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ROAR LIKE A LION The Doug James Band, comprised of members from Merritt, Lower Nicola, Brookmere and Vancouver played to a crowd of about 30 people at the Culture Club on Friday for the SaySo Expression Society’s “Out like a Lion� open mic night. Emily Wessel/Herald

Upper Nicola elects new chief, council

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newest chief of Upper Nicola. McLeod had 121 votes to Manuel’s 116.

Four of the five previous councillors were re-elected.

Incumbent Brian Holmes was re-elected with 178 votes, Dennis MacDonald had 151 votes, George Saddleman got 147 and Wallace Michel had 130.

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The Upper Nicola Band has a new chief, but its council is made up predominantly of familiar faces.

Harvey McLeod defeated incumbent chief Daniel Manuel by a slim margin of five votes to become the

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He said the band faces challenges ahead with issues such as their involvement in the transfer of First Nations health services from Health Canada to the First Nations Health Authority, and economic developments pertaining to their natural resources such as the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion,

Newcomer David Lindley was elected to council with 122 votes, replacing Cindy Tom-Lindley, who did not run for re-election.

New Chief Harvey McLeod said the past week has been a challenge in taking over the role from Manuel, a man he respects and has worked with before.

forestry and mining. “There’s a lot of things and a lot of talks going on about the use of our natural resources and how are we as Upper Nicola Band going to be involved in that and ensure that our interests are being looked after,� McLeod said. “We’re always going to

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Developer plans Merritt highrise 12-storey condo to change skyline

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‘Walk-ups are all the rage. They’re really making a comeback with this trend toward healthy living and going vegan and all that.’

The skyline of Merritt could be in for a big change if a Vancouver condo developer gets his way.

AF Condominium Group CEO Stu Sherman shared the company’s plans for a 12-storey highrise condominium complex in downtown Merritt exclusively with the Herald on Friday.

Diamond Heights will be a 20-suite highrise named for the nearly wraparound windows slated for the penthouse suite.

The building would be a dramatic departure from the low buildings with western facades of downtown Merritt.

“Gone are the days when all you want to see is sprawling countryside vistas,” Sherman said. “Diamond Heights will afford people a view of something far more majestic than landscape: our architecture.”

Sherman described the architectural style as “ultra-

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modern.”

The building will include a laundry list of modern amenities, including a gym, a games room, a yoga studio, heated underground parking and a 24-hour-a-day doorman.

Developers are also hoping for a permit for a rooftop infinity pool.

“We’re talking modern luxury living in the country — finally,” Sherman said, adding: “Not that it will stay country for long. Eventually, Metro Vancouver will sprawl so far it will just envelope Merritt and the southern half of the province.”

Sherman said this building will fill a luxury condo niche in Merritt.

He said prospective buyers will be given choices for finishings such as marble or zinc countertops, jetted soaker tubs or glassed-in, dual-showerhead rainfall showers.

When asked why the rough plans show no elevator, Sherman said it wasn’t in the budget.

“Walk-ups are all the rage,” he said. “They’re really making a comeback with this trend toward healthy living and going vegan and all that.”

Sherman said he expects young families to take an interest in the units once the building applications are filed and the units become available for sale.

“A two-bedroom contemporary condo is a perfect fit for a family with young children,” he said. “Imagine how much energy your kids will burn if they’re running up and down, say, eight flights of stairs multiple times a day. They’ll sleep like babies.”

He said prices haven’t been finalized either, but the documents shared with the Herald show a two-bedroom, onethousand-square-foot unit listed at $500,000.

Sherman said with the exception of the Herald, the plans have only been developed and shared internally, and the company hasn’t applied for building permits yet.

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Upper Nicola voter turnout at 32% From Page 1 McLeod said he’s been consulting Manuel on band issues.

“We’ve had a meeting and we’re going to be having another one,” McLeod said.

“I’m going to work with chief Dan, and senior staff, and the administration and the council to continue the work that they’re doing. Just because I’m the new person coming in does not mean that things have to slow down,” McLeod said.

