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Kinder Morgan says the province’s five conditions will be met — including an adequate oil spill plan Tanker approaches Westridge terminal in Burnaby, near the oil refinery also supplied by the Trans Mountain pipeline. Kinder Morgan Canada Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The B.C. government’s opposition to Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain expansion pipeline has some in the Nicola Valley sharing a sympathetic ear, with the understanding that this position isn’t written in stone.

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informed the National Energy Board (NEB) that it cannot support the project at this time as the company hasn’t provided an adequate plan to prevent, respond and recover from an oil spill.

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World leading practices for spill prevention, recovery and response are part of five conditions the province established in 2012 for new or expanded heavy-oil pipelines in B.C. In a press release, Kinder Morgan stated it is committed to meeting B.C.’s five conditions and believes the company will be

able to satisfy those conditions by the time the regulatory process is complete.

Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart said that while there wasn’t evidence to suggest Kinder Morgan had met the government’s five conditions, the province is working with the company to clarify how it can meet those conditions.

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“I don’t think it’s ‘no’ forever.

There’s a commitment to work together and to work with industry,” Tegart said.

She added that the pipeline is “a critical project for the province and for the country” but government’s environmental standards cannot be compromised.

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After a cold November and December started the operating season early, Merritt’s extreme weather shelter is holding strong with its funding and volunteers.

Shelter co-ordinator Amery Schultz told the Herald the facility is on budget and not pressured to shut down early, now halfway through the five months it’s open annually.

The facility has seen approximately 25 different people access the shelter overnight in each of the past two months, totalling 137 overnight guests in December and about 122 in November.

These numbers are similar to last year’s season, despite this season’s opening date of November 2 — eight days earlier than last year’s opening of November 10.

“This is the earliest we’ve been open and traditionally in early November we have always ended up closing a little bit because the weather warms up a little bit,” Schultz said.

November 2014 saw the shelter open 21 days that month compared to last November’s 29 days.

He said about half of the shelter’s clientele have been locals, and while the facility is open to all, it caters primarily to homeless people.

On average this winter half of its 10 beds have been filled.

Schultz said that the two weeks prior to Christmas the shelter met or was close to its bed capacity each night.

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INSIDE Opinion ------------------------------------------ 6-7 Faith ----------------------------------------------- 11 History -------------------------------------------- 19 Health --------------------------------------------- 21 Sports --------------------------------------------- 22 Classifieds --------------------------------------- 25 The shelter, located on Quilchena Avenue, was accessed by about 25 different people in November and December of 2015. Michael Potestio/Herald

Part of the reason for budget stability is the fact that this year the number of hours to paid staff has been cut from 24 to 16, and an incentive program for shelter volunteers has been implemented.

“It’s a huge cost savings to us,” Schultz said.

BC Housing supplied $34,000 to help the shelter stay operational through the 2015-16 season.

Schultz said volunteers who work 20 hours at the shelter receive a gift card as a show of

appreciation.

The shelter has about 38 volunteers who have worked at the shelter at least once per month, but Schultz said they can always use more.

It can also always use extra community donations to allow them to buy extra food and clothing.

“Right now our bills get paid, but the stuff we have to ask for [are] things like food, [and] warm clothing donations,” he said.

— Amery Schultz, shelter co-ordinator

New shelter initiative implemented, another on its way One initiative that first year shelter co-ordinator Amery Schultz is implementing at the downtown cold weather response facility, which caters to homeless people, is the practice of staggered closure.

Ordinarily, the shelter is open from 5 p.m. through to 8 a.m., but this season Schultz has left it

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open until 9 a.m. on weekdays, which has been met with limited success.

“The nice thing about the later closing on a week day is it allows me as the housing first co-ordinator to actually get people to other service agencies,” Schultz said.

While the shelter closes at 8 a.m., clients are allowed to stay until 9 a.m. and Schultz drops in to drive clients to appointments, or connects them with other agen-

cies if they have a desire to do so.

“How do you expect anybody to deal with their life issues if they’re living on the street, or even out of a shelter? It doesn’t work,” Schultz said.

Before implementing this, these clients would have been left to fend for themselves at 8 a.m., often with no way of getting to other social service agencies and appointments in town.

“Most of our people found

themselves getting in trouble before they ever made it to their appointment,” he said noting some will instead give in to their issues of drug or alcohol abuse.

“It’s all well and good for professionals like myself to [say] ‘you need to get help,’ but unless somebody extends that hand to help them along the way and make sure they get there, what’s the point?” Schultz said.

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• Province opposes pipeline The B.C. government is close to releasing its plan to provide “world-leading” prevention and response to land-based oil spills, but that progress isn’t enough to change its opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

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SIDEWALK CLEARING Sidewalk Clearing: Every residential property owner or occupier shall remove snow or ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting their property within twenty-four (24) hours of accumulation except for weekends and holidays.

Dec. 15, 2015 Regular Council Meeting recap GENERAL MATTERS Delegations and Recognitions Shawn Sanders, MTS Maintenance Training Systems Inc. pinning ceremony for Kevin Vilac awarding Kevin his Professional Operators Certificate through the Environmental Operators Certification Program Ms. T. Hadwin, Chief Operating Officer, Gold Country Communities Society made a presentation to Council highlighting the Gold Country initiatives for the upcoming year. Ms. Hadwin also showed Council the Gold Country YouTube Video for their viewing pleasure.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT Council direct Administration to prepare a Council Policy workshop to review the City’s revitalization tax exemption programs; AND THAT Council direct Administration not to accept further applications for such exemptions until that review is complete.

THAT Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a threeyear Tourism and Visitor Information Services Agreement with the Nicola Valley Heritage Society as per the attached proposal.

BYLAWS City of Merritt Five Year Financial Plan (2015-2019) Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2203, 2015 was adopted.

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Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2204, 2015 was adopted.

NEW BUSINESS THAT the City rescind Resolution #298 dated May 12, 1980 that states: “THAT the letter from Mr. A. Moffat dated May 3rd, 1980 be received and filed and that Mr. Moffat

be advised that a lease is not required as the town will provide a bowling green in perpetuity for use by the community” Voting Opposed: Councillor Christopherson THAT the motion that the City separate the Lawn Bowling facility into the lawn bowling green and the building, and lease

BUSINESS LICENCE LATE PENALTY REMINDER Please be reminded that the late penalty, 10% of the business licence is now in effect.

the bowling green to the Lawn Bowling Club and look for other uses for the building be deferred until Administration can address concerns raised by Council from a previous In-Camera Council meeting.

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Every owner or occupier of real property shall immediately remove snow, ice or rubbish from the roof or other part of a structure adjacent to a highway or pathway or sidewalk where such snow or ice or rubbish presents a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

Every business or industrial owner or occupier shall remove snow or ice from sidewalk or pathways abutting the property by ten (10) a.m. of any day and, as needed, following the accumulation of snow or ice.

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By Michael Potestio

City council committees approved City council has unanimously adopted the terms of reference for three standing council committees and a fourth is on its way.

At its regular meeting Tuesday (Jan.12) council approved the terms for the finance and audit committee, police committee and tourism and economic development committee.

A standing committee is an advisory to council which will make recommendations for council consideration within the scope of its terms of reference.

This new council operated the entire first year of its four year term without any standing committees in place, and some developments within that year have helped spur the need for some of these recently approved committees.

The finance and audit committee was put in place partially in response to the $300,000 in

cost overruns associated with the Central Park Improvement Project, which went unbeknownst to council until publicized in the Herald.

The police committee was implemented in response to recommendations from the auditor general for local government’s report that showed the city lacked knowledge of its own police agreement.

While the voting component of the police committee and finance and audit committee will be comprised solely of council members, the tourism committee will include two members of the public.

Councillors will now be selected by the mayor to sit on the respective councils.

Coun. Brown — who has been put in charge of developing these committees — said she will bring forth the terms of reference for an environment committee at one of the next few council meetings.

Anti-tethering legislation on the horizon Residents who leave their dogs tied up without access to water and shelter, or the ability to move around may soon be slapped with a ticket.

At its regular council meeting on Tuesday (Jan.12) city council voted 6-1 to give three readings to an amendment of its animal control bylaw. Only Coun. Linda Brown voted in opposition to the motion.

Brown said the city has no real control over tethering, and doesn’t understand why council is adding this amendment.

Coun. Mike Goetz responded saying that while it will be tough to police, there is no regulation over the city implementing some form of bylaw

enforcement, which being complaint driven, would take a mere camera photo to show the evidence to the bylaw office.

