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Legacy Water Search society to present in MerrittThe Legacy Water Search and

Recovery Society is inviting Mer-rittonians to attend a presentation to hear how far they’ve come since the drowning deaths of two Lang-ley teens on Nicola Lake nearly a year ago.

“Because the community was so involved, we wanted to come back and thank the community and tell them what we’ve been up to,” Legacy Water Search and Recovery Society president Scott Lebus said. “We wanted to give them a full update and briefing

about what we’ve been up to, where we’re going and what our goals are.”

The society was established after the deaths of Austin Kings-borough and Brendan Wilson. The boys went missing on April 21, 2013 when their canoe over-turned on the lake.

After an RCMP search of the lake turned up nothing, the families of the boys brought in an Idaho-based couple and their side-scan sonar equipment. The couple, Gene and Sandy Ralston, have helped recover upward of 80 bodies of drowning victims.

The boys were recovered on

May 6, 2013. Now, the Legacy Water Search

and Recovery Society will take on the role of helping in searches and recoveries for other families who need help — and at no cost to those families.

The non-profit organization is the first of its kind in Canada.

“We’ve really recognized that finding people who’ve gone miss-ing as a result of drowning and recovering them is vital to the families,” Lebus said. “It’s vital to their ability to heal and move forward.”

With about $55,000 of its ulti-mate $350,000 goal raised, the

society has enough support to pur-chase its first piece of equipment.

Members of the society will pick up a remote operating vehicle (ROV) on Monday. An ROV is a tethered underwater vehicle that’s controlled remotely and has a camera to locate a body.

The ROV will cost about $80,000 on a deal from Nanaimo-based Seamor Marine, which is allowing the society to finance the equipment interest-free.

Lebus said the society’s part-ners recognize that fundraising is an ongoing effort and will fluctu-ate.

“Our attitude is very much that

this is a marathon, not a race,” Lebus said of fundraising.

Lebus said the purchase of this ROV represents the society reach-ing its 2014 goal, which was to be operational. They can now help in searches, albeit in smaller areas than they will be able to search once they have side-scan sonar equipment.

“If somebody called us today and said can you help, we want to be able to say yes, we can help. Even if it’s a limited capability, we actually can come to a site and help,” he said.

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Dana Marr lets her arrow fly toward a life-sized foam replica of a cougar at the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club’s 3D Archery Shoot on April 5.

On the April 5-6 weekend, participants got to take aim at 30 foam targets split between two trails in the Lower Nicola area.

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The society will continue fundraising until it can purchase side-scan sonar equip-ment, for which it already has a part-nership in place with Port Coquitlam-based Imagenex.

“When we’re ready to buy equipment from them, they’re going to give us the same kind of support that Seamor is giving us,” Lebus said.

Both the Kings-borough and Wilson families are supporters of the society, Lebus said, adding that Barry Wilson — the father of Brendan — is involved as the society’s trea-surer.

The Ralstons are also helping where they can, Lebus said, noting their involve-

ment can be tricky because they’re located in Idaho. He also said the couple will receive a community service award from RCMP in Chilliwack today.

He said with the one-year anniversary of the boys’ deaths coming up, it’s impor-tant to reach back out to the people who helped the families through it.

“Everything started for us in Merritt, obvi-ously, and we received so much support from the community of Merritt and we went away and we haven’t really been back in town,” he said, add-ing society members felt they owed people in the Nicola Valley an update on where they’re at.

Nicola Valley Search and Rescue is

hosting the presenta-tion.

Last year, the Upper Nicola Band held a fundraiser that helped pay for the initial search, while funds raised by a Grand Pub and Grill event were meant as seed money for the formation of a society.

“We owe Merritt a lot in that regard,” Lebus said. “They were the ones that really kickstarted us because you can talk about something, but when someone gives you a substantial donation of money and says, basi-cally, put your money where your mouth is, you’ve got to get after it now.”

The presentation takes place at the Nico-la Valley Institute of Technology at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.

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BOW HUNTER Gail Smith takes aim at her target at the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club’s 3D Archery Shoot on April 5. Michael Potestio/Herald

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Flying objects identified as sky lanternsConsider the mystery of the bright orange lights floating over Mer-ritt on March 31 solved by the Merritt Fire Res-cue Department. As it turns out, they were flying lanterns. These lanterns are essentially little hot air balloons made of paper and powered by flames from candles or fuel-soaked wax paper. They catch in the wind and drift until their flames burn out. However, in this case, the lanterns kept burn-ing once they hit the ground — at a local lumber yard. An employee spotted them coming down at Aspen Planers’ site two on Houston Street and was able to extinguish the flames. The lanterns are popular in several parts of the world, where people let them fly in large quantities as part of celebrations and fes-tivals. In this case, the release appeared to be a memorial. But where they land-ed has prompted the city’s fire department to warn Merrittonians of the fire hazard these sky lanterns really are.Fire prevention offi-cer Sky McKeown said the sight of the lanterns probably causes people

to forget that they’re sending an open flame up in the air, which can’t be controlled once it takes off. Sky lanterns are simply prohibited under the City of Merritt’s fire and safety regulations, McKeown said. “It was probably

quite beautiful at the time, but it definitely could’ve had some ‘un-beautiful’ consequenc-es,” McKeown said. About six to eight of the lanterns drifted over the city and eventu-ally came down to the ground at the lumber yard. Although they’re

supposed to extinguish before they come down, in this case, the lanterns kept burning once on the ground. “When it landed, it actually started to burn the rice paper that it’s built from,” McKeown said of one of the lan-terns. “Luckily, it didn’t

cause major damage and it was caught soon enough.”McKeown said the lanterns pose a differ-ent risk than fireworks because fireworks aren’t nearly as likely to drift as these lanterns.“Different from fireworks, these things

can be several kilome-tres away from where they’re lit when they go up into the breeze,” McKeown said. “In this case, that’s what hap-pened.”The lanterns have been banned in other parts of Canada includ-ing P.E.I. and Nova

Scotia, and in parts of Spain, Germany, Brazil and Austria. McKeown said besides a fire risk, the lanterns pose risks to wildlife and other ani-mals because the wire frames and waxy fuel sources aren’t biode-gradable. Kamloops Fire Cen-tre fire information offi-cer Kayla Pepper said the Wildfire Manage-ment Branch has a par-tial prohibition on sky lanterns, which means they can’t be lit up and sent off in the Merritt Fire Zone between May 15 and Oct. 15 as per provincial fire bans. That restriction applies to areas outside of municipalities.“When we do open burning restrictions, it’s not only for piled wood in your back-yard. It also includes fireworks, burning bar-rels, and as of last year, sky lanterns,” Pepper said. “That’s due to the unpredictable nature of sky lanterns. When you release them, you can’t always control where they land. They are identified as a wildfire risk.”

The dates of the prohibition can be altered depending on how dry the season is, Pepper said. Pepper said there’s already a risk for grass fires in the area.

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Fire department warns of dangers after lanterns land at mill

Merritt Fire Rescue Department fire prevention officer Sky McKeown (left) and Chief Dave Tomkinson are asking Merritt residents not to use flying lanterns after several,

including the one McKeown is holding, landed at a local lumber yard (background) where they continued to burn. The fires were caught and put out by a mill employee. Emily Wessel/Herald

Where they landed has prompted the city’s fire department to warn Merrittonians of the fire hazard these sky lanterns really are.

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City council addressed three grant-in-aid applications at a budget meeting on March 31 that had been deferred for more information.

Council decided to give the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council $4,000 of the $7,000 it

requested for day-to-day opera-tions.

Assistant financial services manager Ben Currie suggested council fund half of an in-kind request made by the Merritt Secondary School grad com-mittee for rental of the Civic

Centre for the graduation dance contingent on School District 58 funding the other half.

Council decided not to fund half of the rental cost by a vote of 5-1.

A request for a grant-in-aid of $7,000 by the Tumbleweed

Playschool was withdrawn after the organization received a gaming grant. Currie told the Herald the play school applied for a grant from the city because they initially thought they wouldn’t receive the gaming grant this year.

Council decides on deferred grants

MSS students learn drum makingStudents of Merritt

Secondary School’s Aboriginal Academy have been busy this week making their own drums.

The students spent Monday and Tuesday in the early stages of the drum making, skinning moose hides and a buf-falo hide.

Academy teacher Tim Manuel told the Herald that he sees the process of making the drums as a metaphor for his stu-dents’ lives.

“They looked at how physically challenging scraping the hide was, and I used it to equate to their struggles in life,” Manuel said.

“A few times today [Tuesday] they were ready to give up because they felt like it just couldn’t be done.”

Grade 9 student Travis Spahan confirmed that part was a tough job, but also said scraping the hides has been his favou-rite part of the drum making process so far.

To make the drums, the hides are rid of their fur and the membrane underneath, Manuel said.

The hides were soaked in the Nicola River for two weeks, then wood ash was worked into the fur before the hides were left in a tub of water for a couple of days.

“There’s a trick to

it; an ancient trick that the old people used was wood ash from the fire-place,” Manuel said.

This removes the hair from the hide, and then the membrane must be scrapped off.

The next step is to measure how many drums the hide can make, and cut circular pieces of it for the head and strips of the hide to

tie the drum together.Manuel said the two

moose hides they’re using will produce 11 drums. The average drum size will be 15 inches.

Holes are then made in the hide, which is placed over a wood frame and tied together with the lace.

The hide then cures for four days.

The wider the frame,

the deeper the sound will be, Manuel said.

Manuel said all but one of his students knew how to make a tradi-tional First Nations drum before the academy exer-cise.

He said it’s also important for students to help keep their cultural songs alive as well.

“The songs are one of our highest forms of

prayer,” Manuel said, noting the drum’s use in ceremonies and celebra-tions.

He said for high school students, practis-ing one’s culture can be seen as uncool amongst peers, so initiatives such as drum making help reinstate cultural pride.

Once complete, the students will give their drums custom paint jobs.

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Travis Spahan, left, learns to thread the hide rope that ties the drum together from Gary Moses, a parent and assistant to MSS Aboriginal Academy teacher Tim Manuel on Wednesday. All this week, Grade 9 students in the academy have been busy skinning and cutting hide in order to make their own drums. Michael Potestio/Herald


Next council meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 2014Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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National Volunteer Week is set aside each year to honour and thank volunteers for the time and energy they contribute to causes that benefit our com-munity. It is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank volunteers who strengthen our society and inspire oth-ers to seek out ways to engage in their com-munities.

In recognition of National Volunteer Week, the City of Mer-ritt would like to extend

a very warm thank you to all volunteers who give countless hours to causes they hold near to them and for their commitment, dedica-tion, and passion for our city. Without them, we would not have the determination to face our challenges and accomplish our goals. By working together, the City of Merritt continues to prove that collective power can foster positive changes.

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Whereas: 13.3 mil-lion Canadian volun-teers given their time to help others, contribut-ing 2.1 billion volunteer hours per year; and

Whereas: volunteers in the City of Merritt mentor our children, feed our hungry, com-fort our lonely, beautify our green spaces, and fundraise for our chari-table organizations; and

Whereas: the City of Merritt’s volunteers are young, old, families,

workers, retirees, men and women of all ages and backgrounds; and

Whereas: the col-lective result of the work done by our city’s volunteers is that Mer-ritt is a more desirable place to live; and

Whereas: organiza-tions in the City of Merritt rely on volun-teers

Now, therefore, I, Susan Roline, Mayor of the City of Merritt, do hereby proclaim April 6 to 12, 2014 as National Volunteer Week, and urge my fellow citizens to recognize the crucial role played by volun-teers in our community.

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Property tax increase pegged at 2 per cent

Property taxes are increasing again this year, but at a slightly lower rate than the last two years.

The City of Merritt is looking at a two per cent increase in this year’s budget, down from the tax increase in 2013, which was 2.25 per cent.

“We’ll move for-ward from there and then we’ll try and get some of the savings we need out of the differ-ent departments,” City of Merritt financial services manager Ken Ostraat told the Herald.

At a budget meet-ing earlier this year, the increase to property taxes was pegged at 2.5 per cent.

Also in the 2014 budget will be a rewrite to the city’s Develop-ment Cost Charge Bylaw (DCC), Ostraat confirmed.

“It’s definitely due to be looked at, and we got to go through the

projects that are includ-ed in it, and update the costs and then do some revamping of our pro-jections in terms of new development and stuff like that,” Ostraat said.

The process of updating the DCC bylaw will involve a public consultation period and discussion with the local develop-ment industry, Ostraat told council at a budget meeting on March 31.

