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ROBBER SENTENCED A prolific bank robber who held up the Royal Bank of Canada in Merritt in 2014 has been sentenced to nine years in jail.

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FATAL OVERDOSE The second fatal overdose in Merritt comes just two months into the year — after four deaths in all of 2016. /Page 5

FOR A GOOD CAUSE The Merritt Centennials swapped their traditional red and black uniforms and donned teal jerseys in support of mental health awareness.

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GRANTS GIVEN

City councillors dolled out more cash to community groups at an all-day budget workshop on Saturday, Feb. 25.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS COURT FILES

Serial bank robber gets seven years “He said, ‘I’m sorry, it’s just going to get worse.’”

Cornish made off with $485 — a paltry sum in comparison An apprentice electrician who to amounts he collected at later held up nine banks in three provholdups. inces — including one in Merritt Eight days after the Princeton — during a two-month crime robbery, Cornish walked into spree was sentenced on Feb. 28, an Interior Savings branch in to seven years in prison.

Vernon, pulled his imitation Shaun Cornish, 29, pleaded firearm from his waistband and guilty to charges stemming from asked for “everyone’s money.” robberies in B.C., Alberta and Goulet said Cornish became Saskatchewan in late 2014 and agitated, raising his voice and early 2015. Prosecutors sought asking tellers if they wanted to a sentence of up to 12 years spend Christmas with their famibehind bars, but B.C. Supreme lies. He was given an undisclosed Court Justice Keith Bracken amount of money. ruled the first-time offender “He apologized, wished them stands a good chance of rehahappy holidays and left,” Goulet bilitation, is remorseful and can Leader Adrian Dix says Merritt Mayor Susan Roline’s decision to carry the party’s flag in the said. once again become a productive NDP next election is a welcome addition. Phillip Woolgar/Herald On Dec. 19, 2014, Cornish member of society. pulled a similar robbery at about a suspicious man with a bat, and completely out of character.”

With credit for 13 months a Scotiabank in High River, then walked into a bank armed Cornish wielded a fake handalready spent in jail, Cornish has demanding large bills only and no gun in eight of the nine robberies, with an imitation handgun and another four years to serve in a dye packs. demanded cash. typically apologizing to clerks. federal penitentiary.

“One of the customers asked Crown prosecutor Evan Goulet Court heard Cornish’s bankThe defence submitted letters said Cornish walked into the bank, if he was robbing them,” Goulet of support from friends and family. robbing spree began on Dec. 1, said. sat down across from a teller and 2014, in Princeton.

“All the letters have the same asked how her day was going.

In that case, he used a celltheme,” Bracken said. “The chargSee ‘APOLOGETIC’ Page 10 “She said, ‘Fine,’” Goulet said. es are surprising to the letter writer phone to call in a decoy 911 report Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

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Lineup bolstered

TRANS MOUNTAIN

The Rockin’ River Music Festival has added another seven musical acts to a lineup that’s already full of country music stars.

Kinder Morgan hosts community meeting

Repairs scheduled

seeking work on the pipeline, Toth told the Herald.

Toth said the project’s large general contractors will hire employees and subcontractors themselves.

Work on the project in the Merritt area is expectKinder Morgan aims to utilize maximize job ed to begin this September, but construction of the opportunities for local workers and contractors as the The Lower Nicola Indian Band pipeline itself won’t ramp up until about September company set to begin construction on its new Trans (LNIB) voted to accept a Trans of 2018.

Mountain pipeline in September.

Mountain Expansion conditional agreeThat month — more than a year and a half “Merritt is going to be a construction hub; it’s ment, in a referendum that saw 187 of from now — the pipeline workforce is expected going to be one of our bases as we’re executing this 964 eligible members cast a ballot. to be at its peak in Merritt with an estimated 550 project, and so part of our commitment is to ensure The results were shared through a workers and another 60 management staff. our contractors are fulfilling and following through Pipeline construction is earmarked to take place one our commitments,” said Greg Toth, senior man- Facebook post from the LNIB page on Feb. 25 after polls closed, which showed between July 2018 and August 2019. ager for pipeline development. that votes to accept the agreement preThis coming September will involve preparation About 40 people attended a drop-in information vailed over the “reject” side by a count work in Merritt, including setting up a construction session at the civic centre on Wednesday (Feb. 22) to of 111 to 75 (one ballot was spoiled). yard, a 20-acre pipe yard and a camp, all of which hear about construction plans in Merritt, including More online at merrittherald.com will need to be set up in fairly large locations that local accommodation for workers, job opportunities have yet to be determined. and other economic benefits the project promises to The camp is expected to be able to accommodate 350 workers, but bring to the Nicola Valley. outside of that Kinder Morgan is looking to local accommodations such as There were also 15 expert staff on hand to answer questions from hotels, RV parks and rental units to house its workers. members of the public, but were not permitted to speak on the record to “It’s a catch-22,” said Toth. “You put in a camp and it detracts from the reporters. Questions from the media were instead fielded by Toth. local benefits that would acrew from rentals, and RV’s and hotels.”

The company wants local job seekers and subcontractors to register through its website, and contractors will then use the database to find those See ‘600 WORKERS’ Page 17 Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

LNIB: Yes to Trans Mountain agreement

Search ‘ROCKIN’ RIVER LINEUP’

A major bridge rehabilitation project on the Coquihalla Highway is scheduled to begin this spring in order to extend the life of a steel-arch bridge along the highway.

Search ‘DRY GULCH BRIDGE’

Election date set

Members of the Upper Nicola Band are heading to the polls later this month to choose their next chief and council.

Search ‘UNB ELECTIONS’

Option 1

Major Issue: SEWER SLUDGE was DUMPED in the NICOLA VALLEY! QUESTION:

Where was Jackie?

ANSWER:

NOT on your Side!

. An MLA’s job is to represent constituents in Victoria, NOT Victoria in the Constituency! . The people of Fraser-Nicola need an MLA who cares about you and IS ON YOUR SIDE!

16 Years of BC Liberals is ENOUGH – It’s Time for a Change!

Please join us – Call Walter (250-378-6443) – Paid by the Fraser-Nicola NDP Constituency Association

Option 2

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March 2, 2017

YOU’RE INVITED!

City of Merritt

to meet with Mayor Menard on March 15th from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

CITY

Interested citizens are welcome to stop by, say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.

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If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Movies at the Civic Centre

Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a term Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

Friday, March 3 at 6 pm Saturday, March 4 at 2 & 6 pm

Admission $5 CASH ONLY Concession $1 CASH ONLY

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2017 by: Carole Fraser Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Manager, City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca

1950 Mamette Avenue For more information call: Civic Centre: 250-315-1050

Rated: PG13

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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After School Program . K - 7 Apr. 3 – May 12 . 6 wks May 15 – Jun. 28 . 7 wks 2:30 - 5:30 pm After school programs play an important role in the academic and personal development of children, especially in an era when many parents work full-time. Each day includes TRANSPORTATION (from Central, Bench, Diamond Vale, Collettville & Nicola Canford), snacks and a safe, enriching and fun place to go.

