Merritt city staff to consider options for damaged homes
Fire-damaged houses around Merritt might be requested to get repairs soon.
Category: Housing
New housing in Lower Nicola an opportunity to ‘come back home’
The federal government has announced the completion of a new 14-unit affordable housing building...
Merritt Mayor Goetz, MP Albas call on feds to expedite flood mitigation funds
Mayor Mike Goetz wants the federal government to speed up the process to buy out the homes of displaced residents.
Homeless population up 55 per cent in Merritt since 2020 count
All 20 communities studied saw an increase in its homeless population.
Province caps 2024 rent increases at 3.5 percent citing increasing cost of living
The provincial government has announced that rent increases will be capped at 3.5 percent in 2024, representing a 1.5 percent increase in the limit from 2023.
Merritt residents benefit from new City housing program
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.
B.C. home owners invited to apply for Home Owners Grant
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.
New home assessments in, Merritt sees increase
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.
Province funds Residential Tenancy Branch’s operating budget
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.
Youth from care receives monthly rent support
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.
Province urges residents to prepare as cold snap hits
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.
City buys moblie homes for transitional housing
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.
Olympic Villas addresses rent pricing
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.
New apartment building set to open in Merritt
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.
B.C. report shows relationship between homelessness deaths and toxic drug overdose
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 2022 in B.C.
Homelessness Action Week is an annual event that looks to bring awareness and understanding to issues surrounding B.C.’s unhoused population.
BC Liberal Leader spends a day in Merritt
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.
‘Tent City’ taken down on Quilchena Avenue
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.
‘Tent City’ sets up in Merritt’s downtown core
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.
Quilchena Avenue rezoning
Merrittonians came out in force to Tuesday night’s council meeting, sharing their thoughts with the Mayor and Council on a possible rezoning.
