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Faded signs along hwys coming down By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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TOMATO, TOMAHTO From left: Collettville Grade 7 students Brianne Lidster and Mandy Lockie and Grade 6 students Miya Kandola and Felize Omori help Soup Bowl co-organizer Ernie Whittaker load up over 100 cans of tomatoes on a dolly to bring into the Anglican Church Hall on April 8. The school’s leadership class organized a drive for canned tomatoes after choosing the Soup Bowl as the local cause they’d help as part of their participation in the Free the Children charity. Each year, the school chooses one local cause to benefit and one global cause. Whittaker said the tomatoes will go a long way to serving up soup, bread and coffee to anybody who wants it every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Emily Wessel/Herald
The three Walk of Stars sings on wooden teepee structures along highways leading into Merritt will be removed this summer. City council approved a motion at its regular meeting on April 8 to remove the signs and see what kind of shape the “Welcome to Merritt” signs underneath are in. If those signs are in rough shape too, then just the wooden teepee structures holding the signs will be left up. Whether new signs designed to fit with the city’s new destination branding will go up on the same teepee structures or entirely new structures remains to be seen. “We can’t leave those signs up as they are for another year. We just simply can’t,” Coun. Mike Goetz said at the council meeting. “It’s an embarrassment. Alan Jackson is a white blob, for God’s sake.” Goetz made the motion as council went over eight recommendations from the city’s Directional Signage Committee. Removing those signs will be a short-term solution until council figures out long-term plans for the signs — the biggest of which will be whether to repair or replace those signs and the teepee structures they stand on. Committee member Coun. Kurt Christopherson said the purpose of the recommendations is to give council more information, rather than have them choose right away whether to repair or replace the signs. Coun. Harry Kroeker said he couldn’t support repairing the signs and was in favour of replacing them. Council passed Kroeker’s motion that staff get quotes on options for design and associated costs, with
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Two arrested in truck theft Two men are in custody after they ditched a stolen truck on Highway 5 near Helmer Road and tried to hitch hike out of the area on Thursday. Merritt RCMP and Central Interior Traffic Services received a call at about 4 p.m. on April 10 of a possible stolen Ford F350 travelling northbound on Highway 5. The caller told local police he was following the vehicle which he’d thought was stolen from his employer in Kam-
loops earlier in the week. Police checked and confirmed the F350 was stolen. They set up a road block on Highway 5 at Highway 97C and prepared a spike strip. As the truck approached, police tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver managed to avoid the spike belt and fled at a high rate of speed. For public safety, police ended the pursuit there but alerted Merritt RCMP members who were located
north of Merritt, Logan Lake RCMP and RCMP Air Services.
The vehicle was found a short distance from Highway 5 and Kamloops RCMP Police Dog Services tracked the suspects from the vehicle to their location near Helmer Road. The men, who police say are not from the area, were arrested for possession of stolen property over $5,000 and driving offences. They’re being held in custody until they appear in court. The investigation is ongoing.
Council requests costs on replacing, adding signs From Page 1 Goetz said it doesn’t make sense to refresh the paint on that slogan as the slogan will soon be replaced once the city’s rebrand is complete. “I would table this until we have our branding process done,” Goetz said, deferring that recommendation. Other recommendations included placing new signs to direct traffic to the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, art gallery and Hall of Fame. Coun. Dave Baker said he wanted council to ask for costs of creating those signs before moving on any of the recommendations. “Before we go any further or before I can support any of this, I am going to have to ask for some costs,” he said. Another recommendation suggested signs indicating city facilities such as the Aquatic Centre and arena. Menard asked about improving signage to the rodeo grounds, while Coun. Clara Norgaard asked about a kiosk off the highways to direct people downtown. Plotnikoff said the committee has an inventory of the city’s current signage and instead of doing piecemeal recommendations, should look at the big picture, including a comprehensive plan for which signs
to add, where to place them and how much they’ll cost.
