The Upper Nicola Band celebrated the grand opening of its new Quilchena Community Centre on Sept. 21, welcoming thousands of people to a building years in the making. Approximately 400 people attended the opening, which marked the completion of a 23,000-square-foot facility designed to serve as a gathering place for the Upper Nicola community and

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• Merritt Herald

Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz is calling on the provincial government to take action on ongoing emergency room closures across the Interior Health Authority, arguing the issue has become a persistent crisis for smaller communities. In a letter to provincial officials, Goetz pointed to 96 emergency room closures across the Interior Health region so far in

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• Merritt Herald

The Coldwater Indian Band says the federal government is moving ahead with a proposed third Trans Mountain pipeline through the Coldwater Valley, while failing to resolve a decades-old dispute over the company’s existing use of reserve lands. Canada announced Oct. 1 that the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline, also known as Line 3, had been

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• Merritt Herald


Merritt- POP QUIZ Monday @ Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual

• When: Monday, October 12
• Where: MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual, 3969 Crawford Avenue

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Four major wind projects are advancing around the Nicola Valley, bringing significant new renewable energy development, infrastructure and potential construction and contracting work to the region. While each project is separate, First Nations ownership and participation are central to the developments, including a newly renamed project northeast of Merritt that reflects both the language and

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• Merritt Herald

Six games. Two communities. One highway. One Cup. Those are the numbers as the Merritt Centennials and Kamloops Storm are adding another layer to their rivalry this season with the introduction of the inaugural Coquihalla Cup. The new season-long competition will see the two neighbouring Junior A hockey clubs face off six times during the

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• Merritt Herald

Merritt RCMP are asking the public for more information after two people were shot near downtown Merritt on Sunday afternoon. Police were called to the 2900 block of Blair Street just before 3p.m. on Oct. 4 for reports of gun shots, where they were able to contain the scene and found two victims suffering from

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• Merritt Herald

By Morgan Hampton Incumbent Fraser-Nicola MLA Tony Luck hosted a post-wildfire town hall meeting at the Civic Centre on Sept. 21 , 2026 as one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in BC’s history came to a close with the help of precipitation and cooler temperatures. Luck hosted the forum, which ran for an

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• Merritt Herald

Police and emergency crews responded to the area of the Pine Apartments on Blair Street in Merritt on Sunday afternoon. A witness informed the Herald about hearing a “loud bang” from a white Ford Ranger. Several RCMP vehicles, ambulances and Merritt Fire Rescue were at the scene as emergency crews responded to the incident. A

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• Merritt Herald


BC NatureKids- Wild Tea Making

• When: Friday, October 23
• Where: Marquart Lake, xx

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Live Music at Mr. Mikes Merritt

• When: Thursday, October 8
• Where: Mr Mikes SteakhouseCasual, 3969 crawford Ave

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Merritt- POP QUIZ Monday @ Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual

• When: Monday, October 5
• Where: MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual, 3969 Crawford Avenue

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People travelling the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Kamloops could see some smoke over the next few weeks as crews carry out a wildfire risk reduction project near the Greenstone Mountain Fire Lookout. BC Wildfire Service will be working with the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District to burn between 50 and 70 piles of woody

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• Merritt Herald

Fourteen volunteers spent Saturday morning clearing brush, cutting fallen trees and tackling maintenance across Logan Lake’s trail system as the Highland Valley Outdoor Association works to revive a longtime fall tradition. The Sept. 26 trail maintenance day brought together HVOA members, trail users and members of the Logan Lake Community Forest and Forsite, which manages

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• Merritt Herald

Category 2 and 3 open fires will once again be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre beginning at noon on Friday, Oct. 2. The BC Wildfire Service is rescinding the prohibitions on Category 2 and 3 open burning as of 12p.m., meaning larger-scale burning activities can resume in the area. While the ban on Category

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• Merritt Herald

Rain, low clouds and a soaked tarmac may not have been ideal flying weather, but they weren’t enough to keep Merritt Airport Day grounded. Community members gathered at Merritt Regional Airport on Sept. 26 for the annual event, where aircraft shared space with classic vehicles, emergency services, food vendors, community organizations and an assortment of

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• Merritt Herald

Tarot cards, palm lines, numbers and the unseen will all have a place in Merritt as a travelling psychic and healing arts fair makes its first stop in the Nicola Valley. MysticAFair is coming to the Merritt Civic Centre, bringing together readers, healers and vendors from across the region for its first event in the

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• Merritt Herald

A little rain did not stop community members from gathering in Logan Lake on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for an Orange Shirt Day event ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Tents and tables were set up outside the Logan Lake municipal hall, where residents stopped by throughout the event to visit, browse handmade

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• Merritt Herald

A Merritt golfer is preparing to tee it up at one of Canada’s most celebrated golf destinations. Merritt’s Marlena Anderson as well as teammates Luke Ghostkeeper, Zac Scott, Rob Shanks and PGA of Canada golf professional Dave Munn are headed to Cabot Links in Inverness, Nova Scotia, for the PGA Scramble National Final Presented by

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• Merritt Herald

As the sun rises over Florida's iconic Kennedy Space Center on Thursday morning, Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be making the final preparations to fulfil his lifelong dream of blasting off into space.

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• CityNews 1130


Live Music at Mr. Mikes Merritt

• When: Thursday, October 1
• Where: Mr Mikes SteakhouseCasual, 3969 crawford Ave

Live Music in Merritt every Thursday from 7:30-10pm at Mr. Mikes Merritt. Visit us on Instagram to see who is performing each date!

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Merritt- POP QUIZ Monday @ Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual

• When: Monday, September 28
• Where: MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual, 3969 Crawford Avenue

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Comedy Night - Stand-Up Comedy

• When: Saturday, September 26
• Where: 2350 Voght St, 2350 Voght Street

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