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MEDAL AWARDED Charles Wilkins of Logan Lake Fire Dept. received an ‘exemplary service’ medal after serving 20 years at the station.

/PAGE 3 SLAUGHTER CRISIS BC livestock producers are facing increasing challenges due to lack of legal slaughter options in the province.

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FAMILY BATTLE A Merritt man found himself at RIH battling COVID-19 at the same time his daughter was delivering his grandson.

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Longtime Logan Lake firefighter recognized Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

Charles Wilkins, of the Logan Lake Fire Dept., has recently been awarded a medal and certificate recognizing his 20 years of ‘loyal and exemplary service to public safety in Canada’.

“It’s been a long haul, and I’ve done a lot of things in the fire department,” said Wilkins.

“I started out in mine rescue originally. I figured since I was getting free training at the mine, I’d join the fire department here and be a firefighter for Logan Lake.

I originally moved from Victoria to get a job here and I loved the town as soon as I moved into it, so I figured I wanted to do something for the town. And it started then.”

After a few years serving as a firefighter, he was asked if he would like to become a training officer, to which he agreed. He has now been training firefighters in the area for 15 years.

This also gave him the opportunity to interact with more people and to visit other fire departments, something he has enjoyed.

“I love training firefighters, and the nice thing is that, at the time, all the chiefs I had sent me all over the place to go training in different

places,” said Wilkins.

“Meeting other fire departments was awesome, especially on the Island because that’s where I originally came from.”

Wilkins has enjoyed his many years with the fire department so much that he was able to convince his family to take part as well, with both his wife and son joining the fire department and serving for a time, as well as his daughter, who was a junior firefighter.

When asked how long he felt he would be a member of the Logan Lake Fire Department, Wilkins explained that his retirement would likely follow that of his mine job in sixteen months, albeit not immediately.

“I’ll stick around for a little while after that, but I have other things that I want to do,” said Wilkins, who is both a wood carver, furniture maker and member of a medieval group, in which he participates in sword fighting and functions as a knight’s Squire.

“I carve all sorts of Norse carvings and make Norse furniture,” said Wilkins.

“I enjoy it, and I enjoy hitting people with a stick,” he joked.

Wilkins and his wife used to host the Logan Lake Halloween party every year. In a fundraising effort one year, they decided to bring a medieval group down from Kamloops. Wilkins immediately expressed an interest in what the group was doing and was invited to come and check out the next prac-

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“And sure enough I’ve been there ever since, I’ve been doing that for just as long as I’ve been a firefighter,” said Wilkins.

“I became a squire to a knight probably 4 or 5 years ago. He took me under his wing and taught me how to sword fight… and we became great friends.”

Just as it was in the fire department, it soon became a family affair, with Wilkins’ son battling with his father at tournaments.

After two decades, Wilkins’ passion for serving his community has

not diminished, although that’s not to say that there haven’t been difficult moments being a first responder.

“Logan Lake does not only auto accidents out on the highway, we do first responder in town, we do ice rescue, we’re also a first response for forest fires in our area,” said Wilkins.

“And our area is quite large. I’ve seen a lot of heartache, out on the highway. We do a lot of first responder calls in our town, but I’d rather it be me than somebody else because I really care about the people here.”

For anyone who may

be considering joining the Fire Dept. whether in Logan Lake or elsewhere, Wilkins encourages them to take the leap into becoming a first responder.

“It’s good training,” said Wilkins.

“There’s testing involved but for everything we do in life we have to show that we’ve gained knowledge.

Especially if you’re dealing with people and you’re try to save their lives. We’ve (the Wilkins family) had a great life, and the fire department’s always been there. I serve with great people.”

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City of Merritt City Meetings have resumed residents are All Council City Council Meetings will nowin-person be held and online with live Regular Council Meeting June 11, 2019 streaming available www.merritt.ca and on the City strongly links encouraged toat watch online via www.merritt.ca

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PLEASE A NOTICE OF PUBLIC CITY HALL NOTE COVID-19 HOURS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY City Hall will HEARING be reopened with SCHEDULED FOR Position: The limited City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of PUBLIC WORKS SEASONAL hours.

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Slaughter options at crisis level for BC’s farmers The lack of processing options has become a serious issue in BC, greatly affecting Merritt’s farming community.

Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

The situation has become critical for small scale and midsize ranchers around the province as a lack of processing options for their livestock forces many of them to shut down their operations.

Due to an overburden of regulation and lack of available options, those who raise meat animals for consumption within the province are unable to secure processing options, which would turn their livestock into a consumer product.

Some producers are losing appointments at abattoirs booked more than a year in advance, or are unable to book at all as available facilities are overloaded.

Others are facing travel times in excess of 15 hours trying to have their livestock butchered.

Currently, there are four separate types of slaughter facilities in the province of BC; Class A, Class B, Class D and Class E. These establishments are defined as follows: Class A: Class A slaughter establishments are permitted to slaughter and cut and wrap meat products.

Required to have the presence of a trained government meat

inspector to inspect each animal (livestock) or flock (poultry) beforehand and each carcass after slaughter.

Class B: Class B slaughter establishments are permitted to slaughter only.

Required to have the presence of a trained government meat inspector to inspect each animal (livestock) or flock (poultry) beforehand and each carcass after slaughter.

Class D: Class D licence allows on-farm slaughter of 1-25 animal units* for direct sale to consumers or retail sales to secondary food establishments (for example, restaurants and meat shops) within the boundaries of the region where the meat was produced.

Class D licensees may slaughter their own, or other peoples’ animals.

Class E: Class E licence allows on-farm slaughter of 1-10 animal units* annually for direct sale to consumers. Sales are restricted to the region in which the meat was produced, and operators are only permitted to slaughter their own animals. *‘animal unit’ means a combined animal weight, when measured alive, of 455 kg (1,000 lbs) Currently there are 42 Class A, 16 Class B, 54 Class D and 46 Class E establishments in BC. According to Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture there are just under 16,000 farms in BC producing just under 23 million livestock animals (poultry, cattle, sheep and lamb, hog,

goats, bison, deer, rabbits, etc.) But those 15,867 farms must have their portion of 22,882,497 animals potentially being raised for slaughter, processed at one of just 158 facilities, less if you consider the fact that those with Class E licenses are not permitted to slaughter any animals but their own.

Add to this that there are only a handful of ‘designated areas’ where a producer is permitted to easily apply for a Class D license within the province, and you have an industry in crisis.

It is no wonder nearly every producer in BC is screaming, “We have a problem.”

Those cries, however, appear to be falling on deaf ears.

While the Ministry of Ag. Released a ‘Rural Slaughter Modernization’ intentions paper in Sept. there has been no indication that any of those listed ‘intentions’ will come to fruition.

“We feel that these intentions do not appropriately reflect the urgency of the current situation with regards to slaughter/ cut & wrap capacity in British Columbia,” reads a statement from the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA), which has been lobbying for change since 2018.

“We are facing a serious crisis that will continue to evolve and be exacerbated in the coming months.

Abattoirs, stretched beyond capacity, are already cancelling bookings that were made months ago with

their next available dates being well into 2021. Producers are being left with literally nowhere to process their animals legally.”

After years of back and forth between producers and governments, during which evidence of the mounting issues were presented, the SmallScale Meat Producers Association says time is essentially up.

“The time to ‘undertake a risk assessment project to support development options for rural meat production’ was years ago,” continues the Association’s statement.

“It is too late for

that now. Many operations simply cannot survive another round of consultations.”

This was all too true for Kendall Ballantine of Central Park Farms, located in Langley City.

Despite increasing demand for her chicken, pork and beef; sales into the six figures, being awarded the Farmers Market Vendor of the Year from the BC Association of Farmers Markets, and being the first farmer to win the Under 40 Business Person of the Year from her local Chamber of Commerce, Ballantine

was forced to close her farming operations down due to a lack of processing options.

“On October 26, 2020 I announced my plans to close my business permanently and the main driving factor behind that decision is just how difficult it has become

to have secure abattoir and butchery access in British Columbia,” said Ballantine on social media.

“On more than one occasion this year I’ve nearly lost this business because of the glaring issues surrounding

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VIEWPOINT GOVERNMENT

Failure to meet emissions goals Last week the House of Commons is sat in Ottawa in a hybrid format.

One of the Liberal DAN ALBAS Government’s VIEW FROM signature bills THE HILL – Bill C-12 - has come before the House for debate.

Bill C-12 is the “Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act” that the Liberals say will respect “transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050.”

Here is some history on where Canada stands with GHG emission reductions.

In 1993, former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien promised to reduce our GHG emissions to 20% of 1988 levels by 2005.

That promise was broken.

In 1997, then Prime Minister Chretien signed the Kyoto accord that promised to reduce our emissions by a smaller amount of 6% below 1990 levels that would be achieved by 2012.

