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Festival-goers swing in a sea of hammocks at the Bass Coast festival over the weekend. Nearly 3,000 people camped out at the old Mountainfest grounds to be part of the electronic music and art festival in its first year in Merritt. On-and-off thunderstorms over the August long weekend didn’t dampen the attendees’ spirits as they danced all night at three stages. For more photos, see page 2. Emily Wessel/Herald
Interior Health testing routine HIV tests in Merritt By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Interior Health Authority is making HIV testing a regular part of routine medical screenings with a new program. Merritt is one of the first three cities in the province to get the Stop HIV/AIDS program. It is expected to start up between September and November of this year. The other two locations are Vernon and Trail. Denise McKay, Interior Health’s Stop HIV/AIDS project leader, told the
Herald the program could potentially mark an end to HIV. “I think this is a really exciting time because, for the first time in our history, we have the ability to change the course of HIV,” McKay said. She said Interior Health expects it will take up to three years to implement the program at all its sites with acute care and community hospital-type facilities. She said they hope every community physician will offer this as part of routine
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Doctors will be asking patients if they have gone for HIV testing in the past year. “It’s really about going from a risk-based testing model, where the client has to self-identify that they’re in a risk group, to recognizing that just about everyone has some risk factors and so it’s part of a normal screening process,” McKay said. McKay also said the program is expected to see an increase in the volume of HIV testing. She said it’s also about education as Interior Health
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City resurrects Music in the Park By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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Rotary Park will be alive with the sound of music this Saturday with the return of the Music in the Park program. The city resurrected the program with the help of Quade Lindgren, who’s lived in Merritt for about a year, after no successful applicants to the city’s request for proposals to take on planning summer entertainment in Merritt. Lindgren said he doesn’t know why the program stopped, but he is going forward with a clean slate. Lindgren planned the three Saturday afternoons in three weeks, securing local talent and acting as the
go-between for the city and the musicians. He said negotiating a fair wage for the musicians with the city’s budget was a key part of his plan in organizing the event. “I can’t go on what everybody did in the past, but there’s a minimum wage you pay a musician doing a gig, and I wanted to be able to offer the musician a fair wage for their production,” he said. “You can’t be ripping the musicians off.” He said a fair rate of pay also shows how much people value the performers. “Then the musician feels really good about going out and putting on a show,” he added. The concerts are free for the public.
Lindgren said his hope is that Music in the Park will become a family-friendly event with souvenir vendors, live entertainment, and food carts, like the weekly summer event in his hometown of Revelstoke. “I really value talent, whether it’s a guy doing a karate show or whistling or doing a clown act,” he said. However, that’s all up in the air until he sees how this year goes. “As a co-ordinator, if you have people show up and listen to the music in the park, it’s a success. As a musician, even if you get one person standing up, clapping his hands, who likes your music, it’s a success.” Saturday’s performance starts at 2 p.m.
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and District Chamber of Commerce, featured Nicola Valley artists and their work at 24 business locations throughout town. Francis McMurchy, Roger Kamp and Wendy Eeckhout were the top three people’s choice artists, while Beyond the Willow/ Century 21, Baillie House and Earthwalker Spiritual Shop were the top three people’s choice businesses. Art for your garden Art in the Garden takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baillie House featuring local crafters, artisans and artists this Saturday. The fair features an array of crafts and art for the home and garden.
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Ridership on the rise 8,231 more trips in 2013 The City of Merritt and BC Transit are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 16.2 per cent over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit recorded 58,959 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared with 50,728 trips in 2011/12. In 2012, Merritt Transit celebrated its fifth anniversary. The system continues to grow both in ridership and coverage. Two years ago, evening
weekday and Saturday service were introduced, delivering 15 service hours daily. Customers have responded to the service expansion and have relied more heavily on public transportation. “We are encouraged by the strong and steady growth of the transit system in Merritt,” said BC Transit President and CEO Manuel Achadinha. “Together with our partners the
City of Merritt, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Lower Nicola Indian Band, we see the increased passenger trips as a validation that our continued effort to make public transit efficient and effective is working.” “These increases in transit ridership will help drive business and industry in our community,” Merritt Mayor Susan Roline said. “We are delighted to see that with the
support and encouragement of our council, a robust transit system is proving to be a valued service to the citizens of Merritt.” “Local residents clearly appreciate the expanded transit services we’ve seen in the past couple of years,” said Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart. “I’m pleased to see more and more people take advantage of this efficient, reliable, and environmentally-friendly transit option.”
SANITARY SEWER FLUSHING The City of Merritt Public Works Department would like to remind residents that it is that time of year again for our annual maintenance program for sewer Áushing and camera work. We apologize for any inconvenience and your patience is greatly appreciated. If you have had any problems with your toilet bubbling up in the past it is recommended that you place a towel or saran wrap over your bowl and put the lid down. Also, if you experience any foul smelling odour it is advised to run a little water through the household’s sinks and bathtubs.
Sector 4 Black line indicates area being worked in. Flushing will begin July 29 and continue until the Àrst week in September.
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A man charged with assault with a weapon changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in a Merritt provincial courtroom last Wednesday. Adrian Retasket was charged for hitting a man named Arthur Dick with a baseball bat in downtown Merritt last November outside the downtown dollar store. Retasket – who told the Herald the assault was in retribution for a previous incident allegedly involving Dick and Retasket’s girlfriend – originally entered a not guilty plea. Defence counsel Chris Thompson asked to enter a presentence report as well as a Gladue report, which will take into account the defendant’s native background. A Gladue report aims to make jail time a last resort. Three police officers with the Worthbrand baseball bat that was to be used as evidence were brought in to testify. Three witnesses and Retasket’s girlfriend, Lani Mackenzie, were brought in to testify as well. Just Mackenzie and one witness to the incident testified before the defence entered a new plea of guilty. Mackenzie told court that she had dropped off Retasket near the Pharmasave parking lot, but couldn’t remember much else of the incident. The Pharmasave is located beside the dollar store. Mackenzie had
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faced charges of assault earlier in the day for her role in the incident for driving Retasket to the area where the assault occurred, but they were dropped by Crown prosecutor William Burrows. The witness who testified, William Pitts, 60, said in court he saw a man get out of a wine-coloured car with a bat and run up to a man sitting on a bench outside the dollar store. The man with the bat tapped the other man on the shoulder, who then turned around and was struck in the head with the bat and again in the
chest, Pitts said. Pitts originally started to pursue the attacker on foot, but lost the man when he fled down an alley. Then he got back in his car and followed the wine-coloured car he saw the man get out of, Pitts said. The man fled a second time when he saw Pitts tailing the car as he was trying to re-enter it, Pitts testified. Arrests by police soon followed. “Witnesses who saw the assault flagged down police officers and one of them followed the getaway vehicle until the police pulled it over, but none of the wit-
nesses could identify the person who swung the bat as being Mr. Retasket, so we basically had to prove it was Mr. Retasket by continuity of the vehicle,” Burrows told the Herald. “When Lani testified that he was in the vehicle and she let him out at that place at that time, then we had enough evidence where he knew he would be convicted so he changed his plea.” Burrows said the Crown proceeded summarily so the maximum sentence Retasket can receive is 18 months in prison. “It’ll depend a lot on the pre-sentence report and his record,” Burrows said. Thompson, the defence lawyer, said it was necessary to change the plea as the witness proved the continuity of the car and the fact he saw a man get out of it with a bat. He said Mackenzie’s testimony proved that Retasket was in the car and that she dropped him off at the scene of the crime.
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HERALD OPINION B.C. aboriginal progress fragile
TOM FLETCHER B.C. VIEWS VICTORIA – The ceremonies have become common at the B.C. legislature. Government officials and aboriginal leaders gather to celebrate resource sharing agreements that allow economic development in areas that need employment but are hampered by a century of uncertainty and dispute over treaties, or lack thereof. This approach emerged a decade ago with forest agreements. The B.C. Liberal government bought back timber cutting licences from big forest firms and made them available for community forests and aboriginal communities who claimed the areas as their traditional territories. Recently the approach was extended to mining revenues and water licence fees paid by private power developers. These are substantial steps forward for the only province in Canada in treaty limbo. A 2010 sharing deal worth more than $30 million in royalties for the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine north of Prince George helped the McLeod Lake Indian Band recover from the pine beetle and forestry slump that devastated its business base. After many years of struggle, Mount Milligan expects to go into production this year.
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Sasquatch sightings not for the cynical
Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Near the end of last month, B.C.-based software and app maker PlayMobility lit up the Internet with two videos of supposed Sasquatch sightings in the wilderness around Mission. The company reportedly put out a call for videos of the apelike humanoid and ended
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up with two submissions from the same area, one from a couple hiking in the woods in which a hairy figure scrambles up a hillside in the distance, while the other video shakily pans from the closer encounter with the surprisingly not surprised Bigfoot and back to the group of Chinese tourists noisily snapping photos with wide-mouthed expressions of wonder on their faces. Now, PlayMobility had just launched Legend Tracker, its app for tracking the journeys of legendary creatures like the big-footed biped. But I am sure that was just a coincidence. If you’re a little more cynical, you will say, “But
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surely, this is a publicity stunt — and a cheesy one at that.” But is playing on people’s sense of wonderment really such a bad tactic? Besides, who wants to live in an imagination-less world? While Sasquatch (also known as Bigfoot) is especially popular in the Pacific Northwest, sightings have been reported from all over. This summer, there have been sightings of the mighty “manimal” in Florida, Virginia, California, and of course, right here at home in B.C. Just a month or two ago, I was shown a picture of a big footprint — it must’ve been two feet long and about 10 inches wide —
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taken not far from Merritt. In Manchester, U.K, a caller worriedly phoned the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to report a Bigfoot sighting. And earlier this week, a Yeti (the Sasquatch’s cold weather cousin) sighting was reported in Siberia. The lucky spotters even spied a baby Yeti. But as with all fun and games, there are those who are out to ruin it. In the late 1950s, “evidence” of a Bigfoot in California was revealed to be a hoax by Raymond L. Wallace, his brother and nephew. The crew used a set of big wooden feet to stamp tracks in the ground and even went as far as creat-
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ing a hair “sample” from processed bison hair to maliciously mislead Bigfoot enthusiasts. Last summer, a 44-year-old man trying to prompt a Bigfoot sighting in Montana was struck and killed by a car when he stepped out onto a highway wearing a big, fluffy ghillie suit. People love the Bigfoot legend, and follow it to the ends of the earth. Maybe they’re hopelessly pursuing a figment of their collective imagination, maybe they’re really onto something, or maybe the PlayMobility stunt was a cheap trick — you can decide what you believe. All I have to say to these Sasquatch searchers is don’t stop believin’.
