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The main vein of Merritt’s road system will be getting a fresh coat of asphalt this spring, as the province plans to repave all of Nicola Avenue. “Ministry of Transportation has assured us, and we met with them, that they’re paving Nicola [Avenue] all the way through town this year,” City of Merritt chief administrative officer Shawn Boven told council at a budget meeting last Saturday. While the transportation ministry paves the road, the municipality will have two waterlines running underneath amalgamated. The two waterlines are the only ones to
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being aware of its adverse impacts, and has ordered the federal government to cease its discriminatory practices and undertake reforms to reflect the findings of its decision. Yvonne Hare has been executive director with Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society since 2011, and said that in addition to struggling with staffing levels, the local agency has been unable to provide prevention services to keep children out of foster care due to this lack of funding. She told the Herald that agencies across B.C. have had a misdirected provincial government mandate to focus on the protection side of delegated service delivery.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal recently found that the federal government’s First Nations child welfare program discriminates against First Nations children living on reserves by underfunding child and family services, ultimately failing to provide services comparable to those off-reserve. In its ruling, the tribunal found that the government’s program denied services to children and families living on reserves, did not accurately meet the service needs of these communities and failed to adjust funding levels to account for inflation and the cost of living. It also found that Ottawa failed to modify the program despite
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The lone occupant of a trailer escaped with his life, and no injuries were reported at a local business in two separate incidents that kept firefighters busy this past weekend. On Saturday, (Feb.13) just after midnight, a man living in the Trees Mobile Home Park off McMillan Street awoke to the smell of smoke. Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the man escaped the trailer on his own, but the incident ended up sending him to hospital with smoke inhalation. The man was outside the trailer when 20 firefighters arrived on scene. The smoke was the result of an overheated motor in a furnace, and firefighters isolated the appliance and ventilated the residence. Tomkinson said smoke and sparks emanated from the furnace, but no flames. “There was no working smoke alarm [in the trailer], and thankfully the occupant woke up,” Tomkinson said.
MFRD advises people install smoke alarms in their bedrooms and every level of their homes. The devices should be checked monthly and replaced every 10 years. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no working smoke alarms. Before the day was done, at about 11:55 p.m., MFRD was called to a fire at the Diacarbon Pellet Plant along Priest Avenue. Tomkinson said a fire broke out in some of the plant’s manufacturing machinery and it’s believed the cause was welding that occurred earlier in the day. “Something must have smoldered until [a fire] finally broke out, and was discovered by their staff,” Tomkinson said. He said the machinery wasn’t in operation at the time of the incident. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to that machinery and there was no threat to the mill structure or the office building. Twenty-three firefighters responded to the fire, and MFRD was on scene until about 2:30 a.m. “They had to dismantle some equipment to gain access tom the fire,” he said.
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A researcher from UBCO, curious about how climate change is affecting lynx and bobcat populations in the province, is asking Nicola Valley residents for their pictures of the elusive animals. TJ Gooliass is a biology student pursuing a master’s degree in biology. He has hypothesized that bobcats are expanding northward and into higher elevations in response to earlier and milder springs in the province. That movement may be displacing lynx, as it is possible that bobcats outcompete their feline relatives. “Bobcats and lynx are just your classic climate change sensitive species — especially lynx,” explained Gooliass in a phone interview with the Herald. “They’re heavily tied to snow. It gives them a competitive advantage over other predators, because they’re extremely adapted to snow.” For example, lynx have a light skeleton, very long legs, and large, snowshoe-like paws. “They can run across snow like nothing,” he said. Bobcats, on the other hand, are limited by snow. They have short legs and small feet, and sink in snow. That’s why, historically, snow has separated the two species. If that is changing, Gooliass wants to know. “There is the potential for bobcats to maybe be displacing lynx, or pushing them up to even higher elevations, or maybe they could exist sympatricly — we don’t know,” he said. Another difference between the two cats is their diet. While the lynx eats snowshoe hares almost exclusively, bobcats eat a range of different foods — including snowshoe hares. Although the bobcat has the luxury of dining on other things like grouse and red squirrels,
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UPCOMING GREEN TOURISM WEBINARS You are invited to attend an upcoming set of 3 webinars hosted by Green Tourism Canada and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association. The City of Merritt has registered and we invite interested community members to join us in the Community Boardroom (First Floor City Hall) for one or all 3 of the following webinars. These webinars are to assist our region’s tourism businesses to improve their sustainability performance in an effort to not only protect the natural environment that makes us so unique, but also to meet the growing consumer demand for responsible business. Open discussion to follow webinar and no cost to attend. Please RSVP to wgeorge@ merritt.ca more info www.greentourismcanada. ca/tota/. February 25th- 10 am-11 am - How to Attract More Guests by Connecting with Their Values March 17th- 10 am-11 am - Getting Started With Green Tourism
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“We’ve been funded so poorly up until now� From Page 1 “And if we don’t deliver the delegated services, we don’t get any funding at all,� she said. “That wasn’t the intent of delegated agencies to begin with, we wanted to prevent children from coming into care and our funding just does not currently allow for prevention services.� The federal government has not significantly modified this program since its inception in 1990. Federal indigenous affairs minister Carolyn Bennett has stated publicly that she agrees with the tribunal’s ruling, saying solutions will require more money. The federal government estimates the onreserve child welfare funding shortfall to be between 22 and 34 per cent, compared with provincial rates. Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society is a delegated aboriginal agency (DAA) that works with reserve communities of all five area First Nations bands. All delegated agencies in B.C. are currently funded federally through a funding model that was developed in 1991 called Directive 20-1, a press release from SCFSS stated. The release also stated that there is no correlation between the provincial requirements for service delivery and the federal funding models. Hare said that she’s excited about what this ruling will mean locally, noting that a focus on prevention services will allow SCFSS to work closely with the communities
it serves. She thinks that in the long run, it will cost less to focus on keeping children out of foster care. “Of course it’s going to cost more up front, and I think fair enough because we’ve been funded so poorly up until this point,� she said. Delegated agencies such as SCFSS have had a hard time recruiting staff because, given the lack of funding, they can’t offer competitive wages and benefits, Hare added. “Certainly our staff are overworked because we can’t hire enough staff to be able to carry out all
of [our] duties,� Hare said. “I’m looking forward to being able to meet those needs for our communities and be able to get out there and develop our programs and service that’ll prevent children from entering care and reduce recidivism.� Hare said prevention programs she’d like to focus on include supporting young mothers who are new to being parents and need more in-home support. The importance of this ruling for First Nations in Canada cannot be understated, SCFSS stated in its release. It will set an important precedent
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ousing Minister Rich Coleman was flabbergasted at the angry response to his solution to the Victoria courthouse “tent city,” the latest tarp-covered camp to spring up in southern B.C. Coleman announced two temporary shelters with three meals a day and medical supports. One is a former nursing home close to the courthouse squat, conveniently located near panhandling and drug dealing spots as well as taxpayer-funded services. The other offers indoor or outdoor tent space at a former youth custody centre, with a dedicated downtown TOM FLETCHER shuttle bus B.C. VIEWS so these “victims” of “homelessness” don’t have to endure B.C.’s most generous transit bus system. We weren’t consulted, said the indignant spokespeople for those bringing new-looking tents to take advantage of food and other handouts, offered in B.C.’s warmest climate by the province’s most naïve local government. But this was just a show for the media by our resident professional protesters, some of whom aren’t really “homeless.” After the reaction, which Coleman described as “bizarre,” the combined 88 housing opportunities are being snapped up. Those on welfare will have to fork over their $375 monthly housing allowance, as the province continues to convert more housing and offer more rent subsidies.
