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A RUN FOR THE AGES The 34th annual Terry Fox Run held by Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise in brought in an anticipated total of $1,090 this year, topping last year’s amount of about $700. In all, 67 people participated in the run, up from the 53 who took part last year. There were 12 volunteers for the 2014 run, which began and ended at Voght Park. Rotary member MJ Berezan said 87 cents from each dollar raised will go to the Terry Fox Research Institute for cancer research. Michael Potestio/Herald
False 911 calls plague police detachment By Michael Potestio the herald
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Merritt police continue to be inundated with false 911 calls, according to two quarterly reports from the local detachment on the first half of 2014. At a city council meeting in August, Staff Sgt. Sheila White presented council with the RCMP’s second quarter report, which, like the first, reported a high number 911 calls that weren’t emergencies.
Between April and June, police received 93 emergency calls, but 90 of them turned out to be false. From January to March, 109 calls to 911 were made, of which 106 turned out to be false calls. White told city council some of these calls involve people calling in regards to vehicles broken down on the side of a highway, which don’t require police resources. She said some were mistakes, “but they’re not coming from the young people like you would think — little
kids playing with the phone.” She said the police only get one or two of those over the course of a year. Some of the calls that turned out to be false were caused by cellphone “pocket dials.” A pocket dial is when a cellphone accidentally makes a call while in a person’s pants pocket, purse or handbag. White said that each 911 call is investigated to determine the validity of the emergency. Sgt. Norm Flemming told
the Herald police appreciate people calling 911, but specific information is key when reporting an emergency. Flemming said police will receive many calls from people who have just driven past incidents on the highways surrounding Merritt, but often times cannot provide detailed information or an exact location. “We can wind up wasting hours looking for stuff, and it might have been just a guy broken down on the side of the road waiting for a tow,”
Flemming said. Vehicles with yellow police tape around them in a ditch along a highway have already been dealt with and don’t warrant a 911 call, Flemming pointed out. Flemming said another area of false calls police constantly deal with are abandoned 911 calls, where callers didn’t intend on phoning the police. Some abandoned calls occur when people attempting to dial 011 for an overseas directory dial the nine by
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Merrittonians walk for suicide awareness By Emily Wessel the herald
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About 100 people from around the Nicola Valley connected for a memorial walk to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10. People young and old came out to the second annual event to mark the day in Merritt, which was organized by the Suicide Prevention Committee. Organizer and mental health clinician Mary Ramsey told the crowd at Spirit Square the second event was aimed at increasing awareness of suicide prevention and to build on the conversation started at last year’s event. “Most people were shocked at the recent suicide death of comedian Robin Williams, a man who seemingly had it all,” Ramsey said. “We never know the depth of anyone’s pain and challenges. We can, however, be kinder, more caring, more aware and more willing to reach out to those around us who may need some more personal connectedness in their lives.” Connectedness was the theme of World Suicide Prevention Day this year, and an idea Ramsey said is paramount for prevention. “Connectedness is crucial to individuals who may be vulnerable to suicide. Studies have shown that strong human bonds are a protective factor against suicide,” Ramsey told the crowd. Local health agencies also set up tables inside the Fireside Centre with information relating to suicide prevention, including pamphlets on signs someone might be having suicidal thoughts, as well as contacts for local mental health resources. Participants in the event sported yellow ribbons to denote they’d lost loved ones to suicide and purple ribbons to mark awareness. They also wrote names of loved ones who died by suicide
People of all ages from around the Nicola Valley participated in the memorial walk for loved ones lost to suicide on Sept. 10, which is World Suicide Prevention Day. Photos by Emily Wessel/Herald
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Man injured in Hwy 97C crash succumbs to injuries, leads news briefs A man who was injured in a rollover on Highway 97C in late August has died from his injuries. On Aug. 27 at approximately 2:50 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded to the single vehicle rollover at the Pothole Creek Bridge on the Connector to find a Ford F-350 and flat deck trailer in the ditch on the westbound side of the highway. Police believe the driver lost control of the truck after crossing the bridge as the loaded trailer swayed. The two males in the truck were injured, with the 69-year-old driver sustaining serious injures. He was airlifted to Kelowna General Hospital but died on Sept. 12 of his injuries. The 26-year-old passenger had minor injuries. Speed and road conditions are not believed to be factors in the crash. TUNNEL VISION Zachary McCulloch crawls through a play tunnel set up alongside other toys for kids to play with at the Kids Health and Wellness Fair on the weekend. About a dozen youth and health services set up information booths at the Civic Centre. Parents could even have their children get hearing and vision tests. Michael Potestio/Herald
