merritt is a canadian city in british columbia, canada. marritt is in the south-central interior of british columbia and also in the nicola valley. as of 2006, marritt had 6,998 people. the current mayor of merritt is susan roline. merritt is home to a bchl (british columbia hockey league) team called the merritt centennials which is the oldest ice hockey team in the league. in 2008, the country music hall of fame relocated from calgary to merritt.