“Things have to keep moving, and I’m going to be relying on the information that chief Dan passes down to me ... and some of the strategies that he had in dealing with, for instance, the pipeline or with Hydro.”

McLeod said he’s hoping to put in place programs or structure for dealing with issues brought about by residential schools.

McLeod’s served over 20 years as a band councillor in the past.

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living for band members in this new term.

Coun. Brian Holmes said communication, housing and health are all major concerns for the band that need to be looked at.

lor Dennis MacDonald told the Herald the band needs to focus on being self-sustainable by providing health, education and employment services and create a good standard of

The remaining four candidates finished as follows: Kevin Ned had 102 votes, Debra Chillihitzia had 101, Sylvester Chohen Jr. finished with 79 and Raymond Saddleman

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had 38 votes.

In total, 247 people cast their ballots.

There were 763 eligible voters, meaning just over 32 per cent of the electorate participated.

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VICTORIA – Truck driver representatives and provincial government officials shook hands Wednesday evening on a deal to get picket lines down at Port Metro Vancouver last Thursday morning.

United Truckers Association and Unifor representatives joined Premier Christy Clark and Jobs Minister Shirley Bond at the B.C. legislature to announce the deal, which addresses pay and wait time issues.

The B.C. government will abandon back-to-work legislation to impose a 90-day cooling off period, along with stiff fines for Unifororganized truckers who had been poised to continue their strike in defiance.

More than 1,000 other non-union independent owner-operators represented by the United Trucking Association who weren’t covered by the legislation had been under threat of port access permit terminations by Port Metro Vancouver.

The federal government committed to increase trip rates by 12 per cent within 30 days, with a temporary rate hike to take effect after a week of normal operations.

“What changed today was a willingness to listen,” said Unifor president Jerry Dias, adding that he had arrived in

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: April 1978 More river dyking underway

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond, Unifor president Jerry Dias and Premier Christy Clark announce agreement to end strike at Port Metro Vancouver at the B.C. legislature on March 26. Black Press

Victoria to announce a plan to defy the back-to-work law that was being debated.

Federal mediator Vince Ready was to return to B.C. Thursday to work out the details of the settlement.

Port Metro Vancouver has agreed to consult with truckers on the licensing system to control the number of trucks calling at the port and get the multiple trucking companies to comply with rate and

employment agreements. A wait time fee of $50 per trip is part of the agreement.

The strike began with non-union drivers Feb. 26 and broadened to unionized drivers March 10.

It has clogged the normal flow of goods via truck and began to result in layoffs in various trade-dependent industries.

– with files from Jeff Nagel

Witnessing to faith in a pluralistic society NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH In the Bible, the general understanding of “witnessing” is construed as suffering martyrdom while proclaiming the Good News.

Matthew 28:18-20 is popularly known as the Great Commission, a command given by Jesus to his apostles to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of

the triune God. “Commission” in itself means a responsibility and the authority to carry the same out.

Therefore, witnessing or proclaiming is not an option but an obligation to the One who has entrusted God’s people with the task of establishing His kingdom on earth.

It challenges them to witness effectively in a pluralistic society and the possible ways of coping with it. Therefore, it is important to understand what pluralism is.

In social sciences, pluralism is a framework of interaction in which groups show sufficient respect and

tolerance of each other that they fruitfully coexist without conflict or assimilation.

Arguably, pluralism is one of the most important features of modern societies and groups and may be the key factor for progress in scientific, societal, and economic developments.

Religious pluralism is a belief that neutralizes religious differences and denominational conflicts within religions.

For most religious traditions, religious pluralism is essentially based on a non-literal view of one’s religious tradition, hence allowing respect to be engen-

dered between traditions, especially on core principles rather than marginal issues.

It is perhaps summarized as an attitude which rejects focus on immaterial differences and gives respect to beliefs held in common.

It is alleged that because we live in a pluralistic society, we have no moral right to try to change a person’s beliefs.

