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Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
The Merritt Green Energy Project (MGE) lead the way in the value of building permits, generating $13,000,000 of a total $27,000,000 the city saw in 2015 — more than any other construction project. The worth of these permits has been growing the past three years. In 2014 the value of development projects in town was approximately $11,600,000 — an increase of $7.5 million from 2013's $4.1 million, Merritt's planning and development services manager Sean O'Flaherty told the Herald. The increase from 2014 to 2015 was about $15.4 million. Without MGE, the increase would have dropped down to just $2.4 million. This past year, the city collected more than $150,000 in building permit fees from every building permit — which are based on the construction values, O'Flaherty said. "The building permit fees contribute to overall revenues in the city, so it's a revenue source," he said. However, these numbers say more than just what's going into city coffers. "It's a good indicator of overall growth and development in a city," O'Flaherty said. He said it shows growth both in quality and quantity of the developments. More permits will be needed for the MGE project this year, meaning the project will continue
Provincial goal is to hire 1,600 more nurses across B.C.
to generate construction values in 2016, O'Flaherty said. The number of active business licenses also increased, moving from 544 in 2014 up to 603 in 2015. "All this new investment in our city is a result of market conditions, interest rates, favourable construction and land costs, and economic outlook," O'Flaherty said. Some of the major building developments in town still under construction include two hotels being erected in the Gasoline Alley section of town, and ENN Canada's permanent LNG fuelling station behind the Greyhound bus station.
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in place achieve this at the school level, but a district parent advisory council, or DPAC, will go beyond classroom influence. “When there’s district planning or decisions being made, then we’ll be able to consult with parents through the DPAC,� McNiven said. McNiven said a DPAC would advise the school board. “They would have an opportunity to develop an agenda
The B.C. government is planning to catch up on its long-standing nursing shortage by hiring 1,643 full-time registered nurses by the end of March. Health Minister Terry Lake and B.C. Nurses’ Union president Gayle Duteil announced Tuesday they have reached a staff increase agreement that has been the main obstacle to signing a new contract. The previous deal expired nearly two years ago, and the dispute over staffing was headed for arbitration. Duteil said the last BCNU contract in 2012 contained a commitment to fill these positions, but more than 1,600 have not been. “To the nurses working 16-hour shifts today, to the nurses working short in the emergency department and operating rooms across B.C., to community nurses with overwhelming caseloads, this agreement means relief is on the way,� Duteil said. Lake said the first priority is to offer full-time positions to some of the 7,000 casual nurses working in B.C. Nurses from other provinces would be the next choice, and international recruiting would take place after that. “I think there will be a pool of nurses who may be moving back with their families to British Columbia, given the economic downturn in Alberta,� Lake said.
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SD 58 developing district PAC Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
A district parent advisory council is being developed in an effort to give parents a voice on educational issues and influence matters at a district level. These types of groups are common in B.C.’s education system said superintendent Steve McNiven, but no such advisory council exists within SD 58. The PACs that are currently
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‘We don’t want it to SCHOOL DISTRICT BRIEFS be tokenism,’ says District to implement teacher mentoring program Program will pair veteran teachers with those who have less experience superintendent From Page 1 as a district PAC and bring items of interest forward. We, as a district, would bring items forward and be able to access them [the DPAC] from a consultative perspective,” McNiven explained. In an effort to get a DPAC off the ground, a meeting was held with the presidents of the school district’s parent advisory councils. McNiven said the next step is to have the school-based PACs each elect two of their members to represent their school at the DPAC level. He said he hopes to have this happen by April, at which time a
DPAC executive would be elected, and bylaws and a constitution developed. The idea to develop a DPAC came about due to the change on the horizon for the school district, which is coming in the form of a new curriculum next fall, McNiven said. “I think its beneficial to be able to educate parents in those changes and have them as part of the process, and the DPAC allows for that,” he said. “We don’t want it to be tokenism — we’re not doing it just because other districts are doing it. Part of our strategic plan is to improve communication.”
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School District 58 is implementing the New Teacher Mentoring program, something the district has never offered before. Started in 2012 as a collaborative effort between the BC Teachers Association, University of British Columbia and BC Superintendent’s Association, this government-funded
program is designed to pair teachers who have less than five years of experience with veteran educators. Enrollment is expected to increase over the next few years across the province along with more retirements. SD 58 Assistant Superintendent Christine Perkins said that according to a quote from the Canadian Teachers
Federation from 2004, 30 per cent of new teachers leave the profession after just five years. A communication and continued mentoring plan for the participating partners is forthcoming, Perkins said. She said the partnerships between new and veteran teachers would be a year-long initiative.
Extra non-instructional day and other notes on 2016-17 calendar School District 58 is adding one more non-instructional day to its 2016-17 school calendar and will continue to have a two week spring break, starting the third Monday in March. This day is being
added by the provincial government to address the new curriculum that is being put in place next fall, SD 58 Superintendent Steve McNiven said. The added day off means SD58 will move from seven to
eight days sans class time. Those days include one after classes have ended which is devoted to administrative work. The 2016-17 calendar draft must be finalized by March 31.
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City council and School District 58 are examining the idea of erecting a barrier to block access to a steep path on an embankment that poses a safety risk and liability concerns. The trail in question is on SD58 property in Diamond Vale, and can be found at the end of a statutory right-of-way off of Armstrong Street, which leads to the embankment overlooking the former Coquihalla Middle School. The top of the embankment marks the border between city and SD 58 property. The steep path leading down to the school’s field is currently covered with compact snow. Trails that start at end of the sidewalk at the top and lead down, intersecting the field, indicate that the point is accessed regularly. At a committee of the whole meeting on Jan.14, the school district expressed concerns of being liable if someone were to hurt themselves while using this pathway on their property.
School board chair Gordon Comeau said the school district has considered simply fencing off access to the property altogether. “I think that might stir a little bit of heat [amongst] a number of people that probably find that a good shortcut to get them from that point of town to a different point of town,� Comeau said. He added the board was curious as to whether or not council had any interest in leasing some of the property to develop a proper trail down the embankment, as the school district wouldn’t want to spend educational dollars to build a trail. Coun. Dave Baker said his preference was to block the access as developing it into a proper trail would set a precedent to do the same in other areas of town. Coun. Kurt Christopherson raised the concern that by improving a path that’s not a real trail, the city would open itself up to liability issues, while Coun. Goetz suggested erecting a sign warning people to use the path at their own risk. Merritt Mayor Neil Menard suggested the safest option to go with at the moment would be to block access to the embank-
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Regular City Council meeting recap for January 12, 2016 GENERAL MATTERS Delegations and Recognitions Ms. K. Reimer and Ms. S. Thompson provided Council with an update on the fund raising efforts of the Nicola Valley Fall Fair Association with regard to having water and sewer in the Fall Fair Building and provided a report on the income and expenses to date. The Nicola Valley Fall Fair Association is also selling bricks for $10.00 as a fund raising effort and inquiries for the bricks can be made to Ms. Reimer at 250.378.7270 or Ms. Thompson at 250.315.3940 or any other member of the Nicola Valley Fall Fair Association.
Brown NEW BUSINESS Council authorizes the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to execute the proposed Mutual Aid Agreement between the City of Merritt and the District of Logan Lake. Council provide staff with input and direction on scheduling Committee of the Whole meetings for budget deliberations. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL Councillor Prowal advised Council of the new program through Interior Health called “Pathways to Home” for those that no lon-
BYLAWS City of Merritt Animal Control Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2205, 2016 was read a first, second and third time. Voting Opposed to all three readings: Councillor
strategic goal by researching and collecting information for data for the proposal for a detox/rehab centre. Councillor Baker attended the Community dinner of December 21st and shared a newspaper article regarding the toll on the Coquihalla Highway prior to the highway being built. Councillor Brown enjoyed a great Christmas season and New Year and advised that the next Council committee to be brought forward will be the Environmental Committee (land, air and water). Councillor Christopherson announced the Nicola
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS Council adopted the attached terms of reference for the Finance and Audit Committee, the Police Committee and the Tourism and Economic Development Committee.
ger need hospital care but are not ready for independence in their home. Councillor Goetz provided the latest gas buddy prices; recognized Brian Barrett on his induction into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame and thanked Dr. Bester for his many years of service within the community. Councillor Norgaard in preparation for budget discussions has read the water utility master plan, the sanitary sewer master plan and the storm water master plan and is currently reading the asset management report. Councillor Norgaard has also been working on the First Nations dialogue
Sidewalk Clearing: Every residential property owner or occupier shall remove snow or ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting their 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 business or industrial owner or occupier shall remove snow or ice from sidewalk or pathways abutting the property by ten (10) a.m. of any day and, as needed, following the accumulation of snow or ice. Notes: t 3FTJEFOUT CVTJOFTTFT BOE DPOUSBDUPST BSF OPU QFSNJUUFE UP CMPX PS QMPX TOPX GSPN private property onto right-of-ways, streets, lanes or walkways. t 3FTJEFOUT BOE CVTJOFTTFT JO BSFBT XJUI $JUZ TJEFXBMLT BEKBDFOU UP SPBET TIBMM CF permitted to place snow from the walk on the road. A complete copy of the Nuisance Abatement Bylaw containing snow removal regulations can be found on the website. It is a bylaw offense to not clear sidewalks.
