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The Herald sat down with School District 58 staff to find out what attendance has been like since students returned to class.

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GROUP RIDING The Merritt Mountain Biking Club returns to holding weekly group rides, celebrating twenty years as an association.

/PAGE 8 LOCAL BUSINESS Local tree planters were willing to give their “wage per tree” to the Nicola Valley Food Bank in late May in honour of World Hunger Day. STORY /PAGE 3

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Workers were encouraged to donate their tree money to a worthy cause.

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Leader Silviculture, a company which provides tree planters on contract for Aspen Planers and other local forestry companies, encouraged its employees to make donations to the Nicola Valley Food Bank in honour of World Hunger Day, which takes place on May 28.

“It’s something that came up through our Safety Advocate,” explained Francois Sauve, owner of Leader Silviculture.

“He sent us something a few weeks ago about World Hunger Day which

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“And we’ve been workOpinion ---------------------- 6-7 ing for Aspen Planers since 2006, so we’ve estab- Sports ------------------------- 14 lished a lot of links with the community over the Classifieds --------------- 16-18 years. The company’s reason for existence is actually work that was offered to me in Merritt, 30 years ago. We were a really small company just starting and we worked for the Ministry in Merritt and we worked for Tolko, just little contracts here and there. But this is where, for us, our company started, we went from five employees to now almost

Tree planters, all from Merritt, pose for a photo while on the job this spring. Photo submitted

is on May 28 traditionally, and he suggested through our association (the Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association) that it would be a good idea, a great gesture on the part of the tree planting community, to try to organize some kind of a fundraiser and give to the local communities. So that’s how it started.”

On May 28, plant-

ers in both Merritt and Kamloops agreed to donate within the community.

“I said if you want to donate on Thursday, you can donate your trees,” said Sauve.

“Planters are paid by the tree, so if they’re paid 25-cents per tree, during that day some would say, okay, I want to give 100 trees, some actually gave

their whole day, the entire day’s earning. And what we said was, if you are going to give a donation the company will match that donation. Just to encourage them so that all of us would contribute, not just the planters but also the company.”

The initiative was well received in Merritt, a town many of the planters this year call home, and

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SCHOOL RETURN

Attendance rates varying between local schools Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

Just over one week into a return to school for any willing students, School District 58 is seeing varying numbers.

Across the province, school districts have been seeing approximately a 30-percent return rate for students to the classroom.

Overall, SD58 Superintendent said that his district’s attendance has seen lower numbers: however, those numbers have been skewed by Merritt Secondary School.

“We do have a number of schools that are

either at that average, or or above it within the district. I think where we’re seeing similarly lower rates has been at the high school.”

McNiven went on to say that some of the more rural schools, where students would be coming in from bussing, has also seen lower rates of returnees.

However, with the high numbers of returnees at the majority of schools, McNiven said he and his staff have been feeling “really positive.”

“Just to be able to offer face-to-face instruction, and going into week two

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McNiven stressed the safety measures taken by the schools to maintain social distancing, like the staggering of school days, and the implementation of much more santization methods.

“They’re safe, and productive, and we’d love to have them.”

In terms of more students possibly coming back in the final month of the school year, SD58 Assistant Superintendent Jameel Aziz said staff has

been reaching out to families to see if any barriers have prevented kids from coming back yet.

“We’re seeing if it’s just a bit of a challenge for them,” said Aziz. “Maybe something they haven’t voiced, to help them have their child come back.”

Aziz made note of the fact that it is already June: the traditional final month of the school year, and a transitional time for students.

“There’s always a bit of a closure, to the end of the school year, so we anticipate that some students may choose to come back this week or next

week, just to have that kind of sense of, ‘I was in my building, I was in my classroom, got to say goodbye to my teacher’... those kind of things. So we anticipate a little bit of an uptick in attendance, but we’re not really sure how much higher that figure will be, honestly.”

McNiven added what can be considered a catchphrase for the theme of this article: “promoting the attendance, but fighting the timeline.”

The Herald will continue next week with more information on their interview with the school district.

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All City Council Meetings will now be held online with live streaming links available at www.merritt.ca and on the City of Merritt social media channels. Public input questions/ information can be submitted prior to the Council meetings to communications@merritt.ca

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CITY HALL COVID-19 HOURS Effective June 8, 2020, City Hall will be reopened with limited hours.

City Hall will be open to the public from 10:00am to noon and 1:00pm to 3:00pm to accept payments by cash, debit or cheque.

Although the Merritt City Hall is reopening, residents are encouraged to send inquires via phone or email.

Payments can be made online at www.merritt.ca/city-services/ online-payment-options

Volunteer positions are now available for the Merritt Economic Development Committee. This purpose of the committee is to advise Council on matters pertaining to economic development, downtown revitalization, investment, business attraction, and long-term economic sustainability. Committee application forms are available at www.merritt.ca. Completed applications can be sent to Sean Smith, City of Merritt Director of Corporate Services at ssmith@merritt.ca.

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 24th, 2020.

VOGHT STREET PROJECT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

The Voght Street Construction Project will run from June 2nd, 2020 to October 31st, 2020. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect on Voght Street between South of 2nd Avenue and North East of Blackwell Avenue.

The City of Merritt thanks you for your patience during this time.

The City of Merritt invites community members to send in your photos of shopping locally throughout Merritt to win a $50 gift card.

Photos can be sent to info@merritt.ca with the subject “Merritt Photo Contest” along with a few words about each of your images.

Deadline is Sunday June 14th at 11:59 PM.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS HELPING HANDS

Shower facilities available through city A new collaboration has made hygiene stations available for those in need.

The shower facilities made available by the new health and hygiene program are pictured at Voght Park. MORGAN HAMPTON/Herald

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Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

In mid-May the Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (NVSSS), in collaboration with BC Housing, Interior Health and the City of Merritt, launched a Health and Hygiene program in order to provide washroom and shower facilities to those in the community that would not otherwise have access, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s part of the community COVID response, so it’s something that’s funded by BC Housing in communities where they may have a population that doesn’t have access to a shower or that sort of human cleaning facilities, within a residence,” said NVSSS board member Marlene Jones.

“So, if there is anyone who maybe is renting a place that doesn’t have a shower, or is homeless or their facilities aren’t working at the residence, then we have something where it’s publicly accessible.”

Jones says that three weeks into the program staff are starting to see a positive response, although she believes the damp weather has played a role in deterring people from coming to Voght Park, where the showers are located.

“We’ve had lots of people coming by and enquiring what’s going on there,” said Jones.

“We have a couple of staff people there just to monitor the situation. Not too many people are using the facility, but right when we first started it the weather was really questionable, there was lots of rain, and I

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think people were kind of hunkered down. As time goes on, I would imagine in the summer heat, it might increase.”

