Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

MERRITT - The City will commence upgrades on Voght Street from Blackwell Avenue to the Nicola Valley Hospital entrance (in mid-September 2023.) The road work is expected to take about a year to comple...

MERRITT - Training camp is underway for the Merritt Centennials, Main camp opens today with players checking in Friday, September 1st. Anyone can watch the four Red versus White games that are part of...

MERRITT - Work will commence along the pipeline between Merritt and the Coquihalla. This could include surveying, flagging and staking the right-of-way, mobilization of crews and equipment, preparing ...

BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BCHL released a video explaining why they decided to become an independent league. The video touches on subjects such as college availability and what kind of limitations the le...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has announced the hiring of Greg Lowis as its General Manager of Corporate and Legislative Services. Lowis has spent nearly 15 years working in ...

BRITISH COLUMBIA -There are now 418 active wildfires across British Columbia, 188 are classified as out of control. Over 30 sparked in the past 24 hours, mostly caused by lightning in coastal regions....

The City of Merritt has hired Ms. Cynthia White as the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). "We are thrilled to have Cynthia join us," says Mayor Michael Goetz. "We are impressed with her diverse b...

MERRITT - Dr. Duncan Ross is relocating his family medicine practice within Merritt. As of Tuesday, September 5, he will be in a new office space within the old HUB building at 1802 Chapman St. As of ...

NICOLA - There will be heavy rain over the Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope moving north. Rainfall along with thunderstorms are expected to spread through the Nicola Valley and the Fraser Canyon. M...

MERRITT - New head coach Brian Passmore continued his busy preseason signing an experienced veteran forward in Charles-Thomas Larochelle. Larochelle played last season with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of ...