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FIRE HALL PROJECT Merritt’s fire chief Dave Tomkinson opened the local fire hall to the public for tours, in order to make the case for upgrades.

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NO APPEAL The BC Prosecution Service will not file an appeal of the Supreme Court decision not to label child killer Allan Schoenborn a high risk accused.

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DRUG BUST DEATH CARVER CHAMPION Marina Cole works on her chainsaw carving on Friday at the Logger’s Sport Show. Cole’s piece would end up claiming first prize in the field of six. For more photos, turn to the National Forest Week supplement in this week’s Herald. Cole Wagner/Herald

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Police have been cleared of any wrongdoing after a woman died as police executed a search warrant on a room at a Merritt motel.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS FIRE HALL

Fire chief makes the case for upgrades Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

It’s a project aimed at bringing Merritt’s fire hall into the 21st century, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

This fall, phase two of the fire hall expansion will head to an alternative approval process to determine whether or not the $2.2 million project will move forward.

Last week, the fire hall opened its doors to give residents an idea of what their money would be paying for.

Only about seven adults and a few children showed up for the tours, but Tomkinson said he was happy to show them around and answer their questions, most of which were about the cost of the upgrades.

The bylaw will enable the city to borrow the full estimated cost of the project over a 25 year period, which, according to the City of Merritt, would involve borrowing $134,000 per year.

“If you owned a property that’s [valued at] $240,000 it’d [cost you] about $21 a year or a $1.70 a month,” said Tomkinson.

“It’s not lost on us it’s $20 out of your pocket. It’s $20 out of my pocket too,” said Tomkinson adding that $1.70 isn’t even enough to buy a coffee from Starbucks each month.

Tomkinson said he’d be more than willing to give that up to ensure the health and wellness of the community.

The project has been in the works about nine years, with the city spending about $175,000 on architectural designs to date.

Phase two would add larger living quarters for the Work Experience Program firefighters stationed in Merritt, as well as providing conference and training spaces, a decontamination room and increased storage space.

In 2014 the city completed phase one of the project, which involved the acquisition of a new fire truck — an item the fire department required in order to maintain its rating with Fire Underwriters — and building a truck bay to park it in. Doing so involved the City borrowing $1 million.

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(Right) Current living quarters for Work Experience Program fire fighters. Michael Potestio/Herald

Tomkinson said this renovation only solved a few of many other issues.

Phase two involves a two-storey addition to the back of the hall, adding much needed space and a better layout to allow firefighters to properly decontaminate their gear.

Leading the Herald on a tour of the fire hall last Friday — on the 45th anniversary of its original opening — Tomkinson pointed out the lack of space throughout the existing building.

Over the years there have been some renovations inside the fire hall to create more room and offices.

“We’ve tried to piecemeal as much stuff together over the years and we’re just at a point where there’s no more little things to build,” said Tomkinson.

There are a number of health and safety issues the renovation would address with the 45 year old building.

Currently, turnout gear is stored in the fire truck bay, but it should be stored separately.

“Typically turnout gear isn’t stored in the apparatus bay,” said Tomkinson, adding that even though the gear has been cleaned there are still carcinogens which shouldn’t be stored near the trucks or living space.

“They would be put in a sanitary, negatively pressured, turnout gear room, so that those carcino-

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gens aren’t floating around the hall and aren’t migrating to other areas,” Tomkinson said of the renovation.

Proper decontamination of firefighter gear and clothing is an issue the renovation would also solve, through the addition of a specific decontamination room and an area for turnout gear all located separately from the decontaminated area.

“We don’t have a decontamination facility, we are washing gear on the floor and [although] we do have a laundry sink, it’s not sanitary,” said Tomkinson.

At the moment the fire hall has just one shower in the entire building, which is located on the administrative side of the hall which is supposed to be the clean area.

“You take people who are contaminated with bad stuff from fires or blood born pathogens, and they actually are contaminated, they would have to come through the clean side of the hall to even access the shower,” said Tomkinson.

The renovation would add in a washer and dryer to the fire hall for their volunteer firefighters to wash the clothes they wear under their gear as opposed to taking those contaminated clothes home to wash.

“We have a gear washer for our big gear, but we don’t have a washer and dryer specifically for people [here],” said Tomkinson.

“This isn’t a clubhouse, this is a workplace and we’re bound by all the rules and workplace regulations,” said Tomkinson. “If you worked in any environment, no matter what your workplace is you would address any issues that came forward.”

The fire hall lounge on the ground floor also has multiple functions, including acting as a recruit training area and kitchen, but Tomkinson said it’s not a decent sized space to conduct training for the entire 45-member volunteer fire crew

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EVEN ADDRESSES: Monday only ODD ADDRESSES: Saturday only Watering times for residents are: 6 am to 8 am and 7 pm to 10 pm AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS: midnight to 4 am WATERING IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS: TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY

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The City of Merritt has retained BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd. to complete Phase II of the Coldwater Avenue Improvement Project. The purpose of this capital works project is to replace aging infrastructure beneath Coldwater Avenue, between Wilson St. and River St. Construction will begin on Monday, July 24th 2017 and be complete by Thursday, November 30th 2017.

During regular construction hours, residents between the 1500-1900 block of Coldwater Avenue are encouraged to park in rear alleyway accesses (where they exist) and obey all traffic control personnel and temporary signage. On street parking will not be permitted.

Temporary road closures, alternating traffic patterns and detours will be in effect daily from Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. During this time, only local residents and emergency service vehicles will have access within the construction zone. All through traffic will be rerouted to Canford Avenue. The remaining public is advised to avoid the area whenever possible.

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The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Driver All Trucks (Commercial Garbage Truck).

The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Casual On-Call Clerk Typist.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2017 by:

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 06, 2017 by: Carole Fraser Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Manager, City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS INDIGENOUS HEALTH

Walking to heal old wounds Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

This weekend members of the Upper Nicola Band will gather for a three day retreat aimed at healing.

Starting Friday morning at the T’kemlups Indian Band Office — a building which once housed a residential school many Nicola Valley First Nations were forced to attend — participants will embark on a communal journey to Upper Nicola communities of Quilchena and Spaxomin in the band’s first ever healing walk.

The journey will include Upper Nicola members who are survivors of residential school and their relatives.

“Our cultures, our traditions, our spirituality, we’ve got pieces of it all over the places, but we’ve never put it into one and made it whole,” said Chief Harvey McLeod, adding that they need to find that again.

The idea to hold the healing walk came about after some members of the community passed away from suicide and drug overdoses, McLeod said.

“I had some of our elders and some of our past chiefs come up and talk to me and say we need to do something,” McLeod told the Herald.

Upper Nicola Band Chief Harvey McLeod.

Photo courtesy of the Upper Nicola Band

From that came the idea to hold a healing walk — an event he participated in from Kamloops to Lillooet last summer, which, after talking to participants, he described as having a powerful healing quality.

It’s this experience Chief McLeod hopes the Upper Nicola healing walk brings to members of his community.

“There was so much hurt, pain and suffering at that school when we left there, we left a huge part of us there,” said McLeod of residential school.

He said he foresees this event as a step towards bringing

the Upper Nicola Community together again.

“Bringing back and upholding who we are. A lot of the values we have as a people were lost,” said McLeod, noting the loss of First Nations language over the years, due to the residential school system.

The first leg of the journey commences with a group walk to the PetroCanada station on Shuswap Road followed by a relay of individual runners who will take the Yellowhead Highway and Mount Paul Way to the “Red Bridge” for the second leg. The group walk will reconvene at Pioneer Park the journey on day one will end at Trapp Lake.

Day two will involve travelling from Trapp Lake to Napier Lake Ranch where participants will be joined by horseback riders to Stump Lake. Ceremonies are being held at each of the communities to “welcome home” the spirits of those who attended residential school.

Between 1874 and 1996 aboriginal children across Canada were taken away from their families and communities and forced into residential schools under a government policy to assimilate Indigenous people.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Price to pay for popularity In politics, as in sport, scoring points is often easier said than done.

Which is why it is Cole Wagner surprising COLE’S NOTES that the B.C. NDP managed to wiff on campaign finance reform this week, after what amounted to a 16-year political slam dunk set up by the B.C. Liberals.

As our local Merritt Centennials are quickly learning in their young season, you can’t afford to miss opportunities to put numbers on the board.

According to an Insights West poll taken before the 2017 election, more than 70 per cent of British Columbians supported banning donations to political parties from corporations and unions. Three-quarters of residents in this province supported a ban on big ticket fundraisers, where attendees pay thousands of dollars for access to a party’s leaders.

So the solution seemed obvious — especially for the two parties which were so much more inept than the BC Liberals at raising corporate dollars; allow only individuals to contribute to campaigns, and set a reasonable limit on those contributions.

But as the B.C. NDP unveiled the long-promised “ban on big money,” it was like watching John Horgan in slow motion, slamming the alley-oop through the basket only to see his hand continue travelling forward until it impacted with his own face.

“Big money” politics is certainly unpopular in B.C. — but forcing British Columbians to use their tax dollars to contribute to a rival political party might just prove to be more unpopular.

When the buzzer sounds, and this government dissolves sometime in the next few years, the missed points might be a problem for Horgan’s NDP.

