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Nicola Valley Speed Watch volunteers John F. Isaac, left, and Chris George, track drivers’ speeds along Highway 8 in Lower Nicola on Wednesday. Volunteers will increase patrols as kids head back to school this week. Phillip Woolgar/Herald
School speed zones back in effect today Police, volunteers remind drivers to slow down as life picks up the pace this week By Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD
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With kids flowing in and out of class for a new school year starting today (Tuesday), the Nicola Valley Speed Watch and the Merritt RCMP are reminding drivers to slow down in school zones. As the speed watch co-ordinator, Chris George is focusing efforts in school zones for all of September, increasing patrol from the regular five times per month. “We need to get people out of the holiday mode,” he said. “They still haven’t clicked that school is
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people without seatbelts. “I was watching that the speed board had someone at 79 kilometres [per hour] coming from town and being still in town when he reached that speed,” George said. The stats collected go to the local RCMP, to ICBC and to the Lower Nicola Indian Band. “This section is a problem area,” George said, noting the speed limit changes from 80, to 60, to 50 and then back to 80 kilometres an hour within a distance of about four kilometres along the highway. “A lot of elders use this area as their exercise, with
back in, even though some of the speeders have kids.” He said cellphones are another major issue, particularly among those who text. “A school zone is a high-alert area on its own and when you’re in a school zone talking... In my opinion texting is worse because you’re looking at your phone the whole time,” he said, while standing beside a speedometer display along Highway 8 in Lower Nicola. After about 20 minutes monitoring speeds, George and his partner John F. Isaac clocked three speeders and noticed six
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a lot of them looking for bottles, just to keep themselves busy.” The police occasionally join the speed watch efforts, which George said the volunteers value because it encourages people to associate the crew with enforcement. “If we can get some tickets handed out, it sets even more of a precedence that the RCMP do sit with these guys and maybe I should be paying attention when I see them in town or on the highway,” he said, adding that the speed limit is 30 kilometres in school zones from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m., starting today. Merritt RCMP Sgt. Norm Fleming said school zones are maintained until dusk. “When school starts at the beginning of each school year, there is always that transition period,” he said. “It’s in everyone’s best interest to make sure we remember to slow down and pay attention to those school zones.” He said drivers need to make the effort to focus on the new speed limits. “It’s just a matter of recognizing that the kids are back in school,” he said.
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Matt Bloom, foreground, along with four other Merritt Fire Rescue Department recruits, participates in a drill to see how fast they can don and take off their equipment last Monday. The team is the newest edition to the MFRD’s work experience crew that is scheduled to live in Merritt until March. Phillip Woolgar /Herald
Fire recruits arrive on scene By Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD
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Five new recruits at the Merritt Fire Rescue Department are sweating through drills similar to what would be seen at a boot camp. This intense training is designed to improve the ability of the firefighters to respond to blazes and other emergencies quickly and efficiently. Work experience firefighter Matt Bloom is a long way from his home town of Aurora, Ont., but he said the Nicola Valley is as good a place as any to build his skills. The summer heat has made some of the training activities difficult, but his uniform donning and offing time is improving. “We’re getting our times down and I think the chief is getting hap-
‘We had to carry a guy up about 150 feet ... so paramedics could work on him.’ —MERRITT FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT RECRUIT MATT BLOOM
pier,� he said, while taking a break after a drill. “When we first got here it was a little warm while we were doing the full training and getting on our jackets.� Each recruit’s time is tracked and compared to spot individual progress and to see whose time is the one to beat — the target time is one minute to don and take off the uniform. When they aren’t sweating, the recruits are housed in a trailer called a Britco that costs approximately $36,000 per year to operate. “We make it work,� Bloom said of the tight quarters. “We’re all pretty close, so it’s easy to get along with every-
one and we’re hanging out in the hall most of the time, so it’s pretty much just a sleeping quarter for us.� The close proximity of the Britco to the fire hall improves response times in the middle of the night. He said his most interesting call was a truck rollover on the Coquihalla Highway, early in the summer on a scorching day. “We had to carry a guy up about 150 feet to get him back to the top so paramedics could work on him,� he recalled. All the recruits are from Ontario, which has 18 firefighter academies. They will train
in Merritt until March, unless they find find employment prior to completing the program. In addition to the uniform drills, the recruits will participate in team-building drills, rescue response and interviewing, Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said. “We chose these five recruits out of 40 applications,� he noted. “If by any chance any of them are hired during training, we have some on the waiting list who can step in.� The training program is a vital component of the department’s arsenal. Tomkinson said he estimates the work experience program has saved the City of Merritt $1.3 million that would have otherwise been spent on paid employees since the program began four years ago.
