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MAKING STRIDES Students from Diamond Vale and Merritt Central elementary schools participated in a Terry Fox Run Challenge last Thursday, Oct. 2. The students ran from their school to the other and back with the help of volunteers from the Community Policing Office on traffic control. The schools also raised $480 for the Terry Fox Research Foundation. Above, from left: Payton Moffatt, Brayden Black, Nikita Blachford and Hayden Ellis run for the cause. Emily Wessel/Herald
Coun. Neil Menard puts hat in ring for mayor Coun. Neil Menard is seeking a first term as mayor of the City of Merritt in the November election. Menard was elected as a councillor in February in a byelection to fill one vacant seat on council. He is also the president of the Merritt Centennials — a team both of his sons played for in the past. Menard has resided in Merritt for over a decade,
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City council approved spending more than $50,000 over the initial expectation to upgrade Merritt’s airport’s fuelling station, increasing its budget to do so. At its regular council meeting last Tuesday, council approved by a vote of 6-1 to spend $100,000 to upgrade the Merritt airport fuelling station with a new one equipped with a point of sale (POS) payment system. Only Coun. Dave Baker was opposed in the vote.
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Approximately $45,000 of the cost was budgeted for in 2014, but the remainder will come from the city’s reserves for future expenditures. “The budget has been amended to allow this additional purchase,” City of Merritt financial services manager Ken Ostraat told the Herald. Ostraat said the new system is going to be automated as opposed to the manual setup at the airport now, which has a user pay someone onsite for the fuel used. The POS will essentially replace
a cash register with a computer, and will credit the city for the fuel directly through debit and credit card purchases. Ostraat said the fuelling station itself will be replaced, but the tanks in the ground will remain, although some of the plumbing may change. “It’ll be convenient for the people that are flying into the airport, so they don’t have to call somebody to come unlock the fuel pumps in order to access it,” Ostraat said, of the coming changes.
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L’Estage wins record seventh PFR and CRC By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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The victories and titles just keep piling up for Canadian rally car driver Antoine L’Estage. The 41-year-old native of St-Jean, Quebec won every stage of this weekend’s Pacific Forest Rally in Merritt to take his seventh PFR title in 11 years, and lock up the Canadian Rally Championship for a record-setting seventh time with two CRC races still to go. Driving a 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, L’Estage and codriver Alan Ockwell from Etobicoke, Ontario, took the lead on the very first section of this year’s PFR and never looked back. The Team Yokohama twosome won every stage on the weekend, and finished a total of four minutes and two seconds ahead of second-place Team Subaru, comprised of Martin Rowe from Whistler and Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Nathalie Richard. “[The PFR] is a rally
CHAMPAGNE SPLASH Canadian rally car driver Antoine L’Estage (right) celebrates his record-setting seventh national title with co-driver Alan Ockwell after winning the 2014 Pacific Forest Rally in Merritt on the weekend. Photo courtesy of Rally America
that I’ve always done well at,” L’Estage told Greg McPherson of Coyote Rallye Media Services following the event. “Thanks to the hard work of [manager] John Buffen and all the members of my team, everything was again aligned for a great performance. “Rally is an extreme sport,” L’Estage said. “We can never stop working in order to attain the level that is required to win rallies and titles in the Canadian
championship.” L’Estage, who now has a total of 46 North American rally victories to his credit, went on to add, “When I started my rally career, I saw titles being won by the best drivers of that time and it seemed impossible to achieve. Today, thanks to my team, my co-drivers, sponsors and my family, this has become a reality [for me]. “Nobody has ever won seven Canadian championships before, and I’m proud
to be the first driver to get there.” L’Estage has won all four events in this year’s Canadian Rally Championship and cannot be caught in the points race with two races remaining — in Invermere, October 31 to November 1, and in Bancroft, Ontario on the November 28 to 29 weekend. The 2014 PFR win also gave L’Estage’s co-driver Ockwell enough points to move into the ‘Grand
Master’ category, a prestigious honour in the world of Canadian rally racing. In third place, and just over 10 minutes back of the winners, was the driving team of Derik Nelson and Adam Newell, both from Washington State. Remarkably, they achieved a top-three finish while driving a rear two-wheeldrive BMW M3. A total of 19 cars out of a field of 36 starters managed to finish this year’s challenging 10-stage Pacific Forest Rally, which saw four sections run late Friday afternoon and evening and another six stages completed on a very busy Saturday that lasted over 12 hours. Many of the 17 vehicles that were forced to ‘retire’ from competition did so because of engine failures and broken parts. There were also three accidents that saw cars and passengers involved in either rollovers or collisions with inanimate objects. There were no serious injuries.
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Change expected to bring in revenue From Page 1 Initially, city staff planned to simply modify the existing fuelling station by making the necessary upgrades while continuing to use the tanks and pumps currently in use at the airport, and adding the POS system. The aviation supply company contracted for this initiative suggested going with additional upgrades. The approved upgrades ensures the fuelling station is compliant with Measurement Canada’s standards for reselling fuels, a City of Merritt council report stated. Measurement Canada is the federal organization responsible for ensuring accuracy
of measurements in the Canadian marketplace. By spending the extra money to be compliant with federal regulations now, the city anticipates saving itself from having to pay more to make these changes in the future. “In the long run, it probably would pay for itself and result in a better service for the people that are using the airport refuelling station,” Ostraat told council. The cost of this upgrade would be recovered from the city collecting future fuel sales at the airport, a report to city council stated. “The taxpayers themselves will not be out anything in the long run,”
Ostraat told the Herald. The city recently spent money to upgrade the existing pump system. Coun. Mike Goetz asked about the fate of the upgraded pump given the new system going in. Public works manager Shawn Boven said that pump would need to be replaced, but staff have not examined what to do with it. Coun. Dave Baker asked what kind of timeframe the city is facing before these improvements absolutely must be made. Boven estimated five years, and said the preferred upgrade would be a long-term solution that should last up to 25 years. “Ultimately, what
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would happen is, we’d be able to make do for the moment, but at some point in the future we’d probably have to do this $100,000 upgrade anyway,” Ostraat told the Herald. City staff have been working to assume control of the fuelling station at the airport as directed by council, according to a City of Merritt council report. Fuel sales at the airport have historically been handled by the Merritt Flying Club. In 2013, Boven sent a letter to the Merritt Flying Club requesting records of the fuel dispensed by the club at the airport. The letter states the city was
considering options for managing the fuel dispensing system at the airport to benefit Merritt as a source of revenue. Boven has said the city could bring in about $20,000 in revenue annually by managing the fuel system itself. Ostraat said this is the last year the Merritt Flying Club will be responsible for distributing fuel at the Merritt airport. He said the flying club will be compensated for whatever fuel is left in the tanks when the transition of fuel management to the city is complete. “Essentially, the fuelling station — once we put the new facility in — will be ours,” Ostraat said.
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JOB POSTING: Full-Time Aquatic Supervisor The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Aquatic Supervisor on a permanent basis at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre. For complete posting, please visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Cover letters with attached resume’s and copies of qualifications should be submitted no later than 4:00pm Friday, October 17, 2014 to: Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager - City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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CANDIDATE INFORMATION The Local General Election is set for Saturday, November 15, 2014 to elect one (1) Mayor and six (6) Councillors to City Council and three (3) School Trustees to the Board of School District No. 58. The official list of candidates will be announced October 20, 2014.
INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL? Nomination packages including information and nomination forms will be available at City Hall starting on Friday, August 22, 2014. To qualify to be nominated, a person must be: • Age eighteen (18) years or older on November 15, 2014; • A Canadian citizen; • A resident of British Columbia for the past six months; and • Not disqualified from voting in an election in B.C., being nominated, elected or holding office
PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, October 14th, 2014 at 7:00PM
You do not have to live within the municipal boundaries of the City of Merritt.
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday October 14th 2014 in the Council Chambers at Merritt City Hall, located at 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC with respect to the following proposed updated zoning bylaw:
You must be nominated in writing by two (2) qualified electors of the City of Merritt in order to run for Mayor or Councillor or School Trustee.
APPLICANT: City of Merritt Zoning Bylaw No. 2134, 2013 will replace the City’s Zoning Bylaw 1894, 2004. This new zoning bylaw is a comprehensive overhaul and includes mapping changes indicating which properties have new zoning designations; and text changes with updates to General Regulations, Definitions, Development Regulations, Specific-Use Regulations, Screening and Landscaping, and Parking/ Loading requirements. A copy of the proposed new Zoning Bylaw and other relevant documents may be viewed during normal business hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm on October 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and including 14th, 2014 at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt BC, or online at www.merritt.ca Anyone who wishes to address the above Bylaw will be afforded the opportunity at the Public Hearing to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed new Zoning Bylaw 2134. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written submissions must be received NO LATER THAN 4:00PM FRIDAY OCTOBER 10th 2014, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Written submission can be provided by any of the following methods: BY EMAIL: soflaherty@merritt.ca IN PERSON: City Hall 2185 Voght Street BY FAX: 250-378-2600 BY MAIL:City of Merritt, Planning & Development Services Manager, PO Box 189, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 All submissions must include your name and street address. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information, please contact the Planning and Development Services Manager at 250-3788620 or at soflaherty@merritt.ca This Notice is published in accordance with Section 892 of the Local Government Act. Note: this is the second of two consecutive Public Notices Dated this 9th day of October 2014
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Provision of Free WIFI Services in Downtown Core The City of Merritt invites proposals from qualified companies for the provision of free WIFI services in the City public areas and facilities, within the downtown core. Copies of the RFP document can be found on the City of Merritt website: www. merritt.ca or can be obtained at Merritt City Hall – 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC. Sealed proposals marked: City of Merritt Free WIFI Project, RFP 10/14 will be accepted until 2:00pm local time, Thursday, October 23rd, 2014. The City of Merritt reserves the right to waive any formalities in any proposal, or reject any or all proposals or accept the proposal deemed most favourable in the interests of the City. Contact: Larry Plotnikoff, Leisure Services Manager 250-378-8618 lplotnikoff@merritt.ca
Next council meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca
Nomination forms must be filed in person during the Nomination Period which runs from 9:00 am on Tuesday, September 30 to 4:00 pm on Friday, October 10, 2014. Those who may be interested in running for Merritt City Council can receive information about Municipal government, the role of Council, time commitment of a Council Member and what to expect if elected. Contact Us Carole Fraser, Chief Election Officer 250-378-8614 cfraser@merritt.ca
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The next general local government election is November 15, 2014. Advanced Polls will be conducted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 and Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Special Voting opportunities will be conducted on Thursday, November 13, 2014 for those residents at the Florentine, Nicola Meadows, Gillis House and the Nicola Valley Hospital. You can vote in the election in Merritt if you: • Are a Canadian citizen * • Are 18 years of age or older on general voting day • Have lived in B.C. for at least six (6) months. (Since May 13, 2014) • Have lived in Merritt for at least thirty (30) days. (Since Oct 15, 2014) • Are not disqualified by law from voting All Merritt residents who meet these requirements can vote. It does not matter whether you rent or own your home. If you own property in Merritt but live somewhere else in BC, you can also vote in Merritt elections. This is called being a “non-resident property elector.” As such, you can vote, as long as you: • Are a Canadian citizen* • Are 18 years of age or older on general voting day • Have lived in B.C. for at least six (6) months. (Since May 13, 2014) • Have owned real estate in Merritt, registered in your name, for at least thirty (30) days. (Since Oct 15, 2014) • Are not disqualified by law from voting Non-resident property electors can vote only once, regardless of the number of properties they own. If there is more than one registered owner of a property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the other owners, register as a non-resident property elector. *Landed immigrants who are not yet Canadian citizens are not permitted to vote in civic elections. *Corporations are not entitled to vote. You are required to produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one must provide a signature) in order to prove residency and identity. Acceptable forms of identification include: • BC Driver’s License • BC Identification Card • BC CareCard or Gold CareCard • ICBC Vehicle Insurance Documents • Citizenship Card • Merritt Property Tax Notice • Social Insurance Card • Credit or Debit Card • Utility Bill Carole Fraser Chief Election Officer (250) 378-8614
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS TEAR DOWN Crews from Arnica Contracting demolish the vacant house at 1590 Garcia St. on Wednesday morning. The house was badly damaged in an arson fire in October 2010 and was the subject of a lengthy dispute over unsightliness between the City of Merritt and the property owners. Emily Wessel/Herald
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City buys trailer at Claybanks RV Park At its regular meeting last Tuesday, city council approved purchasing a mobile home at Claybanks RV Park for $44,000. The City of Merritt owns the Claybanks RV Park, but doesn’t own the mobile home in which the park’s office is located. That trailer is owned and occupied by the park’s current contractor, who is not renewing as operator of the park. A stipulation of the expiring contract was that this mobile
home be purchased at fair market value once the contract was terminated. Coun. Mike Goetz asked if the trailer already has CSA approval for its electrical wiring, which City of Merritt financial services manger Ken Ostraat said staff would ensure is in place before the purchase goes through. Chief administrative officer Allan Chabot said the city agreed to a price of $44,000 and that any additional cost a
CSA certification might incur would be the responsibility of the outgoing contractor and not the city. Staff requested council retain ownership of the trailer and include it as a portion of the compensation for a new park operator. The purchase of the trailer was not budgeted for in the 2014 budget, and the funds for it will come from the city’s reserves for future expenditures account.
