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DECISION DELAYED Council moved to delay a discussion on taking a closer look at staff satisfaction in the wake of a number of high profile firings at city hall.

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BIDNEY SAYS BYE Merritt Secondary School principal Bruce Bidney will be leaving the school at the end of the month, as he takes on a new role in Victoria.

RISTEAU’S

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BUSY YEAR

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The Merritt Fire Rescue Department recorded its busiest year ever in 2017, with firefighters responding to a record 796 calls.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS CITY STAFF

Council delays decision on survey The rapid turnover of senior managers with the City of Merritt over the last two years prompted a motion to investigate from Coun. Linda Brown.

Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

A notice of motion addressing the revolving door of staff at the City of Merritt will have to wait a couple weeks to be addressed — in private.

At the regular council meeting on Dec. 19, Coun.

Linda Brown made a notice of motion calling for a staff satisfaction survey to be conducted by an outside consulting firm, citing an extraordinary amount of senior and mid-management turnover in recent years, resulting increases to human resource costs and a lack of a staff evaluation by council in 2017.

Brown told the Herald the reason she brought this motion to the table was due to job security concerns she has heard from members of staff at all levels.

“I have heard that they’re not happy here and

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they feel afraid of being fired,” Brown told the Herald.

She also said the she has noticed a high amount of overtime hours being logged in city stats.

this week merrittherald.com A decision on a motion to survey city staff will have to wait until the regularly scheduled council meeting on Jan. 23, after Coun. Diana Norgaard’s point of order on Jan. 9 delayed debate. Herald files

Coun. Linda Brown Merritt City Council

That motion was to be voted on Tuesday (Jan. 9) night, but a point of order from Coun. Diana Norgaard calling for its discussion to be deferred to a private, in-camera meeting delayed the vote.

“This is a matter that has to do with staffing and we should be discussing [it] in a closed meeting, not an open public meeting,” Norgaard said at Tuesday’s meeting.

Council voted 6-1 in favour of the deferment, with only Brown herself opposing the action.

Brown told the Herald she felt the motion didn’t need to be discussed incamera as it did not relate to any specific employees.

There was already an in-camera meeting scheduled for after Tuesday’s meeting, and Norgaard indicated council should

discuss it at that time, but that action was prohibited.

“In order to have a closed meeting the corporate officer has to post the substance of the meeting 24 hours in advance,” corporate officer Sean Smith told the Herald.

Smith said that if council wished to waive that 24 hour requirement a unanimous vote would have been required, but no such motion was made.

As such, the closed meeting to discuss having the survey conducted will be held on Jan. 23.

The city has parted ways with eight managers,

including three recreation directors, since former public works manger Shawn Boven was promoted to the role of chief administrative officer in mid-2015.

“Council has a duty and responsibility to both the public and the staff to ensure there is a smooth running operation, and how staff are impacted during such massive staffing changes,” Brown’s motion stated.

If council approves undertaking the staff satisfaction survey, Brown’s motion calls for it to be done for under $30,000.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

TNRD forecasts small tax decrease Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The average residential property owner in the Merritt area is projected to save a fivespot on their property taxes surrounding solid waste management in 2018.

“We’ve actually been decreasing the taxes related to solid waste consistently the last few years and in 2018, at this point, we’re projecting a $350,000

decrease overall for taxes related to that service,” said ThompsonNicola Regional District (TNRD) director of finance Doug Rae. The TNRD ’s provisional budget passed back in November contains some unspent funds being carried over to 2018 that will translate into the savings based on the spending plan for 2018, Rae said.

He also said the TNRD is looking to

decrease taxes for the service beyond 2018.

“That decrease in taxes is because we’ve looked at the next 10 years and said ‘Well we think we can collect this much in taxes and meet our needs, which is less than the last time we looked at it last year,’” said Rae. The $5 savings isn’t set in stone, however, as the numbers will be reassessed in the spring based on new data from BC Assessment.

Flu outbreak

Visitors are being urged to stay away from residential care facilities if they have respiratory symptoms, or the diarrhea and nausea, as Interior Health deals with a rash of influenza outbreaks.

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Kin Corner

Are you already struggling to keep up with your New Year’s resolution? Kinesiologist Katrina Bennett writes about a few ways to set realistic goals this year.

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Faith column MERRITT MAPPED Five of eight new wayfinding signs were placed around the city at the end of December as part of the city’s efforts to highlight tourist attractions around town. Michael Potestio/Herald

The tradition of setting personal goals at the beginning of the year can be a good practice — if they are used for self-evaluation and renewal.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 8 am to 2:15 pm (last weigh in)

Entry Fees: $15 /person (Juniors aged 16 & under are FREE) Hot Dogs will be available plus FREE Hot Chocolate and Coffee •Fresh water fishing regulations •Derby date is subject to safe ice conditions •All participation is at your own risk •Be a conservationist: Leave no trash or firewood on the ice or lake shore

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YOU’RE INVITED!

City of Merritt

to meet with Mayor Menard on January 17 from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

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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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If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING The City of Merritt was recently advised by the TNRD, that some curbside recycling containers were contaminated with items that are not permitted in the recycling containers, such as yard waste i.e. leaves, twigs etc. - this contaminated the entire bin container load.

Adult Fitness Programs

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..

Items that are not accepted also include, glass, hazardous waste, plastic bags and overwrap, dishes and cookware, paint, form packaging, garden hoses, scrap metal and toys.

The TNRD can charge a penalty of $50.00 per metric tonne for contaminated loads.

These penalties could result in an increase to garbage fees for residents.

Please be cognizant and do not contaminate your curbside recycling container with materials that are not permitted.

The City and the TNRD appreciates your cooperation.

SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERRITT SNOW REMOVAL POLICY

MISSED THE START OF A SESSION, NO WORRIES ALL CLASSES CAN BE PRO-RATED Vinyasa Yoga . 14+ yrs Mondays, Jan. 8 – Mar. 12 . 9 wks 5:30 – 6:45 pm . $81 Vinyasa is a creative, flowing yoga experience. Based on the Sun Salutation, we move and stretch the whole body, while exploring the integration of mind, body and spirit. While some yoga experience is helpful, a willing heart is all that’s needed.