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YOUR OPINION Call to action on Coldwater Give B.C. meter options Dear Editor, Last September, I had to move back to Merritt and because of the urgency of my move and the lack of rentals out there, I ended up renting a room in the Coldwater Hotel. Luckily for me, the room I received had all-new paint, drop ceilings, carpet, and you wouldn’t have known where I lived once the door was shut. However, the rest of this hotel needs to be condemned and demolished. I have never seen such filth in my entire life. God forbid someone goes up to the top floor where it literally has a stench of stale booze, vomit, dirty clothes, and death. I know this because I once dared to venture up there to see if it was as bad as people said it was, and you know what? It was worse. I don’t know how any responsible/respectable owner would allow anyone to live in such gross filth. The place isn’t fit for animals yet they allow people to live in that state for the almighty dollar. Could you imagine what an out-of-town guest would think? What would people think of Merritt? I have seen my fair share of people drunk and passed out,
sleeping in the middle of the hallways; constant drug dealing and parties; and swearing, screaming, and busting furniture. I have seen and disposed of needles, garbage and feces at times as well. The water that they expect people to drink at times comes out of the taps as brownish water from God knows what. I’m wondering if the health department has ever been in there? If not, they should be and so should the people who run our city because I’d bet my last dollar that once they were to see the state of the living areas, that hotel would be shut down in a heartbeat. Picture the worst prison movie you’ve ever seen and you can bet that’s what it looks like up in the hotel where people live. They live like rats that have been locked away and forgotten. In no way is anything I’m saying untrue. I’ll place my hand on any Bible and swear to this. Someone in power has to do something here. What about welfare? What if some of the good people over at social services took a walk in that hotel just to check on the well-being of their clients — human beings? I’m
sure the cleaning staff do the very best they can, but it’s like rowing a boat with a rope and as far as I’m concerned, it’s past a point of no return. The place is festering with bugs, filth, dirt, garbage, and God knows what else. I have seen it all first-hand and think it’s about time the city did something instead of just letting the owners take rent money and then turn a blind eye to whatever is going on in that hotel. The owners should be fixing things that have been broken for years. I have seen numerous drug deals go down, I’ve had people trying to force my door open to gain access and I can’t remember now how many people have died in that hotel from either natural causes or from diseases. One poor soul was drinking cleaning products the day before he died. People need to be treated like they matter and like someone does care about them. You can’t just lock them away in the Coldwater Hotel and forget about them. They have hearts, souls, and minds and bleed just as you and I do.
Re: Fee proposed for smart meter deniers by Tom Fletcher, July 16 Energy Minister Bill Bennett is playing the two very popular Government game shows: smoke and mirrors and sleight of hand. Sixty-thousand BC Hydro customers are still resisting, but what about the other 500,000 to 700,00 BC Hydro customers who were bullied into accepting the smart meters or had the smart meter installed when they were not at home and without their consent? Why not use a plain digital meter with no radio, like I presently have, instead of a digital meter that has the radio turned off ? What about the analog meter? They are available from the same company that manufactured the smart meters BC Hydro purchased. The government is now considering charging extra to have the meters read for those who opt out. We have always paid for meter reading in our current billing system. The cost has always been built into the price of hydro on our statements. Those of us who wish not to have a wireless smart meter can read our own meters or take a picture of the meter reading and forward to BC Hydro on a regular, scheduled basis. This is just the tip of the Liberal iceberg and represents an unjustified attempt at a cash grab of $13 to 16 million from the citizens of BC.
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Another agreement with Kamloops-area communities shared revenues from an expanded Afton mine. Perhaps the most ambitious agreement was concluded in March of this year when the government signed a deal with the Tahltan Nation for mining and hydroelectric development in remote northwestern B.C. The deal clears the way for a major extension of the BC Hydro grid to power the Tahltan village of Iskut and also the Red
Chris metal mine, opening up the region to other mining and hydro potential as well. To get that deal, the province put up $20 million last year to buy back Shell Canada’s coalbed gas leases in the Klappan region, headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Those leases had become a target of international protest. Even after these expensive concessions, it would be an error to conclude that all is well between the Tahltan and the province. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson
questioned Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad on this point during the recent legislature session. The Tahltan Central Council was pleased about shared decisionmaking on resource projects, until they found out that B.C. had handed the environmental assessment of a new open-pit coal mine over to the federal government. The proposed mine is in the Klappan, known around the world as the Sacred Headwaters. Rustad said shared decision-making deals such as the Tahltan
agreement do not cover activities of the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. Whether the review of that coal mine is federal, provincial or combined, it requires extensive consultation with affected parties. That’s great, but all that goodwill could evaporate quickly if a coal mine ends up getting a permit despite Tahltan objections. Rustad’s Nechako Lakes constituency is also a focal point for oil and gas pipeline proposals. Donaldson highlighted another
problem. Last year the government signed a reconciliation agreement with the Gitanyow First Nation near Terrace, one of many communities struggling to get through the B.C. treaty negotiation process. That agreement included a joint landuse plan. Then the Environmental Assessment Office asked the Gitanyow for its input on proposed gas pipelines through its territory, to feed the government’s liquefied natural gas plans. Again, the joint land-use plan has no provision for pipe-
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lines. The Gitanyow hereditary chiefs wrote to the B.C. government in July, threatening to go to court over the pipeline proposal and questioning the value of their hard-won reconciliation agreement. Resource revenue sharing agreements and shared land-use plans are well-intentioned and represent real progress. But these situations show how fragile they are. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.
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Police responded to 98 calls for service in Merritt over the August long weekend — seven of which were to the site of the Bass Coast music and arts festival at the old Mountainfest grounds. RCMP Staff Sgt. Sheila White said of the seven complaints the police received, two arrests were made at the site. Sgt. Norm Flemming told the Herald the crowd that gathered for the music festival was relatively reasonable and wellbehaved. “We had very few complaints from the site itself,� Flemming said. Between Friday and Monday, Flemming said Merritt police
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Local teacher and author Jeff Bloom shows off the first intalment of his book series Squawker based on his experiences with pet crows. Emily Wessel/Herald
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While family pets tend to be furry and four-legged, one local man grew up with fairly unconventional pets. Jeff Bloom had pet crows in his childhood, and has just released his first children’s book about one of Squawker’s adventures. Squawker: Free as a Bird is told from the crow’s perspective as he learns to fly. “Birds can’t fly when they’re born,” Bloom said. “They have to be taught how. They watch their parents fly, they watch other birds fly; they know essentially what’s involved, but they don’t know how because they’ve never left the ground.” In the book, a person — based on Bloom’s father — teaches
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Squawker to fly, using his dad’s tried-and-true technique. “My dad would hold them between his legs and heave them up in the air, and they don’t know what to do. They’d go up, tip over, get their wings out at the last second and slow down just enough that they don’t hurt themselves too badly when they hit the ground. They’d just get their wings out earlier the next time.” He said it wasn’t challenging teaching the birds to fly, even without being able to demonstrate, because crows are very intelligent. “Our crows hadn’t had a chance to see their parents fly at all. They walked, they ran, they barked like dogs because they weren’t raised by crows. They even imitated the cat and meowed.”
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Ambassador Coronation Friday, August 16 & Saturday, August 17, 2013 Location: Merritt Civic Centre
Kelly Wallace Ladysmith Kelly is 19 years old and was crowned a Ladysmith Ambassador in 2012. She is enrolled in Vancouver Island University where she plans to begin pursuing her double major in dance and mathematics this September. Her career goals include teaching math and dance to secondary students. Kelly currently works at the Old Town Bakery in Ladysmith. One of her passions is expression through various forms of dance. Kelly’s talent in choreography earned high accolades resulting in several awards. Kelly would love to speak Italian and learn of its rich culture as her dream is to one day visit Italy. One piece of advice Kelly would like to share is, “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” Kelly is proudly sponsored by the Ladysmith’s Old Town Bakery
Lauren Sherwood Osoyoos Lauren, 24, grew up in Osoyoos and was crowned Miss Osoyoos 2006/07. She is majoring in geography and professional writing at the University of Victoria in pursuit of her bachelor of science. Lauren’s plans include becoming a writer for an environmental organization. Recently, Lauren was the coordinator for the UVic Geography in Schools Program, introducing geography to high school students, as well as a speaker at several conferences where she related her personal experiences as a hard-of-hearing student. Lauren enjoys reading, hiking, swimming and singing. Travelling is also a passion; she has so far experienced the Caribbean and Europe and looks forward to seeing all seven continents in her lifetime even Antarctica! One of Lauren’s favorite quotes comes from anthropologist Margaret Mead, who wrote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Lauren is proudly sponsored by the Osoyoos Elks Lodge #436 Osoy
Kayla Holowaychuk North Thompson Kayla is 19 years old and was born and raised in Barriere where her academic achievements were recognized publicly for honour roll, leadership, fundraising, sports and volunteerism. Kayla graduated in 2011 and successfully completed her Business Fundamentals Program from Thompson Rivers University in 2012. She will be back at TRU in September to obtain her diploma in tourism management, after which her plans include returning home to North Thompson to promote tourism. Currently, Kayla works at Sam’s Pizza & Rib House in Barriere. In 2009, Kayla was crowned The 60th Miss North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo Queen where her tireless efforts radiated pride throughout her community. Her interests include horseback riding, writing, performing and spending time with her beloved family. Her dream would be to take her family on a trip to Disneyland. Kayla’s advice to others is: “Take a moment to enjoy your life and the treasures you hold dear to your heart. Realize the time is now to accomplish the greatest dreams you have ever imagined.” Kayla is proudly sponsored by The North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo & Ambassador Program & The NTFF & Rodeo Association
Samantha Schneider Chase Samantha is a 20-year-old student who held the title of Miss Chase 2009. Samantha will be entering year three towards her bachelor of science where she is majoring in nursing at Thompson Rivers University. Her educational goals are to become a nurse practitioner to help as many people as possible. Samantha’s experience working with the youth in her community has generated her interest in health promotion within the adolescent population. Upon graduation, Samantha’s plans include working as a registered nurse in British Columbia. Eventually she would like to live in another country, and to experience different cultures throughout the world although British Columbia will always be her home. A favorite quote from Samantha is: “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough” - Mae West. Samantha ha is proudly sponsored by The Pritc Pritchard Community Association Asso
Mary-Jo Michell Lower Nicola Indian Band Mary-Jo, 18, proudly hails from the Kanaka Bar Indian Band. At age eight, in an effort to pursue competitive sports, she moved to Merritt, where in 2011 Mary-Jo was crowned vice-Ambassador for Lower Nicola. Mary-Jo has had many accomplishments including making Team BC for rugby & hockey. She completed her Àrst year of culinary arts at Thompson Rivers University as well and earned her certiÀcation for retail meat cutting. She begins her second year of culinary arts and business this fall at TRU. Mary-Jo’s future plans include travelling to Europe to continue her culinary mentorship and then to one day own and operate a successful restaurant. Another dream of hers is to meet the love of her life and T.V. boyfriend, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver! Words of advice from Mary-Jo are: “Go out and see the world! Spend quality time with family and live life!” Mary-Jo is proudly sponsored by The Kwoiek Creek Hydro Project
