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SOLUTIONS WANTED A group of locals living in the Nicola River floodplain are aiming to work with the City of Merritt to develop a cohesive plan for river management.

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FRAUDSTERS BACK The Merritt RCMP suspects a group of travelling fraudsters, believed to be behind several crimes over the last month, to be back in town.

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BIGGER THAN EVER The upcoming Bass Coast festival in Merritt will be the biggest edition of the festival to date, as the event celebrates its tenth anniversary.

CENTRAL Elementary school students had the chance to take their studies outside during a recent field trip to the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretative Site, where members of the Nicola Watershed Community Roundtable hoped to inspire the next generation of environmental scientists. STORY/PAGE 5

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Searching for flooding solutions Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Two years of watching his neighbours sandbag their properties when rising water began to threaten their homes has convinced Nic Beers that enough is enough.

Moving to a new home, away from the floodplain isn’t an option being entertained by Beers, who has lived in Merritt for the past 60 years.

Instead, the contractor aims to get together with like-minded citizens to search for solutions to the problems caused by spring floods on the Nicola and Coldwater River systems.

To that end, Beers has formed a group dubbed the “Merritt and Nicola Valley Floodplain Committee,” which will advocate different govern-

ment bodies to “repair and rehabilitate the river system,” explained Beers.

The 15-member group has already held two meetings, and aims to recruit more members while continuing to debate what courses of action to take to mitigate flooding on the local rivers.

So far, the group has proposed dredging Nicola Lake, creating a diking system for the Nicola River and installing a retaining wall along Voght Street near the river to lessen the chance of the river spilling over its banks and onto the road.

Beers addressed Merritt city council at the June 12 regular meeting to introduce his committee and their mission.

“We want to work with the city in immediate discussions pertain-

by Beers and Gardner, ing to the problems that Coun. Linda Brown we have going on in our announced she has two river systems now,” he notices of motion — one said. “Apparently there is looking at installing a no plan — let’s develop concrete structure on one.”

Voght Street and the Jim Gardner, a local other to hold a resident on public debriefthe coming and planmittee, also ning session shared his for future flood concerns at mitigation — to Tuesday’s be discussed at meeting. the next regular “I’m city council not here to meeting. belittle the Coun. Diana city or the Norgaard noted employees council has for what has been advocathappened.

Neil Menard ing for less All I’m here Mayor of Merritt development on for is to ask Merritt’s riparthat the city ian areas when they can. look into our problem on “We have really Voght Street. We have a interfered with the riparflooding problem, and it ian areas and the river’s [has] been going on for years — let’s get it fixed.” ability to manage and correct itself, so I am In response to the incredibly grateful to concerns brought forth

those 15 citizens that got together and decided they actually wanted to do something about it,” she said. “That’s when things really happen — when the citizens get together and create a home-grown solution for our own problem.”

Mayor Neil Menard assured Beers he wants to work with his committee moving forward and will be bringing the topic to the annual Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference in the fall.

“If that don’t work we will take all of you after UBCM and we’ll make a hell of a lot of noise at that point in time,” he said.

Anyone wishing to get involved in the Merritt and Nicola Valley Floodplain Committee is asked to contact Nic Beers at beers2@telus. net.

PROVINCIAL NEWS

Daycare pilot coming to town Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

The B.C. government is inviting licensed child care providers to sign up for a pilot program to begin its universal child care plan.

The pilot project is to “model” child care at a cost of $200 a month per child and use the results to plan an expanded program, says a statement released Friday by the provincial and federal governments.

“The new prototype sites, which will run from Sept. 1 2018 to March 31, 2020, will convert approximately 1,800 licensed child care spaces at existing facilities

around the province into low-cost spaces for families,” says the statement from the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development and Employment and Social Development Canada.

B.C. Finance Minister Carole James introduced the government’s first step in subsidized child care in her February budget, funding licensed child care spaces to reduce parents’ fees up to $350 per month.

The pilot program will give priority to Indigenous parents and children, immigrants, parents under 25, francophone families, parents who work shift work or extended hours. Another

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Battling books Elementary students from across the district gathered for the third chapter of Battle of the Books — a game show-style reading competition — at Merritt Secondary School on June 8.

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Glass shops hit A 14 per cent increase in ICBC’s discount on windshield replacements is pushing auto repair businesses to lay off staff or in some cases even close down, an industry association says.

Search ‘WINDSHIELD’ Universal child care was promised by the B.C. NDP government in the 2017 election. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

priority group is described as “families with children who have diverse/extra support needs and/ or require inclusive child care spaces.”

Webinars are being offered for licensed child care providers eligible to apply.

The 1,800 spaces planned for the pilot program is the same

SETTING IT STRAIGHT

number as the construction of new spaces announced by the previous B.C. Liberals in 2016.

In the B.C. Interior, three projects were approved for Kelowna, two in Penticton, and one each in Naramata, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Enderby, Princeton, Houston, Kamloops, Merritt, Vanderhoof and Dawson Creek.

In the May 31 edition of the Merritt Herald, a story on page 12 (‘Okanagan traditional games set for Merritt,’) incorrectly stated the date of the games. The correct date is June 15, not June 17.

The Herald regrets this error.

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Tuesday, June 26 - 7:00 p.m. Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, July 10 - 7:00 p.m. Regular Council Meeting

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2185 Voght floor), 2185 (second floor), Hall (second City Hall at City Office at Mayor’s Office the Mayor’s Interested citizens are welcome to stop by, say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.

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NOTICE OF PROJECT CRANNA CRESCENT The City of Merritt is pleased to announce it has retained LNB Construction to complete the Cranna Crescent Improvement Project in the Diamondvale neighbourhood.

The project will begin on June 6, 2018 and is expected to be complete by September 2018. The project includes full removal and replacement of aging water and sanitary sewer infrastructure, as well as road, sidewalk and drainage improvements. Residents within the vicinity of the project are advised of the inconveniences that may occur, such as on-street parking restrictions, noise, dust, minor traffic delays, and temporary water service disruptions. We apologize in advance for any inconveniences this may cause.

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CURBSIDE RECYCLING The City of Merritt was recently advised by the TNRD, that some curbside recycling containers were contaminated with items that are not permitted in the recycling containers, such as yard waste i.e. leaves, twigs etc. - this contaminated the entire bin container load.

Items that are not accepted also include, glass, hazardous waste, plastic bags and overwrap, dishes and cookware, paint, form packaging, garden hoses, scrap metal and toys.

The TNRD can charge a penalty of $50.00 per metric tonne for contaminated loads.

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Merritt Youth Entrepreneur Program Application Deadline Extended to June 14th

Students in Grade 8-12 can now apply for the Merritt Youth Entrepreneur Program! The City of Merritt in partnership with Community Futures Nicola Valley, and School District 58 is looking for entrepreneurial youth interested in starting their own businesses this summer. Students can apply to receive up to $200 in start up funding and business resources.

This is a great opportunity for students looking to make some extra cash this summer while learning about the entrepreneurship.

The program will conclude in September with the Community Futures Provincial Conference and tradeshow for students to present the summer businesses.

Applications are available at City Hall or online at www.merritt.ca.

For more info call 250-378-8619. Deadline to apply is June 14th, 2018.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES WHAT: 2018 MSS Graduation Parade WHEN: June 23, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm WHERE: Merritt Rotary Park - 2000 block of Voght Street to Merritt Civic Centre WHAT: 2018 MSS Graduation Walk WHEN: June 22, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm WHERE: MSS - 1651 Chapman Street to Nicola Valley Memorial Arena - 2075 Mamette Avenue

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS GRASSLANDS CONSERVATION

Digging deep into grasslands Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

A group of approximately 30 Grade 5 and 6 students from Merritt Central Elementary got to explore local grasslands conservation firsthand at the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site on June 5.

Erica Martindale — student support services teacher at Merritt Central — set up the excursion, which consisted of four conservation-focused stations designed to engage the kids in exploring the area’s significance.

The first station, a scavenger hunt led by Martindale, encouraged kids to better understand and appreciate their surroundings.

They were asked to track down certain native plants, investigate their features and create field drawings of their findings.

An invasive plant station followed, where Rachel Whitehouse — a Thompson Rivers University student working on her masters of environmental science — led a fun-filled invasive species pull targeted at knapweed.

“We’re trying to get the message out to as many people as possible, including the kids, the importance of caring for our grasslands and really how detrimental knapweed can be to our local ecosystem, Martindale said.

Judith Guichon, the former lieutenantgovernor, was at the interpretive site running a station on pond biodiversity and the detriment of habitat loss. The Guichon family has been involved in

holistic ranch management in the area for years, and the interpretive site was opened in honour of Judith Guichon’s late husband, Laurie Guichon, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1999.

Martindale told the Herald it meant a lot to her for Judith Guichon to be there.

“Really it’s a topic close to home for Judy.

Grasslands conservation has always been important in her life so I really wanted her to be there,” she said.

