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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS CITY BUDGET

Council seeks approval on fire hall Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Despite some economic anxiety from a couple city councillors, Merrittonians will be making the final call on whether to go ahead with a $2.3 million expansion to the fire hall on Nicola Avenue.

Both councillors Mike Goetz and Dave Baker expressed support for the project in general — but said the timing was wrong, given the closure of the Renderings from different angles show what the second phase of the fire hall expansion will look like once Tolko’s Merritt mill in complete. Photo courtesy of Merritt Fire Rescue.

December.

Nevertheless, the Thiessen.

Thiessen. through grants (as there motion to pursue an alterShould the city collect Unlike a referendum, are little to no grants availnative approval process in “no” signatures totalling able for protective services), in an alternate approval order to borrow up to $2.3 Thiessen explained the city process only those who more than 10 per cent of million to pay for the fire the local electorate, the are against the project are would likely have to borhall expansion was passed lending required to finance invited to vote. row money upfront to pay at a budget meeting on the fire hall expansion “We would have to let for construction.

March 7. At the meeting, would not move forward. the public know what the Anytime a municipalSheila Thiessen, director impact would be from bor- With an estimated 5,400 ity plans to incur debt for of finance for the City of people eligible to cast rowing, so there would be more than five years — as Merritt, took councillors a vote in the municipal some open houses, some would be the case for the through a couple different elections in 2014, about meetings and ads. If they fire hall expansion — a scenarios for financing the 540 people would have to objected to that proposed city is required to put the project. object for the bylaw perborrowing, they would project to a community Without the option of mitting the lending to be come into the office and referendum or alternate paying for the expansion defeated. come sign a form,” said approval process, said

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If the lending is approved, the city would finance its debt at a rate of around $150,000 over 25 years starting in 2018, according to Thiessen’s report to council. That rate would equate to approximately two per cent of the city’s budget this fiscal year.

Thiessen said the city would aim to get the alternate approval process done in the late summer or early fall.

The expansion would add living spaces for the Work Experience Program firefighters stationed in Merritt, as well as providing conference and training space, a new decontamination area and increased storage.

With one more budget meeting on the schedule for March 29, city councillors will spend the final meeting going over a variety of “red-flagged” items from prior budget discussions, with the goal of keeping this property tax increase under two per cent.

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School buses add GPS tracking M.L.A. Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

New GPS devices are being installed on School District 58 buses to ensure student safety on buses that travel out of cell phone range.

Last fall, SD 58 received funding from the new provincial Student Transportation Fund to put towards adding new satellite GPS systems on school buses.

At last Wednesday’s school board meeting SD 58 operations manager Archie Stogianos shows off one in Merritt, SD 58 operations manager, Archie of the GPS devices coming to SD 58 buses that travel to Stogianos showed the board how the devices rural areas outside cell phone range. Michael Potestio/Herald work.

Stogianos said the handheld communicator stuck in traffic and a half hour late, we know can track the location of a bus, its speed and what’s going on,” he said. can be used by a bus driver out of cell phone Another feature of the device is its SOS range to relay information via text message. button, which can be programed to message “It’s good insurance that way. If [a bus is] 911.

Teachers across B.C. voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying a new agreement between their union and the provincial government that restores class size and composition language removed from their collective agreement 15 years ago.

“And also its got the GPS feature, so the drivers can use it if they’re lost,” he said.

The devices work off multiple satellites and Search ‘TEACHERS RATIFY’ can be programmed to send messages to up to 20 cell phones, and can send emails as well.

Two buses known to travel out of cell phone range when driving out towards the Shackan reserve and Douglas Lake in the The annual Merritt Country Merritt area, along with two that travel to Run has been cancelled this year, Tulameen and Osprey Lake in the Princeton due to a drop in attendance last area will have the devices installed. year after a number of different “We need to know if they’re having any events in the Okanagan were trouble and then be able to respond by sendscheduled for the same weekend. ing some help out there,” SD 58 superintenOrganizers aim to bring the run dent Steve McNiven told the Herald. back next year.

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Trained BC Wildfire staff will be working to prune ladder fuels and pile and burn wood debris where fuels are excessive. Hazards related to dead and dangerous trees will also be addressed during the project. Burning will only take place on days with appropriate venting, to minimize the impacts of the resulting smoke.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

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New software preserves language Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Youngsters and adults alike will benefit from a new tool designed to keep the Nlaka’ pamux language alive and well in the Nicola Valley.

The eight First Nations that make up the Citxw Nlaka’ pamux Assembly (CNA) are each receiving six computers equipped with licenses to an online program designed to teach the language orally.

Three computers were set up at the Coldwater Band School on March 2, with a trio of Grade 4 students getting a crack at the program, sounding out the words of the language spoken by their elders.

“It was great, and I love [that] we can say stuff with it and it copies us,” said 10-year-old Kiara William, adding that she’s interested in learning her native language.

“Sometimes my grandma helps me speak it out,” said Madora Shuter of the Nlaka’ pamux language.

“The kids really pick up on it quickly,” said CNA language program illustrator Lena Nicholson. “And they’re keen. Most of the kids we’ve shown this to want to keep trying,” she said.

Coldwater School primary teacher Kathy Oppenheim said it was awesome to see the students familiarizing themselves with the Nlaka’ pamux language.

“We’re wanting to incorporate more language because there’s not many speakers left,” said Oppenheim.

