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Man arrested in stabbing

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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Police arrested and charged a 64-year-old man with aggravated assault after a stabbing on the Douglas Lake reserve Friday night.

At about 10 p.m., Merritt RCMP received a call from a person who said a 50-year-old man had been stabbed multiple times and had come to their home bleeding.

The male victim was flown to Kamloops’ Royal Inland Hospital with five non-life-threatening wounds — three to the lower back, one to his left leg and one to his forearm.

Police received other calls from residents who said the suspect was another resident of the reserve whom RCMP then located and arrested without incident at his residence.

Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said alcohol was involved and the victim and suspect knew each other.

She said police are not sure what sparked the incident, and there were no witnesses to the stabbing.

A bloody knife was recovered from the victim’s home and police seized clothing covered in blood from the residence after obtaining a search warrant.

The suspect is awaiting a court appearance and the file is still under investigation.

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A Collettville woman scared off two men she found rifling through her belongings in her home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police responded to the call of a break and enter in progress in the Collettville area at about 4 a.m.

Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said the woman awoke and saw some lights coming from her living room.

“She thought she’d left the light on or something, and it was actually flashlights and there were two guys in the foyer of her house,” Dunsmore said.

Dunsmore said the woman confronted the two men who subsequently fled on foot, but escaped with the woman’s purse and phone.

Dunsmore said there was no forced entry and the woman had forgot to lock her front door that night.

Police dog services attended but were unable to find a solid track for the suspects.

The file is still under investigation.

Information on these or any other crimes can be reported to Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Kamloops Mountie out of intensive care The Kamloops Mountie who was shot during a traffic stop earlier this month continues to recover and has been moved out of the intensive care unit at Royal Inland Hospital.

Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud, 40, was shot in the early morning hours of Dec. 3 after he stopped a car in Batchelor Heights.

A day-long manhunt resulted in the arrest of 36-year-old Kenneth Michael Knutson, who faces numerous charges, including attempted murder.

“Cpl. Michaud continues his recovery in the hospital and our prayers are that he may be able to spend Christ-

mas with his family,” Cpl. Cheryl Bush said.

Also charged in connection with the aftermath of the shooting is 28-yearold Marquee Klim, who is facing one count of wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

Klim will be released as soon as she can come up with $500.

Knutson is a convicted killer with a lengthy criminal history, including a previous conviction for assaulting a police officer.

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HAWAIIAN HOLIDAYS The students of Nicola-Canford Elementary entertained a full house last Thursday with their Christmas Around the World concert.

In this act, the students showcase Christmas in Hawaii using faux torches, ukulele players and hula dancers. Michael Potestio/Herald

New regulations could help fend off invasive aquatic species

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is growing new teeth in an effort to better combat aquatic invasive species.

Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas and Kelowna-Lake Country MP Ron Cannan were at the Kelowna Yacht Club on Dec. 4 to highlight proposed federal regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species.

These regulations will set in place new regulatory tools to help prevent the spread of invasive species, such as Asian carp and zebra and quagga mussels, by creating importation bans at the Canadian border, as well as other provisions related to eradication and con-

trol of invaders already introduced to Canadian waters.

Aquatic invasive species can change the ecology of a lake, harming the environment and the economy, Albas said.

Albas told the Herald these regulations will give Canadian border guards the authority to force compliance on boat inspections for people who cross the border into Canada.

He said people with boats will be asked where they have been and if they have inspected their boat for invasive species.

If the border guards feel there is further cause for concern, the person will be mandated to pull over for an inspection or to even clean the water craft.

Albas said guards cur-

rently have no authority to force compliance and they rely on voluntary compliance from boaters.

These proposed regulations will ensure that the transport, import, possession and release of specific aquatic invasive species are prohibited, he said.

The new regulations will also provide consistency and a co-ordinated approach between provinces and territories.

Eurasian watermilfoil is an invasive species that has established itself in Nicola Lake. The Nicola Lake Steering Committee is taking steps to control and stop its spread.

Fraser Basin assistant regional manager and NLSC member Tracy Thomas said giving border guards the power to inspect boats at the

Canada-U.S. border is a positive step forward.

Albas said the regulations allow for a provincial minister to be named as an authority figure under the ministerial control section of the regulations.

He said doing this allows provinces or territories that don’t have their own set of rules to operate under the Fisheries Act. He said the regulations are meant to work in tandem or in lieu of regulatory regimes at the provincial level.

If left unchecked, species such as zebra mussels, Asian carp and quagga mussels create a serious imbalance in Canadian waters by competing for the same food and resources as native species, Albas said.

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“Our government recognizes the need for rapid response capabilities to effectively manage this threat,” he said.

The regulations are currently in a 30-day public comment period and can be viewed online through the Canada Gazette at gazette.gc.ca.

“Our proposed new regulations under the Fisheries Act will bolster our ability to fight the entry and establishment of aquatic invasive species and give stewards of our fish and fish habitat more ammunition in this fight,” Albas said.

The public comment period closes in early January.

Albas said he will be recommending that Fisheries Minister Gail Shea put the regulations in force as soon as possible.

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JOB POSTING: Building/Plumbing Inspector Drop-In Sessions in 2015 with Mayor Menard will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

Applications are invited for the position of Part Time Building/Plumbing Inspector for the Planning & Development Services Department in the City of Merritt.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca

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DROP-IN SESSIONS

Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:30 p.m., Monday, January 5, 2015 and should be addressed to:

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Mayor Menard invites interested citizens to stop by and say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses. If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.

Merry Christmas and all the best of the Holiday Season

HOLIDAY HOURS The City of Merritt office will be closed for the Christmas Holidays on Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 at 4:30 pm and re-open on Monday, January 5th, 2015 at 8:30 am.

Please use the letter drop on the right hand side of the building to drop off City correspondence and payments which will be processed on Monday, January 5th, 2015.

Trucks and the Truck Route Trucks having a gross vehicle weight of 16,000 kg are not permitted on City streets except on the designated “Truck Route”. There are few exceptions; one of them is when the delivery destination is not on the truck route, in which case trucks must take the closest and most direct route there and back onto the truck route. They also have to be making a valid delivery with a way bill. Trucks exceeding 16,000 kg are permitted on Voght Street between Nicola Avenue and River Ranch Road provided the truck or truck trailer combination consists of three or less axles.

Here are some examples when driving your logging truck or B train off the truck route is not permitted: you cannot drive to and from your home without a valid truck parking permit; you cannot do your banking or get parts from the auto supply shop; you cannot short cut the truck route.

Trucks are limited to traveling on the Truck Route for two principle reasons – safety and wear and tear on City infrastructure. Most of our truck drivers in this community are respectful of the rules. The bylaw fine for being unlawfully off the truck route is $150 per incident! For further information the City of Merritt Traffic Bylaw #1930 is on the website www.merritt.ca

Payments can be made online with the following banks CIBC, Royal Bank, Credit Union or Scotiabank.

Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager 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.

SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERRITT SNOW REMOVAL POLICY This procedure outlines the responsibility of the City, residents, businesses and contractors as it pertains to snow removal in Merritt.

NOTE: For purpose of this procedure “Area 1” is designated by heavy black line and “Area 2” is all remaining streets..

Service Level based on Snow Accumulation: 0 – 5 cm: Area 1 only sanded AS PRIORITY 5 – 20 cm: City streets are graded and sanded in the following time frame: Area 1 – within eight (8) hours Area 2 – within thirty (30) hours Over 20 cm: Exceptional Snowfall – will call out such manpower and equipment as may be available and required to maintain city streets in as passable conditions as possible.

Priorities: No.1 Emergency access routes to essential services such as hospital, police, fire, ambulance, City services. Dangerous roadways including hills and intersections.

No.2 Schools; No.3 Downtown Business Core; No.4 Highway Commercial properties; No.5 Residential properties Disposal: Residents, businesses and contractors are not permitted to blow or plow snow from private property onto right-of-ways, streets, lanes or walkways.

Residents and businesses in areas with City sidewalks adjacent to roads shall be permitted to place snow from the walk on the road.

Please check our website @ www.merritt.ca for additional information.

Sidewalk Clearing: Every owner or occupier of residential zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting the said property within twenty-four (24) hours of accumulation except for weekends and holidays.

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Complete copies of this procedure can be obtained at City Hall during regular business hours.

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Doctors, province sign new agreement Doctors across the province and the B.C. government have signed off on a new five-year agreement.

Included in the agreement is $143 million that will, in part, be dedicated to recruiting new physicians and addressing retention challenges in rural and remote areas.

The Ministry of Health’s Recruitment Investment Fund offers

doctors up to $20,000 for working in rural areas depending on the degree of isolation of the community.

As of April 1, 2014, Merritt is considered a B community — which means $10,000 if the doctor stays for more than a year.

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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 2190 Granite Ave on Saturday, Dec. 20th at 11:00 A.M. Potluck style meal provided for those who attend.

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DLC rates will increase from $20/ pick-up truck to $30/pick-up truck.

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HERALD OPINION Horgan on LNG, climate and farmland

By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan.

TF: The B.C. Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River.

What do you think?

JH: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers.

First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it. The government refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process.

TF: You voted for the liquefied natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty?

JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a softening market.

If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they were getting a fair share of that benefit.

