Merritt BC

• Temporary housing arrives in Merritt, B.C. for 2021 flood victims

  Thirty-one modular homes have been delivered to Merritt, B.C., as a temporary stop-gap solution for much-needed housing, as some families are still recovering from the 2021 flood.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2023
  
• Three suspects charged after kidnapping in Merritt, B.C., police say

  A local resident told Global News that heavily-armed RCMP officers flooded the 1700-block of Nicola Avenue around 4 p.m. Friday.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2022
  
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• More shots fired in Merritt, B.C. three days after several shootings

  The local school district said it was notified by Merritt RCMP about a “targeted incident in which shots were fired," Friday morning but were told the school could remain open.

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Rural development grants to spark Nicola Valley economy

  This is the next step in the ongoing recovery efforts in Merritt following the floods in November of last year.

  Canada

  May 15, 2022
• B.C. floods: Merritt announces final phases for evacuees to return home

  The city was evacuated on Nov. 15, due to sudden flooding from the Coldwater River, with residents being allowed to return in planned phases.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2021
• B.C. floods: Residents trickling back to Merritt as flooded city begins return-home plan

  The City of Merritt began Phase 1 on Tuesday of allowing 2,000 residents to return to the flood-damaged community in B.C.’s Interior.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2021
• Water levels drop in Merritt, B.C. but evacuation likely to last a week or more, says city

  The City of Merritt said Tuesday it estimates an evacuation order will remain in place for at least a week due to flooding and dangerous conditions.

  Weather

  Nov 16, 2021
• B.C. flooding: Critical railways impacted as rescuers descend on landslide areas

  CP Rail said it was shutting down its Vancouver mainline because of the flooding, while Canadian National Railway said it experienced mudslides and washouts in southern B.C.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2021
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• Merritt, B.C. residents forced to ‘run from a river’

  The high floodwaters have also rendered the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant inoperable for an indefinite period, the city said in a statement.

  Weather

  Nov 15, 2021
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• Body discovered in rural area near Merritt; police call death suspicious

  ‘Our priority at this time is to identify the dead person and notify their next of kin,’ RCMP said of their investigation into the discovery of a body in a rural area of Merritt.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2021