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One company thinks it has a solution to rural doctor shortages Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Starting next month one of the local doctor’s offices in town will be closing, leaving approximately 2,000 people without a family physician.

A month after that another office will close leaving thousands more in the same predicament.

As Merritt braces for this doctor shortage, a Toronto-based telemedicine company known as MedviewMD says it’s interested in installing its equipment at pharmacies in town. Doing so would connect patients with doctors or nurse practitioners located in either B.C. or Ontario via video conference in order to conduct routine medical checkups

and physicals.

Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of MedviewMD, Dan Nead, told the Herald his company is reaching out to members of the medical community in town regarding their services.

“If it’s something that’s routine, like an ear infection or strep throat or something like that, we have the technology that allows the physician or the [nurse practitioner] that’s video-conferenced-in logistically to make that assessment,” Nead said.

Patients enter a room in a pharmacy set up with a computer and TV monitor to video chat with a doctor. A registered nurse is on hand at the pharmacy to assist with the checkup.

With the help of the nurse, patients have their vital signs such as their blood pressure and temperature taken and sent via computer to the doctor, who can view the inside of a patient’s ears, nose and throat via computer thanks to an otoscope with a camera attached.

“The patient actually sees the inside of their ear, quite likely for the first time, and that is truly meaningful. That’s a game changer, because you’re just not taking someone’s word for it — you’re seeing it in front of you,” Nead said. “It appears right on screen; it’s a visual.”

He said MedviewMD can store these photos for a patient’s records and future checkups.

The doctor can also listen to a patient’s breathing and heartbeat in real time using an electronic stethoscope and headphones.

Doctors advise the patients and can give prescriptions.

Two pharmacies in neighbouring Kamloops are opening MedviewMD studios next month.

Kleo Dimopoulos, owner of Kleo’s Pharmacy Remedy’s RX in Kamloops, will have his studio up and running in April.

Dimopoulos told the Herald his community needs this type of service, and while he doesn’t know if this will be a permanent solution to doctor shortages in B.C., he thinks it may be the way of the future.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

GETTING

MESSY

AnnuAl GenerAl MeetinG & election of officers Thursday March 31st, 2016 @ 7pm 1675 Tutill Court @ Merritt Seniors Centre Guest speaker: Kelley Cook, one of the leaders in historical trail exploration, protection and restoration in the Northern Cascades. refreshments will be served. everyone is welcome.

(Left to right) Trinity United Church Rev. Nick Judson and ‘Messy Church’ organizers Gloria Michayluk and Linda Baird.

David Dyck/Herald David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

It’s not your typical church service, and that’s the point. Starting in April, on the first Thursday of each month, Trinity United Church will host ‘Messy Church,’ an initiative aimed at facilitating family interaction between children and their parents.

While many people may be used to thinking of church as a paint-by-numbers process, where an emphasis is placed on doing it properly and as instructed within the lines, messy church — as the name indicates — is more like finger painting.

“This is part of a whole movement that says the old church was one of expecting people to come in and conform to what was established… in other words, [saying] this is the way church is — fit in,” explained Rev. Nick Judson. “[Messy church] is much more free. While saying we’ve still got the core the same, we’re still following God and an expression of God in Jesus — however we understand Jesus — there’s no need to conform to the way the church has been since the 19th century.”

The way it works is that at 5 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, children, accompanied by a parent or guardian, will register for ‘Messy Church.’ The fee will be by donation. There will be different craft stations set up around the room, and they move from one to the next together.

“It’s not somebody cutting out and saying now you must put that there — it’s creative,” said organizer Linda Baird. “Heaven only knows what it will look like! If it’s a mess, it’s a mess.”

Following the crafts, there will be a short message, a song, and then a shared meal together.

“The meal will often be a pasta meal, a soup and a sandwich, or at times hot dogs — something simple, but still nutritious — and a kidapproved dessert,” explained Gloria Michayluk, one of the organizers. “It’ll tie in with the whole theme.”

Judson said there was a need for such a program here in Merritt.

“There’s a lot of brokenness,” he said. “There are family dynamics that we see all the time that seem to be less than ideal. Not that we want to be prescriptive, that you’ve all got to have cute little middle class kids in the Victorian model, but to say you know what, people are hurting.

