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Ribbon cut on $4 million firefighting facility Kamloops Fire Centre Manager Steve Schell (second from left) Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart, Merritt Mayor Susan Roline and Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson cut the ceremonial ribbon to officially mark the opening of the new Provincial Wildfire Training Centre and Merritt Fire Zone office at the Merritt Airport. Michael Potestio/Herald
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The new $4.74-million Provincial Wildfire Training Centre and expanded Merritt Fire Zone office officially opened last Thursday. The new facility has a floor area of 14,300 square feet, space for up to 58 staff, storage areas for equipment, and three classrooms to support field training. Kamloops Fire Centre Manager Steve Schell said seeing the smiling faces of the fire crews who are going into the new state-of the-art facility after being housed in old trailers at the Nicola Fire Base is a measure of the success of this project. “It really was a team effort. It wasn’t just one individual or
one agency leading this, it was a full team effort pulling all of this together,” Schell said. Staff in the Merritt Fire Zone respond to an average of 92 wildfires per year, Schell told the crowd that gathered for the opening. The crowd included special guests Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart, Merritt Mayor Susan Roline and Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson. After touring the new facility, Thomson and Tegart said they were impressed. “I think it has huge opportunity around other training. The building is impressive, it’s B.C.-built and this will do great things for our riding,” Tegart said. “I think what stood out to me was the way that they have
designed the building in order to make sure it really enhances and supports the work of the Wildfire Management Branch — the flow through the building, the capacity in the building, and the training capacity that we’re going to have, which, previously, was a little bit truncated in different places,” Thomson said. Forest Protection Officer Kim Janowsky, a 28-year veteran of the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch, said he’s worked out of trailer facilities his whole career and the opening is a “banner day” for him. “I’m very thrilled to be in here, very proud of the end product that was put together by the design team and [I’m] really looking forward to seeing what benefits and what options we have available to
us because of this new facility,” Janowsky said. The Nicola Knights, Merritt Fire Devils, four first-response crews and five full-time regular staff will be located at the new facility, Janowsky said. The old facility is being demobilized and the trailers auctioned off, Janowsky said. Schell told the Herald the new building meets all their operational needs and will improve crews’ ability to respond to fires because of the building’s proximity to the airport, noting firefighters can expand their helicopter fleet if needed and other jurisdictions can now fly in resources to meet firefighting demands. “Where we were located before was a great facility. It met its needs, but it was tired, it was worn out,”
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Janowsky said. Janowsky said one advantage of the new, bigger facility is crews are able to hold briefings at the facility itself rather than find a different location in Merritt, which they had to do before because of space limitations. They also have the flexibility to run the new facility as a separate fire centre, Janowsky said. “What that means is, if we need to solely concentrate on the Merritt Fire Zone and the geographics because we’ve got so much fire going on, we can now split off from the main fire centre and do what we have to do without compromising anything within the fire centre operations,” Janowsky said.
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Mayor anticipates spinoff benefits From Page 2 Janowsky said the training facility will also allow them to bring in outside partners and government agencies. Groups such as the Merritt Fire Rescue Department, the local district office and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have expressed interest in training at the building and using the facility’s meeting rooms, officials said. “This building will be utilized, not just by our Wildfire Management Branch, but by other parts of our government,” Thomson said. “With the capacity we have here, I’m sure it’ll be made available to the community as well, when needed, because they’ve got some great training rooms and great capacity here.” Schell said the new facility will provide
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some tangible benefits to the community of Merritt given the new location. “Any access to transportation corridors [such as] the Coquihalla Highway will benefit our response piece. The community will have easier access to this facility because it is closer to town. Any of our crews that may be
put on standby will be closer to the facility as well, so you won’t have to travel as far,” Schell said. The provincial government leased the 2.176-hectare site for the centre from the City of Merritt on a 25-year lease, which the government has the option to renew for another 25 years. Roline said the facility should generate some economic benefits for Merritt as well. “Just with the amount of trainees that are going to go through here [every] year, the economic impact that is going to bring is going to be big,” Roline said, noting trainees and their visiting family and friends will bring business and more attention to Merritt. Construction on the new building, located on Airport Road, began in October 2012 and finished at the end of August.
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Tempers flare at, after council meeting By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Ongoing conflict between the mayor and some members of council escalated Tuesday night following the regular city council meeting. At the regular council meeting on Sept. 10, Coun. Harry Kroeker made a motion to have Merritt Mayor Susan Roline removed from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s board of directors. Kroeker said he had lost confidence with the mayor. “Maybe, your worship, you’ve taken on too much, maybe you’re too busy, so I’d like to make a motion that we give you some free time,” Kroeker said. Roline told Kroeker he could not do that, banged her gavel and told him he was out of order. “You can’t remove me of duties. It’s up to me to decide if I’m overloaded,” Roline said. Roline told Kroeker if he wanted to discuss the issue they could reconvene at an in-camera meeting after the regular council meeting or on Wednesday night. “I’m not going through this in a public meeting. Sorry, I’m not going through this again with you,” Roline said. “We’ve done it before enough times. The public do not need to hear us airing our laundry,” Roline said. Coun. Alastair Murdoch said he wanted to challenge the chair’s ruling, which Roline said he could not challenge because she refused the motion. Murdoch and Roline disputed the right to challenge the ruling of the chair under the Community Charter. Roline said it was an inadmissable motion, to which Murdoch said Roline had yet to hear Kroeker’s motion. Kroeker then made a motion to remove Roline from the TNRD board and replace her with Coun. Kurt Christopherson. The matter went to an impromptu in-camera meeting after the regularly scheduled
council meeting, in which the tension between Kroeker and Roline continued. Kroeker told the Herald he did not like the fact that he had to find out about the hiring of the new financial services manager and economic services manager through the media as opposed to hearing about it in-house. Kroeker said usually council is made aware of new hires before it goes public. “There’s been stuff like that that’s been going on, and I’ve just basically lost confidence in the type of leadership that comes out of the mayor’s office,” Kroeker said. Kroeker said he made the motion to remove her from the board “to give her more time to think.” Roline said she thinks there is no respect with this council for her position of mayor. She said she began to be harassed by councillors in the spring when she brought up the issue of Merritt councillors in conflict of interest. “We’ve had legal opinion that we have councillors in conflict,” Roline said. But the tension didn’t stay in council chambers or at the in-camera meeting. Roline’s husband and Kroeker were involved in an altercation at a local coffee shop around 10 p.m. that night. “When my wife came home she was very visibly upset, and that upset me. She’s been doing that a couple of times,” Sam Roline told the Herald. He said he was at the drivethru of Tim Hortons when he noticed Kroeker standing at his vehicle. He said he decided to pull up to Kroeker’s car and ask him why he had been harassing his wife. Sam Roline said he pulled his vehicle up to Kroeker’s and got out of his car to ask Kroeker the question. “I’ve always thought the world of Harry Kroeker. I’ve always voted for him and everything else, but I asked him, plainly, why he continues to harass my wife,” Sam Roline said, adding Tuesday’s council meeting was a perfect example
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of bullying. He said Kroeker looked at the ground and wouldn’t answer him, though he asked him the question about 15 times. Kroeker alleges the incident involved more than an exchange of words. Kroeker said he answered that he wasn’t hassling Roline’s wife and was punched once on the right side of his head. “And then he kept hollering at me, ‘Why are you hassling my wife?’ and I said ‘Sam, I’m not hassling your wife,’ and boom, I got another one on the other side of my head,” Kroeker said. “That’s news to me,” Sam Roline said. “He sticks his head out the car window and says ‘he hit me, he hit me.’ I never touched him. If he says I punched him, that is an outright lie.”
Kroeker said his companions came outside of the Tim Hortons when they heard the commotion. “I don’t know how much longer it would’ve lasted if these guys wouldn’t have come out,” Kroeker said. “It wasn’t a pretty scene. That’s politics in Merritt.” Kroeker said he wasn’t seriously hurt in the incident. Merritt RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming said initial reports show police spoke briefly with Sam Roline at the scene and instructed him to go home, and that Kroeker was not immediately interested in pressing charges. Police are investigating and have yet to determine whether an assault took place, Flemming said. Mayor Susan Roline did not wish to comment on the incident at Tim Hortons.
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Youth trying to light fences on fire leads police briefs On Aug. 31 at approximately 7 a.m., an alert citizen reported that a male was spraying lighter fluid on fences and trying to light them on fire. A description and direction of travel was provided. Other witnesses advised that the male was going in and out of people’s yards. Police located a 17-year-old local male a short time later. He was arrested and later released to his parent on conditions to appear in court, not to consume liquor and not to possess incendiary devices. There was no ignition or apparent damage. Police are still investigating. Police would also like to recognize the alert citizens who observed this behavior, got a great description and direction of travel and immediately called police. One-year probation for possessing alcohol On Aug. 30 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Merritt RCMP checked a vehicle that was stopped in the Diamond Vale Elementary School parking lot. Police located three people standing outside of the vehicle and five more inside. While talking with the
group, one male got out of the vehicle and started walking away from the group, carrying two bottles with him. Police stopped the male, an 18-year-old local man, and found that he was under conditions not to possess or consume alcohol. He was arrested, remanded in custody and appeared before a provincial court judge on Sept. 4. He pleaded guilty and was credited for time served and will be on probation for one year. Lytton man arrested for assaulting local On Saturday, Aug. 31 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Merritt RCMP were dispatched to assist provincial ambulance regarding an assault that occurred at a local hotel in the 2100 block of Quilchena Avenue. Investigation revealed that a 42-year-old male from Lytton assaulted a local 24-year-old male for unknown reasons. The victim suffered cuts, bruises and a broken ankle. Police were provided a description of the suspect as well as a direction of travel. Police located the suspect, identified as Lincoln Henry. He was arrested for assault causing bodily harm
and remanded in custody where he appeared before a provincial court judge on Sept. 3. Although the judge agreed to release him on bail, Henry could not perfect his bail so remains in custody. Man arrested hours after previous release On Sept. 3 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Merritt RCMP received a report that a local 67-year-old male was intoxicated and causing problems in a residence in Lower Nicola. Police attended and located William Hance, who was found to be breaching his previously-imposed court condition of abstaining from consuming alcohol. He was arrested and held in custody until he sobered up and could take care of himself. He was released from custody to appear in provincial court in September and to further abstain from alcohol. He was released from custody at 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 4. At 12:20 p.m. — two hours and 20 minutes after he was released — Hance was found by police behind the dumpster in the 1700 block of Garcia Street. He was found consuming alco-
hol, breaching a condition of his release from custody earlier that day. He was arrested and remanded in custody to appear before a provincial court judge on Sept. 5. He was subsequently released on bail and will appear in court later in September. Business break-in, cash stolen Sometime overnight between Sept. 4 and 5, unknown person(s) broke into a local business in the 2600 block of Nicola Avenue. Suspect(s) pried open a side door to gain entry and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. An employee recalls letting a suspicious male into the business just prior to midnight to get a drink of water. He is described as a skinny Caucasian male in his 40s with scruffy facial hair, and was wearing a white Puma baseball hat on backwards along with a dark shirt and pants. Stolen bikes Sometime overnight between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, unknown person(s) stole a white GT Mach 1 BMX bike from the back of a truck parked in the 1600 block of Fir Road. On Sept. 4 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Merritt RCMP
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Nifty ’50s, swinging ’60s backdrop for annual Crime Stoppers fundraiser Elvis tribute artist, gourmet burgers on menu for event Crime Stoppers Merritt and Nicola Valley is holding its annual fundraiser Saturday at the Merritt Civic Centrebut this year, it’ll be a little more rock ‘n’ roll. An “Evening with Elvis” dinner and dance will be 1950s and ’60s themed, with entertainment provided by Elvis tribute artist — and retired RCMP member — Jeff Bodner. “We’ve done murder mysteries in the past, so we wanted to do something a bit different,” Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said. Dunsmore also encouraged attendees to dress to the theme. Between the Elvis tribute sets, people can dance and socialize to retro music. Cocktails start at 6 p.m. and dinner is served at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be gourmet burgers and hand-cut fries with salad, she said, with a milkshake bar for dessert to complete the theme. The fundraiser is the main one of the year for the volunteerrun organization. Most of the funds raised are used for pay-outs to callers whose tips lead to the arrest and conviction of a person. “Most of it goes to payouts. We don’t have many administration costs or anything, it’s just a volunteer board,” Dunsmore said. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets to the 19-plus event are $35 and available at the Community Policing Office and various businesses around town. Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that operates an anonymous tip line for cash rewards in communities around
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residential water meters in all residential homes; 2. Proceed with the request from WRAC for a study to identify installed residential water meters and a one-time reading of the meters; 3. Have a clerk look at all building files to identify residential houses with meters, then send letters asking residents to call or email in the meter readings.
Options: 1. Do nothing until council decides to install
Recommendation: That council directs staff to not act on this
The following is an excerpt from the regular city council meeting agenda from Sept. 12. Executive summary: On July 9, Ginny Prowal from the Water Resource Advisory Committee made a presentation to council requesting a onetime study. The study would be to provide a list of all residential water meters within the city and a onetime reading of those meters.
