Merritt Herald - January 21, 2014

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TWANGY TRIBUTE Local musician John Flottvik belts out some good ol’ country tunes in the style of superstar Hank Williams during Sunday night’s tribute concert. Flottvik organized the event to raise money for the local food bank. About 50 people attended the concert at the Civic Centre to see Flottvik and friends — including Gary Cooper — and food bank manager Marlene Fenton estimates the concert raised about $1,600 for the organization.

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Tragic end for missing snowmobiler A man is dead after a snowmobiling accident claimed his life on Thursday night.

Merritt RCMP and Nicola Valley Search and Rescue responded to the incident near Mine Creek Road. Investigators said John Collins, a 44-year-old resident of the Coldwater band, was snowmobiling by himself when, they believe, he lost control of his snowmobile and it tipped over and landed on top of him.

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manager for Nicola Valley Search and Rescue, said it appears Collins tried to turn around while climbing a steep hill on his snowmobile. “It appeared that he had gone up a steep slope and looked like, I guess, he went to turn around and instead of turning around fully, the snowmobile tipped and it tipped over on him,� McCauley said. “He was pinned beneath the snowmobile.�

Merritt RCMP Sgt.

Norm Flemming said Collins left to go snowmobiling at 9:30 a.m. and had been in touch with his wife via text message at noon.

Subsequent text messages to Collins from his wife at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. went unanswered.

Collins regularly road his snowmobile by himself and was expected home before dark because the headlights on his truck were not working correctly, Flemming said.

McCauley said he

received a call from Coldwater Band Fire Chief Ron Aljam at about 10 p.m. notifying him Collins had not returned home when he was expected to.

When Collins didn’t return home, a group of about 10 of his friends and family members went looking for him. “He hadn’t arrived so a group of his friends had gone out looking for him and we had been called because he was listed as overdue,� Flemming said,

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adding that the group ended up finding the man deceased.

Flemming said Collins was found 200 metres off the forest service road and eight kilometres southwest of Mine Creek.

Five members of Nicola Valley Search and Rescue along with two members of the local snowmobile club were dispatched to retrieve the body of the missing snowmobiler. “Once we mustered a crew together and got

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Flemming said the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family has been notified of his death. He also said police suspect the cause of death to be asphyxiation.

McCauley advises people who go out snowmobiling to never do so alone.

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Capital projects for fire dept. approved ed in the 2014 capital budget.

The new fire engine would replace the current 20-year-old fire engine two the fire department currently uses and will cost between $500,000 and $600,000 depending on the Canadian dollarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exchange rate with that of the U.S. and final configuration of the pumper truck.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has agreed to chip in $125,000 to help offset the cost of the new fire engine, financial services manager Ken Ostraat told council.

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By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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City council gave the go-ahead to start the process of borrowing $1 million for two 2014 fire department capital projects.

At its regular meeting last Tuesday, Merritt city council voted unanimously in favour of the first three readings for the bylaw.

The two projects are an expansion of the Merritt firehall to add an additional truck bay and the replacement of the fire departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second fire engine.

The new truck bay is estimated to cost $400,000 and is includ-

fied pumping capacity within five years.

In order to maintain its rating with Fire Underwriters, Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire trucks are required to have a collective pumping capacity of 3,300 imperial gallons per minute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the requirements of the Fire Underwriters is that we

maintain a certain level of pumping capacity in order to maintain our fire ratings which directly impacts the fire insurance for the community of Merritt,â&#x20AC;?

Ostraat said.

Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson told council if the fire engineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pumping capacity is allowed to fall below

MSS drumming course pitched to board

By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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Students at the local high school could get an education in the importance of First Nations drumming next year.

Merritt Secondary School vice-principal Karen Goetz presented the course Heartbeat of the Nicola Valley to the school board at its regular meeting on Jan. 16.

If the board approves the course at its next board meeting in February, the class will be offered at MSS next year.

The course would be a Grade 11 fine arts option. Completion of a fine arts option is a graduation requirement.

The drumming course would continue the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trend toward offering First Nations courses, Goetz told the board.

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Tomkinson said.

The $1 million loan is through the Municipal Finance Authority and will require public assent through the Alternative Approval Process.