In 2006, when the Liberals were voted out of office, Canada was 30% over that target and as a result, former Prime Minister Harper withdrew Canada from the Kyoto agreement.

In 2009, at the Copenhagen climate conference, former PM Harper matched the U.S. target to cut GHG emissions by 17% of 2005 levels by 2020 and 30% by 2013, in what was a non-binding agreement.

In 2015, shortly after the election Prime Minister Trudeau sent the largest Canadian delegation in history to attend the Paris Climate Change Conference, at a cost in excess of $1 million dollars.

And we know, while there in Paris, this Liberal Government adopted those exact same targets.

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What does “oil rich” really mean?

“The only officials present were American and Saudi,” tweeted the Saudi Arabian foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, but he was lying.

Israeli Prime Minister GWYNNE DYER Binyamin Netanyahu THE WORLD really did fly in to STAGE Saudi Arabia to spend a few hours with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Once upon a time this would have been headline news around the world. ‘US superpower and oil-rich Saudi Arabia get together with embattled Israeli leader to carve up the Middle East’, or something along those lines. Whereas today this ‘summit’, if you can call it that, barely gets noticed.

Netanyahu is indeed embattled, but it’s corruption charges he’s fighting, not a foreign enemy.

Pompeo is a soon-to-be-unemployed politician polishing up his CV for a senatorial nomination in 2022 or the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Prince Mohammed bin Salman is still effectively the dictator of Saudi Arabia, but that

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no longer cuts much ice in the rest of the world.

The meeting was meaningless.

Some of this collapse in relevance is temporary. Netanyahu will eventually go to jail or retire, but Israel will still be the dwarf superpower that bestrides the Middle East militarily.

Pompeo and his employer will soon be out of office, and the United States will recover some of its former position as a ‘world leader’, at least for a while.

But Saudi Arabia will never be back as a mover and shaker. The decline is permanent, because ‘oil-rich’ is a phrase destined to become as obsolete as ‘carbon copy’. The oil revenue of the Arab producers has fallen by more than twothirds, from $1 trillion in 2012 to only $300 billion this year, and it’s never coming back up.

The decline so far has been driven mostly by a steep fall in oil prices – demand rose steadily but oil production persistently rose faster – but now an absolute collapse in demand looms as well.

As the climate emergency deepens, motor vehicles (which account for half of all oil use globally) are switching to electricity instead. Britain and France are now committed to end all sales of new cars with internal combustion engines by 2030, which means in practice that nobody there will buy a new petroleum-fueled car after 2025.

Many other countries have or are debating similar

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So what happens to a country like Saudi Arabia, where four-fifths of the government budget comes from oil revenues? Budget-cuts are already happening, of course, but revenues will continue to fall. Moreover, the population in almost all the oil-producing Gulf states is still growing fast.

The extraordinary stability of these states – not a single change of regime in the six ‘oil-rich’ monarchies of the Arabian peninsula in the past fifty years – has been based entirely on the ability of the traditional rulers to buy the acquiescence of their subjects. Once the wealth goes, so does the stability.

The Arabian peninsula has been briefly a major centre of power only twice in world history: once in 632-661 CE, after which the capital of the early Islamic empire moved to Damascus, and once from 1973 to the present – but not for much longer.

Even the unity of Saudi Arabia itself, which was imposed by force less than a century ago, may not survive the transition. The dominant power centres of the post-oil Middle East will be exactly where they were for most of the past thousand

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Xmas shoe box campaign wraps up Editor: The 2020 Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Campaign wrapped up Sunday, November 22nd with 270 boxes collected. Numbers were down a bit from last year which was anticipated with the pandemic restrictions in place. We would like to thank Extra Foods, Save-On Foods, Fields, the Dollar Tree, Walmart, Crossroads Church, the Rock Church in Logan Lake, the Nicola Valley E Free Church and numerous individuals in the Merritt Community for their tremendous support. Under-priviledged children around the world will experience the joy of Christmas as a result of your generosity. Thank you.

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years: Turkey, Iran and Egypt. And at no time in the last thousand years have any two of those three powers been able to cooperate for long.

They do have some things in common: Islam (although in two different and generally hostile versions), relatively modern,

semi-industrialised economies (Turkey most, Egypt least), and around 100 million people each.

But they are divided by language (Turkish, Arabic and Farsi have nothing in common except loan-words), distance (the capitals are more than 2,000 km. apart), and by history and politics. Egypt occasion-

ally got conquered by one of the other two, but that doesn’t count as collaboration.

So it might be argued that the ‘Middle East’ itself is about to disappear as a meaningful concept. No great loss, really.

Gwynne Dyer is an international affairs journalist syndicated around the world.

Confusion with Bill-C12 From Page 6 2020, meaning that once again we are failing to meet our GHG emissions target reductions.

In Bill C-12, the Liberal government has taken a different approach.

Rather then announcing a new plan for today, the Prime Minister has announced that Canada will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050.

How does that happen?

Rather than providing a roadmap on how to achieve that goal, this bill instead proposes that it will be to some extent the current gov-

ernment, but mostly future governments to set binding climate targets to figure out a solution by 2050.

What is most interesting about this bill is that it will not hold the current government accountable It is largely focused on future governments, that the current government does not need to be accountable for.

My question for you this week: What are your thoughts on Bill C-12?

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RCMP: don’t let the Grinch steal your Xmas cheer The RCMP give some handy tips on how to make sure yours or your loved ones’ gifts aren’t grabbed by porch pirates this holiday season.

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But there are some steps we can take to ensure a Grinch-free season.

Plan for deliveries- If your items comes with a tracking number try to be there when it arrives, or ask a neighbour to accept it.

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Merritt Town Council approved the purchase of 27 acres of land from Nicola Ranch for airport purposes on Nov. 8.

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Fleming out, Whiteside in Merritt comes through as Minister of Education for toy drive thru Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

Premier John Horgan shook up his cabinet as he was sworn back into office last week.

Some members retained their positions, while other positions saw a new face take the job.

Perhaps the largest shakeup of the day was moving Minister of Education Rob Fleming into the role of Minister of Transportation, while Jennifer Whiteside will fill Fleming’s old role.

Fleming, who represents the riding of Victoria-Swan Lake, had held the position since July 2017.He has held office as an MLA for the past four elections.

Whiteside is thrust into the education role just one month after taking her seat as the MLA for New Westminster.

As for Horgan, he is the first NDP leader to be reaffirmed as premier in the province’s history.

“The pandemic has turned the lives of British Columbians upside down,” Premier Horgan said. “We have come a long way together, but we have much further to go. This skilled, diverse team is ready to continue our fight against COVID-19 and build an economic recovery that includes everyone.

“I know this is a hard time for British Columbians. COVID-19 has brought challenges unlike any we’ve faced before. By putting people first, investing in hospitals and diagnostics, supporting front-line workers and by everyone doing their part to fight this virus, we will make it through,

together.”

Other members of cabinet and parliamentary secretaries include: Attorney General (and Minister Responsible For Housing): David Eby * Parliamentary Secretary Anti-Racism Initiatives: Rachna Singh Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training: Anne Kang * Parliamentary Secretary Skills Training: Andrew Mercier Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries: Lana Popham * Parliamentary Secretary Fisheries and Aquaculture: Fin Donnelly Minister of Citizens’ Services: Lisa Beare Minister of Children and Family Development: Mitzi Dean Minister of State for Child Care: Katrina Chen Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (and Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps of British Columbia): Bruce Ralston Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (and Minister Responsible for Translink): George Heyman * Parliamentary Secretary Environment: Kelly Greene Minister of Finance: Selina Robinsonv * Parliamentary Secretary Gender Equity: Grace Lore Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development: Katrine Conroy Minister of State for Lands, Natural Resource Operations:

Nathan Cullen * Parliamentary Secretary Rural Development: Roly Russell Minister of Health (and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs): Adrian Dix * Parliamentary Secretary Seniors Services and Long Term Care: Mable Elmore Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: Murray Rankin Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation: Ravi Kahlon Minister of State for Trade: George Chow * Parliamentary Secretary - Technology and Innovation: Brenda Bailey Minister of Labour: Harry Bains * Parliamentary Secretary New Economy: Adam Walker Mental Health and Addictions: Sheila Malcolmson Minister of Municipal Affairs: Josie Osborne Public Safety and Solicitor General: Mike Farnworth * Parliamentary Secretary - Emergency Preparedness: Jennifer Rice Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction: Nicholas Simons * Parliamentary Secretary Community Development and Non-Profits: Niki Sharma * Parliamentary Secretary Accessibility: Dan Coulter Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport: Melanie Mark * Parliamentary Secretary Arts and Film: Bob D’Eith Minister of State for Infrastructure: Bowinn Mav.

The goods collected from last week’s toy drive thru. Photo submitted Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

The ‘Toy Drive Thru’ which took place on Sunday, Nov. 22 was, by all accounts, a smashing success.