Event’s dual focus on awareness, prevention Signs someone may be thinking about suicide • Sudden changes in behaviour • Recent trauma or loss • Talks about wanting to die or go away • Talks, writes notes or draws pictures about death or suicide • Gives away personal things • Abuses drugs or alcohol • Shows a sense of hopelessness or helplessness What you can do • Be supportive • Listen • Call for help • Stay with the person • Ask them direct questions about their plan • Help them find someone to talk to • Interior Health Crisis Line: 1-888-353-2273 (CARE) • Crisis counselling: 1-800-704-4264 • Poison control: 1-800-567-8911 • Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre: 250-378-2242
City to buy new software for water treatment City council has plunked down $20,500 to pay for needed upgrades to the computer system used to monitor operations of the wastewater treatment plant. The SCADA (System Control And Data Accumulation) system is operating on an outdated software system no longer supported by its supplier, meaning if a malfunction occurred, it might not be fixed, City of Merritt financial services manager Ken Ostraat told the Herald. The computer system monitors all processes of the treatment plant and — on a 24-hour basis — sends an alert to the plant operator in the event of a pump failure or if another operating issue occurs. The computer system also collects information on treated wastewater volumes going through the plant every day. That information is used for annual reports filed with provincial authorities. “The SCADA system is a vital piece of computer-controlled software,” Ostraat told city council at its regular meeting on Sept. 9. The $20,500 expenditure wasn’t budgeted for in 2014. The funds for the upgrade will come from an offsetting revenue source — the city’s sewer utility reserve for future expenditure, meaning the city will still retain a balanced budget in 2014. Ostraat told council the software upgrade is a cheaper alternative to having
an operator at the plant at all times. Funding the expenditure was unanimously approved by council. Ostraat said the plan is to upgrade the system immediately. Coun. Neil Menard was absent from the meeting. PacificSport agreement renewed City council unanimously approved renewing its partnership agreement with PacificSport for another three years. This agreement allows for sport-related activities and events to develop foundational sports skills under the PacificSport program. The City of Merritt provides office space in the Civic Centre and $5,000 toward a part-time sports co-ordinator position. PacificSport chips in another $12,500 to fund the job along with liability insurance and equipment. Over the past year, more than 5,000 people have participated in sporting activities through the program held in conjunction with City of Merritt departments. City of Merritt leisure services manager Larry Plotnikoff told council the program offers a variety of skill-building courses and holds coaching and officiating training classes to aid with minor sports. The city typically budgets $10,000 for the program to cover the part-time position, office space service and program costs. Revenues generated by the program are kept by the City of Merritt. Hotel rezone hearing on Sept. 30 A public hearing for the rezone of a plot of land on Crawford Avenue for a hotel development has been slated for Sept. 30. The rezoning would change the land, which is near the Wagon West Travel Plaza, from C7 (tourism commercial) to C4 (highway commercial). The hearing takes place in council chambers at city hall at 7 p.m. Anyone who wishes to address the rezoning application can do so in writing addressed to the city’s planning and development services manager by Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. or in person at the public hearing. Information brought forward at the hearing will go to council at its regular meeting directly after, when council is expected to make a decision on the rezone.
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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: September 2001 Ambulance delayed at park A locked gate at Monck Provincial Park delayed emergency medical aid for a man who had injured himself diving into Nicola Lake. Merritt ambulance services received a call at 1:23 a.m. on Sept. 2 regarding an accident on the dock at the popular provincial park. Upon arrival at the park, the ambulance crew found the gate across the only entrance to the park locked to vehicles and had no way of getting in. “They contacted the dispatch centre in Kamloops for options on how to get into the park,” said Bob Pierce, communications officer for ambulance services in Victoria.
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JOB POSTING: Building/Plumbing Inspector Applications are invited for the position of Part Time Building/Plumbing Inspector for the Planning & Development Services Department in the City of Merritt.
