Author Archives: James Peters
'We have roads ripped up, bridges ripped up': Merritt mayor trying to get people home as soon as possible
KAMLOOPS - Engineers with the City of Merritt spent Tuesday evening and much of Wednesday inspecting the wastewater treatment plant, which was damaged by high waters and is far from up and running. "O...
Nov 17, 2021
Kamloops mayor reassures evacuees: "We will support the citizens of Merritt for as long as it takes"
KAMLOOPS - Merritt residents have been evacuated for three days after a flood that devastated the city. As their emergency support services come to an end, many residents worry about how they will sur...
Nov 17, 2021
UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say Jocelyn Crate has been located.
Nov 17, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Merritt could receive drinking water soon, though city likely to remain evacuated
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt's Emergency Operations Centre says engineers are doing a thorough inspection of the wastewater treatment plant and should have a better idea on Wednesday afternoon ...
Nov 17, 2021
City of Merritt officials address those still in Merritt upset by lack of services
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt was put under a full evacuation order on Monday morning, still many in the community made the choice to stay, and now some are apparently angry with City Hall.The c...
Nov 17, 2021
Blazers reschedule Friday home game against Victoria due to highway closures
KAMLOOPS - The highway damage caused by the atmospheric river storm Sunday (Nov. 14) and Monday is starting to play havoc with the Kamloops Blazers schedule.The team was scheduled to play the Victoria...
Nov 17, 2021
Grocery stores cleaned out by panic-shoppers; BC Truckers Association says no need to panic
KAMLOOPS - As highways between the Interior and the Lower Mainland remain closed for repairs, concern is growing about how local grocery stores will receive meat and produce deliveries.Shoppers have a...
Nov 16, 2021
Does it bother you to change time twice a year?
Nov 16, 2021 Image Credit: Oleg Dudka / Dreamstime.com
Kamloops and Vernon see slight increases in weekly COVID-19 cases; larger spikes in Salmon Arm and Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - The week of Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 2021, was challenging for Local Health Areas (LHA) with higher populations in the Interior when it comes to COVID-19 cases. According to the B.C. Centre for D...
Nov 10, 2021
Government will hire more staff to address veterans' backlog, caseloads: minister
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the federal Liberal government will hire more staff to deal with backlogs and overwhelming caseloads at his department. MacAulay made the comm...
Nov 10, 2021
