Tag Archives: Environment
Federal Minister visits Merritt, meets with residents still displaced after November floods
MERRITT, BC - It's been four months since the devastating floods tore through the Fraser and Nicola Valleys. Recovery work is taking place, however many residents are still unable to return home. On S...
Mar 14, 2022
Minister Blair visits Merritt, pledges collaborative work towards recovery
MERRITT, B.C. - The federal minister responsible for emergency preparedness visited Merritt on Sunday (March 13) to speak with city staff and council members before touring some of the still damaged s...
Mar 14, 2022
River Forecast Centre predicts elevated risk for spring flooding
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) says above-normal snow pack levels and a cool spring ahead makes spring flooding likely across the province.As of March 1, the North Thompson snowpack s...
Mar 09, 2022
Wildfire risk reduction activities beginning near Alexis Creek
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says work will begin near Alexis Creek to reduce the risk of future wildfires.In a news release Tuesday (March 1), BCWS says wildfire risk reduction ac...
Mar 01, 2022
Snowfall expected for Coquihalla over the weekend, heaviest snow on Sunday: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt can expect another night of heavy snow.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Saturday (Feb. 26) morning that forecast 15 to 2...
Feb 26, 2022
'Game changer': Sun Peaks' mountain bike expansion includes 31 kilometres of new trails
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks Resort plans to expand its mountain biking capacity this summer.The resort community announced Wednesday (Feb. 23) that 31 kilometres of new trails, a second chairlift, and...
Feb 23, 2022
CSRD Board of Directors vote to postpone logging in areas affected by Two Mile wildfire
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) directors say they are not supporting a proposal to conduct salvage logging in the Sicamous and Wiseman Creek watersheds.In a news releas...
Feb 20, 2022
After four years, the Shtuka family continues to search for answers to son Ryan's disappearance
KAMLOOPS - Four years ago Thursday (Feb. 17), Ryan Shutka disappeared from Sun Peaks Resort. There have been countless hours spent searching for the young man who came to that community from Beaumont,...
Feb 17, 2022
Provincial and federal governments pitch in to help B.C. farmers devastated by flooding
VICTORIA - Up to $228 million in federal-provincial government funds will be available to farmers who sustained extraordinary damages during November's devastating floods.The Canada-BC Flood Recovery ...
Feb 07, 2022
Embrace the season for the PLAYKamloops How to Play Winter Challenge
KAMLOOPS - While February is the shortest month of any year, when the winter doldrums set in it can feel like the longest. Here in Kamloops, there's a group trying to encourage residents to get outsid...
Feb 03, 2022
