A source at one of the tow companies in Merritt says that the impound fee is 18 dollars a day and that tows in the city are $65.00. He says that they are called directly by the police for impounding road side driving suspensions. A source at another tow company here says that their impound fee is $26.00 a day. The first source says it also depends on the offence.

The City has a new bylaw officer  and has done some parking regulation changes including a 2 minute drop off at the local arena. One of the sources said that they have actually towed illegal parkers in the little city of Merritt.

Merritt BC is a semi rural city of under 8000 people in the South central part of BC.

Today in History: January 24,1984

The first apple computer goes on the market.