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UPDATE: Interior Health to reopen Nicola Valley Hospital on Monday
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Interior Health says Merritt's emergency department will re-open to the public on Monday (Nov. 29). IH says the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre's ER will be open from ...
Nov 24, 2021
B.C. to start vaccinating children 5 to 11 against COVID-19 next week
VICTORIA - British Columbians will start vaccinating children five to 11 years old across the province starting on Monday.The province will be sending invitations to book on Monday in the order in whi...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. records 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, decrease in active caseload
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials say the province recorded 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, along with ten new deaths. In a release sent Monday evening (Nov. 23), the Ministry of Health says...
Nov 23, 2021
Highway 3 closed again following another washout: DriveBC
UPDATE (4 p.m.): Highway 3 between Sunshine Village and Allison Pass re-opened to single lane alternating traffic with major delays due to a mudslide.DriveBC says the highway remains open to essential...
Nov 22, 2021
Coldwater River to be temporarily rerouted
MERRITT - When the flood waters partially receded on Wednesday (Nov. 17), City of Merritt officials noticed that the Coldwater River had carved out a new path down a section of Pine Street. While the ...
Nov 22, 2021
Riverside Park construction expected to be complete in the summer
KAMLOOPS - Construction in Riverside Park will begin on Monday (Nov. 22) and is expected to be complete in the summer.The beach, pier, Rivers Trail, spray park, and adjacent washroom building will be ...
Nov 21, 2021
Merritt man last seen walking into flood waters found safe in Kamloops
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP confirms a missing man who was last seen walking into fast-flowing flood waters has been identified and found safe in Kamloops."He is patiently waiting for the evacuation ...
Nov 21, 2021
Citizens can be arrested if they disobey an evacuation order: Merritt RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents are reminded not to enter the city while under an evacuation order.Sgt. Josh Roda with Merritt RCMP says citizens can be arrested under the Emergency Program Act, the...
Nov 20, 2021
'Pretty chaotic': Tiny B.C. community reconnected after flooding wiped out bridge
NOOAITCH FIRST NATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The same rainfall that forced the evacuation of 7,000 residents in Merritt, B.C., also stranded a small First Nation village just 20 kilometres away, but an a...
Nov 20, 2021
IH, Health Minister address claims of 'toxic work environment' at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Frustrated, angry and exhausted. Those are the words the BC Nurses Union is hearing from the staff at Royal Inland Hospital. Union representative Scott Duvall says the best ratio to provide...
Nov 19, 2021