“It’s a very impor-tant bylaw in terms of financing some of the future infrastructure upgrades that we have in the community — particularly the roads, water, sewer and even parks for that matter,” Ostraat told council.

The last time the bylaw was updated was 2007.

Municipalities col-lect development cost charges from land developers to offset some of the infrastruc-ture costs they incur to service the needs of new development.

“DCCs are collected

in five areas: roads, sewer, water, parks and drainage, and we’re not collecting for water or parks, zero,” plan-ning and development services manager Sean O’Flaherty told council.

Ostraat told the Herald a rewrite to this bylaw is needed because completed

projects are still in it, and there are new proj-ects that have yet to be included.

The rewrite will cost about $20,000.

One key discretion-ary item that will not be included in this year’s budget is the subdivi-sion and development bylaw revision. Not

rewriting that bylaw will nix $60,000 from the city’s budget, Ostraat told the Herald.

Ostraat said the city will look at amending the bylaw instead.

“We’re going to take the subdivision and ser-vicing bylaw out. Staff will work on it and do a couple of amendments

to the existing bylaw, and deal with some of the issues that we have with that particular bylaw,” Ostraat said. “We’ll see how it goes from there.”

The subdivision development bylaw reg-ulates the infrastructure requirements a develop-ment would incur for a

project.How effective those

amendments are will determine whether or not the subdivision bylaw is included in the 2015 budget, Ostraat told the Herald.

The budget is expected to go before council for approval later this month.

By Michael PotestioTHE HERALD

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2014 budget expected before council this month


If sitting is the new smoking, I’m doing about two packs a day.

Last week, I read some conclusions drawn from a study published in Febru-ary in the Journal of Physi-cal Activity and Health. The study linked sedentary behaviour to an increased risk of disability after 60, where disability is defined as the inability to do basic tasks such as eating, bath-ing and getting in and out of bed.

The study analyzed data from the 2003-2005 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys of 2,286 people aged 60 and over and found those who sat for an extra hour (over the nearly nine-hour average) per day saw their risk of disability increased by nearly 50 per cent, independent of mod-erate or vigorous exercise.

That extended inactiv-ity is bad for you is not the new or scary part; it’s that sedentary behaviour itself can be a risk factor for more health complications down the line.

The conclusion is this: even if you go to the gym for an hour after work five days a week, you aren’t necessarily undoing the harm of sitting for eight or nine hours straight.

Research is mounting to support this “sitting is the new smoking” hypothesis

that posits sitting is the big risk factor for heart disease, obesity and diabetes of the day.

In a day and age where so many people have desk jobs that involve comput-ers, it is difficult to get up and take the recommend-ed 20-second break every 20 minutes, especially when you’re on a roll. The last thing you want to do is interrupt your productiv-ity with a set of jumping jacks.

However, there’s also mounting research link-ing physical activity to improved brain power. The more we get our blood pumping, the more oxygen gets to our brain, and, the implication is, the clearer we can think.

This principle is not surprising either, but it cer-tainly has some interesting real-world applications.

Take the “walking

meeting” as an example. Instead of meeting some-one to discuss something important over a cup of coffee (which is a sedentary activity), some progres-sive professionals hit the sidewalk for their meet-ings. These meetings get the blood flowing and, proponents say, allow the meeters to focus on what each is saying without dis-tractions of phones, email alerts, and all that jazz that you get at the office.

But for most of us, that’s not entirely realistic. If simply getting up every 20 minutes to do push-ups or a couple of yoga poses seems like too much of an interruption to the daily work flow, these walking meetings are probably pretty far off.

Of course, in my line of work, I’ve done these types of “walking interviews” unintention-

ally, where people tour me around a place. I find interviewing in this way is useful to see things first-hand while getting the con-versation in. However, it’s not always applicable, and there is no blanket solution to this “sitting epidemic,” if you will.

While running two miles on the treadmill might not entirely cancel out the effects of sitting for six to eight hours a day in front of the warm glow of the computer screen, the research supporting that any exercise is beneficial is overwhelming. After all, two miles on the treadmill is two miles more than at the computer desk, on the couch or behind the wheel.

Just don’t be surprised if you come in to the Mer-ritt Herald and catch me on the balance ball at my desk or striking a fierce warrior two.

HERALD OPINION

Digital wave is just beginning

VICTORIA – Have you got one of the new B.C. driver’s licences yet?

By now, most drivers have the one with the unsmiling black and white mug shot, to conform to passport stan-dards so it could be used for border identification with the magnetic swipe strip on the back.

About one million of us now have the newest version, with a credit-card style digital chip that proves your resi-dence and eligibility for our famously “free” medical care.

The motor vehicle office started issuing them about a year ago, as five-year licences expire. They replace the old “CareCard” that has no expiry date. Over the years there were more than nine million CareCards issued, twice the population of B.C., as people held onto their access to our defense-less, overworked medical system from wherever they moved to.

Positive identification is only the start for this card. Each will be assigned a password that gives access to online medical records, so when patients show up at an ER, their eligibility is con-firmed and any previous conditions or medications are accurately matched. (Note that medical information is not stored on the card, just an access code that goes with the password.)

Patients will be able to call up their own files at home, book medical appointments and even renew prescrip-tions, which is where the efficiency comes in. In-person visits for routine prescription renewals are a cash cow for today’s doctors, generating guaran-teed billings but often little or no health benefit.

Most people will still think of it as a driver’s licence, but it’s intended as an all-purpose government ID. If you don’t drive, you are spared the $75 licence renewal fee, and within a couple of years the cards will start pro-viding online access to a wide range of government services.

Don’t sit on your hands when it comes to your health

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Andrew Wilkinson, min-ister of technology, innova-tion and citizens’ services, says a public consultation has shown most people are comfortable using a system they already trust for their banking.

By the end of 2015, Wilkinson says about two million people will have the new cards, roughly half of B.C.’s population. Appli-cation forms converted to

online access will include student loans, birth, death and marriage certificates, voter registration and even criminal record checks.

All this will be costly to set up, but the savings from having customers do their own data entry are well known, as any banker or supermarket owner can tell you.

“You can understand that if you’re in the vital statistics office and this can all be done from places

like Telegraph Creek and Horsefly remotely, that actually saves them a lot of money,” Wilkinson said. “There will be conver-sion of existing services where you have to go into an office and wait around and fill out forms. Those will be converted to online services.”

It also means a decline in the number of govern-ment office jobs, and the potential for further out-sourcing of services, as we

have seen with Medical Services Plan administra-tion and the back-office functions of BC Hydro.

Some older readers won’t be thrilled to hear about this. They don’t want a “smart phone,” just a phone. But they will also see their great-grandchildren becoming adept with tablet comput-ers before they can even speak. Seniors will get the hang of it pretty quickly, and their lives will become

easier.• A correction to last

week’s column on the Agri-cultural Land Commission. I erroneously said regional panel members were appointed from outside the region. They are local resi-dents, and the new legisla-tion formalizes a cabinet appointment process for them.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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PREVIOUSQUESTION

Did you turn off your lights on

Friday, March 29 for Earth Hour?

YES:12%NO:88%

Will you go see the locally-shot film Shana: The Wolf’s Music at NVIT this week?

Dear Editor,

Bur buttercup is rapidly spreading in Merritt. If you don’t know what it is, take a look along road-sides, parks or the empty lot across from the library.

Right now it’s flowering with a tiny, bright yellow buttercup. It is the earliest flowering annual weed.

When the flower dries, it forms an extremely sharp bur that is full of hundreds of seeds. The bur blows in the wind and settles into any bare soil.

Once it has encroached into an area, children or pets cannot play as the bur is very painful to touch.

Before the flower dries, it can be hoed or dug as the roots are shallow. The lawn care pesticide 2,4-D can be used on large patches but only before it flowers.

If everyone tries, we might control its spread.

Ginny ProwalMerritt

Watch for weeds

Dear Editor,

To those lunatics who despoiled the area at Sunshine Valley Road East and Tomkinson Road, please book yourselves into an asylum (preferably north of the Arctic

Circle). Garbage, including three, five-

litre empty diesel oil containers and their cardboard box scattered in the woods; cardboard, cigarette packag-es and various items too numerous to mention all around the area.

So your motor broke down? Aw, too bad. Decided to take it out on Mother Nature, did you? Your mothers must be so proud of you.

Nick TolertonMerritt

Banish litterbugs to Arctic

SALES TEAM Three teams of volunteers for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life gathered at the cadets hall on Sunday for a spring market fundraiser. Cookies, crafts and shirts were among the things for sale. The Relay for Life is an annual 12-hour relay that raises funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. The relay will be held on May 31 at Rotary Park. (From left) Shirley Van Hoof, Diane Van Hoof, Liz Hanna, Maranda Hanna, Virginia Aspinall, Jessie Reed, Robin Lukacs and Skyler Petersen. Michael Potestio/Herald


NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

An invitation to all gardeners and would-be gardeners

REQUEST FOR A GARDEN PLOT (PLEASE PRINT)

Name: ________________________________________ Address: No. & Street: ___________________________ P.O. Box (if applicable) ___________________ City: __________ Postal Code: ___________ Telephone: ___________________ (day)

Email: ________________________________________

Spring MEETING

Wednesday, April 23 Merritt Library

6:30pm

To Obtain a Garden Plot in 2014

Fill out the form (below) and drop it off at Baillie House (2202 Voght St., Merritt) during their regular operating hours.

Cost of garden plot is $25.00/year. This fee must be paid at the time of registration. This fee includes the annual $5 membership fee in the Nicola Valley Community Gardens Society and the $10 damage deposit.

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We want your opinion on what you think should be a focus for preparing our young people for success in a changing world.

For more information and updates visit the Strategic Planning Website: www.sd58.bc.ca

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School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) has committed to a broad and extensive public consultation process to determine strategic priorities for the next five years.

April 15th ~ 6:30 p.m.“Community Voice on Education in SD 58” Public Meeting

Multi-Purpose Room at Merritt Secondary School

“WANTS TO HEAR YOUR VOICE”

Prescribed burns in Lundbom Lake areaPrescribed burns in the Lun-

dbom Lake area 13 kilometres south of Merritt are scheduled to start today.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Wildfire Management Branch will conduct the burns, which are expected to wrap up by May 16.

The 78-hectare area is located about four kilometres east of Highway 97C, and the controlled burn will occur in several phases.

The objective is ecosystem restoration. Low-intensity ground fires limit tree encroachment, reju-venate trees and shrubs that grow under the forest canopy but above ground-cover plants, and maintain

open grassland and open forests with large trees.

The managed burn will rein-troduce low-intensity ground fires to these grasslands and are intended to restore and maintain native plants in the area. The fire will also reduce the risk of wildfire by reducing the amount of com-bustible material in the area.

MONKEYING AROUND

Chloe Garcia reaches for the next monkey ring at the Central Park playground with a little help from her uncle, Wade Garcia, on April 6.

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PROVINCE

Public Safety Notice – Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers

Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers should be aware that construction of the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM) Transmission Line continues. On-site activities include clearing of the right-of-way; construction of access roads and tower foundations; and tower assembly and erection.

The ILM right-of-way continues to be a construction zone with restricted access. Restricted access is required for worker and public safety to avoid risks associated with such things as guy lines, partially constructed foundations, construction materials, or other potential hazards that may be hidden or partially hidden by the snow.

Please avoid using the right-of-way for your activities. If you are in the area, use extra care when traveling around the right-of-way.

The ILM project is a new 247 kilometre 500 kilovolt transmission line between Merritt and Coquitlam that will expand the electrical system so that BC Hydro can continue to deliver clean and reliable energy to homes and businesses in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

For more information on the project please visit: bchydro.com/ilm.

If you have any questions, please contact BC Hydro Stakeholder Engagement: 1 866 647 3334 or 604 623 4472 or send an email to [email protected].

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Farnworth drops out, endorses HorganVICTORIA – The B.C. NDP

caucus lined up behind leadership contender John Horgan Tuesday, including his only rival for the job, Mike Farnworth.

“Yes, today marks the end of my campaign for B.C. NDP leader,” Farnworth said at a news conference in Victoria Tuesday. “But more importantly, it begins our campaign to elect a B.C. NDP government in 2017, with John Horgan as premier.”

Horgan thanked Farnworth for “putting aside his leadership cam-paign to create a unity candidate, a unity committee, to go forward and beat the Liberals in 2017.”

Horgan said he will continue to campaign for the leadership until May 1, the deadline for nominations to lead the party. If that deadline passes with no new candidates, Horgan expects to be acclaimed.