The CNA purchased 50 licenses to the software known as CAN-8, and is placing 48 computers with access to the program at various locations around the eight communities that make up the Citxw Nlaka’ pamux Assembly — Ashcroft, Boston Bar, Coldwater, Cook’s Ferry, Nicomen, Nooaitch, Shackan and Siska.

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The CNA has been adapting the online program for the Nlaka’ pamux language by having elders fluent in the language to record words and phrases for the program, which helps users practice their pronunciation, CNA language team member Jack Miller told the Herald.

Users listen to audio clips for words in Nlaka’ pamuxcin placed alongside a pic- Coldwater School teacher Kathy Oppenheim, CNA representatives Mary Angus, Lena Nicholson, Jean ture of the word and York, Jack Miller and Coldwater Band councillor Shelley Oppenheim-Lacerte are equipping students an English spelling of with software that will help them learn the Nlaka’ pamux language. Michael Potestio/Herald the word.

Coldwater, Ashcroft, How did you write that the Nlaka’ pamux lan“The individual lisSpences Bridge, and down?” she said. guage — they hear the tens to a word that the Cook’s Ferry.

In addition to the Nlaka’ pamux [but] see elder has spoken and The communities words and phrases, the the English [spelling],” then record their own curriculum being devel- of Shackan, Nooaitch, said CNA curriculum voice saying the same Nicomen, Siska and oped with this program developer Mary Angus. word or phrase,” said Boston Bar are next. will include stories, Nicholson said the Miller. songs and other cultural spelling of words in “We’re emphasizing teachings that emphaNlaka’ pamuxcin is the oral, because the size the oral aspect of Nlaka’ pamux language complex, with many the language, the CNA itself was, traditionally, a symbols and accents states on its website. spoken language. There that people don’t recTo date, the CNA ognize. never was spelling inihas placed comput“Our language isn’t tially,” said Miller. ers with access to the the same as English.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Message for the medium When Mark Zuckerberg began matching faces together in his dorm room at Cole Wagner Harvard in COLE’S NOTES the early 2000s, it’s probably safe to say that the thencollege student probably didn’t have a goal of fundamentally altering the way we communicate with each other.

And while “social media,” — at least as a concept if not a bonafide accepted term — was around before the advent of Facebook, no other site seems to have the inter-generational appeal and the sheer critical mass of users to dethrone the social giant.

Facebook launched in 2004, and I created a profile four years into its life — as the platform expanded to allow high school students to sign up.

In those days, the majority of my peers tended to migrate their online activity from one social networking site to another every year or so (first MySpace, then Nexopia, for those really following along.)

But Facebook clearly had a permanence that those other sites lacked, and so about a decade later, many of my friends still maintain a relatively active profile.

What has changed in those years is the type of content I’m seeing shared on Facebook.

Where there were once snarky statuses and jokes, there are now serious political discussions being carried on in the comments sections.

Where there were once pictures of your friends from a party from the night before, there are now legions of Facebook marketing groups, looking to push their page and content into your newsfeed.

And all of that is absolutely fine — the platform has evolved and its user

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Scotland’s shortest generation Maybe they reach sexual maturity very young in Scotland.

What else could explain the fact that they are going to have another referendum on Scottish independence only GWYNNE DYER three years after the The international last one?

STAGE The Scottish referendum on independence in 2014 was supposed to be a once-in-a-generation event. That was the one thing that then-British Prime Minister David Cameron and then-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond agreed on: even a one-vote majority would settle the matter for a generation.

In fact, the majority to stay in the United Kingdom was close to half a million. It couldn’t have been a clearer outcome. There was none of the obfuscation for which Quebec’s referendums on independence from Canada were famous (like the 106-word question in the 1980 referendum that did not even mention the word “independence”).

The referendum in Scotland simply asked:

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“Should Scotland be an independent country” – and the Scots said No by a 55 to 45 per cent majority. But only thirty months later, the next generation of Scots must already have arrived.

Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond’s successor as leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of the Scottish government, announced on Monday that there will be a second referendum on Scottish independence in late 2018 or early 2019. She didn’t even have the grace to say best two out of three.

It’s Sturgeon’s job to promote the idea of independence, of course, but she needed a plausible pretext to demand a re-run of Scotland’s own referendum so soon. The English nationalists who committed the entire United Kingdom to leaving the European Union in last June’s referendum gave her that pretext: 53 per cent of the English voted to leave the EU, but 62 per cent of Scots voted to stay.

Why such a difference? Because the “Little Englanders” who voted to leave were seduced by the neo-Elizabethan fantasy of a swashbuckling, free-trading England that would stay rich by living on its wits. (Unlike the real Elizabethan England of 400 years ago, whose major foreign source of income was piracy.)

Scotland was never a great power, and it

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views the European Union as an economic and political safe haven. A large majority of Scots have no desire to leave the EU — especially if they are being dragged out of it by the gravely deluded English.

So Nicola Sturgeon can reasonably say that there has been a “material change of circumstances” since the first Scottish referendum, and claim that this change justifies another one. However, her claim is seriously undermined by the fact that Scots are opposed to another referendum, even under current circumstances, by a three-to-two majority. The whole referendum process is just too painful and divisive.

Moreover, there has been another “material change of circumstances” that hurts the case for Scottish independence.

