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RED-LETTER DAY Interior Savings Credit Union’s Cynthia Gullason (left) and Diane Twan were in the red Friday for Merritt’s Dress Red for Heart and Stroke event. Interior Savings was one of seven local businesses that participated in the event this year, which sees people and workplaces decked out in Heart and Stroke’s signature colour to raise money and spread awareness for the non-profit organization and a heart-healthy lifestyle. The credit union’s theme was Little Red Riding Hood, and heart disease took on the role of the Big Bad Wolf. On judging day, employees held a heart-healthy potluck, promoted a donation tree with clients, and began their day with laughing yoga. Staff members also competed in an obstacle course to promote active living. For more photos from Dress Red, turn to page 3. Emily Wessel/Herald
Composting biosolids best option: city, Good Earth By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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The owners of the Sunshine Valley Good Earth Company are standing up for their company, their compost and their partnership with the City of Merritt as city council fine-tunes its official stance on the biosolids issue in the Nicola Valley. John and Kate Anderson started the Good
Earth Company in 2007 in response to then-council’s dilemma in dealing with the leftover materials from the city’s wastewater treatment process. Only treated Class A biosolids from the City of Merritt are treated at the Good Earth Company’s state-of-the-art composting site on Airport Road. The company receives between 1,700 and 2,000 tonnes of biosolids a year.
On days Good Earth receives the biosolids, they’re mixed in a bin with about two-thirds wood fibre, water, and Tim Hortons coffee grounds, and then the mixture is heated between 55 and 75 degrees C. After about two weeks, the mixture is turned and flipped into a new bin, where it stays for another several weeks. This aerobic process
forces oxygen through the bins as microbes (singlecelled organisms) break down the material. “It’s the oxygen levels that provide the perfect environment for the microorganisms to flourish and process the materials,” Kate Anderson told council at the committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 10. After a few more weeks, the mixture gets moved into windrows, where it contin-
ues to cure and compost. The entire process of turning Merritt’s biosolids into compost takes about a year. By the time the process is done, the chemical makeup of the compost is virtually unrecognizable as biosolids, John said. Twice a year, the Andersons take 10 samples from different spots in their compost pile to send to labs in Calgary and Ottawa, which
test for fecal coliform and lead content. The results consistently come back well under the provincial regulation for Class A compost, John said, with 12 per cent of the allowable lead content under Class A compost regulations, and 10 parts per million for fecal coliform, which is allowed up to 1,000.
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Land application, compost different processes From Page 1 What the Good Earth Company packages and sells is a “soil amendment,” which is used to top up soil. Kate said there are no restrictions on land application of their Class A compost anywhere in Canada. Besides composting, the options for dealing with biowaste are to put it in a landfill, incinerate it, or apply it to land. While opposition to direct land application has been vocal, a landfill is only a temporary solution, and incinerating biosolids releases carbon into the air, which is not a selective solution like producing compost that people can choose to buy or not, John said. Given these alternatives, Merritt’s composting solution makes the most sense and is the most sustainable, he told council. The Andersons said
their fear is that Class A compost is being included in opposition to out-of-town biosolids, which they worry will be detrimental to Merritt’s process of dealing with its own biosolids. “We are proud of what we do and how we do it,” Kate said. “Together with the city, we should all be extremely proud of how we turn our waste into a safe, effective compost that builds soil, sequesters carbon and is a local, sustainable solution.” The ranchers asked council for a public statement of support of the Good Earth Company and its partnership with the city. Coun. Mike Goetz said the city and Good Earth’s partnership is a good model for other communities in managing their own biowaste. “We’re doing it, so other communities should be doing the same thing,” he said.
