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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS

WISH LIST Three-year-old Aeryn smiled for the camera at Santa’s village for her photo with Old St. Nick on Saturday.

The village was set up at the Culture Club on Granite Avenue and was one of many events that were part of the Merritt Country Christmas festivities that took place from Wednesday to Sunday. For more photos, see page 8.

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City won’t rezone for asphalt plant

By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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Two motions to amend the Official Community Plan and a rezoning bylaw on a piece of property at Midday Valley Road and Houston Street died at the regular council meeting last Tuesday.

Essentially, they met the same fate as defeated or abandoned motions, and council will not act on them.

The motions died for lack of a second, meaning they didn’t make it to the table for council to discuss

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and vote on them. Coun. Goetz made both motions and neither got a second from a council that was short two members.

Councillors Dave Baker and Clara Norgaard declared a perceived conflict of interest as they work at Tolko and Norgaard Ready-Mix, respectively. The two were not at the public hearing or present for the discussion of the rezoning at the council meeting.

Merritt Mayor Susan Roline made a motion to defer the motions until the city got legal advice on the process of removing asphalt production as one of the

four heavy industrial land uses.

“The majority of the concerns seem to be not so much with if this is a suitable piece of land for an M2 zoning, but more about one of the uses permitted under that M2 zoning,” Roline said.

“What I’d like to propose is that we defer both of these items until we can seek legal opinion on what the consequences are of not allowing a permitted use under an M2 zoning, because even if we do not allow this rezoning to take place, there’s still another piece of land that is already zoned for the correct use.”

That motion also died for lack of a second.

“I’d like to see it go back to square one,” Coun. Harry Kroeker said. “I would like to see it not deferred, but cancelled and to start from scratch. That would give all of us an opportunity to have our questions answered.”

“We are voted in to make these decisions, so I think it’s time to put the big boy pants on and do it now,” Coun. Mike Goetz said.

“I don’t think it’s fair to anybody involved to now defer it for legal opinion.”

Goetz then made the motion

on the Official Community Plan amendment, which died after some discussion about the procedure to deal with it. He made the motion on the rezoning, which also died after some discussion.

He then asked deputy clerk Carole Fraser to explain what had just happened to the 20 or so people in the gallery.

“In a nutshell, there are no more bylaw amendments — they’ve been abandoned, defeated.

Council has not taken it to third reading,” Fraser said.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS OIL AND WATER The cab of a semi tanker truck hauling canola oil caught fire while travelling south on the Coquihalla Highway about two kilometres south of Merritt on Nov. 27. Merritt Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said Merritt fire crews responded at 9:35 a.m. The cab of the truck was engulfed in flames and the seven responding firefighters doused the fire before it could reach the cargo of the 53-foot tanker, Tomkinson said.

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Hearing for zoning bylaw update coming up From Page 1 “They both died for lack of a second. If the property owner wishes to rezone, it’s another application and we start the process all over again.”

Public weighs in at hearing The decisions came after a public hearing on the controversial rezoning application filed by Penticton-based asphalt producer Peter’s Bros.

At the hearing, about 25 people shared their concerns about the potential rezoning with council and the more than 100 people in attendance.

The majority of the speakers shared concerns about the plant being in city limits and downwind of the prevailing winds in the Nicola Valley.

Some also questioned whether asphalt plant emissions regulations, which are governed by the province’s Ministry of Environment, are strict enough. Several people mentioned the amount of dust in town as a result of forestry and mill activity and expressed concern for the city’s air quality.

One woman, who has lived in the Nicola Valley since 1985, said she recently received a diagnosis of a lung disease despite never having smoked.

“I don’t want more

pollutants added to our nice little valley,” another speaker said.

City of Merritt Planning and Development Services manager Sean O’Flaherty said air quality protections fall under the Ministry of Environment’s jurisdiction, and not under the Local Government Act. “Municipalities have no jurisdiction and no authority for environmental protection with respect to air quality,” he said.

One man asked why the potential site couldn’t be moved

upwind of the city, near the airport.

O’Flaherty said the availability of appropriate land depends on many factors, some of which are out of the city’s control.

