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Kelowna was ready for 2,000 flood evacuees who arrived in city
Kelowna has supported approximately 2,000 displaced evacuees with food, clothing and shelter since evacuation orders…
Canadian Armed Forces ‘godsend’ as Princeton prepares for rising river waters
Princeton is preparing for rising Tulameen River waters tonight as heavy rainfall in the Coquihalla's…
Next B.C. storm could be as intense as the first: Province
The next storm expected to hit B.C. this week may be as intense as the…
Evacuation order issued for 56 properties in Thompson Nicola due to flood risk
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 56 properties today. The…
City of Merritt urges residents under evacuation order to leave due to potential flooding
The City of Merritt is urging residents to follow alerts and orders as the Coldwater…
Evacuees leave homes due to flooding, decide to help out with Princeton mitigation work
A Princeton Metis association helping those impacted by flooding is getting a hand from the…
Garage fire being investigated in Kelowna
The Kelowna Fire Department and RCMP are investigating the cause of a mini blaze that…
Merritt evacuees live in trailer in Walmart parking lot for nearly three weeks following floods
A Merritt woman and her family, along with their four parrots and 10 dogs spent…
Merritt woman creates ‘Merritt Strong’ fundraiser for community out of flooded t-shirts
A Merritt woman whose business was flooded has decided to turn the shirts she can…
New snow making roads slippery; accidents reported in West Kelowna
Road closures have been reported this morning in West Kelowna due to slippery conditions. Drive…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: 9:13 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 RCMP say a missing 33-year-old Vernon woman was…
Kelowna firefighters respond to suspicious fire
Kamloops fire crews quickly doused a suspicious fire in a vacant building this afternoon. On…
Merritt’s only high school won’t reopen until April 2022 following flood
An elementary school in Merritt will remain closed until the next school year while its…
Kamloops blaze causes ‘extensive damage’ to home
A fire that started in the kitchen of a Kamloops home yesterday morning caused extensive…
UPDATE: Suspicious fire destroys vacant Kelowna house
A suspicious fire tore through a vacant house this afternoon in Kelowna, completely destroying it.…