Outdoor enthusiasts Murphy and Katharine Shewchuk shared some of their knowledge about the area’s grasslands and the importance of caring for the land — like the Guichon family has done for generations — at the final station. The philosophy of taking care of the environment so that is as good, or better, for the next generation was a message they passed down to the kids.

Martindale said the whole excursion came into existence because she connected with the Nicola Watershed Community Roundtable, the organization that manages the site.

“Last year when I was on maternity leave I went and joined that group because I’m really passionate about grasslands conservation,” she said. “We had chatted about how we need to get more education into the schools about this excellent local resource we have sitting right here.”

Tuesday’s field trip was a successful one, Martindale said.

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a lot of out of it,” she said. “Just to see how inquisitive they were being about their surroundings and how they were really taking a closer look and being that much more in tune with the place — and the plants — that was, I feel, a big success.”

Her thoughts were echoed by Whitehouse.

“I feel like a lot of them are going to go home and tell their parents about weeds and their parents may go ‘Oh, okay — maybe we should start paying attention to that,’” she said.

Merrill Livesey, a Grade 5/6 teacher at Merritt Central, explained that many of her students understand the importance of protecting forests, but not so much when it comes

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to grasslands. She’s confident Tuesday’s field trip shed some light.

“With that awareness comes a bit more respect for their environment and for this unique spot where we live,” she said.

Incorporating environmental topics into the school system in this way is critical to building lifelong stewards of the environment, Whitehouse said.

“I remember when I was in Grade 3 or so they started hitting us with the environmental stuff and I remember thinking ‘Oh, we need to take care of the environment’ — I still remember that,” she said. “Going to nature camps in Vancouver when I was growing up was another thing

that really stuck with me. I think it’s really important to have those programs available to kids — it’s super important to raise our next generation of kids with that focus in school.”

Opened in 2001 by the Nicola Watershed Community Round Table, the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site’s purpose is to educate residents of the watershed and visitors about the significance of the Interior grasslands, according to their website.

The site is open to anyone wishing to learn more about local grasslands and is located off of Lundbom Lake Road, about 11 kilometres southeast of Merritt on Highway 5A.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

No maps in referendum There’s a conspiracy theory making the rounds about the NDP government’s referendum TOM FLETCHER on chang- B.C. ing B.C.’s VIEWS voting system.

It goes like this: they’re making a mess of it on purpose so proportional representation will be dead for a generation, along with Green hopes of further erosion of NDP support to them and other upstart parties.

I don’t subscribe to this theory. I still prefer the one I put forward in December, where the aim is to kill off the Social Credit-B.C. Liberal governing coalition and replace it with the Green-NDP coalition that currently clings to power.

The two-part scheme I described is first, reverse course and tap into millions in public funding to replace union and corporate donations. Then break the promise of protecting rural constituencies in a proportional representation system, to give urban seats the clout.

(Perhaps they could consider a third step, renaming their coalition the “Institutional Revolutionary Party” in the Mexican tradition.)

But ‘mess it up on purpose’ is a compelling theory for a couple of reasons. The B.C. NDP has been split for many years between its growing urban environmental wing and its traditional hardhat industrial union base.

The election of 2017, and the one before that where leader Adrian Dix abruptly turned against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, show that the urban greens have won, and the NDP is abandoning its industrial and rural roots to try to save itself.

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Trump escalates trade war via Twitter Halfway across the Pacific Ocean, Donald Trump heard the closing statements from the G7 summit in Quebec (which he had left early to meet North Korean GWYNNE DYER dictator Kim JongThe international un in Singapore).

STAGE All the G7 countries had signed up to an anodyne closing communique that papered over the huge gap between the United States and the other six on world trade — but Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau then said once again that he would answer Trump’s big new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports with new Canadian tariffs hitting U.S. exports just as hard.

He had said it before, including to Trump’s face just the previous day. The other national leaders present in Quebec said exactly the same thing, and none of them had changed their positions before the final communique was agreed. But Trump flew into a rage.

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country like Canada was going to get away with talking to the president of the United States like that. Trump retracted his endorsement of the joint communique, called Trudeau “very dishonest and weak”, and hinted heavily that his next target would be Canada’s car-making industry (which is almost completely integrated with its U.S. counterpart).

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‘International cooperation cannot be dictated by fits of anger and throwaway remarks’ — French President Emmanuel Macron

No surprises here. The other countries of what used to be called ‘the West’ have grown used to Trump’s tweeted outbursts, and French President Emmanuel Macron restricted himself to saying that “international co-

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operation cannot be dictated by fits of anger and throwaway remarks.”

True enough, but what also needs to be said loudly and often (but generally isn’t) is that the whole confrontation over trade is irrelevant to Trump’s real political concern, which is vanishing American jobs. He’s not just barking up the wrong tree on this issue; he is baying at the Moon.

Trump’s line is that the very high unemployment rate in the United States (which he is almost alone among American politicians in acknowledging) has been caused by free trade.

The evil foreigners took advantage of gullible Americans to make free trade deals, and then lured ruthless American manufacturers to relocate their factories in their low-wage homelands.

This only made sense for American manufacturers if there was more or less free trade between their new base and the United States, so that they could still sell their products back home without tariffs. For Trump, therefore, free trade is the mother of all evils. But while more than a million American jobs did get sent abroad like that in the 1990s, very few have been exported in the past fifteen years.

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OPINION LETTER

to the editor

City council needs to take action

Breaking tradition

Editor, I noted that the Mayor has met with B.C. officials about our flooding; but when is the city going to announce that an engineering study will be done ASAP to determine the most cost-effective way to stop future flooding — by controlling the Nicola River? I expected that by now, there would have been a staff report outlining this and proposing a solution, but no mention of such at the council meeting on June 12. Silence!

Diking is only a stop-gap measure, and a costly one at that. Control is the answer.

C’mon council and staff; let’s focus on flooding; now, so that work can be done this year to preclude flooding — forever. That is my expectation of council; no less.

Determine the solution; get senior government money and get construction done this summer. Please. Let’s not go through any more floods in Merritt!

Darch Oborne Merritt, B.C.

Jobs will vanish due to automation From Page 6 In the first decade of the 21st century, the United States lost one-third of all its manufacturing jobs, and the vast majority of them were killed by automation. They didn’t ‘go’ anywhere. They just vanished.

It happened first in what became known as the Rust Belt, because that was the main centre of assembly-line industry in the U.S.. Assembly lines, which break a complex task down into a series of simple and highly repetitive actions, are the easiest thing in the world to automate.

Job destruction then slowed down until other new computer-driven technologies matured: self-driving vehicles, on-line shopping, ‘dark’ factories and warehouses.

But they are ready now, and the carnage in retail jobs, driving jobs and warehouse jobs is just getting underway. To worry about free trade while this is going on is pure folly.

Not only has the ‘offshoring’ of jobs virtually stopped, but there is a new phenomenon called ‘reshoring’. Some American manufacturers are bringing their factories home, because with full automation you have to hire only one-tenth of the high-paid American workers you used to employ, and by reshoring you get to work in a predictable legal

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environment in your own language.

Trump can do a lot of damage to employment both elsewhere and in the United States by launching a trade war, but he cannot ‘bring the jobs back’. They are gone for good, and a lot more will follow.

Automation may be slowed down here and there for a while, but eventually it will eliminate at least half the existing jobs – and the notion that it will create equivalent numbers of new good jobs is an amiable myth.

So while the leaders of other rich countries will have to divert some attention and effort to coping with the negative impacts of Trump’s trade war, they must not let that become their obsession too. It’s a side issue, though potentially a very expensive one.

In Canada, in France, in Japan, in all the developed countries, the real problem is the same as it is in the U.S.: the inexorable advance of automation and the resulting hemorrhage of jobs. So devote most of your attention to that, and only respond to Trump’s declaration of trade war to the extent that is politically unavoidable.

In the end, you’ll be glad you did.

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Attorney General David Eby and Premier John Horgan have revealed the choices available in the referendum on proportional representation set for this fall. Photo courtesy of the B.C. Government

From Page 6 Secondly, they’re really screwing it up – rushing to an arbitrary November deadline, reluctantly pushing out untested, complicated voting options, doing it without even presenting maps of the vast multi-member constituencies, cooking the whole thing up in future leader David Eby’s office, and so on.

Can they possibly believe they can sneak through a low-turnout mail-in referendum and overturn 120 years of parliamentary tradition? They believe they can eliminate poverty with an updated version of the Soviet fiveyear plan for tractor production, so why not?

Premier John Horgan even tried to sell a scheme that their goofy collection of alternative voting systems would be kept secret until September, because everyone would be too busy barbecuing to wade through it. That idea

charred and burned pretty quickly.

I won’t ruin your appetite with a long description of the options. Suffice it to say that two of the alternatives involve “list” candidates.

These listed lovelies would be picked by parties and stuck into big multi-member districts to top up their popular vote totals, without the bother of actual people running for a seat. NDP proportional representation is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get.

