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The northern lights lit up the Nicola Valley night sky recently, a rare phenomenon that delighted and surprised many Merritt locals. EDITORIAL /PAGE 6
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NEW DRUG DEATHS
ER EMERGENCY
LOST YOUR BIKE?
The latest numbers from the BC Coroners Service show that four people have died from illicit drugs in Merritt since the year /PAGE 3 began.
The Doctors of BC are sounding the alarm on the state of emergency departments in locales across the /PAGE 5 province.
Have you recently lost an electric motorcycle in Diamondvale? The Merritt RCMP has it! See a description /PAGE 15 and photo.
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