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DONATION Highland Valley Copper provides a substantial donation to help finish construction of the trauma rooms at the hospital.

LESSONS LEARNED WHEN GIVING BACK STUDENTS HAD A BLAST. LNIB School students decided to forgo presents this year and decided to donated their portion Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal Inland Hospital. STORY /PAGE 3

/PAGE 5 PREVIOUS CENTURY Looking back shows us that craft fairs have run strong in the community since 1905.

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RIH feeling Christmas spirit from student donation Jeff Bloom CONTRIBUTOR

On November 28, the Grade 6/7 class from Lower Nicola Indian Band School, led by teacher Jeff Bloom and Special Education Assistant Michelle Sproson and accompanied by Principal Angie Sterling, travelled to Kamloops to make a significant donation to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal Inland Hospital.

The circumstances surrounding the donation are what makes it significant.

The school holds a breakfast fundraiser each year in November. The money has historically been used to buy gifts for the students in the school. The students had not been aware of this until it was explained to them by Mr. Bloom. He described his pride when, as a class, without any prompting from him, they decided to donate their share of the money to a good cause.

After some discussion there was a spontaneous, unanimous vote, to donate to the

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BC Transit Lower Nicola Indian Band School’s Grade 6/7 class presented RIH with a donation cheque on November 28. Photo Submitted/Jeff Bloom

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Arrangements were made with the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation to present a cheque, and the Foundation took the students on a tour of the Simulation Lab attached to the Neonatal Unit. The students got to observe, and work with, Baby Quinn,

a very life-like animated model. Students were shown intubation and how to hook up an IV through an umbilical catheter. They also got some hands-on experience applying oxygen appropriately to the Baby Quinn model. The students were fascinated by the technology.

Members of the lab staff

spoke to the students and congratulated them on their philanthropy, expressing that not many people their age would care so much beyond themselves to think about the pain and suffering of the children and their families who have to spend time in the NICU. The staff told the class that their money would most likely be

used to provide a comfort chair or travelling bassinets, both much required by the unit. All in all, it was a great learning experience.

It exposed a number of students to potential career paths, and everyone left the hospital with that most wonderful feeling of having done something to help someone else.

A Christmas bonus Christmas has come early for Merritt’s Kim Clarkston and Maria D’alessandro.

The couple recently picked up a $50,000 prize after winning big while playing ‘Stocking Stuffers’, a BCLC Scratch & Win ticket.

“Feels absolutely fantastic!” said D’alessandro, adding that they plan to pay off a recently purchased Jeep with their winnings.

The prized ticket was purchased at Black’s Pharmacy in town on Thursday, Dec. 5 – a

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change in scenery for the pair, who are now $50,000 richer on a hunch.

“For two weeks straight, I’ve been buying scratch tickets, and winning,” said D’allessandro. “So I would keep half, and the other half I would spend on new tickets.”

It was on the Wednesday evening that D’allessandro decided to try something new to keep her lucky streak afloat.“The night before, I said to my husband, ‘you know what? Let’s try something totally different.”

And the rest, as they say,

is history.

Each of D’allesandro and Clarkston took fifty dollars from their previous winnings into Black’s, with Clarkston eventually scratching the winning corresponding letters of the ticket.

It was a three-dollar scratch-off, with the odds of winning your money back at 1 out of 3.5, that contained the top bounty: odds that sit at around 1 out of 750,000.

If those odds sound astronomical in itself, consider this: the win comes three years after D’allesandro won another major prize

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of $10,000, off of a ticket that came from Bob’s Mini Mart.

“So I scratched my part, and he scratched his part, and he says ‘hun, remember when you won that money?

This is five times.’ I thought,

no way.”

D’allesandro said the first thing she did was call her mother and father.

The BCLC handed over the cheque in a presentation in Kamloops over the weekend.

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Earlier this year, BC Transit held an executive meeting on the transition from the current fareboxes to the new electronic fare collection system. Someone joked that they should consider buying used fareboxes on eBay.

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Online pyramid schemes The Better Business Bureau is urging the public to steer clear of secret sister gift exchanges, payit-forward schemes and gifting circles following a report from a consumer in Vancouver who lost $7,500.

The victim was lured into a pay-it-forward scam that was recommended to her by a friend on Facebook. In order to get involved, she was instructed to pay $5,000 and recruit two new people to join the scheme.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS STATE OF THE ART

Donation goes a long ways

Merritt man facing string of charges in vehicle theft Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

A 33-year old Merritt man faces three separate charges stemming from a stolen vehicle investigation.

Ronald Karlson, along with a 23-year old female, was apprehended on Swakum

Mountain on Friday, Dec. 7 following a sixkilometre chase by the RCMP’s Police Dog Service unit.

Merritt RCMP Cpl. Brock Hedrick wrote in a news release that the pair “are both Merritt locals and are well known to police.”

Karlson faces one

count each of possession of property obtained by crime and possession of stolen property, as well as two counts of possessing weapon for dangerous purpose.

He is scheduled to appear in Kamloops court for a bail hearing on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 12.

A Heartfelt Thank You to the following sponsors for their support in making The Garlic Festival a success.

• Royal LePage • Blair Street Productions • Daryl & Vicky Froese • Purity Feed Merritt Garden Centre

We also send a big shout out and thanks to the vendors that set up daily in the cold. You all were amazing.

We as a community would not be able to do this without all of you.

If you have any ideas in making improvements or adding something you would like to see please contact us at lower.nicola.bc.garlic.fest@gmail.com.

This is one event Lower Nicola can be proud of, thanks to Pete & Becky Ratzlaff.

Above: Left to right: David Laird, Jerry Sanders, Jacqui Schneider, Shane Green, Marlena Anderson, MLA Jackie Tegart, Mayor Linda Brown, LNIB Chief Stu Jackson. Kerstin Auer/Photo Sumbmitted Right: The new boom system purchased with the funds donated by Highland Valley Copper. Theresa Arnold/Merritt Herald

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The Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre unveiled their new Trauma Room on Thursday, Dec. 4, a space containing two bays designed to treat serious trauma events separate from the emergency room.

The Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation raised $550,000 towards the project, but were only able to fully equip one bay with a trauma ‘boom’, a hydraulic apparatus that is mounted on the ceiling, and has the capacity to carry IV pumps, oxygen, monitors, and all equipment necessary for traumatic patient care.