The first payment on this loan wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be due until 2015, and if the interest rate is an expected 4.25 per cent, annual payments will be just over $76,000.

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The ILM right-of-way continues to be a construction zone with restricted access. Restricted access is required for worker and public safety to avoid risks associated with such things as guy lines, partially constructed foundations, construction materials, or other potential hazards that may be hidden or partially hidden by the snow.

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assessed on knowledge of songs and their stories; knowledge of protocols; creating music; and recognizing the importance of music to First Nations cultures, among other measures.

As in any music course, performing and sharing their progress will be part of the evaluation as well, Goetz said.

Students will not make their own drums in the course, but the significance of drum-making will come into play, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This course is not about students making drums, but to learn about the process, to learn what is involved, is definitely part of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on,â&#x20AC;? Goetz said, adding making rattle sets might be more feasible.

The proposal for the course will come back to the school board for final approval at its February meeting in Princeton.

Underwriters who will again set our required pumping capacity,â&#x20AC;?

Tomkinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough growth in the community over that time, they may increase the required pumping capacity, which ultimately would lead to them recommending adding more fire apparatus.â&#x20AC;?

He also said Fire Underwriters surveyed Merritt in 2012 and said the fire department is lacking in its number of fire engines, noting the city doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a reserve fire

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The addition of this course would bring the number of First Nations perspective courses offered at MSS to 13, Goetz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a potential for a student to get their education through MSS very much with a First Nations perspective all the way through, from [Grade] 8 to 12,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of neat.â&#x20AC;?

It also complements the Ministry of Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus on First Nations-integrated courses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It certainly supports the enhancement agreement that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got in place,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The course was developed

by Goetz, First Nations support worker Tim Manuel and district aboriginal principal Shelley Oppenheim-Lacerte.

In the draft rubric provided to the board, students would be

the required 3,300 gallons, Fire Underwriters could decrease the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire grading, causing higher fire insurance premiums for residents, commercial and industrial occupants of Merritt.

He also said fire engine one is 14 years old and will not need a replacement for another six years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all dependent also on growth in our community. As more industrial and residential occupancies are added to our community, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be graded every five years by Fire

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS VOICES SOAR FOR VOAR Seventh Day Adventist Pastor Karel Samek and Jim Bradford sing the closing song at the dedication service for Voice of Adventist Radio, a Christian rebroadcast station now playing over the airwaves at 95.9 FM. The two worked for about two years to get the station up and running in Merritt, and celebrated their accomplishment at the church’s service on Saturday.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: January, 1997 Drivers have trouble with slippery highways

First hydro rate hike to cost SD58 $6,000

By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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School District 58 is prepared for the nine per cent hike in BC Hydro rates that’s coming this spring.

In a presentation to the school board at its regular meeting on Jan. 16, SD58 assistant secretary-treasurer Lynn Lutter said the increase will mean roughly $6,000 more than usual on the district’s utility bills between April and June.

However, the district’s utilities budget is ample, SD58 secretary-treasurer Kevin Black told Herald after the meeting.

“We were expecting an increase, so she [Lutter] had that built into the budget already when we did our forecasts,” Black said.

“When we do our amended budget in February, you won’t see an increase in our utilities line. It’ll stay the same as what we’ve budgeted when we did the annual budget in June.

“It’d be nice if we were wrong and the dollars

stayed within the budget and could be used for kids,” Black added.

Black said the district is looking at implementing other projects to alleviate some of the budgetary strain by the impending rate hikes, including replacing boilers at schools with more efficient models.

However, replacing boilers for long-term savings will cost in the short term, he said.

Princeton, which is served by FortisBC, will see a smaller rate increase of about three per cent.

Last month, Energy Minister Bill Bennett denied the B.C. School Trustees Association’s request to exempt schools from the BC Hydro rate increase, which will amount to 40 per cent over the next decade.

Big donation for bus Highland Valley Copper donated $25,000 to School District 58 for the local high school’s plan to purchase a new 24-person bus.

The bus is estimated to

cost about $80,000. The school is fundraising for the rest of the cost.

Kindergartens get new evaluation Kindergarten teachers from around the district worked with SD58 student support services district vice-principal Jane Kempston to develop a rubric that will help the district identify where it can support teachers, and where those teachers can support their students.

