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It’s a flurry of activity in Chris Bezanson’s elaborate Christmas village, complete with miniature people ice fishing and collecting fire wood. Bezanson collected pieces for the village for 25 years, waiting until she had a nice place to display them. This is the first year in 10 that Bezanson has been well enough to set up the village, which took her 18 days.

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Sturgis Canada music, motorcycle fest sets datesThe Sturgis Canada

motorcycle rally and music festival is scheduled for August 2014 after taking 2013 off to regroup and reorganize.

The festival was supposed to take place at the old Mer-ritt Mountain Music Festival grounds last August, but organizers postponed the three-day event because of time constraints, they said.

The 2014 event is sched-uled for Aug. 21-24, and will be the first year under the

new name. It was formerly Sturgis

North, but organizers decid-ed to change the name after reconfiguring things behind the scenes.

Summer Shaw, a media representative with the fes-tival, called it a “complete overhaul.”

“As you put the festival on, you come across chal-lenges and learn along the way. They just wanted to take a year off and regroup and really strengthen it,” Shaw said.

Founder Ray Sasseville and president Joan Hansen

are still involved, but Shaw said there’s now an addi-tional 20 or so members of the organizing team to help make decisions.

Shaw said the festival organizers were also looking at venues across Canada, but came back to Merritt’s for-mer Mountainfest grounds because of Merritt’s central location in B.C. and the site’s infrastructure.

Sturgis North ran for two years prior to announcing it would move to Merritt. The 2011 event was held in Salmon Arm and the 2012 event in Vernon.

Its first event ran up a significant debt, but Shaw said she couldn’t speak to the financial state of the private-ly-run festival as she was not involved with it at that time. She said organizers intend to pay off those debts and invite anybody with ques-tions to contact organizers via the festival’s website, stur-giscanada.com.

“If they wanted to hide, they wouldn’t even keep Sturgis in the name. That’s not at all what they’re doing. Their vision is to just put on the best classic rock motorcy-cle rally and music festival,”

Shaw said.While there is no formal

connection with Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a long-running South Dakota festival that brings in about 500,000 people per year, Shaw said that festival sup-ports the organizers of Stur-gis Canada.

The Merritt event will welcome some Sturgis South Dakota staples, including rock musician Jasmine Cain, who is slated to headline the music festival. Motorcycle industry personalities are also on the bill, including model, photographer and

promoter Kimmy Cruz and comedian Jack Schit, who will be the master of cer-emonies.

The festival will also include Rick Dakota and the Motorcycle Cowboys, who perform tricks and stunts on their motorcycles with a western twist.

The full entertainment lineup will be announced in January.

Shaw said she’s unsure if there will be special pricing for local attendees who don’t want to camp at the site. Early bird tickets are on sale at the festival website.

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Borrowing plan for Nicola Ave. sidewalk abandoned

Last Tuesday, Merritt city council decided it best to aban-don its 2013 sidewalk project for Nicola Avenue given the pro-vincial government’s planned expansion of that highway to four lanes between Blair and Menzies Streets.

The sidewalks project called for bor-rowing $225,500 from the Municipal Finance Authority for the city to construct sidewalks along Nicola Avenue.

City staff stated they have insufficient right-of-way in this area to allow construction of a sidewalk at the moment.

Public Works man-

ager Shawn Boven told the Herald that the City of Merritt will be given an opportunity to make recommendations in regards to improve-ments along the Nicola Avenue roadway such as sidewalks and light-ing.

“When they go to do something on Nicola, they’ll certainly come to us and see if there’s any improvements that we want made at the same time,” Boven said, not-ing that doesn’t mean those improvements won’t cost the city some money.

The loan authoriza-tion was specified for the sidewalks on Nicola Avenue and thus no other sidewalk project can use the borrowed funds from this bylaw.

It is uncertain when the provincial govern-ment will start working on Nicola Avenue.

Council decided to move ahead with three other bylaws approved in the 2013 capital budget.

At its regular meet-ing on Dec. 10, council adopted the Central Park improvements project, 2013 asphalt project and the con-struction of a replace-ment Public Works utility building, which were all approved for the alternative approval process back in June.

Funds will now be borrowed from the Municipal Finance Authority to undertake the initiatives.

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The ball is now in the parent graduation committee’s court to decide if the Merritt Secondary School gymnasium will be used for the upcoming class of 2014 prom.

School District 58 developed a universal set of guidelines for using its facilities after referring this issue to the building commit-tee, SD58 superintendent Bob Peacock told the Herald. School trustees approved the

new guidelines at the school board meeting in Princeton on Dec. 11, he said.

If the graduation committee complies with the guidelines, the group will be able to use the MSS gym for the graduation dance.

Peacock said the school district met with their building commit-tee and parents, looked at their guidelines for the use of their facilities, and made changes to those guidelines.Any group that wants to use

an SD58 facility will have to meet those guidelines.MSS principal Bill Lawrence

said he’s happy with he new guidelines and if adhered to, they will protect the newly renovated MSS gym. Some of the guidelines include

limitations on decorations and liability insurance.Peacock said decorations can-

not be hung above the 10-foot mark, nor can they be hung on sprinkler systems.“No longer can they hang

decorations from the top [of the] ceiling down, and that’s basically because of the safety factor of getting them up there,” Peacock said.

User groups decorating a gym must also provide a plan to the school principal to be approved before they buy decorations, Peacock said.Peacock also said groups that

are not covered under a liability

insurance policy will need to have one in order to use a facility.

“Liability insurance is prob-ably a big one that we didn’t have in place that we’ve now put in place,” Peacock said.The revised guidelines also

include an update to the rules on footwear.

Peacock said dress shoes such as high heels will not be permit-ted in any gym-hosted dances. However, people can remove their shoes and use indoor running shoes inside the gym as an alter-native.

At the school board meet-ing last month, student trustee Emily Maloney told the Herald the

upcoming graduates are willing to take off their shoes in order to use the MSS gym for their prom.

“If they have their indoor gym shoes, that would be appropriate for them to be in the gym and be able to dance,” Peacock said, noting heels and outdoor running shoes wouldn’t be permitted.

“Whether it’s the grad group or whether it’s another group who’d like to go in and use that facility or any of the facilities, the guidelines are there and they need to go through them and then decide on their own whether they want to stick to those guide-lines or find someplace else to go,” Peacock said.

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SHOWSTOPPERS Snowflake dancers perform for a full house at the old Coquihalla Middle School for

the Nicola-Canford Elementary School Christmas concert. The middle school building

is temporarily home to the elementary students while their school is reconstructed at its site in Lower Nicola. The Christmas concert, titled

“Jack Frost and the Music of Christmas,” featured the snowflake dancers (from Grades 4, 5, and 6) and the snow sprites on Dec. 12.

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Christmas village lights up imagination

Christine Bezanson spent 18 days putting together her Christmas village — but that’s a small fraction of the 25 years she spent collecting pieces for it.

Then, once acquired, Bezanson estimates she repainted or touched up about 95 per cent of the village pieces.

“I wanted the colours to be more brilliant,” she said.

Spanning four wide shelves, the village is a testament to Bezanson’s dedication to the passion project. However, this is the first time in a decade that Bezanson has set up

the elaborate village. She was diagnosed

with oral cancer in 2003 and underwent an opera-tion that removed her tongue and replaced it with a piece of muscle from her back. The operation affected her balance, and her health and recovery took prior-ity. The village was put on the shelf, so to speak.

“It’s an awful lot of work and it’s very physical to get that up,” she said.

However, her pas-sion for Christmas and her determination to get the village set up did not dwindle.

This year, Bezanson was well enough to set up the village.

She and her hus-

band Dave moved to Vancouver from their home province of Nova Scotia in the late 1960s in search of better career opportunities.

Forty-three years later, they are happy to call Merritt home — a fact reflected in the vil-lage, which begins at the oceanside and moves into the Interior, complete with Kane Valley and Coldwater Road signs.

In its custom-made dis-play, the village is a flurry of activity. The display is home to houses, includ-ing one named for the Bezansons; a town centre complete with a jail and on the outskirts, miniature people ice fish and collect fire wood while deer look

on. Up a shelf, the ski vil-lage is a mini replica of Sun Peaks, and beside it is stationed the North Pole. There’s even a motorized Santa Claus on his sleigh pulled by reindeer that circles over the village.

“Villages are interest-ing,” she said. “It all tells a story.”

Although the Bezansons are childless, they are close with Dave’s hunting partner and his family, which includes two sons. Bezanson said the wonderment in the 11-year-old boy’s eyes when they set on the vil-lage was a joy to experi-ence.

“He sat there on those stools, looking all over, and it just made my day,”

Bezanson said. “He was telling me the story that he was getting out of it, and I loved it.”

In addition to the vil-lage, Bezanson decorated the whole main floor of the house for Christmas — a feat that took a month and a half.

There’s a memorial to Bezanson’s mother, who passed away in 2006, and who also loved Christmas.

There’s a small tree that holds pictures of all their former pets.

There’s also a display case that holds the crystal ornaments Dave gets his wife each year since her operation.

“It’s all about family and the memories you make,” Bezanson said.

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Chris Bezanson’s Christmas village includes some of the area’s familiar sites, including the Kane Valley, Coldwater Road, Sun Peaks, and even people cutting fire wood. Emily Wessel/Herald

Of the adopted bylaws, the utility building and asphalt proj-ect passed unanimously and the Central Park improvements project passed 5-1, with Coun. Harry Kroeker opposed.

The deadline for members of

the public to sign a petition oppos-ing the adoptions of these bylaws passed on Nov. 25.

None of the four bylaws received enough signatures to scuttle them.

In total, 500 signatures or signa-tures from 10 per cent of registered voters were required to defeat each

bylaw. The Central Park improve-ments project received 72 signa-tures against it, the 2013 asphalt project had 23, the new public works building got 24 signatures in opposition and the sidewalk project received 22 signatures against it.