Sisters Leah and Tosha, along with their mother Shelley, hosted a COVID-friendly ‘Toy Drive Thru’ in Merritt’s Bench neighbourhood with the aim of collecting toys for those children in the community who may not otherwise receive gifts Christmas morning.

The toys were then taken to the Nicola Valley Food Bank where they have been sorted and are ready to be distributed throughout the community.

“Leah, Tosha and Shelley’s drive thru toy drive brought in over $3200.00 worth of fun and exciting toys for all ages for the Food Bank’s Christmas hampers and all in a matter of a couple of hours,” said Food Bank manager Derlanda Hewton.

“We are thankful for their kind-

ness and the generosity of the citizens of our community.”

Hewton also notes that there are several other Christmas initiatives going on within Merritt that will benefit the Food Bank. One being the firefighters Toy Box Drive, with boxes located at Walmart and Canadian Tire, and a food and toy drive that the Merritt Centennials, Century 21 and Merritt Property Management are hosting.

Hewton hopes that Merrittonians will continue in their generosity, and help the additional families who have applied to the Food Bank for assistance.

“We are looking for sponsorships for 26 more families. We have an unprecedented amount of families with teenagers, aged 13-16,” said Hewton.

“With support from Extra Foods, $90.00 will purchase a family of four to six people, a Christmas Dinner with all the fixings, Christmas breakfast, snacks and hygiene products.”

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Tegart sworn back in as Fraser-Nicola MLA Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

Jackie Tegart is officially in her third term as the Fraser-Nicola MLA. She was sworn back in along with all other Liberal members of legislature in a virtual meeting on Friday.

“I, Jackie Tegart, do swear that I will

be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors according to law, so help me God,” said Tegart, giving the official oath.

“I am grateful to be returning to the Legislature to continue to represent my constituents in Fraser-

Nicola,” said Tegart.

“It has been an honour to advocate on behalf of my constituents since 2013, and I am excited to continue that important work.

The work begins today to hold the government to account and ensure investment in our communities.”

Tegart first bested

the NDP’s Harry Lali in the 2013 election, beating Lali by around five-percent with just over 44-percent of the votes.

She once again came out on top of Lali in the 2017 election, by a thin margin of just over threepercent.

Her top competi-

tor in this October’s election was New Democrat Aaron Sumexheltza, who she beat by less than 300 votes.

Prior to her election, Tegart served three terms on the municipal council of Ashcroft, and was on the school board for 17 years.

Tegart named as Opposition Critic for Education The Fraser-Nicola Valley MLA brings plenty of experience into the new role.

Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart has been tapped for a crucial position within the official opposition.

Tegart has been named the Opposition Critic for Education, following Interim Leader of the Opposition Shirley Bond’s appointment of new roles Monday afternoon.

“Our province’s education system has faced unprecedented challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tegart. “Many parents and teachers have worked tirelessly to keep our children safe and have expressed some deep concerns with how the current Ministry of Education is handling these challenges. I am looking forward to being a voice for our public education system and to working with school boards, teachers, and parents across our province to identify the gaps that need to be filled to ensure we can continue our children’s education without com-

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Her background in education should certainly serve as a stepping stone for the new role: prior to becoming an MLA in 2013, Tegart served as a school board chair for 15 years, and has served as the President of the BC School Trustees Association.

Bond seems confident in her choice.

“As the Official Opposition, we have a responsibility to make sure this government deals with the critical issues facing British Columbians,” said Bond.

“Our caucus represents families and communities from all across the province and we will ensure that their voices are heard in Victoria. I have had the honour of working with Jackie for many years, she has extensive experience in B.C.’s education system and I know she will serve our caucus and British Columbians well.”

RCMP search for answers Merritt RCMP are asking anyone with information regarding the killing of a bison calf on a local ranch to come forward and speak to them.

“On Nov. 28, the RCMP were called to a local Ranch in Merritt, BC, as a buffalo calf had been shot and killed with an arrow by an unknown suspect,” reads a statement from the detachment.

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“Evidence on scene suggested the offence had occurred within a couple days of the calf being found deceased.”

Sgt. Josh Roda said, via email, “Poaching is not tolerated in this community. Our local ranchers are business owners trying to earn a living and incidents like this have a negative effect on that.”

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Christmas time often means one party after another with drinks galore.

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Holiday initiatives coming from CFNV One initiative that is being taken on is gift card prizes for the best-dressed window in businesses around town.

Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

Things are looking merry and bright as Community Futures Nicola Valley (CFNV) encourages local businesses to get in the holiday spirit by decorating their store fronts, while improving business opportunities at the same time.

Previously, CFNV announced their blade sign project, a follow up to tourism expert Roger Brooks’ recommendations for Merritt’s downtown core. The City of Merritt has waived the $50 sign permit until Dec. 31, 2020 and CFNV is contributing $150 for each business that installs a blade sign until that date, with the possibility of extending the deadline depending on the response.

“We are happy to inform you that it’s working very well, we have seen participation

from different businesses and I’m sure that these numbers will increase,” said CFNV Business Development Officer, Manuel Olguin.

As the holiday season approaches, CFNV offered to pay the full cost of a blade sign for the first five businesses who ordered a blade sign and also put up a festive holiday display in their windows. The five businesses who took advantage of this initiative were Breathe Bikes, Carrie Ware and Co., Black’s Pharmacy, The Lemonade Stand and Planet Hair.

In addition, CFNV is encouraging all businesses in town to participate in their ‘Winter Window Walk’.

“It’s for all the businesses in the valley, downtown and uptown,” explained Mae Ketter, CED Co-ordinator for CFNV. “We’ll have some little elves that will go around and judge,

around Dec. 14.”

There will be three prizes available for the ‘best dressed’ windows.

The first prize winner will have their business license for 2021 paid for, second place will win a $50 gift card to a local business of their choice and third place will win a $25 gift card for a local business of their choice.

“The other initiative is the Santa project,” said Olguin.

“When I heard about this project, I was very excited and was happy to participate. I have children and I know that we are in really difficult times with COVID and I wanted to participate in something that would spread the Christmas spirit in these difficult times.”

“The Santa project is through Experience Nicola Valley,” said Ketter.

“They are interviewing Santa and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole, with the elves working in the workshop. And Mrs. Claus has done a downtown tour of Merritt, she landed from the North Pole and visited some

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RIH helps Merritt family’s battle Murray Church update Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

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The Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation launched its Holiday Fundraising Campaign on Dec.1 in support of family care at RIH. This year, following COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols, rather than a live get-together, the ‘event’ is online through the RIH Foundation holiday website at www.rihfoundation.ca/holiday-2020. Entitled ‘The Power of a Family’s Love: Generations of care at RIH’, the site includes a heartwarming video combined with a touching story of how the staff at RIH saved Frank Garcia from COVID-19 and helped Marcy through a premature delivery.

Frank was originally diagnosed with pneumonia back in March at the hospital in Merritt and was sent to RIH where his COVID-19 test came back positive. He spent 42 days in ICU in a coma, and another 25 days in hospital going through physiotherapy to regain his strength.

The physical and emotional toll on Frank was enormous, as was the toll on his family, who because of the pandemic restrictions could not visit him in person.

“It was unreal and very scary,” said Cathy, Frank’s wife.

“None of us could believe that he had COVID-19 and we could not figure out where he got it from. He went into ICU at RIH and we could not see

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Because of its importance to the people of him. For weeks, we did not know if he would even pull through.

The uncertainty over such a long period of time was very hard on our family. We cried every day.”

The strain of Frank’s illness was possibly one reason why his daughter, Marcy, went into premature labour. Also from Merritt, Marcy ended up at RIH and gave birth two months early to her son, Chase. The NICU staff at RIH not only saved Chase’s life, they also guided the first-time mom through labour and delivery and helped her adjust to life with a preemie.

“The Kamloops hospital is amazing and the NICU team incredible,” said Marcy. “The pandemic has really affected our family and I just want people to know that this is real so everyone needs to be cautious.”

According to Heidi Coleman, RIH Foundation CEO, “This year, more than ever because of

the severity of COVID-19 and the devastating effect it can have on families, it is so important to keep our loved ones safe by following all the government prescribed protocols. The Garcia family is a perfect example of how the power of love, combined with outstanding medical care, can give a patient the strength and chance to survive.

Both Frank and Marcy had such great outcomes thanks to the medical care at RIH, which is made possible through generous donations. Donations can be made in memory of a loved one or simply as a means to give back to the community through the hospital.”

Thanks to the great care that Frank, Marcy, and Chase received, along with the strong family bonds and the power of a family’s love, all three are back at home and appreciating the time that they can spend together.

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The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development is inviting applications under Section 9(2) of the Range Act to fill vacant range tenures within the Cascades Natural Resource District.

