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IHA, Ministry of Environment to discuss biosolids Public meeting slated for Monday at Civic Centre By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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The issue of biosolids will be front and centre on Monday, Jan. 26 in Merritt. The Nicola Watershed Community Round Table Society will host a public meeting on the issue set to take place between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre because of concerns regarding the use of this waste product in the Nicola Valley as fertilizer. Biosolids are essentially the end product left over after sewage is treated at a water treatment facility, and the intention to spread this product on land along Woodward Road by the company BioCentral — the sister company to Agassizbased construction company Timbro Contracting — has generated vehement concern and opposition in recent weeks. Residents of the Sunshine Valley Estates housing development in Lower Nicola worry application of biosolids on this property could contaminate their drinking water, as the Woodward Road property is said to sit atop an aquifer these residents derive water from. There are also two creeks that run through the property. Members of that community are also part of the “Friends of the Nicola Valley” group on Facebook, which consists of concerned residents who oppose the use of biosolids. Georgia Clement will speak at the meeting on behalf of the group. Other speakers who will present include Dr. Joan Harkness from Urban Systems, an environmental and engineering consulting firm; Regina Sadilkova, director of development services for the ThompsonNicola Regional District; a Ministry
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of Environment representative; Interior Health Authority health protection team leader Mike Adams; and John Paul, who is a consultant for BioCentral. Each speaker will present on a different aspect of the issue, beginning with Harkness’ overview of biosolids. Sadilkova will discuss current zoning regulations and the process to change zoning. Adams will talk about the role the Interior
Health Authority plays in managing biosolids and the Drinking Water Protection Act, while Paul will provide details of local projects involving biosolids. The Ministry of Environment representative is expected to speak on the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation and the regulation requirements for land application and composting sites. Nicola Watershed Community
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The City of Merritt is facing a “status quo budget� for 2015 with no plans to borrow funds and a property tax increase expected to be identical to last year’s. Financial services manager Ken Ostraat said he believes the city can accommodate most of what’s budgeted for strictly through reserve funds and grants. Although subject to change, this year’s property tax rate is expected to come in at two per cent as it did in 2014. But 2015 won’t be without some increases in service charges. Due to an increase in Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) tipping fees back on Jan. 13, garbage collection rates will spike about 10 per cent. The tipping fees increased 33 per cent from $60 to $80 per tonne of regular household garbage. The increase adds about $100,000 to the cost of trash removal for the city, Ostraat said. The cost of sewer service will not experience an increase, but there will be a slight increase in water service costs, Ostraat said. He said that will equate to about a two per cent property tax rate increase by the city. This is to make up for a six per cent rate increase in BC Hydro electrical services effective April 1. BC Hydro rates went up nine per cent
last year. Capital works projects for 2015 include more roadwork. One project the city intends to tackle is repaving the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Coldwater Road after replacing water and sewer lines underneath. This project is somewhat dependent on the city receiving a grant from the federal and provincial governments. If the grant money comes in, the city will be able to conduct that roadwork for the entire portion of Coldwater Avenue between Voght and Main streets. The city plans to spend about $390,000 on a backup power generator for city hall and the Civic Centre. This will enable city hall to be an emergency operations centre, and turns the Civic Centre into a reception hall in the event of a power outage during an emergency, Ostraat said. The city is also setting aside $200,000 to improve the medians along Nicola Avenue, and also plans to replace the ice resurfacer at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. There is room in the 2015 budget to accommodate a raise for unionized employees as the city will soon negotiate a new contract with CUPE Local 900. The last contract between the union and the City of Merritt expired this past December. Ostraat said negotiations on a new contract will start “sometime in the near future.� “At this point we
don’t know what the actual increase for the CUPE contract will be, and hopefully I’ve got enough set aside in the budget to cover off whatever increase might come out of it,� he said. Recently, the TNRD’s board of directors announced
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Numbers rising at emergency shelter By Emily Wessel
the shelter was open a total of 21 nights. A hundred and forty people accessed the shelter in November 2014 and 81 people stayed overnight. That’s also a huge increase over November 2013, when 75 people accessed the shelter and 54 stayed overnight. That increase in access comes despite the shelter being open for 25 nights in November 2013. The numbers demonstrate the need for a more permanent solution when it comes to homelessness in the Nicola Valley, shelter co-ordinator Kelly Reid said. Several iterations of Merritt’s cold weather shelter have operated by different non-profit groups over the years, sometimes at community churches. The current shelter at 1937 Quilchena Ave. is run by the Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society, which has had a goal of establishing permanent supportive and transitional housing in the city since forming over five years ago. Co-ordinators agree the shelter’s popularity is a good thing as it’s help-
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The number of people accessing Merritt’s cold weather emergency shelter continues its climb this year with well over 100 people spending the night at the Quilchena Avenue facility in December. While 145 people stayed overnight last month, 231 people in total accessed the shelter. That’s a huge jump from the 88 people who accessed the shelter and 50 who stayed overnight in December 2013. Eighty-six people who accessed the shelter in December also accessed other services, including food, social services and clothing. While two of the people who stayed at the shelter overnight in December found housing, that only represents five per cent of the month’s overnight guests. The shelter is open to adults seeking overnight accommodation every night from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. from December to the end of February, and on nights when the forecast calls for temperatures below zero in November and March. This past November,
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ing people in need, but also hope this year is the year they get funding for a permanent facility. To donate to the shelter, contact Reid at the Community Policing Office at 378-3955. BOOM IN VOLUNTEERS While the number of people accessing the extreme cold weather shelter has increased this year, so has the number of volunteers, Reid said. Twenty-two people turned out to a volunteer training session on Jan. 14, many of them firsttimers, she said. The turnout was so big, the session had to be moved from the Community Policing Office to Brambles Bakery. Sharyl Johnson is one of those first-time volunteers. “I just thought it was a really good thing for the community to have and I knew they needed bodies to make it work,” Johnson said. She had worked the 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. shift a handful of times prior to the meeting. Although Johnson is likely relocating in the spring, she said she’s happy to spend some of
her last winter in Merritt volunteering at the shelter. “The people who access it are very appreciative, and it feels good to make sure that’s in place in the community,” she said. Fellow first-time volunteer Randy Paton said he’s always wanted to volunteer and found time in his schedule as a truck driver to make it work this year. “I’m volunteering just to help make the community a better place,” Paton said. He said he usually does the 9 p.m. to midnight shift, and has found it to be a rewarding experience. “It’s pretty relaxed,” Paton said. “Most of the guys respect that we’re there volunteering and they respect that we’re there for them.” He also does minor handyman jobs around the shelter when needed, including installing locks on doors and building some shelving. When asked if he would volunteer at the shelter again next year, Paton did not hesitate. “I’ll do this as long as I’m here,” he said. MJ Berezan also tossed her hat in the ring
for volunteers for the shelter this year, making it one more hat she wears for community causes. The counsellor for Nicola Family Therapy has also given her time to supportive housing over the years. “I have been involved with trying to get some proper housing and shelter in the community in the past on committees, and I heard the call for volunteers,” Berezan said by way of her reason for volunteering at the shelter this year. Berezan, who’s also the president of the Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise, said she could make the time to volunteer given the shelter is only seasonal. Berezan said she was impressed with how smoothly the shelter runs from an operational standpoint and in terms of the setup of the space on Quilchena Avenue. “One of the things I like about Merritt is it is a caring community and there are lots of people who are doing lots of great things,” she said. “It’s great to help out and the more people we have, the less work or commitment it is for everybody overall.”
