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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS
Neil Menard elected Merritt mayor Councillor wins mayoral race with over half of votes By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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There’s been a shake-up in the makeup of Merritt’s city council. Neil Menard was elected the city’s mayor by a landslide, earning about 53 per cent of the votes. Menard’s 994 votes were followed by incumbent Susan Roline’s 522, and rounded out by 297 votes for Mike Jolly. Menard said his reaction to the unofficial result of the general election — announced at about 8:30 Saturday night — wasn’t one of shock because it was the result he’d been hoping for. “It was one of those things where you don’t know,” Menard said. “It’s very secretive. I worked hard and had a lot of people who did a lot for me, and I can’t say anything more than thank you to the whole community.” Menard said his first order of business after he’s sworn in as mayor is to get together with city councillors to discuss their goals. Menard was first elected as a city councillor in the February byelection. On council, half of the seats will be filled by returning councillors. Incumbents Kurt Christopherson (1,336 votes), Dave Baker (1,241 votes) and Mike Goetz (1,120 votes) were re-elected to represent the citizens of Merritt. They’ll be joined by newly-elected Diana Norgaard
(1,116 votes), Linda Brown (1,099) and Ginny Prowal (824 votes). “It’s going to be a different kind of council and I’m looking forward to it,” Christopherson said. “I think, probably, it’ll be a really good learning curve for everybody. We’ve got some incumbents and some new ones and I think it’ll be a really good blend.” Norgaard, whose mother Clara Norgaard served as Merritt’s mayor in the 1990s and recently as city councillor, said she has “huge shoes to fill.” “It feels great,” she said of being elected. “It’s a little bit of a shock but I’m really looking forward to all the hard work we’re going to be doing and I’m excited.” Norgaard also said she’s eager to sit down with the other councillors and talk about their strategy for the next four years. Newly-elected city councillor Ginny Prowal said her feeling was one of euphoria when the results were announced at the Civic Centre. Prowal, a regular fixture at city council meetings, said she is looking forward to experiencing city council from a new perspective. “I had a voice when I was in the gallery. I would speak up, and I want to see what it’s like on the other side of the table,” Prowal said. The pool of city council candidates was rounded out by Bruce McMurchy (765 votes) and Harry Kroeker (732 votes). A total of 1,856 ballots
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Group lands cash for Nicola River fish habitat repair project By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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The Nicola River will have a stretch of its riverbank stabilized this winter, correcting a problem which is said to be the biggest one currently facing the river. Under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Steelhead Society of B.C. received $55,000 from the federal government to reinforce a portion of eroding riverbank along the Nicola River between Merritt and Nicola Lake. The funding will cover 50 per cent of the cost to repair the bank. The reinforcement is intended to stop large volumes of sediment entering the river and degrading fish habitat. Brian Braidwood, president of the Steelhead Society, said as far as habitat projects are concerned, this is the biggest problem currently facing the Nicola River water system. Braidwood said this project will affect about 30 kilometres of the river impacted by the siltation. He said stabilization will involve placing large rock structures to divert water from eroding the embankment. He said this particular restoration project is the biggest one the society has funded in the past 10 years. “It’s a bank that’s basically causing huge siltation in the Nicola [River],” Braidwood said, noting that process makes spawning difficult. “Sand and silt and stuff is not a fish’s friend. It’ll cover the gravel, they won’t spawn there, [it] smothers out oxygen to eggs,” Braidwood said. He said most of the work along the bank
will be done during the winter as water levels are low. Braidwood said this particular problem is a man-made one that has existed for about a decade. The Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program was announced in the 2013 Economic Action Plan to support fisheries habitat restoration projects led by rec-
reational fishing and angling groups, as well as conservation organizations, a National Conservation Plan press release stated. The Steelhead Society of B.C. is a charitable, non-profit river conservation organization based out of Coquitlam. Braidwood said the society identifies fish habitat problems and tries to raise funds to