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HERALD OPINION Oil a slippery slope for cities By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
VICTORIA – Every year when B.C.’s municipal politicians get together to preach to the provincial cabinet, there comes a point in the maze of resolutions where things go sideways. Last year it was a misinformed, impossible demand to ban all traces of genetic engineering. Before that they thumbed their mobile phones and denounced wireless power meters. Both votes passed by narrow margins in a half-empty chamber, with many delegates focused on the serious community issues they are elected to address. This year it was a charge led by Burnaby to denounce the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. And this time it was defeated. Credit for this sudden attack of common sense goes largely to North Cowichan Coun. Al Siebring. Here’s part of his address to the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are elected to handle things like roads and water and sewer and land use, police, fire, garbage. We’re not here to talk about social policy, child poverty or heaven forbid, pipelines. “Those kinds of things dilute our credibility as an organization. We’re becoming a social policy activist group rather than a group of municipal politicians. “Half of this resolutions book is stuff that’s outside of our purview…. If you want to do social policy, get your butt elected to the provincial legislature.” Burnaby, New Westminster, Victoria and Vancouver were undeterred. In tax-rich urban centres one can make a living at local politics. And grandstanding works.
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Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS During its budget deliberations in April, the City of Kamloops decided to go ahead with an increase to the cost of its dog licensing program. That $5 hike went into effect last week, bringing the cost of licensing an unfixed dog to $65 and a fixed pooch to $30 a year. That city also has a category for nuisance or aggressive dogs, which cost $105 to licence. A
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dog with a dangerous dog designation — meaning it’s mauled or killed an animal or human — will cost nearly double that to license. The revenue from those licences is used, in part, for upgrades to the city’s network of dog-friendly parks, which includes 15 off-leash dog parks. Those improvements are worth in the neighbourhood of $35,000, and include lighting, signs and even toys for dogs. The City of Kamloops issues something like 7,000 licences for pooches a year. Those little tags mean city officials can track down where the dog belongs should it ever somehow escape. While it is a good idea to have your information associated with your pet (they are yours, after all),
it’s also a mandatory program that dog owners are expected to participate in. In Merritt, the dog licensing program is mandatory as well, though it’ll cost you less than up the highway. Neutered and spayed dogs in Merritt are $15 to licence, while their unfixed counterparts are $30. However, if you have a dangerous dog, a licence will cost you $1,000 a year and they’ll get a special, distinctive tag. (The process of designating a “dangerous dog” is not clear, but the category exists in the city’s bylaws in writing, anyway.) According to a report by the city’s bylaw officer included in the Sept. 24 council meeting agenda package, the City of Merritt has issued 483 dog licences this year.
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That’s a lot of dogs, but it’s certainly not all the pet dogs in Merritt. Besides being a requirement of living in city limits, licensing your dog means in the event it escapes, it can be returned. Dogs can be crafty little weasels, and slip out from underneath the noses of even the most attentive owners. Sure, people could go and get their own dog tags made up without registering them with the city, but then it wouldn’t be a revenue stream benefiting public coffers. Interestingly, the City of Kamloops also runs a voluntary cat registration program. Participating in that program will set a cat owner back $40 one time, instead of yearly, and the city will issue a tag with a
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licence number linked to owners’ information just like with the dog program. In other parts of Canada, there are many other cities that have made cat licensing mandatory. In Edmonton, it’ll set you back $20 a year to licence your kitty — $75 if it’s not fixed. Calgary’s cat and dog licensing program applies to all those four-legged fur-balls over three months old, as opposed to the standard six. The City of Regina offers a hefty discount for kittens under six months old, spayed/neutered cats, and show cats with the proper documentation. The City of Winnipeg is starting up its mandatory cat licensing program in January 2015.
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Other cities on the by-no-means-exhaustive mandatory cat licence list include Toronto, Thunder Bay, Barrie, Saskatoon, Oshawa, Stony Plain and Medicine Hat. All of these municipalities can also impose fines on those without licences for their pets, who are, after all, breaking the city’s bylaws. The cost of licensing a pet should be on the list of things prospective pet owners consider before investing in a dog (or cat, depending on where you live). After all, responsible pet ownership goes far beyond food and vet bills. Pet insurance can help cover unexpected vet bills, but it’s a buyer-beware market out there, just like with other types of insur-
ance. Some research beforehand could save you a lot of trouble if your dog isn’t covered for a pre-existing condition or on travels outside of the country (lucky dog). While critics may say these associated costs are nickel-and-diming pet owners and even discouraging pet ownership, I’m reluctant to paint it with such a simple brush. These programs hold owners somewhat accountable for the behaviour of their pets in shared spaces, and can reunite a pet owner with their beloved animal in the event the pet makes a desperate bid for a life of leash-less freedom. A pet is a big commitment, and $30 is chump change when it comes to the care of a dog in the long term — furry, loveable money pits that pets are.
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Certain property tax-exempt organizations in Merritt will no longer possess that immunity after 2015 as a new permissive tax policy adopted by council in June goes into effect. Under this new policy, notfor-profit organizations that sell liquor specific to the portion of property used for retail, and philanthropic or religious groups occupying properties more than one acre in size will no longer be completely exempt from property taxes. Organizations subject to this change include the Merritt Golf and Country Club, Royal Canadian Legion #96, Merritt Curling Club and Nicola Valley Native Lodge Society — which hasn’t provided financial statements or proven to have services open to and used mainly by residents to meet permissive tax exemption requirements. City of Merritt deputy financial services manager Ben Currie recommended council give notice to the organizations that will be impacted by the change that 2015 will be the last year they are property tax-
Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow rattled off a jumbled history of refineries in his region, noting that the sole surviving Chevron plant is bringing in crude by trucks and trains because the 60-year-old pipeline is over-subscribed. He didn’t explain how stopping a pipeline upgrade would keep it open, or improve oil safety. Volkow repeated the protester myth that a new pipeline would introduce diluted bitumen to the coast. Trans Mountain started shipping
dilbit in the late 1980s. Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar and others from along the Interior pipeline route pointed out another flaw. If southern cities want to wander outside their mandate to make this gesture, why target only this pipeline and ignore rail lines and highways that cross the same rivers and streams? Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan boasted that after his first court challenge to the National Energy Board was tossed out, his highpriced eco-lawyer found a constitutional angle. Cha-
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exempt. They will also have the opportunity to make an appeal if they choose to change their operations to comply with the policy. At its regular meeting last Tuesday, city council approved the first three readings of the City of Merritt’s permissive tax exemption bylaw, exempting the properties in question for one more year. Council also amended the bylaw to include Interior Community Services on the list of tax-exempt properties. The parameters of the tax policy are used by council to consider an application from organizations providing charitable, philanthropic and notfor-profit services.
City to spend $69,000 on new utility machine The City of Merritt public works department will be spending almost $69,000 of its 2014 budget to buy a multipurpose utility work machine. The new piece of equipment will allow the city to decommission a Case tractor and John Deere front mower, which are both at the end of their life cycles. Part of the deal affords the city a $5,000 credit against the purchase price of the utility vehicle for the total trade-in value of the two pieces. The exact cost of the purchase came in slightly under budget at $68,880 plus tax.
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ching! Meanwhile, professional protesters bike-lock their necks to the fence at Burnaby’s Westridge oil terminal, and a radical Simon Fraser University professor revives his Occupy Vancouver team to step up the ground war if courts falter. The comedy of all this was illustrated by Coun. Robin Cherbo from Nelson, who assured delegates he uses synthetic oil in his vehicle. Is that derived from organic sunflowers? And what significance does that gesture have compared
with the gasoline and jet fuel that carried 1,200 delegates to Whistler? Cherbo assumes that Ottawa can simply direct Alberta’s oil industry to start refining all the heavy oil there. Half a century into this industrial megaproject, this stuff should just be banned from pipelines. Peace, man. This is why election-time posturing by local politicians is a slippery slope. Not only do they lack authority, they and their staff lack the required expertise and information.
The Trans Mountain pipeline starts in Alberta and branches into the U.S. It is by definition federal jurisdiction. NEB hearings on its expansion continue, with expert input, especially on shipping risks, from the B.C. government, Green MLA Andrew Weaver and others. Municipal politicians should pipe down and defend their own performance. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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be like them. Employment with the provincial government, as a fire warden, probably meant a regular income, at least seasonally. And he met, in the valley, a woman who would share his life — always an agreeable experience. Capt. John Foster Paton Nash is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground in Belgium.
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When Capt. John Foster Paton Nash went to war in August 1914, he left the Nicola Valley a middle-aged bachelor and British Columbia a new husband. His English bride, Eleanor Flora Wilson, had been in the valley since the spring, visiting a sister. Nash had been in the valley since at least 1901. They married Aug. 17 in a Church of England ceremony in St. Paul’s, Kamloops. He was 48 years old and she was 29. Eleanor and “Jack� Nash passed most of their married life apart. They may have had 10 days together in Kamloops, but only as his duties as an officer of the 31st Regiment, B.C. Horse permitted. The special train organized by the Canadian government to take B.C. volunteers to the Valcartier training camp in Quebec left Kamloops on Aug. 27. They may have kept each other’s company in the fall of 1914 and the winter of 1914-15 in the United Kingdom. Each member of the first Canadian contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who trained in the Salisbury Plain camps was allowed up to six days’ leave while there. (She was in the U.K. from October.) They had three opportunities to keep each other’s company after his battalion left the U.K. for the continent. He took three leaves in 1915 and 1916. Canadian officers serving in Belgium and France routinely passed their leaves in the British Isles. The couple passed the first anniversary of their marriage apart. His battalion was in Belgium on Aug. 17, 1915, in the trenches. She was in the United Kingdom, in Devon. Jack and Eleanor never celebrated a second anniversary.
