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Merritt residents to begin returning home Tuesday as City releases return home plan
As expected, the City of Merritt has released details about its 'robust' return home plan. It says evacuation orders for residents and business owners in Phase 1 of the City (North of the RCMP Station...
Nov 22, 2021 The entire city of Merritt was evacuated on Nov. 15, 2021 because of flooding. (Photo via Bailee Allen)
Kamloops dairy processing 'week's worth of milk every day' to help fill milk supply gap
A Kamloops dairy farm is working around the clock to fill in the gap in the supply of milk in the Southern Interior because of flooding in the Lower Mainland. Ted Blackwell, the owner of Blackwell Dai...
Nov 22, 2021 A Blackwell Dairy Farm Truck. (Photo via Blackwell Dairy Farm)
UPDATE - Delays on Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton after new washout
UPDATE - There is a new issue on one of two routes connecting B.C.'s Interior to the Lower Mainland. Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton was closed briefly Monday due to another mudslide between Suns...
Nov 22, 2021 Highway 3 at Allison Pass, 10 km west of Manning Park Resort area, looking east. (Photo via DriveBC)
CP Rail track to reopen through Fraser Canyon Tuesday following flooding, washouts
CP Rail says its track will be back open between Kamloops and Vancouver as of mid-day on Tuesday. This comes barely a week after flooding and mudslides caused washouts on highways and railways through...
Nov 22, 2021
Merritt man 'swept away' in floodwaters found safe in Kamloops
Merritt RCMP say a man who was "last seen being swept away" in flooding last week has now been found safely. Mounties had put out a call on Friday for the public to help try and identify a missing per...
Nov 22, 2021 This man, who's identity is unknown, was seen walking through Merritt during flooding and is unaccounted for at this point. (Photo: RCMP Handout)
Kamloops pulp mill union boss, mayor not expecting major changes once new owners take over in 2022
The President of Unifor Local 10B which represents Domtar employees in Kamloops is still not expecting major changes when the pulp mill is sold to a third party next year. "I think it is going to be s...
Nov 22, 2021
City of Merritt to announce plan for a phased return as damage assessments complete
The city of Merritt will be announcing a plan for a phased return home for people who have been evacuated some time today, Nov. 22. It comes as staff have finished assessing the damage to properties a...
Nov 22, 2021 The flooded streets of Merritt as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Big Power Films)
Unsubstantiated report of gun shot led to large police presence in downtown Kamloops, RCMP say
Kamloops RCMP say a large police presence near Memorial Arena on Saturday night was the result of a report about a gun shot fired, though they say there was no evidence of one found. Spokesperson Cons...
Nov 22, 2021
B.C. brings in limits on gasoline sales, travel restrictions
The B.C. government has brought in limits on gasoline and diesel sales to 30 litres per visit on Vancouver Island, southwestern B.C., and the Sunshine Coast because of issues with supply. Public Safet...
Nov 19, 2021 Detail of a hand holding a fuel pump at a station
Preliminary tax increase for next year close to five per cent in Kamloops
The preliminary tax increase for next year's budget in Kamloops is currently at 4.89 per cent. That would be the highest tax increase in recent history, coming after the lowest tax increase in several...
Nov 19, 2021
