Merritt Herald - June 19, 2014

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Dozens of children gathered around for story time at the teddy bear’s picnic at Rotary Park on Tuesday.

The event was put on for the first time in Merritt by Kamloops-based Children’s Therapy and Family Resource Society with the help of various agencies from around the Nicola Valley.

The picnic included visits from Merritt’s fire department and ambulance service, as well as an obstacle course station, bubble station, and face painting, and of course, plenty of teddy bears.

The community event attracted about 170 people, which surpassed organizers’ expectations, Children’s Therapy and Family Resource Centre’s Brenda Gustafson said.

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City, TOTA going their separate waysThe City of Merritt has

decided to stop working with the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) under its case study pilot project.

They have also with-drawn from Destination BC’s Community Tourism Opportunities (CTO) pro-gram, which provides fund-ing for tourism activities in B.C. communities, TOTA community development specialist Simone Carlysle-Smith said.

At its regular meeting on June 10, city council approved the recommen-dation put forward by the city’s business and economic development manager to stop the pilot project. The recommendation ends the assistance and funding opportunities the city had received under the project.

At the regular coun-cil meeting on May 27, Carlysle-Smith asked council to submit a letter in response to the opportunity to con-tinue working together, and consider a website proposal and available funding oppor-

tunities.Moving forward with

TOTA on the website would have cost the city about $19,000. They could have acquired $8,400 from the CTO program for the web-site, Carlysle-Smith told the Herald.

She said the cost includes not only building the web-site, but photography and marketing of the website as well.

City of Merritt economic development manager Jerry Sucharyna was not at the June 10 meeting and chief administrative officer Allan

Chabot addressed council on the matter.

He pointed out there were reductions in the budget to tourism plan implementations, and said there’s a need to harmonize brand implementation with the economic development strategy.

Chabot told council the website proposal was one item deleted from the busi-ness and economic develop-ment department’s budget.

Carlysle-Smith said a tourism website for Merritt was identified in the tourism plan as the number 1 prior-

ity for Merritt. She said it was possible to implement a scaled-down version of the website to build upon over time if the full proposal wasn’t possible.

Part of the pilot project is the destination and commu-nity branding project, which includes producing a word-mark, tagline, brand imag-ery, positioning statement, web presence audit, website design, a visitor guide, print ad designs and sign concepts, which are summarized in a branding book to guide mar-keting. The branding book still needs to be finished.

A recommendation regarding the brand tagline has been submitted to the city by TOTA, Carlysle-Smith told the Herald. The city will now need to con-duct a legal search to deter-mine the chosen tagline’s availability and undergo the process of registering its trademark.

She said TOTA can have the brand book completed after a legal search. The city also has no obligation to adopt one of the new taglines.

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Funding through tourism pilot project off table

Essentially, the recom-mendation to council slows the city’s branding process and aligns it with its budget and economic development strategy.

“I don’t want the recom-mendation to leave the impres-sion that the city is not going to look to partner with TOTA on tourism marketing initiatives in the future. I think there’s significant value to be derived from the regional co-operation, the regional presence,” Chabot said.

“That’s not what’s being said here. It’s being said, ‘Let’s slow down the process, let’s bring it back in-house, let’s align it with budget and with the other priorities in the eco-nomic development strategy,’” Chabot told council.

Carlysle-Smith told the Herald the city’s branding is already an in-house initiative.

She said the only difference

until now was TOTA was act-ing as the lead on the city’s tourism. The recommendation hands that lead to the city’s economic development man-ager instead.

Carlysle-Smith said the pilot project the city entered into gave TOTA a mentorship and leadership role.

“The function of tourism has always been under the eco-nomic development umbrella,” Carlysle-Smith said. “The leadership of tourism – for the past year and a half – has been through TOTA as part of the pilot project, which com-menced with the Community Tourism Foundation’s tourism plan.”

Chabot told the Herald this move gives the city more con-trol over the pace and nature of branding and aligns it with other city priorities for eco-nomic development, tourism and promotion.

“We’ve got tourism plan over here, we’ve got eco-

nomic development strategy over here, we’ve got different budgets — how does it all fit together and work for maxi-mum impact? And that’s exact-ly what Jerry’s here to achieve,” Chabot said.

By ending their involvement with the pilot project and the funding program, the city is leaving about $8,400 per year in funding, Carlysle-Smith told the Herald.

She said TOTA has invest-ed over $60,000 in cash and in-kind services in Merritt for tourism over the past five years.

Carlysle-Smith said the deliverables from the branding project cost $17,200, which the city split with funding from Destination BC.

“They [City of Merritt] were in a case study pilot proj-ect, so they got full advantage of all the program opportuni-ties, and our time, and our mentorship and our expertise,” she said. “Not every communi-ty can get that because we just

don’t have the resources.”Carlysle-Smith said she

doesn’t think TOTA and the City of Merritt are like-minded in terms of how to lead tour-ism in Merritt.

“It’s their call to decide to take that leadership back, and all we can do is wish them well and I know we’ve left them in a much better place than where they started,” Carlysle-Smith said.

Repeated calls to Sucharyna for comment were not returned by press time.

“We all saw what happened with ‘Farm fresh,’” Carlysle-Smith said of the advertise-ment published in two maga-zines a few months ago under the orders of Sucharyna.

“Jerry has his own ideas. He’s not interested in following our strategy, he’s not interested in working with me – I’m not interested in working with him, frankly – and at the end of the day, this has not been a good experience,” she said.

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Merritt police release first quarter reportThe majority of 911 calls

to Merritt police during the first three months of 2014 were false, according to the local RCMP detachment’s first quarterly report to city council. Out of 109 of the emergency calls received during that time, 106 were

found to be false.“All 911 calls are fully investigated to determine if somebody is in need of help,” Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Sheila White told council when presenting the detachment’s quarterly

report at the regular council meeting on May 27.“There’s a significant amount of manpower that goes into investigating

those,” White said.White told council drug trends in Merritt have not changed much, noting mor-phine and heroin trafficking appear to be increasing.“Morphine is what we

find being traded for crack-cocaine, and cocaine seems to be the drug of choice for sure,” White told council.Sgt. Norm Flemming told the Herald that some-times morphine is sold by

those with prescriptions or stolen from people for resale purposes.

He said morphine is typi-cally sold for cash or traded for an equal dollar value of crack cocaine. The report states the Merritt RCMP officers have

continued to notice people from the Lower Mainland

who are involved in local drug trafficking. Once iden-tified, police investigations are geared toward charging the suspects or disrupting their drug trafficking activity to encourage them to leave Merritt.

White said police have been dealing with a number of people who come here from the Lower Mainland and are generally known as the “Surrey Boys.”She said the problem police have with these peo-

ple is they will set up shop in Merritt for a while, then switch locations and new people will come in.Theft, break and enter files consistentReports of break-ins and thefts were up slightly

between January and March of 2014 compared to the same timeframe in 2013. Between January and March in 2014, there were

12 residential break and enter files compared to 13 in 2013.

There were nine com-mercial break and enter files this quarter, down four from last year’s 13. However, there were 13

other break and enter files this year compared to 11 last year.

Police dealt with 17 files for thefts from vehicles in the opening quarter of this

year compared with 10 last year.

Ten of the 17 files for 2014 came in March alone.Flemming said theft from a vehicle is an opportunistic

crime, with thieves more often than not attempting to steal money from vehicles. There were three reports

of stolen cars in the first quarter of 2014 and none in the same period from last year.

Assaults up, domestic disputes steadyAssault files have gone up from 39 in the first quarter of 2013 to 44 in the same period in 2014. Domestic dispute files are

steady and remain a prob-lem for the Merritt detach-ment, White said. There were 41 domestic

dispute files in this year’s opening quarter compared to 42 last year.White said assaults and

domestic disputes are “stable

right across the board.”“That’s one of our huge issues,” she said.Drunk in public files down Impaired driving offences

continue to keep police busy. A total of 23 drivers had their licences suspended for

either 24 hours, three days, seven days or up to 30 days in the first quarter of 2014. Flemming said that total

is consistent with last year’s first quarter.However, drunk in public

files fell by over 40 between last year and this year, with 90 between January and March of 2014 compared

to 134 in the same period in 2013.

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LITTLE BRITCHES RODEO ACTIONYoung cowboys and cowgirls from throughout southern B.C.

were in Merritt on the weekend for the annual Nicola Valley

Little Britches Rodeo. The youngsters took part in events

such as barrel racing, pole bending, dummy roping, goat tail

tying and steer riding. (Left) With flagging tape clenched in

her mouth, Ayla Goss from Douglas Lake runs her horse Red

Jet out into the ring in the junior girls goat tail tying event.

(Below) Hooper, a treasured member of the Stevenson

family from Pitt Meadows, watches the action from the

comfort of the covered stands. Read more about this year’s

Little Britches rodeo in the Thursday edition of the Merritt

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Following her passion to Merritt

The majority of 911 calls to Merritt police during the first three months of 2014 were false, according to the local RCMP detach-ment’s first quarterly report to city council.

Merritt Secondary Student student Amy MacLaren scored the top prize for her steampunk-inspired Romeo and Juliet cos-tumes in the Design Exchange High School Design Competition.

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It’s not the glamorous of work-ing at an animal rescue shelter that brings Sandra Shore to Mer-ritt from her home in Ontario year after year.

It’s the inspiration she finds in the people and the pups that she works with that keep her coming back.

Shore came from Guelph, Ont. to Merritt to spend last week volunteering at Angel’s Animal Rescue in the Sunshine Valley just west of Merritt.

Last week’s visit was her fourth in three years to the dog rescue.

With coonhound Keeper at her side, Shore told the Herald she volunteers at her local humane society and some Ontario-based rescues, but a few years ago, she began following her lifelong pas-sion for animals further afield.

She ended up in Utah, where she volunteered at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary — the subject of the National Geographic pro-gram DogTown.

“I was so impressed with the rehab work that they were doing and the training and how to reverse traumatized situations and all that sort of stuff,” Shore said. “I went to Utah two summers in a row and worked alongside some very experienced caregivers, [and] learned lots of great techniques about how to work with dogs that were coming from difficult situa-tions.”

When she returned to her home in Guelph that year, she was supporting some Ontario-based rescues during the Pepsi Refresh project.

“Pepsi encouraged you not only to support your own groups but to support other groups that could be doing amazing work. I ended up finding Angel’s Animal Rescue and what clicked with me was their vision of becoming the DogTown of Canada. As soon as I read that, I thought to myself, OK, I know what this means. It means bringing in amazing types of services, rehabilitation needs, training, helping these trauma-

tized animals get past their diffi-cult circumstances and allow them to heal, recover and blossom into who they were meant to be.”

Angel’s ended up earning enough votes to receive the $100,000 prize.

That June, Shore hopped a plane and volunteered at Angel’s for the first time, only to return that September.

“There were so many projects underway that I thought I just had to come back and help,” she said.

While she is here, Shore stays

with friends Trish Alexandruk, her husband and their dogs, whom she met when Alexandruk was the volunteer co-ordinator for Angel’s.

On that second trip, Shore even adopted a dog and brought her home to Guelph.

Since then, she’s made two more trips to Merritt, taking a week’s holiday from her work at the University of Guelph library to volunteer. And it’s not exactly a relaxing vacation.

“They’re long days. It’s heavy, physical work, but you come

home feeling great. I love it. I really, really enjoy it.”

She said seeing the animals improve — some so much that they’re adopted into families — is the best reward.

“When you’ve worked with them and see how far they’ve come and you see them placed in a loving home, it’s amazing,” she said.

Shore pointed to Keeper as a prime example of how far a dog can come.

“He was literally found in the mud. He was pretty much at death’s door. He had a severe head wound, his ear was all infect-ed ... it was horrific. He couldn’t even move. He had to be lifted from the ground and moved.”

Shore said the vet originally gave him a 10 per cent chance of survival from the head wound that left him partially scalped. Today, Keeper, an energetic, curious and affectionate hound, has healed to the point that the scar is almost invisible and he is ready for adop-tion, Shore said.

Shore said the shelter is cur-rently constructing a critical care building, which will help dogs with severe injuries like Keeper heal and in a sterile environ-ment. She said contributions from donors and one particularly generous couple, along with hard-working volunteers, are making that building possible.

During her week at Angel’s, Shore did a bit of everything.

“I care for these guys, clean pens, haul water, feed them, we do enrichment, we walk them, we play with them, we help some-times in basic training,” she said, adding there are endless ways to contribute to the cause.

“People can volunteer and help in so many ways. In the end, everything that doesn’t have to be done by Judanna and George [Caros, the rescue co-founders], frees up their time to be able to help more and more dogs and spend more and more time with the dogs that we have. Everything goes back into providing care for those most at risk. What they do is inspirational.”

