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Protesters against biosolids and the driver of a Timbro Contracting truck hauling greenhouse equipment were locked in a stalemate at the Shulus fire hall on Highway 8 Wednesday.

Timbro is the parent company of BioCentral, which operates a biosolids composting facility on Sunshine Valley Road West. Protesters say the facility is a source of nuisance odour and noise, and they are concerned about possible contamination of water sources if other cities’ composted biosolids are used on the land.

On Monday, BioCentral voluntarily and indefinitely suspended importing biosolids to the Nicola Valley until First Nations and government officials can reach an agreement on the use of biosolids locally.

After hours of negotiation between RCMP, local First Nations leaders, representatives of the Friends of the Nicola Valley anti-biosolids group and the company’s management, the truck (and its driver) turned around at about 2 p.m.

To ensure the well doesn’t run dry, the City of Merritt is increas-ing fees for water and garbage services.

At its regular meeting Tuesday, city council unanimously adopted amendment bylaws to increase garbage collection rates by 10 per cent along with a 10 per cent increase to water user rates, and an additional $20 per parcel to the water parcel tax.

On average, Merritt residents can expect to pay an additional $100 per month starting at the

end of April.Garbage collection fees are

going up to offset the recently increased charge for solid waste disposal by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, and water user rates are rising to ensure the water utility budget remains balanced for the long-term and helps fund future water main replacements.

The water utility budget was balanced for 2015 primarily through reserve funds, which is unsustainable as the city will even-tually deplete the reserves for the water fund, a report to council states.

“We’re using a substantial

amount of our reserves in order to accommodate the capital projects that we’re undertaking,” financial services manager Ken Ostraat said.

The additional revenue from the parcel tax combined with the changes to the water user rates is expected to generate about an additional $180,000 annually to be spent primarily on infrastructure, such as water main replacements.

“Right now, the water fund essentially covers off its operat-ing costs and everything else like that, but it’s not really generating sufficient surplus to put into a reserve for future capital projects,”

Ostraat said.These increases apply to resi-

dents and businesses alike.The last time the water parcel

tax was increased was 2008 and the last time the city increased its water user rate was 2011.

Merritt’s water master plan recommends increasing water user rates every year by the rate of inflation. In order to make up for past years, the city is increasing the rate by 10 per cent in 2015.

The rate can be expected to rise only by the rate of inflation in future years, which Ostraat said should account for about a two per cent increase next year.

At council’s March 10 regular meeting, Coun. Linda Brown said she wasn’t comfortable putting the increased costs on citizens without first looking at decreasing budget costs.

Ostraat replied by saying staff have been trying to keep costs under control, noting efforts to reduce RCMP costs in particular.

The 2015 budget is based on an anticipated two per cent prop-erty tax increase.

Ostraat said the average house in Merritt is worth about $203,000 meaning there will be about a $16 increase in municipal taxes this year.

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BioCentral extends moratorium on biosolidsBiosolids won’t be coming to the

Nicola Valley for the foreseeable future.

On Monday, BioCentral owner Andres Murillo announced to the Herald the company has self-imposed a moratorium on import-ing biosolids into the area until an agreement between the Ministry of Environment and local First Nations can be reached.This initiative is what the five

local First Nations chiefs sought when they met with the Ministry of Environment and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart on Friday in Lower Nicola.“We agree with the ministry and

First Nations on honouring this moratorium,” Murillo said.Biosolids destined for the Nicola

Valley are being diverted to another company’s compost facility in Clin-ton, Murillo said. Friday’s meeting hit an impasse

when it became apparent that a moratorium wasn’t something the Ministry of Environment could provide.

BioCentral typically trucks in biosolids to its composting facil-ity along Sunshine Valley Road in Lower Nicola, much to the disdain of local residents, who have recent-ly set up roadblocks to stop them.

In Friday’s meeting, local chiefs and government representatives discussed where biosolids spreading applications are located in the area, the possibility of shutting down the compost facility and the jurisdiction surrounding it.Environment Minister Mary

Polak told the Herald her ministry doesn’t have the power to impose a

moratorium as its authority extends to the regulations a biosolids com-post facility must operate under, and not where it’s allowed to locate.

If a facility is operating within Ministry of Environment regula-tions, the ministry cannot halt their operations. “I have no authority to step in

and shut them down,” Polak said,

noting that is what the chiefs were hopeful she could provide.Polak said she and other Min-

istry of Environment officials have visited BioCentral’s Nicola Valley composting facility numerous times and conducted testing.“There’s nothing to indicate that

they’re operating in an unsafe way and handling the material in an

unsafe way,” Polak said.Lower Nicola Indian Band Chief Aaron Sam said the bands believe the province can do more to stop bringing biosolids into the Nicola Valley.“The government has a consti-

tutional obligation as reflected in the Tsilhqot’in decision to consent-based decision making with First

Nations, and we haven’t been con-sulted at all,” Sam said.Polak said how to involve the

First Nations bands in the biosolids regulatory process wasn’t discussed on Friday, but that conversation can still be had in the future.Shackan Band Chief Percy Joe

has said there should be more test-ing done with regards to the safety of using biosolids.“Where we would seek to

involve First Nations — as we have with Mount Polly — is putting together a group that would work together in partnership; people from the province, people from the regional district, people represent-ing the First Nations, who could work together around how biosolids are regulated and managed,” the minister said.The chiefs don’t want the bio-

solids coming into the valley while they’re negotiating, Sam said.Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie

Tegart said she’s disappointed the meeting didn’t result in more of a solid path forward.“But we’ll continue to work on

it,” she said.The compost facility on Sun-shine Valley Road is allowed to operate there under the Agricul-tural Land Reserve (ALR) and local zoning bylaws, Polak said.It is her understanding that

officials from the Agricultural Land Commission — which governs the ALR — are going to investigate to make sure this local composting facility is following the rules for a permitted use.The chances of prohibiting a

biosolids composting facility ret-roactively with a bylaw are slim as doing so would constitute a legal issue, Polak said.

A three-hour meeting between all five local First Nations band chiefs,

Environment Minister Mary Polak and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart on Friday

ended when it became apparent the chiefs’ desired moratorium on biosolids

being imported to the Nicola Valley was outside the ministry’s jurisdiction.

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Company won’t accept sludge trucks at Nicola Valley

composting site until ministry, chiefs reach agreement

BioCentral owner Andres Murillo announced the company has self-imposed a moratorium on importing biosolids into the area until an agree-ment between the Ministry of Environment and local First Nations can be reached.

City council got a sneak peek at three options for developing a piece of downtown property it recently acquired from Canadian Pacific Railway after decades of failed negotiations.

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Mack Station’s star on the riseFor the five siblings that

make up the band Mack Station, musical ability doesn’t come from notes on a page of sheet music.

It comes from their parents, and their parents’ parents before them.

The band members’ innate play-by-ear ability is what enabled Mack Sta-tion to win the Rising Star Showcase at the Kam-loops Cowboy Festival ear-lier this month after barely a month of preparation.

The Mack family’s neighbour and friend had heard the Mack children, whose ages range from 10 to 17, perform together around the campfire for guests of the family’s Hid-den Valley Rustic Horse Camp and approached the kids’ father, Clint, with the idea of entering the competition.

After some hesitation, Clint agreed and entered Mack Station into the Ris-ing Star Showcase.

The Rising Star Show-case is a competition for amateur artists in two categories: cowboy poetry and cowboy singers. This year, the cowboy sing-ers category had eight entrants, including the young local band.

“The whole thing was put together in a month and a week, from nothing to everything,” Clint said.

First up, the siblings had to select a repertoire of cowboy songs to per-form and figure out their arrangements.

And for Jacob, 15, and Jeremiah, 13, that even meant learning new instruments.

Jacob picked up the bass guitar and Jeremiah tried his hand at the Peru-vian box-shaped cajón drum.

Their younger brother James, 11, has played harmonica for about three years, and lone sister

Gianna, 10, plays percus-sion.

Eldest brother Joseph, 17, has played guitar for about a decade.

The classic cowboy songs with their rhythmic style were a departure from their typical contem-porary country favourites, the siblings said.

“It was definitely a step out of the comfort zone,” Jeremiah said.

“I complained,” Joseph said. “I’m so used to new country that I didn’t know if I could do old country.”

All of the siblings sing, and together, they picked country songs that would showcase their vocal har-monies.

The repertoire they set-tled on included Cool Water by Sons of the Pioneers, a 1947 tune with harmonies like a dreamy oasis in a Western desert by the clas-sic vocal collective.

They also covered Gene Autry’s Bridle Hang-

ing on the Wall, a tear-jerker about a missing pony, which they knew from hearing their grandfather sing it.

For an up-tempo change, Mack Station per-formed the Gene Autry romp Back in the Saddle, which James and Gianna took to the microphone for.

Not only did the group have to learn the songs from scratch, they also had to practice their entire performance — from their introduction to the expla-nation of the songs to their on-stage banter.

They rehearsed their entire performance every day for a month.

“The judges don’t want to hear the same jokes and the same commentary, so you change it up a lot,” Jeremiah said.

The weekend of the actual competition during the Kamloops Cowboy Festival from March 12

to 15 was a whirlwind for Mack Station.

They performed on the Friday night on a small stage, contending with heavy feedback from a wonky monitor.

“The judges judged us on Friday for how we reacted,” Jeremiah said. “We just kept on going through it.”

“We smiled and we did our best, even though we were so stressed,” Jacob said.

The scores from Sat-urday’s performance indi-cated which three of the performers would advance to Sunday’s final.

The final took place at the Coast Hotel’s audi-torium with about 1,000 people in the seats to watch.

Mack Station ended up winning the showcase by just a point and a half over runner-up Leslie Ross of 100 Mile House.

Still, the siblings said

the competition was sup-portive and inspiring.

Their stunning grand finale earned the Mack siblings fans everywhere at the Cowboy Festival.

“Every step you took, someone would stop and say something to you like, ‘You did good,’ and I would say thank you, and take another step and someone else would say, ‘You did good,’” James said.

Their first-place win earned them $1,000 in prize money, which the siblings plan to reinvest in their instruments.

“We’re going to buy a case for Jacob’s bass and a case for my cajóne, and some new mics and things,” Jeremiah said.

“And maybe extra for going to get an ice cream,” Jacob said.

They also plan to tackle some songwriting, starting with two songs Joseph has written and adapting those to the band, and then continuing to play whenever they get the chance.

With the busy summer season approaching for the family’s horse camp, the band is lining up its performances.

They’ll play at a family friend’s wedding in Logan Lake, and for the Back Country Horsemen’s Ren-dezvous at the Collettville Rodeo Grounds in June.

It was their dedication and positive attitudes that ensured their success, their parents said.

For their part, the Mack children attributed their dedication to strong family values, as well as the love of music that runs in their family.

“The main thing we went up there for was to have fun, just to say we went to the Cowboy Fest to perform there and all that,” Jeremiah said. “Just to say we went to the Cowboy Fest to perform there and all that.”

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Mack Station members (back row, from left) James, 11, Jacob, 15, Joseph, 17, (front row) Jeremiah, 13 and Gianna, 10. Emily Wessel/Herald


Next council meeting: Tuesday, April 7, 2015Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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Tuesday marked a retirement of sorts for the longtime organizers of Merritt’s Soup Bowl.

