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City Hall

CITY HALL HOURS 
Tues-Fri |  8:00am – 5:45pm *

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Mon-Fri |  8:30am – 4:30pm*
*closed for lunch between 12 & 1:15pm

Address

City of Merritt
Box 189
2185 Voght Street
Merritt, B.C.
V1K 1B8

Contact

Phone: 250-378-4224
Fax: 250-378-2600
Email: info@merritt.ca

*HOLIDAY HOURS: ALL CIVIC FACILITIES CLOSED MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 for LABOUR DAY
City Hall, Development Services & Civic Centre Office.  |   Pool  annual shut-down: Sept 2 – Oct 2, 2023 |   Civic Centre open as booked.  |
Arena open as booked.
*STAFF APPOINTMENTS: available as booked.
MAYOR & COUNCIL
CAO
CORPORATE SERVICES
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNITY POLICING
BYLAW
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
FIRE & RESCUE
HUMAN RESOURCES
IT DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC WORKS & ENGINEERING
RECREATION & FACILITIES
TOURISM

Chief Administrative Officer

Cynthia White

Chief Administrative Officer

(250) 378-8613
cynthia.white@merritt.ca

  • All City Operations
  • Intermediary between Council and Staff

Linda Brick

Director of Corporate Services

(250) 378-8634
linda.brick@merritt.ca

Vacant

Deputy Corporate Officer/
Executive Assistant/

 

Bylaw Services Officer

(250) 378-8628
bylaw@merritt.ca

  • Administering of Oaths and Affidavits
  • Bylaw Preparation
  • Bylaw Services
  • Chief Election Officer
  • City Meeting Preparation
  • Coordinates preparation of Legal Documents
  • Emergency Public Information Officer
  • Freedom of Information Requests
  • Legislative Research
  • Policy Development
  • Records Management

Communications

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Kim Mullin

Communications + Engagement Manager

OFFICE: 250.378.8630
CELL:  250.280.6568
kim. mullin@merritt.ca
communications@merritt.ca

  • External Communication
    • City Advertising
    • Promotional Material
    • Publications
    • Social Media
    • Website
  • Media Relations
  • Community Engagement

Community Policing

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Community Policing

Marlene Jones

Community Policing Office Coordinator

250-378-3955
  • Crime Prevention
  • Community Education and Awareness
  • Bicycle Education & Theft Prevention
  • Block Watch & Business Watch
  • Citizens on Patrol
  • Speed Watch
  • Smart Step Youth Association
  • Crime Stoppers Merritt & Nicola Valley

Lacey McRae Williams

Director of Planning and Development Services

(250) 378-8620
lacey.williams@merritt.ca

Development Services

(250)378-8615
planning@merritt.ca

Building & Safety Inspection Services

(250) 378-8615
building@merritt.ca

  • Address Changes
  • ALR Applications
  • Building Permits
  • Building and Safety Inspections
  • Demolition Permits
  • Development Permits
  • Development Variance Permits
  • OCP Amendments
  • Plumbing Permits
  • Rezoning
  • Sign Permits
  • Strata Conversions
  • Subdivision

Economic Development

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Doing Business

Marilyn Christensen

Economic Development Manager

250-378-8623
marilyn.christensen @merritt.ca
ecdev@merritt.ca

  • Business Attraction
  • Business Expansion Programs
  • Business Retention
  • City Centre Revitalization
  • Economic Sector Development
  • Industrial Land Development
  • Long-term Economic Development Strategies

Financial Administration

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Pay OnlineProperty Tax SaleProperty Tax

Finance Office

finance@merritt.ca

Kevin Natkinniemi

Director of Finance

250.378.4224, x900
kevin.natkinniemi@merritt.ca

  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable
  • Cemetery Management
  • Financial Planning, Reporting and Budgets
  • Grants in Aid
  • Property Tax
  • Treasury and Cash Management
  • Water, Sewer and Garbage Billing