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The death of the internal combustion engine France and the United Kingdom recently announced that they will ban the sales of gasoline and diesel-engined cars from 2040. The lower house of the Dutch parliament GWYNNE DYER has passed a law The international banning such sales STAGE from 2025. India says it will institute a similar ban by 2030.

China, the world’s largest producer of cars — 28 million vehicles last year, more than the United States, Japan and Germany combined — is also planning to declare a ban soon, but is still working on the cut-off date. And in November the European Commission is going to debate a minimum annual quota of electric vehicles (EVs) for all European car producers.

So if you were looking for a safe place for a long-term investment, would you choose the oil industry?

Just over half of the 98 million barrels of oil produced in the world each day goes directly to making gasoline, used almost exclusively in motor vehicles. Another 15 per cent

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goes to make “distillate fuel oil,” of which at least half is diesel fuel. So around 58 per cent of total world oil production is being used in vehicles now. There may be almost none in 35 years’ time.

That is certainly the intention of many governments. Britain, for example, is planning to allow only zero-emission vehicles on the road (apart form a few specially-licensed vintage cars) by 2050, only ten years after the ban on selling new cars with internal combustion engines comes into affect.

So the production of gasoline- or dieselengined cars will already have collapsed by the late 2030s. In practice, if these deadlines are observed, the cars on sale will be almost entirely EVs by the mid-2030s. And what’s left of the oil industry will have a very different shape.

Countries that export most of their oil, like Russia and Saudi Arabia, will find their incomes crashing for two reasons: sheer lack of demand, and very low prices ($40 per barrel or less) due to the huge glut of productive capacity. There may also be follow-on political consequences.

Countries with some oil production of their own, like the United States and China, may simply stop importing oil entirely. (The United

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States will remain in the last ditch federally so long as Donald Trump is president — he’s even trying to revive the coal industry — but eight states have already signed an agreement to have 3.5 million zero-emissions vehicles on the road by 2025.)

All this is good news for the environment, and also for the health of people who live in large cities. (No wonder China is the leading EV producer in the world, with 40 per cent of global production. Pollution is already making most of its cities almost uninhabitable.)

But the revolution doesn’t end here: most, and eventually all of these EVs will be self-driving vehicles.

Driverless vehicles will end up being ownerless vehicles. They will become public utilities, summoned when they are required for the specific trip you have in mind at the moment.

Urban car clubs and peer-to-peer rentals are one precursor of this phenomenon, Uber and Lyft in their different ways are another.

Privately owned cars are parked an average of 95 per cent of the time. This figure varies little from one city or country to another, and illustrates why private car ownership will become a dispensable luxury.

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OPINION LETTER

From the Herald archives: Sept. 21, 1988

to the editor

Merritt fire hall in dire need of upgrades Editor; My husband and I went to the Merritt fire hall for the open house on Sept. 16 to find out about the plans for expansion.

Boy…do they ever need to expand!

The Merritt fire department is volunteer-run. There are a couple of paid positions, but the rest of the 45 member department is made up of community members (both women and men) who are committed to keeping the rest of us safe.

These volunteers spend hours and hours training so they know what they need to know in order to efficiently and effectively keep us safe. They risk life and limb not only in the short term when they respond to a call out, but in the long term because they have willingly and selflessly accepted the risk of developing illnesses later in life that result for being exposed to the toxic chemicals produced by burning house siding, burning couch cushions, burning home insulation and Lord knows what else!

At the moment, the 45 members of our fire department return from a fire call all sweaty and smoky and have to get in line to clean up because our current fire hall has only one shower. To get to the shower after a call out to a fire, our firefighters have to troop upstairs and through someone’s office to get to that one shower! This is ridiculous.

While on site, we met four Work Experience Program firefighters; young guys who have left their homes in other cities to work in Merritt for ten months. These guys are living together in a tiny trailer in the back parking lot at the fire hall. As a Merritt resident, I am kind of embarrassed that this is the best we have to offer to the young men who are helping to protect our population.

I think we need provide our firefighters with the support they need to do their jobs and I think we need to give them whatever approval they need to expand the fire hall as soon as possible.

On July 1, 2017, Canada celebrated its sesquicentennial — or 150th — anniversary. One-hundredand-fifty years worth of history is a lot to remember — so each week in 2017, the Herald will run this special section to remind you of the remarkable accomplishments, important historical figures, and maybe even a few fun facts you might not have known about our country.

This week in Canadian history: Sept. 21, 1911:

Catherine Wayne Merritt, B.C.

Automation ends driving From Page 6 The difficulty in the past was gaining immediate access to a car for as long as you needed it at a reasonable cost, but the combination of the smart phone and the self-driving vehicle will solve that problem.

That, rather than a cheaper taxi service, is the real goal of Uber’s business model, but once reliable selfdriving cars are widely available Uber will find itself deluged with competition. Private ownership will decline steeply, and the total number of cars on the road worldwide will eventually crash to perhaps one-quarter of the current number.

After all, there are hardly ever more than a quarter of privatelyowned cars on the road at the

same time.

Buses and conventional taxis will virtually disappear, taking millions of driving jobs with them.

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‘About a quarter of the average central city in North America is devoted to parking lots and multi-storey garages.’

(There are a million taxi, Uber and bus drivers in the United States alone.) Longdistance truckers and van drivers (another 3.5 million in the US) will also find work increasingly scarce: Daimler, Volvo, Uber and

Baidu are already road-testing the first self-driving 18-wheelers.

Oh, and one more thing.

About a quarter of the average central city in North America (less in Europe and Asia) is devoted to surface parking lots and multi-storey garages. They are part of the 95-per-cent-parked problem. The car doesn’t just take you downtown; it has to stay there the whole time you do, so it must find somewhere to park.

Once people realise that most of this land is now available for redevelopment, it will get a lot easier and cheaper to live downtown: less commuting, more community. Roll on the car revolution!

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

Prime Minister Borden (left) and Sir Winston Churchill leaving the Admiralty, London, 1912. Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Robert Borden’s Conservatives won the federal election with 51.2 per cent of the vote. Wilfrid Laurier was voted out after 15 years in power.

Borden was prime minister of Canada until 1920. During his first mandate, he faced challenges brought about by the start of the First World War in 1914.

The Centre Block of Parliament burned down in February 1916. Borden escaped, slightly burned and in just a shirt, leaving his office and all of its contents in flames.

After the end of the First World War in 1918, Borden insisted that Canada send an independent delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, and he will help to establish the League of Nations (now the United Nations).

In 1920, Borden resigned as prime minister for health reasons. Retirement was rewarding: he took care of his business interests, give lectures and wrote until his death in 1937.

Thanks to Library and Archives Canada for this excerpt.

Find out more about Canada’s history every day at www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/onthisday/.

HONEY MAKERS ENJOY SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS It’s a sticky business.

That’s how Meg Paulson describes life over at Nicola Valley Apiaries, where she, her husband Alan and a few million bees produce more than 50,000 pounds of honey each year.

It may be a sticky business but the rewards are certainly sweet for the Paulsons. This year their honey won first prize in the commercial class honey section at the PNE. The Paulsons have more than 500 bee hives scattered around the valley.

The maintenance of these hives along with the job of collecting honey keeps the couple pretty busy. And as the winter season draws near the workload doesn’t even begin to slow down.

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The largest-ever study of residential care for seniors in Canadian history has given B.C.’s residential care mostly positive marks for the care of 27,000 frail elderly people in residential care.

“For the first time in this province, we have heard the collective voices of some of our most frail and vulnerable seniors across all of our care homes,” said Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate.

“What they are telling us is that while some are satisfied in some areas, overall, we need to be doing better, and in some cases, much better in ensuring the needs of residents are met,” Mackenzie said.

“While most results are positive, 62 per cent of residents say they don’t get a bath or shower as often as they want, and one in four say they ‘sometimes, rarely or never get help in the

B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie. Black Press files

toilet when needed.’”

The current provincial standard of one bath or shower a week is not sufficient for the majority of seniors in care homes, the survey found. A majority said the food in facilities is adequate, but many didn’t find the timing of meals to suit their needs.

“So apparently we need to rethink the rigidity of our mealtime schedules,” Mackenzie said.

She said many seniors are concerned

that their memories aren’t going to be trusted, when they are asked when they last had a visit or a bath. The results showed seniors mostly understand their situation, and are able to rate their own health and physical limitations.

“We have heard from 20,000 British Columbians — 10,000 residents and 10,000 family members – and together their voices send three strong messages — more staff, more freedom and more conversation,”

Mackenzie said.

“Residents need more help in some areas reflecting the fact there are not enough staff; many are lonely and want to be talked to and engaged and they want what we all do, more freedom to control all aspects of their day-to-day lives from when they get up in the morning to what time of day they eat their meals.”

Background and highlights of the survey are available at www. seniorsadvocatebc.ca

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To all the union members and their families, PBC plan members and the general public who walked the picket line with us, delivered food and refreshments, honked their horns, came to our rallies, made

We thank you for your patience.

Organized by members of the Rotary Club of Merritt, the annual Terry Fox Run started from Voght Park on Sunday morning.

Despite the smoky skies, more than 90 Merrittonians came out to walk, bike or run the five kilometre route through Collettville, raising about $1,500 in support of cancer research.