Pam and Ernie Whi-taker, who’ve organized the weekly soup lunch for about 15 years, handed over the reins on March 24 to a trio of volunteers.

Fellow Soup Bowl volunteers presented the Whitakers with a pres-sure cooker to acknowl-edge their dedication to feeding Merrittonians.

The couple said they had previously borrowed a friend’s pressure cooker to make their dinner while they’re out fishing in the summertime, and they are pleased now to have their own.

Though they’re not organizing it anymore, the Whitakers plan to continue to be regular fixtures at the Soup Bowl, only now, they eat and mingle with the other patrons.

“We can come after they set up, and we leave just before the cleanup,” Pam said with a smile.

“I’ll still come here, but the pressure’s off,” Ernie said.

The Whitakers have certainly put their time in as volunteers with the Soup Bowl, having orga-nized it since 1999.

They started as regular volunteers for community dinners at the Civic Centre. The organizers of those din-ners noticed a need for a regular weekly lunch, and the Soup Bowl was formed in the fall of 1997.

“We just kind of took it on gradually, and we found that we were very suited to it,” Pam said.

The Soup Bowl runs solely on volunteer power and donations.

Each week, as many as a hundred bowls of soup are served up to anybody who wants one.

The Whitakers said they’re looking forward to taking it easy, keep-ing their house up, and staying healthy. Pam also plans to get back to

writing.“I just want to be

healthy so we can do the things we both enjoy doing,” Ernie said. “We both like fishing, and I’ll bomb up to Terrace to see my son once a year, things like that. The house itself could keep

you busy.”Pam said this retire-

ment marks the end of an era.

“I feel a little bit like a teenager’s leaving home,” she said. “But I’m so confident in these wonderful people.”

The Soup Bowl will

continue to run every Tuesday at the Anglican Church hall on Chap-man Street from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

It’s open to anybody in the community and volunteers dish up home-made soup, coffee, muf-fins and bread.

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Longtime Soup Bowl organizers Ernie and Pam Whitaker (front row, second and third from left) retired from the weekly soup lunch on Tuesday. Fellow volunteers presented the couple with a pressure cooker, card and cake to thank them for their years of dedication. Emily Wessel/Herald


HERALD OPINION

Making real progress on povertyVICTORIA – The B.C. government has made its most signifi-cant moves in decades to address the needs of some of the prov-ince’s poorest people.

The largest financial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap. There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women.

Even if they could find an entry-level job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all, the current system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including dental and extended medical care for them-selves and their children.

That is the welfare trap, one of the most perverse government poli-cies to have survived into our suppos-edly enlightened modern era.

The new program takes effect in September. It will not only continue income assistance payments when single parents enrol in skills train-ing, it promises to cover their child care and transportation costs for an approved training program of up to one year.

Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employment.

Approved training means train-ing for jobs that are identified as in demand, requiring high school and occupation-specific training that can be completed in a year or less.

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The city of Merritt is open for business.

That’s the message put forth by the release of the Merritt and area invest-ment ready community profile, which is available on the city’s website.

The report is broken down into 13 sections, summarizing everything

from Merritt’s demo-graphics to post-secondary institutions to utility sys-tems to housing to taxa-tion, for potential investors to look at.

Dozens of cities, including Cache Creek, 100 Mile House, Fort St. John, Squamish and Vanderhoof, have these profiles available.

They tell potential investors everything they need to know to begin researching where to set up shop or offer their services, whatever those may be.

They’re a snapshot in time (2011 to be exact, as the numbers are based on Statistics Canada’s census from that year) that tell potential investors who

lives here, what we do here, and, most impor-tantly, perhaps point out what’s missing, and where investors could find oppor-tunities.

In case you’ve ever wanted to look at Merritt by the numbers, this is a good way to do it.

The median age of Merritt is 50.4, which is higher than the provincial median of 41.9.

Merritt’s age is bumped up because there are about twice as many people in the 55 to 74 category than the 18 to 34 range.

The median income for Merritt’s 2,900 households is $61,890.

When it comes to income, we’ve got every

bracket covered.The number of

people earning $80,000 and over (930) is about even with the number of people earning $40,000 to $79,999 (980), which is about even with the num-ber of people earning less than $39,999 (995).

Fifty-five per cent of the population has just a high school diploma or less, while just one per cent holds a medical, den-tistry or optometry degree.

The labour force employment by industry statistics were interesting.

Of the 3,140 people in the labour force in Mer-ritt, the service industry employs the most people, with 1,220 employees.

Next is retail, with 500

employees. Another 340 are in

manufacturing, followed by 215 in construction and 205 in the logging industry.

Those numbers change a bit when you break down what people’s jobs within those industries actually are.

Sales and service jobs topped the occupational statistics at a whopping 900 employees.

I didn’t find anything from the profile particular-ly surprising, but it is reas-suring to know my percep-tion of the what this town is like isn’t way off — by the numbers, anyway.

Check it out for your-self on the city’s website at merritt.ca.

Emily WesselMerrittMUSINGS

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They include retail sales, general office work and assis-tance jobs in health services.

Another overdue policy change is to double the allowable earnings for all income assistance recipients from $200 to $400 a month. This gives people a chance to improve their circum-stances by taking whatever part-time or casual work they can manage, without having that little income cut from their already meagre welfare cheques.

And then there was the recent decision to end the claw-back of parental child support payments from income assistance payments.

The province has for many years run a costly child maintenance enforce-ment program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them to pay at least a token amount to support their children. Now when they pay child support to a single parent on income assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the children actu-

ally receive the extra benefit.These harsh, historic

policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of work-ing taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income assis-tance recipient has a realistic option.

For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up

20 cents an hour in Septem-ber, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that will tie the wage to the consumer price index.

A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyone who still thinks jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world.

I have been contacted by several low-income seniors who read my recent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate. They were asking where to

find out if they are eligible for support programs such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance for Medical Ser-vices Plan premiums, proper-ty tax deferment and grants to help with home modifica-tions for disabilities.

I apologize for this over-sight. One place to start is the Seniors’ Advocate toll-free information line, 1-877-952-3181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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

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Policy changes refl ect changing world

Dear Editor,

The Friends of the Nicola Valley, now almost a 1,000 strong (and supported by a local petition of some 3,000), has been struggling hard for many months now to safeguard our local environment. Our visible protests along Highway 8 have rallied a great deal of community support and awareness on this issue.

So many have expressed their joy at working together (First Nations and non-native peoples of the valley) to bring about change — to work toward a future that will ensure health and security for everyone living in this wonderful valley.

What is our goal? Simply this — to end all importation of sewage sludge into our valley, and

to immediately have the facility on Sunshine Valley Road dismantled, and the sludge piles taken back to the communities that trucked it here. This is a modest request. This is a reasonable request. Mostly, however, it is a fair request.

Other communities must look after their own sewage sludge. We will not be the dumping ground for the concentrated end-product of other people’s water treatment facilities.

This area is known for its beauty and its healthy environment. Our tourism economy will only suffer as we get buried deeper and deeper by other cities’ waste.

But more than this is jeopardized by this practice. First Nations elders have spoken of how they are gravely concerned about how traditional hunting

and gathering in the forests have been disrupted. They have spoken about not being able to drink from the streams they once did or eat the herbs and berries they once collected.

Together, as Friends of the Nicola Valley, we are going to continue this battle to end this insidious practice. Many of us have never protested before, never carried a sign before, never written to our MLAs before, but this issue has galvanized us to stand firm and fight for what is right.

Rest assured, we will not stop this protest until our goals are addressed and our valley is safe.

Don VincentSpokesperson, Friends of the Nicola ValleyMerritt

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Dear Editor,

After viewing the city’s proposed pathway extension along Voght Street, I can’t help but think the city would be better served adding sidewalks or paths where a new sidewalk isn’t already available.

From my nearly 30 years of living in the town, the “Bench loop” seems to be a very popular walking route. It is easily accessible by residents living in cen-tral Merritt, the Bench and even Collettville.

I see a steady stream of people walking, running and cycling this route, yet it is lacking a sidewalk along Parker and then from the end of Juniper to the fire hall.

The new proposed trail funnels pedestrians into a high traffic vehicle cor-ridor, while providing none of the valley views or even those of the golf course the other route does.

I hope the city will reconsider this new walkway.

David SmythMerritt

The proposed Voght Street multi-use trail, pictured here looking northeast near Walters Street, would connect downtown Merritt with DeWolf Way.

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The results of the first annual Merritt Business Walk are in, and show the beliefs and perceptions about doing business in Mer-ritt vary widely.

Eighty-six business-es responded to the seven-question survey that used mainly open-ended questions in order to capture busi-ness owners’ attitudes, Community Futures Nicola Valley general manager Rob Miller told council at the March 17 committee of the whole meeting.

He approached council in order to start the discussion about what to do next.

“I don’t want this document to sit as it is with no feedback to the stakeholders,” he said.

Location, afford-ability and clientele came in by a landslide as the top three rea-sons for business own-ers to conduct their business in Merritt.

Lack of local gov-ernment support, signage and consumer

“leakage” — the term for people leav-ing town to purchase goods and services elsewhere — were identified as the top three challenges.

Local government support related to things such as taxes, red tape and economic development.

The question ask-ing business owners to identify the impact of consumer “leakage” on their business was poorly answered, but came up later in other, open-ended questions, Miller said.

“I’m not sure that all the business people have actually con-sidered what leakage potentially means to them,” he said. “It’s almost like you don’t have the dollars com-ing in, so you don’t know what’s there in the first place.”

Absentee landlords were also identified as a challenge.

“They own prop-erty, but don’t live or work in the valley and are reticent to invest in upgrades to their property,” Miller said. “This is, of course, not

unique to Merritt.”Social issues such

as loitering and public intoxication were iden-tified by some business owners in the down-town core, said Coun. Ginny Prowal, who canvassed that area.

Other business owners said they’d like to see more partner-ships between com-munity groups and improved marketing.

The 86 surveyed businesses were grouped roughly into three geographic areas: the Bench/Gasoline Alley, the downtown core, and the down-town industrial fringe.

Over half of the responding businesses had been in business for at least 10 years.

Some major employers remain to be surveyed, including the two sawmills, but Miller expects rep-resentatives from the three agencies to meet with them in the com-ing weeks.

Volunteers from the chamber of com-merce, Community Futures and the City of Merritt conducted the survey from Jan.

29 and into the first week of February.

The three organiza-tions will review the results of the survey and work on responses according to each of their mandates.

One of the ideas brought forward at the meeting was a “shop local” campaign.

Another initial sug-gestion was to encour-age business owners to form a downtown business association.

Coun. Mike Goetz said he’d like to see a similar survey for consumers to find out their perceptions of the other side of doing business in town.

Coun. Dave Baker said he would like to see the numbers bro-ken down further, spe-cifically by geographi-cal area.

Miller said this is the baseline survey for what he hopes will be an annual initiative.

He said he expects to see improvements going forward.

“This is the first opportunity. People probably come out of the gates with a bit of emotion,” he said.


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Before the time for Jesus to take man’s place, man was told he was to keep the promise alive by bringing an unblemished animal as an offering. Man was to place his own hands on the head of the offering (usually a lamb), confess his sins, then sacri ce the animal. This showed man’s faith in the promise of Jesus.