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Valley Community Theatre Society will be having a fundraiser on February 17th. Mayor Menard also recognized Brian Barrett on his induction into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame; hosted Mayor drop-in sessions; attended the Community dinner on December 21st advising the organizer wishes to do the same in 2016; attended First Nations meeting on January 10th; attended a Rotary Club meeting and a meeting with the local area Director of the Ministry of Transportation on January 12th. Mayor Menard also announced that there will be no Bullerama in Merritt in 2016. www.merritt.ca
CANCELLATION NOTICE It is with deep regret that we must cancel the event slated for Winter Carnival, Jan. 24, 2016 11:00 am - 1:00 pm We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and disappointment caused. Thank you to all those involved for your continued support.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TOURISM & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The City is looking for interested persons to sit on its Tourism & Economic Development Standing Committee. The purposes of the committee is to provide timely and strategic advice to Council on matters pertaining to economic development, investment and business attraction, and longer-term economic stability; support the Economic Development OfÀcer and other City staff involved in such issues in the development or recommendations regarding Economic Development Strategic Plan; assist in preparing multiyear or annual updates to the Economic Development Strategic Plan while endorsing appropriate development, and bringing recommendations regarding such updates and endorsements to Council and to champion the OfÀcial Community Plan and Integrated Growth Strategy as they relate to economic sustainability and capacity building within the City of Merritt. Committee meetings are generally bi-monthly or at the call of the Chair. Interested applicants should Àll in a Committee Volunteer application form (available on the City’s website or at City Hall), or send a letter to PO Box 189, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 indicating their name, address, telephone and email contacts, and the reason they would like serve on this committee.
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SD 58 calls for sidewalk in Collettville Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
Ask and you may receive. The City of Merritt is making strides towards installing sidewalks in Collettville, acting on safety concerns expressed by School District 58 at a committee of the whole meeting last Thursday (Jan.14). "We really want to make it safe and sidewalks are going to be the best way [to do that]," school board chair Gordon Comeau told the Herald. At the meeting City of Merritt chief administrative officer (CAO) Shawn Boven said that preliminary designs of a storm sewer system for the Collettville area have been completed, and the next step would be to complete detailed designs for sidewalks and come up with cost estimates. "The way to implement it would be through a local area service, so the residents that are there are the ones paying for those services as opposed to people in other areas of town," Boven said. Boven told the Herald the city will put forward a budget proposal for council approval to move ahead with detailed designs. If council were to make this a priority, staff could look into completing the detailed design this year and get cost estimates prepared for the 2017 budget. Merritt Mayor Neil Menard told the school district the city won't make any promises for sidewalks, but will discuss the idea during its budget deliberations before touching base with SD 58. Boven said staff will be looking to council to designate some funds towards this initiative.
The designs for sidewalks will need to determine where they will be built, what they will look like, what they will cost and other similar pieces of information. SD 58 Superintendent Steve McNiven told the Herald that a number of students use Lindley Creek Road to access Collettville Elementary, Central Elementary and Merritt Secondary School. At the meeting, Coun. Ginny Prowal said that she thinks a sidewalk along Lindley Creek Road should be a priority as it currently has ditches running along either side of it. Trucks often use Lindley Creek Road to access the Tolko sawmill and Merritt Green Energy Project. The school district has also sent a letter to the town of Princeton requesting it budget to place sidewalks around John Allison Elementary, noting student and public safety concerns.
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By region, the plan targets recruiting of 400 nurses for Fraser Health, 300 for Interior Health, 290 for Island Health, 100 for Northern Health, 235 for Vancouver Coastal Health, 238 for the Provincial Health Authority and 80 for Providence Health Care, which runs St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Fraser Health CEO Michael Marchbank said each nursing position costs the health authority about $100,000 a year, and the new positions can be accommodated from existing budgets. NDP health critic Judy Darcy questioned whether that many nurses can be hired in little more than two months, after the original 2012 prom-
ise to hire more than 2,000 nurses has only resulted in about 500 up to now. “We know that the long waits for hip replacement, knee replacement, you name it, has been due to shortages, including nursing shortages,” Darcy said. “We’ve been paying incredible overtime. Huge burnout, high injury rates, wait lists, hallway medicine, all of those things are a consequence not having met this promise.” Duteil said 16-hour shifts have become “the new normal” for many RNs, and the agreement is a relief. She urged casual nurses in B.C. to contact the union by email immediately at hireanurse@bcnu.org to express interest in the new positions. —Black Press
The Merritt Knights of Columbus Council #5302 wish to acknowledge and thank the following businesses for their support of our 2015/2016 Charity Appeal • Canadian Tire • Cooper’s Foods • Extra Foods • Pharmasave • Walmart We also thank all people who supported our programs by the purchase of ticket(s). Charity Appeal Early Bird Prize Winners (official list of winners)
1st Prize - $5,000 - Todd Smith, Kamloops - Ticket #1724882 2nd Prize - $2,000 - Christine Maure, Mission - Ticket #1573554 3rd Prize - $1,500 - Kelly Munro, Clinton - Ticket #1695985 4th Prize - $1,000 - Shiz Conlin, Richmond - Ticket #1726528 5th Prize - $1,000 - Garry King, Thornhill - Ticket #1507942 6th Prize - $1,000 - B & M McInnis, Langley - Ticket #1566179 7th Prize - $1,000 - Fernando Marcial, Vancouver - Ticket #1625071 8th Prize - $1,000 - Amy Towe, Abbotsford - Ticket #1579430 9th Prize - $1,000 - Ena Beatriz Mariaca, Penticton - Ticket #1395995 10th Prize - $1,000 - Brent MacLeod, Kamloops - Ticket #1435822 11th Prize - $1,000 - Adam Kurkiewicz, Maple Ridge - Ticket #1626814 12th Prize - $1,000 - Roy Gaskell, Cranbrook - Ticket #1477460
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Things that are going well in B.C. In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one TOM FLETCHER that seems B.C. relatively VIEWS painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times. For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians. Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges. Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the prerecession peak of 2007. Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher. Health care costs are rising less dramatically. That should ease the crisis atmosphere at provincial and federal health ministers’ negotiations over the funding formula, taking place this week in Vancouver.
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Banning chants at high-school games is idiotic Marty Hastings KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
They’ve thrown up a brick in the Badger State. Let’s hope pieces don’t land closer to home in Kamloops. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) should be taken to Kangaroo Hardcourt for its decision to ban oh-so-hurtful chants such as “Airball! Air-ball” at highschool basketball games. Are you kidding me? I’m not going to censor what comedian George Carlin said when he used the word “pussification” to describe situations such as this because that’s what I’m railing against here — suppressing in order not to offend. Other phrases on the WIAA do-not-chant list are “score-
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board,” “you can’t do that,” “fundamentals,” “there’s a net there,” “sieve,” “we can’t hear you” and “season’s over.” They’re not racist. They’re not homophobic. They’re not crude. These are the type of chants that help create electric highschool environments and, contrary to the assertion of the WIAA, they don’t represent “unsporting behaviour.” Yes, it’s taunting and, sure, it’s a form of disrespect, but these repetitive, rhythmic shouts exist outside of the normal world, in a sporting bubble. They have two functions — they’re fun for home spectators and they’re meant to put the visitors off their game. That’s called home-court advantage, isn’t it?
