Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Nicola Valley Hospital among three hospitals treating dozens of victims from Christmas eve passenger bus crash
KAMLOOPS - Medical staff at three hospitals within B.C.'s Interior Health Authority are treating victims of a passenger bus crash that occurred Christmas Eve along the Okanagan Connector southeast of ...
Dec 25, 2022
Passenger bus crash closed Highway 97C near Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Highway 97C has been closed in both directions following a crash involving a passenger bus near Merritt Christmas Eve. In a news release from the RCMP, officials say police and Emergency He...
Dec 24, 2022 Police Lights | Q 1-0-1 News
City of Merritt putting on a day of fun heading into the new year
MERRITT - With the holidays upon us, residents can start planning for a New Years celebration and the City of Merritt is helping. On Saturday, December 31, there is a full day of activities for reside...
Dec 23, 2022 (Image credit: City of Merritt)
Extreme cold warning issued for the region
MERRITT - There is an extreme cold warning that has been put in place for the region this morning (December 22). Environment Canada said wind chill values of -35 or below will continue throughout the ...
Dec 22, 2022 (Image credit: CFJC)
Coquihalla closed south of Merritt
MERRITT - B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure closed the Coquihalla Highway between Othello, just east of Hope, and Merritt Wednesday (Dec. 21) afternoon. It blames the closure on str...
Dec 22, 2022
Shackan Indian Band Chief Arnold Lampreau to remain in his position
MERRITT - Shackan Indian Band Chief, Arnold Lampreau will remain in office following a denied application to remove him. The band out out a release today (December 21) stating an arbitration hearing t...
Dec 21, 2022 credit - Shackan
Teck says it contributes more than $1 billion to TNRD economy
MERRITT - Teck Resources Limited, which operates the Highland Valley Copper Mine, says it generated $1.1 billion in economic activity in the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD). In its 2021 Econo...
Dec 21, 2022 Image: CFJC Today / File
Two bus cancelations throughout Merritt
MERRITT - Two buses in Merritt will not be running today (December 21). BC Transit announced that due to mechanical issues, routes for Bus 2 and the On-Request bus will be canceled. Bus 1 is still up ...
Dec 21, 2022 Q101- File photo
RCMP remind residents no drinking and driving around the holidays
MERRITT - Ahead of the holiday season, with Christmas parties and family get togethers take place, Merritt RCMP is reminding the public about road safety. "Always have a designated driver and don't dr...
Dec 21, 2022 (Photo Courtesy Merritt RCMP)
'Multiple vehicle incidents' close southbound lanes on Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT - The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt are closed. In a social media post at around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 20), DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 5 is closed...
Dec 20, 2022 Winter Roads | DriveBC
