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Saturday celebration at former armoury By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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It’s seen soldiers trained within its walls go off to war twice in the century it’s been in Merritt. Now, three area organizations are coming together to recognize the historic significance of the Merritt drill hall to public life. The Merritt Elks, Merritt legion and Nicola Valley Museum and Archives Association are co-presenting a concert by the Nicola Valley Community Band on Saturday. It will be something of a blast from the past as the band plays marches and songs from the First World War years. Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon — the long-time Nicola Valley rancher and former flutist for the band — will also attend. The drill hall was originally built as an armoury in 1914 after much persistence on the part of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Flick. In a newspaper report from Aug. 16, 1912, Flick brought the news Ottawa had committed to building the armoury back from a meeting with the day’s minister of militia in Calgary. “Colonel Flick reports that he was satisfied with the result of his trip,” the news story states. The armoury was built from local brickwork and remained under construction when the First World War was officially declared in 1914. A Merritt Herald representative was given a sneak-peek at the nearly completed armoury and wrote about it for the Nov. 6, 1914 edition.
“The new drill hall has a striking appearance and reflects credit upon the ability and painstaking care of the contractor,” the story goes. “The up-to-date finishings of the many rooms in this new building have been carried out magnificently, and it is plain to see that nothing but the best material has gone into the construction of the building.” Come February of 1915, the armoury was officially designated as a military centre. In March of that year, the completed drill hall held its grand opening with a community ball. “With the hall decorated with all kinds of British flags, pictures of Their Majesties along the wall, the red tunics of the militiamen blending nicely with the dainty dresses of the many ladies present, the Grand Military Ball and the formal opening of the new armoury was a brilliant success from every viewpoint.” According to the story, crowds filed in steadily beginning at 9:30 p.m. and danced until 3 a.m. A three-piece orchestra entertained the crowds, beginning with the grand march and ending with singing of God Save the King. Proceeds from the evening were donated to Patriotic Guilds of Merritt and Nicola, the auxiliary that disbursed the money to soldiers’ families during and after the First World War. Those proceeds were expected to enter the triple-digits. All told, the drill hall’s opening ball was “one of the merriest nights that have been spent in Merritt for many days.”
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SHOWING SUPPORT Elizabeth Kraus and her son Marshall worked the 50/50 and bake sale table at the Shulus Hall for part of their Feb. 14 fundraiser. The Kraus family and their relatives held the fundraiser in order to raise money for members of the family who will be travelling to the Lower Mainland in the coming months to attend court appearances and eventually the murder trial of Gary Handlen, who’s accused of killing Kraus’ sister Monica Jack in 1978. People steadily came and went from the hall between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Valentine’s Day to enjoy Indian tacos, buy some sweet treats, put bids in for a loonie auction and raffle prizes, as well as simply show support for the family. Emily Wessel/Herald
Bear spotted at Rotary Park By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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A rare February bear sighting in Merritt has the conservation office reminding people to manage their attractants. A mother bear and her cub were reported at Rotary Park on Monday afternoon at about 12:30 p.m. to the City of Merritt, which then notified conservation. Conservation officer John Paquin responded to the call but the bears had left by the time he arrived on scene. He said there were children at Rotary Park, but no one was hurt in this incident. Paquin said he thinks the
recent spring-like weather may account for bears waking up from hibernation earlier than expected. “Typically the weather that we’re seeing this time of year is colder, which keeps the bears in their dens,” he said. It’s also more common to have bears wander into a small, rural community like Merritt, he said. Although not typically seen up and wandering around towns during this time of year, if bears are awake, there’s always a chance they could be moving through the community to a food or water source, Paquin said. “If they are just passing
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However, the Nicola Valley News reported in November of 1915 that save patriotic events and concerts, the armoury was largely unused for military purposes. “The war is now fifteen months old and still the substantial and new brick Armoury here is looking for a job,” the paper reads. Eventually the hall was used for military purposes, including the shooting range in its basement. During the First World War, there wasn’t a great need for mounted troops, so the 31st B.C. Horse cavalry was largely absorbed into the 5th Western for infantry. When soldiers were practising their drills, members of the public could watch from the building’s mezzanine level. The drill hall would go on to
be used during the Second World War, and later as a reserve unit for the Rocky Mountain Rangers and cadet corps. In 1968, the drill hall was declared military surplus by Ottawa and moved into the Crown Asset Disposal Corporation. The next year, the Merritt Elks Lodge Club purchased the building, and still uses the former drill hall for its Elks Lodge today. Located at 1702 Coldwater Ave., the building is designated a City of Merritt heritage site, and what went on inside its walls — as well as who came out of them — contributed to life as we know it in the Nicola Valley, event co-organizer and museum director Mike Sasges said. “It’s a lovely monument to a time,” he said. Saturday’s event begins at 7 p.m.
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TRUCK BAY Members of the Merritt Fire Rescue Department stand in their newly constructed, fully operational fire engine bay. The new addition to the fire hall solves space and safety issues for the department and increases storage. The 20-by-100-foot bay also makes room for the new fire engine coming in November.
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Three Merritt residents spent a chilly Valentine’s Day evening stranded in the wilderness before they were found by emergency crews after midnight. While driving along a narrow road south of Lilly Lake some 45 minutes south of Merritt, the trio had attempted to turn their pickup truck around, causing the truck to slide about 30 feet down a ravine at about 4 p.m. The vehicle remained upright and none of the occupants were injured. The two women and one man, all in their early 30s, were able to climb out of the vehicle and used a radio in their truck to call for help. RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald that at about 6 p.m. that
evening, Merritt police received a call from a truck driver saying he heard someone calling for help on his radio as he drove by Merritt. The trucker said he thought the people on the other end of the radio said they were trapped in a rolled vehicle on Midday Valley Road and needed help, but wasn’t able to give any detailed information to police. The RCMP made patrols, but were unable to locate the people. At 7:45 p.m., another truck driver called police advising of people in distress near Loon Lake, prompting a search effort from the fire department, RCMP and BC Ambulance Service, which also came up empty-handed. “Everybody went out to Loon Lake, but they weren’t able to find anything,” Dunsmore said, noting emergency
responders began to realize the distress calls were coming from the same people. “We just didn’t know where they were,” she said. Dunsmore said it wasn’t immediately clear if the people were trapped in the vehicle or not. After more calls from truck drivers intercepting the radioed calls for help, search and rescue teams from Merritt and Logan Lake were called to help comb the back roads at about 9 p.m. Search parties were sent out to the Jack Schwartz Forest Service Road, as well as the Petit Creek and Patchett Roads. Thirteen search and rescue members with ATVs responded, Nicola Valley Search and Rescue search manager Lynne Broekhuizen said. The information
searchers had on the location of the truck was vague at best. Luckily, search and rescue made radio contact with the stranded trio at about midnight. “Radio frequencies are strange things. Sometimes somebody up on the top of the Coquihalla [Highway] would have better reception than those of us down in the valley,” Broekhuizen said. The three didn’t know which road they were on, but were found after mentioning a burnt-out trailer they had passed just before crashing. Even luckier, that tipped off one RCMP officer who recognized the description of the trailer from his experience with rally racing. The people were located at about 12:30 a.m. and were extricated from the area by search and rescue members by about
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• Trails on city’s radar in budget Merritt is getting back on track with plans to revive a multi-use trail connecting downtown to Gasoline Alley.
