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Arson charges laid in weekend house fi re

Two local women have been charged with arson after a Quilchena Avenue house fire on Jan. 11.

Merritt RCMP members received a call about the fire around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday. None of the occupants of the house were injured in the blaze, and it was extinguished with minimal damage to the home, RCMP report.

One of the residents of the home reported he received threatening text messages from an acquaintance earlier in the evening, which stated that she would light his mother’s house on fire after a disagreement.

Less than an hour later, his neighbours reported the home’s front entrance on fire.

Several neighbours reported they witnessed two women light-

ing the fire and a vehicle leaving the scene. The neighbours were able to provide descriptions of the suspects.

RCMP located the suspects at their Merritt residence and both were arrested without inci-dent.

Jalissa Weymouth and Patricia Clarke, both 22, were arrested and charged with arson. Clarke is also charged with uttering threats.

None of the allegations against the women have been proven in court.

Both women appeared before a judge on Jan. 13 and were released on an undertaking with conditions. They are scheduled to re-appear in court on Feb. 4 and enter a plea.

The file is still under investi-gation.

SPCA recommending animal cruelty charges in horse cases

The BCSPCA is recommend-ing the Crown lay animal cruelty charges against four people it believes neglected their horses.

In one case, four emaci-ated horses were seized from a Merritt-area property in November. Since then, three have been put down and the fourth is recovering.

Those four horses are part of a larger group that have since been taken from the property. The exact number of horses could not be released.

BCSPCA senior animal pro-

tection officer Kent Kokoska said it could take days or perhaps months before the organization finds out if the Crown will move ahead with the charges, which the SPCA will submit to the Crown in the com-ing weeks.

“There are times the charges get rejected and different things, so we’ll just have to see how it plays out,” Kokoska said.

The BCSPCA is currently dealing with six other significant investigations pertaining to hors-es it believes were neglected.

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The new general manager of the now former Quilchena Ranch says most of its employees will retain their jobs, although he’s not making any guarantees.

“I’m not going to guarantee people’s jobs if I don’t even know who they are yet, and I also don’t know whether they’re any good or anything else,” Joe Gardner, general manager of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company, told the Herald.

Gardner, who’s been with the ranch for 35 years, said the com-pany is currently reviewing and evaluating staff of Quilchena Ranch to determine who will be retained and who will not. Douglas Lake purchased the his-toric ranch at the beginning of January.

“I am prepared to say, because I know most of them and because I’ve watched [from] next door – 35 years we’ve been neighbours – that most employees will retain their jobs,”

Gardner said. Jobs of seasonal workers from

the hotel and the golf course will need to be re-applied for, Gardner said.

An accountant and a cow boss of the Quilchena Ranch had to be let go by the former owners as the Douglas Lake Ranch has people in those positions.

It was part of the purchase agreement that those two employees would not be retained, Gardner said.

“We don’t need another cow boss, we got one of those,” Gardner said. “They also had an accountant. Well, we already have an accountant. We didn’t need theirs so he [Guy Rose] had to lay off an accountant.”

The vacated management positions will be filled by Douglas Lake Ranch employees and new hires if needed, Gardner said.

“We’ll have new management people; some which are existing already within this company and will just be taking on more work, and maybe some new ones that will be needed,” Gardner said.

Gardner said he’s always thought the Quilchena Ranch would fit the Douglas Lake Ranch “like a glove if it were ever to become available.”

“I never actually did think it would become available, but when it did, we were very inter-ested,” Gardner said.

No details on the share-pur-chase agreement by the Douglas Lake Ranch will be released, Gardner said.

“We bought the companies and we amalgamated them, so the only company left is the Douglas Lake Cattle Company,” Gardner said.

The Quilchena General Store, the Quilchena Hotel and Quilchena golf course will all maintain their names, though they are now owned and oper-ated by the Douglas Lake Cattle Company, Gardner said.

Only the Quilchena Cattle Company name will disappear, he said, as cattle operations merge with those of the Douglas Lake Ranch.

Gardner confirmed there

are no plans to subdivide the Quilchena land and the intention is to assume control of running Quilchena Ranch as part of Douglas Lake Ranch.

“We want to run the store, the hotel and the RV park and the golf course as a business, and try and make some money with it, and we want to continue to run cattle on the rest of the ranch,” Gardner said.

The Douglas Lake Ranch now adds 28,000 to their 164,000 acres of private land.

Gardner described this acqui-sition as a historic one.

“This is a historic deal in the grasslands of the Nicola Valley. It’s taken two, long-term, viable, steady ranches and put them together. I believe that will enhance and protect the grass-lands and the cattle industry in the Nicola Valley,” Gardner said.

The number of cattle run by the Douglas Lake Ranch and Quilchena Ranch in the past will not change, but they will be man-aged as one.

The trademarked Douglas

Lake Cattle Company beef is being brought back and will be available at Quilchena, Gardner said.

“When the hotel’s open again this spring, you will be able to buy Douglas Lake steak,” Gardner said.

The Quilchena Ranch used to allow hunting on its private land. However, the new owners will not.

“We do not allow people to hunt on our private land,” Gardner said.

“As far as other issues with other groups and clubs and everything about access to Crown lands, we have no control over that. We’re only trying to control what happens on our deeded land,” Gardner said.

Gardner said the company’s Crown grazing license only gives them the right to graze cattle on certain Crown lands and doesn’t give them the right to exclude people for any purpose on that land.

“We’ve just got the grazing right,” Gardner said.

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More flu vaccines coming to MerrittNicola Valley health-care institu-

tions are getting more flu vaccines to meet the higher than usual demand from Merrittonians. Pharmasave’s pharmacy manager

Ken Dyer told the Herald demand for the vaccine right now is above normal.

“We’ve been very busy,” Dyer said.

“Normally in January we’re start-ing to taper off on our vaccinations, but we’ve had this burst of activity in the last week or two,” Dyer said. “A lot of people [are] interested in getting the flu shot who haven’t been vaccinated already.”On Jan. 9, about 15 people came

to the pharmacy seeking the flu vac-cine, Dyer said.However, the store’s supply has

run out and it is in the process of ordering more.“We had 30 doses earlier this

week and we’ve gone through those already,” Dyer said last week.It’s not usually difficult to

receive enough vaccines to meet the demand, he said.“Usually the province has an

abundance and it has more vaccine than is called for,” Dyer said, noting the prevalence of the flu in the media has likely stirred a higher demand than usual. Dyer said the provincial govern-

ment usually buys enough vaccine to immunize about 30 per cent of the population.

Local public health nurse Megan Omasta said the hospital’s public health unit has a limited amount of flu vaccine left.She said they have made a request

for more.Omasta also said she’s seen a

slight increase in demand for the vac-cine at the public health unit.“We normally have a surge of

people wanting flu shots in January, so it’s normal, but just a little bit higher than normal,” Omasta said.

Dr. Rob Parker, senior medical health officer for the Interior Health Authority, said IH has used up about 95 per cent of its flu vaccine stock — consisting of 190,000 doses — most of which was used in November and December.

“We still have it in all of our health unit locations, I’ve checked. But if people are looking at pharma-cies, it may be hit and miss,” Parker said.

Parker said there isn’t a shortage of the vaccine as health units are carrying it, and it is commonplace to have used most of their stock to immunize people prior to peak flu season in January.“We’re not out yet. We’ve got vac-

cine. I’m just saying we may not have enough to resupply each and every pharmacy,” Parker said.Parker told the Herald there had

been 51 reports of lab-confirmed cases of influenza within IH as of Jan. 9.

“That represents only a small por-tion of all the people out there with influenza,” Parker said, noting not everyone who contracts the flu sees a doctor. They also may never have their illness confirmed to be the flu.

“The absolute number of lab con-firmed cases in one way is irrelevant. What it does give us is a bit of a trend,” he said.Although not every one of these

cases has been defined as a specific strain of the flu yet, Parker said that so far, all of them have come back as H1N1.

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The City of Merritt will have the provincial government’s ear on the topic of the city’s socio-economic needs.

Members of the Merritt Integration Project, comprised of representatives from social service providers, is work-ing with the mayor to develop a strategic plan to present to ministers at a meeting between the mayor and council and provincial ministers, including Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux, on Merritt’s socio-economic needs.

The Merritt

Integration Project involves representatives from Interior Health, Service Canada, BC Housing, ASK Wellness and Interior Community Services, among many others.

“They’re the perfect group to come up with a strategic plan for our community as a whole,” Merritt Mayor Susan Roline told the Herald.

The date of this meet-ing and the ministries that

will be involved is still to be determined.

On Tuesday at the reg-ular city council meeting, Roline informed council she received a phone call from one of Cadieux’s aides in December inquiring about the letter they sent to the minister requesting a meeting.

Roline said he sug-gested they meet with multiple ministers as the city wants to look into multiple socio-economic

areas such as housing, education and health.

The mayor said he also suggested presenting something to the ministers they can work on with the City of Merritt.

Thus, Roline began developing a strategic plan with the Merritt Integration Project.

“I’ll continue to work with them and bring information to council as we move through this process, and then we’ll go back to the ministry and set up the times that we’re able to meet with them on this project,” Roline told council.

Roline told the Herald that in addition to Cadieux, ministers such as Jobs, Tourism and Skills

Training Minister Shirley Bond and Housing Minister Rich Coleman will likely be among those who attend the meeting.