Purpose: The purpose of this report is to respond to the request made by Ginny Prowal of the Water Resource Advisory Committee. Background: After discussing the request with John Chace (building department) and Carole Fraser (deputy clerk), we quickly realized that most of the residential meters are not able to be tracked digitally. Therefore, each building file will need to be individually looked at,
starting from the mid1980s. There are only a limited number of houses that would have the remote reader on an outside wall of the house. For the remainder of the houses, an employee would have to enter each house and physically read the meter. The exact number of meters is unknown until each of the building files is looked at. Financial implications: Approximate time and cost of the clerk to
look at building files for water meter information is 40 hours and $1,200. Approximate time and cost of the employee to read each meter is 80 hours and $3,600. The vehicle cost is an estimated $400.
Council OKs grant for curling rink roof City council approved a grant of $10,000 for the Merritt Curling Club to help repair its roof until the club can raise enough money to eventually replace the roof entirely. The motion to give the group the money passed unanimously. Curling club president Paul Montgomery presented the group’s application for funding to council at the regular council meeting Tuesday night. The following is an excerpt from the regular city council meeting agenda from Sept. 12. On Jan. 29, we received a letter from Mrs. P. Sibilleau, financial services manager, informing us that the City of Merritt had
approved a grant of $20,000 for our building’s roof replacement. She advised that this grant was contingent on receiving approval from the Western Economic Diversification Fund for the remainder of the necessary funds. We were advised late this spring by the Western Economic Diversification Fund that our grant application was not approved. Since that time, we have sought other sources of revenue including an application to Highland Valley Copper mine that was likewise not approved. Upon further inspection of our roof, we have come to realize that we do not have the luxury of time to continue applying for roof grants while our existing roof continues to decay. We have recently
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ing a grant of $10,000 from the City of Merritt to help cover the cost of these roof repairs. Our club will come up with the remaining funds needed. Your consideration would be much appreciated. The local curling rink is getting some funding for its leaky roof. Herald file photo
approached a number of roofing companies and have solicited quotes on various repair options. At our executive meeting this past week, a motion was passed to contract with Braddik Roofing and Sheet Metal Ltd. to undertake repairs for our whole roof, down to a point about 12 feet above ground level where leakage does not pose a problem due to the steep vertical rise. The
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quote for this work is $15,200 plus GST. This contractor will lift all metal roof panels, caulk all seams and insert larger screws and reseal all penetrations. The company is confident that these repairs should last up to another 10 years. Of course, this would then buy us time to explore options of eventually having the entire roof replaced. I am writing at this time to inquire about the possibility of receiv-
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HERALD OPINION At the U.S. border, do not ask, do not tell Will the words of Cathy McLeod and Justin Trudeau come back to burn them the next time they try to enter the United States? Much was made of the federal Liberal leader’s admission that he had smoked pot while serving as an MP — a practise that remains illegal in Canada and the U.S. Shortly thereafter, during an interview with KTW, McLeod, the KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP, admitted to smoking marijuana while in university. On the Labour Day weekend, the omnipotence of border guards was again on full display as news outlets reported on the experience of Jessica Goldstein, a 30-yearold White Rock student. She managed to get herself banned from Uncle Sam’s land when she replied to a question at the border. Goldstein was asked: Have you ever smoked marijuana? She replied she had, just the week before, in fact. She also admitted taking magic mushrooms and ecstasy and now finds herself on the outside looking in to the United States. The question is: Will McLeod, Trudeau, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and the many other politicians who have admitted to smoking a joint be subject to the same Draconian response from the United States? Probably not, simply because of who they are and what they do. If you are a simple student going to a concert in the U.S., admitting to smoking a fatty can change your life for the worse. If you are an MP going to a conference in the U.S., sharing an identical admission at the border will result in you getting to that meeting. Why? Because life is not fair and because not all people are subject to the same punishment when breaking the law. Goldstein’s greatest crime was not smoking pot — it was being foolish enough to admit as much at the border. All pot smokers take note: When crossing into the United States of America, always adopt a don’t ask, don’t tell policy. Kamloops This Week
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Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Hearing all the hullaballoo about federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s admission to smoking pot not that long ago got me thinking about how much I don’t envy politicians. Not because of anything disparaging about their line of work, but for the intense scrutiny every action they perform,
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every word they utter comes under. Of course, a level of criticism about politicians is always warranted by the people who’ve put them — or opposed putting them — in power. That’s a key feature of democracy. But the level to which we extrapolate information from one context to all others and the intensity to which we just trash these people is exceptional. Trudeau’s admission to having smoked pot while he was working as an MP (a lawmaker, no less) wasn’t a wise political move, but the reactions ranged from redfaced outrage to a simple shrug of the shoulders.
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Politicians are so pigeonholed, so typecast in their roles that they become nothing more than caricatures of the party principles they represent. This phenomenon is exceptionally evident in the Trudeau-Harper dichotomy right now, and highlighted by this ongoing weed war. It seems like no matter what they come out with, we just zoom in on what fits with what we already think of them. We seek information, admissions, actions, events and selectively remember bits and pieces of these that confirm our hypotheses: that Trudeau is hip and liberal (with a lower-case “L”) and Harper is a robot in need of some WD-40.
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For every failed attempt to humanize Harper with a Christmas sweater and a terrified kitten is a further nail in the coffin for his likeableness. For every admission to his “everyday-ness” (if I may conveniently make up words), Trudeau’s humanity is contradicted by the superhumanity inherent in his last name. So, to many people, Trudeau taking a toke isn’t a big deal because it fits his persona, as does Harper’s response to a reporter who asked him if he’s ever indulged in the green: “Do I seem like I smoke marijuana?” followed by details about his asthma. No, Mr. Harper, you do not seem like you smoke marijua-
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na. You seem like a man who would confuse a social media post (tweet) with a sexually-suggestive dance style (twerk). And that’s exactly what you did. See? Like pieces in a political persona puzzle. Leaders of countries should be exceptional people. They should be savvy economists, charismatic speakers, philosophical thinkers and inspiring leaders. If that seems like a lot to live up to, that’s because it is. They are just people after all, and all people make mistakes. It’s just that the stakes are high (excuse the pun) not only for them, but for everyone who casts a vote.
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Local business owner talks expansion City Furniture owner to run Merritt, West Kelowna stores By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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A Merritt business owner is branching out to West Kelowna. City Furniture owner Das Kandola has relocated to Westbank to open another branch of the furniture chain there — and the 13th store in the Kandola family. Although Kandola has relocated, he still owns and manages the Merritt store, and will spend his first year commuting between West Kelowna and Merritt to visit his family while he works on both stores. “My middle daughter is graduating this year, and after that, we’ll have to make a family decision on what we’re going to do. There’s no way you’re going to move
any child at that age,” Kandola said with a laugh. Kandola’s eldest daughter is already in university, while his youngest is going into Grade 6. He said although a move to West Kelowna might be in the family’s future, Merritt is their home base. “Merritt will always be home to myself and my family because our kids grew up there from birth, and I’ve got a lot of good ties to Merritt,” he said. “I’m working here day and night to get this store set up. That would have left very little family life anyway. Those are the sacrifices you make if you want to expand.” Kandola moved to Merritt in 1990, the year after the local City Furniture store
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opened. He said the store will continue day-to-day operations as normal in his absence. “It’s been a bit of a juggling task trying to be there in Merritt and full-time here now, but I do have a very good staff in Merritt to carry on day-to-day business like we have for a long time,” Kandola said, adding that some staff members have been with the store for nearly two decades. “If I didn’t have the capable staff I have in place, I would’ve
thought twice about relocating personally.” Kandola said he saw the move coming for a while, and it was just a matter of finding the right timing and location to expand his business. “It’s been a couple of years [since] I decided at some point in life, I will have to make a move and expand City Furniture,” he said. “It was at a point where I really could not grow anymore in Merritt. I was maxed out, hit the ceiling, and I have another good 20
years in me to work hard, and in order for me to do that, I had to expand. That expansion happens to be in West Kelowna because it’s closer to home for me.” Kandola started working on the West Kelowna store in early July and said it will be ready to open in the next three to four weeks. Kandola has also been a member of the Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise for 17 years, and at various times involved with the chamber of commerce and the Punjabi Canadian Roots Club. “Some of those commitments, on a personal level, I can’t commit to anymore being in West Kelowna,” he said. “As far as City Furniture’s
commitment to the community, nothing will change. We want to let the folks know there will be not a lot of changes as far as City Furniture’s involvement with various community groups and service groups. Our commitment will always be there.” Kandola said the expansion could also benefit shoppers at the local City Furniture store, who will have access to more furniture lines with the growing buying power of the expanding chain. “This will be 100 per cent co-operation between the two stores,” he said. Kandola is hosting a “business after business” networking event tonight at the local City Furniture store at 6:30 p.m.
Keeping up with the Joneses (responsibly)
DAVID L. BROWN Managing YOUR MONEY Every day, we encounter invitations to buy, buy, buy! Maybe you’ve just noticed that terrific new car in the driveway next door and you think, “Hey, if the Joneses can afford that, then I can, too.” Next thing you know, you’re looking up from under a mountain of debt.
But that’s not you – you don’t need to keep up with the Joneses and you want to keep your debt under control. To help avoid those expensive and financially crippling impulses and to help keep your debt under control, here are a few suggestions.
‘present’ and ‘future.’ Past spending includes loans and purchases made with credit cards. Present spending includes your daily living expenses. Future spending includes education savings for your kids and retirement savings for you and your partner.
Budget accordingly Start with a budget that makes a clear distinction between ‘want’ and ‘need.’ Make a comprehensive list of all your necessary and discretionary expenses. List your sources of income and, as much as you can, trim your expenses to fit your income. Try to include an amount ‘in hand’ to save and invest. Organize your spending into three buckets — ‘past,’
Know your TDS When you apply for a mortgage, your lender is required to apply the Total Debt Service (TDS) ratio to help ensure an excessive amount of your cash flow is not eaten up by your debt load. The TDS ratio measures the percentage of your gross annual income required to cover mortgage payments, property taxes, heating and other household
costs, plus other monthly obligations such as car and personal loans, credit card payments, spousal/child support, and so on. Generally, the highest allowed ratios are approximately 40 to 42 per cent of your gross income. Use credit wisely It’s easy to apply for credit – but before you do, look critically at your current financial situation. It might be better to tighten your budget for six to 12 months before making any major purchases — and then you’ll be in a position to pay cash for them. No, you don’t need to keep up with the Joneses, but if you want to make sure you’re keeping up with your
own financial dreams, talk to your professional advisor today. This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant. Contact David Brown at 250-315-0241 or at david.brown@investorsgroup.com to book your appointment.
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Orthodontist to serve Merritt monthly Merrittonians who need a dental specialist now have an option to keep their appointments local. A Kelowna-based orthodontist will be working one day a month in town at Dentistry Merritt on Forksdale Avenue, starting on Monday. Dr. Derek Pollard said he is helping out in Merritt while the practice he started in Kelowna picks up. “I started my own practice
in Kelowna from the bottom up, so it’s a little bit slower at the start so I’m wanting to branch out and reach out to some of the neighbouring communities that maybe don’t have the resources we do in Kelowna here,” he said. Pollard said he’ll start with one day a month in Merritt and could increase it from there if needed. The system could benefit Merrittonians as well by saving
them a trip to Kamloops or Kelowna to visit orthodontists, he said. “I see 20 to 30 here at my clinic in Kelowna, there’s no reason we can’t build up to do that every time I come out,” Pollard said. Pollard originally hails from Coquitlam and pursued dentistry and orthodontics in Winnipeg, Man. “I met my wife in dental school and then got into ortho
in Winnipeg. We spent eight years out there, then we moved to Kelowna two and a half years ago, and we’re super happy with the Okanagan,” Pollard said. Pollard said he drives through Merritt fairly often to visit family on the Coast. The addition of the orthodontist comes about five months after the clinic’s opening to help address the shortage of dental offices in the Nicola Valley.
