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New recycling depot to move within year Part of the Encorp contract includes the need to relocate, but a site hasn’t been chosen By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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The recycling depot has a new name, and new owners plan to move it’s location within a year. The Merritt Return-It Depot, formerly the George Hale Bottle Depot, reopened on Oct. 2
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Merritt residents pushed back against the city’s seemingly stagnant gas prices in protest along Gasoline Alley and at Nicola Avenue on Thursday. Protesters held signs telling drivers to fill up somewhere else, while advertising gas prices at Kamloops stations. At press time, Kamloops gas prices ranged between $1.09 and $1.19 per litre (according to bcgasprices.com) while Merritt’s ranged from $1.259 to $1.319 per litre. Protester Patricia Davis, who drives to Kamloops for a course twice a week from September through December, said she makes her big gas purchases out of town. “I sat down and figured out all the numbers, and if I filled up here, it would cost me $124 more [over four months] than in Kamloops,” Davis said. Protesters said Merritt’s high gas prices are driving people to fill up out of town, which diverts business from more than just the city’s gas stations. “I can’t help but
think that for how many people go to Kamloops to get gas, how many people do all their shopping there?” said protest organizer Michelle Quilliam, who fills three jerrycans every time she goes to Kamloops to avoid Merritt gas stations. “I just did that last Saturday,” she said. “I went to Kamloops and dropped about $600 in one day on gas and groceries and fishing supplies.” Chevron Public Affairs Manager Ella Misfeldt said Chevron sets the price for all of its stores and that gas station owners have no control of the price. “Kamloops is a separate market and it’s extremely competitive there right now, so that has an impact on the price there, how often it changes and what the price is,” Misfeldt said. It was unclear whether Merritt is considered a competitive market. Protesters said Merritt’s gas prices have barely fluctuated within the last year while prices in other markets fluctuate regularly. “I would obviously like gas prices to be in line with where they
should be, but I would also like recognition, something to keep an eye on the prices,” Quilliam said. About 15 people
were at the protest at press time. The protest moved on to 7-11 later in the afternoon. Calls to Shell and Esso were answered
by emails with links to each company’s website, and calls to Petro-Canada were not returned by press time.
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10 bears euthanized in Merritt area By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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The B.C. Conservation Officer Service has responded to 438 problem wildlife complaints and euthanized about 10 bears in the Merritt area since April, Service Inspector Barbara Leslie says. She said the numbers are typical for this time of year. “For us, a typical year is actually a good thing,” Leslie said. “When we start seeing a hot dry summer, we get unusually high complaints because berry crops fail and bears come into where things are green. This wet summer was pretty good for our service.” Conservation Chief Supt. Barry Farynuk said fall is a critical time of year for people to manage attrac-
tants, such as garbage and fruit trees. “Right now, fortunately, we’re starting to see our bear complaints taper off a bit because they’re starting to think about hibernation,” Farynuk said. “But they’re so intent on feeding right now and getting those 8,000 calories a day they need.” Farynuk said the department has received about 33,000 complaints this year for everything from turkeys to cougars to bears. Bear Aware, an organization that works with cities and Conservation Officers to reduce human and bear conflict, said they’ve received calls for about 140 bear sightings this year, which is three times more than last year. However, the organi-
zation reported about 100 less bear sightings in Kamloops over the same period. “That can either be that there are more problems happening in Merritt (there are more attractants) or people are more aware of the report line. It’s probably a combination of the two,” Bear Aware TNRD Community Co-ordinator Emily Lomas said. “Whenever people do report a bear, it’s usually to do with fruit or garbage, so there’s obviously an issue there.” Lomas said there are a number of things people can do to reduce attractants, including picking all the fruit off trees, installing electric fences, keeping garbage inside, and freezing garbage to reduce its smell.
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Several members of the Merritt community have received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of public service. Shackan Indian Band Chief Percy Joe and NicolaSimilkameen School District 58 Trustee Richie Gage are high-profile members of the community who, in addition to four other members, reported receiving the honour. Gage received the
medal in October, mainly for his work with the Canadian Lung Association, where he is a past national board chair. “This was absolutely a total surprise to me,” Gage said. “This is something to hold on to and pass along to my family down the road.” BC Lung Association CEO Scott McDonald said Gage was recognized because of his commitment to service. “Richie gives tirelessly to others and is committed to promoting lung health
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for his work as the president of the First Nations Veterans of Canada, advocating his people’s rights and battling with them for remuneration for their war efforts. He added the medal to a collection he has for his service in the Canadian Forces, where he served as a detachment commander and corporal.