The Central Park improve-ments project will cost $698,000

and see the construction of a lacrosse box and upgraded wash-rooms.

The 2013 asphalt project involves borrowing $350,000 for road paving. The construction of a replacement Public Works util-ity building will require borrowing $300,000.

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City council renews courthouse lease

Merritt city council unanimously agreed to renew the lease agree-ment with BC Hydro for continued use of the current Merritt courthouse at their regular meeting on Tuesday.

The city leases space from BC Hydro, which they then lease to BC Provincial Court Services for its opera-tion in Merritt.

The current five-year agreement between the City of Merritt and BC Provincial Court Services expires on Jan. 31, 2014.

Acting CAO Larry Plotnikoff said over the years, limited space and amenities at the current courthouse have failed to provide adequate court ser-

vices.Still, city staff rec-

ommended the council renew the lease of the BC Hydro building for courthouse operations.

The two-year agree-ment is for Jan. 14, 2014 to Jan. 13, 2016 at the rate of $35,000 per year.

Council then unani-mously approved to renew the agreement with BC Provincial Court Services for the same two-year period at a rate of $40,000 per year.

The $5,000 differ-ence is to cover insur-ance, janitorial and maintenance costs, Merritt Mayor Susan Roline said.

Provincial court ser-vices provided locally include criminal, fam-ily and traffic court.

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The Merritt and District Hospice Society has set up its Celebrate a Life Tree at Extra Foods.

Anybody can hang a card on the tree in mem-ory of a loved one. On Dec. 21 and 22, Hospice volunteers will be handy from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss what the non-profit organization can do for those who are grieving.

While the society has typically held a raffle in the last few years in con-junction with the tree, this year, they’re splitting them up. Hospice co-or-dinator Jill Sanford said the decision was to draw focus back to the mean-ing of the tree, and that the society plans to have the raffle in spring.

“Christmas is often really hard, and we thought we’d take a year off [the raffle] this year at Christmas and see how it went,” Sanford said.

People can make a donation to the society for the tags they hang on the tree if they wish, but it’s not necessary, she said.

“There’s probably a good 200 people who visit the tree. There’s at least 200 tags on the tree by the end.”

Hospice volunteers take down the tree on Boxing Day so the store can set up its display and have a ceremony with

the name tags.“We take the tags and

one of the volunteers or maybe a couple of us will take them and say a poem or a prayer, and burn them so that they don’t just get thrown in the garbage,” Sanford said.

The hospice society also held a business after business event on Dec. 11 to connect with members of the public who may be inter-

ested in their services. Volunteers make home, hospital or care facility visits, providing relief for the caregiver, help with small tasks, companion-ship, and a non-judge-mental ear.

Volunteer David Quinn said talking to people about death and grieving can be tough, but volunteers can help them think out loud and hopefully help them cope.

The hospice’s grief support group meets on Wednesday evenings at the hospice office at 12-2025 Granite Ave.

“Hospice is all about helping support people who are dying and their families or people who are grieving,” Sanford said.

The organization is also planning to host a one-day workshop on health and related ser-vices in the spring.

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I moved away from Winnipeg over a year ago, but I still keep tabs on what goes on there.

One piece of news from last week caught my attention. Travel Manitoba unveiled its new slogan: “Manitoba: Canada’s Heart Beats.”

The Crown corporation

is positioning Manitoba’s positioning in the centre of Canada as a reason to visit there.

The corporation announced the new slogan with a four-commercial campaign, complete with beautiful shots of polar bears and beluga whales.

The voiceovers on the commercials focus on how Manitoba is kind of a big question mark for a lot of people who’ve never been there. What does Manitoba have to offer besides winter and mosquitoes? The cam-paign seems to be using that as its launching point, and answering: come see for yourself.

I’m not sure it’s the most enticing angle, but it beats (sorry for the pun)

referencing mosquitoes and winter. I swear, there really is more to Manitoba than mosquitoes and winter.

Since it was launched late last week, the slogan has garnered criticism for being cheesy, and for con-fusing people who think it’s trying to refer to Manitoba as Canada’s heartbeat, rather than saying Cana-da’s heart is beating in the keystone province.

It also has its share of proponents, who think it’s nice and simple and plays nicely on Manitoba’s cen-trality.

It sure beats the prov-ince’s previous slogan, which was “It’s Manitoba time.”

I imagine it’s difficult to come up with a slogan

that’s vague enough to entice people, descriptive enough to capture the spirit of an entire province, and short enough to be memorable and fit on pens and pins.

Slogans for other prov-inces range from OK (in Alberta, please “remember to breathe”) to tried-and-true (Nova Scotia has been “Canada’s ocean play-ground” for decades, and still is — according to the province’s licence plates.)

Ontario is “yours to discover” while Yukon is “larger than life.”

However, I think B.C.’s “Super Natural British Columbia” takes the cake as the best slogan with its simplicity, clarity and lon-gevity.

Here in Merritt, the Country Music Capital of Canada slogan delivers a clear, if wordy, message.

The Thompson Oka-nagan Tourism Association wrapped up its short-an-swer survey on what makes up the essence of Merritt on Wednesday. People were invited to submit their qualitative experiences of Merritt to the people preparing the Destination British Columbia tourism plan that will serve as a guide to tourism initiatives here.

It will be interesting to see how this input shapes the initial draft of the plan and to hear what people who live here think of as enticing to others who come to visit.

Premier looks back on 2013

After a whirlwind year that start-ed with a come-from-behind election win, Premier Christy Clark sat down with me for the traditional year-end interview in her Victoria office. Here are excerpts from that discussion.

TF: Premier, you surprised a few people this year. What surprised you the most about 2013?

PCC: I guess it was the discon-nect between the pollsters and the pundits, and the public. I did have a sense all the time that the citizens were thinking something different in the run-up to the election campaign. I wondered, am I missing something here, or are they missing something? And I guess it turned out that it wasn’t me that was missing some-thing.

TF: The liquefied natural gas export project is going to use a lot of natural gas, especially in the early years. Will B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets [20 per cent reduc-tion by 2020, 80 per cent by 2050] have to be changed?

PCC: I don’t have a clear answer on that yet. We are working with the companies on exactly how we are going to structure their environmen-tal commitments and costs, and their electricity costs versus using gas, the total royalty tax regime. We’re look-ing at that as one package.

However that turns out, though, this opportunity to export natu-ral gas to Asia is the single biggest opportunity we have ever had as a province to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. In ship-ping this to China, we are going to help them wean themselves off some of the dirtiest coal anybody’s burn-ing anywhere in the world.

TF: If B.C. is going to get credit for displacing coal use in Asia, shouldn’t B.C.’s coal exports, even though it’s metallurgical coal, count in our greenhouse gas total as well?

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PCC: I know that the academics and pundits are going to get all mired in competing sets of numbers and studies. For me, we have a chance to do good for the world, and we’re going to take it.

TF: On oil pipelines, your agreement in Novem-ber with Alberta Premier Alison Redford involves

B.C. supporting her effort for a national energy strat-egy. What do you see it doing in the future?

PCC: The big idea that she’s trying to pursue with that is a strategy that will connect us east to west in energy. Energy grids are much better connected north to south than they are east to west. So she’s trying to pursue a pan-Canadian strategy for the exchange

of energy, whether that’s hydroelectricity or natural gas or whatever it is.

We haven’t been inti-mately involved with it until recently, so we’ll see where it goes.

TF: There’s a percep-tion out there, fuelled by the opposition, that you campaigned against oil pipelines and now you’re turning the tanker around, as it were, to be in support

of them. What do you say to that?

PCC: It’s typical of the other guys to reinterpret and misquote. That’s what they do. They’re in opposi-tion. What I said was, we have five conditions that must be met in order for heavy oil to be considered to go ahead in British Columbia. That has not changed.

The five conditions

remain in place. As of today, none of them have been met. The only thing that is different today, from before the election, is that now I no longer stand alone in supporting the five con-ditions. I have one other premier supporting me, and that’s Alison Redford.

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

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Christy Clark talks B.C. pipelines, energy

My seatbelt saved my lifeDear Editor,

My name is Harmonie David. I live in Kamloops, B.C. and I am 18 years old.

Nov. 26, 2013 began as a normal day. I enjoyed an afternoon of Christmas shop-ping with my friend, I went home and had dinner with my family, and then I left my home to visit my boyfriend in Logan Lake.

I left Kamloops shortly before 8 p.m., and by 8:15 I was frantically calling my par-ents to tell them I was in a car accident approximately 20 kilo-metres out of Kamloops.

There’s lots that I remem-ber, but the memories are a little jumbled in my mind. One second I was driving, the next I was swerving, and the next my car was flipped over, lying on the driver’s side and everything was scattered in the car. I remember hearing a loud banging on the car. A man had stopped and was trying to help me. One of the emergency responders estimated that my car flipped about eight times. I remember he gave me a blanket and tried to help me find my glasses.

I don’t remember how long it was before the emergency responders or my parents were there. I remember seeing my mom’s purple jacket as she watched me being extracted

from the car, and hearing my dad call to me. I vaguely remember the ride in the ambulance to the hospital.

However, what I do know is how lucky I am to walk away with nothing except a mild con-cussion, a black eye, a bruised cheek, and sore/stiff neck and shoulders. I do know how grateful I am that I didn’t hit anybody else, and that nobody was in the car with me. I do know that I would not be alive if I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt.

The significance of seatbelts is ignored everyday. So many people don’t seem to under-stand why wearing your seatbelt is important, or how to wear it properly. Maybe they think it’s only important for kids. They’re so incredibly wrong. I am living proof of why some-thing as simple and easy like wearing your seatbelt is so important. It’s the difference between life and death. Who actually thinks that this would happen to them? Who plans to be in an accident? I certainly

never thought it would happen to me.