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A man travelling through Merritt found himself a room at a hotel still under construction on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25).

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Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald the man went to the nearly-complete Comfort Inn on DeWolf Way during a stopover in Merritt while travelling via Greyhound bus to Vancouver.

Dunsmore said the man, The Comfort Inn on DeWolf Way is set to open in mid-March. Michael Potestio/Herald who had been drinking, was “Normally it’s locked,” she for his own room. able to enter the hotel because “He had gotten off the bus the doors were open for work- said, noting the man went and thought [the hotel] was ers who were inside the build- over to the unattended front desk and then began looking open because it looks finished, ing.

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so he wandered over and was wanting to get a room, but no one was around. He got his own room, had some drinks, fell asleep and then the owner called [police] when he found him in the building,” said Dunsmore.

Officers found the man intoxicated, and took him into custody until he sobered up, at which time he caught another bus to his destination, she said.

No charges were laid in the incident.

Second fatal overdose of the year Two months into the year, and two people have already died from drug overdoses in Merritt.

A 25-year-old woman has died after overdosing on Feb. 23.

Merritt police, two ambulances and members of the fire department responded to a home on Garcia Street at about 11 a.m., where they found the woman, RCMP Staff Sgt. Sheila White told the Herald.

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White said those on scene attempted to resuscitate the woman with naloxone, but the medication was not enough to revive her.

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“We don’t know if it’s fentanyl related, and the results of those tests won’t come back for a period of time,” said White.

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It’s the people not the place Life in a small town is all about the tradeoffs.

That was the lesson I learned Cole Wagner years back, COLE’S NOTES when I accompanied a group of my best friends on a spring break trip to the Temiskaming Shores (which, being in frigid Northern Ontario, wasn’t a very popular spring break destination among college students that year).

We were there to take in a week’s worth of rural-town activities: ice fishing, sleddin’, and — our personal favourite activity — marvelling at which modern-day ammenities had yet to make it to Temiskaming Shores.

And while we might have found it hilariously foreign that people still recorded their bowling scores by pen and paper, rather than through an automated system — we also had a whale of a time enjoying the great company, and extremely personable community in Northern Ontario.

Those memories came flooding back for me this past weekend, as I took in the Rotary Club’s annual indoor golf event at the Civic Centre.

Between the multitude of costumes — some much more elaborate than I had anticipated — and the actual mini-golf course, I was blown away by how well put together the entire event was.

My golf game left much to be desired, but I had a blast visiting with community members I’ve been lucky enough to get to know over the last 10 months or so.

And I was reminded of the lesson I learned — and continue to learn — about small town living: There are trade-offs, but you sure can’t beat the people.

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The dull reality of extra-terrestrial life Only 39 lightyears away, astronomers have found seven planets circling a very small “red dwarf ” star called Trappist-1. All seven are in or near what we call the GWYNNE DYER “Goldilocks zone:” The international not too hot, not too STAGE cold, but just right for water to remain liquid on the planet. So we all speculate once again, but a little more bravely this time, about whether some of these planets might be home to life.

Not only are three of Trappist-1’s planets dead centre in the Goldilocks zone; the other four are on the fringes of the habitable zone.

And they are all big enough — from half Earth’s size to slightly bigger than our home planet — to retain an atmosphere for billions of years.

That’s long enough for life to evolve on one or more of them. It’s probably even long enough for complex life forms to evolve there, as it did on Earth.

If an intelligent life form evolved on even

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one of these planets, it could have colonized all seven: they are very close together. The journey would be not much more demanding than a trip from the Earth to the Moon.

So think about that: a seven-world interplanetary civilization. It may not exist at Trappist-1: we cannot yet assume that life crops up everywhere that the circumstances are suitable for it. But it surely must exist in one or many (or most) of the hundreds of millions of similar star systems that exist in this galaxy alone.

It looks like life is as common as dirt in the universe, which for living creatures like us is infinitely more interesting than a dead universe ruled only by physics and chemistry.

Whereas the poor scientists, shackled by their duty to go not one millimetre further than the evidence will currently support, are condemned to say cool, restrained things like: “The discovery of multiple rocky planets with surface temperatures that allow for liquid water make this amazing system an exciting future target in the search for life.” (Dr Chris Copperwheat of Liverpool John Moores University, which provided one of the telescopes used in the study.)

Of course, Dr Copperwheat really knows that this discovery makes it 99 per cent certain

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(it was already 98 per cent certain) that life is commonplace throughout the universe. He just must not say so until we actually find hard evidence for life on one of the almost 4,000 “exoplanets” orbiting other stars that astronomers have found in the past 24 years.

But I am a journalist, and I am allowed to speak obvious truths even when the scientific evidence is still falling a bit short. Planets are self-evidently as common as dirt. Life is almost certainly as common as dirt. And even intelligent life must be pretty common in the universe.

Maybe only one planet in a million has intelligent life, you say? Okay, then there are at least a hundred and forty million planets with intelligent life in this galaxy alone. And there are at least a hundred billion galaxies.

I started reading science fiction when I was quite young — maybe ten or eleven — and my parents knew an old guy a few streets away who was an amateur astronomer, so they sent me along to see him. He showed me his telescope, and pictures he had taken, and even an exercise book where he had done sketches of our own solar system and the entire galaxy with coloured pencils.

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Webster deserves credit for LTD academy feature Editor, Fake news is not a problem in Merritt. Sports reporter Ian Webster of the Merritt Herald revealed in the Feb. 9 issue good facts about dance. In his article about the Love to Dance Academy he stated that the LTD Academy handed out four $375 scholarships to LTD Academy dancers and one $100 scholarship to another dancer. The four dancers, Peyton Rotvold, Chantalle Anderson, Felize Omori and Megan Voigt, all got their start in ballet with me, Linda Sanford. I feel honored and thank them for mentioning my name in their biographical information. I want to congratulate them and all my dance students for keeping up with their dancing after I retired.

The replacement dance teacher, Lizette Nel, brought in by the Merritt Dance Society, has done an outstanding job of providing a full serve dance program at the Academy. The program is so successful she added a fellow instructor, Vanessa Van Rensburg, to meet an expanding demand to offer more dance courses and more performances.

I’m writing this letter to also thank the Merritt Herald for letting the community know about the excellent achievements of the dancers. That’s real news! Now I want to add some things to Webster’s article he made me think about.

Firstly, I am happy the Merritt Herald keeps us informed about the numerous events the dancers are involved in before and after the fact. Please keep publishing this good news!

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Secondly, Merritt dancers are ambitious and will be performing on the big stage of the Sagebrush Theatre venue at the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts (KFPA) dance competition. On March 12, Chantalle Anderson competes in the 9:00 a.m. session of Classical Solo. On March 13, six more Merritt dancers compete in the 9:00 a.m. session of Character National.

