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AWAITING TRIAL August Caprian was charged with three counts of arson and one count of break and enter, after a string of incidents at local churches.

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KILLER CONVICTED Garry Taylor Handlen will serve life in prison after he was found guilty of the 1978 murder of Monica Jack, which took place near Merritt.

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MISSING MAN A MOON BY ANY OTHER NAME On Sunday night, three celestial occurrences came together to create a “Super Blood Wolf Moon.”

According to National Geographic, the curious name for the red moon is a combination of three events during the eclipse. The moon is considered a ‘blood moon’ as it takes on a reddish hue during the totality of the lunar eclipse. The event also took place during the ‘wolf moon,’ the traditional name for the full moon in January. And finally, because the moon happened to be unusually close to Earth during the eclipse, it was considered a so-called ‘supermoon.’ Thus the name, Super Blood Wolf Moon — a name as fantastic as the event. Bill Stowell/Herald

The brother of Luke Neville, who went missing near Spences Bridge in 2017, is coming to B.C. with the hope of finding answers — and closure.

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Man accused of arson out on bail August Caprian is slated to return to court on Feb. 5.

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Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

A Merritt man arrested last week in relation to recent church fires in the Nicola Valley has been released on bail.

Merritt RCMP took 37-year-old August Caprian into custody on Jan. 17 based on evidence they uncovered at the churches and while executing a search warrant.

“We had some evidence and we were able to obtain a search warrant for further evidence,” Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald. “We executed that search warrant [on Jan. 17] and were able to obtain evidence that we were looking for

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Spending spree The Murray Church — one of the oldest buildings in the Nicola Valley — burned to the ground on Jan. 11, the same night three other churches showed signs of arson. Photo courtesy of Pam Taylor

and, as a result, made an arrest.”

Caprian is facing three counts of arson and one of break-and-enter.

When asked if RCMP

are considering the crimes hate-related, Dunsmore said RCMP are only recommending charges of arson for right now.

“We are not looking at

hate crime yet,” she said.

Following a brief court appearance in Kamloops on Jan. 18, Caprian was granted bail.

Details of the allega-

tions against Caprian are protected by a courtordered ban on publication.

He is expected to return to court on Feb. 5.

Ranch owner appeals judge’s order to allow access to local lakes Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club director not surprised by decision.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

A local angler celebrated victory in court last month after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled all lakes are public property, but owners of a Nicola Valley ranch aren’t giving up hope of controlling access to Minnie Lake and Stoney Lake just yet.

A decades-long dispute between the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club (NVFGC) and the Douglas Lake Cattle Company culminated in a recent court decision prohibiting the private landowners from restricting the public’s access to lakes, but the ranch has filed an

appeal to the ruling.

While it represents another hurdle in what has been a six-year trial, the appeal did not come as a surprise to the club’s director, Rick McGowan.

“We kind of expected it,” he said, adding the decision could extend the case by another year.

“What we don’t know is how far the owner of the ranch wants to take it.”

The club’s success in court last month shouldn’t be jeopardized by the appeal, said Chris Harvey, the club’s lawyer. He added the appeal did not come as a surprise to him either.

“It is consistent with their

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actions so far of doing everything they can to cut off public access,” he said. “All lakes in B.C. are public lakes — I don’t know how anyone could challenge that.”

While the fish and game club is on the front lines in court, McGowan stressed they do not have the authority to affect change in this province-wide issue by themselves.

The cattle company is “trying to get water over private land privatized, and privatizing water is a huge issue,” McGowan said. “So I do not know that they will be successful, but in reality it has nothing to do with our club because our club does not have the jurisdiction or authority.”

McGowan added he is hopeful the province of B.C. will step up and support them.

“If the government ultimately does not come to the table and start looking after the interests of the people of B.C. and managing the natural resources, then we are achieving nothing,” he said. “So that is the goal.”

The club continues to receive support from the community, McGowan added, allowing them to finance the million-dollar lawsuit.

“Merritt is a small community, it is a community divided over this — there are a lot of people who think we shouldn’t be doing this,” he said. “But that is just the way it is.”

The Herald reached out to Douglas Lake Cattle Company and the ranch’s lawyers for comment, but they did not respond as of press time on Jan. 23.

B.C. legislature Speaker Darryl Plecas has released a 76-page report on his allegations of financial irregularities that details overseas trips, cash payouts and misuse of “thousands of dollars.”

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Council to determine fate of funds from tax roll increase A nine per cent increase in the value of the average Merritt home could allow for additional spending for the city, if council chooses. Herald files

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Increase further offsets loss of revenue from mill closure and tax exemptions kicking in this year.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

A nine per cent increase in Merritt’s residential property values will not necessarily result in a surplus of funds for the City of Merritt.

Over the coming months, council will put into place the 2019 budget, and the tax rate will determine whether the city receives a revenue boost.

“If we left the tax rates the same it would mean we would be collecting more money from the residential properties, because that is where the major increase has come in,” said Sheila Thiessen, the city’s acting chief administrative officer.

“Council can choose to either lower the rate and keep the actual tax bill the same, or they can take that and use it as extra money. It is hard to say anything at this point because it is really up to council.”

