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Beautifully updated rancher home located close to downtown! Don’t miss out on this 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home that has been fully updated. Home features all fresh paint, a wood burning fireplace, tongue and groove fir ceiling through out, new appliances in the kitchen with lots of cabinets and a brand new 3 piece ensuite with a barn door off the master. Mud room has a custom wood bench with storage.

Cute little Bungalow house in excellent Bench location. This home has 3 bedrooms up and 1 down. Main floor features a large living room and dining room with an office/den adjacent to the dining room. Basement has a large recreation room, workshop area, 3 pce bath and large laundry room. Exterior of the home has been freshly painted and sits on a large .27 acre, fully fenced, private lot which has been tastefully landscaped.

Perfect family home in a great location! This lovely home features 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, with a large open floor plan from the living room to the dining room and the kitchen. This home features a large attached garage which has access to the yard and entry into the basement.

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, low maintenance townhouse move in ready! Home features updated flooring, baseboards & paint on main level, new hot water tank in 2018, some light switches compatible with Alexa/Google.

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Cute little bungalow house located on an excellent street in Bench location. Perfect family home is only minutes from the elementary school, tennis courts and outdoor neighborhood arena. Private backyard features a nice size deck, treehouse for the kids to play and tons of room for your pets to roam in the fully fenced yard.

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Good Revenue Property with tenants in place both up and down. Interior of home has been completely renovated with new kitchens, counter tops, backsplash, bathrooms, flooring, paint and light fixtures. Home upstairs features 4 bedrooms, a large kitchen open to the dining room and family room.

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Custom-built rancher w/ walk-out basement -1 of 8 homes in private cul-desac in desired Merritt bench. Over 150 sq. ft. of raised gardens in the back yard. Features: soaring ceilings, updated kitchen w/ quartz countertops, built-in cabinetry, double pane windows & brand-new cooktop. Semi-covered balcony is perfect to enjoy your morning cup of coffee while listening to the songbirds.

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GARDENER’S Dream ON THE BENCH in Merritt. 3 bedroom + den lovely family home in established residential neighbourhood.

Close to desired Bench Elementary school. 11 x 32 Workshop in back of home for the hobby enthusiast, fenced yard, quiet patio for your morning coffee.

West coast contemporary Rancher style home in quiet neighbourhood. This home features clean lines with a crisp modern feel. Home has large kitchen with acrylic cabinetry, soft close hardware, large centre island and stainless steel appliances. Open concept design features 9 ft ceilings, gas f/p, laminate flooring w/custom tilework, quartz counter tops throughout, built in vacuum, pre-wired for hot tub and vaulted ceilings for a nice touch.

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3445 D’Easum Road

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SOLD MLS#167252

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Very nice 5 bed 3 bath home w/lrg inground pool located in bench area, close to elementary school, recreation & shopping. The home sits on 9000 sq ft yard w/mature landscaping, great inground pool w/water slide, covered deck, firepit, storage shed, fenced yard, lots of parking & add R.V. parking on side of the home.

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Custom 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 3 car garage home located on a quiet street in the desired bench area of Merritt. Additional features include: custom wood windows and blinds, 3 high end gas fireplaces, central vacuum, lots of cabinets in the kitchen as well as an eating bar to enjoy and across the street from a City Park and Elementary School. The 3-car garage offers lots of room for your cars, toys and more.

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Immaculate fully renovated home on the Bench. This bright and airy turn-key house offers open concept main space, gas fireplace in the living room, stunning new kitchen that is equipped with soft close drawers, quartz counters and a beautiful gas range. A mechanics dream awaits you in the back yard with a 24X36 heated detached shop.

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26 acres in the Petit Creek area close to crown land and gorgeous views of the valley. 4 bedroom manufactured home on a full walkout basement. On the property you have a 24x23 garage and a separate 34x25 workshop with 200 amp main. Great place for someone with all the toys.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Sights from the 2022 Community Airport Day Marius Auer REPORTER@MERRITTHERALD.COM Merritt Community Airport Day was back for its second iteration, offering up a family-friendly day of helicopter rides, classic cars, airplanes on display, and food vendors. Hundreds of Merrittonians gathered to celebrate aviation in the Valley, and come together for the first time since the first event in 2019.

A celebration of the 100th anniversary of an airplane first landing in Merritt, the first Community Airport Day was the brainchild of Goeff Scholtens and friend Ray Robinson. The two continue to organize and support the event, but with this year’s second annual event having the support of Experience Nicola Valley, a local tourism non-profit.

