Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Merritt Mounties investigating a string of dumpster fires
On Tuesday (April 6) morning, the Merritt Fire Department was called out to a fire in a commercial garbage dumpster. The responding crew was able to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading. ...
Apr 07, 2021
Quilchena Creek wildfire continues to burn
The BC Wildfire Service continues to fight the Quilchena Creek wildfire which has grown to an estimated size of 839 hectares. The fire is located about 20 kilometres East of Merritt and was first disc...
Apr 07, 2021 credit - BC Wildfire Service
Pod Preview: Cents Vs Spruce Kings - Apr. 7
The Merritt Centennials search for their first win of the pod season against the Prince George Spruce Kings tonight. The Centennials are coming off the heels of a 3-2 defeat to PG on Sunday night, and...
Apr 06, 2021
Not uncommon for Kamloops region to see wildfires this time of year: B.C. Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - As of Tuesday (April 6), there are 10 active wildfires within the Kamloops region. Seven are under control, two are new and one near Quilchena Creek is at 300 hectares and considered out of...
Apr 06, 2021 credit - BC Wildfire Service
BC COVID-19 Update - April 6, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 1,068 Total Cases - 105,988 (104,061) Active Cases - ? (8,490) Patients in Hospital - 328 (3...
Apr 06, 2021
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Partnership Expires
The Canadian Country Music Heritage Society (CCMHS) has announced that the agreement with the Canadian Country Music Association(CCMA), based in Toronto Ontario, has expired and will not be renewed. T...
Apr 06, 2021
Merritt’s real estate market continues to boom
The month of March was extremely busy for the real estate market in the Merritt area with 34 units being sold. The latest data provided by the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association shows a 100...
Apr 06, 2021 credit CFJC
City names two new members to Airport Advisory Committee
The City's Airport Advisory Committee was established prior to the pandemic to help support and lead the work needed at the Merritt Airport to bring it up to standard. "I'm very pleased with how they'...
Apr 06, 2021 credit - City of Merritt
Coldwater wildfire under control; Quilchena Creek blaze continues to burn ‘out of control’
The BC Wildfire Service has had its hands full with a pair of fires sparking in the Merritt area on Sunday. The first blaze discovered near the Coldwater Reserve is now under control at 50 hectares. T...
Apr 06, 2021 credit - BC Wildfire Service
BC COVID-19 Update - April 5, 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 05, 2021