It is often said that we should rather pursue dialogues in a multi-faith context on the assumption that all beliefs are equally valid.

The primary barrier for the Gospel in a variety of settings is ideologically driven

pluralism.

This does not merely extol the virtue of understanding and appreciating cultural differences. Virtually everyone agrees on that.

Pluralism holds that distinct cultural beliefs are true for that culture, but not for cultures that operate out of a different paradigm.

Pluralists say truth is a “social construct.”

It is created through social consensus and tradition, not discovered in reality that exists independent of our beliefs.

Therefore, it is the height of arrogance to try to convert someone from other paradigm to

Christianity (or to some other tradition).

That’s what most people mean when they say Christianity is intolerant.

But what does this analysis mean for the Christian witness to a secular culture? There are certain principles to deal with this challenge.

First, most peoples’ thoughts about the world’s religions are shaped by their cultural and political legacy more than the prepositional or doctrinal contents.

With this in mind, Christians should not try to defend the indefensible.

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What was felt to be an immediate response to a petition sent by the local Independent Truckers to the various department of Provincial government, a sum of money became available to the Nicola Valley for some rip-rap work to be done along the Nicola River in co-operation with ranchers who had previously agreed to taking part in a cost-sharing program.

In a brief taken by a delegation from the Town of Merritt and the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce on a recent trip to Victoria, the truckers had asked for some consideration to be given to their need for employment when government programs are being undertaken in this area.

This week, Harry Sanders, a construction contractor, reported that one of his machines and about four trucks have been put to work on another stretch of river dyking work which is done on a 75-25 cost sharing with the ranches involved.

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Salary The 2014 pay rate as per the CUPE Collective Agreement is $13.25 per hour, plus 16% in lieu of benefits.

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Shelter accessed nearly 500 times The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from March 25.

Community policing report The community development co-ordi-

games and activities in community and school parks to neighbourhood kids.

As well, Smart Step was successful in its application to United Way TNC for youth initiative funding that will cover costs and provide training for the community clean up week.

Total to date: 470 Unfortunately, BC Housing advised that â&#x20AC;&#x153;there are currently no provincial funding

Total to date: 314 Total shelter accessed:

Smart Step finalizes summer plans The youth association is starting to finalize summer plans.

Grant applications for youth employment and event sponsorship have been completed and Smart Step is awaiting notification. Smart Step will be partnering with Pacific Sport this summer to offer weekly

November 2013, 75 December 2013, 88 January 2014, 148 February 2014, 159.

assistance.

To date, the shelter statistics are as follows: Total overnight guests: November 2013, 54 December 2013, 50 January 2014, 98 February 2014, 112.

nator continues to work from the community policing office (CPO), evaluating housing needs as well as managing the extreme weather shelter. The shelter has been open since November 1, 2013 and continues to be accessed by people requiring

CITY OF MERRITT JOB POSTING

Lifeguard/Instructor The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Casual Lifeguard/Instructors, at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre.

Hours of work may include weekend, evening and daytime shifts. Wage Rate is $18.78 per hour plus 16% in lieu of benefits as per the Collective Agreement.

For complete job posting details, please visit www.merritt.ca Cover letters with attached resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and copies of qualifications should be submitted no later than 4:00pm Friday, April 04, 2014 to: Carole Fraser City of Merritt 2185 Voght Street P.O. Box 189 Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8 cfraser@merritt.ca

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programs available to support a financial grant commitment from BC Housingâ&#x20AC;? for the proposal that was submitted.

Although disappointing, we will continue to work with community partners to achieve our goal of supportive housing in the community.

Current resumes reflecting applicantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m., April 11, 2014 by: Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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This is an introductory running program for all levels of ability. The course will consist of walk/run intervals with the running times slowly increasing. The ultimate goal is to run 5km.

10km option is also available, prerequisite must be able to run 5km.