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Janice Antoine, John F. Isaac and Janu Harword were also honoured. Joe said Antoine and Harword received the medals for education and volunteering, while Isaac worked with cadets and served in the reserve forces. In order to qualify for the medal, the recipient has to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, who has “made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community within Canada, or an achievement
abroad that brings credit to Canada,” the Governor General’s office stated. The medals represent Queen Elizabeth 2’s 60th year since accession to the throne as the Queen of Canada and is intended to recognize her service to this country, as well as the efforts of living Canadians. Sixty thousand people throughout the nation are to be recognized with the medals this year. More medals are slated to be handed out before 2013.
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The Cariboo Thompson Nicola Library System, which has had funding difficulties for many years, is in serious trouble. The ThompsonNicola Regional District is considering a five per cent decrease in next year’s CTNLS budget. According to TNRD Library representative Les Bryand, this decrease is being considered as a result of the City of Kamloops’ intention to cut back its budget and its contributions to the TNRD. A five per cent decrease from the 1982 budget would mean a 12 per cent cut in salary for the system’s 150 employees, a six week closure of all libraries or reduction of services to three or four days a week.
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New ag minister visits Merritt By Emily Wessel
B.C. Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick visited the Merritt Herald office recently during his third week travelling around the province and meeting with industry professionals.
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20 other people called Cabinet,” Letnick said. His responsibilities still include those of an MLA, as Letnick maintains his post as a MLA for KelownaLake Country. “My role as a minister is dual: I still have to make sure that I serve the needs of the people of KelownaLake Country, but now I have to serve the needs of agriculture and, basically, we all eat, so I have to serve
4.4 million people in the province to make sure they have a safe, secure, sustainable food supply,” he said. Letnick said his goal following the completion of the meat inspection review is re-election as MLA, Liberal Party re-election, and re-appointment as Minister of Agriculture. Letnick succeeds fellow Liberal MLA Don McRae who is now the Minister of Education.
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Be thankful and cherish memories JEANETTE MCMASTER In FRIENDSHIP My thoughts go back to the many good things my late husband, Lloyd, and I shared together with our family. One day, he decided to take the grandchildren up to the mountains in Campbell River. We packed a big lunch, loaded the grandchildren into our Chevy pickup and away we went. I had no idea where my husband was taking us. He just drove. We drove by Buttle Lake, which was on the way to the Westmin Mine where Lloyd was employed at the time. Then he made a turn and we climbed up steep mountain roads. I am not good with heights, so I was nervously looking over the edge of a steep cliff that had a drop of at least several thousand feet. The countryside was most beautiful, with berry bushes, the grass so green, and flowers of every sort. We even saw deer. Well, my husband called these “Bambi deer,” because they are so small. They stand about 35 inches high. He once told me, “Mom, I would never eat any of these deer — they are too small. It would be like eating your pet.” Lloyd continued driving. The road was rough and steep. I looked over the mountain range, and we were on the level of mountain peaks like needles, and the sky was so clear and blue. We finally arrive at our destination, right at the very top of this high mountain where we could not drive any further. If we had, we would have driven over the cliff and off that mountain. There was a lake
surrounded by huge trees. We walked down to the edge of the lake. It was so clear, and a pretty aqua blue. My dear husband and I walked holding hands while the grandchildren ran ahead. Then, one said, “Grampa, look, there is a bear.” Sure enough, there was a mama bear and her two cubs. We stood and watched her for
a short while. Then I remembered what my mom and dad told me when I was a little girl. My dad told me, “Daughter, do not scream or yell when you see a bear or any kind of animal. Instead, talk to the animal.” So, I told my husband Lloyd, “Let us walk closer, then I will talk to the mama bear,” which we did.
