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NEW STAFF HIRED

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The Herald’s Ian Webster takes a look back on the Cents’ 2015 season / Page 17

The City of Merritt has officially hired a new director of corporate services / Page 3

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City hires director of corporate services Melisa Miles will start her new job March 2016

The City of Merritt announced last Thursday that it has hired a director of corporate services.

Melisa Miles will start her new job this coming March, coming from the Village of Silverton, B.C., in West Kootenay She held a variety of roles in Silverton, including administrative

assistant, deputy chief administrative officer and, most recently, as the village’s CAO over the past year.

In a release issued by the City of Merritt, Miles stated that she “strongly believes in the mechanics of local government, and when it is run efficiently and transpar-

ently it makes for a productive and vibrant community.”

In her new role, she will oversee the provision of bylaw enforcement and human resources services, act as media relations contact for the city and serve as the emergency public information officer.

The director of corporate

services position is a new one for Merritt, created after a restructuring of administrative positions earlier this year.

There was a temporary acting director of corporate services installed this past fall while city hall searched for a permanent staff member.

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SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERRITT SNOW REMOVAL POLICY

Dec. 15, 2015 Regular Council Meeting recap GENERAL MATTERS - Delegations and Recognitions Shawn Sanders, MTS Maintenance Training Systems Inc. pinning ceremony for Kevin Vilac awarding Kevin his Professional Operators Certificate through the Environmental Operators Certification Program Ms. T. Hadwin, Chief Operating Officer, Gold Country Communities Society made a presentation to Council highlighting the Gold Country initiatives for the upcoming year. Ms. Hadwin also showed Council the Gold Country YouTube Video for their viewing pleasure.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT the report from MMM Group titled Phase 1 Central Park Review be received for information; AND THAT the procedures associated with the Requests for Proposal process be reviewed to prevent this situation from happening in the future.

THAT Council direct Administration to prepare a Council Policy workshop to review the City’s revitalization tax exemption programs; AND THAT Council direct Administration not to accept further applications for such exemptions until that review is complete.

THAT Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a three-year Tourism and Visitor Information Services Agreement with the Nicola Valley Heritage Society as per the attached proposal.

BYLAWS City of Merritt Five Year Financial Plan (20152019) Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2203, 2015 was adopted.

City of Merritt Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2204, 2015 was adopted.

NEW BUSINESS THAT the City rescind Resolution #298 dated May 12, 1980 that states: “THAT the letter from Mr. A. Moffat dated May 03rd, 1980 be received and filed and that Mr. Moffat be advised that a lease is not required as the town will provide a bowling green in perpetuity for use by the community” Voting Opposed: Councillor Christopherson THAT the motion that the City separate the Lawn Bowling facility into the lawn bowling green and the building, and lease the bowling green to the Lawn Bowling Club and look for other uses for the building be deferred until Administration can address concerns raised by Council from a previous In-Camera Council meeting.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Director of recreation anD facilities A great career opportunity!

The City of Merritt is looking for an energetic, dedicated individual to fill the role of Director of Recreation and Facilities on our new senior management leadership team. The team’s role is to effectively lead the continuous organizational and process improvement that is part of success in governance and administration.

Merritt is located in the Nicola Valley in South Central British Columbia adjacent to major transportation routes.

Forestry, agriculture and tourism are major economic drivers. Major improvements in hydro-electric supply and connectivity have enhanced opportunities for industrial and manufacturing growth.

This position reports to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The Director will shepherd a vital and diverse portfolio of recreation services workers and direct the maintenance of existing buildings and construction of new facilities. The incumbent will advise the CAO, the Council and senior staff on issues and trends in recreation and recreation programming, and ensure facilities are functioning and up-to-date.

We are looking for a natural leader who: • has demonstrated integrity, ethics, confidentiality and professionalism in their work in the public and political environment • is engaging and comfortable working with the public, fellow staff and council • is a creative and strategic thinker who applies forethought in all decision-making processes • enjoys the detail work of municipal administration, but doesn’t get mired in it • and most importantly . . . has the drive to lead others to succeed!

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • A bachelor’s degree in recreation management or a directly related field • A solid understanding of municipal recreation services, pool and arena operations, recreation and cultural programming and labour relations in a union environment • Five years of progressively responsible municipal service with at least two years of directly relevant experience • Experience liaising with community groups, cultural organizations and sports groups • Completion of a Local Government Administration education program is desirable • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Demonstrated technical competence

This procedure outlines the responsibility of the City, residents, businesses and contractors as it pertains to snow removal in Merritt.

NOTE: For purpose of this procedure “Area 1” is designated by heavy black line and “Area 2” is all remaining streets..

Service Level based on Snow Accumulation: 0 – 5 cm: Area 1 only sanded AS PRIORITY 5 – 20 cm: City streets are graded and sanded in the following time frame: Area 1 – within eight (8) hours Area 2 – within thirty (30) hours Over 20 cm: Exceptional Snowfall – will call out such manpower and equipment as may be available and required to maintain city streets in as passable conditions as possible.

Priorities: No.1 Emergency access routes to essential services such as hospital, police, fire, ambulance, City services. Dangerous roadways including hills and intersections.

No.2 Schools; No.3 Downtown Business Core; No.4 Highway Commercial properties; No.5 Residential properties Disposal: Residents, businesses and contractors are not permitted to blow or plow snow from private property onto right-of-ways, streets, lanes or walkways.

Residents and businesses in areas with City sidewalks adjacent to roads shall be permitted to place snow from the walk on the road.

Sidewalk Clearing: Every owner or occupier of residential zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting the said property within twenty-four (24) hours of accumulation except for weekends and holidays.

Every owner or occupier of real property shall immediately remove snow, ice or rubbish from the roof or other part of a structure adjacent to a highway or pathway or sidewalk where such snow or ice or rubbish presents a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

Every owner or occupier of commercial or industrial zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalk or pathways abutting the said property by ten (10) a.m. of any day and, as needed, following the accumulation of snow or ice.

Complete copies of this procedure can be obtained at City Hall during regular business hours.

The City offers a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package for this senior management position.

Applications will be reviewed commencing January 22, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.

Please forward resume, cover letter & requests for information to the attention of: Shawn Boven, CAO sboven@merritt.ca 250-378-8613

See more at www.merritt.ca

Next council meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)

BORDER BEEF

David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

After a years-long trade dispute between Canada and the U.S., three appeals to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and billions of dollars in lost revenue to Canadian beef and pork producers, the mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) has been abolished.

This past Friday, President Barack Obama signed a yearend spending bill — a bill that included provisions to repeal COOL. “The omnibus bill repealed the COOL requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork, and ground beef and pork.

Effective immediately, USDA is not enforcing the COOL requirements for muscle cut and ground beef and pork

outlined in the January 2009 and May 2013 final rules,” said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The WTO estimated that the law resulted in just over $1 billion of loss per year annually to Canadian cattle, pig and hog producers.

“Today’s developments mean that Canada’s beef and

pork industries will be able to compete on a level playing field. We look forward to the restoration of full access to the U.S. market for Canada’s beef and pork, benefitting our farmers and our economy,” said Canada’s Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay in a statement last Friday afternoon.

The move comes eleven days after the WTO approved $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. John Anderson, local rancher and director with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, told the Herald that if the current legislation were repealed, it would add about $100 per head of cattle sold.

COVER STORY

Terms of reference for scientific review yet to be finalized From Page 1 “We got an offer and we took it,” Murillo said.

He said that the process of the scientific review of biosolids, which the provincial government is undertaking to address concerns locals have expressed, is taking too long to complete.

