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COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CHEER Merrittonians packed the Civic Centre on Wednesday and Thursday nights of last week for the Country Christmas dance recital and community concert, respectively. On Nov. 26, dancers of all ages from the Love to Dance Academy in Merritt took a packed house through a Teddy Bears’ Picnic (top left), beautiful ballet routine (top middle) and even a comedic summer fishing excursion (bottom right) during the course of the show, titled Our Favourite Things. Musicians of all stripes filled the Civic Centre with sound on Nov. 27. The evening featured returning favourites such as the Nicola Valley Community Band (top right), Merritt Community Choir (bottom left) and Bench Elementary School choir (middle left). For more photos from the Country Christmas weekend, see the Thursday, Dec. 4 edition of the Merritt Herald.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS HARLEM SHAKE Andre Rivers of the Harlem Ambassadors slams home one of many highlight reel dunks his team scored against the Conayt Friendship Society All-Stars on Thursday night at Merritt Secondary School. After generously giving the Conayt All-Stars 50 points halfway through the game, the Ambassadors walked away with the win in a close game that featured plenty of comedic antics. Michael Potestio/Herald

Students shift schools post-strike The school district is seeing the effects of some shifting of students during the first few months of the school year after the teachers’ strike. The district’s brickand-mortar schools are down approximately 80 students from projections, district superintendent Steve McNiven told board trustees at their meeting on Nov. 19. However, in many ways that’s because students have changed schools, he said. Some of the ways the numbers are skewed is by an increase in students in the south end of the district (Princeton schools) and a substantial increase at the South Central Interior Distance Education

School (SCIDES). “We have seen a dramatic increase at the distance education school,” McNiven said. “We projected a FTE [full-time enrolment] of 80, and we’re up over 200.” McNiven said the increased enrolment at the local distance education school represents a growing number of students taking different pathways through Grades 11 and 12. Merritt Secondary School is down 45 students from projections, while Bench Elementary is up 10. McNiven estimated the district lost between 25 and 30 students to area band schools during the strike. The next enrolment projections come out in February.

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The Upper Nicola Band has a new domestic water system thanks in part to $2.8 million in funding from the federal government. The funding provided the community with a new water well, reservoir, distribution and supply lines, pump house and treatment plant. Upper Nicola Band Chief Harvey McLeod told the Herald the upgraded water system is “a huge improvement” to the health and wellness of the 380 or so people who live on the

reserve and use its water. McLeod said the upgrade means the people using this water system will no longer have to buy drinking water. He said that in the past, those who used the water would only use it for cooking and cleaning. He said the old water system has been in place for several decades and had a high amount of iron in it, giving water a bad odour and causing it to stain whatever it came in contact with. This new water treatment plant is the reserve’s first, McLeod said. The water system

upgrade for the Upper Nicola community had been in the plans for a number of years. The band received the funding in the last fiscal year and the project was completed over the summer, McLeod said. “The new system ensures we have a water supply safe for all uses and we can ensure that the people of this community are given every opportunity for a healthier lifestyle. Access to clean and safe water is one of life’s priorities and we thank all involved for the new improved water system,” McLeod said in a

press release. The Whispering Pines Band near Clinton received $2.1 million to upgrade its water system as well. The $5 million was distributed to the two bands by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada under its First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan. Since 2006, the federal government has invested about $3 billion to support First Nations in managing their water and wastewater infrastructure, a Government of Canada press release stated. Prior actions include the passing of the Safe

Drinking Water for First Nations Act, which enables the government and First Nations groups to work together to develop regulations aimed at protecting the health and safety of residents of First Nations lands by implementing enforceable standards. The government’s Economic Action Plan has committed $320 million to improving water systems and wastewater infrastructure in First Nations communities. Upper Nicola Band has a total membership of about 960 people.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: December 1995 Council studies traffic flow Merritt city council is looking to improve the traffic flow in the downtown core. Members want to see a pedestrianactivated light put in at Nicola Avenue and Garcia Street as well as lane changes implemented at Nicola Avenue and Voght Street to accommodate right- and left-hand turns. They also want couplets to be a consideration when any roadwork is undertaken in the future and a sign constructed showing Blair Street can be used as an entrance to downtown. Some of the councillors said these measures, rather than a complete one-way couplet, would help with the flow of traffic coming into and out of the central downtown core.

