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The City of Merritt is getting bigger, thanks to a recent acquisition of the Active Mountain Raceway lands south of the city.

The 120-hectare acquisition is one of the features of the “Expanded City” plan for residential, industrial and commercial develop-ment that the city drafted in 2006.

“Adding new land to the City of Merritt’s development base enhances our strategy to expand our local infra-structure to support and attract industrial and commercial investors,” James Umpherson, the city’s economic develop-ment manager, said in a press release.

The privately owned land was part of the Regional District, so the city had to submit an expansion application to the province with co-operation from the land-owners.

“Cities aren’t allowed to do expansions around private land without the full cooperation of the landowners and it has to be initiated by the land owners,” Mayor Susan Roline said in an inter-view. “We can suggest it but we can’t push the process.”

The press release said

the land’s eight owners were “eagerly awaiting” the acquisition and that the city plans to work with them on develop-ment projects. No word yet if this will affect the 2.5-mile Active Mountain Raceway course associat-ed with Active Mountain Resort, but Roline said there are perks for the land owners too.

“It lets the owners of that land look at some development for it, and they’re assured that they’ll have access to the city water and sewer. It cre-ates a new tax base for the City and allows us to grow.”

The property will also be included in the City’s snow ploughing and road maintenance projects, and in return, Roline said the city will benefit from taxes it wasn’t receiving before.

She said expanding Merritt is challenging, namely because of the surrounding terrain and the amount of Crown land nearby.

By Emily WesselTHE [email protected]

One or more graffiti artists are on the loose in Merritt, causing major issues for business owners and residents who want to keep their walls clean.

Since mid-September, at least five images of a heart and anarchy sym-bol with a message of love have been sprayed on Merritt buildings and vehicles. The images stretch between six and eight feet.

The vast majority of the vandal-ized properties have been in the Nicola Avenue and Charters Street area of Merritt.

“This person has been pretty busy lately,” Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said. “We even had a lady come in and tell us that someone spray-

painted her car. It rained a lot that night so much of it washed off.”

The traditional anarchy symbol fea-tures a circle with black lines running through it to form an A, but instead of using a circle, Merritt’s vandal is using a heart.

“The graffiti is pretty blatant,” Dunsmore noted. “It sounds like there are other ones that haven’t even been reported.”

The anarchy symbol is used often in music and on a television series called

“Sons of Anarchy,” which premiered in 2008 on cable network FX. The show is about an outlaw motorcycle club.

Dunsmore said she doesn’t believe the TV series necessarily promotes anarchy, but the show has gained the attention of pop culture.

A few of the locations are on Nicola Avenue, with one being an old aban-doned car dealership and the other is Garden Sushi.

The difficulty with the Garden Sushi graffiti is the wall is brick and can’t be painted over. The material is also very difficult to clean.

As the owner of A.D. Property Maintenance, Jason Arnold has been called to clean up much of the graffiti throughout town.

By Phillip WoolgarTHE HERALD

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Vandal sprays buildings, carsMerritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore holds an example of the type of spray paint a new vandal on city streets could be using to paint a modified anarchy symbol (insert). She said this is the first graffiti spree she’s seen in about four years in the Nicola Valley. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

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‘We even had a lady come in and say someone

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Angel’s Animal Rescue Society is asking the public for donations to help offset the cost of a recent rescue dog’s leg ampu-tation.

Lady underwent the $3,300 surgery last week after members of the not-for-profit shelter investigated a tip from a concerned citizen.

“We got a call from a concerned individual who had seen the con-dition of the dog’s leg, so we attended and we noticed that it was severe,” Judanna Dawn-Caros, founder of Angel’s, said. She and her rescue crew found the dog tied to a chain about five feet long in a Merritt yard.

“When we arrived, Lady’s leg was prob-ably 10 times the size it should’ve been,”

Dawn-Caros said. “It was severely broken and infection had set in. It had been that way for quite some time, although the original owners wouldn’t give us any information.”

Dawn-Caros said the owner surrendered the shepherd cross that day, but she had no basis to ask for the other dog, which was

also on a chain, she added. Dawn-Caros said Lady’s case is an extreme example of neglect, but prioritizing cases — even ones that are allegedly criminal — is necessary to run a shelter.

“Lady is number 1 right now. That’s one thing we don’t do, lay a whole bunch of judgement on people,” Dawn-Caros said.

“We’re not going to blame you, we’re just here to help you. Even the individual that had Lady — I don’t know what her circumstances were. It’s not up to me to judge why, but it’s up to me to be able to provide help.”

The group raised $800 for Lady over the weekend at an event in Chilliwack, but the shelter’s operation costs

don’t end with her surgery. The 38 dogs currently available for adoption, and others in the rehabilitation stage, have maintenance costs as well. Even with the $100,000 Pepsi grant Angel’s won last year — every penny of which Pepsi required to go towards construc-tion and surgery costs within one year — vet-erinary and food bills total about $30,000 a year.

She has been oper-ating the rescue since 2008 when she rescued Angel, the group’s namesake, from a car accident that killed two people.

She has also assembled a team of volunteers to help with cleaning, dog walking, and fundraising efforts, and said it takes a community to support the rescue’s efforts.


Dog’s leg amputated after neglect

Angel’s Animal Rescue Society Volunteer Susanna Hobbs takes Lady for a walk after the dog’s infected foot (inset) required a leg amputation. Emily Wessel/Herald

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Nicola Valley and District Food Bank volunteers are busy preparing for Saturday’s annual food drive, which is a volunteer effort that aims to collect dona-tions from Merritt homes.

The Merritt Fire Rescue Department and Coca-Cola have volunteered to join the collection. Coca-Cola is sending a truck with four workers to comb the streets and gather donations.

The drive puts a dent in the annual requirement of food that is needed in the Nicola Valley

“The donations we get from this last about a couple months,” Food Bank Manager Karen Flick said.

People are asked to leave the items out for collection early Saturday morning.

“Also, if [volunteers] come knocking on the door, they will have a sticker that says they are a food bank volunteer,” she explained. “But if people put it in a bag, that would be good.”

She said only some volunteers will knock on the door and ask for donations, but others will just collect what is outside.

Food Bank Co-ordinator Linda Monkman works closely with Flick. She said volunteers are welcome to go to the Food Bank at 2026 Quilchena Ave. for hot beverages at 8:30 a.m. Saturday before collecting dona-tions.

Routes will be assigned at that time. Lunch will be served to the volunteers later in the day.

“They come back with bags of groceries, so they run them into the Food Bank where I have three tables set up,” Monkman said. “Everything is categorized and

then stored.”The drive is only accom-

plished through the efforts of many volunteers who visit each home to pick up the donations.

“It’s phenomenal. You’ll see boxes under the table that are filled up maybe five times.”

The Food Drive has continued for about 15 years ago.

To donate or to volunteer, call the Food Bank at 250-378-2282 or Linda at 250-378-3749.

Walkers, drivers and sorters are needed.

Christmas Hampers and Winter Wear

The Food Bank is also assem-bling Christmas hampers and winter wear at a separate location that can help address the volume of food to feed Merritt’s needy during the holiday.

On Tuesday, about eight vol-unteers packed into relatively tight quarters they share with an assortment of winter clothing and various toys that will be used to fill Christmas hampers.

They are busy sorting the items to prepare them for mid-November when the Food Bank places each item into the ham-pers.

Each volunteer dedicates

about 20 hours per week. Monkman said the group aims

to fill 300 hampers, and they tal-lied about 260 last year.

Those wanting support from the food bank need to earn under a maximum income:• one person, $1,100• two people, $1,700• three people, $1,800• four people, $1,990• five people, $2,105• six people, $2,205.• seven or more, $2,450.

The hampers are handed out from Dec. 18 to 20. Each con-tains a gift and various food, such as vegetables, juice and a turkey. However, hams are given to those who are the single occupant of the home.

The winter wear program started on Monday and items for the hampers started being sorted this week at their new location at 1937 Quilchena Ave., where applications can be picked up to receive the hampers. The group is scheduled to continue occupy-ing the building until the new year.

With all the empty buildings in Merritt, Monkman said she is surprised no one has offered to allow the Food Bank to sort the Christmas hampers at a venue

for free.The group is paying $1,000

per month for rent.That’s money that could

go towards feeding the Nicola Valley’s most needy.

“We have a lot of people on limited income, we have a lot of disability, we have a lot of single moms who are what they call the “working poor” and they don’t have enough to sustain a family if you’ve only got 10, 15, 20 hours of work in a week,” Monkman said. “I know a lot of pensioners out there just making ends meet. I think about half the population of Merritt could qualify.”

She noted some of the low-est rent in Merritt costs between $400 and $450 per month, and with income assistance as low as $610, that leaves about $150 for other necessities.

“People wish we could give out food every second week, but we just can’t afford that,” she said.

The winter wear program allows people to pick up items they need to stay warm over the winter. That initiative is sched-uled to end in mid-November to make way for about 30 tables that are needed to assemble the hampers.


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(L-R) Deedee Hurd, assistant co-ordinator at the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank, and Linda Monkman, co-ordinator, have a new location in which to store and sort through donations for the Christmas food hamper program. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

Food bank looks to drive in donationsThe non-profi t group prepares for hampers and winter wear in second location

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ROLLOVER CLOSES EXIT A truck driver was reported to be covered in blood after his semitrailer car-rying a light load of animal feed pallets toppled over while exiting the Okanagan Connector on the off-ramp towards Kamloops via the Coquihalla Highway on Thursday at about 2:45 p.m.

