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Cents ready to see red as playoffs begin Call it ‘RED TOWEL POWER!’ When the Merritt Centennials take to the ice this Friday night, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first round playoff series with the Prince George Spruce Kings, they hope it will be in front of a sold-out crowd of delirious supporters at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, and a veritable ‘sea of red’.

Red towels, sporting the phrase ‘GO CENTS GO’, will be handed to the first 1,000 Cents’ fans that pass through the doors for Friday’s game at 7:30 p.m.

For analysis and insight into the Cents – Spruce Kings’ match-up, as well as complete details regarding the purchase of playoff tickets, See Page 21

Minor hockey players (left to right, back row) Carter Lang, Connor Ouellet, Carson Lang (front row) Bianca Cavaliere, Breanna Ouellet and Ashley Cavaliere, show off the red towels that will be given out free to the first 1,000 Cents fans at Friday night’s game against Prince George. Ian Webster/Herald

Snee’s Got Talent A Merritt boy wows the nation on Citytv show Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD

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A Citytv camera crew shadowed Cameron Snee, 13, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Canada’s Got Talent team is filming the introduction to the next round of the show, which will air this spring. A broadcast schedule has not been released. Snee is one of 36 competitors who qualified for the next round. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

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Merritt’s own Cameron Snee wowed audiences both in person and those who were watching on television Sunday, as he sang Frederic Weatherly’s ballad ‘Danny Boy’ on Citytv’s Canada’s Got Talent.

While Cameron performed in Vancouver in November, the video wasn’t broadcast until Sunday.

“I was frightened out of my wits,” said the Coquihalla Middle School student.

But judge Martin Short and the audience rose out of their seats after Cameron lowered his microphone.

“Once I performed,

I was thinking, ‘That’s a lot of people,’” he recalled. “It was the biggest audience I’ve ever performed for.”

The 13 year old was also front-andcentre when he sang the Canadian National Anthem in 2010 as the Olympic Torch was carried through Merritt on its way to Vancouver.

Cameron’s Canada’s Got Talent Youtube video garnered more than 6,000 views in just two days after being posted.

But despite his captivating voice that leaves many in tears, the teenager struggles in school with bullying, though relationships. have improved.

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Sanders dies in motorcycle crash Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD

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Ken Sanders was known for his relations with the indigenous people in communities where he developed infrastructure. He even joined a tribe in Papua New Guinea. Submitted

Merritt isn’t the only community mourning the death of the much-loved Ken Sanders, who died in a motorcycle accident in Managua, Nicaragua, on Feb. 24 at 51 years old.

Ken is well-known throughout Merritt because of his, and his family’s, involvement in the community — such as the Walk of Stars and Sanders and Company Contracting Ltd. But it is his passion for life and dedication to others that has rippled to the other side of the world, in Papua New Guinea, where a tribe has told the family they will assemble a memorial at the end of a trail.

“He was one of the first people who wasn’t born into the tribe to be invited in,” Ken’s niece, Katie Sanders, said. “It’s a really big deal. He was even given tribal tattoos.”

While driving from work on his motorcycle in Nicaragua, Ken crashed and died.

“Given the nature of roads in the Third World countries, he likely hit a bump,” Katie said.

“He drove a really fast yellow motorcycle.”

Ken was key in forestry work and providing basic infrastructure throughout the world. His work included stints in Tunisia, Chile, Honduras, Papua New Guinea and most recently in Bolivia and Nicaragua. Part of the work involved surveying the roads for logging.

He was in Nicaragua for approximately one year before the accident.

Ken leaves behind a wife and daughter, as well as four brothers.

“I’ve never seen the kind of generosity that he had,” Katie said. “If Ken had $20, the whole world had $20.”

Ken wasn’t the typical developer who only cared about a profit, his niece said. He was known for working with aboriginal communities to make sure everyone benefitted — and he travelled with this in mind for 15 years leading up to his death.

“He was out there for business, not charity, but he did go above and beyond,” Katie said.

Several of his friends and family referred to him as Kendiana Jones, because he was always out in the jungle and living life to the fullest.

“He would commute to and from work in a dug-out canoe in Papua New Guinea.”

But Ken was also an important influence in Merritt, where he returned once every three to four months.

He was an avid fisherman, and the only angler that could rival his brother, Jerry.

“My dad said he was the only person who could out-angle him,” Katie said, reflecting.

“There was never a bad day for Kenny. For a guy whose lived in jungles, he’s never had a bad thing to say. He’s had m alaria and typhoid, but he never complained. He painted a positive picture of the world for everyone.”

The family held a memorial service for Ken at Coquihalla Middle School on March 3.

Singer shines through school, cyber bullying From Page 1 “Since I performed on TV, people have stopped bullying me,” he said. “It was pretty bad, not violent, but there was a lot of cyber bullying.”

His music teacher, Colin Kerridge, said despite his issues in school, he always finds a way to smile.

“He is abused by some of the kids because he is different,” Kerridge said as he was being filmed by a Citytv crew on Tuesday. “He is a very bright boy and not all the kids understand him and, well, not every kid likes what they don’t understand.”

Cameron has taken singing lessons in Kamloops since age 5 and he comes from a musically-gifted family. A piano, guitar and drums are just a sample of the instruments in the Snee home.

His dad, Brian, is a local optometrist who also sings, and he plays guitar.

Brian said Cameron was “born with a great voice.

“My father says talent sometimes skips a generation,” said Brian, who was in Jamaica when Cameron was on stage.

Brian’s wife, Carrie-Lynn, phoned him from the side of the stage in Vancouver and held the receiver so that he could hear Cameron’s performance. “I was so proud,” Brian said.

Cameron first auditioned for Canada’s Got Talent in September and sang for the judges and TV crew in November. But the Snees were obligated to keep secret their son’s participation in the second audition.

“These guys keep their cards pretty close to their

chest,” Brian said. “To be honest, we knew a bit more than what we were saying when the thing came out on Sunday.”

But both Cameron and Brian said they don’t know for sure if he qualified for the third round and when that round will be filmed.

Citytv crews were filming Cameron and people involved in his life in Merritt, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mike Ward, director/ producer of Canada’s Got Talent’s introduction series, interviewed members of Cameron’s family and his band teacher.

Ward already visited Winnipeg and Edmonton prior to arriving in Merritt and then he is slated to film in Toronto, Halifax and Montreal.

He said Citytv is tight-

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lipped about how many people will make it to the finals and who qualifies. However, the crew spent two days filming Cameron and is only filming five other performers.

“This will be boiled down to about 15 seconds,” Ward said. “There will also be a two-minute clip online before the show starts.”

Ward is travelling with one other person, the director of photography.

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the performers and get our story from there,” Ward said. “We’re calling them ‘Hometown Heroes.’”

Cameron and his family are continuing life as usual, even though it could only be a matter of time before he is recording his first CD. “I’m just going to see how things go,” Cameron said. “I’d like to be a professional singer, not heavy metal or rock — just write down ‘professional.’

I want to be a professional singer.”

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City leases office space Excerpt from Tuesday’s council agenda: As per council’s March 7, 2012, request for further information as to office lease costs as they relate to City Hall space, please note the following.

According to local commercial realtors, current local office lease rates are varying widely from $5 to $9 per square foot, in addition to triplenet costs. (Triple net varies from lease to lease depending on what additional costs are included, but typically they might include: utilities, insurance and taxes that the building owner pays for that portion of a building.)

The City has entered into a five-year lease agreement from April 1 to March 31, 2017, with Community Futures Thompson Country for the 1,500 square foot City Hall lower space, plus access to the

Community Room when available, for the rate of $13,800 plus applicable taxes in year one, and annual cost escalators of three per cent each year for the life of the contract.

The City’s hard costs — utility and insurance for the 1,500 square foot space breaks down as follows: Utilities • Hydro $630 • Natural Gas $400 • Water and Sewer $420 • Insurance $350 Total: $1,800 per year for $1.20 per square foot.

Under the proposed lease arrangement, the lessee would still be reponsible for any and all building improvements, telephone/Internet service, security system and janitorial related services.

According to Brad Yakimchuck, commercial realtor from Century 21 Real Estate, the lease rate of $9.20 per square foot, including the City’s triple-net hard

costs, would be in the ballpark of fair market value in Merritt, for the location of the 1,500 square foot space in City Hall.

The City has historically leased the office spaces at City Hall to non-profit organizations that provide valuable services and are of benefit to the community as a whole.

In addition, the office space was apparently built to accommodate future potential growth of City services to meet the demand of community growth. The space was not originally intended for longer term commercial leasing commitments.

Fire agreement renewed with the LNIB Excerpt from Tuesday’s council agenda: The City entered into a fire agreement to provide services to Lower Nicola.

The Lower Nicola Indian Band has requested that the City of Merritt extend the current Fire Suppression Agreement, which lapsed Feb. 28, 2012, for an additional five-year term.

This agreement would obligate the City to provide fire suppression services to band lands located adjacent to our boundaries.

These lands include

the Lower Nicola Indian Reserve No. 1 (Lindley Creek Road), No. 2 (Joeyaska) and No. 4 (Zoht).

In consideration of response time and the delivery of service, it is believed to be most beneficial that the Merritt Fire Rescue Department provide fire suppression services to homes located closest to the City’s Fire Station.

Historically, the City of Merritt has maintained a Fire Suppression Agreement with the Lower Nicola Indian Band, which protects specific band lands.

Without an agreement, the Lower Nicola Fire Department would be required to access these lands by passing through the City of Merritt’s jurisdictional boundaries. The Agreement benefits

the people who live on these band lands by having the closest fire department respond, creating a greater likelihood of preserving lives and reducing property damage.

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Application forms are available from the Merritt City Hall at 2185 Voght Street, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, or on the City of Merritt website: www.merritt.ca Three complete copies of each proposal must be received by 2:00 p.m. Local time on March 30, 2012.

Proposals can be submitted in hard copy to the City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, P.O. Box 189, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8 or electronically as a PDF Àle format. Electronic submission should be sent to: jumpherson@merritt.ca CONTACT PERSON: James Umpherson, B.A., M.A.E.S. Economic Development Manager Email: jumpherson@merritt.ca Tel: (250) 378-4224 Fax: (250) 378-2600

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Debate on legislation imposing a coolingoff period on the B.C. teachers’ dispute is being cut off this week.

B.C. Liberal house leader Rich Coleman moved to end debate Monday afternoon, and the government majority voted to pass his motion.

Coleman said the measure will ensure that Bill 22 will be passed into law by Thursday, ensuring that schools will return to normal operation after spring break.

The government and NDP opposition have agreed to extend sitting hours until 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, to provide extra time for clauseby-clause debate on the legislation before it is passed.

Susan Lambert, B.C. Teachers’ Union president, said Bill 22 “dashed any hope for a mediated settlement.

“It’s now perfectly clear that this government never intended to allow an independent mediation process to take place,” she said.

“Government has refused to budge one iota off its opening position of net zero and deep, damaging concession demands.”

She said the government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on advertisements that “attach teachers.”

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has also financed an aggressive ad campaign, damning the B.C. Liberals for do what they said is unfair treatment of education in B.C. The teachers have asked for a 16 per cent pay raise over three years, despite a wage freeze throughout all public sectors.

