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Second emergency room closure in three days at Merritt Hospital tonight (Nov 18)
For the second time in three days, Merritt residents will once again have to deal with not having emergency room services at the Nicola Valley Hospital. Interior Health announced the closure will begin at 7 p.m. this evening (Nov.18) and remain in affect until 8 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 19. As has been the case recently, Inte...
Nov 19, 2024
WEATHER ALERT: Snowfall coming in next 24 hours to region /highways
Highways in the region could be tricky over the next 24 hours. Environment Canada says a pacific frontal system is expected to bring 10-15 centimetres of snow to the mountain passes. Highways affected include the Coquihalla Hope to Merritt the Connector Merritt to Kelowna Highway 3 - Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass ...
Nov 16, 2024
Merritt's three-year flood anniversary to be marked with Middlesboro Bridge opening
Construction workers were putting the final touches on the new Middlesboro Bridge ahead of its opening on Saturday (Nov. 16) - exactly three years to the day after it was destroyed by flood waters. "Even for us dropping our kids off at school, now it will be a shorter trip for kids being dropped off at school. The...
Nov 16, 2024
Breaking News: Merritt Hospital closed Saturday (Nov 16) morning for 25 hours
Merritt resident again find themselves without emergency room services at the Nicola Valley Hospital. The latest interruption will happen Saturday morning at 7 a.m. until Sunday morning at 8 a.m. Interior Health did not indicate what precipitated the 25-hour closure at the hospital, the 17th such closure of the emerge...
Nov 16, 2024
Merritt RCMP members not responsible for 2023 triple-fatal collision near Logan Lake: police watchdog
B.C.'s police watchdog says Merritt RCMP officers were not criminally responsible for a collision that killed three people outside of Logan Lake last year. According to a decision released by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) Thursday (Nov. 14), Merritt RCMP responded to a report of a trashed hotel ro...
Nov 15, 2024