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Sandra Shore wrangles three dogs during a visit to the Merritt Herald last week when she came to the Nicola Valley from Guelph, Ont. to volunteer at local shelter Angel’s Animal Rescue. Emily Wessel/Herald

Shore spends week of holidays at dog rescue


Next council meeting: Tuesday, June 24, 2014Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

City of Merritt ★ 2185 Voght Street, Box 189Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 ★ Phone: 250-378-4224

JOB POSTING: Casual Maintenance / Labourer –

Leisure Services Department

Applications are invited for the position of Casual Maintenance / Labourer for the Leisure Services Department in the City of Merritt.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca

Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 04, 2014 and should be addressed to:

Carole Fraser,Human Resources Manager

City of MerrittPO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street

Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Or by email: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALNICOLA VALLEY MEMORIAL ARENA - HEATER

REPLACEMENTRFP 07/14

The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the installation of new radiant heaters for the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

This project includes the removal and disposal of the current heaters and the procurement and installation of new radiant heaters.

Proposal documents may be obtained from the City of Merritt website www.merritt.ca or from Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

There will be an optional site visit on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 10:00am at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 2075 Mamette Ave, Merritt, BC

Proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled: “RFP 07/14 - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena – Heater Replacement Project by 2:00pm, June 26, 2014 at:

Merritt City Hall 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Any and all inquiries must be submitted in writing to:

Larry PlotnikoffLeisure Services Manager, City of [email protected] ext. 206

The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposal,

to waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the quote which it

may consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal

or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALMERRITT CENTRAL PARK PROJECT

RFP 06/14

The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the Merritt Central Park Upgrade Project.

This project includes the removal and relocation of the current sand volleyball courts, construction of an outdoor regulation size lacrosse box, and the design and construction of a combination washroom/concession building.

Proposal documents may be obtained from the City of Merritt website www.merritt.ca or from Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

There will be an optional site visit on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 10:00am at Merritt Central Park, Voght St. Merritt, BCProposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled:“RFP 06/14 - Merritt Central Park Upgrade Project” by 2:00pm Monday, June 30, 2014 at:

Merritt City Hall 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Any and all inquiries must be submitted in writing to:

Larry PlotnikoffLeisure Services Manager, City of [email protected] ext. 206

The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposal, to

waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the quote which it may

consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any

proposal will not necessarily be accepted.

Water Conservation WILL BE IN EFFECT

MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30

WATERING IS ONLY PERMITTED during the following times:

THERE IS NO SPRINKLING ALLOWED ON SUNDAYViolations will result in a $50 fine.

Basic Sprinklers

Automatic Sprinklers

6 am - 8 am & 7 pm - 10 pm EVEN ADDRESS: Monday, Wednesday & Friday ODD ADDRESS: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Midnight am to 4 amEVEN ADDRESS: Monday, Wednesday & Friday ODD ADDRESS: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Hand watering of plants using a hand held hose with a working spring-loaded shut-off nozzle or a hand held container is permitted anytime.

Please clip-out and keep on your refrigerator to remind of regulations!

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Do you want to work in the food industry? Foodsafe is a successful training program for students, workers, supervisors and operators in food service. You will about the purchase and storage of food, personal hygiene, causes of food borne illness and maintaining a sanitary food service operation

Register in advance at the Civic Centre250-315-1050 or the Aquatic Centre 250-378-6662

Come down and meet the Mayor. This is your opportunity to bring forth ideas on how we

can make Merritt a better place to live and do business, ask questions about something you don’t understand or if

something has transpired that you have not received a proper resolution with.

Mayor’s DROP IN SESSION

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2511 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Community Room Downstairs at City Hall.

Investing in city students

Are you interested in starting a summer busi-ness but need some start-up money? The City of Merritt can help you get started.

Students in grades 6 through 12 attending school in Merritt are eligible for $200 through the city’s new Venture Investment Program.

The application for the program is available on the City of Merritt’s website (www.merritt.ca).

Applications must be in to the City of Merritt no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014.

Please send your application to the atten-tion of: Jerry Sucharyna Phone: (250) 378-8619 Fax: (250) 378-2600 Email: [email protected]

Successful applicants will be notified by June 27, 2014.

Bonus: Send us a photo of you engaged in your summer busi-ness, along with a brief

report, and you will be entered for a chance to win a $100 bonus.

Due: Sept. 5, 2014, by 4:30 p.m.

Permissive tax exemption applications due July 31

A permissive tax exemption is a means for council to support organizations within the com-munity which further council’s objectives of enhancing quality of life (environmental, eco-nomic, social, cultural) and delivering community services economically. There is no obligation on the part of council to grant exemptions.

Council will consider applications for permis-sive tax exemptions annually. Applications can be picked up at city hall, downloaded from the city’s website (www.merritt.ca) or emailed upon request.

Applications must be submitted to financial services using the prescribed application form by July 31 of each year. Financial services will review the applications for completeness, and arrange contact with applicants for additional information as necessary.


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CelebrationsCelebrationsTUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014

All activities will be held at Rotary Park

8:00 AM -10:30 AM Pancake Breakfast – Knights of Columbus

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Various Activities – bouncy castle, entertainment, games,

face painting by Smart Step, Fire Dept, DJ, vendors

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Art in the Park – Nicola Valley Community Arts Council

12:00 – 1:00 PM Flag Raising - Royal Canadian Legion, Speeches,

Babies of 2012, Canada Day cake

10:30 AM – 3:00 PM Q101 Games in the Park

8:45 – 10:00 PM Movie in the Park – City of Merritt

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God the Word, the World

When we look at the world and see the sickness, the cruelty and crazy weather we should remember that Jesus promised that He would come again and take His people to Heaven. But, how are we to know how to get ready for that transformation?

The world and the people that claimed to be God’s people were not living the way God had outlined for them, so Jesus came and showed us how to live and love and work and worship and be happy.

On several occasions, Jesus fed large crowds of people. He could have made any kind of food, but He fed them with the simple food of the average person.

Jesus healed many. But, to some who came that were rich because of their life styles, to them Jesus said after He healed them, “Go and sin no more lest something worse come upon you.”

What was Jesus telling them? Stop doing what you are doing and change your way of life or it will destroy you. Jesus wanted them to have a complete change

of mind, body and spirit.

When we want to change our habits of eating or drinking things that are not good for us, we don’t just stop eating and drinking but we replace the unhealthy things with something better for us.

So it is with our thinking. We need to fill the vacancy with something better.

Look at the good things you get from God every day and be thankful for them. Look at the Word, especially the life of Jesus and see how He left Heaven, became a helpless baby. The Creator had to be cared for. He did all this for you and me so that we might have a better life here. The hope of eternal life in Heaven with Him begins with the belief of this.

Just stop for a minute and think of what it will be like...There will be no pain, no selfishness, no hatred. All that is needed will be given to us, at no cost to us, as everything was paid for by the love of Jesus. Can you love Him for that?

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Festivals to get fi re protection

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Rotary Park was buzzing with firefighters-in-training on Tuesday as teddy bear’s picnic attendees were treated to a tour of a Merritt Fire Rescue Department fire truck and some department swag, including helmets and beach-balls.

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The Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) will be step-ping up its fire sup-pression services at the old Merritt Moun-tain Music Festival grounds.

Mayor and council approved a new agree-ment between MFRD and music festival site owner Sterling Hunt at the its regular council meeting last Tuesday.

The agreement, titled Extraordinary Special Event Addi-tional Fire Services Agreement, will be activated when an event on the site antic-ipates an attendance of 5,000 or more peo-ple on any given day.

For an event expecting between 5,000 and 20,000 attendees, the site owner will pay the city to have seven firefight-ers on 24-hour active duty throughout the duration of the event.

Events with an expected attendance of more than 20,000 on any day, the site owner will pay for the city to assign 13 fire-fighters for active duty.

The site owner will reimburse the city at a rate of $25 per hour for each firefighter. The agreement is for a five-year term.

Prior to this agree-ment, the MFRD provided rural fire suppression services to the site under an agreement with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Those services includ-ed responses to struc-ture and motor vehicle fires only.

“I think with the experience in Merritt with past festivals and events, sometimes it was hard to get the on-duty, on-call fire-fighters to the hall in response to events due to traffic congestion,” City of Merritt chief administrative officer Allan Chabot told council. “It’s believed that having them on active duty and cir-culating throughout the community during an event will ensure that the best possible emergency response capability would be provided.”

Coun. Clara Nor-gaard inquired if it would be better to have the ability to adjust the rate on a

yearly basis rather than set it at $25 per hour in case fire sup-pression costs rise from one year to the next.

Chabot said the $25 rate is expected to be adequate this year and next year to cover anticipated costs, and noted the city could terminate the agree-ment in the event the city wasn’t recuperat-ing its costs.

Chabot said in the event there is a change in ownership of the site, the agreement would still remain intact with the new owners.

Coun. Dave Baker said he thinks the agreement will ensure estimated event atten-dance is accurate.

“In the past we have had promoters who tell us we’re going to have thousands of people at the site, and they end up with a couple thousand – thousands over three or four days,” Baker said. “This will be interesting because for their own sake, they probably won’t inflate their numbers to make themselves look good, because they’ll have to pay for it.”


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People who know I am from Winnipeg cannot believe when I complain about the savage mosqui-toes here in Merritt.

“But you’re from Win-nipeg!” they exclaim. “The mosquitoes are the size of pelicans there!”

They’re bad there, sure, but man, they’re bad here too.

In the last few years, there has been a big push

back against the City of Winnipeg “fogging” dif-ferent neighbourhoods because people fear they are being exposed to toxic chemicals.

If it kills mosquitoes, they reason, it’s prob-ably not all that great for humans to be breathing in.

Well, I am actually kind of glad Merritt doesn’t seem to be dealing with the blood-sucking, buzzing nui-sances the way Winnipeg does, because that city sure has some — how shall I put it — unique pest control methods.

Let’s start with the gopher, those cute little rodents also known as the Richardson’s ground squirrel, who tunnel under-ground and dot the land-scape with gopher holes that are just the right size

and depth to trip up unwit-ting walkers.

Winnipeg’s administra-tion hired a pest control company to drop poison pellets down the gopher holes so the little guys eat them and then slowly bleed to death internally.

Painful way to die though it seems, it would work — if the pellets had actually made it into the holes.

Instead, they were kind of strewn across the ground of at least one city park, which also happens to have a large off-leash dog area.

So, to no one’s surprise, a pet dog ingested some of the pellets — about a cup’s worth, according to the veterinarian who operated on the pooch — and nearly died.

Now there’s a bit of a

war of words going on as to who’s to blame — the company for its supposedly shoddy work or the city for its directions to use poison-ous pellets in a park known to be full of dogs.

Thankfully, the city has suspended the practice of using poison pellets on gophers for now.

However, there are also plenty of words being exchanged, even more heat-edly, around goose control.

Canadian geese have taken to setting up nests near man-made retention ponds near residential areas presumably because there are virtually no predators there.

Well, no predators except cars in the constant stream of traffic on one of the city’s busiest arteries.

The problem is, the

beautiful birds and their fuzzy little goslings are actually proving more of a threat to humans when they cross busy roadways.

Enter the Urban Goose Working Group, members of which go around collect-ing goose eggs from nests.

The eggs are first frozen and then brought to the dump.

The group is endorsed by the City of Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba, Government of Canada and the Winnipeg Airport Authority.

My first reaction to this practice was a common one — shock and disgust. It sounds barbaric to go around collecting the eggs and dumping them with refuse.

HERALD OPINION

Ontario election lessons for B.C.

VICTORIA – “Liberal” is becom-ing one of the most ill-defined words in Canadian politics.

Here in B.C., a Liberal is a Conser-vative, or at least a fiscal conservative, bent on balancing budgets and battling big unions to force them to recognize today’s world of low growth and low inflation.

In Ottawa, a Liberal is currently whatever Justin Trudeau wakes up and decides. One day he’s a libertarian who wants to legalize marijuana, and the next he’s in touch with his inner Tali-ban, issuing a moral edict on abortion.

In Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne saved her gut-shot Liberal government by limping to the left of the NDP, promising to spend lots more borrowed money and build lots of transit.

This is in a have-not province with an operating deficit that is currently running north of $12 billion. For com-parison purposes, B.C.’s deficit swelled briefly beyond $3 billion in the wake of the Great Recession of 2009, and the books stayed in the red until last year as the B.C. Liberals unwound the Harmonized Sales Tax and repaid a $1.6 billion HST transfer allowance to Ottawa.

You think B.C.’s energy policy is a disaster? Check out Ontario, where the cops are still investigating the $1 billion cancellation of plans to construct two natural gas-fired power plants before the 2011 election. The gas plants were to stabilize erratic output from wind and solar power, a European-style climate change gesture that involved Ontario ratepayers giving a huge sub-sidy to Korean tech giant Samsung.

The Ontario Liberals clung to power in part by promising a provincial pension scheme on the same scale as the Canada Pension Plan.

B.C. has a similar pension program in the works, to be offered to the two thirds of small business and self-em-ployed people who don’t have a group plan with their employer.

The ethical conundrum of pest control

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But when humans and animals live in such close quarters, things aren’t as simple as an idyllic “live and let live.”

If dumping goose eggs sounds extreme to you, con-sider an extraordinary court case playing out in Quebec.

A 25-year-old woman sees a family of ducks cross-ing a busy highway south of Montreal and stops her car in the fast lane, gets out and tries to help shoo them along.

