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On invitation from the own-ers of the Coldwater Hotel (see page 7), Herald editor Emily Wessel took a tour through the historic building with co-owner John Allison to see what’s new behind its 108-year-old doors.

On the outside, the Coldwater Hotel at the corner of Voght Street and Quilchena Avenue might look imposing to some, but inside the 100-plus-year-old build-ing, it’s not just a hotel.

It’s a home, and there’s a family inside.

Mel will celebrate his three-year anniver-sary as a tenant there this October, while Paul, who also works at the Old Barley Market beer and wine store, has already passed the three-year mark in his high-ceilinged corner suite, complete with picture window. The room is airy and open, even at the stormy peak of Monday’s fickle weather.

Across the hall, Jamie has lived at the hotel on and off for eight years. He also works as the floor man-ager to keep his eye out for “anything going on that shouldn’t be going on.”

“We’re one hundred and eight years old and I’ve been here for a hundred of them,” he laughed.

Down in the bar, patron Lorne has called the Coldwater Hotel home for 26 years.

These tenants share

more than just a build-ing; there’s a sense of pride among them for their historic home. And, as with any apart-ment building, each suite is kept in as neat or messy condition as the person who lives there chooses.

“Of course, if it’s too messy, then we’ll step in,” hotel co-owner John Allison said.

In the hallway, the wear and tear on the carpet and walls is not surprising for a build-ing of the Coldwater Hotel’s age, nor does it seem to weigh heavily on any of those ten-ants’ minds. The pace of life is a fairly relaxed one, as evidenced by occasional jazz riff wafting out of one of the suites, punctuated by the quiet counting of three people playing a game of cribbage.

At $400 a month, the Coldwater Hotel rents suites monthly for among the lowest rates in town.

“We’re actually doing the town a ser-vice,” Allison said. “Some of these people would be on the streets if we didn’t have this place.”

Tenants get a com-fortably heated and cooled room with a bed, stove and other furnishings, and one thing they didn’t count on: a kind of camara-derie with one another and hotel staff.

Allison and Marla Reed, his wife of 11

years, took over the hotel in March and although the to-do list is long, they say changes inside the his-toric building are well underway.

In the first month-

and-a-half, the propri-etary pair evicted unde-sirable tenants, bringing their occupancy from full to about 50 to 60 per cent. However, they said they’ve got four or five people on the wait-

ing list while they get the rooms ready.

Meanwhile, they’ve put thousands of dol-lars into upgrading the hotel’s systems to make things run more efficiently for them and

their 33 employees. Eventually, Allison

said they’d like to reno-vate the suites inside, but only being six months into ownership, he knows that will take time.

Both Reed and Allison have plenty of experience in the hospitality industry, especially in the Merritt area.

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Merrittonian Vicki Hansen was bored in her retirement and needed something to fill the void, so in March, the art of found-glass sculpture making piqued her interest.

“I needed some-thing to do. I just can’t sit around, I can’t do housework all day,” Hansen said.

The form of art uses recycled pieces of glass, plates, cups, teapots, vases and the like to cre-ate sculptures.

The found-glass art was the main attraction at Art in the Garden this past Saturday at the Baillie House as three of the four booths held the sculptures.

Vicki Hansen, Rachelle Vogt and Gale Simpson each brought their unique style of recycled glass art to display.

Hansen’s specialty are flower-like sculp-tures. She uses a piece of painted rebar as the stem, with a hockey puck skewered on top, providing a base for the items to be glued. Hansen said her sculp-tures can be planted in

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uses a marine adhe-sive to bind the pieces together and half the fun is hunting for mate-rials at thrift stores.

The sculptures are not too expensive to make, but Hansen said it’s more about using her creativity.

“I’m not going to make a killing; I’m not going to make a living [from this] but you have to have fun in your life and this is fun for me,” Hansen said, noting her sister-in-law once told her she didn’t think she was very good at crafts.

“I said, ‘I didn’t either,’” Hansen said with a laugh.

Vogt has been making found-glass sculptures for about six months. She said she uses silicone to bind the glass, choosing whatever pieces catch her eye to mold together.

Her style consists of more vase-like sculp-tures. Some of the ones she had on display consisted of old light fixtures.

“I tend to be more monochromatic than some people, but I’m trying to break away by doing more colours

and different colours together,” Vogt said, noting she tends to cre-ate all white or all clear sculptures.

Vogt also said these sculptures are a great alternative to throwing away the material.

“It’s recycling, or repurposing — what-ever the buzz word is now,” Vogt said.

Simpson said she started with her glass art last fall and ended up giving her glass sculptures to her family members for Christmas.

The glass totems Simpson had on display can be used as garden art, she said. She also said finding the glass is one of the most exciting parts of this hobby.

“Women like to shop,” she said with a laugh. “Finding the glass becomes almost an addiction.”

Hansen said five people — including herself — had their found-glass sculptures on display for the first Art in the Garden at the Baillie House in May. She told the Herald she thinks its a trend that’s catching on in Merritt.

The next Art in the Garden is August 24 at the Baillie House.

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one is not phoned in — it’s delivered right to potential victims’ mailboxes. When Debbie McKin-ney checked her mail one

inconspicuous August day, she didn’t expect a windfall in the form of a cheque for $3,990.85.

It was addressed to her, by name and address, and made out on May 29 of this year.

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aging on her rst mystery shopping assignment.McKinney also got a double-sided instruction sheet on how she was to use

the money. The instructions were to send $1,750 to one person and $1,450.85 to another by Western Union

money transfer. There was also a $250 service charge to Western Union that was supposed to be covered by the original cheque, while McKinney was instructed to keep $450

for “training” and use $100 of it to purchase products from one of the stores she was to review: Wal-Mart, Kmart, Home Depot, Sears,

JC Penny or Best Buy. The letter also included a short survey about the shop-ping experience. The scam works by giv-

ing the victim a list of tasks to do, which includes trans-ferring a large portion of the money to a name provided. The victim is hoped to cash the cheque, keeping a small some for him or herself, and make the transfer to nd out later that the cheque is counterfeit, leaving the victim accountable for the

funds wired. There is a packaging plant — a cardboard box manufacturer and retailer — at the address listed on the

letter in Mississauga, Ont. However, McKinney was suspicious right away as she

has never expressed an inter-est in working as a mystery shopper, and her suspicions were heightened when she saw she was instructed to distribute most of the money

to two addresses in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

She said the cheque looked legitimate, and even had a Royal Bank of Cana-da stamp on it. She phoned RCMP and

contacted the local Royal Bank branch to check into it. “Pretty much, what you’re doing is you’re cash-

ing this cheque and you’re

sending most of it back to this person, so if this cheque doesn’t clear, then you’re screwed,” she said. “I’m just

concerned that some senior might be wanting to make a couple extra bucks and do it. Anybody that was hard-up for cash would take this cheque and cash it.” Local Royal Bank branch

manager Tyler Robinson said he’s heard of the mys-tery shopper scam before, and although he hasn’t seen much of it in Merritt, it is on the bank’s radar. He said McKinney did

everything right when she had her rst inkling that it could’ve been a scam.

“Does it make sense for me to send you a cheque and then ask for you to send me back the money?

It doesn’t,” Robinson said. “If you’re skeptical, you’re probably skeptical for a rea-son.”

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre lists the “mys-tery shopper” scam under its job scams category, which it de nes as a deceptive solici-tation offering employment upon payment of an ad-vance fee to sercure the job

or the materials to do the job “or any job offer involv-ing money transfer or wir-ing funds related to cashing

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Minister of forests tours MerrittThe Minister of Forests,

Lands and Natural Resource Operations visited Merritt on Monday as part of a regional tour through the Southern Interior and Kootenays.

One of Minister Steve Thomson’s local stops was Aspen Planers, where he met with Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart and Aspen Planers officials, discussing the forestry industry.

The minister also met with First Nations and wood-producing companies in the Merritt area as well as mem-bers of city council. His last stop in the area was at the Nicola Fire Base.

Thomson told the Herald it had been a while since his last visit through Merritt.

“We were over here last fall, but it’s great to get back. It’s a great area and [it’s]

great working with Jackie Tegart, the new MLA here, and lots of opportunity here. There are some exciting things happening,” he said.

Thomson said Aspen Planers is one of the key players in the economics of Merritt and the region.

Thomson also made clear the ministry’s mandate is to help facilitate jobs, economic activity and build the econo-mies of communities in B.C.

Thomson said his minis-try sees a positive future in the forestry industry as mar-ket returns improve.

He also said the ministry continues to work at diversi-fying markets in places such as China and Japan.

In October, Thomson will be leading a trade mission to China and Japan, which was mandated by the premier.

Tegart said she’s pleased to be serving on the Environmental Land Use

Committee, which Thomson chairs.

“It’s important to have that rural voice there,” Tegart said.

At the fire base, the min-ister met with fire crews to congratulate them on their success in extinguishing fires this year.

“I’ve really been impressed with the profes-sionalism that our fire man-agement branch has [and] the response times across the province,” Thomson said.

“I know here, particularly, they’re looking forward to getting into the new base and the new facilities we have for them, but right now they’re focused on the job at hand and we’ll get them over to the new base at the appro-priate time.”

A new fire manage-ment base is set to open on Airport Road in the near future.


Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations Steve Thomson and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart decked out in hard hats and visi-vests at Aspen Planers on Tuesday. Michael Potestio/Herald

Tenants, staff take pride in landmarkFull-time employee Joanne

Street, who has plenty of experi-ence in pubs and restaurants throughout the Nicola Valley as well, works for Allison and Reed and helps out with every aspect of the business from bookkeeping to bar-tending.

The fifth-generation Merrit-tonian said the hotel is a point of pride.

“My grandfather bar-tended here in the ’40s,” she said. “The Coldwater Hotel is an historical landmark, and it makes me proud. There are always those bus tours and people taking pictures, espe-cially of the Coldwater Hotel.”

And it’s not just because it’s a landmark, it’s everything that landmark represents to Street: the camaraderie within its walls.

Like Street, assistant manager Nik Vischschraper also fills in wherever necessary, and is proud of the building’s legacy and its ten-ants. He said hotel staff employs some of the tenants to clean up around the parking lot, which

instils a further sense of pride in their home.

Allison said he knows the hotel could use some renovations, but all of those projects take money, and money takes time.

“It could use some work and some paint and some of the car-pets replaced, which we plan on doing as we continue here,” he said. “We’re going to be improving as we go. This is our family busi-ness. We’re married to the place. We’re not going anywhere. We’re all-in.”

But while suite renovations have to wait for the cash flow to level out, Allison said the owners are

moving ahead on the renovation projects they can start. They’re looking into potential government grant sources to refinish the hotel’s exterior, which will run an estimat-ed $300,000 to $600,000.

In time, Allison said he wants to make the hotel a place that all Merrittonians can be proud of.

“If you see a picture of Merritt, there’s usually this building in the background,” he said. “We want to do right by the place.”

Allison said he and Reed have realistic expectations for the hotel, and see all kinds of potential in it and the other businesses it encom-passes (the pub, restaurant, and cold beer and wine store).

“We started from March 1 as a whole new business. There are a lot of misconceptions out there,” he said. “We try to make the hotel as nice as possible for the people who come in and we’re trying to change some of the misconcep-tions that people have of the place. We have an old but very beautiful hotel.”

With the restaurant open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., the beer and wine

store open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., the pub open from noon until 2 a.m., and the hotel lobby open 24 hours, employees are working around the clock.

“That’s every day of the week, so we’ve been putting in a lot of hours,” Allison said.

The bar, of course, is a hotspot in town, thanks in large part to Allison’s efforts over the years. The late afternoon light shows off the interior’s intricate and detailed woodwork, which pays tribute to its history.