In addition to the food trucks, helicopter rides, and classic car and airplane show, and booths by local non-profit organizations, there was a small ceremony held to show appreciation to pilots who brought more than 400,000 pounds of supplies to Merritt during the November 2021 flooding event and subsequent evacuation. Members of the West Coast Pilot Club and BC Airlift Emergency Response Operations (BC AERO) attended the event to receive this thanks.

MLA Jackie Tegart, MP Dan Albas, and Mayor Linda Brown spoke at the event, all noting the importance of aviation in the community, and showing their appreciation for the pilots and crews who supported Merritt in its time of need.

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Marius Auer REPORTER@ MERRITTHERALD. COM The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) continues to respond to a new wildfire near the Village of Lytton, a community which was almost entirely destroyed by wildfire last summer.

BCWS said via Twitter it is responding to the blaze, named the Nohomin Creek wildfire, approximately 1.7 kilometres northwest of Lytton. As of

7:00AM on July 19, it is estimated to be 2058 hectares in size. The previous nights saw cooler temperatures and limited growth of the blaze, while the morning saw flames continue to spread along the western flank, where flames rage on in steep terrain.

While multiple crews supported by helicopters and airtankers are battling the fire, BCWS noted that gusty winds in the area are affecting the fire’s behaviour.

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not only the fire, but heavy smoke, terrain, and limited accessibility. The fire is currently threatening parts of Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park.

At 6pm on July 14, the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) issued an evacuation order for approximately 24 properties due to the Nohomin Creek fire. The properties are located northwest of Lytton, on the west side of the Fraser River.

Another 31 properties north of the evacuation order were placed under evacuation alert by the TNRD at 9:30pm on July 14.

The Lytton First Nation has also issued multiple evacuation orders, with five areas listed in the July 14th order, released on the nation’s website. Multiple addresses are on evacuation alert.

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Fascination with bears This past weekend, I randomly started to look up bears on Youtube.

Living in close proximity to nature IZAIAH REYES as I did in Calgary, HERALD and now in EDITOR Merritt, close encounters with wild animals have always fascinated me. The idea that going on a leisurely hike on a mountain trail could lead to a run-in with a 300 kg black bear is both terrifying and intriguing.

I wouldn’t want to experience it but I want to know what the likeliness is and what I would need to do should it happen.

Speaking of the likeliness, the most recent run in I had with a bear was last month, on Highway 5, southbound, just past Exit 286. I was leaving town when I saw a six-foot black bear that was trying to cross the road. It was trying to cross in front of me as, at that moment, I was the only traffic on its side of the road. The bear started to take a few steps but quickly backed off the road when I passed by. After passing, I checked my rear view mirror and saw it cross the road behind me.

The craziest idea was that this bear was coming off of city limits which meant that it could’ve easily been in town if it wanted to. This has led me to believe that the likeliness is high for a bear encounter. It isn’t all bad though as I’ve learned, by nature, bears don’t see humans as food, and it will actually try its best to avoid us, so long as we don’t have any food that it could have access to.

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Editor, On behalf of St. Michael’s Anglican Church, I would like to thank all those generous donors who made our Nicola Valley Flood Fund outreach project possible. Donations were received from kind individuals and Anglican parishes right across Canada after the tragedy of the flooding that took place on November 15, 2021. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, with its headquarters in Toronto, also sent large amounts of funding to assist families and individuals to get back on their feet, replace clothing, personal effects, damaged appliances, and furniture. Money was also made available for drywall and building supplies to repair damaged homes.

In total, $139,000 has been disbursed to families and individuals in Merritt and the Nicola Valley, in the form of grants. I would also like to thank Assisting Bishop Jane Alexander for her outstanding leadership with this project. St. Michael’s Anglican Church has been a part of the Nicola Valley since 1908, and we are glad that we could assist in this challenging time.

Blessings, The Rev Canon Isabel C. Healy-Morrow, Rector

ALBAS: ‘Exceptions to sanctions’ DAN ALBAS VIEW FROM THE HILL It was early in March when I wrote about Canada’s response to the illegal attack on Ukraine

by Russia.

As many will know PM Trudeau announced some strong Canadian sanctions against Russia.

At the time I stated that I believed “the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister have been doing an effective job given that one country, such as Canada, can only do so much to impact a country

like Russia that we have limited trade with.”

I also committed my support for continued actions “against Russian and standing with the Ukraine as it fights off this Putin provoked military invasion”.

As it turns out, I was incorrect when I stated that “Canada, can only do so much to impact a country like Russia that we have limited trade with.”

Recently it was revealed that, here in Canada, some critical Russian pipeline infrastructure, (natural gas turbines) were being serviced in Montreal.