A 50-year-old man and

his 16-year-old daughter come up on the scene on a motorcycle, and as they try to avoid her stopped vehicle, they crash and are killed.

The driver faces two counts of criminal negli-gence causing death and up to life in prison if convicted by the jury.

Live and let live is great in theory, and it would be great if it were that simple.

But where human habitats have allowed cer-tain species to flourish, we are duly tasked with the unpleasant reality of curb-ing their populations.

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Valley Scrapbooking held its last crop weekend for the season from June 13 to 15 at the Civic Centre. More than 50 people from as far away as Prince George, Cold Lake, Alta., and Washington attended to make scrapbook pages, cards and other crafts. The scrapbookers also participated in various games throughout the come-and-go weekend for prizes. The City of Merritt recreation program will resume its crop weekends in September.

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City council approved an extraordinary grant-in-aid for $2,500 for the Love to Dance Academy at the regular council meeting last Tuesday.

Grants-in-aid are reviewed based on their own merit, and are typi-cally due in November so they can be considered part of budget deliberations in late winter and early spring. However, if there is room in the budget, extraordinary grants-in-aid can be con-sidered.

City of Merritt deputy financial services manager Ben Currie said the acad-emy showed financial need.

“They’ve done a projec-tion on expected dance revenue and they’re being pretty optimistic, so this was just bridging them to be able to operate for one year with anticipation of them being able to fund themselves in future years,” Currie said.

The academy had origi-nally applied for a grant-in-aid of $5,000.

Ours would, of course, be voluntary.

Not so in Ontario, where large and small businesses will be required to cough up half of the required pension payments.

The Ontario model is dumb on several levels. It is to be imposed just as the baby boom retirement wave breaks across Canada’s most populous province, increasing risk that the pension pool may run dry. And it sticks small business with a new payroll tax in a province that has lost much

of its traditional manufac-turing base and needs to innovate.

Here’s the funny part, if you don’t live in Ontario. Wynne tabled her spending-spree, deficit-be-damned budget in an effort

to convince the NDP to keep propping up the Lib-eral minority government and avoid an election.

Instead, she won a majority and now has to implement her pie-in-the-sky promises. Ontario is

bracing for a downgrade in its credit rating based on the election result, and is about to go into province-wide bargaining with public service unions who want their share from the Liberal money tree.

Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak ran on a plan that sounded similar to the one presented by Christy Clark in 2013: hold the line on spending, balance the budget, reduce the size of government, stimulate job creation. Hudak was rejected for a second time, and resigned the leadership

on election night.B.C. voters now have

three years to see how the Ontario version of Liberal government plays out, com-pared to the B.C. Liberal version.

For us, much depends on resource development, including forest products, natural gas and other trade with Asia.

If all goes well here, B.C. can continue to send transfer payments to the fantasyland of Ontario.

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la-Canford Elementary School will continue to stand, but will no lon-ger be visible.

Construction crews at the soon-to-be com-pleted building had to cover up the school’s mural, which has watched students come and go over the years.

True Construction superintendent Guy Carter told the Herald he’s had many people inquire with him as to the mural’s fate.

“We’re improving the insulation and the exterior finish on the entire building. So, in order to do that, the insulation’s going on the exterior of the building. This is a new system, which allows for a far greater insu-lating factor, so accord-ingly we’ve got to put up both a vapour bar-rier membrane and steel cladding over top of that exterior wall,” Carter said.

The mural itself will remain intact under-neath the insulation.

Carter said over the past few weeks, he’s had many people come and take pictures of the mural.

“Just about everyone I’ve met in Merritt has a Nicola-Canford story – they went here, their kids are going here, their kids are going to go here, or they painted the mural or they did something, so it’s a school that seems like it’s been a fairly major part of the com-munity,” Carter said.

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ford Elementary School principal Kurt Chris-topherson said the mural was refurbished in 1999 by its original artist, Merrittonian Lucas Gustafson.

Christopherson said when he was the school’s principal, the mural “was starting to show the ravages of time,” so he contacted Gustafson “to see if he would like to bring it back to life again.”

He said at that time Gustafson had gone on to the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and redesigned the mural, keeping the same theme, but using some of his newfound

art skills in the update.He said Gustafson

even invited some local children to assist him in the painting.

“Boy, those kids just adopted that mural as their own and nobody touched it,” Chris-topherson said.

Children who helped paint the mural signed their first names on the top right corner of it.

The mural depicts a First Nations man on one end and a cowgirl riding her horse at the other. Between them are children of various backgrounds playing, running and reading.

“And that was

basically what Nicola-Canford was. It was a large ranching com-munity out there, it probably had the largest First Nations population out there, so he [Gustafson] kind of made it a blend of what the community was like,” Christopher-son said.

Carter said the updated school is about 92 per cent complete and is on schedule. True Construction – the general contractor on the project – is aim-ing for a completion date of July 27 to give the school to School District 58 for retrofit-ting.


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The mural at Nicola Canford Elementary will stay intact, but will be covered by the exterior walls of the new building. Michael Potestio/Herald

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Over 140 cyclists will ride into Merritt Saturday for a pit stop on their one-day, 400-kilometre ride from Kelowna to Delta.

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Organizers are encouraging Merrittonians to wear yellow when they come out to cheer the riders on.

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Logan Lake celebrates 17 gradsWhile Friday the

13th is traditionally an occasion to hunker down and stay close to home, for the 2014 grads of Logan Lake Secondary School, it was a lucky day.

This was the sev-enth grad ceremony I’ve attended since moving to Logan Lake and, even though I don’t have a child or grandchild in the school system, it is a time of both tears and laughter for me.

The tears come from thoughts of “what if ” and “if only” and the hope that each grad will pursue their dreams – even if, right now, they appear impossible. The laughter comes from the joy of all the possibili-ties which lie ahead for each person in the class of 2014.

Any graduation comes with its interest-ing coincidences. Take, for example, the name Zackary/Szachary/Zackery. Before moving to Logan Lake, I had never known anyone with the name Zack and then I met Zack and the rest of the terrific Taylor clan. On Friday night, my very first Zack was joined by Zackery Anderson and Szachary Dick to create a team of special young men whose individual skills and abilities will take them far.

As recipients of scholarships and bursa-ries totalling more than $10,000, the grads leav-ing the ceremony with a favourable financial future included Szacha-ry Dick, Brandon Hunt-er, Jordyn Bones, Josh Nollet, Megan Drennan and Zack Anderson. Congratulations on a job well done!

Hunter and Drennan shared valedictorian duties with wit and wisdom – an unbeat-able combination. After the laughter died down from their comparison of parents to “walking bank machines,” the valedictorians acknowl-edged the important role parents and guard-

ians play in the lives of grads, saying, “Parents are the foundation of who we are, from help-ing us learn morals to showing us what social responsibility looks like.”

Then it was time to acknowledge teachers – both past and present.

“They stay after school to help us if we struggle. They put countless hours of their own time into marking and putting together assignments that would hopefully intrigue and inspire us. We are forev-er grateful for the many sacrifices you’ve made on our behalf,” the vale-dictorians said.

To conclude their speech, Hunter and Drennan urged their fellow grads to “Take life slowly; enjoy it. Give each experience your full attention because

life is valuable. You only get one.”

When we older folks get to hear or read these remarks, we have to truly celebrate the qual-ity of the young people who have grown up in Logan Lake.

Graduation day always has a veil of sadness and this year it comes with the retire-ment of Donna Youd who, after a 34-year career at both Logan Lake schools, is calling it a day. As the emcee at Saturday’s grad banquet, Youd had the opportunity to bid an official farewell, not only to students but to parents, many of whom had attended her classes.

In speaking to her later, I asked what she’d miss the most and she said, without paus-

ing to think about it: “The camaraderie with staff members and the interaction with all the lovely young, inquiring minds.” When I asked how she was going to spend her spare time, she said that she’d be volunteering both in Logan Lake and with Developing World Con-nections based out of Kamloops on interna-tional projects; that she wanted to become a quilter and that she and her husband were look-ing forward to travelling to visit family in Austra-lia and a trip on a cruise ship to the Mediter-ranean is on her bucket list for next spring.

As our time together wound down, Youd said, “I’ve had the time of my life in a wonder-ful profession. I’m just sorry that it’s ending on

this sad note.” The current political

situation obviously had a negative effect on the whole graduation situa-tion both for Grade 12 students and those in Grade 7, but gold stars are due to the parents who stepped up to help organize the grad events, decorate the Rec Centre, and co-ordinate a wonderful weekend for Logan Lake’s 17 grads.

The whole weekend was both family-orient-ed and cozy and the banquet was followed by a dance. At the conclu-sion of the dance, grads and parents boarded a bus made possible through a $500 dona-tion from the United Way to enjoy a dry grad adventure to Kelowna. Grad expenses were tempered by the incred-ible fundraising done by grads, family and friends, which totalled $20,000 — most of which stayed in Logan Lake.

The grad committee was vocal in its thanks to the district staff at the Rec Centre who, as always, went above and beyond the call of duty to help create a truly memorable, once-in-a-lifetime community event for the LLSS class of 2014.

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Eleven teams took part in the Journeys Into Tomorrow Transition House softball tournament at Central Park on June 14 and 15. The theme of the second annual fundraiser was “Stop the violence” and dozens of players wore purple to show solidarity with the cause. Along with softball action throughout the weekend, the event also showcased the transition house’s services and hosted an airbrush tattoo artist from Vancouver and a bouncy castle from Kamloops so there was something for everyone, Journeys Into Tomorrow’s Sharon Collins said.

Collins said over the course of the weekend, the 29 people who worked at the event saw about 300 people pass through, which means it was successful at spreading its anti-violence message once again. The tournament is also aimed at raising the profile of the transition house so people in the community know it’s there if they ever find them-selves in need.

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Student council dance raises funds for Children’s Hospital

THE REGION Logan Lakers to Walk for a ReasonThe Logan Lake

Wellness Health and Youth Society is hold-ing its annual fundraiser Walk for a Reason on July 1. The event is intended to promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage physical fit-ness in the community.

The event is open to all residents of Logan Lake and their family members of all ages and fitness levels.

Participants can choose from three routes around the perimeter of Maggs Park and the lake.

Volunteers will pro-vide water and fruit at stations on the routes. Registration for the walk closes at noon on June 27.

For more informa-tion or to register, phone (250) 523-6229 or email [email protected].

Theft from Logan Lake Lions Club

Logan Lake RCMP are looking for informa-tion on a theft spree from the Logan Lake Lions Club.

Between June 9 and 13, the club’s storage container was broken

into and several items were stolen, includ-ing two large stainless steel pots with the club’s insignia engraved on them; a pressure washer; an easy-up tent with one bent leg; a black plastic tool case

on wheels; tools and barbecue equipment; a stainless steel warmer for food that’s approxi-mately four feet long and weighs 120 pounds; and three old car bat-teries.

The Lions Club is a

non-profit service club that helps in community fundraisers.

Anyone with infor-mation is asked to contact the Logan Lake RCMP at (250) 523-6222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

MSS student council members from left: Kaitlyn Suzuki, Zoya Khan, Stephanie Tourand, Kevin Keyser, Amrit Sheema and Stephan Chui. Michael Potestio/Herald

Despite having to manoeu-vre around the red tape of the current labour dispute between teachers and government, stu-dents at Merritt Secondary School were able to hold a dance and raise money for BC Children’s Hospital.

Earlier this month, the student council at MSS held a Disney-themed dance, which they called ‘When You Wish Upon a Star.’ The event raised about $800 for the hospital.

“At student council, we try to do events to either raise money or awareness for different charities or issues, so we decided for the

end of the year we wanted to do another event, and this is what we decided on,” student council member Kaitlyn Suzuki told the Herald.

They sold about 100 tickets ahead of time and about another 50 at the door.

Council member Kevin Keyser said he has a personal connec-tion to BC Children’s Hospital as he was born with two hernias and had them operated on at the hospital.

Council member Zoya Khan said they were not sure if they were allowed to have the dance given the job action ongoing at the time.


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Check to see if you need building permits

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If you’re renovat-ing to increase the value of your home, keep in mind that some improvements offer better returns than others. In any case, how much you spend should depend on where you live as well as how long you plan to live there. For example, the value of an over-the-top reno in a lower-cost neigh-bourhood may not be recognized by poten-tial home buyers. On the other hand, a reno that improves energy efficiency may not only lower your oper-ating costs and pay back your investment over time, it can also be a selling feature.

To be sure you’ll have the money you need for reno you want – and for all your other life goals – talk to your professional advisor before you start.

This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Ser-vices Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Secu-rities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Plan-ning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Con-tact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your Inves-tors Group Consultant.

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Now, due to a full-scale walkout from teachers, the school year has ended early.

Much of student council’s prepara-tion for the dance was done outside of school and during lunch hours.

The dance was more difficult to organize amidst the labour dispute as teacher chaperones were unavailable and many classrooms were locked at lunch hour due to the strike. The library was also unavailable as it was being painted, so the student council met in the hallway at lunch.

For many of the students, it was their first time planning a

dance. However, they did receive help in the form of a $25 gift card from Wal-Mart, discounts on food from Cooper’s Foods and their DJ even gave them a discount.

