Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

As was the case in 2020, organizers of the Merritt Terry Fox Run have announced the event will once again be a virtual event because of Covid-19 restrictions. This year's event, will be held on Sunday...

Interior Health is planning the repatriation of care home residents, acute care patients and community health clients evacuated due to wildfire threats throughout the region. "Health care teams across...

Drought levels around Merritt have been at level 4 since July 21, and as of the latest report from the River Forecast Centre both the Nicola and Coldwater basins remain at level 4. Drought in BC is me...

Last month, the Canada Energy Regulator approved a new route for the Trans Mountain pipeline to the south of Merritt. The previous route had been challenged by the Coldwater Indian Band as it ran over...

Vulnerable people in 48 communities throughout British Columbia will benefit from increased local services in response to homelessness made worse by the pandemic. "Local governments have been on the f...

Students, faculty and staff at B.C.'s colleges and universities are being supported to come back together for in-person learning this fall with added health and safety measures ordered by the provinci...

B.C. students will return to school next month and can look forward to full-time, in-person learning and resuming sports, music and other extracurricular activities, while mask requirements and other ...

COVID-19 cases are surging across the Interior Health Authority, with Dr. Bonnie Henry introducing new public health restrictions on Friday to curb the spread. Everybody in the Interior is required ag...

KAMLOOPS - Two thirds of the emergency nurses at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) have walked off the job recently, claiming they were exhausted and understaffed. The BC Nurses Union (BCNU) says a large ma...

People within the territories of 10 First Nations, including three in the Nicola Valley, will see improved internet speeds and reliability this fall as record investments from the Connecting British C...