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MERRITT HERALD THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS
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HOUSING HEADACHE More and more people are parking recreational vehicles on rural land in the Thompson-Nicola region and calling it a home or cabin.
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AWARE OF BEARS Merritt RCMP issued a reminder to locals to remove garbage and tree fruit from their yards following a number of bear sightings in town.
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TRAFFIC TROUBLE Merritt’s city council voted against installing traffic calming measures on Reid Avenue, opting instead to work on traffic issues across town.
REPAIRS NECESSARY City staff say the pedestrian bridge in Lions Memorial Park was at risk of collapsing during the last two years of heavy flooding in Merritt. STORY /PAGE 3
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