New funding from the Province will allow the City of Merritt to rebuild two damaged dikes to higher standards to better protect against flooding and keep people safe. The Province is providing the City of Merritt with $60 million to relocate and rebuild two critical dikes, on both banks of the Coldwater River, that wer...

Environment Canada has stayed its snowfall warning for the region today on two fronts. The weather agency issued the warnings on Thursday as a Pacific frontal system moved into the region this week bringing precipitation in the form of snow to the Interior. The Coquihalla from Merritt to Hope is expected to received be...

The Merritt Centennials will be taking a step up in competition two seasons from now.The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced 11 of its teams, including the Storm and Centennials, will transition to Junior A Tier 1 hockey ahead of the 2026-27 season. The KIJHL was given Junior A Tier 2 status f...

It's no April Fool's Day joke for rate payers in the City of Merritt as their bi-annual residential utilities begin arriving in the mail starting April 1. The City of Merritt announced on their website that residents will see an increase in their utility bills with some households with higher usage, such as those with ...

Environment Canada has issued three weather warning for the highways near Merritt as a low pressure system passes through the southern Interior today (March 13). Snowfall warnings have been issued on the Coq between Merritt and Kamloops and Merritt to Hope today as the region can expect up to 15 cm today through those ...