Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
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
Crash and semi-truck fire closes Highway 1 north of Hope
The Trans Canada Highway is closed in both directions north of Hope. DriveBC reported of a vehicle incident nearly two kilometres south of Yale at around 7:55 a.m. Friday (Sept. 4). Video posted to so...
Sep 05, 2025 Image credit: Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook
Crews battling Mine Creek wildfire brace for forecast wind and heat; Coquihalla remains closed
The Mine Creek wildfire northeast of Hope saw aggressive growth Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon. Activity was moderate until a sudden shift in wind, which quickly sent flames down the mountainside and a...
Sep 04, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
TNRD issues evacuation orders, alerts due to Mine Creek fire near Coquihalla
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order and an evacuation alert in connection with the Mine Creek wildfire. The evacuation order covers one property - 6705 Juliet D...
Sep 04, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
Interior Health air quality warning guidance
Nicola Valley area residents, as well as those throughout the Interior, are reminded to stay safe from the impacts of poor air quality due to wildfire smoke in the region. The Province of British Colu...
Sep 03, 2025 Roger White / Q101 News
Coquihalla closed between Merritt and Hope
The Coquihalla Highway is closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 3). Drive BC says the route is closed for a 102 kilometre stretch between Merritt and Hope as a result of a nearby wildfi...
Sep 03, 2025 Image Credit: Facebook / Sherrie Whetnall
MLAs Luck and Hartwell Call for Return of Auditor General of Local Government Following CFIB Report
Fraser-Nicola MLA and Conservative Official Opposition Municipal Affairs Critic Tony Luck, along with his counterpart, Rural Communities Critic Sharon Hartwell, say a new Canadian Federation of Indepe...
Sep 03, 2025
Wildfire burning along Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT - Motorists travelling along the Coquihalla Highway will likely notice a wildfire burning approximately 44 kilometres north of Hope. The fire was spotted along the west side of the highway Mon...
Sep 02, 2025 File image of BCWS shoulder patch. / Pattison Media
Pozzobon to be honored as Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo begins today in Merritt
For 65-years, the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo and Fall Fair have been the unofficial "end of summer" event in the region and this year's festivities promises to be exciting as well as emotional according ...
Aug 29, 2025 Doing what he loved most. Ty Pozzobon will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame during Saturday's events at the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo.