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Crown won’t pursue appeal for high risk label Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) won’t file an appeal of the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision to deny labelling child killer Allan Schoenborn a high-risk accused.

“After a thorough review of the court’s reasons, the BCPS has concluded there is no likelihood that it would succeed in an appeal of the court’s decision.

Accordingly, [we] will not file an appeal in this Colony Farm pyschiatric hospital, where Schoenborn has been living since being found not criminally responsible for matter,” stated a press the murders of his three children in 2008. Herald files release from the BCPS. to detain him in custody, the opinions of experts.

Board hearings up to Schoenborn murThe decision to deny the higher level of risk once every three years dered his three young needed to designate him the Crown’s application children in their Merritt instead of annually — a high-risk accused was was reviewed by senior measures which family home back in 2008 not made out. counsel at Criminal members of the victims and has lived at the “Although reasonable Appeals and Special have been advocating Colony Farm Forensic Prosecutions who unani- persons may disagree for.

Psychiatric Hospital in mously concluded there on the appropriateness The BC Review the Lower Mainland the court’s decision it was no legal basis to Board granted since being found not was a decision open take the matter to the Schoenborn the ability criminally responsible to the court to make,” to request the supervised B.C. Court of Appeal.

(NCR) for the crimes “While not the result the BCPS stated in the outings from due to release. “Crown counsel the facility in the Crown was seeking, mental dissaw the evidence differthe spring of the [high risk accused] order. He ently, but this does not 2015, which ruling is detailed and stabbed his mean that the court’s deals comprehensively prompted 10-year-old assessment of the evithe BCPS to with the evidence and daughter, dence was unreasonable file its appli- all the major issues Kaitlynne within the meaning of raised by the parties,” cation that and smoththe law, or unsupported stated the release. fall to have ered his by expert reports or tesThe court found him labeled sons Max, timony.” that while Schoenborn a high-risk 8, and represented a sufficient accused.

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Thank you!

Lorrie Fleming and Robert Walker would like to take the opportunity to thank the citizens and businesses of Merritt, for providing us with stability and kindness during a very uncertain time with our evacuation from the Elephant Hill fire.

A special thank you to:

• Quilchena RV site for fitting us in during a busy season and giving a sense of belonging while we were displaced.

• Honor’s K-9 Retreat and Boarding Kennels for giving our Beagle a day out while we would do our retail therapy.

• Alanna at the Hair Shack for lifting my spirits while doing my hair.

• Monique at the Emergency Social Services, for lending a hand and having a smile for us and a dog biscuit for Begbie.

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The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has confirmed Merritt police were not responsible for the death of an elderly woman during a drug bust at a local motel on Aug. 25.

On the night in question Merritt RCMP officers executed a search warrant on a room in the Double D Inn, and recovered a quantity of methamphetamine, heroin, weigh scales and a large amount of cash, Staff Sgt. Sheila White told the Herald.

The exact amount of drugs and cash seized has not been disclosed.

“During the course of doing the search, a 60-year-old female became medically distressed and unfortunately died,” said White, adding that the exact cause of the woman’s death is still unknown.

“I don’t have the results of the autopsy yet and usually those results take quite a while,” said White, noting that the woman who perished had health issues.

Police arrested another female resident in the motel room during the search and charged her with possession for the purposes of trafficking. The 44-year-old has since been released on a promise to appear in court on Oct. 31.

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New building would add living space From Page 3 of the Merritt Fire Rescue Department, Tomkinson said.

The new building would allow for more offices, a separate lounge and designated training space.

The Merritt fire hall houses five Work Experience Firefighters, who gain valuable experience in Merritt acting as essentially full-time firefighters — something the City could not afford if not for the program, which one of just four across B.C. The living quarters for the WEP firefighters, however, is contained to just a small trailer on the property, which the city rents for about $15,000 per year and was supposed to be temporary. There is little privacy in the trailer as most of the firefight-

ers are double bunked.

Phase two would turn the entire second floor into living space with each firefighter getting his or her own room.

Tomkinson said the building also needs better washroom facilities to accommodate female firefighters, noting there is just one ladies room which doesn’t even have its own shower.

“That is a big issue and I’m definitely an advocate to ensure we have equal facilities for all our firefighters because they need them,” said Tomkinson.

In August the city of Merritt approved a borrowing bylaw, which will head to an alternative approval process expected to occur in October or November.

Should the city collect “no” signatures totalling more than 10 per cent of the local

electorate, the lending required to finance the fire hall expansion would not move forward. With an estimated 5,400 people eligible to cast a vote in the municipal elections in 2014, about 540 people would have to object for the bylaw permitting the lending to be defeated.

“I don’t think the project will go away, no matter what the outcome of this alternative approval process is [because] it will be required,” said Tomkinson.

If the project moves ahead it is expected to begin in 2018 and take about a year to build the wood-frame addition.

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A REASON TO BE THANKFUL The community came together on Sept. 16 for the annual B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive. Over 3,900 pounds of food was collected my volunteers in Merritt — more than 50 per cent of last year’s haul. Though the Nicola Valley Food Bank has received ample amounts of fresh food, nonperishable items were in short supply before this weekend’s drive. “It was a great success,” said Joe Cirillo, pastor for the LDS Church in Merritt. Photos courtesy of Giuseppe (Joe) Cirillo

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Maybe Showcase will be kinder to Cents’ fortunes Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

The Merritt Centennials head to Prospera Centre in Chilliwack on Thursday for a pair of games at the 6th Annual BCHL Showcase.

All 17 BCHL teams will see action at the four-day Showcase event, which attracts hundreds of scouts and coaches from the NCAA, the CIS and the NHL. The Cents take to the ice against the Langley Rivermen at 1 p.m. on Thursday, then tangle with the Prince George Spruce Kings at 10 a.m.

Friday morning.

The Sprucies are off to a fast start with three wins and a tie in their first four games — including an 8-2 victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs, who will be hosting the 2018 Royal Bank Cup next April.

Prince George sits on top of the Mainland division, three points ahead of the Rivermen, who have played one less game prior to the Showcase.

With their record sitting at 0-4-0-0, what’s

Friday, Sept. 15 Vernon 2 Merritt 0

it going to take for the Centennials to pick up their first win of the regular season?

“It’s really quite simple. Play a full 60 minutes, and score some goals,” said Merritt head coach and Gm Joe Martin.

“No one’s outshooting us badly. Our shot totals should produce more goals, but they’re not,” added Martin. “If our powerplay could find a few goals, maybe we would have a couple of wins by now.”

As for the mood in the dressing room, Martin said, “Probably our veterans are the most frustrated, and they should be.

“We have about 50 percent of the team playing well, and 50% that is not. We need everybody going.

“We need to be better,” said Martin.

BCHL STANDINGS to Sept. 20 INTERIOR DIVISION Team

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This feisty, low-scoring affair had many of the the charactersitics of a BCHL game from the 80s, with lots of animosity, physicality, scrums after the whistle, and coaches hot under the collar. The only thing missing was a couple of lively tilts.

The Vipers are the real deal, and were in fine form against the Cents on Friday night.

They controlled the play, outshot their opponents 32-29 and scored the games only two goals. They’re undefeated this season.

In the end, the Centennials did it to themselves — going 0-for-8 on the powerplay, and failing to finish on a half dozen golden opportunities.

Saturday, Sept. 16 West Kelowna 3 Merritt 1 Merritt’s Alex Bourhas (17) came close to scoring on Friday night, but in the end it was netminder Ty Taylor and the rest of the Vernon Vipers who skated away with a 2-0 victory. The next night, the Centennials could manage just one goal in a 3-1 loss to the West Kelowna Warriors. Ian Webster/ Herald

Centennials partner with Nicola Post & Rail The Merritt Centennials have announced a partnership with Nicola Post and Rail to provide the team’s players with the highest-rated hockey helmets available for their safety.

The partnership sees Nicola Post and Rail generously purchase the Centennials’ helmets for the 2017-18 BC Hockey League season.

“Our players’ mental and physical health is very important to our staff and we’re thankful for companies with a good conscience like Nicola Post and Rail,” said Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin in a press release.

“The Bertoia family

does great things in our community, and their recent volunteering to improve mental health awareness will have an impact, and help youth in the Nicola Valley.”

In a recent independent study, the Bauer RE-AKT 75 helmet did the best job of managing impact energy and lowering the head acceleration of all the hockey helmets tested.

The Bauer RE-AKT 75 comes with a multidensity foam liner with XRD® Extreme Impact Protection foam that manages impacts across all energy levels.

“With all the awareness today surrounding concussions, mental

health and wellness, we were impressed to hear that the Centennials decided to act on that awareness, and take it one step further by purchasing quality Bauer helmets, and partnering with HeadCheck Health,” said Nicola Post and Rail administrative assistant Bev Bertoia.

“It is apparent after talking with Joe and his staff that both the safety of the team and the continued awareness of dealing with mental health issues — whether they arise from injury or otherwise — is a definite priority,” said Bertoia. “ We are proud to support the entire process.”

Merritt eliminated the defending RBC champions in four straight in last year’s playoffs.

West Kelowna hasn’t forgotten.