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Tragic fentanyl deaths hit home hard The rash of recent fentanyl-related deaths in Kamloops and throughout British Columbia has understandably captured the bulk of the media’s attention in the past week. Kamloops This Week spoke with the sister of one victim and featured his story, along with input from what the authorities are doing to tackle this seeming epidemic. The frightening part of this tragic tale of lost lives is the fact these are accidental deaths of mainly young people who took a pill without knowing what was in it — or without knowing how lethal the dosage would be. Kamloops This Week reader Patrick McDonald has a powerful letter, one that
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urges all of us to start talking about this problem. “An informed public can start conversations with their children, co-workers and friends,” McDonald writes. “If just one person hesitates before using an unconfirmed substance, it is worth the awkwardness of the topic.” The deaths from fentanyl across B.C., Alberta and beyond do not discriminate with respect to age. The next tragedy could be the middleaged man afflicted with pain and desperate for relief. It could be a teenager hanging out with friends and trying something new for the thrill of the unknown. The anguish falling on the families of the
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YOUR OPINION Is the problem being solved, or just hidden? From Page 6 It’s no wonder that southern B.C. is the destination of choice. Coleman said it’s always been a seasonal thing, but this winter has been the highest in a decade, largely due to an exodus of economic migrants from the downturn in Alberta, naturally heading for B.C.’s most desirable real estate. I asked him about two other homeless hotspots. In Abbotsford, campers have ignored a city deadline to take down structures in a three-year-old camp, after temporary shelter and costly provincial supports were brought on. A courtroom and street confrontation looms with self-styled “drug war survivors� and their Vancouver legal help. In Maple Ridge, a tent camp sprang up next to the local Salvation Army shelter, with people cycling through the shelter’s 15-day limit, camping and being fed until they could go back in. Mayor Nicole Read, who has worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said Maple Ridge took on its own outreach, shelter and housing effort because the province’s $1 million-a-year Salvation Army operation isn’t working. Coleman is not amused. He said he’s had no complaints about Abbotsford’s Salvation Army shelter, and Read is the only one griping. And no mayor is going to tell him how to spend provincial dollars. Maple Ridge now has two shelters with accompanying street drugs, prostitution and crime. I asked Coleman about the 10-year-study led by Simon Fraser University researcher Julian Somers on the housing, outreach and services in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This is the heart of B.C.’s “housing first� strategy, where the province has bought and renovated 30 “single room occupancy� buildings, built another dozen and poured in every possible support, including the buyout of high-living executives at the Portland Hotel Society. The study found that the hardest cases are worse off than ever, based on court, hospital and other service records, while the influx to the notorious Vancouver drug ghetto have tripled in 10 years. “I haven’t had a chance to go over that report yet, but I disagree with the assumption I’ve heard already, because I walk the Downtown Eastside,� Coleman said. “I don’t know if they do every few weeks to a month, but I’ve been doing it for about nine or 10 years and I can tell you it’s a whole lot better down there.� The question is whether problems are being solved, or just better hidden from view. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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LETTER to the editor Let’s learn from our conservation mistakes Editor: It was a great history lesson about all the animals being hunted to extinction all over the world (Letter: “Keep perspective on moose hunting,� Feb. 2). But the question I have is: after all this, what have we learned? Nothing, obviously, as it seems we are willing to let it happen again. Mr. Christou argues that no animals have been hunted to extinction by Aboriginals. Maybe that is because they didn’t have modern rifles, quads, trucks and other accessories to hunt with. Until the later half of the 18th century they didn’t have horses in B.C. Also there were no moose in
this region until into the early 1900’s as the moose migrated south from Alaska and the north as the land was logged and farmed and ranching opened up the country, creating moose pasture. Many people here would remember Dennis Sam, a wellrespected First Nations man who passed a few years ago, who talked about how there was no moose here until then. In fact, when I lived in the Prince George area in the early 60’s, I met an older man who had pictures of himself with the first moose (cow) shot in the Burns Lake area in 1927. After that, moose started to become plentiful. Yes, predators, disease and
loss of habitat have contributed to the loss, but until the unregulated 24/7, 365 days a year hunting started the populations have drastically plunged. Ask ranchers. You can’t build and keep a herd by killing your breeding stock. I do agree that the right thing to do is stop all moose hunting, but I doubt that will happen. There is a real problem across western Canada and I believe the federal and provincial governments have to get together and do something about it, but that’s not likely to happen, and it will continue. It is a very sad situation. Paul Komonoski Merritt
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RE: THE RISKY BUSINESS OF LAND-BASED BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL (Feb. 16) Wow. A massive issue. What seems to me worth clarifying here is the issue of such toxins as brominated flame retardants, and how they end up in the sewage. My sense is that they end up in the sewage because they make their way into our bodies, as we are exposed to them everywhere (clothes, car interiors, carpets, electronics, virtually all household plastics etc.). The issue is not so much that these chemicals are making their way into sewage via unregulated industrial manufacturing processes (in the Lower Mainland anyhow). A criticism of traditional environmentalism that I can side with, is the conservationist attitude of protecting the ‘environment,’ something ‘out there,’ certainly not human. And while I may believe that these things need to be protected, its ineffective not to see the human costs and consequences. These biosolids are the proverbial ‘canary in the coal mine,’ indicating that there is something profoundly wrong with the whole system. Nutrient recovery and reuse from human waste should be viable, and safe when handled properly. But these findings uncover a much bigger global problem that effects all of us in ways we are just beginning to grasp. — Posted by “David�
RE: PROTESTERS FEAR PEACE IN FORESTS (Feb. 12) Good article by Fletcher. It is interesting that when following the money that support these “environmental� campaigns which target Canadian resource industries, the path usually leads to wealthy American families, many of whom have made and are making their money on exploiting the same resources. These group have used First Nations as pawns in their campaigns to kill our livelihood here in Canada. Don’t underestimate how much this has to do with corporate competition rather than stewardship of the land. The people that lose the most are the First Nations that want to build sustainable futures on their territories only to find out there are parks over these areas and their options are again limited. Its a new breed of colonialism. These campaigns raise lots of money and support an industry all on their own. — Posted by “RICARDO�
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Logan Lakers packed the Elementary School gym on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 12 to welcome Dr. Saeed and his wife Amena — who is also a physician — to the community. Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart chaired the meeting, welcoming the community, Mayor Robin Smith and members of council, and guests from Interior Health. Both Smith and Tegart expressed appreciation to nurse practitioner Jocelyn Rhode and all the health centre staff, who have had to overcome significant challenges over the past two years. They also credited Logan Lake residents who have “soldiered on” in difficult circumstances and those who have taken on an active role in making the issue of their doctor shortage known. Representatives from IHA who were in attendance on Friday, were knowledgeable, with significant “hands on” experience working with and in rural communities. Dr. Saeed comes to Canada from North Sudan where he received his education and training. He will be opening his practice in Logan Lake on March 1, 2016. In his Friday introductory presentation, he said he had signed a three-year contract, but both he and his wife, who are expecting a baby, are hoping to stay in Logan Lake much longer. The recent announcement that Merritt will lose two of its doctors due to retirement will cause even more health care problems in the wider region. Logan Lake residents who have been seeing doctors in Merritt may wish to consult with Dr. Saeed and return to their home community for care. IHA also announced that it will be working with Dr. Saeed and nurse practitioner Jocelyne
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Rhode to create a collaborative health centre in Logan Lake through the option of a shared electronic medical records system. Such a plan will provide better service to Logan Lake residents and help to avoid the challenges the community has faced with third party medical record storage. Questions from the audience included: “Will the emergency department re-open?” The answer was no, not in the immediate future.
Another was: “Will there be adult day services in Logan Lake?” The answer was yes, in the near future. Perhaps the most pointed comment to the panel, which went unanswered, was: “Make doctors’ training a provincial priority instead of LNG exports.” The medical future of Logan Lake is looking much brighter with residents being able to access a wider, more consistent availability of services such as mental health, substance abuse and
youth outreach. Appointment details and bookings pertaining to these issues can be made by calling the Merritt mental health office at (250) 378-3401. At the conclusion of the presentations, Logan Lakers were invited to stay, have coffee and chat with both the health authority guests and the Saeeds. To make an appointment to see Dr. Saeed at the health centre, Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., call (250) 523-9414 (ext.221).
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What is the Five Year Financial Plan about? The Thompson-Nicola Regional District currently provides more than 100 local government services to taxpayers including fire protection, 911, land-use planning, solid waste management, water and sewer, regulatory services and invasive plant management as well as access for residents to libraries and recreation facilities. Regional Districts must have a 5 year financial plan adopted by bylaw annually, by March 31st. The Board will consider and adopt its 5 year financial plan at its March 24th regular meeting.
Sandy Truman has been volunteering with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary since she moved to Merritt 16 years ago. Submitted photo
Sandy Truman has been volunteering in thrift shops for 55 years. Her first volunteer role was in a church thrift shop in Burnaby and from there she started a lifetime of volunteerism. After moving to Merritt 16 years ago, she began volunteering with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary. She started at the hospital, providing televisions for patients, a role she filled for three years. Following this, she became a volunteer at the thrift shop. In her role at the thrift shop, she has worked closely with the auxiliary's youth volunteers, which has been a lot of fun for her. She has had the opportunity to watch them grow throughout their time as volunteers, seeing their skills and confidence develop. Sandy has belonged to Beta Sigma Phi, an international soror-
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Thiessen said the current bylaw is geared toward upgrading old, downtown buildings rather than replacing them. Making the change in property assessment the standard for determining tax exemptions in all instances aside from facade improvements is another change being considered. Council has received the draft bylaw as information, and will review it either via workshop or committee meeting before it is sent away for legal review. After that, the bylaw will be presented to council again. In late 2014, the City of
Merritt’s revitalization tax exemption bylaw was found to contain procedural flaws, and council directed staff to make corrections to the document, a report to council in the agenda for Feb. 9 stated. Last January, council directed staff to prepare a new bylaw that corrected the identified flaws, and the draft presented on Feb. 9 was the result of that request, the report read.