This class is suitable for all fitness levels. (no class Feb. 12) Power Vinyasa Yoga . 14+ yrs Wednesdays, Jan. 10 – Mar. 14 . 10 wks 5:30 – 6:45 pm . $90 A fluid moving yoga class designed to increase your strength, stamina, and flexibility. Enjoy the benefits of yoga and a great workout while creating a better relationship with your body and your mind!

Yin Yoga . 14+ yrs Mondays, Jan. 8 – Mar. 12 . 9 wks 7:00 – 8:00 pm . $67.50 Physically and mentally, Yin Yoga is a completely different system of yoga. Practiced mostly seated, we hold the poses for 3 to 8 minutes. Targeting the hard tissue of body, rather than the muscles, we can greatly increase flexibility and mobility, improving the health of the connective tissue. As we hold the poses, the body becomes uncomfortable and the mind wanders. As we learn to manage this stress on our mats, we can strengthen our ability to manage our daily stresses. (no class Feb. 12) Core Fit . 14+ yrs Tuesdays, Jan. 9 – Feb. 6 . 5 wks Thursdays, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8 . 5 wks Tuesdays, Feb. 13 – Mar. 13 . 5 wks Thursdays, Feb. 15 – Mar. 15 . 5 wks 12:10 – 12:55 pm . $20 per session or $5 drop-in

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.

Core exercises train the muscles in your pelvis; lower back, hips and abdomen to work in harmony. This leads to better balance and stability. In fact, most sports and other physical activities depend on stable core muscles.

BC ASSESSMENT

APPEALS This is a friendly reminder that if you have questions or concerns about your 2018 Property Assessment, BC Assessment is the appropriate authority to contact. Please note that January 31, 2018 is the deadline for filing an appeal of your 2018 Property Assessment.

Parent ‘n’ Tot Exercise Mondays, Jan. 8 – Feb. 5 . 5 wks Mondays, Feb. 19 – Mar. 12 . 4 wks 10:00 – 10:45 am . $20/$16 or $5 drop-in

Focus on play! Strap them on or chase them down...join us for this upbeat, parent participating, gross motor class.

In this ever-changing class we’ll dance, jump, climb, For more information, please visit the BC Assessment website at Connect with us ontoll-free our new tourism website and social balance, media. spin, toss, stretch and laugh our way to flexed bcassessment.ca or call at 1-866-825-8322. muscles and happy hearts. Be sure to wear comfortable www.tourismmerritt.com • #ExploreMerritt clothes and to bring water

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS SCHOOL STAFF

Bruce Bidney bids farewell to MSS step forward, but all the pieces we were looking for didn’t come together in one particular candidate so we’re going to try again,” said Merritt Secondary School (MSS) McNiven. will be without a principal Bruce Bidney will remain the princiBidney next semester as he is leavpal of Merritt’s high school until ing the position for the same job in the end of the semester on Jan. Victoria.

26 before departing for Bidney, who hails his new job. from Vancouver Island, MSS has two vice has accepted a position principals and, starting as principal of Spectrum next semester, one of Community School the high school’s two in District 61 beginvice principals — Kevin ning Feb. 1.

McGifford — will serve School District 58, as acting principal. however, doesn’t intend “Bruce was successful to seek Bidney’s replacein obtaining the position ment until the spring. that he wanted to get in Superintendent Steve Victoria,” said McNiven.

McNiven told the Herald “We’re sorry to lose him, the district had been but we know he’s going searching for a new Bruce Bidney to do well in Victoria principal at MSS, but Merritt Secondary School and wish him all the decided to hold off to best.” allow more applicants to Bidney, who was born and raised come forward. in Victoria, described leaving SD 58 “The timing of the vacancy may as bittersweet. have limited some of the applicants He first came to the Nicola that were able to come forward and Valley as principal of Diamond Vale we want to make sure that we fill Elementary in 2013 and became the position with the right fit,” said principal of MSS in 2015.

McNiven. “We had good applicants

Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Kits were put together at the Best Western hotel in Merritt, with the help of Anoop Sekhon.

SPIRIT LIVES ON It may not have been Santa Claus, but with a van full of supplies Lisa Kehler stopped by Merritt’s winter shelter on Christmas Eve to spread some holiday cheer. For the third consecutive year since her son passed away in a car accident back in 2014, Kehler donated 70 CK Comfort Kits to support the shelter’s homeless residents. The kits contain essential items such as socks, underwear, a combs, touques, protein bars, toothbrushes and toothpaste collected via donations from residents in Merritt and the Lower Mainland. In addition to the kits, Kehler also donated 120 pairs of underwear, approximately 100 pounds of food, 150 pounds of of clothes and an instant hot water dispenser. “It was an honor to deliver everything to the shelter in Cody’s memory,” Kehler told the Herald via email. “In helping others it truly helps my heart to heal.” Kehler said people at the shelter were surprised by how much was donated. “I want to thank everyone who donated to make this possible.” Photo courtesy of Lisa Kehler

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Politicians pose on bags It’s a municipal election year, with four-year terms of office on the line for communi- TOM FLETCHER ties around B.C. B.C. this VIEWS fall.

So now is a good time for voters to start watching for grand gestures from local politicians to distract you from potholes, pot shops, parking tickets, snow non-removal, screwed-up sewers, bungled bridges, overpriced arenas, overbuilt bike lanes, and of course ever-rising property taxes.

The flavour of the year for 2018 looks to be plastic bags. The nannystate enthusiasts at Victoria city hall are running to the front of this parade, imposing fines and regulations on businesses and their employees starting on July 1, to stop them from recklessly putting customer purchases into plastic bags.

Politicians refer to them as “singleuse” bags, and as with much of modern environmentalism, that’s not strictly true. People re-use them all the time, taking them back to the store or lining wastebaskets to reduce consumption of those other disposable bags. Or they carefully recycle them, using elaborate plastic recycling systems that will still be needed.