Following next, six more dancers compete in Demi-Character. Many different types of dancing are in the dance discipline of the festival which takes place between March 12 to 17.

For KFPA details if you want to attend check out www.kfpa.ca. Other adjudicated performances taking place at the KFPA, which also invite the public to watch, are in the disciplines of coral, guitar, instrumental, piano, speech arts, strings and voice as well as dance. The whole festival timeline stretches from Feb. 26 to March 19.

Finally, on the world stage, the Love to Dance Academy brings to Merritt a dance examiner who represents the Royal Academy of Dance whose headquarters are in London, England. The results are recorded there and certificates are issued to verify the progress of the dance students here.

Many Merritt dancers are earning certification proving they are meeting international standards and you can’t fake that. Keep dancing! It’s good for you and good for Merritt.

Linda Sanford 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 Canada’s history with the metric system.

Canada began the process of converting to the metric system from the imperial system of measurement in 1970, under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The process took a number of years, and although 87 per cent of us now understand temperature in Celsius, 91 per cent of Canadians still express their height and weight in feet and pounds.

We didn’t always think that would be the case: in the early going of the metric conversion, writers envisioned a future where we bid farewell to all forms of imperial measurement. Take a look an excerpt from an article in the Herald in October of 1974:

It’s easy to move to metric

“In our daily life we will use the metric system in many way. When we mow our lawns, we will set the mower for 5 cm not 2 inches. When we buy a belt it will be so many centimetres long. When we order lumber, we won’t order 2 x 4s. And when we step on the bathroom scale, it won’t read 200 lb. It will read 91 kg ...

Why should we change to the metric system?

One, it is a better system than our English system.

It is simpler, more coherent, more logical and easier to work with. Two, we have no choice.”

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Race is on to find intelligent life From Page 6 But he couldn’t tell me whether there were any planets beyond our own system, let alone whether there was life elsewhere in the universe. Nobody knew, and he was being properly scientific in his caution. So I returned to my science fiction, and never went back to see him again.

I am probably now at least as old as that “old guy” was then. We live in a truly marvellous time, when the whole universe is opening up to us, and I wish he could have lived long enough to know what we know now.

And now for the next perplexing question. If life is as common as dirt, and intelligent life only maybe a thousand times less common, then where is everybody? Is intelligence so counter-productive that an intelligent species automatically self-destructs within a few dozen generations of developing a scientific

civilization? Or is there something so terrible out there that everybody who survived is observing radio silence?

Questions for another day. But Trappist-1 is so close that in a few hundred years we could probably get there in a generation ship.

Meanwhile, a private consortium led by the BoldlyGo Institute and Mission Centaur is working on an orbital telescope that will look for planets around our closest stellar neighbour, Alpha Centauri, only 4.4 light-years (40 trillion kilometres) away.

It’s called Project Blue, after astronomer Carl Sagan’s famous picture of our own “pale blue dot.” But there are a gazillion other pale blue dots, and maybe Alpha Centauri has one too. Hallelujah!

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

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Robber was apologetic “There’s cash in one hand and a pistol in the other.”

Police used the licence plate on Cornish’s truck “Mr. Cornish replied, ‘No, man, I’m not robbing to track him to a hotel in Grande Prairie, Alta., you. I’m robbing them.’” where he was arrested by an RCMP tactical team Again, Cornish was apologetic. on Jan. 30, 2015. He has been in custody since.

“Mr. Cornish took $2,050, mumbled ‘I’m sorry’ Court heard Cornish has no criminal record and and casually left the bank,” Goulet said. no mental health issues. What he did Four days later, on Dec. 23, 2014, have at the time was considerable debt, a Cornish made off with $4,150 from a penchant for gambling and a recreational Royal Bank branch in Merritt. On Jan. drug habit. He was only months from 8, 2015, he robbed a branch of the graduating to become a journeyman same bank in Swift Current, Sask., of electrician before his crime spree began. more than $1,200. In mid-January 2015, “It seems Mr. Cornish’s substance Cornish held up banks in Lethbridge, problems, his affinity for gambling and Alta., Claresholm, Alta., and Aldergrove, his debt have led to his downfall,” Goulet B.C., before driving north to commit his said. “He appears to be doing well in final robbery. custody and he has no record. On the On Jan. 28, 2015, he entered a CIBC other hand, he’s committed nine bank in Dawson Creek, B.C., pulled his imitaShaun Cornish robberies.” tion pistol and approached a teller, who Robbed nine banks Goulet argued for a prison term in was counting money. the range of eight to 12 years given the “Mr. Cornish reached across the counter and seriousness of Cornish’s offences. took most of the money while saying, ‘I’m sorry,’ Defence lawyer Dale Melville, meanwhile, has and, ‘I know this f---ing sucks,’” Goulet said. recommended a prison sentence of six years.

Cornish, who wore a disguise of sunglasses and “He has no criminal record,” he said. “He’s pled a hat for all of his robberies, was done in by a surguilty to these offences.” veillance camera at a store near the Dawson Creek Court heard Cornish had a healthy upbringing CIBC. It showed a white truck pulling into a parkand excelled in school. He lost his job and owed ing space, a man exiting the vehicle and returning a $60,000 to various creditors before deciding to rob short time later. banks.

“His face is exposed at this time,” Goulet said.

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To our most Loyal Customers of Merritt and surrounding areas.

Golden Chopsticks is Sorry to announce that as of March 6th, 2017 we will sadly close our doors for business due to the end of our Lease Agreement with the Quality Inn. If you cannot redeem gift certificates by March 5th, please contact us at 250-378-6333 for your refund until March 31st, 2017.

After March 31st, 2017 you can contact Sheree Ewalt at 250-315-5958 for your refund. Thank you.

We would like to thank our Previous and Present employees, Local and Distant customers, Supportive First Nations Bands and all our Local business’ for all your support, acceptance and care that you have provided to us throughout the past 10 years.

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Boomgaarden moves from ice to fire they job’s going too throw at you,” said Boomgaarden.

Boomgaarden has now been serving Merritt as a work experience Former junior hockey player firefighter since late June of 2016.

Riley Boomgaarden found out the “I pretty much went right from rink and the firehall have a lot in hockey right to the fire academy common.

“You’re working in a team atmo- and now I’m here, so I kind of sphere and the whole dynamics [are just jumped right into it,” said the same]. You have to earn it, earn Boomgaarden.

Merritt’s work experience proyour respect [and] earn your place gram is one of just four in Canada, in the firehall,” said Boomgaarden. all of which are located in B.C. The The now-22-year-old had expeother three are in Big White, Sun rience with firefighters during his Peaks and Creston. hockey playing days.

