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Merritt Fire Rescue, assisted by BC Wildfire crews and neighbouring municipalities’ fire departments, extinguished a weekend-long wildfire at the former Tolko site on Lindley Creek Road. Photo/Jacob Schultz The northern lights lit up the Nicola Valley night sky recently, a rare phenomenon that delighted and surprised many Merritt locals. EDITORIAL /PAGE 6
Story/Page 3 ALERT CANCELLED
BEACHES CLOSED
MINISTER VISITS
An Amber Alert has been cancelled, and charges laid, in the alleged abduction of two Lower Mainland children last week.
Spaxomin (Douglas) and Chapperon Lakes join N’Kwala (Nicola) Lake on Interior Health’s beach closure list.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix visited the Nicola Valley Hospital last week to meet with Mayor Mike Goetz and Interior /PAGE 10 Health.
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