These social engineering bylaws don’t come close to getting rid of plastic bags and packaging. They come with a string of exemptions, to allow transport of fresh or frozen meats, vegetables, bakery buns and bulk items, from nuts to nails. Frozen peas and other convenience foods will continue to be sold in plastic bags.

Electronics, tools and toys will still come in those hard bubble packs that require a Jedi light-sabre to open, and all that stuff has to be sorted and recycled.

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Living in poverty and dying in agony If you had a million dollars to spend (but not on yourself), where would it do the most good?

Well, the cost to cover morphine or a morphine-equivalent pain relief treatment GWYNNE DYER for all the sick chilThe international dren younger than STAGE 15 years who are in really serious pain in low-income countries would be just $1 million per year. About half of them of those children are going to die, but with morphine at least they wouldn’t die screaming.

That’s how a great many people died in the past: no pain relief, or aspirin at best, and so cancer victims, gravely injured people and many others spent their last days, weeks or months in agony. Everybody still dies in the end, but now they die with far less pain — in the richer parts of the world. Elsewhere, however, it’s still the Bad Old Days.

This is not because the pain-relief drugs are expensive: they are all off-patent and quite cheap. Yet according to a study published in October by The Lancet, one of Britain’s two

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leading medical journals, almost half the people who die each year are still dying in ‘serious health-related suffering’ (SHS), as the experts call it. Or agony, as the rest of us call it.

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‘So 25 million people die in great pain each year and another 35 million live on in chronic pain and distress...’

The Lancet went to the trouble of setting up a commission to look into this phenomenon because it just doesn’t make sense. Of the 56 million people who died in the world last year, 25 million experienced short- or long-term SHS before they died. And four out of five of those who died in great pain lived in developing countries. Yet it’s not just happening because they are poor.

All the rich countries except the United

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States have an average life expectancy above 80 years, but that’s not really a big deal. Middle-income countries like Jamaica, Vietnam and Algeria are all in the mid-70s and even half the countries of Africa have average life-spans above 70 years. It’s not their health services in general that are failing; it’s their palliative care and pain management in particular.

The contrast between rich countries and lower-income countries is far greater in pain control than in any other facet of medical practice. The average annual amount of morphine-equivalent opioids given to patients worldwide in 2010-13 was 298.5 metric tonnes. Of that small mountain of morphine, only 0.1 metric tonnes — that is, 100 kilograms — was given to patients in low-income countries.

So 25 million people die in great pain each year, and another 35 million live on in chronic pain and distress — all of which could be prevented for a very modest investment in pain-killing drugs and would require almost no new medical infrastructure. It is an astounding failure that at first seems almost impossible to explain. But there are explanations, of course.

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OPINION LETTER

to the editor

Lessons to be learned from floods

Many exceptions for plastic tax

From the Herald archives: Jan. 11, 1984

FLOOD RESULTS IN HEAVY LOSSES

Editor, As a victim of the flood in Lower Nicola, and other areas near Merritt, my family and neighbours are concerned that little seems to be done to investigate and remedy the cause of the disaster. The costs in rehabilitation of land and infrastructure are in progress and are costing millions of dollars. Although the environment, such as snow and rain, played a role in this event, there was little or no intervention by those in control of the water storage in Mamet or Nicola Lakes.

Those in charge seemed to be oblivious to accepting advice from local ranchers and residents, as this food became evident. With the proper intervention of qualified people with knowledge of water storage, fish habitat, logging operations, weather forecasts, dam site access and operations, etc. environmental extremes can be neutralized to prevent floods and the people responsible should be held accountable. As the work goes on to restore the land and repair the damage, we should keep in mind our school taught lessons; “if you address the cause you will not get the effect.”

It might be appropriate to point out that we have a heavy snowpack this year and spring runoff is not far off. We need human intervention to prevent another flood!!

Wayne Rice Lower Nicola, B.C.

No appetite for ending distress From Page 6 Morphine is three or four times more expensive in most lower-income countries than it is in the rich countries. It doesn’t have to be that way, but the governments of those countries have not intervened to force prices down in the same way they did, for example, with the cost of retrovirals to control AIDS. Why not? “I don’t think we have cared enough about poor people who have pain,” said Prof. Felicia Knaul, co-chair of the Lancet commission.

“It doesn’t make them live any longer.

It doesn’t make them more productive. It is simply the human right of not sufferng any more pain, and we don’t care about that for people who are poor.”

There are other reasons too, of course, like ‘opiophobia’ — the fear that allowing the drugs to be used in hospitals will lead to addiction and crime in the community. But Knaul is right: the fundamental reason is that we don’t care enough.

Okay, but who’s “we” in this case?

It’s not the traditional suspects: selfish people in the rich countries. Nobody is getting rich from this massive and

needless neglect. Those to blame are the political and medical leadership in the poor countries themselves, who have failed to give any priority to reducing the horrendous pain suffered by their poor fellow-citizens because that is not one of the metrics by which their success is measured.

Get the death rate down, and you’re a hero. Cure glaucoma and give people back their vision, or eliminate some parasite and get thousands of people back on their feet and working, and you’ll get honours and promotions. End the almost invisible distress of millions of humble people living out their last days in agony, and nobody will even notice. They’re not watching that.

The Lancet commission has proposed an essential package of drugs, equipment and training that would cost only $2 a year per capita and provide pain control for every citizen in lower-income countries, but it’s governments that actually have to do it, in collaboration with their own medical professions. Get your priorities right, and the rest will follow.

Gwynne Dyer is a independent journalist whose artcles are published in 45 countries.

Cotton reusable bag given out by B.C. Liquor Stores 20 years ago. It’s never been entirely clear how plastic bags threaten the Vancouver Island marmot or the burrowing owl. Tom Fletcher/Black Press

From Page 6 The City of Victoria web page kindly allows that newspapers, dry cleaning and new bedding may still be protected by plastic bags, which it grimly notes are a product of “nonrenewable fossil fuels.”

