Sun Peaks
Full first weekend of fall in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This weekend is offering up a wide range of activities, from arts and culture to sports and beer and even some community pride. Culture Days runs Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday and offers a wide variety of culture and arts activities all around the city and Brew Loops will offer four days, Sept....
Events to celebrate the long weekend near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This long weekend is dominated by biking enthusiasts and agricultural events, but it’s also the last weekend to squeeze in some time with the family before the kids go back to school. For those camping this long weekend you can finally enjoy campfires after the ban was lifted in the Kamloops Fire Centre...
Forget fire, we’ve got snow on local ski hills
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The weather has flip-flopped in the last week, so much so local ski hills are reporting their first snowfalls instead of watching for wildfires. Silver Star Mountain operations director Brad Baker sent out pictures showing a fair dusting of snow at the resort near Vernon, and a reminder of the mountain’s early bird...
More concerts at Sun Peaks thanks to provincial funding
SUN PEAKS - Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality will receive roughly $300,000 from the province for projects which help support tourism infrastructure and facilities. The funding comes from the Resort Municipality Initiative fund which helps to grow the tourism sector in eligible municipalities. Sun Peaks has been participating in the initiative program since 2011. It...
Music, festivals and fun in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you are looking for something to do this weekend you’re in luck, between music and community festivals there is lots to do. The third annual Overlanders Day will take place Saturday, Aug. 15, at McDonald Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be live entertainment, including music and cultural performances...
Foam Fest leaving Silver Star, heading to Sun Peaks next year
SUN PEAKS – Based on the success of this season’s event, Foam Fest will return to the B.C. Interior, but the race will be at Sun Peaks for the next three years instead of Silver Star. This year the fun run, made up of five kilometres of obstacles, slip and slides and lots of foam,...
Three more federal infrastructure grants for the North Thompson area
NORTH THOMPSON - This week the federal government continued to roll out funding for projects around the region. Among the announcements was funding for Blue River, Clearwater and Sun Peaks. In total more than $300,000 in funding was doled out to the three communities as part of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. In Sun...
Kamloopa Pow Wow kicks off long weekend events in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Day long weekend is set to be a hot one in Kamloops and a number of events will make it even hotter. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures in the mid- to high-30s all weekend, along with lots of sunshine. You can enjoy the heat by a beach or water park...
Cool weather and lots of fun on tap for Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Whether you are looking to take in some live music or learn about outerspace, this weekend has something to keep you entertained, though the weather may not cooperate. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to be in the low-to mid-20s over the next few days, along with cloudy skies and a chance of...
Information on Sun Peaks hit and run could net you $10,000 reward
KAMLOOPS - The family of a man who was hit by a vehicle on Sun Peaks Road last Sunday is appealing to the public and offering a $10,000 reward in exchange for information on the driver who fled the scene. The vehicle — a dark older model Chevy S-10 pickup truck — hit a man...
What to do this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – From highlanders to pageant queens and golf tournaments to live music, this weekend boasts an event for nearly everyone. Music in the Park The concert series continues with Music in the Park: HIJACKED this weekend. Friday performances include tributes to Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, and the Band, with special guests Van Damsel and...
Sun Peaks summer concerts kick off with a bang
SUN PEAKS – The Sun Peaks summer concert series kicked off this past weekend, the first of four more events to be held this summer. This weekend featured blasts from the past with Canadian rock band Platinum Blonde and the voice of Foreigner, Lou Gramm. Flashback Weekend will take place July 18 to 19 and...
Fallen tree causes power outage in Heffley Creek area
KAMLOOPS – A tree has fallen down across power lines near Heffley Creek cutting power to more than 1,600 customers. A tree near Tod Mountain Road and Highway 5 fell across wires, causing the power to go out for 1,666 customers in the Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks area just before 4 p.m. B.C. Hydro...
Sun Peaks looks to proposed arena as year-round tourist destination
SUN PEAKS – The resort municipality of Sun Peaks is looking to build an indoor arena for use by tourists and residents alike. A council agenda resolution was passed to apply for gas tax grant for an arena tentatively named the Sun Peaks Centre. Right now the proposal is only an application and will only...
Colin James returning to Sun Peaks summer concert lineup
KAMLOOPS – Expect a blast from the past to light up the stage this summer, Sun Peaks has just announced its summer concert series and it includes some big names. The voice of Foreigner, Lou Gramm, kicks off the summer the first weekend of July. Foreigner has sold over 80 million albums world-wide, and Gramm...