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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
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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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 NATIONAL LIFEGUARD RECERT must have proof of NL within the last 5 years. Sunday March 15th 12:30 - 4:30pm STANDARD FIRST AID March 24th & 25th 8:30am - 5:30pm STANDARD FIRST AID RECERT must bring proof of SFA March 26th 8:30am - 5:30pm
THE FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING A LIFEGUARD BRONZE STAR, MEDALLION, CROSS March 23 - 27th 9am-5:30pm Bronze Star: 8 - 12yrs of age, ability to swim 100m Bronze Medallion: bronze star or 13 yrs of age Bronze Cross: bronze medallion FREE TEEN SWIM 13 -18 yrs - Friday Feb 27th 9 - 11pm FREE PRE-TEEN SWIM 7-12 yrs - Saturday Feb 28th 5:30 - 7:30pm Come hang out with your friends, pizza, pop, prizes and fun! AQUA JOGGING Need a change in routine? Too cold to run outside? Tired of running on a treadmill? Joints sore from too much impact? Try Aqua Jogging! Great Cardio workout, the water provides extra resistance with no impact! Come give it a try! Excellent program for triathlon athletes. Wednesday Mornings 6:15 - 7am For more information on any of these courses give us a call at the Aquatic Centre 250-378-6662 2040 Mamette Avenue, Merritt
Website Work has been done to clean up and update our website. Various blogs have been added. New photographs of events the museum has participated in have been added. WW1 centenary project 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.
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, February 24th, 2015 at 7:00PM Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday February 24th 2014 in the Council Chambers at Merritt City Hall, located at 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC with respect to the following proposed bylaw amendment: APPLICANT: City of Merritt Zoning Bylaw No. 2187, 2015 proposes to replace the City of Merritt Zoning Bylaw 1894, 2004 The new Zoning Bylaw applies to all aspects of zoning including; definitions, general regulations, uses, mapping, parking and flood plain. A copy of the proposed new Zoning Bylaw and other relevant documents may be viewed during normal business hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm on regular work days at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt BC, or online at www.merritt.ca , or anytime online at www.merritt.ca Anyone who wishes to address the above Bylaw will be afforded the opportunity at the Public Hearing to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed new Zoning Bylaw 2187. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written submission must be received NO LATER THAN 4:00PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20th 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing.
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. Sidewalk Clearing: Every owner or occupier of residential zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting the said property within twenty-four (24) hours of accumulation except for weekends and holidays. Every owner or occupier of real property shall immediately remove snow, ice or rubbish from the roof or other part of a structure adjacent to a highway or pathway or sidewalk where such snow or ice or rubbish presents a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. 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.
Written submission can be provided by any of the following methods: BY EMAIL: soflaherty@merritt.ca IN PERSON: City Hall 2185 Voght Street BY FAX: 250-378-2600 BY MAIL: City of Merritt, Planning & Development Services Manager, PO Box 189, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 All submissions must include your name and street address. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information, please contact the Planning & Development Services Manager at 250-378-8620 or at soflaherty@merritt.ca This Notice is published in accordance with Section 892 of the Local Government Act. Note: this is the second of two consecutive Public Notices dated this 19th day of February 2015
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$24,000 in grants-in-aid given to community groups By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Some got less than expected, others were approved, and some had their requests rejected altogether, but in all, Merritt’s city council doled out approximately $24,000 in grant-in-aid funding to community organizations last Wednesday. The largest approved grant was $6,000 to the Merritt Cinema Society to make up for a tax exemption on one of its downtown properties the city neglected to exempt last October. Council also approved staff-recommended grant totals for Angel’s Animal Rescue, Literacy Merritt, the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce, Art Walk, Country Christmas, the Country Run, Otters Swim Club, the Merritt Volleyball Association, the community band, the Nicola Valley Community Gardens Society,
the pro rodeo, the B.C. Ambassadors Program, Merritt Centennials and Nicola Stock Breeders’ Association. Of the 26 applications received, a total of 16 were approved for either financial aid, a grant-in-aid or community initiative funding. The 2015 budget allotted approximately $87,000 for such grants and the city received requests totalling more than $111,000. The remaining $63,000 from the budget will be made available as extraordinary grants. Deputy financial services manager Ben Currie said he encourages not-for-profits to apply for this funding as it is still available for this year. There were five requests for $10,000 that were denied. Council denied a request for $10,000 from the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame that was to be
used for promotional purposes. Staff recommended the rejection because the Hall of Fame already receives tax exemption for the country music museum, and the purpose of the requested funding wasn’t specified. The museum and golf course each requested $10,000 for general operations, the fish and game club wanted the funds for a 3-D archery shoot held outside the city limits, which was deemed not to be in the city’s interest — and a resident requested $9,900 for organizing musical acts that conflicted with events already planned by the city. Currie said the city is trying to fund more specific initiatives in order to ensure taxpayers are getting the most bang for their buck when it comes to grant money for non-profits. He said that in the past, some grants were used to fund general
operations with nothing coming from the funding aside from simply adding to an organization’s budget. Applications from the Tumbleweed Playschool Society, Merritt Youth and Family Resources Society and the Merritt Youth Basketball Association were denied as they were not suited for grant-in-aid funding and are better suited for funding from the school district, Currie said. A $6,000 grant for the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council was tabled until the next council meeting in order to determine if this funding necessary for the group to apply for matching funding from a provincial grant. Annually, the City of Merritt considers providing funds to nonprofit organizations operating in the city that provide valuable services to the community.
Under construction at the start of hostilities in August, 1914, the Merritt Drill Hall was formally transferred from builder to military authorities in February, 1915.
