Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Centennials look for more consistency as three game road trip begins tonight
The Merritt Centennials have a busy weekend ahead of them, playing three games in three days beginning tonight (Nov. 21) in Kimberley. The Cents (18 GP-9W-8L) are hoping this long road trip, the first...
Nov 21, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
RIH Foundation donation help provide access to child care in Merritt
So far this year, the emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt has been closed 13 times. The Family Place Early Learning Centre is the largest childcare facility in Merritt and, t...
Nov 21, 2025 Image credit - CFJC Today
Huge crowd honor Veterans at Remembrance Day Ceremonies in the Region
A huge crowd gathered on Tuesday in both Merritt and Lower Nicola to remember those who served Canada in past armed conflicts and to honor those who are still serving. Temperatures reached 11 C on Rem...
Nov 12, 2025 Members of the Rocky Mountain Rangers on hand for the 2025 Merritt Remembrance Day Ceremonies,
Kamloops MP Caputo, Conservatives to vote against budget bill
Last week, the Mark Carney-led Liberal government presented its first official budget. The budget document stands as a confidence motion, meaning if it fails, it would bring down the government and tr...
Nov 12, 2025 Frank Caputo (image credit - CFJC Today)
One killed following collision near Merritt
One person is dead following a two-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 5 north of Merritt on Monday, November 10. collision. Merritt RCMP report that at approximately 7:45 a.m., frontline officers r...
Nov 10, 2025
Roden, Smith to remain as TNRD chair, vice-chair
Ashcroft mayor Barbara Roden will carry on as the chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Board of Directors. Roden, who was first elected as TNRD chair in 2022, was acclaimed to the r...
Nov 07, 2025 Barbara Roden (L) and Robin Smith. (Image Credit: TNRD)
Halloween Candy Alert Issued in Merritt
The City of Merritt is urging parents and guardians to check all Halloween candy after reports of a possible tampering incident involving a piece of chocolate containing a small sharp object. At this ...
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Pedestrian sustains injury after accident in downtown
Emergency officials were called to the scene of an accident on Friday afternoon in downtown Merritt, where a pedestrian was struck by a truck. The incident occurred at the crosswalk at Nicola Ave. and...
Nov 03, 2025
Poppy Campaign in full swing in Nicola Valley
The 2025 Royal Canadian Legion Poppy campaign is in full swing in the Nicola Valley. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 96 in Merritt, along with other volunteers, will be at various location...
Nov 03, 2025 FIRST POPPY: Recently the Royal Canadian Legion presented the First Poppy to Mayor Mike Goetz (Center). Making the presentation was Claudette L'Abbe (L) and Legion President Alphonse L'Abbe (R)
Rain and wind warnings hamper travel this weekend
Please exercise caution as you head out onto the highways this weekend. Environment Canada has issued a weather warning predicting up to 50 mm of rain through this afternoon(SAT) on Highway 5 south be...
Nov 01, 2025 File photo
