Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Business As Usual at Lower Nicola Eco Depot
After a brief interruption in services, the TNRD is informing residents that recyclable paper and packaging depot collection has resumed at all solid waste facilities impacted by a temporary service i...
Jul 05, 2023 (Image credit: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District)
Campfire Ban Reinstated On Friday July 7
As the sweltering temperatures continue into the weekend, the Kamloops Fire Centre has announced that effective at noon Friday July 7th, caterogy 1 campfires will be prohibited throughout the region i...
Jul 05, 2023 File Photo (Image Credit: Roger White)
Vehicle Accident Ties Up Highway 5A for Hours Wednesday
The investigation is underway to find the cause of an accident that closed a stretch of Highway 5A, near the Coyote Valley Road on Wednesday morning. No word yet as to what caused a commercial vehicle...
Jul 05, 2023 Work crews are busy cleaning up a stretch of Hwy 5A today as a commercial vehicle overturned near the Coyote Valley Rd. (Photo courtesy of Ken Dunn)
RCMP investigation into Lytton fire continues on two-year anniversary
The BC RCMP investigation into the devastating fire that impacted the Village of Lytton and neighboring Indigenous communities on June 30, 2021, remains active. The Village of Lytton voted to stop ren...
Jul 04, 2023 Haunting images of the June 30th fire that ravaged the community of Lytton - 2 Rivers Remix Society
RCMP Caution Motorists About Playground and School Speedzones
With school now officially done for the summer, Merritt RCMP want to remind motorists that just because school are closed, you should still use caution when driving near school zones. Cpl. Brock Hedri...
Jul 04, 2023 (Photo: Q101 File)
Hundreds gathered in Rotary Park for Canada Day Festivities
Rotary Park was the place to be on Saturday as the city celebrated Canada's 156th birthday under sunny skies, and beautiful conditions. The festivities began with the Knights of Columbus pancak...
Jul 04, 2023 Hundreds of Merritt residents turned up to celebrated Canada birthday last year. (Photo: Courtesy of Angela Duhy Hub International Insurance)
Cents sign second European player
MERRITT - The Merritt Centennials have signed another player, the teams second coming from Europe. Forward Alex Stepanek from Czechia will be joining the Cents for the upcoming season. "As a competito...
Jun 30, 2023 (Image credit: Merritt Centennials)
Bodies of missing fishermen recovered from Stump Lake
MERRITT - The bodies of two fishermen that went missing on Stump Lake, south of Kamloops, have been recovered. "On June 29, 2023, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team located the bodies of the missing fi...
Jun 29, 2023 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Two small wildfires near Merritt
MERRITT - Two small wildfires broke out south of Merritt last night (Wednesday, June 28). The BC Wildfire Service said both flames are burning well under 1 hectare, 0.009, but are still being classifi...
Jun 29, 2023 (Image Credit: B.C. Wildfire Service)
Interior Health issues alert for tainted drugs in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an alert for tainted drugs that have been found in Kamloops. The substance comes in the form of brown granules. It is sold as down, dope or fentanyl. IH says test...
Jun 29, 2023 Image Credit: Interior Health
