Merritt News

‘I thought I had lost her:’ Dog reunites with Penticton owner after five days on Coquihalla
'I'M STILL FLOORED BY ALL THE LOVE THAT WAS SHOWN' MERRITT – After five days…
‘It’s a difficult day:’ Tolko’s Merritt mill shuts its doors
MERRITT – The Tolko mill in Merritt has officially shut its doors, just nine days…
Tolko to shut down Merritt lumber mill
MERRITT – Tolko Industries is shutting down its Merritt lumber mill just nine days before…

Tolko Industries should have done more to help laid off workers in Merritt: Union
KAMLOOPS – It's been more than two months since Tolko Industries announced they'd be shutting…

Conditional sentence for Interior woman who yelled racial slurs, attacked woman
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Spences Bridge woman who was found guilty of yelling racial…

Passenger ejected, taken to hospital by air ambulance after crash in Merritt
MERRITT – A woman is in serious condition after a single-vehicle collision this morning on…

Merritt shelter asking for public to come forward with information after gruesome killing of dog
CONTENT ADVISORY MERRITT – A local animal shelter is asking for your help in finding…

UPDATE: Snowfall warning for the Coquihalla
A special weather statement issued yesterday has become a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway.…

How high schools in the Interior are doing their part to combat the fentanyl crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The fentanyl crisis has taken its toll on B.C. and deaths from fentanyl…

Two arrested after crime spree through Nicola Valley
MERRITT – A couple who allegedly went on a theft and fraud crime spree through…

Transit union making last ditch effort to avoid strike in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The president of the union representing bus drivers in the Central Okanagan…
Merritt hospital emergency department will be expanded
MERRITT – Emergency health services in the Coquihalla corridor are receiving an upgrade after the…

Central Okanagan bus drivers file 72-hour strike notice
SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS COULD START SUNDAY CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Bus drivers in most of the Central…

Prison escapee arrested in Merritt after nearly one month on the run
MERRITT – A prison escapee from Saskatchewan has met his fate in Merritt after nearly…

Spawning salmon get help from Nicola Lake water supply
MERRITT – As level four drought conditions persist throughout the region and concern for spawning…