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Dry conditions and heavy winds help kickstart B.C. Interior wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire season has seemingly begun across British Columbia. In the past seven days, there were 44 new fire starts in the province. In the past 24 hours, there were nine new fire starts. Of those, two are out, two are being held, one is out of control and five are under control, according to an update posted...
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Citxw Nlaka'pamux Assembly announce new Executive Director Nicole Johnny
MERRITT - After an extensive search process, the Citxw Nlaka'pamux Assembly (CNA) has appointed a new Executive Director. Nicole Johnny will step into the role after working with the organization for about eight years. Nicole's journey with CNA began in 2017, where she was well known for "demonstrating unwavering ...
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First major wildfire of 2024 grows to 1,600 ha south of Quesnel
UPDATE (Monday): The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert for six rural properties south of Quesnel at 7:45 p.m. Sunday. The CRD states an evacuation alert is issued to give residents time to prepare to evacuate their premises or property should it be required. Residents will be given as much adva...
Apr 22, 2024
Preliminary results have Yvette Baxter winning Merritt by-election
MERRITT - Merritt has a winner in the by-election after the preliminary election results are in. in what wasn't a close finish at all, Yvette Baxter ran away with 229 votes. Finising behind her were Peter Coghill in second with 75 votes, Norma-Jean Littleton with 30 votes and MJ Phillips with 26 votes. One of Baxter's ...
Apr 22, 2024
Merritt Centennials announce new Head Coach Wes McLeod
MERRITT - Brian Passmore is moving on from the Merritt Centennials as Wes McLeod will fill his role as head coach for the following season. The Merritt Centennials announced that Wes McLeod has been hired as their head coach-assistant general manager. McLeod joins Merritt after spending the last two seasons as head coa...
Apr 18, 2024
