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Public works seeking grants for capital projects By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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SUNDAY SHOPPING People streamed into the Lower Nicola Community Hall on Sunday for the first ever Lower Nicola Flea Market. All sorts of stuffed animals, baked goods, trinkets, tools and even movies and books were on display for people to peruse and purchase. The flea market is a year-round event and will be held at the hall again on Sunday, Feb. 22. Michael Potestio/Herald Merritt Youth & Family Resources Society
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The City of Merritt’s public works department is looking for some grant money to help fund some of its capital projects in this fiscal year. Merritt city council was given a look into the public works department on Jan. 14 at the city’s first budget meeting of 2015, where department manager Shawn Boven discussed his department’s capital budget proposals. Replacing water and sewer lines along with the roads above them is expected to continue this year, with the focus on completing roadwork on Langstaff Place and Coldwater Avenue. “We’re going to finish what we started last year, but we’re attempting to do Coldwater [Avenue] right from Main Street to Voght Street,” Boven said. With the help of grant money from the New Building Canada Fund for small communities, this project can be seen through to fruition, but in its absence, only the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Coldwater Avenue will be replaced in the spring. The funding would cover half of the $3 million price tag to complete the roadwork, Boven said. In 2014 the public works department completed a portion of water and sewer line replacements on Douglas Street and Coutlee Avenue. This year, water and sewer lines beneath Langstaff Place and Clapperton Avenue will have these renovations.
“A lot of our infrastructure went in in the early ’60s, all at once within a three or four year period. It’s all going to wear out at the same time, so what we do is we replace a little bit each year,” Boven said. In its proposed budget for 2015, the public works department is looking to add a UV disinfection process to its water treatment arsenal. The light kills bacteria and viruses in the water when it passes through. The city plans to fund this initiative through a grant, which could pay for the entire project. This city is also planning to repave a section of Voght Street between Nicola Avenue and Merritt Avenue. Houston Street between Nicola and Priest avenues will also undergo asphalt layer replacement this year as it has been damaged by truck traffic, Boven said. The public works department will not be expanding service levels in 2015 nor will it request new personnel. The department will operate with 25 positions as it did last year and in 2013. However, they are still in search of a roads foreman. Boven said the department is at the point where it can’t expand services without adding another employee. The city retains 14 fulltime employees in the public works department. “We get a lot done with very little,” Boven said. The next budget meeting takes place on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in council chambers.
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Man sentenced to 18 months for assault By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Two years after beating a man into a coma, a Merritt man has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars. On Wednesday in Kamloops Supreme Court, Ron Karlson was handed a twoand-a-half year prison sentence for aggravated assault. The Crown and the defence submitted a joint submission that will have Karlson spend 18 months in jail in addition to the 347
days he has already served. Karlson was also given an 18-month probation with conditions such as not to have contact with the victim and his family, and not to consume alcohol. He was also given a 10-year firearms ban. Crown prosecutor Neil Flanagan told the Herald sentences for offences of this nature can range from 16 months to six years, depending on the particular circumstances of the case. Flanagan said a lack
of premeditation on Karlson’s part, and because it appeared as though the victim of the assault instigated the confrontation, contributed to this particular sentence. “What was described in court is the complainant kicking Karlson in the head and Karlson responding,” Flanagan said, noting that was a significant factor in determining what was an appropriate sentence. On the night of Oct. 10, 2012 police and ambulance
personnel responded to the assault, which took place at the victim’s home. There they found the 51-year-old victim unconscious. The local man’s face was severely beaten. He spent some time in a coma in the intensive care unit at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops and had reconstructive surgery on his face. However, the man suffered brain damage and permanently lost his left lost eye in the beating.
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS ROCKY ROAD Crews clean up the rock slide on Highway 8 about 20 kilometres west of Merritt that closed the highway for most of the misty morning on Sunday, Jan. 25.