Work on the first phase of the Central Park Improvement Project will officially begin Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The first phase of the project includes
the construction of a regulation-size lacrosse box, which can be used for other sports; construction of a new concession and washroom building; and the relocation of the sand volleyball courts.
The groundbreaking ceremony takes place on Sept. 19 at noon at Central Park. The event will include a presentation of the project details — including an opportunity to view the conceptual designs.
Ty Pozzobon receives music note award “Because of your efforts over the last two years of bringing your invitational bull riding event to Merritt and the great number of people that it brought out, we would like to award you with this Supportive Note Award,” Merritt Mayor Susan Roline told Pozzobon at the council meeting on Sept. 9.
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The City of Merritt values the dedication and contributions of the many volunteers involved in making our City a better place for all. Pursuant to the Council Committee Policy Section 1.4.4, all Council Committee appointments expire on September 30th in the year of a general local election; and as we are all aware, 2014 is the year of the next general local election. At this time, City Council would like to extend a gracious THANK YOU to all members of the community that provided dedication, personal time and effort by being involved and participating on Council Committees. The dedication and participation of volunteers is the strength of a community and the City appreciates the strength of our community members.
CITY OF MERRITT JOB POSTING Roads & Utilities Working Foreman Applications are invited for the position of Roads and Utilities Working Foreman for the Public Works Department in the City of Merritt. For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 26, 2014 and should be addressed to: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by e-mail: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
SPRAY PARK RESURFACING The City of Merritt’s Spray Park located at Rotary park, will be unavailable from Sept. 15 - 17 in order to complete the spray pad resurfacing project. The resurfacing project will entail base preparation and applying a rubber product over the entire surface. The rubber product is made from 100% recycled BC tire rubber. This will result in a much more resilient, softer and slip-proof surface. This is a 2014 Capital Budget Project. Only the spray park will be inaccessible during this time. The rest of Rotary Park will still be available for the enjoyment of the local community and visitors alike. Please note that the resurfacing project dates may be subject to change as the project is weather dependent. For more information please contact: Larry Plotnikoff Leisure Services Manager 250-378-8618 lplotnikoff@merritt.ca
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Please join us for an open house to review the City’s proposed new Zoning Bylaw. Where and When: Date: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 Location: City Hall Time: 3.30pm – 6.00pm
What is a Zoning Bylaw? • The Zoning Bylaw contains regulations for land use, size, height, density and location of buildings on properties, as well as parking requirements. • The Zoning Bylaw also includes maps that clearly identify “zones” to facilitate land use management and protect the community from conflicting land uses. • Zoning Bylaws help planners, developers, real estate agents and members of the public make informed decisions about where and what to build in Merritt. Why are we re-writing the Zoning Bylaw? • The City of Merritt has a new Official Community Plan (OCP) that provides the vision and guidance for the Zoning Bylaw. • The current Zoning Bylaw was written 10 years ago and needs refreshed relevance. Next Steps • Complete Community Open House. • Final review and update to the draft Zoning Bylaw. • Adopt new City of Merritt Zoning Bylaw. For more information See the City of Merritt’s website at www.merritt.ca
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CANDIDATE INFORMATION The Local General Election is set for Saturday, November 15, 2014 to elect one (1) Mayor and six (6) Councillors to City Council and three (3) School Trustees to the Board of School District No. 58. The official list of candidates will be announced October 20, 2014.
INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL? Nomination packages including information and nomination forms will be available at City Hall starting on Friday, August 22, 2014. To qualify to be nominated, a person must be: • Age eighteen (18) years or older on November 15, 2014; • A Canadian citizen; • A resident of British Columbia for the past six months; and • Not disqualified from voting in an election in B.C., being nominated, elected or holding office You do not have to live within the municipal boundaries of the City of Merritt. You must be nominated in writing by two (2) qualified electors of the City of Merritt in order to run for Mayor or Councillor or School Trustee. Nomination forms must be filed in person during the Nomination Period which runs from 9:00 am on Tuesday, September 30 to 4:00 pm on Friday, October 10, 2014. Those who may be interested in running for Merritt City Council can receive information about Municipal government, the role of Council, time commitment of a Council Member and what to expect if elected. Contact Us Carole Fraser, Chief Election Officer 250-378-8614 cfraser@merritt.ca
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In politics, respect while criticizing By Dale Bass
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A couple of friends have discussed the possibility of running for city council in Kamloops this year. Both would bring some muchneeded discussion points to the campaign and would make excellent councillors. Both have run in the past and have been keen observers of this council and its predecessors, so they have a pretty good idea of what the job involves. It’s not easy and anyone who takes it on deserves our appreciation and admiration. Consider what our councillors face. There’s no real training other than early-in-term workshops. It’s not like you can go to school and take How To Be A Councillor 101. We don’t require councillors to have any particular skill set. Sure, we’ll ask what they do and why they think they can handle the job — at least those of us who vote might ask — but we don’t give the same rigorous review and analysis to choosing a councillor that we might give to hiring a bookkeeper or a lawyer. Until this year, we didn’t even require the basic three references time and past practice has created for filling other jobs in society. We then put them in charge of a multi-million-dollar budget that impacts pretty much every waking day of our lives — our safety, the roads on which we travel, the parks where our children play, how many dogs we can own ... the list goes on.
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The truth in “there’s no story too small” Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Last week I came across a disturbing list on viral content website Buzzfeed.com. The list was called “18 local news stories that could only happen in a small town.” While Buzzfeed is certainly no bastion of journalistic standards, the
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name of this list did strike me as particularly elitist, and so I read on to see what trivial “news” (as Buzzfeed suggests) made the list. One of the entries is of a standalone photo of the single grad from one Lomond school. From the picture, it’s not clear which Lomond school that is, but it could very well be the small rural school in southern Alberta. Another one of the entries is about a vandal plaguing a town and hacking up trees. Yet another is about a truckload of frozen lasagnas cascading across a roadway in Gaffney, South Carolina after a train and the truck collided. In fact,
that one may have made the front page. One more is a police brief about a stolen pumpkin being returned to its rightful owner — only after it’s been transformed into a jack-olantern. And finally, another one is from the Illinoisbased Geneseo Republic about a duck watching crews install a walking path in the town. Predictably, a search of Buzzfeed using the keywords “slow news” returns more than a dozen entries on the site for your reading pleasure, a number of which are in a similar vein to this list. By the time I reached the end of the list, I
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couldn’t really argue that yes, these are things that would definitely not make the headlines at mainstream or mass media news outlets. But one thing you should learn (and quick) from working at a community newspaper is to not underestimate what might be important to somebody who reads your paper. In my time at the Merritt Herald so far, I’ve reported on missing doggy-doo bags at the dog park, an event centred on cloth diapers, and the need for volunteers in just about any local organization you can think of. I’ve also reported on big decisions at city hall, car crashes and drug
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busts. On the more positive side, I’ve also covered plenty of community events and the endlessly interesting people who make up this community. All things considered, it is quite a lively city and doing the whole gamut of reporting is what makes “small town” newspaper work, as Buzzfeed would say, rewarding. From novelties to news bulletins, the eccentric to the earnest, the wacky to the weighty, there is a breadth to coverage of all aspects of a “small town” life, and the more accurately that’s reflected in your paper, the better. Duck supervisors, doggy bags and all.
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were suitable for sale and coach Luke Pierce was kind enough to send three players to work with Thrift Store volunteers to sort through the sports equipment. A big thank you to John Schiavo, Daniel Nachbaur and Matt Foley for their enthusiastic help in identifying the sport the equipment is used for and sorting the good equipment from the outdated or too well-used-to-beuseful-again equipment. The volunteers at the Thrift Store certainly appreciate the help these players provided and we look forward to cheering on the Merritt Centennials in the coming season.
The Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Store relies on the generosity of the Merritt community and every day we receive donations of items that are then sold in our store. The store is operated by volunteers and the funds received from Thrift Store sales are used to support health care initiatives in the community and purchase health care related equipment for the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre and for Coquihalla-Gillis House. A recent reorganization of the Thrift Store basement revealed that we had a large quantity of sports equipment. We contacted the Merritt Centennials to ask for help in identifying which pieces of equipment
Catherine Wayne Thrift Store volunteer Merritt
City councillors have a tough job the process in place to assess the potential mine’s appropriateness and impact on Kamloops. Is that wrong? Not really. Does that leave them subject to ongoing criticism? Of course it does. How many of us would want to live with the reality that a decision we make for reasons we consider to be sound, practical and responsible can leave us open to ridicule wherever we might go? I’m hoping my friends, aware of these requirements, are nominated and do take an active role in the campaign leading to the Nov. 15 election. They care about the city, they’re involved in their communities, they are engaged with the issues and they’re not afraid to share their viewpoints. They know they’ll be watched, scrutinized and criticized, should they be elected. It’s a tough job — so, even when we are criticizing our councillors, let’s still remember not many of us want to do what they do.
From Page 6 We expect them to be able to work with other levels of government that have a similar basis as municipal government, but are actually much different in the way they work, in the way decisions are made and in the way they decide who is accountable for those choices. We invite them to so many events and expect them to be there just because they should be there. And, for the most part, they’ll be there. Heck, Mayor Peter Milobar is even learning to tap dance to support a fundraising event later this year. Then there are the out-of-the-blue issues no one might have anticipated, those hot-button topics that rile up certain segments of society, who then start making demands on our councillors that might be outside their own comfort zones. Take Ajax, for example. A couple of our sitting councillors have had no problem making their viewpoints known on the controversial mine proposed for south of Aberdeen. But, others have chosen to watch ON TOP
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I’m writing this with tears flowing down my cheeks because I am so overwhelmed by the kindness that was just dropped off at our front door on Wednesday, Sept. 10. A very kind person, I don’t know who because I only caught a glimpse of someone going back into their car in our driveway (for some reason, my poodle alarms weren’t working), left freshly baked, hot apple crisp and a freshly baked banana loaf for us with a note saying ‘Thank you for all that you do’ with a smiley face. I immediately phoned my husband Peter (he’s the local teachers’ union president here) to tell him that not all people hate teachers, and that someone cares about all the work he has been doing on behalf of the teachers and the strike. To the woman who dropped this off, thanks is not enough. You have no idea what this means to both of us. I still can’t stop crying as I write this. After months of feeling reviled by the public because it seems so many people dislike teachers (and by association, their family members), this has brought a ray of sunshine to us today. Thank you, thank you, thank you, whoever you are. Rachelle and Peter Vogt Merritt
Spellings central to reader’s peeve Dear Editor, Thank you for your excellent reporting. Although I am not sure who’s responsible for the Sept. 4 article updating readers about the Aug. 28 Coquihalla bus crash, I am writing to you because I am compelled to comment on the author’s use of the word centre. First of all, as Canadians, our spelling of some words is different than Americans, like honour, colour, favour — although I believe most people in our society who are under 40 years of age may be unaware of this distinction — but as for the word centre, it is my understanding that we normally would spell it as “center� when referring to the middle of something — such as a circle or a median on the road that divides the road in two equal sides. Back in the days when composition and spelling mattered, I learnt to use “centre� as a word to reference a place: for example, Centre des Arts or Centre Pavilion. It is my understanding that the reason we make this distinction is to pay homage to our French roots in the establishment of our country. If writers want to spell every word the British way, there are many other words to choose from other than center. Marj Cushner An irritated reader with a pet peeve Merritt
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Yard sale kicks off local Operation Christmas Child campaign By Emily Wessel the herald
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Thirteen-year-old Merrittonian Grace Bergmann is at it again. The enterprising teenager is holding her annual yard and bake sale to fundraise for Operation Christmas Child, a program which distributes hampers to children in need around the world. Throughout the year, community members contribute their wares to Bergmann to sell at the annual sale. “I think this may be more than last year,” Bergmann said of the collections, which filled up the basement of her family’s home in 2013. “It’s a lot. We’ve got some furniture, some clothes and a lot of house decorations and things like that,” she said. Bergmann said she gets a lot of support from members of her church and the community. “One lady even pulled me out of the church service and said, ‘Here, I have some bags for your garage sale,’” she said. It’s Bergmann’s third year in a row holding the fundraiser, which raised $777 last year — which bought enough goods to fill 48 shoeboxes. The goal is to increase the funds raised each year, and this year Bergmann’s hoping to raise enough to supply 60 shoeboxes. The campaign is held each year by Samaritan’s Purse Canada, an evangelical Christian organization that provides emergency relief programs to people affected by war, disease, natural disaster and famine. Though it has a Christian message, the organization is nondenominational in terms of the people it provides support for. While the gifts in the shoeboxes are undoubtedly appreciated by the kids who receive them, Bergmann said what’s even better is the message they send — that others care, and they can find hope in religion. “I was thinking about that — why are we just
sending kids toys? But really, it’s about sending them a message,” she said, adding recipients get a chance to attend
a vacation Bible school as well. “It’s one of the best things that happens to them. They get this pres-
ent from someone who loves them and then get to talk about Jesus.” Bergmann said her plan going forward is to
do the fundraiser as long as she can. The full campaign ramps up in October and the filled boxes are
typically collected near the end of November before they’re distributed in to people in South America.
