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Police action played no role in man's self-inflicted death near Merritt: IIO
B.C.'s police watchdog says actions of Merritt RCMP officers were not a factor in a man's death outside of the community last month. On April 2 at about 9:30 p.m., an officer came across a vehicle parked at the side of Highway 97C near Iron Mountain Road south of Merritt. At about the same time, police heard from a cal...
May 13, 2026
Business as usual at LNIB Administration Building after evacuation
It was business as usual for staff at the Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) Administration Office on Wednesday, despite the building being evacuated the day before. On Tuesday afternoon, members of the LNIB Fire Department were called to the Administration Office after reports of a gas leak. For safety measures, the buil...
16h ago
No drug toxicity deaths in Merritt for 2026 first quarter
The B.C. Coroner's Office reporting that there were no drug toxicity deaths in the City of Merritt for March 2026, marking the third consecutive month of no fatalities. The province's numbers however, not as lucky as 135 people died of suspected unregulated drug poisoning in March, up from 115 the month in February. Th...
19h ago
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 ...
May 12, 2026
'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," ...
May 12, 2026
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. "...
May 12, 2026
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
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