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS BUS STOP The Shriners of B.C. and the Yukon made a stop outside the Coldwater Hotel in Merritt last Tuesday on their way to Kamloops for a fundraiser with fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. for its bus program. Shriner Bruce Baker said they made the stop to meet with local Shriners and show the public what the bus program is about. The Shriners’ bus transports children in need of care from around B.C. to larger health facilities in Vancouver. They also transport Shriner patients to their hospitals in Portland and Spokane, Wash. Merritt Mayor Susan Roline, Coun. Dave Baker and members of the fire department’s Work Experience Program were among the visitors Shriners saw on Tuesday. The group drove up from Burnaby where their head office and buses are located. After Kamloops, they travelled to fundraisers at Carl’s Jr. locations in Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton. Michael Potestio/Herald
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The City of Merritt’s leisure services department, public works department and community policing office are looking to make some changes to Spirit Square. RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald the CPO will be doing a crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) review of Spirit Square. Dunsmore said a CPTED review is usually done when building new construction so as to prevent crime. “You’re looking at signs, lines of sight, lighting, location, visibility, things like that,” Dunsmore said. The goal of the initiative is to reduce crime through enhanced usage of the space. Dunsmore said Spirit Square sees crime such as vandalism, graffiti and drinking in public. She said they are looking at how to increase the usage of Spirit Square in order to deter that crime. “People aren’t going to
be sitting in there drinking if people are back there listening to music,” Dunsmore said. She also said they are looking at possibly installing anti-skateboarding devices and cameras. “It has to be cost effective, too,” Dunsmore said. Community policing coordinator Kelly Donaldson said “a bone of contention” with Spirit Square has been youth using it for skateboarding. City of Merritt leisure
services manager Larry Plotnikoff told the Herald he’s had one meeting with Dunsmore and Donaldson on the initiative and thinks it’s a great idea. “We’re looking at wanting to increase the use of Spirit Square, definitely, in a safe and healthy manner, and encourage folks to come down, visit the square and have some things for them to do there,” Plotnikoff said. “We’d love to see somebody with a little food cart or something back there,”
Dunsmore said, adding that something such as a hot dog or ice cream stand would entice people to the square. Plotnikoff said the use of the Fireside Centre next door should be able to generate increased activity to the square as well. Donaldson said an example of a CPTED principal for Spirit Square is the blocked line of sight between the area where the canopy is located and the side where the bandshell is. “I could be on one side
where the canopy is and I would have no idea on that stage side if something was going on there, because you can’t see, there’s no sight lines,” Donaldson said. The initiative for Spirit Square is still in preliminary stages. “Our goal is to increase usage and increase a sense of community for the square, so that the undesirable behaviours don’t happen as much,” Donaldson said.
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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: April 1978 Cents capture provincial title The Merritt Centennials won the B.C. Junior Hockey provincial championship last Wednesday night by edging the Richmond Sockeyes six to five in overtime. The victory gave the Centennials the right to represent B.C. in the Western Canada Centennial Cup semi-finals this week. Merritt won the best-of-five series against the Richmond Sockeyes three games straight. The third game was a cliff-hanger from start to finish as both teams struggled to secure a large enough lead to win the game. At the end of regulation time, the score was deadlocked at 5-5. Ron Flockhart’s goal with just 26 seconds remaining in the overtime period finally gave Merritt a victory and the provincial title.
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City manager to start April 28 Mayor and council are pleased to announce the selection of a new chief administrative officer/corporate services clerk for the City of Merritt. Mr. Allan Chabot was chosen from several candidates for his many years of experience in local government and his in-depth understanding of communities with attributes similar to Merritt.
‘Allan was a member of the original panel that worked on implementation of the province’s Community Charter, and has an above average understanding of its contents and why it exists. In his many years of senior management, Allan has faced the challenges of serving over 70,000 residents all the way down to 2,500 residents. He
understands the complexities of managing a growing city and how to provide the services and amenities expected by the residents. Allan Chabot will begin in his position with the city on April 28, 2014. We wish Mr. Chabot much success in his new position and encourage residents to come in and meet Allan at city hall.
