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Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Air purifiers hum loudly, soot-covered doors rest free from their hinges, and a variety of items sit in boxes waiting to be sorted by a restoration company dealing with the aftermath of a recent arson attempt at Merritt’s Crossroads Community Church.

The company hired to clean and repair the building has estimated the total cost of damage sits somewhere between $40,000 and $100,000, said Michael Stone, the church’s lead pastor.

While the fire itself was restricted RCMP believe the suspect gained entry to the church by breaking a window, pictured above. . Dara Hill/Herald to a corner of the church, the lingering smoke damage extends throughout the entire building, he said.

“We have had to completely gut one hallway back to the studs and it will have to be fully rebuilt,” he said.

“The entire building sustained smoke Dara Hill “I don’t need anyone to hold Local hunter Kim Robinson, damage and literally the entire buildTHE MERRITT HERALD my hand up there,” he said, notthe man who tracked down ing has to be cleaned.” ing he had been out hunting on Allan Schoenborn when he was The church has already been the ridge every morning for the at large for nine days back in Search and rescue teams closed for two weeks, and Stone said past month.

2008, told the Herald he found from across the province are the congregation will likely be restrictTyner was last seen on Tyner’s horse early Monday combing the Nicola Valley, as ed from meeting there for another Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., morning, around 5:30 a.m. the hunt for a local cowboy — two weeks. and was not working at the time, “It took me about 20 minutes who hasn’t been seen since Jan. “They have to get the air qualto get him because he was pretty according to RCMP. 26 — stretches on. ity in the building back to the point Nearly 40 search and rescue The 32-year-old man was last jumpy — something happened where they feel it is safe for everyone (SAR) members were on site on to him. He only had one rein,” seen on Saturday, Const. Tracy and enough of the clean-up done Jan. 28 with police dog services, Robinson said. “But I caught Dunsmore wrote in a news that it is safe to be in the building,” snowmobiles and RCMP air him and tied him up to a tree.” release. he said. support. Overnight SAR crews Robinson called a few local A representative from Nicola In the meantime, the community provided air and ground search cowboys at that time to notify Ranch confirmed the missing is hosting Sunday services at the civic as well. them. man is Ben Tyner, manager of centre.

Search efforts are being co“When they called me back Nicola Ranch.

Stone added several other commuordinated by Nicola Valley SAR “Due to active logging in the at 12:30 p.m. — this really nity groups who use the building for with the assistance of Kamloops pissed me off — they told me area and herds of wild horses, meetings and events are affected by SAR and other nearby commuthat it was the manager of the finding track for the rider has the closure as well. nities. Members of the public Nicola Ranch’s horse, who had been hindered and Search and While Stone admitted it’s difficult are asked not to conduct their been missing since Saturday Rescue is still unaware of the not to be discouraged by the incident, own searches as it may interfere night.

I don’t know why nobody missing male’s destination,” he stressed things could have been far with SAR efforts. knew.”

Dunsmore wrote. worse.

Anyone with information or Robinson’s frustration didn’t Merritt RCMP were alerted “It is pretty much a miracle that who may have seen a male ridend there, however, as he said to a horse with no rider — but the fire did not take off,” Stone said. he was restricted from searching ing in the Swakum ridge area on equipped with full gear — at “It sounds kind of cliché, but we the mountain by search and res- Saturday or Sunday is asked to approximately 12:30 p.m. on believe God helped to protect the contact the Merritt RCMP. cue and RCMP crews.

Jan. 28, said Dunsmore. building from not burning down.”

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Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Public Works Summer Students.

Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Public Works Seasonal Labourer.

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Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019 by:

Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019 by:

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Date Posted: February 01, 2019 Posting Expires: February 15, 2019

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Bovine disease traced to Nicola Valley cows The strain has never been seen before in Canada.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

The discovery of a bovine tuberculosis (TB) strain in four Nicola Valley cows isn’t causing considerable stress for the general manager of the B.C. Cattleman’s Association (BCCA).

In fact, Kevin Boon said it could even be seen as a good thing, as the discovery of a new strain — one that has never before been seen in Canada — indicates the previous strains discovered have been eradicated.

Boon said it is typical to see TB in cattle and wildlife on occasion.

“And that is the purpose – we try to find them and it is not atypical to find a strain that we have not seen for a long time or have not seen in our country,” he said. “Because this stuff can move in different ways, a lot of times they do not find the actual source of it.”

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched an investigation into a case of bovine TB back in

November after they discovered a mature beef cow from the Nicola Valley with signs of the disease when it was presented for slaughter.

