Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Smoke from pile burning in Lindley Creek Road area will be visible to nearby communities
The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a fuel management project located near Lindley Creek Road, approximately five kilometres northwest of the City of Merritt. BC Wildfire Service crews will be ...
Oct 29, 2025 File photo
5A north of Merritt reopens after Semi-truck rollover closes highway
Highway 5A has been reopened after a semi-truck rolled over early Wednesday morning, closed the stretch of highway in both directions on the north end of Nicola Lake. DriveBC first reported a vehicle ...
Oct 29, 2025 Image credit: Facebook/Skilled Truckers Canada
Woman left seriously injured after motorcycle crash on Highway 97C; police looking for video
Police are looking for witnesses to help figure out what led to a single-motorcycle crash on Highway 97C between Logan Lake and Merritt. According to BC Highway Patrol, a blue Harley Davidson motorcyc...
Oct 29, 2025 Image credit: BC Highway Patrol
Morrow, Loewen five point nights each as the Posse beat Cents
It was the Bryton Morrow and Justice Loewen show on Friday night as the 20-year-old forwards combined for ten scoring points as the Princeton Posse downed the Merritt Centennials 5-2 on Friday night a...
Oct 26, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway. The weather agency says there could be between 15 and 20 centimetres of moderate to heavy sn...
Oct 26, 2025 CFJC Today File Photo
Interior Health balancing transition plans, recruitment, and potential for retention ahead of expected OB-GYN exodus
The staggered resignations of all seven OB-GYNs at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops have spurred a community rally as well as heated discussion in the BC Legislature this week. Interior Health says i...
Oct 25, 2025 Image Credit: Chad Harris / CFJC Today file image
Merritt searches for new CAO
The City of Merritt is once again looking searching for a Chief Administrative Officer following the recent departure of Cynthia White after just two years on the job. Mayor Mike Goetz confirmed to Q1...
Oct 24, 2025 CAO | Cynthia White
Mounties alerted to cattle poaching in Nicola Valley, Cariboo
The BC RCMP Livestock Investigations Section (LIS) is looking into a series of cattle poaching complaints in the province, including a notable instance near Merritt. Police say sometime over the weeke...
Oct 23, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Upper Nicola Band members extinguish roof fire at Quilchena Community Centre site
The Upper Nicola Band is crediting members and volunteer firefighters for preventing disaster at a future community centre. A fire ignited at the Quilchena Community Centre site early Tuesday (Oct. 21...
Oct 23, 2025 The Quilchena Community Centre project as of July 2025 (Image credit: Upper Nicola Band).
SD 58 Community Engagement Meeting tonight at Merritt Central Elementary
Merritt area residents are reminded of the series of "Community Engagement" sessions being presented by School District 58 in the Nicola Valley to update residents of the possibility of school closure...
Oct 20, 2025 Central Elementary School (image credit - CFJC Today)
