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SHELTER OPENING The Nicola Valley Shelter Society is ready to open the doors to a newly-designated winter shelter on Nicola Avenue.

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CITY BUDGET

Outages pose risk to water supply Public works seeking $600,000 for backup water pump.

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major repairs,” he said, noting the backup motor is 48 years old.

Even if parts were purchased and the pump were to be repaired, Henderson said it can only produce 50 litres per second, compared to the maximum

Aging firefighting gear in need of replacement Chief Tomkinson has his eye on updated gear to keep crews protected.

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If disaster struck and Merritt lost all power today, the city would be without running water within approximately twenty hours, according to city staff.

The city’s public works department head is calling on council to allocate $600,000 in their 2019 budget to upgrade the backup water supply motor to meet demands during a major power loss.

With a price tag of $600,000, the ask tops the department’s list of capital project priorities this year, superintendent Charlie Henderson said.

“During a power outage in August of 2018, it was identified that the motor was at the end of its lifespan and required

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tive equipment, after a recent inspection revealed some of the older sets were unfit for use.

In an effort to keep his crews and public safe, Merritt’s fire chief Dave Tomkinson is look-

daily demand in Merritt of 196 litres per second.

Upgrades Rotary Park and Central Park playgrounds are also on the table for the department’s capital projects plan in 2019.

Henderson said he is

seeking funding to replace the playground at Rotary Park, after receiving results from a recent inspection by the Municipal Insurance Association of British Columbia said the playground’s older equipment could injure children.

For the new Central Park playground that was implemented last year, Henderson is looking to upgrade the surface material base to reduce the risk of injuries from falls, and to add equipment for children ages zero to five.

ing for money to replace aging oxygen tanks, old and damaged personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatuses and even a new pumper truck.

At the top of Tomkinson’s list is $56,319 for new oxygen cylinders and $242,000 for selfcontained breathing apparatuses that would give firefighters even more breathing room — 45 minutes to be exact, up from 30.

Tomkinson explained that the old 30-minute cylinders may only last up to 15 minutes in hard

breathing conditions, leaving only minutes of air in the cylinder for a firefighter to escape a structure once the low-air alarm goes off.

The department’s current haul of breathing apparatuses are 12 years old and now outside of warranty, Tomkinson explained. Five have been out of order so far in 2019, he added.

“We’ve spent almost $5,000 [on repairs] so far this year, and we’re only in the beginning of March,” he said.

“They are a priority because we have 24 packs

and 45 people, which means not everyone on the fire ground has respiratory protection,” he said. “It is time for us to start to look at replacing them from the eye of firefighter safety and the fact that it is costing us quite a bit of money.”

Moisture barriers were found to be malfunctioning on a couple of the department’s older sets of personal protective equipment. Tomkinson has earmarked $6,000 to replace the sets.

B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham has unveiled the second stage of her reorganization of the Agricultural Land Reserve, giving new powers to the appointed commission to enforce regulations.

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Time saver Premier John Horgan says he’s getting ready to spring forward on making daylight saving time a year-round system, but won’t move until he hears from three U.S. states to B.C.’s south.

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Seizing assets B.C. is following the lead of other provinces to make it easier to seize cash and assets found by police with street drugs or other evidence of organized criminal activity.

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Wednesday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

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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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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST. For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2019 by: Carole Fraser, Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Manager PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS LAND USE

Gravel company looking to respond to concerns

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Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart heard from a group of citizens concerned about a proposed gravel mine west of Merritt. Dara Hill/Herald

Pit proposal initially attracted scrutiny from concerned neighbours.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Following a wave of disapproval from concerned residents, owners of a proposed gravel extraction operation just west of town are trying to alleviate concerns.

Gary Breaks and Saxon Peters are twothirds of Nicola Valley Aggregates Ltd., a sand and gravel company that has applied to the Ministry of Energy and Mines to establish a gravel pit at their property at 701 Highway 8. They met with the Herald to discuss concerns from the community regarding their proposed excavation operation.

“I want people to know we are not hiding anything — we want to be good neighbours,” Peters said.

The company is mandated by the Ministry of Energy and Mines to make the public aware of their intentions and consult with the community, Breaks said, adding a public meeting will likely be held in the near future so residents and government officials can discuss the project further. Once

a date is set, the public will be made aware, he added.

“We want to work with the community,” Peters said. “We are local people, purchasing local property, to

start a local business.

We want to hire locals to create jobs and the product we are going to provide is to be supplied to local market.”

The pair said their plan is not to haul gravel to the Lower Mainland, and addressed allegations they said are floating around town that their

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

U.S. controls the clock So how was “spring forward” for you this year?

The annual ritual of giving back TOM FLETCHER the hour B.C. you borrowed from VIEWS the green gods of time last fall isn’t popular, especially with parents.

As the Associated Press reported last spring, it’s not popular with cows either. Dairy farmer Katie Dotterer-Pyle and her husband David Pyle milk 350 cows on their Maryland farm, and she says they are also creatures of routine: “A few of them are just a little confused about what’s going on.”

I cite an American source for a reason. Just as U.S.-backed environmentalists decide our aquaculture and oil and gas policies for us, and their lumber barons keep our forest industry on a short leash, American governments control our time too.

Premier John Horgan confirmed this again last week, sending letters to the governors of California, Oregon and his anti-pipeline pal Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, asking them to keep him in the loop on their efforts to move to daylight saving time all year around.

B.C. could do it tomorrow on its own, but U.S. states are subject to federal law. The three western states have legislation in process to seek an exemption from the Donald Trump administration to adopt Pacific Daylight Time permanently.

“We have too many economic ties, too many social and cultural ties to have one or two jurisdictions out of sync with the others,” Horgan said.

The Americans decided to move “spring forward” backward in 2005.