The Nicola Valley Museum has custody of a number of Jack Nash images. He’s the man in uniform standing at the left and enjoying a light moment, occasion and date not recorded, with “Miss McPhaile,� “Mrs. Meikle� and James Thompson, the B.C. Horse chaplain and St. Michael and St. John the Baptist (Church of England) parish priest. Photo courtesy of the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives
John Foster Paton Nash was killed on April 23, 1916 in the trenches, circumstances not recorded. He died one day after his 50th birthday. What Jack Nash did as a man in the Nicola Valley he did out of doors. He was a rancher, according to his attestation, or enlistment, form. He was a fire warden, according to his marriage certificate. He was the fire warden for Aspen Grove, according to a news story about his death. The earliest recorded year of Jack Nash’s residency in British Columbia is 1897. He was a rancher in Grande Prairie, later Westwold, in the Henderson’s British Columbia Gazetteer and Directory for 1898. In 1900, he volunteered for Strathcona’s Horse in Kamloops. (He reported his occupation as “cowpuncher.�) Discharged in the spring of 1901, he was in the Nicola Valley by the end of the year. On Dec. 2 he asked the military authorities in Ottawa to send his Boer War campaign medals to Quilchena, Nicola Lake, “my address.� He probably passed his years in the Nicola Valley agreeably enough. He was an officer with the militia regiment, B.C. Horse. His closest compan-
ions, accordingly, were more likely than not older men like him who had experienced military service and were interested in repeating it and younger men who wanted to
Mike Sasges is a director for the Nicola Valley Museum. This profile is the first in a series of profiles of men from the Nicola Valley who died in the Great War battle to commemorate their contribution to Canada. He is inviting valley residents to collaborate in creating profiles of the valley’s war dead. He can be reached by email at mjsasges@shaw.ca or by phone at 378-6982.
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VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s government launched its fall legislative session Monday with a speech from the throne offering progress on resource trade, partnership with aboriginal people and labour peace with public school teachers. The speech described B.C. following the same path to Asia for liquefied natural gas as it did in expanding lumber trade when the U.S. housing market declined. “Like forestry, B.C.’s natural gas industry has relied on exports to the United States,� said the speech, read by Lt.Gov. Judith Guichon. “But the American shale gas revolution has meant the export south has dried up – and is never coming back.� The gas industry employs 1,700 people in the Fort Nelson area alone, and can be maintained only by reaching Asian markets. The speech notes that Chinese LNG consumption rose by
a fifth in the first half of 2014. “This is a chance – not a windfall,� the speech notes, after one of the leading investment groups warned of shifting conditions that could delay its participation. Clark told reporters after the speech that talks continue with Petronas, leader of one of the largest of 15 current LNG proposals, with a pipeline and gas export facilities planned for the B.C. north coast. “We are good at negotiating in this government,� Clark said. “We’ve got a good record. We’re going to keep negotiating hard.� The government plans to table framework legislation this month to define the environmental standards and tax structure for the industry, which has more than a dozen international players considering LNG development. NDP leader John Horgan said it’s been a year since the government first promised a tax structure for LNG, and now with a deadline looming at of the end of October,
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The Diacarbon biofuel plant is on the verge of beginning production in Merritt. The B.C.-based clean-technology company recently underwent a public consultation process, resulting in the approval of an air emissions discharge permit from the Ministry of Environment. Diacarbon president Jerry Ericsson said the company is still doing construction, working on the control system and programming for the plant’s equipment. He said once open, it will operate with 25 full-time employees. Ericsson said the public consultation process the company underwent over the summer yielded good feedback. “There [were] a number of people that
had to be consulted with and notified of our plans, and we did everything that we could to talk to everyone about that and tried to engage the public as much as possible,” Ericsson said. Ralph Adams, Ministry of Environment meteorologist, told the Herald he learned from Diacarbon’s public consultation process that people were concerned with the issue of fugitive dust — airborne particles that could be stirred up directly or indirectly by human activity. Adams said the biofuel plant will have little impact in adding to those levels, and it is not expected to contribute greatly to Merritt’s level of PM 2.5, which is particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter that humans can breathe in. He said the fugitive
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MOVING REAL ESTATE BC LTD. #102, 2840 Voght Street, Box 236 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8
250-378-6166 – TF 1-877-841-2100 www.century21.ca/movingrealestate October 9th - October 22nd, 2014
FEATURE HOME
AVAILABLE SOON! 1601 Phillips Street New 3 bedroom home in great location. Features country kitchen, open floor plan on the main with all bedrms on upper floor. Main floor had powder, 2nd floor has 4 pce bath and master bedrm has W/I closet & 5 pce ensuite. Double garage. Includes appliances package. Call for more details. #2318 MOVE IN READY
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BRAND NEW HOME
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LARGE SHOP
$339,000
WALK TO SHOPPING
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New 2 bedroom home in a new subdivision. Open country kitchen design on the main and bedrooms upstairs. Master bedrm has W/I closet and 13x10 deck. Single garage. Includes appliances pkg.
#2319
$299,900
EXCELLENT LOCATION
Spacious home with 2 bedrm rental suite in bsmt. 3 bedrms up, bright kitchen w/island, large living room with gas F/P, huge rec. rm, hobby rm, covered deck with panoramic view & double garage.
#2214
$299,900
This 2 bedroom home features a great country kitchen, open floor plan and all bedrms above. Main floor has powder rm, 4pce up and master has 5 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Single garage. Appliance pkg included.
#2320
$324,900
4 bedrm rancher has had some reno’s on approx. 1 acre with 40x70 detached workshop & room for Rv’s, currently leased. Perfect place for home based business. Zoned R1 & C2.
#2323
$355,000
We have several investment opportunities of single family, strata units or commercial. Give us a call for details.
This 4 bedrm home is bright & cherry with some recent upgrades of HW tank, some windows & flooring. Private fenced backyard with lane access. Quick possession.
#2325
$189,000
OPEN HOUSE Side by side duplex of 864 sq.ft. total – 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen & living room per side. 100 amp service. Some renovations have been done. Adjacent duplexes also for sale.
#1982
$169,900
NEWER APARTMENT
LARGE DUPLEX
APARTMENT
Great opportunity to get into the rental market. 7 strata title townhomes, all currently rented & being sold below assessed value at only $89,828 per unit. Easy walk to shopping & amenities.
Very appealing 1 bedroom unit with shaker style kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, and comes with all appliances. On of Merritt’s finest strata developments at The Vibe.
Per fect for young people, retirees or investors. Nice 1 bedrm unit in a well managed building. Close to corner store & transit. Easy access. Building has an elevator.
#2199
#2312
Approx. 1600 sq.ft. per side with 5 bedrms and 2 bath each side, includes appliances, has some newer flooring and paint on main. Has 100 amp upgrade. Separate backyards. Total income is $1868.
$139,000
Coldwater Hills
#2289
$319,900
#2197
Grandview Heights
sale
APPROX. 10 ACRE LOTS
Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcel with gorgeous views of the Coldwater River, just 10 minutes from Merritt. Power at lot line & many lots have pre-approved building & septic sites. Some lots have wells, but all have a gov’t required hydrology study to assure Buyers of ample domestic water. #1442
Sat. October 11, 2014 12:00 – 2:00 pm #10, 1717 Granite Avenue $219,000 1781 Quilchena Avenue $224,900
$59,900
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Prices Starting at $128,000 + GST
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STRATA UNITS
$628,800
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RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS
Lots 1 – 4 - Reduced to $99,000 ea.
Prices Starting at $85,000 + GST
Located Off Lindley Creek Road
Fully serviced residential lots with fantastic views of the Nicola Valley and surrounding mountains. Close to shopping and college. Start building your dream home today!
This premier subdivision offers a rural living experience with expansive views of the Nicola Valley. Minimum lot size of 0.5 acre up to 0.96 acre, offers privacy and room to landscape. The cul de sac design guarantees no thru traffic and crown land surround entire property. Road are paved with city services in place. #1928 Call for details.
#1726
#102-2840 Voght St., Merritt, B.C. - 250-378-6166 - Toll Free: 1-877-841-2100
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Century 21 Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. Doug Beech (Owner) 378-4219
Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. LARGE LOT
Lana McPharlane 315-3748
Don Gossoo Managing Broker
LOCATED IN NEW SUBDIVISION
GOOD LOCATION
over 12,000 SQ.FT. LOT
Personal Real Estate Corporation
315-3043
gardener’s paradise
Moving Real Estate BC Ltd.
WALK TO SHOPPING
INVESTMENT
BIG FAMILY HOME
NEW
3 bedroom rancher with 1800 sq.ft., open design kitchen with all appliances, HW floors, crown mouldings, 9 ft ceilings, and a bonus room above the garage. Fenced backyard with shed.
Remarkable 2 bedroom home with mature landscaping and private backyard with patio. Home features newer kitchen & bathroom, furnace upgrade, 2 skylights for natural light, and 2 outbuildings.
This 4 bedrm home is bright & cherry with some recent upgrades of HW tank, some windows & flooring. Private fenced backyard with lane access. Quick possession.
Must sell fast! Revenue property with 3 bedrooms up and 2 down, central location, close to schools. Home has 2 kitchens, 2 baths. Currently rents for $1400/month + utilities.
#2278
#2285
#2325
#2314
EXCELLENT LOCATION
AMAZING HOME
close to park
QUIET LOCATION
BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED
GREAT VIEWS
Quality built home with 3 bedrms up, country kitchen, full bsmt with family room & work area. Beautifully landscaped 0.44 ac lot with gazebo, attached garage & 32x28 detached shop & shed.
Home has 2 full floors plus bsmt, 2 car garage and legal 2 bedrm daylight rental suite on main with rear entrance. Bright kitchen with island, living rm with gas F/P. Nice covered deck in back.
Quality built, open & bright home on 3 levels with 5 bedrms + den, 3.5 baths, on demand HW heat, den/office with coffered ceiling & large windows, chef style kitchen with granite counters, large island & much more.
3 bedroom home on quiet street, close to schools & park. Home has had some updates such as windows, furnace, laminate flooring, U/G sprinklers & central A/C. 22x30 shop in back
Clean & bright 3 bedrm rancher with full bsmt, vaulted ceilings, large open kitchen with new countertops, family rm with gas F/P, 2 car garage, RV parking with sani-dump and a private backyard.
In excellent location across from park. Refinished virtually everything inside & out. New windows, doors, furnace, HW tank, U/F sprinkling, woodstove, deck, garage, kitchen cabinets & more.
#2226
#2304
EXECUTIVE HOME
SUN VALLEY COURT
nice location
INVESTORS
AMAZING VIEWS
IN LOWER NICOLA
One of the nicest gated communities in Merritt with views of the Nicola River. Has 3 bedrms, 2 baths, open design living, gas F/P, galley kitchen with nook, laundry on main, hobby & rec.rm down.
THREE LEVEL SPLIT
#2318
$339,000
#2233
$514,900
#2308
#2214
$315,000
$299,900
#2298
$345,000
#2164
$535,000
#2319
$299,900
#2291
$224,900
$299,000
$339,900
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BRAND NEW HOME
N
SOO
New 2 bedroom home in a new subdivision. Open country kitchen design on the main and bedrooms upstairs. Master bedrm has W/I closet and 13x10 deck. Single garage. Includes appliances pkg.