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Bird brain? You should be so lucky Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Reputations are a funny thing. They precede many of us, and it’s not only humans who have to contend with unfair assumptions.

For example, pigeons don’t exactly have a spotless reputation.

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sances; as stupid, feral pests; as the rats of the sky.

However, there are many perks to pigeons, and some which humans have been employing for years.

Take the impeccable navigational abilities of carrier pigeons, which people discovered could help them carry messages over long distances no less than 3,000 years ago.

In some well-preserved parts of the world where carrier pigeons were popular, there are even still stalls carved out in walls of buildings for them to perch. It’s like a bank of community mailboxes carved into the side of a cave in Cappadocia, Turkey, for example.

Pigeon post was used even during the 20th centu-

ry during both world wars, as these unsuspecting aviators could carry messages unassailed.

In the early days, homing pigeons could only deliver messages one way: to home. That meant they had to be transported manually to the place they were expected to carry the message from.

However, humans combined their cleverness with pigeons’ mental malleability to train the birds to fly round trips by placing food at one location and their home at another.

One study even found pigeons can reliably do round trips up to 160 kilometres twice a day.

We’ve also turned honing pigeons’ homing skills

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pigeons, and it has to do with their incredible perception.

First of all, their bulging eyes give them a field of vision of 320 degrees — making their blind spots just behind the back of their heads. Humans can thank our front-facing eyes for about a 180-degree field of vision.

Not only can they visually take in more of their environment, they also process visual information at roughly three times the speed that humans do.

A pigeon watching a typical movie filmed in 24 frames per second would perceive it like we would a slideshow.

into a type of sport.

Pigeon racing has been documented around the world, and is still enjoyed by bird keepers to this day.

Besides all that involvement in human history, pigeons themselves are quite interesting.

You know sometimes when you’re driving and a pigeon is just feasting on something on the road and you think it’s inevitable you’re going to smush it, then at the very last second the pigeon makes a mad flap and it always manages to get away?

They’re so good at this game it should be called playing pigeon, not playing chicken.

Anyway, there’s a reason you never see roadkilled

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YOUR OPINION Seagull’s revenge deeply disturbing From Page 6 This cinephile birdie would need at least 75 frames per second to perceive the illusion of movement on a screen.

Pigeons notice minute movements, which also adds the advantage of being able to predict an object’s next move with impressive accuracy.

That’s why they wait until the last second — as we see it, anyway — before they move. To the pigeon, there are a handful of seconds to spare.

Given their exceptional perception, pigeons have adapted incredibly well to human-filled urban environments.

But it’s not just laboratory or pet pigeons that are smarter than we think.

Even wild, untrained pigeons can recognize human faces, as two University of Paris researchers discovered at a Paris park.

The researchers went to the park dressed in different coloured lab coats. One researcher threw pigeons some food and then stood back and ignored them, while the second threw out the food and then chased them away.

In the second session, the researchers went out again, but this time, both allowed the pigeons to eat the food undisturbed.

However, the pigeons avoided the researcher who had been hostile the first time around.

They repeated the experiment a few more times with other variations, including swapping the lab coats.

Still, the pigeons stayed away from the person who was originally hostile.

Given the researchers were of a similar build and skin colour, they figured the pigeons must have relied on other variables such as facial features to indicate who’s a friend and who’s a foe.

Certainly, pigeons aren’t the first bird to be suspected of having facial recognition abilities. It’s been documented amongst crows as well. Big deal, right?

Well, consider another harshly-judged sky scavengers: the seagull.

About 10 years ago, I went to the beach in lovely Tenby, Wales with two of my friends. Eating our chips out of newspaper cones (as the Welsh do), we were pestered by a few

seagulls hanging around.

One of my friends and I shooed them away with our hands. The birds didn’t seem too bothered, and we weren’t too bothered by their insistent begging.

The other friend, who is not exactly wild about animals in the first place, decided she would make the seagulls rue the day they ever eyed her potatoes.

She picked up a badminton racket that was inexplicably packed with us for our day trip and chased them away, flailing exuberantly for the whole seaside town to see.

It wasn’t exactly kind, but we didn’t think at the time it particularly terrorized the birds either. We finished our chips in peace.

But then, on our way back to the car, something happened that changed us that day, profoundly and irrevocably.

One of the gulls came soaring overhead and peed right on the top of the antagonistic friend’s head.

It was the seagull’s revenge.

We might not remember all the birds we shoo away and call pests, but they remember us.

Paying it forward: bike found in alley Dear Editor, Re: Plea for return of stolen wood splitter, Merritt Herald, Dec. 11 A big thank you to the community!

We are overwhelmed. We have had several calls offering to split our wood and the use of wood splitters. Thank you all so very, very much. We now have a wood splitter to use and the job is all done for now. We had the help of a young man.

We all wish you many Christmas blessings as we have been blessed.

Thank you.

When we came into our alley last Thursday (Dec. 11) around 5 p.m., we discovered a bike in the middle of the alley. I called the police and they informed me that they do not deal with stolen bikes anymore, and to call city hall.

I thought I would see if I can find the owner through the paper. You may claim your bike at 250-378-3910 by describing the make and colour.

Also, if you have the key to unlock the lock, that would help.

Merry Christmas.

TF: Why did you vote against the LNG environmental legislation?

JH: They said prior to the election that LNG would be the greenest in the world.

And then when they tabled legislation they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity.

TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached

assuming a substantial LNG development?

JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law, and we’re going to do that.

One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profiles can be managed downward

is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.]

TF: What’s your top priority for 2015?

JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets, and

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by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes.

We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them.

TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has,

in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres.

I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. @tomfletcherbc

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DAVID L. BROWN Managing YOUR MONEY Giving your kids or grandkids the gift of cash at Christmas is a good thing, isn’t it? Well, yes and no. Yes, financial gifts are always appreciated. But no, because cash is the gift that doesn’t keep on giving – once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Here are some more creative ways to give money as a gift – ways that will keep on giving.

Buy a stock, bond or units of a mutual fund through an account in the recipient’s name.

The recipient will not have the legal capacity to cash the account in until they reach the age of majority.

In most cases, so long as the recipient remains a minor, the parents’ authorization will be required to establish the account and to accept further contributions.

Contribute to investments that are held within a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP).

However, it’s generally not recommended that grandparents establish a separate RESP for their grandchildren – for example, if the child decides not to pursue a post-secondary education and the plan income is withdrawn as an accumulated income payment (AIP), grandparents over age 71 will not be able to contribute the AIP to their RRSP. Instead, give the money to the parents so they can contribute to the child’s already-inplace investments held in the RESP. Create a formal trust. If the amount of the gift is significant, a formal trust can ensure

that adequate controls are in place and that the funds will be used in the intended manner.

Keep in mind that when giving financial gifts to minors, the grandparents will not have the authority to manage the child’s financial affairs, and parents typically will not either.

Once the gift is purchased, the money will have to stay within the account until the child reaches the age of majority in their province of residence.

If the parents want the account cashed out in advance, they may have to obtain a court order of guardianship of the property of the child

or go through some other court process, depending on their province of residence and the amount they would like cashed in.

Consider also that cashing in equities to raise funds for the gift may trigger unrealized capital gains or losses and there can be tax implications. Also, if the cash gift is invested in income-producing investments, the income will need to be reported by the contributing parents or grandparents on their tax returns until the child turns 18.

A financial gift to your kids or grandkids can be the gift that keeps on giving – when it’s properly structured.

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Happy memories of Douglas Lake Ranch JEANETTE MCMASTER In FRIENDSHIP Wednesday was the day to go to the store. It was also the day the ranch did their slaughtering. Mr. Brian Chance, who ran the ranch, told our people to take as much of the tripe as they wanted.

The elders loved the beef tripe.

Beef tripe was a delicacy, especially if you knew how to cook it. Mom used to wash the tripe until it was so clean. Then she used to roll it in flour, and then deep fry it.

The other pieces she used to boil in a huge pot.

The store where my dad used to purchase NICOLA VALLEY

Cache Creek mayor to chair TNRD board The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s board of directors has elected its new chair and vice-chair for the next year.

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta will chair the board, replacing outgoing chair Bill Humphreys of Barriere.

Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters) director Willow Macdonald was reelected as vice-chair.

She was first elected to that position in 2013.

our food I remember well.

It had dark wooden floors that creaked. On the wooden counter was a big roll of brown paper, which the store clerk used to wrap food. Behind the counter, there used to be rows of canned goods on the shelves.

On the other side, there was a glass enclosed case which had pretty coloured ribbons, threads and sewing needles, and on the shelves there were rolls of cotton fabrics.

Mom used to buy several yards of fabric for Jenny Charters to sew my dresses. Jenny was an awesome seamstress.

I used to love going to the post office where Mr. Chamberlaine was the postmaster. He was elderly, and his eye glasses used to slide down his nose as he peered over the counter to talk to me.

He used to say, well missy, what can I do for you? I would ask him for mail for my dad.

Mind you, I was just a little girl, so I had to stand on my toes to see

over the counter.

At times, my dad had business with Mr. Chance in his office, which was next to the post office. I used to go in there with my dad and listen to them talk business.

