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Merritt residents urged to fill out 2026 census ahead of May 12 'deadline'
There are just a few more days to go as Statistics Canada awaits the return of millions of census forms as it conducts its latest count of the population. Beige envelopes containing unique 16-digit codes were delivered to mailboxes across Canada this week. Those codes allow people to access and complete the census ques...
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McHappy Day raises over $63 K for RMHC
The management and staff of the McDonald's franchises in Merritt and Kamloops are elated with the results of this past Wednesday's McHappy Day. Brandy Gozda Sekhon, owner/operator of the six restaurants, said she was ecstatic to announced the one day fundraiser realized $63,096.68 which will go to the Ronald McDonald F...
May 08, 2026
FRAUD FACT FRIDAY: Fake Bank Inspector Scam
As the number of frauds and scams continues to grow in the Nicola Valley, Merritt & Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers, and Q101 are teaming up to present Fraud Fridays, a feature designed to inform those in the community of the dangers of fraud, what they should look for, and what to do if they are a victim of fraud. Ma...
May 08, 2026
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...
May 07, 2026
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