Coun. Kurt Christopherson said that this bylaw, while difficult to enforce, makes a statement to people who may wish to tether their dog for a long period of time.

A report to city council in Tuesday’s agenda pointed out that tethering dogs is not illegal, and the provincial government has no legislation regulating tethering. However, the community charter doesn’t limit a municipality’s authority in dealing with such matters. The amendment is expected to come back to council for adoption on Jan. 26.

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HERALD OPINION EDITORIAL

Avatar sequel bombs in Walbran Avatar, the futurefantasy blockbuster that beat Titanic as all-time Hollywood box office champ, has TOM FLETCHER finally been B.C. unseated by VIEWS the latest Star Wars space opera.

I watched Avatar on TV over the holidays for the first time since its 2009 release, and was able to see past the bombastic special effects to examine it for what it is, an anti-capitalist propaganda film.

Psychopathic military commander teams with evil mining executive to blast and slaughter their way to a chunk of rare mineral, ridiculously named “unobtainium.” Giant tree, home of highly evolved Na’vi people and their delicate jungle ecosystem, is toppled for sadistic fun and profit, before nature’s collective strikes back.

Canadian director James Cameron helped the global anti-development network use the movie in its celebrity attack on the Alberta oil industry.

Now the story line is being employed again in B.C., in an effort to revive the 1990s “war in the woods” that led to the creation of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.

Protest tactics are being refined.

Targeting just outside the boundary of the vast park established 20 years ago, giant trees are named and an Avatarstyle narrative of unbridled greed is spoon-fed to urban media.

There’s a “Tolkien Giant” now, although I’m reliably informed it is not one of those trees that gets up and walks around in the Lord of the Rings movies. This tree is also protected from logging, as are most of the poster trees used for propaganda and fundraising.

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The gradual evolution of a hunter OTHMAR VOHRINGER The OUTDOORSMAN In the second week of December I planned to go hunting one more time before the close of the season.

As usual, the night before I got all my gear together and consulted my notes in preparation for

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the next day.

My alarm awoke me at 4:30 in the morning.

While the coffee was brewing I started to load up the truck with hunting gear then went back into the house. While sitting at the kitchen table sipping the fresh coffee in front of me, I decided I would rather just go back to bed.

I unloaded the truck and did just that.

That morning I had reached a certain point in the evolution of a hunter.

As with all things in life, the perspective of a hunter changes as time goes on.

These stages are

broadly recognized as the shooting stage, limiting out stage, trophy stage, method stage and finally the sportsman stage.

As a hunter matures the factors of what he may consider to be a successful hunt may change, so may his goals, ethics and often his role models and hunting companions too.

The shooting stage is the phase where a young or new hunter ties his success closely to getting a lot of shooting done or at least seeing lots of game animals that provide him with exiting opportunities.

A young or new hunter is also very inquisitive,

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allowable game limits, constantly observing and but unlike the shooter this investigating everything hunter has learned much that happens around him about hunting tactics and to learn from it. will employ that knowlIt is at this beginning edge with almost religious stage of his evolution eagerness to achieve his where it pays to keep a goals. close watch and guide the The hunter who reachhunter in the right direces the trophy stage is very tion and tame his or her selective about what he trigger-happy eagerness. wants and what he regards When the hunter as success. reaches the limiting out These hunters look for stage the satisfaction is a very special animal and still somewhat guided by for that they are prepared the numbers of animals to travel far and wait for that he is able to take in a years until the opportunity given season. arrives to take that very It’s called the limiting special animal that they out stage because at this have set their mind on. stage the hunter is driven by the desire to fill his See ‘The sportsman’ Page 7

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YOUR OPINION

Walbran logging protesters are misguided From Page 6 The network uses multiple front groups.

Vancouver-based Wilderness Committee stages urban protests and issues news releases, while Ecojustice lawyers fight forest company injunctions against direct actions that disrupt legal logging. An employee of the B.C. branch plant of Sierra Club lurks, apparently co-ordinating media and protesters.

A 1990s remnant called Friends of CarmanahWalbran issued a statement Nov. 9 announcing “autonomous action� by three protesters to disrupt logging. Not their guys, you understand, just masked individuals willing to lock themselves to equipment or wander into a road-building blast zone, forcing work to stop for safety reasons.

These are among the actions that forced the logging company to go to court for an injunction.

Cast in the role of evil corporation is Teal-Jones Group, a B.C. forest company trying to operate in what is now the most environmentally restricted forest in the world. It keeps about 2,000 people employed in logging and its sawmills in Surrey, where investments have been made to handle second-growth coastal timber as well as what little oldgrowth they are allowed to harvest.

Protesters have dubbed their latest target, the tiny 3.2 hectare cutblock 4424, “Black Diamond Grove� for media and fundraising purposes.

Teal-Jones forester Chris Harvey provided me some information to counter protester claims. Block 4424 isn’t being logged, although it was permitted last fall. Protesters are targeting other operations, none of which are in the contentious Walbran “bite� area next to the park.

Teal-Jones has not only received permits and worked with environmental organizations, its operations are independently certified by the Canadian Standards Association.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge granted an extension of the injunction protecting Teal-Jones’ operations on Jan. 4. The judge wasn’t swayed by protesters packing the Victoria courtroom, and upheld a 50-metre safety zone around working equipment in the Walbran Valley until the end of March.

A Wilderness Committee spokesman with no evident forestry qualifications was appalled. He will no doubt continue to issue news releases and write his own version for left-wing fringe publications that seek to perpetuate an urban culture of revulsion for logging.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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RE: PASSAGES OF 2015 — STEPHEN HARPER (Jan. 7) In a world drowned in lefty/progressive Media Party collusion, spin, lies and the multitude of sins of omission, it’s always a breath of fresh air to read the truth from those rare gems like Tom Fletcher. — posted by “Dan Mancuso�

I think we shall soon see that boring conservative government keeps us out of more problems than ‘popular’ Liberal government.

I think the Conservative party lost because more libertarian conservatives were too upset by the spinning of every bit of news and the gagging of most members of parliament and public servants.

I could understand the control at the beginning of the mandate but after two terms Harper needed to ease up a bit. — posted by “Dr. Clarke Slemon�

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From Page 6 For them, the kill becomes less important than the search and hunt itself.

In this case, even a hunt without a kill is a success because success is also measured in experiences made.

Method hunters have accumulated all the equipment and knowledge they possibly could or would need.

The satisfaction for these hunters still comes from the game they take but more so from the methods they employ.

Method hunters can spend days, weeks and months planning a hunt or particular strategy. Quite often the planning and strategy becomes more of a focus than the kill. They may make it more challenging for themselves simply because they are bored with what they consider the “easy way� of achieving success. At this stage of a hunter’s life it’s often just the knowledge that he could have pulled the trigger if he wanted too that provides the satisfaction.

And finally, when a hunter reaches the sportsman stage he tends to mellow out.

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tion.

Now it’s time to slow down and smell the roses a bit. This hunter’s satisfaction often comes from the total experience of being out in nature with friends and family.

The hunter at the sportsman stage does not have the inner urge any more to go hunting at every available moment at his disposal.

If he wakes up on the morning of a planned hunt but doesn’t feel like it anymore he goes back to bed, knowing there will be other days to go out to hunt.

Othmar Vohringer lives in the Nicola Valley. He is a animal behaviourist and outdoor writer for hunting magazines in Canada and the U.S. www.othmarvohringer.com

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FRIENDS & Neighbours Friends & Neighbours Kaitlyn Suzuki: Thrift shop volunteer

Kaitlyn Suzuki has been a volunteer with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary since she was in Grade 9. Submitted photo

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Kaitlyn Suzuki has been a volunteer with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for over six months.

Her grandmother, who has volunteered with the Auxiliary for many years, inspired her to get involved.

After hearing a presentation at her high school this past winter from an Auxiliary member about youth volunteer opportunities, she decided to apply for a volunteer position. Kaitlyn has been an active volunteer within the community since she was in Grade 9, as it keeps her busy and is something she enjoys doing.

In addition to the Auxiliary, she has volunteered with the Asset Committee, Smart Step, and Student Council. Kaitlyn is currently finishing Grade 12 and is looking forward to attending university next year, pursuing a degree in engineering. She is also a passionate artist who enjoys drawing and acrylic painting.

Kaitlyn enjoys seeing the outcome of volunteering and knowing that the work that she did resulted in a benefit to someone or something.

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When asked why she thinks other youth should get involved in volunteering, this was her response: “I think it is important for youth to be involved in volunteering because it not only benefits the community, but also themselves.

