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Big Bike face-off comes up short of goal Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD
The final tally is in, and the annual Big Bike ride raised over $3,000 between the two teams of riders, all in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Thanks to some late donations, Neil Menard’s Mayor’s Team edged the Merritt Big Hearts team, raising $1,855 to the Big Hearts’ $1,655. “I think [Neil Menard] got on the phone and made a couple calls that night, because over $200 came in the next day,” laughed Verity. They might not have reached their goal of raising $5,000 but many of those who participated in the Big Bike face-off on Monday, May 30 were involved because they knew a
friend or relative who suffered from heart attack, or stroke, explained Lisa Verity, a special events co-ordinator with the foundation. “It seemed like a majority of the people there had some connection to the cause,” said Verity. Although fundraising and participation in the Big Bike ride has been declining in Merritt over the last couple years, Verity is hopeful that next year’s edition will see renewed interest. “Merritt is one of the only communities you can have a block party in,” she explained. The money raised through the Big Bike ride will go to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s work in the Kamloops/Cariboo region.
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Savings redirected back to SD58 Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
School District 58 is getting some much needed funding returned in administrative savings from the provincial government. A total of $122,301 is being redirecting back to the school district as part of an announcement from the Ministry of Education Tuesday (May 31) that all school districts will be exempt from paying their share of $25 million in administrative savings this year. “Our government is committed to ensuring that maximum education dollars go into services for students,” said Minister of Education Mike Bernier in a press release. “Districts worked hard to reduce their administrative costs and we are pleased to be able to direct that $25 million back to programs and initiatives that will directly benefit the kids of B.C.” Last year B.C.’s 60 school districts were directed to find $54 million in administrative cost savings over two years. The amount of money being left with districts is equal to the year two administrative savings districts were asked to find, the press release went on to state.
The savings can be redirect into services such as more teachers, busing or classroom programs, but districts can use the funding as they see fit, said the press release. With the announcement, the amount of administrative cost savings SD58 is required to find has been reduced from $267,629 to $145,328, which is an increase of $122,301 to its overall revenue, secretary treasurer Kevin Black told the Herald. He said the additional funds will be used to lower the recently Merritt Secondary School, along with the other schools in district 58, have felt the squeeze from two passed budget bylaw straight deficit budgets. Herald/files. deficit and will provide currently being faced in schools. one time funding. additional classroom support However, as the money will “We’re going into times where where appropriate. things are getting more and more not fully address all of the current “And that won’t be determined difficult, so we need to continue funding concerns in school disuntil September,” Black said. tricts, BCSTA will continue worklooking at all areas to have savSD58 recently passed a second ings,” Black said. ing with the education ministry straight deficit budget, cutting to establish fully sustainable and B.C. School Trustee some of its busing services to save Association (BCSTA) said via predictable long-term funding for money. all B.C. school districts, the press press release that the announce“We’re constantly looking for release stated. BCSTA will be ment helps to recognize the savings and we will continue to looking for government to make ongoing funding needs of school look for savings, Black said. districts, and will address some of permanent additions to the overHe said that at this time this is the immediate financial pressures all budget for K-12 schools.
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•Searching for the long lost Castillou Cup Eighty years ago, the best rider and horse combo from the Nicola Valley was awarded the Castillou Cup at the annual Nicola Valley stampede. Now, the search for the cup is on.
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City Calendar June 4 Merritt Stock Car Association Speedway Races Merritt Speedway Track In Lower Nicola June 4 - 13 Water Safety Week Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre June 5 Kids Tri-It Triathlon Starts at Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre June 5 Merritt Stock Car Association Speedway Races Merritt Speedway Track In Lower Nicola June 8 Mayor Drop-in Session Merritt City Hall June 9 MSS First Nations Grad Ceremony Merritt Civic Centre June 10 Family Fun Night Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre June 12 Love to Dance Year End Ballet Recital & Fundraiser Merritt Civic Cente
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CITY YOU’RE INVITED! to meet with Mayor Menard on June 8 from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street. Interested citizens are welcome to stop by, say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.
View past council decisions go to: http://www.merritt.ca/city-council/ council-meeting-decisions Building or Zoning inquiries please contact the Building Inspector at City Hall Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 250-378-8622 or by email: building@merritt.ca
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Classes offered at the City Visit www.merritt.ca to view the Spring Leisure Guide B-Fit Boot Camp . 16+ yrs Tuesdays, Apr. 12 – Jun. 7 . 8 wks Thursdays, Apr. 14 – Jun. 2 . 8 wks 5:30 – 6:30 pm . $48 This boot camp will be different each class to challenge your mind and body. Consisting of body weight exercises combined with cardio and strength training the classes will be intense but tons of fun. (no class May 17) FoodSafe Level 1 . 14+ yrs Saturday, Jun. 11 8:30 am - 4:30 pm . $90 FOODSAFE Level 1 is a food handling, sanitation and work safety course designed for front line food service workers such as cooks, servers, bussers, dishwashers, and deli workers. The course covers important food safety and worker safety information including foodborne illness, receiving and storing food, preparing food, serving food, cleaning and sanitizing. Functional Fitness Training . 16+ yrs Fridays, Apr. 15 – Jun. 3 . 8 wks 6:15 – 7:15 am . $60 ‘Get strong for upcoming obstacle races or fit for everyday life. No two classes are the same. You work at your own level as we focus on core, cardio and strength thru functional movement work using free bodyweight, heavy ropes, stairs and more’.
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS FIRST RESPONDERS
Honour House tour makes stop in Merritt Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD
Merritt’s RCMP officers, paramedics, firefighters and other first responders spend their days making sure people are safe — but on May 31, they gathered in Spirit Square to hear about a place dedicated to keeping them safe. Delegates from the BC Honour House Society came through Merritt to share stories and raise awareness about the Honour House facility, a converted home in New Westminster that affords first responders and their immediate families the chance to stay near hospital and other care facilities on the coast. Jon Puterbough of the Merritt RCMP learned how valuable the Honour House can be when his wife, Becky, was forced to stay on the coast due to complications with her pregnancy last year. A small model of the real Honour House was on display on May 31, as first responders and police gathered in Initially taken to hospital in Kamloops, Spirit Square to learn about the society, and support David Scandrett on his cross-B.C. tour. Cole Wagner/Herald Becky was airlifted to a Surrey hospital, for three months, with no accommodations hospital,” explained Jon. where she was instructed to stay until the “It was a huge relief to know that she’d lined up, and the caveat that Becky needed birth of their son. be safe.” to stay in close proximity to a hospital. With Jon still working, the Puterbough The house is staffed by a team of 50 “We were actually told about the family was forced to consider the reality volunteers, explained David Scandrett, a Honour House from a social worker at the that Becky would have to stay on the coast Vancouver volunteer with the Honour House Society, who had been touring the society’s RV to a variety of communities in B.C. over the last month. Originally started to house veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, the scope of the house has since expanded
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to cover police and first responders, as well as “anybody in a uniform,” said Scandrett. That could include conservation officers, correctional officers, as well as coast guard officers. “This trip has really driven home the notion that, if you live up north in B.C., you’re not getting all the medical services that are available in Vancouver, that’s a reality,” said Scandrett. In addition to the Honour House itself in New Westminster, the society was recently bequeathed a 50-acre ranch outside of Kamloops. “The group I’m with, we’re looking to use it for operational stress injuries, which translates to PTSD [post traumatic stress disorder]. We’re looking to use it for retreats, get everyone out of the city,” explained Scandrett. While the society is still working out what services will be available at the satellite campus, the Honour House in New West continues to be a place of refuge for first responders and their families. The value of the work done at the Honour House was evident when a beaming Becky Puterbough — accompanied by her a bright-eyed, healthy young son — told their story to the first responders gathered in Spirit Square. More than just a close place to stay near the hospital, more than just a place for a hot meal in between treatments, the Honour House wasn’t just convenient for Becky and her son to stay while she received medical care. “It felt like home,” said Puterbough.
JOIN US Thursday June 9, when Jolene Castillou Cumming will give an illustrated talk about her grandfather Henry Castillou and his role during the Nicola Valley Stampede Years – 1934 – 1940. She will be making her presentation, sponsored by the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, at the Senior Citizens Recreation Centre Hall, 1675 Tutill Court, starting at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. Henry Castillou, or “The Cowboy Judge” as he was called, was a war veteran, a lawyer and a judge. He went to school in Merritt and was the Master of Ceremonies for the city’s first rodeo in 1934. Henry is one of only a select few to hold a key to the City of Merritt. Castillou Crescent is named in his honor.
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Merritt and the gorilla It’s been an interesting week in terms of the contents of my email inbox — apart from the deluge Cole Wagner of government press COLE’S NOTES releases, I’ve also been fortunate enough to learn about the connection between the city of Merritt, and Harambe the gorilla. If you haven’t been caught up in the media firestorm, Harambe was a gorilla at the Cincinnati zoo who was shot after a four-year-old boy fell into his enclosure. Harambe had just celebrated his seventeenth birthday, and like most adult silverback gorillas, Harambe weighed over 400 pounds. Somewhat understandably, zoo workers were concerned that Harambe’s curiosity towards the youngster could turn dangerous in short order, and so 10 minutes after the child fell in, Harambe was fatally shot. As it turns out, Harambe is the not the first gorilla to encounter an unexpected, small, hairless visitor in his enclosure. Jambo was another gorilla, who in 1986, protected a five-year-old boy who also fell into his pen. Jambo was not killed, instead he was hailed as a hero, and died peacefully six years after his fateful encounter with a young boy named Levan Merritt. And thus brings us to Harambe’s connection to Merritt (the boy) whose story, through the wonders of technology, has been told and retold endless times in my inbox this week. Because my email is set up to receive a Google alert every time “Merritt” is mentioned around cyberspace, I’ve been inundated with gorilla-talk, comparing the “injustice” of Harambe’s death to Jambo’s “heroics” with young Levon Merritt so many years ago.