“Here’s an opportunity to sit together and have a meal that’s prepared, so don’t stress out that you’re getting off work at 4:30 and nothing is ready to eat.” newsroom@merrittherald.com

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EGGCELLENT EGGSTRAVAGANZA 1

There was plenty of family fun and eggs to go around at the City of Merritt’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Friday (March 25). This year’s egg hunt featured a different way to win prizes as those who scooped up eggs with numbers or a ticket inside could redeem them for prizes or draws. Plenty of people packed Rotary Park for this year’s event, which also featured face-painting and soccer games for kids to enjoy in addition to their well earned Easter chocolates.

1. Children storm the field in search of Easter eggs.

2. Four-year-old Celeste Lockhart gets a few whiskers on her cheeks at the face-painting station.

3. The Easter bunny was in attendance and gave out plenty of hugs.

4. A group of children took to the pitch for some soccer.

5. Addison Illingsworth (left) and Mya Martindale pose for a picture at the Easter Eggstravaganza last Friday.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: October, 1997

HIGHWAY CRASH CLAIMS FIVE LIVES British Columbians are still asking themselves why the highway tragedy that claimed the lives of five adults even happened.

Police are still shaking their heads as to the cause behind the worst accident in the history of the Coquihalla Highway.

A few kilometres south of Merritt shortly before 5 p.m. last Wednesday, a twovehicle collision caused a tragic, almost instantaneous fire, that proved fatal for two seniors from the Bridge Lake area near 100 Mile House and three residents from Burnaby.

Early investigation indicated that a burgundy colored Dodge Caravan, carrying Burnaby residents failed to negotiate a right hand curve in the southbound lane and drifted through the median ditch into the oncoming northbound traffic.

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City Calendar March 30, noon Journeys into Tomorrow Transition House Elders Easter Lunch Merritt Civic Centre April 1 - 3 Mixed Volleyfest CMS and MSS

April 6 Mayor Drop in Session City Hall April 8, 6 - 8 pm Family Fun Night Aquatic Centre April 12, 7pm Regular Council Meeting City Hall

SEaSONaL SUMMER STUdENT Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a full time seasonal Summer Student.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/ certificates/degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m.

Friday, April 08, 2016 by: City of Merritt Carole Fraser Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Manager PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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April 2, 1-3 pm Merritt Fire Rescue Department Open House for New Pumper Truck MFRD Fire Hall

Date Posted: March 18, 2016 Posting Expires: April 08, 2016

April 17, 8 - 4 pm Free Disposal Day Lower Nicola Eco-Depot

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April 21, 7pm Nicola Naturalist Society Monthly Meeting, NVIT Recordings of the City of Merritt’s council meetings can also be seen on Shaw Cable (Channel 10) on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Sewer and Water Parcel Tax Rolls are available for viewing in the Finance Department of City Hall from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays.

April 26, 7pm Regular Council Meeting City Hall

A person who owns a parcel included on the parcel tax roll may request that the roll be amended respecting a matter referred to in section 205 (1) [complaints to review panel], but only in relation to the person’s own property;

Council meetings can also be streamed live online at: http://www. merritt.ca/live-streaming-councilmeetings See past council decisions at: http:// www.merritt.ca/city-council/councilmeeting-decisions

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The complaint must be received in writing on or before 10:30 am March 31, 2016 to the attention of: Ben Currie, Deputy Finance Manager and Collector, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8.

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Theatre society seeks fee forgiveness Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society wants the City of Merritt to waive the building fees it would incur constructing a theatre in the downtown.

The theatre society has asked that council refrain from charging them $85,831 in development cost charges, building permits and public works fees.

At council’s last regular council meeting on Tuesday (March 22), theatre society director Evelyn Armstrong made the request to council, saying they

need evidence of community support and local government involvement in order to apply for federal and provincial grants.

“This long overdue complex needs to be built. It needs to be up and running, not only for the prosperity of business and the City of Merritt, but also for the betterment of community life and the social environment,” Armstrong said.

The theatre society has about 500 members, she said.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said he hoped the city could be of some assistance to the society.

