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PAY IT FORWARD PIZZA PARTY For winning the Electro-Recycle recycling challenge back in June, Central Elementary School earned a cheque for $1,000 donated in their name to the food bank and a pizza party for the school. It wasn’t the elementary’s only charitable endeavour lately: last month, Central raised $550 in small change in one week for typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines. The school plans to give the money to the Canadian branch of the World Vision charity. Their funds will go towards providing food, water and medicine to people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Southeast Asian country. Pictured are Electro-Recycle program co-ordinator Julie Robertson (far left), food bank manager Marlene Fenton (far right) and the Grade 6 class at Central Elementary School. Michael Potestio/Herald

Hearing for zoning update cancelled Council needs more time in wake of concerns from Nov. hearing

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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The public hearing scheduled for tonight regarding an update to Merritt’s zoning bylaws has been postponed due to council’s need for more information. “It’s felt that council

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just needs a lot more information,� Merritt Mayor Susan Roline told the Herald.

The public hearing should be rescheduled for sometime in the new year, and is required to be publicly announced with a minimum of two weeks

notice.

Given the amount of concern the mayor and council heard at the last public hearing regarding the potential rezoning of land for an asphalt plant last month, Roline said they need more time to find answers to questions.

“With all the concerns that were being raised about the asphalt plant — is that a proper use for our community? — we knew that there would be a lot of concerns coming forth at the December 10 meeting we don’t have answers to yet,� Roline

said.

If enough people at this next public hearing want council to amend M2 zoning to exclude asphalt plants, they can ask them to do so, she said. “The bylaws always can be amended, but you want to amend

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

MP reports expenses from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013

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I believe it is important for citizens to have an annual summary on the activities of elected officials in public office including the related costs.

Office expenses and travel are typically the most scrutinized areas of spending for elected officials at any level

of government. For members of Parliament from British Columbia, our travel expenses are higher than those of MPs from other areas in Canada as a result of the fact that we fly the farthest distances between B.C. and Ottawa. My personal travel expense during

this time frame was just under $55,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in my case, this works out to roughly 420 hours in an airplane and I would estimate over 95 per cent was regular coach class.

Total spending for my offices here in Okanagan-Coquihalla and in Ottawa including

all staff, leases, advertising and the above mentioned travel was $394,289. This amount is within the top 10 lowest expenses for a B.C.-based MP. Currently, the average total spending of an MP in British Columbia is roughly $445,000. Closer to home, NDP MP

Alex Atamanenko from B.C. Southern Interior has posted spending of $493,616 as a comparison. The highest spending for a B.C.-based MP is Liberal Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre) at $516,429.

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ment are invited from time to time to travel to other destinations both within and outside of Canada for a variety of different reasons. These invitations often include airfare and accommodations paid for by the host, not taxpayers.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS MOUSTACHIOED MIRTH (From left) Diamond Vale Elementary School Grade 4 teacher Peter Schmid, principal Bruce Bidney and Grade 6 teacher Mike Tomlinson show off their donation jars filled to support the Movember campaign for men’s health. Diamond Vale students donated no less than a quarter to show their support for who they thought had the best Movember moustache. The school estimates they raised about $110 with the big winner being principal Bidney as he had the heaviest can. Bidney said the fundraiser was good because it raised school spirit and awareness of men’s health.

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Group making plans to control invasive water plant

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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The shoreline at Nicola Lake is expected to be tidier this spring as the Nicola Lake Steering Committee (NLSC) gets ready to manage an invasive plant species.

The NLSC is currently developing its plan to deal with Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive species that competes with native Northern watermilfoil. The group anticipates implementing the plan in late winter or early spring.

The NLSC needs to conduct a fisheries habitat assessment to help determine the timing and location of Eurasian watermilfoil management, Fraser Basin assistant regional manager Tracy Thomas told the Herald.

The group has moved ahead with a number of action items for its Nicola Lake Action Plan since being endorsed by the public at a meeting in Merritt back in June.

Eurasian watermilfoil is an aquatic plant that is

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dangerous because it can out-compete native species of aquatic plants, change the productivity in the lake and take away from habitat for fisheries, Thomas said.

“The thing about invasive species across the board is whether they’re aquatic or terrestrial, they out-compete native species,” Thomas said.