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Council won’t proceed with new city entrance signs Content to stick with existing signs for now City council will not replace the three entrance signs welcoming travellers to Merritt with new signage that was proposed in its recently completed wayfinder signage strategy. At budget meeting last Saturday, council ultimately vetoed a proposed $13,000 plan from Alta Design to develop concept art for new signs that would replace the “Merritt welcomes you” signs located along Highway 5 and Highway 5A, near Hamilton Hill. The current signs were designed by a local artist and had been covered up by Walk of Stars signs for a number of years up until 2014. Coun. Mike Goetz and Merritt Mayor Neil Menard indicated they like the existing signs, but raised concerns of their deterioration. The current signs sit on wooden teepee bases Chief administrative officer (CAO) Shawn Boven said that he’s inspected the signs and estimates they will continue to stand for another 20 years. He said that if one pole were to rot, the others will continue to hold the sign in place. Goetz and Coun. Kurt Christopherson mentioned they’d like to see the current signs maintained as opposed to replaced. Coun. Linda Brown
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A CHURCHY LITTLE CHURCH The story of the Murray Church at Nicola
SUSAN GEARING-EDGE A looking glass TO THE PAST No matter what your religious leanings are, there’s something fascinating about old churches, and Murray United Church has more than a century’s worth of stories both inside and out. Located in the Nicola Valley on highway 5A just northeast of Merritt, the quaint little white church, the first in the area, was built in 1876. Regular services there were terminated in 1957 and today the church is only open for special occasions, such as Easter Sunday. But if you peek in the windows you can get an idea of what a 19th century church looked like back in the day. It has a pulpit at the front, pews waiting to be filled, paintings on the wall and stained glass windows at the back.
A small cemetery surrounds it with several dozen headstones, most of which are still legible. They tell silent tales of harder times, when many people didn’t live much past the age of 50. One headstone marks the grave of a young mother who died just 19 days before her infant daughter. The first minister in the valley was the reverend James Turner, a Methodist who arrived in 1874. He was soon followed by the rev. George Murray, who became the only Presbyterian minister in B.C. for five years after his arrival. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, rev. Murray had previously ministered to the district extending from Yale to Clinton, including Ashcroft and Lillooet. Perched on a saddle and armed with a Bible, the reverend travelled through the wilderness on horseback covering a circuit of 600 miles. Now the Nicola Valley was added to his parish. As he travelled the circuit, the reverend would camp outdoors, or sleep at whatever house he happened to be near when night fell.
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As more settlers arrived, the village of Nicola began to take shape and the more optimistic looked forward to the day when it might become a great city. Rev. Murray was accepted into the valley with great enthusiasm and soon found his way into the people’s hearts. In 1876, with their help, he began construction of Murray Church. It was originally St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church as the local Presbyterian pioneer families, the Clappertons and the Moores were no doubt among the founders of the church. It was described as “not a very imposing building on the outside, but a comfortable, churchy little church on the inside.” Recorded memories of old-timers, now long since passed away, tell of “the days when 60 people were packed in there for worship.” Six years after the church was constructed, a house was purchased for use as a manse and rev. Murray, his wife Florence and their children moved in.
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The old church as it looks today. Susan Gearing-Edge (Inset) Rev. George Murray. Nicola Valley Museum and Archives
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Compensatory damages in personal injury cases Part I GREG PRATCH Everyday LAW Picture this: You are driving to the grocery store on your way home from work and another driver runs a red light and smashes into the side of your vehicle. You suffer a number of debilitating injuries and are not able to go to work for months. You are in a constant state of pain and have trouble sleeping and doing the things you previously did as part of your routine. The question becomes: what type of damages (i.e., compensation) am I entitled to pursue against the other driver in my personal injury lawsuit? The purpose of this article and my next two articles will be to explore the type of damages that the individual in the example noted above would be entitled to claim. The purpose of damages in a negligence claim is to bring the injured party back to the position they would have been in if the negligence (in our example, the car accident) had not occurred (as much as money can do that). In October of 2015 I wrote an article on punitive damages in personal injury cases and specifically noted that in cases involving negligence it would be extremely rare for a court to award punitive damages because punitive damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer and negligence is an ‘unintentional’ tort. As a result, the focus of this series of articles will be on compensatory damages (or ‘actual damages’) which are
meant to compensate the injured party for the actual losses they have suffered. Compensatory damages are further divided into various categories and include general damages, lost income (past and future) and special damages. General damages are non-monetary losses which are suffered by the injured party (also called non-pecuniary losses). General damages cannot be specifically calculated and include compensation for pain and suffering and the general negative impacts that injuries have on your day-today life. These damages will be the focus of the second article in this series. Special damages are damages that can be specifically calculated and are intended to compensate the injured party for a quantifiable loss. We often refer to these as out-of-pocket expenses for things like medications, treatment costs and other medical expenses not covered by health care. Lost income is often a significant consideration in an injury claim and we have to consider both income lost up to the date of settlement or trial and income that may be missed out on in the future, after settlement or trial. These damages will be discussed in my third article in this series. The terminology alone can be confusing, not to mention the actual theory and practice behind calculating and determining which damages are appropriate in which cases. Your legal counsel will be able to determine which damages will apply in your specific case, however, it can be helpful to have a general understanding of what the different categories of damages are. In addition, there are some things you may want to do in the period of time
immediately following the accident in order to make these calculations easier for your counsel. For example, you may want to being keeping a file at home with all of the receipts for items you have had to purchase as a result of the accident (i.e. medications, medical equipment, etc.). The next
two articles will also provide some additional tips to make things easier for you and your lawyer. 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
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future for our children. As a leading expert, Shelley Hymel, says, “It takes a whole nation to change a culture”. Let’s work together to change attitudes about bullying. After all, bullying is not a discipline issue - it is a teaching moment. Myth #7 - “Kids will be kids.” Reality - Bullying is a learned behaviour. Children may be imitating aggressive behaviour they have seen on television, in movies or at home. Research shows that 93% of video games reward violent behaviour. Additional findings show that 25% of boys aged 12 to 17 regularly visit gore and hate internet sites, but that media literacy classes decreased the boys’ viewing of violence, as well as their acts of violence in the playground. It is important for adults to discuss violence in the media with youth, so they can learn how to keep it in context. There is a
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Rev. Murray an influential part of pioneer life in the Valley From Page 10 While living in the Valley, the reverend’s travels took him to surrounding settlements, holding services on alternate Sundays as far away as Stump Lake, Douglas Lake and down the valley to the old 22-Mile House. On special occasions he held services at Aspen Grove and Mamette Lake. Every
returned to the Nicola Valley to carry on with his mission work. He served until 1901 when he was appointed government agent and he retired to move to Vancouver. At the hour of his death on an October Sunday morning in 1917, at his New Glasgow parish an address, written by him, was being read.