Rather than continue to wait, the company decided to sell the property.

Clement said the group will be paying a little more for the property than BioCentral did, but did not disclose what the exact amount is, as the deal won’t officially close until late

January.

About a year ago, residents of the Sunshine Valley Estates learned of BioCentral’s purchase and intention to spread biosolids on the land. They then began protesting, fearing the spreading of biosolids — the solid waste left over after sewage is treated at a water treatment facility, which is then used as fertilizer — would leach into the ground and contaminate ground water below the property that residents of the housing development use.

The movement gained steam and led to the provincial government taking a closer look at BioCentral’s

proposal, before ultimately approving it.

This spring, protesters from around the Nicola Valley came together and instituted a road block to BioCentral’s composting facility in Lower Nicola, and the five area First Nations bands called for a moratorium on biosolids being brought into the valley.

In response to these actions BioCentral stopped hauling biosolids to the site and instead began hauling the product to a site near Clinton, B.C. In June the government announced it would form a technical working group to conduct the scientific

review that will examine protesters’ concerns.

To date, the terms of reference for the study have yet to be agreed upon by the government and local First Nations recruited to oversee the process.

Clement said she and her fellow residents wished to buy the property in order to place some restrictive covenants prohibiting biosolids, and other soil contaminants from being placed on it before reselling.

Murillo confirmed BioCentral is not selling its property on Sunshine Valley Road where its biosolids composting site is located.

Effective January 4, 2016, the Petit Creek bus run stops are being amalgamated into one of either the Lower Nicola, Mamit Lake or 14 Mile/Nooaitch bus routes.

Please be assured that all stops will remain the same, however, there may be a slight change to the pick-up and/or drop-off times of approximately 5 – 10 minutes.

Updated bus route information is below.

In addition, it will also be posted on the District’s website (www.sd58.bc.ca) and in the newspaper over the holiday break.

Should you have any questions regarding this change, please do not hesitate to contact the School Board office at 250-378-5161.

Thank you for your assistance through this change.

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God

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By Herman Kneller

With the Roman army, again, around Creator of the world and all that is in the the city, again created a serious problem world, people included. for it was one of those special days when Jesus came to this world as a person, many people had come to worship. starting from a fertilized egg, growing Things got progressively worse. No help in the womb of a virgin. He is the Son of came for the Jews.

God. His death and life was like ours. He went through all the problems that we The Romans broke into the city, and have and at the end of His life he suffered burned the temple. The historians say that more that any human being could handle. almost a million people perished in the city He experienced every kind of problem, and nearly one hundred thousand were struggle and pain (including death) worse taken as captives to Rome. than any person would. Then, He rose from Not one Christian perished.

They the dead and went back to Heaven. believed God and He looked after them, Jesus did all this, not only to save us from as He still does for those who believe and our sins, but to be able to fully understand worship Him. the things that pain us as people. If you This was the end of the Jewish nation. have a problem, Jesus knows your pain.

Now Jesus wants to use the church that is If you ask for His help, He will know how to made up of all nations and people. help you through it.

When Jesus left to go back to Heaven He gave a command to the church to preach the gospel to all the world. The good news of Jesus and His life, His love and His special closeness to His people is to be shared with everyone. Jesus is the

JACKIE TEGART MLA Fraser Nicola

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happiness throughout the New Year!

What a wonderful help Jesus is for us.

He is willing and able to help us. All we need to do is ask.

Herman’s next article will be printed in the Thursday Dec. 31 issue, returning to the Tuesday edition on Jan 5.

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HERALD OPINION EDITORIAL

Horgan on trade, carbon tax and LNG NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview in his Victoria office Dec. TOM FLETCHER 10. Here are B.C. excerpts. For VIEWS the full version, see the opinion tab at www.merrittherald. com.

TF: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade?

JH: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province. We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higher-priced markets.

But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it.

TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party?

JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home.

TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate?

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OPINION editorial

Travel industry lacking in Christmas spirit

By Chris Tomlinson

Christmas has a reputation for being a time of giving, but increasingly for the Canadian travel industry, it has become a time of taking.

Like many others in Canada, I travel to see family over the holidays. I’ve previously done this via bus and plane — usually at a decent cost.

This year feels different. Perhaps it’s because in former years the price of oil was much higher I could assume the price of travel to be somewhat expensive. This year has totally revamped my ideas on the Canadian travel industry.

The price of oil and gasoline are at lows not seen in almost a decade, yet prices for travel within Canada are higher than they

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have ever been.

It makes sense then that this low cost of fuel should be passed on to the customer, but that doesn’t seem to be happening.

This isn’t the only thing about holiday travel that doesn’t make any sense.

Greyhound in particular has doubled their prices this season. In what should be their busiest time of the year, when they can expect the most passengers, it logically follows that prices should go down to attract more customers from flying or driving to their destination.

This reeks far more to me of gouging people during a time which may be the only time they see family members all year. It begs the real question: Why is travel within Canada so expensive?

The reason that travel within Canada is so

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expensive is often explained away by how big Canada is, how sparse the population. These factors play some role but the main driver is a collusion between business and government.

In B.C. there is only one bus service and two domestic airlines.

This near monopoly is the reason travel companies can charge whatever they want.

In what should be a competitive time of year for travel, the three companies have free reign to charge more because they cannot meet demand.

In the United States or Europe, where there are more airlines, coaches and even train companies (passenger trains in Canada seem more like a historic curiosity than a means of travel), prices are ludicrously low and demand is always met.

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YOUR OPINION Low LNG prices spell Saluting my snow angels trouble for fledgeling industry, says Horgan LETTER

Editor:

From Page 6 JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to.

What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election. So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax.

For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time.

TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had?

JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch.

Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year?

JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now.

I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need.

If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc

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Taxes put an unfair burden on travellers From Page 6 Many Canadians are stranded by overbooked Greyhound buses every year, often in the middle of nowhere.

The government colludes with companies like Greyhound and Air Canada by creating all sorts of fees and taxes that make sure no new companies can compete.

The U.S. air carrier Jet Blue has had permission to fly to Canadian destinations for years yet refuses to do so because its simply too expensive due to government fees.

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‘Many perceptions about Canada’s Aboriginal peoples are far from reality. Socio-economic disparities between Aboriginal and non-Indigenous Canadians remain wide, and government leaders provide only lip service to the discrimination faced

by Aboriginal peoples.’

I think that was well written. Of course, you could have added that the problems of discrimination are not only faced by natives, but by natives AND non natives.

It is time that the government started taking some steps to make all the people in Canada equal at birth. It just is not right that in this day and age there is such inequality amongst Canadians who are born side by side and who had nothing at all to do with the history — and you can’t fix history.

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Pearson International Airport in Toronto was at one time the most expensive airport in the world for an aircraft to land in.

The dark side of Canada’s economy is the rampant protectionism of Canadian businesses at the detriment of service and price to Canadians.

We saw this ugly protectionism when Verizon looked to enter the hugely overpriced Canadian mobile phone market.

The Canadian companies’ response was to call their friends in Ottawa to block competition because lower prices and better service might put them out of

business.

We see the same protectionism in the travel industry, to the disservice to the time of year Canadians hold dear — the time to be home with their families.

Even the Grinch who stole Christmas had a change of heart.

I fear that the Grinch has nothing on the Canadian travel industry.

Christopher Tomlinson is a writer living in Merritt. He has a penchant for discussing politics and occasionally craves a good baguette.

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Calling shooting of a bull moose “brazen,” a provincial court judge found one of two men guilty of illegally killing and abandoning the animal on Dec. 17.

