Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Temporary Closure of Coldwater River Trail
Residents may notice a small drilling rig operated by Sea to Sky Drilling in the community over the coming weeks. The City of Merritt states that the company is conducting a geotechnical borehole dril...
Jan 22, 2026 Courtesy of City of Merritt.
Paving to cause highway 5 closure overnight
Motorists travelling on Highway 5 tonight (Jan. 22) will need to make adjustments in their route as Yellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB) has announced a highway closure overnight. The closure will affect ...
Jan 22, 2026
Cents Hughes suspended one game as Cents get ready for Posse Saturday
The Merritt Centennials will be without the services of one of their key pieces, who the team just acquired before the KIJHL trade deadline. Marcus Hughes, the 66 power forward, has received a one-gam...
Jan 21, 2026 Courtesy of Flo Hockey
Another court date set for Merritt murder suspect
The man charged in the death of 45-year-old Pamela Jarvis made a very brief court appearance on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Christopher Jarvis appeared via video conferencing at the Merritt Courthouse, charged ...
Jan 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / Pamela Jarvis)
One year later, Merritt's only shelter calming concerns, looking to expand services
The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (NVSSS) operates the only shelter in Merritt, providing 40 beds for the community's most vulnerable, including six recovery and transitional beds for thos...
Jan 20, 2026 NVSSS Shelter in Merritt (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Centennials win fifth in a row; next up the Princeton Posse
Noah Lawless scored two goals and added an assist as the Merritt Centennials edged the Sicamous Eagles 4-3 on Saturday night at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre for their fifth consecutiv...
Jan 18, 2026 Photo Credit: KIJHL
BCCOS investigating after doe mule deer shot and killed in Logan Lake
BC conservation officers are investigating after a doe mule deer was shot and killed in a residential area of Logan Lake a few days before Christmas. Conservation Officer Tyler Kerr told CFJC Today th...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons/File)
More than 20 dogs removed from Merritt property as rescuer criticizes city officials
More than two dozen dogs have been removed from appalling conditions at a property in Merritt, in what rescuers called a serious case of animal neglect. "Apparently, neighbours had been calling bylaw,...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Angel's Animal Rescue/Facebook)
MVA causes seven hour power outage in area
There are very few details regarding a motor vehicle incident that left more than 12 hundred residents without power on Sunday. The accidents occurred early Sunday morning on Highway 97C, which led to...
Jan 12, 2026 Extent of the power outage caused by downed powerlines on Highway 97C on Sunday, Jan. 11. (Image Credit: BC Hydro)
2025 Winter Impaired Driving Campaign finds less impaired drivers in Central BC, but more in the North
The 2025 Winter Impaired Driving Campaign saw an overall decrease in the number of impaired drivers stopped by BC Highway Patrol, but an increase in Northern BC. A total of 240 drivers were removed fr...
Jan 12, 2026 Vehicles waiting at a Kamloops RCMP and BC Highway Patrol check point during Saturday's (Dec. 6) Light Up the Province campaign. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