To date, four confirmed cases of the strain of bovine TB have been found in one herd in the Nicola Valley, including the cow that was confirmed to have the disease when it was slaughtered in October 2018.

In an update released

by Canada’s chief veterinary officer, Jaspinder Komal said none of the animals entered the food chain or pose risks to the food supply or human health.

“The majority of the animals from the infected herd in the Southern Interior of British Columbia have been tested,” Komal added.

CFIA has placed movement controls on approximately 18,000 animals in 25 herds as the investigation continues.

“Testing, humane destruction, and disposal are carried out as required,” the statement

reads.

“They have a very strict protocol to follow,” Boon told the Herald, noting sometimes ranchers question or challenge it.

“Because in some cases we have to remove whole herds of cattle and it is a huge cost and often times a lot of hardship,” he said, noting it takes several days to perform the TB scratch test on each cow in a herd. “It takes all the manpower and of course we hate handling cattle any more than we have to because it puts stress on them, it challenges their health, it can put them in danger or injury.”

While producers are eligible for compensation for animals ordered destroyed by the CFIA as part of the agency’s investigation, ranchers often take a financial hit, Boon said.

“For a lot of guys there are other things they need to be doing.

They need to hire extra staff a lot of times, but the thing is when you put a stop movement on a herd, [the producers] lose their ability to sell their cattle but the payments still need to be made so there is a lot of

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hardship there,” he said.

“It can be costly and we have seen operations go broke in these processes sometimes.”

Beyond the financial stress is an emotional toll that cannot be repaid, Boon stressed.

“You get these herds, a lot of them have been around for generations, they know the range, they know the land they are on and that is a huge value,” he said.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Legislature looting spree B.C. Legislature Speaker Darryl Plecas promised sickening revelations TOM FLETCHER of flaB.C. grantly abusive and VIEWS possibly fraudulent financial actions by the legislature’s two top managers. He has delivered.

The documented activities in Plecas’ now-public report justify his decision to call in the police and have Clerk of the House Craig James and Sergeant at Arms Gary Lenz suspended from their jobs last November. Long after the current political finger-pointing is forgotten, Plecas will go down in history as the man who split open the rotting wall of self-serving secrecy that has protected the highest officials of B.C.’s governing structure.

He did that by joining their exclusive club, gaining access to their habits and records, and resisting the rewards offered to him. Here are a few examples.

Plecas declined to expense a tailored suit, which all three bought on one of two trips to London that were billed as being for business meetings.

Those turned out to be mostly “meet and greet” affairs, included a brief sit-down with a member of Britain’s security service, MI5, that didn’t need to be in person, Plecas wrote.

On that first London trip, shortly after Plecas became speaker in late 2017, James arranged a flight to Edinburgh and a car and driver to tour St. Andrews and visit its famous golf course. Highlights were shopping at the Scottish Parliament and St. Andrews gift shops, for which Plecas tracked and recorded items expensed to B.C. taxpayers.

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Vegetarians, carnivores and technology “Right now, growing cells as meat instead of animals is a very expensive process,” said Yaakov Nahmias, founder and chief scientist of Israelbased startup Future GWYNNE DYER Meat Technologies.

The international But it will get cheapSTAGE er, and it probably will be needed.

Global population is heading for 10 billion by 2050. Average global incomes will triple in the same period, enabling more people to eat meat-rich diets.

“We need a significant overhaul, changing the global food system on a scale not seen before,” says Professor Tim Lang of the University of London, one of the 37 scientific co-authors who wrote the a report by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet and Health that launches in Jakarta on Friday. But we’ve heard it all before.

It takes seven kilos of grain to grow one kilo of beef. We have appropriated threequarters of the world’s fertile land for food production, and we’ll need the rest by 2050.

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The world’s stocks of seafood will have collapsed by 2050. It’s all true, but we’re sick of being nagged.

The EAT-Lancet Commission even has a diet that will save the planet. Cut your beef consumption by 90 per cent (i.e. one steak a month). Eat more beans and pulses and more nuts and seeds. Going vegetarian or vegan will help even more. That’s all true too — but I don’t think it’s going to happen.

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‘So clearly there would be a huge market for real meat that didn’t come from cattle, pigs, sheep and chickens...’

No doubt there will in due course be high taxes on meat and fish, and propaganda campaigns to persuade people to change their eating habits, and some people will change

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— but not enough. We need to bring the rest of the population along, and few things are more persistent than cultural dietary preferences. Like eating meat.

So clearly there would be a huge market for real meat that didn’t come from cattle, pigs, sheep and chickens, but tastes right and doesn’t trash the environment.