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digital product management for Yellow Pages Group, shares six easy steps that can highlight your business’ distinctive personality and help you attract more potential customers: • Go digital. For many people, if a business doesn’t have an online presence, it doesn’t exist. Although having your own website is optimal, there are also many free online listings that allow small businesses to post their online profile. Websites such as YellowPages.ca, Google, Yelp, and Facebook feature businesses’ names, addresses and phone numbers at no cost. • Go mobile. More custom-
ers are making purchase decisions as they go, through their mobile device. At the very least, make sure your online site is optimized for smart phone compatibility. • Be relevant. Local buyers want to know who you are and what you do. Also make sure that your basic information like business hours and phone number are up to date. • Include video. Four out of five online consumers say watching a video improves their impression of a business. • Be there first. A majority of consumers will click on one of the first three results generated
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Friends & Neighbours Film society premiering new season on Monday Local gets a fighting chance at UCL By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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The Nicola Valley Film Society is starting a new season of critically-acclaimed films with the Belgian film Rust and Bone on Sept. 16. The film, set on the shores of Southern France, follows the intertwining of two unconventional lives. Ali, played by Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts, is a single father who’s floundering in his priorities as he single-mindedly pursues his passion — boxing. Stephanie, played by French actor Marion Cotillard (Inception, La Vie en Rose), is an aloof orca trainer who trusts her animal companions more than the people in her life. A chance meeting between Stephanie and Ali at the nightclub where he works and where she’s a patron establishes their different backgrounds. But when Stephanie loses her legs in a tragic, gutwrenching accident at work, her will to live vanishes. Suddenly, the stoic Stephanie no longer has the upper hand in her undefined relationship with rough-andtumble Ali, and his cut-anddry, no-excuses attitude helps Stephanie in the fight for her life — against herself. This quiet, striking film by French director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) takes an unflinching look at a struggle to survive and the unlikely hope two seemingly mismatched people inspire
Marion Cotillard stars as the aloof but vulnerable Stephanie alongside Matthias Schoenaerts as Ali, a frank and fearless fighter in Rust and Bone.
in one another. Although battered by circumstance, Stephanie and Ali complement one another in their pursuit of an imperfect happy ending. Rust and Bone is the first of six in the 2013-14 series of lauded Canadian and foreign films, including Canadian drama Home Again, which follows three young deportees in their struggle to fit into the social and
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cultural landscape of Jamaica, and international thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on the novel of the same name, which follows a Pakistani man as he navigates the complexities in his pursuit of the American dream on Wall Street. Tickets to the screening are $5 and can be purchased at the door. The film starts at 7:30 p.m. in the NVIT lecture theatre.
Former Merritt Centennial Alistair Vaughan won his first ever mixed martial arts fight via choke hold on Saturday when UCL 19 came to Merritt. The rookie fighter and truck driver at Highland Valley Copper was a late addition to the fight card and took on coworker Dustin Voght. Vaughan is a 36-year-old father of three and said he had to be encouraged by his friends to take part in the fights. “A few of my buddies kind of dared me or coerced me into going in there with a little bit of cash. I think I made about $1,000,” he said, adding about 11 friends from work and around town offered up about $100 each if Vaughan agreed to and won the fight. “That was the kicker, eh. If I lost, I didn’t see a red cent,” Vaughan said. Vaughan went into his first fight completely green, having no experience as a fighter before Saturday’s fight. “I had a few bar fights and I had a few fights on the ice, that’s my background,” Vaughan told the Herald.
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Alistair Vaughan won his first mixed martial arts fight at UCL 19 on Sept. 7. Michael Potestio/Herald
the fight because he didn’t get to throw that many punches. He said after the fight, his friends told him he beat Voght at his own game. “It took a lot more out of me than I thought it would. Maybe that’s my age, I don’t know,” Vaughan said with a laugh. Vaughan said he got in about a week of training as he was on vacation with his family and unable to hit the gym. “I probably had seven days of working out, a little bit of cardio and hitting the [punching] bag, that’s about it.”
He said his hockey fights provided no sort of preparation for his MMA fight. “Nothing can prepare me for what was in there,” Vaughan said, adding it wasn’t quite what he expected and he signed up for the fight just three weeks before UCL 19. Vaughan said he was told Voght is more of a submission and ground-game type of fighter, whereas he is used to more of a stand-up style. “See, I’m more used to stand-up-andchuck-knuckles, so all this submission and ground-and-pound is new to me,” Vaughan said, noting he was a bit disappointed with
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is inviting submissions on the Budget 2014 Consultation Paper, prepared by the Minister of Finance. The Committee is holding a public hearing in Merritt on September 25, 2013 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the West Auditorium, Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Road. To register, please contact the Parliamentary Committees Office. British Columbians can participate by attending a public hearing, answering an on-line survey, making a written submission, or sending the Committee a video or audio file. The consultation process concludes Wednesday, October 16, 2013. For more information, please visit our website at: www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/finance or contact: Parliamentary Committees Office, Room 224, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4; tel: 250.356.2933, or toll-free in BC: 1.877.428.8337; fax: 250.356.8172; e-mail: FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca Susan Sourial, Committee Clerk
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Stretch of Douglas Lake Rd to be paved
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It’s an issue that has persisted for over 30 years, but now a piece of the solution has been signed and agreed upon. On Tuesday, members from the Upper Nicola Band and the Ministry of Transportation met in the gymnasium of N’kwala School in Upper Nicola for a signing ceremony. The ceremony acknowledged the memorandum of agreement to pave three kilometres of Douglas Lake Road that runs through the Upper Nicola reserve. The section is located between the end of the paved section at the directional sign entering the Upper Nicola reserve to the bridge leading towards the N’kwala school. Aside from pavement, the road will be straightened, curves softened and sight lines improved through elevating, as part of other upgrades, Upper Nicola Band Chief Dan Manuel said. The official memorandum of agreement — signed about two weeks ago — sets out the transfer of interest on the reserve lands to the province for the purpose of paving and operating the road, Manuel said. “The road now, effectively, is under the administration and control of the province,” Manuel said. “The title and ownership of the roads aren’t resolved because there’s a specific acknowledgment of our aboriginal rights and title interests, which remain on the lands and are not resolved by this agreement.” Darren Lincoln, manager of property services for the Ministry
of Transportation, said the documentation of the agreement will go through the federal government for processing. “And what the province will obtain is a federal Indian Act transfer under section 35 of the Indian Act, so that the road right-ofway is transferred to the province and it’s for road and utility purposes, but when that transfer happens, we more or less obtain administration and control of the property,” Lincoln said. Lincoln said the ownership of the road will go to the province but there’s a reversionary interest which would see the road transfer back to the federal government and then back to reserve status and ownership once no longer used for road purposes. “It could be a road forever,” Lincoln said, given the access the road supplies. Once those transfers of interest are complete, construction will begin, Manuel said, noting he hopes to see construction begin as early as next spring. Lincoln said that projection is a bit soon as the time it takes to complete the section 35 transfer will determine when construction can start on the road. “The transfer, obviously, is significant. We have to have it before we can start the work,” Lincoln said. Manuel said there are still four kilometres past the bridge which will not be paved, though there will be further discussions on that section. Lincoln said it was a decision by the Upper Nicola Band community to negotiate an agreement for this particular stretch of road with the province.
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Upper Nicola Band chief Dan Manuel inks the recognition of the memorandum of understanding between the band and the province to pave a three-kilometre stretch of Douglas Lake Road at an event on Tuesday. Michael Potestio/Herald
Mike Lorimer, regional director for the Ministry of Transportation, said the agreement targeting the three-kilometre stretch of road is a good first step and the ministry is committed to discussing the pavement of the remaining piece of unpaved road. Manuel said the band will continue to push for improvements for the other tracks of roads which run through their reserve, such as Highway 5A, which has issues regarding truck traffic. “The agreement actually commits us and the province to continue discussions around improving the issues related to those roads as well,” Manuel said. Lincoln said the next step in that regard for the ministry and the Upper Nicola community to figuring out their next priority. Lincoln said continuing to work on other road improvements is not specifically outlined in this agreement, but the ministry is committed to continuing to work with the Upper Nicola community. The province will pay for the upgrades to the Douglas Lake Road, Lincoln said. About 40 people
gathered for the ceremony, which saw the band serve their guests lunch and exchange gifts upon signing the certificate of recognition of the final agreement. Manuel told the crowd that the year 1978 marked the first official request to the Ministry of Transportation asking for Douglas Lake Road to be improved. For over 30 years, the band and the province were in discussions regarding improvements to the road, Manuel said. In 1995, the resolution of the Douglas Lake Road blockade resulted in a commitment to resolve issues with roadways that run through the reserve lands, Manuel said. The general terms of this memorandum of agreement for improvements to Douglas Lake Road were agreed to in 2008, he said. Between then and now, it’s been a process of handling technical details such as having the land surveyed and having an environmental assessment done. “This agreement has been in the works for a long time and to finally see it signed it’s something to be proud of from the community’s standpoint and also from
the ministry,” Lincoln said. Manuel told the Herald having the road improved is great for the Upper Nicola community, but more importantly to local traffic outside of the reserve. “That was a big part of our discussions with the province, was the band’s interest in providing a safer corridor for the travelling public,” Manuel said.
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By Herman Kneller
This week, Thi eek k I want antt to to look loo ok at at what hat M Miller did when he made that big mistake of having people think that Jesus was coming in 1844. Miller was a Bible student, but when it came to the destruction of the sanctuary, instead of Ànding out what the Bible says about the sanctuary in his time, Miller just took what the general thinking was about the sanctuary, and that was that. He decided the world was the sanctuary. There are things today that we accept just because somebody says so. Maybe it’s an important person who said it, but where did they get it from? Was it God’s Word or somebody else’s idea to prove what they wanted? In the book of Daniel, and in the book of Revelation, the prophets saw books opened. The books are in the sanctuary in Heaven. In these books, as the prophets saw, is recorded all that we do, say and think. The government of today also has a record keeping system, and that is how they catch law breakers. God is not only interested in catching law breakers, but wants to
help them become law keepers. God loves His people, and wants the best for all. Miller made a mistake because he based his beliefs on what people said and not on what the Bible said. Though Miller made the mistake about the second coming of Jesus, Revelation10:10-11 says: “And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” Which means there will be bitter disappointment and that the churches must teach the same thing again; the second coming of Jesus. It must be taught to all people in the whole world. So that is one of the jobs, to tell everybody of Jesus, His coming, His love and His desire to help people be ready to meet Him. The Bible does not say the exact day of His coming but gives us an idea when it is close. The things going on in the world today, such as the violence, and the bizarre weather conditions, tell us that we are getting closer. Next week: How will Jesus come?
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#2111
#2089
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#1892
#1998
#2105
#2110
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$127,500
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Spacious 3 bedrm home with an open design and large 48 ft deck overlooking the property. Has detached shop/garage. Property backs onto Crown land and is close to lakes & outdoor activities. Land is fenced & would be great for horses.
#1905
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#2086
#2015
#1961
$229,900
$227,000
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$65,000
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$157,500
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Lush 48.46 acres in Sunshine Valley, over 1 km bordering the Nicola River - watering rights. Quality home featuring spacious kitchen, 5 bedrms, 4 baths, in-law suite. 2nd farmhand residence, 55 acres organic hayfields, irrigation & farm equipment, hayshed, 4-stall barn w/ tack room & riding arena.
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Magnificent lakefront home with vaulted ceilings, 5 bedrms, 4.5 baths, 2 large sundecks overlooking the lake, fully finished basement, low E windows & UG boathouse.
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#2021
#1837
#1842
#2107
#2019
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#1918
$190,000
WATERFRONT ACREAGE 29.9 acres just 20 mins outside of Merritt. Gentle slope with year round creek. Great horse property fenced & cross-fenced. Home has 3 bedrms 2 bath, huge living room and fantastic views.
Custom rancher on 2 acres with full bsmt & double garage. Great for horses with shelter. Immaculate home with maple cabinets, 5 appl., huge sunroom off dining rm & workshop in bsmt.
#1891
#2106
$429,000 ON 4.64 ACRES
$399,900
Nice country retreat on 1.99 acres just 15 minutes from Merritt with flat levels & drilled well. Close to crown land. 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths, huge rec.rm down, A/C & double garage. Nice views.
Live the dream on Nicola Lake in Quilchena on the Lake development. Waterfront 1.855 acres, close to golf course, fishing & all outdoor water & recreation activities.
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.
Corner lot at very busy intersection. Has 6 commercial rentals plus living quarters above. 3 units are leased to long term tenants & 3 units are vacant. Lots of room for parking.
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#2025
#2092
#1994
APPROX. 264 ACRES
$275,000 103 ACRES
$359,900
$159,000 12.63 ACRES
PRIVATE RANCH
$570,000
INDUSTRIAL ACREAGE
Nice treed lot with great access to Spius Creek. Has several good building sites and a drilled well. Hydro to lot line. Great place to build your country home
#2047
$209,000 6 ACRES
Country living on 4.64 acres with beautiful 4 bedrm log home. Spacious loft master suite, newer kitchen & appliances, new electric furnace & heat pump, pellet stove. Great views
#1916
$474,900 KANE VALLEY
Gorgeous property with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing through the property. A great variety of land and possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR, Old farm house used for seasonal cabin. 2 titles.
Approx. 103 acres overlooking Nicola River. Double wide, 4 bedrm, 2 bath home with partially fi nished bsmt. Numerous outbldgs, hay storage, tack shed. Fenced property.
In Savona, incredible 133 acres almost surrounds lake. Has 2 main cabins & 3 additional cabins, off the grid. Great area for all rec. activities- hiking, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting & more
Waterfront acreage for rec. property of build your home in the country. Mostly flat with many building sites. Has shallow well, septic approval, hydro on land & driveway in. Easy access with crown land nearby.
Light industrial 3.34 acres in town, has fenced portion, water & sewer close to line. Great opportunity to start your business here.