I would like people to see my story as an inspiration and a reason to buckle up. It takes two seconds. I can’t imagine the pain and suffering my loved ones would be going through if I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt in that accident. I remember seeing everything scattered in the car. I could have been rag dolled around the car like everything else, or I could have been thrown through the wind-shield. It’s important for people to know the difference between wearing a seatbelt and not wearing a seatbelt.

If my story only makes a difference to one person, that’s one less person who could die in an accident. One fam-ily spared what my family was spared. One community spared a loss. One less accident to add to a statistic. That’s exactly what I don’t want to be.

I want people to look at me and realize why I am still here today. I want to make a dif-ference. Even if it’s only one person, it would be worth it. When all this happened to me, I was 34 days away from my 19th birthday. I’m still young. I’m still a baby, to most eyes. I have the rest of my life to live because of my seatbelt.

Harmonie DavidKamloops

‘‘‘I do know that I would not be alive if I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt.’

— LETTER WRITER HARMONIE DAVID

After a review of the results from the judges, the following results have been tallied for the parade winners.

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We will be gathering the plaques from last year’s winners and distributing them in the new year to the winners with appropriate ribbons that they can keep.

Thank you everyone! If there are any ques-tions regarding these results, please direct them to me.

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Back to the 50’s fundraiserCahilty Lodge at Sun Peaks, The Wine Press, Norgaard Ready Mix,

Quilchena Hotel & Golf Club, Tolko Industries Ltd., Work & Play Clothing Company, Purity Feed Co. Ltd., Tibar Construction Ltd., Mount Paul Golf

Course, Herb Graham, Lordco Auto Parts, Kolors Hair Salon, The staff at Merritt Liquor Store, Ducks Unlimited, Murray GM, Interior Savings, Black’s Pharmacy, Tom Matthias, Doctor’s Eye Care, Copper

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(Left) Food bank manager Marlene Fenton (left) receives a cheque from Bob’s Mini Mart’s Lalli Randhawa and Laurelle Corkum. Between a change jar that customers could donate to

and contributions by the store’s staff, Bob’s raised $500 for the food bank.

(Middle left) The Nicola Valley Cruisers car club made its annual $500 donation to the food bank.

(Bottom left) CUPE local 847 rep-resenting School District 58 made its annual donation of $250 to the food bank. The union, which extends to Princeton, will also donate to that

town’s food bank.

(Top right) Diamond Vale Grade 5 students (from left) Taylor, Isabelle, Catheryn and Mina collected non-perishable food items and warm winter accessories for the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank as

part of their leadership development.

(Bottom right) Residents and staff at the Florentine got festive for their

donation of non-perishable food items and $150 in gift cards to the food bank. The gift cards are intended to

help the food bank purchase items for Christmas dinners for its clients.

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On Dec. 5 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP observed a vehicle on Menzies Street com-mit a traffic violation. When police stopped the vehicle, the driver, a local 26-year-old man, jumped out of the vehicle and began run-ning away. The officer pursued the man on foot. The foot chase lasted for a couple of hundred metres when the officer caught the man from behind. The man was arrested for obstructing a police officer. Further investi-gation revealed that the man possessed a small quantity of marijuana and was flagged by the Motor Vehicle Branch to be served a driving prohibition. He was later released from cus-

tody and will appear in provincial court in February 2014.

Stolen electronicsOn Dec. 6 at

approximately 2 p.m., a local business in the 2700 block of Forks-dale Avenue advised police that two females had entered their store and taken electronic equipment. The theft was detected when the women left the store. The items taken includ-ed a backseat Bluetooth speaker set, Bluetooth speakers and a Fluid digital car camera. The first woman is described as First Nations, approximately five feet, six inches tall and 150 pounds with long hair, wearing white fur boots, a white and black fleece coat and jeans.

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Kent Kokoska, BCSPCA senior animal protection officer, said they’ve had to handle about two dozen cases of horses in various degrees of distress since the end of October.

The 24-year veteran of the SPCA said they have been bombarded with calls regarding horses.

“The last year and a half, we were really lucky; we didn’t have very many livestock calls at all. In the last 30 days it’s been crazy. We’re just run off our feet, it’s ridiculous,” Kokoska said.

Of those 24 horses they’ve dealt with in that time, about half of them have come from the Merritt area, Kokoska said.

“Not that that means there’s been a dozen in critical need,” Kokoska said, noting in some cases, they’ve been working with the ani-

mal’s owner. Of all the Merritt-

area horses the SPCA has been dealing with, three have been put down by either an owner or veterinarian and the other seven are recovering under the care of their owners with the SPCA monitor-ing the situation.

Kokoska said the SPCA seized four horses that were near death from one property in the Merritt area on Nov. 21.

Of the four that were taken into SPCA custody, one had to be euthanized while the remaining three were sent to a veterinary clinic to receive care.

After almost two weeks, two more of those horses had to be put down, Kokoska told the Herald.

Those four horses came in at a body con-ditioning score of one out of nine, meaning they were near death, Kokoska said.

A score between four and six on the Henneke horse body condition scoring system is con-sidered normal, while scores between six and nine mean a horse is increasingly fat.

On the low end of the scale, a score of three means the horse requires some form of supplementation and scores of one or two mean a horse is in need of veterinary care or close to death.

Another Merritt-area horse subsequently came into SPCA care, he said.

Of those five Merritt-area horses the SPCA took possession of, only two remain alive. They are both receiving criti-cal treatment, he said.

Kokoska said the BCSPCA is currently conducting investiga-tions on several people in the Merritt area who could face charges for animal cruelty.

“Being a cruelty investigator, you see the best and the worst in people,” Kokoska said.

After recent media attention regarding emaciated horses at a Kamloops veterinary clinic, some positives have arisen, Kokoska said.

He said people in the horse community have stepped up to help out.

A Kamloops-based feed store did a silent auction fundraiser to

raise money for care of the horses, Kokoska said.

He said a woman out of Cache Creek donated a sling used for airlifting horses.

Kokoska said there is a new national code of care for horses in Canada, which can be found at the National Farm Animal Care Council website (nfacc.ca).

He said one new aspect of the national code is that snow is not an acceptable water source for horses.

“All that we’re ask-ing is that people be aware – if they’re horse owners to be aware of that code of care – and otherwise, if they can’t intervene and call and ask what’s going on with the neighbour, they can always call the SPCA,” Kokoska said. “That’s what expedites the care to the animals.”

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Well fi nished new 4 bedroom home with 5 pce ensuite, open fl oor plan and quality fi nished throughout. The unfi nished basement was designed to accommodate an inlaw suite. Has Home Warranty.

AT NICOLA LAKE

#2146 $299,000

Just over 1 acre waterfront lot on Nicola Lake. Great place to invest for a family getaway or to retire. Enjoy the fi shing, water sports, hiking, mountain biking. Gently slope a to suit a variety of home plans.

GREAT FOR HORSES

#1961 $398,000

Great property close to lake & backs onto Crown land. Home has 3 bedrms, 2 baths, spacious, open design with a huge 48 ft decks to enjoy sunsets & BBQ’s. Has 24x24 detached garage/shop.

LARGE FAMILY HOME

#2143 $399,000

EXCELLENT BENCH LOCATION

#2038 $329,900

Completely renovated 4 bedrm home only steps from the elementary school. Features new kitchen, fl ooring, bathrms up & down and an extra spacious fl oor plan. Large lot with carport & RV parking.

SPIUS CREEK ESTATES

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

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A remarkable home, close to schools. 3 bedrms on the main plus 2 bedrm suite on ground level. Large open kitchen with nook, 3 gar F/P’s, double garage & large fenced backyard with garden area.

From 9.8 to 17 Acres

Prices starting at $199,000

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#1863 $549,900

Gorgeous 4000 sq.ft. home on 3 spacious levels. Large family rm with gas F/P, large chef’s kitchen with all appl., formal dining rm, 4 large bedrms, luxurious ensuite, large rec.rm in bsmt & much more.

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#2142 $89,900

Build your dream home on this almost 8000 sq.ft. lot with amazing view close to shopping, restaurants, services & highways. Relatively fl at lot that will allow for many home designs.

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#2147 $109,900

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#2138 $199,900

FIRST TIME BUYERS

Beautifully renovated inside & out. Spacious 4 bedrm home on 0.25 acres, fully manicured lawn & UG sprinklers. Has new bathrm, new fl ooring and paint throughout, new windows, siding & more.

#2089 $65,000

INVESTORS

Great opportunity to own a one bedroom apartment in Merritt. Why rent when you can own. Very affordable unit. BONUS of $3,000 paid to Buyer upon completion! Includes appliances.

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#2043 $97,900

WHY RENT

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

#2090 $71,900

NICE MOBILE

2009 mobile in Lower Nicola MHP with 2 bedrooms, open design kitchen/living room. Hardi plank siding, 2 x 6 construction, large lot. Great home for retirees or fi rst time buyers

#2010 $289,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

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

#2139 $389,900

EXTRA HALF LOT

Perfect for large family with 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, stainless steel appliances, BI vac, A/C. Great yard with patio gazebo, UG & drip irrigation, double garage and extra parking on 1.5 lots.

#1963 $299,900

QUIET CUL DE SAC

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

#1884 $359,900

NEW RANCHER

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

#1967 $74,500

SPACIOUS MOBILE

2 bedrm mobile in one of the nicest parks. 1 bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living rm in the center. The addition has a large enclosed porch & family rm.

#2022 $439,000

RIVERFRONT PROPERTY

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

#2105 $289,900

HERITAGE HOME

In downtown core, close to all amenities, lane access & private yard. Features 3 bedrms, 4 pce ensuite, Victorian classic kitchen with all appl., HW fl ooring in many rooms, 9 ft ceilings & large family rm.