The ceiling-mounted layout means there are no stands, trolleys or wires on the floor to impede nurses and doctors while they work. The boom streamlines the equipment and reduces the number of nurses needed to provide care.

ER Program Lead Cara Ritchie says the difference has been tremendous.

“Everything is within

reach, everything is organized. You’re able to access your patient with better ease; more staff members have better access to the patient rather than fumbling for space.”

The busy ER, which sees about 40 people per day, will also benefit from a Trauma Room equipped to handle multiple patients. Previously, if it was necessary to stabilize a trauma patient, the Emergency Room would be drastically affected.

“Before in the old department, without the boom system and the big trauma room it was hard,” says Ritchie. “It would easily overwhelm the area and the staff.

The whole ER would basically shut down because it would take all hands on deck, it would consume the whole department because it was so small.”

Ritchie also notes that Merritt now has the ability to train nurses on the most up-to-date trauma equipment and technology available, which is a marked improvement over what the hospital was able to provide before.

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President of the Endowment Foundation Jerry Sanders explains that Teck Highland Valley had made an earlier donation, which was included in the original funds and used to purchase the first boom, but that the second bay needed one as well. Interior Health reached out to the Foundation to see if they potentially had a sponsor who could install a second boom system, at a cost of roughly $80,000.

Sanders says, “The initial Foundation commitment to Interior Health was that we would raise $550,000 for them, and that included the initial Highland Valley donation. We completed that commitment and beyond that Highland Valley said, ‘is there something else you’d like help with?’ and we said sure, we could finish the second boom in the trauma room. So Highland Valley stepped up and said, ‘ok, we’ll sponsor the second boom.’ And that was independent of our initial fundraising target.”

While Sanders hopes the room is never needed, realistically it is an asset to the community which can now respond to

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Shopping online is convenient but what are effects to local retailers Nothing says season’s greetings more than a warm chai latte, the smell of peppermint oil in a diffuser MURIEL PROTZER and targeted Political Writer advertisements.

I’m sure you have noticed the countless ads, each one blaring at the top of its lungs,”The biggest sale you can’t afford to miss!”

And I get it. They’re eye-catching.

The adrenaline rush from clicking “order now” is so strong that we often forget to even consider where our money is going (hint: big international corporations).

Shopping online can be addictively convenient, but it hurts local retailers more than you may think.

It’s called showrooming. It’s the act of visiting a local business, getting expert advice from the employees, maybe even snapping a picture so you don’t forget, and intentionally walking away to order the same or similar item online to save a few dollars.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. A recent survey conducted among members of the Angus Reid forum suggests 55 per cent of Canadians admit to showrooming.

My generation is particularly guilty of this, with three out of four shoppers ages 18 to 34 reporting that they showroom. While it may save you a few bucks (or maybe not; sometimes the flashy sale is just a facade — and don’t forget import tariffs, shipping and other hidden fees), it’s having a major impact on local businesses.

Almost two-thirds of independent retailers suspect they have had customers come in to check out an item, only

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A tale of two cities

Sitting behind the editor’s desk here in our office on Granite Avenue, my 20-year old self would be wondering how I got here.

You see, he was a city mouse, who had JAKE COURTEPATTE grown up in a smalltown community in Editor Ontario, dreaming of the day he could spread his wings to the mecca of where many young Ontarians make at least one pit stop: Toronto.

I finally realized that dream at the age of 21, heading to Humber College for a postgrad Journalism program after getting my English degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

From there, it was stops at four different apartments throughout the city, rooming with a couple of my best buddies from university.

We cherished our twenties there: the lights, the entertainment, the sports (Go Leafs Go).

It was a feeling I assumed would last forever. Yet it was in my late twenties that those lights began to turn dull to me, my $1,500 a month studio apartment lost its appeal, and the hustle and bustle left me yearning to return

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to my roots.

I was born and raised in a town called Orangeville, Ontario, where our claim to fame was that, no, we did not have orange groves, rather our founders nickname was ‘Orange’.

My parents, now in their sixties, have moved to a community called Tiny (yes, really), that has always been my escape from the city, in a cozy, small town community that it took me until now to realize is where I belong.

It was just after my thirtieth birthday in October that I heard from our publisher, Theresa Arnold. I had been in the newspaper reporting business for the better part of six years around the Greater Toronto Area, and upon googling Merritt (and finding it on a map), I knew I wanted to be behind this desk.

So here I am, once more a country mouse.

I arrived in town last Wednesday, began my job on Monday and believe I could not have found a more accommodating community.

Everyone I have come in contact with has offered help in acclimating in some sort of way. I was not in town more than one hour, when I answered an ad on Facebook for dishes for ten dollars and made my way up Juniper Drive to pick them up.

We got to talking, I told her my story, and

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left there with a box full of free kitchenware, a sleeping bag, and an air mattress, which Vera, I still promise to return once my darn mattress finally comes in.

The Herald had been storing a bed and a microwave for me in the back for the better part of a month. Those in the office (shout out to Theresa, Michele, and Ken) have already made me feel like one of the gang.

As for the pages that I will be filling from behind this desk, I wish to tell all of your stories. If there is any locale where newspapers are still dominant, it is the small-town community, where even the smallest story can make a difference. I’ve been told that our last longtime editor, Cole Wagner, liked to say he was surprised just how much news could come out of such a small community.

So I look forward to not only hearing your stories, but also putting them into words on a page. It’s a symbiotic relationship, that of the local newspaper and the townsfolk, and I can’t wait to work with you all as peers.

And hey, rec hockey league, if anyone’s looking for talent that can only be described as ‘mediocre’, I’m your guy. Lugging a hockey bag, as well as a golf bag, across the country was tough work, so I’d like to put them both to good use.

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Performance worthy enough for the big stage

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Editor, On Wednesday afternoon November 27, a friend invited me to the Children’s Dance Christmas Concert (ballet) at the Civic Center in Merritt. I was astonished at the calibre of the performance! The instructor, Lizette Nel, has apparently had a great deal of experience, and coupled with a talented costume designer and seamstress, Marie Thuveson, contributed a professional treat to Merritonians.

Our little town is indeed fortunate to have them. (Nel also teaches adults in dance and exercise. My friend enjoys one of her classes but swears she will not be seen in a tutu!)