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#1890
#1663
#1915
#1999
$1,250,000
BREATHTAKING VIEWS
$599,000
COUNTRY GETAWAY
$575,000 AT NICOLA LAKE
$189,000
$389,000
20 ACRES
HUGE SHOP
Great recreation property of 1+ acre lot with phenomenal views of Nicola Lake. In Phase 1 on the west side of Nicola Lake development. Just 2.5 hours from Vancouver.
#2030
$198,500 LAKEVIEW LOT
Private 10 acre parcel in great recreational area. Home has 3 bedrms 3 baths, fully finished bsmt. View off front deck. Fenced backyard with 32x32 heated shop w/13 ft ceilings.
Exceptionally well built 5 bedrm home on 20 acres, with 4 baths & inlaw suite in fully fin. bsmt. Large windows to enjoy the panoramic views. Reinforced foundation & external walls. 26x37 shop & garage.
This spacious 3 bedrm, 2 bath home has open design with huge 48 ft deck to enjoy the sunsets & good times. 24x24 detached shop/garage. Land is fenced & would be great for horses
This 1.122 acre lot has many features already in place. Water & septic are hooked up & driveway in. Hydro is ready to be hooked into building site. House plans also available.
Great development property, for sale or lease, with utilities at lot line. Golf course and resort planned just up Midday Valley Road. Two parcels, two titles but being sold together
Zoned C-2, has 3164 sq.ft. building with 3 bays, parts room and comes with assorted tools & hoist. Has 3 separately titled lots of 18000 sq.ft. in total.
#2029
#1866
#1961
#2033
#1713
#2056
$589,900
$799,995
$398,800
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#1928
Very nice lots in newly developed subdivision of high end rancher style homes. Zoned R-2, has city services. Several lots to choose from to build your dream home. Call for more details. #1973
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$2,000,000
$465,000 COMMERCIAL
2 ACRES Great rec. property is build your home in the country. Drilled well with 15 gpm, septic approval, power at lot line and driveway are all in. Nice views & close to crown land access
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$139,000 RIVERFRONT LOT
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Earthly trap and heavenly trip NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH Senate scandals and the subsequent decision to audit every senator could not have come at a better time as Canadian economy continues to teeter. Repaying back to the national coffer is just restitution. Yet the ignominy of bad judgements in padding perks would carry the rule-breakers to their graves. Handling money honourably is an oft-repeated topic in the Bible. The great
preacher John Wesley dealt often with money and materialism. He preached on 1 Timothy 6:9, warning of the dangers of wanting to be rich. He preached on hazards of increasing riches. When preaching and writing on the Sermon on the Mount, he served up a tremendous amount of practical advice on what are legitimate expenses and what is excessive spending. In his many letters, he offered considerable advice to people who were already rich. In one particularly convicting sermon, Wesley asked, “Why has Christianity done so little good?’ and cited Christians’ materialism as a major cause of the “inefficacy of Christianity.�
He was not shy about mentioning the eternal consequences of materialism. Preaching on the gospel story of the rich man and Lazarus, he reminded his listeners that gathering wealth and not using it properly can send a person to hell. In this sermon, he made his well-known practical statement, “It is no more sinful to be rich than poor. But it is dangerous beyond expression.� Wesley believed a rich person could get into heaven – it was just harder. A “slippery slope,� as he put it. Perhaps the most well-known sermon of Wesley on money was titled, “The use of money,� based on Luke 16:9.
In this sermon, he spoke of three points about money – (a) Gain all you can; (b) Save all you can; (c) Give all you can. Gain all you can: Wesley believed that when it came to making money, Christians had much in common with unbelievers and could “meet them on their own ground.� We ought to make money. It was argument for industriousness, hard work, and cleverness. He thought Christians should work hard and long and the result would be gaining all the money they could. To him, there is nothing wrong with making money. But to Wesley, there are some ways of gaining money which are wrong. For
example, we are not to gain money at the expense of life or health. Christians should not gain money through any occupation which harms our minds. A real Christian would not “gain all he can� by hurting his neighbour. A Christian has no business gaining money at the expense of his soul. Save all you can: By this, Wesley did not mean Christians should tuck away as much as possible into savings accounts. What he meant was to be careful in spending, being frugal. He warned that Christians tend to spend too much on the sensuous.
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Material goods no match for good deeds From Page 25 He warned about extravagant spending on taste, expensive food, which he felt was an “epicurism” that led to debauchery in other areas. Rather, Christians should eat plain, simple food. This principle applied to clothing, elaborate homes, extraordinary decoration, and other showy things. What he was condemning is extravagance and sensuousness. Like Jesus, Wesley called for simplicity and plainness. Give all you can: This was the motivation of his entire view on money. The trilateral stands on the giving base. We are
to gain and save in order to give. Give how much? Wesley’s answer: give it all. Give to whom? He gave his own list: First, give to yourself all you need for the basics. Then, give to your family and employees their fair share. Give to the “household of faith,” other Christians, which we assume includes the organized work of churches. Finally, he said that we are to give to all people in need, which includes the poor, the needy, even if they are not believers in God. To Wesley, money was for giving. We made
it, and we saved so we could give it. In fact, on this third point of his trilateral, he actually switched the wording by the end of his message from “give all you can” to “give all you have.” And he lived it, too. In the year Wesley earned today’s equivalent of $1.4 million, he lived on two per cent of his income and gave 98 per cent away. When he died, Wesley left behind only a few miscellaneous coins and a couple of silver spoons. He had given away the rest. He practised what he preached.
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that too,” Vaughan said. Vaughan said he’s planning to retire from his fighting career undefeated. “We’ll see how much the boys kick in for the next one,” Vaughan said, noting he’s fairly sure his MMA days are behind him. “But you never know, you never know.” Vaughan said it may not have been the most spectacular fight, but it was an experience to check off the bucket list. “The whole night was awesome,” Vaughan said. “I had a lot of fun and saw a lot of people I hadn’t seen in a while and I had a lot of people who showed up and supported me. It was an experience that I’m not going to forget. All in all, it was something memorable.”
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DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN Each day when we send our children off to school, we hope that they’ll learn well from their teachers, make new friends, and select healthy foods in the cafeteria. But most Canadians do not consider a variety of hidden risk factors our kids face every day in their school environments. A troubling new study published in the medical journal Spine reveals an urgent need for health promotion programs to increase awareness and reduce risks in the school environment, such as heavy backpacks, desks and chairs that don’t fit their users, and an absence of physical activity during recess. As parents, we should be urging school administrators, teachers, and parents’ organizations to more closely examine these unexpected hazards lurking in our schools. Specifically, parents and schools should become more aware of the risks associated with heavy backpacks, improper
Backpack safety I realize that I wrote about this last week, but I would like to stress it again. Young children are suffering from back pain much earlier than in previous generations, and the use of overweight backpacks is a contributing factor. Here are a few tips to help prevent the needless pain that backpack misuse could cause the students in your household. Make sure your child’s backpack weighs no more than 10 per cent of his or her body weight. A heavier backpack will cause your child to bend forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back, rather than on the shoulders. A backpack should never hang more than four inches below the waistline. A backpack that hangs too low increases the weight on the shoulders, causing your child to lean forward when walking. Urge your child to wear both shoulder straps. Lugging a backpack around by one strap can cause a disproportionate shift of weight to one side, leading to neck and muscle spasms, as well as lowback pain. The shoulder straps
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The Merritt Centennials began their 201314 regular hockey season in much the same way as they did one year ago. At the second-annual BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack on the weekend, the Cents won one game and lost the other to pick up two of a possible four points. Friday, on the big ice at Prospera Centre, three third-period goals in a span of just 54 seconds propelled Merritt to a 5-2 victory over the Coquitlam Express. Forty-eight hours later, on Prospera’s smaller, secondary ice sheet, the Cents simply couldn’t find enough time and space against a big, physical Langley squad, losing to the Rivermen 1-0. In their opener on Friday, Peyton Schaefer, Tyler Martin and rookie Daniel Nachbaur all tallied for the Centennials in a span of less than a minute to erase a 2-1 Express lead and pave the way for a Cents’ victory. Schaefer also scored
an empty-netter in the final minute of the game, while Scotty Patterson got Merritt’s initial goal of the game in the first minute of the second period. Express goals came from Nicholas Rasovic, at 7:09 of the first period, and Daniel Lange, eight minutes into the second. “The first half of the game was real ugly,” said Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce. “[Coquitlam] took the game to us. They were more physical and more hard-working. Fortunately, our veteran guys stepped up and really took the game over. We began to win battles and get traffic to the net.” Pierce credited Merritt goaltender Russell Sanderson with keeping his team in the game early. “[Russell] was extremely calm and collected out there, and made several big saves,” Pierce said. The Express outshot the Centennials 33-32 on the night. Merritt went one-for-three on the powerplay while Coquitlam failed to
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score on six man-advantage opportunities. Sunday’s low-scoring affair between the Cents and Rivermen saw few good chances for either team. Shots were just 23-22 in
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“[Jake] fit in well,” Martin said. “He’s got a lot of confidence and a good work ethic.” Up front, Pierce felt his veteran forwards were doing the right things with the puck at the Showcase, while the rookies showed excellent poise and steady improvement. “The [first-year] line of Nachbaur, Rhett Willcox and Zach Hartley was very effective in our opening game. They played hard and provided a lot of energy,” the coach said. Merritt’s two points from the weekend puts the Cents in fourth place in the BCHL’s Interior Conference. The Penticton Vees are on top with four points, followed by Vernon and Trail with three points each. Below Merritt are Salmon Arm with one point and West Kelowna with none.
Warriors invade the Nicola Valley for Centennials’ home opener It might not quite match the CentsPenticton Vees rivalry (yet), but following last year’s intense series of games between the two teams, the MerrittWest Kelowna level of animosity is getting there. The Cents and Warriors renew acquaintances this weekend with a homeand-home series that sees Merritt visit West Kelowna on Friday night, then play host to their Okanagan rivals on Saturday at the
Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. You have to think that retribution will be on the minds of the Cents following their elimination from the first round of the playoffs last March at the hands of the Warriors. That inglorious playoff defeat in five games came on the heels of a regular season schedule that saw Merritt earn just one point in six games (five losses and a tie) between the two sides. Merritt head coach
and GM Luke Pierce feels that his team doesn’t need to be thinking about revenge. “We would prefer that our players look ahead rather than focus on the past. That said, I’m sure that some of our veteran guys are still going to have a bit of a burr.” The fact that the Warriors were blanked at this past weekend’s Showcase (losing to Surrey 3-0 and to Nanaimo 6-5) will make them doubly difficult to play, says Pierce.
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Devin Kero who had no chance. “There just wasn’t much space,” Pierce said. “The first two periods were pretty tightlycontested. I thought that we took over in the third
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Your 2013-2014 Merritt Centennials Goalies #31 Devin Kero Hancock, Mich.
#35 Russell Sanderson Merritt, B.C.
Defencemen #2 Tyler Martin Port Coquitlam, B.C.
#3 Wayland Williams Canton, Mich.
#4 Shane Poulsen Kamloops, B.C.
#7 Dane Birks Merritt, B.C.
#22 Jake Clifford Brecksville, Ohio
#24 Dylan Bowen Lumby, B.C.
#25 Malik Kaila Squamish, B.C.
#14 Daniel Nachbaur Seattle, Wash.
#15 Sam Johnson Okotoks, Alta.
Forwards #8 Diego Cuglietta Kamloops, B.C.
#9 Zach Hartley Minneapolis, Minn.
#16 Gavin Gould N. Vancouver, B.C.
#10 Adam Tracey Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
#18 Peyton Schaefer Merritt, B.C.
Behind the Bench
#11 Sebastien ParĂŠ Surrey, B.C.
#19 James Neil Kamloops, B.C. Luke Pierce Head Coach & General Manager
#12 Rhett Willcox Surrey, B.C.
#21 Jeff Wight Coquitlam, B.C.
#27 Scott Patterson N. Vancouver, B.C.
Joe Martin Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager
#28 Bennett Huber Calgary, Alta. Hayley Hill Trainer & Athletic Therapist Photos courtesy of Julie VanKoll/Merritt Pro Photo
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WHAT’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 VALLEY SCRAPBOOKERS CROP Weekend: Sept 13-15. This fall, join in the fun and scrapbook all weekend long! There are tutorials, prizes and a great atmosphere. Register at the Civic Center. For more info. call 250315-1050. LN COMMUNITY HALL Steak dinner fundraiser, Saturday, Sept. 14, seatings at 5 & 7 p.m. at the Hitch ’N’ Post. Silent action and door prizes. Call Shirley at 250-3786386 for tickets. COMMUNITY CHOIR Merritt Community Choir will be starting up for the fall season on Monday, September 16, and welcomes new voices! Drop by for a visit to check us out. Practice is held Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Colletteville School (use rear entrance off Birch
Avenue). For more info. call Ellen at 250-378-9899. NICOLA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY New season starts on Monday, Sept. 16 with the screening of “Rust and Bone” at the NVIT lecture theatre at 7:30 p.m. Rated: 18A Free Parking. No food or drinks allowed in the theatre. Tickets at the door. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY The Friends of the Merritt Library in partnership with the Merritt Library is hosting a presentation and demonstration of 3D printers, Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. at the library. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation. Register by calling the Merritt Library at 250-378-4737 or drop by the library. For more info. call
Elizabeth at 250-3784087 CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH Friendship Friday chilli cookout - Sept. 27, 5-7 p.m. in Spirit Square. Come enjoy some great food, good music/stories and make some fabulous friends! Sponsored by a group of Christian friends who would like to encourage our community. Let’s get to know each other better. GARLIC FESTIVAL! Garlic festival is back celebrating all things garlic! Enjoy another great weekend of garlic, games and entertainment. Come on down, Saturday, Sept. 28 & Sunday, Sept. 29 to Smith Pioneer Park in Lower Nicola.