Under the trade export sanc-

tions announced

by PM Trudeau, these turbines would not be permitted to be sent back to Russia.

If the pipeline cannot be fully operational, it cannot raise peak revenues that Putin uses to finance his Russian war against Ukraine.

This is the very reason why the sanctions were announced.

However, the pipeline in question feeds natural gas to Germany and due to Germany’s efforts to decrease its domestic emissions it has increasingly relied upon Russian oil and gas.

As a result,

Germany requested that Canada release the turbines so that they will be returned to Russia, and the pipeline can resume full operations and by extension supply Russian gas to Germany.

Prime Minister Trudeau approved a one-time permit to return these turbines.

While this is satisfying news to Germany, it has been met with outrage

by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as many Canadians who strongly support Ukraine and understand full well what this pipeline rev-

enue results in for Russia’s war machine against the Ukrainian people.

As President Zelensky stated “If a terrorist state can squeeze out such an exception to sanctions, what exceptions will it want tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?

This question is very dangerous,” and further adding “Moreover, it is dangerous not only for Ukraine, but also for all countries of the democratic world.”

While President Zelensky has called on PM Trudeau to reverse his decision allowing these turbines to be returned

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to Russia, thus far the Liberal government has refused citing the need to protect “German livelihoods”.

Currently the Nord Stream One pipeline that supplies natural gas to Germany from Russia is said to be running at 40 per cent of its capacity without these turbines.

My question this week: Do you support PM Trudeau’s decision to return these turbines (first to Germany) who will in turn return them to Russia?

I can be reached at Dan. Albas@parl.gc.ca or call toll free 1-800-665-8711.

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2022 Tim Hortons Camp Day

A display inside the Merritt Tim Hortons on River Ranch Road, with pictures in the tent being one of many ways funds were raised to support Tim Hortons Camps. Marius Auer/ Herald

Marius Auer REPORTER@MERRITTHERALD.COM access these opporThe local Tim tunities. An indoor Hortons one again campsite, a dunk participated in the tank, and merchancompany’s ‘Camp dise were all availDay’ on July 13, able, with proceeds an initiative raising going to support funds to provide local youth attendsummer camp ing Tim Hortons experiences to Foundation Camps. underserved comAlong with the munities and other proceeds from tent youth that cannot

photos, dunking the Tim Hortons manager, and merchandise, a portion of hot and iced coffee sales that day went towards the Camp Day initiative. The event has been held annually since 1992, raising hundreds of millions in support for the summer camps.

“Many of the young people we support have never had the opportunity to experience camp or travel outside their city or town,” said Graham Oliver, president of Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.

“Our multi-day, overnight camp experiences are uniquely powerful in quickly building critical skills

in youth, and strengthening social ties and community connections that can help youth better cope with challenging circumstances.”

Attendees to the summer camp learn important foundational skills such as leadership, resilience, and responsibility, empowering them to move forward in a positive direction and uplift the people around them.

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Since its inception, Tim Hortons Camp Day has raised over $225 million, and supported over 300,000 kids to attend its skill building summer camps. The final numbers for this years event are still being calculated.

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‘Music in the Park’

The Rotary Park bandshell will host a number of artists during this summer’s series of Music in the Park. Marius Auer/Herald

Merritt.

Although this year’s lineup is set, artists can apply to perform at future Music in the Park series via the City’s website. Attendees to the rest of this year’s performances will be treated to a variety of blues, rock, country, and alternative music. Most of them local, the artists have two hours on Thursday evenings to connect with Merritt crowds.

Although the first performance has come and gone, three remain throughout the course of July for locals to attend.

While the events are BYOC (bring your own chair), the hope is for many to be out of their seats and enjoying the music of local bands and solo artists.

Remaining are the

following performances: July 14 Outlaws & Lace July 21 - The Doug James Band July 28 - Atlas Dougherty added that she is excited for this year’s iteration, which is her first as Recreation Coordinator, and first time being in Merritt for the events. Moving forward, the City is focused on supporting the event and bringing attention to local artists, while also providing a family friendly and free of charge event for Merrittonians to attend.

“We have a great line-up for Music in the Park this year. Most of our performers are from the Merritt area, which is great to see so much local talent!”

Marius Auer REPORTER@MERRITTHERALD.COM “We invite the The City of community to Merritt is bringing back a beloved come on out and enjoy these perlocal tradition formances. We are for another year, planning to have with the 2022 different child/ Music in the Park lineup sure to keep youth groups there every Thursday Merrittonians moving and groov- to run a concession,” said Jenn ing. A number of Dougherty, recrelocal artists will ation coordinator adorn the stage for the City of at Rotary Park’s bandshell, with all community members invited to join in on the fun, free of charge.

