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Bass Coast bigger, safer than ever With 4,500 people slated to attend this weekend’s Bass Coast festival in Merritt, organizers have thought up new ways to make sure attendees stay safe however they choose to enjoy the show.

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When it comes to the Bass Coast Music and Arts Festival, it’s all about having a good time, and that means partying responsibly.

B.C. is in an opioid crisis, with illicit drug deaths increasing drastically across the province in the last few years. There were 518 drug overdose deaths in B.C. in 2015, up from 368 the year before that. In 2016, 935 people in B.C. died from drug overdoses.

That number sits at 488 across the province as of April.

“We are very mindful of what’s going on, and this conversation is a top priority for our harm reduction team and our medical team,” said festival spokesperson Paul Brooks.

“We’re coming up with new strategies for looking after people on site,” he said adding that they like to educate people before they enter the festival grounds about and what to do if they encounter someone in distress, letting them know it’s OK to ask for help The festival’s harm reduction team consists of about 40 volunteers are trained to spot people in medical distress. Each team member does two nine-hour shifts between the first and last days of the festival.

There are about 12 people on site per shift, who will make patrols around the festival grounds to check on attendees, while others man the harm reduction tent.

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going to be offering some naloxone training on site for anybody who wants to learn how to use the antidote for an opioid overdose,” said Brooks.

The festival is one that’s had a very clean record in Merritt when it comes to drug overdoses, RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming told the Herald.

“For the most part, we’ve had next to no trouble there,” said Flemming.

“We want to be a leader in harm reduction because we think that all festivals should be caring about this no matter what genre of music they cater to,” said Brooks.

The team is staffed by nurses and therapists and people with other medical credentials, Brooks told the Herald. Their role is to deal with issues specific to drugs and alcohol, which takes pressure off a separate medical team.

One resource specific to harm reduction that helps do this is the festival’s sanctuary space.

“Maybe [someone] did ingest something and just need to let it run through their system. We don’t want that person in the medical tent because they don’t need to be there,” said Brooks. “The harm reduction team is an important in-between,” he said.

Bass Coast harm reduction team leader, Stacey Forrester, told the Herald they went into last year’s festival stocked with naloxone, but thankfully did not have to use any to reverse an overdose.

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any — as far as we know — fentanyl-related overdoses on site,” she said.

“Bass Coast is kind of on the forefront of new ideas and new ways to keep the patrons safe,” said Forrester.

“New for this year, we found some old lifeguard chairs on the site … and so we’re going to set this up at each of the stages,” said Forrester, adding that the height of the chairs will allow staff to monitor people when large crowds gather at the stage.

Forrester said there is also an new call for help feature on the Bass Coast app that will allow the harm reduction team to find them if they keep

their location settings on.

Another idea being considered for this year’s festival is distributing the phone number for the harm reduction team to festival attendees.

Since moving to Merritt from Squamish in 2013, the festival has seen a few overdoses occur, but there has never been a fatality.

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“It’s kind of been a hot topic in the past year — sexual assault at music festivals — and it’s really important to me that we have these conversations way ahead of time and create a culture within the festival where everyone feels safe all of the time,” said Forrester.

Good Nite Out Vancouver regional organizer Ashtyn Bevan said the organization advises and trains the harm reduction team on how best to handle and prevent harassment.

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City tallies flood expense Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

As the high water level on the Nicola River slowly tapered off towards the end of June, administrators from the City of Merritt began to tally up the cost of flood mitigation efforts in town.

All told, $90,332 was spent on keeping the waters of the Nicola River from damaging city infrastructure, said Sheila Thiessen, director of finance for the City of Merritt.

Of the $90,332 total, $11,832 was spent on materials and supplies, while $6,400 was spent strictly on sand for the sandbags.

Overtime wages and benefits for public workers tallied $23,700, while the majority of the cash was spent on protecting city infrastructure ($48,400), explained Thiessen.

Tax payers are unlikely to see any impact from the spending in next year’s budget from the spending, as provincial cash will cover much of the city’s

expenses, said Shawn Boven, chief administrative officer (CAO) for the City of Merritt.

“I was really happy with the response from both the public works department, and the citizens in the community,” said Boven.

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“This wasn’t anything we haven’t seen before — the water was maybe a little bit higher — but we’ve experienced this many times in the past.”

As the Herald reported in

May, public works crews were only deployed to sandbag city infrastructure — but that didn’t stop residents from calling city hall to ask for help in protecting their property.

“That’s something we could do better communicating in the future,” said Boven. “We could have communicated better: ‘Here’s what the city does, here is what the city doesn’t do, and why.’”

The CAO praised the community spirit shown by many Merrittonians, who chipped in by filling sandbags and helping to place them at various residences along the river — though he noted that such efforts should probably begin a little earlier next time.

“There were a whole bunch of people filling sandbags over at the civic centre. In my mind I was thinking, ‘That’s awesome. But it should have been last week,’” he said. “In a lot of areas, people waited for the peak to start, as opposed to preparing in advance.”

Const. Alphonse L’Abbe owns the distinction of being both the newest and oldest member of the Merritt RCMP’s general duty section.

