Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Well-known runner, to participate in 24-hour marathon for family of Pamela Jarvis
A well-known runner and entrepreneur is inviting residents from Merritt and the surrounding area to help him show love, support, and raise funds for the family of Pamela Jarvis, the 45-year-old mother...
Jan 08, 2026 Local runner and nutritionist Mark Nendick is hoping so see a huge turnout on Saturday at the Voght Park track as he runs from 8:00 am to 8:00 am Sunday raising funds and support for the family of Pamela Jarvis. (Mark Nendick Facebook)
Snowfall warning in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt; Rogers Pass to close Tuesday
Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway, where as much as 30 centimetres of snow could fall on Tuesday (Jan. 6) into ear...
Jan 06, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
Merritt man makes court appearance in connection with murder of Pamela Jarvis
A 49-year-old Merritt man is back in Merritt court on Tuesday, facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of his wife in December. On Tuesday, Dec. 16, Pamela Jarvis, a 45-year-...
Jan 05, 2026 Pamela Jarvis of Merritt died after a vicious attack in a home on Dec. 16. Her estranged husband has been charged in her murder. (Photo courtesy of Facebook)
Cents ground the Eagles; win home-and-home series
Make it three wins in a row for your Merritt Centennials after a sweep of the Sicamous Eagles in a home-and-home series this weekend. It was the Cents' first action of the 2026 calendar year, and afte...
Jan 05, 2026 Merritt's Cooper Harrington (above) shows the puck that went in for his first KIJHL goal in a 8-3 win over Sicamous on Friday Jan. 2. (Photo courtesy Merritt Centennials Facebook)
TNRL seeking feedback in first review of mobile library since 2016
The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) will be seeking feedback for another two weeks as it prepares to review the Mobile Library service for the first time in a decade. Launched in 1973, the TNR...
Jan 05, 2026 The TNRL mobile library (Image Credit: Thompson-Nicola Regional Library)
Alerted by advocacy agency, B.C.'s police watchdog to look into Merritt woman's murder
B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into whether RCMP action or inaction contributed to the death of a Merritt woman suspected of being murdered by her husband. Pamela Jarvis, 45, was found with signifi...
Dec 27, 2025 (Image Credit: Facebook / Pamela Jarvis)
Just In Time for Holidays: Highway 3 and Highway 5 reopen to traffic
Just in time for the holidays, drivers are advised that Highway 3 has reopened to traffic between Hope and Princeton following a major washout that occurred on Dec. 16, 2025, 42 kilometres east of the...
Dec 25, 2025 Highway 5 about 61 km south of Merritt, looking north. (DriveBC)
Vehicle incident halts traffic on Coquihalla Highway north of Merritt
Drivers heading from Merritt to Kamloops are being asked to travel on Highway 5A for the time being. DriveBC first reported a vehicle incident closing all the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highwa...
Dec 24, 2025 (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Popular Merritt Flower Shop Closing its door Christmas Eve.
After more than seven years serving customers of the Nicola Valley, the community's only stand-alone flower shop will close its doors one final time on Christmas Eve. Miss Vickie's Petals and Plants h...
Dec 23, 2025 Miss Vickie (Hansen) and her puppy Beau, getting set for the last few days days of operation of Miss Vickie's Petals and Plants in downtown Merritt which closes Wednesday Dec 24 at 2 p.m.. (Roger White photo)
UPDATE: Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt remains closed due to vehicle incidents and heavy snow
(UPDATE 7:46 p.m.) Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope remains closed due to poor weather conditions. Environment Canada said that 10 to 15 cm of snow is forecast with drifti...
Dec 22, 2025 Highway 5 southbound at the Zopkios Rest area near the Coquihalla Summit, looking north as pictured around 5:25 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
