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Indigenous leaders in the Nicola Valley will be keeping a close eye on the Trans Mountain pipeline, as part of a new oversight committee.

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KILLER CAUGHT A man who escaped custody from the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in the Lower Mainland was apprehended in Merritt.

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ENGINE RETURNS SWING FOR THE FENCES Tom Harrington takes a vicious cut at the ball during the slo-pitch wrap up tournament held at Central Park over the weekend. Full results on page 21. Ian Webster/Herald

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS TRANS MOUNTAIN

Nicola Valley chiefs to oversee pipeline Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Band chiefs from across the Nicola Valley will have an important role to play in a newly-announced Indigenous oversight committee, established to monitor activity along Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.

Announced on July 24, the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee (IAMC) will include 13 representatives from indigenous communities across B.C. and Alberta, including both Chief Marcel Shackelly of the Nooaitch Band and Chief Harvey McLeod of the Upper Nicola Band.

Lower Nicola Band Chief Aaron Sam also played a role in the creation of the committee itself, after co-signing a letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Rachel

Workers conducting maintenance on the Trans Mountain pipeline near Jasper. Photo courtesy of Kinder Morgan

Notley, and former premier Christy Clark last year. That letter, dated for June 15, 2016, stated that “engagement of our Nations with respect to [the Trans Mountain Expansion project] has been woefully inadequate and not in line with your respective governments’ constitutional and international obligations.”

It was co-signed by 48

chiefs, including Shackelly, McLeod and Chief Percy Joe of the Shackan Indian Band.

“As a result of the letter, we had started to sit down with the federal government about six months ago and we started having discussions about having an indigenous oversight committee specific to the Trans Mountain pipeline — not just the proposed

expansion, but the existing pipeline as well,” explained Sam. He added that many communities are concerned about the safety of the original pipeline, which was constructed more than 60 years ago.

Should the Trans Mountain expansion project begin construction this fall — as it was slated to before a new provincial NDP government declared

its intent to oppose the project — the IAMC would also monitor the construction process for any detrimental effects to the environment.

“I’ll be bringing forward the questions and the concerns of the community and the nation to [IAMC], and there is hope that once we raise those questions and concerns at the table, we’ll be able to get a response that will address and correct or fix the [concerns] we have,” said McLeod, describing his role in the oversight committee.

But participation in the monitoring committee also doesn’t mean that a band consents to the pipeline passing through their territory, explained Sam. “We felt that it was really important that this wasn’t a committee where we were endorsing the

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Fire affects farms More than 25,000 cattle were located in the areas affected by the B.C. wildfires. With some evacueees returning to town, ranchers are only now able to take stock of what was lost in the burn.

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Princeton blaze fully contained estimated 3,300 hectares in size.

Firefighters are in a mop up stage at the moment, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

Deputy fire incident commander Brent Zbaraschuk said the fire was scanned for hotspots on July 25 and ground crews were sent in to target those areas.

“The firefighters have pushed [the fire] 200 feet from the boundary in towards the middle,” he said.

According to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS), an evacuation order remains in place

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A wildfire that sparked near Princeton three weeks ago is now fully contained, allowing Highway 5A to be reopened and hundreds of residents to return to their homes.

Evacuation orders were lifted for hundreds of properties north of Princeton last weekend and Drive BC is reporting Highway 5A between Summers Creek Road and McCaffrey Lake is open again.

The wildfire, located about 10 kilometres north of Princeton, grew to an

for 17 homes along the southern end of Summers Creek Road as of Monday, July 24.

Zbaraschuk said fire suppression activity is ongoing and the Ministry of Transportation is trying to ensure there is no slide of debris from an unstable rock slope in the area.

All the homes removed from evacuation order will remain on evacuation alert, which as of Sunday, totals about 587 properties, according to the RDOS. Residents that need Emergency Support Services can call 250-2950202 in the Princeton The outline of the 3,000 hectare Princeton wildfire appears in red. This perimetre was measured on July 14. Photo courtesy of the BC Wildfire Service area for assistance.

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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Utilities Working Foreman.

The City of Merritt has retained BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd. to complete Phase II of the Coldwater Avenue Improvement Project. The purpose of this capital works project is to replace aging infrastructure beneath Coldwater Avenue, between Wilson St. and River St. Construction will begin on Monday, July 24th 2017 and be complete

by Thursday, November 30th 2017. During regular construction hours, residents between the 1500-1900 block of Coldwater Avenue are encouraged to park in rear alleyway accesses (where they exist) and obey all traffic control personnel and temporary signage. On street parking will not be permitted.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 by: Carole Fraser Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Manager, City of Merritt PO 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 19, 2017 Posting Expires: August 15, 2017

Temporary road closures, alternating traffic patterns and detours will be in effect daily from Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. During this time, only local residents and emergency service vehicles will have access within the construction zone. All through traffic will be rerouted to Canford Avenue. The remaining public is advised to avoid the area whenever possible.

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Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Mechanic Working Foreman.

Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Seasonal Public Works Labourer.

Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Driver (All Trucks).

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Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 by:

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Escaped killer arrested at Merritt gas station Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

An escaped killer with a history of schizophrenia was apprehended by Merritt Mounties after a Canada-wide warrant was issued for his arrest.

Terrance Scott Geisbrecht disappeared from the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in the Lower Mainland on Friday (July 21), but a public warning from Coquitlam RCMP wasn’t issued until

Terrance Geisbrecht Back in custody

Monday afternoon (July 24).

After a little more than an hour after issuing the public warning, RCMP issued another notice stating that he

was found and in police custody.

Merritt RCMP said they received word that Geisbrecht was in town at about 2:30 p.m. and arrested the 54-year-old at a gas station in the Bench area.

“He had used his financial card at the Petro-Can gas station here in Merritt, so they advised us and he was located and taken into custody with no incident,” RCMP Const.

Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald on Tuesday.

“He’s in custody here

this morning and the sheriff will come and pick him up and bring him back to the forensic ward,” said Dunsmore.

The initial statement from RCMP warned that, without his medication, Geisbrecht could become a danger to himself or others and that he may have already left the Lower Mainland.

Geisbrecht was found not criminally responsible for killing two men in Fort St. John, B.C., in 2004 due to a mental disorder.

String of break-ins foiled by astute Merrittonians Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Two unsuccessful robbery attempts has Merritt RCMP lauding members of the public for keeping their eyes peeled.

Police received a call from an eyewitness at 5:30 a.m. on Friday (July 21) who saw what

appeared to be two males attempting to steal tires from the KalTire on Nicola Avenue.

The witness said the duo had fled on foot.

An officer and police dog attended the scene to find a U-Haul on site with tires in it.

The U-Haul had a punched ignition and was reported sto-

len out of Kamloops, Dunsmore said.

The two males are believed to be in their mid-30s. One is described as a Caucasian male and the other as a First Nations man.

“It doesn’t look like anything managed to be taken from the scene.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Protestors, union move up Who’s the biggest winner in the new NDP government, unions or environmentalists?

Both!

Professional TOM FLETCHER B.C. protesters are thrilled.

VIEWS Joe Foy of the Wilderness Committee allowed that he’s “over the moon” about NDP MLA George Heyman taking over the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, as it has been rebranded.

Foy assured The Vancouver Sun that during his three terms as B.C. Government Employees’ Union president, Heyman “brought together a coalition of union representatives and environmental representatives and made the argument that it needn’t be jobs versus the environment.”

It’s too bad his party’s version of that argument fails. Putting unconstitutional roadblocks in front of a federal pipeline project offers only lost jobs, since replacement oil is abundant. Shutting down Site C, B.C.’s biggest clean energy project in 30 years, would hurt the environment and push thousands of people out of work.

These days it’s MoveUP, the BC Hydro office union, that has new clout. Two of its communications people moved up into top positions in Premier John Horgan’s office.

Horgan has turned green, and I don’t mean in a Hulk sort of way. He cries now. He drives a Prius. He loves small hydro projects, once derided by the NDP as “pirate power.”

Not long ago, lefty economists, the Wilderness Committee and COPE 378, as MoveUp used to be called, ran a bitter campaign against private hydro. Now let 100 power flowers bloom, all in the unionized monopoly

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A pause in the road to autocracy Zofia Romaszewska, now in her 80s, was jailed during the years of martial law in Poland in the early 1980s. She is a national hero for her human rights activi- GWYNNE DYER ties in the 1980s The international and is now one of STAGE President Andrzej Duda’s advisers.

