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SHELTER OPEN An emergency reception centre is now open in Merritt, at the request of the province, as wildfires continue to rage across B.C.

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SHOW ‘N SHINE The Nicola Valley Cruisers host their annual event celebrating collectible, vintage and just straight-up cool cars at Central Park.

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SECRET WEAPON SMOKED OUT Smoke hanging over the Nicola Valley from the multitude of wildfires burning across the province has made for some pretty colours at sunrise and sunset over the past week — but health professionals warn the smoke is hazardous to human health. Cole Wagner/Herald For all your landscaping needs call the professionals at

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Rodney Lamb (left) and his son at inside the emergency reception centre set up for those displaced by wildfires. Michael Potestio/Herald

Evacuees who don’t require a place to stay can register with the Red Cross at 1-800-863-6582 or online at www.redcross.ca.

Munro and many others found themselves registering at the centre in Merritt on Monday.

Munro, who’s originally from the 100 Mile House area, said it’s difficult to watch as people she knows in many small, neighbouring communities deal with the crisis.

“It’s devastating watching so many small communities perish,” said Munro as she fought back tears.

Rodney Lamb and his son could be found at the registration desk of the recently opened emergency reception centre on Monday morning.

Lamb, his son and wife were in Merritt visiting family last week when the evacuation order came down for Williams Lake on Saturday.

“It’s very concerning,” Lamb said of the wildfire situation. “I have a lot of family in the area, I grew up in the area. It’s tough to deal with the daily stress,” he said.

“It’s not easy, you feel like you’re being a burden [on] your other family

members now, but everybody’s been super supportive. It’s good that we have things like this in place for people like myself and others who desperately need the help,” said Lamb.

Russ and Charlotte Martin also stopped in to register at the civic centre on Monday. The couple has lived in Merritt for years, but were in the process of moving to 108 Mile

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“The order came in to leave and we just packed up, turned the gas off and left,” said Russ. “We just made it [back] before they closed the road.”

Their house is still intact, said Charlotte adding they have some friends in town they will be staying with if they can’t move in to their new home next week.

“We helped them

‘It’s devastating watching so many small communities perish,’

Ranch this month when wildfires put those plans in limbo.

“We bought a property, sold our house [in Merritt] and we got to be out on the 24th of this month,” said Russ.

The two were at their new home on July 7 moving in a few things and on their way back to Merritt to get another load when wildfires erupted around the province.

— Wildfire Evacuee Jeanie Munro sandbag during the [flood]. They’re right on the Nicola River,” said Charlotte.

“It’s been quite a year,” she added with a laugh.

The friends they’re staying with, however, are also moving to 108 Mile Ranch and need to be out of their Merritt home by Aug. 1.

Munro registered at the reception centre in Merritt, but won’t be stay-

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ing there after friends of hers in the Nicola Valley graciously opened up their home. The fires have spread her family around the province, she told the Herald.

“One of my siblings is with my sister in Kamloops and her baby in a one-bedroom [apartment]. My other sister’s got my mother and my step-father in Vernon and my dad is actually still out at Green Lake in an RV,” said Munro.

She said her boyfriend remains in Clearwater under an evacuation alert.

As of the Herald’s press deadline on Wednesday morning, no one has utilized the Merritt emergency reception centre for lodging.

Miles told the Herald that between Monday and Tuesday a total of 165 people have registered at the Merritt facility, and about 40 of them are being billeted in town.

The civic centre remains closed to all other activities while it serves as an emergency reception centre. As a result, the annual BC Ambassadors program this weekend has been moved to Merritt Secondary School.

Smoke concerns A smoky skies bulletin has been issued by the Interior Health Authority, warning communities across the southern Interior that residents may feel health affects due to wildfire smoke.

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Birds on the brain It’s back to the drawing board after a bylaw amendment aimed at addressing problem pigeon colonies in didn’t take flight with Merritt’s city council.

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“It was devastating driving through,” said Jeanie Munro of her experience evacuating Clearwater. “Flames were taller than the trees [and] even though [the fire] was across the river, it felt like it was right there.”

Munro had been working in Clearwater when she was forced to grab her dogs and leave for Kamloops on Saturday afternoon as evacuation orders and alerts were put in place for the area that day.

“It was scary. There [were] hundreds of cars pulled over [and] people driving like maniacs. It was not safe in any direction because there’s two fires in Clearwater,” she said.

Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires raging around the province near communities such as Clearwater, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Ashcroft and Princeton this month.

At the request of the province, a 150-bed emergency reception centre was opened at the civic centre in Merritt over the weekend in co-ordination with the City of Merritt. It’s the eleventh facility of its kind set up around B.C. to aid wildfire evacuees.

“Those evacuated have been asked to register at an [emergency social services] location or with Red Cross,” said City of Merritt corporate officer Melisa Miles.

The reception centre is available to provide food and shelter to evacuees in need, and can be contacted at 1-800-585-4559.

People can also contact ESS co-ordinator Lonni Boszko at 250-315-8343.

“We also have insurance folks on hand here,” said Miles.

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SHOWIN’ SPIRIT The Kenny Hess Trio dropped by Spirit Square in Merritt on July 18, regaling locals with legendary country tunes. Also in attendance: a group of students from Collettville Elementary, who are fundraising for next year’s trip to Quebec. The students will be selling snacks at upcoming Music in the Park performances for the rest of the summer. For a full schedule of the remaining Music in the Park performers, visit merrittherald.com and search ‘Music in the Park.’ Cole Wagner/Herald

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Unionized workers at Highland Valley Copper have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action to back demands.

Kyle Wolff, president of United Steelworkers Local 7619, said 99.8 per cent of those casting a ballot voted in favour of striking. About 85 per cent of the workforce’s 1,000 employees participated in the vote on Sunday in Logan Lake.

In total, 892 members came out to vote with all but two ballots being cast in favour of a strike. There was one no vote and one spoiled ballot.

The union and mine owned by Teck Resources began bargaining in August last year.

“It’s a message to the employer we’re not interested in concessions,” he said.

Wolff said there are no immediate plans for job action. The two sides have not set any dates to resume bargaining.