Then, the time came for the ful lment of the promise. Jesus came. As a man, He went through all the problems of life, then, He came to the time of death. As a man Jesus died a cruel death, spent a few hours in the tomb, asleep, then rose from the dead. He did all this so you and I wouldn’t have to. You might say that Jesus was the forerunner of all that we have to follow.

The apostle, Paul, looked at the expense of death, and the resurrection. Take another look at it. He called the time between, a moment of trembling of an eye, or, a very short period of time.

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NEAR COMPLETE The view from the bench inside the multi-sport lacrosse box at Central Park shows how it and the neighbouring concession stand have transformed since work on the $500,000 upgrade project began late in the winter. City of Merritt leisure services manager Larry Plotnikoff is hopeful the two newest additions to the park will be set to open April 15. Workers are currently connecting water, sewer, electrical and gas lines to the facilities. Basketball hoops and lights have recently been added. Michael Potestio/Herald

The blinking red lights at the intersection of Quilchena Avenue and Garcia Street are expected to continue flashing for two to three weeks until they can be repaired, the city says.

Until they’re fixed, the flashing red lights should be treated by

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Homelessness was the focus of a meeting at the Anglican Church hall on March 12 as members of the community heard a presentation on the “housing first” approach to the issue.

Cameron Keller, a consultant who sup-ports communities in implementing housing first, said under this model, homeless people are given a place to rent along with recovery-orientated supports they can access volun-tarily depending on their needs.

A client would spend no more than 30 per cent of his or her income on rent, and housing would be located in private rental markets.

Acquiring tenancy wouldn’t be conditional on engagement in recov-ery or treatment.

The only require-ments in the housing first model are to have visits from a case worker once per week and rent paid directly to the landlord.

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Integrating hous-ing first would involve finding places homeless people could rent and social services working collaboratively to help support clients in their recovery.

Depending on the level of services pro-vided, implementing a housing first model would cost between

$10,000 and $20,000 per person, per year Keller told the Herald.

“Over time, people become less dependent on the services, become more independent, get housed, get jobs and then they can graduate out of housing first, and other people can enter the program,” Keller said.

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Cameron Keller, advocate for the housing first approach to homelessness, talks to a group of people at the Anglican Church hall March 12 about the approach, which saw success during the four-year At Home/Chez Soi project on homelessness in Canada. Michael Potestio/Herald


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MLS # House # STREET PRICEMerritt up to $200,000 126414 125-1401 NICOLA AVENUE $12,900126208 79-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE $15,000127526 5-311 MERRITT-SP.BRG HWY $25,000126916 #1-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE $39,500126959 115-1703 MENZIES STREET $49,000126420 217-1703 MENZIES STREET $55,000122407 314-1703 MENZIES STREET $58,000127400 119-1401 NICOLA AVENUE $67,000118135 311-1703 MENZIES STREET $69,995125434 #6-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE $72,000125317 124-1401 NICOLA AVENUE NEW PRICE $89,900126733 102-2295 BLAIR STREET $114,500121468 2637 QUILCHENA AVENUE $125,000124424 2375 COUTLEE AVENUE $125,000127305 1876 COLDWATER AVE $135,000121146 1650 LINDLEY CRK RD $154,800127239 104-1701 MENZIES STREET $157,000127307 2276 COUTLEE AVENUE $157,000127478 1951 GRANITE AVENUE $158,000121540 305-1701 MENZIES STREET $159,000126129 1652 COLDWATER AVE $159,000126048 2263 NICOLA AVENUE $165,000126329 439 BRENTON AVE $166,500126885 #10-2760 VOGHT STREET $171,000126810 1825 GRANITE AVENUE $175,000126255 1703 PINE STREET $179,000126724 2163 CLARKE AVE $179,000127349 1735 QUILCHENA AVENUE $179,000126679 2690 CLAPPERTON AVE $189,000121473 1576 HOUSTON STREET $190,000125193 1802 BLAIR STREET $195,000124541 13-1749 MENZIES STREET $199,000Merritt $200,000 - $300,000 125489 12-1749 MENZIES STREET $207,000124135 26-1749 MENZIES STREET $210,000124333 2687 NICOLA AVENUE $225,000125347 1610 BANN STREET $229,900123892 1532 COLDWATER AVE $236,900126059 2225 PARKER DR $239,000127464 2575 COUTLEE AVENUE $239,000127534 2556 CORKLE STREET $246,000125662 1769 SPRING STREET $249,000125663 1599 COLDWATER AVE $259,000126290 1401 DOUGLAS STREET $264,000125795 29-1901 MAXWELL AVE $269,000127342 2464 JACKSON AVE $270,000

MLS # House # STREET PRICEMerritt $200,000 - $300,000 126704 1642 LINDLEY CRK RD $288,000125655 17-1901 MAXWELL AVE $289,000122220 3387 BOYD ROAD $299,900Merritt $300,000+ 125552 1741 BANN STREET $317,000125573 2108 CLEASBY STREET $318,000125531 2950 MCLEAN PLACE $325,000117612 1201 QUILCHENA AVENUE $329,000125793 1876 LANGLEY ROAD $339,000127435 2030 BIRCH CRESCENT $390,000126386 1511 BANN STREET $409,000127521 2624 FORKSDALE PL $439,000126307 2662 FORKSDALE COURT $449,000125979 1750 SUNFLOWER AVE $499,900Homes on Acreage 124731 5033 LAUDER ROAD (GLMPS) $219,000125198 5080 STEFFENS RD $385,000127144 420 WILD ROSE DRIVE $419,900124087 1540 MILLER ROAD $449,000125224 4557 IRON MOUNTAIN ROAD $495,000116493 1444 LOON LAKE ROAD CC $519,000125585 6036 BEECH ROAD $700,000126113 311 MERRITT-SP.BRG HWY $802,500120080 5360 MANNING CREEK FS RD $995,000126334 1016 HIGHWAY 8 NW $1,299,000116197 3793 PETIT CREEK ROAD $1,690,000118481 5240 DOT RANCH CUTT OFF RD $1,895,000Bare Land 126450 2724 GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS RD $49,990123431 1976 2ND AVENUE $55,000127492 1585 CHESTNUT AVE $65,000127496 1620 CHESTNUT AVE $65,000127497 1630 CHESTNUT AVE $65,000127498 1650 CHESTNUT AVE $65,000121605 2730 EAGLE CRESCENT $89,000124901 396 WILD ROSE DRIVE $92,500125633 1305 FIR AVE $98,000122077 2701 PEREGRINE WAY $99,000126000 3435 D’EASUM ROAD $139,000126788 2556 ABERDEEN ROAD $198,000127274 1926-52 NICOLA AVENUE $325,000Commercial 125287 1949+1951 COUTLEE AVENUE $75,000122580 2152 NICOLA AVENUE $80,000124886 2008 QUILCHENA AVENUE $80,000124243 2026 QUILCHENA AVENUE $175,900

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In the Christian cal-endar, the coming week is generally known as the Passion or Holy Week, leading up to Good Friday. It is also the last week in the sea-son of Lent.

During the last week of Master Jesus’ life in Jerusalem, two symbols stood out: (a) the palm branch; and, (b) the cross.

The palm branches represented acclaim of the shouting crowds, greeting a messiah coming to his own city. The cross represented a tragedy.

Why did not Chris-tianity take the palm branch as its symbol, a joyful token with its recollections of hosan-nas to the conquering Lord?

Perhaps the Chris-tian church would have never survived the cen-turies with only a palm branch on its altar. The cross goes deeper, much deeper than anything else into the heart of

man’s experience, need and deliverance.

It stands for a rescue story from Calvary – of sin and saviourhood – locked in desperate encounter, with the fate of the world depending on which of these will win in the end.

Let us say to ourselves this Palm Sunday as we see the Master entering Jeru-salem amid the crowd’s hosannas that saviour-hood is in this world.

Lowly and riding on a donkey’s foal, Jesus came to the great city of Jerusalem and faced the sin of the world from:

• The priests who did not wish their orthodox establishment disturbed;

• The businessmen wanting no money changers’ table over-turned to their profit’s hurt;

• The politicians like Caiaphas playing their clever, selfish games;

• The cowards like Pilate, washing his hands of his responsi-bilities;

• The Roman sol-diers doing whatever cruelty they were com-manded;

• The crowd, per-suaded by skilful propa-ganda to cry, “crucify him.”

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iourhood faced sin. But today, over 2,000 years later, it’s not the sin we are celebrating, but sav-iourhood.

The Holy Week celebrates that exciting truth at the heart of the Christian gospel: there is saviourhood in this world, and in it is a quality which lays hold on us as nothing else ever does.

It reverberates around Jesus’ own determination to go to a dangerous destination against all odds when he said, “I must go to Jerusalem, be betrayed, and be killed…”

This type of “must” is the origin of all sav-iourhood.

Florence Night-ingale need not have gone to nurse the wounded in the Crime-an War. No outward pressure urged her on.

All the circum-stances were against her going. The mili-tary authorities were themselves dubious or antagonistic, and her own family called her crazy for even thinking of it. But there was that “must” inside of her.

We had better be grateful when we think of it, for all the back-ground of our lives is full of it and every decent and lovely thing we have or hoped for

has come from it – men and women who need not have done what they did, but who were compelled by the “must” inside of them.

Christ had that. That is what took him to the cross. “I lay down my life…no man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself.”

Greater love has no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.

So human life is a struggle between sin – whatever debases and debauches life – and the great successions of the saviours, with the “must” inside of them.

Let no one spend this Holy Week without facing the alternatives.

In one of Rem-brandt’s paintings of the crucifixion, one’s eyes naturally rest at first upon the central figures of the scene. But, by and by, in the shadows, one sees another figure – Rem-brandt himself, no doubt about it – help-ing to crucify Christ.

This struggle between sin and sav-iourhood is going on inside every one of us, and we cannot afford to thrust it off as though it were public only.

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Keller pitched the pos-sibility of the City of Merritt helping to house the home-less by contributing 10 rent subsidies of $300 each per month — $3,600 year or $36,000 total — as a way of going about a housing first model.

He said housing first can even begin with just one homeless person in an apart-ment.

City councillor Kurt Christopherson, who attend-ed the housing first meeting, said he believes that funding such a model should come from the federal and provin-cial governments, and the city should lobby for that funding instead of supplying it.

“Money doesn’t grow on trees and the taxpayers are where the money comes from, so we’d have to look at it carefully, but things aren’t always financial for support. Sometimes support is speaking out for what you need and going to the proper sources,” Christopherson said.

This model of housing, however, is not new to Mer-ritt.

ASK Wellness executive director Bob Hughes said that for the past four years in Merritt, the non-profit orga-nization has been working with landlords to house and support homeless people with mental health and substance abuse issues in a tenancy situ-ation.

“We’ve got some prin-ciples and some examples of following housing first and exertive community treat-ment, but we’re doing it on a shoestring, and we’re doing it piecemeal, with little bits of chunks of money and sup-port here and there,” Hughes told the Herald.

One of the biggest chal-lenges they’ve faced in doing this is incorporating ongoing support services for the per-son once he or she has been housed.

“We have an abundance of individuals who need housing in the community, we have landlords that are willing to work with an orga-nization like ASK, but [what]

we struggle with is to get the resources that are needed for those individuals that need psychiatric and mental health services brought to them in their home,” Hughes said.

These services are needed in order for the housing first model to be effective, Hughes said.

He said a place such as Merritt has a high demand for support services, but there are not a lot available.