The B.C. Liberals demanded and got a brief emergency debate on this, in which Prince GeorgeValemount MLA Shirley Bond noted that her single-member district is already bigger than Belgium. And it’s compact compared to Skeena and Peace River North.

Voters may remember that we went through this proportional representation

debate in 2005 and 2009, without the clumsy trickery on offer this time. There was an independent citizens’ assembly and a clear set of proposed multi-member constituencies.

Some examples from the 2009 report: A new CaribooThompson district would have four members rattling around an area from Quesnel to Kamloops.

A new ColumbiaKootenay district would have three MLAs. North Coast and Skeena-Stikine would get two MLAs to cover 300,000 square kilometres, an area a bit smaller than Germany.

That plan also went straight from the grill to the garbage, under reasonable rules with a decent amount of time for voters to consider it.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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WORK BEGINS ON SPIUS CREEK FISH HATCHERY Concrete is about to be poured for the foundation of the fish hatchery building at Spius Creek near its junction with the Nicola River west of Merritt.

Construction is on schedule at the $633,000 pilot hatchery for chinook and coho salmon, according to project engineer Adrian Rowland of the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Vancouver.

The “small installation,” Rowland said, is scheduled to be completed in September. It will run without fish for a year so that temperatures and water quality can be monitored “to get the bugs out.”

The pilot will be designed to raise 220,000 chinook and 105,000 coho fry to be released into the Nicola River.

The fry will be larger due to being raised in warmer water and controlled conditions.

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Stolen boat recovered, truck still missing Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

A truck, boat and trailer were stolen from DCS Auto in Merritt in broad daylight on June 11.

Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Lorne Wood said the shop owner’s black Ford truck — with a boat and trailer attached to the bumper — was taken from the shop around 2:30 p.m. on Monday.

“[The shop owner] was doing some work in the boat so he jumped out, was working on something else, and when he went back into the truck to bring the boat in. It was gone — literally over a five to ten minute period,” he said. “So I think it was that he left the keys in it — just to take it in and out of his shop kind of thing — and the guy jumped in and took off with it.”

Shortly thereafter, Merritt bylaw officers spotted the boat and trailer on Douglas Street.

“Merritt bylaw called saying they saw something odd over on Douglas Street in the alleyway so they went over and found the boat and trailer laying there — I don’t think half an hour later,” Wood said.

The truck, a 2011 Ford F15, was recovered on June 12 in

Beaverdell, according to Const. Tracy Dunsmore.

“It looks like it was undamaged, so probably just ran out of gas,” she said.

The suspect, according to Wood, is a caucasian male, approximately 5”8, wearing a baseball cap and a backpack.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Merritt RCMP at 250-3784262.

Young vandals caught Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt RCMP have arrested two youths for vandalism to Merritt Secondary School (MSS) and Spirit Square over the first weekend of June.

Const. Tracy Dunsmore said Merritt

RCMP received several calls from the public and MSS staff regarding the vandalism that caused an estimated $2,000 worth of damage to the school and Spirit Square.

Under law, the pair cannot be named as they are under the age of 18.

Since the mid-day robbery, the truck, boat and trailer have all been recovered. Photo contributed.

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Troupe of fraudsters back in town, says RCMP Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt RCMP Const. Derrick Francis said he suspects the group of travelling fraudsters believed to be behind several crimes over the past month in Merritt have returned to town.

“We had a man call in [saying] a male approached him, said he lost his wallet and he needed some money to get him and his wife and kids to keep moving so he asked to sell him some jewellery,” he said. “It’s a very similar scam to what they’ve

done the last times.”

Francis called the troupe the ‘Roma Crime Group,’ and noted they’ve been reported all over the province.

“There was only one vehicle reported [on June 8] in Merritt but they are a group, so we are just advising people to be aware,” he said.

Anyone who may have been targeted or has additional information about the suspects is asked to contact Merritt RCMP at 250378-4262 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.

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Bass Coast going big for tenth anniversary Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

A record 5,500 attendees are expected at this year’s sold out Bass Coast electronic music and arts festival, set to take place in Merritt from July 6 to 9.

The Bass Coast team has announced their 2018 lineup, a full spectrum of electronic music and art — under the theme of “prism” — in celebration of their 10th year.

Liz Thomson, the festival’s co-founder and art director, said guests can expect a variety of genres — house, techno, drum and bass, funk, dubstep, dancehall, hip hop, and ambient music to name a few.

Four stages will await festival-goers, carefully curated to offer different themes.

“This year is the most diverse line up yet, Thomson said. “We are very excited to offer a wide range of styles — there is something for everyone.”

With a mixture of veterans and first-time performers, there’s no shortage of acts to look forward to, she said.

“The biggest problem is trying to be in multiple places at once. There are so many incredible artists to catch,” Thomson said. “We’re looking forward to The Mixpak Showcase on Friday night, Nosaj Thing’s live show on Saturday night and Nadia Rose’s high energy performance on Sunday.”

The excitement doesn’t end there for Bass Coast 2018 as interactive art, workshops and activities are set to raise the festival’s frequency even higher.

“We are presenting our best art exhibit to date. Almost every piece will be interactive for the viewer which is a target we have been working towards for the past six years,” she said.

“Bass Coast produces a number of our own art installations and this year’s theme-related

HEALTH CARE

Insulin pumps to be covered for adults Patients over25 can use the device to replace injections.

Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

The B.C. government is extending Pharmacare coverage for diabetics aged 25 and up to use insulin pumps instead of relying on daily injections to stabilize their condition.

Health Minister Adrian Dix made the announcement Tuesday at Vancouver General Hospital, noting it was a promise made by Premier John Horgan in the 2017 election campaign.

The ministry expects about 830 B.C. adults will benefit from the extended health coverage, providing insulin pumps that cost between $6,000 and $7,000 and must be replaced every five years.

The pump monitors blood glucose and provides accurate insulin dosing that can allow people to have more flexibility for work and activities such as going on a hike, said Ramia Hosak, executive director of Young and T1, a volunteer organization for young adults with type one diabetes.

“Insulin pumps can also help prevent eye disease, kidney disease,

project is one we are very excited about.”

Thomson added they’ve created a new immersive environment — one of the largest new areas on site this year — due to the popularity of their yoga and movement classes.

Founded in 2009 by Andrea Graham and Liz Thomson, Bass Coast is a female-driven festival, fully independent of corporate sponsors.

“The festival has a strong female presence. We receive a large number of comments about how this makes the festival ‘feel’ different than other festivals,” Thomson said. “The industry is male dominated, however we feel this is changing as more women are stepping into upper management roles at many other festivals. We believe that the most important benefit of having equal representation on our team is to be role models for the younger generations and other businesses.”

A record 5,500 guests are expected at this year’s event, as festival organizers decided to let 1,000 more people in. All tickets have already been scooped up, but those interested in transferring tickets or wishing to volunteer can visit www.basscoast.ca for more information.

amputations and a number of other complications related to diabetes,” Hosak said.

Dr. David Thompson, a diabetes specialist at Vancouver General Hospital said the availability of insu-

lin pumps will assist pregnant women.

In the meantime, he is involved in research that is seeking to cure diabetes using transplanted cells to restore the body’s ability to control blood glucose.

To mark the festival’s tenth year in existence a record 5,500 tickets were made available, which have since all sold. Photo contributed

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WELCOME TO SD58’S NEW SILENT AUCTION

Our auctions will run weekly from Thursday to Wednesday. You will find a new link on our website that will bring you to our silent auction. www.sd58.bc.ca/ Click “About Us” The item categories are: • Computers • Printers • Miscellaneous Our silent auction dates and time periods will be clearly listed.

If there is a minimum bid on an item, it will be listed in the description of the item. Some items will have a value price listed. You are free to bid any amount higher than the minimum bid.

The highest bidder will be contacted. Items are to be picked up within 5 days of being notified.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF CONAYT FRIENDSHIP CENTRE (the “Society”) The following special resolutions will be proposed for approval at a special meeting of the members of the Society to be held on JUNE 26, 2018 AT 5:00 P.M. at 1964 Quilchena Avenue.

D E E N R O P TU T S U O F E P A T A O D T

Note that while this special resolution will be considered and approved at the members’ meeting, they will not come into effect until the Society files a transition application to under the new Societies Act, which will occur as soon as practicable after the meeting. Until that time, the current bylaws will remain in effect.

Replacement of Bylaws

RESOLVED as special resolutions that: 1.

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the current Bylaws of the Society be deleted in their entirety and that the form of Bylaws attached hereto as Schedule A be adopted as the Bylaws of the Society in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the existing Bylaws of the Society, with effect upon the electronic filing of a Transition Application with the BC Registrar of Companies; and the directors of the Society be authorized and directed to sign all documents and take all actions that are necessary or desirable in carrying out the transition of the Society under the Societies Act and the replacement of the Bylaws.

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Loggers struggle despite high prices

B.C.’s forest industry has shifted to logging contractors to supply mills and export markets. Black Press files

equipment required, set-up times, fuel costs, crew costs and distances to be travelled.