“I think that this dance was pos-sible because [of] the teamwork and the dedication that we had,” student council member Stephan Chui said.

The leadership class normally plans school dances, but there was no leader-ship class at MSS this semester, so initially there were no dances planned until student council got involved.

“We thought that would be something fun that we could do and still raise money,” Suzuki said.

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The federal Con-servative govern-ment has approved Enbridge’s Northern Gateway oil pipeline project, despite wide-spread opposition in B.C. that includes the provincial government, First Nations, environ-mental organizations and residents of the intended oil tanker port of Kitimat.

Natural Resources Minister Greg Rick-ford signalled the government’s approval in a low-key statement Tuesday that endorsed the 209 conditions imposed by a federal review. Rickford noted that the proponent still needs to consult with aboriginal communi-ties and secure provin-cial permits.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has emphasized it is in the national interest to open a new pipeline route to the Pacific Ocean to carry Alber-ta oil sands bitumen and break the Cana-

dian oil industry’s dependence on U.S. markets.

But a continuing battle over the pipeline plan is expected in the courts, and potentially on the land, where civil disobedience has already been threat-ened.

Opposition demands to reject the project dominated question period in the House of Commons Tuesday. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair called the review panel process “a sham,” and Skeena-Bulkley Val-ley NDP MP Nathan Cullen warned that opposition in B.C. may upset plans to develop liquefied natu-ral gas exports in the province.

The project doesn’t yet meet Premier Christy Clark’s five conditions for new heavy oil pipelines, which include world leading marine and land spill protections, resolution of aborigi-nal concerns and a fair share of benefits for B.C.

B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said the decision means the project meets the first of five conditions required by the province, a suc-cessful federal review.

“We recognize the benefits that the Northern Gateway project may bring, but they will not be at the expense of our envi-ronment,” Polak said.

The decision by the

Harper cabinet follows last December’s rul-ing by a federal review panel that the $6.8-billion project should proceed, subject to 209 conditions.

That followed

Enbridge’s earlier pledges to improve the project’s safety with thicker steel and other measures along the 1,177-kilometre route.

The twin pipelines would carry 525,000

barrels per day of diluted bitumen from the oil sands west to Kitimat and send condensate to act as a thinning agent east to Alberta.

Ottawa approves Enbridge pipeline project

Employer estimates cost of teacher demandsThe bargaining agency

for B.C.’s 60 school dis-tricts has put a price tag on what its chief negotia-tor called “a truckload of benefit provisions” sought by the B.C. Teachers’ Fed-eration.

The cost estimate was released by the B.C. Public School Employers’ Asso-

ciation after negotiations broke down Monday and the BCTF proceeded with a full-scale strike that could continue to the end of the school year.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said nego-tiations were expected to resume Tuesday.

BCPSEA calculates that with increased class preparation time and other benefits, the latest offer

from the BCTF adds up to a 12.5 per cent increase in total compensation over the five-year term proposed by the union.

BCPSEA has proposed a seven per cent pay increase over six years, plus a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement ratified by the end of the year. The BCTF countered last week with a proposed $5,000 bonus, to make up for a

year the union has worked under an expired contract.

BCPSEA chief nego-tiator Peter Cameron said the union has disagreed with some of the calcula-tions, but has not provided its own costing, and after weekend negotiations he could no longer determine which of them are still on the table.

BCPSEA calculates the added costs of union’s

proposals for year five as follows:

• Wages and benefits: $211.1 million

• Dropping the bottom two teacher wage classifica-tions: $16.9 million

• Expanded preparation time, elementary grades: $86.2 million

• Expanded preparation time, secondary grades: $5.9 million

• Pregnancy and paren-

tal leave: $22.1 million• Extended health and

dental benefits: $11 million• Substitute teacher pay

increase: $8.8 millionBCPSEA has also calcu-

lated the cost of the union’s position on class size and composition at $1.67 bil-lion. That dispute has been the subject of a series of court actions and the B.C. Court of Appeal is expect-ed to rule on it in the fall.



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PARK LIKE LOT

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Small rancher in natural valley setting just west of Merritt. 120 +/- acres of level hay land with Spius Creek to the East & Nicola River to the North this provides abundant water. House sold “as is”.

EXTRA LARGE LOT

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#2264 $194,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

Beautifully renovated inside & out. Spacious 4 bedrm home on 0.25 acres with a fully manicured lawn & U/G sprinklers. Features new bathrm, new flooring, paint new windows, siding, furnace & more.

#2275 $339,000

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#2203 $89,000

WHY RENT

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

#2215 $125,000

GREAT STARTER

Why rent when you could own this 3 bedroom home

with 1.5 baths, newer windows and siding. Close

to schools. Has 100 amp service and a carport

in the back.

#2236 $157,000

HALF DUPLEX

Great starter home, close to school. 3 bedrms up,

large living room and kitchen/dining room. Newer

paint & HW tank. Very clean and is move in ready.

Fenced backyard with covered deck.

#2209 $474,900

FANTASTIC VALLEY VIEWS

Impressive home with breathtaking views from the huge wrap around deck. Features beautiful oak doors, 4 bedrms, 3 baths, full finished basement, large family & games rooms. Bathrooms has been refurbished with vintage tub & high end faucets.

#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 & flooring on main. HW radiant heat with new boiler in 2009. Large fenced backyard.

#2157 $214,900

DESIRABLE AREA

Great starter home for young families or retirees. 3

bedrms, flat private yard with garden, 2 car garage

& RV parking. Includes appliances & gas F/P. A

quality built home in a desirable neighbourhood.

#2159 $109,900

AT SAND PIPER

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

#2110 $119,900

GOOD STARTER HOME

Very clean home with 3 bedrooms up 2 baths, new file and newer flooring in living room, newer countertops in kitchen. Has covered carport in back with lane access. Upgraded to 100 amp.

#2183 $445,000

LARGE FAMILY HoME

Spacious 5 bedroom home with huge master bedrm

with jet tub in ensuite, open kitchen & family room,

Cherry stained cabinets in kitchen, 2 huge sundeck

in private backyard plus covered sitting area.

#2247 $227,500

DETACHED SHOP

Nicely kept 5 bedroom home in quiet area. Has HW floors recently installed & tile in kitchen. 2 bedrms in bsmt and a workshop area plus a 23x12 detached garage/shop & sundeck in back.

#2151 $224,900

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

oN QUIET CUL DE SAC

Large family home on 18,000 sq.ft. lot with fruit trees, fish pond, garden area and patio at back. Custom 3 level split with large living & dining rooms, lots of windows and fully fin. Basement.

#2214 $299,900

EXCELLENT LoCATIoN

Home has 2 full floors plus bsmt, 2 car garage and legal 2 bedrm daylight rental suite on main with rear entrance. Bright kitchen with island, living rm with gas F/P. Nice covered deck in back.

#2235 $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.

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MANICURED CoRNER LoT

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

#2226 $339,900

QUIET LoCATIoN

Clean & bright 3 bedrm rancher with full bsmt, vaulted ceilings, large open kitchen with new countertops, family rm with gas F/P, 2 car garage, RV parking with sani-dump and a private backyard.

#2211 $79,000

DOWNTOWN

2 bedroom bungalow with big living room, back lane access, within walking distance to downtown shopping and all amenities. Perfect for the handyman. As is where is.

#2169 $179,000

CUTE & CoZY

Within walking distance to shopping & amenities,

this 3 bedroom home is perfect for retirees or first

time buyers. RV parking in back. Has private patio

with hot tub. Nicely landscaped.

#2170 $166,000

CHARACTER HOME

Cozy 2 bedroom home with 9 ft ceilings in the living

room & bedrooms, updated flooring, cabinets and

bathrm. Fenced yard with lane access, RV parking

and a 16x24 shop.

#2213 $199,000

CORNER LOT

5 bedrm home within walking distance to downtown

& amenities. 2 storey home with single garage. 3

bedrms up, 2 down, large family room with a small

kitchenette.

#2260 $299,000

FANTASTIC VIEWS

Look at the views while eating dinner with family

from this 2 yr new home. Open floor plan, 3

bedrooms, vaulted ceilings in kitchen, eating area

& family room. Double garage with 10 ft ceilings.

#2140 $299,900

COMPLETELY RENOvATED

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 fin. bsmt.

#2197 $59,900

INvESTORS

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#2258 $389,900

5 LEvEL HOME

Perfect home for a large family. Possible 5 bedrm house in great area with with big yard, nice back deck & gazebo and double garage with 10 ft high doors. Lots of extra park with 1.5 lots.

#2243 $209,900

ACRoSS FRoM SCHooL

Traditional style 3 level home across from

elementary school. Home has a bedrm on the main

with 2 upstairs and a large rec. rm downstairs.

Single car garage. Great starter home.

#2226 $339,900

QUIET LoCATIoN

Clean & bright 3 bedrm rancher with full bsmt & vaulted ceilings, within walking distance to all amenities. Large kitchen with new countertops, family rm has gas F/P, 2 baths. Double garage & RV parking.

#2233 $525,000

IN LOWER NICOLA

Quality built home with 3 bedrms up, country

kitchen, full bsmt with family room & work area.

Beautifully landscaped 0.44 ac lot with gazebo,

attached garage & 32x28 detached shop & shed.

#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/office with coffered ceiling & large windows, chef style kitchen with granite counters, large island & much more.

#2227 $233,900

IMMACULATE RANCHER

Spacious home with 2 bedrooms and a den or 3rd

bedrm, generous living & dining room plus office.

Both bedrms have ensuites. Large covered deck,

20x16 detached shop.

#2160 $209,000

SUN VALLEY CoURT

Nice 3 bedrm, 2.5 bath townhouse with very unique floor 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.

#2244 $499,900

EXECUTIVE HoME

Executive 5 bedrm family home in excellent location with panoramic views. Great curb appeal and grandiose floor plan. Features Jacobi HW flooring, slate tile, 2 gas F/P’s, extra large kitchen, large master bedrm with 5 pce ensuite. Beautifully landscaped.

#2193 $322,500

COMPLETELY RENOvATED

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#2050 $329,900

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 flooring with spacious rooms, vaulted ceilings & Mill Creek cabinets with granite top on kitchen island. U/G sprinklers, 2 sundecks, private yard.

#2228 $329,000

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, office, laundry. Double garage. Near college.

#2167 $135,000

HUGE LoT

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 $537,000

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 finished basement. Triple garage.

#2148 $139,900

NEWER APARTMENT

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

#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.

#2185 $89,000

FENCED YARD

Great starter or retirement home on large pad with garden area. 3 bedrms, 2 baths, huge open spacious plan, central A/C, newer vinyl siding and thermal pane windows & many upgrades.

#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.

#2250 $264,900

BACKYARD OASIS

This 4 bedrm home has a recently remodeled kitchen with custom cabinets, granite counters & new appliances. Bathrms have been redone. Enjoy the solarium that overlooks the backyard garden, pool & pond.

#2121 $325,000

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 first time buyer. Great affordably price strata unit. $3,000 bonus paid to Buyer upon completion! Don’t miss this one!

#2265 $249,000

NICE LOCATION

3 bedroom home, perfect for first time buyers. Two bedrooms up, 1 down. Has single detached garage, fenced backyard and several fruit trees. Lots of parking for your toys.

#2253 $285,000

PRIvATE BACKYARD

See this 3 bedrm home in quiet neighbourhood on

huge double lot in a park-like setting with private

hedges & garden area. Has detached shop & 3

covered carport area.

#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.

#2259 $449,900

LOCATION, LOCATION

Beautiful 4 bedrm home on 0.42 acre lit. Has open concept plan, master on the main, maple HW flooring, large kitchen, 5 pce ensuite, bonus room over garage, central A/C, U/G sprinklers and much more.

#2234 $249,000

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.

#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 first time buyers. Strata fees are $212.70 per month.

#2245 $265,000

BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED

This home is a 3 level split with 3 bedrms up + 1 down. Recent updates include new metal roof, some windows/door, exterior painting & tile in kitchen, stainless steel appliances in large kitchen.

#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.

#2212 $148,500

FIRST TIME BUYERS

Nice 2 bedroom rancher close to downtown and seniors center with newer furnace and HW tank. Concrete foundation, and fenced private yard with shop. Quick Possession.

#2098 $99,900

oPPoRTUNITY

Great corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of

room to built a shop. This 2 bedroom home is

awaiting your ideas. Home is in need of some TLC

but is price accordingly.

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#2260 $299,000

FANTASTIC VIEWS

Look at the views while eating dinner with family or friends. Newer home with modern open floor plan, 3 bedrms, 2 bath rancher with vaulted ceilings in kitchen, eating area & family rm. Double garage.

#2261 $199,000

HALF DUPLEX

Recently renovated 3 bedrm, 2 storey half duplex. New flooring, paint, interior doors, moldings, and bathrooms renovated. Also has a walkout level entry inlaw suite that is great for extra family member. Covered deck on top level with views.

