Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

The Merritt Centennials (2-11) continue to look for their 1st win of the pod against the Prince George Spruce Kings (9-4) tonight. On Monday, the Cents had another game come down to the final minutes,...

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...

Bass Coast has announced that their 2021 festival will not take place. "After carefully considering the information available to us at this time, we are making the difficult decision to postpone the 2...

Early Tuesday morning, Merritt Fire was called out to a moving trailer fire on the north end of town. Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson confirmed that six firefighters responded to the scene. "Stubborn fire a...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP have confirmed a commercial truck driver died in a crash on the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt Monday afternoon (Apr. 26). Information is limited, but the cras...

Merritt City Council has approved a resolution to support an agricultural land reserve exclusion for the property at Gateway 286, the old visitor centre. "The subject property is the site of the forme...

In late 2019, Merritt City Council passed a resolution to have City Staff sign a new fire protection agreement with the TNRD for a five year term. "The above agreement was never signed, as staff ident...

As the BC River Forecast Centre has issued the first high stream flow advisory of the season for the region, the City of Merritt is providing a freshet update. "We are happy to inform residents that b...

Man criminally convicted for carrying a concealed weapon in May 2020 On April 20, 2021, Mr. Michael Leonard Miller was convicted of carry of concealed weapon stemming from an incident that occurred in...

The Merritt Centennials had another game come down to the final minutes, but unfortunately they ran out of time to make the comeback against the Chilliwack Chiefs and fell by a score of 5-3. The openi...