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FLYING HIGH AT PROVINCIALS Fentanyl found in Merritt bust Tim Petruk KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

A Kamloops judge declined to consider the presence of fentanyl an aggravating factor in handing down B.C.’s first sentence for trafficking the highly potent and potentially deadly synthetic opioid on Monday, saying it’s up to Canadian lawmakers to dictate how the drug should be handled by courts. Matthew Hickson was handed a 28-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking — one for cocaine, the other for fentanyl. The Crown had been seeking a four-year prison sentence, citing lengthy terms of incarceration doled out for fentanyl dealers in Ontario and entering into evidence reports about the serious and sometimes deadly implications of fentanyl use. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop said cocaine and fentanyl, both considered Schedule 1 controlled substances under Canadian law, should be treated the same in court. “Until Parliament legislates otherwise, I will make no distinction in sentencing Mr. Hickson,” she said. Hyslop did, however, acknowledge the seriousness of fentanyl. “The danger with fentanyl lies with the potency and possible overdose risk,” she said. “Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Drug overdose deaths in British Columbia have been increasing.” In April, B.C.’s chief medical health officer declared a medical state of emergency due to the skyrocketing number of overdose deaths in the province, the majority as a result of fentanyl use. But, Hyslop said, there was no evidence Hickson knew he was carrying fentanyl when he

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Saturday, July 16th Houses 1 - 5 TOURS 11:30 am 1:30 pm 6621 Monck Park Rd

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Rare opportunity to buy this property located 2 km from Merritt. This historical site sits on bench above highway with panoramic views of the valley. Includes 3 bedrm home, approx. 31 acres of hay meadow, marketable timber, a rock quarry.

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Waterfront with water rights! Affordable 20 acres ﬂat usable land with 7 stall barn with fully serviced cabins to rent out to your horse riders. Great ridding trails all around in the beautiful Sunshine Valley just 15 mins from Merritt. Includes country home, irrigation equipment, fruit trees, hot tub and more. Great opportunity for a dude ranch!

Overlooking the Nicola Valley on 150 acres, backing onto Crown Land! Ride, quad, hike, hunt literally out the back door. Spacious, open design, 3700 SF with 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, wood sash windows, wood trim through out, gourmet style kitchen with Millcreek cabinets, ﬂoor to ceiling rock wood burning FP, geothermal heat, reclaimed wood ﬂoor, over size dble garage, huge wraparound deck, media room...the list goes on, it is a must see! Would be great B&B.

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Need Room for Horses? Country living border of City limits 14 acres 4 bedroom two bath totally renovated home with deck and amazing views of the mountains and hay ﬁelds.. Artisan well and stall barn 43x24, hay storage, paddocks, workshop 15x24 shop.

Stunning fenced; cross fenced 13+ acreage, year round stream/pond! 3 bdrm 3 bath rancher boasting Mill Creek kitchen, blue pine flooring, rock fireplace; spacious master; covered decks. Finished basemt - family rm, den; office. Meticulous 5 car garage/ shop 220 wired, hayshed, 40x60 5-stall barn, heated tack rm, 2 wells; 3 paddocks.

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4800 sf Custom home, 4 bedrooms, ofﬁce, 4 baths, 2 heat pumps, 3 RV hook ups with sep. sani dumps, 1500 SF SHOP ! All on 46 acres backing onto Crown Land, this is one of the Nicola Valleys premier homes! One look from the 68’ deck and you will be mesmerized by the expansive views, truly a breathtaking home in every way.

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Beautiful and meticulously cared for Bench home that features quality ﬁnishing throughout! Home has wonderful open concept, vaulted ceilings, hardwood ﬂooring, 4 bedrooms, Master on the main, large bright kitchen, 3 bathrooms, & 2 car garage.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS MISSING PERSON

Search for Morrison to involve multiple parties Kamloops, and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been heard from since. According to his mother, Elizabeth Faber, Morrison called a tow truck at about 9:30 a.m. when his vehicle wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start. The tow didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t arrive until about 1 p.m., but by then Morrison had vanished. This Saturday, a private eye along with members of the Kamloops The new search of the property will involve some of the previously search and rescue team will rekindle a search that has since gone cold. searched areas and some new areas as well, Hobler said. Vancouver-based PI firm BCSI Investigations has been given the NVSAR manager Lynn Broekhuizen said the buildings on the green light by Stump Lake Ranch to search the property where missranch were thoroughly searched back in 2013. ing Merritt man Dean Morrison was last seen nearly Hobler said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the chances of findthree years ago. ing signs of Morrison on the ranch are unlikely This will be the first search of the area involving because the property is mostly open grasslands and search and rescue crews since the initial search by previous searches would have turned something up. RCMP and Nicola Valley Search and Rescue (NVSAR) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somebody would have noticed something if he back in 2013 when Morrison was first reported missing. was deceased and on that property around those Unlike 2013, search dogs and drones will be used buildings,â&#x20AC;? Hobler said, noting that the disappearthis time around to help scour the vast property located ance is an odd one. just south of Kamloops near Highway 5A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he got on a bus and went far away Kamloops search and rescue manager Alan Hobler or hitchhiked, I think something happened on the told the Herald that the drones will be used to investigate property, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be nearby,â&#x20AC;? areas of the ranch that people cannot physically search. Hobler said, adding that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suspect foul play The search may also include looking around the or suicide. sides of the highway, he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually [suicidal] people are easy to find,â&#x20AC;? Members of the NVSAR might also join in to assist, Hobler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some predictive behaviour but the RCMP helicopter wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be utilized like it was that despondent people follow, and those places three years ago as the RCMP are not involved in the have been checked and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to double check search. some of them again.â&#x20AC;? Search crews and private investigators will have free He said a suicidal person may plan out the act range of the property in their search, said Stump Lake and pick a specific destination that has symbolic Ranch assistant manager Jolene Fremlin. value, or they may commit suicide spontaneously, Dennis Gagnon, president of BCSI, said their invesDean Morrison but wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stray too far. tigation into Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance will also include Missing since 2013 Merritt. Morrison was fired on the morning of October 22, 2013 from his See â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RANCHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Page 17 painting job on the Stump Lake Ranch property, located just south of

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Dealer didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know substance was fentanyl From FRONT was busted by police during a traffic stop in Merritt. Court heard the 32-year-old was under police surveillance on Nov. 5, 2014, when he was pulled over en route to Kamloops from the Lower Mainland. Inside his vehicle, police found $38,000 worth of cocaine and 490 fentanyl pills, which could have sold for as much as $10,000 on the street. The fentanyl pills, court heard, were stamped to look like Percocet. Elsewhere in the vehicle, police found steroids, marijuana, magic mushrooms and a cutting agent used by cocaine dealers to increase profits. Federal Crown prosecutor Anita Chan presented several studies and reports in court outlining the dangers of fentanyl use, including papers from the BC Coroners Service and the Canadian Centre on Fentanyl (pictured here) is an opioid which is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, Substance Abuse. and has been manufactured to pass off as other drugs. Photo courtesy of the RCMP Chan said B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interior saw 21 fentanyl-related deaths in 2015 Defence lawyer Jeremy Jensen had urged Hyslop to avoid making a â&#x20AC;&#x201D; up from two in 2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and had tallied 15 in the first three rash decision based on â&#x20AC;&#x153;media and moral outrageâ&#x20AC;? against fentanyl. months of this year. In her decision, Hyslop said there was no evidence Hickson knew Chan relied on a number of cases from Ontario courts, where fenhe was carrying fentanyl, unlike the fentanyl-patch dealing traffickers in tanyl traffickers have received strict sentences â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a first-time Ontario. offender ordered to spend six years behind bars. Hyslop also ordered Hickson to submit a sample of his DNA to a The difference, though, is that the Ontario dealers were providing national criminal database. fentanyl patches, not fake Percocet.

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YOU’RE INVITED! to meet with Mayor Menard on July 20 from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Ofﬁce at City Hall (second ﬂoor), 2185 Voght Street. Interested citizens are welcome to stop by, say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.

