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Merritt Heart and Stroke Foundation Big Bike 2012
Heart and Stroke Foudnation Big Bike teams, the Cascade Cruisers and Q101, take a turn onto Chapman Street from Nicola Avenue on a large multi-man bike May 7. The ten teams participating in the annual event raised $15,327, surpassing their target of $10,000. Some teams rode in memory of the late Marg Reynoldson. Proceeds go towards research, edu ...
Merritt Barbarians U-19 Rugby - May 1, 2012
Game on! Despite the teachers’ dispute, rugby is back on for the Merritt Secondary School Panthers, who are competing as the Barbarians. Westsyde defeated Merritt 40-5 at Merritt Central field Tuesday. ***Photos by John O'Connor/Merritt News.
Baisakhi at the Merritt Sikh Temple
Local Sikhs celebrated Baisakhi, a major religious festival, on April 15 at the Merritt Sikh Temple. In a morning ceremony, members of the Merritt Sikh Society changed the Nishan Sahib, the triangular flag of Sikhism. On April 11, a Grade 5 and 6 class from Bench Elementary visited the temple to learn about the religion.
