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An unoccupied pickup truck was accidentally demolished by a rock blasting operation at the Highland Valley Copper mine.

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COURT ADJOURNED With the final arguments on the books, the trial over public access to lakes for fishing takes a hiatus until the spring.

/ Page 5 Twelve-year-old Jacob Shultz tries his hand at creating a circuit — one of many stations set up at the ‘Find Your Fit’ event hosted out of the Coquihalla Middle School building on Feb. 7. The event was geared towards teaching kids about in-demand careers in B.C.

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It was an eventful weekend at Teck’s Highland Valley Copper mine for all the wrong reasons.

After two serious incidents, the union representing more than 1,000 workers at the mine says there have been too many “close calls” lately.

On Saturday (Feb. 4) an unoccupied pickup truck was demolished during a scheduled rock blasting explosion, a union safety update to members stated.

The entire pattern set off all at once and blew rock back much The Highland Valley Copper mine. Herald files farther than anticipated, which day and they’re still investigating destroyed the vehicle. why it didn’t do what they expected “The truck had been abanit to do,” said Wolff. doned at a previous time for a Highland Valley Copper spokesmechanical failure, was clear of person Peter Martell confirmed the the intended blast, but was totalled company is conducting a review of in the ensuing rain of rock,” the the incident to try and find the root safety update said. cause and implement any correcUnited Steelworkers Local 7619 president Kyle Wolff told the tive practices.

He also said the truck couldn’t Herald that the incident is being be moved due to mechanical issues investigated internally by the comand standard safety protocol procepany and union. dures were followed.

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The day before this incident, a bulldozer rolled over on its side while its operator was chipping away frost chunks from the ground.

“It’s something we do on a regular basis to ensure we don’t get frost chunks in our blast patterns,” said Wolff.

While doing this, the operator hit a soft spot in the ground, which put the vehicle off balance, leading the truck to slowly tip over.

The operator was uninjured in

the incident, and no equipment was damaged.

Martell said the company is investigating this incident as well.

These two accidents are the latest in a string of safety issues at the mine in the last few months.

“We have never seen so many serious incidents in such short order, but we are spending more time trying to figure out why we

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The City of Merritt is aiming to kickstart economic growth in 2017 by bringing an aviation-related business into the hangar located at 4494 Airport Road.

The City issued a request for expressions of interest from parties interested in leasing the hangar and surrounding land on Feb. 3 — but Chief Administrative Officer Shawn Boven said the city is going to be selective in an effort to pick a tenant who will spur growth at the airport.

“If someone wants to store an classic car collection in there, that doesn’t meet the intents and purposes of the airport.” said Boven. “We see this as a prime piece of real estate, so we’d like an anchor tenant — aside from the fire base of course — that would ultimately produce more economic activity for the city. There could be people working out of there or jobs LARGE LOT

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But as Boven went on to note, the lease rate for the hangar is set at $30,000 per year — which means no matter who rents the hangar, the City stands to collect a significant boost to their coffers.

“That equates to a little less than half a percent of taxation,” said Boven. The City of Merritt collected $7.3 million from property taxes in 2015.

The City of Merritt took control over the hangar from The hangar at Saunders Field airport in Merritt. Michael Potestio/Herald the Merritt Flying Club in 2015, will be selected, said Boven. though the details of the transacWhen asked if the recent rescue of a ’69 tion are still held from the public record.

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YOU’RE INVITED! to meet with Mayor Menard on March 1st from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

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NOTICE The City of Merritt would like to remind residential property owners and occupiers that they are responsible for the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting their property within twenty-four (24) hours of accumulation (except on weekends and holidays). Business and Industrial owners are required to have snow and ice removed from sidewalks or pathways abutting the property by ten (10) a.m., and as needed, following the accumulation of snow or ice.

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FUTURE BUDGET DATES: Feb 21 meeting is at 6 pm and the subject will be the Budget / Open House / Public Input Feb 25 (Saturday) meeting is at 8 a.m. and the subject will be Budget Discussion Mar 7 meeting is at 6 pm and the subject will be Budget Discussion / Final Input For further information regarding the budget, the process and to provide your personal input please contact Sheila Thiessen, Director of Finance & IT at 250378-4224 or by email sthiessen@merritt.ca.

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Judge chastises government in trial Court hears arguments referencing the Byzantine Empire in the final week of the trial over public access to lakes located on property owned by the Douglas Lake Ranch.

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ing as rogue public servants intent on alienating Crown land to the ranch contrary to A B.C. Supreme Court jus- known public policy and legislation,” he said Friday. tice again criticized actions of Eland and Lincoln were provincial officials who sided not called to give evidence with Douglas Lake Ranch to and did not have opportunity bar public access to fishing to reply to the lakes, saying accusations. “there appears Lawyers to be a falsificaworking for the tion of records” made in court to the Code three parties have of Justinian, dating from the for a land swap. disputed many Lawyers with Byzantine Empire regarding of these questhe Douglas public rights of access. And tions. Among the Crown referenced case law Lake Cattle issues they agree Company, involving the IKEA monkey. upon is all water Nicola Valley While final arguments were is owned by the Fish and Game concluded Friday in the fourCrown and origi- week trial, one more day will Club and nal lake beds are be set aside for a rarity: a site the province Crown property wrapped up visit by the court to the lakes to the high water will be scheduled, likely for closing arguStan Kroenke mark. ments last Friday May. Owner of Douglas Lake Ranch Documents in a decision Groves told lawyers to work have been that could set a out parameters, but he said entered into court dating from it will restricted to him, lawprecedent on public rights to the late 1800s and references fish on lakes surrounded by yers, and representatives from private land.

The club is suing the ranch owned by American billionaire Stanley Kroenke for public right to fish the two lakes.

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Owning a home now a reality I remember the thrill of walking into my very own home for the first time — I was proud to be a homeJACKIE TEGART owner, and I felt View from the truly invested in LEGISLATURE our community.

As my children have grown, it’s become especially clear to me how different it is for young people today looking to buy their first home. These days, it can take years just to save the required down payment.

I’m a firm believer that today’s B.C. families should have the opportunity to feel the same pride of ownership in their homes as mine was able to — and our provincial government shares my conviction.

Through the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership (B.C. HOME Partnership), the provincial government will contribute to the amount first-time homebuyers have saved for their down payment, with a 25-year loan that is interestfree and payment-free for the first five years. An investment of about $703 million over the next three years will help an estimated 42,000 B.C. households enter the market for the first time.

This program is aimed at first-time homebuyers who can afford the costs of home ownership but are having trouble saving the required down payment.

Because it is aimed at people who were already saving money and able to qualify for a mortgage, we don’t expect it to drive prices up. Likewise, it won’t encourage additional debt, because mortgage rules require lenders to include the future mortgage payments on the B.C. HOME Partnership loan when determining the borrower’s debt service ratio, which helps determine what price of home a buyer can afford.

Jackie Tegart is the MLA for Fraser-Nicola.

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Checks on power: the Crowd and the Law In Romania, after five straight nights of mass demonstration in Bucharest’s main square, the government agreed to withdraw an emergency decree that decriminalized GWYNNE DYER various abuses of The international political power (on STAGE the grounds that the jails were too crowded). If you defrauded the state of less than $47,500, under the new rules, you might have to pay it back, but you wouldn’t go to jail.

More to the point, those already serving sentences or facing charges for stealing, say, $47, 499 would be released from jail or see the charges dismissed — including the leader of the governing Social Democratic Party, Liviu Dragnea, who was convicted of stealing only $27,000. (That’s not necessarily how much he stole; just how much they could PROVE he stole.)

Romania used to be one of the most corrupt countries in Europe, but since it joined the European Union in 2007 it has been under great pressure from Brussels to clean up

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its act. There was also huge domestic pressure from ordinary Romanians who are sick of their venal politicians, and the anti-corruption drive was making real progress.

Then last Tuesday Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu’s government issued its decree freeing hundreds of jailed politicians, officials and even judges. It was due to go into effect next Friday, but right away the crowd came pouring out into the streets in Bucharest and all the other big cities.

After five nights of mass demonstrations, the government cancelled its decree on Saturday. The Crowd won, and both justice and democracy were well served.

The other very dodgy decree of recent days was in Washington, where President Trump signed an “executive order” imposing a 90-day ban on citizens of seven Muslimmajority countries seeking to enter the United States (even if they were legal U.S. residents or had been issued visas after vetting by U.S. embassies) and an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees.

Like the Romanian decree, its legality was doubtful. As in Romania, the protesting crowds came out in large numbers in the United States (though proportionally in much smaller numbers, and certainly not for five

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successive nights). But what really brought Trump’s plan grinding to a halt, at least for the moment, was a judge.

U.S. District Senior Judge James Robarts of Seattle issued an order suspending the Trump ban — and even President Trump obeyed it (although he did refer to Robarts, with typical graciousness, as a “so-called judge.”) The whole machinery of government went into reverse, entry visas are being re-validated, and even Syrian immigrants are being admitted to the United States again. The rule of law had prevailed.

Two crises in two democratic countries, and two reasonably satisfactory resolutions.

It was the Crowd that did the heavy lifting in Romania, and the Law that did the crucial work in the United States. But they should not be seen as alternatives; sometimes you need them both.

Robarts was not required to make a full legal case for his action at this stage in the proceedings: he simply ordered the ban suspended to avoid serious harm being done to individuals by an executive order that may contravene the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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From Page 6 The case is now in the appeals court, and will then possibly go to the Supreme Court. The argument of those opposing the ban will doubtless be that it flouts the First Amendment requirement that one religious denomination cannot be officially preferred over another.

