Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
VICTORIA - Gas rationing will continue in British Columbia as the Trans Mountain pipeline starts its transition to full service after floods and slides. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the ...
Dec 06, 2021
Florentine opening second floor to displaced Merritt residents
MERRITT, B.C. - The Florentine in Merritt is looking to help displaced Merritt residents by opening up their second floor to evacuees who have lost their homes. President Frank Rizzardo addressed the ...
Dec 06, 2021
Blazers Teddy Bear Toss returns in person, RIH Foundation asking for online donations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers Teddy Bear Toss is taking a hybrid route for 2021. While the teddy bear toss returns in person during the Blazers game Friday (Dec. 10) at the Sandman Centre against th...
Dec 06, 2021
Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after three-week shutdown during B.C. storms
The Trans Mountain pipeline has restarted following a three-week precautionary shutdown during a series of storms that battered southern British Columbia, causing extensive flooding and landslides. Tr...
Dec 05, 2021
Former national chief remains hopeful before second trip to Vatican
Phil Fontaine is hopeful. A former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Fontaine says he is keeping that feeling close to his heart as he prepares to make a second trip to the Vatican to a...
Dec 05, 2021
Snow removal efforts continuing overnight in Kamloops, crews won't hit smaller roads until Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Snow removal efforts started at 5 a.m. on Saturday (Dec. 4) in the City of Kamloops and will continue overnight until Sunday. Kamloops' Streets and Environmental Service Manager Glen Farrow...
Dec 04, 2021
Local company gets $200,000 to research the creation of affordable housing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Government of Canada is providing funding to a Kamloops affordable housing project.Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion and Minister Responsible for the Canada ...
Dec 04, 2021
'Exciting opportunity' for ministers of housing, mental health to join forces: Expert
OTTAWA - There is an "exciting opportunity" for the new housing minister and mental health and addictions minister to work together at the intersection of homelessness and mental health, says an exper...
Dec 04, 2021
Kamloops sees another drop in weekly COVID-19 cases, lowest daily rate since early August
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since early August, the Kamloops local health area (LHA) is at an average daily rate of COVID-19 cases between 5.1 and 10. According to the latest data from the B.C. Cent...
Dec 01, 2021
Highway 99 re-opens after overnight closure, Highway 3 closed east of Princeton due to flooding
KAMLOOPS - Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet is now open to essential travel after an overnight closure Tuesday (Nov. 30) due to weather and saturated ground conditions.The B.C. government say...
Dec 01, 2021
