Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
AMBER ALERT UPDATE: Boltons May Be In Another Vehicle
Surrey RCMP have released new information in connection to an Amber Alert issued on July 20th as the search for 10-year-old Joshuah Bolton and 8-year-old Aurora Bolton. RCMP say Verity Bolton, the kid...
Jul 28, 2023 Surrey RCMP say Verity Bolton and her children may now be driving a green Mitsubishi Delica. (Photo:Surrey RCMP)
City of Kamloops rescinds evacuation alert; hundreds of TNRD residents impacted by large wildfire can return home
The impending safety risk for residents affected by the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops is dwindling. In a news release issued Friday (July 28) morning, the City of Kamloops says it rescind...
Jul 28, 2023
Family Of Missing Children Issue Statement
The family of two British Columbia children who are the subject of an Amber Alert says their disappearance has had a ``devastating'' affect on their big sisters and brother. Surrey R-C-M-P say the whe...
Jul 26, 2023 (From Surrey RCMP)Eight-year-old Aurora Bolton and her ten-year-old brother Joshuah were not returned to their father on July 17th and have been the subject of a province wide Amber Alert.
Police watchdog to probe fatal weekend crash near Logan Lake
B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into a crash that killed three people near Logan Lake Sunday (July 23). The collision took place just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, on Highway 97D just outside the commun...
Jul 26, 2023
AMBER ALERT: Family Spotted In Merritt July 7th
Police involved in an Amber Alert for two B-C children allegedly abducted by their mother say the three were last spotted together, with two other people, on July 7th, Merritt. Eight-year-old Aurora a...
Jul 21, 2023 Photo from a Merritt gas bar showing 10-year-old Joshuah leading his sister into the store. These are the last known photos of the children taken om July 7th. The Amber Alert was issued on July 19.
Pro Rodeo & Fall Fair Weekend Includes The Return of Street Parade
For 63-years, the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo and Fall Fair have been the unofficial "end of summer" event in the region and this year's two-day extravaganza promises to be the best one in recent memories...
Jul 20, 2023 (Photo: Nicola Valley Rodeo Facebook Page)
Amber Alert: Search for Children Continues
A province-wide Amber Alert has been issued for an eight-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother who were not returned to their father after going on vacation with their mother last month. Surrey R-...
Jul 20, 2023 Joshuah (10) Aurora (8) and mother Verity Bolton are the subject of a province wide Amber Alert this morning. (Photo: Surrey RCMP)
CENTENNIALS ADD NEW ASSISTANT BENCH BOSS FOR 2023-24 SEASON
The Merritt Centennials, have announced the addition of a new assistant coach for the upcoming season. Connor Logan will join Head Coach Brian Passmore, Assistant Coach Paul Barnes, and Goalie Coach T...
Jul 17, 2023 New Merritt Centennials Assistant Coach Connor Logan is excited to get the season started. The team announced Logan would join Brian Passmore and Paul Barnes behind the bench this season. (Photo courtesy Merritt Centeenials)
Nicola Lake beaches closed due to algae bloom
Interior Health has stayed a beach closure for all of Nicola Lake because of a toxic algae bloom. The closure was issued Thursday (July 13). It impacts the entire lake, including Monck Provincial Park...
Jul 16, 2023 NICOLA LAKE REMAINS CLOSED (Photo by Sydney Chisholm CFJC)
Airport Community Day Another Huge Success
The steep history of the Merritt Community Airport was celebrated on Saturday as hundred gathered at Saunders Field. From classic cars to food vendors, small airplanes to helicopter rides, there was s...
Jul 16, 2023 One of the many airplanes on had to celebrated Merritt Community Airport Day in 2023. Photo by Roger White Q101 File)