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PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE A permissive tax exemption is a means for Council to support organizations within the community which further Council’s objectives of enhancing quality of life (environmental, economic, social, cultural) and delivering community services economically. There is no obligation on the part of Council to grant exemptions. New for 2016 the City will provide permissive tax exemptions for a maximum of four (4) years, starting in 2016 for the 2017 – 2020 taxation years. Applications made in subsequent years if approved will be for 4 years less the number of years that have passed, in order to maintain a 4 year cycle. For example, a new place of worship applies in 2018 for a permissive tax exemption for their parking lot, if approved the exemption would apply for

2019 and 2020 taxation years and then they would reapply in 2020 for 2021 – 2024 along with all other permissive exemptions. The opportunity to apply will be advertised in the local newspaper and on the City’s web site. Applications can be picked up at city hall, downloaded from the web site or emailed upon request. Applications must be submitted to Financial Services, using the prescribed application form by August 1, 2016.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: CLERK TYPIST MERRITT RCMP DETACHMENT The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a permanent full time Clerk Typist to be stationed at the Merritt RCMP Detachment to provide clerical duties at the Merritt RCMP Detachment. For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at: www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/ degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016 by: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager, City of Merritt P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8 or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Date Posted: July 06, 2016 ~ Posting Expires: July 22, 2016

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With over 3,000 people in attendance at the festival, Merritt RCMP said the Bass Coast event was well managed in terms of keeping everybody safe. Michael Potestio/Herald Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

A few visits to the grounds was the extent of the interaction Merritt RCMP had with the Bass Coast music festival over the weekend. While there were no drug overdoses, police had to deal with a couple of incidents on Saturday where people were acting hysterically after having used drugs at the festival. RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said that police were called to assist event security who were dealing with a man who said he was going to kill himself. The man was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when apprehended by police, but said he had taken acid the night before. She said the man was admitted to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops under the mental health act. Later that night, police responded to the site where medical and security staff said a woman had been acting erratically due to drug consumption. Dunsmore said she was taken to the Nicola Valley Hospital to calm down and was later released. Dunsmore told the Herald that t the only concern police had h prior to this year’s festival was the possibility of t drug overdoses given the fact d they responded to about two t or o three at the site last year. Police also had three noise complaints from resin dents who heard the music d overnight, and responded to o a fight at the site in which neither of the two people n involved wished to press i charges. c She said one of the festival’s v security guards was hit by b a trailer as vehicles were exiting the grounds, but e was w taken to hospital and is i expected to make a full recovery. r “We don’t have a lot of problems with it,” Dunsmore p said s of the festival.

Purchase • ReƤnance • Lot & Construction Financing NOTICE OF LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND COMMUNITY RATIFICATION VOTE TAKE NOTICE that a Ratification Vote will be held in accordance with the Lower Nicola Indian Band Community Ratification Process on Thursday, August 11, 2016 and Friday, August 12, 2016 in order to determine if Eligible Voters approve the Lower Nicola Indian Band Land Code and the Individual Agreement. Also, there will be an Advance Vote on Friday, August 5, 2016 and Saturday, August 6, 2016. In accordance with the Lower Nicola Indian Band Community Ratification Process, electronic registration and voting will commence June 30th and be available for the duration of the vote (until 8:00pm on August 12, 2016).

The following question will be asked of the Eligible Voters of Lower Nicola Indian Band by ballot: “Do you approve the Lower Nicola Indian Band Land Code, dated April 1, 2016 for reference and the Individual Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?” Friday, August 5, 2016 9:00am until 8:00pm

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June 30, 2016 (8:00am) – August 12, 2016 (8:00pm) ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND ONLINE VOTE | landcodevote.lnib.net Copies of the Framework Agreement, Individual Agreement, Lower Nicola Indian Band Land Code, and the background documents may be obtained from the Lower Nicola Indian Band Lands Department at the 181 Nawishaskin Land, Merritt, BC, V1K 0A7, (250) 378-5157. They may also be obtained on the Lower Nicola Indian Band website at http://lnib.net/land-code-vote/. And take further notice that all members of Lower Nicola Indian Band 18 years of age or older as of August 12, 2016 are eligible to vote. Provided that such members have submitted a complete, signed and witnessed voter registration document to the ratification officer prior to the close of polls in the case of in-person voting and voting by mail, while in the case of electronic voting voters will complete registration through the electronic registration system prior to the close of the polls. Voter registration documents will be sent to all Eligible Voters whose address is on record with the Lower Nicola Indian Band. Please Note: Any Registered Voter may vote in person or by mail in ballot or by electronic voting. If an eligible Voter has not received a Voter Registration Document by July 22, 2016, please contact Lillian Rose, Ratification Officer, so that the necessary form can be provided to you. Eligible Voters may also obtain a Voter Registration Document at the Vote location as indicated above. Dated at Lower Nicola Indian Band, British Columbia on June 24, 2016. For more information please contact Lillian Rose, Ratification Officer Email: lillianrose363@gmail.com Cell: 250-342-1635

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South Sudan not Africa This is not an article on South Sudan, which is just as well because the conflicts GWYNNE DYER there are almost frac- The international STAGE tal in their complexity. The miniwar last weekend between the forces of President Salva Kiir and VicePresident Riek Machar, which killed more than 270 people and saw tanks, artillery and helicopter gunships used in the capital, Juba, is part of a pattern that embraces the whole country. The four days of heavy fighting began on July 8, with a disagreement between the two men’s large forces of bodyguards outside State House where they were meeting, and rapidly escalated to an all-out clash between all of Kiir’s and Machar’s troops in the capital. Nobody was surprised, because the peace deal last August, which ended a two-year civil war that killed tens of thousands across the country, was never very secure. After a shaky ceasefire was agreed, President Kiir said: “Making South Sudan glorious will only happen if we see ourselves as South Sudanese first rather than tribal or political groupings,” which is the sort of thing that leaders are obliged to say after a pointless clash like this. It’s true, too, but in South Sudan it is very hard to do. Last weekend was the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, but celebrations had already been cancelled before the shooting started because the government couldn’t afford them. The country has some oil but virtually no other exports, and was hard-hit by last year’s collapse in the oil price.

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Gun control a crock, let police do their job It has become a common scenario to target firearm owners after a mass shooting and it is no different with the recent shooting at a gay bar in Orlando. Mainstream media OTHMAR VOHRINGER and politicians fall The over themselves pro- OUTDOORSMAN moting the urgency of more gun control laws, using buzz words like “gun violence,” “assault rifles,” “AR-15” and “semi-automatic weapons.” The latter three phrases are often used interchangeably to create the illusion that are all the same. This strategy works well to scare a largely ignorant population into thinking that drastic measures are needed to prevent people from getting murdered with firearms. Of course there is no such thing as “gun violence.” Firearms are not violent, people can — and often are — violent and they use whatever means they have to commit murder or harm. If you look up the FBI statistics about murder rates by weapon type it turns out that a large number of homicides are not carried out with firearms but with an array of other weapons too. The knife, for example, ranks the high-

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est after firearms. Next are blunt instruments (baseball bat, crowbar and such). Yet, nobody in their right mind would use the phrase “knife violence” or “baseball violence.” The simple truth is that stricter firearm laws do not lower violence. Here in Canada we had a very strict gun control law for over ten years: the $2 billion firearms registry. When the conservative government finally abolished it there was a big outcry with fears fueled by the media that now “gun crime” would rise. Statistics show that this has not happened. The crime rate involving guns did not rise in fact it went down. Even the RCMP, in charge of gun control and enforcing the law, had to admit that not a single registered firearm, of the millions of guns on the registry or their owners, was involved in any firearm related criminal activity. England, next to Germany, has the most restrictive firearms control laws in Europe, they even banned carrying a knife, and yet the man who murdered British MP Jo Cox last month did so with a firearm and a knife. In China civilians can’t own any firearms whatsoever, even the police officers must store their firearms at the police station at the end of their shift, yet China experiences a relatively high number of violent crimes involving firearms. If stricter laws don’t work to reduce violent crimes then what is the problem? The system is

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the problem! In several interviews Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, points out that the system is broken, more specifically the information exchange between law-enforcement agencies. For example, in the case of the Orlando shooting the FBI knew for the two years that Mateen was a radicalized individual and put him on a “no-fly” list. However, according to Sherriff Clake and others, the FBI did not pass that information on to other lawenforcement agencies in the country. Neglecting to pass information on made it possible that Mateen could legally purchase a firearm. The firearm store owner checked Mateen’s name — and it came up clean. We don’t need more laws; we need to fix the broken information system, enforce the laws we have and enforce them to the fullest extent instead of making up the usual excuses for criminals. Above all, let law enforcement do their work uninterrupted by politically correct agendas. With issues like gun control I am always reminded of a line I read a few years ago “For every problem there are hundreds of people chopping away at the leaves and branches, but nobody tackles the root of the problem.” Othmar Vohringer lives in the Nicola Valley. He is an animal behaviourist and outdoor writer.