The exit was closed for several hours and traffic was diverted to the intersection below the BC Visitor Centre. The man’s condition hasn’t been

released.

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The Conayt Friendship Society is tak-

ing over Coquihalla Middle School and is

slated to run programs for Merritt and its

surrounding communities from the 40,000-

square-foot building. The organization is leasing the school,

which has sat vacant since it closed on June

30, from Nicola-Similkameen School District

58.SD 58 Supt. Bob Peacock said the school

district and Conayt worked on the deal for a

year and half leading up to Thursday morn-

ing’s signing at the school. He said renting

the building to Conayt was a natural choice.

“This is our third partnership with

Conayt, and the partnerships that we’ve had

with them have always been positive,” he

said. “We have experience with their vision

and where they want to go with it, so it

seems like a healthy connection.”He said one part of the vision the two

organizations share is an apprenticeship pro-

gram for students interested in trades. “To do upgrading and start apprentice-

ship programs is one of the things they

want to put into the building,” Peacock said.

“We’ve talked to [Conayt] about our need for

trades programs with our students at MSS,

and whether or not we can have seats so

that our kids could benefit from what they’re

doing, and they said absolutely,” he said.Peacock said filling the vacant building

will have a positive impact on its surrounding

neighbourhoods.“The biggest cost wasn’t for the building

or its heating, it was for the community,” he

said. “Having a building sit empty, a building

as large as this, isn’t a positive reflection on

the community.


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Thursday’s lease signing between SD 58 and the Conayt Friendship Society. Emily Wessel/Herald

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The Conayt Friendship Society is taking over Coquihalla Middle School and is slated to run programs for Merritt.

The Merritt RCMP arrested a 54-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing a man in the face and arms on Oct. 12. The woman allegedly used a small knife against the man when the two were having an argument on the Coldwater Indian Band reserve.

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Dog incidents down, ugly properties upThe following is an excerpt from the Oct. 9 City of Merritt council meeting.

The bylaw office noted that during the months of August and September, the number of dog-related incidents within City of Merritt limits were down dramatically.

This is due to a much higher level of awareness and consid-eration by pet owners for other people in our city, both on private and public properties.

Positive public comments to this office have confirmed that we are all mak-ing a difference that is now being reflected in the monthly statistics.

August saw this office impound six dogs, while in September, only three dogs were impounded, bringing the total for the two months to nine.

Six dogs were released back to their owners and three were

adopted out to good homes.

We took two other dogs into protective custody arising from public complaints and both dogs were reunit-ed with their owners the same day.

The issues of dogs and dogs-at-large remains a high priori-ty for the bylaw office, despite the fact that we are continuing to make progress through education and public awareness.

Compliance in our downtown core regarding leashed dogs continues to grow and our downtown busi-nesses and patrons are all very appreciative.

Business LicensingAugust and

September were both very busy with twelve new starts in August and eight new starts in September, bringing the total, ending Sept. 30, to 613.

October is also on track for a large num-ber of new businesses joining our corporate

world with Merritt continuing to be a very positive place to do business and these numbers are reflecting that fact.

Unsightly PremisesNow that summer

is waning, unsightly properties should become less of an issue within the City.

August and September challenged the bylaw office on every front, stretching the resources of this office to new limits.

There were 25 new notice and order files opened in August and 24 new notice and order files opened in September, almost one per day.

This number does not include the properties that were brought into compli-ance with a phone call or a friendly visit.

Needless to say, the unsightliness of properties in Merritt remains an issue and a priority for the bylaw office.

The City will con-

tinue to pressure hom-eowners and property owners who choose to allow their property to become unsightly and affect the safety, esthetics and prop-erty values in the sur-rounding neighbour-hood.

It should be noted that a high percent-age of these notice and orders are tended to by the home or property owners them-selves, so once again a gentle nudge usually saves the day.

A large number of self-generated unsightly files were concluded, includ-ing lanes and private properties.

In Merritt, there is no area immune from the hazards or aesthetically displeas-ing appearance of unsightly properties.

This office has taken a zero-tolerance policy to unsightly properties within the city and as they are found, we will vigor-ously pursue the file to a conclusion.


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“Why us? We’re the kind of people who couldn’t say no, we had room for them, and nobody else was doing it. Somebody had to,” she said. “We can’t continue to do it without support. It’s every-body else that makes it possible. We’re just on the front line.”

Dawn-Caros said Angel’s is planning more fundraising events in the future for Lady, who has

been recovering well in Dawn-Caros’ house and will be ready for adoption in a week.

She said anybody who needs help with a dog or sees that a dog might need help is encouraged to provide an anonymous tip to the group which prioritizes rescues based on the findings of its own investigations.

“It takes a lot of courage [to call for help] and we commend those that step up to the plate to

help their animal friends. We want to encourage people, when they see forms of neglect or abuse, to please call someone and don’t just turn the other cheek and think it’s not your problem,” she said.

Monetary donations can be made at either of the city’s two veterinarian offices or directly to Angel’s Animal Rescue Society. Information about how to donate is available at AngelsAnimalRescue.ca

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Angel’s seeks donations for Lady

The Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Merritt Fire Zone, announced Monday the lifting of a fire ban that was originally scheduled to end on Oct. 31.

“All open fires will be permitted within the Kamloops Fire Centre due to decreased risk of wildfires,” Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek said in a release.

Wet and cold weather have helped dampen the area that was extremely dry from low rainfall and warm

temperatures that lasted until mid-October.

The lift to the prohi-bition means people can now burn material high-er or wider than half a metre. Stubble and grass burning is also permit-ted, as well as fireworks and burning barrels of any size.

Those looking to burn large fires are required to con-tact the Ministry of Environment’s Waste Management Act and open burning smoke control regulations.

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Each person is responsible for ensuring the burning is conduct-ed safely.

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All BC Parks, Crown and private land is included in the rescind-ing. However, munici-pal boundaries aren’t included and individuals should contact their municipality to ensure they are allowed to burn.

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La Bamba Michelle Etchart and Paul Thomson had people clapping along to their rendition of “La Bamba” on Friday night during the SaySo Expression Society open-mic night at the Culture Club.

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After seeing the pho-tos of Lady, a dog that was tightly chained to a property and featured in today’s Herald, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the animal and angry at the owner — this cruelty says

a lot about the owner and serves as another wake-up call to the community.

It seems each year I hear about animal cruelty on a gruesome scale.

Residents need to do their part to ensure they are reporting all suspi-cious activity, as was done in this latest case.

But in April 2011, Bobby Elliott “exercised his dog” by tying the ani-mal to his Honda Civic with a 20-foot cable and driving away.

April Rain, the poor golden lab, couldn’t keep up after being tethered

to the car, and the pooch was eventually dragged until severely bloody.

Elliott was sentenced to house arrest, he couldn’t own an animal for five years and he was fined $2,900.

The sentence is egre-gious. Not only was it light for a man who inflicted such cruelty on the dog, but Elliott has a history of abuse.

A Crown witness testi-fied she witnessed Elliot previously picking the dog up and throwing her into the trunk of his car “like a sack of potatoes.”

And this wasn’t the first time Elliott drove away with his dog tied to the back. Several other people testified to seeing the activity on previous occasions.

April Rain survived and was eventually adopted.

What surprised me about this story — other than Elliott’s “gross stu-pidity,” as the judge put it — is that the neighbours either didn’t call for help, or they did and no one responded.

One neighbour even remembers seeing bloody

paw prints on the road after a previous “exer-cise” routine.

People need to contact the authorities before cases such as these esca-late.

Angel’s Animal Rescue provides such an impor-tant service to the com-munity, and this latest incident with Lady is just one of many cases that the society deals with every year.

Before cases such as these result in such a terrible tragedy for the animals, do your part by reporting the treatment.

HERALD OPINION

Effort required to help teens

Anyone remember David Wright, a 17-year-old Ottawa teen?

How about Hamed Nastoh of Surrey?

Jamie Hubley, an Ottawa teen?Marjorie Raymond of the Gaspé? Akash Wadhwa of Mission?Let’s try Daron Richardson of

Ottawa and Mitchell Wilson of Pickering, Ont.

Ashkan Sultani, who used to live on Vancouver Island?

Maybe Brendan Deleary, an Ontario teen?

Every one of them killed themselves in the past decade.

Every one of them was a Canadian teen who was bullied.

Add to that list Amanda Todd — and you can be assured the list will continue.

Absolutely nothing we as adults do will ever rid the world of the evil that is bullying, nor will we find the cure to save those fragile souls that finally break from it.

A report released in April by researchers at the Public Health Agency of Canada said youth-suicide rates in our country have been declin-ing since 1980.

However, if you look at the actual numbers, while the overall trend is downward, the decline has happened just for the guys.

The suicide rate for girls has contin-ued to rise.

The report speaks for itself: “In 1980, a total of 249 males and 50 females between ages 10 to 19 com-mitted suicide in Canada, according to the study.

“By 2008, that number had fallen to 156 for males, but rose to 77 for females.”

Every time the media reports on a teen suicide, the inevitable reac-tion from the public follows the same agenda.

