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Merritt Centennials announce new Head Coach Wes McLeod
MERRITT - Brian Passmore is moving on from the Merritt Centennials as Wes McLeod will fill his role as head coach for the following season. The Merritt Centennials announced that Wes McLeod has been hired as their head coach-assistant general manager. McLeod joins Merritt after spending the last two seasons as head coa...
10h ago
Stolen Banana Python Snake found and returned in Kelowna
KELOWNA - According to a media release from the Kelowna RCMP an 800 dollar banana python snake was returned to it's owner after being stolen. Kelowna RCMP Community Youth Safety Officer Cst. Fed Angulo helped with the investigation involving the theft the python snake from a business in the 300 block of Highway 33 west...
12h ago
Nurses Rally puts pressure on Provincial Government to respond to health crisis in Merritt
MERRITT -There was a Nurses Rally yesterday in Merritt from noon to 1 p.m. The rally took place behind the Nicola Valley Hospital at the Community Gardens. The protest is the result of a shuttered emergency department and weekly service disruptions and ongoing patient diversions. Last year the Nicola Valley Hospital in...
13h ago
BCNU stresses nurse-to-patient ratios during rally at oft-closed Nicola Valley Hospital
MERRITT B.C. - Last year alone, the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt's emergency room was closed 17 times due to staffing shortages. Already in 2024, the hospital's emergency department has been shuttered twice more. A lunchtime rally was held outside of the hospital on Wednesday (April 17), with the nurses who help k...
13h ago
Merrittonians set to hold "Nurses Rally" at the Community Garden behind Nicola Valley Hospital today
MERRITT - Locals are encouraged to come together and join the nurses rally happening at the Community Garden behind Nicola Valley Hospital today. The rally will take place from noon to 1 p.m. (April 17th, 2024.) The original meeting point was the front lawn of the hospital but has since been changed to the garden behin...
Apr 17, 2024
