Tag Archives: Weather
Sun Peaks Resort optimistic about upcoming season, despite travel challenges facing B.C.
KAMLOOPS - There's just one more sleep until Opening Day at Sun Peaks Resort. In preparation, the snow cannons are hard at work laying down a base for all the skiers and boarders who plan to hit the s...
Nov 19, 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
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
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
Mudslide closes Highway 99 south of Lillooet
KAMLOOPS - The last highway connecting Interior B.C. to the coast is now closed.A mudslide has closed Highway 99 just over 40 kilometres south of Lillooet.Drive B.C. says an assessment and another upd...
Nov 15, 2021
Entire City of Merritt placed on evacuation order as flooding spreads
UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): As of 4 p.m. Monday (Nov. 15), access into the City of Merritt will be prohibited. Barricades will be erected on Voght Street at the city's northern junction of Highway 5, on Coldw...
Nov 15, 2021
Special weather statement issued with gusty winds forecast for South Thompson
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the South Thompson region today (Nov. 15), with gusting winds on the way. The forecaster says wind gusting up to 50-70 km/h is ...
Nov 15, 2021
Coldwater River breaches banks, City of Merritt issues flooding evacuation orders
MERRITT - UPDATE 8:20 a.m: According to the City of Merritt, the area's wastewater system has now failed. All residents are asked to immediately cease all water consumption, and halt drain use. Flushi...
Nov 15, 2021
Special weather statement issued with heavy snowfall expected for Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in the Interior are being warned of incoming heavy snowfall on sections of the Coquihalla Highway, and the Okanagan Connector. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statem...
Nov 12, 2021
Coquihalla closed south of Merritt due to vehicle incident
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Two people were taken to hospital in critical condition and four others in serious condition after a serious crash on the Coquihalla Highway involving a semi-trailer.Transporta...
Oct 29, 2021
