Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

School District 58 Nicola Similkameen is informing parents of a positive case of COVID-19 at Merritt Secondary School (MSS). The exposure is stated to have occurred on February 24, 2021. It's the firs...

Fifty-four new tourism projects throughout B.C. are receiving funding under the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program's (CERIP) destination development stream. The destination development...

The Merritt Centennials have announced that they've committed to forward Ryan Mulrenin (02) of Des Moines Bucaneers U18 AAA for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Mulrenin, a native of Wayzata, Minnesota, h...

Every weekend Q101 publishes the 'Week That Was' highlighting some of the most interesting news stories of the week. COVID-19 related stories will be mostly excluded from these articles (for the lates...

The Merritt Centennials have signed defender Devin Benson (03) from the Kamloops Storm to the active roster as the team awaits the fate of the 2020-21 season. A native of nearby Kamloops, Benson was a...

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: Note: ...

The City of Merritt's Airport Advisory Committee met on Thursday to discuss the ongoing goal of improving the City's aging airstrip. During his presentation to the committee, CAO Sean Smith brought up...

Ahead of the regular budget debate of capital projects, Merritt City Council has given advanced approval to six capital projects. "Department managers have identified 5 projects that require approval ...

Building on other recovery funding, the Province is boosting local economies by investing $30 million in small-scale infrastructure projects throughout B.C. to create jobs and support recovery for peo...

KAMLOOPS - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there is an encouraging enthusiasm around the COVID-19 vaccine. To date, nearly 240,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered in B.C. M...