Mr. Brian Chance’s office had a desk, two chairs for people to sit on when talking to him, and it also had a phone — the kind that you had to wind up with a handle, then speak to a telephone operator; the real old-fashioned kind of phone.

I have fond memories of Douglas Lake Ranch. Mrs. Chance used to hire young women from our reserve to work for her. There used to be Sophie Alec, Patsy Boston and Lena Sheena, before she became Mrs. Lena McCauley.

I used to drop in and visit with them. I used to like their cabins, which they lived in while working for Mr. and Mrs. Chance.

The cabins had indoor plumbing, like showers and hot and

cold running water.

The women did simple chores like house cleaning, laundry, ironing and sewing.

They also enjoyed movies every Sunday night, which were held in the big garage.

I would work for Mrs. Helen Ferguson later on in my life as her companion.

I did live with Helen and Mike Ferguson at their home at Douglas Lake Ranch, but that is another story for later.

I have been so blessed by people that I have met. They taught me, by their example, as did my Mom and Dad. God used people to teach me, and to remember the good ways in life.

Psalm 32; verse 8, “I, the Lord, will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.”

As always in friendship, Jeanette McMaster Elder, Upper Nicola Band

Trinity United Church Att the heart of the city for over 100 years, welcomes you to the warmth of Christian Community this Christmas.

Friends & Neighbours Local man blows away competition

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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Practice makes perfect, and Ross Lamont ought to know.

The 64-year-old local man has been playing the bagpipes for most of his life, and the instrument has captivated him ever since he was a child.

When he was five and not yet in school, Lamont’s mother would take him to watch his younger sister’s highland dancing lessons.

“Every month the highland dancing teacher brought in a live piper to pipe for the highland dancers, and I just loved it. I just wanted to do it,” Lamont said.

Growing up in Vancouver, Lamont wanted to start playing bagpipes at age five, but had to wait until he was seven to start playing because his fingers were too small.

“I couldn’t reach the notes on the chanter,” he said.

Last month, Lamont received the 2014 B.C. Pipers’ Association Grand Aggregate Piper Award for the adult class.

Lamont received the award after multiple first place finishes in bagpipe competitions. He said he competed against 17 other pipers during this past season and accumulated the most points.

But Lamont wasn’t always a seasoned veteran of this wind instrument. With a laugh, Lamont described his first time playing the bagpipe as “horrible.”

“It sounded like a cat being strangled,” he said with a chuckle.

The bagpipe’s two or more reed pipes are activated by wind pressure put on the bag by the player’s arm.

The bag is inflated through the mouthpiece and songs are played on the chanter. “[It is] a very hard instrument

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Ross Lamont won the Grand Aggregate Piper Award (adult class) from the B.C. Pipers’ Association. Submitted

to learn because you got to coordinate your blowing and your playing and your squeezing, all to make the music come out evenly,” Lamont said.

He said he practised on a practice chanter for almost two years before he even tried to blow into his first set of bagpipes.

Having played the pipes for 56 years, Lamont desired to play the wind instrument not only because he loved the sound, but because of his heritage.

“My grandfather and grandmother were always singing Scottish songs,” he said.

“I’ve been around it my whole life.”

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FEATURE HOME

NEW HOME IN NEW SUBDIVISION 1601 Phillips Street New 3 bedroom home with great country kitchen, open floor plan on the main with all bedrooms on the upper floor. Main floor has a powder rm with 4 pce main bath & 5 pce ensuite. 12x15 deck.

Double garage. Seller is offering an appliance package with sale. #2318 BRAND NEW

NEW SUBDIVISON

NEW

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New 2 bedrm home in new subdivision. Has open country kitchen design, bedrooms upstairs master with W/I closet and 4 pce ensuite & deck. Single garage. Includes appliance package.

New 2 bedrm home with open floor plan on the main, country kitchen, powder rm plus 2 full baths upstairs with bedrms. Master has W/I closet and 10x15 deck. Hot water on demand.

#2319

#2320

$299,900

RIVERFRONT LOT

MOVE IN READY

$324,000

Clean 3 bedrm mobile with covered deck & covered parking overlooks the river and golf course. New HW tank, includes appliances, A/C unit, new motor & blower installed on furnace in 2010.

#2352

$54,900

EXCLUSIVE LOTS Private acreage subject to access restrictions as well as riparian setbacks. Total of 3.11 acres combined. Zoned R1. Call for details. #2353

$75,000

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One of the last lots fronting Nicola River in city limits. 0.91 acres, flat, with opportunity to building the home you always dreamed of. City services not yet to lot line – call for details.

Easy access off the Coquihalla Hwy. and perfect area for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing & more. Beautiful log home with inlaw in bsmt, has a guest cabin and barn & backs onto Crown land.

#2354

#2156

$99,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

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$449,000

NICE FAMILY HOME

NEW

3 bedrooms on main, large kitchen and dining room, family room, 2 pce ensuite. 3 bedroom suite on ground level entry. Enjoy the large sundeck and fenced backyard.

Close to school.

#2350

$339,000

$269,900

Nice home with single garage, fenced backyard with patio and close to school.

3 bedrms up with main bath, powder rm on main, bright living room, plus 2 bedrms down in partly finished bsmt. New windows upstairs, nw HW tank & washer.

#2355

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$147,000

Coldwater Hills

Grandview Heights

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APPROX. 10 ACRE LOTS

Prices Starting at $128,000 + GST Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcel with gorgeous views of the Coldwater River, just 10 minutes from Merritt. Power at lot line & many lots have preapproved building & septic sites. Some lots have wells, but all have a gov’t required hydrology study to assure Buyers of ample domestic water. Call for complete details.

#1869

RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS

Lots 1 – 4 - Reduced to $99,000 ea.

Prices Starting at $85,000 + GST

Located Off Lindley Creek Road

Fully serviced residential lots with fantastic views of the Nicola Valley and surrounding mountains. Close to shopping and college.

Start building your dream home today!

This premier subdivision offers a rural living experience with expansive views of the Nicola Valley. Minimum lot size of 0.5 acre up to 0.96 acre, offers privacy and room to landscape. The cul de sac design guarantees no thru traffic and crown land surround entire property. Road are paved with city services in place. #1928 Call for details.

#1726

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Don Gossoo Managing Broker

Moving Real Estate BC Ltd.

NEW

#2320

$324,000

Brad Yakimchuk Personal Real Estate Corporation

315-3043

NEW HOME

GOOD STARTER HOME

NEW

MOVE IN READY

LARGE SHOP

NEW

Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. CLOSE TO SHOPPING

In new subdivision, this 2 bedroom home features an open floor plan, country kitchen, master with W/I closet, 4 pce ensuite & 13x10 deck. Single garage. Includes appliance package.

Located in quiet location, across from elementary school. This 3 bedroom home is on a concrete foundation, electrical is up to code, has had some updates. Nice flat lot, has carport and 11x12 storage shed.

New 3 bedrm home with great country kitchen, open plan, powder room on main, 2 full bath up, master with W/I closet & deck. Hot water on demand. Double garage. Incl. appliance package.

This spacious rancher has 3 bedrms, 2 pce ensuite, galley kitchen with nook, large family rm with gas F/P, large living rm, office & storage room. Large detached shop with 2 bays. Lots of RV parking.

Large 2 bedrm rancher with 2 baths and living room with fireplace. Yard is nicely landscaped with mature shrubs & fruit trees. Unfinished storage in part of crawl space for HW tank & furnace.

#2239

#2319

#2348

#2318

#2346

#2324

$179,900

$299,900

NEED A SHOP?

$99,900 CORNER LOT

$339,000

NICE HALF DUPLEX

$324,900

CLOSE TO AMENITIES

$217,500

GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD

Home has 2 full floors plus bsmt, 2 car garage and legal 2 bedrm daylight rental suite on main with rear entrance. Bright kitchen with island, living rm with gas F/P. Nice covered deck in back.

3 bedroom home on quiet street close to school & park. Home has updated windows, furnace, laminate flooring, U/R sprinklers & central A/C. Shop in back is 22x30 with 220 wiring.

3 bedroom 4 level split home on large, fenced corner lot in Lower Nicola. Home has 3 baths, large living rm with F/P, big family rm, bright kitchen and a unfin. Bsmt for storage. Large sundeck, lots of parking.

Well maintained home in good family area & close to school. Bright living room, spacious kitchen, huge family room, 3 bedrooms up, 2 baths, newer vinyl windows & fenced backyard with patio.

Great home for first time buyers or retirees. Has fenced yard and single car garage. Basement has second living quarters for inlaws. Close to shopping & arena.

Spacious home with 3 bedrms up, 3 down, 1740 sq.ft. per floor, 3 baths, central A/C, large porch, and huge, fenced backyard with garden area, double garage & RV parking.

#2214

#2291

#2333

#2345

#2351

#2050

$299,900

$224,900

$307,000

MOVE IN READY

NEW

Immaculate 2 bedrm rancher with updates, living room with woodstove, new carpeting &paint, updated bathrm fixtures & paint. The nice backyard has lane access, 12x24 shop & shed.

EXCELLENT LOCATION

New 2 bedroom home in new subdivision with single garage. Home has open floor plan on main, country kitchen and incl. appliance package.

Bedrms upstairs with 2 full baths. Hot water on demand.

