Merritt student places third in Youth Remembrance Contest
Merritt Secondary School student wins $150 after placing third in the Youth Remembrance Contest....
by Merritt Herald | Mar 7, 2024
Merritt Secondary School student wins $150 after placing third in the Youth Remembrance Contest....
by Merritt Herald | Nov 15, 2023
The Herald attended both Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Nicola Valley, held at the new First...
by Laísa Condé | Nov 10, 2023
“How I wish I had never left Merritt.” That’s what Chrissie Aitken, known as ‘the popular Merritt...
by Merritt Herald | Nov 10, 2023
By Guy Black, Recipient of Veterans Affairs Commendation. On Remembrance Day, look at the old...
by Jake Courtepatte | Nov 10, 2023
With operations in the Nicola Valley for over a century, the Royal Canadian Cadet Corps 950 is a...
by Laísa Condé | Nov 9, 2023
Nicola Valley Indigenous bands and nearby residents will gather this upcoming weekend to pay tribute to veterans and fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day.
by Jake Courtepatte | Nov 9, 2023
Beginning at 11a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, residents will gather at the cenotaph to pay their respects to those who have fought for our freedom.
by Jake Courtepatte | Oct 27, 2023
Poppy boxes are once again distributed around Merritt businesses for Remembrance Day.
by Izaiah Reyes | Feb 6, 2023
This past January, it was announced that Grade 11 Meagan Voigt and Grade 10 Ariana Hostrwser won the essay writing and poster making categories respectively.
by Izaiah Reyes | Nov 19, 2022
To commemorate Remembrance Day, we are asked to not only honour the people who both serve and have served our country, but we are also asked to recognize the toll it takes on a person when they are in the line of duty, whether it be in the military, the police, the fire department, or emergency response.
by Merritt Herald | Nov 19, 2022
Sigurd spent most of his life in Merritt, even winning Citizen of the Year in 1992. He is also one of the founding members of the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, donating most of the James Teit works and artifacts that could be viewed there today.
by Izaiah Reyes | Nov 18, 2022
Just an hour away from Merritt and 10 minutes away from Ashcroft lies a very unique accommodation for men and women who serve in uniform.
by Marius Auer | Nov 17, 2022
The Nicola Valley First Nations Veterans (NVFNV) annual Remembrance Day ceremony was back this year after a two year hiatus, and saw participants gather at the Anglican Church in Shulus before parading to the Catholic Church for the official ceremony.
by Marius Auer | Nov 10, 2022
The annual commemoration has been scaled back in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but organizers are ready to bring back the full event.
by Marius Auer | Nov 9, 2022
The Merritt Centennials are taking time as individuals to pay their respects and honour those who have fought and died to protect Canadian freedoms before their afternoon game on November 11, as they attend the Merritt Legion’s Remembrance Day ceremony.
by Izaiah Reyes | Oct 27, 2022
With the 2022 Remembrance Day fast approaching, the Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) hosted its annual poppy beading sessions.
by Marius Auer | May 9, 2022
NVFNV’s new monument project looks to replace their current boulder monument, the creation of which heralded the inception of the community group.
by Merritt Herald | Mar 3, 2022
The Merritt Cenotaph. a historical landmark in the city, turned 100 back in November 6, 2021.
by Morgan Hampton | Nov 11, 2021
The Nicola Valley First Nations Veterans Association (NVFNVA) is working towards the construction of a new cenotaph in Shulus that would honour the many Indigenous veterans of the Nicola Valley.
by Morgan Hampton | Nov 11, 2021
Wagar served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for five years, first joining in Brooks, Alberta in 1952 and receiving an honourable discharge in 1957.