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STARS ON ICE Members of the Merritt White Knights hockey team proudly display their trophies at the end of the 10-team novice tournament at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on the weekend. The Merritt White Knights are (back row, left to right): coaches Gary Dixon and Dustin Shackelly; (top row) Andrew Denton, Asia Munro, Wade Rauch, Simon Cisco, Charlie Michel; (middle row) Matthias Forman, Shane Charters, Brooke Gustafson, Cayden Bergstrom, Gavin Shackelly, Korben Stump, James Stamp; (front row) goalie Lucas Dixon. Missing: Noah Galbraith and Kaitlyn Dixon. Two other local teams took part — the Merritt Red Thunder and the Merritt Black Sheep — while out-of-town participants came from Williams Lake, Vernon, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Penticton, Kelowna and West Kelowna. Complete results and more photos from the three-day tournament will be in the Sports section of this Thursday’s edition of the Merritt Herald. Photo submitted
A 12-person jury in Kamloops found Lytton support worker Michael Hume guilty of sexual assault, uttering threats and forcible confinement on Jan. 16 after four hours of deliberation. Hume was tried in a week-long trial in B.C. Supreme Court for an incident that occurred in August 2013. The victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, testified he woke up in Hume’s Lytton home after a night of drinking to find Hume shaving his pubic region. The defence claimed the victim made up the story to extort $200 from Hume. Hume was arrested in Merritt in August 2013 shortly before the start of the B.C. Ambassador program, a province-wide leadership competition for youth, for which he was president at the time. Hume and the organization parted ways shortly after his arrest. A date for sentencing was not known by press time.
SD58 examines gap in student achievement By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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Administrators with School District 58 are working on closing the gap between its overall six-year completion rate and that of students who identify as having aboriginal heritage. Last year, the overall six-year completion rate continued to climb and reached 73.4 per cent. However, the six-year completion rate for aboriginal students sat at 58.3 per cent — down from 64.7 per cent in the 2012-13 school year. It’s also slightly below the provincial average of 61.6
per cent for aboriginal students. Closing the gap in student achievement is one of the goals for SD58 identified in the Superintendent’s Report on Student Achievement. SD58 superintendent Steve McNiven presented to the board of trustees on the report at its regular meeting on Jan. 14. The district’s goal is to see 65 per cent or more of its aboriginal students complete high school in that six-year timeframe, according to the report. The report states 48 per cent of the district’s enrolment identifies as aboriginal. The gap in comple-
tion rates is mirrored in the gap in transition rates from Grade 9 to 10 and Grade 10 to 11 in SD58. “We’re seeing a substantial drop there for aboriginal students,” McNiven said. “We knew it was there and of concern. It’s particularly noticeable around the difference between aboriginal and non-aboriginal students.” Targets for the 2014-15 school year are transition rates for aboriginal students moving from Grade 9 to 10 and 10 to 11 at 90 per cent or better, and moving into Grade 12 at 80 per cent or better. Despite minor dips over the last six years, the
overall completion rate has remained on a positive trajectory since 2008-09, McNiven said. “We do have those up and down spikes in our district because we’re pretty small,” he said. Helping boost the numbers this year is the “substantial jump” in the completion rate for students with special needs, McNiven said. The completion rate for students with a learning disability jumped to 53 per cent — up 24 percentage points from the 2008-09 school year. The completion rate for students with behavioural disabilities also took a big
jump last year to 38 per cent, which is an increase of 17 percentage points from the 2008-09 school year. The district’s new goal for the overall six-year completion rate is 75 per cent, which is below the provincial average of 84.2 per cent. “The areas we show improving are often the challenge areas for us because we’re not where we want to be yet,” McNiven said. The report takes a holistic approach to student achievement by reviewing some programs and assessments that can foster greater learning readiness in the future, and ultimately contribute to completion rates.
Educators at the early years put together an assessment for social-emotional learning last year, and that assessment was used for the first time at the Grade 1 level as well. Social and emotional factors can influence students’ well-being and their readiness to learn, McNiven said. “One of the areas we see kids in kindergarten struggle with is anger management, identifying their emotions. When we’re more specific around identifying what it is we need to help support, then we can put that support in.”
