Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Driver issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition after wildfire is ignited near Nicola Lake
It wasn't just a typical Sunday drive for one motorist near Merritt on Sunday. Merritt RCMP were called upon to assist with a single vehicle collision on Hwy 5A at the north tip of Nicola Lake. Initia...
Jul 01, 2025
UPDATE: Evacuation alerts issued as BC Wildfire Service battles fire near Lytton
The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation alert for a number of properties as a wildfire burns on the west side of the Fraser River, Monday (June 30) night. It is urging residents and visitors ...
Jul 01, 2025 Image: Facebook / A fire currently estimated at 2.1 hectares in size has broken out west of Lytton Monday night (June 30)
TNRD launches new email subscription service following community feedback
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has launched a new communications tool that will enable it to reach out directly to residents and business owners who opt in. CAO Scott Hildebrand said the...
Jun 29, 2025 CFJC Today File Photo
Forty-plus emergency room closures in his community wasn't enough to affect major change: Merritt Mayor reacts to Brown resignation
The resignation of Susan Brown was not an official agenda item at Friday's Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) meeting, but it certainly featured in conversations between directors. The hospita...
Jun 29, 2025 File photo (image credit - CFJC Today)
Upper Nicola Band gauging feedback on proposed $500-million AI data centre
Upper Nicola Band members will head to the polls next month to vote on a proposal to build a new $500-million AI data centre on their reserve, near the City of Merritt. The proposed data centre is one...
Jun 22, 2025 (Image credit - CFJC Today)
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for Coq and Nicola Valley
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Nicola Valley and the Coquihalla highway between Merritt and Kamloops. The weather maker has settled over the area where widespread sh...
Jun 20, 2025 File photo
Province okays 15-year mine extension for Logan Lake's Highland Valley Copper
The provincial government says it has granted an environmental assessment certificate to Highland Valley Copper (HVC) for its proposed mine life extension project. Environment Minister Tamara Davidson...
Jun 17, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Corey Ford)
Ronald McDonald Family Room opens for regional families at Royal Inland Hospital
t's taken nearly eight years of work, but the Ronald McDonald Family Room is finally open at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. The space is designed for families at the hospital to use for resting, b...
Jun 14, 2025 Image: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today
Investigators working to determine cause after 'suspicious' fire at Merritt hotel
The RCMP say an overnight structure fire at a Merritt hotel has been deemed suspicious, though investigators are still working to determine a cause. Police say officers from the Merritt RCMP Detachmen...
Jun 13, 2025 Image credit: Merritt RCMP
2024 Annual Report now available:City
Civic minded residents with an interest in the future of our city can now view the City of Merritt's 2024 Annual Report. The document outlines the city's 2024 initiatives, goals for 2025, and 2024 aud...
Jun 12, 2025 Image from City of Merritt
