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Despite incurring some unexpected costs, the City of Merritt says operating its own biosolids composting facility is still expected to be a net-zero venture. The city will need to spend about $250,000 to replace a broken compost loader at the biosolids composting facility it recently paid $300,000 to acquire. The loader turns over and moves piles of the city’s biosolids. “It’s an integral part of the operation,” City of Merritt chief administrative officer Shawn Boven told council at a January budget meeting. “We can’t operate without a moving loader,” he told the Herald Despite needing to spend nearly the same money on a single loader as it did acquiring the entire operation, Boven said this will all still cost the city less than what it cost to have the site contracted out. He said the projected expense to operate the site for 2016 is $193,845 — including $33,000 for equipment financing. By comparison, when the Sunshine Valley Good Earth Company operated the com-
The city is dealing with an unexpected expenditure at its recently-acquired biosolids composting site
The city paid $300,000 for the composting facility. David Dyck/Herald
posting site, the city was budgeting about $230,000 annually in tipping fees to have its biosolids composted. The city intends to finance the loader over a 10-year-lease at an annual cost of about that $33,000. A request for proposal for the new loader, which will replace two other pieces of equipment on site, will be made in the spring after council’s budget process. NOT WORTH IT TO FIX The old loader is nearly 40 years old and to repair it would
cost at least $35,000. Public works superintendent Darrell Finnigan said he had anticipated having this piece of equipment for a number of years, however, one of the drive shafts broke off and wrecked the bottom of the transmission. “It’s just not worth it [to fix],” Finnigan said. The city paid the Good Earth Company $300,000 in 2015 to acquire the biosolids composting site, along with its inventory and composting equipment. Coun. Linda Brown said she was “having difficulty” with the request for a new loader.
“I thought we were going to have a few years without having purchase a new piece of equipment,” Brown said. Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said this kind of problem comes with the territory. “My dad sold a car to a friend and he drove two blocks and blew the motor, so that kind of stuff happens,” Menard said. “I don’t know that this is something we couldn’t anticipate … it was an old piece of junk to begin with and we paid top dollar for it,” Brown replied.
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Nicola Mines’ request to spread soil on the Craigmont Mine site was not approved by the province David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD
Last year, Nicola Mines Inc., applied for a permit to spread contaminated soils on the Craigmont Mine site near Lower Nicola. That request was denied last month, the Ministry of Energy and Mines confirmed. “The Chief Inspector of Mines denied Nicola Mines Inc.’s application to use contaminated soils in the reclamation program for the Craigmont Mine,” a ministry spokesperson said in an email to the Herald. “The chief inspector determined that the proposed use of contaminated materials was not consistent with the existing approved reclamation plan and end land use for the Craigmont Mine.” The permit would have allowed up to 300,000 tonnes of contaminated soil to be spread on the mine site. Peter Espig, president of Nicola Mines, told the Herald at the time that the levels of contamination on the soil he planned to bring in were well below the required limit. He also said there would be rigourous testing done on whatever soil came on the site in the future. However, the plan was met with opposition from Lower Nicola Band chief Aaron Sam, as well as TNRD representative Randy Murray. “Who’s to say that if they get approval maybe they start with this lower grade, responsibly measured dirt and then — business is driven by profit — who knows what might come in the future?” he asked.
