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$1B retaliatory sanctions approved by WTO David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

The Canadian government is free to seek $1 billion in trade sanctions against the U.S. for laws that unfairly discriminate against Canadian cattle, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has decided. “If the U.S. Senate does not take immediate action to repeal Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef and pork,

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Sports box will only get inaugural skaters if weather co-operates Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The mercury will need to dip below zero for about five straight days to convert the multi-use sports complex at Central Park into a skating rink this winter.

City of Merritt leisure services manager Larry Plotnikoff said he hopes to have the facility ready for skaters before Christmas, however, this is something mother nature will ultimately decide.

Plotnikoff said that if Merritt doesn’t experience a cold stretch by the weekend staring Dec. 18, the facility probably won’t

be converted into a skating rink until the new year.

“For these type of facilities ice is going to be weather dependent and you’re lucky if you have ice in for two months in the winter,” Plotnikoff said.

After a cold snap last month that saw lows of -13 C, the Nicola Valley has been wet and warm, but the cool temperatures are in the forecast again.

According to the Weather Network’s website, temperatures are expected to dip below freezing next week, with lows of -10 C and highs of about -5 C between Dec. 16 and 21.

Those conditions would be

about right for the city to turn the multi-sport facility into a public outdoor skating rink.

Plotnikoff said he’s been checking the forecast daily.

City staff began flooding the surface of the facility late last month, Plotnikoff told the Herald.

Locks currently bar access to the potential rink and it’s covered with a layer of water.

Unlike a hockey rink, outdoor ice freezes from the top down.

“You want the slab cold so that the ice holds, but it’s going to be the air temperature above it that’s actually going to freeze it,” Plotnikoff said.

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Many thin layers of water need to be laid to build up just a few inches of ice, and a few days of rain could melt it away regardless of its thickness, he said.

Plotnikoff said the city isn’t taking private bookings the facility this winter, but hasn’t been approached by any user groups.

“It’s going to be free and open to the public,” Plotnikoff said.

If the weather permits, the Central Park rink will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with its LED lights being turned on at 4 p.m. for those interested in some night time skating.

COURT REPORT

Merritt Flying Club lawsuit dismissed Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

A provincial Supreme Court judge has dismissed a Merritt Flying Club lawsuit, which sought more than $17,000 in damages from its former president Ian Gordan.

The club alleged he wrote fraudulent cheques to himself from a club account for his personal use, one for $12,000 in October 2009 and another for $8,427.51 in February 2010.

The issue stems from a contract Gordon signed with the Ministry of Forests back in the summer of 2009 for helicopter fueling during a local wildfire.

At this time, the flying club was the de facto airport manager and operated a self-serve, honour-system based, fuelling station as their main source of income. It was set up this way to avoid liability associated with fueling aircraft.

The court ruling states Gordon testified that he became “slotted into” the role of airport manager, and that summer had been voluntarily managing the airport on his own, which included “hot-fuelling” helicopters working on a nearby fire.

The ruling states that the origin of his con-

tract stemmed from a conversation with the ministry’s fire boss.

Gordon testified that an Occupancy Agreement was drafted by the ministry with the name of the grantor left blank and the ministry said it could not pay him as an individual unless he had a company name attached to a bank account.

He said he could have taken the time to set up an account in his existing corporation’s name, but had “absolutely no time to do anything,” describing the choice to instead use the flying club as a conduit a “snap decision.”

Under this arrangement, money from the ministry was deposited into the flying club’s fuel account and a club book keeper made cheques out to Gordon as compensation.

Gordon’s argument — as described in the court ruling — was that his actions were outside his role as a flying club director, his engagement with the ministry was for personal services and not a breach of his fiduciary or statutory duties.

The flying club, however, claimed that as a director who signed the occupancy agreement under the flying club’s name, invoiced the ministry on behalf of the club and received payment, which club bylaws prohibit, amounts to a conversion of funds belonging to the Merritt Flying Club.

In his ruling, Justice Ian Meiklem disagreed with the plaintiff.

“His use of the [Merritt Flying Club] name

on the contract and in invoicing and his use of the fuel account to receive his remuneration certainly supports the interpretation sought by the plaintiff, but at the end of the day I find that his impropriety consisted of the misuse of the [Merritt Flying Club] name, bank account facility, and legal status, rather than of any assets or opportunities rightfully belonging to the [Merritt Flying Club],” the justice stated in his ruling.

Meiklem stated that “it is clear from the form and content of the written contract, starting with it being titled ‘Occupancy Agreement,’ and naming [the flying club] as the grantor, that it was not drafted to reflect the terms of the oral service agreement between the ministry’s fire boss and Mr. Gordon in his personal capacity as airport manager that Mr. Gordon testified to.”

While the flying club operated the fuelling station, no contract would be required to utilize its self-serve supply, the ruling states. Meiklem also pointed out that it is unclear why Gordon accepted payment for work he described as voluntary or why the ministry agreed to pay for such work.

Meiklem also acknowledged the contract was signed without consultation from the other four directors, and that Gordon exposed the club to potential risk of liability while fulfilling the contract.

Gordon was deposed as a director and club president early in 2010.

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Well, look no further, the Leisure services guide is now available. If you want to try something new, or just stay active, take a look at the Winter Activity Guide, From fitness and aquatic classes to sports for adults and kids, the guide has recreational opportunities for everyone, taking place in your neighbourhood. Winter is here so don't delay your plans to stay active in the new year.

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SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERRITT SNOW REMOVAL POLICY This procedure outlines the responsibility of the City, residents, businesses and contractors as it pertains to snow removal in Merritt.

