Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Snowfall expected to continue Wednesday morning on highway routes
Yellowhead Road and Bridge is expecting that snow will continue to fall on the highway routes this morning, making morning commutes difficult. Heaviest snowfall expected for the Coquihalla Summit (Sou...
Dec 22, 2021 credit - CFJC Today
New COVID-19 restrictions go into effect Thursday
The Province of BC is rolling out new COVID-19 restrictions that will take effect on Thursday, December 23, 2021. "COVID-19 cases continue to increase at a concerning rate, and we must take stronger m...
Dec 21, 2021 credit - Province of BC
Merritt man pleads guilty following standoff in May 2020
A Merritt man has pleaded guilty after a standoff with the South East District Emergency response team last year. On May 27, 2020, Merritt RCMP front line officers with the assistance of the South Eas...
Dec 21, 2021
Merritt Rotary Club uses matching donations to crack $200,000 mark
The Merritt Rotary Club has set up a Disaster Relief fund to help families and individuals who have been severely affected by the flooding. The funds will be based on donations from Individual Rotary ...
Dec 21, 2021
B.C. reports 2,550 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, Omicron update to be provided Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 cases continued to climb in B.C. over the weekend. The province's health ministry reports 2,550 new cases over the past three days (Dec. 18 and 20) with 268 of them in Interior Hea...
Dec 21, 2021
Merritt Resiliency Centre supports going virtual over holidays
The Merritt Civic Centre was turned into a Resiliency Centre as residents were slowly allowed to return to town. The Resiliency Centre coordinates with a variety of organizations and non-governmental ...
Dec 21, 2021
Winter storm watch in effect for Coquihalla and Connector
Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna Periods of heavy snow possible beginning Tuesday night Locations: Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops, Okanagan Co...
Dec 21, 2021
Residents around Canford can request to have their water service restored
The City of Merritt completed work along the sanitary line on Canford Street last week. Thanks to the work completed, residents in the impacted area can begin to submit a service request to have their...
Dec 20, 2021 credit - City of Merritt
Coquihalla Highway set to reopen to essential traffic today
KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla Highway will reopen to commercial trucks and intercity buses today. The highway was closed November 14 between Merritt and Hope as a series of major rain storms moved across ...
Dec 20, 2021 Damage at Jessica Bridge, Highway 5 (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of B.C.)
Two damaged SD58 Schools could reopen in April
School District 58, Nicola Similkameen, has been working to arrange face-to-face instructions for the student body after losing the ability to use three of their schools during the November floods. Ta...
Dec 20, 2021
