Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Ben Ward explodes to lead Merritt to victory
It was the Ben Ward show on Friday night at the NVMA as new longest tenured Merritt Centennial led his team to win number 1 of the season. In the first period, Ward broke down the right wing wall, bea...
Dec 03, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Large number of phase 3 residents able to return home
The risk of flooding has passed for our community and the City of Merritt is happy to announce that the Evacuation Orders for Phases 3 and Phase 4 (with the exception of certain properties) has been l...
Dec 03, 2021
Evacuation alert lifted for phase 1 and 2
With the risk of flooding passed, the City of Merritt has announced that the Evacuation Alert for Phases 1 and 2 has been lifted. Phase 3 and Phase 4 remain under an Evacuation Order as essential serv...
Dec 03, 2021 Merritt Nov. 28 (credit - Michael Reeve/Q101)
SD58 announces plan to have students return to classrooms in Merritt
The Nicola-Similkameen School District is beginning to reopen sites for face-to-face learning for students in the City of Merritt, the Town of Princeton and surrounding areas for the first time since ...
Dec 03, 2021
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)
