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Business owners have taken it upon themselves to give the downtown a voice Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Concept art of signage Merritt business owner Bruce McMurchy envisions directing traffic to the downtown core as designed by local Andrew Carlton, who will be discussing signage at the next meeting of Downtown Voice tomorrow (April 20) at Brambles Bakery and Cafe. /Submitted

Though they’ve only held two formal meetings, a group of downtown business owners are moving quickly to work with the City of Merritt on a number of pressing issues affecting the city centre, including parking and signage.

Dubbed the Downtown Voice, the group of business owners led

by Bruce McMurchy —owner of Gun Fishin’ — aim to increase the dialogue between city council, and the owners in the downtown area.

In the absence of a formal downtown business improvement association, the new group has held two meetings to identify ways to increase business and foot traffic in the city centre, said McMurchy.

After a meeting on April 2, two priorities were identified by the Downtown Voice — to increase signage directing traffic to the city centre, as well as to voice concerns to city council over a parking bylaw, viewed as overly restrictive to development.

“There was no awareness of this bylaw,” said Claudette

Edenoste, a real estate broker with Royal LePage. “Why is it that nobody knew? It came out at the start of last summer.

“Basically, if someone wants to start a restaurant in town, they have to find a location — we have a lot of space available in the downtown core — and they need a parking spot for every four people seated in that restaurant,” said Edenoste. “If you don’t have enough private parking for that number, you can’t open your restaurant.”

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Nicola Chiefs pull out of biosolids review Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

The five band chiefs of the Nicola Valley First Nations have walked away from a government-sponsored scientific review of the land application of biosolids, after their participation in the study was relegated to the status of “observers,” said Lower Nicola Band Chief Aaron Sam. The review was announced

by the provincial government in September of last year, after the Nicola Valley First Nations signed their own moratorium on the land use of all biosolids until more stringent scientific review had taken place.

But despite having met “many times” over the last six months, the government and the First Nations groups were unable to come to an agreement on the role played

by First Nations people in the

review, said Sam. An original draft plan for the review called for three groups — a technical committee comprised of scientists to do the testing, a principles table which would be comprised of the provincial government and First Nations chiefs, and an advisory committee which would act as a liaison between the technical and advisory committees. That plan was abandoned by the

provincial government when the two sides weren’t able to agree on the make-up of those two committees, said Sam. “They’re going to proceed ahead with something completely different. They relegated us, the First Nations, as simply an observer to the entire process,” explained Chief Sam. “We have, and have had concerns about the First Nations not being meaningful participants in the

process.”

John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, worked with the Nicola Valley First Nations chiefs and said the government offered the groups a chance to be “full partners” in the review, but that offer was ultimately rejected by the First Nations groups.

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Overdose deaths prompt unprecedented health-emergency declaration Dale Bass KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

An unprecedented provincial health emergency has been declared to deal with the increasing number of illicit drugrelated deaths and overdoses.

Sparking it is the possibility B.C. could see as many as 800 such deaths this year, almost double the 2015 total, said provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall.

“We’ve never done this before in B.C.,” Kendall said of the action taken under the Public Health Act. “And, as far as I’m aware, it’s never been done before in any other province.”

The action will allow medical-health officers throughout the province to collect more robust, realtime information on overdoses in order to identify immediately where risks are arising and take proactive action to warn and protect people who use drugs.

In Kamloops, there have been 11 illicit drug-related deaths to the end of March, five linked to the opioid fentanyl.

In 2015, there were 18 by the end of the year, with only three involving fentanyl.

Provincially, there had been 201 deaths to the end of March, with 64 linked to fentanyl.

Kendall said the numbers continue to rise despite “heroic efforts” by healthcare workers, social agencies and others who work in the field.

In 2010, there were 211 illicit drugrelated deaths. The next year, it climbed to 292, but dropped in 2012 to 274. In 2013, the number hit 330, rising to 360 in 2014 and 474 last year, Kendall said.

Given the trend so far in 2016, he said it would not be a surprise to see at least 700 and perhaps as

The opioid fentanyl has been linked to multiple deaths in Merritt and Kamloops this year to the end of March. file photo many as 800 deaths by the end of the year.

Comparable fentanyl-related deaths provincially have risen from five per cent of those reported in 2012 to 31 per cent last year, a number that could spike as not all investigations into deaths have been completed.

Health Minister Terry Lake, who attended the press conference with Kendall, called each death a tragedy.

“These are our sons, our daughters, our mothers, our fathers, our friends,” he said.

While the ministry has seen increasing success from expansions made to harm reduction, Lake said the “huge surge” in overdoses and deaths is concerning, noting the decision was made to increase the amount of real-time information on each situation.