“Youth can have such a huge impact on the world, and I think they should strive to do the best they can. Volunteering also can benefit them.

“It teaches them life skills, helps them develop important contacts, can help them earn scholarships, and gives them a great feeling, knowing that they’re helping others.”

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Mayor confident Kinder Morgan and B.C. gov will come to an agreement From Page 1 Upper Nicola Band Chief Harvey McLeod said his community shares the province’s concern regarding the environmental impact of the pipeline as it is top priority for them as well.

“We’ve been in dialogue with Kinder Morgan for well over two years, and it isn’t surprising to me that the province would come out and oppose the pipeline,” McLeod said.

McLeod said he understands the company is under a lot of pressure to meet the demands of First Nations communities and the provincial government in order to make this new pipeline a reality.

He said the band continues to have discussions with Kinder Morgan, and hasn’t yet taken a position for or against the pipeline.

Kinder Morgan has stated that the government’s five conditions include several requirements Trans Mountain cannot answer to alone.

The conditions related to world-leading marine oil spill response, prevention and recovery, and aboriginal treaty rights and the province’s fair share of economic benefits require multiple parties to work together.

The project has significant economic implications for Merritt and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), and government leaders in this area who support the project understand the province isn’t turning its back on the pipeline for good.

TNRD chairman John Ranta said he thought Kinder Morgan’s track record when it comes to oil spill response has been very good, and said believes the province isn’t turning down the pipeline, just seeking more information.

He also noted the economic benefits the project stands to bring the TNRD, as community benefit agreements signed with the district would see some $885,000 to projects in the electoral areas that would be affected by the pipeline.

Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson has said that the TNRD will collect over $13 million annually in taxes.

Trans Mountain also signed a community benefit agree-

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City reminding businesses to renew licenses for 2016 City hall is asking Merritt business owners to remember to renew their licenses, or it may cost a little extra.

City administration said they mailed renewal reminders out in November of last year, and those that haven’t updated yet will get an additional ten per cent added to the fee. Wait until after January 31, and that penalty will rise to 20 per cent.

“No person shall carry on, maintain,

ment with Merritt to provide $420,000 worth of in-kind work to build trails in the area, and provide $50,000 in scholarships funds for trades students.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said the government has some concerns to work out and is confident the government and Kinder Morgan will come to an agreement.

Anderson has stated that Merritt residents will see significant benefits as a result of the expansion.

In an media release he wrote that if approved, the City of Merritt will collect an additional $151,000 in taxes, bringing the total to $250,000.

The expansion will also result in $419 million in construction spending in Merritt, and workers are expected to spend about $40 million in the city on things such as accommodation, meals and clothing.

The Trans Mountain pipeline has been operating for 60 years and it has already been twinned on the Alberta side.

Kinder Morgan is hoping for an NEB decision to recommend proceeding by May. Final approval will be up to the federal cabinet.

own or operate from premises within the city, a trade, business, profession, occupation or calling without holding a valid and subsisting licence issued under this bylaw by the licence inspector.” said a press release from the city, quoting the Business License Bylaw.

“The City of Merritt highly recommends businesses to renew their license for 2016 to avoid further late fees,” it added.

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Schultz would like to see the shelter stay open during the day From Page 3 One initiative Schultz said he still intends to implement is keeping the shelter — located at 1937 Quilchena Ave. — open during the day as a place for community lunches and information about social services that are available in town.

However, doing this will likely require paid staff.

“One of the things this town is desperately lacking is any kind of a drop in place where these same people that crash at night [at the cold weather shelter] can hangout during the day,” Schultz said.

He said that on a cold day people that are absolutely homeless will find themselves loitering in businesses and getting themselves kicked out back onto the street.

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January 25 – 29, 2016 February 5, 2016

Friday

Provincial Exams Secondary Schools. (Days to vary per secondary school.)

Non-Instructional Day (Curriculum Implementation Day.)

February 8, 2016

Monday

Family Day.

February 9, 2016

Tuesday

February 19, 2016

Friday

Princeton and Merritt Secondary School Report Cards go home.

Non-Instructional Day (Professional Development Day.)

March 4, 2016

Friday

Merritt and Princeton Elementary Report Cards go home.

March 8-9, 2016

Tue. – Wed.

All Schools – Shortened day for parent/teacher interviews. (Schools closed 1 hour early each day.)

March 11, 2016

Friday

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March 14-18, 2016

Mon. – Fri.

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March 21 – 24, 2016

Mon. – Thurs.

March 25, 2016

Friday

Non-Instructional Days (In-lieu of Professional Development.)

Good Friday.

March 28, 2016

Monday

Easter Monday.

March 29, 2016

Tuesday

Schools reopen after the break.

April 22, 2016

Friday

Princeton Secondary School Third Term report cards go home.

April 29, 2016

Friday

Merritt Secondary School Third Term report cards go home.

May 20, 2016

Friday

Non-Instructional Day (Curriculum Implementation Day.)

May 23, 2016

Monday

Victoria Day.

June 22-29, 2016

Provincial Exams Secondary Schools. (Days to vary per secondary school.)

June 29, 2016

Wednesday

Year End Report Cards go home.

June 29, 2016

Wednesday

Last day of classes.

June 30, 2016

Thursday

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FAITH

Influencing a utopian culture in 2016 and beyond NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH Christmas 2015 has come and gone. If the Lord tarries, Christmas celebrations will return in a little over 11 months.

In our market-driven society, glossy Christmas fliers and catalogues will make inroads into homes even by October.

Lured by the blitz, parents will once more fantasize while children would pester for the 2016 edition of new merchandise.

Nervous about their fourth-quarter returns, retail stores would entice us to empty our wallets and seduce us to worship at the altar of consumerism.

Deep inside, we would realize something is amiss, yet being weak to cut the umbilical cord of pressure, we would succumb again to the pressure.

But if we care to trace our ‘Christian’ roots, we would discover that the church fathers had different ideas on how to celebrate the first coming of Christ to earth.

The first church official to propose special activities for the preChristmas period was Perpetus, the Bishop of Tours.

To help the flock prepare for the holidays, in A.D. 490, he advocated fasting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from Nov. 11 to Christmas Eve. This practice, which mirrored Lent, spread slowly throughout Christendom. In the Orthodox Church, Advent still includes fasting. In most places, it lasts from Nov. 15 to Dec. 24.

Armenian Orthodox Church members fast

for three of the seven weeks between Nov. 15 and Jan. 6.

Sadly, in this everchanging world of technology, the capitalist god of market economy generates fanciful expectations which, when unmet, create a vacuum in our lives.

In human history, vacuums have always been filled whether for good or bad ends.

The Communist revolution that propelled to power Joseph Stalin and, later, Vladimir Lenin, claimed to fill the vacuum of the masses with material prosperity and equality.

To achieve their

goals, millions of people were put to death.

The egalitarianism they promised is portrayed in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm where he wrote: “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.�

The god of Communist ideology failed — the vacuum still persisted.

The rise of Nazism was indeed startling.

Our sensibilities are still traumatized by what Adolf Hitler carried out.

But we must not forget the vacuum he filled.

Europe was living on glorious memories of the past. The church

was irrelevant.

So, Europe got Nazism which positioned itself as the rising tide of the future against the nostalgic waves of the past.

Europe and the world suffered as a result.

In our own times, the reign of terror unleashed over the world by suicide bombers raises the question: Why are young people willing to kill innocent lives and often be killed in the process?

The cadre of bombers comprises not just the unemployed and the illiterate, but the privileged educated young persons.

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Snowpacks depths at near-normal levels

Ethan Simon 1. Where do you go to school and what grade are you in?

I go to Merritt Secondary School and I am in grade 10.

2. What other hobbies or activities are you involved in?

In my spare time I enjoy spending time with friends, sleeping, eating and living life.

3. How and why did you become involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters?

I was introduced to the program during a presentation during my class and one of my friends, Ernie, also told me about it. I thought that this program would be awesome to be involved in.

4. What do you enjoy about the In-School Teen Mentoring Program?

I enjoy spending time with my Little Buddy and having fun. I enjoy how the program helps a child and teaches me a few new things in the process.

5. What activities do you and your Little Buddy do?

My Little Buddy and I play board games, hang out outside and play sports and games in the gym.

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The B.C. River Forecast Centre estimates much of the province at normal levels. The North Thompson is at 97 per cent of normal at the beginning of January, while the South Thompson is at 100 per cent.

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The forecast centre said the area in the Pacific Ocean known as “the blob” has dissipated.

It is thought responsible for last year’s warm winter and low snowpacks.