NOTE: For purpose of this procedure “Area 1” is designated by heavy black line and “Area 2” is all remaining streets..

Service Level based on Snow Accumulation: 0 – 5 cm: Area 1 only sanded AS PRIORITY 5 – 20 cm: City streets are graded and sanded in the following time frame: Area 1 – within eight (8) hours Area 2 – within thirty (30) hours Over 20 cm: Exceptional Snowfall – will call out such manpower and equipment as may be available and required to maintain city streets in as passable conditions as possible.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the positions of casual Recreation Program Instructor I for the Leisure Services Department.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS VEHICLE INCIDENT

Truck driver charged after Coquihalla crash David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

A semi-truck driver is facing charges after he crashed his rig on the Coquihalla some five kilometres south of Merritt Tuesday morning (Dec. 8).

The single-vehicle incident occurred southbound on the highway at about 5 a.m. when the driver and lone occupant of the truck took his eyes off the road, sending the vehicle drifting into the centre median ditch.

RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming told the Herald the driver attempted to correct his vehicle, but was unable to regain control of it.

It slid out to a stop on its side and blocked the road.

The incident closed the highway in that direction until about

8 a.m.

The Merritt Fire Rescue Department, RCMP, VSA Highway Maintenance and BC Emergency Health Services paramedics were dispatched to the scene.

Five firefighters responded, and used the jaws of life to extricate the injured man from the cab of the transport truck. He was then transported to the Nicola Valley Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.

Police say the driver advised that he took his eyes off the road while reaching for something across his cab and the

vehicle drifted.

He was subsequently charged with driving without due care and attention.

FIRE EXTINGUISHED? Local police and fire say that the initial report came in as a lone male in the semi trapped in the cab with the truck's engine catching fire.

Information gathered from firefighters at the crash place a good Samaritan at the scene before emergency services arrived.

"It says in our notes that prior to our arrival, a passing motorist [with] a portable fire extinguisher extinguished a fire that was in the engine compartment," Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson told the Herald.

However, both the police and BC

Emergency Health Services could not confirm reports that there was a fire on scene.

The RCMP officer investigating the incident, Const. Phil Pauze, said the truck’s coolant fluid was smoking.

"The fire department was already there when I got there, but there was no fire retardant or anything used," Pauze said.

Tomkinson said firefighters didn't speak to any such good Samaritan at the scene and he or she might have simply carried on.

However, other eyewitnesses who stopped to try and assist the motorist told firefighters of the good Samaritan who happened upon the scene with a fire extinguisher, Tomkinson said.

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Cattlemen would rather see legislation repealed than have retaliation on U.S. products, says director From Page 1 The WTO ruled that the legislation violated international trade law, and earlier this year the U.S. lost its last appeal of that decision.

This latest decision set the limit on the amount of retaliatory tariffs Canada is legally allowed to impose in response.

“Canadian Cattlemen would much rather have the legislation repealed than have any retaliation on products from the U.S.,” said John Anderson, director with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, board member of the BC Cattlemen’s Assocation and president of the Nicola Valley Stockbreeders Association. ”We recognize that having a healthy relationship with the U.S. trade-wise is much more valuable than collecting tariffs at the border.”

The law results in just over $1 billion per year annually to Canadian cattle, pig

and hog producers, the WTO arbitration panel stated.

Anderson said based on the Liberal government’s position on this issue, he expects the

tariffs to start being imposed shortly. “I’d be very surprised if there’s not some sort of initiative taken within the next 30 days,” he said.

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rent legislation were repealed, it would put an extra $100 per head of cattle into Canadian rancher’s pockets.

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HERALD OPINION EDITORIAL

Business not as usual on B.C. farmland Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has released the latest update to the B.C. Liberal government’s “strategic growth plan” for farm and food products.

After reporting a record $12.3 billion in total agriculture and agri-food sales in B.C. for 2014, the latest plan sets a new goal of increasing it to $15 billion by 2020.

It’s a mostly a status quo plan, continuing current marketing efforts and encouraging higher-value TOM FLETCHER production of a wider B.C. VIEWS range of products.

The ministry intends to hire its first expert in food and beverage production. It’s a reflection of the fact that fully 70 per cent of that $12.3 billion comes from food and beverage processing. This continues the government’s push to improve economic viability of farms by allowing more food product manufacturing and sales on Agricultural Land Reserve property.

Letnick says another key strategy is to improve access to irrigation. B.C. has 20,000 farm operations, a number that’s holding steady even as the average age of farmers increases.

Opposition MLAs formed their own agriculture committee to tour the province over the past year, chaired by NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham and independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington. Their report speaks to some of the issues not discussed by the government.

One of those is foreign purchase of farmland, a matter subject to regulation in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba but not B.C.

A fond farewell from the Good Earth Co.

By Kate and John Anderson

We would like to sincerely thank the people in the community who have supported us with The Good Earth Company. We built this operation composting the City of Merritt’s biosolids and have run it successfully for the past seven years. For the most part it has been a positive experience. We have appreciated our good working relationship with the city and the public works people.

Our contract with the city came up this spring, and on April 22 we gave our notice that we would not be continuing. This was a tough decision for us, but one that we needed to make for many reasons. The city took over effective Nov. 1.

We have learned a lot about composting, biosolids and soils over the past years and we are proud of the contribution we have made to building soils and tackling climate change through the sequestration of carbon.

We have seen the difference in a multitude

of lawns and gardens and have had good community support. We hope this carries forward and that the community will continue to support the compost site.

