Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
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.
Mayor calls on SD58 to move upcoming meeting discussing school closure to Merritt
Merritt's mayor has added his voice to the growing chorus calling on School District 58 to hold a crucial upcoming meeting in Merritt instead of Princeton. The Sept. 10 meeting will discuss opening co...
Aug 28, 2025 Mayor Mike Goetz (image credit - CFJC Today)
'It's left a big hole in our lives'; One year after Coquihalla hit-and-run, victim's family pleads for information
The family of a man killed in a hit-and-run on the Coquihalla Highway one year ago is making a desperate appeal for information. The body of Buddy Rhodes, 24, was found at the side of the Coquihalla n...
Aug 28, 2025 Family of 24-year-old Buddy Rhodes are asking for help in solving his death in Aug. 2024.( Image Credit: YouTube / RCMPTV)
Food bank in urgent need of volunteers and donations to help serve others
The Nicola Valley Food Bank (NVFB) is asking for the communities help as both items on their shelves and volunteers have been depleting in recent weeks. Executive director of the Food Bank Derlanda He...
Aug 28, 2025 Some of the many prizes to be one when you bring a non-perishable food item to Murray GM, which will in turn be donated to the Nicola Valley Food Bank. (Photo/Facebook)
Campfire Ban in effect for Kamloops Fire Centre
Starting today (August 28) , the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has issued a campfire ban for the Kamloops Fire Centre which includes Merritt and surrounding area. In a press release, the BCWS said that t...
Aug 28, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: Roger White)
Upcoming SD58 meeting to discuss school closures draws criticism over location
An upcoming meeting notice of the Nicola-Similkimeen School District 58 (SD58) has raised the ire of concerned parents in the Nicola Valley. The online outrage began on Monday after SD58 posted notice...
Aug 26, 2025 File photo: Facebook
Driver of jampacked minivan fined for speeding near Merritt; claims he was running out of gas
Police say a driver near Merritt who was fined nearly $500 for speeding claimed he was doing so because he was nearly out of gas. At around 7:00 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 16), BC Highway Patrol says officer...
Aug 23, 2025 Image credit: BC Highway Patrol
Fundraiser launched to support family of Merritt boy who needs lifesaving surgery for rare liver condition
While most young kids and families would be preparing for the return to school in a few weeks, Kolby Ursulak, his mom and godmother are planning a cross country journey for a lifesaving surgery. "Insi...
Aug 21, 2025 (image credit - Nyomi Ursulak)
Toxic Drug Alert issued by Interior Health
Another toxic drug alert for the Kamloops region has been issued by Interior Health (IH). Officials with Interior Health say the brown, granular substance is being sold as 'Down' or fentanyl, has been...
Aug 21, 2025 Photo Credit: Interior Health
