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Highway washouts expected to boost overall passenger volumes at Kamloops Airport
With highways washed out and more people looking to the skies to travel to and from the Lower Mainland, passenger volumes at Kamloops Airport could see a boost, as the airport continues to weather the...
Dec 07, 2021 Kamloops Airport. (Photo via Colton Davies)
Fourth week of the flood for Merritt, drinking water situation, and resources available
As Merritt enters the fourth week of being affected by the flood and atmospheric rivers, residents are eager to get back home and restore the city. While some residents have started returning to their...
Dec 07, 2021 The flooded streets of Merritt as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Big Power Films)
As holiday season approaches, no word on when B.C. will lift essential travel restrictions on Highways 3, 99
While the holiday season is approaching, you might not be able to travel by road from Kamloops to the Lower Mainland to visit friends or family, at least not at the moment. That is because there is no...
Dec 07, 2021 Highway 3 at Allison Pass, 10 km west of Manning Park Resort area, looking east. (Photo via DriveBC)
Whitewater Rafters turn flood safety guides to help in Merritt and Hope recovery efforts
Sam Charvet owns Riverside Adventures, a Whitewater rafting company in Clearwater. But he has now launched Riverside Rescue Ltd. which has the task of providing river safety for the rebuilding in Merr...
Dec 07, 2021 Riverside Rescue (Photo via Sam Charvet)
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
'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)
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