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Ticks more than just pesky nuisance Tick season is here and they seem to be more plentiful than in previous years. Health Canada and the health ministers of Saskatchewan, OTHMAR VOHRINGER Manitoba, The Alberta and OUTDOORSMAN British Columbia issued warnings that the tick populations in the respective provinces experienced a drastic population increase. The blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick, is of particular concern as it carries the bacteria Borrelia budoferi, which is responsible for causing Lyme disease in humans. It is assumed that the relatively mild and short winters we experienced over the past few years may have contributed to the unexpected population growth of the ticks. The affected provinces keep monitoring the continued expansion of blacklegged ticks which are most often encountered from early spring through late fall. Lyme disease is passed on to people by a bite from this particular tick.
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The symptoms of Lyme disease can start within three days of a tick bite and the symptoms range from an expanding rash which then fades away and can include headache, neck stiffness, muscle aches, fatigue, fever, chills and swollen lymph nodes. If you experience one or more of these symptoms it is advisable to get in contact with your doctor and arrange for an examination and blood test. Lyme disease can be successfully treated with antibiotics if it is diagnosed in the early stages. Patients with advanced Lyme disease infections are more difficult to treat and rarely can the disease be completely eradicated and may become chronic. Ticks are most commonly found in rural and forested areas, where they reside on the tips of grass and leaves in tall grass meadows and brushy areas waiting for a host, animal or human, to come by. In urban areas ticks reside mostly along trails bordered by tall grass and thick brush vegetation. When a host walks by the tick simply crawls on the animal or human as it brushes up against it. The best prevention against ticks is to avoid areas that are preferred tick habitat. Of course if you’re a hunter, angler, camper or other outdoor enthusiast it is practically unavoidable
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to come in contact with ticks and you have to take extra precautions to protect yourself. Apply an appropriate tick repellent (containing DEET) to exposed skin and clothing. If possible, wear long thin silk underpants, socks and t-shirts (ticks cannot penetrate silk) and tuck pant legs into the socks. After returning from a trip outdoors check yourself over for ticks on your body; you may need assistance from your spouse or a friend to check your backside and hair. Take clothing outside and spray liberally with a product that contains permethrin that kills ticks. Simply washing your garments will not kill ticks that are hiding in your clothing. Treat you dog regularly with products that kill ticks on contact. Ask your veterinarian for product advice. Caution: if you have never removed an attached tick do not attempt it until you know how it is done correctly. Removing a tick the wrong way could cause a nasty infection if a part of the tick remains in your skin. While tick transmitted Lyme disease are rare (it is estimated that only one in 500 ticks carry the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease) there’s always a chance, and it is just not worth taking. Be prepared and enjoy the beautiful weather we’re having now to be outdoors.
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Vinyl not best choice Editor: I was disappointed to note in Thursday’s paper that vinyl siding was a good choice for the exterior of home buildings. Yes it is readily available, attractive and reasonably priced. However, it offers little fire protection. Excessive heat from any fire at an adjoining house or property can and will likely melt the vinyl siding and set fire to a home. Stucco, metal siding, brick, concrete and Hardie plank are more expensive but provide superior protection from fires. Ginny Prowal Merritt
Nutrition important Editor: One of the leading causes of disease and death is hunger, a hunger that is not always immediately recognizable. A diet lacking in essential nutrients can cause a hidden hunger that is evidenced by a range of indicators, including wasting — low weight for height — and stunting — low height for age. Even obesity can be an indicator of nutrient deficiency. This kind of hunger is widespread and causes suffering on an enormous scale. Malnutrition in children can affect brain development and increase their vulnerability to disease. In women of reproductive age it can cause anemia, a major cause of maternal mortality. Globally, nearly half of the deaths of children under five are the result of malnutrition. Simple humanity requires that we put an end to malnutrition, but for anyone who thinks that is not sufficient reason, the economic case should make it imperative. Globally, the health care costs and the lost productivity due to malnutrition have been estimated to be $3.5 trillion. Furthermore, measures to improve nutrition, such as nutrient supplementation, food fortification, and encouragement of breast feeding, have a benefit to cost ratio of 16 to 1, even by modest estimates. Yet, this critical component of health remains neglected in the health budgets of almost every country. A host of reasons are given for the lack of action on nutrition, from inadequate data to the fact that the responsibility for nutrition spans many sectors and government departments. Yet, with determination, the obstacles can be overcome. The United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016 to 2025) has just begun. This would be a good time to start to fill data gaps, ensure accountability, and create the political will required to move nutrition to the forefront of the global agenda for health.
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Harambe the gorrila deserved to stay wild From Page 6 And while I’m by no means an animal expert, much less an authority on silverback gorillas, the endless coverage has brought a number of observations about the way humans interact with animals to the forefront of my thoughts. We can be so quick to project human emotions and values to the actions of wild animals in stressful situations — was Harambe holding hands with the boy who fell into the pen? or was Jambo really coddling Merritt back in ’86? — but many of us are unwilling to accept the inevitable conclusion from that train of
thought. If Harambe or Jambo can understand that a small human who fell from the sky is injured and in need of protection, surely they must also realize the grim reality of their existence within a cage. And maybe, should the Harambeinduced outrage ever die down, we can take a pause from dissecting video to determine Harambe’s exact, moment-to-moment emotions, and start talking about Harambe the gorilla. Who was a wild animal, up until his very end — and maybe deserved to stay wild, had we given a thought to his emotions before he was shot.
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The beautiful contestants from the last MzJudged pageant in 2012 accepted their awards amidst the pomp and circumstance, with each contestant wearing a different “Mz” moniker throughout the evening. Herald files.
with the judges. Some surprises are in store for the audience, as Juricic plans Merritt’s best dressed are on spontaneity being a big part coming out to play for the first of the show. time since 2012. Though the 2012 edition of Only, “best dressed” is a subthe Mz Judged show was a rousjective term, and the fine people ing success, Juricic said Merritt competing for the crown of the Live held off on doing annual Mz Judged pageant understand shows in order to not kill the that beauty is in the eye of the buzz behind the event. beholder. “What we’re hoping to do The Merritt Live Theatre is change some things — we’re Society is putting on the adultshoping to get the grand piano only drag show/beauty pageant that belongs to the Arts Council, on June 4, with all because one of the the proceeds from the contestants said ‘I’d event going to Nicola like to play piano.’” Family Therapy. While the show is The last time held all in good fun, Merritt Live put on the message behind the Mz Judged event, the show is a serious it was a four and half one, as the theme hour affair that drew behind the event 500 people to the is violence against Civic Centre to see women, explained the community’s best Juricic. men all dressed up, “Really, they’re said Mil Juricic, one dealing with a lot of of the members of those issues at Nicola the players group. Family Therapy,” he “When I think added. of the last time we In addition to the did it, I can’t think funds raised through of a Merritt auditicket sales, each ence that’s been that contestant is gatherboisterous, and that ing pledges ahead of loud,” remembered event, in part to spur Juricic of the 2012 more crazy antics edition. “But it was on stage, and in part an amazing show, we to further support raised something like charity. 18,000 dollars.” The show is set While Juricic said for 7 p.m. at the the overwhelming Merritt Civic Centre, response for contesand while some ticktants was a boon to ets will be available the event, he’s comat the door, to purmitted to only allowchase in advance visit ing 12 to 14 people Brambles Bakery, on stage this time. or Nicola Family In addition to their dresses, the contestants will be judged on their Contestants, who looks while dressed in a swim suit. Herald files. Therapy.
Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD
included Merritt RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming in the previous pageant, will compete in three categories: an introductory speech, a swimsuit portion, and — of course — the talent show. And while the characters on stage are sure to entertain, the judges for the event will also be in character, explained Juricic. Once the contestants are whittled down to the final five, a question and answer period will allow the lovely — ahem — ladies to score some final points
Joan Harkies has been a dedicated volunteer with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for 48 years… and counting! She took a short break, moving to Revelstoke, B.C. for a few years, but returned to Merritt and to the auxiliary. She has filled multiple roles throughout her time as a volunteer, including volunteering at the hospital, the thrift shop, and for the gift case. She has always had a passion for volunteering and an interest in working with people. Having worked as a cashier, the thrift shop provided her with the Joan Harkies working the cashier at the thrift store in 2014. opportunity to use her professional skills within Photo courtesy of Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary. Harkies’ fondest memories a volunteer setting. of working at the auxiliary, after Joan is the proud grandmother almost half a decade of volunteerof five grandchildren. When she ing are of “Meeting new people isn’t volunteering, she can be and working with the girls at the found on Nicola Lake, where she thrift shop.” likes to go RVing and fishing. She For Harkies, life wouldn’t be the also enjoys gardening, cooking, same living anywhere else. baking, walking, and has a love for “I love everything about the dogs and cats. Nicola Valley, especially the lakes For six years, Joan and her and the hills, and the people are husband have filled a unique role so friendly. I have been to lots of at the Thrift Shop, working on places, but I always like to come the jewelry that is brought in. back home here.” They take the jewelry home to be And her sunny disposition cleaned and fixed, prior to being doesn’t end with the joy of her sold at the Thrift Shop. home town — Harkies enjoys She hopes to see more youth every moment working at the thrift volunteering in the future and store. welcomes their energy and new “The customers are so good at ideas. She also hopes to see more men get involved at the thrift shop our store. Every one of them is just fantastic. I don’t think I have every to help with some of the heavy had a bad customer.” lifting!