The 62-year-old from Edmonton has been a Mountie since 1991, entering Depot Training Academy in Regina at the tender age of 36.

L’Abbe, however, wasn’t without company.

“When I went in in 1991, there were six of us in our troop that were over 30 years old, so that sort of made it easy because we had somebody our own age to go through [training with],” said L’Abbe.

L’Abbe’s policing career has brought him around the B.C. His first posting was Nelson, where he spent eight and a half years. After that was a two-year stint in Valemont followed by a decade in Sicamous.

But it was L’Abbe’s previous two postings before Merritt that were his most unique.

He’s spent the past four years policing towns of no more than 500 people in the Northwest Territorries — first for two years in Fort Resolution, located along the bank

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of Great Slave Lake, and then further north to Tulita for the last two years before transferring back to B.C., landing in Merritt.

“They were limited duration postings,” said L’Abbe.

In Fort Resolution, he was one of just three RCMP members in the entire town.

In Tulita, he was 50 per cent of the police force.

“You’re either working or you’re on-call,” said L’abbe of policing the small towns.

He said both towns required being very community-minded in his police work.

Though born in Alberta, L’Abbe grew up right here in B.C., having been raised in

Coquitlam from the age of 13. B.C. is also where he met his wife of 44 years.

Prior to becoming a police officer, he worked in a pipe mill for 14 years in Port Moody before it shut down.

“And then I worked at Fiberglass Canada in Mission for three years and then they shut down, so I started thinking I better get into something that’s got a retirement fund,” he said.

After 26 years of service, L’Abbe plans to finish his RCMP career here in the Nicola Valley before retirement.

“Couple [more] years or three bad days in a row,” he chuckled.

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Two people killed in crash Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Two people died and a third remains in critical condition after a vehicle collided with a deer on the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt on Tuesday morning.

Logan Lake RCMP confirmed that a vehi-

cle was travelling southbound on the highway when it hit a deer and swerved off the road into a ditch.

Three males, all of whom are from out of province were inside the vehicle at the time, said Cpl. Janelle Shoihet.

The crash occurred just south of exit 336

near the junction with Highway 97D. Logan Lake RCMP attended the scene, along with BC Emergency Health Services shortly after 6 a.m.on July 4.

The southbound lanes of the highway were subsequently closed for a number of hours, with traf-

fic being rerouted through Logan Lake on Highway 97D. The highway reopened at approximately 10:45 a.m.

The RCMP have now concluded their investigation of the crash and turned the case over to the BC Coroners Service, added Shoihet.

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Canada’s boogeyman On July 4, CBC News reported that the federal government plans to issue and apology and Cole Wagner $10.5 mil- COLE’S NOTES lion in compensation to Omar Khadr, the former child soldier who was captured in Afghanistan in 2002 after a firefight with U.S. forces.

Khadr, 15 at the time of his capture, was suspected of killing a U.S. soldier with a grenade during the confrontation in late July of 2002.

He was shot three times, and sent to Guantanamo Bay. He would spend years in the quasilegal prison without being convicted of a crime. In the years that would follow, we came to learn prisoners at Guantanamo endured “enhanced interrogation techniques,” which is the bureaucratic way to say “torture.”

During his time at Gitmo, it has been written that Khadr was deprived of sleep and had his hands and ankles shackelled in “stress positions” (more bureaucratic white-washing) for hours at a time. If his answers to his interrogators were unsatisfactory, Khadr was threatened with rape.

Khadr was finally returned to Canada in 2012 to serve out the remainder of a sentence which he is now appealing — as no court in Canada would recognize a confession garnered through torture.

His case serves as a stark reminder of the national security is often used as an excuse by the powerful to water down rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Charter to all Canadian citizens.

And while some might find it leaves a bad taste to have the federal government pay $10 million to a “former enemy combatant,” or “terrorist sympathiser,” it’s easier to swallow when you use the right label: “victim.”

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North Korea’s ICBM fails to strike fear “American bastards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary,” said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about his country’s first successful test GWYNNE DYER of an interconThe international tinental ballistic STAGE missile (ICBM) on Wednesday. And indeed Americans are not happy about it, although it would be overstating the case to say that panic is sweeping the United States at the news that North Korea’s ICBMs can now reach America.

One reason for the lack of public panic is that Alaska is not a central concern for most Americans, and Alaska is the only part of the United States that North Korea’s Hwasong-14 missile can actually reach.

Another reason is that the U.S. authorities insist that North Korea’s nuclear weapons are too big and heavy to fit on its ICBMs. (It’s not clear whether they have actual intelligence that confirms this, or are just whistling in the dark.)

And a third reason might be that Americans

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are secretly embarrassed by the sheer hypocrisy of their own government’s position in this affair.

Well, no, not really. The vast majority of Americans are blissfully unaware that there is any hypocrisy involved in demanding that North Korea refrain from getting what the United States has had for the past 72 years. So is the U.S. government.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was being entirely sincere when he said that North Korea’s ICBM test “represents a new escalation of the threat to the United States, our allies and partners, the region, and the world.”