support restoration projects. “We applied for the funding for this project, we were lucky enough to get the funding and then be able to make the project happen,” Braidwood said. Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program has invested almost $6 million under round one of funding in 94 fisheries habitat resto-
ration projects across Canada. Another 128 projects under round two are receiving up to $5.5 million, and most recently, over 80 projects are eligible for funding under round three. Details about the program can be found on the website www. dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Round four of funding is accepting applications until Dec. 12.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 9:30 AM - CIVIC CENTRE Are you interested in Sustainable Forest Managment? We are looking for volunteers to join a Public Advisory Committee CSA certified forest companies; Aspen Planers, Canfor, Gilbert Smith Forest Products, Tolko and B.C. Timber Sales are looking for community volunteers to help guide the evolution of their Sustainable Forest Management Plan for the Nicola, Thompson and Fraser River area. As a participant in the Public Advisory Group you would help guide management decisions with regard to biodiversity, soil and water quality, wildlife habitat and social and cultural attributes. To find out more about the Nicola Thompson Fraser Sustainable Forest Management Plan, we invite you to our next meeting slated for 9:30 am, November 20th, 2014 at the Merritt Civic Center. Information on the Sustainable Forest Management Plan and the public advisory committee can be found on our website: http://thompsonokanagansustainableforestry.ca/
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Local artists Wendy Eeckhout (left) and Frances McMurchy stand with a few of their pieces on display during the opening of their joint show Oil and Water Do Mix at the Courthouse Art Gallery on Friday. The show ran until Sunday. Michael Potestio/Herald
REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: November 1978 Details of land acquisition referendum revealed
Country Christmas coming up By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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The Christmas spirit is rapidly descending on the Country Music Capital of Canada. Starting Monday, the annual Country Christmas festivities begin and continue strong for the week. The highly-anticipated Country Christmas parade takes place on Friday, Nov. 28, and applications to enter floats are available at the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce, Carrie Ware and Company, and online at merrittchamber.com. Parade applications must be turned in by Nov. 21 (a week before the parade) at Carrie Ware and Company to secure a spot in the litup lineup. The Rotary Club of Merritt and Q101 radio auction will officially kick off the week of festivities from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Listeners can call
in to Q101 and place their bids on over 100 items donated by community members and businesses. Of course, being the endeavour of a service club, the proceeds will benefit two worthy community causes: the local food bank and cold weather shelter. Santa Claus will be all over town throughout the week, including the Santa’s Village at the Hall of Fame on Quilchena Avenue. Families are welcome to book pictures with Santa at the village setup. On Nov. 26, dancers from Merritt’s Love to Dance Academy will perform for the masses at the Merritt Civic Centre starting at 7 p.m. The following night, the Civic Centre will be filled with the voices of community members young and old who will perform at the annual Country Christmas Concert, which also
Employees from Merritt’s Cooper’s Foods helped along a troop of shopping-carts-turned-reindeer in last year’s Country Christmas lightup parade. Herald file photo
begins at 7 p.m. Admission to both the dance recital and the concert is free. On Nov. 28 and 29, the Country Christmas Craft Fair will take over the Civic Centre on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Wreaths decorated by community members will be on display as well as part of the
returning Wreath Walk. One better, the wreaths are available for purchase in a silent auction that benefits each wreath’s local creator. Registration forms for the Wreath Walk and more information can be found at the Baillie House. The Festival of Trees will bring the festive spirit over to
the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame on Quilchena Avenue. Businesses and organizations can register to decorate a tree that will light up the Hall of Fame on Friday and Saturday. Register for free with the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce. Trees are supplied and the winner
will be announced in the afternoon on Nov. 29. Both the Civic Centre and Hall of Fame are open until 10 p.m. on Nov. 28 after the parade and until 4 p.m. the following day. Breakfast with Santa will wind up the week on Sunday, Nov. 29 at the Civic Centre from 9 to 11 a.m.