The Merritt Fire Rescue program is one of only three such programs throughout the country — all are located in B.C., with the others in Big White and in Sun Peaks. Many of the calls the recruits will respond to are related to motor vehicle accidents, and much of their time is spent at the hall cleaning. Merritt residents can expect to see the recruits around town, not only responding to calls, but also raising money for charities such as the BC Children’s Hospital and local non profits. Two of last year’s six recruits have found employment, with the others in the hiring process. The new team arrived at the beginning of July, four days after the last recruits left.
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RCMP break up house party, respond to theft • Merritt RCMP are investigating two separate reports of shoplifting from a local downtown business. In each case, small edible items were taken and witnesses provided a description of a suspect vehicle, as well as a suspect. Two charges of Theft Under $5000 are being forwarded to Crown Counsel for approval. The suspect, a local woman, cannot be identified until formal charges are laid. • On Aug. 23, Merritt RCMP responded to a citizen’s complaint of an intoxicated male passed out inside a local business. The male, a local 20 year old, was found grossly intoxicated and was very difficult to rouse. The male was arrested and lodged in cells until he sobered up and could take care of himself. •Aug. 24, at approximately 11 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a theft from vehicle complaint in the 2600 block of Quilchena Ave. A local citizen reported that they had observed an unknown female inside their vehicle. When the female was confronted, she ran away taking the complainant’s cellphone (LG Chic Touch Screen). The female also attempted to take the complainant’s laptop but dropped it on the ground. The female was described as five feet tall, small, blond and wearing a white and black hoody with blue jeans. If anyone has any information about this theft, they are asked to call the Merritt Detachment or Crime Stoppers. Residents are also reminded to lock their vehicle and remove any valu-
Merritt RCMP responded to a theft in Brookmere that occurred between Aug. 22 and 26. Among items stolen was a fully functional propane-powered locomotive. Submitted
ables. • Aug. 25 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a complaint of mischief in the 1500 block of Garcia St. A local citizen was concerned that several youths may be partying in an abandoned residence. Upon investigation, two local 16 year olds, one 17 year old and one 18 year old were located outside at the rear of the residence. A fifth person was observed inside the house. Police located a grossly intoxicated local 17-year-old male hiding behind a door in the basement. Evidence indicated that a party had taken place. The 17 year old was arrested for break and enter and mischief. Liquor was seized and destroyed on scene. The owner of the residence was notified of the situation; they did not
wish to pursue criminal charges and advised that the residence would be further secured in the morning. The youths were turned over to their parents or guardians. No guardian could be located for a 17-year-old male; he was lodged in cells, as he was unable to care for himself. His guardian was later located and the 17 year old was released into his care. • On Aug. 25, Merritt RCMP received a report of damage to the main gate at Monck Provincial Park. The damage was believed to have occurred between 10 p.m. the previous night and 8 a.m. on Aug. 25. It is believed that someone must have wanted to leave before the gate opened at 8 a.m. as an unknown person broke the weld on the gate allowing them to leave the park. If anyone has any information,
they are asked to call the Merritt RCMP or Crime Stoppers. • On Aug. 25, Merritt RCMP received a report of a 21-speed bike stolen in the 1300 block of Voght St. The bike was stolen sometime between 8 a.m. and midnight on Aug. 24. The bike is described as a blue and grey boy’s 21-speed bike with camo tape on handlebars. If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Merritt RCMP or Crime Stoppers. • Sometime between Aug. 22 26, unknown suspect(s) broke into a locked steel shed compound on Roundhouse Road in Brookmere, B.C. Several items were stolen, which include: four 30 pound propane cylinders, two new Colorado pontoon boats still in boxes and a Champion gas-powered water pump (new and still in the box). Also stolen was a handmade scaled down and fully functional propanepowered locomotive and tender. This train is made to ride on a 7.5-inch gauge track, which is not common. The photos make it difficult to see the true size, but this train is large enough for a grown adult to sit on the locomotive and control it. The entire unit is approximately seven feet long and weighs near 500 lbs. The owner advises that a unit such as this will likely only be sold to and owned by members of a train club — which are few and far between. The value of the parts to build such a train is approximately $15,000. If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Merritt RCMP or Crime Stoppers at1-800-222-TIPS.