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Europe becoming impatient with Brexit The other Europeans are not laughing at the English for the most part. They are looking at them with pity and scorn. But also with a great deal of impatience.

GWYNNE DYER On Tuesday The international the British parliaSTAGE ment rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s ‘deal’ for Britain’s exit (‘Brexit’) from the European Union, painfully negotiated over more than two-and-a-half years, by an overwhelming 149-vote majority.

It was the second time parliament, including a large chunk of her own Conservative Party, rejected the deal she made with the EU last November. And the main reason both times was the so-called ‘backstop’: a commitment by May’s government to avoid a hard border in Ireland at all costs.

Today (I am writing on Wednesday), the British parliament will also reject a proposal that Britain just leave the EU without a deal.

‘Crashing out’ would mean instant customs barriers at the United Kingdom’s port, airports

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and land borders, with immense disruption of trade including food imports and industrial supply chains. It would be an economic disaster.

On Thursday, once that option is foreclosed, the British parliament will vote on asking the EU for a postponement of the departure date (currently scheduled for the 29th of this month). That vote will almost certainly pass, but neither the government nor parliament can even agree on how long a postponement to ask for.

If your local daycare was this feckless, you’d move your children at once.

The EU will probably grant the United Kingdom a delay to avoid a ‘no-deal Brexit,’ but there will be no more negotiations: the delay would only be to give May time to sort out the politics of getting her deal through.

It will be a long delay, not just a few weeks, because nobody believes she can do that quickly (if at all). And it will require the consent of all the EU’s 27 other national leaders.

It’s all about the ‘backstop.’ That’s why parliament won’t pass May’s deal, and it’s why the EU refuses to re-negotiate it.

May’s November deal with the EU promised that the United Kingdom would stay in the existing customs union with the EU, and

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also remain closely aligned with the ‘single market’ that guarantees the free movement of goods, capital, services, and labour across the whole EU – until and unless the two parties negotiate an alternative arrangement that keeps the inter-Irish border unpoliced and almost unmarked.

If you drive the 500-km. border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, the road crosses it dozens of times (there are 270 vehicle crossings). The only way you know you have crossed the border again is that speed limits are posted in kilometres in the republic, but in miles in the North.

But for 30 years during the ‘Troubles’ (1969-1999), which saw 3,000 people killed in a province of less than two million people, the border was a war zone. British soldiers, of whom hundreds died there, called it ‘bandit country’.

The killing ended with the ‘Good Friday agreement’ of 1999, which managed to achieve a compromise between the Protestants of Northern Ireland (who feel British) and the Catholics (who mostly identify as Irish).

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OPINION

B.C. must wait for Trump to decide whether to keep Daylight Saving Time From Page 6 B.C.’s then-attorney general Wally Oppal surrendered to the American will, moving “spring forward” from April to the second Sunday in March effective in 2007.

Oppal said he would consult the public mood first, but with Ontario and Manitoba already saluting to the south, there wasn’t much he could do. He was concerned about kids going to school in the dark, though. He feels you, as Horgan does today, and that means exactly what it usually means.

Daylight saving time was first proposed in 1907, when British builder William Willit circulated a pamphlet called “A Waste of Daylight.” It was first implemented during World War I to save fuel. But critics argue it’s a false economy, costing more in the morning.

One prominent critic in 2005 was UBC professor Stanley Coren, an expert in sleep effects. His study of Canadian traffic accidents in 1991 and 1992 found an eight per cent jump on the Monday after clocks were moved ahead. Coren’s research suggested that time change effects on sleep can persist for up to five days.

Regular readers will know I am not a fan of Americans controlling our politics and culture. It is now

B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal takes questions from reporters at the B.C. legislature, 2009. Tom Fletcher/Black Press

almost 50 years since a fellow named Pierre Trudeau decided Canada should get with modern times and adopt the metric system.

Perhaps you’ve noticed that this has failed. Our ever-vigilant national media, for example, have given up even trying to use metric. We all talk American now, which is fine, because as Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau has explained, Canada is the world’s first “post-national state.”

I have this on the authority of The New York Times Magazine, which lovingly profiled our prime minister in 2016.

So you can forget this idea of setting our own clocks (barring of course the stubborn autonomous

regions of the East Kootenay and the territory around my former home town of Dawson Creek.)

Get up and get the kids to school in the dark, until Trump says differently.

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

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Brexit border backstop a poison pill From Page 6 There would be power-sharing at government level, and the border with the Republic would become invisible. The Irish nationalists in the North could even have Irish passports instead of British ones.

Brexit is almost entirely an English nationalist project —

Scotland and Northern Ireland both voted to remain in the EU — and the Brexiteers just ignored the fact that leaving the EU would sabotage the Good Friday deal by creating a hard border in Ireland. There would have to be customs officers and passport checks, or else there would be huge amounts of smuggling and an

uncontrolled flow of illegal migrants.

But a hard border would bring the war back, even though most people don’t want it.

The population on the UK side of the border is overwhelmingly Catholic, and any attempt to control the border without putting officials on it will fail: the local people will just destroy the cameras and

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other sensors.

But put in customs officials, and you will need police to protect them – and soon enough you will need soldiers to protect the police. Welcome to the Troubles, volume two.

So the Irish government demanded that the border stay open and invisible. It is and will remain a member of the EU, so that

became EU policy.

Which means Northern Ireland (and therefore all the rest of the UK) must stay in the customs union until someone comes up with a magical method for controlling the border invisibly.

That’s why the ‘backstop’ was necessary, and Theresa May accepted that when she signed the deal last November. But she

cannot sell it to her own party’s hard-line Brexiteers, let alone to the other parties in parliament. Magical thinking still rules, and the arrogance is as breathtaking as the ignorance.

What happens next?

Nobody has any idea.

