Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Sewage being treated again in Merritt
One of the biggest hurdles preventing the full return to Merritt has been cleared, as City Officials report that effluent is again being treated at the wastewater treatment plant in Merritt. "We are d...
Nov 24, 2021 Aerial view of the wastewater treatment plant in Merritt (Image Credit: Greg Lowis / City of Merritt)
Highway 8 sustained substantial damage in 18 locations: minister
MERRITT, B.C. - While it may not be the busiest of the Southern Interior highways damaged by last week's devastating flood event, Highway 8 is a vital link for thousands of people who live in the regi...
Nov 24, 2021 Two damaged locations on Highway 8, about seven kilometres east of Spences Bridge (Image Credit: Flickr / Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)
TNRD lifts evacuation order for most of Brookmere
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has mostly rescinded the evacuation order in Brookmere due to flooding on Nov. 15. The following 51 properties have been given all clear status: 872 to...
Nov 23, 2021
Merritt evacuee concerned for her daughter's education
KAMLOOPS - Merritt Evacuee, Bobbie Labelle, worries about how her 10-year-old daughter Seriena will get an education while her family is evacuated in Kamloops. "Just a few weeks can damage or prolong ...
Nov 23, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Merritt residents return home slowly, living under restricted water access
MERRITT, B.C. - The anticipated rush back home to Merritt didn't happen, as car slowly trickled back into the city on Tuesday - eight days after a devastating flood last Monday (Nov. 15). However, it ...
Nov 23, 2021 The Kellys returned to their home in Merritt on Tuesday afternoon. It's part of Phase 1 of Merritt's Return Home plan (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Merritt Cst. Feller saving stranded pets
Cst. David Feller of the Merritt RCMP has been working double-duty to reunite pets with families displaced by floods. In between patrols and answering calls for service, Cst. Feller has been Merritt's...
Nov 23, 2021 credit - Merritt RCMP
Tristan Allen named to BCHL All-star Game
The initial 18 skaters that will participate in the 3-on-3 outdoor All-Star Tournament on Jan. 15 in Penticton were unveiled today. One skater from each team was voted onto the roster after a poll of ...
Nov 23, 2021 credit - Garrett James
Centennials to play this weekend in Penticton
The BCHL has announced another slate of schedule changes due to the flooding situation, and highway closures across BC. Merritt was originally set to play a pair of home games this weekend, Friday ver...
Nov 23, 2021
District 73 grappling with short-term, long-term needs of evacuee families from Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Even with the prospect residents could get back into flood-stricken Merritt soon - many do not have livable homes waiting for them. That raises the prospect of an extended time out of the c...
Nov 23, 2021 A donation centre has been set up at the district's Pineridge campus in Sahali. (Image Credit: SD73)
School District 58 looking to assist essential workers returning to Merritt
School District 58 Nicola Similkameen will have access to one of their Merritt schools at noon today, as the phased return to town begins with the Bench area, including Bench Elementary School. As stu...
Nov 23, 2021