Coun. Ginny Prowal expressed the

Concept art of the four-bay movie theatre the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society is trying to have built at the corner of Garcia Street and Coutlee Avenue in downtown Merritt.

concern that waiving the fees would set a precedent for anyone else seeking to have development costs deferred.

Unsure of the legal implications of waiving the fees when asked

by Coun. Mike Goetz, chief administrative officer Shawn Boven

is one of the theatre society’s directors and Coun. Diana Norgaard, whose family is a major shareholder in the

said he would need to look into the matter before reporting back at a future meeting.

Coun. Kurt Christopherson, who

theatre project, excused themselves from hearing the delegation given perceived conflicts of interest.

Outside council chambers, Armstrong told reporters that the next step for the society is raising funds for the construction of the building.

The theatre society has been trying for years to build a movie theatre and performing arts facility in downtown Merritt.

To date, the society has purchased land to build on and has had blueprints for a fourbay theatre drawn up.

Construction of the facility alone would cost more than $3 million.

Black’s would need a renovation to accommodate the service From Page 1 “Obviously there’s a lot of orphan patients that are in Kamloops and [the] Kamloops area, and they don’t have doctors.

They rely on the walk-ins or the ER [emergency room] to get their prescriptions filled,” Dimopoulos said.

“This is another choice that they have and hopefully [will] alleviate some of the stress on the clinics and on the ER.” Dimopoulos said that he is leasing the equipment from MedviewMD, which supplies the physicians and nurses. He said the benefit to offering this service for his pharmacy is that it can essentially be a one-stop shop, offering people a place to get a checkup and have their prescriptions filled.

“We’re bringing the physicians to Kamloops via technology,” Dimopoulos said.

Merritt may follow suit.

Danielle and Blaine Martens, pharmacists and part owners of Black’s Pharmacy in Merritt confirmed they have been in contact with MedviewMD regarding the possibility of offering the service.

However, accommodating the equipment would require a renovation to the pharmacy.

“We’ve inquired about it, because when we saw that Kamloops was doing it, it was like, hey we need to do that here,” Danielle said, adding that they haven’t come to a decision yet.

Blaine said that offering this service would meet a need in the community, but the required renovation to their store would be a major investment to make.

He told the Herald that with the current number of doctors in town, most people have been able to get appointments on short notice, making this type of investment on their part unnecessary if more doctors are recruited to Merritt in the near future.

“I think if the two physicians leave and they’re not replaced then there certainly would be enough demand,” Blaine said.

He said he’s not sure this type of service is needed yet in the community and believes the demand for it wouldn’t present itself for about another six months.

“If the timing is right and there isn’t a physician recruited in time for the demand of the population, it would definitely be something that we would consider,” Blaine said.

The renovation would require providing a 100 square foot room for doctor appointments.

Blaine said that he thinks the best scenario for the town would be to have more doctors physically working in town.

“There [are] barriers to this video doctoring thing as well,” Blaine said. “You don’t develop a rapport with this doctor,” he said.

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HERALD OPINION MP REPORT

Budget 2016 This week the Liberal government tabled the first budget for the 42nd Parliament in Ottawa. As some may recall, during the recent election the Liberals promised their first two budgets would have deficits capped at $10 billion each year before returning to a balanced budget in 2019.

The budget announced this week with a deficit of $30 billion adds more debt than what was promised over the entire term and does not forecast a return to being balanced in 2019. With such a large increase in deficit spending the obvious question is where is this borrowed money going to be spent?

While it is difficult to summarize a budget document in a single MP report, I can list some of DAN ALBAS the areas View from the that are HILL targeted for increased spending.

Public transit will see spending of $3.4 billion over the next three years.

While public transit is not available in some parts of Central OkanaganSimilkameen-Nicola it will be helpful in others.

Green infrastructure is another area in the budget targeted for $5 billion in spending over the next five years.

Spending on First Nations will also be significantly increased in budget 2016 with a commitment of $8.4 billion over five years. There are many First Nations communities within Central Okanagan-SimilkameenNicola and this funding can help ensure many much-needed projects and programs are completed that will be beneficial to the region.

In spite of such a large increase in deficit spending there are areas where spending will be decreased or other programs will be eliminated in this budget. One example of this is $3.7 billion in planned military equipment spending that is being deferred.

