The City of Merritt says it has received around $3.4 million from the Provincial Government to improve its flood-protection infrastructure. It says the money will go towards Phase 1 of the Middlesboro Diking Project, which will include the installation of 90 metres of dikes just east of the Middlesboro Bridge, which wa...

Today is the McHappiest Day of the year as McDonald's Restaurant here in Merritt are joining with hundreds of other McDonald's franchaises to raise money across the country for children's charities. Last year, a total of over $150 thousand was raised by the McDonald's franchaises in Merritt and Kamloops. Store owner/...

The annual cleanup of Merritt's Pine Ridge Cemetery is underway. City crews will be working on turf maintenance, irrigation, headstone levelling, and cleaning. All wreaths, plastic flowers, and other memorabilia will be removed and left at the shed for pick-up for 30 days. Any items not collected before June 6, will be...

The number of wildfires in the province continue to gradually grow. The BC Wildfire (BCWS) service reporting that 7 of the 42 wildfire burning in the province this morning ( May 8 ) remain out of control while 31 are under control. The BCWS also reports that seven new fires have turned up in the last 24-hours. Just th...

Motorists are being encouraged to use caution when heading out onto the highways this morning as Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for area roads today. A couple centimetres of wet snow are possible early this morning as a cold front tracks across the BC interior. Roads may become slippery due to...

People are asked to use caution over the next several days as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds in much of southern B.C. are adding to elevated wildfire danger. The BC Wildfire Service urges people to postpone any open burning until the windy conditions pass and to use extra caution when camping in...

B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers of any wrongdoing after they fired shots at two suspects during an arrest outside of the city last fall. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 29), the Independent Investigation's Office (IIO) of B.C. says the delegate of the chief civilian director reviewed all eviden...

Frank Caputo is going back to Ottawa for his second term as Member of Parliament for the newly created riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola which encompasses Merritt and surrounding area. The former Crown prosecutor, who was the incumbent MP in the defunct Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, had 30,104 votes (51.8 per cent...

The BC Wildfire Service says a grassfire that is burning south of Douglas Lake is being held at 51 hectares in size. Fire Information Officer Cassidy Martin told CFJC Today that five BC Wildfire Service personnel were tasked with actioning this fire east of Merritt Sunday (April 27). This particular blaze was discovere...

MERRITT - A pair of structure fires in Merritt Saturday evening (April 26) has razed several of the homes that were left damaged from 2021 flooding in the community. The two homes had already been purchased from the original owners, and were under City of Merritt ownership at the time of the blaze. The homes were separ...