Coun. Kurt Christopherson said he supports Good Earth, and is opposed to other communities sending their biosolids into the Merritt area. “I’m very concerned that we don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,” Christopherson said. Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said biosolids are a municipal issue that the city has to deal with and the City of Merritt is pleased with the composting solution. “We, as a city, are quite happy with what you’re doing for us,” Menard said. Coun. Linda Brown said she has no issue with Good Earth, but believes the province should require testing of the material to ensure its safety more often than twice a year. John said the amount of testing is adequate given the consistency of their results, but he has no issue with
more testing provided the cost would be factored into the operating contract. It’s about $500 for each fecal coliform and metal count test, he said. “The piles cure for a long time and you’re going to be re-testing a lot of the same material as it moves forward, but we can do that,” John said. “We’re trying to be as transparent as possible.” Brown also stated she is not convinced that biosolids are a safe product to be applied to land. John said the ratio of certain potential contaminants is vastly different between direct biosolids application and composted biosolids. “People brush their teeth with toothpaste. Well, that’s in your compost in very tiny parts — parts per billion,” he said. He said given that Merritt doesn’t have
CPR session this Saturday This Saturday, the Merritt Fire Rescue Department in partnership with Red Cross, BC Ambulance Service and the RCMP will team up for a community CPR course. The day-long information session is being held at the Civic Centre from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 to familiarize people with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Fire training officer Carl Johnston said the goal is to make CPR less intimidating, in addition to teaching people how to get help for someone in need. The session will feature various stations for different CPR subjects, and the lessons will emphasize the process of checking a scene, calling for help and providing care for the person in need until emergency crews arrive. How to recognize signs of a stroke or heart attack will also be discussed at the session.
Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the fire department decided to host the event because they often attend calls
for cardiac arrest. This session will not be a fully certified course, but will serve as an information
and awareness session, where people can concentrate on specific topics such as infant choking.
heavy industry, he is confident the presence of other ingredients is not a problem as it might be in other jurisdictions, such as large, industrial cities in the U.S. However, he also said if people don’t trust the process or the safety of the compost, nobody is forced to use it — unlike the neighbours who would have to live with direct biosolids application on the Dry Lake area. John said the City of Merritt had the foresight to build its own composting facility to deal with the leftover products from its wastewater treatment plant several years ago, and doesn’t want to risk
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losing that process to a public outcry about the potential health risks of direct biosolids land application. He said with a capital expenditure upfront, there is no reason other cities couldn’t do the same and deal with their own waste, and he would like council to bring that idea to
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SCARLET SPIRIT Clockwise from top left: Staff at Doctors Eye Care pose with their Dress Red for Heart and Stroke mascot Joel the bear, whom customers can hug for a $1 donation to Heart and Stroke during the month of February. Nicola Valley Massage Therapy’s Tim and Rita Kroeker hold up their Hearts of Honour, which contain photos of their loved ones who have been affected by heart disease or stroke. Their personal touch earned them a first place prize basket from Heart and Stroke for a business with fewer than 10 employees.
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Staff at Merritt’s Royal Bank were in the spirit with heartshaped decorations and a donation to Heart and Stroke. Residents at the Florentine, along with staff and volunteers (bottom left), took top prize for the second year running in Merritt’s Dress Red for Heart and Stroke event. Weeks of preparation and planning led up to a day of heart-healthy events, including a red meal plan, decorations throughout the residence, and even a mascot in the form of visiting two-year-old Queen of Hearts Zoe (at left, front). Every resident sported red for the occasion and the seniors home also raised money with a gift basket raffle.
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Merritt is getting back on track with plans to revive a multi-use trail connecting downtown to Gasoline Alley. For the past few years, the city has been trying to establish a multiuse trail that would go up Voght Street, connect to Spring Bank Avenue and branch off to River Ranch Road. That potential route was halted when a land owner along the route wouldn’t allow necessary access through their property. However, as planning department manager Sean O’Flaherty told council at its budget meeting on Feb.