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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 $345,900

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

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#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

#2231 $824,000

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.

aPProX. 264 acreS

#2246 $1,250,000

Gorgeous acreage with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing throught the property. A great variet of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR. Old farm house used for seasonal cabin + shop.

aPProX. 120 acreS

#2268 $849,000

Compact rancher in a natural valley setting just west of Merritt. Approx. 120 acres of level hay land bordering Spius Creek and Nicola River with abundant water for irrigation. Home is sold “as is”.

aPProX. 22 acreS

#2195 $649,000

Nicely renovated 4 bedrm home with newer flooring, 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 acre witH creeK

#2263 $434,900

4 bedrm rancher in approx. 1 acre in park-like setting with creek & pond. Home has HW floors, open country kitchen, huge family rm with woodstove & living rm with pellet stove. Detached garage.

great HorSe ProPerty

#2251 $525,000

9.88 acres with riding ring & only 5 mins. From Mamit Lake. This 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walkout bsmt has had some updates. Open concept with vaulted ceilings, 3 bath, large kitchen & big sundeck.

9.88 acreS

#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 floors, 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 flooring, 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths & wrap around deck

waterfront Home

#2207 $998,000

Magnificent 5 bedrm home on Nicola Lake with unique

open designed family area with large bedrms & family

rooms with an extra summer kitchen. 3 floors, 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 & beach for swimming

waterfront Lot

#2146 $269,900

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.

LaKeView Lot

#2188 $189,900

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

on nicoLa LaKe

#2174 $299,000

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.

on waLLoPer LaKe

#2225 $129,000

Great lakefront cabin of 450 sq.ft., recreational retreat on Walloper lake. Crown lease. Easy access off Coquihalla Hwy. Call for more details.

inVeStorS

#2171 $850,000

Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. building with office space with one long term tenant. Great for professional offices, 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, fishing, 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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133 ac + LaKe

#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, fish & more.

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 floors, ceramic tile, 3 baths, large kitchen, living rm with F/P. Has 2 corrals, hay shed & horse shelter.

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 $499,000

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 and detached shop.

LaKefront Home

#2249 $1,050,000

Custom home on Nicola Lake built with reclaimed timbers & HW flooring throughout, open concept, gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, great room with F/P, and a detached triple garage.

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. GST is applicable #2216

From 9.8 to 17 Acres

Prices starting at $199,000

Large city Lot

#2272 $99,000

Residential building lot of 0.62 acres, zoned R2. Lots has potential to be made into 4 city lots or Buyer may apply for possible zoning change to higher density multi-family residential.

12.16 acreS

#2048 $219,000

12.16 acre treed lot waiting for you to

develop it. Many building sites, some

with views, has a shallow well.

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.

19.77 acreS

#2092 $146,000

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.

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 office & mezzanine space.

riVerfront Lot

#2166 $109,900

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

3 induStriaL LotS

#2237 eacH $59,900

Nice flat 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.

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 flat with many buildings sites, has shallow well, septic approval, hydro to property & driveway is in. Close to crown land.

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 specific zoning for prof. offices, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking.

26 acreS

#2252 $310,000

Spectacular horse property just 15 minutes from Merritt. All natural grass land with 2 ponds and a seasonal creek. Great place to start a hobby farm or use as rec. property.

1 acre Lot

#2107 $112,500

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

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.

on 2 acreS

#2182 $419,000

Private 4 bedrm home with Hickory kitchen cabinets, newer flooring & paint, formal dining & living rm with F/P’s & partially fin. Bsmt. Fantastic view overlooking Guichon Creek & valley. Large detached shop.

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.

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.

aPProX. 103 acreS

#2194 $489,000

Great acreage overlooking the Nicola River with numerous outbuildings, hay storage & tack shed. Double wide home has 4 bedrms, 2 baths and a partially fi nished basement with cold storage. Big sundeck to enjoy the views.

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in today’s paperOn June 16, Merritt RCMP received a report of a suspi-cious occurrence from Sunday, June 15 around 10 a.m. near the cem-etery on Juniper Drive in Merritt.

The complainants’ 12-year-old son was walking to the golf course along Juniper in an isolated area of road when he was approached by a male driving a newer black pickup truck. The male slowed and told the boy to throw his golf clubs in the back and he would take him for ice cream. The boy ignored the man and ran down the hill to the golf course.

The male was described as in his 30s with dark skin and wearing a ball cap driv-ing a newer black pick-

up without any kind of canopy.

There was no attempt to follow the boy or grab him and he was able to run to the golf course and talked to his parents about it later.

Although not com-mon, police have had other reports in the past with different descriptions of suspects and vehicles and want to remind parents to talk to their children about what to do in these circumstances.

Children should never get into a vehicle with a stranger or even someone whom they may know without their parents’ permission.

When approached by someone who makes them feel uncomfort-able, they should tell their parents and go to

a safe place.Parents are encour-

aged to report any instances to police.

Even without a lot of detail, there may be other reports with simi-lar circumstances made to police and in some instances, police have been able to find video

footage or witnesses who are able to identify a suspect.

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MLS # House # STREET PRICEMerritt $0 - $200,000 122064 #7-2400 COLDWATER AVE $57,500121453 #317-1703 MENZIES STREET $64,900116995 #9-2390 SEYOME CRESENT $64,999122407 #314-1703 MENZIES STREET $68,000118135 #311-1703 MENZIES STREET $69,995116312 1202 HOUSTON STREET $74,000119925 #16-1226 McMILLAN ROAD $75,000120941 #38-254 HIGHWAY 8 $89,900122150 1843 MENZIES STREET $99,000121276 1406 PINE STREET $99,900120487 #211-2295 BLAIR STREET $105,000121275 1404 PINE STREET $105,000121480 1752 NICOLA AVENUE $107,000120579 #304-2295 BLAIR STREET $108,000121249 1602 DOUGLAS STREET $108,000120608 1490 COLDWATER AVE $109,000120810 1952 NICOLA AVENUE $130,000121468 2637 QUILCHENA AVENUE $130,000120481 1902 NICOLA AVENUE $155,000117739 2276 COUTLEE AVENUE $157,000112744 1875 SAGE STREET $159,000121540 #305-1701 MENZIES STREET $159,000121146 1650 LINDLEY CRK RD $159,800EXC 2076 CLEASBY STREET $160,000122067 1798 DOUGLAS STREET $161,000122468 2387 COUTLEE AVENUE REDUCED $163,000118294 #206-1701 MENZIES STREET $164,000114978 1859 GRANITE AVENUE $169,000123055 439 BRENTON AVE $169,000121116 #4-2760 VOGHT STREET $170,000122908 2137 CLAPPERTON AVE $173,900123019 2699 QUILCHENA AVENUE $174,500119258 1425 CANFORD AVE $179,000123112 #9-2760 VOGHT STREET $179,000123207 2263 NICOLA AVENUE $181,000121473 1576 HOUSTON STREET $199,000123223 1991 MORRISSEY STREET $199,000Merritt $200,000-$300,000 119627 1425 HOUSTON STREET $209,000121236 1626 HOUSTON STREET $209,000120499 #11-1749 MENZIES STREET $210,000121596 1648 LINDLEY CRK RD $210,000122449 1660 HILL STREET $210,000120354 432 MORGAN AVE LN $215,000120892 2625 JACKSON AVE $220,000120921 #32-1749 MENZIES STREET $229,000122960 2549 CLAPPERTON AVE $229,000117659 1610 BANN STREET $229,900117462 2090 CLAPPERTON AVE $239,000121078 1849 1ST AVE $243,000120472 2556 CORKLE STREET LN $248,000

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Meditation can be a path to a more peaceful, healthful life

I sometimes write about meditation and find there is much con-fusion and uncertainty about what, exactly, it is. Some think it is weird. Others think it is harmful. It has even been labeled as ‘new age’ and condemned as a threat to traditional religion.

It is interesting how much can be projected on a harmless, inno-cent practice.

Meditation means

to think quietly, to engage in deep and serious thought. It can also mean to observe intently. The act of meditation is quiet thought; reflection. It can even be contem-plation on sacred or solemn subjects, espe-cially as a devotional exercise.

For a religious per-son, meditation can be sitting quietly and feeling the presence of God — an aware-ness that can be lost in the hustle and bustle of daily living. For the non-spiritual person, meditation can be sim-ply clearing the mind of all thoughts, giving it a much-needed rest.

There is such an intimate connection between the mind and body, science has

shown, that worry thoughts and thoughts of anger, resentment, fear or anxiety can measurably alter the body chemistry in a negative way.

The negative changes persist for six to eight hours after experiencing the trou-bling emotions. Every time those thoughts come back, the nega-tive changes are re-stimulated and persist

for another six to eight hours. It is easy to see how thoughts can have a profound effect on our health.

Meditation is to the mind what a brisk walk in fresh air is to the body. To think of it as harmful or threatening in any way just adds one more negative thought to the stockpile. On the other hand, taking time each day to stop all

thoughts, just resting in calmness and feeling love in your heart can create positive, health-ful shifts in your body chemistry, which, if you resist adding nega-tive emotions, remain for those same six to eight hours. Medita-tion is a path to a more peaceful, healthful life.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning psychotherapist.

GWEN RANDALL-YOUNGPsychologyFOR LIVING

Do you have one leg longer than the other?

A particularly pleas-ant gentleman entered my office with left-sided low back pain after raking up the pine needles through-out his entire yard. He had spoken to a phys-iotherapist who had described his problem as “a rotated hip,” which resulted in “one leg being longer than the other.” He had heard that chiroprac-tors commonly treat a problem like his, so he entered my office seek-ing help.

First of all, I had to clarify that it was not

really his hip joint that was causing his prob-lems. The “hip joint” is the ball and socket joint between the bone of his thigh (femur) and a bone in his pel-vis (ileum). I continued by telling him that his pain was actually being caused by the “sac-roiliac joint,” which is located in the back portion of his pelvis.

Health-care prac-titioners and patients alike mistakenly call the “sacroiliac joint” the “hip joint.” In fact, the sacroiliac joint is much different than your hip joint. There is one sacroiliac joint on each side of the back portion of your pelvis, made up of a sacrum bone in the middle (where the bottom of your spine attaches and your tailbone proj-ects downward from) and an ileum bone (the large bone you feel at

the side of your waist-line).

The sacroiliac joint on each side of the pelvis is a common and often misdiag-nosed source of low back pain, which may or may not cause pain or numbness to travel down into the groin or leg (sciatica). This par-ticular gentleman put too much stress on his left sacroiliac joint as he repetitively reached forward and twisted his lower back with each stroke of his rake.

Although he was not in any pain prior to raking his lawn, it was likely that the individual mobility of his low back and pel-vis joints were not at their full potential to begin with. Therefore, when he challenged these joints by working long and repetitively, they could not handle the stress and inevita-

bly became sore and inflamed.

As for the leg length difference, this is a complicated item to explain accurately so let’s see if I can help you understand. The movement within the sacroiliac joints allows the ileum bones at each side of the pelvis to rotate or “tip” for-ward and backward. This motion occurs when you walk, run, bend forward, bend backward, or raise your knee to your chest.

In the past, it was thought that the sac-roiliac joints did not move at all. However, high-quality medical studies have shown that they do move and actually play an impor-tant role in actions I just mentioned. One of the sacroiliac joints can become “restrict-ed” or “jammed” in a

“rotated forward” or “rotated backward” position when they are injured or even simply become stiff.

It is very important that you understand that the sacroiliac joint does not have to be injured or sore for this to occur. As we dis-cussed above, the real “hip joint” is made up of the pelvic bone (ileum) and the thigh bone (femur). There-fore, if the left ileum were rotated forward or backward, it would have a direct effect on the left leg.

For example, if this gentleman was lying down and his left sacroiliac joint was jammed or restricted in a position that had the left ileum “rotated forward,” his left leg would appear shorter than the right when you compare the bot-tom of his heels. The

other possibility, and what this gentleman actually had, is when the left ileum is rotated backward. This made his left leg appear lon-ger than the right.

As far as treat-ment goes, the task of the chiropractor is to restore the proper positioning and mobil-ity of the sacroiliac

joints. He or she does this by performing a series of treatments consisting of “manipu-lating” or “adjusting” the affected joints. Once this mobility is restored, the remaining treatments are done to maintain it that way until the joint is able to heal fully and natu-rally.

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For elite rider Bobby Prochnau from Savona, his victory in the Masters class at the 2014 Bar Bender motocross race on the weekend was par-ticularly poignant.

“The Bar Bender was my very first race 11 years ago at the age of 16,” he said. “I have very good memories of com-ing here.”

Prochnau has not made it back too often in the intervening years as his chosen sport now takes him all over North America.

“I just got back from Texas,” Prochnau said, “and next weekend I’m racing in Sacramento, Calif. We’re gypsies, you could say.”

The last time Prochnau was at the Bar Bender was in 2010.

“I was actually injured that year. I was crew for my wife who was racing,” he said.

One of the reasons Prochnau was able to make the Merritt event this time around is the new date for the annual event.

Held on the Thanksgiving weekend the past couple of sea-sons, the Bar Bender was moved up on the Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Association schedule in an attempt to attract more riders.

“I can only get to a couple of PNWMA

events a year,” said Prochnau. “Fortunately, this weekend worked for me.”

