Work starts at old rest stop – Castanet
Mar 15, 2022
First Nations, industry partners celebrate groundbreaking at former Merritt rest stop
Ground is being broken on Tuesday in Merritt on an ambitious project that aims to bolster support for First Nations economic development in the area.
Gateway 286 is a project taking shape on 11.6 hectares of land near the old Merritt visitor information centre. The rest stop was closed in 2018 and, in 2020, the provincial government transferred the land to five Nicola Valley First Nations — Coldwater Indian Band, Lower Nicola Indian Band, Nooaitch Indian Band, Shackan Indian Band and Upper Nicola Indian Band.