While El Nino conditions are now at play, the climate phenomenon produces different results across B.C. The forecast centre said the last similar El Nino year, in 1997-1998, resulted in snowpacks only slightly below normal.

By early January, snowpacks have accumulated about half their annual amount.

6. How is your friendship with your Little Buddy fitting into your life?

My friendship with my Little Buddy has fit into my life perfectly. School days can be long, but on the day I visit my Little Buddy I am given a break and it gives me something exciting to do.

7. Why do you think other teens should volunteer in this program?

I believe that other teens should join these types of programs, because it teaches you a lot. It’s also tons of fun to spend time with someone who looks up to you.

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#2607

$139,900

$514,900 STRATA HOME

GREAT LOCATION

GREAT VIEWS

ED

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UC RED

Quality built Cape Code style home on 0.44 acres with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, country kitchen, and a fully finished basement. Yard is landscaped with U/G sprinklers, a gazebo, covered deck, attached double garage plus a 32x28 shop/ garage with 12 ft ceilings. Lot of RV parking.

#2611

DESIRABLE AREA

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#2521

$229,900

Spacious mobile home with addition on 0.33 acre lot with 7 well producing fruit trees. Home has spacious rooms, is well maintained with 1 yr old roof on main home. Close to school.

#2587

$218,000

Executive home with view in great Bench area & nicely landscaped. Home features 5 bedrms, 3.5 baths, gourmet kitchen, formal dining, large living rm, den, family room, full bsmt & a double garage.

#2564

$475,000

5 bedroom home on large lot, close to all amenities.

Features newer laminate floors on main, newer paint, furnace, soaker tub & new roof. Fully finished basement with family room. RV parking.

#2598

$265,000

new

Well maintained 3 bedrm home with nice kitchen, pine cabinets, formal dining & large living room with gas F/P. Lots of room in bsmt with workshop area, rec.room & den. Double garage, RV parking and is nicely landscaped.

New rancher with deluxe spacious kitchen, dining room & great great with gas F/P. Den, laundry & 1 bedrm on main, 1 bedrm above & possible 3rd in loft. Double garage. GST applicable.

Very clean home with 2 bedrms, great open floor plan, island in kitchen & central A/C. Very nice yard with flower garden & cedar hedge for privacy and a covered sundeck for those BBQ days, and a woodshed for storage.

#2588

#2602

#2612

$313,999

LOTS OF POTENTIAL

$359,900 big shop

$74,900

CLOSE TO SHOPPING

ED

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UC RED Lovely 4 bedrm, 2 bath large family home with fully fin. basement with family & games rooms. Bright spacious kitchen incl. 5 appliances. Beautiful fenced backyard with lane access & RV parking.

IN LOWER NICOLA

UC RED

Very nice townhouse, with bigger yard & less traffic. Tastefully decorated, 3 bedrms up, 3 pce ensuite plus office/play room, open living/kitchen area. Great patio in large fenced yard.

5 bedroom home with partly finished basement.

Located in low traffic area in a family oriented neighbourhood. House needs work. Lots of storage, carport. Parking for RV.

Well maintained corner lot with 5 bedrm, 2 bath home with updated & tastefully decorated.

Completely fenced private yard with lots of room.

Has large new deck and 20x28 insulated shop.

Lots of parking

Well kept older home with huge yard & lane access. Has 2 bedroom on the main, fully finished basement with recr.oom. Single garage with lots of storage . Close to schools.

#2463

#2577

#2497

#2589

$214,900

$165,000

$295,000

$159,000

MOVE IN READY

SOMETHING SPECIAL

nice NEIGHBOURHOOD

IMPRESSIVE RANCHER

GREAT BENCH LOCATION

immaculate home

LOCATION, LOCATION

NICE ADDITION

Large 5 bedroom family home with double garage, 20x24 shop & 20x8 storage. Plenty of parking.

U/G sprinklers, BI vac, central A/C and enclosed front deck and fully fenced backyard.

Beautifully finished 3 bedroom rancher with large bonus room above. Open main floor, NW flooring, HE furnace with heat pump, HW on demand, 2 baths, A/C, fully fenced yard. Close to downtown.

1800 sq.ft. rancher only 6 yrs old, 3 bedrms, plus bonus room above garage, open kitchen with all appliances, HW floors, crown moldings, 9 ft ceilings, in excellent condition. Fenced backyard.

Good size family home in quiet Bench location. This home features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, fully finished basement with rec. room, play room, office and den. Fenced backyard, RV parking and a covered deck. This home has tons of potential.

#2562

#2563

#2572

Quality built & immaculate family home in quiet area on 0.26 acre lot. Home has been well maintained, high quality laminate, 4 bedrms, 5 pce ensuite & 2 other full baths. Has 2 bedrm suite with long term tenant.

This 2 bedroom home with good solid construction needs some updates. Has full, unfinished basement, large covered deck, fruit trees and a garden area in back.

#2582

Family home with 3 bedrms up, 1 down, open concept design with vaulted ceilings, large kitchen, sunken living room, gas F/P and large ensuite. Within walking distance to elementary school.

2 bedrm mobile with addition in one of the nicest parks. One bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living room in center. Addition has enclosed porch & family room.

d l o s

$279,900

$339,900

#2506

$269,900

$295,000

$279,900

#2505

$419,900

#2557

$225,000

#2533

$72,900

ADULT ORIENTED STRATA

SPENCES BRIDGE

NICELY RENOVATED

OVERLOOKS RIVER

GREAT STARTER HOME

APARTMENT

HERITAGE CHARMER

OVER 3200 SQ.FT.

GREAT STARTER HOME

QUALITY & DESIGN

One of the nicest gated communities in Merritt with views of the Nicola River. Has 3 bedrms, 2 baths, open design living, gas F/P, galley kitchen with nook, laundry on main, hobby & rec.rm down.

Great opportunity – full side by side duplex with fenced yard and close to the Thompson River.

Each side is a 1 bedroom unit with a common area of enclosed porch. As is where is.

2 bedrm manufactured home with huge private sundeck with hot tub, sauna & 30 x 12 work shed all overlooking Nicola River & golf course. One of a kind in a perfect location.

3 bedrm heritage home completely restored with new plumbing, electrical, insulation, windows, refinished wood flooring & bathroom. Bonus room in attic. New pergola & 1 car garage.

Custom home with open kitchen/family room, vaulted ceilings, 4 bedrms up, 4.5 baths, 6 ft crawl space for storage. Enjoy the nice covered deck, gazebo and fish pond in backyard.

#2340

#2559

Very nice floor plan in this 4 bedroom family home, close to schools. Features newer kitchen and flooring, 2 gas F/P’s, 4 baths, full basement with inlaw living quarters with walkout basement.

Double garage.

Great starter home with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, and in good area, close to school. Has an attached 17x23 garage/shop. Home needs some TLC of paint and flooring. Perfect for handyman.

#2584

Great little 2 bedroom home with many updates & renovations of newer windows, plumbing, electrical, new plank flooring throughout, new plumbing fixtures, paint, doors & tri, plus a duct cleaning & regular furnace mtnce.

Newer 2 bedroom apartment in “The Summit” comes with stainless steel appliances, 1.5 baths and laundry room. No more shoveling snow! Great place to live, close to transit.

#2586

Nicely renovated 2 bedroom house on large private lot. Home has had recent updates of new roof, electrical, plumbing, kitchen, bathrm, flooring & more. Great starter, retirement or investment home.

#2510

#2531

$210,000

$84,900

#2593

$129,900

#2518

$87,900

#2583

$137,500

$159,000

$224,900

#2597

$319,900

STARTER/INVESTMENT

ON EXTRA LARGE LOT

GOOD FAMILY HOME

NICELY UPDATED

EXTRA LARGE LOT

EXTRA LARGE LOT

LARGE FAMILY HOME

GREAT STARTER HOME

This would be a great starter home or investment property with 2 bedrooms up, 1 in partially finished basement & 1.5 baths. Great corner lot with good access. Property needs some TLC.

Quality family home in good area. Has vaulted ceilings, Mill Creek kitchen cabinets with granite top on center island, 3 bedrms, 3.5 baths, full basement, U/G sprinklers, 2 car garage.

Home features 4 bedrms, HW floors, large gourmet kitchen with appliances, sunken living room, newer shingles, some windows & exterior doors in past few years & A/C. RV parking.

Great starter home with 3 bedrooms up, 1.5 baths, newer windows and siding. Has a full partly finished basement. Close to schools. Has lane access.

