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Wood stove program eyes a return By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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As tick season arrives, people and their dogs are threatened by the tiny menace. Two Merritt hikers have already reported finding five ticks on them. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

Tick season strikes early One couple reported 5 ticks on them in the span of a week By Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD

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March is here, and with warmer weather comes a greater danger of being latched onto by a tick. At least five of the tiny menaces that are about the size of a sesame seed have boarded a Merritt couple who are now warning residents. Merrittonian Gail Mitchell frequently hikes the Monck Park area with her husband and dog. “We weren’t expecting them, because we thought, ‘Oh, you know, in a month or two we will look out for ticks,’” she said, noting the couple had

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only picked up a couple ticks in previous years. “But we have found five already, in one week.” The couple hikes nearly every day, and had frequented the Monck Park area when the ticks latched on. She said the ticks embedded themselves onto the couple’s heads, but two

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dogs she was walking were unaffected. The pooches have a light white coat that isn’t prone to attracting ticks, she said. Angel’s Animal Rescue Society President Judanna Dawn-Caros said people need to watch out for their dogs. “After they go for walks, check the dogs thoroughly, so give them a good rubbing all over,” she said. “If there is any lumps and bumps that they are feeling, really be concerned that there could be a tick there and research on how to remove the ticks properly.”

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who did switch out are just tickled pink with their stoves.’ —FORMER WOOD STOVE PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR TIM LARSEN

“If you do a rough calculation, that’s about four metric tonnes of particulate gone,” Larsen said, referring to the smallest particles of smoke, which can get into lungs and cause respiratory problems. “The people who did switch out are just tickled pink with their stoves,” Larsen said. “They burn less wood and it’s green — it’s good biofuel, and we have lots of it.” Wood stove programs are still active in other parts of the province. The provincial government contributes $250, while the TNRD, City of Merritt, and First Nations contributed the remaining $500. “We offered the highest incentive in the province,” Larsen said. “Council and the Air Quailty Committee were determined to make it attractive.”

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The Nicola Valley Wood Stove Exchange program could return next winter if people express enough interest to the City of Merritt, former program co-ordinator Tim Larsen said. “There were fewer stoves being changed out, so the decision was to take a break from it,” Larsen said. “Public interest would determine whether it would come back.” Larsen said there is still a need in the Nicola Valley for people to replace their old wood stoves with new units. “If you see smoke coming out of a chimney, it’s a problem,” Larsen said. “There are a lot of people who, for various reasons, didn’t take advantage of the program.” The program, which offers a $750 reimbursement to people switching out old wood stoves for newer, greener models, took a hiatus this winter for lack of expressed interest. Larsen said the program saw over 70 wood-burning stoves in the Nicola Valley switched out over the four years the program ran.

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Students, faculty dress in pink to end bullying By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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It was a sea of pink T-shirts at Merritt Central Elementary School on Wednesday as students and staff donned the rosy regalia to protest bullying. Wednesday marked Pink Shirt Day, a national campaign started by a pair of Nova Scotian high schoolers as an act of solidarity after a classmate was bullied for wearing a pink T-shirt. Since its inception in 2007, the campaign has spread across Canada. Each class at Central decorated its bulletin board with positive messages and themes in the hopes of raising students’ self-esteem and lowering the bullying rate. In Natasha Omori’s Grade 1 class, the theme was “bucket filling,” a phrase taken from a series of books that uses the bucket as a metaphor for a child’s selfesteem that can be filled by positive behaviours and

‘We’re hoping the school will constantly do this so the kids are inundated with positive things.’ —MERRITT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL LEROY SLANZI

dipped into by negative behaviours. The idea is that positive behaviours breed more positive behaviours, and it takes a preventative approach to reducing bullying. “You have to be nice and say nice words,” explained student Amira. Principal Leroy Slanzi said Pink Shirt Day was one part of the school’s ongoing anti-bullying tactics. Slanzi said each class will decorate its bulletin board for display throughout the school’s hallways every six weeks with a new positive message. “We’re hoping the school will constantly do this so the kids are inundated with positive things,” Slanzi said.

