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LALI’S NEXT MOVE After falling for the second straight provincial election to Jackie Tegart, four-time MLA Harry Lali mulls his next political move.

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PLANT PLANS The future of the now dormant Tolko mill site is back on the table, with a business looking into purchasing the property for a new venture.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS PROVINCIAL ELECTION

Lali not ready to hang up his political hat Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Despite losing a second consecutive election, longtime BC NDP member and Merrittonian Harry Lali isn’t ruling out a political comeback.

“I never say never,” he said. “We’ll just have to wait and see.”

He added that he still intends to be involved with the BC NDP, as he is part of the party’s executive as the regional representative from the southern Interior.

Lali came up short of incumbent Liberal candidate Jackie Tegart who has now won the traditionally NDP stronghold of Fraser-Nicola twice in a row.

He lost to Tegart by 706 votes this year —a slightly larger margin than the 614-vote difference in 2013.

NDP candidate Harry Lali pointed to vote splitting as primary reason he fell short of Liberal Jackie Tegart. Michael Potestio/Herald

The former MLA said he blamed his election night loss on the Green Party candidate Arthur Green splitting the vote.

“Still a couple thousand votes left to be counted [but] I don’t expect any miracles out of that,” said Lali, referring to absentee votes that still need to be counted.

Green party candidate Arthur Green,

from Hope received 2,336 votes in this election — 1,170 more than Ashcroft’s John Kidder, who amassed 1,166 votes when he ran for the Greens in 2013.

Green earned about 16 per cent of the vote to Kidder’s 9.6 per cent.

“If you look at the Liberal candidate, she got exactly the same amount, give or take 100, as the election before [this one],” said

Lali.

Tegart received 180 more votes in this election than she did in 2013, but received 42.4 per cent of the popular vote compared to about 44 per cent in the last election.

In a letter, Green said he takes exception to Lali blaming him for stealing votes from his campaign.

“This of course, makes no sense, as it’s

my electoral duty to do exactly that. It could easily be said that all three other candidates did the same to me,” stated Green. “I suspect [that in] the next provincial election, the Green vote will continue to grow, at both the expense of the NDP, and Liberals. We are not going away.”

Lali said he believes most of those votes would have gone to him,

adding that the Green Party made inroads in Hope, which is an area he traditionally does well in.

Green said he believes that Lali ran a negative campaign that cost him support.

In all six debates, and even in his advertising, a clear picture of his party moving forward was second, compared to bashing our Liberal counterpart,” stated Green.

The Fraser-Nicola riding was altered from its 2013 make-up; axing Princeton and adding Hope, which was once part of the riding when it was called Yale-Lilloet.

“I’m a 51-year Merrittonian. You’re not going to find me leaving this valley anytime soon,” said Lali.

“I’ll continue to be part of my party — win lose or draw,” he said.

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Sandbags stood ready for the rising waters towards Quilchena near Nicola Lake, while the surging Nicola River breached its banks in Merritt over the past week. Cole Wagner/Herald Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Flooding on Garcia Street has led to the evacuation of the Nicola Meadows retirement centre.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said an evacuation order was issued on Tuesday because of the concern that rising flood water from the Nicola River would hinder access to the seniors home for emergency services personnel.

A spokesperson for the Interior Health Authority confirmed that 13 of the residents at Nicola Meadows are in assistedliving care. He could not confirm whether all of those residents had physically left the building.

Other residents have made their own arrangements.

“Some have gone to stay with relatives or friends and others have chosen to stay there,” said Menard.

While an evacuation order asks people to leave immediately, ultimately the decision to leave is up to the resident.

“We can’t force them,” said Menard.

He said there is no damage to the building from the flooding.

Despite the conditions on Garcia Street, a flood watch for the Nicola River had been downgraded to

Legion donates a high streamflow advisory earlier in the week.

The BC River Forecast Centre says the Nicola River, including its upstream tributaries, saw peak levels Saturday.

“At this point it might come back and forth,” said Dave Campbell, head of the BC River Forecast Centre, of the high streamflow advisory. “There’s definitely snow up at higher elevations and if we get another round of adverse weather we could see those [river levels] coming back up again.”

Jeptha Ball, a flood safety engineer with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, told the Herald the situation for Merritt has improved from last week.

“The lake is rising,” said Ball, adding that if the surrounding creeks don’t rise from substantial amounts of rain, it’s expected the water level in the lake will

peak by May 20 by just a few millimetres above the spillway.

He said the dam is designed to handle three to four feet of water flowing over it, so if people see water flowing over the spillway, that doesn’t necessarily mean the dam is failing.

Ball said the ministry will be increasing the outflow through Merritt to reduce the water level in the lake this week, but is trying to balance the water level in Nicola Lake and river as best it can.

He advised residents that sandbags should remain in place for the next few weeks.

Advisories, orders, alerts still in effect The flood situation in areas surrounding Merritt is also starting to improve,

but many alerts and orders are still in effect.

The Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) rescinded an evacuation alert for the Rocky Pines subdivision last Friday.

“Rocky Pines residents are safe and there are no dangers to the community,” stated an LNIB press release.

A boil water advisory for Rocky Pines was also lifted on Wednesday afternoon.

Boil water advisories are also still in place for the LNIB’s Zoht reserve, and for about 320 customers who use the Lower Nicola Waterworks Improvement District Water System.

An evacuation order for five residences on Zoht reserve was rescinded, however, the LNIB still has an evacuation order in place for residents living on Fyall Road.

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Nicola Regional District’s (TNRD) evacuation alerts for Mill Creek and Upper Nicola, and Lower Nicola south of the Mamit Lake dam are also still in place.

“Guichon Creek is still quite high, so we’re not going to lift [the Lower Nicola] alert until that creek subsides a bit,” said TNRD information officer Debbie Sell.

Residents on Mill Creek Road — who were trapped in their homes when the creek breached its banks and washed away the road in multiple spots earlier this month — now have temporary access to town, Sell told the Herald.

“There’s been a temporary bridge put in at one spot where [the road] was washed out to give some of the residents the ability to get down Mill Creek Road,” Sell said. “There’s [also] been a temporary

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Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a term Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Lifeguard/Instructor 1.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS NEW INDUSTRY

Firm considers buying Tolko site An illustration of what a Woodland Biofuels ethanol manufacturing plant might look like, if it were to be built in Merritt. Mike Heron presented the idea to council on May 11. Photo courtesy of Woodland Biofuels

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

When the Tolko Industries mill in Merritt shut down in December, Mike Heron took a long look at the community which had just lost more than 200 jobs and saw an opportunity.

“It happened when I came here around Christmastime. I had a chance to learn about the Tolko unfortunately having to close it’s doors, at the time leaving a significant gap for a community the size of Merritt,” said Heron, who is the president of IES Energy Inc. He started to put together what he called a “wishlist” for the City of Merritt — ideas to bring large-scale industry into the Nicola Valley to replace the jobs lost by the Tolko closure.

While Heron was cultivating ideas for other projects, a friend tipped him off about Woodland Biofuels, a company based out of Ontario that was pioneering the use of wood waste to create ethanol — which is then sold for use as a fuel additive.

Most ethanol plants in North America use food materials as a feedstock, particularly corn, but the process introduced by Woodland Biofuels uses primarily

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“They are able to create the ethanol at literally half the cost of what is being produced from corn. To us, that really creates a competitive advantage altogether,” he said.

The company has already constructed a demonstration plant in Sarnia, Ont., and has been looking since 2014 for a spot to build a fullscale operation.

“Initially [Woodland Biofuels] was focusing on a couple of companies in the eastern part of Canada. I explained to them that we could create something really unique here that’s going to help the community as well,” said Heron, noting that the plant could potentially make use of existing wood waste in the area.

Heron’s firm is now in the process of devel-

oping a Memorandum of Understanding with Woodland Biofuels to further pursue the Merritt option. He presented the idea to city council at a special Committee of the Whole meeting on May 11, and plans to open an office in Merritt in the coming weeks.

Heron has also already been nominated and confirmed as a director for the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce for 2017/18.

Following his meeting at city hall, Heron said he’s been pursuing the idea of purchasing the Tolko mill site itself, in order to continue the mill operations and provide the prospective ethanol plant with more wood waste.

The plant itself could also be located on the property, but Heron said that could require the purchase of more

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And as for concerns that Merrittonians might have about the safety of the industry, Heron said he is committed to listening to locals.

“I’ve always found that if you’re upfront with everybody and try to address their concerns, it’s easier to accept than trying to work outside of that arena altogether,” he said.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

This is your politics on TV One of my memorable moments of the 2017 election was reading a newspaper TOM FLETCHER interview B.C. with a random VIEWS voter during an NDP swing through Metro Vancouver.

What do you think of John Horgan, the woman was asked. She didn’t know who that was. What about your local candidates? She didn’t know who they were either.

Didn’t need more details, she’d already voted NDP in the advance poll.

The NDP did well in Metro Vancouver, picking up six of nine Surrey seats and toppling three cabinet ministers. Jagrup Brar got his old seat back in Surrey-Fleetwood, easily knocking off Peter Fassbender, who narrowly defeated Brar in 2013 and went straight to firefighting cabinet posts, education and then municipal affairs and TransLink.

Voters who followed this campaign will know that the NDP promised to eliminate bridge tolls. If they got their information from TV, they may not know that this means the end of TI Corporation, the entity created to build the Port Mann bridge, collect the newly introduced tolls, and pay off the huge mortgage.

That debt would move onto the government books, and tax revenues would have to replace toll revenues over several decades. This would have implications for the province’s credit rating, currently AAA, and costs of other borrowing. But this is all too boring for TV. TV loves the current minority split. It’s a thriller, a cliffhanger, a vote-them-off-the-island reality show.

It’s a Cinderella story of the plucky

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Comey firing doesn’t spell impeachment All the talk of special prosecutors and the like will not bring the man to book. The soap opera will continue and no amount of dysfunction in the White House will GWYNNE DYER make it stop until The international early 2019 at best.

STAGE Even though a great deal of damage will have been done by then.

Some of the damage will only affect the United States. Donald Trump doesn’t often violate the Constitution, but he breaks all the unwritten rules that regulate the behaviour of public officials: don’t use your office to enrich yourself, don’t give plum jobs to your relatives, don’t fire the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation because he’s leading an investigation into possibly treasonous behaviour among your close associates.

However, these are domestic American problems, and the American republic will survive them. In four years, or at most eight, Trump will be gone, and more-or-less normal service will resume.

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But the same recklessness, brought to bear on foreign affairs, may have far bigger consequences.

The Middle East is more frightening than north east Asia in this context, for half the countries of the regions are already at war one way or another, none of the regimes really feels secure — and Trump has already launched a missile strike against the Syrian regime.

He justified it as retaliation for the alleged use of poison gas by the Assad regime — an allegation that has not been conclusively proved — but most people in the region take it as a sign that he is joining the Sunni side of a region-wide Sunni-Shia war.

This alignment didn’t start with Trump, of course. For more than half a century the United States has seen Saudi Arabia, the effective leader of the Sunni bloc, as its most important ally in the Middle East, and for the past 40 years it has regarded Iran as the root of all evil in the region.

