Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Kamloops man reported missing believed to be victim of homicide in Dufferin body discovery
KAMLOOPS - A 60-year-old man last heard from on March 11 is believed to be the victim of a homicide after his body was discovered in Dufferin Thursday (March 17) evening. After an autopsy on Tuesday (...
Mar 24, 2022 Kamloops RCMP believe 60-year-old Mohd Abdullah was the victim of a homicide (Submitted photo/Kamloops RCMP).
COVID-19: Hospitalization up slightly across B.C.
VICTORIA - A rare occurrence noted by B.C.'s Ministry of Health Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 23) - hospitalization due to COVID-19 is up. According to the latest surveillance report, there are 258 people...
Mar 24, 2022
MP Albas wants to know fine-print of Liberal & NDP CASA
On Tuesday morning, Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh held press conferences to announce that their two parties had reached a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA), which in principal should keep the ...
Mar 23, 2022
Merritt Staff to investigate electric scooter pilot program
A letter from Merrittonian Josh Doerkson has led Merritt City Council to direct Staff to investigate a pilot program currently underway regarding use of electric scooters. "Provincial legislation curr...
Mar 23, 2022
Council unanimously approves adding community recovery and emergency preparedness to strategic focuses
Merritt City Council has unanimously approved adding community recovery and emergency preparedness to strategic focuses. The move came after the details were debated during a recent committee of the w...
Mar 23, 2022 Nov. 16 , 2021 (Image Credit: City of Merritt )
COVID-19: No new deaths across B.C. Tuesday; hospitalization down by 17
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Ministry of Health is reporting positive news on the COVID-19 front Tuesday (Mar. 22) - no new deaths have been reported province-wide. The B.C. death toll from the virus remains at ...
Mar 23, 2022
Staff proposing OCP and Zoning bylaw changes
This evening Merritt City Council will debate a list of potential changes to the zoning bylaw and Official Community Plan (OCP). "Staff have prepared an Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw and a Z...
Mar 22, 2022
MMIWG2S Memorial blessed at NVIT
A memorial to honour missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people (MMIWG2S), has been blessed up at the NVIT campus. The site was constructed by students at the school with hel...
Mar 22, 2022 credit - Q101/Michael Reeve
COVID-19: Hospitalizations decrease, eight more deaths over the weekend
VICTORIA - The province is reporting another decrease in COVID-19 hospitalization over the weekend. In its Monday (Mar. 21) surveillance report, the Ministry of Health says there are 271 people in B.C...
Mar 22, 2022
Kamloops CP Rail workers locked out and on strike; work stoppage impact ripples to ranchers
KAMLOOPS - Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Division 821 stand on picket lines outside of the CP Rail Yard in Kamloops. According to the union, workers were locked out after negotiatio...
Mar 22, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today