Last week she persuaded him to veto the government’s new laws on the courts.

She told him: “Mr President, I lived in a state (under Communist rule) where the prosecutor general had an unbelievably powerful position and could practically do anything.

I would not like to go back to such a state.”

And President Duda actually listened to her.

This came as a complete surprise, because Duda was a member of the ruling Law and Justice Party and is widely seen as a puppet of its leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. On Monday, however, he rejected new laws giving the justice minister the power to fire judges he doesn’t like — including, potentially, the entire Supreme Court — and choose the new

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judges who take their places.

“As president I don’t feel this law would strengthen a sense of justice,” Duda said in a statement — or rather, an under-statement — on national television. His action has greatly encouraged the hundreds of thousands of people who have been demonstrating in cities all over Poland against the new laws, but there are still many who doubt his sincerity.

Poland is sharply divided between the populists, socially conservative, deeply Catholic, and ultra-nationalist, who form the present government, and the opposition whom they label “the system” or “the elite”. This system allegedly includes both the liberals who led Solidarity’s resistance to Communist rule, and the crypto-Communists who supposedly still exist and are now in league with the liberals.

The whole thing is a paranoid fantasy, but it has a firm hold on many people’s minds in a national culture that wallows in victimhood and self-pity. The Law and Justice government, elected in late 2015 with an absolute majority in parliament, denounces the opposition parties as corrupt traitors under foreign influence, and they in turn mistrust everything the government says and does — including President Duda’s change of heart.

He’s just playing for time, they think. He’ll

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get the demonstrators to go home and then he’ll sign some slightly altered version of the laws stripping the judges of their independence. And maybe they are right. Nobody will know for sure until they see the government’s response to his veto.

This is not just about Poland. It is about whether the EU will tolerate an undemocratic government in its midst, and the evidence isn’t in yet.

As soon as it won office twenty months ago, the Law and Justice Party turned the state-owned broadcaster, previously politically neutral, into the propaganda arm of the ruling party. It also destroyed the independence of the civil service, replacing the professionals with its own party loyalists. But when it turned on the courts it started for face real push-back from the EU. The EU is probably the only reason that the former Communist-ruled states of Eastern Europe almost all became democracies. They desperately wanted to be members of the EU as a safeguard against renewed Russian interference in their affairs — and the EU insists that all its members be democratic.

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OPINION LETTER

From the Herald archives: July 27, 1977

to the editor

Chinese take over spells trouble for B.C. seniors Editor: Kamloops Senior Village, one of the facilities recently sold to the Chinese company Anbang despite province-wide protest, are making the cost cutting changes that we were all so afraid of.

Government reports showed that this facility was not meeting the standard of 3.36 care hours per resident per day, even before the Anbang buyout. And now, under the new ownership, they are cutting their care hours by 75 hours per week. This is being done despite the fact that currently, residents are not being given a bath at least once a week due to a lack of staff.

According to the Health Ministry’s new action plan for seniors, an agreement was to be incorporated between the Ministry and the Health Authorities to ensure that all facilities would comply with an increase in staffing levels when necessary to meet standards. This agreement was to be implemented

by April, 2017. Did the ministry fail to meet the timeline, or has IHA failed to honour this agreement?

Now that Anbang is making the move to cut care hours, there can be little doubt that they will use their right to protest any new regulation that “undermines their investment” by appealing to the Foreign Investment Protection Agency (FIPA). And considering how popular Chinese investment in Canada has become, how do you think FIPA will rule? Will they protect our seniors, or foreign investment? This uncertainty that puts our seniors at risk is the very reason why so many B.C. residents protested this takeover. 

On July 1, 2017, Canada will celebrated its sesquicentennial — or 150th — annivesary. Onehundred-and-fifty years worth of history is a lot to remember — so each week in 2017, the Herald will run this special section to remind you of the remarkable accomplishments, important historical figures, and maybe even a few fun facts you might not have known about our country.

This week in Canadian history: July 27, 1996:

Judy Galley Sorrento, B.C.

After bitter battles, union executives back in power From Page 6 model of BC Hydro.

That’s been Horgan’s only real problem with independent power all

along.

The first order of business when the legislature resumes after Labour Day is, once again, the election of

a speaker. Officially, it’s a secret ballot vote, a privilege MLAs reserve for themselves that the NDP hopes to remove from employees

in union certification votes.

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European cohesion at risk From Page 6 Not only that, but it carefully defines how democratic states should behave, and a basic principle is the separation of powers: the courts must not be under government control. When the Law and Justice Party introduced laws started taking away the judges’ independence, it ran head-on into the EU’s rules for membership.

Senior EU officials were openly talking about stripping Poland of its voting rights

in the Council of Ministers (the closest thing to an EU government) until Duda said he would veto the new laws. If it turns out that he is only playing for time and will soon sign quite similar laws, the confrontation will resume — and the EU might even resort to financial measures against Poland.

Poland is by far the biggest beneficiary of transfers from the EU budget to poorer member countries: in the budgetary period 20142020, it is scheduled to

get $96 billion. Some or all of that money might stop coming if Poland were no longer a member in good standing.

The Polish government cannot plausibly threaten to quit the European Union: 75 per cent of Poles see EU membership as a vital counter-balance to the looming presence of Russia to their east. The EU holds all the best cards in this game, if it chooses to play them.

But will it?

That is not clear.

The EU is not famous for its willingness to

take bold action, and it would have to overcome the opposition of Hungary, another ex-Communist EU member that also has an authoritarian government (though a less extreme one). But the EU’s own cohesion would suffer if it did not defend its fundamental values, so if Duda is only fooling there may be a real showdown in a month or two.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Canada’s Donovan Bailey celebrates the gold medal he won in the men’s 100-metre sprint at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Donovan Bailey won the gold medal in the 100-metre dash at the Atlanta Olympic Summer Games, setting a new world record of 9.84 seconds. He also won gold in the 4x100-metre relay with teammates Bruny Surin, Glenroy Gilbert and Robert Esmie.

Jamaican-born Bailey went to high school in Ontario and was a successful businessman who returned to sport after taking time to build his career.

Bailey was Canada’s second gold-medal winner in the men’s 100-metre race. Percy Williams won the first gold in 1928.

Thanks to Library and Archives Canada for this excerpt. Find out more about Canada’s history every day at www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/onthisday/.

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LIGHTNING SPARKS FIRE NEAR MERRITT A forest fire burned 7C acres of tim ber in the upper Coldwater Valley on Monday, July 25, 1977, according to Merritt B.C. forest Service sources.

Approximately 20 people — including several volunteers — battled the blaze, believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.

Air tankers dropped fire retardent on the area three separate times in an effort to aid ground crews control the fire. After a four and one half hour fight, the blaze was controlled. Also requiring the attention of Forestry personnel on Monday was a spot fire near Lower Nicola.

Caused by children playing with matches, that blaze took three hours to extinguish at an approximate cost of $60.00.

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Coldwater band not signing off From Page 3 project. We wanted, and I believe the federal government representatives as well, wanted as many indigenous participants as possible so this would be a meaningful committee,” said Sam. “As a result, we have indigenous representatives and participants all along the line, where some are supporting it and some are not — but they are still part of the committee.”

Both McLeod and Sam noted that months of deliberations went into drafting the terms of reference which outline the responsibilities and powers of the oversight committee.

Though the body lacks a formal mechanism by which to halt construction of the pipeline, McLeod explained that concerns from indigenous communities are much more likely to get

Coldwater band Chief Lee Spahan announced his band would be challenging the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain project in Federal Court. Photo courtesy of Hayley Lohn

addressed through the new body.

“We got the ear of the National Energy Board, and we’ve got the ear of the proponent, Kinder Morgan, to ensure the concerns that we’re brining forward are checked up on and addressed,” said McLeod. “There was a lot of discussion on trust, built into the document. Meaning, I have to have trust in the government and the

trust has to be reciprocated to myself.”

The indigenous representatives on the committee will be joined by six people from a number of federal agencies, including Natural Resources Canada and the National Energy Board, for a total of 19 members on the IAMC. But while the committee represents a number of federal bodies, as well as indigenous membership from

across two provinces, not all bands affected by the existing Trans Mountain pipeline or the expansion project have endorsed the IAMC. “We’ve been invited to the monitoring committee meetings,” said Coldwater Band Chief Lee Spahan. “But we have very distinct issues with the pipeline, and issues that we want Kinder Morgan and the Crown to come to the

table and listen.