Farnworth’s campaign has suffered two setbacks in recent days, the latest being Horgan’s increased lead in endorsements. Horgan’s latest supporters are party members around Farn-worth’s Port Coquitlam home turf, including Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson, NDP MP Fin Donnelly and former area MLAs Dawn Black and Joe Tra-solini.

Farnworth’s only public endorsers from the B.C. NDP caucus were Saanich South MLA Lana Popham and Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson, while Horgan had 15 MLAs publicly supporting him.

Farnworth also bore the brunt

of former premier Mike Har-court’s decision last week to quit the NDP. Harcourt endorsed Farnworth in the 2011 NDP lead-ership where Farnworth finished second to Adrian Dix.

Another key endorsement for Horgan came from the B.C. executive of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which rep-resents 85,000 municipal workers in the province. The board led by CUPE B.C. president Mark Han-cock, formerly president of the Port Coquitlam local, was among those calling for Horgan to run.

After Dix announced he would step down this fall, Horgan initial-ly said he would not seek the lead-ership, making way for younger contenders. But those contenders,

including new MLAs elected in 2013, ruled themselves out one after another.

The party has a deadline of May 1 for candidates to be nomi-nated for the leadership, which includes payment of $25,000 to go towards staging of leadership debates around the province. Candidates have until June 26 to sign up new party members, with a province-wide vote scheduled to be completed Sept. 28.

Both the B.C. NDP and BC Liberals finished 2013 in debt after the election last May. The BC Liberals raised $14 million and ended the year $2.2 million in debt, while the B.C. NDP raised $11.6 million and had a $3 mil-lion debt.

By Tom FletcherBLACK PRESStfl [email protected]

Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan thanks leadership rival Mike Farnworth and the rest of the B.C. NDP caucus for their support Tuesday. Tom Fletcher/Black Press


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Do your researchResearch education

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As early as possible, plan how you will pay for your child’s post-secondary education.

Investments held in Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) work well and take advantage of govern-ment contributions as well as income-splitting.

Your child may be able to work part-time or during the summer.

Apply for scholar-ships and bursaries.

Always file tax returns for your child to recover withheld taxes from their employment, to obtain refundable GST and other tax credits, and to build investments held in a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and Tax Free Savings Account contribution room for the future.

Reduce education costs

Set a budget and stick to it. Use credit cards responsibly, if at all.

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Buy used textbooks and sell them when the semester ends.

Take advantage of free or inexpensive programs such as the school gym or clubs and sporting events.

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Make the right edu-cational – and financial – choices for you and

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NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEKAPRIL 6-12

THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS

13.3 million Canadians contribute 2.1 billion hours, the equivalent of 1.1 million full-time jobs (Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010).47% of Canadians volunteer (Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010).Volunteers typically contribute 156 hours per year (Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010).

ABOUT VOLUNTEER CANADA

Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. Since 1977, we have been committed to increasing and supporting volunteerism and civic participation. We collaborate closely with volunteer centres, local organizations and national corporations to promote and broaden volunteering. Our programs, research, training, tools, resources and national initiatives provide leadership on issues and trends in Canada’s volunteer landscape.

OUR WORK IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE:

We all benefi t when Canadians are involved in their communities.Raising the profi le of volunteering makes it easier for organizations to attract and retain volunteers.Providing non-profi t organizations with tools and resources helps enhance their community engagement programs.Collaborating with businesses helps to advance private sector community efforts.Connecting public agencies with partners in other sectors creates effective community engagement initiatives.

DID YOU KNOW?

Young Canadians, aged 15-24, volunteer more than any other age group at a rate of 58 per cent versus the overall rate of 47 per cent (Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010).Volunteer Canada boasts a membership of over 1,200 groups (Volunteer Canada).

“LOVE AND KINDNESS ARE NEVER WASTED. THEY ALWAYS MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” ~HELEN JAMES

The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (“NVSSS”) would like to extend a huge thank you to those who contributed to the 2013-2014 Extreme Weather Shelter. The shelter was accessed over 600 times between November 2013 and March 2014. This is not a number NVSSS takes pride in and we hesitate on using the word success. What we will say is that the extreme weather season was successful in that it supported clients over 600 times, was upheld by the community (individuals and agencies included), and it received government funding so that the doors could stay open 142 nights. NVSSS would like to thank the Nicola Valley Advocacy Centre, ASK Wellness and the Nicola Valley & District Food Bank for their continued dedication to service and assist clients our shared clients. Thank you for the work you continue to do for our community. Thank you to the practicum students from NVIT’s social work program for hosting a drop-in day at the shelter where 100 individuals were provided a warm meal and given clothing and personal items. It also served as an opportunity to connect our homeless and our at-risk populations to local service providers who can assist in stabilizing housing needs. The extreme weather shelter was run by an outstanding group of shift captains and volunteers. These people are the foundation of our success. The countless volunteer hours, compassion, and dedication from these individuals is a testament to the wonderful people living in our community.

Flo Campbell, Fran Depper, Nancy Neighbor, Patricia Lynne Ray, Paul Sahota, Phillip Spahan, Brett Tanner, Connie, Jim Billy, Natasha Billy, Kelly Brewer, Rusty Brewer, David Coutlee, Corinne Ham, Marlene Fenton, Brandon Flick, Warren Flick, Terry Gilchrist, Diana Norgaard, Katie Loewen, Opie Oppenheim, Ron Tiessen, Carmella Mathieu, James Rooney, Rob Sanderson, Amery Shultz, Donna Smith, Shareen Wood.

As well, we were embraced by local groups and businesses and regional and provincial funders. Thank you for your contribution to such a worthwhile cause!

Aspen Planers, BC AMTA Employees, BC Housing, Brambles Bakery, City of Merritt, Fortis BC, Kamloops Foundation, Lower Nicola, Indian Band, Merritt Senior Citizen Association, Nicola Tribal Association, R Hack Holdings Mini Storage, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Friendship Outreach, St. Michaels Anglican Church & Tolko.

Lastly, thank you to our community development coordinator, Keri Cooke, who was hired by NVSSS via Service Canada’s Homelessness Partner Strategy funding stream. Your energy and commitment to the project was remarkable. Best of luck in your new ventures!

THANK YOU

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There is nothing more important to the Volunteer Firefi ghters at the Merritt Fire Rescue Department than the community they serve. These men and women have always recognized their responsibility to help ensure the safety of our Citizens and for over 100 years, our Volunteer Firefi ghters have strived to adapt and change as the risks, threats, and challenges to our Community have changed. It is my belief they are our greatest asset in carrying out our department’s mission; each member is dedicated to the delivery of a quality Fire and Rescue Service. I am very proud of the personal and professional accomplishments of many of our volunteers; including many who have gone on to provide exemplary service in many fi elds of endeavour, especially public safety. I am equally proud of the very high level of respect we enjoy in the community; a direct result of their skills, abilities, attitudes, loyalty and self-less participation in community events and fundraising. As a Citizen of Merritt you can trust at any given time there may be volunteer fi refi ghters helping our community or are preparing to do so at a moment’s notice. Our department has a long history of utilizing new effi ciencies and technologies and our volunteer fi refi ghters have kept us at the forefront of fi re services for similar sized communities, enabling us to achieve a high level of response capability and fi re prevention activities. Our fi refi ghters are the epitome of what it means to be a volunteer - they will aid you and your loved ones any day, at any hour.

David TomkinsonFire Chief

THANK YOU

volunteers

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volunteersThank you to our hard working team of volunteers that provide operational support to the food bank, work at special events and food drives, or act as a director on our Board. Many people in our community benefi t from their efforts and I appreciate having them as part of the team. Marlene FentonGeneral Manager

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THANK YOU! NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK

IS APRIL 6 - 12

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Volunteers have a real impact in their commu-nities. They lead local boards. They plan events. Volunteers run summer barbeques and oversee neighbourhood safety programs. Volunteers work with the government to address key issues in the community. Local initiatives such as these bring people together to create a common vision for the future. Getting involved in a neighbourhood/com-

munity association or condominium board is one of the best ways to improve and maintain the qual-ity of life in your immediate surroundings.

Local activities bring people together to build stronger communities. They allow everyone to have a say in shaping the community. Through vol-unteering, everyone has a voice.

Research reveals that volunteer recognition is tied to volunteer retention rates. Volunteers who feel their contributions are appreciated are more likely to uphold their volunteer commitments.

Getting to know your volunteers as individuals allows you to learn the type of recognition each volunteer would like to receive.

Each act should be tailored to the individual and it should suit the volunteer’s personality and level of engagement.

Volunteer recognition begins during the recruit-ment process. Understanding what volunteers look for in the volunteer experience is a form of recog-nition. Today, volunteers are more goal-oriented, tech-savvy and mobile than ever before. And the types of volunteer positions they seek have evolved to reflect this. Being flexible and offering volun-teers the type of roles they want is another effec-tive form of recognition.

Recognizing where volunteers are in their life-

cycles and what role volunteering plays in their lives is critical to the recruitment, retention and recognition processes. The conditions, schedule and format of volunteering are important factors for people when selecting an organization.

Studies show that most volunteers believe the best form of recognition is to know the impact of their work. Organizations can demonstrate their appreciation by showing volunteers how their indi-vidual efforts make an impact on the organization’s mission and in the community.

In many cases, National Volunteer Week is the time to formally recognize volunteers. But day-to-day appreciation is also crucial to keeping volun-teers engaged year round.

Why not make the effort to recognize volunteers year round? It may be less work than you think. Recognition can range from a simple “thank you” to a conscious effort to include volunteers in high-level decision-making related to their work.

Volunteer recognition

Volunteering is at the heart of community development

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#2185 $89,000

SPACIOUS MOBILE

Great starter or retirement home. Large fenced pad with garden area. 3 bedrms, 2 bath, open plan, central A/C and over 1400 sq.ft. Newer vinyl siding and thermal pane windows. Has upgrades of HW tank, 100 amp service and plumbing.

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#2203 $89,000

WHY RENT

This 3 bedrm home has had some updates, laminate fl ooring, double glazed windows, electrical upgrade, newer roof. 2 levels, 3 bedrms, 2 baths. Strata fees include heat and hot water.

#2139 $389,900

EXTRA HALF LOT

Perfect for large family with 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, stainless steel appliances, BI vac, A/C. Great yard with patio gazebo, UG & drip irrigation, double garage and extra parking on 1.5 lots.

#1967 $74,500

SPACIOUS MOBILE

2 bedrm mobile in one of the nicest parks. 1 bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living rm in the center. The addition has a large enclosed porch & family rm.

#2052 $329,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

Large family home in good area, close to schools with 3 bedrms up and 2 bedrm inlaw suite on ground level. New paint & fl ooring on main. HW radiant heat with new boiler in 2009. Large fenced backyard.

#2108 $165,000

SHOP IN BACK

Charming 2 bedroom bungalow with new paint, roof, updated windows & kitchen with patio off sundeck, lane access, RV parking and 24x16 insulated shop with gas F/P & 2 pce bath. Fenced yard.

#2159 $109,900

AT SAND PIPER

Immaculate 2 bedrm strata unit on top fl oor with extra windowto let in the sunshine. Includes A/C, 4 appliances & window coverings. Walking distance to rec. centre, arena & shopping.

#2130 $225,000

GARDNERS PARADISE

19,500 sq.ft. lot in the city with 2 bedrms up and 2 in basement with rec.rm. New siding, windows and furnace. Cold storage for canning & vegetables. Huge garden areas.

#1957 $199,900

INCREDIBLE VALUE

3 bedrms up plus 2 bedrm legal suite down, on 0.19 acre corner lot. Perfect for young family looking for a mortgage helper or an investor. Easy walk to bus and school. Fenced backyard with mature cedars.

#2191 $169,000

GREAT STARTER HOME

Wonderful 3 bedrm bungalow with open concept kitchen & eating bar, large bright living rm, fully fi nished bsmt with large family rm, laundry & storage. Close to school. Has room to build a shop.

#2151 $229,900

ADULT ORIENTED STRATA

One of the nicest gated communities in Merritt with views of the Nicola River. Has 3 bedrms, 2 baths, open design living, gas F/P, galley kitchen with nook, laundry on main, hobby & rec.rm down.

#2111 $299,900

18,000 SQ. FT. LOT

Very private yard with fruit trees, amazing patio, fi sh pond & garden area. Home custom 3 level split home has 4 bedrms, large windows, 12x13 sunroom accessible from master bedrm. The basement has large rec.rm and 2 bedrms.

#2027 $509,900

EXECUTIVE HOME

Beautiful 5 bedrm home with 2 – 5 pce ensuites, gourmet kitchen with nook & maple cabinets, large living rm, den & family rm with doors to covered deck & views. Fully fi n. bsmt. Nicely landscaped.