Lake explained that the new data to be gathered in terms of Kamloops, explaining that, should paramedics see a rash of overdoses that are not fatal, the ministry could contact ASK Wellness, which has outreach workers on the streets who know many of the drug users and help connect them with information and services.

Kendall said areas of concern can also be identified, where mobile health units could be dispatched to provide care and

education.

The ministry has been taking steps to boost harm-reduction services, Lake said.

It recently expanded access to Naloxone, a drug that can reverse an opioid-related overdose.

First responders trained to use the drug can now administer it, and it can be purchased without a prescription at phar-

macies for those who want to have a kit handy for personal reasons.

All information gathered will be treated with confidentiality, Kendall said, as is all medical data. It won’t be shared with the authorities, he said, but added police and the federal border-services department will continue their work identifying

the source of drugs and stopping them.

Kendall said indications are the drugs are coming from pharmaceutical factories in China.

Fentanyl is a particular concern, he said, because it is showing up in amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis, often in quantities that are dangerous and result in overdoses and deaths.

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Fondly remembering Don Moses Keith Lacey ABERDEEN PUBLISHING

In First Nations culture, one of the kindest things you can say about a beloved friend is “that he was a warrior … and Donald Moses was a warrior.”

Those emotional words came from Roger Adolph, Moses’ lifelong friend, who gave a eulogy at Moses’ funeral last Friday morning before more than 500 residents who jammed into the Lower Nicola Indian Band School to pay their respects and say goodbye to a man beloved by so many within the Lower Nicola Indian Band, City of Merritt, across B.C. and across Canada.

Moses, 72, who passed away after a battle with cancer on April 11, was fondly remembered as a loving husband, father, uncle and cousin, outstanding athlete and lover of sports, great community leader, brilliant and respected businessman, remarkable politician and First Nations icon.

Following an extended Christian service, Adolph was the first of several friends and family members to eulogize Moses, who is perhaps best known locally as the longtime Chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band, a position he held on numerous occasions after first being elected to band council back in 1969.

He served his community for 26 years on council, 15 as Chief and 11 as councillor.

Adolph told the large audience that his best friend achieved all of his success after

surviving some very difficult years attending the Kamloops Indian Residential School as a young child.

He and Moses became very good friends at a young age and that friendship never dwindled over 60 years, said Adolph.

“The one thing I will never forget and all of us (his other friends at the residential school) will never forget is the bond we made in those Indian schools,” said Adolph.

“Our friendships and our bond was the one thing they couldn’t take from us. They could take away our language and take away our culture, but they could not break our bond of friendship that we carried through our entire lives.”

Adolph said Moses “was quite the ball player” as a young man and he recalled a story dating back to when they were teenagers in Kamloops and a talented player from the town “who liked to play ball with us Indians” challenged the First Nation kids to play his bantam team that had recently won the provincial championship.

“We beat them,” said Adolph, adding the game was played on a gravel field at the residential school.

After losing, the same team challenged them to a game at the old Riverside Park, which he and his buddies gladly accepted, said Adolph.

“We walked into that stadium and the whole field was grass … we had never seen anything like it,” he said. “We thought we were playing at Yankee Stadium. But

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(Above) Butch Sahara drives the wagon carrying the casket of Don Moses to the Lower Nicola Band School where the funeral service was held for the former chief on April 15. (Below) Drummers pay tribute to the late Don Moses.

we beat them again and they were the provincial champions.

Those were very good memories.”

Moses’ passion for sports remained his entire life and he always viewed sports and athletics as a crucial avenue to develop successful and hardworking adults among the First Nations people, said Adolph.

“He was a very very strong advocate for sports,” he said.

At a meeting of the Union of B.C. Chiefs in Vancouver many years ago, a lengthy discussion had started about the importance of youth sports and Moses turned to his colleagues and took $1,000 out of his wallet and said he would be donating that money to a youth sports program, he said.

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“That was Chief Don Moses,” he said.

“He always advocated and had such a strong belief in sports.”

Attending and surviving the residential school system played a big role in making Moses the compassionate and thoughtful man he became, Adolph said.

“We learned how

to survive.” We barely had enough to eat.”

There were a lot of physical “scraps” during those younger days and Moses was never one to back down, he said.

“It was tough what we went through,” Adolph said. “We lost a lot of very good people and very good friends.”

Adolph ended his eulogy saying he will never forget his friend and neither will anyone who knew him.

“Chief Don Moses will be remembered as a warrior who met all challenges with perseverance, integrity and success,” he said.

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The Gateway 286 project inched forward last week, with the first round of negotiations among stakeholders.

Representatives from the city, the Lower Nicola Band and the Coldwater Band attended separate meetings with the provincial Land Management Branch and the aboriginal relations ministry to present their plans for the Gateway development.

