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Christy Clark and her Liberal caucus were in Merritt last week for several meetings in the Nicola Valley. On Thursday, Clark made a speech at a local chamber of commerce luncheon to talk about the B.C. economy. Michael Potestio/Herald

Premier visits Merritt, talks economyPlenty of gov-

ernment big-wigs descended on the Nicola Valley last week as B.C. Premier Christy Clark visited Merritt for meetings with her provincial caucus.

While in the Merritt area, cau-cus members visited facilities such as the Ashcroft inland port, Highland Valley Copper mine and the Diacarbon biomass plant in Merritt.

Clark said respon-sible resource devel-opment will create a better future for future generations.

“I think we’ve got to remember where our wealth comes from. I think when resource development happens in your com-munity, it’s easy to say, ‘Wait a minute, I want it to happen somewhere else,’ but we have to remember that that’s what built our province,” Clark said.

She said she sees opportunities for growth in the Nicola Valley and pointed out the region’s for-estry resources and mining resources as things the area has going for it.

On Thursday, Clark was at the Civic Centre for a luncheon

held by the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce, where she made a speech on the government’s work to control spending and grow the economy.

The event sold all 120 of its available tickets and there were 28 MLAs in atten-dance, chamber man-ager Etelka Gillespie told the Herald.

In her speech, Clark said B.C. depends on the eco-nomic success of resource-based towns like Merritt.

“If you live in Vancouver-Point Grey, what happens in Merritt is pivotal,” she said.

“It’s crucially important that MLAs who understand their communities come back to Victoria and tell us what we need to know, what we need to do to make these communities work,” Clark said. “Because if you’re not working — if Merritt’s not work-ing, if Princeton’s not working, if Cooks Ferry First Nation isn’t working, if Ashcroft isn’t working — then nobody in the province is working.”

Clark also said the government needs to keep taxes and regu-lations low.

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Clark said govern-ment needs to think about opportunities to grow the B.C. econ-omy, noting resource development such as producing liquefied natural gas, which she described as “the busi-ness of the future for our province.”

She said LNG development can cre-ate 100,000 new jobs.

Clark said that with economic growth will come the resources needed to make invest-ments in social pro-grams.

She said First Nations need to be part of the economic growth and resource development in B.C. as well.

Clark said the caucus and cabinet are meeting in places around the province and chose Merritt as the first spot outside the Lower Mainland

to have a major cau-cus retreat because of Liberal MLA Jackie Tegart.

“Jackie Tegart is one of the most pas-sionate voices for rural communities that

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Museum observing First World War anniversary“At the station

the boys all stood in line and after the roll was called, they were allowed to go free until the train was ready to leave and it was then that one of the most pathetic meetings took place as mothers said goodbye to sons, sisters to brothers and sweet-hearts to sweethearts. Many tears were shed for the boys who did, at the call of duty, respond to this call and offer their services to their country.”

One hundred years ago, that’s what people were reading on the front page of the Merritt Herald.

The story, titled Pathetic Scenes at Local Depot from the August 2, 1914 edition of the paper — which came out just weeks after Great Britain entered the First World War — described the scene at

a local train station as Merritt’s young men left for the front.

Since Canada wasn’t its own country yet, Canadians were automatically thrust into the conflict that would change the course of history.

Sources such as this newspaper article can provide a window into the past as to what type of impact the First World War had on the Nicola Valley.

“As the train slowly moved away from the station, the band struck up Auld Lang Syne and until the train was far out of sight, the crowd waved their handkerchiefs and hats, cheered and sang to the many noble boys who have left their comfortable homes and surround-ings to do their duty wherever or whatever it may be,” the article went on to state.

Fast forward to the centennial of the

start of that infamous conflict, and there are some in the Nicola Valley who want to observe that anniver-sary.

The Nicola Valley Museum and Archives and Merritt library have partnered in an effort to commemorate the valley’s contribu-tion to the First World War. Throughout the remainder of 2014 and continuing to 2015, they hope to be able to hold a series of events and projects in observance of the war’s centenary.

