16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (249+ words) Emergency officials in Merritt and surrounding are echoing warnings made last week with regards to the use of drones and high-powered lasers in dangerous situations. Last week," Okanagan RCMP reported that on multiple occasions last year, these apparatus created dangerous…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (435+ words) (from Merritt Fire Rescue/ Facebook) Time is running out for Nicola Valley residents looking to take advantage of the first intake of applications for the Fire Smart Rebate Program Program being. The popular fire prevention program is available to all…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (193+ words) q101. ca Five new wildfires listed in the province in past 24-hours Aerial overview of the now-extinguished Quilchena Creek fire which kept firefighter busy earlier this month (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service) The B. C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting that five new…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (281+ words) q101. ca BC Hockey announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a membership application from the British Columbia Hockey Conference to become the province's sanctioned Junior A league. As a result of this decision, a total of 22 teams…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (119+ words) q101. ca Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla from Merritt to Hope for the remainder of the day. The weather agency says that between 15 to 25 cm are expected to fall in the region today coupled with freezing…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (139+ words) Aerial overview of the Quilchena Creek fire. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service) 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (153+ words) (Courtesy: NV Foodbank Facebook page) The executive director of the Nicola Valley Food Bank has issued an impassioned plea for help from the community. On social media on Thursday, Derlanda Hewton said that rising living costs, unexpected financial hardships, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (421+ words) Scam Alert | Pattison Media As the number of frauds and scams continues to grow in the Nicola Valley, Merritt & Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers, and Q101 are teaming up to present'Fraud Fridays, a feature designed to inform those in the community of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (100+ words) q101. ca Health Fair in Merritt to address drug crisis in the region Next week marks the 10-year anniversary of British Columbia declaring illicit toxic drugs as a public health emergency in the province. The province says the crisis has claimed…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (209+ words) Even though summer is a few months away, Janet Allsopp is busy reaching out to artists and entertainers hoping to perform for the City of Merritt's "Music In The Park" concert series, beginning in July. "The "Music In The Park…...