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(We saw something similar to this close to home in the summer when the Vernon Tigers banned noisemakers from Kal Tire Place, a policy aimed directly at silencing visiting Kamloops Venom supporters. That, too, was ridiculous.) Mental toughness is a quality every athlete should be striving for and what better way to test that trait than by jacking up a three ball, missing the rim entirely and hearing it from hostile fans? Are you going to shrivel up and refuse to shoot again? If you do, that’s a coaching moment. Hit the gym, blast loud speakers to simulate crowd noise and shoot 100 times from beyond the arc. Try to learn how to handle the heat. Next time out, don’t let them get to you. Or, on the next possession, are
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you going to dribble upcourt and drain a shot to silence the crowd? “Air-ball! Air-ba . . . (swish) ohhhhhh.” What’s that? I can’t hear you. I can only imagine how tough it would be as a parent to hear 500 students get on your kid’s case after a mistake, but how rewarding would it be to watch your son or daughter redeem themselves — or at least show the courage to try again — the next time they have a chance? Coddling young athletes does them no good. You learn valuable life lessons by dealing with haters and overcoming adversity. Get up, dust yourself off, can a trey and rub it in their face. Then, pick up that brick and alley-oop it all the way back to Madison.
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B.C.’s employment Info session was enlightening numbers looking up Editor:
Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent in 2015, with job growth in every region except the Cariboo From Page 6 Health Minister Terry Lake announced last week that the province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat the hundreds of different cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year. The B.C. Cancer Agency’s new director, Dr. Malcolm Moore, oncologist Dr. Janessa Laskin and Dr. Marco Marra, director of the agency’s Genome Science Centre, described a world-leading centre of research that is reaching out to specialists and their patients across the province and attracting international funding and talent for groundbreaking research. Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine closures expected. The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans take advantage of a discount on visits to B.C. Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide
employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good. Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta, and the federal government is planning to fasttrack its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives. Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces. The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016. We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
I would like to express my appreciation to Rick McGowan for his very informative presentation at the Merritt Civic Centre last week. It was a monumental effort on his part to enlighten the public of the misdoings by the government and other parties concerning public access to different waterways in the province. It was an in-depth, accurate study of laws/regulations stated in land/highways acts that have been unjustly ignored. The only disheartening aspect of the evening was sparse participation by the younger generation, for whom Rick is struggling to
preserve their right for future access to these different waterways and lands. I will not deny that a good portion of younger individuals are concerned about future recreational privileges that may be in jeopardy, but acknowledging and supporting Rick’s efforts could make an immense difference. So please get involved, and be a voice for your children and future generations. You can stay up-to-date with this matter through the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club’s Facebook page. Earl Stoessiger, Merritt
Time to stop treating First Nations like second-class citizens Editor: Why are Indians still Indian? Doesn't everyone in the world undergo cultural change whenever better goods and better ways are theirs to have? Doesn't a complete change of living essentials as well as other goods, entertainment and knowledge make a people completely different from what they were? North American Aboriginals voluntarily abandoned their old lifestyle because they saw advantage in new things and ways. So, having dumped their old ways, why are they still “Indian?” The descendents of Canada's indigenous peoples are no more different from the rest of us than the rest of us are from each other, yet
their generations have been legislated, coaxed, coerced and coddled into staying “on the rez” by government policies that stink of condescension (racial prejudice with a smiley face). Who wouldn't expect them to be able to adapt just as everyone else does? Bigots, that's who. White liberals believe that “First” Nations people must be kept and helped because many Indians live a poor life. Hey, do-gooder: it's your fault they are in a bad way; you have been keeping them down with all that “help.” You brought on the nonsense about what land ownership means, what culture is, how “special” they are – and we all know what you mean by “special.” Do we expect immigrants to live here generation after
generation as people not capable of making it on their own? Of course not; so why do we pretend that our neighbours of indigenous ancestry can't make it on their own? We owe each individual status Indian (not tribes, bands or chiefs) an apology and reparations for the years they have lived under Canada's governmental racism with all of its unfortunate meddling in their lives. We must free them as quickly and painlessly as possible. Hopefully, they will then overcome the legacy of “ward of government” status — but that will be up to them as it should have been all along. Eric Doll Logan Lake
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Merritt sees slight rise in housing assessments According to a BC Assessment press release outlining the estimates of typical 2016 versus 2015 assessed values of residential houses, Merritt homes saw an increase from $236,000 to $241,000. City of Merritt financial director Sheila Thiessen said the housing market has remained stable in 2015, however, a review from BC Assessment of properties in Merritt this past year caught a few things. "They picked up some additions that weren't picked up before, so they've read-
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The incremental increase in house values that Merritt experienced shows stability in his market, said Graham Held, deputy assessor for BC Assessment.
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almost $308 million of the Thompson area’s updated assessments is from new construction, subdivisions and rezoning of properties, the press release stated. The 2016 assessments reflect market value as of July 1, 2015. If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to a BC Assessment appraisers, they can submit a
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Joan Harkies has lived in many places, but she always comes back to Merritt and the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary. Submitted photo
The first class of the newly-formed Merritt school district in the fall of 1908. (Left to right) Front row: Ruth Wade, Jenny Wade, Will Paige, Johnny Thiebedeau, Nels Brolin, Johnny Macdonald and Eric Brolin. Back row: Lena Voght, Mona King, Mabel Nash, Edith Paige, Tena Voght, Annie King and teacher, Mrs. Harry Priest. Submitted by the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives
SUSAN GEARING-EDGE A looking glass TO THE PAST The earliest reference to formal education in British Columbia was made in 1842. A Mr. Edward Allen taught children of the Hudson Bay employees or for any others that wanted to attend in Fort Simpson. The system of establishing school districts in B.C., which was to be used until 1945, was set up in 1869. On July 31, 1874, the Nicola Valley, along with the Okanagan, became the third and fourth districts established respectively in the interior of the province. Teachers came and went in the valley and there were even rules established for them to live by (see sidebar), but one of the most resourceful of these was school master Schuler. Mr. Schuler taught at Lower Nicola School, a one-room log house which required a certain number of students to remain open. So Schuler registered
“Queenie Woodward” as a regular student who just happened to be absent whenever the inspector came to visit. Curiously “Queenie” failed to answer when the roll was called but not so surprising when it was revealed that, although she was part of the Woodward family, she was a dog! “She was such a regular attendant that she should be on the roll,” Schuler was quoted as saying. Mr. Schuler was rather a colorful character. He was a bachelor and had a reputation locally as a lover of food. As a boarder in the home of Marcus Woodward, on whose land the school was first located, it is said the he found “a place noted for wonderful cookery.” Student H.S. Irwin, who was only four when he first attended the school, later described his teacher as having “a wonderful expanse of stomach, of which he seemed quite proud. “He also chewed tobacco regularly and every four minutes in the winter walked over to the stove or, in other seasons, to the only doorway and aimed at the nearest grasshopper.
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RULES for teachers (1872) • Teachers each day will fill lamps, clean chimneys. • Each teacher will bring a bucket of water and a scuttle of coal for the day’s session. • Make your pens carefully. You may whittle nibs to the individual taste of the pupils. • Male teachers may take one evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings if they go to church regularly. • After ten hours in school, teachers may spend the remaining time reading the Bible or other good books. • Female teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct will be dismissed. • Every teacher should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum of his earnings during his declining years so that he will not become a burden on society. • Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity and honesty. • The teacher who performs his labour faithfully and without fault for five years will be given an increase of twenty-five cents per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves.
