Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
BC sees record number of overdoses in 2020
As the five-year anniversary of the province's illicit drug toxicity public health emergency approaches, the BC Coroners Service reports 2020 was B.C.'s worst year yet in terms of number of lives lost...
Feb 11, 2021
RCMP provide update on Coquihalla collision
The BC RCMP has provided a final update into the deadly collision along the Coquihalla Wednesday morning. "Fraser Valley Traffic Services (FVTS) confirmed this morning that this incident began with a ...
Feb 11, 2021
Merritt taking two resolutions to SILGA
The City of Merritt is taking a pair of resolutions to this years Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) convention in the hopes of gaining support from other municipalities in the reg...
Feb 11, 2021
Coquihalla crash kills one, injuries dozens
Early Wednesday morning (Feb 10) at around 9:40 am, BC RCMP Traffic Services were called to a multi-vehicle collision along the Coquihalla just North of Hope. Early reports from the scene had one pers...
Feb 10, 2021
A record 30 COVID-19 cases confirmed last week in Merritt
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest Merritt specific COVID-19 data, announcing a weekly record of 30 new cases of the virus. The latest cases come from the week of January 31 to ...
Feb 10, 2021 Map from the BC CDC
BC COVID-19 Update - February 10, 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...
Feb 10, 2021
Coquihalla closed northbound due to fatal accident
The BC RCMP has confirmed that the accident that has closed the Coquihalla was fatal. "BC RCMP Traffic Services can confirm that at approximately 9:40 am this morning, Fraser Valley Traffic Services a...
Feb 10, 2021
Upper Nicola closes offices as COVID-19 circulates
The Upper Nicola Band has been forced to close their administrative and health offices as COVID-19 continues to be present in the community. "We have been informed that two of our staff members have b...
Feb 10, 2021
Forksdale development receives final adoption
The proposed development along Forksdale Avenue has received final adoption from Merritt City Council. On Tuesday (Feb 9), Council approved adoption for an Official Community Plan and zoning amendment...
Feb 10, 2021
Interior Health defends accessibility of PPE at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is responding to concerns raised by the BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) over personal protective equipment. BCNU President Christine Sorensen says nurses are overworked during the C...
Feb 10, 2021