Wrong, but entirely sincere.

He is obviously aware that the United States has had nuclear weapons since 1945, and has even dropped them on Asian cities.

He knows that his country has had ICBMs since the 1950s, and still has hundreds ready to launch on short notice. How is the American posture different from the one that North Korea aspires to?

Two differences, really. One is that the United States has at least a hundred times as many nuclear weapons as North Korea, and delivery vehicles at least two technologcal generations further down the road. Another is that the United States has a clearly stated policy

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that says it might use nuclear weapons first in a conflict. Weirdly, this just makes American ICBMs sound more dangerous than North Korea’s.

That’s not really true. The United States used its first nuclear weapons as soon as it got them in 1945, but despite all the wars it has waged in the 72 years since then it has never used them again. Nuclear weapons are so terrifying that they actually force the people who possess them to think seriously about the consequences of using them.

Pyongyang has obviously been thinking hard about the grave implications of nuclear weapons too, because it never actually threatens to use North Korea’s nukes in a first strike.

It’s always about deterring a nuclear attack on North Korea. And though the North Korean regime lies and blusters a lot, you can believe it about this.

North Korea will probably have ICBMs that can reach big American cities in three to five years if it keeps up the current pace of development and testing. That would buy North Korea a limited degree of safety from an American nuclear attack, because one or more of its missiles might survive a U.S. first

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The first Canadian Pacific transcontinental passenger train during its stopover at Port Arthur, Ontario, on June 30, 1886. Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

The first Canadian Pacific transcontinental passenger train completes its voyage in Port Moody, British Columbia. The trip started in Montréal, Quebec, and included a stopover in Port Arthur, Ontario.

The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed the previous year. On November 7, 1885, a ceremony to drive home the “Last Spike” was held in Craigellachie, B.C. In completing the railway, Canada fulfilled its post-Confederation obligations to British Columbia.

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strike and be able to carry out a “revenge from the grave.” That is how nuclear deterrence works, at least in theory.

But even full-range nucleartipped ICBMs would not give the North Korean regime the ability to launch a nuclear attack on America (or Japan, or South Korea) without being exterminated in an immediate, massive nuclear counter-strike.

So you can probably trust the North Korean regime not to do anything so terminally stupid – unless people like Kim Jung-un are literally crazy.

That’s why American diplomats work so hard to convince everybody else that the North Koreans really are frothing mad, impervious to logic, and not even interested in self-preservation.

Only then can they argue that the North Koreans should be denied nuclear weapons, although Americans, Russians, Chinese, British, French, Israelis, Indians and Pakistanis can be trusted with them.

There is no evidence that the North Koreans really are crazy.

In the 64 years since the end of the Korean War they have never risked a war, and they are extremely unlikely to do so

now. And while there is a rather erratic leader in Washington at the moment, there are probably enough grown-ups around him to avoid any fatal mistakes on the American side either.

So North Korea will probably get its nuclear deterrent in the end, and we will all learn to live with it — like we learned to live with mutual U.S.-Russian nuclear deterrence, mutual U.S.-Chinese nuclear deterrence, and mutual Indian-Pakistani nuclear deterrence.

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

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July 5, 1937: The town of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, registers the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada: 45.5 degrees Celsius.

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Seven-year-old Roger Woodward becomes the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls without a barrel.

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LOCKED UP These Merrittonians and many others were put in the fake slammer for a good cause last Wednesday as the Merritt RCMP raised more than $4,000 for Cops For Kids, shattering their goal of just $1,000. “It was exceptional,” said Sgt. Norm Flemming who served as judge for the fundraiser. Flemming said the response from the community was great and the people who were picked up and thrown in jail were fundraising extraorindaires. Each prisoner needed to raise $100 bail before being let go. The funds will help RCMP Const. Jon Puterbough who will participate in the Cops for Kids bike ride in September. Each year the ride raises money for children with medical needs. (Above, from left) NVIT Dean John Chenoweth, MSS vice principals Karen Goetz and Kevin McGifford, Q101 Radio program director Corey Fischer and RCMP Const. Jon Puterbough. (Right) Judge Flemming. Michael Potestio/Herald

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More wind power projects in development Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Two wind energy projects currently in the development stage could see up to 14 more turbines added to the Pennask Plateau along the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna.

Though the projects likely won’t break ground until 2019 at the earliest, the Seabreeze Power Corporation completed environmental studies

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for the two projects last year. The company is now in the permitting stage; aiming to

get approval on a development plan from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural

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Combined, the projects could generate enough

electricity to power more than 10,000 households annually from two 15-megawatt installations of up to seven turbines.

The precise number of turbines which will be installed won’t be set in stone until closer to the construction date, as more efficient, bigger turbines continue to be developed, explained James Griffiths, manager of wind development for Seabreeze.

Both projects would be installed near the Elkhart Lake exit on Highway 97C; the Wart wind farm closer to the highway, and the Pothole site north of Paradise Lake.

About 20 people attended a recent info session in Merritt, hosted by Seabreeze Power Corp., added Griffiths.

