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Resume

On February 14th there is a résumé writing workshop at NVIT. The next day on the 15th an interview workshop and its all in preparation for the March 7th job fair at NVIT. There is a free lunch if you register by the 10th of February.It is being hosted by Merritt Employment Services that’s the El people and they have had succesful fairs for Canadian tire hires and Wal-Mart when they opened here as well as for Highland Valley Coppers expansion.

NVIT is the local community college,the first sessions are in room uooo1,4155 Belshaw Ave and the job fair will take most of the ground floor we believe as they have in the past.

Today in history,February 8th,1855

The Devils footprints appear in Devon.

Transit

Merritt, British Columbia

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The  local BC  transit bus has a scheduled route that provides a lot of relief to the to those that have to use it. Today a source rode it as it picked up 13 residents of the Nicola Meadows home for the aged or assisted living home a caregiver  ensured their safety as they got on and they were happily taking a scenic route about  to get to their destination a shopping trip to Wal Mart. they estimated that they would have about 2 hours in the store and complex before catching the small 26 passenger bus to return to there living space . The source said that he sat beside  a legally blind person that has an endorsement to travel as required on the transit system. Ms Kinvig a person in her late 50s was also going to an assisted living facility; The Florentine just down from the local college. Not to live  but to sing for the residents and entertain them.

Another private tour bus has opened its doors for profit and is advertising tours around the Walk of Stars hand prints and murals By Michelle Loughery.
They also offer a passage from the skytrain in the lower mainland to Merritt 10 dollars less then the Greyhound. It is limited to Fridays and Mondays however. Merritt Bus Lines operates its charter service out of the optical shop on the corner of Voght and Quilchena, ” Vision Quest Optical is the in part owned by Harvey Keys  a new comer from California and a North American Indian. Harvey garnered  a little more then 300 votes in the recent civic election, a good showing up against a filed of incumbents and former mayors.

Today in history, November 28th 1925

The Grand Old Opry begins broadcasting as the WSM Barn Dance from Nashville Tennessee