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When Merritt voters go to the poll this Saturday to elect a new mayor and one school trustee, they will also have the opportunity to vote on a referendum seeking their opinion on the purchase of approximately 80 acres of land by the Town of Merritt. The 80 acres are located immediately below the Benchlands Subdivision. The land is presently under the agricultural land freeze, which can be lifted if the Town would use the land for park or recreational purposes. The outcome of the referendum does not commit council one way or another as this referendum is considered an opinion poll only. An agreement was signed July 7, 1978 between the Town of Merritt and Kin-Ken Holdings, owners of the property, giving the town several options and choices to acquire and finance a purchase.
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Third quarter police report, stats in The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda for Nov. 18, 2014. Merritt RCMP detachment third quarter policing report July to September 2014 General Duty During this quarter, Merritt detachment members have processed 213 prisoners. Of note, we have received 133, 911 emergency calls. All 911 calls are investigated to determine if an emergency exists. In this quarter, 131 of those calls were determined to be false. During this period, Merritt officers responded to 26 calls for service that have specifically been for Mental Health Act reasons. Seventeen of these investigations have resulted in a person being brought to the hospital to be seen by a doctor. Five of these cases have resulted in the person being committed to hospital to receive extended treatment. Merritt officers continue to be busy investigating impaired driving offences. In this quarter, 18 drivers had their driving privileges suspended for either 24 hours, three days, seven days, 30 days or 90 days. Eleven of these investigations were
conducted with the City of Merritt, while seven were conducted outside of city limits. Of the 18 investigations, eight local people were charged while the other 10 were not from Merritt. The others were from Lower Nicola (two), Douglas Lake, Spallumcheen, Aldergrove, Deadman’s Creek, Kelowna, Chase and Vancouver (two). General Investigation Section (GIS) The Merritt GIS has numerous active investigations that it cannot mention until the investigations are concluded. These investigations involve drug trafficking, robberies and other events of a serious nature. The Merritt GIS continues to identify multiple persons from the Lower Mainland who are involved in local drug trafficking. On occasion, GIS members fill in for the General Duty Section when they are shortstaffed. Planning for the Sturgis Canada event consumed a significant amount of time and effort by the section. • While investigating drug trafficking, members discovered an apartment that had been broken into and had not yet been reported. The break-in is believed to be related to drug trafficking. • A youth was
reported as missing from Surrey, B.C. The youth was found to be drug trafficking in Merritt. A cellphone, cash and drugs were seized. • Members assisted locating a person wanted on multiple warrants from Kelowna and Merritt. • Members responded to a complaint of a person uttering threats and pointing a firearm in the downtown area. The person was quickly contained and arrested within minutes. The firearm was seized and the person was charged and convicted. • Members responded to a complaint of a male exposing himself at Monck Park. The male was located, arrested and charges were recommended. • A violent and dangerous offender (not from Merritt) was located in Merritt. Subsequent investigation resulted in charges being recommended for driving offences, drug offences and weapons offences. • An outdoor grow-op was located and dismantled. The value of the grow-op was over $500,000. Once again, there were no serious assaults or other major crimes reported this period. This is largely due to members dedicating their efforts to targeting known pro-
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lific criminals before they can commit crimes of a more serious nature. Members of the GIS provide significant assistance to the other members of the detachment with investigational guidance, interviews and evidence collection. Drug trafficking continues to be a significant problem in Merritt and police continue to make efforts to prevent persons with known gang affiliations from establishing roots in the community. Fewer new drug traffickers were identified this quarter. Police require help from the community in locating “crack shacks” and remind the community to contact police or Crime Stoppers whenever they believe a place or person is involved in drug trafficking. Information from the community is vital to police investigations. Please continue reporting suspicious activities to either the Merritt RCMP (250-378-4262) or Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-8477). Victim Services Merritt policebased victim services has accepted 77 new clients in this period, 27 of which are domestic violencerelated. At the end of this quarter, the program is managing 339 clients.
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NATIONAL JERSEY DAY Friday, November 28 Please take part as our community has a chance to win the Sportiest Community (per capita) again this year!! Please take part by wearing your favorite team jersey or uniform to the parade on Friday night so we can take pictures!