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City looking into police building purchase Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
The City of Merritt will look into the possibility of purchasing the local police detachment, but determining if its for sale and council’s appetite for such an initiative will be a lengthy process. Buying the building was something former financial services manager Ken Ostraat had said could save the city $100,000 per year. A year ago, he told the Herald the city pays rent to the federal government for the police station building at an annual charge of approximately $96,000. The city is also responsible for half of the building’s maintenance costs, which brings the city's costs for the building to about $187,000 per year. Last year Ostraat told council the debt servicing they’d pay to
purchase the building would be cheaper than renting. Even if the building was purchased at its full appraised value of $1.2 million, the city could take out a 20-year loan from the Municipal Finance Authority and pay about $80,000 per year, thus saving $16,000 annually on rent, he said. City of Merritt financial director Sheila Thiessen said $187,000 is the municipality’s total estimated accommodation cost for 2015-16. The building is 100 per cent owned by the federal government, but the province also incurs policing costs for Merritt’s Mounties, and is a stakeholder in the building, Thiessen told the Herald. “If we were to buy it out, that would impact their funding as well, it would have an impact on them, so we wouldn’t be able to [buy it]
The building on Voght Street is currently owned by the federal government. David Dyck/Herald
without consulting with them,” Thiessen said. RCMP E-Division would also need to conduct a cost analysis to determine whether or not it’s worthwhile to sell the building to the city. The city, province and RCMP on behalf of the federal government are all working together on this initiative and will be meeting face-to-face in the spring to review the numbers,
Thiessen confirmed to the Herald. Thiessen said the province has told them that if it incurs additional expenses as a result of the city buying the building, it would be against the sale. “It would have to work out to be mutually beneficial for all parties concerned,” she said. City of Merritt chief administrative officer (CAO) Shawn Boven told the Herald that if
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the city were to buy the building, owning it could be at least two years away. “We don’t even know if it’s for sale, and if it is for sale, is it really in the best interest to buy it? It’s unknown at this
time,” Boven said. The city’s police committee will be tasked with examining the possibility of purchasing the RCMP detachment, but it will be a lengthy, and complicated process. Merritt's Mountie
budget is one of the city’s highest, and as a town with a population under 15,000 it pays 70 per cent of its total police costs. That budget has hovered around $2.5 million for the past few years.
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The Nicola Valley Cruisers donated $500 to the Merritt soup kitchen at St. Michael’s Anglican Church. (From left) Soup kitchen representatives Pam Whittaker, Linda Carlson and Marg Davis, and car club president Susan Roline, past treasurer Norma Melvyn and vice president Brian Cave. Michael Potestio/Herald ORIES D-DAY MEM3 PAGE
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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 11th- 10 am- 11 am - What Travelers Want but Aren't Telling You 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”
You’re Invited! to meet with Mayor Menard on February 10th from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street. Interested citizens are welcome to stop by, say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.
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2016 DOG LICENCES ARE NOW OVERDUE Renewal notices were mailed at the end of November and the amnesty period for incurring fines is running out. Having a dog license means your furry friend can be home safe and happy much sooner than without. The cost is only 16 dollars for neutered or spayed dogs, and 32 dollars if they are intact. A reminder that there is a two (2) dog maximum and ALL dogs over 6 months of age require a licence. Your dog isn’t just a dog; they’re a part of the family and the City of Merritt wants to help get them back in your care as soon as possible. For further information on Dog Licences, please contact Bylaw Services at 378-8628
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Parents convicted after spanking teenager Tim Petruk KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
Two Salmon Arm parents have been convicted of assault with a weapon after spanking their 14-year-old daughter — one with a mini-hockey stick, the other a skipping rope — after learning she sent nude photos on the mobile app Snapchat. The accused cannot be named to protect the identity of their daughter. On Valentine’s Day 2015, the father seized his daughter’s cellphone after she renewed acquaintances with a young man her family did not like. Reading through his daughter’s text messages, the father found references to nude photos being sent on the Snapchat app. He confronted his
daughter and offered her two options for punishment — be grounded for an extended period or be spanked. She chose the latter and the father took her to the garage of the home, where he used an 18-inch plastic minihockey stick to spank his daughter two or three times on the buttocks, over top of her pyjama bottoms. A short time later, the girl’s mother returned home and
struck her daughter two or three times on the buttocks with a skipping rope. While administering the spankings, both mother and father told their daughter they were punishing her out of love, not hate. “The child understood that her parents’s beliefs about discipline came from their adherence to the Bible, which they believe advocates the use of the ‘rod’ to spank, rather than the hands, as hands are to be used as instruments of love,” Salmon Arm provincial court Judge Edmond de Walle said in his ruling. On Feb. 16, 2015, the girl told two friends at school about the spankings and showed them her buttocks. De Walle noted one friend noticed they were red and swollen and