“Right now there’s no inventory of land in the airport area that’s zoned for heavy industrial and there are market forces in play,” he said. “You have to ask the developer if there’s land available, is there somebody selling land, is the price of the land reasonable; there are market forces behind

that rationale and the city doesn’t get involved in real estate, per se. City council is responsible for land use and zoning.”

Two people spoke in favour of the rezoning. One person said it would create more jobs and business in Merritt, while the other said it could encourage more business to move into the city.

The city is at the end of the process of updating its zoning bylaw, and will have a public hearing on the new zoning bylaw before it goes to council on Dec. 10.

Roline said during the update process is when the public has the opportunity to give input on zoning uses.

Lumber mills, concrete production, asphalt production and car wrecking are the four uses allowed under heavy industrial zoning and have been since at least the 1980s, attendees heard.

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Merritt postcards to go to Ottawa

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A total of 1,276 signatures from residents of Merritt who are opposed to potential downsizing of the city’s post office are being sent to Ottawa.

The signatures will be presented to the federal government at some point, although exactly when is to be determined as Parliament doesn’t need to address the signatures as it would a petition.

The collection of postcards are directed at the Canada Post critic and request the Crown corporation not downsize the Merritt post office but invest in new revenue-generating services such as postal banking.

“They were calling them petitions, but they are postcards,” John Bail, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) national director for the Pacific region, said.

The cards are designed to raise awareness as well as show the government how many people are opposed to the

potential downsizing.

Though the intention with the postcards was similar to a petition, the process for formally dealing with them in Parliament differs.

Only a member of Parliament can present a petition to the House of Commons and once he or she does, the House must respond to the petition within 45 days of its presentation, according to the Parliament of Canada website.

If a petition goes unanswered, the member who presented the petition designates a committee of the House to look into the failed reply.

An MP can submit a petition during routine proceedings or by filing it with the clerk of the House during a sitting.

The postcard campaign cannot be presented in the House of Commons, but is still an effective way of reaching an MP’s office, according to a spokesperson for MP Olivia Chow’s office. Chow is currently the official opposition critic for Canada Post.

The postcards do not

include contact information, and House petitions need to be examined to ensure they meet House requirements in a specific way and are more formal documents than the cards.

Those wishing to present a petition must first submit them to the Clerk of Petitions for certification.

Bail said most of the cards were sent to the national CUPW and some were sent to the NDP who then sent them back to the union, which will be presenting them to someone in the government.

Canada Post is considering a number of reconfigurations to their offices across Canada.

Changes to postal service centres could include a reduction in service counters, products being housed behind service counters instead of being on display and lock boxes or parcel compartments at some outlets.

Mitchell told the Herald he had a phone conversation with Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas regar-

ding the issue of potential downsizing to the Merritt post office back in October.

CUPW’s goal was to generate 1,000 signatures before sending in the cards, Kamloops Local CUPW president Bob Mitchell told the Herald.

The 1,276 signatures come from a city with a population of just over 7,100 as of the last census.

The cards were posted at 27 Merritt businesses and were originally dubbed as a petition

by CUPW members.

According to Mitchell, Albas said he met with his liaison with Canada Post who told him Canada Post had no intention of making any changes to the Merritt post office at that time.

Mitchell said CUPW remains suspicious of Canada Post’s intentions.

Albas told the Herald changes to how Canada Post operates its business are all part of the challenge of running a corporation.

He said all businesses need to be financially

responsible and appreciate what the market is demanding.

“All businesses have to constantly stay attuned to their market and to their customers,” Albas said, “or just like some other high-profile businesses, like we’ve seen with Blockbuster, they change, they vanish.”

Albas said few people he knows use Canada Post the same way they did 10 years ago.

“Most people, even through my office here, deal with email and telephone almost exclusively,” Albas said.

Although to date the Merritt post office remains the same, the Seymour Street post office in Kamloops has been downsized.

Mitchell said that post office is one of the busiest in the region.

That post office is being converted to have just a single service window as opposed to the three it had.

Mitchell said he believes Canada Post’s intention in downsizing is to discourage customers from using the

unionized post offices and encourage use of its franchises.

“I can’t think of any other reason for doing what they’re doing,” Mitchell said.

