Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Merritt records 15 new COVID-19 cases
The BC Centre of Disease Control has released the latest Merritt specific COVID-19 data, announcing a record weekly increase of 15 new cases of the virus. The latest figures cover the week of January ...
Jan 21, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - January 20, 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 20, 2021
Councillor Bhangu donating raise to soup kitchen
In 2019, Merritt City Council voted in favour of giving themselves and future councils a raise in pay. The raise increased the Mayor's salary to $36,582 and Councillors to $17,394. Previously, Mayor L...
Jan 20, 2021 credit - Mike Bhangu
Fourth COVID-19 case confirmed at Merritt Secondary
School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is again informing parents of a positive case of COVID-19 among the community at Merritt Secondary School. This is the fourth letter to be sent home to parents si...
Jan 20, 2021
BC State of Emergency Extended - January 19, 2021
The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency...
Jan 20, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - January 19, 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 19, 2021
MLA Tegart calls for clarity on funding for school upgrades
Fraser-Nicola Liberal MLA Jackie Tegart is calling for clarification from the NDP Government on their commitment to upgrade ventilation systems in BC schools in response to COVID-19. "Last September, ...
Jan 19, 2021
Slowing vaccine delivery concerns MP Albas
Last week it was announced that the delivery of the Pfizer vaccine to Canada would be dramatically slowed over the coming weeks. The reduction of vaccines coming into Canada and British Columbia have ...
Jan 19, 2021
Official Community Plan visioning scheduled for Tuesday afternoon
Merritt City Council will be holding a committee of the whole meeting Tuesday (Jan 19) afternoon focused on the new Official Community Plan. City Staff along with the contracted team at WSP have been ...
Jan 19, 2021
Merritt applies to join crime prevention network
The City of Merritt is set to apply to join the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention. The group is a network of communities across Canada who describe themselves as seeking to share best pra...
Jan 19, 2021