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Saddle maker awarded for cowboy heritage preservation By Emily Wessel

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Local saddle maker and long-time cowboy Don Loewen will accept the Joe Marten Memorial Award for the Preservation of Cowboy Heritage in B.C. next weekend at the annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival. Loewen said he was surprised by the call telling him he had won because he wasn’t aware that he had been nominated. It was also a pleasant turn to a day that was not looking good — he took the call from the side of the road between Merritt and Logan Lake, where he’d run out of gas in midDecember. “It was a nice surprise, but then I had to work on getting home,” Loewen laughed. The Nicola Valleyborn veteran cowboy has a long history with the BCCHS and the Kamloops Cowboy Festival, having been involved with the organization since shortly after its inception 17 years ago. It’s the same kind of dedication Loewen put into saddle making after building his first saddle on a whim around age 14. Loewen continued to work away at it on his own until he went to a saddle making school Local saddle maker Don Loewan is the recipient of the 2013 Joe Maren Memorial Award for the preservation of cowboy heritage. Emily Wessel/Herald in South Dakota at age boys. “That’s just like he was learning the art saddle. To me, that’s He moved his home17. “These young guys stepping into the the biggest source of of saddle making. based operation into “I really had nobody are trying their hard1800s,” he said of pride.” “It’s a real source the Cowboy Classic to teach me when I est to keep that tradiworking at Douglas Just like his store of pride to see [my Equipment storefront started,” Loewen said. tion alive,” Loewen Lake. “At least, it was name implies, the students] complete at 2102 Nicola Ave. in “I just piddled away said. “For me, with then. It was a pretty saddles Loewen makes saddles, and put a lot 2004. Over the years, at it. Looking back, I my saddlework, I try rugged lifestyle, and fit with the esthetic don’t know how it hap- Loewen has made over of energy and pride to build them a saddle the actual horseback traditions of the cowpened. I threw a whole 500 saddles and distrib- into that themselves,” that’s in that vein. I try work really hasn’t boy profession, like the he said. “In the spring, uted them across B.C. bunch of leather in the to pass on my passion changed.” one he experienced they get to walk out and Alberta. He said air and here comes a to the younger generaIt’s Loewen’s saddle working as a cowboy of here with their most of them end up saddle.” tion that wants to keep making that allows in southern Alberta name on the saddle on working ranches. However, for the him to pass on his pas- it going. I do it for the and on Douglas Lake as the maker of it, Now, Loewen acts last 18 years, Loewen preservation of the trasion for the lifestyle to Ranch when he was as the mentor he didn’t and to actually go picked up the hobby ditions.” today’s working cowyounger. make money with that necessarily have when as his full-time job.

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Downtown building guidelines considered by merchants With recommendations on everything from colours and storefront details to awnings and signs, a draft document of Merritt downtown building guidelines is circulating among downtown businessmen. Ron Sherwood of the Downtown Business Group said the draft will be reviewed by local merchants and sent back to The Eikos Group, Inc., consultants to the city on downtown revitalization. The recently released draft document is the result of “a detailed study of the downtown and provides guidelines by building type both for enhancement of existing buildings and for the integration of new buildings,” stated Eikos.

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Curbside recycling Ticks common in Valley expected in spring From Page 1

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After over a year of delays, curbside recycling is expected to hit Merritt homes this spring, though a firm timeline is not yet determined. The City of Merritt has been working with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District on the new EcoDepot in Lower Nicola, where recycling will be taken once it’s picked up from people’s homes. The TNRD was responsible for building the facility, while the City of Merritt is taking care of the actual pick-up and delivery of recyclables. Environmental assessments held up the money the TNRD needed to build the facility — which comes from $9 million in provincial funding for the TNRD’s solid waste, for about a year. “We asked [the City of Merritt] to hold off for the last year because we didn’t have anywhere for them to take recycling,” TNRD Director of Environmental

