Sophia Steffens had been interested in pursuing a nursing career, and so was one of the first people to sign up for the NVGH program, and consequently, she was the first member to graduate in 1917.
While Kristy Poirier may be new to the community, she is no stranger to providing healthcare services and programming.
Shella Broman is taking on a new journey, opening her own footcare centre here in Merritt, continuing her passion while serving the community where she resides.
A Logan Lake man is one of very few in the world designing highly complicated mining circuits and similar equipment, and hopes to highlight the importance of the industry’s very direct impact on our lives.
It is often said that activism is born in the face of adversity, a statement which would certainly apply to local Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) activist Danielle Jack.
Merritt’s chapter of the Elks of Canada has been raising funds and supporting local causes for over 63 years, however the service organization requires some support in recovering from November’s flooding and the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Christmas dinners to photoshoots, from free dance lessons to fundraisers. Vanessa van Rensburg has been a very busy woman and although a life full of volunteer work might be daunting for some, to her it is simply natural.
Barrie Sanford, a long time resident of Brookmere, avid historian, and prolific author, has recently released his seventh book, ‘Tales of the KVR, The Kettle Valley Railway Remembered’, a topic that could be considered his life’s work.
For newly appointed superintendent of School District 58 Steve McNiven, the grass wasn’t greener...
John Graham finally found the town he’d settle down in when he came to Merritt over 30 years ago....
Well before she’s even graduated from Central Elementary School, student Portia Wainwright is a...
It’s not the glamorous of working at an animal rescue shelter that brings Sandra Shore to Merritt...
As the old adage goes, crime doesn’t pay — but stopping it sure does. She’s been keeping the...
Dave Quinn’s inquisitive nature took over when he sat down to be interviewed at a local coffee...
For former local Sarah Couture, the path from Merritt to the Vancouver fashion scene to her dream...
At the corner of Quilchena Avenue and Garcia Street in downtown Merritt stands the Adelphi Hotel....
They do it for the good of the city they call home. That’s why Merritt’s group of Citizens on...
Henry Norgaard was a visionary thinker. He was also a man known for solving people’s problems, his...
