Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Fire Training Begins This Week for Emergency Crews
Residents in Merritt and Kamloops may see smoke in the coming week. In a social media post, BC Wildfire Service says it's conducting its annual training in the Coutlee Plateau area south of Merritt an...
May 10, 2022
RCMP Warn Motorists Of Road Fatigue
The Merritt RCMP again reminding motorists to plan their road trips wisely and make sure your plans include proper rest. On Friday May 6, Merritt RCMP Front Line Officers attended a single vehicle col...
May 10, 2022 NEAR CAT-ASTROPHY AVOIDED Merritt RCMP found this little kitten in the wreckage of a crashed vehicle on Friday on the Coquihalla. (Photo credit Merritt RCMP)
Clean Up At Pine Ridge Cemetery Begins
The City of Merritt is reminding residents of the yearly cleanup scheduled for this week at the Pine Ridge Cemetery. Anyone who has flowers or other memorabilia at the grave of a loved one is asked to...
May 09, 2022 CLEAN UP BEGINS. City crews begin the yearly clean up of the Pine Ridge Cemetery this week. Any one with items at grave site should remove it this week. (Photo: Roger White Q101)
Gas Prices Expected To Take More Hikes In Coming Weeks
Gas prices in Vancouver continued to break records this weekend, reaching a staggering two dollars and 22 cents per litre in somelocations and one analyst says it will get worse over the next few week...
May 09, 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)
Toxic Drug Alert For Merritt
Interior Health issued a toxic drug alert for Merritt. The alert notes the substance, that looks like a light, yellow, and chalky, is sold as down and fentanyl. It contains benzodiazepines and 25 to 3...
May 06, 2022 Interior Health again warning of Down being sold with concentrations of fentanyl and other high powered chemicals. (File photo Q101)
More Provincial Money for Merritt for Flood Mitigation
The provincial government is providing funding to help several communities impacted by last November's floods update their flood hazard mitigation plans. The City of Merritt will get 329-thousand whil...
May 06, 2022 Merritt after the flood of 2021
LNIB Honors MMIWG2S With Walk In Shulus
More than one hundred people joined with organizers from the Lower Nicola Indian Band Thursday in Shulus to recognize Red Dress Day to bring attention to the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Women, Gir...
May 06, 2022 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Over 100 people gathered to honor MMIWC2S in Shulus on Thursday. (Photo credit-Roger White)
RCMP Looking For Ring Owner
The Merritt RCMP are trying to find the owner of a ring found in the Merritt Detachment recently. On April 21, a Merritt RCMP employee found a ring behind some furniture in the Merritt Detachment fing...
May 06, 2022 Merritt Mounties are looking for the owner of a ring that was found at the detachment in the fingerprint room.
Rocky Pines Wildfire Burns 20 Hectares
A wildfire in the Rocky Pines area near Lower Nicola is believed to be human caused. The fire northwest of Merritt was reported early Tuesday morning and according to the BC Wildfire Service's dashboa...
May 04, 2022 Firefighting Truck | Q101 News
Hungry Bears Waking Up From Slumber
As the spring thaw continues, more and more bears will be waking up from their winter slumber and start to scrounge for food. With that in mind, Nicola Valley residents are once again reminded it's ev...
May 04, 2022 It's that time of year when Merritt residents begin preparing their properties from bears who are waking up from hibernation. (Photo from Canadian Press)