Oct. 4-6 at the Merritt Civic Centre. Join a creative group of quilters for a weekend of sharing ideas, tips, and lots of quilting inspiration. Classes, demos and displays for beginning and advanced quilters. Register at the Civic Centre. For more info, call 250315-1050. COURTHOUSE ART GALLERY “Colour and Contour” art show with artists Libby Dybikowski, Carole Jackson and John Yellowlees runs until Oct. 5. Gallery is open Thurs. 4-8 p.m., Fri & Sat Noon to 6 p.m. KNITWITS Love to knit or crochet? Or are you a novice interested in learning more about knitting or crocheting in a friendly and welcoming setting? Come on down to Brambles Bakery
NV QUILTERS GUILD “Stash Buster” quilting weekend,
Thursday evenings. Bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun. ROD & GUN CLUB Archery Shoot every Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Rod & Gun Club. Contact BJ Moore at 250-280-0304 for more info. NEWBARK RESCUE Newbark Rescue & Rehoming Merritt Branch, are always looking for foster families. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they find a fur-ever home, please contact Margie at newbark_rescue@ hotmail.com. SOUP BOWL The Soup Bowl is open Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Anglican Church Hall at 1990 Chapman St.
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THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU Crossroads Community Church 2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911 Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.
Merritt Baptist Church 2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Merritt Lutheran Fellowship in St. Michael's Church • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.
Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church
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Brownies Thursdays 5:30 - 7 p.m. Central School - 250-3788310 Canadian Diabetes Association Once a month, 7 - 9 p.m. Trinity United Church Hall. Call Eva 250-378-2897 or Gerry at 250-378-3716 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 Celebrate Recovery Mondays 7 p.m. New Life Fellowship, 1938 Quilchena Ave. 250-3784534 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
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. 250-378-6212. Guides Mondays 5:30 -7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-9368298 Ladies’ Curling League Wednesdays 6 & 8 p.m. Call 250-378- 8175 or 250-378-4917 Living With Loss Support Group Wednesdays 7 to 8:45 p.m. 2025 Granite Ave. 250-280-4040 Merritt Curling Club For League Information 250-378-4423 Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’ Centre 250-378-5550 Merritt Elks Lodge Clubs Second & Fourth Wednesday 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-3789788
Merritt Lawn Bowling Sun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m. 250-378-2950 Merritt Lions Club First & Third Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509 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 Merritt’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
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Nicola Valley Better Breathers Third Wednesdays 1 p.m. Trinity United - 250-378-6266 N.V. 4-H Club Second Tuesday - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-3785028 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays 7 p.m - MSS Music Room 250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894 N.V. Dirt Riders Association Last Wednesday 7 p.m. Garden Sushi - Scott: 250-3783502 www.nvdra.com 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. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536 One Way Krew Youth Group Tuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911 Pathfinders Thursdays 5:30 - 7:00 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. 250-3781302 or 250-572-3775 Royal Canadian Legion #96 Executive Mtg. Second Thursday 6 p.m. Regular Mtg. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena 250-378-5631
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Seventh Day Adventist Church 2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.
St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Trinity United Church Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m. Royal Purple First & Third Mondays 1:30 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-9788 Rotary Club of Merritt Every Thursday - Noon Brambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535 Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise Every Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles Bakery Seniors’ Mixed Curling Mondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539 Sparks Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-378-8310 Teen Centre Mondays & Fridays 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. 250-378-4878
Toastmasters Club 3929 Tuesdays 5 p.m. at the Merritt Library 250-378-5855 24U Tuesdays 2 p.m. at the Hospice Society - Sue 250-378-2717 or Bonnie 250-315-0179 Valley Visual Artists General club information Fran McMurchy 250-378-4230 Vintage Car Club - Merritt Second Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Ska-Lu-La Workshop Al - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250378-4195
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Lost Cat at Calling Lake on Sept. 2. Female Ragdoll named Mama. Reward offered. Call 604-745-3584. Lost keys - black Kelowna Nissan key fob. Lost in Bench (gasoline alley area). Please drop off at the Merritt Herald. Missing - black cat in the Diamondvale area. Answers to the name Suze, has tattoo, phone 250-378-2122
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Bruce Wallace VICHERT Dec. 14, 1936 - Aug. 18, 2013 Bruce Wallace Vichert (born 1936 December 14th in Chengdu, China and died 2013 August 18th in Merritt, BC; aged 76 years) was married to Simon Leroy Klaudt since 2004 June 26th (Rossland, BC), and was the love of my life for 27 years. I was at his side as he left me. Bruce’s parents served as Baptist missionaries in China and India for more than 25 years. Bruce was schooled by his mother Mamaji (Connie) in Ya’an, Sichuan, China during and after World War II. When the family was stationed in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India, Bruce attended Woodstock School, Mussoori, India from 1951, and graduating in 1955. He made occasional forays into Dehra Dun, and became a master of the Indian Rail system, travelling home and back. Returning to Canada, he attained his BSW while at McMaster University, and his Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Toronto. He worked in Toronto, Hamilton, Victoria, Vancouver, and Ànally in Merritt, BC. Bruce’s most noteworthy achievement was to become Director of Patient Services, having earlier spent eight months as acting Director at GVMHS. GVHMS existed then as the Greater Vancouver Mental Health Service. Bruce and two other advisors were employed to write a youth column for the Toronto Star newspaper. “Youth Hot Line” was syndicated in newspapers across Canada for almost twelve years. A compilation of some of that advice offered over the years was printed as a book in 1979. Bruce, the world has been a nicer place because you have been in it and shared it with me. My love for you was matched by the love of our families, friends, and acquaintances. This love shared with others surpassed, for me, the happiness which may yet come to me from lesser things such as success, wealth, pleasure or praise. You brought joy, happiness and security into my life. You have been the one that I love because you were my spouse, my lover, my pal, my therapist, my playmate, my teacher, my coach, my very best friend, and my life’s companion. And to have been all of these to me, you provided courage, integrity, a sense of humour and adventure, an open mind, and a loving heart. Thank you for your patience, your caring and your thoughtfulness. I will love you for all time. Bruce leaves his spouse, husband Simon Leroy; exwife Sandra; brother Allan (Pikku) and nephew Nicolas; son Derek (Lorena) and grandchildren Kaiden and Ethan; daughter Jennifer Harder and grandchildren Marisa and Kelsey, and daughter Amanda Vichert (Ron Dionne); mother-in-law Lydia Klaudt (Albert deceased); sister-in-law Judy Green (Ron) and nephew Darcy Green (Caroline nee McCleary) and children Julia and Owen; step-daughters Cathryn Oginski (Matt) and Erin Klaudt; and step-son Matthew Klaudt (deceased). Deceased before Bruce Vichert were his mother Constance Mary (nee Welch), father Clarence Gordon, and brother Gordon Stewart. Notes of thank-you are extended to the staffs at Nicola Meadows, Florentine, and Coquihalla-Gillis in Merritt for their ongoing care of Bruce as he continued to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. I give thanks to Doctor U. Bester for providing medical help and emotional guidance during Bruce’s illness. A memorial to the life of Bruce Vichert will be held in the Trinity United Church, Merritt BC, at 2 P.M. on Friday, September 27th.
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Harbans Singh
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April 15, 1947 - September 7, 2013
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Harbans Singh Sidhu, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Harbans was born on April 15, 1947 in Tallewal, Punjab, India. He was the son of (late) Sardar Sadhu Singh Sidhu and (late) Kartar Kaur Sidhu. Harbans was the youngest of his family and he was loved by his (late) brothers Gurdev Singh(Jasbir), Ajit Singh (Gurdev) and his sister Paramjit Kaur Dhaliwal (Baldeep). He also leaves behind his loving wife of 43 years Sujan Kaur, his daughter Nina (Jas) and his son Henry. Harbans was a loving grandfather (Nanaji) to his three beautiful grandchildren Devon, Damon and Jada. Harbans also leaves behind wonderful friends and family all over the world and in Merritt, BC where he lived his life. Harbans spent his early years living in India and attending school. He spoke fondly of his childhood and the simple life that he and his family lived in Tallewal (India). At the age of 20, he immigrated to the Philippines where he spent three years attending an engineering program in college, working and he also got married. Two months after getting married he joined a group of friends who decided to pursue greater opportunities in Canada. In 1970, Harbans arrived in Vancouver, Canada. After exploring various job opportunities around the province of BC, he settled in Merritt, in 1972. Soon after, his wife Sujan joined him and they began to build their life together in the beautiful Nicola Valley. Harbans worked incredibly hard at Tolko Industries for 37 years. They raised their two children and built so many relationships and bonds over the years. Harbans is remembered driving around ‘town’ in his white ‘74 Ford truck. He loved gardening, gatherings with friends and family at home where everyone cooked together and travelling yearly to India. He had a special place in his heart for his homeland and his family there. Upon retirement, Harbans moved to Surrey, BC, in 2010. This time included a new home and spending lots of time with his children and grandchildren. Harbans fought a courageous 7 year battle against cancer. We would like to thank the nurses, staff and doctors at Surrey Memorial Hospital for the care that they provided Harbans in the past few months. We would especially like to thank Dr. Ashley Davidson, Dr. Devon Schellenberg and Dr. Chi Ho Hong for their persistent efforts in his treatment plans. Harbans leaves behind a loving family that will dearly miss him but he is now in a place of peace. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Riverside Funeral Home and Crematorium located at 7410 Hopcott Road, Delta, BC, at 10 am. Prayer services will follow at Gurudwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar located at 12885 - 85 Ave, Surrey, BC, at 1 pm. In lieu of Áowers, please make a donation to the Surrey Memorial Foundation.
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Upper Nicola Band EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Upper Nicola Band “Head Start” program is looking for a positive, motivated and enthusiastic individual to be a part of the Head Start team at Douglas Lake. The successful applicant will possess a current Early Childhood Educator certiÀcate with infant/toddlers and special needs certiÀcation. • A drivers license is required • A criminal record check is mandatory. • References required Please forward your resume to the: Upper Nicola Head Start Program Box 3700 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 or email it to: headstart@uppernicolaband.com Attention: Lynne Bomford CLOSING DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
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CARPENTER/TRADESPERSON Applications are invited for the position of Carpenter/ Tradesperson with School District No. 58, (NicolaSimilkameen) in Princeton. This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset. For information regarding qualifications, please refer to the district’s website under Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code #517004). Application forms are available at the School Board Office, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC, Princeton Secondary School, 201 Old Merritt Road, Princeton, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until September 17, 2013. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.
Lower Nicola Indian Band Accounts Receivable Clerk – Full time Start Date: Immediately Primary Role: Reporting to the Finance Manager the Accounting Clerk I – Accounts Receivable is responsible for recording revenue transactions, maintaining all A/R Àles in a timely, organized, and complete manner, and reconciling the A/R Control Accounts. The Accounting Clerk I – Accounts Receivable works in a team environment and assists in the Finance Department in support of all accounting functions as required. QualiÀcations: • At least one year of a two-year accounting certiÀcate or equivalent. • Two years previous accounting experience preferably with a First Nations organization. • Experience with MS Excel, MS Word, Ànancial accounting software is required. • Good knowledge of general accounting concepts, and basic typing skills. • Ability to communicate respectfully with band members and business partners. • Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, multi-task, follow direction, and verify own work. • Good judgement and problem solving skills. • Willing to learn, and assist in all areas of the Finance Department as required. • Integrity and honesty are essential in this position of trust. • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nlaka’pamux language is a pre-requisite. Deadline: September 18, 2013 by 4:30 pm
Submit Resume and Cover Letter with three references to: Lower Nicola Indian Band Attention: Finance Manager 181 Nawishaskin Lane Merritt BC V1K 0A7 Fax: (250) 378-6188 or Email: dbastedo@lnib.net
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Looking for a new career? How about a secure and steady job with Home Hardware Merritt! We offer a clean and safe work environment in a motivating and fun atmosphere with a competitive salary and benefits program. We are seeking employees for the following positions and qualifications: (1) Yard Person/Truck Driver • Class 3 driver’s license, clean drivers abstract • Full-time shifts, Monday - Saturday • Customer service experience • On-site training provided Join the team by emailing your resume, cover letter and references to:
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Casual Cashier Leisure Services Department Employment Opportunity The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Casual - Cashier in the Leisure Services Department. This is a casual, on call position providing cashiering services as needed, at the City’s recreational facilities. Shifts may occur on short notice, and may include evening, weekend and weekday shifts. For complete details, please visit www.merritt.ca Applications containing a cover letter with attached resume will be accepted until 4:00 pm, Wednesday, September 25th, 2013. Applications must be addressed to: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager 2185 Voght Street P.O. Box 189 , Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8 cfraser@merritt.ca Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We thank you in advance for your interest in this position.
