Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
September is Distracted Driving month for BC Police
Every March and September, police across BC participate in the Distracted Driving and Occupant Restraint enforcement campaign. This September is no different, and police across the Province will be co...
Sep 08, 2021
More than 2,400 new COVID-19 cases found in B.C. over long weekend; 827 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - UPDATE: The provincial Ministry of Health's case count conflicts with that provided by the BCCDC. The province is reporting 2,425 new cases over the weekend. The province notes the first-do...
Sep 08, 2021
BC launching vaccine card program
The Province is launching the BC Vaccine Card, a digital or printed document that shows the stage cardholders are at in their COVID-19 vaccine progress. The BC Vaccine Card will allow vaccinated peopl...
Sep 07, 2021 credit - Province of BC
RCMP seeking the public's help to identify a fraud suspect
Merritt RCMP is seeking assistance in identifying a woman who allegedly stole credit and debit cards in July. On July 16, 2021, the Merritt RCMP responded to a report of a theft of a wallet. Shortly a...
Sep 07, 2021 credit - BC RCMP
Students returning to mix of similar COVID protocols and normalcy
This school year will look different than last year as students are set to return to classrooms across SD58 today. Upon their arrival, students will face many of the same COVID-19 protocols that were ...
Sep 07, 2021
Evacuation Alerts near July Mountain lifted; Fire now being held
The Evacuation Alerts in Electoral Area "N" (Beautiful Nicola Valley-South), for 133 properties, have been rescinded to all clear as the threat of wildfire in the area no longer poses an imminent risk...
Sep 07, 2021
Interior Health hosting school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics throughout September
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH), in partnership with school districts throughout the region, says it will provide at-school COVID-19 immunization clinics. All age-eligible students 12 and older, teach...
Sep 07, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today
Final order downgraded near July Mountain
An Evacuation Order issued on September 2, 2021 at 1400 hrs has been downgraded to an Evacuation Alert. The Alert remains in effect for 1 property in Electoral Area "N" addressed as: 5340 Coldwater Rd...
Sep 03, 2021
Mayor Brown makes three motions
Near the conclusion of the Special Council Meeting on August 31, Mayor Linda Brown moved three notices of motion. The first notice was regarding the location of cannabis retail locations within the Ci...
Sep 03, 2021 photo credit - City of Merritt
More properties downgraded to Evacuation Alert near July Mountain
An Evacuation Order has been partially downgraded to an Evacuation Alert by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). The following 24 addressed properties outlined in o...
Sep 03, 2021