Ashleigh Menard Poole Peachland Ashleigh is currently attending UBCO, where she plans to obtain her bachelor of human kinetics, followed by her masters in occupational therapy. She is currently working at TNI as a team leader in the inbound call centre for national and international nonproÀt organizations. She intends to continue working here while going to school, and then pursue a professional career. Ashleigh’s interests include, but are not limited to: reading, dancing, skiing, watching hockey and spending time with friends and family. She has some formal training as a dancer, and this has been her favorite hobby for many years. Travelling is a major goal of Ashleigh’s, as she longs to experience the joys of getting lost in new cities. Her one piece of advice is inspired by a Disney character. Dory reminds people to “just keep swimming” because no matter what obstacles are in your way, they will soon be behind you. Ashleigh is proudly sponsored by The TNI: The Network et Inc. and Peachland Ambassador ssador Program P
Camelia Vokey Penticton Camelia is 19 years old and was raised in Penticton. She is very proud to have received her human kinetics diploma after completing two years of schooling at Okanagan College. In the fall, she will be attending UBCO for her third year in the Bachelor of Human Kinetics Program. Camelia is very passionate about urban dancing and has been a member of a very special dance group for six years. She has missed this second family of hers as she was unable to participate this year as a result of motor vehicle accident injuries. Overcoming her challenges, she ventured into a new hobby: playing the guitar. She is thrilled about this new talent of hers and would like to one day play beautiful music on a Spanish guitar. Along with the dream of swimming with dolphins, Camelia would love to experience a long-term trip to Africa to build schools, churches, and orphanages to help those in desperate need. As Camelia is full of compassion and kindness, she delights in spreading love everywhere she goes, bringing joy and laughter to others, and volunteering at countless community events. One piece of advice Camelia would like to give the audience is: “Never give up. Accept challenges, overcome obstacles and strive for your dreams. With courage, determination and belief, you can do anything.” Camelia is proudly sponsored by Gold Dust Jewellers
Brodie Klassen Logan Lake Brodie is 19 years old and begins his second year towards his bachelor of arts in religion, majoring in music at Summit PaciÀc College in Abbotsford. Upon achieving this goal, Brodie then plans to earn a degree in musical theatre through Capilano University. His career goal includes bringing entertainment to audiences with his passion to perform. Brodie was Logan Lake’s Friendship Ambassador in 2010/2011. His interests and hobbies include music and the theory behind it, reading, playing video games and sewing. If he could experience something, even just once, he would like to experience Áoating in the Dead Sea. of advice Brodie would like A piece pi to sshare with you is: “You will never inÁuence the world by trying to be like it.” lik Brodie is proudly sponsored by Teck Highland Valley Copper
Casey Helgason Kamloops Casey, 20, was born and raised in Kamloops and values community involvement and volunteering in an effort to give back to her community. She was honoured to represent Kamloops as the 2010 Princess where she volunteered over 1000 hours during her reign at various charitable events. Casey begins her third year at Thompson Rivers University this fall, where she is majoring in politics and economics and aspires toward a career in cooperative law. Her attention to detail is evident as she remains on the honour roll while working two jobs as well as continuing her volunteering. Casey enjoys spending time with family, sports, music and travelling and truly Ànds fulÀllment as an assistant coach for a U-13 boys soccer team. Some words of advice from Casey are: “Keep calm and carry on, for our biggest mistakes are our most important lessons.” Casey is proudly sponsored by The Miss Kamloops Ambassador Society
Brant Webster Lytton Brant, 22, was honoured to be the Lytton Friendship Ambassador in 2010, representing his beautiful community of Lytton. Brant had the privilege to fund raise in the community as an Ambassador to be able to provide his community with free events and as a way to give back. He enjoys cooking, video games, social networking, boating, camping and photography. He loves the challenge of trying new things. In the fall, Brant would like to attend Nicola Valley Institute of Technology to earn his degree in Early Childhood Education. His goal is to give back to his community by working with youth and persons with learning disabilities and special al needs challenges. His goals include e going to a third world country to assist others with special needs, as well as to become a British Columbia Ambassador. A piece of advice Brant offers is: “The only way of Ànding the limit of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.” - Arthur C. Clarke Clarke Brant is proudly sponsored sored b by the Lytton First Nations tions Health Department
Paige Glazier White Rock Paige was born and raised in the magniÀcent seaside community of White Rock. She is 17 years old and is attending Elgin Park Secondary School and was the White Rock Ambassador for 2012-13. Upon graduation, Paige will be attending Kwantlen Polytechnic University where she aspires to complete her bachelor of arts in psychology. Her career goal is to be a youth counsellor. Paige’s passions include exploration of all cultures, traditions and beliefs as her community has such diversity. She spends her free time playing sports and travelling. Paige’s compassion for those less fortunate is evident through her many acts of service, from a mission trip to Guatemala to volunteering for Nightshift Ministries. Her future plans are to continue with her humanitarian missions and to build a safe-house in Colombia for battered women and their children. Currently, Paige is launching a province-wide anti-bully campaign. A piece of advice from Paige is: “Keep an open mind to all possibilities.” Paige is proudly sponsored by The White Rock Youth Ambassador Program
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NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH The publishing industry would find it well nigh impossible to produce a full list of books either under the subject or on just the key word “God,” being innumerable as they are. In our generation, books like Experiencing God or Knowing God have sold in thousands, signifying current interest in the unseen and the unknowable personality that
still eludes human comprehension. One of the best-known words in the Greek language is theos, simply translated as “God.” Many of us are familiar with its derivatives such as “theocentric,” “theocracy” or “theology.” The ancient Greeks had a quite different view of God than the Jews and Christians. To the Greeks, theos spoke of an ordered universe. Their gods were sustainers of all that existed and guarantors of natural order. They were assumed to be impersonal forces. Later, in Homer’s time, gods were thought to be eternal, though their actions and reactions were marked by human frailties. They were unable to alter the fates of people viewed as sources of evil. When a god was offended, he supposedly sent trouble to people. To Aristotle, a god was the final
cause of all that exists. The Jewish-Christian view of a personal God is foreign to Greek mythology. For this, one has to turn to the biblical Scriptures to take in the personal, eternal, and infinite God. The Scriptures contain some general references to God. When King Herod pretended to be a god, the true God punished him with death. At least twice, Apostle Paul was mistaken for a god because he performed miracles. Scriptures condemn any exaltation of a person or a thing to the position of God. By tracing theos, one can learn much about the God of the Bible. In Christ, God came down among people. Hence, Jesus is called “Immanuel, God with us.” People understood God mostly by the things said about Him.
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Pet crow stories get kids in stitches From Page 10 Bloom said his family had one pet crow a year, which they always called Squawker. When the bird got the “mating bug” in the spring, it would take off with other crows and, just a few weeks later, Bloom would have a new, baby pet bird. The idea came from his father, who’d also had pet crows growing up. And he said they made excellent pets. “They never needed any exercise because they always got it themselves. Birds are a lot of fun. Squawkers — crows — are a lot of fun,” he said. “They were hilarious, absolutely hilarious.” Bloom has an arsenal of Squawker stories based on the experience of raising the birds, and the next two instalments of the Squawker series already written — they just need to be published. The next book, Squawker: the Piano Party, follows the crow’s adventure in pecking away at a baby grand piano toy. “He was not a virtuoso, but he thought he was,” Bloom laughed. The pet crows also
exhibited a distinct sense of humour. Bloom said one Squawker liked to play pranks on the family’s eight cocker spaniel puppies as they were feeding. “He’d sit up on the open door of the porch, he’d wait until everybody was feeding, he’d walk in amongst the puppies, get one’s ear and drag the pup into the middle of the porch,” Bloom said. “The pup would be just screaming. Dad would look around and there’s Squawker sitting on the top of the door, going ‘I don’t know what happened.’” Growing up outside of Kamloops, one Squawker even tried to join a kit of tumbler pigeons, which have the odd ability to flip over in flight. “Our crow would get up there and fly with them and try to do the same thing, only crows don’t do that,” Bloom said. “He’d just mush in the air. He never did learn how to tumble.” As a teacher, Bloom has had plenty of opportunity to test out his close to 30 Squawker stories on his target audience (ages three to nine) for the books. “I’ve told [the
stories] for 38 years to all my classes in school,” he said. “I always have the kids in stitches, telling stories about Squawker.” But it wasn’t as easy as putting the words on the page to get the book where it is today. Bloom said the story, which he originally wrote four years ago, underwent 16 rewrites and countless edits, and even more edits once he started seeing the words on the page with illustrations by Kamloops artist Darlene Loewen. He said it took several tries before they got on the same page with the style of the illustrations. “I actually sat down with her and I just told stories about Squawker for an hour or so. Her very next picture was this one,” he said, pointing to a page in the book. Bloom said working with local publishing firm We4 Productions gave him a good
amount of creative control over the finished product. “The book is what I wanted it to be and more, and in a sense is what I got because I chose it,” he said. Bloom will have a book launch next month for Squawker: Free as a Bird.
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• Amazing Panoramic views • 4 bed, 3 bath- 8 years new • Vaulted ceilings, C/Air, C/vac • Bright open kitchen design
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$393,000
$184,500
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M3995
M3992
M3991
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• 160 acre ranch • 4500 Sq.ft. Linwood home • 130x220 riding arena
$2,100,000
M3944
• Immaculate 2 BR home • Close to amenities • 1 car detached garage • Lovely backyard landscaping
• Desirable bungalow! • 3 bedrooms, 2 bath • Private backyard w/ pool • Full basement w/ dbl carport
$1,690,000
$1,350,000
$174,500
$370,000
M3900
$640.000
• Log home/Hobby farm • Creek runs thru property • Farm Equipment included • Approx. 9 acres in hay
$539,000
L3990
$799,000
M3876
• 40 Acre farm w/ Barn & Creek
• Recreational/ farm potential
$599,000
$599,000
$565,000
• Water license available
M3922
• 160 acres of privacy
M3997
• Custom Post & Beam Home • Endless trails, this land is fenced • Stunning views on 21 + acres • Custom built maple cabinets & • 10 kms from paved highway more M3815
$599,000
M3879
• 3 BR, w/full bsmt, 2 baths • Fenced into 3 pastures M3861
• Private 10 acres, 2 storey home
• 10 acres and 2500 sq.ft barn
• 26x30 wired, heated shop
• 4 BR, 3 Bth Fam home, 2 car garage • O.63 acre on Nicola River • Dining Rm w/ private deck,
$519,000
$489,000
$475,000
• Mstr BR w/ Ensuite & W/I closet • 3 bedroom, 2 ½ baths
M3883
M3937
M3866
• Most incredible view, 3 BR hse
• Amazing 5 bedroom + den home • Quality built and finished • Home trades will be considered
$545,000
• 10 acres of privacy, great views • Immaculate 3 level, 6 BR
M3941
• Custom Built 3 BR, 2bath home
• 5 & ½ bath , 5 piece ensuite
• 22x22 garage, 50x50 kennel.
• Lrg 3 bay garage-RV parking.
$465,000
$459,900
M3870
• 5 km west & south of Merritt • 5 BR, 4 bth family home w/pool • Great views, 5 acre parcel • 1000 sq ft. 3 bedroom home • Shop w/ 1 BR apt & 18’ ceilings • Amazing Kitchen w/ granite • In-law suite w/ wood stove • 10 acre parcel, 4-5 acres of hay • 8+ acres, barn & water license • On a maintained road • New roof & remodeled main Bth • Great well, 60 us gpm,
• Beautiful 5 BR family home • 4 Bath, ensuite w/ jetted tub • 2 bedroom in-law suite • 2 Covered decks
• Riverfront Acreage,
$449,000
$399,888
$399,000
M3985
M3994
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• Main floor has vaulted ceiling
M3943
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• Utopia in the Sunshine Valley! • 44 +/- private acres w/creek • 38+ acres of Riverfront property • 2530 sq.ft. rancher,26x36 log barn • 4 BR, in floor heat, 9 ft ceilings • 20x40 RV,70x140 arena,36x40 shop • Beautiful views & mature gardens
• 160 acres w/opportunities
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M3998
• 80 acre horse farm • 2 large ranch houses,44x96 barn • 40x40 wired, Insul, heated shop
• Awesome waterfront property • 3 BR home, new roof & floors • 7 stall barn, 2-16x24 cabins • Water rights on Nicola River M3967
M3993
$449,000
M3977
$439,000
M3826
$429,000
M3913
M3972
M3837
• Modular home, 3 BR, 2Bth • 9.62 property, fenced pasture M3857
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LOTS AND ACREAGE • • • •
26 Country acreage Natural grasslands, Good water table 2 acre,leveled, ready for a home
$329,000
M3889
• Waterfront lot on Nicola Lake • 3 km to Quilchena Hotel • Private access to lake
$314,990
M3478
• 4 Plex – Investors, lots of parking • Lovely getaway acreage!