Xin Xiao was found guilty after trial of illegal hunting out of season, possession of an animal and abandoning the bull moose at the side of a logging road in the Nicola Valley in October 2013.

He was fined about $8,500, with $4,000 of that going to the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Fund.

“I don’t believe a third party killed the moose and Mr. Xiao came upon the moose and decided to take it,” judge Chris Cleaveley said in his decision.

Cleaveley ruled Xiao said “yeah” to another hunter when asked him if he killed the bull moose.

That hunter, Kyle Carusi, testified at the trial.

Both Xiao, represented by defence lawyer Kevin Walker, and co-accused Wei Li, defended by Fred Kaatz, used an interpreter during the trial and did not testify themselves.

Cleaveley found the Crown did not have enough evidence to convict Li of the same three offences, nor of hunting without a special licence needed for a non-resident.

The Crown’s case was built on circumstantial evidence.

Two deer hunters who came across a dead bull moose at the side of the road testified when they returned to the same logging road later, they saw two Asian men with a Ford Raptor truck backed up to the moose.

Carusi said they appeared to be using a winch to get the moose — not yet field dressed

found Xiao’s Canadian passport, as well as a wallet with his driver’s and hunting licence and credit cards.

Conservation officers used DNA to link the moose to blood found on a jacket in the truck.

Cleaveley found it was Xiao’s jacket.

Following the Wildlife Act charges, the civil forfeiture office applied successfully to have the Ford Raptor sold, with half the $48,000 proceeds going to the Crown.

In addition to the approximately $8,500 in fines, Xiao forfeited two guns found in the truck.

He is also prohibited from hunting from two years.

Walker urged Cleaveley to reduce the fine from the $10,000 requested by the Crown because his client, a building property manager who earns about $40,000 to $50,000 a year, has a limited ability to pay.

Xiao rents an apartment in Burnaby he shares with his wife and child.

or gutted — into the truck.

A surveillance camera at a gas station in Merritt recorded Xiao and Li the morning before the moose was found.

Food and gas receipts from Merritt the day before were also found inside the Ford pickup.

During trial, Carusi testified the two men beside the moose immediately stopped as he and his father rolled up in their pickup.

Carusi said the two acted “shifty” while beside the moose.

“It’s reasonable to infer Mr. Xiao and the other man realized they’d been caught red-handed,” Cleaveley said.

Conservation officers tracked the Ford pickup to a Vancouver home.

They seized the truck and a trailer.

Xiao, 49, had a “much stronger connection to the Ford Raptor,” Cleaveley said.

Inside that pickup, registered to a woman from Vancouver, they

Following the success of this past June’s sixth annual Merritt Country Run, which raised $12,500 for Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart program, there’s still plenty of funds in the coffers, says Canadian Tire manager and Jumpstart ambassador Mike Wekking.

Jumpstart is a charity that helps out families who are interested in getting their kids into sports, but don’t have the means to finance the equipment, registration and other costs.

“There’s still money to be had for people to take advantage of,” said Wekking. “It’s such a shame for it to keep piling.”

The run is the biggest single fundraiser for the program. This year he said it raised $7,500, and Canadian Tire contributed the remaining $5,000.

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Murray Church opens for Christmas Eve service David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

If you drive north of Merritt on Highway 5A, it won’t be long until you arrive at Nicola Ranch, a small collection of picturesque buildings, some of which seem to have been frozen in time.

Among them is Murray Church, built in 1876.

Although its age is starting to show, the building is getting dusted off for a special Christmas Eve service

at 1:00 p.m. tonight, hosted by the Trinity United Church, which owns the church.

There are still pews lining each side of the single aisle, leading up to an old pulpit, with a pump organ off to the side. Plenty of light shines in from the stained glass windows on either side, but the decor is otherwise plain, in typical Protestant fashion.

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John and Kate Anderson don’t come from traditional ranching families, but they don’t see that as a bad thing. In fact, they say it has given them the freedom to pursue the kinds of sustainable initiatives that won them the BC Cattlemen’s Association’s (BCCA) Environmental Stewardship Award this year.

They own and operate Kane Lake Ranch, just south of Merritt.

John arrived in the Nicola Valley with his family as a youngster, when his father, a mining engineer, arrived to help with the opening of the Craigmont Mine.

He grew up around animals, and his mother had a love for agriculture.

In 1985, Kate came to work as an irrigator on his mom’s ranch, and just never left.

“The joke about irrigating is that it’s irritating, because it’s pretty repetitive,” said Kate. “So I came [to the ranch] to be his irritator for a while — I haven’t stopped for 30 years,” she laughed.

Now they have four ranch properties around Merritt, Kane Lake, Sunshine Valley and Iron Mountain, consisting of 740 deeded acres, 3,300 leased acres and 3,000 acres of Crown range.

According to John, ranching wasn’t something they were born into. “We sort of evolved into it, I guess,” he said.

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“There’s been some tremendously volatile events on the Coldwater River,” said John, pointing to flooding events, especially in the spring and winter. “When those events take place, there can be quite a bit of erosion created, quite a bit of damage to the stream bank areas. So we recognized quite a long time ago — 30 plus years ago — the best way to mitigate erosion was to take better management practices, or management practices that were somewhat nontraditional.”

Erosion creates siltation in the river, and that affects the salmon population, in various ways.

The Andersons see it as a positive trend of the mainstream culture influencing farming practices, and said they hope it continues.

“I think the next thing in the agriculture world will be something called ecological goods and services,” said John. “So when you provide an ecological good and service, which could be considered riparian or a clean water filtration area — something like that — I think at some point society will see enough of a value in that so that they’ll financially support it. Right now we basically pay because we own the land — we put up the infrastructure to manage it in a healthy way.”

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6. (From left) Lisa Babcock, food bank volunteer Lorraine Brown and food bank manager Marlene Fenton. Babcock raised $236 for the food bank. Michael Potestio/Herald 7. (From left) Grade 7 student Trace Cooke, food bank manager Marlene Fenton, Grade 4 student Victoria King, food bank volunteers Lorraine Brown, Nick Tolerton and Mike Brown, and Diamond Vale leadership program co-ordinator Daniella Ricci. Michael Potestio/Herald

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4. The Merritt Bread Basket, a soup kitchen at St. Michael’s Anglican Church, received a cheque for $2,500 from Brian Kennedy and Robert Lizotte, donated by their employees. (Left to right) Kennedy, Fran Delaney from Community Futures, Lizotte and Marg Davis, bread basket manager.

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SUSAN GEARING-EDGE A looking glass TO THE PAST Back when Merritt was just a sprouting commercial hub, in the spot that is now the Country Music Hall of Fame, stood a part of the city’s history — Armstrong’s Department Store.

The foundations of that memorable store date back to 1882, when George Brown Armstrong, at the tender age of 15, came to the Nicola Valley from Ontario.

His first job was working for his brother-in-law A.E. Howse in the general store Howse owned in the Valley.

He put in long, hard hours for his demanding boss for seven years and learned quickly from

this sometimes wily, but always resourceful man. G.B. (as he came to be called) developed a work ethic to match his intense ambition.

He finally decided that if he was going to work that hard, it would be better if he did it for himself. So he moved to Lower Nicola and opened his own store in 1889. He sold groceries, pharmaceuticals, glassware, hardware, dry goods and mining equipment.

Over the next 18 years, his business prospered. He and his wife Dora Grace Wolff had two daughters. Unfortunately, Dora passed away when the girls were very young.