“They grow faster, they cover more ground with [fewer] nutrients. They don’t need much.”

This past summer, the NLSC produced an inventory of the aquatic plants located in Nicola Lake. The Eurasian watermilfoil is located all around the shoreline of Nicola Lake, Thomas said — the same areas in which

fish and most people can be found.

“I would say it exists along the whole shoreline, but in varying degrees of cover,” Thomas said.

The inventory is said to provide critical baseline data so that a Eurasian watermilfoil management plan can be developed.

Thomas said she anticipates the fisheries habitat assessment to be completed this coming spring.

Thomas said the NLSC’s plan is to concentrate managing the species around highuse areas of the lake where people access the water, such as boat launch sites, beaches and water-front properties.

“We’re never going to eradicate milfoil from the lake, but what we don’t want to do is spread it to other lakes,” Thomas said, noting there are lakes in B.C. that don’t have this invasive species.

She said the public is concerned with property values, diminished access to the lake, and the milfoil creating a lessdesirable swimming area.

Thomas said although aquatic plants are part of a lake’s ecosystem, this species is growing too rapidly in Nicola Lake and becoming densely populated, which creates problems.

She said Eurasian watermilfoil reproduces both sexually and asexually, meaning trying to eradicate it could cause it to spread when fragments are left behind.

Some of the issues with milfoil are that the weeds will grow and become dense, and can get caught in and spread to other lakes via a boat’s propeller, for example.

Also this past summer, two university students, one from Thompson Rivers University and one from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, provided education and outreach to people at Monck Park and Sagebrush golf course on the Quilchena Ranch. They discussed topics such as invasive species, shoreline erosion, water quality and sustainable agriculture.

They also produced a survey regarding the recreational

activities visitors to the Nicola Lake area take part in, and created an inventory of the recreational infrastructure.

Thomas said it is unknown how they will proceed with that recreational information in the future, but it was required as one of the action items.

Thomas said there’s a large section of shoreline at Monck Park being eroded from wake and wave activity and part of the planning process is to try and control that erosion.

“We’re not looking for eradication here, we’re just looking for control, and to have, hopefully, less spread in those high-use areas,” Thomas said.

Erosion control is scheduled to take place in late winter or early spring, weather dependent.

The project is funded by the TNRD, the City of Merritt, Highland Valley Copper and BC Parks.

The NLSC was assembled to provide guidance during the implementation of the Nicola Lake Action Plan.

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Local talents headline Xmas concert Christmas may still be three weeks away, but it’s not too early to celebrate, which is exactly what the Community Arts Council is planning to do this Saturday when it presents the Nicola Valley Community Christmas Concert.

Several local talents will be on hand to entertain residents with a wide array of performances, including singing, dancing, and instrument playing. Cindy Cunliffe, producer of the three-hour extravaganza, labels the concert “more or less a variety show, including Christmas numbers.”

“The response has been really good. There were more people in the community who wanted to perform than we could accommodate.”

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HERALD OPINION Russian dependence scuttles Ukraine’s EU movement

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Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych had much explaining to do at the summit meeting of the European Union in Vilnius, Lithuania last week.

After six years of negotiation on an EU-Ukraine trade pact and politicalassociation agreement which was finally due to be signed at Vilnius, he had to explain why he wasn’t going to sign it after all.

“The economic situation in Ukraine is very hard, and we have big difficulties with Moscow,” said Yanukovych in a private conversation with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel that was broadcast by Lithuanian television.

“I would like you to hear me. I was alone for three and a half years [since his election in 2010] in very unequal conditions with Russia — one to one.”

So, Ukraine is putting the deal on hold indefinitely and the EU promptly accused Yanukovych of being gutless.

“If you blink in front of Russia, you always end up in trouble,” said the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule.

“Yanukovych blinked too soon.”

At least 10,000 outraged Ukrainians who had reached the same conclusion came out on the streets of Kiev in protest.

It was starting to look like a rerun of the “Orange Revolution” that had forced Yanukovych out of power after he won a fraudulent election in 2004, so riot police attacked the protesters and drove them from the square.

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Healthy eating worth the price tag Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS If a healthy diet is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you might want to ask for a raise.

A new study has found eating healthful foods could add about $2,000 per year to a family’s grocery bill.

