Author Archives: Dave Barry
Highways across southern B.C. expected to see snow Monday night
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning drivers to be prepared for difficult driving conditions on highways throughout southern BC. It says a low pressure system w...
Dec 13, 2021
'It's fragmented': British Columbia Seniors Advocate Office's report suggests flaws in gathering senior abuse information
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia Seniors Advocate Office released a review on Seniors Abuse and Neglect earlier this week. The report reviews five years of existing data. In its findings, it highlights...
Dec 11, 2021 Image Credit: Photo 80342057 / Ian Allenden / Dreamstime
Farnworth to visit flood damaged Merritt today
UPDATE (8:30 p.m.): Due to poor flight conditions, Farnworth is not able to visit Merritt today, but is expected to visit later this week. EARLIER: MERRITT - The Minister of Public Safety is expected ...
Dec 07, 2021
BC Hydro restoring power, but nearly 300 customers in Merritt and area still without power
MERRITT, B.C. - BC Hydro says service has been restored to more than 80 customers in the Interior this weekend, including 42 in Merritt, who were impacted by the severe storm on Nov. 14 and 15.In a ne...
Dec 07, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decrease in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reported 946 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Dec. 3 to 6), with 211 of them in Interior Health.Active cases decreased to 2,876 in the province (down by 195 since Dec. 3) and 559 i...
Dec 06, 2021
Indigenous report calls for change in B.C. wildfire response, recovery
An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia's southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management ...
Dec 06, 2021
No evidence Liberals knew appeal over residential school payments was dropped: Miller
OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says the federal government will soon release some of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives c...
Dec 06, 2021
Disaster Financial Assistance eligibility expanded for those affected by flooding and landslides
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government announced that Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) eligibility has been expanded for people affected by flooding and landslides from Nov. 14 to Dec. 2, 2021.DFA is avail...
Dec 05, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seek public's help to find missing woman
UPDATE: This individual has been located.
Dec 03, 2021
SOUND OFF: 'Government knows best' attitude benefits the NDP - not you
Do you remember being a kid and trying to argue with your parents when they said "no" to one of your requests? After questioning their reasoning, you were likely met with the dreaded phrase "because I...
Dec 03, 2021