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The Staff and Board of Nicola Family Therapy would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all those who supported our agency during our 2015/2016 Fiscal Year. To all the community members that gave their time and energy to bring Mz Judged 2016 to the stage and make our Baron of Beef a success – we are forever grateful.

For a small non-profit organization like ours, every financial contribution and grant is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much to the following people and organizations: Aspen Planers Ltd and Employees Darcy Protasivich and CN Employees’ and Pensioners’ Community Fund Interior Savings Credit Union Staff Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise Success by 6 Nicola Valley United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo We would also like to recognize those who donated auction items: A&M Holistic Wellness Andre’s Electronics Aspen Planers BC Lions Canadian Tire Candice Rizzardo Cathy Cox Neil Christina Leo City Furniture City of Merritt Colleen Fines Cora-Lee Poehnell Crystal Leier Diana Grimshire Diane Silanski Godey Creek Consulting Home Hardware Merritt Tourist Information Centre Interior Savings Credit Union Jamara Joyal Kolors Cutting Lounge Megan Sutherland Merritt Herald Merritt Printing Murray GM NVIT Social Work Dept Rae Porterfield Rani Hothi RBC Royal Bank Sandy Labermeyer Shannon & Derwent Daw Stephanie Johnson Tammy Denning Tracie Ellis

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Through fires and the flood Hello everyone, Let me start off by saying my thoughts and prayers are with those JACKIE TEGART affected by View from the the fires LEGISLATURE that are devastating B.C.’s interior.

This is a challenging time, but through it all, it’s so heartening to see neighbours looking out for neighbours and communities coming together to support and welcome evacuees. This caring spirit is one of the many reasons I love where we live, and I’d like to thank everyone for their generosity, compassion and hospitality.

I’d also like to thank the firefighters and emergency crews who work so tirelessly to protect our communities and keep us safe. And I’m especially appreciative of all the volunteers involved in staffing emergency social services centres.

We are fortunate to be surrounded by so many who work hard on our behalf, and I’d like to encourage everyone to continue following direction given by these teams.

These wildfires come in the wake of a difficult spring, with flooding that deeply affected Merritt, Quilchena, and Lower Nicola residents. Cache Creek also experienced flooding, which sadly claimed the life of volunteer fire chief Clayton Cassidy. Last month, hundreds came out to remember and recognize Clayton during a touching memorial service, which I was honoured to be part of.

During any disaster, it’s crucial for elected officials to come together and work towards an effective response — as we are doing now.

This spring, I met with Mayor

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No peace yet in Iraq (or Syria) The shooting was still going on down by the river last week when Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi dropped by and prematurely declared that the battle for Mosul was GWYNNE DYER over. He was misled The international by the various Iraqi STAGE army, police and militia units who were competing with one another to declare victory first, but now it really is over — and there is little left of Mosul.

The siege began on Oct. 17 of last year, so it lasted nine months — longer than the Battle of Stalingrad. It probably killed more civilians, too, because the U.S.-led air forces were used to compensate for the shortage of trained and motivated Iraqi ground forces.

Individual ISIS snipers were regularly taken out by air strikes that levelled entire buildings.

Life is returning to some of the east-bank suburbs that were retaken last year, but there is nothing to go back to in the oldest part of the city on the west bank, where ISIS made its last stand. And the level of destruction has been

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almost as high in a lot of other cities.

The Sunni Arab communities of Iraq and Syria are shattered and scattered. The mixed Sunni-Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad were mostly “cleansed” of their Sunni residents in the civil war of 2006-08. Even Sunni-majority cities in Iraq that were taken back from ISIS a couple of years ago, like Ramadi and Fallujah, are still largely deserted, with few signs of reconstruction.

Not many of the estimated 900,000 people in refugee camps around Mosul, almost all Sunni Arabs, will be going home soon either. And in Syria, the eastern side of Aleppo, Syria’s biggest city, fell last December after a four-year siege. It now contains a few tens of thousands of people rattling around in the ruins.

Raqqa, ISIS’s capital in Syria, will be largely destroyed in the next few months, and after that it will be the turn of Deir-es-Zor. The calamity that began in 2003, when the U.S. invasion of Iraq overthrew the centuries-long Sunni rule over a mostly Shia country, has reached its final phase.

There can be no comeback for the Sunni Arabs of Iraq, who only make up one-fifth of the country’s 36 million people. They have been ruined by their long complicity with Sunni minority rule of the country, first under the

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Turkish empire, latterly under Sunni tyrants like Saddam Hussein, and finally by their reluctant, desperate support for ISIS. Some, maybe most, will remain in the country, but not as equal citizens.

The Sunni Arabs of Syria will not suffer the same fate, for they are fully 60 per cent of that country’s population, but their current situation is appalling. They were very unwise to throw their lot in with ISIS and al-Qaeda — which most of the Sunni fighters in Syria did in the end, though it is impolitic to say so in public — and they are now paying a heavy price for that mistake.

In the longer run, however, Syria’s Sunni Arab majority will have to be reintegrated into the general society. It isn’t impossible: millions of urban Sunnis never fought against the regime anyway, regarding their mostly rural fellow Sunnis who fell for the jihadi fantasy as severely misguided.

There’s at least another year’s fighting against ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked forces in Syria before reconciliation can even begin. There may be much more than a year’s fighting before the Kurds are subjugated again in Syria and Turkey.

They are out of the box now, control-

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A thank you note for care during difficult time Editor, We would like to thank Dr. Soderberg and the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt BC for the professional care over our numerous trips to the ER over the last two years for Walter Luckham. We also extend our gratitude to the RIH staff and doctors that were there helping for Walters final month. I would like to thank my family and friends for their continued help, support and compassion through this very difficult transition in my life.

Joan Luckham Merritt, B.C.

Tegart ready to embrace official oppostion role From Page 6 Neil Menard from the City of Merritt, Chief Harvey McLeod from the Upper Nicola Indian Band, electoral area directors Herb Graham and Randy McMurray, as well as Lorne Robertson and Leroy Wagner from the Lower Nicola Waterworks District to share updates and information.

I will continue to work with local representatives as we respond to the current wildfire situation and as we gear up for the annual Union of BC Municipalities conven-

Day celebrations in Hope and Merritt; the School District 58 student powwow in Lower Nicola; and the annual parade,

tion.

