Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
NVIT holds a ceremony to honour children found at Kamloops Residential School
The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology held a ceremony on Monday afternoon to honour the children found on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School. The event involved both the Merritt and Bu...
May 31, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - May 31, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 708 *Day 1-258, Day 2-238, Day 3-212 Total Cases - 144,289 (143,581) Active Cases - 2,953 (3...
May 31, 2021
Merritt RCMP seeking Matthew Hall on province-wide warrant
The Merritt RCMP is asking for the public assistance in locating a wanted Merritt man. "Mr. Matthew Asa Hall, is wanted province wide for possession of stolen property and unauthorized possession of a...
May 31, 2021 credit - BC RCMP
Minimum wage increases to $15.20 on June 1
On June 1, 2021, B.C.'s lowest paid workers will get a pay boost, with the general minimum wage increasing to $15.20 an hour and the lower discriminatory minimum wage for liquor servers ending. Over t...
May 31, 2021
Tourism Merritt continues to promote 'Dream now, visit later'
As the province of BC begins to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, travel and tourism will be looking to quickly rebound from over a year of limited movement. "We'll be following the restrictions that are ...
May 31, 2021 file photo
Memorial garden planned for NVIT campus
The Conayt Friendship Society has received funding to help build a memorial garden to honour the lives of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. "In consultation with community elders, Chief...
May 31, 2021
The Week That Was - May 24 - 28, 2021
Every weekend Q101 publishes the 'Week That Was' highlighting some of the most interesting news stories of the week. This week Merritt was talking about the discovery of 215 bodies at the site of the ...
May 29, 2021 credit - CFJC
Merritt flags to fly at half-mast for next 215 hours
The City of Merritt has announced the flags in the municipality will be flown at half-mast for the next 215 hours, one hour for each child found buried near the former Kamloops Residential School. Tha...
May 28, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - May 28, 2021
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...
May 28, 2021
First Nation overdose deaths disproportionately high
The large gap in death rates between First Nations individuals and other British Columbia residents is now wider than it has ever been. In 2020, 254 First Nations people died due to toxic drugs, a 119...
May 28, 2021