Mayor and council would also like to take this opportunity to thank our acting chief administrative officer, Larry Plotnikoff, for his exemplary service through the past eight months. Larry took on the duties of the CAO position, as well as overseeing his own very busy position of leisure services manager.
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Community Policing Office Feb. report The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from March 25. Literacy Merritt and Nicola Valley Society The Bright Red Bookshelf continues to be a huge success. The CPO has hundreds of books that get cleaned and labelled and are then sent out to one of the 26 bookshelves in the community. Currently, the society is offering free computer, math and English classes in partnership with NVIT. The society recently purchased iPads and Kobo e-readers that are available to borrow from the library. Asset Development Committee The asset development committee continues to meet monthly at MSS so that youth can actively participate and have a voice. The
committee is looking forward to planning the Youth Celebration Night in April to celebrate youth who are making positive contributions to the community. As part of Bell Canada’s “Let’s Talk” campaign, the committee is looking forward to a visit from dual Olympian Clara Hughes in May. Youth who sit on the committee will be instrumental in promoting her visit to MSS and welcoming her to the school. Crime Stoppers Merritt and Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers continues to receive tips and some have resulted in payouts. The focus of the board is fundraising and raising the profile of the program in the Nicola Valley. Foot patrol Volunteer foot patrols are ongoing at the CPO. Volunteers are consistently walking the downtown core and
visiting the places the CPO has identified as “hot spots” on Mondays and Wednesday afternoons. Upcoming events • Crime Stoppers BC training conference: May 1 to 3 in Kamloops • Youth Celebration Night: April 24 • Youth mountain bike
event: May 2014 • Bell “Let’s Talk” campaign featuring dual Olympian Clara Hughes: May 20 • Kidz Tri It Triathlon: June 1 CPO occurrences for February • Assistance to general public: 32 • Community initiatives: 51
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For complete details, visit the City website at www. merritt.ca Applications will be received by the undersigned until 4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014 Carole Fraser Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Manager City of Merritt 2185 Voght Street, Box 189 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 cfraser@merritt.ca As only those candidates short-listed will be contacted, we thank you in advance for your interest in this position.
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to the changing landscape of business. As an example, it’s now mandatory for members to work at the store. Not only do they get direct interaction with their clients, they get direct feedback from the community, Rizzardo said. Working in the store also helps take these crafters from hobbyists to salespeople — a transition Rizzardo said starts with walking through the door and expressing an interest in belonging to the co-op. She described that initial commitment as the hardest part of joining, with the rest of the retail skills developed through training and support from the members. Creative Company is always looking for new members, and the fees to belong to the co-op are nominal, Rizzardo said. It’s more about inspiring one another and sharing their products with others. “The idea is that Creative Company has enough money at the end of the month to pay the bills. It’s not in business to make money. It’s to give as much of that back to the crafter so that they, in turn, can go and do some more crafting,”
Rizzardo said. Members even jury one another’s new products if they are a little outside the range the others are used to. That helps ensure there’s not overlap in Creative Company’s offerings and that the other members are aware of what the store has to offer, Rizzardo said. Caruso said Creative Company has seen customers from all over, including tourists from Europe, Australia and Asia, as well as closer to home from Logan Lake, Princeton and Kamloops. One look around the Quilchena Avenue store, and it’s easy to see why people continue coming back. The sales floor is laid out by each crafter. From Rizzardo’s colourful stained glass corner to Sylvia Boyd’s wool creations to Richard Tenisch’s sparkling silver jewelry and belt buckles to Carolyn Thompson’s handpainted scarves, the store covers a variety of crafts — and they all come from right here in the Nicola Valley. Rizzardo explained how she began making stained glass: “I had this threeby-five window in my living room that stared
out at an ugly driveway,” she said. “I wanted a piece of stained glass and I went to the glass place he quoted me an outrageous price for it, and I thought, ‘I could do it.’ Never did make glass for that particular window.” She said she was hooked on the craft from her first lesson with an instructor in Burns Lake. “I knew I’d love it from the minute I put my hands on that glass,” she said. Fast forward 30 years, and she still loves it. “I love doing my stained glass and I wanted to share it with everybody. My goal was to have a piece of stained glass in every household in Merritt. Almost there, eh?” she said with a laugh. Prior to the store opening 25 years ago, local artisans would share their wares at various craft shows, sales and street malls in the area. “You worked like heck all year long to go to three craft shows and maybe two street malls, and that was it,” Rizzardo said. The 25-year celebration takes place at the store tomorrow, April 16, with a draw for a gift certificate at 4 p.m.