Despite the challenges, these past few months have also brought many positives.

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‘I am, as always, humbled and honoured to represent Fraser-Nicola in Victoria,’ — Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart

Communities across our region have hosted many wonderful events that I’ve had the privilege of attending — like fantastic Canada

rodeo and May Ball in Clinton.

On the provincial front, it’s an interesting time at the legislature. The NDP was

sworn into government on July 18. While our government no longer enjoys the confidence of the house, I am, as always, humbled and honoured to represent Fraser-Nicola in Victoria.

I will be proud to continue working on behalf of our community and our province in a strong opposition caucus.

In the days, weeks and months ahead, please stay safe and continue taking care of each other. My thoughts are with you.

Jackie Tegart is the MLA for Fraser-Nicola.

On July 1, 2017, Canada will celebrated its sesquicentennial — or 150th — annivesary. Onehundred-and-fifty years worth of history is a lot to remember — so each week in 2017, the Herald will run this special section to remind you of the remarkable accomplishments, important historical figures, and maybe even a few fun facts you might not have known about our country.

This week in Canadian history: July 20, 1871: British Columbia joined Canadian Confederation after Ottawa agrees to certain conditions.

The main one is a promise to construct a permanent railroad link between the East and West coasts.

In 1867, the governors of British Poster promoting B.C. tourism, 1947. Photo Columbia and courtesy of Library and Archives Canada Vancouver Island wrote to the British government asking that a clause be inserted into the British North America Act that would permit them entry into Canada. One reason for the urgency was that the United States had purchased Alaska, and they were concerned that their territories might be annexed.

Thanks to Library and Archives Canada for this excerpt. Find out more about Canada’s history every day at www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/onthisday/.

Accidental conflict still a possibility From Page 6 ling almost all of the Kurdish-majority parts of northern Syria and many rural areas in south-eastern Turkey.

Since Turkey’s President Recep Tayyib Erdogan re-started the war against Turkey’s Kurds two years ago, they have even

taken control of some parts of the Kurdishmajority big cities in the south-east — and bits of them look like Syria’s devastated cities.

As for Iraq’s Kurds, it may prove impossible to put them back in the box at all. Thanks to the collapse of the Iraqi army three years

ago, when ISIS overran much of the country in a fortnight, the Kurdish Regional Government now rules over all the traditionally Kurdish areas of Iraq. It is effectively an independent country, and it has scheduled a referendum for September to make that official.

Iraq’s government will fight that, of course, but unless the United States is willing to bomb the Kurds the way it bombed ISIS, Baghdad is unlikely to win. The Iraqi army couldn’t even have retaken Mosul without the lavish use of U.S. air power.

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more likely to betray the Syrian Kurds, but unless it does, they too will probably manage to keep their de facto state within a nominally reunited Syria. (Turkey would be happy to crush them for free, but the Syrian regime and its Russian and Iranian backers would veto that.)

So there’s lots of fighting left to be done, and lots of opportunities yet for the United States and Russia to stumble into a confrontation.

Stay tuned.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS B.C. WILDFIRE

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With wildfires burning throughout much of the province, local FireSmart representative Don Parno is hoping to pass along information to locals on how to mitigate the risk of wildfires affecting their homes.

And while no fires are burning in the immediate vicinity of the city, with the fire danger rating sitting at extreme for most of July, Parno said it is more a question of when, rather than if the town will be threatened by wildfire.

With that in mind, Parno has scheduled a FireSmart seminar to be hosted at the Merritt Public Library on Aug. 1. The workshop will be free to attend, and will take place between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Those who attend will come away with valuable knowledge on how to protect their home, property and community by managing fuel sources around their homes, said Parno, as well as how to take simple precautions to mitigate the risk of fire spreading through structures.

“It’s all about prep,” explained the semiretired forester. “We

The City of Merritt doing firesmart fuel management activities near the Bench Elementary School.

Crews removed pine needles that had built up under the trees. Photo courtesy of Don Parno

can’t say ‘Oh this is a FireSmart house, so it won’t burn down.’ We can’t say that, we don’t want to say that. But your chances of igniting way lower if you think about the principles.”

Some of Parno’s information might come as a surprise, even to those who felt they were knowledgeable about the risks of wildfires in Merritt. For example, Parno explained that more than half of the homes lost to wildfires are burned as a result of falling embers igniting fuels on or around the structure — rather than from being in close proximity to flames.

“Houses — if they are FireSmart, and at a very low risk of igniting, can actually be a [fire] break in a way,”

Tips to make your home FireSmart 1. Plant deciduous trees near your home (maple, birch) rather than more flammable vegetation like juniper, cedar and spruce.

2. Regularly clean out pine needles from gutters, under sundecks, patios and stairs.

3. Keep firewood piles and lumber piles at least 10 metres away from any structure 4. Ensure your porch is sealed all the way to the ground, in order to prevent any embers from accumulating underneath of it. said Parno, adding that if homeowners keep a 10 metre buffer around their home free from fuels, the chance of their home burning down in a wildfire is drastically reduced.

In the aftermath of the devastating fires in Fort McMurray last summer, Parno said fire researchers combed through thousands of

burned down structures to better understand how some homes fared better than others.

He will be sharing some of the findings of that research during the seminar on Aug. 1.

Locals can register for the session by emailing Don Parno at nvfiresmart@gmail. com, or by visiting the library in person.

PROVINCIAL POLITICS

Horgan sworn-in as premier Premier John Horgan was sworn-in as the province’s 36th premier on Tuesday, the culmination of a months-long negotiation process with the BC Green party to seize power in the B.C. legislature.

Horgan endured a wave of criticism from Liberal MLA Andrew Wilkinson in the week leading up to the swearing-in ceremony.

According to Wilkinson, John Horgan’s new department to manage its relationship between the

announced July 11 by Horgan as part of the premier’s office.

“By placing this so-called Secretariat within the Wilkinson Office of sent a letter the Premier, Monday this political to the office would Comptroller be funded General’s and supoffice, askported by ing for an B.C. Public “urgent John Horgan opinion” Premier of British Columbia Service resources…. on the “Confidence and Supply They are not employed Agreement Secretariat,” to oversee and support B.C. NDP and Green Party is a political function that should not be added to public service staff.

political agreements between parties.”