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The same highway was closed again on Monday for another rock slide about 18 kilometres east of Spences Bridge. The rocks were likely jarred loose by a cycle of freezing and thawing within a short period of time as the temperature alternated between above zero and below the freezing mark within a 24-hour period, crews said. Ian Webster/Herald
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Rapid growth at the Merrittbased distance education school continues. Enrolment at the South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES) is up 43 per cent over last year. SCIDES is based at the Kengard Learning Centre (KLC) on Merritt Avenue, which also houses the Community Learning Centre, the local alternative program. KLC principal Colleen Mullin said the boom in enrolments is likely the result of a combination of factors: increased awareness of the KLC and its programs, and the teachers’ strike early in the school year. “I think the job action allowed for awareness that these programs were available,” she said. Mullin said the majority of the students who moved to KLC during the strike committed to the courses they enrolled in. However, even with the resolution of the strike in late September, the enrolments haven’t stopped coming in at SCIDES. Mullin took four applications on Friday morning alone. Elementary enrolment nearly doubled from last school year to this one: from 66 to 114 students in the early grades. With nearly double the number of enrolments, SCIDES has also nearly doubled its staff — from six teachers to 11. Mullin said there are plenty of cross-enrolments happening within the district. They’re also networked with a variety of distance education schools in the province who may have had a hand in the boom in enrolments. She said there are close to 100 families in School District 58 that do homeschooling, and some of
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them use SCIDES programs, support and resources. For some of those families, SCIDES is simply an arm’s-length guide, and for others, the Kengard Learning Centre is a daily stop. “For some parents, we’re on the phone with them every day or Skyping; some students come into the building almost every day,” she said, while others may simply call to find out what they need for their evidence of learning. KLC also hosts guest speakers with presentation topics and certifications, including WHMIS and first aid. The number of courses a student enrols in varies widely as well. Mullin said every program can be personalized or prescribed, or a combination of both — depending on the learner’s needs. “There’s a bit of a stigma out there that our programs are very paper-based and boxed and you have to do A, B, C, D. Well, we’re not like that anymore. It’s very
much customized and personalized,” she said. The flexibility is the program’s strength, she said. “Neat things are happening when you take away timetables and semesters and the pressures that some students experience,” she said, acknowledging there are challenges as well to individualized learning. “Allowing [students] to have choice is neat.” Diploma holders to pay for upgrade courses beginning in spring As of April 30, graduates looking to upgrade courses in B.C. will have to pay for their classes. The Ministry of Education announced in December that it will not be covering the cost for upgrade courses for people who already have a B.C. Dogwood diploma. Kengard Learning Centre principal Colleen Mullin said people who are looking to upgrade should
enrol prior to having to pay tuition. There are a variety of reasons graduates may return to a school to upgrade a course. Some may upgrade in order to apply for a specific post-secondary program, while others may seek higher qualifications for a new career opportunity. Mullin said one of her prospective students was a woman in Vernon who wanted to upgrade her biology and math to pursue psychiatric nursing. While tuition fees will be set by each institution, Mullin said it could be several hundred dollars per course. Students can still enrol for free upgrade courses as long as they’re “active” in the courses by April 30 — meaning they’re enrolled and have completed at least one assignment, Mullin said. Students upgrading their courses have two years to complete them. Classes will still be free for people pursuing their high school diplomas.
There is a strong possibility that a federally funded native male prison will soon be constructed in Merritt. That was the message a dozen federal government correctional experts delivered Monday in Merritt at a luncheon information meeting. Despite the fact that there is the possibility of convicted murderers being held in the minimum security prison, a noon invitation-only luncheon had community business leaders more concerned about the possible financial gain to be had by Merritt. Officials had no set monetary figure to give, but a press release compared the proposed Merritt prison to a similar faculty constructed near Harrison, B.C. The Elbow Lake Institution produces $2.5 million in salaries and operation funds with 22 per cent of the salaries spent in the local communities.