Perfect family home with 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, family rm, games rm, wine rm, office & storage all on 5 levels. Double garage has 10 ft doors & work area. Great yard with 1 ½ lots for extra parking.

Older 2 bedroom home in nice neighbourhood, close to the downtown. An extra large 13,780 sq.ft. lot with subdivision potential. Lane access, huge backyard with single garage.

Located in a great area of Merritt. Some recent upgrades include new roof, new laminate floors, kitchen counters, sink & taps. 3 bedrms up, 1 down plus 2 bedm suite. Spacious open floor plan.

2 gas F/P’s, skylights & double garage.

Located across from elementary school. Home has new kitchen with tile backsplash, pellet stove, new HW tank, 3 bedrms up, 12x32 attached garage and fully fenced backyard with fruit trees.

#2566

#2600

#2409

#2585

#2504

#2548

#2554

#2561

$129,900

WALK TO SHOPPING

$379,900

ACROSS FROM PARK

$289,000

HERITAGE CHARM

$129,900 DUPLEX

$389,900 brookmere

$129,900

WELL MAINTAINED

$329,900

LOCATION, LOCATION

2 bedroom mobile in Eldorado Mobile Home Park.

New plumbing with heat tape, 1 bath, comes with all appliances. Quick possession. Close to golf course. Pad rent $346 per month.

This 2 bedroom home is close to amenities and walking trail along river. Open concept kitchen.

Yard is fenced with room for RV’s. Has 1 car detachdd garage/shop, great for handyman.

This home has had many upgrades such as furnace, HW tank, insulation, electrical, plumbing, & windows. 3 bedrms, new custom kitchen with newer appliances. Wood stove in basement. Lots of parking.

Side by side duplex within walking distance to amenities. Each side has 100 amp, 2 bedrms 1 bathm kitchen and living room plus a fenced backyard. Total duplex in 864 sq.ft. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

Perfect retreat for outdoor enthusiast with year round activities. Close to fishing, cross-country skiing, quading & more. Beautiful 2 bedrm home with open kitchen/living room, double garage, lots of parking.

2 bedroom home in good Park. Has a wood burning fireplace and an open kitchen, newer windows, fenced yard, nicely kept and storage shed in back with garden area & fruit trees.

Clean, spacious home with 3 bedrms up, 2 down, newer floors & kitchen cabinets. In desirable area close to shopping & amenities. Newer vinyl windows, detached garage, fenced backyard.

#2334

#2592

#2558

#2370

#2524

#2499

#2571

$46,900

$209,000

$247,500

$159,900

$339,900

$39,900

$245,000

$109,900

$435,000

EXCELLENT LOCATION

$139,900 HUGE YARD

This move in ready home has 3 bedrms, HW floors, wood insert in F/P, oak kitchen cabinets.

Single attached garage, private backyard with patio, fruit trees, garden & storage sheds. Close to downtown.

#2526

$254,900

This home features 2 full floors plus basement, 2 car garage & 2 bedrm daylight suite. Main floor has bright kitchen with island, large living rm with gas F/P, master bedrm with ensuite + 2 other bedrms.

Double garage.

#2553

$299,000

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LAKEVIEW HOME

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOT

Homes on acreage/LAND RIVERFRONT LOT

10 PRIME ACRES

264 ACRES

new

Gorgeous property of approx. 264 acres with 2 titles. Has 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing through the property. A great variety of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR.

Bring your family & horse to enjoy this acreage in Sunshine Valley. Immaculate 2 bedrm + den home, large kitchen, pantry & nook. Deluxe ensuite, vaulted ceilings, 2 baths. 26x40 storage shed & lean-to, horse stalls & water rights.

Exquisite 0.83 acres in upscale neighbourhood, river frontage with enchanting views. This unique parcel offers both privacy & accessibility.

All services to lot line, ready to build.

Indulge your with 3800 sq.ft. of high end living on 1.3 acres with panoramic views of Nicola Lake. Superb workmanship & detail include granite counters, open wooden beams, 3 bedrms, 4 baths, large deck.

Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. building that can be used as two separate 1000 sq.ft. spaces or remove center wall & use as one space. Has parking in rear. Good frontage exposure.

#2457

#2596

#2500

#2432

#2305

$1,250,000

$529,900

PRIVATE ACREAGE

9.9 ACRES

$150,000 10 ACRES

$949,900

$179,000

LAKEVIEW ACREAGE

2 ACRES

Perfect place to build the home of your dreams at Nicola Lake on 1.055 acres. Nicola Lake is great for all water sports, fishing & sailing. Two golf courses nearby.

2 acre lot in prime industrial area, close to city limits. Current zoning is “Future Development”.

Water and sewer are not connected, requires application.

#2578

#2581

$159,000

Light industrial 0.8 acres with 62x32 insulated shop in the TNRD but on the edge of town.

Located behind Shaw Cable yard & just off Coquihalla Exit. Zoning allows for wholesale commercial, service industries & more.

#2610

$297,500

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

$279,900

NICOLA LAKEVIEW LOT

INDUSTRIAL LOTS

Located just 15 mins. from Merritt, this acreage would be great to build your dream home on.

Easy access off highway, open, rolling hills, some trees, nice views and a well in place with power on the road.

Two lots of 1 acre each, being sold together with two titles. Property is private, trees with views, is gently sloping with area setup for camping & room for RV’s. Close to crown land & Kane Valley.

10.9 acres in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executives homes. Land is south facing, sloped with some trees. Great place to build your dream home and enjoy the views.

One acre lot with fabulous views of the lake & mountains. In quality subdivision of custom built homes. Worth the drive to take a look while these opportunities are still available.

3 flat light industrial bare land lots available side by side, each approx. ½ acre. Water and sewer are close to the lot lines. Each sold separately.

In busy location with tenant. Total of approx.

6600 sq.ft. with 4100 sq.ft. on main, 1050 in basement and 1520 on top floor than could be living quarters. Great opportunity.

#2591

#2594

#2374

#2411

#2565

#2573

$184,000

13 ACRES RIVERFRONT

$175,000 ON 4.64 ACRES

$239,900

$199,000 LAKEFRONT LOT

53 ACRES

Each $49,900

COMMERCIAL LOT

$850,000

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

½ acre parcel with C-3 zoning located near Walmart on east side of Airport. Site is vacant with no improvements. Utilities are nearby.

#2486 OPPORTUNITY

A great property in well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro at lot line, septic must be installed. Most of land is flat and useable.

Beautiful 4 bedrm, 3 bath log home with open design, new Mill Creek cabinets, new flooring & furnace heat pump. Has numerous outbldgs, barn, storage shed, garage & more.

Rare property that includes R-3 and FD zoning.

FD allows the Buyer to request a zoning to fit their plans such as an additional residential zoning or M-1 for Light Industrial.

#2335

#2575

12.63 ACRES

9.88 ACRES

#2208

$299,000

$360,000

$1,690,000 179 ACRES

Build your dream home on this 9.9 acres. Has some trees, open, sunny, views, easy access off highway, a well in place and power is on the road. Call for more details

#2414

8500 sq.ft. building on corner lot with easy access to highway on truck route. Has loading dock, paved parking, all on 0.8 acres site.

Phase 1 environmental has been completed.

Bring your business.

#2538

$242,900

#2508

$199,000

Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. on 2 levels with office space on ground level and 3 residential units upstairs, fully rented.

Irregular shaped parcel, presently split, zoned C-4 Highway Commercial and C-5 Airport Commercial. There is a planned rezoning change to C-9 (Shopping Centre Commercial).

#2461

#2488

$209,000

Located just 15 minutes from Merritt, this acreage would be great to build your dream home on. Easy access off highway, land in open with rolling hills, some trees & nice views.

Has well in place and power on road. Adjacent lot also available.

#2590

$184,000

Located only 2 km from city this historical south facing parcel sits on bench above Highway 8 with panoramic views, 31 acres in hay that can yield 3 crops annually, has marketable timber, a rock quarry and 3 bedrm home.

#2495

$1,241,000

Call us for a Market Evaluation.

Now is the time to list with less competition!

$2,299,000

20 ACRES

117 ACRES Property has substantial aggregate deposit, excellent for long term gravel pit operation.

37 acres of light industrial and 80 acres of residential zoning. Estimate of 29 million ton deposit.

#2301

$2,000,000

#2387

$2,500,000

INDUSTRIAL LOT

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY

276 acre site with incredible mountain & lake views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum. This parcel is above Nicola Lakeshore Estates.

Light industrial bare lot, flat site, zoned M1 for your business opportunity. Easy access to truck route and just moments from the downtown core. Call for more details.