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from the British Medical Journal Open, which reviewed 27 studies from 10 high-income countries that looked at the price difference between foods.

The researchers concluded a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and nuts would cost a person an average of $550 more a year than a diet rich in processed foods, meats and unrefined grains.

They found it costs about $1.50 more per day to eat a healthy diet than a non-healthy one.

Now, there are many, many factors that come into play here, and reducing anything to a simple dollar figure when so many variables exist is

problematic. Geography and access to fresh foods are two major ones I can think of. Being surrounded by farmland in Merritt, this is an important consideration.

That $1.50 per day, when weighted against costs incurred by diseases associated with poor diet, such as heart disease, really seems quite worthwhile. However, the study acknowledges that could be a deterrent for families and individuals with tight grocery budgets.

Of course, there are studies that say the opposite; that eating a healthy diet can actually save people money. A Rhode Island study from the

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spring found 63 participants recruited from food pantries and low-income housing actually saved money on their grocery bills by eating a plantbased Mediterranean diet. Weight loss was an unexpected consequence of the study as well.

Many studies on vegetarian and vegan diets find people save money by not purchasing expensive meat and dairy products, and suggest having one or two meat and dairy-free meals a day could save a bit of cash, fat and calories.

This topic is one of those things — like almost everything — that makes me go, “Well, it

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depends.”

Whether a healthy diet is more expensive than a diet comprised of processed, high-fat foods depends on what you buy, when you buy it, where you buy it, how much of it you buy, how much of it you waste, where you live, what time of year it is and a million other factors this space is too limited to list.

However, I think the point of the studies rings true. Many inexpensive foods are also cheap when it comes to nutrients.

Consistently saving a little bit of money on food that tastes good in the short term could cost you big in the long run.

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HERALD QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Christmas is around the corner and everyone is thinking of family and friends. This year, there is a family missing a member. Dean Morrison went missing on Oct. 22 and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. This is going to be a difficult Christmas for his mom Elizabeth Faber, his sister Michelle, and his son and daughters.

If anyone has seen Dean or knows of his whereabouts, please contact the Merritt RCMP at (250) 378-4262 or their local police services.

Dean, if by some chance you are reading this, please get in touch with your mom, sister or children. If ever there was a time for miracles, Dean Morrison Herald file photo Christmas is that time.

Elizabeth would like to thank everyone who participated in the search for Dean and for all the support everyone has given to his family.

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Ukraine divided on president’s decision From Page 4 The demonstrators came back to Independence Square 100,000 strong and Yanukovych had to issue a public apology for the attack.

We’ve been here before, haven’t we?

The big Russian bully threatens some ex-Soviet country that is now looking west and the craven local ruler gives in.

Pro-democracy demonstrators come out in the streets and peace, justice and proWestern policies triumph.

Except this time, it’s not like that.

The big Russian bully bit is still true. Moscow has already seen three of its former possessions in Europe — Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — join the European Union.

It sees the future of the remaining six — Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan —

as a zero-sum game between Russia and the EU, and it plays hard ball.

Of those six, Azerbaijan and Belarus are dictatorships that have no desire or possibility of making a deal with the EU under their current rulers.

The other four have been pursuing trade and association deals (which might eventually lead to EU membership), and Moscow has been trying hard to frighten them out of it and instead force them to join its “Eurasian Union,” an embryonic customs union that bears a curious resemblance to the old Soviet Union.

After secret discussions with Russia in September, Armenia cancelled its association deal with the EU (which was due to be initialled at Vilnius) and joined the Eurasian Union instead.

It’s just too dependent on trade with Russia.

Georgia initialled its deal with the EU in Vilnius

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BBC. Stavitsky had asked repeatedly about getting compensation from the EU for the trade with Russia that Ukraine was losing as a punishment for its dalliance with “the West” — but “all we got were declarations that Ukraine would profit from a deal with the EU in the medium to long term.”

Unfortunately, politicians have to live in the short term and Yanukovych’s problem (and Ukraine’s) is the country is divided down the middle.

His supporters are mostly Russian-speakers who live in the heavily industrialized eastern half of the country — and those are the people who will really suffer if Russia cuts off its trade with Ukraine.