The following evening although bitterly cold (for me, age 81) I attended the Country Christmas Community Concert also at the Civic Center. It was enthralling.

So much talent! And humour. So much appreciation for those who dare to step out to participate.

If Norman Rockwell were alive he could have captured the essence of it in a painting I am sure. The true spirit of Christmas was alive and well smack in the middle of our small town. The finale’ was touching as the Community Band and all the group singers encircled the large room, with children who had been participating in the concert on the stage. The audience stood up and all the people together sang a resounding rendition of Silent Night.

I experienced Christmas that night. If it were January the next day I would not have missed Christmas.

Pam Whitaker

Remembering the history Editor,

How short our memories are. (Jackie Tegart NDP must act to save forestry, rural communities) I will argue that it was the rewriting of the BC Forestry Act back in 2003 by the Liberal government that started the downward spiral for the BC rural forestry economy.

The new Liberal government removed the requirement for local milling of local wood (Appurtenancy). The new policy also eliminated the Value-Added timber sales that were designed to assist small businesses like Nicola Logworks gain access to the wood we needed from the big players.

These Value-Added sales brought in by NDP Forest Minister David Zirnhelt transformed my business by giving me assured access to quality house logs from Weyerhaeuser. I was able to focus my energies on growing our business instead of chasing the 30-40 loads of logs we needed to operate annually.

Weyerhaeuser has largely retreated back to the US after closing most of their mills in BC and yet they still retain the rights to most of their tenure in the area. The same is true of Tolko…how does that make any sense?

Fortunately we still have Aspen Planers in town and several of the First nations have been granted long-term tenure. They have demonstrated deep commitment to this community through good times and bad and need our support.

Appurtenancy is not coming back-the pine beetle has come and gone (for now), mills are closed and our forests are not what they were 20 years ago. Now is the time to learn from past mistakes and rethink forestry.

It is imperative to give more control of the local resource to local communities and to be smart about what we are doing with our world-class wood.

Jackie Tegart is right, we need to act to save forestry.

John Boys President Nicola Logworks

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Showrooming an issue in next-generation retail From Page 6 to go home and buy it online. Nearly all of those businesses indicate it has affected their sales, with a third saying it’s been significant.

Every dollar that ends up with a big online corporation isn’t just leaving our local economy, it’s leaving our community.

Your neighbourhood businesses support local jobs, donate to local charities and sponsor or host local events, such as Santa Claus parade or a winter market offering locally made goods.

Local businesses also offer you, the buyer, a much more personalized shopping experience, greater product knowledge and unique product selection. These things don’t come with a price tag. Increasingly, consumers are trying to get the best of both worlds: Amazon prices with small business’s expertise.

Those benefits start to disappear the more we buy online. The deals online may be tempting, but instead of waiting for two-to five-day delivery (because who actually pays for same-day shipping?), try exploring the options at your neighbourhood’s original same-day-delivery dealers, your independent businesses.

When you shop local, your community is better off for it.

Muriel Protzer is a policy analyst for B.C. and Alberta with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

CORRECTION It has come to the attention of the Merritt Herald that a story in our Dec. 5 edition (‘Playgrounds’, pg.15) cut off both Mayor Linda Brown and Councillor Kurt Christopherson in the photo, and did not provide the City of Merritt with accreditation. The Merritt Herald regrets the error.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS ECONOMY

Second shift a “win-win” for both Merritt and Kamloops mills

Michael Potestio KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Aspen Planers has temporarily restarted a second shift at its Merritt mill through the holidays, thanks to the acquisition of additional fibre supply.

That supply is said to be coming from multiple sources, including the company’s purchase of wood left over in the log yard of the shuttered Canfor sawmill in Vavenby, which closed this past summer.

Aspen also bought some logs from the provincial government at current stumpage rates, which ranges in the Cascades District from between $20 and $50 per cubic metre, dependent on variables including species, condition of timber and distance to market.

Those logs came from wildfire-protection efforts in the Merritt region conducted by the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resources.

Ravi Kahlon, the provincial government’s parliamentary secretary for forests, lands, natural resource operations, said the acquisition is also good news for the Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops, which buys wood waste from the Merritt mill.

“It’s a nice win-win for both facilities, more so for Merritt, obviously, because they have all the people going back to work,” Kahlon said.

Some 50 employees from the Merritt mill were laid off in June when Aspen Planers moved to a single shift per day production schedule due to an ongoing lack of access

to logs, increased log costs and weakening lumber markets.

Marty Gibbons, president of Local 1-417 of the United Steelworkers Union, said it’s not clear how many employees have returned to work.

Union rules ensure employees affected by the layoffs have first crack at their jobs if the company restores a second shift, but Gibbons said some employees have since moved on to other jobs.

“I can confirm that people have gone back to work. I don’t know if the number is 50,” Gibbons said, adding some have returned and there are also a few new hires.

Gibbons said there have been times this year when production has been down completely at the mill.

“These workers

have been out of work more than they’ve been at work for the last year- and-a-half,” Gibbons said.

“There have been total shutdowns, there has been reduced shifting. It has just been a mosh pit of all these factors.”

At the time of the June curtailment, an Aspen Planers representative said the company hoped to be able to return to two shifts.

Gibbons said it is his understanding that Aspen is now running one shift in the planer mill and two in the sawmill, but he is unsure of what the new shifting looks like because the union does not know how much more timber has been made available.

When Aspen scaled back in June ,the mill was running one shift in the sawmill and

A second shift has been restored for the holidays at Aspen Planers. Michele Siddall/Herald

the shift in the planer mill was “off and on,” Gibbons said.

Kahlon said while the timber purchase is a short-term fix for the mill, the province continues to look for more long-term, sustainable solutions for the entire

industry.

Asked why stumpage rates couldn’t be reduced — a common factor expressed by companies that have announced closures and curtailments — Kahlon said any major changes to that system

Thank You! The Country Christmas Committee made up of Kurt Christopherson, Jack Polmans, Mae Ketter, Linda Baird, Herman Nel, Jean Acason, Roger White, Kim McLean and Carrie Ware would like to Thank Our Sponsors: Baillie House, Carrie Ware & Company Inc., City Of Merritt, Community Futures Nicola Valley, Lee’s Music, McDonalds of Merritt, Merritt Chamber Of Commerce, Merritt Herald, Merritt Morning Market, Merritt Printing, Q101 and Nicola River Ranch, Crimestoppers and Tim Horton’s. Special Thanks goes out to the City of Merritt staff, the supporters and participants and all those volunteers who helped make the 2019 Merritt Country Christmas a great success.