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Making a comeback for its 28th annual rendition, the Nicola Valley Cruisers Club ‘Show n’ Shine’ will once again see Central Park filled with squeaky clean vehicles of all ages, presented by their proud owners from all over the province. While continuing on with the usual car show traditions, this year’s event will feature some brand-new additions in the electric vehicle space.

The ‘Show n’ Shine’ takes place on Sunday, July 24, at Central Park. Attendees will be treated to hot weather, classic cars, a new ‘People’s Choice’ award, and interactive demonstrations that previous shows haven’t had.

Organizers expect a good turnout to this year’s event, with pandemic restrictions having limited large gatherings for more than two years.

“We’ll probably reach around 120 entries. Because of what’s

happened the past few years, I think people want to get out and enjoy the shows and the cars,” said Susan Roline, founding member of the Nicola Valley Cruisers Club Association.

Roline says the Cruisers Club is excited to be bringing back the beloved community event, fostering a space for the appreciation of vehicles from all eras and all over the province, and to interact with fellow Merrittonians. Lining up on the grass at Central Park, a number of vehicles will be on display in hopes of highlighting the hard work and dedication that goes into maintaining vehicles to a high standard. Merritt’s ‘Show n’ Shine’ is known province-wide for its cooling grass surface rather than the hot asphalt of parking lots.

The Nicola Valley Cruisers Club is collaborating with the Rotary Club of Merritt for this year’s ‘Show n’ Shine’ to educate the public on newer modes of transportation, specifically electric

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A piece of the park will be designated for attendees to try out an electric powered bike for themselves.

“This year, we have the Rotary Club joining in with us to do a display on electric modes of transportation. They’re going to have different electric vehicles there like motorbikes and bicycles. People will have the opportunity to ride one, so we’re sectioning off a good space for them to do that in.”

A returning feature of this year’s show is the absence of a registration fee, with the Cruisers Club opting to recuperate their costs through sponsorships and t-shirt sales. Roline says this decision was very popular with those who entered the show, and streamlined the process of entering a high volume of vehicles for the one-day show.

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TNRL’s ‘Summer Reading Club’ underway

2022 will be the first year that TNRL will once again offer in-library programs since the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were issued. Photo/Herald File Photo

Izaiah Reyes NEWSROOM@MERRITTHERALD.COM The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) is excited to promote reading to kids this month through the Summer Reading Club 2022.

“Basically, the way we do our reading club is a big summer of fun around reading,” said Children’s Lead, Melissa Miller.

“We’re encouraging children and families to read together through all these reading programs and take-home summer reading club programs but it is not as

structured as a book club where you have to attend every single week. We’re very flexible that way, we’re just encouraging reading and literacy.”

The program challenges readers to complete seven weeks of reading in eight weeks and it is running from July 4 until August 26. The Merritt Library is also participating in the program catering to four different age brackets: 0-5, 6-9, 10-12, and 13-14.

“It’s important to keep children in reading,” said Merritt Library Summer Reading Club Program Director, Darian

Krajci.

“It’s the main way that you take in information so if you have strong reading skills, then you’re going to excel in other subjects by proxy.”

According to Krajci the turnout for the program “has been very successful,” noting that the 6-9 age group is the most active in the program.

Summer Reading Club offers readers a reading sheet to keep record of their daily reading. A submission of a completed sheet qualifies the readers entry to a grand prize draw. There is also an available bingo sheet that the different age groups, along with readers aged 15 and up, can pick up for extra fun challenges.

To complement the Summer Reading Club, The Merritt Library, as part of TNRL, also offers in-library programs that aim to get the youth engaged with the library.

“Most of the activities are not specifically related to reading,” Krajci explained.

“The whole point of it is to get kids into the library so they can take out new books and continue their daily reading.”

The in-library programs are happening from July 5 to August 13. This drop-in program includes many activities, catering

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“We might even do some video games depending on what the interest of the kids are,” Krajci added.

“We’re kind of specializing it to who actually attends it.”

The following is the schedule for the inlibrary program: 6-9’s: Tuesday 10:30am - 11am 0-5’s: Wednesday 10am - 10:30am 10-12’s: Thursday 10:30am - 11am 13-14’s: Friday 1pm - 1:45pm Krajci also noted that the 13-14 group will be playing Dungeons and Dragons and there will be storytime presented at the library from 10:30am - 11am on Saturdays.

The Merritt Library has 50,000 books in their catalog which is regularly updated.

