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Millie Mitchell at the farmers market with one of her famous pies. Herald file photo Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
(Left to right) Merritt Mayor Neil Menard, director of the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives Murphy Shewchuk and presentation attendee Bob Scafe. Susan Gearing-Edge/Nicola Valley Museum and Archives David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD
No need to comb through dusty old archives — back issues of the Herald are now available online. The project to digitize old copies of the Herald and the Merritt News — a local newspaper that has since gone out of print — has been a long and labour-intensive
one, but the results are impressive. “For hundreds of years we will be able to refer to these digital records, rather than having those dogeared pages stored in libraries — the way you see them so often — or the way you see them in newspaper sheds or shacks that are hard to access and become damaged
over time,” said Thompson Nicola Regional Director chair John Ranta, at the official launch event last Thursday (Feb. 11). It’s called the Newshound Newspaper Digitization Project, a partnership between the TNRD Library System, the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, TRU and the Kamloops Museum
and Archives. The eventual goal is to digitize every newspaper that has ever been published within the TNRD. “It’s interesting that one of the contributors to this project is the Ike Barber Learning Centre which is at UBC,” said Ranta.
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City council will proceed with the installation of two benches in the parking lot beside the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The area is used by the local farmers market, and dedication plaques honouring one of its members, the late Millie Mitchell, will adorn the benches. The idea was brought forward by Coun. Mike Goetz at a previous council meeting, and on Tuesday (Feb. 9) city council decided to proceed with the project, which will now become a
budget item. The cost of the benches has yet to be determined. Mitchell was involved with the farmers market for many years, and had a spot set up to sell her baked goods each weekend. She passed away last March when she ventured into the woods in search of a rumoured biosolids dumping site. Her car got stuck in mud on a forest service road and when she attempted to walk out, she fell into a ditch and broke her hip. She was accompanied by a friend who survived the ordeal, but Mitchell succumbed to frigid overnight temperatures.
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Merritt expected to have additional water treatment process by 2017
A $2,280,000 federal gas tax grant will cover the cost of UV light reactors for city’s water supply Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
The government funds are expected to cover 100 per cent of the project’s costs. This water treatment project is one of 57 that are being funded through the Strategic Priorities Fund under the Federal Gas Tax Fund for 2016. “This project will ensure a higher level of security for our community water supply,” said Merritt Mayor Neil Menard in a press release. “We have worked with Interior
Health Authority for quite some time on this and now that funding is in place.” Preliminary design plans for a UV disinfection process were completed by the city in 2015, Boven said. He said the project will be finished in 2017. Annually, the federal government provides more than $253 million in indexed funding for municipal infrastructure projects across B.C. through the federal gas tax fund. The funding
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From Page 1 “Ike Barber of course made his money as the head of Slocan Forest Products and I suspect some of what he did was produce pulp for newspaper. Now we’re spending money to archive those newspapers digitally, so it would be a bit of a challenge there for Ike I’m sure, if he were still alive.� A bulk of the monotonous legwork was done by Murphy Shewchuk and Tom Edwards, current president and past president of the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, respectively. “They spent hundreds of hours strategizing about how to digitize the Merritt Herald, as well as countless other hundreds of hours photographing all the pages of all the newspapers over time,� said Ranta. The device they used was on display as well, a camera fixed to a stand, pointing down at the surface where one page of the newspaper would be photographed at a time. According to Shewchuk, the record was 1,400 shots in a day, still a drop in the bucket compared to the total of 100,000 pages. And that wasn’t the end of the job, as the images had to be converted from various shades of brown — which 100-year-old newspapers tended to be — to black and white. The project can be accessed at arch.tnrdlib.ca, where users can search by keyword, date or issue.