Merry Christmas to All

could lead to more tariffs from the U.S., which would view that as a subsidy to the industry.

KTW has reached out to representatives from Aspen Planers, who did not return calls by press deadline.

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Operation Christmas Child

FOOD BANK

Cents score for food drive Cents team with Century 21, give a boost to the food bank

THANKS

Extra Foods, Save On Foods, Walmart, Dollar Tree, Love To Dance Academy, Fields, Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre, Merritt Youth Soccer and individuals who participated in helping us to fill 342 Christmas Shoeboxes destined for Central America and West Africa.

Merry Christmas!

Unused boxes can be dropped off at the Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church by Rotary Park.

Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Centennials were out in full force around the community on Saturday, Dec. 7, collecting goods for one of the Nicola Valley Foodbank’s largest fundraisers of the year.

The junior A players donned their jerseys for the annual Hockey with Heart food drive, going door-to-door along with coaches and volunteers to pick up non-perishable donations during the busiest time of the season for the foodbank.

Derlanda Hewitt, who helped spearhead the initiative through the foodbank, estimates the total amount of food donated to be around 3,470 pounds with more donations continuing to pour in.

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Located at Extra Foods Volunteers will be there to accept donations on: Friday Dec 13: 11am to 4pm Saturday Dec 14: 11am to 4pm Thursday Dec 19: 11am to 4pm Friday Dec 20: 11am to 4pm The Junior A Cents went door-to-door Saturday to collect for Nicola Valley Food Bank. Jared Thomas/ photo submitted

Now in its second year in partnership with the Cents as well as Century 21, replacing the retired Hands for Hope program, Hewitt praised the volunteers for Hockey with Heart’s continued success.

“We had such a great turn out, everything was so well

organized, and the Cents were amazing,” said Hewitt, who also sang the praises of the minor hockey clubs who donated their time.

“The process went so smoothly…we had tables labeled for products, so everything was able to be separated properly.”

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Hewitt and the foodbank would like to thank both the Cents and Century 21 for their ongoing support.

“Without them, we would never be able to pull off what we pulled off.”

There were also monetary donations of around 800 dollars.

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The advent of humility at Christmas and beyond NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH Each Christmas we ponder at the central message of the season: the Mighty Creator of the vast universe would stoop down to the level of an ordinary human being.

A spiritual person will always be ready to humble himself. The Bible says that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

If we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, He will exalt us at the proper time (1 Peter 5:5,6). To be exalted does not mean that we become great men in this world or in Christendom and get the honour of men.

It refers to spiritual exaltation where we are given spiritual authority to fulfil the will of God in our life and ministry. But such exaltation depends on our humbling ourselves.

To humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand means to joyfully accept all the circumstances that God sends into our lives. We allow those circumstances to humble us so that we become smaller and God becomes greater.

When we become smaller in people’s eyes we won’t live on dependence on ourselves but on the Lord.

Humbling ourselves involves apologizing to all whom we have wronged.

As servants of the Lord, we are to be servants of people and must be willing to go under all of them in order to bless them.

When we make mistakes, we must be quick to acknowledge them and to apologize where necessary. The only one who never makes mistakes is God Himself.

Henry Suso was a man of God who lived

in Germany quite some time ago. He was a saintly man and a bachelor.

He used to pray often that the Lord would make him broken and humble him like Jesus was. God answered his prayer, but in a strange way.

One day, Suso heard a knock at his door.

When he opened it, he saw a woman standing at the door with a baby in her arms.

He had never seen her before. She wanted to get rid of her newborn baby and decided that the best person to dump it on was Suso.

She told him, in a voice loud enough for everyone in the street to hear: “Here is the fruit of your sin.” Then she left the baby in his arms and walked off.

Suso took the baby inside, knelt down and prayed to the Lord: “Lord, you know I am innocent. What must I do now?”

The Lord replied, “Do what I did. Suffer for the sins of others.”

He brought up that child as his own, content that God knew the truth and he was willing for everyone else to misunderstand him.

Many years later, the woman was convicted of her sin and returned to Suso’s house and proclaimed to all the neighbours that Suso was innocent. She had lied about his character.

But what had happened in the intervening years? Henry Suso’s prayer had been answered! He had been broken and became humble like his Master.

God had been able to accomplish a work of sanctification in Suso’s life, freeing him from man’s opinions so that God’s opinion of him alone mattered to him.

Are we willing to pay such a price in order to become like Jesus? Or, do we still seek the honour of men? God breaks us by allowing us to be misunderstood, misjudged, falsely accused and, at times, even publicly humiliated.

In all such circum-

stances, we must refuse to see people who harass us as they are. They may be our friends or our enemies, it does not matter.

It’s easy to do so once we see that it is God’s hand controlling our situations and then leave all such matters with Him. He knows that He is doing and He has got everything under His control.

He is chiselling away our rock-like character, sculpturing the likeness of Jesus in us. Some parts of the rock are very hard.

He has to use false accusations and persecution to chisel out those particular parts.

If we submit to His chiselling, we will come forth in the end as Christlike people with spiritual authority.

No one who waits for God will ever be disappointed or put to shame (Isaiah 49:23). Let us keep on following in Jesus’ footsteps.

Let people say whatever evil they want to about us. If we honour God, He will one day honour us.

If we are serious about following the Lord, we will find that God

takes us through many painful experiences. But His purpose in all of them will be to free us from the opinions of men and from the chains that bind us down to earth so that we can “mount up with wings like eagles” (Isaiah 40:31).

God will order our circumstances in order to humble us before men so that we finally come

to the place where we care only for His opinion. Then our spiritual authority will be really powerful.

May it be so for all who follow in His footsteps and desire to do His will to the end.

Narayan Mitra is the Pastor of Merritt Baptist Church at 2499 Coutlee Avenue, Merritt, BC. merrittbaptist@gmail.com

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Private Lower Nicola property, nicely landscaped with creek running through front of property. 1 bedrm up & 1 down, open concept kitchen with all appliances & huge master bedrm with ensuite. Woodstove in full bsmt. Large workshop 22x50.