Wilkinson referred to the public service code of conduct that staff are not to “engage in political activities during working hours” or use government facilities.

NDP spokesperson Jen Holmwood said the party “will follow any advice from the Comptroller-General to ensure the activities of the office fall within acceptable practices.”

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Merritt Secondary School’s We Care Crew organized a school dance to raise funds for the Merritt Refugee Group. Some of the crew is missing in this picture. Photo courtesy of Dave Andersen Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

After months of delays and uncertainty, good news has finally arrived for a group aiming to bring a Syrian refugee family to Canada.

The Merritt Refugee Group recently received news that the Al Bazazi family, being sponsored within the community, will be arriving within the next four to 12 weeks.

“The family of four, Abdulrahman, Rayah, and their two young children, Fahad and Shahad are currently, residing in Jordan, having fled the war zone in Syria,” stated a press release from the Merritt Refugee Group.

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The family had to be patient while their application for residency in Canada was processed, but finally they have the news they have been waiting for and will be able to reunite with family who live in West Kelowna.

The process kicked off back in 2015 — when there were two Rotary clubs in town.

“Support from the Merritt community has been wonderful,” said Becky Puterbough, a member of the Rotary Club of Merritt which also made a significant contribution to the refugee fund. “As well as individual donations, recently two local schools raised money to help the family

resettle in Canada.

The high school WE Care Crew organized an Hawaiian dance which raised $750 and Diamond Vale Elementary student leadership group donated $200.”

Local businesses like Breathe Bikes have offered support for the incoming family, having donated a brand-new kids bike back in November 2016.

“Donations of furniture, clothes, books and toys have also been coming in. Anyone wanting to find out more on how they can help is encouraged to access the Merritt Refugee Group Facebook page,” explained the release.

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Merritt’s RCMP officers are on the move, ready to help out where needed as wildfires continue to plague B.C. RCMP Const.

Tracy Dunmore said officers have been sent to help communities under the threat of wildfires, including Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Williams Lake, Clearwater and Princeton.

“Anybody that has had days off has been asked to go over [and] help out, relieving other members in those areas,” Dunsmore told the Herald.

Merritt officers have been assisting with evacuations, monitor-

other detachments ing homes and con— Clearwater, Cache ducting road closures, Creek — and everyshe said. body’s “It’s kind of on kind of standby standard if other procedetachdure,” said ments Dunsmore, are needadding that ing extra officers still resources,” have to Dunsmore fulfill their told the local shifts.

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Merritt About officers Tracy Dunsmore five Merritt are either Merritt RCMP officers working went to overtime help with evacuations on their days off or in the Ashcroft area having their schedules the second weekend of rearranged to accomJuly when multiple fires modate the time spent sparked around the helping out in other province. Some officommunities. cers were sent to help “I think we have with the road closure four members out of near Princeton when a town right now curfire near that commurently working in

nity sparked that same weekend, Dunsmore told the Herald.

She said the Merritt RCMP will continue to send officers as needed throughout the fire season.

“We’re monitoring the fires, the weather and the fire season’s only just begun,” said Dunsmore.

Due to wildfires raging around the province, the Merritt RCMP has been forced to cancel its annual canoe pull at Nicola Lake.

The event, which aims to strengthen the relationship between police and First Nations youth, was scheduled to take place starting July 24.

But police could not commit to it given the need to be on standby

Car accident caused by medical distress Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Police believe a medical incident may have been what led to a three-vehicle crash that happened just west of the fire station on Nicola Avenue Friday (July 14).

The crash left a Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck upside down in the Nicola River, and sent its driver to the hospital.

RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald the pickup truck was travelling westbound when the male driver suffered what appears to have been a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle.

The truck crossed the centre line and struck two vehicles — a Ford SUV and a silver Dodge Ram 1500 — before plowing through a fence and landing in the river.

“There appeared to be some kind of a medical distress situation, so members are just following up on that [and] trying to determine what the medical [situation was],” said Dunsmore.

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“Usually, if [the crash] is due to a medical situation we don’t generally pursue charges unless it was something that [the person] knew about and [was] just being non-compliant,” said Dunsmore.

She also said police don’t suspect drugs or alcohol to have been factors in the crash.

Dunsmore said there were minor injuries in the accident.

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He also said witnesses told him they saw the driver of the Super Duty pickup truck manage to exit his vehicle after it went into the water.

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A 62-year-old woman from Kelowna died after her vehicle ended up in a ditch along Highway 97C near the Elkhart Road exit on Sunday (July 16).

Merritt police were called to a single-vehicle accident at about 6:30 p.m. that evening where a 2002 Ford Mustang convertible had gone off the road to the right, said RCMP Const.

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“They’d send one to the adjacent province and state so they knew what was a legal one in B.C.,” Schneider said.

“They became quite collectible later on.”

The lower the number, the earlier the licence plate was issued — thus, the more sought-after the plate, Schneider said.

As vehicles became more ingrained in B.C. life, different licence plates were issued to denote different vehicle classes and uses.

Various cities also issued bicycle licence plates in different shapes, sizes and colour schemes.

Doctors got their own licence plate denotation in the 1930s.

“They stopped it in ’43 because too many doctors were getting held up for their morphine,” he said.

The province began manufacturing commercial plates in 1935.

Schneider has the only known full trailer plate collection, and a variety of early triangular public works plates, he said.

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The long-time Merrittonian began collecting about 32 years ago as an affordable alternative to collecting vintage cars.

After early days of collecting by searching through wrecking yards, he joined a club for licence plate collectors and since the advent of eBay, his collection has exploded to more than 1,200 plates.

The collection spans more than a century and the entire colour spectrum.

“When you see them, you’d be really amazed about all the different colours we used to have,” he said.

His oldest plate — and the pride of his collection — is a leather one.

That was common in the early 1900s after the province introduced its requirement for automobiles to display their registration numbers in 1904.

Each vehicle owner was responsible for creating the plate in those days, and leather was readily available.

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Despite the extreme fire risk throughout most of the Kamloops Fire Centre, the District of Logan Lake has — so far — been spared the worst of the wildfire season.