Mayor David Laird, who attended the first meeting on March 31, says the city will work together with First Nations on zoning amendments, water and sewer service extensions and infrastructure development at the Gateway. He says the main goal will be to create job opportunities for Merritt residents and First Nations band members in the Nicola Valley.

“We have the same vision,” he says.

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Second Annual Merritt Business Walk for May 3, 2016

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Following the 2015 Business Walk, survey responses were gathered and compiled into a report (March 2015) by Nicola Valley Community Futures. The information below is an updated look at some of the suggestions brought forward during the 2015 Walk and the current status of the items.

In 2015 there were 86 survey responses received • 2016: Target of 100 responses In 2015: Local business status: 5% excellent, 30% good, 32% steady, 17% poor • Of those responses, 67% of businesses were doing steady or above In 2015: 52% viewed consumer leakage as either a medium or high threat • 2016: Ongoing work of promoting local Merritt is not eligible for the Small Town Love program. However the City could consider creating their own shop local program.

• City to work with new businesses to attract missing industry sectors • In 2015: The top three challenges/ threats were identified as: consumer leakage, lack of local government support, and In-adequate Signage.

• 2016: Decreasing consumer leakage to larger centers is ongoing. Focus on increasing the diversity of businesses in Merritt and to make it easier for buyers to find local products and services • 2016: Lack of government support is being addressed in an ongoing manner. So far this has been through filling the vacant positions within city hall including the ‘Business and Economic Development Manager’, reestablishing the Tourism and Economic Development Committee (initial meeting March 2016), and increasing communication with business community (increased use of social media platforms, updating content on website, and second Business Walk, May 3)

May 7 - 8 Spring Into Action Baseball Tournament - Central Park May 12 Susan Aglukark Concert - Civic Centre May 13 & 14 City Movie Nights - Civic Centre Council meetings can also be streamed live online at: http://www.merritt.ca/livestreaming-council-meetings Recordings of the City of Merritt’s council meetings can also be seen on Shaw Cable (Channel 10) on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m See past council decisions at: http:// www.merritt.ca/city-council/councilmeeting-decisions

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• Additional City support: create information brochures highlighting programs, create easy-to-use inventories of business information on website, increase overall promotion of Merritt (workshops, conferences, tradeshows, magazines, and online material).

• 2016: In-adequate signage is being addressed through the creation of the Wayfinding Strategic Plan (created 2016).

This plan features adding additional signage to inform and direct visitors and locals. Also includes information kiosks, keeping with the timber theme. Highway upgrades on Nicola Avenue during the summer of 2016 will incorporate the Wayfinding Strategic Plan into the highway improvements Other items brought up during the 2015 Business Walk are noted below. Some comments included: “not enough people coming downtown” (signage being addressed and ongoing work to showcase Merritt is more than just a food and gas stop), “rundown look of town” (can be assisted through façade programs as available), “empty buildings and absentee landlords” (City to increase communication with realtors and property owners), “Merritt has a bad public image” (Tourism agencies ongoing work to showcase the great things about Merritt, campaign and promoting the City), “People come to Merritt but want to know what they can do” (Tourism agencies in Merritt promoting the great location, list of things to do, materials both paper and online) For more information contact: Will George, Business and Economic Development Manager City Hall: (250) 378-4224 Email: wgeorge@merritt.ca For more information on the City of Merritt: www.merritt.ca

The City works crew will be commencing the annual Cemetery clean up from May 2 – 6, 2016.

Any offerings or memorabilia that are placed on headstones will be removed and placed at the Pine Ridge Cemetery shed. Memorabilia will only remain at the Cemetery shed for 30 days then the items will be disposed of accordingly.

Pursuant to City of Merritt Cemetery Bylaw No. 2087, 2009 Section L General:

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No above ground memorabilia will be permitted after the grave site has been prepared for turf.

Flowers may be placed on graves but may be removed by the “Caretaker” when their condition is deemed by him/her to be detrimental to the beauty of the cemetery.

Any non-conforming offerings, wreaths, flowers, fencing, curbs or other devices may be removed by City personnel.

The City shall not be responsible for the loss or theft of any offerings.

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Court rules Métis, non-status Indians are federal responsibility Dale Bass KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

The texts and emails starting arriving early Thursday for Jeannie Cardinal, thanks to a group of jurists in Ottawa who confirmed the federal government has a responsibility for Métis and non-status Indians in Canada.

“This is a good day,” the executive director of Kamloops’ White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Society said of the landmark ruling.

“I’ve had a lot of emails and texts from elders who say they want to cry.“

Thursday’s unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada ended a 17-year legal journey for Métis and non-status Indians, one begun in 1999 by Harry Daniels, then-president of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), along with Leah Gardner, a non-status Anishinaabe woman, and Terry Joudrey, a non-status Mi’kmaq man.

