Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Students attending post-secondary institutions in the Interior have access to emergency assistance funding to help them cope with financial pressures caused by COVID-19. "This emergency financial assi...

The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), the governing body of Junior-A hockey in the country, has confirmed that the BC Hockey League (BCHL) has submitted notice to withdraw their membership, effect...

Snowfall warning in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. An active frontal system is sliding down the BC Coast and will impact the s...

Voght Street will be closed on Saturday from noon till 1:30 pm to allow for a walk to take place in support of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This is the second march to take place i...

School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen has officially updated their COVID-19 response plan, mandatory protocol and onsite etiquette, and mandatory protocol for bus students. The fresh updates come foll...

The Merritt Centennials were finally able to get what had eluded them for the first 3 games of the pod season, and that's a win against the host Chilliwack Chiefs. Josh Dias played phenomenal and mult...

Snowfall warning in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. An active frontal system is sliding down the BC Coast and will impact the s...

Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 1,293 *Record Total Cases - 108,278 (106,985) Active Cases - 9,184 (8,728) Patients in Hospi...

A new foreign entrepreneur is one step closer to opening up a business in Merritt. Merritt City Council has approved a letter of referral for Zhang Jumei, following a recommendation from the City's Pr...

The Merritt Centennials will be glad to see another opponent on the other side tonight when they take on the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Centennials will be trying to move past an ugly 11-2 defeat at the h...