While the program was initially expected to run until the end of June, there is the possibility that the program will be extended, particularly if the shelter is able to secure a location where shower facilities are available on site.

“I’m not sure how long BC Housing will keep this going, I know that they are working on plans for the shelter to be relocated, because our current community shelter is pretty small,” explained Jones.

“If they’re able to find a location to relocate the shelter then we will try to incorporate the access to showers for those that don’t

have them into that facility.”

Currently, the Health and Hygiene program operates out of the bathrooms at Voght Park, which are owned by the city.

“It’s a city-owned facility so there has always been bathrooms and showers at Voght Park,” said Jones.

“The city has allowed for us to use that and offer the service in the community, it’s the city working with BC housing and a non-profit service provider to offer that.

It’s nice, these opportunities to work together for the community.”

Two staff are active at the facility, as well as within the community informing those most vulnerable that the service is available to them.

“We have two staff, each of their shifts they also work with a peer mentor,” said Jones.

“We’re using peer mentors as the second person to make it a safe staffing program, because you wouldn’t want one person just out in the community alone and not checking in with anyone, so we use a staff person and a peer mentor and then just engage with people that come by and explain it to them.”

Each user is given a health check questionnaire and a scheduled, monitored time slot to ensure social distancing guidelines are followed.

Referrals to other services and agencies can be provided if necessary and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as per Interior Health’s guidelines.

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Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 40(2) of the Community Charter that a Bylaw to remove a road dedication will be considered on Tuesday June 16th, 2020 at 7:00pm. This meeting of Merritt City Council will take place online, and public will be able to participate online.

LOCATION of SUBJECT PROPERTY: Second Avenue, Merritt, between Garcia St and the Nicola River •

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Removal of Second Avenue Dedication Bylaw No. 2283, 2020 proposes to remove the road dedication from an unopened portion of Second Avenue, running east from the Nicola River to Garcia Street.

The dedication has been in place since around 1910 There is no physical road in this location

A copy of the proposed Bylaw can be seen on the City website at www.merritt.ca or by appointment at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt BC. Anyone who wishes to address the above Bylaw will be afforded the opportunity at the Council meeting to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaw.

Due to social distancing required by Covid-19, the meeting will be held online.

Submissions can be made live during the meeting using the Q&A Function. The meeting will be held at http://www.merritt.ca/june-16-2020.

If you are unable to attend online, written submissions can be made in advance.

These must be received no later than 11.59 am, Friday June 12th 2020, to ensure their availability to Council at the meeting.

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By MAIL: City of Merritt, Director of Corporate Services, PO Box 189, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 All submissions must include your name and street address. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the meeting. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information, please contact the Director of Corporate Services at 250-378-4224 or at ssmith@merritt.ca This Notice is published in accordance with Section 466 of the Local Government Act. Note: this is the second of two consecutive Public Notices

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VIEWPOINT GOVERNMENT

Is parliament essential?

When the Canadian Emergency Reponse Benefit (CERB) program was launched, civil servants DAN ALBAS estimated the VIEW FROM total costs of THE HILL the program would be roughly $35 Billion in this fiscal year.

However, we now know that the government is projecting the CERB to cost up to $60 billion when it wraps up later this year.

We also now know that that the Trudeau Liberal Government instructed civil servants to ignore fraudulent applications.

It has been revealed that instructions were given to approve applications that did not meet the CERB guidelines that were set by the Liberal Government in the first place.

This is part of the reason why the revised total for the CERB program will be much higher than expected.

These significant expenditures will come up for debate shortly, and without regular Parliament being in session, there will be only four hours of debate to scrutinize this additional spending.

This is completely unacceptable.

We need time to dig into the books and ensure that taxpayers are being respected.

Sadly, due to the Liberal government and their NDP allies, that will not happen.

The Liberal Government has now announced what the media reports as a “CRA snitch line”.

Using this “snitch line”, suspected fraudulent claims may be reported.

This same method will also be accepting suspected fraud reports of the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) proSee ‘PARLIAMENT’ Page 7 grams.

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Not posting numbers leads to concern What do you do if you are in charge of dealing with the pandemic and the number of deaths is getting out of control?

Simple. Stop publishing the number.

GWYNNE DYER Brazil’s President THE WORLD Jair Bolsonaro has STAGE been having a bad time with the pandemic. His default mode has been callous disinterest: when told in early May that the country’s Covid-19 death toll had reached 5,000, he said “So what? I’m sorry. What do you want me to do?”

So on Sunday, with Brazil’s death toll about to pass 40,000 and become second only to that of the United States, Bolsonaro stopped his government from publishing the total any more.

From now on, only today’s number of infections, deaths and recoveries will be announced. No more awkward comparisons with other countries, no five-digit running total to confront him with his failure each day.

And of course no attempt to establish the real

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number of deaths, which is almost certainly at least twice the official number since many victims never got to hospitals.

There is a temptation to group the three populist leaders of big Western democracies together, and they do have a lot in common. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson removed a similarly damning piece of data from the daily press conference when the UK’s death toll per million overtook that of every other major European country. (It is now second-worst in the entire world.)

America’s Donald Trump, Bolsonaro’s idol, spent just as much time in the early months of this year belittling the gravity of the threat (Bolsonaro: “It’s only a little flu”; Trump: “It’s going to disappear. One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”) None of the three men will wear a mask, and they are all compulsive serial liars.

Nevertheless, there are major differences. Johnson manages to sound as if he cares about all the lives lost, and Trump at least goes through the motions occasionally.

Johnson eventually declared a lock-down, although much too late, and Trump at least went along for a while with the lock-downs declared by almost all of the states.

Bolsonaro, by contrast, openly condemned

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the lock-downs declared by the various Brazilian states and ostentatiously disobeyed them. He held rallies and took crowd baths.

He swiped his nose on the back of his hand and then shook hands with a fragile old lady.

He showed up at a barbecue on a jetski.

He has fired two successive health ministers since January because they were taking the pandemic too seriously and hindering Brazilians’ return to work. He joined a street protest calling for a return to the military dictatorship that finally fell in 1985. He regularly vilifies the poor, the left, indigenous Brazilians, gays and non-whites.

And he is currently presiding over a pandemic that will probably kill over 100,000 Brazilians without lifting a finger to stop it.

Yet in late 2018 he won the presidential election in the first round with 55% of the vote, and his character was hardly a secret even before the election. A recent poll showed that his popularity is now down to 32%, so Brazilians have noticed that something is wrong with him, but it still verges on the inexplicable. Or does it?

