Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
The Week That Was - May 3 - 7, 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 TV show filming in town, the start of COVID-1...
May 08, 2021 Minister Robinson, Bob Hughes (ASK), and Mayor Brown during project announcement in 2019
Game Preview: Cents Vs Chiefs - May 8
The Merritt Centennials (3-16) face off against the Chilliwack Chiefs (12-6) for one final time in the pod tonight. Last night the Cents couldn't level enough shots towards the Spruce Kings net to mak...
May 07, 2021
Cents Can't Find Offense Again
The Merritt Centennials couldn't level enough shots towards the Spruce Kings net to make life difficult for their goaltender and fell by a score of 3-0 in the season finale. In the first period it too...
May 07, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - May 7, 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...
May 07, 2021
Interior Health issues alert after Merritt sees increase in overdoses
Interior Health has issued an overdose alert for Merritt, warning of the presence of benzodiazepines in street drugs in that community.The alert, posted to the IH website, notes a recent increase in "...
May 07, 2021 Merritt | Q101 File photo
Sloan goes low on Friday to save weekend
Roger Sloan was in a bad spot after round one at the Wells Fargo Championship this weekend. The Merrittonain PGA Tour Pro shot 5-over par (76) on Thursday and was staring down a fourth consecutive mis...
May 07, 2021 Credit: Roger Sloan / Facebook
MP Albas questions how a single use plastic ban will affect people with disabilities
Local MP Dan Albas is questioning how a ban on single use plastics could impact people with disabilities. "A single use plastics ban would include bendable plastic straws. Because of the potential ban...
May 07, 2021
Florentine giving up complex care licence
The Florentine in Merritt has announced that the facility will be giving up its complex care licence. "After spending two years in planning and 2 years of construction to build the best possible age i...
May 07, 2021
Merritt RCMP receiving two new officers
During the 2020 budget Merritt City Council approved funding for two additional RCMP officers. Since then the request from the Merritt RCMP to expand their roster has been working its way through prov...
May 07, 2021
Vaccine appointments open to 40+ next week
As more than 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in B.C. communities in May, the Province is stepping up its immunization rollout and delivering life-saving vaccines to people. People aged 40...
May 07, 2021 Credit: CFJC Today
