Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Two public hearings scheduled for Tuesday
Merritt City Council is scheduled to hold two public hearings tomorrow (Tuesday Jan. 26). The hearings will be to consider proposed residential developments in Collettville as well as the Bench. In Co...
Jan 25, 2021
Conayt Friendship Society receives grant funding
People in 29 communities throughout the province will benefit from capital project funding for the health and social services sector, search and rescue operations, and arts and recreation facilities, ...
Jan 25, 2021
COVID-19 case confirmed at Merritt Bench Elementary
School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is informing parents of a positive case of COVID-19 among the community at Merritt Bench Elementary School. The exposure is stated to have occurred on January 18,...
Jan 25, 2021
Cluster of COVID-19 cases identified at Royal Inland Hospital ward
File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today) KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 6 South at Royal Inland Hospital, as CFJC Today first reported earlier Friday (Jan. 22)....
Jan 22, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - January 22, 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 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in Brit...
Jan 22, 2021
BC outlines vaccination schedule for general population
British Columbians are a step closer to receiving their COVID-19 immunizations, with additional details and timelines released for the largest and most complex immunization plan to ever roll out in B....
Jan 22, 2021
BC not banning inter-provincial travel
BC Premier John Horgan has released a statement following a legal review of restricting inter-provincial travel. "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our first and overriding priority has been keeping B...
Jan 22, 2021 Q101 file photo
MLA Tegart named to Liberal Election Organizing Committee
The BC Liberal Party's Executive has announced the establishment of a Leadership Election Organizing Committee that will administer the upcoming leadership race. The only current MLA on the committee ...
Jan 22, 2021
Merritt appoints economic development committee
Merritt City Council has appointed nine members of the public to sit on the economic development committee. Along with the public members, Councillors Kurt Christopherson and Tony Luck will also be me...
Jan 22, 2021
Two Merritt sports groups receive provincial funding
Fifty community sport organizations in the Interior region will receive financial support from the Province's $1.5-million Local Sport Relief Fund. The COVID-19 pandemic has put financial pressure on ...
Jan 22, 2021