covered in purple and green bruises, while the other friend saw red and purple marks. The friends then told the school principal, who called the Ministry of Children and Family and a police investigation began. A trial took place in November and a ruling was released this week. In the ruling, de Walle said the spankings were not reasonable and convicted both parents. They are due back in court for sentencing on March 4. De Walle noted section 34 of the Criminal Code of Canada allows a parent to use force “by way of correction,” noting the force must be intended for educative or corrective purposes. “It is my finding that the force applied to the child was clearly not intended for educative
or corrective purposes,” de Walle wrote. “The father testified that his purpose in spanking the daughter was for punishment. He was unable to articulate any other purpose for the spanking.” The judge noted the Supreme Court of Canada has concluded the spanking exemption in the criminal code does not apply to corporal punishment of children under two or teenagers, based on current expert consensus. In addition, Canada’s top court has concluded that “only minor corrective force of a transitory and trifling nature” can be exempted from criminal sanction. “The parents took no educative or corrective steps by seeking out expert help or any other assistance to discuss
their daughter’s actions with her,” de Walle wrote. “Their actions were solely punitive and not corrective. In my view, the actions of the parents were also degrading.” Earlier this month, KTW published a story on possible changes to the Criminal Code of Canada with respect to spanking. KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod said Canadians
deserve to be consulted before the Liberal government removes a section of the Criminal Code that allows parents to spank their kids. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to adopt all recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. One of those recommendations calls for removal the section of the Criminal Code that allows spanking, or corporal punishment, within strict limits.
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Energy and labour dominate debates In last week’s MP report I wrote the following: “The subject of pipelines has DAN ALBAS featured View from the promiHILL nently in Ottawa including on Wednesday when the Liberal government will announce a new pipeline review process and then Thursday the official opposition Conservatives will table a motion calling on the Liberal government to express support for the Energy East project along with a number of other conditions. “At the time of my writing this week’s MP report it is unknown what the new pipeline review process will be or what the outcome of the motion on Thursday is.” I have included this reference from last week as I can start this report by providing an update on this. The Liberal government did announce a revised pipeline review process that contrary to promises of an entirely new process in effect takes much of the existing process and adds some new considerations. Some of these considerations include more public consultations in particular with First Nations. Upstream GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions will also now be assessed. The combined effect of these new measures also means the review process will be further delayed. Here are my thoughts on the new review policy. Having met with several groups and citizens who oppose new Canadian pipeline development the message often communicated is that new pipelines will not be supported under any circumstance. Thus, lengthening the review process in my view is unlikely to sway those opposed to pipelines to support them.
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latest new disease to spread panic around the world. And wait! News just in that it can be sexually transmitted too! There is real cause for concern here. The virus is almost bound to spread to the rest of the world, except those parts with winters severe enough to kill off the two species of mosquito that bear it, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopicti. And these mosquitos are active during the day (unlike the Anopheles mosquitos that spread the malaria parasite), so insecticide-treated bed nets don’t offer much protection.
The World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency, and the media panic is building: first AIDS, now this. We are too many, we travel too much, and new pandemics are Nature’s retaliation for our many sins. Clearly the apocalypse is upon us. Well, no, actually. New diseases have been devastating human populations for at least three thousand years, but no modern pandemic compares with the Antonine Plague of the 2nd century CE, the Justinian Plague of the 6th century, or the Black Death of the 14th century, each
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of which killed between a quarter and a half of the populations affected. The worst pandemic of relatively modern times was the “Spanish Flu” outbreak of 1918-19, which killed between three and five percent of the world’s people. It was bad, but it hardly compares with the older plagues. The slow-moving Aids epidemic has killed about 30 million people since the 1980s, or less than half of one percent of the world’s current population. Two million people died of AIDS in the peak year of 2005, but the number of deaths in 2015 was only
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1.2 million. New infections are also falling. And Zika? So far as we know, it doesn’t kill anybody — apart from some of the microcephalic babies, about a quarter of whom die because their brains are too small to control their bodily functions. The majority, who do survive, face intellectual disability and development delays Four-fifths of the adults who are infected experience no symptoms whatever, and the fever in those who do usually burns out in less than a week.