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HERALD OPINION Annual health care crisis grips B.C. VICTORIA – The annual ritual of declaring a crisis in health care is upon us, with the TOM FLETCHER B.C. Liberal B.C. government VIEWS boasting that we have the best system in Canada, while the NDP and the B.C. Nurses’ Union try to portray it as the worst. The BCNU is the last big public sector union still to settle in the latest round of contract talks. Feeding horror stories to the media is part of its strategy, and this time it was a patient at Abbotsford Hospital assigned a bed in a small shower room for a month due to chronic overcrowding. Hospital officials said his care wasn’t compromised. We’ve seen it in Abbotsford, Surrey and elsewhere: a new hospital or expansion is built and is immediately overcrowded. We are reminded every winter that influenza season brings a wave of people into emergency, expecting treatment for a viral infection that in most cases can only run its course. Many people still don’t understand what “the flu” is, beyond the notion that it sounds serious enough to tell the boss you won’t be in to work. And as fewer doctors choose the endless demands of family practice, the expectation that all problems must be dealt with quickly and for free seems to grow as inexorably as the health-care budget. An emergency physician of my acquaintance provided a typical scenario for night shift at the ER. Where once nights were quiet, now there are patients waiting for hours, around the clock.
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cream just yet, ask me in five years how I feel about entering the next decade of my life and it may be a different story. Nevertheless, in our youth-obsessed world, there are still many people who set good examples of aging with grace — whether that grace is emotional, physical, intellectual, or ideally, some combination thereof. Take Alfie Date, the oldest living Australian. The 109-year-old contributes to his community via penguin conservation programs in his homeland. Specifically, he knits sweaters for the flightless birds. Date, who been a knitter for over seven decades, lives at a nursing home in New South Wales. One day, he was minding his own business when he was approached by two nurses who relayed to him they’d
heard the Phillip Island Penguin Foundation’s call for penguin sweaters for its Knits for Nature program. They believed Date was the man who could answer that call, and it appears they were correct. Date set to work. The call for sweaters came in 2013, and these days, the charity’s website says they’re not looking for any new additions to the sea birds’ wardrobes. As it turns out, penguin sweaters are not just fashionable. They’re functional, because they’re used in saving members of the little penguin species in Australia and New Zealand from oil spills. These “jumpers,” as our Down Under friends would have them, are placed on penguins who have oil on their feathers while they wait for a bath from volunteers.
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This prevents them from trying to clean themselves and ingesting the toxic substance. Just a dime-sized amount of oil is enough to kill one of these foot-high, two-pound little penguins. On to another inspiring centenarian’s story: in 2011, India-born British citizen Fauja Singh completed the full Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon at age 100. His run clocked over eight hours, which not only surpassed his goal of completing the gruelling 42.2kilometre course in nine hours, but fulfilled one of his long life’s lifelong goals. He is believed to be the oldest full marathon runner but isn’t in the Guinness Book of World Records because he doesn’t have a birth certificate to prove his age — just a passport with his birth date on it and a
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letter form Queen Elizabeth congratulating him on reaching 100. That was his eighth full marathon since he picked up competitive running at the remarkable age of 89 as a way to combat depression in dealing with his wife and son’s deaths. His nicknames include the Sikh Superman, Running Baba and Turbaned Tornado, the last of which is also the title of his biography. In February of 2013, Singh announced his retirement from competitive running but stated he would still run for a hobby and for his health. There are inspiring super-seniors everywhere. Perhaps more of us can learn to handle aging with grace from the stories of these special centenarians and other uplifting seniors in our lives.
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Interior hunters to protest in capital give foreign hunters five to 10 per cent of wildlife allocations, B.C. has decided to give them 20 to 40 per cent. For British Columbia’s hunting families, this is the worst deal in North America. The B.C. government is privatizing our public resources to benefit a few private interests. People who feed their families with wild game such as moose and elk are having their hunting heritage
Dear Editor, In December and again in February, British Columbia’s hunting families were sold out by the B.C. government. The government has unilaterally decided to take hunting opportunities away from B.C. families and give them to guide outfitters who often sell these opportunities to foreign hunters. While most jurisdictions
sold off to rich non-residents. It should come as no surprise that the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. and its members have given the Liberals over $100,000 in donations over the years. Resident hunters from across B.C. are going to come together March 2 in front of the legislature in Victoria to protest these changes. This decision is going to affect British Columbians and
future hunters for generations to come. Don’t let this be our legacy. This is a hill to die on. Go to residentpriority. ca or Victoria Legislature — Rally to Protest Allocation Changes on Facebook for details. There will be a 48-seat bus going from Kamloops to Victoria and returning on Monday, March 2. The bus departs between
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Twenty-seven people slept overnight at Merritt’s emergency cold weather shelter in January a total of 138 times. That’s up from 98 overnight guests in the same month the year prior. Not one night in January passed without at least one person in a shelter bed. At its busiest, the shelter housed seven overnight guests. The vast majority of the people sleeping at the shelter are males. Men made up 23 of the 27 individuals who accessed the shelter overnight last month. The four women who used the shelter in January stayed for a total of 10 nights. Shelter co-ordinator Kelly Reid said it varies how often each person sleeps overnight at the shelter, and some who
have accessed it overnight may come back on another day but not to spend the night. The shelter was accessed a further 100 times by people seeking other services, such as a warm meal, clothing, and even to socialize. Socializing is welcome at the shelter during the breakfast and dinner hours, Reid said. She said that may be an indication Merritt needs more secondary services, such as a 24-7 drop-in centre. However, Reid said there’s more work to be done around figuring out exactly why the shelter’s numbers continue to increase. “Is it because the shelter’s been at the same location for three years in a row, or is it because times are tougher?” Three people who had slept at the shelter at some point were housed last
Reid said that’s unusual for an emergency cold weather shelter in B.C. Many shelters in other communities open when it’s -8 C or colder. “We don’t have a lot of other options, so we’ve been able to do it at zero,” she said. “Basically, it can be a lot worse [than zero] if you’re homeless and you’re outside and soaking wet.” On Saturday, the emergency shelter will open its doors to the public during the day — hours it’s normally closed — for an open house in conjunction with NVIT students. Members of the public can see what services are available to people who need a place to sleep during the winter months. The shelter at 1937A Quilchena Ave. will be open between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Feb. 21 with a warm lunch available between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
month, representing 10 per cent of January’s overnight guests. Reid said the group works closely with ASK Wellness in order to find housing solutions for people without a place to stay, but ultimately, the shelter is there in case of emergency. “The housing first model is one of choice and consent. We respect all of our guests. They’re not our clients; they’re our neighbours,” she said. In all, the 238 times the shelter was accessed for one reason or another in January is up dramatically from the 148 times it was accessed in January 2014. The shelter has been open every night since Nov. 10, 2014 and will continue to operate each night from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. until the end of February. In March, the shelter will switch back to opening only on nights when it’s below zero.