We all condemn it. We all demand government do something to stop it.

Someone in government — usually on the opposition side — condemns the governing side for failing our teens.

Neighbours need to step up

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On the morning of Oct. 22, I woke up, made coffee and turned on the TV to my favourite news channel. The first thing I saw was the story on the landfill at Brooks, Alta., and the truckloads of meat being dumped and buried there.

My first reaction was shock as to what a mil-lion pounds of beef is in terms of volume.

Then it brought a tear to my eyes as I real-ized what it really meant. It meant that nearly 1,333 head of cattle were wasted, and some of those wasted animals could have been ones that

I raised.As a rancher I have

a social contract with my animals. I provide feed, water and shelter to them and in turn they provide their young to feed Canadians. As part of the contract I am to be humane to them, not to abuse them or mistreat them, to care for them if they are ill, to provide assistance if they need it during birth and, above all, to ensure their young are cared for and that their short lives are not wasted.

Now, through an act of man’s greed, these some 1,333 lives were wasted. These were liv-ing beings that gave their

lives to nurture us — not to be dumped as garbage into landfills.

We have a moral responsibility to ensure we do not mistreat or waste these animals. They deserve better. Canadians must get involved and demand accountability for this wanton waste and demand our food system be restructured so that no more XL’s occur.

Write your MLA, MPP, MP and County and City councillors and demand change — and demand to be part of that change. And yes, please light a candle and place it in your window for those 1,333 wasted lives.

Neil Peacock,NFU board memberCattle Rancher, Sexsmith, Alta.

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Teachers and school administrators say we must all work together to end bullying. Memorials pop up with tender remembrances of the dead teen.

And, then, something else comes along to take over the news agenda.

We all go back to our homes, safe in the smug belief our family will never have to endure what the grieving parents, siblings, relatives and friends will now live with every single day.

And, we forget.We forget Jamie and Marjorie and

Ashkan and all the others we cried for just weeks or months before.

Maybe that’s one way we can actually start to do something to have some sort of impact on bullying and suicide.

Maybe if we as parents and caregiv-ers realize the teen years are tough, that maybe we pamper our kids too much and create self-indulgent, entitled children who have lost that spark of true human-ity in them — perhaps that might help.

Children aren’t born hateful.They learn it.Maybe they learn it at home or from

their peers but, ultimately, somehow, they decide they have the right to judge oth-ers.

We can criminalise bullying, we can create anti-bullying programs and we can tell our teenagers it will get better, but the simple fact is for some, it never will.

For some, the bullying will continue — on both sides of the conflict.

So, here’s a suggestion.Let’s not just rise up and rail against

bullying and teen suicide after the next headline — and then move on with our lives.

Let’s not politicize it or do more stud-ies into it.

Let’s talk about it with our kids — really talk about it. Talk and talk and talk. Then listen. Really listen.

Don’t just ask if they’ve ever been bul-lied and then smile when they tell us no. Talk to them about it, even if they say it’s not an issue for them.

Teach them — really teach them — not to judge others because someone might also judge them.

And, let’s not forget all those young-sters we’ve lost.

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Setting it Straight

In the Thursday, Oct. 18, issue of the Merritt Herald, the people receiving the recognition for their service at the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary weren’t identified correctly. The people identified as receiving the awards were actually handing them out.

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HEADING FOR SOME GOOSEBUMPS (L-R) Nicola-Canford Elementary Principal Burt Bergmann gives the audience a fright with magician John Kaplan and a helper during a Halloween-themed magic show at Coquihalla Middle School. The show was a fundraiser to send Nicola-Canford students to camp in the spring. Emily Wessel/Herald


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“We’ve done exten-sive cleaning at the Railyard Mall, and also at Garden Sushi,” he said. “Where we’ve been taking it off, they have been putting it back on.”

He said the last couple years have been relatively graffiti-free in the Merritt area.

“We used to have a group in town called the Red and Blue Wrecking Crew that would come through and they would do a lot,” he said. “Surprisingly enough, when I was involved with the church youth group, that crew was in the youth group, and when they found out that I was doing the mall, it all started to stop.”

Like Arnold, Dunsmore said she hasn’t noticed many graffiti vandals through-out town up to this point.

“Four years ago there was some smaller graf-fiti going around,” she said. “We were able to get information to find out who it was, but so far we haven’t had any information on who this might be and this is definitely a lot more in-your-face graffiti. It’s not just someone writing a name on a stop sign with a spray can.”

Dunsmore said the symbols are new to

Merritt.If the vandal is

caught, they could face charges for mischief of

either over $5,000 or under $5,000.

Dunsmore said each offence is likely under

$5,000, after consider-ing the cost of paint and labour for fixing the damage.

Each offence would have to be proven indi-vidually to uphold more than one charge.

Power wash company kept busyFrom Page 1

Representatives from the City of Merritt, the B.C. government and local firefighting factions officially broke ground on a new $4.7 million firefighting facility on Monday.

The new 14,300-square-foot wildfire man-agement base on Airport Road is expected to be completed in April, just in time for the next wild-fire season.

“We identified all our facilities that we need to make some investments in, and this one rose to the surface as a top priority,” Steve Schell, Kamloops Fire Centre manager said. “We’re

going to have a fire zone operation working out of a building located right beside an airport. That will allow us to expand our operations if we need to in the summer months, where if we need to bring in more helicopters, we have room to do that and if we need to bring in more crew, they have a place to land nearby.”

B.C.’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson said the project is funded entirely by the provincial government. The facility will hold classrooms for ongoing training, up to 57 staff members, equipment and a full-sized gym for training around 150 new

recruits every year. The province has a long-term lease on the land with the city.

“First, it creates some local jobs during con-struction, so it’s a good economic boost for the community,” he said. “Secondly, being able to have the training centre here for the boot camp, that’s of great economic benefit.”

Thomson also thanked members of the First Nations surrounding Merritt for their support of the project.

“The focus is on protecting communities throughout the province, including First Nations communities, because those communities to a great degree are at the

interface. It will allow us to continue that level of protection to all of our communities,” he said.

Nicola Knights Unit Crew Supervisor Patrick Andrew said the facility is a big upgrade from the trailers he and his crew

have been staying in since he became a firefighter in 1991.

“It’s going to be an awesome centre for our training and our troops,” he said.

About 60 people attended the ceremony.


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(L-R) Merritt Mayor Susan Roline, B.C.’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson, and Jonas Joe of the Merritt Fire Devils break ground on a $4.7 million firefight-ing centre on Airport Road Monday. Emily Wessel/Herald


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Gary, Ross, Joshua and Paul have been singing together for several years under the banner, “The Redeemed,” in churches across denomina-tions. Their repertoire includes old-time well-known hymns as well as beloved southern gospel songs.

Redeemed’s first concert in Merritt will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 6.30 p.m. at

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It seems that, recently, hunting has become the “in thing” to do. Is it possible that people are turning back to the real-ity of life after years of indoctrination to a Walt Disney world view? It seems so.

Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg stated last year he would only eat meat from animals he himself killed and to that end he would take up hunting. This announcement caused

quite the stir among the animal rights com-munity but, according to Zuckerberg, the stir was dwarfed by the amount of positive responses. Then, this year, the New York Times ran an article about the positive aspects of hunting.

Before that article in the NY Times the “O Magazine,” owned and published by the former-ly fierce anti-hunter and anti-meat eater Ophra Winfrey, published a very positive article about a young women who took up hunting to supply her family with organic wild meat. Later on the TV show, Operah defended the article, and hunt-ing, to her audience and found the response from the animal rights and anti-hunters “laughable and highly ignorant.”

The list of political and show business celeb-rities, among them the sons of Donald Trump, coming out of the closet admitting publicly that they are hunters, or endorse hunting, is get-ting longer each year. By comparison, the list that supports the animal rights movement is get-ting shorter.

The current U.S. Republican vice presi-dential candidate, Paul Ryan, is an avid bow-hunter and tells every-body who is willing to listen. Who can forget the former governor of Alaska and former outspoken Republican vice-presidential candi-date Sarah Palin. To her, hunting is a long-time family tradition upon which a reality TV show was based. In fact, it was

Mrs. Palin who started the “coming out” trend for high profile folks to admit that they are hunters.

Closer to home, celebrities are still some-what intimidated by the verbal bashing of animal rights directed at everyone that does not conform to their radical political views. I only know of Prime Minister Harper talking publicly about liking: waterfowl hunting. I am not sure

if the Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz is a hunter too. What I do know about him is that he was the driving force behind the aboli-tion of the gun registry and the founder of the multi-party Canadian Outdoor Caucus, a pro-gram working towards the goal of declaring hunting, trapping and fishing a national heri-tage.

Has hunting gone mainstream?

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WHEN JESUS DIED ON FRIDAY, before the beginning of the Sabbath, He was put in a cool tomb where he rested over the Sabbath. He was resurrected early Sunday morning on the rst day of the week.

The Bible calls this time in the grave, “sleep”. Jesus went through experiences just like every human being can or will go through: death, sleep, resurrection.

Jesus had told His disciples that He would go to Heaven and prepare places for them and then come to take them to Heaven to live with Him there.

Six weeks after His resurrection, by appointment, He met with His disciples and quite a large number of followers on a hill outside of Jerusalem. As He talked to them and gave them some instruction, they saw Him starting to rise up. Jesus went higher and higher until He was out of sight.

