Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Merritt receiving $200,000 grant for active transportation
People in communities throughout B.C. will soon benefit from better cycling, pedestrian and other active-transportation infrastructure that will safely connect neighbourhoods to parks, schools and tow...
Sep 20, 2021
Reminder: what voters need before they head to the polls
KAMLOOPS - Canadian citizens who have not yet voted via mail-in ballot or advanced polls will make their decision Monday (Sept. 20). Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old and can prove the...
Sep 20, 2021 credit - Elections Canada
SD58 approves list of capital projects
The SD58 Board has approved a list of both major and minor capital projects for the district. The most expensive item on the list is the expansion of Merritt Bench Elementary. The addition of a new gy...
Sep 17, 2021
Large turnout for advanced polls in Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola
Advanced polls were open for four days over the past weekend across Canada, and according to preliminary numbers, turnout was up 18.46% from the 2019 vote. Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault re...
Sep 17, 2021 credit - Elections Canada
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 706; outbreak at Nicola Meadows declared over
MERRITT, B.C. - The provincial health ministry is reporting 706 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Thursday (Sept. 16), with hospitalizations creeping closer to 300. In a news release, the ministry says 21...
Sep 17, 2021
Transportation study identifies numerous issues with current use of Highway 5A between Merritt and Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The results of an extensive transportation study on Highway 5A were released Thursday (Sept. 16). The study was commissioned by the Stump Lake Ranch to determine whether the amount of truck...
Sep 17, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today
Major Crimes release Merritt victim's name and confirm his death as a homicide
Investigators from the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) are now identifying the man whose death was previously characterized as suspicious and confirming he was the victim of homicide. Ju...
Sep 16, 2021
Sloan back on course at season opener
After making a summer charge up the rankings, Merritt's Roger Sloan secured his tour card with a T-2 finish at the Wyndham Championship just over a month ago. That event saw Sloan compete in a rare si...
Sep 16, 2021 Credit: Roger Sloan / Facebook
Climate Change; COSN Votes 2021
*Over the course of the next week leading into the Federal Election, Q101 will be showcasing the five local candidates' thoughts and positions on proof of vaccination, support for health care and agin...
Sep 16, 2021 credit - Elections Canada
Merritt records 11 new cases of COVID-19
The BC Centre of Disease Control has released the latest local health area COVID-19 data covering the week of September 5-11. The Merritt area saw 11 new cases of the virus, an almost 50% cut from the...
Sep 16, 2021 credit - BC CDC