Services Peter Hughes said. “But that’s now done, the building is completed (we’re just waiting for a trailer) and it’s ready to go in the next three or four weeks. My understanding that the City of Merritt can roll it out whenever they feel fit.” Merritt’s Public Works Superintendent, Darrell Finnigan, said the city has been ready to go for a year, and is now working on a firm timeline to roll the program out. “That’s why we have 2,700 recycling cans sitting in our yard from last year,” Finnigan said, adding that the city’s garbage truck will be used to pick up recycling as well. “People probably don’t understand that our truck has two separate compartments,” he said. “It picks up one can as garbage, and inside the truck there’s a chute that flips over, and then you pick up the recycling and it goes over into a different compartment in the back. It’s just one truck doing two things at the

same time.” Finnigan said the transition to curbside recycling should be easy for residents. They will simply need to put garbage and recycling cans out on the same day, spaced a metre apart. He said the city hopes the new recycling cans, which have almost twice the capacity of the city’s garbage cans, will divert a lot of recyclables from landfills. “From speaking to other communities and companies that sell these cans, recycling is usually about 60 per cent of your garbage stream,” Finnigan said, adding that Merritt’s recycling system is the same as Kamloops’. “For the average person in town, they’ll receive a can with an embedded sticker that shows exactly what can go in and what can’t. There are little pictures and instructions to tell you how to put the cans out. It’s fairly straightforward.” The self-dump recycling facility on Main Street will not be affected by the addition of curbside recycling.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS POLICE REPORT

Intoxicated man found to have warrant Warrant issued On Feb. 23 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP were conducting foot patrols on Voght Street in Merritt when they observed a local 21-year-old man who was intoxicated. The man was known to police from prior dealings and was known to have been breaching his court-imposed condition not to consume alcohol. There was also a warrant issued for the man who had failed to appear in court to answer for charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was held in custody and later released to appear in provincial court in April. Smashed windows Sometime overnight on Feb. 23, unknown person(s) smashed out the two small windows in a business in the 1600 block of Wilson Street. Police located a

small folding rack or magazine holder that was believed to have been used to smash the windows. Damage was estimated at $100. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt Detachment or Crime Stoppers. Breach of bail On Feb. 24 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP received a complaint from a citizen that a drunk male was passed out in the staircase at a local licenced establishment. Police attended and observed a 20-year-old local man laying on his back with his legs dropped on the staircase and snoring. The man was arrested and computer checks revealed that he was breaching his probation order and other court-imposed conditions. Tyler Collins was remanded in custody and appeared before a provincial court

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Stolen gerry cans partially recovered On Feb. 24 at 7:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP were advised by a citizen that they had found 13 gerry cans and five 20-litre cans in the ditch on the left side of Coldwater Road. The cans were labelled “BCFS” and had been stolen the previous evening. The cans were located approximately four kilometres south of Merritt on Coldwater Road. There are still eight gerry cans missing. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked

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HERALD OPINION Tripping over their tongues For folks who must rely on words as their stock and trade, politicians sure seem to be having trouble with them these days. Consider these examples: • Apparently, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is worried about folks who are cheating and collecting employment insurance when they shouldn’t be. Sort of like getting a housing allowance when you don’t really live there, but I digress. To combat this, his government (it is his, remember, not ours) is dispatching minions throughout the land to find these ne’er-do-wells and bring them to justice — and, in the process, each will recoup about $500,000 in illegally obtained EI monies from them. But, that figure is not a quota, according to federal Human Resources Minister Diane Finley. It’s a target. “There were no quotas for individuals,” Finley told reporters at Le Devoir newspaper in Montreal. “There are objectives, targets, to be sure.” Maybe my sense of logic is different than the good minister’s, but I’ve always thought a quota is a goal that people are given to try to meet — kind of like a target. I’ve checked some dictionaries and most define quota, among other descriptors, as an allotment, an assignment, a chunk, a measure and a part — words that could also be used to describe a target within the context of an amount of money they all have to come up with to keep the government happy. • Still with Harper, earlier this month, he defended Sen. Pamela Wallin’s travel expenses — $142,190.26 from March 1, 2011, to Feb. 29, 2012 — as reasonable, even though only $10,551.99 was itemized as actual travel between Ottawa and Saskatchewan, the province she represents in the Senate.

