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RECYCLING WOES Curbside inspection of Merritt’s recycling habits revealed many of the city’s residents are still struggling to sort their recycling properly.

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PEDAL POWER A partnership between a crew of volunteer trail builders and the cofounders of the Bass Coast festival led to the renewal of one of Merritt’s original mountain biking routes. In between repairs, some of the volunteer crew, including James Oborne (right), went out to ride a few of the other trails on Iron Mountain as well. STORY /PAGE 8

FUNDING GAP The City of Merritt was not named as a recipient in the latest wave of provincial funding for flood mitigation and planning efforts.

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LOCAL LEARNING Organizers hope to continue to grow an outdoor education program built around the Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive site.

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RECYCLING ISSUES

Contamination creating concerns

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City to face fines if recycling contamination not remedied.

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Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt’s director of corporate services is hopeful the community’s recycling habits will shape up in the coming weeks.

Following the first two weeks of a month-long inspection program to ensure the city adheres to Recycle BC’s requirements, Smith said there is still quite a bit of work left to do.

A good number of curbside bins were left uncollected in the first week, he said, with a note for the home owner indicating what was incorrectly placed into their bin. He noted that contamination rates appear to have improved in the second week of inspections.

“Really the recycling requirements themselves didn’t change, what has changed is the degree to which the city is required to adhere to those recycling requirements. There was a little bit more flexibility before,” said Smith. “There are a lot of

New campsites More campers than ever will be able to experience the Nicola Valley this summer, as the provincial government has added 95 new sites at three campgrounds near Merritt.

Residents are asked to review what can and cannot go into curbside recycling bins as the city attempts to comply with Recycle BC’s requirements.

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people who are upset and I understand that, because it is going to be a learning curve for the citizens but it is a learning curve for the city as well.”

On the first day of dropping off Merritt’s recycling with Recycle BC, the city learned the community’s contamination rate was 20 per cent, exceeding the program’s three per cent contamination cap.

"We were told in no uncertain words that [the

city’s current rate of] contamination just wasn’t going to be acceptable going forward — that the city would be fined $2,500 for each instance, and that if it continued we wouldn’t be able to continue with this opportunity to participate in the recycling program,” said Smith. “So for the city this is really all about making sure we can work with the citizens to produce a clean recycling stream. Because if we want to have the privilege to

recycle, we need to make sure that what we have collectively is clean and marketable.”

The city will continue providing feedback to citizens whose recycling bins don’t make the grade — and leaving those bins to be corrected — for the next two weeks.

“In one sense I am not upset that it has generated a lot of conversation around recycling. It is unfortunate that it has been as chaotic and frus-

trating for people as it has, but I’m hopeful with four weeks that will be sufficient,” said Smith.

“If not, we really do not want to go the route of fining people, because this is ultimately a service for citizens and it’s something we rely on everybody’s good faith and willingness to participate in.”

For a list of what can and cannot be placed in curbside recycling bins in Merritt, visit the city’s website: www.merritt.ca.

Vandals at work Local police are asking the public for assistance tracking down vandals damaging property in Merritt as officers have noticed an uptick in graffiti on private and public property.

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Growing pains

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Driver caught going 240 km/h on Coquihalla Highway

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A driver caught going 240 kilometres per hour on the Coquihalla Highway blamed his speed on a malfunctioning accelerator in his vehicle, after being pulled over by the RCMP on May 12.

“The traffic services officer was conducting speed laser enforcement when he visu-

ally estimated the speed of an oncoming vehicle at over 200 kilometres per hour,” stated a news release from the RCMP. “The officer confirmed the vehicle’s speed at 240 km/h in the posted 120 km/h zone using a laser speed measuring device.”

The driver was issued

a $483 ticket for excessive speed (which carries three penalty points), and had his vehicle impounded for seven days. The officer also issued a mandatory level 1 inspection notice on the vehicle, due to the “obvious safety concern with the accelerator pedal,” according to the news release.

B.C.’s local government organization says it was blindsided by a provincial policy change that declared all cannabis production in the Agricultural Land Reserve as farm use.

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COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

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Regular Council Meeting - May 28, 2019 Regular Council Meeting - June 11, 2019 Regular Council Meeting - June 25, 2019

Wednesday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Recycling Program – Bin Inspections Through the month of June, City workers will be checking recycling bins prior to collection to ensure that only recyclable items are placed in the bin. Any bins containing non-recyclables will not be picked up. If your bin is not picked up, we will place a notice advising you of the specific item or items that will need to be removed to ensure collection the following week.