Down the hall from the restau-rant sits an aubergine banquet hall with gold chandeliers, stately wall sconces and an inviting fireplace at the front. It’s a beautiful room tucked away for special occasions, and one Allison said they’re utiliz-ing more and more.

In the meantime, the pride inside the hotel is swelling — amongst employees, owners, patrons and tenants.

“It’s our place, and it really means a lot to us,” Allison said. “These people, they’re becoming a family.”

‘‘‘We started from March 1 as a whole new business. There are a lot of misconceptions out there.’

— COLDWATER HOTEL OWNER JOHN ALLISON

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Merritt moving on climate changeThe following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt reg-ular council meet-ing agenda on Aug. 13, 2013.

In acknowledgement of the ongoing efforts of local leaders, the joint Provincial-UBCM Green Communities Committee (GCC) is pleased to announce the new Climate Action Recognition Program for B.C. local governments. This is a multi-level program that will provide the GCC with an oppor-tunity to review and publicly recognize the progress and achieve-ments of each [Climate Action] Charter signa-tory.

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Dear Mayor Roline and councillors:

On behalf of the joint GCC, we would like to extend our con-gratulations for your efforts to reduce green-house gas emissions in your corporate opera-tions and community over the 2012 report-ing year.

As a signatory to the Climate Action Charter, you have

demonstrated your commitment to work with the province and UBCM to take action on climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in your community and cor-porate operations. As a Charter signatory who has demonstrated progress on the fulfill-ment of one or more of your commitments, we are pleased to acknowledge your achievement of Level 1 recognition: Progress on Charter commit-ments.

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The fights, which were originally sched-uled for earlier this summer, were post-poned due to the pass-ing of the federal bill S-209, which amended the Criminal Code of Canada to give provinces the ability to regulate mixed martial arts.

The federal bill S-209 legalized profes-sional MMA but left amateur MMA illegal until each province set up their own provincial sanctioning body.

On Aug. 2, the provincial govern-ment Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development also announced ama-teur combat sports to be legal as B.C. intro-duced new regulations that allow amateur events to move for-ward, according to that same press release.

Regulation of amateur MMA was required and while

sanctioning processes are still being devel-oped the B.C. Athletics Commission doesn’t expect any amateur events to be negatively affected, the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development said in a press release.

Jesse Eller, presi-

dent of the UCL, said he feels that despite having to deal with a different sanctioning body, the good far out-weighs the bad. They will also be able to use the same sanctioning body when they host pro-am events as well as their own officials.

“I’m excited, man,”

Eller told the Herald.The event will be

held on Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. on the rodeo grounds instead of at the arena as originally scheduled.

Eller said the two main events for their UCL 18 King of the Valley amateur fights will remain the same:

Shuter vs. Brown and Charters vs. Agar.

“Those will be good fights. They’re really evenly matched,” Eller said.


CLEAN TEAM (From left) Amrit Samra, Tasha Zimmerman, Emily Schultz and Austin Warren of the Smart Step Youth Association were hard at work at Voght Park removing graffiti as part of the third annual Paint Our City Clean event undertaken by the Smart Step City Squad. On Monday, 10 of the volunteers visited about 20 different spots to remove grafitti around Merritt. Smart Step Sport is also holding a free sports camp at Merritt Secondary School for children aged six to 12 this week. United Way donated $1,100 to the group for the camp. Michael Potestio/Herald


I had another first in my journalism career thus far on Monday, and let me tell you, it was a humbling one.

Without my own research beforehand, I gave someone’s words a pedestal they shouldn’t have been on — the pages of this newspaper.

I learned of this mis-take the hard way, of

course, and it is a hard lesson that I am learning. Having walked through the Coldwater Hotel with co-owner John Allison and assistant manager Nik Vischschraper, I now know that the letter published in the Aug. 8 edition of the paper does not reflect what is going on inside its walls.

While I can’t speak to the writer’s experiences, I can speak to my own experience, and what I saw on my first-hand tour showed that it can’t possi-bly be the same hotel.

What I saw were rooms, not unlike average motel rooms, and nothing falling down or caving in, no refuse at all or loiter-ers in the hallways. I was shown inside a number of suites, including the

one in question. Not only was it livable, it was, as I expressed to John and Nik, quite roomy.

John and Nik said the place has been well inspected and is all up to code, which it had to be prior to the sale.

If you have your doubts, the owners invite you to go take a look for yourself.

The hotel is not the big, scary place some people may think it is. It’s the kind of place where the smooth tones of jazz greats complement an his-toric ambiance and where friendly laughter between tenants isn’t uncommon. It is nothing short of livable, of course. Many tenants have lived there for years.

I regret that I took someone’s word for it,

and feel manipulated as the gatekeeper of the opinion page. The writer in question left the hotel very close to the time the new owners took over and essentially, the place is starting fresh with them.

I do not take my failure in this regard lightly, nor do I take it lightly that I’m discussing this failure in a frank and public way.

And what did I learn from this? That as the addressee of the letter (however impersonal the name of “editor” is) I have a lot of responsibil-ity in putting that page together. There are loads of people who read the paper, which is fantastic. However, there is a finality in the printed word itself that can be very power-ful, for better or worse,

and I have renewed my view that words can wield immense power.

Anybody who knows me knows that I try my best in this position and there can be a tremendous amount of pressure, even in a market relatively small such as Merritt. I am not asking for sympathy for my career path (which I chose) and I know that I have an important respon-sibility to the paper’s read-ers. But I am still learning as I go, and sometimes I have to learn the hard way.

This is definitely one of those times. And you can bet I won’t forget this lesson.

I may have had to learn the hard way, but I am learning. And aren’t we all?

HERALD OPINION

Pressure on for skills training

VICTORIA – Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk has offered some advice for students heading for post-secondary education this fall.

In a commentary sent to B.C. news-papers, Virk reminded students that his task “is to ensure post-secondary stu-dents obtain the experience and quali-fications needed to put a paycheque in their back pocket.”

B.C. is forecast to have one million jobs to fill by 2020, through a combi-nation of retirements and economic growth. More than 40 per cent of them will require trades and technical training, and for students, likely a move north.

“My advice to students is to look at where the jobs are based and tailor their education and training to match,” Virk wrote. “Our population is con-centrated in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island, but as a resource-based economy, many directly and indirectly related jobs are located elsewhere.”

That’s not the only blunt message for students deciding on a career. While defending his ministry’s spending plans in the recent legislature session, Virk described some of the problems that are entrenched.

Parents, particularly in immigrant communities, push their children towards medicine, law, dentistry or engineering, he noted.

Learning a hard lesson the hard way

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Students themselves gravitate toward areas that are familiar to them, such as teaching.

B.C. universities gradu-ated 2,000 new teachers last year. Another 850 arrived from out of province and were licensed to teach in B.C. During the same year, the B.C. school system hired 800 teach-ers. And many of those jobs were outside metropolitan areas.

It’s been hammered into us by the B.C. government’s end-

less “jobs plan” advertising, and a similar campaign by Ottawa, that more students need to focus on trades and resource industries. Virk acknowledges that his budget con-tains another $1 million for adver-tising, the same as last year, much of it to reinforce the need to fill skilled jobs. But he danced around the question of whether there will be spaces in technical programs.

NDP critics say the waiting list for these kinds of programs at Kwantlen University and B.C. Institute of Technology are running

between a year and three years. And they have frequently noted that advanced education spending is budgeted to decline by $42 mil-lion over the next three years.

Virk said post-secondary institu-tions working with industry have produced 456 additional seats in high-demand programs for this year. It’s a start.

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B.C. pushing trades

Setting record straight on hotelDear Editor,

I am writing in response to the letter published by the Merritt Herald on Aug. 8 from Mr. Timothy Mar-tindale.

Mr. Martindale did indeed live at the Coldwater Hotel. His tenancy ended very shortly after we took ownership on March 1. Being as he is aware that there has been a change in ownership, as well as the fact that he has not lived here for nearly half a year, I was surprised to read his letter in the newspaper. Why is this letter being published now, and not a year ago when he first got here?

A lot of what is in this letter is

highly dramatic and certainly exag-gerated. The purchase of the hotel took nearly a full year to complete, during which time we got intimately acquainted with all facets of the business and the building. Although there are many, many things on the to-do list, I have certainly never seen anything as colourful as what Mr. Martindale describes in his let-ter. With the purchase of a business of this size, we had numerous visits with officials from several govern-ing bodies — health inspectors, city works inspectors, fire chief, RCMP, and several provincial ministry offi-cials. All inspections were passed prior to the sale date.

In our few months as owners

of the Coldwater Hotel, we have already spent far more “almighty dollars” in repairs, maintenance, and renovation than we have collected in rent. We are currently operating at close to 50 per cent less occupancy due to the number of evictions issued immediately upon taking over. We are not re-renting these apart-ments until such time as all neces-sary repairs and renovations of these suites are completed.

The attacks on the current ten-ants in this letter are appalling! There are many very hard-working and wonderful people living here; some have called the Coldwater Hotel their home since the 1980s. To have these people publicly ridi-

culed and referred to as “living like rats” is nothing short of insulting.

As far as Mr. Martindale’s demand for action from welfare, I would like to note that we contacted ASK Wellness (an outreach and advocacy group designed to aid and assist at-risk individuals) and asked for their assistance for some of the tenants who were living here.

After publishing such an inflam-matory letter, I would like to invite any investigative journalist from the Merritt Herald to visit us any time.

Marla Reed and John AllisonProprietors, Coldwater HotelMerritt

Dear Editor,

Re: Call to action on Coldwater in Thursday, Aug. 8 edition of the Merritt Herald.

I am appalled that a small town newspaper would publish such an obscenely defamatory letter. While I appreciate a writer’s right to free speech, this goes beyond stating an opinion or expressing discontent about an experience. I am astonished that the editor has allowed this letter go to print.

To publish an article calling for the demolition or condemning of

a business, without any knowledge of factual evidence, is outrageous. In a small town like Merritt, where our downtown core is struggling for life, it seems silly to me to publish such a gruesome depiction of one our town’s most historic buildings.

Not only is this a brutal attack of a family-owned business, it is a painful defamation of the tenants who live upstairs — many of whom are friendly, hard-working individuals. Some of them are on their last legs, and, in conjunction with welfare, ASK Wellness, and the Coldwater Hotel, are being

provided an affordable place to reside. In no way are they “living like rats,” nor are they being “locked away and forgotten.” I am pained as a reader for the horrible attack of character that the Herald has allowed to go to print.

As a Merritt resident, I am offended by the decision the Merritt Herald has made by publishing a letter of this nature. Shame on you!

Nik VischschraperAssistant Manager, Coldwater HotelMerritt

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Dear Editor,

Re: Directional Sinage Committee to request $1,500 from council, Merritt Herald Aug. 1

I see in the paper that I’m part of the city’s Directional “Sinage” Committee.

Just curious. Are we supposed to be promotin’ sin, discouragin’ sin, or are we just supposed to keep an eye out for it? Would appreciate clarification. Thanks.

Coun. Kurt ChristophersonMerritt

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The Nicola Val-ley and District Food Bank’s harvest is grow-ing, thanks to donors of fresh food.

“For so many years, I think it was thought that you just couldn’t give [perishable food] to the food bank,” food bank manager Marlene Fenton said. “But local people are starting to catch on.”

Users of the food bank have benefited from donations of fresh fruit and vegeta-bles from local farmers and gardeners lately, as well as larger-scale donations from out-of-town sources.

Fenton said the Fresh Okanagan Fruit stand, which sets up near Central Park, supports the food bank, and the Bass

Coast festival donated 350 pounds of pota-toes that went unused from food vendors at the festival over the August long weekend.