#2052 $329,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

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

#2096 $419,000

DESIGN & QUALITY

In upscale neighbourhood with views of the valley. 3 bedrms on main with 4 pce ensuite, bright kitchen, sunken living rm with vaulted ceilings & gas F/P. Has 2 bedrm suite with sep. entrance.

#1957 $199,900

INCREDIBLE VALUE

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

#2120 $239,000

ADULT ORIENTED STRATA

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

#2049 $298,500

IMMACULATE DUPLEX

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

#2108 $165,000

CUTE & COZY

Charming 2 bedrm home with fresh paint, roof, updated windows & kitchen. 12x12 patio off sundeck. Quiet neighbourd, centrally location with lane access, RV parking & insulated shop.

#1759 $455,000

MANICURED CORNER LOT

Gorgeous 5 bedrm, 3.5 bath home with HW fl ooring, ceramic tile in kitchen & baths, 5 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Fully fi n. bsmt with separate entrance, extra large rec.rm. 2 covered decks.

#2099 $169,000

HUGE SHOP

Excellent starter home in Lower Nicola on 0.72 acre lot with 48x48 shop. Home has 2 bedrms, 1152 sq.ft. gas fi replace. A work in progress but the neighbourhood but the results can be fantastic.

#1998 $469,900

LOTS OF PARKING

Gorgeous view home, gourmet kitchen with S/S appl., dining & living rm with walkout balcony, 3 bedrms up, 1 down, fantastic Man Cave in bsmt. Low mtnce yard is prof. landscaped.

#2027 $509,900

EXECUTIVE HOME

Executive 5 bedrm, 3 bath home the HW fl oors, slate tile, gourmet chef’s kitchen with Maple shaker cabinets. Large living rm, den & family rm with sliding doors to deck. Fully fi nished basement.

#2110 $127,500

GREAT STARTER

Very clean home with 3 bedroom up, 2 bathrooms, new tile & newer fl ooring in living room. Close to schools. Has a carport in back with lane access and fenced yard.

#2097 $279,000

BACKYARD OASIS

Totally renovated home, tastefully decorated, 4 bedrms, 2 baths plus sunroom, custom kitchen with granite counters, fantastic bathrm with high end fi xtures. Incredible backyard with water features.

#2101 $99,500

SPENCES BRIDGE

3 bedrm, 2 bath double wide on its own 0.17 acre lot with fruit trees & garden area. Great retreat close to the famous Thompson River known for salmon & steelhead fi shing.

#2051 $370,000

FANTASTIC VIEWS

4 bedrm home, completely renovated with open concept living, Mill Creek kitchen, new fl ooring throughout, 2 new baths, furnace & HW tank plus new large back deck to enjoy the views.

#2140 $324,900

COMPLETELY RENOVATED

Exquisite 3 bedrm bungalow in prime location, completely redone inside & out. New wiring, plumbing, furnace, HW tanks, all windows, S/S appliance pkg, stacking washer/dryer plus a fully fi n. bsmt.

#2122 $165,000

NEWER APARTMENT

Newer 2 bedrm apartment in a great neighbourhood. Features granite counters, S/S appliances. This home has an open modern design, great for entertaining & built-in A/C.

#2126 $329,900

DESIRABLE AREA

Immaculate 4 bedrm home with fantastic views., 3 pce ensuite with soaker tub & sitting rm. Living rm with gas F/P. Main level has family rm, offi ce, laundry. Double garage. Near college.

#2145 $439,000

FABULOUS VIEWS

Well fi nished new 4 bedroom home with 5 pce ensuite, open fl oor plan and quality fi nished throughout. The unfi nished basement was designed to accommodate an inlaw suite. Has Home Warranty.

#2143 $399,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

A remarkable home, close to schools. 3 bedrms on the main plus 2 bedrm suite on ground level. Large open kitchen with nook, 3 gar F/P’s, double garage & large fenced backyard with garden area.

#2111 $325,000

18,000 SQ.FT. LOT

Very private yard with fruit trees, amazing patio, fi sh pond & garden area. Home custom 3 level split home has 4 bedrms, large windows, 12x13 sunroom accessible from master bedrm. The basement has large rec.rm and 2 bedrms.

NEW NEW

#2013 $319,000

DESIRABLE AREA

Fantastic 3 bedrm home with amazing private yard. 2 bedrms, laundry, family rm, new kitchen with eating area, dining & living rm on main. Large games rm & hobby rm downstairs.

#2124 $224,900

STRATA END UNIT

Nice end unit with good sized yard, totally fenced. Bright, open fl oor plan on main the arched living rm window & an extra bay window. 3 bedrms up, open rec.rm & main bath. Doule garage.

#2113 $229,000

BENCH RANCHER

Nice 2 bedrm rancher on popular Bench area. Pine kitchen cabinets, roomy living room with gas F/P. Fairly large sundeck, private backyard, single garage. Great for retirees or fi rst time buyer.

#2080 $229,900

BIG DETACHED SHOP

3 bedrm family home, close to schools with 24x24 shop/garage in backyard with large garden & fruit trees. Home has large living rm & kitchen, 2.5 baths, large rec.rm with dry bar. Priced below assessed value for 2013 of $256,300.

#2125 $149,000

WALK TO AMENITIES

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

#2103 $298,000

REVENUE FOURPLEX

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

#2141 $399,900

EXECUTIVE BENCH HOME

Quality executive 3 BR family home with HW & cork fl ooring with spacious rooms, vaulted ceilings & Mill Creek cabinets with granite top on kitchen island. U/G sprinklers, 2 sundecks, private yard.

#2050 $334,900

IN QUIET CUL DE SAC

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

SOLD

#2081 $224,900

DESIRABLE AREA

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

#1863 $549,900

SENSATIONAL

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

#1923 $259,900

CLOSE TO SCHOOL

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

#1988 $246,300

SPOTLESS RANCHER

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

#1982 $169,900

INVESTMENT

Side by side uplex with 100 amp service. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bath and approx 432 sq.ft. Easy walk to shopping & schools. Has had some renovations. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

#2116 $279,000

HAVE A BIG FAMILY?

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

#2115 $149,900

COZY RANCHER

Beautiful 2 bedroom home plus den/hobby room completely updated including all fl ooring, paint & most fi xtures. Lane access for extra parking in rear. Centrally located in downtown core.

#2121 $385,000

THREE LEVEL SPLIT

Executive 3 level split family home with stunning view of the valley. Has a grand living rm and dining rm with large vaulted ceilings, open kitchen concept with sunken family rm. 3 bedrms up, large master suite. Upgrades include new bathrm, windows & more.

#2038 $329,000

GREAT BENCH HOME

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

#2130 $225,000

GARDENERS PARADISE

19,500 sq.ft. lot with fruit trees & vegetable gardens. Home has 2 bdrms up & 2 down. Nicely manicured lawn, has cold storage for canning. Has new siding, windows & furnace

#2133 $149,999

HUGE LOT

An older 2 bedroom home in nice neighbourhood, close to the downtown on an extra large 13,780 sq.ft. lot that may have subdivision potential. Lane access to a well maintained backyard with a single garage

#2044 $527,400

INVESTORS

Great opportunity of 6 strata title townhomes, all within walking distance to downtown & close to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at $87,900 per unit. Call for more details.

#2098 $99,900

OPPORTUNITY

Great corner lot on a quiet street with plenty of room to build a shop. Home has 2 bedrooms and in need of some TLC, but is priced accordingly. Call for a showing today.

BONUS

#2129 $144,900

CENTRAL LOCATION

Clean 4 bedrm rancher, close to shopping, transit & schools. Reno’s include fl ooring, siding & complete main bathrm. Large fenced yard, nicely landscaped with storage shed & workshop.

#2088 $269,900

LOWER NICOLA

Great home in Lower Nicola on 0.35 acres with creek. 2 bedrms up, 1 down in renovated bsmt with new carpets, paint & HW tank. Large living room and a galley kitchen. 24x28 shop.

#2128 $330,999

GREAT SETTING

Beautifully renovated 3 level split with open concept design, large windows, vaulted ceilings & central A/C. Has new kitchen with S/S appliances, new bathrm fl ooring & paint. Huge double garage.

DESIRABLE AREA

#2132 $389,900

Beautiful 4 bedrm family home with Home Warranty in newer Bench location. Tastefully fi nished home with top quality products, open concept living, large kitchen with island, maple HW fl ooring, central A/C.

#2135 $179,900

COZY BUNGALOW

Great home in the downtown area, close to shopping & amenities. Flat, fenced lot with mature landscaping & RV parking. Home has open oak kitchen/dining rm, 3 bedrms, private patio with hot tub.

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LARGE VIEW LOT

#1900 $83,000

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

4.69 ACRES WITH SHOP

#2144 $349,900

Just 17 mins. from Merritt with views of Mamit Lake and valley. Home has 4 bedrms, newer kitchen & fl ooring & huge living rm. 30x40 detached shop with radiant heat, 2 large 9x10 doors, 200 amp service.

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#1961 $398,800

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

ON 4.64 ACRES

#1916 $474,900

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

103 ACRES

#1890 $549,000

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

PRIVATE 160 ACRES

#2119 $849,900

Fantastic acreage just 15 mins. from Merritt by Aspen Grove. Has 1500 sq.ft. modular with large covered deck. Includes 2 shops, corrals with heated automatic watering for livestock & more.

BREATHTAKING VIEWS

#2134 $799,995

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

PRESTIGIOUS HOME

#1837 $749,900

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

PRIVATE RANCH

#1663 $539,000

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

ON NICOLA LAKE

#1842 $998,000

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

WATERFRONT ACREAGE

#2025 $359,900

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

19.77 ACRES

#2092 $159,000

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

20 ACRES

#1713 $2,000,000

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

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

#1913 $890,000

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

HUGE SHOP

#2056 $465,000

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

INVESTORS

#2136 $750,000

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

COUNTRY LIVING

#1922 $260,000

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

12.16 ACRES

#2048 $219,000

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

INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT

#2114 $399,000

Fantastic investment with 6 revenue streams – 3 residential suites and 3 commercial units at ground level. Highway frontage for excellent exposure for commercial & centrally located. Call for details.