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CITY SERVICES ON THE WAY TO GATEWAY 286 The Gateway 286 project will move forward, with the support of developers and First Nations.

The City of Merritt set a deadline of March 3 for stakeholders to express interest in service extensions to the area. The deadline was created to secure development commitments in writing, which will allow the city to sit down and negotiate obligations, time frames and monetary payments with the different parties.

Mayor David Laird says the city wanted to make sure the developers were involved to spread out the cost of extending the services.

“That’s the general idea,” he said.

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“They had an accident and then they stole another woman’s car. They basically pulled her out of the car, stole the car and left,” Wood said.

Their crime spree would end when the couple returned to collect something they had forgotten in the first

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Two suspects are facing a slew of charges after being caught in a string of crimes stretching from West Kelowna to 100 Mile House — including a break-in at a gas station in Merritt.

A 34-year-old woman and a 28-yearold man from northern B.C. were at a local gas station at approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 10 when the male entered the store, announced he was robbing the establishment and threatened to brandish a weapon, said Staff Sgt. Lorne Wood, noting that no gun was ever produced.

The suspect said he wanted money and lottery tickets, so the employee obliged by opening up the cash

car they stole. RCMP members based in 100 Mile House were still at the scene of the carjacking with the victim, and arrested the thieves without incident.

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EPHS employees (from left to right) Kevin Smith, Clark Kedziora, Kyle McDiarmid, Sal Caruso, Stevan Perry and Geordie Flanagan dropped by the property in Collettville that the company recently purchased. EPHS plans to develop a large-scale cannabis growing facility on site. Cole Wagner/Herald

Company aims to begin development in Collettville this year.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

“This is unicorn land for cannabis,� said Stevan Perry, standing atop a layer of ice covering a 56-acre piece of land in Collettville, the wind howling on a brisk morning in early March.

Perry and his team at Emerald Plants Health Source (EPHS) just recently closed on a deal to acquire the property, located a stones throw away from the Merritt Green Energy Plant and the site of the former Tolko sawmill.

Aside from a few rubber tires and whole lot of ice, there wasn’t much to see at the 1227 Midday Valley Road property on March 11.

That could change in the coming months, as EPHS embarks upon a plan to develop a largescale cannabis facility in Merritt, which could provide employment to hundreds of locals.

What the property currently lacks in curb

appeal, it makes up for in utilities, explained Perry. Nearby gas and power hookups, as well as access to high speed fibre optic internet are bonuses. But what makes the site a ‘unicorn’ piece of land is that it is already appropriately zoned for the production of cannabis, he said.

The M1 (light industrial) designation means that the developers won’t have to petition city hall to rezone the land — a process which could prove to be time consuming, with no guarantee that Merritt’s city council would approve the new designation.

Instead, EPHS will have to apply for a development permit, and then a business permit, in order to begin operations in Merritt.

While his team plans to submit their application for a development permit to council in the near future, Perry said the company’s next step is to conduct an eleva-

tion survey of the property and to begin to put together an architectural plan to build their facility.

As part of the visit to Merritt, the EPHS team met with Mayor Linda Brown at city hall to discuss the project. “We met with the group, and they seemed like a really communityminded group of professionals,� Brown told the Herald. “I welcome them to our community, I think they would make a great asset to the community.�

She noted that the team explained their plans for a high-security facility, which would be subject to regular inspections from Health Canada.

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Save-On staff evacuated due to refrigerant leak Teen to take a seat in Parliament Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

It was an eerie morning at Save-OnFoods in Merritt on March 12.

Staff noticed a foglike substance in the air around 6:30 a.m., which was later determined to be refrigerant leaking from a broken pipe.

Crews arrived on scene soon after to find the grocery store’s staff had already evacuated the building, Merritt’s fire chief Dave Tomkinson said.

“There were no injuries and staff on site did what they were supposed to do as per their safety protocol and exited the building,” he said.

Fire crews then determined the type of refrigerant that was

A broken pipe caused a refrigerant leak at Merritt’s Save-On-Foods on the morning of March 12. Dara Hill/Herald

leaking, and proceeded to ventilate the building.

Once the air was clear, a refrigerant technician was then able to enter the building. The technician determined a broken pipe in the

refrigerant unit was causing the leak.

The pipe was repaired, and the store re-opened just after 11:00 a.m.

None of the food in the store was affected

by the incident, manager Ben Lens said.

“It was unfortunate but it all worked out.

We followed protocol and the fire department did a fantastic job,” he said.

Owners say proposed pit poses no risk to water From Page 5 The self-declared Coutlee Residents Association expressed concerns regarding the extraction limit listed in the application at 200,000 tonnes per year in a letter to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and noted another aggregate company in town hauls around 30,000 tonnes per year.

The limit of 200,000 tonnes was the maximum allowable load associated with the permit the company applied for, Peters said.

“It doesn’t mean we are going to haul it. We’d be surprised if we hit a quarter of that,” Peters said.

Groundwater contamination was identified as another concern of local residents who get their water from nearby shallow wells, Holmes said, which could be threatened by mining activity. Therefore the residents have requested a hydrogeological survey to assess the potential impact to wells and the nearby stream.

However, Breaks said the bottom of the gravel pit will be 20 metres above the closest aquifer, which is on the company’s property where residents live. The typical requirement he has seen in his work previously is one metre, he added.

While there is a creek in the valley bottom, as well as dry

creeks above the proposed gravel pit site, Breaks said the operation would not interfere with any water source.

No public meeting has been announced for a the proposal yet, but MLA Jackie Tegart told a group of concerned citizens she would be urging the Ministry of Energy and Mines to listen to the concerns of the community.

A group of approximately twenty Nicola Valley residents and local government representatives met with Tegart on March 12 in Merritt to solicit her help as they fight the proposed pit.