He noted that the proposed projects would be similar in size and visibility to Okanagan Wind

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Council opts against expanding bus service to Coldwater Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt city council decided not to add bus services to the Coldwater reserve nor any additional trips to its Collettville and Diamond Vale bus routes as originally planned for 2018.

At the request of staff, council opted to receive a memorandum of understanding (MOU) from BC Transit confirming this expansion as information only at its June 13 regular meeting.

However, the city is still proceeding with plans to increase hours of operation into the evening, bring in Sunday service, as well as on-demand service and increase the frequency of trips to Lower Nicola beginning in 2018.

“It’s just those two items that we’ve chosen not to commit to at this point,” said City of Merritt director of finance Sheila Thiessen told the Herald.

Service to the Coldwater reserve and more trips on the Collettville and Diamond Vale routes were included in the city’s transit review, which council passed last year. Both come with recommended in service dates of April 2018.

Council voted unanimously not to sign the MOU for the expansion by a 6-0 vote. Coun.

Dave Baker was not in attendance for the June 13 meeting.

The recommendation against expanding service was made given the uncertainty surrounding the Coldwater band’s commitment level and the fact the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD)

project, which began generating electricity last year.

That project also consists of multiple turbines at two sites along the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna.

Five turbines are visible from the highway at the Pennask Plateau, while five more are further back at the Shinish site.

Griffiths aims to have the projects begin commercial operations by 2020.

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The report states that the band “has not given any firm indication of whether they wish to go ahead with the service.”

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“It’s a great day for Merritt, it’s a great day for our country and we should be proud,” said Menard.

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The Nicola Valley will be well-represented at 2017 NAIG Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Nicola Valley will be well-represented at this year’s North American Indigenous Games, with no fewer than 13 members of Team BC having ties to the Merritt area.

The 2017 NAIG are slated to get underway in Toronto and surrounding area ten days from now. They will run from July 16 to 23. Over 5,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis athletes, coaches and team personnel from across Canada and the United States are scheduled to take part in the eight-day event.

Representatives from the Nicola Valley include lacrosse players Dakota and Xni Grismer-Voght, Marcelo Bose, Jorge Arazola-Sam, Bill Brewer, Spencer Vaughan, Taylor Shackelly and Clinton Kaboni, along with rifle target shooters Sunshine O’Donovan and Isabella Aljam-Antoine, and archer Keely Tom. Completing the group will be U16 boys’ lacrosse team manager Wayne Kaboni and Team BC assistant chef de mission Bernard ‘Buzz’ Manuel.

Dakota Grismer-Voght and Bose, who are both students at NVIT, will be playing for B.C.’s U19 men’s lacrosse team, while Xni Grismer-Voght and Shackelly (despite being just 14 years of age) will suit up for the U19 women’s lacrosse squad.

This will be the first time that female lacrosse will be played at NAIG. Arazola-Sam, Brewer, Vaughan and Kaboni are all on B.C.’s U16 boys’ lacrosse team. Arazola-Sam hails from Salmon Arm, but has been living in the Merritt area since the spring, and played for the Nicola Valley Thunder midget lacrosse team this season.

Vaughan was born and raised in Merritt, and played all his minor lacrosse locally until his family moved to Kamloops a year ago. He is currently playing for the Kamloops midget A2 team.

Lacrosse team manager Kaboni said that all the Merritt-area lacrosse players had to attend two provincial

The Nicola Valley will have a total of 13 participants at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games in the Toronto area from July 16 to 23. (Above, left to right) U16 boys’ lacrosse team manager Wayne Kaboni, Bill Brewer, Jorge Arazola-Sam, Spencer Vaughan, Clinton Kaboni (all U16 boys’ lacrosse), Dakota Grismer-Voght (U19 boys’ lacrosse), Taylor Shackelly (U19 girls’ lacrosse), Sunshine O’Donovan and Isabella Aljam-Antoine (both U19 rifle shooting), Team BC assistant chef de mission Bernard Manuel. Missing: Marcelo Bose (U19 boys’ lacrosse), Xni Grismer-Voght (U19 girls’ lacrosse), Keely Tom (U19 3-D archery) Ian Webster/Herald

selection camps (last August in Kamloops and this April in Langley) prior to being chosen for their respective teams.

The competition for spots was very tough.

“We have players from all over the province on the different teams,” said Kaboni, “from the Lower Mainland, up north, the Island, the Kootenays, as well as the Interior.”

All four U16 team players, as well as Shackelly are Merritt Secondary students, and played minor lacrosse for their local associations this past season. The GrismerVoghts were members of the Kelowna Raiders in the Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League, while Bose played for the Kamloops Venom in the TOJLL. The Venom are currently in the first-round of league playoffs.

The younger Grismer-Voght is entering Grade 12 at MSS, and is one of only two female players in the ThompsonOkanagan Junior B league.

Aljam-Antoine and O’Donovan are both members of the Kamloops Target Sports Association but live in Merritt. While O’Donovan, 17, is a relative veteran of the shooting sport, having attended several championships and major competitions in the

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past, the 14-year-old AljamAntoine picked up the sport just two years ago at the encouragement of her aunt.