other Sunday, he preached morning and evening in the little church at Nicola and in the afternoon at either Lower Nicola, or Forksdale (which later became Merritt). By 1880, the strain of his work was affecting the reverend’s health. He accepted a lighter load and moved to St. Andrews Church in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. After nine years, rev. Murray
began to grow at the expense of Nicola. Today the Murray Church stands among the pioneer buildings of the original village of Nicola and the newly renovated buildings that serve the Nicola Lake Ranch.
Several years after reverend Murray died, the church became United and was subsequently named Murray United Church in his honor. Much to the regret of the early pioneers, the great city that had been hoped for at Nicola did not materialize. Coal was discovered at Forksdale and with the completion of the railroad into the valley in 1908, Merritt
Celebrate B.C. Heritage Week, February 15 -21! For more information on the history of Merritt and the Nicola Valley, call or
come and visit the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, 1675 Tutill Court, (250)-378-4145. You can also visit our website at www.nicolavalleymuseum.org., or follow us on Facebook. CORRECTION: Last week’s column, “A cowboy’s grand hotel” (Feb. 11) originally stated that Joe Jr.’s wife’s name was Hilde, when in fact her name was Marjorie. It also stated that the piano was manufactured by Huntzman, when in fact it was manufactured by Heintzman. The Herald regrets the errors.
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The true value in our lives is connectedness to others — from people and from my community? Bernadette Lower Nicola YOUR TWO CENTS
MAGDI TORNYAI Ask MAGDI THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE I am a fifty something old First Nation mother and grandmother. My mother went to Residential School but I did not. Throughout my life I was traumatized so many ways that I don’t even think about it anymore. I was physically and sexually abused and my child was taken away from me by the system. These things have happened so often, that I don’t even feel like a victim anymore. Is it normal to always feel disconnected from everything, all the time
Dear Bernadette, It is normal for a person that’s been through so much trauma to feel disconnected with the world. It’s important to remember that you survived all of that and you represent hope to other people. To get better you need the right help and to find a way to let go of all the things that happened in your past. You should talk to an elder and try to reconnect with your culture. Cheryl Merritt MAGDI SAYS Bernadette, thank you for sharing your painful story. Like you, so many First Nations People have been sharing the painful and trag-
ic legacy of generational trauma, maltreatment and abuse. My answers here are based on the most recent scientific information, but are holistic in nature and I hope they will imprint hope in you. The answer to your question is yes, it is normal that after so much trauma you can feel disconnected from people and your community. Most people who experienced trauma have great difficulties with proximity seeking and relating to others — this is a necessary adaptive reaction to traumatic experiences. After the survival of these ordeals, the ability to regulate one’s behaviour and to become more socially engaged is very difficult. Trauma disrupts the ability to feel safe with others and an over boundary style develops while connecting to people. In distressing situations we instinctively use
our survival resources to ensure us that we can make it through the traumatic events and this has been your strength. This survival resource, your over boundary connecting style, has helped you to endure and cope with what happened to you during trauma. Although these survival resources helped you to endure very challenging situations, they have become habits and it is now better for you to replace them with creative resources. You have already many creative resources within you: personal strength, competence in raising children and being a grandmother. Surviving all of these difficulties helped you become a strong, resilient problem solver who has become helpful to others in times of stress. As with most people with an over boundary style, you look self-sufficient and give off the
aura of confidence and self-assurance. So how do you develop these creative resources to feel safer and connect to others with more trust? With over boundary connecting style you perceive others as potential threats, have difficulties with trust, intimacy, avoid vulnerability and are not emotionally available. Learn that to be more emotionally available does not necessarily mean that you are in danger. You can maintain control over the amount of opening so that it can occur naturally at a tolerable pace for you. Improve your abilities of expressing and communicating emotions. Keep a journal and write about times when you felt threatened, what your triggers were and how similar triggers have affected you lately. Reflections can really develop your sense of self. Learn to send and
Dealing with a stiff neck or back DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN Do you wake up in the morning with stiffness in your neck or back? Do you experience neck or back pain even after performing simple or light physical tasks? Have you ever woken up in the morning with acutely painful neck or back pain and when you went to bed you felt just fine? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, keep reading to find out why! Your spine is not a rigid column of stacked bones. A healthy spine has a small amount of movement between each of the 24 vertebrae. When
these small amounts of movement are added up, the overall mobility or flexibility of the spine is actually quite amazing. In order for your spine to remain healthy, it must have good mobility. Between each of the vertebrae, there are two small joints. These joints have fluid inside of them that lubricate and nourish them. As a joint moves, the fluid is able to circulate around and around inside the joint. Whenever one or more of these joints become stiff or jammed, the circulation of this fluid decreases and the joint cannot get the constant nourishment it needs to stay healthy. In fact, any joint that is unable to move well is prone to becoming very sore and inflamed when you try to do your daily activities. I see this scenario everyday in my office.
