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Because on the far journey we meet, Authorized by Dana Egan 250-378-7483
A procession of souls,
Who will fill up our bowls, Friends of the Library event
As we empty our own at their feet. Come meet the new Merritt Librar- Vote Susan Roline
— Bonnie Cowan, 2020 ian on Fri Oct 7, 1-4pm. FMI Chelsea S for Councillor
nvlibraryfriends@gmail.com R
Municipal election 2022 - for City
~ Perseverance
Rotary shred-it event
Darrel Brooks
~ Experience
logical conclusion. The downtown busi- noon-3pm at Spirit Square. Check it out! susanroline22@gmail.com
ness core has always been a passion Thanksgiving at Murray Church
Tony Luck for
of mine, there is a lot more that can be Thanksgiving Service will be held at
done, which includes economic growth Murray Church on Sunday Oct 9, 2pm.
Mayor
in areas of agriculture, manufacturing, 'The Runner', the story of Darius Sam
and transportation. With growth comes
better healthcare, more jobs, less pover- to launch online by 'The New Yorker' Meet & Gre
The short [and stunning] documenta- et
ty. Business needs green tape, things that the Candid
attract innovation and job creation in a ry film of Darius Sam will be launched ate
way that makes the red tape seem insig- online by The New Yorker magazine on
Best Western Plus
nificant. Business development in Mer- Oct. 10 [It is beautiful & touching!]
Welcome!
Mon. October 10
ritt is being held back by other barriers Household Hazardous Waste Round-up 5-7pm
to entry, which are fueled by stale ideas TNRD will host their annual event
from the same old people. I've already a at the Baillie House Parking Lot on Sat, • Communication
ND Dr. Kayla proven track record of bringing change Oct 15, 10am-3pm. Bring any waste • Accountability
and new ideas to Merritt despite councils from your home that is considered to be
Ruschkowski of the past rebuffing change and being dangerous or which you have reason to • Economic
fearful of the future if Merritt should be- believe could be hazardous (ie. paint, stability
• Cosmetic Botox come a major hub for big industry. I aim batteries, oil, antifreeze, flammables, poi-
• Accupuncture to change all that with the help of bright sons, corrosives, adhesives, grease/tar, Leadership • Knowledge • Experience
NEW faces in council, people not afraid gasoline, pesticides, fertilizers, devices
• Natural tonyluck4mayor@gmail.com
of their own shadow! Vote the Only Log- containing mercury, and pool chemicals.) luck4mayor.ca
Medicine ical Choice! www.DarrelBrooks.ca FMI 250-377-2596, recycleright@tnrd.ca Authorized by Michael Nesbit
gift certificate
Boutique Home Medical Clinic for your privacy grow. Being in a position where I am afforded an opportunity to knock on your doors
& discretion at prices that can’t be beat. and listen to both your praise and concerns for Merritt is an incredible feeling. It has
www.desertdivasanddonsspa.com given me a better understanding of our community needs. I have been asking 2 ques-
By appointment only 250-936-9200 tions while at your door; what do you love about Merritt and what is something you
would like to see improved?
The first question was almost always answered with resounding love of our small
town and feeling of community. Thank you for taking the time to share your personal FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
stories of love, loss, and above all hope for our community!
Hope described by Merriam Webster is, "to desire with expectation of obtain-
ment." You all have expressed a hope that our community will be restored and our
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last family affected by the flood will return home. Hope that our downtown core will
see revitalization. Hope that business owners and their patrons will feel safe enough
(250) 378-5575
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to continue doing business. Hope that our homelessness will be addressed. Hope missvickispetalsandplants@gmail.com
that flood and fire mitigation efforts will continue and be reviewed often. Hope that
infrastructure is in place to attract industry and provide housing for their employees
and not lastly, a hope for increased medical professionals and hospital beds.
Although I am not able to promise results at this point, I can assure you that each
This certificate entitles
and every concern that has been brought to my attention has been heard and they Friends of the Library would like to invite the
will continue to be heard and if elected brought to our table in all future discussions Nicola Valley Community to meet
and considerations. Your Council Hopeful, Number 17 on the Ballot.