Any available books within the TNRL circulation are all accessible at the library as well. Interested readers could drop in on their corresponding scheduled days included below. Please see front desk for assistance. Parents are requested to stay on the premises for the duration of the sessions.

For more information on Summer Reading Club, please visit: tnrl.ca/src.

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The Merritt Mavericks on team continuity

are the same young men suiting up for the local high school team.

Most teams in the club circuit, across Canada and the U.S., feature select players from different high schools.

Mavericks Head Coach, Leroy Slanzi even described them as “all star teams.”

However, the Mavericks do it differently by incorporating the same high school unit to represent the club team. This approach gives them the distinct advantage of having continuity all year round, increasing their level of chemistry on court.

“There were close to 50 boys from MSS in both our club program and high The U17 Mavericks watching skill developschool program,” said Slanzi, who is also ment film at their practice. Izaiah Reyes/Herald the MSS principal.

“We made sure that, at all levels, we Izaiah Reyes played the same defensive and offensive NEWSROOM@MERRITTHERALD.COM systems so that whenever the boys came together to play or watched each other On Wednesday, July 13, the Herald play, they could observe and learn from had the chance to watch the Merritt Mavericks’ U17 basketball team practice each other. Our U17 boys are excellent role models and invest heavily in conat the NVIT gymnasium. Upon seeing necting with the younger guys so they the boys on the team, one could easily feel like they are truly part of a ‘club’.” mistake them for the Merritt Secondary The Merritt Mavericks was estabSchool (MSS) Panthers ball club. This however is not a mistake, as, in fact, they lished four years ago out of necessity.

Slanzi explained that in order to become competitive against “bigger schools” the local team had to gain more playing experience outside of the school season.

“I started working with these boys while they were in grades seven and eight. Since committing to the extra work back then, they have not skipped a beat.”

This season, the Mavericks have three club teams; U14 with grade seven and eight boys, U15 team with grade nine boys, and a U17 team with grade 10 and 11 boys.

The U17 ball club is getting ready to compete at a tournament on at Simon Fraser University (SFU), running from July 22 - 24.

“Our team’s chemistry has been pretty good since we’ve been playing basketball together for so many years,” said Cruz Slanzi, Mavericks starting point Guard. “Continuity is a big thing for me and I really love playing with these guys.”

The point guard is excited for the upcoming tournament and believes his team can make a solid run.

“We’re playing some of the best

win 47 loss record on the ice last year.

Having made a change to their coaching staff late in the last season, Head Coach and General Manager Curtis Toneff will lead the team into the 2022/23 BCHL season. While their first game isn’t until September 7 against the Chilliwack Chiefs, there is plenty to do in the meantime.

“Oddly enough there really is no inbetween season in a sense. You finish one season and start working on the next. I think a lot of people don’t understand that we never really rest, there’s always something we’re working on,” said Kelly Bartch, the newly re-elected president of the Merritt Centennials.

Team planning, strategy meetings, practices, and community engagement keep the Cents busy, from coaching staff to volunteers. Their recent Centennials Golf Tournament was a great success, raising additional funds to support the operations of the club after years of pandemic induced downturn. The Cents maintain a marketing office downtown year round, in an effort to engage with the community and handle communications for the team.

The Cents executive committee and

board of directors has been set for the year, with Bartch adding that he believes the mix of newcomers and small town hockey vets are on the same page, and bring a fresh perspective to the team. This year’s executive is as follows: Executive: President - Kelly Bartch Vice President - Gary Dixon Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Rabbitt Secretary - Caryl Moffatt Treasurer - Beth Nadeau Directors: Peter Schmid Terry McRae Ivy McRae Mike Sahota Rose Grant “We were very appreciative of and sad to see some of the people serving step aside, and some maybe take a hiatus.

We’ve got some new people stepping in and we’re moving forward with it. We’re looking forward to it, everyone’s excited.”

With this year’s coaching and hockey operations staff in place and ready to move forward, the Cents staff and players are looking forward to their main camp in August, where they will finalize their

defense I’ve ever seen us play and we’re getting where we need to be,” he said.

“We’re physical, we’re not afraid of anybody, we go in there and think no matter what the outcome is, we’re going in there to play as hard as we can.”

“I definitely think we have an advantage,” said Nathan Willey, the other half of the Mavericks starting back court.

“We never play this level of club teams in high school so, really, we’re at an advantage because we play against these high level teams, as a team.”

Like his teammate, Willey looks to make a strong run at their upcoming tournament.

“I’m super excited,” he said. “We didn’t have a great tournament two weeks ago so I’m excited to bounce back and get some W’s here.”

