Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Wenatchee - Dec 3/21
Date - Friday, December 3, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt BC Broadcast -Q101 & BCHLTV Wenatchee Wild - 3-9-3-1 Merritt Centennials - 0-13-1-0 T...
Dec 03, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
No reports of looting to Merritt RCMP
Many Merritt residents expressed concern for possible looting in the city when the evacuation order was put in place almost three weeks ago. Throughout the evacuation, the Merritt RCMP have been patro...
Dec 03, 2021
December is CounterAttack Impaired Driving month in BC
Impaired driving enforcement is a national priority and BC Highway Patrol and its partners support this priority by increasing enforcement efforts across the Province to stop impaired drivers this hol...
Dec 03, 2021
Emergency department in Merritt to return to 24/7 care
Interior Health continues to gradually resume regular operations at the Nicola Valley Hospital. Effective Friday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 a.m., the Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department will resume 24/7...
Dec 03, 2021 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)
Interior Health records 101 new COVID-19 cases, increase in active case count
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 368 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with 101 of those new cases identified in Interior Health. In an update from the Ministry of Health today (Dec. 2), ...
Dec 03, 2021
Phase three to return home Sunday pending water test
The City of Merritt has announced that phase three residents can return home starting Sunday, December 5, pending a final water test. Phase 3 - Return Home Plan: The last water sample test resu...
Dec 02, 2021 Merritt on Nov.28 (Credit - Michael Reeve/Q101)
No overland flooding Wednesday night; Phase three return plan being finalized
The third and final forecasted atmospheric river hit the region on Tuesday night, continuing through Thursday morning, bringing with it heavy precipitation and snow melt from higher temperatures. The ...
Dec 02, 2021 Merritt Nov. 28 (credit - Michael Reeve/Q101)
Merritt residents no longer required to conserve water
The City of Merritt has announced that residents who have returned home in phase one and two no longer need to conserve as much water as possible. "The City of Merritt is pleased to announce that alth...
Dec 02, 2021 Merritt Nov. 28 (credit - Michael Reeve/Q101)
Merritt flows peaked at 152 m^3/s
Coldwater River flows through the City of Merritt surged Wednesday night with the third atmospheric river system hitting the watershed. Similar to Sunday's system, flows peaked at around 124 m^3/s exp...
Dec 02, 2021 credit - BC Government
Merritt's LHA records zero new COVID-19 cases
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest COVID-19 data for the Merritt Local Health Area (LHA) covering the week of November 21-27. The LHA recorded zero new cases of the virus, down ...
Dec 02, 2021 credit - BC CDC
