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Ban on Category 2 and 3 burning begins Thursday throughout Kamloops Fire Centre
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) officials in the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes Merritt and area, are taking after their colleagues in the Cariboo, enacting a Category 2 and 3 burn prohibition. A news release notes the prohibition will come into force Thursday (May 7) at 12:00 noon. BCWS officials say the ban is comin...
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RCMP report Merritt on pace to set dubious record
The City of Merritt is on pace to set a record in 2026, however, its one that no one will be bragging about. On Monday (May 4), Merritt RCMP released it's monthly report for April, which shows it was another busy one for the local detachment. In his report, Staff Sgt. Josh Roda noted that the detachment responded to 6...
May 04, 2026
Merritt sets new temperature record on May 3
If it seemed warmer than usual on Sunday, May 3; that's because it was, according to Environment Canada. The weather agency reports that the City of Merritt was one of 24 communities in the province to break temperature records, with many in excess of 30 C. While Merritt did not exceed the 30 C mark, it did reach 28.5 ...
May 04, 2026
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Wildfire breaks out northwest of Merritt
The BC Wildfire service is monitoring a human-caused wildfire northwest of Merritt. The BCWS said the fire was reported on Saturday (May 2) in the Inkikuh Creek area, about 75 kilometres northwest of Merritt and 10 kilometres north of Spences Bridge. As of Sunday evening (May 3), the wildfire is now listed as being hel...
May 04, 2026
Logan Lake RCMP seeking information following vehicle break‑ins
Logan Lake RCMP are seeking the publics help identifying the culprit or culprits believed to be involved in a rash of robberies in the area. On Friday, May 1st, police received a report of a suspicious male attempting to open vehicle doors on Daladon Drive . When the RCMP arrived, they conducted an extensive patrol of ...
May 03, 2026
