Feb 5, 2026
On Monday May 25th, 1925, Merritt’s first Lawn Bowling Green was opened on James Fairley’s Property on Nicola Avenue. The Merritt Herald listed the price for a seasonal membership as $15 for men, $12.50 for women, and 25 cents per hour for non-members (In today’s...
Feb 5, 2026
On a sunny Friday and Saturday the first rodeo, or stampede, was held here in Merritt in 1934. This was made possible by the efforts of Zack Walker (Pictured below, photo from the Merritt Herald) who was the manager and promoter of the stampede. Walker was originally...
