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Rash of theft keeps police busy A series of vehicle thefts earlier this week in the Pooley Avenue area has Merritt police asking the public to keep an eye out for suspicious activities and report them to the RCMP. Three trucks, a quad and a trailer were all stolen from various compounds and businesses in that part of Merritt, Const. Tracy Dunsmore said. At about 8 a.m. on Jan. 11, police received a report of a stolen pickup truck from Fox Farm Road. The vehicle was found abandoned on Bann Street later that day. The next day at about 7 a.m., police received word that a flat deck trailer was stolen from a property on Pooley Avenue. RCMP also received a call of the theft of two pickup trucks from another address on Pooley that were said to have been stolen overnight. One pickup was recovered at
the scene of the stolen flat deck and the second pickup is still outstanding, Dunsmore stated in an email. RCMP also received a complaint that a quad had been stolen earlier that night from a compound on McFarlane Way. Police believe all the thefts are related and are asking members of the public for any information they may have relating to these crimes. Merritt RCMP continue to respond to numerous thefts from sheds and travel trailers around the city as well. Residents should check their homes, trailers and sheds to ensure valuables are safely stored and marked, Dunsmore noted via email. Information on crime can be reported to the RCMP at 250-378-4262 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.
BREAKING THE ICE Friday was the beginning of eight weeks of skating lessons held by the Nicola Valley Skating Club at the Shulus Arena. The initiative is part of an attempt to re-establish the Nicola Valley Skating Club. The club has 29 people registered for lessons, but can accommodate up to 40. Those wishing to inquire further can call 250-378-0114. Lessons run until March 13 and will start up again in the fall. Michael Potestio/Herald
Demographics in homelessness changing By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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The numbers from the 2014 homeless count are in, and they show some shifts in the demographics of the people who are living homeless in Merritt. A total of 18 people identified as absolutely homeless and were surveyed by volunteers during the homeless count in Merritt on Sept. 11, 2014. Volunteers encountered seven youths living homeless in Merritt: two were unaccompanied and five were accompanied by their single mothers. Two of the identified
homeless people had dogs with them. ASK Wellness outreach worker Stacy Wormell said in general, the 2014 numbers show the proportion of homeless women and girls is increasing. “In previous years, females have always seemed to be underrepresented. This year, it is starting to even out,” Wormell said, noting the gender balance is roughly half and half. Volunteers also identified eight homeless camps around town. Camps that were evidently not accessed for some time were still counted and recorded as places
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people may revisit during the warmer months after spending nights during the winter months at Merritt’s cold weather shelter. The average age in the homeless population in Merritt typically falls between 40 and 55, and this year came in just under that bracket at 39. Wormell said 2014 saw the deaths of about six older people with whom the office had regular contact. However, she said the numbers are concerning given the number of deaths. The count is run each year by ASK Wellness with the intention of connecting some of the city’s marginal-
ized with available services. Volunteers canvas the city and ask the homeless people they identify a series of questions, including the reasons why they’re without a place to live. They also hand out backpacks equipped with blankets, jackets, hygiene packs, first aid kits and water. Wormell said among the reasons some of the people were homeless were addiction, abuse and family conflict, physical disability, and simply not being able to afford rent. Wormell said a single person on basic income assistance receives $375 a
month for rent. ASK Wellness has spearheaded the count since 2009, and has historically used a point-in-time count, wherein volunteers canvass the city on one day and collect data through surveys. Then in 2013, volunteers took a different direction from ASK Wellness’ Kamloops office and did a “homeless connect.” The connect involved volunteers giving out backpacks with supplies to people who identified as absolutely homeless and letting them know of services, but no data collection. In 2014, the local agency used a different approach.
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Volunteers reverted back to the point-in-time survey, but also surveyed anyone who came into the ASK Wellness office on Granite Avenue and identified as homeless during the month of September. ASK Wellness Merritt director Bobbi Parkes said using a broader timeframe allowed the society to account for certain factors of homelessness that could affect the numbers from the count day, including transience given the city’s proximity to highways and simple factors such as weather.
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Two hotels looking to set up shop in the Gasoline Alley area of Merritt are inching closer to being built. The soon-to-be Comfort Inn that will be located next to the Game On pub on De Wolf Way still requires a building permit, planning and development manager Sean O’Flaherty told the Herald. After the permit is acquired, construction can begin. The other hotel, which is being built by a different proprietor and will be located on Crawford Avenue, still requires a rezoning application to come before city council for approval. The development
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permit for the 4.62acre property on Crawford Avenue was approved by council back in October subject to approval from the Ministry of Transportation, reception of a security bond for landscaping and adoption of the city’s zoning bylaw amendment 2179. O’Flaherty said the city is still waiting for this hotel to have a traffic analysis completed and to receive those aforementioned permits
from the Ministry of Transportation. The bylaw needs approval from the Ministry of Transportation before council can vote to adopt it. The city still hasn’t received the bond for landscaping either. Once the hotel receives approval from the ministry and the city receives the bond, the hotel developer will receive a development permit and can then obtain a building permit, O’Flaherty said.
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Art gallery committee ready for 2015 By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Merritt’s art gallery is getting a bit of a makeover as it prepares for the new year. Currently, the Courthouse Art Gallery is getting a painting that won’t hang on the wall. The Nicola Valley Community Arts Council’s gallery committee volunteers began painting the facility last Wednesday. Gone will be the bright blue walls in favour of a fresh coat of off-white paint. Old nail holes are also being patched up. “We want to freshen it up for the new year,” gallery committee secretary and local painter Jean Kiegerl said. The gallery also has its schedule set for the beginning of the new year. The first show for 2015 will be an exhibit of ranch-themed watercolour paintings by Harold Allanson, which will be on display from Feb. 27 to March 7. March 13 the Dance to the Rhythm of My Heart show begins. This show, which is a collaborative effort by the art gallery and the Love to Dance Academy, will feature sculptures, photography and visual art, as well as costume design.
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That show ends on March 28. The gallery will host the ninth annual community art show beginning April 10, which features a variety of local artists showcasing art they’ve produced. That exhibit will run until May 2. “What we show is whatever comes in, basically,” Kiegerl said. “There’s always people who show up with incredible art, and we didn’t even know they existed in town.” Artists can submit up to three pieces for the show, and as in years past,
there will be a variety of prizes awarded at the judged show. Submissions for that show will be collected on April 7 and 8. The community arts show was originally scheduled to take place at the end of January, but was moved to April to coincide with B.C. Arts and Culture Week, which will allow the gallery committee to apply for grant money linked to that week that they can use as prize money in the show, Kiegerl said. Although no shows are scheduled beyond that, there are proposed
themes. May’s theme is ranching to coincide with the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association convention earmarked to take place in Merritt that month. September’s theme is local landscapes and November’s is gifts worth giving, which involves displaying artworks that are all for sale for less than $100. Kiegerl said she’s putting together a database of local artists to do a better job of letting artists know what show slots are available. The art gallery is now
run by the committee in place of a gallery director, a volunteer position that has been vacant since the end of June 2014. The gallery only had two shows over the course of a five-month span after July’s Art Walk. It was closed for the months of August, September and December. Previous art gallery director Meriel Barber established a gallery committee to support her last year and that committee is carrying on the art gallery’s operations. “If she hadn’t done that, we would have really been in trouble,” Kiegerl said. Having the committee in place ensures volunteers are building on last year and not starting from scratch, she said. Kiegerl said the director position is a full-time volunteer job, making it unsustainable. The committee consists of six volunteers who meet once a month to co-ordinate various initiatives. There is still room for two more people on the committee. Past directors handled duties such as organizing art shows, co-ordinating advertising and arranging receptions for shows. These responsibilities are now divided amongst committee members.
Hume denies allegations from stand A social worker on trial for one count each of sexual assault, forcible confinement and uttering threats from an alleged 2013 incident in Lytton denied all allegations against him in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Taking the stand in his own defence, Michael Hume said none of the allegations are
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Drop-In Sessions in 2015 with Mayor Menard will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.
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Next drop-in will be held Wed., Feb 4
SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERRITT SNOW REMOVAL POLICY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #1-15 OPERATIONS OF CLAYBANKS RV PARK
The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the managing of operations of the City owned Claybanks RV Park. The successful proponent would be responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Claybanks RV Park on behalf of the City under a three-year term contract for the period of April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018. RFP documents are available on the City’s website: www.merritt.ca and on the BC Bid website. Completed proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled: RFP #1-15 - Claybanks RV Park by 4:00pm, Friday, January 30, 2015 at:
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PROVISION OF JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR CITY PUBLIC FACILITIES The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the provision of janitorial services for some of the City owned public facilities for a two-year contract for the term of March 1, 2015 to February 28, 2017. RFP documents are available on the City's website: www.merritt.ca Completed proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled: RFP#2-15 - Provision of Janitorial Services by 4:00pm Monday, February 2nd, 2015 at: City of Merritt P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC VIK IB8 Attn. Leisure Services Manager
City of Merritt P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Attn. Leisure Services Manager Any and all inquiries regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing to: Larry Plotnikoff Leisure Services Manager, City of Merritt lplotnikoff@merritt.ca
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The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, modify the terms of the proposal at any time, to waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the proposal which it may consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.