Iran is the leader of the Shia bloc. In fact, it is the only big and powerful Shia country.

Trump has already expressed hostility towards Iran, and his intentions to abandon the treaty that President Obama signed to contain Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions for the next ten years. And on Friday Trump is making his

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first foreign visit — to Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the defacto ruler of Saudi Arabia and leader of the Sunni bloc.

Although Prince Mohammed is almost forty years younger than Donald Trump, the two men share several striking characteristics. The Saudi Arabian leader (his father, King Salman, is 81 and not fully functional) is not as ignorant as Trump, but the two men are almost twins in temperament. The Prince is just as vain as Trump, just as impulsive, and just as likely to start a fight he can’t finish.

Prince Mohammed’s escalation of Saudi Arabian support for the al Qaeda-linked faction in the Syrian civil war two years ago was the direct cause for the Russian intervention that ultimately saved the Assad regime.

His military intervention in Yemen, trying to put the Saudi Arabian-imposed president back into power has led only to an unwinnable war and a looming famine in the country. And he’s up for fighting Iran too.

In an interview broadcast this month on Saudi TV he said: “we will not wait until the battle is in Saudi Arabia. We will work so the battle is in Iran.” Why? Because, according to the Prince, Iran’s leaders are planning to seize

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Transparency needed for Fire Fund Editor;

I just want to express my appreciation to all Kengard fire fund donors… Whoever you are. I received three $100 gift certificates — “Chamber’s choice” — and the one gift certificate for Save-On Foods had “NO TOBACCO OR LOTTO” printed on it in case I was mentally challenged. This is really insulting from the Chamber — I thought you should know. I do know that Baillee House donated $500, and I thank you Baillee House.

The seniors were asked to attend a surprise gift giving pancake breakfast. I attended and was told by the Chamber we were to receive new beds. We seniors received a mattress and we are still crawling around on the floor awaiting box springs and frames. Jackie Tegart was in attendance (must have been an election pending).

Just to keep the record straight, I am very very thankful to all you great hearted people and I know that I speak for others. I’m just sad that there has been no transparency or accountability and that speaks for itself.

There should have been a list of donors posted!

Sherron McNeal Merritt, B.C.

Damage to be done in Middle East From Page 6 Islam’s most sacred city, Mecca, in the heart of Saudi Arabia, and establish their rule over the world’s billion and a half Muslims.

This is paranoid nonsense. Only one tenth of the world’s Muslims are Shia. The only three Muslim countries (out of 50) where they are the majority are Iran, Iraq and tiny Bahrein.

Iran sends troops to help the beleaguered, Shia-dominated Assad regime in Syria, and money and weapons to the (Shia) Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.

But in the 38 years since

the current regime came to power in Tehran, it has never invaded anybody And the notion that it could or would invade Saudi Arabia is simply laughable.

Never-the-less, what matters here are not the facts but what Trump and Prince Mohammed may believe to be the facts. So the prospect of the two men getting together in Riyadh will arouse dread in Iran, and in some other quarters as well.

It’s preposterous to imagine that Saudi Arabia would attack Iran directly or that the United States would encourage Saudi Arabia or pursue such a strat-

egy — or that Russia would let itself be drawn in on the other side. But we do live in preposterous times.

There is no chance that the Republican majority in the U.S. Congress would impeach Donald Trump before the mid-term elections in late 2018 no matter what he does.

Unless there is a complete collapse in the Republican vote then, they won’t impeach him either.

It’s going to be a long four years.

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

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PLANTING IDEAS Thanks to some hardworking Merritt Secondary School shop students, the city will soon be adorned with a number of handmade planter boxes. The completed boxes came in various sizes, and were loaded up by MSS students on Monday to be painted with the official Canada 150 logo, before they start appearing around town. Cole Wagner/Herald

Green Party humbling old-school politicians. It might be the May long weekend before we know for sure if we have a bare majority B.C. Liberal government, a Green-NDP coalition or a temporary peace treaty that could plunge us into another election at any time.

Brar’s initial term was notable for two things: his vast distribution of business cards and his participation in the “raise the rates” event staged annually by the East Vancouver poverty industry. Celebrities spend a month on single employable welfare, going to shelters and food banks, TV cameras in tow.

These are staged in high schools as well, where students blow the budget on expensive prepared foods because most aren’t familiar with cooking. Brar was roasted by the Indian community, where shared dwellings and cooking have raised frugal living to an art form.

For 2017, the NDP promised a cautious $100 increase in income assistance rates. Party veterans recall the crisis that helped destroy the last NDP government when it raised rates, and more crucially eased eligibility for

free money. Soon one in 10 B.C. residents were collecting, the government staggering under the bulging caseload.

The B.C. Greens promised a reckless 50-per-cent increase across the board, followed by a minimum income system that essentially rewards idleness and docks people for earning more. It’s being piloted in Ontario, where UBC economist Kevin Milligan warns it’s mostly going to low-income young people still living with their parents.

Green Party leader Andrew Weaver got a pass on his dream-world spending plans, which included “free” universal child care and pre-school starting at age two. I asked him for his projection on welfare caseload. No answer.

The bulk of media coverage is what’s known as the “horse race.”

Neck and neck, who’s got the momentum, and of course those opinion polls, which provide a dubious daily scoreboard to surround with colour commentary.

Ah, so that’s what democracy is. A sporting event.

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

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PEAK PASSED: NICOLA STILL HIGH Although Nicola Lake and Nicola River are still high, it is felt that the peak of the flood conditions has passed. They were the worst for sixty years in this district.

Creeks and rivers became raging torrents, bridges were damaged, roads washed out and thousands of acres of seeded land ruined as well as Chinese vegetable gardens.

Mill Creek went on the rampage flooding the countryside. At Nicola, the river was a swirling mass of water, trees uprooted and hurled against the bridges, washing out the approaches to the detour bridge.

At Merritt, the Nicola River became so high it flooded the homes at the entrance to Voght Street bridge.

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Arson suspect fled from scene on skates Tim Petruk KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

A Merritt woman is accused of setting her drug dealer’s home on fire before fleeing on a pair of Rollerblades.

Melanie Griffiths is facing one count each of arson and uttering threats stemming from incidents earlier this week in Merritt.

Court heard the 30-year-old was spotted by Merritt police fleeing a house fire on Wednesday.

“She was rather distinct in that she was on Rollerblades,” Crown prosecutor Andrew Duncan said in Kamloops Law Courts on Friday.

The fire was extinguished before it could

spread. Duncan said it burned some cedar siding and tar paper near the front of the home.

The home’s owner, Robert Smith, told police Griffiths was responsible, court heard. Smith claimed Griffiths had threatened to burn his house down two days earlier and a Merritt Mountie reportedly saw Griffiths

fidgeting with a lighter prior to the blaze.

“Officers then took steps to track Ms. Griffiths down and placed her under arrest,” Duncan said.

“It appears this was over a drug deal. Ms. Griffiths is an addict and, Crown can’t confirm this, but according to Ms. Griffiths, Mr. Smith is a drug dealer.”

CPO to receive mandate Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

After about a decade in operation, the City of Merritt’s community policing office (CPO) is getting a mandate.

At the City of Merritt police committee meeting on Tuesday (May 16) members of council decided to craft such terminology based on existing templates.

“I would imagine that other cities that have community policing offices would have a mandate, especially some of the larger cities, [so] maybe [we should] borrow one of theirs just to see what it looks like and go from there,” said RCMP Staff Sgt. Sheila White.

Merritt’s community policing office runs speed watch. Herald files Coun. Dave Baker suggested having Const. Tracy Dunmore — the RCMP’s with those priorities,” said Dunsmore. liaison with the CPO — examine any templates the Volunteers and a paid co-ordinator of the CPO police committee decides to build their own manoperate crime prevention programs in town such as date from. block watches, speed watches and foot patrols.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard suggested that The CPO was started as a pilot project by the White pick “two or three” mandates from other citcity back in 2007. ies for the police committee to review before getting The next police committee meeting is scheduled Dunsmore’s input. to take place in September.

“Then we’ll just wait until you have a sit down with Tracy, and then we’ll get Tracy to come in and have a sit down with us, or tell you, yes, no or whatever,” said Menard.

At Tuesday’s meeting, City of Merritt deputy clerk Carole Fraser said the CPO also has no terms of reference.

She said that at a police committee meeting last April, Dunsmore did outline the directive the office operates under currently, which is to provide to community with preventative intervention and education.

Menard said that directive will be added to the mandate the city crafts for the CPO. Merritt’s community policing office operates community policing programs every year and the local RCMP detachment sets the priorities for the office, community policing officer Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald.

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Community steps up to fill sandbags (Left) The sandbag crew at the El Dorado trailer park. Those with their hands in the air are volunteers who don’t actually live in the park itself. (Right) J. Jackson observes water inchining towards her home.

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Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

As both the water level and tension rose in Merritt over the past week, a variety of local businesses, community members and even kids turned up at locations around town, looking to lend a hand to residents who were placing protective sandbags around their property.

At the El Dorado trailer park, where a swollen Nicola River meandered dangerously close to people’s backyards on Friday, workers from Mario’s Towing were diligently filling bags and hauling them around on a flatbed trailer.

Word went out online in the morning of May 12 that the trailer park would need extra hands to lay sandbags, especially for a number of elderly residents, said Colleen Waddell, manager of the El Dorado trailer park. But she was floored by the response.

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“I had no idea, the help and the support has been amazing,” said Waddell.

The local Tim Hortons store dropped off treats for the volunteers, while employees from Mario’s and Tom’s towing in Merritt led the sandbag assembly line.

While many of the residents of the park were dealing with water seeping onto driveways from the river, no trailers had incurred major structural damage as of the early afternoon on Friday, said Waddell.

Meanwhile, over at

the Merritt civic centre, Merritt Secondary School students were helping out in shifts, running back and forth between the high school and the sandbagging operation near city hall, as well as assisting at the Merritt Golf & Country Club.

“It has been a big team effort from many staff and students doing their part to help our community,” said MSS principal Bruce Bidney.

“They have worked like a production [line] in various shifts that coincide with their classes.”

Another Merritt

business, Boston Pizza, dropped off pizza for the hard-working sandbag crew, while Save-On Foods dropped off fruit and water, according to those in attendance.

Earlier in the day, employees of Sett Electrical were given the day off in order to chip in by filling and placing bags in trouble spots around town.

The Herald caught up with that crew near Burgess Avenue behind the Crossroads Community Church,

Our heartfelt thanks to the students of Merritt Secondary for their much needed assistance filling, loading and placing sandbags last Friday. Without their help our members and staff could not have managed the task.

We would also like to commend the teachers who responded to the emergency and provided us with the help we desperately needed.

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Walk for Dog Guides coming to Nicola Valley Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Most people are used to the idea of taking the pooch for a stroll — but for a large number of Canadians with a disability, walking with a specially trained guide dog can make a huge difference in their quality of life.