#2152 $479,000

GREAT VIEWS

Spacious 4 bedrm + den, 3 bath home with newer S/S appliances in gourmet kitchen, dining & living rooms adjoin a walk-out balcony. The walkout bsmt has wet bar & games room. Lot of parking.

#1759 $449,900

MANICURED CORNER LOT

Gorgeous 5 bedrm, 3.5 bath home with HW fl ooring, ceramic tile in kitchen & baths, 5 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Fully fi n. bsmt with separate entrance, extra large rec.rm. 2 covered decks.

#2169 $179,000

CUTE & COZY

Nice 3 bedrm home open oak kitchen & dining room and includes appliances. Fenced lot with lane access, RV parking and mature landscaping plus private patio with hot tub.

#2110 $119,900

GREAT STARTER

Very clean home with 3 bedroom up, 2 bathrooms, new tile & newer fl ooring in living room. Close to schools. Has a carport in back with lane access and fenced yard.

#2101 $89,000

SPENCES BRIDGE

3 bedrm, 2 bath double wide on its own 0.17 acre lot with fruit trees & garden area. Great retreat close to the famous Thompson River known for salmon & steelhead fi shing.

#2192 $69,000

NICE STRATA UNIT

Why rent when you can own? 2 bedroom strata unit with balcony and storage. Large living and dining room. Great for retirees or fi rst time buyers. Strata fees are $212.70 per month.

#2193 $329,900


Beautiful 4 bedrm family home in excellent Bench location and close to school. Has new kitchen, fl ooring, bathrooms up & down, spacious fl oor plan with open concept living. Large lot with carport & RV parking.

#2170 $166,000

AFFORDABLY PRICED

Great 2 bedroom home for starting out or retirement. Quaint character home with 9 ft ceilings in living room & bedrms, updated fl ooring, cabinets & bathroom. Fenced yard, lane access & shop in back.

#2140 $299,900


Exquisite 3 bedrm bungalow in prime location, completely redone inside & out. New wiring, plumbing, furnace, HW tanks, all windows, S/S appliance pkg, stacking washer/dryer plus a fully fi n. bsmt.

#2172 $309,000

BENCH VIEW HOME

Great family home with 3 bedrms up, 1 down, 3 baths, sundeck off huge dining room to enjoy the fabulous views. Large family rm in bsmt plus workshop or hobby room. Fenced backyard.

#2157 $224,900

DESIRABLE AREA

Great starter home for young families or retirees. 3 bedrms, fl at private yard with garden, 2 car garage & RV parking. Includes appliances & gas F/P. A quality built home in a desirable neighbourhood.

#2183 $445,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

Spacious 5 bedrm home with huge master bedrm with jet tub in ensuite, Cherry stained kitchen cabinets, BI stove/oven. 2 large sundecks in private backyard. Double garage w/ 6 ft crawl space.

#2164 $535,000

AMAZING HOME

Quality built, open & bright home on 3 levels with 5 bedrms + den, 3.5 baths, on demand HW heat, den/offi ce with coffered ceiling & large windows, chef style kitchen with granite counters, large island & much more.

#2138 $194,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

Beautifully renovated inside & out. Spacious 4 bedrm home on 0.25 acres, fully manicured lawn & UG sprinklers. Has new bathrm, new fl ooring and paint throughout, new windows, siding & more.

#2162 $229,000

DETACHED SHOP

3 bedroom Bavarian style home with large living rm and kitchen with sliding glass doors to covered deck. Large rec.rm with dry barn in bsmt. Backyard with 24x24 workshop. RV parking.

#2124 $219,900

STRATA END UNIT

Nice end unit with good sized yard, totally fenced. Bright, open fl oor plan on main the arched living rm window & an extra bay window. 3 bedrms up, open rec.rm & main bath. Doule garage.

#2113 $219,000

BENCH RANCHER

Nice 2 bedrm rancher on popular Bench area. Pine kitchen cabinets, roomy living room with gas F/P. Fairly large sundeck, private backyard, single garage. Great for retirees or fi rst time buyer.

#2160 $209,000

SUN VALLEY COURT

Nice 3 bedrm, 2.5 bath townhouse with very unique fl oor plan. Main fl oor has lots of natural sunlight & large bay window & gas F/P in living rm. Kitchen has newer appliances, tile backsplash & fl ooring. Has been prof. painted up & down. Move in ready.

#2103 $298,000

REVENUE FOURPLEX

Side by side fourplex on a 1/3 of an acre. Has been renovated inside & out including roof & septic system. Monthly rental revenue is currently $2670. Cooperative water. Desirable location

#2050 $334,900

BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED

Large family home with 4 bedrms, open design, bright kitchen, central A/C. Huge, fenced backyard with sundeck and large garden area, plus double garage and deactivated 2 bedrm suite in bsmt.

#2141 $399,900

EXECUTIVE BENCH HOME

Quality executive 3 BR family home with HW & cork fl ooring with spacious rooms, vaulted ceilings & Mill Creek cabinets with granite top on kitchen island. U/G sprinklers, 2 sundecks, private yard.

#2126 $329,900

DESIRABLE AREA

Immaculate 4 bedrm home with fantastic views., 3 pce ensuite with soaker tub & sitting rm. Living rm with gas F/P. Main level has family rm, offi ce, laundry. Double garage. Near college.

#2167 $149,999

Older 2 bedroom home in nice neighbourhood, close to downtown. On extra large 13,780 sq.ft. lot with lane access and well maintenance backyard with 19x16 single garage.

#2187 $543,000

SENSATIONAL

Quality built view home offers approx. 4000 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Large chef’s kitchen with all appliances, family rm open to large balcony, 4 bedrms, 3 baths. Fully fi nished basement. Triple garage.

#2148 $139,900

NEWER APARTMENT

Urban living in one of the fi nest strata developments. Nice one bedrm apartment with granite counters, shake style kitchen cabinets & incl. appliances. Clean and ready to move into.

#2143 $399,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

A remarkable home, close to schools. 3 bedrms on the main plus 2 bedrm suite on ground level. Large open kitchen with nook, 3 gar F/P’s, double garage & large fenced backyard with garden area.

#1982 $169,900

INVESTMENT

Side by side uplex with 100 amp service. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bath and approx 432 sq.ft. Easy walk to shopping & schools. Has had some renovations. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

#2163 $649,900

INVESTMENT

4 separately titled side by side duplexes with a total of 8 units & some long term tenants. Each side of duplex has 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen and living rm with 432 sq.ft. Has newer shingles, 100 amp service.

#2115 $149,900

COZY RANCHER

Beautiful 2 bedroom home plus den/hobby room completely updated including all fl ooring, paint & most fi xtures. Lane access for extra parking in rear. Centrally located in downtown core.

#2121 $365,000

THREE LEVEL SPLIT

Executive 3 level split family home with stunning view of the valley. Has a grand living rm and dining rm with large vaulted ceilings, open kitchen concept with sunken family rm. 3 bedrms up, large master suite. Upgrades include new bathrm, windows & more.

#2089 $65,000

INVESTORS

Great opportunity to own a one bedroom apartment as investment or for fi rst time buyer. Great affordably price strata unit. $3,000 bonus paid to Buyer upon completion! Don’t miss this one!

#2168 $399,900

ON THE BENCH

In great neighbourhood & priced to sell. This rancher has 3 bedrms on the main, sunken living rm with vaulted ceilings, spacious kitchen & large sundeck. Walkout bsmt has 2 bedrm inlaw suite.

#2181 $339,900

GREAT VIEWS

New 2 bedroom rancher with walkout bsmt in prime Bench location. Has open concept kitchen/living rm, huge kitchen island, vaulted ceilings, HW fl oor, ceramic tile and unfi n. basement.

#2199 $628,800

INVESTORS

Great opportunity of 6 strata title townhomes, all within walking distance to downtown & close to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at $87,900 per unit. Call for more details.

#2098 $99,900

OPPORTUNITY

Great corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. Home has 2 bedrooms and in need of some TLC, but is priced accordingly. Call for a showing today.

#2186 $235,900

LOWER NICOLA

2 bedrm home on its own 0.23 acre lot. Home is very neat with new siding, shingled roof, skirting with insulation & 14x28 garage. Has an enclosed deck & porch. Yard is fully fenced with workshop, RV parking & garden area.

#2088 $249,900

LOWER NICOLA

Great home in Lower Nicola on 0.35 acres with creek. 2 bedrms up, 1 down in renovated bsmt with new carpets, paint & HW tank. Large living room and a galley kitchen. 24x28 shop.

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#1961 $379,000

This spacious 3 bedrm, 2 bath home has open design with huge 48 ft deck to enjoy the sunsets & good times. 24x24 detached shop/garage. Land is fenced & would be great for horses.

LARGE SHOP

#2144 $349,900

Fantastic views of Mamit Lake and valley & just 17 mins. from Merritt on 4.69 acres. Tidy 4 bedrm home with newer kitchen & fl ooring, huge living rm. 30x40 detached shop, 200 amps.

4.64 ACRES

#1916 $474,900

Country living on 4.64 acres with beautiful 4 bedroom log home. Spacious loft master suite, newer kitchen & appliances, new electric furnace & heat pump, pellet stove. A perfect hobby farm.

FANTASTIC 157 ACRES

#2150 $849,900

Only 15 mins. from Merritt toward Aspen Grove. Property has 1500 sq.ft. 2 bedrm modular home with huge ensuite & big deck. Includes 2 shops, corrals with heating automatic watering for livestock.

ON 2 ACRES

#2194 $439,000

Property overlooks Nicola River in Sunshine Valley. Has 4 bedrm double wide with huge sundeck & partially fi nished basement. Numerous outbuildings, hay storage & tack shed. Has electrical upgrade.

24.39 ACRES

#2194 $649,000

Nicely renovated 4 bedrm home with newer fl ooring, bathrooms and paint. Great horse property with 44x36 barn and a 100x44 metal Quonset shop. Gently sloped useable land. Great views & close to town

1.75 AC IN THE CITY

#2190 $399,000

Unique property, entirely fenced with 2 small homes (live in or rent out) while you build your dream home. Has large water feature on site, U/G sprinklers & mountain views. Was former putting course

BRING YOUR HORSES

#2180 $549,900

9.9 acres with 3400 sq.ft. custom home on 2 levels with fantastic views. 2 bedrms up, 2 down, HW fl oors, ceramic tile, 3 baths, large kitchen, living rm with F/P. Has 2 corrals, hay shed & horse shelter.

#2189 $489,000

Bring your horses! Set up with 3 horse shelters, 2 round pens, 2 hay barns & tack shed. The 4 bedrm home has a new country kitchen, open design, vaulted ceilings, HW fl oors, gas F/P.

PRESTIGIOUS HOME

#1837 $749,900

Custom home on 51.99 acres with panoramic views. This private home has open design with custom cut timbers frame beams, HW fl ooring, 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths & wrap around deck

WATERFRONT HOME

#1842 $998,000

Magnifi cent 5 bedrm home on Nicola Lake with unique open designed family area with large bedrms & family rooms with an extra summer kitchen. 3 fl oors, 2 large covered decks. Has detached triple garage & an underground boat house bunker.

BEACHFRONT HOME

#2179 $898,000

Spectacular home on Nicola Lake with over 2600 sq.ft. 2 bedrms on main with 2 down & a summer kitchen, gorgeous views, huge wrap around deck, prof. landscaped, 36 ft concrete pad wharf.

19.77 ACRES

#2092 $159,000

Private 19.77 acres with spectacular view of the valley & mountains. Located off Petit Creek Rd at end of quiet cul de sac. Property is treed with creek running through it.

WATERFRONT LOTS

#2175 EACH $900,000

3 parcels of Recreation Commercial waterfront zoned C4 for multi-family resort, Pub, restaurant, marina & more. Great opportunity to start your own resort & marina.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

#2019 $595,000

Great location on a corner lot on main street coming into Merritt. This 7300 sq.ft. building is zoned C-4 with a site specifi c zoning for prof. offi ces, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking.

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

#1913 $890,000

Immaculate 8000 sq.ft. precast tilt-up building on corner lot with excellent exposure. Easy access to truck route. Adjoining warehouse has bay door, loading deck offi ce & mezzanine space.

3 INDUSTRIAL LOTS

#1795 EACH $59,900

Nice fl at light industrial bare land lots. Water and sewer are close to the lot lines. Great business opportunity. Each lot is 95 x 198 and zoned M1. In area growing industrial business.