The report also calls for a government and industry-funded training program by 2019, to address the skilled worker shortage caused by people retiring or leaving the industry.

Elstone said contractors are working at less than full capacity, even with high lumber demand and prices, because they don’t have enough skilled operators to keep their trucks and harvest equipment going. The contractor system puts a lot of risk on loggers and they don’t generate the profits to manage that risk, so some are closing down, he said.

The TLA says its members are the foundation of an industry that supports 140,000 jobs in B.C. and generates $14 billion in revenues internationally, with lumber sales to China, Japan, Korea and other countries in

Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

Even with recordhigh lumber prices driving the forest industry, logging contractors continue to struggle to stay in business, says B.C.’s main harvester group.

Members of the Truck Loggers Association are hoping for quick action by the B.C. government on recommendations from the recently completed review of logging contractor sustainability, conducted by former cabinet minister George Abbott.

“This report and recommendations basically validates the reality of logging contractors today,” said Dave Elstone, executive director of the TLA. “There is declining profitability for contractors across the province.”

The recommendations include establishing a minimum standard rate model for logging contractors by 2020, including

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Randy Spence, chair of the Interior Logging Association, said the report confirms that conditions are similar in his region as the B.C. coast.

Susan Yurkovich, president of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries, cautioned that logging contractor costs for forest companies are already higher than competing jurisdictions, and the industry needs to maintain global competitiveness.

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at the Lower Nicola Indian Band Shulus Hall located at #85 Shulus Highway 8, Merritt, B.C. for the purpose of consideration and approval, if applicable, of the special resolutions included with the notice.

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Competition tight at BC Finals rodeo Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt’s rodeo grounds brimmed with activity as the province’s finest young cowboys and cowgirls descended on the town for the BC High School Finals rodeo on June 2 and 3.

There was more than glory to be won at the event, as the top five finishers in each event earned a spot at the Canadian High School Finals, which will also be hosted in Merritt later this summer.

Only one competitor could claim the hometown advantage, as Merritt’s Taylia Mckeown entered in the breakaway roping and the goat tying events.

Mckeown’s best finish came in the goat tying, where she finished

seventh overall in a field of 23, narrowly missing out on a qualification for the Canadian High School Finals.

Mckeown qualified for the Canadian Finals last year, but as a Grade 11 student, she will have one more season to find a way to return to the national rodeo stage.

The top all-around cowgirl award went to Fallyn Mills of Pink Mountain, who took home titles in a variety of events.

On the men’s side, Chase’s Lincoln Yarama took home the title for top all around cowboy.

Both Yarama and Mills will be among the B.C. representatives, competing against the best of the best from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba at the Canadian Finals from

July 27 to 29 in Merritt.

While the competition was the main draw for high school cowboys and cowgirls, this year’s graduating competitors were also honoured at a banquet on Saturday.

“They enjoyed the town, lots of people spent some time downtown,” said Melissa Dinsdale, a local on the organizing committee for the BC High School Finals rodeo.

With the BC High School Finals Rodeo now complete, the organizing committee is looking ahead to the upcoming Canadian Finals.

“The Canadian Finals are going to be a lot bigger and a lot busier,” Dinsdale added.

“People are more than welcome to come and watch and enjoy.”

Cowboys and cowgirls from all over B.C. were vying for spots at the Canadian High School Finals rodeo, which will be hosted in Merritt on July 27 to 29. Bill Stowell/Herald

Merritt’s Taylia Mckeown competes in the breakaway roping event at the BC High School Finals rodeo in Merritt. Mckeown was the lone competitor to represent the Nicola Valley at the finals, where she also competed in goat tying. Bill Stowell/Herald

BREAKING IN THE NEW COURTS The Merritt & District Tennis Club held a men’s doubles tournament on June 9 at their newly-resurfaced courts located adjacent to the Merritt Golf & Country Club. Three local teams took part and played a round robin competition. The team of Bob Bansi and Amar Khanghura emerged as the winners, winning both of their matches by scores of 8-0 over Mo Ollek and Harbans Sandhu and 8-3 over Bal Bains and Amrit Ahuja. Bains and Ahuja placed second, defeating Ollek and Sandhu 8-6. The next MDTC event will be a fun mixed doubles tournament on June 23 starting at 10 a.m. For more information on the MDTC, contact Sandhu (250-280-1451), Diane Quinn (250-378-4501) or Ian Webster (250-378-2345). Photo contributed

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What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

June 15 Okanagan Band Schools Traditional Games Voght Park June 16-17

North West Mud Racing Association Mud Drags Music Festival Grounds

June 23

Merritt & District Tennis Club Mixed Doubles at the courts near the Merritt Golf & Country Club

June 23

Night Races at the Merritt Speedway Time Trials 4 p.m., Racing 5 p.m.

June 29-July 1

Nicola Valley Kennel Club Dog Show Voght Park, 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.

June 30-July 1

Merritt Otters Invitational Swim Meet Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre

July 7-8

Little Britches Rodeo Merritt Rodeo Grounds

July 27-29

Canadian High School Finals Rodeo Merritt Rodeo Grounds

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WARRIOR WOMEN Five female fitness fanatics representing Persistence Personal Training in Merritt took part in the annual Femsport fitness competition in Kamloops in late May. Leading the way for the group of first-time Femsport competitors was Serena Garcia (middle, inset), who took home first overall in her category. Garcia also set a record, flipping a tire six times in 17 seconds during the obstacle course. The next competition for the Persistence Personal Training team is on June 16 and 17, at the ‘Pound for Pound Championships’ in Kamloops. Photos contributed

Mon, Wed, Fri, Central Park, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Tues, Thurs, Civic Centre, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

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with the final score showing a 12-5 loss for the Thunder.

A slow start to the third game of the tournament did no favours for the Thunder, who had to battle back from a 2-0 deficit in the first period. Brewer and Finch once again combined to score four goals, but that was all

the offense could muster as the game finished 9-4.

The final game of the tournament came against a team from Langley. A hard fought back and forth first period found the teams knotted at one (off another Brewer tally).

Another Brewer marker — assisted by Connor and Clinton

Kaboni — in the early third cut the lead to 1, but a string of penalty trouble cost the Thunder. Four straight Langley goals sealed the game at 7-2.

Despite a tough tournament, the team expressed their gratitude to coaches Gylan Bose, Terra Fox and Dave Finch for a great season.

The Nicola Valley Thunder midget lacrosse team’s season came to a close at the midget Barn Burner tournament in Penticton on June 8 and 9.

The team opened the tournament with a match against the eventual winners, Shuswap.

Beckett Finch (assist“Breaking the Chain of Abuse” ed by Wyatt Reed) tallied the first goal for the Thunder in the dying seconds of the first Please make an appointment to visit period, after Shuswap opened a four goal lead.

Ph: 250-378-5223 The lead was cut to email: aarsrescue@gmail.com two in the early going View other future best friends @ www.angelsanimalrescue.ca of the second period, as Connor Kaboni KODI assisted on the first of Adult Male - Wolf-hybrid Bill Brewer’s three goals.

He is kind but fearful, he loves other dogs and But the hat trick wasn’t would be happiest in a rural environment with an enough as the Thunder adult family that is quiet, gentle and understandfell 10-4. ing. Previous experience with this breed is a must.

Brewer’s scoring Prior to applying to adopt please ensure your area has no restrictions on adopting this breed. prowess held strong in the Thunder’s second Donations can be to made to The Angel’s Animal Rescue Society at game against the West The Interior Savings Credit Union, Account #1193739.

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Conayt Friendship Society

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING is called for:

June 26, 2018 at 5:30 pm-7:00 pm; dinner at 7:00 pm 2164 Quilchena Avenue The Annual Report and the Audited Financial Statement of the Society will be available at registration on the above date beginning at 4:00 pm. **Please Note - Only individuals with current memberships may vote or be nominated for office.

If you plan to run for a seat on the Board of Directors please submit your signed nomination form as Candidate along with a nominator who is a Member of CFS. Door prizes given during dinner. Exchange traditional gifts – optional.

To reserve your seat for the Dinner please phone

(250) 378-5107

THE MEETING IS OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. ***Please bring your membership card or 2 pieces of picture ID to confirm membership.

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Slo-Pitch 11:00 am @ Central Park – Field 1 - Sat. June 16. Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, 1500m Speed Walk 10:00 am @ Voght Park Tue. June 19

NICOLA VALLEY FALL FAIR YARD SALE

June 23 - 24, July 14 - 15, 28 - 29 August 11 - 12 (last weekend), 319 Lindley Creek Road, Merritt, Saturday 9 - 2 and Sundays 10 - 2. Drop off days are during the yard sales or Monday from 6 - 8. Phone Martha at 250378-2303 for inquiries. No tvs or large exercise equip. as we have to pay to have someone dispose of these items.

COURTHOUSE ARTS GALLERY

Come see a variety of vendors every Saturday from May - October 6 during our new hours from 9:30 - 1:00, beside the Ballie House. New vendors welcome, call 250-571-3470 or 250-378-4624.