The team has a very busy schedule ahead of them because after this tournament, they will play in the club provincials, from August 13 - 14. This marks the end of club season and after a few weeks, open gym starts in preparation for the high school season, where the Mavericks will turn into the Panthers, once again.

Cents front office gear up for 50th season

The Merritt Centennials are the longest continuously running BCHL franchise, reaching their 50th season in 2022/23. Marius Auer/ Herald

Marius Auer REPORTER@MERRITTHERALD.COM The Merritt Centennials recently held their Annual General Meeting, setting the pace and leadership for a year they hope will be the best in franchise history. The community owned team’s executive, along with a number of community members, gathered at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on July 11 to discuss finances, the past season, and elect a new executive.

Heading into their 50th season, the Cents are looking to recover from a 3

roster and hit the ice for the first time this upcoming season. Coach Toneff and staff hope to lead the team to a big success for their 50th season.

“I think it’s going to be an exciting year.

The first full season that our head coach, Curtis Toneff, will take the lead. There’s a whole raft of new and exciting players, and we just really want the community to really embrace our 50th season.”

While the Merritt Centennials Booster Club had previously supported the club’s volunteer base, fundraising efforts, and event organization, the group stopped operating with a few exceptions in the past two years. This has created a new need for the Cents - more volunteers. Bartch says a variety of volunteer positions with varying levels of time commitment are available, and offer rewarding experiences in the community.

“The biggest thing that we have been blessed over the years with is having excellent volunteers. In the last two years the Booster Club has stepped aside officially, but they’re still some that help us out every day. We do need more volunteers. As a community owned team, we rely heavily on volunteers.”

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Merritt hosts Softball BC Provincial Championships Izaiah Reyes NEWSROOM@MERRITTHERALD.COM Central park was packed all weekend as the Merritt Minor Softball Association hosted Softball BC’s Boys Provincial Championships.

The tournament ran from July 15-17, hosting the boys U13, U15, and U17 championships.

“This is the big championship tournament for B.C.,” said U17 coach Candice Bateson, who is also a board member for Merritt Minor Softball. “It is all of the boys teams across the province.”

Bateson said that the governing body Softball BC was instrumental in bringing the big tournament to Merritt.

“We talked about it as a coaching group and some coaches were super keen on bringing it to Merritt,” she explained.

“When we talked to Softball BC, they were also really wanting to bring the tournament to Merritt because of how rough we’ve had it for the last couple of years.

They thought it would really uplift the community if we could have this tournament here.”

The tournament was a huge success with 10 U13, five U15, and four U17 teams competing for their respective championships. The following is the list of the teams who placed in the top three of each division; U13: • Barriers Stamer Logging Bronze • Terrace Team 2 - Silver • 100 Mile N Hour - Gold U15 • 100 Mile N Hour - Bronze • Terrace Team 2 - Silver • Terrace Titans - Gold U17 • Barriere Chiefs - Bronze • Williams Lake Prospects Silver • Terrace Mariners - Gold “We haven’t had this level of fastball in Merritt for a very long time and it was so nice to see so much talent on the fields

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• Kekuli Cafe The success of this tournament has opened up possibilities for hosting more tournaments in the future. Bateson hopes that the exposure softball gets from this kind of event could contribute to the growth of the sport in the city.

“Hopefully bringing this amazing event to Merritt will increase the interest and get more kids signed up for softball. It’s a fun inexpensive sport for boys and girls of all ages,” she said.

“Our association would like to host more minor ball events in Merritt from coaching clinics, pitching and hitting clinics, tournaments, and when we’ve all rested a bit we might even consider hosting provincials again.”

Councillor Adam Etchart takes centre field. Marius Auer/Herald.

Terrace Minor Softball Association had teams place top three on all three divisions. Marius Auer/Herald.

Merritt U11 Marlins youngest catcher, David Martins, receiving the ceremonial first pitch.

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right here at home,” Bateson explained.

“The sportsmanship and kindness, on and off the field, shown by players and fans are really why softball is the best sport to play. It was great to see teams cheer each other on and wish each other well all weekend.”

Feedback on the tournament have been very positive. Bateson said that Merritt Minor are very grateful for all the sponsors and volunteers that supported the Provincials.

“People were very impressed with the facilities and fields, a huge thank you to Jess Sulz and her team working hard to get the park ready,” she said.

“We were grateful that the City and Crossroads Community Church made an exception to allow camping on the fields, it was difficult to find accommodations for this many people after the flooding of our local camp grounds and lack of vacancy in hotels.”

Bateson also thanked all the sponsors that contributed to the success of this tournament;

Softball Canada Men’s Head Coach, John Stuart gives pre-tournament speech. Marius Auer/Herald.

