REPORT: Year-end numbers released for Baillie House in 2023
A Baillie House report to Merritt city council shows that the number of visitors stopping in the...
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Fires, festival cancellation factor into decrease in Merritt tourism
The Baillie House saw a drop of about 28 per cent in visitors in the 2023 summer season compared to 2022.
Merritt’s visitor information centre sees increase in travellers for first half of 2023
A report to Merritt City Council at its most recent regular meeting shows that the number of visitors stopping in the Nicola Valley is up overall through the first six months of 2023.
City of Merritt reaches a new three year agreement with Baillie House
Merritt City Council voted during its January 24 regular meeting to execute a three-year tourism and visitor information services agreement with the Nicola Valley Heritage Society (NVHS), who run the local heritage site and tourist attraction as a visitor information centre.
Baillie House, City reach new one-year agreement
The new agreement will run retroactively from Jan. 1st, 2022, to Dec. 31st, 2022.
Interior Savings volunteers pitch in at Baillie House
Interior Savings Credit Union and Insurance Office employees volunteered their time to help get the Baillie House property tidy and winter ready.
REPORT: Year-end numbers released for Baillie House
Baillie House visitations dropped in 2020, though they still outnumbered the majority of neighbouring visitor centres.
Baillie House saw higher visitor traffic each week throughout summer
As BC reopened over the summer months, more and more people paid Baillie House a visit.
Baillie House doubles number of summer students to aid burden of elderly volunteers
Four summer students and a number of volunteers are helping return the Baillie House to form.
Baillie House numbers keep climbing
Visitors to the Baillie House once again saw record numbers in 2019.
Baillie House receives funding bump following record year
The Baillie House may be small, but it has proved mighty since taking over as Merritt’s...
Council to discuss visitor services plan before moving ahead
Merritt city council wants to discuss its new Visitor Services Network program with Destination BC...
Haunted highlights at the Bailie House
Often mentioned in the same breath as the Coldwater Hotel and the Tutill House, the Baillie...
TV crew coming to Merritt to find out if Baillie House really is haunted
Is Baillie House in Merritt really a haunted house? That has been a rumour in this community...
Gillis family reunites in Merritt
The historic Baillie House hosted one of Merritt’s historic families this past weekend as 52...
Farewell to longtime resident Andrea Rogers this Saturday
Merrittonians will get the chance to say goodbye to a well known former resident this Saturday. A...
Friends and Neighbours: Jake MacLaren is cooking up a visitor experience
Jake MacLaren has been a student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops for four years, but...
LED lights lead council briefs
City council approved a bright idea to enhance the lighting being installed at the new lacrosse...
LED lights lead council briefs
City council approved a bright idea to enhance the lighting being installed at the new lacrosse...
Baillie House Collecting Recipes
The Baillie House is cooking up something good — but it needs help from home cooks around the...