The town’s good fortune doesn’t just come from dumb luck, according to Garnet Mierau, a forestry professional who helps manage the Logan Lake Community Forest.

Mierau maintained that the district’s decade-plus adherence to FireSmart principles have mitigated the risk of a significant wildfire sparking in the area.

He also revealed that the town has a secret weapon when preparing for wildfire season each year: a crew of local high school students, hired for an eight week term, who help with fire prevention efforts around town, alongside forestry professionals and firefighters.

Fire mitigation involves cutting and pruning wooded areas, as well as ensuring trees are spaced out enough to lessen the chance of fire jumping from one tree to another. Logan Lake students are in charge of this work, as well as prepping areas for controlled burns, which are carried out by contract crews, explained Mierau, who has co-ordinated the FireSmart program for the last four seasons.

As for how effective the program is at preventing spot fires from growing to significant wildfires, Mierau points to an incident which flared up around Logan Lake towards the end of June.

Logan Lake firefighters responded to an interface fire just outside of the town on June 24, in an area that had been treated by the FireSmart team two years prior.

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Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

A trio of former Merritt Centennials are currently attending development camps run

by National Hockey League teams.

Defenseman Dane Birks, 21, is at the Pittsburgh Penguins camp. He was selected in the sixth round (164th overall) by the Penguins in the 2013 NHL entry draft, and is attending Michigan Tech University.

Birks, who grew up in Merritt, played 118 BCHL games over two seasons (2012-14), scoring nine goals and adding 33 assists for 42 points.

American-born forward Brandon Duhaime, 20, played

just one season (201415) with the Centennials before moving onto the USHL. He is presently at the Minnesota Wild camp.

In 57 games with Merritt, Duhaime notched six goals and 19 assists for 25 points. He is attending Providence College.

Defenseman Josh Teves, 22, spent just over one season in Merritt (2013-15) before earning a scholarship to the Ivy League’s Princeton University.

Originally from Calgary, Teves accumulated five goals and 30 assists for 35 points in 63 BCHL games.

During his time with the Centennials, Teves won the 2015 RBC National Junior A Scholarship Award.

Goaltender Lancaster traded to Alberni Valley

Colten Lancaster Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

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Brandon Duhaime Photos by Ian Webster/Herald

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Centennials annual golf tournament a big success Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

A total of 68 golfers teed off on Saturday at the Merritt Centennials’ annual golf tournament, held at the Merritt Golf & Country Club.

The participants included numerous past and present Centennials players. Among the alumni were Eddy Beers, Guy Lanki, Bobby Vermette, Donneau Menard (son of Merritt mayor Neil Menard), Rich Brew, Blake Stephens, Greg Aiken, Brent Demerais and last season’s graduating captain Brett Jewell.

One foursome was comprised of former Merritt Warriors (the Merritt team’s name for three seasons in the BCHL). They were Colin Gage, Barry and Stuart Jackson and Leonard Joe. Current Centennials

playing in the weekend fundraiser were returning 20-year-old Henry Cleghorn and 17-yearold twins Rylan and Michael Van Unen.

The 18-hole Texas Scramble was won by the team of Brian Snee, Gary Dixon, Ian Gordon and Scotty Morrison.

KP (closest to the pin) prizes went to Menard, Morrison, Jewell and Bev Scott.

Aiken was the shootout winner and took home a $1,700 wine fridge. Gage topped the bidders for a four-day Rockin’ Riverfest pass donated by Q101 Radio.

Fifty-fifty winners were Scott and Theresa Ouellet. Cleghorn won the putting contest.

“It was a great day of golf, with a delicious dinner to follow,” said Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin.

“Sydney [van Rensburg] and his staff at the golf

(Above) Merritt Centennials’ legend Eddy Beers (in the middle) takes part in the putting contest at the Cents’ annual golf tournament at the Merritt Golf & Country Club on July 15. (Right) The winning team in the 18-hole Texas Scramble featured (left to right) Ian Gordon, Gary Dixon, Brian Snee and Scotty Morrison. Photos contributed and

by Ian Webster/Herald

course did a wonderful job. And many thanks to all our generous sponsors and donators.”

In surprising news last week, the Merritt Centennials announced the trading of 19-yearold goaltender Colten Lancaster to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in exchange for 20-yearold forward Alex MacDonald and future considerations.

“The move was requested [by Lancaster], and rightfully so,” said Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin. “You can’t have 19 and 20-year-old netminders. It isn’t fair to anybody.

“Colten is heading into his third season in the BCHL. He needs to be given a chance to play on a regular basis, and to show the scouts that he can do it. He wasn’t going to get that chance here, so we needed to facilitate something that would give him the opportunity.”

Martin said the trade with Alberni Valley had been in the works for almost two months.

“The Bulldogs’ new coach, Matt Hughes, expressed an interest in acquiring Colten. The two of them have history, going back to the Pursuit of Excellence program in Kelowna.

The Bulldogs are in need of one, possibly two, goalies.

“It gives Colten a boost of confidence that Matt wanted him, and we hope that [the trade] gives [returning netminder] Jake Berger a boost that he’s who we want to go with this coming season,” said Martin.

The Centennials will probably commit to a 1999 or 2000-born player to fill the back-up role behind Berger. Martin said they saw some great young talent between the pipes at the two evaluation camps the club held this spring in Merritt and Abbotsford.

As for MacDonald, Martin said, “He’s a right winger who has scored in the past. He’ll be given every opportunity to make our team, but at the moment he does put us over in terms of returning 20-yearolds. It remains to be seen whether he’ll be on our roster come the start of the season or not, or whether he’ll be an asset that we’ll be able to move elsewhere.”

MacDonald hails from Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia. In 53 games last season with the Bulldogs, he scored 11 goals and added nine assists for 20 points.

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Sowpal headed to South Carolina for Worlds Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

For 10-year-old BMX racer Luke Sowpal, the stage simply doesn’t get much bigger.

The young Upper Nicola resident and member of Team Canada leaves this week for the UCI BMX World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which run from July 25 to 29. The largest sporting event in the state’s history is expected to attract over 3,300 competitors from over 40 countries.

“There’s actually 16 riders from Canada in Luke’s age group,” explained his mom, Carla. “There’ll be another 32 riders from the United States. In total, there’s 116 contestants from around the world in the 10-year-oldboys’ competition.”