Great 4 bedrm, 3 bath rancher with full walkout basement in Nicola Bluffs strata development. 9 ft ceilings on the main, bright kitchen, open concept great room & dining room. Views from the deck.

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Seasonal waterfront cabin on Headwaters Lake #2. Rustic cabin with open concept, master bedrm on main with huge bedrm above. Has enclosed deck with hot tub, storage shed. Crown lease.

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New executive family home on the Bench with views. 3 bedrms, 2 baths, designer kitchen with quartz counters, gas F/P in living room, 5 pce ensuite & a full unfinished basement. GST applies

New custom executive home with fantastic views. 3 bedrms on the main with open concept floor plan. Master has 4 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Large private deck in back off the family room.

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Approximately 4 acre residential development property. Zoned R1. Bring your ideas and call for more details.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS CRAFT FAIRS

The Christmas craft fair: a Merritt tradition More than a century of history steeped in Christmas fairs.

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A Nicola Valley Christmas is an annual reminder that some people who call our valley home are masterly creators of handmade items. It was ever thus, at least since the first years of the previous century.

The first recorded Christmas craft fair in the valley occurred on the second Tuesday of December, 1905, in a private hall in the settlement of Nicola, or Nicola Lake, at the foot of the lake.

It was not, however, the first fair in the history of the valley, as the first paragraph of the Dec. 14, 1905 edition of Nicola Herald story says: “The bazaar annually held by the ladies and friends of St. John’s Church of England was held at Pooley’s Hall on Tuesday afternoon.”

The Nicola Herald was the first newspaper published in the valley. Its first year of publication was 1905, and its last was 1909.

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“The articles on sale were all prepared in the Nicola Valley and showed the skill and handiwork of the residents,” the front-page story noted. “The proceeds amounted to $125.”

The story did not name the people who prepared items for sale, but it did name the women who were selling them. Were they one and the same? Who knows.

The story’s enumeration of the wares for sale was thin.

Among the “articles both ornamental and useful,” however, were some prospective Antiques Roadshow entries. “On the left of the entrance to the hall was the booth for the sale of all kinds of dolls…the stock of goods at this booth

was rapidly disposed of and some time before the close all had been sold.”

Some of these dolls might have been handed out at the two Sunday school Christmas concerts that the newspaper said would occur that year. Again, these gatherings had been occurring before there was a newspaper to record them.

One Christmas activity that started in 1905 was carolling. “…a pleasant innovation for the inhabitants of Nicola” occurred on Christmas Eve, the Dec. 28 Herald reported, with some householders, “being unaware of the treat in store for them,” already in bed, but getting up to open their windows to bet-

ter hear the carollers and thank them.

Again, details are sketchy. What songs did the “waifs” sing?

And how did the households they visited thank them? Did they go home with Japanese oranges in every pocket?

If the occasional absence of journalistic curiosity disappoints, the occasional presence of some good writing delights. Let us end this account of the first recorded Christmas in the history of the valley with an editorial published in the Dec. 28, 1905 Herald.

Its purpose to encourage readers to permit their children to believe in Santa Claus for as long as possible, it ends with a frightfully prescient sentence:

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS HELPING HANDS

Health Auxiliary shop back in business Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

Business is once again booming at the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary shop.

The newly renovated store was packed to the brim with product and customers alike on the morning of Friday, Dec. 6 for the official reopening.

“Friday was amazing,” said Betty Doberstein, past president of the Health Care Auxiliary, on Tuesday.

“All weekend was incredible.”

The shop on Voght Street is noticeably upgraded before one

even walks through the door, with the addition of a push plate switch for easier wheelchair access.

Inside, the walls have all received a fresh coat of paint, while the floors have been redone in a grey laminate.

New bookshelves and racks line the walls, while previously existing shelving has been rearranged for easier access for customers.

“We have way more room,” said Doberstein.

“Right now we’re full of Christmas stuff, but there is still plenty of selection, and we’ll have more of a selection after the holidays.”

Doberstein said the shop is always on the lookout for all sorts of donations, except for electronics, as well as some forms of baby items.

Though the community has shown no shortage of charity so far.

“We keep getting donations, we’ve got so much because we were closed…it’s good to be reopen.”

The shop is holding a jewelry sale starting next week. Those that still wish to donate baby items are encouraged to bring them by the shop, who provides them to a local caretaker.

Run by a dedicated team of over seventy volunteers, the Health Care Auxiliary sends the funds they raise directly back into the community, through purchasing needed medical equipment for the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre.

Kathy Parks and Pauline Mott cut the ribbon to reopen the Nicola Valley Health Auxiliary shop on Dec. 6. Theresa Arnold/Herald

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Christmas Seals a breath of fresh air at the holidays Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, British Columbians have the opportunity to raise money for lung health, a tradition that has been going on for over a century.

The Lung Association depends on the generosity of British Columbians to continue to fund ground-breaking research and public education regarding lung disease and clean air.

Since 1908, Canadians have made a difference in the lives of people with lung disease by supporting the Christmas Seals campaign. At first, Christmas Seals helped in the crusade against tuberculosis (TB).

Today, Christmas Seals and the work of The Lung Association extends to chronic lung diseases like asthma and chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD,) preventing tobacco use, and advocating for healthier air quality.

“Christmas Seals are a symbol of hope,” said Richie Gage, Volunteer BC Lung Association Director for Merritt, in a news release.

“We thank all of our donors for their generosity and ask Canadians who are concerned about healthy lungs and healthy air to give generously to the Christmas Seals campaign.”

Gage added, “We hope British Columbians give as much as they can this holiday season.

Every donation, large or small, helps get us closer to that goal.”

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TORZSOK LEADS

Torzsok leads Cents to two-point week Late comeback caps crucial point vs. Vernon

Jared Thomas CONTRIBUTOR

The Merritt Centennials salvaged two points after a long week of action against the Langley Rivermen, Alberni Valley Bulldogs, and a double shot of the Vernon Vipers.

Against the Rivermen, the Cents found themselves skating to a scoreless draw midway through the second period when Langley unloaded three goals in a threeminute span. The Cents slowly were able to come back with a top-corner snipe from Josh Kagan before the period expired, a wraparound upstairs from Daniel Tkac,

and a powerplay marker from Christian Buono in the final frame. Unfortunately, Langley would have the last laugh, sending home the go-ahead goal with ten minutes remaining, before the Cents failed to find the equalizer with an empty net.

