Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker to headline Rockin' River 2022
The first lineup announcement ahead of Rockin' River 2022 has been released with Tim McGraw and Darius Rucker headlining a talented list of artists set to come to the Nicola Valley this summer. "I can...
Mar 15, 2022 credit - Rockin' River
Council to update strategic focus areas
This evening, Merritt City Council will hold a committee of the whole meeting to discuss a possible update to the city's strategic focus areas. The strategic focus areas were set last year prior to th...
Mar 15, 2022
After two years of cancellations, Rockin' River to announce lineup Tuesday
It's been two years since Rockin' River was last able to take to the stage in the Nicola Valley. One of the marquee summer events in Merritt was forced to cancel shows in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVI...
Mar 15, 2022 credit - Rockin' River/Facebook
Federal Minister visits Merritt, meets with residents still displaced after November floods
MERRITT, BC - It's been four months since the devastating floods tore through the Fraser and Nicola Valleys. Recovery work is taking place, however many residents are still unable to return home. On S...
Mar 15, 2022 credit - CFJC
COVID-19: B.C. sees 14 more deaths; hospitalization decreases slightly
VICTORIA - Even as COVID-19 restrictions have eased in B.C., the virus is still taking lives in the province. The latest surveillance report from the province's Ministry of Health shows 14 more COVID-...
Mar 15, 2022
Minister Blair visits Merritt, pledges collaborative work towards recovery
The Federal Minister responsible for Emergency Preparedness visited Merritt on Sunday to speak with City staff and council members before touring some of the still damaged sections of the city. While ...
Mar 14, 2022 Minister Blair views damaged Merritt homes with Mayor Brown and Council Sunday afternoon. / Credit - Michael Reeve/Q101
Eight-year-old from Merritt donates a truckload of goods to Kamloops SPCA
MERRITT, B.C. - An eight-year-old girl from Merritt made a significant donation to the Kamloops and District SPCA. Vanessa van Rensburg says her daughter Kate worked for nearly a month to donate a tru...
Mar 14, 2022 (Facebook/BC SPCA Kamloops & District Branch).
TNRD Board of Directors formally apologize for 'previous lack of accountability' regarding former CAO Sukh Gill
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors publicly apologized to its residents Friday (March 11). The apology comes after a notice of motion presented by director and ...
Mar 14, 2022
B.C. Review Board grants Merritt child killer greater freedoms
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A B.C Review Board panel has granted Merritt child killer Allan Schoenborn's request for greater freedoms. In a decision posted Friday (Mar. 11), the panel says Schoenborn will ...
Mar 14, 2022
Trail ties it late and wins in a shootout 4-3
For the third game in a row the Merritt Centennials would score the opening goal of the game. With Ashton Taylor sitting in the box for hooking, the Cents penalty kill would find themselves on a 2-on-...
Mar 12, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