Yanukovych would not have spent three and a half years negotiating a deal with the EU if he had no intention of ever going through with it.

Why bother? He was trying to cut a deal that would

because it had nothing to lose: Since its war with Russia in 2008 it has no trade with its giant neighbour anyway.

Moldova came under extreme pressure when Moscow stopped importing Moldovan wines, the country’s most valuable export, but the Moldovans just sucked it up and initialled the EU deal anyway.

The big issue, however, was always Ukraine.

Russia has been turning the screws on Ukraine hard because, with 45-million people and a serious industrial base, it is the most important of the ex-Soviet states.

Ukraine’s trade in 2012 was almost equally split between Russia and the EU but, over the past year, Russian-Ukrainian trade has fallen by a quarter.

“That’s a huge blow to our economy and we can’t ignore it,” Ukraine’s energy minister, Eduard Stavitsky, told the

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satisfy the aspirations of pro-EU voters, especially in the nationalist, Ukrainianspeaking west of the country, without destroying the livelihood of his own supporters in the east.

Either the EU didn’t understand his dilemma or it didn’t care.

It demanded he choose between east and west and made no offer to compensate Ukraine for its big short-term losses if it signed a deal with the EU. So, Yanukovych has put the whole thing on indefinite hold, but that doesn’t mean he’ll throw in his lot with the “Eurasian Union” instead.

If he can ride out the demos that are rocking Kiev, then, in the longer term, he will probably make a cautious return to talks with the EU.

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Money returned to rightful owner Lost money returned Merritt RCMP would like to commend the honesty and integrity of a local woman. On Dec. 2, the woman found a large sum of money on the sidewalk in the downtown core. She immediately came to the police station and turned over the money as found property.

A short time later, police received a call from a distraught person advising that he had lost a lot of money a few hours prior. Police were able to determine that this man was the rightful owner and returned his money to him. He was extremely grateful for the honesty of the lady who found the money and turned it in.

Stolen buck Sometime overnight on Nov. 28, unknown person(s) stole a mechanized buck lawn ornament from a residence in the 2600 block of Quilchena Avenue. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Breached curfews On Nov. 20, Merritt RCMP conducted a curfew check on a 30-year-old local man who had been previously released on courtimposed conditions.

One of these conditions included a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Police officers went to his residence in the 2300 block of Coldwater Avenue where he was supposed to be but was not. He was later arrested for breach of recognizance and will appear in provincial court on Jan. 7, 2014.

On Nov. 30 and again on Dec. 1, Merritt RCMP conducted a curfew check on a local 30-year-old male, Andrew Lukacs, in the 1600 block of Coldwater Avenue. Mr. Lukacs had previously been released on courtimposed conditions to be in his residence from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily. Prior to police obtaining a warrant for his arrest, Mr. Lukacs turned himself in to police. He was arrested, held in custody and brought before a provincial court judge in Kamloops on Dec. 4.

On Nov. 30, Merritt RCMP conducted

Spending report From Page 2 When MPs accept these trips, they are required to disclose and report such travel to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.

While I did receive invitations of this nature, I did not accept any complimentary trips or travel nor have I since being elected.

The Board of Internal Economy allows for MPs to fly a spouse between Ottawa and a member’s home riding.

The highest-spending MP for spousal travel was now former Toronto-Centre Liberal MP Bob Rae at just under $57,000. My spousal travel amount was $900.

I attended over 400 meetings and other community events (not including my regular duties in the House of Commons) this past year – a similar number to the previous year.

The information included in this week’s report is intended to provide a brief summary of some of the more commonly scrutinized expenses. If there is other information that you are interested in, please do not hesitate to contact me with your request.

Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla. His blog is DaninOttawa.com and previous MP reports can be found at danalbas.com.

a curfew check on a local 31-year-old man, Clifford Munro, in the 1600 block of Voght Street. Mr. Munro had previously been placed on a probation order with one of the conditions to be in his residence from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily. He was located a few hours later and was arrested and held in custody. He was brought before the courts where he was released on a recognizance with a monetary deposit. He will appear in provincial court on Dec. 10 in Merritt.

Suspicious fire On Nov. 30 at approximately 7 a.m., Merritt RCMP and the Merritt Fire Rescue Department responded to a suspicious structure fire near Canford Avenue and Main Street. Inside the cityowned building, a wood pallet and some burlap sacks were set on fire.