The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, modify the terms of the proposal at any time, to waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the proposal which it may consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.
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Age-friendly action plan to provide tangible project options By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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The City of Merritt is in the midst of producing an action plan focused on seniors with guidelines for specific projects it can engage in. Recently, the city’s planning and development department received a $20,000 grant from the provincial government to develop an age-friendly action plan intended to create strategies to help seniors stay mobile, physically active, socially connected and healthy. The action plan that will be created will include an appendix of plans for specific projects the city can tackle to improve living for seniors, City of Merritt planning and development manager Sean O’Flaherty told the Herald. “Otherwise it’s
just a plan with ideas that doesn’t show you how to get it done,� O’Flaherty said. He said the action plan is intended to specify design guidelines, how to go about conducting a specific project and how much it will cost. City council committed $10,000 to help develop this plan, and O’Flaherty said he’ll be asking to include another $10,000 for this project in the 2015 budget. The potential $40,000 price tag will be spent on costs associated with creating the document, such as consulting, writing, researching and advertising. O’Flaherty said he wants to put together a plan that is ready to be implemented. The city is currently searching for stakeholders who can provide ideas and work
with the city on the plan. O’Flaherty said he’s looking at organizations such as the Interior Health Authority, Rebekah Patricia Lodge, Nicola Tribal Association, Merritt Senior Citizens Association, Merritt home support services and the Florentine seniors home. Groups like these will look into ideas surrounding deficiencies in Merritt related to senior citizens and what can be done to retain that demographic and attract it to this community in the future. He said health services are usually the top priority. “People want to go where there’s good health support,� O’Flaherty said. The age-friendly action plan is expected to be done by the end of 2015.
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BIO-WASTE = SEWAGE SLUDGE BIO-SOLID = SEWAGE SLUDGE CLASS A / B = SEWAGE SLUDGE COMPOST FACTS ABOUT SEWAGE SLUDGE !!
. It was renamed Bio-Waste, Bio-Solids, Class A & B Compost to ‘sanitize’ it and subdue public concern.
. Even after the highest level of “Compostingâ€? (Class A Compost) sewage sludge will still contain: Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Copper, Zinc and up to 25 other heavy metals. It can also contain fecal coliform counts of 1 fecal count per gram‌.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE FERTILIZER TO YOU? Cornell University Study 2009 States: “Once contaminated, stopping the application of pollutants such as metals and many organic chemicals that are in sewage biosolids will not correct the problem. The contamination will remain for decades or centuries. It is thus critical to prevent this essentially permanent degradation.� “Thus a chemical which by itself is relatively immobile in soils (such as many metals), can move rapidly through soils when other chemicals are present (such as organic matter in Bio Solids).� THIS IS THE SCIENCE, WE NEED TO ACT NOW!
The Nicola Valley is currently being targeted as a convenient location to dump hundreds of thousands of tons of Sewage Sludge under the guise of “Agriculture�! The Nicola Valley does not need this nor does it need to be the septic tank for the rest of the province. Please sign the petition circulating around The Nicola Valley or on-line at Change.org “STOP! The use of Sewage Sludge� Join FACEBOOK GROUP “Friends of the Nicola Valley� Request to be added and join the conversation today!
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Community support unprecedented For example, on a rainy count day, it’s possible people could find places to take shelter and volunteers wouldn’t come in contact with them, Parkes said. “People are resourceful,� she said. “We felt for our rural community and what makes us unique, we needed a unique count to be able to be more accurate and show a better picture of what homelessness looks like in Merritt.� One thing the month-in-time count cannot account for is “hidden homelessness,� Parkes said. Wormell and Parkes said the rate of couch surfers or people who rely on family members, friends or even strangers for temporary shelter is not known. “It’s impossible to be accurate because the amount of couch surfing is so huge,� Parkes said. The data collected from the count is compiled into a report that’s used to lobby the government for more support and make a case for the need for affordable, supportive housing in Merritt. Supportive hous-
Six-year-old Duke Parkes helped stuff backpacks full of supplies for the 2014 homeless count. Photo submitted
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ing was chosen as the preferred housing type by 14 of the survey’s 18 respondents. Wormell said while the idea of the point-intime count is to collect data, it also acknowledges people’s freedom to choose.
“There are folks who would rather just stay outside,� Wormell said. “They feel safe there. They feel that is the best place for them. “We help make sure you’ve got blankets and everything you need to survive.�
Wormell said this year’s homeless count saw an unprecedented level of support from local businesses and community members. On top of the seven staff members, 10 community members, one NVIT practicum student and one person with Community Living British Columbia, a province-wide inclusion program, participated in the count. Volunteers met at the Fireside Centre before fanning out across the city in small teams that morning. The Fireside Centre runs a youth drop-in program from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. It’s also where volunteers reconvened after the count and served up 85 bowls of chili to community members for lunch. The society received donations from over a dozen community groups and businesses, and used a $500 grant from the city to purchase supplies for the backpacks. Even Parkes’ sixyear-old son Duke was keen to help stuff the backpacks while he was at his mother’s workplace during the school strike. “We see it from ages
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six to over 60, so the demographic of people and the community support all ties back to releasing the stigma,� Wormell said. “We had 10 volunteers that day so that’s 10 more people who may look at these folks differently, may give them a tender look instead of judging or stigmatizing. “If a six-year-old can get it, then we all can.�
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We ended last week with the thought they that love thy law and nothing shall that things in the world are going to get offend them.� worse. What makes us think that will Jesus gives us so many good things to happen? eat and drink, but there are also things in When we look at what is behind a the market that He never meant for good, lot of these problems, greed and lust for healthy people to consume. People still power top the list. Jus look at what is choose to eat and drink these because going on in the middle East. It is power. they taste good and make us feel good Unless you believe and do what you are (if only for a short time.) We make our own told to, you’ll be killed. Just look at the choices, not listening to God’s guidance, terrible ways they are have to end life. and then we pay the price with poor health, and sometimes a short life. Nobody has more power that Jesus, and how does He go about having us This is not all Jesus is interested in. The obey Him? First, let’s think about what He Bible tells of a life in Heaven that Jesus will does for us every day. What should be take His people to, those who love and our response for our blessings? obey Him. We should love Jesus, for what He does. What does Jesus, Himself say about the matter? “If you love Me, keep My commandments.� He doesn’t say, “If you don’t love me, or keep my commandments then I’ll give you cancer, or some other deadly thing.� But, because Jesus loves us, He gives us a choice as to what we will do.
The things that are going on in the world today are signs of the nearing of the coming of Jesus. Jesus said that the Earth would be Àlled with violence at this time. Just look at what is going on around us.
Also, men’s hearts will be evil, continually. When we see the abuse, especially towards children, I wonder how long will Jesus put up with this? He loves all he Psalmist says, “Great peace have and wants all to learn His love.
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The battle for Kennewick Man VICTORIA – My Christmas reading included a fascinating new book called Kennewick Man, a TOM FLETCHER study of skel- B.C. VIEWS etal remains discovered in 1996 on the bank of the Columbia River in eastern Washington. He was an ancient hunter buried just south of B.C. almost 9,000 years ago, in the Early Holocene period following the last Ice Age. Among the oldest humans found along the West Coast of North America, he sparked an unprecedented battle by the Smithsonian Institution to examine the skeleton and publish the book late last year. The most controversial evidence came from the skull. It doesn’t match the classic Mongoloid profile of modern aboriginal people, key to the theory that the earliest humans reached North America by land bridge from Siberia to Alaska as glaciers receded. Smithsonian scientists confirmed initial reports that Kennewick Man is a closer match with early Polynesians, and the Ainu people who remain in Japan today. He lived until about age 40, surviving for years with a stone spear point stuck in his hip. The authors conclude from chemical analysis that “Kennewick Man could not have been a long-time resident of the area where he was found, but instead lived most of his adult life somewhere along the Northwest and North Pacific coast where marine mammals were readily available.”
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From spells to sea turtles: some things you shouldn’t buy online
Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS These days, you can buy just about anything over the Internet. The online handicraft market Etsy sells oodles of spells, including life extension, dream haunting, antiaging (of course), even and revenge on an ex-lover. You can even buy the ability to control somebody else’s will for just
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$4.28 US. Your puppeteering purchase gives you everything you need: candles, god, magic, Satan, energy, etc. You can shell out $19 for a person’s prayers that you will win the lottery. At that price, it would be silly not to. A love spell will set you back $300, but that’s a small price to pay when love is all you need. Then there’s the seedy side of the online marketplace, which carries with it some very serious realworld implications. In November, an antiques dealer in Richmond pleaded guilty to one count of attempted smuggling after purchased two endangered black
rhinoceros horns from undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents. The 39-year-old travelled to New York to meet with the agents in a Bronxarea warehouse, where he purchased the horns, then shipped them just south of the Canada-U.S. border to an address in Point Roberts. His guilty plea involved telling officers he and the people who smuggle for him have moved more than $400,000 in rhino horns and sculptures crafted from elephant ivory and coral from the U.S. into Canada. The maximum penalty for the offence is 10 years in prison under U.S. law. Sentencing is set for
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March 13. Trading in endangered animals or their byproducts supports a horrific poaching industry. In October, two Canadians were arrested at a Detroit airport when over 1,000 baby turtles were discovered in their luggage. The pair, from Windsor, Ont., was trying to board a flight to China. Some of the turtles are endangered, and the little reptiles were stuffed into cereal boxes and rubber boots. One of the smugglers is the same man who earlier that month was arrested at the Detroit-Windsor border after being caught with 51 baby turtles taped to his
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legs under his sweatpants. In Canada, the maximum penalty for animal smuggling is a six-month conditional sentence, and fines ranging from $10,000 to $150,000. But smuggling goes beyond pets and reptiles. An Ottawa-based Canadian Food Inspection Agency scientist was arrested in August after police became aware of his scheme to smuggle a deadly bacteria to China and get rich working for a biomedical company there. He was arrested while en route to the Ottawa airport before he was scheduled to board a flight to China.