Joan Harkies has been a dedicated volunteer with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for 46 years and counting! She took a short break, moving to Revelstoke for a few years, but returned to Merritt and to the auxiliary. She has filled multiple roles throughout her time as a volunteer, including volunteering at the hospital, the thrift shop, and for the gift case. She has always had a passion for volunteering and an interest in working with people. Having worked as a cashier, the thrift shop provided her with the opportunity to use her professional skills within a volunteer setting. Joan is the proud grandmother of five grandchildren. When she isn’t volunteering, she can be found on Nicola Lake, where she likes to go RVing and fishing. She also enjoys gardening, cooking, baking and walking, and has a love for dogs and cats. For six years, Joan and her husband have filled a unique role
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at the thrift shop, working on the jewelry that is brought in. They take it home to be cleaned and fixed, prior to being sold at the thrift shop. She hopes to see more youth volunteering in the future and welcomes their energy and new ideas. She would also like to see more men get involved to help with some of the heavy lifting! Joan’s fondest memories of the Auxiliary: “Meeting new people and working with the girls at the thrift shop.” Joan’s favourite thing about life in the Nicola Valley: “I love everything about the Nicola Valley, especially the lakes and the hills, and the people are so friendly. I have been to lots of places, but I always like to come back home here.” Favourite thing about the thrift shop: “The customers are so good at our store. Every one of them is just fantastic. I don’t think I have ever had a bad customer.” —Submitted by the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary
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BC Hydro’s wireless grid system was officially complete at the end of 2015, with a total cost the Crown utility now projects to be $777 million. That's $153 million below the original budget, said Greg Reimer, executive vice president, transmission, distribution and customer service for BC Hydro. It includes all the elements required by the B.C. government when it ordered the installation of the smart meter system as part of its Clean Energy Act in 2010. Reimer said in an interview the system has also exceeded the $70 million in savings projected for the first three years of operation. "We've realized about $100 million in benefits during that time, particularly from operational savings," Reimer said. "Customers are getting more accurate bills. We've reduced our manual meter reading reads and our bill estimates. Meter reading and billing is automated through the system." The smart grid had its severest test at the end of August 2015 when a windstorm brought down thousands of drought-weakened trees, leaving 700,000 customers on southern Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland without electricity. Power was restored to all areas in five days, which was half the time it took to recover from the December 2006 windstorm that flattened trees in Vancouver's Stanley Park, Reimer said. The 2006 storm blacked out only half the number of homes of the 2015 event. Reimer said the ability to test an entire power line after one break is repaired means the crew doesn't have to drive the rest of
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2015-2016 has been an exciting year to date for Merritt Minor Hockey. There are many people, groups and programs to thank for our successes with many more to come as the rest of the season unfolds. All our teams have represented themselves, the Association and the City of Merritt very well both at home and at away games. The teams that are eligible for playoffs are all making noise in their respective divisions — in fact, one team is currently unbeaten in league and tournament play! The younger divisions have been developing
extremely well, adapting and adopting quickly to new initiatives. The future of hockey in Merritt bodes well. To begin the year, Merritt Minor Hockey joined with many other associations throughout the province and across the country and required parents of players registered in minor hockey to complete an online course called “Respect in Sport.” We are very pleased with the positive response we have had from families in Merritt and we believe the atmosphere in our arenas and those where we visit as fans is a positive one and reflects the hon-
est, respectful and hardworking values Merritt is known for. Merritt Minor Hockey is very fortunate to have a loyal group of businesses that have anted up regularly for many years and sponsored teams across all age groups. Without these sponsors, running a successful program like we have here in Merritt would be more difficult and more expensive for our young players. We are fortunate as well to have new businesses come forward with their support and get involved in sponsoring a team; we really appreciate those that are new to us and
have just recently come on board. Thanks again. Our association is run by volunteers from top to bottom; the executive, coaches, managers, house moms and safety trainers — the list goes on. These people give hours and hours of their time to develop not just hockey players, but kids. They deserve our hugest thanks. These volunteers spend many hours a week on the ice, in the stands, working the concession and travelling to places as far away as Clearwater, Lillooet and Osoyoos, giving our kids the opportunity to be successful. Thank you!
PRE-SCHOOL TIM HORTONS Coaches (L to R): JJ Holmes, Brad Denton Back (L to R): Ryder Moyes, Payton Garcia, David Martins, Belle Garcia, Mitchell Denton, Ava Charters, Aleck Henry, Ronnin Sahota, Logan Holmes, Layne Neusteder Front (L to R): Cruz Robinson, Gabriel , Will Parks, Taton Payne, Lucas Munro, Hunter Pickering, Covin Pierce, Kamdyn, Brendon Taylor
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BANTAM REC Back Row (L to R): Braeden King, Armoni McRae, Joe Shuter (Assistant Coach), Connor Ouellet, Justin Tighe Middle Row (L to R): Gerry Ellingsen (Assistant Coach), Tyler Simon, Gorden Ware, Levi Shuter, Leif Ellingsen, Phillip McRae Jr., Dylan Stirling, Anthony Michel, Talon Zakall, Steve Hawkins (HCSP) Front Row (L to R): Garrett MacDonald, Austin Hawkins, Wade Fountain, Troy Holmes, Darcy Fraser, Stuart Brown Abraham, Luke Narcisse Missing from photo: Head Coach Wayne Kaboni, Clinton Kaboni and Coltin Smith
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328 COLDWATER RD 2819 ABERDEEN RD #79-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE 2175 CLARKE AVE #35-254 HIGHWAY 8 $58,000 MLS# 132252 $185,000 MLS# 132236 $1,300,000 MLS# 132331 $58,000 MLS# 132332 $129,900 MLS# 132352
2580 KINVIG ST. $495,000 MLS# 132096
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Merritt up to $200,000 131438 16-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE 132252 35-254 HIGHWAY 8 132332 79-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE 131323 2276 COLDWATER AVENUE 132046 71-2776 CLAPPERTON AVE 128359 2637 QUILCHENA AVENUE 132091 1874 DOUGLAS ST 130761 2643 QUILCHENA AVE 131395 1443 COWLEY STREET NEW PRICE 127305 1876 COLDWATER AVE 127478 1951 GRANITE AVENUE 131805 1902 NICOLA AVENUE 132191 1650 LINDLEY CRK RD 130290 17-2760 VOGHT STREET 127307 2276 COUTLEE AVENUE 131538 104-2799 CLAPPERTON AVE 131511 2376 JACKSON AVE 132003 2352 ABERDEEN ROAD 129401 468 MERRITT-SP.BRG HWY 130524 1735 QUILCHENA AVE 131450 #5-2760 VOGHT STREET 130710 13-1749 MENZIES ST 131428 2501 JACKSON AVE 130646 22-1749 MENZIES STREET 131398 1660 HILL STREET Merritt $200,000 to $300,000 131118 1525 COLDWATER AVENUE 129536 435 BRENTON AVE LN 130825 3008 PONDEROSA AVE 131671 2638 CLAPPERTON AVE 132065 2399 COLDWATER AVE 129920 2102 PRIEST AVE 127534 2556 CORKLE STREET 130497 2464 JACKSON AVE 130179 2614 COLDWATER AVE 125663 1599 COLDWATER AVE 129079 2328 ABERDEEN ROAD 131267 2626 GRANITE AVENUE 132259 2575 IRVINE AVE 128512 2152 CLARKE AVE 130128 419 DODDING AVE 132231 2404 SMITH STREET 131154 1948 SAGE PLACE 131411 1407 WALNUT AVE 131719 2298 McGORAN PLACE
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Can-A-Mex Farms is located in the beautiful Nicola Valley on 80 acres with stunning mountain views, approximately 25 minutes west of Merritt with rolling pastures and easy access off Petit Creek Road. The 2 spacious 4 bdrm, 3 bath ranchers boast approx 2200 sqft of living space in each home. The property features a number of outbuildings, including an amazing 44x96 barn w/10 box stalls, heated tack room, coffee room, 1/2 bath and a 12’ walkway around the stalls, a detached 40x40 wired, insulated and heated shop w/mezzanine, chicken coop, garden shed, fees shed, hay barn and treating shed. The 3 revenue homes (mobile home & 2 log cabins) provide the property owners with passive residual income. The 10 fenced pastures and 4 smaller paddocks all have their own heated waterers and run-in shelters. The drilled well provides ample water for all 5 homes, barn & waterers. Services to the farm include hydro, phone & high speed internet. This property backs onto crown land.
3793 PETIT CREEK RD. $1,495,000
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Coding to start as early as Kindergarten Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the option of introducing their kids to computer programming as early as Kindergarten to grade three. Premier Christy Clark told a technology conference in Vancouver Monday an introduction to coding option will be available in some schools starting next September. It is
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The province and federal governments also announced new funding to technology employers to help current and future workers upgrade their skills. Grants cover two thirds of training cost up to $10,000 per employee, and applications can be made at www.workbc. ca/canadabcjobgrant. —Black Press
Premier Christy Clark announces new programs at the province’s inaugural technology summit in Vancouver Jan. 18, 2016. B.C. government photo
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Do I have to take my rollerblades off when using a crosswalk? A cyclist has to dismount when crossing the street, but does a rollerblader have to take off their rollerblades? A recent court case sheds some light on the issue
DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Pest Management Plan: BC Hydro Power Line Corridors 2016-2021
The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the Pest Management Plan (PMP) applies. The purpose of the proposed PMP is to control vegetation under, above and near BC Hydro’s power lines in order to maintain the safe and reliable delivery of electricity to our customers. This plan applies to all areas of British Columbia where BC Hydro manages its transmission and distribution system and associated power line corridors, access roads and helipads.