In March 1907 G.B. became aware that mining and a new railway were making Merritt an attractive business site. He sold his entire stock at cost and by May his new store, a two storey building with its business on the main floor and living quarters upstairs, was open for business. It also had a post office with G.B. as the Postmaster.

Unfortunately, in 1908 the building burned to the ground.

G.B. was undaunted and began construction at the Quilchena

Street location. This building garnered a great deal of attention by the townspeople. They watched as the basement was scooped out by horses pulling a Fresco, a large metal scoop with handles that dug into the earth and brought out a load which was then hauled to a pile site and dumped.

The walls were built using clear tongue and groove fir, fitted together vertically. A large coal furnace was the only source of heat for the building. In the basement was a vault and a tobacco room as G.B. was the only authorized retailer of McDonald tobacco in the Interior. The tobacco room was made of metal lined brick with a wooden door also lined with metal. It blended so well with the wall that it was hard to find.

The upper floor had knotholes that let the daylight through and as they aged the large, rough beams of wood turned a beautiful deep brown. The store had a general office and a post office.

G.B. incorporated his business as Armstrong Department Stores Ltd.

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The interior of Armstrong’s Department Store. Nicola Valley Museum and Archives

From Page 11 The store was prosperous. Records show that customers could buy a side of bacon or a ham for 24 cents a pound, three pounds of butter for 78 cents, or 25 cents for two packages of shortening. Clothes were also sold. Customers could buy a blouse for $2.50, a polo shirt for $1.25 and children’s hats ranged in price from 35 cents to $2.95.

By this time G.B. was remarried to his new wife Olla. They had a son, George Standish and a daughter Kathleen. The family moved into a house on Granite Avenue, near Garcia.

During the 1920s, G.B. ran a stage coach service between Kamloops and Merritt. In 1927 there was a bit of a mishap when the passengers got a dunking in Nicola Lake after the driver swerved to avoid a car on the narrow road.

Fortunately there were no injuries.

In 1929, at the age of 62, George B. Armstrong was elected as Mayor of Merritt, but this venture was cut short tragically that same year when the family home caught fire while he was home alone. He suffocated from smoke inhalation and died. At his funeral, 150 cars lined the streets and more than 1,000 people paid tribute to him.

Olla and her step-daughter Vera ran the business until Olla’s death in 1948. George Standish Armstrong took over as Manager and Vera worked as the stenographer.

In 1949 he built an addition which housed the grocery store and had a cold storage and a walk-in cooler. In later years it also served as a ladies wear store. Behind the store there was a barn where horses and carriages were kept to make deliveries. When the barn burned down, Armstrong rebuilt it as a garage and filled it with vegetables that were sold throughout the winter. Today, this addition is now home to Panago Pizza.

In 1950-52, a cement shed was built directly behind the store next to the garage. The shed was filled with grain on the main floor and raw hides (animal skins and leather) in the basement. The two floors were divided by an ash filling that kept mice and other pests out of the grain.

In 1967 George Jr. died of cancer and G.B.’s grandson George took over the role of storekeeper, a duty he performed for 21 years. Sadly, it was he who had to close Armstrong’s Department Store in 1989 — 100 years after G.B. set out to become an entrepreneur. According to documents that are stored at the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, even though the store closed, the buildings are still owned by the Armstrong family.

For more information on the history of Merritt and the Nicola Valley, call or come and visit the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, 1675 Tutill Court, (250)-3784145. You can also visit our website at www.nicolavalleymuseum.org.

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The advent and affect of humility NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH One of the forgotten aspects of the Christmas story is the birth of humility in the person of the Christ Child.

Innumerable Christmas devotionals point out the humble circumstances of Jesus’ birth — among shepherds, in a crude stable, with a feed trough for a bassinet.

When Jesus himself tried to summarize why people should take up the yoke of following him, he said it was because he was meek and humble (Matt.

11:29).

Seldom, however do we

explore the full implications of how Jesus’ radical humility shapes the way we live our lives daily.

The Apostle Paul speaks of Jesus humbling himself to the extent of taking the form of a servant on his way to the cross.

But the same humility was evident at the root of the incarnation story, God being willing to take up human form, thus subjecting Himself to human ministrations.

A truly spiritual person will always be ready to humble himself. God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Humility is crucial for Christians. We can only receive Christ through meekness and humility. Jesus humbled himself and was exalted by God. Therefore, joy and power through humility is the very dynamic of the Christian life.

If we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, He will exalt us at the proper time.

This teaching of Scriptures is simple and obvious.

The problem is that it takes great humility to understand

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humility, and even more to resist the pride that comes so naturally with even a discussion of the subject.

We are on slippery ground because humility cannot be attained directly. Once we become aware of the poison of pride, we begin to notice it all around us.

We hear it in the sarcastic, snarky voices in newspaper columns. We see it in civic, cultural and business leaders who never admit weaknesses or failure. We see it in our neighbours and some friends with their jealousy, self-pity and boasting.

And so we vow not to talk or act like that. If we then notice “a humble turn of mind” in ourselves, we immediately become smug. But that is pride in our humility.

Humility is so shy. If we begin talking about it, it disappears. To even ask the question, “Am I humble?” is not to be so.

Examining your heart, even for pride, often leads to being proud about your diligence and circumspection.

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Humility is a staple of the Christian life — but it is also very fragile From Page 13 Gracious, self-forgetful humility should be one of the primary things that should distinguish Christian believers from the many types of moral, decent people in the world.

But I think it is fair to say that humility is largely missing in the church. Therefore, nonbelievers, detecting the

stench of sanctimony turn away.

Humility is only achieved as a by-product of understanding, believing, and marvelling at the gospel of grace.

When we listen to the gospel preached or meditate on it in the Scriptures, we should drive it so deeply into our hearts, imaginations, and thinking that

we begin to instinctively live out the gospel.

God often breaks us by allowing us to be misunderstood, misjudged, falsely accused and publicly humiliated.

It is best to leave such matters with God. He knows what He is doing and He’s got everything under His control.

He chisels away at the rock to sculpture the

likeness of Jesus in His people. Some parts of the rock may be very hard, wherein He has to use persecution to bring out the “shine.”

No one who waits upon God will ever be disappointed or be put to shame (Isaiah 49:23).

If we honour God, He will honour us one day.

If we are serious about following the Lord, we will find that

God takes us through many painful experiences.

But His purpose in all of them is to free us from the opinions of men and from the chains that tie us down to earth, so that we can “mount up with wings like eagles” (Isaiah

“This building was one of the first churches to be dedicated to public worship in the interior of the province,” reads a plaque on the wall inside.

It was originally a Presbyterian church, but all Protestant denominations in the valley made use of it, it goes on to say.

John Moore was one of the men who was instrumental in the construction of the church, and was one of the first elders. He still has family in the valley.

“It’s nice that they’re looking after it,” said Barbara Sayles, Moore’s great-great-granddaughter, who lives in the Nicola Valley. “It was important to dad — his parents were married there.”

Sayles said she’d be in attendance at tonight’s service.

There haven’t been regular services there since 1958, though the building is still used a few times a year for special services, or the occasional wedding.

When the United Church was formed in 1927, the building was named Murray United in honour of its founder, Rev. George Murray.

Murray was sent by the Church of Scotland to cover a wide area in the Interior, including Merritt.

He died in 1917.

In the 1860’s Nicola Lake was a thriving community, but the population shifted to Merritt after the discovery of coal at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater Rivers ­— at that time known as the Forks.

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Use COAL to reconnect with your children MAGDI TORNYAI Ask MAGDI THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE Dear Magdi, I have a daughter who I raised myself with love and care, and we used to have a very close relationship.

Now she is enjoying an executive career in a big corporate company.

