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Merritt Morning Market 3123 - Mar 14
Merritt Morning Market 3123 - Mar 14
Merritt Morning Market 3123 - Mar 14
Custom mugs
Your photos or art on a mug — great gifts! merritt morning Please recycle
$ 99 4 380-400ml
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Black’s Pharmacy
1951 Garcia St. Merritt, Bc 2037 Quilchena Ave., Merritt BC (250) 378-2155
This week in The fresh case,! BC Rural Dividend Thank you mon - tues 7am - 3pm
wed - fri 7am - 7pm
open
an economic boost
The Intercity Bowling Club of Merritt ‘til 7pm
Saturday: 7am-2pm
empire Valley premium Beef Under the BC Rural Dividend Pro-
would like to thank everyone for their
support at the fundraiser on March 10th. Sunday: 9am-2pm
wed-fri
Grain-finished, un-medicated, Bc Beef gram special circumstances provision, With the people and businesses that do-
w here fri en d s mee t to e at
come in and check out the selection! the Gov’t of BC is providing $500,000 to nated the baskets, the staff from the Cold-
the City of Merritt, Doug Donaldson, water who put on a wonderful meal and 2 101 quilc h ena av e. (2 50) 378-03 31
Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Re- for all of those that attended it was once Find us on facebook
source Operations and Rural Develop- again a great success. To John and Marla
ment, announced today. thank you again for letting us hold the
Nicola Valley & District Metis
“The city has identified the construc- fundraiser at your establishment.
Community
tion of a theatre complex as a project that Society invites all members to the
will help revitalize their economy after Annual General Meeting
the closure of the Tolko mill,” said Don- St. Patrick’s Day tea and luncheon
aldson. “The special circumstances pro- The Catholic Womens League will Monday, Mar. 19, 2018,
vision of the rural dividend was host their annual St. Patrick’s Day lunch- Doors open 5:45pm @ NVIT
specifically designed to assist communi- eon today, March 14, 11am-2pm at the
ties undergoing economic hardship, such Catholic Church Hall. Cost $7, everyone Please be early and bring your MNBC card.
as the loss of a primary employer.” is welcome. Tickets available at the door. The meeting booked for the 20th is now
The rural dividend grant will be used Fire Ecology in Southern BC cancelled. Refreshments will be served.
to help build the Nicola Valley Commu- Nicola Naturalist Society presents
nity Theatre and Performing Arts Centre, For more info, 250-378-6342
Don Gayton. Why was 2017 such a bad
and will assist the city in pursuing the year for fires? How did Indigenous peo-
additional funding that will be required ple use fire in BC? Don Gayton will ad-
to complete this project. The project is dress these questions and much more. He
part of an effort to draw residents and is a highly respected ecologist and writer
visitors into the downtown core and di- with many years of experience in the BC
versify the local economy. The project interior. Thursday March 15, 7pm at
will also incorporate employment/train- Merritt Real Estate Services
NVIT Lecture Theatre. All welcome.
ing opportunities in the construction and St. Patrick's Day Party
ongoing operation of the facility. Come on down the Merritt Legion for
“These funds will greatly assist with FOR RENT
our St Patrick's Day Dinner & Dance.
the economic diversification and eco- Barry and Hud will be providing music 1 bedroom apartment ..............$650 plus hydro
nomic recovery of our community after starting at 7pm. Tickets are $12 per per- 2 bedroom house ..................$900 plus utilities
the loss of one of our major employers,” son and can be purchased at the legion. 3 bedroom + den.................$1650 plus utilities
said Neil Menard, mayor of Merritt. “We FMI 378-5631.
are grateful for the assistance and ac- 4 bedroom attached home...$1700 plus utilities
knowledge the provincial transition
Dance In Spring 3 bedroom townhouse ..........$950 plus utilities
Five dance styles to choose from, 3 bedroom townhouse.........$1100 plus utilities
team’s efforts in our community.”
recreational dance or competitive & per- 3 bedroom townhouse.........$1150 plus utilities
Opinion formance. Opportunities include Merritt CommerCial dwntwn space avail..$400 & up.
The rainbow fall-out Arts Festival, American Performance
Awards, Love To Dance Medal Tests. Reg- PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICE HAS
It is a week after Merritt City Council ister now 250-378-9898, dance@telus.net MOVED TO 3499 VOGHT STREET.
denied the LGBTQ students of MSS a Community income tax service
Serving Bannock Bites, Chile rainbow crosswalk, with expenses fully-
Come pay us a visit!
Need help filing your income taxes?
Cups, and Saskatoon Punch at covered by School Dist. 58 — a decision We will be at Crossroads Community (250) 378-1996 direct line to the
reception Mar 16, 4-7pm that should have been a no-brainer to Church 9am-noon every Tues. morning Property management department
support a community of students — but from Mar 6-Apr 24. Drop off your paper
Call for all your residential or
was fully exposed & distributed across work one Tues. and pick it up the follow-
commercial property management needs!
the country by the greater media… to the ing week. FMI 378-6283.
detriment of the community as a whole.
For some members of this community, Community Gardens AGM & seed swap
the world has changed — and not for the The NV Community Gardens AGM
better. Council’s decision, homophobia and 2nd annual Seed swap will be held
couched in language about ‘concern for on March 21, 6pm at the Merritt library.
precedent’ has had some real effects on
the ground… For some people (those in the local LGBTQ community, and those who
have supported them) there is a new fear. A fear derived from a Trump-inspired era
where hate is happily shared & tolerated.
Merritt & District Hospice Society While many our community has rallied & publicly shown support for the MSS
www.merritthospice.org students & a rainbow crosswalk, there is an underbelly that has threatened supporters
TRAINING COURSE
on the facebook page ‘Merritt Grapevine’, and in person to the extent that some mem-
bers of the community now feel unsafe, and some are afraid to go to work because of
Nicola Valley Kinesiology
Are you interested in becoming a Hospice volunteer?
Are you interested in learning what hospice and the threats they’ve endured.
palliative care are all about? In 2018, when Canada has embraced tolerance & acceptance, supposedly a world
A training course will be offered on leader in gender issues, it is shocking & unbelievable that community leaders would
declare such bigotry. For those of us who thought that concern for ‘precedent’ was
March 21, 22 2018 the real concern (though ‘tired’, ‘uncreative’, & and ‘old white male’ attitude), we
8:30am to 4:30pm were naive & caught up in a priviledged perspective… in this I include myself. For
No Charge those who have dealt with this kind of bias on a daily basis, couched in some Merritt’s Auto Glass 2001
To register or to obtain more information, Trumped-up concern or other, it is just more of the same: just more homophobia. Of INC.
send an email to merritthospice@shaw.ca which we should be ashamed. — Kim Leclair Specialists
OR call Jill at 250-378-4577 ICBC Claims
C, E Flat, and G walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, no minors."
•Commercial •Residential
Hospice is caring people working in co-operation with physicians and other What's worse than raining cats and dogs? Hailing taxicabs.
•Automotive •Industrial
members of the health care team to offer palliative care to the terminally ill
and support to their family.
What do you call a herd of giggling cows? Laughing stock.
2663 Granite Ave. (next to Fountain Tire)
Hospice also includes grief support services and programs. Why can't you explain a pun to a kleptomaniac? They take things, literally. 378-4531