Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

GAME DAY: West Kelowna Warriors (9-3-1-0) at Merritt Centennials (5-7-1-1)
Merritt Centennials - (5-7-1-1) The Cents need to get home cooking soon, and they need to beat a team above them in the Interior. After winning their home opener 5-3 against Powell River the Cents hav...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 03, 2023

A milestone for Lytton as first building permit issued
LYTTON - The Village of Lytton has reached a milestone in its rebuilding process after the Fraser Canyon community was destroyed by wildfire more than two years ago. Mayor Denise O'Connor says the vil...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023 Lytton Protest | Q101 News

Indigenous Players/Trainer wanted for Team BC & 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Earlier this year, the Aboriginal Sport Circle announced the 2024National Aboriginal Hockey Championships have been awarded to Grande Prairie, Alberta. The event will take place May...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023 Team BC | ISPARC.ca

BC United Statement on Bill 31:
VICTORIA - BC United Shadow Minister for Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Lorne Doerkson has released the following statement on the passing of Bill 31, the Emergency Management Amendment Ac...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023

Vehicle incident halts eastbound traffic on Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna
"Story by Aaron Schulze from CFJC Kamloops" MERRITT, B.C. - A vehicle incident has closed the eastbound lanes of the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna. DriveBC first reported of the incident ...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023 Aaron Schulze | CFJC Today

Kurt Russell's Hollywood series "Monarch" filmed in Thompson-Nicola
THOMPSON-NICOLA - The upcoming Apple TV+ Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, starring Kurt Russell and son Wyatt Russell, was filmed at a location between Cache Creek and Walhachin in Blue Sky Country...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | TNRD website

Nicola Valley Community Arts Update:
Artist of the Month - Angelina Brooymans Photographer and Fine Art Printer Angelina Brooymans lives in the Merritt area since 2015 and has been enjoying being a part of the Nicola Valley Arts Council ...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023

DAN ALBAS: Carbon tax chaos divides Canada
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As a loyal member of the Official Opposition since 2015, I have encountered many interesting situations in which I held the Trudeau government accountable on behalf of the citizens ...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 02, 2023

City of Merritt receives $2 million towards a dike to prevent flooding along the Coldwater River
"Story by Aaron Schulze from CFJC Kamloops" MERRITT - The City of Merritt has received $2 million in provincial funding to build a 200-metre dike along the Coldwater River. In a news release issued We...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 01, 2023 Aaron Schulze | CFJC Today

Cents look to take down BCHL Interior "Big Dogs" in weekend home stand
MERRITT - It's a three game home stand that features three of the "cream of the crop" teams in the BCHL. But such is life in the BCHL Interior, similar to what the Toronto Blue Jays have to deal with ...
Vern Strecheniuk Nov 01, 2023 NVMA