We’re not talking about the famous $325,000 hamburger patty made from beef cells immersed in a growth medium that was triumphantly cooked on television six years ago.

We’re talking about a proper steak with muscle and fat cells and the right shape, taste and texture — but not one produced by the familiar process that uses huge amounts of fertile land, releases large amounts of greenhouse gases, and involves slaughtering live animals. That is Yaakov Nahmias’s goal, and he’s pretty close now.

Future Meat Technologies produces its ‘cell-based meat’ in bioreactors, growing it on lattices that give it shape and texture, but we’re not talking about giant vats in a lab. He plans to give small units to existing farmers.

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OPINION Laboratory meat could save Earth From Page 6 He reckons that with a “distributed manufacturing model” he can get the cost down to about $5 a kilogram [$2.27 a pound], and meat giant Tyson Foods recently put $2.2 million of seed money into his company. A dozen other start-ups are chasing the same goal: Memphis Meat, JUST, Finless Foods, Meatable — a total of 30 labs around the world.

Coming up behind cell-based meat there’s the even newer concept of ‘Solar Foods:’ a Finnish company called just that is using electricity

from solar panels to electrolyse water and produce hydrogen.

The hydrogen is fed to bacteria, and the product is an edible food that is half carbohydrates, half fats and protein.

It is just as good as soya as an animal food, and it uses no land at all.

No greenhouse gas emissions either, and the first factory producing it opens in two years’ time. Technology alone can’t save us, but it can certainly shift the odds in our favour.

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From the Herald archives: Jan. 29, 2010

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Congregation counting blessings Editor,

As reported in the Merritt Herald, Crossroads Community Church was the subject of an arson attempt on Jan. 11. All in all, we’re very thankful that the damage at Crossroads was not more serious, although we are looking at restoration costs of $40,000 to $100,000 that fortunately are covered by our insurance policy. We’re currently still out of the building and meeting on Sundays at the Merritt civic centre as we wait on the okay to get back in. We will carry on and we’re thankful that the church is not the building, it’s the people.

Our sympathies go out to the members Trinity United Church for the loss of the Murray United Church building. The loss of this historic building is a loss for all of us in the Nicola Valley.

We wanted to take the time to thank our community for their help and support during this time. The response we have felt has been overwhelmingly positive. We want to thank the mayor’s office, civic centre staff, police, fire department and community members for their help and offers of help.

Special thanks to J’aime Etchart at the civic centre who has gone above and beyond for us. Thanks to Tim Hortons for donating coffee on Jan. 13.

We appreciate our community and look forward to continuing to serve our community as we move forward!

Pastor Michael Stone Crossroads Community Church While the loss of the Murray United Church is a tragedy, and the damage to the Crossroads Community Church is disheartening, the efforts of the community to provide space and support for those affected by the fires is one bright spot in this story. - Editor

Clerk of the House Craig James accompanies Speaker Darryl Plecas to the B.C. legislature chamber after Plecas’s surprise election to the position, September, 2017. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press

From Page 6 The disclosure that gained the most media attention was the purchase of a high-end wood splitter and utility trailer costing more than $13,000, sup-

posedly as part of the legislature’s emergency preparedness project.

The RCMP later seized the splitter from James’ home, and the trailer showed up soon after in a legislature parking lot.

Police and two special prosecutors are now examining this whole mess.

It gets worse. The report details James asking Plecas to sign a paper authorizing a “retirement allowance”

of up to $300,000.

Plecas writes that he was told by the deputy clerk that James had already received a similar benefit of $257,000 in 2012, with no indication he was actually retiring from a job that pays substantially more than that of premier.

Plecas signed it and later rescinded it, to secure the paper trail.

I’ll refrain from detailing other issues, including altered invoices and allegations of a truckload of liquor being hauled away after a reception.

Those will be of particular interest to police and prosecutors.

Another event of 2012 was the start of receipt disclosure by

MLAs, after many years of questionable travel, constituency expenses and other claims. That came about after former B.C. auditor general John Doyle revealed that MLA credit card bills were being paid without any effective oversight.

That overdue change left the allpowerful speaker and legislature officers exempt. It’s a mistake now regretted by many, including Premier John Horgan, who served on the legislature’s management committee at the time.

We’ll be hearing a lot more in the days ahead about some of James’ travel expenses,

notably a June 20, 2018 trip to Vancouver to meet with former B.C. Liberal attorney general Geoff Plant and Paul Barbeau, another lawyer who is B.C. Liberal Party president.

There were other meetings with top B.C. Liberals, including with former premier Christy Clark.