While Prochnau was the class of the field on Sunday, not too far behind was 23-year-old, up-and-coming racer Ryan Graffunder from Vavenby.

“I loved the course today. It was technical but not too slow. The organizers did a really good job,” he said after the race.

Graffunder comes by his riding skills honestly, as he is but one member of a real racing family that includes parents, grandparents, uncles and cousins.

Ryan’s cousin, Cory, who is based out of California, recently returned from Europe where he competed at the famous Erzberg event in Austria.

In third place in the Masters class was Geoff Nelson from Abbotsford, last year’s winner.

Local riders did extremely well in the field of 148 riders, with youngsters Grayson McMaster, Charlie Suzuki and Talleah Dalla Vecchia all picking up top-five finishes in their respective classes.

Lower Nicola’s Ryan Porada, 24, was first off the line in the Expert class but had to settle for a sixth-place finish.

“I crashed about half-way around the first lap,” he said. “Unfortunately,

it took me about 10 kilo-metres to recover.”

Longtime racer and race organizer Errol Borsky, from Kamloops, was effusive in his praise for this year’s Bar Bender.

“This was the most well-marked and safest event I’ve been in,” said

the 66-year-old vet-eran competitor. “Scott [Dearden] and his crew did a fabulous job.”

Borsky should know what he’s talking about. He is the founder of one of Canada’s most suc-cessful motocross events — the Monkey Wrench

100 — held annually in Lytton.

Dearden and his team were understand-ably delighted with how everything turned out.

“It was a good event. The conditions were great, and the racing excellent,” said Dearden.


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The Nicola Valley Thunder bantam lacrosse team continued its stellar season on the weekend by winning the gold medal at a seven-team tournament in Langley.

The Thunder went undefeated (4-0-1) in their five games against Coast competition, out-scoring the opposition 27-17 in total.

Friday, the Nicola

Valley bantams defeated Langley 5-3 and Vancouver 6-5. On Saturday, it was a 3-3 tie versus Burnaby and a resounding 8-2 victory against Ridge Meadows.

In the championship game on Sunday, the Thunder battled back from a two-goal deficit to edge the Coquitlam Adanacs 5-4. The win-ning goal was scored by Anthony Tulliani with just 2.6 seconds left in regulation time.

Leading scorer for the

Thunder at the tourna-ment was Mack Stead with 10 goals. Tulliani had 5 goals in total, fol-lowed by Fred Ware with four.

Both Tom Girard and Spencer Vaughan picked up two goals on the weekend, while Travis Simon, Micaela Smith, Gorden Ware and Tanveer Bansi each had one.

Kaelen Lester played in net for all five Thunder games.

The local bantams

have an even bigger weekend coming up as they host the zone play-downs this Saturday and Sunday at the Shulus arena. On the line is one berth to the provincial championships, sched-uled for July 9 to 13 in Victoria/Esquimalt.

Prochnau tops the fi eld at 2014 Bar Bender

Thunder lacrosse bantams win tournament in Langley

LEADER OF THE PACK

(Above) Salmon Arm’s Bobby Prochnau (9) was the class of the field in the elite Masters class at the 2014 Bar Bender motorcycle race, held on Sunday in Lower Nicola. A total of 148 riders from throughout the Pacific Northwest took part. (Left) Prochnau and second place finisher Ryan Graffunder from Vavenby. Ian Webster/Herald

BAR BENDER RESULTSJune 15, 2014

(local finishers in bold)

Master Class

1. Bobby Prochnau, Savona 1:48:18

Expert Class

1. Jesse Niefer, Kamloops 2:15:57 5. Alex Marsh 2:38:46 6. Ryan Porada 2:38:48

Vet Expert Class

1. Wayne Reimer, Savona 2:25:18

Super Senior Class

1. Mike Schmidt , Langley 2:13:50

Senior Expert Class

1. Rob Pafford, Chilliwack 2:32:29

Veteran Amateur Class

1. Donald Cliburn, N. Vancouver 2:19:02

Senior Amateur Class

1. Mario Jakowski, Maple Ridge 2:29:1915. Rod McMaster 3:06:43

Intermediate Class

1. Quinn McCullough, N. Saanich 2:19:26 7. Kyle Stirling 2:46:45

Junior Over Class

1. John Shamley, Lytton 2:23:06 3. Grayson McMaster 2:25:09

Junior U15 Class

1. Brock McCartney, Abbotsford 2:33:04 4. Charlie Suzuki 3:02:3316. Bill Brewer 3:08:13

Women’s Class

1. Anne Bisson, Kamloops 2:59:57 4. Talleah DallaVecchia 3:25:25 5. Caitlyn Weisse 2:01:30

CHAMPS The Nicola Valley Thunder bantam lacrosse team went undefeated en route to winning a tourna-ment in Langley on the weekend. Submitted

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SPORTS

Otters make waves at their own Invitational

TOP RIDERS Over 100 young cowboys and cowgirls from throughout southern B.C. took part in the annual Merritt Little Britches Rodeo on the weekend. There were more than 30 competitors from the Nicola Valley area — the largest local entry in recent memory, according to Shannon Goss, one of the event organizers. (Left) Merritt’s Kelsey Starrs guides her horse into the ring for the start of the junior girls barrel race on Sunday. (Right) Wyatt Smith’s steer ride on Saturday was good enough for first place. Smith, from Merritt, was chosen the top junior all-around cowboy on Saturday. He also won a buckle for the best weekend average in the junior boys goat tail tying event. Ian Webster/Herald


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The Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre was a beehive of activity on the weekend as over 250 age group swim-mers from nine Interior clubs took part in the annual Merritt Otters Invitational Swim Meet.

A total of 34 Otters took part in their home competition, including close to a dozen first-timers.

The local participants recorded all kinds of personal bests en route to recording an impressive 114 top-eight finishes.

Leading the way in the PB department was eight-year-old Div. 1

swimmer Gabe Baird who took a full 55 sec-onds off his best previous time in the 100 metre freestyle event.

Other significant PBs were recorded by Ashley and Jensen Cavaliere, Haley Zabek and Laura Lefebvre.

Lefebvre and Jensen Cavaliere’s personal bests, by 23 and 29 seconds respectively, came in the 400 metre freestyle — a distance not normally competed at summer swim meets but offered at the Merritt event.

Otters swimmers shone in the relays also, as Merritt teams picked up a trio of bronze medals as well as three

fourth-place finishes.Five Otters were

aggregate award winners in their respective divi-sions: Ashley Cavaliere (gold, Div. 1), Miranda Cavaliere (silver, Div. 1), Bianca Cavaliere (silver, Div. 3), Liam Warren (bronze, Div. 3) and Deirdra Holmwood (sil-ver, Div. 7).

“As coaches, we felt the meet was a great success, both in terms of personal bests and team spirit,” said Chelsea Harris, who is co-coaching the Otters with Holmwood. “We were happy that our swimmers cheered on not only their teammates, but their friends from other clubs around the region.”

MERRITT LITTLE BRITCHES RODEOLocal Top 10 Finishers

Saturday Sunday

Jr. Girls Barrel Racing 3rd Ayla Goss 2nd Ayla Goss 8th Maya Starrs

Jr. Girls Pole Bending 4th Ayla Goss 1st Ayla Goss 10th Maya Starrs 9th Maya Starrs

Jr. Girls Goat Tail Tying 6th Gracie Garthwaite 9th Ayla Goss 7th Maya Starrs

Jr. Girls Dummy Roping 6/7/8th Ayla Goss 4th Ayla Goss

Jr. Boys Stake Race 3rd Wyatt Smith 4th Wyatt Smith 5th Nathan Van Rensberg 5th Nathan Van Rensberg 7th Jalen McRae 8th JW Stewart

Jr. Boys Goat Tail Tying 1st Jalen McRae 4th Wyatt Smith 3rd Nathan Van Rensberg 5th Jalen McRae 9th Brayden McRae 8th Nathan Van Rensberg 10th Soren Anderson

Jr. Boys Dummy Roping 2nd Wyatt Smith 5/6th Brayden Mcae 10th Brayden McRae

Jr. Boys Steer Riding 1st Wyatt Smith 2nd Wyatt Smith

Jr. All Around Cowboy/Cowgirl Wyatt Smith Ayla Goss

Overall Average Jalen McRae (Goat Tail Tying)Buckle Winners Wyatt Smith (Steer Riding) Senior results in next Thursday’s paper

IN THE MEDALS The Merritt Otters had five aggregate award winners at their own meet on the weekend: (from left) coach Deirdra Holmwood, Liam Warren, Ashley Cavaliere, Miranda Cavaliere and Bianca Cavaliere. Photo courtesy of Tony Narciso

2014 MERRITT OTTERS INVITATIONALLocal Top 8 Finishers

6 and Evi Slanzi 4th (25Free), 4th (25Back), 2nd (25Breast) Under Ayla Rednap 6th (25Back)

Div. 1 Ashley Cavaliere 1st (100IM,50Free,50Fly,100Free), 2nd (50Back), 3rd (50Breast) Miranda Cavaliere 1st (400Free,50Breast), 2nd (100IM,50Free, 100Free), 3rd (50Fly) Kelsey Jager 4th (50Fly), 5th (50Free) Kailyn Fleury 4th (50Back,100Free), 7th (50Free) Koen Hales 6th (50Free,50Fly) Isaac Asselstine 6th (100Free), 7th (50Free) Cruz Slanzi 5th (50Back), 8th (100Free) Gabe Baird 7th (50Breast)

Div. 2 Avery Warren 2nd (400Free), 3rd (100Back,100Breast), 4th (100Free), 5th (50Fly), 6th (100IM,50Free) Paige Asselstine 4th (100Back), 5th (50Back,100Free), 6th (50Fly), 8th (50Free) Diya Chhabra 5th (50Breast), 7th (50Fly, 50Back) Kendra Marklund 8th (100Free) Mathias Rednap 4th (50Free,100Free), 7th (50Back)

Div. 3 Bianca Cavaliere 1st (50Free, 400Free), 2nd (100IM,50Fly, 50Back,50Breast,100Free), 3rd (100Fly) Cameron Parno 6th (100IM,50Breast), 8th (50Back) Liam Warren 1st (200IM), 2nd (50Back,50Breast), 3rd (50Free,50Fly,100Free) Evin Baird 5th (100Free), 6th (50Free,50Back), 7th (50Fly)

Div. 4 Laura Lefebvre 2nd (100Fly), 3rd (400Free), 4th (200IM), 7th (50Free,50Fly,100Back,100Breast,100Free) Haley Zabek 3rd (50Free), 5th (50Fly,100Back,100Free), 6th (100Breast)

Div. 5 Jensen Cavaliere 2nd (400Free), 4th (200IM,100Fly,100Breast), 5th (50 Free,100Back), 6th (50Fly) Jaimie Neill 3rd (100Breast), 5th (100Fly), 6th (50Free), 8th (200IM,50Fly) Rahul Chhabra 2nd (100Fly, 400Free), 4th (100Breast), 5th (100Back,100Free), 6th (50Free), 7th (50Fly)

Div. 6 Madie Shea 3rd (100Breast), 4th (50Free,50Fly,50Back), 5th (50Breast,100Free) Tyrel Narciso 1st (100Breast), 3rd (50Fly,100Back,100Free)

Div. 7 Deirdra Holmwood 1st (100Fly,100Back)

Div. 8 Chelsea Harris 3rd (50Free) Tristan Kimberley 1st (100Free)

Phone 250-378-4241 with any events that you may be hosting or email: classifi [email protected]

Archery PracticeTuesday 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Gun RangeContact BJ Moore for more info250-280-0304BrowniesMondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410CMHA - 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 GroupNo meeting in June, July, & August. Support still available. Call Marilyn at 250-378-3513Merritt Curling ClubFor League Information 250-378-4423Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club

Tuesdays 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.2050 Merritt Ave. 250-378-2095Merritt 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 250-378-9894

NVCACMeets 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 250-572-3775

Royal 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

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

22 • THURSDAY, June 19, 2014

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NICOLA VALLEY

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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

GIANT YARD SALEFall Fair Building Lindley Creek

Road. Satudays 9 to 3. Sundays 10 to 2. June 21 & 22, July 5 & 6, July 19 & 20, August 2 & 3, August 9 & 10. Over 80 tables of treasures and more. Donations gratefully accepted only during yard sales hours above or Sunday 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Info at 378-2303 or 378-6773

ABORIGINAL DAY VOLUNTEERS

Aboriginal Day June 21 at Voght Park 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Would you like to learn how to put a tee-pee up, volunteers needed call Conayt 250-378-5107

MERRITT OLD TIME FIDDLERS

Merritt Old Time Fiddlers will be having a Jam Session at the Legion on Saturday, June 21. Baron, salad & dessert at 5 p.m. Music at 7 p.m. Last Jam Session until fall. Everyone welcome to come out for an evening of fun.

RIDE2SURVIVE Bike for Cancer. On June 21,

141 riders wil be riding through Merritt on the their way from Kelowna to Delta to raise money for Cancer Research. They will be stopping at the Info Centre at appox. 9 a.m., for a short rest before continuing on to Delta. They would love to see Merrittonians out to cheer them on. Dress in Yellow for the yel-low mile.