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An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Estate of Marie Jeannette Yvette Houde, also known as Yvette Houde deceased, date of death: March 23, 2013, gives notice to creditors and other having claim against the estate of Marie Jeannette Yvette Houde, late of Merritt, BC are required to forward particulars of such claims to the undersigned Marguerite Stewart, Executrix at PO Box 1142, Merritt, BC V1K1B8, on or before September 20, 2013, after which date the estate will, be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.
HELP WANTED Copper Valley Mechanical is looking for a full-time ticketed gas service person. Gas Àtting experience neccesary.
Interior Savings is the largest credit union based in the interior of B.C. We deliver exceptional financial services and products to over 82,000 members in 14 communities through 21 branches, two Commercial Lending Centres and associated companies. We are seeking solution-focused people to help us deliver our vision – to be the best in the communities we serve. As a valued team member, you will experience a diverse, exciting and rewarding workplace and a great place to build a career. Temporary Full Time Financial Services Representative II in our Merritt Branch for approximately 1 year. The primary focus of this position is to develop new business relationships by providing deposit, investment and lending services to member traffic, ensuring that the Credit Union is the primary financial institution. Closing Date: Until Filled Qualifications: x High School diploma/Grade 12 plus CUIC 210 and CUIC 240; or an equivalent combination of education and experience x Possess a Mutual Funds License x 4-6 years of job-related experience in a financial sales & services environment x Strong interpersonal skills – ability to investigate, negotiate, guide and meet member needs x Ability to meet and exceed goals and objectives, using selfmotivation and initiative x Strong judgement skills, in particular with more complex products (mutual funds, mortgages) x Quality/Accuracy/Detail Driven “For more information or to apply for this posting please see our website: www.interiorsavings.com ” We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact short-listed candidates only.
Must be Food Safe Certified All resumes to be delivered to: Attention: Bala Superior Pizza 2052 Quilchena ave. No Phone calls please QUEEN INDIA FOOD 2 GO at 3683 Dewolf Way Merritt B.C is currently looking for a FULL TIME, PERMANENT ETHNIC INDIAN FOOD COOK having specialization in cooking and preparing complete range of Indian style food including curries, veggie dishes and other traditional dishes. Salary $ 12.00/Hour. Applicant must have 3 years of experience. Room and board provided. Apply at queenindiafood@ hotmail.com
We offer an excellent wage, bonus, full medical and dental coverage. Come and join our busy ofÀce with the fun crew. Fax 250-378-5105 or email Graham coppervalley@uniserve.com
250-378-5104
2151 Coutlee Ave
Coldwater Indian Band
Box 4600 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Ph: 250-378-6174 • Fx: 250-378-5351
HOMEMAKER Description: Reporting to the Social Development Coordinator. The homemaker is responsible for providing/homemaking services to clients.
Financial Services Representative II
FULL TIME CASHIER/ FOOD SERVER
SpeciÀc Duties and Responsibilities: Homemaking includes general cleaning and organization of room’s laundry, disposing of garbage, scheduling and providing transportation to medical appointments monitoring of members health and medications, providing grocery lists, preparation of food when necessary, providing personal hygiene and emotional support to Coldwater Band clients. The Homemaker maintains records of services, informs Social Development Coordinator of Client Emergencies and follows a schedule. Requirements of Homemaker Position: • Access to a reliable vehicle and current driver’s license. • Criminal Record Check • Experience working with First Nation Communities • Grade 12 Education preferred with Foodsafe/ WCB First Aid Level 1 • Current Immunization and TB Test • Home Care Attendant CertiÀcate would be an asset • 17.5 hour week position
• GENERAL HELPERS • CAMP ATTENDANTS • JANITORS North Country Catering has immediate openings for permanent full-time camp opportunities in Northern Alberta. Shift Rotation; 3 weeks in camp and one week home. Founded in 2000, NCC has become one of the largest independent management, operation & catering company in Western Canada. NCC is responsible for managing and operating remote work camps.
Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos. Interested applicants are invited to forward resumes to: North Country Catering, Human Resources e-mail: hr@ northcountrycatering.com fax: 1-(780)-485-1550 SURESPAN STRUCTURES requires Welder/Fabricator. Requirements: Welder Level “C” or 1st year fabrication minimum. Forklift and crane operators experience. Knowledge of how to interpret engineering drawings. CWB ticket an asset. Understand & apply basic mathematical skills. Preemployment drug screen may be required. Mail resume to 3721 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, BC V9L 6P2, fax: 250-7468011 or email: shelly@surespanstructures.com
Deadline: September 13th, 2013 Please forward you resume and cover letter to: GLENIS HOLMES email: gholmes@coldwaterband.org Or mail marked conÀdential to: Glenis Holmes P.O Box 4600, Merritt, B.C V1K 1B8
Labourers GUARANTEED Job Placement. Labourers,Tradesmen & Class 1 Drivers For Oil & Gas Industry Work. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Info 1888-213-2854
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Merchandise for Sale
Rentals
Misc. Wanted
Apt/Condo for Rent
Genuine Coin Collector Buyer Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030
Trades, Technical LOG HOME BUILDERS Log home builders with at least 3 years experience in all facets of log home construction required for 2-3 year project in Ashcroft BC Accommodation available. Send Resume to Fax 250-453-0088 Email: andrew@thewildernessway.org
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent
NICOLA APARTMENTS
Services
Financial Services
250-378-9880
Merchandise for Sale
Garage Sales Baillie House Fall Garage Sale Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Garage Sale 2051 Castillou Saturday, Sept. 14 8:30am - noon Garage Sale 2529 Kinvig St. Lower Nicola Saturday, Sept. 14 9:00am - 3:00pm Garage Sale 3349 Panarama Pl Saturday Sept. 14 8:30am - ?? M/fam yard sale: Furn, trvl trlr, boat mtr, toys, tons clothes, lathe, dirt bikes, hshold, & More! 2821 McLean Pl. Sat Sept 14 9:30-?
Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ in stock. SPECIAL 44’X40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! 40’ Containers under $2500! Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale Antiques & Collectables Sale Vernon Collectors Club 25th Annual Vernon Rec Centre 3310 - 37 Avenue Next to Curling Rink 140 + tables of collectables! Fri. Sept 20, 3 - 8 PM, Sat Sept 21, 10 - 4 PM Admission $3.00 is good for BOTH days HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
Join MERRITT CRIMESTOPPERS’ fundraiser! Dress up in 50’s & 60’s wear and go...
Back to the 50’s
Brand new 2 bedroom apartments
Clean one and two bedroom. Starting at $600/month. NO PETS
$500 + INSTANT LOANS / 3 months to pay back / No credit check / Apply online or by phone / Bc-Loans.com / 1855-720-0096 GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
Houses For Sale
SUMMIT APARTMENTS
PN INSTRUCTOR Our Kamloops campus is recruiting for a PN Instructor. The ideal candidate must be a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in the ďŹ eld. An Adult Instruction CertiďŹ cation will be considered an asset. Please forward a resume and cover letter to: brucew@sprottshaw.com
Houses For Sale
References required. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. 250-280-7644
Help Wanted
Have the diner experience!
Great Music, Great Food, Silent Auction and Lots of Fun!
Sept. 14, 2013 at the Merritt Civic Centre
Featuring Jeff ‘Elvis’ Bodner Help Wanted
Merritt & Nicola Valley
Advertising Sales Representative
1-800-222-8477
Merritt Herald The Merritt Herald, an award winning twice-weekly newspaper, published in the Nicola Valley, is seeking a full time advertising consultant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing. If you are a highly creative individual, with an ability to multi-task in a fastpaced team environment and have good interpersonal and sales skills, a valid drivers licence and reliable vehicle - we would like to meet you. While experience is an asset, it is not a prerequisite. To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to: Theresa Arnold, Publisher Merritt Herald 2090 Granite Ave., P.O. Box 9 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 e-mail: publisher@merrittherald.com
MERRITT HERALD PART-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR OUR
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT (approx. 20 hours/week)
The award winning Merritt Herald is currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to help out in our circulation department. Main duties would be to make sure our newspaper arrives at every doorstep in the Merritt, Lower Nicola and Logan Lake areas. Responsibilities • Communicating with carriers and customers. • Handle all phone inquires and complaints in a professional and efÀcient manner. QualiÀcations • Must have strong organizational and communication skills • Be able to work well under pressure. • Some ofÀce/computer experience is also required. • Must also have own form of transportation. If you are interested please drop your resume off in person to 2090 Granite Ave., Merritt, BC. No phone calls please.
FOR THE AFTERNOON CUP...
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Your Local
Homes for Rent 3 bdrm dble wide w/basement, lge yard in Lower Nicola. $850/mth Call 250-378-5268
MERRITT 1988 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC
September 3, 2013
Avail. Sept. 1, 2 bdrm mobile home, w/ small add-on. Washer/Dryer, fridge/stove, & util. included. Fenced yard, close to schools & town. $975/mth. Ph: 250-378-0887.
AUTO SERVICES
1 bdrm Apt $575. Incl Heat, laundry on site (2) 3 bdrm Apt. $800 plus hydro
Lets You Live Life.
2 bdrm Sandpiper Unit. $750 plus hydro. (2) 2 bdrm duplex. $700 plus utilities. 2 bdrm duplex. $750 plus utilities. 3 bdrm duplex. $900 plus utilities. 4 bdrm duplex. $975 plus utilities. 2 bdrm in Sixplex. $700. (Lower Nicola)
EXCAVATING
Suites, Upper 3 bdrm suite for rent. Close to downtown. N/s, N/d, no pets,ref. req., fenced yard. $750/month. 250-378-9560
ice Gary ’’ss Mini Excavating Serv
• Small Job Specialist • Dump Trailer Service • Fencing & Post Pounder • Bobcat Service s • Concrete Driveways & Sidewalk • Fully Insured
Transportation
Auto Financing
3 bdrm top of Bench home. $925 plus utilities. 1 bdrm basement suite. (Bench). $700 + utilities.
ail.com email: garylsedore@gm
3 bdrm townhouse. $750 plus utities. 2 bdrm house. $900 plus utilities.
Call Gary
4 bdrm house. $1200 plus utilities.
EELECTRICAL
5 bdrm house. $1250 plus utilities. 3 bdrm house in SS Valley. $1400 plus utilities. Call for more info on these units and others call
250-378-1996 Direct line to the Property Management Department Call for all of your Residential or Commercial Property Management needs!
DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
1-800-961-7022
www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557
Small Ads work! Auto Financing
Auto Financing
Need a Vehicle?
HACK ELECTRIC Residential & Comm ercial
MECHANIC
email: rhackel@sha w.ca 2865C Pooley Av e., Merritt
IF YOU WORK,YOU DRIVE
Call Steve Today 1.855.740.4112 • murraygmmerritt.com
Cars - Domestic
FOR SALE - 2007 PT Cruiser Lady Driven, One Owner Power Everything. Well ed, Maintain nt Excelle n Conditio
250-378-2546 or 250-378-5104
250-378-5580
CHHANICAL SERVICE MEEC ’S M FRANNKK’S ED OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY APPROV MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE • Tune Ups • Brakes • Exhaust • Suspension • Lube/Oil ts •Radiator Service • Shocks & Stru e vic Ser ing tion ndi • Air Co
Guaranteed Approvals
Ph:
Reg. No. 14246
Call the
• Good Credit? • Bad Credit? • No Credit? • Divorce? • Bankrupt?
Cars - Domestic
Over 30 years exp erience
Recreational/Sale DUE TO HEALTH MUST SELL 2011 23’9” Wildwood travel trailer, incl. 2500V inverter, 4000V gas generator. Can be viewed at 2548 Corkle St. Lower Nicola 250-378-9157 or 250-378-4009
MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICES Property Manager: Lynda Etchart
Cell: 250-315-3174 : 250-378-4312 Sedore for FREE ESTIMATES
JI M P O TT TT TE ER E R
TREE SERVICE
250-378-1322
2026 Mamette Avenue
M E R R IT T T R E E S E R V IIC CE
• Fully insure d, certiÀed falle r • WSBC cove red • Dangerou s tree assessment ³ Schedule your FREE Estim ate
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$5,590.00
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All Ages Welcome Learn to Play Piano
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S AL ES & S ERV ICE ard Siding • Vinyl & Hardie Bo s scia & Eavestrough Fa t, fÀ So • Aluminum
CALL: (250) 378-2786
PLUMBING & HE
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PHONE: 250-378-
2064 Coutlee A
4943
ve., Merritt, BC
ROOFING
S LF STORAGE UNITS SE
Safe, Secure, Easy Access, 8’ to 40’ SUITABLE FOR: • Cars • Boats • ATV’s • Snowmobiles, • Household Goods • Monthly & Yearly Rat es • Business or personal ďŹ les & More.... .
