Merritt officials not worried about upcoming freshet
MERRITT, B.C. — While the freshet situation in Kamloops brings with it a heightened concern for flooding, down the Coquihalla in Merritt, city officials are feeling good about avoiding another natural disaster.
Merritt is still working to recover from the November floods along the Coldwater River, but with freshet upcoming, attention at city hall is focused towards the Nicola river and potential spring runoff.
“It’s never beyond the realm of possibility that we could still see flooding circumstances as a result of freshet. But our concern is actually leaning a little bit toward the drought side of the scale right now with what we’re seeing in terms of snowpacks for both the Nicola and Coldwater Rivers,” said Merritt CAO Sean Smith.