His poor disciples. Now all hope of a happy future was gone. Suddenly

two men in white, angels, appeared and said, “Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye here gazing up into Heaven? The same Jesus that ye have seen go up into Heaven will come as ye have seen Him go up.”

Hope returned. With joy, they had good news to tell the people. They would tell them all that Jesus was coming back. It was wonderful news, but with the good news, one thing was lacking. They had been told how He would come, but there was no time given for when this would take place.

This was no problem for everything Jesus had told them was happening. With happy hearts they began preaching the news that Jesus was coming back.

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It’s a good thing that celebrities are slowly finding the courage to stand up to the ignorant ridiculing of the animal rights rabble and admit, publicly, that they are hunters and proud of it.

Hunting going mainstream may turn out to be a very valu-able tool in the pres-ervation of our hunt-ing and conservation heritage, given the fact that celebrities tend to influence their fol-lowers.

One thing is sure, according to the statis-tics, hunting is on the upswing.

In B.C. alone, over 7,000 new hunters were registered last year.

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Q101 news director Cam Donavin prepares for a morning newscast. Emily Wessel/Herald

Meet the face belonging to the voice of news on Merritt’s Q101.

Cam Donavin, 21, moved to the city in early September to take up his post in the sound-proof booth as the station’s news director.

“I worked at a station in Dauphin, Man., and it was a good place to cut your teeth and make your big mistakes on air — saying words wrong, stum-bling for five seconds, hitting the wrong buttons,” he said. “I stayed there for about six months and then went to Drayton Valley, Alta., and lived there for nine months. It’s a very business-oriented place, and I didn’t like that because Winnipeg is nothing like that.”

Donavin, who is originally from Winnipeg, is an Academy of Broadcasting graduate.

His current position is his third job in the field, and one he opted for over a job in Prince George.

He said being close to other cities is one of the features of Merritt that brought him here.

“Kamloops is a great town,” he said over lunch at Garden

Sushi on Monday. “I have family in Kelowna, but I haven’t seen them yet.”

The self-professed pen-pock-eter has also lived in the Sechelt area, but said he was too young to remember it.

“I was like five when I lived there, but from what I remember, it was beautiful,” he said. “It’s a place I could live again.”

Though Donavin’s career is taking him to new and unexpect-ed places, one constant is that radio is a place he feels at home.

“It’s fun, and it’s something that’s different,” he said.

“It’s not really a job people think about, but I never wanted to have a job that everybody else had, where it’s mundane. I just couldn’t take it.

“I wanted to do something that was exciting and different, every day. And there’s perks, and free food all the time.”

The folk music fan said he looks forward to honing his skills here.

“I’m at the point now where it’s a lot of work, but you get better at it as you go along,” he said.

You can hear Donavin cut his teeth throughout the day on Merritt’s Q101.

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In British Columbia, one in three people live with diabetes or pre-dia-betes but, what is more shocking, is the growing number of citizens who remain undiagnosed and, therefore, completely unaware of the life-threatening consequences which will result from a lack of medical interven-tion.

However, it’s been proven that diabetes can be managed successfully and, by learning effec-tive, often simple ways to

handle diabetes, compli-cations such as stroke/heart disease, kidney failure, amputations can be reduced by more than 60 per cent.

But there’s much in the way of up-to-date positive news relating to diabetes and its manage-ment.

And, this is an invi-tation for people from Logan Lake, Merritt and communities around the region to be a part of the 7th Annual Diabetes and Health Expo, once again being hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association in Kamloops on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Alliance Church The building at 233 Fortune Drive, just off the Overlander Bridge, is easily accessible, with extensive free parking.

Event planning has

been ongoing since February and there’ll be three speakers at the Expo making presenta-tions on a variety of diabetes-related topics such as Diabetes and Sleep Apnea, Healthy Meal and Snack choices and up-to-date diabetes information related to fitness programs, plus tips on the wide variety of diabetes-based programs which are available through the Diabetes Clinic at R.I.H.

Students from the TRU School of Nursing will be doing blood sugar and blood pressure test-ing and, as in the past, there may be some eye-opening, not good num-bers which will, hopefully, give people a “heads up” to get to their doctor ASAP.

The Expo begins at 10 a.m. and those attend-

ing are encouraged to come early to register and then — before the speakers begin and again during the lunch hour — to check out the on-site Trade Show with more than 20 health and health-related organiza-tions. Nature’s Fare will have lunches available for purchase, but those attending can also bring their own lunches.

During the lunch hour, there’ll be a special treat with the appear-ance of Kamloops Blazer defenseman Jordan DePape, a Type 1 diabetic on an Animas pump. He’ll be joined by another Type 1 dia-betic on a Medtronic pump Ajay Baines, an outstanding member of the Kamloops Blazers alumni and their captain for three of his four years with the team. It’s hoped

that folks young and older will take part in this mix and mingle to speak to the guys to discover that your health challeng-es may be the same as those of star athletes who are diabetic, combined with the importance of a fitness program for all diabetics.

Another popular repeat will be that of prize draws at the con-clusion of the day’s event.

The event is free but donations will be gratefully received. Registration is recom-mended by calling 1-888-628-9494 or by email: [email protected].

The Expo will defi-nitely be worth the trip into Kamloops and I’ll look forward to meeting you there so be sure to introduce yourself.

BARRIE OGDENBARRIE’SBANTER

Logan Lake’s sev-enth annual outdoor pond hockey tourna-ment, The Varion Classic, is set for Jan. 18 to 20.

The tournament features up to 30 teams in three divisions playing four-on-four hockey with no goalies on seven outdoor rinks on Logan Lake. There are divisions for all skill levels. Women must be 19 years or older to play. Besides hockey, there is a skills compe-tition, an on-ice beer garden and lively night life at the local pubs.

The tournament is truly a community

event with several vol-unteer groups lend-ing a hand to make sure everything runs smoothly.

The Kamloops River City Racers will be holding their annual outdoor long-track speed skating meet and Polarthon Winter Triathlon on the same ice surface the week-end prior to the tour-nament.

On the final day of the pond hockey tour-nament, Logan Lake’s long-running week-long winter festival, The Polar Carnival, starts up where there is plenty of fun for

people of all ages.For more informa-

tion on pond hockey, visit our website at Varionclassic.ca, or contact Dave Prentice at [email protected] or (250) 319-0865.

Varion Classic dates setCouncil briefsThe following is a summary from an excerpt from the District of Logan Lake Council Agenda.

The TNRD Planning Services Agreement has been in place since March 8, 2001, with municipalities funding 50 per cent of their share of the planning function costs and then appor-tioned on the basis of the assessment. This agree-ment allows the District to fully participate in the TNRD Planning function. The TNRD advised that the agree-ment covers the following services: • GIS and Tempest data-

base maintenance which we use for mapping and Building Permit opera-tions (GIS license of $40,000 per year); • web mapping includ-ing your municipality is imminent;• broad RD plan-ning efforts such as the Regional Growth Strategy, Fringe Area Planning and areas which overlap regional interests;• some basic level plan-ning advice, which we do to assist member munici-palities, but kindly note this does not extend to writing of actual bylaws or reports, as we have separate service contracts for that.

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The Fall Home Show is setting up for presentation at the Merritt Civic Centre this weekend, and includes more than just decorating and renovating booths.

But it won’t only be home deco-rating and renovating items on dis-play. The show will include booths about all kinds of services available to people living in the region with representatives to answer questions and provide more information.

“We call it the Home Show, but it’s really a community event,” show manager Jim Rice said. “There are the usual home things, but there’s also a focus on health and wellness.”

The company has been putting on home shows throughout the southern Interior since 1998. The annual event also stops in Kelowna, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kamloops, and Penticton. This year’s will fea-ture a variety of local businesses and area service providers at booths

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BC Hydro will have a booth at the show and, in keeping with the theme of Power Smart month, will have a stationary bicycle on display that can power various household electronics.

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Sharman said it’s one of BC Hydro’s latest initiatives to make people aware of the power it takes to run home electronics, and the bike has already made a stop at the Kamloops Fall Home Show.

“It’s part of our effort to cre-ate a conservation culture and an understanding of how much power it takes to power things within the house,” he said.

Rice, who tried the bike at the Kamloops Fall Home Show, said he had to pedal hard just to get the television to turn on.

“It gives you a good relationship to how much power it really takes to power up a television,” Rice said.

The show runs Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Merritt Civic Centre. Admission is free.

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“Until the bar-riers to improved inter-professional col-laboration are removed, we will continue to experience perceived shortages,” a previous CCA President, Dr. Grayden Bridge, said. “Recent studies and reports clearly identify the need to reform the way primary health care is delivered through the use of multi-disciplinary

teams and improved co-ordination of care.”

“Unfortunately, despite the recommen-dations of numerous national and provincial reports, we have yet to see any significant movement to ensure patients have access to the most appropriate care from the health care provider who is best qualified to provide it in the most cost-effec-tive manner.”

The CCA pointed to the de-listing of chiro-practic, optometry and physiotherapy services in Ontario and the de-listing of chiropractic services in British Columbia years ago as short-sighted moves that will drive patients to the

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Small Business Week: Chief Louie speaks at NVIT, Part 1

When world-renowned First Nations Chief and community leader Clarence Louie spoke in a packed the-atre at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology last Thursday, he stressed the need for his people to become busi-ness minded.

