Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

In April of 2020, there was just eight units sold in the Merritt area, but a year later the numbers have skyrocketed 500% to 48 units sold in April 2021. The latest statistics provided by the Kamloops...

Communities and families dealing with gun and gang violence, individuals experiencing gender-based violence and Indigenous families healing from traumas will receive more than $8.6 million in grants t...

MERRITT - The president of the Florentine in Merritt says choosing to give up the facility's Complex Care License was not an easy decision. "It's one of the more difficult decisions I've made. It cert...

Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided the latest COVID-19 figures in BC. (Previous numbers in brackets) New Cases - 1,759 *Day 1-596, Day 2-605, Day 3-558 Total Cases - 136,100 (134,341) Active Cases - 6,140 ...

In a sad but expected move, Rockin' River has announced that the 2021 festival will not take place. "We unfortunately have to announce that we are postponing the Rockin' River Music Fest for a second ...

Roger Sloan had a wild weekend at the Wells Fargo Championship. It all started for Sloan with a bad opening round on Thursday which saw the Merrittonain shoot a +5 (76). Sloan would follow that perfor...

The Merritt Centennials completed their 2021 pod season on Saturday night with a 4-3 loss to the host Chilliwack Chiefs. The Cents who were put in the unenvious position of being the only team in the ...

As part of StrongerBC: BC's Economic Recovery Plan, the province's six tourism regions have received a total of $13.6 million to create employment opportunities, attract new businesses and increase ec...

As warmer weather has begun to take hold in the Nicola Valley, the snowpack in the mountain ranges has decreased significantly. Hydrologist Jonathan Boyd from the BC River Forecast Centre joined Q101 ...

The Merritt Centennials battled through adversity all pod season long and in the end couldn't grind out an extra 5 minutes in their final test as they fell to the Chilliwack Chiefs by a score of 4-3. ...