But before that, Lloyd motioned for the grandchildren to be still and quiet, so they did. I said to the mama bear: “We are here to visit your territory. We will not harm you or your babies. “We will not harm anything that belongs to you.” You know, she sat and just listened to my voice. Then she turned
to her cubs, and she must have told them to go up on the hillside, because they got up and ran, then they both sat down and just watched us. We watched them for about 15 minutes, then I said to the mama bear, “Thank you for not harming our grandchildren. They just want to get to know you and your babies. You are a pretty mama bear, and a good mama too.” Then she turned to her cubs and they all left us. They just climbed up higher into the mountain and then disappeared. Our grandchildren ran to Lloyd and I, they were so excited, each tried to hug us both with their little arms. They were around six, seven and eight years old. Oh yes, they had their little friends with them too, so in all, there were about seven children with us.
had great friends at Campbell River too, both native and nonnative. For all these good memories I am thankful. Thessalonians chapter 5; 18, Thank God in everything, no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful, for this is the will of God for you who are in Christ Jesus, the Revealer and Mediator of that will.
“Grampa, Gramma, we actually saw a real mama bear and her two babies. Wow, they are so neat. Wait until we tell our friends and teachers, they won’t hardly believe us!” They had a story to tell when they got back to their homes and to school. These are memories I cherish deep in my heart. We had a great life, Lloyd and I. We
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Salmon mystery far from solved TOM FLETCHER B.C. VIEWS VICTORIA – Before the 1,200page, $25-million Cohen Commission report on the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery slips beneath the waves, allow me to dip my toe into the river of data that has flowed by in the past three years. If your information on this hugely complex subject consisted of skimming a few news stories or watching protesters on TV, you will likely conclude what urban people have been indoctrinated with for years. The whole issue is salmon farms and whether they are bad or catastrophic. “Freeze new salmon farms on sockeye migration route: Cohen,” said the headline on a Black Press report. Those who read past the headline would learn that Justice Bruce Cohen recommended a freeze on further salmon farms around the Discovery Islands group near Campbell River until 2020. It’s up to the industry to show by that time that the risk is “minimal,” or farms there should be shut down. A B.C. Salmon Farming Association spokesman said only nine of 70 B.C. salmon farms are in that area. There are no current applications for more.
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A cruel and terrible saga of 131.9 PHILLIP WOOLGAR Merritt HERALD Trying to find an answer to the reason gas has been spiked at 131.9 in Merritt for as long as anyone can really remember is about as likely as tearing along the freeway on an empty tank. As a swarm of pro-
testers stand along the freeway at Gasoline Alley, one of the only pit stops between the Lower Mainland and the rest of the province, they question how the price of gas here can be dead set on a fixed price for so long. And no one would blame them. The grim price has stunk lately compared to prices in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, where the cost is an average of about $0.15 less. Why is that? No one really knows, because when contacting the gas company headquarters, polite talking
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heads snubbed pointed questions. All locals can do is buck up, because wishing the prices vapourize is about the extent of their options. So with pedal down and the car’s gas needle tempting that evil red line that says it’s time for another hit, we scurry on, sweat forming on our brows as we coast into our driveways. This cruel and terrible saga of unrelenting 131.9 gas prices throughout town might have the locals’ pockets turned inside out as they scramble to find enough
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funds to find their ways home. But wait. During the previous day of the protests throughout town, the price dipped slightly at two stations away from the traveller’s strip of perpetual 131.9. Prices aren’t budging here, where travellers will invariably stop in Merritt to buy gas as they journey on. And this is enough for the gas companies to feel justified setting the price so high. After all, as long as the money keeps pouring in as travellers are faced
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with no choice but to fuel up on their journeys, locals can bet they will be the victims who have to deal with the same price — day in, day out. Now fumes are burning, people are taking their stand, and the media is wondering when, if ever, the talking heads will gurgle out meaning. The limit is out there. Or maybe it isn’t. But until enough people start driving electric vehicles and making the gas companies feel a pinch, no end is in sight — because, right now, we don’t have much choice.