HOSPICE

Merritt Hospice is calling for volunteers to support Palliative Care Clients and their families and to support those who are grieving. Volunteers are also needed for administrative duties such a fund raising, community events and serve as board members. Contact Jill Sanford at 250-378-4577 for more information.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Meets on the first and third Thursday at 6:30 pm in the Civic Center, from Sept. to May. Our next quilting weekend is July 13, 14 & 15. Join us by registering at the civic center or just drop by to see what we do! The next regular meeting will be on Sept. 6. Meanwhile, for information call Sharon at 250-315-2340 or find us on Facebook.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

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

RED CROSS

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.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Hours are 2 pm to 6 pm, Tuesday through Friday, and Saturdays from 1 pm to 7 pm. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests always welcome and will be signed in by a member.

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Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo.

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

Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

DROP IN CENTER FOR ELDERS

The Conayt Friendship Society located at 1964 Quilchena Ave. has a drop-in center for Elders every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Snacks and light lunches are provided. Elders are welcome to assist in preparing menu and lunch. A sign-in sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the Executive Director.

PENSION BREAKFAST

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

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

ELKS BINGO

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

THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU Crossroads Community Church

2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911• Service Time: Sundays 10:00 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

NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA

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

Join the Navy League every Wednesday evening from 6-9 p.m. for our parade. We are located at 1755 Coldwater Ave. Jumpstart does cover the cost of our fees & no child is turned away due to finances. FMI 250-280-6944.

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

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Playing M/W/F: 8:30-11:30am, Sport Box, Central Park (2975 Voght Street) T/TH: 6:30-8:00pm, Merritt Civic Centre (1950 Mamette Ave) Great fun and exercise, drop-ins welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available. FMI call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105 Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information call 250-378-2004

FAMILY HISTORY

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: Sundays at 10am (no service on the 5th Sunday)

Trinity United Church

Anyone wanting to research their Family Trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-212-9868. We will open the Family History Centre by appointment only.

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2451 Spring Bank Ave • 250-378-5603 Worship Service Sunday -10 am • Sunday School -11:10 am Bible Study - 6:45 to 7:45 pm Wednesdays

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Join us Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 p.m.. See our current art show or join us for our Friday workshops, different arts and artists, from tea and talk to mosaics, drawing, etc. For what’s new this week at the Gallery and the NVAC check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil.com Or call 250-378-6515 or 250-315-3437.

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NEW Executive custom home in area of quality build homes. Features gourmet kitchen with silestone counters, S/S appl., sunken living rm, large covered deck, new roof & walkout bsmt.

This 2000 sq.ft. rancher with full basement is approx. 25 mins. south of Merritt. Great country getaway with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, open kitchen with HW floors. Has 26x44 insulated shop with attached carport. Great area for year

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$574,900

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2426 COLDWATER AVE

$365,000

$389,900

#17, 1749 MENZIES ST.

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Affordable elegance in this one level 3 bedroom upgraded rancher. Newcontemporary white kitchen & appliances, heated bathroom floors, newer HW tank, U/G sprinklers, fenced yard & extra parking.

This 3 bedroom townhouse with 2 pce powder room on main, open concept kitchen/living room, kitchen with nook & a breakfast bar. Gas F/P, skylights, BI vac.

Nice end unit with bigger fenced yard.

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1363 GARCIA STREET

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#3015

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2465 CHAPMAN ST CE

Quality built rancher with 3 bedrms up, 1 down, 3 baths, 9 ft ceilings, gorgeous kitchen, HW floors, office, workshop area, private covered deck, double garage & RV parking.

#2926

$459,000

6449 MONCK PARK RD

Build your dream home on the 1.05 acre lakeview property in Nicola Lakeshore Estates. Water and sewer hookups available. Close to water access. Great lake for fishing, boating, etc.

#2969

$159,900

Basement entry half duplex in good area close to schools & shopping. 3 bedrms up, 1 down. Has sundeck in front plus a covered deck in back. Backyard in fenced with lane acess.

#2997 $259,900 122, 1401 NICOLA AVE

Nice 2 bedroom mobile home in Eldorado MH Park. Comes with all appliances & newer plumbing with heat tape. Close to golf course. Pad rent $368.00 per month.

#2674

$49,900

Wonderful home on a quiet street with 4 bedrooms on the main plus 2 bedrm legal suite . Bright open kitchen and living area.

Fenced backyard with fruit trees and room for a garden.

#3002

$469,000

4066 AIRPORT ROAD

Approx. ½ acre lot zoned C-3 with utilities in place on lot. Great location near Walmart, highway access and backs onto the airport

#2977

$99,000

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom home in good area, close to shopping. Has laminated floors, woodstove, jet tub in 4 pce bath.

Huge kitchen with all appliances. Nicely landscaped with fruit trees.

#3000

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$189,900

10681 HWY 97C

Great horse property on 9.88 acres. 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walkout bsmt,vaulted ceilings, large deck & big country kitchen.

Has several out buildings and chicken coop.

#2973

$699,900

Private riverfront estate on 3.22 acre in the city that backs onto golf course. Features 3 bedrms, 5 pce ensuite, Mill Creek kitchen cabinets and island, crown moldings, central A/C RV parking & more. #2989 $759,000

COLDWATER HILLS

Grandview Heights

Spius Creek Estates

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

RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS

Located Off Petit Creek Road

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

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

Choose your lot, bring your plans & start building your future! Close to shopping.

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Prices Starting at $85,000 + GST

#2894

Prices Starting at $199,000+GST

Approx. 10 acre lots located just 15 minutes west of Merritt in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Stunning view of the valley and some lots are river front.

Disclosure Statement available. Call for more #2990 details.

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2000 sq.ft. rancher with full bsmt in Brookmere. Master bedrm on the main, 2 bedrms in bsmt, open country kitchen.

Has 26x44 insulated shop and attached carport. Lot is over 18,000 sq.ft.

3 bedroom home in good area, across from park. New paint and newer roof. Has detached 22x30 shop/garage. Great for a first time buyer or retiree. Fenced yard with fruit trees & lane access.

5 bedroom family home, completely finished up & down. Has Mill Creek kitchen cabinets, s/S appliances, BI vac, A/C, and 2 bedrooms in the basement for media room.

Has detached shop/garage.

#3013

#3010

#3011

$365,000

2333 CLEASBY STREET

$265,000

442 WOODWARD AVE.

$389,900

2465 CHAPMAN ST.

1622 FIR ROAD

4 bedrm rancher with fantastic new of Coldwater River. Kitchen has Mill Creek cabinets, granite island, HW & laminate flooring. U/G sprinklers A/C fenced backyard, large storage shed.

#2999

$499,900

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2426 COLDWATER AVE

#17, 1749 MENZIES ST.

6344 MONCK PARK ROAD

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Private riverfront estate on 3.22 acres that backs onto golf course. Home has 3 bedrms up, shaped island in kitchen S/S appliances, jetted tub & steam shower in ensuite, central A/C & RV parking.

Affordable elegance in this one level 3 bdrm upgraded rancher. Newcontemporary white kitchen & appliances, heated bathroom floors, newer HW tank, U/G sprinklers, fenced yard & extra parking.

This 3 bedroom townhouse with 2 pce powder room on main, open concept kitchen/living room, kitchen with nook & a breakfast bar. Gas F/P, skylights, BI vac.

Nice end unit with bigger fenced yard.

Spectacular log home on Nicola Lake on 1.22 acres with 3600 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Features 3 bedrms, 5 baths, fully finished basement and a wrap around deck with a screened in sitting room. Fantastic views.

#3014

#3015

#3008

#2989

$759,000

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NEW

$288,800

6672 MONCK PARK RD

1545 MILLER ROAD

$230,000

$1,700,000

Totally private 51.98 acres with panoramic views from this custom built timber frame beam home. Has vaulted ceilings, 3 bedrms, 4 baths, geothermal heat, & vast covered wrap around decks.

#2996

$780,000

Enjoy your summer in this gorgeous custom home on 1 acre with 140 ft of waterfront on Nicola Lake. 4 bedrms, 4 baths, and 4376 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Seller willing to leave most furniture, lake toys & more.

#3001

$1,695,000

2563 COLDWATER AVE

#303, 2295 BLAIR ST.

330 TURNER AVE

1700 SUNFLOWER AVE.

3007 HILTON DRIVE

6588 MONCK PARK RD

8795 OLD KAMLOOPS RD

5544 HARMON ESTATES

Good location to schools & shopping, this basement entry half duplex has oak kitchen cabinets, laminate floors, 3 bedrms & 2 baths up plus 1 bedrm living quarters on ground level.

Exceptionally clean 2 bedroom strata unit in Sandpiper. Bright open concept, A/C unit, all appliances. Perfect as an investment property or own your own home. Strata fees $126.31 per month.

1560 sq.ft. modular home with vaulted ceilings, sunken living room, oak kitchen with counter nook, 3 bedrooms and soaker tub in ensuite. Enjoy your coffee on either deck. Lots of parking.