“We were actually trying to get potatoes in everyone’s hamper, so that’s a direct cost-savings for us — yet we can still pass it on to the clients. That was awesome,” Fenton said.

The Alberta Food Bank also donated two

pallets of food for free, which were leftover from Calgary flood relief stocks. Fenton said a trucking com-pany continued the goodwill by bringing it in for free as well.

Fenton said food bank users are happy about the fresh food options as that was one of the things users themselves identi-fied as wanting more of when the food bank’s organizational

structure changed in March.

While monthly hampers are still comprised largely of non-perishable canned goods, getting fresh food means weekly top-ups are more nutritious and offer more variety.

“If there are extra perishables, we put that out on the weekly assistance table, so it gets to families — and that’s huge,” she said.

She said fresh food donations stay freshest for food bank clients if they’re brought in on Tuesday mornings so they can be allocated on Tuesday, Wednes-day or Thursday dur-ing the food bank’s open hours.

But, as with any endeavour with the charitable organiza-tion, it is always a search for more.

“I know that there are lots and lots of big gardens out there that are probably going to seed, and we would love to hear from those people,” Fenton added.

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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System is raising late fees chil-dren pay for overdue books.

Beginning Monday, children will pay 10 cents, the same rate as adults.

The change is part of the

TNRD’s effort to “harmo-nize” all fine rates so children, adults and seniors pay the same amount for late items.

Marc Saunders, director of libraries for the TNRD, said the fees have not changed since the 1970s and will be balanced with

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This column has been inspired by news from Switzerland about a small game butchering course being offered by the Freilicht Museum Bal-lenberg (Living History Museum Ballenberg). This museum is an old village that demon-strates with hands-on examples how people lived in the olden days. One of the courses offered for young people is a small game and livestock butcher-ing course.

I am not surprised about this course

because, as a child, this was part of our regular school education pro-gram, which included growing vegetables and how to butcher (in theory) chickens and rabbits and turn them into table fare. I find this course a good idea considering more Swiss are raising small livestock again for per-sonal consumption.

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ers, there were also some things called “parenting organiza-tions” taking part in this negativity by mak-ing comments about “teaching children violence” and “teach-ing children the wrong values.”

What’s wrong with teaching youth to hunt, fish and butcher small livestock? Noth-ing!

One of the reasons why I respect food is because I learned as a child how much work is involved in rais-ing vegetables. I also learned that the deli-cious meat on my plate

was at one time a liv-ing creature that had to give its life to feed me. I also believe that part of the problem with the young genera-tion, their eating hab-its and their wasteful treatment of food, can be directly related to the fact that they have no clue where the food is coming from nor how it is grown and prepared.

Today, food is something that is just there and we eat it without giving any thought to it. Hunting and fishing is a very good way to show chil-dren how to respect the animals destined for our dinner tables, and I have to say that on average, most chil-dren with a hunting background are much more appreciative of food.

Besides that, I always found it a very

important part of children’s education to teach them how to be self-sufficient in providing sustenance rather than having to rely exclusively on supermarkets and food factories to provide nourishment.

Teaching chil-dren how to grow vegetables, hunt, fish and process food not only gives them a new respect for food, it teaches them a survival skill.

Besides knowing how to provide healthy, nutritious food for the family, children gain a sense of self-worth and accomplishment. I remember that as a child, I felt very proud when mother cooked a meal for the family from the vegetables that I had grown in my own little corner of the garden or the trout I caught in the lake.

OTHMAR VOHRINGERThe OUTDOORSMAN

‘‘‘Hunting is a very good way to show children how to respect the animals destined for our dinner tables.’

— OUTDOOR COLUMNIST OTHMAR VOHRINGER

The City of Merritt has filled its economic development manager and financial services manager positions, which had been vacant for about two months.

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The target start date for the economic development manager is Sept. 6, he said.

Noble couldn’t

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When Miller, in his study, had come to the conclusion that the prophecy pointed to 1844 and the cleansing of the sanctuary, he did not know where to turn, so he accepted the theory that this world is the sanctuary.

The apostle Peter says, at the end, the world is destroyed by re. Miller put it all together and believed that Jesus would return in 1844. He began to tell what he had found. People looked at themselves and asked, “Am I ready for the coming of Jesus?”

Many people followed Miller. Some joined Miller in selling what he taught. They began to go the cities and towns, rented halls and preached the coming of Jesus. This all cost money. People who believed the message sold things to help keep Miller and his entourage going.

This was not only happening in the U.S. and Canada, but a Catholic priest in South America came up with the same theory. He wrote a book on the coming of Jesus in 1843 or 1844, but he changed

his name so he would not include the church.

About this time, a bright young Jewish boy, whose father was a rabbi, became acquainted with a Christian and accepted Jesus. His father was very annoyed and made him leave home. He went on to school, a college, and as he studied the Bible, he came up with the same time for Jesus’ return.

He spent years preaching in Europe, but also in the Arab countries of Asia. He had no organization to help him fund his preaching. Many people heard the message he preached. He eventually made his way to America and preached to the senate.

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Many brides and grooms have a special wedding song that becomes the tuneful touchstone of their new partnership – and because we’re now at the peak marriage sea-son (there are close to 67,000 weddings across Canada during June, July and August1), this is a great time to take a look at the best finan-cial planning strategies for brides and grooms, so you and your new partner won’t end up having your special

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A terrific wedding, yes! – but one you can afford. Look beyond the hors d’oeuvres and champagne and at your long-term finan-cial life. Plan for a ter-rific wedding within a reasonable, affordable budget – and discuss all your goals, financial and otherwise.

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in wedding expenses, at 14 per cent inter-est and only make the minimum payment each month and you’ll make your final pay-ment on your hun-dredth anniversary.

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#2090 $71,900

2009 mobile in Lower Nicola MH Park, one of the nicest parks in the area. 2 bedrm home with open design kitchen/living room. Hardi-plank siding, 2x6 construction. Great home for retiree or fi rst time buyer.

QUIET CUL DE SAC

#2086 $227,000

Nice family home with fully fenced yard, fruit trees, lots of storage, carport & RV parking. Home has 3 bedrms up 2 down, bright kitchen w/eating area, rec.rm & workshop area in bsmt.

IN LOWER NICOLA

#2088 $275,900

Great home on 0.35 acre lot with creek & detached 24x28 shop with power. 2 bedrms up, 1 down.Upstairs has open concept with a galley kitchen & large living rm. Bsmt has new carpets, paint & HW tank.

LARGE RESIDENTIAL LOT

#2082 $109,900

One of the last bare land parcels fronting on Nicola River in the city of 0.91 acres, completely fl at. This space offers unlimited possibilities to build the home you’ve always dreamed of.

SPIUS CREEK ESTATES

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#2085 $129,000

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#2081 $239,000

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#2094 $459,000

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#2028 $144,900

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#2095 $950,000

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#2093 $169,000

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#2026 $299,9000

LARGE DUPLEX

Side by side duplex, close to shopping & amenities. Has 1740 sq.ft., 4 bedrms & 3 baths per side. Front unit has new carpets, fl ooring & some paint. Back unit has long term tenant. 2 storage units.

#1998 $479,900

UNBELIEVABLE MAN CAVE

Gorgeous home with gourmet kitchen, S/S appliances, large balcony off living & dining rooms with views. 4 bedrms, 3 baths, fully fi n. bsmt with wet bar, games room. Professionally landscaped.

#1970 $334,900

LARGE FAMILY HOME

Well kept 4 bedrm family home with 2 bedrm legal suite with private entrance, in quiet neighbourhood & close to school. Includes UG sprinklers, central vac, skylight, jetted tub in ensuite.

#2091 $429,000

SPECTACULAR VIEWS

Well fi nished ‘ICF’ effi cient, 4 bedroom, 2 storey home with open fl oor plan and quality throughout. The unfi n. basement was designed to accommodate an inlaw suite. Comes with Home Warranty.

#2044 $527,400

OPPORTUNITY

Great opportunity to get into the rental market. 6 strata titled strata units, within walking distance to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at $87,900 per unit. All currently rented.

#2088 $275,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

3 bedrm home on 0.35 acre lot with creek at the side. Open plan upstairs with a galley kitchen. Recent reno downstairs, new roof in 2004 and new HW tank. Has detached garage/shop.

#1993 $415,000

DETACHED SHOP

Unique modern open fl oor plan, 4 bedrms up with master suite with vaulted ceilings, soaker tub & WI closet, bright kitchen & family rm. Has double plus detached 26x26 shop & RV parking.

#1957 $219,900

INCREDIBLE VALUE

3 bedrms up plus 2 bedrm legal suite down, on 0.19 acre corner lot. Perfect for young family looking for a mortgage helper or an investor. Easy walk to bus and school. Fenced backyard with mature cedars.

#2053 $244,900

SPOTLESS HOME

4 bedrm home, centrally located. New HW tank & boiler in 2011, new metal roof, HE gas F/P, updated windows, UG sprinklers & freshly painted. Spacious backyard, RV parking, single garage.

#1671 $329,000

QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD

3 bedrms up with 3 pce ensuite, large bright living room with gas F/P, large dining rm with access to covered deck. Bsmt has 2 bedrms, gas F/P, in-fl oor heating. Double garage, RV parking.

#1995 $299,000

OPPORTUNITY

Great holding property with 4 lots, one with cozy 1 bedrm rental home plus 3 other lots (zoned C2) being sold as a package. Has a single car garage. Close to downtown core.

#1917 $515,000

ON HALF ACRE LOT

Custom fi nished 3 bedroom rancher on ½ acre lot with double garage & detached shop. Home is high end fi nished top to bottom. Enjoy the master bedrm 5 pce ensuite. Centrally located.

#2043 $89,900

WHY RENT

This 3 bedrm home has had some updates, laminate fl ooring, double glazed windows, electrical upgrade, newer roof. 2 levels, 3 bedrms, 2 baths. Strata fees heat and hot water.

#1925 $344,900

ON THE BENCH

Come & view this 4 bedrm home, nicely landscaped 12,640 sq.ft. lot. Has some newer fl ooring, paint, windows, siding, furnace & HW tank. S/S appliances in ktuchen. Huge sundeck & shop in back

#1990 $369,000

NEW BENCH HOME

New 3 bedrm home with gorgeous views of the valley. Home has open concept design, deluxe kitchen, security system. Water reservoir tax has been paid. Home Warranty. Seller will pay GST.

#1863 $549,900

SENSATIONAL

Quality built view home offers approx. 4000 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Large chef’s kitchen with all appliances, family rm open to large balcony, 4 bedrms, 3 baths. Fully fi nished basement. Triple garage.

#1919 $379,000

A MUST SEE

Spectacular home on quiet cul de sac. New windows, siding, new concrete driveway, sidewalks & deck in past couple of yrs. Inside has new HW fl oors, high end carpet, newer bathrms, kitchen & more.

#1905 $229,900

HAS WORKSHOP

4 bedroom home with fully fi nished basement and large rec.room. Kitchen opens to dining & living rm and includes appliances. RV parking, carport plus detached garage/shop.

#1759 $432,000

MANICURED LOT

Gorgeous 5 bedrm family home on large corner lot. Home has HW fl ooring throughout with ceramic tile in kitchen & baths. Extra large kitchen with open concept. Fully fi nished bsmt & a double garage.

#2017 $240,000

NEW RANCHER

New 2 bedroom + den rancher with open design plan, master bedroom with 4 pce ensuite and walk in closet. Single car garage. Close to shopping and in good area. Quick possession.

#2015 $499,0000

FANTASTIC VIEWS

Cozy & impressive home with entry way with oak fl oors & Victorian front doors & stained glass windows, bathrms refurbished with vintage tubs. Geothermal heating, 4 bedrms, 3 baths.