That’s the message Holly Tilstra hopes that people keep in mind during the national Walk for Dog Guides on May 28. Tilstra is organizing the local edition of the walk in Merritt, while another community-wide walk will take place in Logan Lake on the same day.

“The walk has been going on for about 30 years already, and growing like crazy across Canada,” said Tilstra. She said she decided to host the event in Merritt after having participated in other communities and realizing that without an active Lion’s Club in Merritt, the responsibility to organize the walk would have to fall to someone else.

All told, there are more than 200 communities across

Merritt will host a Walk for Dog Guides event in Voght Park on May 28. Photo courtesy of Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides

Canada taking part in this year’s edition of the walk, which aims to raise funds for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides.

The foundation provides specially trained dog guides at no cost to people living with a variety of disabilities — from those with visual or hearing impairment, to those living with epilepsy, autism or type 1 diabetes.

According to information on the Walk for Dog Guides website, training one guide dog costs approximately $25,000, and more than 2,500 Canadians have been matched

with a dog.

Part of the process in being matched with a dog guide includes a two-week training period, where the prospective owner is trained alongside their dog guide, explained Tilstra.

Local dog owners, dog lovers and anyone looking to support a charitable cause while squeezing in some exercise are invited to come out to event, said Tilstra. Those looking to get a jump on contributing can sign up online by navigating to walkfordogguides.com, and looking up Merritt under the locations

tab. Participants will also find pledge sheets, and more information about the route in Merritt on the site.

The walk is set to get underway at Voght Park, where there will be a variety of activities and attractions for both canine and human participants, said Tilstra, including a “Pucker Up for Pooches” dog kissing stand, as well as prizes and raffles.

The route is fully accessible, meaning even those with mobility issues will be able to participate. And while Fido is of course welcome to join, those without a dog are more than welcome to participate and support the walk regardless.

“I lived in a town where you saw this lady walking with her guide dog all the time, and my dog would go out and play with her,” said Tilstra. “To see the difference in her life with that dog, all the things she could do, it profoundly moved us both

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Wyatt Macdonald: building to a goal Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Crews from Douglas Lake Ranch worked to move a line of sandbags near the Quilchena Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, aiming to divert some of the flow away from the structure and towards Nicola Lake. Cole Wagner/Herald

Balancing act at Nicola Lake From Page 3 access for them [to get] on to the Coquihalla.”

On May 16, the Upper Nicola Band (UNB) issued an evacuation order to seven homes affecting 18 residents.

An earlier evacuation order remains in place for 12 homes on its Quilchena reserve, and an alert is in place for another 46 residences and four RV sites on the reserve until further notice.

Sandbagging is ongoing with volunteers set up at the Quilchena Church, but water levels have dropped slightly in the area since last week, stated a press release from the UNB. “We’ve done just about everything that we can to protect the

“Now the lake is high and the water doesn’t have anywhere to go, so now it’s starting to back up,” said McLeod.

He said the band is working with the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resources, which ‘We’ve done just about manages the Nicola Lake dam, to mitigate concerns. everything we can to “We’re working with protect the community them — measuring the and the homes, and inflow coming into the lake and the outflow that they’re now it’s just wait and releasing and balancing see.’ the whole thing — making sure that everything — Upper Nicola Band Chief downstream is going to be Harvey McLeod OK and trying to take into account our concerns at Upper Nicola and Douglas Lake,” said McLeod.

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He said flooding on Water levels in the surroundSaddleman and Hyde roads ing creeks and rivers have gone receded, but started to perk up down, but now Nicola Lake is a again from the ground. major concern, said McLeod. community and homes, and now it’s just wait and see,” UNB Chief Harvey McLeod told the

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By the end of June, Wyatt MacDonald will have graduated from Merritt Secondary School, having earned enough credits to count towards the first year of his post-secondary school carpentry training.

Shortly after that, he’ll start on as an apprentice carpenter with a local contracting company — well on his way to becoming a journeyman carpenter.

But before all of that, he’ll be headed off to Winnipeg to compete in the Skills Canada national championship, after finishing in first place in the secondary competition for carpentry at the provincial championship in March.

It’s an illustrious resume for a high school senior, but MacDonald maintains a level-headed, mature attitude towards his impressive list of accomplishments.

“There’s always someone out there who is just as good, if not better,” MacDonald said, adding that he’s looking forward to comparing his work to other talented young carpenters to see how he measures up.

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competition required that he first win in the regional competition, which served as a qualifier for the provincial championships.

Should he continue his winning ways at nationals, MacDonald could qualify for the WorldSkills competition in Abu Dhabi this October.

“That’s my goal, I want to get there,” he said.

The carpentry competition tests competitors on their ability to

assemble a structure in a limited amount of time, using only the materials provided by the venue.

“You basically show up on site, you’re given two sawhorses, a bunch of materials and a skill saw and your own tools. You’re given a set of plans and then they say ‘Go,’” explained MacDonald.

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Search for missing fire chief suspended Cam Fortems KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

RCMP and search and rescue crews have suspended the search for the missing Cache Creek fire chief who is suspected to have slipped into a flooded creek.

Clayton Cassidy, wearing Cache Creek Fire Department blue coveralls with a yellow flashlight attached and yellow and black firefighter boots, went missing in the early hours of Friday, May 5, while checking water levels around the village. It is believed he

was checking a culvert near Brookside Campground, east of the village, and was swept away in Cache Creek.

Ashcroft RCMP and other agencies made the decision to suspend the search on Sunday.

Dozens of searchers from a number of search and rescue teams along with other volunteers spent days searching the creeks’ banks, continuing to the Thompson River.

“The Ashcroft RCMP is ever grateful for the assistance and support received from all,” Ashcroft RCMP

Sgt. Kathleen Thain stated in a release.

“The community as a whole continues to support Clayton Cassidy’s family as well as one another. Waterways included in the search area are Cache Creek, Bonaparte River and the Thompson River down into the Fraser River to the mouth.”

Emergency personnel said Creek Creek remains high and fastmoving.

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ery,” Thain said.

In 2016, the 59-year-old Cassidy was awarded the province’s Medal of Good Citizenship for his work during flooding in Cache Creek in May 2015.

The medal recognizes individuals who, through exceptional long-term service, have made outstanding contributions to their communities without expectation of remuneration or reward.

Cassidy is a 30-year veteran of Cache Creek’s fire department, with a decade spent as chief.

Water levels started rising in the village on May 4, the evening before Cassidy went missing, when snowmelt and heavy rains

led to the Cache Creek swelling beyond its banks. Culverts were blocked by debris and the village lost a number of bridges.

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But after days of uncertainty B.C. Green Party MLAs Adam Olsen, Andrew Weaver and Sonia Furstenau are officially independents, unless an amendment is passed to give them party status. Tom Fletcher/Black Press over recounts, and discussions with B.C. Liberal leader Christy Oak Bay-Gordon Head seat, and tles results in Courtenay-Comox.

Clark and NDP leader John where the NDP finished the inielected Adam Olsen in Saanich Horgan, a new top priority tial count with a nine-vote lead.

North and the Islands and Sonia emerged – official party status A B.C. Liberal win there would Furstenau in Cowichan Valley. for the Greens. In an interview Clark remains premier at least give the party a bare majority of Sunday on CTV’s Question until May 24, when a recount set- 44 seats.

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1280 MILLER ROAD 5360+5320 MANNING CRK RD MLS#137879 $1,199.000 $845,000 MLS#137296

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Merritt up to $200,000 137991 76-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 36,500 138999 42-1098 HOUSTON STREET SOLD 39,000 138753 35-254 HIGHWAY 8 53,900 139115 61-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 79,950 138773 1398 DOUGLAS STREET 85,900 139580 71-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 94,500 139236 6-2390 SEYOM CRESCENT 129,000 139238 8-2390 SEYOM CRESCENT 129,000 133041 2326 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 139,000 139683 1307 SPRUCE AVENUE 159,900 140007 206-2799 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 165,000 138499 1425 CANFORD AVENUE 169,000 140088 1552 CANFORD AVENUE 169,000 139657 2168 CLARKE AVENUE 169,000 138556 2501 JACKSON AVENUE 170,000 140164 2476 COUTLEE AVENUE 179,000 140228 1309 GOVERNMENT AVENUE 185,000 Merritt $200,000 to $300,000

138359 8-1749 MENZIES STREET SOLD 204,900 139938 2674 PRIEST AVENUE 209,000 139546 2638 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 219,900 138500 2090 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 239,000 139616 5-1717 GRANITE AVENUE 239,000 134789 2571 COLDWATER AVENUE 249,000 139995 2038 GILLIS CRESCENT 249,000 138546 1599 COLDWATER AVENUE 258,000 138962 419 DODDING AVENUE 259,000 137057 2387 REID AVENUE 289,900 Merritt $300,000+ 139127 1600 POPE PLACE 319,000 140214 2550 COLDWATER AVENUE 349,000 138597 1949 DOUGLAS STREET 349,900 139036 3051 HILTON DRIVE SOLD 353,000 139996 2326 GARCIA STREET 354,900 138492 1875 QUILCHENA AVENUE 365,000 139009 2649 PRIEST AVENUE 369,000 139419 2387 COLDWATER AVENUE 379,900 139919 2465 PAIGE STREET 450,000 139342 3358 PANORAMA PLACE 480,000 138395 3130 PETERHOPE ROAD 499,000 139414 1502 RIVER STREET 539,000 139287 4165 WALTERS STREET 539,000 138743 2188 SUNSHINE VALLEY ROAD E 929,000

MLS # House # STREET

Merritt $300,000+ 136010 3793 PETIT CREEK ROAD 138517 5240 DOT RANCH CUTTOFF RD Homes on Acreages 140128 2545 ABERDEEN ROAD 135991 1837 NICOLLS ROAD 139740 620 BILL WILLER ROAD 137878 2397 TORGERSON ROAD 134647 2397 CARRINGTON STREET 138398 757 COLDWATER ROAD 137675 6621 MONCK PARK ROAD 137879 1280 MILLER ROAD 138744 2188 SUNSHINE VALLEY ROAD E 137296 5360-5320 MANNING CREEK FS RD 136011 3793 PETIT CREEK ROAD 137578 3265 CUMMINGS ROAD 138518 5240 DOT RANCH CUTTOFF RD Bare Land 135536 1925 COUTLEE AVENUE 139244 1555 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139245 1560 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139246 1570 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139247 1580 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139248 1585 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139251 1590 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139253 1610 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139254 1620 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139255 1630 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139256 1640 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139262 1645 LINDLEY CREEK ROAD 139257 1670 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139258 1680 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139259 1685 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139260 1690 CHESTNUT AVENUE 139252 1591 FIR ROAD 139799 1604 FIR ROAD 139263 1663 LINDLEY CREEK ROAD 140182 3383 WILDROSE WAY 139787 6681 MONCK PARK ROAD 137306 2502 CLAPPERTON AVE(130’X150’) 139961 453+461 WILD ROSE DRIVE 132195 2556 ABERDEEN ROAD 129746 2980 PANORAMA DRIVE 137445 2819 ABERDEEN ROAD