Through the plan and the meeting, the group will look at ways to improve Merritt’s socio-economic situation, Roline told the Herald.

“Through your strate-gic plan, you set out pri-orities, so we would have our community’s priorities so the ministers would know what [those are],” Roline said.

The Merritt Integration Project has been meeting since last March and one of its functions is to inform peo-ple of the services Merritt has to offer, Roline said.

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LNG fuel station gets go-aheadNo objections from the public

about a potential liquified natu-ral gas station in Merritt were brought forward on Tuesday, but city council still had some con-cerns of their own before approv-ing the application.

Ultimately, city council unani-mously approved both the tem-porary use permit and a develop-ment permit for a temporary set up and a permanent station on a piece of property next to the Wagon West Travel Plaza, which is owned by the corporation ENN Canada.

The City of Merritt requested citizens attend the regular council meeting with any concerns they might have had regarding the application for a one-year tem-porary use permit allowing the LNG station, but it was Coun. Dave Baker’s concern regarding traffic flow to the LNG station site that dominated the discus-sion.

There are two entrances to the property, one via Gordon Street coming off of the traffic lights along Voght Street, and the

other from Airport Road.Baker said he did not want

trucks to access the station by turning off on to Gordon Street.

“We don’t need anymore traf-fic on that stretch of road there,” Baker said.

He said he wanted a stipula-tion that the trucks using the fuel-ling station should only be able to access it via Airport Road.

City of Merritt planning and development manager Sean O’Flaherty said ENN had spent money on engineering to design truck traffic flows to enter from one of the streets and exit from the other.

Baker said he thought the time it takes for a commercial truck to make a left at the lights on Gor-don Street on to Voght Street can result in the green light changing back to red by the time one truck completes the turn.

“I think we’re going to have nothing but problems with our residents as well as other people getting out of Wal-Mart, getting out of Boston Pizza, if we allow them to use that road,” Baker said.

John Chisholm, project man-ager for ENN Canada, told

council the company believes there is not enough room on the property for commercial trucks to make a U-turn back out on to Airport Road.

Chisholm said ENN doesn’t wish to increase traffic to resi-dents going through the area, but pointed out the Gordon Street route is already being used by the Husky truck stop.

Coun. Mike Goetz suggested extending the length of time on the censors of the lights at the Voght Street and Gordon Avenue intersection to compensate for Baker’s concern.

“Let’s be honest, we’re not going to get a whole lot more traffic than what’s already up there right now,” Goetz said. “It’s just [that] they’re going to be running LNG rather than diesel.”

The company wants to begin operations immediately and will be able to do so through the temporary use permit until the permanent station is built. The permanent station is expected to take between six and 10 months to complete.

“The temporary use permit is the city’s mechanism to ensure that temporary operations dis-

continue within one year, and that the permanent station is built,” O’Flaherty told council.

Chisholm told the Herald that ENN is ready to build the perma-nent station and tentatively plans to break ground in May.

ENN also hopes to have the permanent station complete by the end of this year.

The temporary mobile station is set to be up and running by the middle of February, he said.

The LNG fuelling station will provide commercial truck companies with a cheaper and cleaner alternative to diesel fuel. The trucking industry could save up to 40 per cent in fuel costs from switching from diesel to LNG, and the Merritt environment could benefit from the cleaner-burning fuel source if trucks switch from diesel to LNG.

The permanent station stands to bring in 11 jobs to the city.

The temporary use permit was approved subject to an emergency plan acceptable to the Merritt Fire Chief, and the development permit was approved subject to a bond being received for landscaping.

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CPO report to councilThe following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular coun-cil meeting agenda from Jan. 14, 2014.

Merritt Community Policing OfficeDecember 2013 month-end report

Asset Development CommitteeThe asset committee continues to

meet monthly at MSS so youth can actively participate and have a voice. The committee is looking forward to planning the Youth Celebration Night in the spring to celebrate youth who are making positive contributions to the community. We are working with the youth on publicizing youth clubs in the community and finding easier ways to navigate the system for youth to actively participate. “Toilet Talk” is now a part of the MSS bathrooms. These mounted posters in stalls are a means of providing health information on to the youth.

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Crime Stoppers continues to receive tips and some have resulted in payouts. The board continues to focus on rais-ing the program’s profile in the Nicola Valley and fundraising to support the program.

Foot PatrolVolunteer foot patrols are ongoing

at the CPO. Volunteers are consis-tently walking the downtown core and visiting the places the CPO has identi-fied as “hot spots” on Mondays and Wednesday afternoons, despite the cold weather season.

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The Bright Red Bookshelf continues to be a huge success. The CPO has hundreds of books that get cleaned and labelled and ready to be sent to book-shelves around the community.

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MADD CanadaThe CPO partnered with the

local MADD Canada co-ordinator to distribute brown paper bags to three local elementary schools. The premise of the program is to have students decorate the bags with colourful art-work to further the “don’t drink and drive” message over the holidays.

Speed WatchSpeed Watch is currently on hiatus

for the winter but did join the local RCMP Traffic Service on a couple of road checks over the holiday season. Volunteers were on hand to distribute pertinent driver safety information and some holiday cheer!

Social PlanningNicola Valley Shelter and Support

Society: The community development co-ordinator continues to work from the CPO, evaluating housing needs as well as managing the Extreme Weather Shelter. The shelter has been open since Nov. 1 and continues to be accessed by people requiring housing assistance.

Merritt Integration Project: The group met early in November, when we gave an update on the Extreme Weather Shelter as well as future housing plans. The group discussed the Special Olympics coming to Merritt, the food bank provided an update on the hamper and outerwear programs, and the new public directory has been finalized. The topic of housing remains a priority for the MIP mem-bers.

Community Gardens: The Community Gardens are creating a partnership with Bench Elementary to mentor students in their new greenhouse to work on planting and growing flowers and vegetables in the spring.

Smart Step Youth Association: The board met in December to start dis-cussing plans for the 2014 summer program. Smart Step is now in its seventh year and continues to have successful, youth-driven initiatives.

The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from Jan. 14, 2014.

Committee of the Whole meeting notes, from Dec. 18.

Council looking to understand the operation of the plant and address concerns residents have with the asphalt plant:

Peter Brothers asphalt plants currently meet • all emissions tests and regulations set out by the provincial government as well as meet the standards acceptable for the Lower Mainland. Exploring natural gas as fuel to operate the • plant rather than waste oil. The gas line runs to the property and it would save on the haul-ing and storage of waste oil. There would be little odour or haze from the • plant; the most visible would be the steam. The (blue) smoke seen from asphalt operations in general is due to the temperature of the mix, which is specified by the contractor for various jobs. A berm would be built around the property to • reduce the dust and mitigate the noise. Interior Health Authority and Ministry of • Environment have expressed reservation about a plant in city limits due to an already degrad-ed air shed in Merritt. The asphalt plant would run from March to • November roughly and would not be opera-tional every day during that time; possibly a week or so out of a month, approximately 10 hours a day and 300 trucks a year. Technology of asphalt plants has changed • over the years to improve emissions. High pressure venturi scrubbers are used to • better clean the stacks. The plant would use approximately 150 gal-• lons of water per minute with all of it being recycled. Two tanks will be used to reclaim the water with a flocking agent added to settle particles faster. Plants in Kelowna and Penticton are sur-• rounded by businesses and residences. Safety and environmental tests were passed in Oliver to operate in close proximity to a vineyard. The entrance would be paved to reduce dust • and highline would be used so there would be no generator noise. The current traffic in and out of mills is • around 75 logging trucks, 25 lumber trucks and 35 chip/sawdust trucks per day as well as two to three pieces of machinery running in the yards.

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The provincial gov-ernment says allowing the sale of liquor in grocery stores is con-venient — but the idea has local private liquor stores disagreeing.

Olde Barley Market Cold Beer and Wine store owner Marla Reed says if imple-mented in Merritt, the initiative could end up costing her family their business — and she hopes it doesn’t go through.

Reed, co-owner John Allison, and hotel assistant man-ager Nik Vischschraper have joined the British Columbia Private Liquor Store Association to lobby the province to at least consider private liquor store owners’ concerns before making any changes to legislation.

Ideally, the group says they’d like to see this amendment quashed.

It’s a sentiment shared by Merritt Liquor Store assis-tant manager Wendy Montgomery, who said she hopes the govern-ment doesn’t pursue the change.

“It might have a huge impact on the business where sales

may be slower, people may lose jobs. That really upsets me,” Montgomery said. “In Merritt, I don’t think it would be a good idea.”

At the Aberdeen Cold Beer, Wine and Liquor Store in Lower Nicola, manager Deb Tolles has a similar hope.

“I just hope that none of it ever goes through.

“It’s going to kill our business, and the government promised that it would never hap-pen,” she said.

Tolles, who’s been in the private liquor business for over three decades, said if the gov-ernment implements the store-within-a-store model in Merritt, she doesn’t see it changing her regular customers’ habits. However, she said it could reduce sales overall and take away private stores’ cold beer and chilled wine advantage.

“With us being in Lower Nicola, it’s not so bad because people aren’t going to drive to town to go and buy [liquor], and we’ve got all our regulars here. But if they can go to any store in town when they’re going shopping, they’re going to buy their alcohol there.

“Everybody’s just

going to be cutting each other’s throats, and it’s just not going to work, I feel,” she said.