SPORTS DAY IN MERRITT Sunday, November 23 Curling: 1-2pm Pool: 2-4 pm Civic Centre: 4-5 pm
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS NICOLA VALLEY MURDER MYSTERY RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming (right) and Const. Derrick Francis haul away a recently “deceased” character from the scene of a murder mystery dinner theatre show put on by volunteer actors supporting the Community Policing Office’s fundraiser for Crime Stoppers Merritt and Nicola Valley on Nov. 8 at the Coldwater Hotel.
Parade road closures
The event raised $3,000 for the local Crime Stoppers chapter, which takes anonymous tips for real-life crimes and offers cash rewards in tips that result in arrests. Michael Potestio/Herald
The Country Christmas light-up night parade will travel through downtown Merritt on Friday, Nov. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. The parking lot across from the Civic Centre and Chapman Street from First Avenue to Nicola Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The following roads will be closed from 4 to 8:30 p.m., when the
parade ends: • Chapman Street from Nicola Avenue to Quilchena Avenue • Quilchena Avenue from Chapman Street to Charters Street • Charters Street from Quilchena Avenue to Coutlee Avenue • Coutlee Avenue from Charters Street to Voght Street • Garcia Street from Quilchena Avenue to Coldwater Avenue.
Study to look at Merritt, area labour markets By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Merritt stands to gain some insight into the community’s workforce in 2015. The provincial government’s Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation has sent $108,000 in funding to Venture Kamloops for a project that looks at labour market information and aims to increase employability. Venture Kamloops — the economic development arm of the City of Kamloops — is now in the process of hiring consultants who will review a 10-year forecast of emerging labour market issues and trends including training requirements, skill gaps, needs of local employers, and barriers to hiring and retention. A human resource strategy report will be the end result of this project, and it’s expected to be complete by August 2015. Venture Kamloops executive director Jim Anderson said the organization has also leveraged funding from corporate partners such as Kinder Morgan, bringing the total price tag attached to the study to about $200,000. “It’s a major study,” he said. Merritt will be one of 16 communities studied over the course
of the next year. Anderson said the plan is to meet with multiple sources, such as local employers, starting with each community’s municipality. He said this study will examine the supply and demand of the region’s labour market, and it is hoped it will address the notion of there being a shortage when it comes to skilled and unskilled labour jobs. “We hear this anecdotally, and it certainly is a thought that’s out there, but we don’t have data to support that,”
Anderson said. The region the report covers essentially spans the ThompsonNicola Regional District. The other communities included in the study are Logan Lake, 100 Mile House, Ashcroft, Barriere, Blue River, Cache Creek, Chase, Clearwater, Clinton, Lone Butte, Kamloops, Lytton, McBride, Sun Peaks and Valemount. “We want to collect primary data from the communities so that we can have a much clearer, quantifiable pic-
ture of what the labour market is in each of the areas,” Anderson said. Anderson said this study will show what the labour pool in the region and each community looks like, and what the demands and projected demands for labour jobs are in the region and each community. Once the study is complete, the public document will be housed on Venture Kamloops’ website, likely in the fall of 2015. One reason Venture Kamloops is conduct-
ing this study is to figure out if the region’s population can fill the needs of the proposed Ajax Mine near Kamloops and Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline expansion project, which runs through Merritt. “While we realize that much of the labour for those projects would come from outside of our region, we would like to know what the overall demand would be including those projects and if we stand a chance of filling any portion of those jobs locally,” Anderson said.
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HERALD OPINION Let’s get rid of religions! Much of what is communicated in world or national news isn’t pretty, and focuses on conflicts, KAREL SAMEK criminal Seventh-Day activities, ADVENTISTS corruption, theft, provocation, mutual accusations by political parties, scandals and human failures. Yet there are many good things done by individuals and organizations, both secular and religious, which rarely make the front page or receive notice. Religion seems be getting a big share of the blame these days. Frustrated by the negative, some become disillusioned and fall prey to extreme or radical solutions. Shocking are the comments made by some who freely express their judgment. A growing number of comments in regard to religion are negative, and the sentiment behind them is if we get rid of all religions, we’ll solve our problems. We must admit there are religious people and groups responsible for evil things. Look at the Europe’s Dark Ages or, presently, groups like ISIS or Boko Haram. The worst happens when religion and politics merge. But is religion to be blamed for all? Isn’t there admirable good accomplished by various churches and their members? At the end of the 18th century, there developed great disgust in France against the decadent ruling royalty, ruling nobility and corrupt state church. The French Revolution attempted to establish a society without God and God’s restricting rules. In Notre Dame, the “Goddess of Reason” was placed on the altar. Religious literature was burnt, religious leaders and ruling classes guillotined in large numbers.
