Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Interior Health expands access to mental health and substance use support
Interior Health has made it easier for people living within the Interior Health region to find the community mental health and substance use (MHSU) supports they need with the expansion of an easy-to-...
Jan 13, 2021
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla - Jan 12/21
Snowfall warning in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. A vigorous frontal system moving across BC will bring heavy snow to Coquiha...
Jan 13, 2021 Snowfall Warning | Q 101 News
Assault in Lower Nicola sends one to hospital with stab wounds
The Merritt RCMP has released details into a stabbing incident in Lower Nicola which resulted in one victim being transported to hospital in Kamloops. "On January 10, 2021, Merritt RCMP responded to t...
Jan 12, 2021
Local restaurant temporarily closes following positive COVID-19 test
(photo - Mongos Facebook) Mongos in Merritt has announced that they are temporally closing their restaurant following a positive case of COVID-19. The employee, who last worked on Wednesday, January 6...
Jan 12, 2021
January snowpack figures above normal
The first snowpack report of the season has been published by the BC River Forecast Centre, and unsurprisingly basins across the province are above normal levels. The report is based on measurements t...
Jan 12, 2021
Snow removal to be debated by council
This evening Merritt City Council will have an opportunity to discuss and debate the city's current snow removal procedures. The discussion comes following an open letter by CAO Sean Smith to Merritto...
Jan 12, 2021
Special Weather Statement - Jan 12/21
Special weather statement in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna A wintery mix is expected over the highwa...
Jan 12, 2021
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