GREG PRATCH Everyday LAW Many of us are aware that you are not supposed to ride your bike when crossing the street at a crosswalk. The law technically requires that you dismount and walk your bike across. If you are struck by a motor vehicle and injured when riding your bike across a crosswalk, it could impact the injury compensation you are entitled to you if you pursue a lawsuit. The law in this area is pretty settled. However, what about rollerblading? If you decide to go rollerblading and need to cross the street at a crosswalk, do you have to take off your rollerblades and walk across, similar to a cyclist having to get off their bike? The answer may not be as easy as you think. Thankfully, we have some recent guidance from the BC Supreme Court on this very issue. In a case from 2014, an individual was crossing a
crosswalk while on rollerblades on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. As she was crossing the street, she was struck and injured by a motor vehicle. One of the questions that the court had to answer was whether the injured rollerblader had broken the law by rollerblading across the crosswalk. The court found in favour of the rollarblader and determined that she was not obliged to remove her rollerblades to cross at a marked crosswalk. A rollerblader, unlike a cyclist, is considered by the law to be a pedestrian. However, the court did go on to say that because she chose to skate across the crosswalk, she was required to take reasonable precautions for her own safety considering her speed and visibility to motorists. In the end, the court found the injured plaintiff 10 per cent at fault for a momentary lapse as a result of the speed in which she was travelling and entered into the crosswalk. Greg Pratch is a lawyer and partner with Pushor Mitchell LLP. He practices in the area of litigation with a particular emphasis in personal injury matters and tax disputes
The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 2016 to April 2021. Vegetation incompatible with the operation of the power system will be controlled using: physical (manual brushing, mowing, girdling, grooming, pruning, tree removal), cultural (compatible land use), biological (release of parasitic insects to control invasive plants), and chemical (herbicide application) techniques, or any combination of these methods. The active ingredients and trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
aminocyclopyrachlor and metsulfuron-methyl – Navius or equivalent aminopyralid – Milestone or equivalent aminopyralid and metsulfuron-methyl – ClearView or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl, and fluroxypyr – Sightline or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl and triclopyr – Clearview Brush or equivalent Chondrostereum purpureum – Chontrol or equivalent clopyralid – Lontrel or equivalent diflufenzopyr and dicamba – Distinct, Overdrive, or equivalent glyphosate – Vantage, Vision or equivalent imazapyr – Arsenal Powerline or equivalent metsulfuron-methyl – Escort or equivalent picloram and 2,4-D – Aspect or equivalent triclopyr – Garlon products or equivalent 2,4-D – LV700 or equivalent
Adjuvant products may also be combined on occasion with an herbicide to improve its effectiveness, such as: nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol – Agral 90, paraffinic oils – Gateway, octadec-9-enoic acid as methyl and ethyl esters – Hasten NT, or siloxylated polyether – Xiameter or equivalents. The proposed methods for applying herbicides include: cut surface, basal bark, backpack foliar (low pressure spray), mechanical foliar (boom, nozzle, powerhose, or wick), or injection (hack and squirt, lance or syringe) techniques. A draft copy of the proposed PMP is available at bchydro.com/pestplanforcorridors. Alternatively, it’s available in person at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby; 1401 Kalamalka Lake Road, Vernon; 18475 128 Street, Surrey; 400 Madsen Road, Nanaimo; 3333 22 Avenue, Prince George. BC Hydro, the applicant for the proposed PMP, is located at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby, B.C., V3N 4X8. Please contact Tom Wells, Vegetation Program Manager, at 604 516 8943 or thomas.wells@bchydro.com for more information. A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the above address within 30 days of the publication notice.
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Find out the ‘why’ behind your child’s ‘no’ Merritt
MAGDI TORNYAI Ask MAGDI THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE Dear Magdi, We are very tired of fighting my seven-year-old son Daniel every evening. We have been trying to put him in his own bed, but he wants to sleep between me and my husband in our bed. He has a very nice room and he likes to play there during the day, but as soon as the evening comes and I ask him to go to his bed, he refuses. This is very hard on me and my husband and we are running out of ideas on what we can do. Elene
YOUR TWO CENTS In my opinion, a child should have a regular bedtime ritual from early on. The parents should take the child to bed and read them bedtime stories or listen to music and should stay with the child until they fall asleep. In this way the child would look forward to going to bed and have these comfortable experiences with the parent. Murray Merritt MAGDI SAYS Dear Elene, Not being able to put your son in his own bed must be very difficult and frustrating for you and your husband. This is a common frustration with parents. Here are some ideas that I hope are helpful in getting Daniel to sleep in his own bed. • In this problem-solving process your first task is to talk about the bed time situation with your son. I am sure you have already tried this,
but try having this talk with him when you are having a relaxed, fun time together. This way he is not going to be in a highly defensive mood and automatically say “No!” • In these relaxed moments, ask him with empathy: “Daniel, we’ve noticed it is very hard for you to sleep in your own bed. What’s up?” Every time you start this conversation it must be with empathy. You must let your nonverbal communication show him that you want to help him, that you understand and want to know his feelings and thoughts regarding this issue, instead of wanting to control him and tell him what to do. Only after this empathetic connection is made is he going to open up to you and put his own bedtime issues on the table and talk about his feelings and needs. Most of the time children have valid concerns when they say “no.” As parents, we just need to listen to the ‘why” behind it. In Daniel’s situation, his con-
cerns could originate from many things. His why could be that he sees scary images in the dark and he is not able to quiet down his mind when he is alone in his bedroom at bedtime. He might be afraid of shadows or sounds and for this reason he can’t go to sleep on his own. • After you have empathetically listened and now understanding his subjective world, he will become calm and able to listen to you with empathy. This way you can tell him your own concerns, and why you think it is not good for him to sleep in your bed every night. • Now that both of your concerns have been shared, you can ask him how he thinks these problems could be solved in a way that both of your concerns are going to be addressed. He could find a solution, which you might think is realistic and doable, or you could help him brainstorm other solutions. • This way Daniel will be committed to try to actualize
his own plan. If this initial plan does not work, you can come together again and encourage him to find another, more realistic solution to the problem. It is also very helpful for a child to solve problems in a way that promises playful experiences — playfulness makes our children more open and perceptive. I think if we understand the why behind our children saying “No!”, the better we will be at helping them to solve problems and to change their behaviour. To achieve this, we need to connect with them empathically, with their feelings and subjective experience first. NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE My nine-year-old son George’s bedroom is a disaster. He does not help me with the housekeeping chores at all and I am tired of picking up after him and doing all the little things that he is supposed to do for himself. I often have to nag him to do
even the simplest tasks, and we both end up being very frustrated and fighting with each other. I have tried many things: scolding him, making deals, giving him allowance, taking away his privileges — nothing has worked. He says chores are boring, and after having supper or during the weekends, he spends most of his time in his room, playing video games and listening to rap music. He’s very musical, and likes creating rap music himself. Please let me know what we can do to communicate with him more positively so that he will listen to us. Sylvia Merritt Magdi Tornyai is a clinical counsellor with a private practice, Safe Haven Holistic Counselling, in Merritt. If you have a question you would like Magdi to consider, or to write in with your two cents on a weekly challenge, write to magditornyai@gmail.com or newsroom@merrittherald.com. Submissions will be kept anonymous. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of our readers.