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What’s the big deal about Mr. Big stings?
Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS A Kamloops man is at the centre of a seconddegree murder trial this month — for the second time. He is accused of murdering his girlfriend in July 2003. Her body was found floating in the North Thompson River the next month. The charges have not been proven. The man was actually convicted in a trial in 2009, but successfully appealed that conviction and was
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granted a new trial last year. The new trial is expected to wrap up in December. This will be the first trial in which evidence from a Mr. Big sting is heard in a Canadian courtroom since the Supreme Court of Canada limited the admissibility of evidence and some tactics used in the controversial sting operation in July of this year. The country’s highest court ruled confessions made under Mr. Big operations are “presumptively inadmissible” as evidence in court. That means the onus is on the Crown to prove the confessions are reliable and should be used as evidence. In a Mr. Big sting, police officers pose as members of a criminal organization who recruit the suspect and use a variety of staged scenarios to gain the suspect’s trust and gradu-
ally introduce him to more responsibility within the organization. Eventually, the suspect is given the chance to meet with the boss — “Mr. Big” himself — who is actually an undercover officer. Mr. Big is his confessor, and before he can move up in the gang, he needs to divulge anything that might come back to haunt him. The technique, though controversial, has been documented in detail. The book To the Grave by Winnipeg Free Press crime reporter Mike McIntyre gives the inside scoop of a Mr. Big sting and paints a vivid picture of how the sting works. After all, it led to the first-degree murder conviction for Michael Bridges in the cold case murder of Brandon, Man. teenager Erin Chorney. The book spans the
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length of the investigation, which took two years, but ended with Bridges leading undercover officers directly to the crude grave in which the remains of his former girlfriend were buried. Hundreds of Mr. Big stings have been conducted in the last decade, and they carry with them a high rate of conviction. But the Mr. Big sting is controversial for a number of reasons. Among them, it has been criticized heavily for “grooming” targets into confessions. For example, a Brandon judge found officers crossed the line in their 1998 Mr. Big investigation into the bludgeoning death of a 14-year-old girl. The judge acquitted the accused in 2000 after finding police offered him promotions in the criminal organization in exchange for a confession as well as threats if he didn’t.
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The sting was at the centre of a Dawson Creek woman’s criticism recently as well for similar reasons. Her son was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1999 killing of a Merritt teen, but she steadfastly defends his innocence, and believes his confession was prompted by the danger he thought he was in, so he told Mr. Big what he believed Mr. Big wanted to hear. Stirring the pot is the fact that techniques like it, wherein undercover officers pose as high-powered gangsters, are illegal in the U.S. and U.K. Whether it’s fair or not — well, people around the country have their opinions on that, which can vary a case-by-case basis. But as long as people keep falling for it, it’s a technique that will be continually employed.
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How to financially fill the caregiver gap DAVID L. BROWN Managing YOUR MONEY As the Baby Boomer generation ages, many Canadians are facing the challenges of elder care for their parents and they may also be caring for their own children, so it’s not a surprise that elder care can be difficult and stressful. Still, you will do it
willingly – because your parents have always been there for you and now you can be there for them. The questions you have to answer are these: How will you provide the care and support they need without crippling their finances – or yours – should one or both face the need for extended medical support? And how will you provide a potentially intensified level of care over many years without significant physical and emotional consequences? The first answer is long-term care insurance. This is a good
solution for those who want to avoid placing the burden for care on a spouse or adult children, and for adult children who want to ensure that parents on fixed incomes will have access to quality longterm care. You may think that services like in-home nursing or personal care are covered by government health plans, but they’re not. Relying on government-funded programs can lead to a loss of control. The stay-home partner has little influence over where a loved one will be placed and
travel can be difficult and costly. Long-term care insurance bridges the gap by providing financial assistance for ongoing care services in the home, assisted-living setting or long-term care facility. Depending on the type of plan, long-term care funds can be used to pay for eligible services for the person receiving the care or to provide a regular income that can be used for any purpose, including caregiving by family members. The second answer is to protect your physical and emotional
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to your professional advisor about using long-term care insurance to bridge financial and emotional gaps and protect your family’s well-being. This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Quebec – a Financial Services Firm), presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact David Brown at 250-3150241 or at david. brown@investorsgroup.com to book your appointment.
