The City of Merritt recently unveiled the first of 31 new manufactured homes purchased as part of flood relief efforts looking to house those who remain without a permanent place to call home, and one Merritt family was the first to see their new home during the event at Diamondvale Trailer Park.
The Home Owner Grant program invites B.C. homeowners to take advantage of their funding which in 2023 has a threshold set at $2.125 million.
BC Assessment has released its new home and property values, with the average Merritt property owner seeing a 14 percent increase in the value of their property.
As waiting times for dispute resolution remain long for B.C. landlords and renters, the Province of B.C. has announced that it will invest an estimated $15.6 million to increase staffing for Residential Tenancy Branch’s (RTB) operations.
B.C.’s youth from government care started receiving monthly rent supplements this December from the Province of B.C. The support aims to assist the youth from care in their transition to adulthood.
Families and individuals are urged to prepare for the well below freezing weather by taking steps to mitigate their risk of temperature related injuries and travel related mishaps.
A total of 31 mobile homes are being purchased by the City, to be placed in Diamondvale Mobile Home Park in partnership with the park’s ownership.
A new Merritt apartment building that looks to open its doors in the coming days has had its fair share of controversy before receiving final occupancy for the building. Olympic Villas, located on Walters Street, is a four-storey apartment featuring a number of unit types and amenities, and was built utilizing BC Housing’s “HousingHub’’ program.
Olympic Villas, located on Walters Street, is a four-storey apartment featuring a number of unit types and amenities, and was built utilizing BC Housing’s “HousingHub” program.
Preliminary reporting from the BC Coroners Service shows in 2021, 93% of all accidental deaths among people experiencing homelessness were identified as being caused by the illicit drug supply.
Homelessness Action Week is an annual event that looks to bring awareness and understanding to issues surrounding B.C.’s unhoused population.
On Saturday, October 1, BC Liberal Party Leader Kevin Falcon met with the people of Merritt to hear their concerns. The engagement served as an opportunity for locals to meet the new leader in person as well as to voice out issues that he could bring up in the legislature.
Within a matter of weeks, residents of downtown Merritt’s new ‘tent city’ were cleared out, with ‘No Trespassing’ signs now adorning the entrance to the former encampment.
A new ‘tent city’ has surfaced in downtown Merritt, just three months after City Council approved the use of tents overnight in N’Kwala Park by those facing homelessness.
Merrittonians came out in force to Tuesday night’s council meeting, sharing their thoughts with the Mayor and Council on a possible rezoning.
The City of Merritt has once again faced a rare weather occurrence, setting residents back from recovering while they are still dealing with the impacts of last year’s atmospheric river event.
Nexii Building Solutions, a climate-friendly construction company, announced it will rebuild the first two homes in the Lytton fire zone in collaboration with the Village of Lytton and Lytton First Nation.
The provincial government recently announced new funding, totalling $21 million, and said the money will support the Village of Lytton’s recovery plan and further rebuilding efforts in the community
The City of Merritt is looking to support unhoused and homeless residents who may be struggling to find accomodation, with city council voting 4-1 at its May 24 meeting to allow tents to be used as overnight shelters in one of the city’s parks.
The City of Merritt has rescinded the active evacuation orders on 66 flood-affected properties.