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NEWS: ANTI-TETHERING BYLAW UNLEASHED (Feb. 2)
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NEWS: ARE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ALLOWANCES STILL TOO LOW? (Feb. 4)
From Page 6 In fact, within twenty four hours of the new review process announcement many prominent anti-pipeline organizations including some First Nations groups rejected the Liberal changes. Ultimately, delaying the decision is an unhelpful measure. I do see value in tracking GHG emissions, but it is important to note that all infrastructure projects have a GHG footprint. Selectively tracking GHG emissions from some projects and not others seems counterproductive if the Liberal government is truly serious about meeting reduced GHG emission targets. This leads to the opposition motion that reads: “Given this time of economic uncertainty, the House: (a) recognize the importance of the energy sector to the Canadian economy and support its development in an environmentally sustainable way; (b) agree that pipelines are the safest way to transport oil; (c) acknowledge the desire for the Energy East pipeline expressed by the provincial governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and New Brunswick; and (d) express its support for the Energy East pipeline currently under consideration.” Although this motion did not call for Energy East to be formerly approved, it was still rejected by the Liberal government in a whipped vote, and was also opposed by the NDP in a similar manner. It is clear that the debate on Canadian pipelines is far from over. Also being debated this week is Bill C-4 from the Liberals that proposes a number of changes, mostly relating to unions. Specifically, the right for a worker to have a private ballot when voting on unionization for a federally regulated work environment is being repealed under this bill. Also being repealed is the union fiscal transparency act that would require unions to publicly disclose wages, benefits and other union expenses that are taken from tax deductible union dues. Ironically, on the same day the Liberals announced Bill C-4, Elections Canada reported the Liberal Party of Canada had taken an illegal union donation during the recent October election. As the Official opposition we believe in increased financial transparency and the right to a private ballot for workers and will oppose this bill. I welcome your comments, questions and concerns and can be reached at Dan.Albas@parl.gc.ca or toll free at 1-800-665-8711. Dan Albas is the Member of Parliament for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola
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From Page 6 Nor does the Zika virus remain in the body permanently: women who have been infected are advised to wait six month before becoming pregnant (although many will probably choose to wait longer). Zika has been around for quite a while. It was first identified in monkeys in Uganda in 1947, and the first human case was detected in Nigeria in 1954. It gradually spread east across Asia, and started crossing the Pacific early in this century. But by the time it reached Brazil last year, it had suddenly mutated into a form that causes microcephaly in some of the babies of infected mothers. The link between Zika and microcephaly is only statistical for the moment, but it is pretty convincing. Brazil had only 150 cases of microcephaly in 2014, but it has had more than 4,000 cases in the past four months, and the Zika virus has been found in the brains of some of the afflicted babies. This recent mutation in the Zika virus is not part of the endless seesaw battle between viruses and human immune systems. It is just a random event. It doesn’t even make Zika more infectious and thereby serve the “purposes,”
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so to speak, of the virus. It just has this deeply unfortunate side-effect of damaging the development of human embryos. And these days we have ways of dealing with it. Infectious diseases were probably not a problem for our pre-civilised distant ancestors, but since we began living in dense populations highly infectious diseases have been civilization’s constant companions. And for most of our history we had no way of controlling these diseases except quarantine. In the past century, however, science has begun to get on top of the problem. Killer flu epidemics are still possible because the highly unstable influenza virus can mutate faster than we can create and mass-produce the appropriate vaccine, but smallpox has been eradicated and polio is on the brink of extinction: new polio cases have fallen 99 per cent in the past 25 years, and Africa is now entirely polio-
free. Even the ancient scourge of malaria (not a viral disease) is in retreat. Deaths from malaria have halved in the past fifteen years, and the new “gene-drive” technology opens up the prospect of eventual eradication of the disease. Now that Zika has become a problem researchers have started working on a vaccine, and in due course one will almost certainly become available. Another approach may be to target the species that propagate it by releasing genetically modified sterile mosquitos to reduce the size of the insect population. It will take time, and it may be necessary to use both approaches, but we are not facing a permanent global threat. The glass is not half-empty. It is half-full, and still filling up. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries
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City hopes to turn a profit from biosolids sales
THE PROCESS Class A biosolids from the City of Merritt’s wastewater treatment plant are treated at its new composting site on Airport Road. The city is increasing the number of times it’s obligated to tests its biosolids for
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In addition to spending less on operating the facility, the city is projecting they will see an increase in revenue. The city estimates it will generate $20,000 per year from selling biosolids compost. “There will be compost sales. We will be selling compost to other businesses, I think the [ThompsonNicola Regional District] has purchased it in the past, and residents,” City of Merritt financial director Sheila Thiessen told council. The city’s previous revenue from the com-
weeks, the mixture is turned and flipped into a new bin, where it stays for another several weeks. This aerobic process forces oxygen through the bins as microbes (single-celled organisms) break down the material. After a few more weeks, the mixture gets moved into windrows, where it continues to cure and compost. The entire process of turning Merritt’s biosolids into compost takes about a year.