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B.C. seeks to calm mining worries in Alaska By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett hopes for a closer relationship with Alaska after speaking to a mining conference in Anchorage and meeting one of the new power players in U.S. resource policy. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is expected to take over next year as chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee after her Republican Party won a majority in the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Murkowski plans to work for senate approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast that has been held up by the former Democrat majority.
Bennett’s trip was mainly to reassure Alaska’s fishing and tourism industries about environmental controls for six proposed mines in northwest B.C. watersheds that drain to the Alaska coast. Those projects are on Alaska’s political map after the Aug. 1 tailings dam failure at Mount Polley copper-gold mine near Williams Lake. “We talked about Mount Polley, we talked about the mining industry generally in Alaska and B.C.,� Bennett said after his meeting with Murkowski. “We talked about the current interaction between Alaska and B.C. on mining projects like the KSM project.� Seabridge Gold received a B.C. environmental assessment certificate in July to
Leave judgement to Jesus From Page 6 Referring to Christ, people said, “Get away with the wretch!� Historians call that time the “Reign of Terror.� It threw Europe into a bloody conflict. After three and a half years of bloodshed, Christianity came back. Karl Marx called religion the opium of the people. We know the legacy this utopia has left behind. Some of it is still with us today. Soviets attempted to eradicate religion and promoted atheism. Cult followers of Mao Zedong in China attempted a similar thing, as well as the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and Fidel Castro in Cuba. I grew up under this promised “paradise on Earth.� Little wonder why I left for Canada. Some take a black-
and-white vision of life or allow prejudice shape their reasoning. Have you met upright and loving atheists, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and humanists? Have you met mean and unfair Christians bent on straightening out everyone around them? There are “good� and “bad� in every group. Jesus called them “wheat and weeds� and “sheep and goats.� They will live together until the end, at Christ’s second coming. I am glad I am not the judge. I cannot read hearts. One thing I know Christians should do: “Introduce others to Jesus, the Prince of Peace,� reflect His love and grace to others and leave judgment to Him. Karel Samek Pastor, Merritt SeventhDay Adventist Church
develop KSM, four ore bodies near Stewart and the Alaska border that contain gold, copper, silver and molybdenum. Seabridge is looking for a major mining company as a financial partner for what would be one of the biggest metal mines in B.C. Bennett proposed a joint management agreement between B.C. and Alaska similar to one with Montana
for coal mining and environmental protection of the Flathead and Kootenay Rivers that flow south of the border. The agreement would include protocols for upstream industrial development. Other mine proposals Alaska is watching are the Red Chris copper-gold project near Dease Lake, the Galore Creek, Schaft Creek and Brucejack
gold properties north of Stewart, and Kitsault Mine, a molybdenum deposit near Alice Arm northeast of Prince Rupert that operated from 1967 to 1982. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett meets Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski in Anchorage Nov. 6. With a Republican majority, Murkowski is slated to take over as chair of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year. B.C. government photo
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TOY RIDE Members of the Merritt chapter of Back Country Horsemen of BC and the Nicola Valley Riding Club head out from the rodeo grounds in Collettville for their first-ever toy ride. The two organizations hope to make the charity ride an annual event. Ian Webster/Herald
Back Country Horsemen and N.V. Riding Club team up for toy ride By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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Some 20 horse-andrider combinations braved the chilly, minusdegree temperatures on Sunday, November 9 to participate in the inaugural mounted Christmas toy ride in support of needy children in the Nicola Valley. Participants came from throughout the region — even as far away as Naramata. The first-time event,
which began and ended at the rodeo grounds in Collettville, was a joint venture of the newly-formed Merritt chapter of Back Country Horsemen and the Nicola Valley Riding Club. Spokesperson Kelly Brook-Allen said the toy ride was a huge success with many donations of children’s toys, money and food bank items coming in. “The riders all came back with smiles on their
