NEW: City of #Kamloops says people in Valleyview, Dallas, Rose Hill, Juniper Ridge and Campbell Creek can resume all normal water use, including consumption. Barnhartvale remains on a do not consume order for now.

NEW: The City of #Kamloops has successfully completed repairs to the water main that serves the eastern end of the city. Regular water use may resume with restrictions around consumption. Those advisories are expected to be lifted in five to 14 days, once testing is complete.

Six #Kamloops schools in the affected area are still expected to reopen on Wednesday. SD73 has arranged for drinking water deliveries at each school, but if water is not restored, kids will be out of class once again.

NEW - #Kamloops council has approved a second 20-month extension for the Pathways shelter on the North Shore. This final temporary use permit will expire March 2028. The previous 20-month permit approved Nov. 2024 will expire in July. In both cases, the ask was for a three year permit.

Here's today's story with on the Q’wemtsin Health Society's silver jubilee celebrations. #Kamloops

Final score aside, the first-ever visit to the Rink on Renfrew didn't disappoint. @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social

Happy first Sunday of spring break to those who celebrate. #Kamloops #bcstorm

NEW - 255 rentable e-scooters and 45 e-bikes will be gradually deployed on the streets of #Kamloops as a new partnership with Bird Canada takes effect. The city says the initial deployment will focus on high-demand areas like downtown core and the Tranquille Market Corridor.

NEW - The TRU WolfPack women’s volleyball team is off to USPORTS nationals for the very first time. They beat Manitoba in three sets to win a best-of-three QF series 2-1. Next up is the Canada West Final Four in Edmonton, but all four teams will move on to nationals. #Kamloops

Members of the Iranian community in #Kamloops were out this afternoon as news filtered in about Ali Khamenei's now confirmed death in a major attack launched by Israel and the United States. More @cfjctoday.bsky.social in the days ahead.

NEW - A portion of a planned 17 hectare prescribed burn in the Peterson Creek Nature Park in #Kamloops could begin on March 2, if conditions allow. According to the BC Wildfire Service, work this spring will only cover six hectares. More details about the burn are in this story from December.

The results of the 2025 Point-in-Time count will be going before Tuesday's city council meeting. Conducted over a 24-hour period on Oct. 15 and 16, it shows 419 people experiencing homelessness in #Kamloops, up from 313 found during the 2024 count.

Three former #Kamloops Blazers have been included in the list of the CHL's Top 50 players of the last 50 years: Jarome Iginla Scott Niedermayer Mark Recchi

The #Kamloops Blazers erupt for a season-high 11 goals to brush Victoria aside 11-1. Jordan Keller (4G, 1A) & Nathan Behm (5A) led the way, while Ty Coupland scored his first two as a Blazer. JP Hurlbert (2G, 1A), Josh Evaschesen & Joaquin Geras (3A each) also starred.

Former #Kamloops lawyer Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo (pictured on the left) has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of TRU lecturer Mohd Abdullah. A first-degree murder conviction comes with an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.

I'm told the City of #Kamloops, through Kelowna-based Okanagan Affordable Rentals, plan to offer these rentals for the rest of this season. The plan next year is to issue a bid for these services and choose a provider from among the applicants.

The #Kamloops outdoor skating is just as good at night. Easily a few hundred people (lots of young kids) using it on the first-ever Saturday evening.

Opening day at the new outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park in #Kamloops.

Joe Hicketts will play for Team Canada at the 2025 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. The 29-year-old defenceman from #Kamloops has won two gold medals with Canada - 2015 World Juniors & the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He last played for Canada at the 2016 World Juniors.

The #Coquihalla has reopened but a travel advisory remains between #HopeBC and #Merritt. A snowfall warning has been reissued as 10-15 cm of snow is expected to fall on Dec. 24. This new warning also covers #BCHwy1 through the Fraser Canyon. #Kamloops cfjctoday.com/2025/12/23/c...

No details yet from #Kamloops RCMP, but there was very visible police pursuit on the North Shore and in Brocklehurst this evening. Here's what we know, so far.

An update to planned terminal renovations at #Kamloops Airport that I reported on last year. Spoiler: it didn't move ahead because provincial grant funding wasn't rexeived. YKA brass are re-applying for funding once again.