“We don’t want to move forward on nothing until our issues have been resolved.”

Spahan, like Sam, also delivered a letter to the Justin Trudeau last year, asking the prime minister to step in and force the National Energy Board to consider an alternate route through the Nicola Valley.

Until his concerns over the band’s aquifer being endangered by the Trans Mountain expansion project had been addressed, Spahan vowed that his band would not participate in the oversight committee meetings.

“The very most important issue of our water is at stake — and we want to save that for future generations,” said Spahan. “I keep telling them, water is life and we have to respect that.”

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Street party coming to Quilchena Avenue Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Some of the biggest stars in country music are set to roll into town on the August long weekend to play the Rockin’ River Music Festival, and the Merritt Chamber of Commerce wants to make sure the party is started by the time they get here.

To that end, the local business group is reviving one of the more popular promotions from years’ past — a street party set up on Quilchena Avenue.

“There’s gonna be a mixture of different vendors, organizations, some activities. A lot of it is local this year,” said Etelka Gillespie, manager for the chamber.

Quilchena Avenue will be closed from Garcia Street to Voght Street, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on both Aug. 4 and 5.

The street party replaces a similar event hosted by the Chamber at Spirit Square for the past two years during the Rockin’ River Festival.

Gillespie explained that having more manpower this year allowed the Chamber to upgrade the scope of the street party.

“We’re gonna keep things alive during the day for locals and Rockin’ River go-ers,” said Gillespie.

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RESTAURANT GUIDE TOURISM TEAM Ambassadors decked out in green t-shirts are once again patrolling the downtown streets to assist businesses and interact with visitors to Merritt this summer. The trio were hired on through the Chamber of Commerce and include two familiar faces from last year’s team: Amrit Cheema (centre) and Chantelle Joseph (right) while Kelsey Ware (left) is new to the team. The coolest part of the job? Meeting new people from around the world, said Cheema. Joseph said last year she saw people from as far away as Australia and New Zealand who loved the murals and wanted to meet cowboys. Michael Potestio/Herald

String of thefts in Merritt From Page 5 On July 25, another call to Merritt RCMP foiled a possible theft.

Dunsmore said police received a call from someone at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, advising of a suspicious-looking male on Thorpe Road who was carrying a sheet of plywood.

When police arrived they found a stack of pressed wood sheets outside the Jehovah’s Witness church, which is located on Thorpe Road.

Dunsmore said the boards are believed to have come from a nearby construction site behind Bann Street.

“They were probably stacking them up for somebody to come along and load at a later time,” said

see crimes being preDunsmore. vented by residents callShe said police did ing police. not locate the suspect.

“Hopefully people “It looks like he keep that up and let dropped the plywood us know, so we can he was carrying when respond to the witthose types ness saw of calls,” him,” said Dunsmore Dunsmore. said.

Police Police were not are also curable to rently dealobtain a ing with a description number of of the male other breaksuspect, she ins that were said. reported Officers Tuesday will be Const. Tracy Dunsmore morning. trying Merritt RCMP Dunsdetermine more said exactly break-ins were reported where the wood came at Kruse N’ Style on from and return it.

Nicola Avenue and “It didn’t belong in the Conayt Friendship the Jehovah’s Witness Centre along Quilchena church,” Dunsmore Avenue. said.

“And the alarm went She said it’s great to

off at the Stoyoma Dental Clinic this morning at 3 [a.m.],” Dunsmore said, noting the back door to the building had been pried open, but nothing appeared to have been stolen.

It’s believed the building’s alarm scared off any would-be burglars.

She said the three recent downtown breakins and possibly the suspicious pile of wood are likely related.

“I’m sure there weren’t four different parties running around.

They’re probably all connected,” she said.

Anyone with information on any of these files is asked to contact the Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262 or call Crimestoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Man stabs friend at party Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

A 27-year-old Merritt man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing someone at a house party.

Skyler Washington appeared in court this week in Kamloops and will be back in court in Merritt on Aug. 1.

RCMP officers were called to a house party in Lower Nicola at about 2 p.m. on Saturday (July 22) where an alcohol-

fuelled altercation lead to a stabbing, RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald.

The RCMP was called and the two men, who Dunsmore described as friends, left the house and went to a residence nearby.

When police arrived, partygoers informed the officers where they had gone.

“They located the male [victim] at a different residence where he had obvious injuries and was in and out of con-

sciousness with a stab wound to his lower left abdomen,” said Dunsmore.

She said the 29-year-old male as taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Washington was arrested without incident, she said.

Dunsmore could not confirm if police found a weapon at the scene, but witnesses provided statements that indicated the victim was stabbed.

Washington has since been released from police custody.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS SHINING IN THE SUN The Nicola Valley Cruisers hosted the annual Show ‘n Shine at Central Park in Merritt over the weekend, attracting nearly 100 vintage cars to the Nicola Valley. Two winners were selected, with Wayne Byer of Merritt (bottom left) winning the Mayor’s Choice category with his 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1.

Best Vintage went to another Merrittonian, Jim Adams, in his 1931 Ford Tudor. Two-year-old Ryker Lowey’s slick ride (below) wasn’t eligible for any prizes this year, but he cruised around in style anyway. (Bottom right) Kelly Norwood, a second generation pinstriper from Kamloops, paints with precision. Ian Webster/Herald

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AMBASSADORS CROWNED A brand new team of B.C. Ambassadors were crowned last weekend in Merritt, after a gruelling competition between eight contestants. (Top) Melissa Curatolo (Kelowna), Karly Flannigan (Kamloops) and Mierie Sabberwal (Quesnel) were selected as this year’s B.C. Ambassasdors. (Below, left) Madeline Dudley of White Rock channels her inner seagull as she presents her community speech. (Right) Curatolo talks up the value of Okanagan wine while wearing a kimono. Michael Potestio/Herald and contributed

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No strike planned at copper mine Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

There will be no strike notice issued by the union representing about 1,000 workers at Highland Valley Copper mine — at least not yet.

In a bargaining update, United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7619 president Kyle Wolff stated the union and Teck Resources have agreed to return to the bargaining table today

“with the goal of negotiating a fair and reasonable collective agreement.”

Wolff writes that the union did not receive any response from the company following their strike vote last week, which saw nearly 900 members vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.

He said the union then sent a request to mediator Vince Ready, which led to a date being set.

The union held the

vote last Sunday (July 16), which saw 99.8 per cent of those casting a ballot vote in favour of striking.

Wolff has told the Herald the union has no immediate plans to strike, and wanted to use the vote to show the company the bargaining committee has the backing of the membership.

Workers at Highland Valley Copper mine have been without a new contract since September 2016.

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The City of Merritt intends to put out a request for proposal (RFP) to build columbaria units at the Pine Ridge Cemetery after a motion from Mayor Neil Menard passed unanimously at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

Menard’s motion seeks to construct the units within the current budget year, which director of engineering Sasha Bird said could probably still be done.

“Depending on how the RFPs came in,” Bird told council. “Then once we brought it back to council you could make that determination of whether you want to do it this year or wait until next year.”

Columbaria units are structures built to house of cinerary urns (containing human ashes).

To complete the project this year, funds will need to be taken out of the city’s surplus, and council will still have to pass a budget amendment, director of finance Shiela Thiessen said at the meeting.

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“What’s the emergency? If we’ve got it coming in in next year’s budget, what’s the emergency to push it up to this year,” said Brown.

Menard said he didn’t view the project as an urgent need, but noted that he’s heard from members of the public that view it as a good idea and have said there is a need for it.

Brown also asked which other projects won’t get done if this project is added.

“Nothing,” said Menard.

Staff will review the RFPs and make a recommendation to council.

“You go for a request for proposal when you’re not exactly sure what you want,” Thiessen told council. “[RFP’s] would come with different options.

There’s a variety of different options for columbariums.”

Thiessen added the project would likely cost well over $50,000.

The structures are identified in the municipality’s recently adopted cemetery master plan as part of a concept for a cremation garden and new veterans section.

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Beautifully designed 4 bedrm, 3 bath family home on 0.63 acre lot. Features slate tile & fir flooring, central A/C, large island in kitchen, S/S appl., 9 ft ceilings, large rec.room over double garage

$224,900

ON THE BENCH

Like new, 3 bedrm rancher in nice subdivision.

Home has well designed open floor plan, good size room & many recent upgrades. Has 8x10 storage shed, covered canopy over back deck, fenced backyard, garden boxes & more.