Teachers have also complained about excessive class sizes and a lack

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NDP house leader John Horgan said the government is refusing to consider his proposal to delay the legislation and seek an independent mediator appointed by the Labour Relations Board.

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HERALD OPINION Tensions up between teachers and Liberals Tensions don’t appear to be cooling off between teachers and the B.C. government.

On Monday, the Liberal government ended debate in the legislature over Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act. The bill, expected to be passed with a vote in the legislature on Thursday, will bring about an end to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s ongoing job action that escalated last week with a three-day walk out.

Bill 22 opens the doors for a mediator to settle the dispute between the BCTF, their employer, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association and the province, provided it respects the B.C. government’s net-zero mandate on wage increases. The BCTF is now saying, however, that the government never intended to allow an independent mediation process to take place, that it refuses to budge from “its opening position of net zero and deep, damaging concession demands.”

Education Minister George Abbott maintains there is room to compromise and seek agreement through mediation on the full range of issues each party has.

“While the teacher’s union initially called for mediation, they rejected the approach set out in Bill 22 because it makes it clear that any mediated settlement must respect the net-zero mandate,” Abbott explains in a press release.

Subsequently, teachers associations in Kamloops, Vernon and other areas have determined that teachers will be pulling volunteer hours at the end of spring break, meaning no teacher involvement in any extra-curricular activities.

“We realize extra-curricular activities are an important part of any student’s school experience, but for us there is an even greater principle: fairness,” said Vernon Teachers’ Association president Bruce Cummings in a Tuesday news release.

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Handling of triple homicide egregious PHILLIP WOOLGAR Merritt HERALD The affects of the triple slayings of three children in 2008 is still rippling throughout the community.

In 2008, only a couple months into the job, I was a fresh reporter on the scene at a Diamond Vale home where it was eventually discovered that a

father murdered his three children.

Since returning to Merritt nearly two months ago, I have already seen several stories about killer Allan Schoenborn surface and it is disturbing what has come out of the courts and the government since the homicides.

On March 5, the Merritt Herald reported on the B.C. watchdog report that cited systemic failures that allowed the psychotic dad to stab his kids.

Not long after, Premier Christy Clark apologized about the defective system, and Children and Family Development Minister

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Mary McNeil said her department will immediately create a domestic violence unit that deals with the issues raised in the report, such as the use of tele-bail hearings. It was also discovered in the report that Schoenborn was arrested three times in the week prior to the murders and police recommended he remain in custody.

Learning about this lack of care on the part of the government is egregious enough, but I was even more enraged when I first learned that Schoeborn wasn’t convicted of murder because he was “insane” at the time — well, what per-

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son who kills his three kids isn’t insane?

In the latest Schoenborn-related story, which is in this issue of the Merritt Herald, the killer has requested that his annual hearing be postponed to the fall. This tells me Schoenborn is satisfied with his current situation and that he has no desire to leave.

Bern Walter, chair of the B.C. Review Board, said “I gather he felt he was satisfied with his current circumstances for the time being.”

I suspect these hearings to review whether Schoenborn is eligible for

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discharge has been a point of contention throughout the community for a while, though I have not been here to see.

I must say, though, there is no way Schoenborn should be let out. And, in fact, he should be in prison. The fact that the B.C. Review Board permitted him escorted outings — a privilege he would later refuse — tells me that the courts don’t take homicides seriously enough.

Schoenborn is held in custody at the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coqutlam, just east of the Port Mann Bridge.

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YOUR OPINION Bright and average kids Locked gate update: NVFGC Dear Editor:

will survive: Manning From Page 6 Cummings expects a number of teachers’ associations throughout the province will be following suit, but makes no mention of the Shuswap.

The North Okanagan-Shuswap Teachers’ Association office in Salmon Arm is closed from March 12 to 26 for spring break.

When teachers returned to the classroom last week, retired Salmon Arm Secondary English teacher Frank Manning took up their cause by picketing in front of Abbott’s office. Manning says he has three grandchildren who will be going into the school system in the next couple of years and he is concerned with the level of services they’ll receive.

“And I’m incredibly angry at this government for this Bill 22 and how they’re basically attacking the union movement and destroying workers’ rights,” said Manning.

“I was so angry, I was wanting to find a way to vent that anger and this is what I chose to do.”

Manning says he has seen how the school district has cut back positions over the years, such as speech pathologists and counsellors.

“The kids who are bright and the kids who are average, they’re going to survive,” says Manning.

“It’s the kids at the lower end that are going to suffer in the system, there’s just not going to be the services for those kids.”

School District #83 District Parents Advisory Council president Jennifer Cook has a different take. She notes that Bill 22 includes the $165 million a Learning Improvement Fund, intended to help teachers deal with class composition concerns relating to special-needs students.

“A couple of positives about Bill 22, in my opinion – and I think other parents should see it that way as well – is that it opens the door to collective bargaining and it gets the mediator appointed that they both so badly need,” says Cook. “And it establishes the Learning Improvement Fund, which was one of the main concerns from parents that I’ve talked to.”

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Well, it’s almost a year since the first protest at the locked gate on the Stony Lake Road at Minnie Lake. WE have had several days of fishing on those lakes since. We stick to what we know as the public right of way and the lakes and no charges have been laid. The most recent trip was a few weeks ago and people went fishing on both Minnie and Stony Lakes.

We have had several meetings with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways officials and Douglas Lake Cattle Co. They are trying to teach us their way. We had met with them and listened to them enough so that we know that they know that the Stony Lake Road is a Public road and has never been anything but a public road.

At the last meeting with Norm Parks, the Regional Director for Region Three, the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, he told our members that there were road closure talks but they never went anywhere.

We have a letter indicating that the gate was locked with the knowledge and approval of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, during the right of way negotiations and permission was verbal.

In another letter by Doug Kirk to Douglas Lake Cattle Co., since the approval was given, he states “On the matter of the wooden gate on the Stony/Minnie Lake Road I would recommend the gate be replaced with a standard 8 meter cattleguard. I am prepared to install the cattleguard should you wish to proceed. In the event you would like to have the gate remain, I ask that you make

application to have it remain on a PUBLIC ROAD under permit. In addition, I would request that the public access not be restricted and that the gate remained unlocked.” This was written a year after the verbal permission was given and contained no mention of the verbal permission.

Norm Park’s recent admission that the road closure procedures failed means that even if they had verbal permission to lock the gate pending right of way negotiations there is a good reason why the lock should be taken off that gate forthwith.

The road closure procedure failed so there is no longer a reason for the lock if there ever was one.

In 1998 the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks wrote “It is our understanding from the office of the Surveyor General that the existing road crossing between Minnie and Stony Lake is public.”

In 1974 Neville Hope, the District Highways Manager, wrote in a letter to Mr. G. G. Runka, General Manager, B.C. Land Commission, “as noted in my reply to Douglas Lake Cattle Co., The old road would remain public.”

The lock is still there and the Cattle Company is claiming he owns it all including the ice we stand on to fish Minnie and Stony Lakes.

In all the meetings and letter writing and information swapping, we have never been given or received any scrap of paper or information indicating that the Stony Lake road might not be a public road. We have a mountain of information including case law that says it is a public road.

On the matter of who owns the fish, we have checked the list of current aquaculture license holders and Douglas Lake Cattle Co. is not on it.

We have asked the RCMP to have the lock removed from the gate. They haven’t acted on that but they are interested in having the parties continue talks to find a resolve to the problem and we are grateful for their effort in that regard.

We feel their involvement has been beneficial and we are hoping that it may lead to a resolve without an expensive court case. We thank them for their ongoing efforts. We are seeking funding assistance from the Wildlife Federation too for legal help if and when we need it. We have a bank account set up at the Interior Savings Credit Union to accept fundraising and donations.

Donations can be make directly to the bank to Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club “Public Access to Lakes and Streams” account, or send a cheque to Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club at Box 2242, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8.

Norm Parks, and Dennis Kurylowich, the Operations Manager for Merritt MOTH have been a big help to us by supplying us with information that we would have otherwise had to apply for through the freedom of information people.

This is information that supports our claim that this is a public road and we, the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club would like to publicly thank these gentlemen for their kind cooperation.

Ed Hendricks NVFGC Access Committee

Evidence and history of marijuana calls for legalization Dear Editor: With all the unquestionable evidence and experience history offers in favor of RE-legalizing the extremely popular god-given plant (see the 1st page of the Bible) cannabis (marijuana) there’s no doubt cannabis should be

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Child-killer Allan Schoenborn is requesting that the B.C. Review Board postpone his annual hearing, which was expected to take place next month, until some time in the fall.

Bern Walter, chair of the board, told The TriCity News Monday that Schoenborn, who was found not guilty of killing his three children in Merritt in 2008 by reason of mental disorder, requested the postponement through his lawyer.

The review board will consider the request for the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital patient in the next several weeks.

“It can be extended,” Walter said. “I gather he felt that he was satisfied with his current circumstances for the time being.”

The Criminal Code states that a person found not guilty by reason of mental disorder must have their custodial disposition reviewed every 12 months. If the accused and the Crown consent, orders may be extended up to 24 months, Walter said.

The annual hearings are held to determine whether a patient is eligible for some form of discharge or if he or she is required to remain in custody.

Last year, the B.C. Review Board made the controversial decision to allow Schoenborn to participate in escorted outings from the Colony Farm facility.

But upon hearing that Darcie Clarke,

SCHOOL CONFIGURATION MEETING School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) will be holding a public meeting to discuss the conÀguration of Merritt schools for September 2012. The meeting will be held on:

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Merritt Secondary School Multi-Purpose Room Allen Schoenborn is in psychiatric care at Colony Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam after killing his three children, Kaitlynne, 12, Cordon, 5, and Max, 8. File Photo

Allen Schoenborn Schoenborn’s former common law wife and mother of his three children, whom he murdered, resided in the community, the board reversed its decision.

Schoenborn later withdrew his application for escorted leave from the Colony Farm facility.

“I wish no further hardships towards Darcie,” he said in a statement. “Her stability is paramount. Since the last hearing of April 5, 2011, I learned of her whereabouts and her poor condition through TV coverage. I’m seeking a strict custody order for these reasons. Thank you.”

The panel heard that because of the media attention around Schoenborn’s previous application for passes, he received threats while in care and was assaulted.

If the review board

accepts Schoenborn’s application, it is likely that his next hearing will not be until late November or early December.

Schoenborn was diagnosed in 1999 with mental illness after he caused a vehicle accident with his young daughter. The child was also found poisoned and sexually abused.

Doctors prescribed anti-psychotic medicine, which was his only treatment before killing his three children nine years later.

Kaitlynne, 12, Max, 8, and Cordon, 5, were murdered in April 2008. Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for the stabbings and he is held in a psychiatric hospital.

His case is due for regular review in April.

Mary McNeil, the minister of children and family development, has since apologized to the victimized family and said her department will immediately create a domestic violence unit that deals with the issues raised in this month’s B.C. watchdog report that criticizes government agencies for systemic failures.

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TEGAN The Thomson-Nicola Regional District is looking to award maybe not so good writers.

That first sentence might be right up the alley of Andrée Beauchemin, TNRD Reader’s Advisor, as he looks for the worst opening sentence to a novel in the “Bulwer-Lytton Bad Fiction Writing Contest.”