We know about them now because James charged them all up as business travel expenses for the strictly non-partisan office of Clerk of the House.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press Media. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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THEATRE PLAN TAKES CENTRE STAGE Don’t put on your 3-D glasses yet, but plans are in the works to build a multiplex movie theatre in Merritt.

City Council voted in favour of allowing the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council (NVCAC) to explore options for this project at a Tuesday’s regular meeting.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to have a movie theatre back in town,” said NVCAC’s Kurt Christopherson.

“We haven’t had one for 20 years.

And I just think, from a community point of view, there’s tons of money that’s going out of Merritt all the time.

Who wants to be on the highway at midnight driving in a snowstorm back to Merritt?”

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Handlen to spend life in prison for 1978 murder Members of Monica Jack’s family delivered emotional victim impact statements at the sentencing Monday of Garry Taylor Handlen, who was convicted of murdering the girl 40 years ago.

Keith Fraser VANCOUVER SUN

Several members of Monica Jack’s family delivered tearful victim impact statement at the sentencing of the girl’s killer on Monday.

Earlier this month, Garry Taylor Handlen, 71, was convicted by a jury of the May 1978 first-degree murder of 12-year-old Monica, who went missing while riding her bicycle near Merritt.

First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years.

In imposing sentence on the accused, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen said the murder of the young girl was among the worst of crimes and Handlen among the worst of offenders.

“Your actions were certain to bring an innocent child terror and pain before her life was so savagely ended,” said the judge.

Cullen noted that Handlen, who has a prior record including several rapes, had demonstrated he was a “sexual predator” who preys on the weak and vulnerable.

“You ripped away the life of a young girl and deprived her of an opportunity to grow into adulthood and experience all that life has to offer.”

The girl went missing while riding her bicycle along Nicola Lake not far from her home.

Handlen confessed

to undercover cops that he abducted her and then took her up a mountain in his vehicle before strangling her.

The Crown’s theory was that she was also sexually assaulted.

In her victim impact statement, Madeline Lanaro, Monica’s mother, described her daughter as a “very lively young woman” whose death had affected her family in many ways.

She said that due to the length of the process her relationships with others had been strained and she often felt unsupported not only by family and friends but also by the community.

“I have anger spurts at myself and sometimes those around me.

The whole experience has been very stressful … I have been grieving the loss of my daughter for 40 years.”

The “roller-coaster” of emotions had affected her mentally and her only fear was that

Handlen may escape from prison, added the mom.

“He knows who we are and where we live.”

Heather Hemphill, a younger sister of the victim, wept as she described how there was initially hope when Monica went missing, but then despair when the victim’s remains were found years later.

“You robbed us of our future,” she told Handlen.

She said her sister never got a chance to grow up, get married and have children and grandchildren.

“It just breaks my heart every time of the future that could have been had you not driven down that road, had you not seen my sister riding her bike.”

In a community impact statement, Chief Aaron Sumexheltza of the Lower Nicola Indian Band said the band was devastated by the murder of the young girl.

“The Lower Nicola

Monica Jack at different points in her young life. At age 12, she was last seen riding her bike on May 6, 1978 near Nicola Lake in the B.C. Interior. Her body was found in June 1995 north of Merritt. Photos contributed

band was a peaceful, prosperous and safe community and that changed the day Monica didn’t come home. After Monica’s disappearance, families didn’t feel safe, especially those with children.”

The chief said that everything in

their community is centred around the future of their children and Monica’s future was taken away by Handlen.

“We fear for our safety were Garry Handlen to get out of jail. He has never taken responsibility for what he did to Monica and

he has never shown any remorse for the murder of Monica.”

After the sentencing, Crown counsel Mark Sheardown told the court that the Crown would not be proceeding with evidence involving a second murder count against Handlen, involving

11-year-old KathrynMary Herbert. The judge then dismissed the charge.

Outside court, Crown spokesman Dan McLaughlin told reporters the Crown would be reviewing a pre-trial ruling involving the Herbert count but did not elaborate.

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Snowed-in seniors serviced by Snow Angels Volunteer program would connect able-bodied locals with seniors.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

The City of Merritt is exploring ways to help elderly and disabled members of the community clear snow from their homes.

Staff are in the process of establishing a Snow Angels program, where community members volunteer to help those who need a little extra help with snow removal.

An application to launch the program has been submitted to the province, and staff were hoping to have it up and running for this winter, said Sean Smith, the city’s director of corporate services, at a regular council meeting on Jan. 22.

However, there is a six-week waiting period before they can start calling for volunteers and conducting the necessary criminal record checks for the applicants.

