Follow speed limits during the May-long weekend
With the Victoria Day coming up, travelers are reminded to follow speed limits if they are planning to go on a road trip.
Category: Events
Highland Development Camp celebrates annual gala
The Highland Development Camp Figure Skating School recently had it’s Annual Gala on Friday April 22. The Logan Lake based school showcased their students who come from surrounding towns, including Merritt.
Mother’s Day gold for U13 soccer club
For the mother and son duo of Kim and Layne DeRose, there was no better way to spend Mother’s day than to win gold in a U13 soccer tournament.
BC Nurses rally in Victoria
Nurses across BC gathered in front of the BC Legislature in Victoria on Tuesday, May 10. The rally these healthcare workers are participating in aims to bring awareness to nursing issues that the province is facing.
A successful book drive for Monic Charity
On May 4, Monic Charity Foundation delivered close to 1000 donated books to CES.
LETTER: Announcing the Bass Coast 2022 official lineup of acts
Bass Coast Festival is returning after a long two and a half years and we are very excited to finally bring the festival back.
Rain can’t stop the 2022 Farmers’ Market
The weather did not stop the first weekend of the 2022 Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market. On Saturday, May 7, 10 vendors were present at the Bailie House parking lot to serve the community with local products ranging from baked goods to skincare.
Softball club hosts Mother’s day tournament
It was all softballs and smiles at this past weekend’s Mother’s Day Weekend Slo-pitch Tournament, hosted by Merritt’s own ‘Daddy’s Girls, Momma’s Boys’ (DGMB) ball team.
Metis Culture Camp in Rotary Park
School District 58 and The Nicola Valley Metis Association hosted a Metis Culture Camp at Rotary Park on Friday, May 6.
Over 200 students from both Merritt and Princeton attended and learned more about the Metis culture.
Recap of LNIB’s Red Dress memorial walk
Community members and local organizations commemorated the National Day of Awareness and Action for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit (MMIWG2S) on May 5, with over 100 people walking along Highway 8 from Shulus Community Hall to Shulus Arbor.
BCNU hosts ‘Vigil to Heal Healthcare’
The BC Nurses’ Union hosted the ‘Vigil to Heal Healthcare’ on Monday, May 9. Nurses, first responders, and families of patients gathered in Victoria’s Confederation Garden Court to share the grief they’ve experience through the tumultuous past few years.
Somang Mission Community hosts ‘Korean Event’
The Somang Mission Community (SMC) has been hard at work supporting Merrittonians who need it most throughout the pandemic, flood, and fire filled year that was 2020. To kick off Asian Heritage Month, the church opened its doors for a night of culture, food, dance, and togetherness.
Panthers compete in track and field for the first time in two years
The Merritt Secondary School’s track and field team competed in the ‘Battle of BC’ on Saturday, April 30, at the TRU Hillside Stadium in Kamloops.
This is the first meet MSS has entered since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teck sponsors first copper-outfitted daycare in Canada
On Monday, April 25, the Laugh and Learn Daycare had its grand opening announcement in their building along Chartrand Avenue in Logan Lake, BC.
The new daycare has been a three year project that, with Teck’s involvement, will be the first of its kind in Canada with copper installations.
Monic Charity hosts a book drive for Merritt Central Elementary
As many charitable organizations have stepped up to help the community through donating goods and volunteering labour to help clean out flood-damaged homes, one Vancouver group by the name of Monic Charity Foundation has decided to host a book drive to help restore the CES library.
LNIB to host Red Dress awareness walk
On Thursday, May 5, the Lower Nicola Indian Band will be hosting a walk in honor of the MMIWG2S National Awareness Day.
Quilchena Avenue Street Market is back
Merrittonians taking a Saturday stroll this summer will be able to visit the Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce’s Quilchena Avenue Street Market, returning after a brief pandemic caused hiatus.
Love to Dance excels in Kamloops Performing Arts Festival
The Love to Dance Academy won big at the 2022 Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts. Earlier this month the studio received the following competition results for their video submissions that were sent last February.
Merritt’s ‘Neighbours Helping Neighbours’ event recap
The ‘parties of 5’ volunteer event took place in Merritt on Saturday, April 23. People had the opportunity to sign up at Rotary Park to clean a yard of a flood affected Merritonian.
Day of Mourning 2022
The National Day of Mourning has been recognized to remember and honour those lives lost or injured because of their work since 1985, with the annual event’s missions reminding Merrittonians to pause, reflect, and remember this April 28.