ADULT ORIENTED STRATA
$224,900
Brad Yakimchuk
5 bedrm home in good area. Main floor has been upgraded with HW floors, kitchen counters & paint. Open design kitchen, 3 bedrms up, 2 down, huge living rm with rock F/P plus airtight woodstove in bsmt.
Large family home with many upgrades. 3 bedrms up, 2 down with inlaw suite. Owners has put in a wood burning stove, HW tank in 2012, insulation, BI vac & water filtration system. The backyard has beautiful flower beds and front yard has fish pond & U/G sprinklers.
#2151
NEWER RANCHER
SOO
New 3 bedroom home in great location. Features country kitchen, open floor plan on the main with all bedrms on upper floor. Main floor had powder, 2nd floor has 4 pce bath and master bedrm has W/I closet & 5 pce ensuite. Double garage. Includes appliances package.
$239,000
MOVE IN READY
N
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#2295
Don Ward 315-3503
Ray Thompson 315-3377
#102 - 2840 Voght St., Merritt, BC • www.century21.ca/movingrealestate
SOO Immaculate 3 bedrm home on 0.27 acre lot, nicely landscaped in Lower Nicola. Has has open concept kitchen with eating bar, skylight & lots of cupboards. Living room with gas F/P. Fenced backyard.
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Janis Post 315-3672
In good area, close to schools. Home has 3 bedrms up with 2 bedrm inlaw suite at ground level, Newer paint & flooring on main, oak kitchen cabinets. Fenced backyard with garden area and great views from both decks.
This 2 bedroom home features a great country kitchen, open floor plan and all bedrms above. Main floor has powder rm, 4pce up and master has 5 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Single garage. Appliance pkg included.
LOWER NICOLA
FANTASTIC VALLEY VIEWS
NICE YARD
Spacious 4 bedrm + den, 3 bath home with newer S/S appliances in gourmet kitchen, dining & living rooms adjoin a walk-out balcony. The walkout bsmt has wet bar & games room. Lot of parking.
Private setting, spacious 1820 sq.ft. rancher with 3 bedrms, 1.5 bath, freshly painted & 3 pce ensuite. Great views off deck, 7 well producing fruit trees, and is close to elementary school.
Impressive home with breathtaking views from the huge wrap around deck. Features beautiful oak doors, 4 bedrms, 3 baths, full finished basement, large family & games rooms. Bathrooms has been refurbished with vintage tub & high end faucets.
Affordable and spacious 2 bedroom home with bright & restful décor. Living room with fireplace, large open addition attached to entrance. Well kept yard with large deck.
GOOD LOCATION
LOCATION, LOCATION
BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED
BROOKMERE
GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD
Clean, spacious heritage home with large rooms, newer flooring & kitchen cabinets. Newer vinyl windows, walk-in soaker tub with shower in main. U/G sprinklers, detaching 1 car garage.
Large family home with 4 bedrms, open design, bright kitchen, central A/C. Huge, fenced backyard with sundeck and large garden area, plus double garage and deactivated 2 bedrm suite in bsmt.
A beautiful oasis in rural setting, per fect if you enjoy the outdoors year round. Lovely 2 bedroom home with attached double garage with guest room & 3 pce bath. Nicely landscaped, RV parking.
Very nice floor plan in this 4 bedroom, 4 bath home with newer kitchen and flooring in past 5 yrs. Has 2 bedrm inlaw living quarters in walkout bsmt. Spectacular views of the city.
QUIET LOCATION
DESIRABLE LOCATION
IN LOWER NICOLA
OPPORTUNITY
$168,500
$224,900
$189,000
#2235
$479,000
$155,000
#2299
$229,000
#2309
#2209
$319,000
$474,900
#2320
#2248
$324,000
$142,000
sol Executive 3 level split family home with stunning view of the valley. Has a grand living rm and dining rm with large vaulted ceilings, open kitchen concept with sunken family rm. 3 bedrms up, large master suite. Upgrades include new bathrm, windows & more.
Good revenue property. Side by side duplex of 1600 sq.ft., 5 bedrms and 2 baths per side. New furnace, 100 amp upgrade and separate backyard. Total income is $1868. Tenants pay utilities.
Beautifully decorated 6 yr old home with HW floors, open concept kitchen with S/S appliances & gas cookstove. Spacious deck off kitchen. 2 bedrms up, 2 down & 3 baths, family room & large theatre room.
Great starter home in good neighbourhood, close to shopping & arena. Fenced yard with single garage. Basement has a second living quarters for your inlaws.
IMMACULATE RANCHER
FANTASTIC VIEWS
DETACHED SHOP
LOWER NICOLA
A diamond in the rough. Unfinished house on 2 city lots, close to the river, with private yard. This house is in the rough framing stage and is a renovation and will need a new building permit to complete.
Spacious home with 2 bedrooms and a den or 3rd bedrm, generous living & dining room plus office. Both bedrms have ensuites. Large covered deck, 20x16 detached shop.
Look at this newer 3 bedrooms rancher with modern open floor plan, 3 pce ensuite, vaulted ceilings in kitchen, eating area and family room. Double garage with 10 ft ceilings.
Huge 180,000 sq.ft. lot with private yard & fruit trees, fish pond & garden area. The 4 bedrm, 3 bath home is a 3 level split with fully fin. Bsmt, 12x13 sunroom and lots of parking.
Spacious family home with 5 bedrms up, 2 down, 3 baths, formal living room with gas F/P, jetted tub in ensuite. Upgraded paint and most flooring. All appliances stay. 2 bedrm inlaw suite.
2 bedroom house close to the downtown area. Has 1 car garage and 2 workshops. The house needs some TLC. Great for a handyman. As is where is. Schedule A applies.
#2260
2 bedrm home on its own 0.23 acre lot. Home is very neat with new siding, shingled roof, skirting with insulation & 14x28 garage. Has an enclosed deck & porch. Yard is fully fenced with workshop, RV parking & garden area.
Bright 3 bedroom rancher, nicely finished with 24x26 detached garage/shop. Private fenced yard with large sundeck. Room for RV’s. Blacktop driveway. This home is neat as a pin.
#2227
Great rural setting on 0.35 acres with creek. Enjoy the country style home with 2 bedrms up, 1 down, bsmt renovated with new carpets, paint & HW tank. Open concept kitchen, galley kitchen, large living room.
#2269
#2300
INVESTORS
SPACIOUS MOBILE
WHY RENT
GREAT STARTER
EXTRA LARGE LOT
OPEN CONCEPT DESIGN
ATTENTION INVESTORS
IMMACULATE RANCHER
FIRST TIME BUYERS
NICELY LANDSCAPED
Spacious 5 bedroom home with huge master bedrm with jet tub in ensuite, open kitchen & family room, Cherry stained cabinets in kitchen, 2 huge sundeck in private backyard plus covered sitting area.
Large 6 bedroom home in good area, close to school. 3 bedrooms up, 3 down, 2.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, huge sundeck, fenced backyard, skylights and double garage.
This 3 bedrm home has had some updates, laminate flooring, double glazed windows, electrical upgrade, newer roof. 2 levels, 3 bedrms, 2 baths. Strata fees include heat and HW.
Why rent when you could own this 3 bedroom home with 1.5 baths, newer windows and siding. Close to schools. Has 100 amp service and a carport in the back.
Older 2 bedroom home in nice neighbourhood, close to the downtown. An extra large 13,780 sq.ft. lot with subdivision potential. Lane access, huge backyard with single garage.
3 bedrm modular home with ground level entry. Extra room for hobby, storage or family room. Quiet location on large lot privately fenced with garden area. Central A/C, newer vinyl siding, thermal pane windows and many upgrades.
#2203
#2215
#2167
#2185
4 bedrm, 2 bath home on the Bench, meticulously maintained with many upgrades such as windows, doors, furnace, HW tank in 2011 and central A/C. Private backyard, lots of extra parking.
Enjoy this well cared for 3 bedrm home & nicely landscaped yard. The woodstove warms the open concept kitchen & living room accented by laminate floors. Relax on either deck.
#2287
4 separately titled side by side duplexes, a total of 8 units rentable. Some long term tenants. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen & living room, Fenced backyards. Newer roof, 100 amp service.
Nice 2 bedroom rancher close to downtown and seniors center with newer furnace and HW tank. Concrete foundation, and fenced private yard with shop. Quick Possession.
#2183
2 bedrm mobile in one of the nicest parks. 1 bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living rm in the center. The addition has a large enclosed porch & family rm.
#2212
#2266
CORNER LOT
DOWNTOWN
NICE STRATA UNIT
5 LEVEL HOME
Executive 6 bedrm family home in excellent location with panoramic views. Great curb appeal and grandiose floor plan. Features Jacobi HW flooring, slate tile, 2 gas F/P’s, extra large kitchen, large master bedrm with 5 pce ensuite, and an inlaw suite
Nice 3 bedrm, 2.5 bath townhouse with very unique floor plan. Main fl oor has lots of natural sunlight & large bay window & gas F/P in living rm. Kitchen has newer appliances, tile backsplash & fl ooring. Has been prof. painted up & down. Move in ready.
3 bedroom home, perfect for first time buyers. Two bedrooms up, 1 down. Has single detached garage, fenced backyard and several fruit trees. Lots of parking for your toys.
BACKYARD OASIS
TRIPLE GARAGE
UNFINISHED HOME
This 4 bedrm home has a recently remodeled kitchen with custom cabinets, granite counters & new appliances. Bathrms have been redone. Enjoy the solarium that overlooks the backyard garden, pool & pond.
Quality built view home offers approx. 4000 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Large chef’s kitchen with all appliances, family rm open to large balcony, 4 bedrms, 3 baths. Fully finished basement.
large family home
#2121
#2250
$325,000
$264,900
$445,000
GOOD STARTER HOME
Very clean home with 3 bedrooms up 2 baths, new file and newer flooring in living room, newer countertops in kitchen. Has covered carport in back with lane access. Upgraded to 100 amp.
#2110
$119,900
#2244
$499,900
#2187
$537,000
$268,000
#2160
#2311
#2312
$139,000
$195,000
#1967
NEWER APARTMENT
Urban living in one of the finest strata developments. Nice one bedrm apartment with granite counters, shaker style kitchen cabinets & incl. appliances. Clean and ready to move into.
$199,000
$74,500
#2265
$249,000
$209,900
$89,000
#2289
$319,900
$299,000
$125,000
#2267
$429,000
#2234
INVESTMENT
$229,000
$135,000
#2276
$159,900
#2186
$214,900
$79,000
5 bedrm home within walking distance to downtown & amenities. 2 storey home with single garage. 3 bedrms up, 2 down, large family room with a small kitchenette.
2 bedroom bungalow with big living room, back lane access, within walking distance to downtown shopping and all amenities. Per fect for the handyman. As is where is.
Side by side duplex within walking distance to shopping. 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room & 1 bath per side. Fenced backyard. Some renovations have been done. There are 3 other duplexes adjacent also for sale.
Good corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. This 2 bedroom home is awaiting your ideas. Home needs some TLC, but is priced accordingly.
Great opportunity of 6 strata title townhomes, all within walking distance to downtown & close to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at $89,828 per unit. All are currently rented.
#2213
#2211
#1982
#2098
#2199
$199,000
$70,000
$169,900
$99,900
$249,900
d l o s
INVESTORS
OPPORTUNITY
#2290
$628,800
#2111
#2163
$289,000
$649,000
Why rent when you can own? 2 bedroom strata unit with balcony and storage. Large living and dining room. Great for retirees or first time buyers. Strata fees are $212.70 per month.