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Fourth quarter police report The following is an excerpt from the Jan. 27, 2015 regular council meeting agenda. Merritt detachment fourth quarter policing activity report: October to December 2014 General Duty During this quarter, general duty members responded to 1,564 calls for service. Regular patrols are being made in the downtown area, which have resulted in the arrests of intoxicated persons and the seizure of significant amounts of alcohol. This trend is consistent during specific dates throughout the month. During this quarter, the Merritt detachment processed 228 prisoners. Of note, we have received 100, 911 emergency calls. All 911 calls are investigated to determine if an emergency exists. In this quarter, 96 of those calls were determined to be false. During this period, Merritt officers have responded to 44 calls for service that have specifically been for Mental Health Act reasons. Twenty-four of these investigations have
resulted in a person being brought to the hospital to be seen by a doctor. Five of these cases have resulted in the person being committed to hospital to receive extended treatment. General Investigation Section The General Investigation Section (GIS) presently has two constables and one corporal. Although there were fewer investigations this quarter, they were more complicated and in-depth. The section has been noticed for its successful approaches to drug investigations and has also been providing learning opportunities to other detachments. A summary of some of the investigations are as follows: • A drug trafficking investigation was conducted involving a local resident. The investigation required lengthy surveillance and other investigative steps. As a result, a search warrant was obtained, several persons were arrested, and cash, drugs and weapons were seized. Charges are being recommended. • Assisted Mer-
related to the drug trade. One person has been arrested and charged. Charges are expected against two other persons. Victim services Merritt police-based victim services has accepted 77 new clients in this period, 46 of which are domestic violence-related.
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Position Summary: The Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator is responsible for operating, maintaining, repairing and performing maintenance on the City of Merritt Wastewater Treatment Plant and municipal distribution wells, sewage lift stations and other related equipment and facilities. The Chief Operator will be able to trouble shoot, resolve complex problems, perform various water and wastewater tests and make adjustments as required, coordinate and monitor the work of contractors and junior level operators. Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/ degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m., February 13, 2015 by: Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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. 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.
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
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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Mayor Menard invites interested citizens to stop by and say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses. If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.
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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B.C.’s fifth wind farm will have 61 turbines and electricity output equivalent to supply for 54,000 homes, making it the largest in the province so far. Site clearing for the Meikle Wind project began last fall on windswept peaks northwest of Tumbler Ridge, and California-based Pattern Energy expects to start construction in June with an expected completion date of late 2016. Meikle Wind is the third in the Tumbler Ridge area, and the fourth in the region including Bear Mountain Wind near Dawson Creek. The only wind farm so far constructed outside the Peace region is at Cape Scott on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Northwest B.C. has significant potential for wind power as well, Energy Minister Bill Bennett said after a project announcement Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge. He added that the company’s decision to invest $400 million shows the Site C dam isn’t the death knell for independent power that some feared. “Site C actually enables more renewable energy,” Bennett said. “Wind is the cheapest renewable technology available today, and it has come down in cost significantly over the last five years.” BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald said the Crown corporation has several more wind projects being considered under its “standing offer” purchase program. BC Hydro signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for the Meikle project in 2008. Pattern Energy took it over from Vancouver-
the introduction of an online reservation service called Discover Camping, which opens for the season at 9 a.m. on March 15. The system handled 133,000 reservations last year, nearly a 10 per cent increase over 2013.
private campgrounds charge higher rates. The province collected about $17 million from its park and recreation fees last year, while spending $22 million on direct park operating costs. Campsite use is on the rise in B.C. since
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conditions, including a bird and bat monitoring and adaptive management plan and a reduced footprint to minimize habitat disturbance and visual effects.
Campsite fees are going up between $2 and $5 at provincial parks around B.C. this spring. After March 15, a night under the stars at Monck Park goes from $21 to $23 a night, while at larger parks, such as Golden Ears, Gordon Bay or Goldstream Provincial Park, camping fees will jump from $30 to $35 a night. Fees at 40 provincial campgrounds in the Kootenay-Okanagan, Northern, South Coast and West Coast regions are increasing at least $3 a night, and 141 of B.C.’s 204 provincial campgrounds will see a $2 increase.
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Of terrorism and crimes How would you define terrorism? More to the point, would your definition of terrorism be Christopher Foulds in any way dif- Kamloops ferent from the THIS WEEK definition of the terrorism offence already enshrined in the Criminal Code of Canada? In the view of Bill Sundhu, Kamloops lawyer, former judge and federal NDP candidate, a crime is a crime is a crime and criminal acts — yes, even terrorism acts — are addressed in the Criminal Code. “All violence is a crime,” Sundhu told a small gathering last week at the Smorgasbord Deli as he spoke on what terrorism means post-Sept. 11, 2001. Introducing bills to create new laws aimed specifically at terrorist acts, as the Conservative government is now doing, is a way for such governments to pander to a public fear that may not be warranted. Sundhu has helped Tunisia judges learn how to incorporate human rights while applying the law and is on the list of counsel for the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He said the terrorism model disregards the criminal model and can remove the individual from the crime. The positing of good vs. evil can erode human rights, he said, citing Ronald Reagan’s reference to the “Evil Empire” of the Soviet Union and George W. Bush’s constant reminder that the “Axis of Evil” was a danger to the West. “We go down this pathway and it can be exploited by leaders,” said Sundhu, who will comment on the Conservatives’ proposed legislation via the Canadian Bar Association. “People lose their freedoms not by a big event but by a thousand little acts,” he said.