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Merritt’s artisan and crafter co-op is celebrating its silver anniversary. Creative Company started in 1989 as a year-round outlet for local crafters to sell their wares. Stained glass artist Almerina Rizzardo was at that inaugural meeting and is still a member of the co-operative today. Though much has changed over the years, the group still has the same mandate today that it did from the first meeting minutes Rizzardo has from 1990. That mandate is in three parts: crafters share their arts and crafts with each other; with the community; and have an outlet for these locally handcrafted items. The second part of the mandate, to share their crafts with the community, means crafters even produce their items at the store when it’s not too busy. For local sewer Donna Caruso, that means lugging her sewing machine to the store to make the baby blankets and young children’s outfits she specializes in. “Let me tell you, it’s heavy,” Caruso said with a laugh. The store operates under the Coquihalla Arts and Crafts Society. As a co-operative, everybody who’s a member of the group gets a say as to what goes on in the store. “No one is ‘the boss.’ We bring everything back to the group and decide whether something gets done or doesn’t get done,” Rizzardo said. That can be tricky as there are 10 members currently in the co-op. Over the years, Creative Company has seen 136 members. “We’ve gone through a lot of crafters,” Rizzardo said with a laugh. The co-op model has also had to adapt
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HERALD OPINION How to avoid war in Ukraine By Gwynne Dyer gwynnedyer.com
On one hand, eastern Ukraine appears to be slipping out of the government’s control as pro-Russian groups seize control of official buildings in big eastern cities like Donetsk and Luhansk and demand referendums on union with Russia. They almost certainly do not represent majority opinion in those cities, but the police stand aside and people who support Ukrainian unity are nervous about expressing their opinions in public. On the other hand, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has just announced that the EU, the United States, Ukraine and Russia will all meet somewhere in Europe next week to discuss ways of “de-escalating the situation in Ukraine.” That will be the first time Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has agreed to meet with a representative of the Ukrainian government. So, is this crisis heading for a resolution or an explosion? It still depends on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that the annexation of Crimea is enough compensation for the humiliation he suffered when his ally in Kiev, former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, was overthrown by a popular revolution. And, clearly, Putin hasn’t yet decided that himself. Rationality says take your winnings to the bank and quit while you’re ahead. Putin’s action has guaranteed almost any imaginable Ukrainian government will be hostile for the foreseeable future, but the NATO countries will be willing to forget about Crimea after a while if he goes no further. Does he really want the United States, Germany, France and Britain as enemies, too? The temptation is there.
