Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Merritt ALS walk raises over $9,000
On Saturday (June 19), a group of Merrittonains came to together to raise funds and awareness for ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, or motor neuron disease) ...
Jun 21, 2021 Submitted: Tammy Brown Facebook
Merritt preparing to welcome back tourists
When BC moved into stage-2 of the COVID-19 restart plan, all inter-provincial travel restrictions were lifted. For the time being out of province travel is still be advised against and the US, Canada ...
Jun 21, 2021
WATCH - Merritt Secondary's 2021 Graduate parade through downtown
On Saturday (June 19), the 2021 Class of Merritt Secondary School paraded through downtown Merritt. This was the second year in a row MSS has done a car parade due to COVID-19 restrictions as a way to...
Jun 21, 2021 credit - MSS Twitter
The Week That Was - June 14 - 19, 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 crash on the connector, a move to stage-2 of ...
Jun 19, 2021 file photo
BC COVID-19 Update - June 18, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: "Today...
Jun 18, 2021
MP Albas tables private members bill to help students repay loans
On Friday (June 18), local Conservative MP Dan Albas rose in the House of Commons to table a private members bill, Bill C317. If passed, this legislation will support employers in retaining hard-worki...
Jun 18, 2021
Merrittonain awarded medal from Thompson Rivers University
Merritt's own Erin Thomsen was awarded with the TRU Medal in Natural Sciences during the 2021 Spring Convocation. She also received the W.H. Stewart Memorial Scholarship, Barbara and Jack Gregson Memo...
Jun 18, 2021
ALS fundraising walk set for Saturday
June is ALS awareness month. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, or motor neuron disease) is a disease that gradually paralyzes people because the brain is no longe...
Jun 18, 2021 credit - ALS BC
Wildfire along connector now under control
The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the wildfire which sparked Wednesday night along the connector, highway 97C, is now 'under control.' The fire spread to nine hectares before fire personnel we...
Jun 18, 2021 credit - BC Wildfire Service
Interior Health accelerating second doses of COVID-19 vaccine
KELOWNA - Interior Health (IH) says more than 675,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered throughout the health region. The agency says 520,998 first doses and 154,848 second doses (2...
Jun 18, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today