“So we are really hopeful that we will have a full-fledged, up-and-running Snow Angels program for this next winter, and

we would like to even trial run it a little bit at the tail end of this one just to hopefully work out some of the kinks, but until we get that final approval we aren’t really going to be able to launch with anything,” Smith said.

Another issue with snow removal in the city was identified at the meeting by Coun. Kurt Christopherson, who noted snow often does not get removed on side-

said staff are planning on building up a list of all vacant properties in town to send a memo to the owners encouraging them to make snow removal arrangements.

“The biggest issue right now is making a list of the inventory of the properties that are potentially problematic,” he said, noting he would rather focus on public education rather than increased bylaw enforcement.

Coun. Fehr stressed city staff can take all kinds of initiatives, but cannot do it all alone.

A salt and sand storage facility was added to the public works yard in 2018. This has resulted in a turnaround time of five to seven minutes for crews to load and start dispensing the material on roads, instead of the 45 minutes it sometimes took for crews load at Godi Pit with other VSA trucks, according to Henderson. Herald files

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walks in front of vacant buildings.

“Who is responsible for those?” he asked.

Sean Smith explained the responsibility lies with the property owner. He

“The businesses, the property owners, the residents — we all have a responsibility because clearing sidewalks is a big deal for seniors and for people with disabilities,” he said.

Staff not looking to increase budget Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

After coming $46 under budget for snow removal last year, the city’s public works department is not seeking more spending money in 2019.

“I don’t see a major increase coming this year,” said Charlie Henderson, the city’s superintendent of public works, at the Jan. 22 meeting of council.

Over the past eight years, the city has budgeted an average of $70,000 on snow removal, Henderson said.

The budget was increased from $72,746 in 2017 to $89,453 in 2018, and the city managed to stay $46 under budget last year.

Henderson was granted a budget increase for new materials in 2018, which funded the purchase of equipment such as a brine maker, a

storage facility for salt and sand in the public works yard and a multidirectional front plow for one of the city’s trucks. Henderson said these upgrades have given the public works department the tools and operational efficiency they need to manage snow in the city.

While Merrittonians have seen a fair amount of the white stuff the past couple of years, Henderson stressed Merritt has a mild climate and it is possible residents will not see another heavy winter for several years.

Mayor Linda Brown said four people have come to her office to compliment the city’s snow removal so far this winter and the equipment upgrades.

Henderson said the new equipment and full roster of six staff is doing the trick.

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Merritt RCMP warn of theft uptick in town Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Police urged residents to protect their homes and belongings as thieves have been busy at work in Merritt.

A slew of break-ins to homes and vehicles have been reported lately, Const. Tracy Dusnmore said, noting a number took place on Jan. 25, mostly in the Diamond Vale area.

“There has been an increase with theft lately so we are asking people to be aware, take things out of the car, don’t leave houses unlocked and report anything suspicious,” she said.

While RCMP do not have specific suspects for many of the recent crimes, Dunsmore said there is a large pool of possibilities.

“We have a long list of suspects that are

known to us, known to be in possession of stolen property,” she said.

Among the thieves’ recent targets is Diamond Vale Elementary, which was broken into on Jan. 20.

“Somebody threw a large rock through one of the windows,” Dunsmore said. “It looks like they did gain entrance. Someone went through some filing cabinets and such.”

RCMP have yet to confirm what all was taken, but Dunsmore suggested the thieves are “just looking for cash, computers, iPads, anything like that.”

The Lower Nicola fire hall was another recent target for local thieves.

RCMP responded to a call for a disturbance at the Prince Motel in the afternoon of Jan. 21. While the four sus-

pects had fled the motel by the time RCMP arrived, officers tracked the group down in a vehicle soon after.

Once the four suspects were stopped, police noticed some suspicious items in their car.

“They had lots of heavy [emergency response] gear like compressors, jaws of life, things that most people would not have in their vehicle,” Dunsmore said.

None of the four suspects appeared to be firefighters, so police confiscated the gear with the intention of finding out where the items came from.

It didn’t take long for officers to find the answer though, as they received a call later that afternoon alerting them the same collection of items went missing from

In addition to several homes and vehicles, Diamond Vale Elementary and the Lower Nicola fire hall were targets of busy thieves over the past week. Herald files

the Lower Nicola fire hall.

“So it looks like all the items we seized were from that break-

The day of

and-enter in Lower Nicola,” Dunsmore said.

One of the suspects has outstanding charges,

Dunsmore added, and the report has been forwarded to Crown counsel.

Anyone with infor-

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The expanded emergency room at the Nicola Valley hospital will be well equipped to handle the rigours of acute care, thanks in part to the generosity of Merritt’s local businesses and community members.

The Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation (NVHCEF) has reached its goal of raising $550,000 in support of the emergency room expansion at the Nicola Valley hospital. It was

the largest fundraising campaign the group has ever undertaken.

“We are totally amazed at the generosity of the people in the Valley. It is a lot of a money to come from the community,” said Jerry Sanders, spokesperson for the NVHCEF. “You’re never quite sure what to expect, we’re quite pleased to have hit our target.”

The mandate of the NVHCEF prohibits the group from raising money to directly fund capital expansion projects, Sanders

explained. Instead, the group plans to use the funds to purchase furniture and equipment required for the new emergency room.

In the meantime, the NVHCEF is planning to erect a donor wall which will bear the name of everyone who donated $100 or more to the campaign.

Sanders said the group will continue to accept donations up until the grand opening.

“If we overachieve, I’m sure [Interior Health] will find a way to use the money,” he said.

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Sloan back on PGA Tour and looking to stick Merritt golfer records best-ever finish, earns cheque for $112,100.

Marty Hastings KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Roger Sloan has a 16-month-old daughter, his beloved Calgary Flames are atop the Western Conference and four days of work in California led to a $112,100 paycheque.

“The Oilers are terrible, the Canucks are terrible and the Flames are great,” Sloan said with a laugh.

“Everything is good in my world. It’s been a long time coming.”

The 31-year-old professional golfer from Merritt placed tied for 12th this month at the Desert Classic in La Quinta, Calif., the best result of his PGA Tour career.

Sloan fired a finalround 65 to finish the tournament 17-underpar, nine shots off the pace set by winner Adam Long. Canadian Adam Hadwin and five-time major champion Phil Mickelson finished one shot back of Long.

The University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) graduate is 112th in Fed Ex Cup standings, Sloan’s highest-ever ranking, and has earned more money ($169,892) through seven events this season than he did in 20 PGA Tour events in 2014-2015, when he amassed $133,048.

So, yes, there is a lot to celebrate for Sloan,

wife Casey and daughter Leighton.

But there was very little revelling going on Jan. 23, a day before Sloan teed off at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego.

“I spent the last three seasons on the Web.com Tour, each year just narrowly missing out on getting our PGA status back,” Sloan said.

“You work hard for a job promotion. When you get it, it’s fantastic.

At the same time, you know that anytime you get a job promotion, your responsibilities and accountability become greater.

“You’ve got to work harder to make sure we can compete with the world’s best.”

When the Merritt secondary graduate (class valedictorian, 2005) says, “we,” and “our,” he is talking about his team, which includes Casey, swing coach Jeff Barton, fitness coach Pam Owens, mental coach Paul Dewland and caddie Jon Enge.

“Expenses are challenging, especially on the PGA Tour, with the travel you do and the hotel accommodation,” Sloan said. “It’s not cheap, plus you’re employing a caddie.

It’s not just personal earnings. It’s business earnings and you have expenses.”

Roger Sloan of Merritt celebrates with the winner’s trophy on the 18th green after the final round of the Web.com Tour Nova Scotia Open at Ashburn Golf Club on July 6, 2014. He returned to the PGA Tour this season. Photograph By Stan Badz/PGA TOUR

Sloan turned pro in 2009 and toiled for six years on lower-tier circuits such as the Mackenzie Tour and Web.com Tour before finally realizing his dream of securing a PGA Tour card for 2014-2015.

One season later, it was gone.

He was relegated to the Web.com Tour and failed in 2016 and 2017 to regain PGA Tour status.

“I went into the finals this year [in 2018] on the Web.com Tour and was able to string together a few good tournaments and that gave us enough accumulated money to get back out there

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with the big boys,” said Sloan, who finished tied for 37th at the RBC Canadian Open in July, a good sign he was ready to take the next step.

He locked up 2018-2019 PGA Tour status by finishing tied for second at the Albertsons Boise Open in September, the penultimate event of the Web.com Tour Finals.

Finishing tied for 12th earlier this month in a field that included some of the best golfers in the world is reassurance Sloan belongs, but he already knew that.

“There’s definitely that confirmation, but I don’t necessarily need that confirmation,”

Sloan said. “What I look after day to day, what I can control, is me. I want to look at myself in the mirror at the end of the day and know that I was able to execute to the best of my ability as frequently as possible. I know deep down that if I’m able to do that on a consistent basis, I can compete with the world’s best.”

Casey, a former UTEP volleyball player, and Leighton travel with Sloan from stop to stop. One of the benefits of playing on the PGA Tour is quality health care at most events.