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From Page 6 Let’s say you decide to plunge in and download the full report from cohencommission.ca. If you go to Volume 2, page 102, you will see a series of graphs that show sockeye runs from rivers other than the Fraser, from Washington all the way up to Alaska. It’s not a pretty sight. From Washington up to the Central Coast, the Skeena, Nass and up to Yukon’s Klukshu and Alaska’s Alsek, most runs show a decline starting in the 1980s or early 1990s. This includes runs that migrate down the west side of Vancouver Island, away from salmon farms. Alaska doesn’t allow farms, preferring “ranching” — a strategy that floods the ocean habitat with millions of hatchery fish. These are commercially fished and marketed as “wild.” B.C.’s North Coast has never had salmon farms. The area has been subject to a moratorium since an NDP-controlled legislative committee gave its verdict on the problem in 2008. The popular villain in those days was sea lice. Skeena MLA Robin Austin chaired the committee that called for an end to open-pen salmon farms in five years. Then-agriculture minister Pat Bell approved one NDP recommendation, a moratorium on salmon farms in North Coast waters. This was after the Pacific Salmon Forum conducted its own four-year study, led by former fisheries minister John Fraser. Similar to Cohen, Fraser concluded that there is no simple answer to this complex problem. And they agreed that salmon farms don’t explain it. Cohen’s report makes it clear that the problem is far larger than could possibly be explained by salmon farms. How about logging impact? Cohen concludes after much testimony that stream protection has improved significantly during the time of observed sockeye decline. Impact from extra runoff due to pine beetle infestation couldn’t be evaluated. Poaching on the Fraser? Cohen didn’t get around to that. His biggest concern was climate change, warming sensitive river waters and affecting ocean conditions. During the Cohen commission hearings, the 2010 Fraser sockeye run came in gangbusters, with 35 million fish. One leading theory is that ash from an Alaska volcano fertilized the ocean, producing algae that supported more salmon feed. Could it be that salmon ranching from Alaska, Japan and elsewhere is simply depleting the food supply? That, too, is inconclusive. Finally, Tides Canada, a U.S. front group that diverts attention from U.S. salmon and oil tankers, spent $25,000 to publicize Cohen evidence. But only as it relates to B.C. salmon farms, and how bad they are.
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GIVING BACK Members of the Rocky Mountain Rangers, Navy League Cadets, Little Britches Rodeo and High School Rodeo accepted donations from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 96. The Legion donated a total of $3,000 from the Poppy Fund and gaming fund to the four groups, Mason’s Bus, Minor Hockey, Coquihalla-Gillis House and the Bread Basket on Oct. 25. Emily Wessel/Herald
Fairy Godmothers spread fairy dust Dear Editor: As the Fairy Godmothers of Merritt are busily spreading their fairy dust to Grade 12 students at Merritt Secondary School to ensure that all students have the opportunity to experience a joyous and memorable graduation, we would like to express our deepest thanks to all of the many
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 WREATH DROP-OFF 4:00-7:00pm, Civic Ctre
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 ANNUAL COMMUNITY CONCERT Presented by the Merritt Arts Council at the Civic Centre. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the concert starts at 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation at the door. This is an event that you won’t want to miss so come early! For more information call Kurt at 250-378-4909 WREATH VIEWING FOR SILENT AUCTION bidding at Civic Centre.
used grad attire that you would like to donate to help our students, please contact Shanna Nelson at MSS to donate: shnelson@sd58.bc.ca or 250378-5131. Thank you very much for your continued support and donations to assist our deserving students. Shanna Nelson Merritt
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sponsors in our community, including the MSS PAC who, since the group’s inception in 2008, have provided us with donations to help us make our students’ dreams of their graduations a reality. In 2012, we felt fortunate to be able to make grad a reality for 16 students. At this time, we are asking that if you have any gently
Dear Editor: Just a comment on residents receiving phone calls regarding the “services contract” on their computers expiring, and being up for renewal. What made me suspicious was this was the third phone call this week, and when I answered, there was a long silence of at least eight seconds, possibly slightly longer.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 CRAFTER’S MALL at the Civic Centre. Doors open at 2:00pm and close at 9:30 pm SILENT AUCTION for wreaths at the Civic Centre. CONCESSION open 2:30pm-5:00pm SANTA PARADE Call Darrel at 250-315-8247. Applicatons at Chamber Office, Baillie House, Country Bug Books & Civic Centre. Starts 7:00pm SANTA’S VILLAGE opens in the Civic Centre after the parade and will remain open until 9:30 pm MERRITT COMMUNITY BAND will perform in the foyer at the Civic Centre after the parade CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME open from 2:00pm-6:00pm and 8:00pm10:00pm
I tend not to wait for the heavy breathers, and on the first two occasions, I simply hung up the phone. Saturday morning, approx 9:05 a.m., another phone call with the long silence, so I waited for the slightly Britishsounding voice telling me that my “services contract” on my computer has expired. Again, I hung up the phone.