“The town of Lytton was actually named after [Edward] Bulwer-Lytton when he was the Secretary of State for the colonies,” Beauchemin said. “He is perhaps best known for that opening sentence of his 1830 novel ‘Paul Clifford’ which is the genesis for this contest.”

Bulwer-Lytton took the adverbial cake with the opening sentence, “It was a dark and stormy night...”

If anyone thinks they can match the past-tense descriptivelacking pungent odour that wafts off the first page of ‘Paul Clifford,’ then the TNRD wants to add them to the submissions.

“I actually read the rest of ‘Paul Clifford’ and it’s a pretty good book,” Beauchemin said. “[Bulwer-Lytton] was actually known for much better sentences like, ‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’”

Bulwer-Lytton’s opening sentence set the scene, but “You are wondering who else is with you. You keep waiting for him to introduce the characters, but he doesn’t get into that in the first page.”

The TNRD started the contest in 2004 when Henry LyttonCobbold, the great great great grandson of Bulwer-Lytton visited the Thompson-Nicola. The contest ran for four years before going on hiatus.

In 1982, San Jose State University was the first to sponsor the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest.

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Anyone who is 13 years or older is allowed to enter. People can submit as many entries as they like. Each sentence must contain a maximum of 60 words.

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The deadline for submissions is April 15. A winner will be announced on April 30.

Thompson Rivers University English Professor George Johnson will judge.

To view some of BulwerLytton and other writer’s worst sentences, visit www.bulwer-lytton.com, where “’WWW’ means ‘wretched writers welcome.’”

The TNRD hasn’t determined a prize, but it will be a literary award.

The contest comes during Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday.

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The Christian way to look at your fellow man A religion columnist gives his take on how one should veiw other people

NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH The Christian way to look at man The question that thrusts itself into the bewildered world of Schoenborns and Picktons, with their headline news of cruelty, is an age-old one, “What Is Man?” Behind all political philosophies that are competing for our vote, this question intrudes. When we have found economic and political security, if we ever do, it will be because we have found an answer to this fundamental question.

Behind the searching criticism that pervades modern literature and perplexes social scientists, this primary issue is constantly demanding consideration.

On the whole, two answers are

offered - answers as old as man himself.

They can be found in the age-old Bible as well as in modern life.

One is that: Man is a machine, a very delicate and useful machine, but a machine that in turn will wear out and be thrown on scrap heap.

This has been the teaching of erstwhile communism. Man is useful to the state but has no intrinsic value.

On the other hand, the answer is given that man is a person, made in the image of God with inalienable rights, destined to endure beyond reach of time and shock of death.

It may be difficult in our world to hold on to this high and spiritual conception of man. The Bible senses this difficulty. It speaks of man as an enigma.

The Word of God says that man is made a little lower than angels, much lower than God of course, yet crowned with glory and honour. But as we see him now, it seems the crown has been taken

from his head and he is a slave.

Instead of being master of the world, there is much that masters him. By a strange logic, it is said that while we see man subordinate, yet we see one man, Jesus, who is crowned with glory and honour.

How little man seems when compared with our boundless universe as it is seen through the 200-inch telescope! Even the ancients in their days looked into clear, starry sky and exclaimed, “When I consider thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars ...what is man?”

Today, we know that each star we see is a sun and that there are other millions accompanying it which we cannot see. In such an universe, what is man?

His life is a weaver’s thread that is cut before the pattern is perfected, a dream, a sleep, a tale that is told, a vapor that appears for a little while, a shadow, a flower of the field

dying at close of day, grass that grows and withers.

What is man?

Can we find anywhere a true specimen? Must we be satisfied with broken failures we see about us?

We have already been told that man has been crowned by divine hand, but we do not see him crowned yet. The scripture says, “We see not yet all things put under him.”

There is, then, hope in “not yet.”

We are left indeed with more than hope, for the writer goes on to say, “We see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus.” That is a strange way to reason.

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We can only endorse what Jesus would: Mitra From Page 11 We see not yet all things subjected to Him, but we see Jesus. And Jesus was a man, and we see Him crowned and glorified.

We often say that one robin does not make a summer.

Are we so sure of that? If there is one robin, others will follow and summer will soon be here.

If we see one flower breaking through the sod, even though snow is still on the ground, we know that there will be others and that soon the garden will be full of bloom.

What one flower and one robin are to the spring and summer, Jesus is to our humanity.

We see Him and He is crowned with

It’d be like glory and hon‘In that He Himself has suf- placing a work our. He is not of Shakespeare some skeleton fered being tempted.’ specimen of —THE BIBLE before an amateur writer and a dead and commanding ancient past, but him to do likethe prototype and goal of all mankind. In His train gen- wise. Jesus is more than a specimen. He is Saviour and Lord. erations follow.

What He is, He will help us to be.

And what He is, those who follow He is more than a pattern, He is power.

Him must become.

He is more than spiritual energy, more We can only endorse what Jesus would endorse. Jesus is not only our example, He than the goal of life. He is the Guide who leads us to the goal. is our empowerment.

He is not merely an illustration of “In that He Himself has suffered being tempted, He is able to succour them what man may be at his best. He is the living inspiration of our life, the master that are tempted.” light of all our seeing.

If Christ only challenged us as an This is Christianity’s answer to the example, He would be, as He indeed is, question: What is man? It is the answer our condemnation.

that is desperately needed in our day.

Man is more than the sum of his instincts and impulses.

He is something other than his environment and social conditions. He is something beyond the history that has helped to make him.

He needs more than a “planned economy.” There is something about him that is beyond nature, beyond heredity, beyond the state. Not only does Christianity endorse the charter of rights that God has endowed man with such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but it opens up for man a boundless vista.

It asserts that “Now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be. But we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2).

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FEATURE HOMES Enjoy the spectacular views from this beautiful custom om built 4+ bedroom mh ho home o ome on 9.91 acres in Miller Estates. Master suite in the upper loft area has library/ foyer overlooking the living area below. 18’ ceiling in n living room affords magnificent views of the valley. Maple floors throughout. Kitchen boasts custom made hickory cabinets, 2 large bedrooms are located on the main floor plus a 9.10x10.3 office. Walk out daylight basement has 4th bedroom, droom, plus a huge rec room, play room, full bathroom, laundry & storage room. m. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, central air, alarm system all included. Large wraparound ound deck off main floor with reinforced concrete patio below. 20x30 equipment nt shed plus 12x16 wood shed, underground sprinklers & more. g p

$499,900.

M 3688

NEW LISTINGS NEW PRICE !!

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5 yrs old & priced to sell All appliances incl pellet stove Good sized kitch, din & lvgrm 3 months prepaid pad rent

M 3711

$67,000

• Commercial lot zoned C-3.

• Off the main exit from Van & Kelowna

• All services already in place at property edge.

• Outstanding exposure.

M 3712

$89,900

• 24 acres in beautiful Sunshine Valley • Treed lot, very private, easy access • Many potential building site • Hydro & phone lines to property line M 3603

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$227,000

• Well kept 3 bedroom manufactured home • 18x20 interlocking driveway • 6 appliances, newer paint & flooring • Garden area, 2 decks, storage shed M 3607

Clean 2 bedroom strata unit in Sandpiper, incredible opportunity & priced to sell. Located within 2 blocks of downtown Merritt, this prime location won’t last long. An easy flat walk to the downtown core & bus services only moments away. Whether you are looking for an investment opportunity, or a great place to call home, look no further. Enjoy the peace & quiet that top floor living has to offer, while making yard work a distant memory. Two spacious bedrooms, laundry room, air conditioner & private patio combine to make these self sufficient units very comfortable.

M 3684

$114,000.

$37,500

Bench location!! 3 bedrooms, possible 4 with 2 full baths. Family home located at end of cul-de-sac. This home features a new furnace in 2010, central air, built-in vac and a 1 car attached garage. Outbuildings include a storage shed & a 12x24 detached, insulated and wired 220 shop. Nice fenced backyard.

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M 3693

$249,900.

Rent to own considered Buy your own home Nice 3 bdrm, 2 bath home Appliances included

M 3270

$59,900

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Janis Post Sales Rep

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250-315-3672

250-378-1586

250-280-7253

250-315-3503

250-315-5178

250-378-7795

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1988 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 • Fax: 250-378-6184

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tommcdongh@royallepage.ca

Angela Texmo Sales Rep

Don Ward Sales Rep

Karen Bonneteau Sales Rep

Vicky Martin Sales Rep

Cathy Property Manager

Lynda Property Manager

250-378-1996

250-378-6181

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS

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One bdrm in strata building.

Rent $550-600 Under new management Shopping & bus close by

M 3613

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$68,000

Excellent condition 2 bdrm Sandpiper Ground floor, 6 hi-end appliances Laminate flooring, updated light fixtures Fans in both bdrms, air conditioned

M 3677

$118,000

Nice & open design-2 bed, 2 bath 24x10 covered deck Detached 16x12 wkshp w/ power Bay windows/skylite & more…

M 3536

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$69,000

Nicely updated 3 bdrm, 3 level townhouse A bathromm on each 3 levels Nice, fully fenced backyard Great 1st time homebuyers & investors

M 3652

$138,000

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1 yr pad rent included 2 bdrm, 1 bath, nice, open design 5 appliances included New fence around lge yd & storage shed

$74,000

M 3658

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Corner lot on a quiet street 2 bdrm home w/ some newer flooring Nice, big lvg rm & new bathroom Lots of rm to build a shop

$139,900

M 3675

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2 bdrms in strata bldg Central location Laminate flring New roof this year

M 3486

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$76,900

Under new management 1 bdrm apartment Stratified building Centrally located

$76,900

M 3525

• 2 bdrm home w/ lots of rm on lge lot • Improvements to roof, driveway & electrical • Lge entry/laundry w/ rm of an office/ craft rm • Open kitch, dining & lvgrm

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M 3669

M 3633

$145,000

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Affordability at its best 2 bdrm manufactured on private lot 1 car garage, 2 garden sheds, rm for RV 120 sqft addition, 100sqft deck on CDS

$145,000

Brand new double wide Already set up in the ever improving Tree’s Mobile Park Quick possession

M 3704

$89,900

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Good condition 2 bdrm Sandpiper 5 appliances included Extra cabinets in laundry room Priced to sell-call today

M 3706

• Urban living at its finest!

• 1 bdrm apt features a modern open concept design • Perfect for entertaining • Granite counter tops, laminate & tile in kitch & bath

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M 3699

M 3708

$149,000

$113,500

3 bedroom rancher Vinyl windows & siding 9 year old furnace Fenced front & back

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M 3684

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$159,900

2 bdrm in Strata unit in Sandpiper Easy walk to downtown core Bus service only moments away Laundry rm & air conditioning

$114,000

2 bdrm apt has a modern open floor plan Granite counter tops, SS appliances Has b/i wall a/c & in-unit laundry Urban living at its finest!!

M 3700

$169,000

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Commercial lot-C3 zoning Good investment property Tenant pays $700/month + utilities Lane access & close to downtown

M 3703

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$114,000

Covered parking Galley kitch w/ appl & skylite Patio doors from 2nd bdrm or den Nicola River in the back

M 3365

$175,000

• Ground level condo w/ newer paint & carpets • In ste laundry, new dryer • Open flr plan for living rm & kitchen • Affordable first time or retirement living

M 3702

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$117,000

Updated kitchen Roof approx 7 y/o Newer furnace & h/w tank Completely fenced on corner lot

M 3518

$179,900

Cheapest lot listed for sale in all of Merritt! Upper Bench neighbourhood - Grandview Heights. Underground services to lot line. Bargain price and NO HST!!

