Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Coquihalla Highway remains closed between Hope and Merritt as crews work to manage road conditions
MERRITT - The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is nearing a 24-hour closure. After a vehicle incident closed the stretch of Highway 5 at around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 28), DriveBC says c...
Feb 29, 2024 Image credit: DriveBC
Majority of pipeline construction on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project complete
MERRITT - The Trans Mountain pipeline is about ready to wrap up construction from Kamloops to Merritt. The majority of pipeline work on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is complete. During this fi...
Feb 29, 2024 Construction Yard | TransMountain.com
Devastating 2023 wildfire season presents possibility of spring holdover fires
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 wildfire season was the most destructive in British Columbia's recorded history. More than 2.84 million hectares of land was burned by 2,245 individual wildfires across the provinc...
Feb 29, 2024 Lower East Adams Lake Wildfire, 2023 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Michael Reeve
"Redemption at the NVMA" Merritt Centennials putting on a show at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena
MERRITT - There is no secret the Centennials haven't exactly put on a show for Merrittonians at the NVMA over the last few seasons. This season started off looking like it would be more of the same. A...
Feb 28, 2024 Centennials celebrate with Ballantyne | Joey Jones Photography
Mid-January cold snap projects 97-99 percent decrease in production for B.C. Wine Industry
VICTORIA - Monday, February 26th, 2024 in the B.C. Legislature, BC United's Agriculture and Food Shadow Minister, MLA Ian Paton, discussed the dire situation the B.C. wine industry is in. The situatio...
Feb 28, 2024 wine glasses | istockphoto
Andrew Ballantyne named BCHL Third Star of the Week
MERRITT - Ballantyne won both of this starts over the weekend, each coming against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, making 77 saves on 79 shots to finish with a .975 save percentage and a 0.92 goals-agains...
Feb 27, 2024 Ballantyne helping cleanup the Teddies | Merritt Centennials
Kamloops local and former Blazers captain Stankoven scores first career NHL goal
DALLAS, Texas - A Kamloops local and former captain of the Kamloops Blazers scored his first career National Hockey League (NHL) goal Monday (Feb. 26) night.Logan Stankoven scored his first career NHL...
Feb 27, 2024 Logan Stankoven (right) holding the puck used for his first career NHL goal (Image credit: Dallas Stars).
Rail Trail work to proceed in spring, facing issues in Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Work to construct the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail will resume this year, but the project is facing some hurdles. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District said a section of the tra...
Feb 27, 2024 Image credit: CSRD
Significant snow and strong winds expected for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers are being asked to temporarily avoid travel on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt starting Tuesday (Feb. 27) night. Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch for ...
Feb 27, 2024 The Coquihalla Highway during Sunday's snowfall (Image credit: Contributed).
Archaeologist Mike Elvidge approved for property owners' work in Lytton
LYTTON - In a Lytton news release, archaeology services have been made available for locals interested in services. This winter, the Village of Lytton looked for interest from qualified archaeologists...
Feb 27, 2024