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Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS A Victoria Police constable is doing a big service for the community by sharing his list of 10 things you shouldn’t do at a road check. They are all real incidents that officers with the Capital Regional District’s Integrated Road Safety Unit have experienced. One item on the list: don’t drive up with a crack pipe in one hand and a
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lighter in the other, especially when you have crack and heroin in your pocket. Similarly, don’t drive up to the road check with a beer in hand, place it in the centre console, and proceed to deny any knowledge of the alcohol when you’re stopped. Don’t switch drivers about 50 metres from the check stop, earning an impaired for both you and your former-passengerturned-driver. Don’t drive knowing you are prohibited from driving because of a previous impaired charge, then get busted and leave your wife and kids to walk home. I’d like to add a few of my own, inspired by news stories. The first is from right here in the Nicola Valley and featured in a story
from right here in the pages of this paper: don’t speed up through a road block set up specifically to stop you, evade a spike strip, and ditch your stolen vehicle further up the highway. The next comes from the Lower Mainland, where last week firefighters and paramedics responding to a medical emergency had to deal with a driver so set on his end goal that he actually honked at an ambulance blocking the street while emergency services workers tended to a 90-year-old woman in medical distress. The 25-year-old driver and drove around the scene, even after a firefighter tried to stop him, allegedly even clipping the firefighter’s hand in the process. What was the driver in
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such a rush to do that he couldn’t stop for emergency workers at the scene of an emergency? He wanted to get a sandwich. Meanwhile, police in Minneapolis, Minn. could (facetiously) warn criminals to lock their phones before committing crimes after a pair of would-be burglars pocket-dialled 911. The accidental call led police right to the suspects. The burglary attempt and ensuing arrests happened, ironically, on April Fool’s Day. Those in the process of breaking the law or planning to break the law should also probably avoid posting on social media. Last month, a Facebook post led to the arrest of a bank robber in Michigan after he posed in a picture
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with a submachine gun and clothing matching those of the suspect in a high-profile heist. Police in southern Indiana arrested a man for illegally brewing and selling liquor from his home earlier this month after he posted a picture of a distiller on Facebook. Over the years, Facebook posts have led to countless charges, including extremely serious ones such as terrorism, soliciting sex from minors, distributing child pornography and even murder. Sadly, no matter how many wacky stories come out of police, paramedic and firefighters’ books, there will never, ever be a comprehensive list of what not to do as people will never stop surprising one another.
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Ukrainian leaders need to get a grip From Page 6 Putin’s agents are everywhere in eastern Ukraine. He has 40,000 troops ready to go at a moment’s notice just across the frontier and all the Russian navy’s amphibious assault ships are now in the Black Sea. He could grab the Ukrainian coast all the way west to Odessa at the same time. The Ukrainian army would fight, but could not hold out for more than a day or two, and NATO would not send troops. Why not do it? There are lots of good reasons not to. Putin would face a protracted guerilla war in Ukraine — he would call it terrorism, of course. He would find himself in a new Cold War Rus-
sia would lose much faster than it lost the last one: it has only half the population of the old Soviet Union and now depends heavily on Western markets for its modest prosperity. Putin would find new NATO military bases opening up in various countries on Russia’s borders that joined the alliance for safety’s sake, but have so far not allowed foreign — such as American and German — troops to be based permanently on their soil out of consideration for Russian anxieties. He really shouldn’t even consider grabbing Ukraine, but he is a man with a very big chip on his shoulder. So, what sort of line should the Europeans, Americans and Ukrainians be taking with Russia next week?
This is about hard power, so appeals to sweet reason are pointless. Sanctions are also irrelevant: This has now gone considerably beyond the point where gesture politics has any role to play. The economic and strategic prices Russia would pay need to be big and they need to be stated clearly. But, at the same time, Russia’s own legitimate concerns have to be addressed, and the main one is its fear that Ukraine might some day join NATO. That requires a firm commitment Ukraine will be strictly neutral under international guarantee. Russia will also try to get a promise that Ukraine will be federalized, but that is none of its business and should be rejected.