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
Rotary aims to sponsor family camps which have been set up in Turkey and Jordan. The cost to sponsor a family for a year is estimated at $28,000, explained Puterbough, and the two Merritt rotary The push to get a Syrian refugee family settled in Merritt clubs have already put forward $14,000 towards the effort. continues, and despite a couple hiccups in the process, the Because half of the cost has been accounted for, the prolocal rotary clubs are confident that a community-wide effort cess to get certified through the Family Links Initiative (the to find a family to sponsor will pay off. government program created to allow Syrian-Canadian famiMerritt’s two rotary clubs are working on the project in lies to sponsor their relatives), can conjunction with each other now begin. (and will be merging comPart of the effort behind fulfillpletely sometime this suming the necessary prerequisites for mer), and though the groups sponsoring a family involves putting did initially pursue a private together a community committee of sponsorship of a family, an ‘We’ve also received lots interested stakeholders. opportunity to resettle a famof calls from other people The rotary clubs have put togethily already in B.C. presented er such a committee, which includes itself. in the community offering representation from rotarians, the “We were asked if we things like furniture,” school district, a local councillor, and would consider accepting other community members enthusione of the families already — ROTARY CLUB OF MERRITT’S astic about sponsoring a family, said in Vancouver, who currently BECKY PUTERBOUGH Puterbough. haven’t been able to find any “We’ve also received lots of calls housing. and emails from other people in the They would have been community offering things like furthe government sponsored niture, or when the refugee family is refugees,” explained Becky Puterbough, international co-ordinator for the Rotary Club of here, they would be willing to spend some time with them to help them learn the language,” added Puterbough. Merritt. Ideally, the committee will find a Syrian family based out But because the families already in Vancouver are quite of Abbotsford, or the Interior, who would be able to assist large, and have unique language barriers, Merritt was deemed with communication in Arabic. an unsuitable location to resettle the families. While the process to bring a family to Merritt has begun, So the clubs have now redoubled their efforts towards findPuterbough could not confirm a realistic time line for when ing a refugee family to sponsor, specifically one with family or the refugee group might arrive. relatives already living in British Columbia, said Puterbough. “I don’t anticipate that family would arrive before the new “We would be looking to bring them here through the year, at the earliest,” she said. blended visa route — so the government would be supporting Those interested in contributing to the effort before the them, but we would also be supporting them as a community family arrives can send donations to the Rotary Club of as well,” she added. Merritt at PO box 938, V1K 1B8. The family would most likely come from one of the refugee
Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD
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Learn the law before recording GREG PRATCH Everyday LAW From an employee’s perspective it can be an uneasy feeling when an employer installs a video camera in the workplace or a portion of the workplace. Most of us wouldn’t like the idea of someone watching us while we go about our daily tasks, however, from an employer’s perspective one can see the benefit. It may be that the employer is concerned about physical security and installs a camera at the entrance to the job location, it could be that an employer
is concerned about corporate security and installs a camera to record employee’s use of a safe in the office, it could also be that employer wants to record customer behavior or detect shoplifting in a store and the recording of the employees is ancilliary to the main purpose of the surveillance. Whatever the reason for the video surveillance, an employer will need to ensure that they are in compliance with the applicable privacy legislation. In British Columbia, the Personal Information Protection Act is the privacy legislation that applies to private sector organizations and governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. It is clear within the case law that an individual’s image (as would be captured by a video recording) is their personal information and as a
result, an organizations’ collection, use or disclosure of that image within British Columbia must be in accordance with PIPA. While each specific instance of video surveillance by an employer would need to be considered on a case-bycase basis there are a few general tips that an organization may follow that will assist in this process: 1. Determine if there is a less privacy intrusive means to collect the information (for example, if you are trying to determine when employees arrive at work and leave work, use a card swipe system instead of video recording). 2. Put a corporate policy in place that clearly identifies the business reason for conducting the surveillance and gives your employees notice of how you are going to use and disclose the information. 3. Post a sign where the
recording is taking place to notify employees and individuals that may be visiting the job location that they are being recorded. 4. Ensure that you store images in accordance with a retention policy and that this retention policy is in compliance with applicable laws. You should also ensure that the information is stored in secure location. The bottom line is that before an employer starts installing and recording portions of the workplace they should seriously consider and weigh all of their options and any alternative courses of action to achieve their ultimate objective. As previously noted, use of video surveillance in a workplace is something that should be considered on a fact specific basis and with appropriate legal advice based on those facts.
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Merritt’s ‘Cowboy Judge’ lived an eventful life ing to the rank of Captain in the fledgling Royal Flying Corps before the war ended. He did not return to British Columbia immediately however, instead attending law school in London, England to get his degree. When he did return, he opened a law practice in SUSAN GEARING-EDGE Vancouver in 1923. A looking glass As his career progressed, TO THE PAST Henry became more and more Henry Castillou was affecfamous. Time after time he suctionately known as “the cowboy cessfully defended people facing judge” and has been described as murder charges. He made head“bigger than life, exuberant, witty, lines all over B.C., when, together wise and sometimes wild.” with the noted criminal lawyer It is said that he had such a Stuart Henderson, he defended robust and booming voice, that he three First Nations men charged was the master of ceremonies for in the Constables Percy Carr and Merritt’s first rodeo in 1934 with- Frank Gisbourne murders at the out the benefit of a loudspeaker Canford Reserve in 1934. This or a microphone. time, however despite a valiant Henry was born in 1896 on effort, they lost that case. his father Joseph’s Coldwater He was also sent to Hong Valley Ranch, ten miles south Kong on an evidence gatherof what is now ing mission for Merritt. Joseph the trial of five was a wellChinese men known packer with connections who carried in Vancouver, supplies over the San Francisco Cariboo Wagon and Hong Kong, Road from Yale charged with disto Barkerville tributing opium. in 1875, before It was then taking up ranchthat he acquired ing in the Nicola a Mandarin Valley. gown, on disAs a young play at the man, Henry Museum, which completed his is rumoured elementary to have had its school years and threads dipped part of his high in gold. Henry Castillou school educaNicola Valley Museum and Archives The silk robe tion in Merritt, boasts a symbol all the while working as a packer, of a dragon, which was supposed a cowboy, hunting and fishing to be outlawed in China at the with the First Nations people time. The case lasted 18 months, in the Valley and learning to resulting in all five accused being speak fluently the Chinook diafound guilty and receiving a sevlect. He went on to complete his en-year jail sentence. high school education in New In 1950, Henry settled in Westminster. Williams Lake and was appointed But, as Henry was making his County Court Judge for the career choices, World War One Cariboo, a position he held until broke out. He quickly signed up his retirement ten years later. to defend his country and left for He always had a soft spot for Europe. He served well, climb-
A young Henry Castillou, second from left, after a hunting expedition. (Inset) Henry Castillou receiving the key to the City of Merritt. Nicola Valley Museum and Archives.
the Nicola Valley and this was evident in the fact that his passions extended far beyond the realm of law. During his years in the Valley, a seed was planted for a keen interest in the history of the First Nations people of British Columbia. During his lifetime, he searched the province far and wide for information and artifacts and Henry soon became a recognized authority on B.C. Tribes and their origins. Henry loved to show off his extensive collection of arrows and arrowheads, First Nations stone sculptures and skeletal remains. He was said to have one of the best collections of Pacific Northwest Native Indian artifacts. He also worked as a legal and political advisor to the North American Indian Brotherhood and represented B.C. Natives before the Indian Claims Commission in 1948. He was also a devoted family man, He and his wife Mintie, had a son Henry, two daughters – Sheila (Cumming), Josephine Stackhouse, and nine
grandchildren. Henry is one of only a select few to hold a key to the City of Merritt, which was presented to him in front of the Coldwater Hotel in 1938. His trademark Indian buckskin jacket that he
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wore on that occasion, is also on display at the Museum. In 1967, after a long and illustrious career, Henry Castillou died at the age of 71.
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS PEST CONTROL
Mosquito season ramping up with floods Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
People may notice more annoyance from mosquitoes given recent flooding along the Nicola and Coldwater rivers due to a rapid rise in the water level of Nicola Lake. “Although we did extensive treatments, given the nature off the flooding, there’s always some little pockets we’re not going to be able to get treated,� said Curtis Fediuk, a registered biologist with D. G. Regan and Associates — the environmental services firm contracted by the City of Merritt to spray for mosquitoes. He said the company conducted two aerial treatment applications recently, which focused on flooded areas along the rivers. “Now that the river levels have dropped we’re still monitoring the sites [and] we’re looking to see if any of these isolated ponds will become reactive with mosquitoes and if the do we’ll do subsequent treatments,� Fediuk said. He said ground treatments around town have been ongoing, and advises people use repellants and avoid cool, moist areas at dusk
Sharing Stampede stories From Page 10 At the conclusion of his funeral, his ashes were scattered at his birthplace, the Coldwater Ranch, where he spent his boyhood. Be sure to join us on Thursday June 9, when Joline Castillou Cumming will give an illustrated talk about her grandfather and his role during the Nicola Valley Stampede Years – 1934 – 1940. She will be making her presentation, sponsored by the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, at the Senior Citizens Recreation Centre Hall, 1675 Tutill Court, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information on the history of Merritt and the Nicola Valley, call or come and visit the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, 1675 Tutill Court, (250)-378-4145. You can also visit our website at www.nicolavalleymuseum.org.
