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Merritt Morning Market 2590 - Jun 6
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strike: week 3
Heavens
a dove!
You may have noticed the increase of
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summer hours
doves in the city to the point of residents complaining of noise from feral
doves to City of Merritt bylaw services.
The Nicola Naturalists have tracked
the proliferation of an introduced species
of dove, the Eurasian Collared Dove, and
the decline of the native Mourning Dove.
Mourning Doves are native residents
of semi-arid regions of the US & southern
Canada, especially where they can find Friday with Friends
large supplies of grain & livestock feed.
The Nicola Valley Community Band
in the Merritt area, Mourning Doves can will present their annual Friday With
be found year-round and can aggregate Friends concertin thegolf clubhouse beby the hundreds around cattle feedlots, side the Quilchena Hotel on Friday, June
or backyard feeders.
6th at 7pm. Donations gratefully acEurasian Collared Doves
cepted at the door.
are native to southern Asia &
Trinity uniteds strawberry tea
parts of southern Europe.
The annual Strawberry Tea will
They have spread or been acbe held Saturday June 7, from 1-3pm.
cidentally introduced to many
Come out & enjoy strawberry shortother areas as a popular cage Mourning
cake with lots of whipped cream, tea
bird. Feral populations were Dove
and coffee. Trinity United Church lofirst reported in southern BC Long pointed
just a few years ago, and have tail, no white bar cated at 1899 Quilchena Ave.
Merritt Country run
rapidly become established on under-tail
Registration for the 5th annual
breeders. This alien species No collar
shares much of the same food Spots on wings 5k-10k-half marathon Merritt Counand habitat as the native Mournful
try Run closes today: Friday, June 6,
Mourning Dove.
at 6pm, so if youve been meaning to
multi-syllable
The Eurasian Collared cooing ooAAH sign up nows the time! M.C.R.
Dove was first recorded in the cooo coo coo
Health and Wellness Fair/Expo &
2009 Merritt Christmas Bird
package pick up will be held SaturCount (with 14 sightings) and
Eurasian day June 7,10am - 3pm at the Civic
there are now a few hundred
Collared Centre. The race is on Sunday, June
birds in the area (115 were
Dove 8, gather at Voght Park at 8am.
sighted in the 2012 bird count).
Murray Church service
The highest count of Photo: M. Shewchuk
Murray Church, Upper Nicola, it's
Mourning Doves was 441 in
thelittle white church beside the gift
Squarish
tail
2000 when there was an acshop. Built in1876, folks in the area
tive feedlot in the count cir- with white bar
worshipped there until the mid 1950s.
on
underside
cle, and the numbers have
Have you wondered about or
been in decline since 2007, Obvious black
wanted see inside ? Sunday June
collar
with just 80 in 2012. Whether
8th, all are most welcometo join the
this is due to reduced access No spots on
congregation
of Trinity United
wings
to feedlots or competition
with invading Eurasian Col- Cooing calls, re- Church at a worship service at
lared Doves is not yet known. peated 3-syllable 10:30am. Wear comfortable clothing.
Source: Nature Notes, NNS coo-COOO cup Call 378-4153 if you need a ride.
2001
iNC.
iCBC Claims
Commercial Residential
Automotive industrial
2663 Granite Ave. (next to Fountain Tire)
378-4531
Now carrying
The Farm House Natural Cheese
Handmade artisan cheeses
and specialties from Agassiz, BC
For Sale
diNNer buFFet
Q: Did you hear about the race between the lettuce and the tomato?
a: The lettuce was a "head" and the tomato was trying to "ketchup"!
Q: What did Bacon say to Tomato? A: Lettuce get together!
Q: Did you hear about the hungry clock? A: It went back four seconds.
Q: What do you get from a pampered cow? A: Spoiled milk.
Q: What do you call a threega ra g E Sa lE S j u n 6 , 7, 8 footed aardvark? A: a yardvark!
Tro p i c o S p i c e
Re s t a u ra n t
tel (250)378-8283 1953 Nicola Ave.
1 374 Marshall rd., LN, FRi & SAT. Downsizing, household, shop & elect. tools,
etc. 378-6027
3 441 Kane Vly rd, off Coldwater rd. SAT & SUN
9am-2pm
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Fresh, sliced,
ready to eat or freeze!
Lilac Awareness
Lilac awareness
since 2004
Office supplies
(250)378-6882
www.merrittmovietheatre.com
Help make this
project happen!
the
Odd
jObber
We fix, build,
imprOve and clean
Home, yard, renos, projects, planning,
sml jobs ok, inside/outside landscape,
fencing & more. Reas rates. Refs avail.