11, that may have been a blessing in disguise. The city is now looking into the possibility of having the trail run parallel to Voght Street along its south side, which would be a shorter route and provide better visibility, he said. At this time, the cost to build the trail is unknown, but the city has $25,000 in this year’s budget for such initiatives, and BC Hydro plans to commit some further funding, O’Flaherty said. If the city has enough funding, it’s possible the project could break ground this year, he said. There are just two of these multiuse paths in the community — one along the Coldwater River and
another at Rotary Park, O’Flaherty said. This new trail would consist of a two-metre-wide asphalt trail that would eventually span from Lions Memorial Park to River Ranch Road. The first phase would span from River Ranch Road to Grimmett Street. In 2016, the City of Merritt plans to spend about $500,000 to renovate the corner route of Voght Street that passes by Rotary Park from Lions Memorial Park in front of Central Park. This roadwork would also consist of phase two for the Voght Street trail project, O’Flaherty said. Phase three of the Voght Street
trail project would consist of the stretch of Voght Street between Blackwell Avenue and Grimmett Street. O’Flaherty said the sidewalk along Voght Street is inadequate as it doesn’t meet engineering standards as it is narrow and made of asphalt, not concrete. “We need something more functional and safer,” O’Flaherty said. The city also has plans to incorporate bike lanes on either side of Coldwater Avenue from Main Street to the end of Clapperton Avenue, but that is dependent on whether or not the public works department receives a grant that will help them afford roadwork on that stretch of Coldwater Avenue.
Eight members of the now-defunct Economic Development and Tourism Commission and the Official Community Plan (OCP) review committee met early Friday morning to discuss recent council proceedings which resulted in the disbanding of both groups. The Ec-Dev Commission and OCP committee were dissolved by two separate motions made by Coun. Hilton at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Spokesman for the group George Mathieu expressed disappointment in the turn of events that found him and other committee members summarily dismissed from volunteer work they found interesting and necessary to the community.
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Museum reports high activity The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from Feb. 10, 2015.
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The museum continues to work with the City of Merritt and other parties to restore and find a permanent location to display this acquisition from the Heinz Lange family. Fundraising efforts are being done to assist with restoration of the wind onion.
The Nicola Valley Museum continues to host visitors and researchers from all over the world. Many are looking for their family histories in photographs, burial
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The Merritt library and museum hosted a very successful evening of songs with the Merritt Community Choir and stories with Greg Dickson and Mark Forsyth, authors of From the West Coast to the Western Front. Planning is underway for the centenary
celebration of the Drill Hall on Feb. 21. The lieutenant governor is expected to attend this very important event. • Information requests: 49 • Researchers: 15 • Visitors: 372 • Volunteer hours: 380, valued at $9,500.
Programs at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre AWSI – ASSISTANT WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR COURSE The first step in becoming a swimming Instructor. Must be 15 years of age and strokes at a level 10. March 16 - 19th, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Drop-In Sessions in 2015 with Mayor Menard will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.
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Mayor Menard invites interested citizens to stop by and say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses. If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Applications are invited for a temporary bylaw enforcement officer position. The City of Merritt is seeking an individual to serve as Bylaw Enforcement Officer on a full time basis. The position is for a forty (40) hour work week with shifts rotating occasionally to include weekends. For complete details, please see City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Applications will be received by the undersigned until 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager, City of Merritt 2185 Voght Street, Box 189 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 cfraser@merritt.ca As only those candidates short-listed will be contacted, we thank you in advance for your interest in this position.
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. Priorities: No.1 Emergency access routes to essential services such as hospital, police, fire, ambulance, City services. Dangerous roadways including hills and intersections. No.2 Schools; No.3 Downtown Business Core; No.4 Highway Commercial properties; No.5 Residential properties Disposal: Residents, businesses and contractors are not permitted to blow or plow snow from private property onto right-of-ways, streets, lanes or walkways. Residents and businesses in areas with City sidewalks adjacent to roads shall be permitted to place snow from the walk on the road.
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Every owner or occupier of commercial or industrial zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalk or pathways abutting the said property by ten (10) a.m. of any day and, as needed, following the accumulation of snow or ice. Complete copies of this procedure can be obtained at City Hall during regular business hours.