Mosquito larvae tends to develop in standing water, which means regular maintenance of wet spots around the home can reduce the number of pests in the air. Photo contributed.
and dawn as those are areas where mosquitoes are found. Fediuk also said people should take a look around their property for any containers that hold water, which should be emptied. “It’s amazing just how many mosquitoes can come out of a bucket of water around the corner of the house,� Fediuk said. He said the company’s new program
spraying for mosquitoes out in the local areas M and N of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is going well. “There’s definitely a steep learning curve, but we’ve had really good support with the private property owners and the local First Nations,� Fediuk said. He said there is a lot of land along the Nicola River in these areas that can experi-
ence flooding and the company has conducted aerial treatments at Douglas Cattle Ranch and in the Quilchena area. He said people have pointed out ponds and other areas on their property to company staff. “It’s helped us to find sites that we didn’t know existed,� he said. The mosquito control program of D. G. Regan and Associates involves applying an all-natural larvicide called VectoBac, which is made of bacteria and corn-cob granules, over mosquito habitat particularly along the rivers. VectoBac is produced in large vats like yogurt and cooked to a temperature around 47 degrees Celsius, which causes the bacteria to die, he said. When it dies, the bacteria produces enzymes that are toxic to mosquitoes. When ingested, these dead bacteria spores react with the pH level in a mosquito’s stomach, burning a hole through the mosquito’s stomach and killing it. It’s this specified targeting that makes the product safe, as it doesn’t affect other animals such as humans, birds or pets, Fediuk said.
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Charging battery combusts in home Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
READING RULES With their fingers on the button ready to answer as quick as possible, eight teams of students from Merritt’s five elementary schools got a very game show type of experience on Tuesday. Inside the Merritt Secondary School library, School District 58 held its first ever Battle of the Books, which aimed to celebrate literacy. Teams from each school battle it out in head-to-head matches testing their knowledge of six books they studied in preparation for the event. There were even video questions from the authors of the books played at the start of each match. Guest hosts included Merritt Mayor Neil Menard, RCMP constables Tracy Dunsmore and Jerry Davey, librarian Deborah Merrick and SD 58 Superintendent Steve McNiven. Michael Potestio/Herald
An infant was sent to hospital for smoke inhalation after a battery pack that was charging in a house in the 2600 block of Clapperton Avenue burst into flames. The Merritt Fire Rescue Department was called to the home at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 31). “It was lithium batteries for an RC car that caught fire,” Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson told the Herald. “The fire was relatively minor, but it did [produce] some toxic smoke and there was a family in there and ultimately BC Ambulance transported an infant to Nicola Valley Hospital,” he said. Tomkinson said the infant was sent to hospital to be assessed as a precaution. Seven firefighters responded to the call and ventilated the home. “They must have overheated or there was some anomaly,” Tomkinson said of the batteries. He said the residents extinguished the flamers prior to the fire department’s arrival.
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Gorgeous property with approx. 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing through. A great variety of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR. Has old farm house & shop. Hydro to house, 2 titles.
Beautiful lakeview home as a full time residence or perfect getaway. Just 7 kms off connector at Elkhart Exit. Enjoy the 4 season activities. Home has 2 bedrms on the main with open living room/kitchen & master in loft + unfin. Bsmt.
Light industrial bare lot, flat site, zoned M1 for your business opportunity. Easy access to truck route and just moments from the downtown core. Call for more details.
Irregular shaped parcel, presently split, zoned C-4 Highway Commercial and C-5 Airport Commercial. There is a planned rezoning change to C-9 (Shopping Centre Commercial).
#2656
#2645
#2356
#2488
$1,250,000 BUILDING LOT
$334,900 LAKEFRONT LOT
Priced below assessed value. Bring your ideas & build your dream home in this up and coming Bench subdivision. Geotech report & blueprints available. Services to lot line.
$59,900
Just under 1 level acre right beside the river. Imagine fishing from your front yard or going for a swim. Beautiful private build lot for your custom home in the heart of the city.
Build your dream home on this 1.176 acre waterfront lot at Nicola Lake. Premier subdivision with quality homes throughout. There is a building scheme to protect your investment.
#2608
#2665
Located off Petit Creek Road
#2540
#2487
AT PARADISE LAKE
RIVERFRONT LOT
These approx. 10+ acre lots are located approx. 15 minutes from Merritt in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Stunning views of the valley & some are riverfront. GST is applicable. Call for more details. Disclosure available.
Commercial lot zoned C-3 located on east side of Airport Road near Walmart. The site is vacant with no improvements. Utilities nearby. Call for more details.
Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. One parcel has a two year lease. Zoned M-1. Other parcel has “future development” zoning. Call for more details.
#2668
Prices starting at $199,000
20 ACRES
$159,000
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$179,000
Perfect place to build the home of your dreams at Nicola Lake on 1.055 acres. Nicola Lake is great for all water sports, fishing & sailing. Two golf courses nearby.
#2578
$297,500
Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. building that can be used as two separate 1000 sq.ft. spaces or remove center wall & use as one space. Has parking in rear. Good frontage exposure
LAKEVIEW ACREAGE
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#2610
COMMERCIAL LOT
179 ACRES
is very active.
$650,000
Light industrial 0.8 acres with 62x32 insulated shop in the TNRD but on the edge of town. Located behind Shaw Cable yard & just off Coquihalla Exit. Zoning allows for wholesale commercial, service industries & more.
$149,000 RESIDENTIAL LOT
AT NICOLA LAKE Amazing 1 acre lakeview property with stunning panoramic view of the valley. Perfect recreation property or year round residentiace. Great lake for boating, fishing, windsurfing & more.
#2474
#2669
#199,000
BENCH LOT
LAKEVIEW LOT
Build your dream home on this 0.25 acre lot in a very desirable area on Pineridge Drive, the last lot on the street being offered for sale. Possible building plan available. Zoned R1.
Just under 1 acre lot with exquisite views of Nicola Lake. Lot allows you to mold the property to your exact specifications. Lake offers many year round activities for the outdoor enthusiast.
#2599
#2411
$92,500
$54,900
$2,299,000
BRING YOUR BUSINESS TO MERRITT!
$419,000
Great building lot in popular subdivision. Nice and flat, close to elementary school & shopping. Close to walking trails along the river. Services are to the lot line. Zoned R-2.
$57,000
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Easy access to Coquihalla Highway, new power upgrade, new fibre optic lines, reasonable property prices – all make this a great place to grow your business. Call us today!
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PROVINCIAL BRIEFS by Tom Fletcher FREE FISHING LESSONS FOR KIDS
A team of 20 B.C. mental health workers is on its way to Fort McMurray to assist as people evacuated from forest fires prepare to return home. The therapists and other specialists are volunteering their time after receiving training from B.C.’s Disaster Psychosocial Program. They are joining four staff members from Emergency Management B.C. who arrived in Edmonton last week to help plan the return of more than 80,000
people who have been displaced. B.C. Wildfire Service has nearly 200 firefighters and support staff in Alberta, in addition to the crews working to contain the Siphon Creek fire that has spread east into Alberta from northern B.C. The B.C. government has donated $300,000 to the Canadian Red Cross, and BC Liquor Store customers have donated nearly $400,000 as collection continues at stores across the province.
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Children aged five to 15 can take advantage of fishing instruction sessions being held around the province by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. this summer. The Learn to Fish program has been running since 2006. It provides loaned fishing gear as well as instruction on how to cast and retrieve, identify different fish species, handle fish properly and fish ethically within the regulations. Locations and registration information for Learn to Fish courses is available at www. gofishbc.com The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. is financed by revenue from B.C. fishing licence sales.
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PROPERTY TAX DEFERMENT FOR SENIORS B.C.’s Seniors Advocate is encouraging low-income seniors to consider deferring their property tax to make it easier to keep living independently. “I know for some seniors, deferring may be an uncomfortable idea, and they may be worried about the equity in their home, but when you do the math, in most cases it’s obvious the impact is not as significant as some people may think,” Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie said. About 80 per cent of B.C. seniors own their homes, and about a quarter of those have annual income of $30,000 or less. To qualify for the program, you must be 55 or older and have a minimum of 25 per cent equity in your home.