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Graphic video leaves bad taste PHILLIP WOOLGAR Merritt HERALD A lack of governance in some countries allows the abuse of animals for their fur — and that only half explains why these creatures are being skinned alive. Even more disturbing is the indifference among

the fur mongers to the cries of the animals as their flesh is being ripped off of them. I thought about that as I watched a video Thursday that a friend posted on Facebook, of dogs, raccoons, cats and rabbits being skinned alive for their fur, their half-dead bodies discarded into a pile of other half-dead bodies waiting to be tossed out. The meat is obviously not worth the effort to process, as the fur can net the owners of these Chinese companies a tidy sum.

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One image of this People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) video that particularly stands out to me, and has haunted me since seeing it, is of a raccoon, red flesh and white bones exposed, turning its head to the camera — black eyes with no lids, traumatized, shaking, helpless. I wanted to fly to China with a red cape and an assortment of martial arts moves. I’d like to kick down the door to these hell holes and harness the powers of Bruce Lee to hold

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these degenerate animal abusers accountable. A few superpowers would be nice, too. I’d grab the shackles and cages and fly the animals to freedom. But, alas, I’m no Superman, nor Bruce Lee. These fur mongers are far from articulate when it comes to compassion and emotion that it takes to be, at the very least, a decent person. People who eat meat can at least be somewhat assured that the animal was killed humanely, though I have some suspicions and I do feel

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somewhat guilty not knowing whether my dinner suffered for the trivial satisfaction of my taste buds. Call me a hypocrite for even eating meat, but that will change. But those who wear fur don’t have an excuse. Because even though we are thousands of miles away from the evil of these emotionless fur freaks, the penchant for painstakingly plucked pelts at home is driving this ferocious fur frenzy. An outrage is brewing, and before long, a tidal wave will strike these putrid fur farms.

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From Page 6 The rest — $131,638.27 — was listed on her expense sheets under the category of “other.” That’s a whole lot of other, and sure doesn’t fit with what my definition of “other” would be. • Moving to our own little part of the country, I’d really love to know exactly what the words “families first” means to Premier Christy Clark. In my world, given they represent her supposed guiding mantra as she governs, they mean families come first as her government makes decisions. How she can then rationalize her government’s decision to hurt families with disabled adults by cutting their support funding by up to one-third is beyond me. Yes, for those new to the column, I am the mother of one such person who, in a few years, will be a disabled adult. That has given me a unique window into how some of his older friends live, struggling to survive on the shelter allowance that ranges from $375 to $820, according to the chart list on the government website. Try to find a place to rent for that amount in Kamloops. Add to it the difficulty finding a job and the many restrictions on how much they can make, and you have a situation in which most of these adults are struggling in poverty or relying on family to help them make ends meet. Maybe that’s the families-first definition Clark is going for: Go to your family first and don’t expect the government to help you out. • Finally, we come to Kevin Krueger, the reporter’s dream and outgoing B.C. Liberal MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson. Krueger took exception to criticism launched at Pat Bell, the province’s minister of jobs, tourism and skills training and the minister responsible for labour. The criticism by the B.C. Conservative Party revolved around allegations by a businessman in Bell’s hometown of Prince George that the minister promised he’d be shortlisted for a government contract, which didn’t happen. In defending his friend, Krueger called the Conservatives morons, idiots and scum not worthy to tie Bell’s shoes. Krueger’s excuse? Bell was being attacked unfairly by the Conservatives. Someone needs to teach Krueger that bullying words are nothing more or less than that — and unbecoming a politician, no matter how he rationalizes it. Dale Bass is a reporter with Kamloops This Week.