The Merritt U17 Pickles pose for a team photo with coaches, Alana Pooley (left) and Candice Bateson (right). Photo/Candice Bateson

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Recap of the 2022 Elvis Festival in Merritt Izaiah Reyes NEWSROOM@MERRITTHERALD.COM Canadian Bluemoon Ventures Ltd. hosted its first Elvis Festival in Merritt this past weekend, at the Nicola Valley Rodeo Association grounds. Festival goers had the pleasure of enjoying a myriad of tributes to the king.

“I think it went very well,” said Elaine Martelli, president of Canadain Bluemoon. “I think, for our first year in Merritt, we had a pretty good crowd.”

The festival

started Friday evening on July 15, and continued until Sunday, July 17. Martelli was very pleased with the attendance citing over 300 audience members on their Saturday night show. People from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and B.C. all congregated at the rodeo grounds to join in the festivities.

“We had a great turnout,” she said.

“The main thing I kept hearing was that everybody wants to keep having it in Merritt.”

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Though the main focus of the Elvis Festival was the Memphis superstar, it didn’t fall short on variety. Victor Hanson performed standup comedy, while Andrew Johns performed a tribute to

Elton John. Marty Edwards and The Revival also blessed the stage, performing different country, pop, and rock hits dating back to the 60’s.

Martelli was very grateful to all the volunteers and

sponsors that made the event possible.

“People from all over stepped up and helped out,” she said. “The Rodeo Association stepped up big time to help out and I was really impressed with that.”

The success of this inaugural event in Merritt has garnered great feedback from the public, opening up the possibilities of future events.

“I had a lot of people, both from Merritt and other areas, that are offering to do a lot for next year.” said Martelli. “As long as they’ll have us back, we’ll be there.”

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It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Glenys Elizabeth Whiffen.

She was a loving nanny, wonderful May the Sunshine of Comfort mother and very strong woman. She is sadly missed by her dog Benny, her Dispel the Clouds of Despair grand-daughter Skyler, sister Linda and many other family and extended family.

She is missed by many friends as well ACROSS DOWN especially her friends Clara and Steve. A 1. Requests 21. What a thespian does memorial will be held to in the summerforat the The Coldwater School is inviting qualified applicants apply 5. Calendar month 2. Footwear some point when the roses are out as she position of Primary (K-3) Teacher.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

FIRST NATIONS SUPPORT WORKER School District No. 58 is accepting applications for a First Nations Support Worker in Merritt.

The successful applicant must have the following: 1. Grade 12 plus 6 months recent post-secondary in human or social service coursework or equivalent in related field.

2. One Year of recent experience with Aboriginal students and families in an educational or recreational environment.

3. Cultural awareness of the First Nations and Aboriginal community.

4. Demonstrated effectiveness, initiative and flexibility in identifying and performing tasks in support of educational goals for Aboriginal students.

5. Demonstrated ability to communicate and maintain effective working relationships with the public, students, teachers, Principals and other employees of the District.

6. Demonstrated ability to be a cultural resource person in First Nations cultural heritage and history with demonstrated cultural sensitivity for all Aboriginal nations.

7. Working knowledge of computers and the ability to organize and maintain record keeping systems.

Qualified candidates are invited to apply online at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code 3259682) complete with cover letter and resume outlining relevant background and work experience and three (3) professional references. Please include all relevant certifications during the application process.

For further information please contact Jody McGifford – Executive Assistant at 250.315.1100.

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A homemaker • Valid Driver’s License VIN# KNJBT05H5P61 • Must be self-motivated, be on time limitedenhancement supervision. to Elder and Client care: a education. an with important • First Aid Certificate (or berepresents willing to get) ST ND Debtor: Oliver Win 1 & 2 YEAR MECHANICS • One to three years’ experience in homemaking support enviDuties and Responsibilities dynamic, will include:enthusiastic, and reliable individual committed to home Electronic application submissi Amount AGRICULTURAL WORKERS Owing: 1,7 • ronment Performs an all asset. duties and responsibilities services is key. in accordance with job on Employment, Current Job Po Local Area description, Coldwater School policies, standards and procedures as • Class 5 Drivers’ License is essential prompts}. Applications, including DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: directed by theCriminal ColdwaterRecord School Principal.

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Qualified candidates are invited to apply online at https://www.makeafuture.ca/bcschools-and-districts/nicola-similkameen-school-district-no-58/.

All applicants must provide a cover letter and resume outlining relevant background and work experience and three (3) professional references for each position they want to be considered .

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Coldwater Indian Band School Job Posting BUS DRIVER/JANITOR The Coldwater School is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the position of Bus Driver/Janitor.