Don Ward 315-3503

Ray Thompson 315-3377

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BRAND NEW HOME

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Janis Post 315-3672

$159,900

$159,900

$329,900

Clean 3 bedroom mobile home with covered deck, covered parking stall & garden shed overlooking Nicola River & golf course. New HW tank & new motor & blower in furnace in 2010. Includes appliances. Don’t miss this one!

#2352

$54,900

WALK TO SHOPPING

UNFINISHED

NEWER APARTMENT

FANTASTIC VIEWS

INVESTORS

DESIRABLE LOCATION

LOCATION, LOCATION

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INVESTORS

BROOKMERE

2 bedroom mobile in Eldorado Mobile Home Park. New plumbing with heat tape, 1 bath, comes with all appliances. Quick possession.

Close to golf course. Pad rent $346 per month.

Unfinished house on 2 city lots, close to river and amenities. This house is in the rough framing stage and a renovation will need a new building permit before completion. As is where is.

Urban living in one of the finest strata developments. Nice one bedrm apartment with granite counters, shaker style kitchen cabinets & incl. appliances. Clean and ready to move into.

Beautiful 4 bedrm home with 3 baths, spacious gourmet kitchen, formal dining & living room with balcony, and the fully fin. Walkout bsmt has large games room with wet bar, Lots of parking.

Good revenue property. Side by side duplex of 1600 sq.ft., 5 bedrms and 2 baths per side.

New furnace, 100 amp upgrade and separate backyard. Total income is $1868. Tenants pay utilities.

Large family home with 3 bedrms up plus a 2 bedrm inlaw suite at ground level. New paint & flooring on main, oak kitchen, HW radiant heat& 3 baths. Fenced backyard with garden area.

Clean, spacious home with 3 bedrms up, 2 down, newer floors & kitchen cabinets. In desirable area close to shopping & amenities.

Newer vinyl windows, detached garage, fenced backyard.

3 bedroom rancher in a park-like setting with detached single garage on huge 13,520 sq.ft. lot. Home has newer vinyl siding & windows.

HW tank & furnace new in 2009. Close to shopping.

7 strata titled townhomes, all within walking distance from downtown. Close to all amenities.

Being sold below assessed value at only $88,167 per unit. All are currently rented. Call for full details.

Great recreational area all year round. Lovely 2 bedroom home with attached double garage with guest room & 3 pce bath. Maple kitchen cabinets, S/S appl, island sink. RV parking.

#2334

#2311

#2312

#2235

#2289

#2309

#2349

#2341

#2343

#2292

$57,000

$195,000

$139,000

$479,000

$319,900

$319,000

$249,900

$174,900

$529,000

$339,000

ADULT ORIENTED STRATA

WHY RENT?

LARGE FAMILY HOME

IMMACULATE RANCHER

LARGE LOT

APARTMENT

LOWER NICOLA

QUIET LOCATION

IMMACULATE RANCHER

GARDNER’S PARADISE

One of the nicest gated communities in Merritt with views of the Nicola River. Has 3 bedrms, 2 baths, open design living, gas F/P, galley kitchen with nook, laundry on main, hobby & rec.rm down.

You could own this 3 bedrm strata townhouse in Merritt, close to shopping & amenities. Fenced yard, newer windows. Now’s the time to get your own place with low interest rates.

Spacious 5 bedroom home with huge master bedrm with jet tub in ensuite, open kitchen & family room, Cherry stained cabinets in kitchen, 2 huge sundeck in private backyard plus covered sitting area.

Spacious home with 2 bedrooms and a den or 3rd bedrm, generous living & dining room plus office. Both bedrms have ensuites. Large covered deck, 20x16 detached shop.

Immaculate 3 bedrm home on 0.27 acre lot, nicely landscaped in Lower Nicola. Has has open concept kitchen with eating bar, skylight & lots of cupboards. Living room with gas F/P. Fenced backyard.

Newer 2 bedroom apartment in “The Summit” comes with stainless steel appliances, 1.5 baths and laundry room. No more shoveling snow! Great place to live, close to transit.

2 bedrm home on its own 0.23 acre lot. Home is very neat with new siding, shingled roof, skirting with insulation & 14x28 garage. Has an enclosed deck & porch. Yard is fully fenced with workshop, RV parking & garden area.

Clean & bright 3 bedrm rancher with full bsmt, vaulted ceilings, large open kitchen with new countertops, family rm with gas F/P, 2 car garage, RV parking with sani-dump and a private backyard.

4 bedrm, 2 bath home on the Bench, meticulously maintained with many upgrades such as windows, doors, furnace, HW tank in 2011 and central A/C. Private backyard, lots of extra parking.

Nice 2 bedrm home with newer kitchen & bathroom, furnace upgraded, skylights. The private backyard has concrete patio, workshop & storage shed, and fantastic gardens.

#2151

#2344

#2183

#2227

#2295

#2340

#2186

#2226

#2283

#2285

$224,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

$99,500 INVESTORS

$445,000

SPACIOUS MOBILE

$209,900

$239,000

Nice Family Home

$155,000

EXTRA LARGE LOT

$214,900

RURAL SETTING

$339,900

ATTENTION INVESTORS

NEW Large 6 bedroom home in good area, close to school. 3 bedrooms up, 3 down, 2.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, huge sundeck, fenced backyard, skylights and double garage.

2 bedrm mobile in one of the nicest parks.

1 bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living rm in the center.

The addition has a large enclosed porch & family rm.

Older 2 bedroom home in nice neighbourhood, close to the downtown. An extra large 13,780 sq.ft. lot with subdivision potential. Lane access, huge backyard with single garage.

Enjoy the private setting in Lower Nicola on 0.33 acre lot with several fruit trees and is close to school. This home is perect for a starter home or retired couple. Great views off the deck.

#2336

#2350

#1967

#2167

#2299

IN LOWER NICOLA

Country home on 0.35 acres with creek and 24x28 detached shop with power. 2 bedrms up, 1 down, open concept, large living room, fully fin. bsmt with new carpets, paint & HW tank.

#2234

$229,000

$269,900

$74,500

Only Century 21 gives Air Miles.

$135,000

OPPORTUNITY

Nice home with single garage, fenced backyard with patio and close to school. 3 bedrms up with main bath, powder rm on main, bright living room, plus 2 bedrms down in partly finished bsmt. New windows upstairs, nw HW tank & washer.

#2355

$168,500

FIRST TIME BUYERS

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2 bedrm panabode home on 0.32 acre lot with RV parking. Features kitchen with nook, large living rm with fireplace, full unfin. Bsmt with laundry, rec.rm & storage. Deck in back. Roof only 3 yrs old.

$239,900

$299,900

$147,000

$229,000

Excellent Condition

4 separately titled side by side duplexes, a total of 8 units rentable. Some long term tenants.

Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bath, kitchen & living room, Fenced backyards. Newer roof, 100 amp service.

#2163

$649,000

our website for full

Nice 2 bedroom rancher close to downtown and seniors center with newer furnace and HW tank.

Concrete foundation, and fenced private yard with shop. Quick Possession.

#2212

NICE STRATA UNIT

$148,500 INVESTORS

details on our listings.

Good corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. This 2 bedroom home is awaiting your ideas. Home needs some TLC, but is priced accordingly.

1800 sq.ft. rancher only 6 yrs old. 3 bedrms plus a bonus room above garage. Open design kitchen with all appliances, HW floors, crown moldings, 9 ft ceilings, 4 pce ensuite and a fenced backyard.

Why rent when you can own? 2 bedroom strata unit with balcony and storage. Large living and dining room. Great for retirees or first time buyers. Strata fees are $212.70 per month.

Side by side duplex with 100 amp service, 2 bedrms 1 bath, kitchen & living room per side.

Total of 864 sq.ft. or 432 sq.ft. per side. Fenced backyard. Easy walk to shopping.

#2098

#2278

#2192

#1982

$99,900

$299,000

$59,000

$169,900

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1 ACRE WITH SHOP

NICOLA LAKE ACREAGE

22 ACRES

BEAUTIFUL LOG HOME

IC & I

LAND RIVERFRONT

COMMERCIAL BLDG

0.91 acres fronting the Nicola River in the city limits. Within walking distance to downtown.

City services not yet to lot line but with vicinity and be arranged for hook up.

#2354

$99,000

13 ACRES RIVERFRONT Approx. 22 acres mins. From downtown Merritt. Nicely renovated 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with new flooring, bathrms & paint.

Has horse barn, 100x44 metal Quonset and new drilled well.

#2342

$599,900

4 bedrm rancher has had some renos of flooring, kitchen. Large 40x70 detached workshop, currently leased, all on 1 acre, zoned R1 & C2, perfect for home based business. Great opportunity.

#2323

$355,000

9.88 acres

PRIVATE 30 ACRES

4.64 acre in the country with a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath log home with open design living room with F/P, upgrades of new roof, new flooring, new Mill Creek kitchen cabinets & furnace heat pump. Numerous outbuildings.

#2335

$395,000

Live the dream on Nicola Lake on this 1.855 acre lot in Quilchena on the Lake development. Spectacular homes in exclusive neighbourhood, close to golf course, fish & outdoor activities.