City saves money on phone, pays more for Internet By Jade Swartzberg THE HERALD
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Merritt city councillors approved a pair of Telus contracts that will see the City of Merritt’s long distance phone charges drop and the Internet charges increase. Councillors considered the contract issues at a regular council meeting on Aug. 21, and agreed to support Financial Services Manager Pat Sibilleau’s recommenda-
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tions to sign two new fiveyear phone and Internet contracts with Telus. The new phone contract will set the City’s long distance rates at $0.024 a minute, down from $0.55 per minute with the previous contract. This will decrease annual long distances charges from nearly $15,840 per year to $691 per year, which translates to savings of $15,148 based on current long distance usage (28,800 minutes
per year). By signing the contract before Sept. 1, Sibilleau anticipated savings of $5,049 for 2012. As part of a phone/wireless infrastructure assessment, City staff also reviewed internet service and charges, which were $650 per month at the time. Per Sibilleau’s recommendation, councillors agreed to sign a contract for Managed Business Internet 10M, which will cost $1,561 per
month (a $911 increase). The City currently used six different High Speed Internet ADSL services at six locations. The new system will allow one connection at City Hall, which will provide service to the other locations. “Currently, Internet service fails multiple times in a week, sometimes several times per day, at City Hall [and] a staff member must restart the service,” read Sibilleau’s report, which explained that the Business
Internet has an uptime guarantee of 99.9 per cent. “A failure to Service Levels outlined in a contract will result in Service Level credits, which will be issued automatically without a request from the customer,” she said. By signing the five-year Internet contract, costs will increase by $10,939 per year. Because Internet costs are included with the phone charges, there will be a net reduction in costs to the City.
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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: Sept. 1, 1982 Welcome to Rodeo Fair Days A hearty welcome from us to all visitors to Merritt during our Rodeo Fair Days. This is when Merritt really comes alive. We invite you to participate in the many exciting activities planned for the long weekend, Sept. 3-6. The Quilchena Avenue Mall will be open on Friday and Saturday with concessions, a street dance, live music, a dunk tank, craft booths, square dancing and much more.
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The Merritt Fire Rescue Department is searching for five new volunteers. The paid position requires a minimum commitment of two hours per week and an enthusiasm for emergency rescue. Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said people are volunteering less in their communities and the volunteer firefighting model needs to be maintained to curb the costs associated with hiring more full-time employees. “We need people, our neighbours and family in our community, to come out and assist their friends and neighbours by volunteering with the fire department,” he said. “If you take a look at the type of people in our community, they are average people with regular jobs.” Bill Morton is a regional manager for a tire company and has managed to successfully balance volunteering with his career for 20 years. “You have to have an understanding with your powers that be,” he said, noting he volunteers with the department for between one and 10 hours per week. “A lot of the volunteers have very good relationships with their bosses and they allow them to attend calls.” Each volunteer is paid
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hourly for the training and response to emergencies. “This program has a lot to offer,” Tomkinson said. “There is a camaraderie with being a part of an organization like ours and the excitement of doing an important job in the community.” The volunteers are enrolled into the College of
the Rockies, where they learn the skills needed to perform as firefighters. Instructors visit Merritt from the Cranbrook, B.C., college. The training can help people to become full-time firefighters, as the same type of instruction is offered at firefighting academies. The program is at each volunteer’s own pace. Training is offered on Monday nights, or in the afternoon from Monday to Friday between 1 and 3 p.m. The minimum training required is two hours per week, but many choose to complete much more. “It is quite exciting, so we rarely have a problem with
Bear students release findings By Jade Swartzberg THE HERALD
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Bears don’t differentiate between garbage cans on the curb or those in residents’ yards, City of Merritt Bear Aware students reported in a presentation to council on Aug. 21. Sarah Simon and Caitlin Grimshire, who spent the summer educating locals about water conservation and the Bear Aware program, said that during patrols they noticed that many residents waited until the morning to put their garbage on the curb for pickup, but left bins in their
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yards overnight. The students said yards are not protected areas and encouraged residents to wait until the morning to put garbage outside to reduce bears attractants. The goal of the Bear Aware program is to educate people in order to minimize the community impact on the bear population and to discourage the habituation of bears in the community. In their presentation, Simon and Grimshire said bears need to consume over 10,000 calories per day and so it is necessary for communities to manage attractants
to prevent bears from seeing homes as sources of food. To educate the community, they tagged garbage cans left ouside overnight, went door to door to speak with residents, and compiled data about residents’ garbage can maintenance. They found that problematic areas in Merritt included neighbourhoods near Canford Street, Coutlee Avenue and Clapperton Avenue, Fir and Walnut Avenue, and Spruce Street. In some of these areas over 60 homes out of 100 had left garbage cans outside.
the amount of time people are coming in,” Tomkinson said. Each volunteer needs to be between 18 and 60 years old with some level of fitness, but no experience is necessary. Nicola Valley residents have until Sept. 15 to submit their applications. More information is available on on the department’s website at www.merrittfirerescue.com, and on their Facebook page “Merritt Fire Rescue.” Applications can be picked up at the fire station at 1799 Nicola Ave, or on the website, prior to being printed and dropped off at the fire hall.