Commercial building of approx. 5,000 sq.ft. on the main with 1100 sq.ft. up with a 3 bedroom suite. Great opportunity to run your own business and live upstairs. Zoned C2.

#2478

#2356

#2560

Amazing one acre lot with stunning panoramic views of Nicola Lake & mountains. Perfect recreation property or year round residence.

Easy access & year round recreation.

#2509

$199,000 DEVELOPERS

$1,700,000

spius creek estates

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

$850,000

Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. One parcel has a two year lease. Zoned M-1. Other parcel has “future development” zoning. Call for more details.

LAKEVIEW LOT Private acreage, treed with great access to Spius creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line. Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

$890,000

11.4 ACRES

NICOLA LAKE VIEW LOT Amazing one acre lake view lot featuring stunning panoramic views of Nicola Lake & surrounding mountains. Perfect recreation property or year round residence. Great swimming, fishing, water-skiing.

#2047

$99,000

$54,900

$325,000

Looking for a new place to start your business?

MERRITT IS THE PLACE!

Located off Petit Creek Road Great location on corner lot with 7300+ sq.ft. building, zoned C4 with site specific zoning to allow offices, lawyers, doctors, etc. Lots of parking. High visibility. For sale or lease.

#2019

$595,000

Prices starting at $199,000

These approx. 10+ acre lots are located approx.

15 minutes from Merritt in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Stunning views of the valley & some are riverfront. GST is applicable. Call for more details.

Disclosure available.

Easy highway acess, new power upgrade to City and reasonable property prices make this an ideal place to begin your future. Call one of our knowledgeable realtors to help you find what you need.

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Utopia won’t be found in any worldly ideologies From Page 11

They are risking their lives for a future utopia.

Sadly, they think the vacuum in their own lives can be filled only by death and destruction.

The utopian revolutions of the failed gods of communism and Nazism and the new gods of the free market economy and terrorism are bound to fail as well.

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Long ago, humanity declared its independence from God and chased the whirlwinds of ideologies which were doomed to failure.

The biblical times were also brimming with Greek and Roman ideologies, but the simple message of the first Christmas angels was “Peace on earth.”

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JOSEPH GUICHON

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SUSAN GEARING-EDGE A looking glass TO THE PAST Joseph Guichon is one of the “old guard” of the pioneers who came to British Columbia in search of gold and ended up striking it rich in ranching instead.

He was born in Chemberry, Savoie, France on October 22, 1843, the youngest of five sons of Jean and Annette (Veil) Guichon.

Leaving home at the age of 14, he worked at a distillery near Paris. Lured by stories of the Gold Rush in California, Joseph left his job and boarded a ship in Liverpool.

Travelling to the Isthmus of Panama, Joseph used a push cart railway for travellers to get to the other side and boarded another sailing ship bound for San Francisco.

He then caught a freighter hauling sheep and cattle to Portland, spending his nights sleeping on the deck amongst the livestock.

Joseph then travelled to Victoria and made his way to Barkerville by the early summer where he staked a claim.

He soon became disenchanted with gold mining. It was hard, physical work with very little financial reward.

So Joseph made his way to the Interior by working at various ranches, often just for room and board and the cost of his gloves and tobacco.

In 1867 Joseph worked as a foreman for one of the crews which hauled supplies to the goldfields by pack train.

Soon he was able to buy a few cows, which he left with his friend Jesus Garcia, another early pioneer who had settled on land at the forks of the Nicola and

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In 1868 Joseph pastured his cows on land he had acquired in an area which was later named Durand Creek.

He sold that land in 1873 and settled at Mamette Lake. Five

years later he married Josephine Rey from Vancouver Island.

Josephine worked beside her husband, building up the ranch, and together they had three children; Lawrence Peter, Joseph

Anthelme and Anne Antoinette.

After a series of moves, in 1882, Joseph rented the land where the Quilchena Hotel is located.

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Guichon didn’t find gold, but made a name in ranching From Page 19 He had one more son, John F., and three more daughters, Marguerite, Alice and Virginia.

He was almost broke, his only assets were a herd of horses and a registered Clydesdale stallion.

The agreement was that he would rent the land for three years with the right to purchase at the end of the term.

When the landlord died suddenly in 1884 his purchase agreement was honored and he owned the land.

Not long after that he bought an adjoining lot and moved the two log buildings from the other location.

Over the next few years he built up his ranch headquarters, including a large frame house and a horse stable.

As his wealth increased he bought up even more land.

In 1894 Joseph brought the first registered Hereford cattle to the Nicola Valley.

The herd grew as the breed became appreciated for their resiliency and homing instinct. They don’t graze in groups and are therefore easier on the grass.

Before that, ranchers mostly raised short horns and some long horns brought up from California.

In February of 1918, Joseph Guichon formally turned over title to all of his property and livestock holdings to his sons and daughters.

Joseph and Josephine retired to live in Vancouver in 1920 with their daughters.

Sadly, Joseph died the following year at the age of 78. Josephine died in 1929.

But the Guichon name lived on in the Nicola Valley. When the partnership was incorporated as Guichon

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cattle and an estimated 500 horses. A different kind of gold rush indeed!

For more information on the history of Merritt and the Nicola Valley, call or come and visit the

Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, 1675 Tutill Court, (250)-378-4145.

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The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the Pest Management Plan (PMP) applies.

The purpose of the proposed PMP is to control vegetation under, above and near BC Hydro’s power lines in order to maintain the safe and reliable delivery of electricity to our customers. This plan applies to all areas of British Columbia where BC Hydro manages its transmission and distribution system and associated power line corridors, access roads and helipads.

The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 2016 to April 2021.

Vegetation incompatible with the operation of the power system will be controlled using: physical (manual brushing, mowing, girdling, grooming, pruning, tree removal), cultural (compatible land use), biological (release of parasitic insects to control invasive plants), and chemical (herbicide application) techniques, or any combination of these methods.

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Adjuvant products may also be combined on occasion with an herbicide to improve its effectiveness, such as: nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol – Agral 90, paraffinic oils – Gateway, octadec-9-enoic acid as methyl and ethyl esters – Hasten NT, or siloxylated polyether – Xiameter or equivalents.

The proposed methods for applying herbicides include: cut surface, basal bark, backpack foliar (low pressure spray), mechanical foliar (boom, nozzle, powerhose, or wick), or injection (hack and squirt, lance or syringe) techniques.

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Do you suffer from cervicogenic headaches?

DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN Many people do not realize that headaches are the second most common reason for a person to visit a health care practitioner.

There are different

types of headaches but the one I most often see in my office is referred to as a “cervicogenic headache.�

These are most commonly due to a combination of three potential problems.

The first is tight muscles in the neck and shoulders.

The second is when the joints in the neck lose their mobility or flexibility and become stiff and sore, and lastly, when the nerves in the upper neck become irritated or pinched.

Any one of these three or combinations — or all of them — can potentially cause headaches at the forehead, eyes, temples, or back of the head.

Physical or emotional stress can play a major role in causing or amplifying any preexisting problems.

Examples might be emotional stress at home or work, poor posture, poor ergonomics at your computer desk, or even mild traumatic injuries involving the neck.

Many patients see their chiropractor for relief of cervicogenic headaches.

These headaches are most commonly due to the joints of the neck being stiff, sore, and inflamed.

When this has happened, the nerves that are immediately adjacent to the inflamed joints also become irritated.

These irritated nerves then “refer� or cause pain in and around the neck, shoulder and head.

The muscles in the upper neck are also controlled by these irritated nerves, causing them to go into spasm.

This will further restrict the movement of the neck and cause even more pain.

If you are experiencing ongoing dull achy pain in any of the patterns shown in the diagrams, you are likely suffering from cervicogenic headaches.

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Emotional injuries can hurt just as much

GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG Psychology FOR LIVING What is the best way to resolve a situation when you realize you have hurt or offended another?

This can be a tricky issue, because there may be a lot going on all at once.

First of all, you may not even realize you have created a problem.

Secondly, you may feel you have done nothing wrong. Thirdly, you may feel bad about it, ashamed or embarrassed.

A significant factor is how the injured party communicates his or her pain. If the person reacts to feelings of hurt, they may immediately go on the attack. Either way, a common response is to become annoyed with the hurt party for being so sensitive.

What works much better is to begin by telling the person they are important to you, and that it was not your

intention to hurt.

Don't stop there.

Telling someone you did not mean to hurt them does not change the fact they are still feeling hurt.

The next step is to apologize for the fact that your actions led them to experience pain.

