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Snowfall warnings issued for Coquihalla and Trans Canada
Environment Canada has issued three weather warning for the highways near Merritt as a low pressure system passes through the southern Interior today (March 13). Snowfall warnings have been issued on the Coq between Merritt and Kamloops and Merritt to Hope today as the region can expect up to 15 cm today through those ...
Mar 13, 2025
"We learned valuable lessons": McLeod on Centennials playoff run ending
The Merritt Centennials inaugural season in the KIJHL is over. The first year franchise playoff run came to an end on Friday night after the Revelstoke Grizzlies scored three times in the third period to squeak out a 3-1 win to take the series 4-1 at the Forum in Revelstoke. Despite the early exit, Centennials head coa...
Mar 09, 2025
Merritt library receives funding for new roof
The Merritt Library will soon be getting a new roof for their facility thanks in part to the TNRD. At its recent meeting on Thursday, it was announced that $90,000 would be split 50/50 between Electoral Areas "M" (Beautiful Nicola Valley-North) and Area "N" (Beautiful Nicola Valley South) with each ...
Mar 09, 2025
Merritt ER to close for ninth time in 2025; second time this weekend
Make it nine emergency room closures at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt this year, and the second of this weekend. Interior Health says the emergency department in Merritt will once again be closed overnight, from 6:00 p.m. Saturday (March 8) until 7:00 a.m. Sunday, March 9. Unlike previous closures, this will be...
Mar 09, 2025
Snowfall warning issued on Coquihalla south of Merritt; winter storm warning on Trans-Canada
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla, with between 15 and 20 cm of snow expected to fall between Sunday and Monday morning. "A persistent upslope flow along the Coquihalla Highway combined with dropping snow levels will bring 15 to 20 cm of snow near th...
Mar 09, 2025