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The City of Merritt intends to look into issues its police are having with Shared Services Canada. Coun. Diana Norgaard told the Herald the city will write a letter to Public Safety Canada and the Local Government Contract Management Committee in an effort to express the equipment needs of its police force. RCMP staff Sgt. Sheila White says the consolidation of Shared
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Services Canada centres from 485 down to seven has caused a backlog that is impacting Merritt’s RCMP. In order to purchase items such as cellphones, police must get approval from Shared Services Canada. But due to the size of the Merritt detachment, it isn’t considered a priority, White told the City of Merritt police committee on Feb. 2. “I’ve got someone [who’s] worked without a cellphone for the last nine months,� White
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said. “And we do a lot of our work by cellphone,� she added. White said that as a result, about 80 per cent of the time, officers working at the Merritt detachment use their personal cellphones to do their work. “You can’t do the job if you haven’t got the tools,� Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said at the committee meeting. White told the police committee that Shared Services Canada was established in 2011 to con-
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Initial contracts for the construction of the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope will be awarded by this fall, Hon. Tom Water- land, Minister of Forestry and MLA for YaleLillooet, informed the Herald Tuesday afternoon. Waterland met with the Minister of Highways, Hon. Alex Fraser Tuesday in connection with the Coquihalla. Following the meeting, he said he was “very confident’’ the tenders will have been called and contracts awarded for work to begin this fall. Mr. Waterland and Mr. Fraser also met with some area ranchers for some input as to the exact location of the route be tween Merritt and Kamloops which is also to be reconstructed in conjunction with the Coquihalla construction. With regards to the road into the Highland Valley, Mr. Waterland feels the judge in the case will come up with a decision some time in April.
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UPCOMING GREEN TOURISM WEBINARS You are invited to attend an upcoming set of 3 webinars hosted by Green Tourism Canada and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association. The City of Merritt has registered and we invite interested community members to join us in the Community Boardroom (First Floor City Hall) for one or all 3 of the following webinars. These webinars are to assist our region’s tourism businesses to improve their sustainability performance in an effort to not only protect the natural environment that makes us so unique, but also to meet the growing consumer demand for responsible business. Open discussion to follow webinar and no cost to attend. Please RSVP to wgeorge@ merritt.ca more info www.greentourismcanada. ca/tota/. February 25th- 10 am-11 am - How to Attract More Guests by Connecting with Their Values March 17th- 10 am-11 am - Getting Started With Green Tourism
When & Where: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 Merritt Seniors Centre 1675 Tutill Court 2:00pm-3:30pm
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Please join us for an Open House to learn more about the about the City’s Age-Friendly Action Plan and City’s new Age-Friendly Action Plannew and how it will have a positive influence on our community. how it will have a positive influence on our community.
Temporary Road Closure there will be a temporary road closure on February 17th, 18th and 19th, 2016 Minimum 4 hours, maximum 8 hours at each location for fiber splicing. Voght Street at lane between Granite Avenue and Nicola Avenue. Voght Street at Conklin Avenue. Voght Street west of Grimmet. There will single lane alternating traffic during this time.
What is an Age-Friendly Community? All residents, regardless of age or ability, should be included in all aspects of community life and be recognized for the valuable contributions they make. An Age-Friendly Community supports active aging through the development of policies, services and structures that improve opportunities for health, participation and security for all residents.
Next council meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca
What is the purpose of the Age-Friendly Action Plan? The Age-Friendly Action Plan is an approach to enhancing age-friendliness in Merritt and help to ensure that the needs of the community continue to be met throughout all stages of life. The goals and objectives that are outlined within the plan will inform the decisions of both City officials and community partners.
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City to examine Community Policing Office
Assisted living rules to be eased
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City council’s police committee will review the effectiveness of Merritt’s community policing office (CPO), acting on a recommendation from the Auditor General for Local Government. At its second committee meeting on Feb. 2, City of Merritt chief administrative officer Shawn Boven said the CPO office was originally run as a trial project. “I don’t know if there was ever any conclusion to that trial project that said “this was a success and here [are] the measures and here’s what it’s going to look like moving forward,” Boven said, noting Coun. Baker was around at the time of its formation. “We kind of went year-toyear, and [the CPO office has] just become part of what we are, and no one has questioned
it, to my knowledge, in the last five years,” Baker replied. Boven said he’d like to examine the office’s downtown location and the programs it operates. “It’s definitely more than a CPO,” Boven said. The community policing office is funded and operated by the City of Merritt, but its operations are linked with the RCMP’s goals. The office has a full-time co-ordinator who undertakes its educational and awareness programs. RCMP Const. and media spokesperson Tracy Dunmore works with co-ordinator Heather Broman on the
office’s projects. The operations also rely heavily on volunteers. The Auditor General for Local Government report, however, found it unclear as to whether or not a set of goals and/or objectives have been defined for the office. City of Merritt director of finance Sheila Thiessen told the Herald the city paid approximately $202,000 for the Community Policing Office back in 2015. That number includes one municipal employee, the cost of one RCMP officer, rent, utilities and office supplies. The city pays 100 per cent of the costs of the office.