6 ACRES

#1915 $189,000

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

12.63 ACRES

#2047 $209,000

12.63 acre lot with great access to Spius Creek. Several good building sites. Drilled well. Hydro to lot line. Located in Sunshine Valley on Cleasby Road.

12.63 ACRES

#2147 $109,900

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

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COMMERCIAL

#2054 $345,000

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

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

#2019 $595,000

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

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RIVERFRONT LOT

#2082 $109,900

Last bare land parcel fronting Nicola River in the city limits. 0.91 acres, completely fl at. Unlimited possibilities to build your dream home. Call for more details.

27.48 ACREWS WITH VIEWS

#2094 $449,000

Spotless 4 bedrm home with 3 baths, modern kitchen design, HW fl oors, spacious sundeck with hot tub and full daylight bsmt. 50x30 quonset, 95x40 skating rink and views of the valley.

1 ACRE LOT

#2107 $112,500

Enjoy the great outdoors on this 1 acre lot on Iron Mountain, close to fi shing, hunting, cross country skiing & all outdoor activities. Only 10 mins. from Merritt. Perfect for a hobby farm.

Prices Starting at $129,000 + GST

Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcel with gorgeous views of the Coldwater River, just 10 minutes from Merritt. Power at lot line & many lots have pre-approved building & septic sites. Some

lots have wells, but all have a gov’t required hydrology study to assure Buyers of ample domestic water. #1442.

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OPPORTUNITY

#2137 $350,000

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

Residential Lots

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$65,000 + GST

Very nice lots in newly developed subdivision of high end rancher style homes. Zoned R-2, has city services. Several lots to choose from to build your dream home. Call for more details

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HORSE PROPERTY

#1992 $519,900

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

LUXURIOUS WATERFRONT

#2131 $2,755,000

Lavish oasis on 1.05 acres at Nicola Lake. This custom home has 4 bedrms, 5 baths, over 6000 sq.ft. with open concept design, gourmet kitchen, large living areas, 2 master suites & gorgeous infi nity pool.

AT NICOLA LAKE

#1918 $190,000

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

WATERFRONT LOT

#2146 $299,000

Just over 1 acre on Nicola Lake. Great place to invest for a family getaway or retire and enjoy the great weather. Gentle slope & easy access allows for a wide variety of home plans. Includes roll-a-dock.

#2021 $599,000

Just 20 mins. south of Merritt close to cross-country ski trails, fi shing, hunting & snowmobiling and backs onto crown land. Beautiful log home with large wrap around covered deck. Includes a guest cabin, new barn with loft & chicken pen.

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GRANITE PL.

CRANNA PL.

SCOTT PL.

LANGSTAFFPL.

RANSOM AVE.

QUILCHENA AVE. QUILCHENA AVE.

COUTLEE AVE.

CLAPPERTON AVE.

PARC

EL ST

.

CLARKE AVE.

PRIEST AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

COLDWATER AVE.

CLAPPERTON AVE.

PRIEST AVE.

TELEMON PL.PONDEROSA AVE.

WILCOX AVE.McLEAN PL.

COUTLEE AVE.

SPRIN

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.

COLDWATER AVE.CANFORD AVE.

HAMILTON

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HICKS AVE.

WILLIAMS

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Coldwater River

Nicola River

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GILLIS CR.

CASTILLOU CR.

MOUNTAIN DR.

MUNRO CR.

SUNFLOWER AVE.

REID AVE.

WALTERS

IRVINE

AVE.

GRANDVIEW HGTS.

RIVER RANCH ROAD

SPRINGBANK AVE.

DE WOLF WAY

AIRPORT RD. GORDON ST.

LINDLEY CREEK RD.

PINE ST.

COLLETT ST.

SPRUCE AVE. WALNUT AVE.

FIR AVE.

HILL ST.

BIRCH AVE.

FIR AVE.

MORRISLEY ST.

CHESTNUT AVE.

MID DAY VALLEY ROAD

HOUSTON ST.

SUNSET ST.

ARMSTRONG ST.

COLD

WAT

ER R

D.

POOLEY AVE

COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY

PEACHLAND 108kmPENTICTON 156kmPRINCETON 85kmKELOWNA 132KM

HOPE 115 kmVANCOUVER 271 km

TO MONCK PARK, NICOLA LAKE,QUILCHENA, DOUGLAS LAKE AND KAMLOOPS.HWY #5A TO KAMLOOPS 95 km

HWY #5 TO KAMLOOPS 87 km

Tourist InformationCenter


Festival Site


Festival Site

Tourist Information Centre 378-2281

City of Merrittwww.city.merritt.bc.ca

Chamber of Commercewww.merritt-chamber.bc.ca

PONDEROSA

WAY

WILD

ROSE

WA

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PANA

RAMA

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BOYD

RD.

REID PL.

BELSHAW ST.

CRESSY ST.

NICHOLSONAVE.

FORKSDAL

E AVE.

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REID CRT.EXIT #290

EXIT #286

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TAYLOR PL.

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MAMETTE AVE.

McGORAN PL.

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SEYOM CR.

NICOLA AVE.NICOLA AVE.

GARC

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COUTLEE AVE.

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PARC

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PRIEST AVE.

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COLDWATER AVE.

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Coldwater River

Nicola River

FORKSDALE PL.FORKSDALE CRT.

CHESTNUTLANE

TO MONCK PARK,

NICOLA LAKE,

QUILCHENA,

For the entire month of DECEMBER

eat at

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HOURS:Tuesday - Sunday

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If you’re opposed to having a smart meter

installed on your house and are a gun owner, you could find your-self in court fighting for your right to keep your guns. Exactly that has happened to an acquaintance of mine.

Madeson Chase is opposed to smart meters and like thou-sands of other B.C. residents, he took steps to prevent BC Hydro

from installing such a meter on his house. He did that by posting a “no trespassing” sign for BC Hydro work-ers on his house and installing a cage around his analog meter. When BC Hydro workers stepped on Mr. Chase’s property, he called the police but it all came out very differently than he could have

imagined in his wild-est dreams. A scenario more reminiscent of a Third World dictator-ship unfolded.

Madeson Chase quickly found out that the Vancouver Police were not in attendance to settle his trespass complaints but to ask him questions. One of the questions was: “Do you own firearms?” to

which the answer was “Yes, I do.” This was followed by the police wanting to see the fire-arms and then quickly confiscating them. The mistake, in hindsight, was that Madeson let the police see the guns without producing a warrant. What followed after the seizure of the firearms was nothing short of a legal night-

mare during which Madeson found himself defending his rights and integrity in a court of law against a police force that seemed determined to make him look like a poten-tial threat to society.

After several months of legal battles, the judge finally decided last week that Madeson Chase was no threat to

anyone and that he can have his firearms back. The judge also made a statement in which he reprimanded the Van-couver Police for over-stepping their boundar-ies by confiscating the firearms merely based on the opinion that fire-arm owners could pose a risk to public safety.

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School District 58 has

exceeded its enrolment

projections for the current

school year.

At the first school board

meeting of the year on Sept.

18, superintendent Bob

Peacock said the district

has 1,142 students at the

elementary level — 43 stu-

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1,099.At the high school level,

SD58 projected 809 stu-

dents, which it surpassed by

eight students.

Enrolment in distance

education programs, for

students who take courses by

correspondence or outside

of a traditional classroom

setting, sits at 100 students

— well above the projected

65. However, in the alternate

program, the district’s enrol-

ment fell from a projected 82

students this year to 62.

“We tend to pick up more

students from now until the

end of September, mainly

because those students take a

while to get back to school,”

Peacock told the school

board.Peacock told the Herald

Merritt Secondary School

has about 635 of Merritt’s

1,584 students. In Princeton,

the district met its projection

of 437 students, Peacock

said. Peacock said the higher

number of enrolled students

won’t translate into more

money for the school district

because any extra funding

for more students would take

away from the district’s fund-

ing protection.

He added it’s always good

to have more students in the

system.

Learning improvement

fundsThe school board also

heard the process for distrib-

uting the district’s $311,007

in learning improvement

funds, which is annual fund-

ing from the Ministry of

Education.

School principals submit

spending proposals to the

superintendent who drafts a

spending plan, consults with

local unions, and then pres-

ents the plan to the school

board. Peacock said $39,936 is

expected to go to certified

educational assistants (CEAs)

and the remaining $271,071

will be allocated to schools.

Peacock said tentatively

$162,560 will be added for

extra teaching staff, $19,500

will be added to fund teach-

er release time and $73,620

will be used for extra class-

room support such as CEAs

for kindergarten and Grade

1 classes.

The remaining funds will

be retained for next semes-

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“In the second semester,

we’ll look at the configura-

tions that have taken place to

see where support is needed

for the remaining dollars,”

Peacock told the Herald.

By Michael Potestio

THE HERALD

School district enrolment above projections

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES

Awards recipients, presenters and

spectators applaud during the Nicola Valley

Institute of Technology year-end awards for

2012-13 on Saturday. About $45,000 in

scholarships, community-sponsored awards

and in-house NVIT awards were given

to NVIT students at the Merritt campus.

Donors were also presented with blankets

during the ceremony. Awards for students

at both NVIT campuses — in Merritt and in

Burnaby — totalled $60,000.

Michael Potestio/Herald

Planning for a long life

As a result of gains in life expectancy, most of us can plan on living longer. Today’s 65-year-olds can expect to live 17 to 20 years beyond retirement (on average)1. Even more telling, an increasing number of Canadians are reaching the age of 100. Between 2006 and 2011, the rate of population growth for this age group was 25.7 per cent, the second most rapidly growing age group among all age groups after those aged 60 to 64 (which increased by 29.1 per cent)2.