She has been an avid hunter since the age of nine.

Both girls recently competed at the BC Target Sports provincial championships in Campbell River. O’Donovan placed first in the Junior Girls’ .22-rifle, three position event with a total score of 1,082 points. In her first-ever competition, Aljam-Antoine finished fourth with a score of 847.

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NAIG. She will be competing in 3-D archery, a subset of field archery where competitors focus on shooting at life-like, three-dimensional animal-shaped targets placed in dynamic settings and at varying distances.

Tom’s mother, Eva, said that Keely began shooting five years ago when her dad picked up some basic backyard bows and arrows at a garage sale for $10.

“She’s only owned a proper recurve bow for two months. Keely entered her first competition this spring (the B.C. championships in Prince George) and earned a

bronze medal in the cub division (13 and 14-year-olds).

Tom explained that at NAIG, competitors will get one chance to shoot at each of the 20 targets out on course.

“The course can take upwards of two hours to walk,” she said.

In response to a questionnaire given to the NAIGbound athletes from the Nicola Valley, all three target shooters ­— O’Donovan, Aljam-Antoine and Tom — stated that focus, patience, a steady hand and a mental calmness were required for their respective sports.

“Body awareness is also developed,” said O’Donovan, who has been shooting a rifle since 2009. “The smallest change in your position can drastically change where your shot lands.”

In contrast, the lacrosse players stated that speed and strength, quick thinking, team work and controlled aggression were all important parts of their game, along with hand-eye co-ordination, foot work and ball control.

All the Nicola Valley athletes expressed a profound sense of pride and honor in being able to represent their community, their province and their Nation on the big-

ger stage.

“I think I can speak on behalf of all my teammates in saying that we are going to give it all,” said Vaughan.

As to what they’re most excited about prior to departing for NAIG, the responses were all over the map – from their first flight in a plane to visiting the big city of Toronto, from wearing their provincial colors to attending the opening ceremonies, and meeting and interacting with other indigenous youth from across the continent.

“This will be my final chance to compete at NAIG because I will be too old for the next one, so I really want to make the most out of my journey,” said O’Donovan.

The North American Indigenous Games have been held intermittently since 1990, when the first Games were held in Edmonton.

Canada also hosted the Games in 1997 (Victoria), 2008 (Duncan) and most recently in 2014 (Regina).

The Nicola Valley had seven representatives at the NAIG in Saskatchewan four years ago, including O’Donovan and Dakota Grismer-Voght.

The North American Indigenous Games are a multi-sport, multi-disciplinary event involving First Nations’ youth from across Canada and the U.S. This year’s Games offer 14 different sport competitions, held at various venues in and around the city of Toronto. Manuel said that this year’s Team BC at NAIG will be 535-members strong.

“There will be 28 separate teams entered in the 14 different sports. I’ll be managing 17 of those teams in seven sports.

It’s going to be a big task.”

This year’s British Columbia team will be looking to duplicate their historic performance of three years ago in Regina. In 2014, B.C. ended up winning the overall medal count with 63 gold, 49 silver and 48 bronze.

The B.C. team was also presented with the John Fletcher Spirit Award, named after one of the founders of NAIG. It is presented to the group whose members best exemplify the spirt of teamwork, integrity, respect and fair play.”

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Kanigan named to Canada’s national team Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

On the heels of a third-place finish in the all-around competition at the Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montreal last month, Merritt’s Drew Kanigan has been named to this country’s national junior (14 to 15 years old) team.

The announcement was made on June 30 by Karl Balisch, Program Director – Artistic Gymnastics in a press release issued by Gymnastics Canada.

Kanigan, 14, received the news just as his school year was finishing up last Thursday.

“I was pretty excited,” he said. “It certainly wasn’t something I was expecting.”

Montreal was Kanigan’s first national championships. He admitted that he was pretty nervous.

Fortunately, his dad Vince was in Quebec with him, in the capacity of a chaperone for Team BC. “The first couple

Merritt’s Drew Kanigan, 14, earned bronze in the boys’ 14-15 division at the Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montreal in May, and has been named to Canada’s national junior team. Photos courtesy of CGC: Ablson

of days of training at nationals were tough,” said the young Kanigan.

“They had a different brand of equipment.

The (parallel and high) bars were a lot stiffer and didn’t bounce as much.

It took a while to get used to them.”

Conversely, Kanigan

had to get used to a platform floor that was way bouncier.

“It was almost five feet off the ground,” he said. “Because it was so springy, I was able to add a new skill to my floor exercise program – a front layout sommersault with a double twist.”

In the all-around competition, Kanigan picked up the bronze medal by finishing third in the p-bars, placing fourth in both the high bar and rings, and finishing fifth in floor, sixth on vault and seventh on pommel horse.

Kanigan’s consistency

qualified him for five out of a possible six individual event finals on Sunday morning. His best placing there was a tie for third in floor exercise.

By being named to Canada’s national team, Kanigan will have the opportunity to attend a number of high-calibre training camps in the coming year.

“And next year, if I’m still on the national team, hopefully I’ll be able to compete for Canada internationally,” said Kanigan.