Canada Post spokesperson John Caines said Canada Post is reconfiguring its network to meet the needs of customers, citing low letter mail and foot traffic.

“Going to a different model allows us to let postal clerks do other work in the back of the post office without having to be at the counter when there’s nobody there,” Caines said.

Caines said Canada Post informed Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar on Sept. 25 that the Seymour Street post office would be reconfigured into a postal service centre.

He said the post office will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and maintain the same number of staff members. Any changes in staffing will come from an employee being moved to a different location and not result in a job loss.

MSS holds Movember ’stache fundraiser

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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Merritt Secondary School looked a little hairy last week.

The MSS leadership class recently adorned their school with a giant moustache as part of their Movember fundraiser on Nov. 27.

Leadership teacher Dave Finch told the Herald his class chose to have a fundraiser for Movember.

The class sold moustache tattoos at

50 cents each or three for $1 in an effort to raise money for men’s health research, Finch said.

In total, the class raised about $50, selling about 200 moustache tattoos.

Finch said the awareness was evident with the students, who seemed to realize Movember wasn’t just about growing a moustache for the sake of having one.

Finch said they gave away another 600 moustaches to the

A giant moustache adorned the front of Merritt Secondary School for the month of November. Dave Finch’s leadership class held a fundraiser for Movember last Thursday as well as a contest for best moustache at MSS on Friday. The ’stache was laminated to a piece of moustache-shaped plywood and hung on the school. Michael Potestio/Herald

students and donated some to Collettville Elementary School for their “Moustache Day” on Friday.

“We had fun with the moustache tattoos

and hopefully raised a lot of awareness about what Movember’s all about,” Finch said.

The proceeds will go to the Movember charity, he said.

The class also had a Movember moustache contest, Finch said.

The winner of the contest took home a razor for the top moustache and some students were on hand to shave off anyone’s unwanted Movember ’stache.

Finch said there was no particular indication as to why his 29-student leadership class chose to support Movember, but he suspects it’s because Movember has become such a prevalent fundraising campaign.

“A lot of the kids have just kind of run with it,” he said.

Each November, Movember raises money and awareness for men’s health by having participants sport a moustache as their quintessential symbol.

Movember began with 30 registered members in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 and has since spread to well over a million registered members in at least a dozen countries.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: December, 1986 Residents voice concerns about OCP, zoning bylaws About 30 local residents attended public hearings at city hall last Thursday night to voice their concerns regarding the proposed revisions to the city’s official community plan and zoning bylaws.

Also in attendance were council members and representatives from Urban Systems, the city’s engineering firm.

The first hearing centred on the OCP, a policy framework which serves as the basis for decisions related to use of all lands within the city.

Much of the concern expressed at the first hearing dealt with the proposed Juniper Drive connector, which will eventually provide a corridor for future residential traffic from Crown lands located in the area.

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HERALD OPINION The one jail cell I will always willingly enter

By Dale Bass

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Handcuffs aren’t comfortable.

Even put on loosely — thank you, Cpl. Cheryl Bush — they’re just not the kind of accessory I would normally be wearing in the office.

And jail cells aren’t very nice, either, even the one set up in the Tournament Capital Centre.

The food was OK, with sandwiches and wraps provided by Fratelli’s downtown. There were even egg rolls — cold egg rolls — fellow inmate Kent Wong accepted, even though he noted it was racial profiling.

In the end, however, my stay behind bars had to end.

As Wong made bail and was being released, I admit to pushing him aside and sprinting as fast as these arthritic knees could go to try to get away from all those folks who put on this year’s Jail and Bail fundraiser for the United Way Thompson-NicolaCariboo.

However, Brad Mueller, the new top cop in town, having spent a lot of time on the prairies, came prepared with chaps and a lasso and caught me out in the parking lot, dragging me back in to see Judge Tony Ryan.

He needed lots of other officers to help him as I put up a grumpyreporter-worthy fight (the photo of which can be seen on page A25).

How can you not love an event like that? Before lunch — I timed my escape to happen after food arrived — the goal of $40,000 had been met and topped for this year’s campaign, one that the United Way people hope brings in another $2 million to help out other Kamloopsians who need a hand up.

