Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Sloan in sixth spot at Barracuda Championship
Merritt's Roger Sloan is in contention at the PGA Barracuda Championship after round one. The event is the only PGA tournament to utilize the modified stableford scoring system. POINTS STRUCTURE Modif...
Aug 06, 2021 Credit: Roger Sloan / Facebook
Brief Merritt Centennial forward Brodi Stuart turning pro
KAMLOOPS - Former Blazer Brodi Stuart is turning pro. Stuart has signed to play this season with the Steel Wings in Linz, Austria in the Alps Pro Hockey League - which also includes teams in Italy and...
Aug 05, 2021 Image credit: Steel Wings Linz
Real estate market in Merritt stays hot in July
Properties in the Merritt area are continuing to fetch a pretty penny according to the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association's latest data. The July statistics show 34 units sold in July 2021,...
Aug 05, 2021 credit - CFJC
Economic Development Committee recommends installation of new public washrooms
Merritt's Economic Development Committee made several recommendations to City Council regarding access to public washrooms around town. The recommendation, which was passed by Council at their latest ...
Aug 05, 2021
Most daily COVID-19 cases reported since May
COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge in BC, with the Interior Health Authority responsible for the bulk of new cases. On Wednesday, BC Health Officials reported 342 new cases of COVID-19, the highes...
Aug 05, 2021
Zero new cases in Merritt as COVID spikes in Central Okanagan
The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest local heath area COVID-19 data covering the week of July 25 - 31, reporting zero new cases in the Merritt area. This is the fourth straight we...
Aug 05, 2021 credit - BC CDC
Walk-in Wednesday for COVID-19 vaccines
The Province of BC is pushing to get as many British Colombians vaccinated as possible before the Fall. As of Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, 81.4% (3,773,442) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have rece...
Aug 04, 2021
Pickleball Club takes over lease at lawn bowling facility
The Merritt lawn bowling grounds are currently under renovation as four pickleball courts are being installed. Once complete the Merritt Pickleball Club will be taking over the lease for the grounds. ...
Aug 04, 2021
National defense minister visits Kamloops to learn more about assistance needed for B.C. Interior fires
KAMLOOPS - The Minister of National Defense made a special visit to Kamloops on Tuesday, meeting with the Canadian Armed Forces, which for the last month has been based near the Kamloops Airport assis...
Aug 04, 2021 Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan, right, along with B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth are briefed on major Interior wildfires on Tuesday by the Canadian Armed Forces (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. reported 742 new COVID-19 cases over four days, more than half are in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Once again, Interior Health accounted for more than half of cases in the B.C. government's latest COVID-19 update. Between July 30 and Aug. 3, the province is reporting 742 new cases of COV...
Aug 04, 2021
