Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
FRAUD FRIDAYS: Pyramid Schemes
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 tho...
Apr 24, 2026 ID 36245868 © Gajus | Dreamstime.com
Five new wildfires listed in the province in past 24-hours
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting that five new wildfires were ignited in the province over the past twenty-four hours, bringing the total to fifteen with two that are listed as out of con...
Apr 23, 2026 Aerial overview of the now-extinguished Quilchena Creek fire which kept firefighter busy earlier this month (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Sitting MLA with local ties "very ill": Premier Eby
A former N-D-P candidate who ran unsuccessfully against M.P. Dan Albas in two federal elections and now sits in the BC Legislature for a Vancouver riding is reported "very ill." Premier David Eby, sai...
Apr 23, 2026 N-D-P MLA Joan Philip/ (Photo courtesy leg.bc.ca)
BREAKING NEWS: Merritt Centennials to join new Junior A hockey league in B.C.
BC Hockey announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a membership application from the British Columbia Hockey Conference to become the province's sanctioned Junior A league....
Apr 21, 2026 From BCHC
Merritt RCMP Investigate Early Morning Vehicle Fire
The Merritt Detachment of the R.C.M.P. are asking for the public's help in connection with a vehicle fire in the city that police deem suspicious. Early Sunday (April 19) morning at approximately 2:30...
Apr 21, 2026 (Q101 File Photo)
Toxic material clean-up underway on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt following semi-truck fire
Northbound travel on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is halted Tuesday (April 21) morning as crews clean up toxic materials on the roadway. DriveBC first reported of a semi-truck on fi...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Skilled Truckers Canada)
Merritt's Greg Girard Advances to Top 10 Finals in Entrepreneur of Impact Competition
A well-known Merritt man is looking to put Merritt onto an international stage as he has advanced to the Top 10 in North America for the Entrepreneur of Impact Competition. Greg Girard, co founder of ...
Apr 20, 2026 (Photo submitted by Greg Girard)
Merritt mayor sounds alarm over rumours street population may be migrating from Lower Mainland ahead of FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in Vancouver in June, with BC Place Stadium playing host to seven games of the tournament. As the big event nears, Interior community leaders are sounding the ala...
Apr 18, 2026 Merritt, B.C., File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATED: Missing 31-year-old man from Princeton located deceased.
UPDATED: (10:46 a.m.) The 31-year-old man who was reported missing on April 17, 2026 has sadly been located deceased. The cause of his death is not considered suspicious. No further details are report...
Apr 17, 2026 Eric Zomar (31) has been missing since Wednesday. (Photo: RCMP)
Logan Lake resident learns of $1M lotto prize win during morning paper run
Good Friday was a great Friday for one Logan Lake resident after a quick stop to pick up a morning newspaper turned into a life-changing moment. The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says John M. is the p...
Apr 17, 2026 Meet B.C.'s newest millionaire John M. from Logan Lake. (Photo from BCLC)