SPENCES BRIDGEFarmer’s / Flea Market. Every

Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clemes Hall

NICOLA VALLEY FARMERS MARKET

Nicola Valley Farmers Market 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. every Saturday rain or shine, in the parking lot beside the Baillie House. Come down and enjoy fresh home grown veggies, flowers, baking, arts and crafts made and grown here in our Nicola Valley. A great place to

socialize and enjoy the day. Vendors call Market Manager: Lang Mackenzie 250-939-8605 or Sue 250-378-2031

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 wel-coming setting? 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 artists room at the Art Gallery, every Thursday between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Everyone welcome to stop in and see their work.

MARVELLOUS MUTTSMarvellous Mutts & Rehoming

Merritt Branch, are always look-ing 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 [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 CHURCH

1899 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.

• STAIN GLASS• SUN CATCHERS• NIGHT LIGHTS• PICTURE FRAMES

Available at Creative Company2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC

Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

Stain Glass by Almerina Rizzardo

7 Day Weather Forecast for Merritt, BC - Thursday, June 19, 2014 - Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Thurs. June 19

Variable CloudinessHigh: 22˚CLow: 8˚C

Fri. June 20

Cloudy PeriodssHigh: 19˚CLow: 10˚C

Sat. June 21

Cloudy PeriodsHigh: 23˚CLow: 6˚C

Sun. June 22

Cloudy PeriodsHigh: 26˚CLow: 9˚C

Mon. June 23


Tue. June 24

Variable Cloudiness

High: 26˚CLow: 11˚C

Wed. June 25


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HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

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

If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Merritt Community Cinema Society and mail it to:

1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3

For more information

call Rich Hodson250-378-6794

Phase 2has started.

Goal to reach $155,000 for

design & architect fees


In loving memory of

Marge MosesAugust 6, 1944 - June 23, 2007

Always remembered by those

that loved you.

Love Elvin, all the children and

grandchildren

c/o 3451 Voght St., Merritt, B.C. V1K 1C6Contact: 250-280-4040

A Cut FingerGrief is the deepest wound you have

ever had. Like a cut nger it goes through stages and leaves a scar.

Hospice SocietyMerritt & District

Celebration of LifeKeith McGachen AndrewsSaturday June 28th, 2014

2328 Aberdeen Road, Lower Nicola

This celebration will be a time of sharing memories and celebrating the life of Keith with family and friends.

Please feel free to visit anytime between the hours of 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm

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Ryder IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF HIS BABY BROTHER

BORN ON Tuesday, June 10th, AT 5:34AM

PARENTS, RYAN YASTREMSKY AND HEATHER BEECH, ARE THRILLED TO WELCOME THEIR NEW ADDITION TO

THE FAMILY!

Alex James

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Happy 80th Birthday Ray!

We are so proud of both our son Aaron Rizzardo

in achieving his MD and daughter-in-law

Shirin Rizzardo, in achieving her masters

degree of Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Frank, Almerina and the entire Rizzardo clan.

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Lower Nicola Indian Band Department: PUBLIC & CAPITAL WORKS

Position: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT

Reporting to and under the direction of the Public Works Clerk, the Maintenance Technician Assistant is responsible for assisting in water sampling, minor repairs and maintenance to community buildings and updating and maintaining the Public Works ling system.

Areas of responsibility:Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance • with Lower Nicola Indian Band policies and procedures;Gather water samples, including analyzing, • documenting, sealing, packaging and sending to Provincial Health Authorities;Conducting minor repairs and maintenance to LNIB • buildings;Updating, maintaining and improving Public Works • ling system;

Required quali cations

Grade 12 graduation or equivalent• Knowledge and experience in general maintenance • and repair;Good interpersonal skills to deal effectively with • people;Good communication and organizational skills;• Good computer skills; • Knowledge of general work safe procedures;• Possess WHMIS certicate (Workplace Hazardous • Materials Information System);Physically able to meet the demands of bending, lifting • and twisting positions;Must have a class 5 driver’s license, mandatory;• Interest in pursuing a career in Construction and/or • Public Works eld.

If you possess the necessary qualications and skills, please forward your cover letter, resume and salary expectations, in the strictest condence, by July 4, 2014, to:

Lower Nicola Indian BandHuman Resources Department

181 Nawishaskin LaneMerritt, B.C., V1K 0A7

Email: [email protected] Fax: (250) 378-6188

Please insert Maintenance Technician Assistant into email subject heading.

Interior

Interior Savings is currently looking for

experienced Financial Services Professionals at various levels in both our

Merritt & Kelowna locations Interior Savings is the largest credit union based in the interior of B.C. We deliver exceptional financial services and products to over 82,000 members in 14 communities through 21 branches, two Commercial Lending Centres and associated companies. We are seeking solution-focused people to help us deliver our vision – to be the best in the communities we serve. As a valued team member, you will experience a diverse, exciting and rewarding workplace and a great place to build a career. Opportunities: The main focus is to develop new and existing business relationships by providing deposit, investment and lending services to member traffic while ensuring that Interior Savings Credit Union is their primary financial institution. You will also provide proactive financial advice and services which includes dealing with members to understand needs, provide advice/referrals around the areas of Credit, Investments, Financial Planning, and Estate Planning. Accountabilities:

Foster business development through service excellence and product knowledge.

Recognize member needs and promote lending products & deposit services.

Sell numerous Credit Union products. Achieve individual sales goals and actively pursue

internal referral opportunities. Provide coaching and leadership to administrative

assistants in supporting managing and growing the portfolio.

Desired Qualifications:

High School diploma/Grade 12. Possess or be willing to work towards and obtain a

Mutual Funds license if required. Job-related experience in a financial sales & services

environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

“For more information or to apply for this posting please see our website: www.interiorsavings.com” We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact short-listed candidates only.

HELP WANTEDCopper Valley Mechanical is looking for a

experienced plumber for service work and new construction.

We offer an excellent wage, bonus, full medical and dental coverage.

Come and join our busy ofce with the fun crew. Fax 250-378-5105 or email Graham

[email protected]

250-378-51042151 Coutlee Ave

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58(NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN IIApplications are invited for the position of Computer Technician II with School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt.

This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day posi-tion. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Job Description: Based out of Merritt and reporting to the Mainte-nance Supervisor the Computer Technician II posi-tion works with other technicians and the District Technology Coordinator to support infrastructure and education related information technology. This position primarily includes deploying, main-taining, optimizing and repairing iPads, computer labs (fixed and mobile), servers and network infra-structure.

Qualifications:Completion of a two-year certificate or diploma fo-cused on information technology or computer elec-tronics.Experience in a wide range of technology opera-tions including current server operations. Micro-soft certification (MCSE) is an asset.Comprehensive Linux (Debian) experience in server configuration and communication systems.Demonstrated ability to work with, maintain, deploy and troubleshoot both Mac (OSx and iOS) and PC hardware (Windows 7 and 8). Administer security measures on all hardware, software and network communication equipment.Knowledge of iPad deployment and management through the use of an MDM.Experience in network design and maintenance. Demonstrated administration of VOIP and network based systems is an asset.

Job Requirements:Occasional travel to Princeton may be required as part of this position.Collaborate with other technical staff to optimize district IT.Capable of working independently.Work with all school personnel, students, contrac-tors and suppliers in a professional manner while providing excellent customer service and maintain-ing confidentiality.Valid Class 5 Drivers License or greater.

For information regarding qualifications, please refer to the district’s website under Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code #711490). Application forms are available at the School Board Office, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC, Princeton Secondary School, 201 Old Merritt Road, Princeton, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts. Applications, including a de-tailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until July 4, 2014. Please forward to:

Attn: Secretary TreasurerSchool District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)

P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St.Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Fax: (250) 378-6263

Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.

N.V.C.L.VALUE ADDED

LUMBER REMANUFACTURING PLANTProduction Workers: $14-20/hr.

Drivers with Class 1 & Certi ed Welders. Steady employment

with overtime available. Please submit resume in person to

1195 Houston Street, Merritt B.C. 250-378-6161

Lower Nicola Indian Band SchoolPosition:

LEARNING ASSISTANT TEACHERThe Lower Nicola Band School is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as the Learning Assistance Teacher. This individual will oversee the Learning Assistance Program, proposal writing, supervise the SEA Staff, work closely with the classroom teachers, design and monitor IEP’s, liason with Therapists and Professionals in the community for assessments, make referrals, follow up and maintain good communication with parents. It is expected that this individual will implement a holistic approach to working effectively with the students and Staff.

Quali cationsCategory 4 or 5 Teaching Degree; Teaching • Certication - BC College of Teachers;Teaching experience, preferably in a First Nations • School;Training and experience in working with special needs • students;Excellent communication, leadership & interpersonal • skills;Experience in supervising support staff; proposal writing, • some principal assisted duties;Excellent organizational, communication and • interpersonal skills;Knowledge and experience using Assistive • Technology.Working knowledge of curriculum, effective instructional • methodologies and a holistic approach to meeting the individual learning needs of students;Willing to continue to gain new knowledge and skills, • be exible, positive and be a team player;Experience in developing and implementing IEP’s and • special needs programming;Knowledge of N’lakapamux Language/Culture an • asset.

Criminal Records Check is mandatory for all positions.

SALARY: NegotiableDEADLINE: June 27, 2014START DATE: August 25, 2014

Interested candidates to submit resume and cover letter and three references to:

Angie Sterling, PrincipalThe Lower Nicola Band School

201 Horn Road MERRITT, BC,, VIK 1M9Phone: (250) 378-5527 Fax: (250) 378-6389

Email: [email protected]

GUEST SERVICES SPECIALISTWe are currently looking for an outstanding individual interested in continuing their career with Murray Chevrolet Buick GMC in Merritt, B.C. Work with one of the best F&I managers in the business and support our sales department. We welcome applicants interested in the business as well as seasoned veterans. Quali cations:• Previous nancial or banking services experience.• Strong data entry skills.• Analytical and computer skills.• Previous BDC call center experience a strong asset.

Health Care Plan With Full Bene ts Please contact in con dence our General Manager

Richard Antonenko at [email protected], Phone: 1-250-378-9255 or apply online at www.murraygmmerritt.com

Sales

Employment

Home Care/Support

CAREGIVERSDengarry Professional

Services Ltd.is seeking caregivers for 24hr. support of individuals with mental / physical / developmental disabilities in the Okanagan area.Contact Kristine at(1)250-554-7900 for

more detail.

Services

Financial Services

BANK DECLINED LOAN?WE APPROVE.

Now you can get up to $3.5M business/personal consolidation loan with rate starting from 1.99% with min. of $35K. Bad credit or Bankruptsy welcome. Apply now at 1-866-249-1055

Sales

TRY A CLASSIFIED ADTRY A CLASSIFIED AD

Help Wanted

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500!

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders JD 892D

LC excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Help Wanted

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

KENGARDMANOR

Move in bonus - 1/2 month free rent

For appointment call

250-378-9880

Spacious 1bedroom apartments.

F/S, heat and hotwater included.

Starting at $625/mth

NICOLA APARTMENTS

Clean one and two

bedroom. Starting at

$600/month.NO PETS

MOVE IN BONUS 1 month free rent

250-378-9880

SUMMIT APARTMENTSBrand new 2 bedroom apartments

References required.NO PETS,

NO SMOKING.250-280-7644

FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT1 unit available,

1st oor unit ideal for seniors

Available Jan. 1, 2014

$750/month incl. heat & laundry.$100 OFF 1ST

MONTHS RENTNewly renovated units“Clapperton Manor”

2775 Clapperton Ave.250-315-8340

NICOLA APARTMENTS

Clean one and two

bedroom. Starting at

$600/month.NO PETS

MOVE IN BONUS 1/2 month free rent

250-378-9880Duplex / 4 Plex

2 bedroom duplex. Availableimmediately. Washer, dryer,fridge, stove, utilities included.Small fenced yard. Close totown, schools and bus. $950 per month. 250-378-0887

Large 2 bdrm unit for rent. F/s,w/d, no pets, no smokers. Avail immed. 250-378-8383

Modular HomesCelebration over 35 YearsIn the manufactured Home Business. We specialize incustomizing Modular & Manu-factured Homes and Park Models. Price match Guaran-teed. 1-800-339-5133


The top-ranked Thunder will be up against three other Interior teams hoping to win the one qualifying spot to Provincials. They are the Penticton Heat, the Kamloops Rattlers and the Shuswap Outlaws from Salmon Arm.

The four teams will play a round robin on the weekend to determine first place and who goes to the B.C. championships.

Interspersed amongst the bantam playoff games are three other games involving Nicola Valley Thunder teams.