#2025

APPROX. 264 ACRES

$359,000

A great property in well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro at lot line, septic must be installed. Most of land is flat and useable.

#2208

AT STUMP LAKE

$299,000

Busy location with tenant and is fully leased.

Total of approx. 6600 sq.ft. 4100 sq.ft. on main, 1050 in bsmt, 1450 on top floor that could be used as living quarters. Lots of parking.

#2337

$825,000

OPPORTUNITY

26 ACRES

Good commercial building in downtown core.

Approx. 5000 sq.ft. of commercial space on the main with 1100 sq.ft. up with a 3 bedrm suite, currently rented. Zoned C-2. Run your business and live upstairs.

#2137 30 acre fenced horse property with beautiful pastures & fantastic views . Very private setting with 3 bedrm house (2 on main, huge master bedrm in loft). Cozy airight woodstove in living rm.

#2310

$549,000

3 INDUSTRIAL LOTS Bring your horses! Set up with 3 horse shelters, 2 round pens, 2 hay barns & tack shed. The 4 bedrm home has a new country kitchen, open design, vaulted ceilings, HW floors, gas F/P.

#2189

GREAT HORSE PROPERTY

$449,000

ON 1 ACRE

Gorgeous acreage with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing throught the property.

A great variet of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR. Old farm house used for seasonal cabin + shop.

#2246

$1,250,000

1.74 AC IN THE CITY

This amazing premium building acreage of 2.75 acres is waterfront with fantastic views.

Located in subdivision of quality homes with underground services. Perfect place to build your lakeside cottage.

#2277

$274,900

Spectacular horse property of 26 acres just 15 mins. From Merritt. All natural grassland with 2 ponds and a seasonal creek. Great place use as rec. property or build your dream home.

#2322

$310,000

#2321

$525,000

Great family home on 1 acres just minutes from town. 3 bedrms up, 1 down, updated kitchen, parquet flooring, rec.room down with bar. 2 car detached garage, attached single garage & sep. storage.

#2306

$345,000

1.74 acres with city services and fenced, that could be rezoned to suite your needs.

Property has 1 bedrm home plus a 900 sq.ft. bldg all in a park-like setting with large water feature.

#2190

OPPORTUNITY

IN KANE VALLEY

CED

$374,900

Magnificent 5 bedrm home on Nicola Lake with unique open designed family area with large bedrms & family room with an extra summer kitchen. 3 floors, 2 large covered decks. Has detached triple garage & an underground boat house bunker.

#2207

$998,000

REDU

REDU

#2237

Each $59,900

LARGE CITY LOT

WATERFRONT LOTS 3 parcels of Recreation Commercial waterfront zoned C4 for multi-family resort, Pub, restaurant, marina & more. Great opportunity to start your own resort & marina.

$99,000

#2175

Each $900,000

12.63 ACRES

OPPORTUNITY

Private acreage, treed with great access to Spius creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line. Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. commercial building in downtown core. New roof in 2013, renovated interior including new paint throughout. Parking in back with lane access.

Great for investor or entrepreneur.

#2047

$209,000

#2305

$179,000

2 ACRES

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Build your home in the country. Has a drilled well of 15 GPM, power at lot line, septic approval, and driveway are in. Nice view, crown land nearby. Just 20 mins. from Merritt.

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

ON WALLOPER LAKE

CED

Nice flat light industrial bare land lots. Water and sewer are close to the lot lines. Great business opportunity. Each lot is 95 x 198 and zoned M1. In area growing industrial business.

Residential building lot of 0.62 acres, zoned R2. Lots has potential to be made into 4 city lots or Buyer may apply for possible zoning change to higher density multi-family residential.

waterfront home

#2272

9.88 acres with riding ring & only 5 mins.

From Mamit Lake. This 5 bedrm level entry rancher with walkout bsmt has had some updates. Open concept with vaulted ceilings, 3 baths, large kitchen & big sundeck.

$325,000

#2154

$120,000

#2019

$595,000 20 ACRES

DEVELOPMENT LAND Approx. 1.14 acres overlooking the river with possible subdivision potential. “As is where is” basis. Buyers are responsible for all old buildings and house is not habitable.

Great lakefront cabin of 450 sq.ft., recreational retreat on Walloper lake. Crown lease. Easy access off Coquihalla Hwy. Call for more details.

Two 10 acre lots has just come into the city.

#2347

#2225

#2301

$114,900

One of the site is entering into a 2 yr lease.

Other lot will be zoned with Sale Agreement.

$129,000

$2,000,000 investors

Easy access off the Coquihalla Hwy and close to cross-country ski trails, snowmobiling, hunting & fishing and backs onto crown land. Beautiful log home on 10 acres with large wrap around covered deck. Includes a guest cabin, new barn with loft & chicken pen.

#2156

$449,000

133 PRIVATE ACRES

Incredible property with unlimited rec. activities – snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, ATVing, hking. Almost surrounds Allie Lake with 2 main cabins plus 3 guest cabins. Great opportunity to own it outright or buy with family or friends.

#1663

$495,000

Call us for a FREE Market Evaluation on your property.

294 acres of development land with 2 titles and incredible views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum.

Located above Nicola Lakeshore Estates at Nicola Lake.

#2173

There is growing confidence in Merritt as seen this past year in increased sales, new developments, hotels coming and system upgrades to handle the new changes. People are finally realizing that Merritt is a great community to start their business, raise their families or retire. We’re excited for the New Year!

#2171

$850,000

WATERFRONT ACREAGE

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

Great 6 acre property to build your home or use as recreational. Mostly flat with many buildings sites, has shallow well, septic approval, hydro to property & driveway is in.

Close to crown land.

Immaculate 8000 sq.ft. precast tilt-up building on corner lot with excellent exposure.

Easy access to truck route. Adjoining warehouse has bay door, loading deck office & mezzanine space.

#2155

2015 PREDICTIONS

$1,700,000

Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. building with office space with one long term tenant. Great for professional offices, retail, lawyers, doctors, government agency, etc. Has approval for residential units upstairs.

$170,000

#1913

$890,000

spius creek estates

From 9.8 to 17 Acres

Prices starting at $199,000

Country living at its best! These 9 properties are located approx. 15 mins. from Merritt in the beautiful Sunshine Valley. A Phase 1 has been completed and a water report is available. 4 lots are waterfront, all have stunning views of the valley. Area offers swimming, biking, canoeing, horseback riding,motorcycling & more.

GST is applicable

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By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca

The B.C. government has given the goahead for BC Hydro to start construction on a third dam on the Peace River, with a delay of six months to try to work out settlements with area aboriginal communities and landowners whose properties will be flooded or cut off.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett said Tuesday a review of construction costs upheld the $7.9 billion estimate for the Site C dam that was developed in 2010, but the overall price tag has risen.

Delaying the project six months from its original start date adds inflation and interest costs, and calculating the effect of the provincial sales tax replacing the HST brings the total to $8.34 billion.

The province is establishing a “project reserve” of $440 million to bring the total estimated cost to $8.77 billion. The project reserve is in case of unforeseen events such as a rise interest rates during the eight-year construction period.

BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald said the six-month delay provides time to work out compensation agreements with Treaty 8 First Nations who have declined settlement offers. The federal-provincial environmental review panel gave the goahead for the project in May, but noted its unavoidable impacts on aboriginal hunting, fishing and trapping rights that are assured by the 1899 treaty.

A group of Peace Valley landowners has already started legal action against the project, having refused offers from BC Hydro to buy their land.

Aboriginal groups in Alberta, downstream of the project, have also started court action against it.

NDP leader John Horgan called the

decision “a $9 billion gamble” and repeated his call for a review by the B.C. Utilities

Commission to see if the additional power is going to be needed by the time the dam is

operating in 2025.

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project in B.C. history.

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ing the dividend the government takes from the power company’s operations each year.

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Appendicitis can strike kings and mortals

Today, surgery for appendicitis takes a back seat to bypass surgery and knee and hip replacement, but every day in North America, at least one person dies due to an attack of appendicitis.

A report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal tells the story of an unusual case of appendicitis in a 15-year-old Philippine boy who immigrated to Canada at age 11. For four months he suffered every week from abdominal pain. Eventually, due to increased discomfort, he was seen in emergency. Physical examination and blood studies suggested acute appendicitis, and ultrasound revealed the organ was swollen.

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over how best to treat this disease.

The great French surgeon Dupuytren ridiculed the suggestion that the appendix could be the cause of infection.

Later, Henry Sands, a New York surgeon, simply stitched up the hole in one appendix.

It’s hard to believe but another surgeon simply straightened out the kinks. If these patients survived, it was the Almighty who saved them.

But consider the plight of doctors in 1902. They were treating Prince Edward who was to be crowned King of England in two days’ time. He had developed abdominal pain and his elderly court physicians had diagnosed inflammation of the bowels. In spite of their traditional treatment, their famous patient was getting worse.

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Prince Edward had waited a long time to become king. It was public knowledge that in the interim he had not denied himself any pleasure of the flesh. Now, his mother, Queen Victoria, was finally dead, and he was middle aged, obese and flatulent. He was therefore a terrible operative risk.

Treves made a wise decision. He decided during the surgery not to remove the appendix and simply drained the abscess. He must have uttered a long, silent prayer as the courts of Europe held their breath.