The following table provides a snapshot of what communities of a similar population size to Merritt have for permanent supportive, transition or emergency housing.
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Quesnel
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August 2014
16 emergency beds, 12 transitional housing units
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Williams Lake 10,800
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Invermere
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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..
Drop-In Sessions in 2015 with Mayor Menard will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.
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JOB POSTING: Roads & Solid Waste Supervisor Applications are invited for the position of a Roads and Solid Waste Supervisor for the Public Works Department in the City of Merritt. For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 06, 2015 and should be addressed to: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by e-mail: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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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.
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 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.
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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.
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.
RFP documents are available on the City's website: www.merritt.ca 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
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.
Next council meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca
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The board of trustees for School District 58 was joined by two new members at its regular meeting on Jan. 14 in Merritt. The new trustees weren’t voted into their seats, but rather handpicked by SD58 staff, including superintendent Steve McNiven. Merritt Secondary students Cohen McCormack and Alison McElveen were chosen in November by the district to be this year’s student trustees. As student trustees, McCormack and McElveen will attend the board’s meetings in Merritt. They’ll bring news from their school forward to the board. McElveen is in Grade 12 this year and plans to pursue a criminal justice degree upon expected graduation in June. McCormack, who’s in Grade 11, will have a two-year term on the board. Next year, when
Student trustees Cohen McCormack (left) and Alison McElveen joined the board of School District 58 for its regular meeting in Merritt on Jan. 14. Emily Wessel/Herald
he moves to Grade 12, a new Grade 11 student will be selected for his current role. Their Princeton counterparts from Princeton Secondary School will attend the board meetings that take place there every second month. SD58 is one of only three school districts in British Columbia that runs a student trustee program.
Special education audit coming The school district’s 131 special education files will be audited by the Ministry of Education this school year. From Feb. 2 to 6, a team of four people will come into the school district to audit various categories of special education, including physical disability, autism, intellectual disability and inten-
sive behavioural issues. “Not only do we want to be compliant, but we want to learn through this experience and that’s been the message that’s been sent. If there are things that we can improve on, we want to take advantage of that,� McNiven said. McNiven said auditors will look for systems that work in order to share them with other districts.
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School District 58 received a $7,200 grant from the provincial non-profit ArtStarts in Schools. The funding, which is provided to support professional art activities in schools throughout the 2014-15 school year, is supported by the British Columbia Arts Council and Ministry of Education. The school district will complete a final report on how it used the grant over the year. “We try to get two performances at minimum at the schools each year, and sometimes bump that up to three based on community partnerships,� SD58 superintendent Steve McNiven said.
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HERALD OPINION Hippie science is easy, wrong VICTORIA – Did you do a “cleanse” to start the year? A diet or supplements to, you know, “detox” your TOM FLETCHER body? B.C. Please, if VIEWS you did, I don’t want the details. I’m here to discuss the underlying assumptions of this fad. TV presenter Dr. Oz is a promoter of various schemes, soup diets and the like, but there are many books and consumer products being flogged. “Supplements, tea, homeopathy, coffee enemas, ear candles and foot baths promise you a detoxified body,” writes Ontario pharmacist Scott Gavura, who treats cancer patients with medicine’s most potent drugs. Frustrated by the pharmacy industry’s willingness to cash in on fake cures for nonexistent conditions, Gavura began contributing to ScienceBasedMedicine.org, where you can search “detox” find his takedown of this notion. He traces the roots of purification rituals in religious and medical history, such as when patients were bled with leeches. Actual “detox” is administered in hospital for those with dangerous levels of drugs, alcohol or other poisons. Credible physicians abandoned theories of “autointoxication” in the 19th century. “Today’s version of autointoxication argues that some combination of food additives, salt, meat, fluoride, prescription drugs, smog, vaccine ingredients, GMOs and perhaps last night’s bottle of wine are causing a buildup of ‘toxins’ in the body,” Gavura writes. “And don’t forget gluten. Gluten is the new evil and therefore, is now a toxin.”
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Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Last week I read that a woman in Kamloops is advocating that city adopt a bylaw that puts a limit on the length of time a person can tether a dog in her or his yard. I thought that was a good idea, seeing as bylaw enforcement is often complaint-driven, and tethered dogs can also be the source of nuisance barking.
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Then there’s the woman’s reasoning for lobbying for such a fine against pet owners. Her argument is that dogs are pack animals and social creatures, so having them tied up in a yard alone all day is not exactly good for a dog’s well-being. This line of thinking brought me back to a recent episode of The Nature of Things on CBC. If you want your pet to be a loner, best to get a cat. These tiny lion reincarnates often have a fierce independent streak and an aloof reputation to match. By nature, cats are solitary hunters, and that’s a trait that hasn’t been bred out of generations of domestic cats. A lot of cat owners
might let their pets out at night and find them at the door waiting patiently to be invited in at the same time each morning, only to be left with that nagging question: Where does my cat go? Over 16 months, researchers with the Journal of Wildlife followed 18 pet cats and 24 feral cats’ movements with GPS tracking to find out exactly that. They found most house cats patrolled a small area of a few lots in the areas they lived in ChampaignUrbana, Illinois. However, the feral cats they placed trackers on went further and wider than the house cats, entering several different types of landscapes in the process. That also meant
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they encountered a greater variety of risks, including traffic and predators. The researchers also found the pet cats sit or lie down about 80 per cent of the time, whereas the wild ones were inactive about 60 per cent of the time. All a curious cat owner needs to do to find data for his or her own pet is a strap a little GPS unit to the kitty via a harness, and the ability to download and interpret the map of where the cat goes on a computer. Cat Tracker is a website designed specifically to map this GPS data. The site is the brainchild of U.S.-based urban ecology researchers Your Wild Life and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, two organizations
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that didn’t put their heads together just to satisfy a person’s curiosity. Researchers also say it could help increase understanding of cats’ predatory nature and the impact they have on their environments. For example, the data on where cats go could bolster conservation efforts for native bird populations and other prey animals. It could also help owners understand the risks associated with certain urban and rural environments that a pet may visit. At its most basic, a pet tracker can also provide a bit of peace of mind for owners who might worry about the dangers facing their free-roaming cats.