SANITARY SEWER FLUSHING The City of Merritt Public Works Department would like to remind residents that it is that time of year again for our annual maintenance program for sewer flushing and camera work. We apologize for any inconvenience and your patience is greatly appreciated. If you have had any problems with your toilet bubbling up in the past it is recommended that you place a towel or saran wrap over your bowl and put the lid down. Also, if you experience any foul smelling odour it is advised to run a little water through the householdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sinks and bathtubs.

This is scheduled to begin on April 14 and run until about May 30th approximately.

Admission $5 CASH ONLY Concession $1 CASH ONLY 1950 Mamette Avenue For more information call: Civic Centre: 250-315-1050 CITY OF MERRITT Aquatic Centre: 250-378-6662 Leisure Services Department

Next council meeting: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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Freedom to share religion From Page 3 The only association many primal cultures have had with Christianity has been when it was used as a tool of exploitation and domination.

In colonial countries, Christianity used to be looked upon as “foreign,” “Western,” or some form of slavery.

Therefore, we need to distinguish between what the Christian message is and how it has been abused.

Second, the rise of pluralism requires us to be more sensitive to the role culture plays in identity and spiritual beliefs.

This might mean looking for opportunities to meet people in places where they are comfortable, even if we aren’t.

This facet of pluralism which espouses salvation of all humanity notwithstanding is called universalism.

If universalism is true, it really doesn’t matter what a person believes or what he does with his life.

Universalism trivializes the meaning of

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divine love because if there is no judgment — no ultimate accountability for our lives — then the choices we make in life are of no final consequence.

In the New Testament, a passage in Acts 4:12 declares the uniqueness of Jesus Christ and denies the possibility of salvation apart from faith in him.

While acknowledging the challenges involved in being witnesses for Christ in a pluralistic society, I believe pluralism also affords opportunities to keep witnessing.

One such opportunity comes in the form of the Universal Declarations of Human Rights.

Article 18 of the Declaration ensures the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

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freedom to manifest one’s belief in teaching, practising, worship and observance.

Article 19 guarantees the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

This right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media, regardless of frontiers.

With such legal sanctions, it is surprising to see the negative reactions elicited over issues of conversions.

Though it is a voluntary choice as opposed to an imposition, through our word and action we should be able to bring the listener to a point where he is able to make the most important decision of his life.

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HERALD OPINION Latest wacky ad suggests Conservatives are smoking something

By Christopher Foulds

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Sometimes, voters must wonder if the MPs actually believe and support some of the claims made in party ads or whether they simply toe the line because it is the best way of getting elected or retaining power.

Take the latest round of attack ads the Conservative Party of Canada has launched against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

This is the party, remember, that decided to attack Trudeau the day after he won the Liberal leadership, rather than take the high road and offer a hearty congratulations and a promise for robust debate to come.

Instead of surprising voters with a touch of class, the Conservatives yet again offered a serving of crass.

I caught one of the new attackJustin-at-all-costs ads on the weekend and the breadth of its offensiveness and ignorance is impressive, even by Conservative standards.

The television ad is 15 seconds in length and shows Trudeau speaking to a group of people in a Kelowna park on July 23, 2013.

As Trudeau is speaking, the Conservative ad captures him saying this: “I’m actually not in favour of decriminalizing cannabis, I am in favour of legalizing it.”

Those 15 words are the only ones uttered by Trudeau in the ad.

They are followed by a female voiceover saying: “Imagine — selling marijuana just like cigarettes and alcohol.

See ‘Anti-Trudeau’ Page 7

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Slacktivism unmasked in online campaign

Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS There is plenty of debate around the latest craze of nominations going around on Facebook and Twitter. No, it’s not Neknomination to drink some toxic cocktail and do a stunt. No, it’s not the nomination to jump in a freezing cold body of water for the winter challenge.

This “challenge” is to the ladies to post a selfie (a

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picture taken by oneself of oneself) without wearing any makeup and nominating others to do the same.

Since this particular nomination trend doesn’t have the same potential for danger as the aforementioned trends, you may be wondering why it is generating debate.