Low oil prices and the gradual depletion of the North Sea oil fields have cut the Scottish government’s tax take from North Sea oil revenue from $14.2 billion in 2008-09 to only $2.2 billion in 2015 and a mere $73 million this year.

The oil income that subsidized Scotland’s high social spending is finished.

Then there is the fact that the European

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OPINION

No substitute for action From Page 6 base has expanded with people the world over making use of the site.

But I do think that we should be aware of some of the limitations of the platform — limitations which have become increasingly prevalent over the last few years.

For many news organziations — the Herald included — Facebook drives a huge part of online audiences to news websites.

The ease at which people can comment on, and instantly react to news stories through the Facebook tab means that media organizations now have an overwhelmingly large set of data on how audiences respond to a given story.

Rather than being forced to pen a letter to the editor, wait for a publication date, and then hope that a malevolent editor decides to run your response, our readers are able to churn out responses to stories as quickly as we can put them out.

And on a platform like Facebook, where every item from each individual publisher is competiting

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for your attention, the instant reaction is the only reaction.

Collectively — and depending on your privacy settings — that group competiting for your attention could refer to: your friends, the pages you like, suggested pages, things liked by your friends, targetted ads... Literally thousands and thousands of posts.

All of this to say that the platform was designed for people — particularly college students — to react to pictures of their friends drunk from the night before. It was not created with the idea of being condusive to intricate discussion on fiscal policy, or the complexities of modern indentity politics.

In an era of extreme political polarization and warring factions on the internet, it’s important to remember the limitations of the medium you choose to present your message.

The Internet is a powerful tool and a great way to stay connected — but the world was never changed by an angry Facebook comment.

If you want change, you’ll have to get out there for real. Attend a council meeting, go to a community event or a protest — you might like it.

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Small gestures tend to make a big difference Editor, Please extend thanks to the “angels among us:” the young couple who boosted my vehicle, Sunday morning at the Civic Centre. I attended the Community Garage Sale and returned to my vehicle, only to discover my vehicle would not start and the battery was dead. The young couple parked next to me also returned to their vehicle and immediately came to help me. They gave me a battery boost so I could start my vehicle and return home. Thank you, “Angels Among Us.” Pam Nordquist Merritt, B.C.

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

On his first voyage to North America in 1534, Jacques Cartier met members of the Micmac First Nation (and traded knives and kettles for beaver pelts) and members of the Stadacona First Nation (who had travelled down the St. Lawrence to fish).

Until Cartier erected a cross on land that they considered theirs, Cartier enjoyed good relations with the Stadacona. Cartier then kidnapped the chief ’s two sons and took them back to France so they could learn French and act as interpreters on his next voyage. Chief Donnacona was offended but his desire for trade and for an ally against the powerful Micmacs caused him to accept Cartier’s actions.

Cartier returned in 1535 to explore the St. Lawrence Seaway. Chief Donnacona’s sons guided him to Stadacona (now Quebec City) on Sept.

7, 1535. Cartier asked the sons what the place was called, and they said that it was “Kanata” (meaning village). But Cartier called all they saw Kanata and this name quickly became more popular than New France.

Got an idea for the Celebrate 150 section? Suggestions for topics to be covered in future weeks? Send us an email at newsroom@merrittherald.com.

No guarantee of warm EU-welcome From Page 6 Union is made up of sovereign states, and that such states instinctively cooperate to discourage and punish separatism in any of their members.

Brussels has plainly stated that an independent Scotland would not automatically retain EU membership.

This is the “Barroso doctrine” — that if any part of an existing EU country becomes an independent state it has to apply for membership — and the European Commission has just reconfirmed that Scotland

would be subject to this rule. The application process for new members normally takes many years.

So an independent Scotland could find itself outside the EU single market because of Brexit, and outside the British single market as well because of its secession from the United Kingdom. Scotland exports four times as much to the ROUK (Rest of the United Kingdom) as it does to the EU, so this could spell economic disaster.

At the same time Scotland would also find itself outside NATO, the

main Western alliance. As Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, told Sky News: “By leaving the UK, (Scotland) would also leave NATO. Of course it is absolutely possible to apply for membership and then the allies will decide.” But that would certainly take years.

The future looks distinctly unpromising for an independent Scotland that breaks away from the United Kingdom just as the UK pulls out of Europe. (It hardly looks golden for England either.)

The Scots didn’t vote yes for inde-

pendence even when there was no Brexit in the offing. Why would they do it now?

One reason would simply be anger at the arrogance and stupidity of the Little Englanders who have presented them with this unpalatable choice.

But there is little enthusiasm in Scotland for independence on these terms. Most Scots just wish the whole question would go away.

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

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NICOLA VALLEY HISTORY

Grand Chief Antoine a pioneer in education SUSAN GEARING-EDGE A looking glass TO THE PAST

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rand Chief Gordon Antoine was truly one of the most respected aboriginal leaders, not only in the Nicola Valley, but also throughout the province and across the country.

He was first elected to the Coldwater Band council in 1966, when he was only 23 years old. Nine years later, he was elected chief and served in that capacity through four more band elections. It was during his tenure that he was involved in the formation of the Nicola Valley Indian Administration (now known as the Nicola Valley Tribal Council), which brought five bands together for stronger representation of the First Nations people.