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Premier defends stand-pat throne speech By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
VICTORIA – The B.C. government presented a cautious preview of the coming year with its speech from the throne last Tuesday, predicting a rural revival through industrial growth while lowering expectations for mining and natural gas exports. Read by Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to begin the spring legislature session, the speech announced the formation of a rural advisory committee to “provide independent and impartial advice on helping rural B.C. increase opportunities, manage growth and
meet its full potential in communities big and small.� Premier Christy Clark said the government has important tasks ahead, such as starting construction on the $8 billion Site C hydroelectric dam and revamping the education system to fill an anticipated skills gap. “We’re sticking to the plan, and we’ve been successful with that plan,� Clark told reporters. “I know it doesn’t make great headlines in the newspapers, but I don’t think we want to change so we can help you get a news story.� The speech referred to five new mines opening since 2011, but avoided mention of
northeast coal mines that have closed due to low commodity prices that also threaten the operation of metal mines in B.C. NDP leader John Horgan questioned Clark’s intention to keep cutting “red tape,� an obsession of the B.C. Liberals since 2001. “They cut red tape at Mount Polley,� Horgan said of gaps in inspection that predated the collapse of the mine’s tailings dam last summer. As the government continues to await investment decisions for liquefied natural gas facilities, the speech notes that LNG “could create 100,000 jobs and the revenues to elimi-
nate our debt,� adding that exports are needed to maintain a gas industry that already employs 13,000 people. Much of the speech touts earlier achievements, including the carbon tax on fuels and a settlement with B.C. public school teachers after a bitter strike last year. The government confirmed it is about to table a third straight balanced budget on Feb. 17, and hinted at new spending aimed at expanding the economy. The government also plans to launch a new “medal of good citizenship� to recognize those who donate their time and money to improve their communities.
British Columbia Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon delivers the speech from the throne inside the provincial legislature in Victoria, B.C. on Feb. 10. Canadian Press pool photo
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HERALD OPINION Seeking input on Supreme Court ruling I am often surprised at the number of different events occurring each week that can pose a challenge DAN ALBAS to provide a sum- View from the mary given the HILL limited space available in my weekly columns. One topic that I believe is of interest and concern to all Canadians is the recent Supreme Court ruling striking down Canada’s existing law against assisted suicide. This is, without question, a subject that many Canadians have very strong feelings about. It is not uncommon as a member of Parliament to hear a diversity of views on subjects of this nature. One such citizen who took the time to contact me has presented some serious concerns that I believe we should all be mindful of. The citizen in question suffers from a very severe physical disability and opposes the legalization of assisted suicide. The reason for this opposition is not based on faith or a previous encounter with suicide or hope that a miracle cure will be discovered. The concern from this particular disabled citizen is guilt. As a severely disabled individual, this person relies very heavily on family to serve as specialized caregivers. As many will know, providing specialized and end-of-life care for a severely disabled loved one can be a challenging experience. In this case, the constituent who contacted me shared a great love of and appreciation for family members in making great sacrifices to help them live a better quality of life.
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Take crimes against animals seriously Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS A Kamloops man who admitted to choking and hitting his dog will be allowed to own a pet again in two years. The man was sentenced in Kamloops provincial court to a two-year ban on owning pets, a six-month conditional sentence and six months of probation for the incident that happened in a McDonald’s drive-thru last year.
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Now, a bop on the nose when a dog does something bad is one thing. This guy admitted to smacking his dog on the head while they were in his truck in the drive-thru, and when the dog wouldn’t stop whimpering, he put his hand around the dog’s neck until it stopped. The fast food employee took down his licence plate number and called police the next day, when the guy returned. The employee stalled him until RCMP arrived and arrested him, and the dog was seized by the BC SPCA. Since then, it’s been adopted by a new family. The man ended up pleading guilty to wilfully causing unnecessary pain to an animal and the
Crown sought a 10-year ban on owning animals. He ended up getting eight years less than that recommendation, which I think is a disgrace. Perhaps a 10-year ban could be a starting point in the future, but I would rather see people convicted of criminal animal abuse get a lifetime ban on owning pets. We’ll have to wait to see how potential charges against a university student in the Lower Mainland will play out after his young husky was found extremely emaciated and wandering the streets in Maple Ridge. The dog, since named Willow, was so severely starved she weighed only 15 kilograms when she arrived at the shelter. That’s significantly less
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than the 24 kilogram average weight of a husky her age and sex. The rescuers said the poor thing had rocks and soil in her gastrointestinal tract, which they guessed she was eating in order to try to stay alive. The BC SPCA is recommending charges against the owner and the dog continues to recover. Eventually, she will be ready for foster care, and later a permanent home. For a pet owner to let any dog — let alone such a majestic one — starve is simply despicable. A little puppy from Northern Manitoba is recovering after his owner’s child deliberately rubbed hair dye into his eyes. The six-month-old black-and-white border
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collie/Jack Russell terrier cross suffered for three days with the dye burning his eyes before a neighbour confronted the owner. When the owner refused to help the dog, the neighbour intervened and RCMP apprehended the dog. The puppy was flown down to a Winnipeg dog rescue for free by a helicopter company. Now Percy the dog has milky-bluish eyes instead of the brown he would naturally have. It’s unknown how much vision, if any, he will regain. To the credit of the amazing resilience of dogs, the puppy’s foster family reports he’s loving and social.