The electorate that voted for Bolsonaro in 2018 was little changed from the one that

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OPINION

Corona versus Karuna

Shobha Mitra CONTRIBUTOR

In the Sanskrit language, “Karuna” means grace. In the following poem, the evil of Coronavirus is contrasted with the grace of God. Ah! Corona, you have made The landscape beneath the sun, brown and serene, You have dampened the leaves of trees and flowers How long will you play this game?

Your days are num-

bered.

Spring is knocking at our door, It will bring distilled showers from clouds, The lifeless landscape will turn to rich verdure Then through the leaves of every trail, Chinks of light will shine through.

Thorns do not prick us unless we play Hide and seek with it, and carelessly hold its hands.

Keep your distance from it, Shun Corona!

Separation means

its death.

Then we can sing “Oh, Corona, where is your sting?”

And, instead trust in God’s karuna Respect and listen to the advice of Our medical professionals, They are precious gifts to humanity

By God’s karuna.

God reveals His Karuna And his strength through our professionals To defeat Corona.

Namaste!

problem of fraud, after the fact.

These are important challenges to be aware of.

These are challenges that would be important to include in debate in Ottawa.

Unfortunately, with just four hours of debate being made available, divided among all members of the House, it will be a challenge.

I remain of the

strong view that it was a serious mistake for the NDP to support this Liberal Government in shutting down Parliament during this crisis.

My question this week.

Do you believe regular sittings of Parliament must be resumed as a priority?

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From the Herald archives: June, 1952

Airport noise a problem Editor: One little thing that has always appealed to me about Merritt and our Nicola Valley is the SILENCE; no jets, and very few airplanes---mostly water bombers etc, and we do need them! A few local fly boys use Saunders Field, provided by taxpayers, for their hobby. Thanks taxpayers.

But now Council has formed an Airport Advisory committee to investigate improvements; and I guess that will mean more noise. Makes me wonder if Saunders Field is the ideal venue for an airport of the future; as it is so close to the residential and commercial areas of the city. The recent tragedy in Kamloops must be a heads up for the AAC. Perhaps the old Quilchena golf course site would make more sense for the long haul? But do we really want to do it right?

So, while the city plans for a future airport, flooding of the Nicola is not even on the stove; let alone the back burner. Priorities.

Keep the sandbags ready for next year, citizens of Merritt!

Darch Oborne Merritt, B.C.

Parliament sessions needed to resolve CERB problems No room for personal attack ads From Page 6

Revenue Canada has confirmed it will take all necessary steps to recover any funds obtained by fraud.

The purpose of my report this week is not to criticize the government for taking these steps but rather to inform citizens of the efforts being undertaken by the government to address the

Brazil leadership failing From Page 6

gave Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva, the absolute antithesis of Bolsonaro, two terms in the presidency immediately before him. Just as the American electorate that put Trump in office in 2016 was little changed from the one that elected Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.

They didn’t suddenly go blind when confront-

ed with a candidate as fraudulent as Trump or Bolsonaro. They deliberately overlooked his flaws because he offered them something they needed. It was probably something economical or psychological, and not specific to any single country because the mood struck British and Brazilians and Americans at the same time. (And Hungarians and Turks and Filipinos

and Indians too.)

What this tells us – and I’m sorry to be the bearer of this news – is that if that same something is still bothering the voters when the next election rolls around next November in the US, or in Brazil in 2022, or in the UK in 2024, the same person can win again, no matter how badly he misbehaves in the meantime.

Editor: US political campaign expenditures defy belief. Billions of dollars are spent annually, primarily by the Democrat and Republican political party machineries with virtually no spending caps. If caps exist the Political Action Committees (PACs) will overcome these minor irritations. Much of this effort is devoted to personal attack ads. The strategy is to attack a candidate’s personal character, often with fictitious degrading claims.

Discussions regarding substantive policy issues are forgotten.

I’m sure this will be on full display this fall during the US elections.

In Canada we have forged a more civil political discourse but I fear it is being threatened by the US political system. The US attack ad machinery will be migrating north to Canada as long as there is the funding to hire their attack ad aficionados.

Will some of our Canadian political parties fund personal attack ads?

Yes. Is this corrosive to democracy? Yes. Will Canadian taxpayers be paying for much of this? Yes. Here’s how. Our major political parties get reimbursed by Canadian taxpayers for 50-60% of their campaign expenditures incurred in the last federal election. Much of this is spent on basic stuff like office rentals, computers, data bases, pencils and papers. But some of this funding is being devoted to personal attack ads and it’s bound to get worse.

Now the federal Liberals, Conservatives and NDP want to tap into Covid-19 financial support ostensibly to keep their staff employed. Some provincial parties are applying for similar aid. Directly or indirectly this provides funding for personal attack ads for any party that incorporates this in their next election campaign.

I will not support, morally or financially, any political party in Canada that endorses personal political attack ads. Will you?

Steve Burke West Kelowna, B.C.

ROAD WORK IN MERRITT Crews were hard at work performing road maintenance and repair in the Merritt area during the spring.

Crushed gravel is being put on a two-mile stretch, miles 33-35 at Lower Nicola.

Reconstruction on the Nicola road is progressing, excavation work is completed and gravelling to final grade is approaching completion.

A water sprinkler was brought in to help control dust.

Equipment will be moved to the bottom of Hamilton Hill, near the old golf course, to re-align the corner and reconstruct the road to standard width with care to drainage to prevent frost damage.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY

Mountain biking club returns with group rides The Merritt Mountain Biking Club is back with weekly rides.

Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

The Merritt Mountain Biking Association (MMBA) is celebrating twenty years, and will once again be hosting group rides on Wednesday evenings for anyone interested in hitting the trails around Merritt.

“The MMBA came into existence in the spring of 2000 with the intentions of making the riding here really great,” said MMBA President Jordan Pinto.

“We host beginner group rides with introductions to riding every Wednesday at 6pm and intermediate rides on Sundays at 2pm.”

The beginner’s

rides were something only introduced last year but have turned out to be the most popular for the group, which regularly sees a positive turnout of mountain bikers.

“The response to the club has been pretty high, especially when we introduced our beginner rides last year,” said Pinto.

“They have consistently been the highest attended group rides, with a few of the ladies now going out for ‘ladies only’ rides on some days, too.”

In addition to encouraging people to get out and enjoy biking and helping beginners to improve their bike skills, the MMBA also performs trail maintenance and advocates for trail access for all users – not just mountain bikers.

“One of our primary goals is advocating for long term trail access for beginner and advanced alike

while working with other organizations for a brighter future,” Pinto explained.

“We maintain all the riding trails around Merritt through volunteer work and the local wildfire crews help us out with chainsaw work and danger tree removal. Trail access is a big part of all outdoor activities whether it’s hiking, biking, dirt biking, horseback riding or anything of the sort. We all use the trails and our voice may be speaking for the mountain bike club and other riders, but most of the trails are used as multi-use with other clubs. We have even done maintenance days with other clubs on the trails around Merritt, working together to make trail access available to all who want to use it.