We all — individually and collectively — need to deal with our waste.

The fact that Merritt came on board and supported this facility, we believe speaks volumes about our capacity to enhance sustainability through undertaking green initiatives.

Ultimately, the choice is up to each individual, how we each contribute to the planet.

It is important to research the science and make the best choices possible for your own consciences.

We believe everyone has a responsibility and an impact with every purchase we make and all the waste we create.

The world is filled with toxins and the impact of these are experienced throughout the globe. Soils are eroding, global warming is truly an issue and how we will continue as a people to balance our environment with seven billion people is important work that

needs to be done.

We believe that composting human waste is part of the solution to heal the planet.

Clearly, not everyone shares this view.

Initiatives are being presented and questions are being asked and that is a good thing. We cannot change the world, but one thing we know for sure is that we can make changes to how we live our lives and what we put on and in our bodies, making our impact as light as we can.

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the community, interact with avid gardeners and for the lessons learned.

We also appreciate the City of Merritt taking the initiative to continue on. The rest is up to each of us. Bloom where you’re planted, be the change you wish to see, be kind, love your neighbour, love the planet — this is our work.

Kate and John Anderson are the former owners of The Sunshine Valley Good Earth Company, aka The Good Earth Company

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YOUR OPINION to the editor LETTER Some mayors too Fletcher is a selective contrarian eager to appease urban complainers Editor:

From Page 6 Properties have also been purchased to grow hay for export to Asia, and Huntington says she continues to hear of costly farmland in Delta and Surrey being bought at prices long-established farm families can’t afford.

We’ve seen a British food and drug conglomerate buy up B.C. Interior farms to plant trees for carbon offsets, a project that was wound down after local protests. Popham and Huntington are calling for a systematic inventory of foreign purchases, to determine if regulation is needed here as climate change shifts growing patterns.

Popham argues that with California enduring years of drought, B.C. can’t continue to depend on imports for more than half its food. “We have countries that are actively seeking food producing land, because their countries are having difficulties producing under drought conditions,�

Popham said. “So before we know it, our farmland could be bought up by other countries that are actively and smartly trying to ensure their own food security.�

Neither Letnick nor the opposition MLAs could produce results from the government’s decision to split the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones, with more latitude for non-farm activities outside the southwest and Okanagan.

But we’re starting to see signs of the new system of regional Agricultural Land Commission panels working with local governments.

The Langley Times reports that the Township of Langley quietly signed a deal with the ALC in July to allow development of farmland near the Aldergrove border crossing and Langley airport.

The agreement says there is a need for a “defensible and durable urban/ALR edge.� If you think everyone loves farming, you’ve likely never lived on this “urban/ALR edge.�

The latest example is on Vancouver Island, where urban neighbours are protesting an established farmer’s decision to clear a forested property for hay growing.

The farmer has been forced to erect a chain-link fence to keep out trespassers who have decided the property is a park that they can use when they like.

The mayors of Saanich and View Royal seem more concerned with appeasing urban complainers than protecting the right to farm. They are being pressed to buy up idle ALR land to soothe urban voters repelled by logging and farming.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Tom Fletcher’s “Inconvenient truths� column was highly selective in its choice of so-called climate “alarmist� examples.

Yes, contrarian examples exist, and can be used to make a point.

For example, some glaciers are growing (around seven per cent, compared to more than 70 per cent that are shrinking).

One who would sympathize with some of Fletcher’s comments is the famous independent scientist James Lovelock, annoyed with some “environmentalists who emotionalize the arguments.�

But Lovelock, the father of the Gaia Theory, directs his focus not to these people but more importantly to the climate scientists, the results of their

work, and the stark options facing civilization.

In his latest book, A Rough Ride to the Future, Lovelock notes that the fact that there has not been as much warming to date as most models were predicting has contributed to the denier perspective.

He sees early computer models as simulating the atmosphere well, whereas only now are models simulating the interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere, something much more complex to model.

It is clear that there has been significant warming linked to burning fossil fuels. Increasing parts per million of CO2 and other warming gases is documented, as is ocean acidification.

The built-up inertia in the Earth system, given these data, may be a tipping point from

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which it could be too late to take meaningful action.

The nature of this issue means we cannot be 100 per cent certain, however the Precautionary Principle would urge action on 80 per cent confidence when the realization of a risk would be catastrophic.

Editorials that denigrate vocal activists and selectively choose data lower the quality of discussion, contribute to polarized discussion, and raise doubt as to whether any action is needed; just what climate change denial interests want.

Black Press, given that it touts itself as the largest independent news chain, can do better.

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What was your favourite part of the Merritt Country Christmas week?

Royal Lepage Hands of Hope spreading good cheer The Royal Lepage Third Annual Hands of Hope Christmas Food Drive was a tremendous success.

The event succeeded previous years with over 120 volunteers and businesses collecting over 6,200 pounds of nonperishable food items.

Toys and financial donations were also generously donated on this day.

Commencing in the fall, The Royal Lepage Merritt staff enthusiastically met, on a weekly basis, with local volunteers, the Centennials and the Nicola Valley & District Food Bank to plan for this day of giving. A portion of this preparation was community awareness, which included sponsoring a Centennials hockey game and building a float for the Country Christmas Parade.

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LETTERS POLICY Over 120 volunteers and businesses showed up to help collect, including the Merritt Centennials. Submitted photo

Some very generous businesses hopped on board to provide refreshments, food and Christmas music to warm the bellies and spirits of all those involved.

