Author: Juli Harland
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Hot Nite in the City gearing up for another wild ride
Hot Nite in the City is cruising back into downtown Kamloops for its 31st year, and it’s looking like another unforgettable weekend full of chrome, classics, and community. What started back in 1994 as a small evening car show put on by the Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada has grown into…
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Photo by Olsen ImagingRibfest returns for one more year
While 2025 is the final year for Daybreak Rotary’s involvement, there are hopes it might continue After thirteen years of dedication, the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak will present Ribfest for the final time this month. Since its start back in 2012, Ribfest has grown into a signature community event, drawing tens of thousands of…
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Photo submitted by Cheryl DedelsSpirit Warriors celebrate 18 seasons of spirit and strength
Kamloops’ very own Spirit Warriors Dragon Boat Team is celebrating its 18th season on the water this year, and they’re doing it with strength and style. “This is our 18th season. Holy crap. Wow. So 2008,” laughed Cheryl Dedels, a proud paddler and long-time member of the team. The Spirit Warriors were founded by five…
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East Kamloops gets a champion and a $2,500 giveaway
There’s a new advocate in town, and she’s bringing gift cards, door prizes, and a whole lot of energy to East Kamloops. The newly formed East Kamloops Business Improvement Association (EKBIA) has officially named its first-ever Executive Director, Clare Warner. Warner has a passion for placemaking, public art, and pretty much anything that celebrates community…
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Photo by Ron Ron’s StudioDancing, dreaming, and doing it one more time
‘Electric Love’ turns 10 Kamloops is about to come alive with loads of laughter, music, acrobatics, and magic as the Kamloops Buskers Festival returns to Riverside Park from July 24–27. Now in its sixth year, this amazing celebration of street performance is bound to dazzle crowds with mainstage performers both local and international, dozens of…
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Street performance is back with the Kamloops Buskers Festival
Kamloops is about to come alive with loads of laughter, music, acrobatics, and magic as the Kamloops Buskers Festival returns to Riverside Park from July 24–27. Now in its sixth year, this amazing celebration of street performance is bound to dazzle crowds with mainstage performers both local and international, dozens of musicians, food, and fun,…
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The cast of Circus of the Lost prepare to bring the show to the stage at a recent rehearsal.‘Circus of the Lost’ led by local youth
Circus of the Lost is a story of the lost souls of the afterlife, with unforgettable characters such as a questionable sword swallower and a clown who is terrified of clowns. There is murder, guilt, identity crisis, and a journey into the great beyond. And it’s written, directed, and produced by 17-year-old Kamloops local Alex…
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Charlene Eden, who will soon be cycling across the country to raise money for cancer research, stands with her husband Brett Emsland by a photo of Terry Fox. She has looked up to Fox since her youth.Riding for Hope
It has been 45 years since Terry Fox changed the face of fundraising forever with his heroic trek across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Since that historic run in 1980 over $900 million has been raised for cancer research through the Terry Fox Research Institute, and the numbers keep growing. This year, to…
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Paramount Theatre celebrates 70 years
The Paramount Theatre is celebrating seventy years of bringing quality entertainment and cinema to the city of Kamloops, and to commemorate the date, Kamloops Film Society has been hard at work in conjunction with community partners to make this anniversary something spectacular. Opening its doors on March 24, 1955, the Paramount Theatre began its days…
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A captured moment from a recent rehearsal of Halfway There. Pictured from left, Nicole Jung, Chelsey Jackson, Lauren Motschman, Andisha Sabri, and Keenan Carey. River Cole photoKamloops Players keeping theatre alive and well in city
Kamloops Players Theatre Society has been bringing community theatre productions to the stage in Kamloops since 1967. Completely volunteer driven, Kamloops Players is dedicated to bringing quality, affordable live theatre to the city while also encouraging new members to join them both on and off stage to keep theatre alive here in Kamloops. Currently they…