Sowpal qualified for this year’s World Championships last August by placing first at a trials competition held in Abbotsford. He’s already qualified for next year’s Worlds, which are scheduled to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

“Canada holds its qualifying trials almost one year in advance,”

said Carla. “That gives competitors and their families time to sort out travel arrangements, time off work, and so on.”

The Sowpals are flying out of Seattle to South Carolina. Luke’s 11-pound carbon-fibre bike will be safely packaged in a modified golf bag.

“It costs extra to take a bike on a flight, but not a set of golf clubs,” said Carla. “So it’s common practice for BMXers to break down the bike and put it in a golf bag. Extra parts are often carried in people’s suitcases, as long as they don’t exceed the weight limits.”

Success in BMX racing is nothing new to the young Sowpal. He got rid of his training wheels at the age of two, and has been competing since he was four.

He’s travelled all over the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada in recent years.

This past month and a half has been especially hectic for Luke and his family. He raced the Vancouver Island Nationals from June 2 to 4, placing first and second. Two weeks later, it was the B.C. Championships, where another first-place finish

Ten-year-old Luke Sowpal from Merritt is one of the top-ranked BMX riders in Canada in his age group. This week, he heads to South Carolina for the ICU World Championships. Photo contributed

punched Sowpal’s ticket to next year’s Worlds.

The following weekend, Sowpal was in four

Interior communities in two days for a set of provincial qualifiers.

He picked up one first

and three second-place finishes in races held in Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton.

The Canada Day long weekend saw Sowpal claim another first and second at the Langley Borderline Nationals, and one week later three firsts and a second at the North Shore Provincial Circuit in North Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton.

Sowpal regularly competes in both ABA (American Bicycle Association) and UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) events.

The latter is the official pathway to the Olympics — a goal Sowpal has firmly in his sights.

“There will be Olympic riders at the Worlds in Rock Hill,” said Carla.

Sowpal trains hard for his chosen sport. During the spring, summer and fall, he’s riding tracks in Vernon, Kamloops and

Kelowna on a weekly basis.

BMX is an abbreviation for bicycle motocross. The sport got its start in the early 70s in the United States, peaked and then fell off — only to enjoy an incredible resurgence in the last ten years.

A BMX track is typically 1,000 to 1,300 feet in length (approximately 400 metres) with a gate start. Every track is set up slightly differently, with a variety of terrain changes.

The track in Rock Hill is Olympic-calibre, and modeled after the track used in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (the first time the sport was held at an Olympic Games). A unique stateof-the-art surface makes for smooth and dust-free racing in all weather conditions, day or night.

FIGURE SKATING

New head coach of skating club a familiar face Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

When members of the Nicola Valley Skating Club take to the ice this September for the start of a new season, it will be under the watchful eye of a new head coach, although not an unfamiliar face.

Forty-four-year-old Merritt resident Diana Lorenz is taking over the role of the NVSC’s most senior instructor, replacing Jennifer Yates, who had been commuting down from her home in Kamloops for the past three seasons.

“It’s always been our hope to have a local head coach,” said club president Jill Starrs.

“We’re all really excited

to see Diana in that position — someone who lives in Merritt, grew up and did her skating here, and has a history with the sport in the Nicola Valley.”

Lorenz, who has two daughters in the local skating club, is equally thrilled.

“I originally just volunteered to help out, and see the club grow.

I’ve really enjoyed the coaching I’ve done over the last three seasons.

Now, I’m ready to take on more, and make a much bigger commitment.”

To that end, Lorenz has spent this past year beefing up her Skate Canada coaching credentials. She’s now fully qualified to

New Nicola Valley Skating Club head coach Diana Lorenz (left) and Skate Canada Level 5 coach Lynne Koper from Edmonton, who instructed the courses Lorenz recently took in Calgary to further upgrade her coaching certification. Koper coaches Olympian Kaetlyn Osmond. Photo contributed

instruct CanSkate and STARskate programs, as well as Junior Academy and CanPower. She has also been classified as regional-coach trained.

“I took my upgrading in Calgary from Lynne Koper, a Level 5 instructor from Edmonton who coaches Olympian Kaetlyn Osmond,” said

Lorenz. “She was such an encouraging lady, and made me feel very confident going into this year. I really enjoyed taking the courses. I feel like they’ve really pushed me.”

Lorenz will have help as she adjusts to her increased workload and larger set of responsibilities.

“I will be able to use program assistants when I’m coaching CanSkate,” she said.

“They can be adults with previous skating experience, or senior skaters from our STARskate programs.”

Lorenz will also receive assistance with the CanPower sessions from Amy Stamp, who is certified to coach the

power skating program.

“CanPower is really aimed at youngsters who are playing minor hockey,” said Lorenz. “I’ve played hockey myself for the past 15 years, so it’s not anything new to me.”

Lorenz will do all the coaching of the more-advanced Junior Academy and STARskate athletes. She estimates they will total somewhere between 20 and 25 in the coming season.

“A big goal of mine is to develop these young skaters, and have them stay with the Merritt club as they progress and get better.”

The skating club is also teaming up with the Merritt branch of

PacificSport BC to offer the CanSkate program to the members of PacificSport’s afterschool program.

“I think it’ll be great,” said Lorenz. “It will introduce the sport to some children who perhaps might not have the opportunity otherwise.”

The Nicola Valley Skating Club’s membership has grown steadily in the three years since the organization reformed after a long hiatus.

“The club didn’t exist for 10 years, and it was really sad to see,” said Lorenz. “I really enjoy the sport, and feel it is a very important part of the community. I want to see it thrive again.”

