Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Interior Health balancing transition plans, recruitment, and potential for retention ahead of expected OB-GYN exodus
The staggered resignations of all seven OB-GYNs at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops have spurred a community rally as well as heated discussion in the BC Legislature this week. Interior Health says i...
Oct 25, 2025 Image Credit: Chad Harris / CFJC Today file image
Merritt searches for new CAO
The City of Merritt is once again looking searching for a Chief Administrative Officer following the recent departure of Cynthia White after just two years on the job. Mayor Mike Goetz confirmed to Q1...
Oct 24, 2025 CAO | Cynthia White
Mounties alerted to cattle poaching in Nicola Valley, Cariboo
The BC RCMP Livestock Investigations Section (LIS) is looking into a series of cattle poaching complaints in the province, including a notable instance near Merritt. Police say sometime over the weeke...
Oct 23, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Upper Nicola Band members extinguish roof fire at Quilchena Community Centre site
The Upper Nicola Band is crediting members and volunteer firefighters for preventing disaster at a future community centre. A fire ignited at the Quilchena Community Centre site early Tuesday (Oct. 21...
Oct 23, 2025 The Quilchena Community Centre project as of July 2025 (Image credit: Upper Nicola Band).
SD 58 Community Engagement Meeting tonight at Merritt Central Elementary
Merritt area residents are reminded of the series of "Community Engagement" sessions being presented by School District 58 in the Nicola Valley to update residents of the possibility of school closure...
Oct 20, 2025 Central Elementary School (image credit - CFJC Today)
Cents host Revelstoke tonight in KIJHL action
Just one game on the docket for the Merritt Centennials this weekend. The Centennials will be looking to keep pace with the Kelowna Chiefs atop the KIJHL's Bill Ohlhausen division when they face the R...
Oct 17, 2025 Cents sniper Steven Foster had two goals on Saturday in Merritt's 6-5 loss in Golden. (File photo)
Power Outage Leaves 1745 Area Residents Without Power
More than 1700 residents of Merritt and the surrounding area were without power for more than three hours on Thursday evening. The outage was reported to B.C. Hydro and crews were dispatched to the ar...
Oct 17, 2025
BREAKING: ER at Merritt Hospital Closed Overnight
For the first time since March, the emergency room at the Nicola Valley Memorial Hospital will be closed overnight for those requiring medical service. Interior Health announced on Wednesday, that fro...
Oct 15, 2025 The Nicola Valley Hospital will not be one of the hospitals taking part in a IH pilot project where patients receive care from a physician working virtually (Q101 File Photo)
Two pedestrians dead following a pair of motor vehicle collisions
Two people are dead after two separate collisions involving pedestrians and vehicles on Friday near Merritt. RCMP Constable Blake Chursinoff of the Merritt detachment reported that on Friday night at ...
Oct 12, 2025
Special weather statement expanded to include Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
Environment Canada has expanded a special weather statement for B.C. mountain highways to include the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla. It says the mountain pass could get between two and 10 ...
Oct 12, 2025 A look at the Coquihalla Highway north of the Zopkios brake check on Oct. 11. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