Someone comes in and describes how their neck or back has felt a “little stiff � for a few days in a row. Then, he or she lifted something or did an activity that should normally not be a problem, but instead he or she suddenly became very sore. Chiropractors call this a “chiropractic subluxation.� We use this term to describe a series of events that have occurred, which leads to the inevitable pain that people come to see
us for. From a proactive perspective, if you prevent or treat the cause of the problem (the lack of mobility in the joints/ muscles and inflammation of the nerves within the spine) by remaining active and seeing your chiropractor, the symptoms (pain, muscle spasm, and inflammation) will disappear on their own, or possibly not even occur in the first place. Dr. Colin Gage was born and raised in Merritt. He’s
receive nonverbal expressions and listen to people’s tone of voice instead of only the words they say. The true value in our lives is connectedness with others. The good news is that you can be hopeful and make voluntary decisions to feeling safer with others. NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE Dear Magdi, I have recently lost two members of my family. It has been a difficult couple of years and I find myself focusing on their last difficult hours of life. These memories
often torment me and have left me fearful of losing others in my life. How can I let go of these worried thoughts that consume me? Carrie Merritt Magdi Tornyai is a clinical counsellor with a private practice, Safe Haven Holistic Counselling, in Merritt. If you have a question you would like Magdi to consider, or to write in with your two cents on a weekly challenge, write to magditornyai@gmail.com or newsroom@merrittherald. com. Submissions will be kept anonymous. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of our readers.
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Braves the masters of 47th Moccasin Tournament Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
The crowds were loud and the action intense at the 47th Annual Moccasin Hockey Tournament, held Friday through Sunday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. A total of 10 teams from around B.C. took part in this year’s tournament, which was divided into competitive and masters divisions. In the comp category, it was Columbia Lake that emerged victorious with a 3-2 win over Big Guy Lake in the championship game on Sunday. The winning side also included players from Ashcroft and Morley,
Alberta. Topping the masters’ field was the local Quilchena Braves ‘A’ team. They defeated Vernon 6-3 in their Sunday final. The Braves’ Kevin Ned was selected the tournament MVP in the masters division, while local player Brendan Colter was the MVP in the competitive category. Four other Quilchena players were chosen to the two tournament allstar teams: goalie Frank Antoine, defenceman Kyle Robichaud and forwards Arnie Gray and Jeff Vilac. Also chosen as an all-star from the Fire Devils was local player Bruce Swakum.
ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH AGE The Quilchena Braves ‘A’ team won the masters division of the 47th Annual Moccasin Hockey Tournament with a 6-3 decision over Vernon in the championship game on Sunday in front of a big crowd at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Team members are (left to right, back row) Robin Gilbert, Dean Gladue, Shane Gottfriedson, Joe Shuter, Derek Stump, Grant Seymour, Otis Jasper, Jeff Vilac, Donnie Ketlo, Kevin Ned, coach Ron Ned, (front row) James Manuel, goalie Frank Antoine, Ralph Myers, Jason Gilbert, Clement Ned. Missing is Lenard Joe. Photo submitted
47th Annual Moccasin Hockey Tournament Masters Division First Place - Quilchena Braves All-Stars G Frank Antoine, Quilchena D Butch Johnson, Butch’s Bandits D Howie Wright, Vernon F Jordan Fosberry, Vernon F Arnie Gray, Quilchena F Jeff Vilac, Quilchena MVP Kevin Ned, Quilchena
BCHL STANDINGS to Feb. 16 INTERIOR DIVISION Team
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SPECIAL MENTION (Top left) The Quilchena Braves’ Kevin Ned was selected MVP in the masters division of the 47th Annual Moccasin Hockey Tournament. (Top right) Competitive division MVP Brendan Colter celebrates one of his goals in the weekend tournament. Michael Potestio/Herald (Right) Dan Manuel, Buzz Manuel Jr. and Trent Abraham acknowledge the retirement of jersey #6 in honour of long-time Moccasin tournament supporter Buzz Manuel Sr. Ian Webster/Herald
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The Merritt Centennials bus looked and felt more like an ambulance on Sunday as it made its way home from a punishing three days on the other side of the Georgia Strait. You needed two hands (that’s more than five fingers, folks) to count the number of walking wounded following three hard-fought games in less than 48 hours against BCHL Island-division opponents. The first to go down was 19-year-old Cents defenceman Tyler Holtz, who took a nasty slap shot off the leg in his team’s 4-2 loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday night. Holtz didn’t play again all weekend, and is doubtful for this coming Friday night’s road game in Trail. The rest of the damage took place in Sunday’s matinee tilt between Merritt and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, which the ‘Dogs won handily, 7-2. Both Nick Fidanza and Colin Grannary were taken out of the game by vicious blows
to the head, while another D’man, Mark O’Shaughnessy, left the contest after suffering a puck to the face. Shortly thereafter, recent arrivals Zach Court and Chase Bell both missed shifts after being felled by slap shots. While Court and Bell are expected to make a full recovery in time for this weekend’s action, it’s very much day-to-day for the Cents’ leading scorer, Grannary, and best twoway player, Fidanza. Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin said that neither player has been formally diagnosed with a concussion, but that the head shots they took weren’t pretty at all. Both Alberni players who initiated the blows to the head have been suspended by the league,
and will likely miss this Saturday’s game when the Bulldogs and Cents tangle again here in Merritt. It’s unlikely O’Shaughnessy will be able to play anytime soon, according to Martin. The blueliner needed numerous stitches. “Eating, drinking and laughing have all been tough for him. He’s really sore,” the coach said. The only weekend outing that the Cents came out of relatively unscathed was Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Victoria Grizzlies. In that one, the Cents opened the scoring with two quick goals to start the second period, and finished with two late tallies in the third to put the game away. Merritt
