Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Merritt City Council is holding another town hall meeting tonight (Thursday June 10). The latest town hall will focus on city parks, programs and events. In recent months Council has held a few town h...

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest local health area COVID-19 data covering the week of May 30 - June 5, announcing zero new cases in Merritt. Last week there was five cases. Th...

KELOWNA - Interior Health (IH) has confirmed Dr. Sue Pollock will take over as its Interim Chief Medical Health Officer next Monday (June 14). Pollock's hiring comes in the wake of the arrest of Dr. A...

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...

A dry month of May for much of British Columbia could lead to increased fire danger this summer. With the unseasonably dry conditions, the BC Wildfire Service is encouraging members of the public to e...

School District 58 Nicola Similkameen has confirmed a COVID-19 exposure among the community at Merritt Central Elementary School. The exposure is stated to have occurred between June 1-4. Anybody who ...

The former lead medical officer for the Alberta Health Services' North Zone has been arrested in Kelowna, B.C. and has been charged by Grande Prairie RCMP. Alberta RCMP confirmed to EverythingGP that ...

A Fort St. John man has now been charged in relation to a police involved shooting that occurred in Merritt earlier this week. On June 7, the BC Prosecution Service approved charges against 46-year-ol...

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...

The price of a unit sold in the Merritt area dropped 20 per cent year over year in May. While 26 units were sold in May, the average price was $326,718 compared to $412,181 in 2020. Even just a month ...