Know Your Math! Rick, fresh out of accounting school, went to a interview for a good paying job. TheFriends
new Library About Friends of
The boss asked various questions about him and his education, but then asked him, "What is 3 of the Library would like
thetoLibrary invite the (FoL):
To recieve
times 7?" "22," Rick replied. After he left, he double-checked it on his calculator and realized he
wouldn't get the job. Two weeks later, he got a letter that said he was hired for the job! He went
Branch Nicola
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CLAIRE SABISTON dedicated
when the Merritt Library
a small group of
individuals started the
FoL project to help provide the
in and asked why he got the job, even though
he got such a simple question wrong. The boss The newOctober
Friday Library 7, 2022 About space with new furniture. FoL
Friends of was
GC Authorized by - signature
FoL project
Library to help provide the
budget.
thanks-
small appls, tools, clothing, collector plates, etc. Friday October 7,Greet
2022 successful
space with new furniture. FoL was
The goal of FoL is to encourage
in their endeavor and
Refreshments • Meet & all citizens to use the wonderful
2 2687 Irvine Ave., SAT. 8am-1pm. Downsizing, lots of goodies. giving
Drop-in 1pm-4pm at the
raised over $40,000 for the library
community space. Membership is
and continue to support the library
$5 for life and supports the mini
Nicola Valley Community Arts Council
3 Spences Bridge, SAT & SUN. Multi family/community sale, No FMI Chelsea Werrun with new initiatives and programs
train operations, guest speakers,
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MMM Merritt Library
nvlibraryfriends@gmail.com that are not always covered by the
presentations and new programs.
Library budget.
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FRIDAY EDITION — OCTOBER 7, 2022 #3745
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1946 WHITE logging truck w/ jackknife
250-378-5631 Legion096@outlook.com ing since approx. Aug 1 378-7412 trailer loaded, BC resist’d $3500 Don HIGH TABLE with two chairs in great
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alrs
Summer Menu OPEN FROM 12:00 PM UNTIL CLOSING lin’s & Save On Foods July 19th. Please from city furniture $50. 525-0392
rims, not mounted, R13/79 Ts 315-6603
call Deborah @ 250-378-4622 SONY TV STAND with 2 glass shelves.
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SKILLED LABOURER avail. $15/hr V-BAR tire chains for 16" tires, offrs
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250-462-5408 FREE: buffet & hutch, gd shape
MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY 7pm TO 9:30pm, watch for post- LOST: set keys w/ black key fob, ball 99 MERCEDES-BENZ Convertible
fields 315-5573 378-5546
ers. No Cover Charge SLK 230 $17,000obo. New tires, inte-
WHERE TO FIND? Need to transfer rior/exterior auto detailed, garage kept, for sale - electronics/software
MEAT DRAWS EVERY SATURDAY 2:30 pm some home videos to updated equipment summer driven, 118,000kms. George 49"/PO (1080P) TOSHIBA TV $400
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at 12 noon at the United Church, 1899 less inside and out, all season tires. Used 25" Toshiba flatscrn tv, grt for kids room
Quilchena Ave. very little , summer driving only no win- $40obo. HP Photosmart all-in-one print-
services ter. $14,000obo 315-4593 er/scannr/copier, incl paper $45obo. 46"
Vizio flatscrn HD tv $75obo. Joanne
RUDY WORKS - Home & Office Main- 96 CHV pck-up trck for prts 250-5 778-389-9365
