PETERS – A torrent of blame to go around after Merritt dike report

NEXT WEEK’S UBCM CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER should be an interesting one for our local communities.

On one hand, there is the Kamloops crew who will leave the big top and take the circus on the road.

Then there are places that just suffered severe fire damage, like the North Shuswap and West Kelowna. Those local officials will be very anxious to know how their provincial counterparts will be stepping up to the plate to help them recover.

While that’s happening, Lytton’s mayor and council will be wondering exactly what they have to do to get the same kind of attention.

I’m sure Lytton wasn’t exactly jazzed to hear Premier David Eby earlier this week when he said rebuilding Scotch Creek would be a lot easier and quicker than Lytton.

The most awkward interactions, though, may be between the province and council from Merritt.

Earlier this week, a damning new report was released about the state of the dike system in Merritt prior to the atmospheric river hitting the Interior in November of 2021.

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.