Executive custom home in area of high end homes. Spacious home with gourmet kitchen with Silestone counters, oak cabinets & S/S appliances, sunken living room, 2 bedrms up, plus 1 bedrm suite and new roof.

Newer open concept rancher style home in good area of newer homes with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large kitchen that opens to the dining & living rooms. Sundeck in back yard and a double garage.

Exceptional lakefront luxury home on 0.99 acre lot. Feature HW & porcelain tile floors on the main, 5 bedrms, 4 baths, large gourmet kitchen, spacious covered deck plus guest suite on lower level.

Panoramic Stump Lake views from 12.3 acres with over 500 ft. of lakeshore. This one of a kind rancher has vast wrap around porches, a rustic guest cottage + a 2300 sq.ft. barn/shop.

This perfect recreational cabin on Nicola Lake features 2 bedrms, open design plan with large windows, fireplace in living room & large sundeck for summer BBQ’s. Includes 14x16 workshop & fruit trees.

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SOL Large 4 bedroom, 4 bath quality built home in desirable area & backs onto golf course. Laundry on the main, fully finished basement, 2 fireplaces and large 2 car garage

Fresh and bright! You’ll love looking out the bank of window from the recently updated kitchen with beautiful quartz countertops. Has vinyl double paned tinted windows, newer flooring, pellet stove, private deck, updated 200 amp electrical. Detached shop.

#2987

#2998

$385,000

$309,900

#2997

$259,900

#2986

$124,500

#2983

$289,000

#3012

$574,900

#2976

$379,900

#2985

$1,695,000

#2937

$2,190,000

#2982

$675,000

#4, 1717 GRANITE

1314 FIR AVENUE

1590 BANN STREET

#122, 1401 NICOLA AVE

1363 GARCIA STREET

1671 BANN STREET

1801 MENZIES STREET

ON 1ST STREET

10681 HWY.97C

1001 COLDWATER RD

The perfect retirement community in Woodlane Village and close to shopping. This townhome features 2 bedrms, 2 baths, laundry on the main, living room with gas F/P, and carport in front. Strata fees $250 per month.

Full side by side duplex in quiet area of Collettville. Each side has 1 bedroom up & 1 down and 1040 sq.ft. Great revenue property. Both rented. New roof, new exterior paint & 1 side has recent renovation.

Nice 2 bedroom mobile in Eldorado Mobile Home Park, with newer appliances included.

Close to golf course. Easy walk to amenities.

Pad rent is 368.00 per month.

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom home in good area and close to shopping. Has laminated flooring, woodstove, jet tub in 4 pce bath. Huge kitchen with all appl Nicely landscaped with fruit trees & garden area.

Wonderful home on quiet street with 4 bedrooms plus legal 2 bedroom suite. Bright inviting open concept kitchen and living area. Fenced backyard with fruit trees.

Newer HE furnace & roof.

#2949

Nicely kept fenced yard with lane access.

3 bedroom half duplex with newer roof, kitchen with eating area and large living room. Currently tenanted. Good starter or investment home.

Great horse property of 9.88 acres with 5 bedrm level entry rancher with fully fi n.

Walkout bsmt. Home has vaulted ceilings, large country kitchen and a spacious deck to enjoy the sunsets.

#3000

#3002

#3006

Upper Nicola school property of 1.92 acres with 2950 sq.ft. school house. Septic system installed and a well. Property is being sold “as is where is” condition. Call for more details.

Enjoy the country living on 9.5 acres with 3 bedroom rancher with full bsmt. Nicely landscaped, new well, small workshop/garage & a covered deck. Lots of room for shop & outbuildings.

#2786

Quality built rancher with many high end features, 9 ft ceilings, American Cherry HW kitchen, HW floors, 3 bedrms on main, 3 baths & fully finished basement with 4th bedroom & private entry.

#2973

#2892

$224,900

$259,900

#2926

$459,000

#2674

$49,900

$189,900

$469,000

$179,900

#2930

$425,000

$699,900

$689,900

1501 COLDWATER AVE

1201 GOVERNMENT AVE

1475 COLDWATER

1463 COLDWATER AVE

2581B JACKSON AVEE

3010 MILLER COURT

#14, 1201 MCMILLAN ST

1809 MENZIES STREET

2748 SUNSHINE VALLEY RD

1601 PONDEROSA WAY

Perfect for investors – side by side duplex within walking distance to shopping & schools. Each side has 2 bedrooms, 100 amp service and a fenced backyard.

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom home on large corner lot with development potential. Lot is 231x100 with subdivision potential or room for large shop. Has separate cabin that would be great for hobby shop.

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.

Investors – side by side duplex with 2 bedrooms, bathrm, kitchen, living room and 100 amp service per side, plus a fenced backyard.

4 bedroom half duplex in good area & close to schools & shopping. 3 bedrms up, 1 down with soaker tub in ensuite. Fenced backyard with detached 24x13 shop/garage. Long term tenants.

Under construction, this new 1850 sq.ft. rancher has 3 bedrooms, large open concept kitchen, dining & living rooms, Quartz kitchen counter. Double garage. New Home Warranty & landscaping.

Great decorating in this comfortable, spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Quality renovations include cement blocking, furnace, HW tank, walls, insulation, flooring, paint & bathrm fixtures.

3 bedroom half duplex in good area. Lane access. Newer roof. Has large kitchen with eating area and big living room. Currently rented to long term tenants.

Fully fenced 14.5 acres with spacious 4 bedrm, 2 bath rancher with vaulted ceilings, office, large eating area & separate dining.

Has numerous outbuildings, 2 wells, and back onto crown land.

Fantastic quality built home on 1.35 acres on the Bench. This home has 3 bedrms, 3 baths, and fully fin. Bsmt. Has 3 car shop, inground pool, U/G archery range and paved parking.

#2980

#2978

#2844

#2845

#3005

#3004

#2988

#3007

#2970

#2875

$155,000

2779 EAGLE CRES.

$279,900

2733 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS RD

Amazing view from this 7039 sq.ft. lot.

Close to shopping and restaurants. In area of quality built homes and growing subdivision. Bring your plans and start building your dream home.

Great subdivision to build your dream home. Fantastic views, close to shopping, restaurant, services, schools and highway.

Priced to sell!

#2407

#2932

$75,000

$74,900

$159,900

2740 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

One of the finest lots, located in Grandview Heights subdivision, with amazing views of the Nicola Valley. Close to all amenities.

The perfect place to build your dream home.

#2981

$69,900

$159,900

2769 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

$225,000

LOT 2, MIDDAY VALLEY RD

$409,900 + GST

2725 PEREGRINE WAY

1653 LINDLEY CRK RD

One of the finest lots in Grandview Heights subdivision, with amazing views of the Nicola Valley.

Close to all amenities and shopping. Perfect place to build your dream home.

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.

#2854

#2838

6 acres, currently zoned R-1 with city water and sewer not connected.

Zoning could be changed to suit Buyers needs. Call for full details

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.

#2975

#2960

#2819

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$400,000

$175,000

2797 GRANDVIEW AVE

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Build your executive retreat on this 1.1 acre lot in Nicola Lakeshore Estates. Water and sewer hookups available. Great lake for all water sports, fishing and hiking trails. Adjoining lot also available.

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6408 MONCK PARK

6021 BEECH RD

D SOL Private 12.6 acres, treed with great access to Spius Creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line.

Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

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

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.

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Build your dream home on this 1 acre water view property, in area of custom homes in Nicola Lakeshore Estates. Just 20 mins. from Merritt & 2.5 hrs from the Lower Mainland.

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$155,000

2845 NEILSON ST

4079 AIRPORT RD

1.7 acres of commercial land. Lease all or part of this site at $0.75 per sq.ft.

Presently being used for semi-truck parking.

Zonced C-3. Call for permitted uses available.

15.9 acre RV Park zoning bordering the Coldwater River. Hookups in place & future set of plans for expansion available. Has city services. Has small rental home with long term tenants.

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#2952

$1,650,000

6397 MONCK PARK RD

4153 AIRPORT RD

3940 CRAWFORD AVE

Build your dream home here in Nicola Lakeshore Estate. This .094 acre lot has 180 degree views.

Great lake for boating, fishing, hiking & biking. In area of high end custom homes

Lease all or part of this 11.4 acre site. Great location beside Walmart.

C-4 zoning. Highway 5 close by. Ready to go, cleared & gravel topped site. Utilities at lot line.

Owners may entertain offers to purchase.

Lease all or part of this 1.3 acre property at $0.85 per sq.ft. or will built warehouse to suit. Zoned C-3. Directly across from Boston Pizza and Highway 5 is close by. Call for permitted uses.

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6685 MONCK PARK RD

2701 NICOLA AVE

4066 AIRPORT ROAD

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Great waterfront property of 6 acres for your recreational getaway or build your home in the country. Mostly flat with many building sites, shallow well, septic approval, hydro with 200 amp and driveway already in.

