Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Pedestrian killed in Sunday night collision in Valleyview
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP say a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle along the East Trans Canada Highway in Kamloops Sunday night (Nov. 14).In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. ...
Nov 16, 2021
Merritt RCMP working to save those still in town
MERRITT - While most Merritt residents evacuated the town Monday (Nov. 15), many chose to stay behind and now some are in need of help.The Merritt RCMP remains in full force in the municipality and Sg...
Nov 16, 2021
Voght Street Bridge lost, no timeline for return to Merritt
MERRITT - The devastating flood in Merritt has completely wiped out the Middlesborough Bridge. The bridge located at the southern end of Voght Street may have also damaged the bridges further down str...
Nov 16, 2021
Interior Health evacuates Merritt care home residents, Nicola Valley Hospital patients
MERRITT - In response to flooding related evacuation orders in Merritt, Interior Health says it has evacuated care home residents and patients in the Nicola Valley Hospital. In a release, the health a...
Nov 16, 2021
Brookmere evacuated; Lytton, Spences Bridge and other TNRD areas on evacuation alert
MERRITT, B.C. - Some properties in the Beautiful Nicola Valley - South electoral area, including Brookmere, are on evacuation order as part of the Thompson Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) local stat...
Nov 15, 2021
Icy roads expected in the Interior after flooding caused by B.C.'s 'atmospheric river event'
MERRITT, B.C. - Southern British Columbia continues to experience a "significant atmospheric river event" - which has been a big contributor to the Coldwater River Flood in Merritt.The atmospheric sys...
Nov 15, 2021
Merritt residents wake up to flooding, don't know when they can return
MERRITT, B.C. - A mobile home could be seen floating down the Coldwater River in Merritt on Monday morning (Nov. 15).The Coldwater River broke its banks overnight, flooding streets downtown and people...
Nov 15, 2021
City of Kamloops prepared to receive flooding evacuees from Merritt and area
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has mobilized its Emergency Social Services department to receive evacuees fleeing floodwaters in Merritt.The City announced that all non-essential activities at McArth...
Nov 15, 2021
Canada Post temporarily suspends service in Merritt; Western Canadian customers told to expect delays
MERRITT - Canada Post is suspending delivery service in Merritt, and will resume once conditions improve. A release from Canada Post Monday (Nov. 15) afternoon says the flooding in Merritt have made c...
Nov 15, 2021
Shannon White's Jeep spotted driving past Rayleigh the evening she went missing: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP investigators learned over the weekend that on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, the day Shannon White went missing, her Jeep was spotted traveling north on the Yellowhead Highway.Accordi...
Nov 15, 2021