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YOUR OPINION Trends in popular science easy to believe, more difficult to prove From Page 6 Gluten-free products now occupy whole sections of grocery stores, not far from the pricey “organic” produce that may or may not be tested for synthetic pesticides. Living in the Lower Mainland 20 years ago, I noticed people lugging big plastic jugs to the grocery store to fill with water. Metro Vancouver is a rainforest, with some of the best tap water in the world, so I wondered what they were trying to avoid. Discreet inquiries yielded similar answers. Aside from the odd superstition about chlorine or fluoride, they had no idea at all. They didn’t know about the Coquitlam reservoir, or ozonation, or what they were buying, which was essentially municipal water run through a filter. They had been convinced to pay $2 for water in plastic bottles, and this somehow led to the conclusion that their tap water is only fit for washing clothes and driveways. Vaccinations? Don’t get me started. In the past year I have had an argument with a registered nurse at a blood donor clinic, annoyed that the health ministry denied her imagined “right” to infect frail patients with influenza, and with a veteran politician who
only recently overcame a vague taboo against putting vaccines in her body. It’s no wonder people constantly fall for enviro-scares like toxins from the Alberta oil sands that are actually concentrated in cities where all that fuel is burned, or the threat of genetically modified canola oil, or smart meters. The media are frequently part of the problem, lacking scientific literacy and preferring conflict over common sense. Take Vancouver (please). The mayor rose to fame with a company that sold overpriced imported tropical fruit juice in single-serving plastic bottles. Calling it “Happy Planet” convinced a new generation of urban rubes that they’re doing something for the environment. Plus, there are “no chemicals” in it, to cite the central myth of hippie science. At the risk of giving you too much information, I did a cleanse last year. It was for a screening colonoscopy, one of many that have taxed the B.C. health care system since a new test was added to the standard medical checkup. Try that one if you’re over 50.
Direct complaints to those who can improve things Dear Editor, If you think the maintenance of our highway is great, you don’t need to read this. If you think it is not acceptable, here is something to think and react about. The public keeps saying the maintenance contract needs to be changed to make our roads safer. No, the contract is fine, if the Ministry of Highways stands behind the contract they have had for 20 years. Check the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s website at http/ www.th.gov.bchighways/contracts/maintenance//schedule21MaintenanceSpecifications.pdf. It is important to read the legislation in order to better understand the contract. Specifically, chapter 9: highway and structure maintenance definitions; chapter 3-340: highway condition reporting; chapter 8-840: highway patrol; chapter 3-300: highway snow removal; chapter 3-320: roadside snow and ice control. Forward complaints about B.C. highways, recording the time and the road in question, to Minister of Transportation Todd Stone at minister.transportation@ gov.bc.ca or MLA Jackie Tegart at jackie.tegart.mla@leg.bc.ca. I feel as a taxpayer in B.C., we have a right to have safe winter roads. Wayne Schindler Merritt
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In the story titled One-Year Extension for Lawn Bowling from the Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 edition of the Merritt Herald, city council did not officially approve a lease with the Merritt Lawn Bowling Club and only authorized notice of its intention to enter into a lease with the club. That lease was officially approved at the Jan. 13, 2015 regular council meeting.
Human ingenuity in provisions for pets From Page 6 To many people, tracking a pet with GPS probably sounds silly. But to those people, I say it’s not just cat people who go a little coo-coo for their pets and the gadgetry designed specifically for people of their ilk. For fish lovers, the FishBit is a product currently in kickstarter development stage
that monitors the salinity, pH and temperature of your fish tank’s water all from the convenience of your smartphone. It’s also got a controller for other aquarium features, including pumps and lighting. When it’s on the market, the idea is it will show you everything you need to provide a healthy habitat for your fishy friends. There’s a whole slew of
products designed for dogs and marketed to dog lovers, including iFetch, which has successfully launched in the market after a completed crowd-funding campaign. This automatic ball launcher will play fetch with your dog when you’re not around so as to provide it with that stimulation. It’s like a mini tennis ball cannon that shoots the ball out of one end and has a
funnel the dog can drop it in at the other end so the pet can play fetch over and over again. There’s also the Paw Plunger, which will clean your canine’s feet after a romp through a muddy field so it doesn’t leave paw prints all over your clean floors. It’s a mug-shaped doohickey that you fill with warm water and then plunge your dog’s paws in, one at a
time, and gentle bristles clean the mud, gravel and road salt off your pet’s sensitive paw pads. The Paw Plunger comes in three different sizes for all the makes and models of man’s best friend. In our pet-obsessed world, there’s always something new to be learned or manufactured to provide the latest and greatest in pet provisions.
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A group of local cycling enthusiasts is hoping to gain some traction with city hall to improve bike and pedestrian traffic in Merritt. Locals Travis and Lindsay Fehr, who own Breathe Bikes in Merritt, are part of the group known as “Bikes Belong in Merritt� on Facebook. Their aim is to encourage bicycles and other forms of humanpowered transportation in Merritt’s infrastructure planning. To do so, the group plans to speak with city council about the possibility and feasibility of creating bikes lanes in Merritt’s downtown. The lanes would be for bike and pedestrian use alike, and link with the multi-use trail that goes through Rotary Park and the river trail. Fehr said she wants to see routes that connect Diamond Vale to downtown Merritt, and a connecting path from the river trail to downtown. “The river trail, where it comes out on Voght Street, we would then just have a bike lane for that first little part of Voght Street,� Fehr said. She said she envisions a bike lane along Coldwater Road and on Merritt Avenue. The group has a map of the city that
outlines where the proposed bike lanes circling Merritt’s downtown could go, with routes along Granite Avenue, Main Street, Cleasby Street and Coldwater Road. “What we’re hoping for is that we will present our proposed route and our proposed changes to city council ... and that they will then mandate someone in city hall to work with us to finalize routes, to finalize details [and] to do costing, so that it can go in to the next budget,� she said. Fehr said she’ll be requesting these lanes along the side of the road be about the width of a car and consist of a solid painted lane in a bright red or green colour. The city’s Official Community Plan states it is council policy to promote Merritt “as a healthy place to be as a result of its investment in bike and pedestrian trails, its abundance of self-propelled outdoor recreation options and its compact, walkable city form.� Bike and pedestrian trails are also a part of the OCP’s 2030 vision for Merritt. City of Merritt planning and development manager Sean O’Flaherty said it’s great to see support for alternative transportation methods. The city doesn’t currently have a transportation master plan in
place. A transportation master plan would help determine where corridors for biking would best be placed in the city, O’Flaherty said. The city has master plans for areas such as sanitation and water, and a parks master plan is being put together this year. However, the Official Community Plan does identify some preliminary multi-use
pathways, O’Flaherty said. One way to go about establishing these multi-use lanes is to have the city install bike lanes when repairing stretches of street they tear up to fix sewer and waterlines, Fehr said. “When you’re done putting the road back on, put in a sidewalk and a bike lane. Even if it’s just a little stand-
alone two-block bike lane just there for now, it’s a great start because eventually they will all tie together,� she said. This idea is something the city is already considering. O’Flaherty said the city is looking into adding a bike lane along the sides of Coldwater Road after it is torn up and replaced for water and sewer line mainte-
nance work this spring. “The conversations that we’re having in the absence of a transportation master plan is to continue an east-west bike lane on Coldwater [Avenue] from one end of the city to the other,� O’Flaherty said. The city also has plans to create a path from the downtown to River Ranch Road, but that project was stalled when a property
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Business Walk on Jan. 29 The first Merritt Business Walk will take the pulse of the local business community next Thursday. Volunteers from Community Futures Nicola Valley, the City of Merritt and the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce will canvass local businesses with a sevenquestion survey to hear
from business people on the challenges and successes facing them in the local economy. The survey is expected to take five minutes or less to complete. Business walks began in the U.S. and have been used to gather business intelligence and network for more than a decade.
