Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Organizers happy with 2026 Spring Home Show turnout
A huge turnout visited the Merritt Civic Centre this past weekend for the 2026 Spring Home Show. The two day event ran Saturday and Sunday and saw exhibitors from the local area and from across the pr...
Mar 16, 2026 Big crowds on hand for the 2026 BC Home Show this past weekend in Merritt. (Photo Q101)
Fourth cannabis retail store coming to Merritt??
Residents of Merritt and surrounding area will be able to voice their opinion on a proposed retail cannabis store application being presented to Merritt City Council at the regular meeting of the City...
Mar 16, 2026 Merritt City Hall (PML File)
Merritt U15's win District Banner at NVMA
For the second straight week, the Merritt U15 Centennials have captured a championship banner. The U15's went undefeated again this weekend and were crowned Omaha District Recreation Champions after a...
Mar 16, 2026 The Merritt U15 Centennials proudly display their second District Hockey banner in the past two weeks. (Photo Cheryl Taylor)
Grizzlies eliminate Centennials from KIJHL playoffs for second year in a row
A taste of dj vu for the Merritt Centennials as their sophomore season in the KIJHL has come to an end at the hands of the Revelstoke Grizzlies. The Centennials were blown out 7-2 Saturday (March 14) ...
Mar 15, 2026 Photo Credit: KIJHL
SD58 board votes to close Merritt's Collettville Elementary at the end of the school year
MERRITT, B.C. - An elementary school in Merritt will be closing at the end of the academic year. During Wednesday's (March 11) regular meeting, the Nicola-Similkameen School District (SD58) Board of E...
Mar 12, 2026 SD58 Board Chair Gordon Swan (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
Winter storm warning in effect for Okanagan Connector and Highway 3
Two more mountain highways in the southern Interior are under a winter storm warning. In addition to the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for t...
Mar 11, 2026 Highway 97C (Okanagan Connector), about 74 kilometres west of Kelowna, looking east. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Snowfall warning in effect for Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt until Wednesday night
Another snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. Environment Canada forecasts between 20 and 30 centimetres of snowfall for the stretch of Highway 5 between Tuesd...
Mar 10, 2026 Highway 5 about 7 km north of Zopkios Brake Check, looking north. (Photo from DriveBC)
Merritt U15 wins U15 Thompson Cariboo Super League Playoff Championship
A new banner will soon be hanging from the rafters at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, after the U15 Merritt Centennials captured top honors at the U15 Thompson Cariboo Super League Playoff Champions...
Mar 09, 2026 The Merritt U15 Centennials with their championship banner from the U15 Thompson Cariboo Super League Playoff Championship in Lillooet. (Photo from Facebook)
Cents looking to bounce back after losing playoff openers in Revelstoke
The Merritt Centennials are hoping the friendly confines of the Nicola valley Memorial Arena (NVMA) will bring better results in their opening round best-of-seven KIJHL playoff series to the Revelstok...
Mar 09, 2026 Photo Credit: KIJHL
Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope re-opened amid weather statement
The Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope has reopened this morning after poor highways caused a motor vehicle incident early Monday morning forcing the highway to close for hours. The closure just one ...
Mar 09, 2026 Highway 5 about 7 km north of Zopkios Brake Check, looking north.
