Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Upgrades coming to the Merritt Curling Club
MERRITT - The Merritt curling club will be getting some upgrades after a grant was funded by the Government of BC. $120,000 will be going to the club to do facility upgrades and getting a new roof in ...
May 26, 2022
Council imposes new restrictions on tent city
MERRITT - Merritt's tent city is having new restrictions put into place as city council has passed a new bylaw amendment. After a four to one (Melvina White opposed) council decision, tents in N'Kwala...
May 26, 2022
Quilchena Street Market Returns Saturday
It will be a busy Saturday in the downtown core as the Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce and the Nicola Valley Farmers Market present the first Quilchena Street Market of the season. The very...
May 20, 2022
No Holiday Break At The Gas Pumps This Weekend
Gasoline prices in Canada have declined slightly just before the start of the May long weekend. Fuel price tracking service GasBuddy.com says the average retail price at the pump across Canada this mo...
May 20, 2022 GAS PRICES ON THE RISE: Merritt gas prices have gone up over the past few weeks but nothing like Vancouver where gas sells for $2.22 per litre. (Picture of gas prices at the Shell in Merritt. Trevor Stoyko)
RCMP Stepping Up Patrol Over Holiday Weekend
Members of ther Merritt detachment of the RCMP will be out in full force this weekend as the holiday weekend commences. On average, 480 people are injured and three people are killed in 1,800 crashes ...
May 20, 2022
City To Fix Myriad Of Pot Holes on Streets
Merritt motorists fed up with the many potholes on city streets this spring will be happy to hear that beginning next Tuesday the City of Merritt's asphalt repairs and road maintenance will be conduct...
May 20, 2022
As Gas Prices Spike, Opposition Parties Want Action
British Columbia's opposition parties are calling the N-D-P government to offer relief amid skyrocketing gas prices that have reached a staggering two dollars and 34 cents a litre in some areas. The B...
May 17, 2022
No Emergency Service at Merritt Hospital Until Tuesday
Merritt and area residents are advised that the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed until 8 a.m. tomorrow, due to unforeseen limited physician availability. Interior Health r...
May 16, 2022
Celebration Of Life for Former Q101 Owner
On Dec 31st the City of Merritt lost a true community leader and business entrepreneur, Elizabeth Laird. Elizabeth Laird was the owner operator of Q101 until 2020 and left a tremendous legacy of commu...
May 10, 2022
Merritt Man Recovering After BB Gun Attack
The Merritt RCMP arrested four suspects on Monday after a BB gun assault put a man in hospital. Merritt RCMP members responded to the Nicola Valley Hospital after a report of a man who had sustained n...
May 10, 2022