Nicely built newer home with nice open concept design with 2 bedrooms upstairs, master with large 5 pce ensuite with soaker tub & W/I closet. U/G sprinklers, central A/C, fully fenced. Home Warranty.

NICE STRATA UNIT

BEAUTIFUL RANCHER

3 level split with 3 bedrooms on quiet street near elementary school. Freshly paint with cosmetic updates. Gas F/P in living room.

Private fenced backyard with play area for children. Single car garage.

NEWER BUILT HOME

$299,900

Ray Thompson 315-3377

#102 - 2840 Voght St., Merritt, BC

NEW

NEW

Beautiful rancher in Nicola Bluffs strata development. 1400 sq.ft up & 1400 sq.ft. down. 2 bedrms up, 2 down, huge rec.room in basement. Double garage. Strata fees $249.15.

Don Ward 315-3503

Janis Post 315-3672

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Nice starter home for a family with 3 bedrooms up and one down. Upgrades over the years include new windows, flooring, kitchen & appliances. Had detached double garage/ shop in back with lane access.

#2885 $259,000

MOVE IN READY

NEW

NEW

Nicely built 2 bedroom 3 bath home with nice split level layout. Has low E windows, beautifully designed kitchen with high end appliances, large master bedrm with 5 pce ensuite. Single car garage.

Immaculately kept 3 bedrm rancher in popular newer subdivision. Open concept design with kitchen open to living & dining room. Large kitchen island & new S/S appliances. Has U/G sprinkling, new perimeter concrete walkways & new

This beautiful 3 bedrm rancher is ready for quick possession. Home has high ceilings, crown mouldings, open concept with huge living room, dining room & kitchen that opens to large covered deck in fenced backyard.

#2887

#2890 $389,000

#2883

PRIME LOCATION

$449,000 DESIRABLE AREA

PERFECT FAMILY HOME

$364,900

NEW

This Bench home has 3 bedrms up and 1 down, newer roof, some newer windows, fully fenced large manicured lot with U/G sprinklers. Is within walking distance to elementary school.

1288 sq.ft. rancher in good area downtown, with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Is close to shopping and all amenities. Currently tenanted.

#2891 $315,000

#2886

BEAUTIFUL RANCHER

OUTSTANDING

INVESTORS

$179,000

MANY UPGRADES

NEWLY BUILT

2 bedroom rancher in a new subdivision on a corner lot. Large open kitchen with Quartz counters and a gas fireplace in the living room. Comes with 2-5-10 Warranty.

Double garage. GST applies.

D

SOL Nice home with 2 bedrms on the main and a 2 bedrm inlaw suite in the basement. Has good size living rm, dining rm & kitchen with laminate flooring. 1 car older garage, nicely landscaped

This Bench home has panoramic views of parks, mountains & city. Perfect family home with 4 bedrms, 2 baths and renovations of windows, roof, hardiplank siding, new kitchen floors & more.

#2848

#2841

$285,000 FAMILY HOME

$429,900

EXECUTIVE BENCH HOME

Large family home with over 3800 sq.ft. on 3 floors, 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, large open kitchen with nook, formal dining, big rec.room & games room/gym. Nicely landscaped with U/G sprinklers.

#2793

$449,900

Quality built rancher with many high end features including 9 ft ceilings, gorgeous cherry HW kitchen cabinets, HW floors, living room with gas F/P, 3 bedrms, 3 baths. The bsmt. Has possible suite potential. Private covered deck, RV parking

Beautiful 2 bedrm rancher with office. Kitchen has granite countertops, open concept, upgraded cabinets, vinyl plank flooring, gas F/P in living rm. Custom blinds, large double garage.

Perfect starter home for your growing family.

This house has 3 bedrms up, 1 down. Owner has done many upgrades including central air, newly converted garage, renovated basement, new roof. Has hot tub, fully fenced yard & RV parking.

#2846

#2873

#2869 $329,000

FIRST TIME BUYERS

$459,000

$389,900

DOWNTOWN LOCATION

ON 1 ACRE

RIVERFRONT MOBILE

#2855

$369,900

NICELY RENOVATED

D

SOL 4 bedroom home in great area, close to schools & amenities. HW floors, A/C, open concept with big gourmet kitchen. Has had some renos in past few year. Nicely landscaped, RV parking.

#2796

$289,000

Quality built home with 4 bedrms, 3 baths, huge oak kitchen with island, pantry & nook, fully fin. Bsmt with office/den with BI storage hutch, large family rm, U/G sprinklers, newer roof & deck.

2 bedrm rancher has had some renos including newer cabinets, counters, S/S appliances in kitchen, bathrm fixtures, paint, some flooring & vinyl windows. Has 20x32 detached shop with guest accommodations.

#2801

#2825

$449,900

$159,900

Charming home with large rooms throughout, 4 bedrms, 3 baths, newer windows & doors, boiler system & HW tank. New roof in 2008, updated flooring & bathrms. Huge rec.room, games room & wet bar.

Two bedroom manufactured home with large private sundeck overlooking the Nicola River and golf course. Has hot tub and 30x12 detached work shed.

#2840

#2810

#2827 $84,900

APARTMENT

BROOKMERE

BENCH RANCHER

Stunning home features 4 bedrms, 4 baths, 17 ft ceilings ceiling, deluxe kitchen, private deck off master bedrm with hot tub.

Main floor has 2 bedroom suite. Fenced & landscaped. Triple garage.

$749,900

$289,000 APARTMENT

INVESTMENT

GREAT STARTER

Great family home with open concept kitchen, Mill Creek cabinets & granite counter on island. 4 bedrms up, 3 baths & dining room opens to spacious covered deck overlooking with landscaped backyard.

#2839

$369,800

WELL MAINTAINED

D

SOL On quiet cul de sac, this 4 bedrm, 3 bath home has family rm off kitchen with sliding doors to sundeck, office & rec.rm on the main plus unfinished bsmt for storage. Double garage & RV parking.

#2862

$365,000 RIVERFRONT LOT

A rare waterfront lot of 0.94 acres, waiting for development with over 50 meters of river frontage, not subdividable. In neighbourhood of high end homes. Could apply for reduction in setback.

#2813

$174,900

Side by side duplex within walking distance to all amenities. 100 amp per side. Some long term tenants in place. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm kitchen and living room plus fenced backyard. Each side is 432 sq.ft. Some renos have been done.

#2845

$159,900

Well maintained rancher with a beautiful view.

3 bedrms up, 1 down, 2 baths + ensuite. Recent upgrades include roof, much of the flooring on the main, bsmt reno & outside wiring for RV parking. Covered deck, backyard access.

Very nicely finished rancher with full basement, large open kitchen with Hickory cabinets, island & pantry, bamboo flooring & low E windows. Great family home on the Bench.

#2828

#2856

ATTENTION INVESTORS

This side by side duplex has 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm kitchen & living room per side, plus a fenced backyard, and 432 sq.ft. each side for a total of 864 sq.ft. Some renos have been done.

#2844

$159,900

$349,900

INVESTORS

BUILDING LOT

Great building lot of 7330 sq.ft. in popular subdivision on Fir Avenue. Nice flat lot, close to elementary school, beautiful walking trails along the river and downtown shopping centre. Services at lot line.

#2474

BUYERS:

$365,000

$57,000

2 bedroom rancher with living quarters at back of house. Long term tenants. Good revenue property. Both units are rent at $825 and $500. Fenced yard and close to downtown

#2859 $149,000

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

#2524 $289,000

Quality built one bedroom apartment in The Vibe, close to shopping & bus. Nice open design, kitchen has granite countertops & Shaker style cabinets. Appliances included.

Full side by side duplex in quiet area of Collettville. 1 bedroom up & 1 down, 1040 sq.ft. on each side up & down. Great revenue property. Currently rented on both side

Newer 2 bedroom apartment on the 3rd floor in The Summitt with open floor plan. Comes with stainless stove, fridge & dishwasher.

Perfect half duplex for young family & close to schools. 2 bedrms up, 3 down with family room. Newer mid furnace & 100 amp service. Fenced backyard with storage shed & new roof.

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 $368 per month.

#2773

#2860

#2774

#2803

#2674

$129,900

$219,900

LOCATION, LOCATION

BUILDING LOT

RESIDENTIAL LOT

Spectacular views from the 7470 sq.ft. lot.

Services are at the lot line. Building a house in this development is a great investment. Close to shopping and amenities.