owner along the proposed route wouldn’t allow the trail to pass through the edge of their property. This multi-use path would go up Voght Street, connect to Spring Bank Avenue and branch off to River Ranch Road. Fehr said she wants to make a presentation to council by the end of the month.
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Alzheimer Awareness Month aimed at women By Emily Wessel
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Alzheimer Society of B.C. support and education co-ordinator Tara Hildebrand explains the basics of Alzheimer’s disease to about 40 people at the Civic Centre on Tuesday. Emily Wessel/Herald
Of the chronic, irreversible kinds of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 65 per cent of dementia cases, Hildebrand said. In Alzheimer’s patients, as brain cells degenerate, they become plugged up with sticky beta-amyloid plaque. This plaque prevents messages from going through clear, unobstructed pathways in the brain, so synapses have to find new ways around the plaque to be understood. The next thing to be attacked is the hippocampus,
which processes new information and distributes it to memory stores in the brain. Without the hippocampus functioning properly, Alzheimer’s patients can’t take in new information for their short-term memories, but they’re still able to access long-term memories that have already been stored. It can take anywhere from two to 20 years for the disease to completely manifest. “The loss of memory with Alzheimer’s disease will be complete and total at some point,” Hildebrand said.
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Second World War Tribute and Certificate This year, to mark the 75th Anniversary of Canada’s engagement in the Second World War, living Canadian Veterans of the Second World War can receive a special commemorative lapel pin and certificate of recognition as a special momento. Canadians who served at least one day with Canadian forces or any other Aillied forces including the Canadian or British Merchand Navy, either at home or abroad, during the Second World War and were living on September 10, 2014, are eligible to receive this special tribute lapel pin and certificate. If you know of any Veterans who should receive this lapel pin and certificate, please call Mo Dixon 250-378-6566 or the Royal Canadian Legion 250-378-5631. We already have a list of members of RCL 96 who are elligible, but we are sure that there are more veterans in the community. Submitted by M Dixon Poppy Chair
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The Bible says that all have sinned and would anyone crucify such a nice man fall short of the glory of God. What is sin who did so much for people? anyway? It is the disobedience of the laws As it is now, it was then, the rulers and of God. The wages of sin is death. That puts rich priests were jealous of Jesus’ power, us into a rather bad spot. and love of the people, so they had the Jesus, at the beginning of the Bible says, Roman government crucify Him. “I will put enmity between thee and the Jesus, as He had said, was cruciÀed on woman.” What does that mean? It meant a Friday. Which was a special day in this. that Jesus would come and live a sinless life He died at 3:00. Just as the prophecy had and when anyone sinned and was sorry said. Jesus spent the Sabbath, the day of for what he had done, he could come to rest that He had created, in the cool tomb, Jesus and confess, and Jesus would give then rose early Sunday morning, just as He him credit for the sinless life he had lived. had foretold. The sinner would be free of the sin. What a beautiful thing. Then, just before Jesus went back to Heaven, He told His disciples, and those So, when someone sinned and around them, that He would go and confessed in the old testament days, prepare a place for each and every one of before Jesus died, he just got a promissory us, taking His people to Heaven with Him. note, redeemable when Jesus died. When we look at the Bible, history and All through the Bible, before Jesus’ prophecy, things have happened just as death, there are many times when the they had been predicted. Now, before prophets told of His coming, and the sinless Jesus returned to Heaven, he told of what life He’d offer us. the world will be when He comes back. Jesus, himself, told His disciples several Things are working out just like He, and the times of His death on the cross, and His prophecy, says. resurrection on the third day, but the Let’s continue to study the Word, for the disciples found it hard to believe. Why season is here.
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About 40 people got an education in Alzheimer’s disease at the Civic Centre on Tuesday — many of them women. The session, which was led by Alzheimer Society of B.C. support and education co-ordinator Tara Hildebrand, began with the statistic that nearly three-quarters of Canadians with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Hildebrand said the disease affects women doubly because women also make up 70 per cent of caregivers to those living with the disease. While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, Hildebrand said creating awareness around the disease as well as coping strategies for caregivers is a way to make a dementia diagnosis less scary. “The more we know, the better we do,” she said. Dementia is the umbrella term for a wide variety of brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s. Dementia cases fall into two categories: acute, reversible cases and chronic, irreversible cases. Acute, reversible causes of dementia include tumours, vitamin B-12 deficiency, potassium deficiency, chronic depression and even stress.
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Intense media and political attention is forcing Canada’s ruling party to catapult a balanced, albeit a delayed, budget in this election year. Nationally, the regular monthly unemployment or inflation numbers often frighten ordinary bread earners, not just economists or social planners. Locally, we continue to fight such vigorous issues as the proximity of a mine, such as the proposed one near Kamloops, with its untoward effects on our health and neighbourhoods. What’s the perceived role of the church in such moral and divisive issues? Ideally, the church’s impact upon society at large should be twofold. First, the church must announce her Christian principles and point out where the existing social order is in conflict with these. Second, it must then pass on to her Christian members, acting in their civic capacities, the task of reshaping the existing order in closer conformity to their principles. This is a point of first-rate importance and is frequently misunderstood. If Christianity is true at all, it is a truth of universal application, affecting multifarious issues of the society in general. All things should be done in biblical spirit and in accordance with Christian principles. Suppose our communities and leaders want a Christian solution to the problem of unemployment. The Christian faith does not by itself enable
ful to its commission, she will ignore both sets of complaints and will continue, as far as possible, to influence all citizens and permeate all parties. Political issues are often concerned with people as they are, not as they ought to be. Part of the task of the church is to help people to order their lives in order to lead them to be what they ought to be. People are not utterly bad, but they are neither wholly good. Even our ‘goodness’ is infected with self-centredness. For this reason, we are exposed to temptation of obtaining as much power we can get. The church’s belief in original sin should make us realistic and free us from trying to create a utopia. There is no such thing as a Christian social ideal to which we should try to conform the society we live in, as closely as possible. After all, no one wants to live in the ‘ideal’ society as depicted by anyone else. All true Christian thinking begins not with
man, but with God. The world is not necessary to God in the same way as God is needed by a broken world. If there were no God, there would be no world. If there were no world, God would still be who He is. God was impelled to make the world because of His love. The world resulted out of His love. In making the world, He brought into existence vast numbers of things like electrons. These have to obey His law and do so. But, He made creatures, men and women, who could disobey His laws for them, and they have done from the beginning. He did this so that, among His creatures, there might be some who answer His love with theirs by offering to Him their obedience freely. This involved a risk in that they would naturally take the self-centred outlook on life and then increasingly become hardened in that selfishness.