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YOUR OPINION Remains discovered Walk to mailbox treacherous during tense time Dear Editor,
From Page 8 This suggests migration by sea, perhaps from a great distance. The U.S. Army seized the skeleton. The scientists sued and eventually won the right to a brief examination. The court case exposed brutal and illegal actions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and federal departments to destroy the site and intimidate the scientists. U.S. law demanded all remains from before European settlement be repatriated for burial by local tribes, without examination. Umatilla tribe spokesman Armand Minthorn wrote in 1996: “We view this practice as desecration of the body and a violation of our most deeply-held religious beliefs. “From our oral histories, we know that our people have been part of this land since the beginning of time. We do not believe that our people migrated here from another continent, as the scientists do.” The head of the Society for American Archaeology tried to get the researchers to drop their lawsuit, fearing it would interfere with fragile relationships with area tribes. The U.S. Justice Department warned the Smithsonian that lead scientist Douglas Owsley and others might be in criminal conflict of interest as federal employees suing the government. Even the White House weighed in against them. Meanwhile the skeleton was mishandled and later stored in substandard conditions at a Seattle museum, where it remains today. Parts of both femurs were lost, and scientists were falsely accused of taking them. They had been removed by tribal representatives and secretly buried. Kennewick Man was found as the army was in tense negotiations with tribes on salmon fishing rights on the Columbia, their demand for removal of dams, and the $100 billion cleanup of the Hanford nuclear site. The scientists finally won their case in 2004, with a ruling that the skeleton is so old there isn’t enough evidence to show it is related to the current tribes. The judge found the army repeatedly misled the court, and assessed the government $2.4 million in costs. The U.S. Army still controls the skeleton and denies requests for further study. The spear point, for example, could show the location where he was injured. One final irony. Analysis shows Kennewick Man ate mostly salmon in his later years, around 6300 BCE. These are the salmon runs wiped out by dams built by U.S. Army engineers before the signing of the Columbia River Treaty with B.C. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
This is where we have to walk to get our mail. It’s not so bad for me, but then I am not a senior, nor am I handicapped or disabled. This picture was taken on Jan. 12, 2015, and I think speaks for itself. This is eight days after the storm. This is not anything new, but something that happens on Parker Drive every year. I guess we are only inclusive in fair weather. I think council should be ashamed given that we pay such ridiculously high taxes. Remember that this is also our letter carrier’s worksite.
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Petition against biosolids Dear Editor, Thank you to reporter Michael Potestio for his well researched article of Dec. 11 titled Concern over biosolids spreading and for printing the letters to the editor addressing this matter over the past month. The Jan. 8 letter to the editor titled Say no to sludge in Sunshine Valley mentions the petition is available to be signed at Kuiper’s Meat Market. Other locations for the petition are Black’s Pharmacy, Purity Feed, Kolors Cutting Lounge, Game On Pub, Hair Shack, A&M Tandem Massage, Dr. P. Simon and Dr. Tod Smith’s offices, and City Furniture.
In Lower Nicola, petitions are located at Aberdeen Liquor Store, Courtesy Corner, Hitch’n’ Post Restaurant, Johnny’s on the Rez and also at the Packing House Restaurant in Spences Bridge. We will have the petition available at the Lower Nicola Flea Market on Jan. 25. The petition currently has well over 1,200 signatures of concerned citizens wanting the dumping of sewage sludge stopped in the Nicola Valley. I urge everyone to get out and sign the petition. Waneta Murphy Merritt
Buyer beware of smuggling Investigators learned of the scheme through emails between him and a former colleague in China, who faces arrest for her role in the attempt at smuggling if she ever comes back to Canada. He was caught with 17 vials of brucella bacteria packed in a lunchbox that would be sent overseas in his checked bag.
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He pleaded guilty to 10 charges related to his attempt to smuggle the pathogen, as well as one count of breach of trust. Brucella bacteria causes brucellosis disease, which can infect humans and animals. Cattle are especially susceptible to the disease. The disease can cause fever, weakness, sweating and aching, and can be passed to humans through unpasteur-
ized cow’s milk. He is expected to be sentenced this year. While there are cautionary tales out there about dark magic purchases coming up shorter than promised (to whose surprise?), the dark side of the online world can facilitate some pretty serious crimes with guaranteed negative consequences. In either case, it’s a buyer beware marketplace.
PREVIOUS QUESTION Are you concerned about the use of biosolids in the Nicola Valley? YES: 72% NO: 28%
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A shortage of anesthetists is affecting elective surgeries at Royal Inland Hospital — but the situation is not dire. Dr. John Guy, one of about 15 anesthetists in the city, said that number of doctors isn’t sufficient to handle the schedule of surgeries, but added the impact is only being felt “a day here or there.� No emergency surgeries are being affected, he said. Dr. Norm Kienitz, chief of staff at RIH, said the shortage of anesthetists will lead to about 55 patients having surgeries this month postponed. Guy, who moved to Kamloops from the U.S. three years ago, said he believes the problem is Kamloops’ reputation outside the city’s boundaries, with doctors who might relocate viewing it “more like a small town. From the outside, it doesn’t have the cachet of a Kelowna.� But, Guy said, he believes if doctors would visit the city, they would realize, as he has, it’s an ideal place to live and work. Health Minister Terry Lake pointed to expansion at RIH as being part of the method in attracting doctors. “In the Kamloops versus Kelowna tradition, Kelowna tends to get more headlines and more media attention, but I think that’s changing with the investments being made at Royal Inland Hospital,� Lake said. “That will change the conversation.� Work continues on the new clinicalservices building at the hospital and there are longer-term plans to add a surgical tower to the facility. Lake said the “message is getting out there is a lot going on
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120 ACRE RANCH 2760 Petit Creek Road Compact small rancher in a natural valley setting west of Merritt. Has been a very productive ranch with abundant water. Tons of trail and crown land surrounding area. Includes a 3 bedroom home. #2364 IN LOWER NICOLA
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Beautifully renovated inside & out, this spacious 4 bedrm home in situated on 0.25 acres, nicely landscaped with UG sprinklers. Home has new bathrm, flooring, paint, furnace, windows & more.
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Two bedroom upper level apartment with in0suite laundry. Good investment opportunity. Close to downtown core and recreation facilities. Property is sold “as is”.
#2366
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$99,000 LARgE SHOP
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Exquisite view of the Nicola Valley. 7535 sq.ft. lot completely read to build on and priced to sell. All access roads are paved, water & sewer to lot line, close to amenities.
Approx. 660 sq.ft. of warehouse space. Has 2 pce bathroom and includes utilities. $750 per month. Call Doug 378-6166
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Great location on a corner lot on high traffic street coming into Merritt. The building has approx. 7300 sq.ft. is zoned C4 with a site specific zoning to allow prof. offices. Lots of parking.
Immaculate 8500 sq.ft. pre-cast industrial building on corner lot with excellent exposure and easy access to truck route from highway. Building has 6400 sq.ft. of retail space, 1600 sq.ft. of warehouse and 500 sq.ft. enclosed on 2nd floor for lunch room & bathrm.
#2019
#1913
Charming 3 bedrm rancher with detached garage, carport & RV parking with lane access & fenced yard. Only 1 blk to shopping & school. Well cared for home with nice sized kitchen, laundry off the side & open concept living rm.
#2367
$157,500
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3 bedrm family home with fully finished basement, carport and detached shop/ garage. Home features newer HE furnace, large living room & kitchen, 2.5 baths, spacious rec.rm, B/I central vac. Covered deck in back, fruit trees & garden area.
#2368
FOR LEASE
BuILdINg LOt
#2365
$795,000
$219,900
Well maintained home with 3 bedrms up, 2 baths, bright living room, large kitchen with eating area, huge family room, newer vinyl windows and appliances are includes. Private, fenced backyard with patio.
#2345
$159,900
Coldwater Hills
$595,000
$890,000
Grandview Heights
APPROX. 10 ACRE LOTS
Prices Starting at $128,000 + gSt Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcel with gorgeous views of the Coldwater River, just 10 minutes from Merritt. Power at lot line & many lots have preapproved building & septic sites. Some lots have wells, but all have a gov’t required hydrology study to assure Buyers of ample domestic water. Call for complete details. #1869
RESIDEnTIAL VIEw LOTS Prices Starting at $85,000 + gSt
Fully serviced residential lots with fantastic views of the Nicola Valley and surrounding mountains. Close to shopping and college. Start building your dream home today! #1726
Lots 1 – 4 REduCEd to $99,000 ea. Located Off Lindley Creek Road
This premier subdivision offers a rural living experience with expansive views of the Nicola Valley. Minimum lot size of 0.5 acre up to 0.96 acre, offers privacy and room to landscape. The cul de sac design guarantees no thru traffic and crown land surround entire property. Road are paved with city services in place. #1928 Call for details.
