“All Roads Lead to Merritt”

INTRODUCTION
À Welcome
À Video – 8 minutes
À Team Merritt Nicola Valley Presenters;
– Bob Gordon, CFDC Nicola Valley
– Jeffrey Lee, Superstar Properties
– Chris Langhaug, Goldtrail Ventures Ltd.
– Gary Arnold, Upper Nicola Indian Band
– Frank Rizzardo, Nicola Lakeshore Estates
– James Fountain, Eagle’s Nest Log Industries
Merritt and the Nicola Valley
Location
 Favourable Climate

À Warm and dry

À Low snow fall
À Hours of Sunshine 2,030 hours
À Annual Mean Snowfall 99.6 mm
À Annual Mean Rainfall 189.3 mm
 Key Industries
À Forestry
À Ranching
À Mining
À Agriculture
À Tourism
À Education
International Partnerships
À Industry Canada
À Province of BC
À Energy Supply
Infrastructure
– Terasen
– BC Hydro
 Labour, Professionals
À Nicola Valley Institute of
Technology
À Favourable Labour Pool
À Skilled labour and trades
À Production Studios
À Fiber Optic Community
Service Industries
À Auto repair À Technology
À Professional À Hospitality
– Engineering À Film
– Environmental
À Dude Ranch
– Healthcare
– Hospital
Core Business Draws

À Affordable property
À Quality of life
À Ease of doing business
À Market Access – local
and international
À Major transportation
corridor
Merritt – Vancouver – Seattle -
Kelowna
¾90% of transport trucks
¾Distribution
¾Private airstrip
Recreational Investment
Opportunities
À All season resort destination
– Marshall Springs
– Active Mountain Resort
À Lake Front Development
– Golf Course
À Extreme Sports
– Para-sailing, Skydiving, Race
Tracks, Motocross
Recreation/Destination
À Lots on the go…
– Merritt Mountain Music
Festival (MMMF)
– National Professional
Rodeo
– Old Fashioned Country
Christmas
 Recreation
À Nicola Valley has long been recognized for its
recreation
– Fishing
– Camping
– Hiking
– Mountain Biking
– Golfing
– Sailing
– Windsurfing
– Cross-country Skiing
– Snowmobile
– Ice fishing
Recreation and Tourism
Recreation and Tourism
Recreation and Tourism
Recreation and Tourism
Range of Investment
Opportunities
$50,000 to $30,000,000
Investments - Opportunities
À Why invest in Merritt?
À Range of investments
À Track record
– MMMF
– Pacific Forest Rally Race
– Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo
À Competitive Taxes
À Business atmosphere: labour, marketing,
comparable costs: taxes, land, permits
Industrial and Development
Investment
À Warehousing À Commercial
À Manufacturing – Factory outlet
À Light – Wholesale
Industrial À Retail
– Value-added – Growing
– Textiles community
À Renewable À Value Added
Energy
 Highway Commercial
À Wal-Mart is at Development Permit stage
À Extra Foods has just opened a grocery store
/ gas bar.
À Canadian Tire has opened with 45 new
employment opportunities
À Wagons West Travel Plaza / Husky Truck
Stop with good access off the highway,
convenience store, full service restaurant
and gelato bar with special amenities for
truckers - showers, lounge, phones and
internet access
Highway Commercial
Nicola Valley Seniors
Careominium
 Nicola Meadows

•Nicola Meadows, a seniors assisted living

housing project is under construction.
Coquihalla Gillis House

•Coquihalla-Gillis House is undergoing a

10,000 renovation project.
 Renewable Resources

¾Mining
¾Natural Gas
¾Green Energy
¾Wind Energy
Value Added/Available
Resources
À Custom Log Homes
À Ardew – prefab.
Manufacturing homes
À Finger jointing
À Blue stain pine
À Hardwood flooring
À Manufacturing
Eagle’s Nest Log Industries
À Full Scribe
À Chinked
À Post and Beam
À 100% Aboriginal Owned
 Contacts

À Bob Gordon, CFDC Nicola Valley

À Jeffrey Lee, Superstar Properties
À Chris Langhaug, Goldtrail Ventures Ltd.
À Gary Arnold, Upper Nicola Indian Band
À Frank Rizzardo, Nicola Lakeshore Estates
À James Fountain, Eagle’s Nest Log
Industries
 Contact Information

Community Futures Development

Corporation

Phone (250) 378-3923

Fax: (250) 378-3924

2099 Quilchena Ave.

Merritt, BC V1K 1B8