The Warriors got the first goal on the powerplay at the 10:30-mark, and added another a minute later. Meanwhile, the Cents had chances, but just couldn’t bury them.

Penalties stifled almost every Cents’ initiative, and sucked the life out the game. Once again, Merritt was blanked with the man advantage, and are now 0-for-16 to start the season.

Jack Vincent got one back, but it proved to be too little too late for a frustrated Cents’ team.

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SPORTS CAR RACING

Things get downright dirty at mud races

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Merritt Minor Hockey Interested in Reffing this coming season?

The MMHA hosted a one-day officiating clinic on September 17 at NVIT. If you missed it, and are still interested in officiating, please register for an out-of-town clinic at the appropriate link below. The clinics are set to private, therefore you can only access them from the links provided (not available from BC Hockey website under clinics). If you are attending an officiating clinic for the first time, you will have to sign up and complete the online uhockey portion prior to being able to register for the clinic.

The dust and dirt was flying on the weekend at the Northwest Mud Racing Association’s year-end finals, held at the Musicfest grounds. Approximately 60 trucks of various sizes and shapes took part in the event, which featured alcohol-fuelled dragsters, side-by-side mud racing and the always-popular hill-and-hole event. (Above) Ivan Bruchall from Lumby negotiates his modified Subaru in the B class of the hill-and-hole. (Right) Mission’s Steve Strell goes airborne in his Peterbilt-style truck. Ian Webster/Herald

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MERRITT STOCK CAR ASSOCIATION RACE RESULTS - Saturday, September 16 Fastest Times

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#21 Alm Casey, Lower Mainland #20 Paul Wallman, Clearwater #15 Kendall Powers, Chilliwack #95 Sarah Forest, Delta #61 Rae Caswell, Merritt #12 Kim Whitteker, Lower Mainland #24 Dale Calder, Kamloops #52 Clayton Scott, Kamloops #09 Larry Ruttan, Merritt #75 Jake Mills, Merritt #15X Devan Kent-Peters, Lower Mainland #32 Tim Fowler, Merritt #07 Lukas Steel, Merritt #31 Damian Lindberg, Merritt #09 Larry Ruttan, Merritt #04 Barry Bussiere, Abbotsford #15X Devon Kent-Peters, Lower Mainland #77 Sean Dandy, Logan Lake #31 Damian Lindberg, Merritt #17 Mike Fasten, Prince George

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DRAG RACING

The Mission Raceway in Mission, B.C. will be the scene of some great two-wheeled action this weekend, as the Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Association conducts its season-ending finals in all divisions. Merritt racers, past and present, will figure prominently in the intense competition. In the Blackjack’s Roadhouse Pro-Modified category, the Nicola Valley’s Matt Mackay-Smith (right) will be looking to defend his 2017 Canadian title. Mackay-Smith currently sits in second place in the standings, 55 points behind Carl Mills from Alberta. Also racing in the pro-mod class is former Lower Nicola resident Dale Rose (currently in fourth place). In the Drayko Jeans Superbike division, former Merritt resident Derek Rose (left) finds himself also currently in second place in the standings, just three points back of Riley Toth out of Medicine Hat, and one point ahead of Zach Toth. Also competing in the superbike class are Mike Rose (formerly from Quilchena and in eighth place in the standings) and Merritt’s Roger Bouchard (11th place). Test and tune runs at Mission Raceway on the weekend get underway at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. Eliminations commence at 12:30 p.m. both days. Photos contributed

MSS SOCCER The Merritt Secondary School boys’ soccer team hosted a two-day tournament on the weekend and came away with four wins: 4-2 over Hope, 4-3 against Pemberton, 3-1 versus 100 Mile House and 5-3 against Mt. Curry. (Above) Merritt’s Ethan Gregg tangles with the goalie for 100 Mile House during action on Saturday. The large MSS boys’ team is comprised of players from Grade 8 to 12, and is coached by new MSS teacher Marian Minar. The team is in Lillooet this weekend for a tournament. Ian Webster/Herald

MERRITT GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LADIES’ NIGHT September 12 (30 participants)

Flight #1 (HCP 0-26) 1st Low Gross 1st Low Net 2nd Low Gross 2nd Low Net

Diana Lorenz Bev Scott Maureen Lorenz Audrey Niehaus

42 33 44 35

Flight #2 (HCP 27-35) 1st Low Gross 1st Low Net 2nd Low Gross 2nd Low Net

Lois Ward Sheree Byer Elaine Lane Cindy Wudrich

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Flight #3 (HCP 36+) 1st Low Gross 1st Low Net 2nd Low Gross 2nd Low Net

LADIES’ GOLF

Barb Puga Eileen Rabbitt Connie Westwick Jean Hill

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(Left) Diana Lorenz. Ian Webster/Herald

SENIORS GAMES The North Okanagan Angels ladies’ 55+ softball team (with three Merritt members) won the gold medal at the 2017 Seniors Games in Vernon last week. For the second year in a row, the Angels defeated the Hotshots from the Lower Mainland in the championship game — this time by battling back from two runs down in the seventh inning to take the title. The Angels team is comprised of: (top row, from left) Elaine Jules (Chase), Val Martinick (Merritt), Donna Helgesson (Salmon Arm), Diane Schmidt (Enderby), Sandy Swartz (Enderby), Ann Polson (Salmon Arm), Marg Hagardt (Enderby), Deb Dickenson (Enderby), Brenda Shabbits (Scotch Creek), (kneeling) Sue Kalke (Salmon Arm), Debra Manuel (Merritt), MJ Coutlee (Merritt), Lynn Parkinson (Enderby), (missing) Cindy Kilmartin (Vernon). Photo contributed

DOUBLES TENNIS

PEEWEE HOCKEY The Merritt & District Tennis Club held its doubles club championships on the weekend with a total of 11 teams taking part. In the men’s doubles on Saturday, the partnership of Patrick Farmer and Harbans Sandhu defeated Mo Ollek and Jean Belleau 6-4, 6-1 in a best-of-three final. The women’s doubles’ title went to the duo of Cindy Lawrence and Barb Scapinello (above), who topped Marina Cadano and Janet Harper 7-5 and 6-1 in the final. Sunday’s mixed doubles event saw a three-team round robin competition, followed by a single pro-set final. In a great championship match, Belleau and Scapinello prevailed 8-6 over the team of Amrit Ahuja and Diane Quinn. Ian Webster/Herald

The Ramada peewee reps kicked off the Merritt minor hockey season with an exhibition game against the visiting Summerland Jets on Saturday. (Above) Merritt’s Karson Peat (17) keeps a close check on a Jets’ player. The Ramada peewees are in action again on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Hockey fans can also catch some bantam tier 1 exhibition play between Chilliwack and Prince George on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m. at the Memorial Arena. Ian Webster/Herald

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Become a volunteer for the One to One children’s literacy program. 1.5 hours a week for 12 weeks in an elementary school. Mid Oct. to Jan. and/or Feb. to May. You will need to attend a three hour training session being held on Wednesday, Oct. 4. For more information email: literacymerritt@gmail.com or call 250-378-7844

MERRITT COMMUNITY CHOIR START-UP

The fall session of Merritt’s adult community choir has begun. Regular practices are on Mondays at 7 pm in the music room at Diamond Vale School. Accepting new members for this session up to first week in Oct. If you enjoy singing and working on choral music skills in a fun and friendly setting, this is for you! You are welcome to come by and check us out. Questions or more info? Call Sandi (250-378-6697) or Ellen (250-378-9899.

N.V. BETTER BREATHERS

Presents Graeme Beverly, Physical Therapist, Rehab Team, NV Health Care Hospital. Join her as talks about Physical Health and Breathing. Stop by the Trinity United Church Hall, 1899 Quilchena Ave. on Wednesday, Sept.

13 from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. If you have questions call Richie Gage at 250-378-6266.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

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

PENSION BREAKFAST

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

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

Come see a variety of vendors at the Nicola Valley Farmers Market every Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm beside the Ballie House.

Please come and visit us at the Legion. We’ve extended our hours for the summer. Hours are now Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturdays 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests welcome

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Now playing outdoors at the Sport Box, Central Park, 2975 Voght Street: M/W/F 8:30-11:00 am; T/TH 6:309:00 pm. A designated court with instructor(s) and demo paddles will be available for new players. Those over age 10 welcome (10-15 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). Its an easy sport to play, great fun and exercise. For information call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105.

Mix of Sun Clouds & Clouds Variable High:16˚C High: 8C Low: 4C Low: 6˚C

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 pm Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-315-7724.

FAMILY HISTORY

The Family History Centre will be closing after our June 15 shift. We will reopen September 14, 2017. Anyone requiring assistance during the summer to research their Family Trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-2129868. We will open the Family History Centre by appointment only.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Meets every first and third Thursday evening at 6:30 pm at the Coldwater Centre, 1721 Coldwater Ave. First meeting of the year will be on Sept. 7. All quilters and want to be quilters are invited to join us. Come and join us with your ideas and have fun.

MERRITT SENIOR CURLING starting up in October

2017 Mondays and Tuesdays at 1:00 pm new curlers welcome contact Lucy 250-378-7638

THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF CANADA

Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Pete Ratzlaff at 250378-4199 for more information.

