Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

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...

BC's Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside has announced enhanced safety standards for students and teachers in schools with regards to mask-wearing. The newest guidelines are for middle and second...

Winter storm watch in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt 20 to 30 cm snow by Friday morning. A weather system will move over southern BC today spreading snow to the region. Segments of t...

In 2020, the Thompson Nicola Regional District and local area directors Herb Graeme and David Laird contributed $130,000 to the City of Merritt for the creation of four new pickleball courts. At that ...

The Upper Nicola Band has been dealing with several positive COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. With the First Nations Health Authority confirming another positive case in the community on Monday...

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest Merritt specific COVID-19 figures, covering the week of January 24-30, announcing 24 new cases of the virus. The surge in COVID numbers in the...

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has updated totals for three ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops. Royal Inland Hospital's outbreak has grown by five cases Wednesday (Feb. 3) to 91 cases, including 32 pa...

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...

Merritt City Council has set a preliminary mill rate for the 2021 tax season. During a lengthy budget presentation on Friday, the council agreed with the recommendation from city staff to institute a ...

The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology has made the move to continue teaching the spring semester in an online format only. The post-secondary school has been strictly online since November, and pr...