PRICE 1,395,000 1,595,000 375,000 455,000 559,900 585,000 599,000 689,000 699,000 845,000 929,000 1,199,000 1,395,000 1,499,000 1,595,000 44,900 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 79,900 79,900 79,900 79,900 79,900 79,900 79,900 110,000 119,000 155,000 177,000 195,000 229,000 1,900,000

MLS # House # STREET Commercial 132968 2326 137683 2175 132977 2338 137384 1898 140069 1988 135428 377 Logan Lake 139571 347 139149 67-111 133958 208-279 135036 29 133956 9 139445 7 139756 LOT B 140122 403 139302 182 139227 5 138649 141 139283 33 138726 257 138769 4621 135705 312 139653 121 139767 307

CLAPPERTON AVENUE NICOLA AVENUE CLAPPERTON AVENUE BLAIR STREET QUILCHENA AVENUE MERRITT-SP BR HWY

PRICE 139,000 220,000 295,000 339,000 349,000 395,000

POPLAR DRIVE 33,500 CHARTRAND AVENUE 59,900 ALDER DRIVE 62,500 TOPAZ CRESCENT 99,000 SAPPHIRE COURT 122,400 JASPER DRIVE 185,900 TUNKWA LAKE ROAD 198,000 OPAL DRIVE 199,000 PONDEROSA AVENUE 219,000 EMERALD DRIVE 259,000 TOPAZ CRESCENT 259,000 BRECCIA DRIVE SOLD 299,900 THRISSEL PLACE 317,000 TUNKWA LAKE ROAD 395,000 BASALT DRIVE 399,500 JASPER DRIVE 399,900 CALCITE PLACE 439,000

1837 NICOLLS ROAD

$455,000

MLS#135991 Rare 10+/- acres in the beautiful Sunshine Valley. This property is perfectly set up for horses with horse shelter, tack room, hay shed and dry pen.

Excellent water supply and pond for irrigation. The home has a lovely dining/family room addition with large windows bringing in lots of natural light and garden doors out to a gorgeous private deck. Kitchen is spacious with plenty of cupboards and counter space. Large 14x25 addition has master bedroom and utility room. Enjoy the beautifully landscaped yard while barbecue on one of the amazing decks and enjoy the evenings while sitting around the fire pit. Some farm and irrigation equipment included. Please give 24 hours notice for showings.

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The Logan Lake Lions is proud to host our 7th Annual Pet-Val Walk for Dog Guides May 28th at Maggs Park in Logan Lake. Registration starts at noon the walk will start at 1 pm. Come join us everyone is welcome For further information or pledge sheets contact Sharon June at 778-220-9462 or email: sjune547@gmail.com

COMMUNITY CHOIR

dates, and precious family stories. Drop by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2451 Spring Bank Ave. any Thursday from either 2:00 to 4:00 pm or 6:30 to 8:30 pm. For more information contact Al Thompson at 250-212-9868.

MASONS

PENSION BREAKFAST

NICOLA NATURALIST SOCIETY

TECHNICAL LITERACY FOR SENIORS

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.

It’s Technical Literacy for Seniors at MSS Wednesday’s from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Room #17 at MSS. Call 250378-5131 FMI. Seniors can also block time with Anne at the Merritt Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 250-378-4737 to book an appointment.

WANT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN?

May 27-28, June 10-11, 24-25, July 8-9, 22-23 Phone Martha for information at 250-378-2303.

Donations gratefully accepted. Please no beds, skis, tv’s, as we cannot sell these items and have to pay to dispose of them. Thank you for your donations.

Volunteer and help build skills and confidence in young readers. Literacy Merritt and Nicola Valley Society is seeking French and English speaking volunteers for the One to One children’s literacy program in local elementary schools. Volunteer 1.5 hrs/wk for 12 wks. 2016-17 sessions run Oct. to Feb. and Feb. to May. Attend a 2-3 hr training session and school orientation early Oct. Contact Kelly Reid, Literacy Outreach Coordinator at literacymerritt@gmail.com or call 250-378-7844.

PET VALUE WALK FOR DOG GUIDES

ELKS BINGO

FALL FAIR YARD SALES

Fundraising dog walk for the Lions Foundation Dog Guide programs to be held on Sunday, May 28 at Voght Park.

Sign-in at 1 pm and walk at 2 pm. Prizes to follow. Register & learn on-line or call Holly 250-280-8948 for info or to volunteer. Information at www.walkfordoguides.com.

SPRING GARDEN FESTIVAL

On May 27 at the Baillie House from 9 am to 2 pm.

Lots of plants and garden items. Tables available Call 250-378-0349 to reserve a spot

FRESH STRAWBERRIES

for sale from the Baillie House. Chopped but no sugar added. 15 lb or 30 lb pails. Deadline to order is June 3.

Strawberries will be arriving on June 10. Call 250-378-0349 to order.

FAMILY HISTORY CENTRE

My Family: Stories that bring us together is an engaging way to capture and preserve your family story. We’ll help you record family information, including photos, names,

Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come in for lunch!

Chance Thunderstorm Cloudyofw/Showers High:17˚C High: 9C Low: 6C Low: 4˚C

CloudyRain Periods High: 19˚C High: 10C Low: 4C Low: 7˚C

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AVariable mix of sunClouds & clouds High: 21˚C High: 8C Low: 4C Low: 7˚C

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Crossroads Community Church 2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911 Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL Would you like to see a community theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!

Early bird games start at 5 p.m. at the Elks Hall.

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.

GARAGE SALE

Baillie House Spring Garage Sale, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 250-378-0349. We have created a donation jar for the Kengard fire survivors if anyone wishes to donate cash.

It will be deposited in the appropriate bank account or given to Emergency Services to disperse. Also we will work to help anyone from Kengard who needs household items.

Phase 2 has started.

Goal to reach $140,000 for engineering design.

Sun.Mar. May 17 21 Sun.

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High: 25˚C High: 6C Low: 2C Low: 9˚C

Mon.Mar. May 18 22 Mon.

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For more information call Rich Hodson 250-378-6794 Membership forms available at Merritt Printing

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

7 Day Weather Forecast Merritt, - Thursday, May 18 24, 20, 2017 7 Day Weather Forecast forfor Merritt, BCBC - Thursday, March 14 -- Wednesday, Wednesday,May March 2013 Fri. Mar. May 19 Fri. 15

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THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

Merritt Community Choir is hosting an “Evening of Music With Friends “ on Thursday, May 18 at 7 pm at the Trinity United Church located on the corner Quilchena and Chapman. Joined by the Community Children‘s Choir, Strings Plus and Strange Companion‘s. Come and enjoy an evening of musical variety.

Nicola Naturalist Society - Jo-Anne Hales: “Habitat selection of the Great Basin Spadefoot”. Jo-Anne Hales is an Environmental Specialist for the Tk’emlúps the Secwépemc and a MSc student in Environmental Science at Thompson Rivers University. She will speak about her work on Spadefoots - the charismatic little amphibians that spend much of their lives deep underground in our grasslands. Thursday, May 18, 7 pm at the NVIT Lecture Theatre. All welcome.

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PET VALUE WALK FOR DOG GUIDES

STORAGE

Wed.Mar. May 20 24 Wed.

Stain Glass by

Almerina Rizzardo

• • • • Mainly Sunny Variable Clouds High: 27˚C High: 6C Low: 0C Low: 10˚C

Mainly Showers Sunny SnowRain High: High: 27˚C 7C Low: -1C Low: 10˚C

MainlySnow Sunny Light High: High: 25˚C 7C Low: 0C Low: 7˚C

STAIN GLASS SUN CATCHERS NIGHT LIGHTS PICTURE FRAMES

Available at Creative Company 2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

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250-378-6166 – TF 1-877-841-2100 www.century21.ca/movingrealestate May 18th, 2017 - May 31st, 2017

FEATURE HOME

BEAUTIFUL DREAM ACREAGE 2748 SUNSHINE VALLEY ROAD WEST

Just like a park, this fully fenced & cross fenced 14.5 acre acre is approx. half developed into beautiful grounds and half natural grassland in trees for grazing.

Has numerous outbuildings, 2 wells (one at over 100 GPM) and backs onto Crown land. The immaculate 2000 sq.ft. rancher features oak HW in main area, 4 bedrms + office, large eating area in kitchen, large living room with vaulted ceilings & cozy wood F/P.

#2853 PRIVATE GETAWAY

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$834,500

Enjoy the great outdoors on this 1 acre lot on Iron Mountain. Has great fishing, hiking & snowmobiling.

Has 2 bedrom mobile home, 2 storage shed or workshop. storage shed or workshop and a creek running through the property.

Nice home with 2 bedrooms on the main floor plus a 2 bedroom inlaw suite in the basement. Has good sized living room, dining room & kitchen. Good laminate throughout. 1 car older garage.

New 2 storey house in newer area of Merritt. The open concept style kitchen has Quartz counters with a spacious kitchen & living rm. 4 bedrms up, master with 3 pce ensuite & W/I closet. New Home Warranty. GST applies.

Prestigious custom finished home inside & out.

Features 7 bedrms, 7 baths, custom Mill Creek cabinetry, HW flooring, gorgeous tile work, legal suite on main + inlaw suite in bsmt. RV parking.

#2847

#2848 $285,000

#2851 $389,900

#2852

TOWNHOME

STUNNING VIEWS

$169,000 RENOVATED

$525,000 NEWER HOME

ENJOY THE COUNTRY LIFESTYLE

NEW Very nicely renovated home with open concept kitchen, Mill Creek cabinets with granite counter on island, 5 bedrms, 3 baths.

Dining rm open out to covered deck & overlooks landscaped yard.

Perfect opportunity to buy this 2 bedrm, 2 bath townhome with laundry on the main and living room with gas F/P. Carport parking in front. Strata fees are $200 per month.

Immaculate 4 level split, Bench home with stunning views, beautifully landscaped & fenced yard with U/G sprinklers. Quality built home with huge master bedroom with sliders to new deck, 3 baths, fully fin.

Bsmt, huge family rm with wet bar, new roof in 2008 & more.

Nicely built home in newer subdivision. Nice open concept with 2 bedrms up, master with 5 pce ensuite, soaker tub & W/I closet.

Fenced yard, U/G sprinklers, hardiplank siding & single garage.

#2839 $389,800

#2786

#2850

#2816

INVESTORS

$234,900 ON THE BENCH

$519,900 OPPORTUNITY

$299,900 12 ACRES

Great location for this side by side full duplex with 2284 sq.ft. per side, 3 bedrms, 2 baths and full unfinished basement. One side has had some new paint & flooring. Other side is in good condition.

Beautiful 4 bedrm family home with extensive updates & is move in ready. 3 bedrms up, master with 3 pce ensuite, spacious living room with rock F/P & vaulted ceilings. Fully fin. Bsmt.

Bowling Alley for sale includes building, land and all equipment included for turnkey business. Building is approx. 6700 sq.ft. Amazing value – a must see for any interested entrepreneurs.

