Merritt Mayor

• Merritt Mayor plans to withhold tax funds from province amid temporary ER closures

  The ER at the Nicola Valley Hospital has been closed more than a dozen times this year, three this month.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2023
  
• ‘Hub for the Coquihalla’: Merritt mayor concerned with repeated ED closures

  Merritt's mayor, Michael Goetz, said the province and the premier needs to address staffing issues in the Interior that is leading to hospital closures.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2023
  
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• Flood warning issued for Merritt, B.C. as military helps fortify defences

  'The current trajectory of the water levels indicates that flooding in Merritt is a possibility,' the city said in a media release Sunday. 

  Environment

  Nov 28, 2021
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• Crews still assessing damage in Merritt a week after devastating flood

  'Streets have been damaged. The Middlesborough Bridge has collapsed. The river has been re-routed. Unfortunately, homes and vehicles have been destroyed,' says Mayor Linda Brown.

  Environment

  Nov 21, 2021
• ‘Heartbreak and a whole lot of fear’ face Merritt, B.C. residents still out of their homes: mayor

  'We are working hard to bring them back. It’s been a lot of hard work so far and we are prepared to do more.'

  Weather

  Nov 17, 2021
• B.C. municipal election 2018: Merritt results

  The grasslands of the Nicola Valley were great for cattle ranching.

  Politics

  Jun 27, 2018