Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Fairy tales and dance to take over Civic Centre
The endless tale of story and dance will come alive this weekend in Merritt. Love to Dance Academy (LTD) is hosting a special fundraiser on Sunday entitled Once Upon A Time. There will be two performa...
Jun 06, 2024
REMINDER: Planned Power Outage TODAY
B.C. Hydro is once again reminding residents of a planned power interruption today that will impact as many as 185-customers. The planned power is set for today from 9 am-4 pm and will effect resident...
Jun 06, 2024 BC Hydro reports a planned power outage will occur from 9 am until 4 pm today affecting 185 customers near Ranchland Rd. Photo : BC Hydro.
MP Albas Disgusted by disaster funding denial
Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola M.P. Dan Albas is not mincing words after this week's announcement that the communities of Merritt, Princeton and Abbotsford would not be receiving funding from the...
Jun 06, 2024
MSS Athletes Competing In Track & Field Provincials
Two members of the Merritt Secondary School (MSS) Track and Field team are off to the B.C. Track and Field Provincials beginning today (June 6th). The three-day event, held in Nanaimo will feature man...
Jun 06, 2024
Local School Receives $195K for Playground Upgrades
Merritt's Diamondvale Elementary School is one of 26 schools in the province to receive funding from the B-C government to build playgrounds, with each receiving 195-thousand dollars. A statement from...
Jun 05, 2024 UPGRADE COMING: The Diamondvale Elementary School playground will be receiving funding from the provincial government to the tune of $195K. Photo credit: Roger White
Motor vehicle Incident closed portion of Highway 5A near Monck Park.
Drive BC is advising motorists to expect major delays this evening as a motor vehicle incident has shut down a portion of Highway 5A between Monck Park Rd and Pennask Lake Rd (13.9 km , 6 to 20 km nor...
Jun 04, 2024
'Merritt will flood again'; Federal funding denial has Merritt looking for answers
In the days, weeks and months following the 2021 atmospheric river that flooded and forced the evacuation of Merritt, a cavalcade of heavy-hitting politicians came to the community and pledged assista...
Jun 04, 2024 Nov. 16 , 2021 (Image Credit: City of Merritt )
Early morning robbery has RCMP looking for suspect
The Merritt RCMP are seeking the public's assistance to identify the suspect in an armed robbery. Shortly before 2:00 am this morning (Tuesday June 4) a suspect entered the 711 at the corner of Nicola...
Jun 04, 2024 Do you know this person? Merritt RCMP are searching for the individual who robbed the 7-11 in the early hours of Tuesday June 4. Photo: Merritt RCMP.
New rules will protect vulnerable road users: Ministry
Beginning this week, all B-C drivers must keep new minimum distances from people walking and riding on roads in British Columbia. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced on Monday ...
Jun 04, 2024 pariwatlp / Depositphotos.com
Planned power outage for residents near Ranchland Rd on Thursday
B.C. Hydro is advising Merritt area residents that there will be a planned power outage slated for Thursday, June 6 from 9am-4pm. The reason for the outage is to perform a system upgrade and to energi...
Jun 04, 2024 BC Hydro reports a planned power outage will occur from 9 am until 4 pm today affecting 185 customers near Ranchland Rd. Photo : BC Hydro.