Businesses may provide paper bags for a minimum 12 cents each (nice round figure), or $2 for a bag that is officially recognized as reusable.

Two obvious absurdities arise. Most “reusable” bags are made from woven plastic, generally shipped from China. And as Victoria admits, making paper bags produces more greenhouse gas emissions than turning natural gas into plastic bags.

Like many people, I voluntarily converted to reusable bags many years ago, because they cut down on waste and they work better. I have

a batch at home, more in the car and one tough packable bag that travels to work in my backpack.

My collection includes a 20-year-old cotton bag with a picture of a pelican and a slogan “keep them alive.” This notion that plastic kills water birds is great propaganda, and it illustrates how the anti-plastic movement is marketed.

A friend recently posted an old picture on Facebook, showing a duck with one of those six-pack rings around its neck. You may have seen a similar one where a turtle’s shell grew deformed after it managed to get one of those plastic rings around it while it was small. A dozen people quickly chimed in to agree they were taught as kids to cut up those rings before throwing them out.

Of course this miss-

es the point entirely.

The task is not to make them safe for disposal, it’s to recycle the plastic, or at least keep it out of waterways. Should tipsy fishermen cut up their rings before tossing them overboard to join their empty beer cans?

Better to collect them in a plastic bag for proper recycling.

Fun fact: Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt sees himself taking “leadership” on plastic bags, rejecting the idea that the province should handle this to make it consistent. If you want leadership, see the local government that banned them in 2009.

That would be the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, better known as Fort McMurray.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca

Almost immediately after extremely low tem peratures, sometimes reaching -30° Celsius,, the Nicola Valley and surrounding area was hit by a mid-winter “heat wave” causing extensive flooding throughout.

The flood peaked on early Thursday morning of last week. Many ranchers and farmers in the Nicola Valley lost property, feed and equipment to the flood.

Said Herb Graham who owns a ranch in the Spius Creek area: “I had a bailer, a swather, ski-doos and a fertilizer trailer floating around.”

Graham retrieved his wet equipment and is now in the process of repairing it. Another rancher, Ken Gardner told the Herald that he had “about four feet” of water on his property.

“1 won’t be able to tell if the alfalfa is damaged until spring,” commented Gardner.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS EMERGENCY PERSONNEL

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58

Rescue team kept on their toes

(NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

BOARD MEETING DATES Regular Meetings of the Board of Education will be held as follows:

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Members of the Nicola Valley Search and Rescue (NVSAR) team volunteered more than 1,000 hours of their time over the course of 2017.

Stats assembled

by NVSAR president Nathan Brigden show that the team responded to 18 calls from January to December 2017, logging 797 hours on search and rescue efforts. The team members spent an additional 756 manhours training, and more than 250 hours keeping the group running with maintenance jobs.

Though many calls were of the routine variety — locating someone stuck in the snow outside of cell service — Brigden said

January 17, 2018 - Merritt February 14, 2018 – Princeton March 14, 2018 – Merritt April 11, 2018 – Princeton May 9, 2018 – Merritt June 13, 2018 - Princeton Meetings are held in the School Board Office and start at 6:00 p.m.

How’s your hearing?

Ask an Audiologist.

The Nicola Valley Search and Rescue team held a rope rescue training exercise in the fall of 2017. Those skills proved useful when the team was called to assist with a pair of rescues after a pair of ATV drivers crashed on steep embankments in the summer. Herald files

the team was involved in several higher profile jobs this past year.

In the spring, the NVSAR team went looking for Clayton Cassidy, the Ashcroft fire chief who went

missing on May 5 as he was inspecting rising water levels in Cache Creek. The chief ’s body was later recovered from the creek on May 27, a short distance from where surg-

ing water had washed away a bridge.

The NVSAR team also helped their colleagues from the Lower Mainland locate Annette Poitras, the 56-year-old who went

missing while she was walking three dogs near Westwood Plateau in Coquitlam, said Brigden.

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Firefighters record busiest year ever Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt’s firefighters were busier than ever in 2017, as the Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) responded to 796 emergency calls compared to 616 in 2016.

Both of those numbers represent a huge hike in calls compared to 2015, when the fire department only responded to 393 emergency call-outs.

In 2016, the local fire department started using a new dispatch system which has firefighters attending more first responder calls when the BC

Ambulance service is unable to attend or would be delayed in responding.

“The request for our services comes from the BC Ambulance Service — we are not self dispatched,” said Merritt’s fire chief Dave

Dave Tomkinson Fire Chief

Tomkinson.

Stats from 2017 show that MFRD was called out 397 times as first responders, representing 49.87 per cent of all calls attended during the year. In 2016, firefighters attended 297 such calls, compared to only 25 first responder calls in 2015, before the department switched over to the new dispatch system.

Motor vehicle accidents outside of Merritt’s municipal boundaries represented another significant source of the MFRD workload this year.

See ‘CALLED’ Page 10

WE VALUE YOUR PROPERTY AS MUCH AS YOU DO. If you’re among BC’s approximately 2 million property owners, you should receive your 2018 property assessment in the mail early in January. If you haven’t, call us toll-free at 1-866-valueBC. Access and compare property assessment information using our free assessment search service at bcassessment.ca.

The 2018 assessments are based on market value as of July 1, 2017.

If you have questions or want more information, contact us at 1-866-valueBC or online at bcassessment.ca. The deadline to file an appeal for your assessment is January 31, 2018.

Top five dispatch calls in 2017 1.

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First responder (397) Motor vehicle incident outside of Merritt boundaries (no extraction required) (77) Motor vehicle incident outside of Merritt boundaries (cancelled in route) (63) False alarm from alarm system, accidental (39) Motor vehicle incident in Merritt, no extraction required (35)

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS COURT FILES

Hume granted day parole Tim Petruk KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

A Lytton community support worker who was handed a three-year prison sentence after shaving the genitals of a sleeping young man has been granted day parole, but ordered to stay away from the Fraser Canyon community.