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As per Section 224 of the Community Charter, Council may exempt certain lands or improvements or both from taxation. Charitable, philanthropic or other not for proÀt corporations may apply for tax exemptions on land or improvements that they own. These include religious organizations, schools, seniors’ homes, hospitals, service clubs and community care facilities. Applications are available at City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Please include the following with your application: • The aims and purposes of your organization • Financial statements • Any other information pertinent to your application.
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Courtship, a special time for young people buildings, which housed the cowboys, called bunk houses. Then past the barns and, finally, we would arrive at the slaughter. People would be waiting. I could hear the cattle bellowing, as if in protest. The dust flew as they roamed around in the corral, as if saying, “We don’t want to die — let us live.” This took place once a month, I think. The hired hands would kill several head of cows, which were used for their work crew at the cow
JEANETTE MCMASTER In FRIENDSHIP When I grew up in our village, the lookout, which we called Skakelt, was used by young people, to gather and visit or even court one another. Courtship was a special time for young people. We did not have convertibles or fancy cars, but we did have open skies and our horses. My dad Billy McLeod, he loved his horses; he and his friends would gather at the McRay corrals when their work was done. Then they would do stunts, like standing on their horses’ backs while the horses galloped at a fast pace. They were really good at this, too. Then one day, my dad fell off his horse when he was doing his stunts. His friends were cheering him on, then they laughed, not at him, but at what happened. They gave my dad a nickname after this incident, they called him Pow. His friends told him, “Billy, when you fell off your horse, we heard a loud ‘pow’ as you hit the dirt. So, from now on your name will be Pow.” That name stuck with my dad, even today, people remember him as Pow. My son Bill has inherited his grandfather’s nickname — now he is called, “Young Pow.” My dad dressed well, too. In his young days, he always wore his Stetson, when he had his picture taken, he wore his black sheep wool chaps, buckskin gloves that were embroidered and his boots. We used our horses to travel to the Douglas Lake Store, or with buggies and a team of horses. Sometimes my mom and I would ride horseback through the back hills by Alfred Charters’
camps or the kitchen at the ranch. When the hired hands were done, the women took over. Older women would be given first place to pick and choose; there was more than enough meat for everyone there. When my mom had her share, she would motion to my dad to bring our buggy closer so she could load her cache. Then we would travel home, on the old dirt road. As always, in friendship.
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Jeanette’s father, Billy McLeod (right), loved riding. He and his friends would do stunts like stand on their horses’ backs while the horses galloped. His friends nicknamed him “Pow” after he fell off and landed on the dirt, which made a similar sound. Submitted
home, across the valleys to reach the Douglas Lake Store. On our way there, my mom told me stories, and taught me about the many herbs and flowers we would see on our ride. I loved this time with her. Our horse would gently walk, and sometimes it would stop and give its head a good shake to ward off the flies. I heard birds singing — blue birds flew by, and robbins waited for that elusive worm. The summer sun warmed our faces, and our bodies. Then, on our way
home we would stop and visit Jenny, Alfred’s wife. She was the seamstress in our village. Jenny could make a dress to fit you, just from looking at an Eaton’s catalogue. She used that as her pattern. If she were alive today, I believe she would be famous for her work as a seamstress. My mom would ask Jenny to sew several dresses for me. Jenny would take a piece of string and measure me; she could not read or write, so she marked my size by tying knots on the string. She made
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tummy was so full. After the tea and visit, we would get our horse and ride on home, in time to get supper ready for my dad. He would either be out in the hay fields or somewhere working. My mom, Lizzette, my grandmother and other elderly women would be invited by the ranch manager Brian Chance, to take part during the slaughter at the barnyards. I remember going there with my mom, and dad sometimes. We would go behind the many
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Sometime between 2012-AUG-22 and 2012AUG-26 unknown suspect(s) broke into a locked steel shed compound in Brookmere, BC. Several items were stolen which include; 4 x 30 lb propane cylinders, 2 x new Colorado pontoon boats and a Champion gas powered water pump (new and still in box). Also stolen and what makes this theft unique was a hand made scaled down and fully functional propane powered locomotive and tender. This train is made to ride on 7.5 inch gauge track which is not common. This train is large enough for a grown adult to sit on the locomotive and control it. The entire unit is approximately 7 feet long and weighs nearly 500 lbs.