#1967 $77,000

MOBILE WITH ADDITION

2 bedrm mobile with addition, large enclosed porch & a family room. Nice tidy yard with covered patio & close to river to dip your feet in the summer. Includes appliances.

#1892 $179,000

WALK TO AMENITIES

3 bedrrom home in downtown core. Great for home-based business. Has a detached garage 21x23 with lane access. Fenced backyard with sundeck.

#1978 $279,900

FANTASTIC VIEWS

This Bench home has 3 bedrms on the main & 1 in bsmt. Laminate fl oors, open kitchen with all appl. Great views from the sundeck, big rec.rm in bsmt & workshop. Close to school.

#2049 $298,500

IMMACULATE DUPLEX

Immaculate side by side duplex with approx. 960 sq.ft. & 2 bedrms per side. Reno’s in 2004 & 2007 include fl ooring, plumbing, electrical, furnaces, HW tanks & Mill Creek kitchen & both baths. Has detached 16x24 shop.garage.

#1981 $267,500

CORNER LOT

Good family neighbourhood, close to school & shopping. This home has cathedral entry with 2 bedrms up, 2 down, 2 full baths, large living rm and sundeck above carport. Large corner lot.

#2010 $289,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

Great 4 bedrm home with HW fl oors, open concept with big kitchen & comes with appl. Some reno’s have been done like new roof, windows & exterior doors. Main bath has jetted soaker tub.

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#2036 $194,000

FIRST TIME BUYERS

3 bedrm character home, close to school on 0.31 acre lot, fenced with room for shop. Master bedrm on main & 2 up. New kitchen counters & cabinets, new fl ooring in bathrm & kitchen.

#2028 $144,900

GORGEOUS APARTMENT

Corner, upper unit with custom Mill Creek cabinets & tiled back splash & S/S appliances. Living rm has B/I cabinetry & TV stand. Totally reno’d bathrm with extensive tile work.

#2027 $509,900

EXECUTIVE HOME

Spacious home with gourmet chef’s kitchen & nook, Maple cabinets, formal dining, den & family rm with glass doors to partially covered deck to enjoy the views, 5 bedrms & 3.5 baths

#1989 $389,000

EXTRA HALF LOT

Perfect 4 bedrm, 2.5 bath family home on 1 ½ lots. Fully fi n. bsmt, 2 family rm, games rm, wine room, offi ce & more. Lots of parking for toys. Great year with patio gazebo, storage shed & UG drip irrigation

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#2009 $155,900

START OR RETIRE HERE

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom house with large backyard and 236 sq.ft. shop. Home is in excellent location, just minutes from downtown. Comes with appliances and central A/C.

#1982 $169,900

INVESTMENT

Side by side duplex with walking distance to amenities. Each side has 100 amp service, 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen & living rm plus fenced backyard. Adjacent duplexes also for sale.

#1825 $214,900

SUN VALLEY COURT

Nice end unit townhome with bigger yard. Tastefully decorated, 3 bedrms plus offi ce, 3 pce ensuite, open fl oor plan on main plus laundry & 2 pce powder room. Double garage

#2079 $269,900

CLOSE TO SCHOOL

Very nice 4 bedroom home with open fl oor plan and high cathedral ceilings. Has 1 bedrm and laundry on main, 3 bedrms up and ensuite with jetted tub. Has fenced backyard. Includes 3 appliances.

#1963 $295,000

QUIET CUL DE SAC

West Coast contemporary home on quiet street. 3 bedrms, den, 2.5 baths, elegant fl ooring. 13x18 living rm with 17 ft vaulted ceilings. Kitchen with wrap around counters. 3 pce ensuite. Private backyard.

#1988 $246,300

SPOTLESS RANCHER

One level home with 2 master bedrms + den & offi ce (or 3rd bedrm). Each bedrm has its own ensuite. Has 536 sq.ft. covered deck and 20x16 detached shop with concrete fl oors.

#1951 $75,000

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Great property for fi rst time buyers or retirees. has large living and dining room with balcony and storage. Currently rented. Why rent when you can own.

#2014 $165,000

FIRST TIME BUYERS

Cozy 2 bedrm home in good area, close to downtown. Home has had upgrades over the past few years – metal roof, insulation, fl ooring, light fi xtures, countertops & paint.

#1921 $184,900

LARGE YARD

Great home with 2 bedrms, open fl oor plan with newer high quality laminate throughout. Recent upgrades in kitchen include countertops & lower cabinets. Most windows replaced. Lots of RV parking

#1836 $314,900

FANTASTIC VIEWS

3 bedroom rancher with views of the Nicola Valley. Just 2 yrs new with open fl oor plan, vaulted ceilings in kitchen, eating area and family room. 20x24 garage with 10 ft ceilings

#2031 $369,900

NEW RANCHER

Great views from this Bench rancher with full walkout basement. HW, porcelain & carpet fl ooring. Vaulted ceilings, open design kitchen, 2 bedrms up, 2 baths. Bsmt roughed in inlaw suite.

#1883 $414,900

HUGE LOT

Custom built 3 level home on the Bench in private setting with gourmet kitchen, granite counters, oak cabinets, porceline tile & HW fl oors. 5 bedrms, 4 baths, sauna, theatre room & more

#1889 $298,000

REVENUE FOURPLEX

Side by side fourplex on a 1/3 of an acre. Has been renovated inside & out including roof & septic system. Monthly rental revenue is currently $2670. Cooperative water. Desirable location

#2012 $94,999

FIRST TIME BUYERS

2 bedroom upper unit in good shape. Move in ready condition. Comes with appliances. Has had some recent lino & laminate fl ooring, and a sundeck for BBQ’s.

#1861 $395,000

REMARKABLE HOME

Perfect for family in good neighbourhood & close to school. 3 bedrms on main, large open kitchen with nook, 3 gas F/S’s, 2 bedrms down & summer kitchen. Large fenced backyard.

#1950 $75,000

WHY RENT?

Why rent when you can own your own 2 bedroom apartment. Great for retirees, fi rst time buyers. Has a balcony and storage, large living & dining room. Strata fees $216 per month.

#1906 $50,000

OPPORTUNITY

Large lot located on quiet end of street. Situated close to elementary school and park. Hydro has been disconnected on existing building. Zoned R6 for a mobile home on the property.

#1977 $269,999

WELL MAINTAINED

Good house, property & neighbourhood. Well maintained 5 bedrm home, bright kitchen with Birch cabinets, 2 baths & fully fi n. bsmt. Nicely landscaped with private sundeck in back.

#1979 $349,900

IMMACULATE HOME

4 bedrm home with fantastic views, RV parking & double garage. Eating area, living rm with gas F/P & kitchen all with views. Main level has family rm with gas F/P, offi ce & laundry & 2 bedrms.

#2013 $319,000

AMAZING YARD

Fantastic 3 bedrm home with private oasis in backyard, pond & water features. Main fl oor has new kitchen w/eating area, 2 bedrms, laundry & family rm with hobby rm & games rm downstairs.

#2034 $249,000

BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE HOME

Beautifully fi nished 2 bdrm heritage home on 0.25 acre lot with new carport. Home has been completely restored including new windows, roof, kitchen & bathrm. 9 ½ ft ceilings, new plumbing

#2016 $187,900


Great starter or retirement home on huge 120x100 lot. Well kept older 2 bedrm home with family room & den in fully fi n. bsmt. Has single garage, storage sheds, RV prkg & lane access.

#1997 $429,900

BEAUTIFUL YARD

Quality executive family home in good area of the Bench. Home has HW & cork fl ooring, vaulted ceiling, Mill Creek cabinets with granite tops & island in kitchen. UG sprinklers, 2 decks

#2022 $439,000

RIVERFRONT PROPERTY

Executive 3 bedrm rancher on immaculate ½ acre lot backing onto Nicola River. Features 3 bedrms, 2 baths, 1900+ sq.ft. with maple HW, ceramic tile & large 475 sq.ft. covered deck.

#2018 $229,000

ROOM FOR SHOP

Nice family home with 3 bedrms on the main, large kitchen and living room. Has a full bsmt including inlaw suite with 1 bedrm & kitchen. Lots of storage, lane access & room for garage or shop.

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#2042 $334,900

BEAUTIFUL GARDENS

Exquisite 5 yr old rancher, completely landscaped & close to all amenities. 3 bedrms, 4 pce ensuite & w/I closet, fully open concept, high end appl., large gazebo in back & raised gardens.

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#2035 $189,000

GREAT LOCATION

3 bedrms on the main, possible 4th down. Kitchen is bright & cheery with new counters & cabinets. Laminate & tile fl oors. Fully fi n. bsmt with big family rm, offi ce & storage.

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#2023 $289,000

HAVE A BIG FAMILY?

Perfect for large family with 4 bedroom plus an additional 2 bedrm inlaw suite, den & play roo. Nice fenced yard for children or pets. Lane access. Community parks are close by.

#2024 $178,000

QUIET SETTING

Cute 2 bedroom rancher with open fl oor plan and nicely fi nished. Located in quiet rural neighbourhood. Property has very nice yard with several mature fruit trees. Includes appliances.

#2051 $370,000

RENOVATED HOME

4 bedrm rancher with fully fi nished basement and fantastic valley views. Reno’s include new Mill Creek kitchen, 2 new baths, new furnace & HW tank, newer windows & large back deck. RV parking.

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#2050 $334,900

IN QUIET CUL DE SAC

Spacious 4 bedrm home with open design, 3 pce ensuite, large back porch, huge backyard with nice sundeck and a garden area. Inlcudes 2 bedrm bsmt suite. 26x24 double garage.

#2052 $329,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

Large family home in good area, close to schools with 3 bedrms up and 2 bedrm inlaw suite on ground level. New paint & fl ooring on main. HW radiant heat with new boiler in 2009. Large fenced backyard.

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#2080 $234,900

DETACHED SHOP

3 bedrm family home, Bavarian style home with large living room & kitchen. Has HE furnace, large rec.rm with dry bar. Backyard has detached garage/shop, perfect for handyman. Mountain Views off covered deck in back.

#2086 $227,000

FULLY FENCED YARD

Nice family home in quiet cul de sac with fully fenced yard, fruit trees, lots of storage, carport & RV parking. 3 bedrms up, 2 down, bright kitchen with eating area, rec.rm & workshop area down.

NEWNEW

#2089 $65,000

INVESTORS

Great opportunity to own a 1 bedroom apartment in Merritt. Very affordable strata unit close to store & transportation. Why rent when you could own! $3,000 bonus to buyer upon completion.

NEWNEW

#2038 $339,000

GREAT BENCH HOME

Completely renovated 4 bedrm home with new kitchen, fl ooring, new bathrms up & down, extra spacious fl oor plan with open concept living. Large lot, covered carport, RV parking.

#2081 $239,000


This rancher features 3 bedrms, private yard with garden, 2 car garage & room for RV parking. Includes appliances & gas fi replace. Easy access and quality built home.

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#1947 $84,900

COMPLETELY RENOVATED

Completely renovated inside & out. Exterior redone in vinyl, peak roof has been added & asphalt shingles, and 160 sq.ft. addition. Entire interior drywalled, extra insulation in walls, new windows & more.

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#2040 $227,000

GARDENERS DELIGHT

Lush & green 19,500 sq.ft. lot in the city. Fruit trees & vegetable garden with nicelymanicured lawn. 2 bedrm on main plus 2 in bsmt. Has cold storage for canning. New siding & windows.

#2090 $71,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

2009 mobile in Lower Nicola MH Park, one of the nicest parks in the area. 2 bedrm home with open design kitchen/living room. Hardi-plank siding, 2x6 construction. Great home for retiree or fi rst time buyer.