“We’ve tried to make do with what we have. We try to provide the ongoing sup-port and we’ve been, I think, reasonably successful. We have landlords that are happy to work with us because they know that we put our money where our mouth[s] [are] where we provide adequate support to the tenant and the landlord when things start to go a bit haywire,” he said.

Hughes said when ASK first started this housing first approach, he found that sim-ply linking a homeless person with a landlord to rent from didn’t always immediately prove successful for every homeless person, citing an

example where one person relapsed into her substance abuse.

Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society director Kelly Donaldson said the big-gest challenge to the housing first model in Merritt is that the community is a small one.

“The housing first model isn’t a new model, and it’s something we would like to bring to our community, but we have to find a way to make it work with the resources and the services and the housing inventory that we have here,” Donald-son said.

Keller was the executive lead of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi research project, which was a four-year initiative launched in 2009 in five Canadian cit-ies — Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Moncton.

The project demonstrated the effectiveness of the hous-ing first approach, with stable housing provided to more than 1,000 people across the country.

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#2394 $135,000

EXTRA LARGE LOT

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

#2352 $54,900

OVERLOOKS RIVER

Clean 3 bedrm mobile with covered deck & parking stall. New HW tank & new motor in furnace. Home is move in ready, comes with appliances. Pad rent $346 per month.

#2375 $829,900

VERNON

Spectacular custom built rancher with walkout bsmt in desirable neighbourhood with views of Kamamalka Lake. Features elegant HW floors, 4 bedrms, 3 baths, gorgeous kitchen, wine cellar & more.

#2377 $339,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

4 bedroom home with good floor plan, newer kitchen and flooring, in family oriented area, close to schools. Has 2 bedrm inlaw quarters in walkout bsmt. Fantastic views of the city.

#2368 $219,900

DETACHED SHOP

3 bedroom family home close to schools & amenities. Home has large living room and kitchen, sliding glass doors to covered deck and fully fin. Bsmt. 24x24 detached shop.

#2292 $339,000

BROOKMERE

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

#2389 $234,900

CACHE CREEK

Great 4 bedrm home with some upgrades of furnace, HW tank & roof. Has detached garage/shop with power plus a carport. Private backyard backs onto Bonaparte River.

#2285 $168,500

PRIVATE BACKYARD

Cozy 2 bedroom home with newer kitchen & bathrm renovations, upgraded furnace, 2 skylights and a backyard an avid gardener would appreciate. Has 2 outbuildings and patio.

#2234 $224,900

RURAL LIVING

3 bedroom home on 0.35 acres with creek. Has fully finished bsmt with new carpets, paint & HW tank. Upstairs has open concept with galley kitchen. Has 24x28 detached shop with power.

#2186 $214,900

FENCED YARD

2 bedrm mobile on 0.23 acre lot in Lower Nicola. Features include new siding, new roof & skirting and insulation and a new garage. Has enclosed deck & porch. Fully fenced yard with workshop.

#2373 $139,000

NEWER APARTMENT

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

#2350 $269,900

INVESTORS

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

#2384 $529,900

TRIPLE GARAGE

Quality built home with views & approx. 4000 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Large chef’s kitchen with new counters & backsplash, large family rm, 4 bedrms, 4 baths, fabulous master suite & much more.

#2351 $159,900

GREAT AREA

Good starter home or perfect for retiree. Close to schools, shopping & golf course. Fenced yard, single garage. Basement has second living quarters for inlaws.

#2311 $195,000

UNFINISHED HOME

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

#2344 $99,500

WHY RENT?

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

#2291 $224,900

NEED A SHOP?

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

#2355 $147,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOL

Nice 5 bedrm home with single garage and fenced backyard. 3 bedrms up, 2 pce powder on main, 2 bedrms down in partly finished bsmt with laundry. New windows upstairs, new HW tank & new washer.

#2370 $159,900

DUPLEX

Side by side duplex within walking distance to amenities. Each side has 100 amp, 2 bedrms 1 bathm kitchen and living room plus a fenced backyard. Total duplex in 864 sq.ft. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

#2214 $299,900

EXCELLENT LOCATION

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

#2376 $205,900

SUN VALLEY COURT

Wonderful 2 bedroom + den townhome with 2.5 baths, gas F/P in living room, open concept on main with bedrooms upstairs. Includes appliances & 2015 strata fees have been paid. Double garage.

#2295 $234,900

BEAUTIFUL HOME

Immaculate 3 bedroom home on 0.27 acre lot, nicely landscaped. Home has open concept, kitchen with eating bar, skylight, dining area, living room has gas F/P, large master bedrm with ensuite.

#2346 $324,900

LARGE SHOP

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

#2410 $309,900

ON THE BENCH

Fantastic home, beautifully remodellled, large master bedrm with W/I closet & beautiful 4 pce ensuite. Newer kitchen & appliances, open concept eating area, fully fin. bsmt. Fenced backyard.

#2345 $159,900

NICE HALF DUPLEX

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

#2422 $81,900

GREAT LOCATION

Very attractive mobile in well maintained park in Lower Nicola. Features 2 bedrms, 2 bath, bright open design dining & living room with portable A/C. You’ll enjoy the 44x8 deck and large fenced yard.

#2398 $289,900

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

Large 5 bedrm family home with 2.5 bath, huge oak kitchen with appliances, large family & rec.rooms plus a suite on the ground level. Fenced backyard. Great home for the growing family.

#2381 $154,900

INVESTMENT

Side by side duplex close to shopping. Each side has 100 amp service, 2 bedrms, bathroom, kitchen & living room. Fenced backyard. Adjacent duplex also available.

#2324 $217,500

FENCED YARD

Large 2 bedroom rancher, close to all amenities with fenced yard & fruit trees. All rooms are good size, 2 baths, living room with fireplace, unfinished storage in crawl space with HW tank & furnace.

#2396 $474,900

AMAZING VIEWS

Impressive 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with fully fin. bsmt, beautiful oak floors, restored church doors throughout home, geothermal heat, wrap around decks to relax on and enjoy the views.

#2421 $399,000

DESIREABLE LOCATION

Well constructed home in upscale neighbourhood. Enjoy the great views from this 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with cozy breakfast nook in kitchen, gas F/P in living rm & family rm with patio door to deck. Fenced backyard.

#2289 $319,900

INVESTORS

Good revenue property. Side by side duplex of 1600 sq.ft., 5 bedrms and 2 baths per side.New furnace, 100 amp upgrade and separate backyard. Total income is $1868. Tenants payutilities.

#2391 $295,000

NICELY RENOVATED

A totally renovated home in nice neighbourhood. The main floor has 2 bedrms, master with ensuite, nice country kichen & living area. The basement has been suited with 1 bedrm, large living rm and private entrance. Both levels have laundry. Large private yard.

#2408 $103,900

SANDPIPER COMPLEX

2 bedroom strata townhouse, close to all amenities. Top floor unit with nice views, and comes with appliances. Great for first time buyer or retiree wanting no yard work. Great investment.

#2390 $349,000

QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD

3000+ sq.ft. family home in good area, close to amenities & shopping. Spiral staircase, 3 bedrms up, 1 down, 2 bedrm suite on main level, New flooring & paint on upper level. Great for large family.

#2348 $99,900

GOOD STARTER HOME

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

#2333 $295,000

CORNER LOT

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

#2388 $499,000

STUNNING HOME

Exquisite 3747 sq.ft. home on 0.42 ac with walkout daylight suite, open design with panoramic views & tastefully landscaped. 4 bedrms up, spacious master suite, 3.5 baths, French doors open to deck & views. Lots of parking.

#2399 $329,900

HUGE YARD

Spacious 4 bedrm home with open design, 3 baths, central A/C, BI vac and large porch overlooking huge fenced backyard with garden area. Has decommissioned suite in bsmt.

#2406 $54,900

APARTMENT

Perfect young people, retirees or first time buyers. Nice one apartment in well managed building, close to school, corner store & on bus route. Elevator in building. Strata fee $164.77 per month.

#2418 $54,000

INVESTMENT

Perfect for young people, retirees or investors. 1 bedroom apartment in a well managed building. Close to corner store, transportation & school. Building has elevator for easy access.

#2319 $299,900

NEW HOME

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

#2358 $479,000

FANTASTIC VIEWS

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

#2283 $299,900

BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED

4 bedrm, 2 bath home on the Bench, well maintained with many upgrades of windows, doors, furnace, newer HW tank, central A/C, lovely screened porch and a detached 1 car garage.

#2227 $199,800

IMMACULATE RANCHER

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

#2392 $265,000

REVENUE PROPERTY

Side by side fourplex on 1/3 of an acre in prime location in Lower Nicola. Has been renovated inside & out including the roof & septic system. 20 yr roof installed in 2003. Don’t miss this!

#2360 $498,900

MOVE IN READY

4 bedrm executive home with fully finished bsmt, double garage & RV parking. Features Brazilian Cherry HW floors, Merlot kitchen cabinets, 2.5 baths, gas F/P and central A/C.

#2339 $179,900

CLOSE TO SHOPPING

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

#2383 $72,900

NICE ADDITION

2 bedrm mobile with addition in one of the nicest parks. One bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living room in center. Addition has enclosed porch & family room.

#2417 $116,900

GREAT STARTER HOME

Very clean home with 3 bedrooms up, 1.5 baths, newer tile, newer flooring in living room and partially finished basement. Fenced backyard, carport off back lane. Electrical upgraded. Close to school.

#2382 $334,900

SPACIOUS HOME

Great family home with 4 bedrms on the top floor plus 2 bedrms in the ground level suite. Backyard has garden space, U/G sprinklers and a sundeck for those BBQ’s. Double garage.

#2397 $449,900

ALLISON LAKE

Beautifully maintained 2 level lakeview home on 0.57 acre lot only 2 min. walk to lake. 2 bedrms up, 2 down, custom kitchen, vaulted 14 ft ceilings, large wrap around decks with gorgeous views.

#2419 $319,900

SPENCES BRIDGE

Quality built log home on 1.03 acres with fruit trees & mature shrubs. Home features 3 bedrms, 2 baths, vaulted ceilings, huge living rm, large country kitchen, huge sundeck & fully fin. bsmt.

#2363 $189,900

LOWER NICOLA

Beautifully renovated inside & out. Spacious 4 bedrm home on quiet street on 0.25 acre lot with U/G sprinklers. Home has new bathrm, flooring, paint, windows, siding & new furnace.

#2343 $529,000

INVESTORS

7 strata titled townhomes, all within walking distance from downtown. Close to all amenities. Being sold below assessed value at only $88,167 per unit. All are currently rented. Call for full details.

#2366 $94,900

STRATA UNIT

Two bedroom upper level apartment with in-suite laundry. Good investment opportunity. Close to downtown core and recreation facilities. Property is sold “as is”.

#2309 $319,000

DESIRABLE LOCATION

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

#2183 $435,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME

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

#2151 $219,000

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.

#2226 $339,900

QUIET LOCATION

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

#2318 $339,000

MOVE IN READY

New 3 bedroom home the great country kitchen, open floor plan on main with all bedrooms on upper floor. Powder rm down, 5 pce ensuite & main bath up. Hot water on demand. Double garage.

#2371 $159,900

DUPLEX

Side by side duplex within walking distance to shopping. Each side has 100 amp service, 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm, kitchen, living room and fenced backyard. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

#2334 $53,000

WALK TO SHOPPING

2 bedroom mobile in Eldorado Mobile Home Park. New plumbing with heat tape, 1 bath, comes with all appliances. Quick possession. Close to golf course. Pad rent $346 per month.