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Suspended sentence for woman’s arson attempt By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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A Merritt woman who pleaded guilty to arson charges was given a suspended sentence in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops on Thursday. Patricia Clarke was given two years’ probation and will not serve jail time for uttering threats and setting fire to the Quilchena Avenue residence of her exboyfriend. On Jan. 11, 2014, the man said he received threatening text messages from Clarke, stating she would light his mother’s house on fire. This exchange occurred because the 33-year-old man was romantically involved with Clarke’s 17-yearold sister, and then 22-year-old Clarke wanted the relationship to stop. Prosecutor Joel Gold told the Herald that Clarke became angry with her exboyfriend for refusing
to end the relationship and had sent the man threatening texts in December. On Jan. 11 she made the specific threat of arson. Less than an hour after sending the message, neighbours reported that the home’s front entrance was on fire. Clarke made two attempts to set the fire. Her childhood friend drove her to the home where Clarke attempted to light the entrance on fire using gasoline, but was unsuccessful, Gold said. The two women left, drove back a short time later, and Clarke was able to set the fire and left the
scene, Gold said. No one was hurt in the incident. The flames were extinguished and caused only minor damage to siding on the front of the house. RCMP located the suspects at their Merritt residence. Both were arrested and charged with arson. The Crown subsequently dropped the arson charges against the friend as she did not participate in setting the fire. Clarke took full responsibility for the arson, and had the damaged siding repaired, Gold said. He said Clarke pleaded guilty to the charges back in September.
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Thursday morning saw both the Crown and defence enter submissions. Gold asked Judge Hope Hyslop for a sentence of 90 days in jail, while defence lawyer Jonathan Desbarats asked for a sentence without jail time. Gold said this type of sentence for an arson case is rare. Clarke is under several conditions under her probation, including having no contact with her ex-boyfriend, and is prohibited from possessing weapons and incendiary devices, and from consuming alcohol.
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Hired Equipment Registration Thompson Nicola District The Thompson Nicola District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire in the Thompson Nicola Service Area for the fiscal year 2015/2016, which begins April 1, 2015. This area includes Kamloops, Sun Peaks, Savona, Barriere, Clearwater, Lytton, Logan Lake, Merritt and Merritt south to Portia. All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Kamloops will be receiving invitations to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year by mail by the end of February. Any individuals or companies who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms. In order to register, you will be required to provide us with proof of ownership documents, a copy of your current Commercial General Liability insurance policy and ICBC insurance paper (where applicable) at the time of registration. We will be unable to register equipment without documentation. Worker’s Compensation Board coverage must be active and in good standing at the time of hire. Only owned or lease-to-own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area. The deadline for new registrations is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.
Register through the Thompson Nicola District Office at: 447 Columbia Street, Kamloops, B.C. You can also phone 250 828-4002 or send a fax to 250 371-3848 to have the forms mailed or faxed to you, or register on-line at www.bcbid.ca.
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Diamond Vale students share life skills By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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Two students from Diamond Vale Elementary are bringing home the messages they heard about important life skills from professional football players at the inaugural BC Lions Skills for Life Summit. Chase Cooke and Spencer Vaughan were two of 122 students from around the province who attended the event in November, which coincided with Grey Cup weekend. Upon their return, the students presented at a school assembly on what they learned at the conference. “We told all the kids that Chase and I thought we were pretty good leaders in the school and if any students in the school had any problems and felt uncomfortable talking to adults, they could come to us,” Grade 7 student Spencer Vaughan told school board trustees at their meeting on Jan. 14. “I’ve had
some kids talk to me already.” Cooke, who’s in Grade 6, will carry the work forward next year, Diamond Vale principal Bruce Bidney said. The themes of the day’s workshops included skills training in trades, bullying prevention and leadership development. Another of the themes was prevention of violence against women, which is a cause that the BC Lions organization promotes through Be More than a Bystander, its school-based program that aims to teach kids about the wide-ranging impacts of gender-based violence and harassment and give them the tools to speak up against it. “It was quite eye-opening,” Bidney said. “There were some stories by the BC Lions themselves, some personal stories that really hit home with the kids.” Vaughan told the board he thought it was a great experience for him and his friend. Diamond Vale was selected
from two School District 58 schools put forward to send two delegates to the student conference. “It was a real opportunity for one of our schools to go down and participate in that, but you also want it to have some kind of impact,” SD58 superintendent Steve McNiven said. “To hear about what Mr. Bidney and Spencer and Chase did, coming back to the school and spreading that news and that understanding from a student’s perspective, and give that opportunity to say, ‘We’ll listen to you if you’re having any difficulties,’ I thought it was just a great impact after the event.” “I’m sure Chase and I would love to speak at other schools and tell people about our experience,” Vaughan said.