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Thunder bantams in tough at provincials

A nine-team slo-pitch tournament was held at Central Park on the weekend. (Above) Pitcher Jessica Colwell of the Black Ballers team delivers the goods. When the dust had settled it was the Back Door Bandits that emerged victorious. They edged out the Black Ballers on points differential after both teams finished play with perfect 4-0 records. The champions took home $1,050 in prize money, while the runners-up pocketed $850. Third place and a cheque for $575 went to Pitch Please. This weekend, the Merritt Mixed Slo-Pitch Association holds its season-ending wrap-up tournament. Ian Webster/Merritt Herald

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt & District Tennis Club’s men’s doubles tournament didn’t run on Saturday, but that didn’t stop a few local players like Patrick Farmer (above) from serving up a few games at the club’s courts located adjacent to the Merritt Golf & Country Club. The tennis club received some good news last week, when it learned that the City has agreed to a $10,000 grant to help with resurfacing of the courts. The improvements are scheduled for the spring of 2018. Ian Webster/Merritt Herald

The Merritt Otters continued their tuneup for the Okanagan regional championships in two weeks time with an outstanding set of performances in Penticton on the weekend.

Despite taking just 19 swimmers, the Otters picked up five aggregate awards en route to finishing fifth overall in the team competition.

On the girls’ side, Bianca Cavaliere picked up a gold aggregate medal in Div. 5, while both Paige Asselstine and Abby Thoms earned silver in Div. 4 and Div. 2 respectively.

The boys’ side had Liam Warren taking the gold aggregate title in Div. 5 and Cameron Parno the silver in the same division.

Otters’ head coach Gabriel Lee was delighted with his swimmers’ results.

“We had a phenomenal weekend.

Lately, we have been doing some hard training — ramping up the

down by 0.24 seconds.

“After telling Abby what could have helped get the win in the first race, she said to me, ‘That will stick in my mind forever.’ Then she went out got her revenge in the next race.

“Both girls pushed themselves to the limit in taking three seconds off their best times.”

Lee went on to say, “What gave me the most pride in coaching this team is winning the sportsmanship award at the Penticton meet.

“In the end, it makes no difference whether we are the fastest team in the region or the slowest, as long as we go out there with good attitudes and do our best.”

The Otters have one more meet, in Salmon Arm this weekend, before the regional championships in Kamloops on August 5 and 6.

The provincial championships are also in Kamloops this year, from August 18 to 20.

Otters excel in Penticton

The Merritt Otters were winners of the Most Sportsmanlike Trophy at the Penticton swim meet on the weekend. Proudly showing the award above are (back row, from left to right) Cameron Parno, Sarah Parno, Abby Thoms (crouching) Paige Asselstine, Isaac Asselstine and Bianca Cavaliere. Photo contributed

intensity, the distance and the expectations in all aspects of our swimming.

“It was a big surprise to see so many [swimmers] improving their times after the last two weeks of difficult training. I guess I’ll have to make practices a little bit harder,” Lee said with a laugh.

The head coach said there were some really great races to watch on the weekend, including Matthias Redknap’s 200-metre individual

medley.

“He went out like an animal, and I just love to see that aggressiveness from him.”

Paige Asselstine also swam an impressive 200 IM in placing second behind arguably the top swimmer in the province.

Lee said that Thoms swam a couple of inspiring races in placing second in her 100 IM by 0.23 seconds, then beating the same opponent in their 100metre freestyle show-

The Nicola Valley Thunder bantams gave it all, but were unable to pull out a victory at the provincial lacrosse championships in Nanaimo-Oceanside on the weekend.

Playing in the C division, the hard-working Thunder fell 6-2 to Abbotsford in their opening game on Thursday. The next day, it was a 10-2 setback at the hands of Victoria-Esquimalt — the eventual gold-medalists in the eight-team competition. In their final outing on Saturday, the Thunder were beaten 8-2 by Vancouver, who would go on to take the bronze medal.

“We had only 10 runners and a goalie,” said interim coach Wayne Clarke of his short-staffed squad. “But the kids did a great job. They really pulled together as a team, and showed lots of heart and effort. There wasn’t a game they couldn’t have won with a few more sets of legs.”

Individual game MVP honours went to the Thunders’ Peyton Fox, Tyree Archachan and Beckett Finch. Fox, the team’s only netminder, was also chosen to the tournament’s eight-player all-star team. The Warrior and Fair Player of the Year Award went to Connor Kaboni.

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What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

July 21-23

Merritt Mixed Slo-Pitch Tournament, Central Park

July 23

Nicola Valley Cruisers Show ‘n’ Shine, Central Park

July 23

Men’s & Ladies Mixed Golf Tournament, Merritt Golf & Country Club

July 29 Flat Track Motorcycle Racing, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

July 29-30

Wolfpack Slo-Pitch Tournament, Central Park

Aug. 5-6

Albert Kosolofski Memorial Stock Car Races, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

Aug. 19

Stock Car Racing, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

Aug. 26

Ranch Hand Rodeo, Merritt Rodeo Grounds

Aug. 26 Flat Track Motorcycle Racing, Merritt Speedway, 6 p.m.

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Iron Springs Barrel Racing, Merritt Rodeo Grounds

Sept. 2-3

Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo, Merritt Rodeo Grounds

Sept. 9-10

MDTC Club Championships (members only)

Sept. 15-18

Loggers’ Show, Central Park

Sept. 16-17

NWMRA Year-End Mud Races, Musicfest Grounds

Sept. 16-17

Slo-pitch Tournament, Central Park

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On July 13 and August 17 we are hosting free Yoga in the park from 7:00 - 8:15 pm at Centennial park as well we have our annual free sports camp for ages 6 to 11 from Aug. 21-31. Regular Smart Step meetings for youth aged 12-18 are held on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm at the CPO office, 2026 Granite Ave.

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The St. John’s Singers are 5 vocalists from St. John’s Anglican Church in North Vancouver who will be bringing you a night full of fun, humor and beautiful inspirational music. Presented by St. Michael’s Anglican Church, 1990 Chapman St., Friday, July 14 from 7 - 8:30 pm.

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July 22-23, 29 and 30th. Phone Martha for information at 250-378-2303. Donations gratefully accepted. Please no beds, skis, tv’s, as we cannot sell these items and have to pay to dispose of them. Thank you for your donations.

PENSION BREAKFAST

Conayt Friendship Society Pension Day Breakfast will be held on every Pension Day from 8:30 to 10:00 am at 2164 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC. Everyone is invited.

Elders eat at no charge. For more information call 250378-5107. Volunteer servers and cooks are welcome.

FAMILY HISTORY

The Family History Centre will be closing after our June 15 shift. We will reopen September 14, 2017. Anyone requiring assistance during the summer to research their Family Trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-2129868. We will open the Family History Centre by appointment only.