Gordon Antoine also played an integral role in the development of Coldwater School — a kindergarten to Grade

was in the building of 12 school of choice for that school. local First Nations chilAs Grand Chief, he dren who would rather worked for his communot travel to Merritt to nity for 25 years with attend the regular prostrength and conviction. vincial one. The school adheres to the provincial He sat on a number of local boards, including curriculum, but also the All Nations Trust sets aside extra time each day for students to explore their aboriginal roots, culture, traditions, language, stories and spirituality.

Coldwater School grew from Gordon’s vision of what a school should be. It first opened in 1984 and Antoine wanted to explore a more handson alternative to the written learning style that was being used in schools at the time.

Eventually enough funding was raised to Grand Chief Gordon Antoine. Photo construct a building courtesy of the Nicola Valley Museum that would accomCompany and the modate the growing number of students who Nicola Valley Tribal Council. wanted to reconnect Antoine was also one with their aboriginal of the biggest advocates roots and traditions in for the building of the addition to learning Nicola Valley Institute the necessary skills to of Technology and participate in Western society. In 1997 a larger served on the board as chairman for more building, complete with than 10 years. He an adjoining pit house, was a director on the was opened. It had a board of the University gym, seven classrooms, College of the Cariboo a kindergarten and an (now Thompson Rivers extensive library.

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In 1993, he received the Order of British Columbia and three years later he received an honourary law degree from the Open Learning Agency.

Gordon and his wife Janice were working on creating a cultural and spiritual reawakening in the native community through the Vipassana Meditation Centre. He spoke with many spiritual leaders from other cultures to get their input and was influenced by a core of a deep spiritual belief that he inherited from his ancestors. Unfortunately, Gordon passed away in May 2004, so Janice continued the work on her own.

The memorial service was fittingly held at the Coldwater School.

Hundreds of people, including family members, friends, dignitaries and well-wishers gathered in the school’s gymnasium. Many of them had travelled long distances to celebrate

the life of Grand Chief Gordon Antoine. A large number spilled out into the school’s main foyer and many more braved the drizzling rain outside to pay their respects.

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carriage carrying the blanket covered casket, led the funeral procession to the school. The Reverend Mike Watkins and c’el’mncut Jim Toodlican conducted the service. Ronald Derrickson gave the

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At last week’s police committee meeting Brewer pointed out that the graveyard shift can be a tough one to fill, and the job itself is no simple Merritt RCMP would like to task. return to the number of jail guards “This is not a job where you just it once had available to watch over prisoners at the police station’s cells. walk in and sit on your butt for eight hours,” Brewer told the city’s police The detachment employs three committee at the last meeting. “You full-time jail guards, but could use have to be very aware of your prismore than the two spares currently oner or prisoners,” on hand. she said.

“I would like to There must be one have five to seven jail guard on duty for spares to work at the every eight prisoners detachment,” said in cells at a time for Staff Sgt. Sheila Merritt commissioners White, noting the to watch over, Brewer detachment has had said. that many in years Merritt’s mayor past. “We’re actively Neil Menard also recruiting for guards works as a guard at and because of the the Merritt detachvolume of prisonment. ers that we have in He said when it Merritt we need comes to the job, the a compliment of guards that can fill the Mayor Neil Menard safety of the people Works as a jail guard in the cells is paravarious shifts that we mount. have,” she said.

Brewer said if a guard observes There are three different shifts to fill – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4 p.m. to mid- a prisoner sleeping and cannot observe their diaphragm moving night and 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. indicating breathing, they must conPolice officers act as jail guards tact a police officer in the detachin the absence of a guard, White told the Herald. Spare guards receive ment or via phone if no one is on duty. shifts to fill the gap when full-timers Also, any person classified as cannot make a shift. being suicidal results in an additionOne of those spares is Rusty al guard being brought in to watch Brewer, who has worked as a jail over the person. guard for the past 14 years.

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Merritt councillor Dave Baker wants to finish what he started.

Baker has lived in Merritt for 23 years — the past eight of which he’s served on council — and recently he and his wife sold their Merritt home and moved to Big Bar Lake near Clinton, B.C. While city councillors do not have to reside in the municipality to which they are elected, Baker’s

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Rather than resign from council, Baker said he’s decided to complete his term before moving on.

“Our heart is still in Merritt.

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Baker said there’s still much he wants to try and accomplish on council before his time is up.

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It’s an interesting phenomenon.

The Bass Coast music and arts festival has been sold out for months — well ahead of anyone knowing exactly what musical performances to expect to see hit the stages in Merritt this July.

“It’s funny, I was just interviewing one of the artists on the lineup — Kasra; he’s based in London — and he was telling me that you would never sell out a festival in the UK without releasing the lineup,” said Bass Coast director of communications Paul Brooks.

“It’s an interesting phenomenon,” he said.

The upcoming edition of the festival sold out just two months and two days after going on sale, said Brooks.

In total 4,500 tickets went on sale and were scooped up as of Dec. 24, 2016.

The feat is a new record over last year’s milestone when Bass Coast sold out for the first time — three months ahead of the annual event in July.

“We have a lot of international travellers coming this year. We’ve sold tickets all over the world — more so than previous years, so it’s catching on that Bass Coast is a destination festival,” said Brooks.

With that first sellout, however, came reports of counterfeit tickets to the festival being sold online, including one confirmed incident reported to local police.

This year, Brooks said they have a new ticket transfer system in place on their website that will ensure people trying to find third party tickets don’t get scammed.