Louie is the chief executive officer of the Osoyoos Indian Band, which is the operator of Nk’Mip, a joint venture with Vincor Canada, a wine producer.

He said despite many people’s impression that First Nations are given everything for free, the

government hasn’t done a good job with rela-tions.

“There are a lot of reasons why the First Nations people are at the bottom of socioeconom-ic status. A lot of that thinking, with [Canada’s first Prime Minister John

A. Macdonald] say-ing he wants to get rid of tribalism and wants assimilation, still exists. I think even today, some segments of society say ‘We have an Indian problem.’”

Louie travels the world as a public speaker

and during his journeys, he asks cab drivers to give him their honest opinion about what they think of First Nations people.

“I tell them I’ll tip them better if they are honest with me,” he said. “I tell them there is nothing they can say that I’ll be ashamed of being First Nations. I’m too proud a First Nations person to let someone make me ashamed... The cab drivers tell me that

Indians get everything for free and the govern-ment pays our people not to work.”

But First Nations are forced to grow up in poverty, which can often generate these percep-tions, he said.

To move past any tension, he explained, First Nations need to work closely with non-First Nations for eco-nomic benefit.

See next Thursday’s issue for Part 2


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Community leader and Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie speaks during a presentation at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology last Thursday. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

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Cents measure up against divisional rivalsMINOR HOCKEY REPORTJUNIOR GIRLS

The Joco Transport junior girls improved their regular season record to 3-0 with a pair of home ice wins on the weekend. Saturday, Kierra Willey and Shailyn John scored two goals each in a 6-2 victory over Kamloops. Meisha Naiker and Reese Paterson also scored for Merritt. Sunday, Naiker’s hat trick paced the junior girls to a 10-2 win against Ashcroft. John and Emmagin Richardson chipped in with a pair of goals apiece, while Willey, Jorja Thomoset and Tyra Gage added singles. Talyn Ferch picked up both Ws in net.

ATOM DEVELOPMENT

The Fountain Tire atoms lost 7-2 at home on Saturday to a powerful Vernon #1 team that is undefeated this season. Merritt scorers were Mathew Newman and Talon Zakall. The local atoms host Kelowna #1 at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the Shulus Arena.

PEEWEE REP

The Ramada Inn peewee reps host an eight-team tournament this weekend at both the Nicola Valley and Shulus arenas. Visiting teams are from Chilliwack, Langley, Surrey, North Delta, Vancouver, Salmon Arm and Prince George.

Round robin games run from 4:30 - 8:45 p.m. on Friday in Merritt, and from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. at both arenas on Saturday. Championship games begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday and finish at 11:15 a.m., again at both arenas.

The local peewees play their preliminary games at 4:30 p.m. Friday, as well as at 9:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. All three games are at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

BANTAM REP

In their best game of the season so far, the Murray GM bantam reps received goals from second-year players Marcelo Bose, Lane Antoine and Jesse Kane, along with rookie Sunil Sahota, in a 4-4 tie with Kelowna’s Tier 3 team. Sam Suzuki was once again brilliant in net. Sunday, in an exhibition tilt played in Logan Lake against Kelowna’s Tier 4 squad, the Murray GM ban-tams were surprisingly defeated 5-2. Head coach Wayne Richardson said that his team never really found their legs, and may have taken their oppo-sition too lightly. First-year rep players Travis Mosley and Dakota Grismer-Voght scored for the Merritt team while Dawson Kerslake took the loss between the pipes.

SENIOR GIRLS

The McDonald’s senior girls lost both ends of a home doubleheader against Penticton this weekend. In Saturday’s 10-2 setback, the Merritt side kept it close for 20 minutes before the visiting teams’ age and experience became too much for their younger opponents. Madeleine Barnes and Kendal Cunningham netted the Jr. Cents goals.

Sunday’s far less fractious and one-sided con-test saw Penticton edge the home side 4-2. The McDonald’s goals were scored by Keisha Henry and Skylar Willey.

The senior girls are back in action on home ice this Sunday when they host Kelowna at the Shulus Arena on Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

MIDGET HOUSE

The NVIT midget house team fell 7-4 to Penticton in an exhibition game played in Merritt on Saturday. Skylar McLeod picked up a hat trick, while Brayden Thomoset tallied once.

By Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

Five of a possible six points from games versus Vernon, West Kelowna and Salmon Arm; not a bad week’s work for a Merritt Centennials team that finds itself tied for second place in the BCHL’s competitive Interior Division, just five points behind the Penticton Vees, with one game in hand.

The successful week of Cents’ hockey action began on Wednesday, Oct. 17 with a hard-fought 4-3 win over the Vipers at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon. It con-cluded on Sunday after-noon at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, as the Centennials defeated the visiting Silverbacks 4-2. Squeezed in between, on Friday night, was a 4-3 double-overtime loss to the Warriors from West Kelowna.

While Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce was pleased with the overall result of his team’s three games in five days, he wasn’t as thrilled by how the matches played out. In all three outings, Merritt jumped out to early leads over their opponents, only to let them back into each contest over the course of the final 40 minutes of regulation time.

“At the end of the day, the results matter, and we’re getting them,” Pierce said. “But we’ve got to be a little more convincing in the way we go about it. We’re spend-ing a lot of time right

now talking about game management. It’s one of the things we need to do better.”

Against the Vipers, who are currently lan-guishing in fifth place in the Interior stand-ings, first period goals by Dylan Chanter and Sebastien Pare staked the Centennials to an early 2-0 lead. The Snakes quickly got those back in the first seven minutes of the middle stanza before defenseman Tyler Martin restored Merritt’s lead with a power play tally at the 13:40 mark of the second.

Vernon drew even once again when the Vipers’ Craig Martin (no relation) beat Cents net-minder Tyler Steel with less than two minutes remaining in the period.

Despite being outshot 13-6 in the final 20 min-utes of regulation play (and 35-29 on the night), the Centennials were the only team to score in the third period, as 20-year-

old Richard Sabourin finished off a nice play initiated by teammate Payton Schaefer.

A failure to go for the jugular after starting strong caught up with the Centennials in their second-place showdown with the Warriors. After building a 3-1 lead in the first 30 minutes of the game — thanks to goals by Chanter, Martin and Scott Patterson — the Cents eased up on the throttle again, allowing the Warriors to score late in the second period and early in the third to tie the game and force overtime.

In the second five-minute extra session, with the teams playing three-on-three, West Kelowna’s Josh Monk scored his second of the night to give the Warriors the extra point.

“The Kelowna game was a great test for us,” Pierce stated. “It showed that we can’t just sit back, hold on and let the time

run out.”Sunday’s tilt with the

Silverbacks demonstrated that the Cents’ ability to manage games down the stretch is still very much a work in progress. Merritt came out guns a blazin’ in the first period. A power play marker by Derek Huisman, and a pair of goals by Patterson (the second on a short-handed breakaway) had the Cents out in front 3-0 before the game was 12 minutes old.

Instead of the Silverbacks throwing in the towel, it was the Centennials who seemed to pack it in. Salmon Arm scored twice with the man advantage to make it a one-goal game with 18 minutes left to play in the third period.

Fortunately for the Cents, it was T-Mart (Tyler Martin) who came through once more with the insurance marker to seal the Cents win.

Despite furious action at both ends of the ice,

neither team was able to score in the remainder of the third period.

OVERTIME

Both second-year Martin and rookie Patterson scored three times in the Cents’ trio of games this week. In addition, Merritt’s blue-line brigade continued to contribute in a big way, picking up six of the team’s 11 goals.

“Teams right now are keying on our down-low play, and taking scoring opportunities away from our forwards,” Pierce explained. “What that does is open up our blue-line.”

Sunday’s win was the first on home ice for Cents rookie netminder Russell Sanderson. The 18-year-old Merritt minor hockey product stopped 33 of 35 shots sent his way, including 15 of 16 in the third period.

ALL HANDS ON DECK Team defense is very much in evidence above as no fewer than four Merritt Centennials come to the aid of Cents rookie netminder Russell Sanderson in the team’s 4-2 victory over the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Sunday. The Centennials picked up five of a possible six points in their three games last week. Ian Webster/Herald

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BCHL STANDINGS to Oct. 24

Team GP W L T OTL PTS

Penticton 15 12 2 0 1 25Merritt 14 9 3 1 1 20West Kelowna 14 8 2 0 4 20Trail 17 5 11 0 1 11Vernon 14 3 7 0 4 10Salmon Arm 14 4 9 0 1 9

INTERIOR DIVISION


Chilliwack 14 9 3 1 1 20Prince George 15 9 4 1 1 20Coquitlam 13 8 4 1 0 17Surrey 13 7 5 0 1 15Langley 13 6 5 0 2 14

MAINLAND DIVISION


Victoria 15 10 4 0 1 21Alberni Valley 16 7 6 0 3 17Powell River 17 7 8 0 2 16Nanaimo 13 6 6 0 1 13Cowichan Valley 13 3 9 0 1 7

ISLAND DIVISION

Pierce and Steel headed to Calgary for WJAC selection campCoach Luke Pierce

and 19-year-old net-minder Tyler Steel leave for Calgary this week-end and the selection camp for the Canada West team that will play at the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from Nov. 5 - 11.