A Grade 10 student at Merritt Secondary beginning in September, Kanigan will continue to train at the Kamloops Gymnastics Club, under revered coach Hisayoshi Takahashi, otherwise known as “Mr. T.” Unfortunately, come September, Kanigan will lose his long-time training partner and fellow national-team member, Scott Nabata, who is heading off to Toronto to begin chiropractic school.

“It’ll make things a bit more challenging,” said his Kanigan’s dad.

“Scott has been so terrific in the past. He’s like a second coach for Drew.”

Nabata has had his own challenges recently.

He tore his Achilles tendon this past season, and has been slowly rehabbing it for the last few months. At Nationals in Montreal, he only competed in the pommel horse event. “[Scott] is slowly starting to work on the other apparatus,” said Kanigan, “except for vault. And he’s also not doing dismounts.”

The Kanigan family is in Campbell River this week on a bit of a holiday. That’s about it for vacation time for the gymnast in the family.

Beginning on Monday, he plans to be in the gym in Kamloops five days a week, for four-and-a-half hours each session.

“He wants to be there,” said Kanigan’s dad. “He loves the training. He came back from Nationals knowing there were some specific things he needed to work on, like more release moves.

National team coach

Tony Smith said that the young Kanigan has a bright future in the sport based on what he saw in Montreal in May. “Drew wasn’t even on my radar going into this year, but he had a great performance at the Canadians championships.

“What really sold me on this young man was some videos that Drew’s coach, Mr. Takahashi, sent me of what Drew has been working on lately. The level of skill that he is working on right now is truly exceptional for a boy of his age.

“I’m really happy to see Drew develop like he has,” said Smith from Calgary, where he is overseeing an elite training camp for Canada’s senior athletes.

“Drew’s athleticism shines through, and he has such a great head on his shoulders. He’s a good competitor — able to stay calm under pressure. It makes a huge difference. I’m pretty excited to see where this guy goes.”

So are we all.

Peewees plan to be on the ball at provincial championships Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

As this edition of the Merritt Herald arrived at newsstands on Thursday, the Nicola Valley Thunder peewee lacrosse team was getting ready to hit the floor for its first game of the 2017 provincial B championships, taking place in Fort St. John from July 6 to 9.

Nicola Valley is scheduled to meet Ridge Meadows #2 at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday to open the round-robin portion of the four-day tournament.

Pool play will continue on Friday with Nicola Valley meeting Comox Valley from Vancouver Island, and wrap up on Saturday with the Thunder entertaining the host team from Fort St. John.

If Nicola Valley is fortunate enough to

finish first or second in their pool after their three preliminary games, then they will proceed to the semifinals on Saturday afternoon, and the medal games Sunday.

In addition to the aforementioned, the other teams in the B provincials in Fort St. John are Ridge Meadows #1, Juan de Fuca, Cowichan Valley and Vanderhoof.

This is the first time in the history of the Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association

that one of its peewee teams has qualified for the provincial championships.

The Thunder earned the right to attend provincials by going undefeated this season — winning all 20 of their Thompson-Okanagan league and playoff games.

Peewee head coach Peter Schmid said his players have come a long way from their first season of novice play (three years ago) when the team didn’t win a game.

Carter Shackelly and the rest of the Nicola Valley Thunder peewee lacrosse team are in Fort St. John this week for the provincial B championshps. Ian Webster/Herald

“We got slaughtered,” said Schmid reflecting back. “We barely scored a goal.”

The road to respectability began the following season when the second-year novice group racked up a couple of W’s, and continued last

year when the first-year peewee group lost out in the finals of the playoffs.

“We started getting more team members on board who were not just lacrosse players but all-around athletes,” said Schmid. “They did other sports, and the

skills transferred over — the hand-eye co-ordination, the foot work, the team play, and so on.”

Schmid is a big fan of multi-sport athletes at a young age, and doesn’t care for specialization too soon. He believes that a lot of kids burn out when they play just one sport yearround.

The addition of goaltender Tyson Jarvis was a huge plus for Schmid’s team.

“Tyson actually wanted to play goal, and took pride in the position,” said Schmid.

“Before he came, it was a constant battle to get someone to be in net.

No one wanted to be there.

“Tyson has become a real leader out there.

He doesn’t just stop shots; he’s calling out to teammates, initiating plays, getting involved.”

Schmid said his team

is very offensive, and likes to own the ball.

“That’s our strength going into the provincials. We play a possession game,” said the coach. “If we have the ball, the other team doesn’t, and therefore they can’t score. We try to keep it that simple.”

Schmid knows that the teams they meet in Fort St. John will be the best they’ve come up against this year.

“They’ll all have three and four good lines they can roll out, and we’re going to have to match them stride for stride. We’re going to have to take our defensive-side of the game to a new level.”

Lacrosse fans can keep up-to-date on the Thunder peewees’ progress at provincials by going online to https:// bcla.imeetcentral.com/ bcla/ and scrolling down on the quick links.

