Merritt
Merritt woman searching for long lost sister born in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Terri Beckett grew up always having cousins she could play with — the same people her two daughters now refer to as aunts and uncles — but she always wanted a sibling. When she was 15 she found out her mother did actually have another child, her baby sister, but had given her up...
Merritt woman claims razorblades included in grandson’s Halloween haul
MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt are reminding parents to check their children’s trick or treat bags after a grandmother reported finding two razorblades amongst her 11-year-old grandson’s candy Halloween night. Const. Tracy Dunsmore with the Merritt RCMP says the grandmother reported the incident today, Nov. 2 and doesn’t have a clue what area of town...
Kamloops faces worker shortage over next 10 years: Consultant
30,000 TO 35,000 VACANCIES; 70 PER CENT NEED REQUIRE POST-SECONDARY OR SKILLS TRAINING KAMLOOPS – Businesses in the Thompson-Cariboo region may have a tough time replacing retiring workers over the next ten years and job seekers who want in will have to bring the right skills and education, says a labour market consultant. Rob Malatest,...
Merritt community group hopes to bring the arts to town
MERRITT - One Merritt community group hopes to bring more arts and culture to the Nicola Valley by way of a new performing arts centre. Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society recently accomplished the first step in a five-step master plan by purchasing a property for the new centre. Funding for the project is planned through...
Locals winners named for Aboriginal Business Awards
THOMPSON-OKANGAN - Some local aboriginal entrepreneurs are coming away from the B.C. Aboriginal Business Awards with wins this week. Troy Fraser Chiropractic of Kamloops has won Business of the Year in the one to two person enterprise category. Skyride Bike and Board Inc. of Vernon has won an outstanding achievement award for companies with three...
Man killed in Merritt crash named
MERRITT - A 32-year-old man from Surrey died when the vehicle he was in hit a rock bluff near Merritt last week. Jesse Dan Dietz was a passenger in a pickup truck that left the roadway and hit a rock bluff on Highway 5 near Merritt around 8 a.m. on Aug. 31, according to the...
Events to celebrate the long weekend near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This long weekend is dominated by biking enthusiasts and agricultural events, but it’s also the last weekend to squeeze in some time with the family before the kids go back to school. For those camping this long weekend you can finally enjoy campfires after the ban was lifted in the Kamloops Fire Centre...
City has little say about Blackwell Dairy biosolids
KAMLOOPS – The problems associated with Blackwell Dairy Farm and its use of biosolids are outside of the City of Kamloops’ control, according to a new report. The report, which will be presented to city council Tuesday, Aug. 18, says if the dairy farm is following normal farming practices and using land meant specifically for agriculture,...
Alberta man dies in Okanagan Connector crash
MERRITT - A man who died on Highway 97 in an nearly morning single vehicle roll-over last week has been identified. Daniel Thomas Semeniuk, 25, died when the vehicle he was driving left the road and rolled, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. The Red Deer man was the only occupant in the vehicle, which...
Biosolids group to protest against Kamloops dairy farm
KAMLOOPS – The Friends of the Nicola Valley will be in Kamloops today, Aug. 11, to lend their voice to those of Dallas residents upset over a neighbouring biosolid operation. A Dallas group has alleged that black dust coming from the Blackwell Dairy property is a biosolid byproduct, not just sawdust as city staff believe. According...
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway fully reopens southbound
MERRITT – A motorcycle crash partially closed the Coquihalla Highway southbound between Merritt and Hope this afternoon. According to Drive B.C., the crash closed the southbound lanes on Highway 5 about two kilometres north of the Mine Creek exit around 1 p.m., July 18. One southbound lane reopened at about 2:30 p.m. and both lanes...
Province to review bus industry after two Coquihalla crashes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two major bus crashes in the last year resulted in serious injuries and now the provincial government is moving forward with a safety review on the motor coach industry. Minister of Transportation Todd Stone says the review will include examining safety statistics, analyzing vehicle inspections and vehicle licensing. It will also compare the...
UPDATE: Missing Princeton teenager found
UPDATE: 8:49 a.m., JUNE 24, 2015 RCMP say Tianna Angstadt has returned home safe and sound. Poilce thank the media and the public for their assistance. 1:10 P.M., JUNE 27, 2015 PRINCETON - Police are asking for help to find a missing Princeton teenager. RCMP say Tianna Angstadt, 13, was last seen at her home...
UPDATE: Highway between Merritt and Spences Bridge reopens following rock slide
MERRITT - The highway between Spences Bridge and Merritt has reopened completely following a rock slide yesterday afternoon. According to Drive B.C., the slide took place around 12 p.m. June 26 on Highway 8, at Voght Street, about 45 kilometres west of Merritt. It originially blocked traffic in both directions about 45 kilometres west of...
Cisco Road wildfire grows under controlled burns
LYTTON - A wildfire that was discovered a week ago near Lytton and grew rapidly over 24 hours has grown again, but this time because of controlled burns. B.C. Wildfire crews are working the Cisco Road Wildfire which was first discovered on June 11. It was first estimated at 150 hectares and by the end...