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contaminants. Rather than testing twice, as per the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation, Boven said the city will test four times per year. “In the matter of public interest and safety, we’ll go well above and beyond the legislative requirements,” Boven told council. Doing so means bringing in a specialist to test the biosolids, which costs the city about $10,000 annually. Most of that expense is made up of fees for lab work. The process at the site involves mixing the biosolids in a bin with about two-thirds wood fibre, water and Tim Hortons coffee grounds, and then the mixture is heated between 55 and 75 degrees C. After about two
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post site was $6,000 a year in rent the Good Earth Company paid when it operated the site. “It’s kind of an exciting thing to be taking over because we’re not really in the compost sales business, we can take it as far as we want, or not. We could have a free compost giveaway day,” Boven told council. “We’re really in the business of processing our biosolids and we need room to do that.”
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EXQUISITE PERFORMANCES Love To Dance Academy students (left to right) Chantalle Anderson, Justice Aspinall and Maia Zakall have all earned substantial scholarships to further their dance careers following auditions held at the LTD studios on January 29. Photos courtesy of V22 Photography
LTDance Academy hands out scholarships Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
The Love To Dance Academy in Merritt held its first-ever scholarship auditions on Jan. 29. The auditions were open to any dance students in and around the Nicola Valley between the ages of eight and 18, academy owner and head instructor Lizette Nel said. “It was a way to give something for young dancers to strive for, and a way to reward local talent,” Nel explained. “It was also a growing opportunity for the youngsters,” she added. “In the dance studio, we try to teach children life skills as well, and help them to prepare for what they can expect later in life.”
Six local youngsters rose to the challenge of this year’s auditions. Nel would like to have seen a few more, but was happy just the same. “This was the first time for the auditions. We hope that it will grow,” she said. “I think that everybody that took part gained. It was preparing them for bigger things to come.” Part one of the audition consisted of a onehour group class where the dancers did exercises and combinations in four different genres: ballet, jazz, Spanish and contemporary. After that, the dancers all left and were called back one at a time to present their own solo dance. “They had to choose their own music and do their own choreogra-
phy,” Nel said. Both the group work and solo performance were assessed by a panel of six judges, comprised of Nel, fellow LTD instructor Vanessa van Rensburg and four distinguished individuals from the community who have previous dance experience. While technique counted for 50 per cent of each dancer’s mark, Nel said there were a number of other criteria that judges were looking at, such as coachability, enthusiasm, determination, musicality, presentation and creativity. Winners of this year’s scholarship awards were 10-yearold Chantalle Anderson in ballet, 11-year-old Maia Zakall in Spanish and 13-year-old Justice
Aspinall for contemporary dance. Anderson, the youngest of the winners, is a four-year veteran of dance, having begun taking lessons at the age of six. “I just love dancing so much and trying my best,” the Grade five student at Diamond Vale said. “I really enjoy the performances and doing the Royal Academy exams.” For her solo performance, Anderson did a ballet solo to ‘Wild Child’ by Enya. “I choreographed it all myself,” she said. “I practised for hours.” This is Aspinall’s second year of dance lessons. The Nicola Canford Grade seven student became interested when her Grade 4 class did a performance
of ‘The Nutcracker’. “I really like learning new things,” Aspinall said, “and dance really teaches you how to be organized.” Aspinall admitted that the audition process was quite nervewracking, but that it will help her a great deal in the future. “I would like to get very serious about dance,” she said, “and do bigger auditions in bigger cities.” Aspinall did a solo that combined both ballet and contemporary to the song ‘Without You’. Zakall, a Grade five student at Bench Elementary, has only being taking dance lessons for three months, but concedes she’s hooked. “I love it all,” she said.
