Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
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
Infrastructure issues are cause for phased return to Merritt
Merritt residents are set to begin returning to the city at noon today, as phase one of the return home plan takes effect. Phase one encompasses homes North of the RCMP station in the Bench area of to...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. records 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, decrease in active caseload
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials say the province recorded 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, along with ten new deaths. In a release sent Monday evening (Nov. 23), the Ministry of Health says...
Nov 23, 2021
Merritt residents to begin returning home on Tuesday
The City of Merritt has outlined the plan to begin welcoming residents back to town, beginning with phase-1 on Tuesday, November 23. Phase 1: North of the RCMP Station We anticipate that the evacuatio...
Nov 22, 2021 Greg Lowis/City of Merritt
Highway 3 closed again following another washout: DriveBC
KAMLOOPS - A new washout between Exit 173 and Frontage Road has closed Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton in both directions. DriveBC says an assessment is in progress and there's no estimated time ...
Nov 22, 2021 Highway 3 approximately 32 kilometres south of Princeton, looking north (DriveBC).
C.P. Rail says line between Kamloops and Vancouver will reopen Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Canadian Pacific says it will re-open its main rail line between Kamloops and Vancouver by mid-day Tuesday (Nov. 22). The line has been out of service since last week's storm led to widespr...
Nov 22, 2021 Work at Tank Hill (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC)
Citizens step up to help Florentine residents evacuate
When the call came down to evacuate the community on Monday, the Florentine in Merritt was stuck without running water or the ability to cook meals for their residents. That's when the community stepp...
Nov 22, 2021