The rubric assesses kindergarten students’ development on a social-emotional scale, looking at things such as how helpful, kind, empathetic and shy they are.

The assessment fits into a larger co-operative between kindergarten, Grade 1, and StrongStart teachers.

StrongStart BC is a free pre-kindergarten program aimed at readying kids for school.

Kempston said developing the assessment was hard work, but working with pas-

sionate educators made the process and the resulting assessment rewarding.

The assessment will allow SD58 staff and teachers to look at individual kids’ scores, classroom scores and larger district trends.

Local education agreements The school district has inked local education agreements (LEA) with the remaining three of the area’s First Nations after about two years of development.

Last year, Upper Nicola and Lower Nicola Indian Bands inked separate agreements with the district that are good until 2015.

Upper Nicola separated its LEA because it’s a Syilx band, and the rest are Nlaka’pamux. Because negotiations were slow to get going, Lower Nicola opted for its own agreement as well.

The remaining three bands — Nooaitch, Shackan and Coldwater —

signed their agreements this month. They are valid until 2016.

LEAs are working agreements between the school district, the Ministry of Education and local First Nations to help aboriginal students achieve academic success.

Nicola-Canford construction on time The reconstruction of Nicola-Canford Elementary School is well underway and on schedule, with basic construction slated to be finished by the end of January, the school board heard last Wednesday.

The project, which will see 10 classrooms in the aging Lower Nicola elementary school replaced by modulars, is slated for completion by the end of June and will be suitable for occupancy by July.

The $4-million pilot project is funded by the Ministry of Education.

Because of a funding shortfall, the ministry could not replace the school entirely.

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Weekend weather caused major problems on the Coquihalla Highway.

Merritt RCMP members responded to several accidents Friday and Saturday that all occurred on the Coquihalla Highway.

The first one of the day happened at the Comstock Interchange at 11:15 a.m.

Police said a man was travelling with his wife when he lost control of his 1992 Toyota Corolla and went off the highway as a result.

Damages were estimated at $8,000.

Approximately three hours later, a Kelowna driver lost control on Phase I of the Coquihalla Highway.

Marie Louis was heading towards the toll booth when she felt her 1984 van swerve. She crashed into a lamp standard near Juliet Creek, police said.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS POLICE REPORT

Stolen car turns up in Golden Sometime between 4:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Jan. 11, a 2006 black Buick Allure was stolen from the 300 block of 230 Street. In the early evening hours, the stolen vehicle was located near Golden, B.C. A 31-year-old male from Medicine Hat, Alta. was located in the vehicle and was arrested.

He is being investigated for several other Criminal Code charges. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Fence crash Sometime overnight on Jan. 9, unknown person(s) backed into or drove into a front fence in the 800 block of Pine Street. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Stolen satellite dishes Sometime overnight on Jan. 9, unknown person(s) broke into a shed in the 700 block of Coldwater Road near Merritt. Items stolen included some power tools and a couple of Bell XpressVu satellite receivers. If anyone has any information THE REGION

Kamloops SPCA changes name The former Kamloops SPCA is now the Kamloops and District SPCA to reflect the branch’s area of service.

The Kamloops and District SPCA covers from Barriere and Clearwater in the north to Merritt, Lower Nicola and Spences Bridge in the south; Chase in the east, and Clinton and Lillooet to the west.

The branch deals with approximately 1,200 to 1,300 homeless, abused and abandoned animals per year.

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Woman causing a disturbance On Jan. 11 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP arrested a local intoxicated 20-year-old woman for causing a disturbance. She had been spoken to previously by police and disregarded their advice. She was located in the 1600 block of Greig Street banging on the windows of a residence. She was held in custody until she sobered up and could take care of herself.

Fifth wheel attempted break-in On Jan. 14, Merritt RCMP received a report from a citizen in the 2100 block of Blackwell Avenue that unknown person(s) had tried to break in to a fifth wheel. The suspect(s) did not gain entry to the fifth wheel but tried to pry the door as well as the windows. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Avenue failing to signal. The vehicle was stopped and the driver, a 26-year-old woman from Red Deer, Alta. was found to have been drinking. Investigation determined that her ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired and the vehicle’s insurance had also expired. Her driving privileges were suspended for 90 days, the vehicle was impounded for 30 days and she was issued a violation ticket for having no valid insurance.