This may persuade the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco, which is relatively liberal, and even to the Supreme Court, which will continue to be split evenly between liberals and conservatives until Trump’s nominee for the ninth seat on the Court is approved by Congress. Or it may not.

Even if the appeal courts ultimately rejects Robarts’s argument and reimposes the ban, the Law will have successfully curbed the abuse of executive power. It always has to be curbed, because even with the best of intentions those who hold power will inevitably try to expand it — and sometimes they do not have the best of intentions.

The U.S. Constitution has won the first round of the battle against Trump’s authoritarian tendencies.

Full marks to James Robarts (who was nominated, by the way, by George W. Bush’s Republican administration).

But four years is a long time, and there will be occasions when lawyers won’t be enough. The Crowd will be needed as well: demonstrations as large, as disciplined and as patient as those in Romania. And as suspicious of being betrayed once they have gone home.

The night after the Romanian government cancelled its “emergency decree,” there was the biggest demonstration of all: half a million people in Victory Square in Bucharest. Why? Because the government had muttered something about addressing the same “issue” of allegedly crowded jails through normal legislation in parliament, which would still really be about getting crooked politicians out of jail.

So they won’t go home until Prime Minister Grindeanu promises not to bring the subject up again.

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Let’s shift our gaze away from the craziness that is the U.S. for a moment — yes it’s hard — and take a closer look at our own poor performance on the world stage. Canada’s commitment to foreign aid, also known as ODA or Official Development Assistance, is at an embarrassing, shameful, all-time low. If the Trudeau government stays its present course, we will have the lowest commitment to international assistance of any Canadian government in the last 50 years; a mere 0.26 per cent of gross national income or GNI. That’s even lower than the Harper government, which gave 0.3 per cent of GNI, and is less than half the international benchmark of 0.7 per cent.

Wealthy countries have long recognized the need to help poorer countries grow out of poverty by improving the health, nutrition and education of their people, our global neighbours. Canadians know how to help neighbours. It’s in our collective DNA. Since when does that stop at borders? We know that a healthier world would be safer, an educated world would be more productive and a well nourished world more resilient. Our government must play a bigger role in that world by increasing ODA in budget 2017. Let’s aim for the international benchmark of 0.7 per cent. Let’s improve our commitment to foreign aid and let’s do more to help our global neighbours.

Paulie Duhaime Calgary, Alta.

Anger over broken promise Editor, Minister Gould, let me try to make this subject easier to understand. People are not fixated on the method that is used to account and assign votes. What they are fixated on is that we need a paradigm shift in the way you conduct our politics.

It was clear from that peculiar quiz your predecessor conducted that the public wants more constructiveness, less consumptive partisanism, genuine representation of constituents in Parliament, and a much more co-operative and innovative system. And they are well aware that will not be forthcoming under this system.

Your leader decided to run game on the subject because he wanted to back out of his promise, stiffed you with a phony excuse saying there had been an amazing public transformation on the subject since his promise. Bullfeathers. Nobody believes this and you will forever be associated with this lie.

So, we are stuck with a system that presides over a voter decline from apathy, that is universally disliked and disrespected, and that is unable to solve the most tractable problems of this country.

Roy Roope Summerland, B.C.

To vote, go online to merrittherald.com On July 1, 2017, Canada will celebrate its sesquicentennial — or 150th — annivesary. One-hundred-and-fifty years worth of history is a lot to remember — so each week in 2017, the Herald will run this special section to remind you of the remarkable accomplishments, important historical figures, and maybe even a few fun facts you might not have known about our country. This week; a brief history of the Canadian flag.

A product of both British and French colonial powers, Canada has been represented by a number of different flags over the country’s history.

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The flag in use on July 1, 1867 — when confederation was officially signed — was called the Canadian Red Ensign flag. It had a red background with the Union Jack in the upper left corner. In the middle of the flag was a shield with the Coats of Arms for each of the first four provinces — New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. As new provinces joined Confederation, new Coats of Arms were added to the flag. Despite its wide usage over the next 98 years, this flag was never received royal proclamation by parliament.

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LETTERS POLICY The maple leaf flag, designed by George G. F. Stanley, was adopted as Canada’s flag on Feb. 15, 1965. This day has been adopted as National Flag Day in Canada. The white background represents peace and honesty. The red panels hardiness, bravery and strength. King George V declared that the official colours of Canada were red and white in 1921. The maple leaf is from the Canadian Coat of Arms. It has come to symbolize unity, tolerance and peace.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS PROVINCIAL ELECTION

Sam vows to resign as chief — if elected MLA

Kamloops Timber Supply Area Forest Licensees Kamloops Timber Supply Area Forest Licensees

2017 Forest Stewardship Plan Public Open Houses 2017 Forest Stewardship Plan Public Open Houses Kamloops Timber Supply Area Forest Licensees will be hosting Public Open Houses throughout communities in February and March 2017 to refer the public and affected stakeholders to proposed Forest Stewardship Plans (FSPs).

Kamloops Timber Supply Area Forest Licensees will be hosting Public Open Houses throughout communi These FSP’s haveaffected been preparedstakeholders under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) andStewardship although the FSP doesPlans not show(FSPs). specific March 2017 to refer the public and to proposed Forest locations of roads and cutblocks, larger Forest Development Units (FDU) are shown where harvesting, road construction and

Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

cil about that, but yes I anticipate I silviculture activities will occur. Forest activities conducted within each FDU must be consistent with results and strategies would take a leave of absence,” said specified in the FSP, which in turn, must be consistent with FRPA and current government approved objectives for the Kamloops These FSP’s have been prepared under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and although the FSP d Sam. Timber Supply Area (TSA).

Lower Nicola Indian Band Chief roads and Samlocations recently wonofre-election as cutblocks, larger Forest Development Units (FDU) are shown where harvesting, roa well as the public review, stakeholders are invited to provide information about specific resource features that may be Aaron Sam says he chief of the Lower silviculture activities willAs occur. activities within each FDU must be and consistent with resu unknown to theForest proponent so that they mayconducted be incorporated into the planning process.

Ranchers, trappers other key will resign his position Nicola Band this past stakeholders will continue receive referrals for specific and cutblock specified in the FSP, which in turn, must tobe consistent withroad FRPA andproposals. current government approved objec if he wins the B.C. October.

NDP nomination and The moveArea to resign Timber Supply (TSA).

The FSP’s will be available for public review at the locations and dates provided below: is subsequently elected as chief is one the B.C. Forest Licensees will be available to answer questions and receive any comments the MLA for FraserNDP expects from its As well as the public review, stakeholders are invited to provide information about specific resource featur Nicola in the upcomcandidates.

Hostincorporated Licensee Date Time trappers a ing provincial election. the unknown“It’s tonot thebeen proponent soCommunity that they may be intoLocation the planning process.

Ranchers, Kamloops BCTS Henry Grube Center, February 16, 5:00pm – 8:00pm Sam announced he practice of our sucstakeholders will continue to receive referrals for specific245 road andCres. cutblock2017 proposals.

Kitchener would seek the NDP cessful nominees to Cache Creek West Fraser Cache Creek Community February 23, 5:30pm – 8:00pm nomination back in double dip,” director Center, 1270 Stage Road 2017 December, but had of communications for The FSP’s will be available forLakepublic review at the locations andFiredates Logan Logan Lake Logan Lake Hall provided March 2, below: 2017 3:00pm – 7:00pm yet to decide whether the B.C. NDP Trish Community Forest Forest Licensees will be available to answer questions and receive any comments or not he’d attempt to Webb told the Herald Barriere Gilbert Smith Barriere Lions Hall, March 14, 2017 5:00pm – 8:00pm hold both positions. back in December.

350 Borwick Avenue Clearwater Canfor Dutch Lake Community March 15, 2017 5:30pm – 8:00pm Speaking to the According to Aaron Sam Center, 209 Dutch Lake Herald on the subject Andrew Watson, manLower Nicola Indian Band Chief Community Host Licensee Location Date Road recently, Sam had his ager of communicaanswer. tions for Elections BC, To ensure Kamloops BCTS February 16, 5 Henry Grube Center, that affected stakeholders are informed about Forest Stewardship Plans we encourage your participation.

“First of all, being an MLA is a there is nothing in the Election Act These Public Open Houses are also an opportunity 245 to learnKitchener more about Forest Licensees who operate in 2017 the Kamloops TSA. Cres. full-time job and so is chief, and I that would prohibit Sam from sitting Cache Creek West Fraser Cache Creek Community February 23, 5 believe it’s important for constituents as both an MLA and First Nations in the riding [and] NDP members band chief.

Center, 1270 Stage Road 2017 to know that I’m going to be there This is also the case for any other Logan official Lake such as a Logan Lake Logan Lake Fire Hall March 2, 2017 3 representing them 110 per cent of the local government time,” said Sam. Community Forest mayor, councillor or school trustee.

Sam also said he will take an UnderBarriere the Election Act, Sam is Gilbert Smith Barriere Lions Hall, March 14, 2017 5 unpaid leave of absence as chief if he entitled to take an unpaid leave of 350 Borwick Avenue wins the nomination over Harry Lali absence to run as a candidate. come the party’s nomination date on The election campaign offiClearwater Canfor Dutch Lake Community March 15, 2017 5 March 18. cially begins April 28, and British Center, 209 Dutch Lake “I will have to talk to my counColumbians head to the polls May 9.