Located in Sunshine Valley, this 12.63 acre lot is treed with access to Spius Creek. Has several good building sites, a drilled well and hydro to lot line. Build your dream home here

#2756

#2800

#2759

#2047

$339,900

$369,900

HOUSE NICOLAOPEN BLUFFS

$450,000

$199,000

OPEN HOUSE

Starting at $299,900 + GST

SATURDAY MAY 20 & 27: 9 - 11 AM #204 - 2514 SPRING BANK AVE

Quartz countertops in kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, full basement, double garage, great views and is close to shopping. GST applies. $299,500 #2743

On 20 acres only 15 minutes from town. Has well designed rancher with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a 600 sq.ft. deck to sit back & enjoy the views. Includes storage for your toys.

Backs onto Crown land & close to hunting, trail riding & hiking.

#2829

$429,000

Grandview Heights

Saturday, Oct. 8 and 15, - 1:00 – 4:00 pm, 2514 Spring Bank Avenue From 2200 sq.ft. to 2800 sq.ft. these spacious townhouses have open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, gas F/P and double garage.

Views rivertownhomes and grasslands.

From 2200 to 2800 of sq.ft.

Features include

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Fully serviced residential lots with fantastic views of the Nicola Valley and surrounding mountains.

Close to shopping and college.

Start building your dream home today!

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APPROX. ½ ACRE LOTS Prices Starting at $95,000 + GST Located Off Lindley Creek Road

This premier subdivision offers a rural living experience with expansive views of the Nicola Valley. Minimum lot size of 0.5 acre up to 0.96 acre, offers privacy and room to landscape. The cul de sac design guarantees no thru traffic and crown land surround entire property. Road are paved with city services in place. Call for details.

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LOCATION! LOCATION!

ON 1 ACRE

CLOSE TO AMENITIES

OUTSTANDING

PRIME LOCATION

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519,900

315-3043

Personal Real Estate Corporation

#102 - 2840 Voght St., Merritt, BC

NEW

#2850

Karen Yakimchuk

www.century21.ca/movingrealestate

STUNNING VIEWS

Immaculate 4 level split, Bench home with stunning views, beautifully landscaped & fenced yard with U/G sprinklers. Quality built home with huge master bedroom with sliders to new deck, 3 baths, fully fin. Bsmt, huge family rm with wet bar, new roof in 2008 & more.

Brad Yakimchuk

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.

#2840

$749,900

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

Warm and inviting attractively decorated one level 3 bedroom rancher. Spacious covered back deck for BBQs. Great workshop to enjoy your hobbies & store your toys. Close to all downtown amenities

DUPLEX

FAMILY HOME

#2828

$369,900

STRATA HOME

NEWER BUILT HOME

#2843

$289,000

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.

#2841 $435,000 LARGE FAMILY HOME

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 workshop & inlaw suite. Private covered deck, RV parking

#2846

$459,000

LOCATION, LOCATION

NICELY RENOVATED

NICOLA BLUFFS

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.

New two storey townhome with open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, laminate flooring, gas F/P, 3 bedrms up, 3 baths and the basement is finished for rec.room & storage room. GST applies.

NEW

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.

Prestigious custom finished home inside & out.

Features 7 bedrms, 7 baths, custom Mill Creek cabinetry, HW flooring, gorgeous tile work, legal suite on main + inlaw suite in bsmt. RV parking.

#2848

#2852

$285,000

$525,000

NEW RANCHER

SPACIOUS HOME

#2839 $389,800 UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Great retirement community within walking distance to shopping & amenities. Features 2 bedrms, 2 baths, laundry on the main, living room with gas F/P, carport in front.

Great location for this full side by side duplex in a good neighbourhood. Each side has a living area of 2284 sq.ft. with 3 bedrms, 2 baths, kitchen,living rm, dining & an unfinished basement

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

#2816

#2786

#2756

#2796

$299,900

IN PRIME LOCATION

$234,900 IN LOWER NICOLA

$339,900

FIRST TIME BUYERS

$289,000

IN LOWER NICOLA

Immaculate 5 bedrm family home in good area.

Has large open kitchen with oak cabinets & nook area with access to covered deck. 2 bedrm legal suite at ground level, Backyard has garden area & shed.

#2823

$399,900

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

FIRST TIME BUYERS

Large family home with 4+ bedrms, 3 baths, living rm with F/P, large dining & family room with F/P. Full bsmt has another family rm, 4th bedrm rec.rm, workshop area & cold room.

Covered deck in back.

#2800

#2815

$369,900

$319,900

Well kept 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home with open concept kitchen with skylight.

Enjoy the covered deck in the summer and the tidy yard. Nice views from the living room.

Pad rent $373.

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.

#2805

#2794

#2801

#2825

$199,900 FAMILY HOME

$79,900

EXCELLENT LOCATION

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$459,900

#2701

$359,900

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

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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

$289,900

Good quality home with 3 bedrms up & large master suite, 2.5 baths, open concept kitchen to dining & living rm, family rm with gas F/P, plumbed for central A/C, BI vac. Bsmt plumbed for secondary suite

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.

#2811 $349,900

#2524 $289,000

ON THE BENCH

LOCATION, LOCATION

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:

$57,000

2 bedroom rancher with den and loft, open concept style home with spacious kitchen/ dining area that opens to living room with gas F/P. Loft could be used as family room. New Home Warranty. GST applies.

New 2 storey house in newer area. Has open concept style kitchen with Quartz counters in spacious kitchen. 4 bedrms up, 3 baths, master with ensuite & W/I closet. 2-5-10 Warranty. GST applies.

#2781

#2851 $389,900

$389,900

BRAND NEW HOME

$299,500

FULL DUPLEX

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

Has 2 bedrm suite with long term tenant.

New 2 storey home in good area featuring spacious living room, open concept kitchen with stone counters, 4 bedrooms up, 3 baths, master with W/I closet. New Home Warranty.

GST applies.

Nice log home with 3 bedrms, 2 baths, on 0.5 acres on cul de sac with large garage/shop 24x40 and 12x24 horse barn with room for more outbuildings & large garden and is close to school.

Good investment with 3 bedrooms up and 2 bedrooms in lower unit. Has electric heat and separate meters. Currently both rented at $750 up and $850 down. Close to downtown.

#2732

#2762

#2784 $519,900

#2689 $224,000

GREAT STARTER

WELL MAINTAINED

$394,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

$389,900 DUPLEX

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2 bedroom rancher in a cozy setting with a big yard and an attached single car garage.

Zoned C2 with possibility of working from home. Currently rented at $875 per month.

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

This side by side duplex, currently rented, good for investment on a corner lot and close to elementary school & convenient store.

Each side has 2 or 3 bedrms plus a single garage.

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 $346 per month.

#2692

#2612

#2687

#2803

#2674

$173,900

COLLETTVILLE

$69,900 BUILDING LOT

$166,000

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.

home. Zoned R-2. Don’t miss

#2766

#2819

#2655

this opportunity at this price. $67,000

Located in great neighbourhood on Sunflower Avenue of high end homes. Build your dream home and raise your family here. Close to all amenities. Services to lot line

Just under 1 level acre right beside Nicola River. Imagine fishing from your front yard, watching the deer and eagles. Beautiful building lot and very private. Zoned R1

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.

#2832

#2608

$99,000

$149,000

#2838

$44,900

DOWNTOWN LOCATION

BUILDING LOT

plans or new manufactured Beautiful 3 bedroom rancher with full bsmt on quiet cul de sac. Has 20x24 heated shop, room for RV, new fenced, new kitchen with granite counters & S/S appliances. Newer furnace, vinyl windows & siding & floors.

$159,900

RIVERFRONT LOT

for many types of building

$89,000

#2789

SOL

a quiet street. Has ability

$369,900

New 2 storey townhome with 3 bedrm up, 4 baths, open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, laminate flooring, gas F/P, and fully finished basement. 2 car garage. GST applies.

IN LOWER NICOLA

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Nice flat lot of 7524 sq.ft. on

D SOL

NEW TOWNHOME

SOL

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Large family home with 3 bedrooms up and 3 bedroom suite down. Has had some reno’s in past 5 years, newer paint, kitchen counters & flooring. Large fenced backyard with huge deck.

#2806

$159,900

AFFORDABLY PRICED

BROOKMERE

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

IMMACULATE HOME

SOL

3 bedroom rancher close to all amenities & shopping. Newer kitchen & flooring in past year, new roof & paint. Large yard with 2 storage sheds in back. Perfect for first time buyers or investors.

INVESTORS

PRIVATE YARD

#2835 $389,999

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

Quality 5 bedrm home in quiet cul de sac, exceptionally kept featuring new kitchen cabinetry, new flooring on main, new roof, updated HW tank, sunken living rm, 3 baths, large rec.rm in bsmt

$299,500

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NEW 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.

#2790

$59,900

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

#2810

$289,000

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ON 20 ACRES

MAGNIFICENT LAKE HOME

PRIME LOCATION

SPANER & WEBB

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.

Enjoy the country lifestyle on this 20 acres, just 15 mins. from town with a 3 bedrm, 2 bath home with 600 sq.ft. deck.

Has detached garage/shop. Backs onto Crown land hiking & riding trails.

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.

ON 1.99 ACRES

PRIVATE ACREAGE

AT NICOLA LAKE

BOB’S MINI MART

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

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.

HOMES ON ACREAGE/LAND ON 17 ACRES

14.5 ACRES

NEW 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.

#2842

$925,000

#2853 $834,500

ON 4.3 ACRES

#2829 $429,000

NEW 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.

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.

ON TWO ACRES

APPROX. 11 ACRES

#2798

$324,900

#2837 $439,900

#2792

$2,818,000

#2824

$229,900

#2826

$375,000

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Enjoy the great outdoors on this 1 acre lot on Iron Mountain. Has 2 bedroom mobile home, 2 storage sheds or workshop. Shallow well, septic installed and a creek running through the property.

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

Large workshop + double garage.

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.

WATERFRONT LOT

NICOLA LAKEVIEW HOME

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

20 ACRES

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

#2573 $850,000

#2555

#2847 $169,000

#2664

$699,900

#2831

$825,000

#2019

$595,000

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SOL 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

#2767

$495,000

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.

#2817

10.9 ACRES

$779,000

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.

#2822 $509,900 LAKEFRONT LOT

179 ACRES

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.

#2830

$650,000

$2,000,000

LAKEFRONT PROPERTY

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

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 parking, loading dock.

#2834

#2626

Bowling Alley for sale includes building, land and all equipment for turnkey business. Located downtown on 7503 sq.ft. lot. Building is approx.

6700 sq.ft. A must view for any interested entrepreneurs.

$479,000 VIEW LOT

53 ACRES 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.

#2575 $1,690.000

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

#2495

1 ACRE

$1,241,000 12.63 ACRES

Enjoy the great outdoors on this 1 acre lot on Iron Mountain. Close to fishing, hunting, cross country skiing & more. Only 10 mins. from Merritt, 1 yr from Kelowna & 2 hrs from the Lower Mainland.

