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PICKLEBALL TAKES OVER THE FIREHALL /PAGE 22

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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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