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

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Merritt Baptist Church

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Sunday at 10AM and last Wednesday of the month at 7PM

Trinity United Church

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

Highland Valley Copper

Mine Tours

We invite you to come visit one of Canada’s largest mining operation.

Highland Valley Copper formed in 1986 through merging existing mines in the valley. HVC produces copper and molybendum concentrates through a process involving grinding and flotation.

Restorative end land use is an integral part of mining, HVC has a diverse environmental program to guide reclamation planning.

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The pursuit of sustainability guides our approach to business.

Our six focus areas - Community, Our People, Water, Energy and Climate Change, Air and Biodiversity.

To learn more about our sustainability goals and our approach to achieve those goals go to www.teck.com/sustainability.

Free Public Tours Mining Operations Tour Dates September 13, September 20, and September 27 Tour Details: Starting at 12:30 pm ending at 3:30 pm Call to book your tour

HVC is an industrial setting and appropriate dress code is required.

Due to safety regulations, children under the age of 12 are not permitted.

Space is limited Must prebook tours

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In order to ensure that our communities are being heard, we have established a number of channels of communications.

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Come and see the beauty of Kane Valley in the fall. Join us for the Nicola Nordic Ski Club pre-season work party.

Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 am located at P3, Kane Valley Trails Gloves and cleaning supplies will be provided. Bring rakes, small garden tools and a bag lunch. Please RSVP: kellyreid@hotmail.com

STORAGE

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TYNER LAKE

Good starter or retirement home. Has had some updates over the past years including roof shingles, kitchen flooring & most windows. Has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths & fully finished basement.

Immaculate home with many high end features including 9 ft ceilings, a gorgeous Cherry HW kitchen, HW floors, kitchen with nook, dining room, living room with gas F/P 3 bedrms up & fully fin. Basement.

Large family home in great location features 4 bedrms on upper floor, large open kitchen with nook, formal dining, 4 baths, plus fully fin. Bsmt with 2 bedrms & games room. Nicely landscaped.

This rustic cabin on beautiful Tyner Lake on leased government land has 2 bedrooms, kitchen with eating area, living room and bathroom. Has as lake side deck and its own dock. Perfect getaway.

#2793

#2877

1481 MILLER ROAD

1001 COLDWATER RD

1881 MAY ST

NEW

#2927

$223,900

#2926

$459,000

$449,900

2190 CONKLIN AVE

NEW 10.9 acres located in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executive homes, just 10 minutes west of Merritt. Great property to build your country estates.

Enjoy the fantastic views.

#2763

$249,000

9.5 acre property within 2 mins of Merritt.

This 3 bedrm rancher with full basement in a park-like setting includes workshop/ storage shed. Enjoy the covered deck on those lazy summer days.

#2892

$729,O00

5985 BEECH RD

LINDLEY CREEK ROAD

A rare 53 acre property that included R-3 zoning and FD (Future Development) zoning which allows a buyer to request a zoning to fit their plans. Call for more details.

6 acre waterfront property, great as recreational property or build your home in the country. Mostly flat with many building sites, has shallow well septic approved & hydro with a driveway already in place.

#2575

#2857

$1,690,000

$269,000

$65,000

1921 MORRISSEY ST.

NEW

NEW

Just under 1 level acre right beside the river. Beautiful building lot available, very private. Imagine fishing from your front yard or watching the deer and eagles play.

Very well kept 1300 sq.ft. rancher in a quiet area. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with mixed flooring throughout. Nicely landscaped yard with fruit, lane access, storage shed.

#2928

#2929

$149,000

6649 MONCK PARK RD

Incredible 1 acre lot with unobstructed views in Nicola Lakeshore Estates, a development of high end custom homes.

Perfect for recreational living or living here full time. Just 2.5 hrs from Vancouver.

#2833

$169,000

ON 1ST STREET

$365,000

#122, 1401 NICOLA AVE

Nice 2 bedroom mobile home in Eldorado MH Park and close to the golf course. Comes with appliances and new plumbing with heat tape. Pad rent is $346 per month.

#2674

$44,900

Upper Nicola school property of 14 lots with a total of 1.92 acres, sold as a package.

Has 2950 sq.ft. schoolhouse. Septic installed, well on property. Being sold “as is where is” condition.

#2930

$450,000

COLDWATER HILLS

Grandview Heights

Spius Creek Estates

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

RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS

Prices Starting at $199,000

FT E L TS O L Y 4 L N O

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

#1869

Prices Starting at $85,000 + GST

Located Off Petit Creek Road

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

Close to shopping and college.

Start building your dream home today!

These approx. 10+ acre lots are located approx. 15 minutes from Merritt in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Stunning views of the valley & some are riverfront. GST is applicable.

Call for more details. Disclosure available.

#2894

#2540

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1921 MORRISSEY ST

2662 PRIEST AVE

1881 MAY STREET

1949 DOUGLAS ST

1631 FIR RD

#2922

$445,000

Very well kept 1300 sq.ft. rancher in a quiet area. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with mixed flooring throughout. Nicely landscaped yard with fruit, lane access, storage shed.

#2929

$365,000

2835 SCOTT PLACE

1602 POPE PL

Quality built family home with 5 bedrms on 0.5 acre level fenced yard. 2 car garage & detached shop with access from back street. Enjoy the covered deck & lower patio in shady yard.

#2916

$329,000

Good starter or retirement home. Has had some updates over the year of roof shingles, kitchen flooring & most of the windows. 2 bedrooms up, 1 down, fenced backyard & close to shopping.

#2927

$223,900

2163 PRIEST AVE

1524 COWAN WAY

D

SOL Located on quiet cul de sac & close to schools, this home has 3 bedrms up, formal dining, family rm off kitchen with doors to sundeck. Master has 4 pce ensuite. Main floor has office, bedrm, huge rec. rm & laundry.

2 bedroom rancher in a new subdivision on a corner lot. Large open kitchen with Quartz counters and a gas fireplace in the living room. Comes with 2-5-10 Warranty. Double garage. GST applies.

#2816

#2862

#2855

#4, 1717 GRANITE

$349,000

2599A JACKSON AVE

315-3043

#2925

$464,000

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1301 QUILCHENA AVE

Great family home, close to schools, with 4 bedrms up and 2 bedrm suite at ground level. Nice open kitchen with S/S appl., HW floors & island. Gas F/P in living room, huge deck off kitchen. Fenced backyard with RV parking.

#2917

2190 CONKLIN AVE

$349,900

Custom built riverfront home with open concept, custom kitchen with island & pantry, 5 pce ensuite, vaulted ceilings & huge family room. Large back deck perfect for BBQ’s. Has above ground pool.

#2923 $449,900

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1740 MACCAULEY RD

1741 NICOLLS RD

12 acres with spacious rancher, large country kitch en overlooking the hayfields, sunken living room & 3 baths. Has approx. 7 acres of hayfields, has 2 barns, riding arena, carport and a workshop.

10 acres riverfront property in Sunshine valley with bright 2100 sq.ft. rancher with 3 bedrms, 3 baths, open kitchen, family rm, living rm & office. Has 48x36 barn, 48x30 shop and fenced pastures.

#2866

$825,000

#2817

$779,000

2637 FORKSDALE

1590 BANN ST

1801 QUILCHENA

1601 PONDEROSA AVE

2748 SUNSHINE VALLEY

Large family home with over 3800 sq.ft. on 3 floors, 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, large open kitchen with nook, formal dining, big rec.room & games room/gym. Nicely landscaped with U/G sprinklers.

Quality built rancher with many high end features including 9 ft ceilings, gorgeous cherry HW kitchen cabinets, HW floors, living room with gas F/P, 3 bedrms, 3 baths. The bsmt. Has possible suite potential. Private covered deck, RV parking.

1288 sq.ft. rancher in good area downtown, with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Is close to shopping and all amenities. Currently tenanted.

Quality built home on 1.35 acres with 3 car detached garage & inground pool. Home has vaulted ceilings, 3 bedrms, 3 baths, sunken living rm, fully fin. bsmt & sauna. Has U/G archery range.

#2926

#2886

Park-like 14.5 acres, fenced & x-fenced, backing onto Crown land with numerous outbldgs. Has 2 wells (one has over 100 GPM). Immaculate 4 bedrm, 2 bath home with vaulted ceilings & large covered deck.

NEW

Nicely built newer home with nice open concept design with 2 bedrooms upstairs, master with large 5 pce ensuite with soaker tub & W/I closet. U/G sprinklers, central A/C, fully fenced. Home Warranty.

$299,900

Quality rancher with lovely open concept kitchen/living room design with maple cabinet & HW flooring. 9 ft ceilings, laundry on main, central A/C, fully fenced backyard & bunker under garage.

Karen Yakimchuk 315-3076

TEAM THOMPSON

NEW 4 bedrm rancher on the Bench with spectacular views. Open concept main level with 2 bedrms & office plus 2 bedrms, large family & games room downstairs.

Fenced yard, RV parking.

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$369,900

2717 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

Nice home with 2 bedrms on the main and a 2 bedrm inlaw suite in the basement. Has good size living rm, dining rm & kitchen with laminate flooring. 1 car older garage, nicely landscaped

Just under 1 level acre right beside the river. Beautiful building lot available, very private. Imagine fishing from your front yard or watching the deer and eagles play.

