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More Merritt residents expected to return home Saturday as Phase 2 of return home plan kicks in
More Merritt residents will be allowed to return home on Saturday, Nov. 27, when Phase 2 of the City's return home plan kicks in. However, City staff that is dependent on the final water testing resul...
Nov 25, 2021 Part of Merritt have been evacuated because of floods. (Photo via Bailee Allen/facebook)
Merritt officials monitoring forecasts with three new storms expected to hit B.C. by Tuesday
With heavy rain in the forecast for much of coastal B.C. for the next few days, the City of Merritt will be monitoring the situation locally, just in case. "Right now, we are looking at an expected vo...
Nov 25, 2021 The Flood Inundation Zone in the City of Merritt. (Photo via City of Merritt)
Coquihalla south of Merritt could open to essential travel in two months
B.C. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt could be reopen to commercial traffic in about two months with temporary repairs in place. In an update this after...
Nov 25, 2021 A washed out section of the Coquihalla highway north of Hope on Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo via Jeremiah Steberl)
All remaining COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital declared over
Interior Health says all remaining COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital have been declared over. The outbreaks on units 5 North, 5 South, and 6 North were declared over Thursday, two days after...
Nov 25, 2021
Merritt return home plan progressing 'as expected' with some challenges, City staff say
The City of Merritt says its three phase return home plan is progressing about as expected. Speaking on NL Newsday, Information Officer Greg Lowis said City staff were expecting there to be some issue...
Nov 25, 2021 Some of the damage in the City of Merritt, caused by flooding. (Photo via Ryan Smith)
Woman in her 70s killed in four vehicle crash on Highway 5 near McLure
A woman in her 70s was killed in a four vehicle crash yesterday afternoon, Nov. 24, on the Yellowhead Highway near McLure, north of the Fish Trap Rest Area. The head-on crash between two semis happene...
Nov 25, 2021 Photo via Rob Celesta
Merritt wastewater treatment plant back up and running again
The City of Merritt says the wastewater treatment plant is back up and running after it was damaged by flooding last week, forcing the entire city to evacuate. As of Nov. 22, one day before residents ...
Nov 24, 2021 An aerial view of the wastewater treatment plant in Merritt (Photo via Greg Lowis / City of Merritt)
Interior of Merritt Secondary School may not be as damaged as first feared," SD58 says
It appears there is some good news regarding Merritt Secondary School, which was one of four SD58 facilities that was damaged by floods last week. Superintendent Stephen McNiven says the inside of the...
Nov 24, 2021
No significant damage to BC Hydro infrastructure in Merritt; 128 people remain without electricity
BC Hydro says there are currently 128 customers in Merritt, south of Nicola Avenue, who remain without power. Spokesperson Dag Sharman says it will stay that way until crews know it is safe to restore...
Nov 24, 2021
Merritt emergency department expected to reopen on Nov. 29
Interior Health plans to open the emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt on Monday, Nov. 29. It says the emergency department will be open from 12 noon to 6:30 p.m. that day, an...
Nov 24, 2021 The Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt. (Photo via Google Maps)