Common risk factors for back pain DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN After almost 20 years of practicing in Merritt as a chiropractor, I have noticed that there are certain risk factors that predispose people to experiencing acute or chronic low back pain. Some of these are avoidable, and some simply are not. Read through each of them below and see which ones apply to you. Age: It is my experience that the majority of the people that come to my office with acute low back pain are
between the ages of 30 and 50. These are the ages when most people are still doing heavier physical activity at home or work. It is also the age where the disks between the vertebrae can become damaged and the muscles can become chronically tight. When I say that most of my acute low back pain patients are between the age of 30 and 50, this doesn’t mean that people below or above this age range won’t get back pain. It is just as important for the younger and older people to be proactive and look after their back, as anyone can suffer from a bout of back pain. Lack of exercise: I think everyone would agree that back pain is significantly more common in people who are
sedentary or not physically fit. I see this in my office every day. The most “at risk” people are weekend warriors who are not physically active all week while they work, and then they go out and push themselves hard on their days off. This could be anything from working around the home, in the yard or playing sports. People who make moderate physical activity a daily ritual are much less likely to experience back
pain from tight muscles/ joints and the degeneration of the disks between the vertebrae. Weight gain: For those of you who are not pregnant, simply being overweight, obese, or quickly gaining significant amounts of weight will put excess strain on the back, leading to low back pain. Over the long term, being overweight will also cause ongoing degeneration (arthritis) of the spine that is not reversible. The above points are
just some of the most common risk factors that I see as a chiropractor. There are actually many more. To discuss what risk factors may predispose you to experiencing back pain, speak to your local chiropractor.
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A win and a tie keep Cents in playoff hunt Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
The Merritt Centennials played .500 hockey this past week, recording a win, a loss and a tie in three games. By earning three of a possible six points, the Cents kept themselves in the Interior division playoff picture as the BCHL regular season schedule moves into its final quarter. The Merritt win, by a 5-2 score, came against the Wenatchee Wild on Jan. 16. The game was played in front of over 3,000 fans at the Town Toyoto Centre in the Washington State city. The Cents never trailed in their first-ever match-up with the Wild, leading by period scores of 2-0 and 4-1 en route to the convincing win. Merritt goal scorers were Brett Jewell shorthanded, Michael Faulkner, Mitch Lipon on the powerplay, Tyler
Ward and Nick jermain into an empty net. Cole Kehler was outstanding in the Merritt net as the Wild outshot their Canadian visitors 36-16. The victory south of the 49th parallel came one day after the Centennials fell 6-2 to the league-leading Penticton Vees at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. While the game was a lot closer on the ice than on the scoreboard, the workmanlike Vees were full value for the victory. Playing without five regulars, including star forward Tyson Jost, they kept it simple, and made good on the opportunities that were presented to them. In contrast, Merritt failed to build on an early 1-0 lead, squandered a pair of first-period powerplays and missed on a breakaway to allow the Vees to regroup and
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VEES PREVAIL In Merritt’s only home game of the past week, the Cents lost to the visitng Penticton Vees 6-2 on Jan. 15. (Above) Centennials’ forward Zak Bowles is dumped to the ice by Vees’ defenseman Domenic Masellis. Ian Webster/Herald
mount their own offensive. Penticton scored six of the next seven goals as they threw 53 pucks at a beleagured Kehler between the Merritt pipes. Lipon had the game’s opening goal, and Zak Bowles the only other Merritt marker on the night. In the week’s most exciting contest, the Centennials battled the Salmon Arm Silverbacks
to a 5-5 draw on the shores of the Shuswap Tuesday night. It was a back-andforth clash at the Shaw Centre all night long as the Cents generated a pair of two-goal leads, only to see the ’Backs square things up each time to send the game into overtime. Neither team could bury the deciding goal through five minutes of exciting four-on-four and three-on-three action.
Merritt’s three newest players — Zach Court, Chase Bell and Ryan Roseboom — had a big night, recording a goal and four assists between them. Other Merritt marksmen were Jermain (2), Lipon and Henry Cleghorn. Kehler was again stellar in net, stopping 37 of 42 shots. The Cents are off now until Jan. 27 when they again host Penticton starting at 7 p.m.
The BCHL trade deadline on Jan. 10 came and went with two Merritt Centennials players departing, and three (not two as previously reported) arriving. Gone are forwards Gavin Gould (to the Nanaimo Clippers) and Ryan Forbes (Chilliwack Chiefs). New to Merritt are forwards Zach Court (from Nanaimo), Ryan Roseboom (Chilliwack) and Chase Bell (Grande Prairie Storm, AJHL). Since making their debut in the Centennials’ game against Penticton on Jan. 15, Merritt’s three newest players have contributed five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in the three games played.
#6 Ryan Roseboom
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#16 Zach Court
Grannary on NHL Central Scouting list; will play in CJHL Prospects Game Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Merritt Centennials’ forward Colin Grannary is one of six BCHL
players named to NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings list which was released Tuesday. The player rankings
BCHL STANDINGS to Jan. 19 INTERIOR DIVISION Team
GP W
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Penticton 43 37 5 1 Salmon Arm 41 24 11 3 West Kelowna 43 26 15 0 Vernon 44 18 23 0 Trail 44 18 25 0 Merritt 45 15 26 1 ISLAND DIVISION
0 3 2 3 1 3
75 54 54 39 37 34
Team
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Nanaimo Powell River Cowichan Valley Victoria Alberni Valley
45 44 43 43 43
15 18 16 20 22
0 0 3 0 3
29 24 21 19 15
1 2 3 4 3
are compiled in advance of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, scheduled for the First Niagara Centre in Buffalo, NY from June 24 to 25. The other BCHL players listed are Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro (Penticton Vees), Dennis Cholowski and Kohen Olischefski (Chilliwack Chiefs) and Kyle Betts (Powell River Kings). A total of 14 Junior A players from across Canada are named in the mid-term rankings. All six listed BCHL players have also been
chosen to play for Team West in the 2016 CJHL Prospects Game, scheduled for Jan. 26 at the South Surrey Arena. The Prospects Game was created to showcase the top NHL prospects
59 50 48 42 36
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Chilliwack Wenatchee Langley Coquitlam Prince George Surrey
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8 13 17 20 30 33
1 3 1 1 1 2
27 24 23 18 11 6
4 2 1 4 2 0
59 53 48 41 25 14
Cholowski, Olischefski and Betts, the Chiefs’ Jesse Lansdell, Blake Hayward (Coquitlam Chiefs) and Jeffrey Stewart (Surrey Eagles) will also take part. Head coach for Team West is Brandon West from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The 18-year-old Grannary, who hails from Delta, is in his second season with the Centennials. In 96 career games in the BCHL, he has scored 40 goals and added 43 assists for 83 points.
This season, the five-foot, 11-inch, 180pound Grannary sits in sixth place in overall league scoring with 59 points (24 goals, 35 assists) in 43 games. Penticton’s Jost and Dante Fabbro are listed as ‘A’ prospects, indicating a potential first or second-round pick at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The four other BCHL players listed, including Grannary, are rated as ‘C’ prospects, indicating a possible fourth-round pick or lower.
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in Canadian Junior A hockey, as identified by NHL Central Scouting. The game features players from the CJHL’s five western leagues (BCHL, AJHL, SJHL, MJHL, SIJHL) competing against players from the five eastern leagues (NOJHL, OJHL, CCHL, QJHL, MHL). The winning team is presented with the President’s Cup. This year’s Team West includes nine players from the BCHL. In addition to Grannary, Fabbro, Jost,
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Ice fishing derby lures big crowds Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Weather and lake conditions were close to perfect for this year’s Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby, held on Sunday. Organized and run by the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club, the event attracted over 200 entries from throughout southwestern B.C. “Everything went extremely well,” NVFGC president BJ Moore said on Monday. “I think everybody had a good time. We were especially pleased with the number of young fishermen that took part.” A lot of the credit for the strong youth presence this year should go to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. The organization had several representatives onsite promoting their Learn to Fish initiative. “We travel the province teaching kids, adults, seniors how to fish,”
FFSBC outreach program co-ordinator Jessica Yarwood said. She and her team made the trip up from the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery for the Mamette Lake derby, and brought a whole mess of fishing equipment for people to use for free. “We’ve got rods and reels, augers, shelters, you name it,” Yarwood said. Amongst those taking advantage of the Freshwater Fisheries Society offerings were brothers Nathan and Mark Douglas from Abbotsford and their three young children — five-year-old Crystal, four-year-old Caleb and three-year-old Kaiden. “My brother and I used to [ice fish] 20 years ago in Alberta. We thought that it would be fun to get out with the kids and give it a try again.” Also from Abbotsford was the father-and-son duo of Gord Brummitt
FISHIN’ FUN (Above) The Mark and Nathan Douglas families from Abbotsford (left to right) Caleb, Mark, Kaiden, Crystal and Nathan. (Right) The Savona couple of Myles Kropp and Candice Graffender. Kropp won the largest coarse fish category, while Graffender finished second in the trout competition. Ian Webster/Herald
and Atticus, age 10. “He’s got a passion for fishing,” Atticus’s father said. “We’ll be at Walloper Lake next weekend, and then at Yellow Lake.” Veterans of the sport were well-represented by the likes of Charles Brown, who led a contingent of close to 20 fishermen from Lytton. Also in attendance
were Larry Rezansoff and Alex Fakortoff from Kamloops. “We don’t care if we catch anything or not. We just enjoy being outside,” the latter said. Topping the seniors’ ranks was 85-year-old Ilean Heppner from Lower Nicola, whose son, Richard, is a member of the NVFGC.