Liquor reform minister John Yap is recommending a store-within-a-store model of alcohol sales in grocery stores, which has been implemented in other provinces. Whether it will allow for private retailers or the prov-ince’s liquor stores in grocery stores remains to be seen.

Every province in Canada has handled the public-versus-private liquor retail issue differently. Alberta converted all of its provincial stores to private stores in 1994. In Manitoba, the store-with-a-store test model was launched in 2012, first with one government-run store in a grocery store. The province currently operates two stores-within-stores.

Nova Scotia also uses the store-within-a-store model, with 35 government liquor stores operating in gro-cery stores.

The government of Ontario has approved a plan to launch up to 10 government liquor stores in grocery stores.

With a population of about 7,000, Merritt is home to four liquor stores: one government-run BCLC and three private stores. Another private store serves Lower Nicola, about five kilometres outside of Merritt.

B.C.’s government maintains the price of beer and wine sold at these stores-within-stores would be compa-rable to other stores.

Representatives of the three local stores said many questions about actually imple-menting the model remain, but they agree that if government

liquor stores go into grocery stores, it could be a losing battle for private stores.

“Being small busi-ness owners, you’re kind of left on your own. You don’t have the same legal clout as the big guys. We can’t compete against the government,” Reed said.

The government reported that 80 per cent of respondents in an online public con-sultation were in favour of the idea, which the it said would increase convenience for con-sumers.

Reed said she felt the public opinion sur-vey, which was open online to the public for nearly 90 days in the fall, was not conducted fairly and relied on leading questions.

“People haven’t complained about this. The convenience is there,” Allison said.

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‘‘‘Being small business owners, you’re kind of left on your own. You don’t have the same legal clout as the big guys. We can’t compete against the government.’

— OLDE BARLEY MARKET CO-OWNER MARLA REED


Some elementary schools in Surrey and Maple Ridge are doing away with the old way of grading their students and replacing the grades with a system of goal-setting and self-assessment.

The School District 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) board unani-mously approved a new alternative grading sys-tem earlier this month.

The “student-inclusive conferencing model” was developed by a committee over two years, and, as its name suggests, the idea is to include students more in the assessment process by facilitating student-parent-teacher meetings three times a year and placing more emphasis on student self-assessment.

Report cards will be filled in co-operatively.

Students from kinder-garten to Grade 7 will still get letter grades, but this time, an A grade stands for Applying, as in a stu-dent is applying a particu-lar measure of compe-tency. The other options are E for Emerging, and D for Developing.

The grades are appli-cable on numeracy and literacy skills, as well as goals the kids set for

themselves. The model has piqued

the interest of schools in School District 36 (Sur-rey) and, I’m sure, that of educators around the province.

I think it’s a great idea to have kids set goals for themselves and evalu-ate themselves on their progress (or lack thereof) in achieving those goals. It’s a way to get kids more invested in their educa-tion early on, and that’s a good thing.

However, the model has received its share of detractors. Some people criticize the model for saying it’s too cushy for students, designed to protect them from really failing. However, I don’t think it does that; a kid who aims to master a math concept by the

next report card will still either fail or achieve on that measure. This way of doing things means instead of a teacher iden-tifying where a student may be weak, a student can now work with the teacher on which areas need to be improved.

The simple exercise of identifying areas of improvement is even hard for many adults, but is a valuable life skill. Why not introduce this exercise early, and frame goals positively rather than dis-missing missed marks as failures?

That’s not to say teacher insight is not valuable. Teacher evalu-ation is still a major part of the process, and kids still get homework and get answers right and wrong. They still read and

write at, below or above grade level.

This is just one way to get young students more interested in their educa-tion, and more account-able for their progress on achieving (or not) some realistic goals they’ve identified for themselves.

At least that’s the hope. As it’s a pilot project, I guess parents, students and teachers will see what happens.

And for those who think it’s a terrible idea intended only to protect students’ fragile self-esteem, remember this is not mandatory. Teach-ers in those districts can choose to stick with the traditional letter grade system. They’ll just give themselves an “NA” on the student-inclusive con-ferencing model measure.

HERALD OPINION

Harper rapped for wrong reasons

VICTORIA – Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper’s latest visit to B.C. was portrayed as these things are today: besieged by protesters, hiding from an ever-vigilant media, cynically cam-paigning for the 2015 federal election.

TV couldn’t get enough of the two “environmental activists” who dressed as waiters to slip on stage at a business breakfast in Vancouver.

They’re not environmentalists, just all-purpose protesters using the flavour of the month. They are associated with a group calling itself “No One Is Illegal,” a collection of anarchist kooks that wants to do away with national borders, and of course capitalism.

As their now-famous sign said, they want “climate justice now.” Orga-nizer Brigette DePape explained to a co-operative CBC TV host that the recent typhoon in the Philippines that killed thousands of people was caused by global warming, which of course is caused mainly by the Alberta “tar sands.”

I won’t dwell on this routine idiocy, except to say the number of hurricanes that struck North America in 2013 was zero, and that hasn’t happened since 1994. Also, “climate justice” is like “social justice,” in that both require confiscation of earned wealth.

DePape is the former Senate page fired in 2011 for a similar sign stunt. She’s now a professional Harper hater, with support from the U.S.-based Tides Foundation among others.

One of the issues Harper didn’t take questions on was the consolidation of 11 federal fisheries libraries into two, one of them in Sidney, B.C.

This is portrayed as part of Harp-er’s so-called “war on science,” and has been compared with the Romans burning the library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt.

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Fisheries Minister Gail Shea defended the cost-cutting measure by pointing out that almost all access to these libraries is now digital, so maintaining 11 duplicated sets of printed reports is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

An anonymous federal scientist fired back on his blog that the head of one of these libraries retired before the contents could even be catalogued, much less com-

pletely digitized for online access.

So this material wasn’t even properly organized? Users were supposed to browse until they stumbled on something pertinent?

The ministry reported that the average number of people other than federal fisheries staff who used these libraries averaged between five and 12 per year. That’s for all 11 facilities combined. And if anyone has even one example of information that

was available and isn’t now, they should identify it.

Harper’s got plenty to answer for, no question. To take one of many examples, spending our borrowed money on TV ads for a “Canada Job Grant” pro-gram that hasn’t even been introduced in Parliament, much less set up, isn’t just wasteful. It’s dishonest and cruelly misleading to the unemployed people the ads pretend to offer to help.

Harper’s visit to B.C.

added a couple of scripted events, starting with softball questions at the Vancouver business breakfast. Then he was off to a photo op at the Kinsol trestle on Vancouver Island, where he announced three more years of funding for the Trans-Canada Trail.

I’m as relieved as anyone that Harper is not killing this modest federal project that started in 1992, but this is not news. It was a fake pub-lic event to justify the cost of a trip so Harper could

address a new Conservative riding association.

And how is the federal deficit after eight years of tight-fisted Conservative rule? We’re only borrowing about $1 billion a month now, down from the Harper government all-time record deficit of $55 billion in 2009.

Some cost cutting is in order all right.

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

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Borrowing in the billions a slippery slope

Dear Editor,

When they moved the bus depot to the Husky truck stop, I assumed that, being a 24-hour truck stop, people travelling on the bus would be able to wait inside as well as use the bathrooms while wait-ing for the bus.

Wrong. On Sunday, Jan. 5 in the evening, I took my grandson to catch the 10:20 p.m. bus to Barriere and the building was totally dark with no outside lights on at all. People were waiting outside in total darkness. One lady made the comment that this is a heck of a place to get mugged. The bus shows up at 11:10 p.m. and it was the one that didn’t stop at Barriere, so we had to wait another 40 minutes for the next one. The bus driver had to check baggage tags and tickets in total darkness, using a flashlight because of no outside lighting.

No wonder bus traffic is down with this type of service. Some lighting and shelter from the weather sure would be nice, as well as washrooms. There are five major highways meeting in Merritt, so I feel that better service should be provided.

Paul KomonoskiMerritt

Bus depot leaves lights to be desired

COOPER’S FOOD PHILANTHROPY Cooper’s Foods employees (from left) Allan Yakimchuk, Debbie Shearer, Josh Robinson, assistant manager Shawn Ashdown and manager Paul Davidson stand behind two pallets of food that will go to the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank, represented by manager Marlene Fenton. The store sold 491 pre-made Christmas hampers over the month of December, totalling about 2,500 pounds of food. Fenton said programs like this one help the food bank get off to an encouraging start in the new year. Emily Wessel/Herald

Douglas Lake Ranch buys Quilchena in the Jan. 9 edition of the Merritt Herald.The Sagebrush golf course is privately owned and was not included in the sale of the Quilchena Ranch to the Douglas Lake Ranch. The Douglas Lake Cattle Company will be the landowners of the Sagebrush Golf Course but have not taken ownership of it. Douglas Lake now owns the Quilchena golf course, and is only the landlord of the Sagebrush golf course.

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Minister Bill Bennett made a pitch to Toronto-based mining companies to invest in B.C. Tuesday, after pressing Ottawa for approval of one of the mine projects being opposed by local aborigi-nal people.

It was Bennett’s sec-ond trip to Ottawa in as many months to seek federal cabinet approval of the New Prosperity copper and gold mine near Williams Lake. Ben-nett said in an interview from Toronto Tuesday he expects to have an answer by the end of February.