Her yard and bake sale takes place on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at 2302 Irvine Ave.
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Local endurance athletes going the distance By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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It’s been a busy summer for Merritt-and-area endurance athletes who have been competing in a wide variety of swim, bike and run events around the province and beyond. Recently, 32-year-old Lisa Cavaliere completed the Penticton Challenge half-Ironman competition on August 30. The event included a 1.9-kilometre lake swim, followed by a 90-kilometre bike ride and a 21.1-kilometre (half-marathon) run. Cavaliere finished the grueling Challenge event in a time of seven hours, 31 minutes and 10 seconds, good for 27th place in her division (F30-39) and 291st out of 415 athletes who began the race. “I was very pleased with how it went,” Cavaliere said. “I improved by over 35 minutes from my first half-Ironman last year in Oliver.” Cavaliere said the conditions for this year’s Challenge couldn’t have been more perfect. “The water temperature for the early-morning swim was 24 degrees Celsius. It was warm.” Cavaliere began her training for Penticton’s Half Challenge way back in January, swimming lengths regularly at the local aquatic centre, riding her competition bike indoors on a stationery wind trainer and running outdoors whenever the weather allowed. By April, Cavaliere was training primarily outside — five to seven days a week, two to three hours a day. “I would usually do two of the three disciplines each day,” she said. As a warm-up for the late-summer Challenge, Cavaliere took part in the Kamloops Spring Sprint triathlon in May, completing the Olympic distances of 1.5 km
(swim), 40 km (bike) and 10K (run). Cavaliere’s racing season isn’t quite finished. She plans to do the Okanagan half-marathon run in October. Another local athlete who competed in a halfIronman triathlon this summer was 40-yearold Shaun Kuzio. He travelled to Calgary on July 27 and finished the 70.3K event in a time of five hours, eight minutes and one second, good for 226th overall. Kuzio, who moved to Merritt with his family in 2011, is no stranger to triathlons. The Kelowna native has finished four full Ironman Canada events and even competed at the World Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii in 2007. Kuzio tuned up for the Calgary half-Ironman by placing second in the 21K race at this year’s Merritt Country Run in early June. Later the same month, he completed the Whistler Tough Mudder along with fellow Merrittonians Tammi and Laine Thermoset, Dave and Heidi Anderson, Frank and Lennard Joe and Gwen Hetherington. In July, Kuzio competed in Penticton’s Peach Classic Olympicdistance triathlon, finishing 29th overall in a time of two hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds. “The Peach Classic went fairly smoothly after taking a four-year break from the sport,” Kuzio said. “It was interesting to get back out there and see how things would go. My mind certainly remembered how to race fast. It was a case of getting my body in tune with things.” On August 17, three more Nicola Valley athletes took on an Olympic-distance triathlon as Dylan Richardson, Heather Broman and Tracy Coombes competed in the annual Kelowna Apple event. For Richardson, an Ironman Canada fin-
WHEEL GOOD Merritt’s Lisa Cavaliere, 32, signals that all is going well during the bike phase of the Challenge Penticton half-Ironman competition on August 30. Cavaliere finished the 70.3-kilometre swim-bike-run event in just over seven and a half hours. Photo courtesy of marathonfotos.com
isher in 2012, it was a last minute decision to take part. “I haven’t been specifically training for triathlons this summer,” he said. “I’ve been hitting the gym hard with strength training and feeling pretty good, so about three weeks before the Apple, I just thought I’d give it a go. Much to my surprise, it went very well.” So well, in fact, that Richardson set a new personal best for the distance with a time of two hours, 48 minutes and 39 seconds. Richardson, like Cavaliere, is planning on running the Okanagan half marathon in October. Also on August 17, the father-and-son combination of Glenn and Kurt Behnsen took part in the North Face
Dirty Feet Trail Run in Revelstoke.