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TOM FLETCHER B.C. VIEWS I was as surprised as anyone to hear about the plan by Black Press owner, David Black, to begin regulatory work on an oil refinery for Kitimat. I’ll leave it to others to comment on the practicality of that plan, and whether it would make the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project more acceptable to B.C.’s government and population. Black Press news coverage, columns, letters to the editor and other reader comments are not affected by this project, and there has been a range of views expressed already. Whatever the merits of the refinery idea, it has advanced the debate over pipelines and the place of oil in our society. And that’s a good thing, because as someone with a basic knowledge of chemistry and some experience in oil refining, I have noticed a lot of ignorance about the subject. Today I’d like to address some of the
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main misconceptions, which have been exploited by some opponents. The first one is oil pollution in general and how it gets into the environment. A global study by the Smithsonian Institution in 1995 calculated the amount of oil making its way into oceans this way: Big tanker spills accounted for 37 million gallons a year, about five per cent of the total marine oil pollution identified. By far the largest source was oil runoff from land into drains, from oil changes,
municipal and industrial wastes and other sources: 363 million gallons. Bilge cleaning and other routine ship maintenance added 137 million gallons, four times the tanker spill average. Air pollution from vehicles and industry deposited hydrocarbon particles equal to another 97 million gallons; natural seeps added 62 million gallons; offshore drilling discharges accounted for 15 million gallons. So that’s the first thing to understand. It’s not tankers and pipelines doing most of
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the polluting. It’s you and me. Then there is the propaganda about greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands crude. Actor Robert Redford is one of the highest-profile pitchmen for the false notion that “tarsands” oil generates three times the greenhouse gases as conventional oil. The facts are clear. The most widely cited source is a graph prepared by Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which shows that 75 per cent of greenhouse gases
from all types of crude occur when the gasoline, jet fuel and diesel are burned by the end user. Yes, there are variations in emissions on the remaining quarter. Emissions from mined oil sands crude are slightly higher than steam extraction, which is slightly higher than conventionally drilled and pumped crude. The most greenhouse gas-intensive crude used in North America is California heavy crude, which is conventionally drilled. Burning coal produces far more
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greenhouse gases than oil, as University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver has calculated. Two U.S. environmental groups, including the one fronted by Redford, have lately been promoting a study that suggests oilsands crude is more corrosive to pipelines. False, says the industry, showing analysis of pipes that have carried diluted bitumen for decades. The TransMountain pipeline has been carrying crude from Alberta to Burnaby and Washington state for
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more than 60 years. It has periodically carried heavy crude for 40 years, and diluted bitumen for 25 years. Some of that crude is refined in Washington and the gasoline and diesel barged up to supply B.C. gas stations. And of course Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii and all other B.C. islands depend on marine fuel shipments. And let’s not forget the most common heavy oil used in B.C. It’s called asphalt. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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YOUR OPINION Thanks for kindness at Merritt’s skate park Dear Editor:
TRIBAL CELEBRATION A pair of teepees went up outside the Nicola Tribal Association building on Aug. 15 when the Scw’exmx Community Health Services Society lauched new food and field guides for the First Nations community at a local celebration. Jade Swartzberg/Herald
Kids today! Well, let me take a moment and tell you about a kid today who lives here in Merritt. My husband and I have started taking our five-year-old son to the skateboard park where it turns out he loves to ride his bike. The training wheels came off last month and he’s quickly become a little roadster. On this particular day my son was zipping up and down the ramps while we looked on as proud parents and there were two other boys there (about 12) practicing their skills on their scooters. Before you knew it my son was attempting a big ramp and didn’t have the speed and slid back down, tumbling off his bike and cracking his head hard on the pavement. Regardless of his helmet we could see it was going to hurt. We jumped up to go help our son and before us two frantic parents could reach him one of the 12-year-olds was already there
by his side. This young man doesn’t know us or our son and without a moments hesitation was there offering his help. He also made a point of coming up to us before he left to ask if our son was going to be OK. We thanked him for his concern and assured him Ryland would be fine. I remember turning to my husband after this boy had left and said how proud I would be if our son turns out to have the compassion, empathy and concern that this boy showed us and our son. We had no idea who this young man was, but this is Merritt and it was easy to do a smidge of detective work to find out. Christian McGowan, thank you for your small gesture of kindness that day. It speaks volumes to your character and I am inspired by your kindness. Thank you. Misty, Randy and Ryland Sheldon Merritt, B.C.