After receiving train“Two of my ing at fire academies, coaches in hockey these firefighter hopefuls were firefighters, and come to Merritt to gain I always said I never work experience for a met a firefighter that year at the local fire stadidn’t like his job,” tion while they apply said Boomgaarden. for full-time firefighting Boomgaarden jobs. hails from Grande The department Prairie, Alta. and started the program in moved away for three response to recruitment years to play junior and retention difficulties, hockey. and it helps bridge the In 2012, gap between a volunteer Boomgarden played 21 games with the Riley Boomgaarden fire service and a career Western Hockey Work experience program firefighter fire department.

Boomgaarden said he League’s Red Deer knew firefighting was the career for Rebels as an 18-year-old and finhim after his first day of school at ished off his hockey career with a two year stint playing for the Melfort the fire academy.

When asked what was more Mustangs of the Saskatchewan intense — hearing the fire alarm Junior Hockey League (SJHL). sound or waiting to head out on In the last year he played, the the ice to play an important playMustangs won the league champioff game, Boomgaarden answered onship and made it all the way to emphatically; the fire alarm. the RBC Cup tournament — the “There’s an element of actual highest crown in Junior A hockey. danger to it, you know,” said His playing days behind him, Boomgaarden.

Boomgaarden said the parallels “I think being able to help people firefighting has with being part of a hockey team drew him to pursue the is so much more rewarding. If you don’t perform your job to the best career.

“I don’t think I could sit at a desk of your abilities or you slack off somebody could possibly get hurt, for the rest of my life either. I like so I think that gets your adrenaline being up and doing different things going a little bit more.” everyday — never knowing what Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

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The Merritt Centennials have swapped their traditional red and black uniforms and donned teal jerseys in order to support the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

Teal is the official colour of mental health awareness.

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‘Karma’ comes calling Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

A Kamloops woman who broke into an apartment in Merritt and bear sprayed multiple people last August was sentenced to probation and time already served for what was described in court as a home invasion.

Patricia Hanson-Johnson appeared in a Kamloops courtroom Monday (Feb. 27) via video conference from a correctional facility in the Lower Mainland.

She pled guilty to charges of assault with a weapon and a breach of recognizance.

“The assault was essentially a home invasionstyle attack,” said Crown prosecutor Evan Goulet.

Goulet told the court that on Aug. 1, 2016 at about 10:30 p.m., a number of people who were in the apartment unit on Blair Street heard a knock at the door, which came from a woman identifying herself as Karma — a nickname Hanson-Johnson is known to go by.

Goulet said Hanson-Johnson told those within the residence she was there to pick up a few things.

Those in the apartment, however, didn’t want to let her in and saw through the door’s peephole that she was with three unidentified males, said Goulet.

“They didn’t want to open the door, and then suddenly the door was kicked in and bear spray was discharged into the residence,” said Goulet.

He said a neighbour called the police who tracked down Hanson-Johnson at another local

motel where she was found in a room with three men and a number of firearms and drugs.

Police have told the Herald those men in the room with her have ties to the Independent Soldiers, a gang known to be operating in British Columbia.

No charges were brought against the three men, and Hanson-Johnson isn’t facing any charges related to the guns and drugs.

She was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence — the latter of which was later stayed by the Crown.

Judge Harrison imposed a sentence of 90 days for the assault charges, seven days for the breach and the 18-month probation as outlined by the Crown.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS CITY BUDGET

Last grants dolled out Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

A budget workshop hosted in council chambers on Saturday gave the opportunity to four groups to make an appeal for cash from the city’s Grant in Aid program — after the groups’ initial applications were deferred in late January.

While the requests will be finalized at a regularly scheduled council meeting sometime in the near future, councillors approved recommendations to give each group at least some of the funds they requested.

Council recommended that the City of Merritt make a $3,000 contribution to the local Chamber of Commerce, qualifying the city as a corporate sponsor of the business advocacy group.

As a corporate sponsor of the group, the city’s logo will appear on publications and newsletters from the chamber, among other advertising benefits.

The Merritt Mountain Bike Association was looking for $10,000 to help fund the development of more trails around the Nicola Valley. Council partially approved the grant for $5,000 with a recommendation that the group look for funding through the TNRD, as the areas that would be developed for trails fell outside Merritt’s city limits.

The Nicola Valley Rodeo Association was also looking for $10,000 from the city — a request approved by council — in order to bolster their efforts to attract sponsors to the annual pro rodeo.

Ally Thompson, who presented to council on behalf of the NVRA, noted that the organization is looking to host some high profile rodeos in Merritt, including the BC High School rodeo championships, and the Canadian Finals in 2018.

Finally, the Nicola Valley Skating Club’s request for $4,400 to offset the cost of paying for a qualified coach from Logan Lake was approved by council.

Council rejects request for $20,000 from United Way While the budgeting process continues at the next scheduled budget meeting on March 7, several items dropped at Saturday’s meeting likely won’t make it to the floor in March.

Councillors voted against approving a request from United Way for $20,000. The organization was seeking repayment for renovations that United Way did to the city-owned property known as the fireside centre in Spirit Square, when ASK Wellness was the tenant in the building.

As ASK has now vacated the building, United Way was looking to recoup some of their investment, explained Menard.

“When we put out a request for proposal for people to rent from us, normally, as part of the contract, if they want to make any changes or additions to the facility, that’s their responsibility,” said Menard. “I was surprised they asked in the first place — but it’s like this: if you don’t ask, you’re not going to find out. They found out, and the answer is no.”

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More than 600 workers expected in Merritt at construction peak From Page 3 “We think that a sleeper camp — and it’s not sized for the full workforce — is really to manage that peak capacity as a compromise solution,” he said.

There will be many opportunities for jobs such as welders, truck drivers and most common of all labourers, 200 of which will be needed for the section of the pipeline where Merritt is located.

The pipeline expansion will also result in $419 million in construction spending in Merritt, and workers are expected

to spend about $40 million in the city on things such as accommodation, meals and clothing.

The pipeline is expected to be in service in 2019, shipping petroleum from Edmonton to the terminal in Burnaby.

The Trans Mountain expansion would “twin” the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs from the Alberta border through Merritt to the Burrard Inlet that has been in operation for 60 years.

The $6.8-billion pipeline twinning from northern Alberta to Burnaby would triple Trans Mountain’s capacity to 890,000 barrels per day, and result in a seven-fold

increase in tanker traffic through Vancouver harbour.

The project will add 980 kilometres of new pipe, and 12 new pump stations to the route.

The project received approval from the federal government this past November and was given the green light from the B.C. government in January. It must meet 157 conditions from the National Energy Board (NEB) and another 37 from B.C.’s environmental assessment certificate.

Kinder Morgan’s board is expected to give the financial go-ahead in March or April.

“I go on board to make sure the tanker conforms with international safety guidelines.”