When I was a kid, my father was dead-set against the United Way in our hometown.

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Extreme shopping, extreme attitudes

Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS It seems like it’s all or nothing at this time of year.

Some people get all pumped up at the thought of loading up on hordes of gifts for their loved (and not as loved) ones, and go wild at the deals on days like Black Friday.

Other people lament the consumerism that’s taken over the holidays and resolve to buy nothing, and maybe even make or re-gift some of their presents.

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We hear of the death toll from the U.S. after Black Friday shopping riots and knife fights, yet the lure of the purchase of something nice or thoughtful or just plain adorable for our loved ones is too much to resist.

If you were to believe all the stories that come out of the U.S. after Black Friday, you might believe the whole ritual is startlingly similar to the one in fight-for-survival book and movie The Hunger Games.

People line up for hours and even sleep in tents in parking lots overnight in sub-freezing temperatures to await the opening doors at malls or big box stores.

When those gates open, the crowd floods in and runs the full Darwinian gauntlet to get what they want. The tallest reach over heads to grab to the

cheapest laptop; the fastest sprint to the cash register to get the heck out; the ones with the strongest grip get out with their arm loads of cheap goods intact and safe from the prying fingers of those standing shoulder-toshoulder with them.

It’s pure, unadulterated chaos on the department store floor, even with full police forces out to keep the peace.

When the crowds clear and the dust settles, all that’s left are the desolate ruins of what was once a gloriously merchandised display of crock pots.

People have lost teeth, blood, sweat, maybe even comrades in the battle of the buy.

Up in the Great White North, it might not be quite as frantic, but big shopping days can still be a little ridiculous.

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While I was a student, I worked in retail and had to do the Boxing Day thing. It wasn’t so bad at a mall I worked at which maintained normal hours on that day, but it was not my favourite day to work at an electronics store one winter — at the customer service counter, no less.

We weren’t taking returns that day because it was so busy, and this news seemed to shock several people who inexplicably came to the store to return their broken laptops at 6 a.m. on Boxing Day. Then there’s Buy Nothing Day, an Adbusters campaign that encourages people to buy nothing on the most consumer-driven day of the year.

If you believe all the stories about this ritual, you might think it’s a totally noble, rebellious, even brave action against

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the rampant consumerism that threatens to totally destroy the earth. But the day before and the day after are fine, just avoid buying anything this one day of the year in protest against consumerism and all it stands for, man.

(Sorry to give this cause less editorial space, but the imagery associated with doing nothing is far less vibrant than that of spending a million bucks in one go.)

Whatever tale of consumerism you find yourself a protagonist in this holiday season, have fun with it and remember that all the awesome new stuff you can buy is not worth nearly as much as all the good old-fashioned quality time you can spend with the people you love most — and that quality time is the best deal of all.

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SHOEBOX SUCCESS Merritt donated a total of 320 shoeboxes filled with gifts for needy children in South America as part of the annual Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child campaign. Pictured is local campaign co-organizer Grace Bergmann with the boxes at the local Greyhound bus depot. The boxes will ride the bus to Calgary where they’ll be sorted and sent to their final destinations. Submitted

ICONIC FUNDRAISER Cooper’s Foods employees (from left) Nessa, Melissa, Callie, Lynn and Betty stand in front of some of the icons sold at the grocery store recently to support breast cancer research. The store raised $3,474 for the cause. Submitted

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A staunch — some might say rabid — trade unionist, he believed everyone deserved a proper working wage, that the government should support families, that mothers belonged at home looking after their children (this was back in the 1950s) and that any other reality was simply wrong.

I wonder sometimes what he would say now about the fact that, in the 21st century, we still need to help others through organizations like the United Way and the Kamloops Food Bank, two of many in the city, but the two I continue to support locally on a personal basis.

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started in 2011 and am delighted Mueller agreed to bring it back for this United Way campaign.

It’s fun, it brings together interesting people and it’s not another fundraising gala dinner or golf tournament.

You can do what some have each year and show up with your set bail already collected, spend a bit of time behind bars and tell Ryan to let you out.

