Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Woman's body recovered from Highway 99 mudslide, RCMP still searching for missing people
KAMLOOPS - RCMP confirmed the body of one woman has been recovered from the mudslide that occurred across Highway 99 near Lillooet on Monday morning (Nov. 15), and search efforts are continuing today....
Nov 16, 2021
Reopening of Coquihalla Highway could take ‘weeks or months’ due to flood damage
MERRITT, B.C. - Several major highways remained closed Tuesday morning, after a storm moved through southern B.C. Sunday and Monday causing traffic confusion across the province.Many of the routes in ...
Nov 16, 2021
RAW VIDEO: Drone footage shows extent of catastrophic Merritt flooding
MERRITT, B.C. - Newly available drone footage shows the terrible situation Merritt residents are encountering with the massive flooding of the Coldwater River.Rainfall caused by an atmospheric river s...
Nov 16, 2021
Evacuation order likely to last at least a week: Merritt official
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt says it will take more than a week to assess and restart their critical infrastructure including the wastewater treatment plant that is underwater and inoperable.Th...
Nov 16, 2021
People in Motion receives new vehicle from Toyota Cars For Good program
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Society for People in Motion is one of the three main recipients of its national Toyota Cars For Good program.People in Motion were selected by a panel of judges t...
Nov 16, 2021