Edward rallied and was later crowned king.

Treves was knighted and the king’s appendix operation became fash-

When Christmas isn’t merry GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG Psychology FOR LIVING The Christmas season can certainly be a mixed blessing. There are many who simply love everything about the season and delight in all the preparations and activity. Others, however, may not experience it the same way.

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of deep sadness and nostalgia. They can feel there is nothing to celebrate, because without the loved one, Christmas and life will never be the same.

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Remember, it is just a couple of days.

When they are over, the days will already be starting to get longer!

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning psychotherapist.

rupture.

Don’t take food or drink. If surgery is needed, this increases the chance that food could enter the lungs if vomiting occurs during the operation. And don’t

ionable.

This year, about 300,000 appendectomies will be done in North America, but every year, patients die because of a ruptured appendix.

Today, if abdominal pain strikes, don’t wait hours to seek medical help. There’s a tendency to write off pain as a mild intestinal upset or take the attitude all will be better in the morning. Precious hours are lost if the pain is due to an acute appendicitis or another serious abdominal problem.

Remember, never use a laxative in an endeavour to ease stomach pain. If the pain is due to acute appendicitis, this may cause an inflamed appendix to

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We have looked at what Heaven will be like. It will be better than anything we can picture because we compare it to the things we know here. The things we see with our own eyes.

Last week we looked at how Jesus went about telling people and showing His love for them. He draws people to Him by what He does for them. His love never uses force like some other things that we hear about that are going on in the world today.

Just think of all the different languages, dialects, and cultures for the various places that people live in. There are people in all kinds of places, in every part of the world.

What a job it is to reach them all to share the Word.

When Jesus had told his disciples of the big job He said, “I am with you to the end.” Jesus wants all to know who He is: the Creator, the big Provider. He wants us to know His love for us. He then asks us to choose Him and follow Him, not by force, but because of love.

Jesus has also told us of His coming, but before this can happen, He wants One thing Jesus wants all to know is everyone to know of what He has done that the belief by some of an ever burning for us, and what He has prepared for us Àre as a place for the unsaved, was only in the future. preached, originally, as a scare tactic by the church. God is not that type of father In the book of Revelation, Jesus tells who would do that to His children.

His church to go into all the world and to not only tell of His love, but to also show The church is going all through the people that He cares about everyone. world, using all kinds of methods to sow Jesus wants everyone to have a chance Jesus’ love and teaching us to keep His to accept Him, have an opportunity to commandments because Jesus loves love Him, be ready for His coming and us. When all have heard of Jesus, when have a home in Heaven. all have been given the opportunity to choose, when the job is done, Jesus will What a job this is for Jesus says, “Go come and take His people home. into all the world to every nation, kindred, tongue and people.”

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was performed, the ruptured appendix removed and the abscess drained.

The boy was placed on antibiotics and had an uneventful recovery. But doctors were shocked when the pathologist reported that tuberculosis of the appendix had triggered the attack.

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The boy was tested, found to have pulmonary tuberculosis, and required several months of treatment to cure his disease. Further investigation revealed his grandmother had been treated for the same condition. His disease had not been detected when he immigrated to Canada as chest X-rays are done only on those over 11 years of age.

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Senior Panthers take Osoyoos hoops title Merritt Secondary girls go undefeated on the road to highlight a great week of MSS basketball action

By Ian Webster THE HERALD

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It was a busy week of high school basketball with all but one of Merritt Secondary School’s five hoops teams seeing action in the last seven days.

Things kicked off last Wednesday with the MSS senior girls hosting Sa-Hali in both teams’ season opener.

The Panthers kept it close for three quarters before the traditionallystrong Sabres pulled away for a 51-39 victory. Individual scoring statistics were not made available.

Coach Brent Bowden’s senior girls’ squad bounced back from their weeknight loss in fine fashion, however.

The team travelled to Osoyoos on the weekend and went a perfect 3-0 to win the annual Rattler Invitiational.

The Panthers opened the tournament with a 70-18 blowout victory over Grand Forks Secondary. Savannah

Stewart had a gamehigh 18 points, while Gabby Zabek chipped in with an even dozen.

Brimming with confidence, the Panthers defeated the host Rattlers 49-37 in their second outing. Montana Leverre paced the Merritt attack with 17 points, while Jaycee Chenier added 12 more.

In the championship game, played Saturday afternoon, the Panthers showcased a balanced attack in downing Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries Secondary 40-29 to take the tournament title. Leverre had nine points, Chloe Burnham eight and Zabek seven.

The three Merritt game MVPs in Osoyoos were Zabek, Chenier and Burnham.

Closer to home, the Merritt Secondary junior girls hosted a five-team tournament of their own on the weekend. In addition to two squads from MSS, Valleyview Secondary from Kamloops had two

CHAMPIONS! The Merritt Secondary School senior girls basketball team was the overall winner at the Rattler Invitational tournament in Osoyoos on the weekend. The team won all three of its games, outscoring the opposition by a total of 159 to 84. (Above) Team members are the tournament were (left to right, back row): Victoria Bob, Chloe Burnham, Montana Leverre, Jaycee Chenier (with trophy), Madison Rauch, Savannah Stewart and coach Brent Bowden. In front are Gabby Zabek and Haley Bennett. Photo submitted

teams in attendance.

Rounding out the field were the Princeton Rebels.

In a full round robin format, all teams played each other once. When the final free throw had been made, three of the

five teams were tied with 3-1 records: Merritt’s A team, Valleyview’s A team and Princeton.

Merritt A victories were against Merritt B 57-26, Valleyview A 35-26 and Valleyview B 39-17. The team’s only

loss was to Princeton, 44-28, in the opening game of the two-day tournament.

Merritt’s B squad played with lots of energy and enthusiasm, but unfortunately failed to pick up a win.

Leading scorers for the MSS A team were Grade 8 call-up Mesha Naiker (44 points), Casidy Sheena (22), Takarah Kubo (20) and Amber Lorette (19).

Top scorers for the Merritt B squad were Kalea Palmer (18 points), Keisha Henry and Jensen Cavaliere (10 each).

“We were thrilled with the tenacity of our girls, and the sportsmanship they displayed,” junior girls’ coach Tamara Slanzi said. “They played their hearts out.”

Slanzi went on to add that MSS tournament MVPs were Lorette and Cavaliere.

“Both girls were clutch players for us, and played smart ball all weekend,” the coach said.

Exciting high school basketball action resumed on Monday of this week with both MSS Grade 8 teams taking to the floor for their first games against the visiting St. Ann’s

Crusaders.

In the early girls’ game, Naiker picked up right where she left off on the weekend, draining an incredible 27 points to lead her team to a 56-42 win over their Kamloops rivals.

Haley Zabek and Logan Moorhead had 10 and six points respectively.

In the later boys’ contest, Mack Stead had a team high nine points, but it wasn’t quite enough as the Crusaders downed the Panthers 36-21. Nick Anscomb had six points for MSS, while Pabil Adhikari added another four.

While MSS junior and senior hoops teams don’t see their next game action until after Christmas and New Year’s, both Grade 8 squads are on the road to Princeton for a oneday tournament this Thursday.

The next home game for an MSS team is on January 7 when the senior girls entertain the Westsyde Whundas.

Tip-off is at 5 p.m.

Cents looking to rekindle the flame on home ice

By Ian Webster

BCHL STANDINGS to Dec. 16 INTERIOR DIVISION Team

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The Merritt Centennials are beginning to earn a bit of a reputation as lions on the road but pussycats in their own den.

In their last five games away from the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, the Cents have

carved out a 3-1-0-1 record. For the season so far, they’re a very respectable 8-8-0-2 in other teams’ barns.

It’s been a different story on home ice lately.

Going into Wednesday night’s game against the visiting Penticton Vees, the Centennials were a miserable 1-4-0-0 in their last five outings in

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home ice that Martin was referring to was a disappointing 6-3 defeat on Saturday at the hands of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks — the team currently chasing Merritt for the fourthand-final playoff spot in the BCHL’s Interior division.

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“I don’t know the reason. I can’t put my finger on it,” he said on Tuesday of this week.

“In those five games, including the one most recently played, we’ve been the better team for the majority of each game, but it hasn’t been reflected on the scoreboard.”

The latest setback on

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front of Merritt fans — a far cry from the 8-2-00 record they amassed in their first 10 games this season at the Nicola Valley Arena.

Centennials assistant coach Joe Martin is well aware of his team’s less than flattering record of late in its own rink, but unsure of why it’s happening.

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Cents and Snakes on Friday close out pre-Christmas schedule From Page 21 When the Cents went up 3-1 against the ’Backs early in the third period on a goal by Nick Fidanza, it looked like the homeside was firmly in control. No such luck.

The Apes erupted for five unanswered goals of their own (the last one into an empty net) and won the contest going away.

Particularly galling was the fact that the five tallies came on just seven Salmon Arm shots in the entire final 20 minutes.

Martin was reluctant to hang his team’s loss on his starting goalie, but indicated that Jonah Imoo has to be better.

“Jonah is 20. He’s a veteran. There isn’t much he hasn’t done or seen in this league. What we need from him is consistency — plain and simple,” the coach said.