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Rivers University student in the cell with me for a while, a young woman who is studying social work. She wants to go into that profession, she said, because she wants to help others. She noted she worries about stories she hears that people in the profession can burn out, can get overwhelmed and can, depending on the job they take, see some of the more horrific sides of life.

I hope she succeeds.

The world needs more people like her — and more people like the ones who keep the United Way and other social agencies in the city running.

Some of us can have fun helping them, but they’re the heroes in this story — those who do the real work.

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I hope the officers do the event again next year, but that’s just a selfish wish.

It may be time to change things up, as Bush said, and find something else that is new, fun, involves lots of Kamloopsians and adds a stack of dough to United Way campaign coffers.

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•Make-Up ir Products • Clothing • New Hairstyle • Ha ing Beds nn Ta • y ures • Jeweler • Pedicures & Manic

PLANET HAIR & SPA

SALE ON

JUST SAYIN’

250-378-5558 2040 Granite Ave.,

25

SIGNS 

COLDWATER HOTEL

Serving Merritt Since 1908

TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU Merritt

378-5217

Princeton

295-0657

Restaurant: 378-4543 Pub: 378-5711 Office: 378-2821

%

OFF

for all your holiday entertaining

Fresh Meat & Deli

15

ALL COPPERMOON

Enter to win ALEXANDER KEITH’S BARREL COOLER!

% OFF

Merritt Liquor, Beer & Wine Store 3-3623 Dewolf Way

250-378-2229

(up on the Hill)

While Quantities Last



BUY 2 GET 1

FREE

On ALL Christmas Tree Ornaments beautiful poinsettias available!

PURITY FEED FARM GARDEN PET CENTRE

Purity Feed 1690 Voght Street 1-250-378-4432

Everyday Items | Great Value | Since 1948

250-378-5176



We sell the best, for less.

250-378-5817 • 2051-E Voght St Tuesday - Saturday: 10a.m. - 5:30p.m.

20% off



S& Spaner & Webb W Clothing Company DEC 3-9, 2013

2032 Quilchena Ave.,

Ph: 250-378-5714

COME CHECK OUT OUR NEW FOX GEAR NG RAC I

G EAR

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Expires Dec. 25

Quilchena Ave. Black’s Pharmacy 2037 250-378-2155

Friendly professional service from people who care

are now available

POST’S

OFF

MEN’S HooDIES

Gourmet Gift Baskets Meat & Cheese Platters

SCHNAPPS

2052 Quilchena Ave., Merritt

Quilchena to General S re

Admission by Food Bank donation

ONE COUPON PER PERSON

250-378-9238 1800 Garcia St., Merritt, BC

5

$

Fill up your punch card and get $20 off your BUTTER RIPPLE next purchase!

WINES

• Washer & dryer safe

Pick up your SUPER SAVER CARD

December 3 - December 9, 2013

• Adjustable heat settings

complimentary



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Heated Jacket & Hoodie

*offer expires Dec 12th

FINE CUT PINE TREE

$



Matrix Products

043-5898-2/913

61/2” PRELIT

Now

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warm & cozy Christmas 250-378-2753 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

20 minute drive north of Merritt on Hwy 5A

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NICOLA MOTORSPORTS  2626 Nicola Ave., Merritt

250-378-2416

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Country Christmas 2013

Christmas arrived early in the Nicola Valley with the annual Merritt Country Christmas. The festivities kicked off Wednesday night with a dance recital, and continued throughout the weekend. Country Christmas also included the community concert, pictures with Santa and the craft fair, and the events wrapped up with breakfast with Santa on Sunday morning. Of course, no Country Christmas is complete without the light-up parade on Friday night. Merrittonians lined the streets downtown to see the lit-up vehicles from various community members, organizations and businesses. Photos by Herald staff

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HERALD SPORTS Have a sports story tip? Tell us about it by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing sports@merrittherald.com

City gymnastics programs rolling right along Sarah Parno performs a star jump

Head coach Heather Beech helps Shanavi Panchhi with her back roll Marcy Chenier ‘monkeys’ around

The City of Merritt’s Leisure Services Dept. wrapped up another one of its very popular eight-week gymnastics sessions on Nov. 19 at the Civic Centre.