Reader’s Theatre February 13, 2017 12:45 – 3:00pm

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MERRITT FAMILY PHYSICIAN NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS! Dr. Morgan Lyttle will be accepting new patients at The Medical Clinic, which is located at 2025 Granite ave.

Dr. Lyttle is from West Kelowna and he has recently returned from residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Arizona. He is looking forward to getting started and serving the town of Merritt.

Please call 250-378-6222 for an appointment!

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SCIENTIFIC BIOSOLIDS FORUM INTERIOR BIOSOLIDS WORKING GROUP.

BE PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC FORUM INTERIOR BIOSOLIDS SOLUTION WORKING GROUP

IT’S SNOW JOKE Prior to this winter’s unusually heavy snowfall, the city’s public work crew had only worked two nights of snow removal in the last three years, said Darrell Finnigan, superintendent of public works for the City of Merritt. The crew of six workers has been out four evenings so far this season. Cole Wagner/Herald

Welcome to Kindergarten!

SCIENTIFIC FORUM INTERIOR BIOSOLIDS SCIENTIFIC FORUMGROUP WORKING SCIENTIFICBIOSOLIDS FORUM INTERIOR KEYNOTE S COMING TOGETHER Coming together to hear presentations on SP INTERIOR BIOSOLIDS WORKING GROUP KEYNOTE TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON COMING TOGETHER John Werri existing problems, hear solutions & alternatives WORKING GROUP EXISTING PROBLEMS, SCIENTIFIC FORUM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON Senior Scien COMING HEARTOGETHER SOLUTIONS & ALTERNATIVES John Werrin to Biosolids Disposal KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INTERIOR BIOSOLIDS PROBLEMS, TO HEAREXISTING PRESENTATIONS ON

COMINGTO TOGETHER BIOSOLIDS DISPOSALJohn Werring, Senior Scien M.Sc., Richard C.R.H EXISTING PROBLEMS, HEAR SOLUTIONS & ALTERNATIVES TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON WORKING GROUP Senior Science Advisor John Werring, M.Sc., R. HEAR SOLUTIONS & ALTERNATIVES EXISTING PROBLEMS, TO BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Senior Science Advisor Richard C. H David Lewi COMING&TOGETHER BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL HEARTOSOLUTIONS ALTERNATIVES ~ FEB 22, TO HEARWHEN PRESENTATIONS ON23 2017Richard C. Honour, Ph. TO BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL M.Sc., R.P. Bio EXISTING PROBLEMS, Richard C. Honour, Ph. Wed & Thurs 8:30 am - 4:30 John pm Werring,

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KINDERGARTEN 2017 STUDENT REGISTRATION The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) School District No. 58 offers full-day Kindergarten programs in every elementary school. Kindergarten establishes a strong foundation for lifelong learning, as teachers provide dynamic, play-based opportunities to help each child grow and learn. Our child-centered programs develop a sense of well-being and belonging and offer opportunities for exploring, creative play, developing language and literacy while focusing on social responsibility and cultural diversity.

Kindergarten provides our young learners with an enriched learning experience at their own unique developmental level. We look forward to working with each Kindergarten child’s family as we welcome you to your child’s new school community.

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE Monday to Friday: February 20 - March 3, 2017 Time: 9:00 - 11:30 am and 1:00 - 2:30 pm

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• To register, a child must be 5 years of age on, or before, December 31, 2017.

• Parents/Guardians should bring the child’s Birth Certificate, immunization record, Care Card and proof of address when registering.

• Parents should register their child at the neighbourhood school in their location.

• Parents wishing to enrol their child in the French Immersion Program are required to register at Collettville Elementary School.

• Parents interested in a Kindergarten distance education program for their child, can contact the South Central Interior Distance Education School at 250-378-4245.

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Beautification under budget Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Though they are currently filled with snow, come spring, the new concrete medians along Nicola Avenue through Merritt will sport large trees to complete the City of Merritt’s beautification project of the roadway.

The landscaping work will begin as soon as weather permits and is expected to be complete sometime in June — just in time “for the summer tourist season,” the city’s chief administrative officer Shawn Boven told the Herald.

“It’ll be a good enhancement down there,” Boven said.

Despite having a budget of nearly $1 million, the city has stayed well under budget with the awarding a tender for landscaping work.

At its last meeting (Jan. 24), city council unanimously approved awarding the tender to Sierra Landscaping for $170,276 — which, when all is said and done should mean the city will spend about $115,000

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The six medians the fact that part of Boven told the Herald that along Nicola Avenue the work included • Sales blue oat grass, Swedish columwere rebuilt by the redoing the waterlines nar aspen trees, stella d’oro provincial governunderneath Nicola • Customer Service ment when it repaved daylilly and October daphne Avenue — which stonecrop will be amongst the the road and conmeant that funds • Hiring ducted waterline work vegetation planted in the mediwere able to be ans. last fall to the tune of diverted from a differHe also said the Class A bioabout $624,000. ent city fund reserved solids soil amendment product “Of that more for capital water the city produces at its biosolids than half of it is projects. composting facility may be used related to redoing The money left Shawn Boven the waterlines under- “down the road” to help the over from this projwww.glennon.sandler.com CAO — City of Merritt plants grow. neath the road, so ect is expected to be put towards adding turn lanes on Voght Street where it intersects with Nicola A PROUD Avenue.

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Customers must take delivery on or before February 28, 2017 to be eligible for this incentive. Limited time offer may not be combined with certain other offers and cannot be redeemed for cash. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to modify, extend or terminate these offers, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. † Offer valid at participating dealers to eligible retail lessees in Canada who enter into a lease agreement with GM Financial and who accept delivery between February 1 to February 28, 2017. Eligible 2017 Cruze Sedan L/Trax LS Air & Auto: Lease based on a lease purchase price of $15,802/$23,602, which includes $1,000/$0 lease cash (tax exclusive), $0/$0 available manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and either $1,000/$1,000 manufacturer-to-consumer (tax inclusive) Trade-In Bonus or additional $1,000/$1,000 down payment in lieu of Trade-in Bonus. Bi-weekly payment is $75/$134 for 48/48 months at 0.5%/0.5% interest rate on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. The $38/$67 weekly payment is calculated by dividing the bi-weekly payments of $75/$134. $995/$0 down payment is required ($1,995/$1,000 down payment is required if not eligible for Trade-in Bonus). Total obligation is $8,771/$13,920, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $7,255/$10,043. Consumer may be required to pay Dealer Fees. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, PPSA, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Excess wear and tear charges not included. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. See your dealer for conditions and details. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Security deposit may be required. Payment may vary depending on down payment/trade. ¥ Offer applies to the purchase of 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab Custom Edition 4WD/Equinox LS FWD new or demonstrator models and is available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered from February 1 to February 28, 2017. Purchase price of $39,590/$23,970 includes freight, air tax and reflects the following available credits: $2,500/$0 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,500/$5,000 Manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) and $1,500/$0 (tax inclusive) Trade-In Bonus. $1,500/$0 Trade-In Bonus is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive). Example, $10,000 purchase price, after tax price is $11,200 ($10,000 plus $1,200 applicable taxes). After applying $1,000 credit, after tax price is $10,200 ($9,107 reduced purchase price and $1,093 applicable taxes), with the $1,000 credit being the $893 reduction from the purchase price and the $107 reduction in taxes which would have otherwise been payable on the full purchase price. Purchase price excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. At participating dealers. Void where prohibited. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply.

Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not combined with certain other consumer incentives. Dealers are free to set individual selling prices. Any actual savings will vary depending on your dealer’s prior selling prices. ^ $6,650 is a combined total credit consisting of the following available credits on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty (1500) Double Cab Custom Edition: $1,500 manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive), $2,500 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,311 dealer gross reduction and a $1,339 Trade-In Bonus (tax exclusive). The $1,500 manufacturer-to-dealer credit is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $1,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model.¥¥ Fuel consumption ratings based on GM testing in accordance with Government of Canada approved test methods.

Refer to vehicles.nrcan.gc.ca for details. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. 2 Vehicle user interfaces are products of Apple and Google and their terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible smartphone and data plan rates apply. 3 Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Service plan required. Available 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot requires WPA2 compatible mobile device and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T. Services vary by model, service plan, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Vehicle must be started or in accessory mode to access Wi-Fi. ¹ The Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Equinox (tie), Chevrolet Silverado HD and LD, and Chevrolet Tahoe received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles in their respective segments in the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Initial Quality Study, based on 80,157 total responses, evaluating 245 models, and measures the opinions of new 2016 U.S. vehicle owners after 90 days of ownership, surveyed in February-May 2016. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. The Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Silverado HD, and Chevrolet Camaro received the highest numerical scores in their respective segments in the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, based on responses from 33,560 U.S. original owners of 2013 model-year vehicles after three years of ownership about problems experienced in the past 12 months, surveyed in October-December 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2016 or 2017 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. V Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

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Destroyed pickup only one of a number of troubling incidents From Page 3

are losing production than fixing things,” the union safety update stated.

In November, one of the three ore stockpile covers buckled and a portion of the dome caved in. No one was hurt in the incident.

Work has since been completed to stabilize the dome and operations have resumed as normal. Martell said he expect there will be some additional repair work later in 2017.

On Jan. 6 a pumping barge at the mine capsized, but, luckily, there were no injuries or adverse environmental effects from the mishap.

Martell told the Herald the company is stilll reviewing the incident to determine the cause of the barge incident.

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Pieces of damaged equipment were found up to 100 feet away.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines, along with the union’s health and safety chair were notified of the dangerous occurrence.

Wolff said this number of incidents in such a short amount of time is unprecedented.