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Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Gone are the days when those with sinister intentions try to sneak around inside a giant wooden horse. No, these days, people living on the lam prefer the comforts of the inside of a couch. At least that’s the case for a man who tried to skip out on a three-and-a-halfyear jail sentence for drug
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charges in Alberta. He was sniffed out of a couch in a Vancouver house by a police dog last week. And it’s not just people that can be concealed in home furnishings. In Winnipeg, a man was sentenced to two years in jail last week for improperly storing a cache of hidden guns. The man, who works as a cabinet-maker, custom built cabinets and even collapsible picture frames to conceal the weapons. The 30 guns were so well hidden it took officers 12 hours to search every inch of the 700-square-foot home. Two years ago, an Oregon man pleaded guilty to two burglary charges for trying to break into the
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals to get his hands on a sizeable chunk of gold. A police dog led officers to a wooded area near the museum and began biting down on the ground. Officers only realized the grassy knoll was actually a person in a mosscovered ghillie suit when he began crying out in pain. The camouflaged culprit was sentenced to 16 months behind bars for the attempted heist. Robbers tend to pull a Mrs. Doubtfire every now and then in order to change their appearances before committing crimes, and in some cases, have left witnesses absolutely positive the perpetrator was a
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person of a different race. These special effects masks are readily available online. Though they cost a handsome sum, evidently, some would-be thieves and others believe the costs to be worth it. In 2011, a man arrived at YVR from Hong Kong to find handcuffs waiting for him. A flight attendant had noticed the suspiciously young-looking hands of an elderly white male passenger. Just to erase any doubt in the airline employee’s mind, the man completely blew his cover when he entered the washroom as said elderly white man and emerged a young Asian man. It was reported the
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young man was seeking refugee status in Canada, though the reason was not publicly disclosed. By land, people take all kinds of pain to seek entry to other countries. Among some of the strangest cases are a man disguised as a van seat (really, as the seat, not under or beside it, but wearing a leathery, tan construction meant to resemble the upholstery) and a woman travelling in the hollow cavity behind the steering wheel and dashboard of a car after the radio was removed. Whether it’s wedging into a small space or taking on a disguise in the hideand-seek game with consequences, ready or not, here they come.
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One man’s terrorist another’s freedom fighter From Page 6 “History repeatedly shows us that the state response is almost invariably worse than the threat.� As Sundhu noted, the postSecond World War Nuremberg Trials, the aftermath of the Rwanda slaughter and the response to genocide in the former Yugoslavia were all carried out with criminal prosecutions. Sundhu’s Us vs. Them analogy is instructive as it becomes more and more difficult to not view the global mess without that lens. I am cynical enough to know the West does not always wear the ORIES D-DAY MEM3 PAGE
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white hat, that not all Muslim countries are itching to eliminate the infidels among me. Yet, it is extremely difficult to shake that Us vs. Them script rotating in my mind every time I see video of ISIS militants urging others to attack Canada or every time I read of another innocent beheaded. Yes, I realize the military might of the West has killed innocents that belong to Them, but it remains difficult to not separate the two acts into Good vs. Evil. That is not to say Sundhu is absolutely right or absolutely wrong; it is to say perspective has
Canada has had two specific pieces of anti-terrorism laws since the 2001 attacks, he noted, and only one has been used — and only once — so why the need for more legislation? As the election campaign nears, Sundhu’s opponents, Conservative Cathy McLeod and Liberal Steve Powrie, will certainly add their voice to this particular debate. And, it is an important debate as how our nation chooses to approach the mess in the Middle East will affect generations of Canadians. Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com
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Watoto Children’s Choir to sing, relay messages of hope in Merritt The Watoto Children’s Choir will bring its message of hope to Merritt for a stop at the Crossroads Community Church on its Oh What Love tour. Watoto means “children� in Swahili and the choir is comprised of orphaned children from Uganda. The children relate the plight of vulnerable children in their home country as well as the hope they find in faith during