The chief inspector of mines is responsible for reviewing the application and deciding whether or not to issue a permit to the sand and gravel company.

A representative from the ministry told the Herald the inspector may require the applicant to advertise and hold a public meeting if there is a significant level of public interest or concern.

The source also said that decision has not yet been made as it is early in the application process, but due to the attention on the application to date, it is likely a public meeting will be required.

At the gathering in Merritt on Tuesday, Tegart committed to writing to the ministry to encourage just that.

“I think it’s important to understand that the independent decision maker is an independent decision maker, and as an MLA it is inappropriate for me to try and influence them,” she said. “I don’t have any problem whatsoever though writing a letter saying I’ve heard all the concerns, that it is incredibly important that we have a public meeting.

And what I will commit to also is I will talk to other MLAs that have been successful in making sure that a proposal didn’t go ahead.”

Thompson Nicola Regional District area “M” director David Laird, who has already written to the ministry calling for public consultation, was at Tuesday’s meeting as well.

“The ministry does not care how many gravel pits there are existing in a community. They’ll actually approve a gravel pit beside a gravel pit beside a gravel pit. And there’s no such thing as being zoned for mineral extraction — the whole of B.C. is zoned for mineral extraction.

It can go anywhere, it’s up to the inspector of mines to decide where and what they should allow to be taken out of the ground,” said Laird. “As long as we get a public meeting, public consultation, that is a key to it all.”

Eighteen-year-old Xni Grismer said she is looking forward to getting her first real taste of political life in Ottawa next month. Photo contributed

Local youth to speak on genocide of Indigenous people at national event.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Xni Grismer is not your average 18-year-old.

She is an advocate for indigenous rights, a proponent for female leadership, and a passionate politician-to-be.

To top it off, the Merritt local be taking the seat of MP Dan Albas in Ottawa the first week of April, speaking about issues that

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The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes to Grismer through Daughters of the Vote, a nationwide program aimed at equipping and inspiring young women to participate in politics.

Only one woman is chosen from each riding in Canada to represent their community in Ottawa — a total of 338 from across Canada.

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Company pledges to host public forums From Page 10 But not all of the hurdles that EPHS will have to clear are bureaucratic — Perry said his team has been working to be transparent and responsive to the concerns of locals and nearby homeowners.

“The question is ‘How do you guys manage the smell?’

Well one, there will be smell,” said Perry.

“Two, we’ll put in systems, filtration systems to mitigate those smells.”

Homes line the street across from the EPHS property. Collettville Elementary is located about 500 metres down the road from the site.

Perry pledged to hold community information sessions and town hall style meetings

to help the company get a handle on the concerns from locals. In the meantime, EPHS has set up an email where locals can ask ques-

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lar council meeting, or a committee of the whole meeting.

“They will need to answer some of those questions from the public that we can’t answer,” said Brown.

Though the company has yet to break ground in Merritt, EPHS has already sold its first harvest of recreational cannabis, which was produced at

‘[EPHS] will need to answer some of those questions from the public that we can’t asnwer.’

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tions about the Merritt development (merritt@ EPHSholdings.com).

Brown recognized that there are concerns in the community about the development that should be addressed by the company at a regu-

a smaller-scale facility in Montreal, said Perry.

To maintain the quality of the product, Perry said he plans on developing the Merritt property in phases, starting with a 55 to 65,000 square foot

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enclosed construction, which could take the form of a greenhouse or an indoor facility for hydroponic growing.

That will leave plenty of room on the land for future phases of development, said Perry, adding that he also envisions carving out a chunk of the land to give back to the community, in the form of a park or amphitheater.

“We want to give back, 100 per cent,” said Perry. “We’re up here to create jobs, we want to give back to the community [and] educate people about cannabis.”

“I’m really excited to go by myself and definitely experience more of a professional environment,” Grimser said.

Getting accepted into the program came as a surprise to the local, who said she learned about it from her former teacher.

“I was really excited about the possibility, applied right away and then forgot about it.”

Grismer dipped her toe in municipal politics when she helped friend Elijah Mack with his campaign during Merritt’s election last year. She said she even considered running herself, but instead decided to pursue general arts studies at NVIT for the time being.

Things could change in the coming years, however, as Grismer continues to eye public office.

“I really want to pursue this as a career in the future and it is very inspiring to know that people actually believe that I can do this,” she said.

In addition to being surrounded

by other passionate young women from across the country during the event, Grismer said she is particularly looking forward to being in the House of Commons and Senate, where she is set to speak about an issue that is important to her.

While Grismer’s topic is not set in stone, she said her tentative plan is to urge the federal government to recognize the genocide of indigenous people in Canada.

“Because right now they only recognize the cultural genocide,” she said. “And if Canada recognizes the genocide on the aboriginal people then potentially the [United Nations] would.”

The program’s focus on bridging the gap between women and politics is crucial, Grismer stressed.

“We definitely need more support, and definitely need more of a push to enter politics because for so long we have not been recognized,” she said. “This is a very good way to make the politicians aware that there are very powerful young women that are coming up.”

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Hosted each summer in Merritt, the program offers B.C. residents ages 17 to 23 the chance to earn bursaries for post-secondary education while developing their leadership skills in a community-oriented competition. Herald files Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

The plan to bring back the B.C. Ambassador Program was scrapped only days after its return was announced in the Merritt Herald.

The Herald reported the event would return in 2019 following a one-

year hiatus due to lack of participation. But organizer Teresa Dares made the call to once again cancel the competition after one of seven contestants backed out.

This year’s program barely had enough participants to move it forward as it was, Dares explained, as her goal was to secure eight con-

testants to adequately fund the program’s bursaries.