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Editor; The column in the June 30 edition of the Merritt Herald entitled God in Government by Narayan Mitra is timely for me and I would say it contains information of great value for all Canadians. It speaks of our national anthem. Recently I had been thinking about our anthem, for instance, “With glowing hearts we see thee rise.” Wow. We have indeed seen Canada rise in science, medicine, sports, peacekeeping, acceptance and kindness for immigrants, and in many other areas. It is dismaying, however, to see Canada turning away from the values and principles that this nation was founded on. Principles of justice and truth, the everlasting principles that work. As Mitra said in his column, Psalm 72:8 is inscribed in the entryway to our national Parliament: “He shall have dominion from sea to sea” — and the entire Psalm shows what God would desire for His people. The Holy Bible is a story of a people, in whom God had seen promise, to reveal His true ways in the earth, (e.g., Abraham and his descendants). In its pages it shows over and over how, when the people gave Him His true place in their lives and country, peace and prosperity reigned. When they deviated from that, they fell into dreadful troubles. But as Mitra also said, “The good news is that He still hears the humble prayers of His people.” When nations turned back to Him with their whole hearts He healed their lands. This is a simple overview of course, but history bears it out again and again. Christ exemplified the law of love supreme. As God’s ways do not change, real love has to be beaded on real truth. The boundaries in our true foundation are there to protect us from lawlessness and chaos, and to promote a peaceful, thriving society.

It’s not enough. Our government needs to do much more to ensure that rural communities have the services they need. While I empathize with the situation in Princeton, Merritt is facing a far graver situation. With a city population of about 8,000 and an area population of 16,000 our doctor to patient ratio is 1:2,000 at best, and 1: 4,000 at worst (and more realistically). In the meantime all community members are feeling the effects of the physician shortage; even those patients who have a family doctor. Patients are over-loading the ER with non-emergent or chronic illnesses. Some patients are waiting too long to seek medical help so that when they do arrive at the hospital, their health is in need of emergency care. We live in one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada with many recreational opportunities. The southern interior is near large urban areas. The location should be very desirable. Clearly, it isn’t location that is preventing doctors for setting up their practices here. Perhaps the drawbacks exceed the benefits and the incentives offered are not enough. I am of the opinion that more needs to be done. The situation is critical. — posted by “Rose Balan” on July 12

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RE: ANTI SMOKING BYLAW HEADED FOR ADOPTION (June 30) Don’t smokers need fresh air and exercise like anyone else? Banning them from parks is crazy. Just another minority to pick on. Merritt needs a new city council. — posted by “Glen Rutherford” on July 8

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Sudan has suffered endless war From Page 6 The real reason for its poverty, however, is war: the country that is now South Sudan has been at war for 42 of the past 60 years. British colonialists included it in what we now call Sudan for administrative convenience, but the dominant population in the much bigger northern part was Muslim and Arabic-speaking, while the south was mostly Christian and culturally, ethnically and linguistically African. The fighting began a year before Sudan’s independence in 1956, with the southerners resisting the Sudanese government’s attempts to Islamise and Arabise their part of the new country. That civil war lasted until 1971, and the second (19832005) was even longer. By the time South Sudan finally won its independence in 2011, it had long been a fully militarised society. It didn’t take long after independence before the two biggest ethnic groups, the Dinka (led by President Salva Kiir) and the Nuer (led by Vice-

President Riek Machar) were at each other’s throats. Those are just two of South Sudan’s sixty ethnic groups, each with its own language, culture and territory — and even within the two big ethnic groups, different sub-groups sometimes find themselves on opposite sides of the fighting. One-fifth of South Sudan’s 12 million people are currently refugees within their country — the lucky ones in United Nations camps, but many are hiding in swamps and badlands from local ethnic militias. Kiir and Machar are both brutal, untrustworthy men, and neither is fully in control of his own generals. And the outside organisations that have poured foreign aid and peacekeeping troops into the country are losing patience. The current ceasefire may not last: seven others were broken during the course of the recent civil war. South Sudan is unlikely to achieve a lasting peace settlement any time soon. But South Sudan is not representative of sub-Saharan Africa. Out of 48 countries south of the Sahara, only Somalia, Burundi, and South Sudan are currently suffering from large-scale internal violence.

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A dozen others have experienced similar upheavals at some point in the past fifteen years: sub-Saharan Africa is unique in the extravagant diversity of its population, with two hundred ethnic groups of more than half a million people and only three with over 15 million people. But mostly they manage to co-exist fairly peacefully, and over time broader national identities are being built over the post-colonial wreckage. The image of a continent ravaged by war is an optical illusion perpetuated by the international media’s fixation with violence. For example, during most of 2014-15 the headline news coming out of Europe, as far as the rest of the world was concerned, was the war in Ukraine — although all of the continent’s other fifty countries were at peace. South Sudan is desperately unfortunate in its history and its leaders, but it is no more typical of Africa than Ukraine is of Europe. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Seeking spiritual sanity and quiet worship Quite a few hymns of the Christian faith have originated from real life situations or because of special occasions. The hymn, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, is no exception. The writer, John Greenleaf Whittier, a Quaker, was reared NARAYAN MITRA in an environment where his You Gotta Have family was given to meditative FAITH silence. An obnoxious and noisy ‘revival’ service is said to have moved Whittier to write said poem wherein he paints the finest picture of true worship in five stanzas. It begins with “Dear Lord and Father of mankind/ forgive our foolish ways/reclothe us in our rightful mind/in purer lives Thy service find/in deeper reverence praise.” No doubt the poet had in mind the story of the Gadarene demoniac who was a raving lunatic, crying and cutting himself with stones (Mark 5:1-15). When he saw Jesus, he cried with a loud voice: “Jesus, the Son of the Most High God.” But Christ did not accept his noisy, demonic worship, but quietened him and then healed him.

It seems Whittier wrote not “foolish ways,” but “feverish ways” in the original. This stanza is a prayer for spiritual sanity instead of religious madness. Perhaps it’s a call to go deeper with the Lord rather than being ostentatious with our personal and church activities. “In simple trust like theirs who heard/beside the Syrian sea/the gracious calling of the Lord/let us like them without a word/rise up and follow thee.” This scene comes to us from Luke 5:1-11 from the desperate cries of the fishermen: “Master, we toiled the whole night and have taken nothing.” Is this not our real life picture? We work for present comforts and future security. If we cannot make it by fair means, we are tempted to go into devious ways. In a frantic race with life, we miss the very essentials — peace and rest. For the fishermen to leave behind two boats full of fish to follow Jesus was something unusual. Something extraordinary must have happened. They saw something far beyond their livelihood. Now a new revelation had come to them. “O Sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, where Jesus knelt to share with Thee, the silence of eternity, interpreted by love!

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Silence often connotes to us aloofness or indifference. Here it means God the Son communicating with his Father in love and adoration. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Yet the communication was full of meaning, love and worship. “Drop Thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess, the beauty of Thy peace.” What the poet perhaps was trying to tell is that life is not a rat race of running, of activities, seeking fame and popularity. In running the race of life many get stressed and have mental breakdowns. God wants to relieve us from these and give us His peace. Jesus said, “Come to me all that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” The troubled world wants to see peace. The Christian’s witness for God is an ordered life. “Breathe through hearts of our desire, Thy coolness and Thy balm, let sense be dumb, let flesh retire, speak through the earthquake, wind and fire, O still small voice of calm.”

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No to naloxone Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) won’t seek to equip itself with the ability to administer naloxone, a drug which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, despite a dramatic increase in first responder calls. Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said this service is best left to paramedics as they are able to transport patients to hospital and are more skilled administering the drug. “That level of service isn’t something that we’re interested in providing at this point in time,” Tomkinson said. The fire department’s response to first responder medical emergencies has increased since it added new software last year that simplified dispatching to these types of calls. In the past, MFRD would respond to about 35 first responder medical emergencies per year and now that number is in the hundreds, Tomkinson said.