INVESTORS

#2171 $850,000

Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. building with offi ce space with one long term tenant. Great for professional offi ces, retail, lawyers, doctors, government agency, etc. Has approval for residential units upstairs.

10 ACRES IN KANE VALLEY

#2156 $549,000

Just 20 mins. south of Merritt close to cross-country ski trails, fi shing, hunting & snowmobiling and backs onto crown land. Beautiful log home with large wrap around covered deck. Includes a guest cabin, new barn with loft & chicken pen.

INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT

#2114 $399,000

Fantastic investment with 6 revenue streams – 3 residential suites and 3 commercial units at ground level. Highway frontage for excellent exposure for commercial & centrally located. Call for details.

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#1663 $495,000

Incredible year round off the grid home or use as rec. property, almost surrounds Allie Lake. Includes 2 main cabinet plus 3 additional guest cabins. Great for horseback riding, snowmobiling, fi sh & more.

OPPORTUNITY

#2137 $325,000

Good commercial building in downtown core. Approx. 5000 sq.ft. of commercial space on the main with 1100 sq.ft. up with a 3 bedrm suite, currently rented. Zoned C-2. Run your business and live upstairs.

HORSE PROPERTY

#1992 $509,900

Great horse property with riding arena on 9.91 acres & backs onto crown land. 4 bedrm home with huge country kitchen, large wrap around covered deck. Has double garage & detached shop.

LUXURIOUS WATERFRONT

#2131 $2,755,000

Lavish oasis on 1.05 acres at Nicola Lake. This custom home has 4 bedrms, 5 baths, over 6000 sq.ft. with open concept design, gourmet kitchen, large living areas, 2 master suites & gorgeous infi nity pool.

SPIUS CREEK ESTATES

Country living at its best! These 9 properties are located approx. 15 mins. from Merritt in the beautiful Sunshine Valley. A Phase 1 has been completed and a water report is available. 4 lots are waterfront, all have stunning views of the valley. Area offers swimming, biking, canoeing, horseback riding,motorcycling & more.

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Prices starting at $199,000

RESIDENTIAL LOT

#2147 $109,900

Residential lot in the city of 0.62 acres, zoned R2 with the potential to be made into 4 city lots or Buyer could apply to change zoning for higher density multi-family residential.

0.89 ACRES

#2165 $122,000

Great lot to build your dream home overlooking the Nicola River and ranchland. In area of fi ne quality home. Close to shopping. Perfect for private estate at end of cul de sac.

RURAL ACREAGE

#2047 $209,000

12.63 acre treed lot with great access to Spius Creek. Has several good building sites and a drilled well. Hydro at lot line. Quiet area to build your country manor.

RESIDENTIAL LOT

#2112 $49,900

View lot of 6200 sq.ft. in one of Merritt’s subdivisions on the Bench. Full city services ready at curb, underground. In neighbourhood of quality home. Call for more details.

DEVELOPMENT LAND

#2173 $1,700,000

294 acres of development land with 2 titles and incredible views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum. Located above Nicola Lakeshore Estates at Nicola Lake.

ON NICOLA LAKE

#2174 $329,000

Fantastic 1.562 acre lot, great for one or two dwellings. Water & sewer are not connected. Now is the change to build your dream home – most lots are sold, don’t miss out.

RIVERFRONT LOT

#2166 $109,900

Fronts Nicola River in City limits. 0.91 acres, completely fl at land, this space offers unlimited possibilities to build the home you’ve always dreamed of. City services in vicinity.

12.16 ACRES

#2048 $219,000

1.216 acre treed lot waiting for you to develop it. Many building site and with great views plus shallow well in place. Hydro to lot line.

BENCH LOT

#2123 $109,900

In area of high end homes and close to amenities. This is the only lot left on this street. Great neighbourhood to build your dream home and raise your family.

CITY LOT

#1920 $67,000

Nice fl at lot on quiet street with the ability for many different types of building plans or new manufactured home. Lot has lane access, city services to lot line and zoned R2.

2 ACRES

#2154 $125,000

Build your home in the country. Has a drilled well of 15 GPM, power at lot line, septic approval, and driveway are in. Nice view, crown land nearby. Just 20 mins. from Merritt.

WATERFRONT ACREAGE

#2155 $175,000

Great 6 acre property to build your home or use as recreational. Mostly fl at with many buildings sites, has shallow well, septic approval, hydro to property & driveway is in. Close to crown land.

LAKEVIEW LOT

#2188 $189,900

Build your summer cottage on this 1 acre lot with beautiful views of Nicola Lake. Great lake for fi shing, water skiing, wind surfi ng. Kick back, unwind & enjoy your new investment.

1 ACRE LOT

#2107 $112,500

Enjoy the great outdoors on this 1 acre lot on Iron Mountain, close to fi shing, hunting, cross country skiing & all outdoor activities. Only 10 mins. from Merritt. Perfect for a hobby farm.

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#2182 $439,000

Private 4 bedrm home with Hickory kitchen cabinets, newer fl ooring & paint, formal dining & living with F/P’s & partially fi n. bsmt. Fantastic view overlooking Guichon Creek & valley. Large detached shop.

AT NICOLA LAKE

#1918 $190,000

Spectacular 1 acre view lot at Nicola Lake, just 15 minutes from Merritt. Fantastic property to build your home and overlook the lake. Only short walk to the waters edge.

WATERFRONT LOT

#2146 $299,000

Just over 1 acre on Nicola Lake. Great place to invest for a family getaway or retire and enjoy the great weather. Gentle slope & easy access allows for a wide variety of home plans. Includes roll-a-dock.

WATERFRONT LOT

#2025 $359,000

Live the dream on this 1.85 acre lot on Nicola Lake at Quilchena development in an exclusive neighbourhood of spectacular homes. Close to golf courses, fi shing and all outdoor activities

PRIVATE 30 ACRES

#2184 $549,000

30 acre fenced horse property with beautiful pastures & fantastic views . Very private setting with 3 bedrm house (2 on main, huge master bedrm in loft). Cozy airight woodstove in living rm. Rustic style home to live year round or use a rec. retreat. 25 mins. south of Merritt.

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PEACHLAND 108kmPENTICTON 156kmPRINCETON 85kmKELOWNA 132KM

HOPE 115 kmVANCOUVER 271 km

TO MONCK PARK, NICOLA LAKE,QUILCHENA, DOUGLAS LAKE AND KAMLOOPS.HWY #5A TO KAMLOOPS 95 km

HWY #5 TO KAMLOOPS 87 km

Tourist InformationCenter

To Merritt Mountain Music

Festival Site


Festival Site

Tourist Information Centre 378-2281

City of Merrittwww.city.merritt.bc.ca

Chamber of Commercewww.merritt-chamber.bc.ca

PONDEROSA

WAY

WILD

ROSE

WA

Y GREAVES

AVE.

EASTWOOD

PANA

RAMA

PL.

BOYD

RD.

REID PL.

BELSHAW ST.

CRESSY ST.

NICHOLSONAVE.

FORKSDAL

E AVE.

BREMNERAVE.

REID CRT.EXIT #290

EXIT #286

BURGESS AVE.

BLACKWELL

CHAR

TERS

ST.

CHAR

TERS

ST.

BLAIR

ST.

MAY

ST.

ORME

ST.

DOUG

LAS

ST. BA

NN S

T.

COW

LEY

ST.

DUNC

AN S

T.

SAGE

PL.

SAGE

ST.

SUNN

YVIEW

ST.

MENZ

IES S

T.HO

USTO

N ST

.

HOUS

TON

MAXWELLAVE.

2NDAVE. 2ND AVE.

TAYLOR PL.

MERRITT AVE.

MAMETTE AVE.

McGORAN PL.

McGORAN ST.

SEYOM CR.

NICOLA AVE.NICOLA AVE.

GARC

IA ST

.GA

RCIA

MARIAN AVE.

MARG

ARET

ST.

LAUD

ER AV

E.

LAUDER ST.

DOUG

LAS

ST.1ST AVE.

LANGLEY RD.FAIRWAY

PL.

CLEA

SBY S

T.CL

EASB

Y ST

.

MAIN

ST.

WILS

ONST

.

CHAP

MAN

RIVER

ST. GR

IEG S

T.VO

GHT S

T.

LANG

LEY

CHAP

MAN

ST.

GRANITE AVE. GRANITE AVE.

GRANITE PL.

CRANNA PL.

SCOTT PL.

LANGSTAFFPL.

RANSOM AVE.

QUILCHENA AVE. QUILCHENA AVE.

COUTLEE AVE.

CLAPPERTON AVE.

PARC

EL ST

.

CLARKE AVE.

PRIEST AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

COLDWATER AVE.

CLAPPERTON AVE.

PRIEST AVE.

TELEMON PL.PONDEROSA AVE.

WILCOX AVE.McLEAN PL.

COUTLEE AVE.

SPRIN

G ST

.

COLDWATER AVE.CANFORD AVE.

HAMILTON

McMI

LLAN RD.

McFAR

LANE

WAY

NEILS

ON S

T.

JOEY

ASKA

ROA

D

STER

LING

ROAD

THORPE RD.

ASPEN ST.

HICKS AVE.

WILLIAMS

CR.

GOVERNMENT AVE.

Coldwater River

Nicola River

FORKSDALE PL.FORKSDALE CRT.

CHESTNUTLANE

TO MONCK PARK,

NICOLA LAKE,

QUILCHENA,

2

EAGLE CRES.

FALCO

N CRE

ST DR

.

CRAW

FORD

AVE.

MILLER CRT.HILTO

N DR.

COWAN WAY

JUNI

PER

DRIV

E

PINE

RIDGE

D R

.

PARKER DR.

GRIMMET ST.

GILLIS CR.

CASTILLOU CR.

MOUNTAIN DR.

MUNRO CR.

SUNFLOWER AVE.

REID AVE.

WALTERS

IRVINE

AVE.

GRANDVIEW HGTS.

RIVER RANCH ROAD

SPRINGBANK AVE.

DE WOLF WAY

AIRPORT RD. GORDON ST.

LINDLEY CREEK RD.

PINE ST.

COLLETT ST.

SPRUCE AVE. WALNUT AVE.

FIR AVE.

HILL ST.

BIRCH AVE.

FIR AVE.

MORRISLEY ST.

CHESTNUT AVE.

MID DAY VALLEY ROAD

HOUSTON ST.

SUNSET ST.

ARMSTRONG ST.

COLD

WAT

ER R

D.

POOLEY AVE

COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY

PEACHLAND 108kmPENTICTON 156kmPRINCETON 85kmKELOWNA 132KM

HOPE 115 kmVANCOUVER 271 km

TO MONCK PARK, NICOLA LAKE,QUILCHENA, DOUGLAS LAKE AND KAMLOOPS.HWY #5A TO KAMLOOPS 95 km

HWY #5 TO KAMLOOPS 87 km

Tourist InformationCenter


Festival Site


Festival Site

Tourist Information Centre 378-2281

City of Merrittwww.city.merritt.bc.ca

Chamber of Commercewww.merritt-chamber.bc.ca

PONDEROSA

WAY

WILD

ROSE

WA

Y GREAVES

AVE.

EASTWOOD

PANA

RAMA

PL.

BOYD

RD.

REID PL.

BELSHAW ST.

CRESSY ST.

NICHOLSONAVE.

FORKSDAL

E AVE.

BREMNERAVE.

REID CRT.EXIT #290

EXIT #286

BURGESS AVE.

BLACKWELL

CHAR

TERS

ST.

CHAR

TERS

ST.

BLAIR

ST.

MAY

ST.

ORME

ST.

DOUG

LAS

ST. BA

NN S

T.

COW

LEY

ST.

DUNC

AN S

T.

SAGE

PL.

SAGE

ST.

SUNN

YVIEW

ST.

MENZ

IES S

T.HO

USTO

N ST

.

HOUS

TON

MAXWELLAVE.

2NDAVE. 2ND AVE.

TAYLOR PL.

MERRITT AVE.

MAMETTE AVE.

McGORAN PL.

McGORAN ST.

SEYOM CR.

NICOLA AVE.NICOLA AVE.

GARC

IA ST

.GA

RCIA

MARIAN AVE.

MARG

ARET

ST.

LAUD

ER AV

E.

LAUDER ST.

DOUG

LAS

ST.1ST AVE.

LANGLEY RD.FAIRWAY

PL.

CLEA

SBY S

T.CL

EASB

Y ST

.

MAIN

ST.

WILS

ONST

.

CHAP

MAN

RIVER

ST. GR

IEG S

T.VO

GHT S

T.

LANG

LEY

CHAP

MAN

ST.

