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Police watchdog investigating after man sent to hospital after robbery arrest in Kamloops
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating after one man taken to hospital in Kamloops after a robbery at local mall on Friday, Dec. 3. In a statement, RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says w...
Dec 06, 2021
Suspects arrested after armed robbery outside downtown Kamloops store
Kamloops RCMP say two men were taken into custody after an armed robbery downtown this past Friday. RCMP spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says police were called to the 450 block of Lansdowne Street...
Dec 06, 2021
TNRD bringing in COVID-19 vaccine policy for employees, contractors, and volunteers
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District will require that all employees, contractors, and volunteers be vaccinated against COVID-19 by February 1, 2022. CAO Scott Hildebrand says the mandate - which bui...
Dec 06, 2021
'Too many crashes on Highway 3' Minister Fleming says as highway repair work continues
B.C.'s Transportation Minister says there have been too many crashes on Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton which at the moment is the only route for semis travelling between Metro Vancouver and the ...
Dec 06, 2021 The Hope-Princeton Highway at Allison Pass at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 23, 2021. (DriveBC Photo)
Flood recovery efforts in Merritt could take as much as a year, City says
The City of Merritt expects to take as much as a year to recover from flooding that forced the entire community to evacuate on Nov. 15. While most residents have been allowed to go back home, Deputy E...
Dec 06, 2021 The entire city of Merritt was evacuated on Nov. 15, 2021 because of flooding. (Photo via Bailee Allen)
Wildlights returning to BC Wildlife Park this Friday after COVID-19 hiatus
Wildlights at the BC Wildlife Park is set to get underway this Friday after last year's edition had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. General Manager Glenn Grant says staff at the Wildlife Park have se...
Dec 06, 2021 Wildlights at the BC Wildlife Park (Photo via BC Wildlife Park)
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops. It says there have been two patient cases reported at the long-term care facility located at 425 Columbia Street, near ...
Dec 03, 2021
Most Brookmere residents taken off evacuation order; one property still evacuated
Three days after they were put back on an evacuation order, residents in 50 properties in Brookmere have been given the all-clear to go back home. The TNRD has lifted the evacuation order Friday after...
Dec 03, 2021
More evacuation orders lifted in Merritt; entire City remains on boil water advisory
The City of Merritt is lifting evacuation orders for properties in Phases 3 and Phase 4 with some exceptions. An evacuation alert for properties in Phase 1 and 2 was also lifted Friday morning, Dec. 3...
Dec 03, 2021 A map showing the new Evacuation Order areas in the City of Merritt as of Dec. 3, 2021. (Photo via City of Merritt)
City of Merritt now focusing on recovery with no more storms, flooding expected
With the worst of the storms a thing of the past, the City of Merritt says it is now focusing on recovery. Speaking on the NL Noon Report, Deputy Emergency Information Officer, Alan Stebbing, says it ...
Dec 03, 2021 The flooded streets of Merritt as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Big Power Films)