Is it because of all the humble-bragging going around with the pictures?

The self-congratulatory captions proclaiming “Well, I hardly wear makeup anyway, so here you go! LOL” or the selfrighteous and entirely inaccurate insinuation that people who wear makeup are in some way “masking” their “true selves”?

Actually, no. It’s because this campaign started as a fundraiser for breast cancer research,

and has since been derailed as more and more people post selfies with no mention of the cause.

Sure, the #nomakeupselfie started out with the best intentions and actually raised a ton of money in the U.K. — about eight million pounds for Cancer Research UK, which the organization says can be used to fund 10 new clinical trials.

However, as it crossed the pond and spread like wildfire in social media arenas, the naked face picture evolved from a mere hook to the trend itself, eclipsing the cancer research angle.

The #nomakeupselfie is the face of the fundraising, but it’s missing the point.

It’s gone from a little bit of awareness-raising

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goes a long way to a kind of “slacktivism,” where it’s more important to the “slacktivist” to take part in the trend to feel good about participating whether or not they’ve participated in the actual cause.

I’m of the opinion that the link between makeup and cancer is weak at best, but this situation is strongly reminiscent of another: Movember, for which men grow moustaches for the month of November and fundraise for men’s health causes such as prostate cancer. But how many guys grow a moustache for the sake of growing a moustache and fail to make any mention of men’s health, let alone raise money to support the causes?

I don’t really see going

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without makeup as a challenge, nor do I see wearing makeup as “masking” any “true beauty,” which, let’s be real, is a total farce.

Maybe I’m wrong, and maybe all those selfies splashed across my Facebook feed are posted by people who are indeed donating to cancer research. Maybe they’re just donating quietly and feel no need to mention it.

I doubt it, because mentioning the cause is kind of the entire point.

The “challenge” should be to challenge what’s been researched about cancer and what hasn’t. There is no reliable screening test for ovarian cancer, for one. Why don’t we challenge that instead of our Facebook friends’ perceptions of what we look like?

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Building a bridge between communities DAN ALBAS View from the HILL Even as far away as Ottawa, the success of the Westbank and Osoyoos First Nations in terms of investment and development are well known. From time to time I am also asked about why Penticton Indian Band has not to date been as successful in attracting similar levels of investment and development. There are many reasons for this.

However, there are also some factors that are unique to Penticton that are often not taken into consideration in this discussion.

One of the challenges for many First Nations bands is that

not all land is band land – many lands are “locatee lands” – these lands are very similar to privately held land where locatees can make land use decisions independently of locally elected band chiefs and their respective councils.

Although a First Nations band cannot directly control locatee lands, a band chief and council do have similar authority to enact expropriation and can collect revenues from improvements on locatee lands through taxation. Ultimately, when reserves were first created, borders were established between band lands and locate lands. Unfortunately for some bands, specifically the Penticton Indian Band, many of the band’s most economically valuable lands are geographically isolated by a combination of different factors.

In some cases, band lands are isolated by locatee lands, as is often

the case for Penticton.

However, it should also be noted that both the airport and the channelization of the Okanagan River system (that was done to prevent flooding and prevent costly property damage) also strategically cut off economically viable lands from critically needed access and services. Without access and services, it is difficult to attract investment and development that in turn generates revenue and creates employment.

It is for these reasons that the Penticton Indian Band has been working with all levels of government to build a new bridge between the two communities that will allow the band to attract development and investment similar to other successful First Nations in the Okanagan.

It is also important to recognize these projects do not occur overnight.

The massive regulatory burden dealing

with multiple levels of government takes significant time and resources to overcome. Currently, work on the proposed Green Avenue bridge has been underway in excess of 10 years and there are still hurdles that must be overcome.

The subject of funding

for the bridge construction has also been raised.

Recently, the federal government contributed $500,000 toward this economic project through Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.

The majority of the

remaining funding will come from a variety of different sources. I can confirm that the federal government will not be the primary source of funds for this project.

Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for OkanaganCoquihalla.

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“Justin Trudeau: He’s in way over his head.”

The voiceover is accompanied by four lines of large words on the screen, with Trudeau fading into the background: MARIJUANA AVAILABLE IN STORES. MORE ACCESSIBLE TO KIDS. The ad appeared on Global TV at 10:44 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, during a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, an episode which, interestingly enough, had a plot devoted entirely to the folly that is prohibition, in which Homer becomes the

Beer Baron as he attempts to elude a stereotypical 1920s-era anti-Prohibition cop named Rex Banner.

There are many problems with the ad, first and foremost of which is the fact the Conservatives have taken 15 words spoken by Trudeau in an attempt to lie to voters about why he has taken the stance he has.

For those who wish to see what Trudeau actually said on July 23, 2013 in Kelowna, and why he said it, go online right now to youtube.com/ watch?v=BetOS0y9mNg and watch the clip. It will take a few seconds to realize the Conservatives are lying to the public. Call it Reefer Madness: The Sequel.

Here is what Trudeau actually said that day: “I’m actually not in favour of decriminalizing cannabis, I am in favour of legalizing it.

Tax and regulate it. It’s one of the only ways to keep it out of the hands of our kids because the current war on drugs, the current model, is not working. We have to use evidence and science to make sure we are moving forward on that.”

The Conservatives have taken 24 per cent of what Trudeau said on the subject and proclaimed his stance as making pot more accessible to kids.

In fact, the remaining 76 per cent of what Trudeau said makes it clear his position is intended to make

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marijuana less accessible to kids.

In the ad, the Conservatives deem it outrageous that marijuana should be sold as is alcohol and cigarettes.

I take that to mean the Conservatives prefer the current system, in which kids can access pot immediately and anywhere from anybody, while profiting gangsters; to a system in which pot is regulated, taxed and sold with strict oversight that makes it almost impossible for minors to access — which sounds exactly like how alcohol and cigarettes are sold in Canada.

If a legalized system still includes dealers selling dime

bags to kids here and there, we would be no worse off than we are now.

If any Conservative MP actually believes the nonsense being spewed in this commercial, God help us all.

As Marg Simpson says at the end of that delightfully spot-on Simpsons episode that mocked prohibition for the mistake that it was and continues to be: “All my husband did was violate a law that didn’t make sense.”

That line can be attributed to every person who enjoys to smoke a joint and every person behind bars because of marijuana use.

Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.

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Another great weekend of junior native hockey

By Ian Webster THE HERALD

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The community of Merritt and both area arenas were a beehive of activity this past weekend as the 27th Annual Junior Native Hockey Tournament came to the Nicola Valley.

A total of 18 local and out-of-town teams took part in the annual event in five different divisions.

“It was a very good weekend,” said principal organizer Bill Bowes, who managed to find just enough time to watch his many grandchildren take part in the action. “There were good-sized crowds each day, and all the games on the ice were exciting.”

In the initiation division, the Upper Nicola Colts were the cream of the crop, going undefeated throughout the tournament and outscoring their opposition 67 to 1 over five games.

The Colts’ Simon Cisco was chosen as the tournament MVP. Things were a lot closer in the atom division. The championship game on Saturday needed overtime before the Okanagan Younguns were able to defeat the hometown Warriors 4-3.

Merritt scorers in the final game were Taylor Shackelly, Haleigh Archie and Tryton Bose.

Shackelly and teammate Azaria McDonnell were both chosen tournament all-stars, while McDonnell was also selected as the overall tournament MVP.

ALL SMILES Azaria ‘Missy’ McDonnell of the Merritt Warriors was chosen a tournament all-star and the tournament MVP in the atom division. McDonnell’s team lost 4-3 in overtime to the Okanagan Younguns in a thrilling championship game on Saturday afternoon. Ian Webster/Herald

It was just as close a championship game in the peewee division as well, as the Merritt Jr. Braves edged the Chase Chiefs 6-5 to take the title.