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Merritt up to $200,000 131438 16-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 132911 76-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 132252 35-254 HIGHWAY 8 132784 #6-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 134532 1306 WALNUT AVENUE 132602 18-254 HIGHWAY 8 134794 61-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 132046 71-2776 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 128359 2637 QUILCHENA AVENUE 133031 2302 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 132091 1874 DOUGLAS STREET 132469 304-2295 BLAIR STREET 132471 206-2295 BLAIR STREET 133947 1406 PINE STREET 134763 2251 NICOLA AVENUE 133848 1876 COLDWATER AVENUE 133063 1301 DUNCAN STREET 127478 1951 GRANITE AVENUE 130290 17-2760 VOGHT STREET 132724 1982-84 2ND AVENUE 134838 ParcelA MERRITT-PRINCETON HWY 131450 #5-2760 VOGHT STREET 133662 206-1701 MENZIES STREET 133849 2276 COUTLEE AVENUE 131538 104-2799 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 132661 203-1701 MENZIES STREET 131511 2376 JACKSON AVENUE 133041 2326 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 133626 443 MORGAN AVENUE LN 133702 2490 COUTLEE AVENUE 134773 2599 COLDWATER AVENUE 133851 2651 JACKSON AVENUE 131428 2501 JACKSON AVENUE 134687 1847 GRANITE AVENUE 132416 1960 HILL STREET 130646 22-1749 MENZIES STREET 134860 2552 CORKLE STREET 131398 1660 HILL STREET 130825 3008 PONDEROSA AVENUE Merritt $200,000 to $300,000 133421 21-1749 MENZIES STREET 134586 2099 CLEASBY STREET 133972 1701 ORME STREET 133846 2664 QUILCHENA AVENUE 133629 1751 GRANITE AVENUE 129920 2102 PRIEST AVENUE 130497 2464 JACKSON AVENUE 134544 2556 CORKLE STREET 133280 2364 QUILCHENA AVENUE 130179 2614 COLDWATER AVENUE 134789 2571 COLDWATER AVENUE 132525 2882 CRANNA CRESCENT 134203 3340 GRIMMETT STREET 134387 1642 LINDLEY CREEK ROAD
PRICE 9,000 42,500 58,000 65,000 70,000 79,000 79,950 89,900 97,900 98,000 98,000 102,000 108,000 129,900 134,900 135,000 139,995 145,000 145,000 145,900 149,000 149,900 155,000 157,000 159,000 159,000 160,000 165,000 165,000 169,900 175,000 175,000 185,000 188,000 195,000 195,000 199,000 199,800 199,999 205,000 209,000 209,000 227,500 229,000 235,000 238,000 239,900 239,900 249,000 249,000 249,000 249,000 249,000
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Merritt $200,000 to $300,000 cont. 134075 2741 CRANNA CRESCENT 132976 2014 GILLIS CRESCENT 134466 2343 MCGORAN PLACE 132638 1599 COLDWATER AVENUE 133807 2652 PRIEST AVENUE 134248 2113 BLACKWELL AVENUE 133309 2621 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 131411 1407 WALNUT AVENUE 130128 419 DODDING AVENUE 134076 2976 CLAPPERTON AVENUE 133012 1720 HILL STREET 132386 2115 MAMETTE AVENUE Merritt $300,000+ 131637 2950 MCLEAN PLACE 134234 2363 COUTLEE AVENUE 127816 2930 MCLEAN PLACE 132897 2301 LANGLEY STREET 128756 3051 HILTON DRIVE 131067 2326 GARCIA STREET 134563 1541 BANN STREET 133925 2465 PAIGE STREET LN 134753 3350 PANORAMA PLACE 134284 2450 NICHOLSON AVENUE 129329 1849 PINERIDGE DRIVE 132715 1702 JUNIPER DRIVE 132232 3793 PETIT CREEK ROAD 132647 5240 DOT RANCH CUTTOFF RD Homes on Acreage 132178 4960 STEFFENS ROAD 128397 1444 LOON LAKE ROAD CC 132182 DL3520 MILL CREEK ROAD 134236 5929 BEECH ROAD 134647 2397 CARRINGTON STREET 132621 1815 NICOLLS ROAD 133346 6621 MONCK PARK ROAD 134663 757 COLDWATER ROAD 133824 2188 SUNSHINE VALLEY RD E 133142 1593 MILLER ROAD NEW PRICE 132233 3793 PETIT CREEK ROAD 134693 1577 MILLER ROAD 132648 5240 DOT RANCH CUTTOFF RD Bare Land 132760 1849 VOGHT STREET 130526 1410 WALNUT AVENUE 133649 1600 CHESTNUT AVENUE 133651 1640 CHESTNUT AVENUE 133884 1585 CHESTNUT AVENUE 127815 2488 SPRINGBANK AVENUE 133648 1685 CHESTNUT AVENUE 130261 1914 QUILCHENA AVENUE 133776 1305 FIR AVENUE 131295 6681 MONCK PARK ROAD 127607 2299 BURGESS AVENUE 127723 6357 MONCK PARK ROAD
PRICE 249,900 249,900 250,000 258,000 258,900 269,000 269,000 274,900 279,000 279,900 289,000 299,500 315,000 323,000 329,900 339,000 353,000 372,000 379,000 419,000 419,000 454,900 469,000 489,000 1,495,000 1,595,000 449,000 499,000 499,000 535,000 599,000 615,000 799,000 799,900 875,000 999,000 1,495,000 1,560,000 1,595,000 39,900 63,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 70,000 79,900 80,000 98,000 129,000 139,900 189,000
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Bare Land cont. 132195 2556 133011 Lot 3 129746 2980 131680 1926-52 127935 2208 132723 LOT 1 132331 2819 Commercial 132967 2302 2040-52 132968 2326 125491 2175 132977 2338 132987 1898 2040-52 119521 1988 Logan Lake 132485 347 130971 205-279 133958 208-279 132453 310-400 132929 5 129026 67-111 134765 460 131605 307-400 133315 303-400 128450 21 125603 3 125939 29 130231 433 133956 9 134651 11 130248 7 133847 15 129866 154 125620 31 133017 419 133022 227 133293 182 132689 141 132922 3809
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ABERDEEN ROAD MIDDAY VALLEY ROAD PANORAMA DRIVE NICOLA AVENUE COYLE ROAD ABERDEEN ROAD ABERDEEN ROAD
195,000 198,000 250,000 299,000 450,000 899,000 1,300,000
CLAPPERTON AVENUE NICOLA AVE(Business only) CLAPPERTON AVENUE NICOLA AVENUE CLAPPERTON AVENUE BLAIR STREET NICOLA AVENUE NICOLA AVENUE
98,000 160,000 165,000 220,000 335,000 369,000 499,000 529,000
POPLAR DRIVE ALDER DRIVE ALDER DRIVE OPAL DRIVE COPPER COURT CHARTRAND AVE(Business) OPAL DRIVE OPAL DRIVE OPAL DRIVE TOPAZ CRESCENT AGATE DRIVE TOPAZ CRESCENT OPAL DRIVE SAPPHIRE COURT COPPER COURT AMBER CRESCENT GALENA AVENUE PONDEROSA AVENUE LL BRECCIA DRIVE OPAL DRIVE BIRCH CRESCENT PONDEROSA AVENUE LL JASPER DRIVE PINERIDGE DRIVE LL
33,500 54,900 62,500 64,000 73,900 79,900 92,000 95,000 99,900 100,000 105,000 114,900 124,900 129,900 150,000 169,000 169,900 189,900 199,900 209,000 222,500 225,000 235,000 495,000
3051 HILTON DRIVE $353,000 MLS# 128756
Very nice 2 bedroom plus den/office with two bathroom large rancher with lots of extras. This home features 10ft ceilings, crown moulding, beautiful large kitchen with lots of cupboards, granite counter tops, built in microwave, center island and more with open design to your living room, a large master bedroom with his and her closets, spa ensuite with separate shower and soaker tub, 2 sinks and heated floors to enjoy. There is also heated floors in your main bathroom as well. This home also offers family room to create extra family space. Enjoy your private deck with a gas fireplace and your yard is easy care with underground sprinklers. This home also offers central air and central vacuum. This home must be viewed to appreciated all it has to offer you and your family. Call today to book your appointment.
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POLICE BRIEFS by Michael Potestio
Incident involving cyclist still under investigation Police are still investigating an incident in which a female cyclist was struck by a vehicle the afternoon of May 25, on Nicola Avenue near the intersection at Voght Street. RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming said police still need to speak with the woman who was struck. According to BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) the woman sustained a head injury and pelvic fracture from the accident. “Before any charges are considered, we would certainly have to gather all the information we could get to determine if a charge is applicable, who it would be on and what the charge would be,” Flemming said. “We still have to cover all those bases,” he said. Flemming said the lone occupant and driver of a SUV was travelling west on Nicola Avenue when he struck the cyclist. “There was nothing to suggest that he had made any attempt to brake. He said he just didn’t see her,” Flemming told the Herald. “At the last second there she was and they collided. I believe she went up on to the hood of the car and then flew off after he hit the brakes,” Flemming said. After colliding with the vehicle, the cyclist was thrown from her bike, ending up on Nicola Avenue between Voght and Chapman Street. The cyclist was airlifted to hospital in critical condition, BCEHS told the Herald.
WILD WEEKEND WEATHER Electricity was in the air on Sunday evening in Merritt. Literally, anyway, as an active storm cell moved over the Nicola Valley, and brought with it hail, thunder, and more than 60 lightning strikes through parts of the town shortly after 4 p.m. Photo contributed by Erica Mercer
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Man who ran from police facing charges Merritt RCMP are proceeding with charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle against a 26-year-old man who ran from them after crashing his vehicle along Highway 8 between Lower Nicola and Spences Bridge back on May 24. RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming said the man was trapped in the vehicle and a bystander helped him out, and once freed he went to a nearby house and called his mother. When police attended the scene he attempted to evade them by entering the Nicola River, Flemming told the Herald. “We had several members out in the area, and they were able to spot the guy in the Nicola River swimming with the current,” Flemming said. He said the man didn’t appear to be in any immediate distress but noted the water was very cold. Police officers drove ahead of the man and set up at an old railway bridge to intercept him, he said. “He was called to, he stopped on a gravel bed in the middle of the river and he was told to come in,” Flemming said. “He refused, a rope was thrown to him [and] he refused it saying ‘I don’t want to.’ He went under water, came up downstream and at that point started coming to shore,” Fleming said. He said an officer entered the river to help the man to shore. The man was hypothermic when he was pulled out of the river, Flemming said.