#2848

#2928

$279,900

#33, 254 HIGHWAY 8

$149,000

#2793

$449,900

#109, 1401 NICOLA

1314 FIR AVE

2797 GRANDVIEW AVE

$459,000

$179,000

1698 HOUSTON ST

#2875

$699,900

#2853

$834,500

10681 HWY. 97C

2544 ABERDEEN RD

Great horse property of 9.88 acres with riding ring. 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walk-out basement. Has large deck off front of home to enjoy. Has several outbuildings.

Wonderful 2 acre property in Lower Nicola with large 24x40 shop plus a 624 sq.ft. outbuilding you could use for home-based business. The 3 bedrm 2 bath rancher with oak kitchen cabinetry, updated main bath & an extensive private back deck & hot tub.

CED

U RED The perfect retirement community in Woodlane Village and close to shopping. This townhome features 2 bedrms, 2 baths, laundry on the main, living room with gas F/P, and carport in front. Strata fees $200 per month.

#2786

$224,900

Good revenue property, close to schools & shopping. Live in one side & rent the other.

Main unit is 3 bedrms of 1968 sq.ft., 2 bedrm suite is 1128 sq.ft. incl. storage. Open kitchen with island, huge master bedrm with W/I closet & 2 pce ensuite. 2 car detached shop/garage. #2920 $315,000

Very nicely finished rancher with fully finished full basement. Large open kitchen with island and pantry. Hickory kitchen cabinets, bamboo flooring, low E windows, 4 bedrms & 4 baths.

#2856 $365,000

#122, 1401 NICOLA AVE

1463 COLDWATER

1475 COLDWATER

Nice 2 bedroom mobile home in Eldorado MH Park. Close to golf course. Comes with all appliances and new plumbing heat tape. Pad rent $346 per month. Book your viewing now.

Side by side duplex within walking distance to all amenities. 100 amp per side. Some long term tenants in place. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm kitchen and living room plus fenced backyard.

Each side is 432 sq.ft. Some renos have been done.

This side by side duplex has 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm kitchen & living room per side, plus a fenced backyard, and 432 sq.ft. each side for a total of 864 sq.ft. Some renos have been done.

#2845

#2844

#2674

$44,900

2288 BURGESS

$159,900

Build your dream home on this 7783 sq.ft. lot with amazing views, is close to shopping, restaurants, services and highway. A relatively flat lot. Priced to sell.

#2813

#2821

$174,900

#2924

$49,900

$159,900

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Full side by side duplex in quiet area of Collettville. 1 bedroom up & 1 down, 1040 sq.ft. on each side up & down. Great revenue property. Currently rented on both side

Two bedroom manufactured home with large private sundeck overlooking the Nicola River and golf course. Has hot tub and 30x12 detached work shed.

#2819

#2860

#2827 $84,900

$89,000

$219,900

Now is the time to invest in your future!

If you’re looking for affordable prices, investment opportunities, land to build your dream home, Merritt is the community to live in!

2718 EAGLE CRES

$89,900

Spectacular views from the 7470 sq.ft. lot.

Services are at the lot line. Building a house in this development is a great investment.

Close to shopping and amenities.

BUYERS

2820 PEREGRINE WAY

A rare waterfront lot of 0.94 acres, waiting for development with over 50 meters of river frontage, not subdividable. In neighbourhood of high end homes. Could apply for reduction in setback.

An older trailer with upgrades, 3 bedrooms, nice kitchen with island and patio door to covered deck. One of the nicer lots in Lower Nicola MH Park. Has 2 garden sheds.

Pad rent is $379 per month.

Great Bench location to build your new home with spectacular views and in area of higher quality homes. Close to shopping and amenities #2910

$110,000

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom rancher on big lot with fruit trees, shrubs and perennials with a fenced yard. This could be a gardener’s paradise! Great place for retiree or first time buyer.

#2919

$185,000

8609 HWY. 8

Located in very desirable neighbourhood, this is the last lot on the street now offered for sale. In area of high end homes and a great place to raise your family. Close to amenities.

3 bedrm rancher has a full basement on 9.5 Acres HW floors, 3 baths & rock F/P in living room. Has workshop/storage shed/ Enjoy those lazy days on your covered deck

Spacious retreat of 4400 sq.ft. plus a full bsmt and wrap around decks on 17 Ac. Features 4 bedrms, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, vaulted ceilings, 7 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Has 70 fruit trees & 2 hay pastures.

#2832

#2892

#2842

$99,000

2725 PEREGRINE WAY

1653 LINDLEY CRK RD

Spectacular views from this 7470 sq.ft. building lot. Services are at the lot line. Building a home in this development is a great investment!

Close to shopping and college.

Build your dream home on the spectacular lot overlooking the Nicola Valley with breathtaking views. Homes in this development are all high end and is a great family area close to all amenities.

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

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

Nice building lot on Lindley Creek Road, in a growing newer subdivision.

The natural slope of the land will allow for a walkout basement with a rancher type look from the front yard.

#2447

#2854

#2838

$49,900

$89,900

#2767 $495,000

1001 COLDWATER RD

2707 EAGLE CRESC

$89,000

$699,900

1741 SUNFLOWER AVE

2727 GRANDVIEW

#2819

#2876

$59,900

$729,000

DOT RANCH CUTOFF

Large family home on 6.9 Ac with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large office, media room, sunroom and fully finished basement.

Has good producing well of 40+ gpm, garden shed, 2 single garages.

#2882

$559,000

$925,000

2779 EAGLE CRESC

Nice building lot with close to shopping and in area of fine homes. started building your today!

#2407

amazing views, restaurants and Don’t wait, get dream home

$75,000

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9.9 ACRES

6589 MONCK PARK

6424 MONCK PARK

6404 MONCK PARK

2900 POOLEY AVE

1925 COUTLEE AVE

9.9 acres overlooking the Nicola River with fantastic views. A road has been made to the building site, cleared & ready to start building. Power & water available at lot line. Part of Miller Estates.

Nice 1.1 acre lot to build your custom home. Water and sewer hookups available.

Fantastic views. Great hiking trails in the area plus boating, fishing, water skiing and wind surfing.

This is a waterfront property of 1.05 acres, in an exclusive development at Nicola Lake of high end quality homes. Nicola Lake is known for great boating activities, fishing & water skiing.

Quality built lakefront home on 1.05 acres with fiberglass dock & inground heated pool. 4 huge bedrms with W/I closets & ensuites. Open gourmet kitchen, massive open living rm with stone faced F/P. High end theater room with projection screen & more.

6.4 acres on corner lot, zoned M-1.Comes with 3920 sq.ft. mtnce shop, 3 tone overhead craine, large vehicle hoise, lunch rm & bathrm. 2728 sq.ft. office space, storage shed, wash shed & Quonset.

Great holding property in downtown Merritt.

Currently to be used as a parking lot. Has great potential. Call for more details.

#2872

#2808 $199,000

#2822 $509,900

#2918

#2893

12.63 ACRES

6021 BEECH RD

6408 MONCK PARK

6416 MONCK PARK

BOB’S MINI MART

3499 VOGHT ST

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

Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

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

Start planning your dream home on this fantastic 1 acre waterfront lot on Nicola Lake. All ready has a driveway started down to the more level area near the water. Included 8x20 dock.

Gorgeous waterfront home on Nicola Lake with great views. This 5 bedrm, 4 bath home has fully fin. Walkout bsmt, large gourmet chef’s kitchen, vaulted ceilings, spacious deck & grass pathway down to floating dock.

A long time, well established convenience store with living quarters upstairs. Business know for quality and great customer service. Building has had some extensive renos & upgrades over the years.

#2047

#2720

#2830

Great location on a corner lot with approx. 7300 sq.ft. building, zoned C-4 with site specific zoning to allow doctors, lawyers, professional offices. Lots of parking, nicely landscaped.

$250,000

$199,000

$289,000

$479,000

#2792

$2,818,000

#2915

$1,699,000

#2831

$1,550,000

$825,000

$39,900

#2019

$499,900

LOT 1, HWY. 97C

5985 BEECH RD

6449 MONCK PARK

5508 HARMON ESTATES

2701 NICOLA AVE

MIDDAY VALLEY RD

Gently rolling 9.8 acres just 15 min. from Merritt. Has highway & side road access, a newly drilled well and power at the road, ready for you to build your dream home.

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

Great development of high end custom homes. Build your dream home on this one acre lot. Water and sewer hookups available. Close to water access for boating, swimming and more.

This waterfront property on Nicola Lake has well kept 3 bedroom, 2 bath recreation home on 0.28 acre lot. Nicely manicured lawns, has fruit trees, shrubs & garden area.

Only 3 hrs from Lower Mainland.

Commercial building in busy location with tenant, and is fully leased. Total of 6600 sq.ft. with 4100 on the main, 1050 sq.ft. in basement and 1520 on top floor that could be used as living quarters.

Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. One parcel has a two year lease. Zoned M-1.