Garrett MacDonald paced the Braves with two goals in the final, including the game winner. Other Merritt scorers were Anthony Michel, Armoni McRae, Marco Camastro and Shailyn John.

Michel and Spencer Vaughan picked up allstar honours. Vaughan was also chosen tournament MVP. Goaltender Kristian Stead pitched a shutout as the Merritt Warriors took the bantam division title with a 4-0 win over the Interior Thunder.

Travis Sterling scored

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twice for the victorious bantams. Alex Fraser and Darius Sam added singles.

Sterling earned the tournament MVP award and joined Stead and Cameron St. Louis on the all-star squad.

A great weekend of hockey was capped off by a thriling midget final that saw the Merritt Warriors top the St’at’imc Grizzlies 3-2 in overtime.

Bradley Colter scored the OT winner on a great individual effort. Merritt also got goals from Marcelo Bose and Nolan Prowal, while Sam Suzuki was outstanding in net.

Both Suzuki and the Warriors’ Talon Tom were selected to the tournament all-star team.

(Above) The Merritt Warriors celebrate their tremendous 3-2 overtime victory over the St’at’mic Grizzlies in the midget division championship game on Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The Warriors’ Bradley Colter scored the winning goal with 2:01 remaining in the first period of OT. (Below) Captain Armoni McRae of the Merritt Jr. Braves works the puck around a Chase Chief player during peewee division action on Saturday. Ian Webster/Herald

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COMPLETE TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND MORE PHOTOS ON THE NEXT PAGE

Midget Champions - Merritt Warriors

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SPORTS 27th Annual Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament Results Team Results

Local Award Winners

Initiation

1. Upper Nicola Colts 2. Wranglers 3. Merritt Warriors 4. Baby Blades

Tournament MVP

Simon Cisco

Atom

1. Okanagan Younguns 2. Merritt Warriors 3. All Nations Flyers

Tournament All-Stars Azaria McDonnell Trinity Shackelly Tournament MVP Azaria McDonnell

Peewee

1. Merritt Jr. Braves 2. Chase Chiefs 3. Nicola Valley Warriors

Tournament All-Stars Spencer Vaughan Anthony Michel Tournament MVP Spencer Vaughan

Bantam

1. Merritt Warriors 2. Interior Thunder 3. Nicola Valley Warriors

Tournament All-Stars Mack Stead Travis Sterling Cameron St. Louis Tournament MVP Travis Sterling

Midget

1. Merritt Warriors 2. St’at’imc Grizzlies 3. Williams Lake Stone Road 4. Okanagan 5. Nicola Valley Warriors

Tournament All-Stars Sam Suzuki Talon Tom

TOP GUN Merritt Warrior Travis Sterling was chosen a tournament all-star and the tournament MVP in the bantam division of the 27th Annual Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament on the weekend. Sterling scored two goals in his team’s 4-0 victory over the Interior Thunder in the championship game on Saturday. Ian Webster/Herald

GOOD TIMES (Clockwise from top left) Merritt forward Darius Sam and netminder Kristian Stead stretch during the pre-game warmup on Saturday. Stead would go on to record a shutout in the Warriors’ 4-0 win over the Interior Thunder in the championship game of the bantam division. The Warriors’ Sadie Colter had a good weekend with the local bantam squad. Taylor Shackelly (left) of the Merritt Warriors atom squad keeps a close check on her Okanagan Younguns opponent. Shackelly’s Warriors lost the championship game 4-3 to the Younguns in overtime. Marco Camastro (7) scores his team’s third goal in the Merritt Jr. Braves 6-5 victory over the Chase Chiefs in the peewee division final of the tournament. Ian Webster/Herald

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Elmer Abram Reimer, deceased, formerly of 1902 Eastwood Avenue, Merritt, B.C. Creditors and other having claims against the estate of Elmer Abram Reimer, deceased, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at Morelli Chertkow LLP, 300 – 180 Seymour Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 2E3, on or before May 5, 2014 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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