M 3616 $55,000 New lots in quiet cul-de-sac & crescent setting. Fully services including curbs & storm drain all prepaid by the developer.

M 3692 $57,000 Great flat lot in popular subdivision. Close to elementary schools. Minutes from walking trails & downtown shopping. Services are at lot line and priced to sell.

M 3674 $65,000 Fully serviced R-2 lot, close to schools & d/t. Bring your bldg ideas. Trades considered.

M 3274 $72,900 Good sized lot, ok for double wide. City services @ prop line. Mountain view in a quiet area.

M 3534 $79,000

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Quality 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath townhouse Heat pump, a/c, high efficient appliances Gas fireplace & many extras Low maintenance property

M 3685

$219,500

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3 bdrm home on 1.8 acres Newer addition in back is nicely finished Windows upgraded to vinyl dbl glazed Quiet rural setting w/ lots of room

M 3632

$241,000

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Bench location 4 bedroom, 2 bath family home Close to schools & parks Priced to sell!!

$244,900

M 3689

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3 bdrm family home Security system, 80% efficient furnace A/C, new windows, except bathroom Beautiful l/scaping, treed & fenced

M 3687

D SOL

$249,000

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4 bdrm home in nice area Easy access to all amenities Golf only moments away 360sqft deck Central a/c & new windows

M 3575

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$249,900

Very well kept, one owner home 3 good sized bdrm up New flring, counter tops & fixtures Fully fenced backyard, close to schools

M 3690

$254,900

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M 3691

1 SOLD - 1 LEFT

TOWNHOUSE

Well cared for family home 5 bdrm, 3 bath Large 65x120 lot Located in good area

• Bench location-3 bdrm, 2 bath family home • Central air, built-in vac, new furnace 2010 • 12x24 detached wired 220 shop • Nice fenced backyard for privacy

$259,900

M 3693

$249,900

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4 bedroom home in a quiet location Crown molding, skylights, Granite counters, well designed kitchen Tile & laminate & carpet

M 3709

$260,000

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3 bdrm country charmer on 1.15 ac Lots or original h/wood Dining room has gas f/place Vinyl windows throughout

M 3710

$264,000

2 lots on Eagle Crescent w/ no building restrictions. Plans available w/ the builder.

Close to all amenities.

M 3679-3680 $95,000

D SOL

RANCHER • • • •

4 bedroom, 2 level home New 2-stage HE furnace in 2008 Quiet street, fully fenced yards Single car garage & Detached shop

M 3639

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$268,900

1600 sq ft 3 bdrm rancher on full basement Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac Walking distance to all amenities Lots of parking, low maintenance yard

M 3671

$349,000

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Very nice 4 bdrm 2.5 bath fam home Close to downtown & schools Central air, security system Garden shed & gazebo

M 3293

$269,000

• River & mtn views your back deck • Vaulted ceilings in the open design lvgrm, kitch & dinrm • Main w/birch flrs, kitch w.birch cab & granite countertops • Bsmt has recrm, wkshop, 1 bdrm legal ste w/ laundry

M 3668

$359,000

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Location at its best-quiet cul-de-sac Nice 3 level split-3 bdrms New roof ’08, newer vinyl windows Beautiful, private l/scaped large yard w/ water feature

$269,000

M 3602

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Beautiful rancher w/ full bsmt 2 bdrm ste has own laundry Appliances included Located on a nice & quiet st

M 3678

$360,000

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Beautiful open floor plan Double sided fireplace High ceilings Deluxe master bedroom

M 3657

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$269,900

Beautiful open floor plan Double sided fireplace High ceilings Deluxe master bedroom

M 3579

• Relax in the pool • 3 lge bdrms, 2 baths, vaulted ceilings • Lots of renos, over 14,00sqft lot U/g sprinklers • Lge sundeck w/ great views of valley & city

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M 3529

M 3664

$362,000

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$299,900

Do you want comfort??

Open floor plan, crown mouldings Quality appliances & light fixtures Cherry h/wood flring w/ Travertine tiles

$379,000

Very private, 4 poss 5 bdrm family home New appliances, central ai & vac 24x40 wired & heated shop Double lot & RV parking

M 3673

$308,000

• 2180 sqft move-in condition - no renos needed • 4 bedroom rancher on Bench • New walnut kitchen cabinets • ¼ acres w/ private yard, attached garage

M 3676

$384,300

• Very nice & clean family home • New flooring, includes h/wood upstairs • New bathrms, new lge kitch w/ lots of cupbrds • 2 fireplaces, large yard

M 3705

$319,000

• Main has 3 bdrms, 3 baths, open kitch/lvgrm • 9’ ceilings, maple cabinets/granite counter tops • Bsmt has 2 bdrm legal ste, rec/games room • HST paid!!

M 3682

$389,000

• 3 bdrm custom Rancher on .27 flat acres • Open flr plan, Mill Creek cabinets, ceramic flring • U/g sprinklers, fully fenced backyard, heated garage • Gazebo w/ 6 person hot tub & RV parking

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M 3636

M 3608

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One of a kind in Merritt!!

Close to 4000sqft on 2 flrs Giant brick fireplace in bsmt Sauna w/ dual shower, dbl garage

M 3638

$410,000

• Executive 5 bdrm, 4 bath family home • Amazing chef’s kitchen w/ granite countertops • Low maintenance landscaping-lane access • Inground pool & private backyard

• Spacious 6000+sqft completed living space • 6 bdrms, 5.5 baths-luxurious master bdrm • Dream kitchen, lge games rm, bar rm w/ bar • Large 3 bay garage-RV parking

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M 3701

M 3440

M 3651

$439,000

$459,900

Executive 3 bdrm rancher Riverfront, .55 acres Completely landscaped, flat property Hardwood thruout, incredibly private

$485,000

$329,000

9.88 acres in Petit Creek 3 bedroom home with solarium Drilled well produces 157gpm Fenced & cross-fenced-3 bay shop

M 3578

$5000 appliance bonus!!

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$398,000

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Bench home at end of CDS 4 bdrm, 2 baths, fully finished Large deck, A/C, UG sprinklers Parklike backyard across from crown land

$339,000

Three bedrooms & a den Open concept design Beautiful views Home warranty

M 3665

$399,900

D SOL • • • • •

Over 3000 sqft 4+ bdrm home on 9.91 ac.

18’ ceiling - magnificent views Hickory cabinets, maple floors, Walk-out daylight basement Central air, u\g sprinklers & more

M 3688

$499,900

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Wonderful executive home on the Bench Totally finished 4 level split Gourmet kitchen, 5 bdrms, 3 baths Fantastic views from deck

M 3612

$529,000

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Exquisite 3 bdrm Rancher Detached shop on .5 acre Hdwd flrs & custom window coverings Easy access & very private

M 3497

Beautiful river view lot close to downtown. Nice, quiet neighborhood. The uncompromised view never to change.

M 3707 $89,000

$540,000

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11.24 acre hobby farm Full renovation inside Barn & 3 bay garage Borders Nicola River

M 3686

• Privacy on 39+ acres in Sunshine Valley • 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath log home w/ vaulted ceilings • 272 sqft guest cottage w/ bathroom • 6 fruit trees, underground sprinklers

$549,000

M 3625

$650,000

• Newly built 1700+sqft Rancher in quiet CDS • Close to downtown, walking trails & schools • Open design-3 lg bdrms, 2 baths & a den • Fully fenced, l/scaped w/ 600sqft garage

Desired Bench location.

Owner pd GDT & WR charge. Phase 2 w/ gorgeous views.

All u/g services.

M 3570 $99,000

INDUSTRIAL

Extra lge double lot. 2 city water & sewage hookups.

Private setting, flat site. Easy access w/ paved roads.

M 3495 $100,000

Block bldg on Nicola Ave. 2500 sqft adjacent lot is included. Retail exposure.

M 3649 $289,000

Double corner lot Main & Spruce, quiet area with trees. Spruce St is one of Merritt’s nicest.

M 3494 $120,000

M 3695

$349,000

Retail on Quilchena totals 3966sqft. 2nd floor has 6 residential apartments.

Gross income is close to $55,000/annum. New boiler, roof, overall well maintained M 3698 $395,000 Amazing opportunity in downtown Merritt.

12,000sqft commercial building for purchase or lease. Over 10,500sqft of retail space, or lease @ $6./sf. Bonus lot at 2152 Nicola Avenue.

M 3697 $850,000

D SOL

Nicola Lakeshore Estates. 1.1 ac 15 min from Merritt. Enjoy the outdoors and build your dream home.

M 3572 $214,900 24 acres in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Treed lot, very private, easy access.

Many potential building sites. Hydro & phone lines to property line.

M 3603 $227,000 Waterfront lot on Nicola Lake. 3km to Quilchena Hotel. Close to Merritt & Kamloops.

Private access to lake.

M 3478 $349,000

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M E R R I T T

www.royallepage.ca/merritt

Janis Post Sales Rep

John Issac Sales Rep

250-315-3672

250-378-1586

250-280-7253

250-315-3503

250-315-5178

250-378-7795

janispost@royallepage.ca

johnissac@telus.net

angelatexmo@royallepage.ca

dward@royallepage.ca

kbonneteau@telus.net

vickymartin@telus.net

Tom McDonagh Broker

1988 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 • Fax: 250-378-6184

250-378-6181

www.realtor.ca

tommcdongh@royallepage.ca

Angela Texmo Sales Rep

Don Ward Sales Rep

Karen Bonneteau Sales Rep

Vicky Martin Sales Rep

Cathy Property Manager

Lynda Property Manager

250-378-1996

250-378-6181

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS

• • • •

One bdrm in strata building.

Rent $550-600 Under new management Shopping & bus close by

M 3613

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$68,000

Excellent condition 2 bdrm Sandpiper Ground floor, 6 hi-end appliances Laminate flooring, updated light fixtures Fans in both bdrms, air conditioned

M 3677

$118,000

Nice & open design-2 bed, 2 bath 24x10 covered deck Detached 16x12 wkshp w/ power Bay windows/skylite & more…

M 3536

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$69,000

Nicely updated 3 bdrm, 3 level townhouse A bathromm on each 3 levels Nice, fully fenced backyard Great 1st time homebuyers & investors

M 3652

$138,000

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1 yr pad rent included 2 bdrm, 1 bath, nice, open design 5 appliances included New fence around lge yd & storage shed

$74,000

M 3658

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Corner lot on a quiet street 2 bdrm home w/ some newer flooring Nice, big lvg rm & new bathroom Lots of rm to build a shop

$139,900

M 3675

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2 bdrms in strata bldg Central location Laminate flring New roof this year

M 3486

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$76,900

Under new management 1 bdrm apartment Stratified building Centrally located

$76,900

M 3525

• 2 bdrm home w/ lots of rm on lge lot • Improvements to roof, driveway & electrical • Lge entry/laundry w/ rm of an office/ craft rm • Open kitch, dining & lvgrm

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M 3669

M 3633

$145,000

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Affordability at its best 2 bdrm manufactured on private lot 1 car garage, 2 garden sheds, rm for RV 120 sqft addition, 100sqft deck on CDS

$145,000

Brand new double wide Already set up in the ever improving Tree’s Mobile Park Quick possession

M 3704

$89,900

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Good condition 2 bdrm Sandpiper 5 appliances included Extra cabinets in laundry room Priced to sell-call today

M 3706

• Urban living at its finest!

