Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
First major wildfire of 2024 grows to 1,600 ha south of Quesnel
UPDATE (Monday): The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert for six rural properties south of Quesnel at 7:45 p.m. Sunday. The CRD states an evacuation alert is issued to give resi...
Apr 22, 2024 Image Credit: B.C. Wildfire Service
Preliminary results have Yvette Baxter winning Merritt by-election
MERRITT - Merritt has a winner in the by-election after the preliminary election results are in. in what wasn't a close finish at all, Yvette Baxter ran away with 229 votes. Finising behind her were P...
Apr 22, 2024 Yvette Baxter at public forum | Q 101 News
Merritt Centennials announce new Head Coach Wes McLeod
MERRITT - Brian Passmore is moving on from the Merritt Centennials as Wes McLeod will fill his role as head coach for the following season. The Merritt Centennials announced that Wes McLeod has been h...
Apr 18, 2024 coach hiring | KIJHL.ca
Nurses Rally puts pressure on Provincial Government to respond to health crisis in Merritt
MERRITT -There was a Nurses Rally yesterday in Merritt from noon to 1 p.m. The rally took place behind the Nicola Valley Hospital at the Community Gardens. The protest is the result of a shuttered eme...
Apr 18, 2024 BC Nurses Union Rally
BCNU stresses nurse-to-patient ratios during rally at oft-closed Nicola Valley Hospital
MERRITT B.C. - Last year alone, the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt's emergency room was closed 17 times due to staffing shortages. Already in 2024, the hospital's emergency department has been shut...
Apr 18, 2024 Nurses rally in Merritt, April 17 (image credit - CFJC Today)
Merrittonians set to hold "Nurses Rally" at the Community Garden behind Nicola Valley Hospital today
MERRITT - Locals are encouraged to come together and join the nurses rally happening at the Community Garden behind Nicola Valley Hospital today. The rally will take place from noon to 1 p.m. (April 1...
Apr 17, 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)
Blurry photos lead to charge against Salmon Arm hit-and-run suspect
KAMLOOPS - A man has been charged in a December hit-and-run in Salmon Arm. Police say a sedan hit a female pedestrian on Fifth Avenue Southwest on December 8, 2023. The driver took off, but the woman ...
Apr 17, 2024 Image Credit: Contributed / Salmon Arm RCMP
Nicola Valley Art Spotlight - Jojo Massey
For Jojo, filling her creative passion is a combination of being visual and tactile. The colours and patterns can elicit calmness, and the texture of craft materials and the motion of creating help to...
Apr 17, 2024 Jojo Massey — Art Creations
Man with multiple auto crime charges wanted by RCMP in Kamloops and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - A 33-year-old man with numerous auto crime charges is wanted by RCMP detachments in Kamloops and Merritt.In a news release issued Friday (April 12), the B.C. RCMP's Integrated Municipal Pro...
Apr 16, 2024 Image credit: B.C. RCMP
GAME 6 PREVIEW: Salmon Arm Silverbacks @ Merritt Centennials (Silverbacks lead series 3-2)
Salmon Arm Silverbacks - (Lead Series 3-2) The Silverbacks are here with one mission on their mind. End the Merritt Centennials 51 year reign in the BCHL. They are here to take care of business and ma...
Apr 13, 2024