Proponent Taseko Mines has filed a court action to protest the results of the federal environmental review, which the company says did not recognize the new mine design’s use of a lined tailings pond located away from Fish Lake. Bennett wouldn’t comment on the court action, except to say it is not yet resolved.

“We have tailings ponds that are construct-ed that do not leach into adjacent watercourses, and that’s the central concern here from the federal panel,” Bennett said. “So it’s been our position that the mine

could actually be built in such a way as to not con-taminate Fish Lake.”

Bennett rang the opening bell at the Toronto stock exchange and had lunch with 50 mining and investment executives, promoting the projects that have proceeded and the B.C. government’s efforts to open more.

Production is to start this year at Red Chris, a $500 million copper and gold mine near Dease Lake expected to employ 750 people. The Roman coal mine near Tumbler Ridge is also set to start up this year, with 375 employees.

The Mount Milligan copper-gold mine north-

west of Prince George started production in September, bringing the total operating mines to 19.

Red Chris is proceed-ing with the co-operation of the Tahltan Nation, which signed a shared decision-making deal with the B.C. govern-ment in March of 2013. With the BC Hydro grid being extend to their remote northwest B.C. territory, the Tahltan Central Council was seeing 250 exploration applications a year.

More than 60 coal licence applications were placed under a one-year suspension in Decem-ber in the Klappan region, after the Tahltan

objected to development work for a coal mine in the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers.

Tahltan Central Council president Annita McPhee called the sus-pension a “temporary reprieve,” the first step to a protection plan for the Klappan.

“We will continue to resist any industrial development there like this Arctos project that threatens to destroy our land and culture,” McPhee said.

Bennett said the suspension is to deliver on an election promise to develop protection for the area, which the Tahltan call the Sacred

Headwaters.The B.C. government

paid $20 million to Shell Canada to cancel dis-puted coalbed gas leases in the region in 2012.

But the govern-ment won’t do the same for the only approved coal mine project in the Klappan, Fortune Minerals’ Arctos Anthra-cite project, which the Tahltan oppose. Bennett emphasized that the sus-pension is temporary.


Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett (centre), Gavin Dirom, CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. (fist raised) and mining industry members celebrate opening of the Toronto stock exchange Tuesday. B.C. government photo

THE REGION

Kamloops to run natural gas buses

Transportation Minister Todd Stone is slated to announce tomorrow that Kamloops will soon be home to a fleet of BC Transit’s new com-pressed natural gas-powered buses.

The new buses could save up to 30 per cent on fuel costs, according to BC Transit.

The fleet of buses will require a special fuelling station.

The Regional District of Nanaimo was the first test site for the buses, which it is slated to get by spring of 2014.

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Cooper’s Foods store manager Paul Davidson said it’s too early in the process to predict the outcome for his business and ones like it, adding there are still many questions about the logistics of the move.

In a mid-December speech announcing the second round of suggested reforms, Premier Christy Clark advised the govern-ment should be cau-tious about changing any legislation, citing health and safety con-cerns around accessi-bility and the potential impact on private busi-nesses.

Clark called this liquor policy review the largest public consultation the B.C. government has ever undertaken.

However, Reed said it largely ignored the issues that B.C. busi-nesses could face.

Reed said it’s the potential ripple effect on local economies that worries her the most.

“I don’t think near enough thought or research went into this before it was just kind of thrust into the pub-lic view,” Reed said.

The government has said it intends to

introduce new liquor legislation this year. In the meantime, the BC Private Liquor Store Association is lobby-ing MLAs across the province to buy their members some time.

In a letter to Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart provided to the Herald, Reed wrote the majority of the purchase price of the Coldwater Hotel was based on the value

attached to the Olde Barley Beer and Wine store.

“In purchase nego-tiations, we had the option of purchasing the hotel for $350,000, or the hotel and liquor store for $2.2 million,” the letter states.

Vischschraper said private liquor stores are lifelines for many small businesses across B.C.

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related to which gro-cery stores and in which parts of the province would pilot the model.

Other recommend-ed changes to liquor policies include intro-ducing happy hour, allowing children in pubs and legions, and offering special licences to businesses that serve as restaurants for most of the day, where food is primarily served, to

clubs or lounges, where liquor is the primary service.

Clark said the gov-ernment is working on those changes and they could be a reality as early as the spring.

Calls to the Merritt Desert Inn and MLA Jackie Tegart were not immediately returned. Extra Foods manager Keith Walliser said he did not want to specu-late on the topic.

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4th fi lm tells deportees’ storiesThe fourth of six

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Home Again is a drama by Canadian director David “Sudz” Sutherland that fol-lows the story of three people from very dif-ferent landed homes of Canada, England and the U.S. who find themselves facing simi-lar challenges when they’re deported to Jamaica.

Marva is deported from Canada and forced to leave her two young children in Toronto. She struggles

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Everton is deported to Jamaica after his mother failed to fill out the right immigration papers for him, and he must learn to get along with his disparate and posh British accent.

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School District 58 has

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has 1,142 students at the

elementary level — 43 stu-

dents above its projection of

1,099.At the high school level,

SD58 projected 809 stu-

dents, which it surpassed by

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Enrolment in distance

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students who take courses by

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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

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while to get back to school,”

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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-

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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-

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board. Peacock said $39,936 is

expected to go to certified

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and the remaining $271,071

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Peacock said tentatively

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ter, Peacock said.

“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.

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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.

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Mad for magic

Raymond Blake shows budding magicians in his Mad Magic program how to do some tricks and deliver them with showmanship. Emily Wessel/Herald

More than a savings account

The federal gov-ernment introduced the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) in 2009 and it was hailed as the single most important personal savings vehicle since RRSPs were launched in the late 1950’s. So it’s easy to understand that in just a few years a TFSA has become a go-to savings option for many thousands of Canadians. Tax-free savings growth and easy, tax-free withdraw-als at any time for any purpose – sounds great and it is … especially when you take full advantage of all your TFSA benefits. To get the best upside from your TFSA, let’s look inside it.

Every Canadian over • 18 years of age is eligible to save in a TFSA.

Contributions to • investments held within a TFSA are not tax deductible but they do grow on a tax-free basis. The annual TFSA • dollar limit is indexed to inflation in $500 increments and in 2013, the limit was increased to $5,500, where it remains for 2014, and is expected to do so for the fore-seeable future.You’ll maximize the • value of your invest-ments held within a TFSA by making the most of all available contribution room. But even if you don’t use all of your con-tributions room every year, it will accumu-late year after year, so that it can be used in the future.If you have never • had a TFSA account, you may have up to $25,500 in unused TFSA contribution room.If you already have • a TFSA account, your 2014 TFSA annual contribution room is calculated this way: The annual dollar limit for 2014 of $5,500.00 plus the amount of with-

drawals from 2013 (excluding withdraw-als of excess contri-butions, qualifying transfers, or other specified contri-butions) plus any unused contribution room from previous years.If you make a with-• drawal, the earliest you can ‘earn back’ your TFSA contribu-tion room is the first day of the next year after the TFSA with-drawal was made.TFSA investments • are the same as those available for RRSPs, including mutual funds, money market funds, Guaranteed Investment Certifi-cates (GICs), publicly traded securities, and government or cor-porate bonds.Contributions to • investments held in a TFSA do not affect RRSP contribution room.TFSA withdrawals

do not affect eligibility for income-tested ben-efits such as Old Age Security (OAS).

A TFSA can be a good choice for both short and long term financial goals – pro-viding a ready source

of emergency funds, a good way to save for everything from a new car to a down payment on a new home, add-ing to your retirement savings, and even split-ting income with your spouse to minimize taxes.

To be sure you’re getting the most from your TFSA – and from every other element in your overall financial plan – talk to your pro-fessional advisor.

This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Finan-cial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicita-tion to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circum-stances. For more informa-tion on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.

Contact David Brown at 250-315-0241 or at [email protected] to book your appointment.

DAVID L. BROWNManagingYOUR MONEY

Local magician Raymond Blake is breaking the No. 1 rule among magi-cians: he’s revealing some of his secrets.

However, he’s only sharing the magic with a few aspiring magicians who’ve signed up for his four-week Mad Magic pro-gram.

The City of Merritt employee picked up some magic tricks in the summer to wow kids

at a camp, and since then, has expanded his repertoire.

“I knew how to do a couple magic tricks, kind of make the coin appear in the ear, and the kids loved it so much that it motivated me to learn other tricks. Now I can do a whole bunch of different tricks and it keeps the material fresh for the kids I do tricks for,” Blake said.

At their first ses-sion on Jan. 13, the four enrolled kids (and one lucky little

brother) tried their hands at juggling and some sleight of hand, with a card trick and a rubber band trick.

All of the partici-pants are in primary grades. Part way through the evening, the budding illu-sionists had begun to master the tricks.

“The idea is to give them attain-able things to learn, and eventually, on the last day, hope-fully the parents will come and we’ll have a little show for them,” Blake said.

By Emily WesselTHE HERALD

[email protected]

NICOLA VALLEY Movie theatre website set up for donationsThe Merritt Community

Cinema Society is now accept-ing donations to build a four-bay, first-run movie theatre in Merritt.

The group has set up PayPal, an online money transfer service,

on its website, merrittmoviethe-atre.com.