“We’re a fire department,” Tomkinson said. “We do fire and rescue and although first responder response is something fairly new, we’re happy with the level of service we’re able to offer the community.” Opioid overdose can slow or stop breathing. Naloxone reverses this, restoring normal breathing and consciousness. Administering naloxone can prevent death or brain damage from lack of oxygen during an opioid overdose. Kamloops Fire Rescue firefighters added naloxone to their equipment at the beginning of the month and are trained to recognize and respond to opiate overdoses. This response includes performing rescue breathing with bag valve mask ventilations and oral airway placement, placing the patient in the recovery position and administering naloxone. Tomkinson said the fire department is equipped with bag valve masks and can address the respira-

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250-378-6166 – TF 1-877-841-2100 www.century21.ca/movingrealestate July 14th, 2016 - July 27th, 2016

FEATURE HOME

IMPECCABLE HOME WITH STUNNING VIEWS 1964 PARKER DRIVE This home has had extensive renovations & upgrades over the years inside & out. Some features include large open concept living with deluxe kitchen, vaulted ceilings, HW flooring, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, level entry basement with custom sliding glass door to stamped concrete deck and easy access to the inground pool. Upgrades include new roof, attic insulation, composition siding, new exterior doors, some windows, double garage & more!

#2715 BENCH RANCHER

PRIME BENCH LOCATION

TOWNHOUSE

$459,900

WALK TO SHOPPING

D UCE

NEW

RED

Attractive 3 bedrm rancher decorated in warm contemporary colors with wood, brick & fabric accents. Beautifully landscaped, fenced, private backyard, outdoor covered area & great views.

This 5 bedrm executive home features custom fir cabinets with granite countertops in open kitchen, cork & tile floor, 4 pce ensuite with soaker tub, skylights, fully fin. Bsmt with large rec. rm & family rm plus large backyard with pool.

In popular Sun Valley Court this 2 bedrm + den townhome has open living, dining & kitchen area, powder rm on the main, 2 baths up. Den could converted to 3rd bedrm, gas F/P, upper floor laundry. Strata fees are paid for the year.

2 bedroom rancher with central oak kitchen, 2 baths, very private backyard with workshop, storage shed & covered concrete patio area. Perfect for first time Buyers or retirees.

#2717

#2606

#2637

#2640

$283,000 NICELY UPDATED

$415,900 HERITAGE CHARM

$207,900

LARGE FAMILY HOME

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$255,000

BRAND NEW HOME

IN ASPEN GROVE NEW

This home is move in ready with new flooring, paint, trim, heaters, HW tank, toilet, bathrm counter & taps, receptacles, switches & lights. 3 bedrooms up, carport, fenced backyard.

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.

Spacious, open kitchen/family room, vaulted ceilings, 4 bedrms up, 1 down, 5 baths, 2 large sundecks in the private backyard, nicely landscaped with covered deck wired for hot tub, gazebo & fish pond.

New 2 bedroom rancher of 1560 sq.ft., 2 full baths, open concept style kitchen with granite countertops & large great room with gas fireplace. Perfect for retirees or young couple. GST applies. Home Warranty.

#2468

#2558

#2653

#2660

$154,900 DESIRABLE AREA

$239,900

WALK TO SHOPPING

$435,000 LAKEVIEW HOME

$349,900

CLOSE TO SCHOOL

4 bedroom Bench home, close to all amenities. 3 bedrooms up, 1 down, 2 gas F/P’s, 2 baths, fully finished basement, mature landscaping & fenced backyard. New roof in 2015. 1 car garage.

Cute and cozy 1100 sq.ft. rancher in downtown area, close to all amenities. Huge oak kitchen with open design, HW floors, fruit trees & fish pond. This double size lot has RV parkings, workshop & storage sheds.

Open concept rancher overlooking Nicola Lake on 1 acres with walkout basement & quality features throughout. Vaulted ceilings, 4 bedrms, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, 5 pce ensuite, large rec.rm & much more.

Nice 4 bedroom home in good neighbourhood & close to schools. Has updated kitchen with good visibility of open dining and living rooms. Deck off the kitchen. Fully finished basement with family & rec. rooms.

#2651

#2667

#2613

#2663

$249,000

$229,900

COLDWATER HILLS

$650,000

$329,900

2.5 acre property with 2 bedroom manufactured home complete with enclosed porch & spacious deck. Has 28x26 shop with 200 amp service, covered RV space & covered wood storage. Excellent access to a vast recreation area including Kane Valley.

#2716

$259,900

Grandview Heights

PRICE REDUCTIONS!!

Located on Veale Road Prices starting at $139,900 + GST Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcels 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. New perimeter fencing. 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

Prices Starting at $89,000 + GST 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. Call for details.

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#102 - 2840 Voght St., Merritt, BC • www.century21.ca/movingrealestate

Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. IN PRIME LOCATION

EXECUTIVE HOME

ON 1.5 LOTS

FANTASTIC VIEWS

PRIVATE YARD

CUSTOM BUILT

IN GROUND POOL

Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. INVESTORS

IN LOWER NICOLA

BENCH RANCHER

NICE VIEWS

SOL Beautiful 4 bedrm family home on the Bench with 2 car garage, extensive updates and move in ready. Backs onto city tennis courts with panoramic views of the valley. Full daylight basement with family rm.

In prime Bench location with amazing views, this 4 level split home features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, HW floors, central Air & vac, fully finished basement & private terraced backyard with U/G sprinklers.

Perfect home for large family, this 5 level split features 4 bedrms, 3 baths, office, family rm, games rm, wine rm, stainless steel appliances, double garage and a great yard with lot of extra parking.

#2703

#2704

#2705

$369,900

GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD

$359,900

BRAND NEW HOME

$389,900

CLOSE TO SHOPPING

4 bedroom rancher with level entry and full daylight basement on the view side of Parker Drive. Features updated kitchen, HW floors and a new enclosed sun room. Has many updates.

#2706

$309,900

Custom built rancher in very desirable neighbourhood. Features 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, HW floors, deluxe Jennaire kitchen. 12x16 sunroom and large open deck. RV parking.

#2680

IMMACULATE HOME

$349,900

3 bedrm rancher with fully basement, pool & RV parking. New updates include a new roof, siding, bathrms, paint, U/G sprinklers, deck & new pool deck. Nicely landscaped with mature foliage.

Impeccable home with stunning panoramic views. This home has ad extensive renovations & upgrades over the years both inside & out. Basement has custom sliding doors to stamped concrete deck and pool.

2 bedroom manufactured home with additions on a very nicely landscaped 0.7 acre lot. Has attached single car garage with shop. Covered patio area, fruit trees & room for outbuildings.

Nice little starter or investment home close to all amenities. 2 bedrm rancher with open design, 12x20 detahed shop, new roof. RV parking and fenced backyard with fruit trees.

This attractive 3 bedrm rancher is nicely decorated with wood, brick & fabric accents. Has gas F/P, wide hallways, family room & ample storage. Private fenced backyard with deck & storage sheds.

Newer home on the Bench with views of the valley. Open concept, deluxe kitchen , crown moldings throughout. Living room has BI entertainment center & electric fireplace. Home Warranty. Seller will pay GST.

#2701

#2715

#2707

#2682

#2717

#2685

VAULTED CEILINGS

$359,900

$459,900 QUIET SETTING

GREAT LOCATION

$229,000

LOCATION, LOCATION

$149,000

$283,000

$359,000

COZY RANCHER

FULL DUPLEX

GOOD STARTER

D SOL Nice 4 bedroom home in good area and close to schools. The kitchen has been updated with good visibility to open dining and living room areas. Deck off the kitchen. Fully finished basement with family & rec.room.

2 bedroom rancher with 1560 sq.ft., open concept style kitchen with grante countertops and large great room with fireplace. Property has great views and perfect for retirees or young couple. GST applies.

Perfect opportunity to buy this 2 bedroom strata unit in a great retirement community. Tastefully decorated level entry home with left bedroom and bath, perfect for guests. Enjoy the lovely private patio & carport parking.

Basement entry home in good area with 2 bedrm ground level suite. 3 bedrms up, HW floors, large open kitchen, master bedrm with jetted tub & W/I closet. Nicely landscaped & fenced backyard.

#2663

#2660

#2676

#2672

$329,900 PRIME LOCATION

$349,000

$249,000

TOWNHOME

$435,000

#2598

$265,000

3 bedroom rancher in good area, close to schools & shopping. Renovations over the past 5 years include roof, siding, 100 amp service & HW tank. Has fenced backyard with lane access.

2 bedroom rancher close to all amenities. Home is very clean & in good shape, with oak kitchen comes with appliances. 2 car garage, private backyard with workshop, shed & covered concrete deck.