• 1 bdrm apt features a modern open concept design • Perfect for entertaining • Granite counter tops, laminate & tile in kitch & bath

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M 3699

M 3708

$149,000

$113,500

3 bedroom rancher Vinyl windows & siding 9 year old furnace Fenced front & back

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M 3684

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$159,900

2 bdrm in Strata unit in Sandpiper Easy walk to downtown core Bus service only moments away Laundry rm & air conditioning

$114,000

2 bdrm apt has a modern open floor plan Granite counter tops, SS appliances Has b/i wall a/c & in-unit laundry Urban living at its finest!!

M 3700

$169,000

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Commercial lot-C3 zoning Good investment property Tenant pays $700/month + utilities Lane access & close to downtown

M 3703

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$114,000

Covered parking Galley kitch w/ appl & skylite Patio doors from 2nd bdrm or den Nicola River in the back

M 3365

$175,000

• Ground level condo w/ newer paint & carpets • In ste laundry, new dryer • Open flr plan for living rm & kitchen • Affordable first time or retirement living

M 3702

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$117,000

Updated kitchen Roof approx 7 y/o Newer furnace & h/w tank Completely fenced on corner lot

M 3518

$179,900

Cheapest lot listed for sale in all of Merritt! Upper Bench neighbourhood - Grandview Heights. Underground services to lot line. Bargain price and NO HST!!

M 3616 $55,000 New lots in quiet cul-de-sac & crescent setting. Fully services including curbs & storm drain all prepaid by the developer.

M 3692 $57,000 Great flat lot in popular subdivision. Close to elementary schools. Minutes from walking trails & downtown shopping. Services are at lot line and priced to sell.

M 3674 $65,000 Fully serviced R-2 lot, close to schools & d/t. Bring your bldg ideas. Trades considered.

M 3274 $72,900 Good sized lot, ok for double wide. City services @ prop line. Mountain view in a quiet area.

M 3534 $79,000

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Quality 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath townhouse Heat pump, a/c, high efficient appliances Gas fireplace & many extras Low maintenance property

M 3685

$219,500

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3 bdrm home on 1.8 acres Newer addition in back is nicely finished Windows upgraded to vinyl dbl glazed Quiet rural setting w/ lots of room

M 3632

$241,000

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Bench location 4 bedroom, 2 bath family home Close to schools & parks Priced to sell!!

$244,900

M 3689

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3 bdrm family home Security system, 80% efficient furnace A/C, new windows, except bathroom Beautiful l/scaping, treed & fenced

M 3687

D SOL

$249,000

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4 bdrm home in nice area Easy access to all amenities Golf only moments away 360sqft deck Central a/c & new windows

M 3575

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$249,900

Very well kept, one owner home 3 good sized bdrm up New flring, counter tops & fixtures Fully fenced backyard, close to schools

M 3690

$254,900

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M 3691

1 SOLD - 1 LEFT

TOWNHOUSE

Well cared for family home 5 bdrm, 3 bath Large 65x120 lot Located in good area

• Bench location-3 bdrm, 2 bath family home • Central air, built-in vac, new furnace 2010 • 12x24 detached wired 220 shop • Nice fenced backyard for privacy

$259,900

M 3693

$249,900

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4 bedroom home in a quiet location Crown molding, skylights, Granite counters, well designed kitchen Tile & laminate & carpet

M 3709

$260,000

• • • •

3 bdrm country charmer on 1.15 ac Lots or original h/wood Dining room has gas f/place Vinyl windows throughout

M 3710

$264,000

2 lots on Eagle Crescent w/ no building restrictions. Plans available w/ the builder.

Close to all amenities.

M 3679-3680 $95,000

D SOL

RANCHER • • • •

4 bedroom, 2 level home New 2-stage HE furnace in 2008 Quiet street, fully fenced yards Single car garage & Detached shop

M 3639

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$268,900

1600 sq ft 3 bdrm rancher on full basement Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac Walking distance to all amenities Lots of parking, low maintenance yard

M 3671

$349,000

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Very nice 4 bdrm 2.5 bath fam home Close to downtown & schools Central air, security system Garden shed & gazebo

M 3293

$269,000

• River & mtn views your back deck • Vaulted ceilings in the open design lvgrm, kitch & dinrm • Main w/birch flrs, kitch w.birch cab & granite countertops • Bsmt has recrm, wkshop, 1 bdrm legal ste w/ laundry

M 3668

$359,000

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Location at its best-quiet cul-de-sac Nice 3 level split-3 bdrms New roof ’08, newer vinyl windows Beautiful, private l/scaped large yard w/ water feature

$269,000

M 3602

• • • •

Beautiful rancher w/ full bsmt 2 bdrm ste has own laundry Appliances included Located on a nice & quiet st

M 3678

$360,000

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Beautiful open floor plan Double sided fireplace High ceilings Deluxe master bedroom

M 3657

• • • •

$269,900

Beautiful open floor plan Double sided fireplace High ceilings Deluxe master bedroom

M 3579

• Relax in the pool • 3 lge bdrms, 2 baths, vaulted ceilings • Lots of renos, over 14,00sqft lot U/g sprinklers • Lge sundeck w/ great views of valley & city

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M 3529

M 3664

$362,000

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$299,900

Do you want comfort??

Open floor plan, crown mouldings Quality appliances & light fixtures Cherry h/wood flring w/ Travertine tiles

$379,000

Very private, 4 poss 5 bdrm family home New appliances, central ai & vac 24x40 wired & heated shop Double lot & RV parking

M 3673

$308,000

• 2180 sqft move-in condition - no renos needed • 4 bedroom rancher on Bench • New walnut kitchen cabinets • ¼ acres w/ private yard, attached garage

M 3676

$384,300

• Very nice & clean family home • New flooring, includes h/wood upstairs • New bathrms, new lge kitch w/ lots of cupbrds • 2 fireplaces, large yard

M 3705

$319,000

• Main has 3 bdrms, 3 baths, open kitch/lvgrm • 9’ ceilings, maple cabinets/granite counter tops • Bsmt has 2 bdrm legal ste, rec/games room • HST paid!!

M 3682

$389,000

• 3 bdrm custom Rancher on .27 flat acres • Open flr plan, Mill Creek cabinets, ceramic flring • U/g sprinklers, fully fenced backyard, heated garage • Gazebo w/ 6 person hot tub & RV parking

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M 3636

M 3608

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One of a kind in Merritt!!

Close to 4000sqft on 2 flrs Giant brick fireplace in bsmt Sauna w/ dual shower, dbl garage

M 3638

$410,000

• Executive 5 bdrm, 4 bath family home • Amazing chef’s kitchen w/ granite countertops • Low maintenance landscaping-lane access • Inground pool & private backyard

• Spacious 6000+sqft completed living space • 6 bdrms, 5.5 baths-luxurious master bdrm • Dream kitchen, lge games rm, bar rm w/ bar • Large 3 bay garage-RV parking

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M 3701

M 3440

M 3651

$439,000

$459,900

Executive 3 bdrm rancher Riverfront, .55 acres Completely landscaped, flat property Hardwood thruout, incredibly private

$485,000

$329,000

9.88 acres in Petit Creek 3 bedroom home with solarium Drilled well produces 157gpm Fenced & cross-fenced-3 bay shop

M 3578

$5000 appliance bonus!!

• • • •

$398,000

• • • •

Bench home at end of CDS 4 bdrm, 2 baths, fully finished Large deck, A/C, UG sprinklers Parklike backyard across from crown land

$339,000

Three bedrooms & a den Open concept design Beautiful views Home warranty

M 3665

$399,900

D SOL • • • • •

Over 3000 sqft 4+ bdrm home on 9.91 ac.

18’ ceiling - magnificent views Hickory cabinets, maple floors, Walk-out daylight basement Central air, u\g sprinklers & more

M 3688

$499,900

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Wonderful executive home on the Bench Totally finished 4 level split Gourmet kitchen, 5 bdrms, 3 baths Fantastic views from deck

M 3612

$529,000

• • • •

Exquisite 3 bdrm Rancher Detached shop on .5 acre Hdwd flrs & custom window coverings Easy access & very private

M 3497

Beautiful river view lot close to downtown. Nice, quiet neighborhood. The uncompromised view never to change.

M 3707 $89,000

$540,000

• • • •

11.24 acre hobby farm Full renovation inside Barn & 3 bay garage Borders Nicola River

M 3686

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HERALD HEALTH Back pain prevention and treatment plan Have a sports story tip? Tell us about it by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing newsroom@merrittherald.com

DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN Walking upright on two feet has advantages, but it also puts intense pressure on the spine, as well as on other muscles and bones. Add to this improper sitting, lifting, or reaching-and the normal wear and tear of working and playing-and you have the perfect recipe for back pain. That’s why back pain is the 2nd most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, out-numbered only by upper-respiratory infections. In

fact, some experts say, as many as 80% of us will experience a back problem at some time in our lives.

Back injuries are a part of everyday life.

They can cause a sharp pain or a dull ache and can be accompanied by a tingling, numbness, or burning sensation. You may also feel weakness, pain, or tingling in your pelvis and upper leg-a condition known as sciatica. The spine is quite good at dealing with back injuries. Minor injuries usually heal within a day or two.

Some pain, however, continues. What makes it last longer is not entirely understood, but researchers suspect that stress, mood changes, and the fear of further injury may prevent patients from being active and exacerbate

the pain.

In order to prevent back pain from occuring in the first place, consider the following tips: • Maintain a healthy diet and weight.

• Remain activeunder the supervision of your doctor of chiropractic.

• Avoid prolonged inactivity or bed rest.

• Warm up or stretch before exercising or other physical activities, such as gardening.

• Maintain proper posture.

• Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes.

• Sleep on a mattress of medium firmness to minimize any curve in your spine.

• Lift with your knees, keep the object close to your body, and do not twist when lifting.

• Quit smoking.

Smoking impairs blood flow, resulting in oxygen and nutrient deprivation to spinal tissues.

• Work with your doctor of chiropractic to ensure that your workstation is economically correct.

If you are already experiencing back pain, consult your doctor of chiropractic.

More than 30 million Americans sought chiropractic care last year alone. Past studies have indicated that consumers are very happy with the chiropractic care they receive. With a thorough knowledge of the structure and functioning of the human body, doctors of chiropractic make diagnoses and take steps to correct problems using spinal adjustments, dietary and lifestyle

advice, and other natural tools. Spinal manipulation, the primary form of treatment performed by doctors of chiropractic, is a recommended option for back pain treatment by many provincial and workers’ compensation guidelines. Research has shown that manipulative therapy and spinal manipulation are not only safe and effective, but can cut costs and get workers back on the job faster than other treatments.

A recent medical study has also pointed out that manual manipulation offers better shortterm relief of chronic back pain than medication.

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already well-known skin cancers, you are at also at higher risk for developing actinic keratosis, one of the most common forms of pre-cancerous skin conditions treated by dermatologists.