“It’s definitely an adjustment from travelling wife and husband

to travelling with an infant,” Sloan said.

“She’s running around getting into mischief right now. It’s challenging but, at the same time, it’s extremely rewarding that you get to watch the child’s development.”

By inching up Fed Ex Cup standings, exemption becomes a possibility to highstakes invitational tournaments such as the Arnold Palmer, Colonial and Memorial.

“The better you play, the more tournaments you’re going to get into, but you can’t focus on that,” Sloan said. “You’ve got to keep doing what you do.

“I need to do a lot more work to start talking about qualifying for majors. That’s top 50-, top-100-in-the-world type of status to automatically qualify for those.”

Kamloops golf fans may remember his first pro victory, when a final-round 66 put him over the top at the Western Championship at Rivershore Estates and Golf Links.

His plunder: a trophy, a bull-shaped belt buckle and a cheque for $20,000.

Sloan’s career earnings to date are $999,746.

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Interior teams coming to town Sixteen-team Grade 8 tournament could mark the start of a new era for basketball in Merritt.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Gian Cavaliere’s plan to make Merritt a destination for high school basketball is beginning to take shape.

The athletic director and vice principal for Merritt Secondary School has partnered with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology to host more basketball tournaments at the new gymnasium at NVIT’s campus.

“NVIT has been really great to work with. They have a beautiful brand new gym, new scoreboard, new flooring, new bleachers,” said Cavaliere. “They really wanted to make this work.”

The addition of the new facility at NVIT’s campus in Merritt has opened the door for the high school to host larger scale tournaments, where teams

play games at both MSS and NVIT. After a test event in December went smoothly, Cavaliere said two schools are set to host Merritt’s biggest tournament in “probably a decade;” a 16-team Grade 8 tournament featuring both boys and girls teams.

Teams from Nakusp, Vernon, Kamloops, Hope, Kelowna, Princeton and Revelstoke are expected to attend the Eagles’ Perch Invitational tournament, which is set for two full days on Feb. 1 and 2.

“Our hope is that, if it builds traction, we’ll do it for the seniors as well and the juniors,” said Cavaliere.

Part of the benefit for NVIT is the chance to sell the school to students outside of the Nicola Valley, said Cavaliere.

Having teams visiting from around the

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Cents looking for more in final games Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt Secondary’s senior boys basketball team takes on competition from Seaton Secondary during a test tournament in December, with games played at both NVIT and MSS. Bill Stowell/Herald

Interior could “pique the interest of kids who might not know what NVIT is all about,” said Cavaliere. “So that when they choose to go to school, it is another option for them.”

The indigenous culture of the Nicola Valley will also be prominent during the tournament, Cavaliere added. Elders and hand drummers will kick off the opening

games at each venue, with the goal of showcasing the unique culture of NVIT. A second, high quality gymnasium in Merritt, coupled with the city’s convenient location as a hub for teams from the Okanagan and the coast, could attract top teams to tournaments hosted in Merritt for years to come, said Cavaliere.

Competing against those teams would help raise the profile of basketball in Merritt, he added.

“We had some great teams back in the ‘90s — and unfortunately we’ve lost that a little bit,” he said.

With any luck, the Panthers’ return to form as a high school basketball powerhouse will begin at tip-off on Friday.

The Merritt Centennials are in the homestretch.

There are only ten games left in the regular season for the Cents, who trail the Penticton Vees for the lead in the BCHL’s Interior division.

The results of the Jan. 30 game against the Wenatchee Wild were not available as of press time, but the Cents sat five points back of the Vees on Wednesday morning. Should the team hold on to second place in the division, there is a long list of potential opponents for the opening round of the playoffs.

But before they start dreaming of a run to the Fred Page Cup, the Merritt team will remain focused on the tough task ahead of them — catching up to the Vees in the standings.

Of the final ten games on the schedule, the Cents will play seven on the road. For a team that has a .500 road record on the season (11-8-3), the challenge will be to improve their special teams play.

Cents faithful should be circling Feb. 15 on their calendars. The team will travel to the South Okanagan Events Centre for one final regular season match against the Vees.

Depending on the preceding games, it could be a pivotal game in the race for the top spot in the Interior division.

The final game of the regular season will be an Interior-division tilt between the Vernon Vipers and the Merritt Centennials at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Feb. 23.

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Nicola Valley Film Society presents Transit. Rated PG on Monday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the NVIT Lecture Theatre. Tickets and memberships are available at the door. For more information phone 250-378-5190.