Even if you did not mean to hurt them, and even if they interpreted your actions entirely incorrectly, it is still important to apologize so they understand you care about them enough to be sorry if you have even inadvertently contributed to their pain.

Finally, it is good to ask them to tell you more about how they are feeling, because this shows you really do care, and are not just apologizing to get the thing over with.

As they explain, you will likely begin to realize their pain is not all about you or what you did, but is connected to more generalized pain the person is carrying.

This is your opportunity to assist in their healing, and to demonstrate that their feelings are more important than your ego.

By this point, the person should be feeling much more settled. If it is important for you to explain what you meant,

or why you acted as you did, this is the time.

Make it brief, otherwise it will sound like a defense or rationalization and you could end up back at square one.

This approach takes practice.

A good way to remember the above principles is to think of the emotional hurt as a physical injury.

If you accidently hit someone with a baseball bat, you would first tend to the injury. You would not focus so much on the fact that you did not mean to, or that they were standing in the wrong place.

Emotional injuries hurt just as much: think emotional first aid.

Otherwise such injuries could be fatal to our relationships.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and awardwinning psychotherapist.

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However, if you have a headache and you are also experiencing nausea, dizziness, blurred or double vision, or slurred speech, then go to your local hospital

immediately.

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Cents make some moves at the trade deadline Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

With the BCHL trade deadline looming at 8 p.m. on Jan. 10, the Cents’ brain trust made two major player moves to address the team’s present and future needs.

Nineteen-year-old forward Gavin Gould was shipped to the Island-division-leading Nanaimo Clippers in exchange for 1997-born forward Zach Court and future considerations.

In addition, 20-yearold forward Ryan Forbes was sent to the first-place Chilliwack Chiefs of the Mainland conference for forward Ryan Roseboom, 19, and futures.

What the future considerations in both deadline deals will be remains a secret, but especially

in light of Gould’s stats, the payback is sure to be significant.

The five-foot, eightinch, 155-pound Gould, from North Vancouver, was in his third season with the Centennials since making the club as a 17-year-old in 2013.

The fleet-footed winger with the substantial ‘wow’ factor has racked up the numbers during his time in the league, scoring 61 goals and adding 83 assists for 144 points in 161 regular-season and playoff games.

At the time of his departure, Gould was sitting second in team scoring, and 10th leaguewide with 22 goals and 29 assists for 51 points in just 38 games. He has an NCAA Div. 1 scholarship to Michigan Tech starting in September of

this year.

This was Forbes’s first season in a Cents’ uniform following two full BCHL campaigns with the Nanaimo Clippers.

The Terrace native has played a total of 184 games in the league, amassing 44 points (16 goals, 28 assist) in total.

The six-foot, 190pound Forbes is more noted for his gritty, bruising style of play. He has accumulated 200 penalty minutes over two and a half seasons.

The five-foot, 10-inch, 180-pound Court hails from Winnipeg, and is in his first BCHL season. In 33 games, he has scored eight goals and added eight assists for 16 points.

Last season, Court played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL. He has

earned a scholarship to the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Roseboom’s hometown is Terrace. In 201415, he played with the Osoyoos Coyotes of the KIJHL before cracking the Chilliwack line-up at the beginning of this season. The six-foot, 185pounder had six goals and five assists for 11 points in just 25 games with the Chiefs.

Merritt head coach and GM Joe Martin said that it wasn’t easy trading either Gould or Forbes, as both players were a huge part of this year’s

team, and both wore assistant’s letters as part of the Cents’ leadership group.

“The reason for the Forbes trade is that I believe we have other players in our line-up who can fill the same role, and perhaps are being held back a little bit in their development.

Brett Jewell is an example.

“In Roseboom, we’re getting another player who is ‘Forbesque’ in style and also has another year to play in this league.”

Martin went on to say that Chilliwack was looking for an experienced checker, and it is where Forbes’s family now calls home.

In the case of Gould, Martin said the team had to consider that they

would be losing him at the end of this season.

Getting a good player in return who will play another year for Merritt factored into the decision.

“More importantly, Court can and will play centre, which will allow us to move Nick Jermaine back to his natural position on left wing. That’s huge.

“With both trades, we don’t lose traction, but we gain in age,” Martin said.

Asked if Merritt’s current position in the Interior division standings (last, six points behind both Vernon and Trail with 16 games remaining) was a consideration, Martin said, “Absolutely not. There’s 32 points out there up for grabs, and we have

every intention of playing hard for all of them.”

The Cents missed out on drawing to within two points of Vernon on Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Vipers in Merritt.

The Cents played well against the Snakes, but the visitors played better and were full value for the win. They got an outstanding performance from back-up Brendan Barry in net, as the former Penticton Vee stopped 36 of 39 shots, including two breakaways.

At the other end of the ice, Vernon forwards were more than efficient in finding the twine behind Merritt starter Cole Kehler a total of six times on 33 shots.

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Langley’s Conlin rink wins Black’s Pharmacy men’s curling bonspiel title Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Dave Conlin rink out of Langley stole two in each of the fourth and eighth ends, and scored three in the seventh en route to an

8-4 win over the Doug Allen foursome from Merritt in the ‘A’ final of the Black’s Pharmacy men’s open bonspiel at the Merritt Curling Centre on Sunday.

The Allen quartet,

BCHL STANDINGS to Jan. 12 INTERIOR DIVISION Team

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which included third Kurt Thom, second Doug Stone and lead Ian Gordon, tallied three of their own in the fifth end to take a brief 4-3 lead, but the Conlin rink was not to be denied.

After purposely blanking the sixth, they surged ahead in the seventh and then played out a perfect final end to take the victory.

Behind 6-4, Allen went for the gusto with his final rock in the eighth, looking to score three and steal the win, but his stone came up just short.

“Our shot making just wasn’t there today,”

RIGHT ON THE BUTTON This year’s Black’s Pharmacy men’s bonspiel champions from Langley: (from left to right) lead Mike Forsyth, second Troy Scott, third Dave Bergen and skip Dave Conlin. Ian Webster/Herald

Allen said following the championship final.

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One of the more interesting contests on the weekend saw the defending champions — the Dave Williams rink from Chase — fall to the Bob Schmidt foursome from Merritt by a score of 9-8.

The Schmidt quartet gave up six in the second end to last year’s winners before scratching out single points in ends three through six and adding three in the eighth to steal the victory out of the jaws of defeat.

A total of 20 teams (12 local, 8 out-of-town) took part in this year’s three-day bonspiel.

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said after taking the title. “We love coming to the Merritt bonspiel.

Everybody’s so friendly.”

In addition to Conlin, the Langley rink is made up of third Dave Bergen, second Troy Scott and lead Mike Forsyth.

A thrilling extra-end ‘B’ final went to the Rick Olsen rink from Merritt.

The foursome battled back from an early 6-2 deficit to edge the Brian Gilmore rink from Richmond, 7-6.

The ‘C’ final was an all-Merritt affair. The Adrian Reynoldson rink scored three points in each of the first, third and sixth ends to cruise to a 10-5 victory over a foursome skipped by Brent Lindquist.

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Grade 8 b’ball alive and well at MSS Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

After a pair of tough opening losses to Brock Secondary before Christmas, the MSS Grade 8 boys and girls basketball teams returned to action in the new year on Monday.

The girls squad hosted the Ashcroft Rams, while the boys side entertained the Crusaders from St. Ann’s Academy in Kamloops.

While neither Merritt team came away with a win, both more than held their own against the opposition.

Niah Prowal had eight points, Mariah Lean six and Talyn Ferch four in the MSS girls’ 37-29 loss to the Rams.

“I was very happy with the team’s performance,” head coach Jaycee Chenier said.

“We were rebounding a lot better than in our first game, and driving to the basket.”

Chenier’s assistant on the bench is Grade 11 student Takara Kubo.

The MSS grade 8 boys squad is coached by senior students Caleb Hartwig (Grade 11) and

Dallas Schmidt (Grade 12). Their team fell to the Crusaders 37-32.

Sean Lantz had a strong game for the MSS boys, draining 13 points. Tristan Spahan chipped in with five, and Leif Ellingsen with four.

“I liked our effort,” coach Hartwig said.

“There was a big improvement on defence, and a lot more teamwork at both ends of the floor.”

Tuesday night at MSS saw the junior boys and girls teams square off against the Titans from South Kamloops Secondary.

Mesha Naiker had 15 points in the girls’ 56-21 loss to the visiting Titans who featured a six-foot, four-inch post player.