Pierce is on the panel of coaches and Hockey Canada personnel that will have the unenviable task of choosing the 22 players from a group of 60 invitees who will wear the red and white at the 2012 WJAC.

Steel is the only

Merritt Centennials player to have been invit-ed to the Canada West camp, which draws from the five Junior A leagues that compete in the four western provinces.

“These players rep-resent some of the best prospects in the entire game, not just Junior A,” CJHL president Kirk Lamb stated in a press release Wednesday. “Canada West has enjoyed tremendous success at the World Junior A Challenge, and we are confident this year’s selections will allow Canada West to be very competitive in Yarmouth.”

Steel is one of 25 BCHL players invited to the Canada West selection camp. That list includes fellow goalten-ders Chad Katunar from Penticton and Powell River’s Jonah Imoo.

Selection camp returnees from the Canada West team that won the gold medal last year in Langley include Penticton’s Troy Stecher, Vernon’s Aaron Hadley and Coquitlam’s Alex Kerfoot.

Former Merritt Centennials defenseman Reece Willcox was also a member of the 2011 gold-medal-winning team. The talented

blueliner is now playing NCAA Division 1 scholarship hockey at Cornell.

The Canada West selection camp runs from Oct. 28 - 31. Should Steel make the final cut, he will be gone from the Centennials until Nov. 13, and miss a total of four BCHL games.

Steel will play at home against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs this Saturday prior to his departure for Calgary early Sunday morning. Russell Sanderson is slat-ed to start in net versus the Victoria Grizzlies in Sunday’s matinee game on home ice.

Meanwhile, Pierce will be Alberta-bound first thing on Saturday. His place behind the bench for both weekend games will be taken by Cents assistant coach Joe Martin, who in turn will be helped by the team’s chief scout, Rob Boyd.

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Sloan makes 2nd round of PGA Q-School

Professional golfer Roger Sloan, from Merritt, has made it to the second round of PGA qualifying school.

The 25-year-old Sloan finished in a four-way tie for 9th place at the PGA’s first stage of qualifying, held in Lantana, Texas, from Oct. 16-19.

Sloan survived a final round score of one-over-par 73 to fin-ish the four rounds of competition at 282, six-under-par. His closing round included three bogeys and a pair of birdies.

A Merritt Golf & Country Club product, Sloan recently slayed his home course, firing an 18-hole score of 58 on Sept. 13, just prior to returning to his home base in Houston, Texas to prepare for this year’s

PGA qualifiers.For the past two

seasons, Sloan has played on the Canadian Professional Tour. Highlights this past season included four top-10 finishes and a 4th place finish at the Syncrude Boreal Open in Fort McMurray in June.

In 2011, Sloan won the CPGT’s Western Open in Kamloops, and lost to Jose de Jesus Rodriguez in a playoff at the Mexican PGA Championship.

GETTING A LEG UP The SD 58 elementary school soccer championships were held last Thursday with 19 boys’ and girls’ teams from six area schools taking part at four separate venues. (Above) Diamond Vale’s Anthony Tulliani (left) and Collettville’s Fred Ware go for the ball during senior boys’ action at Central School. The final results were:

SENIOR BOYS SENIOR GIRLS JUNIOR BOYS JUNIOR GIRLS

1. Diamond Vale 1. Bench 1. Bench 1. Bench2. Central 2. Collettville 2. Nicola Canford 2. Central3. Collettville 3. Central 3. Central 3. Nicola Canford4. Nicola Canford 4. Diamond Vale/ 4. Diamond Vale5. Princeton Nicola Canford6. Bench 6. Princeton Ian Webster/Herald

Air Attack volleyball tour-nament this weekend

The Merritt Second-ary School junior and senior girls volleyball squads are hosting an 11-team tournament this weekend.

Due to renovations at the MSS gym, all games will be played at the former Coquihalla Middle School facility

located in Diamond Vale.

Tournament action runs from 3 - 9 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Visiting teams will be from Princeton, Lytton, Revelstoke, Logan Lake, Kamloops, Clinton and Barriere.

ALL SET MSS setter Kaitlyn Suzuki will try to lead her senior girls’ team to victory at the Panthers’ Air Attack voleyball tour-nament this weekend. Ian Webster/Herald

HALLOWEEN TEEN DANCE

Sunday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at 1755 Coldwater Ave.

Ages 12-18 must have student cards. Call Tracy 250-378-1302 or Margie 250.378-4599 for more information.

COUNTRY CHRISTMAS“Country

Christmas wreath applications for adult and youth divi-sions now available for pick up at the Civic Centre, Baillie House, Country Bug Books, Home Hardware and the Chamber of Commerce, Merritt. For more informa-tion call Mischelle at 250 378 6258.”

“Country Christmas Parade applications avail-able at the Chamber of Commerce, Merritt, Country Bug Books, Baillie House and online at www.merrittcham-ber.com. For more information contact Darrel at 250 315 8247 or Alisa at 250 378 4241.”

ELKS & ROYAL PUR-PLE Christmas Craft Fair and Bake Sale on Sat., Dec. 1, at the Elks Hall. To book a table, call Mollie at 250-378-9788. Lunch avail-able.

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE Christmas Craft, Bake Sale and Luncheon on Sat., Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Catholic Church Hall. Home-based businesses welcome. For table rental call Joan at 250-378-3910.

BETA SIGMA PHI Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3. For tables call at Diane 250-378-6925 or Debbie 250-378-5538.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The Rebekah Lodge will host their Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Seniors Hall from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

ARMY PARENT ASSOCIATION Is hosting the 2nd Christmas Craft Fair – December 1, 2012 @ 1755 Coldwater Ave – 10:00am – 3:00pm – Applications avail-able at Country Bug Books

CURLING CLUB If you are inter-

ested in joining a curling league this year please call 250-378-4423

COURTHOUSE GAL-LERY

The next show coming to the Courthouse Gallery is: “Earth, Fire, and Fibre II -Tradition with Innovation”.

The show runs Oct. 29 through Dec. 7. There will be a reception on Nov. 3rd from 6 - 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

The Nicola Valley Community Arts Council is proud to present multi-media artist, Cindilla Trent and free-form sculp-tor, John Yellowlees for the November

show at the Courthouse Gallery.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS Every second Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., “Merritt’s Women in Business” an informal network for entrepreneurial-minded women, meet at the Merritt Desert Inn. Nov. 14, Liz Touet, WorkBC Merritt Employment Services. RSVP by emailing: [email protected] or call 250-378-5634.

NICOLA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY Monday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the NVIT Lecture Theatre Showing “Headhunters” Rated: 18A. Call 250-378-3974 for more info.

XPLORE SPORTS School year camps for 2012/2013 upcom-ing dates: Oct. 19, Dec. 27 & 28, Jan. 2-4, Feb. 15, March 18-22. Ages 7-12,

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact Colleen Mulling at 250-280-0657 or [email protected]

JUNIOR CHOIR For children aged 6 to 14 years who like to sing! Variety of music will be sung. For more informa-tion call Linda at 250-378-4528 or Sharon at 250-315-1305.

MERRITT DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION

The Association carpools to the Logan Lake course several times a month and would love to have you join them for this highly addictive and inter-esting sport.

If you do not have discs, do not worry as Merritt Disc Golf can provide you with a disc to get you started. Call Dean or Trish at 250-378-6697.

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

Brownies Thursdays - 5:30 - 7 p.m. Central School - 250-378-8310Canadian Diabetes Association Once a month, 7 - 9 p.m. Trinity United Church Hall. Call Eva at 250-378-2897 or Gerry at 250-378-3716Canadian Mental Health Association - Merritt Clubhouse Wednesdays & Fridays: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 1721 Coldwater Ave. (Teen Centre) across from MSS. 250-378-4878Central School Pac First Tuesday - 7 p.m. Lunchroom 250-378-4892Celebrate Recovery Meetings every Monday, 7:00 p.m. at New Life Fellowship, 1938 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-4534Community Choir Mondays - 7 p.m. - Fall to Spring Collettville Elementary - 250-378-9899Court Whist - Fun Game Wednesdays - 7 p.m. at the Seniors Centre 250-378-2776Drop-In Soccer Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Girls & Boys 16+ welcome 250-378-2530Drop-In Volleyball

Mondays - 7 - 9 p.m. CMS. 250-378-6212.Guides Mondays - 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-378-2281Ladies’ Curling League Wednesdays, 6 - and 8 p.m. Call 250-378- 8175 or 250-378-4917Living With Loss Support Group Wednesdays - 7 to 8:45 p.m. 2025 Granite Ave - 250-280-4040Lower Nicola Community Hall Card Games - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Call 250-378-9545 or 378-4732Merritt Curling Club For League Information 250-378-4423Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’ Centre 250-378-5550 or 250-378-4577Merritt Elks Lodge Clubs Second & Fourth Wednesday - 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-378-9788Merritt Lawn Bowling Sun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m. 250-378-2950Merritt Lions Club First & Third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509

