Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fraser-Nicola MLA Tegart to push for provincial supports
MERRITT, B.C. - The Fraser-Nicola riding is ground zero currently for damage from Sunday's devastating floods. The region is home to multiple blocked highway corridors, and of course the evacuated com...
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
TNRD issues evacuation orders to 37 properties south of Spences Bridge
SPENCES BRIDGE - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued flooding evacuation orders to 37 properties in Electoral Area "I" (Blue Sky Country). The district says a flooding event in the area i...
Nov 17, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP include reported shooting and stabbing, Sahali break-in
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 294 calls for service from midnight on Friday (Nov. 12), to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Nov. 15). Below are some highlights from those reports.Reported sho...
Nov 16, 2021
Merritt community comes together for heroic horse rescue amid heavy flooding
KAMLOOPS - Amid a scary situation in the Lower Nicola on Monday afternoon, people stepped up to help.A herd of horses, stuck in fast-moving flood water for up to 12 hours overnight, needed assistance ...
Nov 16, 2021
Work underway to reopen ground travel from Lower Mainland to BC Interior
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 16), Transportation Minister Rob Fleming joined the Emergency Management BC media conference to update citizens on the status of highways affected by the storm.In hi...
Nov 16, 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
B.C. finds 338 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday; active caseload drops
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 338 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Nov. 16), with marked decreases in the active caseloads in both B.C. and Interior Health.There were 39 new cases of the virus in IH Tues...
Nov 16, 2021
Nearly 1,000 evacuees spend night in Kamloops hotels, shelter could be extended to seven days
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin updated the city's Emergency Support Services (ESS) situation with Merritt evacuees during Tuesday's (Nov. 16) council meeting.Between 2,0...
Nov 16, 2021
