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Permit for housing for homeless young adults, 'Katherine's Place,' unanimously approved by Kamloops council
A social housing project for homeless young adults, to be named in honour of the late Katherine McParland, has been given a greenlight by city council. Council has unanimously approved a development v...
Nov 19, 2021 Photo via BC Housing
Merritt RCMP looking for man unaccounted for after flooding
Police in Merritt are trying to find a man who was seen walking into fast-moving water while part of the city was flooding. Mounties say the man, whose identity is unknown, remains unaccounted for. Th...
Nov 19, 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)
CP Rail expects line between Kamloops and Vancouver to reopen next week
CP Rail says it's just a few days away from reopening between Kamloops and Vancouver, after heavy rainfall caused washouts on several areas of its track. In an update Friday afternoon, CP says about 2...
Nov 19, 2021
Some Merritt residents to be allowed access to their homes following inspections
The City of Merritt is bringing in inspectors to assess the damage to properties that were directly affected by the floods this week. Homes will be tagged as green, yellow, or red, and people with a '...
Nov 19, 2021 The entire city of Merritt was evacuated on Nov. 15, 2021 because of flooding. (Photo via Bailee Allen)
Victim in fatal head on crash near Logan Lake identified online as six-year-old girl
The victim in a fatal head on crash near Logan Lake Thursday has been identified online as six-year-old Ember Young. A GoFundMe fundraiser is hoping to raise $5,000 to help the family with funeral cos...
Nov 19, 2021 Ember Young. (Photo via Macy Jarry)
Kamloops mill to be sold as part of Domtar merger with Paper Excellence
The Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops will have to be sold as part of the company's merger with Richmond-based Paper Excellence. In a statement on Thursday, South Carolina and Montreal based Domtar said it...
Nov 18, 2021
Airlines increasing capacity, adding flights to Kamloops due to demand because of flooding
The four airlines that serve Kamloops Airport are adding flights or using larger aircrafts to help get people to and from the Lower Mainland. Tracy Brown, the Manager of Facilities and Emergency Respo...
Nov 18, 2021 Kamloops Airport. (Photo via Colton Davies)
Child killed in head-on crash on Highway 97C between Merritt and Logan Lake
BC Highway Patrol says a child under the age of 10 was killed in a head-on crash between a passenger vehicle and a utility vehicle on Highway 97C between Merritt and Logan Lake this afternoon. Spokesp...
Nov 18, 2021
Coldwater River changes course on Merritt street as flood waters recede
As water recedes, there is a new challenge for crews in Merritt as they assess the damage caused by flooding this week. Greg Lowis, the head of the City's emergency operations centre, says the Coldwat...
Nov 18, 2021 The new course of the Coldwater River, which now runs down Pine Street north of Hicks Avenue. (Photo via City of Merritt)
Some early repair work on damaged B.C. highways already underway
In a bid to get some of B.C.'s major highways repaired as soon as possible, crews already have heavy equipment staged in many areas that were damaged by floods and landslides. That is according to Gre...
Nov 18, 2021 The Coquihalla highway at the Sowaqua Bridge on Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo: TranBC)