Side by side duplex on corner lot, good for investment. 2 or 3 bedrooms per side, 12 x 32 single garage. Is close to elementary school and convenient store.

Cozy 2 bedroom house with open style kitchen.living room. Single garage with possible teen or visitor units. Home was completely redone 10 years ago. Has fruit trees. Currently rented.

#2681

#2633

#2640

#2687

#2691

$319,900

$149,900

$255,000

$169,000

$149,000

RIVERFRONT

IMPRESSIVE RANCHER

CUTE & COZY RANCHER

IMMACULATE HOME

GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD

WALK TO SHOPPING

FULL DUPLEX

Large home in great neighbourhood at end of cul de sac, and lot has over 13,000 sq.ft. yard with space for a shop. 4 bedrms, 2 baths, full basement & single garage. Needs some TLC.

Nicely finished mobile home in Eldorado MH Park overlooking the river and golf course. Has 2 bedrooms, laminate floors, new skylight and comes with appliances. Quick possession.

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.

1100 sq.ft. rancher in walking distance to all amenities. Huge oak kitchen with open design, HW floors, woodstove for heating. Big double lot with fruit trees, nice lawn & fish pond plus lots of parking

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.

3 bedroom rancher with open design kitchen/living room. Huge fenced backyard. Close to schools. Good opportunity for first time buyers or retirees. Single carport.

Cozy older home with 2 bedrooms, fee standing woodstove in living room plus electric heat. In central location and easy walk to amenities. Currently rented for $700 per month.

This up and down duplex has 3 bedrooms up and 2 bedrooms in lower unit. Is close to shopping and downtown core. Has electric heat and separate meters. Currently rented.

#2708

#2604

#2563

#2667

#2505

#2673

#2690

#2689

This executive Bench home has 4 bedrms on main, 1 down, custom fir cabinets with granite counters, S/S appliances, 4 baths & rec.rm & family rm. Nice inground pool and patio for BBQ’s.

In popular Sun Valley Court. Bright open concept of living/dining and kitchen areas. 2 bedrms & den upstairs with laundry + 2 baths and powder room on the main. HW flooring, gas F/P Strata fees are paid for the year.

#2606

#2637

$415,900

ADULT ORIENTED STRATA

$207,900

Quality built Cape Code style home on 0.44 acres with 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths, country kitchen, and a fully fin. bsmt. Has attached double garage plus a 32x28 shop/garage with 12 ft ceilings. Lot of RV parking.

#2611

UPDATED

$514,900

Nicely updated 2 bedrm mobile that’s move in ready. Owner has put on new roof with proper venting & HW in 2015, furnace has been updated & serviced regularly, new paint, extra large sundeck.

Completely renovated 3 bedroom home with new windows, some doors, exterior & interior paint, new flooring, trim, bathroom, appliances and HW tank. Unique design with spectular yard & new deck.

#2586

#2678

#2658

$199,900

$48,500

$169,900

FIRST TIME BUYERS

RENOVATED

GOOD FAMILY HOME

Enjoy this remodeled home close to all amenities. This warm, bright home has one bedrm on the main with a master half a floor up. Lower level has family rm and laundry with access to garage

Nicely renovated 3 bedroom home with inlaw suite and close to elementary school. Has new flooring, paint, trim and bathroom down. Shared laundry. Large flat lot with detached 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.

#2677

#2647

#2409

$229,900

WALK TO SHOPPING

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.

$46,900

$219,900

Great opportunity to buy investment property. This 1 bedrm apartment is in well managed building, close to school, corner store & transportation. Has elevator in building for easy access.

$59,000

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$289,000

HERITAGE CHARM

INVESTORS

#2634

$259,900

$44,900

$239,900

$229,900

$419,900

$139,900

DESIRABLE BENCH AREA

INVESTORS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

DOWNTOWN

4 level split family home with nice open concept with sunken living room, gas F/P formal dining, large kitchen, new flooring, trim, paint, new roof, HW tank in 2015 & new gutters.

2 bedroom mobile in popular Lower Nicola Park. Home has new roof, vinyl siding and windows, 10x20 deck in back. Inside of home needs some TLC. Bring offers.

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.

4 bedroom home, close to all amenities. Has great street appeal, mature landscaping, fenced backyard & a single garage. New roof in 2015. 3 bedrms up, 1 down, country style kitchen & large rec.room.

Great opportunity for investors, retirees or first time buyers. One bedroom apartment in well managed building with an elevator. Close to schools, store & transit. Strata fees $167 per month.

New 3 bedroom home with basement entry in area of new development. Open concept kitchen with granite counters, large great room with gas F/P. GST applies. Double garage.

Great starter home in the heart of downtown, perfect for investors, retirees or young couple. 2 bedroom with kitchen/ eating area, good size living room, lane access and deck area in back.

#2683

#2612

#2651

#2635

#2659

#2702

#2696

$279,900

$39,900

$69,900

$249,900

$59,000

$379,000

$159,000

BROOKMERE

NEWLY RENOVATED

STARTER OR RETIREMENT HOME

GREAT STARTER HOME

APARTMENT

NICELY UPGRADED

SPENCES BRIDGE

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.

Completely redone 4 bedroom home close to the downtown. Home has newer kitchen, flooring, bathrooms up & down, windows, doors, trim & casings, wood burning stove downstairs, front porch & siding.

This 3 bedroom rancher has had extensive updating. New roof, windows, doors, vinyl siding, addition, deck, flooring and bathroom plus a new detached 22x24 workshop/garage. Excellent location & close to schools, 2 parks & downtown.

Home has 3 bedrooms up 1.5 baths, newer windows and siding and a partly finished basement with rec.room. Close to elementary school. Lane access with carport in back.

Quality built one bedroom unit in The Vibe. Open design plan with Maple shaker cabinets with granite countertops in kitchen, and comes with appliances. Nice view of mountains.

3 bedroom rancher with detached shop on large corner lot. This 1140 sq.ft. home has had many upgrades of electrical, bathrm, kitchen and a full concrete foundation. Fully fenced with detached shop.

Full side by side duplex with fenced yard. Is close to Thompson River for salmon fishing. Approx 475 sq.ft. and 1 bedroom each side plus a common are enclosed porch.

#2524

#2666

#2616

#2662

#2697

#2713

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY

$319,000 NICELY FINISHED

$229,900

TOWNHOME LIVING

$224,900

$129,900 INVESTORS

STRATA HOME

#2607

$139,900 QUICK POSSESSION

Updates throughout. This 3 bedrm home is move in ready with new flooring, paint, trim, heaters, HW tank, toilet, bathrm counter & taps, receptables, switches & lights. New roof. Fenced backyard

2 bedroom mobile in popular Park, with nice open plan, large master suite, bright main bath with skylight & Jacuzzi tub. Kitchen opens to living & dining room. Large deck, carport.

Totally updated 3 bedrm home within walking distance to downtown. Has new paint, most flooring, kitchen counters, cabinets, bathrms, bright sunroom & patio area. 2 car garage.

Nice end unit townhome with a bigger yard & less traffic. Tastefully decorated with 3 bedrooms up, off/play room, 3 pce ensuite, open kitchen & living room with 2 pce powder rm on main.

Zoned C2 (Downtown Commercial) with possibility of working from home. This 2 bedroom rancher has a big yard in a cozy setting with lots of possibilities for a gardener. Single garage.

2 bedroom mobile in good condition, in Eldorado Mobile Home Park. Buy as personal residence or a rental unit. Storage unit on pad. Pad rent $360 per month.

#2558

#2468

#2684

#2643

#2463

#2692

#2688

$154,900

$229,000

IN LOWER NICOLA

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.

$239,900

$119,000

IN LOWER NICOLA

$64,900

IN LOGAN LAKE

Immaculate 2 bedroom plus den rancher home in quiet cul de sac . This virtually brand new home has 3 pce ensuite, open concept design, gas F/P, crown moldings, large bright kitchen & detached garage.

$289,500

QUIET LOCATION

RENOVATED

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.

#2630

Large family home in good neighbourhood in Lower Nicola. 4 bedrooms, living room with wood burning fireplace, large dining & family room also with fireplace. Large yard with nice gardens.

SOL

U RED

#2674

#2653

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.

PRICED TO SELL

DETACHED SHOP

CED

$329,900

Spacious 5 bedrm, 5 bath home with open kitchen/family area, vaulted ceilings, 6 ft crawl space for storage, 2 large sundecks in private backyard, gazebo, & fish pond. Great location.