– Captain Robert Scott, Loading Master, Kinder Morgan Canada

Tankers calling at Trans Mountain’s loading dock must comply with internationally accepted oil-handling safety protocols and best practices. If the expansion is approved, enhanced measures will make sure that risks to our waterways from Trans Mountain tanker traffic will remain extremely low. We have been committed to safety for over 60 years – and we intend to keep it that way.

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Tankers calling at Westridge Marine Terminal are held to strict, internationally accepted construction and operating standards.

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All vessels must go through rigid pre-screening and physical inspection.

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Two expert local pilots are on board loaded tankers to Victoria. In future, pilots will disembark at Race Rocks, extending the piloted distance.

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An expanded tug escort regime will cover the entire tanker route – from Burnaby past the North Shore, through the Strait of Georgia and the Juan de Fuca Strait.

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More than $150 million will be invested in WCMRC to create new response bases, fund new equipment and employ 100 new people. This will double the spill response capabilities and cut mandated response times in half.

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

It’s the Cents and Warriors in the playoffs

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Two weeks ago, we boldly went out on a limb and predicted a Merritt Centennials — West Kelowna Warriors first round playoff series.

It looks like the hockey gods agreed.

The Cents and Warriors kick off their best-of-seven post-season affair this weekend with games one and two on Friday and Saturday at Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. Games three and four will be back in Merritt on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

If the final regularseason meeting between the two teams is any indication, this year’s Coquihalla Connector series is going to be a frisky one. Merritt’s 8-3 home-ice trouncing of West Kelowna on Feb. 24 featured plenty of big hits, a bucket full of scoring, and a pair of scraps to close out the third period. The seeds of discontent have most definitely been sewn.

The regular-season series between the two

Interior rivals couldn’t have been much closer.

West Kelowna won four of seven, with one of the victories coming in overtime. Each team managed a win in the other side’s barn. Merritt held the overall edge in scoring, 25 goals to 21. The Cents won the two most recent games versus the Warriors by a combined score of 14-5.

All of the above statistics go out the window, however, come playoff time. It’s how the players perform individually and collectively in the here and now that counts.

Centennials’ head coach and GM Joe Martin and his troops are very much looking forward to the upcoming series.

“I like the matchup. I like where we sit against [West Kelowna],” Martin said. “Hearing our players talk, I think they wanted the matchup, too. There’s a certain amount of animosity that’s built up over the season, and that’s carried over from previous years.

With the older players especially, there’s defi-

BCHL FINAL STANDINGS INTERIOR DIVISION Team

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Penticton 58 41 13 1 3 Vernon 58 30 19 4 5 Trail 58 26 26 1 5 West Kelowna 58 27 29 0 2 Merritt 58 23 25 2 8 Salmon Arm 58 24 28 3 3 MAINLAND DIVISION Team

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Wenatchee 58 45 9 0 Chilliwack 58 41 11 0 Langley 58 30 20 2 Prince George 58 25 27 2 Surrey 58 18 36 0 Coquitlam 58 11 44 2 ISLAND DIVISION Team Victoria Powell River Cowichan Valley Nanaimo Alberni Valley

GP W 58 58 58 58 58

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L 12 19 28 28 32

86 69 58 56 56 54

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THE SKINNY ON THE BCHL PLAYOFFS Interior Division - Round 1 Fri., March 3 Merritt @ West Kelowna Sat., March 4 Merritt @ West Kelowna Mon., March 6 West Kelowna @ Merritt Tues., March 7 West Kelowna @ Merritt Thurs., March 9 Merritt @ West Kelowna* Fri., March 10 West Kelowna @ Merritt* Sat., March 11 Merritt @ West Kelowna* * if necessary

Amongst the many intense match-ups in the upcoming Merritt-West Kelowna series will be the Cents’ Chase Bell (10) and the Warriors’ Cavin Tilsley (17). Ian Webster/Herald

nitely some hatred there.

The last time that Merritt and West Kelowna met in the post-season was in round one of the 2012-13 Interior division playoffs.

The Warriors took the best-of-seven in a hardfought five games, after overtaking the Cents in the Interior standings on the last day of the regular season, and gaining home-ice advantage.

The 2012-13 series

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four at home.

A Cents’ fan bus is being planned for game two in West Kelowna on Saturday. Departure time is 5 p.m. from the arena parking lot. For more information, and to reserve a seat, you can contact the Centennials’ game day co-ordinator Teresa Sybrandy at 250-350-9679 or tsybrandy86@gmail.com.

See ‘Three keys’ Page 20

HOW THEY MATCHED UP IN THE REGULAR SEASON September 27 - Cents 5 Warriors 1 December 9 - Warriors 3 Cents 2 (OT) December 10 - Warriors 4 Cents 2 January 6 - Warriors 4 Cents 1 January 7 - Warriors 4 Cents 1 February 3 - Cents 6 Warriors 2 February 24 - Cents 8 Warriors 3

Jewell lands scholarship to Ivy League’s Yale Univ.

Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt Centennials captain Brett Jewell has committed to attend Yale University starting in September, and play NCAA Division 1 hockey for the Bulldogs.

The 20-year-old Jewell, from Vernon, is wrapping up his sec-

ond full season with the Cents.

In 118 BCHL games leading up to this year’s playoffs, he has scored 28 goals and added 36 assists for 64 points, to go along with 118 penalty minutes.

In 2014-15, Jewell played for the Osoyoos Coyotes of the KIJHL. At the Centennials’ awards

night, held on Sunday, Jewell was chosen the team’s Most Valuable Player, and given the Leadership and Ability trophy.

Yale University is an Ivy League school, located in New Haven, Conn. The Bulldogs have made eight NCAA tournament appearances, and won the national title in 2013.

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featured a penaltyfilled game three (145 minutes combined) in Merritt, and a steal of three of the games by the Warriors’ netminder Tyler Briggs. It left a bitter taste in Martin’s mouth, which is sure to factor into this season’s showdown.

Merritt Centennials’ supporters are encouraged to get behind their team early, and not wait for games three and

Other Interior Division Series Trail vs Salmon Arm Coastal Division Series Wenatchee vs Prince George Chilliwack vs Langley Island Division Series Victoria vs Nanaimo Powell River vs Cowichan Valley

1st Intermission

PIE EATING CONTEST

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SPORTS OUTDOOR EDUCATION

XploreSportZ youth invade the Kane Valley

Twenty-two eager youngsters, between the ages of 7 and 14, had a wonderful time at the XploreSportZ snow camp, held on Feb. 24 at the beautiful Kane Valley ski area 20 minutes south of Merritt. The weather conditions were idyllic, with gorgeous blue skies, plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. Participants enjoyed a full day of cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and snow fort building to go along with a delicious lunch of hot dogs, veggies, fruit and hot chocolate. They also received some valuable lessons in the outdoors from BC Forest Service biologist Jordan Carbery. He spoke to the children at length about the many types of vegetation and wildlife to be found in the Nicola Valley region, and the importance of looking after the environment and its natural habitats.