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Wealth of spirit uplifted by entrepreneur JEANETTE MCMASTER In FRIENDSHIP Back in the early 1950s, we had an entrepreneur. His name was Johnny Sheena. Johnny and his family lived next door to my Uncle George Pete Saddleman. Johnny did well with his store. He sold pop, candy and other treats. The pop truck used to stop in at least once a week to drop off cases of different kinds of pop. My favourite pop was Orange Crush.
Johnny also had bingo. The prizes were simple: a can of pop or other kinds of treats. My uncle’s house was close to the highway and the lake. Johnny and his wife Lena, and his brother Wilfred and his wife Gloria Sheena, had their homes next to each other. My mom would visit her brother, my uncle, and her sister Alice Swakum, who lived at Shulus. Aunt Alice would have her husband Tommy drive her to Quilchena on their horse and buggy, which was a full day’s trip. Mom and I rode horseback from our home at Upper Nicola. Mom planned a visit for at least four days. When there was
kokanee fish running, she would stay longer. Night fishing for kokanee was fun. There would be someone with a dip net. The fish trap was made of willow, which was intertwined to make a long trap which was then tied to a tree branch on both sides of the creek. When the fish began to arrive, you could hear them, their tails swishing in the water. It was awesome to see the fish swimming in the water with the moon shining on them. The person with the dip net would begin to sweep the water. There would be a hole in the sand where the fish were dumped. When the hole was half full, someone
would holler, “Muck muck time!” That meant come and fill your sacks. One time, a young man played a trick on a lady who was always greedy. She would push others away so she could fill her sack. The young man cut a hole in the woman’s sack so all the fish she put into her sack fell out at the other end. When she got up to leave, she pulled her sack up, and there was nothing in it. She left very angry, but I believe she learned her lesson. Mom and Aunt Alice would clean the fish, fillet them, then hang them to dry in the hot sun. This was an ultimate treat in the winter months. We would
place a piece of dried kokanee over the open fire, roast it, then eat it. It was so good. My dad Billy McLeod used to say, “Now this is a rich man’s treat for a poor man.” We eat like we are millionaires, he used to say, with a big smile on his face. I was about five or six years old then, but I do remember Johnny’s little store. When we walked in, there would be small tables with coal oil lamps for light. On bingo nights, there would be bingo cards and tokens. Mom never played bingo. She just took me there to have pop while she had a visit with Johnny’s mother, who was my mom’s age.
After a bit, then we would walk back to Uncle’s house. We crawled under the wire fence, then cut across the hay fields. These are my childhood memories. God has blessed me with much. Jeremiah chapter 32; verse 41, God speaking: “Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly and in truth with My whole heart and with My whole being.” Yes, God did plant my family in this land assuredly and in His truth, with His whole heart, and with His whole being. As always, in friendship, Jeanette McMaster Elder, Upper Nicola Band
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The first annual Highland Valley Classic cross country ski race held in Logan Lake last Sunday was an overwhelming success in terms of participation. Over one hundred skiers, aged five to 70, from throughout the region, plus a couple from Australia, competed in the fun event. Local skier Eric Wikjord placed first in the boys 14-17 division and came in third overall in the 16.4 kilometre race with a time of 51:27, well ahead of second place finisher David Scott of Kamloops at 1:08:14. The British Columbia Ski Team member from Logan Lake also earned a first place finish for a classic style race in Kelowna January 4-5, the first of this season’s B.C. Cup Series.
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The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from Jan. 13, 2015. Draft terms of reference for Merritt Business Walk 2015 Community Futures Nicola Valley, Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce, City of Merritt The concept of a business walk originated in the U.S. about a decade ago and has been adopted by com-
munities, both large and small, throughout North America. In B.C., the Central Okanagan Economic Development Corporation facilitated a multi-community regional approach in 2012. The province, through Small Business BC, is a promoter of business walks and has dedicated resources to help with organization and delivery of local initiatives. The business walk is an informal way for community champions and influencers to get
in touch with the pulse of the business community, to build deeper relationships, and to gather the business intelligence needed to stimulate the economy. After advance media notice/stakeholder communications, designated surveyors walk from business to business on the appointed day, speaking with business owners about their successes, their barriers and solutions that might improve business. A consistent set of pre-determined ques-
tions is asked of each business. Those businesses experiencing troubles can be red-flagged for responsible follow up. Once the overall information is gathered, collated and analyzed, response strategies and tactics can be identified to support and stimulate the health of local businesses. Merritt businesses will be contacted on Jan. 28, 2015. For more information or to volunteer, phone 378-3923 or email mae@cfdcnv. com.
SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERRITT SNOW REMOVAL POLICY This procedure outlines the responsibility of the City, residents, businesses and contractors as it pertains to snow removal in Merritt. NOTE: For purpose of this procedure “Area 1” is designated by heavy black line and “Area 2” is all remaining streets.. Service Level based on Snow Accumulation: 0 – 5 cm: Area 1 only sanded AS PRIORITY 5 – 20 cm: City streets are graded and sanded in the following time frame: Area 1 – within eight (8) hours Area 2 – within thirty (30) hours Over 20 cm: Exceptional Snowfall – will call out such manpower and equipment as may be available and required to maintain city streets in as passable conditions as possible. Priorities: No.1 Emergency access routes to essential services such as hospital, police, fire, ambulance, City services. Dangerous roadways including hills and intersections. No.2 Schools; No.3 Downtown Business Core; No.4 Highway Commercial properties; No.5 Residential properties Disposal: Residents, businesses and contractors are not permitted to blow or plow snow from private property onto right-of-ways, streets, lanes or walkways. Residents and businesses in areas with City sidewalks adjacent to roads shall be permitted to place snow from the walk on the road.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #1-15 OPERATIONS OF CLAYBANKS RV PARK
The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the managing of operations of the City owned Claybanks RV Park. The successful proponent would be responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Claybanks RV Park on behalf of the City under a three-year term contract for the period of April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018. RFP documents are available on the City’s website: www.merritt.ca and on the BC Bid website. Completed proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled: RFP #1-15 - Claybanks RV Park by 4:00pm, Friday, January 30, 2015 at: City of Merritt P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Attn. Leisure Services Manager
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PROVISION OF JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR CITY PUBLIC FACILITIES The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the provision of janitorial services for some of the City owned public facilities for a two-year contract for the term of March 1, 2015 to February 28, 2017. RFP documents are available on the City's website: www.merritt.ca
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.
Completed proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled: RFP#2-15 - Provision of Janitorial Services by 4:00pm Monday, February 2nd, 2015 at: City of Merritt P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC VIK IB8 Attn. Leisure Services Manager
Any and all inquiries regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing to: Larry Plotnikoff Leisure Services Manager, City of Merritt lplotnikoff@merritt.ca
Any and all inquiries regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing to: Larry Plotnikoff Leisure Services Manager, City of Merritt lplotnikoff@merritt.ca
The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, modify the terms of the proposal at any time, to waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the proposal which it may consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.
The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, modify the terms of the proposal at any time, to waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the proposal which it may consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.
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Two Alberta RCMP officers shot Rehn had an extensive criminal history and a lifetime ban on owning firearms, prompting RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson to question why Rehn was not in custody. Meanwhile, the RCMP officer shot in Kamloops last month during a traffic stop continues to recover in hospital in the Lower Mainland. Cpl. Jean Rene Michaud was shot in the early morning hours of Dec. 3 in Kamloops’ Batchelor Heights area. He was airlifted to a hospital in the Lower Mainland after his condition worsened on Dec. 22. Michaud is expected to remain in hospital for a few more weeks and is said to be making progress. Police arrested Kenneth Knutson, 36, in Kamloops about 12 hours after the shooting.
A police officer in St. Albert, Alta. is not expected to survive after he was shot in the head while trying to arrest a suspect in a car theft outside of Edmonton on Saturday. Const. David Wynn and Aux. Const. Derek Bond were both shot at close range around 3 a.m. Mountain Time near the Apex Casino in the community of about 60,000. Wynn, a father of three, remained in hospital as of press time. Wynn began working with the RCMP six years ago and St. Albert was his first posting. Bond was shot in the right arm and torso and was released from hospital on Saturday night. The suspected shooter, Shawn Maxwell Rehn, was found dead in an unoccupied rural house several hours later.
