Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Roden, Smith to remain as TNRD chair, vice-chair
Ashcroft mayor Barbara Roden will carry on as the chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Board of Directors. Roden, who was first elected as TNRD chair in 2022, was acclaimed to the r...
Nov 07, 2025 Barbara Roden (L) and Robin Smith. (Image Credit: TNRD)
Halloween Candy Alert Issued in Merritt
The City of Merritt is urging parents and guardians to check all Halloween candy after reports of a possible tampering incident involving a piece of chocolate containing a small sharp object. At this ...
Nov 03, 2025 Facebook
Pedestrian sustains injury after accident in downtown
Emergency officials were called to the scene of an accident on Friday afternoon in downtown Merritt, where a pedestrian was struck by a truck. The incident occurred at the crosswalk at Nicola Ave. and...
Nov 03, 2025
Poppy Campaign in full swing in Nicola Valley
The 2025 Royal Canadian Legion Poppy campaign is in full swing in the Nicola Valley. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 96 in Merritt, along with other volunteers, will be at various location...
Nov 03, 2025 FIRST POPPY: Recently the Royal Canadian Legion presented the First Poppy to Mayor Mike Goetz (Center). Making the presentation was Claudette L'Abbe (L) and Legion President Alphonse L'Abbe (R)
Rain and wind warnings hamper travel this weekend
Please exercise caution as you head out onto the highways this weekend. Environment Canada has issued a weather warning predicting up to 50 mm of rain through this afternoon(SAT) on Highway 5 south be...
Nov 01, 2025 File photo
RCMP, volunteers in full force for Halloween festivities in Merritt
With trick-or-treaters just hours from hitting the streets of the Nicola Valley in search of candy, members of the Merritt RCMP, along with other community partners, are planning to ensure everybody h...
Oct 31, 2025 Young Emma and many of her friends will out searching for treats again tonight (Photo Facebook)
Merritt Mountie faces multiple gun charges in case spanning three years
A Merritt RCMP officer is facing a series of firearms-related charges, including possessing firearms obtained through the commission of a crime. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says charge...
Oct 31, 2025 Merritt RCMP officer David Feller (RCMP File Photo)
One person taken to hospital after air ambulance lands at Coquihalla crash scene
One person was taken to hospital by air ambulance in a stable condition after a crash on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) says it was called around...
Oct 30, 2025 Image: TK Coleman via Facebook
Green takes over as Merritt's new Chief Administrative Officer
It didn't take long for the City of Merritt to find its new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The City of Merritt, Mayor and members of council announced on Thursday that Rick Green has assumed the ...
Oct 30, 2025 Picture courtesy of City of Merritt.
B.C. keeps auto insurance rates low for drivers through 2027
Drivers throughout British Columbia will see no increase to basic rates for auto insurance through to the spring of 2027, marking seven consecutive years without a rate increase. "Keeping basic insura...
Oct 29, 2025