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Mamette Lake Ice Fishing Derby Results January 17, 2016 Prize Winners 1st Place Trout $400 David Paille, Kamloops - 2 lbs., 1 oz. 2nd Place Trout $300 Candice Graffender, Savona - 2 lbs. 3rd Place Trout $200 Rick Adams, Lytton - 2 lbs. Largest Coarse Fish $50 Myles Kropp, Savona - 4 lbs. Hidden Weight $50 Debra East - 1 lb. 9 oz. Hidden Time $50 Dave Mitchell, Merritt 50/50 $535 Rick Adams, Lytton
MINOR HOCKEY REPORT
Peewees and bantams win banners Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Both the Merritt City Furniture bantams and the Ramada peewee reps are OMAHA regular-season league champions. The bantam rec squad wrapped up their title on the weekend with 12-2 and 11-0 wins over Logan Lake and 100 Mile respectively. The weekend before, the bantam squad went 4-1 at an eightteam tournament in Summerland to finish second overall. The Ramada peewees improved their season record to 38-0-2 on the weekend to lock up their league title. They posted 9-1 and 7-2 victories over Summerland and Penticton respectively. Regular-season play is now over for several Merritt teams. They will commence playoff action the last weekend in January. Go to merrittminorhockey.com to see all playoff schedules.
MERRITT BOWLING CENTRE WEEKLY TOP SCORES Men’s Top-10 Averages NOVICES TAKE FLIGHT Merritt minor hockey hosted a 10-team novice tournament on the weekend. In addition to Merritt’s red and white squads, there were visiting teams from Kelowna, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Winfield, Penticton, Lumby and Chase. (Above) Players from Merritt’s white team and Williams Lake compete. The teams combined for a total of 20 games, played at the Nicola Valley Memorial and Shulus arenas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Game scores and individual scoring statistics were not published. Ian Webster/Herald
Jordan Pinto Bill Campbell Jerrid Chandler Pat McKinney Mark Pattison Stuart Cornies Don Kraus Harold Aljam Bill McNeil James Isaac
243 242 234 227 221 221 216 208 207 194
High Games
CHAMPS The City Furniture bantams are OMAHA regular-season champions. (Above) Coaches Wayne Kaboni, Jerry Ellingsen, Joe Shuter, Steve Hawkins, players Braeden King, Armoni McRae, Connor Ouellet, Justin Tighe, Tyler Simon, Leif Ellingsen, Philip McRae, Dylan Stirling, Anthony Michel, Talon Zakall, Garrett MacDonald, Austin Hawkins, Wade Fountain, Troy Holmes, Darcy Fraser, Stuart Brown-Abraham, Luke Narcisse, Clinton Kaboni, Isaiah McRae. Ian Webster/Herald
Jan. 11 YBC Jan 11 Mixed Jan. 14 Seniors Jan. 14 Mixed
Boys Girls Men Women Men Women Men Women
Colin Sterling Paige Isaac Jordan Pinto Doreen Nikkel Don McKenna Sharon Drown Jordan Pinto Sharon McIvor
Ladies’ Top-10 Averages Helen Campbell 200 Doreen Nikkel 198 Crystal Chandler 187 Lori Walker 180 Kristina Johnson 173 Sharon McIvor 168 Chandra Bonthoux 164 Dianne Walker 164 Bea Morris 163 Lorna Valois, Sonia Mosley and Keneesha Joe (YBC) 161 High Triples 206 Wyatt Collins 185 Keneesha Joe 297 Jordan Pinto 198 Lori Walker 272 Don McKenna 204 Marilyn Wright 306 Stuart Cornies 238 Sharon McIvor
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Bring your preschoolers and join us for some fun and adventures at your local elementary schools. Make connections with community professionals who work with young children and families. Every child will receive a gift, snacks will be provided, and fun will be had by all! Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – Collettville Elementary – 9 to 10 a.m. Secrets of Sleep! Brought to you by School District 58 and the BC Ministry of Education.
Volunteers Needed H.E.L.P. (Hospital Equipment Loan Program) Red Cross in Merritt Hospital. 2 hrs per week. For more info call 250-378-5276.
Elks Bingo Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come in for lunch!
LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP The Living with Loss Drop-in Support Group will be meeting the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2:30pm at 2025 Granite Avenue, Room 12. 250-280-4040.
Conayt Elders Drop In Centre Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For information contact Deloris at 250-3785107.
Merritt senior centre Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Seinor’s Exercise 1:30 p.m., Cibbage 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. Friday: Rummoli 7 p.m. Saturday: Floor Curling 1 p.m., for more info phone 250-378-4407.
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The Merritt Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Jack Cross 250-3782662 or Kim Jurriet 250-378-2672 for more info.
COMMUNITY CHOIR - SPRING SESSION Starts Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, 7 p.m. at Collettville Elementary School (Birch St. entrance) Wide variety of music chosen for this session. New members most welcome, especially tenor and bass voices. FMI contact Ellen @ 378 9899 or Barb @ 378 2678.
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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 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. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.
St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Trinity United Church
Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (age 4 - 8 yrs)
help us reach our goal Would you like to see a community theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!
Phase 2 has started. Goal to reach $136,000 for design & architect fees
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For more information call Rich Hodson 250-378-6794 Membership forms available at Merritt Printing
If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3
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is calling for local artists and artisans who Paint, carve, pot, draw, sculpt, quilt, weave, sew, knit, and crochette. If you are creating art of any kind, we are looking for you to display during the month of February. The show will run from February 5 through the 27th. Pieces for the show can be brought to the Courthouse Gallery from now through 2pm on the 5th of February. How many pieces you can enter will depend on the space available. A small fee for the 1st piece will be charged to make up the prizes for under 16, Adult and Best of Show. Pieces for show can be dropped at the gallery on any day we are open, between the hours of noon and 5:30 pm. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon until 6pm. The phone # is 250 378-6515. You can contact Kathi at: klassicalart7@hotmail.com if you have questions. The show is sponsored by the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council. We are a non-profit organization.
will hold a sweets & tea Feb. 20, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Association’s Hall, to celebrate the birthdate of their founder Adelaide Hoodless. Tickets available at the door.
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“wild Tales” rated 14A, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. At the NVIT Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m. Free Parking, no food or drinks in theatre. For more info phone 250-378-3974.
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Objectives The Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health is concerned with building the capacity of Aboriginal communities to provide locally based mental health services responsive to community priorities and based on community participation and control.
Objectives The Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health is concerned with building the capacity of Aboriginal communities to provide locally based mental health services responsive to community priorities and based on community participation and control.
Target Population r Mental disorder; Life threatening conditions/ depression; Trauma and anxiety disorder r Behaviour disorder; Survivors of abuse, trauma, neglect r Intergenerational trauma; Residential school effects
Target Population r Mental disorder; Life threatening conditions/ depression; Trauma and anxiety disorder r Behaviour disorder; Survivors of abuse, trauma, neglect r Intergenerational trauma; Residential school effects
Clinical Support The Aboriginal Wellness Coordinator will work closely with a Clinical Psychologist to provide clients with support and treatment for mental health and wellness. The Coordinator will work with the client and clinical psychologist r To develop treatment plans; Conduct screening and intake activities;; r Develop pre- and post-support as required; r Provide orientation services and other pretreatment activities; r Provide after-case and follow-up services as requested by the Clinician.