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its members to verbalize how a vast number of people within an intricate economic system will be affected by a particular economic or political idea. Those who want to uphold the status quo would perhaps want us to “keep off the turf.” They would term us as out of place in complex situations. Then, the church ought to humbly reply, “We cannot tell what the remedy is, but we can recognize a society with chronic unemployment as a diseased society.” If we are not doing all that we can to find the remedy, we are guilty before God. The church is likely to be attacked from both sides if she does her duty. She will be told that she has become ‘political,’ when, in fact, she has merely stated her principles and pointed out when these have been breached. The church, then, is sure to be told by advocates of particular policies that it is futile because she does not support their policies. If the church is faith-
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Reference: Weight training, aerobic physical activities, and long term waist circumference change in men. Obesity (Silver Spring), Dec. 19, 2014.
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Self-care crucial for caregivers to prevent burnout From Page 9 While it’s not known what causes Alzheimer’s disease, Hildebrand said research points to a variety of risk factors that people can manage. Those include a healthy diet, regular exercise and regularly challenging the brain. That can be as simple as doing a Sudoku number puzzle or performing simple tasks, such as brushing your teeth, with the opposite hand. Hildebrand said using the non-dominant hand forces the brain to use new neural connections to send messages and control parts of the body. However, the biggest risk factor for the disease is one no person can change: aging. “The fact that we’re getting older, that puts us at a greater risk for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease,” she said. The risk for Alzheimer’s doubles after age 65 and doubles again every five years. Five to six per cent of Alzheimer’s diagnoses are early-onset, meaning they occur prior to age 65. She said the youngest person she’s known with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis was 31 — and pregnant. Genetics are less likely to be the direct cause of the disease than contain risk factors that can predispose people to it, Hildebrand said. “The harsh reality is that’s why we don’t have a cure right now — because we don’t have a cause,” she said. While Hildebrand’s session was intended to help people understand the disease, it had the dual purpose of iterating it’s equally important for caregivers to have care themselves. Hildebrand said caregivers who try to explain to patients what’s happening in their brains can become frustrated and burnt out. So, she said, the advice she gives caregivers is to meet the patient where they’re at. “Self-awareness is the
biggest thing Alzheimer’s disease takes early on,” she said. “They have no awareness of
where their disease is today. “Every single minute of every single day,
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(NC) Kids who participate in hockey are learning valuable life lessons from the fun and the frustrations. So encourage your children to play the sports they love and remember that bumpsand-bruises are some of the best learning moments of all. Parents are laying down the groundwork for their child to succeed in any and all of their athletic interests, and a survey shows the successful athlete reflects these lessons on and off the ice: Knowing right versus wrong Teaching right versus wrong gives them a sense of moral judgment in sports, but also in the daily choices they make. That means not succumbing to peer pressure.
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Eating healthfully Providing proper nutrition not only fuels young bodies and minds, but also allows for the muscles and brain to recover quickly from stress, injury, or fatigue. Participating in activities off the ice Recent research looked at a possible connection between an extracurricular activity and school performance. The overwhelming conclusion: those who participate in a club, sport, or arts program have better attendance, better grades and have a greater desire to continue on to college. Valuing diversity Wo r k i n g a l o n g s i d e m a n y different people (and person-
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WOW! WHAT A WEEK!
Wednesday, January 14 MERRITT CENTENNIALS 5 LANGLEY RIVERMEN 2
Friday, January 16 MERRITT CENTENNIALS 4 PENTICTON VEES 1
Sunday, January 18 MERRITT CENTENNIALS 6 NANAIMO CLIPPERS 3
Rookie sensation Colin Grannery (above) and Gavin Gould scored two goals apiece, Michael Ederer added one, and netminder Jonah Imoo turned aside 27 of 29 shots as Merritt sank the lumbering Coast divisionleading Langley Rivermen, thus avenging a 5-1 loss to the same dastardly Lower Mainlanders back on November 5. The Cents’ three new acquisitions at the trade deadline (defenceman Griffyn Martin and forwards Zak Bowles and Stephan Seeger) looked solid in their first game on home ice for their new team. Ian Webster/Herald
Imoo (above) was sensational in net, stopping all but one of 38 shots, as the Centennials disposed of the Interior division and league-leading Vees for the third time this season. Gould extended his goal-scoring streak to three games, while a pair of D’men, Josh Teves and Shane Poulsen, chipped in with goals from the backend. Bowles added his first as a Centennial. Special teams were a huge factor as Merritt scored on one of its two chances, but denied Penticton on seven of its eight man-advantage opportunities. Ian Webster/Herald
Double-shifting Diego Cuglietta (above) potted the natural hat trick to lead the Cents past an ornery Clippers’ team in a fractious matinee affair that saw 116 minutes in penalties doled out to the two sides. Island division-leading Nanaimo, which is coached by former Centennials bench boss Mike Vandekamp, was playing its third game in as many days, but didn’t go down without a fight, or two, or three. Gould and Grannery scored again, as did super-sniper John Schiavo, while Imoo picked up his fourth win in a row between the pipes. Ian Webster/Herald
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BCHL STANDINGS to Jan. 20 INTERIOR DIVISION Team
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Gould (left) scored his fifth goal in four games on the first shot of the night and Rhett Willcox got two, but the Centennials let this one slip away against their division’s last place team — allowing five goals against on just 16 Smokies’ shots. Ian Webster/ Herald
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Well, it was almost perfect. The Merritt Centennials came within a couple of goals of making it a five-star week, as the team won three of the four games it played in the span of just seven days.