If you have questions about whether an item is recyclable, please visit www.rcbc.ca or www.recyclebc.ca.

to meet with Mayor Brown every in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

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

If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor please contact Corporate Services at 250-378-8614

Mayor is unavailable for drop-ins on May 29th and June 5th

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR LEVEL I. 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 4:00p.m. Friday, May 17 for the Casual Maintenance Labourer position, and prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 07, 2019 by: 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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2019 Property Tax Notices in the Mail The City of Merritt 2019 Property Tax Notices were mailed out on May 21st and payments are due by 4:30pm on Tuesday July 2, 2019. Please call us at (250) 378-4224 if you do not receive your Property Tax Notice before June 7th.

Your property tax notice included a flyer outlining how to apply online for your Home Owner Grant through the City of Merritt website (www.merritt.ca). To complete the online application you will need your property roll number and the access code that are printed on the top right portion of your property tax notice.

The flyer also includes information on the financial institutions that accept payment of the City of Merritt property taxes through their online banking sites.

If you are paying your property taxes at City Hall, and you didn’t file your Home Owner Grant online, please ensure you have completed your home owner grant application on the bottom of the tax notice prior to meeting with one of our tax clerks. The City accepts cash, cheque and debit for the payment of property taxes. Credit cards are not accepted.

If you are unable to visit City Hall during regular business hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, you may use the payment drop box located beside the west entry doors facing the Civic Centre. Please ensure drop box payments do not include cash. Include the completed bottom portion of your tax notice along with your payment and any other supporting forms in a sealed envelope.

Any current property taxes not paid by the close of business on July 2, 2019 are subject to a 10% penalty. Postmarks are not accepted as proof of payment. Those who are unable to pay their taxes in full can reduce their penalty by paying as much as possible and claiming their Home Owner Grant by the July 2nd due date.

You may qualify for the deferment of your property taxes. Information on the Province of BC Property Tax Deferment Program can be found at: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/property-taxes/ annual-property-tax/defer-taxes

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For more information contact: Wayne Anderson, Financial Services Manager Connect with us on our new tourism website and social media.

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VISIT TOURISM MERRITT FOR MORE TO SEE AND DO Add your event and see all other events in Merritt at www.tourismmerritt.com/events For both locals and visitors to discover more about Merritt and great upcoming events in the community!

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City misses out on flood funds

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Regional district receives $150,000 from provincial flood fund.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

City staff plan to carry on with flood preparations despite being left off the list of recipients of the latest wave of provincial funding.

“We received notification that we were not eligible,” said Sheila Thiessen, the city’s director of finance and IT, who noted the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund was “heavily oversubscribed.”

Other than that, the reasons to leave Merritt off the list remain a mystery, said mayor Linda Brown.

“We have no idea why we didn’t get the funding. Whether it was a technical error, I don’t know,” said Brown.

“They don’t tell you why they don’t put you on the approved list.”

Thiessen said she isn’t letting the setback halt planning efforts at city hall, and staff will look at other funding sources to prepare for future floods.

“We may use internal surpluses or gas tax, so I will be taking some reports to council on that,” she said. “With the water levels it looks like we are okay this year but we still want to

have a design in place and we are working towards that so we can apply for some grant infrastructure funding in the fall.”

“I’m not prepared to look at reserves, I want to look at grants first,” said Brown. “We have to fix it. There’s no saying it won’t get done — it has to get done.”

Plans are in place to line the banks of Nicola River from the Voght Street corner where the road intersects with the river down to the golf course with rip rap this year, said Brown.

“Other than that we have to look for more

grants and other ways to fund what we are going to do. Maybe what we need to do is get a bigger project out there and look at it with federal funding – I have no idea, I’m just throwing it out there as a potential possibility,” she said. “But we have to do something — the residents who live around the river need to feel that security.”

“There is no doubt that Merritt and the area around Merritt have to be a priority,” said Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart.

“My understanding is that the city was encouraged to apply again at the next intake [of flood funding],” Tegart said. “I certainly know if the program

A heartfelt

is oversubscribed, [the Union of BC Municipalities] would be advocating for as many intakes and as much money as they can for their members.”

The ThompsonNicola Regional District was awarded $150,000 for flood mapping in the Thompson River watershed.

“I know the city will be looking at co-ordinating that information because we don’t want to double up on the work that someone else has been done,” said Tegart.

“It’s possible that we can negotiate something with the TNRD and the grant they got, but I haven’t even had the initial conversation with them,” Brown said.

Thank You

The Collettville Parents’ Advisory Council would like to celebrate the successful dueling pianos fundraiser, held on May 11, 2019. We raised a total of over $8000 for our multi-year playground fundraising project! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our cause at this fun and unique event!

We would like to thank the following sponsors and volunteers. Without your support, this event would not have been such a success!

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A special thank you to all those who also donated and contributed in various other ways to our project. Your contributions were also greatly appreciated.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Death of the mechanics Since I first received my learners permit at the tender age of 16, I have only ever owned Cole Wagner one car.