DRUMMING

If you are interested in drumming then you may want to join the Merritt Drum Connection at the Bench Elementary School on January 31 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. No experience required. Drums are available to rent if you don’t have one. Please call 260-318-0963 for more information.

STEPS TO CHRIST

There will be a 12 Step Seminar at Merritt Adventist Church every Sunday 3 p.m. or 7 p.m..

Materials are provided.

Drop by 2190 Granite Ave., or contact Jim for more information 250378-2339.

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RED CROSS

The Red Cross will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Please go to the hospital if you need medical equipment.

COURTHOUSE ARTS GALLERY Join us Thursday to

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB Play Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the CMS gymnasium, 2975 Clapperton Ave. The club also plays on Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 - 9 p.m., at the Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave. Come for fun and exercise, dropins welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available. For more information call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. The group aims to assist in the development and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry

at 250-378-5190.

Saturday from 12 - 6 p.m.

See our current art show or join us for our Friday workshops, different arts and artists, from tea and talk to mosaics, drawing, etc. For what’s new this week at the gallery and the Nicola Valley Arts Council check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil. com, or call 250-3786515 or 250-315-3437.

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., cribbage 1:30 & 7 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m., bridge 7 p.m.

Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor and table shuffleboard 3 5 p.m. Second and fourth Thursdays: floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. Friday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rummoli and games 7 p.m. The second Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. we have a general meeting, executive meeting at 10 a.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. Third Friday of the month drop in lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday: drop-ins from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with floor curling played at 1 p.m. The hall is available to senior members to use for teas, birthdays, celebrations and get togethers.

The games room is com-

plete with a pool table, snooker table, shuffleboard table, dart board, horseshoe pit, library with books, DVD’s and puzzles. For more information please call 250-378-3763.

TOPS

Are you interested in losing weight sensibly, then you may want to come to TOPS. We meet Tuesdays at the United Church Hall, 1899 Quilchena Ave. For information call 250-3785225. Weigh-in from 7:45 until 8:45 a.m. with meetings from 9 - 9:30 a.m.

GARAGE SALE

Baillie House spring garage sale, every Thursday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you need it, we might just have it. For more information call 250-378-0349.

COMMUNITY BAND

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-3157724.

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The Conayt Friendship Society located at 1964 Quilchena Ave. has a drop-in center for Elders every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Snacks and light lunches are provided. Elders are welcome to assist in preparing

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menu and lunch. A signin sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the executive director.

SENIOR CURLING

We are looking for curlers, season starting in October games are Mondays and Tuesdays at 1 p.m. If interested please call Dee at 250-378-5821.

RED CROSS

H.E.L.P. Merritt Red Cross is looking for volunteers for two hours on Thursdays to loan out health equipment from the Merritt Hospital. You will be working with another volunteer who will help train you. If you can help please call 250-378-5276. Students for summer months are welcome.

A winter outreach program operates at St Michael’s community hall, 1990 Chapman St., from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday. The program is in need of a few helping hands so we can provide lunch, games, conversation and music. Musicians are invited to bring songs, instruments and voices for playing, jamming and singing. If you would like to be part of this, please call/text Michael at 250315-7454.

THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU Crossroads Community Church

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

Merritt Baptist Church

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

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

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

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church

FAMILY HISTORY

Anyone wanting to research their family trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-212-9868. We will open the family history centre by appointment only.

LITERACY MERRITT

Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley Society is looking for volunteer tutors for the One to One elementary school reading program.

For more information email literacymerritt@ gmail.com or phone 250378-7844.

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

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

Trinity United Church

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

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

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Gary Edward Christensen Oct. 4, 1941 - Jan. 1, 2019

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Passed away to illness, Jan 1, 2019, at the age of 77.

He is survived by loving family, new wife Loretta, daughters; Shereese and Tara, his sons; Randy, May(Leah) 8, 1935and - Jan. 2019 grandchildren; Darren Jay13, (Kathy), Jennifer, Craig, Brandon and Kyle, as well as many It ismembers. with sadness we family announce the peaceful A gathering of friends and family will be held on passing of Clifford Dueck.

Saturday, February 9th, from 12 - 3, at the home of He was born May 8, 1935 Darren and Leah Christensen, in Togo Saskatchewan and#4420, Iron Mountain Road, Merritt, B.C. passed away on January 13, 2019 at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt.

Predeceased by his wife Dorothy of 63 years in Dec. 2018. Lovingly missed by his children; Ronald (Judy), MaryLee (Rick), David (Jessie), sister Bonnie, grandson Kody and step grandchildren; Nicole, Crystal, Ashley, Ryan and Megan.

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