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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...
Recent snow great for Sun Peaks, closes Highway 1 for avalanche control
KAMLOOPS - The last several days have brought a bounty of fresh snow to the higher elevations which is great news for ski hills like Sun Peaks, but is causing concern in backcountry areas and along Highway 1. About 45 centimetres of snow fell at the mid-mountain level in the past week at Sun Peaks,...
See what skiing at 175 km/h looks like at Sun Peaks this week
SUN PEAKS - The annual pilgrimage of speed skiers to the hills of Sun Peaks is underway. The 2015 Bear Country FIS Speed Skiing World Cup runs from March 11 to 14. The event features more than 50 racers from around the world to take on the Headwalls ski run where they will hit speeds of...
March Music Madness underway at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS - The weather is warmer in the valley but it is still ski season at Sun Peaks and the resort is making March even better with live music all month long. The ski resort is bringing in more than 20 musical acts this month, including DJs, bands and acoustic performers. The music begins...
Tokyo Police Club coming to Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS – Canadian band Tokyo Police Club will be at Sun Peaks next month for the Dew Tour Am Series competition. The concert will take place at the base of the mountain after two days of slopestyle and big air competitions on March 27 and 28. “The weekend will be absolutely packed with talent, both...
Sun Peaks taggers might be motivated by media attention
KAMLOOPS – A certain someone has gained notoriety by spray painting tags all over the Sun Peaks resort, but the director of the Kamloops Graffiti Task Force is hoping the exposure will stop. “The more media coverage they get, the happier they are,” Ronnie Bouvier says. “The challenge will be to get your tag in...
Coastal ski resort closures bad news for local hills
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With warm weather shutting down ski hills in the Lower Mainland and Washington state, hills in the Thompson-Okanagan are busier than they’ve been in ten years. But it’s not all good news. Spokespeople for all three major ski destinations in Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops said that although business is up in the short...
UPDATE: Who has been tagging Sun Peaks?
SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks community is trying to figure out who is damaging their village after more than two dozen signs, posts and electrical boxes were tagged since the beginning of February. With more than 100 incidents of tagging reported already this month - many of which were reported Feb. 12 - rural...
Family fun to fill your long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Family Day long weekend is once again upon us and a variety of family-friendly activities are ready to keep you busy. The Blazers and the Storm will both hit the ice twice this weekend, first on Saturday evening and then again on Monday. The Blazers will host Kelowna at Interior Savings Centre...
MAP: Sun Peaks has top valued properties in region
KAMLOOPS - The four most expensive properties in the Thompson Cariboo region total more than $11 million in value, and they are all located in Sun Peaks. The most expensive property is once again 4141 Douglas Crt at $3.51 million, though the value fell from the $3.545 it was pegged at in 2014. In total...
Power out at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS - More than 1,600 customers are without power in the Sun Peaks area this morning. B.C. Hydro is reporting an outage affecting 1,658 customers in a swath of area that runs from Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks. The outage began around 7:20 a.m. and the cause is currently under investigation. Power is expected...
National ski team training at Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks Resort is cashing in on a lack of snow in Italy and France with the Canadian National Ski Cross team choosing Sun Peaks as its pre-Christmas training camp. World Cup ski cross events were cancelled in the European countries due to a lack of snow but the conditions at the Nancy...
Ski season begins this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you are the kind of person who dreams in white, longs for the feeling of cold wind whipping your face and lives for snow days — you are in luck. Opening day at area ski hills is nearly here. Beginning this Saturday, ski resorts around the province will begin to open. Sun...
Community kitchen moves on to semi finals
CAR SHARE, SKATEPARK PROGRAMS STILL IN RUNNING KAMLOOPS - A project out of a Brock activity centre has earned a spot in the semi finals of a competition that could result in enough funds to help cover the cost of developing a commercial kitchen. The Centre for Seniors Information in the Brock Shopping Mall is...
ELECTIONS 2014: Results from around the region
KAMLOOPS - Voters have spoken and while there are only two new faces around the council table in Kamloops there are a slew of new faces around the rest of the region. Council tables in both Clinton and Sun Peaks will remain unchanged with all incumbents unchallenged but in Ashcroft, Barriere, Chase, Lillooet and Merritt...
New ski areas set to open at Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - When you head up to Sun Peaks this winter you will have 500 acres of new terrain and a couple of new runs to choose from. New runs in West Morrisey will appeal to the more experienced skiers and the Gil’s will feature a vertical double with a lower ski out back to...
Get your skis shined up
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two of the three big ski hills in the region are starting to see snow accumulate and that means one thing, ski season is just around the corner. The first runs are set to open Nov. 22 at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, though preseason race training will start as soon as there...
Sun Peaks short-listed for two World Snow Awards
KAMLOOPS - The 2014 World Snow Awards are coming up and Sun Peaks is hoping to score in two categories. The Kamloops-based resort is shortlisted for two titles: Most improved resort in North America and the Eco Award. “To be recognized for these recent efforts is a testament to the scale and level of investment...
New Sun Peaks sport is like riding go-carts down a mountain
SUN PEAKS - There's a new sport coming to Sun Peaks — the first of it's kind in North America — and the resort will have it ready for adventures who want to extend their descents down the mountain into summer. A Mountain Cross Cart course is under construction on Sunbeam ski run, paralleling the...