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B.C. is preparing to make it easier for seniors to stay in assisted living longer before moving to residential care. Health Minister Terry Lake said amendments will be presented in the current legislature session in response to recommendations by Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie. “One of the things she has found is that sometimes people are inappropriately placed in residential care when they could be in assisted living longer.” Lake said. “We have somewhat rigid regulations around who can stay in
assisted living before they have to move on to residential care.” Mackenzie’s January report also found that home care worker hours declined in 2014-15 in three of five health regions, Northern Health, Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal, despite increasing senior populations. She said reductions in meal preparation, bathing and housekeeping can also lead to seniors moving from their homes to care facilities. —Black Press
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The changing mission in Iraq This week is a constituency week, when the House of Commons is not sitting after DAN ALBAS having View from the been in HILL session for the previous two weeks. The House will resume next week for a three-week session until the next constituency week. For the sake of interest between now and the House adjourning on June 23 for the summer recess there will be a total of six constituency weeks and thirteen sitting weeks remaining. What happens during a constituency week? Contrary to the opinion of some, a constituency week is not a holiday for MPs or MLAs. Constituency weeks provide opportunities to meet with local citizens as well as other groups and organizations in a member’s home riding. Constituency weeks also provide opportunities for government ministers as well as opposition critics to travel into different regions of Canada to attend similar meetings. In some cases government may also make announcements relevant to certain areas. This week, the government may also choose to announce a major policy change during a constituency week as was the case when Prime Minister Trudeau finally announced a new policy on Canada’s mission against the terror group ISIS. As was promised by the Liberals during the election and also announced this week, our CF-18 fighters that have been part of the allied air coalition against ISIS will be withdrawn and returned to Canada.
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The risky business of land-based biosolids disposal By Sierra Rayne, PhD John Werring, MSc, RPBio Richard Honour, PhD and Steven Vincent, PhD
The land disposal of sewage sludge (aka, “biosolids”) in the Nicola Valley has resulted in significant controversy, and a resistance movement is rightfully building to this misguided policy. Quite simply, the science doesn’t support the disposal of sewage sludge across the landscape. The supposed benefits are more than offset by the risks toward human and environmental health. As scientists, we have been watching the issue
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with increasing concern. An unimaginably large number of chemical and biological contaminants exist in these materials, and they persist in the product up to, and after, land disposal. Scientific investigations have identified only a tiny fraction of the total contaminant load. We cannot even say with any degree of confidence what the true range of contaminant risk is from the sludge. Call it an “unknown unknown.” Because of potential synergistic interactions between the contaminants in the sludge, the risks are largely unknowable. Most public discus-
sions of the chemical contaminants in sewage sludge involve well-known groups such as heavy metals, flame retardants, and pharmaceuticals, among many others. But these are just the contaminants we have identified. To refer to our current knowledge base as the tip of the iceberg would be grossly overestimating how much we actually do know. Regulators and others — including elected officials — up and down the policy chain appear to lack a real appreciation for the scope of the problem, and the costs of beginning to understand it.
