Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Gateway 286 project moves forward after receiving third reading
Merritt City Council has approved third reading of an Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning amendment to pave the way for development at Gateway 286, the former visitor centre location. The vote wa...
Jan 26, 2022 credit - TRUE consulting
"Are we in the clear? Absolutely not." Interior Health resists complacency even as COVID-19 cases wane
KAMLOOPS - The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has rapidly changed the pandemic because it's more contagious and has a shorter incubation period. Contact tracing and testing are no longer useful tools for...
Jan 26, 2022
Early studies find at least 93 potential burials at St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in Williams Lake
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Data from Williams Lake First Nation's (WLFN) investigation shows 93 reflections, which di...
Jan 26, 2022 (CFJC Today/File photo).
Cents equalize late, but Vernon takes the shootout win
Former Centennial and Merritt local Talon Zakall made his return to the NVMA on Tuesday night for the first time in his BCHL career as the visitor with the Vernon Vipers. The Vipers would strike first...
Jan 25, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Vernon - Jan 25/22
Date - Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt B.C. Broadcast - Q101 & BCHLTV Vernon Vipers - 10-14-3-3 Merritt Centennials - 2-27-...
Jan 25, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Gateway 286 public hearing scheduled for tonight
Merritt City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing tonight (Jan.25) to receive input on an Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Amendment Bylaw at Gateway 286. "TRUE Consulting on behalf o...
Jan 25, 2022
Full TNRD audit reveals former CAO Gill's spending habits for many years
KAMLOOPS - From expenses without itemized receipts to purchases for friends and family, and even accepting vacations from a Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) contractor, former CAO Sukh Gill se...
Jan 25, 2022 The full audit investigating some of Sukh Gill's spending was revealed by the TNRD on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'Anxiety to anger': Highway 8 residents receiving bills for no service
KAMLOOPS - Residents of Highway 8 near Spences Bridge have been displaced since the Nicola River flood on Nov. 15. The devastated area had no cell or internet service for almost five weeks - but when ...
Jan 25, 2022 Steven Rice, Highway 8 evacuee (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
COVID-19 hospitalization nearing 1,000 in B.C.
VICTORIA - COVID-19 hospitalizations have nearly reached 1,000 in B.C. According to the Ministry of Health, 987 patients are in hospital due to COVID-19 as of Monday (Jan. 24), an increase of 63 since...
Jan 25, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Gillis House in Merritt
KAMLOOPS - A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Gillis House in Merritt on Saturday (Jan. 22). Interior Health states in its health facility disease outbreaks page that Units A and B are affected in th...
Jan 24, 2022