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Hospice volunteers provide companionship to people living with terminal illness and help their family in a variety of ways.

Volunteers also support those who are grieving. In addition to client support, Merritt hospice relies on volunteers to help with office work, fundraising, community outreach, serving on the board, and other operational areas.

Hospice volunteers receive training to ensure they feel comfortable with their tasks. Topics include philosophy of hospice care, effective communication skills, boundaries for the volunteer

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Becoming a hospice volunteer is easy. In addition to the standard volunteer training, every potential volunteer is requested to have a criminal record check completed at no cost to the volunteer. There will also be an interview with the hospice co-ordinator during which such things as availability and personal experience will be discussed.

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YOUR OPINION Internal trade not addressed in budget

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HERALD QUESTION OF THE WEEK

From Page 6 In addition, expenditures such as the children’s fitness and children’s art credit are being phased out — starting by reducing them in half for 2016 and eliminating them in 2017.

On a more local note, budget 2016 does propose to re-open the Veterans Affairs office in Kelowna — although one cannot not be certain if this means at the same location. Nor nor does the budget specify an exact date.

From a British Columbia perspective, ferries built outside of Canada and imported to provinces operating ferry fleets will no longer be subject to a 25 per cent tariff.

The 15 per cent mineral exploration tax credit that was introduced by the former government and was set to expire at the end of March will be extended for another year until March of 2017.

Given the importance of mining to many regions within Central OkanaganSimilkameen-Nicola, this continued program can be of benefit to local economies.

Tourism will also see a $50 million funding commitment; however, this is over two years and is Canada wide.

Missing from the budget? From my own perspective, while the budget does mention the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) international trade deals, there is nothing significant on internal trade.

This is a glaring oversight considering a new agreement on internal trade is due this month, and it appears to have fallen off the federal government’s radar.

There is also no mention in the budget of a number of Liberal election promises, such as restored door-to-door mail delivery, a reduction in the small business tax rate and of course no plan to return a balanced budget in 2019.

This is only a brief summary of a 269page budget document, and I welcome your comments, questions and concerns on the budget or any subject before the House of Commons. I can be reached at Dan. Albas@parl.gc.ca or toll free at 1-800-6658711.

Dan Albas is the MP for Central OkanaganSimilkameen-Nicola.

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BURN SEASON A controlled burn taking place just southeast of Merritt, near Highway 5A on March 21. Last week, the Kamloops Fire Centre (KFC) warned folks to be cautious with their spring burning. Keeping plenty of water nearby, paying attention to wind conditions, creating a fire guard and always keeping the fire attended are important precautions to take for a safe burn. Cole Wagner/Herald

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Sherman headed to Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame Merritt resident one of the founders of Interior women’s broomball dynasty Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Yet another resident of Merritt has been elected to a Sports Hall of Fame.

On April 9, Lexi Sherman will be inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame as one of the founding members of the Brass Rail/Sgt. O’Flaherty’s broomball team that won 12 league championships and three provincial titles between 1980 and the early 90s.

Earlier this year, it was announced that long-time Merritt Centennials’ associate Brian Barrett would be entering the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame in July. Back in February, Kelly Donaldson was inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame along with the rest of her Burnaby Blast U-19 women’s soccer team for their incredible run to a national title in 1997.

For Sherman, who was raised in the Nicola Valley along with her five siblings, the induction into the KSHF in April has special meaning, as it was she and her sister, Ali, who started women’s broomball in Kamloops.

“It was 1980, and I was 24 at the time, and my sister was 18,” Sherman said. “Ali had just moved to Kamloops and we were both working there.

“A bunch of us ladies all played senior B fastball in the spring and summer. We would see each other throughout the ball season and hang

“The only ones who really knew anything about the game at all were Ali and I, because we used to go and watch our brother-in-law, John Danis, who was from Timmins, Ont. and played in a men’s league in Merritt.

“We began practicing once a week, and eventually that turned

into game night. We had four teams the first year.”

Sherman’s team was initially sponsored by the Brass Rail, a local pub. Over the years, the name would change to DT Canadians, Victories and finally Sgt. O’Flaherty’s.

