Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Public Health Restrictions Extended
Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced that the public health orders put in place in November to curb the spread of COVID-19 have been extended. The orders will now be in place through the end of day on Febru...
Jan 08, 2021
Managing mental health during grey winter months — and the COVID-19 pandemic
(Photo - Chad Klassen / CFJC Today) KAMLOOPS - It was a slow spring for Corrinna Douglas' counselling schedule but, by the time fall arrived, therapy bookings began to fill up. "I'd say September-to-O...
Jan 07, 2021
Only Days Remaining for Murray Church Fundraising Challenge
The second anniversary of the fire that burned the historic Murray Church to the ground is just days away, and with it comes a fundraising deadline. Back in December, a generous, anonymous donor offer...
Jan 07, 2021 The Murray Church before being lost to arson in 2019
Merritt Records Nine New COVID-19 Cases
The BC Centre for Disease Control has updated its community-specific COVID-19 data for the week of December 27 - January 2. The Merritt area recorded a weekly record of nine new cases over the seven-d...
Jan 07, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - January 6, 2021
Update on IH numbers: IH is reporting 71 new cases overnight for a total of 4,310. 785 cases are active and on isolation. Thirty-three people are in hospital; nine of them in ICU. Total number of deat...
Jan 06, 2021
Algae Bloom Detected At Tunkwa Lake; Believed To Have Already Killed Three Cattle
Algae bloom detected in another area lake. With alage blooms already confirmed at both Douglas and Chapperon Lake, general manager of the BC Cattlemens Association Kevin Boon says three cattle have di...
Sep 07, 2017
Horgan: Not Enough Done To Prevent Tolko Shutdown
Leader John Horgan using the Tolko sawmill closure in Merritt as a case for voters in Fraser-Nicola to vote BC NDP again. He told those in attendance out front of the closed mill this afternoon the cl...
May 03, 2017
300cm Of Snow Fell At The Summit In Dec
VSA Highway Maintenance reporting above average snowfall on the Coquihalla highway this winter. 33% more snow than average fell on the highway in December, according to company spokesperson Bob Gilows...
Jan 10, 2017
Housing Project Proposed For 2270 Quilchena Ave
Open house tonight to discuss proposed Quilchena Ave affordable housing project. “People seem to be curious, they have questions, or maybe even some concerns. The whole point of the open house i...
Jan 05, 2017
Guilty As Charged
Pair plead guilty to attacking Good Samaritan in Merritt. Monday in BC Supreme Court in Kamloops, Cory Battilana and Samantha Vleeming both pleaded guilty to attempted robbery charges. The charges ste...
Sep 21, 2016