A new addition to the drive this year was the beautiful music provided

by Al Horne and the Snee family. The entire

The Isaac Family Debbie, John, James, Joshua and Tashanna wish everyone a

Centennials team came out with their jerseys, strong arms and positive attitudes.

Supporting the Nicola Valley & District Food Bank is a perfect way to participate in the spirit of the season.

Next year, consider gathering your friends and family and join the Royal Lepage Merritt Fourth

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A warm thank you to the other generous sponsors that made this day a success.

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The Nooatich band celebrated the opening of their drinking water system last week, as the $2 million project that was two years in the making is now complete.

The band now has a new well, over 1.3 kilometres of new water main, and two water treatment buildings, operational as of last Wednesday.

According to band manager Larry Jordan, the improvements were needed to accommodate a growing band. “We used to have

a single well that served all of the reserve and as we added housing and brought more members back to the reserve, that well was being taxed for capacity,� he told the Herald. “We drilled two new wells and have installed an up-todate circulation system so three’s no stagnant water, and chlorination system so it’s up to the latest health standards.�

Six band members were employed over the course of the project.

He said the total band population was about 230, up from about 200 back in 2005, with

more than half the members living on the reserve.

He said the band was adding other infrastructure as well. “We’re implementing a project where we will offer high speed internet to all the band houses on the reserve,� he said. “Presently, the only way they get high speed internet is through Telus phone lines.�

He said the improvement, slated for this April, would see speeds go from 2 megabits per second to 100 megabits per second. “Right now it’s not nearly enough,� he said.

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NICOLA VALLEY HISTORY

THE WIDOW SMITH of Spences Bridge A hardy pioneer immigrant whose renowned produce caught the attention of royalty.

Jessie Ann Smith in 1884 in her wedding dress. Courtesy of the Smith Family Album.

SUSAN GEARING-EDGE A looking glass TO THE PAST It is well known that the early male pioneers of the Nicola Valley went through many hardships to make Merritt and the surrounding area as prosperous as it is today.

But there was one spunky lady who worked equally hard and went through many of the hardships the men did. That lady was Jessie Ann Smith — better known as The Widow Smith of Spences Bridge.

Born in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1853, Jessie married John Smith in 1884 and together they travelled by steamship to New York and then by train across The United States.

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After another steamship ride to Victoria, B.C., they embarked on a long and arduous trip by ‘work train’ to their ultimate destination — Spences Bridge.

During the trip John, an experienced orchardist, told Jessie that they were going to the “land of fruit.” But at the time, she had no idea how tough it was going to get.

Her first inkling occurred when they arrived at the Cisco crossing near Lytton in the middle of the night.

They were greeted by a man riding a horse which was pulling a large basket hung on a cable strung across the Fraser River Canyon.

They were told to sit in the basket while it slid along the cable, landing heavily in a bale of hay on the other side of the raging river.

Jessie later said it was “the briefest but most thrilling part of the journey.”

When they finally made it to Spences Bridge, they stayed with John Murray, who gave them three hundred acres of land and a steady paycheque to work it.

John began planting apple and other fruit trees and Jessie, who was a teacher in Scotland, and lived in a house with servants, set about becoming a first class cook and housekeeper.

Their daughter Jessie was born in 1885, the first white child born in Spences Bridge, and then their son John a year later.

They moved to Voght Valley, just south of what is now Merritt, where they lived for 10 years.

It was there that Jessie was introduced to the terrors of cougars, bears and wolves. They built a dairy farm and planted crops. In 1889, daughter Isabelle was born and baby Jemma was born in 1891.

Jessie was becoming a true pioneer woman, helping John with the farm chores and churning butter to sell at the market.

By this time she was getting to know some of the First Nations people in the area, even learning some of their language.

In 1895 Jessie had a baby girl named Margaret. The following year, Mr. Murray died and John and Jessie bought his estate and moved back to Spences Bridge.

Murray’s orchard had been sadly neglected but John went to work seeding, planting

and pruning the fruit trees until the estate began to show great improvement.

As they got older, the children worked alongside their father and soon found it was a great change from hunting bears, cougars and wolves, although early on they learned of a new threat — rattlesnakes. They quickly learned how to deal with them.

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Unfortunately, John had been injured in a mining accident four years earlier, and now found that his health was failing.

In 1905 Jessie went with him to a hospital in Vancouver, but his heart had been ruptured and he passed away shortly afterward. Jessie was now a grieving widow.

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God’s incarnation gives life to the lonely NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH God’s incarnation is aimed especially for the lonely to live Francois de Bonivard, a monk and patriot from Geneva, is considered to be the inspiration of Lord Byron’s epic poem “The Prisoner of Chillion�

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From 1530 to 1536, Bonivard was held prisoner in the dungeon of the castle of Chillion, where in the damp and darkness, he paced the narrow confines of his cell.

One day he climbed painfully up the wall to the tiny window in his cell, from which he saw the lovely sky, the swiftly flowing river Rhone and the distant towers in the valley below.

Then he dropped back into his grimy living grave.

But that sight from the window filled his soul with passion and he began to beat on the door and cry, “O God, I must get out.�

That narrative is, in a sense, a picture of the world and its prevailing need some 2,000 years ago.

Prior to Jesus’ advent, people had ‘seen’ God as it were through a tiny window.

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fuller disclosure of the reality of His being.

In response to their need, God sent His Son to a dark and lonely world.

According to Luke, “they were all waiting for him� (Luke 8:40).

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I doubt if there is anyone who does not feel faith and religion is a lonely business in this century.

