Community projects

Tourism Nicola Valley is a leader in hosting & participating in many annual community projects, as well as, initiates new projects promoting the valley.  

”Best program we have seen in these parts for some time, and by these parts, I mean British Columbia, Canada. Unique, fun, informative and connects community with tourism. Well done!”

Theo Joseph

Nicola Valley Adventure Centre

Located in Downtown Merritt is our Adventure Centre. The Adventure Centre is the hub for planning and booking adventures, activities, tours, guides, as well as, booking e-bikes, mountain bikes and SUPs rentals in teh Nicola Valley. 

Merritt and Nicola Valley Adventure Centre.

Tourism Digital Sign at Top-Of-The-Hill

New Digital Sign located at the top-of-the-hill at the entrance to the community of Merritt BC Canada. Digital Sign will be posting events, specials, festivals, activities, adventures, as well as, educate and entice travellers to visit Downtown Merritt. 

Digital Sign in Merritt BC Canada

Snowmobile Club Groomers

The Merritt Snowmobile Club and Tourism Nicola Valley are working together to upgrade their snowmobile groomers so to maintain our massive trail network to the highest of standards and safety. Through hard work the groomers are quipped with radios and the latest technology to guarantee smooth ridining for sledders. 

The Groomers and Tourism Nicola Valley

Mountain Biking Trails & Website

New (TTFs) ramps, jumps, beams, and high bank corners. New trail signage, wayward signs and Kiosk staging areas. New interactive MMBA website. https://merrittbike.ca/

Mountain Biking Technical Trail Features in Merritt BC

Downtown walking Tour App

Download the Merritt Sightseeing Walking Tour App and create your own custom self guided tour or explore with one of our pre-set walking tours exploring Downtown Merritt.  

Merritt BC Murals

Sightseeing Tour Bus and Van

New tour bus and van for providing sightseeing tours showcasing the Nicola Valley as well as shuttle services for adventure activities.

Tour bus in Merritt BC Canada

Highway Billboard Signs

32′ x 12′ highway billboards promoting four season tourism in the Nicola Valley on Hwy #5 (Kamloops) and Hwy 97C (Kelowna).

Highway Billboard Sign in Merritt

Hell or High Water Fundraiser

Online & TV 12 hour fundraising telethon for Nicola Valley flood victims with over 80+ country, rock and folk musicians & bands.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Miss Tourism World Canada

3 day visit to the Nicola Valley meeting with tourism stakeholders and learning about our adventure and cultural tourism economy.

Experience Nicola Valley Summer Adventures

Merritt Murals QR Walking Tour

Downtown Merritt walking tour with interactive plaques connecting to biography, songs and videos of the featured Country Music Artist.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Fishing the Wild West TV Show

Wes David, host of the Fishing the Wild West TV Show, films an episode fishing in the Nicola Valley, as well as, hosts a local Nicola Valley fishing derby.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Speakers

Tourism Nicola Valley partners or hosts speakers to our community. Recently Dr. Sonya Richmond visited the Nicola Valley to talk about opportunities to develop our birding tourism market. 

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Winter Photo Contest

Over 203 entries in the Nicola Valley Winter Photo Contest in an effort to highlight the many winter adventures enjoyed in the Nicola Valley.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Ice Fishing Contest

Ice Fishing Photo Contest to highlight the popularity and opportunities of ice fishing in the Nicola Valley at many of our backcountry lakes.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Merritt Community Airport Day

Supporters and partners in the annual celebration of our skies at the Community Airport Day held at our local airport.

Experience Nicola Valley Summer Adventures

Award Ceremonies

Award ceremony celebrating the best stories, photos and videos published by ENV bloggers and influencers in the Nicola Valley.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Training Classes

Tourism Nicola Valley invites training leaders to the community to share their experiences and knowledge with local small businesses.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Covid shut down celebrating holidays. To bring smiles to the children of the community Tourism Nicola Valley invited Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to the Nicola Valley Talk Show.   

Experience Nicola Valley Summer Adventures

Live Travel Talk Community

The Merritt and Nicola Valley live scrolling community feed is a current account of what is happening in the community as it happens, when it happens and how it happenes. All in real time.

Merritt Fishing Derby in BC Canada

Experience Merritt

The Merritt and Nicola Valley travel and adventure planning and booking tourism website for locals and visitors visiting our beautiful region in British Columbia Canada. 

Experience Merritt Travel Website

Experience Nicola Valley

Experience Nicola Valley is an award-winning storytelling platform for locals to access so to create, share and publish information stories about our British Columbia Canada valley.

Experience Nicola Valley storytelling platform

Moose Academy

The Merritt and Nicola Valley Moose Academy is an online training resource library for assisting local businesses, non profits, associations and more. 

Moose Academy in Merritt BC

Nicola Valley Farmers Market

Experience Nicola Valley bloggers and influencers visited the farmer’s market and interviewed one vendor every week live on Facebook. 

Farmers Market in Merritt BC

Nicola Valley Talk Show

The Nicola Valley Talk Show airs live every last Wednesday of the month on Facebook. Guests include groups, tourism businesses, clubs, events and people of interest working and volunterring in the Nicola Valley.

Nicola Valley Travel Talk

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