COLE’S NOTES For the past eleven years, the tan coloured ‘95 Nissan Maxima has taken me everywhere from high school graduation to my first paying job, and on countless trips up and down the Coquihalla Highway.

By the time I took over sole operation of the vehicle in 2008, the Maxima was old enough to be a surly teenager. But thanks to my dad’s mechanical skill, the car ran smoothly, with no sign of wear despite the 300,000+ kilometres etched into the odometer.

Of course, there were features of the car that aged more gracefully than others. I didn’t find much use for the multiple ashtrays. The oncepremium leather seats had seen better days. There was a period of time where only a select few people in the world knew how to jiggle the keys properly to start the car — and I am not proud to admit that I once broke off a key in the ignition in frustration after a particularly trying day.

In the same time frame since I started driving, I have owned eight different phones.

My first phone, a nigh-on indestructible flip phone handed down from my older brother, met a spectacular end, as it was ejected from my pocket during a roller coast ride in Disneyland. There was no coming back from that.

But ever since I made the switch over to a smart phone, the pace at which I’ve had to replace broken phones has picked up exponentially.

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Picking sides in the European elections The best way of describing what just happened in the European Union elections is to say that the choices are getting clearer — and a lot of people are realizing which GWYNNE DYER side they are on.

The international The elections to STAGE the EU Parliament held last week in 28 European countries — including the United Kingdom, since three years after the Brexit referendum it still hasn’t managed to leave — was the second-biggest democratic exercise in the world. Only India’s elections are bigger. 400 million Europeans were eligible to vote, and half of them actually did.

The choice before them, in most member countries, was ‘less EU’ or ‘more EU.’ Should the European Union become the semi-detached ‘Europe of the Fatherlands’ that the nationalists and the populists demand, or continue to work on creating joint institutions (like the euro common currency) that bring the members closer together?

There will never be a single answer to that

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question, but the two sides are sorting themselves out and you can now get a feel for the way things are going.

The hard-line nationalists took 30 per cent of the vote in Italy (the Lega), 32 per cent in the UK (the Brexit Party), 45 per cent in Poland (the Law and Justice Party), and 52 per cent of the votes in Viktor Orban’s ‘illiberal democracy’ in Hungary. Yet, apart from the Brexit Party, they are no longer trying to leave the EU. Populist demagogues in other EU countries — who five years ago were advocating a ‘Frexit’ in France, a ‘Nexit’ in the Netherlands, and so on — have watched the tragicomic megashambles of Britain’s attempted Brexit and decided that the wiser course is to stay in the EU and try to dominate it from within.

They made some headway in this election, but they still control only 112 of the European Parliament’s 750 seats. It’s not even certain that they can all come together as a single bloc: France’s National Rally, for example, is seen by some other far-right parties in the EU as too pro-Russian and encumbered by a history of anti-Semitism. If this is a tidal wave, it’s a fairly small one.

There was another, slightly bigger tsunami on the ‘more EU’ side of the argument, mainly

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because the Greens did so well, coming second in Germany and third in France. Strongly pro-EU liberal parties did well too — notably the Liberal Democrats in the UK, who came second there — and together they have added more seats on that side of the argument than the nationalists did on the other extreme.

The real value of this election is that it offers a reality check on the burning question of the day: is Trumpism really going to sweep Europe like it swept America? The answer is no — or at least, not so much. Nationalist parties that strike authoritarian postures and flirt with racist, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim themes did well in some eastern European countries (although they have few immigrants and almost no Muslims). But in western Europe only one populist party, Italy’s Lega, improved on its last showing.

In France the National Rally got only 24 per cent of the vote, whereas its predecessor, the National Front, won 34 per cent in the 2017 presidential election.

The Brexit Party in the United Kingdom got 32 per cent of the vote, which sounds impressive, since its predecessor, the United

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OPINION ‘Right to repair’ gaining traction From Page 6 Unlike my old flip phone, none of these phones were sent to tech-Valhalla at Mach four — their ends were much more mundane.

Most of the time, after a little wear and tear, the phones stop charging reliably.

Inevitably, the screen will go black, entering some kind of purgatory state where the phone occasionally beeps or buzzes, but is otherwise dead to the world.

And while my rate of burning through phones might be alarming to some, the reality is that I’m not alone — studies in the U.S. have shown that, on average, people are

upgrading their phones every 22 months.

Imagine if every time my 25-year-old car ran into a mechanical issue, I was forced to replace it, instead of repairing it. It’s an idea that seems ludicrous, even to those of us who are equipped with an extremely rudimentary knowledge of automobile mechanics.

But yet, that’s the reality we live in when it comes to smart phones. If the screen on my phone breaks, I’m left with very few options other than sending the device back to the manufacturer for a prohibitively expensive repair job, which would leave me phoneless for a period

of time. Better just to buy a new phone entirely, especially if you’re renewing a contract.