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High intensity training not just for the pros This week I would like to introduce a new and very efficient way of achieving your fitness goals. It is called “high intenDR. COLIN GAGE sity interval Spinal training� (aka COLUMN HIIT). This term describes any workout that alternates between intense bursts of activity and fixed periods of less-intense activity or even complete rest. For example, a good starter workout is running as fast as you can for 1 minute and then walking for 2 minutes. Repeat that 3-minute interval five times for 15-minutes. Do you think this sounds too simple to be effective? Well, there is plenty of good research out there to prove that it works and below is numerous reasons why it is one of the best ways to get into shape, fast! 1) HIIT is very efficient - For today’s busy people, high intensity interval training (HIIT) is the most efficient way to use the time you set aside to exercise every week. For example, you can achieve more progress in a mere 15 minutes of interval
training (done three times a week) than the girl jogging on the treadmill for an hour. And, according to a 2011 study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, just 2 weeks of high-intensity intervals improves your aerobic capacity the same amount as 6 to 8 weeks of endurance training! 2) HIIT burns more fat - Not only do you burn more calories during HIIT, but the effect of all that intense exertion kicks your body’s metabolism into overdrive. This means you will burn more fat and calories in the 24 hours after this workout than you would 24 hours after a steady-pace run. 3) HIIT gets fast results - Most people aren’t used to pushing into the “anaerobic� zone. This happens when you push yourself to the point when you can’t breathe and you feel like your heart is trying to jump out of your chest! Although this intense of exercise is not for the faint at heart (literally), extreme training like this produces extreme results. One 2006 study found that after 8 weeks of doing HIIT workouts, subjects could bicycle twice as long at the same pace as they could before the study. 3) No equipment is needed - Running, biking, jump roping, and rowing all work great for HIIT, but the best thing is that you don’t really need any equipment to do it. High knees, fast feet, or anything like jump-
ing lunges work just as well to get your heart rate up fast. 4) Lose weight, not muscle - Anyone who has been on a diet knows that it’s hard not to lose existing muscle mass while dieting in an attempt to lose fat. As well, consistently performing cardiovascular exercise, such as jogging, seems to encourage muscle mass loss. Studies show that both weight training and HIIT workouts allow dieters to maintain their muscle mass while ensuring most of their weight loss comes from fat stores. 5) Increased HGH levels - In addition to increased fat burning and more muscle mass preserved, HIIT stimulates production of your human growth hormone (HGH) by over 4 times its normal levels during the 24 hours after you finish your workout. This is great news since HGH is not only responsible for increased caloric burn but also slows down the aging process. The research on the above effects of HIIT is growing. In fact, only last Saturday I read an interesting article in the Globe and Mail, which was taken from the New York Times News Service, on this very topic. This article referenced a good quality study done at McMaster University in Hamilton that discovered that 60 SECONDS of very strenuous exercise was comparable in it physiological effects (or benefits) to
Positivity key to good health It is easy to be afraid of illness, and to feel vulnerable when we are sick. This is particularly true if we have been given a disturbing diagnosis. I am always reminded of what Dr. Bernie Seigel has GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG said in his book, Love, Psychology Medicine and Miracles: FOR LIVING you can give me a diagnosis, but not a prognosis. In other words, you can tell me what I have, but you cannot tell me how long I have to live, or how far my healing will progress. The body/mind system is intricately connected and very complex. There has been much research on how our own thoughts, or even the prayers or healing thoughts of others on our behalf, can affect our healing. If we think the worst and assume we will not get better, this has a profound effect on all of our inner healing systems. Keep thinking those thoughts and they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. The mind thinks that it is a forgone conclusion and nothing will help, so soon the body just gives up. If instead we empower ourselves by believing the body is designed to heal itself, and feel a strong sense of our own power to heal, then everything is different. The immune system is stronger, we have a more positive outlook, and are more likely to do many things to help ourselves.
Dr. Seigel says the people who are most likely to recover from illness are the ones who do as many different things as they can to support their healing. The may utilize traditional medicine, alternative therapies, support groups, make dietary changes, do visualization, hypnosis or prayer, take vitamins, or use a multitude of other strategies too numerous to list. Remember, even if someone does try to give you a prognosis, they will never say there is a onehundred percent chance you will not make it. Even if it were ninety percent, it is better to visualize yourself being in the ten percent who get well, and do everything you can to support that belief. Remember, whatever the diagnosis, there are always individuals who beat the odds. Strive to be one of them. Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning Psychotherapist. For permission to reprint this article, or to obtain books or CDs, visit www.gwen.ca
45min of gentler exercise. Yes, this means that you can exercise very hard for 60 seconds, OR you can walk on a treadmill for 45 minutes! The result is the same. HIIT is not a workout you can do while casually reading or watching TV. Although the time required is short, it requires you to be working hard the whole time. The tradeoff is this format offers seasoned exercisers a new challenge and new exercisers a quick way to see results. You may be in pain, you may be sucking wind, but you definitely won’t be bored! Of course, make sure you see your medical doctor before starting HIIT. It is important that your heart and lungs and a few other crucial body parts are ready to be taxed at this level. Dr. Colin Gage was born and raised in Merritt. He’s been helping patients from his clinic at Nicola Valley Chiropractic since 1996.
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Panthers sixth at tier 2 rugby provincials Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
The Merritt Secondary School girls’ rugby team has a lot to be proud of after finishing sixth at the B.C. Tier 2 Championships in Kamloops on the weekend. After all, this is a squad with just two Grade 12 players, and a whole mess of enthusiastic but vastly-inexperienced Grade 8 rookies. “The girls went above and beyond anything I imagined they could achieve this year,” said head coach Molly Brigden, who has been helped out on the sidelines by assistants Heidi Anderson and Erica Martindale. The MSS Panthers went one-and-two at the provincial championships. They opened with a 45-5 loss on Thursday to a big, physical squad from Gleneagles Secondary in Coquitlam. “You could tell they were a veteran team that had played together for awhile,” said Brigden of Merritt’s opponents. “They had some big forwards that pushed us around pretty good.” It didn’t help that the Panthers were missing two key forwards of their own — Sarah Grund and Nika Beech
— who were away on a school band trip. “There were definitely jitters in the first game, especially for those players who had never been to a provincials before,” explained Brigden. “But once they got that first game under their belts, I think they felt a whole lot more comfortable.” It certainly seemed that way. In their second outing, against Smithers, the Panthers scored early and never looked back, winning decisively 32-5. “There was lots of positivity on the field, with the veteran players helping out the younger ones,” said Brigden. “We scored 12 points right off the start, and that seemed to give our girls confidence. It was 17-0 at the half, and at one point, we were up 22-0.” Merritt scorers in the game against Smithers were Keisha Henry with three tries and a convert, Taylor Nicholls with two tries, and Jamie Neill. “Jamie’s rucking over the ball was unbelievable,” said Brigden. In their final contest for fifth and sixth place at the provincials, the Panthers came up against another experienced side in the
Handsworth Royals from North Vancouver. “[The Royals] got a very quick try and convert in the first minute and a half of the game, but overall we were pretty evenly matched for the first half and down just 12-10,” said Brigden. Things changed dramatically after the break. It began with Henry getting knocked out of the game following a hit to the head. “She rattled herself pretty good,” said her coach. Handsworth was quick to take advantage of the situation. “They started feeding the ball out wide to their backs, where they really had an advantage over us. Most of our backline was made up of young Grade 8 players,” said Brigden. The final score was 29-10 for Handsworth. Merritt points were scored by Henry and Jada Smith. Henry, Neill and Nicholls all earned Player of the Game honours. Henry, who is in Grade 11 at MSS, was also chosen to the President’s 15-person all-star squad. “I’m very proud of our girls,” said Brigden, “and excited to see what we can accomplish next
OFF AND RUNNING (Above) Merritt Secondary scrum half Taylor Nicholls tows a Handsworth tackler behind her in the Panthers’ final game at the Provincials. (Right) Outstanding Merritt back Keisha Henry in action against the Gleneagles Talons on Thursday. Photos by Stef Zabek and Ian Webster/Herald
year.” The B.C. Tier 2 title went to NorKam Secondary from Kamloops who sank the Port Alberni Armada 35-17 in the gold medal game on Saturday afternoon. The Saints are coached by former MSS teacher and girls’ rugby guru Susan Kabatoff.
Thunder lacrosse tykes perform at home Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
The Nicola Valley Thunder tyke lacrosse team, comprised of players five to eight years of age, hosted squads from Kamloops and Kelowna on Saturday in their third play-day of the season. The wee Thunder batted .500 in their two outings — defeating Kamloops 7-1 in the morning game (their first win of the season) before falling to Kelowna 6-1 in the afternoon tilt.