This building is used by the fire department for training purposes.

Damage was minor in nature. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Pizza place B&E On Dec. 2 at around midnight, Merritt RCMP were advised by a local citizen that they had heard a window break. They looked outside and observed that a window at Domino’s Pizza was broken. The citizen yelled and saw a male jump out of the window, drop a bag of empties and run away.

The citizen provided a description of the male and a direction of travel. Police Dog Services were called and tracked the suspect to a local hotel. A local 49-year-old man, William Walkem, was arrested and was later remanded in custody.

He will appear in court on Dec. 19. He has been charged with break and enter with intent and break, enter and theft.

Police would like to thank the alert citizen who provided a detailed description and direction of travel for the suspect. Without this information, this crime might not have been solved.

Intoxicated woman kicks officers On Dec. 4 at approximately 10 p.m.,

Merritt RCMP were advised by a citizen of a disturbance in a residence in the 2300 block of Jackson Avenue.

Investigation revealed that a local woman was intoxicated and causing a disturbance. She was arrested and in the process of being booked into the detachment, she kicked two different officers. The officers received minor injuries.

She will appear in court at a later date and is facing charges of resisting arrest, two counts of assaulting a police officer and causing a disturbance.

Stolen truck Sometime between 11 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 7 a.m. on Dec. 4, a 1991 Chevrolet truck was stolen from a residence in the 2000 block of Castillou Crescent in Merritt. The vehicle was located in Kelowna the same day. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

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If you feel your property interests may be affected by the proposed bylaw amendment and you wish to address City Council on any matters pertaining to this bylaw, please attend the Public Hearing at City Hall on:

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 at 7:00 pm Your comments/concerns may also be presented in writing, in advance of the meeting by addressing them to the undersigned, or at the public hearing in person, by petition or by attorney. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Sean O’Flaherty, RPP Planning & Development Services Manager Note: This is the first of two consecutive Public Notices. Dated this 5th day of December, 2013 at Merritt, BC

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Make sure that this festive time of year doesn’t end in tragedy for you or anyone else.

Christmas time often means one party after another with drinks galore. When you accept an invitation, plan ahead of time how you’re going to get home. Members of the same family or group of friends can designate a driver, arrange to share a taxi at the end of the evening, or use a free or for-hire drive home service.

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CHRISTMAS ON ICE (Above) Several members of the Merritt Centennials used the annual Skate With Santa event last Tuesday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena to present their Christmas wish lists to the Bearded One. Pictured (from left to right) are Rhett Willcox, Sam Johnson, Gavin Gould, Shane Poulsen and Wayland Williams. (Right) Cents Willcox and Zach Hartley skate with young Ashley Cavaliere. Michael Potestio/Herald

Elementary schools’ volleyball pilot program a hit

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Over thirty elementary students from four area schools (Bench, Collettville, Diamond Vale and Nicola Canford) reaped the benefits of a pilot program run for the first time in the local district.

The students, mostly from Grade 7, came together at Nicola Canford school each Wednesday afternoon for a month to further enhance and develop their volleyball skills under the guidance of several experienced coaches.

“It was completely optional,” said Lisa Nelson-Smith, a teacher at Nicola Canford and one of the program instructors along with

Nicole Bouchard, Adrianne Moulind, Vince Kanigan and Aaron Cleaveley. “It was open to any student who was interested and willing to commit the time and effort after school.”

The focus of the first three sessions was exclusively skill development, while the final Wednesday (Dec. 4) was reserved for a minitournament.

“We wanted to try and better prepare the students for volleyball at the more advanced level — specifically at high school,” said NelsonSmith.

The extra work with the enthusiastic young athletes seemed to pay immediate dividends.

The quality of play at the mini-tournament was outstanding.

GAME, SET, MATCH The action was intense at the Nicola Canford gym last Wednesday as elementary volleyball wrapped up its season. (Top left) A breathless Nevin Sekhon prepares to set a teammate. (Top right) Cousins Tyler Simon and Jenna Kane contest a ball at the net. (Right) Thirty-plus elementary students and five coaches from four area schools took part in the volleyball pilot program. Ian Webster/Herald

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