The First World War took the lives of 40 of the 335 men from the Nicola Valley who went overseas to

fight between 1914 and 1918.

Michael Sasges from the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives is looking to write biographies on those men who died for their country. To do so, he is looking for research-ers and writers to help in this project.

“The First World War was Canada’s bloodiest military con-flict,” Sasges said, not-ing every eighth man from the Nicola Valley who went to war per-ished.

Other projects to observe the First World War’s 100th anniversary include having musicians or bands hold concerts

featuring songs from the 1914 era and having local artists re-imagine and recre-ate famous battles in the form of paintings. They’d also like to see local quilters create a memorial quilt.

“We’re looking for people to join us in commemorating the men and women who left the valley a hundred years ago to serve,” Sasges said.

He said organizers hope to do this in a way that reflects what people were like back then.

Anyone with infor-mation or looking to help can contact either the museum or the library.


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From the Herald archives: July 1978

First demolition derby in several years held Sunday

The Canford Race Track resounded to the sounds of crunching metal Sunday, July 9, as the first demolition derby in the Nicola Valley in several years was held.

There will be another derby on July 30.

There was $205 in prize money awarded among the six entries, who were all from the Merritt area.

The entries placed as follows:

Lorne Sanders came in first in three of the six heats, and second in a fourth.

Ken Joyce came in first in the last heat, and second in another.

Bruce Forbes came first in one heat.

Mike Georgia came first in one heat.

Wayne Inglis came second in two heats.

Jack Barquist came second in two heats.

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New pullout expected to increase safety

It won’t look like much more than some extra asphalt by the side of the road, but the provincial government says a new $950,000 pullout north of Merritt on Highway 5A should quell fears about truck traffic on the road.

The pullout is 12 kilometres south of Kamloops on the southbound side of the highway.

Transportation Minister and Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone said the space will “provide a really important safety hub” for Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers who are conducting inspections of trucks.

It will also double as a resting spot for truck drivers who need to pull over and take a break.

Truck traffic on Highway 5A was a major concern of Stone’s Kamloops predecessor, Kevin Krueger, who tried unsuccessfully many

times to have commer-cial truck traffic banned on the road, and speed limits reduced for local truck traffic.

“Some of these guys [truck drivers] are just

crazy,” Krueger told KTW in 2010, after a series of accidents between Merritt and Kamloops led to one of his several attempts at a ban.

“They’re driving too fast. They’re crash-ing their rigs into each other and, worse yet, they’re crashing their rigs into people who have nothing to do with the way they’re driv-ing.”

Stone said the government’s pullout, coupled with increased CVSE and other improvements to sig-nage, are his preferred way of improving road safety without impacting the truck-ing industry’s ability to move goods through the province.

“If we were to start banning truck traffic on particular corridors in this province, there are lots of corridors that potentially one could look at and ask ques-tions about whether commercial truck traffic should be on them,” he said.

Mitchell Zulinick, a director with the B.C. Trucking Association,

said he welcomes the new pullout, and believes it will make the 5A safer for motorists.

“It’s absolutely mak-ing the highway safer, because it’s making it safer for inspection officers, it creates more pullouts for drivers, and it heightens inspections — which good compa-nies will always tell you is a good idea,” he said.

As of last summer, CVSE officers patrol Highway 5A 20 days of each month, up from 15 before that.

Glenn Taylor, district CVSE manager, said inspectors do visual checks of 13 items, including a truck’s steer-ing, tires, brakes, driver qualifications and hours on the road. Officers also have portable scales to weigh vehicles at pullouts.

Taylor said the aver-age inspector will con-duct five or six inspec-tions per day while on patrol.

Starting in the com-ing school year, Grade 8 students in School District 58 will have their core courses of English, French, social studies, science and math in the mornings from 8:40 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. throughout the year.

“They’ve got five core subjects, five core subject teachers, September to June,” Merritt Secondary School vice principal Karen Goetz said.