GRANITE AVE. GRANITE AVE.

GRANITE PL.

CRANNA PL.

SCOTT PL.

LANGSTAFFPL.

RANSOM AVE.

QUILCHENA AVE. QUILCHENA AVE.

COUTLEE AVE.

CLAPPERTON AVE.

PARC

EL ST

.

CLARKE AVE.

PRIEST AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

COLDWATER AVE.

CLAPPERTON AVE.

PRIEST AVE.

TELEMON PL.PONDEROSA AVE.

WILCOX AVE.McLEAN PL.

COUTLEE AVE.

SPRIN

G ST

.

COLDWATER AVE.CANFORD AVE.

HAMILTONMc

MILLA

N RD.

McFAR

LANE

WAY

NEILS

ON S

T.

JOEY

ASKA

ROA

D

STER

LING

ROAD

THORPE RD.

ASPEN ST.

HICKS AVE.

WILLIAMS

CR.

GOVERNMENT AVE.

Coldwater River

Nicola River

FORKSDALE PL.FORKSDALE CRT.

CHESTNUTLANE

5

7

6

1

1 2

3 4

75 6

4

3

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rs a

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to s

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divi

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pric

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ffers

app

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stom

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in B

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soci

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nly.

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or t

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may

be

requ

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†*

The

Auto

mot

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Jour

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ts A

ssoc

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n of

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ompr

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pro

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iona

l jou

rnal

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togr

aphe

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peci

aliz

ing

in c

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and

truck

s. T

hey

prov

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unbi

ased

opi

nion

s of

new

veh

icle

s to

hel

p co

nsum

ers

mak

e be

tter p

urch

ases

that

are

righ

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them

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mor

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form

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ww.

ajac

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ierra

1500

with

the

avai

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3L E

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8 en

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equ

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6-s

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13.3

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city

and

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hw

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base

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GM

test

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in a

ccor

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test

met

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late

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ta a

vaila

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Exc

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her G

M v

ehic

les.

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The

2-Ye

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ched

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Lub

e-Oi

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rogr

am p

rovi

des

elig

ible

cus

tom

ers

in C

anad

a, w

ho h

ave

purc

hase

d, le

ased

or fi

nan

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a ne

w el

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le 2

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MY

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ra w

ith a

n AC

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o oi

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fi lte

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in a

ccor

danc

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th th

e oi

l life

mon

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g sy

stem

and

the

Owne

r’s M

anua

l, fo

r 2 y

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0,00

0 KM

s, w

hich

ever

occ

urs

fi rst

, with

a li

mit

of fo

ur (4

) Lub

e-Oi

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er s

ervi

ces

in to

tal,

perfo

rmed

at p

artic

ipat

ing

GM D

eale

rs. F

luid

top

offs

, ins

pect

ions

, tire

rota

tions

, whe

el a

lignm

ents

and

bal

anci

ng, e

tc. a

re n

ot c

over

ed. T

his

offe

r may

not

be

rede

emed

for c

ash

and

may

not

be

com

bine

d wi

th c

erta

in o

ther

con

sum

er in

cent

ives

ava

ilabl

e on

GM

veh

icle

s. G

ener

al M

otor

sof

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ada

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ited

rese

rves

the

right

to a

men

d or

term

inat

e th

is o

ffer,

in w

hole

or i

n pa

rt, a

t any

tim

e wi

thou

t prio

r not

ice.

Add

ition

al c

ondi

tions

and

lim

itatio

ns a

pply.

See

dea

ler f

or d

etai

ls. +

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chev

er c

omes

fi rs

t. Se

e de

aler

for c

ondi

tions

and

lim

ited

warra

nty

deta

ils. ‡

0%

for 3

6 m

onth

leas

e av

aila

ble

on a

ll 20

14 S

ierra

1500

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ular

/Dou

ble/

Crew

Cab

s. S

ampl

e le

ase

paym

ents

bas

ed o

n 36

-mon

th le

ase

of 2

014

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app

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by G

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inan

cial

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, lic

ense

, ins

uran

ce, r

egis

tratio

n, a

pplic

able

pro

vinc

ial f

ees,

and

opt

iona

l equ

ipm

ent e

xtra

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ual k

ilom

etre

lim

it of

20,

000

km, $

0.16

per

exc

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kilo

met

re. M

onth

ly p

aym

ents

may

var

y de

pend

ing

on d

own

paym

ent/

trade

. Exa

mpl

e: S

ierra

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ble

Cab

4x4

1SA

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, $1,0

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$139

for 3

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is $

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lus

appl

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le ta

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ion

to p

urch

ase

at le

ase

end

is $

18,5

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app

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mon

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on n

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r dem

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4 Si

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1500

. Rat

es fr

om o

ther

lend

ers

will

vary

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n pa

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t, tra

de a

nd/o

r sec

urity

depo

sit m

ay b

e re

quire

d. M

onth

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ost o

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ng w

ill v

ary

depe

ndin

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am

ount

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d do

wn p

aym

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trade

. Ex

ampl

e: $

10,0

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t 0%

APR

, the

mon

thly

pay

men

t is

$208

for 4

8 m

onth

s. C

ost o

f bor

rowi

ng is

$0,

tota

l obl

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ion

is $

10,0

00. O

ffer i

s un

cond

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ally

inte

rest

-fre

e. F

reig

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clud

ed. L

icen

se, i

nsur

ance

, reg

istra

tion,

PPS

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pplic

able

taxe

s an

d de

aler

fees

not

incl

uded

. De

aler

s ar

e fre

e to

set

indi

vidu

al p

rices

. Offe

rs a

pply

to q

ualifi

ed

reta

il cu

stom

ers

only.

Lim

ited

time

offe

r whi

ch m

ay n

ot b

e co

mbi

ned

with

cer

tain

oth

er o

ffers

. GM

CL m

ay m

odify

, ext

end

or te

rmin

ate

offe

rs in

who

le o

r in

part

at a

ny ti

me

with

out n

otic

e. C

ondi

tions

and

lim

itatio

ns a

pply.

See

dea

ler f

or d

etai

ls.

¥ $4

,250

man

ufac

ture

r to

deal

er d

eliv

ery

cred

it ha

s be

en a

pplie

d to

the

purc

hase

, fi n

ance

and

leas

e of

fers

of 2

014

Sier

ra 15

00 D

oubl

e 4x

4 1S

A, a

nd is

app

licab

le to

reta

il cu

stom

ers

only.

$50

0 pa

ckag

e cr

edits

for n

on-P

DU m

odel

s. O

ther

cre

dits

ava

ilabl

e on

sel

ect S

ierra

mod

els.

Offe

r end

s Ap

ril 3

0, 2

014.

++

Reta

il an

d ba

sic

fl eet

cus

tom

ers

who

purc

hase

or l

ease

an

elig

ible

Che

vrol

et, B

uick

or G

MC

deliv

ered

from

dea

ler s

tock

bet

ween

Mar

ch 1,

201

4 an

d Ap

ril 3

0, 2

014

will

rece

ive

one

40¢

savi

ngs

per l

itre

fuel

car

d (fu

el s

avin

gs c

ard)

upo

n pa

ymen

t of a

n ad

ditio

nal $

.01.

Card

s va

lid a

s of

72

hour

s af

ter d

eliv

ery.

Fuel

sav

ings

car

d va

lid fo

r 800

litre

s of

fuel

pur

chas

ed fr

om p

artic

ipat

ing

Petro

-Can

ada

reta

il lo

catio

ns (a

nd o

ther

app

rove

d No

rth A

tlant

ic P

etro

leum

loca

tions

in N

ewfo

undl

and)

and

not

rede

emab

le fo

r cas

h ex

cept

whe

re re

quire

d by

law.

GM

is n

ot re

spon

sibl

e fo

r car

ds th

at a

re lo

st, s

tole

n or

da

mag

ed. G

M re

serv

es th

e rig

ht to

am

end

or te

rmin

ate

this

offe

r and

/or t

he p

rogr

am fo

r any

reas

on in

who

le o

r in

part

at a

ny ti

me

with

out n

otic

e. P

etro

-Can

ada

is a

Sun

cor E

nerg

y bu

sine

ss™

Tra

dem

ark

of S

unco

r Ene

rgy

Inc.

Use

d un

der l

icen

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ards

are

pro

pert

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Sun

cor E

nerg

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pro

tect

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r car

d ba

lanc

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gist

er o

nlin

e at

ww

w.pe

tro-c

anad

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/pre

ferre

d to

day.

‡‡ O

ffer v

alid

from

Apr

il 1,

2014

toAp

ril 3

0, 2

014

(the

‘Pro

gram

Per

iod’

) to

reta

il cu

stom

ers

resi

dent

in C

anad

a wh

o ow

n or

are

cur

rent

ly le

asin

g a

1999

or n

ewer

elig

ible

veh

icle

that

has

bee

n re

gist

ered

and

insu

red

in C

anad

a in

the

cust

omer

’s na

me

for t

he p

revi

ous

cons

ecut

ive

six

mon

ths,

will

rece

ive

a $7

50 S

prin

g Bo

nus

cred

it to

ward

s th

e le

ase,

pur

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Christ was full of it, and every decent and lovely thing we have hoped for has come from it.

Florence Nightingale need not have gone to nurse the wounded in the Crimean War. No outward pressure urged her on.

All the circumstances were against her going – the mili-tary authorities, either dubi-ous or antagonistic.

Even her own family called her crazy for just think-ing of it. But there was that “have to” inside of her.

We had better be grateful when we think of it, for all the background of our lives is full of it and every decent and lovely thing we have or hoped for has come from it.

It was in the people who need not have done what they did, but who were com-pelled by a “have to” inside of them.

Christ had it ingrained in him. That is what took him to the cross.

“I lay down my life…no man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself,” he said. “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

What a “have to” inside of him! Human life is a struggle between sin – whatever debases and debauches life – and the great successions of the saviours with the “have

to” inside them.On which side of this

great divide are we? Let no one spend this Holy Week without facing that question.

In one of Rembrandt’s paintings of the crucifixion, one’s eyes naturally rest at first upon the central figures in the scene.

But, by and by in the shadows, one sees another figure – Rembrandt himself – helping to crucify Christ.

This struggle between sin

and saviourhood is going on inside every one of us, and we cannot thrust off this dual struggle as though it’s only a public battle.

It is also private, the cen-tral issue of each person’s life.

As someone has put it, “No possible rearrangement of bad eggs can ever make a good omelette.”

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The weather forecast, as I am sitting here writing this, says that the states in the east and south are about to get hit again with a severe storm. Ice and snow and sleet. One man calls it “catastrophic.” They say that hundreds of thousands of people could be without power for days. We need to be thankful that we are in the place and shape we are in.

God is talking to Job in the Old Testament, Job 38:22-23. He says, “Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail, Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,”

What is God doing? I He saving some of these problems to fall on us to wake us up to the fact that we are being too selfi sh, greedy and thinking only of ourselves?

He wants us to start looking at what the Word says, not only of what we ting He wants us to know. He has the last word and He wants us to listen to His Word.

Last week we talked about sleep. The wise men said the living know that

they shall die but the dead know not anything of what goes on under the sun.

Job said that the man dies, is buried, and his sons become wealthy; but, he does not know it. What a wonderful plan God has for His people. Think about it like this. When we’ve been through the problems of earth and have to go to “sleep” we are no longer worried about what our family or friends who were left behind are doing.

When we are tired and go to bed, what a beautiful thing sleep is. That is a real peace. We know nothing until the rising bell wakes us up.

When Jesus was here on Earth, He told His disciples several times that He would die then rise again on the third day, but they could not imagine this happening to Jesus. When we look at what Jesus went through on His last day, He suffered every kind of abuse and pain that people go through. He too went to sleep until the third day just as he had said.

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If you feel that you are running a million miles an hour and it is exhausting you, you may not have learned the art of pacing yourself. A marathon runner learns that it is pointless to try to run at top speed throughout the race. Life should not be a mara-thon, but it can seem like one if we never take time to rest.

Unless our lives are incredibly simple, there

is probably more for each of us to do in a day or a week than we could ever hope to accom-plish. If we always focus on what we did not accomplish as opposed to what we did do, then we create inner turmoil — everything from stress and anxiety to lowered self-esteem. The pace of modern life makes it easy to forget that the purpose of life is to be, not to do.

If things are getting hectically out of hand, it might be a good idea to call a time out. Leave the laundry or the paperwork, and just take a relaxing bath with or without a good book. If you are overscheduled in the evenings and weekends, take a week off from all commit-

ments. If you were sick, you would have to miss things, and taking some pre-emptive rest and relaxation might avert that. If you are tired, go to bed two hours earlier than usual. It will produce the same result as if you were able to sleep in.