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NEW Spacious 6 bedroom home, 3 bedrooms up and 3 down in a ground level inlaw suite. Large fenced yard with detached garage/shop. RV parking & garden area. Newers floors, kitchen & bathrm paint.
In new subdivision, this 2 bedroom home features an open floor plan, country kitchen, master with W/I closet, 4 pce ensuite & 13x10 deck. Single garage. Includes appliance package.
Located in quiet location, across from elementary school. This 3 bedroom home is on a concrete foundation, electrical is up to code, has had some updates. Nice flat lot, has carport and 11x12 storage shed.
New 3 bedrm home with great country kitchen, open plan, powder room on main, 2 full bath up, master with W/I closet & deck. Hot water on demand. Double garage. Incl. appliance package.
Nice 5 bedrm home with single garage and fenced backyard. 3 bedrms up, 2 pce powder on main, 2 bedrms down in partly finished bsmt with laundry. New windows upstairs, new HW tank & new washer.
4 bedrm executive home in desirable neighbourhood. Quality throughout, Brazilian HW floors, Merlot kitchen cabinets, F/P, central A/C. Patio in back, U/G sprinklers, 2 car garage, RV parking.
#2357
#2319
#2348
#2318
#2355
#2360
$298,000
EXCELLENT LOCATION
Beautifully renovated inside & out, this spacious 4 bedrm home in situated on 0.25 acres, nicely landscaped with UG sprinklers. Home has new bathrm, flooring, paint, furnace, windows & more.
#2363
$189,900
$299,900 NEED A SHOP?
$99,900 CORNER LOT
$339,000
NICE HALF DUPLEX
$147,000 LARGE SHOP
$498,900
BEAUTIFUL HOME
Home has 2 full floors plus bsmt, 2 car garage and legal 2 bedrm daylight rental suite on main with rear entrance. Bright kitchen with island, living rm with gas F/P. Nice covered deck in back.
3 bedroom home on quiet street close to school & park. Home has updated windows, furnace, laminate flooring, U/R sprinklers & central A/C. Shop in back is 22x30 with 220 wiring.
3 bedroom 4 level split home on large, fenced corner lot in Lower Nicola. Home has 3 baths, large living rm with F/P, big family rm, bright kitchen and a unfin. Bsmt for storage. Large sundeck, lots of parking.
Well maintained home in good family area & close to school. Bright living room, spacious kitchen, huge family room, 3 bedrooms up, 2 baths, newer vinyl windows & fenced backyard with patio.
This spacious rancher has 3 bedrms, 2 pce ensuite, galley kitchen with nook, large family rm with gas F/P, large living rm, office & storage room. Large detached shop with 2 bays. Lots of RV parking.
Immaculate 3 bedroom home on 0.27 acre lot, nicely landscaped. Home has open concept, kitchen with eating bar, skylight, dining area, living room has gas F/P, large master bedrm with ensuite.
#2214
#2291
#2333
#2345
#2346
#2295
$299,900
$224,900
$307,000
$159,900
$324,900
$239,000
Two bedroom upper level apartment with in0suite laundry. Good investment opportunity. Close to downtown core and recreation facilities. Property is sold “as is”.
#2366
$99,000
WALK TO SHOPPING
UNFINISHED HOME
CLOSE TO SHOPPING
FANTASTIC VIEWS
INVESTORS
DESIRABLE LOCATION
LOCATION, LOCATION
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BROOKMERE
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.
Unfinished house on 2 city lots, close to river and amenities. This house is in the rough framing stage and a renovation will need a new building permit before completion. As is where is.
Immaculate 2 bedrm rancher with updates, living room with woodstove, new carpeting & paint, updated bathrm fixtures & paint. The nice backyard has lane access, 12x24 shop & shed.
Beautiful 4 bedrm home with 3 baths, spacious gourmet kitchen, formal dining & living room with balcony, and the fully fin. Walkout bsmt has large games room with wet bar, Lots of parking.
Good revenue property. Side by side duplex of 1600 sq.ft., 5 bedrms and 2 baths per side. New furnace, 100 amp upgrade and separate backyard. Total income is $1868. Tenants pay utilities.
Large family home with 3 bedrms up plus a 2 bedrm inlaw suite at ground level. New paint & flooring on main, oak kitchen, HW radiant heat& 3 baths. Fenced backyard with garden area.
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.
3 bedroom rancher in a park-like setting with detached single garage on huge 13,520 sq.ft. lot. Home has newer vinyl siding & windows. HW tank & furnace new in 2009. Close to shopping.
7 strata titled townhomes, all within walking distance from downtown. Close to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at only $88,167 per unit. All are currently rented. Call for full details.
Great recreational area all year round. Lovely 2 bedroom home with attached double garage with guest room & 3 pce bath. Maple kitchen cabinets, S/S appl, island sink. RV parking.
#2334
#2311
#2339
#2358
#2289
#2309
#2349
#2341
#2343
#2292
$57,000
$195,000
$179,900
$479,000
PRIVATE BACKYARD
Spacious home with 2 bedrooms and a den or 3rd bedrm, generous living & dining room plus office. Both bedrms have ensuites. Large covered deck, 20x16 detached shop.
Spacious 2 bedroom home with bright and restful interior décor. The living room fireplace adds ambiance. Lovely well kept yard. Relax on the back sundeck.
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.
New 2 bedroom house with 2.5 baths, open country kitchen, good floor plan. Master bedrm has 5 pce ensuite, WI closet and 10x15 private deck. Hot water on demand. Single garage.
Clean & bright 3 bedrm rancher with full bsmt, vaulted ceilings, large open kitchen with new countertops, family rm with gas F/P, 2 car garage, RV parking with sani-dump and a private backyard.
Large 2 bedroom rancher with 2 bathrms, living room with wood burning F/P. Fenced yard with mature trees and shrubs. Close to shopping and all amenities. Carport.
Cozy 2 bedroom home with newer kitchen & bathrm renovations, upgraded furnace, 2 skylights and a backyard an avid gardener would appreciate. Has 2 outbuildings and patio.
#2227
#2248
#2340
#2320
#2226
#2324
#2285
You could own this 3 bedrm strata townhouse in Merritt, close to shopping & amenities. Fenced yard, newer windows. Now’s the time to get your own place with low interest rates.
Spacious 5 bedroom home with huge master bedrm with jet tub in ensuite, open kitchen & family room, Cherry stained cabinets in kitchen, 2 huge sundeck in private backyard plus covered sitting area.
#2151
#2344
#2183
FENCED YARD
$339,000
WALK TO SHOPPING
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.
INVESTORS
$529,000
QUIET LOCATION
IMMACULATE RANCHER
LARGE LOT
$174,900
NEW HOME
LARGE FAMILY HOME
$445,000
$249,900
APARTMENT
WHY RENT?
$99,500
$319,000
QUIET AREA
ADULT ORIENTED STRATA
$219,000
$319,900
$209,900
d l o s
$134,900
CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN
$155,000
$324,000
$339,900
$217,500
$168,500
EXTRA LARGE LOT
RURAL SETTING
ATTENTION INVESTORS
OVERLOOKS RIVER
FIRST TIME BUYERS
4 separately titled side by side duplexes, a total of 8 units rentable. Some long term tenants. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen & living room, Fenced backyards. Newer roof, 100 amp service.
Clean 3 bedrm mobile with covered deck & parking stall. New HW tank & new motor in furnace. Home is move in ready, comes with appliances. Pad rent $346 per month.
Nice 2 bedroom rancher close to downtown and seniors center with newer furnace and HW tank. Concrete foundation, and fenced private yard with shop. Quick Possession.
#2352
#2212
NEW 2 bedrm panabode home on 0.32 acre lot with RV parking. Features kitchen with nook, large living rm with fireplace, full unfin. Bsmt with laundry, rec.rm & storage. Deck in back. Roof only 3 yrs old.
Large 6 bedroom home in good area, close to school. 3 bedrooms up, 3 down, 2.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, huge sundeck, fenced backyard, skylights and double garage.
2 bedrm mobile on 0.23 acre lot in Lower Nicola. Features include new siding, new roof & skirting and insulation and a new garage. Has enclosed deck & porch. Fully fenced yard with workshop.
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.
Enjoy the private setting in Lower Nicola on 0.33 acre lot with several fruit trees and is close to school. This home is perect for a starter home or retired couple. Great views off the deck.
#2336
#2350
#2186
#2167
#2299
$239,900
IN LOWER NICOLA
$269,900 GREAT AREA
$214,900
Country home on 0.35 acres with creek and 24x28 detached shop with power. 2 bedrms up, 1 down, open concept, large living room, fully fin. bsmt with new carpets, paint & HW tank.
Good starter home or perfect for retiree. Close to schools, shopping & golf course. Fenced yard, single garage. Basement has second living quarters for inlaws.