With the current sys-tem, these core subjects can be placed anywhere on a student’s timetable

– morning or afternoon – whereas under this new model, all the core classes are taught in the morning.

The Grade 8 stu-dents will all have one teacher for each subject rather than being split up amongst multiple teachers teaching each one of the subjects. For example, all the Grade 8 students would have one math teacher instead of being split up amongst three math teachers. However, the teachers for English and social studies will be able to interchange.

Goetz said by hav-ing a smaller group of teachers looking after an entire grade, stu-

dents can be monitored more closely.

“Certainly with our attendance, one of the things that we’ve learned – and it’s not a surprise – is relation-ships. [If] kids have positive and meaningful relationships at school they tend to come. So, this is another way to try and promote that,” Goetz said.

Prior to this change, only English and social studies were year-long courses for Grade 8 students at MSS. Now French, physical educa-tion, science and math will be year-long cours-es in Grade 8 as well.

Next year’s Grade 8 students and their

teachers will not be tied to the school’s bell system where students switch classes after every session, Goetz said.

“All morning. Every day. From September to June, five teachers have those 120 kids and they’ll direct where the kids go, when they go and what the week looks like,” Goetz said.

Goetz also said the teachers will have flexibility within those mornings to regroup their classes and struc-ture them and run courses when and how they see fit.

“Let’s say it’s science fair week and we’ve got an extra heavy

thrust we need to pay attention to in science, maybe the other cours-es relax a little bit and all the teachers work together on helping kids get their science proj-ects done,” Goetz said.

She said the expec-tation is still to have the curricula of each course covered.

Goetz said the five teachers will all have the same preparation time of three hours per week where they can plan units together. She said the teachers could pick a topic and plan it so that everything in multiple subjects revolves around that topic for a month or so.

In the afternoons,

Grade 8 students will have a year-long physi-cal education class and four electives – two per semester.

The decision to move to a new sched-ule system for Grade 8 students came about from a school commit-tee brought together to look at attendance issues.

Goetz said that the committee’s research found that having core courses in the morn-ing was a good idea as students at that age pay more attention in class at that time.

“Kids get a little bouncy in the after-noon,” she told the Herald.

Changes coming to Grade 8 schedule

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Kamloops South-Thompson MLA Todd Stone takes break measurements during a mock inspection at the new Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement pullout built 12 kilometres south of Kamloops on Highway 5A. Andrea Klassen/KTW


Next council meeting: Tuesday, July 22, 2014Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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General election information

In B.C., general local elections are held every four years. In Merritt, these include the elec-tion of a mayor and six councillors to city coun-cil, and the election of three school trustees to the board of School District 58 (Nicola-Similkameen).

Resident electors

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You may vote in Merritt’s election on November 15, 2014 as a resident elector if you meet all of the follow-ing criteria: • You are a Canadian

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B.C. for at least six months prior to regis-tering to vote; and • You have lived in

Merritt for at least 30 days prior to registering to vote; and • You are not dis-

qualified from voting because you: • Have been convicted

of an indictable offence for which you are cur-rently in custody; or

• Have been found guilty of an election offence.

You do not need to own property to vote.

Do I need to register to vote?

No. The City of Merritt uses voting day only registration and does not maintain a voters list. If you are a qualified elector, you do not need to regis-ter prior to election day. To register on election day, resident electors are required to produce two pieces of identification (photo identification is not required but at least one must provide a signa-ture) to prove both resi-dency and identity.

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Non-resident (property) electors

Who is eligible to be a non-resident property elector?

