Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 559 Total Cases - 77,822 (77,263) Active Cases - 4,677 (4,560) Patients in Hospital - 238 (2...

Wanted Merritt man found in Alberta A man wanted for nearly a decade was finally arrested in Alberta. "On October 25, 2011, Jesse Cyr was charged for impaired driving causing bodily harm, causing an a...

This evening Merritt City Council will consider signing an agreement with the Fall Fair and Nicola Rodeo Associations, and the TNRD to build a proposed washroom facility on the grounds. "The proposal ...

Last week the Federal Government introduced legislation that if passed would allow individual municipalities to ban the possession, storage, and transportation of handguns. Mayors in Surrey and Vancou...

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...

The Interior Health Authority has confirmed that the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at the Florentine in Merritt remained stable on Monday with two confirmed cases. Both confirmed cases are among residents...

KAMLOOPS - An outbreak of COVID-19 at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops has been declared over. In a news release Monday (Feb. 22), Interior Health (IH) says the outbreak, which was first declar...

Committees are once again up and running at City Hall. The COVID-19 pandemic forced several City Committees to halt last year, but this month a trio of groups began meeting again. Mayor Linda Brown wa...

The Florentine in Merritt has confirmed a second case of COVID-19 at their facility in a Facebook post to the community. "As was indicated IHA carried out testing of residents and staff this week and ...

Merritt Fire Crews are battling an overnight blaze at Aspen Planers in downtown Merritt. Reports from the scene confirmed that all mill workers were able to evacuate the area safely as the fire broke ...