A snowfall warning has been issued for the stretch of Highway 5 between Merritt and Hope, and Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton, via Allison Pass, as a heavy late season snowfall system enters the area today (March 31).
The provincial government is granting 57 First Nations and local governments, including the City of Merritt, a total of $2.2 million dollars to improve and modernize emergency support services (ESS) for those displaced by emergencies.
The provincial government has announced that it is permanently doubling the number of seats it subsidizes at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) through a multi-million dollar investment.
Looking to foster community connections, the Merritt-based Friends of the Library Club (FLC) is hosting a ‘Newcomers Tea Party’ to welcome anyone who has joined the community in the past five years.
Public libraries in many communities throughout B.C., including Merritt’s Thompson Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) branch, will benefit from $45 million in provincial funding following an announcement by the province.
BC Wildfire Service has confirmed that a small wildfire near Merritt is currently under control, with one crew on site at the blaze which was reported yesterday (March 28).
With B.C.’s Legislative Assembly on recess for the past two week, members have been travelling their ridings to connect with constituents and hear concerns firsthand. Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart is not exception, conquering her rather geographically large riding one community event and meeting at a time.
After a busy season on ice, including their final competition of the year, members of the Nicola Valley Skate Club (NVSC) will have the summer to recharge their batteries and hone their skating skills.
Merrittonians who looked twice when driving past a four foot tall cookie with arms and legs could be forgiven, as the rare species emerges from its winter slumber.
The Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament made its triumphant post-pandemic restriction return last weekend, drawing in hundreds of B.C. players and parents across 20 teams for a weekend of competitive hockey action.
The Merritt Centennials season has officially come to a close, with the team failing to make the BCHL playoffs due to their 12–37–3–2 record this year.
The provincial government has announced that over 120 households in the First Nations community of Coldwater 1 near Merritt will now have access to high-speed internet services with the installation of new infrastructure.
Although there are many different types of recycling, the CRP can only accept paper products, cardboard products, hard plastic products, and metal products.
As their golden season comes to a close, the Merritt Centennials took time to celebrate their successes and hand out some hardware to players during the team’s annual end-of-season awards ceremony.
The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) and the Merritt RCMP announced today that Mack’s disappearance is now officially being investigated as suspicious, and could involve criminality.
Behind on budget due to their finance department lacking permanent leadership, the City of Merritt is heading into the annual budgeting process full force in the coming months.
Election season is over for members of the Upper Nicola Band (UNB), following their election for the office of chief.
For highways located through mountain passes and/or high snowfall areas, the requirements extend until April 30.
As protesters gathered for their weekly effort to share their ‘Free the Permit’ message, MLA Jackie Tegart arrived in Merritt with other opposition members to support the Aspen Planers employees and contractors affected by recent closures and curtailments at the company’s Merritt mill.
The second annual Nicola Valley Women’s Fair took place on Saturday (March 18), attracting hundreds of local women and other community members for a day of celebrating, honouring, and recognizing women.