Urban living in one of the finest strata developments. Nice one bedrm apartment with granite counters, shaker style kitchen cabinets & incl. appliances. Clean and ready to move into.
#2234
#2351
#2312
$229,000
$159,900
$139,000
#2367
$157,500
$229,000
#2163
$649,000
$54,900
$148,500
OPPORTUNITY
EXCELLENT CONDITION
NICE STRATA UNIT
ON THE BENCH
INVESTORS
Good corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. This 2 bedroom home is awaiting your ideas. Home needs some TLC, but is priced accordingly.
1800 sq.ft. rancher only 6 yrs old. 3 bedrms plus a bonus room above garage. Open design kitchen with all appliances, HW floors, crown moldings, 9 ft ceilings, 4 pce ensuite and a fenced backyard.
Why rent when you can own? 2 bedroom strata unit with balcony and storage. Large living and dining room. Great for retirees or first time buyers. Strata fees are $212.70 per month.
Side by side duplex with 100 amp service, 2 bedrms 1 bath, kitchen & living room per side. Total of 864 sq.ft. or 432 sq.ft. per side. Fenced backyard. Easy walk to shopping.
#2098
#2278
#2192
4 bedrm, 2 bath home, meticulously maintained with many upgrades such as windows, doors, furnace, new HW tank in 2011, central A/C, 2 storage shed, lovely screened porch in back & more.
NEWER APARTMENT
Charming 3 bedrm rancher with detached garage, carport & RV parking with lane access & fenced yard. Only 1 blk to shopping & school. Well cared for home with nice sized kitchen, laundry off the side & open concept living rm.
$135,000
$99,900
$299,000
$59,000
#2283
$299,900
#1982
$169,900
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264 ACRES
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iC & i INDUSTRIAL LOT 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.
#2356
$64,900
COmmERCIAL BLDG Compact small rancher in a natural valley setting west of Merritt. Has been a very productive rancher with abundant water. Tons of trail and crown land surrounding area. Includes a 3 bedroom home.
#2364
$795,000
#2321
#2246
$599,900
Bring your horses! Set up with 3 horse shelters, 2 round pens, 2 hay barns & tack shed. The 4 bedrm home has a new country kitchen, open design, vaulted ceilings, HW floors, gas F/P.
Enjoy snowmobiling & x-country skiing from this private 10 acre retreat with beautiful log home. Has wrap around deck, guest cabin, new barn with loft, and it backs onto crown land.
ON 1 ACRE
1.74 AC IN THE CITY
#2189
133 PRIVATE ACRES
Incredible property with unlimited rec. activities – snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, ATVing, hking. Almost surrounds Allie Lake with 2 main cabins plus 3 guest cabins.
$495,000
$1,250,000
$449,000
Great family home on 1 acres just minutes from town. 3 bedrms up, 1 down, updated kitchen, parquet flooring, rec.room down with bar. 2 car detached garage, attached single garage & sep. storage.
#2306
Magnificent 5 bedrm home on Nicola Lake with unique open designed family area with large bedrms & family room with an extra summer kitchen. 3 floors, 2 large covered decks. Has detached triple garage & an underground boat house bunker.
#2361
$998,000
IN KANE VALLEY
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Approx. 22 acres mins. From downtown Merritt. Nicely renovated 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with new flooring, bathrms & paint. Has horse barn, 100x44 metal Quonset and new drilled well.
#1663
$525,000
Gorgeous property of approx. 264 acres with 2 titles. Has 1 mile of Guichond Creek flowing through the property. A great variety of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR.
9.88 ACRES
22 ACRES
#2342
9.88 acres with riding ring & only 5 mins. From Mamit Lake. This 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walkout bsmt has had some updates. Open concept with vaulted ceilings, 3 baths, large kitchen & big sundeck.
$345,000
#2156
$449,000
1.74 acres with city services and fenced, that could be rezoned to suite your needs. Property has 1 bedrm home plus a 900 sq.ft. bldg all in a park-like setting with large water feature.
#2190
$374,900 OPPORTUNITY
BEAUTIfUL LOG HOmE
Nicola lake & MoNck ProviNcial Park are located 10 kMs froM Merritt. Great lake for fishiNG, water skiiNG, sailiNG aNd swiMMiNG.
0.91 acres fronting the Nicola River in the city limits. Within walking distance to downtown. City services not yet to lot line but with vicinity and be arranged for hook up.
#2354
$99,000
4.64 acre in the country with a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath log home with open design living room with F/P, upgrades of new roof, new flooring, new Mill Creek kitchen cabinets & furnace heat pump. Numerous outbuildings.
#2335
$395,000
1 ACRE wITH SHOP
#2347
#2225
$114,900
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.
Flat commercial lot zoned C-3 on one of the busiest streets in Merritt. Prime location to start your business or relocate it to a better location. Services to property line.
#2208
$299,000
#2323
$355,000
#2359
26 ACRES
Call us for a fREE market Evaluation on your property.
wATERfRONT LOTS 3 parcels of Recreation Commercial waterfront zoned C4 for multi-family resort, Pub, restaurant, marina & more. Great opportunity to start your own resort & marina.
#2175
EACH $900,000 OPPORTUNITY
Spectacular horse property of 26 acres just 15 mins. From Merritt. All natural grassland with 2 ponds and a seasonal creek. Great place use as rec. property or build your dream home.
#2322
$310,000
LARGE CITY LOT Residential building lot of 0.62 acres, zoned R2. Lots has potential to be made into 4 city lots or Buyer may apply for possible zoning change to higher density multi-family residential.
Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. commercial building in downtown core. New roof in 2013, renovated interior including new paint throughout. Parking in back with lane access. Great for investor or entrepreneur.
12.63 ACRES
COmmERCIAL BUILDING
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.
Great location on a corner lot on main street coming into Merritt. This 7300 sq.ft. building is zoned C-4 with a site specific zoning for prof. offices, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking.
$99,000
#2305
#2047
$209,000
$179,000
#2019
spius creek estates
Two 10 acre lots has just come into the city. One of the site is entering into a 2 yr lease. Other lot will be zoned with Sale Agreement.
Prices starting at $199,000
#2216
$2,000,000 INVESTORS
Build your home in the country. Has a drilled well of 15 GPM, power at lot line, septic approval, and driveway are in. Nice view, crown land nearby. Just 20 mins. from Merritt.
#2154
Country living at its best! These 9 properties are located approx. 15 mins. from Merritt in the beautiful Sunshine Valley. A Phase 1 has been completed and a water report is available. 4 lots are waterfront, all have stunning views of the valley. Area offers swimming, biking, canoeing, horseback riding,motorcycling & more.
$595,000
20 ACRES
2 ACRES
#2301
GST is applicable
$89,900
$129,000
From 9.8 to 17 Acres
This 4 bedrm rancher has had some reno’s of flooring and kitchen. Large 40x70 detached workshop, currently leased, all on 1 acre, zoned R1 & C2, perfect for home based business. Great opportunity.
$825,000 INDUSTRIAL LOT
#2272 Great lakefront cabin of 450 sq.ft., recreational retreat on Walloper lake. Crown lease. Easy access off Coquihalla Hwy. Call for more details.
#2337
13 ACRES RIVERfRONT
ON wALLOPER LAKE
Approx. 1.14 acres overlooking the river with possible subdivision potential. “As is where is” basis. Buyers are responsible for all old buildings and house is not habitable.
Busy location with tenant and is fully leased. Total of approx. 6600 sq.ft. 4100 sq.ft. on main, 1050 in bsmt, 1450 on top floor that could be used as living quarters. Lots of parking.
$120,000
Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. building with office space with one long term tenant. Great for professional offices, retail, lawyers, doctors, government agency, etc. Has approval for residential units upstairs.
#2171
$850,000
DEVELOPmENT LAND
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294 acres of development land with 2 titles and incredible views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum. Located above Nicola Lakeshore Estates at Nicola Lake.
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Audit questions prison programs From Page 19 Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said conditions in B.C. prisons are improving thanks to a $185 million construction program, including an addition to Surrey Pretrial, a new women’s wing at Prince George and expansion of Alouette Correctional Centre for Women. A new 300-cell Okanagan adult custody facility at Oliver is under construction, and expected to open in 2016. Anton said that extra space will alleviate the space shortage at other facilities, but it remains to be seen if the new prison will allow the removal of tent-like temporary structures that have housed lowrisk inmates at Kamloops and Fraser in recent years. The audit also questioned the availability and effectiveness of rehabilitation programs offered in B.C. prisons. The audit found that only one program, violence prevention, was evaluated and shown to reduce the likelihood of reoffending. The five core programs operated in B.C. provincial prisons are: • Respectful relationships, to help inmates understand and eliminate abusive behaviours • Substance abuse management, to reduce relapse and develop healthier lifestyles • Violence prevention, designed to reduce aggressive behaviour • Emotional management for women • Relationship skills for women. Correctional centres also offer life skills, vocational, literacy and school extension programs. All programs are voluntary, and with an average sentenced stay of 71 days, some inmates aren’t in custody long enough to complete studies even if they want to.