• Seclusion, privacy, off-grid living
• Great views of Stump Lake
• 20 acres, 9 km from Merritt
• Easy access to the highway
• All new fencing, Creek and more
• Water system & power to lot line
$212,000
M3974
$199,000
• 24 acres, beautiful Sunshine Valley
• Located in a desirable area in
• Treed lot, very private, easy access
• a quiet cul-de-sac
• Many potential building sites
• Around 260 ft of River frontage
• Hydro & phone lines to prop line
• 247’ lake front w/winding trail to site
• Amazing Lake View lots
• Great views of valley & water below
• Phase 1 of Nicola Lakeshore
M3966
• Comm.water in place,power@ lot line
$205,000
M3728
• Peace & tranquility,26+acre of land
$211,000
$331,000
$369,000
$365,000
M3847
M3919
$170,000
L3980
• New amazing w/3 BR, 2 Bath
$332,000
$334,900
$339,000
$339,000
L3989
M3749
$134,900
M3898
• Extra large double lot
• One of a kind lot in Lower Nicola
• 2 city water & sewage hookups
• Level,in incredibly quiet location
• Easy access w/ paved roads
D UCE D E R Water, HST paid • Good
$100,000
$85,000
M3495
• Good sized lot,Ok for double wide
M3859
M3855
M3964
• Large 7 BR, 4 ½ bath home • Potential legal suite • Plus In-law suite on main
$329,000
M3862
• Year round residence • 4 bed, 2 bath main home • 2 acres private lot w/extras • Guest cottage w/tons of parking
• New 3 BR Rancher • Master has ensuite + W/I closet • Kitchen has pantry & island • Low E windows, central A/C
• 4 BR family home, Bench Location
$325,000
$289,000
$312,000 Inc Gst
M3946
• 9 ft ceilings, large bright design M3848
CED U D RE ER W O L COLA NI
• Family home 4 BR, 3 Bath • Plus 2 bedroom suite • Rear deck with BBQ hookup • Family area, cul-de-sac street M3961
• Rancher w/ Amazing kitchen
M3976
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• Gazebo, Hot Tub, Pool & more!
• New roof, recent H/W & Boiler • 5 BR, 3 Bath main part of home • + 2 BR suite at ground level • Mstr BR, ensuite has jetted tub
• Updated & bright 4 BR rancher • Partial basement • Bench location-move in ready • Large private yard & storage shed
• Very nice, 2 bed, 2 bath rancher • 32x18 detached shop w/ additions • .51 acres w/ fruit trees, water feature and much more!
$299,000
$299,000
$289,000
$279,000
• LR w/Japanese Cherry HW Floors
M3893
M3984
M3951
M3957
• 1500 sq.ft./ floor, wheelchair access • Very nice 4 BR, 2 Bth family home • Top floor, 1 office, mini kitch & Bth • New furnace, roof and gutters • Updated main Bth- Private back• Backyard fenced, Ramps both yard sides
• 2 bdrm bungalow in popular strata • No kids, no rentals & self managed • New roof, carpet & paint
• Nicely finished 3 BR, home • 1.89 acre property, fenced • Garden w/small greenhouse • Garage w/ power, hay barn
• Located on nice quiet street • 5 Bed, 3 bath incl. ensuite • Granite countertops, Central air • Tile & laminate flooring, 5 Appl.
• Bench Location 4 BR, 2 Bath home • HW floors,vinyl windows on main • Potential legal suite, potential 5th BR
• Quick possession! • 4 bed, 3 bath family home • Fresh paint, some new flooring • Lrg sundeck, landscaped yard
• Nice 3 Bedroom rancher • Close to school & shopping • Separate living & family room • 16x20 detached garage
• 3 Bed, 2 ½ Bath townhouse • Gas fireplace in living room • Separate dinning & kitch nook • Nice kitchen cabinets
$275,000
$269,000
$259,900
$254,900
$243,000
$219,000
$239,000
$213,900
M3903
$269,900
M3945
M3834
M3917
M3981
M3865
L3978
M3968
M3962
D UCE D E R
D UCE
RED
M3827
• Quality builder available
• Mountain view in a quiet area
M3534
$79,000
M3909
• Beautiful river view
• Desirable Nicola Wynd Dev.
• Nice, quiet neighborhood
• Build your dream home
• Close to downtown
• Quality builder available M3707
$70,000
• Easy acess to new Retail and Dining
• Walking trails & shopping nearby
• Wonderful Views, good sized lot
• All services are u/g & at lot line
• Build your own dream home
$67,000
$60,500
• New residential lots in nice area • Located in quiet cul-de-sac • Fully serviced incl curbs/ storm drain
• 1.6 acres on Kane Valley Road
• Lots of parking space
• 3 level, 3 bedroom log home
• Short walk to city centre
$209,000
$199,900
$187,950
$198,000
• 2 single family homes on Lrg lots
M3947
M3936
M3958
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• Creek flows thru entire acreage
• Start planning for your retirement
• Great location nr Tunkwa Lake
• 40 acres with flowing creek
• 153 acres of Farm land
• Enjoy the great outdoors
M3884
$198,500
$193,000
$181,000
M3741
L3986
M3950
$183,000
M3969
E
• 55 plus buyer at McCallum Gardens • 2 BR and Den w/ central air • Wonderful views of Nicola River
• Immaculate, move-in ready • 2 BR, 2 Bath adult townhome • New paint throughout • Nice backyard patio
• Comfortable 2 BR plus den
$180,000
$176,000
M3920
L3979
• Cozy 2 BD rancher, fenced back yard • Wood stove, metal shed & Shop • Front yard has Garlic and Herb bed
• Nice 3 BR, 2 full baths, half duplex • 1 car attached garage & fenced yard • New roof ’07, Large Master BR.
• 3 Bed , 2 Bath home • Currently set up as duplex • Back unit has 2 Bedrooms • Comes with appl. in both suites
• Main house, bachelor house on 1 lot • 22x22 garage on 2nd lot • Main house has 100 amp upgrade
• Close to down town core
• Lrg Shop, Oversized driveway
• 2 Bed home across from old • Collett ranch- great views • New roof 2007- newer furnace • Private, totally fenced backyard
$173,000
$169,000
$169,000
$169,000
$167,000
$160,000
$159,000
• Backyard with covered patio
M3939
• Great Investment & views • Water, gas, sewer to lot line M3931
M3963
M3886
M3852
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M3929
• Sunny lot on Calcite drive
$43,000
$194,000
M3953
IVE S U XCL
LOGAN LAKE LOTS AND ACREAGE
• Build your dream home • 30 min drive to Kamloops • Invest today in growing community
$195,000
• Nice 3 Bedroom Rancher • with finished basement • Many extra rooms, plus ensuite • Lrg Bedrooms- open design • Wonderful gardens & green space • Large fenced yard
M3914 & M3915
M3692
M3930
M3839
• Solid 4 BR, 2 storey home • Lrg rec room down, LR upstairs • New furnace,plumbing upgrades • Detached garage/shop
• Very large 2 bedroom rancher
• Upgrades to H/W tank & more!
• Sunvalley Court-2 BR, 2 Bth T/ home • End unit-includes all appliances • 24 hour notice required
M3908, M3910, M3911
• Views of the Nicola Valley
M3758
• Beautiful Heritage Charmer • 3 BD,2 Bth, shop & RV parking • U/G sprinklers for amazing gardens • A/C & security system
• All Units Rented
• Collect rental income from both
• Spacious main floor w/2 piece Bth • Ensuite in master bedroom • Laundry room upstairs
• Great Buy! Below assessed Value
• Bright, quiet strata retirement home • Wheelchair accessible • 2 large bedrooms, 5 piece Bath
• Nice 3 BR, 2 full Bath, 1/2 duplex • Fam Room on Main w/2 BRs, Kitch • And L.R. on 2nd storey, Fenced yard
• 3 Bedroom rancher • Newer flooring in kitchen • all bedrooms& livingroom • Yard is fully fenced
$155,000
$159,000
$156,900
M3833
M3851
M3973
• Identifying desirable types of properties • Investigation and timely information gathering • Viewing properties and providing information and advice • Preparing a binding Contract of Purchase and Sale • Negotiating terms and conditions • Assisting in arranging inspections and other needed services
M3983
M3744
• Great investment property M3960
D SOL
• Galley kitch w/ appl & skylite • Patio doors from 2nd BR or den • Nicola River in the back • No reasonable offer refused!
• Immaculate ½ Duplex • Many upgrades including, • siding, flooring & paint. • Located on quiet cul-de-sac
$156,500
$154,000
M3365
• 2 possible 3 BR Rancher • Upgrades to roof & electric • Quiet location, lots of parking M3954
$139,000
M3933
M3885
• Completely Re-plumbed & New HW Tank • 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher • Appliances included
$39,900
• Desirable Nicola Wynd Dev. • Nice lot for your dream home
• City services @ prop line
• Bright & Open design with Skylights • Enjoy mature landscaping & Gardening • 2 BD, New Sundeck and Garden shed incl
$89,000
M3940
• Tons of recreation to choose from!! • Gorgeous views of mtns/ranchland
$44,000
$349,000
• Beautiful 3 BR w/quality finish • Kitchen with Travertine and granite • LR has hardwood floors
E RIC P NEW
• Walking distance to downtown
$358,000
M3801
• Absolutely lovely 2+ acres
• 1.44 acre,Approx, 295 ft river-front
$57,000
L3987
• Well maintained 3 BR,2 bath Rancher • Lrg open kitchen, vaulted ceilings • A/C, gas F/P, RV parking
E RICE LAKE P S NEWGLIMP
• Lrg 4 BR, 3 bath family home + • 2 bedroom suite, own laundry Estates • Skylights, A/C, U/G sprinklers • Fishing,Hiking,water-sports& More • Oversized double garage $179,000 M3906
• Amazing lake view lot in Phase 2
$79,000
$379,000
• Near Mamette Lake
• Immaculate 3 bed plus den • 2 ½ bath townhome • Quality appl.-amazing Kitch • C/Air, Gas F/P, U/G sprinklers
M3603
• Nicola Lakeshore Estates
$79,000
M3863
• Updated, one level home
• Beautiful sprawling rancher • Nicola River frontage • Mature shade trees • Located in quiet cul-de-sac
• Backs on to Crown Land
• Privacy!Bring your building ideas
$149,900
$388,000
• Most amazing views, huge shop
• Beautiful southern views
• Views are breathtaking,
$179,000
• Double Lot, Great Location
• New amazing, 3BR, 2 Baths • 9 ft.ceilings, large bright design • Full unfinished basement • Quality built & Home warranty
M3832
• Amazing waterfront .76 acre lot
$175,500
• 4 Lrg Suites, Close toD/Town
• Prime Bench Location!! • 2 level superior home • 4 BR up, 2 down home • Great views over city
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M3844
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Debra Schindler Personal Real Estate Corp.