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#1960 $177,000

CURB APPEAL

Book an appt. to view this 3 bedrm bungalow with fenced lot, mature landscaping & lane access. Private patio with hot tub. Open oak kitchen/dining room. Family room with wood airtight.

#2093 $169,000

EXTRA LARGE LOT

An older 2 bedrm house in nice neighbourhood on extra large lot of 13,780 sq.ft. that may have subdivision potential. Lane access to well maintained huge backyard. 19x16 single car garage. Priced for fi rst time buyer or those seeking a rental unit.

NEWNEW

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LARGE VIEW LOT

#1900 $83,000

Large estate size on with beautiful panoramic views of the Nicola River and bordering ranch lands. All this within the city limits and walking distance to shopping

APPROX. 264 ACRES

#1971 $1,250,000

Gorgeous property with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek fl owing through the property. A great variety of land and possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR, Old farm house used for seasonal cabin. 2 titles.

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#1966 $319,000

Solid 4 bedrm with with walkout bsmt on 1 acre, close to town. 3 bedrms up, 1 down, kitchen w/eating area, cozy living rm. Bsmt has family & games room, laundry. Has detached garage/shop.

PRIVATE ACREAGE

#1891 $429,000

29.9 acres just 20 mins outside of Merritt. Gentle slope with year round creek. Great horse property fenced & cross-fenced. Home has 3 bedrms 2 bath, huge living room and fantastic views.

ON 4.64 ACRES

#1916 $474,900

Country living on 4.64 acres with beautiful 4 bedrm log home. Spacious loft master suite, newer kitchen & appliances, new electric furnace & heat pump, pellet stove. Great views

KANE VALLEY

#2029 $589,900

Private 10 acre parcel in great recreational area. Home has 3 bedrms 3 baths, fully fi nished bsmt. View off front deck. Fenced backyard with 32x32 heated shop w/13 ft ceilings.

HORSE PROPERTY

#1992 $519,900

Great horse property with riding arena on 9.91 acres & backs onto crown land. 4 bedrm home with huge country kitchen, large wrap around covered deck. Has double garage & detached shop.

KANE VALLEY

#2021 $599,000

Enjoy the peace & privacy from this 10 acre parcel that backs onto Crown Land. Beautiful log home with open concept, kitchen area overlooks gardens. Has several outbldgs. Great rec. area.

CLOSE TO TOWN

#1904 $399,900

Custom rancher on 2 acres with full bsmt & double garage. Great for horses with shelter. Immaculate home with maple cabinets, 5 appl., huge sunroom off dining rm & workshop in bsmt.

BREATHTAKING VIEWS

#1866 $799,995

Exceptionally well built 5 bedrm home on 20 acres, with 4 baths & inlaw suite in fully fi n. bsmt. Large windows to enjoy the panoramic views. Reinforced foundation & external walls. 26x37 shop & garage.

PRESTIGIOUS HOME

#1837 $780,000

Custom home on 51.99 acres with panoramic views. This private home has open design with custom cut timbers frame beams, HW fl ooring, 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths & wrap around deck

PRIVATE RANCH

#1663 $575,000

In Savona, incredible 133 acres almost surrounds lake. Has 2 main cabins & 3 additional cabins, off the grid. Great area for all rec. activities- hiking, snowmobiling, fi shing, hunting & more

AT NICOLA LAKE

#1926 $898,000

Gorgeous waterfront family retreat, beautifully landscaped with 36 ft concrete pad wharf. Home has over 2600 sq.ft., huge sundeck, open design kitchen, ceramic & HW fl ooring & much more

ON NICOLA LAKE

#1842 $998,000

Magnifi cent lakefront home with vaulted ceilings, 5 bedrms, 4.5 baths, 2 large sundecks overlooking the lake, fully fi nished basement, low E windows & UG boathouse.

ON WALLOPER LAKE

#1762 $149,000

Great lakefront recreational cabin on ½ acre lot. 15 year government lease with approx. 5 years remaining. Just 35 mins from Kamloops. Easy access. Call for more details.

WATERFRONT ACREAGE

#2025 $359,900

Live the dream on Nicola Lake in Quilchena on the Lake development. Waterfront 1.855 acres, close to golf course, fi shing & all outdoor water & recreation activities.

103 ACRES

#1890 $599,000

Approx. 103 acres overlooking Nicola River. Double wide, 4 bedrm, 2 bath home with partially fi nished bsmt. Numerous outbldgs, hay storage, tack shed. Fenced property.

19.77 ACRES

#2092 $159,000

Private 19.77 acres with spectacular view of the valley & mountains. Located off Petit Creek Rd at end of quiet cul de sac. Property is treed with creek running through it.

LAKEVIEW LOT

#2033 $249,900

This 1.122 acre lot has many features already in place. Water & septic are hooked up & driveway in. Hydro is ready to be hooked into building site. House plans also available.

20 ACRES

#1713 $2,000,000

Great development property, for sale or lease, with utilities at lot line. Golf course and resort planned just up Midday Valley Road. Two parcels, two titles but being sold together

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

#1913 $890,000

Immaculate 8000 sq.ft. precast tilt-up building on corner lot with excellent exposure. Easy access to truck route. Adjoining warehouse has bay door, loading deck offi ce & messanine space.

HUGE SHOP

#2056 $465,000

Zoned C-2, has 3164 sq.ft. building with 3 bays, parts room and comes with assorted tools & hoist. Has 3 separately titled lots of 18000 sq.ft. in total.

OPPORTUNITY

#1994 $570,000

Corner lot at very busy intersection. Has 6 commercial rentals plus living quarters above. 3 units are leased to long term tenants & 3 units are vacant. Lots of room for parking.

COMMERCIAL

#2055 $325,000

3 separate title lots. Was a former gas station. Good highway exposure. 1200 sq.ft. garage with 2 bays, fenced lot. Zoned C-2. Call for more details.

REDUCEDREDUCED

COUNTRY LIVING

#1922 $285,000

Nice country retreat on 1.99 acres just 15 minutes from Merritt with fl at levels & drilled well. Close to crown land. 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths, huge rec.rm down, A/C & double garage. Nice views.

INDUSTRIAL ACREAGE

#1999 $389,000

Light industrial 3.34 acres in town, has fenced portion, water & sewer close to line. Great opportunity to start your business here.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

#2019 $595,000

Great location on a corner lot on main street coming into Merritt. This 7300 sq.ft. building is zoned C-4 with a site specifi c zoning for prof. offi ces, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking.

LAKEVIEW LOT

#2030 $198,500

Great recreation property of 1+ acres with phenomenal views of Nicola Lake, just 2.5 hrs from Vancouver. Build your dream home on Lot 57 of Phase 1 on West side of the lake.

SOLDSOLD

WATERFRONT LOT

#1953 $299,000

Just over 1 acre lot at Nicola Lake. Great fi shing, water sports & hiking. Gentle slope,easy access allows for a wide variety of house plans.

AT NICOLA LAKE

#1918 $190,000

Spectacular 1 acre view lot at Nicola Lake, just 15 minutes from Merritt. Fantastic property to build your home and overlook the lake. Only short walk to the waters edge.

6 ACRES

#1915 $189,000

Waterfront acreage for rec. property of build your home in the country. Mostly fl at with many building sites. Has shallow well, septic approval, hydro on land & driveway in. Easy access with crown land nearby.

12.63 ACRES

#2047 $209,000

Nice treed lot with great access to Spius Creek. Has several good building sites and a drilled well. Hydro to lot line. Great place to build your country home

PRIVATE 10 ACRES

#2045 $519,900

Spectacular 10 acres with a park-like setting and a 3000+ sq.ft. chalet style home nestled amongst the trees. Vaulted ceilings & HW fl oors in living rm, huge open kitchen. Detached workshop.

REDUCEDREDUCED

12.16 ACRES

#2048 $219,000

1.216 acre treed lot waiting for you to develop it. Many building site and with great views plus shallow well in place. Hydro to lot line.

12+ VIEW ACRES

#2039 $379,000

Fantastic view property for recreation or hobby farm. Gradually sloping, overlooking Coldwater River. Covered area for RV with 550 sq.ft. living quarters+ 2 other covered areas.

COMMERCIAL

#2054 $345,000

Great building of 1680 sq.ft., corner lot, high traffi c area. Previously used as showroom for car dealership. Zoned C-2. 2 separate titles.

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#1928

This premier subdivision offers a rural living experience with expansive views of the Nicola Valley. Minimum lot size of 0.5 acre up to 0.96 acre. Offers privacy and room to landscape. The cul de sac design guarantees no thru traffi c and crown land surround entire property. The road is paved with city services in place.

Prices Starting at Prices Starting at $109,000 + GST

RIVERFRONT LOT

#2082 $109,900

Flat 0.91 acre parcel in the city fronting Nicola river. This lot offers unlimited possibilites to build your dream home. Services in Vicinityv

2 ACRES

1914 $139,000

Great rec. property is build your home in the country. Drilled well with 15 gpm, septic approval, power at lot line and driveway are all in. Nice views & close to crown land access

COUNTRY GETAWAY

#1961 $398,800

This spacious 3 bedrm, 2 bath home has open design with huge 48 ft deck to enjoy the sunsets & good times. 24x24 detached shop/garage. Land is fenced & would be great for horses

HORSE LOVERS

#2095 $950,000

Lush 48.46 acres in Sunshine Valley, over 1 km bordering the Nicola River - watering rights. Quality home featuring spacious kitchen, 5 bedrms, 4 baths, in-law suite. 2nd farmhand residence, 55 acres organic hayfi elds, irrigation & farm equipment, hayshed, 4-stall barn w/ tack room & riding arena.

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Third-year players Tyler Martin (left) and Payton Schaefer will be expected to lead the way for the Merritt Centennials when the team begins its 2013-14 BCHL campaign. Ian Webster/Herald

CENTS’ TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULEHIGHLIGHTS

Monday, August 19

12:00 - 1:00 Player Orientation @ Nicola Valley Memorial Arena (Parents Welcome) 2:30 - 3:45 Team White Practice 4:15 - 5:30 Team Red Practice

Tuesday, August 20

10:00 - 11:00 Team White Practice11:30 - 12:30 Team Red Practice 7:00 - 9:00 Team White vs Team Red Game

Wednesday, August 21

10:00 - 11:00 Team Red Practice11:30 - 12:30 Team White Practice 7:00 - 9:00 Team White vs Team Red Game

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10:00 - 11:30 Exit Interviews12:00 - 1:00 Players Luncheon/Meeting 7:00 - 9:30 Exhibition Game vs Salmon Arm Silverbacks

Expect several new bodies in Centennials’ 2013-14 line-upBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

Another excit-ing season of Merritt Centennials hockey offi-cially gets underway on Monday of next week with the start of train-ing camp at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

An estimated 40-45 players will be on hand for the Cents’ main camp, hoping to land one of 22 coveted posi-tions on the British Columbia Hockey League team’s roster for the 2013-14 season.

“We have players coming to camp who have shown every indi-cation that they’re will-ing and ready to make our team,” Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce said on Tuesday of this week.

Much like one year ago, the Centennials

have 11 returning play-ers from the team that finished a strong third in the BCHL’s highly-com-petitive Interior Division in 2012-13, three points behind second-place West Kelowna and just five points back of Penticton.

The returning group of Centennials includes goaltender Russell Sanderson (94), defence-men Tyler Martin (93), John Saunders (94) and Dane Birks (95), along with forwards Payton Schaefer (93), Sebastien Pare (93), Scott Patterson (93), Sam Johnson (94), Bennett Huber (94), Jeff Wight (95), and Diego Cuglietta (95).