faces,” Brook-Allen said, “and we had many more people show up who didn’t actually ride but wanted to support the event. There are tons of toys for all ages, and boxes of food donations. “I was very happy
with the turn out on such short notice,” Brook-Allen added. “Next year, we’ll have way more notice, and maybe have it a week or two earlier so it isn’t quite so cold.” Following the ride, a delicious lunch was served, with hot dogs and buns donated by Hidden Valley Rustic Horse Camp, located near Mamette Lake. The Back Country Horsemen’s Merritt chapter is making its
presence felt in the Nicola Valley. This past summer, it helped co-ordinate a major improvement project at Lundbom Lake, which saw 28 beautiful new paddocks created for horse lovers to enjoy. “We have a grand re-opening ride planned for May 9 and 10 at Lundbom,” Brook-Allen said. “We even hope to get the mayor of Merritt out to do a ribbon cutting.” The Merritt chapter
has also won the right to host BCHBC’s 2015 Rendezvous on the June 5 to 7 weekend at the Collettville rodeo grounds. “This will be only the second time it has been held in Merritt,” Brook-Allen said. “We can expect a couple of hundred riders and horses from the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan, the Cariboo and the Kootenays. There are 19 chapters province-wide.”
The 2014 Back Country Horsemen of BC Rendezvous was held in Maple Ridge. BCHBC is a province-wide society with over 700 members. It offers a friendly atmosphere for those who interested in trail riding and packing. The organization focuses on safety for horses and riders and environmental stewardship, along with trail building and maintenance. It is 100 per cent volunteer-run.
Local lacrosse players enjoy another great season of the field game By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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Interest is growing in field lacrosse locally. This fall, a total of eight youngsters from the Nicola Valley travelled to Kamloops during the months of September, October and early November to play the sport as members of the Kamloops Rattlers. All eight had been first introduced to Canada’s national summer sport by playing indoor box lacrosse in the spring. Their love of the game was such that they wanted to experience the field game too, which is played outdoors on a soccer-sized grass or artificial-turf pitch. The eight Merrittarea lacrosse players
competed on three different Rattlers teams. Seven-year-old cousins Keanu Manuel and Sky Manuel were rookies on the Rattlers combined U8/U10 team. Sky’s dad, Bernard “Buzz” Manuel, was an assistant coach. Thirteen-year-old Gorden Ware, his 14-year-old brother, Fred, along with Tom Girard and Honey Grismer-Voght (also both 14) were members of the Rattlers U14 squad. Finally, Dakota Grismer-Voght and Pay Beatty-Smith, both 16, were players on the Rattlers U16 team. All three of the above teams, as well as the Rattlers U12 squad, took part in a regular Interior field lacrosse
league, along with teams from North Okanagan, Kelowna and Penticton. Fall practices for all Rattlers teams took place in Kamloops, while games were held every Sunday in various locations around the Okanagan. Because all the teams from the different age groups and communities would congregate at the same place each Sunday, game days were very much like a festival or jamboree with lots of participants and spectators. The Manuels’ U8/ U10 team went 5-0-1 during the regular season, and then wrapped up the zone title with an 8-1 victory over Kelowna. The Rattlers U14
squad had a 10-4 record in regular-season play to finish second behind Penticton. The team edged North Okanagan 10-9 in its championship semi-final, but then narrowly lost 10-7 to powerhouse Penticton in the gold-medal game. The hard-luck team was the Rattlers U16 squad, which managed only one win and a tie in its 12-game, regular-season schedule. The team did not participate in the championships. Parents Denise Ware and Jaime GrismerVoght, both of whom had two children in the Rattlers’ field lacrosse program, conceded that there is a lot of time, commitment and traveling involved in the short, compressed season, but
that it was all worth it. Meanwhile, Buzz Manuel said that there is some talk of starting field lacrosse locally, and having teams in the future represent the Nicola Valley — perhaps as early as next season. Manuel foresees starting at the younger age groups and building from there. Turning to the Nicola Valley Thunder indoor lacrosse association, there is considerable excitement within the organization and its membership as the new lacrosse box takes shape at Central Park. It will be a multi-purpose site with amenities for winter-time skating as well as basketball. The lacrosse box is due to be completed by Christmas.