You may vote in the local general elec-tion on November 15,

2014, as a non-resident (property) elector if you meet all of the follow-ing criteria: • The owners must be

individuals, not corpo-rations, and must not hold their interest in trust for a corporation or another trust; • You are not a resi-

dent elector of Merritt; and • You are a Canadian

citizen; and • You are at least

18 years of age as of November 15, 2014; and • You have lived in

B.C. for at least six months prior to regis-tering to vote; and • You have been a

registered owner of real property in Merritt for at least 30 days prior to registering to vote; and • If applicable, you

have written consent of the majority of reg-istered owners for the real property authoriz-ing you to be registered as the non-resident property elector for this property; and • You have not regis-

tered as a non-resident property elector in rela-tion to any other parcel of real property in the City of Merritt; and • You are not dis-

qualified from voting because you: • Have been convicted

of an indictable offence for which you are cur-rently in custody; or • Have been found

guilty of an election offence.

Non-resident (prop-erty) electors no longer need a property elector

certificate to vote.In order to register,

however, you will need to bring the following additional pieces of paper with you to the voting place on voting day: • Proof of ownership

of the property in ques-tion. For example, your tax notice, or a cer-tificate of title print-out (a utility bill or other similar document is not proof of ownership); and • If applicable, a

consent form filled out by a majority of the registered owners stat-ing that you are the one owner of the property who is designated as the non-resident (property) elector for that property.

Special voting

The purpose of spe-cial voting is to provide the opportunity to vote for electors who would not otherwise be able to attend a voting loca-tion. Special voting is not open to the general public.

Special voting will be provided at Nicola Valley Hospital, Gillis House, Nicola Mead-ows and the Florentine.

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As a child, visiting a zoo is something of a magical experience.

You get to see all of these exotic animals, per-haps many of which you’ve only seen in a picture book or on TV.

But as an adult, as I recently discovered, that simple joy of being in the presence of some of nature’s most magnificent creatures is complicated by a host of moral and ethical

questions surrounding their captivity.

There is a big price to pay for having animals where they don’t belong — such as camels in the middle of a Canadian prairie city — and it’s the animals that are expected to pay that price.

It is easy to look at a zoo as an adult and see what you don’t as a kid: bare, concrete enclosures that resemble prison cells more closely than natural habitats.

Of course, all institu-tions that house animals are different. There are zoos, the big, commercial enter-prises usually smack-dab in the middle of metropolitan areas. There are mom and pop-type petting zoos. There are wildlife rehabili-tation centres and conserva-tion sanctuaries.

The most common

argument used in favour of big zoos housing non-native animals, such as polar bears or tigers, is that such animals are an attractant for members of the public, who will come in to the zoo and learn from keepers about conservation efforts and the plight of these ani-mals in the wild.

The idea is that a per-son who sees these animals live can connect with them more readily and therefore take on their cause outside of the zoo’s gates.

However noble that quest to engage more peo-ple may be, it is far easier to argue that zoos offer more of a prison life for these “ambassadors” than a better future for their wild cousins.

Maybe it was the mid-day heat, or maybe it was the lack of challenge that made the animals appear so

depressed and depressing, lounging in whatever shade afforded them in their small enclosures.

No enclosure for a roaming pack of prong-horns can ever be big enough.

No number of severed tree limbs can imitate a monkey’s natural habitat.

In a life without chal-lenge, these animals don’t really have a chance to thrive. No amount of hand-feeding giraffes can provide them the stimulation they would get in a wild life.

However, there are some zoos that exist for the express purpose of saving the animals they take in, which were once injured, abused or neglected.

It stands to reason that not every rescued animal could be re-introduced to the wild.

Knowing that a wild

life is no picnic, is it more humane to keep these ani-mals in captivity?

These days, a far greater number of zoo animals are born and raised in captivity, not captured from the wild (aquarium animals notwith-standing).

Does that justify their continued captive life? They still have millennia of evolution in their genes that produce instincts that can-not be changed.

I do not know any zoo keepers, but I have the feel-ing people don’t go into that type of job without a sincere interest in animals, animal research and envi-ronmental conservation.

But does that hold any water if the zoo visitors don’t leave with the same sincere belief in conserva-tion?

HERALD OPINION

Sponsorship in spotlight cuts both ways

Last year, he was first across the finish line, proudly wearing an anti-Ajax shirt and claiming the title as victor of the 2013 Kamloops Mara-thon.