The following night the Cents played former Assistant Coach Brandon Shaw and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, coming out to a hot start. Hunor Torzsok scored the first goal of the game after a great tape-totape feed from Joey Berkopec, finishing off with a move in tight to make it 1-0.

Daniel Tkac, Huner Torzsok earned a hat trick against the Vernon Vipers on Dec. 6 in an 8-7 loss. Garrett James/ in one of his last photo submitted games before headfaced Vernon in the then added two more plied a goal in the ing off to the World first of a weekend to tie the game, send second that had the Juniors with Team doubleheader. A it to a shootout, and Slovakia, extended his Cents up 3-0 headChristian Buono laser win. The Cents did ing into the third. team-leading scoring had the Cents tied pick up a single point Unfortunately, the with his own in the with the Vipers 1-1 for going to overtime.

Bulldogs scored early first. after 1. The Vipers On Friday, Merritt in the final frame and Josh Kagan sup-

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Jerzy Orchard scored his first as a Centennial to make it 7-3, then in the final six minutes the Cents mounted their comeback. Chase Nameth found the back of the net twice, Torzsok rounded out the hat trick, and Captain Rylan Van Unen would complete the comeback to tie the game at seven and send it to overtime.

Overtime solved nothing, before the Vipers narrowly escape Merritt with a shootout win.

The Cents now get set for another Island division road trip, set to face off against some stiff competition. Merritt will play Powell River on Friday, the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday, and the Nanaimo Clippers on Sunday afternoon.

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then started to pull away, making it 3-1 before Hunor Torzsok added another goal to bring the Cents back to 3-2. Thomas Manty added a powerplay goal in the third, but it was too late, as the Vipers rode to an 8-3 victory.

The Vipers looked to pick up where they left off when they visited on Sunday afternoon for Teddy Bear Toss Night. Early on it looked to be another beat down by the Vipers, who managed four first period goals.

The Vipers added two more before Torzsok sent the teddy’s flying to make it 6-1 after two periods. Then the Centennials came to life in the third, where Torzsok continued the push with a goal in tight to make it 6-2.

Vernon answered on a powerplay to make it 7-2, but the Cents wouldn’t be deterred.

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November, the month in review The second month of hockey has come and gone for the rec hockey league. The defending champion Vipers are still the frontrunners heading into December. The Jager bombs aren’t far behind nipping on the

Viper’s tail. The injuryplagued Maniacs and the struggling Lagers are holding up the backend respectively.

Even with a fairly short bench on most nights, the Vipers are finding a way to win. With another big month by goal scoring leader Jason Robinson and a top defensive team effort, the Vipers have managed to shut

the door on their opponents.

Missing their captain Zac Wright on most nights, the Jager bombs are staying close to the leaders atop the league.

Some youth injection into the Maniacs line up should hopefully see a resurgence from them after Christmas.

Lagers are hoping Santa brings

them a few wins this Christmas, if that doesn’t happen, they may need their doctors to write a prescription for “the win” medicine.

December will be a shortened month ending on the 19th. Play will resume on January 6th.

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DROP IN CENTER FOR ELDERS

The Conayt Friendship Society located at 1964 Quilchena Ave. has a drop-in center for Elders every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Snacks and light lunches are provided. Elders are welcome to assist in preparing menu and lunch.

A sign-in sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the executive director.

HOSPICE

Merritt Hospice is calling for volunteers to support palliative care clients and their families and to support those who are grieving. Volunteers are also needed for administrative duties such a fund raising, community events and to serve as board members. Contact Jill Sanford at 250-3784577 for more info

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

Sat. Dec 14th Christmas Luncheon and Craft Sale 11 am to 2;30 pm at Trinity United Church

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THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF CANADA

Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Ted Lund at 250-378-4195 for more information.

Masons meet every 4th Monday of the month.

MERRITT ARMY CADETS, ages 12-18,

Tuesday from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. 1755 Coldwater Ave. Free. For more info please contact Tracy 250 378 4722.

RED CROSS

Merritt Health Equipment Loan Program is looking for volunteers .. You will work with another volunteer who will train you in Red Cross procedures.. Please contact us at (250) 378-3269 or download a volunteer application from the Red cross website at https:// www.redcross.ca/volunteer/apply-now

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Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-3157724.

Regular guild meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 6:30 pm in the Civic Centre. New members are always welcome! For more information contact Debra at 250-280-4086. The next “Stash Buster” retreat weekend will be in January, date TBA. Watch for an update.

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Wednesday: floor curling 1 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m., court whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Second and fourth Thursdays physically challenged floor curling, pool opens at 1 p.m.

Friday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rummoli and games 7 p.m.

The second Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. we have a general meeting, executive meeting at 10 a.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. The hall is available to senior members to use for teas, birthdays, celebrations and get togethers. The games room is complete with a pool table, snooker table, shuffleboard table, dart board, horseshoe pit, library with books, DVD’s and puzzles. For more infor please call 250-3783763.

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Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.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. • 250-378-2339 Bible Study: 9:30 • Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 2nd and 4th Sundays only - 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (K - Gr. 4) - 10 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2451 Spring Bank Ave • 250-378-5603 Worship Service Sunday -10 am • Sunday School -11:10 am

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CLASSIFIEDS Deadline for placing a classified ad is 5 p.m. on Monday. To place an ad please call 250-378-4241 or email: sales2@merrittherald.com In Memoriam

In Memoriam

In Loving Memory

Charlie Suzuki

December 9, 1999

Feels like yesterday, but that was 20 years ago.

We think of you in silence, with hope and happy memories. your influence still guides us and we still feel you near.

You live within our hearts, till we meet again.

The photos that we cherish, helps to keep you close, although you’re far away.

Obituaries

Samantha Michelle Arnold April 27,1987 - Nov. 25, 2019

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Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri.: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m

It is with deep hearts we announce the passing of our sweet Sam, taken from us at a young age of 32, born and raised in Merritt BC, passed away on November 25, 2019. Sam was born on April 27, 1987 to Suzi Arnold in Merritt BC. Sam’s love for scrapbooking and crafts will forever be a memory. She enjoyed rugby in high school, taking part in local slo-pitch league and playing ladies hockey in her free time. Sam will always be remembered for her creative, feisty behavior and witty demeanor which will be dearly missed by so many of us. Gone much too soon.

