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Snowy conditions halting traffic on mountain highway passes near Merritt
Treacherous road conditions have impacted traffic on a pair of mountain highway passes around the City of Merritt. DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on the Okanagan Connector east of the Highway 5A junction at around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 28). A photo posted to social media shows a semi-truck flipped ove...
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MP Caputo presents Merritt-area flood repairs petition to Parliament
Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola Member of Parliament Frank Caputo rose in the House of Commons on Wednesday (Oct. 28) to present a petition on behalf of Merritt and the West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP). This comes after the City of Merritt renewed its push for federal funding dollars, followed by the creatio...
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Teck Resources sticking to production targets at Highland Valley Copper despite ongoing strike action
Teck Resources is reporting an increase in its third-quarter profits as stronger production buoyed by record copper and zinc prices boosted its earnings. The company is also sticking to its production targets for the year, despite a flurry of extreme weather and labour disruptions at its operations in Canada and around...
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RCMP put "Safety first this Halloween"
This Saturday, the streets of Merritt will be filled with excited young ghosts and goblins, visiting neighborhoods in search of Halloween treats, and members of the Merritt RCMP along with other community partners are planning to make sure everybody has a safe, and happy Halloween. Staff Sgt. Josh Roda says the most im...
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Unionized Highland Valley Copper workers prepare for potentially lengthy strike
Temperatures were low but spirits were high on the picket line outside the Highland Valley Copper mine near Logan Lake on Monday (Oct. 26), where workers have been on strike since Saturday, and they're preparing for the long haul. Members of the United Steelworkers Local 7619 walked off the job three days after issuing...
Oct 27, 2026