In the meantime, the shambolic Ukrainian provisional government needs to get a grip: Not one of its leading figures has even visited the east since the revolution. In particular, it needs to take control of police in the east, whose commanders were mostly Yukanovych’s placemen, and restore the chain of command from Kiev to the local municipalities. It will then be relatively easy to take back the occupied government buildings without violence. Just stop all movement in or out, turn off the water and wait. None of this stuff is rocket science, but it’s not being done and the situation is getting steadily worse. Finally, money. Russia, under relatively
competent authoritarian rule, has a GDP per capita of about $14,000. Ukraine, after a quarter-century of incompetent and sporadic authoritarian rule, has less than a third of that: $4,000 per head. It helps that Russia has a lot of oil and gas, but the contrast is huge and Ukrainians are aware of it — especially in the east. Ukraine needs lots of money in a hurry to stay solvent while it holds an election on May 25 and sorts itself out politically. And, if all of that is done, maybe Putin will settle for Crimea and put up with the prospect of having to live next door to a neutral, but democratic, Ukraine. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London, England.
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Dan Brooks says his election to replace John Cummins as leader of the B.C. Conservative Party represents a break from the “old guard” and a new era of stability for a party mainly known for in-fighting. Brooks, 38, took 62 per cent of the approximately 1,150 party members who voted. He defeated Rick Peterson, a 59-year-old investment banker who was endorsed by Cummins. “It was a great blessing to me when John Cummins and that crew endorsed Rick,” Brooks said Monday. “At that very moment, quite frankly, I thought ‘I’ve just won this.’ And I think they misjudged the depth of feeling in the party.” A former guideoutfitter, Brooks handed over his resort business near Vanderhoof to a partner and relocated to Kamloops to pursue his political career. He hopes to appeal to urban voters by emphasizing the steep increase in B.C.’s debt in the Christy Clark era of B.C. Liberal rule. Brooks agrees with Clark’s emphasis on liquefied natural gas development, but says there is a “myopic” focus on one strategy while problems continue in forestry, mining and regions outside the north. Brooks opposes revenue sharing agreements
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with aboriginal groups, which the B.C. Liberal government has extended from forests to mining and most recently to LNG development. “I think we have to resolve land claims definitely, not this indefinite accommodate and consult that really just perpetuates this uncertainty problem that we face,” Brooks said. “I know a lot of Conservatives don’t share this view, but I personally don’t have a problem with settling land claims by giving First Nations land.” The government’s proposal to divide the agricultural land reserve into two zones is a good step, but it doesn’t go far enough, Brooks said. The provincial economy suffers with 95 per cent of all land owned by the province.
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For the third year in a row, the Merritt Centennials have had one of their players make the NHL Central Scouting’s Final Draft Rankings. This year, the honour goes to 18-yearold forward Jeff Wight, who is ranked 189th amongst draft-eligible North American skaters. The NHL entry draft takes place on June 27 and 28 at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia. In 2013, Cents’ defenceman Dane Birks was ranked 121st by Central Scouting in April of that year. He went on to be drafted in the sixth round, 164th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 2012, it was another Merritt defenceman, Reece Willcox, who made Central Scouting’s final rankings. He was selected in the fifth round, 141st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL entry draft two months later. Wight is one of nine BCHL players who made Central Scouting’s final draft rankings for
2014. The others are Jason Cotton (West Kelowna, 162nd), former Centennial Dylan Chanter (Vernon, 164th), Evan Anderson (Salmon Arm, 179th), Jack Ramsey (Penticton, 181st), Brett Beauvais (Penticton, 190th), Luke Ripley (Powell River, limited viewing) along with goaltenders Alec Dillon (Victoria, 13th) and Jeff Smith (Powell River, 19th). Three other BCHL players who had made Central Scouting’s midterm rankings in December did not appear on the final list that was released April 8. They are Salmon Arm’s Alex Gillies, as well as Vernon’s Mason Blacklock and Demico Hannoun. In two seasons of playing at centre and on the wing with the Centennials, the six-foot two-inch, 181-pound Wight scored 37 goals and added 39 assists for 76 points in 105 regular season and playoff games. In November, Wight and Birks were both members of the
The Merritt Centennials’ Jeff Wight is listed 189th overall on Central Scouting’s final ranking of North American Skaters leading up to the NHL entry draft in June. Ian Webster/Herald
Canada West team that won a bronze medal at the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. In four WJAC games, Wight registered two goals and two assists.