MOVING TO MERRITT?

$261,900

$214,900

$173,900

$25,900

$200,000

$???,900

INVESTORS

Side by side duplex with each side having 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm, kitchen and living room plus a fenced backyard. Within walking distance to all amenities. Some reno’s have been done.

#2627

$159,900

Merritt offers very affordable housing prices and is ideally located at the hub of 3 major highways connecting us to the Lower Mainland, Kamloops and Kelowna. The surrounding area offers an abundance of recreational activities from water skiing and fishing at Nicola Lake, music festivals, golfing and curling to cross-country skiing, quading and hiking in Kane Valley. Merritt is a great community to raise a family, retire or invest in. Call us today.

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LAKE

BRING YOUR HORSES

IN ASPEN GROVE

STUNNING HOME

AT NICOLA LAKE

Stunning 13 acre property with newer custom built rancher with huge covered deck & fully fin. Basement. Meticulous outldgs, 5 car garage/ shop, hay shed, 40x36 barn with 5 stalls, 3 paddocks & 2 wells.

2.5 acres with 2 bedroom manufactured home complete with enclosed porch and spacious sundeck. Property has 28x26 shop with 200 amp service and covered RV space, covered wood storage & shed.

Gorgeous 4000 s.ft. home at Nicola Lake. Enjoy the floor to ceiling windows overlooking the lake, vaulted ceilings, double sided gas F/P, 5 bedrms, 5 baths, full bsmt, 5 pce ensuite, gourmet kitchen & much more.

3100 sq.ft. open concept home with master bedrm w/4 pce ensuite on the main plus 3 bedrms down, 3 baths, huge office/den, living room with vaulted ceilings, large view windows. Large workshop + double garage.

#2700

#2716

#2693

#2664

$795,000

$259,900 RIVERFRONT LOT

10 AC SUNSHINE VALLEY

$849,900

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

$699,900

10 ACRES

TYNER LAKE

Great family home on 10 acres with 6500 sq.ft. shop & covered RV parking. Home has 4+ bdrms, 4 baths, woodstove in cozy central gathering area & full basement make this a wonderful place to raise a family.

Just under 1 acre, level site right beside the river, located in the city. Beautiful building lot, very private. Bring your ideas for you dream home. Fish from your yard or swim on a hot day.

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.

Enjoy this waterfront rustic cabin on gov’t leased land. Cabin has kitchen with eating area, living room & 1 bedroom on the main with small loft above, a lake side deck and their own dock. It’s located 30 kms northwest of Merritt.

#2615

#2608

#2374

#2675

$679,000

$149,000

$249,900 53 ACRES

12.63 ACRES

ON 1.93 ACRES

$99,000

#2620

$389,900

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.

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.

This open concept rancher has a walkout basement & quality features like vaulted ceilings, rock F/P in huge living room with HW floors, spacious kitchen with island, 2 bedrms up, 2 down, large wet bar and games/rec.room.

#2047

#2575

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$199,000

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$2,000,000 2 ACRES

Located 20 mins from Merritt off Hwy. 97C, just south of Mamit Lake, this 2 acre property has drilled well, septic approval and power at lot line. Excellent location for outdoor enthusiast. GST applies.

Great acreage to build your dream home. Has easy access from highway, rolling hills, some trees, nice views, a well in place and power on the road. Adjacent lot also available.

Gorgeous property with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing through. A great variety of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR. Has old farm house & shop. Hydro to house, 2 titles.

Beautiful lakeview home as a full time residence or perfect getaway. Just 7 kms off connector at Elkhart Exit. Enjoy the 4 season activities. Home has 2 bedrms on the main with open living room/kitchen & master in loft + unfin. Bsmt.

2 acre lot in prime industrial area, close to city limits. Current zoning is “Future Development”. Water and sewer are not connected, requires application.

Immaculate 8500 sq.ft. pre-cast tilt-up building on corner lot of 0.8 acres. Easy access from highway on truck route. Has 6400 sq.ft. of retail space + 1600 sq.ft. of warehouse on ground floor. Paved parking, loading dock.

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$279,900

$59,900 RESIDENTIAL LOT

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Located off Petit Creek Road

$57,000

Recreation commercial waterfront lot allows for multifamily resort, Pub, restaurant, marina, etc. There are a total of 3 lots available, listed separately, side by side for a total of 12 acres. Water & sewer not connected.

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AT NICOLA LAKE

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Amazing 1 acre lakeview property with stunning panoramic view of the valley. Perfect recreation property or year round residentiace. Great lake for boating, fishing, windsurfing & more.

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$900,000

#2669

#199,000 LAKEVIEW LOT

Build your dream home on this 0.25 acre lot in a very desirable area on Pineridge Drive, the last lot on the street being offered for sale. Possible building plan available. Zoned R1.

Just under 1 acre lot with exquisite views of Nicola Lake. Lot allows you to mold the property to your exact specifications. Lake offers many year round activities for the outdoor enthusiast.

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#2411

$92,500

$199,000

This downtown building has 3 residential suites up and 3 commercial suites on ground floor. On Corner lot with highway access and excellent exposure for business. Easy walk to residential tenants to all amenities. All suites has been updated in past 3 yrs. Most units have new HW tanks and building has Fiberoptic line to each unit. Excellent ROI.

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Search focused on ranch From Page 3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some places where he could have gone and [committed suicide] but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big clue right there,â&#x20AC;? Hobler said. After conducting some preliminary phone interviews, Gagnon said he believes the chances of finding Morrison alive are 50/50. In a press release he said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unknown if Morrison vanished on the property or walked away from the troubles in his life. Morrison was living in a trailer on the Stump Lake Ranch property while on the job and the then 44-year-old father of three had recently separated from his wife. He was also suffering from depression. His vehicle was left at the ranch and his personal effects were left in the trailer. He was in the process of moving the truck and trailer to his sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. Hobler said that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen people under a lot of stress fall into a state of psychosis and then wander off without direction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I suspect thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happened here,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen it happen a couple times and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always baffling until you put the pieces together.â&#x20AC;? Morrison was reported missing by his sister on Oct. 28, 2013 and RCMP conducted a ground search of the property three days later. That search involved Nicola Valley

Search and Rescue but not the team from Kamloops. Locals organized a search of the Stump Lake Ranch shortly after that in November, but also failed to find any sign of Morrison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like looking for that lost needle in a hay stack,â&#x20AC;? said Broekhuizen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can search the same area six times and finally find it.â&#x20AC;? Fremlin said the cowboys at the ranch have also kept an eye out for Morrison over the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ride and walk all over the property,â&#x20AC;? Fremlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always wonder what happened,â&#x20AC;? she said. Broekhuizen said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing worse than a family having a loved one missing, and every bit helps to give them comfort she said of the new search. BCSI Investigations is supplying its services up to $30,000 free of charge to Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Elizabeth Faber who says she has never given up the search for her son. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw a mother who is hurting badly,â&#x20AC;? Gagnon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been looking all along. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never stopped looking,â&#x20AC;? Faber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to know what happened to my son.â&#x20AC;? Morrison is described as five-footfive, 150 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. Anyone with any information on the disappearance of Morrison is asked to call BCSI at 1-604-922-6572.

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Three Merritt residents were arrested in Kamloops on July 8 for being in possession of a truck stolen from behind the Prince Motel. Last Wednesday (July 6) police received a call that an uninsured, white, 1999 Dodge 2500 pickup truck had been stolen from a parking lot on Douglas Street. Two of the individuals found driving in it Friday — 42-year-old Janice Cote and 43-year-old Chris Pumphrey — remain in custody in Kamloops for possession of stolen property while the other male, who was not named by police, was released on a promise to appear in court.

A Merritt man in breach of his probation is now facing additional charges because police found him in possession of multiple knives. “He had prohibited weapons on his person when he was arrested,” said RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore. Shane Drown, 46, who is known to police, remains in custody for breaching his probation and possessing prohibited weapons, Dunsmore told the Herald. Drown was found in breach of no contact and curfew conditions last Thursday (July 7) which led to the arrest.

Two motorbikes were swiped from the backyard of a residence on Telamon Place sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning (July 10). RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said the resident told police he discovered his fence had been dismantled when he reported the bikes stolen Sunday afternoon. The two vehicles are described as a Honda 175 and a Suzuki 370, both worth about $500 each. Police have no suspects in the theft and anyone with any information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or the Merritt RCMP detachment at 250-378-4262.