The Thunder got two goals each from Wyatt Streek, Ryland Sheldon and Ethan Pickering, and a single from Cooper Hatfield in the victory over Kamloops. Streek was the lone Thunder scorer versus Kelowna. Head coach Brett Gunn was delighted with his young team’s effort. The squad has six players who are brand new to the sport. “We’ve had several out-of-town games prior to this weekend, played
some pretty good teams and been beaten fairly handily. But the last game we played prior to the Merritt tournament, we tied,” Gunn said. “On Saturday, especially in the first game, the kids were doing all the things we worked on in practice — passing the ball and defending well. “In the second game, we came up against a strong Kelowna team, and they pretty well ran away with it. We had some chances, but couldn’t put the ball in
the net.” Gunn, a rookie lacrosse coach, conceded it’s been a steep learning curve for him, despite 17-years of experience behind the bench in hockey. “Lacrosse is a new object to me. I’m really enjoying it though. I haven’t been involved in any kids’ sports for a couple of years. It’s been fun getting back into it.” The Thunder tykes have one more mini-tournament this season. They travel to Armstrong on June 11.
TOUGH HOMBRES The Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association’s Thunder tyke team put in a spirited effort on the weekend in games against Kamloops and Kelowna. (Above, front row, left to right) Ethan Taylor, Daniel Skotnicki, Hunter Pickering, Wyatt Streek, Ethan Pickering (back row) Keaton McRay, Ryland Sheldon, Cooper Hatfield, Phoenix Forman, Blake Robinson. Missing from the photo are coach Brett Gunn and players Blake Bidney, Phoenix Manuel, Alex Olguin, Griffin Payou, Jordan Meeker and Keisha William. Photo submitted
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Flat track motorcyle racing comes to Merritt Speedway Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Fans of motorized racing in the Nicola Valley are in for a treat this weekend, as the Merritt Speedway hosts two action-packed days of pedal-to-the metal thrills and spills. Things kick off on Saturday at the local speedway, located six kilometres west of Merritt off Highway 8, with exciting stock car racing. Time trails begin at 5 p.m., and racing gets underway for real at 6 p.m. The first day of stock car racing, back on May 15, featured some great battles and close finishes in the Bomber, Street and Hobby classes. There are a number of local drivers worth watching, including Jack Allgrove, Amy and Tom Parsons, Jake Mills, Larry and Alex Ruttan, Brad Gillis and Bill Fader. On Sunday, for the first time in its history,
the Merritt Speedway will be showcasing flat track motorcycle racing, with competitors expected to come from throughout the Interior and Lower Mainland. Event organizer Sean Drennan from Logan Lake says that spectators will be in for a real treat. “Flat track racing is one of the original forms of motorbike racing. It was hugely popular years ago, then kind of faded in western Canada. We’re trying to bring it back.” Aaron Cortez, on his blog BikeBandit.com describes the sport this way: “Flat track — the rip-roaring discipline where racers spend more time sliding their tires around on dirt than actually having traction — is North America’s oldest form of motorcycle racing. “Before motocross, before supercross, and before Grand Prix racing, there was flat track. “There are no huge
AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE Flat track is North America’s oldest form of motorcycxle racing. Photo courtesy of BikeBandit.com
crowds, multi-millionaire racers and factory teams — just local guys and gals bringing their modified bikes out to the track in pickups and vans, shredding around the track during heats and chatting with fans in between. “Flat track is an approachable, affordable, homegrown kind
of motorcycle racing, which is really what is at the core of its appeal.” Drennan said that Flat Track BC currently has a circuit of almost a dozen races that alternate between the O’Keefe Ranch outside Vernon and the Pemberton Speedway north of Vancouver.
The organization would love to add the Merritt Speedway to its list of racing venues. “The ideal surface for flat track is clay, which is what they have at the Merritt track,” Drennan said. “I’m expecting an excellent turnout of riders of all calibres.” Drennan himself
will be racing in the Pro class, as will Dan White from Kamloops. “Both Dan and I are ice racers in the winter,” said Drennan. “This past season, Dan won the Alberta ice racing series. He also competes indoors all across the States. He’s treated like a rock star down there.”
The promotional poster for this weekend’s motorcycle racing lists nine different classes of competition, including vintage, ladies, minis and quads. Drennan said organizers are totally flexible, and they’ll adjust and adapt classes based on interest and entries. “We’ll be totally at the mercy of the registration,” he said. “If there’s interest in something running, we’ll create the class.” Local riders of all ages are more than welcome to sign up and compete. They can contact Drennan in advance for more information (250-819-0971) or simply show up at the track at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday for sign-up. Practice laps begin at 12 noon, and racing gets underway at 1 p.m. “I have no doubt that this weekend’s going to be successful, and the Merritt Speedway is going to want to have us back,” said Drennan.
SPORTS SHORTS O’Donovan wins two golds at B.C. target sports championships On the May 21 weekend, Merritt’s Sunshine O’Donovan travelled to Campbell River on Vancouver Island to participate in the B.C. Target Sports Association’s provincial championships. Competing in the .22 sport rifle division, O’Donovan won gold medals in both
the prone position and three-position events. In prone, the 16-year-old O’Donovan established a new personal best with a score of 188 out of a possible 200. Her score in the three-position was 1,036 out of a possible 1200. All told, O’Donovan scored 19 bullseyes over the course of the competition. O’Donovan is currently in training for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games,
slated for next summer in Toronto.
Garthwaite and Rutherford compete at Grande Prairie Stompede Mamette Lake’s Katie Garthwaite and Spencer Rutherford were both in action on the weekend at the Grande Prairie Stompede, the first stop on the Canadian Profession Rodeo Association’s Wrangler
Pro Tour. Fresh off her win at the Cloverdale rodeo the weekend before, Garthwaite managed a fifth-place finish in the ladies’ barrel racing event with a time of 16.190 seconds — good enough for a payday of $1,379. Rutherford partnered with Stetson Vest from
Childress, Texas to place eighth in the team roping competition with a time of 6.1 seconds. The twosome picked up $668 in winnings. Garthwaite currently sits in ninth place in the Wrangler Pro Tour standings, while Rutherford is 24th in the heeler rankings for team roping.
District elementary track and field championships on Friday The annual SD 58 elementary track and field championships take
place at Voght Park on Friday, June 3 starting at 9:30 a.m. and running through till 2:30 p.m. Athletes in Grades 4 to 7 from six area schools will compete in running events from 100 metres to 1,500 metres and field events including long, triple and high jump, shot put and discus.
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BOARD 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.
MESSY CHURCH will be held on Thursday, June 2 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Church, 1899 Quilchena Ave. For parents, guardians and children to share activities, crafts, games, songs, celebration and enjoy a sit down dinner together with your family. For more informtion, to register and for catering purposes, please call 250378-5735 or email: tucc@telus.net.�
CONAYT BINGO Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave.
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Join the N.V. Farmers Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In parking lot beside Baillie House from May 21 to Oct 8. Locally grown and handmade items. For more information phone Jean Arnason, market manager 250-378-6256
Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come in for lunch!
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Fresh Lower Mainland strawberries already chopped and ready to eat or freeze. There is no waste. Arriving in Merritt on June 11. Order must be paid for by May 27 at 6 p.m.
MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE The Cow Trail Classic mountain bike race is happening June 11. Come on out and race the Cow Trail or support the racers coming from afar. For more information on how to race or how to help out, contact the Merritt Mountain Biking Association at merrittbiking@yahoo.ca or go to cowtrailclassic.ca
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.
Early bird games start at 5 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
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HELP US REACH OUR GOAL Would you like to see a community performing arts theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!
NICOLA VALLEY CRUISERS CAR CLUB Are you interested in cars, cruising and joining in activities related to cars? Nicola Valley Cruisers car club would welcome you as a member. Meetings are monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at the Ramada at 7:00 p.m. For mor info call Russ or Charlotte at 250-378-2290.
If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3
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Sunday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be a Lower Nicola flea market and annual Lower Nicola community pancake breakfast at Smith Pioneer Park on Aberdeen Road. Great opportunity for vendors or just come for a great breakfast! For more information: Facebook: Lower Nicola Flea Market, email: dvanhoof@ shaw.ca, or call 250-571-3470 and leave a message. 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.
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Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: senior exercises 1:30 p.m., cribbage and whist 2:30 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 10:30 a.m. duplicate bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.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 Saturday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. for more information phone 250-378-4407.
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Sunday, June 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. join the Love To Dance Academy and the Love To Dance Troupe perform Dancepirations 2016. If you would like more information contact Selena at 250-378-7266.