The trio of victories, one after the other, were impressive to say the least. Beginning last Wednesday and wrapping up on Sunday, the Cents disposed of, in order, the then Coast division-leading Langley Rivermen 5-2, the league and
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Cents look to get back on a roll; Vees and Vipers this weekend From Page 20 Interior division-leading Penticton Vees 4-1 and finally the Island division-topping Nanaimo Clippers 6-3. No one connected with the Centennials organization could remember a Merritt team pulling off quite such a triple crown in the club’s storied history. The only blemish on a week to remember was a 5-4 Merritt loss to the Trail Smoke Eaters on Tuesday night of this week — an almostto-be-expected setback given the emotions of the previous few days. Merritt got two goals apiece from Gavin Gould and super-rookie Colin Grannery, and an insurance marker from Michael Ederer in their three-goal victory over the Rivermen, who have since been passed by the Chilliwack Chiefs in the Coast conference standings. Between the pipes, Merritt goaltender Jonah Imoo was rock solid in turning aside 27 of 29 Langley shots. The Wednesday night game was the first chance for Merritt fans to see the team’s three new faces: defenceman Griffyn Martin and forwards Zak Bowles and Stephan Seeger. Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce was pleased with their effort and contributions. “There was a little bit of chaos at the beginning with the new
bodies in the lineup,” Pierce said, “but once we got going, all three were great. “We’ve also been tweaking our defensive zone coverage as well. There were some changes to get used to with everybody.” Pierce went on to say, “Wednesday was probably the least clean win [of the three], but we were effective when we had to be.” Friday, against the high-flying Vees, the Centennials were effective all night long as they played arguably their most compete 60 minutes of the season. Despite surrendering the first goal of the game for the seventh time in eight games, the Cents responded with a vengeance – scoring four unanswered times of their own. Newcomer Bowles in the first, defenceman Josh Teves in the second and both Gould and Shane Poulsen in the final frame found the net behind Penticton starting netminder Hunter Miska. Meanwhile, the game’s first star, Imoo, was having a sensational night, stopping 37 of 38 Vees’ shots, many of them quality opportunities in close. “They had some great chances that Jonah was there for,” Pierce said. The Cents beat the Vees at their own game — namely with speed and puck movement,
and with timely scoring. “Against a good team like that, you have to be opportunistic,” Pierce said. One thing Merritt’s head coach wasn’t too pleased with was Friday night’s officiating. Wearing the red stripes were a pair of referees from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. They gave Penticton eight power play chances to only two for Merritt. “I didn’t like a lot of Friday’s calls,” Pierce said. “It’s rare to see the team that wins the game get as many penalties called against them like we did. Yes, we need to play on the edge to be effective, but sometimes refs don’t give you the benefit of the doubt on anything.” Veteran referee Mike Langin was plenty busy on Sunday afternoon in Merritt’s victory over Nanaimo — handing out 116 minutes in penalties, including a pair of fighting majors and four game misconducts. The Cents got the jump on the travel-weary Clippers early, scoring the game’s first four goals, thanks to Schiavo, Grannery and a pair by Diego Cuglietta. Three of the four tallies were on the power play. To their credit, the visiting Clips, who were playing their third game in as many days, didn’t roll over. Two quick goals early in the third period made things interesting for awhile,
until Cuglietta’s third of the afternoon (a natural hat trick) restored his team’s three-goal lead. Each side would tally once more, with Gould doing the honours for the Centennials. Imoo was again efficient, stopping 33 of 36 shots, to record his fourth win in a row. A fractious final 40 minutes saw numerous nasty stick penalties, Merritt’s Jake Clifford and Nanaimo’s Edwin Kookenson tossed for fighting, and the Clippers receive a rare team penalty at the end of the game for failing to wait the allotted time before leaving the ice surface. Off the ice, Pierce and Clippers’ coach Mike Vandekamp got into a verbal war of words across the benches in the third period that was every bit as entertaining as the action on the frozen pond. Pierce played for Vandekamp both in Merritt and in Vernon from 2001 to 2004. “At the time, [Mike] was just trying to get his players going,” Pierce said. “He was yelling at our bench. At first I ignored him, but then I just felt that I had to stick up for my guys. After the game, Mike and I had a good visit.” Tuesday’s loss to the Smoke Eaters was a disappointing conclusion to a memorable week. Things began well enough as Merritt built a 2-0 lead before the
game was five minutes old on goals by Gould and Schiavo. But the Cents kept letting the Smokies back in the contest, with period scores of 3-2 and 4-3 in favour of Merritt. Rhett Willcox had a pair for the Centennials. Trail wanted it more than Merritt in the final 20 minutes, scoring the only two goals of the period to skate away with the win. Merritt netminder Anthony Pupplo, in his first start in almost a month, showed his rust, allowing five goals on just 16 shots. He looked uncomfortable all night — overplaying passes and missing his angles. That said, Pierce wasn’t prepared to throw his goalie under the bus, so to speak. “Anthony did not have a good night, but there was a lack of intensity and passion on the part of everybody, especially without the puck,” the coach said. “We also lacked a bit of the killer instinct early when we had a chance to put the game away.” Pierce said it’s the whole team’s responsibility, coaches included, to help Pupplo build his game back up to where it was before Christmas. “He’s no different from any other player on our team. He’s a vital part of our group.” The Cents have another huge weekend ahead, as they travel to Penticton to take on the Vees Friday
night, before hosting the Vernon Vipers on Saturday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.
Both teams will be looking to avenge recent losses to the Centennials.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#31 Jonah Imoo Merritt Centennials
For the third time this season, the British Columbia Hockey League has recognized a Merritt Centennial as the Player of the Week. The league announced on Monday that 20-year-old Cents’ netminder Jonah Imoo has been chosen the POW for the week ending January 18. Imoo, a native of Surrey, B.C., stopped all but six of 103 shots in the Centennials’ three big wins last week against BCHL divisionleading teams. Wednesday, Imoo made 27 stops in his team’s 5-2 win over the Langley Rivermen. Two nights later, he allowed just one goal on 38 shots as the Cents took down the league-leading Penticton Vees 4-1. The former Powell River King and 2012 World Junior A Challenge participant capped off his outstanding week with a 33-save performance in Merritt’s 6-3 victory over the Nanaimo Clippers. Merritt defenceman Shane Poulsen was the BCHL’s Player of the Week in early October, and Centennials forward John Schiavo picked up similar honours back in the month of November.
Sloan goes the distance in fourth PGA FedEx Cup start By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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For the second time in four PGA FedEx Cup starts, Merritt professional golfer Roger Sloan got to play on Sunday. The 27-year-old Sloan made the cut after two rounds en route to finishing 67th at the $5,600,000 Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii this past weekend. Sloan, who now resides in Houston, Texas, shot rounds of
70-67-69-73 for a oneunder-par total of 279. Only a small run of bogeys on the final day of competition prevented Sloan from a possible top-30 finish. At one point during the third round of play, Sloan was the leading Canadian in the event at six-under-par. The Merritt
Secondary School graduate and former University of Texas-El Paso star finished the Sony as the secondhighest Canadian. Only Brampton’s David Hearn finished ahead of him in 51st position with a score of fiveunder-par 275. One stroke behind Sloan at even-par 280
was good friend Nick Taylor from Winnipeg who earlier this season won a FedEx Cup event in Jackson, Miss. Winner of this year’s Sony Open and the $1 million dollar first prize was Jimmy Walker from Oklahoma City at 23-under 257. Prior to the Sony Open, Sloan finished in a tie for 56th place at the OHL Classic in Playa del Carmen, Mexico with a score of three-under-par 281. Sloan currently sits in 195th place in the FedEx Cup standings
with 17 points and $25,139 in earnings. Sloan’s next scheduled PGA Tour start is this week at the $5,700,000 Humana Challenge (in partnership with the Clinton Foundation) in La Quinta, Calif. First round action at the Humana Challenge begins on Thursday. Sloan is scheduled to play the PGA West (Nicklaus) course starting at 9:20 a.m. PST. Television coverage of the Humana Challenge can be seen on the Golf Channel.