“These programs are going by the wayside unfortunately. It is very sad to see because people just have the wrong impression,” Dares said, noting the program is an opportunity to earn bursaries and develop leadership skills. “It is

not a beauty pageant.”

Dares is heading back to the drawing board to re-imagine how the program could return and be even more accessible to B.C.’s youth, she told the Herald, and hopes to bring it back next summer.

“We will see what we can do to keep it alive.”

Let’s talk about protecting nature and reducing pollution

Fire department taking another look at goats From Page 3 Other plans include $5,000 each for prescribed burning and goat grazing for fuel management between Central Park and properties on Parker Drive.

The department failed to secure the herd of goats last year, but Tomkinson said he is confident the goats will be available to chomp down on Merritt’s wildfire threat this spring.

“You can imagine, especially after last year’s fires, they are in hot demand,” he said. “And there are not enough herds out there — that would be a great business for someone out there to consider.”

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New school buses roll into the Nicola Valley

Cold keeping snowpack at bay Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Freezing temperatures over the past month have minimized the threat of spring floods in much of the province, according to a report from the B.C. River Forecast Centre.

The centre’s latest data suggests snow melt should not contribute to flooding concerns this year, as February’s cold weather limited snow accumulation and kept snowpack levels in check throughout the province.

Alpine snowpack levels in the Nicola

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spring, and that is kind of the wild card at this point that we keep in mind before we say ‘Okay, the risk is low,’” said Dave Campbell, head of the B.C. River Forecast Centre. “But certainly from the snow side of things, it is not looking like a really built-up year like we have seen before.”

The average of all snow measurements across the province is 89 per cent of normal as of March 1, and none of B.C.’s regions have exceptionally high snowpack.

The full report is available online.

Ross, the district’s secretary treasurer.

“We’ve never had so many new buses before,” Ross said. “So this is exciting.”

While a fresh fleet will be transporting local children to and from school in the coming months, new LED lighting will be illuminating classrooms

throughout the district.

Princeton Secondary, Central Elementary, Diamond Vale Elementary, Collettville Elementary and John Allison Elementary are all set to benefit from a $870,000 energy update grant from the B.C. government.

The project is part of the district’s ongoing

efforts to install adjustable, LED lighting in classrooms.

In addition to cost and energy savings, McNiven said the dimmable LED lights make for a better learning environment. “[Teachers] feel that it is a more comfortable space to learn in,” he said.

Steven Repa “Buildings in Winter” framed oil on canvas ca. 1965

A total of five new buses are set to revive an aging fleet in School District 58, thanks to a grant from the provincial government. Herald files

Deryk Houston, Point No Point, acrylic on canvas 2002 48” x 48”

ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS Scott Hagen “In Every Dream Home” oil on canvas 2008

Local schools are set to receive LED lighting upgrades and a fresh fleet of buses thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the B.C. government.

School District 58 has secured $701,348 to replace five aging buses, and superintendent Steve McNiven said it is important to note one of the new buses will be wheelchair accessible.

“It is a good thing for the district,” he said, noting the accessible buses come with a higher price tag. “We have had a small van in the past, but it was not in service. So it is great to be able to have the accessibility for all of our students.”

Of the five new buses, three are set to be deployed in Merritt and two in Princeton.

Applying for the bus funding was a proactive step, added Barbara

Basin are sitting slightly below the seasonal average at 81 per cent of normal.

For the past two years, higher than normal snowpack levels in the Nicola Basin contributed to back to back years of flooding in the Nicola Valley.

By early March, nearly 80 per cent of the annual B.C. snowpack has typically accumulated, the report reads. But a lot can still happen between now and May. “We can still see flooding during normal years, typically if we get a lot of heavy rain through the

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Centennials bounced from BCHL playoffs Cents coach Joe Martin believes his team can replicate regular season success next year.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

It was the best Centennials team that Merritt had seen in decades, but the hometown squad couldn’t find their offensive groove in the playoffs, falling in five games to the Trail Smoke Eaters.

The Cents wrapped up their post-season run on March 8 at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, as the team’s comeback efforts came up short in the third period.

In a word, Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin summarized his feelings as “disappointed.”

“Disappointed that the group couldn’t be together longer and going forward. There are some things inside of those games you’d like to have back and change, but obviously we can’t,” he said. “Last game, we’d like to have come back but I thought we played nervous off the start and we were afraid that it might be over. By the time we got it back, we just made a couple mistakes at the end of the game.”

The Cents fell behind early in the elimination game, as Trail’s Mack Byers scored his

third of the playoffs at 9:47 of the first period.

Despite finishing the regular season as the second-highest scoring team in the BCHL, the Centennials were unable to generate quality chances throughout the series. And when those chances did materialize, Trail’s Donovan Buskey succeeded in closing the door.

“It was very tough to score. We had a lot of good opportunities in the first two games, we just weren’t scoring after that,” Martin told the Herald.

Trail added to their lead in the middle frame, as Owen Ozar found the back of the net midway through the period.

Despite being down two goals in an elimination game heading into the third period, the Centennials continued to battle in the final frame. Michael Van Unen scored to bring the Cents within one, assisted by Nick Wicks and Mathieu Gosselin on the power play.

Brad Cocca’s tally came less than two minutes later, tying the game at two early in the third.

But the Cents couldn’t capitalize on the energy of the

Merritt’s Payton Matsui finished with four points in five playoff games, good for second best on the team behind Matthew Kopperud. Cole Wagner/Herald

crowd in the NVMA, and five minutes later, Bryce Anderson put the Smoke Eaters back on top.

With time ticking down on the Cents’ season, Braeden Tuck put the dagger in the game at 19:34, his tally giving the Smoke Eaters’ a 4-2 lead.

Next year’s Centennials team will have a different look, as six players will be moving on and aging out of the BCHL system.