15 ACRES

$289,000

Sit back, relax and enjoy the incredible views from this 1.055 acre lot overlooking Nicola Lake. There are 2 golf courses just across the lake. Located in a high end development

#2820

$159,900

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

#2047

$199,000

SPIUS CREEK ESTATES

$425,000

LAKEVIEW PROPERTY

AT NICOLA LAKE

Build your dream home on this 1.1 acres with 180 degrees of spectacular views. Water & sewer hookups available. Close to water access. Great lake for fishing, water skiing, wind surfing & hiking trails in the area. Adjoining lot also available

Sit back, relax & enjoy the incredible view from this 1.055 acre lot, waiting for you to build on. Nicola Lake is great for all water shop. Two golf course just across the lake.

#2809

$89,900

A great property in well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro to lot line, no septic or well in place.

#2720

#2613

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.

#2763 $239,900

#2735

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

$199,000

#2820

VIEW OF LAKE

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.

One acre of lake view property at Nicola Lakeshore Estates, a high end subdivision of custom homes. The allows you to mold the property to your exact plans while maintaining privacy.

$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

#2731

#2759 $450,000

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

RV PARK

Great opportunity to own a commercial/ residential revenue property with a currently lease in place. Has approx. 4230 sq.ft. of retail space with 4 bedrm residential suite above, in the heart of downtown.

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.

$159,000

LAKEVIEW PROPERTY

#2836

$850,000

$199,000

#2778

$349,900

COLDWATER HILLS

#2771

$1,850,000

COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT

LE SPRING SA

AT NICOLA LAKE 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

Located off Petit Creek Road

$199,000 ONE ACRE LOT

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. #2540

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

$199,000 276 ACRES

Development property with incredible lake views. Property has an allowed density of 62 units maximum. 2 titles being sold together. Has RL1, LR-1, and LR2 zoning.

#2714

Approx. 4 acre waterfront lot allows for multi-family resort, Pub, restaurant, marina, store, etc. Huge potential to start your own marina/resort. Adjoining 2 lots also available.

$1,700,000

#2710

Located on Veale Road Prices starting at $189,000 + GST

Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcels with gorgeous views of the Coldwater River, just 10 minutes from Merritt. Power at lot line & many lots have preapproved building & septic sites. Some lots have wells. New perimeter fencing. Call for complete details. #1869

$1,200,000

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Those who work in the mining sector usually aren’t afraid to get their hands a little dirty — and as long as it’s for a good cause, the same seems to hold true for their faces.

The annual Teck Celebrity Pie Throw fundraiser is slated for May 18 outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The event is part of the larger Mining for Miracles charity network, through which B.C.’s mining industry hosts a variety of fundraisers for the B.C. Children’s Hospital. It features B.C.’s mining executives and industry leaders taking on pledges to take a cream pie to the face.

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This week, the Association for Mineral Exploration in British Columbia announced a brand new president and CEO — albeit one whose background comes from outside of the mining or mineral exploration industry.

Edie Thome will take over for Gavin C. Dirom as of June 19, with Dirom leaving to pursue other career opportunities, according to an earlier press release from AME in February.

Thome will bring a wealth of public affairs experience to the organization which advocates on behalf mineral exploration industries and mine development.

She was formerley the director for environment, permitting and compliance, aboriginal affairs and public affairs at BC Hydro, as well as serving specifically on the Site C Clean Energy project.

Her resume also includes four and half years as a VP for Harmony Airways.

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Kamloops council wants two more experts to weigh in before it makes a decision on the proposed Ajax mine.

At a meeting in April, council voted unanimously to invite regional medical health officer Kamran Golmohammadi and air quality meteorologist Ralph Kamloops city hall. Photo courtesy of Kamloops This Week Adams to present their findpublic into these discussions,” Councillors also decided ings on the copper and gold said Coun. Denis Walsh, to stage a town hall meetmine proposed to be develwho made the motion for ing on June 19 at the Coast oped south of Aberdeen. another session. “I think it’s Kamloops Hotel and Golmohammadi is leadonly natural that on an item Conference Centre to allow ing a health assessment of this important to our city, we residents to hear from SLR the project, while Adams is Consulting, which is conduct- would give them that opporevaluating its effects on air tunity.” ing a $500,000 review of the quality in the city.

The decision came after mine’s environmental appliThe presentations would residents Randy Sunderman take place at a special council cation on behalf of the city. and Tony Brummel called for After its June 19 and June meeting on Thursday, June another chance to question 22 meetings, councillors will 22, at city hall.

SLR, in a venue larger than hold another special meetCoun. Ken Christian council chambers. Brummel ing on July 17 to decide on said he wants the public to said it’s unlikely city hall a response to the proposed hear from medical officials, could contain the number of mine. not only engineers, about people likely to be interested “We’ve done a great job the mine’s potential health in the presentation. so far of incorporating the effects.

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BC bronze medals have Merritt connection

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

When a pair of teams representing B.C. picked up bronze medals at this year’s National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Duncan on Vancouver Island, they did so with considerable help from Merritt and the surrounding area.

Playing on the men’s squad was 17-year-old defenceman Travis Stirling, while behind the bench was head coach Joe Quewezance and safety official Briar McNaney.

On the women’s side of the draw, the Nicola Valley’s Desiree Gilchrist was one of the assistant coaches with the B.C. female team.

Stirling, a Grade 12 student at Merritt Secondary School, played this past season for McNaney on the Merritt tier 3 midget team. Quewezance was, until recently, the longtime recreation director and Shulus arena

manager for the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

Stirling was one of over 100 young First Nations hockey players from across the province who attended a tryout camp in Prince George in early April. He was the final cut on defence, but got the call to play on the B.C. team when one of the D’men selected had to bow out.

“It was a very competitive camp,” said Stirling’s mom, Lisa DeWinter. “There were players there from tier 1 midget, major midget and even junior teams.”

The B.C. team convened in Shawnigan Lake on the Island a few days before the championships were slated to begin — in order to practise and get in a couple of exhibition games.

Despite being number seven on the depth chart of defencemen, Stirling played in three of his team’s first four games at the national aboriginal championships, which ran from

(Above, left) Merritt’s Travis Stirling was a member of the B.C. team at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, played in Duncan from May 1 to 6. (Above, right) The bronze-medal-winning B.C. team with Stirling on crutches (back row, second from right), head coach Joe Quewezance (back row, fifth from left) and safety official Briar McNaney (back row, second from left). Photos submitted

May 1 to 6.

The B.C. team went undefeated in round robin play, knocking off Ontario 4-2, Eastern Door and the North 7-4 and the Atlantic 9-0.

B.C. won its quarterfinal match-up with

Alberta 7-2 , but it was a costly victory for Stirling as he sustained a MCL injury to his knee that sidelined him for the remainder of the tournament.

B.C. had a bad game in the semis, losing 5-0

to Ontario.

In the bronze medal match-up, Stirling defeated Saskatchewan 5-2.

Stirling is hoping that he’s a fast healer.

He has a summer of work ahead as a forest

firefighter at the Merritt base station.

Come September, Stirling is hoping to be playing Junior B hockey for the Chase Heat. The team has shown quite a bit of interest.

“Travis APed with

them this spring, and really liked the team and the coach.”

Gilchrist and B.C.’s female team also won bronze, following a thrilling 2-1 triple-overtime win over Alberta in the battle for third place.

SCHOOL SPORTS

MSS girls headed to rugby provincials Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Secondary School girls’ rugby team will be attending the B.C. AA championships in Abbotsford later this month.

The Lady Panthers earned the third and final berth to provincials by defeating Lillooet 32-10 in a playoff game on May 9. Each team had won one of their previous two meetings.

“It was probably one of our best games of the season,” said MSS head coach Erica Martindale.

“The girls were firing on all cylinders.

“We did a good job of rucking over the ball, and finally figured out

how to utilize the wide ball. We beat [Lillooet] on the outside all the time,” said Martindale.

The coach added that for the first time since the beginning of the season, her team was healthy.

“We’ve gotten a number of players back from injury, and our depth really showed. I feel like we’ve come full circle.”

Scoring for Merritt in the playoff game against Lillooet were Emma Ferch with three tries, Haley Zabek with a pair, and Nika Beech with one. Keisha Henry contributed a successful convert.

The MSS girls’ rugby team will travel down to Abbotsford on May 25.

Merritt, along with

PANTHERS’ SOCCER SEASON OVER Merritt’s Emma Ferch straight-arms a would-be Lillooet tackler en route to one of her three tries. Photo courtesy of Stef Zabek

Westsyde and Valleyview from Kamloops, will be the three Okanagan representatives at the 16-team provincial championships.

Martindale and her

MSS team do not yet know what their ranking is going into the tournament, or who they will be playing in their opening match.

The Merritt Secondary girls’ soccer team ended their season on a very positive note on the weekend, finishing second at a 12-team tournament in Osoyoos. The Lady Panthers fell 2-0 in the final to the Pemberton Red Devils, the same team that beat MSS 2-1 in the Test of Mettle tournament here in Merritt a few weeks ago. En route to the championship game in Osoyoos, Merritt Secondary defeated both Fraser Lake and Ashcroft on Friday, and the host Rattlers Saturday morning. “We finished the season with 23 wins in 30 games, and had two second-place finishes and one first-place finish in tournaments,” said MSS head coach Guy Dugas. “It was overall our best season ever.” While the Lady Panthers lose a couple of key players to graduation, there is plenty of young talent on the squad, and next season already looks very promising indeed. Photo submitted

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SPORTS FEMALE ATHLETICS

Sports fair aimed at empowHERing girls Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Over 125 Grade 6 and 7 girls from five district elementary schools converged on Central School last Thursday for the first-ever EmpowHER Sports Fair.

The goal of the all-day event was to introduce young, female students on the threshold of moving on to high school to the many sports, recreational and leisure activities available to them — either at school or in the community.

The idea of a district-wide fair was the brainchild of Merritt Secondary Grade 11 student Jamie Neill, herself a dedicated athlete and sports advocate.

“I am very passionate about sports, and want to see the number of female sports participants in our community increase,” said Neill. “Many girls tend to quit playing sports and being physically active once they get to high school. I want to change that by encouraging girls to participate in sports and have knowledge about how to live a healthy life of sport.”

Neill shared with her audience at Central the fact that only about 60 per cent of females in high school or older are physically active.

“Our goal today is to defy that statistic, and to empower each other and encourage each other to participate in sports,” she said.

Dr. Christine Perkins, assistant superintendent of School District 58, also spoke to the assembly of girls, and had some words of encouragement.

“You have to have a dream, and then you break it down into little tiny goals. As you reach each goal, you get closer and closer to your dream. That’s what Jamie is doing for you today, and I’m super excited for all of you.”