Merritt Moms Prenatal- Post Natal Support group. Open Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. 250-378-2252Merritt Navy League Cadet Corp Wednesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Cadet Hall Ages 9-13 welcome 250-378-2620Merritt Snowmobile Club Second Tuesday of the month 7 p.m. - Civic Centre 250-315-1082Merritt’s Women in Business Second Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Merritt Desert Inn 250-315-5851Nicola Naturalist Society Every Third Thursday - 7:00 p.m. NVIT. www.nicolanaturalists.caN.V. 4-H Club Every Second Tuesday - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-378-5028N.V. Community Band Tuesdays - 7 p.m - MSS Music Room 250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894N.V. Dirt Riders Association Last Wednesday of the month 7 p.m. at Garden Sushi Scott: 250-378-3502 www.nvdra.comN.V. Explorers Second Wednesday - NVIT # 1 - 7 p.m. 250-378-4476 or 250-378-4413N.V. Horseshoe Club Meetings

Wednesdays - 6 p.m. Smith Pioneer Park 250-378-5007 or 250-378-6980N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House 250-378-0349N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday - 2145 Quilchena Ave. 7 p.m. 250-378-5925N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.) Third Wednesday - 7 p.m. Phelan House - 2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904N.V. Quilters Guild First & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-4172N.V. Search & Rescue Second Monday - 7 p.m. At the airport 250-378-6769 N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday - 1:30 p.m. In member’s homes 250-378-2536One Way Krew Youth Group Tuesdays - 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911Pathfi nders Thursdays - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corp Tuesdays - 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250-572-3775

Royal Purple First and Third Mondays each month 1:30 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-9788Rotary Club of Merritt Every Thursday - Noon Brambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535Rotary Club of Merritt - Sunrise Every Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles BakerySeniors’ Mixed Curling Mondays & Tuesdays - 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539Sparks Mondays - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-378-8310Teen Centre Friday Nights - 4 to 9 p.m. 250-315-0248Toastmasters Club 3929 Tuesdays - 5 p.m. at the Merritt Library 250-378-5855Valley Visual Artists General club information contact: Fran McMurchy at 250-378-4230 Vintage Car Club - Merritt Chapter Second Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. Ska-Lu-La Workshop Al (250-378-7402) Ted (250-378-4195)

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Stain Glass by Almerina RizzardoAvailable at Creative Company2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC

Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

• Stain Glass• Sun Catchers• Night Lights• Picture Frames

THE CHURCHES OFMERRITT WELCOME YOU

Crossroads Community Church2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911

Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464

Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowshipin St. Michael's Church • 250-378-9899

Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchCorner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919

Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United ChurchCorner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735

Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

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MERRITT FUNERAL CHAPEL

Celebrate a memory

Call 250-378-2141to book an appointment

REGULAR OFFICE HOURS10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, FridayOn Call 24 Hours A Day

2113 Granite AvenueMerritt, BC

• Funeral Services• Cremation

•Burial•Monuments

Patrick Charles (Paddy) Sterling

In loving memory of

We miss you so very much. Sterling family.

Jan. 29, 1932 - Oct. 25, 2008

A LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRAND FATHER.

Lena de ZwaanOct. 7, 1938 - Oct. 17, 2012

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mom.Lena will be greatly missed by her children, grand children, extended family and friends.We would like to Thank Dr. Bester and the wonderful girls at Gillis House for taking such good care of Lena. We would like to Celebrate Mom’s Life with a Tea at Brambles Bakery on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 12 - 3 p.m.Lena had a great love of animals and asked that in Lou of Flowers that a donation be made to your local animal shelter or SPCA.

Also thrilled for Ryder’s early arrival are Super Nana Joyce Crosina,

Nana & Papa Lillian and Bradley Stirling,

grandparents Paul & Judy

Yastremsky, Papa Bruce Beech

& Nona Monika Tenisch, and numerous other family members

and friends!

Jonathan Beech & Jamie McGuire of Lac Le Jeune are proud to announce the birth of their son

Hunter McGuire Beech!

Hunter arrived at 10:11pm on Friday, September 7th, weighing 10lbs

4 ounces and measuring 23 inches long.

a

We are excited to announce the birth of

Ryder John Yastremsky!Deciding to come early,

Ryder weighed in at a whopping 4 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 17 inches long.

His proud parents, Ryan Yastremsky and Heather Beech, embraced their son’s arrival on

Sunday, September 9th at 7:17am.Hunter’s two big brothers,

Clayton and Colton, are welcoming him

into the family whole heartedly.

Also, celebrating Hunter’s arrival are grandparents Rose & Barry McGuire,

Lillian (Nana) & Bradley (Papa) Stirling, Papa Bruce Beech & Nona Monika Tenisch and

Super Nana Joyce Crosina.

PART-TIME CIRCULATION MANAGER

(approx. 20 hours/week)

The award winning Merritt Herald is currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to ll the circulation manager position.

Main duties would be to make sure our newspaper arrives at every doorstep in the Merritt, Lower Nicola and Logan Lake areas.

Responsibilities• Communicating with carriers and

customers. • Handle all phone inquires and

complaints in a professional and ef cient manner.

Quali cations• Must have strong organizational and

communication skills • Be able to work well under pressure.• Some of ce/computer experience is

also required.• Must also have own form of

transportation.

If you are interested please drop your resume off in person to 2090 Granite Ave., Merritt, BC. No phone calls please.

BUS DRIVER/JANITORApplications are invited for the position of Bus Driver/Janitor with School District No. 58. (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt.

This is a 7.5 hour per day, 10 month per year, split shift position, school days only. Salary and benefi ts will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

Applicants are required to have a minimum Grade 10 education, Class 2 BC Driver’s Licence or higher, including an air ticket and 6 months to one year commercial driving experience or equivalent combination of training/experience specifi cally with bussing. A driver’s abstract is also required.

Applicants are also required have a minimum of 3 months janitorial related experience.

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

Application forms are available at the School Board offi ce, 1550 Chapman Street, or you can apply on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca , click on Jobs, Support Positions, Job Postings, listed under Job Code # 224986. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until November 2, 2012. 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.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58(NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRED• Snow Plow & Dump Truck

Class 1 or 3 License RequiredFax Drivers Abstract & Resume to

250-378-1333 or email: [email protected]

For job details call Wayne at 250-378-9237 or 250-378-1589

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Help WantedRequired for an Alberta Truck-ing Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

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Bob’s Mini Mart 2801 Clapperton Ave.

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Full-time entry level position available at

a local manufacturing facility.

Job entails running numerous pieces of

machinery, soldering, painting, etc.

All though experience is preferred training is

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Interested parties should bring resume to

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responsible for anydebt that isincurred by

JOHN YOUNG.An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.SUTCO Contracting Ltd. re-quires a qualifi ed Chip Hauler, based in Merritt. The position requires min. 2 yrs exp. inclu-sive of mountain driving, clean abstract and ability to cross-shift working days and even-ings. We offer extended bene-fi ts, e-logs, satellite dispatch and steady work with direct pay. Fax: 250-357-2009 Tel: 250-357-2612 Ext: 230 or ap-ply online; www.sutco.ca

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Attention:Larry Frank ThomasAdministrator – Nooaitch Band2954 Shackelly RoadMerritt, BC V1K 1N9Fax: 250-378-3699Email: [email protected]

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Position: TEACHERS ON CALL (CERTIFIED OR NON-CERTIFIED)

Description:Reporting to the Principal and ensuring that the BC Curriculum and Independent School requirements are met. The teacher will manage student behavior based on the Code of Conduct. The teacher must keep abreast of new initiatives in education for the bene t of students.

Quali cations:• Category 5 Teaching Degree or Bachelors Degree or experience working with Children• Valid BC Teaching Certi cate or University courses• Familiarity with BC Curriculum, Ministry of Education• Training and experience in teaching K-7 and working with First Nations students, special needs children and behaviorally challenged students• Knowledge of N’lakapamux Language and Culture an asset• Criminal Records Check is Mandatory

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Interested candidates to submit Resume, cover letter, and 3 references to:The Lower Nicola Band SchoolAngie Sterling, Principal – email: [email protected] Horn RoadMerritt, BC. V1K-1M9Phone: 250-378-5527 work or Fax 250-378-6389

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Help WantedCentral Interior BC HVAC & Electrical company is seeking a journeyman Refrigeration Mechanic. Experience in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration is an asset. We offer competitive wages and benefi ts.If you enjoy the challenges of a variety of work including ser-vice, maintenance, and in-stalls, and enjoy living in a community offering the best of outdoor activities, then we many be a perfect fi t for you. Please respond with resume, including references to Fax: 250-398-9099 or email to: [email protected]

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HINO CENTRAL Fraser Valley is seeking a Commercial Vehicle Technician (Senior Apprentice or Journeyman) to add to our growing team in Langley. We offer a com-petitive salary and full benefi ts in a fully-equipped ultra-modern facility. Visit www.hinocentral.com Apply to: [email protected]; fax: 780-638-4867.

JOURNEYMAN automotive technician required for busy shop in Revelstoke, BC. We are diverse shop, working on all makes and models, and are devoted to quality workman-ship and customer satisfac-tion. Applicant would be re-quired to do all kinds of repairs from chassis and brakes to electrical and in depth comput-er diagnostics. $25-30/hr. Please email resume to [email protected] or apply in person at The Revel-stoke Garage - 1240 Power-house Rd, Revelstoke, B.C.