While on a snowshoe hike, Carbery helped the enthusiastic children identify various types of trees and animal tracks. He showed them a wasps hive and some deer antlers. The XploreSportZ program is an initiative of PacificSport Interior BC. The Merritt branch co-ordinator is Josée Warren.

The next XploreSportZ camps are scheduled for March 20 to 24 and March 27 to 31, with lots of exciting activities planned. For more information, contact Warren at 250-315-1075, or drop into the office, located in the Merritt civic centre. Ian Webster/Herald

Three keys to victory in the Cents-Warriors’ series

1. DISCIPLINE In past years, West Kelowna teams have had a track record of playing stupid, and losing their cool when the going gets tough. The Centennials need to play physical but not cross the line, and let the Warriors self-destruct.

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2. SPECIAL TEAMS The Cents’ powerplay was the best in the league for a good part of the season, but faltered down the stretch. Led by Zach Risteau, they need to re-find their form and make the Warriors pay dearly when playing shorthanded. Ian Webster/Herald

3. BETWEEN THE PIPES The Warriors rode great goaltending to a national title last season. The Cents just need their netminding tandem to be better than their counterparts in this series, and give Merritt a chance to win every night. Ian Webster/Herald

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High school rugby players headed to New Zealand Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

March 17 can’t come soon enough for a group of 11 excited Merritt Secondary School athletes. They are part of a team of 27 female rugby players from four different Interior high schools that will be travelling to New Zealand for two weeks during the spring break to tour the beautiful island nation, play some matches, and immerse themselves in Kiwi culture.

The lucky MSS students are Keisha Henry, Kalea Palmer, Jamie Neill, Nika Beech, Haley Zabek, Taylor Nicholls, Maya Gregoire, Mackenzie Wray, Xni Grismer-Voght, Kaylee Stirling and Kerry Eisnor.

Another dozen players on the team are from NorKam Secondary in Kamloops.

There are also three players from Stanley Humphries Secondary in Castlegar, and one from Lillooet Secondary.

A total of nine adults will accompany the group.

The amazing trip is the brainchild of NorKam teacher and girls’ rugby coach Sue Kabatoff, who was born and raised in Merritt and graduated from Merritt Secondary in 1989.

Kabatoff later returned to the Nicola Valley to teach French immersion at MSS, and spearhead a girls’ rugby program that became one of the best in B.C. Her teams went to numerous provincial championships, and finished as high as second in 2002.

During her tenure at MSS, Kabatoff organized many rugby trips for her girls’ teams

— to far-flung and sometimes exotic locations like Europe, Fiji and southern California.

One of the most memorable of those excursions took place in 2001. The hoofand-mouth epidemic that struck the beef industry in the United Kingdom and on parts of the continent played havoc with Kabatoff ’s carefully scripted itinerary, and at the last minute she was forced to turn a planned rugby tour of Britain into a totally cultural experience in France.

This year’s trek to New Zealand promises to be every bit as epic for the lucky group of visitors from Canada’s western-most province.

“New Zealand rugby is very established. The girls’ club sides are well-developed, and very involved in their respective communities,” said Kabatoff.

Following a marathon 14-hour flight directly from Vancouver to Auckland, the party will make their way to the town of Paihia in the beautiful Bay of Plenty region on New Zealand’s North Island, where the girls will take part in a seven-aside tournament.

“We’ll only have one day to get ready,” said Kabatoff.

“Sevens is very demanding.

It’ll be a real eye opener.”

The B.C. team and its entourage will then make their way back south to take in a Super Rugby match at the famed Waikato Stadium in Hamilton (about one hour south of Auckland) — the site of many contests involving New Zealand’s world-champion All Blacks teams.

While in the vicinity of

(Above) Some of the 27 girls who will be going on a two-week rugby tour to New Zealand proudly show off their team jerseys. In the back row, far left, is coach Erica Martindale from Merritt, and on the far right coach Sue Kabatoff from Kamloops. (Below) This past Sunday saw a dryland practice for some of the team members at the Merritt Secondary School gymnasium. Ian Webster/Herald

Hamilton, the Canuck lasses will visit an Aboriginal firstlanguage school and play a 10-aside match against their girls’ squad.

Before continuing their journey southward, the group will also take in the Wokomo glow worm caves, and visit Rotoroa — the centre of Maori culture on the North Island.

“We’re also going to do a couple of big hikes,” said

Kabatoff, “and take in some of the wonderful scenery that New Zealand has to offer.”

The next major stop on the trip will be Feilding (just outside of Palmerston North) for a competition against a premier private school team.

The Canadian contingent will then proceed to New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington, which is rich in heritage and culture, before making their way back to

Auckland for the return flight to Vancouver.

Accompanying the Merritt youngsters will be coach Erica Martindale and parentchaperone Danika Vere. For Martindale (née Huber), the trip will be a full-circle experience.

“In 2001, I was a student and rugby player at MSS, and went to Europe with Sue as my coach. She brought along her young daughter, who she had named Erica. This time, it’ll be me bringing along a young one — my two-yearold son, Chase.

Kabatoff said the circle of life is even greater.

“One of the girls going to New Zealand from NorKam Secondary is Grace Campbell, the granddaughter of Kamloops rugby icon Paddy Harrington. Back in the 80s, Paddy took my husband Lionel and fellow Merrittonian Mike Gilchrist on a rugby tour to England.”

Martindale said that fundraising for the New Zealand trip has gone extremely well,

with tremndous support from not only the Merritt players and their families, but the community and the local school board.

Martindale feels blessed to have Vere along for the trip.

“It’s wonderful. She brings with her so much travel experience, and a lot of medical training.”

The Merritt contingent has been carrying out indoor dryland training sessions for about a month now, and this past Sunday, some of the players from the four communities involved convened in Merritt for a practice.

“Our full-team practices have run into a bit of a conflict with work schedules and other sports commitments, but things are coming along well,” said Martindale. “All the girls should have a pretty good level of fitness by the time we travel.”

Martindale admitted she’s counting the days till the NewZealand trip starts. “ I don’t know who’s more excited — me or the girls.”

SKATING CLUB

This year’s NVSC skating carnival expected to be even better Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Be sure to circle Saturday, March 11 on your calendars, and plan to attend the Nicola Valley Skating Club’s annual carnival at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena from 6 to 8 p.m.

This year’s gala event, entitled Superheroes vs Villians, promises to be a knockout success, with over 40 skaters from the local NVSC taking part, along with eight skaters from Logan Lake.

There’ll be plenty of pomp, pageantry and nefarious goings-on with colourful costumes, toe-tapping music, spotlights and exquisite skates. You’ll see

all your favorite comic book heroes and villians — like Batman, Catwoman, Thor, Poison Ivy and The Joker.

Also performing will be special guest, 12-year-

old Vienna Harwood from the Kelowna Skating Club. The young talent recently earned three medals at the Okanagan Region Championships in Penticton, including golds in the novice women’s short and elements competitions.