In 2015, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Michael Hume, now 51, guilty of sexual assault, forcible confinement and uttering threats following a week-long trial in Kamloops.

Hume grew up in Merritt

and went to school at Cariboo College for a social-work program.

The victim, whose identity is protected by a court-ordered publication ban, was emotional while giving evidence during the trial, describing waking up on an August morning in 2013 after a drinking session to find Hume shaving his pubic region.

Much of his body hair had been removed.

He said Hume laughed and said, “Your girlfriend will like it.”

The victim said he fell asleep clothed, but woke up naked, with his buttocks, stomach, legs,

armpits and genitals partially shaved.

Hume drove the young man home, court heard, giving him $50 and warning him not to tell anyone.

During the trial, Hume denied shaving the complainant, though he did acknowledge police seized hair from his vacuum cleaner and agreed with the Crown it was not animal hair.

Hume claimed the victim made up the bizarre story, alleging the victim tried to extort $200 from him.

See ‘COURT’ Page 15

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WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

Canada Post looking for new location

January 20 & 21, 2018 Coldwater Band School Gym The Quilchena General Store will be closed until April, which has forced Canada Post to start looking for a new location for the post office which was once located within the store. Herald files Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

A seasonal closure of the Quilchena General Store prompted Canada Post to move group mailboxes from the store to the Lakeview Gas Station, also located on Highway 5A. Previously, a Canada Post outlet was located in the Quilchena General Store, but when Douglas Lake Ranch announced that the store — along with the nearby Quilchena Hotel — would be closing its doors from January to April, the postal service started looking for an alternate location to serve area residents.

“We have perma-

nently moved the group mailboxes to service our customers to the Lakeview Gas Station at 3512 Highway 5A in Quilchena. Larger parcels and those requiring a signature will be available for pick-up as well at the gas station,” said Sylvie Lapointe, a media relations spokesperson for Canada Post, in an email to the Herald. “We are currently in the approval process for a new post office location. We hope to be able to announce something to the community soon.”

Douglas Lake Ranch, which owns and operates both the Quilchena General Store, and the Quilchena Hotel,

announced in late 2017 that the businesses would undergo seasonal closures.

“Historically, the hotel was always closed for seven months of the year. We took a run at four years of it being open annually, but it all depends on how the upcoming season goes,” said Brent Gill, recreation manager for the ranch.

Gill said both businesses would “absolutely” be re-opening in April.

In the meantime, Quilchena residents looking for other postal services can be helped at any of the Merritt branches or online at canadapost.ca, added Lapointe.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS Merritt firefighters responded to a multitude of calls outside of city limits, but are renumerated by the province for every motor vehicle accident they respond to. Herald files

TRAFFIC FILES

Fatal hit and run on Highway 5 under investigation KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Police are investigating after the body of an apparent pedestrian

was discovered on a Kamloops-area highway late on Jan. 7.

Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Ed Preto said a man was found dead

in the southbound lane of Highway 5 near the junction with the Trans-Canada.

The 21-year-old victim is not from

Kamloops, Preto said.

“It appears that he was struck by a vehicle and that vehicle did not remain at the scene,” he said.

Coquihalla calls frequent in 2017 From Page 8 Firefighters were called out 148 times for an accident outside Merritt’s borders, representing 19.97 per cent of all calls.

“The city is remunerated by the province, per call, for response to motor vehicle incidents outside municipal boundaries,”

explained Tomkinson.

“Although we may have to perform first aid at a [motor vehicle incident], our main reason for response is either to control hazards (fire, fuel leaks, etc.) or to extricate victims from the wreckage using our hydraulic rescue tools, or technical rope rescue — bringing a patient up an embankment

with ropes and basket stretcher.”

False alarms were up slightly compared with 2016 (67 calls, compared to 54 a year prior).

But there was a bright spot among the stats: firefighters didn’t have to attend a single call for a dumpster fire this year, compared to five such fires in 2016.

Team looking for new volunteers to be a lot of our calls — going to help people who aren’t in real trouble, just stuck without communiCloser to home, the team was cation or broken down without comcalled out twice within the hour munication.” during the annual ATV poker run More than 10 memin Merritt, hosted bers of the team are now by the Quad Riders trained to safely navigate Association of B.C. avalanche areas, added the Both patients had NVSAR president. And crashed their ATVs the team has “about four along steep embankor five” people who are ments, prompting BC interested in joining in the Ambulance to call in new year. the NVSAR teams to But the volunteer proassist with rope rescues. gram is “always looking But most of the for new members,” said time, the team is called Brigden. out for more mundane To get involved with the reasons, said Brigden.

“Usually in the fall Const. Tracy Dunsmore Nicola Valley Search and Nicola Valley Search and Rescue Rescue team, contact when the first snow Const. Tracy Dunsmore comes, we always get at the Merritt RCMP’s Community a couple [people] stuck without comPolicing Office at 250-378-3955. munication,” said Brigden. “Seems

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Great waterfront property of 6 acres for your recreational getaway or build your home in the country. Mostly flat with many building sites, shallow well, septic approval, hydro with 200 amp and driveway already in.

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Business known for quality and great customer service. Building has had some extensive renos & upgrades over the years.

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2801 CLAPPERTON AVE

Great property is a well developed subdivision of acreages. This unique 15 acre property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro is at lot line, well & septic must be installed. Most of land is flat & useable.

5985 BEECH RD

Two parcels on 2.47 acres with separate titles. C4/R4 zoning offers a broad range of development prospects. Has approx. 2500 sq.ft. building on 0.5 acre lot with C4 zoning.

4153 AIRPORT RD

Private 12.6 acres, treed with great access to Spius Creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line.

Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

$289,000

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6408 MONCK PARK

Lease all or part of this 11.4 acre site. Great location beside Walmart. C-4 zoning.

Highway 5 close by. Ready to go, cleared & gravel topped site. Utilities at lot line.

Owners may entertain offers to purchase.