Unfortunately, it’s also a condition that more than 87% of Canadian warm/sunny destination travellers don’t know about. The CSPA is reminding Canadian that skin health includes being vigilant about all suninduced skin conditions, including AK. Actinic keratosis can potentially go on to develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a common form of skin cancer. The number of cases of SCC is expected to nearly triple by 2031. What’s more concerning is a recent survey found those over the age of 45 were less concerned about sunburn or too much sun exposure while travelling than those 44.

What else did the survey reveal? Here’s a look: • Even though getting a sunburn is a top concern for 1-in-3 travellers, most are not taking sufficient steps to protect themselves. In fact, more than half of the travellers surveyed don’t always wear sunscreen (55%), don’t wear a hat (78%) or don’t wear UV protective clothing (93%).

• 59% would not see a physician immediately if they noticed rough spots, scaly patches, suspicious spots or moles after examining their skin. The incidence of

skin cancers is on the rise and ignoring signs of cancer is dangerous.

• Surprisingly, although they are fully aware of the risks associated with melanoma and non-melanoma skin conditions, 2-in-5 travellers don’t think they are at risk of developing skin cancer. In fact, the more sun exposure our skin has, the more we increase our risk.

• Nearly 4-in-10 travellers (38%) mistakenly believe AK first appears as blisters and welts after a severe sunburn, when in fact actinic keratosis can appear as slightly red, scaly spots through to thick, scaly sometimes

crusty spots or patches that feel rough, sore or itchy, like sandpaper. It may range in size from very small to pea-sized or larger. Unlike better known skin cancers, AK can sometimes be ‘felt’ as opposed to just seen on the skin.

Canadians need to be more proactive about their health because early detection and treatment is key. That’s why it’s important to ‘take notice’ of your skin, conduct regular skin checks and speak with your healthcare provider if you see – or feel – anything suspicious. www.newscanada.com

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Minor hockey could come to Logan Lake BARRIE OGDEN BARRIE’S BANTER On Monday, March 12, Logan Lake Minor Hockey had a general meeting to discuss the possibility of obtaining corporate sponsorship for the Logan Lake Leafs through the Kamloops Blazers.

Special guests for

the meeting were Dave Chyzowski, Director of Sales and Marketing for Blazer Hockey, Kevin White of Logan Lake’s Rec. Room and Northland Properties and Ashley McClellan, Sales Manager, Sandman Inn and Suites, Central Interior.

Each presented a list of the various and positive benefits which would come to kids in Logan Lake hockey programs if there was a long-term connection to the Kamloops Blazers. If there’s anything negative, it

would be the change from the Leafs to the Logan Lake Junior Blazers.

Among the potential advantages are: new uniforms, access to power skating and goalie coaches, the Blazer team coming to Logan Lake for practice sessions (where the ice is better and the rental rates are better than in Kamloops), Blazers being assigned to mentor Logan Lake minor hockey teams, the possible involvement of the Blazers and team owners in local

fundraising efforts, discounted rates for food and rooms through the Sandman chain of hotels.

For this proposal to move forward and to take affect for the 2012-13 season, the community will need to sell a minimum of 30 season tickets which are priced at approximately $500 each for adults and $300 each for youth. It’s hoped that Dave Chyzowski will be able to attend next week’s meeting of the Logan Lake Business Association to seek the support of

members to purchase season tickets.

After the meeting, Chyzowski said, “I think there is an opportunity to partner with the Logan Lake community in a few areas. We are excited about the potential relationship that could come out of this which would benefit both the kids and families of Logan Lake.”

This will, no doubt, be a Logan Lake priority for some time to come so let’s all work together to support this important community initiative.

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Each week, Logan Lake continues to celebrate the “new” news stories which keep happening.

Another new face in a new place in Logan Lake is Cpl. Kathleen Thain who, in February, arrived to take over the helm of our RCMP detachment.

Thain began her 19-year career in law enforcement as a sheriff on Vancouver Island before joining the RCMP. Her last posting was in the Lower Mainland where she was involved with major crime units.

Hopefully, she’ll find both our community and the surrounding region relatively crime-free, giving her lots of time to send emails to former colleagues advertising how cool Logan Lake is. With the result there’ll be hoards of people fighting to get transferred here.

Sorry, not happening, but they can come for a visit to see what they’re missing.

Both Thain and her husband are looking

forward to becoming involved with the community and she’s already taken the first steps by getting out and about to introduce herself and to find out the issues that most impact Logan Lakers.

And, when you check out her March schedule and her plan to connect with community groups, you’ll shake your head – Lions on the 13th, SAR on the 16th, HVOC on the 21st and, let’s not forget the meeting with MEP. She acknowledges that she’s jumping into community life with both feet and has lots on her plate, but she’s celebrating becoming more involved with the community and its residents to create a balanced approach to law enforcement – something not possible in her previous posting.

By meeting with groups and individuals, Thain is hoping to be able to determine the wants and needs of residents relating to law enforcement and to then develop strategies to deal with the identified problem areas.

Another aspect

of this “fitting-in” approach is the wish that Logan Lakers will get to know her in her dual roles as both a private person in the community and a law enforcement officer.

Ideally, this blend will make it possible for residents to accept her for the multi-dimensional person she truly is and that, with herself at the reins, the community will have renewed trust in the detachment and its officers who are cared for and about, by joy, the “bureau boss.”

Logan Lake in capable hands For the past three years, Thain was an active volunteer with a horse therapy program involving youth with physical, mental, and emotional challenges.

Knowing this, per-

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Const. Drake and Cpl. Thain are members of the Logan Lake detachment team who, while working hard, are able to share smiles and humour. Barrie Ogden/Herald

haps the Logan Lake Ranch and Country Club’s members and their horses might be another community connection for Thain’s “spare” time?

Prior to moving here, Thain did extensive research about the community and, at last month’s Logan Lake Business Association meeting, was able, as part of Mike Maloney’s Citizens On Patrol report, to offer insight-

ful, relevant comments about local crime issues. Obviously, she’s come to Logan Lake “armed” with relevant community information which will, no doubt, help with the “easing in” process.

So, consider this your official welcome to Logan Lake, Kat, and, if you discover me “acting up and acting out” hopefully, it will be in a theatrical production directed by your husband.

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Can you tell I’m getting into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day? I have always wondered about this day and decided to do a little research regarding this event written on all our calendars.

Speaking of our old buddy Patrick, would you believe that his real name was Maewyn? I’m not making this up! Check it out! It seems young Maewyn was born an Irish pagan in 385 A.D. After an eventful (if you call being stolen and sold into slavery eventful) youth, Maewyn turned to Christianity and attended a monastery in Gaul (that’s France to you and me).

He adopted the name Patrick, and eventually was sent back to Ireland to convert the pagan Irish Druids. And very good at it, he was. Apparently the Druids were always after poor Patrick’s hide, but he escaped them every time and served 30 successful years as Bishop of Ireland.

St. Patrick died in County Down on March 17, 461 A.D., and St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated on that date ever since. Ironically, the holiday was originally a religious observance, but the American version today bears little resemblance to the original intent.

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1. DERAIL DE JERSEY The BCHL`s leading scorer did most of his damage vs the Centennials this season, collecting points in all 7 of the head-to-head games, and 14 points in total. His linemates only played in 6 of the 7 head to head games, with Jujhar Khaira picking up 8 points and Michael Colantone picking up 10 points. All in all, the Spruce Kings top line has scored 15 of the 24 goals (62.5%) vs Merritt, and combined for a jaw-dropping 32 points. As they go, so goes the team, and shutting them down, starting with De Jersey, will be the biggest key in holding the Spruce Kings offense at bay. If Merritt can do that, their depth should win them this series.

2. THE ``MEN`` BETWEEN THE PIPES This is a unique series where neither team has a defined starter, and both teams have goaltenders that can steal games. Shockingly, both Kirk Thompson and Ty Swabb for PG have identical stats with a 2.83 GAA and .906 SV%.

Ty Swabb has a better winning record (12-6-1) than Thompson (15-14-1), and started the last two games vs Penticton, including the historic 5-2 season finale win that snapped the Vees 42 game win streak. What`s even more interesting is that the Cents’ Lino Chimienti`s stats are almost a mirror image of his Spruce Kings’ counterparts, with an 18-14-1 record, a 2.86 GAA and .907 SV%. As the 20 year old vet, he might get the first chance to run with the ball, but Tyler Steel (4th in the league in both GAA and SV%) is more than ready to step in and make a difference if needed.

The bottom line is, it`s too tight to say who will make a difference, but any of the four netminders could, and it`s up to Merritt`s tandem to outplay Prince George`s.

3. SPECIAL TEAMS, THE ``X FACTOR`` Even though Merritt won 5 of the 7 games in the season series (both teams won 1 in overtime), they outscored Prince George just 27-24. In a series with two teams that are so evenly matched offensively (goals for), defensively (goals against) and in the standings (separated by 4 points), special teams are very likely to make a huge difference. The Cents special teams have been either red hot or ice cold all season. Near the end, it was trending towards the cold side, as the powerplay went 3 for 24 (12.5%) over the last 4 games. Their PK, meanwhile, has given up goals in 6 of the last 7 games, but has been on par for their average during this stretch going 80.6%. Meanwhile, Prince George, after struggling on the power play for much of the season, was red-hot down the stretch, going 9 for 22 (40.9%) in the 5 games through March (including 2 games vs Penticton).

At the same time, however, their PK struggled, giving up goals in 4 of the 5 games, and going 11 for 16 during that stretch (68.8%). At the conclusion of the season, Prince George had a slightly better power play and penalty kill than Merritt, but again it`s very tight (like almost every other aspect of this series), so whoever can win this battle will very likely win the series as well, even if it winds up going the distance.

Alex Grebenyuk is the ‘Voice of the Centennials’ on Q101 radio. He also authors a blog entitled Cents Central.

Team

GP W

L

T OTL PTS

Penticton Merritt Prince George Chilliwack Vernon Westside Salmon Arm Trail

60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60

4 18 21 22 27 29 35 42

0 2 2 2 1 2 0 1

54 34 33 33 30 22 16 11

2 110 6 76 4 72 3 71 2 63 7 53 9 41 6 29

COASTAL DIVISION

Evan Stack (left) and Ben Matthews, the respective captains of the Merritt Centennials and the Prince George Spruce Kings, will undoubtedly be seeing a lot of each other once their playoff series gets underway this Friday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Ian Webster/Herald

It’s Cents vs Spruce Kings!

By Ian Webster THE HERALD

sports@merrittherald.com

It’s being called the “one to watch”, “the best match-up in the first round of this year’s BCHL playoffs” and “a potential war”.

All the hype is about the best-of-seven series set to get underway this Friday between the Merritt Centennials and the Prince George Spruce Kings.

Both teams enter the highly-anticipated showdown following terrific regular seasons, and massive improvements over their results from one year ago.

Merritt finished second in the Interior Conference this season with a 34-18-2-6 record, good for 76 points. That represents a 25 point increase from last year’s sixth-place finish, and is the best points total for the club since 1978-79.

Prince George’s ascendancy has been even more remarkable.

Dead last in 2010-11,

the Spruce Kings rose to third in the Interior this year, just four points behind the Centennials.

Their 33-21-2-4 record resulted in a 39-point leap in the standings from last season.

Adding to the sense of anticipation is the fact that the Cents and Spruce Kings have not played each other since December 9 - over three months ago.