“She’s a beautiful skater, who’s already doing triple jumps in her programs,” said NVSC president Jill Starrs.

The re-born Nicola Valley Skating Club is in its second full season of operation, with head instructor Jennifer Yates

and CanSkate coach Diana Lorenz.

Several of the Merritt skaters in the upcoming carnival will be busy this weekend as well — competing in the 2017 Super Series STARSkate Final at the Capital News Centre in Kelowna. The three-day event will involve hundreds of competitors from throughout the province.

A few Nicola Valley Skating Club members will also travel to Parksville on Vancouver Island in early April for another competition.

Guest skater Vienna Harwood Photo courtesy of Kevin Davies/AAA Sports Photography

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MINOR HOCKEY

Peewees done; bantams on to OMAHA finals Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The 2016 BC tier 3 champion Merritt Ramada peewee reps saw any hopes of defending their provincial title come to an end on the weekend. The Jr. Cents were swept 2-0 in their best-of-three Okanagan-Mainline championship series by South Okanagan. The score of both games was 4-2.

Point getters for the Merritt peewee team in the weekend games were Max Graham and Rylan Falcone (one goal and two assists each), Lucas Schmid and Robert Sterling (one goal apiece), Wyatt Smith (two assists), and Preston Laupitz and Jalen McRae (one assist each).

In the meantime, the quest for an OMAHA banner continues for the local City Furniture bantam rec team, after a stunning, come-frombehind series win over 100 Mile House on the weekend.

Down a game in the best-of-three series, the Merritt bantams forced a game three by edging 100 Mile 2-1 on home

ice Saturday. The winning goal came from the stick of Taylor Nicholls with 2.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime period. Assists went to Sebastian Myram and Reese Paterson.

The other Merritt goal on Saturday was scored by Korben Blachford, from Hayden Ellis.

Sunday’s dramatic game three, back in 100 Mile, was even more of a heart-stopper. It took until the third overtime period before Myram could break a 4-4 deadlock with the series winner, assisted by linemates Ellis and Brodie Sterling.

Earlier Merritt goals in Sunday’s game came from Ellis (2), Myram and Luke Narcisse.

Troy Holmes was the hero in net on the weekend for the Merritt bantams, who now move on to play Chase for the Okanagan-Mainline title. Game two of the best-of-three championship series goes Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

Bantam head coach Ray Lang was very pleased with the outcome of the weekend

A pair of Merritt girls, Tyra Gage (left) and Makyla Cooke, played a key role in the Kamloops midget girls’ Okanagan-Mainline title win on the weekend. Cooke’s goal in double overtime gave her team a 5-4 victory over Penticton in the third and deciding game of their best-of-three championship series. The Kamloops team will now compete in the female midget provincial championships in Oceanside later this month. Ian Webster/ Herald

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NEW TEAMS WELCOME playoff series, stating that all members of the team played their personal best.

In other Merritt minor hockey playoff news from the weekend, the Interior Savings peewee rec squad saw its season come to an end with a pair of losses to Clearwater by scores of 4-3 and 5-1 in their OMAHA final.

The same fate befell Merritt’s Joco Transport girls’ midget team, which lost to Lillooet by scores of 6-1 and 9-1, and to Merritt’s NVIT midget rec side, which went down to the ThompsonCariboo two games to none.

THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

Mar. 3-5

Nicola Valley Skating Club competing at Super Series STARSkate Final at Capital News Centre, Kelowna

Mar. 3

Merritt Centennials vs West Kelowna Warriors, Royal LePage Place, West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Mar. 4

Merritt Centennials vs West Kelowna Warriors, Royal LePage Place, West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Mar. 6

Merritt Centennials vs West Kelowna Warriors, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Mar. 7

Merritt Centennials vs West Kelowna Warriors, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Mar. 10

Merritt Youth Soccer Association registration closes; go to merrittyouthsoccer.com for more information

Mar. 10-12

Merritt Curling Club Year-End Club Championship

Mar. 11

Nicola Valley Skating Club Carnival, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 6 - 8 p.m.

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

AGM-March 9th Merritt Desert Inn Banquet Room 6:30pm

Merritt Youth Soccer’s BC Soccer Festival, Voght Park

Apr. 28-30 Ladies Volleyfest, teams still being accepted, contact www.merrittvolleyballassociation.com Want to get your event on the Sports Ticker? Send all relevant information to sports@merrittherald.com

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Do you want information on how to help your children?

You may want to attend the Personal Wellness/De Cluttering workshop to be held on Thursday, March 9 from 5 - 6 p.m. at Interior Community Services the former CMS building.

QUIT SMOKING

Join the N.V. Better Breathers on Wedneday, March 15 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Chuch, 1899 Quilchena Avenue. Guest speaker Tracey Jirak will provide options and support with quitting smoking. For more informaiton call Richie Gage at 250-378-6266.

We will be at Crossroads Community Church every Tuesday in March and April (March – April 27) from 9 am till noon, to assist seniors, students and those with low incomes with your Income Tax Returns. If you need additional information, please phone 250-378-6283.

COUNTRY ROOTS CONCERT

Stephen Palmer Country Roots Concert Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m. at the Trinity United Church (corner of Chapman & Quilchena). Family friendly pickin’ and singin’ Special guests Merritt Children/Youth Choir. Pick up your tickets available at Black’s Pharmacy, Baillie House & at the door.

MOOSE HIDE CAMPAIGN

Join Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society on March 10 from 4:30 - 8:00 p.m. and March 11 from 8:00 am.

- 4:30 p.m. at NVIT for their Moose Hide Campaign. This campaign is designed to help teach you to end domestic violence. There will be workshops, guest speakers and informational sessions. For more information call 250378-2771.

LEARN ABOUT THE NICOLA WATERSHED

The Fraser Basin Council is holding an open house to present the projects and research that is taking place in the Nicola watershed. If you are interested in learning about fish, water, ground water, and what work is going on to improve our understanding of those things, please stop by. The session will be held on Monday, March 6 from 1 - 4 p.m. in the NVIT Lecture Theatre. If you would like to attend, or if you have any questions, please email Tracy Thomas at tthomas@fraserbasin.bc.ca

POTLUCK DINNER

The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club will be hosting their annual potluck and trophy awards night on Saturday, March 4 starting at 5:30, dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. at the Seniors Centre. Be sure to have your trophy entries in by Feb. 15. There will be a raffle, silent auction and many categories to enter. For tickets go to Gun Fishin’

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Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come in for lunch!

COUNTRY ROOTS CONCERT

Nicola Valley Film Society presents “Our Little Sister” rated G on Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the NVIT Lecture Theatre. For more information phone 250-378 5190.

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Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome — just come out and visit! For information call 250-378-5107.

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.

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: senior exercises 950 10:30 a.m., cribbage 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m. bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist 7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. second and fourth Thursday. Friday: rummoli and games 7 p.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m.