(Above) The EmpowHER Sports Fair brought together over 125 Grade 6 and 7 girls from SD 58 for a day of positive reinforcement about the importance of sports and healthy living for all female students. (Below, centre) Event organizer Jamie Neill from MSS and her guest speakers. From left to right, PacificSport BC’s Josée Warren, SD 58 assistant superintendent Dr. Christine Perkins, Neill, and Central Elementary teacher and MSS girls rugby coach Erica Martindale. Ian Webster/Herald

The Grade 6 and 7 students at the EmpowHER Sports Fair last Thursday at Central Elementary School spent most of the day engaging in sports and leisure activities that can contribute to a positive lifestyle, promote healthy living, teach teamwork and foster friendships. The activities, which were taught by local community leaders, included traditional team sports such basketball, soccer and rugby, as well as dance and yoga. Ian Webster/Herald

Josee Warren from the Merritt branch of PacificSport extended her greetings and best wishes to the group.

She spoke of the initial failure that many young people experience when they first try something new, and this being the reason for them giving up or quitting.

“It breaks my heart every time I hear someone say that,” said Warren. “I challenge you all to change your mindset, and believe that you can learn and grow, believe that mistakes can help you get better, and believe that challenges lead to great opportunities.

“When you get to Grade 8 in high school, play on every sports team. Some sports will come easily to you, some will not. Continue to play sports right through to Grade 12.

It’s going to open doors for you, give you confi-

dence, give you lots of great memories, and prepare you to be active for the rest of your life.

Girls who play sports do better in school, they stay healthier, and they are happier.”

The final guest speaker was Erica

Martindale, a Central Elementary teacher and the head coach of the Merritt Secondary girls’ rugby team, which just recently qualified for this year’s provincial championships. She and several members of the team travelled to

New Zealand in April.

“Sport has done some amazing things for me,” said Martindale. “It teaches responsibility, teamwork, friendship, grit and perseverance. It teaches you to find the strength within to keep going. It also promotes belonging, and empowerment — and that’s why we’re here today.”

Martindale then went on to read a short inspirational story about a Muslim girl who overcame tremendous obstacles in her life to become an Olympic weightlifter.

“Sport is good for everyone,” the girl said.

“It creates peace and unites nations. No matter what the challenges are, never walk away from your dream. The more you persist, the closer you will get to your goals. When things get tough, just get tougher.”

Each of the Grade 6 and 7 students was then assigned to one of five groups. Senior students from MSS acted as group leaders and facilitators. Over the course of the next three hours, the groups moved through five stations, where they were introduced to team sports such as basketball, soccer and rugby, as well as to dance and yoga.

Instruction and guidance at each of the stations was provided by local experts, such as Merritt youth soccer coach Kelly Donaldson, MSS basketball coach Tamara Foster, BC Rugby development co-ordinator Darcy Patterson, Love To Dance Academy instructor Lizette Nels, and Akasa Studio yoga teacher Katie Huber.

Throughout the day, the message to the young athletes was the same ­— embrace, enjoy and persevere.

Appreciate the skills that the activities teach, and the camaraderie and teamwork that are fostered during the learning process.

A steady rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the sports fair participants.

The spirited day ended with a talk by MSS teacher Shelly Moorhead, who outlined the many sports and leisure opportunities that exist for girls at the high school level.

Neill closed by expressing her profound gratitude to the many people, organizations and businesses throughout the community, and SD 58 administrators and teachers - all of whom supported and assisted her efforts to make the sports fair happen, and the day such a success.

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Thunder novices win their first game Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

It took a few games, but the Nicola Valley Thunder novice lacrosse team finally got in the wins column with a 9-4 victory over the visiting Kamloops Jr. Rattlers #2 team on Sunday.

Ryland Sheldon paced the novice attack with a four-goal effort.

Other Nicola Valley marksmen were Antoine Gregoire (2), Carson Mouland, Hunter Hewton and Roland Quewezance.

Keanu Manuel had an outstanding game in net to pick up the win.

On Saturday, in Kamloops, the Thunder novices fell 8-4 to Kamloops #1. Gregoire had a hat trick, and Sheldon a single.

Also on Saturday, the Nicola Valley Thunder peewees continued their winning ways, with an 11-4 decision over North Kamloops at Kal Tire Place in Vernon.

Simon McGifford tallied a hat trick for the Thunder peewees, while Lucas Schmid, Carter Shackelly and Keagan McGifford each scored twice. Ostyn Fox and Ty Jackson had one goal apiece. Tyson Jarvis was the winning netminder.

The local peewees also played a mid-week game on Wednesday, May 10, blanking Kam-

The Merritt Youth Soccer U10 Thunder team was in Ashcroft on the May 9 weekend, winning a silver medal in a 12-team tournament. Team members above, from left to right, are (back row) Molly Black, Brody Jury-Hoisington, Will Hubbard, Carson Mouland, Cooper Harrington, Brady Nendick, super coach Kelly Donaldson, (front row) Addison Geier, Brody Black, Gavin Mouland, Alexis Marshall, and Calli Schwartz. The Thunder went undefeated in five preliminary games before losing 2-1 to Clearwater in the championship final. Playing for Clearwater was Cleo Coates, daughter of Darren and Barb Coates, former residents of Merritt. “One year ago, at the Ashcroft tournament, the same Merritt team got annihilated, and didn’t win a game,” said parent Adriane Mouland. “It was wonderful to see them play so well this time around.” Photo submitted

(Above) Nicola Valley Thunder novice Jake Klassen (9) keeps a close check on his Kamloops opponent during lacrosse action on Sunday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The Thunder defeated the visiting Jr. Rattlers 9-4 to record their first win of the season.. Ian Webster/Herald

loops 12-0 at home.

Schmid had a five-goal effort versus Kamloops. Other Thunder scorers were Shackelly (3), K. McGifford (2) and Jackson (2). Jarvis posted the shutout.

Turning to bantam lacrosse action, the Nicola Valley Thunder dropped a 6-3 decision to North Okanagan on Sunday in Merritt.

Taylor Shackelly, Beckett Finch and Peyton MikkelsonGregoire scored for the Thunder.

Nicola Valley’s midget squad also

played last Wednesday — hosting Kamloops.

In a low-scoring affair, the Thunder were edged 4-1 by the visiting Jr. Rattlers. Bill Brewer had the lone goal for the homeside in a losing cause.

Finally, the Thunder tykes and mini-tykes were on the road in Armstrong on Saturday playing a pair of games.

In their first outing, the tykes got a five-goal performance from Ethan Pickering in a 10-1 victory over Penticton.

Wyatt Streek picked up a hat trick, and Cooper Hatfield scored twice.

In their afternoon tilt, it was Pickering again with four goals in the Thunder’s 9-4 win against Kelowna.

Streek and Blake Bidney each added a pair, and Keaton McRae chipped in with one.

The next Thunder lacrosse at home is on the May 27 and 28 weekend, when the peewees host on Saturday and Sunday, and the novice team plays a pair of games on the Sunday against a team from the North Okanagan.

For a complete schedule, go to nicolavalleylacrosse.com.

Central School athletes on the run!

The Central Hawks got the elementary track and field season off to a great start with their school meet at Voght Park on Friday of last week. (Above) Runners Lucas Miles (left) and Emma-Lee Austin look like winners as they cross the finish line of their respective 200m races. The four other local elementary schools will hold their meets in the next couple of weeks (see schedule on the right) leading up to the annual district championships, scheduled for June 2. Ian Webster/Herald

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What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

May 18

Collettville Elementary Track Meet

May 19

Diamond Vale Elementary Track Meet

May 20-21

Stock Car Racing, Merritt Speedway, 2 p.m.

May 23

Nicola-Canford Track Meet (rescheduled)

May 27-28

MDTC Doubles Tennis Tournament

June 2

SD 58 District Elementary Track Meet

June 4

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June 4

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June 10

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June 10

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June 10-11

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June 11

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June 16

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June 17

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June 17

MDTC Mixed Doubles Fun Tournament

June 24-25

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June 24

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July 7-9

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July 8-9

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July 8-9

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SPORTS MIXED SLO-PITCH

Soul Crush unmask the Backdoor Bandits

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The guys and gals from Whistler just keep on winning.

Soul Crush, a mixed slo-pitch team based out of the B.C. resort community, won its third consecutive Merritt tournament on the weekend, downing the host Backdoor Bandits 14-13 in the 12-team Mother’s Day weekend event played at Central Park.

The Crush are twotime defending champions of the prestigious Stop The Violence tourney held each June in our community. They plan to be back on the 10th and 11th of next month to defend their title.

“We really like coming here,” said Crush pitcher Dave Douglass.

“It’s a whole lot of fun.

People are all so nice, and make us feel wel-

Soul Crush members (back row, left to right) Rainbow, Mike Jansen, Geoff Lawrence, Alex Miyazaki, Jo Coté, Brian Dixon, Sam DeCoste, Josh Loucks, (front row) Dave Douglass, Kyle Young, Steph Gagne, Mikki Opper, Jenny Paris. Ian Webster/Herald

come. And it’s good to get away from the rain.”

Both Soul Crush and the Backdoor Bandits went undefeated in Saturday’s round-robin play.

In their two playoff

games on knockout Sunday, the Crush downed the Wolf Pack and Vicious and Delicious from Kamloops, while the Bandits defeated Bad Decisions and I’d Hit

That.

The championship game was as close as the final score would seem to indicate.

“It was a one-run game the whole way,” said the Bandits’ Clay

Merritt U12 LNB Diggers finish third

Backdoor Bandits members (back row, left to right) Ryan Sweeney, Derek Seward, Mike Hendricks, Clay Munro, Gene Latremouille, Eddie Watkinson, James Bradford, Dylan Lowey, (front row) Nyana Fiddick, Keisha Henry, Shayla George, Corrine Lamirande. Ian Webster/Herald

Munro. “Both teams led at different times in the game.”

Munro did concede that the Crush still had their final at-bats in the bottom of the sixth, but didn’t need to go to the

plate.

The Crush is a tournament team, whose players suit up for different squads in and around Whistler and the Lower Mainland during the week.

The Crush have been in existence since 2005, and still have five original-team members.

In the battle for third place, Vicious and Delicious beat Bad Decisions 15-6.

2017 RBC underway Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

(Above) The Merritt U12 LNB Diggers mixed softball team: (back row, left to right) coach Ivan Swakum, Korbin Stump, coach Tyson Soroke, Nathan Willey, coach Shawn Worrin, (front row) Myca Houle, Aiden Shackelly, Wes Moody, Bryson Pinyon, Wyatt Fox, Kash Cressey, (missing) Evah Dewolfe, James Oppenheim, Bradley Turmel, Drucel Garcia, coach Cody Hyatt. (Right) Korbin Stump at the plate. Photo submitted The Merritt minor softball U12 mixed team, coached by Shawn Worrin, Tyson Soroke and Ivan Swakum, travelled to Kamloops on the weekend to take part in a tournament at the Tournament Capital Ranch facility. On the Saturday, the Merritt squad lost all three games to teams from Clearwater, Barriere and 100 Mile; however in the battle for third and fourth on Sunday, the plucky side from the Nicola Valley upset Barriere 15-8 to take the bronze medal. “That was our first win of the season,” said Worrin. “The whole team came together.” Worrin noted that the Merritt team, which is generously sponsored by LNB Diggers, was down to eight players by the time they took the field on Sunday. “We improved immensely,” said Worrin. “The kids were making plays, and covering for each other. Our two pitchers — Wesley Moody and Wyatt Fox — did a great job, and Bryson Pinyon led the way at the plate, going 12 for 14 with an .857 batting average.” The U12s are back in action on home soil on May 18 against Merritt’s U14 mixed team at 5:45 p.m. at Central Park. Photo submitted

The 2017 Royal Bank Cup is currently taking place in Cobourg, Ont. The event determines the national champion of Junior A hockey in Canada.