Accused killer to remain in custody A Kamloops man accused of murdering a woman in a North Shore apartment building last month will remain behind bars for at least the next two months. Christopher Frank Butler was charged with second-degree murder after Deanne Wheeler was killed in a Cherry Avenue apartment on Dec.
30. Butler, 41, made a brief court appearance by video from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) on Monday, Jan. 12, at which time lawyers put his matter over to March. Butler has a brief criminal history, most recently a conviction for
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LNG plans continue in 2015 despite oil slump By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
The shakeout of liquefied natural gas proposals for B.C. continues, with ExxonMobil’s large-scale project for Prince Rupert moving ahead and smaller projects changing or withdrawing plans. ExxonMobil and its Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil have filed a detailed description with B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office, planning for a city-owned site on Tuck Inlet north of Prince Rupert Harbour. One of the larger of 18 B.C. proposals, West Coast Canada LNG (WCC LNG) proposes up to five floating barges for LNG loading with onshore support facilities, and an estimated capital cost of $15-25 billion. WCC LNG plans to start construction by 2017 and be in service by 2024. WCC LNG sorted through a half dozen sites in the Kitimat and Prince Rupert area, where the larger of B.C.’s 18 current LNG export proposals are also claiming sites. Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman says 2015 is when the LNG industry begins to take shape, despite a slump in oil prices and rising competition from U.S. and other gas producers. “New drilling activity in our upstream sector demonstrates investors remain confident in
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Proponents of Aurora LNG Grassy Point near Prince Rupert withdrew that application to start the year, focusing on another site at Digby Island. Also withdrawn is the Farrell Creek raw gas processing plant north of Hudson’s Hope, a project taken over by Chinese-
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Snow shovelling injuries and prevention DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN After the dramatic amount of snow we had last week, I had numerous patients in my office with an assortment of injuries. Unfortunately, most of the injuries were preventable. As a result, I was looking for more quality snow shovelling information to give to my patients and the readers of my articles. I noticed that the health news archives on WebMD.com dating back to Jan. 20, 2011 offered some quality
information and statistics. The author was Kelli Miller and the article was reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD. This article stated that shovelling snow sends on average more than 11,000 adults and children to the hospital every year. As well, a new 17-year study published
in this month’s American Journal of Emergency Medicine details the most common health hazards associated with shovelling snow. Snow shovelling can sometimes lead to bad backs, broken bones, head injuries, and even deadly heart problems. This article mentions that not only
is the heart’s workload increased due to shovelling snow, but cold temperatures also add to the chances of a heart attack in at-risk individuals. This happened to a healthy and fit man in his mid-40s in Kamloops a few days ago. He was a young, healthy guy who sud-
due to snow shovelling were caused by heart problems. As well, adults over 55 were over four times more likely than younger people to have heartrelated symptoms while shovelling. With all of this information in mind, I hope you realize that the potentially simple task of shovelling heavy snow like we had last
denly died of a heart attack while shovelling snow. The researchers in this study found that overworking certain muscles, falling, and being hit with the shovel were the most common reasons people got hurt. Muscle, ligament, tendon, and other soft tissue injuries topped the list of snow shovelling mishaps. Among these, lower back injuries were very common. They noticed that some other common snow shovelling injuries included cuts and broken bones. The arms and hands were the most likely body regions to sustain a bone fracture. As well, heart-related problems made up only seven per cent of snow shovelling injuries. However, all deaths
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taking sides and ganging up against the “bad guy.” It would also mean refusing to gossip about others, and letting others know that you are not interested in listening to gossip. It might also mean not creating or participating in alignments in the workplace, but rather remaining sincerely cordial and professional in all of your work relationships. It would involve developing an awareness of our own processes, and what it is we are needing when we participate in nega-
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week can have serious, even deadly, consequences! I suggest that you warm up and stretch before starting to shovel. As well, only do so much shovelling before taking a break. It would also help to see your chiropractor before you start shovelling snow so that your joints have full mobility and your muscles are not tight to begin with.
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Cents begin stretch run with three new faces Griffyn Martin, Zak Bowles and Stephan Seeger expected to add a measure of maturity and experience to the lineup By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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The Merritt Centennials went into Wednesday night’s home game against the Langley Rivermen with a little bit of a different look about them. Gone from the lineup are 19-year-olds Devin Oakes, Matt Foley and Braden Fuller. Both Oakes and Foley had their seasons end early as they are in need of surgery to repair upper body injuries. Meanwhile, Fuller has been traded to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for future considerations. As replacements, the Merritt Centennials have acquired three new faces, all of whom were scheduled to be in the lineup against the Rivermen on Wednesday. On the blueline, the Cents added 20-yearold defenceman Griffyn Martin from the Trail Smoke Eaters. In his rookie season with the Smokies, Griffin played 35 games. The native of Southport, Conn. scored three goals and added eight assists for 11 points
to go along with 22 penalty minutes. Up front, the Centennials added 19-year-old forward Zak Bowles from the Bulldogs and 18-yearold Stephan Seeger from the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. In 80 regular season games with Alberni Valley, Bowles scored 11 goals and picked up 16 assists to go along with 74 minutes in penalties. The Calgary-born Bowles picked up one assist in his first game as a Centennial — a 5-4 win over the Surrey Eagles last Friday. Seeger, who hails from Stamford, Conn., played just 11 games for the Buccaneers of the USHL, recording one goal and two assists. All the Cents’ wheeling-and-dealing took place in the days leading up to the junior hockey trade deadline on January 10. Merritt head coach and GM Luke Pierce is very pleased with his team’s new acquistions. “With all three of them, there’s some
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maturity and experience in different ways,” Pierce said. “It’s not something we’re necessarily lacking, but it’s something we can benefit from.” Pierce went on to add, “Martin is a 20-year-old. He’s played a year in the NCAA (with 2014 Division 1 national champion Union College). He’s excited to be here, and
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looking forward to the challenge of helping us make the playoffs. “Bowles has a full year of experience in our league, and he’s a good character kid that wants to play for us. He brings a ton of speed. “Seeger’s only 18, but he’s played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (with the Moncton Wildcats), skated in the Ontario
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were made involving 31 players. Fifteen of those trades were made within the BCHL, while eight involved transactions with teams outside of
B.C. The final trading day was a busy one with no fewer than eight trades, three players released and four players signed as free agents. In the Interior Division of the BCHL, every team made one
or more moves to strengthen their roster for this season or next. Merritt, Salmon Arm and West Kelowna were all active buyers, while last-place Trail was the biggest seller as it begins the rebuilding process for next year.
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Hockey League and most recently been playing in the USHL. There’s plenty of experience there. He’s got some grit and some bite, and just wants to keep playing hockey.” Pierce said some change can go a long way to re-invigorating a team, especially as it enters the final third of the regular season with playoffs on the horizon.
interesting against the Centennials on the Olympic-sized ice at the South Surrey Arena. “The finish wasn’t as bad as it looked,” the head coach said. “We put in a good effort for 60 minutes, but maybe didn’t make some good decisions.” Surrey’s second goal, late in the second period, seemed to give the Eagles life, and they quickly scored two more in the first five minutes of the third. “I thought that maybe we played a bit too defensive in the lategoing, and pulled back our attack,” Pierce said. “It was a good lesson for us. The guys learned that you don’t need to change your game entirely.” Losing Jake Clifford to a fight early in the middle stanza, and then Cole Arcuri to a high hit two shifts later didn’t help matters as the Cents were forced to go with only four D’men for the second half of the game. Pierce was quite peeved about the Arcuri incident.
Many BCHL teams busy at the trade deadline By Ian Webster
INTERIOR DIVISION Team
THREE IN THE FOLD The Merritt Centennials acquired three new players in the days leading up to the junior hockey trade deadline on January 10. They are (left to right) 20-year-old Griffyn Martin (Southport, Conn.), 19-year-old Zak Bowles (Calgary) and 18-year-old Stephan Seeger (Stamford, Conn.) Ian Webster/Herald
“I think [after Christmas] we got a bit stale,” Pierce said. “Sometimes, you just need to shake things up, make some changes and add a few new fresh faces. I like the way our current group fills out. I think what we’ve added will help a great deal, in some different ways. “We are who we are now,” Pierce said. “There’ll be no more tweaking. Hopefully, the guys figure that out, and come ready to play each and every night.” The head coach said Fuller, a Cents’ rookie from Grande Prairie, took his move to Alberni Valley really well. “He was great about how he handled everything. He was first class. I have nothing but good to say about Braden, and I wish him well in the future.” Changing topics, Pierce did not express a great deal of concern about his team’s narrow one-goal victory over the Express on January 9. The Eagles, who have won just seven games this season, battled back from a 5-1 deficit to make a things
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A mystery goal with just 1:17 remaining in the third period proved to be the winner as the Merritt Devils defeated 100 Mile 4-3 to take the 60+ division of the Grand Pub and Grill’s Redneck Oldtimer Rec Hockey Tournament on the weekend. None of the players on the ice or the standing-room-only crowd of five quite saw how the puck popped out from the corner and found its way into the back of the 100 Mile net, but Devils’ captain Roddy Rodgers and his teammates were delighted with the outcome just the same. The Devils’ victory
avenged an earlier 6-2 loss to 100 Mile during the round robin portion of the tournament. The championship game was a close one from beginning to end with the Devils holding a narrow 3-2 lead at the ice clean. The visitors from the Cariboo netted the equalizer early in the second period, setting the scene for the dramatic ‘goal from someone’ that will be talked about for years to come. Confirmed Devils’ scorers in the championship game were Clay Martin, Gord Curnow and Randy McLean. Goaltender Chris Johnson came on in relief of Grant Rodgers in net for the Devils and picked up the win
between the pipes. Johnson had also backstopped the Rednecks in the 50+ division of the tournament. It was the Kamloops Radicals who took the four-team 50+ title with a perfect 3-0 record, while Quesnel were tops in the 40+ category following a 12-3 victory over defending-champion NVIT in Sunday’s gold-medal game.