It doesn’t have to be this way, according to OpenMedia, a non-profit advocacy group which lobbies for digital rights and consumer protection when it comes to tech.

The organization has collected more than 11,000 signatures on a petition urging the federal government to pass “right to repair” legislation.

In essence, right to repair laws would mandate that manufacturers make tools, parts and repair manuals available to the general public. This would

EU elections a referendum on Brexit From Page 6 Kingdom Independence Party, got only 26 per cent in the last EU election in 2014. But if you add the Conservative vote (which is mostly pro-Brexit) to the Brexit Party vote in this election and compare it with the UKIP+Conservative

votes last time, the proBrexit share of the vote is down from 49 per cent in 2014 to 41 per cent now.

This suggests that the Trump virus is less virulent in Europe, and raises the further question: will the UK really crash out of the EU by October 31 (the current

deadline), or will there be a second referendum that calls off the whole quixotic enterprise? It’s starting to feel like Brexit never happening is around a 50-50 proposition.

One symptom of the fear the Brexiters now feel is their increasingly shrill insistence

then allow independent repair stores to get the tools and parts to fix your phone, the same way a local mechanic can work on your car, should you lack the knowhow or time to do it yourself.

There are a litany of other reasons to support the right to repair movement. First and foremost, it would reduce the waste generated by the extremely rapid turnover of smartphones.

And while your old, discarded phones might not function properly, they still contain reams of your personal data, like a black box filled with your passwords, contacts, messages and brows-

ing history. It would be best for everyone if people could repair their phones, rather than leaving around lifeless husks imprinted with all of our digital secrets.

Almost as an aside, prolific smartphone destroyers such as myself aren’t the only people who stand to benefit from right to repair legislation Farmers face the same issue when confronted with modern day tractor repairs.

Though the new John Deer equipment is state of the art, a breakdown often results in a trip to the local dealership because the required diagnostic software is

kept out of the hands of consumers by the manufacturer.

Though I remain mostly useless when it comes to car repair, working on the old Maxima alongside my dad (and later, YouTube videos) helped me appreciate the technology contained in a 25 year old car, not to mention the patience of a father watching his son struggle with a socket wrench.

Right to repair is good for consumers, good for the environment, and good for a future generation of tinkerers, mechanics and engineers. In short, it is an easy win for savvy politicians.

that there must be no new referendum. Never mind that Nigel Farage, founder of both UKIP and the Brexit Party, talked about a second referendum when it looked like ‘Remain’ was going to score a narrow win early on the evening of the first referendum in 2016. (It ended up 52 per cent Leave, 48 per cent Remain.)

Never mind, either, that the Scottish

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has just announced that she will publish draft legislation on a second referendum on Scottish independence from the UK later this week. (The first one, in 2014, rejected independence by 55 per cent to 45 per cent.) Nobody complained about that.

The Brexit referendum is sacred, Brexiters say, and nobody is allowed to change their

mind about it. However, the EU election was treated by almost all British voters as an informal referendum on Brexit, and it’s now pretty clear what would happen in a real one. It’s going to be a very hectic five months in British politics.

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YOUNG LEADERS More than 100 Merritt Central Elementary students took part in the WE Walk for Water event, raising $1,771 to support water projects in developing countries.

The school’s student leadership group has also raised an additional $2,135 for local causes — the Central Breakfast Program and the BC Children’s Hospital.

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A 12-year-old mountain bike trail on Merritt’s Iron Mountain looks better than ever thanks to a $10,000 donation from Bass Coast festival and a crew of hardworking volunteers who spent a weekend getting their hands dirty in the hills above the former B.C. Visitor’s Centre.

Leaders behind the electronic music and art festival saw the opportunity to upgrade the Ridge Trail as a way to bridge the gap between the festival and the Merritt community, and to grow the number of visits the Bass Coast community makes to the Nicola

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Valley year-round, said Bass Coast’s Zan Comerford.

The upgrades bring aspects of the trail up to the standards of a Whistler black diamond trail, she added, and investing in such a project hits home for the festival leaders.

“My connection

to nature is the driver behind why I love my bike. However, spending time in the mountains with my son Jet (12) and watching his passion and abilities grow is why I wanted to make this connection in Merritt,” said Bass Coast co-founder Liz Thomson. “Bass

Coast has strong core values related to building healthy communities around art, music and nature. The Ridge Trail is a common thread we have to the Merritt community that reaches past the festival.”

The Bass Coast crew teamed up with

the Merritt Mountain Biking Association — in conjunction with Mark Wood and the Trail Holistics Builder Brigade — to bring new life to the trail, making it a “world class asset” for the community.

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Ombudsperson receives complaints of attempted strip search, refusal to provide menstrual products.