Expired insurance On Jan. 15 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP observed a vehicle turning from Chapman Street onto Nicola

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Premier orders review of Burns Lake case

By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Premier Christy Clark has ordered a review of the decision not to lay charges after the fatal explosion and fire in Burns Lake.

Clark has directed her deputy minister John Dyble to review the circumstances that led to the decision. WorkSafeBC’s investigation has been criticized after Crown prosecutors said some of their evidence would not be admissible in court because of the way it was gathered.

Clark announced the internal review Thursday at the Truck Loggers’ Association convention in Vancouver. She emphasized

that the review is not to secondguess the independent decision of the criminal justice branch, “but if there are lessons to be learned from this, I want to make sure that we learn them.”

Two workers died and 20 more were injured in the explosion and fire at Burns Lake. A province-wide program of sawmill dust inspections has been in place since the Babine mill explosion in January 2012 and a similar blast at Lakeland Mills in Prince George three months later.

NDP leader Adrian Dix said there should be a review, but Dyble is not the right person to do it because he reports to the premier. The investigation was

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“bungled,” and cabinet ministers also intervened to keep a B.C. Safety Authority report on the situation from being made pub-

lic before last May’s election, he said.

“Somebody independent should address the question of what happened here, why the government acted in this way, why information that should have been made public wasn’t, and why charges weren’t brought because of the inability of government agencies to work together in the correct way,” Dix said.

WorkSafeBC also released its final report on the explosion Thursday, and is considering orders and penalties for the owners of the Babine Forest Products mill, which is being rebuilt.

WorkSafeBC investigators concluded that the explosion was

preventable. They found that the company knew its dust collection system was under-sized, but the mill increased production before an electrical upgrade was completed.

The report said there was “considerable work” done to the mill’s dust management system and improving the waste conveyor system, which was the likely the ignition source for the dry dust from pine beetle-killed lumber.

It also found that “no adequate actions were taken to reduce or control the levels of airborne wood dust, even though this was the root cause of the violation cited in December 2011.”

Finding the foundation of charity in the bible

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the shelters, affiliated and unaffiliated missions in their endeavour to care for the needy, the homeless, the single mothers and children in our communities.

In particular, the holiday seasons call on us to rethink philanthropy and to dispose of a little more of our personal wealth.

A verse in the gospels, “Jesus went about doing good,” explains in a few words the ministry of the Son of God and the purpose of existence of many Christian charities.

He did good and told others to do so.

The gospels constantly tell us that Jesus touched lepers with his fingers, anointed the eyes of the blind even when he was only asked to speak the word from a distance.

The season of giving, mainly from October to December, sees a spike in donation during those months to helping the needy and the homeless.

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If we do any good, let us do it ourselves.

Let us take time to talk to the recipients about their lives.

To sit where they sit, to give alms with our own hands, a kind look, a smile or word — it would enhance the value of the gift.

In his lifetime, there was scarcely a village which was not gladdened by the sight of Jesus as he “went around going good.”

He was never put off by dangers of difficulties.

He sought for people to do good to, and so must we.

Christ’s perseverance and the unity of his purpose are

also hinted at and the practical application of the subject may be summed up by the words: “He has left us an example that we should follow in his steps.”

In the Bible, the concept of goodness is inseparably linked with personal faith in God. The redemptive love of God is one aspect of the quality that the Scripture calls “God’s goodness.”

Psalm 100:4,5 bids its readers to “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, to give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever.”

That ought to lead sinners to repentance.

The Apostle Paul wrote: “Do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness,

tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?” (Romans 2:4).

Other aspects of His goodness are the mercy, compassion or pity that shows kindness toward persons who have persisted in sinning (Exodus 3:4-6).

The supreme expression of God’s goodness is, however, still the amazing grace and inexpressible love that shows kindness by saving sinners who only deserve condemnation.

Yet, God made provision to save them at the tremendous cost of Christ’s death on Calvary (Romans 3:22,24; 5:5-8).

God’s faithfulness to His purposes, promises, and people is a further aspect of His goodness and praiseworthiness.

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In the worst of times, it can still be said: “His compassions never fail…great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22,23).

