Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine approved
KAMLOOPS - Health Canada is to announce approval of the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson and Johnson today. The federal regulator has found the evidence shows the vaccine is both safe and effective again...
Mar 05, 2021 Credit: Pixabay
Active transport draft plan presented
A draft of the new active transportation plan has been presented to Merritt City Council. "The Province provided the City with a $25,000 grant, which the City matched, for the creation of an Active Tr...
Mar 05, 2021
Merritt home sales on the rise
Home sales are on the rise in Merritt, hitting record highs for the month of February. According to figures from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association 31 homes were sold in Merritt in Febr...
Mar 05, 2021 credit CFJC
IH to assign COVID-19 vaccination locations once appointment bookings begin
KAMLOOPS - As of March 8, eligible seniors will be able to call a dedicated phone line to schedule their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Interior Health says it will be publicizing the location of ...
Mar 05, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today
BC COVID-19 Update - March 4, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 564 Total Cases - 82,473 (81,909) Active Cases - 4,743 (4,654) Patients in Hospital - 248 (2...
Mar 04, 2021
Merritt Mounties report mental health calls on the rise
The Merritt RCMP is reporting that mental health calls have been on the rise. "Over the past week in Merritt we have seen an increase in Mental Health related calls. We want to remind the public to ch...
Mar 04, 2021
Housing needs assessment shows safe, affordable, and inclusive housing is increasingly difficult to find
The City of Merritt recently completed a housing needs assessment of the community. The assessment is a legislative requirement in BC and was undertaken by M'Akola Development Services. "Safe, afforda...
Mar 04, 2021
Merritt records 19 COVID cases in final week of February
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released their latest COVID-19 figures for the Merritt area showing a small increase for the week of February 21-27, 2021. Following the lowest case count in mont...
Mar 04, 2021 Map from the BC CDC
BC COVID-19 Update - March 3, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 542 Total Cases - 81,909 (81,367) *Data correction (+254) Active Cases - 4,654 (4,679) Patie...
Mar 03, 2021
BC Liberals pressuring NDP to support the BCHL
This week the WHL received news that they will be able to drop the puck on a condensed regular season later in March. The BCHL is still awaiting word on their final proposal to salvage a season. Wheth...
Mar 03, 2021