6200 sq.ft. view lot on the Bench, with city services at the curb and underground.

Quality home in this neighbourhood.

Priced to sell.

Great building lot in popular subdivision. Nice flat, corner lot of 6792 sq.ft. with services to lot line. Is close to schools and walking trails along the river.

#2802

#2492

#2819

$89,000

$44,999

$57,000

$169,900

SPACIOUS HOME

3000+ sq.ft. family home, close to all amenities & easy walk to downtown. Spiral staircase, 3 bedrms up, 1 down, plus 2 bedrm suite on main level. Full unfinished bsmt. New flooring on upper level.

#2874 $399,999

$159,900

RESIDENTIAL LOT

BUILDING LOT

Nice building lot on Lindley Creek Road, in a growing newer subdivision.

The natural slope of the land will allow for a walkout basement with a rancher type look from the front yard. #2838

$44,900

$59,900

Build your dream home on the 7783 sq.ft. lot with amazing view, close to shopping, restaurants, services and highways. A relatively flat lot that allows many home designs.

#2821

$89,900

Invest in Merritt—Invest in your future!

If you’re looking to get away from the big city lifestyle and high prices, Merritt is a great community to live, invest in, work and play.

Enjoy the many outdoor activities – from fishing, water skiing, hiking, biking or golfing to our Rockin’ River Music Fest!

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LAKE

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PANORAMIC VIEWS

HORSE PROPERTY

ON STUMP LAKE

MAGNIFICENT LAKE HOME

PRIME LOCATION

SPANER & WEBB

Quality built home on 1.35 acres with 3 car detached garage & inground pool. Home has vaulted ceilings, 3 bedrms, 3 baths, sunken living rm, fully fin. bsmt & sauna. Has U/G archery range.

Great horse property of 9.88 acres with riding ring. 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walk-out basement. Has large deck off front of home to enjoy. Has several outbuildings.

#2875

#2876 $699,900

Custom waterfront home on 2.7 acres with 150 ft of water frontage. Stunning two level 4+ bedrms, 4 baths, & a self contained bachelor suite w/laundry. Fantastic panoramic views.

Quality built lakefront home on 1.05 acres with fiberglass dock & inground heated pool. 4 huge bedrms with W/I closets & ensuites. Open gourmet kitchen, massive open living rm with stone faced F/P. High end theater room with projection screen & more.

Great opportunity and in prime location in the heart of downtown. Previously ran as a restaurant with living quarters above, endless retail possibilities. 1200 sq.ft. on each of the 3 floors. Unfinished bsmt for storage, attached garage.

Successful men’s and women’s clothing store in downtown Merritt. Established in 1961, Spaner & Webb has been a mainstay in the downtown core & continues to thrive. Sale includes land, building & business with updated POS system & stock.

$699,900

#2865 $950,000

#2792

$2,818,000

#2824

$229,900

#2826

$375,000

PIECE OF HEAVEN

ON 1.99 ACRES

ON 6.9 ACRES

ON TYNER LAKE

BOB’S MINI MART

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Great country retreat or family home approx. 15 mins from Merritt. Has flat benches and room to build a nice size shop. Features 3 bedrms, 3 baths, renos since 2014 of new kitchen, flooring, paint and new roof in 2015. Fully fin. Bsmt with large rec. room & hobby rm.

Great country retreat or family home approx.

15 mins from Merritt. Has flat benches and room to build a nice size shop. Features 3 bedrms, 3 baths, renos since 2014 of new kitchen, flooring, paint and new roof in 2015. Fully fin. Bsmt with large rec. room & hobby rm.

Large family home with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large office, media room, sunroom and fully finished basement. Has good producing well of 40+ gpm, garden shed, 2 single garages.

Government lease land with rustic 2 bedroom cabin with kitchen and living room. Has 2 woodstoves, propane fridge, stove & lights are solar power. Located 30 kms from Merritt.

A long time, well established convenience store with living quarters upstairs. Business know for quality and great customer service. Building has had some extensive renos & upgrades over the years.

#2858

#2837 $399,900

#2882 $559,000

#2877 $65,000

#2831

Great location on a corner lot with approx. 7300 sq.ft. building, zoned C-4 with site specific zoning to allow doctors, lawyers, professional offices. Lots of parking, nicely landscaped.

ON TWO ACRES

APPROX. 11 ACRES

LAKEFRONT LOT

HARMON ESTATES

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

20 ACRES

Wonderful 2 acre property in Lower Nicola with large 24x40 shop plus a 624 sq.ft. outbuilding you could use for home-based business. The 3 bedrm 2 bath rancher with oak kitchen cabinetry, updated main bath & an extensive private back deck & hot tub

Riverfront property in Sunshine valley with bright 2100 sq.ft. rancher with 3 bedrms, 3 baths, open kitchen, family rm, living rm & office. Has 48x36 barn, 48x30 shop and fenced pastures.

Start planning your dream home on this fantastic 1 acre waterfront lot on Nicola Lake. All ready has a driveway started down to the more level area near the water. Included 8x20 dock.

This waterfront property on Nicola Lake has well kept 3 bedroom, 2 bath recreation home on 0.28 acre lot. Nicely manicured lawns, has fruit trees, shrubs & garden area.

Only 3 hrs from Lower Mainland.

In busy location with tenant, and is fully leased. Total of 6600 sq.ft. with 4100 on the main, 1050 sq.ft. in basement and 1520 on top floor that could be used as living quarters.

Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. One parcel has a two year lease. Zoned M-1.

Other parcel has “future development” zoning. Call for more details

#2817

#2830 $479,000

#2573 $850,000

#2555

$569,000

#2767

$495,000

$779,000

#2880

$699,900

$825,000

#2019

$499,900

$2,000,000

ON 17 ACRES

ON 4.3 ACRES

9.9 ACRES

LAKEFRONT PROPERTY

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Spacious retreat of 4400 sq.ft. plus a full bsmt and wrap around decks. Features 4 bedrms, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, vaulted ceilings, 7 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Has 70 fruit trees & 2 hay pastures.

Perfect location, just 35 mins. from Highland Valley Copper Mine and 25 mins. from Merritt.

Has 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, 1800 sq.ft. rancher with upgrades. Large barn, great shop with concrete floors & other small outbuildings.

Spectacular acreage overlooking the Nicola River. A road has been made to the building site, cleared & ready to start building. Power & water available at lot line. Part of Miller Estates.

2 bedroom recreational cabin with living room, dining room & kitchen. Enjoy the sandy beaches & breathtaking views. Boating, fishing, swimming and snowmobiling in winter. No water or sewer services.

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

#2834

#2881

6500 sq.ft. commercial space. Sale includes building and land. Currently used as bowling alley & all equipment included for turnkey business, if desired. Parking at rear. Amazing value for any entrepreneurs.

12.19 ACRES - SUNSHINE VALLEY

14.5 ACRES

12.63 ACRES

WATERFRONT LOT

arge country kitchen overlooking the hayfields, sunken living room & 3 baths. Has approx. 7 acres of hayfields, has 2 barns, riding arena, carport and a workshop.

Park-like 14.5 acres, fenced & x-fenced, backing onto Crown land with numerous outbldgs. Has 2 wells (one has over 100 GPM). Immaculate 4 bedrm, 2 bath home with vaulted ceilings & large covered deck.

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

This is a waterfront property of 1.05 acres, in an exclusive development at Nicola Lake of high end quality homes. Nicola Lake is known for great boating activities, fishing & water skiing.

#2047 $199,000

#2822

#2842

$925,000

#2866

$825,000

#2798

$324,900

#2853

15 ACRES

$834,500

#2872 $250,000

9.8 ACRES

53 ACRES

Great property is a well developed subdivision of acreages. This unique 15 acre property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro is at lot line, well & septic must be installed. Most of land is flat & useable

Gently rolling acreage just 15 min. from Merritt. Has highway & side road access, a newly drilled well and power at the road, ready for you to build your dream home

A rare property that includes R3 and FD zoning.

FD allows for Buyer to request a zoning to fit their plans – could be changed residential to M1 zoning for Light Industrial. Call for details.

#2720

#2871

#2575

$289,000 6 ACRES

$1,690,000

$269,000

Located in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executive homes, just 10 minutes west of Merritt. Enjoy the views of the valley & surrounding mountains. Land is mostly cleared with some trees.