Personal responsibility key to health care From Page 6 Several are drunk, and one has urinated on the floor. Surveys show as many as half of ER visits are alcohol-related, from overdoses to fights, falls, car crashes and chronic conditions. Into this chaos comes a mother with her young child, who has nasal and chest congestion. The child’s cough led her to throw up, so off to ER they went, blithely assuming that this is where you bring a kid
with a cold. This week’s B.C. budget brings us a step closer to the moment when half of all provincial revenues go to keep the health-care system running. In the legislature, NDP health critic Judy Darcy blasted Health Minister Terry Lake for the government’s failure to keep its 2010 promise to find everyone in B.C. a family doctor. Lake allowed they’re still working on that, and then plugged the latest Confer-
ence Board of Canada study showing B.C. ranks third in the world in health care outcomes, second only to Switzerland and Sweden. Darcy, a former president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, was quick to respond: “This is surely a first in question period, the Minister of Health going back to the record of the NDP government in the 1990s, because we’ve had the best health outcomes in Canada since 1993. The fact is that we exercise
more, we smoke less and we drink less, and that’s to the credit of British Columbians.” We also have more elderly people, as Premier Christy Clark argued in 2011 when the federal government changed its financing formula. After years of increasing transfers by six per cent per year, the late federal finance minister Jim Flaherty announced that starting in 2014, increases would be tied to economic growth,
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Friends & Neighbours Giving back keeps coffee wagon volunteer coming back
TACO TIME It was all smiles at the fundraiser on Valentine’s Day for the family of Monica Jack as people enjoyed lunch, a loonie auction and all kinds of raffle prizes at the Shulus Hall. Emily Wessel/Herald
Five-year lease on curling club proposed By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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City council approved giving public notice of its intention to enter a five-year lease for the Merritt Curling Club for a dollar a year plus taxes at its regular meeting on Feb. 10. Only Coun. Linda Brown opposed the renewal because the club has enough money to pick up its own tab for garbage collection, sewer and water services, she said. The financial statement from the club’s 2014 operating year notes a net income of $7,126.61. Water, sewer and garbage services for the curling club run the city between $1,600 and $1,800 a year, the report to council from leisure services manager Larry Plotnikoff states. “Time and time again we have dollar leases and we pick up the costs on behalf of organizations,” Brown said. “But whenever our budgets are tight, we go to the public and our taxes go up.” Financial services manager Ken Ostraat said the club’s net income is put toward its reserve fund for main-
tenance of the facility’s roof and curling equipment, such as rocks. He said the lease is in line with the city’s other leases and agreements of support with other recreational organizations in the city. The club covers its heat, power, telephone and security costs, as well as taxes. The local curling rink
was built by the curling club and community in 1972 on city land. The city doesn’t incur any direct costs relating to the operation of the curling rink besides water, sewer and garbage services. The report to council states if the city were to deny renewing a lease to the 100-year-old club, thhe club would likely
fold. The report also notes there is unlikely to be any other user group with the capacity to run and maintain the facility adequately. Council approved making its notice of intention to enter the lease agreement public and will officially vote on entering the lease at an upcoming meeting.
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at the local hospital. After experiencing a heart attack in 2001, she is thankful for the care and dedication shown by the hospital staff and acknowledges them for saving her life. Following this experience, her perspective on life has changed. She now takes pleasure in each day, engaging in the activities she loves and continuing to give back to her community. She enjoys playing cards, gardening, swimming, bowling, and all around having fun. When asked what it is about volunteer-
ing that she enjoys, Blair said it is making a difference. “Giving back,” she said. “Somebody had to give to me when I was young.” Blair also shared some recommendations for future volunteers. “Be pleasant. Be sincere. And again, give back,” she said. “In one space of your life, usually, everybody will be in the hospital one way or the other. It just lets you see how much work the nurses, et cetera all do.” — Submitted by Brittney Parks
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City streets up for adoption Coun. Ginny Prowal was tasked with keeping city councillors accountable to their promise to pick up litter along a stretch of Nicola Avenue at least three times this year at the Feb. 10 council meeting. Council voted unanimously to participate in
the city’s Adopt-a-Road program and look after Nicola Avenue between Voght and Douglas streets as it has in the past. “This is a very good way for council to be out and supportive of the community,� deputy clerk Carole Fraser said.
Councillors Kurt Christopherson and Dave Baker said in their previous years on council, these cleanups have been infrequent at best. Prowal said she will require each councillor come to at least two of the three cleanup dates. Individuals and
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City, Logan Lake, TNRD to put heads together on biosolids By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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Merritt’s city council postponed voting on two motions about biosolids so they can work with a growing number of supporters on rewording the resolutions they plan to take forward to the Southern Interior Local Government Association and Union of British Columbia Municipalities meetings. Council voted to table the original motions, made by councillors Mike Goetz and Linda Brown, at its Jan. 27 regular meeting to buy more time to craft the motions to ensure their language is specific. Goetz’s motion originally specified any biosolids brought into city limits would require a city permit, signs for a prescribed period of time on the land, and must be disposed of at the Good Earth Company’s composting facility. Brown’s original motion was broader, and stated council would review the biosolids issues in the Sunshine Valley and take motions on the matter to SILGA and UBCM. TNRD Area M director Randy Murray has also been working on a resolution to take to SILGA over the past several weeks, he told council at a committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 10. Murray said other regional districts and municipalities are aligning on this and similar issues, and he predicts
council can expect more support for their motions at the UBCM conference in September once they’re finetuned at SILGA. “The impacts on community are certainly not just odour; it’s property values, people’s retirement money, economic development, tourism and on and on,� Murray said. Councillors agreed the effort should be a coordinated one in order to strengthen the resolution and its chances of making it through the
SILGA voting process. The city has also heard interest on working on a joint resolution from the District of Logan Lake, as well as TNRD Area N director Herb Graham. “This is just a tremendously challenging issue,� Murray said. “I look forward to working with you and coming up with something positive.� The early deadline to submit a resolution to SILGA is Feb. 27, although the association accepts motions until
the day before the threeday conference begins on April 29 in Kamloops. City of Merritt chief administrative officer Allan Chabot recommended council invite other local government representatives to a “shirt sleeve session� in which politicians can roll up their sleeves and dedicate some time to accomplishing the rewording. That meeting is expected to take place prior to the Feb. 27 SILGA deadline.