Melody Simon Sales Rep
250-378-7170
250-315-5178
250-378-1586
250-280-0689
250-315-3548
250-315-8539
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Tom McDonagh Broker
1988 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 • Fax: 250-378-6184
www.realtor.ca
johnissac@telus.net
Lynda Etchart Property Manager
Diane Manchester Property Management
250-378-1996
250-378-1996
LOTS AND ACREAGE • • • •
26 Country acreage Natural grasslands, Good water table 2 acre,leveled, ready for a home
$329,000
M3889
• Waterfront lot on Nicola Lake • 3 km to Quilchena Hotel • Private access to lake
$314,990
M3478
• 4 Plex – Investors, lots of parking • Lovely getaway acreage!
• Seclusion, privacy, off-grid living
• Great views of Stump Lake
• 20 acres, 9 km from Merritt
• Easy access to the highway
• All new fencing, Creek and more
• Water system & power to lot line
$212,000
M3974
$199,000
• 24 acres, beautiful Sunshine Valley
• Located in a desirable area in
• Treed lot, very private, easy access
• a quiet cul-de-sac
• Many potential building sites
• Around 260 ft of River frontage
• Hydro & phone lines to prop line
• 247’ lake front w/winding trail to site
• Amazing Lake View lots
• Great views of valley & water below
• Phase 1 of Nicola Lakeshore
M3966
• Comm.water in place,power@ lot line
$205,000
M3728
• Peace & tranquility,26+acre of land
$211,000
$331,000
$369,000
$365,000
M3847
M3919
$170,000
L3980
• New amazing w/3 BR, 2 Bath
$332,000
$334,900
$339,000
$339,000
L3989
M3749
$134,900
M3898
• Extra large double lot
• One of a kind lot in Lower Nicola
• 2 city water & sewage hookups
• Level,in incredibly quiet location
• Easy access w/ paved roads
D UCE D E R Water, HST paid • Good
$100,000
$85,000
M3495
• Good sized lot,Ok for double wide
M3859
M3855
M3964
• Large 7 BR, 4 ½ bath home • Potential legal suite • Plus In-law suite on main
$329,000
M3862
• Year round residence • 4 bed, 2 bath main home • 2 acres private lot w/extras • Guest cottage w/tons of parking
• New 3 BR Rancher • Master has ensuite + W/I closet • Kitchen has pantry & island • Low E windows, central A/C
• 4 BR family home, Bench Location
$325,000
$289,000
$312,000 Inc Gst
M3946
• 9 ft ceilings, large bright design M3848
CED U D RE ER W O L COLA NI
• Family home 4 BR, 3 Bath • Plus 2 bedroom suite • Rear deck with BBQ hookup • Family area, cul-de-sac street M3961
• Rancher w/ Amazing kitchen
M3976
MOBILE HOMES IN PARKS
• Gazebo, Hot Tub, Pool & more!
• New roof, recent H/W & Boiler • 5 BR, 3 Bath main part of home • + 2 BR suite at ground level • Mstr BR, ensuite has jetted tub
• Updated & bright 4 BR rancher • Partial basement • Bench location-move in ready • Large private yard & storage shed
• Very nice, 2 bed, 2 bath rancher • 32x18 detached shop w/ additions • .51 acres w/ fruit trees, water feature and much more!
$299,000
$299,000
$289,000
$279,000
• LR w/Japanese Cherry HW Floors
M3893
M3984
M3951
M3957
• 1500 sq.ft./ floor, wheelchair access • Very nice 4 BR, 2 Bth family home • Top floor, 1 office, mini kitch & Bth • New furnace, roof and gutters • Updated main Bth- Private back• Backyard fenced, Ramps both yard sides
• 2 bdrm bungalow in popular strata • No kids, no rentals & self managed • New roof, carpet & paint
• Nicely finished 3 BR, home • 1.89 acre property, fenced • Garden w/small greenhouse • Garage w/ power, hay barn
• Located on nice quiet street • 5 Bed, 3 bath incl. ensuite • Granite countertops, Central air • Tile & laminate flooring, 5 Appl.
• Bench Location 4 BR, 2 Bath home • HW floors,vinyl windows on main • Potential legal suite, potential 5th BR
• Quick possession! • 4 bed, 3 bath family home • Fresh paint, some new flooring • Lrg sundeck, landscaped yard
• Nice 3 Bedroom rancher • Close to school & shopping • Separate living & family room • 16x20 detached garage
• 3 Bed, 2 ½ Bath townhouse • Gas fireplace in living room • Separate dinning & kitch nook • Nice kitchen cabinets
$275,000
$269,000
$259,900
$254,900
$243,000
$219,000
$239,000
$213,900
M3903
$269,900
M3945
M3834
M3917
M3981
M3865
L3978
M3968
M3962
D UCE D E R
D UCE
RED
M3827
• Quality builder available
• Mountain view in a quiet area
M3534
$79,000
M3909
• Beautiful river view
• Desirable Nicola Wynd Dev.
• Nice, quiet neighborhood
• Build your dream home
• Close to downtown
• Quality builder available M3707
$70,000
• Easy acess to new Retail and Dining
• Walking trails & shopping nearby
• Wonderful Views, good sized lot
• All services are u/g & at lot line
• Build your own dream home
$67,000
$60,500
• New residential lots in nice area • Located in quiet cul-de-sac • Fully serviced incl curbs/ storm drain
• 1.6 acres on Kane Valley Road
• Lots of parking space
• 3 level, 3 bedroom log home
• Short walk to city centre
$209,000
$199,900
$187,950
$198,000
• 2 single family homes on Lrg lots
M3947
M3936
M3958
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• Creek flows thru entire acreage
• Start planning for your retirement
• Great location nr Tunkwa Lake
• 40 acres with flowing creek
• 153 acres of Farm land
• Enjoy the great outdoors
M3884
$198,500
$193,000
$181,000
M3741
L3986
M3950
$183,000
M3969
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• 55 plus buyer at McCallum Gardens • 2 BR and Den w/ central air • Wonderful views of Nicola River
• Immaculate, move-in ready • 2 BR, 2 Bath adult townhome • New paint throughout • Nice backyard patio
• Comfortable 2 BR plus den
$180,000
$176,000
M3920
L3979
• Cozy 2 BD rancher, fenced back yard • Wood stove, metal shed & Shop • Front yard has Garlic and Herb bed
• Nice 3 BR, 2 full baths, half duplex • 1 car attached garage & fenced yard • New roof ’07, Large Master BR.
• 3 Bed , 2 Bath home • Currently set up as duplex • Back unit has 2 Bedrooms • Comes with appl. in both suites
• Main house, bachelor house on 1 lot • 22x22 garage on 2nd lot • Main house has 100 amp upgrade
• Close to down town core
• Lrg Shop, Oversized driveway
• 2 Bed home across from old • Collett ranch- great views • New roof 2007- newer furnace • Private, totally fenced backyard
$173,000
$169,000
$169,000
$169,000
$167,000
$160,000
$159,000
• Backyard with covered patio
M3939
• Great Investment & views • Water, gas, sewer to lot line M3931
M3963
M3886
M3852
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M3929
• Sunny lot on Calcite drive
$43,000
$194,000
M3953
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• Build your dream home • 30 min drive to Kamloops • Invest today in growing community
$195,000
• Nice 3 Bedroom Rancher • with finished basement • Many extra rooms, plus ensuite • Lrg Bedrooms- open design • Wonderful gardens & green space • Large fenced yard
M3914 & M3915
M3692
M3930
M3839
• Solid 4 BR, 2 storey home • Lrg rec room down, LR upstairs • New furnace,plumbing upgrades • Detached garage/shop
• Very large 2 bedroom rancher
• Upgrades to H/W tank & more!
• Sunvalley Court-2 BR, 2 Bth T/ home • End unit-includes all appliances • 24 hour notice required
M3908, M3910, M3911
• Views of the Nicola Valley
M3758
• Beautiful Heritage Charmer • 3 BD,2 Bth, shop & RV parking • U/G sprinklers for amazing gardens • A/C & security system
• All Units Rented
• Collect rental income from both
• Spacious main floor w/2 piece Bth • Ensuite in master bedroom • Laundry room upstairs
• Great Buy! Below assessed Value
• Bright, quiet strata retirement home • Wheelchair accessible • 2 large bedrooms, 5 piece Bath
• Nice 3 BR, 2 full Bath, 1/2 duplex • Fam Room on Main w/2 BRs, Kitch • And L.R. on 2nd storey, Fenced yard
• 3 Bedroom rancher • Newer flooring in kitchen • all bedrooms& livingroom • Yard is fully fenced
$155,000
$159,000
$156,900
M3833
M3851
M3973
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M3983
M3744
• Great investment property M3960
D SOL
• Galley kitch w/ appl & skylite • Patio doors from 2nd BR or den • Nicola River in the back • No reasonable offer refused!
• Immaculate ½ Duplex • Many upgrades including, • siding, flooring & paint. • Located on quiet cul-de-sac
$156,500
$154,000
M3365
• 2 possible 3 BR Rancher • Upgrades to roof & electric • Quiet location, lots of parking M3954
$139,000
M3933
M3885
• Completely Re-plumbed & New HW Tank • 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher • Appliances included
$39,900
• Desirable Nicola Wynd Dev. • Nice lot for your dream home
• City services @ prop line
• Bright & Open design with Skylights • Enjoy mature landscaping & Gardening • 2 BD, New Sundeck and Garden shed incl
$89,000
M3940
• Tons of recreation to choose from!! • Gorgeous views of mtns/ranchland
$44,000
$349,000
• Beautiful 3 BR w/quality finish • Kitchen with Travertine and granite • LR has hardwood floors
E RIC P NEW
• Walking distance to downtown
$358,000
M3801
• Absolutely lovely 2+ acres
• 1.44 acre,Approx, 295 ft river-front
$57,000
L3987
• Well maintained 3 BR,2 bath Rancher • Lrg open kitchen, vaulted ceilings • A/C, gas F/P, RV parking
E RICE LAKE P S NEWGLIMP
• Lrg 4 BR, 3 bath family home + • 2 bedroom suite, own laundry Estates • Skylights, A/C, U/G sprinklers • Fishing,Hiking,water-sports& More • Oversized double garage $179,000 M3906
• Amazing lake view lot in Phase 2
$79,000
$379,000
• Near Mamette Lake
• Immaculate 3 bed plus den • 2 ½ bath townhome • Quality appl.-amazing Kitch • C/Air, Gas F/P, U/G sprinklers
M3603
• Nicola Lakeshore Estates
$79,000
M3863
• Updated, one level home
• Beautiful sprawling rancher • Nicola River frontage • Mature shade trees • Located in quiet cul-de-sac
• Backs on to Crown Land
• Privacy!Bring your building ideas
$149,900
$388,000
• Most amazing views, huge shop
• Beautiful southern views
• Views are breathtaking,
$179,000
• Double Lot, Great Location
• New amazing, 3BR, 2 Baths • 9 ft.ceilings, large bright design • Full unfinished basement • Quality built & Home warranty
M3832
• Amazing waterfront .76 acre lot
$175,500
• 4 Lrg Suites, Close toD/Town
• Prime Bench Location!! • 2 level superior home • 4 BR up, 2 down home • Great views over city
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M3844
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• Nice 2 Bedroom Condo
• 2+ bdrm home on a good sized lot • Great investment property • Open plan for kitchen, DR & LR • New laminate flooring • Fully fenced yard & lots of • Newer furnace, H/W tank parking
• 2 bedrooms in strata building
• Good for revenue or first timer
• Rev prop, Lvgrm, kitchen on main • Upper flr has 3 bdrms & full bath • Vinyl windows, fully fenced front yd
$112,000
$103,000
$99,900
$76,900
• Unique layout that awaits your touch • 2 lots, 2 titles • Detached double garage
• New laminate flooring
$128,000
M3792
M3877
M3823
M3871
$74,000
M3934
• Central location, Laminate floors • New roof in 2010 M3486
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• Ground level entry and parking • Open design living room& kitchen • All electric heat and hotwater
• Approx 15 acres of prime dev. prop
$69,900
$499,000
M3955
• Current zoning I3 w/portion in ALR • Subdivision potential L3873
• Lrg commercial area approx 6500 sf • Located in downtown core • Roof HVAC, w/roll down sec. door
• Well know location • Insurance office across the lane • Adjacent to city’s only Drycleaners
• One of a kind in downtown
$440,000
$85,900
$85,000
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M3779
M3935
• Potential dev. opportunties • Bring your building plans
• Lrg. commercial space in Merritt • 12,000 sqft, has 6 HVACs • Lease rate, $6/sqft • Also available for sale
M3942
M3949
LOGAN LAKE, BC
• Live in Luxury!! • 4 Br, 3000+ sq ft home • His and hers walk in closets • Central A/C, Central Vac.