The current range vacancies are as follows:

Cook – Pike Mountain range unit, which is directly east of the town of Tulameen and Otter lake, has licensed available Animal Unit Months (AUM) – up to 400, which is approximately 80 cow-calf pairs and four bulls, and has allocation for a 15 to 25 year licence beginning in the 2021 grazing season.

Manning Tank – Spius range unit, which is 25 km west of the city of Merritt, has licensed available AUMs – up to 850, which is approximately 175 cow-calf pairs and nine bulls, and has allocation for a 15 to 25 year licence beginning in the 2021 grazing season.

Please contact 250 378-8400 prior to coming to the office. Arrangements can be made to send a digital package to support the Province’s COVID-19 response. Interested parties can still pick up application packages by appointment at the Cascades Natural Resource District office located at 3840 Airport Road, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8.

All applications for the Cook and Manning Tank vacancies must be received no later than 4 p.m. on December 21, 2020 at the Cascades Natural Resource District office.

For further information please call the Range Officer, Rene Garcia-Daguer at 250 378-0578.

the Nicola Valley and its significance to the history of the area, it was decided that an exact replica of the original church should be rebuilt where it had once stood, surrounded by the beautiful Nicola Ranch.

However, Miller says that the fundraising campaign is short about $15,000. In order to make the final push over that donation finish line, a generous donor

has agreed to match any donations made between now and Jan. 11, the second anniversary of the fire that claimed the original Murray Church.

Donations can be made by mailing a cheque, payable to Murray Church Project to Box 175, Merritt, BC, V1K1B8 or by making a deposit in the Murray Church Project account at any branch of CIBC.

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2 bedroom mobile in Lower Nicola MHP. Home is very clean with new fridge & stove, 2013 HW tank, newer windows, has small insulated shop, cement driveway & open patio in front with covered patio in back. Quick possession

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Open concept kitchen with Quartz countertops, vinyl plank floors, gas F/P, 3 bedrms, 4 baths, plus finished basement for rec.room & storage. New Home Warranty. GST applies.

This 10.53 acre property is ready for your cabin getaway from the city. Power is at the paved road. Great recreational area to x-country skiing, fishing, hiking, biking. Has seasonal creek.

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6433 MONCK PARK ROAD

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3 bedroom half duplex with some newer flooring, roof and windows. Large kitchen with eating area and living room on main floor.

Nicely kept yard. Currently tenanted.

1288 sq.ft. rancher in good area of downtown.

Within walking distance to shopping & amenities. Has 3 bedrooms & 2 baths. Currently tenanted. 24 hrs notice

Riverfront property in nice Lower Nicola location on approx. 2 acres with great shop with 3 phase power supply. Comes with unfinished rancher of 1686 sq.ft. House is framed and with roof. Home plans available.

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Close to half acre lot with city utilities with a 46x28 shop with power and 2 pce bathroom. Shop has high ceiling clearance. Quiet location near end of no-thru street. Great place to have a home with your own shop! Call for more details

10 acre site with CD-1 zoning. Has City Service not yet connected. Lots of potential located near truck route. Bring your ideas.

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2770 PEREGRINE WAY

New 2 storey townhouse in Nicola Bluffs with great views. Open concept kitchen with Quartz countertops, vinyl plank floors, gas F/P 3 bedrms up, 4 baths and full bsmt. Has $4,000 appliance package & central A/C.

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New custom executive home with fantastic views. 3 bedrms on the main with open concept floor plan. Master has 4 pce ensuite & W/I closet. Large private deck in back off the family room.

3 bedroom half duplex in good area with lane access. Has newer roof & some newer flooring.

Large kitchen with eating area and large living room. Some windows replaced. Currently tenanted

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A rare waterfront lot of 0.94 acres waiting for development with over 50 metres of river frontage, not subdividable. In neighbourhood of high end custom homes. Call for more details.

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Rare guitar found in Kamloops KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

When Renee Latheur decided to take an old guitar into Lee’s Music in Kamloops, she didn’t expect the instrument that had sat in a closet for years to be worth thousands of dollars.

“It’s in a ratty old guitar case,” Latheur said.

“But I remember my aunt saying, ‘I don’t know what to do with this when I pass away.’”

Sherrie Favell died in March, leaving Latheur wondering about the instrument and its connection to the woman she loved as an aunt,

even though they were not biologically related.

It wasn’t until Latheur recently walked into the music store and saw the owner Mike Miltimore’s eyes sparkle at the sight of the case that she began to learn more about the guitar and its value to Favell’s father, who bought it nearly 65 years ago.

Miltimore said the worn tweed and leather case was a telltale sign that it may contain a unique instrument.

When he opened the case, he saw a Gretsch from the 1950s, featuring a big brass buckle

NICOLA VALLEY NEWS on the top and a leather studded belt around the outside.

“It’s a played instrument, you know. It’s been loved. If it could talk, it would tell probably about hundreds of concerts played throughout its life,” Miltimore said.

He said his research from the serial number revealed the electric Gretsch, or Roundup 6130, was made in 1955 and similar to the instrument later played by country legend Chet Atkins.

“It’s a hollow-bodied guitar and a lot of com-

abattoir and butchery access in our province and I think that has become the basis for this decision for me.

I’m no longer willing and able to put in the insane hours and work involved in producing meat at this level when at any time my business can be taken from me because we don’t have the supports we need to succeed in animal agriculture.”

During the COVID19 pandemic, large processors, such as Cargill in Alberta, were affected by the virus, leading to supply chain disruptions and empty meat coolers at grocery stores across the country. While this may have caused more people to become interested in local food, SSMPA President and National Farmers Union VP, Julia Smith, says that the trend for buying local was

already well established and steadily increasing.

“As is so often the case in crisis situations, they tend to highlight both strengths and weaknesses in a system,” said Smith.

“We already had strong support and consumer demand for local food. COVID-19 only amplified this.

By the same token, our meat processing system, which was already strained to the breaking point, has not been able to handle the additional demands placed upon it. It is critical that we address these issues if we want to take advantage of the many opportunities for economic recovery and food security that are offered by the growing demand for local food. We need a robust, reliable meat processing system in order to reap the benefits of a strong, regional food production system.”

kept it after her father died about 20 years ago.

Miltimore said once the family decided to sell the guitar, he took it in on consignment and has already had multiple offers — not all of them in cash.

“There’s one that is from a famous musician who wants to trade a private concert and memorabilia for it,” Miltimore told KTW. Miltimore was mum on the identity of the artist in question, but is excited about the idea.

“As a musician, I’m like, that’s so cool!” he said.

With more attention than usual over the story of the guitar’s discovery, Miltimore said he’s been receiving photos from all over Canada of vintage guitars that might be the next big find.

Asked what someone should do if they think their old axe might be worth something, Miltimore encouraged locals to stop by Lee’s Music for a chat, while recommending others peruse auction and used goods sites like eBay and Kijiji to determine their guitar’s value.

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who played his beloved instrument in a band called McKinna Gold.

“He caught his hand in a planer at a mill in Salmon Arm and he actually had to retrain to play the guitar,” Latheur said.

Favell lost his thumb at age 21, but still managed to perform with it.

However, Favell inexplicably sold his guitar at a pawnshop. It was later rescued by Sherrie Favell and her mother, Latheur said.

Sherrie bought it back again when it was hocked a second time, Latheur said, and she

panies were doing solid bodies at that time,” Miltimore said, adding a hollow instrument was used for the country style of picking that Atkins popularized.

The guitar Latheur thought may be worth $200 is actually valued at between $12,000 and $26,000, Miltimore said, noting about 400 of the instruments were made in the 1950s.

“I was blown away,” Latheur said.

She recently learned her aunt treasured the mahogany guitar that kept her connected to her father, Roy Favell,

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Now that ground has been broken to rebuild the Murray Church, a new fundraiser allows the public to honour a loved one.

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JOB WELL DONE

NEVER FORGOTTEN REMEMBERING THE PAST: A small gathering of members of the Legion, RCMP, firefighters and the Honour Guard laid wreaths at the Merritt cenotaph for Remebrance Day. PHOTOS /PAGE 10

A longtime volunteer at the Nicola Valley Healthcare Auxiliary speaks to the Herald now that she has decided to retire.

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HOOD RENAMING

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NEW RULES & REGULATIONS 1. With a minimum $20 purchase, you’ll receive one entry from the store clerk. the entry form must have a MH stamp or the business stamp, or entry will be invalid.

Regardless of expenditure over $20, you will only receive one entry form per purchase.

2. There will only be entry forms, no passsports will be provided due to COVID 19.

3. Be sure to bring a pen so you can fill in the entry then, or you can bring your entry back at a later date.

4. Boxes will be provided at the stores to drop off your entry.

5. All prizes awarded in Gift Certificates. 1st Place: $975, 2nd Place: $475, 3rd Place: $350.

Winners will be drawn from all completed entry forms received by Dec. 15, 2020 at 5 pm.

