Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Province gives $3.4-million to NVIT to provide remote trades training through trailer classrooms
MERRITT - At the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) on Thursday, trades-centered funding was announced to benefit Indigenous students in the area. "We are investing $3.4 million to NVIT to p...
Aug 26, 2022
Fire breaks out at downtown business
MERRITT - A fire broke out this morning (August 24) at a downtown business. Merritt Fire Rescue, along with Merritt RCMP and Paramedics, responded quickly to the flame on Quilchena Avenue. Crews have ...
Aug 24, 2022
Monday night mudslides impact Interior highways
LILLOOET, B.C. - A pair of mudslides impacted Interior highways overnight. After 12:30 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 23), DriveBC reported a mudslide closed Highway 12 between Lillooet and Lytton. There's no est...
Aug 24, 2022
Small wildfire burning near Upper Nicola
MERRITT - A small wildfire broke out yesterday just North East of Merritt. The BC Wildfire Service said a 0.2 hectare fire is burning at Klup Creek, near Upper Nicola. According to crews the flame is ...
Aug 24, 2022
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Nicola Valley
MERRITT - A severe thunderstorm watch has been put in place for the entire Nicola Valley. "Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thun...
Aug 23, 2022
Merritt RCMP reminding residents about scammers
MERRITT - Scams seem to be on the rise in the Nicola Valley, with RCMP warning about new ones being used as well. Over the past couple of weeks, Merritt RCMP said they have been dealing with a scam th...
Aug 23, 2022 (Photo courtesy Merritt RCMP)
Nomination packages are available to be picked up
MERRITT - With the 2022 municipal election coming upon, nomination packages are now available to be picked up. Residents can collect their package at City Hall or download it online until September 9....
Aug 22, 2022 (Imagine credit: Q-101)
Nicola Valley Hospital ER closed Sunday to Monday due to staffing shortages
MERRITT - Interior Health has announced the Nicola Valley Hospital's emergency department will be closed from 8 a.m. Sunday, August 21 to 8 a.m. Monday, August 22. Officials say the closure is due to ...
Aug 22, 2022 The Nicola Valley Hospital will not be one of the hospitals taking part in a IH pilot project where patients receive care from a physician working virtually (Q101 File Photo)
Interior Health cautions residents of algae bloom on Nicola Lake
MERRITT - Interior Health is advising residents and visitors in the Nicola region of an algae bloom on the west portion of Nicola Lake. In a notice Friday (Aug. 12), Interior Health says the cautionar...
Aug 16, 2022
Missing Kamloops woman may be associated to older motorhome: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are putting the call out for information that helps them track down a missing Kamloops woman. Jayde-Lyne Heard, 29, was last seen in Merritt on August 4. Before that, she was thought t...
Aug 15, 2022
