Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 120 Total Cases - 146,794 (146,674) Active Cases - 1,451 (1,454) Patients in Hospital - 131 ...

The BC RCMP has confirmed that a late-night crash on the connector, Highway 97C, has claimed the life of one driver. On June 16, 2021 a short time after 9 p.m., emergency crews responded to a call for...

Students, families, teachers and staff should plan for a near-normal return to school in September. The Province is providing $43.6 million to support ongoing health and safety measures, First Nations...

People travelling on the Coquihalla (Highway 5) will soon benefit from approximately $1 million in comprehensive upgrades and accessibility improvements to rest-area washrooms. The washrooms getting a...

TK'EMLUPS - The chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc says the nation is grateful for those who have visited the local community to pay their respects, but it's time for those gatherings and events to s...

A reported vehicle fire along Highway 97C, the Connector, has sparked a wildfire just East of Merritt. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting the blaze is approximately nine hectares in size as of Thurs...

A Kelowna resident has been convicted of multiple property crime offences in the Merritt area stemming from 2020. "Mr. Michael Dennison was convicted of one count of possession of property obtained by...

As expected, the Merritt local health area has seen an increase in weekly COVID-19 case for the period of June 6 -12. After recording zero cases last week, the area has jumped to nine confirmed cases ...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: "Today...

Professional sports teams like the NFL franchise in Washington, the MLB team in Cleveland and CFL squad in Edmonton have recently come under the microscope for their nicknames. But the scrutiny doesn'...