Prizes must be accepted as awarded, no cash value.

6. There is no limit to the total number of entries.

7. The winners must be 19 years of age or older.

8. Double entries if you purchase a food bank donation from one of the local participating businesses.

9. Final draw to be made December 17, 2020.

Please see pages 18, 19 for additional businesses who are participating.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, as General Partner of Trans Mountain Pipeline L.P. Trans Mountain Expansion Project Notice of Proposed Detailed Route Pursuant to Paragraph 201(1)(b) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act IN THE MATTER OF the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (CER Act) and the Regulations made thereunder;

appears to the Commission that the statement is frivolous, vexatious or is not made in good faith.

IN THE MATTER OF Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity OC-065 (Certificate OC-065) approving the general route of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project;

If the Commission determines it is appropriate to hold a public hearing it will fix a suitable format, time and place for the hearing and will publish a notice of the hearing in at least one issue of a publication, if any, in general circulation within the area in which the lands acquired or proposed to be acquired are situated. The Commission will also send a notice of the public hearing to each person who has filed a written statement of opposition with the CER.

IN THE MATTER OF the 9 October 2020 application

by Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, on behalf of Trans Mountain Pipeline L.P., (Trans Mountain), to vary Certificate OC-065 to accommodate an alternate 18.36 kilometre route in the Coldwater Valley, British Columbia (Variance Application), and regarding which public hearing MH-032-2020 is being held; AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Trans Mountain respecting the determination and approval of the detailed route for the segment of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in the Coldwater Valley, approximately 18.36 kilometres in length, as shown on the attached Route Map. If you anticipate that lands that you own or have an interest or right in may be adversely affected by the proposed detailed route for the segment of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in the Coldwater Valley, you may oppose the proposed detailed route by filing a written statement of opposition with the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice.

Your written statement of opposition must set out both the nature of your interest in the lands and the grounds for your opposition to the detailed route.

The Commission of the CER (Commission) will only accept statements of opposition by those with an interest in lands that raise concerns regarding the detailed route of the segment of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in the Coldwater Valley.

Where a written statement that meets the requirements of the CER Act is filed with the CER within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice, the Commission shall forthwith order, subject to certain exceptions as noted below, that a public hearing be held with respect to any grounds of opposition set out in the statement, in relation to any section or part of the pipeline affected by the concerns disclosed in the written statement.

The Commission is not required to give any notice, hold any hearing or take any other action with respect to any written statement of opposition filed with the CER and may at any time disregard any such written statement if the person who filed the statement files a notice of withdrawal, or if it

The public hearing will be conducted in a manner that the Commission considers convenient for persons who filed a written statement of opposition and, given the COVID-19 pandemic, may be held in writing and/or virtually.

If the Commission determines a public hearing is required, it will permit each person who filed a written statement of opposition that met the requirements of the CER Act to make representations, and may allow any other interested persons to make representations before it as the Commission deems appropriate.

The Commission will take into account all written statements of opposition that have met the requirements of the CER Act and all representations made during the public hearing in determining the best possible route of the pipeline, and the most appropriate methods and timing of construction for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. The Commission may impose in any approval such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate. Where the Commission has held a public hearing in respect of any section or part of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project and has approved or refused to approve the plan, profile and book of reference respecting that section or part, it will forward a copy of its decision and reasons to each person who made representations to the Commission during the public hearing.

The Commission may fix such amount as it deems reasonable in respect of the interim or final costs reasonably incurred by any person who makes representations to the Commission during such a public hearing, and the amount so fixed will be paid forthwith to the person by Trans Mountain.

Copies of the plan, profile and book of reference for the detailed route of the Trans Mountain

Expansion Project may be obtained by calling 1-866-514-6700 or emailing info@transmountain. com. You may also view it online at https://www. transmountain.com/detailed-route.

A Statement of Opposition to the detailed route form is available online at https://www.cer-rec. gc.ca/en/consultation-engagement/land-mattersguide/land-matters-advisory-service.html.

A copy of any such written statement of opposition to this detailed route must be filed with the CER. The CER’s preferred method of filing is online through its e-filing tool (https://apps.cer-rec.gc.ca/ efile/ElectronicDocumentSubmission.aspx?GoC TemplateCulture=en-CA), which provides step-by-step instructions. If a registrant is unable to file their form through the e-filing tool, they may file it (in PDF format) by email at secretary@ cer-rec.gc.ca.

Any written statement of opposition should also be sent to: Trans Mountain Expansion Project Suite 2700, 300 5th Ave SW Calgary Alberta T2P 5J2 Attention: Alain Parisé, Director, Land Fax: 403-514-6401 Email: TMEP_Land@transmountain.com

PLEASE NOTE: Public hearing MH-032-2020 will consider Trans Mountain’s Variance Application (to realign the previously approved pipeline corridor in the Coldwater Valley area of British Columbia).

Trans Mountain was directed to publish and serve a Notice of Hearing for the Variance Application and the Commission held a participant registration period. You may have also received that Notice of Hearing and/or registered to participate.

While the decisions to be made on the Variance Application and this detailed route process are distinct, the issues may overlap. For the Variance Application, the Commission will determine whether the proposed corridor realignment is in the public interest. For the detailed route, the Commission will determine whether the exact location of the pipeline on the tracts of lands at issue is the best possible detailed route, as well as whether the proposed methods and timing of constructing the pipeline are the most appropriate. Given this potential for overlap, the Commission may consider both the variance and detailed route matters through the same proceeding.

Regardless of whether you registered to participate in the MH-032-2020 public hearing for the Variance Application, you must file a statement of opposition as set out in this notice, to the extent that you meet the criteria for doing so, and to the extent that you oppose the detailed route, the methods of construction, and/or the timing of construction.

These site-specific issues will only be considered where statements of opposition are filed.

If you have registered to participate in the MH-032-2020 hearing for the Variance Application, you may complete the Statement of Opposition to the Detailed Route form in full. However, to the extent that the submissions you made in registering to participate in the MH-032-2020 public hearing address the requirements of Parts C and D of the Statement of Opposition to the Detailed Route form, you may simply provide a cross-reference (i.e., the Filing ID) to your MH-032-2020 hearing registration form.

If you have not registered to participate in the MH-032-2020 hearing for the Variance Application, you must complete the Statement of Opposition to the Detailed Route form in full.

The CER’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service is available to you. An ADR process could take the form of a meeting between the person filing the statement of opposition and Trans Mountain, which may be facilitated by trained CER staff or by another neutral third party. The facilitator would assist the filer and Trans Mountain to develop a process that may help to resolve outstanding issues. For more information about ADR options, please contact an ADR Specialist at the CER toll-free at 1-800-899-1265.

Should you have any questions concerning this notice, the proposed detailed route, or the CER’s detailed route procedures, please contact Trans Mountain at 1-866-454-4717 or info@ transmountain.com and a Trans Mountain representative will return your call. You may also contact a CER Process Advisor at 1-800-899-1265 or TMX.ProcessHelp@cer-rec.gc.ca.

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Coquihalla receives new signs for trucks Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

New traffic signs were installed on the Coquihalla Highway earlier this week.

The ‘No Trucks Left Lane’ signs were installed on Larson Hill to notify commercial drivers that they can no longer travel in the third left lane.

“The ‘No Trucks Left Lane’ signs help improve the safety and reliability of the highway by keeping a path open for plows, emergency crews and other traffic, if trucks spin out,” reads a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

The pilot program launched in 2018 with signs originally installed in the northbound direction of the Snowshed Hill.

At the time, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure released its explanation for installing the signs, and how they expected they would improve travelling conditions.

“On Phase 1, between Hope and Merritt, the snow is heavy and wet, creating tricky road conditions for trucks, even with minor accumulations on the road surface,” reads a statement on the Ministry’s website.

“Over the past couple of winter seasons, commercial vehicles on the Coquihalla have been spinning out in climbing sections more frequently during storms. In fact, last winter, 33 of 35 extended closures on the Coquihalla…involved commercial vehicles. At times, this meant commercial vehicles were blocking the highway until they could either be

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towed away, or equipped with chains, which they should have already had on their vehicles. What makes these closures even worse is that, because the Coquihalla is a divided highway, snowplows often get caught in the traffic queue behind the blockage, restricted by roadside barriers and unable to turn around. So, snow continues to fall, unplowed, until the blockage is cleared.”

According to the Ministry the number of closures involving commercial vehicles this past winter season had dropped to three, with two of those on Larson Hill.

“Based on the positive results, we decided to extend the pilot to two more locations on the Coquihalla: southbound in the Larson Hill area, as well as southbound at the Inks Lake Hill leaving Kamloops,” contin-

ues the statement from the Ministry.

