Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
TALKING CENTS: Home opener vs Kamloops: "Will be a great test" Coach McLeod
It's been a full week of preparation for your Merritt Centennials as they look towards Friday night to their 2024-25 KIJHL home opener at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The Cents (1-1-0-0) will ent...
Sep 25, 2024 Image Credit: Roger White Q101 Sports)
Williams Lake RCMP searching for wanted man who may be in Merritt area
RCMP in Williams Lake are asking for the public's help once again in finding a wanted man they believe may be in the Merritt area. RCMP say 23-year-old Sem Weiss is wanted for a home invasion and stab...
Sep 25, 2024 Image credit: Williams Lake RCMP
BREAKING NEWS: Nicola Valley Hospital Emergency Room closed until Monday morning
Merritt area residents with medical emergencies will have to travel to Kamloops today as Interior Health report the Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department will experience a 25-hour closure. The e...
Sep 22, 2024 Nicola Valley Hospital
Merritt Centennials win inaugural KIJHL regular season game in Quesnel
History was made at the West Fraser Centre in Quesnel on Friday night as the Merritt Centennials won their inaugural KIJHL game 2-1 over another team making its league debut the host River Rush on the...
Sep 20, 2024 Photo Credit: KIJHL
Interior Health warns drug users of increased poisoning risk
Interior Health (IH) has issued a warning for people who use drugs in the Kamloops area including those in the Merritt area. In an alert issued on Friday (Sept. 20), IH says the warning has been issue...
Sep 20, 2024
Arson suspected in Red Bridge blaze: Kamloops RCMP
After initially saying it was suspicious, Kamloops RCMP are now saying they suspect arson in the fire that destroyed the historic Red Bridge early Thursday morning (Sept. 19). The fire was discovered ...
Sep 20, 2024 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Aaron Schulze
Small Fire Under Control Outside Merritt
A small fire is under control just outside Merritt this afternoon (Sept. 20 ) The fire, just beyond Lindley Creek Rd. was reported late Thursday, Sept. 19 and is currently 0.009 hectares in size. No c...
Sep 20, 2024 File photo: Q101 News
Category 2 open fire ban rescinded in Nicola Valley and Kamloops Fire Centre.
Effective at noon (today) on Wednesday, Sept. 18, all Category 2 open fires will be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre which includes Merritt and surrounding areas. The B.C. Wildfire Servic...
Sep 18, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: Roger White)
RCMP looking for missing man who fell in Fraser River near Lillooet
Lillooet RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man who had fallen into the Fraser River. On Sept. 6 at around 5:15 p.m., RCMP say a caller reported a man had fallen into the river...
Sep 17, 2024 Image credit: Lillooet RCMP
BREAKING NEWS: IIO B.C. Investigating high speed chase and arrest of "armed and dangerous man".
The high-speed chase that ended with the arrest of an "armed and dangerous" individual is now under investigation by Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC). In a press release,...
Sep 14, 2024 Credit: Merritt RCMP