We would love to work with other clubs more and anyone of the sort to keep trails available to all different kinds of activities and to keep

The Merritt Mountain Biking Club returns to the trails for group rides this summer. Photo submitted

trail access available to all.”

Ultimately the MMBA seeks to join like-minded bike enthusiasts and to inspire a passion for mountain biking in those who have never tried the sport, or those who may have put their bike away in

the garage for a few years and want to get back out on the trails.

“Plain and simple we just want to ride bikes with anyone that wants to come ride, whether you’re a brand-new rider or a pro it’s all about just having fun riding your bike,” said Pinto.

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Farmers market coupons once again active Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

With the return of the Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market, the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program will also be active once again.

This year, the province has provided approximately $1.88 million in funding to the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets (BCAFM) to support the coupon program throughout the province.

Community partners like the Nicola Valley Food Bank provide eligible participants of lower-income families, pregnant women, and seniors with coupons that can then be used to purchase food from participating BCAFM markets. Each household enrolled in the program

is eligible to receive a minimum of $21/week in coupons from June 8 – November 15.

“Partnering with the BCAFM on this program promotes healthy eating and helps more people around the province share the amazing community atmosphere and fresh local products at farmers markets,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture.

“Increasing the customer base and involvement at the markets also supports farmers, producers and processers, each of whom are part of B.C.’s growing agricultural industry and food security. This program truly benefits everyone involved.”

The FMNCP originally launched in each of the regional health authorities in 2007 as a pilot project, and in

2012 the Ministry of Health began funding the program and saw successful expansion from 2012-2014. The current program has been in operation since 2015 and serves over 79 communities across the province.

In 2020 the program is expected to reach approximately 18,000 individuals and benefit more than 6000 households, a 300% increase from 2012.

“Weekly access to healthy food via farmers markets will be a big help in getting healthy local food to the vulnerable folks in our communities,” said Vickey Brown, President of BCAFM. “We are always grateful to the ministries for their support of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon

Program, and that appreciation has grown during this challenging time.”

Locally, Food Banks General Manager Derlanda Hewton said the response to the program has been positive and that there are many interested applicants.

“As we have limited amount of placements on the program, we encourage those that are interested to come in this week to apply,” said Hewton.

“We are aiming to get the coupons out there for this week’s market.

We are looking forward to having another successful year and we are grateful to BC Farmers Markets, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health for their support to be able to continue this program in our community.”

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Protestors took to City Hall last week to stage a demonstration and march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and in protest of deaths at police officers’ hands. STORY PAGE 12 JAKE COURTEPATTE/Herald

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The Grads of 2020 encourage everyone to come out, cheer, celebrate and enjoy the event with them while practice social distancing and turn this parade into a memorable community event for this special group of kids in this very unique time in their lives.

A message from the Grad 2020 Parent Executive The Grad 2020 Parent Executive is excited to share with the community of Merritt that on June 20 the Grad 2020 class will be celebrating their milestone accomplishment in this challenging time with a new take on the traditional Grad Parade. This great group of kids will be marking their graduation and celebrating with the community with an extended parade through the core of the city led by the RCMP and followed by Merritt Fire and Rescue. The grads will be on display with their floats and begin the parade approximately at 5pm.

They will be marking their accomplishments and thanking the people and community of Merritt for their support during their school career on an extended route that will be begin at Voght Park and then head around to Quilchena Avenue up to

Houston Street, over to Coldwater Avenue and then back down to Voght Park to complete their celebratory tour.

The Grad Parade planning committee is thrilled to have been able to lengthen the route to include a bigger section of Merritt ( thank you City of Merritt) which also allows for family, friends, teachers and community members to come out, practice social distancing and safety measures (like masks) and still enjoy the parade.

The Grads will be presented by Q 101 on a live feed as they proceed through the intersection of Voght and Quilchena and the committee encourages those who are celebrating with the grads to tune in to the radio and follow the parade; you don’t have to be at that intersection to enjoy the show!

Thanks to all who have worked so hard to make this event possible and rising to the challenges presented by Covid-19.

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Good starter or retirement home in great location, close to schools & shopping. This 3 bedrm home has newer kitchen cabinets, furnace & some flooring. Large fenced yard with room to build shop. Single garage with upgrades. New roof.

Spectacular sunset views from this executive 5 bedrm home. Beautiful rancher with walkout bsmt. Open floor plan with Brazkian HW floors, ceramic tile & carpet on main. Mill Creek cabinets and S/S appliances. Large deck in back.

New 2 storey townhouse in Nicola Bluffs with great views. Open concept kitchen with Quartz countertops, vinyl plank floors, gas F/P 3 bedrms up, 4 baths and full bsmt. Has $4,000 appliance package & central A/C. Under construction.

Beautiful 3 bedrm, 3 bath rancher with office/ den, and a fully bsmt. Features 9 ft ceilings, open floor plan with large newly renovated kitchen with island, laundry on the main & 5 pce spa-like ensuite. Bsmt has 2 bedrm inlaw suite. Lots of RV parking in fenced yard.

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New custom executive home with fantastic views. 3 bedrms on the main with open concept floor plan. Master has 4 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Large private deck in back off the family room.

Large home with 3 bedroom up, large kitchen with oak cabinets & large family rm. Main floor has 2 bedrm suite. Newer roof & HW boiler. Nice fenced yard with garden space. Double garage.

Very clean and comfortable 3 bedroom half duplex in good area. 2 bedrooms up, recently painted and has newer flooring in most rooms. 1 bedrm down, large rec.room and 3 pce bath. Private fenced backyard. Close to amenities

Build your dream home in one of Merritt areas finest development, Nicola Lakeshore Estates.

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Black Lives Matter in Merritt Retention ditch being dug at Central Park Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

The move towards race equality has reached Merritt.

A Black Lives Matter protest went down in front of City Hall early last Wednesday evening, protesting against the deaths at police officers’ hands of African Americans, particularly the recent death of George Floyd in America.

Protests have flooded the streets world-

wide in what has been a push towards keeping policemen responsible for their actions in terms of violence and brutality.

Over 80 Merritt residents took up the vast majority consisting of the younger generation of high school students, carrying signs and hearing honks from passing cars.

The Herald would like to note, however, that a few protestors were still flowing in

every once in a while upon our reporters’ exit.

The group marched around the block surrounding City Hall, before camping on the sides of Voght Street.

Chants of “Black Lives Matter” and “No justice, no peace,” as well as others were heard.