Below is the complete weekend schedule:

Saturday

10:30 Bantam Nicola Valley vs Shuswap12:00 Midget Nicola Valley vs N. Okanagan 1:30 Bantam Penticton vs Kamloops 3:00 Midget Nicola Valley vs Kelowna

Sunday 9:30 Bantam Nicola Valley vs Kamloops11:00 Bantam Shuswap vs Penticton12:30 Peewee Nicola Valley vs Penticton 2:00 Bantam Shuswap vs Kamloops 3:30 Bantam Nicola Valley vs Penticton

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Bantams in search of provincial berth

SPORTS

YOUTH SOCCER WRAPS UP THIS WEEKEND

Another successful season of Merritt youth soccer comes to a conclusion this Saturday. Champions will be determined in the three oldest divisions. Over 300 youngsters, ages 4 and up, took part in this year’s MYSA program. Ian Webster/Herald

GR. 4-5 Blazers 4 Blue Bandits 2 White Lightning 2 Red Devils 0 FSMFC 1 Panthers 1

GR. 6-7 Pumas 6 Team Blue 0 Manchester U 4 Whitecaps 2 Pumas 5 Ice Blue 2

GR. 8+ Chelsea 6 Gunners 1 Green Machine 5 Whitecaps 4 (SO)

Merritt Youth Soccer Association

WEEK 8 SCORES

Sabrina Samra, Grade 8+ Division

Guaranteed Approvals

IF YOU WORK,YOU DRIVECall Steve Today

1.855.740.4112 murraygmmerritt.com

Need a Vehicle? Call the

Available 24/7 • mycreditmedic.ca

INVITATION FOR TENDERSROOFING CONTRACTORS

For the replacement of the roof of a Non-Prot Society located at 2164 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, B.C.

Conayt Friendship Society invites submissions from Roong Contractors for the replacement of a torch-on tar and gravel, at roof on a one storey ofce building. The two separate structures share an adjoining roof of approximately 8,200 square feet. The work is scheduled to be completed summer 2014.

Roong Contractors are required to submit, and will be selected based on the following information.

1. Contractor’s Qualication Statement, including attachments as follows:

Number of Years operating a construction/roong • installation business;Financial capability;• Current and previous projects (similar in construction • cost, type and complexity);Personnel; evaluation will consider qualications and • relevant experience;References including two references from previous • projectsExperience working with Aboriginal communities • and organizations

2. Certication of good standing from WCB.3. Proof of residential/commercial business licence in good standing.4. Ability to provide a homeowner warranty for this project.5. Proof of insurance coverage. 6. Proof of surety that the contractor is capable of completing the project.7. Bid price breakdown, material, labour, management fee. Preference will be accorded to an Aboriginal contractor or contractor using Aboriginal management and labour. Contractors shall consent to the verication of all information provided in their submission.

Submissions shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and be clearly marked “ROOF REPLACEMENT: 2164 QUILCHENA AVENUE” and must be received by 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 Please address submissions to:

Executive Director, Conayt Friendship Society2164 Quilchena Avenue

P.O. Box 1989, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8Tel: 250-378-5107 Fax: 250-378-6676

Email: [email protected]

MERRITT1988 Quilchena Ave.May 26th, 2014

250-378-1996 Call for all of your Residential

or Commercial PropertyManagement needs!

MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICESProperty Manager:

Lynda Etchart

1 bdrm Aprt. $600 inc utilities.

1 bdrm Apt. $575 plus hydro.

2 bdrm Apt. $675 plus hydro.

1 bdrm Apt. $600 plus hydro. (1/2 month FREE)

3 bdrm Apt. Grandview Heights, plus hydro.

3 bedroom Upper Level of home on the Bench. $900 plus utilities.

2 bdrm duplex. $695 plus utilities.

2 bdrm duplex. $750 plus utilities.

2 bdrm in Sixplex. $600 inc utilities (Lower Nicola)

2 bdrm house. Newly renovated/fenced yard $900 plus utilities.

2 bdrm house. $850 plus utilities.


Fenced closing to town.


3 bedroom Sun Valley Court town-house. $1000 plus utilities.


4 bdrm Duplex. $1000 plus utilities.

4 bdrm suite on Houston, 2 ½ baths. Fenced yard.

$1200 plus utilities. (Up to $300 Fortis Gas included)

Home and Land PackagesSpringbank Ave, MerrittCompletely Serviced

City ServicesTurn Key

STARTING FROM

$249,900.00

Call 250-573-2278Toll Free 1-866-573-1288

7510 Dallas Drive, Kamloops

www.eaglehomes.ca

Houses For Sale

Auto Financing

Rentals

Homes for Rent

HOUSE FOR RENT4 Bedroom two level house with master room and large deck. Bench location near school and shopping. Five

Appliances $1200 plus utliltes. Contact: 250-378-4201

or 778-938-8595

One bdrm apartment for one adult only. N/S, N/P, heat & cable incl. $525/mon. Ref’s. 250-378-2954

Room & BoardRooms to rent and/or

room & board. $400/mon. for room. Room & board negotiable. Seniors pre-ferred. Contact Doug or Donna at 250-378-5688 or [email protected]. No alcohol or drugs.

Suites, Upper3 bdrm above ground base-ment suite. Recently reno’d, laminate fl rs, f/s, d/w, shared laundry. Avail July 1. Ref. re-quired. $950/mon. 250-378-0303 or 778-228-6378

Transportation

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

Houses For Sale

Transportation

Auto Financing

Houses For Sale

Transportation

Auto Financing

Tenders

Auto Financing

Tenders

If you see a wildfi re, report it to

1-800-663-5555 or *5555

on most cellular networks.

WHERE DO YOU TURN

YOUR NEWSPAPER:The link to your community

TO LEARNWHAT’S

ON SALE?

call now forhelp and information anytime, anywhere

in BC.

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LARGE LANDSCAPING BEAMS AVAILABLE

7x9x8’ Gum Wood Ties Untreated $12 - $18

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SUITABLE FOR:

• Cars • Boats • ATV’s • Snowmobiles,

• Household Goods

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• Business or

personal fi les & More.....

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STORAGE UNITSSELF STORAGE UNITS

Full-time Watchman on site

Starting @ $45./month

with HST

STORAGESTORAGE

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GOOD, BAD OR NO CREDIT.

IF YOU WORK, YOU DRIVE.

GUARANTEED AUTO LOAN APPROVALS! TOLL FREE1.888.378.9255

AvailableAUTO SERVICES

DENTISTDENTIST

Call 250-378-4888 to book your appointment.2731 Forksdale Avenue, V1K 1R9

www.dentistryatmerritt.ca

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HOURSTuesday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

2 FULL TIME DENTISTS & ORTHODONTIST ON SITE

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Kitchen/Bathroom• Tiling• Window/Siding • Installation

Patio/Deck• Moving Local & • Long Distance

250-315-8257DAT Construction

CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION

OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY APPROVED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE

• Tune Ups • Brakes • Exhaust

• Suspension • Lube/Oil•Radiator Service • Shocks & Struts

• Air Conditioning Service

FRANK’S MECHANICAL SERVICE

2026 Mamette Avenue 250-378-1322

MECHANICMECHANICK’S MMMMMMMMEECCCCCCCCHHHHHHH

250-378-6622Location: 2865C Pooley Ave (Hack Electric) www.thewinepressmerritt.com

Quality products, friendly service!

FOR THE ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE, VISIT THE WINE PRESS

Member of the RJS Craft Wine Making Academy

WINE MAKINGWINE MAKINGFFFFOFFO

Serving the BC Interior since 1911

Ben van der Gracht is in the Merritt office on

Thursdays. Drop by or call to make an appointment.

1988 Quilchena Avenue 250.378.4218

1.888.374.3350 www.morellichertkow.com

LAWYERLAWYER

ADVERTISINGADVERTISING

Nicola Plumbing & HeatingFully Quali ed Tradesmen in..

Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters.Service Work & Furnace Service.

Custom Sheet MetalAtlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943 2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

PLUMBING & HEATINGPLUMBING & HEATING

IVAN’S SIDINGSALES & SERVICE

• Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding• Aluminum Soffit, Fascia & EAVESTROUGHS

“When others have come and gone, Ivan’s Siding is still

going strong”

SERVING THENICOLA VALLEYFOR 40 YEARS!

CALL: (250) 378-2786

SIDINGSIDING

MERRITT BC• Client Computer Work Stations

• Access to Training • Job Search Assistance

• Employment Counselling • Career Exploration

• Resource Library • Workshops

T: 250.378.5151

2099 Quilchena Ave., Box 358 Merritt, BC www.merrittesc.ca

The Employment Program of British

Columbia is funded by the

Government of Canada and the

Province of British Columbia

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMM

Office Hours:Monday - Friday

8 AM - 4:30 PM

SERVING ALL CITIZENS OF MERRITT AND

SURROUNDING AREAS

CALL TODAY 250-378-5877New patients always welcome!

1999 Voght Street (next to the Credit Union)

PO Box 3090, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Call Today to Book Your Appointment.

Ph: 250-378-5877

STOYOMA DENTAL CLINICDENTISTDENTIST

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Are you expanding your client base?Looking for an accessible way

for people to nd you?

Contact Theresa at 250-378-4241 or Email: [email protected]

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for FREE ESTIMATES: 250-378-4312

Gary’s Mini Excavating ServiceGary’’’’’’sss MMM

Eyebrow Threading or Waxing $850

Full Face Wax or Threading $2300

Pedicure $3500 Manicure $2000

Make Up $2200 Gel Nails $3500

Call 250-315-2118 2071 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Call and book your appointment today!

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Learn to Play PianoLearn to Play Piano

Brenda’s Piano Studio

Phone 250.315.0340 for details

All Ages WelcomePIANO TEACHERPIANO TEACHER

HAIR & HHAIAIR &R &

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed Professional Consultant on Aging

It’s never too early to start planning for the future.

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed ProfessionalConsultant on Aging

call me at: 250.315.0241

E-mail: [email protected]

Need help to create a plan to enjoy the life you desire today, & tomorrow?

➣Personalized Retirement Plans➣Detailed Risk Analysis➣Insurance & Estate Planning➣Strategic Retirement Analysis & much more

David L. Brown is here for you

FINANCIAL ADVISORFINANCIAL ADVISOR

HACKELECTRICELECTRIC

Reg. No. 14246email: [email protected] Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580

Residential & Commercial

Over 30 years experience

ELECTRICALELECTRICAL

www.tbmcleaningandrestoration.comTF: 1-877-612-0909

CARPET CLEANING

250-378-9410CLEANING SERVICESCLEANING SERVICES

Landscaping – Irrigation Design & Install

Quality Workmanship Outstanding Service

Call for a free estimate

250-378-7122

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Campbell and Co. Chartered Accountants Over 40 Years Experience

in providing professional service to all of our clients.

We are currently acccepting new clients and

look forward to meeting with you about any of

your accounting & taxation needs.

We are confident our team will add value to your business

by providing reliable and timely accounting services,

allowing you more time to grow your business.

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1988 Quilchena Ave. (Royal Lepage office)

Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Phone: 778-257-4129

e-mail: [email protected]

IN MERRITT EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY!

ACCOUNTANTACCOUNTANTCCamppppppbbbbbbbbbee

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MORTGAGE BROKER

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Call Harry Howard (250)378-9177

Use the equity in

your home to

Consolidate Debt, Top Up RRSPs,

or Tackle Renovations.

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JIM POJIM POTTER

MERRITT TREE SERVICE• Fully insured, certi ed faller• WSBC covered• Dangerous tree assessment

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CALL JIM at 250-378-4212CALL JIM at 250-378-4212Solutions for your tree problems!Solutions for your tree problems!

Schedule your FREE Estimate

TREE SERVICETERTER

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5 item Buffet $999

veggie & non-veggie

2063 Quilchena Avenue • 250-378-9093

LUNCH & DINNER BUFFET

+ DESSERT!

RESTAURANTRESTAURANT

inc.

CALL 250-315-5074

Let us help you get ready for SPRING!

REASONABLE RATES,

while using customers

time effi ciently

• Irrigation Activation

• Spring Yard Clean-Up

• Aerating • Thatching

• Seeding • Fertilization

• Turf Installation

• Retaining Walls

• Parking Lot Sweeping

CONTRACTINGCONTRACTING

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For All Your Roofing Needs

KEVIN O’FLYNN ~ THEE ROOFER35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

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Shingles ~ Cedar ~ Metal ~ Torch-on

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GUTTERS • SIDING • SOFFITSALES, INSTALL AND REPAIRGUTTERS • SIDING • SOFFITSALES, INSTALL AND REPAIR

250-315-9054

EAVESTROUGHEAVESTROUGH


Each purchase of $25 earns you a stamp. Fill your card with 10 stamps and get $20 off your next purchase!

$2200

$2800 $2800

SUPER SAVER CARD

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(up on the Hill)

ON THE BENCHBeer & Wine Store

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Go ahead make your day, give us a call and we’ll be on our way!

All prices including taxes, and deposit

250-378-2229Great Deals,No DUI’s

o ahead make your day, give us a h d ke d ive us ai uus a call and we’ll be on our way!y!

WE DELIVER!

Delivery Cut off:

$1135savings of $1.50

Super Cold Budweiser, Budlight, & Kokanee

Wisers Deluxe CoronaWoody’s Coolers

f $1.50

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NEW!Palm Bay Frozen Drink Packs

$375each

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more in-store draws and specials!

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