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Tour Bus Operators

Welcome to Merritt, BC – the perfect stopover destination for tour bus groups traveling between Vancouver and Banff! Located in the heart of the beautiful Nicola Valley, Merritt is an

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The Nicola Valley Museum and Archives in Merritt, BC offers visitors a unique glimpse into the rich history of the Nicola Valley.  Located at 1675 Tutill Ct, directly behind the

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Nicola Valley Pioneers – 3

Fraser, Alberta (Berta) Evangeline (1912-2006) Berta Fraser’s parents first settled at Canford and then moved to Merritt in the 1950s. She worked for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in Ottawa

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Nicola Valley Pioneers – 2

Cleasby, Henry Standley (????-1959) Henry Cleasby came to the Nicola Valley in 1887. In 1901, Henry married Matilda Ann Voght, daughter of William Voght. Henry bought the Alexander Coutlee Ranch

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Nicola Valley Pioneers – 1

Antoine, Frederick Gordon (1943?-2004) Gordon Antoine was elected chief of the Coldwater Band in 1975, a position he retained until his passing in 2004. He was involved in the formation

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Heinz Lange

December 18, 1919 – June 11, 2000 A Brief Biographyby Michael Steele Engineer and artist, teacher and inventor, the late Heinz Lange was a native of Eisleben, in central Germany.

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The Warhorse Bonanza

by Michael Sasges The Great War was a good war for the owners of grassland B.C. horse herds. The military purchased its first Nicola Valley horses in September 1914, one

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First Manned Flight

Original article by the late Pat Lean, then Director, Nicola Valley Archives Association.As published in the Merritt Herald – Wednesday, April 27, 1977 Page 3B. Aldermen J.P. Boyd’s Nicola Valley

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Nicola Valley History

Eulogy for a Church

by Murphy Shewchuk February 28th, 2019 would have marked the 143th anniversary of the dedication of the Murray Church in Nicola, British Columbia. Instead, the fine old church was destroyed

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