Flood Archives - City of Merritt

Flood NEWS

Flood-affected Park Repairs

Flood-Affected Park Repairs The 2021 flood damaged the City's Claybanks RV Park, Centennial Park and Voght Park. FOR MORE INFORMATION Sean Strang, Director, Flood Recovery and Mitigation 250-378-1903 sean.strang@merritt.ca Voght…

CommunicationsSeptember 22, 2023

Construction & Repairs Flood NEWS ROADS + MAINTENANCE

Road Repairs & Maintenance Activities

CURRENT PROJECTS ONGOING PROJECTS PLANNED PROJECTS Voght Street Upgrade Begins SEPTEMBER 2023 to FALL 2024 The City will start Part One of the Phase Two upgrade of Voght Street. This…

CommunicationsSeptember 1, 2023

Flood NEWS

Bridge Repairs + Replacement

Bridge Reinforcement UPDATED AUGUST 1, 2023 While the Main Street and Houston Street bridges were undamaged in the 2021 flood, engineers recommended shoring up the river banks and the bridge…

CommunicationsJuly 22, 2023

Flood NEWS

City Well Water Flush

Well #2 Flush July 2023 JULY 13, 2023 The City of Merritt has completed the install and structural testing of Well #2, which has not run since the flood. The…

CommunicationsJuly 4, 2023

Flood Funding ROADS + MAINTENANCE

Middlesboro Bridge Repair

Province funds $9.6+ million rebuild of Merritt bridge damaged during atmospheric river June 26, 2023 MERRITT – The Middlesboro Bridge, a vital transportation artery in Merritt that was heavily damaged…

CommunicationsJune 26, 2023

Construction & Repairs Flood NEWS

ESS Building Replacement 2023

Flood-Affected ESS Building to be replaced The Emergency Support Services (ESS) building at 1721 Coldwater Avenue, which sustained major structural damage during the November 2021 flood, will be demolished May…

CommunicationsMay 7, 2023

Flood NEWS

Transitional Housing Program

APPLICATION INTAKE CLOSED Below Market Homes for Rent To help alleviate the city's near-zero rental vacancy exacerbated by the 2021 flood, the Province of BC is funding below-market transitional rentals…

CommunicationsApril 25, 2023

Construction & Repairs Flood Funding NEWS

Merritt Receives $2 Million Dike Funding

Flood Mitigation: Plan + Funding In Spring 2022, the City of Merritt’s Recovery Operations Team and consultants presented several potential flood mitigation options to Council. The preferred mitigation option was…

CommunicationsFebruary 3, 2023

ALERTS Flood NEWS Volunteer

Emergency Support Services (ESS) – Call for Volunteers

Want to be part of EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES (ESS)? We are looking for volunteers to join the team. Check out the program. Meets monthly on Thursday evenings at 7PM. No…

CommunicationsFebruary 1, 2023

Flood NEWS ROADS + MAINTENANCE

Road Repairs: Canford Avenue

UPDATE: OCTOBER 2022 — The City of Merritt has recently completed a complete rebuild of flood ravaged Canford Avenue, east of Main Street, along Voght Park. The road, pavement, and…

CommunicationsOctober 1, 2022

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