This year, knowing the company behind the proposed open-pit copper and gold mine south of Aberdeen is a significant sponsor of the mara-thon, he has declined to run.

Ryan Day is the fledgling mara-thon’s defending champion and, as is normally the custom among mara-thon organizers, Day, as last year’s winner, was invited to run this year sans the entry fee and offered a room the night before the July 27 race.

However, the letter of invitation came with a caveat — that Day not speak critically of sponsor KGHM, which wishes to build the mine that has been the subject of much debate for the past few years.

Such a request would obviously include a request Day not don again the championship shirt of 2013, the one with an “X” slashed through the word “Ajax.”

While it is Day’s right — and some would say responsibility — to take his opposition to Ajax seriously, it is also the right of Kamloops Mar-athon organizers to accept sponsor-ship investment from KGHM Ajax.

And it is not as though Day does not understand that aspect.

He does and made the point in an interview with KTW reporter Cam Fortems that he can under-stand the request from marathon organizers.

His beef, as he noted on his Face-book page, was his interpretation of the letter from marathon organizers that he could easily be convinced to acquiesce.

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“While I can under-stand the request, I still find it offensive, to say the least, that they think I would sell out for a $75 fee and a room,” Day wrote, add-ing the letter had him considering paying the entry fee and pulling out that anti-Ajax shirt once again.

However, as explained by Day — a Secwepemc runner from the Bonaparte Indian Band — he refuses to run races in Sun Peaks based on ongoing opposition to the alpine resort’s development by First Nations groups.

“I refuse to run any races at Sun Peaks for moral reasons. Why is it OK for me to run in a race sponsored by a company that will dig a giant hole in the ground and endanger the Thompson and Fraser rivers from Tk’emlups to the Salish Sea?” Day pondered.

“It’s not. So, I will return to the race when KGHM Ajax is no lon-ger a sponsor.”

Kamloops Marathon spokesman Christopher Seguin told KTW the letter sent to Day by the race director was “ill thought-out and regrettable” — and it was.

It is incumbent upon those behind the Kamloops Marathon to ensure crucial sponsors are treated well, but the race itself received more unwanted atten-tion via one letter sent than it ever would have had Day ran and won again in that T-shirt.

KGHM Ajax, mean-while, is again pulled

into a spotlight it had nothing to do with cre-ating.

The mining com-pany is a big player in community sponsorship in Kamloops, spend-ing $20,000 on the marathon, which is organized by Thomp-son Rivers University, and spreading $200,000 across myriad city events last year.

Some have decided to not patronize any event sponsored by KGHM Ajax, but tak-ing that stand does nothing to impact the ultimate decision on its approval.

It does, however, damage deserving char-ities and other groups that do so much good in Kamloops, including the United Way, West-ern Canada Theatre, Farm Kids Scholarship Program and Interior Community Services.

The KGHM logo is at a lot of places — Interior Savings Centre, McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre, Music in the Park.

There are plenty of causes to boycott, but who is the boycott truly hurting?

A reader commented on our website, say-ing she does not want to attend events with KGHM sponsorship as it brings the contro-versial mining project to the “forefront of my mind.”

I would argue remaining “forefront” in the minds of Kam-loopsians benefits Ajax opponents as much as it does the project’s par-ent company.

Christopher Foulds is the editor of Kamloops This Week.

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The zoo in Leipzig, Germa-ny appears to be on to some-thing — not just the appear-ance of “humane captivity” — if there is such a thing — but a zoo designed to mimic a rainforest under a giant dome.

It covers about 56 acres in the heart of this city of about half a million people, and hous-es approximately 850 species.

Visitors walk through the forest in a more direct way with animals.

There are no 11-centimetre-thick glass walls separating zoo visitors from the animals that live there.

Perhaps this is the way zoos will become in the future — no longer cheap sideshow attrac-tions with iron cage after iron cage or a Noah’s Ark with two of every species, but rather sanctuaries mimicking the natu-ral habitat these animals would live in if they were wild.