The Merritt Curling Club proved to be the best of hosts on the weekend as out-of-town teams were allowed to leave with two of the three titles up for grabs at the annual Black’s Pharmacy men’s invitational bonspiel. A total of 20 teams from throughout the Okanagan and Lower Mainland took part in the three-day event that boasted $3,500 in prize money. After the final rock had been tossed on Sunday afternoon, it was the Dave Williams foursome from Chase that went home with the biggest earnings, winning the ‘A’ championship 8-3 over Merritt’s quartet of skip Bob Schmidt, third Bob Taylor, second Rick Ferguson and lead Mark Dixon. The ‘A’ final was a tentative affair, with both rinks misfiring in the early going and stealing points from each other. Things kind of blew
RIGHT ON THE BUTTON Skip Bob Schmidt delivers the goods during ‘A’ final curling action in the Black’s Pharmacy men’s open bonspiel at the Merritt Curling Centre on the weekend. Ian Webster/Herald
open in the fifth end. Nursing a 3-2 lead, the Schmidt team had a communication breakdown that led to a hog rock and three big points for the Williams side. The visitors stole two more in the sixth on a burned rock and another in the seventh to put the game away. “We were just tired,” conceded Schmidt who, along with Taylor, played a big role in putting the bonspiel on. “It was a
long weekend.” “We just weren’t curling sharp when it counted,” Taylor added. Next door, the ‘B’ final was an allVancouver affair, as the Dave Conlin rink from Langley duked it out with the Brian Gilmore quartet out of Richmond. In a very close contest that never saw more than a one-point lead, the Conlin crew edged the Gilmore clan 7-6 in
eight ends. The ‘C’ final pitted two Merritt rinks against one another. Both teams had to play three times Sunday in order to curl for the money at the end of the day. The Rick Olsen rink (with Gerry Gilderdale, Doug Turvey and Jim Murdoch) jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after two ends, only to see the Adrian Reynoldson
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Cavaliere and Mosley record hat tricks FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME (Above) Members of the local Devils hockey team (in black) and their 100 Mile opponents join forces for a group picture following their championship game on Sunday. (Top) Rednecks’ goaltender Chris Johnson, who filled in for an injured Grant Rodgers in the Devils-100 Mile game gives his two-year-old grandson Carter Oberly a tour of the ice on the weekend. Ian Webster/Herald
Cents-Smokies game rescheduled From Page 24 “It was a blatant blow to the head. Cole’s eyebrow was opened up for several stitches. It should have been a fiveminute major penalty, for sure. Instead, the referee just gave him two minutes and we lose a player. I don’t agree with that.” In the end, Pierce said, “I’m just glad we got out of there with the win.” The Cents were expecting a physical, aggressive game against the visiting Rivermen on Wednesday. Langley beat Merritt 5-1 on November 5. “They’re big, they
come at you hard, and they have some highend talent up front. We’ve got to be disciplined,” Pierce said. “With adding three new bodies to our team, we’ll want to focus on simplifying our game rather than worrying about or over-analyzing our opponents.” Merritt plays twice at home this weekend. Friday, the team hosts the league-leading Penticton Vees, while Sunday afternoon, it’s the high-flying Nanaimo Clippers who sail into town for their only visit of the season. The Clips, who are coached by the alwaysentertaining former
Cents’ bench boss Mike Vandekamp, are in first place in the BCHL’s Island Division and second overall in the league standings behind the Vees. OVERTIME Merritt’s home game against the Trail Smoke Eaters on January 10 had to be cancelled at the last minute because of bus problems the Smokies experienced en route to the game Saturday afternoon. The third-to-last regular-season meeting between the two teams has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m.
With men’s rec hockey occupying both local arenas on the weekend, most of Merritt’s minor hockey teams were playing games out of town. Here’s the results that have been reported to the Herald:
MINOR HOCKEY REPORT
Peewee Girls Bianca Cavaliere’s natural hat trick (three goals in a row) spurred the Joco Transport peewee girls to a 3-3 tie with Kelowna on Sunday. No assists were reported by the on-ice officials. Janelle Gage stood tall in net.
Bantam House Captain Tyler Mosley also pulled off a hat trick in his City Furniture bantam house team’s 7-2 win against Ashcroft on Saturday. Other goal getters for the City squad were Darius Sam (2), Nikikaxni Grismer-
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Voght and Roi Joe. Assists were given to Ethan Sheena-Patrick, Jesse Maunu and Dylan Stirling. Colton Macaulay went the distance in net to pick up the win.
Atom Development The Fountain Tire atoms traveled to Enderby over the weekend and picked up a 5-2 win over North Okanagan. Max Graham had
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two goals and two assists for the victorious Jr. Cents. Robert Sterling also tallied twice and Cortez Charters once. Additional assists were awarded to Brayden McRae Chillihitzia, Jalen McRae and Preston Laupitz. Manjot Panghli and Nathan Willey shared the win in net. The Fountain Tire team hosts both Penticton and Salmon Arm this coming weekend.
Novice Tournament This Weekend A 10-team novice tournament takes over both local arenas for a good part of the upcoming weekend. In addition to three teams from Merritt, visiting squads will be in attendance from Salmon Arm, West Kelowna, Penticton, Kelowna, Williams Lake, Kamloops and Vernon. There is one game on Friday in town at 5 p.m. featuring the Merritt White team. They also play at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. (Shulus) on Saturday. Merritt Red plays at 7 a.m. (Shulus), 11:30 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Merritt Black plays at 7 a.m., 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The championship games run from 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Sunday.
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Perfect conditions brought out the crowds for the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club’s annual Mamette Lake Fishing Derby on Sunday. “We had 207 people register,” NVFGC representative Dick Kitsch said. “That’s the most we’ve had for many years.” Anglers came from as far away as Lytton, Kamloops, Douglas Lake and all places in between, Kitsch reported. A total of 210 trout were caught, along with another 40 coarse fish. After an erroneous early-morning start to
the weighing process, all the right winners were determined and announced. The largest trout, weighing in at two pounds 13 ounces, was caught by Eric Presley, while second place went to Dom Abbinante with a catch of two pounds nine ounces. Abbinante very generously donated his $200 winnings back to the local fish and game club. The largest coarse fish was Ian Blachford’s at four pounds eight ounces. There were a total of seven winners at the hidden weight of one pound three ounces. A substantial 50/50 pot of $595 was won by Gary Serko.
NICOLA VALLEY FISH AND GAME CLUB Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby Results Trout 1st Place - Eric Presley 2 lbs 13 oz 2nd Place - Dom Abbinante 2 lbs 9 oz 3rd Place - Cam Adams 2 lbs 4 oz
Coarse Fish Ian Blachford 4 lbs 8 oz
Hidden Weight (1 lb 3 oz) 7 Winners Total
50/50 Raffle ($595) Gary Serko
PROUD FISHERMEN Six-year-old Dustin Madore and his sister Brooklyn, 8, show off their fine catches at the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club’s Mamette Lake Fishing Derby on Sunday. Over 200 anglers took part in the annual event. Ian Webster/Herald
Record numbers at Chili Sunday BACKWOODS BLISS Over 50 cross-country skiing and snowshoeing enthusiasts converged on the Kane Valley for the local Nicola Nordic Club’s annual Chili Sunday social event. Conditions were perfect for both skiers and snowshoers with pleasant temperatures, ideal snow and freshly-groomed trails. The gathering of outdoor lovers took time out from their activities to celebrate the upcoming 80th birthday of longtime Merritt resident and back-country advocate Katherine Shewchuk. She and her husband, Murphy Shewchuk, have been instrumental in the development of the spectacular Kane Valley trail system. (Right) Katherine, in the middle, and her many, many friends. (Below) The Clark and Willm families set out on a ski from the Parking Lot #2 shelter. Ian Webster/Herald
HOOP STARS Casidy Sheena (left) and Emmanuelle Dugas from the Merritt Secondary School’s junior girls basketball team were chosen as all-stars at a tournament in Penticton on the weekend. “Both girls were incredibly competitive all weekend and gave solid performances in all their games — outrebounding and outhustling their opponents,” Merritt head coach Tamara Slanzi said. MSS actually took two squads to the tourney — a Grade 9 team and a Grade 10 team. In addition to Sheena and Dugas, other Merritt standouts at the two-day event were Madeleine Barnes, Taryn Hack, Takarah Kubo, Jensen Cavaliere and Kerrigan Selman. Kubo sunk a three-pointer to seal a Merritt victory in her team’s final game. Ian Webster/Herald
Men’s curling bonspiel a big success foursome (with Jack Reynoldson, Bob Reid and George Mathieu) roar back with five in the third end to go on top. Things went back and forth from there with Olsen regaining the lead 7-5 after five ends, Reynoldson tying things at 7-7 in the sixth, and Olsen surging ahead by two again in the seventh. Everything came down to Reynoldson’s final rock in the eighth end. Sitting one, three and four, the alwayscompetitive Reynoldson
decided to play for the win and attempt to score three rather than execute a simpler angle-raise, tie the game and send things to an extra end or two. Reynoldson’s shot was real good, but not quite good enough as he had to settle for one — thus handing the Olsen team the win, 9-8. “That’s Adrian for you,” his good friend Jerry Canuel said after the nailbiter match. “He always goes for the winner.”