It is so much easier to be one of a jolly, irreligious crowd than to be dubbed a killjoy.

Hence there is the tendency to throw principles overboard and to lose one’s self into what most people regard as “the thing to do.�

The notes of moral indignation and of adventure are soft-pedalled by those who do not have the will to dare to take a lonely stand upon issues of faith.

We read in the gospels how, on one occasion, the eager and the plaintive crowd waited all night for Jesus and was now pressing in upon him like a wave of the world’s great heartache and spiritual loneliness.

Among them was a poor, diseased and haggard woman, trying to reach the Master and being constantly pushed aside by stronger competitors.

At last, she could stretch out a scrawny hand saying, “If I only touch his garment, I will get well.�

Suddenly, amidst the jostling crowd, Jesus turned and said: “Your faith has made you well� (Matt. 9:21-22).

She was a miserable outcast in Hebrew society, but in response to her wailing soul, Jesus made her into a new creature and, what’s more, he became the friend of her lonely heart forever.

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Whenever our sincere faith and earnest desire are focussed on Jesus, he turns to us and becomes our companion for life.

Phillips Brooks has clearly expressed it in his lovely Christmas carol: “How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His heaven. “No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin, where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in.�

He comes to those who are prepared and waiting to receive him.

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NICOLA VALLEY HISTORY

Dubbed “The Widow Smith of Spences Bridge” by King Edward VII From Page 9

Because John had developed a ranch with a reputation for excellent apples, Jessie couldn’t grieve for long, and was determined to keep the business going.

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During the best years the family orchard sold more than 250 tons of fruit.

Jessie and her children weathered barn fires, mudslides and heavy rains that damaged the crops but soon their produce was being shipped to Calgary, Vancouver and even as far away as Argentina.

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LEGAL

Is employee dishonesty grounds for termination?

What an employer might think is a cut and dried case could be a little more complicated

GREG PRATCH Everyday LAW Most of us know that employers have the right to terminate an employee ‘for cause’ at any time during the employment relationship.

If an employer has ‘cause’ to terminate an employee, the employer can do so immediately, without notice to the employee and without paying any severance.

However, many lawsuits arise over the question of whether the employer, in fact, had ‘cause’ to terminate the employee.

It is important to understand that having ‘cause’ to terminate an employee may not be as straightforward as one might think.

In fact, it can be quite difficult for an employer to establish sufficient grounds to entitle it to terminate an employee ‘for cause.’

Many people might be surprised to learn that even an employee

who commits an act of outright dishonesty in the course of his or her employment is not automatically subject to termination ‘for cause.’

Whether an employer is justified in dismissing an employee for dishonesty is a question of fact, requiring an analysis of the entire context in which the dishonesty arose.

The purpose of a contextual analysis is to ensure, among other things, that there is proportionality between the dishonest conduct and the sanction imposed on the employee.

More serious acts of dishonesty entitle an employer to terminate an employee ‘for cause’ while the less serious acts of dishonesty will not justify termination.

The next question, of course, is: what acts of dishonesty are serious enough to justify dismissal?

Unfortunately, the answer is not blackand-white and instead involves an analysis of the entire circumstances surrounding the dishonest conduct.

The Supreme Court of Canada has tried to provide some guidance by suggesting that to justify termination, the dishonesty must

violate an essential term or condition of the employment relationship, and is such that the dishonesty gives rise to a breakdown in the employment relationship.

While this is helpful, the fact remains that it can be quite difficult for an employer to determine if it has cause to terminate an employee for dishonest conduct.

An employer would be well advised to seek legal advice prior to terminating an employee for an alleged act of dishonesty.

This is especially important when dealing with a long term employee because the financial consequences for making an incorrect decision could be significant, if it was ultimately determined the employee was wrongfully dismissed.

Likewise, an employee who has been terminated for dishonesty should consider seeking legal advice, as they may in fact be entitled to severance.

PASSPORT TO CHRISTMAS Don’t forget to collect your stamps at the participating local shops for your chance to win BIG! Also, locate a smiley face & bring a nonperishable food item into the participating merchant to receive double stamps!

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Greg Pratch is a lawyer and partner with Pushor Mitchell LLP. He practices in the area of litigation with a particular emphasis in personal injury matters and tax disputes

With God is against the world From Page 11 An adventure in loneliness! Only one person against the world! Yes, but with God in that person everything is different.

Not only we are against the world, but with God’s Son within us we can overcome the world.

Isn’t the problem with people in every age that they have hardly anything to live for? And, simply because they have nothing for which to die.

This was more true before Christ came than it is now or need be.

In the ancient world, the religious people had the Law of Moses. But

whoever heard of a man dying for a code of law?

But, when the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son. Then life became real and meaningful, because even at the cost of death itself, men would go on living for him.

Will our Christian faith lose its loneliness this Christmas and become a venture with him for whom no cost is too great to die, and for whom to live is life everlasting?

Narayan Mitra is the pastor of Merritt Baptist Church at 2499 Coutlee Ave. merrittbaptist@gmail.com

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Practical exercises to safeguard your back you can do at home with virtually no equipment.

DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN Once a patient has had his or her back problem addressed properly through chiropractic care, it is imperative that regular exercise becomes a part of their overall lifestyle.

The definition of insanity is “to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result.”

Similarly, if you maintain the same old inactive lifestyle, you can’t expect your back pain to not reoccur.

Here are some simple back exercises that

Hamstring stretch Lie on your back with both legs straight and on the floor. Extend one leg straight up in the air. Loop a towel over the arch of the lifted foot, and gently pull on the towel as you push against it with your foot until a stretch is felt in the back of the thigh. Hold for 30 seconds. Relax. Repeat three times on each side.