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Reconciliation Canada specifies plans for workshops The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from Nov. 18, 2014. At the regular council meeting held Oct. 14, 2014, city council approved funding support in the amount of $2,000 to support Reconciliation Canada’s proposed reconciliation workshops in Merritt in 2015. At that time, the proposal was to host and deliver four workshops in Merritt. Since that time, Reconciliation Canada has determined that many communities in B.C. are unfamiliar with a formal reconciliation process and are finding it difficult to commit resources for four workshops. As such, Reconciliation Canada has revised the workshop proposals and plans to deliver two workshops in Merritt, one for community leaders and another for young adult leaders on Feb. 2 and 3, respectively. If after these workshops the community has demonstrated an interest and commitment to continue the process, Reconciliation Canada would return to Merritt to host two additional workshops, including a reconciliation action workshop and an economic reconciliation workshop. Given the revised plan, half of council’s

funding support will be allocated to the February 2 and 3, 2015 workshops and the remainder of the balance will be retained so that if there is sufficient interest, the additional two workshops can also occur. Reconciliation dialogue workshops Each workshop comprises 30 to 40 participants who reflect the diversity in the community. This may include leaders from local First Nations, aboriginal organizations, all levels of government, justice, education, health and community organizations, multicultural and faith-based groups, and the private sector. Workshops are modelled on an aboriginal circle process that creates a supportive and safe environment for meaningful dialogue and relationship building. Together, participants explore pathways to reconciliation and develop communitybased and communitydriven reconciliation action plans. The 100 Reconciliation Dialogue Workshop Series entails delivery of two one-day workshops. The first, a community leadership workshop, brings together community leaders and changemakers from diverse cultural, faith and professional backgrounds.

It is followed by a young adult leadership workshop to engage young adults and emerging change-makers in reconciliation. A second stream of Reconciliation Canada programming will be available in the following months if communities are committed to and interested in continuing the work. This programming includes a reconciliation action workshop and an economic reconciliation workshop. Reconciliation Canada has received generous support from Central Okanagan Foundation and Vancouver Foundation. This contribution will assist Reconciliation Canada, in part, in the delivery of the Community Series in Merritt.

Public Notice NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSURE AND REMOVAL OF DEDICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Merritt intends to consider the adoption of City of Merritt Highway Closure and Removal of Dedication Bylaw No. 2180. The proposed Bylaw would close to traffic and remove its dedication as highway of unimproved portions of road located north-west of the City of Merritt Airport.

Measurements of success • Commitment to reconciliation measured by the number of participants that attend the reconciliation dialogue workshops; • Number of community dialogue facilitators who commit to the delivery of the workshops and promotion of reconciliation initiatives in the communities and local organizations; • Communities that implement community reconciliation action plans.

Next council meeting: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

A copy of Bylaw No. 2180 and related reports and agreements are available for viewing at City Hall and may be obtained by contacting Allan Chabot, Chief Administrative Officer at 250-378-8613 or by e-mail at achabot@merritt.ca All persons who deem their interests affected by the Bylaw may make representations to Council at the Regular Meeting scheduled to be held Tuesday, December 16, 2014, commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC. This is the first of two notices, dated this 4th day of December, 2014.