Zakall stated she only entered the auditions for the experience, never imagining that she would win anything. “I like Spanish in particular,” she said. “It’s fun and challenging.” Zakall’s solo effort was in the Spanish genre, to the song ‘One for the Bulls’. In addition to the financial reward they received for doing well in the scholarship auditions, all three young talents have also earned the first three places in the newly-formed LTDance Troupe. “We receive requests all the time from the community to do performances at various events,” Nel said. “Usually the requests come with very little notice. Trying to get
the children together and present a quality performance in a short amount of time is a really difficult task. “Having a performance troupe will address the situation. This group of a dozen will be ready to go, even on short notice.” Nel said that further auditions for the performance troupe are planned for April 1. “They’ll be open to any dancers between the ages of eight and 18 who are currently enrolled in at least three of the four dance genres offered at the Love To Dance Academy. For more information on the LTDance Troupe auditions, go to the Love To Dance Academy’s Facebook page.
Ballet Kelowna’s Boundless on point tonight Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Young and old alike are sure to enjoy Tuesday evening’s performance of Boundless, as presented by Ballet Kelowna at the Civic Centre starting at 7 p.m. The show will actually be a compilation of
several genres of dance, with a couple geared specifically towards youth. Ballet Kelowna artistic director and CEO Simone Orlando is very aware of the dance scene in the Nicola Valley. She was really excited when Lizette
Nel called her last summer and expressed a desire to see Ballet Kelowna come to Merritt. That pushed Orlando to get Merritt on the tour, which also includes stops in Vernon, Summerland, Revelstoke, Fort Nelson
and Fort St. John. Tuesday evening’s eclectic program includes a soulful and stirring contemporary dance piece entitled Studies of Cash — inspired by the legendary country singer Johnny Cash. The repertoire also
includes Balcony Pas de Deux, a fresh interpretation of a scene from Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Julliet, as well as a visionary new work created by youth for youth that reflects on the issues and challenges faced by young people today.
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1
MSRP $33,10000
LEFT !
$98/WK
SAVE
$
5,300
19,90000
$0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
10,647
$
$0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
2015 DODGE JOURNEY R/T RALLYE AWD W/ DVD
2014 RAM SPORT CREW CAB 4X4, FULLY LOADED
33,100500
42,000KMS STK#151220A
42,900
$
2012 RAM 3500 CREW LONGHORN 94,304KMS STK#161200A
51,900
$
2013 RAM 2500 MEGA SLT DIESEL, 4X4
STK#151210A
SALE PRICE
$
ST#161072A
SALE PRICE
49,900
13,900
2011 MAZDA 3 GT LEATHER, SUNROOF, FULL LOAD, LOW KMs 38,000KMS STK#151379B
SALE PRICE
15,900
$
2014 DODGE DART SXT - RARE FIND - 8.4” U-CONNECT DIALOG SCREEN
OUR BEST SERVICE ON A TOP DODGE PRODUCT!
46,000KMS
2015 JEEP CHEROKEE NORTH
45,000KMS
KAMLOOPS DODGE YOUR BEST PRICE AND
SALE PRICE
3,200
- HEATED SEATS - FOG LIGHTS
Dealing with the Johnston Auto Group has it’s benefits. We are the largest Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealer in the B.C. Interior. We beat the competition with the lowest overhead and the strongest buying power.
SALE PRICE
$
2011 DODGE AVENGER SXT
WHY BUY FROM US?
- ONE OWNER - FULLY LOADED!
SAVE
2 AT 5.99%, $0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS TAXES EXTRA OAC
64,000KMS STK#151172A
SALE PRICE
17,900
$
$
LOOK F UNDEROR US THE
2013 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA
2012 CHEV CRUZE LT
CANAD IA FLAG N
AUTO 58,000KMS
- WINTER READY! - EXCELLENT FUEL ECONOMY 56,000KMS
ON THE KAMLO OPS AU TOMAL L
ST#U7520B
SALE PRICE
33,900
$
ST#151000A
SALE PRICE
13,900
$
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