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Merritt up to $200,000 126414 125-1401 NICOLA AVENUE NEW PRICE 126208 79-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE 126420 217-1703 MENZIES STREET 122407 314-1703 MENZIES STREET 118135 311-1703 MENZIES STREET 125434 #6-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE 120941 38-254 HIGHWAY 8 125317 124-1401 NICOLA AVENUE 125832 304-2295 BLAIR STREET 121249 1602 DOUGLAS STREET 126733 102-2295 BLAIR STREET 124424 2375 COUTLEE AVENUE 121468 2637 QUILCHENA AVENUE 124501 1876 COLDWATER AVE 121146 1650 LINDLEY CRK RD 117739 2276 COUTLEE AVENUE 126129 1652 COLDWATER AVE 121540 305-1701 MENZIES STREET 126048 2263 NICOLA AVENUE 126329 439 BRENTON AVE 121116 #4-2760 VOGHT STREET 126810 1825 GRANITE AVENUE 126724 2163 CLARKE AVE 126255 1703 PINE STREET 126679 2690 CLAPPERTON AVE 121473 1576 HOUSTON STREET 125193 1802 BLAIR STREET 124541 13-1749 MENZIES STREET Merritt $200,000 to $300,000 125489 12-1749 MENZIES STREET 124135 26-1749 MENZIES STREET 125347 1610 BANN STREET 124333 2687 NICOLA AVENUE 123892 1532 COLDWATER AVE 126059 2225 PARKER DR 120472 2556 CORKLE STREET LN 124590 2825 CRANNA CRESC 125662 1769 SPRING STREET 125663 1599 COLDWATER AVE 126290 1401 DOUGLAS STREET 125795 29-1901 MAXWELL AVE 126704 1642 LINDLEY CRK RD 125655 17-1901 MAXWELL AVE 122220 3387 BOYD ROAD Merritt $300,000+ 120678 2612 FORKSDALE PLACE 125573 2108 CLEASBY STREET 125531 2950 MCLEAN PLACE 125552 1741 BANN STREET
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Moose hide symbolizes anti-violence message By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aboriginal men gathered at the B.C. legislature Feb. 12 to urge personal responsibility to reduce violence against aboriginal women and children. The fourth annual Gathering of Men culminated with a ceremony on the legislature steps, where MLAs
joined participants to acknowledge that violence against women and children is not traditional or acceptable. MLAs joined the ceremony and affixed moose hide patches to their lapels to mark the day. Paul Lacerte, founder of the campaign and executive director of the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, said the goal is to
MLAs listen as Paul Lacerte (far right), founder of the moose hide campaign, joins a drum circle at the B.C. legislature. Tom Fletcher/Black Press
distribute one million moose hide patches to spread the message.
Across Canada, aboriginal women aged 15 and older are three
times more likely to experience violence and be assaulted by their partners than non-aboriginal women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women are bearing the burden of abuse, but they also have to bear the burden of advocacy to
affect change, and this is a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problem as much as it is a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problem,â&#x20AC;? Lacerte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Violence towards women and children has never been a part of our culture.â&#x20AC;? Aboriginal Relations
Minister John Rustad said the campaign is unique and has the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of what perpetuates that violence is a culture of silence that suggests acceptance,â&#x20AC;? he said.
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Surplus funds lowincome assistance By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Expecting budget surpluses for the next three years, the B.C. government is ending the deduction of spousal child support from social assistance payments and providing modest benefits for other low-income earners. A target of single parents and poverty advocacy organizations in recent years, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;clawbackâ&#x20AC;? of child support payments ends Sept. 1. That is expected to leave about $32 million more over the next three years in the pockets of the parents who receive child support along with income assistance and disability payments, a benefit to 3,200 families and 5,400 children. Community Living B.C., responsible for developmentally disabled adults, gets an additional $106 million over three years, and
$20 million is added to the general budget for income assistance. Caseloads for both are expected to increase and individual payment rates stay the same. This is also the budget that ends a two-year increase of 2.1 per cent in tax on income more than $150,000 a year. The provincial income tax rate for that tax bracket returns to 14.7 per cent, which de Jong said is part of the lowest personal income tax rates in the country. At the low end of the income scale, the exemption from paying any personal income tax goes to the first $19,000 earned, up from $18,000. An early childhood tax benefit begins April 1, with up to $660 a year for each child up to the age of six, designed to assist with child care costs. This is also the year the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training and education savings grant begins to be paid out for children who
reach six years old. It is a one-time payment of $1,200 born since Jan. 1, 2007, to be placed in a registered education savings plan. Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the current fiscal year is expected to finish with a surplus of almost $900 million, due mainly to better than expected personal and corporate income tax revenues, strong retail sales and a one-time adjustment of federal tax payments. After an additional $3 billion to the evergrowing health care budget and $576 million more for education over the next three years, the surplus for 2015-16 is projected to be $284 million. Energy revenue decline expected B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural resource revenue is forecast to decline 6.9 per cent in the coming year, mostly due to lower prices for natural gas, oil and electricity.
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Chiropractic can help pregnancy pains
Are you recently pregnant or having a baby soon? If you answered yes to either question, hopefully you are also seeing a chiropractor. A woman’s body goes through countless changes while pregnant, not only hormonally, but also posturally and biomechanically. Low back pain is almost imminent during pregnancy; chiropractic care offers a non-invasive, safe form of care to help alleviate pain and make having a baby easier. When pregnant, your body goes
through changes to prepare to carry and nourish your baby. Your centre of gravity shifts forward as the baby grows. The pelvis tilts forward, causing the muscles in the lower back to become short and tight, while the hamstrings and gluteal muscles become stretched and weak. The curves in the cervical and lumbar regions are increased, placing extra stress in the lower back and
neck. There are many changes in the muscles and ligaments of your body during pregnancy. The “round ligaments” that attach to the uterus are stretched and placed under a lot of stress while pregnant, and can be the cause of significant amounts of pain, both in the abdomen and lower back. The psoas, tensor fascia lata, quadratus
lumborum, and piriformis muscles of the low back, hip, and pelvis areas are also placed under new loads when pregnant. This causes muscle pain, tightness, and postural imbalances. Hormonal changes throughout pregnancy cause ligaments to become looser, and therefore the joints become less stable, especially the sacroiliac joints and pubic symphysis of the pelvis.