Photo courtesy of PGA Tour
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SPORTS ROCK ON! The junior curling program in town is still going strong. Youngsters 10 and up receive expert instruction from Merritt Curling Centre volunteers every Monday afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. Stop by the curling centre beside the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena for more information. Ian Webster/Herald
Novices remind us how much fun minor hockey can be MINOR HOCKEY REPORT Emily Whitecross Herald file photo
Local alpine skiers hit the slopes Merritt alpine skiers Emily and Jayna Whitecross began their competitive racing season on the January 11 weekend with a slalom event hosted by Apex Mountain, located between Princeton and Penticton. Competing as a second-year U14 racer in the 2001 age division, Emily placed second and third in her two races on Saturday, second and third in two more races on Sunday
and third overall in the combined total on the second day. Jayna, a first-year U12 skier placed 6th and 8th in her 2004 age division on Saturday, and sixth in all three of her age-group races on Sunday. The next event for the two girls, who compete for the Sun Peaks Racers, will be a series of giant slalom zone races on the February 14 and 15 weekend at Sun Peaks.
Fisherman Ray Rusk from Merritt. Ian Webster/Herald
CORRECTION The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club would like to apologize for an error in the trout class weights at our Mamette Lake Fishing Derby on Jan. 11, 2015. Things were brought together, and all those people who won in the Best Trout category have been paid in full. Dick Kitsch, NVFGC
It was all smiles on the weekend as 10 teams of novice hockey players (ages seven and eight) took to the ice at the Nicola Valley Memorial and Shulus arenas for a 20-game tournament that ran from Friday through to Sunday. In addition to three teams from Merritt’s own minor hockey association, there were players on hand from Salmon Arm, West Kelowna, Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Williams Lake and Vernon. The out-of-town opposition was mighty tough for the three Merritt squads, but they gave it their best and should be very proud of their effort and great sportsmanship both on and off the ice. The Merritt Black Sheep managed to pick up a win in the tournament, 7-4 over Vernon. The Merritt White Knights and Red Thunder weren’t quite as lucky, but still put in great performances and battled right to the final buzzer. There were a whole ton of goals scored by young Merritt hockey stars over the weekend, and lots of assists from their hardworking teammates. For the Black Sheep, goal scorers were twins Corbin and Jaxsin Vaughan along with Carson Moulind, while assists went to Moulind, Aydin Sweder, Luke Sowpal, Cooper Harrington, Kelsey Starrs, Griffin Hintz and Gavin Moulind. The White Knights got goals from Gavin
Shackelly, Lucas Dixon, Wade Rauch and Simon Cisco, and helpers from Cayden Bergstrom and Matthias Forman. For the Red Thunder, goal getters were Glen Newman, Mason Agar, Gracie Graham and Rae Bassett, while assists were given to Newman, Agar, Graham, Bassett, Isaac Asselstine, Jamie and Jorden Fountain, Owen Bateson and Kaidyn Keough. A big shout out goes to the hardworking coaches and organizers of the novice tournament, and to the faithful fans who were there cheering all weekend. In other Merritt minor hockey news reported to the Herald:
Peewee Rep Led by Spencer Vaughan’s 10-goal effort, the Ramada peewees picked up a pair of road wins on the weekend, downing Winfield 10-6 and Salmon Arm 6-2. Other Merritt scorers over the two days were Breanna Ouellet (2), Sajjin Lali, Anthony Michel, Atrayu Johnny and Matthew Newman. One or more assists were credited to Vaughan, Lali, Johnny, Newman, Ouellet, Talon Zakall and Garrett MacDonald. Bryce Garcia and Troy Holmes picked up one win each in net.
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GOOD TIMES (Above) Merritt representatives Dylan Richardson (MMHA vice-president), Kurt Christopherson (City of Merritt councillor) and Chelsea Vaughan (tournament co-organizer) handed out the awards at the end of the very successful novice hockey tournament on the weekend. They are pictured with players from the West Kelowna and Kamloops first and second place teams. (Right, from top) The White Knights’ Charlie Michel lets go a slap shot, the Red Thunders’ Kaidyn Keough takes time out to reflect, the Black Sheep’s Kelsey Starrs lines up for a faceoff. Ian Webster/Herald
home this weekend, defeating Penticton 14-3 and Salmon Arm 10-4. Max Graham paced the attack for the Jr. Cents with 17 goals in the two games. Robert Sterling had three, Jalen McRae two, and Preston Lauptiz and Cortez Charters one apiece. All of the above had one or more assists, as did Lucas Schmid (7), Brayden McRae Chillihitzia (5), Karson Peat and Austyn Streek (2 each), Wyatt Smith, Zach Dixon and Ostyn Fox. Nathan Willey and Manjot Panghli stood tall in net for the Fountain Tire squad, splitting both wins.
Bantam House The City Furniture bantam house team defeated Lillooet 4-0 on the weekend to take first place in the league standings. They will now play Logan Lake in the first round of the playoffs.
Against Lillooet, Tyler Mosley had three goals, while Darius Sam scored the other one. Assists went to Roi Joe and Austin Hawkins. Colton Macaulay recorded his second shutout of the season in net.
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Baron of beef and jam session at the Legion on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Baron at 5:30 p.m. and Music at 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome to come and enjoy good food and good music.
Entry Deadline Feb. 20, 2015. Entry drop off at Gun Fishin or contact Paul 250-378-4904. Awards presented at the Pot Luck & Awards Night, Seniors Centre, Mar. 7, 2015. For more information contact Paul 250-378-4904 or Ed 250-378-2547.
The Nicola Valley Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute will hold their annual coffee and dessert afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Association Hall. There will also be a raffle table.
Lower Nicola Flea Market Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lower Nicola Community Hall. Barter for new, renewed and homemade items. Contact Diane Van Hoof at 378-3481 for more information.
The Watoto Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir From Uganda will be performing at Crossroads Community Church Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free but donations are appreciated.
HELP RED CROSS Looking for volunteers to help 2 hours a week in the morning. If interested please call 250-378-5276
Courthouse Art Gallery The Courthouse Art Gallery, 1840 Nicola, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday starting Feb. 27, 2015. For more details on all shows, please visit nvartscouncil.com
Gallery Nicola Valley Film Committee Society Volunteers Presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;LIKE FATHER, Needed LIKE SONâ&#x20AC;? Rated GENERAL on Monday, Feb. 16 at 7:00p.m. at the NVIT LECTURE THEATRE. Parking is FREE and there is no food or drink allowed in the theatre. For more info phone 378-3974.
