Kamloops and Area

New Merritt Funding
Merritt gets nearly $5-million in provincial funding for new flood protection infrastructure
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says it has secured $4.85-million in provincial funding to build the Voght Street Overland Water Pumping Station, a key component of its Flood Mitigation Plan that was drawn up after floods of Nov. 2021.In a statement, city officials say the pump is "crucial piece" of infrastruct...
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Snowy Friday Expected
Several weather alerts issued as snow returns to the Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway Friday (Jan. 31). It says between 25 to 35 centimetres of snow is expected to fall on that section of highway by Saturday morning, with the highest accumulations expected near the summit. A frontal ...
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Job Fair
TRU job fair connects best and brightest to red-hot employment market
KAMLOOPS - This year marks 25 years for the TRU job fair. It's an event where businesses from all over Canada come to recruit and connect with TRU's best and brightest.The goals of this year's event are to have 100 students hired and thousands of connections made."We're specifically recruiting for veterinary techn...
18h ago
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NEW SHELTER FOR MERRITT
Merritt's new shelter providing both temporary and transitional housing
KAMLOOPS - The city of Merritt lost its previous shelter in August of last year. For the months that followed, some of the 67 reported homeless people in the city were put into temporary housing, while others remained in tents, camped out in a local park.A warm bed and a place to call home for Merritt's most vulnerable...
18h ago
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