Aspen Planers reopens amidst cutting permit uncertainty
Aspen Planers has announced that it will restart its Merritt mill, which has been closed since early December due to a lack of approved cutting permits, for an undetermined amount of time.
by Marius Auer | Feb 3, 2023
Aspen Planers has announced that it will restart its Merritt mill, which has been closed since early December due to a lack of approved cutting permits, for an undetermined amount of time.
by Marius Auer | Jan 24, 2023
The Herald reached out to the Ministry of Forests to ask about the permitting process and support for forestry workers.
by Marius Auer | Jan 11, 2023
One of Merritt’s major economic powerhouses currently lies dormant, closed by a lack of timber supply and government approval of timber harvesting.
by Marius Auer | Dec 15, 2022
Aspen Planers has temporarily shut down their Merritt operations, closing two work sites in the Nicola Valley due to a lack of steady log supply.
by Izaiah Reyes | Nov 10, 2022
McLeod, who is also a Director for the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, will be en route tomorrow to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend COP27 as part of the delegation.
by Izaiah Reyes | Sep 27, 2022
FESBC awarded $544,425 LNIBDC to fund their ongoing work at Steffens Estates, a subdivision located north of Lower Nicola Indian Band’s Mameet IR #1, approximately 17 kilometres north of Merritt on Highway 97C.
by Marius Auer | Sep 26, 2022
Two Merritt locals are going full speed ahead on their electric logging truck idea, with truck driver Chace Barber and power system engineer Eric Little teaming up to bring a new idea to life in an old-school way.
by Marius Auer | Sep 23, 2022
With the BC Wildfire Service recently announcing their prediction of a more wildfire intensive September than usual, the City of Merritt is reminding homeowners of an available resource to increase the wildfire resiliency of their properties.
by Marius Auer | Sep 22, 2022
The BC First Nations Forestry Council (BCFNFC) recently found its newest CEO in Merritt man Lennard Joe, a Registered Professional Forester with more than 30 years of experience in natural resource management and consulting.
by Izaiah Reyes | Sep 21, 2022
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the past few years had gone without the in person conference but this year, BCCFA is happy to host an in-person conference once again.
by Marius Auer | Sep 19, 2022
While the City of Merritt may be a small ranching community at heart, much of its growth can be attributed to the support and economic contributions of the forestry industry, according to the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives (NVMA).
by Marius Auer | Sep 16, 2022
With National Forest Week quickly approaching, the committee is promoting education and awareness about an industry that is at the core of the Nicola Valley.
by Izaiah Reyes | Aug 9, 2022
Merritt is contributing to the green goals of Canada as local company, Valley Carriers Ltd., have converted wood waste into electricity.
by Marius Auer | Jul 20, 2022
The local chapter of NatureKidsBC hosted its annual ‘Weed Pull’ event in an effort to preserve a rapidly disappearing ecosystem in the province.
by Marius Auer | Jul 13, 2022
Councillor Brian Holmes of the Upper Nicola Band (UNB), sustainability scholars from the University of British Columbia, and representatives of Living Lakes Canada recently gathered at Nicola Lake to discuss culturally and archaeologically significant areas of the lake’s foreshore, and perform a mock survey of the lake.
by Marius Auer | Jun 9, 2022
The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORBC) is wishing Merrittonians and British Columbians alike ‘happy trails’ as their second annual BC Trails Day landed on Saturday, June 4, encouraging community members to make use of public recreational trails.
by Izaiah Reyes | May 19, 2022
In a recent press release by BC Gov News, it states backcountry roads closed in October 2021 across the Thompson Okanagan region will remain closed.
by Marius Auer | Apr 27, 2022
BC’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has released an information bulletin advising that helicopter operations to clear debris from local waterways are ongoing, a move they hope will expedite the process of clearing the over 270 pieces of large debris identified in BC’s interior.
by Marius Auer | Apr 25, 2022
With increasing temperatures and debris from November’s flooding creating high concentrations of dust, the City of Merritt, along with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Interior Health has issued an information bulletin addressing Merrittonians concerns.
by Izaiah Reyes | Apr 11, 2022
The Merritt Fire Department are performing prescribed maintenance burn in accordance with their fuel management program.