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British Columbia Lt-Gov. Judith Guichon inspects an honour guard outside the B.C. Legislature after being sworn in as the 29th lieutenant-governor of the province during a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., on Friday. Guichon replaces lieutenant-governor Steven Point, who was appointed in 2007. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

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Merritt-area rancher Judith Guichon was sworn in Friday as B.C.’s 29th Lieutenant Governor. Guichon and her husband Bruno Mailloux were welcomed to the B.C. legislature with a blessing by Lottie Lindley, elder of the Upper Nicola Band of the Okanagan Nation. Guichon, 65, succeeds Steven Point, who completed his term Thursday. She is the second female lieutenant governor in B.C. history, following former MP Iona Campagnolo,

dents who visit the ranch, they came for the gold, but they stayed for the grass.’ —LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JUDITH GUICHON

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Enrolment in schools in Nicola-Similkameen School District 58 is down about 48 students from last spring’s projections, which played a role in Coquihalla Middle School’s closure, according to an enrolment update at the school board’s meeting on Oct. 19. “At Central and Diamond Vale, we had more kids transition out and most of those kids seemed to transition out of town,” SD 58 Supt. Bob Peacock said. “Whether it was because of the job market or housing market, we don’t know.” The results are due more to the limited number of kindergarten students, rather than a decrease in the high school and distance education enrolment. “I think bricks-andmortar schools were down 70 and when we take distributed learning in, they were 22 above what they projected,” Peacock said as he explained how the school board arrived at 48 students shy of projections.

streams under one roof. The school, which used to be called Kengard Alternate School, offers kindergarten to Grade 12 distance education through the South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES), and face-to-face programs with Hearts and Hands for young mothers, and an alternate program for secondary school. “We’ve re-jigged the alternate programs in the north end of the district,” Kengard Principal Alan Mackay-Smith said. “It’s a new approach for our students to meet their same needs but to do it in one facility.” Mackay-Smith said the centre has between 65 and 70 students in its face-to-face program, and between 800 and 900 distance education students from around the province. “It’s all about providing choices for kids,” Mackay-Smith said. “In some cases, students can learn quite well in an online environment. I think the other place education is going to go is in blended learning, where you have a mixture of face-to-face and online content. That’s one of the things we’re afforded with this school. It just shows you that there’s more than one way of doing schoolwork.”

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Merritt’s geotourism is getting a boost with a new geocaching field guide launching on Nov. 17. The GeoTourism Field Guide Vol. 2 will contain routes, stories, pictures and locations of 72 new geocaches in the Merritt area. The book’s publisher, Gold Country Communities Society, is comprised of communities throughout the southern Interior working together to increase tourism. One of its strategies is to promote ecotourism. “Geocaching is one more of those facets, those elements of tourism that we can use to promote the City of Merritt as a place where families, adventurers, and inquisitive types of people can find things to do and enjoy,” James Umpherson, the city’s economic development officer said. Gold Country Marketing Manager Terri Hadwin said increasing the area’s geocaching appeal is estimated to bring in about $57,000 per month for the region, which stretches south from 70 Mile House to Brookmere and east from Lillooet to Savona. Geocachers use handheld GPS devices to locate caches in various outdoor places, like in a scavenger hunt. People sometime take an item from the cache and leave one. Geocaching also has an immense online presence where players can upload pictures and share stories of geocaching adventures with worldwide groups. Hadwin said she has heard many interesting stories since Gold Country released the GeoTourism Field Guide Vol. 1 two years ago. “I heard a good one about a Merritt gentleman who’s geocaching late at night with his resigned wife and his terrified mother-in-

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The Merritt Fire Rescue Department is looking at options for reconfiguring its fire hall and has its first step in the lengthy process approved by city council. Council approved closing the lane behind the fire hall that separates it from the parking lot. “In order to proceed, we need to close that lane so that we can consolidate all the parcels around it, and then start with a clean sheet,” City of Merritt Development Services Officer Sean O’Flaherty said. The fire hall is on five parcels of land and the back parking lot is the sixth, but with the lane between them closed, the City can work to consolidate the property — a move that would bypass the zoning restrictions that prevent the hall from expanding to the property boundaries. For now, the options are to expand the current building or to build a new hall, although it’s too early

in the project to rule out relocation. “There are no plans at the moment to actually expand it,” Coun. Dave Baker said. “We’ve been looking at many different things — a second fire hall, expanding the existing fire hall, all sorts of different things. We just shut the road down basically to give us the opportunity to expand if we need to.” Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the 40-year-old building’s tight quarters are a health and safety issue as much as an inconvenience. “We don’t have room for even a spare hook for gear anymore on the walls now, how the hall is designed,” Tomkinson said. “We have one of the largest workforces in the city, with nearly 40 people. We just can’t accommodate them for training and we just don’t have the space for storage or the modern-day ancillary rooms that you’d find common in most fire departments, like turnout gear rooms and decontamination rooms. For health and safety reasons, we’re