BAILLIE HOUSE after the parade - free DPDPB DPGGFF UFB t #BLF 4BMF VOUJM QN VALLEY VISUAL ARTISTS at the Civic Centre. Doors open at 2 pm and close at 9:30 pm MIDNIGHT MADNESS all day until midnight, hourly sales and the Youth Snowflake Contest Q 101 BEAR SOUP KITCHEN FUNDRAISER free hot dogs, hot chocolate & coffee, 10:00am - 2:00pm downtown, Quilchena Ave.
Unfortunately, I was not smart enough to stay on the phone to listen to the sales pitch, as I’m sure I would have learned a lot more than I know now about this scam. I am sure that if any services I am currently contracted for have expired, I will receive a letter in the mail from the supplier of those services, whether they be for TV, computer, home insurance, etc.
The renewal of those services is not likely to be conducted blindly over the telephone. If anyone else receives a similar call, they should ask for the information to be sent to them by mail, on the company’s letterhead. This should help to reduce the possibility of being scammed. Bob Scafe Merritt
WREATH AUCTION BIDDING CLOSES at 3pm, Civic Centre. Winners will be notified between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – Wreaths should be picked up by 5:30 pm BAILLIE HOUSE Bake Sale 10:00am-4:00pm CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME open from 10:00am-3:00pm CONCESSION open 9:30am-3:00pm
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By the time this edition of the Herald hits the newsstands, the Merritt Centennials’ promising young defenceman, Dane Birks, will probably already be back home preparing for his team’s next important BCHL game — on Wednesday versus the powerful Penticton Vees. This past weekend, however, the six-foot-one, 165 pound Birks was clear across the country — in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia — participating in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Young Prospects Games, which are being held in con-
junction with the World Junior A Challenge series. The 17-year-old Birks, who was born and raised in the Nicola Valley and played much of his minor hockey locally, was one of seven players from the British Columbia Hockey League chosen to take part in the CJHL showcase event. The other BCHLers were fellow defencemen Cooper Rush (Chilliwack) and Bo Pellah (Alberni Valley), along with forwards Dexter Dancs (Penticton), Dante Hahn (Victoria), Austin Plevy (Chilliwack) and David Pope (West Kelowna). In a press release
issued Nov. 7, the CJHL stated, “The Prospects Games were created to showcase 40 of the top NHL prospects in the CJHL. They feature players from the five western leagues competing against the top prospects from the five eastern leagues in a twogame total goal series. Player selection for the annual Prospects Games is a joint initiative of the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting.” The CJHL Prospects Games were scheduled to be played on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Digby and on Sunday, Nov. 11, in Yarmouth. Because of the holiday weekend, and an early deadline, the
results of both Prospects Games were not known by press time. “It is a great honour for Dane to be chosen for the CJHL Prospects Games,” Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce said. “He is a tremendous young talent, and has all the tools to be a star in our league.” Pierce went on to add, “[Dane’s] continued improvement is a tribute to his dedication to the game. We know that he will represent himself and our program with pride.” Birks is the son of Trail Smoke Eaters head coach Bill Birks and long-time Nicola Valley resident Cori Post, who
is currently living in Williams Lake. Last season, while playing for the Creston Thundercats of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, the younger Birks tallied three goals and 21 assists in 47 games. Just one month ago, Birks signed a letter of intent to play NCAA Division 1 hockey next season for the Michigan Tech Huskies in Houghton, Mich.
TOP PROSPECT The Merritt Centennials’ Dane Birks was in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on the weekend playing in the CJHL’s Top Prospects Games. Ian Webster/Herald
Ramsey wins provincial motocross title By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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Local motocross rider John Henry Ramsey has capped off a terrific 2012 season by winning the B.C. championship in the CMRC Jr. MX-3 class. The 17-year-old Ramsey sealed the deal on a provincial title on Oct. 13 by placing 2nd in all four of his events on the final weekend of racing at the Eagleplex track in Ashcroft. Consistency has been the name of the game all season for the young Nicola Valley racer. In the 48 individual motos that he has competed in over a period of six months, he has picked up an astounding 21 top-3 placings, including six first-place finishes.