Qualifications • Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent • Must have a valid Class 4 Driver’s license and current driver’s abstract • Ability to communicate effectively using courtesy and tact in the routine exchange of information • Physical ability to perform the required duties (e.g. lift and carry 50 lbs.)

• Experience operating a 25 passenger bus and following all BC motor vehicle laws and regulations • First Aid Certification (or be willing to get) Duties and Responsibilities will include: • Transports students to and from school in accordance with defined routes • Performs all bus maintenance and required travel logs • Performs a variety of janitorial, minor maintenance and repairs, as well as grounds keeping tasks in and around school buildings according to approved position description and schedule • Clean and sanitize school equipment and furniture as required for COVID protocols • Basic maintenance of the school heating and cooling systems Preference will be given to those applicants who: • have a minimum of two years’ experience • have Aboriginal ancestry (as per Special Program with the BC Human Rights Tribunal) How to apply - Submit a resume with the following: • WHMIS Certificate • 3 references • Copy of valid driver’s license and current driver’s abstract *Successful applicants will be subject to a vulnerable sector criminal record check.* Closing Date: On-going until this position is filled. Only Short Listed Applicants will be contacted.

Please send your application to: Principal, Coldwater School Box 4600, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8 • Fax: (250) 378–9212 Email: principal@coldwaterschool.ca

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1195 Houston Street, Merritt B.C. Please submit your~resume, letter, and Coldwater School Assists incovering the development and references distribution ofto:the Manage by • Maintain cleaning duties based on the evaluation provided 250-378-6161 School Newsletter, promotional and other information.

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RELIEF CLERK TYPIST

ClosingDistrict Date:No. On-going until this position is filled.

Only Short Listed School 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) accepting applications for the • Conduct all is work in accordance with safety procedures Applicants will be contacted. position of Relief Clerk TypistQUALIFICATIONS: for all Merritt schools. A minimum typing speed *Successful applicants will be subject to a vulnerable sector criminal ofrecord 55 words per minute is preferred.

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Relief Clerk Typist positions aretasks on-call positions.

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Job Description: Full Time The Friendship Center is seeking an Aboriginal Head Start Coordinator for our Licensed Child Care Facility on the campus of Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. The coordinator will be responsible for developing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Head Start program.

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Notices Notices Notices As per Section 16 of the Federal Charter of Human Rights Act, • To maintain a record of hours and duration of service for each preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry. client(s): record services provided at each visit; report incidents; We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only provide time sheets asLand per Nooaitch Indian Band Policy. candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Act • Conduct all work in accordance with safety procedures Resumes will be reviewed on February 1st, 2022 Notice of Application for a Disposition of Crown Land Please submit cover letter and resume to: QUALIFICATIONS: Executive Assistant, Conayt Friendship • Must have ability to perform performContracting outlined cleaning Take notice thatthe I, Ronald Sanders oftoSanders Society, PO Box 1989, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8. tasks with minimum supervision.

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481 KANE VALLEY ROAD

7-1098 HOUSTON STREET

Welcome to 4 season paradise! This 1 1/2 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home sits on 10 acres with endless trails & access to crown land & lakes right out your backyard.

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Affordable family home with 2 + 3 bedrooms with a total of 1472 square feet which includes a large addition, open concept with spacious kitchen, bright Livingroom, and lots of closet space at entrance.

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$898,000

$89,000

Call one of our agents to see what your home is worth.

1634 DOUGLAS STREET $265,000

A great opportunity for investor or first time buyer to own this wonderful home in family orientated area. 167942

1464 COWLEY STREET $384,950

1-1749 MENZIES STREET $456,500

405 DALADON DRIVE

1-5972 BEECH ROAD

(Logan Lake) $699,900

$980,000

Quality built 4 year old home in a new subdivision. Large entryway which leads up into this gorgeous open concept home.167410

This 14.15 Acres consists of a 3 bed, 2 bath beautiful country home that sits west facing with stunning views. The home is bright & open with hardwood floors.

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Lovely end unit offers south facing large yard and an extended cement deck off the living room giving you lots of room for patio furniture to enjoy those summer nights.

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SL1-6528 WATERSIDE TRAIL $275,000

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This beautiful extended half duplex home has been completely renovated, well maintained and move in ready. Nothing to do but to make this your new home!

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Looking for a lot that offers you a view of the lake while only being a short walk to the lake, look no further. This fully serviced lake view lot is located in the beautiful Nicola Lakeshore Estates..

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Kevin Dunn or Crystal Chandler.

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Phone: 250-378-1996 or Email: proplepage@gmail.com