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look for it. Of course, over In a recent news article time, that problem may at the Herald, city officials also come looking for you. from Merritt stated they To illustrate the difficulwere testing the sewage ties, take just one group of sludge for contaminants persistent, bioaccumulafour times a year, rather than the required twice per tive, and toxic compounds known to be in sewage year. sludge at high concentraThis testing program would cost $10,000, which tions: brominated flame retardants. is already a substantial Perhaps the most well amount of money for known sub-class of the analytical work in a small brominated flame retarcommunity. dants are called polybroBut if the city were to test the sludge just once for minated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). all possible contaminants There are 209 different in the material, the real PBDEs, each of which has bill would be well into the a unique toxicology and hundreds of thousands of environmental fate. dollars. You are not going to find a problem if you don’t See ‘The unknowns’ Page 7
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YOUR OPINION CF-18 fighters are the only aircraft Canada is withdrawing the current humanitarian aid being provided in the region will also be increased. The total cost of the new mission is estimated to increase as a result up to $1.6 billion in total over the next three years. It is disappointing to me that the Prime Minister did not make this announcement in the House of Commons where the original mission was announced on March 24 of 2015. An announcement in the House allows the opposition to directly question the government and an opportunity to respond while at the same time also ensures the Prime Minister’s comments are on the official record. Why is this important? During
From Page 6 However, these will be the only aircraft withdrawn as our Polaris refueling and Aurora surveillance aircraft will remain in the region to assist the continued bombing operations by our coalition partners. In addition the current 69 members of our armed forces who are on the ground providing training and assistance with bombing activities will be increased almost threefold to 230 soldiers. Another change is that small arms and related ammunition will also now be provided to Iraqi security forces along with the deployment of Canadian helicopters to provide medical evacuations. Over and above these changes,
his response speech to the current mission announced last year, Justin Trudeau, then leader of the third opposition party stated, “We can and we should provide that training far from the front lines.� In reality, and as confirmed by Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, our training soldiers will continue working near the front lines “painting targets� that in turn will be bombed by our allied coalition partners under the new Liberalannounced plan. This also raises another point of concern I have. The fact that Canada will continue to provide reconnaissance aircraft to locate targets, as well as to provide aerial tankers so allied bombers can reach those targets, and finally troops
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on the ground to paint the targets to be bombed demonstrates the critical importance of aerial bombing to this mission. Yet while Canada remains implicitly and actively involved in the bombing of ISIS, the withdrawal of our CF-18s in essence suggests we support our allies doing this heavy lifting but no longer stand shoulder to shoulder carrying an equal load as has always been the Canadian way. I welcome your thoughts, questions and comments on this or any subject before the House of Commons. I can be reached at Dan. Albas@parl.gc.ca or toll free at 1-800-665-8711.
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Is the CPO worth the money that the city spends on it? (Page 5)
Dan Albas is the Member of Parliament for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola
The unknowns outweigh the data we have on biosolids The current and future problem is inconceivably large, particularly since the human population is producing sewage sludge at a rapidly growing rate.
From Page 6 PBDEs have been studied around the world for several decades, and despite many millions of dollars in research and thousands of dedicated researchers, we still have a very poor understanding of the true risks from their release into the environment. This is just one contaminant class among many. There are also 209 different members of the PCBs. Similarly, add in another 210 chlorinated dioxin “congeners.� And the total number of contaminants in sewage sludge climbs as we begin to consider that effectively all current and legacy industrial chemicals end up in our sewage, and during the treatment process they move into the sludge. If you apply the sludge to the land, we have transferred our toxic effluent onto the landscape. Now consider that while the tens of thousands of these commercial chemicals are a possible problem which we barely understand, the risks from the much larger suite (i.e., millions) of possible degradation products are essenORIES D-DAY MEM3 PAGE
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tially unknown. Then add on all pharmaceuticals and personal care products, as well as any other compound we use in the home or at work, and all their potential degradation products. We are often asked by regulators, politicians and the general public what to do about the issue. Give us the tests and we will do them, they claim. In response, we say that not only can you not afford to do all the required tests on your own (the costs must be distributed across entire countries and the international community as best we can, and even that is almost unaffordable), but many of the required tests require advances in technology which we do not yet possess. The complexity discussed so far just touches on the chemical contaminants. Add
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Nicola Valley Community Theatre holding fundraiser concert David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD
If you’re wondering how you can support the Nicola Valley Community Theatre project while enjoying an evening of live music, tomorrow night is your chance. The cabaret-style event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Merritt Civic Centre, and will feature the music of Bentall Taylor Ulrich, a folksy Canadian trio made up of Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich. They’re celebrating the release of their second album, Tightrope Walk. “A fundraiser does a
couple of things,” said society member Kurt Christopherson. “One, it keeps it in the public eye, so that they know the project is moving along. It’s a little bit of a push for membership drive, because you get a discount if you’re a member as opposed to the big price. And it does help to fund the ongoing expenses that we still have — we have to pay taxes, we have to pay for advertising and all this kind of stuff, so it keeps us in the ballgame while we’re trying to approach corporations and government for the really big bucks.” The theatre soci-
ety’s plan is to build a community theatre on the corner of Coutlee Avenue and Garcia Street. They’ve acquired the land — right now, just an empty lot, and hired an architect to draw up preliminary plans for what the building will look like. More recently, the society has updated their business plan to keep it current, and are seeking public input on
the current plan. “We’re expecting to hear fairly soon — in the next month or so — whether our bid for charitable status is in, but then if it isn’t, we’re really happy that the city has volunteered to at least look to see if they’re able to accept donations on our behalf,” said Christopherson. “That’s just a waiting game.”