Kurt, 22, finished second overall in the men’s
21K event in a time of one hour, 40 minutes and three seconds. Glenn, 49 and competing in his very first competitive trail run, completed the fivekilometre event in 34 minutes and 28 seconds for eighth place. “My dad entered the event because he liked the free T-shirts they gave out,” Kurt said with a laugh. The younger Behnsen uses the trail races as off-season training for cross-country skiing, his primary sport. He competes for the Telemark Racers out of West Kelowna, and is hoping to qualify for the 2015 Canada Winter Games next February in Prince George. Behnsen is planning to compete in the Frosty Mountain 50K Trail Run in Manning Park this weekend. He has a goal of finishing the ultra-distance race in six hours or so. “I’ll just load up on trail foods and keep myself hydrated,” he said. Back on July 19, Coombes and Merritt’s James Moore took part in the 2.1-kilometre Across The Lake Swim
in Kelowna — the largest and longest continuously-run open water swim in Canada. The event begins at the Old Ferry Docks in West Kelowna and finishes at the Hot Sands Beach in City Park Kelowna. In a field of over 900 participants, Coombes and Moore finished 226th and 707th respectively. Finally, veteran road-runner MarieJosée Bedard was back pounding the pavement recently, competing in the Kelowna Wine Country Half Marathon on Sept. 6. The 40-year-old Bedard finished 30th overall in a field of 933 runners, with a time of one hour, 38 minutes and 45 seconds. “It wasn’t my best time for the distance,” Bedard said, “but I was quite pleased considering I had taken a good part of the month of August off from training, and it was the first time I had run the course.” Bedard plans to concentrate on trail running this fall, with her first event this Sunday — the North Face Dirty Feet 21.1-kilometre race in Kamloops.
Cents 14th in CJHL’s Top-20 Pre-season Rankings The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of all 10 Junior A hockey leagues in the country. The CJHL represents more than 130 teams and 2,900 players in any given year, and currently has over 2,950 alumni furthering their hockey careers at the professional, major junior and college levels across North America and in Europe. On August 29, the CJHL announced its Pre-Season Top-20 Rankings for the 2014-15 campaign. Three BCHL teams are listed, including the Merritt Centennials. Below is the complete Top-20 list. Each team’s league is shown in parentheses. 1. Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
11. Woodstock Slammers (MHL)
2. Penticton Vees (BCHL)
12. Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
3. Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
13. Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL)
4. Portage Terriers (MJHL)
14. Merritt Centennials (BCHL)
5. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
15. Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
6. Drumheller Dragons (AJHL)
16. Truro Bearcats (MHL)
7. Carleton Place Canadiens (CCHL)
17. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL)
8. Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
18. Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL)
9. Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
19. Selkirk Steelers (MJHL)
10. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL)
20. Les Pantheres de Saint Jerome (LHJQ)
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JOB OPPORTUNITY TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON Merritt, BC
AEL Traffic Control is seeking applications for Traffic Control Persons in the Merritt Area. Applicants must meet the following qualifications and conditions: • Current Flagging Certificate • Valid BC Driver’s License and positive driving record • Reliable and flexible, as the nature of the work is on call (24/7) • Physically fit and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions • Safety footwear is required Applicants must provide details of qualifications and experience, as well as a photocopy of flagging certificate, driver’s license and current drivers abstract. Candidates are subject to pre-employment drug testing. Please send your application to: Mike Davidson Traffic Control Supervisor 103-1121 McFarlane Way Merritt, BC V1K 1B9 Fax: (250) 378-4209 Email: mike.davidson@hmcservices.ca
Duties and Tasks Filing: • Classies, codes and stores records/documents; • Maintains and updates indexes for ling system(s); • Reviews les periodically to ensure they are complete and correctly classied; • Locate les/materials when requested; • Performs other related responsibilities as assigned by the Economic Development Manager. • Clerical/Administration: • When required, provides clerical support in the areas of photocopying, word processing, and faxing and mail distribution; • When required, process incoming and outgoing mail, electronically and/or manually; • When required, send and receive messages and documents using fax machine or electronically; • Draft & process outgoing correspondence on request of Economic Development Manager; Communications: • Assist the communications team with community meeting(s) between September and February 2015, • Conduct a census of LNIB members and update contact information of LNIB members on and off reserve, • Update the website and social media outlets, • Duties include making arrangements by email and phone, attending meetings, and documenting meetings. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Highschool completion with one to two years related work experience, or an appropriate combination of education and experience, preferably with First Nation’s community services. Qualications: • A valid driver’s license with your own vehicle is an asset; • Occasional travel may be required; • Excellent communication (oral/written) skills; • Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher; • Experience on Macs is a bonus; • Love working with technology like websites, social media, video, and cameras; • A team worker with a great work ethic, a self-starter and able to work independently; • Preference given to people between the ages of 18 to 34 years of age; • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the N’lakapamux language. Apply To: Lower Nicola Indian Band 181 Nawishaskin Lane Merritt, BC Fax: (250) 378 - 6188 V1K 0A7 E-mail: reception@lnib.net Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume and three references. Deadline: September 19th, 2014.
Upper NicolaN’kwala School
High School Generalist Teacher Position
Desired Qualications: • Fully qualied and experienced to teach Grades 8 to 12 • Certied teacher: Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch • Experience working in First Nations community an asset • Be culturally sensitive and possess a high degree of exibility and initiative • Ability to organize and manage student courses, schedules and maintain accurate student records • Excellent communication skills/planning/organizing/ decision making/positive team player/ computer skills • Salary to commensurate with experience
Teacher’s Aide Monday – Friday (hours to be determined) Desired Qualications: • Experience working in a school and/or with children and youth would be an asset • Energetic, hard working and enjoy working with children are positive features. • High school diploma and related post-secondary education preferred. • Criminal record check requirements • First Aid training would be an asset. Postings will remain open until lled. For more information and/or to send resume contact: Carol Holmes, Principal Email: principal@uppernicola.com
JOB POSTING LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND SCHOOL POSITION: SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANT (SEA) External Job Opportunities (job description available upon request) Qualifications: r Certificate: Special Education Assistant (SEA) an asset r Training/experience re: Special needs, behaviorally challenged students r Good communication/organizational skills r Personal maturity and role model to children r Physical ability and endurance to work with special needs students r Understanding of child development and educational programming r First Aid Certificate or willing to upgrade r Willingness to work as an educational team, knowledge of IEP’s an asset r LAT directed for support in the classroom, oneon-one and in small groups r Knowledge of First Nations culture/language an asset * Criminal Records Check is mandatory for all positions SALARY: Negotiable DEADLINE: September 19, 2014 START DATE: ASAP
Interested candidates to submit resume and cover letter to: Angie Sterling, Principal Lower Nicola Band School 201 Horn Road, Merritt, BC V1K-1M9 Fax 250-378-6389 e-mail: asterling@lnib.net The Lower Nicola Indian Band thanks all those who apply; however, only qualified candidates will be considered for an interview.
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Housing First Coordinator The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (“NVSSS”) is a non-prot organization that works on issues surrounding housing and homelessness. NVSSS is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and organized individual for the position of Housing First Coordinator. The Housing First Coordinator will promote synergy amongst stakeholders to adopt a housing rst model, be an advocate on issues related to housing and homelessness and be active in seasonal programs, such as the cold weather shelter. This is a contract position ending March 31st, 2015, although continued funding is a possibility.
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The successful candidate must have strong communication skills, experience in project management, and be able to multi-task and set priorities. Good organizational skills, a strong work ethic, and effective presentation skills are required. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to take the initiative and meet deadlines are essential. Candidate will possess post-secondary education in social work, human services or equivalent combination of education and experience with homelessness issues. Experience in housing and an understanding of the various types of housing as well as knowledge of community resources would be denite assets. Interested applicants should forward a detailed resume outlining skills and experience by September 22nd, 2014 at 4:00pm to: nicola.valley.sss@gmail. com We thank all who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be notied. This position is subject to funding.
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