marksmen were Court, Fidanza, Grannary and Nick Jermain. Cole Kehler made 33 stops in net to pick up the win. In the Centennials’ two weekend losses, it was the opposition that scored first, and scored early. Against the Caps, Patrick Geary gave Cowichan a 1-0 lead before the game was six minutes old. The home side would add two more in the second before Zach Zorn got the Cents on the board. The two teams would score once each in the third, with Mike Faulkner burying his fifth of the season for Merritt. “Talking to the Cowichan coaching staff after the game, they said that was probably their best game of the year,”
Martin said. “They’re strong and bring everything to the net. They were good.” The opening goal of the game came even earlier in Alberni, as Cayden Kraus scored his first of three just 2:01 into the contest. From there on, the Cents were never really in it, allowing 52 shots on a beleaguered Kehler and surrendering six more goals. Rookie Henry Cleghorn was one of the few bright lights on an otherwise dismal afternoon, scoring Merritt’s only two goals in the second period. “They were taking it to us, for sure,” Martin said. “We were slow to get going and that made us susceptible to taking hits.” Two former Centennials now playing for the Bulldogs made an impression against their former team. Ryan Finnegan scored Alberni’s third goal, his eighth of the season, while the pugnacious Rhett Willcox dropped the gloves with Merritt’s Bell midway through the third period. Going into this weekend’s games against the Smoke Eaters and
Fiorentino commits to Northeastern Nineteen-year-old Merritt Centennials defenceman Nick Fiorentino has accepted a scholarship to play hockey at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. beginning in September, 2016. A native of Hartsdale, New York, the six-foot two-inch, 200-pound Fiorentino is in his first season with the Centennials. In 54 games played, he has scored seven goals and added 29 assists for 36 points. He also has a team-leading 108 minutes in penalties. Fiorentino will be joining a Northeastern team that plays in the NCAA Division 1 Hockey East conference. The Huskies compete against schools such as Notre Dame, Vermont, Boston University, Boston College, Maine, Providence and Connecticut. Northeastern University has not been a frequent recruiter of British Columbia Hockey League talent in recent years. Currently, the Huskies’ roster includes just one BCHL product — junior Ryan Rosenthal from the Coquitlam Express. The Northeastern men’s ice hockey program has existed since 1929. The Huskies enjoyed their greatest success in the 1980s, highlighted by a Frozen Four appearance in 1982. Future NHLers who played at Northeastern include Dan McGillis, Chris Nilan and former Merritt Centennial goaltender Brad Thiessen. Northeastern is a private university established in 1898. It has approximately 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Ian Webster/Herald
Bulldogs, the Centennials remain in fifth place, two points back of fourthplace Vernon who have one game in hand. The
Three Merritt minor hockey teams headed to OMAHA finals
MEDAL HAUL (Above) Nine-year-old Rylan Sheldon from Merritt won four medals at the Van Ryswyk Invitational Track Meet in Kamloops on the weekend. He won gold in the 60-metre dash, the 1,000-metre run and long jump. His Kamloops relay team finished second in the 4 x 100metre relay. (Below) Sheldon, far left, at the start of the 1,000-metre run. Ian Webster/Herald
As the minor hockey season winds down, three local teams remain in contention for Okanagan-Mainline titles. In bantam recreation play, the Merritt City Furniture squad takes on Chase in their best-of-three OMAHA playoff final. Game one is this Friday in Chase, while game two will be at the Shulus arena on Saturday at 4 p.m. If a game three is needed, it will be in Chase on Sunday. The bantams tuned up for their upcoming playoff series with a 7-3 exhibition win over West Kelowna last Sunday. Merritt’s NVIT midget recreation team has home ice advantage for its bestof-three playoff final
versus Lillooet. Game one is this Sunday at 12 noon at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Games two and three are slated for the weekend of Feb. 27 to 28. Finally, the undefeated Ramada peewee reps look to cap a perfect OMAHA season with a sweep of South Okanagan in their bestof-three playoff series. As of press time, the dates and times of the games in this series were still being worked out. The Ramada team made it to the OMAHA league final with a two-game sweep of Penticton last weekend, winning 6-3 and 5-3. Finally, in non-playoff MMHA action, the Merritt Fountain Tire atoms hosted Kamloops on the weekend, defeating the Jr. Blazers 13-1.
Vipers lost both halves of a rare home-and home mid-week matinee series against the second-place West Kelowna Warriors.
MERRITT BOWLING CENTRE WEEKLY TOP SCORES Men’s Top-10 Averages Jordan Pinto Bill Campbell Jerrid Chandler Pat McKinney Mark Pattison Stuart Cornies Don Kraus Harold Aljam Bill McNeil Derek Cornies
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“The “The Wonderful World of Butterflies” with Bob Scafe. Merritt resident Bob Scafe is a prolific nature photographer with a particular interest in butterflies of the BC interior. Learn about local butterflies in time for their spring emergence. Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. at NVIT lecture theatre. All welcome - membership or donation.
The Nicola Valley Women’s Institute
will hold a sweets & tea Feb. 20, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Association’s Hall, to celebrate the birthdate of their founder Adelaide Hoodless. Tickets available at the door.
two free seminars for how to raise back yard chickens and honey bees
Feb. 20 at Purity Feed (471 Okanagan Way Kamloops) Raising a small flock 10 a.m. – Noon. Home hive basics 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Pre-registration required. Phone (250372-2233) or email (danica@purityfeed.com) for more information or to register.
Nicola Valley Film Society Presents:
“PHOENIX” Rated G on Monday Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. at the NVIT LECTURE THEATRE. For more info phone 250378-5190.
HEART STROKE FUNDRAISER
Enjoy a happy morning for happy and healthy hearts at the Merritt Seniors Centre on Thursday, Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Refreshments, silent auction, door prizes, dance fun and games for ALL ages. Bring a friend or two and come and Dance your Heart out! More info: Jane Bartle 250-378-5259 or Coral Dergousoff 250378-5240.
Lower Nicola Flea Market
Winter/Spring 2016 dates are March 6 and 20, April 10, May 1. We will be at the Lower Nicola Hall from 10am to 3pm. Contact us on Facebook - Lower Nicola Flea Market or at 250-378-3481.