Work WantedProcessor looking for winter work. Available immediately. Call (604)798-2171

Services

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A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Real Estate

Real Estate

MERRITT1988 Quillchena Ave.,

Merritt, BCOct. 16, 2012

Applications are now being accepted for apartments, suites and houses. Many

assorted units coming available.

Call for more info onthese units and others call

250-378-1996Direct line to the PropertyManagement Department

Call for all of your Residentialor Commercial Property

Management needs!

MERRITT REAL ESTATESERVICES

Property Manager: Lynda Etchart

Gorgeous home on Nicola Lake. $1500 plus utilities.

Brand new 4 bdrm house on the Bench.

$1200 plus utilities.

4 bdrm, 2 ½ bath house on the Bench.

$1300.00 including utilities.

3 bdrm / 2 bath house. $850 plus utilities.

2 bdrm/1 bath house. $750 plus utilities.

2 bdrm trailer in Lower Nicola Trailer Park.

$750 plus utilities

2 bdrm trailer on 2 acres in Lower Nicola.

$875 plus utilities.

2 bdrm Sandpiper. $750 plus hydro ( X 2)

2 bdrm basement suite. $850 inc utilities.

1 bedroom Apt. $575 incl utilities.

Bachelor Apt. $475 plus hydro.

1 bdrm Apt $575 plus hydro

2 bdrm Apt. $600 plus hydro.

2 bdrm triplex. $750 inc. utilities

Small 1 bdrm duplex. $575 inc. utilities.2 bdrm duplex.

$675 plus utilities. 3 bdrm fourplex.

$750 plus utilities.2 bdrm in Sixplex in Lower Nicola. $570 inc. utilities.

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

KENGARDMANOR

Ask about move-in incentives For appointment call

Ph: 250-378-5614

Spacious 1 & 2bedroom apartments.

F/S, heat and hotwater included.

2 bdrm condo in town. One parking incl. $650 mon. + utilities. No pets n/s, 378-8104

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

FOR RENT 2 BED APARTMENTAvailable immediately.

$750/month incl. heat & laundry.Newly reno’ed units“Clapperton Manor”

2775 Clapperton Ave.New owner/manager

250-315-8340Riverbend Seniors CommunityKamloops (55+) 2bdr. suite$1700/mo., river view, spa-cious, wheelchair friendly,many extras. [email protected] 1(604)408-1023 Vancouver

Duplex / 4 PlexAvailable November 1st, 2bedroom duplex. Washer, dry-er, fridge, stove, utilities in-cluded. Close to schools and town. $775 per month. 250-378-0887

Misc for Rent2 bdrm clean basement suite.Nice quiet area, Telus dish re-ceiver incl. Call after 4 pm - 250-378-6659 or call anytime250-315-2247.

Homes for Rent

NICOLA APARTMENTS

Under new management.

• Bus stop

• 1 bedroom starting @ $500/month

• 2 bedrooms starting @ $600/month

250-378-9880

MOVE IN BONUS!

3 bdrm house on the Bench. $1500/mon. Avail Nov. 1. 250-378-5276

5 bdrm & Den Executive Stylemain fl oor. Huge kit., DreamMast. Ensuite, C/vac, 7 appls, 3 1/2 baths, C/air and much more. Avail Nov. 1 $1400 n/p,n/s, ref and credit check re-quired. 778-228-6378

Rooms for RentFurnished Room for rent$465 includes xtreme internet,cable, laundry, utilities, privateentrance, for student or work-ing person, on bus route. No drinking or drugs. 378-5128

Suites, Lower2 bdrm suite, brand new, nev-er been lived in, available Nov.1st, $900 + util. No smoking orpets. 250-315-3548

Avail. immed. 1 bdrm legalsuite, f/s, util. incl. N/smoking,n/pets. 250-378-2701

Suites, Upper3 bdrm suite for rent. Close todowntown. N/s, N/d, no pets,ref. req., fenced yard.$800/month. 250-378-9560

Want to RentRETIRED couple in mid fi fties,both n/s looking to re-locate toNicola Valley area. Prefer longterm rental/lease, rural homeon small acreage. Ref available. [email protected]

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

Four new Goodyear Nordic snow tires; balanced andmounted on rims for a DodgeCaravan. Easily a $900 value for $250. Also, 4 Dodge Cara-van hubcaps for $50. 250-378-8137


Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that the companies SB Okanagan Holding (02) Corp, SB Okanagan Holding (04) Corp, SB Okanagan Holding (03), and SB Okanagan Holding (05) Corp all of Vancouver BC intend to make applications to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region – Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication of ce. Each application is for an Investigative License for 5 meteorological tower locations for wind monitoring and data collection purposes. The applications cover the following areas, all situated on Provincial Crown land in the Kamloops Division Yale District (KDYD):

those portions of unsurveyed Crown land in the vicinity of • Pennask Mountain.those portions of unsurveyed Crown land in the vicinity of Whiterocks Mountain, • located in the vicinity of Westside.those portions of District Lot 2710 together with unsurveyed Crown land in the • vicinity of Pothole Creek, located in the vicinity of Merritt.those portions of District Lot 2819 together with unsurveyed Crown land in the • vicinity of Wart, BC, located in the vicinity of Merritt.those portions of unsurveyed Crown land in the vinicity of Wart, BC, located in the • vicinity of Merritt.those portions of Sections 3, and 10 both Twp. 18, Range 14, located in the • vicinity of Monte Lake.

The Lands File Numbers that have been established for these application are 3412633, 3412645, 3412646, 3412647, 3412648, and 3412649, as depicted in the attached map. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St., Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until November 19, 2012. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp Search Search by File Number: [insert Lands File Number] for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to be public upon request.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe estate of Stanley Gordon Stewart, deceased November 13, 2011.

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Stanley Gordon Stewart, late of Merritt, BC are required to forward full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Kay Stewart, Executrix at 2164 Munro Cr., Merritt, BC V1K 1H7, on or before Oct. 31, 2012, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

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Legal Notices

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Recreational/SaleTravel Trailer for sale. 207 Springdale. 19’ Keystone trav-el trailer. Ex. cond. $7500 250-729-1164

Scrap Car RemovalScrap Vehicles, Equip. & steel wntd. Have HIAB truck. In/out of town. Cash for some 315-4893

Legal Notices

Legal

Legal Notices

By virtue of theWarehouseman’s Lien Act,

we will sell the stored goods of the following to recover

costs of unpaid storage:Brian Hopkins

Unit #55Amount owing $302.00

These personal andhousehold effects will besold by either public or

private auction on or after November 10, 2012.R. Hack Mini Storage,

2865 Pooley Ave., Merritt250-378-5580.

WITNESSES NEEDED to an accident which took place at or near Highway 8 and Petit Creek Road in Merritt/Nicola Valley on September 2, 2012. Also, anyone who has had an accident at this location. Please contact McNeney & McNeney, Barristers and So-licitors (604) 687-1766 or Toll Free at 1-800-535-6565.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch 200-4940 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4K6 1(800) 567-8112

Did you know?• Kidney Disease causes death in many people with diabetes and high blood pressure, and raises the risk of a heart attack? • Healthy kidneys reduce the risk of heart attacks and high blood pressure?If detected early, Chronic Kidney Disease can be treated, thereby reducing the risk of complications of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart attacks.

anada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4K6 1(800)

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call me at: 250.315.0241 E-mail: [email protected]

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Custom Sheet Metal

Atlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943

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PLUMBING & HEATINGPLUMBING & HEATING

LOGAN LAKE DENTAL CLINIC

General Family Dentistry

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NOW OPEN 4 DAYS A WEEK!

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290E Hwy. 8, Merritt, BC V1K 1N3Ph: 250-378-5565 Cell: 250-315-5565

• Water Lines• Road Building

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Winterizing Your Irrigation SystemsGet your yard ready for winter: Winter lawn care, needle, cleanup, pruning, etc. Compact Excavator & BobcatProperty Maintenance

REASONABLE RATES, while using customers time

ef ciently

Merritt’s Premier Landscaping Company!

CONTRACTORCONTRACTOR

Learn to Play PianoLearn to Play Piano

Brenda’s Piano Studio

Phone 250.315.0340 for details

All Ages WelcomePIANO TEACHERPIANO TEACHER

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Why do the hard work yourself, have someone else do it for you.

• Parking Lots • Driveways • Sidewalks• Sanding • De-icing

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MOVING we can provide:

• Truck • Professional Movers / Packing Services Avail.

• Fully Insured

RENOVATING OR CLEANING-UP

we can provide:

• Industrial Size Garbage Bins

• Labourers Ready to Load Bins

• We Pick-Up & Remove Bins

MERRITT MOVING

& TRAILER RENTALSMMMEEEEERRMOVING & RENOVATINGMOVING & RENOVATING

MERRITT LUMBER SALESMERRITT LUMBER SALES2152 DOUGLAS ST., MERRITT, BC250-378-5382 • 250-314-4249

HOURS OF OPERATION:HOURS OF OPERATION:Mon to Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm & Sat.: 8 am - 4 pm

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Plywood, Lumber, Screws, Nails, Insulation, Roo ng AND MUCH MORE

FIR FIREWOOD AVAILABLE

BUILDING SUPPLIESFIR FIR

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AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE

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From Left to Right:‘The Beast’ owners; Stewart & Nicholas Hoo,

Murray GM team; Matt, Jason Leech (Gen.Mgr.)

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