Piriformis stretch The piriformis muscle runs through the buttock and can contribute to back and leg pain. To stretch this muscle, lie on the back and cross the right leg over the other; gently pull the right knee toward the left shoulder until a stretch is felt in

the right buttock area.

Hold 30 seconds. Relax.

Repeat three times.

Now pull towards the other shoulder with the opposite leg.

Back stretch Lie on your stomach.

Use your arms to push your upper body off the floor. Hold for 10 seconds. Let your back relax and sag. Repeat 10 times.

Leg raises Lie on your stomach.

Tighten the muscles in one leg and raise it from the floor. Hold your leg up for a count of 10 and return it to the floor. Do the same with the other leg. Repeat five times with each leg.

Bridges Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.

Keep the knees

together. Tighten the muscles of the lower abdomen and buttocks so as to flatten your lower back against the floor. Slowly raise your hips up from the floor and hold for a slow count of 10.

Repeat this exercise three times. If you cannot raise your hips from the floor, merely tighten the belly, the abdominal, and buttock muscles.

As these muscles get stronger, you will eventually be able to raise the hips.

The Pointer Position yourself on a mat on your hands and knees, with palms directly under shoulders and knees hip-width apart. Slowly raise right arm, and extend it forward parallel to floor.

(Balance by contracting your abdominal muscles.)

Keep right palm parallel to the floor, then lift the left leg, and straighten it behind you.

Hold opposing limbs off the ground for 30 to 60 seconds without arching your back. Switch sides. Repeat three to six times.

The cardio component Engaging in cardiovascular exercise can help aid in rehabilitation of the spine and help prevent future injury.

Most health care professionals recommend 20 to 30 minutes of cardio exercise three to four days per week to improve cardiovascular endurance and help lose weight.

Until you’ve recovered from back pain, select low-impact activities that burn calories, but won’t place undue stress on your joints.

• Slowly increase your stretch as you feel your muscles relax.

Don't bounce.

• Stretch slowly and gently only to the point of mild tension, not to the point of pain.

• Don’t hold your breath. Inhale deeply before each stretch and exhale during the stretch.

• As your flexibility increases, consider increasing the number of repetitions.

• Stop immediately if you feel any severe pain.

Consider alternating cardio exercise and strength training to get the most from your workouts and to allow your muscles time to recover.

Stretching tips To get the maximum benefit from stretching, proper technique is essential. To accomplish this, I usually give the following tips: • Warm up your muscles before stretching by walking or doing other gentle movements for 10 to 15 minutes.

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Christmas can be a painful time GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG Psychology FOR LIVING Christmas is one of the most joyous times of the year, and at the same time, one of the most painful and difficult of times for many.

Our homes are inundated with flyers showing beautiful, happy people enjoying expensive gifts around perfectly decorated trees in lovely homes.

Everywhere you go there is Christmas music playing, colourful lights and shiny decorations.

If you are not in a state of rapture, it is easy to conclude that there is something missing from

your life.

And even if your life is far from picture perfect the rest of the year, there seems to be the expectation that it should become so for the month of December.

But that kind of thinking will only keep us stuck in unhappiness.

There is only one surefire way of softening the pain that seems to come from the void inside.

This holds true whether the sadness is because of a loss that is accentuated at this time of year, or because of something less identifiable that just seems to be missing.

The only answer is to turn our attention outward, and to give of ourselves to others.

No matter how much we may be hurting, it is always possible to think of someone to whom we could make a difference. In fact, it is often when we are most in

touch with our pain that we are most open and responsive to the pain of others. They know that we understand.

As long as our focus is on what is lacking in our lives, or what we think others should be giving to us, we are increasing our level of disappointment.

Magically, when we shift our focus away from ourselves, and become one with the spirit of loving and giving, we feel total contentment. The heart opens, and giving and receiving become

one and the same.

So if you are having a hard time getting into the spirit of Christmas this year, for any reason, it might be a hint that it is time to begin being the spirit of Christmas.

It is up to each of us to make our lives a meaningful expression of who we are. So if it feels dark where you are, then it's time to turn on your light, and let it shine.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and awardwinning Psychotherapist.

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Now, that’s more like it! Cents win at home Saturday night’s 8-6 victory over West Kelowna ends Merritt’s nine-game losing streak at the NVMA Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Centennials shed a big monkey off their back on the weekend, defeating the visiting West Kelowna Warriors 8-6 at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

The victory was the Centennials’ first on home ice since October 15 — a span of 50 days and nine games between wins. Their record at the NVMA this season now sits at 5-10-0-2.

The Cents’ relief at finally pulling off a win in front of their own fans was evident Saturday. As the final buzzer sounded, Merritt players poured off the bench in exultation — throwing their arms and hands in the air and mobbing winning netminder Cole Kehler.

The celebration continued for long after in the dressing room, as the emptying arena echoed with the sounds of cheering and laughter.

Saturday’s outcome was uncertain for much of the 60-minute game as both teams seemed to score at will, and seemed

determined to play ‘last goal wins’.

Entertaining hockey, for sure. Sound hockey — not so much.

The Warriors opened the scoring at the 8:20 mark of the first period.

Merritt’s Zak Bowles tallied the equalizer a minute and 20 seconds later, and the track meet was on.

Between them, the two teams scored six times in the opening 20 minutes, with West Kelowna staking a 4-2 lead. Merritt’s second goal came from rookie Zach Zorn.

