Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
2021 municipal budget moves closer to adoption
The adoption 2021 municipal budget is fast approaching, as City staff are proposing to have final reading on the bylaw at the May 11 council meeting. On Tuesday night, Merritt City Council once again ...
Apr 14, 2021
Murray Church project moving towards June completion
What was once the oldest building in the Nicola Valley is slowly being reborn out of the generosity of the community. Earlier this year, the Murray Church project reached its fundraising goal, and con...
Apr 14, 2021 The Murray Church before being lost to arson in 2019
BC State of Emergency extended - April 14, 2021
The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency...
Apr 14, 2021
Merritt announces two public hearings
The City of Merritt has announced a pair of public hearings for April 20, 2021. The previously approved development along Spring Bank Avenue will return to public hearing on April 20. The second publi...
Apr 14, 2021
PTC Preview: Cents Vs Chiefs - Apr. 14th
The Merritt Centennials get set to face off against the Chilliwack Chiefs once again as the pod action is a little less frantic this week. The Centennials made a valiant come back effort in the 3rd pe...
Apr 13, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - April 13, 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...
Apr 13, 2021
2021 municipal budget deliberations continue tonight
Merritt City Council is set to continue working towards formalizing the 2021 budget tonight during a committee of the whole meeting. "We will review revenues, expenditures, capital, and reserves. The ...
Apr 13, 2021
Throne Speech contains little signs of hope for British Columbians; MLA Tegart
The BC Government laid out its priorities for the coming legislative session in Monday's Speech from the Throne. The speech touched on infrastructure upgrades to drive economic recovery, promised to b...
Apr 13, 2021
Quilchena Creek wildfire now classified as under control
The Quilchena Creek wildfire has moved one step closer to being fully extinguished by the BC Wildfire Service. The 839-hectare blaze, located just East of Merritt, is now classified as under control. ...
Apr 13, 2021 credit - BC Wildfire Service
Merritt Police Files - April 12, 2021
Vernon man still in custody after a foot pursuit with Merritt police A Vernon man who was arrested following a short foot pursuit remains in custody. "On March 31, 2021 at approximately 11:11 p.m., Me...
Apr 12, 2021