#2372 $279,900

FANTASTIC VIEWS

3 bedroom rancher with fantastic views of the valley. 5 yrs old, open concept plan, vaulted ceilings in kitchen, 3 baths. 2 car garage with exposed appgregate concrete driveway.

#2299 $229,000

RURAL SETTING

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

#2278 $295,000

EXCELLENT CONDITION

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

#2192 $59,000

AFFORDABLE STRATA UNIT

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

#2340 $155,000

APARTMENT

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

#2349 $249,900

LOCATION, LOCATION

Clean, spacious home with 3 bedrms up, 2 down, newer floors & kitchen cabinets. In desirable area close to shopping & amenities. Newer vinyl windows, detached garage, fenced backyard.

#2357 $298,000

NICELY RENOVATED

Spacious 6 bedroom home, 3 bedrooms up and 3 down in a ground level inlaw suite. Large fenced yard with detached garage/shop. RV parking & garden area. Newers floors, kitchen & bathrm paint.

#2409 $289,000

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS

4 bedrm family home with HW floors, open concept, gourmet kitchen comes with appliances and a fully finished basement. Recent asphalt shingles, some windows & exterior doors. Nicely landscaped.

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APPROX. 120 RANCH

#2364 $795,000

Small ranch in a natural valley setting of level hay land and abundant water for irrigation with a 50 HP pump, 2 wheel lines & some hard lines. Tons of trails & crown land in surrounding area. Has cozy 3 bedrm home of 1668 sq.ft. Call for more details.

HAS DETACHED SHOP

#2395 $339,900

4.69 acre property with 30x40 detached shop with 200 amp service. Neat & tidy 4 bedrm home, newer kitchen & flooring & huge living room. Upgraded electrical. Lots of room for RV.

COUNTRY LIVING – 2.11 ACRES

#2415 $399,900

Recently renovated home with open concept, vaulted ceilings, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, open country kitchen, airtight woodstove in living rm & office. Enjoy the views from the gazebo overlooking the valley.

PRIVATE 30 ACRES

#2369 $549,900

30 acres, great views and perfect for horses with fenced areas and beautiful pastures in spring. Has rustic style 3 bedrm home and open plan concept of kitchen & living room.

133 ACRES - SAVONA

#1663 $495,000

Incredible property with unlimited rec. activities – snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, ATVing, hking. Almost surrounds Allie Lake with 2 main cabins plus 3 guest cabins. Buy with friends or family.

wATERfRONT HOmE

#2361 $998,000

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

ON 1.74 ACRES

#2190 $374,900

Great opportunity on this 1.74 acres with city services, fenced and can be rezoned to suit your needs. Has 1 bedrm home plus a 900 sq.ft. outbuilding in park-like setting with large water feature. This property has subdivision potential. Call for more details.

LAKEfRONT LOT

#2414 $242,900

Build your dream home in this desirable development of fine waterfront homes on Nicola Lake. Close to 2 golf courses, Quichena hotel, gas station & store. Perfect lake for fishing, boating & swimming.

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

#2400 $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 office & mezzanine space.

26 ACRES

#2322 $310,000

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

9.8 ACRES

#2385 $194,000

Located just 15 mins. From Merritt, this acreage would be great to build your dream home. Easy access, open, sunny, views, some trees, well in place & power on road.

ON 4.64 ACRES

#2335 $395,000

Beautiful 4 bedrm, 3 bath log home with open design, new Mill Creek cabinets, new flooring & furnace heat pump. Has numerous outbldgs, barn, storage shed, garage & more.

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9.8 ACRES

#2321 $525,000

Great property for horses with riding. This 5 bedrm level entry rancher has a walkout bsmt, 3 baths, updated flooring, plumbing & HW tank, vaulted ceilings, large country kitchen & large deck.

mINUTES fROm TOwN

#2306 $345,000

Great family home on 1 acre just outside of city limits. This home features 3 bedrms up, 1 down, updated kitchen, parquet flooring, rec.rm with bar, detached double garage + 1 car garage attached.

22 ACRES

#2342 $599,900

Approx. 22 acres mins. From downtown Merritt. Nicely renovated 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with new flooring, bathrms & paint. Has horse barn, 100x44 metal Quonset and new drilled well.

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 specific zoning for prof. offices, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking.

OPPORTUNITY

#2305 $179,000

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

10 ACRES

#2374 $249,900

10.9 acres in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executives homes. Land is south facing, sloped with some trees. Great place to build your dream home and enjoy the views.

COmmERCIAL BLDG

#2337 $825,000

Busy location with tenant and is fully leased. Total of approx. 6600 sq.ft. 4100 sq.ft. on main, 1050 in bsmt, 1450 on top floor that could be used as living quarters. Lots of parking.

wATERfRONT ACREAGE

#2378 $170,000

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

12.63 ACRES

#2047 $209,000

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

spius creek estates

Country living at its best! These properties are located approx. 15 mins. from Merritt in the beautiful Sunshine Valley. A Phase 1 has been completed and a water report is available. 4 lots are waterfront, all have stunning views of the valley. Area offers swimming, biking, canoeing, horseback riding,motorcycling & more. GST is applicable #2401

From 9.8 to 17 Acres

Prices starting at $199,000

20 ACRES

#2301 $2,000,000

Two 10 acre lots has just come into the city.

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

Other lot will be zoned with Sale Agreement.

INVESTORS

#2171 $850,000

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

INDUSTRIAL LOT

#2356 $64,900

Light industrial bare lot, flat site, zoned M1 for your business opportunity. Easy access to truck route and just moments from the downtown core. Call for more details.

117 ACRES

#2387 $2,500,000

Property has substantial aggregate deposit, excellent for long term gravel pit operation. 37 acres of light industrial and 80 acres of residential zoning. Estimate of 29 million ton deposit.

OPPORTUNITY

#2137 $325,000

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.

13 ACRES RIVERfRONT

#2208 $299,000

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

ROLLING HILLS

#2386 $194,000

Build your dream home on this 9.9 acres. Has some trees, open, sunny, views, easy access off highway, a well in place and power is on the road. Call for more details.

2 ACRES

#2379 $120,000

Great acreage to build your home in the country. Has drilled well, septic approval, power at lot line & driveway are in. Close to crown land for all rec. activities.

RIVERfRONT

#2354 $99,000

0.91 acres fronting the Nicola River in the city limits. Within walking distance to downtown. City services not yet to lot line but with vicinity and be arranged for hook up.

INDUSTRIAL LOT

#2359 $89,900

Flat commercial lot zoned C-3 on one of the busiest streets in Merritt. Prime location to start your business or relocate it to a better location. Services to property line.

264 ACRES

#2246 $1,250,000

Gorgeous property of approx. 264 acres with 2 titles. Has 1 mile of Guichond Creek flowing through the property. A great variety of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR.

IN KANE VALLEY

#2156 $449,000

Enjoy snowmobiling & x-country skiing from this private 10 acre retreat with beautiful log home. Has wrap around deck, guest cabin, new barn with loft, and it backs onto crown land. Easy access off the Coquihalla Hwy.

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LAKEVIEw LOT

#2412 $199,000

One acre lot with fabulous views overlooking Nicola Lake, awaiting your dream home plans. In neighbour of exquisite custom homes. Great lake for all water sports, fishing & swimming.

AT NICOLA LAKE

#2413 $199,000

1.033 acre lot overlooking the lake in neighbourhood of gorgous custom homes. Build your dream home now while the opportunity is still available. Ideal lake for various water sports.

NICOLA LAKE VIEw LOT

#2411 $199,000

Approx. 0.99 acre view lot in Nicola Lakeshore Estates with breathtaking views. This lot allows you to mold the property to your exact specifications while maintaining privacy.


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The one thing that make is worthwhile declaring this message during Holy Week is that the dual experience – accepting saviourhood for

ourselves and then going out to be saviours by becoming a God’s donkey – could hap-pen here and now to some of us.

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Struggle between sin, saviourhoodsaviourhood against sin – and the saviours must first of all be saved themselves.

As Moses met God alone at the burning bush before he confronted Pharaoh in the public court, may some of us this week face the cross of Christ and, seeing there sin and saviourhood locked in that desperate encounter, choose Christ’s side.

Narayan Mitra is the pastor of Merritt Baptist [email protected]

The views expressed in this column don’t necessarily reflect those of the Merritt Herald and its staff. The Herald welcomes qualified writers with views on this or other faiths to submit their work to [email protected] to be considered for publication.

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Energy Minister Bill Bennett announced the program at the Vancou-ver Convention Centre as it set up for the annual auto show this week. B.C. will spend $10.6 million, most of it for vehicle purchase rebates and the rest to finance new car charg-ing stations.

The program takes effect April 1 and is funded to continue until March 2018. Those scrapping a 2000-or-older vehicle can receive an additional $3,250 toward a new battery electric or eligible plug-in hybrid under the BC Scrap-It program.

Even with the rebate, an electric car is more expensive to buy than a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle, but the fuel savings average about $1,600 a year compared to gasoline.

B.C.’s last electric vehicle rebate program ran from 2011 to 2014, subsidizing the purchase of 950 electric vehicles and more than 1,000 charging stations.

Bennett said electric vehicles and charging stations are not just a big-city option, and some are used in his home town of Cran-brook and other towns across the province, despite their shorter range.

“Anybody with a 200-amp service can put a 30-amp breaker on their panel, put a charg-ing station in their drive-way or in their garage and charge their vehicle at home,” Bennett said.

That option won’t qualify for any provin-cial subsidy, other than for the vehicle.

The program also includes rebates of up to $6,000 for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which are still not sold in B.C.

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Hogging the left lane and holding up traffic is already a ticket offence, but one that police found dif-ficult to enforce due to the wording of the legislation, said Trans-portation Minister Todd Stone. The fine continues to be $109 for unnecessary use of

the left lane.Stone said slow driv-

ers in the left lane are a big frustration, prompt-ing drivers to pass on the right, which is also illegal. The changes are not intended to encourage people to exceed the speed limit in the left lane, he said.

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Abbott dumped as BC Treaty Commission head

The B.C. cabinet has refused to appoint George Abbott as the next Chief Commis-sioner of the BC Treaty Commission, leaving the position vacant as of April 1.

Cabinet ministers were tight-lipped about the reason for the sud-den reversal on appoint-ing Abbott, who was approached about the job six months ago by Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad.

Rustad issued a statement saying only that a search will begin for a new appointee, emphasizing the “criti-cal importance” of the Treaty Commission’s work towards dozens of unresolved land claims negotiations.

Health Minister Terry Lake told Kam-loops This Week that he and his colleagues are bound by cabinet confi-dentiality on the reasons

for the last-minute deci-sion. Abbott’s appoint-ment had already been approved by the federal government and the First Nations Summit, who share jurisdiction over the Treaty Com-mission with the prov-ince.

Outgoing Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre, who agreed to a three-year extension of her term to keep the 20-year-old treaty talks moving ahead, praised Abbott as “a man of

integrity, intelligence and extensive experi-ence” who was pre-pared to make progress.

“This retraction of the Chief Commis-sioner selection after months of agreement, expectation and reli-ance by other parties raises questions about B.C.’s commitment to the treaty negotiation process,” Pierre said.

