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2037 Quilchena Ave., Merritt BC (250) 378-2155
On Special thiS week Watering restric- Join the search for Mon - Fri 7am - 3pm
tions now in effect Ryan Shtuka Saturday: 7am-2pm
tOp SirlOin SteakS As of yesterday, sprinkling is restricted Join the search on Sunday, May 6. Sev-
eral locals are encouraging anyone from
Sunday: 9am-2pm
to 6-8am & 7-10pm. For even addresses
Bc Beef, cut fresh every day
w here fri en d s mee t to e at
watering days are Mon/Wed/Fri, odd Merritt to help and/or volunteer.
addresses are Tues/Thurs/Sat. Must have proper winter gear. Snow 2 101 quilc h ena av e. (2 50) 378-03 31
Automatic sprinklers are allowed on shoes and all searching equipment will be Find us on facebook
your respective days, midnight-4am. No provided free of charge, although if you
Hand-carved
sprinkling Sundays. Fines are $50 per of- do have these please bring them along.
Volunteers will be trained before being nicola valley
community theatre
fence. Restrictions are in effect until the
ladies end of September. sent out to search in groups. Please pre-
register at www.ryanshutka.com or email
society
However, hand-watering food gar-
wallets dens is allowed anytime. findryanshtuka@gmail.com
Morning
for Mother’s Day Coq paving projects Community
‘Disaster proofing your business’
meeting!
Road resurfacing season has begun in
Can be customized the southern Interior. Projects in the area Community Futures Nicola Valley Annual General Meeting
Don Loewen Saddlery
will cover more than 450 kms of high- presents a free webinar series: Are You Wed., May 9 at 8:30 a.m.
ways and side roads, with more than $85 Ready? Disaster proofing your business, in
250-525-0220 million invested in 2018. the community room at City Hall. Part 1 Brambles Bakery meeting room
papaduck6@gmail.com In our neighbourhood, projects in- will air on May 8, 1-3pm and part 2 on For more info 250-378-4909
clude: Highway 5 near Merritt from Por- May 15, 1-3pm. The series will touch on
tia Bridge to Kingsvale, resurfacing 38 preparedness plans, lessons from recent
kms of the Coquihalla Highway. disasters, resources, insurance, communi-
Highway 5, from the Nicola Inter- cation, etc. FMI contact Manuel 378-3923,
change to Clapperton Brake Check and manuel@cfdcnv.com Advance registra-
Coldwater Road near Merritt (32.5 kms). tion is required due to limited seating.
Merritt Real Estate Services Drivers can expect minor delays with NEB route hearings for K-M pipeline
some single-lane alternating traffic. Re- The National Energy Board is resum-
FOR RENT member to slow down, obey traffic con- ing route hearings to hear from landown-
trol personnel, and check DriveBC.ca for ers who have raised concerns with the
Studio Suite on the Lake ..........$850 plus hydro the most up-to-date highway info. detailed route of the Trans Mountain
2 bdrm Suite on the lake..........$1200 plus hydro
3 bdrm+ den house ...............$1600 plus utilities Desiree Dawson + Pipeline Expansion Project. In Kamloops
May 1-3 at Hotel 540 for landowners who
2 bdrm house....................$900 plus utilities. X2
3 bdrm townhouse.................$1100 plus utilities
Jody Okabe have been granted a hearing. In Merritt
May 8-10 at the Civic Centre.
Our favourite ukelele player Jody
2 bdrm Sandpiper Unit ..........$900 plus utilities. Okabe returns to Merritt to perform on Baillie House Mothers’ Day High Tea
Fri May 4, 7:30pm at Brambles Bakery & The Heritage Society is hosting a
CommerCial downtown space available Mothers’ Day High Tea on Saturday, May
..............................................................$400 & up Cafe. It’s ‘Pass the Hat’, with a suggested
donation of $20 for the performers. 12th. There will be 2 seatings- 11:30 am
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICE HAS Jody discovered her voice in her late and 1:30 pm. Seating is limited. Reserva-
MOVED TO 3499 VOGHT STREET. 20's through organizing SaySo open mic tions are required before May 9, 6pm.
Come pay us a visit! nights while she was attending NVIT. Tickets $15ea. Call 378-0349 to reserve.
Jody now lives in Vancouver and recently Nicola Valley Farmers Market Tickets available Arts Council,
(250) 378-1996 direct line to the Come see a variety of vendors at the Merritt Curling Club, Theatre
co wrote a song for the documentary Ris- Society & Black’s Pharmacy
Property management department Nicola Valley Farmers Market every Sat.
ing Voices, screened at the Toronto Inter-
Call for all your residential or national Film Festival. She is currently May 12 - Oct 6 during our new hours:
commercial property management needs! working on a music video for that track. 9:30am - 1pm, beside the Ballie House. New
Her biggest gig to date, was performing vendors welcome, 250-571-3470, 378-4624.
with Arcade Fire at Rogers Arena for the Household Haz. Waste Round-Up
2018 Junos.
Desirée won the CBC Searchlight Com-
Sat., May 12, 9am-3pm, Civic Ctre
parking lot. Residents will be able to dis-
what’s on
petition in May 2016. She is currently pose of household hazardous waste Nicola Valley Community Arts Council
working on a new album, her 2nd, which safely and for free. Residential hazardous Courhouse Art Gallery
is set to be released summer 2018. waste only. FMI TNRD 1-877-377-8673.
Thoughts from Outside the Box Pyramids Part 5: Earth Energy Lines •Apr 19-May 12 School District #58
Sacred understanding is no longer employed in the selection of natural formations
as sacred, nor in the building of religious and spiritual structures. Outside of India, I Our Story Show!
Four weeks of youth art! Reception Apr 26, 4-7pm.
believe the last well known group to consciously build on Earth Energy Lines were the
Knights Templar, before they were wrongly persecuted by the French Monarchy, over
700 years ago. The French King owed them a large sum of money, and instead of re-
paying the Knights, he defamed them and destroyed their order. Friday the 13th, 1307,
• Artists! Remember to sign up for
2018! Deadline May 4th. Email
Art Walk
is the infamous day and date the French Monarchy descended on the Templars. Sadly,
nicolvalleyartsgallery@gmail.com or come to the
some branches of history still remember the Templars as the villains. The lies the French
Government perpetuated over 700 years ago are still perceived as a truth today. I won- Gallery,1840 Nicola Avenue, in the old Courthouse.
der how many other supposed historical truths are actually lies generated by selfish
people to carry forth a selfish agenda? When examining history, you’ll discover that www.www.nicolavalleyartscouncil.com
this is a very old tactic – defame, discredit, and destroy. And to think this stratagem f.m.i. NicolaValleyArtsCouncil@gmail.com
isn’t still utilized is similar to thinking that flying purple-people live under Iron Moun-
tain, or that stones are able to grow fins and swim. To be continued —Mike Bhangu
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