In Christ, the believers are created for good works (Eph. 2:10) and receive a good conscience (Acts 23:1).

This is also the reason for urgent exhortation to bear fruit in good works, to seek to do good, and to do it to everyone.

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Egypt looks to start over — yet again

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General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the coup against Egypt’s elected president last July, has one of the finest collections of military headgear in the entire Middle East.

Perhaps that’s why he has still not admitted that he plans to become the next president — he can’t decide which hat to throw into the ring.

His own explanation for his shyness comes straight out of the Aspiring Dictator’s Handbook: “If I nominate myself, there must be a popular demand and a mandate from my army,” he told state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram.

“When Egyptians say something, we obey, and I will never turn my back on Egypt.”

Egyptian generals are deeply patriotic people and three others before Sisi have sacrificed their own desire for a quiet life in order to rule Egypt: Gamal Abdel Nasser (1956-70), Anwar Sadat (1970-81) and Hosni Mubarak (1981-2011).

In fact, the last three years have been the only time in the life of the great majority of Egyptians when a general has not been running the country — and Sisi seems ready to make the supreme sacrifice, too.

A mandate from the army shouldn’t be hard to get since he runs the whole organization.

As far as popular demand is concerned, Sisi is clearly planning to use a “yes” vote in this week’s referendum on the new constitution as proof the people want him for president.

The new constitution will be the third in four years.

It replaces one that was written and adopted (also by referendum) during the brief, unhappy rule of President Mohamed Morsi.

Mars mission out of this world?

Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS A handful of people from B.C. have made the next round of interviews to be part of Mars One’s one-way trip to the red planet.

Mars One is a Netherlands-based non-profit organization that wants to

establish the first human colony on the red planet by 2025.

Four people will eventually be selected to get on the first shuttle and make the seven-month journey to their new home.

Every two years, Mars One will send another four people to build up the colony.

A 26-year-old psychology grad student from Surrey and a 30-year-old author from East Sooke are among the round two interviewees.

Over 200,000 aspiring astronauts from around the world applied during the first intake of applications. That group has

since been whittled down to just over 1,000.

Mars One will continue to cut back during selection rounds this year and next, and in the meantime, will continue crowdsource funding for the $6 billion project. (The Mars Rover cost $2.5 billion, so we’ll see how close that estimate really pans out.)

Now, I’m no space expert, but this whole project sounds a little out of this world to me — especially given this next tidbit.

The seven-month journey to Mars in a space shuttle will be filmed and turned into a 24-hour reality TV show for every-

one on Earth to watch.

I can’t help but picture four science-fiction fans eagerly and seriously boarding their space shuttle, enthusiasm for the mission slowly dwindling as loneliness and isolation kick in, only to be heartily disappointed when the journey is over and their landing on Mars is just stepping out onto a set in a TV studio’s parking lot.

And given that Mars One will select its final four astronauts by using, essentially, fan-voting, the mission is pretty much guaranteed big ratings.

These people will have won a popularity contest to be on TV before the

first episode is even broadcast.

I am sure the applicants have thought of this cynical angle and every other one associated with Mars One, including that it’s possible the group will never raise enough money to actually send anybody to space.

But even though living on the red planet could be closer than they once dreamed, it’s still their dream. And why not take a shot at it?

Maybe, in a few billion dollars, I’ll be proven wrong and four Earthlings really will be the beginning — and the future — of human life on Mars.

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YOUR OPINION Spences Bridge singing, dancing for justice Dear Editor, Calling on women and men of the Nicola Valley to rise, release, dance and demand justice on Feb. 14!

One Billion Rising for Justice is a global call to women survivors of violence and those who love them to gather safely in community outside places where they are entitled to justice – courthouses, police stations, government offices, school administration buildings, work places, sites of environmental injustice, military courts, embassies, places of worship, homes, or simply public gathering places where women deserve to feel safe but too often do not. It is a call to survivors to break the silence and release their stories – politically, spiritually, outrageously – through art, dance, marches, ritual, song, spoken word, testimonies and

whatever way feels right.

All are welcome to join us in Spences Bridge to dance, drum, sing and speak out against violence against women. Wear your pink and red colours – bring a drum or just come as you are.