Five teams are competing at this year’s RBC — the Western Canada Cup champion Brooks Bandits (AJHL) and runnersup Penticton Vees (BCHL), the Central region champion Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL), the East region champion Terrebonne Cobras (OJHL) and the host Cobourg Cougars (OJHL).

As of the Herald’s press deadline on Wednesday, the Brooks Bandits were sitting in first place with a 3-0 record, with one of their wins coming in OT. Meanwhile, the Cougars were sitting just below the Bandits, with two wins and one

The 2016 RBC champion West Kelowna Warriors from the BCHL. Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada

loss coming in OT. The lone BCHL representative, the Penticton Vees — who eliminated the Merritt Centennials in second round BCHL playoff action earlier this year — had only played two games. The Vees split those games with both having been decided

in the extra frame.

Penticton played their third match of the tournament against Trenton on Wednesday afternoon, but results from that game were unavailable as of the Herald’s press deadline.

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Call or send your resume to 250-315-5074 admin@arnicacontracting.com

Conayt Friendship Society

Employment Opportunity Summer Student Position Made possible with the assistance of Aboriginal Skills Employment & Training Strategy Title: Conayt Housing Play Supervisor 4XDOLĂ€FDWLRQV Completed 2 semesters in PostSecondary this last academic year and returning this Fall.

5HVSRQVLELOLWLHV • Provide mentorship & supervise 2 Leaders from July 3-Aug 25, 2017 • Prepare registration & waiver forms; gather LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG PDLQWDLQ ÀOHV • Advertise play program with Housing Residents, • Prepare and organize schedule and activities, • Assist in the cleanliness and tidy look of the Housing common & play areas, • Report to Community Cultural Coordinator and communicate with Parents • Training in First aid or attend Standard First Aid May 27 & 28th at NVIT or other, • Driver’s License, clean abstract, preferable Class 4. :DJH $15.00/hr - Hours: 35 hours /wk Duration: Monday May 29– Friday August 25, 2017 $SSOLFDQW 'HDGOLQH Wednesday May 24th 6XEPLW UHVXPH WR Executive Director, Conayt Friendship Society 0DLO Box 1989, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 ,Q 3HUVRQ 2164 Quilchena Ave (PDLO tnahanee@conayt.com

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Services

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Transportation

Financial Services

Misc. Wanted

Property Management

Recreational/Sale

Actual Coin Collector Buying Coins Collections, Bills, Gold & Silver+ Chad: 250-863-3082

$750 Loans & More NO CREDIT CHECKS

Open 7 days/wk. 8am - 8pm

1-855-527-4368

$$$ All coin & Paper money collections wanted. BIG & small. U.S. Foreign & Canada Todd 1- 250- 864-3521

Apply at:www.credit700.ca

Real Estate

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Houses For Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales

3 Bedroom Rancher on Large Lot. Mature Trees, Fenced, Double Carport Plus 2 Sheds.

Info: (250) 378 - 2888

Real Estate

Garage Sale 2925 Armstrong Street 9am to 3pm Sat. May 20th, 2017

CHEAP LAND LIQUIDATION! Humboldt County Nevada. 80 acre parcels only $200/acre!

Great for investment, farm & recreational use.

Limited availability! Call Earl 949-6327066. www.cheapruralproperty.com

Garage Sale Sat. May 20. 8am to 4pm 3014 Miller Court. Merritt

Rentals

Heavy Duty Machinery A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc.,Custom Modifications Office / Home� Call for price.

Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDING SALE ...�MEGA MADNESS SALE!�

20X23 $5,780. 25X25 $6,312.

30X31 $8,175. 33X35 $9,407.

One End Wall Included. Check Out www.pioneersteel.ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1855-212-7036

More than 1.5 million Canadian families are in need of affordable housing. Your contributions provides Habitat with the resources it needs to help families.

Apt/Condo for Rent

NICOLA APARTMENTS

Clean One & Two Bedroom starting at $650/month.

NO PETS

MERRITT

For Sale 2006 Creek Side Off Road Travel Trailer 30foot. One large slide Sitting area, Sleeps 6 Asking $18,500 obo (250) 315 - 0063

Bring BackYour the %XWWHUĂ LHV DQG %HHV FIRE PREVENTION Fire protection Equipment S A LE S , IN S TA LL A TI O N , S E R V IC E

1988 Quilchena Ave.

April 13, 2017

NO VACANCIES AT THIS TIME. Please feel free to stay in touch with our RIĂ€FH DV this may change on a daily basis.

250-378-1996

Call for all of your Residential or Commercial Property Management needs!

MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICES Property Manager: Lynda Etchart

250-315-5097

LOOKING TO RENT?

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

Servicing the Resourc e, Commercial, Industria l & Residential Sectors for over 21 years 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

Legal

Legal Notices By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, we must sell the stored goods to recover costs of unpaid storage.

Katherine Dick owing $367.25 Angela Mernickle owing $358.75 The contents will be sold on or after May 19th 2017 R.Hack Mini Storage 250-378-5580 CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer Employment/Licensing loss? Travel/Business opportunities? Be embarrassed?

Think: Criminal Pardon. US Entry Waiver. Record Purge.

File Destruction. Free Consultation 1-800-347-2540.

Legal Notices

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Boulder Wind Limited Partnership from Vancouver, BC has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), ThompsonOkanagan for a licence of occupation for Wind Farm purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located at near between Merritt and Kelowna over all that unsurveyed Crown land in the vicinity of Pothole Creek, Kamloops Division Yale District (KDYD). The Lands File number for this application is 3413165.

Take notice also that Elkhart Wind Limited Partnership, also from Vancouver, BC, has made a similar application for a licence of occupation for Wind Farm purposes at another nearby site in the vicinity of The Wart, KDYD. The Lands File number for this application is 3413164.

Option 1: Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision website at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp where details of the application and maps can be found.

Option 2: by mail to Senior Land Officer, Thompson-Okanagan, MFLNRO, at 441 Columbia Street Kamloops BC V2C 2T3.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to June 23, 2017. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Thompson-Okanagan .

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Service Work & Furnace Service.

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PHONE: 250-378-4943

2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

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250-378-4888 to book your appointment.

2731 Forksdale Avenue, V1K 1R9

www.dentistryatmerritt.ca

HOURS

Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Local Business Directory BUILDING SUPPLIES MERRITT LUMBER SALES 2152 DOU GLAS ST., MERRITT, BC

EXCAVATING Gary’s Mini Excavating Service • Small Job Specialist • Dump Trailer Service • Fencing & Post Pounder • Bobcat Service • Concrete Driveways & Sidewalks • Fully Insured

250-378-5382 • 250-314-4249

Lumber, Plywood, Fencing SPECIALS

SCREWS, NAILS, ROOFING, INSULATION, JOIST HANGERS & much more LARGE LANDSCAPING BEAMS AVA ILABLE

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Mon to Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm & Sat.: 8 am - 4 pm

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CONTRACTING LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION

o Merritt, BC. • Retaining Walls • Driveways • Underground Irrigation urance and Investments.

• Com plete please visit me at Landscape Design and Installation • Trucking • Excavation •Demolition and More !

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BARKMULCH • PEELINGS SHAVINGS • SAWDUST

Call Les Porter at 250-490 -11

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DENTIST Stoyoma Dental CliniC Did You Know ?

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

Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola Toll Free: 1-800-665-8711 www.danalbas.com 2562B Main Street West Kelowna, BC V4T 2N5

1999 Voght Street

MaKe aN appoiNtMeNt toDay!

HOURS: Mon-Fri 8AM - 4:30PM

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(next to the Credit Union) po Box 3090, Merritt, Bc

CONTRACTING

HUGHMER CONTRACTING INC.

250-378-5877

MORTGAGE BROKER

Your LocaL Mortgage Broker

Use the equity in your home to consolidate debt, top up RRSPs, or tackle renovations

Fracture Rock • Gravel Topsoil & Screened Manure Tandem or Single Axle Loads

Harry Howard (250) 490-6731

Call

RANDY MERVYN

harry@harryhoward.ca

560 Hwy 8, Lower Nicola BC • mervyn02@shaw.ca Home: 250-378-4191 • Cell: 250-378-7496

Interior

SIDING

CLEANING SERVICES

IVAN’S SIDING

CERTIFIED IN MODERATE ASBESTOS REMOVAL

CALL: (250) 378-2786

CARPET CLEANING UPHOLSTERY & TILE & GROUT CLEANING – FLOOD & JANITORIAL SERVICES

eased to announce I have relocated to Merritt, BC. Let’s talk about with me 18 years of experience in Insurance and Investments.

S aleS & S ervice Money for Life eally looking forward to meeting you, please visit me at • Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding Quilchena Avenue.

• Aluminum Soffit, Fascia & EAVEStrouGhS alk c. about Money for Life. roup of companies. * Leslee Lucy CFP® CPCA Tel: 250-574-4730 leslee.lucy@sunlife.com www.sunlife.ca/leslee.lucy 1988 Quilchena Avenue Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

BARK MULCH

Friendly Family Service Since 1972

TREE SERVICE

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Serving Merritt & the Nicola Valley

Your

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We do all the dirty work, so you don’t have to.

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OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY NE MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYO

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Cell: 250-315-3174 250-378-4312 ESTIMATES: FREE for Call Gary Sedore

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email: garylsedore@gmail.com

MECHANIC

2026 Mamette Avenue

HOUSE CLEANING

“When others have come and gone, Ivan’s Siding is still going strong”

SErVING thE NICoLA VALLEY For 40 YEArS!

Featured Service

250-378-9410

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Lower Nicola Indian Band School

REGISTRATION 2017-2018

THE LOWER NICOLA BAND SCHOOL INVITES ALL CHILDREN (First Nations/Non First Nations) To Register for Kindergarten to Grade 7

“FREE” Daily

• Full-time Kindergarten – must be 5 yrs by Dec 31, 2017 • Bus Services provided to all areas of Merritt.

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM and SNACK PROGRAM 3 times a week

HEAD START SERVICES: • 3 & 4 year old Program (K4 must be 4 yrs old by Dec. 31, 2017) • Parent & Tot Drop In • Home Visiting Program • Transportation provided for all Head Start programs • Mom’s & Tot’s Services 0 to 6 years old

NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

by Fall 2017 “Youth Fitness Circuit & 40 Yard Dash”

CURRICULUM: • New BC Curriculum • Nle?kepmx • Cultural Studies • Field Trips • Learning Assistance Program • School supplies provided

FACILITIES: • Full-Size Gymnasium • Library • Computer Lab • Baseball/Soccer Field

Education Comes First

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Lower Nicola Band School Ph: 250-378-5527 201 Horn Rd., Merritt, BC