“When we played as a group, we were good up and down the ice,” Cents head coach and GM Joe Martin said in recapping the first period. “But when [West Kelowna] started to score, we kind of got away from that and started to trade chances. That’s the way West Kelowna likes to play. They’re very offensive.”

The Centennials came out skating to start the second period and were rewarded with two quick goals by linemates

BCHL STANDINGS to Dec. 08 INTERIOR DIVISION Team

GP W

L

T OTL PTS

Penticton 31 28 2 1 Salmon Arm 29 18 8 2 West Kelowna 31 17 12 0 Vernon 33 14 17 0 Trail 30 13 17 0 Merritt 32 10 20 0 ISLAND DIVISION

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Nanaimo Cowichan Valley Powell River Victoria Alberni Valley

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10 11 11 17 17

0 1 0 0 2

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TRIPLE TREAT The Merritt Centennials’ Nick Jermain scored a natural hat trick on Saturday to lead his team to an 8-6 triumph over the visiting West Kelowna Warriors. (Above) Jermain celebrates his third goal early in the third period. Ian Webster/Herald

‘That’s Nick’s knack.

He knows what to do with a hockey puck.’

— MERRITT CENTENNIALS’ MARTIN ON NICK JERMAIN’S NATURAL HAT TRICK IN SATURDAY’S GAME COACH JOE

Gavin Gould and Nick Jermain.

The two waterbugs showed a ton of chemistry together. Gould would go on to set up Jermain twice more as the Connecticut Yankee (he’s from Cos Cobb, Conn.) recorded the natural hat trick in a span of just over 33 minutes.

Martin wasn’t surprised by Jermain’s contributions in the scoring column.

“That’s Nick’s knack,” the coach said in a nice

turn of alliteration. “He knows what to do with a hockey puck.”

Jermain’s third goal, at the 5:38 mark of the third period, gave Merritt its first lead (6-5) of the night, but the Warriors scored less than a minute later to square things once more.

“I had to constantly remind our group about who we are and how we want to play,” Martin said. “Against some other more-structured teams — like Vernon, Penticton

L

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Chilliwack Wenatchee Langley Coquitlam Prince George Surrey

29 31 30 31 32 30

6 9 12 14 22 25

1 2 0 1 0 0

19 18 18 12 8 5

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$1,000 RICHER

GRAND WINNERS The Merritt Centennials hockey club is currently selling tickets for a $50,000 first-prize raffle which will be drawn in February. There are also several early-bird draws for $1,000 each time. Winners of the first early-bird draw were (above) Wilf St. Louis and Liz Gilchrist. Presenting the cheque for $1,000 is Centennials marketing and communication manager Meagan King. Tickets can still be purchased at the Cents marketing office across from the post office, and at all Centennials home games. Ian Webster/Herald

vs Merritt Centennials vs Trail Smoke Eaters

7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 19 at N.V. Memorial Arena

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The Cents fell behind early versus the Vees, but stayed in the game. The final score was 5-3 for Penticton.

Merritt scorers against the country’s best Junior

Merritt Centennials

43 36 35 30 25

Team

and Salmon Arm — we don’t seem to have trouble staying true to our game plan. Against the likes of West Kelowna, it’s another matter.”

The Cents persevered, however, and with less than four minutes remaining in regulation time, defenceman Ryan Coghlan’s howitzer from the blueline proved to be the game winner.

Henry Cleghorn added an insurance marker with five seconds left in the period.

West Kelowna outshot Merritt 44-38 and went two-for-four on the powerplay. The Cents scored once with the man advantage.

Earlier in the week, the Centennials travelled to Pentciton for their fourth meeting with the league-leading Vees, who are also currently ranked number one in the nation.

A team were Gould with two and defenceman Michael Faulkner. Kehler stopped 33 of 38 shots fired his way.

“I liked our bounce back,” Martin said. “I thought that we dominated a good part of the hockey game, and that we were able to walk out of that rink with our heads held high.

“You never want to lose a game, but right now, it’s all about seeing progress and moving forward.”

The Cents have a tough road weekend ahead of them, with games in Nanaimo, Powell River and Chilliwack beginning on Friday.

“The teams we’ll be playing are good,” Martin said. “Two of them are leading their respective divisions.”

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Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Secondary School Panthers basketball program got off to a great start this week with wins at home and on the road.

Tuesday night saw the junior boys and girls teams, both coached by Dick Wowchuk, host Valleyview Secondary from Kamloops and come away with a pair of wins.

In a scrappy girls’ affair, the Panthers edged the Vikes 39-36. Mesha Naiker led all Merritt scorers with 14 points, while Logan Moorhead chipped in 11 and Emmanuelle Dugas four.

The boys’ contest was more one-sided, as the Panthers surged out to an early 15-point, firstquarter lead and never looked back, eventually winning 61-25.

Evan Sahota racked up 19 points for the Merritt side, Sebastian Dexel 16 and Sam McNiven 10.

On the weekend, the Panther boys were vic-

GOING TO THE NET Merritt’s Logan Moorhead (right) puts a shot up and over her Valleyview opponent in junior girls basketball action at MSS on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Gabby Zabek

torious at a tournament in Barriere, winning all three of their games.

Merritt defeated the host squad 66-33, then knocked off a pair of Kelowna private schools, Heritage Christian and Aberdeen Hall, by scores of 51-32 and 54-24 respectively.

McNiven netted 55 points in total for the three games, Dexel had 39 and Sahota 32.

The MSS senior girls team was scheduled to open their season Wednesday night in Kamloops. The result was not available by press time.