If commercial vehicles encounter spun out trucks in the right and centre lane, they must stop as they would if all three lanes were blocked, with

no use of the far-left lane permitted.

At this time there are no plans to install additional signs at other locations along the highway.

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MSS ATHLETICS

Cross country team finds success This year, BC School Sports has found ways to go virtual during the pandemic.

Randy Sheldon CONTRIBUTOR

The launch of the very first BCSS virtual event was aimed to promote student engagement with their school and highlight the role school sport plays in the physical and mental wellbeing of students, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. BCSS is thrilled with the overwhelming participation in this event that

saw 1,974 studentathletes from 91 different schools complete in 3.0km distance. A formidable 1,100-plus junior student-athletes and 700-plus senior student athletes took the opportunity to participate in this one of a kind event, demonstrating the resiliency and creativity of students across the province of British Columbia.

Cross country coach Randy Sheldon is extremely proud of his small but mighty crew who showed up twice a week to train.

They were a dedicated, hard working group who pushed and encouraged one another to do their personal

best each time they went out. It was definitely different this year not being able to travel to compete in person, but they all made the best out of a challenging situation and he would say the season was a success.

The three MSS grade eight boys competed against grade nine’s and ten’s to place at the top of the heap with over 500 junior athletes competing in their category.

- Ryland Sheldon placed 25th with a time of 11. 41 - Brody JuryHoisington placed 52nd with a time of 12.19 - Carson Mouland placed 56th with a

(L-R): Holly Taylor, Michaela Nicholls, Lexus Thomas, Zach Loewen, Ryland Sheldon, Brody Jury-Hoisington, Carson Mouland, and Coach Randy Sheldon. Photo submitted

time of 12.21.

The two grade nine girls competed against grade eight to ten’s for impressive finishes near the top of the pile as well, with

almost 500 girls in their category.

- Micheala Nicholls placed 18th with a time of 12.46 - Holly Taylor placed 58th with a

time of 14.06 The sole senior girl, Lexus Thomas, grade 12, had an impressive time of 12.37 for a 14th place finish with 196 girls in her cat-

egory.

And lastly, our only senior boy, Zach Loewen, grade 12, placed 22nd with a time of 11.34 in a field of 247 boys.

Funding support available Cents lay out season ticket options for Merritt sports Jake Courtepatte MERRITT HERALD

Two funding grants are now available for Interior sporting organizations during the pandemic.

In the first initiative, PacificSport Interior BC is offering a chance for ten sporting organizations to each receive $2,500. Any and all applications will be reviewed.

Groups will submit a Letter of Intent and there is no restrictions on where the funding is best suited for, as the organization will provide details in their submissions.

The second initiative is for PacificSports Interior BC-registered athletes who can apply for the support that

they need, whether that be for training, equipment or other areas that the athlete deem necessary for their performance pathway.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer support to local sport groups and athletes as we know many have been hit hard with the pandemic ”, said PacificSport Interior BC Executive Director Carolynn Boomer. “As a not for profit orga-

nization, PacificSport Interior BC prides itself on doing whatever we can to support the good people in our sport system and these are two ways we can provide some relief.”

Letters of Intent must be submitted by 4p.m. on Jan. 15, and can be sent to cboomer@pacificsport.com.

More information can be found at www. pacificsportinteriorbc. com.

Dear Season Ticket Holders, On behalf of the Merritt Centennials organization, from the team, to the staff, to the Board of Directors, we would like to sincerely thank you for your support and your patience throughout this difficult season. With the most recent announcement that the season has been delayed due to COVID 19 the Centennials believe it is essential to have some communication with our biggest supporters – you!

As this preseason, and eventually regular season, rolls on the one thing that is clear is that it won’t resemble anything close to a regular business year. The league was planning on a 32 game regular season schedule before the most recent announcement, and even then that would be far from the intended 56 game regular season schedule that fans have come to expect. As such, the Centennials would like to lay out 3 options for our season ticket holders, and let

you decide how you’d like to proceed.

Option 1: A full refund. If you paid through the Showpass portal online your money can be refunded back to your card or account that you paid with.

If you paid in the office. The Centennials will need your name and mailing address so that a cheque can be mailed to you. All additional Showpass fees will be refunded as well.

Option 2: Rollover. If you’d like to keep your money with us until next season, we are happy to hold your tickets, your seats and your payment until the 2021-22 season.

Option 3: Donation. There is no question that this year has been a difficult one for the whole community, and the Centennials are no different. For the first time, players are being charged to play and due to the pandemic team sponsorship is down. We know that some of our fans are well aware of the challenges the team faces from year to year, and if you’d like to help

out, we would gladly accept a donation to the club. Your contribution will help ensure the players can pay a reduced fee in the coming months and continue to bring you entertaining hockey.

If by chance during the regular season fans are allowed to attend, there will be strict rules that would need to be adhered to for entry to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all fans.

When, and if, that day comes tickets would be released on a game by game basis to ensure that people with the most interest can attend. If feasible, season ticket holders would get the first opportunity to purchase tickets before they’re released to the public.

Once again, we appreciate your support and your patience through this difficult time. Please respond with your preference, and the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Kevin Rabbitt, Merritt Centennials President

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COMMUNITY BOARD The Merritt Herald is changing up the way we do the community board.

With all events being cancelled throughout the area we thought it would be nice to feature some local businesses. If you would like to nominate a business to be featured please email: publisher@merrittherald.com We want to help all businesses survive this pandemic.

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A new storefront has popped up on Voght St. across from the Coldwater Hotel.

Mom’s Tattoo Co., owned and operated

by Toronto transplants Marco Merulla and Natali Budihardjo is an inviting and inclusive space for hardcore tattoo enthusiasts and newbies alike.

However, the shop’s opening was completely unplanned and without the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the globe, likely never would have come to be at all.

“We were living in Toronto when the

Pandemic hit and we both lost our jobs,” explained co-owner Natali.

“We packed up our tiny apartment in the heart of downtown Toronto and drove across Canada to come be with family.”

Even then, the pair never thought about putting down roots in this small community with a whopping 2.91 million fewer residents than the city they had left behind.

“We figured we would ride out the pandemic here and then head to the coast to seek out work,” said

Natali.

But, browsing Facebook one day, they saw a vacant space that had been listed for rent downtown.

“We randomly saw a commercial space for rent on Facebook and a light bulb went off and the idea started to come to life,” Natali continued.

“Shortly after Mom’s Tattoo Co. was born… a couple months after we arrived in Merritt.”

Marco and Natali then began renovating the space they had secured, having a vision in mind for what they wanted the interior of

their new business to look like.

We both always had similar taste in what we wanted our shop to look like and the vibe we wanted to bring downtown, so agreeing on that was easy,” said Natali.

“We want people to know that they will get quality work in a safe and friendly environment.”

In this “safe and friendly environment”, which welcomes all people, including those from the LGBTQ and BIPOC community, clients can receive a variety of tattoo services.

We are really passionate about our trade and we like to think that it reflects in the work we produce for our clients,” said Natali.

“Whether it’s Cosmetic, Traditional, Realism or fine line black and grey, we like to think there is something for everyone here.”

Marco has been tattooing since 2012 and Natali has been in the beauty industry since 2014.

“I was always creative when I was younger, but I didn’t really know how to tap into it, until I decided to go to hairdressing school back in 2010,” explained Natali.

“Not long after I got into doing eyelash extensions and laser hair removal. As I grew in the industry, I wanted to challenge myself a bit more and that’s when I started my path to cosmetic tattooing. Marco was also naturally creative and knew he wasn’t meant

to be in the corporate or labour-intensive world. He had done everything from working for a large corporate company, to carpentry before he decided to put down the tool belt and pick up a (tattoo) machine. He received his apprenticeship shortly after and the rest is history.”

Since it is typically mothers who have been first to advise their children against tattoos, I had to inquire as to why the shop had been christened ‘Mom’s Tattoo Co.’ “Our Moms have just always been so supportive of us and we wanted to show them how much we appreciate it, and them,” explained Natali.

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Crossroads Community Church

2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911• Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

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

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 2nd and 4th Sundays only - 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time 2nd & 4th Sundays/ Sunday School (K - Gr. 4) - 10 am

Somang Mission Community Church (SMC) 1755 Coldwater Ave. (The Cadet Hall) Sunday Service Time: 3:30 pm • 250-280-1268

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

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up from the coast for the music festival,” said Natali.

“Marco had never been to BC let alone Merritt. He was born and raised in the city of Toronto, so it’s all been very new to him, but he is enjoying small town living. We never thought we would be small town business owners honestly, the city was where we had been for years. But it has really grown on us and we are happy we made the choice to stay here instead of heading to the coast to live in a big city again. Merritt has been so welcoming and supportive, we’re very excited to be a part of the community and look forward to meeting everyone.”

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“Mom’s Tattoo Co. is an ode to our Moms.