City staff were not relying on property assessments to go up substantially when they created the 2018 budget, Thiessen added.

“We usually budget for a minor — one to two per cent — increase year-to-year, but we were not expecting a nine per cent increase for sure.”

Another boost for the city this past year was new construction and development, valued at just over $10.5 million dollars, said Graham Held, deputy assessor with BC Assessment.

“Last year was just under $4.5 million dollars,” he added.

That said, Held cautioned this bump is offset by a decrease in the city’s major industrial tax base.

“With the closure and the demolition that was started at the Tolko plant the city is going to see their major industry tax base continue to decline. And in this

case it is to the tune of almost 3.8 million dollars,” he said.

Revitalization tax exemptions also kicked in this year for the two new hotels in town and the Merritt Green Energy plant, representing a decrease in the city’s business tax base.

Those businesses get a 100 per cent municipal tax exemption in 2019, next year it will draw back to 75 per cent, and finally to 50 per cent in 2021, Thiessen explained.

“So this year is the biggest hit, but we knew this was coming,” she said, adding the previous council budgeted last year to even out that dip in tax revenue by using the previous years’ surplus. “So we are not going to go back to the taxpayer to make up

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While the city takes the hit temporarily, these new businesses illustrate positive development in the community, Held said.

“It represents future potential growth in the tax roles in the city,” he said. “It just gets deferred a bit while that tax exemption is applied.”

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Fact checking the new tax When the B.C. NDP government quietly announced its registration system for the new TOM FLETCHER B.C. “speculation and VIEWS vacancy tax” last week, it took a minute for me to realize that every homeowner in affected urban areas is required to register, every year.

If they don’t, they will be billed on their property taxes, not at the lower rate for Canadians, but at the full two per cent of 2018 assessed value. That’s the rate reserved for foreign buyers and “satellite families,” those Asian high rollers who are supposed to be driving our housing prices through the roof with their money.

I called it “negative-option billing,” a term that jogged memories.

Readers started asking me, isn’t that illegal?

It is indeed, but only for businesses. A federal law was passed in 2012 after an outcry over a cable company’s move to charge customers for a new service unless they contacted the company to decline it.

In this case, 1.6 million residential property owners in designated B.C. urban areas are to receive a letter, starting this week, instructing them to fill out a form declaring they are not real estate speculators.

If you have a house or suite that isn’t occupied by a relative or rented out at least six months of the year, you get dinged, annually.

Premier John Horgan shrugged off the complicated form and negative-option billing, comparing it to the homeowner grant introduced by W.A.C. Bennett in 1957.

Horgan made a couple of obviously false statements.

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Congo: half a loaf is better than none ‘Half a loaf is better than no bread’ is what you tell yourself to justify giving in to a rotten deal, and there’s a choir of African leaders singing that chorus now. They pretend GWYNNE DYER to be celebrating The international the elevation of STAGE Felix Tshisekedi to the presidency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the big Congo), but they are privately lamenting it while accepting that it is probably the least bad option now.

Felix Tshisekedi is the 55-year-old son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the founder of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, the DRC’s main opposition party. For 25 years he defied the dictators who have robbed and ruined the country, spent much of his life in exile, and became a national hero. He died last year.

Etienne Tshisekedi was never keen to see his son succeed him, fearing that Felix lacked the ability and commitment to lead the party, but in March he was chosen as Etienne’s successor by the party’s leading members. And last

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November, he showed his true colours.

The current dictator, Joseph Kabila, had to leave power at least for a while, since the constitution allows presidents only two consecutive five-year terms.

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‘Why isn’t everybody celebrating the triumphant return of democracy to the Democratic Republic of Congo?’

He could legally come back after another five years, but in the meantime he had to find a presidential candidate who would do his bidding and keep his seat warm.

The official candidate was duly named — an associate of Kabila’s called Emmanuel Shadary — but it was clear that a single opposition candidate might win the presidency if

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the vote was fair. The DRC’s 84 million people are sick of living in a potentially rich country where most people are desperately poor even by central African standards.

So all the opposition parties got together in November to pick a single presidential candidate. Felix Tshisekedi was there and went along with it when they chose that candidate, Martin Fayulu. But the following day he broke with the other opposition parties and declared his own candidacy.

Was it just pique, or did he get a better offer? In retrospect, it was probably the latter.

The presidential elections were duly held at the end of December, and to everybody’s astonishment Tshisekedi won. The official candidate, Shadary, came last. So why isn’t everybody celebrating the triumphant return of democracy to the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Because nobody believes the numbers.

Opinion polls before the vote had Fayulu winning with between 39 per cent and 43 per cent of the vote, Tshisekedi coming a distant second with between 21 per cent and 25 per cent and official regime candidate Shadary straggling in with only 14 to 17 per cent.

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OPINION Province allows negative-option bills From Page 6 The B.C. Liberals didn’t raise concerns in the legislature, he said. Okay, so the tax revolt led by mayors of Kelowna and Horgan’s home town of Langford, and the fall legislature session with objections from the B.C. Greens as well as the B.C. Liberals, never happened?

How about Finance Minister Carole James’ two humiliating retreats on this tax, the first on its overreach into rural vacation properties, and the second on applying the foreigner rate to Albertans and Ontarians? Did those un-happen too?

