Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Village of Lytton receives $1 million grant for wildfire recovery
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. government is giving the Village of Lytton a $1 million grant to support its economic recovery following the late-June wildfire that destroyed the community. From the funding, ...
Dec 09, 2021 Q101/CFJC File Photo
Hospitalizations drop, active COVID-19 cases increase in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reports 379 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday (Dec. 8), with 94 of them in Interior Health. Active cases increased to 2,874 in the province (up by 60 from Tuesday) and 580 in Interior H...
Dec 09, 2021
Four per cent of children aged five to 11 vaccinated in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - As of Dec. 6, four per cent of children between five and 11 years old in the Interior Health region have received their first-dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Tuesday (Dec. 7) morning, kids we...
Dec 08, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Merritt waiving permit fees for flood zone
Through a unanimous vote, Merritt City Council has agreed to wave the permit fees for homeowners in the flood zone. "The flood event of November 15, 2021 impacted 805 properties. Many of these propert...
Dec 08, 2021
First major flood recovery project underway
The City of Merritt is starting to move forward on infrastructure projects around town in the wake of the flooding event on November 15. Merritt City Council approved the work last night at Council ah...
Dec 08, 2021 Merritt on Nov.28 (Credit - Michael Reeve/Q101)
Vees dump Cents 8-0 for tenth win in a row
The Penticton Vees came out hot Tuesday night at the NVMA, but the Cents were able to bend and not break, allowing just a single marker. At the 7:37 mark, Brett Moravec sniped high past Keegan ...
Dec 07, 2021 Jared Thomas/Q101
BC Hydro restoring power, but nearly 300 customers in Merritt and area still without power
MERRITT, B.C. - BC Hydro says service has been restored to more than 80 customers in the Interior this weekend, including 42 in Merritt, who were impacted by the severe storm on Nov. 14 and 15. In a n...
Dec 07, 2021 (CFJC Today/File photo).
Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Penticton - Dec 7/21
Date - Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt BC Broadcast -Q101 & BCHLTV Penticton Vees - 17-2-0-0 Merritt Centennials - 1-14-1-0...
Dec 07, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Coquihalla on-track to reopen to commercial traffic by late January
Based off regular winter conditions, BC's Transportation Minister says the Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope could be reopened to commercial traffic by late January. "Work continues around the clock...
Dec 07, 2021 Damage at Jessica Bridge, Highway 5 (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of B.C.)
Local PACs receive gaming grants
Kids in B.C. will benefit from participation in a wide range of school activities thanks to Community Gaming Grants funding that is going to more than 1,300 school advisory councils. "We've been throu...
Dec 07, 2021
