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Rodeo Parade Cancelled Due to Lack of Entries
Due to lack of entries, organizers with the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo have announced that the Giant Street Parade that was to kick off this year's rodeo has been cancelled. In an email sent to Q101 News, organizers JoJo Massey and Ginger Deleeuw pointed to low registration being primarily due to the forest fires and smok...
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Merritt pair charged, drugs and weapons seized after Alberta traffic stop
A pair of Merritt residents are facing multiple trafficking charges after Alberta RCMP officers found drugs and weapons in their truck last week. On Aug. 27, Alberta RCMP say an officer patrolling in Hinton - located about 80 km east of Jasper - carried out a traffic stop on the two men in the truck. In a news release ...
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Man left hospitalized in Merritt shooting
Merritt RCMP are looking into a shooting that left one man hospitalized near the downtown area on Saturday night (Aug. 29). Merritt RCMP said officers were dispatched at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday to investigate reports of a gunshot in the Quilchena Avenue and Charters Street area. Police officials said officers were...
Sep 01, 2026
Provincial M-L-A with ties to Nicola Valley Joan Phillip dies
B-C legislator, Indigenous leader and former NDP riding candidate for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola riding Joan Phillip has died. The Union of B-C Indian Chiefs says the N-D-P M-L-A died peacefully Friday afternoon, surrounded by her family, including husband Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, their children and grand...
Aug 31, 2026
Cents drop pre-season opener at NVMA
The Merritt Centennials kicked off its British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) pre-season on Friday night with a hard fought 3-2 loss to the Revelstoke Grizzlies at the Nicola valley Memorial Arena. Sawyer Latkowski's third period goal held up as the winner despite the Grizzlies being outshot 31-22. Zander Zorn and K...
Aug 31, 2026
