Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt following a night of snowy chaos. Environment Canada says around 15 to 20 centimetres of snow is expected for the stretc...
Mar 09, 2026 Highway 5 about 15 kilometres south of Merritt at Comstock Road, looking north, at around 5:05 a.m. Monday (Image credit: DriveBC).
Travel not recommended as RCMP respond to multiple crashes on Coquihalla near Merritt
Motorists should avoid the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt this morning as RCMP say travel is not recommended. Merritt RCMP said they responded to a number of crashes on the highway about five kilomet...
Mar 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Destiny Sam Deneault/Facebook)
RCMP Musical Ride returning to Merritt in August
The RCMP Musical Ride will be making a stop in Merritt this August, and tickets will go on sale in less than two months. The Musical Ride will perform at the Nicola Valley Rodeo Grounds on Wednesday, ...
Mar 09, 2026 The RCMP Musical Ride in Kamloops in June 2023. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
WEATHER ADVISORY: Wind warning issued by Environment Canada
Drivers in the region could find driving challenging today as Environment Canada issued two weather advisories for the area, as a cold front associated with a strong low pressure system passes through...
Mar 07, 2026
Prescribed burn for Nooaitch region happening soon
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting Nooaitch Indian Band in conducting a prescribed burn covering up to 30 hectares. This is part of a three year project that began in 2025, and the goal this y...
Mar 06, 2026 (Photo provided by BC Wildfire Service Facebook site)
FRAUD FRIDAY: Emergency Scams
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...
Mar 06, 2026 Scam Alert | Pattison Media
KIJHL Playoffs Open tonight In Revelstoke for Merritt Centennials
The Merritt Centennials begin their quest to capture the KIJHL's top prize, the Teck Cup, begins tonight in Revelstoke. The Centennials open their best-of-seven- series with the Grizzlies tonight at t...
Mar 06, 2026 Credit KIJHL | Michael Reeve
Cents Masters and McLean garner KIJHL honors ahead of Cents playoff run
Two members of your Merritt Centennials have been selected to the KIJHL's final regular season Team of the Week. Forward Callum McLean and defenseman Lukas Masters earned the honors announced this wee...
Mar 05, 2026 (Photo courtesy of KIJHL)
Shackan Indian Band and BC Wildfire Service planning 30-ha prescribed burn southeast of Spences Bridge
A 30-hectare prescribed burn along Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge could begin as early as next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Shackan Indian Band as part of a three-y...
Mar 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
One dead following collision on Highway 8
Merritt RCMP are investigating a fatal collision involving a dirt bike and an SUV on Highway 8, late Tuesday afternoon. In a news release issued Wednesday morning, RCMP reported that at approximately ...
Mar 04, 2026 (Q101 File Photo)