The Merritt Bowling Centre held its InterCity roll-offs on Sunday to determine the bowlers who will compete in the upcoming Interior championships early in the new year.

The Inter-City ‘A’ tournament will be held March 18 and 19 in Vernon and Kelowna, while the ‘B’ tourney will be hosted by Merritt on February 6.

“We had a really good turnout for the roll-offs,” MBC spokesperson Helen Campbell said. “We started at 11 a.m. and weren’t finished until almost 6 p.m.

Campbell will be one of the six ladies on the ‘A’ team, along with Doreen Nikkel, Kristina Johnson, Lori Walker, Crystal Chandler and Jasmine Pinto.

The men’s ‘A’ squad will consist of Bill Campbell, Jordan Pinto, Mark Pattison, Jerrid Chandler, Stuart Cornies and Patrick McKinney.

Making up the 10-member ‘B’ team will be Chandra Bonthoux, Jeannette Etchart, Kayla Wingo, Mary Angus, Sharon McIvor, Bill McNeil, James Isaac, Rick Walker, Derek Cornies and Don Kraus.

While the two Merritt mixed teams are comprised of a number of seasoned veterans, there are no fewer than five rookies sprinkled throughout the rosters.

This will be the first time attending the Inter-City championships for Johnson, Wingo, Angus and the husband-and-wife tandem of Rick and Lori Walker.

Angus, a retired school teacher, was born and raised in Merritt, but left the Nicola

Valley at the age of 23.

After getting her education degree at UBC, Angus spent her career teaching in Cache Creek and Kamloops prior to coming home to the Valley this past June. Bowling has been her way of “reconnecting with the community,” she said.

Angus bowled for two years back in her early 20’s, and then only on occasion with her school children. She said that it was a challenge to get back into it, but she’s already rolled a 184 this season.

Angus was encouraged to take part in the roll-offs by her partner, Harold Aljam, a veteran bowler who was a member of the memorable Merritt team that won a National Classifieds title

back in 2013.

Rick Walker has resided in the Nicola Valley for the last 50-plus years, but he’s still a relative newcomer to the sport of bowling, and a first-timer on an Inter-City team.

“I bowled for about three years with some friends about 10 years ago,” Walker said. “I just took it up again this year because my new wife, Lori, is an avid bowler.”

An employee at Tolko for the past 39 years, Walker said that trying out for the InterCity teams was actually his idea.

“Partly because Merritt is hosting the ‘B’ championships,” he said, “and partly to just try something different.”

MINOR HOCKEY REPORT Atom Development Merritt’s Fountain Tire atoms won a pair of games on the road this weekend, defeating Salmon Arm 7-0 and Revelstoke 4-3. Winning netminders were Nathan Van Rensburg and Nathan Willey.

Mary Angus

Rick Walker

MERRITT BOWLING CENTRE WEEKLY TOP SCORES

Peewee Rep The Ramada peewee reps extended their unbeaten record to 32-0-2 while at the same time winning a 12-team tournament in Penticton on the weekend. Victories came against West Kelowna (9-1), Trail (8-5), Terrace (11-1), Abbotsford (8-2), and Langley (7-2) in the gold-medal game.

Manjot Panghli and Bryce Garcia shared the wins in net.

Peewee Rec The Interior Savings peewees played with heart and passion on the weekend, but were unable to record a win

Men’s Top-10 Averages PUCK STOPPER Merritt Interior Savings goalie Carson Lang (above) faced a ton of rubber on the weekend in a 10-team peewee rec tournament held locally. Ian Webster/Herald

in their own 10-team tournament.

The Merritt peewees opened with a 4-4 tie against West Kelowna, then lost games to Kelowna, Kamloops and a pair of Chilliwack teams.

Bantam Female Despite a sparkling effort by goaltender Kayla Gray, the Merritt Tolko bantam girls team was edged 5-4 on home ice by Kelowna on Sunday.

One week earlier,

it was Merritt that got the better of their Okanagan rivals, 6-5.

Atom Female The Ultimate Sport atom girls played an exhibition game against the Merritt Tim Horton’s novice white team, winning 7-2.

Atom Rec There’s yet another tournament scheduled for this weekend, with the LNB atoms playing host to seven

out-of-town teams at both local arenas. The visiting squads are from Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Penticton and Langley.

Merritt’s atoms play their round-robin games on Friday at 5 p.m. and on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. All three preliminary games are at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

The playoff rounds begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday and continue through to the goldmedal game at 3:15 p.m. at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

Jordan Pinto Bill Campbell Jerrid Chandler Pat McKinney Stuart Cornies Mark Pattison Don Kraus Harold Aljam Bill McNeil James Isaac

246 242 236 227 221 219 215 207 202 191

Ladies’ Top-10 Averages Helen Campbell Doreen Nikkel Crystal Chandler Lori Walker Kristina Johnson Lorna Valois Sharon McIvor Keneesha Joe (YBC) Chandra Bonthoux Bea Morris, Dianne Walker, Sonia Mosley

High Games Nov. 30 YBC Nov. 30 Mixed Dec. 03 Seniors Dec. 03 Mixed

Boys Girls Men Women Men Women Men Women

Mason Hintz no scores this week Bill Campbell Lori Walker Claude Thompson Lorraine Dodding Stuart Cornies Helen Campbell

203 198 193 180 176 168 167 164 163 162

High Triples 180

Wyatt Collins no scores this week 286 Jordan Pinto 226 Lori Walker 262 Claude Thompson 210 Marilyn Wright 314 Stuart Cornies 254 Helen Campbell

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