“Let’s say you have a ticket and I don’t know you personally. You can go and communicate with the ticketing provider and they will ensure that that ticket actually exists and then the ticketing provider will hold on to that ticket while you transfer your funds,” said Brooks.

“It’s a totally secure way to do it rather than using good faith,” he said.

Bass Coast announced first wave of musical acts for 2017 event on Wednesday, which Brooks called their most developed lineup yet.

“It features a spectrum of electronic music and there’s a good balance of heavy hitters as well as emerging artists,” said Brooks.

One new act Brooks is excited to see at this year’s festival is Paul Woolford, who will also be playing under the moniker Special Request.

“That’s the same guy, but it’s two different styles of music. Paul Woolford is more house and techno, and then Special Request is jungle drum and bass,” said Brooks.

“We’ve tried for the last couple of years to get him and we finally sealed the deal.”

Brooks said the festival will also have plenty of returning acts as well, including B. Bravo, J.Phlip, Doctor Jeep and Smalltown DJs who’ve all played at the festival in years past.

Three artists under the record label Critical Music Showcase are coming to the festival to celebrate the label’s fifteenth year in business and 100th release.

“These artists usually play independently, so to bring them together to celebrate the label they produce music on is really cool,” said Brooks.

In total there will be 100 artist gracing the stages at the 2017 Bass Coast July 7 to 10.

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City council moves on meters Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

A motion to introduce universal water metering in Merritt certainly spurred a flow of discussion between councillors, at a Committee of the Whole meeting on March 7.

And while the motion earned yes votes from a majority of councillors that evening, the program’s future depends on city staff finding grants to cover the cost of retrofitting older homes with the meters, which monitor how much water a home uses.

“We don’t have a suggested funding source for this at this point.

It’s estimated that it would cost $2.2 million.

We would hope to get a grant for it, but we don’t have a confirmed grant,” explained Sheila Thiessen, director of finance for the City of

town Manitoba. They Merritt. were told every three Thiessen explained months it would be that having council’s $65 to $70 — first bill approval to move forcame in at $1,200. By ward with the program the time it was done, would allow city staff to almost the entire town explore the possibility had been depleted. Gas of finding grants which stations left, could cover restaurants part, or all left, everyone of the cost left because of the projthey couldn’t ect. afford the “I’m in water.” favour of One this, finally advantage to getting the city from it done,” installing said Coun. the meters, Ginny explained Prowal, adding that Coun. Ginny Prowal Thiessen, City Councillor would be the since havadded bonus ing a water of having homeowners meter installed on her home, she had managed detect leaks within their own plumbing systems to drastically reduce the — which would show amount of water she up in the form of added was using.

“I’m dead set against costs on their bills.

“We have a very high water meters and I’ll rate of water consumptell you why,” said tion here — more than Coun. Mike Goetz. we probably should “My parents just went be having. We have a through this in small

highly sensitive and fragile aquifer which is steadily declining — minimally — but it’s still declining. We need to be doing something about that,” said Coun. Diana Norgaard. “Water metering tends to reduce people’s water usage, and I believe you should pay for what you use.”

Though new homes in Merritt must already come equipped with a water meter, all residents still pay a flat rate for water use, explained Thiessen. With the installation of universal water meters, the city would begin charging based on a usage rate which would be established by the city.

“Usually there is a flat rate for a certain amount — so that everybody pays the cost of running the meters or reading the meters,” said Thiessen.

Which could mean that someone savvy about saving water could

end up with a cheaper water bill than under the current system, she added.

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Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

For the first time in five seasons, the Merritt Centennials have made it to the second round of the BCHL playoffs, thanks to a four-gamesto-none sweep of the West Kelowna Warriors in their best-of-seven first round series.

Cents’ head coach and GM Joe Martin feels good about his team moving forward.

“The biggest thing coming out of the West Kelowna series is what we learned about ourselves, and how we learned to handle some pretty adverse situations. In the past, some of those kinds of games didn’t go our way. This time around, we found a way to make them go in our direction.”

Martin went on to add, “[The series win] was a real team effort.

Sure we had Tyler Ward rack up seven goals, Stephan Seeger score a pair of overtime winners, and [netminder] Jake Berger earn four wins, but what really won the series for us was our ability to use four lines up

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front and three defensive pairings each and every night. Everybody was involved and contributing somehow. Ultimately, I think that was the difference between [West Kelowna] and us.”

The Centennials will need all hands on deck in round two of the playoffs. Their next opponent is a formidable one. The Penticton Vees have been a veritable juggernaut in the British Columbia Hockey League in recent years, winning the Interior division’s regular season the last six years in a row, and the overall league title on three of those occasions. They’ve also hoisted the Fred Page Cup as league playoff champions three times in the last 10 seasons and earned one RBC national championship.

Recent meetings in the post-season between the two long-time rivals have not been kind to the Cents. In four bestof-seven series dating back to 2005-06, Merritt has won only one game.