Petition to Remove all Forms of Sex Discrimination from the federal Indian Act Against Indian women who married non-Indian men and provide them equal reinstatement to their Indian Bands and enact changes ordered by Madam Justice Ross of the B.C. Supreme Court in the McIvor Case To be sent to: Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Parliament Hill, Canada. 1650 Yonge Street, Suite 103, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2A2 PETITION SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND To The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, to the Minister of Justice for Canada, the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, and to the Minster of Indian and Northern Affairs, the Hon. Carolyn Bennett in consideration of the Human Rights Complaint filed by Dr. Sharon Donna McIvor to the United Nations to which Canada must respond to remove sexual discrimination against Indian women. ACTION PETITIONED FOR We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to act now to remove all sex discrimination from the federal INDIAN ACT, R.S. C. 1985, as amended. R.S.C. 1985, c. 27 and so on, particularly as it discriminates against Indian women who married other Indian men of other Indian Bands other than their own, and to provide them with the same sexual equality provided to Indian women who married non-Indian men, retroactive to their date of marriage, and particularly to restore them to their original Indian Bands into which they were born with no restriction on their Band membership as was provided to s. 12(1)(b) Indian women restored in 1985 under Bill C-31, An Act to Amend the Indian Act, and to extend the same right to children and grandchildren with no restriction on their Band Membership rights. By delegating Band membership control to Chiefs and Councils, Canada delegated sex discrimination to one of its creatures, contrary to human rights legislation in Canada and contrary to International instrument of law to which Canada acceded including the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [16 December 1966]’ , Convention on the Rights of the Child [20 November 1989]; , The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women [18 December 1979]; United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [refer to Article 44 on women’s sexual equality rights in Indigenous women]. ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN BY THE STATE OF CANADA: Change the Indian Act and remove all barriers to sex equality for Indian women and allow unfettered Band membership rights to Indian women who married into other Bands, along with the first and second generation children of these women. This legal barrier prevents 10,000 Indian women, their 40,000 children, and their 60,000 grandchildren from returning to their community, family, culture, tradition and languages. Canada is also asked to implement fully the decision of Madam Justice Ross who rules in the McIvor v Canada case that all Indians whose names were removed the Indian Act, 1971 and earlier versions be restored to their s. 6(1) (a) Indian status and Membership in their birth Bands without restriction on time and the same be accorded to their children and grandchildren. The application of Bill C-31 and Bill-3 must be amended to remove the year 1951 and make the sex equality law effective back to all versions of the Indian Act that were used to remove Indian women and their children/grandchildren from their communities, cultures, traditions and languages and put them on an equal footing with Indian men. Printed Name

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For all those people who have mild arthritic knees or feet that prevent them from jogging or hiking, cycling is a good low DR. COLIN GAGE impact alterSpinal native. It will COLUMN strengthen the major muscle groups of the legs, buttocks, and hips. This includes the quadriceps, hamstrings, and the calves. When jogging or hiking at a brisk pace, the impact or pressure on your ankle, knee, and hip joints are quite high. Sometimes, these joints will become aggravated if they are already affected by mild or moderate arthritis. Cycling uses these same muscles and joints but does not involve the high impact associated with running. Muscles that are exercised regularly remain stronger, more flexible, and are less prone to injury. As well, the pressure exerted on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;hip bonesâ&#x20AC;? while exercising helps prevent osteoporosis. The more

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Thunder lacrosse midgets secure provincial silver Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

When opportunity came knocking for the Nicola Valley Thunder midget lacrosse team, they made the most of it. The Thunder translated a last-minute wild card spot at the provincials in Coquitlam into a well-deserved silvermedal, the best finish by a local lacrosse side in the association’s 15-year history. And they could almost taste the gold. The Thunder lost the championship game 5-4 to the Shuswap Outlaws — their longtime, sometimes bitter Interior rivals— and the team that beat them out in the playdowns to the provincials two weeks ago. “It was wonderful how our team played down there,” said Nicola Valley head coach Rick Baker. “It was a real team effort. For a lot of these kids, this was their last year of minor lacrosse. It was a nice way to finish off.” Baker said that defence got his team to the provincial final. “We averaged less than three goals-against

in our five games at the tournament, which is pretty amazing. And we had really good goaltending. Colton Macaulay was outstanding. The way we played defence allowed him to really step out and challenge the shooter. Even when we did have breakdowns, Colton was there for us.” The gold-medal game was a dandy from start to finish. Shuswap jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period. “Our guys were nervous, for sure,” said Thunder assistant coach John Stead. “They had lost to Shuswap 7-1 the last time the two teams had met.” The Thunder came out gangbusters in the second, however, and tied the game 2-2 on goals by Parker Finch and Anthony Tulliani. Nicola Valley went ahead 4-2 early in the third period, as Nick Anscomb and Holden King found the back of the net in the opening three minutes. Shuswap refused to roll over, responding with two quick goals of their own to tie the game at 4-4. That’s the

MEDAL MOMENT The Nicola Valley Thunder midget lacrosse team placed second at the provincial B championships in Coquitlam on the weekend — the best finish ever by a local lacrosse side. The Thunder lost 5-4 to the Shuswap Outlaws in the gold medal game on Sunday. The Thunder players are (left to right, fromt row) Gorden Ware, Colton Macaulay, Parker Finch, Micaela Smith, Jesse Landerkin, Nick Anscomb, Bill Brewer, Holden King, (back row) Xni Grismer-Voght, Tanveer Bansi, Phillip McRae, Mack Stead, Travis Simon, Max Bose, Anthony Tulliani, Tom Girard, Oliver Hardy. Coaches are Rick Baker, John Stead, Shane Simon, Steve Jurriett, Gray Anscomb. Photo courtesy of Freeze Frame Photography

way it stayed until 6:26 left in the period when the Outlaws tallied the game winner. “The Nicola ValleyShuswap rivalry over the years has always been an intense one,” said Stead. “This game was no different. But, give them credit. The Outlaws found a way to win.” The Thunders’ road to the final was an impressive one. In preliminary roundrobin play, they defeated Port Coquitlam 8-3, Oceanside 9-5 and host Coquitlam 8-0.

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“We lost twice to Oceanside and once to Poco at tournaments earlier in the season,” said Nicola Valley captain Mack Stead, the team’s leading scorer at the provincials with 13 goals, and the team’s tournament MVP. “Those losses just motivated us. We knew we could beat them.” In the crossover semi-finals, Nicola Valley easily defeated Comox Valley 6-1, while Shuswap were 5-4 victors over Port Coquitlam.

“We thought it was nice that two Interior teams made it to the final,” said Baker. The Nicola Valley squad at this year’s provincials was comprised of seven first-year and 10 second-year players, along with one bantam-

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Merritt hobby class racer Jake Mills (above) drove his Pontiac Grand Prix (with a Chevy 355 engine and powerglide transmission) to a new one-lap track record of 16.645 seconds at the Merritt Speedway on the weekend. One-lap records were also set in the four-cylinder bomber class (Terry Mockford, Logan Lake, 18.250 seconds), six-and-eight-cylinder class (Bill Fader, Merritt, 18.563 seconds) and in the street class (Warren Hubick, Penticton, 17.161 seconds). Ian Webster/Merritt Herald

aged player, Bill Brewer, who had been out most of the season with an injury. One member of the squad, Phillip McRae, was in his first year of playing the sport. Three players — Stead, Xni Grismer-Voght and

Travis Simon — have been together since tyke (ages six and seven). “It’s been really neat to watch all these players develop — from tiny little kids to the mature athletes they are now,” said assistant coach Stead. “The life skills they’ve learned along the way are huge.” Baker has been at the helm of the team for four seasons, helped by Stead, Shane Simon, Steve Jurriett and Gray Anscomb. In addition to the younger Stead being acknowledged as his team’s tournament MVP, Nick Anscomb was given the fair play award at the recognition ceremonies held Saturday night in Coquitlam. “I hope that all the players really cherish what they were able to do down there,” said Baker. “That’s what is most important to me.”