Nine of the 11 Merritt returnees have just one season of experience with the Centennials; for eight of the 11, last season was

their first in the BCHL.Gone from last year’s

Cents team are gradu-ated 20-year-olds Brent Fletcher (University of Alabama-Huntsville), Richard Sabourin (NAIT), Silvan Harper, Sean Maktaak (TRU) and Derek Huisman (Mount Royal).

Also departed from last season’s club are scholarship athletes Tyler Steel (Brown Univ.), Kevin Lohan (Michigan), Charlie Donlin (St. Thomas) and Regan Soquila (University of Alabama-Huntsville), as well as Brendan Lamont (trad-ed to the Trail Smoke Eaters) and Dylan

Chanter (USHL).The Lamont deal

in July brought to the Centennials 19-year-old defenceman and Kamloops native Shane Poulsen. The six-foot four-inch, 190-pound Poulson played the last two BCHL seasons with the Smokies.

The Centennials made one more addi-tion to their roster in the days leading up to training camp, acquir-ing 18-year-old forward James Neil from the Powell River Kings for future considerations. The White Rock native stands six-foot two-inches and weighs 195 pounds. In 105 career

games with the Kings, Neil scored 12 goals and added 22 assists for 34 points.

“We are excited to add James to our roster this season,” Pierce said. “He has great size and has proven in the past that he can be an elite scorer. Getting players like James and Shane gives us that added experience that’s so valuable in this league.”

The other thirty-or-so players (who will be attempting to earn one of the nine remaining places on this year’s Centennials team) are coming to Merritt from across North America. They include no fewer

than seven Americans (from as far away as Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. and Hollywood, Cal.), two Albertans and a Newfoundlander.

The list of training camp candidates also includes Rhett Willcox (younger brother of former Centennial and Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Reese Willcox), Carter Huber (younger brother of cur-rent Centennial Bennett Huber) and Daniel Nachbaur (son of for-mer NHLer and current Spokane Chiefs head coach Don Nachbaur).

From a local stand-point, Cents’ fans will be pleased to see the return of Merritt minor hockey products Sanderson, Schaefer and Birks for another BCHL season. They can also look forward to watching the tryout

efforts of hometown boys Nolan Prowal, Griffin Baillie and Kristian Stead.

Pierce admits that four to five spots on this year’s Cents roster are all but locked up by incoming rookies, but that there are still three to four spots “that are wide open for people to compete for.”

At the goaltending position, Sanderson will be pushed by the likes of Baillie, Stead and Jack Burguart, who had an outstanding camp one year ago and wound up playing for the Princeton Posse of the KIJHL last season.

Pierce is not the least bit concerned about the lack of an established number-1 netminder.

Dane Birks Diego Cuglietta Bennett Huber Sam Johnson Tyler Martin Sebastien Paré Scott Patterson Russell Sanderson John Saunders Payton Schaefer

FAMILIAR FACESReturning Merritt Centennials Players

from the 2012-2013 seasonPhotos courtesy of Vanessa van Rensberg/V22 Photography

Jeff Wight

See ‘Cents’ Page 22

CENTS’ EXHIBITION GAME SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 22

7:00 Merritt vs Salmon Arm Silverbacks @ Nicola Valley Memorial Arena

Sunday, August 25

6:00 Merritt vs Prince George Spruce Kings @ Prince George Coliseum

Friday, August 30

7:30 Merritt vs Trail Smoke Eaters @ Nicola Valley Memorial Arena

Saturday, August 31

7:30 Merritt vs Prince George Spruce Kings @ Nicola Valley Memorial Arena

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By Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

Better late than never — just ask Len Beauchamp.

The 49-year-old Kamloops golfer didn’t decide to enter this year’s Coyote Collision men’s open tournament at the Merritt Golf and Country Club until 7 p.m. Friday night. He then proceeded to shoot the lights out for two rounds on Saturday and Sunday to handily win the event with a record-setting 36-hole score of seven-under-par 137.

“I was sitting on the fence about entering,” Beauchamp said. “My wife and I were thinking of going to our place up at Sun Peaks for the weekend, but then she had to work on Saturday, so at the last minute I decided to phone down and see if there was still room.”

Beauchamp essen-tially put the baby to bed early, recording a blister-ing 66 on the first day of competition to open a six-shot lead on the rest of the field.

“I think I’ve shot 67 once or twice before in Merritt, but never 66,” Beauchamp said. “I

played extremely solid. I think I hit every green [in regulation], and maybe missed one fair-way by a few feet. I had just 30 putts. It was a pretty ‘smooth’ 66.”

Beauchamp conceded that he played Sunday’s final round not to lose.

“I knew that I had a six-shot lead, so I just tried to play safe and make pars.”

Beauchamp still shot an impressive one-under 71 to win by seven strokes over Darrell Coldwell from Lillooet.

Merritt’s Jack Reynoldson took the overall low net title with a two-round score of 133.

Sunday’s round had its challenges for the eventual low gross champion. A southpaw, Beauchamp found the left-leaning pin place-ments on day two dif-ficult as he tends to hit a draw off the tee.

Beauchamp also managed to slice his finger pretty good on the fifth hole — a minor injury that wouldn’t fac-tor into many sports but can definitely affect the performance of a golfer.

“I was trying to lift my [golf] bag and cart up onto the tee box and

I caught my finger,” Beauchamp explained. “I sliced it right down to the bone and took off a bunch of skin. I wrapped it up with some medical tape. Fortunately, it didn’t bother me too much.”

The fact that Beauchamp was even golfing at all this year is a story in itself. The life-time, multi-sport athlete had hip replacement sur-gery exactly 12 months ago after several years of suffering through debili-tating pain.

“My problems started playing hockey,” he said. “It was really taking its toll on my golf and other sporting activities. The enjoyment factor just wasn’t there.

“I finally had hip surgery done last August. The whole procedure has been amazing. I was riding the stationary bike within four weeks, and this past winter, I went downhill skiing 47 times.”

Beauchamp’s victory this year was his fourth Merritt Open title, tying him with another four-time winner, Ovee Lepine from Penticton. Beauchamp also won in 2002, 2003 and 2010.

Asked why he keeps

coming back to Merritt, even at the last minute, Beauchamp said, “The number-1 thing is the staff. [Former head pro] Andy Wahnschaff and now Sydney Van Rensberg are so friendly and accommodating. They just do anything for you. The atmosphere

is good, the food is awe-some. For what you pay to get into the tourna-ment, it’s a great return.”

A total of 90 golf-ers took part in this year’s Coyote Collsion men’s open. They came from throughout the Okanagan and south-western B.C.

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“There’ll be a lot [of talent] out there later on if we feel we need to continue the search. We’re certainly not pan-icking.”

Pierce feels that defence could be one of his team’s real strengths this season.

“I think that we’ve done more work to ensure there’s depth on the blueline. Once they’re up and running, I think that they’ll be a solid group. There’ll be some serious competi-tion for minutes.”

The Cents head coach said that offence is a real priority in deter-mining the final selec-tions to this year’s Cents squad.

“In the past, we’ve really focused on complete-game players, which has served us well. But, in order to take our success to the next level, we need to find players who can consistently put the puck in the net.

“We’ll probably start

out with a fairly tight, controlled system of play, but as the season progresses, the plan is to ‘loosen the reins a bit’ and become more offen-sive. I’m excited for it. I think it’s going to be fun – something new.”

Following an orienta-tion session on Monday at noon, there will be Team Red and Team White practices in the afternoon followed by full-on games Tuesday and Wednesday eve-nings.

The Cents play their first exhibition game on Thursday, at home against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, starting at 7 p.m. They play their second pre-season game on Sunday, Aug. 25 in Prince George.

“We hope to be down to almost roster size (22) after the first two exhibition games,” Pierce said. “Then we can have a good week of practices prior to our final two exhibition games at home on Aug. 30 (Trail) and 31 (Prince George).

Beauchamp wins Merritt men’s open in record fashion2013 COYOTE COLLISION

MEN’S OPENAugust 10-11 • Merritt Golf & Country Club

Results

Overall Low Gross Len Beauchamp 137Overall Low Net Jack Reynoldson 133 Flight #1

1st Low Gross Darrell Coldwell 1442nd Low Gross Scott Morrison 1473rd Low Gross Ian Jacques 1521st Low Net Greg Swalwell 139 2nd Low Net Adrian Reynoldson 1393rd Low Net Jim Murdoch 140

Flight #2

1st Low Gross Todd Scott 1552nd Low Gross David Morrison 1573rd Low Gross Jim Morrison 1601st Low Net Tyler Robinson 1372nd Low Net Tyler Reid 1393rd Low Net Scott Pisiak 141

Flight #3

1st Low Gross Rob Henderson 1642nd Low Gross Doug Hebert 1673rd Low Gross Jeff Parker 1701st Low Net Stuart Milne 1402nd Low Net Merle Ross 1403rd Low Net Willie Ghostkeeper 143

PUTTERING AROUND Kamloops golfer Len Beauchamp won his fourth Merritt men’s open golf title on the weekend at the Merritt Golf and Country Club. Ian Webster/Herald

FREE AGENTS WIN SLO-PITCH TOURNEY Free Agent batter Jodi Latremouille (above) prepares to lay down a bunt dur-ing her teams 19-9 victory over Detox in the final game of a slo-pitch tourna-ment at Central Park on the weekend. The Free Agents team went a perfect 6-0 in the two-day, eight-team tournament hosted by Detox. Against Detox, the Free Agents jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the early innings of the game. Detox rallied to close the gap to 16-8, but the Free Agents tight-ened up their defensive, giving up only one run in the late stages of the game to emerge victorious. Free Agents captain Sonny Billy credited the strong pitching of Amanda Hostrawser, the outstanding fielding of shortstop Aaron Forman, and the big stick of outfielder Eric Schmidt for his team’s rock-solid performance. One of Schmidt’s monstrous homeruns, in the championship game on Sunday, cleared a pair of fences to land on the field of the adjacent ball diamond.

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KHANGUIRA CLAIMS SINGLES CROWN

Merritt’s Amar Khanguira (above) won the men’s C singles title at the Kamloops Tennis Club’s annual Sunshine Open tournament on the weekend. Khanguira defeated John Olynick from Kamloops 6-2, 6-4 in a best-of-three final played on Sunday afternoon at the KTC’s facility located on the shores of the Thompson River. A total of nine Merritt and District Tennis Club members took part in this year’s Sunshine Open. In addition to Khanguira, they were Harinder Singh, Bob and Sahil Bansi, Peter Dosanjh, Bal Bains, Marinda Bester, Diane Quinn and Deanna Sheloff. “We were certainly well represented,” MDTC president Quinn said. “It was a great chance to see how others play who are not from our community.” Quinn and Harbans Sidhu will be representing Merritt in tennis at the upcom-ing B.C. Seniors Games, scheduled for Kamloops from August 19-25. Ian Webster/Herald

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N.V. Search & RescueSecond Monday 7 p.m. at the airport - 250-378-6769 N.V. Thrift StoreFirst Tuesday - NVGH basement 250-378-9100N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536One Way Krew Youth GroupTuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911Pathfi ndersThursdays 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Patricia Rebekah LodgeSecond & Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. Lawn Bowling Club Rocky Mnt. Rangers CadetsTuesdays 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250-572-3775Royal Canadian Legion #96Executive Mtg. Second Thursday 6 p.m. - Regular Mtg. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena - 250-378-5631

Royal PurpleFirst & Third Mondays 1:30 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-9788Rotary Club of MerrittEvery Thursday - NoonBrambles Bakery Cafe.250-378-5535Rotary Club of Merritt - SunriseEvery Tuesday - 7 a.m.Brambles BakerySeniors’ Mixed CurlingMondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539Sparks Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Central School - 250-378-8310Teen CentreMondays & Fridays 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.