“The biggest challenge for B.C. Liberals is we’re trying to do something about speculation in the housing market, and they did nothing,” Horgan said.

It was Aug. 1,

2016 when the former government revealed its foreign buyer tax, applying only to nonCanadian purchasers in Metro Vancouver’s then-soaring real estate market. At 15 per cent of value, it actually worked. Foreign purchases went from 10 per cent of the Metro market to less than two per cent in two months.

The foreign buyer tax is still in effect, and the statistics B.C. began to collect showed how small the foreign-buyer segment was. In Greater Victoria, it was about 3.5 per cent.

Now the NDP version extends beyond Metro Vancouver to Victoria, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Nanaimo, Lantzville, Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Mission.

A fact-challenged government ad started running last week too.

The speculation tax

“makes sure everyone who uses services like hospitals, schools and transit pays their fair share,” the ad states.

So, how many empty apartments go to hospital and school, or ride transit?

James merely stretches the truth.

After caving in to B.C. Green Party leader’s final demand last fall to charge all Canadian owners the same rate, James lowered her estimate of what the tax will bring in to about $185 million a year.

But when asked how many vacant homes are expected to shift into the rental market to avoid the tax, Horgan, James and finance officials admit they don’t know.

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

Protests could be met with violence From Page 6 So the united opposition should have won – but it didn’t.

Fayulu was leading Tshisekedi by almost two-to-one in the opinion polls.

How and why did it come to pass that the official results gave Tshisekedi 38 per cent of the vote and Fayulu only 34 per cent?

Fayulu cried foul. The African Union said it had “serious doubts” about the result and announced that it was sending a delegation to the DRC. And the influential Catholic Church of the DRC, which deployed 40,000 election observers, reported that the official results did not match its findings.

What probably happened is as follows. The outgoing president,

Joseph Kabila, inherited his power from his father, a warlord called Laurent Kabila, when the latter was assassinated by his bodyguard in 2000.

He also inherited the military commanders who brought his father to power, and held the real power in the regime. They, or their successors, still do.

There was never agreement among these commanders about whether Joseph Kabila was the right front-man for the regime.

Those who wanted a change may well have chosen Shadary as the regime’s new official candidate against Kabila’s wishes.

Or maybe Kabila simply realized that Shadary wasn’t going to win even with a lot of help from the people counting the ballots.

It appears that Kabila seduced

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Editor, The long answer is that Canadians and Americans, over the last decades, were fearful of forest fires. Every fire was bad and to be vigorously extinguished. Forest fires became more menacing as people resided ever closer to heavily forested lands, especially in the west. Smokey the Bear was a hero, as well as a huge media success. Politicians fighting fires became heroes too and firefighting budgets increased accordingly.

Hindsight tells us that we missed something. We missed the fact that fires are an essential part of the forest environment. Fires help create a varied patchwork of tree species and age classes. This makes forests more resilient to insects, diseases, and to catastrophic wildfires.

Case in point is the lodgepole pine. It needs fire to mature seed cones and create new seedlings. These pines don’t live long and by 80 years they are old timers subject to insects and disease. Aggressive firefighting let vast contiguous areas of them to get really old. A few warm winters resulted in high insect progeny survival and the mountain pine beetle population exploded, fed by all those old timers. Trees died and dried before they could be harvested.

All it took was a natural or human caused ignition source because, in the west, the last decade has been exceptionally warm and dry.

The cultural and political conditions that created this problem stem back generations. There are no quick fixes. To start, we need to better understand our forest environment and how to live with it, not to conquer it. Then we need to apply the latest in forest management science to better manage this complex environment. Planned, prescribed burns can help restore and rejuvenate our forests. Let’s have Smokey the Bear hibernate for a while.

Steve Burke West Kelowna, B.C. B.C.’s Forests Minister has pledged to step up the efforts to conduct prescribed burns ahead of this year’s wildfire season. No word yet if the government has a plan to counteract the messaging of Smokey the Bear. - Editor

Felix Tshisekedi with the promise of the presidency, and made sure the voting results came out in his favour.

It was a stroke of political genius, because it actually looks like the opposition won. It didn’t.

As soon as Tshisekedi’s victory was ‘confirmed’, he declared that “I pay tribute to President Joseph Kabila. Today we should no longer see him as an adversary, but rather, a partner in democratic change in our country.”

And almost everybody outside the DRC is sorrowfully going along with the deceit.

The African Union has ‘postponed’ its mission to the DRC indefinitely, and two respected African leaders, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, have

sent Tshisekedi their congratulations. The southern African regional group SADC has also welcomed Tshisekedi’s ‘victory,’ and urged all Congolese to support the presidentelect in his bid to maintain “unity, peace and stability.”

That’s the heart of the matter. Public protests over the rigged election will be met with massive violence, and risk tumbling the DRC into another catastrophic civil war.

At least this will be the country’s first non-violent transfer of power, so the rest of Africa is telling the Congolese to swallow their pride and bide their time. Half a loaf is better than none.