“We’ve been lucky over the last 38 years to not have a fatality, but we’re getting too close to often,” said Wolff, adding that the company needs to take a more serious look into the root causes of these incidents.

Martell said the company has high safety standards, and doesn’t believe these incidents should be viewed as any sort of pattern.

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MOVING REAL ESTATE BC LTD. #102, 2840 Voght Street, Box 236 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8

250-378-6166 – TF 1-877-841-2100 www.century21.ca/movingrealestate February 9th, 2017 - February 22nd, 2017

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EXECUTIVE BENCH HOME 1731 SUNFLOWER AVENUE Quality built home in one of Merritt’s finest neighbourhoods. This 4 bedrm home has huge oak kitchen with island, pantry & nook and stainless appliances. Spacious living/dining area for entertaining. Fully finished basement with family room & space for a gym. Has newer roof & sundeck.

RV parking and is nicely landscaped.

#2801 GREAT STARTER

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6200 sq.ft. lot on the Bench with services ready at the curb. In area of quality homes, and is priced to sell. Choose your plan and start building your future here! #2802

$44,900

NEW

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$399,900

Quick possession possible in this 2 bedroom mobile home in well maintained Park. Buy as a personal residence or a rental unit.

Storage unit on pad. Pad rent $360.

Large family home in good area & close to school. 3 bedrooms up plus 3 bedroom suite down. Has had some reno’s in past 5 years, newer paint, kitchen counters & flooring.

Large fenced backyard.

#2803

#2688

#2806

$159,900

$19,950

$289,900 AT NICOLA LAKE

LARGE LOT

INVESTORS

NEW

3 bedroom rancher close to all amenities & easy walk to shopping. Has newer kitchen & flooring, new paint and roof shingles. Large yard with 2 storage shed in back. Don’t this this one.

#2805

$199,500

Spacious 4 bedrm, 3 bath rancher with walkout basement, vaulted ceiling, HW floors, huge living rm with views of the lake, gourmet kitchen with island. Large wet bar & games rm, great for entertaining.

#2807

#2613

$215,000 QUALITY BUILT

Great property in a well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has large amount of river frontage, hydro to lot line, septic must be installed.

Most of land is flat & usable.

Rare property that includes R-3 and FD zoning. FD allows the Buyer to request a zoning to fit their plans such as an additional residential zoning or M-1 for Light Industrial.

Immaculate home with 4 bedrooms up, 5 pce ensuite, plus 2 bedrm legal suite down.

Has extra large foyer with grand spiral staircase. New high quality laminate flooring on most of main floor.

#2720

#2575

#2732

$1,690,000

HOUSE NICOLAOPEN BLUFFS

$394,900

$650,000

UPDATED FAMILY HOME

5 bedroom home with 2 bedroom inlaw suite in the basement. Has new roof, upgrades furnace & more. Easy walk to shopping, schools & transportation. Lane access for parking and a fenced backyard.

#2775

$234,900

Starting at $299,900 + GST

- 3 bedrooms, 3 baths - Full basement, double garage - Great views, close to shopping

#2743

4 bedrm family home with legal 1 bedrm suite. Home was built with quality in mind featuring HW & tile flooring, large custom kitchen with granite countertops, Jen-Air S/S appliances, heat pump with Lennox furnace, HW on demand, 4 baths. Has double garage + detached shop.

#2804

$499,000

Grandview Heights

Saturday, Oct. 8 and 15, - 1:00 – 4:00 pm, 2514 Spring Bank Avenue 2514toSpring Bank From 2200 sq.ft.

2800 sq.ft. theseAvenue spacious townhouses Prices Starting at $299,500 + GST have open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, gas F/P and double garage.

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- Quartz countertops in kitchen

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Perfect home for young family and is close to schools. 2 bedrms up and 3 down, large living room, newer mid furnace, fenced backyard with storage shed, new roof.

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APPROX. ½ ACRE LOTS RESIDENTIAL VIEW LOTS

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Century 21 Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. Doug Beech (Owner) 378-7392

Don Gossoo Managing Broker

Moving Real Estate BC Ltd. LOCATION, LOCATION

GREAT STARTER

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EXECUTIVE BENCH HOME

NEW

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NEW

Quality built home with 4 bedrms, 3 baths, huge oak kitchen with island, pantry & nook, fully fin. Bsmt with office/den with BI storage hutch, large family rm, U/G sprinklers, newer roof & deck

4 bedrm family home with legal 1 bedrm suite in bsmt. Quality built with HW & tile flooring, large custom kitchen with granite countertops, 4 baths. Has double garage + detached shop.

#2793

#2803

#2801

#2804

$459,900

OUTSTANDING

FIRST TIME BUYERS

NEW

Perfect half duplex for young family & close to schools. 2 bedrms up, 3 down with family room. Newer mid furnace & 100 amp service.

Fenced backyard with storage shed & new roof.

$159,900

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$499,000

#2805

$199,900

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315-3043

315-3076

Moving Real Estate BC Ltd.

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3 bedroom rancher close to all amenities & shopping. Newer kitchen & flooring in past year, new roof & paint. Large yard with 2 storage sheds in back. Perfect for first time buyers or investors.

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

$449,900

Ray Thompson 315-3377

NICOLA BLUFFS

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NEW

Immaculate 3 bedrm family home with nice updated kitchen with formal dining & livng room with large bay windows, teak HW flooring, gas F/P, central A/C. Private yard with RV parking in back.

Large family home with 3 bedrooms up and 3 bedroom suite down. Has had some reno’s in past 5 years, newer paint, kitchen counters & flooring. Large fenced backyard with huge deck.

3 level split home on spacious lot with RV parking, carport & fenced yard. Great for a young family with 3 bedrms, 2 baths, HE furnace, newer HW tank, vinyl window, flooring & paint.

Two storey townhome in newer Strata development. Open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, laminate flooring, gas F/P, 3 bedrms up, 3 bath and full basement for rec. room & storage. GST applies.

New two storey townhome with open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, laminate flooring, gas F/P, 3 bedrms up, 3 baths and the basement is finished for rec.room & storage room. GST applies.

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#2806

#2807 $215,000

#2788 $299,500

#2790

$379,900

$289,900

$299,500

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STRATA HOME

RIVERFRONT

QUIET LOCATION

LARGE FAMILY HOME

SPACIOUS RANCHER

ON THE BENCH

NEW RANCHER

NEW STRATA UNIT

NEW TOWNHOME

Prestigious custom finished home in quiet location with 7 bedrms, 7 baths, including inalw suite on main plus legal suite in bsmt.

Basement features large entertainment area with full bar & gym.

Great retirement community within walking distance to shopping & amenities. Features 2 bedrms, 2 baths, laundry on the main, living room with gas F/P, carport in front.

Two bedroom mobile home overlooking Nicola River and golf course. Has large private sundeck to relax on or entertain plus a detached work shed. Don’t miss this one.

Quality 5 bedrm family home with fully finished basement, private fenced yard & RV parking. Home features new kitchen cabinets, backsplash & countertops, new flooring on main, new roof & updated HW tank.

Immaculate 5 bedrm family home in good area.

Has large open kitchen with oak cabinets & nook area with access to covered deck. 2 bedrm legal suite at ground level, Backyard has garden area & shed.

Beautiful 2 bedroom plus den rancher in immaculate condition, 10 ft ceilings, HW & tile flooring, open concept kitchen, granite countertops, S/S appliances, 5 pce enusite, B/I bookshelves in den & more.

2 bedroom rancher with den and loft, open concept style home with spacious kitchen/ dining area that opens to living room with gas F/P. Loft could be used as family room. New Home Warranty. GST applies.

#2734

#2751

2800 sq.ft. rancher with full basement, 2 bedrooms up, 2 down, 3 baths, open concept kitchen with dining room.

Spectacular views from the large windows. Center double siding gas F/P. Natural stone countertops, gorgeous kitchen cabinets, laundry on the main. GST applies

New 2 storey townhome with 3 bedrm up, 4 baths, open concept kitchen with quartz countertops, laminate flooring, gas F/P, and fully finished basement. 2 car garage. GST applies.

#2786

Beautiful 3 bedroom rancher with full bsmt on quiet cul de sac. Has 20x24 heated shop, room for RV, new fenced, new kitchen with granite counters & S/S appliances. Newer furnace, vinyl windows & siding & floors.

#2749

#2772

$539,900

$234,900

$84,900

$392,900

$399,900

#2768

$349,900

#2791 $374,900

#2781

$389,900

#2787 $339,900

#2789

$299,500

IN PRIME LOCATION

QUICK POSSESSION POSSIBLE

DESIRABLE AREA

OPPORTUNITY

RIVERFRONT

MANY UPGRADES

IMMACULATE HOME

BRAND NEW HOME

IN LOWER NICOLA

FULL DUPLEX

Beautiful 4 bedrm family home on the Bench with 2 car garage, extensive updates and move in ready. Backs onto city tennis courts with panoramic views of the valley. Full daylight basement with family rm.

Fully fin. 5 bedrm home, 3 bedrms up, 2 down, kitchen with custom cabinetry, eating bar opens to dining room. Workshop downstairs, tool rm, storage shed. Fenced backyard , RV parking. New roof in 2015, new A/C.

Nice home with many recent reno’s including windows, roof, paint, flooring, fixtures & S/S appl. Home has 4 bedrms, 3 baths and fully finished bsmt. Private backyard with new deck, fruit trees & workshop

4 bedroom starter home or investment opportunity. Home as 2 bedrooms up & 2 down with a partially finished basement.

