Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Merritt launches text-in recovery support line for residents
The City of Merritt is looking to get in touch with as many Merritt residents as possible who may still be displaced due to the November floods. It's estimated that around 900 Merritt residents are st...
Jan 24, 2022 Greg Lowis/City of Merritt
Sloan earns top Canadian honours in La Quinta
Merritt's Roger Sloan put four good rounds of golf together over the weekend to finish near the top of the leaderboard at The American Express in La Quinta, California. Rebounding from a missed cut th...
Jan 24, 2022 Credit: Roger Sloan / Facebook
No strike: Highland Valley Copper workers vote in favour of five-year contract
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 union workers will remain on the job at the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine west of Logan Lake for the next five years. Nine days after issuing a strike notice to Teck Res...
Jan 24, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today / File
Cents fail to capitalize on 5-on-3 chances, drop 6-3 final to SA
The Cents were looking for redemption on Saturday night after losing 11-0 to Penticton the night before. It didn't start well for Merritt, as with the first shot of the game Will Lavigne would go post...
Jan 22, 2022 Jared Thomas/Q101
Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Salmon Arm - Jan 21/22
Date - Saturday, January 22, 2022 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt B.C. Broadcast - Q101 & BCHLTV Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 23-4-2-0 Merritt Centennial...
Jan 22, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Penticton dominates from the opening puck drop is 11-0 drubbing
It was all Penticton in the first 20 minutes as the Vees came out like a team possessed after losing three in a row. Casey McDonald would open the scoring just 2:21 into the contest, and Penticton wou...
Jan 21, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Cents Game Day - Merritt at Penticton - Jan 21/22
Date - Friday, January 21, 2022 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton B.C. Broadcast - Q101 & BCHLTV Penticton Vees - 21-6-0-2 Merritt Centennials - 2-25...
Jan 21, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Emergency Support Services expanding for flood victims
Starting Feb. 1, 2022, people affected by the flooding in fall 2021 receiving Emergency Support Services will see this support evolve to personalized wraparound services delivered by the Canadian Red ...
Jan 21, 2022 Greg Lowis/City of Merritt
COVID-19 hospitalizations ebb slightly in B.C.; 15 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA - The province is reporting a slight decrease in the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital Thursday (Jan. 20). According to a health ministry news release, there are 891 people with COVID-1...
Jan 21, 2022
New TNRD program to help clean up after 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and the B.C. government, says it will assist with debris cleanup for those who lost structures in th...
Jan 21, 2022