The arguments for and against zoos are vast and involve more ethical and

moral conundrums than even the most concise writer could grapple with in the space of this column.

So what’s an innocent, animal-loving zoo-goer to do with these conflicting messages, all of which have some truth to them?

As people become more sen-sitive to the plight of animals in the wild and in captivity, zoos must adapt to changing expectations of animal welfare or zoos themselves will face extinction.

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Ex-Merritt Centen-nials goaltender Tyler Steel is living and working in the Nicola Valley this summer. The 21-year-old Vernon native, who played three full seasons with the Cents (2010-13) is employed at the Quilchena Golf Course.

Steel has just fin-ished a very successful freshman season on a hockey scholarship at Brown University — an Ivy League school of 8,000 students located in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Sat., Sept. 20 Cowichan Valley 11:30 a.m. (in Chilliwack)

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Fri., Dec. 12 Prince George 7:00 p.m.

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The Merritt Centennials have released their schedule of games for the 2014-15 BCHL regular season.

The Cents’ 58-game schedule fea-tures 29 home games and 29 away games. The first two games (listed as one home and one away) take place at the third-annual Showcase in Chilliwack.

Merritt’s home game at the Showcase is against Cowichan Valley at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 20. Their away game is at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21 versus the host Chiefs.

The Centennials’ official home opener is on Saturday, September 27 when they entertain the always-strong Penticton Vees. The unveiling of the Cents’ new centre-ice score clock is also expected to take place that night.

Merritt plays four of its five Interior Division rivals (Vernon, Salmon Arm, Trail and West Kelowna) seven times and the Vees eight times. They play all other BCHL teams in the Coastal and Island Divisions twice — once at home and once away.

Of the 28 Cents’ games actually played at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 11 are on Saturday, seven on Friday, five on Wednesday, four on Sunday afternoon and one on Tuesday.

In terms of Merritt’s 29 away games, 14 are on Friday, seven on Saturday, four on Wednesday, three on Sunday and one on Tuesday.

The Centennials’ longest home stands are from Saturday, December 13 to Friday, January 2 (five games) and from Saturday, January 10 to Sunday,

January 18 (four games). The Cents have two four-game road

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Merritt’s busiest months are November and January with 12 games each, followed by October and February (11 apiece), December (8) and September (4). November sees the most away games for the Cents (7) and January the most home games (7).

There are several notable Cents’ home games that should be circled on the calendar:

Saturday, September 27 vs. Penticton - The rivalry between these two teams has intensified year after year. The Vees knocked the Cents out of the playoffs last season in four straight.

Friday, October 17 vs. West Kelowna - The Cents have been snake bit by their cross-Connector adversaries for the last two seasons.

Saturday, October 25 vs. Powell River - New Cents’ goalie Jonah Imoo (see this Thursday’s Herald for full story) will want a piece of his former team big time.

Wednesday, Dec. 31 vs. Coquitlam - It’s New Year’s Eve, and the Cents would like nothing better than to ring in 2015 with a win over the defending BCHL champions.

Sunday, Jan. 18 vs. Nanaimo - Cents’ bench boss Luke Pierce loves going head-to-head with his former coach — the fiery Mike Vandekamp — who has history in Merritt.

Saturday, Feb. 28 vs. Trail - What better way to celebrate Fan Appreciation Night and the beginning of the post-season with a thumping of the Smokies.

2nd Annual Cents Golf Classic set to goFormer Cent Tyler Steel in Merritt for the summer

OLD FRIENDS Last year’s Centennials Golf Classic brought together (left to right) former Cents owner/manager/coach and current director of hockey operations Brian Barrett, former players Bill Muckalt and Lewis Kinvig, and former player and assis-tant coach John ‘Butch’ Tent.

The 2nd Annual Merritt Centennials Golf Classic fundrais-ing event is all set for Saturday, August 16 at the Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club at Quilchena.

Last year’s inaugural Classic was a tremendous success — raising almost $20,000 for the Junior A hockey club.