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TRACK AND FIELD

NVMLA hands out awards Sheldon shines at Jack Brow Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association held its annual awards night and pot-luck dinner on June 27 at the Shulus arena. Presentations were made to players in the tyke, novice, peewee, bantam and midget divisions. Master of ceremonies was Peter Schmid.

NVMLA president Rose Grant reported that the local lacrosse association had a very successful season with 93 registered players, many great games, and two teams, the peewees and bantams, headed to the provincial championships.

Grant thanked the NVMLA executive for all its hard work, as well all the coaches and officials who stepped up to make the season possible.

Lacrosse veteran Wayne Clarke, a recent arrival in the Nicola Valley from the Cariboo, was thanked for all his help in guiding both coaches and officials.

Special kudos went out to the local businesses in Merritt who sponsored teams and the pur-

chase of home and away jerseys for each squad.

The coaches for each of the Thunder teams made brief speeches prior to handing out the individual awards. All the coaches praised the work ethic and sportsmanship of their players.

There were 30 brand new lacrosse players spread across the

five Thunder teams this season, which made for a huge learning curve.

Grant announced that the NVMLA will be starting field lacrosse for the first time this September, with registration open to youngsters born in 2004 or later. Stay tuned for more information.

Ten-year-old Ryland Sheldon from Merritt was tearing up the track again on the Canada Day weekend at the Jack Brow Track & Field Meet in Kelowna. He picked up five medals — two gold and three silver — with five personal-best performances and one meet record. The first-place finishes came in the 60-metre hurdles (11.82 seconds, below)) and the long jump (3.93 metres). Secondplace finishes came in the 60 metres (9.46 seconds), the 100 metres (15.06 seconds) and the 600 metres (two minutes, 2.51 seconds). Over 500 athletes from throughout western Canada took part in the three-day competition, which was held at the Apple Bowl. Ian Webster/Herald

TYKES Coaches - Brett Gunn, Ken Pickering Players: Hunter Pickering, Blake Bidney, Ethan Pickering, Cooper Hatfield, Wyatt Streek, Trevin Rooke, Don Jarvis. Missing: coach Dustin Shackelly, players Phoenix Manuel, David Martens, Dick Mason, Zackary McCullogh, Keaton McRae, Will Parkes, SaraRocky Payou, Trigger Spahan

NOVICE

PEEWEE

Coaches - Ben Klassen, Lenard Joe, Jon Galbraith Heart & Hustle - Jake Klassen Most Improved - Keanu Manuel Most Sportsmanlike - Roland Quewezance MVP - Ryland Sheldon

Coaches - Terry McRae, Peter Schmid, Jody Miller Heart & Hustle - Kolton Wekking Most Improved - Rylan Falcone Most Sportsmanlike - Jalen McRae MVP - Lucas Schmid

THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

July 7-9

Coquihalla Open Ladies Golf Tournament

July 8-9

Little Britches Rodeo, Rodeo Grounds, Collettville

July 8-9

MDTC Merritt Invitational Tennis Tournament

July 8

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

July 21-23

Merritt Mixed Slo-Pitch Tournament, Central Park

July 23

Nicola Valley Cruisers Show ‘n’ Shine, Central Park

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

BANTAM

MIDGET

Coaches - Clay Nelson, Dave Finch Heart & Hustle - Sajjin Lali Most Improved - Hailey Nelson Most Sportsmanlike - Carter Jarvis MVP - Beckett Finch

Coaches - Wayne Kaboni, Gylan Bose Heart & Hustle - Isaiah McRae Most Improved - Luke Narcisse Most Sportsmanlike - Tyler Simon MVP - Bill Brewer

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

Sept. 23-24 Dady’s Girls & Mommy’s Boys Slo-Pitch Tournament, Central Park Want to get your event on the Sports Ticker? Send all relevant information to sports@merrittherald.com

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ST. JOHN’S INGERS CHOIR-TO-GO

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.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTER’S GUILD

Meets on the first and third Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at 1721 Coldwater Avenue.

A stashbuster weekend is planned for May 26, 27, and 28. For more information, call Sharon at 250-315-2340

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: senior exercises 10:30 a.m., cribbage 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m. bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. second and fourth Thursday. Friday: rummoli and games 7 p.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m.

LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

The Living with Loss drop-in support group will be meeting the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 2025 Granite Avenue, Room 12.

250-280-4040.

NEW TIMES

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 Terry at 250-378-5190.

COMMUNITY BAND

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.

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Chance ofPeriods Shower Cloudy High: 35˚C High: 10C Low: 4C Low: 16˚C

Sat. July16 8 Sat. Mar.

Sunny Variable Clouds High:33˚C High: 8C Low: 4C Low: 15˚C

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.

TECHNICAL LITERACY FOR SENIORS

It’s Technical Literacy for Seniors at MSS Wednesday’s from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Room #17 at MSS. Call 250378-5131 FMI. Seniors can also block time with Anne at the Merritt Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 250-378-4737 to book an appointment.

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.

FALL FAIR YARD SALES

June 24-25, July 8-9, 22-23 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.

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

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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.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

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

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.

Mon.Mar. July 18 10 Mon.

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The pursuit of sustainability guides our approach to business.