Signs were then left taped or stapled to trees on the curbside, as more of a permanent reminder of their cause.

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Due to restrictions surrounding COVID19, tree planters were not able to get out in the community as they had during previous years. Stringent health checks, measures of social distancing and sanitization meant planters went directly from work to their lodgings. In this way, planters for Leader Silviculture were able to avoid a single case of coronavirus and also protect the community of Merritt.

“Because of COVID-19 we’ve had to implement some measures so we could abide by the public health order that was issued,” explained Sauve.

“Part of our safety plan and our standard operating procedure is to limit the exposure of the planters with the people who are at risk in the community.”

For this reason, the company provided a van for the two people who were selected to be in charge of cleaning everything each day, taking clothing to the local laundromat, and picking up food orders from the grocery stores.

Once a week these two would also gather up all the empty recyclables from the motel and donate them to the

Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

In conjunction with the Voght Street project which officially got underway on June 5, a storm water retention ditch is being installed at Central Park.

“What is being constructed is a storm water retention ditch which leads to our storm water retention pond,” said Superintendent of Public Works Charlie Henderson in response to a request for information about the heavy equipment and digging taking place in Central Park.

“The retention pond was built years ago due to recommendations through our Storm Water Masterplan. It

A storm water rentention ditch is underway at Central Park. MORGAN HAMPTON/Herald

was easily incorporated for the Voght Street project to handle the storm water and not discharge the storm

water to the river.

We also reviewed and incorporated the Recreation Masterplan for future development

to ensure the sports fields can expand and the storm ditch will not interfere with future plans.”

JOIN THE MERRITT HERALD IN SALUTING B6 • THURSDAY,

Pearson Danina

Pattison Brody

Petrovitch Nyah

Primeau Sariah

Richardson Emmagin

Robinson Kolby

Roloson Brett

Rose Chase

Sekhon Nevin

Shackelly Darian

Smith Jada

Smith Micaela

Spahan-Dick Destiny

Sproson Brooke

Stead Mackenzy

Stirling Dylan

Stockwell Chloe

Texmo Sarah

Trosky Chantel

Tomlinson Carson

Valois Bailey

Walper Nolan

Ware Gorden

Webber Aliyah

Willson Shaelan

Willson Sydney

Worrin Shayla

Zabek Haley

Wilde Presley-Marie

Whitecross Emily

Lets help the Graduating Class of 2020 remember that their accomplishments have been noticed, with some warm wishes to help commemorate their past 13 years of schooling

Congratulations Son On Your Graduation

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food bank, this in addition to the $3490.30 raised on May 28.

Sauve commented that it was a benefit to the company and the community to be able to hire tree planters from Merritt this season, and believes that the work ethic of the group will be an asset to them later in life.

“All these years we’ve been in Merritt, it’s been difficult, we’ve never been able to hire local population, just very limited success,” said Sauve.

“And finally, now it seems like we’ve been able to have a breakthrough… it’s really cool that we’re starting to see some of the young Merritt people actually getting

into tree planting. It’s a great activity for them, it’s a great money earner, and it’s very, very hard work. There’s no freebies, if you plant no trees you make no money, it’s that simple.

You can’t pretend to work hard; you have to work really hard. For me, it’s probably the best thing I ever did in my life. I thought I was a good worker until I did tree planting.

You’re out there in the middle of nowhere and you’re just by yourself, so the motivation has to come from the inside.

It’s quite a challenge. If they’re successful at it, those are lifelong values that they can take with them and apply to any other work that they go into.”

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$1,000 - Aliyah Webber $1,000 - Emily Whitecross $1,000 - Shaelan Willson $1,000 - Sydney Willson $1,000 - Haley Zabek HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES UNION BURSARY $500 -Brittany Clasper INFRACON SCHOLARSHIP $750 - Shayleen Nelson $750- Brody Pattison $750 - Aliyah Webber

ALBERTA FRASER BURSARY $1,000 - Chloe Stockwell $1,000 - Tyra Gage

DOUGLAS LAKE CATTLE CO. SCHOLARSHIP $1,500 - Tyra Gage

ASPEN PLANNERS $250 - Makyla Cooke

EASTERN STAR BURSARY $750 - Micaela Smith

BETA SIGMA PHI BURSARY $500- Logan Moorhead

ELKS LODGE #441 BURSARY $1000 - Kieran McGarry $1000 - Sydney Willson

JAMIE GILLESPIE BURSARY $200 - Aliyah Webber

THE EVES FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP $200 - Shaelan Wilson $200 - Brooke Sproson

JENNIFER BOWDEN BURSARY $500 - Jenna McKenna $500 -Haley Zabek

HARRIS & CO BURSARY Jenna McKenna

JEREMY BAIN MEMORIAL BURSARY $500 - Makyla Cooke

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INTERIOR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION $1,000 - Makyla Cooke $1,000 - Tyra Gage $1,000 - Jenna Kane $1,000 - Darian Krajci $1,000 - Logan Moorhead $1,000 - Tyler Simon

JAMARA JOYAL MASSAGE THERAPY BURSARY $500 -Prianne Dhesa

KAMLOOPS BLAZERS SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 - Kieran McGarry MERRITT FIREFIGHTERS/ MONTE MACLEAN MEMORIAL BURSARY $300 -Tyra Gage

MERRITT SENIORS CENTRE BURSARY $500 - Connor Ouellet $500 - Brianne Lidster MERRITT SIKH SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP $500 - Olivia Boven $500 - Narvir Natt MERRITT VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION (1000) BURSARY $1,000 - Haley Zabek $500 - Logan Moorhead $500 - Emily Whitecross MOHINDER BASI MEMORIAL BURSARY $250 - Emily Whitecross NICOLA MASON LODGE BURSARY $750 - Olivia Boven NICOLA VALLEY HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY BURSARY $2,000 - Brittany Clasper $2,000 - Chloe Stockwell $2,000 - Emmagin Richardson NICOLA VALLEY PRINCIPALS & VICE PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION BURSARY $500 - Brooke Sproson

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KENGARD LEARNING CENTRE 2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Principal Karen Goetz, the staff of the Kengard Learning Centre, SCIDES P.A.C., and CLC P.A.C. would like to congratulate…

• Vicki Lacerte • Jerome Laroche • Justin McCafferty • Melody McIvor • Liam McKenzie • Taylia McKeown • Chad Michell • Phoenix Moosewaypayo • Michelle Munch

• Sarah Nemeth • Danielle (Jamey) Ortiz • Sean Ortiz • Travis Peterson • Nicholas Samiefard • Phaedra Dawn Seaman • Andrew Spada • Eden Sterling • Tiarra Sterling

• Darren Tennant • Chad Tessier • Sita Thibodeau • Emilie White • Yi Xie • Jade Yaworski

District/Authority Award $1,250 - Marius Auer $1,250 - Codie Beech $1,250 - Grace Bergmann $1,250 - Saphire Charters $1,250 - Cassidy Hergott $1,250 - Sarah Nemeth $1,250 - Tiarra Sterling

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ACTIVE KIDS

Tradition continues with virtual kid’s triathlon Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

The current pandemic could not stop Merritt’s kids from keeping active.