It seems the success has made her forget all the support I gave her.

When I hear from her, the conversation is only a few text messages. Three of her relationships ended recently and this has broken her heart.

She has told me that

she is afraid of being close to me because if I died, she feels she wouldn't survive.

How can I reestablish the closeness that I had with her and have her communicate more empathetically with me?

Steven, Merritt YOUR TWO CENTS Sometimes we have to let go of our children's hands and feelings for a while, so they can "feel" the distance and appreciate our love and care towards them.

She has to show you in her own time that she's dependant on you and needs you the same way you need her.

You don't need to reestablish that closeness in empathy. Sometimes the best reaction is not to react at all!

Anonymous MAGDI SAYS Dear Steven, Thank you very

much for sharing your challenge with me and our readers!

I have good news!

You can re-establish the closeness that you had with your daughter and communicate again with her more empathically.

You have had a great relationship with your daughter in the past, but now she is afraid to be emotionally close to you, because she is afraid of losing you.

Her overwhelming fear shows that the abandonments she experienced in her three previous romantic relationships caused her feelings of loss and extreme emotional pain.

She now feels it is safer to live without emotional closeness.

Due to this painful history and fear of loss, she stopped being open emotionally and focused entirely on her work. This is not

healthy.

The human brain has right and left sides that have evolved over millions of years. We developed two hemispheres with two different ways of processing — the cognitive and the emotional.

Although the left side differs from the right, the two physically separated sides are connected to each other.

This separation enables each side of the brain to function somewhat independently.

The left mode processing is logical, linguistic, cognitive reasoning in nature.

The right mode processing is holistic, understanding others emphatically through facial expression, eye contact, posture, gesture and with spontaneous raw emotions.

Healing, as well as healthy living, requires the presence of both right and left modes of processing.

The cultural constrains of the corporate world where your daughter works privileges cognition and reason, often at the expense of emotions. As a result of her emotionally hurtful experiences, the “left mode processing” proved to be safer to her.

Changes can be made to help her become open with her emotions towards you again.

• Meet her in person in order to repair your relationship.

This way you will be able to communicate with her, in the right mode processing, in a holistic way, with empathy, the use of facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice, body language, posture and gesture.

• The best attitude towards your daughter and towards our children as parents is to temporarily downside our expectations and

have the attitude of COAL — Curiosity, Openness, Acceptance and Love.

• Be open and accepting of what is happening in her life, and let go of your expectations.

• It will be challenging to let go of your expectation mindset, but it will enable you to become mindfully aware of what is happening in your daughter’s life.

Use the attitude of COAL and you will be able to reconnect with her emotionally again.

NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE Dear Magdi, My 10-year-old grandson Michael has been on a large dose of psychotropic medication for the past five years to help him to control his angry outbursts.

His father and mother were both addicted to cocaine and he often experienced traumatic

and shocking events at an early age.

I think these past experiences made him reactive. When he has these explosive episodes, he often refers to past events.

Can he get therapeutic treatment for his early traumas to help him become less angry and reactive?

I am very worried about the long term effect of the use of drugs on his young brain.

Marlene, Merritt Magdi Tornyai is a clinical counsellor with a private practice, Safe Haven Holistic Counselling, in Merritt. If you have a question you would like Magdi to consider, or to write in with your two cents on a weekly challenge, write to magditornyai@gmail.com or newsroom@merrittherald.com. Submissions will be kept anonymous. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of our readers.

The relationship between smoking and back pain

DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN A construction worker might blame his jackhammer for his sore back. An office worker might chalk up the ache to an uncomfortable chair. Fair enough. But if either person happens to be a smoker, there just might be a different explanation for his or her pain.

In recent years, researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between smoking and back pain. In study after study, smokers seem to be more

likely than nonsmokers to suffer from a sore back. The trend holds for men and women, manual laborers and white-collar workers.

The investigations raise interesting questions about the root causes of pain.

A study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases drives the point home.

British researchers asked 13,000 people about their lifestyles, including their smoking habits, jobs, activity levels, and history of pain.

After adjusting for the demands of strenuous jobs and other factors that might cause back pain, the scientists concluded that smoking — by itself — raised the risk of debilitating back pain by about 30 per cent.

Smoking also seemed to make people slightly

more vulnerable to pain in the neck, shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, and knees. Their report is not alone in its conclusions. A review of over 40 studies published in a recent issue of the medical research journal Spine concluded that “the data are fairly consistent that smoking is associated with... low back pain.”

Scientists aren’t sure why some smokers are prone to back pain.

According to the report in the Annals of the

Rheumatic Diseases, nicotine from cigarettes “could affect the manner in which the brain processes sensory stimuli and the central perception of pain.” In other words, cigarettes affect the way the brain sends its pain signals.

Smoking may also damage tissue in the lower back and elsewhere in the body by slowing down blood circulation and reducing the flow of nutrients to joints, disks, and muscles, according to

the journal.

Giving up cigarettes probably won’t immediately banish back pain, but it just might help.

Of course, quitting smoking will also dramatically lower the risk of heart disease, cancer, and a host of other diseases. Back pain or not, that’s still a great comfort.

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6th Annual Merritt Centennials

Christmas Report Card The mindless and totally subjective holiday revelations of Merritt Centennials hockey writer and photographer Ian Webster

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11 Colin Grannary 36 16 Gavin Gould 33 19 Nick Jermain 37 14 Zak Bowles 35 4 Michael Faulkner 34 24 Nick Fiorentino 37 12 Mitch Lipon 35 18 Tyler Ward 34 17 Brett Jewell 32 22 Ryan Forbes 37 21 Nick Fidanza 34 13 Henry Cleghorn 36 15 Michael Regush 36 2 Ryan Coghlan 23 28 Mark O’Shaughnessy 28 7 Tyrell Buckley 29 8 Zach Zorn 30 25 Malik Kaila 35 27 Tyler Holz 26

21 19 16 13 2 5 8 13 5 6 4 3 3 2 1 0 4 0 0

23 24 16 16 20 16 12 5 11 9 10 9 9 7 6 7 2 6 4

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Penticton Salmon Arm West Kelowna Vernon Trail Merritt Team

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Despite just two returning blueliners from last season (captain Malik Kaila, Tyrell Buckley), there were high expectations for this year’s defensive corps due to some notable summer signings and last-minute acquisitions.

The beleagured backline has had to spend too much time in its own end, and hasn’t received sufficient help from the forwards. The result is the Cents have given up the third-most goals in the league (161) and are fourth-to-last in plus-minus (-35). Whatever happened to the adage ‘Defence wins games’.

Offence

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At 3.41 goals-per-game (9th in the league), the Centennials have shown up to this point that they can score goals.

The problem is they’re allowing 4.35 goals-against-per-game (14th leaguewide). That’s not a recipe for success.

Veteran forwards Gavin Gould and Colin Grannary have lived up to expectations points-wise, while rookies Nick Jermain and Tyler Ward along with defencemen Mike Faulkner and Nick Fiorentino have been a solid supporting cast. With the puck, the team is strong; without — that’s another matter.

to Dec. 25

31 Cole Kehler 24 8 15 3.74 35 Colten Lancaster 11 2 7 5.13

Team

When second-year netminder Anthony Pupplo failed to live up to expectations and was released, the puck-stopping duties fell to former WHLer and Kamloops Blazer Cole Kehler and rookie Colten Lancaster.

It’s been a rough road for the likeable pair of goaltenders who have had their moments. Kehler is ranked 20th in the league with an .897 save percentage and 3.74 goals-against average.

