Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

GAME 3 PREVIEW: (3) Salmon Arm Silverbacks @ (6) Merritt Centennials - (Series tied 1-1)
Salmon Arm Silverbacks - (Series tied 1-1) The Silverbacks head to Merritt with some doubt in their game. They weren't able to put away the Centennials in regulation, escaping with an overtime win in ...
Vern Strecheniuk Apr 09, 2024

Man who reportedly confronted police with a sword arrested in Salmon Arm on outstanding warrants
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 28-year-old man who reportedly confronted police with a sword was arrested on outstanding warrants in Salmon Arm. In a news release issued Friday (April 5), Salmon Arm RCMP say of...
Aaron Schulze Apr 09, 2024 Aaron Schulze | CFJC Today

"One Last Dance," Merritt Centennials ready to "Paint the Town Red" after first playoff win in five years
MERRITT - Life's not fair and neither is hockey. After letting a 2-0 lead slip away in Game One and losing a heart breaker in overtime the team likely felt like they deserved better bussing home after...
Vern Strecheniuk Apr 08, 2024 NVMA | Centennials.ca

Nearly 15 centimetres of heavy wet snow expected for Coquihalla Summit Monday night
MERRITT, B.C. - It may be spring, but old man winter is breathing one final gasp over the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt.Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the stretch of Highwa...
Aaron Schulze Apr 08, 2024 Aaron Schulze — CFJC Today

GAME TWO PREVIEW: (6) Merritt Centennials at (3) Salmon Arm Silverbacks (Salmon Arm leads series 1-0)
Merritt Centennials - (22-26-5-1) The Cents let it all slip away in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Backs last night. This team has had their struggles all season long hanging onto leads and playing full 6...
Vern Strecheniuk Apr 06, 2024

Vehicle incident impacts northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - A vehicle incident has halted northbound traffic on a stretch of the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Kamloops. DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on Highway 5 north of Helmer R...
Aaron Schulze Apr 05, 2024 Accident Scene | CFJC Today

Audi and Porsche caught going over 200 km/hr near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Two luxury vehicles were caught going over 200 km/hr near Chilliwack. Vancouver and area has struggled to keep up with illegal street racing for decades as the risk continues for regular ...
Vern Strecheniuk Apr 05, 2024 Photo Credit: Upper Fraser Valley, BC Highway Patrol

BC Amber Alert activated for 3-month-old Tyler Durocher
MERRITT - A province wide Amber Alert has been activated in the search for three-month-old Tyler Durocher On Thursday, April 4th the Langley RCMP received a report of a parental abduction involving a ...
Vern Strecheniuk Apr 05, 2024 Brianne Ford | Tyler Durocher | RCMP File Photo

GAME ONE PREVIEW: Merritt Centennials (22-26-5-1) at Salmon Arm Silverbacks (34-17-0-3)
Merritt Centennials - (22-26-5-1) The Cents are the team of destiny in the postseason. It's literally do or die for this group as the players know this their last run together with the off-ice news of...
Vern Strecheniuk Apr 05, 2024

'Continue that tradition'; New Centennials ownership excited to keep junior hockey in Merritt
MERRITT B.C. - 'Bittersweet' is a word closely affiliated with the Merritt Centennials folding after 51 years, but as one door closes, another opens as Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJ...
Michael Reeve Apr 05, 2024 Credit KIJHL | Michael Reeve