Clinical Support The Aboriginal Wellness Coordinator will work closely with a Clinical Psychologist to provide clients with support and treatment for mental health and wellness. The Coordinator will work with the client and clinical psychologist r To develop treatment plans; Conduct screening and intake activities;; r Develop pre- and post-support as required; r Provide orientation services and other pretreatment activities; r Provide after-case and follow-up services as requested by the Clinician.
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Interested applicants, please submit resumes to: Executive Director Conayt Friendship Society 2164 Quilchena Ave. PO Box 1989 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Phone: (250) 378-5107 Fax: (250) 378-6676 E-mail: reception@conayt.com
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Duties and Tasks r Responsible for adhering to all policies and procedures to ensure the complete and accurate processing of accounts payable and of all funds expended as per the CFS Finance Policy r Sets up and maintains electronic and paper files for vendors, individuals, and contracts payable. r Maintains files for open purchase orders and travel advances, invoices pending, posted and paid, voided cheques, replacement reserve expenditures, computer generated batch listings, cheque registers and posting journals r Generates and posts all recurring charges monthly to the A/P sub-ledger. r Provides the Managers with timely information as to the status of accounts and processes any adjustments to the sub-ledger as directed by the Finance Manager. r Provides monthly A/P statements for the Managers as required. r Reconciles the A/P trial balance to the general ledger, monthly. r Reconciles vendor statements, credit card statements, and utiliy billings. r Posts all cash payments, manual cheques and cash transfer directives as authorized. r Processes all completed travel claims by employees and ensures the travel advances account is reconciled on a monthly basis. r Holds combination to the safe; entrusted with key to safe room in absence of the Finance Manager r Receives bank statements, clears deposits and verifies that all deposit slips are with their respective bank statements. r Completes applications for credit acounts at department managers’ request, maintains file of current credit accounts. r Posts pre-authorized payments to correct accounts, verify amounts to service agreements and contracts. r Stays current with sales tax regulations. r Follows up to collect on outstanding purchase orders. r assists with audit procedures r Performs other related duties as assigned by the Finance Manager. Qualifications: r At least one year of a two-year accounting diploma or equivalent. r Two years previous accounting experience preferably with an aboriginal organization. r Experience with MS Excel and MS Word, financial accounting software (Adagio), is required. r Good knowledge of general accounting concepts, and basic typing skills. r Ability to communicate effectively at both the staff and management level and the ability to work within a team environment. r Ability to communicate respectfully with senior Managers and other employees r Abiity to work independently, meet deadlines, multi-task, follow direction, and verify own work. r Good judgement and problem solving skills. r Willing to learn, and assist in all areas of the Finance Department as required. r Integrity and honesty are essential in this position of trust. Working environment: Heavy workload with frequent deadlines requiring occasional overtime. Monthly deadlines are strict. Close team environment. Individual office with own filing. Working long periods at a computer, with occasional periods on the phone, and paperwork. Some travel is required. Interested applicants, please submit resumes to: Executive Director, Conayt Friendship Society, PO Box 1989, 2164 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8. Email: reception@conayt.com. Deadline: February 04, 2016 Aboriginal Preference: Under the Human Rights legislation of B.C., preference will be given to aboriginal, qualified candidates.
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Scw’exmx Community Health Services Society is inviting applications for a Medical/Community Van Driver. This position will be providing Transportation services to Community members within the guidelines of SCHSS programming. This may include but not limited to driving to Kamloops, and travel between the communities of Coldwater, Shackan, Nooaitch and Merritt. Morning and early evening work may be required dependent on client schedule. • Applicant must possess a Valid Driver’s License (Class 4 preferred) and have a clean Drivers Abstract • Criminal Record Check may be required • Must be a People Person, outgoing, and have the ability to work with community members of all ages • Sensitive to the physical needs of transporting our clients • Great communication skills and time management necessary • Familiarity of Nlaka’pamux culture, language and history will be a deÀnite asset For more information please contact: Scw’exmx Community Health Services Society http://schss.com Resumes may be dropped off at: #103 – 2090 Coutlee Ave Email: reception@schss.com Mailing: P.O. Box 3090 Merritt BC V1K – 1B8 (250) 378-9745 Posting Closed at 4:30 pm February 15, 2016 Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted
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Receptionist /Administrative Assistant The Receptionist/Administrative Assistant will be responsible for the provision of administrative and clerical support to the SCHSS programs under the direction of the Operations Manager. Duties and Responsibilities Including but not limited to: • Provide receptionist services by receiving and screening visitors and incoming telephone calls. • Monitors and re-orders ofÀce supplies and ofÀce equipment as directed. • Provide on-going secretarial duties: including coordination of mail, circulation of information, messenger services for all SCHSS employees and preparation of the monthly newsletter. • Performs all duties in accordance with the Society’s Code of Ethics and Personnel Policy. • Performs other duties as may be required and directed by the Executive Director or Operation Manager. QualiÀcations/Requirements: • Strong Interpersonal Skills. • The ability to deal professionally with clients, communities, band employees, health professionals and service providers. • ProÀcient written and oral communication skills and must be a positive team player. • Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a busy, fast paced ofÀce environment. • Computer conÀdent- Strong Microsoft OfÀce skills essential (word, excel, publisher) • Minute taking experience an asset. • 2 years experience as a receptionist/administrative assistant an asset. • Must be willing to submit a criminal record check. Please submit resume to: Scw’exmx Community Health Services Society Attention: Lori Clark #103-2090 Coutlee Ave PO Box 3090 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 or email: reception@schss.com Posting Closed at 4:30 pm February 15, 2016 Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted
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Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas Stoyoma Dental is Merritt’s newest Dental Clinic. We are a Not For Profit Society serving all residents of Merritt and the surrounding areas. If you are covered by Status, Healthy Kids, Disability, Ministry or the Emergency Plan you are fully covered for eligible services & no additional funds will be required of you!
1999 Voght Street
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY!
(next to the Credit Union) PO Box 3090, Merritt, BC
HOURS: Mon-Fri 8AM - 4:30PM
PO Box 669, 102-2101 Nic
ola Ave, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Phone: 250.378.4266 Fax : 250.378.2757 notary@cherryinglis.com
250-378-5877
NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME!
MECHANIC
H NICAL SERVICE ECHA FRANNKK’’SS MEC PROVED OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY AP NE MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYO • Tune Ups • Brakes • Exhaust • Suspension • Lube/Oil s & Struts •Radiator Service • Shock e rvic Se g nin • Air Conditio 2026 Mamette Avenue
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OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!
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Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters. Service Work & Furnace Service. Custom Sheet Metal Atlas RV Parts & Repairs
PHONE: 250-378-4943
2152 DOUGLAS ST., MERRITT, BC
Professional Hair Stylist
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PLUMBING
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HAIR SALON Maureen’s Place
PLUMBING & HEATING
250-378-1322
STORAGE
SELF STORAGE UNITS
Safe, Secure, Easy Access, 8’ to 40’ Shipping Containers SUITABLE FOR: • Cars • Boats • ATV’s • Snowmobiles, • Household Goods • Monthly & Yearly Rates • Business or personal files & More.....
Starting @ $45./month with HST
at HACK Electric 378 - 558 0 2865C Poole y Ave., Merrit t, B.C. Full-time Watchman on site
WINE MAKING
FO FFOR O THE ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE, VISIT THE WINE PRESS
Quality products, friendly service!
Member of the RJS Craft Wine Making Academy
250-378-6622
Location: 2865C Pooley Ave (Hack Electric)
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Janaury 21, 2016
Do something extraordinary next September!
Merritt Secondary Hockey Academy
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Plan to attend - General Information Meeting February 4, 2016 @7:00pm Merritt Secondary - Library
Contact: Bruce Bidney - bbidney@sd58.bc.ca
Craig Millin - craig@rpmhockey.com
Academy Includes: Power Skating, Puck Skills & Tactical, Off Ice Conditioning, Special Events, Classroom Sessions
Merritt Hockey Academy Includes
Power Skating
Puck Skills
Tactical
Off Ice Conditioning
Accepting Applications! z Board Approved Integrated Hockey Academy z Offered inside the normal school timetable z Does not interfere with minor hockey or school sports z Students receive Academic Credits z Professional/Certified Instruction
Pacific Rim Hockey Academy Special Events
Since 2004
P.O. Box 192, Maple Ridge BC Canada V2X 7G1 www.rpmhockey.com