We agreed on the name pretty easily to be honest. We loved that it had a comforting ring to it as well. We want people to feel comfortable walking in our space.

Marco just recently gave my mom her first tattoo and I think if she wasn’t an enthusiast before we have turned her into one because she now wants another one!”

I was curious if either Marco or Natali had been to Merritt prior to moving here, or if they had crossed the country based on family’s invitation and descriptions alone.

“I had been to Merritt in my early 20’s when we would come

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MRS. GRACE CHAMBERS passed away peacefully in Gillis House Merritt on November 06, 2020, aged 90 years.

Sadly missed by her loving husband of 69 years, Philip Chambers,her children: Don, Candis, Bob (Ann) and Lisa, 7 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

The family would like to thank Dr. McLeod and the staff at Gillis House for their compassion and care.

Jamie George Gobin Oct. 15, 1958 - Nov. 24, 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of James.

He will be missed by his brother Dennis (Karen), sisters; Diane (Tom) and Kathy (Doug) and by his many nieces and nephews who loved him dearly.

James loved shing and hunting, he loved the hills and lakes around Merritt. He loved the town of Merritt and most importantly his friends.

If you want to spend time with James, head to the hills and lakes around Merritt, nd a quiet spot to sit and listen.....

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Joseph Skutnik March 16, 1936 – November 28, 2020 It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Joseph (Joe) Skutnik on November 28, 2020 at the age of 84. Joe is survived by his wife Ann, of 57 years, daughter Brigitte (Ken) Meyer of North Vancouver, B.C., and numerous nephews, nieces and other relations in Slovenia. He will be missed not only by his family but also by many close friends that he has cherished over the past years.

Joe was born in Slovenia and immigrated to Canada in 1957. He returned to Slovenia in 1963 to bring back his childhood sweetheart Ann, who were married in the same year. Joe was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed shing, hunting and camping. He also enjoyed a good glass of his homemade wine. He was mechanically inclined and was well known to modify things to his specications.

Special thanks to all the staff at Gillis House for their care. By request, there will be no memorial funeral service. Should friends desire, donations may be made to the BC Heart & Stroke Foundation in lieu of owers.

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Kampa, Lorretta (nee Ruth)

Daniel Yano

1934-2020

Nov. 14, 1949 - Nov. 4, 2020

Lorretta passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 in Kelowna, BC. Lorretta was born June 21, 1934 in Macklin, Saskatchewan, moved with her family to Penticton at the age of 12 and she has been a BC girl ever since. After graduating from high school, Lorretta did her nurse’s training in Edmonton before returning to work at Penticton Regional Hospital.

While there she met Ted Kampa, who worked as PRH’s accountant, and the two were married on November 9, 1957.

After the birth of their rst child, Kathleen, they moved to Merritt, BC where two more children were added to the family: Marianne and Kurt. In Merritt, Lorretta worked as a registered nurse at the hospital, then later as a public health nurse.

She created both Nicola Valley Homecare and Meals on Wheels, where Lorretta’s passion for helping others ourished. She was an amazing mother who was fully involved in all the children’s activities and was an active member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. Lorretta’s volunteer work was well known in the community and she was awarded Merritt’s Citizen of the Year in 1980.

She was often reaching new heights with many of her endeavors (being, among others, the original ‘Cake Boss’), even though she was ‘terried’ of heights. Lorretta was also known for her impressive gardening and cooking skills and she was an active golfer and curler. Sitting down and relaxing was not easy for her, unless it was with a glass of wine amongst family and friends.

Lorretta and Ted were proud of their children’s accomplishments and were especially delighted to become grandparents where she was the world’s most loving and caring grandma. After retirement, Ted and Lorretta returned to the Okanagan in 2004 making West Kelowna their home where volunteer work and grandparent duties continued.

Lorretta is survived by the love of her life and husband of 63 years, Ted (and they fondly referred to each other as “Honski”); her children, Kathy (Michael) Conway, Marianne (Glen) Auch, and Kurt (Lisette) Kampa; and her grandchildren, Jay and Sean Stevenson, Emily and Spencer Auch, Max and Finn Westenberg, Patrick Conway and Cynthia Conway Gorman.

A private Funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in West Kelowna on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. with interment in Westbank Cemetery. In lieu of owers, please donate in Lorretta’s memory to the Canadian Red Cross at www.redcross.ca.

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Daniel Passed away peacefully November 4, 2020 at age 71. He was born November 14, 1949 in Kelowna, BC. Daniel is lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his children Candace (James) Arcand and Shaun (Christina) Yano. Daniel was predeceased by his wife Marilyn Yano and parents Kiyoshi and Chizuko Yano. Survived by his siblings Andrew (Helen) Yano and Sheri-Lyn Yano, as well as many nieces and nephews.

After his parents were able to leave the internment placement in Taber, AB his family relocated to Rutland, BC. His families journeys brought them nally to Merritt, BC where they lived in the mill houses behind Tolko for many years.

He thought it was great in the old days to catch salmon by hand in the Nicola River and take them to local restaurants that would pay for them.

Daniel worked as a sawler in Merritt at the Tolko sawmill 39 years from 1969 - 2008; during this time he also achieved his Sawtters Certication ( L.M.I.) on March 2, 1981. Daniel retired just before the mill closed and received a long service pocket watch and recognition certicate for his many years of service.

Daniel married his rst wife Katherine Graham on November 12, 1977 they made their home in Lower Nicola, BC where they had their children Candace and Shaun. There were many family memories made over the 19 years they were together.

Daniel later met a special lady Marilyn Taylor and they were married April 10, 1996 in George Town, Grand Cayman. After a short ve years, Marilyn passed in August of 2001 in a bad auto accident and is sadly missed.

He was enjoying retirement being able to go shing or take a ride in his 1986 Corvette when he wanted or just reading in front of the wood stove.

Anyone knowing Daniel knew he had a second passion which was collecting rewood and his kids would tease him that he had accumulated enough for an apocalypse. Daniel would ask Candace when she was coming to visit what she wanted him to cook and she always said, “My favourite... your honey garlic chicken.” Shaun has many memories of working out and laughing with his dad at the gym. Daniel was a motorbike rider from his youth he enjoyed sharing and spreading that same passion to his children - joining Candace and Shaun for their trips down to the USA and around BC.. Both children also remember going snowmobiling, tobogganing, and ice shing at Lundbom Lake, as well as camping at Missezula Lake for a month each summer. Family friends James Valois and Jody Watson spent most holidays and weekends with us and we just thought of our family consisted of 6 people not 4.

Daniel will also be missed by his gym family at Beyond Fitness (and beyond) in Merritt - being a bodybuilder from his teen age years and was still faithfully going to the gym every day only missing Christmas and New Years because they were closed. Candace and Shaun being so far away always felt that his friends at the gym had his back.

He never realized how much his presence was noticed, respected, or even maybe at times that he might have even inspired others.

Due to COVID, we have decided to wait for a celebration of life so everyone has a chance to say goodbye. We will let everyone know when we have a date and time. We encourage you to maybe prepare thoughts and stories that you might be willing to share when we are all nally able to come together and celebrate our dad’s life. Our thanks to all that have added to our Dad’s life making him the person he was.

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Employment Opportunity Scw’exmx Community Health Services Society

Community Health Nurse Scw’exmx Community Health Services Society (SCHSS) is seeking a Registered Nurse to ll a full-time Community Health Nurse position for a one-year leave (January – December 2021).

Position provides health promotion and communicable disease services such as prenatal education, newborn and infant assessments, immunization program, COVID-19 testing, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS AND QUALITIES: • Bachelor’s Degree in nursing • Must be registered or eligible to be registered with BCCNP • BCCDC Immunization certication or willingness to obtain • Valid CPR C ticket (or equivalent) • Valid BC drivers license • Satisfactory Criminal records check Deadline for Applications: December 14, 2020 Please submit your resume/cover letter to: Rose Dionne, CHN/Nurse Manager Phone: (250) 378-9745 Fax: (250) 378-4962 Email: chn@schss.com

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School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) invites applications from individuals possessing excellent secretarial and organizational skills for the position of Secretary I at the School Board Office in Merritt.

This is a full-time, 12-month per year, 7 hours per day, position to commence on January 4, 2021.

As per the CUPE Local 847 Collective Agreement, qualifications include: • Grade 12 plus six (6) months of a post-secondary office or business administration certificate and relevant accounting & payroll training.

• Two (2) years of recent successful experience in a school or district based secretarial position (or equivalent).

• Ability to identify and understand the sensitive and confidential nature of all types of materials.

• Exceptional secretarial, analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to operate several different software programs, including word processing, database, spreadsheet and communication applications.