Other parcel has “future development” zoning. Call for more details

#2857

#2836

#2871

$229,000

$269,000

$159,900

#2880

$699,900

#2573 $850,000

#2555

$2,000,000

LINDLEY CREEK RD

1481 MILLER RD

6649 MONCK PARK

6832 BEAVER POINT

2845 NEILSON ST

2076 COUTLEE AVE

53 AC property that includes R3 and FD zoning. FD allows for Buyer to request a zoning to fit their plans – could be changed residential to M1 zoning for Light Industrial.

Call for details.

10 acre lot in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executive homes, just 10 minutes west of Merritt. Enjoy the views of the valley & surrounding mountains. Land is mostly cleared with some trees.

Incredible unobstructed one acre lot, amongst other beautifully built custom homes. Quickly becoming the premier place for full time or recreational living.

Choose your plan & start building today!

2 bedroom recreational cabin with living room, dining room & kitchen. Enjoy the sandy beaches & breathtaking views. Boating, fishing, swimming and snowmobiling in winter. No water or sewer services.

15.9 acre RV Park bordering the Coldwater River. Hookups in place & future set of plans for expansion available.

Has city water, sewer & power. Also has small rental home with long term tenants.

6500 sq.ft. commercial space. Sale includes building and land. Currently used as bowling alley & all equipment included for turnkey business, if desired. Parking at rear. Amazing value for any entrepreneurs.

#2575

$1,690,000

#2763

$239,900

Now is the time to get your property on the market.

Call us a call for a Market Evaluation.

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#2833 $169,000

#2834

$425,000 #2771

6593 MONCK PARK

ON TYNER LAKE

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

Government lease land with rustic 2 bedroom cabin with kitchen and living room. Has 2 woodstoves, propane fridge, stove & lights are solar power. Located 30 kms from Merritt.

#2809 $199,000

#2877

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$65,000

$1,850,000

#2759 $450,000

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NATIONAL FOREST WEEK FIRE REPORT

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Tim Petruk KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

The lengthiest provincewide state of emergency in B.C.’s history ended on Sept. 15, and the final regional evacuation orders were rescinded over the weekend, but officials caution British Columbians are not quite out of the woods when it comes to this summer’s unprecedented wildfire season.

The province declared a state of emergency on July 7, when wildfires in the Interior began to grow quickly in size and number. The order was extended multiple times.

“What we’re seeing today is the lifting of the provincial state of emergency,” Forests Minister Doug Donaldson told reporters. “We still have certain areas and certain regions facing volatile

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But the fire season does appear to be slowing given the changing weather.

BC Wildfire Service chief information officer Kevin Skrepnek said 155 fires are burning in the province. Three new fires were reported on Thursday.

Since April 1, Skrepnek said, 1,256 blazes have been

reported, scorching an estimated area of 1,191,306 hectares — more than any other year on record — and running up a bill of nearly $519 million.

This year’s firefighting budget was $63 million.

In the Kamloops area, the Elephant Hill fire is now an estimated 192,000 hectares in size and 60 per cent con-

tained.

As temperatures cool, Skrepnek said the fires’ impact is becoming more clear.

“We are getting much more accurate perimeters mapped out,” he said.

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Fires burning up business

NATIONAL FOREST WEEK September 24 - 30, 2017

Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

This year’s wildfire season has burnt up more than just a million hectares of land.

Local forestry businesses are reporting feeling the pinch from logging operations being suspended due to a wildfire danger rating much more intense than last summer.

At Aspen Planers, planning forester Brent Turmel said the mill had to scale back logging operations due to the wildfire danger rating in the area.

“We were shut down for over two months,” said Turmel. “And not only that, but contractors [were] out of work and other contractors being on hold,” said Turmel.

According to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, logging operations often temporarily shut down in the summer in areas of high wildfire risk.

Logging operations are restricted under the Wildfire Act, once the fire danger class rating reaches a certain level for that given geographic area.

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once there has been three consecutive days of an extreme fire danger rating (rank five) all logging operations must cease until the rating falls below that level for three or more days or falls to level three. Three consecutive days of a high fire danger rating (rank four) means logging activity must cease between 1 p.m. and sunset.

Logging operations manager for Aspen Planers, Jim Harvey, said the wildfire risk cut production in half for the last two and

a half months.

“Basically we were shut down all of July, August and half way through September,” said Harvey, adding that this year’s stoppage was worse than last summer as the danger rating was at extreme all summer.

“Last year was maybe only a week or so where it was at extreme, said Harvey. “It hurt a lot of the loggers and the log haulers [this year] and all the

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Morrison Memorial Bursary.

As this is real life there is really no free money so please submit the following to be considered for the bursary.

1. 500 word essay on the topic “The economic, environmental or social impact of the 2017 wildfire season”. The winning essay may be published in the Merritt Herald during National Forest Week.

2. Details of the program you are returning to 3. A description of how your family is involved with the forest industry 4. An outline of your community involvement and volunteer history

ATVs paraded through Merritt earlier this summer. Cole Wagner/Herald

“Cooler weather conditions and recent precipitation have reduced the flammability of fine fuels in these regions, which has

significantly reduced the chance of a wildfire starting from a spark or a hot engine,” stated the release from the B.C. government.

Fires affect B.C. tourism The ThompsonOkanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will be receiving a boost of $200,000 from the provincial government, to offset the loss of tourism dollars in the region due to the ongoing wildfires

The Merritt National Forest Week Committee is pleased to announce the 2017 offering of Mike

This bursary is for $1000.

Students from Merritt Forest Industry families returning to a multi-year post secondary school program are eligible to apply.

A ban on off-road vehicles in some parts of B.C.’s back country has been lifted.

The restriction was initially enacted during the summer, as extremely dry conditions across the province spurred on the worst wildfire season ever recorded in British Columbia.

As of noon on Sept. 20, off-road vehicles were once again permitted in the Cariboo, Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres.

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press release from the provincial government on Sept. 14.

The Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association will also receive $200,000 from the provincial government.

“I have seen firsthand the impact of the wildfires on British Columbia, and that

includes the tourism sector. Today’s investment will support tourism operators and business owners to mitigate tourismrelated losses caused by the wildfires and assist regional marketing and recovery efforts,” stated Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism in the press release.

Deadline for submission is October 12, 2017.

Prior to award of the bursary, proof of enrolment must be produced.

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Smaller mills looking for creative solutions From Page 26 other spinoff jobs,” he said.

The Merritt area has been relatively left unscathed by wildfires this year, with large blazes popping up in other areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre, but the risk has kept local logging operations out of the woods.

One thing that helped keep business going at Aspen Planers this summer, however, was the fact the mill had a lot of logs it couldn’t move out of the forest in the spring due to how wet it was, Turmel said.

“Once it dried out we did have the ability to move some of that wood in [to the mill] through the summer,” said Turmel. “For the most part we did keep some activities going, but it wasn’t harvesting, it was just removing the timber and hauling it in,” Turmel said.

He said their inven-

tory was depleted as a result of not being able to log and both its operations in Merritt and Lillooet had to be scaled back.

Harry Sandur, sales manager at NMV Lumber Ltd., said that while his business doesn’t conduct its own logging, when the larger mills can’t, it impacts small producers like his remanufacturing plant.

“When the big mills don’t get their logs, that means less production for myself,” said Sandur.

NMV takes lumber from other mills to produce smaller products that the bigger ones “One by four is my bread and butter — it’s 99 per cent of what we do,” said Sandur.

He said a lot of the wood NMV usually buys comes from mills in the Williams Lake area, which was hampered by fires this summer.

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As a result of the difficult wildfire season, Sandur had to purchase lumber from places farther away in northern Alberta to avoid scaling back operations, but that came at a higher cost than usual.

“Our costs have increased greatly,” said Sandur, noting that shipping costs have doubled to about

$2,000 per truckload buying lumber from out of province.

“The fires definitely pushed us further away to northern Alberta to bring us more stock to keep the mill running, but you’re not making money. No way,” said Sandur.

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GOING GREEN The Merritt Green Energy project is slated to start producing energy this fall through a process of superheating wood residuals and sawdust, and using the gas and steam to turn turbines. Cole Wagner/Herald

Loggers heading back to work From Page 32 and Sales, which sells logging equipment.

Owner, Fred Thomson said sales have been down about 50 per cent this summer compared to last year. He said once the forest fires popped up his business took a hit, but sales are starting to turn around as logging operations get going again.

“When the forest fires hit, it really took a downturn,” said Thomson.

After a dry summer, logging operations at Aspen Planers are finally getting off the ground again, Turmel said.

“We’re actually just getting back again.

This last two weeks the fire weather rankings have started to come down again. They’ve come back down from five down to fours and now they’re moving from fours to threes, so we’re all gearing back up again to get back out in to logging,” said Turmel.

The province declared a state of emergency on July 7, when wildfires in the Interior began to grow quickly in size and number. The order was extended multiple times.

Since April 1, Skrepnek said, 1,256 blazes have been reported, scorching an estimated area of 1,191,306 hectares — more than any other year on record — and running up a bill of nearly $519 million.

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Carving supremacy on the line at sports show As the sawdust settled on Sunday at Merritt’s second annual Logger’s Sport Show at Central Park, three chainsaw artists rose above the rest to claim the podium after a three-day carve-off.

Marina Cole took first place (below), while Randy Gauthier’s wildlife focused piece claimed silver. Ryan Cook’s Guardian of the Galaxy, Groot, came in third.