Public war of words not in citizenry’s best interest Dear Editor: Re: Steve Soames’ letter to editor Aug. 23: I have the greatest of respect for educators and the fantastic job they do teaching students. I naively expected Steve Soames – an educator who likely makes an annual salary of $80,000* per year, plus a good pension plan and generous benefits – to make more informed commentary than the statements he made in ignorance of the facts. First, an MLA’s annual salary is $103,000 and not “in excess of $130,000” as Mr. Soames claims. The MLA’s reimburseable travel, food and lodging expenses are similar to what teachers gets when they do Teachers’ Union or School Board business. Like most employees, when called upon to take on additional duties that take an MLA away from home and family (I am pres-
ently in the Deputy-Chair of a Select Standing Committee of the Legislature charged with revamping the MLAs’ Conflict-of-Interest Act) MLAs are paid an extra stipend. Secondly, in the ongoing public roads issue involving the Douglas Lake Ranch, Mr. Soames’ involvement with my office amounts to a single meeting (March 19, 2010) as a ‘tag-along’ to one of the prominent figures in the dispute. Sadly, while others continued to meet and work with my office over the next two-and-ahalf years, Mr. Soames’ went missing and only re-surfaced to make uninformed, baseless comments against myself and the NDP. Thirdly, had Mr. Soames bothered to check with my office in those two-and-a-half years, he would have learned of the ongoing work and efforts of the MLA and staff. This is the same issue both my staff and I worked on for years
in the 1990s and again presently on behalf of Mr. Rick McGowan and other citizens. My former constituency assistant, Shirley Rhodes, who has recently taken retirement made countless phone calls, wrote letters and emails, and researched public road issues (including working with various land surveyors) in support of the citizens fighting for their rights. Mr. Soames might think a public war of words between the MLA and the cattle company and/or the provincial government might be in the best interests of the citizenry; however, he is again uninformed. Fourthly, it may serve Mr. Soames well to check with those in the Merritt area who are members of the BC Wildlife Federation and become educated with the internal split within the BCWF that derailed the efforts of so many dozens of good people fighting for
public access to public roads within B.C. Late in the spring, there was a resolution before the BCWF’s annual convention where members wanted to set up a legal fund from membership dues in order to fight the access issue in the courts, a case many BCWF members believe will go in favour of public access. The BC Liberals, in conjunction with their surrogates (i.e., cardcarrying BC Liberals and/or die-hard BC Liberal supporters) on the BCWF Board of Directors, worked behind the scenes for months in advance and helped to defeat the resolution at the convention that would have hiked members’ annual dues by $2 per year and raised thousands of dollars to fight the BC Liberal Government in court. Fifthly, it is no accident that those very same Liberal surrogates in the BCWF, wanting to deflect the heat off Christy Clark’s Liberal
government, are behind the recent spate of misleading letters to the editor. Mr. Soames is an educator, and the public expects its educators to be a bit more informed. However, in his misdirected efforts, Mr. Soames has become an unwitting and uninformed victim of a co-ordinated BC Liberal letter-writing campaign against the local MLA and the NDP aimed at deflecting from the real issue – that of BC Liberal favouritism against citizens for public access to public roads. Congratulations, and welcome to Political Science 101, Mr. Soames. I hope Steve Soames is a better informed teacher than he is a political commentator. Harry S. Lali, MLA Fraser-Nicola *Editor’s Note: Lali based this figure on the average provincial salary of a teacher who has been teaching for more than 10 years.