Crossroads Community Church 2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911 Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

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

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: Sun 10:00 am - Last Sun of the month will be held Wed at 7 pm

950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Trinity United Church Cadet Corps RockyCorner Mountain Rangers Cadet• Corps of Quilchena & Chapman 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (K - Gr. 4) - 10 am

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950 Rocky Mount 950 Rocky Mountain Ranger 950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet C LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP 950 Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corps The Living with Loss drop-in support group will be meetFirst Thursday of month, 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church. For parents or guardians and children to share fun activities, crafts, games, songs, celebration and sitdown dinner with your family. For more information or to register 250-378-5735 or email tucc@telus.net

ing the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 2025 Granite Avenue, Room 12.

250-280-4040.

THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF CANADA

Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.

Vintage 1920’s car ownership is not required. Call Pete Ratzlaff at 250378-4199 for more information.

1920’s Blast from the Past Fundraising Gala Blast from Saturday, the Past Fundraising Gala March 11, 2017 Saturday, 2017 Dinner, March Dance,11, Silent Auction & Raffles Dinner, Dance, Silent Auction & Rafflesat 6 P.M. Do you want to list your event? Let us know! Call 250-378-4241 Doors open at 5:30 Dinner Doors open at 5:30 6 by: P.M. $30 each - AT theDinner Elk’s Hall -at Music Naden Navy Band or email publisher@merrittherald.com $30 each - AT the Elk’s Hall - Music by: Naden Navy Band Tickets available at Lynda’s Cafe Deadlines for submissions is noon on Friday prior to publication Tickets available at Lynda’s Cafe

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MERRITT & DISTRICT HOSPICE SOCIETY To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven – a time to be born and a time to die ... a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.

March 7, 1967

Margit & Peter Bruck Love from Erika, Jamie, Eddie, Andrea, Alex, Darcy, Alexis & Kevin

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Edward Tent Feb.11, 1939 - Feb. 21, 2017

We regret to announce the passing of Edward Tent, a long time resident of the Nicola Valley, on February 21st, 2017 just 10 days after his 78th birthday. Ed is survived by two former wives and good friends Marguerite Kempin and Linda Dycks with whom he remained friends. Also surviving him is his Brother Harry (Ria) and their children Harold and Jannette in Ontario and half sister and brother in Germany. He leaves to mourn his eight children; Erin Tent, John “Butch� Tent (Kim), Patrick Tent (Barb), Thomas Angus, Tony Nali, Kim Nali, Michael Nali and Jeremy Tent.

He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Ed was born in Assen, Holland and emigrated to Merritt in 1958 under the care of the Post Family.

He worked at “The Big Mill� pulling from the green chain before joining the Canadian Army as a gunner in the 4 RCHA in Shilo Manitoba..

Upon his discharge he worked as a truck driver and ultimately a welder at Craigmont Mines. +H À QLVKHG KLV ZRUNLQJ \HDUV DW +LJKODQG 9DOOH\ Copper.

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Ed lived out at Spius Creek up until the last year when his health required he move into town to be closer to family.

Ed will be missed by all his friends and family for his sense of humor and extensive knowledge of horticulture and aerodynamics.

A memorial service will be held March 4, 2017 at 2 pm in the upper Legion. All who knew Ed are cordially invited to attend to remember the “Little Guy in The Hat� and share tales of his escapades.

IN LOVING MEMORY

Patricia “Trish�

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Trish was a loyal, loving, kind-hearted and loveable person that would do anything for the ones she loved.

Her bright, generous, and energetic personality was infectious, lighting up every room she walked into. Her smile was contagious, her hugs were notorious, and her beautiful soul left an impression on many people’s lives.

Trish was born and raised in Merritt, British Columbia, also living small periods in Turner Valley, Alberta DQG 7RĂ€ QR %ULWLVK &ROXPELD She is predeceased by her grandfather, Pat “Papaâ€? Harris, and will be greatly missed by all.

Celebration of Life is being held on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Crossroads Community Church. There will be a tea following the service in the fellowship hall at the church.

Remembering Our Loved Ones

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Patricia “Trish� Clarke passed away suddenly Thursday morning, Feb. 23, 2017. She is survived by her mother, Georgina Harris, father, Mickey Clarke, sisters, Shyanne and Omegga, brothers, Tyler (Mary) and Travis (Laurice), aunts, Dorothy and Charmaine (Shannon), as well as her niece and nephews, and many other relatives and friends.

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LAMPLIGHTER MOTEL in Kamloops BC seeking Chamber person/ desk clerk. Send resume to anilparekh23@gmail.com or call 250-3723386. No experience necessary will train right person.

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Please send resume to P.O. Box 820, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8

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Key Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Home Care Nurse, the Home Support Worker is responsible for in-home client care, including: 1. Provide general hygiene and personal care (i.e. bathing, skin care, therapeutic mobilization activities, and personal assisted living activities).

2. Supervise, monitor and remind client of daily activities including taking medications.

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8. Knowledge of syilx history and culture is an asset.

Closing Date: March 31, 2017 Only those shortlisted will be contacted for interview, please submit your resume to: ATTN: Brenda Ned, Upper Nicola Community Health Services Fax: (250) 378-6361 Email: health@uppernicola.com PO Box 3700, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 T 250.778.5058 F 250-378-6361 www.uppernicola.com

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FREE CONSULTATIONS 2 FULL TIME DENTISTS & ORTHODONTIST ON SITE

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PHONE: 250-378-4943

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OPENING MID MARCH!

WE OFFER

Quote from Lali Randhawa: “Our hotel was built by as many local contractors, with as much local product as we could and it turned out amazing!”

Lali and Jasbir Randhawa are proud to present Merritt’s newest, real wood sided hotel.

The Comfort Inn & Suites

Rated Best Comfort Inn & Suites in B.C.

Would you like to experience a relaxing night away from home, a romantic getaway perhaps? Our friend ly staff is here to make sure you have a memorable, relaxing stay with us.

Get rested and ready for anything!

LOCAL DISCOUNT

15% OFF any booking

60 large rooms Clean, comfortable rooms with modern amenities like premium bedding, a flatscreen TV, in-room coffee and tea service, iron, ironing board and hair dryer.

A separate sitting area to relax, watch television or visit with friends.

We have beautiful Coquihalla valley view rooms and large rooms with sundecks.

Our hotel features beautiful local artwork and photography Wheelchair accessible rooms Kitchenettes Free wifi Plus we feature a large heated indoor pool and hot tub, fitness centre,free coffee 24 hours and a delicious continental breakfast.

We feature a large Conference room and meeting room, combined to hold 135 people, great for business functions, weddings and gatherings.

Earn rewards with every stay

Comfort Inn & Suites Coquihalla Valley View 3713 DeWolf Way, Merritt, BC

Phone 250-315-0237 or 250-378-1997 for booking or more information.