Daniels died 12 years ago.

They had argued that with neither provincial nor federal governments accepting jurisdiction over their communities, they

had fallen through the cracks and were not receiving proper education, health care or social services.

The case finally went to trial in 2011 and saw the federal court declare they fall under federal jurisdiction and have the right to negotiate access to federal programs and services.

Following a federal government appeal of the ruling, the lower court’s decision was upheld for Métis, but not for non-status Indians.

The CAP appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada and a dozen

intervenors, including provincial governments and other aboriginal organizations, became involved.

The federal government’s position was the Constitution did not intend Métis to be part of section 91(24) of that document, the section that spells out that Indians are its exclusive jurisdiction.

Cardinal said the ruling gives the two communities access to education, land claims and hunting rights — all details that will need to be resolved in the coming months.

In Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to

Downtown Voice has proposal for directional signage From Page 1 As long as the existing space is being used for the same commercial purpose, as in a restaurant being sold to a restaurant, the parking requirements are waived. But should the business change, as in an office being converted to a pub, the parking bylaw kicks into effect, said Edenoste.

Because different types of businesses have sliding requirements for parking, Edenoste said the bylaw restricts the sale of buildings downtown.

“We lost a handful of sales,” said Edenoste.

“Once the contract was written, and the realtor did the due diligence to make sure the deal was accepted, that’s where we found out about the bylaw, and the deal collapsed.”

A fact sheet regarding the parking bylaw was distributed at the meeting by the city’s business and economic development planner, Will George. The sheet confirms that the bylaw came into effect in April 2015, after a long period of public engagement, beginning in 2012.

“There is a lot of misinformation that you have to pay a large amount for every year, and that’s just not correct,” said George.

Another meeting is scheduled for April 20, but in the meantime, McMurchy and the group has moved quickly to create a proposal for “about three” new signs pointing traffic in the direction of the city centre to be placed around major intersections at the city’s perimeter, said McMurchy.

“I’m suggesting we

start with three — off the exits of the Coquihalla, and at the end of Nicola Avenue,” said McMurchy.

The best part about the signs, according to McMurchy, is that they were created by local Merritt designers, with input from local Merritt businesses. As McMurchy put it, “the money stays 100 per cent in Merritt.”

Despite Downtown

Voice still being in its early stages, McMurchy remained optimistic that the issues put forth by the group to the city would see action “as soon as possible.”

“The tourist season is coming, Nicola Avenue is going to be dug up because they’re repaving, we need all the help we can get down here,” McMurchy said.

work alongside both communities moving forward.

“Now we can walk together with the Métis pride we’ve always had in our hearts,” Cardinal said, noting Métis were the most disadvantaged of the aboriginal population.

“Now we actually have a place.”

The process for someone to be identified as a Métis or non-status Indian is detailed and requires genealogical documentation linking a person to aboriginal ties. Most people look for linkage to the Red River area of Manitoba, site of the 1869 rebellion led

by Métis leader Louis Riel, but there are many other Métis with links not associated with that part of the country, Cardinal said, so a process will be required to help confirm their status.

She suggested the best sources of information for Métis in the

Kamloops area would be the B.C. Métis Federation (info@ BCMetis.com, 1-604638-7220) or the Métis Nation B.C. (1-800940-1150).

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Liberals not thinking long-term on OAS

Government budgets, such as the recent federal Liberal budget, often focus too much on short-term thinking and ignore the long-term impacts on many subjects that will impact future generations of Canadians.

Recently, the independent Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) issued a report that criticized the federal budget, noting that the time horizon for consideration of cost DAN ALBAS impacts View from the has HILL been significantly shortened by the Liberals.

The PBO went on to report that overall the changes made by the Liberals in this budget “have made it more difficult for parliamentarians to scrutinize public finances.”

Partisan readers of my report please note these are the words of the PBO and not my own.

Recently, I provided specific examples of how Canadians now spend 10 per cent of our entire federal budget just on debt repayment that will only further increase now that the Liberals have ignored their electoral commitment to return to balanced budgets in 2019.

In this report I will discuss another long-term challenge that in my view has also been ignored in the federal Liberal budget and that is our aging demographics.

In 2012, the former Prime Minister announced that starting in the year 2023 the age of eligibility for OAS benefits would be increased from 65 up to 67 to be fully implemented by the year 2030.

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OTHMAR VOHRINGER The OUTDOORSMAN Hunters and anglers are faced with mighty opposition; much of it coming via foreign-sponsored radical animal rights and anti-hunting groups. The animal rights movement is a multi-million dollar industry that often employs celebrity spokespersons and lobbies politicians for their causes using lucrative sums of money.

