Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Merritt RCMP Investigate Early Morning Vehicle Fire
The Merritt Detachment of the R.C.M.P. are asking for the public's help in connection with a vehicle fire in the city that police deem suspicious. Early Sunday (April 19) morning at approximately 2:30...
Apr 21, 2026 (Q101 File Photo)
Toxic material clean-up underway on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt following semi-truck fire
Northbound travel on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is halted Tuesday (April 21) morning as crews clean up toxic materials on the roadway. DriveBC first reported of a semi-truck on fi...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Skilled Truckers Canada)
Merritt's Greg Girard Advances to Top 10 Finals in Entrepreneur of Impact Competition
A well-known Merritt man is looking to put Merritt onto an international stage as he has advanced to the Top 10 in North America for the Entrepreneur of Impact Competition. Greg Girard, co founder of ...
Apr 20, 2026 (Photo submitted by Greg Girard)
Merritt mayor sounds alarm over rumours street population may be migrating from Lower Mainland ahead of FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in Vancouver in June, with BC Place Stadium playing host to seven games of the tournament. As the big event nears, Interior community leaders are sounding the ala...
Apr 18, 2026 Merritt, B.C., File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATED: Missing 31-year-old man from Princeton located deceased.
UPDATED: (10:46 a.m.) The 31-year-old man who was reported missing on April 17, 2026 has sadly been located deceased. The cause of his death is not considered suspicious. No further details are report...
Apr 17, 2026 Eric Zomar (31) has been missing since Wednesday. (Photo: RCMP)
Logan Lake resident learns of $1M lotto prize win during morning paper run
Good Friday was a great Friday for one Logan Lake resident after a quick stop to pick up a morning newspaper turned into a life-changing moment. The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says John M. is the p...
Apr 17, 2026 Meet B.C.'s newest millionaire John M. from Logan Lake. (Photo from BCLC)
FRAUD FRIDAYS: Charity Scams
As the number of frauds and scams continues to grow in the Nicola Valley, Merritt & Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers, and Q101 are teaming up to present Fraud Fridays, a feature designed to inform tho...
Apr 17, 2026 Scam Alert | Pattison Media
Upper Nicola Band takes a lead in endangered species recovery
As part of the Upper Nicola Band's continuing stewardship to support endangered species, three pairs of burrowing owl will be re-introduced to the wilderness from the UNB Douglas Lake reserve next wee...
Apr 16, 2026 Burrowing owl (Photo from Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of B.C.)
Merritt Misfits summer volleyball camp dates announced
While summer is still a few months away, the organizers of the 2026 Merritt Misfits Summer Volleyball Camp have been busy securing dates and a location for this year's event. Gian Cavaliere, athletic ...
Apr 16, 2026 Dates have been announced for the 2026 Merritt Misfits Summer Volleyball Camp. (Photo from Facebook)
No fires reported in local area: BCWS
The cool, damp spring weather has kept the number of wildfires in the province at just four as of today (April 16). The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting this morning that the only fire listed...
Apr 16, 2026 Aerial overview of the now-extinguished Quilchena Creek fire which kept firefighter busy earlier this month (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