#2192
$59,000
#2050
$329,900
#2297
$369,000
#2283
$299,900
Perfect home for a large family. Possible 5 bedrm house in great area with with big yard, nice back deck & gazebo and double garage with 10 ft high doors. Lots of extra park with 1.5 lots.
#2258
IN LOWER NICOLA
$389,900
INVESTORS
Check out our website at www.century21.ca/movingrealestate for 21 High Definitions photos on most of our listings! Beautifully renovated inside & out. Spacious 4 bedrm home on 0.25 acres with a fully manicured lawn & U/G sprinklers. Features new bathrm, new flooring, paint new windows, siding, furnace & more.
#2264
$189,900
Now is the time to invest in Merritt!
Perfect for investors, young people, retired couple. Nice 1 bedroom apartment in a well managed building, on bus route and close to corner store. Building has elevator and easy access.
#2197
#2292
$339,000
$299,900
$148,500
#2275
$339,000
$49,000
$44,900
BUYERS – NOW is the time to buy. Good prices, wide selection of homes to choose from and low interest rates.
$59,900
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Century 21 Moving Real estate BC Ltd. Homes on acreage COUNTRY DREAM HOME
1 ACRE WITH SHOP
LAKEFRONT HOME
2.11 VIEW ACRES
NEW Located just 10 mins. from town on 1.17 acres with outdoor recreation out the front door. Home features 4 bedrms, 4.5 baths, 3500 sq.ft. with an inlaw suite downstairs. Large 2 car garage.
4 bedrm rancher has had some renos of flooring, kitchen. Large 40x70 detached workshop, currently leased, all on 1 acre, zoned R1 & C2, perfect for home based business. Great opportunity.
Beautifully renovated 4 bedrm home with open concept & vaulted ceilings, oak kitchen cabinets & an airtight woodstove. Great gazebo to relax & enjoy the views. Room for horses. Some outbldgs.
Custom home on Nicola Lake built with reclaimed timbers & HW flooring throughout, open concept, gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, great room with F/P, and a detached triple garage.
1 ACRE WITH CREEK
9.88 acres
ON 1 ACRE
AT STUMP LAKE
#2302
$445,000
#2323
$355,000
#2288
$414,400
#2249
13 ACRES RIVERFRONT
OPPORTUNITY
A great property in well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro at lot line, septic must be installed. Most of land is flat and useable.
Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. commercial building in downtown core. New roof in 2013, renovated interior including new paint throughout. Parking in back with lane access. Great for investor or entrepreneur.
#2208
#2305
$299,000
#2263
$434,900
Bring your horses! Set up with 3 horse shelters, 2 round pens, 2 hay barns & tack shed. The 4 bedrm home has a new country kitchen, open design, vaulted ceilings, HW floors, gas F/P.
#2189
$449,000
HORSE PROPERTY
GREAT HORSE PROPERTY
Great family home on 1 acre just minutes from town. Home boasts 3 bedrms up, 1 down, updated kitchen, parquet flooring, rec. rm with bar. Has detached 2 car garage, 1 car garage & storage bldg.
#2306
$345,000
10 acres in kane valley
OPPORTUNITY
Spectacular horse property of 26 acres just 15 mins. From Merritt. All natural grassland with 2 ponds and a seasonal creek. Great place use as rec. property or build your dream home.
Good commercial building in downtown core. Approx. 5000 sq.ft. of commercial space on the main with 1100 sq.ft. up with a 3 bedrm suite, currently rented. Zoned C-2. Run your business and live upstairs.
$1,050,000
This amazing premium building acreage of 2.75 acres is waterfront with fantastic views. Located in subdivision of quality homes with underground services. Perfect place to build your lakeside cottage.
#2277
$274,900
$310,000
#2321
$525,000
Great horse property with riding arena on 9.91 acres & backs onto crown land. 4 bedrm home with huge country kitchen, large wrap around covered deck. Has double garage and detached shop
#1992
LARGE SHOP
$489,000
4.64 acres
Just 20 mins. south of Merritt close to cross-country ski trails, fishing, hunting & snowmobiling and backs onto crown land. Beautiful log home with large wrap around covered deck. Includes a guest cabin, new barn with loft & chicken pen.
#2156
$549,000
private 30 acres
#2207
$998,000
3 INDUSTRIAL LOTS Nice flat light industrial bare land lots. Water and sewer are close to the lot lines. Great business opportunity. Each lot is 95 x 198 and zoned M1. In area growing industrial business.
#2166
#2237
$109,900
#2144
$339,900
Country living on 4.64 acres with beautiful 4 bedroom log home. Spacious loft master suite, newer kitchen & appliances, new electric furnace & heat pump, pellet stove. A perfect hobby farm.
#1916
$399,900
133 AC + LAKE
#2310
$549,000
APPROX. 120 ACRES
Incredible year round off the grid home or use as rec. property, almost surrounds Allie Lake. Includes 2 main cabinet plus 3 additional guest cabins. Great for horseback riding, snowmobiling, fish & more.
#1663
30 acre fenced horse property with beautiful pastures & fantastic views . Very private setting with 3 bedrm house (2 on main, huge master bedrm in loft). Cozy airight woodstove in living rm. Rustic style home to live year round or use a rec. retreat. 25 mins. south of Merritt.
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WATERFRONT LOTS 3 parcels of Recreation Commercial waterfront zoned C4 for multi-family resort, Pub, restaurant, marina & more. Great opportunity to start your own resort & marina.
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$495,000
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$129,000 LAKEFRONT LOT
Compact rancher in a natural valley setting just west of Merritt. Approx. 120 acres of level hay land bordering Spius Creek and Nicola River with abundant water for irrigation. Home is sold “as is”.
Build your new home on this 0.96 acre lot on Nicola Lake. Great area for boating sports, fishing, sailing & swimming. Close to two golf courses, hotel, restaurant, gas station & store.
APPROX. 103 ACRES
LAKEVIEW LOT
$849,000
#2198
$285,000
Build your summer cottage on this 1 acre lot with beautiful views of Nicola Lake. Great lake for fishing, water skiing, wind surfing. Kick back, unwind & enjoy your new investment.
#2188
#2175
Each $900,000
12.63 ACRES
commercial building Great location on a corner lot on main street coming into Merritt. This 7300 sq.ft. building is zoned C-4 with a site specific zoning for prof. offices, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking.
#2047
#2019
$209,000
$595,000
2 ACRES
20 ACRES
Build your home in the country. Has a drilled well of 15 GPM, power at lot line, septic approval, and driveway are in. Nice view, crown land nearby. Just 20 mins. from Merritt.
Two 10 acre lots has just come into the city.
$120,000
One of the site is entering into a 2 yr lease. Other lot will be zoned with Sale Agreement.
#2301
$2,000,000
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294 acres of development land with 2 titles and incredible views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum. Located above Nicola Lakeshore Estates at Nicola Lake.
Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. building with office space with one long term tenant. Great for professional offices, retail, lawyers, doctors, government agency, etc. Has approval for residential units upstairs.
#2173
$1,700,000
#2171
$850,000
WATERFRONT ACREAGE
incredible investment
Great 6 acre property to build your home or use as recreational. Mostly flat with many buildings sites, has shallow well, septic approval, hydro to property & driveway is in. Close to crown land.
Fantastic investment with 6 revenue streams – 3 residential suites and 3 commercial units at ground level. Highway frontage for excellent exposure for commercial & centrally located. Call for details.
#2155
#2268
APPROX. 264 ACRES
#2225
$99,000
Private acreage, treed with great access to Spius creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line. Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.
ON WALLOPER LAKE
Great lakefront cabin of 450 sq.ft., recreational retreat on Walloper lake. Crown lease. Easy access off Coquihalla Hwy. Call for more details.
Each $59,900
Residential building lot of 0.62 acres, zoned R2. Lots has potential to be made into 4 city lots or Buyer may apply for possible zoning change to higher density multi-family residential.
#2154 Fantastic views of Mamit Lake and valley & just 17 mins. from Merritt on 4.69 acres. Tidy 4 bedrm home with newer kitchen & flooring, huge living rm. 30x40 detached shop, 200 amps.
$325,000
RIVERFRONT LOT
waterfront home
Magnificent 5 bedrm home on Nicola Lake with unique open designed family area with large bedrms & family rooms with an extra summer kitchen. 3 floors, 2 large covered decks. Has detached triple garage & an underground boat house bunker.
#2137
Fronts Nicola River in City limits, 0.91 acres, completely flat land this space offers unlimited possibilities to build the home you’ve always dreamed of. City services in vicinity.
#2272 9.88 acres with riding ring & only 5 mins. From Mamit Lake. This 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walkout bsmt has had some updates. Open concept with vaulted ceilings, 3 baths, large kitchen & big sundeck.
$179,000
26 ACRES
#2322
4 bedrm rancher in approx. 1 acre in parklike setting with creek & pond. Home has HW floors, open country kitchen, huge family rm with woodstove & living rm with pellet stove. Detached garage.
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#2114
$399,000
19.77 ACRES
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
Private 19.77 acres with spectacular view of the valley & mountains. Located off Petit Creek Rd at end of quiet cul de sac. Property is treed with creek running through it.
Immaculate 8000 sq.ft. precast tilt-up building on corner lot with excellent exposure. Easy access to truck route. Adjoining warehouse has bay door, loading deck office & mezzanine space.
#2092
#1913
$146,000
$890,000
spius creek estates
From 9.8 to 17 Acres
$189,900
NICOLA LAKE ACREAGE 9.9 acres with 3400 sq.ft. custom home on 2 levels with fantastic views. 2 bedrms up, 2 down, HW floors, ceramic tile, 3 baths, large kitchen, living rm with F/P. Has 2 corrals, hay shed & horse shelter.
#2180
$549,900
approx. 22 acres
Gorgeous acreage with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing throught the property. A great variet of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR. Old farm house used for seasonal cabin + shop.
#2246
$1,250,000
Great acreage overlooking the Nicola River with numerous outbuildings, hay storage & tack shed. Double wide home has 4 bedrms, 2 baths and a partially fi nished basement with cold storage. Big sundeck to enjoy the views.
#2194
$489,000
1.75 AC IN THE CITY
Live the dream on Nicola Lake on this 1.855 acre lot in Quilchena on the Lake development. Spectacular homes in exclusive neighbourhood, close to golf course, fish & outdoor activities.
#2025
$359,000
NICOLA LAKEVIEW LOT Sit back & enjoy the incredible view. Perfect opportunity to build your home on this 1.055 acre lot. Great lake for all water sports, boating, water skiing, sailing & fishing.
#2230
$159,000
LAKEVIEW ACREAGE Nicely renovated 4 bedrm home with newer fl ooring, bathrooms and paint. Great horse property with 44x36 barn and a 100x44 metal Quonset shop. Gently sloped useable land. Great views & close to town
#2195
$649,000
Unique property, entirely fenced with 2 small homes (live in or rent out) while you build your dream home. Has large water feature on site, U/G sprinklers & mountain views. Was former putting course.
#2190
$374,900
This 1.033 acre lot has fantastic views of Nicola Lake & surrounding mountains. This subdivision is comprised of spectacular high end homes. Start planning your future here.
