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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
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
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
Slippery sections and compact snow reported on Highways 1, 5, and 5A around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in Kamloops are asked to watch for compact snow and slippery sections.On Saturday (Dec. 4), Argo Roads Thompson, the B.C. road maintenance contractor for the Thompson region, report...
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
NACI recommends boosters for people over 50
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now strongly recommends booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines for people over the age of 50. The advisory group has also strengthened its recommen...
Dec 03, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak to be declared at Ponderosa Lodge, visitors not allowed at this time
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is confirming it is in the process of declaring a COVID-19 outbreak at Ponderosa Lodge assisted living facility in downtown Kamloops.In an email Thursday (Dec. 2), Interior ...
Dec 02, 2021
Phase three Merritt residents to return home Sunday pending water test
MERRITT - The City of Merritt has announced that phase three residents can return home starting Sunday, December 5, pending a final water test.Phase 3 - Return Home Plan:The last water sample test res...
Dec 02, 2021
Phase 3 day access delayed for Merritt residents due to river levels rising
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is delaying Thursday's (Dec. 2) day access for Phase 3 residents.Phase 3 residents have been given day-access to their properties all week and were set to continue today ...
Dec 02, 2021