“It’ll make for an interesting start to the series,” states Cents’ head coach and GM Luke Pierce. “There’ll be a bit of a feeling out process at the beginning I’m sure.”

While Merritt held the edge (5-1-0-1) in the seven early-season games played between the two teams, five of the contests were one-goal games, and two went to overtime.

“It was a really intense series with them,” says Pierce, “so I don’t think it will take long before we rekindle some animosity.”

Prince George head

coach Dave Dupas is of a similar opinion.

“They were real good games with Merritt,” he said. “It’s going to be a huge battle.”

Dupas went on to add, “They [The Cents] work hard, they’re well coached, and they do all the little things right.”

Pierce knows that his players have their work cut out for them, too.

“Their top line is going to be a handful.

They’ve got the best player in the division and top scorer in the league (Paul De Jersey), and two excellent linemates (Jujhar Khaira and Michael Colantone) with him.”

Pierce went on to say that the focus in practice this week has been on reviewing what the team needs to do to remain successful.

“At this point, we are not going to change who we are and how we play the game. Our focus will continue to be on strong team defense, on a solid work ethic, and on playing physical.”

Team

GP W

L

T OTL PTS

Powell River Surrey Cowichan Valley Coquitlam Nanaimo Alberni Valley Langley Victoria

60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60

16 15 16 19 25 34 35 38

2 2 1 3 0 2 1 1

40 36 36 36 26 22 19 21

2 7 7 2 9 2 5 0

84 81 80 77 61 48 44 43

MERRITT CENTENNIALS PLAYOFF TICKETS Playoff tickets will be available at the Cents Marketing Office (2185 Voght St., in the City Hall building) Tuesdays - Saturdays, from 12 - 3 p.m. starting March 13.

On game days only, playoff tickets may also be purchased at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena from 3 p.m to game time.

Reserved seating is only available up until 6 p.m. on game days. After 6 p.m., all tickets sold will be general admission.

For more information on playoff tickets, call Rachael at the Cents Marketing Office (3783604) or email marketing@merrittcentennials.com.

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NICOLA VALLEY SPORTS

Willy Mike leads Silverbacks to rec hockey title

By Ian Webster THE HERALD

sports@merrittherald.com

After six long years of always being the second best team around, the Silverbacks men’s rec hockey team has finally won it all.

Nathan Forgaard’s goal with 9:04 remaining in regulation proved to be the winner as the Silverbacks held on to defeat the Desert Dogs 6-5 in a thrilling final played at the Shulus arena on Saturday.

The Dogs went into the championship game undefeated this season with a perfect 21-0-1 record in league play amongst the six teams.

The Silverbacks were third best in the standings.

The final was a real back-and-forth affair on the scoreboard. The Silverbacks got the early jump, as goals by Tyler Robinson, Rylan Kerber and Kyle Robichaud gave them a quick 3-0 lead before the game was five minutes old.

The Desert Dogs replied with two goals from Cole Yurkowski and a single by Chad Riley, thereby knotting the score at 3-3 by the end of the first period.

The second and final 20 minutes started much like the first with the Silverbacks again scoring early. A pair of powerplay markers by Kerber and Cuyler Dickie gave the ‘underdogs’ a twogoal lead.

Riley, with his second, got the Dogs to within one midway through the period, but Forgaard replied for the Silverbacks a short while thereafter.

Mike Rauch made things interesting down the stretch, scoring the Desert Dogs’ fifth goal, but that’s as close as they would get. The Silverbacks overcame a late penalty call in the final two minutes and a furious late flurry by the Dogs to maintain their one-goal advantage and take the title for the first time in their existence.

The Silverbacks’ victory was especially emotional for team captain Willy Mike.

The 27-year-old veteran hockey player has never missed or been late for a Backs’ game since the team was formed some six years ago.

Willy’s dedication and commitment to rec hockey and to the Silverbacks is legendary.

On game days, with his equipment bag and stick in tow, he frequently walks the 35 km from his home at the far end of Quilchena Lake to town.

“It’s just amazing what that kid does just to play hockey,” stated teammate Darris Routley. “He is pretty much the only reason we wanted to win [Saturday’s championship]. In fact, he’s pretty much the only reason we show up at all to play

each week.”

Routley went on to add that Willy helps the whole team keep the game of hockey in perspective.

“You think that you’re having a tough day, and then you take a look at that kid’s life and what he goes through just to play the game.

He puts a smile on our faces every day. And when things get a little heated on the ice sometimes, Willy’s always the one on the bench who says to us, ‘C’mon boys, put it aside and let’s focus’.”

His teammates think so much of Willy that they let him take home the replica Stanley Cup that was presented to the Silverbacks following their win on Saturday.

As far as Routley is concerned, Willy can keep it forever.

“Yeah, we let him take it home, and I told the league that I don’t care if they get it back.

“I’ll make them another trophy.”

Although men’s rec league hockey at Shulus is done for the year, Willy’s treks into town from Quilchena are far from over. He is also a dedicated fan and ardent follower of the Merritt Centennials, and has been their ‘sounder of the siren’ at the beginning of games and after Cents’ goals for many years.

You can bet that Willy will be at the

(Left) Captain Willy Mike leaps into the arms of teammate and winning goaltender Michael De Simone following the Silverbacks’ 6-5 victory over the Desert Dogs in the championship game of the Shulus men’s rec league on Saturday.

(Above) Willy accepts the championship trophy from league co-ordinator Ted Tom. (Below) The victorious Silverbacks are (left to right) Bryden Routley, Cody Schindler, Rylan Kerber, Mike Peat, Michael De Simone, Cuyler Dickie, Kyle Robichaud, Nathan Forgaard, Darris Routley, Tyler Robertson and Zach Wright. In front is team captain Willy Mike.

Ian Webster/Herald

Nicola Valley Memorial Arena good and early this Friday for game one of the playoffs between the Centennials and the

Prince George Spruce Kings. He’ll probably be in the parking lot during the pre-game, listening to tunes on his boom

box. Come puck drop time, however, he’ll be at the switch – ready to celebrate the arrival of his beloved Cents onto

the ice, and each and every goal they score thereafter.

“Everybody loves Willy,” says Routley.

Fountain Tire atoms 3rd place in OMAHA championships The local Merritt Fountain Tire atom development team placed third overall at the OMAHA championships, held this past weekend in Merritt.

A total of nine teams from throughout the Okanagan region took part in the three-day event which saw a total of 19 games played at both the Nicola Valley and Shulus arenas.

The Fountain Tire Jr. Centennials’ squad, which is coached by Dave Zakall, Jeremy Thygesen and Ted Moore, went undefeated through the round robin

portion of the championship tournament, defeating Princeton, Westside and Clearwater by scores of 6-2, 7-1 and 6-2 respectively.

Unfortunately, the second-seeded Jr. Cents were forced to play topranked North Okanagan in one of two semi-final games Sunday morning.

The contest proved to be an epic battle with the Knights from North O edging out Merritt 4-3.

In the other semifinal, South Okanagan narrowly defeated Princeton 3-2 in a shootout. In the gold medal game late Sunday

afternoon, it was North Okanagan over their southern rivals 6-4.

A total of eight Fountain Tire players got on the scoreboard in the team’s four weekend games. Leading the way was Armoni McRae with eight goals, followed by Nicholas Anscomb (5), Talon Zakall (3), Gillian Moore and Connor Ouellet (2 each) and Ethan Thygesen, Austin Hawkins and Anthony Michel (one apiece).

Tristan Bjarnason and Nicholas Willey shared netminding duties throughout the weekend and were outstanding.

While the Merritt team had hoped to make it to the championship game on Sunday, head coach Zakall was not the least bit disappointed with his team’s third place finish.

“The kids all had a great time and played well,” he said, “and that’s what’s most important.

The North Okanagan team was just a bit older and more experienced.”

Netminder Tristan Bjarnason of the Merritt Fountain Tire atoms makes a spectacular toe save on a penalty shot awarded to Clearwater on Saturday during the OMAHA championships in Merritt.

The local atoms defeated Clearwater 6-2, and finished third overall. Ian Webster/Herald

REMINDER Merritt Minor Hockey Association

AWARDS NIGHT

Thursday, March 15 - 6 p.m.

Bench Elementary School Gymnasium

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NICOLA VALLEY Have an event we should know about? Tell us about it by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing production@merrittherald.com and Vancouver with performances along the way. Look for fitness certificates, jewellery, eye wear and many more items donated by generous members of our community on the auction table. Tickets are $15.00, available at the school office 3786104 and at the door.

For more info. call Sue 378-0811

NICOLA NATURALIST SOCIETY “What we don’t know about mosquitoes”. Local biologist Bob Davis will present a talk on the fascinating research on West Nile Virus in the Nicola Valley. Thursday, March 15th, 7 p.m. at NVIT lecture theatre. All welcome.

Membership or $5 donation. For details visit www.nicolanaturalists.ca

NICOLA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY *New Date * Monday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the NVIT Lecture Theatre the society presents “BEGINNERS”, rated PG. and featuring Christopher Plummer.

Parking is free and there is no food or drink

CMS BAND FUNDRAISER Grade 7 and 8 students are having a steak dinner and auction table at the Grand Pub and Grill on March 31st to raise money for year end concerts and trips. Scheduled trips include Cultus Lake

Senior Citizens’ Calendar March 15 March 16 March 17 March 19 March 20 March 21

12:00 noon 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 1:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:00 pm 1:00 pm 7:00 pm 1:30 pm 7:00 pm

Shut-in Lunch Floor Shuffleboard Rummoli & Pool Floor Curling St. Pat’s Day Party Crib/Whist Bingo Bridge Carpet Bowling Court Whist

allowed in the theatre.

For more information phone 250-378-3974.

The Film Society would like to apologize for the inconvenience of the March 12th cancellation and looks forward to seeing you on the 26th.

COURTHOUSE GALLERY The 6th Annual Community Arts Show is open until March 16th. This year’s show is very different from previous years with the types of art that were submitted for showing.: fish-scale art, painted feathers, a homemade rocking horse, painted spoons, glass etching, and some illustrated books.

Voting for Viewer’s Choice will continue through Mar. 16.

Com in, see the Come show an and support your loc local arts. Gallery hours ar are: Thursdays 4 - 8 p.m p.m., and Friday & Saturd Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE Hosting their Annual St. Patrick’s Luncheon on Saturday, March

17th from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Parish Hall.

Prizes and raffle tickets available from C.W.L. members or at the door.

Everyone welcome.

NICOLA VALLEY BETTER BREATHERS Speaker, Curt Thoms, Pharmacist, Black’s Pharmacy on topic of “Use of Medications”.

At Trinity United Church on Wednesday, March 21 at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

RUMMAGE SALE Rummage Sale at Trinity United Church Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

MERRITT NAVY LEAGUE CADET CORPS Would you like to help out the youth in our community (ages 9 - 13) ? The Navy League Cadet Corps in Merritt is currently looking for Volunteer Instructors and Officers. You will be trained by Commanding Officers from The Navy League of Canada.

FMI & find out where to sign up please call

Branch Pres. Michelle Fox @ 378-4099 or CO Rob Wagar @ 378-7276.

9 a.m. - 12 noon. Will run until April 24th and April 26th and will be pick-up only.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. and guests may stay until 8 a.m. the next day.

