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Cariboo
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Vol. 8 No. 6
• free distribution throughout The South Cariboo • novemBER 22, 2013
Going bald for cancer
OPEN: MON. – SAT. 10AM-4PM
in Downtown Lone Butte, Hwy 24 250-395-1010
96 Hwy 97
100 MILE REALTY INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
(Beside Tim Hortons)
100 Mile House, BC
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Gaven Crites photo
The Safeway grocery store in 100 Mile House raised just over $7,300 for breast cancer research recently. The endeavour culminated with employees Sheila McDermid, center, and Debbie Rodrigue, the store’s top fundraising cashiers, shaving manager Sean Watson’s hair – which was dyed pink for the initiative – on Nov. 15. Watson thanked shoppers and Safeway staff for all their support.
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100 Mile House and Surrounding Area
GREAT LOCATION
250-395-2921
Temporary beds available for homeless in cold weather
Carole Rooney Free Press
Ten extreme weather spaces have once again been funded by the provincial government for 100 Mile House this winter. These temporary spaces are available under the Extreme Weather Response Program [EWRP] from Nov. 1 until March 31, to increase emergency shelter space so homeless individuals can have a warm bed for the night when weather conditions threaten 451 N. Birch Ave.
FAMILY HOME
$224,900
Bring up the kids in this super family home within walking distance to downtown, schools, etc. Offering 4 bdrm 3 bath, lrg kitchen open to eating area w/access to a covered sundeck. Lrg living room. Master has 2 pce ensuite. Rec room, bedrm, 2 pce bath, laundry & cold rm down. Most flooring upgraded & other improvements. Access to the single attached garage & the lrg kidfriendly backyard. Extra wide lot. Plenty of parking front & backyard. Soccer fields close by. MLS#N231739
In the Red Caboose, Save-On-Food’s Parking Lot
their safety and health. To access an extreme weather space during these months, homeless people needing shelter in 100 Mile House must be assessed and referred to these emergency shelters by RCMP, the hospital, or the Homeless Outreach Worker (HOW) at Canadian Mental Health Association-South Cariboo Branch (CMHA) at 250-706-7599. CMHA acting executive director Susann Collins says these spaces include a room made available at the 99 Mile Motel, as part
of the 100 Mile’s Extreme Weather Response Plan, which allows the RCMP to assist homeless people in cold weather. However, the assessment process must be done and result in a referral before these short-term beds are provided, she explains. “Because we don’t have a big shelter like some bigger towns do ... we’ve had to put some limitations on who we can shelter, because we don’t have 24-hour [HOW] staff, we just have regular staff at the motel room.” While the government funds
6452 Mercer Rd.
CLOSE TO TOWN
$222,000 Rancher w/mainly unfinished bsmnt. HUGE shop on 1.75 ac. property. Close to town, quiet area. 4 bdrm w/ private area set up for master bdrm & lounge area w/ free standing gas F/P. 2 bdrms a lrg unfinished area, (would make a great family rm), storage & coldrm in bsmnt. Many updates incl. flooring, newly painted kitchen cabinets, new doors. 22x48 shop wired, NG, bathrm, metal roof, concrete floor. Property is on two lots, poss. subdivision. A good investment for your future. MLS#N230623
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NICE PACKAGE
Drop-ins only.
Government funds 10 shelter spaces
HUGE SHOP
Fri., Nov. 22 11:00am - 4:00pm Tues., Nov. 26 9:30am - 4:00pm
CMHA for up to 10 spaces, she explains those are beds, not rooms, and so might be grouped, such as a family or members of the same sex able to share a room. Sometimes, the HOW will arrange a space or spaces at another motel or elsewhere, Collins adds. This includes cases where the homeless person has a pet (which are not allowed at 99 Mile Motel), or a family requiring more than the two beds available in that motel room. Continued on 3
6296 Horse Lake Rd.
PARK-LIKE 10 ACRES
$258,500 Choice location for this parklike, flat usable 10 acre parcel fenced & x-fenced with 2 small barns, chicken coop, small cabin, greenhouse, unfinished double garage (14’ H doors) w/attached rv cover, (to finish as you wish). 1500 sq.ft. double wide w/add.in 2000. New roof w/trusses & siding, new windows & gyprock in 2010. All work done w/permits. Immaculate cond. 3 bdrm, 2 baths. Gas F/P & furnace. Very private,10 min. to town on a paved road. Seasonal creek & pond. MLS#N228399
KATHY FIRTH Cell: 250-706-9776
Toll Free: 1-877-593-2276
Email: kathy@onepercentrealty.com