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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.

Valley Visual Artists Show and Sale

The Valley Visual Artists held their 2012 Show and Sale, their 18th, at the Merritt Civic Centre from March 23-25.

Easter celebration at Rotary Park

City of Merritt Easter Egg Hunt at Rotary Park, April 7, 2012. Photos by Julie Van Koll.

Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament

The 25th annual Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament was played from March 22-25 at Shulus Arena and Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. A total of 20 teams competed in initiation, atom, peewee, bantam, and midget divisions competed. View some of our shots from the bantam championship game between the Merritt Warriors and Saskatchewan Wolves ...

2012 Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Ceremony

March 21, 2012. Photos by Julie Van Koll and Robin Poon.

Linda's Dance Studio - Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts

Submitted photos from the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts March 14-15 at the Sagebrush Theatre.

Watoto Children's Choir - Merritt, B.C.

Watoto performs in front of a near-capacity Crossroads Community Church in Merritt Feb. 22. The choir, led by Sam Kimera, are a group of orphaned African children who tour the world singing and dancing as a means to raise money for villages in Africa. The show also included a video presentation of the struggles facing African families.

Gillis House vs. The Florentine

Seniors' care facilities the Coquihalla Gillis House and the Florentine battle it out on their own version of dress red day Feb. 14. Photos by John O'Connor.

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