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The McHappiest Day of the Year: Sekhon
Today is the McHappiest Day of the year as McDonald's Restaurant here in Merritt are joining with hundreds of other McDonald's franchaises to raise money across the country for children's charities. Last year, a total of over $150 thousand was raised by the McDonald's franchaises in Merritt and Kamloops. Store owner/...
May 08, 2025
Pine Ridge cleanup underway
The annual cleanup of Merritt's Pine Ridge Cemetery is underway. City crews will be working on turf maintenance, irrigation, headstone levelling, and cleaning. All wreaths, plastic flowers, and other memorabilia will be removed and left at the shed for pick-up for 30 days. Any items not collected before June 6, will be...
May 08, 2025
Uptick in wildfires continues: BC Wildfire Service
The number of wildfires in the province continue to gradually grow. The BC Wildfire (BCWS) service reporting that 7 of the 42 wildfire burning in the province this morning ( May 8 ) remain out of control while 31 are under control. The BCWS also reports that seven new fires have turned up in the last 24-hours. Just th...
May 08, 2025
Drivers encouraged to use caution on Highways: Drive BC
Motorists are being encouraged to use caution when heading out onto the highways this morning as Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for area roads today. A couple centimetres of wet snow are possible early this morning as a cold front tracks across the BC interior. Roads may become slippery due to...
May 08, 2025
"Use caution, be fire safe this weekend": Minister Parmar
People are asked to use caution over the next several days as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds in much of southern B.C. are adding to elevated wildfire danger. The BC Wildfire Service urges people to postpone any open burning until the windy conditions pass and to use extra caution when camping in...
May 02, 2025