TROPHY WINNERS Assistant coach Bernard ‘Buzz’ Manuel and his seven-year-old son, Keanu, proudly show off the trophy their combined U8/U10 team from Kamloops won at the Interior field lacrosse championships. A total of eight youngsters, ages seven to 16, from the Nicola Valley played field lacrosse on Kamloops teams this fall. Photo submitted
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Jan. 3, 1953 - Oct. 19, 2014 Our hearts are broken at the passing of our beautiful sister and friend, Susan Rose Brandreth-Gibbs, who succumbed to her illnesses on October 19, 2014 after a long and courageous Ă€ght. She has been a radiant light bringing us incredible joy and happiness. Susan was a loving daughter, a caring sister, a devoted friend, mentor, a respected lawyer, Master of the B.C. Supreme Court, and a wonderful part of our community. We cannot imagine life without her. Susan Rose Irvin was born in Vancouver on January 3, 1953. Susan grew up in Ladner, B.C. She graduated from Delta Secondary School in 1971 and was married to Robert Brandreth-Gibbs from August 29, 1975 until 1995. Susan received a BSc. in Zoology at UBC in 1977 followed by an L.L.B degree from the UBC Faculty of Law in May 1979. She articled with Jim McNeney and Kevin Morrison shortly after. Susan was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1980 and began a law career that included a partnership with the law ofĂ€ce of McNeney-Morrison, and worked with Wing Stewart. She was appointed a District Registrar of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1989 and was subsequently appointed a Master of that Court in 1991, serving in such role until 2004. FROM HER COLLEAGUES “Her work was of the Ă€rst quality and she was much liked by the bar whom she treated with respect.â€? Susan loved the companionship and long walks with her dogs, Winnie, Theo, Chicory, and Paddy, as well as, her horses Charger, Toonie and Mika; she cared for her many, many friends, and enjoyed frequenting all of the different Anglican churches and studying her bible and her scriptures. Susan is survived by her oldest brother Robert Irvin, Patrick Irvin and his wife Barbara and their sons Christopher and Brian, and her younger brother David with his partner Rose and her two daughters Cierra and Melody and Susan’s adopted brother Jason and his partner Susan. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on November 22, 2014. at St. Michaels Anglican Church at 1990 Chapman St., Merritt, B.C.
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Suites, Lower 2 bdrm above grd suite on Bann St. Reno’d with small private outdoor area, util & cable incl. No smoking, pets, parties or drugs. $800 month (250) 315 - 9027 4 bdrm bsmt suite, Dec.01. $980. utilities, w/d,f,s, included ref req. n/s. 250-280-1268 or 250-315-7554
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FOR RENT - 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT Available December 1 • $750/month includes heat & laundry $
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Required Skills/Experience: r Valid Class 5 Driver’s License r May be required to use own reliable vehicle r Criminal Record Check r Current CPR, WHMIS, and Food Safe r Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. r Aboriginal Ancestry as asset, but not required. Interest / experience with First Nations Health an asset. r Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position, able to demonstrate excellent homemaking and personal care skills. r Ability to work as a team, or independently r Open to learning and able to take direction to ensure client safety Salary commensurate with experience
Closing Date: November 28, 2014 Attention: Duane Tom – Health Director Please send Application by mail: Box 3700, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 or Fax: 250-378-6365 Or in person: UNIB Health Centre – 7055 Hillside Rd, Quilchena B.C.
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