Lancaster’s .856 SV% and 5.13 GAA puts him second last in 32nd place.

Hopefully, things can only improve.

Defence

125 212 337 471

CENTS GOALIE STATS

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Special Teams CEven though Merritt has been in the middle of the pack all season when it comes to the powerplay (currently 8th), the same can’t be said of the penalty kill. Down a man, the Cents have been the league’s worst from day one — by a huge margin. They’ve surrendered a horrendous 59 goals on 165 chances.

That’s 25 more than they’ve scored themselves on the same number of PPs. One solution is to stay out of the darn penalty box. Merritt players visit the sin bin far too frequently. That’s just playing with fire.

Coaching

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It’s been quite a christening for new Centennials head coach and GM Joe Martin and his rookie assistant, Matt Samson. At the break, the Cents find themselves dead last in the Interior and nine points out of a playoff position.

On the positive side, Martin and Samson have refused to panic or throw in the towel. They have faith in their players, and firmly believe the team has the horses to reel in some of the opposition ahead of them. A glimmer of hope — the Cents go into the holiday on their first two-game win streak of the season.

Intangibles

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This year’s edition of the Merritt Centennials is once again a class act — comprised of players with character, color and community-mindedness. It’s something we’ve grown used to in the Luke Pierce/Joe Martin era.

That said, the team has struggled to establish an identity, and to play smart hockey. There have been too many poor starts to games and periods, too many miscues in the defensive zone, and too many trips to the penalty box. The only thing consistent has been the team’s inconsistency.

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Chilliwack Wenatchee Langley Coquitlam Prince George Surrey

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7 10 13 16 26 28

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Panthers and Rebels hoop it up Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The junior boys and girls basketball teams from Merritt and Princeton Secondary Schools engaged in a home-and-home series of games last week.

On Wednesday, the teams squared off at the MSS gymnasium.

The host Panthers led the girls contest for three quarters before the visiting Rebels overtook them down the stretch for a 61-50 victory.

Leading the way for the MSS girls was guard Mesha Naiker with 22 points, while Logan Moorhead added 10.

Princeton’s Jessica

Parker, a member of Team BC, tallied an astonishing 45 points, including six second-half three-pointers.

In the boys showdown on Wednesday, Sam McNiven drained 17 points to lead the Panthers over their district rivals, 65-28. Both Sebastian Dexel and Tom Girard netted 13 points.

The game results were very similar 24 hours later in Princeton.

Merritt’s girls were edged once again by the Rebels, 44-37, while the Panther boys were victorious once more, 54-34.

On the girls’ side, it was Naiker on top again

for MSS with 18 points.

Parker had 19 in reply for Princeton.

Evan Sahota was Merritt’s leading scorer in the boys’ match-up with 19 points, while Brody Pattison had 12 and McNiven 11.

“I’m really happy with both teams,” head coach Dick Wowchuk said. “The boys, I didn’t expect to gel as quickly as they have. As for the girls, many of them are very inexperienced.

They’re doing well.”

Both MSS junior teams play at Westsyde on Jan. 5, then travel to a tournament in Osoyoos the following weekend.

CELEBRATING THE SEASON (Above) The Merritt Centennials gathered for a festive team photo at the club’s Christmas dinner on Dec. 7 at the Evangelical Free Church. (Below) Santa paid a surprise visit to the Nicola Valley Skating Club’s final practice and Christmas skate on Dec. 18 at the Shulus arena. NVSC classes will resume in January. Ian Webster/Herald

DISHING OFF Merritt Secondary School Panther Sam McNiven (middle) passes the ball to teammate Mack Stead (11) during MSS junior boys’ basketball action against Princeton on Wednesday. Trailing the play are Evan Sahota (right) and Brody Pattison. The Panthers defeated the visiting Rebels 65-28. Ian Webster/Herald

Cents head into the Christmas break on a two-game winning streak Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Christmas came a few days early for Merritt Centennials players, coaches and fans — in the form of a pair of weekend wins against BCHL Interior division rivals.

Friday night, at Kal Tire Place in Vernon, Colin Grannary’s lone third-period goal was just enough to propel the Cents past the Vipers 3-2. Merritt scorers in the first 40 minutes were Michael Regush and Ryan Forbes.

One day later, on home ice, the Centennials scored three times in the first four minutes of the game en route to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Trail

Smoke Eaters. Tyler Ward had Merritt’s first two goals, followed shortly thereafter by Grannary’s team-leading 20th tally of the season.

Grannary picked up his second of the night and 21st of the year at the 9:32 mark of the middle period, and Nick Fidanza scored his team’s final goal six minutes later.

Cents’ netminder Cole Kehler was between the pipes for both of Merritt’s weekend wins, stopping 70 of 74 shots in total.

The two victories marked the first back-toback wins by Merritt this season, and helped to keep the last Centennials in the race for a postseason position. The Cents are currently eight

THINGS LOOKING UP Merritt Centennials players salute their loyal fans on Saturday night at the conclusion of their final game before the Christmas break — a 5-2 win over the Trail Smoke Eaters. The night before, they downed the Vernon Vipers 3-2. Ian Webster/Herald

points back of fifth-place Trail and nine points behind Vernon who occupy the fourth-andfinal playoff spot.

Centennials head coach and GM Joe Martin was very pleased with his team’s weekend

performances.

“It was an entertaining, tight-checking game,” Martin told Q101’s Alex Kerrigan in his post-game interview Friday night in Vernon.

“Both teams generated good scoring chances.

Both goalies played well.”

Martin gave a lot of credit for his team’s performance to captain Malik Kaila.

“He played a great game, and was a true leader. I’m really happy

for him.”

Both Merritt and Vernon had players ejected for serious blows to the head of opponents. For the Vipers, it was Jimmy Lambert just five minutes into the game; for the Centennials, it was 20-year-old Zak Bowles at the 11:07 mark of the second period. Lambert and Bowles have subsequently received additional two and three-game suspensions respectively from the league.

“The refs did a good job,” Martin said. “They made the right calls on both players.”

Going into the Centennials’ final game before the Christmas holiday on Saturday, Martin said his team

had to treat it like a game seven, a do-or-die.

“We wanted to go into the break on a winning note. It was a great start for our team.”

Ward’s two goals and the third by Grannary before the game was five minutes old had the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena crowd buzzing, and the Cents brimming with confidence.

“We’re starting to play a lot better as a team, and do things for each other,” Martin said.

Merritt players have a nine-day break at Christmas before returning to the Nicola Valley to prepare for their New Year’s Eve encounter with the visiting Coquitlam Express.

That game goes at the special time of 4 p.m.

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BOARD Parents of the Merritt Army Cadets are offering a service of “Operation Get Home Safe” to you. 100% of the proceeds raised during your event go back to the Local Merritt Army Cadets. Our organization is a 94 year old non-profit youth organization. This organization is Free to any youth from age 12-18 years old. Thanks for supporting Merritt Army Cadets. If you are having an event that you would like us to be of service please contact Debra Raymond 250 378 6781 or myself Tracy WoodsBrooks 250 378 4722

We are looking for artists to show their work depicting landscapes in the Nicola Valley. Can be done in any paint medium. You can submit up to 3 paintings, space permitting. The show is scheduled to begin April 8, 2016. The deadline to deliver your work to the Courthouse Gallery in Merritt is March 26th at 5pm.

There will be an nominal entry fee. There will be 2 prizes awarded through a jury process. The amount of the prize depends on how many entries there are. Gallery hours are... Thursday through Saturday from noon until 6pm.