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Close to 50 eager, young equestrian riders between the ages of 10 -20, and from throughout the province, gathered last week at the Dot Ranch, 30 km west of Merritt, for the 4th Annual BC Young Riders Camp. Host and principal organizer Lynne Larsen, who owns the Dot Ranch along with her husband Jens, states that this year’s registration numbers were the largest in the camp’s history. “We had to borrow panels from our neighbors in order to build enough stalls to accommodate everybody,” she stated. Larsen’s passion for working at the grass roots level of her sport is evident in every conversation with her. “Working with young riders is like playing with putty. They are so ready and willing to be shaped, and trained right. “That’s the purpose of this camp,” Larsen added. “We want to get riders when they’re young and just beginning, and provide them with the best instruction possible.” True to her word, Larsen assembled a stellar cast of coaches
for this year’s three-day camp that included lessons in dressage, crosscountry, steeplechase and show jumping. Headlining the coaching team was 35-year-old Hawley Bennett-Awad, a recent member of Canada’s three-day eventing team at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. Bennett-Awad, who was born and raised in Langley, but now calls California home, also competed for Canada at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Also coaching at the camp was Nick HolmesSmith from Chase, who competed for Canada at both the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea and the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain. Completing the coaching team was Maeve Drew from Duncan, one of the busiest and most respected riding instructors on Vancouver Island and in the province. “It’s all about muscle memory,” said Larsen, who instructed at a few of the sessions when she wasn’t busy organizing things. “Instincts [in rid-
ing] come from habits which come from good practice.” One of those in attendance at the Youg Riders camp was 16-year-old Darian Beaumier from Surrey. He’s only been eventing for two years, but has already competed throughout his home province and even in Montana and California. “I’m loving it,” Beaumier readily declared when asked how camp was going. He had just finished a steeplechase session with informative and entertaining Holmes-Smith in a large open meadow located west of the home ranch. Darian’s mother, Debbie, was equally pleased. “The facilities and the coaches are amazing. The instruction is so crystal clear, and I’d just love to have a place like this [the Dot Ranch]. Everything’s so beautiful.” Over at the show jumping ring, 17-yearold Jenaya Young, from Cobble Hill, and two other riders were being put through their paces by Bennett-Awad. The instructor’s steady stream of feedback was crisp, concise, and unconditionally positive. “For years, I was sort of puttering around - taking lessons, doing 4H,
competing at local fairs,” said Young of her early riding career. “Then, in 2009, our family went on vacation to England and we watched the Barbury Horse Trials [a three-day event]. Both my sister and I said, ‘Mom, this is what we want to do’.” At yeat another venue - the cross-country field an ever-enthusiastic Drew was helping a group of four really young riders and their horses get comfortable entering and exiting a water jump. The Vancouver Island coach consistently reinforced what she called ‘Maeve’s 5 Rules’ with her young charges: direction, pace, rhthym, balance and timing. ““She cares so much for the riders and works so hard,” stated Lorna Humberstone, whose daughter, Taylor, was one of those under Drew’s tutelage. Larsen conceded that organizing the three-day Young Riders Camp each year is a major undertaking as just about all the participants and their sizeable entourages stay on site for the duration. Larsen and a large contingent of her campers were scheduled to compete at the Island 22 Horse Trials outside Chilliwack this past weekend.
(Above) Allison Lagan, 16, from Victoria takes her five-year-old Hungarian thoroughbred “Tamarack” over a fence during a show jumping session. (Below) Sierra Hincks, 10, from Roberts Creek and “Daisy”, a 14-year-old Arabian-Quarterhorse-Bashire Curly, are introduced to water by coach Maeve Drew from Duncan on Vancouver Island. Ian Webster/Herald
Hawley Bennett-Awad: hoping to be back in the saddle soon It’s been almost exactly a month since Canada’s Hawley Bennett-Awad was thrown violently from her horse Gin & Juice during the cross-country phase of the three-day event competition at the Summer Olympic Games in London, England. The fall was so serious that Bennett-Awad suffered a concussion and a fractured sacral bone in her pelvis, and had to be taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Needless to say, Bennett-Awad’s Olympics were over. “It certainly didn’t go the way that I had planned. I am
a very competitive person, so I was hugely disappointed at the time,” stated Bennett-Awad in an interview this past week at the Dot Ranch, 30 km west of Merritt, where she was instructing at a BC Young Riders Camp. Making the accident and subsequent injuries all the harder to accept was the fact that Bennett-Awad had achieved her best dressage score ever in international competition the day before, and was sitting a solid 31st. overall in the standings going into the final two phases of the competition.
It is a testimony to BennettAwad’s courage and loyalty to her sport that she honored the commitment she made many months ago to come and coach at the three-day camp at Lynne and Jens Larsen’s Dot Ranch facility this past week. “There was no way I was going to miss it,” Bennett-Awad said. “I love doing it. It’s so important in the development of our future Olympians.” Having grown up in Langley, Bennett-Awad knows how important good instruction was to her own development and later success. “I was greatly influenced by
Pam Arthur, an instructor in the Lower Mainland. To this day, I still go to her for advice and guidance.” Bennett-Awad hopes to get the medical clearance this week to begin riding again herself. She’s got no fewer than five horses in training back home in Temecula, California, and competitions planned for as early as October. Bennett-Awad has every intention of vying for a spot on Canada’s Olympic team for 2016. Understandably, she feels that she has some rather important unfinished business to attend to.
