Government and Links

Here you can find all sorts of useful links to information ranging from the current weather, road conditions, the best search engines for research and finding what you need on the Internet.

Every effort is made to keep this information complete and accurate. If you find a problem with one of the links, please let the webmaster know so that it may be corrected. Send your comments or requests to: webmaster

Local News and Weather

Merritt Herald: www.merrittherald.com

Weather Conditions at Merritt Airport thanks to Merritt Flying Club: www.merrittflyingclub.ca

Road Reports and Web Cams covering Coquihalla, Kelowna Connector and others: www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighwaycam/index.htm

Environment Canada Weather for Merritt: www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-49_metric_e.html

This is a very useful weather radar image based out of Silver Star near Vernon. It covers with great accuracy weather movements for the Nicola Valleywww.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=XSS

Search Engines – finding information on the Internet

The two most useful tools to search or find information on the Internet are the search offered by Google or Yahoo. Both of these are much more up-to-date and more comprehensive than MSN. Therefore are recommendation for locating information is to use either: ca.yahoo.com or www.google.ca

Government Local, Regional, Provincial, Federal

City of Merritt: www.merritt.ca

Thompson-Nicola Regional District: www.tnrd.bc.ca

BC Government Site: www.gov.bc.ca

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC): www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index_e.html

Assembly of First Nations: www.afn.ca/article.asp?id=3

Indian Residential School Survivors Society began in 1994 as a working committee of the First Nations Summit. The First Nation Summit is composed of fifty-one B.C. First Nations governmental and political bodies, representing more than 70% of all aboriginal populations in British Columbia. www.irsss.ca

Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First Nations CFDC provides assistance with entrepreneurs wishing to establish businesses. They have a representative who visits Merritt to meet with people wanting to discuss business, loans, grants, or ideas.

Please contact Jordan George ~ Business Development Advisor Intern CFDC of Central Interior First Nations 215-345 Yellowhead Hwy, Kamloops, BC V2H 1H1, Phone: 250-314-1565 Fax: 250-828-9972 web: www.cfdcofcifn.com