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The B.C. government was working on new standards for commercial animal breeders before 66 neglected dogs were seized from a puppy mill in Langley. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said ministry staff began consultations with the B.C. SPCA, veterinarians and commercial breeders in January, and that will continue this month. North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite has proposed legislation that would set a maximum of three litters in three years for each mother animal, a lifetime maximum of six litters and a requirement to wean puppies or kittens onto solid food by seven weeks of age before they can be sold. Letnick said he was shocked as were many others at the conditions of the Langley kennel, where 32 adult dogs and 34 puppies were seized on Feb. 4. Some had broken bones, missing ears or eyes infections, dental disease, severe matting, burns from urine exposure and overgrown nails. “There is no place in British Columbia for treatment like that to our animals, and that’s why in 2011 we adopted the toughest penalties in the country, [up to] two years in jail and a $75,000 fine if you’re found guilty of mistreating any animal under any conditions,” Letnick said. —Black Press
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Donaldson headed to Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
On the 25th of this month, Merritt’s Kelly Donaldson will be making her way to the Lower Mainland to take part in the 15th annual induction ceremony into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame. Donaldson and the rest of her 1997 Burnaby Blast women’s soccer team will be honoured for their incredible run of success that culminated in a Canadian championship in Montreal in October of that year — the only women’s national title ever won by a U19 team from B.C. Donaldson, who has called the Nicola Valley her home since 2008, was born and raised in North Vancouver. She began playing youth soccer at the age of nine, despite her parent’s reservations. “They weren’t too thrilled, because I was an asthmatic and blind as a bat,” Donaldson said with a laugh. “I don’t think my dad got out of the car the first few months of me playing. Then things turned around. I grew and added some size and weight, which eventually developed into a stride.” Donaldson’s first couple of years with ‘the beautiful game’ were spent playing in-house with the local North Shore Association, but by age 12 she was making select squads that competed in a metro league against other associations. Soccer had very quickly become her passion and centre midfield her position. “I also played basketball when I was young,” Donaldson said, “but in Grade 10 I sort of made a decision that soccer would be my sport.” Following successful youth and high school soccer careers, Donaldson earned a scholarship to play for Simon Fraser University. Her very first year, the
Clan won a national NAIA title in San Antonio, Texas. “I was one of four rookies on a team that had nine seniors. It was a tough team.” Once the university soccer season was over in the fall, Donaldson joined the Burnaby Blast U19 team because her own North Shore Association wasn’t fielding a team in that age group. It was an eclectic squad comprised primarily of players from high school, college and university teams throughout Greater Vancouver. Marty Allen, the manager of the Blast at that time, said that Donaldson was a welcome addition to the team. “Kelly was a great competitor,” he said. “My daughter, Meghan, and Kelly had played against each other since U12. Kelly was always one of those kids that you wished played for you, not against you.” The U19 Blast won their third consecutive Coastal title in February of that year, beating Vancouver in the final. “Back then, it was a single-knockout format like the FA Cup in England,” Allen explained. “Very tough.” The Blast went on to claim the provincial B.C. Cup at a four-team tournament in Victoria in July, and earned a spot at Nationals later in the year. “It was a really long haul,” said Allen. “We had finished our last league game at the end of February, and the Nationals weren’t until the Thanksgiving weekend in October. “By the fall, the girls on the Blast team were completely dispersed. Some were playing on college and university teams, others in women’s leagues. We had the odd practice or two and an occasional exhibition game.”
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME (Top left) Merritt’s Kelly Donaldson will be inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame later this month as a member of the Blast U19 women’s soccer team that won a Canadian championship in 1997. (Below) Donaldson (circled) and her Blast teammates celebrate their national title in Brossard, Quebec. (Upper right) Donaldson (right) playing for the Capilano College Blues in 1998. With Donaldson in their lineup, the Blues won silver and gold respectively at the 1997 and 1998 Canadian college soccer championships. Both years, Donaldson was selected to the championship all-tournament team and to the all-Canadian team. Photos by Ian Webster/Herald and submitted
That fall, Donaldson had transferred to Capilano College in North Vancouver, and was playing for the Blues. Despite a busy college schedule, Donaldson and a couple of her Cap teammates were allowed to rejoin the Blast for a shot at the Canadian title. “Our coach at Cap College, Doug Abercrombie, was amazing,” said Donaldson. “One of my favorite human
beings on earth. To him, having us play [at Nationals] was a benefit. His players were getting this tremendous opportunity to play at a very high level.” Eight teams from across the country converged on Brossard, Quebec (a suburb of Montreal) for the 1997 national championships. The Blast won their pool, defeating Quebec 3-0 in a crucial third and final round-robin game.
