Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Still "a lot of room for growth" in legal cannabis industry: B.C. solicitor general
KAMLOOPS - Sunday will mark three years since cannabis became legal in Canada. B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth touted huge growth in the retail cannabis sector since the first retail store opene...
Oct 18, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo
Pair of first BCHL goals not enough in Prince George
An early powerplay chance for the Spruce Kings proved once again why PG is ranked first in the BCHL with the extra-man. John Herrington would fire a pass into the slot area, the puck would eventually ...
Oct 16, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Cents Game Day - Merritt at Prince George - Oct. 16/21
Date - Saturday, October 16, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm, Pregame show 6:45 pm Location - Rolling Mix Concrete Arena, Prince George BC Broadcast - CKMQ-FM Q101 & BCHLTV Prince George...
Oct 16, 2021 Q101/Jared Thomas
Powerplay clicks as Cents fall to Spruce Kings
The Merritt Centennials found some powerplay success on Friday night, but still fell to the Spruce Kings 6-3 in Prince George. The contest didn't start well for Merritt who were outshot 20-9 in the op...
Oct 15, 2021 graphic - Jared Thomas/Q101
Upper Nicola Band Partnership to Tackle Climate Change
The province of British Columbia is contributing $2 million from the Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund to support the engineering and design of a first-of-its-kind plant in Merritt to capture carbon ...
Oct 15, 2021 A carbon capture plant in Upper Nicola, north of Merritt, will look similar to Carbon Engineering's plant in Squamish, B.C. (Image Credit: Carbon Engineering)
MERRITT LEGION CELEBRATES POPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Remembrance Poppy in Canada. Every year, tens of millions of Canadians wear a poppy as a visual pledge to honour Canada's Veterans and remember those who s...
Oct 15, 2021 The Remembrance Day Poppy celebrates its 100th anniversary in October and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 096 in Merritt wants residents to learn more about the organization this Saturday.
Covid Numbers Drop in the Province; Nine Deaths in B.C.
B.C. is reporting 580 new cases of COVID-19, including 11 epi-linked cases, for a total of 195,766 cases in the province. There are 5,348 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and of the active ca...
Oct 15, 2021
Household Hazardous Waste Collection This Weekend
Merrittonians will have an opportunity to dispose of hazardous waste materials that have accumulated over the spring and and summer months. The annual Thompson-Nicola Regional District Household Hazar...
Oct 15, 2021 Time to clean out your garage as the TNRD will be hosting a household hazardous waste collection in Merritt this Sunday from 10-until 2 at the Merritt Civic Centre.
Cents Game Day - Merritt at Prince George - Oct. 15/21
Date - Friday, October 15, 2021 Game Time - Puck drop 7:00 pm, Pregame show 6:45 pm Location - Rolling Mix Concrete Arena, Prince George BC Broadcast - CKMQ-FM Q101 & BCHLTV Prince George S...
Oct 15, 2021 Q101/Jared Thomas
Excitement Building for Country Christmas
The excitement continues to build as plans for the 2021 Merritt Country Christmas begin to take shape. This years festival will run in the city of Merritt, Nov. 22-27 and will feature many yuletide fa...
Oct 14, 2021 credit - Country Christmas/Facebook