• Flexibility, innovation, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

Interested applicants may apply online at www.sd58.bc.ca or may submit a resume, outlining qualifications and experience, prior to 11:00 a.m. December 11, 2020 to: Attention: Human Resources Manager School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

NOON HOUR SUPERVISOR School District No. 58 is accepting applications for Noon Hour Supervisors at Merritt Central Elementary School. The position will be 5 days per week, with the number of hours per school day to be discussed. Previous experience dealing with students would be an asset.

If interested, please send your resume along with three references to Sarah Blonde at sblonde@365.sd58.bc.ca or on-line at www. sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code 133684). Please include the name of the school you are interested in applying to.

The Coldwater Indian Band is seeking a dynamic and outgoing individual to fill permanent/fulltime, the Social Development Coordinator position. The Social Development Coordinator is responsible for managing the planning, budgeting, funding development, delivery, administration of all Coldwater Indian Band Social Development Programs and Services.

Job Summary Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Coldwater Indian Band policies, procedures and standards and as directed by the Band Administrator. Maintains Confidentiality on all matters relating to the affairs of the Coldwater Indian Band and its Social Development needs and plans.

Planning, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Program Policy, Liaison and Representation, Referrals, Social Development Programs and Services, General Administration.

• Coordinate, develop, facilitate various Social Development plans and programs for the Coldwater Indian Band and its membership • Supervise the Social Development staff • Manage the Financial responsibilities of the Social Development Program • Develops or updates the Social Development Program Policy and assists the membership in understand these programs and policies • Liaises with Coldwater Indian Band Community members, associated agencies, Merritt agencies • Advocates for the rights and entitlements of Coldwater Community members, including children, elders and families • Develops and maintains a confidential record and client filing system for the Coldwater Indian Band Social Development Services Position Qualifications • Minimum (3) to (5) years’ experience as a Social Worker. University Degree in Social Work (Post-Secondary courses and/or formal training in Substance Abuse/Alcohol and Drug Counselling, Community Health, Family Violence, Supervision, Budgeting, Conflict resolution, Facilitation and Critical Incident Management) • Lifestyle consistent with the importance of and responsibilities of the position • Strong Analytical and decision-making skills, tact, discretion and interviewing and counselling skills • Work under high-pressure conditions, independently and collaboratively within a First Nations, non-profit community setting • Cultural Sensitivity and understanding • Excellent intervention skills • Superior communication skills, written and oral • Excellent organizational and planning skills • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a team environment • Successfully clear a category 4 Criminal Records check • Valid class 4 Driver’s License and Driver’s Abstract • Reliable vehicle Salary: Relevant experience and qualifications will be evaluated.

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Resume with references and cover letter are to be sent via email to Attn: COLDWATER INDIAN BAND Human Resource Committee c/o Band Administrator (lantoine@coldwaterband.org.)

PO BOX 4600, MERRITT, BC V1K 1B8

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PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. is now accepting applications for professional drivers to operate snowplowing equipment & other labour maintenance activities for the 2020 / 2021 winter season. A valid BC Driver’s License, Class 1 or Class 3 is required. YRB provides highway maintenance services in Merritt, Logan Lake, Lytton and surrounding areas.

Resumes including driver’s abstracts may be emailed, mailed, or delivered.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Attention: Rodney Hafner Yellowhead Road & Bridge 2925 Pooley Ave. Merritt, BC V1K 1C2 jobs@yrb.ca

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Deadline for resumes: December 28, 2020.

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Position: Principal – N’kwala School Department: N’kwala School Term: Permanent Full Time- 40 hours per week Start date: ASAP (or until position is filled) Wage: Commensurate with experience, as per salary range for Grade 9 level employee in UNB Personnel Policy Reports to: Band Administrator

Position: Early Childhood Educator Department: UNB Daycare/Headstart Term: Permanent Full Time- 32 hours per week Start date: ASAP (or until position is filled) Wage: Commensurate with experience, as per salary range for Grade 4 level employee in UNB Personnel Policy Reports to: Daycare/Headstart Manager

Role: The N’kwala School Principal will be primarily responsible for the overall administration and operation of the school in a manner that is consistent with Syilx culture. The Principal will provide instruction for the band’s N’kwala K – 12, multigrade school. The Principal will oversee the implementation of community priorities, educational programs and plans and will collaborate with Chief and Council and the FNSA to ensure the educational welfare of our students.

Role: The Early Childhood Educator provides education and development services to children aged 0-5. The Early Childhood Educator works specifically in the UNB Daycare/ Headstart.

Key Responsibilities: N’kwala School takes great pride in and works to ensure that parents, community members and staff work together to achieve the highest quality of education for the students to be life-long learners. To build academically strong and culturally resilient students, the school focuses on fusing BC Provincial Learning Standards, Syilx Cultural Values, Practices and Language. Rigorous standards are maintained, enabling N’kwala School to be certified and accredited by both the BC Ministry of Education and the First Nations School Association.

Qualifications/Experience: • Master’s Degree in education or other relevant discipline. Individuals currently enrolled in a relevant Master’s Program will be considered. • Minimum 5 years working experience in a school setting. Preference given to a First Nations setting. • Good standing with the Teacher Regulation Branch and current BC Teaching Certification. • Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License. • Knowledge of Upper Nicola Syilx culture, language and history is an asset.

The Upper Nicola Indian Band and the school are conveniently located 45 km (38 min) east of Merritt, BC on Hwy. 5A and 90 km south of Kamloops, B.C. This area is known for its historic ranches, shimmering lakes and over 2000 hours of annual sunshine, which allows you to enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, swimming, or annual music festivals.

If you are passionate about being a part of a team that supports developing academically strong and culturally rooted learners, then this could be a great fit for you!

Send cover letter and resume with 3 references via hand delivery, mail, e-mail, to: Human Resources, Upper Nicola Band – Box 3700 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Tel: 250 350-3342 hr@uppernicola.com

Upper Nicola Band thanks all applicants. Only those short-listed will be contacted.

Key Responsibilities: • Develops and provides excellent curriculum based programing for the children that promotes Syilx Okanagan culture and language, school readiness, health & nutrition, and social support • Keeps records as pertinent to the program i.e Attendance, Incidence, Fire Drill, etc. • Follows policies and procedures as outlined by the Ministry in accordance with licensing policies and UNB policies • Prepares and provides nutritious snacks for the children • Promotes health and hygiene, to prevent the spread of illness, by following best practices for hand washing, • diapering, food preparation and by implementing regular cleaning routines (sanitization of toys, kitchen, and other surfaces) • Keeps a neat and organized work environment • Meets and greets parents and guests in a professional manner • Communicates with the parent and provides written and oral communication regarding all incidents both positive and negative. Updates professional qualifications in a timely manner • Enhances personal skills as part of professional development. Administers assessments (ex. Ages and stages) • Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the UNB policies, standards and procedures, and as directed by the UNB Headstart Manager Qualifications/Experience: • BC Early Childhood Educator License • Valid First Aid with CPR Level B • Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record • Valid Food Safe Certificate (preferred) • Acceptable Criminal Record Check (with Vulnerable Sector Search) • Minimum 2 years Early Childhood Educator experience (preferred) • TB Screen is required annually Send cover letter and resume via hand delivery, mail, e-mail, to: Human Resources, Upper Nicola Band – Box 3700 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Tel: 250 350-3342 hr@uppernicola.com

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AMA 7 SW A 7 NURSE Full-time Permanent (35 hrs/week) Ama7 Swa7 Nurse is responsible for providing quality home care to Xwisten Clients that are referred to the Home and Community Care Program.

Duties and Responsibilities • Assists in direct nursing care as required with and for clients to achieve optimum health in various situations: chronic disease, acute illness, injury, wound care and palliative care. • Promotes and provides health related knowledge, treatment services to clients, care givers while supporting independence. • Perform assessments; evaluations; plans; goals; deliveries; treatment plan or care plan. • Maintain confidential data records and documentation • Coordinate nursing care services with the client, physician, hospital, rehabilitation, long term care programs and other community services/ programs. • Coordinate, develop and teach nursing care strategies to assist client and family. • Provide information and create workshops regarding health related issues and preventative measures as needed. • Maintain financial records and budget • eSDRT (Service Delivery Reporting Template) reports to FNHA monthly Qualifications: • Graduated from an approved school of nursing and must hold a current Registered Nurse License with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) or Licenced Practical Nurse License (LPN) • Knowledge of cultural safety principles, working within First Nation’s Health and Social Development areas • Criminal Record Check: Vulnerable Sector • Valid Driver’s License: Reliable Vehicle • Excellent communication skills- written and verbal; • Ability to develop and maintain budgets, and do financial and administrative reporting; • Filing and record keeping skills; • Experience supervising other employees Posting Closing Date: Until Filled Forward Resumes to: Bradley Jack, Administrator PO Box 190 Lillooet BC VOK 1VO Fax: (250) 256-7999 E-mail resume: admin@xwisten.ca

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