Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Province starts collecting fuel price data for Merritt, Williams Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) is starting a new data collection project for twelve cities in British Columbia (BC) - including Merritt and Williams Lake. The project...
Sep 03, 2021
Six more die of COVID-19 in Interior; 801 new cases found in B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a tragic day on the COVID-19 front within Interior Health. In its daily update, the provincial health ministry is reporting six more deaths from the virus - all of them in IH. T...
Sep 03, 2021
Labour day and back to school means added police patrols
Members of the Merritt RCMP will be out in full force this Labour Day weekend looking for impaired drivers. "We are going to be looking for speeders, for people drinking and driving, smoking and drivi...
Sep 02, 2021
B.C. government applies for federal funding to assist those who lost property due to wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government made its plea to the federal government for financial assistance to help those who lost their homes during the wildfire season. Emergency Management BC tells CFJC Today ...
Sep 02, 2021 Q101/CFJC File Photo
Merritt back to single-digit COVID-19 cases
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released their latest local health area COVID-19 data, covering the week of August 22 - 28, 2021. The Merritt area recorded eight new cases of the virus down from...
Sep 02, 2021 credit - BC CDC
TNRD gives all clear for nearly 1,000 properties near Merritt and Spences Bridge impacted by Lytton Creek fire
KAMLOOPS -Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) properties near Merritt and Spences Bridge are no longer threatened by the Lytton Creek wildfire. The TNRD rescinded its evacuation alert to all clea...
Sep 02, 2021
Illicit Drug Deaths Tops 150 in BC for Ninth Consecutive Month
It was not the way Lisa Lapointe wanted to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day on Tuesday. The provinces chief coroner says January to June saw the highest-ever death toll from illicit drug...
Aug 31, 2021
Henry, Dix Roll Out Latest Covid Modelling; Focusing on Children
Dr. Bonnie Henry and B. C. Health Minister Adrian Dix rolled out the provinces latest Covid-19 modelling on Tuesday with a strong emphasis on children under 12-years of age. With students expected bac...
Aug 31, 2021
Foot Pursuit Nabs Suspected Thief in Merritt
A RCMP officer is never really off duty. This morning in Merritt, an alleged thief found that out the hard way when he interrupted the Mountie's breakfast by setting off a car alarm and a foot chase e...
Aug 31, 2021
Brookmere Evacuation Order Rescinding to Alert
Great news for those residents forced to evacuate their properties in the Brookmere -Coldwater Rd area, south of Merritt. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District partially downgraded an evacuation order...
Aug 31, 2021
