Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

The BC Wildfire Service is reporting growth on the Lytton Creek wildfire. As of Wednesday morning the fire is listed at 84,327 hectares, a large jump from the just over 71,000 hectares on Tuesday. "Ra...

The Lower Nicola Indian Band issued an evacuation order on Sunday night as the Lytton Fire threatened their community. A large number of residents evacuated the area, however several decided to remain...

KAMLOOPS - Roger Sloan, with the FedEx Cup Playoffs a distant reality a few weeks ago, thought he would be having to battle back into PGA Tour once again. He was 29 spots from the Top 125 on Canada Da...

The Government of British Columbia has extended the provincial state of emergency through the end of the day on Aug. 31, 2021, to support the ongoing co-ordinated response to the wildfire situation an...

KAMLOOPS - Four major fires surrounding Kamloops have calmed after significant rainfall in the northern Interior region on Monday and overnight into Tuesday (Aug. 17) morning. "What we saw overnight w...

Thanks to last night's rainfall and lower temperatures, fire crews are expecting minimal activity on the Lytton Creek fire today (Aug 17). "An incoming cold front brought cooler temperatures and rain ...

KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt re-opened at noon on Tuesday (Aug. 17). DriveBC says there is still limited visibility due to smoke. Highway 5 was closed Sunday due to the J...

The Merritt RCMP have confirmed to Q101 News that they're investigating a drowning at Nicola Lake on August 15, 2021. Sgt. Josh Roda stated no further details would be released by the Mounties at this...

The regularly scheduled Merritt City Council meeting on August 24, 2021 has been postponed. "The Council meeting on August 24th has been cancelled due to the Evacuation Alert; staff are occupied in th...

On Monday, the BC Wildfire Service confirmed that the July Mountain wildfire had jumped the Coquihalla highway and merged with the Brooks Creek fire. At that time the July Mountain fire was estimated ...