#2240
$199,000
Prices starting at $199,000
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Health minister Terry Lake under fire for firings gan reminded the government that two years after the allegations surfaced, two health researchers have been reinstated, two others were “unfired” and one, university co-op student Roderick MacIsaac, committed suicide after having his research contract terminated with only days left to go. Health Minister Terry Lake repeatedly apologized in the legislature and acknowledged that the
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Did you know that the term “whiplash” doesn’t just refer to an injury of the neck? For example, a whiplash injury from a car accident can cause neck pain, dizziness, nausea, headache, shoulder/ upper back pain, low back pain, sciatica, and many other symptoms. One of the most common symptoms I treat in my office in patients after a whiplash
trained to diagnose and treat the cause of neck pain. In fact, a 2010 study published in The Spine Journal compared chiropractic spinal adjustments to a sham treatment in 80 patients with chronic cervicogenic headache1. Compared to the sham treatment, the chiropractic patients were significantly more likely to achieve at least a 50 per cent reduction in pain. They also reported using 33 per cent less pain medication than at the start of the study. Patients who received 16 sessions of chiropractic had slightly better improvements in neck disability than patients who received only eight sessions.
More recent studies have confirmed the effectiveness of chiropractic for cervicogenic headache. Based on the above research and the results I see in my practice every day, anyone experiencing cervicogenic or tension headaches should try chiropractic care for short and long term relief. After examining a patient’s neck, if the chiropractor determines that the headache may potentially be from another — and possibly more serious — source, then he or she will make the appropriate referral to your MD for further investigation. Haas M, Spegman A, Peterson D, Aickin M, Vavrek D. Dose response and 1
efficacy of spinal manipulation for chronic cervicogenic headache: a pilot randomized controlled trial. The Spine Journal 2010; 10: 117128
GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG Psychology FOR LIVING People often ask me why it is that so many of us are struggling with tough issues right now. It seems that almost everyone is dealing with some crisis in their life. These problems may be marital problems, difficulties with children or parents or perhaps upheaval at work. Certainly, one response is that the world is much more complicated now than it used to be, and another response is that we are a little more open nowadays about our personal struggles than was the case in the past, and consequently more is out in the open. However, another dimension to this question that deserves closer scrutiny is the underlying assumption that life somehow
and to still find joy in life. Other difficulties that persist may be messages to us that what we are doing in some situations is not working. It is important for us to get a handle on what it is that we would like to have happen, and what is the final outcome we would like to see. Examples might be to have a more relaxed and comfortable relationship with a teenaged child or to have a more loving connection with one’s mate. Notice here that the focus is on the desired outcome and not on the other person’s behaviour. The next step is to ask ourselves, “What can I do that will increase the likelihood of my desired outcome?” Then begin to do it. This is one
of the most important ways in which we can grow. Focusing on what is wrong in the world or with other people keeps us stuck in negativity, and does not challenge our inner resources. The main item on the evolutionary agenda for each of us right now is learning to transform situations so that we can create the kind of relationships and experiences that we want to have in our lives. If that sounds tough, try to remember how impossible it seemed when you first tried to ride a bike. It’s shaky at first, but eventually it all comes together. Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning psychotherapist.
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You are invited to an information session The LNG Opportunity with MLA Mike Bernier, Peace River South Thursday, October 16, 2014 11:45 am to 1:30 pm NVIT Lecture Hall 4155 Belshaw Street, Merritt, B.C. This is your opportunity to hear firsthand how LNG can benefit you and your business, understand the key features of the program, how to pursue LNG procurement opportunities and how procurement can help your business grow. Cost of Lunch is $12. Please RSVP to Lori.Pilon@leg.bc.ca by October 10, 2014. Session hosted by MLA Jackie Tegart, Merritt Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures.
Learn about struggle to move through it should go along smoothly, and that if things go wrong, then something unnatural is occurring. This belief can set us up for disappointment and frustration. It is a little like wanting a beautiful garden and going out to work in it, and then becoming upset if we get our hands dirty. If we feel that setbacks in life are strikes against us, we tend to become discouraged. If, on the other hand, we see difficulties as hurdles to leap over or get around, or perhaps as puzzles to solve, we then empower ourselves, and can begin to see life’s difficulties as the challenges that they really are. Little babies will sooner or later begin teething; two-year-olds will inevitably get into everything; children will fall off of their bikes and get chickenpox; teenagers will try us in various ways; people will irritate us; loved ones will die and relationships will have their rough spots or even end. Many of these things cannot be helped, and our challenge may be to keep our spirits up
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God
the Word, the World
By Herman Kneller
One of the beautiful stories of the gospel is the truth about sleep. We go to ‘sleep’ when we die, and don’t know anything until the coming of Jesus. It is the resurrection, which to the dead could only be happening a moment after they died, for the dead, or unconscious know nothing of the passing of time.
He had already risen. He me up with Mary. When she realized that he was Jesus, she fell down to worship. Jesus said, “Touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father.” Jesus had been nowhere except asleep in the tomb. So it will be for all who love Jesus. We will follow His example of love and obedience to the will of God. We will all peacefully sleep in the grave until the end when all who live on Earth will have heard of the wonderful story.
There are teachings that when a person dies, he is not Ànished, but goes into another form of life, such as an animal (or something like that), but the Bible says that we were created in the image of God. Therefore, we will never God’s plan for all, when all have be in the image of some other creature. God loves His people and that is why made the choice to follow Jesus’ Jesus came to die for us. He wanted to example, will be for us to wake up at the demonstrate to all what the character resurrection. of God is really like. It is love, justice, and The important thing will be the choice mercy. that all will make. The death and resurrection of Jesus In the Old Testament, the leader of is an example of what things will be like. the Israelites said to the people, “Choose Jesus died and was put in the grave. He you this day whom ye will serve.” Either was resurrected on the third day. Mary, the true God of Heaven, or the idols who had come to the tomb to anoint His and false gods of Earth: money, power, body, discovered that He was not there. fame, anything you put before God.
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Cents’ pair of weekend wins proves to be costly Netminder Imoo goes down Friday; rookie Fuller breaks his wrist on Saturday By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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The Merritt Centennials’ winning streak reached four games on the weekend thanks to a couple of ‘gritty’ victories over Interior Division rivals. Friday, despite being outshoot 29-16 through the first two periods (and 38-22 overall), the Cents remained patient, stuck to their game plan and skated to a solid 4-0 win over the visiting Vernon Vipers under new head coach Mark Ferner. The next night, in West Kelowna, the Cents and Warriors racked up 128 minutes in penalties in a ‘nasty affair’ that saw Merritt prevail 2-1 over its cross-Connector rivals. The win over the Warriors was the first for the Centennials in almost two years of regularseason play. The four-point weekend came at a steep price, however, as the Cents lost the services of veteran starting netminder Jonah Imoo on Friday and impressive young rookie Braden Fuller on Saturday. With just seconds to
go in his fifth period of shutout hockey, Imoo stretched to make a right-pad save against the Vipers, came up limping and had to be replaced by backup Anthony Pupplo. The diagnosis on Monday was a pulled hamstring requiring at least two weeks rest. Fuller’s injury against the Warriors was considerably more serious. The Grande Prairie, Alberta native broke his wrist during some heavy going and will be lost to the team for a minimum of six to eight weeks. Imoo and Fuller join Diego Cuglietta on the Cents’ sidelines, the latter still nursing a lower body injury classified as dayto-day. It was Fuller who first put Merritt on the board in Friday night’s game against the Vipers, finishing a nice three-way play with linemate Devin Oakes and red-hot Gavin Gould at the 5:50 mark of the opening period. James Neil was the next beneficiary of a ‘Gould-en’ moment, taking a nice centering pass from the diminutive boy-wonder and beating former Centennials
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THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF HOCKEY Merritt Centennials netminder Anthony Pupplo (above) stopped 42 of 43 shots on the weekend to preserve his team’s 4-0 shutout over the Vernon Vipers on Friday and anchor Merritt’s 2-1 victory against the West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday. Friday’s game saw Cents’ starting netminder Jonah Imoo (upper right) leave late in the second period with a leg injury. Centennials rookie Braden Fuller (lower right) scored Merritt’s first goal on Friday, but broke his wrist on Saturday in West Kelowna. Ian Webster/Herald
netminder Jarrod Schammerhorn at 11:46 of the middle stanza to make it 2-0. Defenceman Josh Teves also picked up an assist. Gould was involved again on Merritt’s third goal, at 16:02 of the second period, finishing what Teves and John Schiavo started on a Centennials’ powerplay. Schiavo would wrap things up with just 52 seconds remaining in regulation time and his team on the powerplay again. Teves and Michael Ederer were rewarded with assists. Pupplo played solidly in stopping all 10 shots thrown at him and preserving his team’s second shutout in as many
games. “I thought Vernon competed hard, and we started a bit slow,” Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce said. “It’s hard right now. Every team is new and different, and you don’t know much about them. In every game we’ve played, however, we’ve been better as the game goes along.” Pupplo played lights out on Saturday against a West Kelowna team intent upon maintaining its mastery over Merritt in recent years. The netminder from New York was tested early and often by the high-octane Warriors who boast four of the league’s top dozen scor-
ers in forwards Jason Cotton, Jordan Masters, and Liam Blackburn along with defenceman Jonathan Desbiens. The Warriors would end up outshooting the Cents 33-19 on the night. “I like to get a lot of shots. it keeps me in the game,” Pupplo said when asked about the early onslaught of pucks. “There were a few quality chances but, for the most part, the defence kept everything to the outside.” It was Desbiens who tallied the only goal of the first period — a power play marker that finally ended Merritt’s perfect start to the season on the penalty kill. The highlight of the
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The score remained even through much of the second period; however, the ill-will only escalated with lots of stick work, and numerous scrums after the whistle. With just a few ticks remaining in the second stanza and Merritt playing a man down, Clifford made a spectacular solo rush down the left side, beat a Warriors defender cleanly, and finished fivehole on a surprised Andy Desautels in the West Kelowna net. Clifford’s sublime shorthanded tally would stand up as the game winner as neither team could score in the final 20 minutes.
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period from a Cents’ perspective had to be defenceman Jake Clifford’s devastating hip check on West Kelowna’s Kylar Hope that left the Warrior forward picking up the pieces on his long trip back to the bench. The opening 20 minutes also saw Merritt’s Oakes get tossed for a dangerous check from behind that seemed to portend the nastiness that was to follow. The Warriors continued to dominate possession and zone time as the second period got underway, but it was the Cents’ Rhett Willcox who scored on a nice individual effort to tie things at one apiece. The only assist went to Clifford.
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Lorenz knocks out Couture in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ golf showdown By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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There’s was plenty of smack leading up to the highly-anticipated event, and a whole lot of trash talkin’ going on during play, but in the end good sportsmanship prevailed in the first-ever ‘Battle of the Sexes’ showdown at the Merritt Golf and Country Club on Friday. When the dust had settled and the air had cleared, it was ladies veteran golfer Diana Lorenz with a six-stroke victory over men’s representative Dennis Couture — much to the delight of the robust gallery of female horntooters and whistleblowers who followed the twosome for the entire 18-hole round. (Aside: Couture’s lone cheerleader, Brian Niehaus, never made it out of the clubhouse). The showdown all came about innocently enough when the pair of eight-handicap golfers were chatting at Couture’s car repair shop a few months back. A casual agreement to “play a round together sometime” quickly took
on a life of its own. With the golf club membership egging things on, the ‘friendly match’ became the quintessential ‘moment of truth’ in terms of men’s and women’s golfing prowess. With an audience in tow, both golfers appeared a bit nervous off the opening tee. It didn’t take long, however, for Lorenz to find her usual consistent game as she toured the front nine in 41. Three strokes back at the turnaround, Couture moved to within one on the 10th hole when he sank his 40-footer and Lorenz three-putted. That’s as close as it would get on the scorecard, however. Couture gave back three strokes on the next two holes, while his playing partner rattled off five pars on the back nine to win going away. After Lorenz’s 25-foot putt on the 12th hole ringed the cup and finally dropped in, Couture all but threw in the towel. “We now know the golf god is a woman,” he said.