Those graduating players include Merritt’s top four scorers, their top

Former Centennial signs pro contract with Vancouver Canucks Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

After 61 games with the Merritt Centennials and four years of college hockey at Princeton,

24-year-old Josh Teves has officially made the jump to the pro ranks.

Teves was one of two college hockey defencemen signed by the Vancouver Canucks

on March 12, the other being the highly-touted draft selection Quinn Hughes.

In 61 regular and post-season games with the Cents, Teves

defenceman and one of the league’s most effective energy players — Brendan Schneider.

But Martin said he believes his roster has untapped offensive potential heading into next season.

“Going into next

year, there is Rylan Van Unen who is going to be in his fourth year and who is going to adapt more into an offensive role and Kopperud who scored 27 [goals last season]. Matsui who finished off really well,” said Martin. “After

that, there are guys who didn’t have huge offensive years but the reason we brought them in as younger players is that we believe there is offence there and that’s [Daniel] Tkac and eventually young Ben Ward and [Brett] Roloson

ROAD TO THE FRED PAGE CUP ROUND TWO Trail Smoke Eaters (7) v. Vernon Vipers (4) Cowichan Valley Capitals (WC) v. Wenatchee Wild (3) Powell River Kings (2) v. Victoria Grizzlies (1) Chilliwack Chiefs (1) v. Prince George Spruce Kings (2) recorded five goals and 30 assists to lead all Merritt defencemen in points during the 201415 campaign.

In four seasons with Princeton University, Teves scored 85 points in 126 games, setting a scoring record in his junior season.

In an interview with the Vancouver Province, Teves was praised by Canucks’

GM Jim Benning as “a smart two-way defenceman; [who] always makes good decisions with the puck.”

Due to NHL rules surrounding free agents coming out of college hockey, Teves will stay with the Canucks for the duration of the season as he is currently ineligible to join the AHL affiliate Utica Comets.

— they can play a good offensive game.”

Ultimately, Martin said he is focused on continuing to build the culture of a winning organization in Merritt.

“We had a bit of a culture change with the staffing and the personnel on the roster in the right direction,” said Martin. “We’re looking forward to taking another step forward as an organization and getting even more of the right pieces involved. It takes some time and it is a lot of work, but I think we can do it.”

Josh Teves in Centennials colours. Herald files

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GOLDEN GOAL Merritt’s Marco Camastro (third from the left) scored the winning goal in double overtime at the Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association midget tier 2 playoffs, sending his Kamloops Junior Blazers team to provincials from March 16 to 20. Camastro had already recorded one goal in the game before his overtime heroics secured the championship. Camastro played nearly all of his minor hockey career in Merritt before making the jump to Kamloops this season. Photo contributed

PUTTING ON A SHOW Twenty-seven dancers from the Love To Dance Academy in Merritt successfully completed their Spanish dance exams. Five adjudicators judged the dancers (aged four to 16), awarding marks for technical ability, musicality and performance value. The five students who achieved the top marks in their category are pictured here. (Back row, left to right) Dani Kuzio, Nia Kuzio and Kinley Stewart. (Front row, left to right) Danika Fader and Kate van Rensburg. Photo contributed

MIXING IT UP Ken Conway-Brown’s team won the A event in a very close game against the Vern Latremouille team at a mixed bonspiel hosted by the Merritt Curling Club. The team (above, left to right) was comprised of Mike Jackson, Carol Jackson, Ken Conway-Brown and Dean Thompson. Winners of the B event were the Sharlene Lively team (below, left to right): Doug Turvey, Sharlene Lively, Liz Ladyman and Gerry Gilderdale. The C event was won by the Paul Montgomery rink, comprised of (bottom, left to right) Paul Montgomery, Nancy Ellingsen and Tom Edwards (missing is Janice Ellingsen). The mixed bonspiel had 12 teams and play took place Friday night and all day Saturday. Sponsorship by Coyote Collision allowed the curling club to put on the event. Photos contributed

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NICOLA VALLEY FISH & GAME CLUB

and Support Society, 2038 Nicola Ave.

If your looking to get your C.O.R.E. Camper-OutdoorRecreational-Education course including firearms safety needed to get hunting licence, then mark March 21 & 22 evenings. March 23 all day and March 24 at the club range with hands on firearms use and safety.

Final test will be Monday, March 25 in the evening.

For more information call 250-378-4904 and leave a message.

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.

SHRINERS

Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month.

For more information call 250-378-2004.

OLD TIME FIDDLERS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FAIR

Community Futures Nicola Valley will be hosting their first annual non-profit community engagement fair on Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Civic Centre. If you are a non-profit organization or group and want to participate then please RSVP to mae@cfdcnv.com. This event is free for the public to attend.

NICOLA NATURALIST SOCIETY

Learn more about the Western Rattlesnake.

Stephanie Winton is a conservation researcher with Thompson Rivers University and Environment Canada. She recently completed her MSc degree assessing impacts of roadkill on Western Rattlesnakes in southern BC, leading to important conservation applications for this threatened species. Stephanie will present “Rattlesnakes and Roadkill in British Columbia”. Excellent research on an enigmatic species. Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m. at NVIT Theatre.

All welcome.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

CONAYT BINGO

Volunteers are needed for daytime, evening and overnight shifts at the Nicola Valley Winter Shelter.

Applications are available at the advocacy centre, #2-2025 Granite Ave. and at Nicola Valley Shelter

The group is actively seeking new members, all instruments welcome but an interest in and appreciation of old-time country music is desirable. The group partakes in two major outings: the Harmon Lake camp-out along with the famous Old Time Fiddlers auction and Christmas party. The goal will be to have monthly music jam sessions. Call 250-280-7385 for more information.

FOOD BANK FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO

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

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

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 to serve as board members.

Contact Jill Sanford at 250-378-4577 for more information.