In recent years, Pierre criticized the B.C. government’s emphasis on interim

resource agreements to push mining and gas development. Fel-low commissioner Dave Haggard has warned that abandon-ing the slow and costly treaty talks with Ottawa means going back to court on unresolved treaties.

The official silence over the sudden reversal has fuelled speculation by Abbott and others that it was due to Pre-mier Christy Clark’s bitterness from the 2012 BC Liberal leadership contest, where Abbott finished third behind Clark and Kevin Fal-con. Both Falcon and Abbott left politics after clashing repeatedly with Clark about the handling of the harmo-nized sales tax referen-dum and other issues.

Nearly all MLAs from former premier Gordon Campbell’s government endorsed either Falcon or Abbott in the leadership con-test.


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A food with a low glycemic index has less carbohydrates in it, is digested more slowly and typically raises blood sugar (glucose) levels only moderately. A food with a high GI contains a lot more carbohydrates and is digested quickly, result-ing in blood sugar (glu-cose) levels increasing quickly and more than

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Once the cells in our bodies have enough stores of glucose, any extra glucose still remaining in the blood-stream can be stored in our muscles and liver for later use.

If our muscle and liver stores of glucose are full, but we still have extra glucose floating around in our blood, then insulin can help our body store this excess sugar as fat. Yes, as fat. This means that any excess sugar in your blood is converted to and stored as fat in your fat cells.

Since insulin helps glucose get into cells where energy is made, insulin is vital to fuelling the body. However, too much insulin secretion, due to consuming too many carbohydrates or sugar over long periods of time can cause seri-ous health problems.

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Couples who are working to improve their relationships sometimes run into a dilemma. There seems to be a fine line between asking for what you need and criticizing a partner. Add in a little sensitivity on either side, and good intentions can create near disasters.

There is a way through this mine field. It has to do with our intentions, and the form

our communication takes.

If our intention is to criticize, no matter how carefully we cam-ouflage our comments, our partner is likely to respond defensively. The first place to eliminate criticism is in our own consciousness. If we are feeling annoyance and wish to make a request of a partner, it is best to take some quiet time first. Take a few moments, and list all of the things you appreci-ate about your partner. Then, put yourself in your partner’s place, and imagine how you would feel if your part-ner approached you in the way you are want-ing to approach him or her. Think about the outcome you are hop-

ing for: is your intent to start a fight, or are you hoping to enjoy the rest of the day together? Even if you are angry, it’s best to save your communication until you have cooled down.

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to bring the results you desire.

It takes patience and maturity to handle dif-ferences in a way that will produce effective outcomes. Fortunately, those are options that come with adulthood. It is our choice is whether to use them or not.

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28th Annual Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament Results

Team Results Local Award Winners

Initiation 1. Upper Nicola Colts MVP Wade Rauch 2. Williams Lake Snipers 3. Chase Little Blades

Atom 1. Okanagan Younguns All-Stars Ryler King 2. Nicola Valley Colts Jalen McRae 3. Ashcroft Graycin Nicholls 4. Lillooet Stl’atl’lmx MVP Ryler King

Peewee 1. Merritt Warriors All-Stars Spencer Vaughan 2. Chase All Nations Scouts Atrayu Johnny 3. Fraser Valley Young Bucks Bryce Garcia 4. Williams Lake Road Warriors MVP Spencer Vaughan 5. Nicola Valley Warriors

Bantam 1. Chase Chiefs All-Star Darius Sam 2. Williams Lake CC Raiders 3. Merritt Warriors 4. Fraser Valley Wolves 5. Nicola Valley Warriors 6. Shuswap Assassins

Midget 1. Williams Lake Road Warriors All-Stars Bradley Colter 2. Merritt Warriors Nick McCabe 3. Nicola Valley Warriors Tyler Billy 4. Okanagan 5. Lillooet Statimc Grizzlies

By Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

The community of Merritt and both local arenas were packed last week as the 28th edi-tion of the Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament took over the town.

A total of 23 teams from across B.C. took part in the tournament that saw 53 games take place in a span of just three days.

“It’s the most teams that we’ve had in quite a few years,” tournament organizer Bill Bose said. “There would be even more teams from further back east if the tourna-ment didn’t conflict with provincial rep playoffs that are going on.”

If any more teams do come on board, Bose anticipates the tourna-ment will have to shift to four days to fit in all the games.

Local teams took two of the five titles up for grabs at this year’s tour-nament.

In the Initiation divi-sion, the Nicola Valley Colts went a perfect 4-0 to take the title. They defeated Chase by scores of 13-1 and 13-3, and Williams Lake 8-0 in preliminary round action, then beat Williams Lake 8-5 in a very competitive final.

The Colts’ Wade Rauch was chosen the tournament MVP. He scored nine goals in his team’s four outings, including a pair in the championship game.

The other local victory came in the peewee division where the Merritt Warriors emerged on top in a field of four teams.

The Warriors out-scored their opposition 45-7 to win all four of their games. They defeated the Chase Chiefs 5-3 in the gold medal game.

Two-time tourna-ment MVP Spencer Vaughan led the Warrior scoring parade with 12 goals. He was joined on the peewee all-star squad by teammates Atrayu Johnny and goalie Bryce Garcia.

In the atom division, the Nicola Valley Colts placed second overall, losing to the defend-ing champions, the Okanagan Younguns, 6-4 in the championship game.

The Colts’ Ryler King took tournament MVP honours. He was joined on the all-star team by fireplug Jalen McRae and Merritt’s

Graycin Nicholls who suited up for the Ashcroft team along with his brother Cameron.

A local team had to settle for second overall as well in the midget/juvenile division. The Merritt Warriors fell to a very strong Williams Lake side 6-3 in Saturday’s final game.

Third place in the midget/juvenile cat-egory went to the Nicola Valley Warriors who were edged 3-2 by their Merritt counterparts in a very exciting semi-final that pitted local goalten-ders Sam Suzuki and Kristian Stead against one another.

Merritt’s Bradley Colter and Nick McCabe, along with Nicola Valley’s Tyler Billy were all chosen as tournament all-stars.

Finally, in the bantam division, Merritt and Nicola Valley Warrior teams finished third and fifth respectively. Darius Sam was chosen a tour-nament all-star.

28th junior native hockey tournament a success

G-O-A-L! Nicola Valley Colt and tournament all-star Jalen McRae (right) celebrates one of his goals on the weekend in the cham-pionship game against the Okanagan Younguns on Saturday. The Younguns edged the Colts 6-4. Ian Webster/Herald

NET PRESENCE The Merritt Warriors’ Sadie Colter gets in close against Williams Lake all-star netminder Caelen Holling during the midget/juvenile gold medal game on Sunday. The Warriors lost the final 6-3. Ian Webster/Herald

There’s lots for the kids to do this spring and summerBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

Looking to get your young ones active as the warm weather approaches?

Along with what’s being offered at area schools, there’s no short-age of community-run sports taking place in the months of April, May and June. And

sign-ups are taking place now.

Collectively, the Merritt Youth Soccer Association, Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association, Merritt Softball Association and Merritt Otters Swim Club register over 600 youngsters of all ages for their various pro-grams and activities.

By far the largest

enrolment annually is with youth soccer, which this year will run for 10 weeks from April 11 through to June 20 inclusively with just one break on the May long weekend.

According to MYSA president Gary Dixon, the organization had in excess of 340 children signed up by the official registration deadline on

March 13.Merritt youth soc-

cer offers boys and girls born in years 2011 through to 1997 the chance to learn and play ‘the beautiful game’ in a positive, structured and fun environment.

The wee ones (Timbits, 2010-11 and K/1, 2008-9) will be conducting their activi-ties on week nights at

Voght Park this year, while age groups from 1999 to 2007 will prac-tice during the week but play their games as in the past on Saturdays at the former Coquihalla Middle School fields.

There’s been a change in the MYSA offering for youth in the oldest age group (1997-8). Because of a frequent conflict with

weekend work com-mitments, its activities have been moved from Saturdays to during the week, with drop-in sessions to be held on a weeknight still to be determined.

While the enrolment period has officially closed for Merritt youth soccer, Dixon did say that new registrations are still being accepted

on a limited basis — if there is space available in a division and on a team. All late registra-tion inquiries should be directed to [email protected].

Those already reg-istered with MYSA are reminded of two impor-tant courses coming up very soon.

See ‘Soccer’ Page 25


SPORTS

Merritt bowlers fi nish seventh at Inter-City ‘A’ championshipsBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]

A 12-member team from the Merritt Bowling Centre finished seventh overall at the annual Inter-City ‘A’ Championships, held on March 20 and 21 at the Lincoln Lanes in Vernon and the Capri Lanes in Kelowna. A total of 20 teams from around B.C. took part in the two-day event.

Competing in the 10-team ‘A’ division, the Merritt squad of six men and six women bowled an aggregate total of 25,564 points for 24 games to finish ahead of teams from Castlegar, Trail and North Kamloops and just behind Fruitvale.

In first place overall for the second year in a row was the host team from Lincoln Lanes with a total of 28,188 points, followed by Rutland’s Bowlarama in second (27,341) and Juniper Lanes from Cranbrook in third (26,917).

In the men’s compe-

tition, the MBC team of Bill Campbell, Patrick McKinney, father and son Stuart and Derek Cornies, Mark Pattison and Harold Aljam placed a very credible third overall with a grand total of 9,466 points. South Kamloops’ Bowlertime was the winner (9,870), while the Cariboo Bowling Lanes from Williams Lake finished second (9,689).

On the women’s side, Merritt’s team of Helen Campbell, Dorothy Clarke, mom Dianne Walker and daughter Chandra Bonthoux, Debbie Tancsa and Doreen Nikkel placed eighth out of 10 teams with a total score of 7,646 points. First went to Lincoln Lanes with an impressive 9,222 points — over 400 bet-ter than the Bowlarama squad in second.

The MBC mixed team, which saw every one of the 12 bowlers roll at least one game, also placed eighth with a score of 8,452 points.

Lincoln Lanes was way out in front in this event with 9,824 points — 634 more than second place Bowlarama.

For the second year in a row, the husband-and-wife pair of Bill and Helen Campbell were Merritt’s top individual bowlers. Bill finished seventh overall in a field of 117 men with

a 261.86 average, while Helen placed 24th out of 116 female bowl-ers with an average of 217.75 points.

Three Merritt bowl-ers had ‘300’ games on the weekend, led by Pattison’s 325 in the fourth game of the men’s competition. He was followed closely by Campbell (310 and 309)

and Cornies (305).Cornies’ 237.94 aver-

age, 29th-place finish overall and high block score of 986 in the men’s division earned him top rookie honours in this year’s competi-tion.

The top four scores by a Merritt bowler on the ladies’ side were Campbell’s string of

278, 271, 270 and 269, followed by Nikkels with a 256.

The highest single game score on the men’s side went to North Kamloops’ Stu Ryan with a 393, while Yvonne Walker from Vernon topped the ladies’ field with a 360.

In the ‘B’ divi-sion at the Inter-City

Championships, Sunshine Lanes from Grand Forks finished on top, followed by Creston’s Romano Runaway Lanes in sec-ond and Village Lanes from Chase in third.

“It seemed like all the scores were higher this year,” Campbell said. “It was extremely stiff competition.”