Gwynne Dyer’s new book is ‘Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)’.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS CRIME STOPPERS

Locals urged to report crimes anonymously Posting on social media can cause more harm than good, organization stresses.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

In the spirit of Crime Stoppers Awareness Month, the organization’s local chapter is urging residents to get offline and get ‘on the line.’

The non-proft organization, which has operated in town for nearly a decade, receives crime tips via anonymous submissions from members of the public. The Merritt branch received 20 tips in 2018, said board member Marlene Jones.

“So that is pretty good really, there are some people who know how it works because they are using it, but it could be used a whole lot better,” she said, adding she suspects people may be reluctant to call the organization because they do not want to be associated with a case.

“Why do people not report stuff ? They do not want to get involved, they don’t want retaliation or ret-

ribution, and they don’t want to go to court,” she said.

Taking to social media is a popular option for people who see suspicious activity in their community but do not want to call the police.

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there is a degree of separation. Whereas with Crime Stoppers there is an actual degree of separation,” she said.

“Don’t tweet about it, don’t Facebook about it, call the proper channels and something can be done with that information.”

However, if people better understood the Crime Stoppers process, they would be more willing to report tips, Jones said.

‘Don’t tweet about it, don’t Facebook about it, call the proper channels and something can be done with that information.’

— Marlene Jones Crime Stoppers Board Member

However, this can cause more harm than good because information in the hands of many can make it more difficult for police to do their work successfully, Jones said.

“People are brave online, they feel like

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She stressed the tipster remains anonymous when they call Crime Stoppers because their name is not requested and there is no way of tracing them.

When a person calls Crime Stoppers

they are calling a 1-800 number and will be directed to a call centre that does not use call display.

They speak to an operator, who is trained to ask some questions about the information being reported. The operator creates a file for the tip, and then passes along the information to the appropriate agency.

If the information provided by the caller leads to an arrest, ends up helping to recover property or closes a case, tipsters can receive cash — usually between $100 and $2,000 depending on the quality of the information and the seriousness of the crime.

However, Crime Stoppers never has a way to reach back out to the caller, so it is up to the tipster to initiate conversation if they wish to follow up or see if they are eligible for a cash reward.

Anyone wishing to report a tip is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.

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From left, At Mission Dolores is JP Lancaster, Maggie Ollek, Stu McCallum, Jared Wilman and Jared Doherty. Photo contributed Sean Brady KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

It’s going to be a busy year for one Kamloops indie rock band.

At Mission Dolores will release two albums in coming months and is currently touring in B.C. and Alberta.

In May, the band plans to release Last Night Outside Her Apartment, a nine-song record the band produced with Jordan Koop, best known for his work with another Canadian indie rock band, Wolf Parade.

At Mission Dolores frontman JP Lancaster told KTW he wanted to work with Koop because of how he approaches recording.

“Jordan did a master class with Steve Albini, who produced Nirvana’s In Utero, and Steve Albini’s approach, which is very much Jordan’s approach, is to capture how the band sounds at that moment in time,” Lancaster said.

At this moment in time, At Mission Dolores has had a lot of practice on the stage, as Lancaster said that’s how the band spent 2018, rather than in the studio. Its

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last release was in 2017.

“A strength of At Mission Dolores is the dynamic of the five of us playing live on stage and we really wanted to capture that in the most honest way possible,” he said.

The five of them include Jared Wilman on drums, Stu McCallum on bass, Maggie Ollek on keys and Jared Doherty and Lancaster on guitar and vocals.

The songwriting for Last Night Outside Her Apartment was productive, and not every track made the final cut, but Lancaster said he and the band felt the remaining tracks were strong.

Not wanting to put good material to waste, the band embarked on the production of another album to precede the May release. Cool World will be released on Feb. 8.

The band will play a show at the Culture Club, 2058 Granite Ave., at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2.

Joining them will be local band The Dungbeatles.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS COURT FILES

Former Merritt business owner pleads guilty to assault Initially charged with sexual assault, Michael Jolly pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of assault on Jan. 22.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

A man who inappropriately touched six women during massages at his wellness clinic in Merritt was handed a conditional discharge in Merritt provincial court.

Should he remain on good behaviour, Michael Jolly will not have a criminal record stemming from incidents involving six different women at the A&M Holistic Wellness clinic in 2017.

The identities of the

victims are protected by a publication ban.

In exchange for pleading guilty to assault on Jan. 22, Jolly will remain on probation for 36 months — a term recommended in a joint submission by both Crown and defence.

Jolly is not to contact the victims, nor is he to provide any massage services to any women, without another woman present (other than his wife), for 36 months, among other requirements.

Court heard that

Michael Jolly

Pleaded guilty to assault

when Jolly was initially charged with sexual assault in 2017, he closed the A&M Holistic Wellness clinic in Merritt and moved to White Rock.

But he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault on Tuesday, as lawyers for both the Crown and

defence agreed that the incidents involved non-consensual touching, but were not of a sexual nature.

“Reading the victim impact statements, it is apparent that the various complainants found the experience traumatic and upsetting,” said provincial court Judge Stephen Harrison.

All of the incidents occurred at the A&M Holistic Wellness clinic during massage treatments administered by Jolly, who advertised himself as a certified massage therapist but not a registered massage therapist (RMT).

