Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Local MP Caputo tables private member's bill aiming to crack down on intimate partner violence
The member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola has tabled a private member's bill that he calls the most substantive change to intimate partner violence laws in Canadian history. Frank Caputo, ...
Sep 19, 2025 Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo speaking to reporters in Ottawa after tabling his private member's bill (Image credit: CPAC).
Merritt Centennials kick off 2025-2026 KIJHL Regular Season tonight
The 2025-26 KIJHL regular season gets underway for the Merritt Centennials tonight as they begin their second season in the league and once again open on the Road. Tonight the Centennials are in Quesn...
Sep 19, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
K'en T'em Delivers $2 Million to Participating Bands
For the first time since its creation, K'en T'em Limited Partnership is returning direct benefits to its owners. Each of the eight participating bands of the CNA have received $250,000 to use in ways ...
Sep 18, 2025 Photo courtesy of K'en T'em
Construction on Gateway 286 rest stop near Merritt expected to be complete in spring 2026: developer
Kelowna-based developer Troika is eyeing a completion date in May or June 2026 for the Gateway 286 project at the intersection of Highways 5 and 97C near Merritt. Residents passing by the former Merri...
Sep 18, 2025 Image credit: Troika
Merritt RCMP Seeking Identity of Robbery Suspect
Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in a robbery in the downtown area on Saturday. Blake Chursinoff of the Merritt detachment reported that at 5:58 pm, th...
Sep 14, 2025 Suspect wearing grey ball cap, red bandanna, navy blue hoodie, green gloves, blue jeans, black backpack. (Photo Merritt RCMP)
Cents suffer first pre-season loss to Grizzlies
It may be only mid-September, but the Revelstoke Grizzlies look to be in mid-season form. The Grizzlies are 5-0 this preseason after a 7-2 win over the Merritt Centennials on Thursday night at the Nic...
Sep 12, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
No significant growth to Mine Creek wildfire, travel advisory remains in effect
The B.C. Wildfire Service reported there was no significant growth on Monday in the Mine Creek Wildfire, which is still deemed out of control. The wildfire, which was discovered on Sept. 1, to date, h...
Sep 09, 2025 View of the north flank of the Mine Creek fire looking west on the morning of Sept. 4. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
City offering coarse to Empower, Protect and Connect with Women and Non-Binary residents
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 10, the City of Merritt, in co-operation with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor-General, is offering a Power Skills and Self-Defence Program for women and those wh...
Sep 09, 2025 (City of Merritt)
Teck Resources plans to merge with British mining company; Highland Valley Copper Mine expansion to proceed
The owner of the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake has merged with a British-based global mining company. In a news release issued overnight (Sept. 8), Vancouver-based Teck Resources and Ang...
Sep 09, 2025 Highland Valley Copper Mine (Image credit: CFJC Today/File photo).
Centennials win pair of exhibition matchups over weekend
The Merritt Centennials kicked off the 2025-26 preseason in impressive fashion over the weekend with a pair of victories. On Friday night, the second-year KIJHL franchise picked up a 4-1 win at the Ni...
Sep 08, 2025 Photo Credit: KIJHL
