Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
B.C.'s police watchdog clears Merritt officers of wrongdoing in September 2024 shootout and arrest
B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers of any wrongdoing after they fired shots at two suspects during an arrest outside of the city last fall. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 29), t...
May 01, 2025
Frank Caputo re-elected in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
Frank Caputo is going back to Ottawa for his second term as Member of Parliament for the newly created riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola which encompasses Merritt and surrounding area. The former Cro...
Apr 29, 2025 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Grassfire near Merritt being held at 51 hectares
The BC Wildfire Service says a grassfire that is burning south of Douglas Lake is being held at 51 hectares in size. Fire Information Officer Cassidy Martin told CFJC Today that five BC Wildfire Servi...
Apr 28, 2025 CFJC Today / BC Wildfire Service
Structure fire in Merritt destroys 2021 flood damaged homes along Pine Street
MERRITT - A pair of structure fires in Merritt Saturday evening (April 26) has razed several of the homes that were left damaged from 2021 flooding in the community. The two homes had already been pur...
Apr 26, 2025
Fifty-two affordable homes open for First Nations in Merritt
First Nations elders, families and youth in Merritt now have access to new affordable homes with the opening of a 52-unit building. "By investing in housing in rural areas, and helping First Nations p...
Apr 26, 2025 (CFJC File Photo)
BC Wildfire Service reports growth in number of applicants; boot camp underway in Merritt
Ryan Edwards is one of about 260 chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 applicants to take part in BC Wildfire Service new recruit boot camps this spring in Merritt. "Protecting B.C.," Edwards replied ...
Apr 25, 2025 (Courtesy CFJC)
Nearly 29,000 eligible voters in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola cast their ballots during advance voting
The newly redrawn riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola saw a significantly high turnout for advance voting ahead of the 2025 federal election. Preliminary numbers from Elections Canada show 29,000 resid...
Apr 24, 2025 credit - Elections Canada
Council and Community Cafe tonight
Merritt area residents will once again have an opportunity to discuss matters that affect them at the Council and Community Cafe this evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The "community caf" gatherings be...
Apr 24, 2025 Civic Centre - City of Merritt
Body discovered inside burnt vehicle on Highway 97C near Merritt
The investigation is continuing today following a single vehicle fire that closed Highway 97C on Tuesday. DriveBC first reported of the police incident on Highway 97C between the City of Merritt and B...
Apr 24, 2025
School closures not off the table for SD58 amid budget pressures
School District 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) held a public budget meeting on Wednesday (April 16) night to discuss budgetary pressure affecting the district and the district's plan for the school year ahea...
Apr 20, 2025