Cinema Society member Kurt Christopherson said in an email the group is also taking sugges-tions related to its non-profit

movie theatre project. One of those suggestions was

to make it known that people can donate by monthly withdraw-als instead of lump sums if they wish.

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#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.

#2151 $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.

#2027 $509,900

EXECUTIVE HOME

Beautiful 5 bedrm home with 2 – 5 pce ensuites, gourmet kitchen with nook & maple cabinets, large living rm, den & family rm with doors to covered deck & views. Fully fi n. bsmt. Nicely landscaped.

#2152 $479,000

GREAT VIEWS

Spacious 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with newer S/S appliances in gourmet kitchen, dining & living rooms adjoin a walk-out balcony. The walkout bsmt has wet bar & games room. Lot of parking.

#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.

#2108 $165,000

FIRST TIME BUYERS

Charming 2 bedroom home with fresh paint, new roof, updated windows & kitchen. Is centrally located with lane access, RV parking and 24x16 insulated shop with gas F/P & 2 pce bath.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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 $299,900

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.

#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 $219,000

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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#2148 $139,900

APARTMENT

Urban living in one of Merritt’s fi nest strata developments, The Vibe. One bedrm apartment with granite counters, shaker style kitchen cabinets & includes appliances. Move in ready.

#2149 $329,900

HUGE LOT

This family home has 3 bedrms up, 2 down, oak HW fl ooring throughout main fl oor, large kitchen with S/S appliances & pantry. Large covered deck. Large 12,832 sq.ft. lot with backyard access.

#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 $264,900

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.

#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.

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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.

REDUCED

COUNTRY GETAWAY

#1961 $398,800

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

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

APPROX. 103 ACRES

#1890 $549,000

Located in Sunshine Valley overlooking the Nicola River. Home is a manufactured home with a partially fi n. bsmt, 3 bedrms up, 1 down and a huge sundeck. Numerous outbuildings.

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.

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

133 AC + LAKE

#1663 $495,000

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

12.6 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.

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.

REDUCED

10 ACRES IN KANE VALLEY

#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.

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.

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.

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

SOLD

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.

COLDWATER HILLSAPPROX. 10 ACRE LOTS

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

Prices starting at

$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.

#2150 $849,900

Wonderful acreage only 15 mins from Merritt. 1500 sq.ft. modular with great fl oor plan and large wrap large covered deck. Has 2 shops, corrals with heating automatic water. Ideal location, just past Courtney Lake & close to cross-country skiing.

APPROX. 157 ACRES

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yers concluded there is “no substantial likelihood of a conviction for any of the regulatory offences recom-mended by WorkSafeBC.”

A province-wide program of sawmill dust inspections has been in place since the Babine mill explosion in January 2012 and a similar blast at Lakeland Mills in Prince George three months later.

The case was referred

to prosecutors for charge assessment after a Work-SafeBC investigation found that the most likely fuel source for the two explo-sions was fine, dry dust, which increases when mills cut dry trees killed by beetles. The likely ignition source in both cases was motor and gear assemblies running waste conveyors in low, confined areas of the mills subject to heavy dust

accumulation.Prosecutors found that

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Criminal justice branch officials began meetings Friday in Burns Lake with the injured workers and the families of the two men who died, to explain the decision.


Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake Jan. 20, 2012, after dry wood dust exploded and caused a fire that killed two employees and injured 20 others. Laura Blackwell/Lakes District News


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You should never give up on your dreams

What if all the things we have ever dreamed of were sneak previews of what is possible for us? I often wonder how many visions never material-ize simply because we eliminate them before they have the slight-est chance of growing into reality. Yet, so many of the things we have accomplished may once have seemed impossible.

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tion while learning to ride a bike, conclude that they just cannot do it? Parents urge them to be patient and keep trying, so indeed, they eventually see they can do it. As children, we probably all had moments when we thought we could not swim, could not hit the ball or could not learn to read. Encour-agement from others helped us to overcome those limiting beliefs, which we can see now were false. I believe we are all capable of doing many, many things and would do them — if we did not first talk ourselves out of them.

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or two or three. Ask them to talk you into trying it, brainstorm-ing all of the ways you could make it happen. You could each take a turn, playing with concept of ‘doing your dream.’ Your dream might be as basic as learning to draw or sing, or as complex as going back to school to earn a degree. It might involve travelling, starting a business, or raising consciousness about an issue that is

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Back to basics of chiro

Did you know that the word “chi-ropractic” comes from ancient Greek and means “done by hand”? In fact, the adjustment of the joints of the body has been used in the healing arts for many centuries and is at the heart of modern chiro-practic care.

Chiropractors are specialists in the manu-al “adjustment” of the vertebrae of the spine and other joints of the body. Adjustments, also called manipulation, help relieve pain and restore normal func-tioning to the joints and supporting muscles

and ligaments – so you can enjoy your every-day activities again as quickly as possible.

Your chiroprac-tor will recommend a course of treatment specific to you that may include manipula-tion of the joints, mus-cle release techniques, muscle stimulation and therapeutic exer-cises. Chiropractors are also trained to provide nutritional counselling, and recommend reha-bilitation and injury prevention strategies.

Have you ever con-sidered that the body’s information highway – your nervous system – is protected by the spine? The nerves that branch off of your spinal cord travel out between the vertebrae of the spine to carry messages from the brain to every corner of your body. Stress and strain on the ver-tebrae can put pres-sure on or irritate the nerves in the affected area. That is why a

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The Greg Van Rossum rink from Merritt went undefeat-ed on the weekend to win the “A” final of the Black’s Pharmacy men’s curling bonspiel, held at the Merritt Curling Centre.

The local quartet, comprised of skip Van Rossum, third Ken Conway-Brown, second Dave Horn and lead Dean Jaeger defeated the Gerry Sanders foursome (also from Merritt) 10-1 in the championship game played Sunday after-

noon.“It was just one

of those games,” said Van Rossum, a former teammate of Sanders, in describing the lopsid-ed score. “We all have those days.”

Both the Van Rossum and Sanders rinks earned their way into the “A” final the hard way, with dramatic come-from-behind vic-tories in their respective semifinal matches.

Curling against the Grant Angman rink from Merritt in its semi, the Van Rossun team needed a big four-ender in the seventh and a steal of one in the

eighth to battle back and narrowly win 9-8.

“We were down 8-4 after six,” said Van Rossum. “Fortunately, we had a couple of our shots go right and a couple of theirs go wrong and we managed to take it.”

One sheet over, the afternoon’s other semi-final went to an extra end before a winner could be decided.

With the opposition lying two, Sanders drew perfectly to the button with his final stone in order to defeat defend-ing champion John Miller and his foursome from Delta 8-7 in an

extra end.“It was a great shot,”

said Sanders’ teammate Chris Walder. “[The Miller rink] was a tough team. We played about as good as we could play to pull off the win.”

This year’s “B” final also featured a pair of Merritt rinks as the Bob Taylor foursome defeat-ed the Brent Lindquist quartet 6-2 on Sunday.

Both local teams had their work cut out for them in the semis in order to make Sunday’s afternoon final.

Centennials back in the playoff mixBy Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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After almost a month on the outside looking in, the Merritt Centennials have clawed their way back into the playoff picture as the BCHL enters the final quarter of its regular- season schedule.

The Cents took over the fourth and final playoff spot in the league’s Interior division following a convinc-

ing 4-1 victory over the visiting Vernon Vipers in front of just over 500 fans at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Tuesday night.

Forward Jeff Wights’ 16th and 17th goals of the season (the second into an empty net) paced the Centennials to their third win in five games against the Vipes this season.

Other Merritt goal scorers were red-hot rookie Adam Tracey

(with his third in six games) and Diego Cuglietta.

Ryan Renz’s unas-sisted point shot in the third period was the only Viper puck to beat Merritt’s starting net-minder Devin Kero, who had another solid outing in turning aside 21 of 22 opposition shots.

At the other end of the ice, losing netminder Austin Smith allowed three goals on 33 Centennials’ shots sent his way.

The Tuesday night tilt between the Cents and Snakes marked the first opportunity for Merritt fans to see 20-year-old defence-man Jason Bird in a Cents’ uniform since the Toronto native was acquired by the Centennials from Vernon in the first week of January.

A veteran of over 100 BCHL games, Bird looked great paired with Shane Poulsen on the backend.

The other two Cents’ blueline combinations — Dane Birks with Tyler Martin and Wayland Williams alongside Jake Clifford — also had strong games as Merritt effectively shut down Vernon’s potent offense.

Tuesday’s game also marked the return of former Centennial Dylan Chanter to the Nicola Valley arena for the first time since his departure from the team at the end of last season.

Chanter, who had been playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL, had his CAHL rights traded to Vernon in the deal that sent Bird to Merritt.

The Cents had a busy weekend of hockey

leading up to Tuesday night as they played two games on Vancouver Island.

Friday, the Centen-nials battled back from a pair of two-goal deficits to defeat the Nanaimo Clippers 4-3. Scoring for Merritt were Williams, Sam Johnson, Scotty

Patterson and Daniel Nachbaur.

Saturday, in Victoria, the Island division-leading Grizzlies scored three times with the man advantage to defeat the Cents 4-2. Only Birks and Sebastien Paré were able to beat Victoria net-minder Alec Dillon.

The Cents-Grizzlies showdown was an ornary affair with two sets of fighting majors and a total of 70 min-utes in penalties called.