Gap shows up at Grade 4 level high school level, we see a lot of kids being successful — more than what we had when they came into our system,” McNiven said. “So are we making progress with students, are we catching up? Yeah, we are. That’s why our completion rate is getting higher. But the gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal does increase from Grade 4 on, and that’s something we need to start putting a greater focus on.” The final report is due to the Ministry of Education by Jan. 31 and will be published on the school district’s website.
From Page 1 Although some students enter the school system with vulnerabilities in social-emotional areas, teachers and support staff work hard to get them prepared for success, McNiven said. At the Grade 4 and 7 levels, students take the provincial Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA), which tests reading comprehension, writing and numeracy. That’s where the gap between starts to show, he said. “When we look at courses at the
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HERALD OPINION Voting in the House of Commons In just a few days, the House of Commons will again be in session, for the first time DAN ALBAS in 2015. As View from the 2015 is also HILL an election year, this will be the final sitting of the 41st session of Parliament. As is customary at the end of a year, there are a number of year-end reviews on Parliament covering a wide range of topics from a variety of media organizations. Most recently, the subject of MP voting attendance records was reported on by the Ottawa Citizen. Attendance in the House of Commons is an interesting subject for MPs. It may come as a surprise to some that the House of Commons does not formally report MP attendance records. In fact, within the House, it is actually considered unparliamentary to point out or otherwise mention the absence of another MP. As described by the House of Commons procedure and practice manual: “Allusions to the presence or absence of a Member or Minister in the Chamber are unacceptable.” This raises the question on how citizens can keep track of their member of Parliament’s voting attendance in the House of Commons. One such way is by recorded votes in the House. Surprisingly, there is no readily available information of this type from the parliamentary precinct. In the past, an independent website titled How’d They Vote would provide helpful information to citizens of this nature. However, as I observed back in 2012, this website is no longer active.
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Kamloops location the Minneapolis-based retail giant is closing, it’s all of its stores in Canada. That’s 133 Target stores that opened their doors to huge expectations just two years ago. The closures are expected to take between four and five months. What caused Target’s demise in Canada? A flunking economy? Unsustainable, rapid growth? Failure to draw customers with low prices and product offering? I’m no business or economics expert, but to the layman, it looks like a combination of all of those things. Target leased its locations from the Hudson’s Bay Company in a 2011 deal worth $1.8 billion.
Knowing Zellers, another low-cost department store, had failed in many of those same locations, perhaps Target moving in was not the wisest move. Nor was opening 124 stores in the spring of 2013 instead of starting slowly to test the market and grow Target’s brand recognition in Canada. Relying on cross-border shoppers’ experiences of Target was another mistake. My one visit to the Target store in Kamloops was underwhelming. The prices weren’t nearly as low as they are in the U.S., and chic-forcheap is probably Target’s biggest draw in the U.S. Perhaps Canadians can finally score the deals
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cross-border shopping had them accustomed to during Target’s closing sales. Underwhelmed shoppers won’t be missing Target, but that could very well be a different story for the 17,600 Canadians now out of work. What’s more, Target is just one of several companies that have announced Canadian closures in the last little while. In fact, that same day, Sony announced it would be closing its 14 Canadian stores within eight weeks. That’s a loss of 90 jobs. Fashion retailer Mexx Canada is closing 95 stores by the end of next month, which means the loss of 1,785 jobs. The Montreal-based company went bankrupt
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and announced the closures in December after its Dutch parent company announced bankruptcy in Amsterdam earlier that month. In November, Montreal-based women’s clothing retailer Reitmans Canada announced it was closing 31 Smart Set stores and would be converting another 76 Smart Sets to its flagship brand. In May, another Montreal-based women’s clothing shop, Jacob, filed for bankruptcy, sold off inventory and its 92 stores. While chain stores can offer good prices and reliable merchandise, such large-scale operations also mean they’re taking largescale risks in the fickle retail world.