IMMIGRANT SERVICES NOW IN MERRITT

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We can help! Kamloops Immigrant Services is a

non-profit agency now offering services in Merritt.

We assist all newcomers, including naturalized Canadian citizens, with a variety of services to help you get established in your community. All our services are free of charge for eligible clients. Contact us for additional information at 1-866-672-0855 or e-mail liza@kcris.ca / min@kcris.ca.

NICOLA VALLEY METIS

General meeting will be held every third Wednesday of the month.

For more information please call Betty Ann at 250-378-5015.

at 250-378-5190.

RED CROSS

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

COURTHOUSE ARTS GALLERY

ELKS BINGO

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

MERRITT DRUM CONNECTION

If you are an adult and interested in drumming then you may want to join the Merritt Drum Connection at the Court House Art Gallery from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Adult drum circles will be held on March 12 and 19. No experience needed.

Drum lessons for ages 10 and up will be held on March 14 and 21. Please call Raven at 250-3180963 for more information.

STEPS TO CHRIST

There will be a 12 Step Seminar at Merritt Adventist Church every Sunday 3 p.m. or 7 p.m..

Materials are provided.

Drop by 2190 Granite Ave., or contact Jim for more information 250378-2339.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

group aims to assist in the development and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry

Join us Thursday to 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 Nicola Valley Arts Council check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil. com, or call 250-3786515 or 250-315-3437.

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 signin sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the executive director.

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., cribbage 1:30 & 7 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m., bridge 7 p.m.

Wednesday: carpet bowl-

Play Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the CMS gymnasium, 2975 Clapperton Ave. The club also plays on Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 - 9 p.m., at the Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave. Come for fun and exercise, dropins welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available. For more information call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105

GARAGE SALE

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. The

Baillie House spring garage sale, every Thursday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you need it, we might just have it. For more information call 250-378-0349.

COMMUNITY BAND Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m.

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Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Ted Lund at 250-378-4195 for more information.

TOPS

Are you interested in losing weight sensibly, then you may want to come to TOPS. We meet Tuesdays at the United Church Hall, 1899 Quilchena Ave. For information call 250-3785225. Weigh-in from 7:45 until 8:45 a.m. with meetings from 9 - 9:30 a.m.

Crossroads Community Church

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

Merritt Baptist Church

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Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

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

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 2nd and 4th Sundays only - 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

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

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Agnes leaves behind, daughters; Rita (Barry), Anita (Denis), sons; Raymond (Rhonda), Gerry (Fely), Brian (Bridgette), nine grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren, and one great-great grandson.

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345 TURNER AVE

2760 PEREGRINE WAY

1799 PONDEROSA WAY

NEW

1602 POPE PLACE

$220,000

3004 MILLER COURT

Very nice 1200 sq.ft. modular rancher on a ¼ acre lot in Lower Nicola, Great floor plan with good natural lighting & 2 skylights. 3 bedrms, 2 baths. Landscaped yard with 2 shops, carport & RV parking

#3083

$325,000

2749 PEREGRINE WAY

Great location on the Bench, this home has 3 bedrms on the main with room for 4th in fully fin. Bsmt. Home has upgrades of newer hardi plank siding, windows, fresh paint & newer laminate on the main. Large sundeck in backyard.

New executive family home on the Bench with views. 3 bedrms, 2 baths, designer kitchen with quartz counters, gas F/P in living room, 5 pce ensuite & a full unfinished basement. GST applies.

#3082 $385,000

#3060 $750,000

2770 PEREGRINE WAY

#305, 1701 MENZIES ST.

Location!

Location!

This newer 2 bedroom home in a good neighbourhood has an open concept plan, perfect for professionals, first time buyers or retirees. Fenced yard with U/G sprinklers.

#3086

$329,900

6344 MONCK PARK RD

D L O

Karen Yakimchuk 315-3076

Personal Real Estate Corporation

315-3043

#50, 2500 PETER HOPE RD

6449 MONCK PARK RD

6348 MONCK PARK ROAD

6397 MONCK PARK RD

MERRITT DRY CLEANING

Great recreation property on Peter Hope Lake. Has open design kitchen, living & dining room with wood burning F/P, 2 bedrms up 3 down. Covered deck overlooking the lake. Strata fees #215.21 per month

Build your dream home in one of Merritt areas finest development, Nicola Lakeshore Estates. Water & sewer hookups available. Close to water access. This lake is known for fishing, water skiing & more.

1 acre waterfront lot on Nicola Lake. Build your dream home or vacation getaway . Land has gentle slope to waterfront. Great location for many water sports and close to Monck Park Provincial Park. Water & sewer to lot line.

Build your dream home in Nicola Lakeshore Estates on this 0.94 acre lot with 180 degree views. Great lake for fishing, boating, waterskiing & more.

Water & sewer services available.

Well maintained & established business, a turnkey operation. 3200 sq.ft. building, good parking, comes with all equipment. Numerous building & equipment upgrades. Room for growth

#3071

#3078

#3046

1862 sq.ft. rancher to be built, with 1430 sq.ft. on the main and 432 sq.ft. above. Open plan concept, quartz counters in kitchen, gas F/P in large great room. Laundry & master on main. GST applicable.

#3050 $429,900 1937 MERRITT AVE

New custom executive home with fantastic views. 3 bedrms on the main with open concept floor plan. Master has 4 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Large private deck in back off the family room.

Newly built 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with open concept. 2 bedrms up, master on the main & 2 more down.

High quality finishing. Large rec. room downstairs. Double garage. GST applies.

2 bedroom apartment in great area, on the top floor. Open floor plan with 2 large bedrooms and spacious open kitchen with all major appliances. Great for first time buyer or investor.