Defence lawyer Jeremy Jensen said his client accepted that

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While terms of the conditional discharge place limits on Jolly conducting further massage treatments on female clients, court heard that the 57-yearold has developed medical condition which prohibits him from working as a masseur.

The PMP applies to areas located within the Thompson Nicola, Cariboo, Central Coast, Squamish Lillooet, Columbia Shuswap, North Okanagan, Central Okanagan, Okanagan Similkameen, Kootenay Boundary, Central Kootenay, and East Kootenay Regional Districts. This includes areas located within the vicinity of the communities of Bella Coola, Alexis Creek, Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Lillooet, Clinton, Cache Creek, Blue River, Clearwater, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, Golden, Merritt, Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos, Princeton, Grand Forks, Castlegar, Kaslo, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail, Salmo, Creston, Cranbrook, Invermere, Fernie, and Sparwood.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS COURT FILES

Handlen convicted in Monica Jack killing Garry Handlen, who will get a mandatory sentence of life in prison, has also been charged with murder of 11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert.

Keith Fraser VANCOUVER SUN

Cheers went up in a Vancouver courtroom as a jury convicted a man of murdering a 12-year-old girl more than 40 years ago.

On Jan. 17, the B.C. Supreme Court jury found Garry Taylor Handlen guilty of the May 1978 first-degree murder of Monica Jack, who disappeared while riding her bicycle near Merritt.

The verdict came after two and a half days of deliberations and a trial that began before a 14-member jury in October. Two of the jurors were dropped before the start of deliberations.

There were also tears in the courtroom as members of the Jack family arrived in the public gallery to hear the verdict.

Outside court after the verdict, Madeline Lanaro, the victim’s mom, told reporters that she would not be commenting until she had a chance to get her thoughts together.

Handlen had little reaction to the verdict as he sat in the prisoner’s dock.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen, the trial judge, thanked the jury for their work and set a date for sentencing on Jan. 28. First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years. At the sentencing hearing, the judge is expected to hear a number of victim impact statements.

The Crown’s case was largely based on a confession to the murder that Handlen, who was initially a suspect but never charged, made following an elaborate police sting known as a Mr. Big

12-year-old Monica Jack. Herald files

undercover operation.

Handlen, by then living in Ontario, was introduced to what he believed was a criminal organization and taken through a series of scenarios run by the fictitious gang.

At the end of the scenarios in 2014, Handlen told the “crime boss” or Mr. Big that he had abducted Monica while she was riding her bicycle near Nicola Lake.

He said he put her in his truck and camper and took her up a mountain before strangling her. The Crown alleged she was sexually assaulted before being murdered.

At trial, Handlen’s lawyers argued that the police had manipulated him and that he’d made a false confession. One of Handlen’s lawyers declined to comment outside court.

What the jury didn’t hear was that Handlen had also been charged with the murder of a second girl, 11-year-

old Kathryn-Mary Herbert. The girl went missing walking near her home in Matsqui in September 1975. Her body was found several months later in a remote area underneath a piece of plywood.

In a statement in October, Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman for the Crown, said that the firstdegree murder charge involving the Herbert slaying was the subject of an earlier application. McLaughlin said in an email that the nature and results of the application were the subject of a publication ban and added that the charge had not been stayed nor dropped.

Outside court Thursday, a Crown spokeswoman said the issue of the murder count involving the Herbert girl would be addressed before Handlen’s sentencing on Jan. 28.

The jury also did not hear that Handlen had a record of sexual

violence stretching back to 1963. His record, excluded at trial because it would have been seen as evidence that he would be more likely to commit murder, included an assault on a 17-yearold girl when he was 21 years old in 1969, using a knife to coerce her.

In 1971, he used a knife to abduct an 18-year-old, take her to a secluded area and rape her. He got 5½ years for that offence and was on parole for that rape when it was alleged he committed the Herbert homicide.

He was charged with the attempted rape of a 19-year-old woman in June 1977 and was convicted of that crime in October 1978. While that proceeding was going on, he murdered Monica Jack.

In September 1978, he was convicted of the rape of a 21-yearold female hitchhiker he had picked up near Manning Park. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison for that offence but had it reduced on appeal to 12 years and he was released on mandatory supervision in 1987.

The hitchhiker rape victim was in court Thursday and spoke outside about the impact of the crime on her.

“I spent 20 years using drugs and alcohol to find a way to cope with that.”

She said that although the justice system worked to convict Handlen of the Jack murder, she believes the slaying should never have happened.

“He was on bail when he killed Monica Jack. He has a history of sexual assault. Why was he let on bail with a history like his?”

Since his release after serving time for the 1978 rape, and before his trial on the Jack murder, he has been convicted of

three charges of possession of a narcotic as well as dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from a police officer.

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Family not about to give up on missing man Two years after his suspicious disappearance, the case of Luke Neville has yet to be solved.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

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n the coming days, the brother of a man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances near Spences Bridge in October 2017 will arrive in B.C. with two billboards and a renewed sense of purpose.

It has been over a year since Luke Neville was reported missing by his two roommates on Oct. 10, 2017. A day later, his burned out white 2003 Ford E-250 van was recovered on a forest service road 20 kilometres from where Luke lived, but his body was never found.