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Gathering firewood, keeping warm in winter JEANETTE MCMASTER In FRIENDSHIP During the fall season, my dad Billy McLeod would have men like his friends Eli Tom and Adam Boston help him with logs, which had to be brought down from the mountain range. The logs were felled earlier in the summer for firewood. Eli and Adam harnessed the team of horses, hitched them to the big wagon, and loaded their axes and other tools they would need. Adam did the driving of the big wagon,

snapping the leather reins, while Eli kept watch on the road. My dad rode horseback so he could open slipwire gates for Adam and Eli, then close the gates again so people’s cattle and horses would not get out of their pastures. On the way, we stopped at Caroline’s home for coffee. She invited us for lunch and we accepted. Her home was on the mountainside surrounded by cottonwood trees, overlooking the reserve. I used to enjoy visiting her. I remember listening to the soap opera As the World Turns on her battery-operated radio while she and I did the dishes. Then I had to leave, with my dad and the other two. We arrived at the log site. Adam had the crosscut saw ready, my dad got the other end

of the saw, and then they began to cut. The logs were pretty big, so the cutting took time. Then the last one was done, loaded up and ready to go. Eli had the team of horses hitched up to the wagon again, and we were on our way home. My horse could feel the snow in the night air. He began to trot faster without my encouraging him, the saddle making creaking sounds from the cold. I saw our home ahead, the coal oil lamps giving light through the windows, which looked so warm and inviting. The barn was dark, so my dad had the coal oil lantern lit, then he brought the lantern outside for us to see what we were doing. Adam unhitched the team of horses while Eli dropped hay into the

hay stalls. The harness was removed from the horses, then hung up inside the barn. My horse was unsaddled, then put inside the barn too. Then we went up to the house. Inside it was so warm and the food smelled so good. Each of the men washed up, then we sat at the table. Prayers were said by Clement, then we all ate. My dad asked the men, what did you do while we were gone? My brother Clement said he cleaned out the meat cooler, then placed fresh meat inside. Back then we did not have a refrigerator. The meat cooler was homemade. It had four walls with screens on them. Clarence cleaned the barn, shoveled manure, then filled the hay loft with more hay.

Herman cleaned the root cellar, making room for fresh produce later like potatoes, turnips, carrots, apples and dry salmon, too. During the Depression years, we always had men living with us. My dad gave them a place to sleep and a place to live in comfort, without shame or degradation. He said, this is how our Lord, our K’welencuten, would treat these people. Now, my family, you remember this: always treat others with respect, with honour and dignity. Isaiah 65; 24. “And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear. Thus says the Lord God Almighty.” As always, in friendship,

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HERALD OPINION This was not MLK’s dream By Christopher Foulds

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Less than a month ago, I was in Memphis, Tenn., standing within a few feet of the balcony on which Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray. It was cold in Memphis that day, colder than the mercury in Kamloops, despite Memphis’ Deep South latitude, but I truly did feel warm as I stepped forward, within a few steps of the wreath that marks the spot on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel where a great man was silenced. To be right there essentially defies description. The Lorraine Motel is frozen in time. Everything — the motel sign, the parking lot, the wing-tailed cars and the building itself — is as it was on April 4, 1968, when King was murdered. The motel is now a U.S. historic site and is attached to the National Civil Rights Museum, which, on the day I visited, was a lonely place. On the day I visited, there were two people outside the motel — a black woman who was preparing to start her shift inside the museum and a black woman shivering under a tarp as she held a cardboard sign decrying the gentrification of the South of Main neighbourhood in which the Lorraine Motel stands. Both welcomed this Canadian to their city — and both cautioned me to be careful. To be sure, the downtown Memphis I visited is a hard place, part of a city that, outside of Graceland and the Riverwalk and Beale Street, is broken badly and trying desperately to recover. I thought of Memphis and the once-in-a-lifetime-journey to the Lorraine Motel as I watched the latest coverage this week from Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis.

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ple to whom she belongs wouldn’t have believed it either had said baby not been born early and during a trip to Hawaii in October 2013. The premature baby came at a premium, which included hospital bills, a month of intensive care for the tiny infant and hotel bills for the parents to the tune of $900,000. The little girl’s mother has stated to various media outlets that she had no prior complications with her pregnancy, everything looked safe and healthy, and her decision to travel came with careful consideration. She also purchased some travel insurance,

just in case. However, a year later, the woman is still embroiled in a bitter battle with Saskatchewan Blue Cross over who will pick up the tab at the American hospitals that cared for her family when they were in need. The company says it found nine events during her pregnancy that prevent it from accepting her claim that it is liable for the coverage. The parents aren’t giving up, though, and have enlisted the help of a Toronto lawyer to keep up the fight. It’s hard not to sympathize with someone who, on top of the emotional turmoil of going into labour unexpectedly