$189,000

2776 VOGHT STREET

#2833 $169,000

MIDDAY VALLEY RD

Commercial building in busy location with tenant, and is fully leased. Total of 6600 sq.ft. with 4100 on the main, 1050 sq.ft. in basement and 1520 on top floor that could be used as living quarters.

Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. One parcel has a two year lease. Zoned M-1.

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Lease all or part of this 1.3 acre property at $0.85 per sq.ft. Zoned C-3. Directly across from Boston Pizza and Highway 5 is close by. Call for permitted uses. Owner may entertain offers to purchase

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$2,000,000

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15.9 acre RV Park zoning bordering the Coldwater River. Hookups in place & future set of plans for expansion available.

Has city services. Has small rental home with long term tenants.

6.4 acres on corner lot zoned M1, with 3920 sq.ft. maintenance shop with 24 ft ceilings, concrete foundation & sliding 3 ton crane & hoist. Has additional buildings and Quonset.

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Stone has a plan for pot profits B.C. Liberal leadership candidate calls for dedicated fund

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B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Todd Stone advocated for profits from legalized pot to be invested in drug treatment. Herald files

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Ottawa legalizes recreational sales, expected later this year.

It’s not yet clear how much provinces would collect from wholesale distribution

a new federal excise tax, and any revenues from wholesale and retail sales.

B.C. Liberal Party members vote for a new leader in early February.

Court hears Hume was respected From Page 9 Lytton First Nation Chief Janey Webster, who testified during the trial, said the incident divided the community.

Court heard Hume had been a respected community leader, working with vulnerable people.

As part of its decision to grant Hume day parole, the Parole

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B.C.’s share of tax from recreational marijuana sales should be directed to drug treatment, research and education for young people, B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Todd Stone says.

Stone announced the proposal after visiting two addiction recovery facilities in Metro Vancouver on Jan. 9. Revenues would be directed to harm reduction and addiction recovery programs, expanding abstinencebased “12-step” programs similar to Narcotics Anonymous, and law enforcement efforts to keep young people away from drugs and organized crime.

Stone also proposes an all-party committee of MLAs to hear from “global experts” in dealing with addiction. B.C. has struggled with a rising number of overdoses as fentanyl and other potent opioids have been smuggled in from Asia.

The proposal does not include provincial sales tax collected from retail marijuana sales, which Public

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Board of Canada included a condition barring Hume from working or volunteering in any capacity in which he would have authority over vulnerable people.

“You victimized a vulnerable young person who was a client of yours, though you deny this information,” reads the parole board’s deci-

sion to grant Hume day parole. “You must not have any authority over vulnerable persons.”

Parole officials consider Hume a moderate-to-low risk to reoffend sexually. He has been accepted to reside at a halfway house in the Central Interior.

Hume’s sentence expires in June.

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MOUNTAIN BIKING

Organizers pull the plug on Cow Trail Classic Lack of volunteers forces Merritt Mountain Biking Club to cancel race, aiming for return in 2019.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt’s premier mountain biking event will take a year’s hiatus, after the local organizing group realized they would be shorthanded for the 2018 event.

The Cow Trail Classic — which usually takes place on the

Coutlee Plateau, five kilometres south of Merritt on Midday Valley Road — attracted more than 100 riders last year.

In 2017, the event comprised of three separate races, covering 39, 16 and 10.5 kilome-

tre distances. While the latter two races were both single-lap affairs, the long course involved three different routes.

The race is put together by the Merritt Mountain Biking Association (MMBA), which is losing two key members this year as they move away from the community.

“It’s a lot of work and it’s hard on volunteers,” said last year’s race organizer Erika Doyon. “We have really

great volunteers, but it’s a small community. We just couldn’t find someone to take the place, and thought: ‘Let’s just put it on hold and focus on some other projects this year.’”

Projects for this year include rehabilitating the bike park near Voght Street, building a new trail on Iron Mountain, and continuing to install signage along MMBA trails around Merritt, said Doyon.

Sev Nowak from Kelowna leads the group of 120plus riders across the start line at the beginning of the 2017 Cow Trail Classic. Herald files

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THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley Jan. 12

Merritt Centennials vs Vernon Vipers, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Jan. 12-14

Men’s Bonspiel, Merritt Curling Centre

Jan. 14

Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby hosted by the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club

Jan. 14

Chilli Sunday at the Kane Valley Ski Trails hosted by the Nicola Nordic Ski Club

Feb. 3

Cattlemen’s Bonspiel, Merritt Curling Centre

Feb. 9

Elementary Schools Basketball Tournament

March 2-4

Mixed Bonspiel, Merritt Curling Centre

Regular Sessions Indoor Tennis

Monday, Wednesday, CMS, Friday 11a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, CMS, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Indoor Pickleball Monday, Wednesday, Friday, CMS, 8:30 a.m. - 11a.m.

Tuesday, Thursday, Civic Centre, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Raise The Bar Bootcamp

Tuesday, Thursday, Diamond Vale School, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Cadet Hall, 10 a.m.

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Merritt vs Centennials

Vernon Vipers Friday, January 12 - 7 pm

Let’s fill the barn this Friday night. Come out screaming with your team spirit as we fight for a win against the Vernon Vipers.

COLD WEATHER, HOT CHILLI The Nicola Nordic Ski Club is all set for their annual Chilli Sunday event, which will be hosted at the Kane Valley network of trails on Jan. 14.

The skiers will have the fire going, and those interested in learning to cross-country ski are welcome to take part in a lesson beginning at 11 a.m. Bring your own chilli and skis, and the club will supply the rest — free of charge. Herald files

THANK YOU to all our fans who continue to support us with their passion for the team .

For tickets drop by 2001 C Voght St., or pick one up at a Home Game.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS JUNIOR HOCKEY

Centennials triumphant at Junior A Challenge Marty Hastings KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Merritt Centennials’ forward Rylan Van Unen was not invited to play for Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge to be a point producer.

In fact, the 18-yearold Kamloops product barely made it to selection camp at all.