#2763

$509,900

LAKEVIEW PROPERTY Great development of high end custom homes. Build your dream home on this one acre lot. Water and sewer hookups available. Close to water access for boating, swimming and more.

#2836

$239,900

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$850,000

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#2759 $450,000

RV PARK

15.9 acre RV Park bordering the Coldwater River. Hookups in place & future set of plans for expansion available. Has city wate, sewer & power. Also has small rental home with long term tenants.

#2771

$1,850,000

SPIUS CREEK ESTATES

$159,900 LAKEVIEW LOT

Incredible unobstructed one acre lot, amongst other beautifully built custom homes. Quickly becoming the premier place for full time or recreational living.

Choose your plan & start building today!

#2833

$169,000 AT NICOLA LAKE

10.9 ACRS

Great waterfront property for your recreational getaway or build your home in the country. Mostly flat with many building sites, shallow well, septic approval, hydro with 200 amp and driveway already in

#2857

$229,000

$425,000

Nice 1.1 acre lot to build your custom home. Water and sewer hookups available. Fantastic views. Great hiking trails in the area plus boating, fishing, water skiing and wind surfing.

#2808

$199,900 ONE ACRE LOT

Located in Nicola Lakeshore Estates, with breathtaking views. This subdivision has high end custom homes. Great development for a recreational home or full time residence.

#2729

Located off Petit Creek Road

Prices starting at $199,000

These approx. 10+ acre lots are located approx. 15 minutes from Merritt in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Stunning views of the valley & some are riverfront. GST is applicable.

Call for more details. Disclosure available.

$199,000

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THANK YOU

to the brave first responders and fire fighters for their tireless efforts! Also thanks to the community for stepping up for each other in this time of need.

A Big Thank You to all the volunteers helping those who needed it, during recent evacuations.

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Parm Sahota and our staff at NVCL would like to send out a

SPECIAL THANK YOU

to all of the Volunteers, Emergency Response and Citizens, who dedicated their time and resources to the recent floods and fires!

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EMERGENCY RELIEF APPRECIATION A special thank you to everyone who helps in our times of needs Merritt and our surrounding communities have been hit hard this year by floods and fires. It has affected many families, homes and businesses.

Despite the hardship of these past few months, we’ve also witnessed first hand as a community came together to offer time, help and services following these devastating events.

To all the emergency personnel, such as the fire fighters, police, ambulance services and forestry workers, to the equipment operators, first aid, pilots, city workers, sand baggers, food makers, hotels, organizers, communicators, out of town (and sometimes, out of province) help, businesses, people that have opened up their homes and so many more, we dedicate this supplement to you! Thank you for all that you have done for this community and others in this time of need. Your dedication is truly appreciated by all!

We thank all of our advertisers for making this possible, as with their personal thank you ad in this supplement, the Merritt Herald on behalf of these businesses will be donating $20.00 per ad to the Red Cross Relief Fund. Many of our advertisers have gone above and beyond to donate more from their businesses as well.

So to all the heroes that have volunteered and helped out in any way they can....We salute you!

Thank You

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to the fire personnel who were quick to respond to the fire on our property and to all of the many volunteers that this community is so lucky to have!

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to all the men and women who continue to protect our community as well as all the surrounding areas.

The Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary is having a SALE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST at the Thrift Shop, in support of those impacted by the B.C. wildfires.

All funds raised from your purchase will go towards the Red Cross Relief Fund.

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STRONG COMMUNITY with wonderful volunteers!

Merritt’s firefighters called Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt fire engine number two is back in quarters following a two week stint aiding wildfire suppression efforts around the province.

At the request of the Office of the Fire Commissioner, Merritt Fire Rescue (MFR) deployed the fire truck and a crew of four firefighters to the Blackpool and Clearwater area on July 15 to help protect structures from wildfires.

After about five days a new crew of four was swapped in to relieve

the firefighters sent to Clearwater.

That crew then took the truck to help out in Williams Lake, where wildfires have burned thousands of hectares of surrounding land and forced an evacuation order for the entire town of 10,000.

“They were released from [Clearwater] and from last Wednesday until today have been in Williams Lake,” said Tomkinson.

While on the road, the crews and engine two did patrols and snuffed out a few spot fires.

“The truck is back in the city and we’re not certain if it will be redeployed. It’ll all depend on the

need out there in the province,” said Tomkinson.

Tomkinson said MFR received a call directly from the Office of the Fire Commissioner saying there was a need for an engine in Clearwater, even though he didn’t put the department on the volunteer list this year.

“You can volunteer your fire apparatus every year — put it on the list for deployment — and we were going to stick a little closer to home, but the need was greater somewhere else,” said Tomkinson.

He said MFR was also deployed by the Office of the Fire Commissioner in 2003 when the province created a

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Words cannot express our gratitude.

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into service state of emergency and implemented a provincial fire department.

While there is a provincial state of emergency in effect currently, no provincial fire department has been implemented yet, said Tomkinson.

Tomkinson told the Herald MFR could afford to spare the fire engine as the department has an adequate crew and other engines to handle local fires.

Tomkinson said it’s important to be able to answer the call when neighbouring communities are in need.

“If we need assistance, we’re going to be calling on the Office of the Fire Commissioner [to] supply us with equipment not unlike these communities,” said Tokmisnon.

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INDIGENOUS GAMES

O’Donovan and lacrosse teams medal at NAIG Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Young Nicola Valley athletes made quite an impression at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), which wrapped up on July 23 in Toronto.

None more so than 17-year-old Sunshine O’Donovan of Merritt, who came home with three silver medals from the 19U rifle shooting competition She placed second in the three-position, prone and overall categories.

This was O’Donovan’s second time representing Team BC at NAIG, as she also competed in 2014 in Regina.

The Nicola Valley’s Isabella Aljam-Antoine also competed in rifle shooting, in the 16U

division. She just missed out on the medals, finishing fourth in threeposition, fifth in prone and fourth overall. In three-position, AljamAntoine was just one point out of third place.

Three lacrosse players from the Merritt area returned home with bronze medals. Xni Grismer-Voght was a member of the Team BC 19U female lacrosse squad that finished third overall, while her older brother, Dakota, and Marcelo Bose also finished third in the 19U male category.

Young Taylor Shackelly, 14, was scheduled to play for

the female Team BC squad at NAIG, but was unable to compete due to a broken foot.

Four other lacrosse players with ties to the Nicola Valley had to settle for a fourth-place finish in the 16U male division. They were Clinton Kaboni, Bill Brewer, Jorge Arazola-Sam and Spencer Vaughan.

Finally, in 19U female 3-D archery, the Nicola Valley’s Keely Tom finished ninth overall.

Team BC topped the overall medal count at this year’s NAIG, winning 67 gold, 58 silver and 54 bronze for a total of 179.

In second place was Saskatchewan with 166, and third went to the host province, Ontario, with 137.

The 2017 North American Indigenous Games involved over 5,000 participants and 2,000 volunteers. The 14 sports took place in venues throughout Greater Toronto, the region of Hamilton and Six Nations territories.

All 13 Canadian provinces and territories were represented, as were 13 regions of the United States.

You can go to the Merritt Herald online for an extended version of this story.

Merritt’s Sunshine O’Donovan, 17, won three silver medals in rifle shooting at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games in the Greater Toronto region. She placed second in the three-position competition, as well as in prone position and in the combined total. Nicola Valley athletes also picked up bronze medals in lacrosse, with Xni Grismer-Voght a member of Team BC’s U19 female team, and Dakota Grismer-Voght and Marcelo Bose on the U19 male squad. Photo contributed

Local golfers take advantage of the wind Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Golfers from the Nicola Valley know how to play in the wind. It’s the norm most days, especially in the afternoon.

That home course advantage was evident on the weekend as local couples took both the low net and low gross titles under blustery conditions at the Merritt Golf & Country Club’s annual mixed open scotch-two-ball tournament.

A total of 30 teams took part in this year’s one-day, 18-hole event.

Low net winners were Fred Tomlin and Carla Bacon. They shot a round of 39-40-79, which when adjusted for their respective handicaps worked out to a factored score of 59.6.

Their score was good enough for an almost

four-point victory over second-place Todd and Bev Scott, also from Merritt, who finished with an adjusted score of 63.2.

Low gross winners for the second year in a row were the husbandand-wife team of Eric and Deb Montgomery who put together an impressive round of 35-39-74.

While Tomlin is a veteran of the links game, Bacon has just a couple of seasons under her belt. She’s proving to be a quick study.