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early and facing all the health risks that poses, must now contend with potential bankruptcy. It’s also hard to sympathize with the insurance company’s coverage of its own liability, but there is likely so much more to the case that isn’t being publicly shared. There is good news: good people have started a gofundme page, which is a crowd-sourced online fundraiser. And most importantly, the baby is healthy and doing well. Still, being hundreds of thousands of dollars in limbo is a terrible spot for any people of average income to be in. In Calgary, a new

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husband is trying desperately to help his young bride recover from a brain hemorrhage that left her in a coma while on their honeymoon. She has been in hospital in Colombia since Nov. 16. Though this couple, too, had insurance, it won’t cover the estimated $164,000 it will cost to medevac her back to Calgary. A crowd-sourced fundraising page at youcaring.com has already raised $36,000 for the pair. It is just amazing how much people — complete strangers — will band together for someone who needs the help.

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Calling it a crisis implies a sense of urgency. This socalled crisis started in the early ’70s with the implementation of the Landlord and Tenant Act. Similar laws were set up all over North America around the same time. As for B.C., there has hardly been a purpose-built rental apartment building constructed since. At that time, you could rent an apartment in Vancouver for $200 to $300 a month. There were calls that the rents were too high then as well. Then came the act and everything changed. Regulated rents stayed low for many years but the vacancy rate plummeted to near zero per cent. It hasn’t been easy to get rental accommodation for my entire adult life. As a landlord, I would not recommend this industry to anyone. There is no profit in it. It’s a game for your accountant and your banker to convince you there is value in something called leverage. I am not convinced. As I see it, you invest $200,000 to $300,000 of borrowed money to make maybe $100 or less per month. Not to mention the time it takes — it does waste a lot of time you can’t properly write off. Anything and everything that can go wrong comes out of that hundred bucks. There are easier ways to make $100. So, how are you going to convince the people that have the time and credit resources to build rental accommodation to do so?

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Rioting in Ferguson not a form of protest From Page 6 In August, a white Ferguson police officer named Darren Wilson shot and killed an 18-year-old black teenager named Michael Brown, an act that led to protests in the streets. (The use of “black” and “white” to describe people is intentional as protesters have made the shooting a black-and-white issue. It may be. Racism remains a huge issue in the U.S. But, let’s not forget the fact Brown was a massive bully, six-footfour and 285 pounds, who had just robbed a store, assaulted its owner and attacked the cop who ultimately

fatally shot him). Last month, a grand jury declined to indict Wilson for the shooting, a decision that led to more protests in the streets of Ferguson. Along with law-abiding protesters came the requisite thugs, who proceeded to surprise nobody by looting stores, setting them ablaze, then shooting at firefighters who attempted to save the businesses. CNN was on the scene with multiple reporters, one of whom stood near where the looters were doing their deed and declared, solemnly, that such a scene was the result of rage manifested due to what the

looters saw as injustice. Of course, the reporter was wrong. The gathering of law-abiding protesters holding signs and chanting slogans was a response to what they saw as an injustice. The swarms of people breaking windows, stealing items and burning down businesses? Most would be hard-pressed to name either person involved in this issue. But, even if one of those thugs was destroying a black-owned store in a black neighbourhood to protest a white cop killing a black teen-

ager, one can only think of Martin Luther King. The great man forced more change in America by his words than any amount of shattered glass, charred wood and attacks on police will ever accomplish. King once said, “A riot is the language of the unheard.” With respect to Ferguson, he was correct — the thugs in the street were hell-bent on rioting even before they heard the grand jury’s verdict. Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.