We will gather at the Cooks Ferry Band building in Spences Bridge at 2 p.m. on Feb. 14.

Dance practices are being held at Spences Bridge Community Hall on Thursday evenings. One Sunday practice may be added. Call us for details.

Practice the dance in your community and join us wearing your pink and red colours to show support.

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Revolution fatigue plaguing Arab world From Page 6 Morsi took office on June 30, 2012, and was overthrown on July 3, 2013.

It removes the “Islamic” changes Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood wrote into the last one, which should appeal to secular Egyptians, but that’s not what makes it attractive to Sisi.

The new clauses that only a soldier could love include one that gives the Egyptian military the right to appoint the defence minister, and another that says the military budget will not be subject to civilian oversight.

It also retains the muchcriticized clause that allows civilians to be tried in military courts.

Sisi reckons enough civilians will vote for it anyway, some because they hate the Islamists and some because

they are just tired of all the upheavals.

Maybe they will because the whole Arab world is suffering from revolution fatigue: the “Arab awakening” has caused such turbulence that many people would find a return to the old dictatorships almost comforting.

It’s true even in Syria, where some of the rebels are starting to talk about making a deal with the Bashar al-Assad regime in order to isolate the Islamist extremists and hasten the end of the war.

There has been no war in Egypt, but about 1,000 of Morsi’s supporters were massacred in the streets of Cairo last summer by security forces last summer, and the Muslim Brotherhood has been declared a terrorist organization.

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thousands of arrests, not only of senior Muslim Brotherhood members, but recently of secular critics of the military regime as well.

Egyptians are frightened and exhausted and Sisi apparently thinks they will gratefully accept a return to army rule (behind a democratic facade).

But, his nervousness is showing.

There’s barely a wall in Cairo that is not covered with “Yes” posters and pictures of Sisi, while people trying to put up “No” posters are arrested. Sisi is probably right to be nervous.

In late September, three months after the coup, Zogby Research Services carried out an extensive opinion poll in Egypt for the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi.

It revealed confidence in the army had already

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The Zogby poll also revealed an overwhelming majority of respondents blame the last military regime, under Mubarak, for the problems facing Egypt today.

All in all, this is hardly a firm foundation on which to complete the counterrevolution and build a new military regime.

The likeliest outcome of the referendum on the new constitution this week will be a modest majority for the “Yes” side, but on a very low turnout.

If it is lower than the mere 33 per cent who voted in the referendum on the last constitution in 2012, Sisi may have to reconsider his plan to run for the presidency.

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dropped to 70 per cent from 93 per cent, and it probably has continued to drop.

Sisi and former president Morsi had almost equal support in the country — 46 per cent for Sisi, 44 per cent for Morsi (who now faces trial for “inciting his supporters to carry out premeditated murder” and various other alleged crimes).

But, Morsi’s trial was postponed to Feb. 1, allegedly because bad weather prevented him from being flown from his prison in Alexandria to Cairo for the trial.

That’s a rather long spell of bad weather.

Besides, it’s only twoand-a-half hours by road from Alexandria to Cairo.

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MSS senior Panthers in action against Valleyview The Merritt Secondary School senior basketball teams hosted the Valleyview Vikes on Wednesday of last week.

The senior girls’ game was just 6-5 for Valleyview after one quarter, but the visitors eventually pulled away to a 44-19 victory.

Top scorers for Merritt were guard Jaycee Chenier with 10 points and post player Fallon Fosbery with five.

(Above right) Chenier brings the ball inside the arc against her Valleyview opponent.

(Lower right) Fosbery goes up to block a Vike shot from the field.

The MSS boys’ team started out with great intensity against their Valleyview opponents, effectively beating the full court press. They were only down 19-16 after the first quarter.

The provincially-ranked Vikes were just too strong as the game wore on, eventually winning 73-44.

Leading MSS scorers were Ben McNiven and Levi Loewen, each with 12 points.

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Cents’ Jeff Wight makes NHL Central Scouting’s mid-season watch list

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For the third time in as many years, a Merritt Centennials player has made NHL Central Scouting’s mid-season watch list of North American skaters.

Eighteen-year-old Cents’ forward Jeff Wight is ranked 183rd on the CSS rankings list that was officially released on Jan. 13.