The team’s first coach was Ken

Samborsky, the boyfriend (and future husband) of player Lorraine Dueck. He would remain at the helm for the next dozen years.

On Oct. 23, 1980, the four teams took to the ice at Memorial Arena to officially launch the Kamloops Women’s Broomball League. In addition to

the Brass Rail, there was Inland Building Supplies, Kopec Tire and the Plaza Hotel.

The inaugural season went so well that the women’s league teamed up with the Kamloops’ men’s league to host the provincials in the spring of 1981.

Brass Rail wound up winning the BC women’s title, and the Kamloops Old Stockers took the men’s crown.

“We beat Dawson Creek 1-0 in a really close ladies’ final,” Sherman said.

Both Kamloops’ teams qualified for the Nationals in ’81, which were being held in Val D’Or, Que. It was the first time that B.C. would be represented by a women’s team at a Canadian broomball championships.

Preparing for the provincials and then the nationals meant a lot more time practising for the Brass Rail girls, something that didn’t go over well with their spouses.

“Our husbands were smacking their heads, wondering what they had agreed to,” Sherman said with a laugh. “They lost their wives to baseball in the summer, and now they were losing them to broomball all winter.”

Those first Nationals were something Sherman will never forget.

“All the provinces were represented, and we did just terrible. It was a real eye-opener.

I swear those girls from back East were born

Broomball 101

Broomball is both a recreational activity and competitive sport played on ice, indoors or outdoors. The rules and tactics of the game are very similar to hockey.

Two teams of six players hit a small ball around the ice with sticks made of wood or aluminum called

‘brooms’. The objective is to score goals on an opponent by hitting the ball into the net.

Players wear special rubber-soled shoes instead of skates, as well as protective gloves and helmets. Goaltenders are heavily equipped, with full-face masks and thick padding on the

legs, thighs, chest and shoulders.

From Canada, the game of broomball spread to the United States. It is particularly popular in the state of Minnesota.

By the 1980s, broomball was being played internationally, in countries like Australia,

CHAMPIONS (Above) The Kamloops Brass Rail broomball team in the early 80s. Founding members Lexi Sherman (captain, middle row, second from right) and her sister Ali Semenoff (front row, second from left) were both raised in the Nicola Valley,.

Sherman currently lives in Merritt. (Below) Lexi and Ali in 1981. Photos submitted

out together. I got it into my head to form a women’s broomball league as a way to keep us connected in the wintertime.

“We just started it to have a night out with the girls. So many of the gals were athletic anyway, it was just a case of learning a new sport.”

Sherman made it sound simple. But she’ll never forget the first time they gathered for a practice. Her future teammate, Debbie Craw, compared it to an audition for the Bad News Bears.

“It was down at the MacArthur Island rink.

We had people showing up with kitchen brooms and corn brooms. That’s how little everybody knew about broomball.

It was pretty funny,” Sherman said.

The sport of broomball is said to have originated in Canada although no clear date is known. The first recorded broomball game is believed to have taken place in Perdue, Saskatchewan on March 5, 1909.

with a broomball stick in their hands. Ali broke her ankle in one of the games.

“One thing I’m really proud of is that we won the Most Sportsmanlike Team.”

Sherman would play just two more years with the Kamloops team before her work with Teck Corporation would take her to places like Tumbler Ridge, Vancouver and finally back to Merritt 10 years ago. Ali remained with the squad for a dozen seasons.

In addition to the 12 league and three provincial titles, the Shermanfounded women’s broomball team won numerous tournaments across western Canada, competed in four more national championships (winning bronze in 1988) and hosted the Canadians in 1986.

During one stretch, the team went 113 consecutive league and playoff games without a loss.

Sherman said that over the years, many different players (40 in all) came and went with the team that she and her sister started, but all contributed to the success, friendship and many memorable moments that they experienced.

One of those many players was former Merrittonian Sue Proc.

The Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony in April is being dedicated to two of the team’s members who have passed away — Debbie Miller (1993) and Joanne Gris (last year).

Japan, Sweden, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.

Broomball is continuing to grow globally, and the International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA) is now attempting to get the sport included in the Winter Olympics.

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