tenance & Repair - home & office tech, 71-6227 Fred Rob
carpentry, electrical, plumbing, concrete. for sale - pets / livestock 2X2 SLIDE projector, gd cond. Debbie
378-1667
List your garage sale &/or 315-6689 or contact@rudyworks.co
3 MALE tabbies & 2 females, free to gd
SCRAP FOR CASH. I'll come to you. homes 936-9208 9" LAMINATOR for home office, NIB, Barry
get our listing mail-out Batteries, brass copper, aluminum, stain- $25 378-2410
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less, wire. Call or msg 604-618-8710, or FREE: kitten, 10 wks old, very cute fe- 25" SAMSUNG computer monitor
Email: market@uniserve.com the middleman@shaw.ca Fast service, male 378-2275 Syncmaster vw 2253 $50. 25" Toshiba COVER
TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly weight 4 SHEEP ewes $325ea, approx 8 mos flatscreen tv $45. HP Photosmart C4480 CHARGE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION - LOUNGE
loss support group. Meet Tuesday morn- old. Call/text 315-9789 all-in-one printer/scanner/copier $50
ings. FMI Iris (250)378-8182 HUSKY/BORDER collie. price 778-389-9365 OPEN
TO THE
The Landing Zone
WOODY'S tree service & more: land- dropped $700 one male left, white and UNIDEN scanner, nw in bx $250 280-9951 1940 Quilchena Ave., Merritt
scaping, fencing, handyman work, etc. black. 315-2203. Seriour inq. only please PEAVEY $10 378-8140 PUBLIC
315-8087 AWESOME CKC Black Lab for stud 27” SONY tv w/ jacks for dvd & FRIDAY,OCTOBER 7, 2022
LAWN CUTTING, reas. rates 280-7492 378-5038 vcr, have manual 378-1711, text 250-
7:00PM TO 9:30PM
ONE WOMAN AND A BRUSH. Paint- WTD: adopt or buy 2 min. donkeys. Bur- 809-1217
Merritt Real Estate Services er, available, only diff. is the price. 15 mese mtn dog/Austr. shepherd x. Have for sale - recreational
years experience. Ann 378-5377 own acreage. 378-7435
3499 Voght St. Merritt CENTURY Kid Kick Wavemaster free-
JPV ENTERPRISES: Landscaping - ECOFLEX Columbia Bunny Hutch, up- standing punching "bag", adjustable
lawn care, pruning, hedging, gardening. per (den) level & lower (grass). Cd use height, Kidkick blocker, Kidkick square
Lic'd, equipped. On Facebook. 280-7077 for broody hen/chicks. $350. 378-2410
DRYWALL, textured ceiling, painting. PET TRANSPORT CARRIERS:
shield target, 2 pairs gloves, headgear.
Sacred Circle:
LOOKING FOR LICENSED
All included for $250. 378-2410
Call Jeff (250)378-3709, (250)315-2066 Large 33Lx21Wx26H $70. Medium 29 L 83 HONDA XR200R dirtike $2000. "Gi-
CERTIFIED TREE FALLER, w/ wd $20. 378-6787
x20Wx23H $50. Small 16Lx10Wx10H The Holding Place
ant' bicycle $500. Recumbent exercise
PROPERTY MANAGER chipper, sml truck & trailer, will do resi-
dential, fruit trees, etc. 378-6431 for sale - miscellaneous
bike $150 378-6915
99 FOUR WINDS LITE travel trlr, 24ft,
of the Heart
EAGER, RELIABLE man w/ 4x4 truck 11 ANTIQUE railway lights $1400obo $12,000obo 315-0097
Claudette Ednoste
LABOURERS WANTED- Nicola Post Both w/ frames 378-4572
October 6 -
PURATHLETICS multi chin-up bar, November 6, 2022
r
& Rail. Positions available -full time FLOOD victims, ceiling lights avail NIB, $25. 378-2410
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250-280-0689
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weekend shifts, and seasonal. Wage $22 JET 3ULTRA power wheelchair, in ly been used. 1 x Outbound adult L/XL
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per hour. Please apply if you are willing storage last 7 years, estate sale $1200obo $25 1 X Fluid adult M $25 250-434-8378 fl
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it • Interactive Sand Mandala with mandala
