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📰 News

Gas is approaching $2/litre in Kamloops as the Iran war disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping. Prices across the Interior have been climbing with the conflict — check your app before you fill up. (CFJC Today)

Mia Wittal set eight club records and won nine medals at the BC provincial swimming championships. The Kamloops Classic swimmer is going to need a bigger wall. (CFJC Today)

The BC Wildfire Service made a stop in Kamloops Monday to talk up its 2026 hiring push. With a record number of firefighters being recruited and new equipment rolling in, the message was: they're getting ahead of it this year. (CFJC Today)

Milobar leads polling in the BC Conservative leadership race as the field shrinks to seven. Banman and Bhandar both dropped out, and a new poll suggests Milobar is the candidate most likely to win a majority government. (Radio NL)

Sun Peaks got buried over the weekend and the lifts were packed. That atmospheric river that gave Kamloops a slushy morning dropped serious snow on the mountain — lineup photos are making the rounds. (Castanet)

Kendra Woodland got a taste of the PWHL with Vancouver — but only a taste. The Kamloops goaltender suited up in a backup role, getting the debut experience without seeing ice time. She's hoping the next call-up goes differently. (CFJC Today)

🚨 Safety

The church burglary case from last year is heading to trial in April. The accused is scheduled to appear in court next month — no new charges, just the calendar finally catching up. (Castanet)

📅 Events

Clean the Beach Day returns to Kamloops on April 19 — registration is open. Now in its third year, the event asks residents to show up for a riverbank cleanup. Rubber gloves provided, presumably. (CFJC Today)

The Kamloops Sports Council's 36th Athletic Awards nominees are out. The ceremony is April 26 — the full nominee list is posted if you want to preview this year's class before the night. (CFJC Today)

🛣️ Roads & Weather

Mostly cloudy this morning with an east wind still kicking at 44 km/h — but the warmup is coming. Tonight drops to 3°C, then Tuesday climbs to 17°C under mainly cloudy skies, with Wednesday looking sunny and 19°C.

🚧 Hwy 1 (Thompson River Dr to Deadman-Vidette Rd): Single-lane alternating weekdays 8 AM–4 PM through Apr 10.

⚠️ Hwy 1 (6 km east of Kamloops to 25 km east of Sicamous): Water pooling across 141 km — watch your speed on that stretch.

⚠️ Hwy 97 (Vernon to Monte Creek): Compact snow with slushy and slippery sections.

(DriveBC)