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Property owner has run-in with bylaw Dear Editor: I am a victim of some of the bullying that goes on in Merritt. I think, honestly, that the property owners of Merritt all want a nice, decent, and clean town to live in. There are some who define those terms differently than others. That is not the real problem. The problem lies in the enforcement of the bylaws. How come some yards are full of debris, and collecting more and more “stuff ” all the time and they don’t seem to change? I have gotten letters twice from the compliance officer, and received those letters after he has already spent my money to have his “crew”

come in and remove what they deemed trash. During the first occasion the house was vacant (I live in the States.) The second time it was rented to a new renter and there was a pile of unwanted things in the backyard. While many of the other houses on the street are filled with various types of debris. This was explained to me by one person, “I am good friends with [the bylaw officer].” The biggest problem I have with it, is that by the time I got the letters of compliance, he had already had his “crew” clean it up, giving me no opportunity to do so myself. This happened two times. I spoke with him, finally, in person, when I flew to Merritt to take care of the problem, after

not receiving any return phone calls. He promised to notify me in a more timely manner the next time, but that did not happen. All I asked for was proper notification so I could deal with it. Not being in town, I did not even know what was going on. My husband who is Canadian and has family in the area, was considering a retirement move for us to Merritt, but since getting the “un-welcome mat”, we are going to rethink this plan. A nice, clean, and comfortable, oops, oh, and friendly, Merritt is what we would have preferred. Patricia LaChapelle San Diego, California

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Premier apologizes for ethnic strategy By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Premier Christy Clark issued a statement Thursday apologizing for a leaked internal document that describes using non-partisan government staff resources to improve the party’s standing with ethnic communities. Clark wasn’t in the legislature Thursday. Her statement was read by deputy premier Rich Coleman, promising an investigation to be conducted by John Dyble, Clark’s deputy minister and head of the public service. “The document did not recognize there are lines that cannot be crossed in conducting this outreach [to ethnic communities] and it is unacceptable,” the statement says. “The language in this draft document and some of the recommendations are absolutely inappropriate.”

During an uncharacteristically quiet and sombre question period, Coleman vowed that the investigation would be completed and released quickly. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Coleman said the consequences could include firing of people involved in the plan, and he expects a summary of findings by Friday. NDP house leader John Horgan said the involvement of senior premier’s office staff means Dyble is not sufficiently independent to do the review. The January, 2012 strategy document refers to “quick wins” for popularity with ethnic voters, referring to a 2008 apology in the B.C. legislature for turning away a ship carrying Indian immigrants from Vancouver harbour in 1914. Advanced Education and Multiculturalism Minister John Yap said Wednesday that

the government is planning an apology to the Chinese community for charging a head tax on Chinese immigrants in B.C.’s early years. Coleman said the B.C. apology, for a federal immigration policy repealed in 1935, has been in the works for more than a year and will likely still go ahead before the B.C. legislature adjourns March 14 for the provincial election campaign. The memo was distributed by Kim Haakstad, Clark’s deputy chief of staff. Recipients included Pamela Martin, the former TV anchor hired by Clark as her director of outreach, and Lorne Mayencourt, the former Vancouver MLA who serves as director of outreach for the B.C. Liberal caucus. The memo calls for a variety of strategies to improve relations with ethnic communities, including

identifying supporters to contact ethnic media. “We had a lot of white small business people telling Chinese-Canadians the HST was good,” it states.

NDP critics focused on the memo’s references to using government staff to compile lists of people in ethnic communities for use by the B.C. Liberal Party.

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The winter season may be on its way out, but that hasn’t stopped the local Merritt Curling Club from continuing its drive to promote one of Canada’s favourite frozen pastimes and grow a new generation of enthusiastic “stone throwers”. On Feb. 23, the MCC hosted an allday Getting Started in Curling camp that attracted a dozen brighteyed youngsters between the ages of 8 and 12. Under the guidance of Optimist Club representative Al Kersey from Langley, the promising bunch of “rock stars” enjoyed a full day of curling instruction, lead-up games and, of course, delicious food. The Getting Started in Curling camp is just one of many initiatives that the Merritt Curling Club has undertaken this year to cultivate interest in the “very Canadian” sport of curling with today’s youth. Every Monday after school, close to 20 elementary and high school students have been attending supervised curling sessions at the local club located next door to the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Time is divided

