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A purchase several years in the making has been given the green light by Merritt City Council. A funding project was brought in front of council at its latest regular meeting to authorize the borrowing of just over $400,000 from the Municipal Finance Authority for the purchase of a new commercial solid waste truck. The […]

The Merritt Maydays drag races recently hit a roadblock after losing its corporate sponsor, prompting organizers to reach out to the City of Merritt for financial assistance. A partnership between Maydays Drag Racing and the City of Merritt was recently shot down by council, when it was requested to enter into a three-year deal that […]

Police have been cleared of any wrongdoing following the death of a man on a highway near Merritt last month.

A Princeton man is over $100,000 richer after matching five of six numbers plus the bonus from a Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw.

With the T’s crossed and the I’s dotted to close Collettville Elementary by the end of June and integrate the student and staff population into Merritt Central, classrooms are now being assigned and the logistical process has begun. The Nicola-Similkameen School District provided an update at their May 13 board meeting. “Classrooms have been assigned […]

The backbones of the British Columbian economy are going through a transformative age, and Merritt is doing its best to keep up.

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Two men have been charged with break-and-enter after officers were forced to use de-escalation techniques at a car dealership in Merritt. Just before 6p.m. on Friday, May 29, Merritt RCMP responded to a report of a man that had broken his way into the Murray GM dealership on Nicola Ave. Two male suspects were found […]

The votes have been counted and the results are in – Lee Spahan has once again been elected the Chief of Coldwater Indian Band, for a fourth consecutive term. It was a runaway victory in the three-person race, with Spahan receiving 136 votes. He was followed by Jackie Aljam with 69, and Cheryl Rule rounded […]

A motorcyclist and their passenger were sent to hospital with serious injuries Tuesday evening after a crash in Merritt. Just after 9p.m. on June 2, RCMP were called to the scene near the intersection of River Ranch Road and Voght Street. It was determined that the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Voght Street towards Highway […]