That’s one year too long for Luke’s brother Mark, who plans to travel from Ottawa to erect two billboards on either end of Spences Bridge next week, imploring the rural community to come forward with information he believes is being withheld.

“I am definitely confident people in town know [things about Luke’s disappearance].

I know people know and police know people know and they are not coming forth because they are afraid, and I cannot blame them,” he said. “They are afraid to come forth with information that would help the police move the case forward and locate Luke’s body and bring those responsible for his death to justice.

I would like to plead to those people with the billboard.”

Mark believes keeping his brother at the forefront of people’s minds will get them talking, hopefully to the police or Crime Stoppers.

“I just spend every minute of the day trying to think ‘What else can we do to move this along and not just let it become a cold case

file?’” Mark said. “We really have to find him, we have to bring him back home — that is all there is to it.”

Luke and his brothers Mark, Peter and Paul grew up in the Montreal area, and moved to Ottawa when they were in their late teens and early 20s.

Before Luke moved to B.C. in 2005, all four brothers worked together as firefighters in Ottawa.

“It just speaks to the way our dad brought us up — always to take care of your brother, and everything is about family. Family, family — he drilled that into our heads,” Mark said.

“Your friends will come and go but your brothers will always be there for you.”

Luke was 48 years old when he disappeared. He had been living in B.C. for approximately 13 years.

“His move was hard on us, especially his mother, because we all lived near each other in Ottawa, but we understood he needed to start up his own career and live in a warmer, milder climate,” he said, noting Luke started a home renovation business in B.C. “He often visited us or we visited him in Spences Bridge.”

In fact, Luke’s family had seen him only weeks before his mysterious disappearance, as he had flown back to Ottawa for his nephew’s wedding in September of 2017. Luke would go missing in October.

“It was just a really weird circumstance that we happened to all have a chance to see him and spend a good time with him, and then he left and nobody knew it was going to be the last time,” Mark said. “So this year has been — I wouldn’t say a rollercoaster, it has all been downhill – there is no

(From left to right) Brothers Mark, Peter Paul and Luke Neville stand together as professional firefighters in 2000. (Right) Mark (left) and Luke Neville fishing on a lake in Quebec in 1976. Photos courtesy of Mark Neville

upside. There is no reason for optimism to think he is going to be found alive, that is for sure. So we know it is just a matter of finding his remains.”

As the months have passed, Mark’s frustration with the RCMP’s investigation has grown.

“It is not the individual’s fault who is leading it, just more or less the way their hands are tied, what kind of investigation they can do with the resources they have,” he said. “I had no idea how long things take, so I am very discouraged by that aspect of it.”

The RCMP still consider Luke missing with the suspicion of foul play being involved, confirmed Cpl. Dan Moskaluk of the Southeast District Major Crime unit. He added Luke’s disappearance is one of their “high priority files.”

“We try and do best by the people affected and the victims themselves,” he said. “We certainly understand that at times families can feel frustrated and I think it is a natural reaction we would all feel. We would all be demanding of the

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agencies responsible for advancing and finding answers.”

While the passing of time can be frustrating, Moskaluk added it can provide the necessary space for people’s circumstances to change, sometimes encouraging them to come forward with information.

“And that is what we always hope for because that is the lynch pins for these investigations,” Moskaluk said. “Usually with some piece of information it unfolds and then we make great strides.”

At the end of the day, the Neville family is seeking closure.

“And that was always just a word to me, I never even really knew what it meant. I have

been a firefighter for over 30 years now and I always heard about closure, but I know what it means now and I know what it means when you don’t have it,” Mark said. “Every day is just like there is no end. It is hard to describe, but there has got to be an end and there is no end and there is no hope of an end — that is the worst part.”

Learning the other details about what happened to Luke is of lesser importance to Mark, who said his only wish is to find his brother’s remains.

“I suppose at some point I’ll change my tune, maybe when we find him and I get on to the next stage, but

right now I’m not even there, I could care less,” he said.

This past spring, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator based out of Kamloops joined the search for Luke.

Using drones, Ryan Hillaby conducted a search mission during the fall with drones in Nicomen Falls — an area inaccessible to helicopters, other aircraft and to people on the ground.

“Areas of interest were searched by law enforcement and search and rescue using canines and conventional aerial methods.

Neither method came up with positive results,” reads Hillaby’s website.

“While we did not find

any objects of interest, we were relieved to eliminate one potential location where Luke might be found.”

In an effort to recruit other UAV operators for the mission, Hillaby plans to start a crowdfunded campaign in the spring of 2019 for a second search he is planning. He added the area on the Thompson Plateau where Luke’s van was found will be the jumping off point for their next mission.

In the meantime, Luke’s brother is far from giving up.

“I know if my dad were here he would say ‘I don’t care how hopeless it seems, do something.’ So that is what we are going to do.”

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Former Centennial nominated for top award in college hockey Diego Culgietta is second among NCAA players in goals this season.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

While the current Merritt Centennials are enjoying one of their best seasons in recent memory, a former Centennial is in the midst of a memorable season himself.

