Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Missing Hydro Pole from Interior Travels Down Three Rivers to Tsawwassen
A BC Hydro pole originally located next to the Nicola River has been found hundreds of kilometres away in Boundary Bay after being washed away in flooding along Highway 8 in November. On November 14 a...
Jan 11, 2022 This power pole which was installed in 2010 in Shackan has recently washed up hundred of miles away in Boundary Bay. ( Photo Courtesy of Kyle Donaldson BCHydro )
Merritt home prices end year up 42.8%
The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association has released the December home sales statistics for the region with Merritt home prices up over 118%. In December 2021, 16 homes were sold in the area...
Jan 10, 2022 credit - CFJC
COVID-19 hospitalizations up by nearly 100 in B.C., seven more deaths reported
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 hospitalizations are up by nearly 100 in B.C. exiting the weekend. B.C. reports 431 patients in hospital for Monday (Jan. 10), up by 82 since Friday. Of those patients, 95 are in i...
Jan 10, 2022
Toneff begins crafting Cents roster with half-dozen deadline moves
Monday (Jan.10) is the BCHL's trade deadline, and the Merritt Centennials have been busy. New Head Coach and GM Curtis Toneff has only been in charge of the Cents since the Christmas break but is star...
Jan 10, 2022
Teachers Union concerned over contact tracing as students return
Students across sd58 are set to return to class today following an extra week of winter vacation. Districts and schools were given an extra week to prepare for the students return as the omicron varia...
Jan 10, 2022
POSTPONED - Cents Game Day - Merritt at Vernon - Jan 7/22
*Tonight's Merritt Centennials game has been postponed as the Vernon Vipers have been placed into a five day pause under COVID-19 protocols.* Date - Friday, January 7, 2022 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 ...
Jan 07, 2022 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
SD 58 preparing for return of students on Monday
Students in Merritt are almost set to return from an extended winter break, with public schools set to open on Monday (Jan. 10). Districts and schools were given an extra week to prepare for the stude...
Jan 07, 2022
Merritt Rotary Club fundraiser eclipses $600,000
The generosity of Merritt residents and those from around Canada continues to pour in as the Merritt Rotary Club announces their fundraiser has surged past the $600,000 mark. "We're at $625,000 and we...
Jan 07, 2022
Interior Health using combination of rapid and PCR tests amid Omicron spread, with booster shot eligibility increasing
KAMLOOPS - With the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreading throughout B.C., Interior Health (IH) is using a combination of rapid tests and PCR tests to identify positive cases. Interim Chief M...
Jan 07, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C.,16 new healthcare facilities outbreaks declared
VICTORIA - COVID-19 related hospitalizations in B.C saw a slight increase today, with 324 people now in hospital, and 90 in intensive care. In today's (Jan. 6) update, the province reports 3,223 new c...
Jan 07, 2022
