Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Cents Game Day - Merritt at Salmon Arm - March 5/22
Date - Saturday, March 5, 2022 Game Time - Puck drop 6:00 pm Location - Shaw Centre, Salmon Arm B.C. Broadcast - Q101 & BCHLTV Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 33-8-4-1 Merritt Centennials - 3-38-2-1 The ...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 05, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101

Vernon blows out Merritt 9-0
The Merritt Centennials were looking for a better start on Friday night after coming out flat versus Penticton earlier in the week. The Cents would play stronger in the opening moments of the game, bu...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 04, 2022 Jared Thomas/Q101

Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Vernon - March 4/22
Date - Friday, March 4, 2022 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt B.C. Broadcast - Q101 & BCHLTV Vernon Vipers - 22-17-4-3 Merritt Centennials - 3-37-2-1 ...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 04, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101

Fog Advisory for Valley and Coquihalla - March 4, 2022
Fog advisory in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt Areas of dense fog with limited visibility. Locations: Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt. Time span: This morning. Remarks: Low clou...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 04, 2022

Middlesboro bridge to be lifted from river this week
During the November floods, the Middlesboro Bridge, sometimes known as the Voght Street Bridge, collapsed into the river. This week, the bridge will be lifted from the river and removed from the scene...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 04, 2022 Greg Lowis/City of Merritt

Merritt confirms new 24/7 security for flood effected areas
During an information meeting Thursday night, Greg Solecki, Recovery Manager for the City of Merritt confirmed that 24/7 security would be starting today for the flood effected areas of town. "We've h...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 04, 2022 Nov. 16 , 2021 (Image Credit: City of Merritt )

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalization rate decrease slows; 13 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA - Thirteen more people have died of COVID-19 in B.C. Thursday (Mar. 3). The latest surveillance report from the province's Ministry of Health shows three of the 13 deaths in Interior Health. ...
James Peters Mar 04, 2022

Fog advisory on Coquihalla and Connector
Fog advisory in effect for: Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Dense fog is expected to persist unti...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 03, 2022

Phase four break and enters up 100%
As approximately 900 Merritt residents remain displaced from their homes following the November floods, the RCMP are seeing a rise in crimes of opportunity in the phase four area of town. Mounties hav...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 03, 2022 Merritt Nov. 28 (credit - Michael Reeve/Q101)

Recovery information session Thursday at 5:30
The City of Merritt will be hosting another recovery information session regarding the work being done to prepare the city for spring freshet and continued efforts to clean up the city and help reside...
Vern Strecheniuk Mar 03, 2022
