People living in Merritt and Princeton will benefit from rural development grants to help them recover from the effects of climate-related events.  

The Province is set to transfer 11 hectares of Crown land to the Nicola Valley First Nations, fulfilling a promise made in March 2019 to work together to grow the regional economy and advance reconciliation with the First Nations.

The BC Wildfire Service plans to burn approximately 150 piles in the Nicola Lake area, northeast of Merritt.

A Level 4 drought rating is being implemented for the Coldwater River watershed in response to extremely low stream conditions.

The BC Wildfire Service and the Shackan Indian Band are working together to conduct a prescribed burn on Shackan Indian Reserve #11 to help reduce wildfire risks in the area.

People living either upstream or downstream from the Nicola Lake Dam are being advised to take precautions and prepare for high water levels.

An innovative project promoting co-leadership of water resources by the Province and the Nicola First Nations has a goal of sustainable management and improved health of the Nicola watershed.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program special circumstances provision, the Government of British Columbia is providing $500,000 to the City of Merritt, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.

Significant progress is being made to manage invasive plant species in the Thompson-Nicola region, as part of a $2.2-million pilot project that began this spring and will continue into 2020.

Increasing water levels will lead to more flooding this week along the Nicola Lake and river.