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

250-523-3802 Highland Valley Copper Hwy 97C Logan Lake, BC

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A Graveside Service will be held at 11 am Friday, July 7th at Pineridge cemetery.

A reception will follow at St. Michael’s Anglican Church Hall on Friday, July 7th at noon, with a light luncheon and refreshments.

AGNES MOYES

passed away on July 2nd at the age of 88.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11 am Friday, July 7th at Pineridge cemetery.

A reception will follow at FUNERAL CHAPEL St. Michael’s Anglican Church Hall on of a Lifetime Begins Here. ation July The Celebr Friday, 7th at noon, with a light luncheon and refreshments.

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SAWFILER SUPERVISOR Reporting directly to the Maintenance Superintendent, the successful candidate will work with the Saw Filing Department in all aspects of saw filing.

Duties include: O Maintenance of work place and saw filing safety O Inspecting, maintaining, and calibrating precision equipment O Enforcement of filing shop quality control standards O Troubleshooting and examining saws for defects Position requirements include: O Ability to work in a team environment or independently with little supervision O Experience benching round saws and band saws (e.g. repairing, tensioning, leveling, tipping, sharpening) O Understanding of preventive maintenance processes related to saw shop and sawmill machinery O Technical understanding of the manufacturing and servicing of saws, guides, and chipping knifes O Schedule flexibility – as work may require day, evening, and weekend shifts O Preference will be given to a valid Inter-Provincial or Provincial journeyperson with saw filer certification West Fraser is currently looking for individuals who are interested in a full time long-term career. We offer an excellent compensation package including: a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and an outstanding defined benefit pension plan. Recent upgrades to the sawmill highlight West Fraser’s ongoing commitment to maintaining 100 Mile Lumber as one of the leaders in the forest industry.

The community of 100 Mile House offers excellent year-round recreational opportunities; and great medical and educational facilities.

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter in confidence no later than July 21, 2017 to: shawn.nicol@westfraser.com For more information on West Fraser and other career opportunities, visit our website at www.westfraser.com/jobs.

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Vacation: Prorated at first until Full-time eligibility is obtained. Full-time employees are eligible for three weeks paid vacation in the first year and they may be taken after a successful probationary period. Four weeks in the second; Five weeks in the fifth year with each year after five weeks plus one day for every subsequent year to a maximum of six weeks.

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To view the job posting in its entirety please go here: http://www.askwellness.ca/2017/06/careers-ask-maintenance-worker-merritt/ Closing Date: Tuesday, July 10th, 2017 at 4:30pm Interviews: Monday, July 17th, 2017 Send cover letters/Resumes: careers@askwellness.ca Please reference: Merritt Maintenance Attn: Laura Balyk, Human Resources and Finance Associate

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Additional Benefits: Once fulltime hours are reached there are added benefits some of which are a Yearly Physical Activity Bonus, ASK Pension Plan, two additional ASK Statutory Holidays, etc.

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Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas Stoyoma Dental is Merritt’s newest Dental Clinic. We are a Not For Profit Society serving all residents of Merritt and the surrounding areas. If you are covered by Status, Healthy Kids, Disability, Ministry or the Emergency Plan you are fully covered for eligible services & no additional funds will be required of you!

1999 Voght Street

MaKe aN appoiNtMeNt toDay!

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

New patieNtS alwayS welcoMe!

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

CONTRACTING

HUGHMER CONTRACTING INC. Fracture Rock • Gravel Topsoil & Screened Manure Tandem or Single Axle Loads RANDY MERVYN

560 Hwy 8, Lower Nicola BC • mervyn02@shaw.ca Home: 250-378-4191 • Cell: 250-378-7496

250-378-5877

CONTRACTING LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION

tion • Retaining Walls • Driveways • Underground Irriga • Complete Landscape Design and Installation !

• Trucking • Excavation •Demolition and More WE GUARANTEE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO!

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July 6, 2017

MERRITT

is proud to present Weight Loss Lifestyle Management!

With the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method, you will not only see results, but also be empowered with valuable nutritional knowledge that will help sustain your results throughout your new lifestyle.

A Medically Developed Weight Loss Method With a Beginning, a Middle and An End. T C E P X E O T T A H W

Please see our weekly ads in the Merritt Herald for more information to come!

Visit the Ideal Protein website.

Based on the experiences of over 3,000 clinics worldwide, the Ideal Protein Protocol enables the following:

• Structured weight loss while supporting muscle mass; • An understanding of how food affects and is utilized by the body, including what causes fat storage; • Weekly one-on-one coaching, lifestyle education and guidance; • Personalized approach to setting weight loss goals, based on your health profile; • Losing weight can improve blood sugar, cholesterol levels and reduce blood pressure; • Find out more secrets to Ideal Protein’s weight loss success during your initial weight loss assessment.

The Ideal Protein weight loss method is NOT a high-protein diet....

It simply offers a variety of good, quality, protein-based foods that are easily assimilated.

Talk to our Lifestyle & Wellness Coach, Kathleen at Pharmasave Merritt today, to see how you can begin your journey! 250-378-9238