The city has acquired a new vacuum truck it wasat work at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Center on Tuesday.

A source says that for the last two years a contractor from Kelowna has done that service for the city. Before that the city used a local contractor to carry out things like cleaning out storm sewers .

The operator expressed confidence in its abilities and estimated it to be 500.000 dollars in cost

New vac truck gives the city of Merritt the work of cleaning out storm sewers. picture KDG

New vac truck gives the city of Merritt the work of cleaning out storm sewers.
picture KDG

Today in history: December 19th 1998

The United States president Bill Clinton is impeached by the  US Congress.