Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Travel advisory remains In effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
Drive BC is warning motorists to be cautious when heading on the Coquihalla from Merritt to Hope this morning as a travel advisory remains in effect. We are expecting an update this morning. There's l...
Sep 08, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
Incident Management Team deployed as Mine Creek fire grows in size
The BC Wildfire Service says the Mine Creek wildfire north of Hope is now estimated to be around 30-square kilometres in size. It's down slightly from the previous estimate of 41 square kilometres, as...
Sep 06, 2025 View of the north flank of the Mine Creek fire looking west on the morning of Sept. 4. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Two people killed after head-on collision on Coquihalla involving vehicle heading the wrong-way
Police say two people were killed and three others were "seriously wounded" after a head-on collision involving a vehicle that was driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla south of Kamloops Friday (Sep...
Sep 06, 2025 Vehicles at a standstill south of Kamloops late on Sept. 5, 2025. (Image Credit: Cassidy Delaney/Facebook)
Coquihalla reopens between Hope and Merritt after nearly two day closure due to Mine Creek wildfire
The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has reopened as of noon Friday (Sept. 5). The highway had been closed to all traffic since Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon as the Mine Creek fire flared u...
Sep 05, 2025 File Photo of the Coquihalla as pictured on Sept. 3, 2025. (Image Credit: Adam Bruno/Facebook)
UPDATE: Highway 1 north of Hope closed for most of the day as police investigate collision
(UPDATE 10:00 a.m.): BC Highway Patrol is asking the public for video and witnesses as it investigates a fiery crash that has forced the closure of Highway 1 between Hope and Yale for most of the day ...
Sep 05, 2025 Image credit: Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook
Crash and semi-truck fire closes Highway 1 north of Hope
The Trans Canada Highway is closed in both directions north of Hope. DriveBC reported of a vehicle incident nearly two kilometres south of Yale at around 7:55 a.m. Friday (Sept. 4). Video posted to so...
Sep 05, 2025 Image credit: Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook
Crews battling Mine Creek wildfire brace for forecast wind and heat; Coquihalla remains closed
The Mine Creek wildfire northeast of Hope saw aggressive growth Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon. Activity was moderate until a sudden shift in wind, which quickly sent flames down the mountainside and a...
Sep 04, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
TNRD issues evacuation orders, alerts due to Mine Creek fire near Coquihalla
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order and an evacuation alert in connection with the Mine Creek wildfire. The evacuation order covers one property - 6705 Juliet D...
Sep 04, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
Interior Health air quality warning guidance
Nicola Valley area residents, as well as those throughout the Interior, are reminded to stay safe from the impacts of poor air quality due to wildfire smoke in the region. The Province of British Colu...
Sep 03, 2025 Roger White / Q101 News
Coquihalla closed between Merritt and Hope
The Coquihalla Highway is closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 3). Drive BC says the route is closed for a 102 kilometre stretch between Merritt and Hope as a result of a nearby wildfi...
Sep 03, 2025 Image Credit: Facebook / Sherrie Whetnall