• 2 storey log home, Mile High Estates • Wood stove, wood flrs throughout • Gourmet kitch w/ custom cabinets
• Luxurious 3 BR Custom Log Home • Laundry on main, Games roomResort style Atmosphere- Mile High!
• 2,630 sq.ft Log home on 2.15 acres • Outstanding views, lots of privacy • 6 bedrooms, 2 1/2 Bathrooms • Nearly 20 acres, all new fencing • W/out basement, sundeck and more! • 3 BR, 2 Bath Home, Move-in ready!
• Enjoy drinks at the wet bar! • Custom built cedar home • 3 BR w/ walk in closet, • Sunny kitchen & hobby room
$479,888
$409,000
$375,000
$349,900
$309,900
M3971
M3822
M3894
$349,000
M3881
M3975
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O TW ES L TIT
• Great starter or retirement home • 2 lots for the price of 1 • 4 bdrms, 2 bathrooms
$269,900
M3952
M3805
• There’s no place like home! • 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Newer, roof, furnace & H/W tank • Private back yard onto greenbelt
• Spacious 4 bdrm home • Family neighborhood, awesome deck • Huge Jacuzzi tub & pool table
• Move in ready w/ walk-out bsmt
$259,000
$258,000
M3959
M3806
• New roof, 40 Gal HW Tank
• 2 BR, 2 Bath Manufactured home • Open floor plan offers casual living • Skylights and upgraded appliances
• Great 4 BR family home w/3 Baths • Wood floors, Custom Brkfst nook • Roof 1 year old and Hot tub
$255,000
$137,000
$205,000
• Backing on to Greenbelt
M3846
M3904
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• 4BR, 3 bath home with inlaw suite • New Lam. floors, C/Vac & gas FP • Storage sheds & double car garage
• Starting out, over or renting out
$195,000
$142,000
M3896
• Renovated 3 BR M.H, new roof • New windows, furnace & electric M3926
• Immaculate 2BR, 2Bth, super suite • Lrg dining area and Elegant kitchen • Strata fee inc, heat, hot water, cable
$115,000
M3808
M3890
• 1 or 2 BR Condo on first floor • Newer Kitch w/ pull out pantry • You will love the French doors & • The newer Bathroom
• New windows, siding, roof, h/w tank • New kitchen, floors & electrical • Solarium off dining room
• Great starter or investment, 5BR • New kitch, baths, flring throughout • New H/E furnace, a/c, roof, windows
$94,900
$235,000
$199,900
M3970
M3817
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M3818
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Search for God and you’ll start seeing Him everywhere From Page 12 He was seen as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Following on from this statement is the truth that He is also our God (Romans 1:8). Another aspect of the relationship with God is His position as a Heavenly Father. Christ often referred to God as his Father. The apostles, too, echoed this truth in their writings. Paul referred to Christ as the God of all comfort. He was seen as the God of hope, joy and peace. It is the genius of the New Testament that Jesus is identified as God in the flesh. According to both Paul and Peter, Jesus is both God and Saviour, one and the same person. Moreover, Paul wrote that Jesus is supreme over all. Just as the Scripture is full of references to God, so are other literatures. H.G. Wells (18661946), novelist and historian, said, “Until a man has found God and been found by Him, he begins at no beginning, he works to no end. “He may have his friendships, his partial party loyalties, his scraps of honour. But all these things fall into place, and life falls into place, only with God.” Oxford don and Cambridge professor C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) wrote: “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’” Another writer with a keen consciousness of God was G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). Concerning the power of God, he said: “The sun does not rise because of the rotation of the earth. The sun rises because God says to it, ‘Get up.’” God is a spiritual being. The classical definition of Him is found in the Westminister Shorter Catechism: “God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.” Will Durant has done more to popularize history than any other American writer. Writing long
before perestroika, he said: “The great question of our time is not communism versus individu-
alism, not Europe versus America, not east versus west; it is whether man can live without God.”
general and particular personal revelations. We’ll give the last word, therefore, to Wen-
Sadly, many still do, and for no sound reason but a stubborn refusal to acknowledge God’s
dell Baxter: “An atheist does not find God for the same reason a thief does not find a policeman. He
is not looking for him.” Narayan Mitra is the pastor of Merritt Baptist Church narayanmitra@hotmail.com
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Miller, Milll er off llast Mil astt week, e ek k att ch church rch was sometimes given the job to read the sermon for the day. The pastor had more than one church to look after. Miller wondered why there were so many churches? Finally he decided to settle this once and for all. He took his Bible and concordance and went to find out for himself what the Bible really said. In 1844, he started from the beginning and read carefully to make sure of each verse. He took his time and read so much as the time he had. He read on and on and found nothing that he could not understand, so he just kept on reading until he came to the book of Daniel. Daniel is a book that has a lot to think about but he kept on. When he came to Daniel 8:14, it said, “And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.” What did that mean? In the old testament, there was
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In the various discussions and meetings I have had with many groups and individuals so far this summer, one trend I have noticed is there seems to be a lack of knowledge and awareness regarding government programs, legislation and spending decisions. Fortunately, I am also becoming aware that more citizens are now starting to take the time to ask questions when they have concerns which, more often than not, are based on a lack of information or speculation or a combination of both. In some instances where political interest groups are involved, I have even encountered intentional efforts to distort and manipulate in an effort to mislead for partisan gain. It is for these reasons that I greatly value the opportunity to hear directly from citizens and to clarify or provide further factual information on issues of importance. Recently, I was asked about the subject of transparency around MP expenses. The question I received was in response to a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who had sent a letter to a local newspaper in Okanagan-Coquihalla suggesting citizens should support proposed Liberal reforms on MP spending. As it turns out, this was actually a form letter, identical copies of which had been sent out by the Liberals to media in government MPs’ ridings across Canada. In other words, the Liberal MP made no effort to research which individual government MPs would be targeted before firing off the form letter. I mention this as
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I have long been on the record as a strong believer in accountability and a supporter of increased transparency. In fact, I was one of the first MPs in Ottawa to publicly call for the MP pension plan to be reformed in a manner that was more respectful to taxpayers. My first accountability report provided additional information over and above what is normally disclosed in annual reports from the Board of Internal Economy and because of the favourable response to last year’s report, I will continue to release my annual accountability reports and write weekly MP reports for local citizens in OkanaganCoquihalla. From my perspective, the ultimate objective of increased transparency and accountability is to ensure that tax dollars are spent in a cost-effective manner that is respectful to taxpayers. Surprisingly, one detail this Winnipeg Liberal MP left out of his letter to the editor is that currently, there is information on annual MP spending already available and posted online. The dollar values of wages, travel, hospitality and events, printing, mailouts, leases and office expenses (including equipment rentals and purchases) is currently available online in the Members Expenditure Report from the Board of Internal Economy. It seemed a curious omission for a Liberal MP to write a letter on this subject without letting the public know what information is already available online to allow taxpayers the opportunity to have more perspective on this topic. Also omitted by the Liberal MP was that in British Columbia, that same online information shows that the two highest-spending MPs in B.C. are, in fact, also Liberals MPs. This information on MP spending is not newly released and has
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DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN Have you ever done a simple hop, long step, or a small slip and felt a sharp pain in one of your knees? Yes, it hurts a lot, but not as much as it hurts your ego that such a simple action could be so debilitating. Unfortunately, the pain can last for weeks and can really interfere with your quality of life. For example, I had a healthy young patient come into my office last
week with this exact problem. Although she has had rare golfing injuries in the past, she has had no history of knee problems. She was almost embarrassed to admit that all she did was hop over the area where her golfing companion would have had to putt. She immediately felt a sharp pain and heard a “pop.” Such a simple thing created so much pain that she could not even finish her game. She claimed that there was not even a twisting motion in the knee when she landed. Like most people, she applied ice to it and hoped that it would simply go away. Well, that didn’t happen. She was coming in to see me two weeks later and was still unable to walk more than
a block. Once I examined her knee, I determined that the ligaments were not torn. However, when I palpated the area and stressed the knee in certain ways, it became apparent that she had a mild sprain of the inside knee ligament (medial collateral ligament) and cartilagenous cushion (meniscus) between the bones of the knee. These two structures are commonly injured at the same time when the knee joint is stressed in just the right way. Now that she knew why her knee hurt and that it would not require surgery, she was very relieved. She was also very keen to do what she needed to do to get better. The first thing she had to
do, which she liked the least, was to continue to ice the area and restrict how much she used the knee for a week or two. This required her to stop almost all of her physical activity. Again, she was not impressed. The second thing she had to do was to show up regularly in my office during those two weeks for treatment. She wasn’t too impressed with that either. In regards to treatment, I used electrical stimulation (called “interferential current”) on the injured ligament and meniscus. This helped reduce the inflammation and promote healing. I also showed her how to “wrap” it with a tensor bandage to give it a little more support when she was weight bearing.
Finally, I recommended that she dig out her mountain bike and start using it mildly to get the injured joint moving a little. Riding a bike is good for rehabilitating an injured knee because it gets the joint moving, but in a straight motion without any twisting. As well, with any knee injury, the thigh muscles can become weak very quickly if they are not being used regularly. Riding a bike will also help prevent this. Over a period of four to five weeks, her knee healed quite well. She is now back participating in her regular physical activities. As a bonus, she has rediscovered her love of mountain biking, which is a great overall fitness activity.
Chronic pain syndrome and dampness DR. HONG CHUNG Merritt ACUPUNCTURE One day, a woman in her mid-40s came to see me, complaining of various pains, especially in her right knee and hip. She said that her doctor had diagnosed her with fibromyalgia, or possibly degenerative arthritis, but she was having difficulty fully recovering from it. She looked slightly overweight and had been suffering from digestive problems for a long time — bloating after meals, loose bowel
movements, lowered energy, excessive sleeping, and a heavy feeling in the body. I noticed that the cause of her pain was dampness and gave her 10 acupuncture treatments (once or twice a week) and prescribed herbs for four weeks. After two months of treatment, she was very happy because her body felt lighter, her energy was higher, and the pains were gone as well. She was especially thankful to have lost some weight. In Eastern medicine, the elements of wind, cold, damp (and sometimes heat) within the body are regarded as the main cause of pain in the musculoskeletal system. Those elements work individually or co-operatively to pro-
voke pain. However, dampness is so heavy and turbid that it easily combines with wind, cold and heat which otherwise are easy to eliminate on their own. Dampness has the tendency to be chronic once it settles in the shoulders, lower back, knees or feet, making it similar in nature to chronic pain. Both are persistent and difficult to remove. Dampness causes the cervical or lumbar vertebrae to swell and disintegrate once it settles into them, and makes joints like the knees heavy and achy. How can we know if our body is being attacked by dampness? The first symptom is a persistent tired, heavy feeling especially in the morning, which may be
easier to understand if we imagine the body as a sponge full of water. The second symptom is edema, which initially causes swelling around the eyes, in the hands, and/or in the painful area. The third is weight gain, and people may find this happens easily even without any increase or decrease in food consumption. And the fourth is abnormality in the digestive and eliminative system. This symptom may occur often in people who overeat or whose constitutions are less capable of dealing with dampness in the digestive system. It may be experienced as frequent bloating, lack of appetite, frequent urination with little output, and loose stools.
