lane alternating Thu Mar 12, 6 AM–6 PM. Guardrail repairs.

🚧 Hwy 1 (Thompson River Dr to Deadman-Vidette Rd, east of Cache Creek): Single-lane alternating weekdays Mar 10–Apr 10, 8 AM–4 PM. Utility work with traffic control.

⚠️ Hwy 1 (Chase to Kamloops): Falling rocks over a 43 km stretch. (DriveBC)