ence necessary. Call Tony 250-319-9891 zation 5-pc system, NIB $75 378- 8 BOXES of 6.5 Creedmoor Hornady C O M E V I S I T T H E G A L L E R Y AT T H E N I C O L A VA L L E Y A R T S C E N T R E
P-T SEMI-RETIRED Handyman 12-PC placesetting "Old Country Ros- Precision Hunter ELD-X 143gr ($55 per HOURS: Wed to Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
required for bldg. repairs and ground- es", lots of extras, 4 s&p shakers, teapots, box FIRM) Steve 315-5909 2051 Voght St., Enter Beside Kekuli Cafe
work for multiple buildings. Call Robert creamers, gravy boats & china cabinet
for better health 936-8243 $1000 firm. By appt only 778-661-0922
12 FT alum. boat w/ 5hp Mariner out-
board $1500 Ted 315-9597
HOMEMAKER WANTED immedi- 105 LITRE hot water tank $35. Toilet
ately. Must have all Covid vaccine shots. with seat $25 280-0779 SAVAGE MK 2 accu trigger bolt action Nicola Valley Community Arts Council
Have own transportation. $16.50 - SHOP RIDER deluxe trail blazer 22 synthetic stock. Good condition. PAL
Tabitha Nichols $20.00 depending on qualifications. Ph required $300 280-4004
Brand Ambassador scooter heavy duty. Lightly used like 07 24' PROWLER, never smoked in, qu
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SW @ (250)378-6141
# 901522779 CARPENTRY FINISHER/ General new!! $3500. 315-9311 bd, nice shape $11,000 280-2744
labour. Contact Cory 250-319-4497 or 11-PC fondu set, new $10. Elvis statue SEVERAL SCOPES: Zeiss Conquest
Noel 236-597-4000. Exper. preferred still in box/nw, offers. Brand new toilet 3.5-10x44MC $850, Steiner Predator
778-639-0092 WANTED Drywallers: Experience pre- support rail, still in box $20 315-6603 Extreme 2.5-10x42 $800, BSA 4-16x44
tabitha_ann_nichols@ hotmail.com ferred, For more information Contact Si- VELUX SKYLIGHT, standard size $175, Hawke Vanguard 3-9x40 $200,
mon at (250)826-4810 2 feet x 4 feet $50. Compare to at least Leatherwood Hi-Lux 6-24x44 $200,
for sale - appliances $200 new. 315-1669 Leapers Golden Image 6-24x50 $200,
plexusworldwide.ca/TabithAnnNichols 400 SQ FEET of good quality used Zeiss Conquest (fake Chinese) 6-24x50
CHEST freezer 9 c.ft. $100 280-0543 flooring. Blonde color. $25 obo. Call or $125. All are boxed and in new condi-
ELECT. dryer, wrks well $150 315-1447 text 378-7471
UPRIGHT freezer, exc cond $100 280-0543 FORKS & KNIVES available at Merritt
tion. 315-0451
BICYCLE, gd cond, 18-spd $40 315-7771 Check out
GAS range 378-9453 Printing & Office Supplies, $20 + taxes, ANSCHUTZ 1761 hb 17HMR $1450,
HIGH POINT microwave 19inches box of 1000, while quantities last! 1951
wide x11.5"x15"deep $60 378-2410 Garcia St or call 250-378-6882
Walther Target with target sights .22lr
$600, Karl Burgsmuller .22lr $800,
our feature
Thomas Finnie PORT. air conditioner $200. Old com- 3 WHIRLYBIRD roof wind ventilation
mercial meat slicer $200 378-3496 units $25 ea. 280-0569
BRNO Model 1 .22lr $700. 315-0451
for sale - tools/equipment
photo -
MELITTA coffee maker, 8 cups $20. DESIGNER handbag, nw/still in bx. 2
250-572-2842
Thomas Finnie 315-6603 dinner sets: 1 unbreakable, 1 china, in HAUSSMAN electric leaf blower/ every issue
250-572-2842 BLACK & DECKER Rotisserie Con- box/nvr opened. Lrg juicer. Canner & 6 vacumm w/ bag $50. 378-2410
vection Oven (new-never used) $70. bottles. King matt., vry gd cond. 378-2047 ALUM. irrigation pipe on pipe trailer
378-9849 TRUCK utility box. Pellet stove. Assort. $150 378-6915
PORTABLE Broil King bbq 378-2737 windows & sliding patio door 378-2832 CHAIN LINK gate 10’8”wide x 46”high