Has newer roof, windows, some flooring, 5 appliances & paint.

Nicely finished mobile home in Eldorado MH Park overlooking the river and golf course. Has 2 bedrooms, laminate floors, new skylight and comes with appliances.

Quick possession.

5 bedroom family home with 2 bedroom inlaw suite in the basement. Excellent family home with plenty of yard space & recreation nearby. Lane access for parking. New roof, upgraded furnace & more.

New 2 storey home in good area featuring spacious living room, open concept kitchen with stone counters, 4 bedrooms up, 3 baths, master with W/I closet. New Home Warranty.

GST applies.

Nice log home with 3 bedrms, 2 baths, on 0.5 acres on cul de sac with large garage/shop 24x40 and 12x24 horse barn with room for more outbuildings & large garden and is close to school.

Good investment with 3 bedrooms up and 2 bedrooms in lower unit. Has electric heat and separate meters. Currently both rented at $750 up and $850 down. Close to downtown.

#2800

#2770

#2726 $345,000

#2752

Quality built & immaculate family home in quiet area on 0.26 acre lot. Home has been well maintained, high quality laminate, 4 bedrms, 5 pce ensuite & 2 other full baths.

Has 2 bedrm suite with long term tenant.

#2604

#2775

#2732

#2762

#2784 $539,900

#2689 $224,000

FIRST TIME BUYERS

INVESTORS

WELL MAINTAINED

$369,900

$399,900

PRIVATE YARD

NEWER APARTMENT

3 bedrm rancher with fully basement, pool & RV parking. New updates include a new roof, siding, bathrms, paint, U/G sprinklers, deck & new pool deck. Nicely landscaped with mature foliage.

#2701

$359,900

$44,900

$234,900

$394,900

$389,900

CHARMING RANCHER

TOWNHOME

BROOKMERE

BENCH VIEW HOME

IN LOWER NICOLA

Quality built one bedroom apartment, close to schools, shopping and bus. Nice open design, kitchen has granite countertops and Shaker style cabinets. Nice view of mountains. Strata fees $160 per month

Completely updated rancher in desirable area. Has 1 bedrm plus den and open hobby room/office. Fenced yard, lane access to 30x20 pad for RV parking and 18x10 shop with power.

Nice 3 bedrm, 3 bath towhouse with large bay window and gas F/P. Updated kitchen with some newer appl., tile backsplash & flooring. Has been prof. painted up and down. Double garage.

Perfect retreat for outdoor enthusiast with year round activities. Close to fishing, crosscountry skiing, quading & more. Beautiful 2 bedrm home with open kitchen/living room, double garage, lots of parking.

5 bedroom family home in outstanding location on view side of Parker Drive and adjacent to vacant city property. Hardwood flooring on main floor, large spacious rooms & full basement. Needs some TLC.

Very clean home with 2 bedrms, great open floor plan, island in kitchen & central A/C. Very nice yard with flower garden & cedar hedge for privacy and a covered sundeck for those BBQ days, and a woodshed for storage.

Cozy 2 bedroom house, would be good starter or retirement home. Completely redone 10 years ago. Kitchen/living room open style.

Single garage/shop has bedrm, bathrm & kitchen for visitor or teen.

Newer 2 bedroom apartment on 3rd floor, comes with stainless stove, fridge & D/W. Close to shopping, schools & bus. Strata fees $160 per month.

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.

#2773

#2776

#2750

#2612

#2691

#2774

#2674

$129,900 DUPLEX

CLOSE TO SCHOOL

4 bedrm family home with HW floors, large gourmet kitchen with all appliances. Main bath with soaker tub, sunken living room.

Recently had asphalt shings, some windows & exterior doors.

Great location for this full side by side duplex in a good neighbourhood. Each side has a living area of 2284 sq.ft. with 3 bedrms, 2 baths, kitchen,living rm, dining & an unfinished basement.

#2796

#2756

$289,900

$172,000

$339,900

D L O S

$205,000

#2769 $199,900

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$299,900

$224,900

$69,900

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$148,000

AFFORDABLY PRICED

DUPLEX

NICE MOBILE HOME

2 bedroom mobile home in Eldorado Mobile Home Park. Buy as personal residence or a rental unit. Storage unit on pad. Pad rent $360.

Located in well maintained park.

2 bedroom rancher in a cozy setting with a big yard and an attached single car garage.

Zoned C2 with possibility of working from home. Currently rented at $875 per month.

This side by side duplex, currently rented, good for investment on a corner lot and close to elementary school & convenient store.

Each side has 2 or 3 bedrms plus a single garage.

Well kept 2 bedroom, 1 bath home in Lower Nicola at quiet end overlooking empty field.

Enjoy your coffee on the covered deck. Open concept kitchen with skylight, large soaker tub.

#2688 $19,950

#2692

#2687

#2794

QUICK POSSESSION

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS OUTGOING ADMINISTRATOR

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Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The Lower Nicola Indian Band is looking for a new executive director to replace Helder Ponte, who is retiring after 35 years of working in administrative positions with First Nations bands.

“We’ve been so lucky to have him and the plan is for him to leave at the end of March. We’re going to be sad to see him go; he’s done some great things for this community and now the search is on to find a qualified executive director who can move us forward the next two years or even longer,” said Lower Nicola Indian Band Chief Aaron Sam. Ponte joined the Lower Nicola Band as its executive director in 2014, after 32 years with the Ktunaxa Nation in Cranbrook, Helder Ponte B.C. LNIB Executive Director On June 16, 2016 in Parkville, B.C., the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association (AFOA) presented him with the fourth Band Administrator Recognition award.

“He’s somebody our community members feel comfortable going to and talking about their concerns,” Sam said.

“We’re really going to miss him.”

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Call Monday - Friday EMOTIONAL VIGIL About 25 people attended a vigil at the Crossroads Community Church on Tuesday (Feb. 7) to show their support for the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting. Multiple people expressed their sorrow for the loss of life, shared kind words of loving one another and a held a moment of silence for the victims. See more online at www. merrittherald.com. Michael Potestio/Herald

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Cents and Warriors on a collision course

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

With just eight regular-season games remaining for each team, the Merritt Centennials and the West Kelowna Warriors appear destined to meet one another in the first round of this year’s BCHL playoffs.

The two bitter rivals are deadlocked in a tie for fourth place in the Interior division with 50 points apiece, three points back of the Trail Smoke Eaters who have played one more game.

While catching and even passing the Smokies for third is not out of the question for either the Cents or the Warriors, points are typically hard to come by down the stretch.

Final placings may well be determined by the outcome of the MerrittTrail home-and-home series on Feb. 17 and 18 and the Merritt-West Kelowna showdown on Feb 24.

This season’s playoff format in the Interior sees the top two teams (almost certainly

Penticton and Vernon) earn a bye in the opening round, while third place plays sixth and fourth squares off with fifth in best-of-seven series.

The Centennials took a huge step towards establishing some postseason creditability this week with a pair of impressive wins to close out their six-game homestand. On Tuesday night, netminder Jake Berger picked up his first-ever BCHL shutout in Merritt’s impressive 3-0 blanking of the visiting Vipers. The win came on the heels of a 6-2 Cents’ triumph over the Warriors last Friday — a game that saw the Cents score four unanswered goals in the third period to break open a 2-2 tie.

Goal scorers for Merritt in the third period against the Warriors were Zach Risteau, Rylan Van Unen, Nick Fidanza and Nick Wicks.

Tyler Ward in the first period and Brett Jewell in the second also found the back of the net for the Centennials, while

BCHL STANDINGS to Feb. 07 INTERIOR DIVISION Team

GP W L T OTL PTS

Penticton 49 34 12 1 2 Vernon 52 27 16 4 5 Trail 51 24 22 1 4 West Kelowna 50 24 24 0 2 Merritt 50 20 20 2 8 Salmon Arm 50 18 26 3 3 MAINLAND DIVISION Team

71 63 53 50 50 42

GP W L T OTL PTS

Wenatchee 50 38 8 0 4 80 Chilliwack 50 35 10 0 5 75 Langley 50 27 16 2 5 61 Prince George 50 22 22 2 4 50 Surrey 51 16 32 0 3 35 Coquitlam 54 10 41 2 1 23 ISLAND DIVISION Team

GP W L T OTL PTS

Victoria Powell River Cowichan Valley Nanaimo Alberni Valley

50 33 10 4 53 34 18 0 52 21 26 2 52 20 26 1 50 16 25 2

3 1 3 5 7

73 69 47 46 41

West Kelowna’s towering inferno — six-foot seven-inch defenceman Allan Scott — collides on the end boards with Merritt’s El Capitano, Brett Jewell, during the Cents 6-2 win over the Warriors on Feb. 3 at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Ian Webster/Herald

Connor Sodergren and Jon Russell replied for the Warriors.

Berger made 28 stops to pick up his 16th win of the season; Cole Demers took the loss between the pipes for West Kelowna, turning aside 32 of 37 shots.

The Cents went one-forfour on the powerplay, the Warriors zero-fortwo.

If Friday’s win was a statement game, scoringwise, Tuesday’s victory highlighted the Cents’ ability to play well on the defensive-side of

the puck when they put their collective minds to it. Not to take anything away from Berger’s shutout and 30 stops, but the Vipers had very few quality chances all night. Merritt’s blueline brigade consistently made the right plays

in their own end, and received solid support from the forwards on the backcheck and along the boards.

Risteau opened the scoring in the first for Merritt, with one of his patented quick-release shots from the left faceoff dot that blew right past Vipers’ goaltender Ty Taylor. Less than two minutes later, the Cents’ Tyler Ward upped the lead to two with an equally nice shot from the high slot.

