Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Snowfall Warning
NICOLA - YRB has notified motorists to stay vigilant during tonight's commute (April 2nd, 2024) Forecasts are calling for moderate to heavy snowfall at the Coquihalla summit tonight and precipitation ...
Apr 02, 2024 Snowy Highways | DriveBC
Edison Motors moving up north after failing to find suitable industrial land for expansion in the Interior
KAMLOOPS - Two Merritt truck drivers developed North America's first-ever hybrid electric logging truck. In the last two-and-a-half years, the company has outgrown the backyard shop it started in and ...
Apr 02, 2024 CFJC Today — Sydney Chisholm
Nicola Valley Artisan of the Month - Jeff Bloom
MERRITT - Jeff Bloom is an active volunteer for the arts council and one of the authors with books in the gift shop. Born and raised in Kamloops, BC, Jeff has spent his entire life residing in the Tho...
Apr 02, 2024 Squawker by Jeff BLoom | NVAC
Merritt Centennials join the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League as an Expansion team, withdrawing from the BCHL.
MERRITT- The announcement was made Sunday, April 1st 2024. Merritt will not lose the Centennials, but after 51 years of service in the BCHL they will no longer be a part of the league. Instead, the Ko...
Apr 01, 2024 Centennials celebrate with Ballantyne | Joey Jones Photography
GAME DAY: Cranbrook Bucks (20-29-3-0) at Merritt Centennials (20-26-5-1)
Merritt Centennials - (20-26-5-1) The Centennials are looking to end a 3 game slide after a five game road trip where they only came away with one victory. All four bus rides home were after losses wi...
Mar 28, 2024
Merrittonians can win one of three great prizes for completing Water System Survey
MERRITT - Three prizes worth $ 100-500 will be up for grabs for locals that complete a water system survey. The winner will be randomly selected from a draw. The City is conducting a Water System Stud...
Mar 28, 2024 Bijoy Mohan / CC
Merritt Centennials control their own playoff destiny as they battle Cranbrook for the sixth seed
MERRITT - With two games left in the regular season the Merritt Centennials will have two chances at home to clinch sixth place in the eight team Interior Conference. That being said, they still don't...
Mar 27, 2024 Centennials Celebrating | Joey Jones Photography
B-C residents can witness the return of migratory birds this spring with "The BC Bird Trail"
RICHMOND - As spring arrives so does the return of many different bird species migrating back to Canada. The BC Bird Trail is inviting bird enthusiasts of all levels and ages to grab their binoculars ...
Mar 27, 2024 bird watching enthusiasts | https://bcbirdtrail.ca/
Charles-Thomas Larochelle's 8 game point streak before playoffs bodes well for Centennials
MERRITT - For veteran forward Charles Thomas Larochelle now is the perfect time to catch fire heading into the playoffs. A day after turning 21 Larochelle did all he could in a 7-3 loss in Salmon Arm,...
Mar 26, 2024
Child dies after UTV goes through ice at Cariboo lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A child died after going through the ice at a lake in the Cariboo over the weekend. Williams Lake RCMP say officers were called to Tyee Lake at 5:19 p.m. Saturday (March 23) wher...
Mar 26, 2024 Q101 File Photo
