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Merritt residents who stayed are collecting rain water, helping neighbours get by
Merritt residents who stayed behind during evacuation orders have been collecting rain water and relying…
Canadian Armed Forces help Princeton defend against latest atmospheric river
The Canadian Armed Forces are filling sandbags and building dykes in Princeton ahead of latest…
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…
Flood response has B.C. SPCA freeing up shelter space with half-price adoptions
The B.C. SPCA is offering half-price adoptions to create space for emergency boarding of animals…
The ‘essential’ travel rules on highways between southern Interior and Lower Mainland
With select provincial highways open on a limited basis, the B.C. Highway Patrol is urging…
Caring Merritt cop goes above and beyond to rescue pets for evacuated owners
A Merritt RCMP officer has earned the nickname Pet Detective has he finds and rescues…
Merritt residents displaced by flooding eligible for free mail forwarding service
Canada Post is offering free mail forwarding service for the next year to Merritt residents…
Some Merritt residents allowed to return home
The City of Merritt has implemented a three-step plan to get residents back into the…
Kamloops Search and Rescue helped save people in flooded Merritt
Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) members helped save about a dozen people from flood-stricken homes…
“Extensive damage’ done to B.C. Hydro lines, poles due to flooding in Merritt
B.C. Hydro has lost between 70 to 80 power poles in the Highway 8 corridor…
Help emerging for evacuees and their pets in Kamloops, Okanagan
Communities in the southern Interior are working to provide the bare necessities for evacuees in…
UPDATE: Christina Lake residents able to return home following flood
Christina Lake residents are returning to their homes after they were evacuated this week due…
Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton
Every year Shaun Reimer fights an increasingly difficult battle to find the perfect balance between…
Despite above average snowpack, risk of flooding in Okanagan Lake still low
Snowpacks are currently above average in the Thompson-Okanagan region, but they don't appear to be…
Time for B.C. government to get serious about Okanagan Lake flooding: OBWB
After weeks of collecting letters of support from Okanagan governments, the Okanagan Basin Water Board…