Bell Canada is rolling out 'Bell AI Fabric', what the company is calling a major investment to create Canada's largest artificial intelligence project. The first fabric facility will open next month in Kamloops, in a partnership between Bell, Groq and Thompson Rivers University. Additional facilities are set to come on...

A downed power line left over 1700 people without power in the Nicola Valley area early Thursday evening. (May 29). Intense winds are being blamed for toppling a tree onto power lines affecting those South-East of Highway 8 and North-West of Highway 5A. BC Hydro says the incident happened around 7:30 pm and power was ...

The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) has officially launched a new mobile app where people will be able to access library services and manage their accounts. Chief Librarian Judy Moore told the TNRD Board on Thursday (May 15) that the new app, which has been tested by staff for the past several months, "sho...

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Dangerous Dog Control Bylaw is now in effect across all 10 electoral areas, thanks to the efforts of one local area director. Area "E" Director Jim Smith was behind the push to expand the bylaw, saying he had to act after a postal worker was attacked by a dog whi...

Motorists travelling back from their Victoria Day long weekend will want to pay close attention to the roads over the next 24 hours. Environment Canada has issued four (4) highway advisories for the region. Wet snow has accumulated on summit passes this weekend so roads could be slick. The advisories are for: Coquihal...

Much like school districts across the province, the Nicola-Similkameen Board of Education (SD58) has been forced to make some hard decisions, as it needs to subtract $1.5 million from its budget for the upcoming school year. With declining enrollment across the district, the board is also now starting the process to in...

The City of Merritt says it has received around $3.4 million from the Provincial Government to improve its flood-protection infrastructure. It says the money will go towards Phase 1 of the Middlesboro Diking Project, which will include the installation of 90 metres of dikes just east of the Middlesboro Bridge, which wa...

Today is the McHappiest Day of the year as McDonald's Restaurant here in Merritt are joining with hundreds of other McDonald's franchaises to raise money across the country for children's charities. Last year, a total of over $150 thousand was raised by the McDonald's franchaises in Merritt and Kamloops. Store owner/...

The annual cleanup of Merritt's Pine Ridge Cemetery is underway. City crews will be working on turf maintenance, irrigation, headstone levelling, and cleaning. All wreaths, plastic flowers, and other memorabilia will be removed and left at the shed for pick-up for 30 days. Any items not collected before June 6, will be...

The number of wildfires in the province continue to gradually grow. The BC Wildfire (BCWS) service reporting that 7 of the 42 wildfire burning in the province this morning ( May 8 ) remain out of control while 31 are under control. The BCWS also reports that seven new fires have turned up in the last 24-hours. Just th...