Over 40 youngsters, ranging in age from 3 to 12, participated in the Tuesday night classes that were taught by head coach Heather Beech and her assistants, Amy Strayer and Kelsey Kynoch.

The next eight-week session of gymnastics will run from Jan. 14 - March 11. Registrations for this session will be accepted at the Leisure Services office in the Civic Centre beginning on Dec. 16.

For more information, contact the Leisure Services office at 250-315-1050.

Photos by Ian Webster/Herald

Asst. coach Amy Strayer demonstrates a seal walk

Jayda Starrs walks the beam with help from her Auntie Tanya

Jake Voigt enjoys the trampoline

TThe members of the five and six-year-old gymnastics class proudly show off their graduation certificates.

(Back row, from left) Sarah Parno, Molly Black, Addison Geier, Marcy Chenier, Madison Fleury, Theo Chapman, Cali Schwarz, (middle row) asst. coach Amy Strayer, Kelsey Cleaveley, Kelsey Starrs, Jayda Starrs, Alexis Godard, Abigal Thoms, asst. coach Kelsey Kynoch, (front) head coach Heather Beech.

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Help Wanted

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Call 24Hr. Free Recorded Message 1-888-213-2854 Sun Life Financial is looking to expand into the Merritt area.

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Trades, Technical SHEETMETAL AND CRANE OPERATORS WANTED WKM is currently looking for journeymen and/or registered apprentices We offer competitive wage packages and LOA Please send resumes to Box 225, Trail BC V1R4L5 or email davidfontaine@shawcable.com or phone 250-364-1541 for more information

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

The City of Merritt is looking for

4 NEW GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTORS The application process will help us identify qualiÀed candidates to take part in NCCP Gymnastics Coach Training. A total of 4 applicants will be selected to participate in the training process (all expenses paid). Once trained, each leader will be required to deliver three 8 week sessions over a year. Each session will include 1 day per week.

This is a paid position.

Ideal candidates do not need prior gymnastic coaching certiÀcation, but will have a background in gymnastics. Must be available to coach evenings.

Highly Recommended, but not required – Standard First Aid w/CPRC and AED. Experience working with children.

Posting Deadline: December 13, 2014 PLEASE SEND RESUME TO: Felicity Peat fpeat@merritt.ca 1950 Mamette Ave, Merritt Only selected applicants will be contacted.

HOMEMAKER POSITION AVAILABLE The Homemaker position is to provide a safe and supportive home environment to enhance the dignity and independence of physically/mentally disabled and elderly adults, and to assist them in remaining in their own community and home. Homemaking services will include cleaning, laundry, personal care and by exception, transportation, banking and/or shopping.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Grade 12 with minimum Grade 10; WCB First AidLevel 1; Food Safe -Level 1; Current immunization and TB Test; Home Care Attendant Certificate would be an asset; Access to a reliable vehicle and current driver’s licence; Criminal Record Check .

This is a 25 hour work week.

Please forward resume and cover letter to Glenis Holmes, Social Development Coordinator

by Friday December 13, 2013.

Email: gholmes@coldwaterband.org Hand deliver: 2249 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt BC 301-230th Street Coldwater Reserve.

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Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Auto Financing

Misc. Wanted

Misc for Rent

Suites, Upper

Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

2 bdrm clean basement suite.

Nice quiet area, Telus dish receiver incl. Call after 4 pm 250-378-6659 or call anytime 250-315-2247.

2 bdrm clean basement suite.

Nice quiet area, Telus dish receiver incl. Call after 4 pm 250-378-6659 or call anytime 250-315-2247.

3 bdrm house on the Bench. $1450/mon. Avail. Dec. 2.

250-378-5276.

2 bdrm suite, with all appliances, fully furnished, no smoking, no pets. $950/mon. including utilities. 250-315-3548

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Completely reno’d 3 bdrm condo, with 2 bath, lg laundry room with w/d like new, all new curtains, fully furnished, all new beds, avail Dec. 1st.

250-378-7279 or 378-5915 One bdrm for one adult only.

N/S, N/P, heat & cable incl. $550/mon. Ref’s. 250-3782954

Suites, Lower 2 bdrm basement suite, with all appliances, fully furnished, no smoking, no pets. $850/mon. including utilities.