Wednesday is an Admin day and hours are noon until 5:30pm. If you have questions you can reach the gallery at 250-378-6515 or you can email the gallery manager at klassicalart7@hotmail.com

LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP As of January 2016, the Living with Loss Drop-in Support Group will be meeting the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2:30pm at 2025 Granite Avenue, Room 12.

Elks Bingo Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m.

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Conayt Bingo Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m.

Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave.

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Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For information contact Deloris at 250-3785107.

Merritt senior centre Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Seinor’s Exercise 1:30 p.m., Cibbage 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. Friday: Rummoli 7 p.m. Saturday: Floor Curling 1 p.m., for more info phone 250-378-4407.

READY SET LEARN Bring your preschoolers and join us for some fun and adventures at your local elementary schools. Make connections with community professionals who work with young children and families. Every child will receive a gift, snacks will be provided, and fun will be had by all!

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 – Merritt Bench Elementary – 9 to 10 a.m. Math Magic For Little Ones. Brought to you

by School District 58 and the BC Ministry of Education.

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 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Jack Cross 250-3782662 or Kim Jurriet 250-378-2672 for more info.

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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. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (age 4 - 8 yrs)

help us reach our goal Would you like to see a community theatre in Merritt, then the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society can use your help!

Phase 2 has started.

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

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For more information call Rich Hodson 250-378-6794 Membership forms available at Merritt Printing

If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society and mail it to: 1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3

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by the love of his children, Brenda, Ramona, Darrell and his grandson, Desmond Lough (girlfriend Abigail) and Bonnie Padley.

Brownie was a man of great honesty, integrity, wisdom, had a wonderful sense of humour, a hard worker and a heart of gold. Brownie spent most of his life in Merritt, BC and had worked for Pooley Bros. Construction for over 40 years. Brownie enjoyed his time coaching minor hockey, camping, shing, hunting, gardening, tinkering with projects around the house and creating art projects.

Brownie is survived by his children, Brenda Franklin, Ramona Lough, Darrell Pichurski, son-in-law Kelly Lough, daughter-in-law Jennifer Petrina, his grandchildren Megan and Alex Franklin, Desmond Lough, Nicholas and Jackson Pichurski, his half-sister Marie Seabrook, nieces and nephews and his beloved dog Madison.

Brownie was predeceased by his beloved wife, Eleanor Pichurski (nee Bann) on July 8, 2015, his father Woiciech Pichurski, mother Annie Babenchuk, step-father Fred Babenchuk, sister Josephine Makowski, brother Edward Ferrer and son-in-law Kenneth Franklin.

With great appreciation we would like to thank Bonnie Padley, Interior Health Home Care, Nicola Valley Hospital, staff at Gillis House as well as family, friends, neighbours for their unconditional love, support and care.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. If so desired, donations can be made to the Gillis House (Dementia Ward).

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Richard Melvin Crookshanks March 28, 1918 - December 17, 2015

Richard Melvin Crookshanks, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2015. Predeceased by wife Wanda and son Eddie he will be dearly missed by nieces Carol of Merritt, and Maureen(Rob) of Lethbridge, nephew Bill(Martha) of Penticton, some good friends here and nieces and nephews, and friends farther aeld.

Mel, the youngest of ve children was raised by an aunt and uncle in Stonewall Manitoba after the death of his mother when he was just a few days old. After High School graduation he spent several years working at mines in remote areas and in northern Ontario. He volunteered for service and served four years, part of it in the Pacic during WWII. After the war he returned to Ontario where he met and married Wanda. During the years they lived there, Eddie was born They moved west in the early fties rst to Kaslo then Salmo. After relatively short stays they came to Merritt.

Mel liked the Nicola Valley immediately, saying it was the most beautiful area he had ever seen. And he always loved living here. He worked for Conners as a diamond driller and later in the mill at Craigmont. Mel spent much of his leisure time shing in all seasons, exploring on his trail bike, panning for gold along the rivers and creeks and rambling in the hills. As those who were lucky recipients of his gifts of produce know, he was an amazing gardener. He took pride in keeping his homes attractive and well maintained. Mel had a keen mind with an interest in science and was well read in a variety of subjects. He had a dry wit and a great sense of humour.

Mel always felt the tragic loss of his son Eddie. Happily married he missed his wife Wanda greatly after her death and spoke of her fondly almost daily. Mel was stoic and independent, a private individual who lived modestly but was very generous with others.

Mel took care of himself well after he was widowed, requiring assistance only when medical conditions made that necessary. He appreciated the help and company of friends Barb and Rod, Pat and Steve, Bob, Don and others. Mel received good care with medical concerns from the nurses at the NV Health Center, the Home Care staff, nurses and doctors at the hospital and Dr. Kanehan. He received great kindness and care from Dr. Van Der Merwe and staff as well as the staff of Gillis House during his brief stay there. For all there is much gratitude.

Mel's was a life well lived. He will be greatly missed.

Should anyone wish to honour his memory a contribution to a charity of choice would be in keeping with his wishes. No service by request.

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Helen Bernice Richter Oct. 8, 1930 - Dec. 13, 2015

Mom passed away peacefully on Sunday evening.

Her last thoughts and words were of Dad who passed away on July, 9, 2015. She was a super Mom, Grandma, Great Grandmother, Sister and Auntie.

Left to mourn her passing are her children: Joey (Dennis), Jean (Dave), John (Karen), Jim (Laura); her 10 grandchildren: Mandy, Shauna, Corey, Joseph, Shane, Loren, Jessica, Juliana, Branden and Skyla, as well as 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Mom was one of 10 kids, all raised in Rossland, B.C. Mom was Rossland Snow Queen when she met a young handsome marine who would be her future husband. They married and had 4 children. They moved their young family to Nicola Lake Ranch where mom took a job at Uncle Ed’s Grill, then in time she bought it and it became Helen’s Grill. She had a passion for cooking and made sure all of us kids could cook. She loved to be around people. They were good times - a 24 hr cafe isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.

They moved to Muncho Lake on the Alaska Hwy where they purchased J&H Wilderness Resort, it was a truck stop, motel and cafe. The place was hopping with lots of truckers, who would get on the CB radio and say, “Hey Happy Cooker, you got a copy on, you got your ears on. We are at the driveway. Have you got the soup on and a good cup of coffee and of course some apple pie?”

They moved back to Merritt when they retired where she enjoyed going to bingo every week. Dad would often say, “When its our time to be together I’ll be waiting to drive you to Bingo.”

She will be missed by many. Our hearts are sad, but also happy because Mom and Dad are together again. They will not be forgotten.

There will be no service as requested.

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The Gold Trail School District invites applications for the above noted position. The successful applicant will possess:

The Lytton First Nation is currently recruiting a full time Assistant for the Justice & Prevention department, Lytton B.C. This position is classified as full-time permanent working under the support and supervision provided by the Justice & Prevention Coordinator. The Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support services and duties in conjunction with the high standards recognized within this legal framework of the departments Federal and Provincial Funders.

Duties: ž Maintain Legal statistical Record-keeping ž Organize and streamline filing systems ž Assist clients in obtaining Legal Aid services (here and surrounding Bands) ž Excellent written reports and documentation ž Highest level of professionalism, confidentiality and non-judgemental attitude ž Liaises with RCMP, Crown Counsel, and other relevant agencies ž Ability to coordinate and implement numerous tasks under deadlines ž Flexible hours as some evening and weekend work possible ž Proficient computer skills including data-base design and Excel, Word & researching Qualifications: ž Professional Business Admin and/or legal background will be given preference ž Caring and trustworthy approachable manner ž Able to work independently & as a part of a team ž Ability to supervise and mentor persons and projects ž Good physical, mental and spiritual health ž Reliable vehicle and Class 5 Drivers License ž Strong work ethic and positive attitude. ž Excellent communication and written skills (spelling, punctuation, creative writing, etc.) ž Successful Recent Criminal Record and Child Welfare check ž Ability to write Proposals & coordinate events and trainings.