The previous nine years of a Conservative government provided a sense of security for the hunting

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and angling community.

Legislation was put in place to combat the animal rights and anti-hunting industry and to protect hunters and anglers.

One aspect of the legislation put hunting and fishing under the status of Canadian heritage. Another aspect introduced what has come to be known as the “hunter harassment law.”

According to that law, anyone interfering with the lawful taking of wild game, or obstructing legal hunting activity can be fined and receive jail time.

But the law that really put a damper on animarights and anti-hunting groups was the one that strictly forbids “not-forprofit” organizations from engaging in political campaigning and lobbying.

What this meant in effect was that most animal rights

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groups would lose their tax-exempt status if they did not comply with the law because many of them claim to be not-for-profit.

Of course this law has a flip side; many not-for-profit hunting and angling organizations are affected by this law, too, but overall it is a positive law that provides much relief from the constant politically-motivated barrage of foreign-sponsored animal rights organizations and their constant efforts to dictate Canadian politics in the hunting and angling sector.

Now with a Liberal government in place, hunters and anglers once again have to be on high alert.

As it turns out, the current federal government is not particularly hunterfriendly and has announced that it will do away with the law restricting not-for-

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profit organizations from campaigning and lobbying.

Removing hunting and fishing from the Canadian Heritage Act will also be a likely possibility.

Currently the Liberal government budget has not provided any money for the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus — an organization open to all political parties, members of parliament and senators. Looking at the member list of this parliamentary organization shows that liberal politicians are glaringly absent, but this may not come as a surprise considering how many Liberal MP’s are openly sympathetic with the animal rights movement.

Historically Liberals have not been particularly hunter-friendly. Under the Chretien and Martin tenures no less than15 bills were tabled that would

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have restricted hunting and fishing rights and privileges which fortunately never made it through parliament or died on the Senate floor.

But now, under this Liberal government, we can expect that some of these old bills will resurface again in some form or another.

One such bill, with new wording, has already been reintroduced as a private members bill called C-426.

This bill is so crudely worded that, if passed, could in effect turn any hunter and angler into a criminal.

Bill C-246, put forward

by Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, goes far beyond what normal animal protection laws are about. Essentially the bill would consider it a criminal offence to “willfully cause the death of an animal.”

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OPINION Target on the backs of hunters From Page 6 This is problematic legally for hunters and anglers who obviously do “wilfully” kill an animal to take it home and eat it.

There is yet another problem in the 200 page bill that shows up way down in the wording at section 182.1: The word “recklessly” is added to the word “willfully.” This seemingly insignificant additional word means that a hunter shooting at an animal could theoretically be charged with “recklessly” killing an animal as well as “willfully.” It leaves it up to peoples “opinion” to define what “willful” and “reckless” killing is when they call authorities to report such cases…and then leaves it up to the judge to interpret what “willful” and “reckless” killing of an animal consists of.

Similar laws in Europe have led to animal rights groups and activists keeping courts tied up with frivolous claims against hunters and anglers of “willfully” and “recklessly” killing animals.

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith even makes mention of those laws and is full of praise about how

“enlightened” they are. I am sure as an animal rights activist he would like to see similar laws in Canada, too, that give animal rights and anti-hunters more leverage to push their fanatical ideology and harass law abiding hunters and anglers with costly lawsuits.

It seems that Justin Trudeau’s much-hyped “sunny ways ahead” are not that sunny for everyone.

It seems more like once again hunters and anglers are being targeted under a new Liberal federal government and made the victims of radical anti-hunting and antifishing agenda supporters. If hunters and anglers do not stand up for their rights and privileges we could see the day that hunting and fishing may be outlawed in Canada.

It will not happen at once but in little steps, like it has happened in many European countries where hunting and fishing has been so severely restricted with red tape that many anglers and hunters simply gave up.

Othmar Vohringer lives in the Nicola Valley. He is a animal behaviourist and outdoor writer for hunting magazines in Canada and the U.S. www.othmarvohringer.com

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CLASSROOM QUILT Mrs. Haller’s grade 2 and 3 class, along with some adult helpers, at the Lower Nicola Band Elementary School made a quilt as part of their social studies community life unit. The students first drew a self-portrait of themselves with smiling faces on a large square of fabric. They then painted them with bright vibrant colours. Adult helpers and students then worked together to hand stitch around the square with various hues of embroidery thread and to sew their squares together by machine. To finish the quilt, students decorated the edges with kind and caring words. The quilt not only helped to teach them about social responsibility in their classroom and community but they also learned about their rights as a student and person. Michael Potestio/Herald

Raising OAS eligibility was a solution to pending fiscal challenge From Page 6 In Budget 2016 these proposed OAS changes were cancelled. I will leave out the politics and instead provide some information that relates to this subject.

