Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
TNRD issues evacuation order for Lower Nicola due to Lytton Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order for areas west and north of the junction of Highway 97C and Highway 8 due to the Lytton Creek fire. This will als...
Aug 15, 2021
TNRD preparing evacuation orders for Lower Nicola due to Lytton Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says it is in the process of issuing an evacuation order for areas west and north of the junction of Highway 97C and Highway 8 due to the Lytton...
Aug 15, 2021
Merritt under Evacuation ALERT
The City of Merritt has issued an evacuation alert for the entire community. The alert comes as the Lytton Fire continues to grow. The alert covers the entire city of approximately 7,100. It was put i...
Aug 15, 2021
Evacuation order issued for Speous Reserve #8
The Lower Nicola Indian Band has issued an evacuation ORDER for Speous Reserve #8 at 2270 Sunshine Valley Road. Evacuees are being directed to the Merritt ESS at 1721 Coldwater Avenue.
Aug 14, 2021
Roger Sloan makes moving day charge at Wyndham Championship
Entering this week's Wyndham Championship, the situation was simple, yet dire for Merritt's Roger Sloan. Sitting at 131 in the FedEx Cup, Sloan had four rounds of golf to move up at least six spots an...
Aug 14, 2021 Credit: Roger Sloan / Facebook
Evacuation alert issued for properties South of Logan Lake
The TNRD has issued an evacuation alert for 59 properties South of Logan Lake due to the Tremont Creek fire. An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Oper...
Aug 14, 2021
Nooaitch IR #10 Evacuated
The Nooaitch Band has issued an evacuation order for IR #10 due to the Lytton Fire Complex. The Fire also resulted in 102 properties West of Lower Nicola being evacuated. Evacuees being directed to th...
Aug 14, 2021
Evacuation ORDER issued West of Lower Nicola
The TNRD has issued an evacuation ORDER for 102 properties West of Lower Nicola due to the Lytton Fire complex. A wildfire event located West of Lower Nicola is threatening structures and the safety o...
Aug 14, 2021
The Week That Was - August 9 - 13, 2021
Every weekend Q101 publishes the 'Week That Was' highlighting some of the most interesting news stories of the week. This week Merritt was talking about the evacuation of Logan Lake, the Tremont Creek...
Aug 14, 2021 Merritt | Q101 File photo
Tremont Creek wildfire estimated at 38,000 hectares
The Tremont Creek wildfire has forced the entire community of Logan Lake to evacuate. The Thompson Nicola Regional District has also issued an evacuation order for 10 properties and an alert for 280 m...
Aug 13, 2021 Image Credit: BCWS / Tremont Creek wildfire / File