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Forest week art contest Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

As fires tend to do, the ongoing wildfire situation in the province seems to have sucked up all the oxygen around National Forest Week.

But while B.C.’s bravest are still out battling blazes, B.C.’s National Forest Week Coalition (BCNFWC) has organized two events to allow British Columbians a chance to earn some clout for their woodland pride.

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to kids under 12, with awards handed out in three categories: 4and 5-year-olds, 6- to 8-year-olds, and 9- to 12-year-olds. Entries are accepted until Oct. 20.

Meanwhile, adults are asked to put down the paint set and pick up their cameras, as the BCNFWC is also organizing a photo contest.

Each year, the winning photo graces the cover of the BC Forest Professional Magazine, while other selected photos will be published in

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‘No editing is allowed — so don’t even think about dropping in a couple extra bears using Photoshop.’

For the kids, the BCNFWC has organized an art contest, which challenges youngsters to visually represent what B.C.’s forests mean to them. The contest entry forms are available on the BCNFWC website, which you can access directly by navigating to bcnfw.ca/artcontest/.

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Ken Crawford Sept. 28, 1960 - Aug. 25, 2017 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dear brother and son at the age of 56 in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Ken was predeceased by his dad Ross and his nephew Cody.

Ken leaves behind his wife Gayle, step-sons; Blaine and Kalvin, 2 grand children. Mom Ellen.

Sister Judy (Tim) and their children Brentyn & Kylee, Lennon, Jamie (Sara) Tina, Cody (Stephanie) Joseph, Brooklyn, Tony, Kassidy, Tyrin and Levi, Kyle (Leah) Jayden and Kaylee.

Brother Glen (Angie) and their children; Brandon, Rebecca, Maddison, Joelle, Noah, Kendra (Blake) Tate. Aunts, uncles, cousins and lots of great friends.

There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at 3 pm at the Lower Nicola Hall.

Tea to follow.

Istvan (Steve) Varga May 27, 1937 – Sept. 8, 2017

Steve Varga passed away peacefully in the Kamloops hospital on Friday Sept.

8, 2017 at the age of 80.

Lovingly remembered by his wife of 56 years, Grace Varga, and daughters Mariana (Alain) of Cold Lake AB, Angela (Byron) of Castlegar BC, Stephanie (Alex) of Calgary AB, grandchildren Aaron (Natalie) and Alexander, great grandson Isaac, Steve’s brother Mike (Diane) Varga and nieces, and many, many friends. Steve was predeceased by his mother Anna Varga and nephew David Varga.

A celebration of Steve’s life was held on Friday Sept. 15th, 2017 at Merritt Funeral Chapel with 3DVWRU 6KHUU\ 3HWHUVRQ RIÀ FLDWLQJ Special thanks go out to the ICU staff in Kamloops, the doctors and nurses at Nicola Valley hospital who helped Steve, and the paramedic and trauma teams from both Merritt and Kamloops.

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Maritorena, Sylvia “Diane�

It is with heavy hearts the family of Diane announce her passing on September 12, 2017 at the age of 74.

She leaves to cherish fond memories; her husband Juan of 44 years, and their three children, daughters Michelle (Jim) Roe, Lisa (Morgan) Chenier and son Jose, four grandchildren, her mother Irene, Pearl (Jim) and Laurie (Emile),many uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. She is predeceased by her father Lawrence and brother Brian. Our family would like to express sincere appreciation to the doctors and nurses who cared for her during her illness. A funeral mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Parish on Friday, September 22nd, 2017 at 11 :00 a.m. Tea and luncheon to follow in the KDOO ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ EH PDGH to the B.C. Cancer Foundation.

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MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT Garage Sales Garage Sale Fri & Sat. Aug. 22 & 23 1921 Morrissey St. 8am-3pm

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PRODUCTION WORKERS, CERTIFIED LUMBER GRADERS, LICENSED SECURITY GUARDS

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Conayt Friendship Society

NOTICE TO MEMBERS This is a Notice to Members of the This is a Notice to Members of the Conayt Friendship Society that the Conayt Friendship Society that the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING is called for:

is called for: September 27, 2017 September 2017p.m.

Time: 6:00 p.m.27, – 9:30

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

You have received the Annual Report and the Audited Financial Statement the Society byand separate mail.

You have received theofAnnual Report the Audited Copies will beofavailable at the Financial Statement the Society by meeting. separate mail.

Note: please present your membership card or phone Copies will be available at the meeting. reception if you need the card replaced.

Note: please present your membership card or phone Tel. 250-378-5107.

reception if you need the card replaced.

THE MEETING ISTel.OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. 250-378-5107.

TRY A CLASSIFIED THE MEETING IS OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY.

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Full Time Parts Person Alpha Design is looking for an ambitious career-oriented individual to join their small industrial parts warehouse in Merritt, BC. We are seeking a self-motivated team player; capable of managing multiple priorities and working independently or in a team environment. Parts experience an asset.

Responsibilities: • Performs a variety of customer service and stocking duties related to the receiving, sale and delivery of parts and accessories.

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CITY OF MERRITT NOTICE OF 2017 TAX SALE 10:00 a.m. on September 25, 2017 Pursuant to Section 254 of the Community Charter, properties listed below will be offered for sale for recovery of outstanding property taxes on Monday, September 25, 2017, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at the Merritt City Hall at 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC, unless delinquent taxes plus interest are paid by cash, debit or certified cheque prior to the tax sale. For further information please contact the Tax Department at 250-378-4224, or refer to www.merritt.ca.

The City of Merritt makes no representation expressed or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restriction, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or sustainability of the property.

Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash, debit or certified cheque by noon the same day.

Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 am on the following day.

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Management the

resources it needs to help MERRITT families.

1988 Quilchena Ave.

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1 bdrm townhouse. $700 plus hydro 3 bdrm apartment. $850 plus hydro

3 bdrm duplex. $975 plus utilities

Vinyl Decking? No problem.

Please feel free to stay in touch with our office as this may change on a daily basis.

MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICES Property Manager:

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

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www.habitat.ca Lynda Etchart Property Manager:

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SPECIALS

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NOTICE TO URI LANDRY NOW KNOWN AS OR ALSO KNOWN AS JOHN POLSON: Please contact the offices of Executor c/o Jane Rukaria, Barrister & Solicitor, #2053256 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 2W4 by or before October 20, 2017 with regard to the estate of your late father, ROBERT ERNEST DONALD LANDRY, previously of New Sun Ah Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia who died on May 14, 2011 at the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The phone number to call is 604-708-5977 and the email is jane@rukaria.com.

You will be required to attend in person and provide sufficient proof of identity and relationship to the executor and to the deceased.

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Fire protection Equipment S A LE S , IN S TA LL A TI O N , S E R V IC E

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DENTIST

• Over 30 years experience • Fully insured • FREE estimates • Tree pruning • Removals • Storm damage • Tree structure evaluation • New & old lot planning ava ilable.

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250-216-0930

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

2731 Forksdale Avenue, V1K 1R9

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

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE HERE FOR YOU!

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

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Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters.

Service Work & Furnace Service.

Custom Sheet Metal Atlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943

2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

CONTRACTING

HUGHMER CONTRACTING INC. Fracture Rock • Gravel Topsoil & Screened Manure Tandem or Single Axle Loads RANDY MERVYN

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

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

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HOURS OF OPERATION:

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

MORTGAGE BROKER

Your LocaL Mortgage Broker

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Interior

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CLEARANCE

Merritt’s one stop Hunting Store

THIS IS THE BIG ONE!!

SELECTED FIREARMS SALE STARTS AT OR BELOW COST, THURSDAY need to make room for new inventory NO RAIN CHECKS

shop early for best selection

STAY IN TOWN Save the gas!

We have the best deals.

Hunting season is coming!

Assorted pants, jackets, boots, hoodies etc.

Up to 67% OFF!

September 21st - 25th, 2017

On hand inventory only, while quantities last.

Free give away at Hunting desk!

While quantities last

Store Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 7pm Saturday 9am - 6pm • Sunday 9am - 5pm

33 Firearms marked down

Some items may not be as shown and all firearms are a final sale

REMINGTON COMBO 243,270,308 and 30-06

to lowest price this year

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With a purchase of any firearm,

DEALS LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

Do not miss out!

SALE $425.00

RECEIVE A GIFT

after $40.00 mail-in rebate

Regular $579.29

MOSSBERG PATRIOT COMBO

THOMPSON ENCOR 209

MOSSBERG 12G CRUISER TAC

275-1924-x

94-7551

94-7651

SALE $599.00

SALE $500.00

SALE $550.00

Regular $739.52

Regular $888.88

Regular $866.99

HENRY SILVER BOY 22LR

VANGUARD2 308

TIKKA T3X 300WSM

94-7625

94-7544

94-7652

SALE $599.99

SALE $699.99

SALE $1099.00

Regular $799.99

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RUGER 243 HAWKEYE

STOEGER OUT BACK O/U 12/20 MOSSY OAK LADIES PANTS

94-7529

175-3386

175-4366

SALE $799.99

SALE $599.99

SALE $39.88

Regular $1169.99

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2761 Forksdale Ave, Merritt, BC • Phone: 250-378-1818