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Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

B.C.’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke called for better oversight of RCMP-run municipal jails – including the one in Merritt — after receiving disturbing complaints from people detained in municipal lockup facilities.

Chalke said he has received a number of complaints regarding guard misconduct from people detained in communities policed on contract with the RCMP, including two recent reports from different women from undisclosed locations.

The first woman said she was denied menstrual products and access to a shower while she was menstruating

behind bars.

Another woman who identified herself as an immigrant and victim of domestic assault said she experienced an attempted strip search and assault by a male guard.

However, there is no organization with the legal authority required to investigate these complaints, as the guards are civilian employees or contractors of the municipality — not RCMP officers or employees.

“These allegations were not verified or investigated because there is no independent body able to investigate them,” Chalke said in a news release.

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who are not RCMP officers and where complaints can go uninvestigated.

“Right now in B.C. we have a situation where no dedicated independent entity investigates allegations of misconduct arising in detention cells in municipalities that are policed by the RCMP,” Chalke said. “Based on some of the issues brought to our office, this is a significant concern.”

“Always the first thing to understand is there is an issue. And then the second thing is ‘Who needs to be at the

table?’ And that discussion needs to happen,” said Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart. “From what I understand certainly it will include provincial government and local government, and perhaps the local detachment to talk about what is going on and how do we assure the public that we have a solution to this.”

Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Lorne Wood said changes in policy or the establishment of some form of oversight would be examined and discussed at a divisional or national management level of the RCMP.

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Construction postponed on cannabis facility A B.C.-based cannabis company will continue rolling along with plans to construct a 25,000 square foot medical marijuana greenhouse in Logan Lake despite a recent bump in the road.

MedFlora Pharmaceutical Inc. aimed to break ground this spring, but new

regulatory hurdles are standing in the way of rezoning the vacant property at 184 Apex Drive.

“It has been delayed here slightly due to changes in Health Canada’s requirements,” said Randy Lambright, Logan Lake’s chief administrative officer.

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The company is working through the administrative hurdles, Lambright said.

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rezoning application,” he said. “And then if council chooses to approve, the proponent’s goal would then be to start hopefully construction from their perspective by the end of the year.”

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Grasslands education program set to grow Organizers hope to develop easy-touse curriculum for teachers and the public.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

More elementary students are learning firsthand about grasslands conservation in the Nicola Valley than in years past, and local educators are keen to keep the momentum going.

Grade 4 to 6 students from three of Merritt Central Elementary’s classes got their hands dirty exploring the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site during an actionpacked field trip on May 21.

Erica Martindale — a student support services teacher at Merritt Central — played a major role in organizing the event for the second year in a row.

She said a number of different partners came together to make the event possible, including the Nicola Watershed Community Round Table (NWCRT), the Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia (GCC), the ThompsonNicola Regional District (TNRD), the Ministry of Forests and

the Nicola Naturalists Society.

Martindale said she was pleased to have three times the amount of kids out exploring the grasslands this year than the last, and she hopes to see the program continue to grow.

“Hands-on, experiential learning makes it more meaningful for kids,” Martindale said when asked what makes the outing so special. “So now they are understanding why we have to be careful where we go. And they are understanding the purposes between all the different plants, microorganisms and ecosystems and how it all contributes.”

NWCRT’s Kate Anderson — who also spearheaded the excursion — said the volunteer team behind the initiative is eager to develop an easy-to-use curriculum for teachers so they can take their students out to the grasslands site at any time. She would like to have a package at the library to help guide the public through the site as well, she said.

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Students from Merritt Central Elementary learned about the significance of the area’s grasslands ecosystem during a field trip to the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands Interpretive Site on May 21. Dara Hill/Herald

into five conservationfocused stations designed to engage the kids in exploring the area’s significance.

A scavenger hunt led by former Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon kicked things off, encouraging kids to better understand and appreciate their surroundings.

They were asked to track down certain native plants, investigate their features and create field drawings of their findings.

The Guichon family has been involved in holistic ranch management in the area for

Trail builder says motorcycles damaging trail system in Merritt From Page 8 “It feels like a natural fit to help facilitate trail improvements and help to raise the profile of mountain biking in the area through the festival’s international reach,” said Bass Coast co-founder Andrea Graham.

Wood has been in town this month working with volunteers to refurbish the Ridge Trail. He stopped by city hall on May 14 to urge council to see the benefits of trail development and upkeep — something he has made his full

time job.

“I will say that when I did my assessment on Iron Mountain, there are some trails that need some love, there are some structures that are aging,” he said.

The benefits of investing in trails are numerous, he said, and include the health and wellness of the people who use them, as well as tourism and employment opportunities.

“The big advantage that you have in Merritt that you may not be aware of is that you already have these trail networks that were

years, and the interpretive site was opened in honour of Judith Guichon’s late husband, Laurie Guichon, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1999.

