Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
B.C records 536 new COVID-19 cases, with 258 identified in Interior Health region
VICTORIA - The Interior Health (IH) region continues to lead the way with new COVID-19 cases and active infections in B.C. The province is reporting 536 new virus cases today (Aug. 11), 258 of which f...
Aug 12, 2021
Merritt records first COVID-19 cases in weeks
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released their latest local health area COVID-19 data, covering the week of August 1-7. Following four straight weeks of zero new cases, the count has gone up to ...
Aug 12, 2021 credit - BC CDC
Cents Commit To Younger Brother
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that they've committed to defenseman Sam Ward (05) for the upcoming season from the Delta Wild Hockey Academy of the CSSHL. The Ward name will ring fami...
Aug 11, 2021
Coldwater Band still under evacuation alert
The July Mountain wildfire is currently estimated at 6,567 hectares and classified as 'out of control'. On Tuesday a number of property owners were allowed to return home as an evacuation order was do...
Aug 11, 2021 credit - Coldwater Band
NDP to acclaim Joan Phillip tonight
Another candidate is set to officially join the fray in Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola (COSN) tonight as the New Democrats are set to acclaim Joan Phillip. This will be Phillip's second campaign ...
Aug 11, 2021 L-R, Jagmeet Singh, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Joan Phillip, Chief Stu Jackson, Chief Lee Spahan / Credit Michael Reeve Q101
COVID virtual Town Hall set for Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health residents will get a chance Wednesday (August 11) to discuss the latest on the COVID-19 situation at an interactive town hall meeting later today. Health Minister Adrian Dix...
Aug 11, 2021
TNRD partially downgrades Evacuation Order south of Merritt
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded an August 6 Evacuation Order prompted by the expansion of the July Mountain wildfire. The following properties are no longer under an Eva...
Aug 11, 2021 Hwy 5 at Larson Hill, 36 km south of Merritt, looking south. (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Province reports 187 new COVID-19 cases within Interior Health region
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 395 new cases of COVID-19 around B.C today, with nearly half of the new cases identified in Interior Health (IH). In today's update (Aug. 10), the B.C. Government ...
Aug 11, 2021
Trans Mountain confirms funding for Merritt
Trans Mountain and the City of Merritt have entered into a funding agreement that will see more than $950,000 invested into developing Merritt's municipal bulk water and sanitary wastewater disposal s...
Aug 10, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Special weather statement for heat - August 10, 2021
Special weather statement in effect for: Nicola A building ridge of high pressure with rising temperatures is forecast to arrive at the end of this week. Daytime temperatures near or above 35 degrees ...
Aug 10, 2021
