Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Dangerous dog on loose in Merritt
Merritt area residents are being warned of a dangerous dog that is on the loose in the city. Officials at Merritt City Hall reported that over the Thanksgiving weekend, a break-in occurred at the City...
Oct 16, 2024 Photo: City of Merritt
Emergency room services will now be available at Nicola Valley Memorial Hospital
Interior Health has announced that they were able to locate nursing staff to cover the emergency room at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, so that means the temporary closure has been quashed. Sh...
Oct 11, 2024 Nicola Valley Hospital
Indigenous-led STUWI(x) Naturalization Project begins restoration work in flood-damaged area of Merritt
Community tour groups were given a walk-through this week of what will eventually be a restored nature area at the end of Pine Street in Merritt. The STUWI(x) Naturalization Project is a new floodplai...
Oct 11, 2024 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today
Talking Cents: Progress made, as Cents snap five game winless skid on Sunday
The Merritt Centennials winless drought is over. The expansion KIJHL hockey team needed a shootout on Sunday to defeat the Kelowna Chiefs 2-1 for their first win in five games, since the Cents opened ...
Oct 07, 2024 Photo Credit: KIJHL
One dead following single vehicle incident outside of Merritt on Saturday
One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash that took place on Saturday (Oct. 5) afternoon on Highway 5 north of Juliet Road, according to a Merritt RCMP media release. Merritt RCMP were calle...
Oct 07, 2024 Credit: Merritt RCMP
Wind farm proposed along Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt
A wind farm is being pitched for a portion of land that straddles the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt. The 'Mount Mabel Wind Project' is proposed to have a nameplate capacity of up to ...
Oct 04, 2024 Image Credit: Capstone Infrastructure
BREAKING: Merritt mayor sounds the alarm as Interior Health document points to dozens of ER closures before 2024 ends
The community of Merritt could be headed toward a healthcare crisis over the next three months, with potentially 30, 24-hour emergency room closures being forecast for the Nicola Valley Hospital. "You...
Oct 02, 2024 Mayor Mike Goetz (image credit - CFJC Today)
BREAKING: Second closure in seven days extended until Tuesday for Nicola Valley Hospital
The emergency room closure at the Nicola Valley Hospital that was to end this morning was extended until Tuesday morning. Merritt and area residents are advised that due to limited physician availabil...
Sep 30, 2024 The Nicola Valley Hospital will not be one of the hospitals taking part in a IH pilot project where patients receive care from a physician working virtually (Q101 File Photo)
BREAKING NEWS: Nicola Valley Emergency Room Closed for Second Time in Seven Days
For the second time this week there will be no emergency room hours at the Nicola Valley Hospital today. Merritt and area residents are advised that due to limited physician availability, emergency se...
Sep 29, 2024 The Nicola Valley Hospital will not be one of the hospitals taking part in a IH pilot project where patients receive care from a physician working virtually (Q101 File Photo)
Merritt Chamber of Commerce to host "Meet The Candidates Forum" for Fraser-Nicola hopefuls next week
With the upcoming provincial election just a few weeks away, Merritt and area voters will have a chance to hear what the three candidates running for the vacated Fraser-Nicola riding have to say on ke...
Sep 25, 2024 Image from Merritt Chamber of Commerce Facebook