On Sunday, June 12 come down to Voght Park and participate in the 7th annual Merritt Country Run. All money raised goes towards Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart program. You can register online at www.merrittcountryrun.ca
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Aboriginal Family Group Conference Coordinator Objectives The Aboriginal Family Group Conference (AFGC) is a process of collaborative planning in situations where decisions need to be made with respect to children and youth. It is a formal meeting where members of a child or youth’s immediate family come together with extended kin and members of the child or youth’s community who are, or might be, involved to develop a plan for the child. This may also be called a Family Group Conference or a Family Dispute Resolution. Target Population r Mental disorder; Life threatening conditions/ depression; Trauma and anxiety disorder r Behaviour disorder; Survivors of abuse, trauma, neglect r Intergenerational trauma; Residential school effects Outcome Indicators r Number of families where an AFGC occurred in a timely manner after a child protection action was taken (1 to 6 months) r Number of children in care who exited care following a Family Group Conference r Care plans that are approved by child protection staff r Families report that conference was valuable and timely Activities r Plan and develop for AFG Conference r Use MCFD Family Group Conference data collection system to record and track all AFGC involvement r Promote awareness and encourages use of the AFGC by communities/agencies serving families that have MCFD involvement r Maintain positive working relationship with child protection staff in Merritt r Prepares for AFGC by assisting families to identify family members, extended family and other significant people who may participate in the conference r Works with families to identify the supports that they require to ensure the success of the AFGC plan r Identifies service providers to attend the AFGC who the Ministry and family believe are relevant r Arranges for the meeting including venue, transportation, refreshments and childcare r Arranges a further dispute resolution meeting if the family and Ministry agree to do so Qualifications Knowledge of the Child, Family and Community Services Act, Adoption Act, Family Relations Act and BC Benefit Act Abilities and Skills: r Knowledge of how to perform collaborative planning which includes mediation and negotiation r Ability to communicate MCFD policies and initiatives to community partners to promote the use of Family Group Conference r Ability solve problems and resolve disputes collaboratively r Ability to understand and articulate the dynamics of abuse and neglect r Ability to work constructively within a multidisciplinary organization r Understanding the principles of adult and group learning to achieve consensus building r Bachelor of Social Work degree preferred or Child and Youth Mental Health or related degree or significant progress towards a related degree. Education – Bachelor of Social Work degree. Experience in AFGC desired or relevant training. Interested applicants, please submit resumes to: Executive Director, Conayt Friendship Society, PO Box 1989, 2164 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8. Email: reception@conayt.com. Deadline: June 07, 2016
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TOURISM AMBASSADORS The Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce is seeking 3 Tourism Ambassadors for the community of Merritt. Reporting to the Manager of the Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce and Tourism stakeholders. Ambassadors will provide a variety of customer services in Merritt to promote a safer and friendlier community. This position is focused on assisting tourists and locals for the summer season by promoting local activities, events, and visitor experiences. For qualifications & responsibilites go to www.merrittchamber.com Wage/Salary - $13 to $15/hour as per qualifications (3 positions) 9 weeks - 35 hours a week Start date: June 27th – August 26th How to apply: Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce - Email resume to manager@merrittchamber.com, attention Etelka Gillespie. Application deadline is June 15th. Successful applications will be notified by June 17th.
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(1) Full-time Aboriginal Child & Youth Mental Health Clinician Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society (SCFSS) is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our team as an Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health (ACYMH) Clinician. As an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team, the Clinician will provide culturally appropriate services and information which enhance the relationships and wellness of children and families who are experiencing signiÀcant challenges, in the Merritt area. The position is under the direct supervision of the Executive Director. Evening and weekend work as required. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Connects and collaborates with appropriate referral sources • Conduct intakes • Conduct mental health assessments and develop assessment reports • Conduct provisional DSM diagnosis • Develop and execute treatment plans • Maintain appropriate Clinical and administrative records KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Awareness of First Nations culture and issues affecting First Nations families and communities • Develop and maintain working knowledge and relationships with natural partners and supports in the communities • Demonstrated expertise and knowledge in Clinical Mental Health assessment, diagnosis and treatment • Ability to conduct suicide assessments and assist with crisis interventions • Comfortable with conducting both Psycho-educational and treatment focused group sessions to various ages • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Educational Counselling, Clinical Psychology, Child and Youth Care, or comparable degree with strong clinical skills • Education in DSM diagnosis and related treatments for common Mental Health challenges • Registered with a professional association • Related experience with responsibility for providing mental health services to children and families • Experience working with Aboriginal communities • A valid BC class 5 driver’s license and criminal record check are mandatory
Start Date: ASAP As Needed Pay: Rate will be negotiated based on experience Please submit your applications. Those who are short listed will be invited for an interview. For full job description contact SCFSS.
Apply by submitting your cover letter and resume by E-mail Attn: Yvonne Hare, Executive Director ExecutiveDirector@scwexmx.com Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society thanks all those who apply, however, only qualiÀed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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Success By 6ÂŽ Coordinator Nicola Valley The Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way seeks a Coordinator to support the Success By 6ÂŽ initiative that focuses on producing positive changes in the lives of children 0 to 6 in the Nicola Valley. Closing date for applications: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 Gradual entry starting date: Monday, June 13th, 2016 (4 hrs/week) Full position starting date: September 1, 2016 (20 hrs/week) Duration: One year contract to be renewed annually (March 2017) Contract value: $1,200 (June 13th – August 31st) 13 weeks x 4hrs/week $9,800 (September 1st, 2016 – March 31st, 2017) Position Summary: The Success By 6ÂŽ Coordinator will provide the staff leadership for a community collaboration which works to effect positive change in the lives of children, 0-6 years of age, and in their families within the Nicola Valley, including the Aboriginal population. The position’s principal responsibilities are administrative and relate to: supporting the development of local community table(s), including helping to coordinate research and planning, building community partnerships, developing local fundraising sources, administering grant requests, and promoting public awareness of the importance of the early years. Generally, this person will be responsible for the project’s smooth operation. Some travel within the region will be required. QualiďŹ cations and Skills: t 4FMG TUBSUFS XJUI TUSPOH PSHBOJ[BUJPOBM TLJMMT BOE BCJMJUZ UP IBOEMF TFWFSBM UBTLT concurrently t %FNPOTUSBCMF FYQFSJFODF JO DPPSEJOBUJPO BOE NBOBHFNFOU PG EJWFSTF QSPKFDUT t &GGFDUJWF WFSCBM BOE XSJUUFO DPNNVOJDBUJPO TLJMMT JODMVEJOH QVCMJD SFMBUJPOT BOE public speaking skills t "CJMJUZ UP EFWFMPQ HPPE XPSLJOH SFMBUJPOTIJQT XJUI TUBGG WPMVOUFFST MPDBM FNQMPZFST and businesses, and building coalitions, collaborations and partnerships t ,OPXMFEHFBCMF BOE FGmDJFOU XJUI DPNQVUFST XJUI JOEFQFOEFOU BDDFTT UP JOUFSOFU and email t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL BT QBSU PG B UFBN BOE QSPNPUF BOE TVQQPSU UIF HPBMT BOE PCKFDUJWFT of the initiative t ,OPXMFEHF PG &BSMZ $IJMEIPPE %FWFMPQNFOU BOE /JDPMB 7BMMFZ SFTJEFOUT QSFGFSSFE t 1SFWJPVT FYQFSJFODF JO MFBEJOH BOE XPSLJOH JO B OPO QSPmU FOWJSPONFOU preferred t 1SFWJPVT GVOESBJTJOH FYQFSJFODF QSFGFSSFE
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Coldwater Indian Band Lands, Wills and Estates Administrator The Coldwater Indian Band is seeking a, Lands, Wills and Estates Administrator. This position is responsible for managing and administrating the Coldwater Indian Band’s Lands, Wills and Estates program, including the AANDC, NRCan and other available Lands Registry Systems. Job description/duties: (summarized version) Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Coldwater Indian Band policies, standards and procedures, and as directed by the Band Administrator. The Lands, Wills and Estates Administrator will work closely with the Economic Development, Public Works and Housing departments and Coldwater Community Members on all land issues. Maintains conÀdentiality on all matters relating to the affairs of Coldwater Indian Band and Band members. Develops, in consultation with Band Administrator an annual operating budget for the Lands, Wills and Estates Program(s) and administers the budget as approved. Lands: • Manages and maintains all documentation à owing through the Coldwater Indian Band Lands program, including commercial, residential, industrial and agricultural leases, permits, rights of way‌‌‌‌..and any and all other legal documentation pertaining to Coldwater Indian Band lands • Researches and develops a land registry and associated catalog systems • Provides Coldwater Membership and public with assistance and advice regarding registry requirements and processes • Prepares various written instruments for Locatees, i.e.: Transfers of interest, CertiÀcates of Possession, etc • Maintains records and documents relevant to registered and non-registered lands as per AANDC and other related governing authorities and mandatory policies • Supports and advises Band Administrator and Chief and Council on any reserve land issues • Administers the Coldwater Lands program in accordance with Band Policy and in compliance of AANDC guidelines • Participates in various Community Committee meetings for the land management and community planning process • Prepares transfers of interest for the Band Membership Wills and Estates: • Provides advisory services to Band Members and assists in the preparation of personal documentation and records • Promotes and assists in drafting Wills for Band Members or refers to appropriate authority • Maintains and ensures the integrity and strict conÀdentiality of all estate information, including the development and maintenance of all client estate and other records. General Administration: • Develops in consultation with the Band Administrator and Chief and Council , Band policy and procedures related to the administration of Lands, Wills and Estates and administers accordingly QualiÀcations & Qualities: • Training and/or courses in Administration of on reserve Wills and Estates and related legal matters • Training and/or courses in relation to real property issues including all land and other registry systems • Experience in Land Management and the Administration of Wills and Estates • Prefer related experience working in a First Nations Organization • Excellent interpersonal and people management skills • Ability to organize, prioritize and manage workload • Exceptional integrity and professionalism • Exceptional analytical and decision-making skills • Lifestyle consistent with the importance and responsibilities of the position • Strong team player with excellent team building skills • Excellent Typing and editing skills • Exceptional mediation and conà ict resolution skills • Knowledge and familiarity with Coldwater Band Members and Coldwater Community • Strong Cultural Sensitivity and understanding • Exceptional competency with computer applications and software • Valid drivers’ License and own transportation • Criminal Records Check • Bondable
Thank you to those that apply, however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted
To Apply: Send a cover letter and resume with references and telephone numbers no later than 4:30 pm., Friday, June 3rd, 2016 to: Danalee Baker Executive Director Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way 177 Victoria St, Kamloops, BC V2C danalee@unitedwaytnc.ca 3&46.&4 .": #& '038"3%&% #: & ."*- UP EBOBMFF!VOJUFEXBZUOD DB We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates short-listed for an interview will be contacted.
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