The most recent matchup, in 2013-14, saw the Vees sweep the Cents in four straight, and out-

THE OTHER BCHL PLAYOFF ROUND ONE RESULTS Interior Division Trail def. Salmon Arm 4-1 Coastal Division Chilliwack def. Langley 4-2 Wenatchee def. Prince George 4-2 Island Division Victoria def. Nanaimo 4-1 Powell River def. Cowichan Valley 4-0 THE REST OF ROUND TWO Interior Division Vernon vs Trail Coastal Divsion Wenatchee vs Chilliwack Island Division Victoria vs Powell River

THE CENTS-VEES REGULAR SEASON October 7 - Penticton 5 Merritt 1 October 8 - Penticton 4 Merritt 3 (OT) October 21 - Penticton 4 Merritt 2 November 19 - Penticton 3 Merritt 2 (OT) December 30 - Penticton 4 Merritt 2 January 13 - Merritt 3 Penticton 2 February 1 - Penticton 4 Merritt 2 THE CENTS-VEES BEST-OF-SEVEN PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Game 1 - Fri., March 17 @ Penticton 7 p.m.

Game 2 - Sat., March 18 @ Penticton 6 p.m.

Game 3 - Mon., March 20 @ Merritt 7 p.m.

Game 4 - Tues., March 21 @ Merritt 7 p.m.

Game 5 - Thurs., March 23 @ Penticton 7 p.m.* Game 6 - Fri., March 24 @ Merritt 7 p.m.* The Merritt Centennials’ Henry Cleghorn (13) faces off at centre ice with Penticton Vees’ captain and leading scorer Nicholas Jones in a game played earlier this season. Ian Webster/Herald

score them 23-10.

This year’s series with Penticton sees Merritt going in as very much the underdog. In seven regular-season meetings between the two teams this season, the Centennials picked up just one victory — a 3-2 win on home ice on January 13.

While the odds appear stacked against the Centennials, Martin feels his team can draw a lot of inspiration from its success against the Warriors.

“I like our frame of mind on the ice, and how we kept attacking hockey games — the

players going out there and dictating how things were going to go. We didn’t play like we were afraid to lose.”

Merritt assistant coach Matt Samson, who runs the defence, was very happy with his blueline brigade in the West Kelowna series.

“As a group, they did a good job,” he said.

“Nobody tried to be too fancy. It was nice to have the veteran presence of Tyrell Buckley, Mike Faulkner, Zach Bleuler and Aaron Murray. And when Buckley was out (with a suspension), I thought Michael Van Unen and Ethan King

filled in admirably.”

“Our team was more focused with the puck, and did a good job of putting teammates in favourable positions,” said Martin. “There’s a big difference between the regular season and the playoffs, and understanding when you can and can’t do things.

“Against Penticton, we’ll have to continue to play smart. They’re a very good hockey team.

We’re going into the series thinking only one game at a time. The objective is to simply get better every day.”

The Cents and Vees were the two least-penal-

Game 7 - Mon., March 27 @ Penticton 7 p.m.* * only if necessary ized teams in the league this season with 145 and 154 minutes respectively.

Maintaining that discipline, and making the most of what few manadvantage situations there are will be crucial.

Leading up to the post-season, both teams have relied on scoringby-committee. Neither side has a player in the top-10 in individual scoring league-wide.

Penticton is led by Nicholas Jones and Grant Cruikshank, while Ward, Zach Risteau and Cade Gleekel are the top point getters for Merritt.

Statistically, the Vees have the edge in goalten-

ding, with 20-year-old Mathew Robson amassing a 35-13-0-1 record in 49 starts this season, and an impressive .930 savepercentage to go with a 1.94 goals-against average. That said, Martin likes his puck-stopping tandem of Berger and Colton Lancaster. Both finished in the top-10 in regular-season save percentage.

Games one and two of the series take place on Friday and Saturday at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. Games three and four go on Monday and Tuesday of next week back in Merritt.

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Another night of skating delight!

Young talent thrills at NVSC carnival

Emma Sowpal

Chloe Hughes

Vienna Harwood Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The stands at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena were packed on Saturday night for the Nicola Valley Skating Club’s presentation entitled “Superheroes vs Villians.”

The two-hour gala production, MCed once again this year by Kurt Christopherson, featured outstanding performances by local skaters from the Merritt area, Logan Lake and Kamloops, as well as a

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pair of elegant skates by the featured guest — 11-yearold Vienna Harwood from Kelowna — who is coached by former Merritt skater Jason Mongrain.

All but Harwood are members of the NVSC’s CanSkate, Junior Star and StarSkate programs. They train multiple times a week at either the Shulus, Nicola Valley Memorial or Logan Lake arenas. Their coaches are Jennifer Yates and Diana Lorenz.

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Curling season comes to an end with club championships Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Another successful season of stone throwing at the Merritt Curling Centre came to a conclusion on the weekend, with the annual club championships.

The Randy Neill rink emerged as men’s champions, while the Jennifer McDonald team took the ladies’ title. The mixed crown went to the Couture rink.

MEN’S CLUB CHAMPION - THE NEILL RINK

LADIES’ CLUB CHAMPION - THE MCDONALD RINK

MIXED CLUB CHAMPION - THE COUTURE RINK

Charlie Westwick, Grant Klassen, Randy Neill, Wayne Byer Photo submitted

Carol Sundher, Deb Phillips, Jennifer McDonald, Jennifer Redshaw, Val McDonald Photo submitted

Brent Lindquist, Deanna Palmgren, Monica Tenisch, Dennis Couture, (missing Alan Palmgren) Photo submitted

Snee rink scores eight-ender...then loses!

