Merritt News
Conservation officers make sure campfire spotted in Merritt area is doused
A person having a campfire in the Merritt area was spotted by RCMP and conservation…
Regional district planning to issue evacuation order for Lower Nicola
The Thompson Nicola Regional District is currently in the process of issuing an evacuation order…
Wildfire southwest of Merritt grows to 200 hectares
A wildfire that caused the evacuation of the unincorporated settlement of Brookmere yesterday is now…
More than 100 properties being evacuated due to wildfire west of Lower Nicola
An evacuation order has been issued for properties west of Lower Nicola due to the…
Wildfire threatening Logan Lake grows overnight
A wildfire currently threatening the District of Logan Lake grew overnight and is roughly seven…
Merritt to get visit from mobile resiliency centre for wildfire evacuees
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s resiliency centre will be mobilizing to bring services to wildfire evacuees…
Wildfire near Coquihalla prompts evacuation order for nearby homes
A large wildfire burning near Highway 5 has prompted an evacuation order for homes in…
Wildfire activity increases near Coquihalla
A wildfire blazing near the Coquihalla has grown and the fire's activity has increased in…
185 hectare wildfire burning southwest of Merritt
A wildfire burning roughly 45 kilometres southwest of Merritt is mapped at 185 hectares. The…
New wildfire starts southeast of Merritt
B.C. Wildfire crews are dealing with a new wildfire that started southeast of Merritt. B.C.…
Risk of severe thunderstorms in Thompson-Nicola tomorrow
The historic ridge of high pressure responsible for the heat wave in the B.C. Interior…
Crews attacking wildfire on Okanagan Connector near Merritt
Firefighters from the Merritt Fire Department and the B.C. Wildfire Service are responding to a…
UPDATE: 9 hectare grassfire near Merritt under control
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are monitoring for hotspots after a grassfire sparked by a vehicle…
Commercial truck driver killed in fiery crash with fully loaded lumber truck on Okanagan Connector
A commercial truck driver was killed in fiery collision involving a fully-loaded truck hauling lumber…
Merritt man shares stories on podcast about search for Sasquatch
Sheldon Quewezance has always been fascinated with the idea of looking for Bigfoot. He says…