“Everything went well,” said Bacon. “If I didn’t have a good shot, Fred did. We seemed to always have one good ball in play that we could use. We didn’t get into any major trouble, and even managed a couple of birdies.”

As for the gale-force winds at times, Bacon said that she has learned

very rapidly in her young golfing career how to go bigger when necessary.

“We were consistently hitting one or two clubs up because of the wind, and trying to keep the ball low for the most part,” she said.

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Carla Bacon & Fred Tomlin

Deb & Eric Montgomery

Merritt Golf and Country Club Mixed Open Results July 23 Low Net - Fred Tomlin & Carla Bacon - 59.6 Low Gross - Eric & Deb Montgomery, Merritt - 74 2nd Low Net 3rd Low Net 4th Low Net 5th Low Net 6th Low Net 7th Low Net 8th Low Net 9th Low Net 10th Low Net

Todd & Bev Scott, Merritt John & Heather Nymeyer, Kamloops Rick & Larkin Mettler, Merritt Bert & Pam Paquet, Chilliwack Tom Preston & Lois Ward, Merritt Mike Mitson & Denise Vines, Kelowna Peter & Charlene Kelder, Hope Chip Hubbard & Cindy Wudrich, Merritt Curtis & Cathy Sloan, Merritt

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Men Fred Tomlin Tom Lutz Rick Mettler Bert Paquet

Dueces - Eric & Deb Montgomery, Steve Miller & Denise Reimer, Kevin & Bev Gladery, Bert & Pam Paquet(2)

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SPORTS MIXED SLO-PITCH

Late-inning drama highlights slo-pitch finals Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

A couple of nailbiter finishes capped off a great weekend of baseball at the annual Merritt mixed slo-pitch league championships on the weekend.

Two out of the three final games saw things decided by walk-off hits in the bottom of the seventh and last inning of regulation play.

In the ‘A’ final, Allysia Rodgers’ two-out, tworun triple broke a tie as City Furniture outlasted Detox 30-28 in a slugfest that saw lots of big hits and plenty of scoring.

The top two seeds going into the weekend (with a combined regular-season record of 25-2-1) kept it close throughout Sunday’s championship game.

There were multiple lead changes in the lively contest, as neither team was able to pull away on the scoresheet. The sides were tied at 23-23 after five innings.

Detox went up by two, 28-26, in the top of the seventh, and tried to hold on, but City Furniture drew even again with two quick runs to begin the inning.

The next two City batters flied out, setting the scene for Rodgers’ lategame heroics.

With the count at two-and-two, and Detox’s outfield pulled in to take away the short ball, Rodgers got a hold of one of Brandon Colwell’s pitches and sent it over the heads of both players in right field. Two runs scored and it was game over.

The City bench emptied to congratulate Rodgers on her game-winning hit.

“It was basically do-or-die for me when I went up to bat,” said Rodgers afterwards. “I knew the winning run was on base and there were two outs. I was sweating and shaking. I even asked my team for a sub to bat for me, but they declined.”

Rodgers said she was a little bit mad when the count went to two-andtwo as she was sure that one of the called strikes missed the plate.

“Maybe that was a good thing. Maybe I swung a little harder.”

H-Rod (she’s married to Tom Harrington) admitted that victory over Detox was especially sweet as the two teams have a healthy, long-standing rivalry.

They had even tied their earlier meeting 13-13 on Saturday.

Both teams defeated the Wolfpack in other preliminary play by

scores of 32-17 and 20-10.

Meanwhile, over in the ‘B’ final, it was a different script but an equally thrilling climax.

The Non-Athletics battled back from a 13-0 deficit after four innings to win 23-20 against the Silver Bullets.

Still trailing 20-11 going into their last at-bats in the openended seventh, the NonAthletics went to work with the sticks, scoring 12 runs of their own to snatch victory away from almost certain defeat.

Once again, it was a walk-off hit that ended things, as Ian Ward’s three-run homer broke a 20-20 tie and added a few extra runs for good measure.

The Non-Athletics got to the final with wins over Caught Lookin’ (1812), Not Even (16-7) and

the Benchwarmers (16-7) on Saturday, and a 9-8 cdecision over Not Even in one of two semi-finals on Sunday morning.

Sunday’s ‘C’ final was the only one that lacked some late-inning drama as the Brew Jays outgunned the Mafia 33-13 to avenge a 15-10 loss to the same team on Saturday.

Leading 21-13 after six, the Jays put the final nails in the coffin with another dozen runs in the top of the seventh and a blanking of the Mafia in their final atbats.

Other Brew Jays scores on the weekend were 28-13 and 14-13 over Apex and 16-11 against Hopes and Dreams.

A total of 16 teams took part in this year’s mixed slo-pitch wrap-up tournament.

(Above) City Furniture’s Allysia ‘H-Rod’ Rodgers prepares to let ‘er rip with her two-strike, two-out, two-run game-winning walk-off triple in the ‘A’ final of the Merritt mixed slo-pitch championships on the weekend at Central Park. (Left) Rodgers celebrates with teammate Angela Russell. Ian Webster/ Herald

‘B’ Division Champions - Non-Athletics (Back row, left to right) Michael Tulliani, Ryan Strande, Mike Sokol, Ian Ward, Kyla Cameron, Nick Dres, Dennis MacDonald, (middle row) James Even, Kendra McKellar, Dallas Edginton, Alyssa Tulliani, Jesse Wright, Sierra Edginton, (front) Miles Emslie. Ian Webster/Herald

‘A’ Division Champions - City Furniture (Back row, left to right) Mark Colter, Brad Denton, Nathan Russell, Matt Keough, Chris Hepner, Blaine Martens, Tom Harrington, Richard Chavez, (front row) Danielle Martens, Allysia Rodgers, Angela Russell, Candice Bateson. Ian Webster/Herald

‘C’ Division Champions - Brew Jays (Back row, left to right) Kaitlyn Hack, Boomer Sheena, Joe Munro, Cliff Nokleby, Travis Munro, Ceboo Tom (front row) Steph Lynn, Vanessa Bent, Dayna Oppenheim, Erickson Sheena, (missing) Vanessa Jansen, Tamara Hilton, Tyler Francis. Ian Webster/Herald

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SPORTS JUNIOR HOCKEY

Cents sign centre from Greater Ontario league

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

With main camp less than a month away, the Merritt Centennials continue to be busy building a roster for the 2017-18 BCHL season.

The club announced this week the signing of 18-year-old centre Ashton Stockie from Stratford, Ontario.

The six-foot oneinch, 185-pound Stockie played last season for the Kitchener Dutchmen of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

In 60 regular season and playoff games with the Dutchmen, he scored 16 goals and added 28 assists for 44 points.

Prior to his one season in Kitchener, Stockie played 40 games with the Waterloo Wolves AAA midgets, racking up five goals and 23 assists.

This latest acquisition comes on the heels of three announced signings earlier in the month: forwards Brendan Schneider, 18, and Matthew Kopperud, 17, from Wesley, Ontario and Denver, Colorado respectively, and 17-year-old defenseman Jackson Munro out of

Vancouver.

“Ashton was first seen by our regional scout in Ontario, Brandon Shaw,” said Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin. “He watched as Ashton went from a depth player with Kitchener in the regular season to a real go-to guy in the playoffs. He really progressed.

“Ashton’s got a hard shot, and it comes off quick,” added Martin.

“He gets lots of pucks to the net, and he’s strong down the middle at both ends of the ice — a good, honest 200-foot player. He plays a hard game, and that takes its toll on opposing players.”

In a press release, Martin also said, “When meeting with Ashton, I was impressed with his maturity and values.

Combine that with his work ethic, and he will succeed.”

Stockie, for his part, is excited about coming out west to continue his hockey career.

“I always thought the BCHL would be a good route for me, because ultimately I want to play in the NCAA,” he said from his family cottage near Grand Bend on the shores of Lake Huron.

The Merritt Centennials have added some strength down the middle for the upcoming BCHL season with the signing of 18-year-old centre Ashton Stockie out of Stratford, Ont. Photo contributed

“I’ve heard that it’s awesome hockey, and I also think it will be great to live in B.C.” Stockie has learned quite a bit about the BCHL brand of hockey

from other players from his hometown and nearby Waterloo who have played or are presently playing in the league.

Coincidentally, all three names he mentioned

Coyote Collision Men’s Open next From Page 20 Deb Montgomery didn’t think their score of 74 (for the second year in a row) would hold up as best low gross.

