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MERRITT HERALD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS
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INSIDE... BUDGET TALKS
The City of Merritt continued the budget process this week with an open house event in council chambers on Tuesday evening.
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Merritt Fire Rescue managed to extinguish a fire which gutted a semi-truck just north of exit 286 on Highway 5 on Friday. /Page 5
COMEBACK STORY
The Diacarbon wood pellet manufacturing plant is set to be up and running again in June, according to CEO Jerry Ericsson.
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DRIVER FINED
The driver of a charter bus which crashed along the Coquihalla Highway in 2015, injuring many onboard, had his license suspended.
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