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

UNFILED TAX Returns? Un-reported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties. Call a Tax Attorney First! 1-855-668-8089. (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

Gutters & Downspouts

ATTENTIONJULY SPECIAL

15% OFFSof t Facia Gutter,

down pipes and leaf guards.Jobs have to be booked

by July 30th.250-351-4928 Gerry

Home RepairsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Help Wanted

KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online:homedepot.comKILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BCMabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. De-signed and ready to build. Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below as-sessed value. 250-317-2807.

Help Wanted

New 2 bdrm 1 bath doublewide SRI home in Trees Mo-bile Home Park. with 10 yrwarranty. $70,000 incl. netGST. Or rent $800/mon. + util.250-254-7997

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT1 unit available,

1st oor unit ideal for seniors

Available Jan. 1, 2014

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

MONTHS RENTNewly renovated units“Clapperton Manor”

2775 Clapperton Ave.250-315-8340

Mobile Homes & Pads

2 bedroom mobile home. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, utilities included. Close to town and schools. Pet friendly. $950 per month. 250-378-0887Available immediately, 3 bed-room mobile home. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, large fenced yard close to schools, town and bus route. Pet friend-ly. Utilities included $950 per month. 250-378-0887New 2 bdrm 1 bath, double wide SRI home in Trees Mo-bile Home Park. $800/mon. + util. or for sale $70,000 incl. net GST 250-254-7997

Modular HomesCelebration over 35 YearsIn the manufactured Home Business. We specialize in customizing Modular & Manu-factured Homes and Park Models. Price match Guaran-teed. 1-800-339-5133

Homes for RentCompletely reno’d large 3 bdrm 4 plex unit for rent. Two bath, all new kitchen cabinets and all new appliances, new bathrooms, new laundry room with w/d, like new condition. Asking $1000/mon. 250-378-5915 or 250-378-7279One bdrm apartment for one adult only. N/S, N/P, heat & cable incl. $525/mon. Ref’s. 250-378-2954

Rooms for RentFurnished rooms avail. immed. Util. & extreme inter-net incl. Call 250-378-5128

Suites, Lower2 bdrm basement suite. Avail. Aug. 1. W/d, fenced yrd, close to town. $800/mon. util. incl. 250-378-6295 or 315-93972 bdrm ground level suite. Utilities included (Hydro & Gas). Phone 250-378-5610.For rent 2 bdrm downstairs suite, near town, gas fi replace, central air, shared laundry, w/d, util. incl. Retired or work-ing people only. $800/mon. Avail Aug. 1st. 250-378-2540New 2 bdrm basement suite. Avail July 1. No pets, no smoking. 250-378-6038

Suites, Upper3 bdrm above ground base-ment suite. Recently reno’d, laminate fl rs, f/s, d/w, shared laundry. Avail July 1. Ref. re-quired. $950/mon. 250-378-0303 or 778-228-6378

Auto Financing

Rentals

Townhouses3 bdrm 1 1/2 bath townhouse on quiet cul-de-sac. Pets neg. $950 incl. gas. 250-682-0844

Transportation

Auto Financing

Auto Services1986 GMC S15 4wd with dump box $2000.00 1986 Ford Ranger Extended cab $700.00 1994 Ford Ranger P.U. $2500.00 1993 Mazda P.U. B2200 $2300.00 1988 GMC S15 P.U. $1500.00 1993 GMC Sonoma P.U. needs motor $500.00 1991 Flatdeck dump trailer 8’6”x13’6” $2500.00 2 digital beverage vending ma-chines $1000.00 each 1 20’ shipping container $2200.00 1984 26’ Travelaire 5th wheel trailer $2000.00 2007 Husq-varna electic utility vehicle $2000.00 Tidy Tank 100 gal - 15 GPM 12 volt pump $450.00 Call 250-378-5334

Auto Financing

Quit.Before your time

runs out.


250-351-4928

IMPORTANT NOTICEAN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A

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