After scouring the grasses for native plants, the kids learned about the traditional nutritional and medicinal benefits of the some of the plants with Amelia Washington of Nooaitch Indian Band.

An invasive plant station followed, led by Rachel Whitehouse, a rangeland agrologist with the Ministry of Forests, and Coleen

Hougen, an invasive plant management co-ordinator for the Thompson Nicola Invasive Plant Management Committee and the TNRD. Together they led a fun-filled invasive species pull targeted at spotted knapweed, an invasive plant Hougen said came from Russia over 100 years ago.

“Knapweed has spread all across North America and it is out competing all of our natural grass that are really important for our wildlife to eat,” Hougen

developed by some very talented local trail builders over the past 20 years,” he told council. “To build a real substantial trail network, unless you have got hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, it takes decades — and the hard work is already done here.”

Local trail builder and riding enthusiast Ed Zumino built the original Ridge Trail over 10 years ago, and said he was happy to revisit the project. A key focus of the recent upgrades to the Ridge Trail was to add more “flow” — a riding preference that has developed over the past decade, Zumino said.

When asked how he got into trail building, Zumino said it wasn’t too long ago he was left searching for the types of trails he wanted to ride in the area — so he took mat-

said.

In addition to pulling the weed, students were invited to scour the plant’s roots for cyphocleonus archers larvae — a species of bug that eats the knapweed — and admire the knapweed-free patch of grass students tended to during last year’s field trip.

“We’re trying to get the message out to as many people as possible, including the kids, the importance of caring for our grasslands and really how detrimental knapweed can be to our local eco-

ters into his own hands and built them himself.

“Back in the day we only had the Cow Trail and that was more of a quad trail so it was time to develop some kind of a network up on Coutlee [Plateau]. And then I quit building up on Coutlee because of all the motorcycle action,” he said, noting motorized bikes damage the infrastructure.

The mountain biking community is experiencing similar issues on “Little Iron.”

“We’re constantly fixing fences because [motorcyclists] cut them,” he said. “They come off of Fox Farm Road, down Godey and then into here and it’s a shame because Bass Coast just spit out $10,000 and Mark and I have spent hours and hours developing this and all we need is a motorcycle to come up

system — especially for our grasslands and our region, Martindale said.

Grasslands cover less than one per cent of land in British Columbia, but support more than 30 per cent of the threatened and endangered species of plants and animals found in the province, according to the GCC. Grasslands are also the backbone of B.C.’s cattle industry, GCC’s website reads. They provide valuable habitat for wildlife, and have provided First Nations with food and medicinal plant for millennia.

here once or twice to make it look like it’s garbage.”

Zumino admitted the struggle seems to come with the territory of managing mountain bike trails.

Despite the challenges, Wood encouraged council to recognize the tourism and economic benefits associated with developing and protecting them.

“I’m seeing trail builders making a living making trails and caring for the assets that Destination BC is marketing around the world,” Wood said. “So you can see if we can close this loop, embrace it, invest in it, it has this echo effect in the community.”

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Local firefighters put their skills to the test

FireFit competition comes to Kamloops.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

With the clock ticking and the pressure mounting, a group of Merritt firefighters pulled hoses, dragged bodies and raced up three flights of stairs on Sunday, clad in full gear as they put their skills to the test.

Fortunately, no lives were on the line.

The five-man Merritt team was competing in the FireFit championships in Kamloops, an event which allows firefighters from across the country to hone their lifesaving skills in a series of different events.

Local firefighters Brent Manning, Catlin King, Tyler Steel, Brett Roulston and Robert Croasdale represented the Merritt Fire Rescue Department, each rookies to FireFit competi-

tion.

“As soon as it got offered — when it was coming to Kamloops — there were a couple individuals who were kind of thinking it might be a fun idea to put a team together,” said King.

Both King and Steel have been with the fire department for about a year, while Manning was the veteran on the team with over five years of experience.

Croasdale and Roulston are both members of Merritt’s Work Experience Program at the local fire hall.

But a lack of experience in FireFit competitions didn’t slow down the team, as they breezed through their first head-to-head elimination match with a time of 1:41.48.

The FireFit relay race is a gruelling test of firefighters’ tech-

niques and fitness, requiring members to take on a variety of tasks.

The race begins with a three-storey stair climb, where firefighters must lug a bundle of hose weighing 42 pounds to the top of a structure.

There, a second team member will pull a hose, using a hand over hand motion, to the top of the structure.

After the hose has been hoisted, a team member must descend the structure, hitting every stair on the way down, and passing a flashlight (serving as the relay baton) to a new team member.

That team member will then use a nine pound sledgehammer to move a beam across the course, simulating a forcible entry to a structure.