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Matt Bloom, foreground, along with four other Merritt Fire Rescue Department recruits, participate in a drill to see how fast they can put on their equipment on Monday. The department is looking at either a rebuild or the addition of a new section. File photo

looking at all and any options that are available to us.” The trucks are parked back-to-back with about a foot of space between them, which the firefighters use to traverse the station. Tomkinson said the gear hung on the walls emits gases that the crew breathes in while they work. He also pointed to the construction trailers on the back lot where work experience firefighters have been living for five years, as one of the

factors that prompted the department to take action. “Over time, we’d like to have them under the cover of the fire department,” Tomkinson said. “We also would like to look at those living quarters that we’re leasing at the present time and see if we can’t do something more permanent to make better use of the dollars we’re spending.” Still, Tomkinson said the need to expand isn’t sudden. “The role and

responsibility of the fire department over all those years has definitely changed,” he said. “We’re responding not only to motor vehicle accidents, but to medical emergencies as first responders, so our role has changed in the community which means the way we do our business has changed as well. And, over the years, many of the health and safety standards have obviously improved, so we want to provide the best and the safest facilities

for our firefighters.” Officials from the fire department and city council said it’s too early in the process to estimate a cost for the project. “There’s been a lot of talk over the years with respect to this,” Tomkinson said. “We’re looking at what, at minimum, would we require in the future. From there, we can have someone put a dollar value to it. It’s going to be a long road, but we need to look at it.”

Point ends his five-year term as lieutenant-governor From Page 1 Lieutenant-governors are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of prime ministers. They serve five-year terms as the Queen’s representative in each province, declaring new legislation and performing ceremonial duties around the province. Point retires as lieutenantgovernor Wearing a kilt representing

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the clan of a Scottish ancestor, Lieutenant Governor Steven Point ended his five-year term Thursday with a unique ceremony at the B.C. legislature. In the ornate rotunda now decorated by his hand-carved dugout canoe, B.C.’s first aboriginal Queen’s representative joined a choir and band to perform an original song he dedicated to the people of B.C. Premier Christy Clark presented Point and his wife Gwendolyn with gifts, and Point was visibly moved

when presented with a hand-crafted guitar made in Kamloops. Clark praised the couple for their work during the past five years, including a partnership with Rotary Clubs on literacy in remote B.C. communities. Clark recounted Point’s career, which he started as a chief of his own First Nation before moving on to Grand Chief of the Sto:lo Tribal Council. He then earned two law degrees, became a provincial court judge, and then served as chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty

Commission before accepting Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s invitation to serve as lieutenant governor. “He set out to be a role model for First Nations people, to inspire young people, and he has reached that goal,” Clark said. Point praised Clark and said the country needs more women leaders, and also showed his penchant for humour. “Well, it’s all over,” Point said. “I feel like Dorothy at the end of the Wizard of Oz. I’m going to go home now.”

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Candidates grilled at forum Questions were still being fired at city council candidates at 10:30 p.m., one hour past the expected end of the Chamber of Commerce Forum that was held at the Grasslands Hotel last night. About 100 people turned out to hear what the 14 candidates for the one TNRD seat, one School Board seat and four city council seats had to say concerning their priorities, hopes and dreams. “Lady luck” and the voters’ prerogative will smile on just six of the 14 men and women this Saturday, Nov. 20, at the polls. TNRD hopefuls Ken Moyes and Les Bryant and School Board candidate Linda Barry led off with their speeches.

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Here’s a real smart meter manipulation TOM FLETCHER B.C. VIEWS VICTORIA – Two very different scenes unfolded at opposite ends of the province last week. In the remote northwest corner of B.C., the first powerline towers started going up to connect Highway 37 communities to the BC Hydro grid. The Nisga’a, Tahltan and other aboriginal communities will soon have reliable power, as well as much-needed training and jobs during clearing and construction. Meanwhile, down on the Gulf Islands, the most hysterical, dishonest campaign against smart meters I’ve heard of so far went into high gear. I’ve obtained a mass e-mail from the head anti-smart meter organizer on Salt Spring Island that shows the mentality at work here. (Corix is the BC Hydro contractor that has installed more than a million meters and has approached the Gulf Islands with trepidation, the last area of B.C. to be done.) “Corix is attacking with 30 trucks on Mon the 22nd,” Chris Anderson wrote in October. “Poelpe [sic] are advised NOT to attend the Victoria pipeline rally but instead help defend against [sic] spymeter installations in their neighbourhoods.”

