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Highway 3 could reopen 'by the end of this weekend,' Minister Fleming says
B.C.'s transportation minister says Highway 3 will likely be the most viable route to reestablish the road connection between Vancouver and the Interior. "Our number one priority [is] getting our road...
Nov 16, 2021 A section of Highway 3 east of Princeton as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Aim Roads)
B.C. could declare a provincewide state of emergency because of ongoing flooding
B.C.'s public safety minister says a provincewide state of emergency because of the ongoing floods is very much on the table. Mike Farnworth made that statement on Tuesday afternoon and hinted that mo...
Nov 16, 2021 (Photo via BC Hydro)
Just under 200 people evacuated from Merritt and Princeton care facilities, Minister Dix says
B.C.'s health minister says 150 patients, long term care residents, and home care patients have been evacuated from the Merritt area. Speaking during Tuesday's COVID-19 update, Adrian Dix also said an...
Nov 16, 2021
RCMP encouraging Merritt-area evacuees to connect with friends and family
Merritt RCMP officers are urging people to try and get in touch with friends and family who live in the community, after the city was ordered to evacuate Monday. Sergeant Josh Roda is also asking peop...
Nov 16, 2021
Merritt evacuation order expected to stay in place for more than a week
The City of Merritt expects the evacuation order that was issued on Monday will remain in place for likely more than a week. "Although the flood waters have rescinded, there is still significant dange...
Nov 16, 2021 Part of Merritt have been evacuated because of floods. (Photo via Bailee Allen/facebook)
New COVID-19 cases reported in all four outbreaks at Royal Inland Hosptial
There remain four active COVID outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, with new cases reported linked to each one. As of the most recent update from Interior Health, there are 27 cases and two...
Nov 16, 2021
Interior Health evacuating all Merritt care home residents and patients due to floods
With the entire City of Merritt ordered to evacuate, Interior Health says it is evacuating care home residents from Coquihalla Gillis House, Nicola Meadows, and The Florentine, as well as patients fro...
Nov 15, 2021
RCMP say missing woman Shannon White's Jeep also seen heading north on Nov. 1
Kamloops RCMP say new information has revealed that the Jeep belonging to missing Kamloops woman Shannon White was seen driving north of the city on the day she disappeared. Police had said last week ...
Nov 15, 2021
'Challenging' rebuild ahead after part of Coquihalla, Trans Canada Highway washed out by floods
The General Manager of Yellowhead Road and Bridge says crews are still trying to determine the extent of the damage on the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt. However, speaking on the NL Morning News...
Nov 15, 2021 A washed out section of the Coquihalla highway north of Hope on Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo via Jeremiah Steberl)
UPDATE - All of Merritt ordered to evacuate because of heavy flooding
UPDATE 10:20 a.m. - The entire City of Merritt is being ordered to evacuate because of heavy flooding. In a statement Monday morning, the City said the surging flood waters have inundated two bridges ...
Nov 15, 2021 Part of Merritt have been evacuated because of floods. (Photo via Bailee Allen/facebook)
