Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Cents Game Day - Merritt at West Kelowna - Nov 6/21
Date - Saturday, November 6, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm, Pregame show 6:45 pm Location - Royal LePage Place, West Kelowna BC Broadcast - CKMQ-FM Q101 & BCHLTV West Kelowna Warriors - 7-2-0...
Nov 06, 2021 Q101/Jared Thomas
The Week That Was - November 1 - 5, 2021
Every weekend Q101 publishes the 'Week That Was' highlighting some of the most interesting news stories of the week. This week Merritt was talking about a COVID-19 outbreak at RIH, the decriminalizati...
Nov 06, 2021 Merritt | Q101 File photo
Salmon Arm blows it open with three quick goals to keep Merritt winless
The Merritt Centennials played easily their best first period in weeks, if not all season long Friday night in Salmon Arm. The Cents were able to generate some quality offensive zone time, even if the...
Nov 05, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Cents Game Day - Merritt at Salmon Arm - Nov 5/21
Date - Friday, November 5, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 6:00 pm, Pregame show 5:45 pm Location - Shaw Centre, Salmon Arm BC Broadcast - CKMQ-FM Q101 & BCHLTV Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 7-0-1 Merritt C...
Nov 05, 2021 Q101/Jared Thomas
Weather response shelters opening for winter season
People in need of a warm, safe place to stay during the cold, wet winter months will have access to additional emergency shelter spaces. This winter, the Province is providing more than 1,900 temporar...
Nov 05, 2021
Sloan on cut-line at World Wide Technology Championship
Roger Sloan is back on the PGA Tour this weekend after taking last week off. The Merritt golfer is at the World Wide Technology Championship in Riviera Maya, Mexico. On Thursday, Sloan shot a 2-under ...
Nov 05, 2021 Credit: Roger Sloan / Facebook
Gillis re-elected TNRD Board Chair
The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors has re-elected Ken Gillis as the Chair for another 1-year term. Gillis has held the role since 2018. Gillis was contested by Kamloops Co...
Nov 05, 2021
Premier Horgan confirms lump was cancerous
B.C. Premier John Horgan has confirmed that the lump found in his throat was cancerous following surgery last week. "The surgery and biopsy that were done last week were successful and I am grateful t...
Nov 05, 2021 Q101 file photo
B.C. finds 596 new COVID-19 cases Thursday; active cases tick up provincially and regionally
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 596 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Nov. 4), including 115 within Interior Health. The numbers are contained in an update from the province's Ministry of Health. There are...
Nov 05, 2021
Merritt opens applications for 2022 Grant in Aid program
Community groups around Merritt can now apply for the 2022 Grant in Aid program. Grants in Aid are provided to non-profit and community groups on the basis that they provide valuable programs to the c...
Nov 04, 2021