almost equally each week between instruction and the playing of games. The MCC has also joined forces with the Merritt branch of PacificSport BC to offer curling at its highly successful XploreSportZ camps, which run on school Pro-D days in the fall and spring. The sport of curling can also be enjoyed away from the ice, as Curl BC has a very popular grassroots program called Rocks and Rings, which can be played on virtually any hard indoor or outdoor surface. Last fall, MCC’s three trained Rocks and Rings instructors — Rick Olsen, Melody Simon and Bob Taylor — hosted daylong sessions at Central and Diamond Vale Elementary Schools. A variety of games, relays and team-building activities, along with unique indoor floor curling equipment, were used to introduce students to the fun and very inclusive sport that has over 1,000,000 participants across Canada. “The kids really liked the Rocks and Rings,” Merritt Curling Club representative Paul Montgomery said. “And the nicest thing about it is it’s free.” Montgomery went

on to add, “We welcome any teachers at any of the schools getting in touch with us, and arranging for Rocks and Rings to come to their school, or for them to bring their classes down to the curling rink for some free instruction. We’re happy to have them.” Montgomery is particularly keen on seeing curling make some inroads into the teenage population. He has made overtures to Merritt Secondary School about having some P.E. classes come to the curling club. “High school curling has tremendous opportunities. There are plenty of other teams

close by, and throughout the Interior. There are regional playdowns, and there’s Provincials. It’s a very rewarding and social sport.” Montgomery pointed to the recent success of the Corryn Brown rink out of Kamloops as an example of just how high and how far the sport of curling can take you. The quartet of Kamloops high school girls recently won the Canadian junior women’s curling crown in Fort McMurray, Alta., and is currently representing Canada at the World Junior Championships in Sochi, Russia, which got underway on Thursday.

CLEAN SWEEP Optimist Club instructor Al Kersey (far left) from Langley instructs youngsters in the art of sweeping during a Getting Started in Curling Camp at the Merritt Curling Centre on Feb. 23. A dozen young curlers, ages 8 to 12, took part in the day-long camp. Photo submitted

2013 BCHL Showcase to return to Chilliwack By Ian Webster THE HERALD

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The spectacular success of last September’s first-ever British Columbia Hockey League Showcase — hosted by the Chilliwack Chiefs and held at Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre — has earned the Fraser Valley city the right to host the event again in 2013. “The inaugural Showcase surpassed our most optimistic expectations, and the response we received from play-

ers, coaches and scouts was overwhelmingly positive,” BCHL commissioner John Grisdale said in a press release. The 2012 Showcase attracted over 200 scouts from every National Hockey League team and most of the major universities and colleges in the U.S. and Canada.

“The BCHL is a developmental league,” Grisdale said, “one that prepares young men for post-secondary education with hockey, or even a professional hockey career. “The Showcase gives all players in our league a chance to be seen by the top scouts from not only the best schools in North America, but also the NHL and other professional leagues.” The 2013 BCHL Showcase event will run from Sept. 6-8. It will once again see all of

the teams in the league on hand — playing two games each that will count towards regular season points. At the 2012 Showcase, the Merritt Centennials went 1-1, losing to the Prince George Spruce Kings 4-1 in their opening game, then defeating the Trail Smoke Eaters by the same score in their second outing. Grisdale said that information about game schedules and ticket prices will be released at a later date.

STICK BOY (L-R)The Merritt Centennials’ leading scorer, Regan Soquila, packs the lumber after his team’s recent game in Penticton. Ian Webster/Herald

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Violet Lillian Cressy (nee Harris) Dec. 5, 1913 – Feb. 24, 2013 Passed away quietly surrounded by loving family and under the care of the kind staff at Gillis House in Merritt. She is survived by her son, William (Denise), daughter Lorraine, daughter-in-law, Yvonne (George Jr) and Rita (Ron), 9 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, 5 great, great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Ontario, Lynn (Henry) in Athabasca and Robert (Peg) in California. Predeceased by her husband, George Cressy Sr., sons George Jr., Ron and grandson, Lorne Macdonald.

A celebration of Violet’s life will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 1:00 – 3:00pm at the Seniors Centre in Merritt. No ﬂowers please by request, donations to the Patricia Rebekah Lodge #33, Box 1066, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 or to Gillis House Extended Care would be greatly appreciated.