Build your dream home on this 1.1 acre lot in one of Merritt’s finest developments, Nicola Lakeshore Estates. Water & sewer hookups available, located close to water access.

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$159,900

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Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. Zoned M-1. Other parcel has “future development” zoning. One parcel has lease in place.

Located on truck route and easy access to highway. Call for more details.

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923 MIDDAY VALLEY RD

Approx. 4 acre residential development land zoned R1, services not connected.

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Approx. 291 acre with great potential.

Current plans are for a development of 2 acre estate lots with city boundaries.

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122 acres of multiple zonings C4, C6 and R1. Buyer should contact the City of Merritt to request suitable zoning to match their needs. Call for more details.

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY June 21, 2017

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CELEBRATING CULTURE Every year, School District 58 holds a number of events recognizing and celebrating indigenous culture. On June 7, Merritt Secondary School held the annual First Nations graduation ceremony (above) at the Merritt Civic Centre. In May, elementary school students from across the district joined in the annual student powwow (top left), a celebration which featured food, First Nations drumming and dancing. (Top right) A Grade 4 class at Diamond Vale Elementary recently blended art, science and indigenous culture together while making cedar roses. Photo contributed by School District 58

PROUD TO CELEBRATE OUR ABORIGINAL CULTURE. MARIO’S TOWING WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUR SUPPORT AND WISHES FOR A STRONG FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

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Nicola Tribal Association

y a D l a n i g i r o b A l a n Natio COLDWATER INDIAN BAND PO Box 4600 2249 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 250-378-6174 • www.coldwaterband.com COOKS FERRY INDIAN BAND PO Box 130 • 3691 Deer Lane Spences Bridge, BC V0K 2L0 250-458-2224 NICOMEN INDIAN BAND PO Box 670 1054 Spence Road, Lytton, BC V0K 1Z0 250-455-2514 SISKA INDIAN BAND PO Box 519 Lytton, BC V0K 1Z0 250-455-2219 UPPER NICOLA INDIAN BAND PO Box 3700 2225 Village Road, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 250-350-3342 • www.uppernicolaband.com SHACKAN INDIAN BAND 2099 Granite Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 250-378-5410 NOOAITCH INDIAN BAND 2954 Shackelly Road, Merritt, BC V1K 1N9 250-378-6141

The Nicola Tribal Association would like to Celebrate National Aboriginal Day and wish everyone a summer celebration commemorating Aboriginal Heritage and Culture.

Congratulations First Nations GRAD CLASS OF 2018 WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST FUTURE! Coldwater Indian Band, Cooks Ferry Indian Band, Nicomen Indian Band, Siska Indian Band, Upper Nicola Indian Band, Shackan Indian Band, Nooaitch Indian Band, and Lower Nicola Indian Band Visit our website for more up-to-date information

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Johnny’s on the Rez • Status Gas & Diesel • Snacks • Cold drinks • Ice Cream Novelties • T-Shirts, Hats & Travel Mugs • Bait • Lotto Centre • Photocopying • Faxing

Centres hit milestone

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It has been a busy year at aboriginal friendship centres across B.C.; the local Conayt Friendship Society in Merritt included.

The 25 friendship centres that make up

the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) saw over 4,500 clients a week walk through their doors seeking services this past year, according to a news release from the BCAAFC. “Our friendship centres provide much needed resources and support for Indigenous people across B.C., providing over 400 programs annually through our 25 centres,” said Leslie Varley, executive director of the BCAAFC. “That service uptake is increasing is telling us two things: service needs are increasing with more people moving into urban settings, and friendship centres

are doing it right: providing a safe place to those seeking culturally supportive and inclusive services.”

The BCAAFC recently hit a milestone of service delivery: one million points of service within a year across the 25 centres in B.C., the news release went on to state.

Friendship centres have been active in B.C. for over 60 years with the first centre opening in Vancouver in the early 1950’s.

Conayt Friendship Society was established just over a decade later, in recognition of the need to create a centre to serve the growing population of urban aboriginal people in the

region.

Conayt provides a variety of programming, from housing supports to pre-natal nutrition courses and cultural programs aimed at enriching a person’s appreciation of their aboriginal culture.

“Through a variety of programs and services open to all community members ranging from health care, education and employment training, housing, as well as supports for youth, elders, children and families, advocacy services, friendship centres are meeting people where they are at, with holistic and culturally supportive programs and services,” stated the news release.

NATIONAL

Aboriginal Day The City of Merritt is proud to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.

City Hall: 2185 Voght Street • P: 250.378.4224 • F: 250.378.2600 • www.merritt.ca

A variety of services are available at the Conayt Friendship Society. Herald files

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N’kwala School

Parents, community members and staff working together to achieve the highest quality of education for our students to be lifelong learners.

N’kwala School School N’kwala

Parents, community members and staff working together to Parents, community members and staff working together to achieve the highest achieve the highest quality of education for our students to be quality of education for our students to be lifelong learners. lifelong learners.

STAFF MISSION STATEMENT

Check out the benefits at N’Kwala:

Small teacher student ratio maximizes learning w Student focused learning and teaching The STAFF students and staff, with the guidance and instruction of artist Mary-Lou Williams, completing The Four Food Chiefs mural.

THAT EACH w Syilx language and culture Serving communities: Check out the benefits at N’Kwala: Small teacher student ratio maximizes learning MISSION w Healthy snacks and hot lunch provided STUDENT BE Merritt | Quilchena | Douglas ➤ Small teacher student ratio maximizes learning w Certified Category 2 Independent School – Provincial standards, FNSA Certified ➤ Student focused learning and teaching  Student focused learning and teaching STATEMENT Lake AT OR ABOVE K4 –language Grade 12, ➤wSyilx andincluding culture the Adult Graduation Diploma ➤wHealthy snacks and hotSyilx lunch language provided and culture Open to all students 9410 N’Kwala Road

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 Healthy snacks and hot lunch provided TO ENSURE Phone: 250-350-3370 or 350-3342 (summer) Email: nkwala@uppernicola.com or Email: nkwala@uppernicola.com  Certified Category 2 Independent School – Provincial standards principal@uppernicola.com EACH Check outTHAT the benefits at N’Kwala:  K4 – Grade 12, including the Adult Graduation Diploma  Small teacher student ratio maximizes learning STUDENT

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Art in the Park event added to celebrations Celebrating National Aboriginal Day June 21st !

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 !

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Aboriginal Advisory Council

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A girls gets her face painted at last year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration in Merritt. Herald files Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

This year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day could be quite the colourful affair in Merritt.

Adding to a full roster of events at Rotary Park on June 21 to celebrate Indigenous

culture, the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council (NVCAC) is set to kick off their sixth annual Art in the Park program from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Chelsea Werrun, NVCAC’s past president, told the Herald the council is working in collaboration with

the Conayt Friendship Society, local host of this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day. Formally known as Aboriginal Peoples Day, the national event is designed to recognize and celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities from coast to coast.

The council has received a grant of $600 from the BC Interior Community Foundation — in addition to a corporate sponsorship from Jamara Joyal Massage Therapy for $100 — to support the initiative.

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Stuwix Resources

Celebrating Aboriginal Day Come visit us at our new location, 2088 Quilchena Ave.

Celebrating our Aboriginal Community!

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What does Reconciliation mean to you?

Event to feature group painting

UNB MISSION STATEMENT Upper Nicola is a proud, inclusive Syilx community working together to promote Suxwtetm, teach our captikwf and committed to building foundations through en’owkin’wixw

UNB VISION A strong, flourishing community in harmony with our Tmixw

Face painting proved to be a popular activity during last year’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration in Merritt. Herald files

From Page 26 Thanks in part to this funding, NVCAC will be bringing Art in the Park programming to the National Indigenous Peoples Day event on June 21, a Canada Day celebration on July 1 and activities for the Lower Nicola Annual Garlic Festival on Sept. 22 and 23.

“The grant helps cut our cost related to the supplies we procure for the different activities,” she said. “It also helps us promote more and just gives us a little bit of a cushion to get funds to get even cooler activities and ideas kind of going.”

NVCAC will be leading three interactive arts activities during Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations, Werrun explained. In addition to magnetmaking and face painting activities, members of the community will be invited to collaborate on a communal art piece — a new project Werrun is excited to see unfold.

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Lower Nicola Indian Band School

REGISTRATION 2018-2019

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

“FREE” Daily HOT LUNCH

• Full-time Kindergarten – must be 5 yrs by Dec 31, 2018 • Bus Services provided to all areas of Merritt.

PROGRAM and SNACK PROGRAM

‘...We’re going to ask participants ... to choose a colour and help paint a piece of it.’

— NVCAC Past President Chelsea Werrun

“We’re going to have about a 30-by-30 inch canvas. We have an artist that is going to do the initial design and outline and then we’re going to ask participants that are there and willing to choose a colour and help paint a piece of it,” she said. “We’re then going to donate that picture to the Conayt Friendship Society.”

She explained they’ll be following suit at their other upcoming events on Canada Day and for the Lower Nicola Annual Garlic Festival — creating a new collaborative piece each time and donating them to community groups.