When OAS was first created in 1952, the age of eligibility was 70. At that time the average life expectancy was 66 for men and 71 for women. In 1965 the OAS qualifying age was lowered from 70 to 65.

Today the average life expectancy is 79 for men and 83 for women, meaning citizens are collecting OAS benefits for

much longer. There is also another consideration. Currently seniors are the fastest-growing demographic in our society. In fact over the next two decades we know that the number of Canadian citizens over the age of 65 will basically double from roughly 4.7 million seniors today to over 9.3 million by 2030.

Why does this matter?

Today OAS spending costs $36 billion a year and based on the aging demographics of our society is expected to rise to $108 billion by the year 2030.

On the surface this may not seem like a challenge until you consider that cur-

rently for every one retired citizen receiving OAS benefits there is a ratio of four working Canadians not receiving OAS benefits helping to fund them. By 2030 this ratio will again be cut in half with just two working Canadians not receiving OAS benefits paying for twice as many citizens who are eligible.

In other words there will be significantly more citizens who receive OAS benefits and significantly less citizens not receiving OAS benefits who will be attempting to pay for the costs of that. For added context, in 1975 there was a ratio of seven working taxpayers for every citizen

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Why does the ratio of fewer working taxpayers to those over 65 matter? The simple answer is income tax. Nearly 50 per cent of all federal revenue comes from income tax, compared to GST, which generates roughly 10 per cent of revenue.

Fewer working Canadians will result in significantly decreased income tax revenue while aging population demographics result in significantly higher costs for programs such as OAS. Keep in mind these are not partisan concerns, these are the realities of our demographics. While

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many may not have agreed with raising the age of OAS eligibility, it was one proposed solution to this pending fiscal challenge.

Budget 2016 eliminated this proposed solution and offers no long term solution to deal with the problem. Make no mistake, today’s youth will be the ones facing this challenge — it is part of the reason they have become known as “generation squeezed.”

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Tax rate increase set at 1.75 per cent Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt city council has decided to implement a tax rate increase of 1.75 per cent for 2016. For the average Merritt home, which is valued at $236,000, this results in an additional $21 in property taxes this year.

“I think it’s a fairly reasonable number. I know lots of municipalities are going even higher this year, or they’re adding more for capital,” financial director Sheila Thiessen told the Herald.

“As we work through the pro-

cess this year with council and look at the capital plan and the long term plans, and develop some policies on surpluses and reserves, we’ll have a much better idea of what a good long term rate is,” she said.

The 1.75 per cent increase will generate additional tax revenue of approximately $118,000.

At a budget meeting Thursday (April 14), council was presented with the option of a 1.75 per cent rate increase as well as a 1.5 per cent rate increase (which would have raised property taxes by $18 for the average home) and a two per

cent increase (which would have resulted in an additional $24).

At the meeting council also gave its approval to the 20162020 financial plan.

Council approved the tax rate and the five-year plan by votes of 6-1 with Coun. Brown as the lone dissenter on both.

Brown suggested that council opt for no increase this year, saying that the city had more than enough in surplus funds to cover the additional funds a property tax rate increase would generate.

She also noted the added tax revenue from the Merritt Green Energy Project and new hotel

developments, and suggested axing some items from the budget like new furniture for the waiting area in city hall.

In a report submitted to council by Thiessen, she states that utilizing surplus funds to fund ongoing operating costs will eventually result in a large tax increase when surpluses are not sufficient to balance the budget.

Now both the five-year financial plan bylaw and property tax rate bylaw will be presented at a regular council meeting for the first three readings on April 26.

The bylaws will then come up

for adoption on May 10.

Municipalities are not allowed to budget a deficit, so funding shortfalls must be made up.

The City of Merritt’s total expenses will be an estimated $16,932,880 this year, and it’s total revenue before taxes will be $9,070,379.

With a funding shortfall of $7,862,501, the city will collect the difference primarily through tax revenues of approximately $7.3 million, leaving just $515,029 needed to be drawn from reserves.

Moses known for superb public speaking skills From Page 3 who owns a successful diamond drilling company in Kamloops, paid homage to Moses as a brilliant businessman and community leader.

Despite being a “first cousin once removed”, Moses always referred to him as his nephew and he became a mentor in business and in life, said Coutlee.

Moses was a successful rancher and land owner and had a long association with the 4H Club and B.C. Cattlemen’s Association.

Before becoming successful in business, he would observe and admire Moses, who “never once in his life failed to get respect” during his decades as a successful business man, said Coutlee.

