Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Reporting released by the BC Coroners Service shows that 333 lives were lost to suspected illicit drug toxicity in August and September 2021, raising the total number of British Columbians lost this y...

Snowfall warning in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt A long period of snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. Timespan: Today through Wednesday morning. Location: Coqui...

The Merritt real estate market remained hot in October with another 32 units sold across the region. While the number of units sold is a slight decrease from October 2020, the price of a unit sold in ...

KAMLOOPS - Now that the smoke has cleared, United Way BC is getting ready to dispurse more funding for wildfire recovery efforts in B.C, with long term supports in mind. Shortly after the Village of L...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. reported 1,438 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend with 321 of them in Interior Health. Active cases decreased in B.C. to 4,282 (down by 201 since Friday), while Interior Health saw a ...

Merritt man pleaded guilty to firearms charges A Merritt man has pleaded guilty to two firearm charges stemming from a January 2021 incident. On January 9, 2021 just before 8 p.m., Merritt RCMP respon...

Back in June, Merritt City Council unanimously passed a motion to have staff research and propose an appropriate land acknowledgement to be used at council meetings. "I think the timing couldn't be mo...

The Lower Nicola Indian Band has implemented a mandatory vaccine policy. The new policy will affect all LNIB employees, contractors, and individuals employed or contracted to provide service in any ca...

The Province is teaming up with the Canadian Red Cross to provide eligible residents, who were affected by the 2021 wildfires, with financial assistance to support their interim housing needs during t...

Goals came fast in the opening 20 minutes of Saturday's game in West Kelowna. Just 40 seconds in the Warriors struck with the extra-man as Keegan Maddocks made two stops in close but couldn't make the...