Despite having to settle for second place each time on the last weekend, Ramsey said that his final set of races in Ashcroft were definitely the highlight of a memorable season. “Ty Calcutt from Terrace was on his 450cc, and I was on my 250cc, and we just battled all day on the track,” Ramsey said. “I could almost get him on the hills and on the corners, but he would power me out at the start and on the straights with his bigger bike. Everyone there said that it was really fun to watch the two of us.” Ramsey says that he loves the grueling racing schedule, which sees him competing up to eight times in a day in two different classes. “You’re there anyway,
so you might as well do both [classes]. It’s just more practice and more track time.” The Merritt Secondary School Grade 12 student also enjoys the intense rivalries that build up over the course of a racing season. In addition to Calcutt, Ramsey regularly went head-to-head in competition with Kody Munro from Kamloops, who wound up winning the provincial Jr. MX-2 category. “Kody’s an awesome guy on and off the track. We battled all year for points, but we were always good about it.” Thanks to his B.C. title, Ramsey has earned the right to move up to the Intermediate class next season. The talented motocross rider
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A WINNING COMBINATION Merritt’s John Henry Ramsey and his Kawasaki 250cc motorbikes were an unbeatable team in CMRC racing this past season. Ian Webster/Herald
was on schedule to make the move one year ago, but a late-season crash in September at an event in Kelowna left him with a broken collarbone and no chance at a championship. As one of the youngest riders in the Intermediate division next year, Ramsey expects to be there for a
while, but he still has his sights firmly set on the pro ranks further down the road. “Riding with faster guys will just make me faster,” he said. “And being an Intermediate will allow me to try and qualify for pro races.” As for the possibility of moving up in bike size to a 450cc, Ramsey says
that he’s in no rush. “[The 450’s] a lot of jam. I’m not really planning to change bikes. I like the lightness and maneuverability of the 250.” In the meantime, Ramsey is already enjoying his off-season. He’s back doing some serious
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shredding on lead guitar. “We have an awesome band coming together,” he said. “Once we have a set list of about 40 songs, we’re hoping to start playing locally.” On or off a bike, there’s just no slowing this guy down.
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Rentals Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
Apt/Condo for Rent
KENGARD MANOR Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartments.
MOVE IN BONUS! Under new t. managemen • Bus stop • 1 bedroom starting @ $500/month • 2 bedrooms starting @ $600/month
250-378-9880 2 bedroom house on quiet culde-sac in desirable downtown neighborhood. Avail Dec. 1. Garage sun room partial basement large yard. No smoking, no pets. Ref. and favourable credit report required. $800/mon. 250-314-9655 5 bdrm & den 3 1/2 bath, c/vac, 7 appls, c/air and much more. Avail immed. $1350 + UTIL. 2 bdrm suite avail Dec. 1st $650 mon. n/p, n/s, ref and credit check required. 778-228-6378 or 250-3780303
Suites, Upper 2 bedroom suite, within walking distance of downtown, very clean, all appliances included. No smoking or pets. Available immediately, $850.00 + utilities. 250-315-3548 3 bdrm suite for rent. Close to downtown. N/s, N/d, no pets,ref. req., fenced yard. $800/month. 250-378-9560
F/S, heat and hot water included. Ask about move-in incentives For appointment call
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Transportation
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Ph: 250-378-5614 Homes for Rent
3 bdrm house on the Bench. $1400/mon. Avail Nov. 1. 250378-5276
Business/Office Service
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
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Scrap Car Removal Scrap Vehicles, Equip. & steel wntd. Have HIAB truck. In/out of town. Cash for some 3154893
“Grandma, we’re coming to visit!”
4 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DIE OF HEART DISEASE.
Keep your toddler safe in the car. FIND A FRIEND
Learn how to install your child’s car seat correctly. Call 1-877-247-5551 or visit ChildSeatInfo.ca
Merchandise for Sale
Auctions WWW.KWIKAUCTIONS.COM New/Used Restaurant Equipment Sat. Nov. 17th, 11am, 7305 Meadow, Burnaby, BC
Building Supplies STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206.
Drive to Save Lives
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Second Phase Field Guide Book Release Saturday, November 17th at 10am Cache Creek Community Hall 1270 Stage Road (downstairs) Be sure to also check out Cache Creek Annual Craft Sale November 17th (upstairs)