The Cents return to action this Friday when they entertain the Penticton Vees on home ice, starting at 7:30 p.m.

BCHL STANDINGS to Jan. 14

Team GP W L T OTL PTS

Penticton 41 27 9 2 3 59Vernon 42 22 13 3 4 51West Kelowna 39 23 12 2 2 50Merritt 42 21 17 3 1 46Salmon Arm 42 20 16 1 5 46Trail 42 8 30 2 2 20

INTERIOR DIVISION


Langley 44 27 12 1 4 59Prince George 41 24 13 2 2 52Coquitlam 40 18 18 1 3 40Surrey 42 17 23 1 1 36Chilliwack 43 10 29 1 3 24

MAINLAND DIVISION


Victoria 41 27 9 3 2 59Powell River 40 27 9 2 2 58Nanaimo 43 20 21 1 1 42Cowichan Valley 43 16 25 1 1 34Alberni Valley 41 12 22 2 5 31

ISLAND DIVISION

ON THE RADAR The Merritt Centennials’ Jeff Wight scored twice on Tuesday night in the Cents’ 4-1 victory over the visiting Vernon Vipers. The 18-year-old Coquitlam native is listed 183rd on the NHL Central Scoutings’ midterm ranking of North American players released this week. Look for more on Wight and the rankings in next Tuesday’s Merritt Herald. Ian Webster/Herald

Van Rossum rink wins men’s bonspiel

CURLERS DELIVERS The Merritt quartet of (above, left to right) Greg Van Rossum, Dean Jaeger, Ken Conway-Brown and Dave Horn won the “A” final of the men’s curling bonspiel at the Merritt Curling Centre on the weekend. (Right) Skip Van Rossum sends a rock on its way during the final on Sunday afternoon. Ian Webster/Herald

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The Taylor rink edged the Rob Kin-levin foursome from Kelowna 6-5 in an extra end while Lindquist’s squad nipped the Johnson rink 7-6 over eight ends.

Winning the “B” final was an improb-able accomplishment for the Taylor rink given that it was hastily assembled just 24 hours before “game time” to replace a team from the Kootenays that had to bow out of the bonspeil at the last second.

The Taylor-made team included first-year competitive curler Bill Stowell, Jim Murdoch and Dave Weber.

“The guys were gra-cious enough to come out and curl at the last minute,” said Taylor of his teammates. “Every-thing worked out pretty nice.”

Taylor had a special word or two for Stowell.

“Bill must have been quite an athlete when he was younger,” he said, “because he sure curled well on the weekend. Considering it’s his first year in the sport, I was very impressed.”

Both men’s bon-

spiel champion Van Rossum and club executive member Paul Montgomery drew attention to the fact that it was all Merritt teams in both the “A” and “B” finals this year.

“In the 20 or more years that I’ve been curling in Merritt, I don’t think that’s hap-pened before,” said Montgomery.

“Very nice to see,” said Van Rossum. “It shows the quality of curling that’s being played here in town.”

The strong showing

by local rinks was all the more appropriate given that the Merritt Curling Centre is cel-ebrating 100 years of men’s competitive curl-ing this year.

On Saturday, curl-ing action took a short break for a special ceremony honouring the century of curling activity in the valley. Dignitaries on hand included Merritt Mayor Susan Roline and a pair of Scottish pipers — local doctors Don McLeod and Duncan Ross.

Peewee Girls

The Joco Transport peewee girls picked up two road victories on the weekend. Saturday, they defeated Lillooet 7-1, then followed up with a 4-2 win over Ashcroft on Sunday.

Goal scorers for Merritt were Avery Sigurdsson (2), Kierra Willey (2), Tyra Gage (2), Taylor Nicholls, Anastasia Camastro, Taylor Shackelly, Reese Paterson and Bianca Cavaliere.

Bantam Girls

The McDonald’s bantam girls had the weekend off. They’re

travelling to Clearwater for a pair of league games this weekend.

Peewee Rep

The Ramada Inn peewees attended a tournament in Kam-loops on the weekend. They went 2-2, defeat-ing Vernon 6-1 and 100 Mile House 6-2 and losing to Terrace 9-3 and Chilliwack 6-0.

Merritt scorers were Spencer Vaughan (4), Justin Tighe (3), Armoni McRae and Talon Zakall (2 each), Connor Ouellet, Liam Kelly, Gillian Moore and Anthony Michel.

Tristan Bjarnason and Colton Maccauley

shared the netminding duties.

Midget Rep

The third-place Tracker Sportswear midgets travelled to Oliver on Saturday for a game against league-leading South Okanagan. It was a scoreless game for the first 30 minutes; how-ever, South O prevailed in the end 3-0.

Sam Suzuki was once again outstand-ing in net for the local midget reps. They are in Chase this Saturday, then host their final league game at 1 p.m. in Shulus on Sunday against Winfield.

Home Games This Weekend

A 10-team, 20-game novice tournament (see schedule below) highlights a very busy minor hockey schedule in Merritt this week-end. The schedule for Merritt’s three novice teams is below. Other games:

Saturday

3:45 Peewee Reps vs. Kamloops (Merritt)

6:00 Bantam eps vs. Kamloops (Merritt)

Sunday

1:00 Midget Reps vs. Winfield (Shulus)

MINOR HOCKEY REPORT

By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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The final count came in at almost 170 anglers of all ages that took part in the annual Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby on Sunday, put on by the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club.

Participants came from throughout south-western B.C. including several from the Lower Mainland.

A total of 85 trout were caught by the enthusiastic fishermen on hand, along with another 35 coarse fish.

Winner of the trout competition was Gordon Prosper of Merritt with a fish that weighed in at two pounds, eight ounces.

Second place went to Cam Adams out of Lytton (two pounds, three ounces) and third to Lower Nicola’s Elwood Komonoski

(one pound, 15 ounc-es).

The largest coarse fish was reeled in by first-time ice fisher-man Joel Rideout from Maple Ridge. It weighed in at three pounds, eight ounces.

Merritt’s Mike Sterling was the hidden weight (14 ounces) win-ner, while Quilchena’s Lesanda Archachan took home the 50/50 winnings.

In attendance at the

ice fishing derby were local B.C. Conservation Officers Paul Pike and Jon Paquin.

“We wanted to show our support for the NVFGC event,” said Pike, “and take the opportunity to meet a large group of fishing enthusiasts at one time and answer any ques-tions.”

Paquin hails from Vancouver Island while Pike is originally from Newfoundland.

NVFGC ice fi shing derby a success

NVIT on top in rec hockey tourney

NICE GOAL! The host team’s Terence Grams scores a beauty against Williams Lake in the final game of the annual Rednecks men’s rec hockey tournament on the weekend. A total of nine teams took part. Ian Webster/Herald

REDNECKS MEN’S REC. HOCKEY TOURNAMENTRESULTS

40+ DIVISION 50+ DIVISION

1. NVIT 3-0-0 6pts. 1. Salmon Arm 4-0-0 8 pts.2. Williams Lake 1-1-1 3 2. Chilliwack 2-1-1 53. Scrapers 1-2-0 2 3. 100 Mile 2-2-0 44. Mustangs 0-2-1 1 4. Cactus Jacks 1-2-1 3 5. Rednecks 0-4-0 0

Curling club celebrates 100 years

SPANNING GENERATIONS Two of the many on hand for the 100th anniversary celebrations at the Merritt Curling Centre on the weekend were 11-year-old Megan Dunsmore from the MCC’s Monday night junior program and seniors curler Rick Olsen (appropriately attired). Ian Webster/Herald

ON THE ICE (Left) The Crerar family from Merritt enjoyed taking part in the Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby on Sunday. Pictured are Chaylene, 17, dad Todd and Nicklos, 7. (Right) Paying a goodwill visit to the ice derby were B.C. Conservation Officers Jon Paquin and Paul Pike. Ian Webster/Herald

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Tuesdays 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 West-ern - 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 250-378-9894NVCAC

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THE CHURCHES OFMERRITT WELCOME YOU

Crossroads Community Church

Merritt Baptist Church2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme)

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

Trinity United Church

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Navy League is in need of officer’s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are inter-ested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Debra 250-280-4086 or email at [email protected]

COURTHOUSE ARTGALLERY The Valley Visual Arts (VVA) will be holding a weekly Creative Art Session, in the Orange Room at the Art Gallery, every Thursday between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Everyone welcome to stop in and see their work.Jan 9-31st Brain Drain by Eric Drain and Justine Brown. This is a contemporary show with artist and writer Eric Drain also featuring in-cameo Local student artist Justine Brown. Gallery is open Thursday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday noon - 6 p.m. Admission is free.

NICOLA NATURALISTSOCIETY MEETING Mary Sandy (Esh-kn-am Cultural Resources Management Services) will give a prestation “Archaeology & Wildlife from a First Nations Perspective”. Thurs. Jan. 16 7

p.m. at NVIT lecture theatre. All welcome. Membership or donation please.

MERRITT OLD TIME FIDDLERS will be jamming at the Legion on Friday Jan. 17. Sloppy Joes served at 5:00 and music at 7:00. Everyone welcome.

MERRITT CIVIC CENTRE Monday Jan. 13-Feb 3 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Merritt Civic CentreMad Magic by Raymond Blake. Magic, jug-gling and other circus skills!

