Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Area restriction near Brenda Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Wildfire Service implemented an area restriction order for the vicinity of the Brenda Creek wildfire Saturday (July 17) morning. The size of the area restriction reflects the continued...
Jul 19, 2021 file photo
Coquihalla rollover kills one, injures four
HOPE - Investigations are ongoing following a serious rollover crash that killed one person and injured four others. Saturday (July 17) morning just after 8:30, Hope RCMP, B.C. Highway Patrol Chilliwa...
Jul 19, 2021
The Week That Was - July 12 - 16, 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 wildfires continuing to burn across BC, drought...
Jul 17, 2021 Merritt | Q101 File photo
TNRD votes to request a Provincial State of Emergency on wildfires
At its regular Board meeting held Thursday (July 15), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion to ask the Government of British Columbia to declare a Provin...
Jul 16, 2021
Merritt RCMP Files - July 16, 2021
Merritt Man charged for Assault A Merritt man has been charged with assault stemming from an incident in town earlier this month. "On Monday, July 5, 2021, Mr. Bradley McIsaac-Holmes was charged with ...
Jul 16, 2021
Evacuation Alert issued for July Mountain wildfire; Expanded for Brenda Creek blaze
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert south of Merritt in Electoral Area "N" - Beautiful Nicola Valley-South. The area is under threat from the July Mountain wildfire. I...
Jul 16, 2021 credit - BC Wildfire Service
Even with more than 300 fires raging in B.C., emergency officials confident with current response strategy
KAMLOOPS - Emergency officials say B.C. is about one month ahead of schedule with its fire season and B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) resources are being stretched to the limit. Even so, officials say th...
Jul 16, 2021 credit - CFJC
Tk'emlúps pushing for release of residential school student records, federal resources to identify missing children
TK'EMLUPS - Nearly two months since the initial announcement of 215 burial sites detected on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) provided an updat...
Jul 16, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today
Merritt applies for grant funding to create new bike path
The City of Merritt is applying for a grant to help create the Diamond Vale Bikeway. "The Diamond Vale Bikeway was identified as a key priority in the Active Transportation Plan. The bikeway will incl...
Jul 15, 2021 credit - City of Merritt
Merritt records zero weekly COVID-19 cases
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest local health area COVID-19 data, reporting zero new cases in the Merritt area. The latest data covers the week of July 4-10. Last week the Mer...
Jul 15, 2021 credit - BC CDC