Fire & Rescue

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Fire Rescue Website

Dave Tomkinson

Fire Chief

(250) 378-5626
dtomkinson@merritt.ca

Captain Stuart Milne

Fire Prevention Officer

smilne@merritt.ca

Captain Carl Johnston

Training Officer/Work Experience Program Coordinator

cjohnston@merritt.ca

Krista Minar

Emergency Management Coordinator

kminar@merritt.ca

  • All Fire and Rescue Department Operations
  • Emergency Response and Planning
  • Firefighter Recruitment and Retention
  • Firefighter Training
  • Fire Prevention
  • Inspection and Code Enforcement

Recovery & Housing

Sean Strang

Director of Flood Recovery and Mitigation

250-681-1932
sstrang@merritt.ca

  • Grants
  • Project Management
  • Housing Support

Human Resources

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Careers

Christine Carlson

Director of Human Resources

(250) 378-8626
ccarlson@merritt.ca

  • Retention
  • Employee and Labour Relations
  • Training and Development
  • Compensation
  • Payroll and Benefits
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Occupational Health and Safety and Employee Wellness
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

IT Department

Jim Johnston

Manager of IT Services

(250) 378-4224
jjohnston@merritt.ca

  • Customer Service Help Desk
  • Data and Network Security
  • IT Hardware and Software

Rick Green

Director of Public Works and Engineering Services

(250) 378-4224
rick.green@merritt.ca

Mike Mouland

Superintendent of Public Works

(250) 378-4224
mike.mouland@merritt.ca

After Hours

(250) 378-4224, PRESS 3

Maintenance of the City’s Infrastructure

  • Roads, Pathways, & Street Signs
  • Parks, Cemetery & Facilities
  • Community Water System
  • Sanitary Sewer System & Waste Water Treatment Plant
  • Waste Collection & Disposal
  • Environmental Services
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Sky McKeown

Director of Recreation and Facilities

(250) 378-8618
smckeown@merritt.ca

Dave Zakall

Manager of Operations, Recreation & Facilities

(250) 378-4832 Phone
(250) 378-6000 Fax
dzakall@merritt.ca

Nicola Valley Memorial Arena (NVMA)

PO Box 189, 2075 Mamette Avenue
Merritt BC V1K 1B8

BOOKINGS:
(250) 315-1050 Phone
(250) 378-4205 Fax
recreation@merritt.ca

Shawn Worrin

Maintenance Supervisor

(250) 315-1050
sworrin@merritt.ca

Alix Legouffe

Aquatic Supervisor

(250) 378-6662 x301 Phone
alegouffe@merritt.ca

Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre (NVAC)

PO Box 189, 2040 Mamette Avenue
Merritt BC V1K 1B8

(250) 378-6662 Phone
(250) 378-3504 Fax
pool@merritt.ca

Vanessa Webb

Recreation Programmer
Merritt Civic Centre (MCC)

PO Box 189, 1950 Mamette Avenue
Merritt BC V1K 1B8

(250) 315-1050 Phone
(250) 378-4205 Fax
recreation@merritt.ca

Mirko and Marija Zelembaba

Claybanks RV Park Campground Operators

PO Box 2676, 1302 Voght Street
Merritt BC  V1K 1B8

(250) 378-6441
claybanks@merritt.ca

Recreation GuideOnline Registration
  •  Operations of City Facilities
    • Merritt Civic Centre
    • Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre
    • Nicola Valley Memorial Arena
    • City Hall
  • Maintenance of Outdoor Recreation Facilities
    • Baseball Diamonds
    • Soccer Pitches
    • Multi-use Sports Box
    • Claybanks RV Park
  • Recreation Programs and Services
  • City Special Events

Tourism

Connected to:

Tourism Website

Visit ExperienceNicolaValley.com
and ExperienceMerritt.com

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
Baillie House: 2250 Voght St
Merritt, BC V1K 1R6
merritt.ca/visitor   |  visitor@merritt.ca

  • Tourism Management
  • Marketing
  • Promotional Material
  • Merritt Visitor Centre
  • Tourism Inventory and Asset Management
  • Product Development

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Mayor, Council and Staff respectfully acknowledge that the City of Merritt is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Nlaka’pamux and Syilx people.