Canada’s Hawley Bennett-Awad on board her 12-year-old American thoroughbred mare Gin & Juice during the dressage competition at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe
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LEO - You can’t change the path the stars have set in your place even if you want to. It’s best to simply accept the cards and make the most of them. VIRGO - Speak up if you are not satisfied with your relationship. Now is the time to set things straight and make your voice heard. The other person will be receptive.
REGIONAL EVENTS SAGITTARIUS - You may be misunderstood all day, but that won’t put a damper on your good mood, Sagittarius. Let others think what they want to think and simply carry on. CAPRICORN Capricorn, a new person in your life will become a close friend for a long time. This person will have the qualities you need the most right now, and friendship will be easy.
LIBRA - You are ready to change careers or travel for a change of pace. This could be the ideal time to make your move because there isn’t anything pressing going on.
AQUARIUS - You’re feeling like it’s time to take matters into your own hands, Aquarius. Don’t put off your happiness any longer. It’s too important to push aside.
SCORPIO - Your surroundings may try your patience this week. Rise above any potential confrontations, and you will come out looking and feeling better because of it.
PISCES - This is the perfect time to address the questions that have been on your mind, Pisces. If you’ve been fretting over something, work it out.
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TERRY FOX RUN 2012 31st Annual Terry Fox Run will be on Sunday, Sept. 16 at Voght Park at 10 a.m. Pledge sheets on-line. Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise.
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WOMEN IN BUSINESS Every second Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., “Merritt’s Women in Business”, an informal network for entrepreneurial-minded women, meet at the Merritt Desert Inn. Sept. 12, Dalyce Brandt, (Sharp Image Consulting), “Mid-Life Reboot- Women Fully Living their Act III”. RSVP by emailing: manager@merrittchamber.com or call 250-378-5634.
NV THERAPY GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER Saturday, Sept. 8 at 1520 Bann St. from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. NV THERAPY ‘BARON OF BEEF’ FUNDRAISER Dinner with silent auction and loonie auction at Lower Nicola Community Hall on Saturday, Sept. 29. Doors open at 5 p.m. dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets available through any NFT staff or board member or by calling 378-9222.
➣ Genghis Khan started out life as a goatherd.
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RESCHEDULED FUND-RAISING DINNER AND DANCE “Chili Dog Boogie” featuring entertainment by ‘The HooDoos’ at the Lower Nicola Hall. New date is Saturday, September 8th. Door prizes, 50/50 draw, cash bar, custom t-shirt art and much more. Tickets are available at Merritt Veterinary Hospital, Nicola Valley Veterinary Clinic and Purity Feeds. Must be at least 19 years old. For more information 250-315-2495 or 250-315-0167.
NAVY CADETS Recruiting Nite-Navy Cadets on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 6 - 8 p.m. Coffee and donuts to be served. Please call Michelle Fox for more information 250-378-1505.
➣ The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan's original name was Temujin.
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QUILTERS GUILD The N.V. Quilters Guild will be having their first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 5:30 pm in the Civic Centre. They will be having a potluck supper and a guest presentation. For more information call Wanda at 250-378-4172
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BC COACHES WEEK Sept. 15-22, 2012. Merritt events include a Coaches Social (potluck, meet and greet, and guest speakers) at the Civic Centre on Thurs., Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Contact Colleen Mullin at 315-1075 for info. on workshops. NICOLA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the NVIT Lecture Theatre Showing “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”, rated: PG. Call 378-3974 for more info. HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR On Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. the 2nd annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held on the Baillie House grounds. It’s a free event featuring health and wellness practitioners and services showcased. Come and see what our community has to offer. If you would like to be part of the fair contact Sharyl Johnson 250-378-5385 or Maryann Bowles 250-378-0828.
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• Full & part-time positions. • Must be able to work evenings & weekends. • Food Safe an asset. Please drop off your resume at Yaki Joes, 2190 Voght Street. An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.
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• Heavy Duty Mechanics • Automotive Mechanics or • Millwrights (engine exp. an asset) The successful candidate will be operating a service vehicle in Fox Creek, Northern Alberta. Must be willing to work overtime. Exp. in natural gas compression is an asset. The successful candidate is not required to reside in Fox Creek, shift work negotiable. We Offer Top Competitive Wages, Benefit Plan & Performance Bonuses. E-mail resume to: jobs@ advantage-engine.ca or fax to: (1)780-622-4409 QUALITY CONTROL Person experienced with Piping and Structural Welding needed for a growing northern company. Competitive wages & benefits. Please email resume to: info@torqueindustrial.com Fax 250-775-6227 or apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com
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