She is pre deceased by her great grand-parents Frank and Evelyn Arnold, Grandpa Robert (Bob) Arnold, and Grandma Darlene Cody. She will forever be in good hands. Survived by her mother Suzi, father Rod (Lisa), son whom she cherished deeply as the love of her life Mason, sister Montana, and Grandma Sylvia as well as Jeff (Edna & Patrick).

We will never fill the hole in our hearts but be forever grateful to have had the pleasure to know Sam over the last 32 years.

A celebration of Samantha’s life will take place December 14, 2019 at the Grand Pub & Grill from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.

www.MerrittFuneralChapel.com 2113 Granite Ave., Merritt, BC

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Obituaries

In Loving Memory of

LANDSTAD Dean Colin December 6, 2019, Dean suddenly passed away at the age of 53. Dean is survived by his two daughters Khalia and Matina Landstad, Mother; Gwen Ellingson, Brother; Dallas, Sisters; Carollynn, Cheryl and Leian, Stepbrother; Boyd and Stepsister Marie, numerous nieces and nephews; as well as dear family and friends. Predeceased by Dean’s Dad; Colly Landstad and Step Dad; Vern Ellingson.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 1:00 p.m. at the Laurier Heights Baptist Church, 8505 – 142nd Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christ City Church for the 12 Step Christian Recovery Program CARE at 14788 156th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T63 1J2.

Each special loving memory, of someone we hold dear, keeps them in our heart, and their spirit near. May the memories you cherish, bring you comfort in this way, to ease away your sorrow, and help brighten your day.

Any photos, memories and condolences for the family can be emailed to leian.allen@yahoo.com.

General Employment

General Employment

General Employment

Lower Nicola Indian Band - HELP WANTED

Bonnie Purjue July 4, 1927 - Dec. 5, 2019

Mrs. Bonnie Purjue passed away peacefully in Merritt, BC on December 5, 2019, aged 92 years.

Bonnie was born and raised in Idaho where she met and married the love of her life, Jarrid. In 1953 she moved to the Chilcotin and set up homesteading at Tatlayoko Lake. Bonnie became a pioneer lady real fast. She raised 4 kids, in later years they moved to Williams Lake and starting working at Woolworths for several years. Then in 1980 they moved to Merritt where they were very active in the Stock Car Association since 1991, where they were involved in racing for several years. Bonnie loved reading, camping, and crocheting. Bonnie’s grand children were very special to her.

Bonnie is lovingly remembered by her daughters; Shirley (Dave) Merritt, daughter-inlaw Jody, Salmon Arm, sons Joe (Barb)150 mile, grandchildren: Cora (Steve), Teresa (Keith), Davey, Tina, Sharon (Kavan), Dade (Corrine) and 15 great grandchildren, one great, great grandchild and, nieces, nephews, as well as many friends and relatives.

She is predeceased by her husband Jarrid and children; John, Wayne and Blaine.

We are gonna miss her a lot. We will all take a little bit of this feisty woman with us.

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Position Title: Maintenance Technician Department: Infrastructure Hours: 35 hours per week Start Date: ASAP Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor Summary of responsibilities Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Technician’s responsibilities are to provide regular maintenance for all LNIB offices and buildings including lawn care and mowing, weed management, pruning of trees and shrubs and maintaining schedules for irrigation, weeding, general clean up. Maintenance and service to all domestic water systems and wastewater systems.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities: • Willingness and ability to be trained and certified in Small Water Systems and Small Wastewater Systems • Previous landscaping experience an asset • Valid Class 5 Drivers License • Familiar with garden equipment and small power tools • Frequent standing, walking, twisting, bending, reaching and kneeling.

• Physically fit and able to lift up to 50 lbs • Able to work in all outdoor conditions • Able to promote a positive and safe work environment • On-Call evenings and weekends as requirement dictates • Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal record check • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nlaka’pamux language Deadline: 20 Dec 2019 Apply to: Lower Nicola Indian Band https://secure.collage.co/jobs/lnib/11267 or e-mail: hr@lnib.net Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter complete with references, specifying the position you are applying for. Complete Job Description can be obtained by contacting the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

Thanks to all who apply, only qualified candidates will be considered.

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General Employment

General Employment

General Employment

Lower Nicola Indian Band

Job Posting Interim Justice Worker This is an Interim position under the direction of the Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society (NVCJSS) Board of Directors.

Summary of responsibilities Reporting to Director of Human Services, • The Homemaker primary role will be to provide general house keeping and client services to the applicants that have been assessed. Homemakers Clients are initially assessed by the Director of Human Services and a Health professional to determine the care requirements of the applicants.

• The Home Care Aides role is to assist the Home and Community Care Nurse/ Coordinator and to demonstrate and assist clients implement procedures in home management and self care, and other related duties.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities • Excellent communication (written and verbal) and life skills • Hold a valid driver’s license with a clean BC driver abstract and have a reliable vehicle.

• Ability to prioritize and organize assignments in an efficient manner; • Ability to work independently with limited supervision and as a member of a multidisciplinary team; • Must past a criminal records check Home Maker portion • General or regular house hold cleaning • Cooking/meal preparation/Deliveries • Assist with event planning • Physical ability to assist clients with all activities of daily living • Home Care Attendant Certificate from an accredited institution or equivalent, within 5 yrs or currently employed as a Home Care Attendant Home Care Aide Duties • Previous experience in providing personal care; assisting frail, cognitively impaired and physically disabled individuals with activities of daily living; • Ability to take vital signs, blood pressure, pulse & respiration • Demonstrated application of safe body mechanics; • The Home Care aid requires a Certificate and reports to the Home Care Aide Lead.

• Physical ability to assist clients with all activities of daily living; • Demonstrated knowledge of infection control practices; • Ability to work with behaviorally difficult clients; Deadline to apply: 24 Dec 2019 Apply online at: https://secure.collage.co/jobs/lnib Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter complete with references, specifying the position you are applying for. Complete Job Description can be obtained by contacting the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

Thanks to all who apply, only qualified candidates will be considered.