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Bring your preschoolers and join us for some fun and adventures at your local elementary schools. Make connections with community professionals who work with young children and families. Every child will receive a gift, snacks will be provided, and fun will be had by all! Tuesday, March 8, 2016 – Nicola Canford Elementary – 9 to 10 a.m. Yummies for Little Ones… Easy Peasy. Brought to you by School District 58 and the BC Ministry of Education.
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The CMHA Merritt Clubhouse staff would like to announce that the clubhouse is now being held in the Coldwater Center @ 1721 Coldwater Ave. on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to 2:30 pm. Our phone number is (250) 378-0950. Our monthly activity calendar can be found online at www.kamloops. cmha.bc.ca. Please consult the calendar re: potential field trips and clubhouse closures.
Conayt Bingo
Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave.
Crossroads Community Church 2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911 Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.
Merritt Baptist Church
2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Merritt Lutheran Fellowship
in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.
Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Conayt Elders Drop In Centre
Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For information contact Deloris at 250-3785107.
Merritt senior centre
Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Senior Exercises 1:30 p.m., Cribbage & Whist 2:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m., Floor Curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m., 2nd & 4th Thurs. Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m. Last Saturday of the month: Pot Luck Supper 5:30 p.m. for more info phone 250378-4407.
The Merritt Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada
invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Jack Cross 250-3782662 or Kim Jurriet 250-378-2672 for more info.
Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.
Seventh Day Adventist Church 2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.
St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Trinity United Church
Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (age 4 - 8 yrs) - 10 am
help us reach our goal Would you like to see a community theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!
Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club
Annual Trophy Awards Night - March 5, 2016. Entries Big Game - Boone & Crocket Rules apply, entries to be accompanied with cancelled tags. Fish Trout and Coarse & Ladies and Juniors, Best Archery, Photography Contest: Wildlife, Local Scenery and open categories. Entry Deadline Feb. 20, 2016. Entry Drop off at Gun Fishin, Ponderosa Sports or Contact Paul 250-3784904. Trophies and awards presented at pot luck and awards night March 5, Info Call Paul 250-378-4904 or Ed 250-378-2547
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It is with a sad heart I announce the passing of my mother Ruth Mae Parker, with the care of staff at Ridgeview Lodge on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the age of 97. She is reunited with her husband Bill Parker. Ruth is survived by her only daughter Bonnie Parker (Arthur OfÁey), her granddaughter Chrissy (Al) Henderson, great granddaughter Paige Henderson as well as other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her parents Burton and Mable Martin and her husband J.W. “Bill” Parker in 1996. Mom was born in Edmonton, Alberta on August 20, 1918. She grew up in Calgary for most of her early years, then after marrying Bill Parker, she moved to Vancouver B.C., then in 1966 a move to Merritt, B.C. Mom was a homemaker, but a great seamstress and pianist and enjoyed playing piano for the seniors in Merritt or for Bonnie’s Ballet classes. Mom and dad enjoyed travelling the world and saw most countries. She and dad were members of the Seniors Association in Merritt, where mom was Secretary for a few years. Mom enjoyed playing cards, bingo, listening to music and reading (Robert Service Poems). Mom was living at Nicola Meadows in Merritt surrounded by friends, until the last three years when she moved to Ridgeview Lodge to be closer to family. Mom had a great sense of humor and was lucky to be healthy and happy right up to the end of her life. Ruth will be forever loved and remembered by her daughter Bonnie. A special thank you to the staff at Ridgeview Lodge and Nicola Meadows in Merritt. I am so grateful for your kindness, love and for taking such good care of my mom, grandma and great grandma. No Service by request. Condolences may be made at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is accepting applications for a Temporary Computer Technician, to be based in Merritt, BC. This is a 7.5 hour per day position, temporary until June 30, 2016, with the possibility of being extended. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. Please refer to the district’s website under www.sd58.bc.ca, Employment/Support Staff, Job Code #1190829 for a listing of qualifications and to apply.
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r Reporting to the Coordinator, the Support Worker provides basic administrative duties such as answering telephones, documentation of client visits and phone calls and update statistical information on a daily basis; updating participant files and organizing admin files; sorting through receipts, sorting through donations, shopping for program supplies; food preparation and cooking for prenatal and lunch club sessions, cleaning/organizing kitchen area and MMF activity area, assist with program planning and preparation; assist with weekly program activities. Qualifications and Requirements:
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NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF QUILCHENA RE: PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL AGENCY STORE The Liquor Distribution Branch invites community input on a request to establish a Rural Agency Store (RAS) at Quilchena General Store in the community of Quilchena. The intent of a RAS is to provide liquor service in rural communities and tourist destination resorts, in order to give people in these communities better, more convenient access to beverage alcohol products. RAS’s are established in rural communities where it is too small to operate a Government Liquor Store. RAS’s will be established, where there is a suitable business i.e. an existing independently-owned full service general grocery store. Only one Rural Agency Store authorization in a community is permitted. Written comments will be accepted until March 4, 2016. Your submissions may be used by the LDB in the decision process. LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION BRANCH REGIONAL MANAGERS OFFICE #201, 1740 GORDON DRIVE KELOWNA, BC V1Y 3H2 Thad.elder@bcldb.com
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250-378-5580
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IVAN’S SIDING S ALES & S ERVICE
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Parkview Community KAS 1458
TENDERS
CALL: (250) 378-2786
1) Parkview Community is seeking a landscape contractor to maintain the lawns and gardens in our complex. A pre-tender meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 24th, at 3:00 p.m. at #6 - 1901 Maxwell Avenue, for all interested parties.
“When others have come and gone, Ivan’s Siding is still going strong”
2) Parkview Community is seeking a landscape contractor to perform rehabilitation of garden beds throughout our complex. A pre-tender meeting will be held with interested parties at a mutually convenient time with arrangements to be made through president Doug Doige at phone 250-378-6634.
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City Furniture YOUR
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You’re invited to a TELUS dealer grand opening. Join us in celebrating the grand opening of the TELUS dealer at City Furniture Merritt with a ribbon cutting, prize draw and BBQ
Friday, February 19 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF with City Furniture &
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