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Left: Merritt Sikh Society president Bakhshish Sandur (left) presents a $500 donation from the Sikh Society to Nicola Valley and District Food Bank manager Marlene Fenton.
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From Page 6 Owning a dog and properly caring for it is expensive and timeconsuming. It is a task that should only be undertaken by a person who is willing to make appropriate sacrifices of their resources for their four-legged companion. A lot of people who recognize their limitations in taking care of a pet — which is no small responsibility — make the difficult decision of giving up their dog or cat to a group or person better equipped to care for it. I appreciate that even the most horrific and cowardly cases of animal abuse are rarely isolated acts, often accompanied by a multitude of issues whether they’re social, emotional, mental, financial, physi-
cal or what have you. I empathize with the hard situations people have to live through and their desire to have animal companions through those hard times. But it’s cases like this of animal suffering that are 100 per cent humancaused and avoidable that I just cannot understand. If a human is bigger and smarter than a dog, why express that power by choking, starving or blinding it? It’s time Canada’s legislation and court system treated animal abuse more seriously, starting with a lifetime ban on owning pets in cases of criminal conviction under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and followed by appropriate measures to ensure the ban is being obeyed.
The concern of this severely disabled constituent is that legalized suicide would create an easy option for this person to end their own life with the assistance of a willing doctor. This person expressed a strong will to live. They have no desire to die. Where assisted suicide is a concern to this person is over a profound level of guilt. This guilt comes from the significant ongoing efforts of family members in providing specialized care. As legalized suicide could end the need for that care by
not pursuing suicide, this individual would feel intense guilt that they are imposing on loved ones when another option is available. Suffice to say this was a difficult and emotional conversation and I apologize in advance that I am not relaying this concern in the manner it truly deserves. I raise this point as it illustrates a situation of a severely disabled person who does not wish to die but has admitted the guilt of not pursuing suicide to relieve family members from serving as caregivers potentially would result in a reluctant suicide.
This is not a situation I believe any Canadian would welcome and is one we should be mindful of in this discussion. I can also appreciate that there are other situations and different perspectives in this conversation that are deserving of consideration. As I believe all citizens share concerns on this subject, I welcome your views, opinions and experiences. I can be reached at dan. albas@parl.gc.ca or toll-free at 1-800-665-8711. Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla.
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Human health before big business: MLA JACKIE TEGART View from the LEGISLATURE Over the past few months, no other issue has garnered my attention and my time more than the two proposals to truck biosolid waste to Dry Lake and Rey Creek Ranch in our region. This is a subject that Merritt, Logan Lake and surrounding communities have grasped and are rightly concerned over. On Monday, Jan. 26, I attended the public meeting in Merritt organized by the Nicola Valley Watershed Community Round Table. Thanks to their efforts, over 300 residents were at the Civic Centre to hear an informative discussion about biosolids, how they are regulated and the potential impacts they have on human health and the environment. I spoke with many who attended and heard from the doz-
ens who got up to the microphone to speak. A day prior to the meeting, representatives from the ThompsonNicola Regional District took me to the area near the proposed Dry Lake site so we could get a first-hand look. We also looked at the facility on Sunshine Valley Road and site near the airport both currently being used for composting. Since this issue broke last year, I’ve worked closely with Environment Minister Mary Polak and staff from her ministry to make sure the concerns of residents are being listened to and respected. And I’d like to report back that, in large part due to your efforts, the ministry has instructed the proponent of the Dry Lake site to provide more detailed information regarding setbacks from surface water and slopes, on top of an evaluation of groundwater depth and the protection of habitat and drinking water. This revised plan is anticipated to be submitted by the proponent this spring and the spreading of biosolids at Dry Lake will not be permitted over this
period. The second Rey Creek Ranch proposal has yet to be received but will be thoroughly reviewed before any decision is made. This is an important issue and I will keep on placing the interests of the constituents first
and I look forward hearing from you. The protection of human health and environmental concerns will trump any business interests when the time comes to make a decision on these proposals. Safety will not be put at risk.
