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Former Merritt Mayor Linda Brown to take position on TNRD board
Former Merritt Mayor Linda Brown has once again entered the political arena. Brown, was Mayor of Merritt from 2018 to 2022 when she defeated Neil Menard for the city's top position before losing to Mike Goetz in 2022. Brown will serve as the Thompson Regional School Board (TNRD) representative for Electoral Area "...
11m ago
Fewer names on ballot as City releases civic election candidates names
Voters heading to the polls won't need as much time as they did in 2022 to cast their ballots for the upcoming Civic Elections on Oct. 17. Eight candidates have will be on the ballot vying for six council positions. In 2018, there were 18 in the running. All of the current city council are running for another term. Ada...
30m ago
Merritt drafting community resilience framework
The City of Merritt is working with community to create a resilience framework. "The framework will help community partners, service organizations and local businesses better understand resilience and identify the strengths and opportunities that can help Merritt navigate sudden events, ongoing stresses and other ...
3h ago
Evacuation Alert Downgraded to All Clear - Ainslie Creek Wildfire
It's news everyone has been waiting for weeks to hear. An Evacuation Alert issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) due to the Ainslie Creek Wildfire has been downgraded to All Clear. Approximately 248 addressed properties have been downgraded from Evacuation Alert to All Clear through this notice, locate...
Sep 09, 2026
Proactive policing results in seizure of stolen loaded sawed-off shotgun
It was a case of being in the right place at the right time for members of the Merritt RCMP last week. In the early morning hours of Sept. 4, front line officers observed a man riding a bicycle down the sidewalk without a helmet in the area of Nicola Avenue and Margaret Street. Officers stopped the individual and iden...
Sep 08, 2026