HIGH ROLLERS The Merritt Bowling Centre’s ‘A’ team at the Inter-City Championships this year was comprised of (back row, left to right) Harold Aljam, Bill Campbell, Patrick McKinney, Mark Pattison, Stuart Cornies, Derek Cornies, (middle row) Dianne Walker, Dorothy Clarke, Doreen Nikkel, Debbie Tancsa, Helen Campbell and (in front) Chandra Bonthoux. Ian Webster/Herald

ROOKIE SENSATION Merritt’s Derek Cornies took the top rookie honours at the Inter-City championships. His accom-plishments included a high block (four-game) score of 986 in the men’s division and a 237.94 average. Photo submitted

This Sunday (March 29), at 9 a.m. at the Civic Centre, there will be a referees clinic for anyone interested in offi-ciating small-side soccer. For more information on becoming a soccer official, contact Andrew U’ren at 378-9085.

On April 10, starting at 5 p.m. at CMS, there will be a coaching clinic for all MYSA coaches. For more on this certifi-cation program, contact Kelly Donaldson at 315-2405.

Dixon is extremely excited about the open-ing weekend of this year’s Merritt youth soc-cer season on April 11.

“It’s going to be like a jamboree,” he said. “We’re going to have several personnel from BC Soccer on hand run-ning various stations. It should be a lot of fun.”

For more information on the MYSA, you can go to the website: www.merrittyouthsoccer.com.

Also set to start their season on the same

weekend are teams representing the Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association. The organi-zation has enjoyed con-siderable success since starting up a dozen years ago, with several of its Thunder teams winning zone titles and attending provincial champion-ships.

This year, the NVMLA will have teams for children from ages five (2010) to 16 (1999). In addition to regular weekly practices, the teams play games both home and away as members of the Thompson-Okanagan minor lacrosse associa-tion.

The local lacrosse season runs from early April through to the end of June with possible playoffs to follow. Most games are on a Saturday or a Sunday, although an occasional weeknight game in Kamloops for the older teams does get scheduled.

Registrations for minor lacrosse are cur-rently being accepted,

and are being carried out by the Leisure Services Department at the Civic Centre during regular business hours.

For more information on the NVMLA, you can contact association president Rose Grant at 315-3669 or go to the website: www.nicolaval-leylacrosse.com.

Merritt minor softball is hoping to get its sea-son underway April 21. There have been two sign-up sessions so far, with another two sched-

uled for March 28 and April 12 at the Central Park shelter beside the ball fields from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Outgoing MSA presi-dent Missy Geier said her organization hopes to once again have teams for children four years of age and up.

“Youngsters four to 10 are all part of the Learn to Play program,” Geier said. “We divide them up into as many teams and divisions as possible based on regis-

trations. We’re also hop-ing to have U12 boys and girls teams and a U14 girls squad.”

The younger Learn to Play teams play their games locally, while the older sides par-ticipate in a league that encompasses the North Thompson region.

Geier said that inter-est in softball is resurg-ing both locally and around the Interior with Kamloops and area hoping to field multiple teams this year and new

associations forming in Princeton and Hope.

The Merritt Softball Association will be hold-ing an important AGM at Central Park on April 26 at 7 p.m. In the meantime, anyone wish-ing for more informa-tion on the local minor softball scene can con-tact Geier at 378-9635.

Set to start up May 1 and run through until mid-August is the Merritt Otters Swim Club. The highly-successful competitive Otters program has developed a host of tal-ented, young swimmers over the years as a mem-ber of the B.C. Summer Swim Association.

The Otters accept registrations from chil-dren five years of age and up provided that they can already swim the width of the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre pool (Red Cross Level 2).

There will be a registration session for potential new swimmers on April 20 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the foyer at the

aquatic centre.Head coach for

the Otters this coming season will be Central Elementary School principal Leroy Slanzi, who has been overseeing the swim club’s winter maintenance program for the last two years.

Competitive Otters swimmers are assigned to one of three train-ing groups based on their age, ability and commitment level. Dependent upon their group, swimmers will practice from four to seven times weekly. On many weekends, they will have the opportu-nity to compete in a host of BCSSA meets held throughout the Thompson-Okanagan area as well as regional and possibly provincial championships.

For more information on Merritt Otters offer-ings, you can go to their website: www.merrittot-ters.com or contact club president Josée Warren at 315-5086 or registrar Jennifer Lisle at 378-9687.

Soccer, lacrosse, softball and swimming take over the spotlightFrom Page 24

MERRITT BAPTIST CHURCH EASTER CONCERT Come and enjoy our local

talent as well as special guests from Ashcroft at the Merritt Baptist Church Easter concert on March 27 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is wel-come. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

MERRITT OLD TIME FIDDLERS Are having a baron of

beef and jam session at the Legion on Saturday, March 28. Baron at 5 p.m. and jam session at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome.

LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUPLiving with Loss drop-

in grief support group, Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at 2025 Granite Ave. Contact 250-280-4040 for more information.

NEW MINISTER AT ST. MICHAEL’S ANGLICAN CHURCHYou are cordially invited

to an Induction Service for our new minister, The Rev. Peter van der Leelie. Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 4:00 p.m., 1990 Chapman St., The Rt. Rev. Barbara Andrews, Bishop of APCI, officiating. Pot luck supper to follow in the hall.

LOWER NICOLA FLEA MARKETAfter two successful

turnouts at the LOWER NICOLA FLEA MARKET; we are looking forward to the third market on March 29, Sunday from 10 a.m.

to 3 pm. This community event is held at the Lower Nicola Hall (382 Aberdeen Road, Lower Nicola). Come check out the large variety of items our vendors have to offer you! Keep up to date by following us on Facebook - Lower Nicola Flea Market.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONAn Old Fashioned Family

Day Easter Sunday. Legion Hall April 5 door open 4 p.m. Dinner served at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome. Ham and Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings. Tickets available 250-378-5631 or 250-378-4124. Colouring contest with prizes for kids. Easter Bonnet and cap decorating contest. Prizes for best Ladies, best Men’s and best all around!

BEGIN TO RUN PROGRAM Starts April 7 and goes

for 8 weeks. The class runs from 5:30 to 6:30 and includes presentations by speakers on running and health related matters, a begin to run manual, entry into the Merritt Country Run and a Merritt Country Run t-shirt. The class will be held at the Civic Centre in partnership with the City’s Leisure Service Department. Contact the City at 250-315-1050 for details on registering.

CONAYT PENSION DAY BREAKFASTFriday March 27, 2015

Seniors 8:30 am – noon 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders Welcome to come

enjoy breakfast at the Conayt Friendship Centre. *EVERY Pension Day (3rd last banking day of the month) Come out and visit and enjoy breakfast. For info, contact Deloris at 250-378-5107

CONAYT BINGOJoin Conayt Friendship

Society every Thursday for bingo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to come and play bingo! 2164 Quilchena Ave.

CONAYT ELDERS DROP IN CENTRETuesday & Thursday

Mornings, 8:30 am – Noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For info, con-tact Deloris at 250-378-5107

NICOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY GARDENS

is now taking a list of 2015 gardeners for garden plots at Baillie House between 10:00 and 4:00 except Sunday & Monday. Payment of rental and membership will be accepted on April 8 at the Society’s Spring Meeting, April 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Library. Contact Paula (evenings) at 250-378-6877; or Katharine, 250-378-2374

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS Big Brothers Big Sisters

is hosting a Bowl for Kids Sake event in Merritt on Friday, April 17 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm at the Merritt Bowling Centre. All funds

raised support mentoring programs for children in the community. Please call 1-877-222-8099 to regis-ter your team and reserve your lane.

RECYCLE AND HELP The Graduating Class of

2015 is looking for anyone who wants to help out raise money for their River Rafting Trip, there has been a bin set up at the bottle depot. Please drop your bottles off and let them know that it is for the MSS Grads.

NICOLA VALLEY CRUISERS CAR CLUB Are you interested in cars,

cruising and joining in activities related to cars? Nicola Valley Cruisers Car Club would welcome you as a member. Meetings are monthly on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Ramada at 7:00 p.m. For more info call Russ or Charlotte at 250-378-2290.

ANNUAL CHARITY DANCE By Merritt Vintage car Club

and Nicola Valley Cruisers Club. 50’6, 60’s,70’s Soch Hop with a live band at Lower Nicola Community Hall. Saturday April 11 7:00 p.m. for more info and tickets call Barry 250-378-7064 or Jack Cross 250-378-2662. Profits go to the Children’s Charity Telethon in February.

ELKS BINGOEvery Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Doors open at 12 p.m.

Phone 250-378-4241 with any events that you may be hosting or email: [email protected]

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NICOLA VALLEY

Have an event we should know about? Tell us by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing [email protected]

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THE CHURCHES OFMERRITT WELCOME YOU

Crossroads Community Church

Merritt Baptist Church 2499 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

• STAIN GLASS• SUN CATCHERS• NIGHT LIGHTS• PICTURE FRAMES

Available at Creative Company2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC

Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

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7 Day Weather Forecast for Merritt, BC - Thursday, Mar. 26, 2015 - Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2015

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HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

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

If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Merritt Community Cinema Society and mail it to:

1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3

For more information

call Rich Hodson250-378-6794

Phase 2has started.

Goal to reach $144,000 for

design & architect fees



Mrs. Joan Gallaher (nee Gil-lis), passed away peacefully at Kamloops on March 10th 2015 at age 94 years. She will be remembered by her lov-ing sons; Robert Gallaher of

Kamloops, B.C., Donald Gallaher of Black Diamond, Alberta, and Patrick Gallaher of Oakville, Ontario, as well as grandchildren; Sheila, Kelly, Ryan, Jessica and Matthew, great grandchildren; Rachel, Riley, Kayla and Porschea, nieces and nephews, as well as many friends and relatives. She is predeceased by her husband; Douglas, sisters; Sheila, Monica and Mary, as well as brothers; John, Donald, Peter and Robert. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday April 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cathe-dral Kamloops with Father Andrew L’Heureux as Celebrant. Should friends desire, donations may be made to The Canadian Cancer Society. Special thanks to all of the nurses and staff at Kamloops Se-nior Village, Lilac Manor and Royal Inland Hospital for taking such good care of our Mother these past few years. Your kindness to her was very evident in all of our visits.On line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com.Service arrangements entrust-ed to Schoening Funeral Ser-vice 250-374-1454.

Gallaher, Joan

Rita (nee Pellizzari) was born in San Zenone, Treviso, Italy. She married Luigi in 1948. They both worked in Italy and Switzerland before immigrating to Canada, with two young boys on October, 1953, settling and working in Berthierville, Quebec. In early 1956 Rita and Luigi moved to Vancouver, by train with a newborn and

two toddlers. Rita was quite resourceful and was able to contribute to the family by not only being a fantastic mom and wife, but she made all the kids’ clothes, took on boarders, and developed a fantastic vegetable garden.

Rita passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She is survived by her sons Frank (Almerina), Marc (Vicky), daughter Lorraine (Dennis), daughter-in-law Linda (Larry), sister-in-law Antonietta, brother-in-law Pedro, 12 grand-children: Greg, Michelle (Trevor), Simon (Candice), Aaron (Shirin), Bryan (Anna), Tyson,(Vion) Diane, Beth, Kate, Nico, Ryan, Hannah; 8 great grand-children: Luca, Cora, Nolan, Bryson, Alicia, Arianna, Hunter and Rilo. All have brought great joy and a smile to her face. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years Luigi; Roger, her eldest son; her siblings: Virginia, Angelo and Giacomo; and her two step-sisters Angelina and Anna.