Moses was a brilliant public speaker with great language skills and he could mesmerize and impress a room full “lawyers, corporate big shots” and prominent business and political leaders,” he said.

“His public speaking skills were the best … bar none,” Coutlee said. “I will miss watching Don conduct business. He could work his magic just with the tone of his voice.”

While many business leaders did not agree with his views on many occasions, he always garnered and demanded re-

spect and he would show the same respect to all those he dealt with in the business community, said Coutlee.

He could also release tension during intense business negotiations by dropping a joke and showing off his keen sense of humour, he said.

Despite all his success in business, Coutlee never heard Moses brag about his accomplishments or denigrate anyone he conducted business with, he said.

“He was very humble when talking about his achievements,” he said. “Don was a great businessman. He was an awesome all-star when it came to business.”

Moses attained all of his success in the business world at a time when successful First Nations business leaders were few and far between, said Coutlee.

“He managed to beat the system that was designed to hold him back,” he said.

“That’s something everyone here today should really respect. Don and I shared many boardrooms together with lawyers and highly prominent corporate leaders and government leaders and Don earned the respect of every single person he ever did business with.”

But Moses’ biggest reason for success was always “good old-fashioned hard work … he worked hard every single day I ever saw him,” Coutlee said.

He will never forget the influence

Moses had on his life as a business leader, father and human being, said Coutlee.

“What a great businessman and what a great man Don Moses was. I know I learned a lot from him and I will always appreciate it.”

Besides business, politics and his family, Moses loved to travel, and he enjoyed trips to Australia, India, China, Cuba and various places in Mexico and the United States. He was also an avid snowbird who travelled to Yuma, Arizona every winter for the past 17 years before his death.

His political career and influence was as successful and respected as his business career.

Moses lobbied and fought for aboriginal title and rights throughout his adult life at the local, provincial and federal level.

During the 1960s he was an advocate and helped manage the meetings and organization of the North American Indian Brotherhood. In 1969, he was involved in the formation of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.

In the 1970s, along with Senator Len Marchand, the late Chief Gordon Antoine and the Nicola Chiefs, he helped establish the Nicola Valley Indian administration — the leading First Nations organization in the province at the time.

In 1981, Moses led the establishment

of the Central Interior Tribal Councils, which eventually resulted in 23 tribal councils being formed across B.C. and many more in Canada.

Also in the 1980s, Moses was a key member of the core working group that established the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), which has become the leading post-secondary education institute of its kind in the province.

Moses also ran as a Liberal candidate in a federal election and as an All Nations Party of B.C. candidate in a provincial election Moses is survived by his wife Roberta, children Donald Moses Jr. (Orenda), Grant Louis and his three children, Dwayne Louis (Jana) and their three children, Bunni Brooks (Regan), Adrian Brooks (Ashleigh), his grandchild Emme, siblings Charlotte (Maynard), Gene (Louise), Felix (Martha), Vivian, Valerie (Richard), Simon (Karen) and Veronia.

Moses also leaves behind 18 nieces and nephews, 20 great nieces and nephews, five great great nieces and nephews and his three dogs Missy, Cash and Ripley.

In the pamphlet handed out to everyone in attendance at the funeral, Moses’ wife Roberta writes, “Until we meet, rest in peace my sweetheart. I have loved you a long time.”

Moratorium on biosolids to remain in place From Page 1 “We said… we’re willing to have you as full partners in the field work, and the review that needed to be done, they would have whoever they wanted to be a part of [the field work], that information would come to the principles table to review, and then this would be a key piece to feed into the provincial review,” explained Rustad.

On April 4, the Ministry of Environment announced its intentions to release the findings from the scientific review as early as the end of May, 2016. Despite the breakdown between the government and First Nations groups, Rustad said the timeline of the review will not be affected.

“We are hopeful and optimistic that we’ll be able to do the sampling and have that work come

forward, as well as a review of all the biosolids literature,” said Rustad “We really need to get the work done, we need to be able to have independent scientists and professionals to go out and give us this information that is critical for determining what we should be doing in the future with biosolids to make sure it’s safe,” Rustad said.

In the meantime, the moratorium enacted by the First Nations groups almost a year ago will continue to stay in effect, said Sam. “No, I don’t anticipate any changes to our moratorium,” Chief Sam told the Herald.

“We see the value of science in being able to move forward this discussion to look at solutions when it comes to the issue of biosolids,” said Chief Sam. “But we feel that the science needs to be impartial, and needs to be completely separate from

industry, and we’re not confident that the process the province is moving forward with is an impartial process.”

As the provincial government moves forward with a full scale review of the organic matter recycling regulation — which regulates the land-use of biosolids — this year, Chief Sam isn’t ruling out being involved in that review process.