FARMERS MARKET

Come see a variety of vendors at the Nicola Valley Farmers Market every Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm beside the Ballie House.

CRAFTING WITH CONAYT

Come down to the Conayt Friendship Soceity Monday to Friday until 5:00 p.m. at 2164 Quilchena Avenue for crafting. If you are an Elders or tweens to twenty then come join us. Come alone or come with your friend, that’s the beauty of crafting - quiet reflection or social outing.

We have the supplies – you just show up. For more information call 250-378-5107

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Please come and visit us at the Legion. We’ve extended our hours for the summer. Hours are now Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturdays 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests welcome The Red Cross will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Please go to the hospital if you need medical equipment.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

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

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

Merritt Baptist Church

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

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

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

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

COMMUNITY BAND

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 pm Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-378-9894

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Sunday at 10AM and last Wednesday of the month at 7PM

Trinity United Church

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

ELKS BINGO

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

SHRINERS

Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month. For morei information call 250-378-2004

FOOD BANK FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO

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

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 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Pete Ratzlaff at 250378-4199 for more information.

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Now playing outdoors at the Sport Box, Central Park, 2975 Voght Street: M/W/F 8:30-11:00 am; T/TH 6:309:00 pm. A designated court with instructor(s) and demo paddles will be available for new players. Those over age 10 welcome (10-15 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). Its an easy sport to play, great fun and exercise. For information call Brian 250-378-7452

Highland Valley Copper

Mine Tours

We invite you to come visit one of Canada’s largest mining operation.

Highland Valley Copper formed in 1986 through merging existing mines in the valley. HVC produces copper and molybendum concentrates through a process involving grinding and flotation.

Restorative end land use is an integral part of mining, HVC has a diverse environmental program to guide reclamation planning.

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Our six focus areas - Community, Our People, Water, Energy and Climate Change, Air and Biodiversity.

To learn more about our sustainability goals and our approach to achieve those goals go to www.teck.com/sustainability.

Free Public Tours

Wednesday’s Only May through August 2017 Mining Operations Tour Dates July 19, August 2, and August 30

Tour Details: Starting at 12:30 pm ending at 3:30 pm

Reclamation and Historical Land Use Tour Dates July 5, August 9, and August 23 Tailings Storage Facility Tour Dates July 12, and August 16

HVC is an industrial setting and appropriate dress code is required.

Due to safety regulations, children under the age of 12 are not permitted.

Space is limited Must prebook tours

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YVONNE REED June 20th, 2017 YYvonne RReedd passedd away peacefully in Kamloops, BC on June 20th, 2017 at the age of 73.

She was predeceased by her loving husband of 45 years, Morley Reed. She is survived by her daughters Renee (Deryk) and Alison (Rob) as well as 3 grandchildren; Devon, Colby and Colin. She will also be missed by her sisters and brother, nieces and nephews.

Yvonne spent 20+ years hairdressing, then changed her profession and spent the next 15 years in Corrections, which she retired from in 2007. She had spent most of her life in Alberta and BC. A Graveside Service will be held on Sat. Aug. 19th, 2017 in the City of Grand Forks, BC, at the Evergreen Cemetery.

Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.MerrittFuneralChapel.com

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250-378-2141 or 1-800-668-3379 Russell William Barker Feb. 4, 1929 - June 28, 2017

Russell (Russ) Barker passed away peacefully at the age of 88 years with his family by his side in Kamloops, BC on June 28, 2017. He was predeceased by his parents Horace and Evelyn Barker, brother Gordon and sister Maida. He is survived by his loving wife Marguerite (Rita) of 65 years, son David Barker (Debbie) of Canmore, AB, daughter Margaret Locke (Walter) of Kamloops and son Jeffrey Barker (Kathleen) of Ladner, BC, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also survived by his brother Keith Barker (Betty) of Kamloops.

Russ owned and operated Nicola Auto Body in Merritt for 31 years, retiring in 1985 to travel and enjoy leisure time with Rita. He was a member of Nicola Lodge AF&AM #53 for 55 years, receiving his 50 year pin in 2012. He was Master of the Lodge twice (1967

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Celebration of Life will be held on August 5, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Kamloops Masonic Hall, 351 Nicola Street. Special thanks to the wonderful staff and volunteers at Marjorie Snowden Willoughby Hospice Home as well as the doctors and nurses on 7N RIH IRU WKHLU NLQG DQG JHQWOH FDUH ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV LQ memoriam donations to the Kamloops Hospice Association www.kamloopshospice.com/home would be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

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Wayne McMurchy April 15, 1943 to July 13, 2017

Wayne passed away in peace, comfort and dignity, surrounded by friends and his wife Wanda who never left his side.

He was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan to Elmer and Connie McMurchy.

In 1985 he, along with his business partner Mark Anderson, opened the Powder Keg Shooters Supply.

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He is survived and will be forever loved and cherished by his wife Wanda, his brother Bruce (Fran), his niece Shannon (Grant Macdonald), his sisters-in law Gwen Ferkingstad, Helen (Lloyd) Njaa, and nephews Bradley (Leanne) Njaa and Douglas (Shaun) Njaa.

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Funeral services will be held at The Kamloops Funeral Home,285 Fortune Drive at 2:00 P.M., July 21.

Charitable donations to brain cancer research or the charity of your choice will be gratefully acknowledged.

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MERRITT & DISTRICT HOSPICE SOCIETY There is much talk these days about ‘closure’.

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Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas Clinic. We are a Not Dental newest Stoyoma Dental is Merritt’s 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!

HOURS: Mon-Fri 8AM - 4:30PM

New patieNtS alwayS welcoMe

(next to the Credit Union) po Box 3090, Merritt, Bc

250-378-5877!

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE DAN ALBAS, MP Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola Toll Free: 1-800-665-8711 www.danalbas.com 2562B Main Street West Kelowna, BC V4T 2N5

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MERRITT TREE SERVICE • Fully insu red, cert ified falle r • WSB C cove red • Dan gero us tree asse ssm ent ➤Schedule your FREE Estimate

CALL JIM at 250-378-4212

Solu tion s for you r tree pro blem s!

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