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MP scores perfect vote attendance From Page 6 Fortunately, two journalists from the Ottawa Citizen did take the time to cover the topic of MP voting records to determine attendance. The results were quite surprising. The good news is that there were five MPs with perfect 100 per cent voting records and a further 16 MPs who were all above 99 per cent. To achieve a 100 per cent vote attendance record meant that an MP would have voted 269 times in 2014. I am proud to be among the five members of Parliament to achieve a 100 per cent voting record on behalf of the citizens of Okanagan-Coquihalla. On the other hand, the 10 members of Parliament with the worst attendance records were all less than 50 per cent, meaning they missed more votes than they attended. The worst record belongs to an MP who voted only 16 times out of the possible 269 votes. It should also be pointed out that there are many valid reasons as to why a member of Parliament may be away from the House of Commons and miss votes as a result. ORIES D-DAY MEM3 PAGE
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Parliamentary business and committee work, ministerial responsibilities, important events in an MP’s home riding, illness and family emergencies are some of the many reasons that account for the diversity of voting records. Members of Parliament are also required to fill out monthly attendance records with the House of Commons that is submitted internally. I believe that vote attendance could be better reported in a more user-friendly format so that media or others are not required to take on a project of individually compiling each member of Parliament’s vote record in order to ascertain attendance, especially given that not all sitting days in the House of Commons have votes. Some days may have many votes whereas other days may have none. As always, I welcome your comments and questions on this or any subject before the House of Commons. I can be reached at dan.albas@parl.gc.ca or toll-free at 1-800-665-8711. Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla.
Our family-run ranch (formerly known as Green Gables Ranch) at 2988 Sunshine Valley Road West was sold to Timbro Contracting in the spring of 2012. At one time, driving up to the entrance, you would see wide open, lush hayfields. Now you drive up and see huge steaming piles of biowaste (sewage sludge). The sight and smell of it makes me sick to my stomach! There is a notice of application to apply biowaste on the ranch fields this March/April. One field borders the Nicola River and has two wells adjacent to it supplying the two homes on the property. Would you want to drink the water from these wells? Do we need more pollution in the Nicola River? Along with the concerns of run-off of heavy metals into water courses and seepage into production farmland, there is also the issue of airborne contaminates. In the U.S., health surveys of residents living near farm fields permitted to receive biosolids show troubling data. There are statistically significant elevated health-related symptoms from airborne particulates, such as respiratory infections, bronchitis, giardiasis, and skin ulcers, to name a few. Why are the residents of the Sunshine Valley and Nicola Valley made to suffer? We, as a community, have to come together and ban this. Other communities have. The risks are too high. If we don’t come together, we don’t have anyone to blame but ourselves. Please support and sign the petition at Kuiper’s and Purity Feed or online at change.org called “STOP! The use of Sewage Sludge...�. Talk to our mayor, our MLA Jackie Tegart or Minister of Environment Mary Polak. For more information, go to Friends of the Nicola Valley on Facebook. Tom and Carmen Neels Merritt
Biosolids by any other name still biosolids Dear Editor, No matter how you dress it up, the truth is that urban waste will not be beneficial to this valley. The federal and provincial governments have failed to protect us from this kind of thing, so we have to turn out en masse and protect ourselves. Big business is not more important than you or me. Even if you don’t have time, even if there are other things going on in your life, please, please make it a priority to attend the upcoming meetings on this topic. It is vital to overwhelmingly show Timbro Contracting that we will not go away until they do. Irma Starrs Lower Nicola
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Assessment starts for Squamish LNG plant, pipeline By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
B.C.’s Environment Assessment Office has begun its review of a liquefied natural gas export facility near Squamish, and a large-volume gas pipeline from Coquitlam to supply it. FortisBC has applied to twin its existing 10-inch diameter gas pipeline to the former Woodfibre pulp mill with a 24-inch line that would supply gas to load 40 tankers of LNG per year for export to Asia. The existing pipeline right-of-way and an idle industrial site with barge sites put the Woodfibre LNG project at the front of the pack for the B.C. government’s push to develop an LNG export industry, with operation to begin as early as spring 2017. Woodfibre is smaller than most proposals for the Kitimat and Prince Rupert areas, which continue to study the cost of much longer pipelines from northeast B.C. gas fields. The Singaporebased investors behind Woodfibre LNG plan to use BC Hydro electricity and gas supplied by FortisBC’s existing network that supplies residential and industrial customers around the province. The 180-day assessment period began this week with acceptance of the pipeline and plant applications. EAO public open houses for the LNG plant are scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Jan. 28 at the CN Roundhouse in Squamish, 5-9 p.m. Jan. 29 at Caulfield Elementary School in West Vancouver and 4-8 p.m. Jan. 30 at Bowen Island Community School. The existing pipeline starts from Eagle Mountain in north Coquitlam, runs northwest to Squamish and continues across the Sunshine Coast and Texada Island to
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Mountain and Port Mellon north of Gibsons, plus a new compressor station at Squamish. The proposed pipeline would be buried, except for aerial crossings.