These rankings rate the top 210 skaters and top 34 goalies currently playing in North America.

Wight, a native of Coquitlam, is in his second year with the Centennials. In his rookie season, he scored 13 goals and added

10 assists for 23 points in 46 regular season games.

Thus far this season, the six-foot two-inch Wight has picked up 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points in 30 league games.

Back in September, Wight committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Connecticut — either next season or the season after.

In December, Wight was a member of Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

A total of 19 CJHL (Junior A) players made this year’s Central Scouting mid-season

list, including nine from the British Columbia Hockey League.

The other BCHL players are Alex Gillies (Salmon Arm, 102nd), Jason Cotton (West Kelowna, 118th), Brett Beauvais (Penticton, 134th), Jack Ramsey (Penticton, 151st), Mason Blacklock (Vernon, 158th), Demico Hannoun, Vernon, 185th) along with goalies Alec Dillon (Victoria, 26th) and Hunter Miska (Penticton, 32nd).

Wright joins current Centennial Dane Birks and former teammate Reece Willcox as Cents players who have made the mid-season Central Scouting’s rankings list in the last three years.

Willcox, who is in his second season at Cornell University, was ranked 114th in January of 2012, prior to being selected in the fifth round, 141st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2012 NHL entry draft.

Birks, who has committed to attend Michigan Tech in September of 2014 or 2015, was ranked 121st

by Central Scouting in January of 2013. In July of the same year, Birks was selected in the sixth round, 164th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL entry draft.

This year’s NHL entry draft will be held June 27 to 28 at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia.

ALL THE WIGHT STUFF Merritt Centennials forward Jeff Wight is one of nine BCHL players to make this year’s NHL Central Scouting mid-season watch list. Ian Webster/Herald

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Pauline DoigePauline Doige passed away on January 15th, 2014 in Merritt BC after a long battle with cancer. She was born on March 26, 1937, in Vanderhoof BC to the late Albert and Joyce Schultz. She married Doug Doige in April 1959 and they raised three children: Leslie, Kim and Bruce. Pauline loved spending time with her seven grandchildren: Meggan, Malyssa, Amelia, Siobhan, Saira, Stoyan, Nicolas, her two great grandsons Kody and Jasper, her sister Kathy Musclow, her dear aunt & uncle, Evie & Glen Goodridge, cousins Nina Plowman and Verna Thomas and her dear friend Dorothy Townsend along with her other numerous family members and friends. Pauline’s passions throughout her life were horseback riding, gardening, crafts, travelling and camping with family and friends. She worked as a special-needs assistant with the Merritt School District with Wendy Charney and Dee Arduini and other staff members. A job she thoroughly enjoyed. Loving and kind in all her ways, upright and just to the end of her days, sincere and true in her heart and mind, beautiful memories she left behind. She will be sadly missed by all. A celebration of life with be held January 24th at 1:00pm at the Merritt Golf Club. In lieu of Áowers donations can be made to the Gillis House in Merritt.

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Suites, Lower 2 bdrm basement suite. Avail immed. $800/mon. util. incl.

W/d, no pets and no smoking.

May req. ref. Contact Sandy or Jas at 250-315-4675 4 bdrm bsmt suite, carpet & hardwood fl, w/d, all appl., 2 baths. $980, utilities incl., ref req. n/s. Avail Feb. 1. 250280-1268, 250-378-5759

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Fully furnished basement Suite for rent. $550.00 a month. Avail. immed. No pets.

Ref. req. 250-315-0019

2005 Chevy Uplander van with remote start. $3900 obo 250378-5519

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Microfibre Recliner $399 $199 Ashley Recliner -micro fibre $499 $299 Ashley Chair & Ottoman $499 $299 Primo power Lift Chair Recliner $899 $599 Ashley Chaise Lounger - Bonded $399 Leather 3 Colors - Red/Tan/Brown $549 Acme Tan Fabric $298 Sofa (sold as set) $599 Loveseat (sold as set) $579 $268.