Martin didn’t absolve the rest of his team from blame following the loss to the Silverbacks.

“I think that there

are times in our rink when we’ve been too passive. We’ve allowed other teams to dictate play. I definitely feel that we can be more aggressive.”

Saturday’s game was a good case in point.

The opening minutes of the first period belonged to Salmon Arm, and the ’Backs were rewarded on the scoreboard early as Carson Bolduc registered his first of three on the night at 5:48 of the period.

That goal seemed to wake up the Cents.

They thoroughly outplayed the visitors for the next 35 minutes, outshot their opponents 29-17 through two periods, and took the lead on a pair of goals by John Schiavo and Diego Cuglietta.

Instead of going for the jugular following Fidanza’s goal early in the third, the Cents (and Imoo in particular) seemed to let their collective guard down and allow the Silverbacks to breathe new life. Goals

SUPER SNIPER The Merritt Centennials’ John Schiavo (in action above against Salmon Arm on Saturday) has been a leader both on and off the ice this season. The 20-year-old from New York tops the team in points with 17 goals and 20 assists. His 37 points have moved him up to 10th place overall in the BCHL’s individual scoring race. Ian Webster/Herald

less than three minutes apart got them back on even terms, and two more snipes shortly thereafter put them ahead by a pair. The empty netter only added insult to injury.

The loss on home ice Saturday took the shine off a gutsy 3-2 double-

overtime Merritt win in Prince George the night before.

PG’s Jeremiah Leudtke and Merritt’s Colin Grannary traded goals in an evenly-played first period. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the second.

Gavin Gould put Merritt ahead at 5:57 of the third period, and that’s the way it remained until Leudtke — easily the best player on the ice — buried his second of the night with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation play to force extra innings.

To their credit, the Cents appeared to want a victory more, and it was defenceman Jake Clifford who played the OT hero, scoring the game winner at 2:08 of the second overtime period.

Anthony Pupplo picked up the win between the pipes for Merritt, stopping 40 of 42 shots, while Alex Brooks-Potts took the loss in the PG net.

“I felt that we were in full control of the game in Prince George,” Martin said, “even though it took us until overtime to win. We took a number of unfortunate penalties, but I told our players to keep playing the same way.

They were great.”

Martin said his team was full of confidence going into Wednesday’s match-up with the division and league-leading Vees.

“Despite our recent home record, in my opinion we’ve played some great hockey in the last two weeks. I

want to continue that trend. We’re going to be mindful of a few of the tendencies that Penticton has, but overall, we’re just concentrating on ourselves.”

Imoo was scheduled to start in net against the Vees, a sign that Martin has complete faith in his veteran puck stopper.

The Cents’ final game before the Christmas break is this Friday when they host the surging Vernon Vipers, who are 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games.

FLIGHT CENTRE Sevenyear-old Arianna Hostrawser was one of many young pilots who took part in the Cooper’s Foods airplane toss contest for turkeys at Saturday’s Centennials’ game. Ian Webster/Herald

McDonald’s midget girls win Penticton Fire and Ice tourney The Merritt McDonald’s midget girls team won the Penticton Fire and Ice tournament on the weekend. They defeated Kelowna 1-0 in a nailbiter of a championship game on Sunday. Emmagin Richardson scored the game’s only goal while netminder Emma Ferch recorded the shutout.

Merritt’s win over Kelowna avenged an earlier 3-2 loss to the same team during preliminary play. The McDonald’s lasses also picked up round robin victories over Penticton, 5-4, and Kamloops, 6-0 en route to their title.

Leading tournament point getter for the McDonald’s squad was Madeleine Barnes with six goals and an assist, followed

by Skylar Willey with three goals and one assist. Other marksmen were Richardson (2G, 1A), Natalie SterlingMoses (2G) and Renée Stockwell (1G, 1A).

On December 8, the McDonald’s team trav-

elled to Vernon, where they tied the Jr. Vipers 3-3.

Keisha Henry scored twice for the Merritt team. Lizzy Simpson had the other goal. Assists went to Willey and Barnes.

Peewee Rep The Ramada peewees were edged 4-2 by league-leading South Okanagan in a game played Sunday at the Shulus arena.

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MINOR HOCKEY REPORT

Atom House

remaining on the clock.

Other Merritt scorers were Max Graham (3), Lucas Schmid and Robert Sterling. Assists went to Graham, Sterling, Charters and Jalen McRae.

The LNB atoms hosted an eight-team tourney on the weekend, with visiting teams from Chilliwack, Williams Lake, Clearwater, Langley and Ashcroft.

The Merritt team went 1-3 at home to finish sixth overall. The win came against Williams Lake by a score of 5-3, while the losses were to Chilliwack, 6-3,

Talon Zakall had the Merritt goals. Zakall, Max Graham and Chase Cooke picked up assists.

Atom Development The Fountain Tire atoms recorded a 6-5 victory over previouslyundefeated West Kelowna on the weekend. Cortez Charters scored the game winner with just nine seconds

Bantam Rep The Murray GM bantams picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, defeating Kelowna

LEADING LADIES! The McDonald’s midget girls won the Fire and Ice tournament in Penticton on the weekend. Pictured above are: (left to right, back row) head coach Paul Barnes, Natalie Sterling-Moses, Trinity Shackelly, Lizzy Simpson, Courtney Christy, asst. coach Shane Stockwell, Emmagin Richardson, Chlöe Stockwell, (front row) Kierra Willey, Skylar Wiley, Madeleine Barnes, Jenna Sigurdsson, Renée Stockwell, Jenna Kane, (kneeling) Emma Ferch and asst. coach Dylan Richardson. Photo submitted

5-2. Tyler Mosley (2), Marco Camastro, Armoni McRae and Anthony Tulliani all scored goals, while Mosley, Tulliani, Darius Sam and Kaelan Lester added assists. Mack Stead picked up the win in net.

Sunday, the Murray boys fell 9-2 to a strong Winfield squad. Merritt’s goals came from Lester and Mosley.

Langley, 9-8, and to Ashcroft, 7-4.

Point getters for the LNB team were Graycin Nicholls (7G, 3A), Cameron Nicholls (5G), Dayton Gregg (4G), Jayden Etchart (1G), Mathias Redknap (1G), Colton Ferris (1G), Semiah Oppenheim (1A), Kolton Wekking (1A), Connor Ashley (1A), Spencer Nagata (1A), and Thomas McIvor (1A).

Chilliwack defeated Clearwater to win the tournament.

HANDING OUT THE HARDWARE Merritt Mayor Neil Menard was on hand to help distribute the awards and thank the teams for coming to the atom house hockey tournament in town on the weekend. Pictured above (from left to right) are members of the victorious Chilliwack Steelheads team, Mayor Menard, Merritt atom head coach Sean Paterson, members of the host Merritt Jr. Centennials atom house team, and members of the silver-medal winning Clearwater team. Photo courtesy of Jason Shea/Chilliwack Steelheads

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CONTAIN-IT STORAGE

Have an event we should know about? Tell us by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing production@merrittherald.com

a Special Christmas Concert

Shelter looking for volunteers

LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

Delphine Kinvig is presenting a Special Christmas Concert in the Merritt Baptist Church Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Bring your family and friends. Donations to the church are optional.

The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society is seeking volunteers to fill shifts at the Extreme Weather Response Shelter located at 1937A Quilchena Ave. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight daily. Volunteer application packages are available at the Community Policing Office (250-3783955) located at 2013 Quilchena Avenue.

Living with the Loss Support Group Wednesday 7 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. #122025 Granite Ave, Merritt - Call Marilyn at 250-3783513.

Love to knit or crochet? Come on down to Brambles Bakery Thursday evenings bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun.(1st Thursday of the month)

RISING FROM THE ASHES

MERRITT MINOR HOCKEY

Fire relief fundraisers for Earth Walker Spiritual Shop. You can either donate money to the bank account set up at CIBC or drop off your bottle donations to the bottle depot.

Register for the 2014/15 season at merrittminorhockey.com. Call 250378-6827 for more information.

Fishing derby The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club would like to invite you to their annual Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby. It will be held on Sunday Jan. 11 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be 50/50 for goods, prizes and increased cash prize for biggest fish. Free coffee and hot chocolate and hot dogs will be available by donatioin. Purchase your ticket at Ponderosa, Gun-Fishin or at the fishing derby. If you would like further information you can contact Ed Collins 250-378-2547 or Paul Komonoski at 250-3784904.

Nicola Valley Film Society Presenting “TRACKS�

Rated PG on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the NVIT LECTURE THEATRE. For more info phone 3783974.

Conayt Bingo Every Thursday evening, doors open at 4:30 p.m. first game starts at 6 p.m. Bingo is at 2164 Quilchena Avenue.

No Bingo on Thursday December 25, 2014 and Thursday, January 1, 2015.

Bingo will resume as normal on Thursday, January 8, 2014.

The Nicola Valley Community Band Fall season of practices on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the music room at MSS. info: James 250-378-9894.

The Community Choir New season has started, come at 7 p.m. Located at Colletteville school. New members are very welcome.

For more information contact: Ellen 250-378-9899 or Barb 250-389-2678.

Knitwits

volunteers needed The Navy League is in need of officer’s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

If you have past experience or are interested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Debra 250-280-4086 or email at nlccventure@gmail.com

Merritt senior centre Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Crib & Whist 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m.

Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. (third week - shut-in lucheon) Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m. All seniors welcome.

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Friday - Frosty Friday - 5 p.m. Saturdays - Meat draw: 2:30 p.m.

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Would you like to see a movie theatre in Merritt, then the Merritt Community Cinema Soceity can use your help!

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

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Crossroads Community Church

Phase 2 has started.

Goal to reach $144,000 for design & architect fees

For more information call Rich Hodson 250-378-6794

If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Merritt Community Cinema Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3

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Phone 250-378-4241 with any events that you may be hosting or email: production@merrittherald.com

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1750 1 17 7 Hill Street Q Phone: 250-315-3000

HELP RED CROSS

Marvellous Mutts & Rehoming Merritt Branch, are always looking for foster families. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they find a furever home, please contact Margie at newbark_rescue@hotmail.com.

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Available at Creative Company 2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

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MERRITT & DISTRICT HOSPICE SOCIETY

MERRITT FUNERAL CHAPEL

Every death creates a special pain unique to each survivor.

A Division of Service Corporation International (Canada) ULC

Celebrating lives with dignity P: 250-280-4040

• Funeral Services • Cremation •Burial •Monuments www.MerrittFuneralChapel.com REGULAR OFFICE HOURS

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or 1-800-668-3379 2113 Granite Ave. Merritt, BC

A FUNERAL PRE PLANNING ADVISOR

will be available at the Merritt Funeral Chapel on the second and fourth Friday of the month, between the hours of 10am – 3pm (or by appointment).

A Personal Planning Guide will be provided.

YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE

1-800-680-4264

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ERIC LOVE LOVETT V TT December 1, 2014 In Loving Memory Eric Lovett of Lower Nicola passed away on December 1st, 2014 at the age of 54.

He is survived by his loving wife Laura and step children Trevor Carlson of Lower Nicola, BC and Shane Carlson of Kamloops, BC. Mother, Nancy, Brother Hank (Allison), Meredith (Bill) and numerous, nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.

Eric is predeceased by his father, Harry in 2009, in Victoria BC. A celebration of Eric’s Life will be held at a later date.

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Special Thanks Don McLeod.

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Raymond Earl Missere May 25, 1934 - December 10, 2014 It is with tremendous treme endous sadness that we announce ce the loss of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and greatgreat grandfather.

Ray was a loving husband to Evelyn and father to Debbie (Bill), Larry (Kathy) Lyle(Linda), Denise(Rod), Michelle (Greg) and Gary. Ray was predeceased by stepdaughter Denise. Ray loved his family immensely and though many lived so far away he never hesitated to pick up the phone.

Ray will be fondly remembered in his grandchildren memories as always smiling and laughing and he had many ; Chis, Collin , Willie, Jesse, Scott, Greg, Tammy, Tyson, Michael, Jeffrey, Matt, Chelsea, Owen, Jenna and Brittany. He was so proud of them all.

He always felt that this family was his greatest accomplishment.

Papa always gave his love and smiles freely and was always so proud to hear about the arrival of more great grandkids and great-great grandkids.

Home to Ray was Kindersley, Saskatchewan where much of his family still resides. He will be forever missed by his siblings Arlene, Linda, Trudy and Jerry and a multitude of nieces and nephews who were always happy to see Uncle Ray. Ray will be returning to Saskatchewan in the spring for his last “road trip” and be laid to rest with his Mom and Dad. God gently took you Papa just a little at a time because he knew how hard it would be for us to let you go. We Ànd comfort in knowing your in heaven.

“Paint it Red, Dad” Thank you to Dr. Smit and Dr. Ross and a big thank you to the “Gals” at Gillis House for all their care and compassion. You went above and beyond as always.

He thought the world of you all. We always knew he was in good hands and that was a great comfort to us all.

Robert (Bob)

HUTTON We are with shattered hearts announcing the passing of Robert (Bob) Hutton on the 25th of November.

He is survived by his children; Cherish, Bobbie, Kalen, Joshua, Felicia and their mothers Angelle and Tonya. Also left to mourn his passing is his mother Marilyn (Bud), his father Bill, his dad John (Monica), his sister Gena and niece Dekara, his twin brother and best friend Jim and his kids; Verdann, Dayton, James Dymond and Dryden. Kate and Leigh-Lyn. Services was held on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 pm at the Evangelist Church located on the corner of Voght and Maxwell

Children

Employment

Childcare

Help Wanted

Experienced live-in nanny for 2 children 4yrs and new born.

Residing in Merritt, BC. Preferably bilingual English/Punjabi. Minimum wage and benefits. E-mail resume to nagrars@yahoo.ca

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking SALMON Arm logging company looking for fulltime contract logging trucks, or drivers.

Steady year round haul, home every night. Drivers must have bush experience. Please email westwaylogging@shaw.ca or call 778-489-0118 daytime only.

Trades, Technical

NOW HIRING HOUSEKEEPER: Must be able to work flexible hours.

Apply in person with resume to 3571 Voght St. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Port Hardy, BC. Busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to be filled immediately.

Certified GM technician Ticketed Bodyman Very competitive pay scales, benefits, and flexible schedules.

Send resume to cory@klassengm.com

1-800-663-5555 or *5555

Help Wanted

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If you see a wildfire, report it to

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

MECHANICAL TRADESMAN Applications are invited for the position of Mechanical Tradesman with School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt.

This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

For a complete listing of the job description and qualifications please visit the district’s website at www.sd58.bc.ca click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts (Job Code 796147).

Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until December 19, 2014.

JOB POSTING Starbucks Coffee Company

Assistant Store Manager, Merritt, BC Join Us! This is your opportunity to be part of an organization recognized as a Best Place to Work in Canada in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014! We have current hiring needs for an Assistant Store Manager for our store location in Merritt.

Interested?

Apply online: http://www.starbucks.ca/careers Perks and Benefits include: r Free Coffee and Tea r Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits r Tuition Reimbursement and access to Starbucks University courses r Flexible schedule and Paid Vacation r 30% Corporate Discount r Stock Units and Savings Plans (RRSP's, Stock Investment Plans, etc.) r Career Advancement with on-going training and development It all comes together here. Connect with something bigger, have an impact every day, and work someplace truly great. The opportunity is here - all you have to do is take it. Become a partner. Apply online: www.starbucks.ca/careers

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Supervisor for a lumber manufacturing plant.

Merchandise for Sale

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NICOLA APARTMENTS

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Sandpiper Unit 204 2 bdrm w/laundry. $700/mon + Hydro Avail Jan 01. 250-378-8104

Clean one and two bedroom.

Starting at $600/month.

Clean one and two bedroom.

Starting at $600/month.

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

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Duties include supervising clean up crew and maintaining required documentation.

1988 Quilchena Ave.

December 1, 2014 1 bdrm Apt. $600 plus hydro

If you have a strong safety background, supervisory experience, are well organized and have a desire to work in a team environment, please contact Jim at 250-315-5198.

PARTS PERSON experience preferred.

Please bring in your resume to 2114 Nicola Ave. or mail to Firman Auto Parts, Box 969, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8.

No phone calls please.

Work Wanted Certified professional hand faller with 20+ years experience looking for falling or bucking work. Inc. company with own gear, WCB, GST & Transportation. Reliable and hard working. (604)819-3197

Services

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca C- 250-938-1944

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay HAY for Sale. Cow, Horse Dairy Hay all in 3x4x8 bales.

All prices are delivery included. Most hay has been shedded if not Tarped. Call Cale @403-635-0104 or email cale@hubkahay.com

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Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

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Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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Misc. Wanted Jerrys Antiques & Things is also Buying Rocks Gems Stones & Lapidary Equipment Give us a call and we may buy it all. (250) 838 - 0644 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251. Local.

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Houses For Sale

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1 bdrm Executive Suite on Bench. $1000 inc hydro/heat & satellite.

SUMMIT APARTMENTS

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Houses For Sale

2 bdrm in 4 plex in Lower Nicola. $725 plus utilities.

3 bdrm trailer in Lower Nicola. $1100 plus utilities.

1 bdrm bsmt suite. $650 plus hydro.

1 bdrm bsmt suite on Bench. $700 plus utilities.

2 bdrm duplex. $ 675 plus utiltiies.

250-378-1996 Call for all of your Residential or Commercial Property Management needs!

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Brand new 2 bedroom apartments References required.

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Spacious 1 bedroom apartments.

F/S, heat and hot water included.

Starting at $625/mth Move in bonus - 1/2 month free rent

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FOR RENT - 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT Available January 1 • $750/month includes heat & laundry $

100 OFF 1ST MONTHS RENT for successful applicants

Newly renovated units “Clapperton Manor” 2775 Clapperton Ave. Please call 250-315-8340

Lynda Etchart

Home and Land Packages Springbank Ave, Merritt

Completely Serviced City Services Turn Key STARTING FROM

$249,900.00 Call 250-573-2278 Toll Free 1-866-573-1288

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Modular Homes Avail Jan 1st. Small 2 Bedroom Trailer. W/D/F/S and Utilities included. $850 a month. (250) 378 - 0887

Homes for Rent House For Rent 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, New Paint & New Carpets.

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