Wight, who hails from Coquitlam, has signed a letter of commitment to play NCAA Division 1 hockey for the University of Connecticut Huskies, starting in September of either 2014 or 2015.
The Coquitlam Express are every bit the Cinderella story of this season’s British Columbia Hockey League playoffs. Third-place finishers in the BCHL’s Coast division, the Express are now just two wins away from winning the Fred Page Cup, symbolic of supremacy in the premier Junior A league in Canada. Leading two games to none, Coquitlam was slated to play the Vernon Vipers in game three of their best-ofseven final series last night. The result of the game was not available by press time. Coquitlam’s road to the championship series has been an improbable one. It began with a convincing 4-2 first-round series win over the second-ranked Prince George Spruce Kings. In a David versus Goliath second-round series, the Express stunned the Langley
17 BCHL grads in NCAA’s Frozen Four By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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The British Columbia Hockey League was well represented at the 2014 Frozen Four, held this past weekend at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia. In total, 17 former BCHL players suited up for the four teams that battled it out for the championship of NCAA Division 1 men’s ice hockey. The eventual champions, Union College, were led to victory by their team captain and former Powell River King Mat
Bodie. Other past BCHL players on the Dutchmen squad are Daniel Carr and Noah Henry (Powell River), Matt Hatch (Alberni Valley), Cole Ikkala (Vernon), and Charlie Vassaturo (Salmon Arm). Union won its firstever national title by defeating the numberone ranked University of Minnesota Gophers 7-4 in a high-scoring final on Saturday. The Gophers’ roster includes a trio of former Penticton Vees (all with the same last name) – Connor Reilly, Mike Reilly and Ryan
Reilly. Union and Minnesota qualified for the NCAA championship final by winning hard-fought semi-final games against Boston College and the University of North Dakota respectively. Daniel Ciampini’s hat trick paced the Dutchmen to a 5-4 victory over Boston’s Golden Eagles, whose lineup included former BCHLers Isaac MacLeod (Penticton), Evan Richardson (Victoria/Powell River) and Destry Straight (Coquitlam).
In the weekend’s other semi, the Gophers’ Justin Holl scored shorthanded with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to end North Dakota’s season. The former ‘Fighting Sioux’ of UND (see below) have five players on their roster with BCHL pedigree: Mark MacMillan (Alberni Valley/Penticton), Mitch MacMillan (Alberni Valley), Wade Murphy (Victoria/Penticton), Brendan O’Donnell (Penticton) and Troy Stecher (Penticton). In an interesting aside, the University of North
Dakota’s sports teams have been without a nickname since 2012, when the term ‘Fighting Sioux’ was deemed to be insensitive and inappropriate. The controversy over the name has raged since its inception in 1930, and finally culminated in the retirement of the name two years ago. A state-mandated cooling-off period will continue until 2015, when the school will be allowed to select a new name for its teams.
Rivermen — taking out the number-one ranked, regular-season champions four games to two. Coquitlam set the table for an upset by winning its first two games at the Langley Events Centre. The upsets continued in the oddly-conceived third stage of this season’s playoffs — a round robin format involving the three remaining teams after round two. The underdog by a huge margin against the Vipers and the Island-division champion Victoria Grizzlies, Coquitlam once again surprised the pundits by beating the Grizzled Ones twice in home and away games. Vernon, too, shocked more than a few people by making it to the
Fred Page final, but all season long, the Vipers had been labeled as a highly-talented group of underachievers. Theirs is more a journey of realization and vindication, while the Express are the ones defying the odds and manufacturing the stuff of legends. Skating for the Coquitlam Express are a pair of 19-yearold former Merritt Centennials who have paid their dues in the Junior A game — forward Brendan Lamont and defenceman John Saunders. In 17 playoff games prior to Monday night, Lamont had one goal and five assists. Saunders, a rugged stayat-home blueliner, has yet to record a point in the post-season.
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