Thank Your Neighbour Day was held at the Merritt Civic Centre on November 19, commemorating the one year anniversary of the devastating flooding in the City of Merritt, and across the southern interior of B.C.
In their effort to further expand their services, the Animal Food Bank now looks to begin operations in Merritt.
The show features performances from 63 dancers. With a project that huge, the academy really leans on the help of volunteers to make it possible.
The Men’s support group, or Men’s Warrior Circle, is a program by Conayt that was started up in March of this year. Its aim is to provide a safe environment for men to discuss their life struggles and the challenges they face in finding their way back in society.
Members of the Nicola Valley Community Garden Society recently announced their new seed exchange program, including the installation of a brightly coloured seed exchange box at the Nicola Valley Community Garden on Reid Avenue.
With winter just around the corner, and snow already covering the Nicola Valley, a number of local organizations gathered to distribute donated winter clothing to at-risk and in need individuals in the community.
Team members volunteered their time to assist a Phase 4 resident, still displaced from her home, in removing the large amounts of flood debris in the house’s crawl space.
On Sunday, October 30, The Nicola Valley Memorial Arena opened its rink for a public skate session in celebration of Halloween.
The Merritt Civeo Camp, an operation working in conjunction with the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, have donated bags of blankets and duvets to be shipped to Ukraine to aid refugees in the Ukrainian war.
The Nicola Valley and District Food Bank is honouring their dedicated staff, awarding two of their volunteers with an award for their service in the community.
A number of concerned and curious locals attended the second Coffee with a Cop event, sharing their community safety concerns and casually chatting with members of the Merritt RCMP.
On Saturday, August 27, the team and staff of the University of Windsor Lancers hockey team, along with representatives of Unifor Canada and First Nations Emergency Services Society, were present at Shulus Arbor for a welcoming ceremony.
A new initiative by a Merritt local offers community members fresh produce and other garden goodies, all by donation.
Merittonians now have a new opportunity to engage with their local RCMP officer in the form of ‘Coffee with a Cop,’ a joint initiative of the Merritt RCMP and Community Policing Office.
DQ celebrated ‘Miracle Treat Day’ on Thursday, August 11.
42 pallets containing 1200 lbs of potatoes in each were delivered to Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA) for distribution to the community. The potatoes are from Second Harvest, the largest food rescue charity in Canada.
Although bikes are mostly used for recreational purposes, did you know that in Merritt you could have it registered as a transportation vehicle?
This 9-week program will serve as a tool for parents to navigate through a modern urban society, all the while preserving traditional values and cultural practices through their children.
After another successful weekend of eventing at Millstreet, Ireland, Merritt-born and raised equestrian Dana Cooke has donated a total of $4500 to the Merritt Rotary Club’s flood relief fund, after blowing past her original fundraising goal.
Handling the clean up for flood damaged properties in Merritt is costly and requires manpower. Thankfully residents could get some assistance on Saturday, April 23, as there will be a volunteer clean up event hosted at the Rotary Park.
