Merritt, British Columbia

Merritt sits where the Coldwater and Nicola rivers meet in the Nicola Valley, at the junction of the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 5A between Hope and Kamloops, inside the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. The City runs City Hall at 2185 Voght Street, property taxes and twice-yearly utility bills with a 10 per cent early-payment discount, its own well water system with universal water meters and staged watering restrictions, the wastewater treatment plant, weekly cart garbage pickup with Recycle BC curbside recycling, the compost facility and sani-dump, roads and snow clearing, Bylaw Services and dog licences, Merritt Fire Rescue with small-fire permits and FireSmart rebates, emergency management with Voyent Alert!, flood recovery and dike projects after the November 2021 flood, the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena and Merritt Civic Centre, parks, Pine Ridge Cemetery, Claybanks RV Park, the Merritt Municipal Airport, building permits, planning and business licences. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District runs the Nicola Valley Eco-Depot for landfill and yard waste and rural services around the city; BC Transit and the Nicola Valley Transportation Society run the four Merritt bus routes; the Merritt RCMP detachment polices the city; health care is Interior Health; schools are School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen; and marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.