Diego Cuglietta, who played in 128 games for the Centennials between 2012 and 2015, is a nominee for this year’s Hobey Baker award, given to the top player in college hockey. Cuglietta had 17 goals and seven assists through 24 games this season for the Lake Superior State University Lakers.

A senior and captain for the Lakers, Cuglietta is second among all

In 2015, double-shifting Diego Cuglietta (above) potted the natural hat trick to lead the Cents past an ornery Clippers’ team in a fractious matinee affair that saw 116 minutes in penalties doled out to the two sides. Herald files

NCAA players with 300 faceoff wins, and earned the Great Lakes Invitational MVP honour after leading the Lakers to the team’s first GLI championship in program history.

There are 81 Hobey Baker nominees from 46 NCAA Division I schools this year. Fan voting will help determine the top ten finalists in March. To cast a ballot or see a full list of

nominees, visit http:// www.hobeybaker.com.

Cuglietta had 40 goals and 88 assists as a Centennial, and was a point-per-game player in his final two years with the BCHL club.

“I recall Diego being a guy that would do anything for his teammates and being a player that was very coachable,” said Cents head coach Joe Martin in a news release.

Roden and LaFontaine go the distance in marathon shootout Make it six straight overtime games for the Merritt Centennials.

And Sunday’s tilt between the Centennials and the Penticton Vees might have been the longest game of the season for the weary Cents, who traded blows with their Interior division rivals until the tenth round of the shootout.

But in the end, it was Jack Barnes who sealed the game for

the Vees, marking the first time this season that the Cents have lost three straight games — despite earning points along the way for taking the games past regulation.

The Interior-leading Vees remain a confounding team for the Cents, who haven’t won a game against the Penticton club since the teams faced off in the playoffs in 2016/17.

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Twice, it looked like the Centennials would snap that streak, as the home team led until the final minute of regulation. But Cassidy Bowes found the back of the net at 19:19 to send the game to overtime.

After a scoreless overtime period, and three misses in the opening rounds of the shootout, it was the Centennials who struck first. Nick

COQUIHALLA CLASH Merritt Secondary School’s junior basketball teams were in action on Jan. 15, as both teams took on Sa-Hali Secondary. Bill Stowell/Herald

Wicks buried his opportunity, but Lukas Sillinger scored to keep the Vees alive.

While Sunday’s game was a missed opportunity for the Cents, the team has played well throughout the losing streak.

They poured 51 shots on Chilliwack Chiefs goaltender Daniel Chenard in last Thursday night’s game at the Nicola Valley

Memorial Arena.

Special teams proved to be the difference maker, despite Duplessis making 37 saves; the Cents went zero for seven with the man advantage.

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LOVE TO DANCE ACADEMY

The Merritt Dance Soceity would like to invite you to come see their new location on Saturday, Jan. 26.

Drop by 1976 Quilchena Ave., have some coffee, watch some classes, get information on dance classes and try new things like participating in the pound session at 9:30 a.m. (only 10 spaces) or drumming session at 11 a.m (only 15 spaces).

Participation is free, but registration before January 24 is essential. Phone: 250-378-9898 or email: dance@telus.net

OPTIONS FOR FLOODING

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.

Interior Savings Unplug & Play Family Literacy Week schedule, Jan. 24 - 25.

Friday: 6 p.m., Ali K. Zam, a free family magic show at the civic centre.

RED CROSS

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.

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m.

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

DROP IN CENTER FOR ELDERS

SENIOR CURLING

LITERACY WEEK

COMMUNITY BAND

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 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Ted Lund at 250-378-4195 for more information.

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 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.

Nicola Watershed Community Round Table is a local community driven group. The primary focus is to educate and inform watershed residents about local issues of concern. The next topic to be covered is potential engineered options for flooding in our watershed.

The next public forum on this topic will be held Jan. 24 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the Merritt Civic Centre.

Hydrologic engineer Jeremy Cooke will be the guest presenter. For more information go to www. nwcrt.ca

GARAGE SALE

THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF CANADA

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.

FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY

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.

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.

BAILLIE HOUSE

Fall house sale starting on Sept. 13. The sale will run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until further notice.

MESSY CHURCH

For parents or guardians and children to share fun activities, crafts, games, songs, celebration and sit-down dinner with your family. First Thursday of month, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church.

For more information or to register 250-378-5735 or email tucc@telus.net

PENSION BREAKFAST Conayt Friendship Society Pension Day breakfast will be held on every Pension Day from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. at 2164 Quilchena Ave. Everyone is invited.

Elders eat at no charge.

For more information call 250-378-5107. Volunteer servers and cooks are welcome.

NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA

Join the Navy League every Wednesday evening from 6 - 9 p.m. for our parade.

We are located at 1755 Coldwater Ave. Jumpstart does cover the cost of our fees and no child is turned away due to finances. For more information call 250280-6944.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Hours are 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests always welcome and will be signed in by a member.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Meets on the first and third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the civic center.

New members always welcome. The next quilting retreat weekend will be on Jan. 11 - 13. Register at the civic center, open to everyone. Find us on Facebook!

FOOD BANK FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO

Early bird games start at 5 p.m. at the Elks Hall.

