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📰 News

The Blazers are in freefall. Six losses in a row after an 8-3 shellacking at the hands of the league-leading Everett Silvertips — not exactly the momentum you want heading into the stretch. (CFJC Today)

The WolfPack and Bisons are going to a decisive game three. Manitoba forced the series to a rubber match after Raya Surinx put on a record-breaking performance to keep their season alive. One game left — winner goes on. (CFJC Today)

Kamloops MLAs are taking heat for backing a bill that would scrap B.C.'s Human Rights Code. A local non-profit is openly criticizing their support for first reading, calling it a step backward on protected rights. (Castanet)

A Kamloops man lost nearly $5,000 after violence stranded him in Mexico. He's sharing his story to warn other travellers — and to point out how little help was available when things went sideways. (Radio NL)

Last night was the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. The annual walk supports local hunger and homelessness programs — this year's turnout comes amid some tough PiT count numbers. (CFJC Today)

🚨 Safety

A parolee connected to a meth super lab walked away from his Kamloops halfway house — and got house arrest for it. The sentence may raise eyebrows given his background, but that's what came down. (Castanet)

📅 Events

Repair Café at TRU — Mar 12. Bring broken household items and volunteers will help fix them — and teach you how. Keep stuff out of the landfill. (TRU)

InspireHealth LIFE Program — Mar 10-11. Free cancer support sessions for patients and their loved ones. Non-profit, community-based. (Kamloops BC Now)

BGC Kamloops Grad Fundraiser — Mar 7. Drop off donations for the BGC Necessity Nook in support of the graduating 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 (Chase to Kamloops): Falling rocks over a 43 km stretch.

(DriveBC)