250-378-4878Toastmasters Club 3929Tuesdays 5 p.m. at the Merritt Library - 250-378-58552 4 UTuesdays 2 p.m. at the HospiceSociety - Sue 250-378-2717or Bonnie 250-315-0179Valley Visual Artists General club informationFran McMurchy - 250-378-4230Vintage Car Club - MerrittSecond Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Ska-Lu-La WorkshopAl - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250-378-4195

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THE CHURCHES OFMERRITT WELCOME YOU

Crossroads Community Church2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911

Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464

Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowshipin St. Michael's Church • 250-378-9899

Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchCorner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919

Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United ChurchCorner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735

Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Saturdays, 2 - 5 p.m. at the Rotary Park band shell. Aug. 17 and Aug. 24. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket, and a snack. Enjoy the best music that Merritt has to offer.

COURTHOUSE GALLERY New show run-ning until Aug. 30.

Talking to Strangers by Bill Edmonds. This show exam-ines anonymity and the release of per-sonal information on the web through a series of portraits based on images and texts sent to the artist by com-plete strangers via e-mail after conver-sations via social media sites. Gallery is open Thursdays 4 - 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Noon to 6 p.m. 1840 Nicola Ave. Admission is

free. LOWER NICOLA COM-MUNITY ASSOCIATION The Lower Nicola Community Association is holding a steak dinner fundraiser at the Hitch N’ Post restaurant on Saturday, Sept. 14. Please call Shirley for more info. at 250-378-6386. All proceeds going toward community hall upgrades.

ROD & GUN CLUB Archery Shoot every Tuesday from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Rod & Gun Club. Contact BJ Moore at 250-280-0304 for more info.

NEWBARK RESCUE Newbark Rescue & Rehoming Merritt Branch, are always are looking for foster families. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they

find a fur-ever home, please con-tact Margie at [email protected].

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION CMHA--Merritt Clubhouse staff are pleased to announce the reopening of the clubhouse at it`s new location, The Fireside Center, 2026 Granite Ave. (next to Spirit Square). If you are an adult living with mental illness and want a safe, friendly environ-ment to make new friends and try out new activities then please leave your first name only and your return num-ber in a message to CMHA 250-378-5660. We will be happy to return your call and provide you with

information on how you can become a member of the clubhouse. NV RC FLYERS

We are starting a new club in town for flying model aircraft. We fly at various locations around town. New members welcome. For more info, call Jack 250-378-4371.

2 4 U Peer support group for women who suffer from depression, anx-iety, or other mood disorders. Meeting Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Hospice Society, Rm.12, 2025 Granite Ave. For more info. call Sue 250-378-2717 or Bonnie 250-315-0179. All women welcome.

SOUP BOWL The Soup Bowl is open Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.

- 1 p.m. at the Anglican Church Hall at 1990 Chapman St.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #96 Darts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays; Frosty Fridays at 5:00 p.m.; Meat Draw at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

NICOLA VALLEY RIDING CLUB The Nicola Valley Riding Club is accepting new members and vol-unteers. We are a new club here in Merritt, for all ages and disciplines, horse owner or not. Trail rides, camp-ing trips, poker rides, play days, drill team and clin-ics are a few of the events we will be holding this year.

For more info. call Tracy at 250-378-0339

[email protected] 250-378-4166

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People of the Valley prepared for their annual

gathering in huckleberry country. Families from Shulus,

Springs, Coldwater, Douglas Lake, Keremeos, and Spences Bridge joined this yearly event which was a 2-3 day ride, then a week camp out. The men hunted and fi shed while the women and children picked berries, exchanged stories and just enjoyed each others company. This was often the only chance our people from these different areas had to visit.

This trip started on Sept. 6, 1934 from Shulus and Springs where Annie & Old Stewah, George & Celia (Moon) Toodlican, Annie (Mrs. Shquan, Ethel Isaac’s grandmother), Mem & Pep, Mary C. and May V., Mary Ann, Eda Horn and Josie all saddled up. Although Mary was due to have her baby at any time, Mem & Pep couldn’t convince her to stay home. She saddled up her brown mare “Coffee” and joined the others. The fi rst night was spent in Coldwater where four families joined them including Maggie & Old Kilroy.

The next night was spent past the Meadows at a favourite camping spot known as “The Forks” . This is where the south & north Petit Creeks join. By the third night they had reached their destination, “The Regular Boston Bar Trail”. They cleared ground, pitched their tents, gathered wood and rocks and prepared for a one week stay. After a feast, story telling and catching up, they settled into their tents which were warmed by heated rocks. Up there, nights are crisp year round.

Sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 am, May was awakened by Mary crawling back and forth over her legs making many trips outside. Then the girls overheard the older women talking and realized that Mary was in labour and about to give birth. Annie asked Mary where her pain was and called out to Mem & Pep. They needed hot water and fi r boughs for the delivery. Soon after, a baby’s cry was heard. By 2:00 am, Sept. 9, 1934, Douglas Shuter was born. The two midwives, Mary Anne and Eda Horn quickly ripped up their yards of fl annel underskirts and bundled the new baby. Meanwhile, Mrs. Shquan (E.J.’s grandmother) busied herself with cradle making. She had emptied a cardboard supply box and started molding and covering it with canvas and underskirt fl annel to create Doug’s fi rst bed. Josie, then 15 years old, and May , then 11, returned with the sticks they were sent out for. After getting reamed out for getting the wrong kind, they raced out for longer, more pliable boughs.

During the night it had snowed 4-5 inches. For fear of being snowed in, everyone packed up and mounted their horses for the long trek home. The narrow trail was rough, steep, snow covered and slippery. Mem, then 8 months pregnant with Tex, carried Doug with her as the horses slid on their rumps down the trail.

Tired and hungry, they unsaddled the horses and stopped for lunch at the Forks (Petit Creek junction). Luckily they had packed canned milk along for their lunches. Doug was born with a cleft palate and unable to nurse so he was spoon fed the diluted milk. While they were fussing with lunch and Doug, the horses got spooked and galloped off. Now stranded, as no one could catch the runaways, all the saddles and supplies were piled onto Pep’s pack horses. They hiked down to Meadows, to George Walker’s (William Voght’s son-in-law) and borrowed horses. Pep rode home for the team horses and buggy to fetch Mem, Mary and Doug the following day. A few days later, George Walker rolled in leading the runaway horses he had rounded up.

Berries were plentiful, but none were picked on that trip.

Written by June Shackelly

Memorial Service will be held within a year to

spread Douglas’s ashes on the Boston Bar Trail.

The Huckleberry Kid

Vaughn Douglas

Shuter September 9, 1934 - July 31, 2013

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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Barbara Robert, 56.

Barbara will be greatly missed and forever loved by her (Predeceased Father) Aurrelle Gagne and survived by her (Mother) Verna Gagne, (Best friend and long time Partner) Alfred Gray, (Son) Michael Robert, Daughter Crystal (Darryn) Martin, (Grandson) Dayton Davis, also (Step-Granddaughter) Emma Martin and many other family and friends.

Barbara was the happiest when she was surrounded by her family and friends. Our hearts are fi lled with memories which we gather through the years. All the happy times we shared are treasured souvenirs.

Words cannot express how deeply Barbara will be missed.

A celebration and tea of Barbara’s life will be held in the Coldwater Hotel Banquet Room in Merritt BC on Saturday, August 17 at 11 am.

Robert, (Gagne)Barbara Carol

June 3, 1957 – July 29, 2013

c/o 3451 Voght St., Merritt, B.C. V1K 1C6Contact: 250-280-4040

Grief SurvivorsSurvivors realize the importance of taking care

of their bodies. Survivors nd ways to express and manage intense and often painful feelings.

Survivors treat themselves gently and learn to make appropriate changes that will allow them to

live in a new and changed world.

Hospice SocietyMerritt & District

All the king’s horsesAnd all the king’s menCouldn’t put ME ....together again

But you all did! (each in his or her own way)

My Grateful Thanks to:BC Ambulance, all R.I. Hospital staff from the doctors,

nurses, orderlies, cleaners to the gift shop. Merritt Hospital nursing staff, my doctor, physio, Red Cross

cupboard, Home Healthcare personnel, friends, family, Trinity United Church and the “Spirit Vibes”.

And to my ANGELS! You know who you are!

~ Marg Duff

her agggggaaaaaiiinii

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Missing - black cat in the Dia-mondvale area. Answers to the name Suze, has tattoo, phone 250-378-2122

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Driving Instructor - Class 7 & 5

Looking for a person of Aboriginal descent for immediate position to teach in the Merritt, Lytton & Lillooet areas.

We are looking for a positive, energetic and motivated person to join our team. Experience is needed but not a prerequisite. Must have a valid Driving Instructors license in good standing but will also consider training the right individual. If you are the right person you will need ICBC pre-approval.• You must also be available to take a 2 week Instructor

Training Course which starts September 9th in Langley, BC

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Permanent: Part-time which may lead to full-time, Weekend, Day, Evening Travel: RequiredSalary: To Be Negotiated Anticipated Start Date: Sept. 9, 2013Deadline: August 30, 2013

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Interior Salish Employment & Training Society Box 1803 - Merritt, BC - V1K 1B8

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(“NVSSS”) is a non-profi t organization that works on issues surrounding housing and homelessness in Merritt and the Nicola Valley. NVSSS is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and organized individual for the position of Community Development Coordinator.

The Community Development Coordinator will promote synergy amongst stakeholders, be an advocate on issues related to housing and homelessness and be active in seasonal programs, such as the cold weather shelter. This is a contract position ending March 31st, 2014, although continued funding is a possibility which may allow for the extension of the contract.

The successful candidate must have strong communication skills, experience in project management, and be able to multi-task and set priorities. Good organizational skills, a strong work ethic, and effective presentation skills are required. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to take the initiative and meet deadlines are essential.

Candidate will possess post-secondary education in social work, human services or equivalent combination of education and experience with homelessness issues. Experience in housing and an understanding of the various types of housing as well as knowledge of community resources would be defi nite assets.

Interested applicants should forward a detailed resume outlining skills and experience by August 15th, 2013 at 4:00 pm to [email protected].

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The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society

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Deadline for Applications: July 24, 2013 (extended to August 22, 2013 - 4:00 pm)Duration: ON CALL/seasonal positions Rate of Pay: Dependent upon experienceStart Date: ASAP

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:Use of a GPS (or iPad) to collect data through • tracking mode, and pictures. Reading maps is essential as well as taking detailed eld notes according to BC Archaeology RISC standards. Assessment of impacts on environment, including • Cultural and Archaeological values.Participate in wildlife and plant species studies, • knowledge of local fauna and plants, Species at Risk.

Quali cations:Environmental Resource Technician/Natural • Resources Technician RISC Archaeology and Culturally Modi ed Tree • Certi cate (preferred)Environmental Monitoring Certi cate (an asset)• Valid Class 5 Drivers license• First Aide Level 1 and Transportation Endorsement • (an asset)Physically t, Interest in cultural heritage identi cation • and protection

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Duties include the following:To create an atmosphere of safety and trust by • providing con dential and non-judgemental supportTo assist clients recognize their rights and • responsibilitiesTo provide necessary referrals and/or case planning • with other organizations/agenciesIntake procedures including assessing eligibility• Handle crisis calls and to provide emotional support, • information and referrals over the phoneRecord keeping in compliance with the Privacy • Act and Journey’s Into Tomorrow policies, as well as maintain statistical activity reports

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MERRITT1988 Quilchena Ave.,

Merritt, BCAugust 13, 2013

Applications are now being accepted for apartments, suites and houses. Many

assorted units coming available.