THE CLASH OF THE TITANS (Above) Merritt Golf and Country Club members Dennis Couture and Diana Lorenz squared off in a Battle of the Sexes 18-hole showdown for gender bragging rights on Friday. (Below) Lorenz had a raucous cheering section that included (from left) Val Egan, Eileen Rabbitt, Glenda Rogers, DeDe Connolly and Lois Ward. Ian Webster/Herald
“Jake is a very big part of our game, whether it’s making big hits or carrying the puck,” Pierce said. “We’ve been working on trying to get him to pick his spots and not try to do everything all the time.” Pupplo made 32 saves off 33 shots to earn the victory, while Desautels turned aside 17 of 19 pucks sent his way. Pierce said that losing Imoo Friday was tough, but that Pupplo has filled the void admirably. “Anthony’s demeanour is a lot like Jonah’s. Not much is going to rattle either one of them. Anthony was efficient on Saturday and did a good job of finding pucks. Our goalies have been a really bright spot early on, but I do think
the rest of the team has done a very good job of helping out.” Saturday’s game ended on an ugly note with numerous misconducts being assessed to players who refused to cease and desist. Look for fireworks the next time the two teams meet — Oct. 17 in Merritt. The Cents saw action Wednesday night in Penticton, after this edition of the paper had gone to print. The Vees lost 5-0 in Merritt on Sept. 27, their only loss going into Wednesday’s game. This weekend, Merritt plays the Chiefs in Chilliwack Friday night, then hosts the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Cents will be calling on Pupplo to carry the load during
From Page 3 Merritt’s Nicki Lachapelle, one of the organizers of this year’s PFR, said the event was a complete success. “Everything went really well, she said. “The weather and driving conditions were fantastic. We had quite a high attrition rate, but with some new roads this year, that’s to be expected.” The higher-thanexpected number of entries did present a few challenges, according to Lachapelle. “We originally created the schedule for between 25 and 30 cars.
We wound up having 36 vehicles at the start line on Friday. It expanded the length of the rally stages, and shortened up the time available for transit, for service, and for the movement of volunteers and officials. The three accidents also resulted in some lastminute adjustments.” Despite all her organizational duties, Lachapelle still found time to compete in her own PFR, albeit just for one day. “I was the co-driver for Alex Kouzmin from Vancouver,” she said. “We did the Helmer by Night regional stages on Friday. Alex was a fantas-
tic driver. Things worked out extremely well in the car and there were no mishaps. We ended up third in our class (P4WD) and ninth overall out of 32 entries.” Lachapelle was more than pleased with how the PFR wrapped up, too. “We had the banquet at the Desert Inn on Saturday night. The venue was great, the food was excellent, there was lots of parking — all the reviews were very positive.” Lachapelle estimates in excess of $250,000 was ‘dropped’ into the community of Merritt by the 2014 PFR.
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Cents meet Chiefs and ’Backs this weekend From Page 21
2014 Pacific Forest Rally a complete success
Imoo’s convalesence. “It’s always nice to be able to carry a team,” the netminder said. “I know I’m perfectly capable of doing so, and embrace the challenge every night.”
OVERTIME The Cents went with only five defencemen all weekend as rookie Tyrell Buckley was down and out with the flu. He was expected to play on Wednesday. Pupplo’s backup goalie on Saturday in West Kelowna was 18-year-old Kristian Stead, a Merritt minor hockey product who has been called up from 100 Mile House of the KIJHL. Following the weekend action, Merritt’s tandem of Anthony Pupplo and Jonah Imoo were listed one and
two respectively in the BCHL’s ranking of goaltenders. The team had allowed just eight goals in their first six games. In this Monday’s CJHL’s ranking of the top-20 Junior A teams in the country, Merritt was listed 10th, up from 15th last week. The Vees were listed at 15th and the Chiefs 18th. In attendance at the Merritt-West Kelowna game on the weekend was former Centennial Bennett Huber. The 20-year-old from Calgary, who was moved to Okotoks at the trade deadline last January, has been acquired by the Warriors. His younger brother, Carter, was at West Kelowna’s training camp in September and saw exhibition action against the Centennials in Merritt on Aug. 31.
The Fountain Tire atoms opened their regular-season schedule with a couple of narrow losses on the weekend. Saturday, they fell 8-4 to South Okanagan at home, while Sunday, it was a 7-5 defeat at the hands of a strong North Okanagan squad in Enderby. Team captain Max Graham had seven of his team’s eight goals on the weekend, with Ostyn Fox picking up the other one. Austin Streek and Wyatt Smith both had assists.
Manjot Panghli and Nathan Willey shared the netminding duties. This Saturday, the Fountain Tire atoms host West Kelowna at 3:45 p.m. at the Shulus arena. Bantam Rep The Murray GM bantams were in Salmon Arm on the weekend for a threeday tournament. They went 1-2 in round robin play, winning 4-2 against Cranbrook and losing 13-0 versus Quesnel and 4-1 to the host team. In the ‘C’ final
against Chilliwack, the Merritt Jr. Cents fell 6-2 to the Bruins. Merritt scorers on the weekend were Kaelan Lester (4), Armoni McRae, Liam Kelly and Connor Ouellet. Assists went to Ouellet (2), Fred Ware (2), McRae and Lester. Mack Stead and Holden King shared the time in net. The Murray GM bantams played their first league game on September 28, falling to Kamloops 8-2. Ware and Anthony Tulliani tallied Merritt’s goals with assists to Tulliani and Justin Tighe.
Tracker midget reps hosting tournament The Merritt Tracker Sportswear midget reps will be hosting a five-team tournament this weekend with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Visiting teams will
be from Coquitlam, Saanich, Burnaby and the Sunshine Coast. The host Jr. Cents will play their round robin games on Friday at 9:30 a.m. (in town) and at 5:30 p.m. (at Shulus), and on
Saturday at 12 noon and at 2:30 p.m. (both in town). Playoffs are scheduled for Monday at 7:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and at 12 noon. All three finals will be at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. PUCK STOPPER The Merritt Tracker Sportswear midget reps will be counting on goaltender Sam ‘The Man’ Suzuki (left) to lead them to victory in their home tournament this weekend. The Merritt midget rep team is 2-0 in OMAHA league play with wins over South Okanagan (4-3) and Kelowna’s Tier 4 squad (6-1). Ian Webster/Herald
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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAPPENING IN THE NICOLA VALLEY Have an event we should know about? Tell us by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing production@merrittherald.com Nicola Valley Quilters Guild
Oct 10th (2nd Thursday of the Month) Merritt Civic Centre Join a creative group of quilters to share ideas, tips, knowledge and inspiration.
Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest
Oct 11th, Merritt Civic Centre 250.315.1050.
TRINITY UNITED CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE
Great selection of clothing for all family members, small household wares, and Treasures all at very affordable prices. Good time to assemble your Halloween costumes. Sale: Friday and Saturday Oct. 17th and 18th from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. daily at Trinity United Church, 1899 Quilchena Ave.
Vintage Car Club Steak Dinner Fundraiser
Valley Scrapbooking Crop Weekends
Oct 17th to 19th Merritt Civic Centre. Weekend Scrapbooking is back! Spend the weekend working on your projects; learn news ways to create fabulous pages. Register at the Civic Center FMI call 250.315.1050.
3 Bar Farms Pumpkin Patch
Oct 18th & 19th, Sunshine Valley, Tomkinson Rd.
Craft Fair
Craft Fair at the Lower Nicola Community Hall Oct. 18, 2014 10am-2pm. Everyone welcome! For table bookings call 250-3788847 or 250-378-4717.
The Community Choir
Saturday, Oct 18/14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Silent Auction/Looney Auctions At the Grand Pub â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 sittings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5p.m. & 7:15p.m. Reservations preferred.
The Nicola Valley Community Band
Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the music room at MSS. info: James 3789894.
New season started Monday SEPT. 15 @ 7 p.m. Location is TRINTY UNITED CHURCH (corner of Quilchena and Chapman) until further notice. Colletteville school will be location after dispute is settled. New members are very welcome. FMI contact: Ellen 378-9899 or Barb 389-2678.
Nicola Valley Film Society presents
8th at the Senior Citizens Hall, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE GRAND SEDUCTIONâ&#x20AC;? Rated PG on Monday October 20th at 7 p.m. at the NVIT LECTURE THEATRE. Parking is FREE and there is no food or drink allowed in the theatre. For more info phone 378 5190.
NICOLA VALLEY FARMERS MARKET
Nicola Valley Farmers Market 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. every Saturday rain or shine, in the parking lot beside the Baillie House. Come down and enjoy fresh home grown veggies, flowers, baking, arts and crafts made and grown here in our Nicola Valley. A great place to socialize and enjoy the day. Vendors call Market Manager: Lang Mackenzie 250939-8605 or Sue 250-3782031
LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Living with the Loss Support Group Wednesday 7 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. #12-2025 Granite Ave, Merritt - Call Marilyn at 250-378-3513.
Patricia Rebekah Lodge
Tea, bakesale, crafts, and white elephant sale will be November
Fall season of practices on
RISING FROM THE ASHES
Fire relief fundraisers for Earth Walker Spiritual Shop. You can either donate money to the bank account set up at CIBC or drop off your bottle donations to the bottle depot.
volunteers needed
The Navy League is in need of officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are interested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-2806944, Debra 250-280-4086 or email at nlccventure@gmail.com
Knitwits
Love to knit or crochet? Come on down to Brambles Bakery Thursday evenings bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun. Thurs, Oct 2nd @ 6 p.m. (1st Thursday of the Month)
COURTHOUSE ART GALLERY
The Valley Visual Arts (VVA) will be holding a weekly creative art session, in the artists room at the Art Gallery, every Thursday
between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Everyone welcome to stop in and see their work.
Merritt senior centre
Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Crib & Whist 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. (third week - shut-in lucheon) Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m. All seniors welcome.
Welcome to Yoga: A workshop for beginners
Merritt Civic Centre, Saturday Oct 4th. Register at the Civic Centre FMI call 250.315.1050
SENIOR-IN-TRAINING
Positions now available for Senior-In-Training. Applicants must be 40 years or older. Qualifications include a willingness to have fun and enjoy the company of others. Contact Seniors Association at 250-3783763 for more information.