On March 3, the Brian Snee rink of Merritt (left) pulled off a rare eight-ender — placing all eight of the team’s rocks in scoring position in a single end of competition. The impressive feat occurred in the second end of a game between the Snee and Rick Olsen teams, and put the Snee quartet ahead 8-2 at the time. After extending the lead to 9-2 in the third, the wheels fell off for the effervescent Scotsmen and his mates, as they gave up a single in the fourth end, a steal of four in the fifth, singles in the sixth and seventh, and a steal of two more in the eighth to lose 11-9 (lower left). “We pulled up our socks and started making shots,” said Vic Newton, lead for the Olsen rink, which also included Al Rasmussen and Jim ‘Eversteady’ Murdoch.

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Bench badminton aces in Kelowna Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Bench Elementary School badminton team paid its annual visit to Kelowna for a Badminton BC tournament on the weekend, and once again came away with a multitude of top-three finishes.

Teams from Kelowna, Merritt, Kamloops, Prince George and Invermere took part in the two-day event, held at the Kelowna Badminton Club.

“The KBC has been a terrific host to us over the past six years,” said Bench teacher and badminton coach Vince Kanigan. “I tip my hat to them for organizing the tourney, and being so welcoming and accommodating to the Merritt players.”

Kanigan went on to add that an informal partnership has been formed between the Kelowna club and his school-based team when it comes to assistance with coaching.

Bench had a total of

13 competitors in action on the weekend. The format for the Kelowna tournament was bestof-three matches to 21 points.

“The level of play was very strong, and the sportsmanship exhibited by all the players exemplary,” said Kanigan.

The coach noted two matches that really caught his attention.

“In boys’ U15 singles play, Alex de Castro (from Bench) went the full three games in his opening match before being relegated to the

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consolation round. All the games were tight, fast, demanding and skilled.

“In boys’ U13 singles, Lucas Schmid had an outstanding match against an opponent from Kelowna. Both players demonstrated crafty strategy, impressive skill and terrific athleticism.”

Alex Howard 1st U13 Boys Singles Nate Wiley 2nd U13 Boys Doubles

1st U13 Boys Doubles Maia Zakall 1st U13 Girls Singles 3rd U13 Mixed Doubles 2nd U15 Girls Doubles Wade Kanigan 3rd U13 Boys Singles 1st U13 Mixed Doubles

1st U13 Boys Doubles Ella McKeown 3rd U15 Girls Doubles 1st U13 Mixed Doubles 3rd U15 Mixed Doubles Rae Bassett 2nd U13 Girls Singles Hannah Howard 2nd U15 Girls Singles Consol 1st U13 Girls Doubles 2nd U15 Girls Doubles 2nd U13 Mixed Doubles 1st U15 Mixed Doubles Kaidyn Keough 4th U13 Girls Singles Zach Dixon 3rd U15 Boys Singles Consol

1st U13 Girls Doubles 1st U15 Boys Doubles Consol 3rd U13 Mixed Doubles 3rd U15 Mixed Doubles Lucas Schmid 2nd U13 Boys Singles Alex de Castro 1st U15 Boys Singles Consol

2nd U15 Boys Doubles Consol 1st U15 Boys Doubles Consol 2nd U13 Mixed Doubles 1st U15 Mixed Doubles Aidan Dunsmore 2nd U13 Boys Doubles

THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

March 17

Game 1, Round 2, BCHL Playoffs, Merritt Centennials vs Penticton Vees, Penticton, 7 p.m.

March 18

Game 2, Round 2, BCHL Playoffs, Merritt Centennials vs Penticton Vees, Penticton, 7 p.m.

March 20

Game 3, Round 2, BCHL Playoffs, Merritt Centennials vs Penticton Vees, Penticton, 7 p.m.

March 21

Game 4, Round 2, BCHL Playoffs, Merritt Centennials vs Penticton Vees, Penticton, 7 p.m.

Apr. 7-9 Mixed Volleyfest, teams still being accepted, contact www.merrittvolleyballassociation.com Apr. 8

Merritt Youth Soccer’s BC Soccer Festival, Voght Park

Apr. 13

SD 58 Elementary Schools Handball Tournament

Apr. 28-30 Ladies Volleyfest, teams still being accepted, contact www.merrittvolleyballassociation.com May 5

SD 58 Elementary Schools Rugby Tournament

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Join Sue Sterling and Stephanie Rod from 5 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13 at Interior Community Services the former CMS building. They will present information and discussions that will include facts vs myths, risk and protective factors, adolescent development, communication skills with young people, attachment and resources for families locally and online.

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING

The BC Interior Community Foundation is now accepting applications for funding. Deadline for applications is April 1st. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations that hold charitable status with Revenue Canada, or are sponsored by an organization with charitable status; municipalities, and First Nations bands. For more information go to bcinteriorcommunityfoundation.com or (250) 434-6995. The Foundation serves City of Kamloops and communities in the Thompson, Nicola and South Cariboo.

CRAFT MARKET

Lower Nicola Craft Market will be held on April 9th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Lower Nicola Hall.

For more information call 250-571-3470 or 250-3784624.

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

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. We also work to assist in the development and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry at 250-378-5190.