“We’ll be looking at all our options. There [was] the moratorium declared last May, but we’re meeting and discussing the next steps we’re going to take to ensure that the application of biosolids in the Nicola Valley doesn’t continue,” said Sam. The Nicola chiefs — including representation from the Lower Nicola, Upper Nicola, Coldwater, Shackan and Nooaitch Indian bands — have opposed the use of biosolids, citing environmental and health impacts.

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Grade 4 and 5 students at Merritt’s five elementary schools are busy with their European handball season. The popular sport was adapted for local youth by teacher Jeff Bloom back in the 90s and has been played ever since. On April 11, four of the boys’ teams convened at Nicola Canford School for a series of exhibition games in preparation for the district tournament on April 29.

(Above) Diamond Vale’s Connor Martin and Austyn Streek from Nicola Canford prepare for a faceoff at centre. (Lower left) Bench’s Daxson Storey and Diamond Vale’s Ty Jackson battle for a loose ball. (Lower right) Nicola Canford goalie Kaden Schuitema makes an outstanding save on a shot by Collettville’s Isaac Asselstine. (Bottom) Mack Klassen from Nicola Canford takes a penalty shot against Diamond Vale’s Connor Martin. Ian Webster/Herald

The NHL’s Central Scouting released its final ratings list of draft-eligible players for 2016 on April 12. Merritt’s Centennials’ forward Colin Grannary was one of six British Columbia Hockey League players who made the grade. The six-foot, 170-pound Grannary, from Delta, is ranked 178th amongst North American skaters. Other BCHL players listed were Tyson Jost (forward, 18th) and Dante Fabbro (defenceman, 18th), both from the Penticton Vees, Chilliwack Chiefs’ blueliner Dennis Cholowski (23rd), Kyle Betts from the Powell River Kings (forward, 147th) and Chiefs’ forward Kohen Olischefski (178th). Also rated was former Salmon Arm forward Chase Priskie, who has just completed his freshman season with the NCAA Division 1 Quinnipiac University Bobcats. The 2016 NHL entry draft will be held June 24 and 25 at the First Niagara Centre in Buffalo, N.Y. Jost and Fabbro are projected first-round selections. Should that happen, it would be the first time since 2004 that two BCHLers from the same team went in the first round. In 2004, Salmon Arm’s Travis Zajac went 20th overall to New Jersey and teammate Kris Chucko was selected 24th overall by the Calgary Flames. The only other time two BCHL players were selected in the first round was in 2007, when Kyle Turris of the Burnaby Express went 3rd overall to the then Phoenix Coyotes and Salmon Arm’s Riley Nash was picked 21st by the Edmonton Oilers. In two seasons with the Centennials, the 18-year-old Grannary has scored 47 goals and added 67 assists for 115 points in 114 games. This past season, Grannary was selected a BCHL second-team all-star. He was also chosen the Player of the Game for team West at the 2016 NHL Junior A Top Prospects Game. Ian Webster/Herald

Chilliwack and West Kelowna in the Fred Page Cup final Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

And then there were two.

The battle for the Fred Page Cup (BCHL championship) is underway, with the Chilliwack Chiefs facing off against the West Kelowna Warriors.

Going into Monday night’s game three in West Kelowna, the Warriors were leading the Chiefs 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, thanks to 2-0 and 6-3 wins on the road at Prospera Place in Chilliwack.

The Warriors’ improbable run to the Fred Page Cup final is another one of those Cinderella stories. While their 4-2 first-round series defeat of Salmon Arm was not entirely unexpected, the same could not be said for their stunning second-round upset of the top-ranked Penticton Vees by a similar 4-2 series score.

The BCHL’s discombobulated round three — which saw three teams battle it out in eight games to

eliminate just one — only got weirder when none of the teams could win at home in the first six games.

When the dust finally settled, however, it was the Nanaimo Clippers who were the odd ones out, leaving the Chiefs and Warriors to play on in a best-of-seven league final.

While the Chiefs, on paper, are the more well-balanced side in the championship final, the Warriors are playing out of their minds in front of late-acquisition goaltender Matthew Greenfield. The 20-year-old netminder from Parkland, Fla. has played all 20 playoff games for his new team, amassing a 13-7 record, 2.24 GAA and 0.933 save percentage.

The winner of the Fred Page Cup will become the BCHL representative at the 2016 Crescent Point Western Canada Cup, slated for April 29 to May 8 in Estevan, Sask.

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For Sale By Owner

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4 Bedroom Mobile Home on 1.5 acres along the river.

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Asking $185,000 (250)378-7412 or 378-7379

1973 Chev 1/2 Ton, 4x4, 350 motor, 4 speed standard. Flat deck, good shape, good tires. $3,500.00 obo.(250)378-3648

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