Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Cents suffer first pre-season loss to Grizzlies
It may be only mid-September, but the Revelstoke Grizzlies look to be in mid-season form. The Grizzlies are 5-0 this preseason after a 7-2 win over the Merritt Centennials on Thursday night at the Nic...
Sep 12, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
No significant growth to Mine Creek wildfire, travel advisory remains in effect
The B.C. Wildfire Service reported there was no significant growth on Monday in the Mine Creek Wildfire, which is still deemed out of control. The wildfire, which was discovered on Sept. 1, to date, h...
Sep 09, 2025 View of the north flank of the Mine Creek fire looking west on the morning of Sept. 4. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
City offering coarse to Empower, Protect and Connect with Women and Non-Binary residents
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 10, the City of Merritt, in co-operation with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor-General, is offering a Power Skills and Self-Defence Program for women and those wh...
Sep 09, 2025 (City of Merritt)
Teck Resources plans to merge with British mining company; Highland Valley Copper Mine expansion to proceed
The owner of the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake has merged with a British-based global mining company. In a news release issued overnight (Sept. 8), Vancouver-based Teck Resources and Ang...
Sep 09, 2025 Highland Valley Copper Mine (Image credit: CFJC Today/File photo).
Centennials win pair of exhibition matchups over weekend
The Merritt Centennials kicked off the 2025-26 preseason in impressive fashion over the weekend with a pair of victories. On Friday night, the second-year KIJHL franchise picked up a 4-1 win at the Ni...
Sep 08, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
Travel advisory remains In effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
Drive BC is warning motorists to be cautious when heading on the Coquihalla from Merritt to Hope this morning as a travel advisory remains in effect. We are expecting an update this morning. There's l...
Sep 08, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
Incident Management Team deployed as Mine Creek fire grows in size
The BC Wildfire Service says the Mine Creek wildfire north of Hope is now estimated to be around 30-square kilometres in size. It's down slightly from the previous estimate of 41 square kilometres, as...
Sep 06, 2025 View of the north flank of the Mine Creek fire looking west on the morning of Sept. 4. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Two people killed after head-on collision on Coquihalla involving vehicle heading the wrong-way
Police say two people were killed and three others were "seriously wounded" after a head-on collision involving a vehicle that was driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla south of Kamloops Friday (Sep...
Sep 06, 2025 Vehicles at a standstill south of Kamloops late on Sept. 5, 2025. (Image Credit: Cassidy Delaney/Facebook)
Coquihalla reopens between Hope and Merritt after nearly two day closure due to Mine Creek wildfire
The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has reopened as of noon Friday (Sept. 5). The highway had been closed to all traffic since Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon as the Mine Creek fire flared u...
Sep 05, 2025 File Photo of the Coquihalla as pictured on Sept. 3, 2025. (Image Credit: Adam Bruno/Facebook)
UPDATE: Highway 1 north of Hope closed for most of the day as police investigate collision
(UPDATE 10:00 a.m.): BC Highway Patrol is asking the public for video and witnesses as it investigates a fiery crash that has forced the closure of Highway 1 between Hope and Yale for most of the day ...
Sep 05, 2025 Image credit: Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook