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Internet has stranglehold on our lives PHILLIP WOOLGAR Merritt HERALD Not many people really understand how it works, but it definitely has something to do with electrical signals and other technical mumbo jumbo. The importance of the Internet on daily opera-

tions of nearly everyone functioning in the 21st Century can’t be understated. The annoying dial-up signals that plagued the 1990s have been replaced by a highly efficient network of cable connections that keep people plugged in and at a high rate of speed... sometimes. When the Internet crashes for whatever reason, it serves as a wake-up call that makes obvious the necessity for the information highway. Take for instance last week, when the Internet

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tion of producing ads and cutting the connection with circulation chiefs. The editorial department did much of its research on smartphones and when the Internet was finally turned back on after fixing router and modem issues, 65 emails required my attention. Stop to think about it — in what ways would your life be affected if the Internet went down? Obviously not everyone relies on the Internet for their various activities. And we still receive — with eager hands — letters to

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From Page 4 Anderson’s self-appointed supporters fanned out across the island, attempting to turn away installers on the false assumption that everyone has fallen for their crackpot fear campaign. They managed to stop 12 per cent of the installations. Coincidentally, Anderson has been doing a brisk business, selling $35 meter locks to gullible Salt Spring Islanders in recent months. They don’t work, and you’re not allowed to lock BC Hydro property anyway. Others have been sold official-looking “no smart meter” signs that don’t identify the customer, so they don’t work either. As for the term “spymeter,” I’ve reported on the weird theories spread by Bill Vander Zalm in a video interview, where he claims smart meters are part of a global surveillance system that can even tell what you’re cooking. Vander Zalm has been outdone by one Brian Thiesen, who styles himself as the “chairman” of “Interior Smart Meter Awareness.” In September, the Merritt Herald reported on Thiesen’s presentation to 20 unwary people in a church basement. He claimed wireless meters not only provide video surveillance of your house, they are also responsible for “dying bees” and “defective sperm and eggs” as well as disease and fires. Thiesen even claimed radiofrequency signals can “pull your PIN number directly out of your head.” Is there no limit to the nonsense some people will fall for? Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis co-authored a study that shows residential fires have decreased with the advent of smart meters. Which brings me to the ugliest opposition to this modernization, the criminal element. Here in North America’s marijuana mecca, installers have encountered many meter bypasses, wired up to steal hydro and conceal high consumption for grow-ops. In addition to being illegal, they are a fire hazard that is removed when discovered. Installers also find more sophisticated cases of hydro theft. Removing the mechanical meter reveals a hole cut in the back of the case, so the dials can be turned back to hide a grow-op’s power consumption. No wonder some people want to lock them down. Of course all of this is defeated by a smart grid system, so the growers and other crooks are angry. A BC Hydro official told me about one case where a user was told he had a bypass, and that it was being removed. His bill went from next to nothing to a reasonable level. The customer complained to the media, falsely inflating the amount of his bill and blaming an inaccurate smart meter. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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MLA expenses reported Dear Editor: Information from the online MLA expense reporting. Total seats in the house is 85. Fortysix Liberal, 36 NDP, three Independent. 52.10 per cent is NDP expenses, 3.54 per cent is Independent expenses, and 44.36 per cent is Liberal expenses. Why does the opposition party NDP have more expenses with less members?

The location of the riding has no barrier in expenses. Example: Scott Fraser, NDP MLA for Alberni-Pacific on Vancouver Island, spent $31,157 and Katrine Conroy, NDP MLA for Kootenay West spent $30,482. Out of the top 15 on the list out of 85, the NDP have 11 names on the list. Example: Robin Austin, MLA for Skeena, has expenses of $53,606, Norm MacDonald,

MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, has expenses of $45,332, and Doug Donaldson, MLA for Stikine, has expenses of $42,678. Expenses for B.C. cabinet ministers that do a lot of travel are Christy Clark with expenses at $39,612, Shirley Bond at $27,323, Rich Coleman at $21,938, Mike DeJong at $23,450, Terry Lake at $27,575, and Steve Thomson at $19,809. In summary, why does the opposition NDP

have so much more in expenses than the B.C. government, which have cabinet ministers with lower totals than opposition MLA’s? Example: being Harry Lali at $32,829 and Nicholas Simons at $30,841. Unbelievable, when the NDP complain about everything and anything under the sun until it affects themselves. Joe Sawchuk, Duncan, B.C.

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November 6 - 19, 2012

BEAUTIFUL RANCHER 1521 Bann Street A comfortable 3 bedrm home on 0.28 acre lot with vaulted ceilings, Mill Creek cabinets, custom window coverings, professionally landscaped, U/G sprinklers & fenced backyard with jazebo & hot tub.

$319,900

#1843 RURAL SETTING

SOMETHING SPECIAL

NEW

HUGE RENOVATIONS

NEW

RIVERFRONT ACREAGE

NEW

30.64 ACRES

3 bedroom in Lower Nicola on 0.35 acre lot with creek at side. Open plan, galley kitchen, recent reno downstairs, new roof in 2004, new HW tank. Has detached shop/garage with power.

Beautiful 3 bedrm home with high end quality finishing. Kitchen has Travertine tile, granite counter, Mill Creek cabinets. Living rm has HW floors & gas F/P. Ensuite with Jacuzzi tub. Huge rec.rm.

Great Bench location with 4 bedrms & many reno’s. New ceramic tile, kitchen upgrades, new garage with 13 ft ceilings. Fenced backyard with sundeck & lane access. RV parking. Close to school.

Beautiful 2 yr old modular on 9.62 river front property. Home has open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, 3 bedrms, 2 baths. Has engineered pad created for a shop. Fenced pasture.

30 acre horse proper ty with spectacular views. Ver y private & fenced pastures. Home has 3 bedrms, 2 bath, fully fin. basement. Cozy air tight woodstove in living rm. Great for recreational retreat or live in year round.

#1844

#1845

#1846

#1847

#1848

$299,900

EXECUTIVE RANCHER

$359,000

HAS 2 SHOPS

$347,500

$449,000

PRIVATE 23 ACRES

LARGE FAMILY HOME

MARKET UPDATE

NEW Immaculate 3 bedrm rancher on half acre lot, backs onto Nicola River. Features maple HW, ceramic tile & custom window coverings. Completely landscaped. Huge covered deck, 2 car garage. Quiet area.

Ver y nice 3 bedroom home with newer kitchen that comes with all appliances. Recent reno’s include flooring, water softener, HW tank, furnace & heat pump and vinyl windows. Lots of parking.

3 bedrms up with 3 pce ensuite, large bright living rm with gas F/P, dining rm with access to covered deck. Ground level bsmt has 2 bedrm inlaw suite. Double garage, I/G sprinklers, RV parking.

Spectacular panoramic views from this quality built 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with wrap around deck. High end kitchen with large island. Full walkout bsmt. Geothermal heat. Fenced riding arena.

#1849

#1715

#1671

#1694

$469,900

FOR LEASE OR RENT Prime office space for lease or rent of 480 sq.ft. with ceramic tile flooring, gas F/P. On high traffic route. $900 + HST including utilities. Call Doug 250-378-6166

$249,900

SPECTACULAR VIEWS

$329,000

$799,000

GORGEOUS LOG HOME

GREAT VIEWS

ced u d Re Spacious 4 bedrm custom built home with full bsmt on 9.9 acres. Features HW floors, ceramic tile, high end finishing, 3 full baths, large eat-in kitchen plus formal dining area. 2 corrals & hay shed.

Spacious family home with 4 bedrms, 3 baths, oak kitchen, large deck on dining room, great for BBQ’s. New laminate flooring in bsmt, huge family room. Fenced backyard, single garage.

The per fect hobby farm on 4.19 acres in Lower Nicola. Home has 4 bedrms, vaulted ceilings, full bsmt with large rec.rm. Has 3x27 barn with 5 box stalls & chicken coop. 3 separate pastures.

#1780

#1714

#1550

$549,900

Carrington Heights

$285,000

$499,000

Grandview Heights

Starting at $109,000 + HST

Half Acre Lots – Off Lindley Creek Road Exceptional valley and ranchland views, easy access to crown land. Call for further details on limitations & a complete package. #1531

$549,900

An update on the economic improvement I forecast months ago. Well it has started. It is certainly not fully engaged, as most of the workers for the HYDRO project and the BIOMASS are not yet here in town. However, if you went the local mills and asked them about the depleted spare boards or the companies that are doing the excavating and clearing work for hydro how they were doing, you would see that the projects are underway. Each week we get several people new to town looking for rental accommodation. We do not handle rentals but these people still come in looking. Many of the hotel/ motels are booking workers in at weekly/monthly rates. The bright spot in recent sales has been in acreage, with home, sales. This area has seen more of these properties sell, in the last few months, than we have seen in the last few years combined. I would expect the overall housing market to also improve over the next few months as more workers come to town and find out how tight the local rental market is.

TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT AT

River Wynd

RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS Prices Starting at $85,000 + HST Fully ser viced residential lots with fantastic views of the Nicola Valley and surrounding mountains. Close to shopping and college. Star t building your dream home today! Call for more details.

#1726

Prices Starting at $269,900 Two storey townhome with unfin. bsmt. Main floor feature nice open design, 9 ft ceilings & kitchen with maple shaker cabinets, corner gas F/P with rock mantel, 3 bedrms & 2.5 baths. #1813

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Lana McPharlane 315-3748

Janis Post 315-3672

BEAUTIFUL RANCHER

WELL MAINTAINED

D SOL

NEW Nice 3 bedrm, 2 full, half duplex with 1 car attached garage & fenced yard. New roof in 2007, updated windows & flooring. Large master bedrm. Open floor design. Option to purchase entire duplex.

#1832

$169,000

IN LOWER NICOLA

NICE HALF DUPLEX

D L O S

FANTASTIC VIEWS

Personal Real Estate Corporation

Immaculate 3 bedroom half duplex with gorgeous backyard with private patio & RV parking. Has many updates including new kitchen cabinets, both baths have new fixtures & vanities, floor & paint.

3 bedrm home on 0.35 acre lot with creek at the side. Open plan upstairs with a galley kitchen. Recent reno downstairs, new roof in 2004 and new HW tank. Has detached garage/shop.

Look at the view while eating dinner with family or friends. 2 yr new home with modern open floor plan. 3 bedrm rancher with vaulted ceilings in kitchen, eating area & family rm. Double garage.

Well maintained 2 bedroom rancher in central location within easy walk to the downtown core. Nice spacious living room, bright sunny kitchen. Beautifully landscaped yard with plenty of RV parking.

4 bedrm home with recent renovations. New roof & siding in past 4 yrs, new ceramic tile, upgraded kitchen. New garage with 13 ft ceilings. Fenced backyard with deck & lane access.

Large family home with 4 bedrms, 3 baths, oak kitchen, with huge sundeck and views of the valley. New laminate floors in basement. Fenced backyard, single garage. Close to hospital & school.

#1843

#1829

#1839

#1844

#1836

#1824

#1846

#1714

$179,000

$299,900

$314,900

$174,500

QUIET LOCATION

Quality executive family home with HW & cork flooring with spacious rooms, vaulted ceilings, Mill Creek cabinets & includes appliances. B/I vac, UG sprinklers, 2 ground level decks. Private yard. #1838 $449,900

Spacious executive 3 storey home at end of cul de sac. Unique floor plan, sunken living rm, 3 large bedrms up 1 bedrm inlaw suite with office & rec.rm down. Has large 2 car garage with workshop.

PRIVATE YARD

DETACHED WORKSHOP

ON NICOLA LAKE

Magnificent waterfront home on 0.7 acres with detached 3 car garage. Home features 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 covered decks, 19 ft vaulted ceilings, S/S appliances, geothermal heat & Home Warranty. #1842 $1,195,000

NEW

Immaculate 2 bedrm rancher recently painted, kitchen has lots of cupboard, S/S appliances & gorgeous window coverings. Beautifully landscaped yard with large concrete patio with gazebo.

$199,000

Personal Real Estate Corporation

GREAT LOCATION

EXECUTIVE RANCHER

GREAT VIEWS

3 bedrm rancher with vaulted ceilings, Mill Creek cabinets, custom window coverings, professionally landscaped, U/G sprinklers & fenced backyard with gazebo & hot tub and 2 sheds.

$319,900

Brad Yakimchuk 315-3043

NEW

Trista Wills 378-7767

315-3548

ON THE BENCH

CUTE & COZY

Don Ward 315-3503

Ray Thompson 315-3377

Debra Schindler

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$347,500

$285,000

Immaculate 3 bedrm rancher on half acre lot, backs onto Nicola River. Features maple HW, ceramic tile & custom window coverings. Completely landscaped. Huge covered deck, 2 car garage. Quiet area.

#1849

$469,900

NICE STRATA UNIT

IN LOWER NICOLA

2 WORKSHOPS

GREAT CURB APPEAL

GORGEOUS RANCHER

NEW BENCH RANCHER

DESIRABLE LOCATION

CUSTOM HOME

Well maintained, gorgeous 3 bedrm, 2 bath home within walking distance to downtown. Open floor plan with vaulted ceilings. Kitchen with cabinets galore with patio doors to sundeck. Partially fin. bsmt.

Beautiful townhome with 2 bedrms, 2.5 baths, skylight, gas fireplace in living room and considerable amount of hardwood flooring. Well maintained unit, double garage. Strata fees paid for rest of 2012

3 bedroom rancher on 0.23 acre lot. Open kitchen concept, comes with all appliances. Newer laminate flooring in some roof. Fenced backyard with sundeck & storage shed.

Executive 5 bedrm home with panoramic views. Grandiose floor plan, Jacobi HW flooring, slate tile, 2 gas F/P’s, extra large kitchen with maple shaker cabinetry & a 5 pce ensuite.

This beautiful home features granite counter tops, high end S/S appliances, HW & ceramic flooring, 10 ft ceilings, crown moldings, central air, U/G sprinklers, covered deck & double garage.

Great views from this new rancher with walkout daylight bsmt. Hardwood, porcelain & carpet flooring. Vaulted ceilings, open design kitchen, 2 bedrms up, 2 baths, covered deck & double garage.

Great family home close to schools & shopping. Cathedral entry with 2 bedrms up, 2 down, large living rm and sundeck. Large family room with 2nd kitchen down. Carport with enclosed shed.

Gorgeous 5 bedrm home on fully manicured corner lot. Features HW flooring throughout, ceramic tile in kitchen & baths, 5 pce ensuite, fully fin. bsmt with separate entrance + workshop under garage.

Fabulous home on 1/3 of an acre, 3 bedrms, 1.5 baths, laminate flooring & fully fin. bsmt. Has large 24x40 detached heated shop/garage with 220 wiring. Enjoy the vegetable & flower gardens.

Nice family home with 2 bedrooms up, 2 down, 2 baths, big family room. 30x18 garage/workshop plus carport & RV parking. Had a furnace installed 2 – 3 yrs ago.

#1676

#1823

#1806

Great starter or retirement home. 3 bedrms, newer kitchen and some recent reno’s of new flooring, water softener, HW tank, furnace & heat pump/central A/C and vinyl windows. Lots of parkings. $249,900 #1715

#1716

#1690

#1826

#1759

#1717

#1808

QUIET CUL DE SAC

$339,900

$209,900

$189,900

NEW TOWNHOME

LARGE FAMILY HOME

GREAT VIEWS

1427 sq.ft. rancher with full unfin. daylight walkout bsmt. 2 bedrms, 2 baths, modern open concept, spacious living rm. Kitchen opens to dining & great room. Double sidied F/P.

Large family home with 3 bedrms up + 2 bedrm inlaw suite at ground level. New paint & flooring on main, hot water radiant heat, oak kitchen cabinets, fenced backyard.

3 bedrms up, 3 down in this two storey family home with 3 baths and fully finished basement. Needs some TLC. Central location and within easy walk to schools & shopping.

#1812

#1707

#1821

$299,900

$339,000

SENSATIONAL

LOT OF POTENTIAL

$189,900

#1800

$535,000

$359,000

$389,900

$279,900

CUTE & COZY

IN MCCALLUM GARDENS

RIVERFRONT

REVENUE FOURPLEX

Spectacular Bench home with large sunken living room, oak kitchen, vaulted ceilings, ceramic tile, HW floors & 3bedrms up. Bsmt has 2 bedrm inlaw suite & large rec.rm. Double garage.

Cozy 2 bedrm house with large backyard and 236 sq.ft. shop. In excellent location only minutes from downtown. The per fect star ter or retirement home. Comes with appliances & central A/C.

2 bedrm strata unit in adult oriented community. Private end unit in excellent condition. Vaulted ceiling, gas F/P in living rm, 3 pce ensuite with W/I shower. Formal dining area. Close to parks.

Gorgeous 4 bedrm 3 bath home on 0.63 acres bordering Nicola River. 4 yr old home with slate tile & fir flooring, laundr y on main, beautiful fir kitchen cabinets w/large island. Huge rec. room.

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

#1748

#1757

#1241

#1691

#1769

$419,900

EXCELLENT LOCATION

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED

$154,900

$157,000

TOTALLY RENOVATED

CUSTOM RANCHER

NEAT AS A PIN

$495,000

$325,000

$450,000

$320,000

$229,900

#1840

$359,900

DESIRABLE AREA

FIRST TIME BUYERS

NEW BENCH HOME

AT GLIMPSE LAKE

3 bedroom rancher on very nice ¼ acre double lot. Home is heated by electric baseboards but also has a gas F/P& pellet stove. Lots of room play area or built a backyard garage/shop.

Great place to start or retire. One bedroom strata units with open floor plan. Close to shopping and all amenities. Strata fees $55.61 per month.

Has gorgeous views, open concept design, deluxe kitchen with a $2500 credit for appliances, living room features built in entertainment center & electric fireplace. Home Warranty.

Prime 2 acre parcel at Glimpse Lake with 2 bedrm, 2 bath mobile home. Has drilled well & septic in place. Nicely treed and just short 2 min. walk to snowmobiling, fishing & hiking area.

#1682

#1752

#1758

#1697

PRIVATE BACKYARD

$259,900

SOMETHING SPECIAL

$84,900

$379,900

$239,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

REMARKABLE HOME

NICOLA LAKEVIEW

Private 5 bedrm home on 1 acre with breathtaking views from sprawling deck. Open kitchen with granite countertops, Italian tile, 5 pce ensuite, walkout bsmt. 10 yr warranty. Easy walk to beach. #1639 $825,000

NEW Great starter home on 0.31 acre lot in town. Has fenced yard with lots of RV parking. Laundry in basement, 3 bedrooms with extra room upstairs, could be bedroom.

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.

