Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Home sales drop in November
As Merritt residents were forced from their homes for large parts of November, it's not surprising to see home sales drop in the region. According to the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association,...
Dec 30, 2021 credit - CFJC
Return to school delayed, new measures introduced
A full return to school for students in kindergarten to Grade 12 will be delayed until Monday, Jan. 10, in order to give public health and B.C. schools additional time to adapt to the impacts of the O...
Dec 30, 2021
Merritt records three new COVID-19 cases
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest local health area (LHA) COVID-19 data, covering the week of December 19-25. The Merritt LHA recorded three new cases of the virus, the same am...
Dec 30, 2021 credit - BC CDC
Interior Health reports 374 new COVID-19 cases; 2,452 total Omicron cases reported in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reports 2,944 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday (Dec. 29) - a new daily high - with 374 of them in Interior Health. As of Wednesday, there have been 2,452 cases of the Omicron variant i...
Dec 30, 2021
Despite loss, Merritt shows signs of growth under new head coach
The Merritt Centennials began the Curtis Toneff era Wednesday night at the NVMA versus the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The second half of the BCHL season got off to a bit of uneventful start with both tea...
Dec 29, 2021 Jared Thomas/Q101
Cents Game Day - Merritt vs Salmon Arm - Dec 29/21
Date - Wednesday, December 29, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm Location - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, Merritt B.C. Broadcast -Q101 & BCHLTV Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 19-4-1-0 Merritt Centennia...
Dec 29, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Environment Canada warning of frostbite risk
As temperatures in the Nicola Valley continue to sit in the minus-twenties, with wind chills pushing the values further towards thirty, Environment Canada is warning of potential frostbite exposure. "...
Dec 29, 2021
BC Hydro continuing work to restore electricity to Merritt area
MERRITT - BC Hydro says it is making progress returning electricity to the Merritt area and along the Highway 8 corridor to Spences Bridge, following last month's devastating rains and floods. In a ne...
Dec 29, 2021
B.C. reports 1,785 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Health is reporting 1,785 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. The numbers released today are considered to be preliminary figures. 269 new cases were reported within the Interior...
Dec 29, 2021
Merritt's resiliency centre doubling as warming centre
With temperatures in the minus mid-twenties, the City of Merritt is looking to ensure that everybody has somewhere warm to be. The Resiliency Centre, which has been set up at the Civic Centre to help ...
Dec 28, 2021