The odds that you’ll live a long and healthy life after retirement are solidly in your favour – and getting better year to year. That is good news

– especially if you begin to plan now for all those extra retirement years. Here are some tips to get you on track for a long and comfortable retire-ment.

Look at your retire-ment from every angle and decide on your desired lifestyle.

Enhance your expected income from investments held within an RRSP with a comple-mentary portfolio of RRSP-eligible invest-ments held with your RRSPs plus non-regis-tered investments.

Assess your essential and discretionary spend-ing requirements and adopt an investment strategy that will cover your needs. Include planning for such essen-tial expenses as hous-ing, food, clothing and medical treatments and for such discretionary expenses as travel, din-ing out, a new car, and so on. Take into account that your need for discre-tionary funds is likely to diminish over time and your need for essential expenses will probably

rise as you age.After retirement,

manage your retirement savings based on the amount of your savings, the average return on your investments, and the number of years you plan to make withdraw-als.

Shelter excess capital and maximize the value of your estate with life insurance. Consider a life annuity that will provide a guaranteed regular income no matter how long you live.

Be sure to protect your income (and your spouse’s) with life insur-ance and supplementary disability, critical illness and long-term care health insurance.

Regularly assess your plan – checking invest-ment performance, changes in your expense levels and any other fac-tors that can impact your level or years of income during retirement – and revise as required.

It’s great to know you can plan to enjoy years and years of retirement. It’s even better to know – without doubt – that

your retirement income will match your retire-ment dreams for all your retirement years. Your professional advisor can help make sure that hap-pens.

1 The Daily (Statistics Canada), Monday Sept. 27, 2004 – based on 2002 mortality rates

2 The Daily (Statistics Canada), Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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When I did a little research in preparation for this col-umn about firearm confisca-tions related to smart meters, I learned that Mr. Chase is not the only one who has had to endure such a nightmare. Apparently, it happens all across Canada, with the hot spot being

Ontario, where it seems to be almost a common occurrence. It seems any banality is reason enough to confiscate firearms from legal gun owners.

All this makes me wonder if it would not be much wiser for the police “to make the streets a safer place” if they would spend more time and effort on the many criminal gangs that are

well known to police for owning and trading in illegal firearms.

I am sure this would yield much more results than harass-ing law-abiding legal firearm owners who also happen to be protesting against smart meters by means of making legal use of the democratic rights grant-ed to all of us in the Charter of Rights.

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Firearm owners unfairly treated

Merritt recently bid farewell to one of its most prominent business-men when Saug Sekhon left behind the city he’s called home since he was nine years old.

Sekhon, 56, retired on Nov. 1 after 37 years in the grocery busi-ness, most notably as manager of Extra Foods.

Sekhon said he decided to move to Kelowna to be closer to his fam-ily. They all live there now and his sons run the family’s two motels and liquor store.

He said his family is happy to see him at home and he plans to help out his sons with the businesses.

Leaving the city where he’s lived most of his life was very difficult, Sekhon told the Herald.

“I’ve always been a small com-munity person,” he said.

Sekhon immigrated to the Nicola Valley when he was just a child from India. He said it was a bit of a culture shock when he moved to Merritt in the ’60s. Back then, he faced some racial discrimi-nation in school.

“It was hard to get accepted,” he said, noting after he got involved in and excelled at sports he began to make more friends at school.

When Sekhon was 16, he entered the workforce and began working at a sawmill.

“And that just didn’t amuse me any,” Sekhon said.

After he graduated from Merritt Secondary School, Sekhon opted to stay in Merritt and did not go to university, but rather started his career in the grocery business.

Sekhon said he’s more of a people person and he wanted a job that dealt more with the public so he decided to go into retail.

However, Sekhon didn’t limit

himself to one form of business. Many Merrittonians might remem-ber he had two video stores in Merritt and a photography shop he helped his wife run.

He also owned the Intown Inn for 28 years during his time in Merritt.

“I think if you manage your time properly, there’s so much extra that you can do, and [it can] make your time more valuable and make your life more enjoyable,” Sekhon said.

“I enjoyed doing all the different stuff in town. Wherever there was an opportunity, we jumped right into it.”

Sekhon was also the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce president for five years, president of the Merritt Centennials for four years and the first president of the Punjabi-Canadian Roots Club.

Sekhon said the grocery business is a hands-on one, and managing people can be tougher than manag-ing the business itself.

Sekhon still plans to come back to Merritt for community events such as fundraisers, he said.

“That’s where our roots started, and we appreciate everything Merritt did for us and we are where we are because of Merritt,” Sekhon said.

Moving to Kelowna has now sparked “a whole new beginning” in Sekhon’s life.

Although he’ll have more free time and this will be the first year he doesn’t work on Boxing Day or New Year’s Day, Sekhon said he doesn’t plan to quit working cold turkey and sit back and enjoy retire-ment life quite yet.

“No, I think it’s too early for that,” Sekhon said. “I’m still going to be looking for another challenge again.”

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Most of us would not knowingly ingest a toxic substance or breathe poisonous fumes. It is challeng-ing to maintain the

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Last month I had an elderly male patient enter my office complaining of sciatica (leg pain that refers from the low back). He simply assumed that the pain in his groin and front of his thigh was originating from his back because he had experi-enced symptoms similar to this before and ended up having low back surgery to correct it.

Although the leg pain he was describing could have been originating from his low back, a detailed examination of that area revealed nothing significant.

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So, I started him on a light stretching and strengthening program for the muscles in and around the hip joint. He also received some chiropractic treatment of the muscles and the actual joint.

This gentleman could also have benefited from losing a few pounds. Every pound extra he carried meant three pounds more stress on his hip joint when walking.

Jokingly, we decided that he should not con-sider taking up sprinting but instead should start a pool exercise program. This allowed him to use the muscles and move the joint without putting too much pressure on the areas that were affected by the arthritis. Within a short period of time, his ability to walk was signifi-cantly improved and the intensity of the leg pain was much less.

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All games scheduled to play at NICOLA VALLEY MEMORIAL ARENA 2075 Mamette Ave., Merritt

vs. Salmon Arm Silverbacks Friday, December 20 - 7:30 pm

This goal was HUGE! Cuglietta’s winner in double OT salvages otherwise dismal Cents’ weekend

By Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

Should this year’s edition of the Merritt Centennials successfully make the BCHL play-offs two months from now, they may well look back to Sunday’s game against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks as a season-maker.

Floundering in recent weeks due to injuries and illness, and winners of just two games of their last eight games, the struggling Cents battled back from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Backs 5-4 in double overtime.

“It was a big game for us, and a big win,” said Merritt head coach and

GM Luke Pierce.The dramatic come-

from-behind victory came less than 48 hours after Merritt had suffered a crushing 2-0 road loss to the West Kelowna Warriors — the Cents’ fourth defeat in a row to their cross-Connector rivals.

Things couldn’t have gone much worse at the outset on Sunday. A sloppy opening period saw the Cents quickly fall behind 4-1. Landon Smith, Nick Fidanza, Mitch Ferguson and Blake Box all found the twine behind Merritt goalie Russell Sanderson, while only Sam Johnson could reply for the Centennials on the pow-erplay.

With Devin Kero replacing Sanderson between the pipes to start the second period, the Cents finally woke up. They peppered Salmon Arm starting netminder Angus Redmond with 16 shots and were rewarded at 18:41 when Zach Hartley picked up his fifth of the year to bring his team to within two.

The Merritt onslaught continued in the final 20 minutes of regulation as both Shane Poulsen and Peyton Schaefer tal-lied midway through the period to send the contest to extra innings.

The OT hero for the Centennials was Diego Cuglietta who simply would not be denied. At 3:43 of the second period of overtime, the Kamloops minor hockey product pounded the puck past Redmond from in close to secure the Cents’ win and just maybe save their season.

Merritt outshot Salmon Arm 45-28 and scored the only power-play goal on four com-bined chances for the two teams.

Over in West Kelowna on Friday night, the Centennials’ misfor-tunes versus the Warriors continued. Despite play-ing well for much of the game, the Cents simply could not beat Andy Desautels in the WK net. Jordan Masters and Matt Anholt tallied for the win-ners in a three-minute span during the second period.

Merritt’s weekend split of games came at quite a cost. Sebastien Paré was lost to the team for two games for his blow to the head of Ben Tegtmeyer in Friday night’s tilt. Dane Birks was tossed from Sunday’s game following a check from behind pen-alty in the first period.

The biggest loss to the Cents’ team, however, was the serious injury to Devin Oakes, who sustained a badly broken jaw and mutiple facial lacerations on a bad hit by the Silverback’s Jack Berezan, also early in the first period.

Merritt hosts Salmon Arm this Friday to close out its pre-Christmas schedule.

BCHL STANDINGS to Dec. 17

Team GP W L T OTL PTS

Penticton 35 24 7 1 3 52Vernon 35 19 9 3 4 45Salmon Arm 35 18 11 1 5 42West Kelowna 32 18 11 1 2 39Merritt 35 18 14 2 1 39Trail 35 7 25 2 1 17

INTERIOR DIVISION


Langley 37 22 11 1 3 48Prince George 34 20 10 2 2 44Coquitlam 34 16 15 0 3 35Surrey 35 15 19 1 0 31Chilliwack 35 7 25 1 2 17

MAINLAND DIVISION


Victoria 36 22 9 3 2 49Powell River 33 22 7 2 2 48Nanaimo 36 18 17 0 1 37Cowichan Valley 36 13 22 0 1 27Alberni Valley 35 9 20 2 4 24

ISLAND DIVISION

OVERTIME MAGIC The Merritt Centennials’ Diego Cuglietta (8) puts home the game win-ning goal in the Cents’ thrilling 5-4 victory over the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks in double overtime on Sunday. Jeff Wight (21) and Jake Clifford drew assists. The same two teams meet again this Friday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Ian Webster/Herald

Sloan secures spot on 2014 Web.com TourBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

Merritt professional golfer Roger Sloan shot a sensational final round nine-under-par 63 at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament in La Quinta, Calif. on Tuesday of this week to finish in a tie for 15th place overall and earn a place on the 2014 Web.com Tour. Sloan earned $10,000 for his efforts.