3 bedrm rancher close to downtown core, nicely landscaped with private backyard. Upgrades include roof, facias, soffits, sidewalks, electrical panel, furnace, HW on demand, windows, doors & more.

Nice 3 bedrm, 2 full bath half duplex with updated windows & flooring. Large family rm on main with 2 bedrms, kitchen/living rm on 2nd storey. Fenced backyard with shed and single garage.

This 3 bedrm rancher has been loved for many years. Is within walking distance to downtown & parks. One car detached shop, new HW tank, electrical upgrade & some new plumbing.

Custom finished 3 bedrm rancher with 34x20 shop on ½ acre lot. Features 5 pce ensuite, composition siding, central A/C. Finished top to bottom with the finest building materials.

2 bedroom home on large lot. New gyproc, paint, kitchen, bath, new flooring, fixtures, cabinetr y & S/S appliances. New roof, plumbing & electrical. Move in ready.

4 bedrm rancher with great views, private backyard with patio. Oak country kitchen, formal dining, huge living rm with vaulted ceilings. Ensuite with jetted tub. In-law suite. Central A/C.

Beautiful 3 bedrm home with high end quality finishing. Kitchen has Travertine tile, granite counter, Mill Creek cabinets. Living rm has HW floors & gas F/P. Ensuite with Jacuzzi tub. Huge rec.rm.

A remarkable home with rooms for inlaws. 2 bedrm suite on ground level. Large open kitchen with nook, 3 gas F/P’s, fully finished bsmt with 2 bedrms & summer kitchen. Fenced backyard with garden area.

Spacious 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with great views from balcony off living room. Renovated kitchen & bathrms. Fully fin. walkout bsmt with “man cave”. Prof. landscaped & lots of parking.

#1805

#1803

#1799

#1833

#1756

#1778

#1749

#1841

#1845

#1744

#1811

$185,000

$569,900

TRIPLEX

GREAT FAMILY HOME

$279,900

AT SANDPIPER

$159,000

BROOKMERE

$143,900

FULL DUPLEX

$515,000

$127,500

WHY RENT

PANORAMIC VIEWS

QUIET LOCATION

$309,900

$359,000

$395,000

CUTE STARTER HOME

INCLUDES 2 LOTS

$479,000

LAKEVIEW LOT

CLOSE TO GOLF COURSE

Spectacular 1.1 acre lot at Nicola Lake just 15 mins from Merritt, with breathtaking views and only a short walk to the water. Don’t miss this opportunity. $190,000

#1777

AT NICOLA LAKE Spacious home with 3 bedrms up, 3 pce ensuite, large bright living rm with gas F/P. Basement has 2 bedrms, in-floor heating, shared laundry. Double garage, I/G sprinklers, RV parking.

Good revenue property. Has 3 – 2 bedroom units with some recent interior reno’s in past year. Huge storage unit in backyard. Great for retired couple to live in one & rent other two.

2 bedroom upper floor in good shape & move in ready. Comes with appliances. Has some recent lino & laminate flooring. Nice sundeck for your BBQ. Easy walk to shopping & amenities.

Custom built 5 yr old home just 2.5 hrs from Vancouver. Great for outdoor enthusiast. 2 bedrms, 2 baths, maple kitchen cabinets, 9 ft ceilings, large covered back deck. Garage has guest rm & bthrm.

#1671

#1751

#1820

#1678

$329,000

HAS EXTRA PARKING

$199,900

$105,000

WATERFRONT MOBILE

INVESTMENT

$398,000

Side by side duplex with 1740 sq.ft. 4 bedrms and 3 baths per side. Has 2 storage sheds in back. Side A has had some upgrades. Long term tenant in side B. Live in one side & rent the other. #1818 $326,900

This 2 bedrm 2 bath home has a large addition & an open concept. Many recent improvements of laminate flooring, gas F/P, appliances, HW tank & 2 sundecks. Lots of parking.

Beautifully finished 4 bedrm home in prime Bench location. Upgrades include new Walnut HW flooring throughout, central A/C, U/G sprinklers, roof, gutters & custom window coverings. Huge sundeck.

Home has had some updates of laminate flooring, double glazed windows, electrical upgrade, newer roof. 3 bedrms up and 2 bath. $130 for strata and $143 for natural gas.

Smaller 1 bedroom home in downtown area, close to shopping. Log style siding on exterior, nicely finished inside. 2 separately titled lots, house on one, other lot vacant. New roof.

Great corner lot on quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. This cute 2 bedrm home is awaiting your ideas. Has some newer flooring. Nice big living rm and new bathrm.

Quality finished 3 bedrm, 2.5 bath home with some HW floors, Italian tile floors, skylights custom mouldings. Chef’s kitchen with all appl. & pantry. Central A/C, BI vac & water softener.