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250-378-1996Direct line to the PropertyManagement Department

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1 bdrm Apt $575. Incl Heat, laundry on site

1 bdrm Apt. $600 plus hydro. laundry on site.

1 bdrm Suite in house. $525

Bachelor suite. $575 plus gas.

2 bdrm duplex. $750 plus utilities.




2 bdrm in fourplex. $750 plus hydro.

3bdrm (large) in sixplex. $800 plus utilities.

4 bdrm house. $1200 plus utilities.

4 bdrm house in SS Valley. $1400 plus utilities.

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1 bedroom mobile. Washer,dryer, fridge, stove, utilities in-cluded. Clean quiet park close to town. $825 per month 250-378-0887

Rooms for Rent2 Furnished rooms for rent$415/$465 includes xtreme in-ternet, cable, laundry, utilities,private entrance,suitable forworking person, on bus route.No drinking or drugs. 378-5128

Suites, Lower2 bdrm basement suite. All utilincl.Washer & dryer, f/s, freesat. Close to town. $700/mon.Avail immed. 250-315-84464 bdrm bsmt suite, carpet & hardwood fl , w/d, all appl., 2 baths. $980, incl utilities, refreq. n/s. Avail Sept. 1. 250-280-1268, 250-378-5759

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Recreational/Sale1997 Nash 16’ Tandem Trail-er, Gd Cond. 12’ awn’g, o/s storage bx, all wkg amenities.$7500. Tel: 250-378-4572.1999 Damon ChallengerClass A Motorhome, FordV10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km,new tires, brakes & batteries,$24,900 obo. (250)365-7152Castlegar

DUE TO HEALTH MUST SELL

2011 23’9” Wildwood traveltrailer, incl. 2500V inverter, 4000V gas generator. Can beviewed at 2548 Corkle St.Lower Nicola 250-378-9157 or 250-378-4009

Itasca Motor home ‘98. 29.5’V10 super duty, low miles$25,000. 250-378-2338

Boat Accessories

FOR SALE

ELECTRIC START 35 HORSE YAMAHA

BOAT MOTOR

Good running condition, only used

in fresh water.

$900Ph: 250-378-1376

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TRAIL CONSTRUCTIONTender Reference No. Solicitation number is 5758

The City of Merritt invites Tenders for the construction of the extension to the Coldwater River Trail through Voght Park.

Tender Documents can be viewed at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca number 5758

Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local time

Tender Closing Date: 2013-Aug-20 at:

Address: CITY OF MERRITT2185 VOGHT STREETMERRITT, BC V1K 1B8

CONTACT PERSON:Sean O’Flaherty, RPPPlanning & Development Services ManagerEmail: so [email protected]: (250) 378-4224

Information is also available on the City’s Website address is www.merritt.ca

INVITATION TO TENDER

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSRe: Estate of Edna Elsie Jackson, also known as Edna Jackson formerly of 1699 Tutill Court, Merritt, British Columbia

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby noti ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator, at 301 - 1665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia VIY2B3, on or before September 12,2013, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

Malcolm MacCallumAdministrator

by PUSHOR MITCHELL LLPLawyersAttention: JONI D. METHERELLTelephone: (250) 762-2108

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Boats

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski

Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L

VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for

more fi shing room, tilt steering, removable seats

with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full

cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow

for fi shing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

(250)354-7471 Nelson

Tenders

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Any and all claims against the estate of Mr. Kenneth Donald

Stewart (deceased) of #15, 254 Highway 8,

Merritt, in the province of British Columbia,

will be received in writing

at PO Box 334 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8

for the next 30 days.

After this time, all claims against said estate will be null

and void.

Regarding Estate ofKEN STEWART

(Aug. 30, 1947 - May 31,2013)

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• Small Job Specialist• Dump Trailer Service• Fencing & Post Pounder• Bobcat Service• Concrete Driveways & Sidewalks• Fully Insured

Call Gary Sedore for FREE ESTIMATES: 250-378-4312

Gary’s Mini Excavating Service

email: [email protected]: 250-315-3174

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Quality products, friendly service!

FOR THE ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE, VISIT THE WINE PRESS

Member of the RJS Craft Wine Making Academy

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Brenda’s Piano

Studio

Phone 250.315.0340 for details

All Ages WelcomePIANO TEACHERPIANO TEACHER

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed Professional

Consultant on AgingIt’s never too early to start planning for the future.

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed ProfessionalConsultant on Aging

call me at: 250.315.0241 E-mail: [email protected]

Need help to create a plan to enjoy the life you desire today, & tomorrow?

➣Personalized Retirement Plans➣Detailed Risk Analysis➣Insurance & Estate Planning➣Strategic Retirement Analysis & much more

David L. Brown is here for you

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FINANCIAL ADVISORFINANCIAL ADVISOR

Locally owned and operated

Servicing Merritt and surrounding areas

Emergency Call Outs Available

(250) 378-6007

www.markingvactruckservice.com

• Vac Truck, Snake & Auger Services

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Fast Food made Fresh & HealthyWRAPS: Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka,

Fish Tikka, Shahi Paneer & Falafel

Only $4.99

6 ITEM COMBOS JUMBO COMBO

Starting at $6.99 9 ITEMS - Only $10.99

3683 Dewolf Way, beside ESSO Gas

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IVAN’S SIDINGSALES & SERVICE• Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding• Aluminum Sof t, Fascia & Eavestroughs

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

SERVING THENICOLA VALLEYFOR 40 YEARS!

CALL: (250) 378-2786

SIDINGSIDING

CUSTOM HOMESCUSTOM HOMESBUILD YOUR HOME WITH PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND PEACE OF MIND SUUPPORT A

www.beaverhomesmerritt.ca

250-378-4215

with a Beaver Homes package

from the Merritt Home

Hardware Building Centre.

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www.tbmcleaningandrestoration.com

TF: 1-877-612-0909

FLOOD SERVICES

250-378-9410

CARPET CLEANING • UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

• TILE & GROUT CLEANING

CLEANING SERVICESCCCL

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JIM POJIM POTTER

MERRITT TREE SERVICE

• Fully insured,

certi ed faller

• WSBC covered

• Dangerous tree

assessment

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Solutions for your tree problems!Solutions for your tree problems!

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OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY APPROVED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE

• Tune Ups • Brakes • Exhaust

• Suspension • Lube/Oil•Radiator Service • Shocks & Struts

• Air Conditioning Service

FRANK’S MECHANICAL SERVICE

2026 Mamette Avenue 250-378-1322

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Campbell and Co. Chartered Accountants Over 40 Years Experience in providing professional service to all of our clients.We are currently acccepting new clients and look forward to meeting with you about any of your accounting & taxation needs.We are confident our team will add value to your business by providing reliable and timely accounting services, allowing you more time to grow your business.

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1988 Quilchena Ave. (Royal Lepage office)Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Phone: 778-257-4129e-mail: [email protected]

IN MERRITT EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY!

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YOUR EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

12 & 14’ BIN RENTALS

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

REASONABLE RATES,

while using customers time ef ciently

• NEW EQUIPMENT: COMPACT

EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT SKID STEER

• MATERIAL HAULING • TOP SOIL & MULCH

• EXPERIENCED OPERATORS • FULLY INSURED

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MOVING SOMEWHERE?Call for a FREE EstimateMERRITT MOVING & TRAILER RENTALS

LEAVE YOUR WORRIES BEHIND

Professional Staff - Fully Insured

MOVING SERVICEMOVING SERVICE

MERRITT BC• Client Computer Work Stations

• Access to Training • Job Search Assistance • Employment Counselling • Career Exploration • Resource Library • Workshops

T: 250.378.51512099 Quilchena Ave., Box 358 Merritt, BC www.merrittesc.ca

The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the

Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESEMPLOYMENT SERVICES LUMBER SALESMERRITT LUMBER SALES

2152 DOUGLAS ST., MERRITT, BC250-378-5382 • 250-314-4249

HOURS OF OPERATION:HOURS OF OPERATION:

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

SCREWS, NAILS, ROOFING,

INSULATION, JOIST HANGERS

& much more

LARGE LANDSCAPING BEAMS AVAILABLE

7x9x8’ Gum Wood Ties Untreated

$12 - $18

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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Of ce: (250) 378.6311 • Mobile: (250) 378.7579www.millcreekdesign.ca • Merritt, BC

Custom Cabinets & Countertops for your Kitchens & Bathrooms at a PRICE YOU AFFORD. We work within your budget to design your own custom cabinets.

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GUTTER CLEANING & REPAIRS

SPECIALIZING IN HOME RENOVATIONSPhone: 250-378-5424

Cell: 250-315-7085

Fully Insured • Over 20 Yrs. of Experience

Serving Kelowna, Penticton, Merritt, Logan Lake & Kamloops

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Nicola Plumbing & HeatingFully Quali ed Tradesmen in..Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters.Service Work & Furnace Service.

Custom Sheet MetalAtlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943 2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

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HACHACKELEELECTRIC

Reg. No. 14246email: [email protected] Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580

Residential & Commercial

Over 30 years experience

ELECTRICAL

We Buy Scrap Cars!

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$$ $$ $

Also deal in buying scrap metal, obsolete machinery, & farm scrap metal

cleanups.

FREE APPLIANCE DROP OFF

WILKHU METALS LIMITED

Ph: 250-936-8598

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at HACK Electric

Safe, Secure, Easy Access, 8’ to 40’ Shipping ContainersSUITABLE FOR: • Cars • Boats • ATV’s • Snowmobiles, • Household Goods • Monthly & Yearly Rates• Business or personal fi les & More.....

2865C Pooley Ave., Merritt, B.C. 378-5580

S AGE UNITSSELF STORAGE UNITS

Full-time Watchman on site

Starting @ $45./month

with HST

STORAGESTORAGE

UNDERGROUND SPRINKLERSUNDERGROUND SPRINKLERS

PAVING STONESPAVING STONES

RETAINING WALLSRETAINING WALLS

TURF & WATER FEATURESTURF & WATER FEATURES

COMPLETE YARD MAINTENANCECOMPLETE YARD MAINTENANCE

(250) 378-7122

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& Appliances Ltd.

MAIN LOCATION & CLEARANCE CENTRE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 6 pm, Sat.: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Closed Sundays

2025 Coutlee Avenue, Merritt Phone: 250-378-2332

& Appliances Ltd.

123 456 789

*12 months no interest, no payments S.A.C. on furniture and mattresses and 6 months no interest, no payments S.A.C. on appliances and electronics. Administration fee ($99.95), any delivery charges and all taxes payable at the time of purchase. On approved credit. A $21 annual membership fee may be charged to your account subject to certain conditions. Financing provided by CitiFinancial Canada, Inc. and is subject to all the terms and conditions in your cardholder agreement and the credit promotional plan discloser statement (collectively the “Account Agreement”). Finance Charges will accrue on the purchase from the beginning of the credit prmotional period of 12 months on furniture and mattresses and/or 6 months on electronics and appliances but no minimum payments will be due during the credit promotional period. However, if you pay the purchase price in full by the expiration date of the credit promotional period, all of the accrued Finance Charges will be waived and no Financial Charges will be assessed on the purchase. Otherwise, all of the accrued Finance Charges will be assessed. On termination of expiry of the credit promotional plan (or for the purchases that are not part of the credit promotional plan), the standard APR of 29.99 % and the terms of the regular credit plan will apply to all outstanding balances owing. This offer is valid up to and including August 18/2013, cannot be used for previous purchases and cannot be combined with any other offers, promotions or special incentive programs. Certain terms and conditions apply. See store and Account Agreement for further information. Sale Ends August 18/2013.

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