That’s the way it stayed on the scoreboard until late in the third period, when 17-yearold Rylan Van Unen scored an insurance marker — his second goal in as many games.

Merritt peppered Taylor with 42 shots on the night. Neither team was able to score on nine combined powerplay opportunities.

Give credit where it’s due. The Centennials appear to have rediscovered their mojo since head coach and GM Joe Martin made a couple of key personnel moves.

His addition of youthful

Van Unen and Wicks to the top two scoring lines seems to have added a spark of enthusiasm to a couple of combinations that had become a little stagnant.

Similarly, Martin’s expansion of the powerplay role to three different units appears to have taken some of the predictability out of the Cents’ attack with the man advantage. While they only have one goal in their last 10 chances, the various setups have been incredibly dangerous — a ticking time bomb ready to explode.

The Centennials are on the road this weekend with games in Chilliwack on Friday, in Victoria on Saturday and in Cowichan Valley on Sunday afternoon.

The Chiefs are currently in second place in the Coastal division, five points back of Wenatchee, while the Grizzlies lead the Island division, and the Capitals hold onto fourth place.

Merritt’s next home game is on Feb. 18 versus Trail.

Former Centennial Nick Jermain scores twice for Quinnipiac Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Ex-Merritt Centennial Nick Jermain, from Cos Cob, Connecticut, scored the first two goals of his collegiate career in leading his Quinnipiac Bobcats to a 5-2 victory over the Yale Bulldogs in NCAA Division 1 hockey

on the weekend.

Jermain, 19, is in his rookie season with the Bobcats after spending the 2015-16 campaign in the BCHL with Merritt.

In 54 games with the Cents, the speedy winger netted 29 goals and added 25 assists for 54 points.

With the win, 19th-ranked Quinnipiac improved its record to 16-11-2 overall. In addition to Jermain, the Bobcats’ roster includes BCHL grads Logan Mick, Thomas Aldworth, Chase Priskie, Luke Shiplo, Landon Smith, Craig Martin, Scott Davidson, Bo Pieper and Andrew Shortridge.

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on the road.

Chilliwack on Friday, Victoria on Saturday and Cowichan Valley on Sunday.

Listen to the game on Q101 or watch it online.

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SPORTS MINOR HOCKEY

MMHA playoffs underway Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Playoff season is underway for local minor hockey players with one series already completed, two more set to get underway this weekend and more scheduled to begin throughout the month of February.

Last week, the Murray GM bantam reps went down in two games straight to Kamloops in their bestof-three, first-round series. The scores were 10-1 on Friday night and 4-1 on Saturday.

Merritt goals in the series were scored

by Casey Baker and Anthony Michel.

Murray GM netminder Bryce Garcia faced 60-plus shots in each game.

Both the Ramada peewee reps and the Tracker Sportswear midget reps had firstround byes, and will commence secondround play this weekend.

The Ramada peewees begin defence of

their OMAHA and B.C. provincial titles against Kamloops, with game one slated for 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Shulus arena.

Game two of the best-of-three series is scheduled for Kamloops on Saturday, and game three (if needed) will be back at the Shulus arena on Sunday at 2:45 p.m.

The Tracker midget reps are on the road in Vernon on Friday night.

They host game two of the series Saturday at the Shulus arena at 1:15 p.m. If a game three is necessary, it will be in Vernon on Sunday.

Atom Recreation The LNB Jr. Cents lost both of their weekend games, 15-4 to Chase on Saturday and 13-4 versus Clearwater on Sunday.

Isaac Asselstine had a big game against Clearwater, netting a hat trick and assisting on his team’s fourth goal.

The Merritt LNB team finished the regu-

With his bantam rep team decimated by injuries, Murray GM goalie Bryce Garcia faced a ton of rubber on the weekend in the round-one playoff series between Merritt and Kamloops. Ian Webster/Herald

lar season in sixth place.

They play Lillooet in first-round playoff action this Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at the Shulus arena.

Midget Female The Joco Transport midget girls have been busy in recent weeks.

Their last three games included a 6-0 win over Chase, and 4-2 and 3-2 losses to Penticton and Kamloops.

Back in January, the midget girls team won four of five games to take second place at a weekend tournament in

Lumby.

Also This Weekend

Initiation hockey was in the spotlight on Saturday with a six-team tournament at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. (Above) Merritt Team Red defenders Covin Pierce, Lexi Galbraith and Aiden Van Rensburg triple cover a young skater from Princeton. (Below) Team Red’s Covin Pierce goes it alone on a scoring attempt against the Kamloops Jr. Blazers. Ian Webster/Herald

Saturday 11:30 a.m. Atom Dev. vs Kamloops (Shulus) 3:30 p.m. Peewee Female vs Salmon Arm (Shulus) 5:15 p.m. Midget Female vs Kamloops (Shulus) Sunday 11:45 a.m. Initiation vs Logan Lake (Shulus) 1:00 p.m. Peewee Rec vs Chase (Shulus)

SPORTS SHORTS Fred Feistmann (left) and Tom ‘Forty’ Edenoste study the action while resting on the ends of their brooms at the Nicola Valley Stockbreeder’s Association Cattlemen’s Funspiel at the Merritt Curling Centre on the weekend. Over a dozen teams from as far away as Armstrong took part in the one-day event which wrapped up with a dinner and dance in the evening.

Cole Wagner/Herald

Grade 6 and 7 students at area elementary schools are currently taking part in boys’ and girls’ basketball.

Exhibition games are being held on Tuesdays at noon and Thursdays after school at the former Coquihalla MIddle School gymnasium in Diamond Vale. The season will conclude with a tournament on Feb. 17. Tournament venues and exact times are still to be announced.

(Left) Nicola-Canford and Bench boys compete on Jan. 31. (Left to right) Jayden Kamp, Carter Shackelly, Ostyn Fox, Lucas Schmid and Myron Stewart. Ian Webster/Herald

THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

Feb. 10-11

Open Mixed Bonspiel, Merritt Curling Centre

Feb. 10-12 Moccasin Hockey Tournament, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena Feb. 14

MSS Grade 8 Boys/Girls Basketball vs St. Anns, Merritt Secondary School Gym, 5:00/6:30 p.m.

Feb. 17

SD57 Elementary Basketball Tournament, CMS

Feb. 18

Merritt Centennials vs Trail Smoke Eaters, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Feb. 24-26 BC Law Enforcement Charity Hockey Fundraiser

for BC Children’s Hospital, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena Feb. 24

PacificSport Interior BC XploreSportz Snow Camp, Kane Valley Ski Trails, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Mar. 10

Nicola Valley Skating Club Carnival, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 6 - 8 p.m.

Mar. 10-12

Merritt Curling Club Year-End Club Championship

Apr. 7-9 Mixed Volleyfest, teams still being accepted, contact www.merrittvolleyballassociation.com Apr. 28-30 Ladies Volleyfest, teams still being accepted, contact www.merrittvolleyballassociation.com Want to get your event on the Sports Ticker? Send all relevant information to sports@merrittherald.com

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SPORTS FINE ARTS

LTD Academy hands out annual scholarships

The Love To Dance Academy in Merritt held its second annual scholarship auditions on Jan. 30 at their studios in the Olde Courthouse, located on Nicola Avenue.

A total of eight students took part in this year’s auditions, which are open to any dance students between the ages of 8 and 18 from in and around the Nicola Valley.

Each of the scholarship candidates was asked to display their dance skills in three different styles — ballet, Spanish and jazz — in front of a panel of six judges. The students also prepared and performed an orginial dance that they themselves choreographed, and took

part in a brief interview.

“It was a growing experience for the dance students, and a good preparation for bigger things to come in their future life of dance,” said Lizette Nel, the head teacher at the Love To Dance Academy.

“We as teachers are extremely proud of all the contestants,” wrote Nel and her fellow instructor, Vanessa Van Rensburg, in a followup bulletin to the families of all the participants. “Their conduct throughout the audition was worthy of praise. Their ambitious attempts to do what was expected of them, regardless of skill level, was noted and praised during judging.”

Winners of full LTD scholarships worth $375 were Peyton Rotvold (Spanish), Chantalle

Anderson and Felize Omori (ballet) and Megan Voigt ( modern jazz). See below for full profiles of the winners.

In addition, a special $100 scholarship was awarded to Tirza Lara for her delightful original choreography in the contemporary style.

The scholarship auditions kicked off what promises to be an exceptionally busy 2017 for the Love To Dance Academy. Many students will be taking Royal Academy of Dance exams in the coming months, and a dozen young dancers are entered in the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts in March.

The end of March will see the annual LTD spring camp (March 27 to 31), as well as tryouts for the Love To Dance performance troupe. Last year, the troupe took part in the

annual Garlic Festival in Lower Nicola and the Canada Day activities at Rotary Park, along with other community events.

During May, LTD dancers will participate in School District 58’s Evening of Dance at the civic centre. A select few will also join the Merritt Community Band later in the month for another beautiful night of music and dance.

May 22 to 26 is Garden Week at the Olde Courthouse, and every LTD class will plant flower seedlings to brighten up the grounds for the many visitors to the academy and the adjoining art gallery during the summer.

June sees many young dancers take part in the LTD medal tests, and a major dance recital entitled DanceSpirations 2017.

PEYTON ROTVOLD

CHANTALLE ANDERSON

FELIZE OMORI

MEGAN VOIGT

Peyton, a Grade 5 student at Collettville School, is one of two 10-year-olds to win a Love To Dance scholarship this year.

