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Merrittonians with properties in Phase 4 may be allowed day access on Dec. 3
The City of Merritt says it hopes to allow people who have properties in Phase 4 of the return home plan day access starting this Friday, Dec. 3. "This is very contingent on many factors including wha...
Nov 30, 2021 Properties in orange are part of Phase 4 of Merritt's return home plan. (Photo via City of Merritt)
Seven distracted driving tickets issued on 8th Street by undercover cop
(By Emma Marion) RCMP handed out seven distracted driving tickets to motorists along 8th Street within one hour. A police officer dressed in regular clothing issued the tickets a week ago, on Nov. 23....
Nov 30, 2021
TRUFA renews calls for two senior TRU executives to be put on leave
The President of the Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) is renewing a call for two seniors university executives to be put on paid leave. Tara Lyster says it is concerning that vic...
Nov 30, 2021 Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University/via TRU
Fire crews doing large-scale controlled burn near Pineview for next two days
Kamloops Fire Rescue is advising the public about a large-scale controlled burn happening today and tomorrow near Pineview. KFR says a contractor for the City of Kamloops is doing the work off of Lac ...
Nov 30, 2021 (Photo: Twitter: KamFire)
City of Merritt monitoring river levels with third major storm to hit B.C. in November
The City of Merritt is keeping a very close eye on the forecast for the rest of the week as the third in a series of increasingly powerful storms is set to hit the province. "A lot of it will simply d...
Nov 29, 2021 An aerial view of the wastewater treatment plant in Merritt (Photo via Greg Lowis / City of Merritt)
Too soon to estimate how much damage caused by Coldwater River flooding, City of Merritt says
The City of Merritt says it is too soon to say how much damage was caused by flooding on the Coldwater River which forced the entire city to evacuate two weeks ago, on Nov. 15. However, CAO Sean Smith...
Nov 29, 2021 The flooded streets of Merritt as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Big Power Films)
Interior Health begins rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11
Kamloops children between the age of five and 11 will now be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine starting this week, as the province begins rolling out the vaccine to people under the age of 12. Parent...
Nov 29, 2021
Serious collision on Highway 3 near Princeton kills three, injures one
(By Emma Marion) A major commercial vehicle collision took place on Friday on Highway 3, killing three and injuring one. Princeton RCMP reported two commercial transport trucks collided head on at 6:1...
Nov 29, 2021
Howie Reimer named new Kamloops Central BIA executive director
The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association has found its new Executive Director. Howie Reimer, currently the program director at Radio NL, will be taking over from Carl DeSantis, who is ste...
Nov 29, 2021 Howie Reimer (left) and Carl DeSantis (right) pose with Santa Claus ahead of the 2021 Kamloops Santa Claus Parade (Photo via Howie Reimer)
Human-bear conflicts rose significantly in Kamloops this year
Bear reports in Kamloops have gone up significantly this year, and it's expected to be a continued issue going forward. WildSafeBC program manager Vanessa Isnardy says there were 516 bear reports in t...
Nov 29, 2021