Close to 60 participants took part in the virtual Interior Savings Kids Tri It Triathlon this past weekend, featuring a handful of prizes in a draw for each member.

“The idea of the event was to take part in three activities of your choice and post photos or videos of them onto the Facebook event page so we could all see and encourage the kids taking part,” said Marlene Jones, Community Policing Coordinator.

“We encouraged kids to wear an event teeshirt from a previous year, and also involve a parent for an extra entry in the draw for prizes.”

With the event being coordinated virtually, like many other activities these days, participants were able to get extra creative: videos saw kids on the trampoline, running, biking, motorbiking, puddle jumping, and much more.

Jones said the move to create an online ver-

sion of the event was to not disappoint the kids with another cancellation, as the city, province, and country have seen more sum-

sor Interior Savings, as well as Smart Step Youth Association, the City of Merritt, the RCMP, and other organizations.

Owen, age four, hiking at Monck Park. Photo submitted

mer events cancelled by the day.

The event has been held every year since 2012, normally involving title spon-

Interior Savings provided the funds for the prizes, which were all bought from local businesses.

“Several of those

Aubree, age five, riding her pedal bike. Photo submitted

businesses chose to contribute a little extra in addition to the initial purchase, and for that we are very grateful,” said Jones.

The winners of

each prize are listed below: - $100 Breathebikes gift certificate: David Martens - $75 Boston Pizza Merritt gift certificate:

Leon Willis - $85 Athlete’s Stage gift certificate: Jaxon Fader - $50 gift certificate to a local business of your choice: Victoria

Baxter - $50 gift certificate to a local business of your choice: Reid Pehr - Participants ranged in all different ages up to age 16.

Return to class sees different methods of physical education Teachers are getting creative in keeping their students moving.

Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

Though many students have returned to the classroom in School District 58 with social distancing measures, this reporter still had one burning question:

What about gym class?

While physical exercise has been a key focus even during the pandemic, a return to the classroom has made the need for physical education crucial.

So, as they did when schools were shut, teachers around the board have gotten creative.

“Playgrounds are once again open, so we’ve got kids out-

side,” said SD58 Superintendent Stephen McNiven.

McNiven said that in conversation with staff, he has heard stories of teachers taking students for a bike ride, playing frisbee golf, or any other sort of outdoor activity: something McNiven thinks is crucial for social distancing.

“Outside time and fresh air is a good thing.”

One Collettville

teacher, Mrs. Luck, said that the school has even created a fun new game for social distancing, human foosball.

As for use of the gymnasiums and indoor activities, McNiven said that has still been severely limited.

Assistant Superintendent Jameel Aziz said many teachers have been taking their kids on outdoor field trips.

“Things like hik-

ing, just getting out, because those are opportunities to be able to keep kids distanced and out in the fresh air.”

These new methods of phys. ed. are certainly welcomed more in June, than they would be in say, February. Aziz mentioned how anxious both teachers and staff are to be outside.

“It’s an opportunity for them to really take advantage of some

experimental learning,” said Aziz.

The experimental learning is the key point here, as school district staff are certain that many of these new ways of teaching will eventually even be carried over to the new curriculum after the pandemic is over.

They certainly see that as a positive.

“Some of these new initiatives have been so creative,” said “McNiven, “and

maybe some of these new initiatives that people are doing in a positive way in this very difficult time are going to kind of carry over.

“So it will be interesting to see.”

Both McNiven and Aziz commend their staff for continuing to find new and creative ways for their students to learn: facing similar challenges that they did when giving virtual lessons.

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Arnica is the ‘accidental’ company that has done well, growing and expanding for more than a decade from doing the occasional landscaping job to doing large scale landscaping projects and heavy civil industrial construction, primarily building roads and bridges.

“Our business actually started by accident, in a way,” explained company owner Saxon Peters.

“We purchased a small skid steer loader to do some work around our own home, and people started asking me to do odd jobs on the side.

Eventually, I started charging a small amount for those jobs to help offset the cost of the little machine I was using and that eventually grew and progressed into Arnica Contracting.”

While residential landscaping was the original focus of the

company, Peters felt there was a need to be filled with larger scale projects and began to take on bigger pieces of equipment and transition the company towards heavier construction work, while still taking on complex and start-to-finish landscaping projects.

“The road and bridge construction is the majority of our company,” said Peters, commenting on the growth the company has experienced over the past twelve years.

“We acknowledge our landscaping roots and we’re very appreciative of the landscaping business that we’ve received over the years, we just have much larger machines now and in order to keep them working we’re progressing away from the landscaping. We still do offer landscaping services, but we focus more on the larger landscaping projects, the more

complex projects. We do a lot of retaining walls utilizing different materials, sometimes on very tricky landscapes holding back significant slopes. That’s kind of our specialty now, but we still do residential landscaping to various degrees.”

When looking back on the naming of the company that was never meant to be, Peters wanted something that would reflect the nature of the business, and also act as a sort of good luck charm, carrying the company to future success.

“Arnica is the name of a plant that is supposed to provide health benefits,” said Peters.

“Because we started as a landscaping business, that was the connection with the plant, and we thought, well if Arnica is supposed to provide health benefits, hopefully it will

help us have a strong and healthy company.”

Building that strong and healthy company centred on a willingness to always do the best possible job and the integrity to correct any errors, and provide a professional, quality service.

“I want to make sure that we always provide the honest, reliable service that helped us grow our company,” said Peters.

“People have relied on us for a certain level of service and through the warranty that we’ve always provided where we guarantee everything that we do. We’ve made mistakes over the years, but I can confidently say we’ve always made good on our mistakes, whatever that took. And I think it was that level of service that has catapulted our growth.”

Finding the right people for the job has also been a key to Arnica’s success, with Peters viewing compa-

ny employees as members of an extended family that works and plays together.

“One of the things that I’ve enjoyed over

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company that started by accident, I get a lot of pride out of that,” said Peters.

“We do very little advertising for employment anymore, we get a lot of resumes a lot of people want to come and work at Arnica because of the morale and the environment we’ve created here, we’re a very tight knit group.

We work well together on the job site, but we also socialize together out of work a lot. I think that’s rare, as businesses grow and become larger it’s harder to maintain that and I think we’ve done a better than average job at being able to maintain that family-oriented feel at Arnica.”