The teams in attendance at this year’s men’s bonspiel had a great time. In addition to the on-ice action, a lively shuffleboard tournament was organized by Brian Snee that mirrored the curling draw. Winners of the shuffleboard showdown were the Miller and Dennis Rogalsky rinks from Richmond and Merritt respectively. In addition, a dart board that was donated to the curling centre by Canadian Tire saw plen-
ty of action all weekend. Saturday’s banquet was highlighted by the presentation of a jacket to curler Al McKinnon from Richmond who has attended the Merritt bonspiel for over 25 years in a row. Taylor said that the annual men’s bonspiel simply would not be possible without the tremendous support of the event’s principal sponsor, Black’s Pharmacy. “[Black’s owner] Kurt Thoms is simply amazing. Without him, we
couldn’t do it.” The next event at the Merritt Curling Centre is the ladies’ bonspiel. This year, it will be a one-day affair on January 24, with 16 teams playing three four-end games each. The Curling Centre’s junior program is continuing to enjoy tremendous success on Monday afternoons starting at 3:30 p.m. Look for more curling pictures from the junior program in next Tuesday’s edition of the Merritt Herald.
HOW SWEEP IT IS Merritt’s Bob Taylor (left) and Rick Ferguson put some sinew into their sweeping during the ‘A’ final of the men’s curling bonspiel on Sunday afternoon. Ian Webster/Herald
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lower Nicola Flea market Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lower Nicola Community Hall. Barter for new, renewed and homemade items. Contact Diane Van Hoof at 378-3481 for more information.
alzheimer awareNeSS moNth To help promote awareness of the disease, the Merritt and District Hospice Society has partnered with the Alzheimer Society of B.C.to provide an information session on Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease and advance care planning. Tara Hildebrand from the Alzheimer Society of B.C. will talk about the progression of the disease, coping and managing strategies, and self-care. Also, the importance of a power of attorney and having a representation agreement. This information session is free to the public on Tuesday, Jan. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Merritt Civic Centre, Room 2. For further information, please contact Jill Sanford at 250-378-4577.
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Brian Colburn Cavill On Jan. 7, 2015 Brian O Co olburn Cavill passed Colburn away peacefully at Merritt, BC at the age of 74 years. He is survived by his loving partner Brenda, brother Doug (Joanne) Cavill, sisters Helen (Gary) Wright, and Joanne (Bruno) Taylor, as well as many nephews, nieces and dear friends. He is predeceased by his Mother and Father, Dorthea and Charles Cavill, his brother, David Cavill and nephew, Gil Taylor. Tea and refreshments were served at the Elks Hall on January 9, 2015. Family would like to thank Brian’s many friends for their help and kind words, as well as the nurses and doctors in Merritt and Kamloops.
Marlene Brigden Marlene Ma arlene Brigden Brigden i of Sundre Albe erta (formerly of Merritt) Alberta passed pas ssed away peacefully on Dec December 27th, 2014 at the age of 75 after a 2 year battle Cancer. Marlene was born with C January 4th, 1939 In Winnipeg Janua Manito Manitoba and lived most of her life in BC. Marlene is predeceased by her parents Fred and Anne Mysak, brother Bill Mysak and her grandchild Andrew Tearoe, who are without a doubt, by her side now. Marlene is survived by her husband Dennis and Lovingly remembered by her children Karen (Russ) McDonald of Sundre Alberta, Steve (Melba) Turchak, and Shelly (Laurier) Montreuil of Merritt BC and her step children Norm (Deanne) Brigden of Parksville BC, Tina (Howard) Buechert of Cranbrook BC and Judy (Tom) Tearoe of Kelowna BC She also leaves behind 12 wonderful Grandchildren and 7 precious “Great Grandchildren. Mom had a great love of scrap-booking. She made numerous albums for the families. She especially loved to make amazing memory books of the grand and “Great” Grandchildren. A great weekend was when she and Dennis went for a dinner out at the casino to try her luck, and often times, came out a “winner”. Mom spent many hours gardening. Her Ànished projects were gorgeous, neighbors and passersby stopped to admire and chat. Mom was kind and generous to all and will be greatly missed. A “Celebration of Life” will be held in Merritt, BC in the latter part of March, 2015, which would have been mom and Dennis’ 25th wedding Anniversary.
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Harold George Winfield Harold George WinÀeld of Merritt passed away January 2, 2015. He is survived by his sister Doreen Eliasson of Brockville, Ontario and his sister-in-law Mary Nommensen of Renton, Washington. He is also survived by his stepson Bill (Carole) Russell of Victoria and his stepdaughter Colleen (Keith) Adams of Kamloops: grandchildren Todd, Denise, Christopher, Jeffrey, Kelly, Michael, Robert, Michelle and numerous great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, his loving wife Margo, of 37 years, brothers Lloyd and John, brother-in-law El Eliasson and his stepson Hugh Russell of Kamloops. Harold went to Merritt in the early 60’s to work for Inland Natural Gas for 10 years. He then worked for Dearborn Motors as a salesman and went on to run his own business, Cawin Motors. Harold was a member of the North Kamloops Elks for Àfty years and an active member of the Elks in Merritt for many years. A family gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of Áowers, donations may be made to Merritt Gillis House, 3451 Voght Street, Merritt, BC V1K 1C6, in memory of Harold.
Garry y Ranger g December 8th, 1960 - January 1st, 2015 With great sadness W we announce the passing passsing of Garry Ranger. R He is survived by his beautiful daughter Kristal and two grandchildren. His loving long time girlfriend Nancy, and his furry friend Tork, also Father Leo, Brother Troy (Betty) Sister Valery, Claudette (Bruce), Debbie (David), Step Brothers, Barry (Lisa), Danny (Char) and many Aunts, Uncles, Nieces and Nephews. With great love in my heart and sorrow of your passing, I will forever remember you my beloved son... Mom - Clara, Step dad - Claude Jackson. Thank you to Dr. Bester and the staff at NVGH. Memorial Service for family and friends will be at the Merritt Funeral Chapel on Friday, January 16th at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of Áowers please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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FIRST NATIONS SUPPORT WORKER School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is accepting applications for a First Nations Support Worker at Merritt Bench and Collettville Elementary Schools in Merritt. This is a temporary position, 20 hours per week starting immediately to June 25, 2015. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing counseling support, communicating with students and parents/guardians, tutoring, and cultural education. Application forms are available at the School Board OfÀce, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca , click on Jobs/ Support Positions/Job Postings, listed under Job Code # 851508, and follow the prompts. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until January 16, 2015. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.
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This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. For a complete listing of the job description and qualifications please visit the district’s website at www.sd58.bc.ca click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts (Job Code 796147). Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until January 23, 2015.
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(or equivalencies), you ideally have your CRSP designation, excellent analytical, communication, computer and organization skills. A valid driver’s licence and driver’s abstract are required. Experience in incident investigations, project management, pipeline and gas plant maintenance and using/developing processes for managing H&S risks would be preferred.
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ELECTRONICS Toshiba 32” HD LED TV w/sound bar $499 Samsung 32’ HD LED TV $499 Samsung 60” Smart 3D Plasma w/2 pair of glasses $1499 Sharp 60” Smart Full HD LED TV $1399 Sharp 70” Quattron Full HD Smart 3D LED $2799 Sharp 80” Quattron Full HD Smart 3D LED $4499 H/K Soundbar & Sub & 3D Blue Ray $1199 H/K 7.2 Channel Receiver $899 Samsung 310 watt Soundbar & Sub $499 Toshiba 40” Full HD Smart LED $669 Sinclair Audio Invisibar Soundbar & Sub $599 Toshiba 55” Full HD 3D Smart LED $1899 Panasonic 55” Full HD Smart LED $1549 Panasonic 60” Full HD Smart LED $1999 Toshiba 58” Smart 3D Full HD LED $2099 Toshiba 65” Smart 3D Full HD LED $2899 JBL 6.1 Speakers $699 Samsung 1000watt 3D Home Theatre in a box w/wifi & blue tooth $599 Panasonic 240 watt Soundbar & Sub $449 Sinclair Audio Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers $599 Panasonic 55” Full HD Smart Plasma TV $2199 Panasonic 50” Full HD LED TV $1099
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INTEREST FREE FINANCING AVAILABLE Hours:
MAIN LOCATION & CLEARANCE CENTRE 2025 Coutlee Ave., Merritt
Monday to Friday 9 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Sundays: Closed 123 456 789
Phone: 250-378-2332