“There were some good teams out there,” she said, “but a lot of people who come to the Merritt tournament aren’t really used to a windy course and find it quite difficult. Saturday was very challenging.”

Like Tomlin and Bacon, the Montgomery’s regularly played a bigger club than the distance would normally call for, and tried to keep their shots down.

“You try to keep the ball under the wind,”

said Deb. “I’m not that good at it, but Eric is.”

The next major event at the Merritt Golf & Country Club is the Coyote Collision Men’s Open, slated for August 18 to 20.

Last year’s low gross winner of the men’s open was Adam Kirnan from Kamloops, with a one-stroke victory over Merritt’s Steve Doubinin. Low net winner was Dan Hildebrand.

September 6 will see the playing of the Black’s Pharmacy Senior Men’s Open that was postponed from June due to flooding on the Merritt golf course.

The winner of that event in 2016 was Merritt’s Tom Lutz with a score of 72.

Merritt Golf and Country Club Ladies Day Results July 18 33 Participants

Diana Lorenz Glenda Rodgers Bev Scott Maureen Lorenz

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2nd Flight (HCP 23-31) 1st Low Gross 2nd Low Gross 1st Low Net 2nd Low Net

Shelley Sanders De De Connolly Carla Bacon Joan Negrin

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3rd Flight (HCP 32+) 1st Low Gross 2nd Low Gross 1st Low Net 2nd Low Net

Iris Hodson Diane Murdoch Larkin Mettler Angela Texmo

news, rumors that the hockey team might be losing some players to the rival United States Hockey League (USHL) have been confirmed by Martin.

Forwards Tyler Ward, Michael Regush and Zach Risteau, along with defenseman Zach Metsa have all decided to seek their fortunes south of the border with teams in Tri-City, Wash., Youngstown, Penn., and Chicago. All four have already committed to play for U.S. colleges or universities beginning in the fall of 2018.

Although disappointed at the loss of four important players who were expected to return this season, Martin said it’s the new reality in hockey at all levels.

“The landscape is changing rapidly. For many, loyalty to a team, a community, a program doesn’t exist anymore,” the coach said.

“Trying to build a team [in Junior A] when you don’t have a draft and you don’t have ownership [of prospects] is very difficult. Every player you talk to is talking to five or six other teams — and not just in your league.”

THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

July 29 Flat Track Motorcycle Racing, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

1st Flight (HCP 0-22) 1st Low Gross 2nd Low Gross 1st Low Net 2nd Low Net

were or are Penticton Vees — former captain Brad McClure (2012-14) and Jared Nash and Joe Leahy (2016 - present ).

“They’ve all said the BCHL is more of a

skill league, and I think of myself as a skillful player,” said Stockie. “I think I have good vision on the ice, and try to make smart plays. I’m a hard worker, and a good defensive centreman who can chip in offensively.”

Stockie is spending July and part of August training at a boot camp run by the dad of Buffalo Sabres’ forward Ryan O’Reilly.

“We work out for three hours a day till one o’clock, and then we’re on the ice,” he said.

Stockie is set to fly out to B.C. on Aug. 18, a few days prior to the start of the Cents’ training camp. He’ll acquire some wheels in Vancouver, and drive up to Merritt shortly thereafter.

Ashton’s younger sister, Skyler, 16, will also be in Vancouver at the same time, playing softball at the midget Nationals.

“She’s actually a bantam-aged player, but she got picked up by an Oakville team for the Canadian midget championships,” said her brother. “She’s a really good player.”

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July 29-30

Wolfpack Slo-Pitch Tournament, Central Park

Aug. 5-6

Albert Kosolofski Memorial Stock Car Races, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

Aug. 19

Stock Car Racing, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

Aug. 26

Ranch Hand Rodeo, Merritt Rodeo Grounds

Aug. 26 Flat Track Motorcycle Racing, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

Aug. 26-7

Iron Springs Barrel Racing, Merritt Rodeo Grounds

Sept. 2-3

Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo, Merritt Rodeo Grounds

Sept. 9-10

MDTC Club Championships (members only)

Sept. 15-18

Loggers’ Show, Central Park

Sept. 16-17

NWMRA Year-End Mud Races, Musicfest Grounds

Sept. 16-17

Slo-pitch Tournament, Central Park

Sept. 23-24 Dady’s Girls & Mommy’s Boys Slo-Pitch Tournament, Central Park Want to get your event on the Sports Ticker? Send all relevant information to sports@merrittherald.com

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We only have three days left, so be sure to come out and pick up your treasures. Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30. On Monday, July 31st come in for $2 and take whatever you want.

FARMERS MARKET

Come see a variety of vendors at the Nicola Valley Farmers Market every Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm beside the Ballie House.

CRAFTING WITH CONAYT

Come down to the Conayt Friendship Soceity Monday to Friday until 5:00 p.m. at 2164 Quilchena Avenue for crafting. If you are an Elders or tweens to twenty then come join us. Come alone or come with your friend, that’s the beauty of crafting - quiet reflection or social outing.

We have the supplies – you just show up. For more information call 250-378-5107

CONAYT BINGO

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m.

Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Av

MESSY CHURCH

First Thursday of month, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church. For parents or guardians and children to share fun activities, crafts, games, songs, celebration and sit-down dinner with your family. For more information or to register 250-378-5735 or email tucc@telus.net

Please come and visit us at the Legion. We’ve extended our hours for the summer. Hours are now Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturdays 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests welcome

NEW TIMES

The Red Cross will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Please go to the hospital if you need medical equipment.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTER’S GUILD

Meets on the first and third Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at 1721 Coldwater Avenue.

A stashbuster weekend is planned for May 26, 27, and 28. For more information, call Sharon at 250-315-2340

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: senior exercises 10:30 a.m., cribbage 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m. bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. second and fourth Thursday. Friday: rummoli and games 7 p.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m.

PENSION BREAKFAST

Conayt Friendship Society Pension Day Breakfast will be held on every Pension Day from 8:30 to 10:00 am at 2164 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC. Everyone is invited.

Elders eat at no charge. For more information call 250378-5107. Volunteer servers and cooks are welcome.

FAMILY HISTORY

The Family History Centre will be closing after our June 15 shift. We will reopen September 14, 2017. Anyone requiring assistance during the summer to research their Family Trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-2129868. We will open the Family History Centre by appointment only.

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. We also work to assist in the development and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry at 250-378-5190.

COMMUNITY BAND

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 pm Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-378-9894

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

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Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-2339 Bible Study: 9:30 • Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Sunday at 10AM and last Wednesday of the month at 7PM

Trinity United Church

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

Highland Valley Copper

Mine Tours

We invite you to come visit one of Canada’s largest mining operation.

Highland Valley Copper formed in 1986 through merging existing mines in the valley. HVC produces copper and molybendum concentrates through a process involving grinding and flotation.

Restorative end land use is an integral part of mining, HVC has a diverse environmental program to guide reclamation planning.

The pursuit of sustainability guides our approach to business.

Our six focus areas - Community, Our People, Water, Energy and Climate Change, Air and Biodiversity.

To learn more about our sustainability goals and our approach to achieve those goals go to www.teck.com/sustainability.

Mining Operations Tour Dates July 19, August 2, and August 30

FOOD BANK FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO

Reclamation and Historical Land Use Tour Dates July 5, August 9, and August 23

Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month. For morei information call 250-378-2004 Early bird games start at 5 p.m. at the Elks Hall.

Wednesday’s Only May through August 2017

Tailings Storage Facility Tour Dates July 12, and August 16

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Due to safety regulations, children under the age of 12 are not permitted.

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On August 17 we are hosting free Yoga in the park from 7:00 - 8:15 pm at Centennial park as well we have our annual free sports camp for ages 6 to 11 from Aug. 21-31. Regular Smart Step meetings for youth aged 12-18 are held on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm at the CPO office, 2026 Granite Ave.

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to all our friends and relatives who helped us celebrate our

60th Wedding Anniversary, July 20, 2017.

A special thanks to Don & Waneta, Jim and Helen, Anna and Brian, for all the work setting up.

Thanks to all that attended.

Jack & Katie

Place an announcement in the classifieds.

Deadline: August 11, 2017 Apply to: Lower Nicola Indian Band - 181 Nawishaskin Lane, Merritt, BC V1K OA7 or E-mail: hr@lnib.net

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Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter complete with references, specifying the position you are applying for. Complete Job Description can be obtained by contacting the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

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