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Violet Ruth (Vi) Papp Violet Ruth (Vi) Papp passed away on May 30th, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years Benny, her three sons Christopher, Richard, and Paul, two grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Vi was predeceased by her infant son David, her parents Tom and Sheila, and her sisters Gwen Fran and Anne.

Vi’s 76 years were filled with her love of flying, including obtaining her private pilot’s license as a grandmother. She loved singing, music, and was an active member of many choirs. She also loved the outdoors, gardening and animals, her family, and had a great passion for hockey, especially the Canucks A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Hope Cemetery, 692 Coquihalla Street, Hope BC at 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Please observe Covid-19 precautions by wearing a mask and observing physical distancing upon arrival. A Celebration of Life may also be planned at a later date, when circumstances allow.

The family would like to extend their greatly heartfelt thanks to Dr. Lyttle and the staff at Nicola Valley Hospital, and the nurses and staff at Merritt Home Health.

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Petersen, Jack Philip July 18, 1931 – April 26, 2020 Jack passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Overlander Hospice Unit (Trinity) in Kamloops.

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He was predeceased by his first wife Evelyn and granddaughter Katrina. He is survived by his wife Marlene, children Randall (Lynn), Beth (Matt), Debra (Gord), Kirk (Carol), Greg (Roxanna), stepson Brad Carr and grandchildren Jon, Scott, Brian, Robyn, Dennis, Kate, Andrew, Cameron and Jeff.

Jack was born in Dapp, Alberta and moved to Fairview at a young age where he met his wife to be Evelyn. Jack worked many jobs in the area until he joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1957 and moved his young family to Victoria.

After this time in the navy Jack spent the rest of his career working in the hospitality industry for which he was amazingly skilled. In the early 80s Jack and Ev moved up to Logan Lake eventually settling in a home on Rey Creek Ranch where he quickly became a fixture at many events. He also continued in hospitality in Merritt.

After the passing of Evelyn in 1994, Jack met Marlene and they married in 2001. They spent winters as Snowbirds in Yuma, Arizona where they enjoyed spending time with their southern friends.

Jack was a loving husband, father and grandfather who was very proud and supportive of his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed a glass of wine and his door was always open to family and friends.

Be at Peace, we will miss you.

Special thank you to Dr. Miranda DuPreez, Logan Lake nurse Sharon Van Broek and nurse practitioner Jocelyn Rhode for their care, kindness and friendship.

As well, thank you to all the caregivers at Overlander Trinity Unit for the compassionate care he received.

Due to Covid-19 there will be no service at this time, a celebration will be held at a later date.

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N’Kwala is a First Nation operated independent school offering a kindergarten to grade 12 program. We are a rural school with very small class sizes, allowing for additional one-on-one support for students. N’Kwala is surrounded by rolling hills in a picturesque natural environment and is located in the beautiful Nicola Valley approximately 90 km south of Kamloops and approximately 50 km east of Merritt. If required, onsite accommodations and daycare are available for the successful candidate. Upper Nicola Band offers competitive wages and a generous benefits package.

Required Qualifications: • Qualified and experienced to teach intermediate level students • Special Education training an asset • Ability to adapt or modify programs to meet the student’s special needs • Knowledge of the BC curriculum • Valid BC teaching certificate Recommended Qualifications: • Experience working in First Nations community • Experience with the Read Well and Saxon Math programs • Experience with special education programs • Experience with multi-grade classroom Salary as per the Upper Nicola Band salary scale Start date: August 24, 2020.

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Nlaka’pamux Health Services Society Employment Opportunity Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Attention

POSITION: Emergency Program Coordinator HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (35 Hours per week/1hr lunch)

POSITION: Licensed Practical Nurse Status: Permanent Full Time HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (35 Hours per week/1hr lunch)

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Objective: As part of the Nlaka’pamux Health Services Society Team, the Emergency Program Coordinator will assist communities within the Nlaka’pamux Nation with Emergencies and disaster preparedness.

Nlaka’pamux Health Services Society (NHSS) is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to fill a Home Care Nurse position, providing nursing services within the Nlaka’pamux Nation.

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About you: We are looking for a team member who will be: • A knowledgeable member skilled working in a matrix environment, collaborative building relationships, knowledgeable in prioritizing competing interests and requests. • A self-starter who takes initiative to creatively identify and implement opportunities, respond quickly to issues, and recommend effective messages, versus awaiting direction. • A supportive “team playerâ€? who views their role as helping and enabling their colleagues’ success, as much as securing support for their own.

Key Accountabilities: • Work closely with communities to ensure supports are in place to implement programming related to Emergencies programming. • Support leadership in developing and implementing a strategic direction for emergency response also incorporating mental health and wellness • Identify needs and pathways of communications • Supports reporting, ensures budgets are aligned with community activities; tracks, identifies and applies for external funding opportunities • Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community activities and work plan; supports longer-term Nation planning (e.g., facilitation) • Policy development Qualifications: • A two (2) year diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in emergency management, supplemented by courses in emergency preparedness including risk assessment and emergency management. • Minimum of three (3) years directly related experience including serving as an emergency management professional, preferably with some time in a local government setting. • Thorough knowledge of the BC Emergency Management and Incident Command Systems, and the roles and responsibilities of the local authority under the BC Emergency Program Act. • Team leader/ project manager experience in developing and delivering comprehensive training packages, including evaluation mechanisms. • Strong interpersonal, leadership and conflict resolution skills with the ability to maintain a volunteer program. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing training would be an asset. • Ability to quickly respond to emergencies, work various shifts to meet operational requirements, including extended hours under stressful conditions, particularly during emergency situations. • Standard First Aid. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: • Experience and training in emergency management, the British Columbia Emergency Management System (BCEMS), and Incident Command System (ICS) is an asset. • This position requires reasonable flexibility in work hours to support emergency operations center training and activations. • Strong assessment skills relevant to the context of local Indigenous history, beliefs and practices. • Knowledge of or willingness to learn Nlaka’pamux tradition and culture. • Recent experience working with First Nation clients in rural, remote and on-reserve communities. • Strong written and verbal communications skills, which includes correspondence, and report writing. • Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team. • Demonstrates strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills. • Functional in Microsoft Office: MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher. • Hold a valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract. • Consent to a comprehensive criminal record check with clearance is required. • Please note travel is involved to communities Application Submission Process must include the following: Resume: providing detailed information about your education and employment history that clearly demonstrates your ability to the required job qualifications.

Cover Letter: outlining your understanding of the position and how you’re education/experience would contribute to the success of the position, the organization and to the communities served.