They then went on to defeat Ontario 2-1 in the gold-medal match. Donaldson’s Cap teammate and long-time friend, Diana Artuso, scored the game winner. Donaldson’s soccer season was far from over, however. Three weeks later, she was back in Quebec with her Capilano Blues team at the national college finals. Favoured to win, the Blues were upset 1-0 by John Abbott College in the
championship game. It was a loss that Donaldson remembers vividly. “I went down with an injury 20 minutes into the game and that was it for me,” she said. “We gave up one bad goal and it was over.” Despite the loss, Donaldson and Artuso were both chosen to the all-tournament team at Nationals, and to the all-Canadian college team for that year. Donaldson and the
Blues would have to wait 12 months to gain their revenge, but in the fall of 1998, they defeated the host University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops 3-1 to claim the national title that had eluded them the year before. Donaldson and Artuso were again chosen to the all-tournament and all-Canadian college teams.
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Gill to run rodeo school for youngsters in April Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Growing up in Merritt and taking part in high school rodeo throughout his time at MSS, Mike Gill couldn’t imagine starting each season without first attending a rodeo school somewhere. “No matter what, I always refreshed,” he said. “You could call it a spring tune-up.” With that in mind, Gill is hosting a two-day rodeo school of his own the first weekend of April to help the next generation of young cowboys and cowgirls learn the ropes and get up to speed, so to speak. The school will be held at the rodeo grounds in Collettville. “It’s actually for boys and girls between the ages of eight and 15 who want to compete in Little Britches and eventually high school rodeos,” Gill said. “At the school in April, I’ll be focusing on two events — steer riding and chute dog-
ging. The first one, boys and girls can do. The dogging is just for the guys. “It’ll be two full days of good teaching and hopefully a whole bunch of inspiration.” Gill has a wealth of experience to draw on. Back in the day, he was a four-time qualifier to both the Canadian High School Finals Rodeo and to the National High School Finals Rodeo (which is held in the States). Gill has also been a qualifier to the Canadian College National Finals and to the Canadian Finals Rodeo. In 2012, he was the British Columbia Rodeo Asociation’s season leader in bullriding. Gill continues to compete when he has time. “When I don’t have a Little Britches Rodeo to go to with my step-daughter (Ande Walker), I’ll go to a BCRA rodeo. I try to get to 10 to 12 a year,” he said.
Gill is welcoming both beginners and experienced rodeo participants to his April school. “I have a few tools and mechanical devices, like a steer saver and a drop barrel, that really help the youngsters who are just getting started,” Gill said. “I’m hoping for at least 20 kids each day.” Word is getting around about Gill’s school, and he’s already received registrations and expressions of interest from Kamloops, Williams Lake and as far away as Vancouver Island. “It’s helpful for the parents as well,” Gill said, “especially those that don’t have a rodeo background. They’re more than welcome to attend, watch, listen and learn.” For more information about the rodeo school in April, contact Mike at 250-315-9625, April Schneider at 250-280-1728 or email aprsch@telus.net.