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Make it five in a row for Mair-Valin at Coquihalla Open Kamloops golfer gets the job done, again Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Kamloops golfer Karen Mair-Valin was embarrassed when I threw out the word ‘juggernaut’ following her win on the weekend at the Coquihalla Open ladies’ golf tournament, held at the Merritt Golf & Country Club. How better to describe her performance — not just this year, but for the past five years? The soft-spoken Mair-Valin, who plays out of the Eagle Point Golf Club, has won every Coquihalla Open held since 2012 — an incredible run regardless of what sport you’re talking about. Mair-Valin said this year’s two-round total of 79-81-160 and four-stroke victory over Merritt’s own Diana Lorenz was the toughest of the lot. “I came in this year more nervous than perhaps I’ve ever been. My game was truly not where I would like it to be. I’ve been having a hard time breaking 85 at home. “The first day, my arms and legs were shaking so hard for the first five holes. It was

really hard to calm myself down, and just trust myself.” The name of MairValin’s game is consistency, and for most of the weekend, she was true to the word. There was just one hiccup on Sunday. “I was cruising along, feeling pretty comfortable, then took three double-bogeys in a row. That was a bit of an OMG moment. I thought about what my sister always tells me at those moments, took a deep breath, calmed myself down, and came in well.” Winner of the low net competition at this year’s Coquihalla Open was Christina Lacasse from the Sun Rivers Golf Club with a score of 135. No one was more shocked at the victory than Lacasse herself, a 26-handicapper who shot rounds of 91 and 96. “Totally surprised. This is the first tournament I’ve ever been to,” she said. Lacasse is in just her second year of playing golf regularly. “Like a lot of people, I only golfed once or twice a year — usually

2015 LADIES COQUIHALLA OPEN Merritt Golf & Country Club, July 9-10 Results

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Karen Mair-Valin, Kamloops 160 Christina Lacasse, Kamloops 135

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Diana Lorenz, Merritt Ashleigh Brown, Surrey Rhonda Murray, Kamloops Marlene Proc, North Vancouver

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De De Connolly, Merritt Sabrina Ramos, Surrey Leigh Adams, Kamloops Barb Steel, Osoyoos

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Elaine Lane, Merritt Darla Wyllie, Okanagan Falls Nita Schoonhoven, Nelson Rosemary Vance, Kelowna

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BIG HITTERS A pair of Kamloops golfers took home the hardware from this year’s Coquihalla Open ladies’ golf tournament on the weekend. (Above) Eagle Point’s Karen Mair-Valin won her fifth Open title in a row, with the best low gross score of 160 for two rounds. (Right) Sun Rivers’ Christina Lacasse, a 26-handicapper playing in her very first tournament, won the low net trophy after posting a score of 135. Ian Webster/Herald

on Father’s Day with my husband and my two sons. I had a horse that occupied most of my free time on weekends, and I worked full time during the week. “I took golf up in

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earnest last summer when the ladies at Sun Rivers invited me out.” Lacasse was full of praise for her playing partners on both days of the Open. “Everyone was so

RETURN TO SENDER The Merritt and District Tennis Club held its annual invitational doubles tournament on the weekend. Neelam Sahota (left) was a two-time winner. She and partner Balwant Bains (in the background) defeated the team of Diane Quinn and Pavitar Dosanjh 9-8 (7-5 tie breaker) in the mixed doubles final on Sunday. On Saturday, Sahota partnered with Deanna Sheloff to win the ladies’ doubles event. They beat the Ashcroft team of Maria Martin Russell and Anna Ho 8-2 in the final. Also on Saturday, the duo of Dosanjh and Amar Kanghura defeated the pairing of Andy Ghag and Jean Belleau 8-0 in the men’s doubles championship game. Once again this year, several members of the Merritt and District Tennis Club will be attending the Sunshine Open tournament in Kamloops in August. Ian Webster/Herald

great — very helpful when it comes to the rules of the game. I really appreciated the kindness. I would encourage anybody to go the Merritt tournament. It was such a friendly, fun-

loving yet competitive group.” Lacasse and the rest of the field of 65 had to make a few adjustments due to the heavy rain on Saturday morning. “They had shotgun

starts both days and it worked out great,” said Mair-Valin. “I was amazed at how well things drained considering how much water it got. The course was in fabulous shape.”

Fit to be tied

Five-year-old Carter Starrs from Merritt puts the finishing touches on his ribbon in the junior boys’ goat tail tying event at the Merritt Little Britches rodeo on the weekend. More photos and local results will be published in the Tuesday, July 19 edition of the Merritt Herald. Photo courtesy of Darlene Gellrich

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Summer Dance Camp and Stage Crafts Camp to be held Aug. 15 to Aug. 19 at the Love To Dance Studio in the Olde Courthouse. Come and learn new dance steps and dance moves and/or learn to make costume pieces and stage decor. You must register before Aug. 5 to ensure a spot. For more information call 250-378-9898 or dance@telus.net

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IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN to join our team. Please email your resume to admin@arnicacontracting.com OR drop it off at our ofĂ&#x20AC;ce at 1988.5 Quilchena Ave. Please include references on your resume. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

FIRST NATIONS SUPPORT WORKER School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is accepting applications for a temporary First Nations Support Worker for Merritt Bench and Collettville Elementary Schools for 5 hours per day. This is a temporary 10-month position beginning September 6, 2016 to June 29, 2017, excluding Christmas and Spring Breaks, and times when students are not in session. 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 OfĂ&#x20AC;ce, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Employment, Current Job Postings, (Job Code # 1417837) and follow the prompts. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until July 22, 2016. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Coquihalla Catering is currently seeking interested candidates for a Cook at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. Reporting to the Chef Manager, the Cook prepares a wide variety of foods, develops meal plans, inventory and grocery orders, provides direction to kitchen staff, and ensures the highest quality of food and baking possible. Duties will include meal preparation, supervisory tasks, inventory, and administrative tasks, handling of cash, safety and teamwork. The successful candidates responsibilities include are but not limited to:

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Nooaitch Indian Band is a First Nation organization located in the beautiful Nicola Valley, west of Merritt.

Housing & Operations Manager Nooaitch Indian Band requires a Housing and Building Operations Manager, who under the direction of the Band Manager will primarily be responsible for the planning, implementation, management and review of all buildings and all band operations assets. He/She must conduct regular building inspections, and ensure all homes and buildings are maintained in good condition, and that all permits are in place. When required, He/She must schedule maintenance and repair work. This individual is also responsible for scheduling and supervising the operations and maintenance personnel. The Housing and Building Operations Manager reviews occupancy reports to ensure that applications, selection of tenants and assignment of dwelling units are in accordance with the Nooaitch housing policy and all regulations. The Housing and Building Operations Manager will also develop and administer departmental budgets and oversee all rental arrears for CMHC housing. Nooaitch Reserve # IR10 has 56 homes and over 140 community members. We are located approximately 25 K West of Merritt. The Nicola River runs directly through the Reserve. Nooaitch offers competitive salary packages; excellent beneďŹ ts an incredible work environment, training, and career advancement opportunities. A full Job Analysis and Description is offered on request. Only those applicants who meet the qualiďŹ cations will be contacted. Core Competencies t "DDPVOUBCJMJUZ t "EBQUBCJMJUZ t $PNNVOJDBUJPO t $SJUJDBM 5IJOLJOH t %FDJTJPO .BLJOH t /FHPUJBUJPO t 1MBOOJOH BOE 0SHBOJ[JOH t 1SPCMFN 4PMWJOH t 3FTPVSDF BOE 'JTDBM .BOBHFNFOU Requirements t #VTJOFTT "ENJOJTUSBUJPO EFHSFF FOHJOFFSJOH PS SFMBUFE mFME EFTJSBCMF t ZFBST PG FYQFSJFODF JO #VJMEJOH 0QFSBUJPOT BOE .BJOUFOBODF SFRVJSFE t 4USPOH CBDLHSPVOE JO CVJMEJOH BOE IPVTJOH NBJOUFOBODF BOE SFQBJST t ,OPXMFEHF PG mOBODJBM QSBDUJDFT BOE BDDPVOUJOH QSPDFEVSFT GBNJMJBS XJUI Xyntax Accounting software would be an asset t 6OEFSTUBOEJOH PG DPOUSBDU OFHPUJBUJPOT NFUIPET BOE MFHBM QSPDFEVSFT t 4USPOH DPNQVUFS LOPXMFEHF JODMVEJOH QSPmDJFODZ JO .JDSPTPGU 8PSE &YDFM BOE 1PXFS1PJOU t .VTU QPTTFTT B WBMJE ESJWFS T MJDFOTF t &YDFMMFOU XSJUUFO BOE WFSCBM DPNNVOication skills.

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