In a grueling six-round marathon held over just as many days, Sloan posted scores of 68-70-72-70-72-63 on the West Jack Nicklaus and Stadium courses for a total of 415, 14 strokes behind win-ner Zack Fischer from Texas.

The 2014 season will be Sloan’s second on the Web.com Tour. In 2013, the 26-year-old University of Texas-El

Paso graduate took part in 18 events, finishing in the top 10 twice and in the top 25 three times.

Sloan’s best single result on the 2013

Web.com Tour was a sixth-place finish at the Midwest Classic in July. His official Tour earnings last year were $54,613.

Merritt’s Roger Sloan, shown competing in this year’s RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf and Country Club in Oakville, Ont. File photo


SPORTS


There was great high school basketball action in town this past week.

The MSS Panthers junior girls squad hosted an eight-team tourna-ment on the weekend that saw a total of 11 games played on Friday and Saturday at the Merritt Secondary School gymnasium.

The junior Panthers went 2-1 to finish fifth in their home tournament. Their wins were against the Princeton Rebels (60-10) and the Oliver Hornets (32-19), while their only loss was to the St. Ann’s Crusaders by a score of 39-25.

Leading scorers in

the tournament for the Merritt Secondary junior girls team were Montana Leverre (34 pts.), Savannah Stewart (20 pts.) and Chloe Burnham (16 pts.)

The MSS senior girls basketball team also took part in the week-end junior tournament as a last-minute fill-in for an out-of-town team that dropped out.

Playing strictly an exhibition schedule, the short-staffed senior squad managed to go undefeated in tying Penticton High (22-22) on Friday night and then beating Oliver (31-13) and Princeton (35-13) on Saturday.

Leading scorers for the MSS senior girls

were Jaycee Chenier (25 pts.) and Kaitlyn Suzuki (12 pts.)

The tournament’s championship game on Saturday night saw Nechako Valley Secondary from Vanderhoof prevail over the Valleyview Vikes from Kamloops 57-43.

On Thursday of last week, the MSS junior boys were edged 52-41 by the visiting Sa-Hali Sabres. The Panthers held the lead through-out the first two quarters but came up short in a back-and-forth second half.

Exact point totals were not available, but the leading scorer for the MSS junior boys was Evan Sahota.

Dakota Grismer-Voght and Cohen McCormack also had strong games.

On Monday night of this week, Merritt Secondary’s two Grade 8 teams hosted Princeton in a pair of exhibition games.

In a thrilling girls’ contest, the visiting Rebels edged the host team 33-32. Top scor-ers for the Panthers were Kerragan Selman (8 pts.) and Jensen Cavaliere (4 pts.)

The score was not as close in the junior boys’ game as Princeton topped Merritt 47-27. Leading point-getters for the Panthers were Sam McNiven (9 pts.), Fred Ware (6 pts.) and Darius Sam (5 pts.)


The Merritt Otters Swim Club held their second PB (personal best) meet of the winter maintenance season on Saturday morning at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre.

Over 40 swimmers, ranging in age from four to 15, took part in the

two-hour event under the guidance of head coach Leroy Slanzi and his team of junior assistants.

A total of 35 new per-sonal best times were set by the enthusiastic young swimmers in attendance. The next PB meet will be in January.

For more information on Otter activities, con-tact club registrar Josée Warren at 378-0480.

In other swimming news, Merritt Otter grad-uate Taylor Carmichael was among 490 swim-mers who competed in the MJB Classic meet in Kamloops on the week-end.

The 15-year-old Carmichael, who now swims out of Kamloops, made the finals in the 50 Free, 50 Fly and 100 Free events.

Otters hold second PB meet

Atom House

The LNB atoms had a great weekend, winning three of their four games and finishing second in their own six-team tournament.

Friday night, Jake Buxton’s hat trick paced the Jr. Cents to a 4-1 win over West Kelowna. Graycin Nicholls scored Merritt’s other goal.

On Saturday morning, the LNB team battled back from an early two-goal deficit to upset Chase 7-4. Goals came from Buxton, Indiana Joe and game MVP Jayden Story.

In semi-final action on Sunday morning, the Merritt side again fell behind 2-0 before rebound-ing to edge Seafair from

Richmond 5-4. Buxton and Story once again took care of the scoring for Merritt while netminder Manjot Panghli earned MVP hon-ours for his outstanding play.

After three amazing games, the LNB squad simply ran out of steam in the championship game Sunday afternoon, losing to a powerhouse team from Clearwater. Buxton had Merritt’s only two goals.

“Though it was a hand-ful of players who scored our goals, what you don’t see on the scoresheet is the tremendous team effort it took to win those three games,” said LNB head coach Shane Jarvie. “It was the hard backchecking, puck passing, positive attitude and

perseverence of every player that made the weekend so successful.

“What could be more exciting than to be in the finals of your own home tournament?” added Jarvie.

“All of the coaches and parents can’t adequately express how proud they are of their team’s effort.”

Atom Development

The Fountain Tire atoms traveled to Vernon on the weekend and tied the Jr. Vipers 4-4. Max Graham paced the Merritt attack with two goals while Chase Cooke and Matthew Newman tallied once each. Assists went to Breanna Ouellet (2), Cooke and Tryton Bose.

Peewee Rep

The Ramada Inn pee-wees got two goals apiece from Nicholas Anscomb

and Spencer Vaughan in a 6-3 Merritt victory over the Salmon Arm Jr. Silverbacks on Saturday.

Other scorers for the Jr.

Cents were Justin Tighe and Liam Kelly.

Colton Macauley went the distance in net to pick up the win.

MINOR HOCKEY REPORT

HS basketball season heating up

RUNNERS-UP The LNB atom house team finished second in their own six-team tournament on the week-end. (Back row, left to right) coaches Shane Jarvie, Dean Rednap and Gary Dixon. (Middle row) Jayden Etchart, Jayden Story, Korbin Blachford, Spencer Nagata, Brodie Sterling, Dayton Gregg, Mathias Rednap and Hayden Ellis. (Front row) Karson Peat, Jaden Narcisse, Zach Dixon, Indiana Joe, Graycin Nicholls, Carson Anscomb, Colby Garcia, Beau Paterson and Cameron Nicholls. (Goalie) Manjot Panghli. Ian Webster/Herald

OTTERS PB SWIMMERSGabe Baird 50 BreastShaine Janzen 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Free, 100 FreeIsaac Asselstine 50 Free, 100 FreeEvin Baird 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 IMCameron Parno 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 IMCruz Slanzi 50 Breast, 100 FreeKoen Hales 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Free, 100 FreeRoger Colwell 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Free, 100 FreeJamie Neill 50 Breast, 50 Back, 100 Fly Haley Zabek 50 Breast, 50 back, 100 FlyRahul Chhabra 50 BackSumeeti Chhabra 100 FlyRiya Chhabra 100 FreeAvery Warren 50 Breast, 100 Free

MAKING A BIG SPLASH Turtle swimmer Daniel Skotnicki gets some help from junior coach Tyrel Narciso at the Merritt Otters PB meet on Saturday at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre. Photo courtesy of Stef Zabek

JUMPIN’ FOR JOY Referee Gian Cavaliere prepares to toss the ball at centre to open the Merritt Secondary School home basketball season last Thursday. At centre for the MSS junior girls is Haley Zabek. The opposition was Sa-Hali from Kamloops. The junior girls’ squad hosted an eight-team tournament on the weekend. Ian Webster/Herald

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Merritt Dance SocietyLinda Sanford: 250-378-6109Merritt Duplicate Bridge ClubTuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’ Centre 250-378-5550 Merritt Elks Lodge ClubsSecond & Fourth Wednesday 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-378-9788Merritt Lawn BowlingSun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m. 250-378-2950Merritt Lions ClubFirst & Third Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509Merritt Moms PrenatalPost Natal Support group. Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. 250-378-2252Merritt Mountain Biking Assoc. Wednesdays 6 p.m. - rideE: [email protected]: #merrittbikingNavy League Cadets of CanadaWednesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Cadet Hall - Ages 9-13 welcome 250-280-6944Merritt Snowmobile ClubSecond Tuesday 7 p.m.Civic Centre 250-315-1082Merritt’s Women in BusinessSecond Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Merritt Desert Inn 250-315-5851Nicola Naturalist SocietyThird Thursday - 7:00 p.m.NVIT. www.nicolanaturalists.caN.V. 4-H ClubSecond Tuesday - 6:30 p.m.Central School - 250-378-5028Nicola Valley Better BreathersThird Wednesdays 1 p.m.Trinity United - 250-378-6266 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays 7 p.m - MSS Music Room

250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894NVCACMeets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm at The Art Gallery. 250-378-6515 www.nvartscouncil.comN.V. Dirt Riders AssociationLast Wednesday 7 p.m. Garden Sushi - Scott: 250-378-3502 N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday 7 p.m.2145 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-5925N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.)Third Wednesday 7 p.m.2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House250-378-0349N.V. Quilters GuildFirst & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-4172N.V. Search & RescueSecond Monday 7 p.m. at the airport - 250-378-6769 N.V. Thrift StoreFirst Tuesday - NVGH basement 250-378-9100N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday - 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536One Way Krew Youth GroupTuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911Pathfi ndersMondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Patricia Rebekah LodgeSecond & Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. Lawn Bowling Club Rocky Mnt. Rangers CadetsTuesdays 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250-572-3775

Royal Canadian Legion #96Executive Mtg. Second Thursday 6 p.m. - Regular Mtg. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena - 250-378-5631Royal PurpleFirst & Third Mondays 1:00 p.m. - Down-stairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-6788Rotary Club of MerrittEvery Thursday - NoonBrambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535Sagebrush Spinners and Weavers GuildTamarack Gardens every other Thursday at 11:00 AM Bev at 250-378-2787. Rotary Club of Merritt - SunriseEvery Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles BakerySeniors’ Mixed CurlingMondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539Soup BowlTuesdays 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Anglican Church HallSparks Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410Teen CentreMondays & Fridays 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. 250-378-48782 4 UFirst & Third Tuesdays 2 p.m. at the HospiceSociety - Sue 250-378-2717or Bonnie 250-315-0179Valley Scrapbooking250-936-8298Valley Visual Artists General club informationFran McMurchy - 250-378-4230Vintage Car Club - MerrittSecond Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. Ska-Lu-La WorkshopAl - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250-378-4195

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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FATHER CHRISTMAS AT BAILLIE HOUSEDec. 19 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Come and visit Father Christmas in a herit-age setting. Take your own photos or we will take photos. Donations appreciated but not required.

