Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
"We appear to be ok": Mayor Mike Goetz on flood risks
As many parts of the province are dealing with the mess that this week's atmospheric rivers over the southern parts of the province, the City of Merritt is also monitoring potential flood risks in the...
Dec 11, 2025 Merritt after the flood of 2021
UPDATE: All highways linking BC Interior and Lower Mainland remain closed due to adverse weather
All four major highways connecting the B.C. Interior to the Lower Mainland are closed as an atmospheric river washes over several southern areas of the province. The Ministry of Transportation and Tra...
Dec 11, 2025 Highway 5 at the Great Bear Snowshed, looking north. (Drive BC)
Province-wide enforcement push nabs nearly 200 intoxicated drivers
BC Highway Patrol and BC RCMP say they checked more than 52,000 vehicles over the past weekend for their Light Up the Province campaign, and wound up issuing more than 600 tickets while catching hundr...
Dec 11, 2025 Vehicles waiting at a Kamloops RCMP and BC Highway Patrol check point during Saturday's (Dec. 6) Light Up the Province campaign. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
BREAKING: Current list of highway closed as flooding continues near Fraser Valley and Hope
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit has closed major highways between the Lower Mainland and the Interior due to flooding, falling rock and debris, and high avalanche hazards. In a press releas...
Dec 10, 2025
BREAKING:Coquihalla Highway Closed between Hope and Merritt
The Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope was closed on Wednesday (Dec. 10) night due to flooding at Sowaqua. The adverse weather conditions have led to numerous highway closures across southern...
Dec 10, 2025
High streamflow advisory in effect regions including the Coldwater River
With the recent heavy rains and the atmospheric river that has struck parts of Vancouver Island and the Fraser and Skagit valleys. the B.C. River Forecast Centre has announced that a Flood Watch for t...
Dec 10, 2025 (PML-File Photo)
Rainfall Warning on Coq from Merritt to Hope among three for the area Wednesday
Area motorists should be extra cautious on the highways over the next 24 hours as Environment Canada has issued three Highway Alerts for the region. Drivers commuting from Merritt to Hope on the Coqui...
Dec 10, 2025
Interior Health LINK-ED pilot project begins
Starting this week, patients visiting four Interior Health (IH) emergency departments (EDs) may receive care from a physician working virtually. This is part of IH LINK-ED (Local Integrated Network fo...
Dec 09, 2025 The Nicola Valley Hospital will not be one of the hospitals taking part in a IH pilot project where patients receive care from a physician working virtually (Q101 File Photo)
Local Crime Stoppers hosting "Protecting Our Community Together" fundraising campaign
The Merritt & Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers Society has announced the launch of its newest year-end fundraising campaign, now until Dec. 31. The "Protecting Our Community Together is designed to ra...
Dec 09, 2025 (Facebook: NVCS)
SD58 to host next School Board Meeting Wednesday in Merritt
The potential closure of one of Merritt's schools will be on the agenda this week as the next Nicola-Similkameen School Board of Education (SD58) meeting takes place this Wednesday, Dec.10, at the Mer...
Dec 09, 2025 Central Elementary School (image credit - CFJC Today)