Shipping Containers Starting @ $45./month with HST
IRRIGATION BLOW OUTS Book Now and Save
Fall Clean-up, Debris Removal, Bin Rentals
AD Property Maintenance
Full-time Watchman on site
at HACK Electric 286 5C Poo ley Ave ., Mer ritt , B.C . 37 8- 55 80
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• Over 20 Fully Insured
Kamloops on, Logan Lake &
(250)
378-7122
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • Client Computer Work Stations • Access to Training • Job Search Assistance • Employment Counselling • Career Exploration • Resource Library • Workshops 2099 Quilchena Ave., Box 358 Merritt, BC
T: 250.378.5151 www.merrittesc.ca
The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia
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BUILDING SUPPLIES SALES
2152 DOUGLA S ST., MERRITT, 250-378-5382 BC • 25031
4-4249 7x9x8’ Gum Woo d Ties Untreated $12 - $18
SCREWS, N INSULATION AILS, ROOFING, , JOIST H & much mo ANGERS re LARGE LAND SCAPIN
G BEAMS AV AILABLE HOURS OF OPE RATION: Mon to Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm & Sat.: 8 am - 4 pm
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, REASONABLE RATES time efÀciently while using customers
RRITT EVERY 2N D & 4TH FRIDAY ! Phone: 778-257 -4129
ER RESIDENTIAL, COMM NT: COMPACT ME UIP EQ W NE • BCAT SKID STEER BO EXCAVATOR & TOP SOIL & MULCH • ING UL • MATERIAL HA ED ATORS • FULLY INSUR • EXPERIENCED OPER
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LANDSCAPE
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SERVING THE NICOLA VALLEY FOR 40 YEARS!
me and “When others have co still is ing Sid ’s gone, Ivan going strong�
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YOU Can’t See Glaucoma Coming...
But Now We Can.
Doctors Eyecare is pleas pleased sed to pprovide rooviide th this his nnew ew ddiagnostic iagnoostic imaging as part of our co ommitment to ooutstanding utstandding ca are. commitment care.
Ultra high h resolutio resolution on Optical Coherence Tomography Coherenc ce Tomogra aphy (OCT) (OCT)
OCT is a new type of medicall ddiagnostic ia agnostic imaging technology. The proced dure procedure radiation. is safe and emits no radiation n. the eyes”. Call it an “MRI for th he eyes” ”. AN INVALUABLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF;
• Glaucoma • Macular Degeneration • Macular Edema • Monitor Quinine Patients • Cornea Disease
• Diabetes • Macular Holes • Multiple Sclerosis • Narrow Angle Glaucoma • Retinal Detachments
OCT SCAN SAVES SHARON’S VISION Sharon McIvor came in recently for an eye examination. Although I had not seen her for 8 years, she did not have any visual concerns other than needing over-the-counter readers for fine print. Her vision was excellent, almost 20/20, the intraocular pressures were normal and she passed her peripheral vision screening. The only sign of a potential problem, was a tiny hemorrhage visible on the magnified photograph of her optic nerve. Fortunately, we had taken her retinal photos in 2005 and when compared side by side to 2013, the optic nerve head margins appeared thinner and paler. Having just acquired our OCT, I was able to make clear, objective measurements of the width of her optic nerve margins and compare them to demographic normals. The detailed OCT images revealed the exact optic nerve topography (down to the micrometer) confirming my suspicion of early glaucoma. I immediately started Sharon on eye drops which lowered her intraocular pressures and brought the glaucoma under control thus saving her from vision loss. It was a great day!
The cost of our OCT instrument? Tens of thousands. Saving someones eyesight? ...PRICELESS!! Carrie-Lynn Snee O.D.
MERRITT: Ph: 250-378-2020 • 2177 Quilchena Ave. www.doctorseyecaremerritt.com PRINCETON: Ph: 250-295-6640 • 131 Vermillion Ave.
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ONE HOUR SALE 5 OF0% F
% 50 FF O
VE SA400 $
FRONT LOAD, FULL SIZE WASHER & DRYER
3 PIECE FABRIC
RECLINING SOFA/ LOVESEAT/CHAIR
TOP GRAIN LEATHER SOFA & LOVESEAT 3 Se S Sets ts sO Onl Only ly
Washer: 4.1 Cu. Ft. Direct Drive, 1200 RPM - 10 yr. War. Dryer: 7.3 Cu. Ft., 9 Dry Programs
Regular $2596
SALE
$1498 VE SA200 $
2 Onlyy
SALE
$1098
$368 8 PCS COMPLETE BEDROOM SUITE with Storage Bed
QUEEN SET
VE SA700 $
VE SA600 $
SALE
Available in both colours
Regular $1198
SALE
STAINLESS STEEL
2 Sets Only QUEEN EEN SE SET ET
SALE
SALE
$1698
$1298
SALE Drawers Optional
4 Only
$538
Drawers Optional
3 Pairs Only
NO TAX EVENT ON NOW*
4 PIECE
STAINLESS STEEL KITCHEN
on all all major applliance brands: Kitchenaid, Maytag, Whirlpool, LG Samsung and Frigidaire Gallery.
$1798
2 Sets Only KING SET
Regular $3198
Regular $2398
8 PCS COMPLETE BEDROOM SUITE
% 70 FF O
COMFORT II MATTRESS IN A BOX
% 70 FF O
SALE
SALE
$2198
$1698
POCKETCOIL MATTRESS - PILLOWTOP
32”/39” FULL HD LED TV
50”/58” FULL HD LED TV
Twin
SALE
Mattress
3 Only
$228
3 Only
SALE Inc.: HB/FB/Rails, Dressor, Mirror, Chest & 2-Night Tables
$278
Queen Mattress & Boxspring
4 Only
39” 2 Only Regular $598
SALE
$278 $448
58” 2 Only Regular $2198
$798 $998 $1098 SLEEPSATION SILVER SAPPHIRE
5 OF0% F
NEVER TURN FRENCH PILLOWTOP • 800 Hi-Loft Pocket Coil Springs
$698 SALE $1098
$398 SALE $468 SALE $498 SALE $698 SALE
SALE
$598
3 Only
60”/70” FULL HD LED TV
SA HUG VI E NG S
SALE
$298
VE SA700 $
King Mattress & Boxspring
2 Only
% 60 FF O
SALE
60” 1 Only Regular $2288 70” 2 Only Regular $3288
$1788 SALE $2188
EURO-TOP ROSALIE • Memory Foam
King
SALE
Includes Boxspring & Mattress
1 Only
Queen Q Mattress
2 Only
SALE
$1198
$898
• 736 Titanium Posturepedic Coils
120HZ
SALE
SALE
Mattress
3 Only
SALE
Regular $1298
SALE
Queen
Includes Boxspring & Mattress
50” 3 Only Regular $1598
Regular $1298
Double
Queen
32” 4 Only Regular $398
Pull-out frezzer drawer
SALE
• Made in Canada
All the benefits of a Tempur-Pedic matress at a surprisinly affordable price
120Hz
30” S/C Ceran Top Fully Convection
Regular $998
• Thick layers of EverPlush high density Soy based foam
TEMPUR-Choice TEMPURChoiceTM
120Hz
19 Cu. Ft. BOTTOM MOUNT FRIDGE
Warming Zone & Warming Drawer
• Extra Deep Quilted for a more comfortable sleep
ALL BRAND NAME ELECTRONICS DRASTICALLY REDUCED GE GS U H IN V SA
Stainless Steel Tub Dishwasher with Steam
CHAIRMAN HIGH LOFT EURO TOP
Mattress
GE GS U H IN V SA
X TA O N
• 744 Hi-Loft Spinal Contour Pocket Coils
1 Set Only KING SET
Inc.: HB/FB/Rails, Dressor, Mirror, Chest & 2-Night Tables
$898
Regular $738
ONE HOUR MATTRESS MADNESS
Regular $1998
Regular $2698
$488
Regular $2398
Regular $568
SALE VE 0 A S 00 $1
Washer: 4.3 Cu. Ft. Direct Drive, 1200 RPM Dr yer: 7.3 Cu. Ft., 9 Dr y Programs
Inc.: 18 Cu. Ft. Fridge, Self Clean Ceran Top Range, Built-in Tall Tub Dishwasher & OTR Microwave
2 Only
Regular $1698
SALE 4 Only
S $3 AVE 00
FRONT LOAD, WASHER & DRYER
4 Pair Only
2 PIECE
FABRIC SOFA
Regular $688
$1198
SALE
$1298
TALL TUB BUILT-IN DISHWASHER
WHITE
SALE
Regular $2996
CHAISE FABRIC SECTIONAL
* Some restrictions apply, see store for details. City Furniture will pay the equivalent of all applicable taxes.
VE SA200 $
Regular $1598
1 Sets Only
VE 0 A S 60 $
CHECK OUT OUR NO TAX EVENT ON ALL MAJOR APPLIANCE BRANDS*
LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR ON ALL MAJOR BRAND APPLIANCES
RNITUR LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR ON ALL FURNITURE
2 PIECE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 1 PM - 2 PM
% 50 FF O
$998
2 Only
Double Mattress 2 Only
Queen Mattress 3 Only
King Mattress 2 Only
CAVENDISH
Finally a mattress that was built, layer-by-layer, with the highest levels of support and comfort in mind. Our AirCool® Foams, AirCool® Memory Foam and GelTouch Layer provide pressure relief and additional support for cool, comfortable sleep.
$748 SALE $798 SALE $1298 SALE $1198 SALE
Twin Mattress
SALE
Double Includes Boxspring & Mattress
2 Set Only
Queen Includes Boxspring & Mattress
4 Sets Only
King Includes Boxspring & Mattress
2 Sets Only
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Century 21 Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. Doug Beech (Owner) 378-4219
Lana McPharlane 315-3748
Don Gossoo Managing Broker
Don Ward 315-3503
Ray Thompson 315-3377
Trista Wills 378-7767
Brad Yakimchuk Personal Real Estate Corporation
315-3043
#102 - 2840 Voght St., Merritt, BC • www.movingrealestate.ca
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250-378-6166 • Fax: 378-4344 or Toll Free: 1-877-841-2100
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Spacious 3 bedrm home with 4 pce ensuite, bright kitchen, sunken living rm with vaulted ceiling & gas F/P, large sundeck & huge rec.rm in bsmt plus 1 bedrm inlaw suite.
Charming 2 bedroom home with fresh paint, roof, updated windows & kitchen. 12x12 patio off sundeck, in a quiet neighbourhood, centrally located with lane access, RV parking & shop.
Very clean home with 3 bedrooms up, 2 baths, new tile and newer flooring in living room, kitchen countertops have been replaced. Close to school. Has carport in back with lane access.
Totally renovated home, tastefully decorated, 4 bedrms, 2 baths plus sunroom, custom kitchen with granite counters, fantastic bathrm with high end fixtures. Incredible backyard with water features.
Fantastic 3 bedrm home with private oasis in backyard, pond & water features. Main floor has new kitchen w/eating area, 2 bedrms, laundry & family rm with hobby rm & games rm downstairs.
Great corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. This 2 bedroom home is awaiting your ideas. Home is in need of some TLC but is priced accordingly.
Excellent starter home in Lower Nicola on 0.72 acre lot with 48x48 shop. Home has 2 bedrms, 1152 sq.ft. gas fireplace. A work in progress but the neighbourhood but the results can be fantastic.
Gorgeous home with gourmet kitchen, S/S appliances, large balcony off living & dining rooms with views. 4 bedrms, 3 baths, fully finished bsmt with wet bar, games room. Professionally landscaped. Lots of parking.
Very private yard with fruit trees, amazing patio, fish pond & garden area. Home custom 3 level split home has 4 bedrms, large windows, 12x13 sunroom accessible from master bedrm. The basement has large rec.rm and 2 bedrms.
In downtown core & close to all amenities. 2 bedrms on main with master suite on top floor with huge ensuite. Victorian classic kitchen with all appl., 9 ft ceilings, laundry on main & huge rec.rm.
Very nice 3 yr old rancher with fenced backyard. 3 bedrooms, ensuite and W/I closet in large master bedrm, fully open concept with great kitchen. Tastefully finished and equipped with good appliances.
#2096
#2108
#2110
#2097
#2013
#2098
#2099
#1998
#2111
#2105
#2104
$419,000
INCREDIBLE VALUE
$165,000
MOBILE WITH ADDITION
$127,500
IMMACULATE DUPLEX
$279,000
$319,000 DETACHED SHOP
FULLY FENCED YARD
3 bedrms up plus 2 bedrm legal suite down, on 0.19 acre corner lot. Perfect for young family looking for a mortgage helper or an investor. Easy walk to bus and school. Fenced backyard with mature cedars.