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It was a whirlwind 72-hour trip for Merritt Centennials forward Brandon Duhaime — one he will never forget. The 17-year-old Cents rookie flew to Ontario last week to take part in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Prospects Game, an elite showcase event put on in partnership with NHL Central Scouting. The annual Prospects Game features top NHL draft-eligible players from the CJHL’s five western leagues (BCHL, AJHL, SJHL, MJHL, SIJHL) competing against players from the CJHL’s five eastern leagues (NOJHL, OJHL, CCHL, QJHL, MHL). The winning team at the Prospects Game is awarded the President’s Cup. Team West, which was coached by Paul Dyck of the Steinbach Pistons (MJHL), included 12 players from
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TOP PROSPECTS Team West (above) at the CJHL’s 2015 Prospects Game included Merritt Centennials rookie forward Brandon Duhaime (middle row, third from the right) and 11 other players from the British Columbia Hockey League. The 17-year-old Duhaime (left), a Canadian whose hometown is currently Parkland, Florida, has committed to attend Brown University next season. Duhaime (below, fourth from the left) and his teammates won the President’s Cup following a 3-2 victory over Team East at this year’s Prospects Game. Photos courtesy of OJHL Images
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For the second time in less than six years, the sporting world will be coming to Vancouver in 2015. This summer, British Columbia’s largest metropolis will be one of six Canadian cities that will play host to the seventh edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup of soccer. The month-long event, which will run from June 6 to July 5, will see a total of nine games played at B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver, including the gold-medal match on July 5. A record 24 countries will be competing in the 2015 Women’s World Cup which was last held in 2011 in Germany.
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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.
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The ideal candidate will have: Ť Ť DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Spectra Energy is revising their current Integrated Pest Management Plans (IPMP) under British Columbia’s Integrated Pest Management Act and associated regulations. Under these regulations our plans are required to be revised every five years. The purpose of this revision is to ensure safe and effective vegetation and invasive weed control by utilizing the most current integrated pest management techniques along Spectra Energy’s pipeline right-of-ways, facilities and related infrastructure. These IPMPs will cover various activities within the following regional districts and associated communities: Peace River, Fraser-Fort George, Cariboo, ThompsonNicola, and Fraser Valley, including the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Under these newly developed integrated pest management plans, the following selective methods are proposed and may be used alone or in combination, depending on particular local circumstances: • Integrated vegetation control measures that include mechanical, manual, cultural, prevention, biological and herbicide. • Trade names of herbicides that may be included as part of these integrated pest management plans: Vantage XRT, Roundup, Vision Max, Sightline, Clearview, Milestone, Arsenal, Navius VM, Escort, Tordon 22K, Tordon 101, Garlon XRT, Vanquish, Overdrive, Banvel, Telar, 2,4-D amine, MCPA, Karmex, Truvist, Esplanade SC, Transline, Lontrel 360 and Chontrol Peat Paste. • Active ingredients in these products are: Aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl, diflunfenzopyr, MCPA, Picloram, 2,4-D, Chlorsulfuron, Triclopyr, Dicamba, Diuron, Aminocyclopyrachlor, Indaziflam, Imazapyr, Clopyralid, Glyphosate and Chondrostereum purpureum which is a biological natural-occurring fungus used to inhibit regrowth when applied to cut stumps. The proposed effective date for these IPMPs for Spectra Energy’s BC Pipeline, Field Services and Midstream business units is June 15, 2015 to June 14, 2020. Diagrams, maps and the IPMP documents are available and may be viewed by contacting the appropriate office and contact person below: • Dan Tisseur, Spectra Energy, 3985 - 22nd Ave. Prince George BC, V2N 1B7, 250-960-2034 • Angus Dickie, Spectra Energy, Mile 301 Alaska Highway, Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0, 250-233-6385 Any person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of these two IPMPs may send copies of the information to the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
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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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