NV FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS Monday, Jan 20 7:30 p.m. NVIT Theatre. Home Again is a 2012 Canadian drama film directed by Sudz Sutherland, shot and set in Kingston, Jamaica, about people who have been deported back to Jamaica, despite having lived in Canada for most of their lives.

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Steven Palmer Down Home Roots Concert, Friday Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. Steven’s concerts feature a personal blend of Country, Folk, Gospel, Ragtime. Tickets available at Baillie House Info Centre or call Gloria at 250-378-4153.

KNITWITS Love to knit or crochet? Or are you a novice interested in learning more about knitting or crocheting in a friend-ly and welcoming setting? Come on down to Brambles Bakery Thursday evenings. Bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun.

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH “LAUGHOPOLIS” Improv Comedy Show. Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Crossroads Community Church. World class, family friendly comedy that will leave you rolling over with laughter! Tickets avail-able at Crossroads Church during regular business hours (and at the door. For more info call 250-378-2911

NVCAC CONCERT COMMITTEE Will be hosting a Matinee performance on Feb. 1st at 2:00 p.m. - Murray Hatfield and Teresa, Merritt Civic Centre. Tickets available at Black’s Pharmacy, Mandolin’s and Baillie House.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES WITH JULIE KNOLL

An intro course to the basics of using any digital camera combined with the basics of good photography.

Tues., Feb. 4 to 25, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Register at the Civic Centre 250-315-1050

8TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY ARTS SHOW Things that make your heart smile. Courthouse Art Gallery Feb. 8 4:00 p.m. to 6:00p.m.

THE NICOLA VALLEY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE is holding its Spring Tea and Raffle, Saturday Feb. 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Seniors Centre. Tea, coffee and sweets will be served.

DESSERT CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS Paws and Tales Ensemble. Sun. Feb. 16 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Albans Hall (501 Brink St. in Ashcroft). This concert features a group of Kamloops based classical musicians Carlene Wiebe, Catharine Dochstader, Sally Arai and Dimiter Terziev. Purchase advance tickets at any of the following local businesses: The Ashcroft Bakery - 303 3rd St., Natures Gifts, 413 Railway Ave., The Cariboo Jade Shoppe, 1093 Todd Road, Cache Creek.

NICOLA VALLEY FISH & GAME CLUB Annual trophy & awards night pot luch supper to be held Saturday Mar. 8 at the

Seniors Centre. Big fish and photo entries. Deadline Feb. 22. Entries can be left at Ponderosa or Nicola Valley Outdoors. For info call Paul Komonoski 250-378-4904

NEWBARK RESCUE Newbark Rescue & Rehoming Merritt Branch, are always looking for foster families. 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 starting a new club in town for flying model air-craft. We fly at various loca-tions around town. New mem-bers welcome. For more info, call Jack 250-378-4371.

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

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Margret Jessie Shannon was born March 3rd, 1925 to Tom and Gertid Smith in Stettler, Alberta. The second youngest of 9 children. Married young, Margret worked hard as a secretary to the family business while raising her six children. Later in life she tended to ailing husband and assisted in raising their two grandchildren. She will always be remembered for her dedication. A service and memorial will be held later in the year in Liberal, Alberta.

Margret Jessie Shannon

March 3rd 1925 – December 24th 2013

Margaret was born in Clive, Alberta to parents Mary Gertrude and Thomas William Smith. She was raised in rural Alberta and met her future husband there.Margaret and Arthur Morrison Shannon were married Sept. 9, 1943 and lived happily for 61 years, till Art’s passing in 2004.Also predeceased by her parents; granddaughter Lia in 2005, and brothers Harold, Bill, Dewey and Ray; and sister Bess.Left to mourn are; brother Archie and sister Nellie; sons Ray and Bill (Joanne); daughters, Mary (Harry), Barb (Chico), Betty (Ross) and Joyce; 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.Mom was a wonderful mother, grandmother and friend and will be sadly missed by all.Thank you to the nurses and staff at Coquihalla-Gillis House for the excellent care she received during her time there; and thank you also to Dr. Smit.

Margaret Jesse ShannonMarch 3, 1925 – Dec. 24, 2013

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Eileen Flora Ashley on December 28, 2013. Eileen was a beloved mother and grandmother, who will be fondly remembered and always missed by her two children Kerry (Waylene) Ashley, Karen (Jim) Ebbett and her grandchildren Lisa, Mark, Rachel, and Melanie. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren. Eileen was predeceased by her loving husband of 60 years Richard (Dick) Fogden Ashley (2003) and her son Karl Ashley (1954).Eileen moved, with Dick to Merritt in 1947 and enjoyed a life full of family love and community service through Merritt Minor Hockey, Nicola Valley Figure Skating club, Anglican Church Women’s Auxiliary and Alter Guild, and the Rebekah’s. Eileen loved owers and working outdoors, and it showed in her beautiful garden.Family, friends, and neighbors were at the centre of her life and everyone was welcomed into her home. Tea and homemade goodies were always on and laughter was always part of the visit.Eileen freely gave of her time and her many talents, throughout her long and happy life.Funeral service will be held at Saint Michael’s Anglican Church on Saturday January 25, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. with tea to follow in the church hall. In lieu of owers, a donation to Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (Eileen’s favorite charity), or a charity of your choice in Eileen Ashley’s memory would be appreciated.Condolences can be sent to the family at schoeningfuneralservice.com

Eileen Flora Ashley1920 - 2013

Angus MacDonaldMACDONALD, Angus Ross passed away on December 30, 2013 following a courageous battle with cancer. Angus was born in Alexandria, Ontario on July 23, 1925. As a young man he assumed the role of “man of the family” for his mother and six siblings, working on the family farm after the passing of his father. At the age of 15 Angus joined the Canadian Army where he served for 4 years. After his service, Angus worked his way across Canada earning just enough money to survive. He was very careful to ensure that even in those days without work or food he had hidden away a hundred dollars in his sock for emergencies. His last stop before settling on the coast was Kamloops where he found a steady job and met his

future wife, Jean Dempsey whom he married in 1949. For the next 61 years, Angus and Jean’s homes included Campbell River and the Lower Mainland. Although life included many work camps away from home, family was always a constant for Angus. During his successful career, he was an open pit mining contractor, developer and entrepreneur. Never one to retire, he returned to the Thompson Nicola area 20 years ago to build his cherished Sky High Ranch. He later became a founding director of Nicola Lakeshore Estates. Angus was referred to by many as the unof cial mayor of Nicola Lake. He was proud of this title and was also known to wear a sheriff’s badge along with his mayor’s hat. Shortly after his 88th birthday, he nished building the cowboy cabin by the lake he had always dreamed of having. Angus was predeceased by his father Alexander, his mother Bernadette, his sisters, Flora, Millie and MaryAnn and his wife Jean. He is survived by his son David, (wife Karen) three grandchildren Cruiz, Dior, and Kerry. He is also survived by his daughter Karen (husband Jack), his sisters Mary Belle and Peggy, and brother, Archie, numerous nieces and nephews, and his dear friend Marina. David and his sister Karen would like to thank the doctors and nurses in Merritt and Kamloops who cared for Angus. In particular, they would like to thank the unbelievable staff at Gillis House in Merritt. There will be no service at Angus’ request. He will be remembered by his family and friends for his great stories, sense of humour and kind generosity. Angus’ children David and Karen would ask that you consider making a donation to the BC Cancer Foundation in his memory. Angus will be loved and remembered forever.

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Margret Jessie Shannon was born March 3rd, 1925 to Tom and Gertrude Smith in Stettler, Alberta. The second youngest of 9 children. Married young, Margret worked hard as a secretary to the family business while raising her six children. Later in life she tended to ailing husband and assisted in raising their two grandchildren. She will always be remembered for her dedication. A service and memorial will be held later in the year in Liberal, Alberta.

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Homes for Rent3 bdrm dble wide w/basement, lge yard in Lower Nicola. Avail Feb 5/14. $900/mth Call 250-378-5268

4 bdrm 1 1/2 bath home for rent. Avail immed. $1050 month, heat & Hydro incl. Re-cently. renovated, no cats. Phone 250-378-9607

Rentals

Homes for Rent5 bdrm & den 3 1/2 bath, c/vac, 7 appls, c/air and much more. Avail immed. $1250 plus UTIL. 2 bdrm, laminatefl oors, recently reno’d, sharelaundry, $650 includes UTIL. n/p, n/s, ref and credit check required. 778-228-6378. Craigs List - Kamloops for pics

Suites, Lower2 bdrm basement suite. Availimmed. $800/mon. util. incl. W/d, no pets and no smoking.May req. ref. Contact Sandy or Jas at 250-315-46754 bdrm bsmt suite, carpet & hardwood fl , w/d, all appl., 2 baths. $980, utilities incl., refreq. n/s. Avail Feb. 1. 250-280-1268, 250-378-5759Fully furnished basementSuite for rent. $550.00 amonth. Avail. immed. No pets. Ref. req. 250-315-0019

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Helen Eleanor Rule, deceased, formerly of #21 - 1401 Nicola Ave, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1L8.

Creditors and others having claims are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned executor, C/O Nick Weiser, Webber Weiser MCKinley and Kay, 285 Seymour St., Kamloops, BC, V2C 2E7 on or before February 4th 2014, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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• Divorce? • Bankrupt?