Apply by Mail or email to: Tamara George, CAPA Executive Director Address: 2088 Quilchena Ave, PO 1624 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 Email: george.t@nlxfn.com Phone: 250 378 9772 ext.119 Fax: 250 315 0283 This posting will remain open until the position is filled. Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted for interviews. Please note that successful applicants will require a Criminal Record Check, the details of which may preclude an offer of employment being finalized. Preference will be given to persons of Aboriginal ancestry as per Section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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REQUIREMENTS: • LPN Diploma from a Canadian university or equivalent institution • Registered with British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals • Valid BC Class 5 driver’s license required with a clear driver’s abstract • Current Level 1 First Aid and CPR EXPERIENCE: • Minimum 2-3 years experience in nursing • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Preference given to those with experience with: o Home Care Nursing o Certification in Advanced Foot Care training an asset or willing to complete training o Diabetes education o First Nations communities • Experience/knowledge of computers, use of standard office equipment and Microsoft Office • Familiarity of Nlaka’pamux history, customs and traditions is an asset

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POSITION DETAILS: • Office location Merritt & Lytton; position requires travel to rural and remote First Nations communities • A flexible schedule that includes occasional evenings, weekends, and extended hours SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • Working in a team environment, health programing for elders and clients with chronic conditions • Conduct home visits, build relationships with community members, provide health information • Advocacy and referrals for clients and families to appropriate resources and services, and help them to overcome potential access barriers • Documenting clients’ notes, assessments, and care plans, using an electronic charting program • Be part of a working group to promote health programs, e.g. healthy lifestyles, nutrition, cultural connection, and wellness activities • Works in partnership with Community Health Nurses to prevent and control the spread of communicable diseases • Position requires high degree of flexibility, and will include other duties as assigned Home Care Nurse will provide: 1. Scheduling initial/annual care assessments, tracking follow-up and care of home care clients 2. Deliver services according to client care plans, monitor care delivered

by Health Care Aid 3. Create social connection to the community and provide referrals into the program 4. Provides client advocacy with medical services within the Interior Health Authority framework 5. Advocates for the NHSS Home Care Services program and community members needs 6. Mentors HCAs and monitors HCAs training. Advocates for continual education of community health care and wellness workers through collaborative networking 7. Builds relationships with Community Health Leads and Health Center staff to collaborate with resources such as CHRs, Home Care workers, Wellness workers etc. in support of client care 8. Support health promotion activities and prevention programs organized by the community such as health fairs, diabetes and heart health events, and nutrition support 9. Links with NHSS management regarding management and policy structure 10. Follows requirements of NHSS Home Care Nursing policies for service delivery, nurse licensing requirements, maintains standards equivalent to British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) practice standard and policies 11. Supports program development that assures culturally appropriate and trauma-informed service 12. Assures cultural safety and relevant best practices are maintained to support client care.

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Nlaka’pamux Health Services Society Employment Opportunity Health Care Aid POSITION: Health Care Aid Status: Permanent Full Time HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (35 Hours per week/1hr lunch Nlaka’pamux Health Services Society is currently looking for Health Care Aid to work with clients within the Nlaka’pamux Nation. Must be available to work weekends as well as weekdays, if necessary.

Nlaka’pamux Health Service’s Home Care Services is a new department focusing on services to Elders and those with chronic illnesses. It is our goal to provide quality in-home health care to residents of our Nations communities that do not have their own nursing services and in collaboration with existing community nurses, CHRs and other Wellness workers.

REQUIREMENTS: • HCA Diploma from a Canadian university or equivalent institution • Registered with British Columbia Care & Community Health Worker Registry • Valid BC Class 5 driver’s license required with a clear driver’s abstract • Current Level 1 First Aid and CPR EXPERIENCE: • Minimum 1-year experience in a health care environment preferred • Excellent written and oral communication skills with knowledge/experience with computers, use of standard office equipment and Microsoft Office • Preference given to those with experience with: o With working with dementia care or palliative care clients o Knowledge and or training in diabetes education • Current Food Safe Certificate • Familiarity of Nlaka’pamux history, customs and traditions is an asset POSITION DETAILS: • Office location in Merritt & Lytton; position requires travel to rural and remote First Nations communities • A flexible schedule that includes occasional evenings, weekends, and extended hours are required. • Please note travel is involved to communities

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Coldwater Indian Band Job Posting EDUCATION COORDINATOR The Coldwater Indian Band has an immediate and exciting opportunity for a full time Education Coordinator who reports to the Coldwater Indian Band Administrator. The Education Coordinator is responsible for the planning and coordination of Coldwater Indian Band Education Programs and services.

Position Qualifications • Post Secondary Diploma (prefer in Business or Public Administration) OR an equivalent combination of post secondary education and directly related work experience or minimum of 2 years related experience preferably in an equivalent First Nations Education Coordinator position • Working knowledge of in-school and post secondary programs and requirements • Knowledge of N’lakapamux and Coldwater Community an asset • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal, including record keeping, reporting, facilitation, presentation and public speaking skills) • Good working knowledge of a financial operation system, Xyntax an asset - Bondable • Exceptional integrity and professionalism • Strong analytical and decision making skills • Strong planning, organizational and coordination skills • Ability to consistently demonstrate tact, discretion and sound judgement • Good negotiation skills (Local Education Agreements) • Able to work independently and in a team environment • Satisfactory Criminal Records check • Valid Driver’s License and Reliable vehicle

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SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: In a team environment, Health Care Aid will work under the direction of a Nlaka’pamux Health Services Nursing Supervisor following individual Client Care Plans to provide home support services to our clients.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • Conduct home visits, providing home care services according to instructions provided by the Client Care Plans and Nurse Supervisor • Assist clients with the Activities of Daily Living within varied settings to promote maximum independence • Observe and document on client’s health condition and environment • Report significant and unsafe observations and provide support and guidance as well as input and feedback in the care planning process • Document home care services to client files, using an electronic charting program • Build relationships with community members, supporting health programing for elders and clients with chronic conditions • Works in partnership with Community Health Nurses to prevent and control the spread of communicable diseases • Position requires high degree of flexibility, and will include other duties as assigned • Assures cultural safety and relevant best practices are maintained to support client care

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Deadline for resume’s: June 22, 2020 4:00 pm.

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Applicants to submit a cover letter with salary expectation, resume, copies of credentials and three professional references to: Tamara George, CAPA Executive Director Address: 2088 Quilchena Ave, PO 1624 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 Email: george.t@nlxfn.com Phone: 250 378 9772 ext.119 Fax: 250 315 0283 This posting will remain open until the position is filled. Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted for interviews. Please note that successful applicants will require a Criminal Record Check, the details of which may preclude an offer of employment being finalized. Preference will be given to persons of Aboriginal ancestry as per Section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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