Like her ‘dance sister’, Megan Rotvold, Peyton began her career at a very young age (only two) with Linda Sanford, before moving on to the LTD Academy.

While she started in ballet, Peyton now calls Spanish her favourite style.

“I like that there’s lots of movement in the upper back, and it really stretches your body,” she said. “I also like that, when I come home, my feet are really hurting [in a good way].”

Peyton is in Grade 3 ballet, Grade 2 Spanish and Grade 1 jazz. She has lessons four days a week.

From dance, Peyton has learned that you don’t always have to be perfect right away to do something that you love. A great deal of her inspiration comes from her16-year-old cousin, who lives in Mission and has danced for many years.

Surprisingly, Peyton is not nervous about performing. “I’ve been on stage since I was two,” she said with considerable élan. “I’ve done lots of exams, and last year I auditioned for the LTD performance troupe and took part in the Kamloops Festival.”

For her original piece at the audition, Peyton did a jazz number to Wake Me Up by Avicii. Her immediate goals are to be ‘on point’ in ballet and be a teaching assistant; eventually, she would love to dance professionally and be a dance teacher.

Chantalle is the only two-time winner of a Love To Dance Academy scholarship, having won last year as well in its inaugural season.

An 11-year-old, Grade 6 student who is currently being home-schooled, Chantelle has been studying ballet for five years, and Spanish and jazz for two-and-a-half years.

Ballet is Chantalle’s favourite style. “I really love the beautiful moves and the classical music,” she said.

Currently in Grade 5 ballet and Grade 2 Spanish and jazz, Chantalle also finds time to do some art at home, and play a bit of basketball with her brothers.

Chantalle found the audition quite challenging. For her original piece of choreography, she did classical ballet to music from The Nutcracker.

“I want to be a professional ballerina when I’m older,” she said. “I’ve been ‘on point’ for about a year. It takes a lot of skill and effort.”

Chantalle has a busy spring ahead with dance exams and the Kamloops Festival.

“For the festival, I’m doing a classical ballet and a demi-character dance. [In the latter] You get to tell a story on stage while dancing.”

Presently, Chantalle’s two role models are dancers Desiree Bortolussi and Heather Thomson, who took part in Ballet Kelowna’s performance of Boundless in Merritt last year.

Chantalle loves her teachers, Lizette and Vanessa. “They’re very kind, and very good at what they do. They help me to be an amazing dancer.”

Fourteen-year-old Felize Omori’s passion for dance rings through loud and clear.

“It’s become my life,” said the Grade 9 student at Merritt Secondary School. “It makes me happy. Everything goes away when I dance.”

Co-winner of the ballet scholarship, Felize said that she loves Spanish and jazz just as much. “I can’t pick a favourite.”

Felize is currently in Royal Academy of Dance Grade 5 ballet, and Grade 2 Spanish and jazz. She is due to take exams in all three disciplines this spring.

Between her own classes, and her role as a student teaching assistant, Felize is at the dance academy five days a week.

“Someday, I’d like to dance internationally, and eventually become a teacher. Being a teaching assistant, I get to see the little one’s improve. It makes my day.”

Felize’s original choreography for the audition was a lyrical jazz piece, danced to Say You Won’t Let Go — a contemporary R&B number

by James Arthur.

In addition to her two teachers, Lizette and Vanessa, Felize lists Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer Michaela DePrince and 14-yearold Sophia Lucia as heroes. In 2013, Lucia broke the world record for consecutive pirouettes with a total of 55.

In ballet, Felize has been ‘on point’ (dancing on her toes) for about one year. “It’s very exciting, but quite difficult,” she said. “You have to be careful. There’s many risk factors.”

Megan Voigt is another 10-year-old winner of an LTD Academy scholarship this year.

And, like her good friend Peyton, the Grade 5 student at Nicola-Canford School also got her start at Linda’s Dance Studio — when she was only three.

“I began taking ballet when I was with Linda,” she said, “and added Spanish and jazz when I joined Love To Dance.”

Megan takes dance classes four times weekly, and receives instruction from both Lizette and Vanessa. She is currently in Grade 3 ballet, Grade 2 Spanish and in Grade 1 jazz.

Despite her busy schedule, Megan still finds time to play volleyball, handball and basketball at school, and take swimming lessons at the aquatic centre.

Asked what she loves about dance, Megan said, “I like all the cool stuff — the performing, and the many beautiful costumes.” She added that she doesn’t get nervous at all, and dreams of one day “dancing on a big stage in front of a lot of people.”

Megan’s original piece for the scholarship audition was a classical ballet, performed to Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude No 15 Halo 3 - Believe.

A member of last year’s LTD performance troupe, Megan is set to compete in March at the Kamloops Festival. “I’m doing a ballet dance, and I’m a butterfly,” she said.

While Megan has no heroes in dance, she greatly looks up to her teachers, Lizette and Vanessa.

“They’re both very nice and encouraging.”

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

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POTLUCK DINNER

The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club will be hosting their annual potluck and trophy awards night on Saturday, March 4 starting at 5:30, dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. at the Seniors Centre. Be sure to have your trophie entries in by Feb. 15. There will be a raffle, silent auction and many categories to enter. For tickets go to Gun Fishin’ Spots Store or Ponderosa Sports or at the door. For more infromation call Paul at 250-378-4904 or Ed at 250-378-2547.

TECHNICAL LITERACY FOR SENIORS

It’s Technical Literacy for Seniors at MSS Wednesday’s from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Room #17 at MSS. Call 250378-5131 FMI. Seniors can also block time with Anne at the Merritt Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 250-378-4737 to book an appointment.

The Nicola Valley Film Society presents The Man Who Knew Infinity (rated PG) on Monday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 pm in the NVIT Lecture Theatre. For more information call 250-378-5190.

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is starting its spring season on Monday, January 23rd , starting at 7 p.m. Meeting at Colletteville school, please use the Birch Ave. entrance. Fun new music will be presented. New members are welcome to come out for an evening of enjoyment. For more information please contact Ellen 250-378-9899 or Barb 250-378-2678.

FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY

Come down to St. Michael’s Community Centre on Fridays from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at 1990 Chapman St. Join us for coffee, tea ans sometimes food, no questions asked just plenty of hospitality. A time for socializing, games, social events, sitting with a magaxine or book or just relaxing.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

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

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Baillie House Spring Garage Sale, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 250-378-0349

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

2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911 Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church

MERRITT SENIOR CURLING

Mondays and Tuesday’s at 1:00 p.m.. New members welcome. For more information call 250-378-7638.

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: senior exercises 10:30 a.m., cribbage 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m. bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. second and fourth Thursday. Friday: rummoli and games 7 p.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m.

1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: Sun 10:00 am - Last Sun of the month will be held Wed at 7 pm

950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Trinity United Church Cadet Corps 950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • Corps 250-378-5735 Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come ELKS BINGO

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First Thursday of month, 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church. For parents or guardians and children to share fun activities, crafts, games, songs, celebration and sitdown dinner with your family. For more information or to register 250-378-5735 or email tucc@telus.net

950 Rocky Mount The Living with Loss drop-in support group will be meet950 Rocky Mountain Ranger ing the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 2025 Granite Avenue, Room 12.

950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet C 250-280-4040.

950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corps THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

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

1920’s Blast from the Past Fundraising Gala Blast from Saturday, the Past Fundraising Gala March 11, 2017 Saturday, 2017 Dinner, March Dance,11, Silent Auction & Raffles Dinner, Dance, Silent Auction & Rafflesat 6 P.M. Do you want to list your event? Let us know! Call 250-378-4241 Doors open at 5:30 Dinner Doors open at 5:30 6 by: P.M. $30 each - AT theDinner Elk’s Hall -at Music Naden Navy Band or email publisher@merrittherald.com $30 each - AT the Elk’s Hall - Music by: Naden Navy Band Tickets available at Lynda’s Cafe Deadlines for submissions is noon on Friday prior to publication Tickets available at Lynda’s Cafe CONAYT BINGO

Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday 1920’s for bingo.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m.

Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave

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Karen Nanette Crawford 1965 - 2017 We are deeply saddened to announce the passing away of our beloved Karen Nanette Crawford on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, in Calgary, Alberta, after a lengthy illness.

She is survived by her parents Roger and Bernice Ball, her 2 sons A.J. and Ben, sisters Rosanne and April, nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Predeceased by nephew Josh.

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Lower Nicola Indian Band Position Title: Part-Time Special Education Assistant (SEA) Department: Lower Nicola Indian Band School Hours: up to 20 per week Start Date: ASAP Wage: Negotiable Reports to: Lower Nicola Indian Band School Principal

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Dave (newf) Whiffen Mr. Dave (newf) Whiffen, passed away peacefully at home in Lower Nicola, on January 29th, 2017, at the age of 72 years.

Sadly missed by his wife Glenys, son Dan, granddaughter Skyler and her mom Jenny, brothers Maurice, Pat, Ray and Tom, sisters Nell, Bernice and Mary, as well as many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews, friends and relatives.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring.

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It is with great sadness, that we regret to share with you, the recent passing of Arthur “Larry� Lawrence Steffens, on January 22, 2017 in Kamloops, BC at age 79. Larry was surrounded with love, having his wife Barb, Daughter Elva, and Brother Allan (Ruth) by his side.

Survived by his sons; Arthur & Mike, daughters; Elva, Juanita and Leanne, grandchildren; Michael, James, Amanda, Connor, Bradley, and great grandchild Jordon. Larry’s siblings; Jim (Elaine), Donnie (Ken), Allan (Ruth), Tricia (Joe) and good friends, Isy & Trudi and so many other friends, too many to mention.