2 bedrm mobile with addition, large enclosed porch & a family room. Nice tidy yard with covered patio & close to river to dip your feet in the summer. Includes appliances.
Immaculate side by side duplex with approx. 960 sq.ft. & 2 bedrms per side. Reno’s in 2004 & 2007 include flooring, plumbing, electrical, furnaces, HW tanks & Mill Creek kitchen & both baths. Has detached 16x24 shop.garage.
Nice family home in quiet cul de sac with fully fenced yard, fruit trees, lots of storage, carport & RV parking. 3 bedrms up, 2 down, bright kitchen with eating area, rec.rm & workshop area down.
Unique modern open floor plan, 4 bedrms up with master suite with vaulted ceilings, soaker tub & WI closet, bright kitchen & family rm. Has double plus detached 26x26 shop & RV parking.
#1957
#1967
#2049
#2086
#1993
$219,900 SPOTLESS HOME
$74,500
NEW BENCH HOME
$298,500
WALK TO AMENITIES
$227,000
$99,900
ON HALF ACRE LOT
$169,000
LARGE YARD
RENOVATED HOME
Call us for a FREE Market Evaluation
$415,000 MANICURED LOT
DESIRABLE AREA
$469,900
$325,000
REMARKABLE HOME
$289,900
FIRST TIME BUYERS
$319,300 INVESTORS
US
BON !
! NEW
4 bedrm rancher with fully finished basement and fantastic valley views. Reno’s include new Mill Creek kitchen, 2 new baths, new furnace & HW tank, newer windows & large back deck. RV parking.
Great home with 2 bedrms, open floor plan with newer high quality laminate throughout. Recent upgrades in kitchen include countertops & lower cabinets. Most windows replaced. Lots of RV parking
Perfect for family in good neighbourhood & close to school. 3 bedrms on main, large open kitchen with nook, 3 gas F/S’s, 2 bedrms down & summer kitchen. Large fenced backyard.
Cozy 2 bedrm home in good area, close to downtown. Home has had upgrades over the past few years – metal roof, insulation, flooring, light fixtures, countertops & paint.
Great opportunity to own a one bedroom apartment in Merritt. Why rent when you can own. Very affordable unit. BONUS of $3,000 paid to Buyer upon completion! Includes appliances.
#2051
#1921
#1861
#2014
#2089
$370,000
SUN VALLEY COURT
CED U D RE
$184,900
EXECUTIVE BENCH HOME
$395,000
$165,000
$65,000
IN QUIET CUL DE SAC
REVENUE FOURPLEX
WHY RENT?
CED U D RE
4 bedrm home, centrally located. New HW tank & boiler in 2011, new metal roof, HE gas F/P, updated windows, UG sprinklers & freshly painted. Spacious backyard, RV parking, single garage.
New 3 bedrm home with gorgeous views of the valley. Home has open concept design, deluxe kitchen, security system. Water reservoir tax has been paid. Home Warranty. Seller will pay GST.
3 bedroom home in downtown core. Great for home-based business. Has a detached garage 21x23 with lane access. Fenced backyard with sundeck.
Custom finished 3 bedroom rancher on ½ acre lot with double garage & detached shop. Home is high end finished top to bottom. Enjoy the master bedrm 5 pce ensuite. Centrally located.
Gorgeous 5 bedrm family home on large corner lot. Home has HW flooring throughout with ceramic tile in kitchen & baths. Extra large kitchen with open concept. Fully finished bsmt & a double garage.
This rancher features 3 bedrms, private yard with garden, 2 car garage & room for RV parking. Includes appliances & gas fireplace. Easy access and quality built home.
Nice end unit townhome with bigger yard. Tastefully decorated, 3 bedrms plus office, 3 pce ensuite, open floor plan on main plus laundry & 2 pce powder room. Double garage
Quality executive 3 BR family home with HW & cork flooring with spacious rooms, vaulted ceilings & Mill Creek cabinets with granite top on kitchen island. U/G sprinklers, 2 sundecks, private yard.
Spacious 4 bedrm home with open design, 3 pce ensuite, large back porch, huge backyard with nice sundeck and a garden area. Inlcudes 2 bedrm bsmt suite. 26x24 double garage.
Side by side fourplex on a 1/3 of an acre. Has been renovated inside & out including roof & septic system. Monthly rental revenue is currently $2670. Cooperative water. Desirable location
Why rent when you can own your own 2 bedroom apartment. Great for retirees, first time buyers. Has a balcony and storage, large living & dining room. Strata fees $216 per month.
#2053
#1990
#1892
#1917
#1759
#2081
#1825
#1997
#2050
#2103
#1950
$244,900
$369,000
$157,500
DETACHED SHOP
SENSATIONAL
EXTRA LARGE LOT
3 bedroom family home close to schools. Bavarian style home with large living rm & kitchen. New HE furnace in 2011, large rec.rm with dry bar downstairs. 24x24 detached shop/garage.
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. Triple garage.
An older 2 bedrm house in nice neighbourhood on extra large lot of 13,780 sq.ft. that may have subdivision potential. Lane access to well maintained huge backyard. 19x16 single car garage. Priced for first time buyer or those seeking a rental unit.
#2080
#1863
#2093
$234,900
$549,900
$169,000
$515,000
$455,000
$239,000
$214,900
$419,900
$334,900
$298,000
$75,000
FANTASTIC VIEWS
GREAT BENCH HOME
HAVE A BIG FAMILY?
CLOSE TO SCHOOL
FANTASTIC VIEWS
GREAT LOCATION
SPOTLESS RANCHER
FIRST TIME BUYERS
Cozy & impressive home with entry way with oak floors & Victorian front doors & stained glass windows, bathrms refurbished with vintage tubs. Geothermal heating, 4 bedrms, 3 baths.
Completely renovated 4 bedrm home with new kitchen, flooring, new bathrms up & down, extra spacious floor plan with open concept living. Large lot, covered carport, RV parking.
Perfect for large family with 4 bedroom plus an additional 2 bedrm inlaw suite, den & play roo. Nice fenced yard for children or pets. Lane access. Community parks are close by.
Very nice 4 bedroom home with open floor plan and high cathedral ceilings. Has 1 bedrm and laundry on main, 3 bedrms up and ensuite with jetted tub. Has fenced backyard. Includes 3 appliances.
3 bedroom rancher with views of the Nicola Valley. Just 2 yrs new with open floor plan, vaulted ceilings in kitchen, eating area and family room. 20x24 garage with 10 ft ceilings
3 bedrms on the main, possible 4th down. Kitchen is bright & cheery with new counters & cabinets. Laminate & tile floors. Fully fin. bsmt with big family rm, office & storage.
One level home with 2 master bedrms + den & office (or 3rd bedrm). Each bedrm has its own ensuite. Has 536 sq.ft. covered deck and 20x16 detached shop with concrete floors.
3 bedrm character home, close to school on 0.31 acre lot, fenced with room for shop. Master bedrm on main & 2 up. New kitchen counters & cabinets, new flooring in bathrm & kitchen.
#2015
#2038
#2023
#2079
#1836
#2035
#1988
#2036
$499,000
$339,000
$289,000
$269,900
$314,900
$189,000
$246,300
$194,000
ROOM FOR SHOP
CLOSE TO SCHOOLS
BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE HOME
WHY RENT
NEW RANCHER
CLOSE TO SCHOOLS
QUIET CUL DE SAC
NEW RANCHER
RIVERFRONT PROPERTY
EXTRA HALF LOT
OPPORTUNITY
Nice family home with 3 bedrms on the main, large kitchen and living room. Has a full bsmt including inlaw suite with 1 bedrm & kitchen. Lots of storage, lane access & room for garage or shop.
Large family home in good area, close to schools with 3 bedrms up and 2 bedrm inlaw suite on ground level. New paint & flooring on main. HW radiant heat with new boiler in 2009. Large fenced backyard.
Beautifully finished 2 bdrm heritage home on 0.25 acre lot with new carport. Home has been completely restored including new windows, roof, kitchen & bathrm. 9 ½ ft ceilings, new plumbing
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 heat and hot water.
New 2 bedroom + den rancher with open design plan, master bedroom with 4 pce ensuite and walk in closet. Single car garage. Close to shopping and in good area. Quick possession.
Great 4 bedrm home with HW floors, open concept with big kitchen & comes with appl. Some reno’s have been done like new roof, windows & exterior doors. Main bath has jetted soaker tub.
West Coast contemporary home on quiet street. 3 bedrms, den, 2.5 baths, elegant flooring. 13x18 living rm with 17 ft vaulted ceilings. Kitchen with wrap around counters. 3 pce ensuite. Private backyard.
Great views from this Bench rancher with full walkout basement. HW, porcelain & carpet flooring. Vaulted ceilings, open design kitchen, 2 bedrms up, 2 baths. Bsmt roughed in inlaw suite.
Executive 3 bedrm rancher on immaculate ½ acre lot backing onto Nicola River. Features 3 bedrms, 2 baths, 1900+ sq.ft. with maple HW, ceramic tile & large 475 sq.ft. covered deck.
Perfect for large family with 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, stainless steel appliances, BI vac, A/C. Great yard with patio gazebo, UG & drip irrigation, double garage and extra parking on 1.5 lots.
Great opportunity to get into the rental market. 6 strata titled strata units, within walking distance to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at $87,900 per unit. All currently rented.
#2018
#2052
#2034
#2043
#2017
#2010
#1963
#2031
#2022
#2100
#2044
$229,000
$329,000 HAS WORKSHOP
QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD
$249,000 OPPORTUNITY
$89,900 EXECUTIVE HOME
$240,000
START OR RETIRE HERE
$289,000
IN LOWER NICOLA
$299,900 INVESTMENT
$369,900 CURB APPEAL
$439,000
$389,000
$527,400
HALF DUPLEX
THINKING OF BUYING? 3 bedrms up with 3 pce ensuite, large bright living room with gas F/P, large dining rm with access to covered deck. Bsmt has 2 bedrms, gas F/P, in-floor heating. Double garage, RV parking.
4 bedroom home, recently renovated including new flooring & paint. Big family rm in fully finished bsmt. Private yard with RV parking, 30x18 shop/garage & lane access. Laundry on main.
#1671
#1905
$329,000
$229,900
Great holding property with 4 lots, one with cozy 1 bedrm rental home plus 3 other lots (zoned C2) being sold as a package. Has a single car garage. Close to downtown core.
Spacious home with gourmet chef’s kitchen & nook, Maple cabinets, formal dining, den & family rm with glass doors to partially covered deck to enjoy the views, 5 bedrms & 3.5 baths
Great starter or retirement home on huge 120x100 lot. Well kept older 2 bedrm home with family room & den in fully fin. bsmt. Has single garage, storage sheds, RV prkg & lane access.
2009 mobile in Lower Nicola MH Park, one of the nicest parks in the area. 2 bedrm home with open design kitchen/living room. Hardi-plank siding, 2x6 construction. Great home for retiree or first time buyer.
Side by side duplex with walking distance to amenities. Each side has 100 amp service, 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen & living rm plus fenced backyard. Adjacent duplexes also for sale.
Book an appt. to view this 3 bedrm bungalow with fenced lot, mature landscaping & lane access. Private patio with hot tub. Open oak kitchen/dining room. Family room with wood airtight.
Beautifully renovated 3 bedrm, 2 storey, Half duplex with 1 bedrm inlaw suite. Updates include new flooring throughout, paint, moldings, interior doors, kitchen counters & 3 renovated baths.
#1995
#2027
#2016
#2090
#1982
#1960
#2102
$299,000
SPECTACULAR VIEWS
CORNER LOT
GARDENERS DELIGHT
Well finished ‘ICF’ efficient, 4 bedroom, 2 storey home with open floor plan and quality throughout. The unfin. basement was designed to accommodate an inlaw suite. Comes with Home Warranty.
Good family neighbourhood, close to school & shopping. This home has cathedral entry with 2 bedrms up, 2 down, 2 full baths, large living rm and sundeck above carport. Large corner lot.
Lush & green 19,500 sq.ft. lot in the city. Fruit trees & vegetable garden with nicelymanicured lawn. 2 bedrm on main plus 2 in bsmt. Has cold storage for canning. New siding & windows.
#2091
#1981
#2040
$429,000
$267,500
$227,000
$509,900
$187,900
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$71,900
$169,900
$177,000
IN LOWER NICOLA
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
SPENCES BRIDGE
3 bedrm home on 0.35 acre lot with creek at the side. Open plan upstairs with a galley kitchen. Recent reno downstairs, new roof in 2004 and new HW tank. Has detached garage/shop.
Great property for fi rst time buyers or retirees. has large living and dining room with balcony and storage. Currently rented. Why rent when you can own.
3 bedrm, 2 bath double wide on its own 0.17 acre lot with fruit trees & garden area. Great retreat close to the famous Thompson River known for salmon & steelhead fishing.
#2088
#1951
#2101
$275,900
$75,000
$209,000
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