The overarching goal of Art in the Park is help the community tap into their creativity and for artists to network with each-other, Werrun explained.

“We always invite artists — our arts council members especially — to come and join us if they have an art piece they’re working on that they can do outside so they can engage with the community too,” she said.

HEAD START SERVICES:

NEW 4 CLASSROOM ADDITION NEW COMPUTER LAB

NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT “Youth Fitness Circuit & 40 Yard Dash”

• 3 & 4 year old Program (K4 must be 4 yrs old by Dec. 31, 2018) • Parent & Tot Drop In • Home Visiting Program • Transportation provided for all Head Start programs • Mom’s & Tot’s Services 0 to 6 years old

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

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Young artists featured Art for this supplement has been graciously supplied to the Herald by the Grade 4 class at the Lower Nicola Indian Band School.

Featured artists for each page are as follows: Page 23: Navaeh Jackson, Page 24: Devan Rohrke, Page 25: Justice Robertson, Page 28: (Top) Myrna Muir, (below) Blaine Voght, Page 29: Teyarra Taypotat.

The Herald thanks all of this year’s artists.

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National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Rotary Park Merritt BC Master’s of Ceremonies: Richard Jackson

Proudly hosted by the Conayt Friendship Society

8:00 am – 10:00

Tipi Raising/ Park set up with Gerome Garcia and Augustine Waskahat VOLUNTEERS WELCOME AND NEEDED TO HELP RAISE THE TIPI’S

10:00

Opening remarks Welcome Songs – ALL hand drummers welcome!

Opening Prayer & Welcome: Chief Jordan Joe, more to come

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Aboriginal Day Activities commence  Concession to be opened  Vendor’s craft and sale booths Open  Randy and the Wild Horse Band to begin  Syilx & Nlaka’pamux Tipi’s open for language, song and story telling  Mother’s / Children’s rest area  Elder’s visiting / rest area

10:30-12:00

Mini Pow wow to begin, MAKE SURE YOU’RE REGISTERED

11:00 – 2:00

Children’s Crafts Booth / Face Painting (11:00—12:30)  Colour the Medicine Wheel & write up meaning  Bracelet & necklace making  BJ MOORE to demonstrate archery

11:30-2:00

Children / Teen / Adult Contests throughout the day to include:  Hula Hoop Game  Bucket Challenge  Water Balloon Toss  Sack race / Egg & Spoon Race  Scavenger Hunt  Water Park to be open all day  Three legged race  Other games to be announced

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Watermelon Eating Contest – Child / Teen / Adult categories TUG O WAR

3:00 pm

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NO food will be provided, we will have a concession on site Bring lawn chairs, umbrella’s, day tents, sunscreen and your own picnic lunch!

A reminder this is a drug and alcohol free event.

Everyone in the Nicola Valley is welcome to come share in the festivities!

For Information: Savannah Joe at 250-378-5107 Thanks to the Nlaka’pamux first nation, Okanagan first nation and the Community for coming out to the event!! Thank you to the City of Merritt for the use of Rotary Park, and thank you to all the Country Stage for the Aboriginal Day Festivities

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Robert Peter Stewart

Karen Maria PINKENBURG

Nov 20, 1937 – May 29, 2018

On May 29th Robert passed away quietly at the Coquihalla Gillis Multi Care Unit B Robert lived a great life full of fun, friends and laughter. He is known for his big beautiful smile, rubber arm and ears that didn’t work. He was loved by all and will be missed by many.

He will Be lovingly remembered by his wife Gina Stewart and 6 children; Alvin(Cathy), Floraine (Dave), Midge, Wanda (Steve) Janice (Greg), Aaron(Sheree), Sister in law; Verna (Robert) Grandchildren: Shamus (Katherine), Travis (Melissa), Gina, Tyrell, Kyle, Miles, Myron, Michael (Marsha), Davis (Jackie), Rob Jr. (Brenda), Melissa (Bobby) Brother: Martin Stewart(Nancy) Robert has numerous Stewart\ Tom Cousins, nieces and nephews too many to mention here.

The family would like to thank Dr. Ross, staff at Multi Care B, Upper Nicola Community members for all donations, Upper Nicola Health Director, Duane Tom for funeral arrangements, Cooks; Samantha Tom, Yvonne Abbott and Sandra Lee and Merritt funeral home for all the arrangements.

A traditional and contemporary out door celebration of Life was held at Robert’s home at Spaxomin Reserve by Father Ken, Community Elders and Hand Drummers on June 2nd, 2018.

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250-378-2141 or 1-800-668-3379 It is with great sadness we announce the death of Helen Dorothy Clairmont on June 5th 2018 at the age of 84. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Robert Clairmont. She is survived by her daughters Donna and Laura (Rick), grandchildren Robert (Lisa), Scott (Erica), Brandon (Jessica), Bradley, Drew and Cole. Great grandchildren Roger, Paul, Alexus, Jayden and Jace.

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Job Posting UNB Natural Resource Manager The Upper Nicola Band (UNB) is seeking an entrepreneurial and hardworking individual with a background in natural resource management and/or forestry to be its Natural Resources Manager (NRM). Reporting to the Senior Executive, the NRM will have responsibility for the current Natural Resources (NR) operations and for seeking other Forestry and NR opportunities that would bring in revenue to the band. The position would also participate in consultative meetings regarding NR and Forestry issues with government officials, industry, and other stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities: (include the following, but other duties may be assigned). â&#x20AC;˘ Oversee and manage UNBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forestry crew including securing work opportunities â&#x20AC;˘ Seek, develop, and manage other NR related revenue generating opportunities â&#x20AC;˘ Negotiate and manage timber/logging licenses and contracts â&#x20AC;˘ Manage the UNB logging truck and personnel to maximise revenue â&#x20AC;˘ Participate in consultative meetings with the Province and industry proponents â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare reports, budgets, and briefs to Chief and Council and Senior Management â&#x20AC;˘ Work closely with the UNB Cultural Heritage Department to ensure that traditional First Nations practices and areas are protected.

Skills, QualiďŹ cations and Experience: â&#x20AC;˘ 5 years experience working in the NR and/or Forestry industry â&#x20AC;˘ A degree/diploma in Forestry or Natural Resources is an asset â&#x20AC;˘ At least two years experience in a leadership role including planning and budgeting is required â&#x20AC;˘ Proven Economic development experience in forestry and/or NR management is an asset â&#x20AC;˘ The ability to communicate technically in relation to forestry, fish & wildlife, environmental consultative processes, and community consultative processes is required â&#x20AC;˘ Effective computer and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, policies, and funding proposals Salary: As per the UNB Salary Grid Please send resume and cover letter by 12 noon, June 18 via mail, fax, or email to: Receptionist Upper Nicola Band Box 3700 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 Fax: 250-350-3311 Reception@uppernicola.com UNB wishes thank all applicants, but only those who are contacted for an interview will receive a reply.

Any questions, please contact Peter Hilton, Senior Executive, 250-350-3342.

Lower Nicola Indian Band

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER The Lower Nicola Indian Band, located in Merritt, British Columbia, is seeking a Human Resources Manager to oversee all human resources services, policies and programs. Bring your strong leadership skills and HR expertise to an organization located in a dynamic small city with a good quality of life within a few hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive of Vancouver. If you want to make a difference in the life of community members, enjoy participating in community events, have built strong and effective HR programs, and implemented skill-building programs through coaching and capacity building, we encourage you to apply.

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WANTED: Eldersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Coordinator The Conayt Friendship Centre is looking for a Coordinator for the Elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program to begin immediately working for 20 hours per week. There are 80+ Elders who are Members of Conayt Friendship Society. The purpose of the program is to provide safe, healthy and fun activities for Elders 55+. Arranging trips for harvesting, organizing activities to stimulate the body, mind, and spirit, teaching skills like cooking, sewing, crafts, painting, managing a small budget, raising funds, scheduling events are among some of the challenges of this job.

Express your interest by sending a letter of application, a resume, two work references to the: Executive Director, tnahanee@conayt.com or by dropping it off with Reception at 2164 Quilchena Ave, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8. Tel. 250-378-5107 (Carol).

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June 16 & 17 9 AM to 3 PM 2536 Kinvig St., Lower Nicola

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Position: 35 hrs per week for 8 weeks (July 3 to August 24, 2018) Pay: $14.50 per hour plus holiday pay (4%) Student must be:

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Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas Stoyoma Dental is Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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!

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7RXULVP $PEDVVDGRUV Community Futures Nicola Valley, in partnership with the City of Merritt is seeking 2 Tourism Ambassador Students for the Community of Merritt. Reporting to the Economic Development and Tourism Manager for the City of Merritt, the ambassadors will provide a variety of customer services in Merritt to promote a safer and friendlier community. These positions are focused on assisting tourists and locals for the summer season by promoting local activities, events, and visitor experiences.

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3499 Voght Street "QSJM 28, 2018 3 bedroom apartment. $900 utilities.

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