Other symptoms of excessive dampness include susceptibility to weather (such as feeling heavier and achier in cloudy or cold weather), and increased heat generation in the afternoon. So what causes dampness? Lack of exercise, overeating, and stress. Proper flexion and extension during exercise can dispel dampness from the joints and muscles. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Eating more than the body can easily digest and absorb creates dampness. And stress makes the flow of energy in the body stagnant. So we need to increase ventilation by opening windows in our mind. Mould doesn’t grow in a well-ventilated room.
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Drag racers’ love for their sport runs deep By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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The car count at the Eagle Motorplex outside Ashcroft was surprisingly low this past B.C. Day long weekend, but that didn’t seem to bother the large Merritt contingent that was on hand for three days of spirited drag racing on the quarter-mile strip. “I’ve been involved with cars all my life,” the Nicola Valley’s Robin Reding said on Saturday between races. “It’s what I love to do.” The 57-year-old VSA mechanic is currently racing a beautifullyturned-out 1930 WillysKnight that he painstakingly reconstructed from a rusted yard ornament that was going nowhere. He affectionately calls it his ‘rat rod.’ “I was given the body by a former customer of mine down in Langley,” Reding explained. “I fixed it all up with custom steel, and built it over a funny car chassis that I got from Kamloops. It currently runs with a small-block 350 engine, a two-speed automatic transmission, power glide and electric shift. It’s capable of generating 950 horsepower.” Despite Reding’s lifelong passion for cars (he built his first engine at age 15), he’s only been doing the drag racing scene for the past five years. “I did oval-track back in Langley in the ’80s,
SMOKIN’ HOT Drag racer Robin Reding performs a burnout in his 1930 Willys-Knight hot rod prior to second round action at the Eagle Motorplex near Ashcroft on the weekend. Ian Webster/Herald
and I’ve been restoring cars forever, but I like racing more than show ‘n’ shine. I like going fast and straight.” Reding’s WillysKnight, which is sponsored by Merritt Machine Works, has topped out at 151 miles per hour and completed the quarter mile in a sizzling 8.79 seconds. “It’s a fun little ride,” Reding said with a laugh. Reding picked up a pair of fourth-place finishes on the B.C. Day long weekend in
Jen Eaton and her 1968 Ford Mustang. Ian Webster/Herald
Ashcroft. The highlight for him, however, was the pair of times he put together in Monday’s race to defeat good friend and fellow Merrittonian Al MackaySmith. “I had a reaction time of 0.008 seconds at the start, which is my second-best ever, and a quarter-mile time of 8.935 seconds, just fivethousandths over my dial-in time of 8.93 seconds. Al had a great set of times, too. Afterwards, he told me that if he had
to lose, that’s the way he likes it.” Reding is currently working on a 1927 Ford Model-T two-door sedan at his home, located 20 minutes west of Merritt on Highway 8. For the husband-andwife team of Ryan and Carrie Ware, racing at the Eagle Motorplex is more about just blowing off some steam and having a good time with their two young, active sons – Charlie, 6, and Liam, 4. “Ryan’s a logger
and works long hours,” Carrie explained. “I’m a very busy, full-time working mom. Racing is our stress relief, believe it or not.” Ryan races a Suzuki Hyabusha 1300cc motorbike, while Carrie prefers to run a modified Ski-Doo Mach Z 180 horsepower snowmobile that she originally purchased from fellow sledder and former Merritt resident Tyler Tingle. “It was a cheap way to get into the sport,” Carrie said. “I’ve always
Carrie Ware (left) and her 1999 Ski-Doo Mach Z 180 horsepower snowmobile. Ryan Ware on board his 2007 Suzuki Hyabusha 1,300cc motorbike. Ian Wesbster/Herald
been a speed freak, ever since I rode horses and did rodeos as a kid.” On Saturday, the Wares found themselves matched up against each other in round one of the no-box bracket eliminations. Both racers “broke out” (went faster than their dial-in or predicted times); however, Ryan got to move on because his break out was two-hundredths of a second less than his better half. “That’s the second time we’ve gone head-tohead,” Ryan said. “On the first weekend of the season, [Carrie] beat me, so now we’re even.” “I’m still ahead by nine points in the standings with one race to go,” Carrie quickly replied. As for young Charlie and Liam getting into the sport of drag racing, their mom said that if they show an interest,
they can start in the Digger classes when they turn eight. Reding and the Wares are very much looking forward to the August 17-18 weekend when they will travel to the Castrol Raceway in Edmonton for the annual IHRA Division 6 Border Bandits Summit Team Finals. They will be joined on the 28-member Team Eagle by Merritt racers Glenn Parkinson, Al Mackay-Smith, Jen Eaton, Al Stefiuk and 2011 Summit winner Rae Caswell. “It’ll be our first time,” Carrie said. “We’re really looking forward to it.” After Edmonton, there’ll be one more racing day at the Eagle Motorplex on Sept.14, with the final standings on the line, and the awards banquet to follow that night.
EAGLE MOTORPLEX 2013 POINTS STANDINGS Box 3. Rae Caswell 4. Al Mackay-Smith 5. Robin Reding
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Glen Parkinson and his 1971 Chevy Vega. Ian Webster/Herald
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Weather wrecks havoc on racing at Merritt Speedway CRUNCH TIME Cars and drivers got a little bent out of shape following this fenderbender session on Saturday at the Merritt Speedway. Pictured are the vehicles driven by Jack Allgrove, Jake Mills, Tom Parsons, Damian Lindberg and Jack Goddyn. Ian Webster/Herald
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Mother Nature emerged as the biggest winner at the Merritt Speedway on the weekend, as a pair of violent, late-afternoon thunderstorms caused the cancellation of both Saturday and Sunday night’s scheduled race cards. Merritt Stock Car Association officials had to scramble to organize a solitary matinee performance on Saturday afternoon. The highlight of Saturday’s racing was undoubtedly the six-car pile-up in the Hobby class’s 30-lap main event. It all started when race leader Jack All-
grove got into some trouble coming out of turn two on lap 12. As his car began spinning, he was hit hard by Larry Ruttan in car #9 who was running second at the time. “I was trying to catch Jack, and I came around the corner and he was already spinning,” Ruttan said. “I didn’t have time to hit the brakes so I went high to go around him, but he was still spinning and we hit.” In a matter of seconds, the ‘car’-nage had grown to six vehicles, including those driven by Jake Mills, Tom Parsons, Damian Lindberg and Jack Goddyn. When the tangled mess of metal had
finally been cleared from the track, the nine-car field had been reduced to four (Goddyn was able to resume racing). Prince George’s Grant Powers emerged victorious, picking up his second win of the afternoon. Spared from the damage was Lee Lidstrum’s #67 car, a brand new entry in the Hobby class at the Merritt Speedway. The veteran Kamloops racer was temporarily in the pits dealing with an overheated engine when the multi-car pile-up occurred. The 4-cylinder Bomber main event also proved to be highly entertaining, with a plethora of yellow caution flags, and a
THE JOY OF RUNNING Merritt’s Mari-Josée Bedard displays her elation at the finish line upon completing the 42-kilometre Kamloops Marathon on July 28. Bedard’s time of 3:24.22 placed her third overall in the women’s division. “I went into the race with no real expectations, other than to beat 3:30,” Bedard said. “I started out fast and felt strong for the first 15 kilometres. I had a bit of a stiff hip flexor from kilometres 15 to 20, but things settled down and the rest of the race went well.” Bedard, who has had a very successful spring-summer racing season, will run a couple of shorter distances in September in preparation for the BMO Kelowna Marathon in October. Former Merritt resident Hans Aabye finished fifth (2:50.03) in the men’s division in Kamloops with a time of 2:50.03. In the Kamloops half-marathon (22 km), Wendy Hyer placed 15th (1:58.22) and Stacey Krajci 62nd (2:20.35). Photo courtesy of marathon-photos.com
nice three-way battle between Abbotsford’s Jesse Bridge and Alexander Thorley (who just happens to be Bridge’s boyfriend) and Blaine Lindstrum. When the dust had settled, it was Bridge who took the checkered flag, despite getting crunched into the wall on lap 26 as she tried to pass a lapped car. She also had to deal with her share of control issues. “I was losing grip on the corners,” Bridge said, “and I could hear one fender scraping. I was actually thinking of coming into the pits, but when I got the lead, I decided to just go for it.” The next racing date at the Merritt Speedway is on the Sept. 14 weekend.
Merritt Stock Car Association Race Results August 3, 2013 - Merritt Speedway
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June Hanik Kathyrn Olsen Maureen Lorenz Marg Gillespie
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Sheree Byer Liz Claman Peggy Plotnikoff Teressa Nahanee
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ON THE HOME FRONT Kim Williams (left) used Ladies Day at the Merritt Golf and Country Club for some quality time with her daughter, Keri, who lives in Alberta and is about to begin her doctoral studies in population and public health at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Medicine. Ian Webster/Herald
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MUSIC IN THE PARK Saturdays, 2 - 5 p.m. at the Rotary Park band shell. Aug. 10, Aug. 17 and Aug. 24. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket, and a snack. Enjoy the best music that Merritt has to offer. ART IN THE GARDEN The Baillie House (NV Heritage Society) is hosting Art in the Garden Fairs, August 10 & 24, and September 14, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., featuring Nicola Valley Artists and Crafters. NV FALL FAIR SOCIETY Giant Yard Sales return to the Fall Fair Exhibition Building. (Lindley Creek Rd) Aug 10 - 11 Hours: Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. COURTHOUSE GALLERY New show running until Aug. 30. Talking to Strangers by Bill Edmonds.
LOWER NICOLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION The Lower Nicola Community Association is holding a steak dinner fundraiser at the Hitch N’ Post restaurant on Saturday, Sept. 14. Please call Shirley for more info. at 250-378-6386. All proceeds going toward community hall upgrades. ROD & GUN CLUB Archery Shoot every Tuesday from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
at the Rod & Gun Club. Contact BJ Moore at 250-2800304 for more info. NEWBARK RESCUE Newbark Rescue & Rehoming Merritt Branch, are always are looking for foster families. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they find a fur-ever home, please contact Margie at newbark_rescue@ hotmail.com. CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION CMHA--Merritt Clubhouse staff are pleased to announce the reopening of the clubhouse at it`s new location, The Fireside Center, 2026 Granite Ave. (next to Spirit Square). If you are an adult living with mental illness and want a safe, friendly environment to make new friends and try out new activities then please leave your first name only and
your return number in a message to CMHA 250378-5660. We will be happy to return your call and provide you with information on how you can become a member of the clubhouse.