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HERALD SPORTS MSS Grade 8s show all the right stuff in finishing second Have a sports story tip? Tell us about it by calling 250-378-4241 or emailing newsroom@merrittherald.com

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The West Zone Grade 8 girls volleyball championships wrapped up in dramatic fashion on November 20 with Merritt Secondary School’s stellar young squad placing a very creditable second. It couldn’t have been a much closer finish as all three teams that qualified for the finals emerged from round robin play with a record of one win and one loss. “The Westsyde Whundas, South

Kamloops Titans and Merritt were the finalists,” MSS head coach Dwayne Suzuki said. “In the first match, Westsyde handed South Kam its first loss of the season. Then we played Westsyde and beat them two straight — 25-23, 26-24. In the final match of the night, we lost two straight to the Titans. “I believe our girls were emotionally spent after their big win over Westsyde,” Suzuki said. With all three teams tied, the first tiebreaking formula was sets

won and lost. The three sides were still on equal terms. The second tiebreaker was total points for versus total points against. South Kamloops emerged on top by the narrowest of margins over Merritt with Westsyde in third. “Overall, it was a fantastic season,” Suzuki said. “The team showed continual improvement all year and made it to the finals against two teams it hadn’t beaten all year. “This group of girls should form the nucleus of the junior girls team

next year as there was only one Grade 9 girl on this year’s junior squad. If they continue to develop their volleyball skills, the group should be contenders right up until their graduating year.”

IN DENIAL Merritt Secondary School Panther Haley Zabek (9) stuffs her opponent’s attempted attack hit at the net during Grade 8 girls’ action earlier this season. Zabek, Harvir Natt (14) and the rest of the MSS team finished second in the West Zone. Ian Webster/Herald

25 BCHLers make 2014 WJAC selection camp SECOND PLACE FINISHERS The Merritt Murray GM bantam rep team finished second in their own six-team tournament on the November 22 weekend. They lost 6-1 to Smithers in the gold medal game. Members of the Murray GM team above are (back row, left to right) head coach Bill Kelly, Fred Ware, Kaelan Lester, Justin Tighe, Connor Ouellet, Marco Camastro, asst. coach Lindsay Tighe, (middle row) Tanveer Bansi, Travis Simon, Anthony Tulliani, Tyler Simon, Liam Kelly, Gordon Ware, (front row) Holden King and Mack Stead. Missing is Armoni McRae, asst. coach Marcel Ouellet and AP call-ups Darius Sam and Tyler Mosley. Photo courtesy of Alyssa Thompson

SEASON’S GREETINGS The new Merritt Centennials’ bus, with arguably the league’s best decaling, looked pretty spectacular in this year’s Santa Claus parade on Friday night. Ian Webster/Herald

The selection camp rosters for the 2014 World Junior A Challenge have been announced and 25 BCHL players have been invited to the Team Canada West tryouts this coming weekend in Calgary. Included in the 60 invitees to the Team Canada West selection camp are six goaltenders, 18 defencemen and 36 forwards. In addition to the British Columbia Hockey League, the players selected represent teams belonging to the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The list of 25 BCHL players includes 19-year-old Merritt Centennials’ forward Diego Cuglietta. Twelve of the BCHL’s 16 member teams are represented on the TCW selection roster. The Penticton Vees lead the way with five players listed, followed by Powell River with four and both Langley and West Kelowna with three. Other clubs listed are Merritt, Prince George, Chilliwack, Trail, Vernon, Nanaimo and Alberni Valley. The 2014 World Junior A

Challenge runs from December 14 to 20 in Kindersley, Sask. It involves teams from Canada West and Canada East, along with the United States, Russia, Switzerland and Denmark. Following the Team Canada West selection camp from December 6 to 9, 24 players will make the final cut. They will continue practising in Calgary until December 12 when Canada West will travel to Eston, Sask. to play the United States in the only exhibition game for both teams. This year’s World Junior A Challenge kicks off on Sunday, December 14 with two games. Team Canada East plays Switzerland, followed by Team Canada West versus Denmark. Canada West is in Pool B at the ninth WJAC with Denmark and Russia. The U.S. and Switzerland are joined by Canada East in Pool A. Canada West and the United States are the only winners of the WJAC. The last time Team Canada West won was in 2011 in Langley.

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Community Health Nurse in Port Hardy. Email: health-director@kwakiutl.bc.ca for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

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