Constables Dustin Meikle and Philip Whiles play catch to warm up for the game. (File Photo via Kamloops RCMP)

By Victor Kaisar

Charity Softball

Kamloops First Responders to face Special Olympics team in fourth annual charity softball game at McArthur Island

Sep 6, 2025 | 6:00 AM

KAMLOOPS — First responders in Kamloops will be wielding sticks at Norbrock Stadium on McArthur Island this evening (Sept. 6), and its all for a good cause.

The Fourth Annual Special Olympics Charity Softball Game, which is set to get underway at 4:00 p.m., will once again feature a team of Kamloops First Responders and the Kamloops Special Olympics Softball Team.

“Our office looks forward to this event every year,” said Kamloops RCMP Constable Phil Whiles, one of the event organizers. “It is great to participate in such a fun and positive event.”

The Kamloops First Responders hope to end their three-year losing streak, thought they admit it won’t be easy. They note the Kamloops Special Olympics Softball Team brought back a silver medal from this summer’s Special Olympics BC Games in Prince George.

Admission to the family-friendly ball game is by donation and all proceeds raised will go to support local Special Olympics projects. Whiles said the Kamloops Paddle Wheelers Lions Club will be selling hot dogs “because you can’t watch a ball game without a hot dog.”

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“Kamloops RCMP encourages the community to come out and watch this great game supporting a great cause,” Whiles added.