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Transportation

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

Legal

Legal Notices

By virtue of theWarehouseman’s Lien Act,

we will sell the stored goods of the following to recover

costs of unpaid storage:Roxanne Sampson - Unit #24

Amount owing $366.25

These personal andhousehold effects will besold by either public or

private auction on or after January 27, 2014

R. Hack Mini Storage,2865 Pooley Ave., Merritt

250-378-5580

Auto Financing

Tenders

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AUTO SERVICESAUTO SERVICES

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

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2026 Mamette Avenue 250-378-1322

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Quality products, friendly service!

FOR THE ULTIMATE WINE

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Member of the RJS Craft

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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

David L. Brown is here for you

FINANCIAL ADVISORFINANCIAL ADVISOR

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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 pmFast Food Made Fresh & Healthy

ACCOUNTANTACCOUNTANT

We love numbers. Can we work with yours?

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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INVESTMENTSINVESTMENTS

MERRITT BC• Client Computer Work Stations

• Access to Training • Job Search Assistance

• Employment Counselling • Career Exploration

• Resource Library • Workshops

T: 250.378.5151

2099 Quilchena Ave., Box 358 Merritt, BC www.merrittesc.ca

The Employment Program of British

Columbia is funded by the

Government of Canada and the

Province of British Columbia

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESEE

Business Directory

ROOFINGROOFING

LUMBER SALESMERRITT LUMBER SALES2152 DOUGLAS ST., MERRITT, BC

250-378-5382 • 250-314-4249

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

SCREWS, NAILS, ROOFING, INSULATION, JOIST HANGERS

& much moreLARGE LANDSCAPING BEAMS AVAILABLE

7x9x8’ Gum Wood Ties Untreated $12 - $18

BUILDING SUPPLIESMERRRITTTTTTMERRRRRRITTTTTTTTMERRRRRRRRRRRRIITTTTTTTTTTT

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at HACK Electric

Safe, Secure, Easy Access, 8’ to 40’ Shipping Containers

SUITABLE FOR:

• Cars • Boats • ATV’s • Snowmobiles,

• Household Goods

• Monthly & Yearly Rates

• Business or

personal fi les & More.....

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

S AGE UNITSSELF STORAGE UNITS

Full-time Watchman on site

Starting @ $45./month

with HST

STORAGESTORAGE

Ph: 250-378-7122

Fax: 250-378-4143 E-mail: [email protected]

IF YOU NEED A LIFT WE CAN HELP

www.adproperty.ca

Quality workmanship, Outstanding Service.

• Need help hanging

Christmas lights?

• Gutters overfl owing?

• Lights need

changing?

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DENTISTDENTIST

Call 250-378-4888 to book your appointment.2731 Forksdale Avenue, V1K 1R9

www.dentistryatmerritt.ca

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HOURSTuesday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

2 FULL TIME DENTISTS & ORTHODONTIST ON SITE

Dr. Sunil Malhotra Dr. Jaspal Sarao

Kitchen/Bathroom• Tiling• Window/Siding • Installation

Patio/Deck• Moving Local & • Long Distance

250-315-8257

DAT Construction

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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

Learn to Play PianoLearn to Play Piano

Brenda’s Piano Studio

Phone 250.315.0340 for details

All Ages WelcomePIANO TEACHERPIANO TEACHER

IVAN’S SIDINGSALES & SERVICE

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

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

SERVING THENICOLA VALLEYFOR 40 YEARS!

CALL: (250) 378-2786

SIDINGSIDING

HACHACKELEELECTRIC

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

Residential & Commercial

Over 30 years experience

ELECTRICALEE

* NOW HIRING *

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

EMERGENCY FLOOD SERVICES

Working with insurance adjusters to restore your home!

250-378-9410

CLEANING SERVICESCLEANING SERVICES

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 1B8

Phone: 778-257-4129

e-mail: [email protected]

IN MERRITT EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY!

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Use the equity in your home to

Consolidate Debt, Top Up RRSPs,

or Tackle Renovations.

[email protected] • www.harryhoward.ca

JIM POJIM POTTER

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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RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL • sidewalks and driveways included • sanding • salting • anti-icingNEW EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCED OPERATORS - FULLY INSURED • large eet means quick response times.

AFFORDABLE RATES, while using customers time

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MAIN LOCATION& CLEARANCE

CENTRE

Hours:Monday to Friday

9 am - 6:00 pmSaturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Sundays: Closed

2025 Coutlee Ave., Merritt Phone: 250-378-2332

FURNITURE: LIVING ROOMMicrofi bre Recliner $399 $199Ashley Recliner -micro fi bre $499 $299Ashley Chair & Ottoman $499 $299Primo power Lift Chair Recliner $899 $599Ashley Chaise Lounger - Bonded Leather 3 Colors - Red/Tan/Brown $549 $399Acme Tan Fabric Sofa (sold as set) $599 $298 Loveseat (sold as set) $579 $268.Ashley 2 pc Sectional Microfi bre $1199 $7992 pc Leather Sofa & Loveseat $1999 $999True North & Woodworks solid woodCoffee and end tables 20% OffFabric Loveseat $699 $3698 pc Living-room Collection Includes: Sofa/Loveseat/Chair, 2 Lamps 3 pc Coffee Table Set $2499 $1499Primo Futton & Frame $399 $299Assorted Lamps & Bar Stools UP TO 60% OffDouble Sofa Bed $799 $599Berkline Recliner Sofa bonded leather $999 $799Berkline Recliner Console Loveseat bonded leather $999 $799Dimplex Electric Corner Fireplace $1199 $699Dynasty Wallmount Electric Fireplace $499 $399Assorted Area Carpets Starting From $99

MATTRESSESCoil Mattresses Twin Mattress $199 $127 Double Mattress $299 $147 Queen Mattress $349 $187 Pillowtop Pocket Coil Twin Mattress & Box-spring $399 $297 Double Mattress & Box-spring $499 $327 Queen Mattress & Box-spring $549 $347 Restwell Eurotop 800 Pocket Coil Double Mattress & Box-spring $999 $499 Queen Mattress & Box-spring $1099 $549 King Mattress & Box-spring $1699 $849

MATTRESSESSealy Posturepedic Euro-top Queen Mattress & Box-spring $999 $699Simmons Beauty-Rest Queen Mattress & Box-spring $1199 $799 King Mattress & Box-spring $1699 $1199Ashley 10” Memory Foam Queen Mattress $1499 $749Twin Mattress Foam $149 $89Single Extra-Long Adjustable Bed with Memory Foam Mattress $1299 $899

BEDROOMTrue North & Woodworks solid woodBedroom suites 20% OffBunk Bed - Twin/Twin $499 $299Bunk Bed - Twin/Double $699 $449Twin Captain’s Bed with Trundle $699 $4998pc Complete Bedroom Suite Includes: Dresser/Mirror/Chest/Hb-Fb-Rails 2 Nightstands $1999 $999Solid Pine 8pc Bedroom Suite $2999 $1699Espresso 8pc Bedroom Suite $2799 $1399

APPLIANCESFrigidaire 17 Cu. Ft. Fridge $599 $399White Westinghouse 30” Easy Clean Range $399 $299Whirlpool 30” Self-clean Smooth Top Range $799 $599Amana Tall Tub Dishwasher $499 $269Frigidaire Front Load Washer $599 $399LG Full Size Front Load Washer & Dryer (Pair) $1499 $1199Amana Heavy Duty Washer $399 $349 Amana H/D Super Capacity Dryer $349 $299Samsung Front Load Steam Washer & Steam Dryer $1999 $1499Bosch built In dishwasher $899 $499Maytag Stainless Steel Slide-In Convection Range Self-cleaning $1999 $1199

APPLIANCESFreezers Starting at $199Maytag double oven convection range $1799 $1399Dyson & Electrolux Vacuums ALL ON SALE!

DINING ROOMTrue North & Woodworks solid wood Dining room suites 20% OffKitchen Table With 4 Chairs $599 $399 Counter Height Faux Marble Table $699 $449& 4 Stools8pc Counter Height Table & 6 Stools with Lazy-Susan $1196 $599

ELECTRONICSToshiba 32” HD LED TV $449 $279Samsung 32” Full HD LED TV $599 $299Toshiba 39” HD LED TV $569 $399Toshiba 50” HD LED TV $999 $699Samsung 46” HD Smart LED TV $1299 $699Samsung 60” HD Smart 3D LED TV $1499 $999 Samsung 60” Smart 3D LED TV 240hz, 4 pairs of glasses $3599 $2499Panasonic 65” Full HD 3D Plasma TV $2799 $1899Panasonic 55” Full HD 3D Plasma TV $2999 $1799Panasonic 60” Full HD Smart 3D Plasma TV $2299 $1699Sharp 60” Full HD Smart LED TV $2199 $1499 Sharp 70” Full HD Smart 3D Quatron LED TV 480Hz $4599 $2799 Sharp 80” Full HD Smart LED TV $4199 $3499Sharp 60” Full HD Smart 3D Quatron LED TV $3099 $1649H/K Sound bar & SUB 3D blu ray $1199 $799H/K 7.1 Chanel receiver $899 $599 Samsung 310Watt sound bar & sub $499 $299Sharp sound bar & sub $399 $249Pansonic sound bar & sub $549 $299Home Theatre Speakers Up To UP TO 60% OffAll Car Audio & Speakers Up To UP TO 70% Off

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