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City wants feedback on "Sea Cans" on private property
City of Merritt is now exploring how shipping containers or "sea cans" are used on private property. The aim of this review is to preserve neighborhood character, balance the needs of the property-owner, and maintain building safety. Shipping containers are large, standardized steel boxes originally designed ...
18m ago
MLA Luck hosting virtual Town Hall meeting with leadership candidate Iain Black
Fraser-Nicola MLA Tony Luck is hosting an online Town Hall meeting this evening to introduce former Liberal cabinet minister Iain Black, one the five remaining candidates in the race for the BC Conservative leadership. Black, a former Minister of Labour minister under the Gordon Campbell Liberals, will join Luck, to di...
1h ago
Merritt-area fire under control at 808ha; BCWS says more growth possible 'due to additional burning'
A grass fire that sparked on Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) land near Merritt is now considered to be under control, but the BC Wildfire Service says more growth is still possible. The Quilchena Creek fire on the LNIB's Hamilton Creek Indian Reserve No. 7 is still an estimated 808 hectares in size, according to the la...
18h ago
Former Cents goaltender backstops Denver to NCAA Title; named Most Outstanding Player
Former Merritt Centennials goaltender Johnny Hicks and his Denver Pioneers are NCAA Men's Hockey Champions after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 2-1 in Saturday's (April 11) final. Denver was backstopped by Kamloops product Johnny Hicks, who made 29 saves in the victory. The 20-year-old netminder stopped 78 of 82 shot...
18h ago
Quilchena Creek Fire "Under Control"
The BC Wildfire service has once again reclassified the human-caused Quilchena Creek wildfire as being "under control" this afternoon. The blaze, which was first reported on Wednesday is estimated at now at approximately 808 hectares is on the Lower Nicola Indian Band's Hamilton Creek Indian Reserve No. 7. T...
Apr 11, 2026