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

HOSPICE

Merritt Hospice is calling for volunteers to support palliative care clients and their families and to support those who are grieving. Volunteers are also needed for administrative duties such a fund raising, community events and to serve as board members.

Contact Jill Sanford at 250-378-4577 for more information.

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We can help! Kamloops Immigrant Services is a non-profit agency now offering services in Merritt.

We assist all newcomers, including naturalized Canadian citizens, with a variety of services to help you get established in your community. All our services are free of charge for eligible clients. Contact us for additional information at 1-866-672-0855 or e-mail liza@kcris.ca / min@kcris.ca.

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General meeting will be held every third Wednesday of the month.

For more information please call Betty Ann at 250-378-5015.

Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come in for lunch!

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

CONAYT BINGO

Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m.. Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave.

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

OLD TIME FIDDLERS

The group is actively seeking new members, all instruments welcome but an interest in and appreciation of old-time country music is desirable. The group partakes

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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MARRIAGE COURSE

The Crossroads Community Church will be hosting a marriage course for couples who are married or living together and want to grow their relationship. Enjoy seven weeks of dessert nights at a table for two (our last night is a full dinner).

Couples will be guided to discuss with only their mate, important topics that will help grow practical tools to keep your relationship strong. Come out Sunday evenings from Jan. 13 to March 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. If you would like more information go to www.merrittcrossroads. com or call 250-3782911 You must register before Jan. 4 as space is limited.

Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month.

For more information call 250-378-2004.

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Volunteers are needed for daytime, evening and overnight shifts at the Nicola Valley Winter Shelter.

Applications are available at the advocacy centre, #2-2025 Granite Ave. and at Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society, 2038 Nicola Ave.

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IRONS, ELOISE (PRIDE)

Clifford Dueck

August 9, 1919 – December 18, 2018

May 8, 1935 - Jan. 13, 2019

It is with sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Clifford Dueck.

He was born May 8, 1935 in Togo Saskatchewan and 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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A special thank you to the nursing staff at the hospital and Dr. Soderberg for their compassionate care of Dad. Funeral Services to be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located at 12145 Laity St, Maple Ridge, B.C. on Saturday February 2, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

Leonard John Tomkinson October 6, 1942 January 11, 2019

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Len on Friday, January 11th 2019 with his loved ones by his side He is survived by his loving wife Barb, sons; Del (Paula), Chris, Dave (Shelley), step sons; Jeff (Nicole) Bruce, Jason (Crystal) McGowan, brothers; Murray Tomkinson, Mike Kemph, Gary (Cynthia) Tomkinson, sisters; Vivian (George) Rickett, Kathleen (Bill) Wishlow, grandchildren; Matthew, Jade, Cameron, Corbin, Baley, Jayden, Christian, Ruby, Claire and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Predeceased by bother, John Cressey, sisters; Deanna and Karen, mother, Eileen and father, Jack.

Lenny was a courageous, amazing man who loved his large family. His passions were hunting and gardening or working on one of his many projects.

He is sadly missed by us all.

No service at this time by request.

A gathering will be held in the summer.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Eloise Irons, at the age of 99. Eloise passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She was born in Stettler, Alberta but lived most of her life in the Lower Mainland. She was predeceased by her husband, Hod, in 2002. She is survived by her siblings, Margaret, Agnes and Harry, her daughters Eleanor (Ian) and Margaret (Kurt), grandchildren Tyler, Zoe, Jill (Phil) and Brian (Allie), great-grandchildren Jayda, Avery and Ryker and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Gillis House for all their care and attention. A memorial service will be held on April 13 at Trinity Baptist Church in Vancouver. In OLHX RI Ă RZHUV GRQDWLRQV PD\ EH PDGH WR 8QLRQ Gospel Mission or a charity of your choice.

JEAN ARLENE NEGRIN Jean Arlene Negrin passed away suddenly, but peacefully in Merritt, BC, surrounded by her family, on January 15, 2019, at the age of 62.

She will lovingly be remembered by her husband Ronald, two sons, Bradley (Jennifer), and Douglas (Donica). Grandmother to Nicholas, Philip, Brenden, Camryn and Brynlee. Her father Rodney Nay. Siblings Joan, Norma (Dale), Bill and the two most recent additions, Jill and Jack, her beloved Cats.

Predeceased by her mother Isabel Nay and brother in law Gary Negrin.

Jean was passionate about the Vancouver Canucks, loved the outdoors, enjoyed her morning coffee, while watching the hummingbirds and most of all her family and two kittens.

A celebration of life will be held on January 26, 2019 at 1:00 pm at the Merritt Civic Center.

Should friends and family desire, donations can be made in her memory to the Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation. www.nvhcef.com

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bob, on January 17, 2019 at the age of 79.

He is survived by his daughters Carolin (Dave) and Cindy, grandchildren; Angela, Ria and Dustin, greatgrandchildren; Shaylea, Amira, Maya, Draven, Gabriel, Winter, Aislynn and Brinnley.

He will be greatly missed by his four brothers; Tom (Isabelle), Mel (Wendy), Peter (Koby) and Leroy (Corinda) and many nieces and nephews.

Bob was predeceased by his parents, Carl and Grace Voigt and his step-son, Joey.

A tea will be held at Nicola Meadows on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.

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