250-315-3548

Transportation

Transportation

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

Auto Financing

Auto Financing

2005 Chevy Uplander van with remote start. $3900 obo 250378-5519

Need a Vehicle?

Call the

Prevent E. coli Infection

Want to Rent

(“Hamburger Disease”) Cook all ground beef until there is No Pink AND the juices run clear!

Non-smoking senior couple with small dog looking for a mobile home or small house to rent pref. Lower Nicola. $750 max. + util. ref. avail upon req.

For more info call 250-3784048

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• Divorce? • Bankrupt?

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BLACK FRIDAY SALE EXTENDED

T S E G G I B THE RTH O N N I E SAL !

A C I R E M A

UNTIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013

BLACK FRIDAY 32” LED

278

ONLY

BLACK FRIDAY

50” LED

46” LED

$

ONLY

BLACK FRIDAY

BLACK FRIDAY

498

$

55” LED

698

$

ONLY

1080p

1080p

BLACK FRIDAY

60” LED

55” 3D SMART LED ONLY

BLACK CK FRI FRIDAY

BLACK FRIDAY

1298

$

ONLY

1080p

INCLUDES 2 HDMI CABLES, SURGE PROTECTOR & CLEANING KIT

REG. $149

BOSCH

78 $ 478 $

998

$

TALL TUB DISHWASHER

QUEEN MATTRESS SET

POSTUREPEDIC QUEEN MATTRESS SET

REG. $1499

38 $ 288 $

BLU RAY 1000 WATT HOME THEATRE IN A BOX

WITH 10 YEAR WARRANTY

QUEEN BOX SPRING & MATTRESS

$

REG. $1499

HEAVY DUTY FRONT LOAD WASHER & DRYER

%FF POCKET COIL O QUEEN MATTRESS SET

60

BONDED LEATHER LOVESEAT

REG. $2399

REG. $1199

998 1198 598

2 PIECE FABRIC

SOFA & LOVESEAT REG. $1199

MICROFIBRE RECLINER CHAIR REG. $599

NATUZZI EDITION

ALL LEATHER SOFA

1198 LOVESEAT $ 1168 REG. 1899 $

$

578 298 2 PIECE UP % ASHLEY FABRIC TO 70 SECTIONAL $ $ 898 898 $

7 PIECE COUNTER HEIGHT PUB TABLE, 6 STOOLS REG. $1499

$

REG. $1869

1080p

448 348 248

18 CU.FT. $ FRIDGE 30” RANGE $ TALL TUB $ DISHWASHER

ALL PADERNO AND KITCHENAID SMALL APPLIANCES ON SALE ALL FREEZERS ON SALE!

STARTING AT

198

$

SELF-CLEAN RANGE

748

$

$

$

REG. $2899

1998 $ 888

STAINLESS STEEL 4 DOOR ICE & WATER FRIDGE

8 PIECE BEDROOM SUITE

$

$

REG. $1999

$

ONLY

120HZ

25 CU.FT

3498

$

1498

498 598 348

$

80” SMART LED

$

ONLY 1080P 1080p

DVD PLAYER

BLACK FRIDAY

60” 3D SMART LED

1080p

MONSTER DUAL PERFORMANCE KIT

898

$

ONLY

TALL TUB STAINLESS STEEL DISHWASHER REG. $699

498

$

FRIDGE

1198

$

FRONT LOAD, FULL SIZE STEAM WASHER & STEAM DRYER

1298

$

Washer 4.1 Cu. Ft., Internal water heater Dr yer 7.3 Cu. Ft., 9 cycles/4 temp levels Steam Refresh PAIR Steam wrinkle relax

SOLD IN SETS!

OFF

MASTER DINING SETS, MASTER BEDROOM SETS, TV STANDS, COFFEE TABLES & ACCESSORIES

123 456 789

9 wash cycles Advanced suspension system

11 cycles 3 temp levels Automatic dr yness control

DRYER

WASHER

$

248

$

348

MAIN LOCATION & CLEARANCE CENTRE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 6 pm, Sat.: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sun.: 11 am - 5 pm

& Appliances Ltd.

2025 Coutlee Avenue, Merritt

Phone: 250-378-2332