Red flags for relationships GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG Psychology FOR LIVING If your female partner is harassing you, it could be a good thing. If she complains that she does not see enough of you, wants to spend more time with you, wants better communication and needs more affection, this means she loves you, finds you attractive and enjoys being with you. Men often interpret these complaints as criticisms, whether or not they are presented
in a critical tone. Even if they were levelled as criticisms, the bottom line is that she wants you. Try to consider this as a compliment rather than become defensive. She is probably hurting, thinking you do not enjoy being with her. It is important to address her concerns before she gets tired of asking and begins to give up on you. She may be heading down that road if she would rather spend time with her girlfriends than with you; she tells her troubles to friends and family members before you; she no longer approaches you affectionately; she laughs more with others than with you; or if it seems
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If she will not talk and refuses counselling to assist in becoming more connected, she may already have left the relationship — at least emotionally. This can leave a man feeling quite bewildered. Talking to a professional can be the first step in figuring out what to do next. Gwen Randall-Young is an author and awardwinning psychotherapist.
great deal of anxiety and stress, neither of which is good for mom or baby. Seeing your chiropractor regularly while pregnant can help ease or eliminate pain and make the
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We have looked at the church’s vast when He comes and resurrects all the mission projects, helping people of all kinds faithful ones sleeping in the ground waiting and how this is Ànanced. for their wake up call from Jesus when He comes. We, Adventists, are for the most part, vegetarians, which I Ànd is a healthier, and This can bring up all sorts of ideas that are a more inexpensive way to live. We don’t going around. How long is sleep, and what use stuff like pot, or smoke cigarettes of any is it? The wise men say the living know that kind. The main source of food is from what they shall die but the dead know nothing. God has promised. This means that they are in a completely dormant state, not knowing anything. His Word says, “‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food What about the thought that at death in my house. Test me in this,’ says the LORD they go to Heaven? When people close Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open their eyes in sleep or death, everything stops the Áoodgates of heaven and pour out so for them at that moment. The apostle Paul, much blessing that there will not be room speaking of that experience, says that in a enough to store it.’” moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, they wake up. He is saying that you will have more than you need. How long have the dead been in the grave? To them it has only been a moment How is this going to happen? In health, for they know nothing of the passing of time. happiness, long life, and other ways God The time seems long for those of us who are has. He will bless us with more than we need. alive, but for the dead, it was an instant. This is a good way to help in the sharing the good news of a living, loving God who has What a great God of love and mercy promised a home in Heaven for the faithful we have.
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Four points from the Island puts Cents in third By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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The Merritt Centennials returned home from their weekend visit to Vancouver Island with four of a possible six points, thanks to 4-2 and 5-3 victories over the Powell River Kings and Cowichan Valley Capitals on Friday night and Sunday afternoon respectively. The Cents’ only loss came Saturday — a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. It was a game that Merritt could and probably should have won, had it not been for the stellar netminding performance of ’Dogs goaltender Billy Christopoulos who turned aside all 27 Cents’ shots on the night. “I thought that we played a pretty sound game,” Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce said of the Merritt-Alberni matchup. “They just capitalized on a few of our mistakes, and we couldn’t quite find the back of the net.” Such was not the case on Friday, as the
Centennials scored on four occasions against Powell River, despite another outstanding goaltending performance — this time by the Kings’ Brett Magnus. “[Magnus] was unbelievable,” Pierce said. “It was one of the best performances I’ve seen in a long time. I’m so proud of our group. They played hard, never gave up, and eventually the goals came.” Zak Bowles and Sam Johnson in the first, and Michael Ederer and Cole Chorney in the third bookended a pair of second-period tallies by a Kings team that is sitting second in the Island division of the BCHL. “We got a huge goal from Ederer to go up 3-2, and an even bigger one from Chorney to seal the win,” Pierce said. “It was amazing to see [Cole] fight off three guys and still score.” In the Merritt net, Jonah Imoo was very good against his former team, stopping 30 of 32 shots sent his way. Pierce also praised former King Cole Arcuri, calling Friday’s
BCHL STANDINGS to Feb. 17 INTERIOR DIVISION Team
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REINING IN THE KINGS Despite a spectacular goaltending performance by Powell River’s Brett Magnus, Merritt’s Brandon Duhaime (18) and the rest of his Centennials teammates defeated the Kings 4-2 on Friday to kick off their three-game Island swing on the weekend. The Cents lost 3-0 to Alberni Valley on Saturday, but rebounded to top Cowichan Valley 5-3 on Sunday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Alicia Bass Photography/aliciabass.com
game, “the best he’s played as a Centennial.” Pierce was just as delighted with the ‘way’ his team won against a potent Powell River team. “The first period, we executed exactly what we had been talking about all week — cutting down on the turnovers, especially through the neutral zone. It led to a lot of quality chanc-
es for us. “In the third, we talked about slowing the game down and playing at our pace,” Pierce added. “I thought the guys adapted real well.” With Anthony Pupplo spelling Imoo off between the pipes on Sunday, the Centennials ground out a tough win against the Capitals — a team with plenty of game despite sitting in
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OVERTIME Rhett Willcox missed two of the three weekend games on the Island due to a lingering injury that is listed as day-to-day. His place in the line-up was filled by 17-year-old Carter Shannon from the Yale Academy hockey program in Abbotsford. A second Yale player, defenceman Tyler Wickman, also made the Island trip as insurance on the blueline, but he did not dress for any of the three games.
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while the Warriors have four. Merritt travels to Penticton on Friday for their final regular-season meeting with the Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Sunday, the Cents will be looking for a measure of revenge and an important two points as they entertain the Bulldogs on home ice starting at 2 p.m. The race to the playoffs is here, and it’s a wild one. If Merritt can win three of their final five games, they should be assured of a place in the post-season.
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last place in the Island division. “[Cowichan] surprised me,” Pierce said. “They have some young talent that’s really, really good, and they compete hard.” After a scoreless opening period, John Schiavo got Merritt on the board first five minutes into the second stanza. The Caps replied three minutes
later, but goals by Gavin Gould and Ederer late in the period put the Cents ahead 3-1 after 40 minutes. The Capitals refused to go away, trading goals back and forth with the Cents in a free-wheeling third. Fortunately, Cowichan’s two tallies were answered by Gould (with his second of the night) and Brandon Duhaime into an empty net. Pupplo played extremely well, stopping all but three of 38 Caps’ shots. “I’m really pleased with the way our team played overall,” Pierce said in reviewing the weekend. “Six points would have been great, but we’ll take the four.” After the dust had settled from all the weekend action around the league, Merritt found itself alone in third place in the tight Interior division with 60 points, two more than the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and the West Kelowna Warriors who are tied for fourth. Going into this coming weekend, the Cents and Silverbacks have five games remaining,
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MSS basketball season winding down Curlers have mixed feelings By Ian Webster
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Hoops action at Merritt Secondary School is very quickly coming to a close. Both MSS junior basketball teams were eliminated from post-season play on the weekend, as was the Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; senior girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; squad. The junior boys and girls each finished eighth at the West Zone playdowns in Kamloops. The boys fell to St. Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and to Barriere in a pair of close games that could have gone either way, while the girls were defeated by Westsyde and St. Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw incredible improvement in the [junior] girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team this year,â&#x20AC;? head coach Tamara Slanzi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a successful season, and both (assistant coach) Mr. Kuroyama
A total of 16 rinks (including the Joanne Kerns foursome from Chilliwack) took part in this past weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Merritt mixed bonspiel, sponsored by Coyote Collision. Divided into two pools of eight, every team played four fourend games. Five points were awarded for a win, three for a tie, and one point was given for each end that a team won in a game. The highest possible score for the two-day event was 36. Emerging victorious with 32 points was the Jerry Sanders quartet that included Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife Marg along with Jim and Diane Murdoch. Second was the Dennis Couture rink with 26 points, followed closely by the Brent Lindquist foursome with 25.
