Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Cents drop to 1-3-0-0 after grueling road trip
MERRITT - Two games 600 km apart in two nights, two losses. The Centennials outshot the Vernon Vipers by a considerable margin early on, then slowly let their foot off the gas. Zach Losier got the Cen...
Oct 03, 2023 BC Mountain Range | Zach Amin Photography
Merritt Trans Mountain Pipeline Construction Update:
MERRITT - Work will commence in a series of phased activities along the pipeline right-of-way between Merritt to the Coquihalla Summit. This could include surveying, flagging and staking the right-of-...
Sep 29, 2023 Pipeline | City of Merritt
Game Day: Merritt Centennials (1-1-0-0) @ Vernon Vipers (1-1-0-0)
MERRITT - The Merritt Centennials head to Vernon after going 1-1-0-0 after their opening weekend at home. The Cents beat Powell River 5-3 then lost 6-0 to Penticton at the NVMA. HEAD TO HEAD: (Last Se...
Sep 29, 2023 Merritt Centennials | Zach Amin Photography
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly. Merritt splits Weekend Home and Home series
MERRITT - The Merritt Centennials will embark onto their four game road trip 1-1-0-0 after a win and loss. Friday was a rocking home opener where the Centennial entertained the home side with a 5-3 wi...
Sep 25, 2023 Cents beat Kings | Joey Jones Photography
Merritt Game Day: Centennials VS Penticton Vees
Merritt Centennials - 1-0-0 The Cents started slow, outshot 9-2 by Powell River and down 1-0 early. Somehow the team managed to still outshoot their opponents in all three periods, 41-38 overall. The ...
Sep 23, 2023 (Image credit: Merritt Centennials)
Merritt Game Day: Centennials VS Powell River Kings
Merritt Centennials - 1-3-0 The Cents finished strong in a dominant 4-1 win over the Silverbacks in their final preseason tilt. Andrew Ballantyne was 40 seconds away from a shutout, he'll get the star...
Sep 22, 2023
Four Firefighters Dead after Devastating Crash
WALHACHIN - Four firefighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision 1 km west of Juniper Beach Provincial Park, on Highway 1, near Walhachin, BC. A semi-tractor trailer had caught on fire after the c...
Sep 21, 2023 Q101 File Photo
Cents crush Silverbacks 4-1 in final preseason tilt
MERRITT - The fans were on their feet in appreciation of the best effort the Merritt Centennials have put forth so far as a team. The classic stick tap celebration along the glass capped off a dominan...
Sep 19, 2023 Cents Win | Zach Amin Photography
RCMP investigating suspicious death in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP are investigating a suspicious death which occurred early Friday, September 16. Just before 4:30 a.m., police responded to a residence in Williams Lake for a disturb...
Sep 18, 2023
Small Fire behind No Frills subdued over the Weekend
MERRITT - If you saw smoke late Saturday night in Merritt, that was due to a small bush fire on River Ranch Rd south of Forksdale Avenue. The fire took place behind No Frills and was quickly doused by...
Sep 18, 2023 Fire behind No Frills | Zach Amin Photography