LEARNIN’ THE ROPES (Above and left) Merritt’s Mike Gill during his professional rodeo days. (Below and left) Gill teaches youngsters from the Nicola Valley the tricks of the rodeo trade during a one-day school at the Collettville grounds last August. Photos by Ian Webster/Herald and submitted
Donaldson maintains her connection with soccer through MYSA From Page 9 Following two years at Capilano College, Donaldson moved on to play two years with the UBC Thunderbirds. “Things didn’t go as well as I had hoped,” she said. “We didn’t make CIS Nationals either year.” After earning her degree from UBC, Donaldson played a couple of years of women’s premier league soccer in the Lower Mainland. Her Burnaby Canadians squad won Nationals in 2000. In 2002, Donaldson and her husband, Mark Nendick, moved to St. Albert outside of Edmonton. “Although I was only 23, I sort of thought that I’d done it all as far as soccer goes, and my career wasn’t going to go any further. Mark and I decided we were getting out of Dodge, and I was ready to move on with my life.” Donaldson played some soccer during their
‘It’s my way of giving back. I think back and can’t believe the hours that parents and volunteers put in for us when I was young. Now, it’s my turn.’ —MERRITT‘S KELLY DONALDSON, INDUCTEE INTO THE BURNABY SPORTS HALL OF FAME five years in Alberta, and for two more years when the couple moved to Kamloops and then to the Nicola Valley. “In the end, it just became too much. I’d be hauling kids to the soccer field, and basically asking people I didn’t really know to keep an eye on them, and not getting home until 10 p.m.” Donaldson and her family have settled into Merritt famously. “The Nicola Valley has been good to us,” she said. “We have a very comfortable lifestyle. We feel very connected, and there’s a lot of benefits to raising your children in a small
town.” While Donaldson’s playing days are over, her connection to soccer isn’t. She is a hard-working volunteer with the Merritt Youth Soccer Association — as an on-field coach, as the coaching co-ordinator, and this year as the vicepresident of the MYSA. “It’s my way of giving back,” she said. “I think back and can’t believe the hours that parents and volunteers put in for us when I was young. Now, it’s my turn.” This past summer, Donaldson had a chance to reconnect with her soccer roots in the Lower Mainland.
As part of the build-up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, she traveled to Vancouver on May 23 to take part in a oneday ‘Live Your Goals’ festival. The event attracted over 200 female youth players from across B.C. The 8 to12-year-olds participated in a broad range of activities led by Donaldson and other female coaches from around the province. “It was another opportunity to contribute, to be a role model and a mentor for another generation of young female players,” Donaldson said. “I think that it’s really important that women stay involved in the sport and advocate for a level playing field.” Later this month, Donaldson will get yet another chance to reconnect and reflect on her soccer past when her 1997 team is honoured for its outstanding achievements. Sounds like it’s going to be a Blast!
GIVING BACK (Above) Merritt’s Kelly Donaldson spends many hours nowadays coaching and working with youngsters in the Merritt Youth Soccer Association. (Below) Donaldson (circled) had the opportunity in May of 2015 to be a guest coach at the Live Your Goals festival in Vancouver. The event was specifically for young female soccer players in B.C. It was part of the build-up to the Women’s World Cup. Photos by Ian Webster/Herald and courtesy of the Canadian Soccer Association
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Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay
A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com
REFORESTATION NURSERY Seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397. Make money and save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT
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Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector Buying Collections. Gold Silver Coins Estates 1-778-281-0030 Chad
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 Bedroom Townhouse $775.00/month. 6 appliances included. No Smoking/No Pets Available Now. 250-378-9880
Homes for Rent
FOR RENT 2 or 3 bedroom house & 1 or 2 bedroom apartment available. No pets / smokers. Washer and dryer included. Call for more details available immediately 250-280-7644
HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass/mix, STRAW available in 3x4 square bales. Dairy or cow quality. Call for a delivered price. Semi-load deliveries only. Visit www.hubkahay.com or Phone 403-6350104
Furnished Room For Rent Single level comfortable home. Shared appliances. Separate bathing areas. No Smokers, Drugs, Cats. 250-315-5951
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Closing Date: Tuesday, February 263 (Three (3) employment references will be required at the time of the interview) Please submit a cover letter and resume to: Attention:
Hiring Committee Conayt Friendship Society 2164 Quilchena Ave. PO Box 1989 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Phone: (250) 378-5107 Fax: (250) 378-6676 e-mail: reception@conayt.com
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$66/WK
33,32500
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$0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
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2015 DODGE JOURNEY R/T RALLYE AWD W/ DVD
2014 RAM SPORT CREW CAB 4X4, FULLY LOADED
33,100500
42,000KMS STK#151220A
42,900
$
2012 RAM 3500 CREW LONGHORN 94,304KMS STK#161200A
51,900
$
2013 RAM 2500 MEGA SLT DIESEL, 4X4
STK#151210A
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ST#161072A
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49,900
13,900
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15,900
$
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46,000KMS
2015 JEEP CHEROKEE NORTH
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- HEATED SEATS - FOG LIGHTS
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2011 DODGE AVENGER SXT
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64,000KMS STK#151172A
SALE PRICE
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ST#151000A
SALE PRICE
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