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250-260-0217.

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Apt/Condo for Rent

KENGARD MANOR Spacious 1 & 3

bedroom apartments.

F/S, heat and hot water included.

Starting at $625/mth Move in bonus - 1/2 month free rent

For appointment call

250-378-9880 One bdrm apartment for one adult only. N/S, N/P, heat & cable incl.Ref’s. $550.00/Mth 250-378-2954

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Double wide mobile home, 3 bdrm, wood stove, f/s, w/d, pay your own Hydro & gas.$1,000/mth 250-378-4166

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NICOLA APARTMENTS Clean Bachelor, One and Two Bedroom starting at $575/month.

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ask about the MOVE IN BONUS!

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250-378-9880

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250-378-1996 Call for all of your Residential or Commercial Property Management needs!

MERRITT REAL ESTATE SERVICES Property Manager: Lynda Etchart

Legal

Legal Notices By virtue of the Warehouseman's Lien Act, we will sell the stored goods of the following to recover costs of unpaid storage.

Patricia Clarke - Unit #47 Amount owing $290.00 These personal and household effects will be sold by either public or private auction on or after January 1, 2016 R. Hack Mini Storage, 2865 Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580 By virtue of the Warehouseman's Lien Act, we will sell the stored goods of the following to recover costs of unpaid storage.

Ted Neve - Unit #12D Amount owing $201.75 These personal and household effects will be sold by either public or private auction on or after January 1, 2016 R. Hack Mini Storage, 2865 Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580

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y Property Manager:

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Family Lynda Etchart

Service Since 1972

bedroom apartments.

Suites, Lower F/S, heat and hot Call Les 0-490-1132 water included. Porter at4 25 bdrm bsmt suite. $980.00 per month. Utilities, w/d, f/s, Starting at $625/mth included. ref req. n/s.

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ITS UNthan SELF STORAGE More

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an appointment!

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Local Business Directory ELECTRICAL

HACK ELECTRIC

Over 30 years experience

Residential & Commercial

SIDING

IVAN’S SIDING S aleS & S ervice

• Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding • Aluminum Soffit, Fascia & EAVEStrouGhS

CALL: (250) 378-2786 email: rhackel@shaw.ca 2865C Pooley Ave., Merritt

Reg. No. 14246

250-378-5580

DENTIST

Stoyoma Dental CliniC Did You Know ?

Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas Stoyoma Dental is Merritt’s newest Dental Clinic. We are a Not For Profit Society serving all residents of Merritt and the surrounding areas. If you are covered by Status, Healthy Kids, Disability, Ministry or the Emergency Plan you are fully covered for eligible services & no additional funds will be required of you!

1999 Voght Street

(next to the Credit Union) po Box 3090, Merritt, Bc

HOURS: Mon-Fri 8AM - 4:30PM

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250-378-5877

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APPLIANCE REPAIR ppliances ennedy’s

K

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• Washers • Dryers• Fridges • Ranges

• In home service • Full line on parts • Reconditioned appliances • Full line of vacuum belts & bags 1926 Voght St.

250-378-9600

MECHANIC

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250-378-1322

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CONTRACTING

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RESIdENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INdUSTRIAL Landscape construction, MateriaL HauLing, utiLities instaLLations, excavators, BoBcats, experienced operators, FuLLy insured Reasonable Rates, while using customers time efficiently

12 & 14’ Bin rentaLs

SErVING thE NICoLA VALLEY For 40 YEArS!

MORTGAGE BROKER

Use the equity in your home to consolidate debt, top up RRSPs, or tackle renovations 1 Ca ll Ha rry Ho wa rd (250) 49 0-6 73

YOUR LOCAL MORTGAGE BROKER

the mortgage

BUILDING SUPPLIES

MERRITT LUMBER SALES

2152 DOUGLAS ST., MERRITT, BC 250-378-5382 • 250-314-4249

Lumber, Plywood, Fencing SPECIALS

SCREWS, NAILS, ROOFING, INSULATION, JOIST HANGERS & much more LARGE LANDSCAPING BEAMS AVA ILABLE

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Mon to Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm & Sat.: 8 am 4 pm

AUTO SERVICES

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Our office is closed from Dec. 24-27

upholstery & tile & grout cleaning – flOOD & janitOrial services

www.tbmcleaningandrestoration.com

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tf: 1-877-612-0909

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DENTIST

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Location: 2865C Pooley Ave (Hack Electric)

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Happy Holidays

Fully Qualied Tradesmen in..

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Service Work & Furnace Service.

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PHONE: 250-378-4943

2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

HOURS

Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

FAX:

1-866-999-1964

EMAIL:

info@reliantsecurity.ca

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No returns or exchanges during boxing day sale.

NO PRICE PROTECTION ON PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED ITEMS.

SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION BIG SAVINGS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS 60”HD SMART LED TV

32”HD SMART LED TV

50” 4K HD SMART LED TV

80” 1080P SMART LED TV

55”1080P

SMART CURVED LED TV

2 ONLY

Reg. Price $448

Reg. Price $1998

SAVe $298 $150 AUDriNA

Pillowtop luxury plush, 800 Beautyrest Pocket Coils

Double Unit

SALE

$748

Queen Unit

SALE

$798

King Unit

SALE

$1198

50% $998 oFF

1 ONLY

SAVe $898 $800

COmFOrt i POCKEt COiL tight tOP mAttrESSES Single mattress

SALE

$198

SALE

$248

SALE

$298

Double mattress

Queen mattress

VE SA 200 $

Reg. Price $1698

Reg. Price $2398

SAVe $1398 SAVe $2998 $1000 $1500

VE SA % 60 IN-STYLE 8 PC COMPLETE BEDROOM SUITE Inc.: HB/FB/Rails, Dressor, Mirror, Chest & 2-Night Tables

FABRIC SOFA

FRONT LOAD, WASHER & DRYER Steam Washer: 5.2 Cu. Ft. Direct Drive, 1200 RPM Dryer: 7.4 Cu. Ft., 9 Dry Programs

Available in both colours

$

448

% 70 FF O

Drawers Optional

3 PIECE

$

SALE

1398 PAIR

998

STAINLESS STEEL kITCHEN

4.8 Cu.Ft Washer 7.5 Cu.Ft. Dryer

2 Only

$

SALE

VE SA 500 $

FRONT LOAD WASHER & DRYER

rEgULAr $648

Reg. Price $4498

Drawers Optional

$

SALE

1498

BLACk RECLINER SOFA SET

22 Cu. Ft. Fridge True Convention Range Built-in Tall Stainless Steel YWFE715HDES Tub Dishwasher

WRF532SNBM

WDT720RADM

PAIR

Reg. $848

SALE

$498

Reg. $1598

SALE

$998

Reg. $1998

SALE

$1398

YOUR CHOICE 5 PIECE

DINING SUITE WITH 4 CHAIRS REGULAR SIZE OR COUNTER HEIGHT SIZE

SOFA

$748

LOVE SEAt

2025 Coutlee Avenue, Merritt Phone: 250-378-2332

$698

ChAir

$468 & Appliances Ltd.

5PC COUNtEr hEight DiNiNg SEt

$

SALE

398

HourS: mon. - Fri. 9 am - 6 pm, Sat.: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sun.: 11 am - 5 pm