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LAYINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; IT UP Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Savannah Stewart (6) takes the basketball to the hoop during senior girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; playoff action against the Sa-Hali Sabres at Westsyde Secondary in Kamloops on Saturday. Moving in for a possible rebound are teammates Jaycee Chenier (12) and Takarah Kubo (4). Merritt lost to Sa-Hali 62-43. Photo courtesy of Stef Zabek
and I look forward to watching the girls develop their basketball skills in future years.â&#x20AC;? The MSS senior girls fell to Westsyde and Sa-Hali in their playdowns, also held in Kamloops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We lost 77-31 to a
good Westsyde team,â&#x20AC;? head coach Brent Bowden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against Sahali, we were inconsistent with our shooting from the field and from the foul line. We ultimately lost 62-43. It was a great team effort from our starters and from
our bench.â&#x20AC;? Merritt Secondaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two Grade 8 teams both have playoff games scheduled for this week and next. The boys finished the regular season in seventh place, while the girls were second with a 4-2 record.
Couture put in yeomanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service on the weekend. He not only skipped his own team, but also filled in for an ailing curler on the Lindquist rink. George Mathieu was perhaps the biggest winner at the mixed bonspiel, first taking the top prize in the loonie toss (a turkey donated by Liz Ladyman. Over $122 was raised for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.)
Mathieu later went on to win the weekend 50/50, one of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calcuttas and shared the special consolation prize for the lowest score. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mixed bonspiel also featured a team comprised entirely of family members. Husband and wife Rob and Tracy Dunsmore were joined by their children, 12-year-old Megan and Aidan, 9.
DOUBLE DUTY A last-minute cancellation meant that Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dennis Couture had to curl for two teams at the mixed curling bonspiel on the weekend. Photo courtesy of Darlene Gellrich
MINOR HOCKEY REPORT By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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It was another busy weekend of minor hockey playoff action. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what has been reported to the Merritt Herald:
Midget Rep The Tracker Sportswear midgets lost twice on the weekend to bow out of the OMAHA playoffs in the second round. After winning game one of their best-of-three series against Kelowna back on Feb. 14, the Jr. Cents were unable to close things out this weekend. In Kelowna on Saturday, Merritt fell 4-1 with Travis Stirling getting the lone goal for the Tracker team. At home on Sunday, it was Kelowna who emerged victorious, edg-
ing Merritt 3-2 in front of almost 200 fans at the Shulus arena. Marcelo Bose and Eric Lalonde scored Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals.
Peewee Rep Spencer Vaughanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game-winning goal with 1:12 left in regulation gave Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ramada peewees a 3-2 victory over Kelowna in the third-and-deciding game of their series, played at the Shulus arena on Sunday. Other Merritt scorers were Atrayu Johnny and Sajjin Lali. One day earlier, in Kelowna, the Merritt peewee squad staved off elimination by winning game two of the series 4-2. Scoring for the Merritt squad were Anthony Michel, Allison Moore, Breanna Ouellet and Talon Zakall. Goaltender Bryce Garcia
picked up both weekend wins in the Merritt net. The Ramada peewees move on to play South Okanagan in the Okanagan-Mainline final. The series begins next Sunday in Osoyoos, with game two scheduled for Merritt on Feb. 28. The winner of that series will qualify to attend the provincial peewee championships later in March. Peewee Girls
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The Joco Transport peewee girls made it a clean sweep by winning game two of their best-of-three series with Kelowna 4-2 on Saturday. The Merritt team won game one by the same score back on Feb. 8. Joco scorers in the second outing were Jorje Thermoset and Talyn Ferch with two goals each. Janelle Gage stopped 40 of 42 Kelowna shots to post the victory in net. With the win, the Merritt peewee girls lay claim to the OMAHA recreation banner.
The NVIT midget recreational team disposed of Logan Lake 8-5 in the deciding game of their best-of-three
series on the weekend. Scoring for the Merritt team were Alex Fraser (2), Shadin McClure, Keyton Laupitz, Tanner Malloy, Cole Brown, Adam Tippe and Travis Mosley. Trevor Hillson picked up the win in net. Merritt now plays Lillooet in the finals, with game two scheduled for the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Bantam House The City Furniture bantams won both of their weekend games against Ashcroft to sweep their secondround, best-of-three series and win the OMAHA banner. Saturday, Merritt won 6-4 on home ice. Goal scorers were Tyler Mosley (2), Ethan
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Peewee House The Interior Savings peewees lost game two of their best-of-three championship series against Chase 12-2 in Merritt on Sunday. Scoring for the Jr. Cents were Jacob Buxton and Braeden King. The results of the first game in Chase were not made available.
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Initiation A six-team initiation tournament takes over Nicola Valley Memorial Arena this Saturday. In addition to Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own red and white squads, out-of-town teams will be attending from Lillooet, Ashcroft, West Kelowna and 100 Mile House. Games get underway on Saturday at 7 a.m. and finish up at 6 p.m.
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NICOLA VALLEY FISH & GAME CLUB Awards Night
Free Film Nite â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Amazing Graceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the Merritt Entry deadline Feb. 20, Baptist Church
2015. Entry drop off at Gun Fishin, Ponderosa Sports or contact Paul at 250-3784904. Awards presented at a pot luck dinner on March 7 at the Seniors Centre. For more information contact Paul 250-378-4904 or Ed 250-378-2547.
annual coffee and dessert afternoon The Nicola Valley Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute will hold their annual coffee and dessert afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Association Hall. There will also be a raffle table.
Emergency weather shelter drop in day & open house Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., 1937 Quilchena Ave. Free Lunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sandwiches and hot beverages served all day and to go. Open to public, everyone welcome.
Feb. 27. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., film starts at 7 p.m. Popcorn and coffee available. Everyone is welcome.
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 bingo! 2164 Quilchena Ave.
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installation of 2015 executive, Feb 26, 7 p.m. Meat Draws every Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Book sale coming up, if anyone has any gently used books to donate please call 250378-3715.
The Nicola Valley Community Band Fall season of practices on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the music room at MSS. info: James 250-378-9894.
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Presented by the Merritt Seniors Assn. Thursday, February 26, 7 p.m. at the Merritt Seniors Centre. For tickets and more info call 250-378-4407.
Fire relief fundraisers for Earth Walker Spiritual Shop. You can either donate money to the bank account set up at CIBC or drop off your bottle donations to the bottle depot.
