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CONVOY PROTEST Some 200 logging trucks rumbled through Merritt on Sept. 25 on their way to Vancouver to lobby provincial leaders to take immediate action to restore B.C.’s struggling forestry sector. STORY /PAGE 3
PIPELINE PROMISE After years of negotiation, the Lower Nicola Indian Band and Trans Mountain have reached a final agreement.
/PAGE 8 SHELTER OPENING The Nicola Valley Shelter Society is ready to open the doors to a newly-designated winter shelter on Nicola Avenue.
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HALLOWEEN A SPOOKY GOOD TIME There were games, prizes, cool costumes, a haunted house and — of course — a whole lot of candy at the well attended City of Merritt Spooktacular. The 2017 edition had the best attendance on record with 1,100 people taking part in the annual Halloween event held on Oct. 20. Michael Potestio/Herald
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