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Chase RCMP kept busy during August long weekend
CHASE – It was a busy long weekend for Chase RCMP dealing with a wide range of cases, from a fatal bus crash and impaired drivers to thefts and noise complaints. On the afternoon of Friday, July 31, Chase RCMP attended to a bus crash that killed one person and injured more than 20 others...
Fire burning near Ashcroft among several new ones in Kamloops Fire Centre
ASHCROFT - Crews are currently on scene of a wildfire that quickly grew to 20 hectares in Venables Valley along Highway 1. Kayla Pepper of B.C. Wildfire says it started this morning and is burning in grass and sage on the west side of Highway 1 southwest of Ashcroft. Early on the fire was more...
Road construction crews pushing through Kamloops heat
KAMLOOPS – Construction in the city continues to press on and here is what you need to know when commuting this coming week. The Columbia Street construction project remains the same from the week before with work continuing on the south side of the street. Pedestrians are asked to use the north sidewalk and the...
New Merritt emergency department moving ahead
MERRITT - Planning is underway for the new emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in Merritt. Interior Health has put out a request for proposals for architectural and planning consultants to develop a plan for the upgrades. Patient privacy and confidentiality, safety, infection prevention and control and patient access and flow will...