FortisBC says in its application the project will require access roads and temporary work space, but no worker construction camps are anticipated. FortisBC started
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MORE FIGURE SKATING FUN The sport of figure skating was front and centre this past week with practices and performances happening at both the Nicola Valley Memorial and Shulus arenas. (Clockwise from above) Shaelynne Macaulay performs her new routine during the first intermission of the Merritt Centennials’ hockey game on Sunday. A gathering of some of the skaters and their instructors at the Nicola Valley Skating Club’s practice on Friday afternoon. Paige Asselstine, 9, is all smiles during her Friday lesson. Instructor Dennis Bryan works with 10-year-old Liam Stamp on his crossovers. Head instructor Jennifer Yates gives young Dreah Portelance, age six, a free ride at the conclusion of their class. For more information on the Nicola Valley Skating Club, phone 378-0114 or find Skating in the Nicola Valley on Facebook. Ian Webster/Herald
Kane Valley ski trails an outdoor enthusiast’s delight Maintained by the Nicola Nordic Ski Club, the Kane Valley Ski Trails — located just 20 kilometres southeast of Merritt — are a veritable paradise for wintertime skiers and snowshoers and summer hikers. (Right) A hardy group of Merritt’s finest gather at the trails for a social outing. (From left) Brunhilde Neal, Susan Newton, Darlene Gellrich, Liz Ladyman, Lorna Latremouille, Shelly McIvor and Shelly Sanders. (Below left) Maurice Corbeil and Terry Frizzel of the Nicola Valley Explorers Club take in some snowshoeing. (Below right) Meg O’Donovan and her search-and-rescue Belgium shepherd Flo-Jo head out on the dog-friendly Matthew’s Loop ski trail. Ian Webster/Herald
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Marlene Brigden Ma Marlene arlene Brigden Brigden i of Sundre Albe erta (formerly of Merritt) Alberta pas ssed away peacefully on passed Dec December 27th, 2014 at the age of 75 after a 2 year battle with C Cancer. Marlene was born Janua January 4th, 1939 In Winnipeg Manito Manitoba and lived most of her life in BC. Marlene is predeceased by her parents Fred and Anne Mysak, brother Bill Mysak and her grandchild Andrew Tearoe, who are without a doubt, by her side now. Marlene is survived by her husband Dennis and Lovingly remembered by her children Karen (Russ) McDonald of Sundre Alberta, Steve (Melba) Turchak, and Shelly (Laurier) Montreuil of Merritt BC and her step children Norm (Deanne) Brigden of Parksville BC, Tina (Howard) Buechert of Cranbrook BC and Judy (Tom) Tearoe of Kelowna BC She also leaves behind 12 wonderful Grandchildren and 7 precious “Great Grandchildren. Mom had a great love of scrap-booking. She made numerous albums for the families. She especially loved to make amazing memory books of the grand and “Greatâ€? Grandchildren. A great weekend was when she and Dennis went for a dinner out at the casino to try her luck, and often times, came out a “winnerâ€?. Mom spent many hours gardening. Her Ă€nished projects were gorgeous, neighbors and passersby stopped to admire and chat. Mom was kind and generous to all and will be greatly missed. A “Celebration of Lifeâ€? will be held in Merritt, BC in the latter part of March, 2015, which would have been mom and Dennis’ 25th wedding Anniversary.
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Rentals Homes for Rent For Rent: 3bedrm, Newly Renovated house, large yard. $1,000/mth 604-454-4731
Room & Board Rooms to rent and/or room & board. $400/mon. for room. Room & board negotiable. Seniors or working person preferred. Contact Doug or Donna at 250-378-5688 or douggdixon@yahoo.ca. No alcohol or drugs. No Parties
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Suites, Lower Large 2 bedroom ground level suite for rent. Close to shopping. Private entrance, driveway & Patio. Free storage shed. $825.00 month includes utilities. Non smokes only. 315-4660. Working or retired person(s) only.
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