#1750

#1764

#1765

#1310

#1801

#1802

QUIET LOCATION

HOLDING PROPERTY

A CLASSIC BEAUTY

$163,500

$399,000

$87,900

OPPORTUNITY

HUGE PRIVATE LOT

$99,000

$135,900

LOTS OF PARKING

LARGE BENCH HOME

DOWNTOWN

$349,900

ced edu

Great area for peace & quiet of lake country living. Close to fishing, mountain biking or water sports. Lot is 0.98 acres. Build your dream home on this lakeview lot.

#1380

$195,500

WALLOPER LAKE Large 4 bedrm, 2.5 bath home in family friendly neighbourhood. Property has extra 22x100 RV prkg. Garage has 10 ft doors & work area.U/G sprinklers, A/C, S/S appliances, B/I vac.

Great 1 bedroom apar tment with newer laminate floors, big living room with balcony & mountain views. Currently in rental pool. Well maintained.

Ver y nice 2 bedroom mobile home in well maintained park overlooking the river & golf course. Open design with laminate floors throughout. Includes skylights, porch & window coverings.

2 storey level entry home with beautiful detail throughout. 6 bedrms, 3 baths and many rooms have updated flooring, molding, paint & wainscoting. Master bedrm has its own F/P with 3 pce ensuite.

Executive 2 bedrm, 2 bath rancher close to golf course. Features central A/C, JennAir stovetop, Jacuzzi tub in main, oak HW floors, bright open kitchen with large island & bonus room above garage.

Large 2 bedroom bungalow with family room, on a huge lot in Collettville. Needs some TLC. Has a storage shed in the backyard. Good holding property.

#1786

#1721

#1661

#1779

#1640

#1506

$389,900

$69,500

$52,900

$319,000

QUICK POSSESSION

4 bedroom home with full, partly finished basement. Fenced yard. Vinyl siding. Needs some TLC. Per fect for first time buyers or investors.

3 bedrm end unit with bigger yard, tastefully decorated, clean & tidy. Master bedrm has 3 pce ensuite. Open floor plan with living rm, dining rm & kitchen, great for entertaining. Large patio in back.

#1708

#1825

$139,900

$359,000

NICE TOWNHOME

GOOD STARTER HOME

$214,900

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$105,000

Custom built 3 level home in private setting on 21,044 sq.ft. lot. Gourmet kitchen, granite counters, oak cabinets, porcelain & HW floors. Has sauna, theatre room, 5 bedrms & 4 baths.

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom bungalow with an attached 1 bedrm living quarters at the back. Ver y private fenced backyard with fruit trees & covered deck. Great for retirees or revenue property.

Cozy 3 bedrm bungalow within walking distance to all amenities & shopping. Comfy living room with gas fireplace. Spacious kitchen with lots of cupboards. Covered deck in back plus detached garage.

This renovated home includes new flooring, paint, light fixtures & U/G sprinklers. 5 bedrms, 3.5 baths, living rm with 19 ft vaulted ceilings, bsmt with extra large rec. rm & lots of storage.

Large 5 bedrm family home of 11,700 sq.ft. lot with lots of RV parking. Has 2 bedrm inlaw suite on ground level. Has a double carport. Close to schools. Currently tenanted.

#1559

#1784

#1556

#1586

#1822

ON LARGE LOT

$414,900

$172,700

$159,000

FIRST TIME BUYERS

$370,000

APARTMENT

D SOL

BUYERS New 2 bedroom + den rancher with open design kitchen/dining & living rm. Master bedrm has W/I closet and 4 pce ensuite. Move in ready. Close to shopping. Being sold “as is where is”.

Cute rancher on large lot in Collettville. 1 bedroom, huge living rm, open kitchen and 2 large storage shed in backyard. Lot is 50 x 231. Good rental potential.

Totally updated 4 bedroom half duplex. Spacious rec.rm, newer bath, laundry & bedrm in basement. Private yard with lane access. Walking distance to downtown.

#1696

#1505

#1787

$240,000

$109,900

$159,000

Good Prices, Low Interest Rates.

$199,900

PERFECT STARTER HOME Cabin on ½ acre water front lot on Walloper Lake. Is 15 year Gov’t lease with approx. 6 yrs remaining. Easy access off Coquihalla Hwy.

#1762

$149,000

ON NICOLA LAKE Great 1 bedroom apartment with newer laminate floors, big living room and balcony with nice mountain views. Currently in rental pool. Strata fees $162 per month.

Custom design countr y kitchen, constant care & upgrading make this unique home a must see. Beautifully landscaped. Has detached garage with 2 shops attached. Completely fenced.

Spectacular waterfront lot, just 3 km from historic Quilchena Hotel & golf course. Private access to the lake, boating, fishing, wind surfing & swimming. Ideal year-round getaway.

#1721

#1788

#1668

$69,500

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