Conayt Bingo Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to come and play bingo! 2164 Quilchena Ave.
The Gallery Committee of the NVCAC is looking for volunteers to join their enthusiastic team. We have repainted the Courthouse Gallery and are now organizing exciting art shows for the Courthouse Art Gallery. For information on our activities, check our website nvartscouncil.com and email us at nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com. Join us at our next meeting at the Gallery, 1840 Nicola on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 5:00 p.m.
Shelter looking for volunteers The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society is seeking volunteers to fill shifts at the Extreme Weather Response Shelter located at 1937A Quilchena Ave. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight daily. Volunteer application packages are available at the Community Policing Office (250-378-3955) at 2013 Quilchena Ave.
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Fire relief fundraisers for Earth Walker Spiritual Shop. You can either donate money to the bank account set up at CIBC or drop off your bottle donations to the bottle depot.
Fall season of practices on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the music room at MSS. info: James 250-378-9894.
The Navy League is in need of officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are interested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Sue 250-378-9880 or email at nlccventure@gmail.com
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help us reach our goal Would you like to see a movie theatre in Merritt, then the Merritt Community Cinema Soceity can use your help!
Phase 2 has started. Goal to reach $144,000 for design & architect fees
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If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Merritt Community Cinema Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3
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N.M.V. Lumber Ltd. is looking for an organized and proactive full-time administrative clerk. Duties include, but are not limited to: reception, shipping/receiving, data entry, maintaining supplies inventory, providing administrative support to management and other general office duties. Qualifications for this role include: at least 2 years office administration experience, strong computer skills, a pleasant telephone manner, excellent math skills, excellent verbal and written skills, ability to work independently and multi-task and a strong attention to detail. Some bookkeeping experience would be an asset.
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Cooks Ferry Indian Band is seeking an energetic and self-motivated Band Manager who will take on a variety of challenges and opportunities and play an integral role in the continued strengthening of the vision for the Cooks Ferry community. Located in Spences Bridge, BC in the beautiful Nicola and Thompson River valleys, the Cooks Ferry Indian Band (CFIB) of the Nlaka’pamux Nation offers a wide range of recreational activities and outdoor adventures. With a proud history rich in culture and tradition, the community is building a promising future through cultural, social and economic development. Involved in the forest industry, mining, tourism and land management, CFIB is looking next to expand their economic development opportunities with capital projects that include housing construction and water system upgrades. Duties: Working closely with Chief and Council and staff, the successful candidate will: Ř 3rovide leadership over band programs and services including education, social services, health services, capital projects, housing, recreation, elders care, utilities, public works, and safety; Ř Bring ŵnancial expertise to the budgeting process and encourage sound policies and practices; Ř (stablish and maintain good relationships with other First Nations, governments, industry, and partners and develop service initiatives for Band members; Ř Foster the vision of the organi]ation, coach and mentor staff, and encourage employee training and development; and Ř Support Council goals and priorities. 4uDOiŵFDtiRQs: 3referred Tualiŵcations include the following: Ř <ou have a degree in commerce, economics, public administration or similar discipline, or eTuivalent education and experience; Ř $re an energetic person with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, inter-government relations, program management, project management, budgeting and human resource management; Ř +ave progressive leadership abilities and can work effectively in a team environment with Council, community members and staff; Ř +ave superior interpersonal skills; Ř +ave competent computer skills; Ř +ave strong knowledge of social and economic issues facing First Nations; Ř The ability to adapt to a rural, small community.
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The Fitzhugh is an award-winning community news organization in beautiful Jasper, Alberta – the heart of the Canadian Rockies. We are seeking a passionate, driven, and highly creative individual to fill the role of Production Manager with our team. Ours is a young, enthusiastic office in a not-so-average mountain town. As soon as the rooftop pool is installed we plan to have regular Friday afternoon diving competitions. The Google compound’s got nothing on us. Working here, you’ll want to keep your trail mix close to your camera, tucked safely beside those tickets to the next local gig. The Production Manager plans, schedules, strategizes, and oversees all production activities, while playing a fundamental role in the creative direction and graphic design of the newspaper and the advertising within it. You will perform essential functions in layout and design to ensure that the newspaper meets strict print deadlines. The ideal candidate will have: Ť Ť Ť
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Strong knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills Ability to execute creative designs, concepts, and layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic design concepts Minimum of 3 years experience designing for print, ideally with publishing experience Knowledge of 4 colour print production process Strong attention to detail Ability to meet strict weekly deadlines Ability to multi-task and utilize resources to execute tasks within a deadline oriented environment Confidence to work independently and in support of business objectives Illustration, photography and advertising experience a bonus
This is an amazing opportunity to fill out your portfolio and to join a fun and positive work environment. Please forward your resume to Matt at publisher@fitzhugh.ca.
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Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) Job Posting: Part-Time Position Department: Position Title: Reports To: Subject To:
LNIB Administration Receptionist/File Clerk LNIB Executive Assistant and/or Executive Director Terms and Conditions of the Personnel Policy & Annual Approved Budget
DUTIES AND TASKS: s Answers phones, direct calls, and take messages. s Receives and classifies, codes and stores LNIB correspondence/records/documents; s Maintains and updates indexes for LNIB filing system(s); s Reviews files periodically to ensure they are complete and correctly classified; s Locate files/materials when requested; s Provide clerical support (meeting preparations, photocopying, word processing); s Receive, redirect faxes to LNIB Staff s Scanning documents and distributing them with LNIB Chief and Council and Administration s Assist with receiving and providing general information to clients and public; s Assist with LNIB correspondence mail outs, notices, newsletters, etc. s Draft various correspondences on request.
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Salary: To be negotiated Deadline: 10 am – February 6, 2015 Start Date: upon hiring of suitable candidate Applicants are requested to submit their resume to the Lower Nicola Indian Band office at: Lower Nicola Indian Band c/o Personnel Committee 181 Nawishaskin Lane, Merritt, BC V1K 0A7 Email: executiveassistant@lnib.net
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WORK CONDITIONS: s Monday to Friday 11:00 am to 2:30 pm , 17.5 hours per week s High office productivity and short deadlines is expected. QUALIFICATIONS: s Grade 12 Diploma and/or some post-secondary training s Or a combination of education and experience, preferably with a First Nation’s community; s A valid driver’s license; s A team player; s Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nłe kepmx language.
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Misc. Wanted Jerrys Antiques & Things is also Buying Rocks Gems Stones & Lapidary Equipment Give us a call and we may buy it all. (250) 838 - 0644 Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 Local
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250-378-9880 Homes for Rent 2 Bedroom Older Home. Partial Basement & Fenced Yard. Next to Voght Park. No Dogs. $650/month. (604)265-0711 4 Bedroom House W/D,F/S,N/S. $1,400/mth. Avail. Feb.(250) 378 - 9660 For Rent: 3bedrm, Newly Renovated house, large yard. $1,000/mth 604-454-4731
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