She has spent the past few years living at the Florentine Senior’s Residence in Merritt, BC. where she and Luigi received excellent care.

Prayers will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Vancouver, BC on Friday, March 27 at 5pm. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11am at St. Francis of Assisi church. There will be a reception following internment at Ocean View Cemetery. The reception will be announced after the church service.

In lieu of owers Rita speci ed she would prefer a donation to either; To the BC Children’s hospital or the Arthritis Society of BC.

Rita RizzardoDecember 16, 1921 - March 21, 2015

a Celebration of Lifewill be held onFriday, April 17th1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Merritt Civic CentreAll are welcome to join her family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and community as we say good bye to this remarkable woman.

for Millie Mitchell

HANS HORST MAIERBorn 10th Feb. 1937

Schwetzingen, Germany

Passed away 20th March, 2015 Merritt, B.C.

Beloved , Husband, Father and Grandfather.

Survived by loving wife of 56 years - Helene, Son, Fritz (Linda), Daughters; Petra (Murray), Susanne

(Todd), grandchildren; Jennifer, Curtis, Kristen, Justin, Kelsey, Clint, Rikki and Wacey

A life well lived. Hans touched many lives along the way. He will be sorely missed.

In lieu of owers please donate to a charity of your choice.

Service will be held at St. Michaels Anglican Church at 2:00 pm on Friday March 27, 2015

Offering:

2- day BCCSA Approved Traffic Control Course DATE: April 1 & 2, 2015 TIME: 8 am to 4:30 pm

LOCATION: 105 – 1121 McFarlane Way, Merritt, BC. COST: $300 (taxes included) PAYABLE BY CASH OR CHEQUE

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Mike Davidson 250-378-1828

Email: [email protected]

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MERRITT & DISTRICT HOSPICESOCIETY

Being with people who are dying in conscious and caring ways is of value to them and us.

Their reminiscences and our care contribute to a legacy that enriches our lives.

P: 250-280-4040

The Upper Nicola Band is seeking applications to the position of Executive Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:(includes the following, but other duties may be assigned)

Provides general administrative and senior • clerical support to the Senior Executive, the Band Administrator, and Chief & Council.Prepares correspondence, reports and other • documents, maintains a variety of con dential labour relations, nancial and other records. Develops and maintains a records management • system. Participates in the planning and implementation of • administrative systems in consultation with senior management. Develops and recommends new and revised of ce procedures and practices.Establish, co-ordinate, update and maintain • administrative policies, manuals and procedures for all departments.Arranges meetings and events with a variety of • participants and coordinates the logistics, including facilities, supplies and catering.Prepare agendas and make arrangements for • committee, board and other meetingsTakes minutes of Chief & Council meetings, • Community Meetings, Annual General Meetings and other meetings as required.Makes travel and accommodation arrangements • for Chief and Council and senior management as required.

Quali cations:(Three) 3 years clerical, administrative support or • secretarial of ce experience or a combination of experience, education, and training.Experience/training in word processing, excel • spreadsheet, and other standard computer applications.Experience in developing and managing a records • management system.Preference may be given to applicants with • receptionist experience in an of ce environment.

Term: Full time, 32 hours a week (includes some evenings)Salary: $19.00-$24.91 an hour

The deadline to receive applications is April 7 at 12 noon.

Submit cover letter and resume to:Senior Executive - Upper Nicola BandBox 3700Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Or Fax: (250) 350-3311 or Email: [email protected]: Tel: 250-350-3342

We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Job Posting - EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

The Merritt Herald, an award winning twice-weekly newspaper, published in the Nicola Valley, is seeking a full time advertising consultant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing. If you are a highly creative individual, with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and have good interpersonal and sales skills, a valid drivers licence and reliable vehicle - we would like to meet you. While experience is an asset, it is not a prerequisite.

To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to:Theresa Arnold, PublisherMerritt Herald2090 Granite Ave., P.O. Box 9Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8e-mail: [email protected]

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Business Opportunities

HIGH CASH producing vend-ing machines. $1.00 Vend = .70 Profi t. All on location in your area. Selling due to ill-ness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

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TCG, MORTGAGE lenders since 1960s, seeks Local Re-ferral Partners to introduce in-vestors to our capital preser-vation focused monthly income trust, returning 6-8%. Referral fee compensation. [email protected].

Career Opportunities

TREATY COORDINATORRequired - Gitga’at First Na-tion, Hartley Bay, B.C. For full job description visit www.fi rst nationsjobsonline.com send resumes to [email protected]

Education/Trade Schools

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Help WantedCLASS 1 Drivers needed for Local Chip hauls. Work is based in Merritt. Home daily, auto pay, e-logs, pension plan, extended health benefi ts, training provided to suitable candidates. Apply on line at sutco.ca. Fax current resume and abstract 250-357-2009 or call 1-888-357- 2612 ext. 230

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SALES CLERK Looking for an outgoing person with a ready smile to work at Quilchena General Store for spring, summer and fall. This is a busy dynamic store open 7 days a week and situated 22 km north of Merritt on Hwy 5A beside the beautiful Quilchena Hotel.

Please send your resume to [email protected] or drop it off in person and see where you can be working for the summer!

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The selected candidate will be responsible for identifying family’s problems, assisting family’s to gure out a solution and develop a holistic approach to achieve a positive outcome. To support activities offered by the Conayt Friendship Society’s Family Preservation program utilizing the “Together We Stand – Family Preservation Model”, and the grassroots training program. S/he provides leadership, advocacy, direct services, and facilitates activities to promote and optimize the healthy development of families living in the Merritt area.

Reporting to the Programs Manager the Family Preservation Coordinator ensures the program remains, ef cient, effective and accountable to the Society, its funding partners and stakeholders.

Quali cations and Requirements:Degree in Social Work is preferred; • Three years recent related employment experience including one year • program coordination;Knowledge and awareness of Aboriginal cultures, Friendship Centre’s, • and urban issues;Familiar with Ministry of Children & Families Development Case • Management practices;Knowledge of basic accounting, nancial statements, budget • management;Pro cient computer skills in MS of ce, Internet, and email;• Maintain clear and accurate records; strong reporting component • required (monthly, quarterly, annual)Counselling, facilitation, teaching and group leadership skills;• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to deal • effectively and compassionately with clients, family members and collaborate with outside agencies;Must be able to navigate through and discern information and • resources speci c to the client need; maintain trust and con dentiality with clientsSuccessful applicant must pass a Criminal Record Check for working • with children & vulnerable adultsSuccessful applicant must have a valid BC Driver’s License with drivers • abstractAs per Section 16 of the Federal Charter of Human Rights Act, preference • will be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry

Closing Date: Tuesday April 7th, 2015 at 5:00 pm

Please submit a cover letter and resume to:Attention: Executive DirectorConayt Friendship Society2164 Quilchena Ave.PO Box 1989 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Phone: (250) 378-5107Fax: (250) 378-6676e-mail: [email protected]

*All resumes will be carefully reviewed, however, only those applicants invited to an interview will be contacted.

Conayt Friendship SocietyEmployment Opportunity

FAMILY PRESERVATION COORDINATOR (30 hrs per week)

Forestry Harvesting Supervisor

Stuwix Resources Joint Venture is a well-established fiber management and marketing company that is owned in a Joint Venture structure by 8 First Nations Bands with its office located in Merritt, British Columbia. Stuwix ensures that its staff and contractors meet the highest possible standards in the safety and environmental management systems that are required by our industry. Stuwix is a Safe Certified company under the BC Forest Safety Council and has also attained ISNetworld safety certification. In addition, Stuwix became certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s SFI 2010-2014 Standard in 2011.Commencing immediately, we are looking to fill in the position for a Harvesting Supervisor who will work within our operations department and work directly with our Planning Forester.

Descriptions & Duties

Duties of this position include but may not be limited to:Review proposed blocks to gather information on standing timber and terrainReview developed blocks prior to final approval for harvestWork directly with road building and harvesting contractors regarding rates and deliverablesLiaison with government agencies, stakeholders, First Nations, and local licenseesFinalize log harvesting cost calculation analysis with Planning ForesterConduct pre-work meetings and checklists with contractorsConduct harvest supervision and inspections specifically for production, quality, and safetyTrack costs on harvest and road construction operations and work directly with accounting departmentAssist in amending site plans when necessaryMaintain electronic filesOther works as required in forestry operations

Preferred Characteristics and Prerequisites

Safety OrientatedMinimum 5 years working as a forest technician, preferably in forestry operationsDemonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environmentStrong verbal and written communication skillsStrong computer skills – preference in Microsoft Office, Arc GIS, and iPadKnowledge and understanding of First Nations – preference to Nl’akapaumx and Syilx protocolsRPF or RFT designationValid BC Driver’s License

Salary

Salary is commensurate on individuals ability, skills and experienceStuwix Resources Joint Venture offers a comprehensive benefits package

Please apply by forwarding a resume and cover letter to Lennard Joe, General Manager before 4PM, April 3, 2015

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Fax: 250-378-2541

Joint Venture

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NOOAITCH INDIAN BAND

Maintenance Worker

A First Nation organization with great economic and administration potential, located in the beautiful Nicola Valley, west of Merritt, has an excellent opportunity for an experienced:

ON CALL MAINTENANCE WORKER Reporting to Manager of Asset Management, the successful candidate will have Provincial Grade 12 or equivalent, valid class 5 drivers’ license, provide a clean criminal record check, be willing to take professional development courses and have the training, skills and abilities to be responsible for: Performing all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the

Nooaitch Indian Band policies, standards and procedures as directed by the Manager of Asset Management.

maintaining confidentiality on all matters relating to the affairs of Nooaitch Indian Band

responsible for the maintenance and repair of Nooaitch Indian Band buildings, grounds, roads, equipment, machinery, vehicles, septic and water systems, emergency systems, and building services, to include light plumbing, electrical, carpentry and mechanical as well as janitorial duties.

This is an on call position, offering a good compensation package along with the opportunity to contribute to the success and growth of a great community. Please forward a current résumé with references to: Arlene Johnston, CAFM, CAPA Band Administrator 2954 Shackelly Road, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1N9 [email protected] Fax: 250-378-3699

Résumés will be accepted until Friday April 10, 2015

NOOAITCH INDIAN BAND

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Employment Opportunity

Join a growing and innovative institution committed to making a difference in Aboriginal education and communities.

NVIT anticipates a requirement for an Assistant to the Deans at our Merritt campus, and invites applications from quali ed individuals. This will be an excluded ongoing position commencing as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

Job Summary:The Assistant to the Deans will be responsible for assisting with all activities of the Deans’ of ces. The assistant must be extremely organized and capable of working without direct supervision. The assistant will be responsible to use initiative and judgment in handling designated administrative matters on a daily basis; to develop and maintain effective relationships with members of the institute administration, faculty and staff; and representatives of other institutions and organizations. Duties may include providing support to Education Council and other committees; preparing and reviewing various programming and funding proposals; processing required paperwork for transfer/af liation agreements; preparing minutes and agendas for Department Head meetings; providing support for other administrative areas; scheduling and organizing meetings, appointments and interviews; supervising the Departmental Assistants, and; ensuring con dentiality of NVIT issues.

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