The next competitor must then run 140 feet around fire hydrant obstacles before passing the flashlight to another team member.

(From left to right) Catlin King, Tyler Steel with his son ‘Moose,’ Brent Manning, Brett ‘Big Tuna’ Roulston and Rob Croasdale. Photo contributed

That firefighter must drag a fully charged hose 75 feet before activating the water and spraying a designated target.

The final event requires a competitor to pull a 165 pound rescue dummy backwards for 100 feet to the finish line.

SPOTS SECURED A rodeo in Deadman Creek offered senior rodeo athletes one final chance to earn enough points to qualify for the BC High School Finals. Merritt’s Troy Holmes and his partner Patrick Bennett punched their tickets in team roping with a third place finish on Sunday. Meanwhile, Vanessa Michel picked up two fourth place finishes in goat tying to secure her spot at the B.C. finals. Bryce Garcia finished up the weekend as the top all-around cowboy, after finishing second in tie down roping on Saturday and sixth on Sunday. Finally, the team of Tryton Bose and Bryce Garcia finished first in team roping on Sunday to go along with a third place finish on Saturday. (Above, left to right) Holmes, Garcia, Michel and Bose in Deadman Creek. Photo contributed

“All these events are exactly what we do in our day to day training,” said King.

While the competition in Kamloops was a regional event, successful teams can move on to compete in Canadian nationals, and then the World finals.

The Merritt team

ultimately bowed out of the competition in the second round, despite managing to shave off 12 seconds from their time in the opening round.

“Being a rookie team and our first time competing, it was quite amazing to see that we can put out a product

that competes with the best,” said King.

While the competitive aspect of the event is a draw, King said the emphasis on technical excellence and fitness is the real benefit of FireFit events.

“We are all supposed to be fire fit, and fire ready,” he said.

ULTIMATE TEAM Some members of Merritt Secondary School’s ultimate frisbee team played their final game for the Panthers on May 26, during a senior invitational tournament in Surrey. The team played through a rainstorm on Saturday, winning one game and dropping two. Sunday’s final match saw the team taking on GW Graham from Chilliwack. A back and forth affair stretched the entire 90 minutes, with the winning catch coming in the final two minutes of play from GW Graham. (Back row, left to right) Olivia Boven (rookie), Emily Whitecross, Prianne Dhesa, Logan Moorhead, Kieran McGarry and Ronan McGarry. (Middle) Madeline McIntrye-Ponsioen (rookie), Makyla Cooke, Harvir Natt, Mack Stead, Justin Tighe and Carter Davey (rookie). (Front row) Zach Griep (rookie) and Nick Anscomb (rookie). (Missing) Brody Pattison, Liam Kelly, Neleah Chillihitzia, Sebastian Myrum and rookies Chase Cooke, Nic Willey, Leif Ellingsen and Emily Geier. Photo contributed

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6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall - Corner Blair St/ Coldwater Ave. This presentation will enlighten and inspire you on how you can help stop the horrors of human trafficking. Light refreshments will be provided.

ANGELS ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY

PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION

Join us June 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. for a garage sale, BBQ, raffle and Neysa’s home made dog cookies - 2460 Torgerson Road.

FRESH STRAWBERRY SALE

Baillie House is selling fresh strawberries. They are already washed, chopped and ready to use or freeze. 15 lb and 30 lb pails. Phone 250-378-0349 for more information.

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YARD SALES

Nicola Valley Fall Fair giant yard sales will be held on Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Dates for 2019 are: June 8, 9, 22, 23, July 6,7, 20, 21, August 3, 4, 17 and 18. the Fal Fair will be accepting donations. Donations may be dropped off at the exhibition building on the yard sale dates, or you may phone Martha at 250-378-2303 to make other arrangements. Proceeds from the yard sales are going toward the construction of indoor washroom facilities at the Fair Exhibition Building.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING Sacred Heart Catholic Church have presenters from the Kamloops Diocesan Anti-Human Trafficking Committee will provide a two hour information session on human trafficking for adults 16 and over. Join us Saturday, June 8 from

The Vancouver Paranormal Society will carry out a public investigation on June 8th and 29th at the Baillie House. Participants will be able to participate in a full evening of activities and experience what the investigators do. Only four tickets available for each event. To reserve a spot email peter@vancouverparanormalsociety. net. All proceeds go to the Baillie House.

The Red Cross will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Please go to the hospital if you need medical equipment.

COURTHOUSE ARTS GALLERY

Join us Thursday to Saturday from 12 - 6 p.m. See our current art show or join us for our Friday workshops, different arts and artists, from tea and talk to mosaics, drawing, etc. For what’s new this week at the gallery and the Nicola Valley Arts Council check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil.com, or call 250-378-6515 or 250315-3437.