MERRITT MINOR HOCKEY
Register for the 2014/15 season at merrittminorhockey.com. Call 250-378-6827 for more information
Phone 250-378-4241 with any events that you may be hosting or email: classifieds@merrittherald.com
Merritt Curling Club For League Information 250-378-4423 Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesdays 7 p.m. Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre 250-378-5550 Merritt Elks Lodge Clubs Second & Fourth Wednesday 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-378-9788 Merritt Lawn Bowling Sun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m. 2050 Merritt Ave. 250-378-2095 Merritt Moms Prenatal Post Natal Support group. Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. 250-378-2252 Merritt Mountain Biking Assoc. Wednesdays 6 p.m. - ride E: merrittbiking@yahoo.ca T: #merrittbiking Navy League Cadets of Canada Wednesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Cadet Hall - Ages 9-13 welcome 250-280-6944 Merritt Snowmobile Club Second Tuesday 7 p.m. Civic Centre 250-315-1082 Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Women in Business Second Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Merritt Desert Inn 250-315-5851 Nicola Naturalist Society Third Thursday - 7:00 p.m. NVIT. www.nicolanaturalists.ca N.V. 4-H Club Second Tuesday - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-378-5028 Nicola Valley Better Breathers Third Wednesdays 1 p.m. Trinity United - 250-378-6266 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays 7 p.m - MSS Music Room
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250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894 NVCAC Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm at The Art Gallery. 250-378-6515 www.nvartscouncil.com N.V. Dirt Riders Association Last Wednesday 7 p.m. Garden Sushi Scott: 250-378-3502 N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday 7 p.m. 2145 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-5925 N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.) Third Wednesday 7 p.m. 2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904 N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House 250-378-0349 N.V. Quilters Guild First & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-4172 N.V. Search & Rescue Second Monday 7 p.m. at the airport 250-378-6769 N.V. Thrift Store First Tuesday NVGH basement 250-378-9100 N.V. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute Second Wednesday - 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536 Pathfinders Mondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298 Patricia Rebekah Lodge Second & Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. Lawn Bowling Club Rocky Mnt. Rangers Cadets Tuesdays 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250572-3775 Royal Canadian Legion #96 Executive Mtg. Second Thursday 6 p.m. - Regular Mtg.
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THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU Crossroads Community Church 7PHIU 4U t 4FSWJDF 5JNF 4VOEBZT B N
Merritt Baptist Church
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$PSOFS PG +BDLTPO #MBJS t Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena - 250-378-5631 Royal Purple First & Third Mondays 1:00 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-6788 Rotary Club of Merritt Every Thursday - Noon Brambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535 Sagebrush Spinners and Weavers Guild Tamarack Gardens every other Thursday at 11:00 AM Bev at 250-378-2787. Rotary Club of Merritt - Sunrise Every Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles Bakery Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mixed Curling Mondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-6779 Soup Bowl Tuesdays 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Anglican Church Hall Sparks Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410 Teen Centre / Fireside Thursday & Friday 3:30-7:30 p.m. 250-378-5660 Valley Scrapbooking 250-936-8298 Valley Visual Artists General club information Fran McMurchy 250-378-4230 Vintage Car Club - Merritt Second Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. Anglican Church Hall Al 378-7402 Jack 378-2662 Ska-Lu-La Workshop Al - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250-378-4195
DayWeather WeatherForecast Forecast for for Merritt, Merritt, BC - Thursday, 9, 2014 - Wednesday,March Oct. 15, 77Day Thursday, Oct. March 14 - Wednesday, 20,2014 2013 Thurs.Mar. Oct. 914 Thurs.
The South Okanagan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Similkameen National Park proposal with Doreen Olson. Thurs
16 Oct, 7 p.m. at NVIT Theatre. All welcome - membership or donation.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Archery Practice Tuesday 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Gun Range Contact BJ Moore for more info 250-280-0304 Brownies Mondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410 CMHA - Merritt Clubhouse Fireside Center - 2026 Granite Ave. Wed/Fri 9 am - 2:30 pm Shirley 250-378-5660 Central School Pac First Tuesday 7 p.m. Lunchroom - 250-378-4892 Community Choir Mondays 7 p.m. - Fall to Spring Collettville Elementary - 250-378-9899 Court Whist - Fun Game Wednesdays 7 p.m. at the Seniors Centre 250-378-2776 Crossroads Youth Min. Tuesdays 7 - 9 p.m. Crossroads Community Church 250-378-2911 Drop-In Soccer Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Girls & Boys 16+ welcome 250-378-2530 Drop-In Volleyball Mondays 7 - 9 p.m. CMS. 250-3786212. Girl Guides Wednesdays 5:30 -7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298 Living With Loss Support Group Wednesday - 7 to 8:45pm - #12 - 2025 Granite Ave. - Call Marilyn at 250-3783513. Lower Nicola Community Association First Monday of the month - 7p.m. 2383 Aberdeen Road - 250-378-4717
Nicola Naturalist Society
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help us reach our goal Would you like to see a movie theatre in Merritt, then the Merritt Community Cinema Soceity can use your help!
Phase 2 has started. Goal to reach $144,000 for design & architect fees
For more information call Rich Hodson 250-378-6794
If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Merritt Community Cinema Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3
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WOW! What a Birthday Party! My heartfelt thanks to one and all for sharing the occasion with me. As well, my appreciation and love goes to my family and especially to Dana, who made it all happen. Valerie
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Under the supervision of the Technical Services Manager processes building permit applications, performs inspections, reviews drawings and construction for conformance with legislation, regulations and standards. Explains and enforces municipal bylaws. The successful applicant will have BOABC or Canadian Registered Building Certification (preference will be given to Level 2 certification or higher) and a minimum Class 5 driver’s license. This bargaining unit position has a wage scale ranging from $37.94 - $45.90/hour (over 2 years) with a 35 hour work week. Submit detailed resumes, including references by: October 29, 2014 to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat BC V8C 2H7, Phone (250) 6328900,Fax (250) 632-4995, or e-mail dok@kitimat.ca. Community information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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Lost & Found Lost at Monk Park on Sunday Oct 05. A Black Werner Kayak Paddle. REWARD Offered. 250-378-7708
An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.
Applications are invited for the position of Computer Technician II with School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt. This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day position. Salary and beneÀts will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. For a complete listing of the job description and qualiÀcations please visit the district’s website at www.sd58.bc.ca click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts (Job Code 711490). Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until October 10, 2014.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LYTTON FIRST NATION BAND ADMINISTRATOR The Lytton First Nation is currently recruiting a dynamic, energetic, self-motivated and professional Band Administrator for their main office located at 951 Main Street, Lytton B.C. The position is classified as full-time permanent basis. Working under the support and supervision provided by the Chief and Council, the Band Administrator will oversee day-to-day operations of the Band administration, and will be responsible to plan, organize, direct, control, evaluate and work with eleven (11) Program Managers and reporting to funding agencies. The successful applicant must be competent in all aspects of Hunan Resource and Financial Management as well as strategic planning, implementation and follow-up. All requirements are to ensure that the needs of LFN Membership are met in a timely and efficient manner. Minimum Qualifications: UÊ A University Degree in Business Administration or related field. UÊ Leadership effectiveness, minimum five (5) years’ experience at a senior management level working with a First Nations. UÊ Excellent written and oral communications skills UÊ Computer literacy is a must, proficiency in computer software programs and technology. UÊ Ability to plan, develop and manage programs. UÊ Experience in financial management, budgeting and reporting. UÊ Experience in proposal writing and knowledge of funding sources. UÊ Must be bondable and able to apply for a Commission of Oath. UÊ Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment. UÊ Strong technical skills and ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team. UÊ Valid driver’s licence and Reliable Vehicle. UÊ Criminal records check. Required Skills and Knowledge: UÊ Public speaking skills along with team leadership, management skills and social awareness. UÊ Strategic Planning skills and time management skills. UÊ Thorough knowledge of all federal, provincial and other funding sources and reporting requirements. UÊ General knowledge of the culture, values and traditions of the Nlaka’pamux Nation an asset. Salary and Remunerations: We offer a respectful and progressive work environment, competitive salary and an above-average benefits package. Deadline for Applications: Thursday October 16, 2014 at 4:00 pm (with interviews to follow October 20, 2014) Please submit your application with a cover letter, updated resume, copy of certifications and three (3) current references in a sealed envelope to: Executive Assistant to Chief Janet Webster, Councillors and Administration – Roy Spinks Ph. #250-455-2304 Lytton First Nation, Box 20, Lytton, B.C., V0K 1Z0 Or email to: chiefandcouncilexecutive@lyttonfirstnations.com LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: Lytton First Nation thanks all those that apply, however only those granted an interview will be contacted. For more information about Lytton First Nation please visit our website: www.lyttonfirstnations.ca
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Short Term, Full-time Research Assistant Job Opportunity with Esh-kn-arn Cultural Resources Management Services Duties: â&#x20AC;˘ Contact advisors and schedule interviews â&#x20AC;˘ Help set up and conduct interviews â&#x20AC;˘ Write detailed, legible notes â&#x20AC;˘ Download recordings â&#x20AC;˘ Store and label material accordingly â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare mylars and site forms for entry â&#x20AC;˘ Do literature reviews â&#x20AC;˘ Assist with data entry â&#x20AC;˘ Assist in developing the Ă&#x20AC;nal report Core Skills: â&#x20AC;˘ Research related skills an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Energetic, self-starter, able to work Ă exible hours â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to multi-task â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of Nlakaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;pamux culture as asset â&#x20AC;˘ Good communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work on a team and on own â&#x20AC;˘ Computer skills an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license an asset
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Management Opportunity A First Nation organization with great economic and administration potential, located in the beautiful Nicola Valley, west of Merritt, has an excellent opportunity for an experienced:
EDUCATION COORDINATOR Reporting to Band Administrator, the successful candidate will have the post-secondary education, formal training, professional knowledge skills and abilities and management experience, preferably within Education, to be responsible for: â&#x20AC;˘ coordinating the planning and development, and administering the affairs of the Nooaitch Indian Band Education Programs and Services. â&#x20AC;˘ performing all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Nooaitch Indian Band policies, standards and procedures, and as directed by the Band Administrator. â&#x20AC;˘ maintaining confidentiality on all matters relating to the affairs of Nooaitch Indian Band â&#x20AC;˘ the administration, development, support, monitoring, organizing , advocating with and on behalf of the students enrolled in education programs. This is a 16 hour per week position, regularâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; part time offering a very good compensation package along with the opportunity to contribute to the success and growth of a great community. Please forward a current rĂŠsumĂŠ with references to: Arlene Johnston, CAFM Band Administrator 2954 Shackelly Road, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1N9 Arlene@nooaitch.com Fax: 250-378-3699
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October 7, 2014
2 bdrm in 6plex in Lower Nicola. $600 inc utilities 1 bdrm apt. $600 including heat. 2 bdrm duplex. $ 695 plus utilities. 2 bdrm duplex. $750 plus utilities. 3 bdrm duplex. $950 plus hydro. (X2) 3 bdrm in triplex. $750 plus hydro 2bdrm in fourplex. $750 plus hydro. (Heat included)
ROADRUNNER MOTEL $650/month Free WiĂ&#x20AC; â&#x20AC;˘ Pay Laundry Free Long Distance to the US and Canada
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Suites, Lower 2 bdrm above grd suite on Bann St. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d with small private outdoor area, util & cable incl. No smoking, pets, parties or drugs. (250) 315 - 9027
2 bedroom in 4plex in Lower Nicola. $750 plus hydro 4 bedroom on the Bench. $1200 plus utilities. 3 bedroom log home on acreage. $1700 plus utilities. Cottage on acreage. $850 inc hydro and satellite. Horses welcome! 250-378-1996 Call for all of your Residential or Commercial Property Management needs! MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICES
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The requirement is for the removal of old carpet and installation of new Ă ooring. Contractors are requested to submit a written technical and price quotation. Award will be made to the contractor whose quotation is determined to represent the overall best value to the CFS. Contractor will be selected based on, but not limited to: current and previous projects; certiĂ&#x20AC;cation of good standing from WCB and proof of insurance coverage. Preference may be given to First Nation contractors.
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email: rhackel@shaw.ca 2865C Pooley Ave., Merritt
Reg. No. 14246
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Cassie Markic Office Manager Phone: 250-378-2272 Fax: 250-378-2273
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Dr. Sunil Malhotra
Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jaspal Sarao
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