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BREAKING : LNIB Administration Office Building staff have been evacuated safely due to a suspected gas leak.
Some tense moments this afternoon (May 12) in Lower Nicola as the LNIB Administration Office Building and staff were safely evacuated after reports of a suspected gas leak. Not much else was disclosed in the social media post, except that members of the LNIB Fire Department has responded and is working to investigate ...
10h ago
'People who would donate to us are now coming through our door'; Nicola Valley Food Bank adjusting to rising demand
The Nicola Valley Food Bank has been dealing with increased use and decreased donations over the past several months. The food bank is seeing four-to-five new faces each and every week, as the shelves become more sparse amid increased demand. "We see about 220 come through our door from Tuesday to Thursday," ...
10h ago
Goetz seeking re-election as Merritt's mayor
British Columbians are set to head to the polls this October to elect regional area directors, councils and mayors. Mike Goetz will be seeking re-election in Merritt, where he has served as mayor for the last four years. Goetz says there are still too many projects on the go he wants to personally see completed. "...
11h ago
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...
May 11, 2026
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