SOUP BOWL The Soup Bowl is open Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Anglican Church Hall at 1990 Chapman St. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #96 Darts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays; Frosty Fridays at 5:00 p.m.; Meat Draw at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
MERRITT RADIO CONTROL MODELLERS We are starting a new club in town for flying model aircraft. We fly at various locations around town. New members welcome. For more info, call Jack 250-378-4371.
NICOLA VALLEY RIDING CLUB The Nicola Valley Riding Club is accepting new members and volunteers. We are a new club here in Merritt, for all ages and disciplines, horse owner or not. Trail rides, camping trips, poker rides, play days, drill team and clinics are a few of the events we will be holding this year. For more info. call Tracy at 250378-0339
24U Peer support group for women who suffer from depression, anxiety, or other mood disorders. Meeting Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Hospice Society, Rm.12, 2025 Granite Ave. For more info. call Sue 250-378-2717 or Bonnie 250-3150179. All women welcome.
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Merritt Baptist Church 2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Merritt Lutheran Fellowship in St. Michael's Church • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.
Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.
Seventh Day Adventist Church 2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.
St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Trinity United Church Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Brownies Thursdays 5:30 - 7 p.m. Central School - 250-3788310 Canadian Diabetes Association Once a month, 7 - 9 p.m. Trinity United Church Hall. Call Eva 250-378-2897 or Gerry at 250-378-3716 CMHA - Merritt Clubhouse Fireside Center 2026 Granite Ave. Wed/Fri 9 am - 2:30 pm Shirley 250-378-5660 Central School Pac First Tuesday 7 p.m. Lunchroom - 250-378-4892 Celebrate Recovery Mondays 7 p.m. New Life Fellowship, 1938 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-4534 Community Choir Mondays 7 p.m. - Fall to Spring Collettville Elementary 250-378-9899 Court Whist - Fun Game Wednesdays 7 p.m.
at the Seniors Centre 250-378-2776 Drop-In Soccer Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Girls & Boys 16+ welcome 250-378-2530 Drop-In Volleyball Mondays 7 - 9 p.m. CMS. 250-378-6212. Guides Mondays 5:30 -7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-9368298 Ladies’ Curling League Wednesdays 6 & 8 p.m. Call 250-378- 8175 or 250-378-4917 Living With Loss Support Group Wednesdays 7 to 8:45 p.m. 2025 Granite Ave. 250-280-4040 Merritt Curling Club For League Information 250-378-4423 Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’
Centre 250-378-5550 Merritt Elks Lodge Clubs Second & Fourth Wednesday 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-3789788 Merritt Lawn Bowling Sun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m. 250-378-2950 Merritt Lions Club First & Third Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509 Merritt Moms Prenatal Post Natal Support group. Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. 250-378-2252 Merritt Mountain Biking Assoc. Wednesdays 6 p.m. - ride E: merrittbiking@yahoo.ca T: #merrittbiking Navy League Cadets of Canada Wednesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Cadet Hall - Ages 9-13 welcome 250-280-6944 Merritt Snowmobile Club Second Tuesday 7 p.m.
Civic Centre 250-315-1082 Merritt’s Women in Business Second Wednesday 5:30 7:30 p.m. Merritt Desert Inn 250-315-5851 Nicola Naturalist Society Third Thursday - 7:00 p.m. NVIT. www.nicolanaturalists. ca Nicola Valley Better Breathers Third Wednesdays 1 p.m. Trinity United - 250-3786266 N.V. 4-H Club Second Tuesday - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-3785028 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays 7 p.m - MSS Music Room 250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894 N.V. Dirt Riders Association Last Wednesday 7 p.m. Garden Sushi - Scott: 250-3783502 www.nvdra.com N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday 7 p.m.
2145 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-5925 N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.) Third Wednesday 7 p.m. 2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904 N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House 250-378-0349 N.V. Quilters Guild First & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-4172 N.V. Search & Rescue Second Monday 7 p.m. at the airport - 250-378-6769 N.V. Thrift Store First Tuesday NVGH basement 250-3789100 N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536 One Way Krew Youth Group Tuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911
7 Day Weather Forecast for Merritt, BC - Thursday, Aug. 8 - Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 Thurs. Aug.8
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Pathfinders Thursdays 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-9368298 Patricia Rebekah Lodge Second & Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. Lawn Bowling Club Rocky Mnt. Rangers Cadets Tuesdays 6 p.m. 250-3781302 or 250-572-3775 Royal Canadian Legion #96 Executive Mtg. Second Thursday 6 p.m. - Regular Mtg. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena - 250-3785631 Royal Purple First & Third Mondays 1:30 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-9788 Rotary Club of Merritt Every Thursday - Noon Brambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535 Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise Every Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles Bakery Seniors’ Mixed Curling
Mondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539 Sparks Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-3788310 Teen Centre Mondays & Fridays 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. 250-378-4878 Toastmasters Club 3929 Tuesdays 5 p.m. at the Merritt Library - 250-378-5855 24U Tuesdays 2 p.m. at the Hospice Society - Sue 250-378-2717 or Bonnie 250-315-0179 Valley Visual Artists General club information Fran McMurchy - 250-3784230 Vintage Car Club - Merritt Second Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Ska-Lu-La Workshop Al - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250378-4195
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KATHLEEN ESTELLA OBALEK (NEE Barlow) April 19,1924 - July 18, 2013 Kay was born in Vancouver to English parents. She worked at Boeings Aircraft during the war where she met her future husband Bruno. They moved to Lynn Valley in 1950 and raised two children- daughter Virginia (Ginny) and son Steve. Kay was fun, vibrant and flamboyant with many interests. She loved to garden, read, travel, camping and was a prodigious painter. We spent many summers camping with Bruno fishing and Kay painting. In later life she delighted in her four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Some years after the untimely death of her beloved husband, she moved to Merritt to live with her daughter. Eventually, as Alzheimer’s took its toll she moved to Gillis House in Merritt. There she passed away peacefully on July 18th , 2013. There aren’t enough words to describe the care and respect she received at Gillis, but thank you staff. A Celebration of her life will be held at St. Clements Anglican Church, 3400 Institute Rd., Lynn Valley, on September 27 @ 2 pm. Refreshments to follow. Merritt Funeral Chapel • 250-378-2141
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Robert, (Gagne) Barbara Carol June 3, 1957 – July 29, 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Barbara Robert, 56. Barbara will be greatly missed and forever loved by her (Predeceased Father) Aurrelle Gagne and survived by her (Mother) Verna Gagne, (Best friend and long time Partner) Alfred Gray, (Son) Michael Robert, Daughter Crystal (Darryn) Martin, (Grandson) Dayton Davis, also (Step-Granddaughter) Emma Martin and many other family and friends. Barbara was the happiest when she was surrounded by her family and friends. Our hearts are filled with memories which we gather through the years. All the happy times we shared are treasured souvenirs. Words cannot express how deeply Barbara will be missed. A celebration and tea of Barbara’s life will be held in the Coldwater Hotel Banquet Room in Merritt BC on Saturday, August 17 at 11 am.
REPORTER The award-winning Valley Sentinel has an immediate opportunity for a full-time community reporter, perfect for anyone looking for direct access to an outdoor lifestyle that offers mountain biking, skiing, snow boarding, fishing, hunting and so much more. We are looking for a talented individual, who is able to understand the challenges and rewards in a community newspaper while meeting weekly deadlines. Responsibilities will include story and photo assignments. This is an entry level position with room for growth. Qualifications s 3TRONG WORK ETHIC s #AMERA AN ASSET s 9OU MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVER S LICENSE AND A RELIABLE vehicle. s ! DESIRE TO PURSUE A JOURNALISM CAREER If interested please contact: Kelly Hall, Publisher The Valley Sentinel #OMMERCIAL $RIVE "OX 6ALEMOUNT "# 6 % : 0HONE Or email your resume to: editor@thevalleysentinel.com
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The award winning Merritt Herald is currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to help out in our circulation department. 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 efÀcient manner. QualiÀcations • Must have strong organizational and communication skills • Be able to work well under pressure. • Some ofÀce/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.
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Lower Nicola Indian Band School TEACHER - GRADES 3/4 SPLIT CLASS External Job Opportunities (job descriptions available upon request)
GRADES 3/4 TEACHER - QUALIFICATIONS • Category 5 Teaching Degree • Teacher CertiÀcation - BC College of Teachers • Training/Experience re: grade level • Experience with First Nations children an asset • Experience with behaviorally challenged students • Experience in developing and implementing IEP’s • Excellent communication, leadership & interpersonal skills • Working knowledge of BC curriculum, effective instructional methodologies and a holistic approach to meeting the learning needs of students • Willing to continue to gain new knowledge and skills, be Áexible, positive and a team player • Current Basic First Aid CertiÀcate or willing to upgrade • Knowledge of N’lakapamux Language/Culture an asset * Criminal Records Check is mandatory for all positions
SALARY: Negotiable DEADLINE: August 9, 2013 START DATE: August 26, 2013 (summer institute) Interested candidates to submit resume and cover letter to: Angie Sterling, Principal The Lower Nicola Band School 201 Horn Road, MERRITT, BC, VIK 1M8 FAX: (250) 378-6389 Email: asterling@lnib.net
Lower Nicola Indian Band Community Services Assistant PRIMARY ROLE: The Community Services Assistant will be responsible for providing assistance in LNIB Health & Social Development programs & services; must be Áexible and willing to perform a wide range of duties MAIN DUTIES: • provide home making to clients as needed • provide transportation in and out of town when required • provide clerical support in the areas of Àling, photocopying, faxing and distribution when required • Àll in when needed in other departments within the Health ofÀce, as/when required QUALIFICATIONS • Valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to transportation, must provide a drivers abstract • Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal records check • Experience with personal computers • Strong interpersonal skills • Strong written and oral communication skills • Extensive experience working with conÀdential material • First aid and food safe required or willingness to take the courses Deadline: August 15th by 12:00 noon Please leave cover letter and resume at: LNIB Main ofÀce: attention: Bridget LaBelle 181 Nawishaskin Lane Merritt, BC V1K OA7 Fax: 250.378.6188 email: reception@lnib.net Thank-you to all who apply, however, only the qualiÀed candidates will be notiÀed.
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(“NVSSS�) is a non-profit organization that works on issues surrounding housing and homelessness in Merritt and the Nicola Valley. NVSSS is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and organized individual for the position of Community Development Coordinator. The Community Development Coordinator will promote synergy amongst stakeholders, be an advocate on issues related to housing and homelessness and be active in seasonal programs, such as the cold weather shelter. This is a contract position ending March 31st, 2014, although continued funding is a possibility which may allow for the extension of the contract. The successful candidate must have strong communication skills, experience in project management, and be able to multi-task and set priorities. Good organizational skills, a strong work ethic, and effective presentation skills are required. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to take the initiative and meet deadlines are essential. Candidate will possess post-secondary education in social work, human services or equivalent combination of education and experience with homelessness issues. Experience in housing and an understanding of the various types of housing as well as knowledge of community resources would be definite assets. Interested applicants should forward a detailed resume outlining skills and experience by August 15th, 2013 at 4:00 pm to nicola.valley.sss@gmail.com. We thank all who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be notified.
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July 15, 2013 Applications are now being accepted for apartments, suites and houses. Many assorted units coming available.
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Want to Rent MATURE, clean, quiet professional working in Merritt seeking 1 bedroom, Pet friendly accommodation for 1 to 2 years. I am N/S N/P with friendly/quiet/kennel trained 2 year old black lab. Would prefer furnished/all inclusive (heat/hydro/cable/internet) rental in the price range of $600$800/month + DD. Call Jeff (250) 272-6693.
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