Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
BC COVID-19 Update - January 11, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 1,475 Total Cases - 58,107 (56,632) Active Cases - 5,220 (6,118) Patients in Hospital - 358 ...
Jan 11, 2021
YRB Expecting Overnight Snow on Highways - Jan 11/21
Yellowhead Road and Bridge is expecting a heavy weather system to come in Monday evening, January 11, 2020, and into Tuesday morning. Heaviest snowfall expected for the Coquihalla Summit (South). Snow...
Jan 11, 2021
Emergency Response Team deploys after shots fired South of Merritt
The RCMP in Merritt is now investigating after a man allegedly discharged a firearm during an apparent neighbour dispute Saturday evening in Kane Valley south of the Nicola Valley city. On January 9, ...
Jan 11, 2021
Cleasby Street Closed Monday
The City of Merritt is informing residents that Cleasby Street will be closed today (Monday, January 11) between 7 am and 7 pm. The closure will run between Nicola and 1st Avenue. The road is closed t...
Jan 11, 2021
Murray Church Reaches Fundraising Goal
(Rev. Elaine Diggle conducts the ground breaking ceremony in October of 2020) The Murray Church Fundraising Challenge goal was to raise $15,000 by January 11, 2021, two years since the arson which des...
Jan 11, 2021
Positive case of COVID-19 at Merritt Secondary
School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is informing parents that a positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed among the community at Merritt Secondary School. "A member of the Merritt Secondary commu...
Jan 11, 2021
Mounties report rash of thefts from vehicles
The Merritt RCMP is informing citizens of a rash of thefts from vehicles over the weekend. "On January 9th, 2021 at approximately 2:00 am, an off-duty RCMP officer noted a male checking vehicle's door...
Jan 11, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - January 8, 2021
Update on IH numbers: Please refer to the BCCDC Dashboard for numbers. It is updated M-F by 4:30 p.m. Total number of deaths in IH has risen to 38.* 2 additional deaths at Heritage Square in Vernon. 1...
Jan 08, 2021
BCHL Pushes Regular Season to February
The BCHL has announced that the regular season has once again been pushed back. The new goal is to begin a season in February. The announcement from the league comes following Dr. Bonnie Henry extende...
Jan 08, 2021
City Postpones Lindley Creek Public Hearing
The Lindley Creek Road Public Hearing has changed from 6:00 pm, January 12 to 5:00 pm, January 26. "Staff and council feel it's important to provide additional time to residents to provide input into ...
Jan 08, 2021
