Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
BREAKING NEWS: Special weather statement in effect for Coquihalla, parts of southern B.C. with more rain on the way
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla because as more rain is in store over the next few days. The weather alert also covers the a...
Dec 13, 2025 (File photo)
BREAKING: Highway 5, Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope reopens
The Coquihalla Highway 5 South from Merritt to Hope has reopened to traffic. The highway was closed overnight, Wednesday, as floodwaters and landslides cut off most major routes between the Lower Main...
Dec 11, 2025 Road closures that remain in effect as of 7:20 p.m. Thurs. Dec 11.
(Image DriveBC)
Latest atmospheric river not expected to cause flooding issues in Merritt: mayor
The mayor of Merritt is aiming to ease the nerves of residents getting flashbacks to the atmospheric river that flooded the city in 2021. Speaking to Q101-Merritt Thursday (Dec. 11) morning, Mike Goet...
Dec 11, 2025 Coldwater River as of midnight on Dec. 10. (Image Credit: City of Merritt)
UPDATE: Highway 1 between Hope and Lytton reopens, remaining highways linking Interior and Lower Mainland closed due to adverse weather
UPDATE (6:30 a.m.): The Trans-Canada Highway between Hope and Lytton reopened after an overnight closure due to adverse weather conditions. However, the remaining three major highways connecting B.C.'...
Dec 11, 2025 Highway 5 at the Great Bear Snowshed, looking north. (Drive BC)
"We appear to be ok": Mayor Mike Goetz on flood risks
As many parts of the province are dealing with the mess that this week's atmospheric rivers over the southern parts of the province, the City of Merritt is also monitoring potential flood risks in the...
Dec 11, 2025 Merritt after the flood of 2021
UPDATE: All highways linking BC Interior and Lower Mainland remain closed due to adverse weather
All four major highways connecting the B.C. Interior to the Lower Mainland are closed as an atmospheric river washes over several southern areas of the province. The Ministry of Transportation and Tra...
Dec 11, 2025 Highway 5 at the Great Bear Snowshed, looking north. (Drive BC)
Province-wide enforcement push nabs nearly 200 intoxicated drivers
BC Highway Patrol and BC RCMP say they checked more than 52,000 vehicles over the past weekend for their Light Up the Province campaign, and wound up issuing more than 600 tickets while catching hundr...
Dec 11, 2025 Vehicles waiting at a Kamloops RCMP and BC Highway Patrol check point during Saturday's (Dec. 6) Light Up the Province campaign. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
BREAKING: Current list of highway closed as flooding continues near Fraser Valley and Hope
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit has closed major highways between the Lower Mainland and the Interior due to flooding, falling rock and debris, and high avalanche hazards. In a press releas...
Dec 10, 2025
BREAKING:Coquihalla Highway Closed between Hope and Merritt
The Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope was closed on Wednesday (Dec. 10) night due to flooding at Sowaqua. The adverse weather conditions have led to numerous highway closures across southern...
Dec 10, 2025
High streamflow advisory in effect regions including the Coldwater River
With the recent heavy rains and the atmospheric river that has struck parts of Vancouver Island and the Fraser and Skagit valleys. the B.C. River Forecast Centre has announced that a Flood Watch for t...
Dec 10, 2025 (PML-File Photo)