Odd Jobber stands for integrity
mike poirier 315-1039 or cell 315-5398
For Sale
Fresh, sliced,
ready to eat or freeze!
$68 for a 30-lb pail
$40 for a 11-lb pail
$34 for a 15-lb pail
Pay by june 14th, 2014
Pick up june 21st, 2014
Order at Baillie House, 2202 Voght St., call
378-0349, or email bailliehouse@shaw.ca
Valley Collision
QualiTy Paint & Body repairs
Windshield rock Chips Body Blends
Call 250-378-1620
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very low00
$ 3 999
CRediT
medic
1.888.378.9255
collection box in
back, accessible 24/7
for information
2-bdrm, grnd lvl set, quiet area, cln,
nr twn, prfr wrkng prsn, refs req'd,
util/cbl incl, n/p, n/s, immed. 378-4586
2-bdrm mobile; f/s; w/d; priv yd. small
dog ok. #29 ElDorado. $700 plus utils. 3bdrm Townhouse, f/s; small yd. $900.
disc for snrs. darchoborne@hotmail.com
2-bdrm bsmt ste, grnd lvl, lrg & bright
in quiet res. area. July 1for wrkng people,
n/p, n/s. $800 incl util./wi-fi/cbl 525-0575.
nwly reno'd 2-bdrm bsmt ste,
for mat. cpl, no parties, clb/intrnt/
util. incl $700, quiet, Raj 378-2591
2-bdrm grnd lvl, bright, sep entr.
for wrkng people, n/s, n/p, util incl,
immed. 378-2875
2-bdrm, Jul 1, 1927 Sage plc 3785869, 378-7179
lrg uptwn 2-bdrm unit f/s/w/d,
wrkng tenants, refs will be checked, adult
oriented n/p, quiet tenants 378-8383
nw 2-bdrm bsmt incl ht/lt/cbl/intrnt
$950 315-4477
on lk near Quilchena: 1-bdrm apt w/
priv. entr., 4 ktch. appl., in-suite w/d. incl.
util./sat. tv/intrnt/phone & off-street
prkng. n/s, n/p. suit. for cple or 1 prsn.
$850. immed. 378-8358, (604)467-3304
logAn lk 5+ bdrms 2.5 bths 2storey furn'd house, lrg fnce bck yrd, 5
blcks from high schl, lots off street prkng,
hot tub off sndck, Incl. f/s/dw/w/d, gs f/p
upstairs, wd-burning f/p in the bsmt.,
refs/sec. dep. req'd. 378-5004
3-bdrm hse, brnd nw 378-6899,
315-2363
3-bdrm att. gar. lrg lot 1798 Armstrong St. Jul 1 378-2047
bright 2-bdrm, grnd lvl ste w/
patio, stor. avail., sep. entr., nr
dwntn & schls, on bus rt., w/d, sml
pets ok, n/s, refs req'd, util. incl.,
avail.immed. $875 378-6697
studio ste studio set LN, priv ent
& deck, incl. sat. tv/wifi, suit. for
sngl wrong prsn/senior, n/s $450 +
1/3 hydro 315-1031, 778-385-2146
2-bdrm hse, LN, f/s/w/d Jul 1
$700 378-6762
2-bdrm bsmt ste, grnd lvl, immed,
for wrkng prsn 378-5806
2-bdrm bsmt Jul 1 378-3531, 378-0170
2-bdrm ste. priv. ent. w/d, newer
home, wrkng people, n/parties, n/s
Jul 1 378-4771
3-bdrm grnd lvl bsmt ste, lrg carport, n/p, n/s, w/d, hydro/gs incl
$950 Jun 1 378-4345
3-bdrm, 1-bth main floor Bnch
house, fncd bck yrd,. n/s. Jun 1, $900
+ util. 315-3491
3-bdrm, bright 2-lvl twnhouse on
quiet cul de sac, wlkng dist. to dwntwn, 1.5 bths, sml fncd frnt & bck yrd,
lw maint. lawn, lndry hk-ups, street
prkng, pets neg. w/ dep., $950 incl.
gas, tenant pays hydro (250)682-0844.
newer 2-bdrm ste, immed. n/s,
n/parties for mat. cple, cbl/internet /util
incl. $700, quiet area Paul 378-2592
3-bdrm reno'd apt, LN util incl
June 1, 280-1797
03 Pontia
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4-cyl., au nfire
to
nice low k ,
sale price s
$4995 00
2776 Voght St., Merritt, BC Tel: 250-378-5966 www.merrittcountryautosales.ca
50 under $4900
over 100 in stock
warranties