Larry was born December 1937 in Merritt, where he lived and happily worked the Steffens’ Bros’ Ranch “The Lazy L� for many, many years.

We will all miss his big heartfelt ways, his laughter, many stories, his playful joking mannerisms, but most of all his Love. Thank you to the Doctors and Nurses at RIH for taking such good care of him during his lengthy stay.

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Required knowledge, skills and abilities • 6SHFLDO (GXFDWLRQ $VVLVWDQW &HUWLÀFDWH an asset • Training and or experience dealing with special needs and behaviorally challenged students • Excellent communications skills • Personal maturity and role model to children • Physical ability and endurance to work with special needs students • Understanding of child development and educational programming • &XUUHQW )LUVW $LG &HUWLÀFDWH RU ZLOOLQJQHVV to obtain • Ability to work as an educational team, knowledge of IEP’s an asset • Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal record check • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nlaka’pamux language and culture Deadline to apply: February 17, 2017 Apply to: Lower Nicola Indian Band School 201 Horn Rd, Merritt, BC V1K 1M8 E-mail: asterling@lnib.net Fax: 250-378-6389 Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter complete with references, specifying the position you are applying for.

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Ice Technician Position Merritt Curling Centre We are seeking an Ice Technician Contractor for the 2017-18 curling season. This position is part time and hours of work will vary but likely 10 hours per week for regular curling – hours as required on start up and bonspiel weekends.

Responsibilities: Oversees and maintains the curling facility in the area of ice maintenance.

Performs ice making & maintenance duties and ensures quality ice surface and a safe curling rink environment. Conducts annual start up activities, maintenance and ice making operations.

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Summary of responsibilities • General maintenance of the school grounds and building • Minor building repairs when needed • Light janitorial duties throughout the day • Liaison and coordinate with contractors

Applications are invited for the position of Relief Bus Driver with School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt, BC.

The Job • Be the Bingo Manager responsible for volunteers, order and sell cards under BC Lottery Rules, calculate winnings and pay out, be the cashier, account for all cards and cash, and ensure a smooth operation. Bingo hours: 4:00 set up.

Bingo ends 9:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Successful applicants will be required to have a Class 2 with air or higher license and provide a Driver’s Abstract.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Applications can be dropped off at the School Board ofďŹ ce, 1550 Chapman Street, or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca , click on Employment/Support Staff, listed under Job Code #1727478 and follow the prompts provided. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references will be accepted until February 17, 2017, and should be forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263

Position Title: Full Time Housing Assistant Department: Human Services Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Start Date: February 27, 2017 Tentative Wage: Depends on Experience Reports to: Director of Human Services Summary of responsibilities 7R SURYLGH FOHULFDO VXSSRUW DQG ÀOH maintenance for Social Development and Housing Department. To ensure both GHSDUWPHQWV FOLHQW ÀOHV DUH FRPSOLDQW WR funding guidelines.

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Deadline to apply: February 17, 2017

Apply to: Lower Nicola Indian Band School 201 Horn Rd, Merritt, BC V1K 1M8 E-mail: asterling@lnib.net Fax: 250-378-6389

Submit Resume and Cover Letter To: Apply to: Bridget LaBelle, Director of Human Services Lower Nicola Indian Band 181 Nawishaskin Lane Merritt, BC V1K 0A7 E-mail: hr@lnib.net Fax: 250-378-6188 3OHDVH VWDPS HQYHORSH &RQĂ€GHQWLDO DQG include job title

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Knowledge • Knowledge of the Rules of the BC Lottery Corporation for operating a bingo The applicant must have the ability to pass a criminal record check to work with vulnerable adults.

Aboriginal preference applies to this position but all applicants considered. This position reports directly to the Executive Director. Send your resume, three reference checks by February 17, 2017. Position available immediately.

Conayt Friendship Society, PO Box 1989, 2164 Quilchena, Merritt, BC T 250-378-5107; F 260-378-6676. Email: reception@conayt.com

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities • Experience in building repair and maintenance • Flexible and adaptable • Great communication skills • Willingness to undertake general maintenance work • Maintain and log all maintenance and service records • Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal record check • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nlaka’pamux language and culture

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BINGO MANAGER CFS The Conayt Friendship Society is currently seeking to employ a Bingo Manager for the Thursday night bingo.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities • Must demonstrate solid interpersonal/ communication skills • Administration/Organization skills • Problem solving skills and multi-project management required • Capable of liaise effectively with various government and organizations • Must have Class 5 Driver’s license • Computer competency in Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Outlook and Access software • \U FHUWLÀFDWH SOXV \HDUV¡ experience in similar environment or appropriate combination of education and experience with First Nation’s organization providing similar services • Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal record check

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter complete with references, specifying the position you are applying for.

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Lower Nicola Indian Band Position Title: Shulus Arena Manager Department: Infrastructure Hours: 35 hours per week Start Date: March 1, 2017 Wage: Based according to experience Reports to: Director of Infrastructure Summary of responsibilities • Ice installation and daily maintenance • Building maintenance • Scheduling and organizing leagues, tournaments, fundraisers and all other bookings • Managing and training staff (3-5 employees) • Concession management • Create and maintain department budgets • Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable control and authorization Required knowledge, skills and abilities • A degree or diploma in Recreation, 6SRUWV 0DQDJHPHQW RU D UHODWHG ÀHOG is an asset but may be substituted for experience • Five (5) years’ experience in operating and maintaining a recreational facility • )LUVW $LG &35 DQG $(' &HUWLÀFDWHV • ,FH )DFLOLW\ 2SHUDWRU &HUWLÀFDWH DQ DVVHW • Experience with Geothermal Ice Systems and asset • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • High level of time management, communication skills and analytical and problem solving skills • Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal record check • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nlaka’pamux language Deadline to apply: February 20, 2017 Apply to: Lower Nicola Indian Band 181 Nawishaskin Lane, Merritt, BC V1K 0A7 E-mail: hr@lnib.net Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter complete with references, specifying the position you are applying for.

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Welding experience is an Asset. The Company is a full-phase logging operation located at Kendrick Arm on Nootka Island (West Coast of Vancouver Island) operating on a 14 days on and 7 days off shift. Qualified candidates can submit resumes by email to: nootkasound timber@gmail.com or fax to (778) 441-1191

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SHOP FOREMAN Nootka Sound Timber requires a Shop Foreman with Shop Management experience primarily in West Coast logging.

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Objective The Aboriginal Family Group Conference (AFGC) is a process of collaborative planning in situations where decisions need to be made with respect to children and youth. It is a formal meeting where members of a child or youth’s immediate family come together with extended kin and members of the child or youth’s community who are, or might be, involved to develop a plan for the child. This may also be called a Family Group Conference or a Family Dispute Resolution.

Target Population • Mental disorder; Life threatening conditions/ depression; Trauma and anxiety disorder • Behaviour disorder; Survivors of abuse, trauma, neglect • Intergenerational trauma; Residential school effects Outcome Indicators • Number of families where an AFGC occurred in a timely manner after a child protection action was taken (1 to 6 months) • Number of children in care who exited care following a Family Group Conference • Care plans that are approved by child protection staff • Families report that conference was valuable and timely Activities • Plan and develop for AFG Conference • Use MCFD Family Group Conference data collection system to record and track all AFGC involvement • Promote awareness and encourages use of the AFGC by communities/agencies serving families that have MCFD involvement • Maintain positive working relationship with child protection staff in Merritt • Prepares for AFGC by assisting families to identify family members, extended family and other significant people who may participate in the conference • Works with families to identify the supports that they require to ensure the success of the AFGC plan • Identifies service providers to attend the AFGC who the Ministry and family believe are relevant • Arranges for the meeting including venue, transportation, refreshments and childcare • Arranges a further dispute resolution meeting if the family and Ministry agree to do so QualiďŹ cations Knowledge of the Child, Family and Community Services Act, Adoption Act, Family Relations Act and BC Benefit Act Abilities and Skills: • Knowledge of how to perform collaborative planning which includes mediation and negotiation • Ability to communicate MCFD policies and initiatives to community partners to promote the use of Family Group Conference • Ability solve problems and resolve disputes collaboratively • Ability to understand and articulate the dynamics of abuse and neglect • Ability to work constructively within a multidisciplinary organization • Understanding the principles of adult and group learning to achieve consensus building • Bachelor of Social Work degree preferred or Child and Youth Mental Health or related degree or significant progress towards a related degree.

Education – Bachelor of Social Work degree. Experience in AFGC desired or relevant training.

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Capacity Building • Create and/or support community wellness teams encompassing local community service providers to develop a mental wellness network; • Provide mental health promotion to local communities; • Develop linkages with general services such as MCFD services, Psychiatrists, General Practitioners, Hospitals, School Districts and Interior Health services providers.

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Learn five tips that can help you become debt-free sooner.

Debt success tip #1: Pay credit card balances in full, or make more than the minimum payment.

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This one’s pretty simple: focus on paying down your balance on your highinterest credit cards to avoid paying more than you need to in interest. Pay your balance in full or, if that’s not possible, try to cover as much as you can.

Debt success tip #2: Make extra payments on debts when possible.

Some debts will allow you to pay more than your scheduled payment, or even pay in full, without penalties. Others may not be so open-ended. Look for alternatives to less flexible expenses. For example, if you’re buying a car, you might consider using a line of credit that gives you more flexibility than a more structured car loan. Lines of credit often have lower rates, too, which could allow for more efficient debt repayment.

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