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Highway 3 could reopen 'by the end of this weekend,' Minister Fleming says
B.C.'s transportation minister says Highway 3 will likely be the most viable route to reestablish the road connection between Vancouver and the Interior. "Our number one priority [is] getting our road...
Nov 16, 2021 A section of Highway 3 east of Princeton as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Aim Roads)
B.C. could declare a provincewide state of emergency because of ongoing flooding
B.C.'s public safety minister says a provincewide state of emergency because of the ongoing floods is very much on the table. Mike Farnworth made that statement on Tuesday afternoon and hinted that mo...
Nov 16, 2021 (Photo via BC Hydro)
Just under 200 people evacuated from Merritt and Princeton care facilities, Minister Dix says
B.C.'s health minister says 150 patients, long term care residents, and home care patients have been evacuated from the Merritt area. Speaking during Tuesday's COVID-19 update, Adrian Dix also said an...
Nov 16, 2021
UPDATE: Officials confirm two fatalities, search continues for others after landslide west of Lillooet
UPDATE: 3:10 p.m. Officials have now confirmed two fatalities from a landslide on Highway 99 yesterday west of Lillooet, and the search continues for other missing people. David MacKenzie of Pemberton...
Nov 16, 2021
Kamloops resident stuck in Lower Mainland opens house to friends waiting to return home
A Kamloops resident who's stuck in the Lower Mainland says he's opened up his house for friends who are stuck on the other side. Jason Warner commutes to the Fraser Valley every week for work as a cor...
Nov 16, 2021
RCMP encouraging Merritt-area evacuees to connect with friends and family
Merritt RCMP officers are urging people to try and get in touch with friends and family who live in the community, after the city was ordered to evacuate Monday. Sergeant Josh Roda is also asking peop...
Nov 16, 2021
Merritt evacuation order expected to stay in place for more than a week
The City of Merritt expects the evacuation order that was issued on Monday will remain in place for likely more than a week. "Although the flood waters have rescinded, there is still significant dange...
Nov 16, 2021 Part of Merritt have been evacuated because of floods. (Photo via Bailee Allen/facebook)
Brookmere evacuated near Coquihalla Monday night due to flooding
Fifty-three properties south of Merritt near the Coquihalla Highway were evacuated Monday night because of flooding. The evacuation order impacts all of Brookmere, totalling 51 properties, and two pro...
Nov 16, 2021
Interior Health evacuating all Merritt care home residents and patients due to floods
With the entire City of Merritt ordered to evacuate, Interior Health says it is evacuating care home residents from Coquihalla Gillis House, Nicola Meadows, and The Florentine, as well as patients fro...
Nov 15, 2021
RCMP say missing woman Shannon White's Jeep also seen heading north on Nov. 1
Kamloops RCMP say new information has revealed that the Jeep belonging to missing Kamloops woman Shannon White was seen driving north of the city on the day she disappeared. Police had said last week ...
Nov 15, 2021
