Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Just In Time for Holidays: Highway 3 and Highway 5 reopen to traffic
Just in time for the holidays, drivers are advised that Highway 3 has reopened to traffic between Hope and Princeton following a major washout that occurred on Dec. 16, 2025, 42 kilometres east of the...
Dec 25, 2025 Highway 5 about 61 km south of Merritt, looking north. (DriveBC)
Vehicle incident halts traffic on Coquihalla Highway north of Merritt
Drivers heading from Merritt to Kamloops are being asked to travel on Highway 5A for the time being. DriveBC first reported a vehicle incident closing all the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highwa...
Dec 24, 2025 (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Popular Merritt Flower Shop Closing its door Christmas Eve.
After more than seven years serving customers of the Nicola Valley, the community's only stand-alone flower shop will close its doors one final time on Christmas Eve. Miss Vickie's Petals and Plants h...
Dec 23, 2025 Miss Vickie (Hansen) and her puppy Beau, getting set for the last few days days of operation of Miss Vickie's Petals and Plants in downtown Merritt which closes Wednesday Dec 24 at 2 p.m.. (Roger White photo)
UPDATE: Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt remains closed due to vehicle incidents and heavy snow
(UPDATE 7:46 p.m.) Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope remains closed due to poor weather conditions. Environment Canada said that 10 to 15 cm of snow is forecast with drifti...
Dec 22, 2025 Highway 5 southbound at the Zopkios Rest area near the Coquihalla Summit, looking north as pictured around 5:25 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Foul play suspected in death of Merritt woman at Ranchland Villa Motel
BC RCMP say foul play is suspected in the death of a Merritt woman at the Ranchland Villa Motel over the weekend. In an update Monday (Dec. 22), RCMP say police officers from Merritt were called to as...
Dec 22, 2025 A police presence at the Ranchland Villa Motel in Merritt on Dec. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
YRB Nicola pleading with drivers after snowplow hit by vehicle passing on the right
The highway maintenance contractor responsible for clearing snow off a large chunk of the Coquihalla is pleading with drivers to never pass a snowplow on the right. In a post on social media Sunday (D...
Dec 21, 2025 A YRB Nicola snowplow in the ditch on the Coquihalla Highway (Image Credit: YRB Nicola/Facebook)
RCMP seeking video footage in connection with Merritt woman's murder
RCMP are asking for help as they continue to investigate the death of Pamela Jarvis last Tuesday (Dec. 16). The 45-year-old mother of six was found with "serious injuries" at the house in Merritt, and...
Dec 21, 2025 (Image Credit: Pamela Jarvis/Facebook)
Merritt RCMP investigating 'serious incident' at Ranchland Villa Motel
Police in Merritt are investigating another serious incident at the Ranchland Villa Motel that happened Saturday (Dec. 20) evening. Details are limited, but Merritt RCMP say the investigation at the m...
Dec 21, 2025 A police presence at the Ranchland Villa Motel in Merritt on Dec. 20, 2025. (Image Credit: Linda Warner/Facebook)
BREAKING: Winter weather wreaks havoc on Coquihalla from Merritt to Hope
A travel advisory has been issued for the Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt today (Sat. Dec 20) as high winds and heavy snowfall are expected to hamper driving conditions. Environment Canada says betwee...
Dec 20, 2025 Highway 5 about 61 km south of Merritt, looking north. (6:05 am Dec 20)
GoFundMe page set up for children of victim of assault
Nicola Valley residents are showing their support for the children of a woman who was killed on Tuesday after an assault in the city. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the six children of Pamela Jar...
Dec 19, 2025 Photo from GoFundMe Page