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Play Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Central Park Sport Box, 2975 Voght St. The club also plays on Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 - 9 p.m., at the Merritt Civic

Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave. Come for fun and exercise, drop-ins welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available.

For more information call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105

room is complete with a pool table, snooker table, shuffleboard table, dart board, horseshoe pit, library with books, DVD’s and puzzles. For more information please call 250-378-3763.

Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information call 250-3782004.

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., cribbage 1 & 7 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 and table shuffleboard 3 - 5 p.m. Second and fourth Thursdays: floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. Friday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rummoli and games 7 p.m. The second Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. we have a general meeting, executive meeting at 10 a.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. Third Friday of the month drop in lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saturday: drop-ins from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with floor curling played at 1 p.m. The hall is available to senior members to use for teas, birthdays, celebrations and get togethers. The games

Are you interested in losing weight sensibly, then you may want to come to TOPS. We meet Tuesdays at the United Church Hall, 1899 Quilchena Ave. For information call 250-378-5225. Weighin from 7:45 until 8:45 a.m. with meetings from 9 - 9:30 a.m.

GARAGE SALE

Baillie House spring garage sale, every Thursday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you need it, we might just have it. For more information call 250-3780349.

COMMUNITY BAND

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-3157724.

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2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911• Service Time: Sundays 10:00 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: 2nd and 4th Sundays only - 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

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

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Aboriginal Child - Youth & Adult Mental Health Clinician

Our vision is that we are all somebody’s 7th generation. We are working collaboratively to facilitate opportunities for our children, families and communities to achieve their full potential and realize a healthy quality of life through the implementation of our laws, jurisdiction, and our ancestral beliefs, values and teachings. Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society (SCFSS) has been providing child protection and support services to the Nicola Valley (Merritt, B.C.) since 1994. .

Please learn more about us www.scwexmx.com and Merritt, B.C. www.merritt.ca The Opportunity: Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society (SCFSS) is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our team as an Aboriginal Child - Youth and Adult Mental Health (ACYAMH) Clinician. As an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team, the Clinician will provide culturally appropriate services and information which enhance the relationships and wellness of children, youth, adults and families who are experiencing significant challenges, in the Merritt area.

The position is under the direct supervision of the Executive Director and service is approximately 50% Adult focus.

Evening and weekend work as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Educational Counselling, Clinical Psychology, Child and Youth Care, or comparable degree with strong clinical skills • Education in DSM diagnosis and related treatments for common Mental Health challenges • Registered with a professional association • Related experience with responsibility for providing mental health services to children, adults and families • Experience working with Aboriginal communities • A valid BC class 5 driver’s license and criminal record check are mandatory RESPONSIBILITIES: • Connects and collaborates with appropriate referral sources • Conduct intakes • Conduct mental health assessments and develop assessment reports • Conduct provisional DSM diagnosis • Develop and execute treatment plans • Maintain appropriate Clinical and administrative records KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Awareness of First Nations culture and issues affecting First Nations families and communities • Develop and maintain working knowledge and relationships with natural partners and supports in the communities • Demonstrated expertise and knowledge in Clinical Mental Health assessment, diagnosis and treatment • Ability to conduct suicide assessments and assist with crisis interventions • Comfortable with conducting both Psycho-educational and treatment focused group sessions to various ages • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Pursuant to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to qualified applicants of Aboriginal ancestry.

Your interest in contributing as part of our team at a great organization begins with submitting your cover letter and resume as one document saved as (your last name resume AAJune2019) before June 14, 2019 with the email or fax subject line as “Applying to ACYAMHC June 2019� to: opportunities@scwexmx.com Attention: Kyra Mason, Programs Manager 2975 Clapperton Avenue, Merritt, BC, V1K 1G2 Telephone (250)378-2771, Fax (250)378-2799 Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society thanks all those who apply, however, only candidates selected to interview will be contacted.

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Following positions now available at the Best Western Plus Merritt Hotel. • HOUSEKEEPING • BREAKFAST ATTENDANT Looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the Best Western team.

Must be eager to learn, self-motivating and have great time management skills.

Strong interpersonal skills are required for guest interaction in all positions.

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Tourism Ambassadors Community Futures Nicola Valley, in partnership with the City of Merritt is seeking 3 Tourism Ambassadors for Merritt and the beautiful Nicola Valley. Reporting to the Economic Development and Tourism Manager for the City of Merritt, the 3 Tourism Ambassadors will provide a variety of customer services in Merritt to promote a safer and friendlier community. These positions are focused on assisting tourists and locals for the summer season by promoting local activities, events, and visitor experiences.

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ABANDONMENT NOTICE George Henry Whalen, the following will be sold for rent and taxes owed $30,000 to Mamette Lake Mobile Home Park 9256 97C Hwy, Merritt B.C. on or after June 20 2019.

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