CELEBRATE-A-LIFE TREE Merritt Hospice will once again offer the oppor tunity for people to hang a tag in mem-ory of a loved one on the Celebrate-A-Life Tree at Extra Foods. Remembering a loved one with a tag on the Tree is often helpful at this dif ficult time of the year. Volunteers will be at the Tree December 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a supply of tags and Hospice

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COMMUNITY CAROLING Sunday Dec. 22 6 p.m.-9 p.m. This is a free event to help spread Christmas Cheer. Open to all ages. We will meet at Spirit Square. We are asking par ticipants to bring an item for the N.V. & Dist. Food Bank to help restock shelves for the lean times in Jan. FMI con-tact Teresa 315-4866

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Navy League is in need of officer’s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our chil-

dren are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are interested in becoming a par t of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Debra 250-280-4086 or email at [email protected]

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NVCAC CONCERT COMMITTEE Will be hosting a Matinee per formance on Feb. 1st - Murray Hatfield and Teresa, Canada’s Master Illusionists and Magician of the year 2012. Tickets are available at Black’s Pharmacy

NEWBARK RESCUE Newbark Rescue & Rehoming Merritt Branch, are always looking for foster fam-ilies. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they find a fur-ever home, please contact Margie at [email protected].

NV REMOTE CONTROL FLYERS We are star ting a new club in town for flying model aircraft. We fly at various loca-tions around town. New members wel-come. For more info, call Jack 250-378-4371.

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Crib & Whist 7 p.m.Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m.Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Cour t Whist 7 p.m.Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. (third week - shut-in lucheon) Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m.All seniors welcome.

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

3 yrs old 14” Stilt chopsaw, 2 triangle road slayer and 2 tie down straps like new. Asking 1/2 price for all. 250-378-2889

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT1 unit available,

1st oor unit ideal for seniors

Available Jan. 1, 2014

$750/month incl. heat & laundry.$100 OFF 1ST

MONTHS RENTNewly renovated units“Clapperton Manor”

2775 Clapperton Ave.250-315-8340

NICOLA APARTMENTS

Clean one and two

bedroom. Starting at

$600/month.NO PETS

250-378-9880SUMMIT

APARTMENTSBrand new 2 bedroom apartments

References required.NO PETS,

NO SMOKING.250-280-7644

Completely reno’d 3 bdrm condo, with 2 bath, lg laundry room with w/d like new, all new curtains, fully furnished, all new beds, avail Dec. 1st. 250-378-7279 or 378-5915

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentOne bdrm for one adult only. N/S, N/P, heat & cable incl. $550/mon. Ref’s. 250-378-2954

Duplex / 4 PlexAvailable Dec 15 or Jan 1st 4 bedroom, 2 bath 1/2 duplex, fenced yard, plenty of parking, perfect family house, lots of space to spread out. Fridge, stove, washer and dryer hook-ups. Rec room downstairs. Perfect shared rent situation - 2 bedrooms up and 2 bed-rooms down. $975 per month plus utilities with a 1 year lease or $1025 per month with a month to month, DD re-quired. Please phone to ar-range viewing, 250-376-3320. No dogs, cats are okay.

Misc for Rent

MERRITT

1 bdrm Apt. $575 inc heat. Plus hydro.

1 bdrm Apt. $600 plus hydro.

1 bdrm townhouse. $600 plus hydro.

1 bdrm Suite in Heritage Home. $700 plus hydro.

2 bdrm Suite in Heritage Home. $850 plus hydro.

2 bdrm duplex. $700 plus utilities.



3 bdrm in fourplex. $800 plus hydro.

2 bdrm in Sixplex. $700 inc utilities..

(Lower Nicola)

2 bdrm house. $750 plus utilities.




3 bdrm Upper level of home. $1000 plus utilities.

3 bdrm house in Sunshine Valley.

$1400 plus utilities.

3 bdrm furnished house on Acreage. Temporary. $1500 plus utilities.

1988 Quilchena Ave.

November 19, 2013

250-378-1996 Call for all of your Residential

or Commercial PropertyManagement needs!

MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICESProperty Manager:

Lynda Etchart

3 bdrm house on the Bench. $1400/mon. Avail. Immediately 250-378-5276.

Rentals

Mobile Homes & Pads

2 bedroom mobile home. Available immediately. Wash-er, dryer, fridge, stove, heat and light. $925 per month. 250-378-0887Available January 1st, 2 bed-room duplex. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, heat and light. Small fenced yard. $950 per month 250-378-0887

Homes for Rent4 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 living room, house for rent. Very large and spacious. Available immedi-ately. Nice and clean. With ja-cuzzi tub. Everything included. 250-378-4392

Rooms for Rent1 furnished room in 2 story house on hobby farm, very peaceful, no pets, no drugs. Smoking outside. 12 min. from Merritt. 250-378-4476

Rentals

Townhouses

GLENN WALKERTOWNHOMESAvailable Jan. 4, 2014

• 3 Bedrooms• 1.5 Bathrooms

• Appliances• Carport Parking

• Patio• Close to Shops

• Close to Schools$850/month plus utilities

Please email for an appointment:

[email protected]

3 bdrm townhouse, quiet cul-de-sac, 1 1/2 bath, sm fenced yd, pets neg. $950 incl. gas. 250-682-0844

Transportation

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Houses For Sale Houses For Sale

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• Divorce? • Bankrupt?

IF YOU WORK,YOU DRIVE

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Transportation

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Transportation

Trucks & Vans2005 Chevy Uplander van with remote start. $3900 obo 250-378-5519

2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Long-box Model ST 4x4, Checkered tool box, headache rack and 2 sets of tires. $18,000 obo. 144,000km 250-378-4476

Auto Financing

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Quality products,

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It’s never too early to start planning for the future.

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed ProfessionalConsultant on Aging

call me at: 250.315.0241

E-mail: [email protected]

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

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

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IVAN’S SIDINGSALES & SERVICE

• Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding• Aluminum Sof t, Fascia & Eavestroughs

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

SERVING THENICOLA VALLEYFOR 40 YEARS!

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9am - 9pm

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• ATV’s • Snowmobiles,

• Household Goods

• Monthly & Yearly Rates

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

S AGE UNITSSELF STORAGE UNITS

Full-time Watchman on site

Starting @

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2 FULL TIME DENTISTS & ORTHODONTIST ON SITE

Dr. Sunil Malhotra Dr. Jaspal Sarao


OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY APPROVED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE

• Tune Ups • Brakes • Exhaust

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

• Air Conditioning Service

FRANK’S MECHANICAL SERVICE

2026 Mamette Avenue 250-378-1322

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

Custom Sheet MetalAtlas RV Parts & Repairs

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

PLUMBING & HEATINGPLUMBING & HEATING

HACHACKELEELECTRIC

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

Residential & Commercial

Over 30 years experience

ELECTRICALEE

Learn to Play PianoLearn to Play Piano

Brenda’s Piano Studio

Phone 250.315.0340 for details

All Ages WelcomePIANO TEACHERPIANO TEACHER

RESTAURANTRESTAURANTWRAPS: Butter Chicken,

Chicken Tikka, Fish

Tikka, Shahi Paneer

& Falafel Only $4.99

6 ITEM COMBOS JUMBO COMBO

Starting at $6.99 9 ITEMS - Only $10.99

3683 Dewolf Way, beside ESSO Gas

250-936-88117 days a week 11 am - 8:30 pm

Fast Food Made Fresh & Healthy

GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS WITH FRESH, CLEAN CARPETSFRESH

www.tbmcleaningandrestoration.comTF: 1-877-612-0909

EMERGENCY FLOOD SERVICES• INSURANCE CLAIMS Working with insurance adjusters

to restore your home!

250-378-9410

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

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

IN MERRITT EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY!

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MORTGAGE BROKER

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Call Harry Howard (250)378-9177

Use the equity in

your home to

Consolidate Debt,

Top Up RRSPs,

or Tackle Renovations.

[email protected] • www.harryhoward.ca

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MERRITT TREE SERVICE• Fully insured, certi ed faller• WSBC covered• Dangerous tree assessment

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CALL JIM at 250-378-4212CALL JIM at 250-378-4212Solutions for your tree problems!Solutions for your tree problems!

Schedule your FREE Estimate

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MERRITTMOBILE RADIO REPAIR

Office: 604-795-4224 Cell: 250-280-6115Fax: 604-795-4228

Where personalized service is our Motto

Ray Clark4492 Iron Mountain [email protected]

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inc.CALL 250-315-5074

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL • sidewalks and driveways included • sanding • salting • anti-icing

NEW EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCED OPERATORS - FULLY INSURED • large eet means quick response times.

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