COMMUNITY CHOIR

The Merritt Community Choir is started its spring season on Monday, Jan.23 at 7:00 pm. Meeting at Colletteville school, please use the Birch Ave. entrance. Fun new music will be presented. New members are welcome to come out for an evening of enjoyment. For more information please contact Ellen at 250-378-9899 or Barb at

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My Family: Stories that bring us together is an engaging way to capture and preserve your family story. We’ll help you record family information, including photos, names, dates, and precious family stories. Drop by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2451 Spring Bank Ave. any Thursday from either 2:00 to 4:00 pm or 6:30 to 8:30 pm. For more information contact Al Thompson at 250-212-9868.

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Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

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

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

SHRINERS

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

TECHNICAL LITERACY FOR SENIORS

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

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WANT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN?

Trinity United Church

Volunteer and help build skills and confidence in young readers. Literacy Merritt and Nicola Valley Society is seeking French and English speaking volunteers for the One to One children’s literacy program in local elementary schools. Volunteer 1.5 hrs/wk for 12 wks. 2016-17 sessions run Oct. to Feb. and Feb. to May. Attend a 2-3 hr training session and school orientation early Oct. Contact Kelly Reid, Literacy Outreach Coordinator at literacymerritt@gmail.com or call 250-378-7844.

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

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL Would you like to see a community theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!

MERRITT COMMUNITY CHOIR

is starting its spring season on Monday, January 23rd , starting at 7 p.m. Meeting at Colletteville school, please use the Birch Ave. entrance. Fun new music will be presented. New members are welcome to come out for an evening of enjoyment. For more information please contact Ellen 250-378-9899 or Barb 250-378-2678.

PENSION DAY BREAKFAST

Conayt Friendship Society Pension Day Breakfast will be held on Jan. 27 from 8:30 to 10:00 am at 1964 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC, main hall of the Society.

Aboriginal Seniors of the Nicola Valley are welcome to attend this free event.

Phase 2 has started.

Goal to reach $136,000 for design & architect fees

MERRITT SENIOR CURLING

Mondays and Tuesday’s at 1:00 p.m.. New members welcome. For more information call 250-378-7638.

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BEERS - BILL Mr. William Joseph Nicolaas Beers (Bill) of High River, BC but raised in Merritt BC, passed away suddenly in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta on February 25, 2017 at the age of 61 years. Bill was loved and will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of thirty-four years, Marilyn of High River, his son Jeff and daughter-inlaw Deirdre and their children, Wesley William and Ayla Marie of Calgary. Bill is also survived by his mother, Veronica Beers of Merritt, and siblings: Afra (Ole) Lindquist of Kelowna,; John (Angela) Beers of Port Moody, Yvonne Hummel of Kamloops, Nic (Patty) Beers of Merritt, Mary (Jim) Ramsey of Merritt, Eddy (Jody) Beers of Maple Ridge, Teresa Rankin (Steve) of Kamloops, and Bernadette (George) Hendy of Sherwood Park, Alberta,, his mother-in-law Eleanor Coulter of Amherst N.S. and brothers in law: Fred (Grace) of Sackville, N.B, Doug (Linda) of Labelle, N.S., and Paul (Nadine) of Amherst, N.S., as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Bill was predeceased by his father, Nick in 2008, sister Vera in 2004, father-in-law Freeman Coulter in 2010, and his beloved dog, Toto in 2009.

Bill has left us treasured memories of his love of life, his brilliant mind and photographic memory, his sense of humor, quick wit and infectious laughter, his love of sports, his fearless antics and mischievous pranks and teasing nature, his driving ambition and stringent work ethics, his love for animals and nature, and his undying love for his family.

A Celebration of Life was held in High River, Alberta on March 5th, 2017. If desired, in memory of Bill, memorial donations may be made to the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

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Thank You On behalf of the Harris and the Clarke families we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who supported us in our time of soro.

Words cannot express the rainbow of love we felt, whether you were a stranger to close family and friends, there were no boundaries for the love you provided.

Your love and support showed us that Trish was truely loved and cared for by so many individuals.

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Duties include: O Maintenance of work place and saw filing safety O Achieving production targets O Inspecting, maintaining, and calibrating precision equipment O Enforcement of filing shop quality control standards O Designing of saws O Calculating saw speeds and feeds O Maintaining spare parts inventory O Shift scheduling O Troubleshooting and examining saws for defects O Management of saw box water and lubrication Position requirements include: O Ability to work in a team environment or independently with little supervision O Experience benching round saws and band saws (e.g. repairing, tensioning, leveling, tipping, sharpening) O Knowledge of functionality, maintenance, and alignment associated with a Canter, 6ft Band Rig, Trim Saw, Gang Saws, Edgers, and Chippers O Ability to service and supervise all aspects of saw maintenance for stellite and carbide saws O Understanding of preventive maintenance processes related to saw shop and sawmill machinery O Technical understanding of the manufacturing and servicing of saws, guides, and chipping knifes O Understanding of basic MS Office software O Schedule flexibility – as work may require day, evening, and weekend shifts O Preference will be given to a Valid Inter-Provincial or Provincial Journeyperson Saw Filer certification West Fraser is currently looking for individuals who are interested in a full time long-term career. We offer an excellent compensation package including: a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and an outstanding defined benefit pension plan. Safety is one of West Fraser’s core values and our employees can expect a challenging, stable work environment with excellent career development opportunities. Recent upgrades to the sawmill highlight West Fraser’s ongoing commitment to maintaining 100 Mile Lumber as one of the leaders in the forest industry.

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