#3059

#3037 $750,000

#3072 $159,999

#107, 2514 SPRINGBANK

#29A, 254 HWY. 8

$650,000+ GST

2643 QUILCHENA AVE.

D L O

Great starter home or investment property, with second living quarters in basement. Has fenced yard and 1 car garage. Close to amenities and shopping.

2 bedroom, 1 bath home with 20x14 storage shed/shop on a totally fenced lot. Will need work. Close to elementary school.

New 2 bedroom strata unit in newer development. Master bedrm has W/O closet & 5 pce ensuite. Open concept kitchen with quartz counters. Gas F/P in large living room.

Double garage. GST applies

2 bedroom mobile home is move-in ready. Has new laminate flooring in living room, hallway & master bedrm. Nice kitchen with island & skylight. 5 pce bathrm with soaker tub. Has covered deck & fenced yard.

#3075 $219,000

#3067 $120,000

#3084 $349,900

#3017 $79,900

1875 QUILCHENA AVE

#17, 1749 MENZIES ST.

2549 CLAPPERTON AVE

$359,900

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.

#3015 $230,000

Grandview Heights

Spectacular log home on Nicola Lake with 3600 sq.ft. on 3 levels. 2 bedrms in loft, vaulted ceilings in great room with F/P, kitchen with S/S counters & appliances, large wrap around deck & much more.

#3008

$1,475,000

2171 TAYLOR PLACE

NEW

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This 3 bedroom home is a custom 3 level split with open concept, large kitchen, new HW tank and HW boiler for heating system. Master bedrm has jetted tub & W/I closet. Large rec. room. Lots of parking.

#3079

$525,000

2263 GRANITE AVE.

#3074

$159,900

6404 MONCK PARK RD

$475,000

6433 MONCK PARK RD

NEW

S

#3045

Brad Yakimchuk

Melonie Ivanic 778-803-6554

NEW

Great location, close to school & shopping.

2 bedrm house is clean with some upgrades of newer kitchen cabinets, furnace & some flooring. Large fenced yard, 1 car garage, RV parking.

#3085

Don Gossoo, Managing Broker

Doug Beech (Owner) 378-7392

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Bungalow on downtown lot with lane access. 2 bedrooms, big living room. Great for investment. Good area, within walking distance to shopping & amenities. As is where is.

A 1 acre waterfront property on Nicola Lake with approx. 142 feet of lake frontage.

The house was recently list in a fire & property is being sold “as is where is”. Has paved driveway, septic & water lines in.

This 1 acre lot with 180 degree view of Nicola Lake is perfect to build your dream home or recreational retreat.

Lake access through the boat launch only minutes away. Services available.

#3087

#3076

#3069

$159,900

$460,000

Spius Creek Estates

Prices Starting at $89,000 + GST 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 #2894 shopping.

6685 MONCK PARK RD

Great 1 acre lakeview lot with stunning panoramic views of Nicola Lake. The perfect place to build your country retreat, in neighbourhood of high end custom homes. Enjoy fishing, swimming & boating.

Immaculate executive style home with oak HW and tile flooring throughout. 2 bedrms up, master on the main with W/I closet and ensuite with jetted tub & separate shower. Has full unfin. Bsmt for storage. Gas F/P & vaulted ceiling in large living room.

#2971

#3088 $439,900

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$169,900

$499,000

1898 BLAIR ST

Many possibilities for this fully fenced commercial property of approx. 30,000 sq.ft. & comprised of two titles. Has C2 zoning, 5 large truck gates to easy access from both roads & lane and is fully fenced.

#3051

$395,000

2845 NEILSON ST

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.

#2771

$1,650,000.

1101 MIDDAY VALLEY RD

MIDDAY VALLEY ROAD

MIDDAY VALLEY RD

10 acre site with CD-1 zoning. City services are not connected yet. Close to truck route for easy access.

Approximately 5 acre parcel, north facing, with fantastic views. City services, not currently connected.

Zoned R-9 High Density Residential.

Great opportunity. Call for details.

Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits with separate titles. Zoned ‘FD’. Located on truck route and easy access to highway. Application in city to change zoning to M-1

#2958 $750,000

#2962 $300,000

#2555

6589 MONCK PARK RD

LOT A, MIDDAY VALLEY RD

1101 MIDDAY VALLEY RD

Located in newer developing subdivision, this lot of 6200 sq.ft. has amazing views of the Nicola Valley and is close to all amenities. The perfect place to build your dream home.

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.

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.

10 acre development site with CD-1 zoning. Will have city water and sewer (not connected yet). Bring your ideas and call for more details.

#3066 $69,900

#2808

#2957 $1,584,000

#2958

SPRING IS COMING

and now is the time to get your home listed! Call us for a Market Evaluation.

Nice 3 bedrm home with some renovations including new flooring, paint & shingles. Reno’s still in progress.

Has 24x24 detached shop/garage.

Close to schools & shopping. Garden area in backyard.

#3077 $395,000 2740 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

Located Off Petit Creek Road Prices starting at $224,000 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 details. #2990

2724 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS

$165,000

$164,500

Building your walkout rancher on this 6200 sq.ft. lot.

Services are to the lot line.

In great neighbourhood of fine homes. Close to NVIT and shopping.

#3073 $64,900

Deanna Palmgren Licensed Property Manager

Rick Baker Assistant

Kim McLean Assistant

$199,000

$2,000,000

$750,000

6021 BEECH RD

923 MIDDAY VALLEY RD

LOT 2, MIDDAY VALLEY RD

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.

Approx. 291 acre with great potential.

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

Rural living within close proximity to city, with fantastic views.

6 acres currently zoned R1. City water and sewer not yet connected. Zoning may be changed to suit Buyers needs.

Fantastic views.

#2720

#2956

#2960

$289,000

$4,900,000

$400,000

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