“He doesn’t even know this, but it’s fine to say now — he was a last-minute invite to even come to camp,” said Centennials’ head coach Joe Martin, who was an assistant coach for Canada West at the tournament in Truro, N.S. “At camp, he did the rest. I didn’t bring his name up once. The rest of the staff wanted him on the team because he finished every hit and that was missing.”

Van Unen crashed and banged his way to a gold medal, playing in each of Canada West’s five games, including a 5-1 victory over the U.S. in the final on Dec. 16.

“It was unbelievable,” said Van Unen, who has eight goals and 12 points in 26 games with the Cents in junior A B.C. Hockey League play this season. “It’s a dream growing up for every kid. To actually live it was a once in a lifetime thing.”

The two-game round-robin did not go well for Canada West, which opened with a poor performance in a 5-2 loss to the Czech Republic and finished with a 2-1 loss to the

THE WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, Jan. 3 Coquitlam 3 Merritt 2 The Cents started off their new year in much the same way the year prior ended — with a loss to the surging Coquitlam Express.

The Express jumped out to an early lead thanks to a powerplay tally from Jack Graham in the first period. Henry Cleghorn answered for the Centennials with his team leading 16th goal of the season. But Coquitlam found the back of the net twice in a penalty-filled second period, and the Cents failed to register a goal despite ample time on the powerplay. Bradley Cocca put the Cents within one in the third, but that was all she wrote for the Cents offense.

(Right) Canada West celebrates winning gold at the World Junior A Challenge in Truro, N.S., on Dec. 16. Rylan Van Unen of Kamloops is at the back right wearing a white hat. (Left) Rylan Van Unen. Photos contributed

U.S. “The coaches were telling us about two years ago, when the team was 0-2 to start [and went on to win gold],” Van Unen said.

“It was just about coming together and playing through it.”

The team played well against the U.S. and had beaten Russia 4-2 in pre-tournament play, so there was reason to believe a turnaround was possible.

A day after losing to the Americans, Canada West was pitted against Canada East in a quarter-final tilt that turned out to be an epic clash.

Ross Armour scored on the power play for Canada West at 13:29 of the third period to force overtime and he tallied again 42 seconds into the extra session to send his squad to the semifinal round.

“That overtime win really brought us together,” Van Unen said. “We believed in

ourselves after that, like, we can do this, kind of thing.”

Oozing confidence, Canada West steamrolled the Czech Republic 5-1 in semifinal play and had little trouble with the Stars and Stripes in the goldmedal tilt.

Van Unen did not reach the scoresheet once, except for registering a kneeing penalty against the U.S. in the quarter-final showdown, but he played his role with distinction.

“He wore down defencemen,” Martin said. “He might have only got between six and 10 shifts per game, but every shift there were one to four hits.”

The World Junior A Challenge tends to fly under the radar, with most of its national attention stolen by the World Junior Hockey Championship, but TSN carried the final, a gold-medal moment the Centennials’ two-

BCHL STANDINGS to Jan. 10 INTERIOR DIVISION Team

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Vernon Wenatchee Trail Penticton West Kelowna Merritt Salmon Arm

41 40 41 37 40 37 40

9 12 13 9 18 18 22

4 1 0 2 1 1 0

27 25 25 24 20 16 15

59 53 53 52 42 35 33

MAINLAND DIVISION Team

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Prince George Langley Surrey Chilliwack Coquitlam

41 42 40 39 38

12 11 14 16 26

4 2 5 2 2

21 19 20 19 9

4 10 2 2 1

50 50 46 42 21

ISLAND DIVISION Team

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Victoria Nanaimo Powell River Alberni Valley Cowichan Valley

41 42 39 40 40

14 15 12 22 28

2 2 3 4 2

some won’t soon forget.

“It was a bit of a roller coaster,” Van Unen said. “It was up and down with lots of

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St. Lawrence University in September.

“Adding an offensive weapon like Zach to our line-up is huge,” said Joe Martin, Cents’ head coach and general manager.

Meanwhile, Jack Vincent, playing in his first season with the Centennials, left the team to join the Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League.

Vincent, a native of Madison, Wis. tallied nine points in 30 games with the Centennials this season.

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emotions.

“We had to beat the U.S. after losing to them. We owed it to them.”

Rookie sensation returns to Merritt The Merritt Centennials added a big fish in the days leading up to the BCHL trade deadline, as last year’s leading scorer Zach Risteau returned to the team after a stint playing in the U.S. Hockey League.

Risteau scored 50 points in 53 games with the Centennials last season, en route to being named to the BCHL’s all-rookie team. He added three goals and one assist during the Cents’ 10 game playoff run. He is committed to playing with

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Zach Risteau. Herald files

Friday, Jan. 5 Merritt 0 Vernon 2 A standout performance by Jake Berger couldn’t save the goal-starved Centennials, who were on the road against a league-leading Vernon Vipers team. A lack of killer instinct hurt the Merritt squad, as they went zero-forsix for a second straight game with the man advantage. Berger kept the boys in the hunt until late in the game, only allowing one goal on 28 shots. Jimmy Lambert’s powerplay goal early in the third period gave the Vipers the edge.

But Vernon put the game on ice with an empty net goal with less than a minute remaining. The Cents managed to put 22 pucks on net, and came up with nothing to show for their efforts.

Saturday, Jan. 6 Merritt 4 Salmon Arm 2 The Centennials put their struggles on the PP firmly in the rearview mirror during Saturday’s 2018 home opener. Zach Zorn got the party started at 6:06 of the opening frame, with Matthew Kopperud and Joey Berkopec providing the helpers on Zorn’s 15th tally of the season. Then Mathieu Gosselin got the monkey off the back of the Cents, scoring a powerplay marker to put the Cents up 2-0 heading into the second. Gosselin wasn’t done yet, as he opened the second period with another powerplay tally, before the Silverbacks started to mount a comeback in the middle frame. Austin Roden locked it down for the Cents in the third, making 39 saves in total to secure the win for the home town crowd.

