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Mild week ahead for the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - We can expect temperatures to hover around the freezing mark this week, with temperatures expected to be at or near seasonal normal temperatures throughout the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for daytime high temperatures to range from -1 Celsius to 2 C this week, with overnight lows expected to reach between 0 C...

Sun Peaks property once again the top-valued in Thompson region

KAMLOOPS - Only one property in the Kamloops region has made the top-100 list of most expensive properties in the Thompson-Okanagan this year, and at number 93, that house barely cracked the list. The $3.66-million single family home at 4141 Douglas Crt. in Sun Peaks was valued at $3.51 million in 2015, when it was...

What an El Niño winter means for the Thompson-Okanagan

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year. Meteorologists say the event may be a little overhyped but we could expect temperatures...

Where to go New Year’s Eve in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – Another year is coming to a close and whether 2015 was the best of times or the worst, you deserve a glass of champagne when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve. Sun Peaks Resort has all kinds of events planned on Thursday, Dec. 31: First Flight Big Air This event is...

Harper Mountain set to open early

KAMLOOPS - The snow gods have been kind to ski hills around the province so far this year, and Harper Mountain is no exception. Early snow up at the local ski hill means Harper Mountain is opening a whole week earlier than originally hoped for. Last week the family ski hill posted pictures of fresh...

Ski season to start a day early at Sun Peaks

SUN PEAKS - If you were planning on heading out to Sun Peaks to catch the first chair on Saturday morning you better make other plans — the ski hill is now opening on Friday instead. More than 47 centimetres of snow has now accumulated at mid-mountain levels and there is a chance of more...

Alpine ski season begins with opening of Big White, others not far behind

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Big White Ski Resort has officially opened for alpine skiing and several other local ski hills aren’t far behind. Big White opened today, Nov. 13, about two weeks ahead of schedule for alpine skiing, while Silver Star Mountain opened for nordic skiing yesterday and Sun Peaks Resort welcomed ski teams for alpine training...

Ski teams take to the slopes at Sun Peaks

SUN PEAKS - Ski teams from Whistler, Mt Tremblant, and Edmonton hit the slopes of Sun Peaks Resort Monday morning. The B.C. Interior resort is the first to provide skiing on its alpine slopes this season. “Sun Peaks became known as an early season training venue in the lead up to the 2010 Games,” Darcy...

Local ski hills are growing white

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While some of us are still holding on to the last strings of warmer weather, those looking forward to skiing and snowboarding will be happy to know the snow is falling at area ski hills. All three of the big ski hills in the area — Sun Peaks, Silver Star Mountain and Big...

Bluebird Day Fund brings mountain fun to disadvantaged Kamloops kids

KAMLOOPS - A Sun Peaks charity is giving Kamloops kids who wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity to hit the slopes a chance to learn how to snowboard. Partners since 2012, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kamloops and the Bluebird Day Fund out of Sun Peaks launched a mentoring program that matches up experienced...

Joyrider trashes green at Sun Peaks Golf Course

SUN PEAKS - An early morning joyride on the golf course at Sun Peaks has wrecked at least one green over the weekend. Cpl. Mike Mucha of the Kamloops rural RCMP detachment says video surveillance shows a white Jeep Wrangler type vehicle doing donuts and spin outs on the 10th hole in the early morning...

What an El Niño winter means for the Kamloops area

KAMLOOPS - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year. Meteorologists say the event may be a little overhyped but we could expect temperatures...