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Donald Alexander Hogg October 7, 1938 – February 20, 2013 My darling Don slipped away from our family on February 20th, 2013 at 2:20 am. The skies were clear, the stars shining bright above, and the stag (deer) was in the front yard watching over the neighbourhood. Don was a strong man who cherished the people around him. He loved the outdoors: hunting, camping, and fishing with his family and friends. Throughout his life, Don was a Boy Scout, Boy Scout Leader, hockey player, baseball player and coach. He played hockey for the Quilchena Braves (Merritt) and PGOSA (Parksville). Don had a passion for making his own wine and enjoying a nice glass. The many trips to Palm Springs in the 5th wheel were always an adventure which he greatly enjoyed. Don’s favourite thing was to spend time at the cabin on Lasqueti Island; digging clams, picking oysters, sitting at the campfire and watching the eagles, ospreys and blue herons. Don was known for sitting in his garage, with his dog Jesse, door open being the keeper of the gate. The neighbours all knew that he was there with a tool or helping hand or just a neighbourly chat. No matter what the day, if there was a garage sale, Don would surely attend and always find the best deals. Don (Dad) was also well respected and thought of as a father figure for many of the girl’s closest friends. He was the son of Jean and Bob (Skinny) Hogg; predeceased by his parents and four brothers (Robert, George, Bill, and Doug). Don was born and raised in Merritt where he owned the Texaco Bulk Plant with this brother Doug. He worked for the Department of Highways, working in Merritt, Saturna Island, and Parksville. The last eight years before retiring, he was a Commercial Transport Inspector at the Parksville Weigh Scale. Don is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sylvia; his daughters Debra (Rex) Cranston, and Cindy (Bruce) Malfait; grand daughter Megan – the apple of his eye and hairdresser; and many extended family members and friends. The family would like to thank Dr Attwell and his team at the Victoria Cancer Clinic; Dr McClure of Parksville, Dr Marback of the Nanaimo Cancer Clinic, Parksville Home Care Nurses, Oceanside Hospice, Parkville Pharmasave, and the Nanaimo Palliative Care Unit for their amazing care and support. Sylvia would like to extend a special thank you to the neighbours and friends for the fabulous support throughout this journey. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Don’s memory to the charity of your choice. A husband, father, grandfather, friend, and neighbour gatekeeper. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca. YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM, (1.877.264.3848) in care of arrangements.

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MERRITT HERALD Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Employment Opportunity Accounts Receivable Clerk/Cashier NVIT anticipates a requirement for a full-time, ongoing Accounts Receivable Clerk/Cashier at our Merritt Campus and invites applications from qualiÀed candidates. The start date for this position will be March 18, 2013. The Accounts Receivable Clerk/Cashier is responsible for all accounts receivable, cash control and reconciliation functions at NVIT. The Accounts/ Receivable Clerk/Cashier is also responsible for cashier services at the Merritt campus and provides guidance on cashier services at other campus locations. The Clerk works closely with other Ànance team members including Budgets and Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Bookstore staff and the Manager, Campus Operations to ensure the institute’s Ànancial activity is conducted and recorded according to generally accepted accounting principles and to meet the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) standards. The Accounts Receivable Clerk/Cashier also provides back-up support for the AP Clerk. If you are interested in working for an Aboriginal organization that is committed to the educational needs of Aboriginal students, we want to hear from you.

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Burnaby Campus Dr. David Natcher, Director of the Indigenous Lands Management Program at the U of Saskatchewan, March 22, 2013 (time TBA)

“ Hands Back, Hands Forward: ward: Transforming Indigenous Education ucation ” Jo-ann Archibald, of Sto:lo and Xaxlilp ancestry, willl share stories, highlight research, and identify challenges and successful uccessful approaches for transforming Indigenous education n at all levels. Raven, Eagle, Thunderbird, and others will join her er in this presentation. Jo-ann will discuss the wholistic teachings chings of Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, the leadership ership impact of Indigenous educators, and cooperative alliances that hat will move Indigenous education forward in signiﬁcant ways.. Dr. Archibald is Associate Dean for Indigenous Education and Professor in Educational studies at UBC.

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