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It took six-and-a-half years, but Canadian shot put record holder Dylan Armstrong from Kamloops finally got what he deserved. On Sunday, in front of over 700 fans at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops, the 34-year-old Armstrong was presented with the bronze medal from his event at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Back on Day 7 of
the Beijing Games, Armstrong missed out on a podium finish by less than one centimetre, throwing a Canadianrecord 21.04 metres in the shot put to finish fourth overall. But last year, Andrei Mikhnevich from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in China, was issued a lifetime ban from competition for a doping violation dating back to 2006 — his second offence. As a result of the ban, all of Mikhnevich’s medals and results from 2006
until his retirement in 2013 were wiped out. “Thank you to the IOC, the COC and the IAAF for getting this medal back to Canada where it really belongs,” Armstrong said to the raucous crowd of supporters at the TCC on Sunday. “It’s very overwhelming with the people that came out and supported me today.” As friends, family and fans chanted his name, four-time Canadian Olympic gold-medallist Hayley Wickenheiser officially placed the
bronze medal around the six-foot four-inch, 304-pound Armstrong’s neck. The Kamloops athlete is recovering from recent elbow surgery, but hopes to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. A SPECIAL OCCASION (Right) Kamloops’ Olympic shot putter Dylan Armstrong acknowledges the crowd at the Tournament Capital Centre on Sunday after finally receiving his bronze medal from the Beijing Olympic Games six-and-a-half years after the event. (Left) Armstrong shares the moment with various dignitaries, including CBC sports commentator Scott Oakes (far left), four-time Olympic gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser (second from left), Olympic gold medallist (for Russia) and Armstrong’s coach Anitoliy ‘Dr. B’ Bondarchuk (sixth from left), and Canadian Olympic goldmedallist Nancy Green-Raine (third from right). (Right) Armstrong with former teammate Gary Reed (a twotime Canadian Olympian who grew up in Merritt), Reed’s wife Caitlin and daughters Anna (left) and Sophie. Ian Webster/Herald
ELEMENTARY HANDBALL Grade 4 and 5 students at local elementary schools have been playing European handball for the last few weeks as part of their interschool sports program. (Above) Diamond Vale’s Jaxsin Vaughan unleashes a shot on net in his team’s game against Nicola Canford last week. The format for the local game is a variation of the Olympic sport that was developed by Merritt teacher Jeff Bloom. The focus is on passing and catching, throwing and shooting, and team work. It is considered to be an excellent lead-up activity to basketball. All five Nicola Valley elementary schools, along with Vermilion Forks from Princeton, will convene in Merritt this Wednesday for a half-day tournament. The six girls’ teams will play at the former Coquihalla Middle School gymnasium beginning at 11:45 a.m., while the seven boys’ teams will divided into two pools, with games beginning at 12 noon at both Central and Collettville Schools. Ian Webster/Herald
YOUTH BASKETBALL The first season of the community-run Merritt Youth Basketball Association is going strong with close to 60 youngsters currently enrolled in the first session which began in January. (Above) Sajjin Lali goes in for a lay-up while fellow participants receive instruction from coaches Brent Bowden (foreground) and Dave Andersen. Aimed at Grade 6 and 7-aged boys and girls, the MYBA sessions run on Mondays and Fridays at the Collettville and Merritt Secondary School gymnasiums respectively. The 90-minute practices are usually divided into one hour of warm-up and specific skills development and training followed by 30 minutes of scrimmaging. A multiplicity of skills are focused on, including dribbling, passing and catching, shooting, rebounding and game strategy. The adult coaches are local basketball enthusiasts, while the referees for the scrimmages are members of the MSS boys and girls basketball teams. Ian Webster/Herald
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