Legal / Public Notices

Warehouseman’s Lien Exceptional Roofing – Shawn Jung is indebted to Valley Truck and Trailer Ltd. for towing and storage of 2008 white Ford F-550 truck with dump box – Alberta License Plate # BXC7464 VIN# 1FDAW57R68EC69943. A Lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount owing of 16722.11 as of November 20, 2019 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale that may accrue.

Notice is herby given that on December 19, 2019 or thereafter, the above vehicle will be sold. The unit is currently stored at Valley Truck and Trailer Ltd. 2551 Priest Ave. PO Box 487, Merritt B.C., V1K 1B8. This vehicle was left to be stored June 20, 2018. For further information call 250-378-6966 or email us at valleytnt@telus.net merrittherald.com

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Legal / Public Notices By virtue of the Warehouseman's Lien Act, we will sell the stored goods of the following to recover costs of unpaid storage.

Colleen Hanna

General Employment

NICOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY JUSTICE SERVICES SOCIETY

Position Title: Home Support: Home aide/home maker Department: Human Services Hours: 35 hours per week Start Date: ASAP Wage: $16/hour - $18/hour Depends on experience, Reports to: Director of Human Services

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Amount owing $253.00 These personal and household effects will be sold by either public or private auction on or after December , 2019 R. Hack Mini Storage, 2865 Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580.

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Duties of the Justice Worker would include: 1. Coordination of referrals for Community Justice Forums (CJF) or healing circles and other mechanisms.

2. To develop and maintain collaborative relationships with local agencies.

3. Preparing reports for board meetings and any funded agency as required; 4. Coordination of facilitator training with the RCMP and recruitment of volunteers; 5. Coordination of public outreach and education initiatives regarding Restorative Justice in general and the NVACJP in particular; 6. Representing the NVACJP on community committees and at various professional agency meetings; 7. Administration of all referred files, with kept updates of file records, plus program recording of volunteer hours, and working with confidential file management; 8. Administrative support for the NVCJSS board business.

Qualifications/Experience: 1. Have suitable post-secondary education and/ or equivalent work experience; 2. Ability to take initiative, work independently with limited supervision; 3. An understanding of the diverse cultures of the Nicola Valley and Merritt areas; 4. Thorough understanding and demonstration of sensitive communications style for difficult situations; 5. Training in the Community Justice Forum (CJF) RCMP model or have an education/training plan in place; 6. Knowledge of the appropriate handling of confidential information; 7. Have experience in organizing events and facilitating meetings and workshops; 8. Have basic administrative skills for report writing, filing, preparation of minutes, etc.

9. Have general knowledge and experience writing grant proposals; 10. General knowledge of the criminal justice system, including the judiciary and corrections systems; 11. Have a current criminal record check; 12. Have a reliable vehicle and current drivers abstract; It is highly recommended that the Justice Worker have a background and/or education in human rights, criminology or social work.

An annual contract will be negotiated for a salary based on experience and skills of the candidate and dependent upon adequate funding being available.

Please send a resume with cover letter explaining your interest in the position to: The Nicola Valley Aboriginal Community Justice Program PO Box 819, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Attention: NVCJSS Board Chair Or by email to: nvacjp@uniserve.com Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date is: December 31, 2019

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STUDENTS WELCOME TO APPLY NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY WILL TRAIN. Please submit resume in person to 1195 Houston Street, Merritt B.C.

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TROPICO SPICE RESTAURANT IS LOOKING FOR KITCHEN HELPER

Salary: $31,200.00 $33,500.00/Annually Full Time, Permanent Start Date: 2020-01-15 Job Description: slicing, chopping, peeling, cutting and marinating meats, vegetables, other foodstuffs, ready for cooking, assisting with frying, braising, steaming, other cooking tasks. Washing and maintaining kitchen hygiene, cleaning up, dishwashing, removing trash, unpacking supplies, organizing and all related kitchen work, to assist the cooks.

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Salary: $34,000.00 $38,000.00/Annually Full Time, Permanent Start Date: 2020-01-15 Job Description: preparation of all dishes for lunch and dinner for a busy restaurant, must have min. 2 years experience in any food, professional cook certificate an asset.

How to Apply Drop off resume in person to 1953 Nicola Avenue, Merritt Ask for Felix Huang or Email: tropicofh@ gmail.com

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Stella Artois Table & 3 stools, Draw date December 23

JACKSON TRIGGS YELLOW TAIL CABERNET BUBBLES/ROSE SAUVIGNON, BUBBLES PINOT GRIGIO 750 ml

Sale Dates December 12-29, 2019

ALL SINGLE MALTS SCOTCH WHISKEYS

HARDY STAMP RIESLING GEWURZTRAMINER 750 ml

1.5 L

14.99

$

+ TAX & DEP. REG. 17.99 SAVE $3

9.79

$

10.99

$

+ TAX & DEP: REG. 13.99 SAVE $3

BELOW GOVT LIQUOR STORE PRICES

CORONA

GREY GOOSE JOHNNIE

12 BTL

1.75 L

EXTRA

23.39

$

+ TAX & DEP. SAVE $6 REG. $29.39

YELLOW TAIL

CABERNET SAUVIGNON, PINOT GRIGIO, SHIRAZ, MOSCATO, SAUVIGNON BLANC, MERLOT 750 ml

10.39

$

+ TAX & DEP: SAVE $3 REG. $13.39

VODKA

104.89

$

+ TAX & DEP SAVE $3 REG. 107.89

SAPPORO, GROLSCH STEAMWORKS PILSNER 500 ml

1.99

$

EA. + TAX & DEP SAVE $1 REG. $2.99

WALKER BLACK LABEL

+TAX & DEP:REG. $13.29 SAVE $3.50

STOLICHNAYA VODKA 1.14 L

1.75 L

103.89

$

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JACKSON TRIGGS PINOT GRIGIO, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 4L

36.79

$

+ TAX & DEP. SAVE $3 REG. $39.79

CROWN ROYAL DELUXE CANADIAN WHISKEY 1.75 L

52.89

$

$

+TAX & DEP. SAVE $5 REG. $41.89

+ TAX & DEP. SAVE $8 REG. $60.89

36.89

Merry Christmas from all the Staff at Merritt Liquor Store All prices are excluding tax and deposit. Not valid with any other offers, no rain checks. Promotion can be revoked at any time, without prior notice or until quantity lasts. Must be 19+ to purchase. 2 Pieces of id required. Drink Responsibly.