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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)
Kamloops man sentenced to three years in prison for Nov. 2019 hit-and-run crash that killed three TRU students
UPDATE - A Kamloops man who was charged in a 2019 hit-and-run crash that killed three young Nigerian students in Nov. 2019 has been sentenced to three years in prison. Reid McKnight pled guilty Friday...
Dec 03, 2021
Lytton working through recovery plan as village staff aim to move into Aspen Planer space
Residents of Lytton are still left with more questions than answers when it comes to going home, cleaning up and rebuilding. The village developed a draft short term recovery plan which was then quest...
Dec 03, 2021 Photo via Andybremner2012/Wikimedia Commons
BC Housing bringing in additional security at Kingston Ave. shelter site after Monday assault
BC Housing is increasing security at the site of a future shelter at 600 Kingston Avenue in Kamloops. In a statement, it says that includes adding lights and a having a security guard patrol the area ...
Dec 03, 2021 600 Kingston Avenue (Photo via Google Maps)
RCMP looking for wanted man who may be in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP are asking help in finding a 26-year old wanted man who is believed to be in the area. Police say Sam Anthony Rossetti is wanted on warrants out of Prince George for breach of release or...
Dec 02, 2021 Sam Rossetti (Photo via Kamloops RCMP)
RCMP recover $20,000 in stolen dirt-bikes recovered from Valleyview motel room
Kamloops RCMP say they recovered about $20,000 worth of stolen dirt-bikes after a recent bust at a Valleyview motel. In a statement, spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says police were called to RTR P...
Dec 02, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops creates bursary for at risk youth in memory of Katherine McParland
A Way Home Kamloops is creating the Katherine McParland Memorial Bursary with the goal of helping at-risk youth go to college or university. Executive Director Tangie Genshorek says they've partnered ...
Dec 02, 2021
More Merritt residents could be back home Sunday pending final water test
The City of Merritt says people with properties in Phase 3 of the return home plan will be allowed back starting Sunday, Dec. 5, pending a final water test. In a statement, City staff say those result...
Dec 02, 2021 Photo via City of Merritt
RCMP investigating after woman in her 60s assaulted in Brock alley
Kamloops RCMP say a woman in her 60s was assaulted in an alley in Brocklehurst around 3:24 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says the woman told police she was walking...
Dec 02, 2021