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Nicola Valley Film Society presents “A Man Called Ove” rated PG on Monday January 15 at 7 pm at the NVIT Lecture Theatre. Tickets and memberships available at the door. For more info phone 250-378-3974.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Meets every first and third Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Coldwater Centre, 1721 Coldwater Ave. First meeting of the year will be on Sept. 7. All quilters and want to be quilters are invited to join us. Come and join us with your ideas and have fun.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. We also work to assist in the develop.m.ent and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry at 250-378-5190.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTER’S GUILD

Meets on the first and third Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at 1721 Coldwater Avenue.

For more information, call Sharon at 250-315-2340

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Legion hours have changed. We are now open Wednesdays as well. Hours are 2 pm to 6 pm, Tuesday through Friday, and Saturdays from 1 pm to 7 pm. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests always welcome and will be signed in by a member.

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Playing M/W/F 8:30-11:00am at old CMS Gym (2975 Clapperton Ave); T/TH 6:30-8:30pm at Merritt Civic Centre (1950 Mamette Ave). It’s an easy sport to play, great fun and exercise. Demo paddles and instruction available. For more information call Gary 250-2800105.

COMMUNITY BAND

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m. Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-315-7724.

PENSION BREAKFAST

Conayt Friendship Society Pension Day Breakfast will be held on every Pension Day from 8:30 to 10:00 am at 2164 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC. Everyone is invited.

Elders eat at no charge. For more information call 250378-5107. Volunteer servers and cooks are welcome.

FAMILY HISTORY

Anyone wanting to research their Family Trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-212-9868. We will open the Family History Centre by appointment only.

MULTI CULTURAL DINNER

The Family History Centre at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is open every Thursday from 2 pm to 4 pm. Located at 2451 Spring Bank Ave. Everyone welcome.

NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA

Join the Navy League every Wednesday evening from 6-9 p.m. for our parade. We are located at 1755 Coldwater Ave. Jumpstart does cover the cost of our fees and no child is turned away due to finances. For more information phone 250-280-6944.

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GARDEN CLUB

The Nicola Valley Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Room at Interior Savings Credit Union. Entrance at the back of the bank. Enjoy monthly speakers, refreshments and meeting great friends. For more information contact Ellen Miller at 250-315-1012

MERRITT SENIOR CURLING starting up in October 2017 Mondays and Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. new curlers welcome contact Lucy 250-378-7638

THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF CANADA Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chap.m.an Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Pete Ratzlaff at 250378-4199 for more information.

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Mix of sunPeriods & clouds Cloudy High: -1˚C High: 10C Low: 4C Low: -4˚C

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: senior exercises 10:00 a.m., cribbage 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m. bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. floor and table shuffleboard.

Friday: rummoli and games 7 p.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. We also have a games room that has a pool table, snooker table, shuffleboard table, a small library consisting of books, puzzles and DVD’s. We have just upgraded our horseshoe pits. This is available anytime the Center is open.

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Crossroads Community Church

2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911• Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 • Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-2339 Bible Study: 9:30 • Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service times: Sundays at 10am (no service on the 5th Sunday)

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (K - Gr. 4) - 10 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2451 Spring Bank Ave • 250-378-5603 Worship Service Sunday -10 am • Sunday School -11:10 am Bible Study - 6:45 to 7:45 pm Wednesdays

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RELIEF BUS DRIVER

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Applications are invited for the position of Relief Bus Driver with School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt, BC.

Excellent wages depending on experience. Steady employment

Successful applicants will be required to have a Class 2 with air or higher license and provide a Driver’s Abstract.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Applications can be dropped off at the School Board office, 1550 Chapman Street, or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca , click on Employment/Support Staff, listed under Job Code #2384201 and follow the prompts provided. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references will be accepted until January 25, 2018, and should be forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Nicola Valley Custom Lumber is looking for a mature, well organized and productive part time leading to full time administrative assistant.

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Coldwater Indian Band LANDS, WILLS AND ESTATES TRAINEE Job Posting The Lands, Wills and Estates Trainee is responsible for assisting the Band Administrator and Lands Manager with community activities on reserve. This includes liaisons with consultants and others as required, additionally, to work with the consultant to develop project materials (reports, maps, images etc.). The trainee will also assist Administration in updating the Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP) and assisting the Lands Manager in updating the Land Use Plan (LUP).

The trainee will also assist the Lands Manager in finalizing zoning bylaws. Throughout the term of employment, the trainee will also participate in training/ formal education to eventually take over the Lands Manager position.

Education and Experience • Learn on the job capacity building to take over the Lands Manager position • Familiarity with Coldwater Band’s Lands and History • Willingness to learn in a formal education setting • Wage: $18.50/hr, 35 hours per week Send your resume with references and cover letter that outlining why you are interested in this position and stating your salary expectations: c/o COLDWATER INDIAN BAND – H.R. COMMITTEE BOX 4600 MERRITT, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: 250-378-5351 Or email at: lantoine@coldwaterband.org akantakis@coldwaterband.org Deadline for cover letters and resume’s: January 31, 2018 4:00 pm ONLY SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW

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The Upper Nicola Head Start Program is looking for a dynamic, reliable, energetic individual to assist with our Head Start Early Childhood and Afterschool program. Must be certified as an Early Childhood Educator or Assistant.

Successful candidate will possess: Strong leadership and organizational skills. Preference will be given to applicants possessing an Infant/Toddler certificate.

Food Safe Certification and a valid First Aid certificate would also be beneficial. Successful candidate will also need to pass a criminal record check.

Duties include, but are not limited to: preparing activity plans for the day, organizing games and art projects, planning field trips, light cleaning and janitorial duties.

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Term: ASAP until June 30, 2018 with the possibility of extension depending on enrollment.

Closing Date for Applications: open until ďŹ lled Resumes can be faxed or emailed to: Attention: Stacy Zakall Program Manager Upper Nicola Head Start Email: headstart@uppernicola.com Phone: 250-350-3498 Fax: 250-350-3311 **We thank everyone for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted**

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