If you have become too serious about life, go out with friends and have fun. You see, the

end of life will come and we still won’t have everything done. It’s not about how fast we go or how much we do — it is truly about how much we enjoy.

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Beware hazards of trendy footwear

As the weather begins to warm up, you will notice that many people are starting to wear flip-flops. In fact, it is common to see anyone from children to the elderly wearing them leisurely, or even at work. However, this fashion statement is causing problems.

The Province news-paper even printed an article on this where they are quoting health-care practitioners as saying “flip-flops have gone from the board-walk to the sidewalk” and that “doctors are flipping out over flip-flops.” The paper also reported that “there has been a “15 per cent rise in flip-flop related inju-ries.” I don’t know how accurate this statistic is

since I doubt that any-one actually keeps track of how often someone experiences a flip-flop injury. However, I do agree that wearing flip-flops regularly and for long periods of time can cause problems. As a chiropractor, I agree with other physiothera-pists and podiatrists that this is becoming a defi-nite problem.

Most of the flip-flops that can be purchased today have only one strap across the top of the foot. These shoes have no real support for the bottom or sides of the foot. With no support on the sides, the foot can easily slide off of the edge of the sandal, making an ankle sprain much more likely. This is particularly true if the flip-flop has a thick or high sole. With no support on the bot-tom of the foot, the arches of the feet can become stressed. This is even more so if the per-son has “fallen arches” to begin with.

Furthermore, unsup-ported arches of the feet can negatively alter how

the foot, ankle, and knee function. This inevitably leads to plantar fascitis, knee pain, and possibly even lower back pain.

If you must wear these trendy flip-flops, don’t wear them for too long at one time. Definitely do not walk for long distances while wearing them.

Another problem

with wearing flip-flops is that the single strap passes between the first and second toes before attaching to the sole. The foot is not designed to have a strap jammed between the toes while walking or standing. This constant pressure may irritate the small nerves that travel along each side of each toe.

This may cause numb-ness of the toes directly next to where the strap inserts.

The easiest way to solve the increasing fre-quency of flip-flop inju-ries is to not wear them at all. However, try that one on your teenage daughter who thinks they are the most fash-ionable and comfortable summer footwear pos-sible. To compromise, try to not wear them for too long at one time and definitely not when walking long distances. If you think you are experiencing some of these symptoms or have already sprained your ankle and you would like it examined, feel free to contact my office.

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2014 edition of Ladies Volleyfest a real hit

ALL IN A WEEKEND’S FUN (Photos clockwise from above) Lurene Dhillon from the Candy Girls rec team makes a big hit at the net. Playing for the local Victorious Secret comp 2 team, Val Sloan from Kamloops puts up a block against the Notorious B.I.G. from Quesnel. Sloan’s teammate, Amber Long, looks on. The Bumpettes from Merritt got into the spirit of the weekend’s theme (Remembering Your Youth) by donning superhero costumes and bringing along their little bambinos. Charmaine Fleishauer from Kamloops gets some help scoring from her young son, Xavier. Hailey Bouchard looks in command while doing a stint of reffing on Sunday at the MSS gym. Ian Webster/Herald

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Another highly suc-cessful Ladies Volleyfest came and went on the weekend with well over 200 enthusiastic play-ers — representing 35 teams from throughout south-central B.C. — enjoying every minute of the action both on and off the court.

Merritt Volleyball Association representa-tive Dave Finch said this year’s event went great, and that the social on Saturday night at the Civic Centre was an absolute blast.

A substantial amount of money was raised for the B.C. Children’s Hospital from this year’s two Volleyfest tourna-ments, Finch said. In

addition, a couple of boxes worth of toys were collected that will

be distributed to chari-table groups in the com-munity of Merritt.

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Pierce pleased with fi rst of two Cents’ spring evaluation campsLOCALS IMPRESS

Goaltender Kristian Stead (left) was one of a half-dozen Merritt-area players who put in a good showing at the Centennials’ spring evaluation camp. The others were Nolan Prowal, Jessie Cunningham, Sunil Sahota, Griffin Baillie and Adam McCormack. “All the local kids handled themselves well,” said Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce. Ian Webster/Herald


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Merritt Centennials head coach and GM Luke Pierce and his staff liked what they saw from the 80-plus players who attended the first of two evaluation camps being run by the Cents this spring.

“It was probably one of the youngest camps

we’ve had,” said Pierce, “but the games on Saturday and Sunday were very good. We were happy with how things went.”

Breaking it down by position, Pierce said that there was definitely talent on display in the players who came from through-out Western Canada and various parts of the States to showcase their

abilities.“There were a couple

of excellent goalies at camp who could defi-nitely play Junior A,” the coach said. “I liked a lot of the defencemen, and that is definitely an area that we need to address going into next season. There wasn’t anybody in the forwards who really dominated. We were pleased to see the scoring

quite spread out.”Following the Cents’

second evaluation camp in Abbotsford from June 13 to 15, Pierce and his staff will decide on the 14 to 15 guys that they want to invite to the team’s main camp in August.

Currently, the Cents have 12 to 13 players slated to return from last season’s BCHL team.

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Area playing fields will be reverberating with the sounds of activity this Saturday as over 400 eager, young players take to their respective pitches for the start of the 2014 Merritt Youth Soccer Association season.

“We’re at 421 [registrations] and counting,” said MYSA secretary Kerri Cooke. “It’s going to be another great year.”

Games on Saturday will once again take place at both Diamond Vale and Nicola Canford (formerly CMS) schools and run from 8:30 a.m. through until 2 p.m.

“The only thing that we had to change was to add a Thursday night game because of one less team in the Grade 6 and 7 age group,” said Youth Soccer Association president Gary Dixon. “Otherwise, all the schedules are the same.”

“We have all our coaches in place, and many of the teams practised this week in preparation for their first games on Saturday,” added Dixon.

The MYSA program has seen steady growth of the years. In addition to ever-increasing numbers register-ing for the annual spring league, indoor sessions were held this winter at Collettville School on Monday nights under the direction of the Soccer Quest Academy. A couple of travelling teams are also in the works.

“We definitely have a U11 boys team that will be going to the Slurpee Cup in Kamloops and playing some exhibition games against Penticton,” said Dixon. “There are still hopes for a U11 girls travelling team.”

Sponsorships have been another growth area for the MYSA, as it now has all of its six age-groups affiliated with area businesses and organizations.

“We can’t thank enough the likes of Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire, Alpha Design, Murray GM, Home Hardware, Black’s Pharmacy, A&W, Boston Pizza, Doctors Eyecare and Pine Ideas for coming on board with us and supporting the kids,” said Dixon.

This year’s MYSA season runs from April 12 to June 21. There will be no games on the April 19

and May 17 long weekends.Here’s a look at the weekly schedule for Saturdays:

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Whitecross shines at Whist-ler Cup alpine event

Emily Whitecross (above) of Merritt picked up three top-30 finishes at the 2014 Whistler Cup alpine competition on the weekend.

Competing in the U14 women’s division against an international field of 109 skiers from a dozen countries, Whitecross, placed 21st in slalom, 26th in giant slalom and 30th in dual slalom.

“Conditions were less than ideal,” said Whitecross’s father, Brian. “It was very overcast and mist-covered.”

One week earlier, 13-year-old Whitecross was a bronze-medal winner

in slalom at the Okanagan zone finals in Revelstoke.

Bedard goes sub 1:40 in Okanagan half marathon

Merritt’s Marie-Josée Bedard shrugged off cool, windy conditions to post a time of one hour, 39 minutes and 12 seconds in the Okanagan half marathon in Kelowna on the weekend.

Bedard’s time was good enough for second place in her age group (F40-44) and 47th overall in a field of 188 com-petitors.

Second place overall went to former Merritt resident Hans Aabye, 37, in a time of 1:11:28.

AT DIAMOND VALE AT NICOLA CANFORD (formerly CMS)

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9:30 a.m. Grades K and 1 11:15 a.m. Grades 6 and 7

10:30 a.m. Timbits 12:30 p.m. Grades 8 and up

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BrowniesMondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410Canadian Diabetes AssociationOnce a month, 7 - 9 p.m.Trinity United Church Hall. Call Eva 250-378-2897 or Gerry at 250-378-3716CMHA - Merritt ClubhouseFireside Center - 2026 Granite Ave.Wed/Fri 9 am - 2:30 pmShirley 250-378-5660Central School PacFirst Tuesday 7 p.m. Lunchroom - 250-378-4892Community ChoirMondays 7 p.m. - Fall to SpringCollettville Elementary - 250-378-9899Court Whist - Fun GameWednesdays 7 p.m.at the Seniors Centre 250-378-2776Drop-In SoccerTuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.Girls & Boys 16+ welcome 250-378-2530Drop-In VolleyballMondays 7 - 9 p.m. CMS. 250-378-6212.Girl GuidesWednesdays 5:30 -7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Ladies’ Curling LeagueWednesdays 6 & 8 p.m.Call 250-378- 8175 or 250-378-4917Living With Loss Support GroupWednesdays 7 to 8:45 p.m. 2025 Granite Ave. 250-280-4040Merritt Curling ClubFor League Information 250-378-4423Merritt Duplicate Bridge ClubTuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’ Centre

250-378-5550 Merritt Elks Lodge ClubsSecond & Fourth Wednesday 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-378-9788Merritt Lawn BowlingSun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m. 250-378-2950Merritt Lions ClubFirst & Third Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509Merritt Moms PrenatalPost Natal Support group. Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. 250-378-2252Merritt Mountain Biking Assoc. Wednesdays 6 p.m. - rideE: [email protected]: #merrittbikingNavy League Cadets of CanadaWednesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Cadet Hall - Ages 9-13 welcome 250-280-6944Merritt Snowmobile ClubSecond Tuesday 7 p.m.Civic Centre 250-315-1082Merritt’s Women in BusinessSecond Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Merritt Desert Inn 250-315-5851Nicola Naturalist SocietyThird Thursday - 7:00 p.m.NVIT. www.nicolanaturalists.caN.V. 4-H ClubSecond Tuesday - 6:30 p.m.Central School - 250-378-5028Nicola Valley Better BreathersThird Wednesdays 1 p.m.Trinity United - 250-378-6266 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays 7 p.m - MSS Music Room 250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894NVCACMeets the 2nd Wednesday of

every month at 7:00 pm at The Art Gallery. 250-378-6515 www.nvartscouncil.comN.V. Dirt Riders AssociationLast Wednesday 7 p.m. Garden Sushi - Scott: 250-378-3502 N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday 7 p.m.2145 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-5925N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.)Third Wednesday 7 p.m.2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House250-378-0349N.V. Quilters GuildFirst & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-4172N.V. Search & RescueSecond Monday 7 p.m. at the airport - 250-378-6769 N.V. Thrift StoreFirst Tuesday - NVGH basement 250-378-9100N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday - 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536One Way Krew Youth GroupTuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911Pathfi ndersMondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Patricia Rebekah LodgeSecond & Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. Lawn Bowling Club Rocky Mnt. Rangers CadetsTuesdays 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250-572-3775Royal Canadian Legion #96Executive Mtg. Second Thursday

6 p.m. - Regular Mtg. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena - 250-378-5631Royal PurpleFirst & Third Mondays 1:00 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-6788Rotary Club of MerrittEvery Thursday - NoonBrambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535Sagebrush Spinners and Weav-ers GuildTamarack Gardens every other Thursday at 11:00 AM Bev at 250-378-2787. Rotary Club of Merritt - SunriseEvery Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles BakerySeniors’ Mixed CurlingMondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539Soup BowlTuesdays 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Anglican Church HallSparks Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410Teen Centre / FiresideThursday & Friday 3:30-7:30 p.m. 250-378-5660Valley Scrapbooking250-936-8298Valley Visual Artists General club informationFran McMurchy - 250-378-4230Vintage Car Club - MerrittSecond Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.Anglican Church HallAl 378-7402 Jack 378-2662 Ska-Lu-La WorkshopAl - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250-378-4195

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THE CHURCHES OFMERRITT WELCOME YOU

Crossroads Community Church

Merritt Baptist Church 2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme)

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

Trinity United Church

MSS DRY GRADMSS Grad steak dinner on

Saturday Apr. 12. Tickets are available from any of the 2014 grads.

NAVY CADETSNavy League Spring Craft Fair to

be held at the Cadet Hall on April 12 from 9 a.m. This craft fair is open to all crafters and home based businesses. For more info and to reserve your table, please call Ellen at 250-280-6944 or Debra at 250-280-4086.