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The women of the Bahamas invite you to join with them in a celebration service. A local service will be held at St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church, in partnership with Sacred Heart Catholic and Trinity United Churches. Everyone is welcome to join in celebrating with Christians around the world, at the Anglican church, 1990 Chapman St., 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2015; Refreshments and fellowship to follow.
The Navy League is in need of officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are interested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Sue 250-378-9880 or email at nlccventure@gmail.com
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Royal Lepage and Merritt Community Cinema Socieyt will be hosing a steak dinner and silent auction fundraiser at the Grand Pub and Grill on Saturday, March 7. Three seating available: noon, 5 and 7 p.m. For tickets call 250-378-6181.
Nicola Valley Community Gardens is now taking a list of 2015 gardeners for garden plots at Baillie House between 10:00 & 4:00 except Sunday & Monday. Payment of rental and membership will be accepted on April 8th at the Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spring Meeting, April 8th, 6:00 PM, at the Library. Contact Paula (evenings) at 250378-6877; or Katharine, 250-378-2374
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Knitwits Love to knit or crochet? Come on down to Brambles Bakery Thursday evenings bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun.(1st Thursday of the month)
Phase 2 has started. Goal to reach $144,000 for design & architect fees
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AUDREY C.L. EMERY It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Audrey Emery (formerly of Richmond, BC) on February 13,2015. She is survived by her daughter Nancy Neuman (Erik) and their daughters Tracy Nessinis (Nick), their children Christine and Andrew, Denise and her son Tyler. She is also survived by her son Gary Emery (Lorraine) and their daughter Brooke Wilhelmson (Brent), son Morgan and his son Jordan. She was predeceased by both of her parents, exhusband, bother Roland and his wife Bea. Thank you to Dr. Bester and the wonderful staff at Gillis House, who kept Mom happy, entertained and comfortable and for that we are eternally grateful. Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held at a later date. In lieu of Áowers, donations may be made to Merritt Gillis House, 3451 Voght St., Merritt, BC VIK lC6 or to the Canadian Diabetes Association in memory of Audrey Emery.
Martha Margaret (Marie) Stephenson May 26, 1948 - February 8, 2015 Marie passed away peacefully at Overlander Extended Care in Kamloops. She is survived by her husband Bert of 33 years, also stepchildren Trish (Gary), Ray (Jodie) and Randy. Sisters Marie (Jules), Annette (Willy), May (Micho), Dora and Betty Ann. Brothers Edward, Phillip (Jo Ann), Henry, Sister In-Law Mona and Daughter In-Law Ruth. 7 grandchildren and 1 great grand child. Predeceased by stepson Roger, her mother Helen, father Harry and 8 siblings. A Celebration of Life to be held at a later date. The Family would like to thank all of the care givers that helped Marie through her journey of dementia. IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Blanche on Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Coquihalla Gillis House at the age of 84. Left to mourn her passing are her three daughters: Joanne Stasko, Rena Jones, Jacqueline Spence and her four loving grandchildren: Lynne, Justin, Tyler and Jordynn. Predeceased by her loving husband George Swain, and son Gary Spence. Funeral will be held, Sunday, Feb. 23 with Father Andy ofÀciating. Interment to follow at Catholic Church Hall. In leu of Áowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
Peter Anthony Arduini March 29, 1948 y 16,, 2015 February It is with regret we announce the e passing of long time Merritt erritt resident, Peter Anthony Arduini at the age of 66 years on Monday, February 16, 2015. Peter is survived by his loving wife Dee and daughter Erinn (Todd). Also missing their Nonno are granddaughter, Rory, grandson, Nickolas, all of Merritt and stepgranddaughter, Chaylene of Saskatchewan. Peter was born and raised in Kamloops, BC and was the 4th of 14 children born to Victor and Patricia Arduini. He is survived by his 8 brothers and 5 sisters, Greg (Leslie), Vicki (Jack), Tim (Marti), Paul (Sylvia), James (Emma) Tom (Jan), Mary (Bob), David (Marianne), Christopher (Mo), Teresa (Sam), Vincent (Stephanie) Catherine (Jen), and Monica (Chuck) and their families. An extended family lives throughout BC, Alberta and Ontario. He is pre-deceased by his parents. Peter was a self-employed businessman - involved for much of his life with the family owned shoe business and later as a trusted realtor in the Merritt area. He was an avid outdoorsman, from riding his horse, Bump, to hunting and Àshing in all his favorite local haunts. More recently he took up the game of golf again. Coffee with “the boys” was an important daily routine. With retirement Peter began traveling with Dee - the most memorable time being a trip to Italy. Over the years he became a wonderful cook and truly loved to entertain family and friends. His pride and joy were his grandchildren. He reveled in their accomplishments. Nonno could always be counted on. He will be sorely missed but never forgotten. Peter lived life to its fullest and he will continue to live on in our hearts. A prayer vigil will be held on Friday, February 20th at 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church in Merritt. The Celebration of Life Mass will take place on Saturday, February 21st at 11:00 am with Father Andy ofÀciating. Interment will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Merritt, BC. In lieu of Áowers, donation can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or a charity of choice. Condolences may also be expressed at www. merrittfuneralchapel.com
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Make some noise against bullying! Pink Shirt Day
Students and adults across Canada will be wearing pink shirts today as part of an annual antibullying campaign founded by two Nova Scotia teens in 2007. When a fellow classmate was bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt to school, David Shepherd and Travis Price decided to take a stand. They bought dozens of pink tank tops at a thrift store and announced they would give them out to students the next day. With the word out, many students took it upon themselves to show up for school in pink rather than wait for one of the tops. Since then, Pink Shirt Day has become an annual event to speak out against bullying in schools, communities and workplaces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been driving this ever since that day [in 2007]. I am never, ever, ever going to give this up,â&#x20AC;? Price, who is now 24, told The Guardian, a newspaper based in Prince Edward Island. Many people across the country have been showing their support for the day on social media. On Twitter, many Canadians exhorted their followers to wear pink today to help stop bullying. Others showed support by sharing pictures of themselves and colleagues in pink shirts, including this fantastic photograph of members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. Pink Shirt Day is an excellent cause, but its message needs to extend throughout the year. Bonnie Patterson, the president and chief executive officer of the Council of Ontario Universities, reminded us of that in a tweet sent Wednesday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m wearing my pink shirt. But every day is the right day to stand up against bullying,â&#x20AC;? she wrote.
Get involved On February 25, 2015 we encourage everyone to wear something pink to show that we are all working together to prevent bullying in our schools, in our communities and online. Be a leader in your school community and help promote inclusion, respect, and empathy and put an end to bullying behaviours. Share what you or your school is doing to prevent bullying on Twitter with @ERASEbullyingBC, use the hashtags #ERASEbullying #pinkshirtday.
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