Ashley 2 pc Sectional Microfibre $1199 $799 2 pc Leather Sofa & Loveseat $1999 $999 True North & Woodworks solid wood 20% Off Coffee and end tables Fabric Loveseat $699 $369 8 pc Living-room Collection Includes: Sofa/Loveseat/Chair, 2 Lamps 3 pc Coffee Table Set $2499 $1499 Primo Futton & Frame $399 $299 Assorted Lamps & Bar Stools UP TO 60% Off Double Sofa Bed $799 $599 Berkline Recliner Sofa bonded leather $999 $799 Berkline Recliner Console Loveseat $799 bonded leather $999 Dimplex Electric Corner Fireplace $1199 $699 Dynasty Wallmount Electric Fireplace $499 $399 Assorted Area Carpets Starting From $99

MATTRESSES Coil Mattresses Twin Mattress Double Mattress Queen Mattress Pillowtop Pocket Coil Twin Mattress & Box-spring Double Mattress & Box-spring Queen Mattress & Box-spring Restwell Eurotop 800 Pocket Coil Double Mattress & Box-spring Queen Mattress & Box-spring King Mattress & Box-spring

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Sealy Posturepedic Euro-top Queen Mattress & Box-spring Simmons Beauty-Rest Queen Mattress & Box-spring King Mattress & Box-spring Ashley 10” Memory Foam Queen Mattress Twin Mattress Foam Single Extra-Long Adjustable Bed with Memory Foam Mattress

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BEDROOM True North & Woodworks solid wood Bedroom suites Bunk Bed - Twin/Twin $499 Bunk Bed - Twin/Double $699 Twin Captain’s Bed with Trundle $699 8pc Complete Bedroom Suite Includes: Dresser/Mirror/Chest/Hb-Fb-Rails 2 Nightstands $1999 Solid Pine 8pc Bedroom Suite $2999 Espresso 8pc Bedroom Suite $2799

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APPLIANCES Frigidaire 17 Cu. Ft. Fridge $599 White Westinghouse 30” Easy Clean Range $399 Whirlpool 30” Self-clean Smooth Top Range $799 Amana Tall Tub Dishwasher $499 Frigidaire Front Load Washer $599 LG Full Size Front Load Washer & Dryer (Pair) $1499 Amana Heavy Duty Washer $399 Amana H/D Super Capacity Dryer $349 Samsung Front Load Steam Washer & Steam Dryer $1999 Bosch built In dishwasher $899 Maytag Stainless Steel Slide-In Convection Range Self-cleaning $1999

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Freezers Starting at $199 Maytag double oven convection range $1799 $1399 Dyson & Electrolux Vacuums ALL ON SALE!

DINING ROOM True North & Woodworks solid wood Dining room suites Kitchen Table With 4 Chairs $599 Counter Height Faux Marble Table $699 & 4 Stools 8pc Counter Height Table & 6 Stools with Lazy-Susan $1196

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Toshiba 32” HD LED TV $449 $279 Samsung 32” Full HD LED TV $599 $299 Toshiba 39” HD LED TV $569 $399 Toshiba 50” HD LED TV $999 $699 Samsung 46” HD Smart LED TV $1299 $699 Samsung 60” HD Smart 3D LED TV $1499 $999 Samsung 60” Smart 3D LED TV 240hz, 4 pairs of glasses $3599 $2499 Panasonic 65” Full HD 3D Plasma TV $2799 $1899 Panasonic 55” Full HD 3D Plasma TV $2999 $1799 Panasonic 60” Full HD Smart 3D Plasma TV $2299 $1699 Sharp 60” Full HD Smart LED TV $2199 $1499 Sharp 70” Full HD Smart 3D Quatron LED TV 480Hz $4599 $2799 Sharp 80” Full HD Smart LED TV $4199 $3499 Sharp 60” Full HD Smart 3D Quatron LED TV $3099 $1649 H/K Sound bar & SUB 3D blu ray $1199 $799 H/K 7.1 Chanel receiver $899 $599 $299 Samsung 310Watt sound bar & sub $499 Sharp sound bar & sub $399 $249 Pansonic sound bar & sub $549 $299 Home Theatre Speakers Up To UP TO 60% Off All Car Audio & Speakers Up To UP TO 70% Off

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MAIN LOCATION & CLEARANCE CENTRE 2025 Coutlee Ave., Merritt

Monday to Friday 9 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Sundays: Closed 123 456 789

Phone: 250-378-2332