Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Centennials have another commitment for next season
MERRITT - The Merritt Centennials have another forward commit for the 2023-24 season. Jeffrey Hammond has signed on the line and will be suiting up for the Centennials next season. The Boothwyn, Penns...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 10, 2023 (Image credit: Merritt Centennials)

Cents shake up the roster ahead of the trade deadline
MERRITT - With the trade deadline of January 10 approaching quick in the BCHL, the Merritt Centennials have shaken up the core. The Centennials have traded away Davide Patella, who was the captain of ...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 09, 2023 (Image credit: Merritt Centennials)

Centennials drop both games over the weekend
The Merritt Centennials wrapped up three games in three nights with back-to-back losses over the weekend. Friday January 6, Merritt Centennials VS Cranbrook Bucks The Cranbrook Bucks came out in the f...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 09, 2023 Jared Thomas/Q101

RCMP find missing Nicola Valley man
MERRITT - North Okanagan RCMP have found the Nicola Valley man who has been missing for eight days. 36-year-old Eli Samuel Vandevoort was reported missing on January 1 and last seen in Enderby. Police...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 09, 2023 (Photo credit: Vernon RCMP)

Merritt hospital emergency department unavailable Sunday night
MERRITT - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be temporarily closed due to limited nursing availability. In a news release Saturday evening, Interior Health says the...
Dave Barry Jan 07, 2023 Image: CFJC Today

Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Vernon - January 7/23
Date - Saturday, January 7, 2023 Game Time - Puck drop 6:00 pm, Pregame show 5:45 pm Location - Kal Tire Place, Vernon BC Broadcast - CKMQ-FM Q101 & BCHLTV Merritt Centennials - 9-20-3-1 Ve...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 07, 2023 Jared Thomas/Q101

Single lane traffic towards Lower Nicola after a vehicle incident
MERRITT - Crews are responding to a single-vehicle incident on Highway 8, just before Lower Nicola. Merritt Fire Rescue, Lower Nicola Fire Department, and Merritt RCMP on the scene where one vehicle i...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 06, 2023 (Image credit: Zachary Stewart/Q101)

Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Cranbrook - January 6/23
Date - Friday, January 6, 2023 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm, Pregame show 6:45 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt BC Broadcast - CKMQ-FM Q101 & BCHLTV Merritt Centennials ...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 06, 2023 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101

Centennials snap losing streak while getting first win of the second half
The Merritt Centennials snapped a five-game losing streak and also snapped a nine-game winning streak of the Cranbrook Bucks. It is also the Cents first win of the second half of the season. In the fi...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 06, 2023 Jared Thomas/Q101

RCMP reminds residents of school zone safety
MERRITT - As students return to school after the Christmas break, Merritt RCMP are reminding residents about school zone safety. "We just want to encourage the public to be cautious around school zone...
Vern Strecheniuk Jan 05, 2023 (Image credit: Zachary Stewart/ Q-101)