VALLEY VISUAL ARTIST’S 18TH ANNUAL SHOW & SALE Merritt Civic Centre on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 23, 24 and 25th. The reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday with refreshments and music.

This latest show and sale will feature art by club members in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, pencil and pencil crayon. Subjects range from still life to floral, from area landscapes to the abstract. A boutique table offering greeting cards and smaller paintings illustrating local area scenes is also included. A Tooney Draw will be held throughout the weekend with the winner(s) being announced at the close of the sale on Sunday.

EXTREME WEATHER SHELTER *VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you are interested in volunteering please call the Community Policing Office at 250378-3955 or drop in at 2013 Quilchena Ave. The Community Response Extreme Weather Shelter will be open until Mar. 31 at 2199 Coutlee Ave.

SENIORS’ EVENTS AT THE FLORENTINE The Florentine has movie nights at 6:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. On Tuesday nights, at 6:30 p.m., we play cards and other games. Tea and snacks are at 3 p.m. daily.

For more info. call the Florentine at 250378-5300.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM CVITP started on March 6 at Crossroads Community Church, Tuesday & Thursday

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Beavers Mondays - 6-7 pm -Diamondvale Elem.

Brownies Thursdays - 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Central School - 250-378-4768 Canadian Diabetes Association Once a month, 7 - 9 p.m.

Trinity United Church Hall. Call Eva at 250-378-2897 or Gerry at 250-378-3716 Canadian Mental Health Association Merritt Clubhouse Wednesdays & Fridays: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

1721 Coldwater Ave. (Teen Centre) across from MSS. 250-378-4878 Catholic Women’s League Third Tuesday - 7 p.m. Catholic Hall Central School Pac First Tuesday - 7 p.m. Lunchroom 250-378-4892 Celebrate Recovery Meetings every Monday, 7:00 p.m. at New Life Fellowship, 1938 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-4534 CMS Pac Second Monday - 7 p.m. CMS Library Community Choir Mondays - 7 p.m. - Fall to Spring Collettville Elementary - 250-378-9899 Communities In Bloom Third Monday - 7 p.m.

Community Room City Hall Conayt Bingo Thursdays - 6 p.m. - Elks Hall Court House Dance Society Third Tuesday - 6:30 p.m.

1840 Nicola Ave. Court Whist - Fun Game Wednesdays - 7 p.m. at the Seniors Centre 250-378-2776 Cubs Mondays - 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Bench Elementary Drop-in Lacrosse Thursdays 7 pm at C.M.S. Drop-In Soccer Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Girls & Boys 16+ welcome 250-378-2530

Drop-In Volleyball Mondays - 7 - 9 p.m. CMS. 250-378-6212 Food Bank Bingo Fridays - Elks Hall - 5:30 p.m.

Guides Mondays - 5:30 -7 p.m. 250-378-4768 Ladies’ Curling League Wednesdays, 6 - and 8 p.m.

Call 250-378- 8175 or 250-378-4917 Lions’ Bingo Mondays - 5:30 p.m. - Elks Hall Fridays - 5 p.m. - Elks Hall Living With Loss Support Group Wednesdays - 7 to 8:45 p.m.

2025 Granite Ave - 250-280-4040 Lower Nicola Band Bingo Saturdays - Elks Hall - 5 p.m.

Lower Nicola Community Hall Card Games - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7 p.m. - Starting Oct. 25 Call 250-378-9545 or 378-4732 Lower Nicola Society First Monday - 7 - 8 p.m. at the Lower Nicola Hall Masonic Lodge Members Fourth Monday - 7:30 p.m.

2065 Quilchena Ave. Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’ Center 250-378-5550 or 250-378-4577 Merritt Elks Lodge Clubs Second & Fourth Wednesday - 8 p.m.

Elks Hall 250-378-9788 Merritt Lawn Bowling Sun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m.

250-378-2950 Merritt Lions Club First & Third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509 Merritt Moms Prenatal - Post Natal Support group.

Open Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m.

250-378-2252 Merritt Mountain Bike Association Weekly & daily rides. For more info www.merrittmountainbiking.com

Merritt Snowmobile Club Second Tuesday of the month 7 p.m. - Civic Centre 250-315-1082 Merritt Shriners’ Club #29 Fourth Wednesday - 5 p.m.

N.V. 4-H Club Every Second Tuesday - 6:30 p.m.

Central School - 250-378-5028 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays - 7 p.m - CMS Music Room 250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894 N.V. Dirt Riders Association For info. contact: 250-378-3502, nvdra@live.ca and www.nvdra.com N.V. Explorers Second Wednesday - N.V.I.T. # 1 - 7 p.m.

250-378-4476 or 250-378-4413 N.V. Horseshoe Club Meetings Wednesdays - 6 p.m. Smith Pioneer Park 250-378-5007 or 250-378-6980 N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House 250-378-0349 N.V. Health Care Auxiliary First Tuesday - 7 p.m. - Hospital N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday - 2145 Quilchena Ave. 7 p.m. 250-378-5925 N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.) Third Wednesday - 7 p.m.

Phelan House - 2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904 N.V. Quilters Guild First & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-9642 N.V. Search & Rescue Second Monday - 7 p.m. At the airport 250-378-6769 N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday - 1:30 p.m.

In member’s homes 250-378-2536 Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays: 7 - 8 p.m. - St. Michael’s Anglican Church One Way Krew Youth Group Tuesdays - 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911

Patricia Rebekah Lodge #33 Second and fourth Monday - 7 p.m.

Merritt Lawn Bowling Clubhouse Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corp Tuesdays - 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250-572-3775 Royal Canadian Legion Branch Fourth Thursday - Legion Hall - 7 p.m.

Royal Purple First and Third Mondays each month 1:30 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-9788 Rotary Club of Merritt Every Thursday - Noon Brambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535 Rotary Club of Merritt - Sunrise Every Tuesday - 7 a.m.

Brambles Bakery Scouts Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Diamondvale Elementary Seniors’ Centre Bingo Tuesdays - 1 p.m.

Seniors’ Mixed Curling Mondays & Tuesdays - 1 - 3 p.m.

250-378-5539 Soup Kitchen Tuesdays 11:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Anglican Church Hall Sparks Mondays - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Central School - 250-378-4768 Teen Centre Friday Nights - 4 to 9 p.m.

250-315-0248 Toastmasters Club 3929 Tuesdays - 5 p.m. at the Merritt Library http://3929.toastmastersclubs.org 250-378-5855 Valley Visual Artists General club information contact: Bev Veale at 250-378-6001 Membership information contact: Shirley Sauviat at 250-378-9442 or Country Bugs Books, Quilchena Ave. Vintage Car Club - Merritt Chapter Second Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.

Ska-Lu-La Workshop Al (250-378-7402) Ted (250-378-4195)

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Fae Ella Ross (nee Stewart) passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her parents Arch and Dorothy Stewart, sister Kay McPhee, husband Walter and their son Brian. She will be deeply missed by her children Barry (Bev), Brenda, Brad (Rhonda), Diane (Bob), and Gloria (Barry); 23 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held in her honor at 1 pm on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 30635 Blueridge Drive Abbotsford BC. She will be buried next to her husband Walter in Pineridge Cemetery, overlooking Merritt, BC.

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She gave her all, to her nursing career, mothering, farming, family history, church service and her interest in health research.

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In her last months she enjoyed artwork, crocheting, talking on the telephone and gardening. Her ForgetMe-Not seeds raised their little heads the day before she passed away.

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The family members wish to express their heartfelt appreciation to the Doctors, Nurses, Care Aids and visitors at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital for their tender care in her last days.

To the staff, Doctors and nurses at the Nicola Valley Health Centre, we would like to Thank You for your support and care of Dorothy at a very difĂ&#x20AC;cult time.

A special Thank You to the Rose family for their generosity for the use of the clubhouse at the golf course.

To Paul and Kathy for all of their help with her celebration of life.

DO YOU HAVE RETAIL EXPERIENCE? - Restaurant Industry - Clothing Sales - Renovation Sale - Tourism Industry

- Proactive thinking - Desire to succeed - Self motivation - Good communication skills - Desire to make an above average income

Carole Fraser, Human Resources City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Position Summer Student Employment Opportunity Position Summary The position will be required to perform general labour duties.

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The families of the late Dorothy Biccum (Walker) would like to thank all of our family and friends for their kindness and support at the passing of Dorothy. The cards, food, thoughts and prayers gave us great comfort at this time.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Appliance Sales - Electronic Sales - Hospitality Industry - Real Estate - Furniture Sale

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Trades, Technical LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Canada Ltd. requires an experienced Journeyman Electrician for our EWP Operation in Golden B.C. Email resume to: Audra.Stanton@LPCorp.com or fax to 250-344-8859.

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A COPY OF THE PROPOSED LAWS may be obtained from: Shawn Swakum, Shackan First Nation, at 2160 Settlers Road, Merritt, BC. COUNCIL OF THE FIRST NATION INVITES WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS regarding the proposed Laws.

Written representations may be made to the Council from the date of this notice until May 15th, 2012.

Persons wishing to make a written representation must deliver the document containing the representations to: Shawn Swakum, Shackan First Nation, 2160 Settlers Road, Merritt, BC V1K 1M9.

Representations should be made on or before noon, **May 15** 2012 in order to ensure consideration by Council. Before making the Proposed Laws, Council will consider all written representations received in accordance with this Notice.

CONTACT INFORMATION: For further information or questions regarding the Proposed Laws, this Notice, or the making of written representations to Council, please contact Shawn Swakum, Shackan First Nation Band Office by telephone at (250) 378-5410.

This Notice Dated: **March 14, 2012**

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DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED LAWS: The Proposed Laws are a property taxation law and a property assessment law, both made under the authority of section 5(1)(a) of the FSMA. The property assessment law provides for the assessment and valuation of interests in land on the reserve lands of the First Nation, including appointing assessors, inspecting property, preparing assessment rolls, and mailing assessment notices. The property assessment law also provides a process for reconsideration of assessments and for a right of appeal to an independent assessment review board. The property taxation law establishes a taxation regime that taxes interests in land in the reserve, and includes provisions for exemptions, grants, preparing tax rolls and tax notices, the levy of penalties and interest on unpaid taxes, and the collection and enforcement of unpaid taxes.

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NOTICE IS GIVEN, pursuant to section 6 of the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (hereafter referred to as the “FSMA”), that the Shackan First Nation (“The First Nation”) propose to enact the Shackan First Nation Property Assessment Law, 2012 and the Shackan First Nation Property Taxation Law, 2012 (hereafter referred to as the “Proposed Laws”).

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3 bdrm. Small acreage house in Lowerunit Nicola-$1000 Sandpiper Avail end of Feb. $700 plus util.

2 bdrm. Bsmt. Suite $700 incl. util.

3 bdrm. In 3-plex - $800 Sandpiper units Avail end of Feb. 3 bdrm.$750 Duplex single car plus– util. garage - new reno’s - $975 3 bdrm. In 3-plex - $775 1 bdrm. Suite right downtown $550 incl.–util.

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Suites, Lower 2 bdrm basement suite. 2063 Clapperton Ave. near Central School 378-4483 or 315-5592

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Cars - Sports & Imports ATTENTION COLLECTORS 1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on reblt punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work.

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Scrap Car Removal SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

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