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE

There is still time to join and help us in the fight against can-cer. Register for our May 31 event from noon to midnight at relay-forlife.ca

OLD TIME FIDDLERS.Will be having a jam session

at the Legion on Friday, April 11. Baron of Beef at 5 p.m., music at 7 p.m. Good food and good music. Everyone welcome to come down for a good time.

NICOLA VALLEY FISH AND GAME CLUB

C.O.R.E. Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Programme which is required to obtain a hunting license is B.C. will be starting April 11. For more info contact Paul Komonoski at 250-378-4904 (leave a mes-

sage)3-D archery shoot. Come and

practice your archery skills on life-sized foam targets set up at the gun range in Lower Nicola on April 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to dark. For more information call BJ Moore at 280-0304.

NICOLA VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL

Spring Clean and Shine Art Show. Courthouse Art Gallery April 3 to 26. Local artists are to submit original works that shine for sale. We will also be offer-ing gently used art related items collected for sale by NVCAC and VVA members. Frames, easles, art books, original art, art supplies. For more info contact Meriel at 250-378-6515

GOOD SAM RV CLUBCoquihalla Sams RV Club will

be having a luncheon and meet-ing at the Desert Inn on Monday, April 14 at 11:00 a.m. Everyone interested in camping and the Good Sam RV Club is invited. For more information phone Jeannie at 250-378-2540 or Del at 250-378-9849

NICOLA VALLEY BETTER BREATHERS

Seniors filing income tax, health and other deduction informa-tion. Speaker will be Carrie Ware of Carrie Ware & Co. Chartered Accountant Wednesday, April 16 at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church Hall, 1899

Quilchena Ave.

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA!

Family event day. Friday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Features free fun family entertainment. Easter eggs, Starbucks, games, face painting music and more! Sponsored by the City of Merritt, Interior Community Services and Success by 6.

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICEApril 18 Good Friday Inter-curch

Service “Jesus Carried “OUR” Cross” service starts at 10:30 a.m. at Crossroads Community Church at 2990 Voght St., followed by refreshments. Organized in co-operation of Baptist, Crossroads, 7th Day Adventist and Somang Mission Presbyterian. All invited for a moving spiritual experience.

NICOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY GARDEN SOCIETY

The Spring Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Merritt Public Library.

THE VALLEY VISUALARTISTS

VVA are pleased to invite every-one to their 20th Annual Show & Sale May 2 to 31. Enjoy our reception May 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Open House May 3 and 4 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Festivities include Flowers for the first 20 Moms, a Tonney Draw and

Painting demonstrations..

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThe Navy League is in need of

officer’s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are inter-ested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Debra 250-280-4086 or email at [email protected]

KNITWITSLove to knit or crochet? Or are

you a novice interested in learning more about knitting or crocheting in a friendly and welcoming set-ting? Come on down to Brambles Bakery Thursday evenings. Bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun.

COURTHOUSE ARTGALLERY

The Valley Visual Arts (VVA) will be holding a weekly Creative Art Session, in the Orange Room at the Art Gallery, every Thursday between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Everyone welcome to stop in and see their work.

NEWBARK RESCUENewbark Rescue & Rehoming

Merritt Branch, are always looking for foster families. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they find a fur-ever home, please contact Margie at new-

[email protected].

NV REMOTE CONTROL FLYER

We are starting a new club in town for flying model aircraft. We fly at various locations around town. New members welcome. For more info, call Jack 250-378-4371.

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH1899 Quilchena Ave. Sunday

School 10:00 a.m. Sundays - for children ages 4 to 8 years. Children learn of God’s love through stories, music, crafts and fun. More information: Gail 250-378-9706

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Crib & Whist 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. (third week - shut-in lucheon) Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m.All seniors welcome.

SENIOR-IN-TRAININGPositions now available for

Senior-In-Training. Applicants must be 40 years or older. Qualifications include a will-ingness to have fun and enjoy the company of others. Contact Seniors Association at 250-378-3763 for more information.

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Would you like to see a movie theatre in Merritt, then the Merritt Community Cinema Soceity can use your help!

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With a mother’s broken heart I announce the passing of my only child, my son Jesse McKnight. He leaves behind many family and friends. The youngest is his daughter Jayda Lyn Rylee McKnight, only 8 years old. In lieu of owers, our family would gratefully accept donations to an education fund for Jayda through the Interior Savings Credit Union in Merritt, BC.See you my son on the other side.

Always my love “Mama Bear” xox, a.k.a. Lana McKnight.

Jesse McKnight

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In Memoriam

In Loving Memory ofDavid Charles MorashJanuary 6, 1971 - April 14, 2008

No farewell words were spoken

No time to say goodbye,You were gone before

we knew it,and only God knows why.

Your memory is a keepsakeWith which we will never part.God has you in his keeping,We have you in our Hearts.

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We currently have an opening for a sales person to help us with our paid distribution newspapers across B.C. This position means getting out in the community and talking to subscribers about our newspapers and working to build stronger relationships with existing readers of our newspapers. It also includes finding new subscribers for our newspapers and helping introduce them our award winning host of community newspapers. This is not a year-around position and will run from March to October each year. We offer a spectacular compensation package and bonus incentives. Your own vehicle is required, but we cover all travel expenses. This is really a great opportunity for the right person. It is a different type of job, but definitely has different types of rewards. If you feel this position would be the perfect fit for you, then we would love to hear from you. Please email all enquiries to Michelle Bedford at [email protected].

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58(NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORApplications are invited for the position of Maintenance Supervisor for School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen).

The School District includes the communities of Merritt and Princeton. Educational and support services are provided to 2,125 students. The District Office is located in Merritt, a community with modern medical, educational and recreational facilities. This position requires travel to both communities.

We are seeking a team player, who will be dedicated to service our schools and support services departments. The ideal candidate will have a Technical School Diploma or Journeyman qualification in one of the associated trades. Other qualifications will include strong interpersonal skills, proven experience in building maintenance, knowledge of current building codes, standards and regulations, knowledge of technology, and custodial care. Administration of Collective Agreements and an exposure to the bargaining process will be an asset.

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Title: Band Manager/Administrator

Reports To: Chief and Council

SummaryThe Nicomen Indian Band is currently recruiting a dynamic, energetic, self-motivated and professional Band Administrator at their head of ce located on Reserve at Nicomen Indian Band near Lytton B.C. The position is classi ed as full-time permanent. Working under the support and supervision provided by the Chief and Council, the Band Administrator will be involved in nancial and strategic planning and implementation, overseeing day to day operations of the band administration, and reporting to funding agencies. Strong leadership and communication skills are required as the Band Administrator will work with Program Managers in developing and delivering programs and services to ensure that the needs of our Membership is met in a timely and ef cient manner. The Band Administrator will ensure that the Band Programs meet all government, legislation, and Band policies. The Band Administrator must maintain a professional code of conduct, integrity, and sound judgment. He/she must be knowledgeable of the socio-economic issues facing First Nations.

Minimum Quali cations:A university degree in Business Administration or • related eldEffective leadership, minimum 5 years’ experience • as a senior management level working with a First Nation.Knowledge of First Nations governance.• Ability to manage 20 staff.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Pro ciency in computer software programs and • technologyAbility to plan, develop, and manage programs• Experience in nancial management, budgeting, • and reporting processesExperience in Proposal Writing and knowledge of • funding sourcesMust be bondable and able to apply for a • Commissioner of Oaths of ce Able to multitask and work in a fast paced • environment Strong technical skills and ability to work as a • member of a multidisciplinary teamValid Driver’s License and reliable vehicle• Suitable combination of education & experience • will be considered.

Required Skills and Knowledge:Ability to handle pressure/demands of the position • is critical to your successPublic speaking skills along with team leadership, • management skills, and social awarenessStrategic planning and time management skills• Thorough knowledge of all federal, provincial, and • other funding sources and reporting requirementsGeneral knowledge of the culture, values and • traditions of the Nlaka’pamux Nation is an asset

Salary and Remunerations: We offer a respectful and progressive work environment and a competitive salary. Only those candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. A background security check will be completed before an offer is tendered to the successful candidate.

Deadline for Applications: Wednesday April 30th, 2014 at 4:30pm. Please submit your application with a cover letter, updated resume, copy of certi cation(s) and 3 current references in a sealed envelope, fax or, email to: c/o Chief & Council, Nicomen Indian Band P. O. Box 670 Lytton BC, V1K 1B8, [email protected], or 250.455.2517 by fax. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Nooaitch Band requires an on call reception-ist with responsibilities covering a wide vari-ety of clerical of ce duties in support of com-pany administration. Other responsibilities will include coordinating and communicat-ing of ce activities, dealing with incoming and outgoing mail, greeting and screening visitors, answering and referring inbound tele-phone calls, and scheduling appointments. The Receptionist will also be responsible for administrating company correspondence.

Only those applicants who meet the quali -cations will be contacted. Deadline for applying is April 25 2014 @ 4:00 p.m.Quali ed applicants should send resumes and a cover letter to:Attention:Arlene Johnston,CAFM, Administrator2954 Shackelly Road, Merritt, BC V1K 1N9Fax: 250-378-3699Email: [email protected]

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Job Posting Two Positions Of ce Research Scanner/

Database Technician

Nooaitch Indian Band is currently recruiting two Of ce Research Scanner/Database Technicians. These positions are classi ed Temporary Full-Time basis as per funding availability. The selected individuals will work under the direction of the Administrator in conjunction with Managerial personnel.

Duties and Responsibilities:The Of ce Research Scanner/Database Technicians will oversee the recorded documentation of scanned projects and articles. These individuals will be responsible for scanning all documents into a central database, while supporting, maintaining, and organizing pertinent information through clerical duties when requested.

Experience/education: • Knowledge of General Of ce Equipment• Knowledge and experience in photocoping, scanning, printing, and other clerical

work as required. • Computer software e.g. Mircosoft Word, Excel, and Doulinx would be an asset• Able to work with little or no supervision• Grade 12 minimum with pertinent training and skills related to the position

Must Have:1) Valid Driver’s License, 2) Must be Bondable, and 3) Have insured Vehicle 4) Must

maintain valid driver’s License while working for the Band

Rate of Pay: Will be determined on individual’s experience Hours of Work: Temporary Full-Time position with the maximum of 45 weeks/35 hours weekly Start Immediately: May 5, 2014

Submit resumes, cover letter and names of references attention to:Nooaitch Band Administrator, Arlene Johnston, CAFM

By Monday, April 18, 2014 to be received no later than 2:00 pmMailing Address: 2954 Shackelly Road, Merritt, BC, V1K 1N9

Or Email to: Arlene Johnston: [email protected], Band AdministratorPhone: 250-378-6141 Fax: 250-378-3699

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: Estate of Elmer Abram Reimer, deceased, formerly of 1902 Eastwood Avenue, Merritt, B.C.

Creditors and other having claims against the estate of Elmer Abram Reimer, deceased, are hereby noti ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at Morelli Chertkow LLP, 300 – 180 Seymour Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 2E3, on or before May 5, 2014 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

Signed:

Janice Lillian ReimerExecutor of the Estate of Elmer Abram Reimer

Solicitor: MORELLI CHERTKOW LLP

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Sandpiper Unit 109 2 bdrm w/laundry. $700/mon + Hydro Avail immed. 250-378-8104

Misc for RentClean & quiet 2 bedrm ground level suite. Utilities incl. no laundry, no smoking. Damage deposit & references required. $800/month. Phone 250-378-8363

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Available immediately, 2 bed-room mobile home with mud room, small deck and large yard. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove and utilities included. $950 month. 250-378-0887

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Suites, Lower2 bdrm basement suite avail May 1 $600 plus shared util. Call Ray 250-377-6888

Suites, Upper2 bdrm suite, laminate fl rs, re-cently reno’d, shared laundry $650 incl. util. Available. im-mediately. N/s, N/p, ref. and credit check req. 778-228-6378 or 250-378-0303

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Sport Utility Vehicle‘04 Jeep Liberty. 190,000km, auto, incl. 4 winter tires onrims, blue, $6000 378-8820

Utility Trailers13’ by 8’4” high two horse trail-er. Includes 6’ tack area, dualaxle, 120 lbs. tires. Paid $1650will sell for $1500 obo. CallClarence Oppenheim at 378-1819 or 315-4842

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If you have diabetes, you are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke, and other complications such as eye and kidney disease, nerve damage and foot problems. Keeping your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol in a healthy range can reduce your risk of complications.

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call me at: 250.315.0241

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Email: [email protected]

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Sundays: Closed

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