The boys team got 13 points from Evan Sahota and 11 from Sam McNiven in their 69-44 defeat to SKSS. On the weekend, both junior Panther teams were in Osoyoos for a tournament. The girls went a perfect 4-0 to take the title, while the boys settled for second after losing by seven to the host team in the championship game.

DYNAMIC DRIBBLERS Merritt Secondary School Panthers Franklin Mancia (above) and Megan Dunsmore (below) bring the basketball up court for their respective teams in Grade 8 hoop action on Monday at MSS. Ian Webster/Herald

STILL GOIN’ STRONG Eighty-two-year-old Phil Lockie of Merritt (above and right) didn’t miss a beat on the weekend, playing for his Mustangs 60+ oldtimer hockey team against a visiting squad of relatively-young whipper-snappers from Kamloops. Lockie picked up one assist in the Mustangs’ come-from-behind 3-2 victory in a shootout. BJ Moore was the winning netminder. The remainder of the weekend was taken up by a series of exhibition games between visiting 50+ teams. The host Grand Pub & Grill Rednecks went a perfect 2-0, defeating Logan Lake 7-2 and Chilliwack 4-3. Weekend goal scorers for the Rednecks were Dwayne Suzuki (3), Hubby Mann (2), Dan Duncan (2), Bob Simpson, Tony Ho, Murray Scollon and Joe Shuter.

Chris Johnson backstopped both Rednecks’ wins. Other teams taking part in the twoday series of games were from Ladysmith on Vancouver Island and Kamloops. Ian Webster/Herald

JUNIOR GIRLS WIN The MSS junior girls basketball team (left) went undefeated on the weekend to place first at a tournament in Osoyoos. The members of the team are (back row, from left to right) Simren Panghli, Jamie Neill, Logan Moorhead, Kerragan Selman, Brooke Sproson (front row) Sumeeti Chhabra, Harvir Natt, Emmanuelle Dugas, Haley Zabek, Meisha Naiker, Kyra Etchart and Micaela Smith.

The MSS boys lost in the championship game to the host school to finish second overall. Photo submitted

Cents face high-flying Vees,Wild and ’Backs in next three games From Page 22 Leading the scoring parade for the Vipers was Jimmy Lambert with two goals and assist, while Hunter Zandee, Joe Sacco, Brett Stapley and Riley Brandt netted one apiece. Team pointsleader Odeen Tufto had three assists.

Cents players had their chances all night long, but only Vernon-

native Brett Jewell (with two) and Forbes could beat the solid Barry between the pipes.

The loss to the Vipers was a bitterly disappointing setback for a Merritt team that had gone into West Kelowna the night before and upset the Warriors 4-2 on their home ice.

Merritt scorers in West Kelowna were Mitch Lipon with a pair,

Nick Fiorentino, and Colin Grannary into an empty net.

Kehler, the first-star of the game, put in an outstanding performance, turning aside 44 pucks as his team was outshot 46-33.

Up next for the Centennials is a trio of challenging matchups, beginning Friday when the league-leading Vees come to town.

Saturday, Merritt makes the long trip to Wenatchee, Wash. for their first look at the BCHL’s newest franchise.

Next Tuesday, the Cents travel to Salmon Arm for a date with the Silverbacks — the only team to have beaten the Vees on multiple occasions this season.

Friday’s puck drop at home takes place at 7:30 p.m.

MERRITT BOWLING CENTRE WEEKLY TOP SCORES Men’s Top-10 Averages Jordan Pinto Bill Campbell Jerrid Chandler Pat McKinney Mark Pattison Stuart Cornies Don Kraus Harold Aljam Bill McNeil James Isaac

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BOARD January Show at the Courthouse Gallery January’s artist is Kim LeClair. Her show: A World of Influence - A Worldview of Quilts From a Small Town will begin on January 15-30 with a reception on January 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the public is invited. There is a show within a show as Kim shares her textiles as, “A World of Fabrics Comes to Merritt.” This promises to be a fantastic show and very different than what we have had in the past. Kim is a wonderful artist who has chosen textiles as her main medium. Our hours are Thursday through Saturday from noon until 6pm. As always, the shows are free to the public. Come out and support your local arts. Got questions? Call the gallery at: 250-378-6515.

Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club Mamette Lake Annual Ice Fishing Derby Sunday, January 17, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Fresh water regulations apply. All participation at your own risk, cash and good prizes. Hot dogs available, plus free coffee and hot chocolate. Tickets available at Ponderosa, Gun Fishin’, and at the event. For more info contact Ed Collins 250-378-2547, B.J. Moor 250-280-0304 or Paul Komonoski 250-378-4904.

Nicola Valley Film Society Presents: “wild Tales” rated 14A, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. At the NVIT Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m. Free Parking, no food or drinks in theatre. For more info phone 250-378-3974.

The Nicola Valley Women’s Institute will hold a sweets & tea February 20, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Association’s Hall, to celebrate the birthdate of their founder Adelaide Hoodless. Tickets available at the door.

Volunteers Needed H.E.L.P. (Hospital Equipment Loan Program) Red Cross in Merritt Hospital. 2 hrs per week. For more info call 250-378-5276.

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Conayt Elders Drop In Centre Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For information contact Deloris at 250-3785107.

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Seventh Day Adventist Church 2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

Merritt senior centre Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Seinor’s Exercise 1:30 p.m., Cibbage 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. Friday: Rummoli 7 p.m. Saturday: Floor Curling 1 p.m., for more info phone 250-378-4407.

READY SET LEARN Bring your preschoolers and join us for some fun and adventures at your local elementary schools. Make connections with community professionals who work with young children and families. Every child will receive a gift, snacks will be provided, and fun will be had by all!

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St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

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help us reach our goal Would you like to see a community theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!

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 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Jack Cross 250-3782662 or Kim Jurriet 250-378-2672 for more info.

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If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3

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BAXTER, Charles (Charlie) Edward June 11, 1940 – Jan. 9, 2016

It is with so much love and the saddest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, dad, and grandfather at the age of 75.

Charlie is survived by his loving wife Teresa of 52 years, his sons Brian (Romona), Kevin (Yvette), grandchildren Jasmine, Jade, Victoria, James, his sisters Mary, Gertie, and Teresa, numerous nieces and nephews, and his little dog Zack. He was predeceased by his parents Jim and Margaret, and brother Colum.

We would like to thank our extended family, friends, neighbours, doctors, nurses, and home care workers for all of the care, compassion, and support during this time.

A funeral mass will be celebrated by Father Ken on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Merritt, BC. In lieu of Áowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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The Lytton First Nation is currently recruiting a full time Assistant for the Justice & Prevention department, Lytton B.C. This position is classified as full-time permanent working under the support and supervision provided by the Justice & Prevention Coordinator. The Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support services and duties in conjunction with the high standards recognized within this legal framework of the departments Federal and Provincial Funders.

Duties: ¾ Maintain Legal statistical Record-keeping ¾ Organize and streamline filing systems ¾ Assist clients in obtaining Legal Aid services (here and surrounding Bands) ¾ Excellent written reports and documentation ¾ Highest level of professionalism, confidentiality and non-judgemental attitude ¾ Liaises with RCMP, Crown Counsel, and other relevant agencies ¾ Ability to coordinate and implement numerous tasks under deadlines ¾ Flexible hours as some evening and weekend work possible ¾ Proficient computer skills including data-base design and Excel, Word & researching Qualifications: ¾ Professional Business Admin and/or legal background will be given preference ¾ Caring and trustworthy approachable manner ¾ Able to work independently & as a part of a team ¾ Ability to supervise and mentor persons and projects ¾ Good physical, mental and spiritual health ¾ Reliable vehicle and Class 5 Drivers License ¾ Strong work ethic and positive attitude. ¾ Excellent communication and written skills (spelling, punctuation, creative writing, etc.) ¾ Successful Recent Criminal Record and Child Welfare check ¾ Ability to write Proposals & coordinate events and trainings.

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Apply with cover letter, resume, copies of certification & Current Criminal/Child Checks and 3 recent employment references to: Leesa Van Peteghen, Lytton First Nation P.O. Box 20 Lytton B.C. V0K-1Z0

Casual Employment available to provide support for elderly lady in the Merritt area.

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Please send resume and references to: Box 100 C/O Merritt Herald P.O. Box 9, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8

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Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas Stoyoma Dental is Merritt’s newest Dental Clinic. We are a Not For Profit Society serving all residents of Merritt and the surrounding areas. If you are covered by Status, Healthy Kids, Disability, Ministry or the Emergency Plan you are fully covered for eligible services & no additional funds will be required of you!

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HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 6 pm, Sat.: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Closed Sunday & Holidays