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Multiple accidents on a slippery Coquihalla Highway yesterday closed it from Coldwater to Hope. / Page 2

Merritt Secondary School cross country team excels in a series of Okanagan races / Page 10

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MERRITT HERALD SAGEBRUSH GOLF & SPORTING CLUB FREE

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS

D L O S Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club bought by Langley-based Newmark Group Opening planned for spring of 2016 Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Just when you thought they were out, they’re back in.

It wasn’t exactly a hole-in-one in 2014, but Langley-based company Newmark Group has now acquired the Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club.

The real estate development and construction company was supposed to purchase the property last October, but backed off the deal as a result of a rezoning issue the course had with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) regarding its bed and breakfast cottages.

Those buildings were zoned residential, however, the TNRD said they should be zoned commercial. The process of rezoning was completed in May and necessary modifications to fit the zoning are now complete.

The award-winning golf course did not open this year as a result of the issue.

A new deal between the company and current course owners Four for Four Ltd. closed earlier this month and Newmark Group now owns 100 per cent of the course.

Spokesperson Ruth Atherley told the Herald the selling price of the golf course is not being disclosed.

Back in August, Sagebrush’s now former

president Bob Garnett told the Herald that without a clubhouse in place, the course hasn’t been able to attract the number of golfers they’d like to bring in, nor has it been able to attract families.

“Unless you’re a golfer, there’s nothing to do up there,” Garnett said.

Sagebrush was projected to lose a little less than $1 million this year had it been able to open without the rezoning hiccup happening, and stood to lose more if only the course was opened, Garnett said.

Newmark Group is planning more development on the property, including a 32,000 square-foot clubhouse with event facilities.

The company also wants to extend the course’s Badlands Patio & Grill area and develop luxury resort homes that will be marketed as quarter-share resort properties.

Sagebrush is set to reopen in the spring of 2016, and expanding the restaurant is expected to be complete by that time. The clubhouse and other developments will be phased in.

“We’ve been working on this for two years to bring somebody new in to take the facility to the next level,” Garnett told the Herald. “It’s a world-class resort and we weren’t able to finish it, so we’re delighted that somebody else is going to take that on and take it forward.”

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near Larson Hill and on the North bound lane, Dunsmore said via email. She also said she believes a semi truck carrying glue spilled at Larson Hill.

Pictures circulating on Twitter showed some of the gridlock and destruction caused by icy road conditions — including multiple vehicles that ended up upside down in ditches, and a tractor trailer that slammed into a concrete medium.

RCMP southeast district tweeted that officers were on scene near Larson Hill for a traffic incident, and that Highway 5 would be closed for most of the day.

On its website Monday, Drive BC reported slushy and slippery conditions with compact snow on Highway 5 near Falls Lake, outside of Hope and around the turnoff to Highway 97D to Logan Lake.

Compact snow with slushy and slippery sec-

tions were also reported in both directions from exit 256 of Coldwater Road to Merritt and Highway 97C. Dunsmore did not know how many vehicles in total went off the road, but there were no significant injuries as a result of the Coquihalla accidents.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna warning of heavy snow and strong winds Monday night and today (Nov.17).

Over southern passes, 20 to 25 cm of snow is expected tonight for both the Coquihalla Summit and Allison Pass.

Other southern highway passes, including Sea to Sky - Squamish to Whistler, will receive up to 15 cm. Snow levels will rise late overnight or early Tuesday morning to near or above summit elevations, resulting in

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26

TREE LIGHT-UP 6:30pm, Spirit Square

ANNUAL COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT Doors open at 6:00pm and the concert starts at 7:00pm. Admission is by donation at the door. This is an event that you won’t want to miss so come early! Civic Centre

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 FESTIVAL OF TREES - DECORATING 10:00am - 4:00pm, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 DANCE RECITAL “Colorful Rhythms” 7:00pm, Doors open at 6:00pm. Come and see the students of the Love to Dance Academy perform. Civic Centre WREATH WALK 6:00-10:00pm, Civic Centre

WREATH WALK 6:00 -10:00 pm, Civic Centre

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 LIGHT-UP PARADE 7:00pm Quilchena Ave. CRAFT FAIR 2:00 -10:00pm, Civic Centre CONCESSION 2:00 -8:00pm, Civic Centre (Mandolin’s) MERRITT COMMUNITY BAND PERFOMANCE in the foyer at the Civic Centre after the parade

snow changing to rain for Tuesday. However, heavy snow will continue from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass on Tuesday with another 20 to 30 cm likely.

Total snowfall accumulations of 15 to 20 cm are expected in the northern highway passes. Highway 16 can expect winds gusting to 70 km/h late this afternoon with Pine Pass gusting to 80 km/h tonight which will result in poor visibility in blowing snow.

Drive BC reports that winter driving conditions are now present on the Coquihalla Highway, and are expected to persist today.

Moderate to heavy snowfall is expected to continue with intermittent rain and freezing conditions.

For current road conditions remember to check Drive BC and watch for weather forecasts.

Reports were coming in to the Herald on Tuesday afternoon

BAILLIE HOUSE Free cocoa after parade, Bake Sale WREATH WALK 2:00 -10:00pm, Civic Centre SANTA LAND after the parade, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame FESTIVAL OF TREES & display of Nativity Scenes from around the world, after the parade, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame LATE NIGHT SHOPPING after the parade, throughout Merritt.

that there was a serious accident that closed Highway 97C, but no details were released before press deadline.

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God

the Word, the World

By Herman Kneller

When Jesus rose up to go to Heaven, His disciples watched Him go.

How disappointed they were to see Him go for they had believed what the priests and teachers had taught them.

From the mount, the disciples went back to the city and began to make plans for they now had something to tell. They believed that Jesus would come back in their day.

They taught that Jesus would set up His kingdom here on Earth and drive out the Romans. Then the kingdom would become big and powerful and the leaders of the Jews would be powerful, rich, and important people. But, now Jesus was leaving, so all was lost.

They began to preach.

People believed. Many had seen Jesus so when they saw the disciples doing the same things as He had done, even healing the sick, they believed and accepted Jesus.

They were baptized. Then the church was engaged with deacons and preachers.

Peter became one of the leaders.

When they had seen the last of Him, two men in white apparel appeared. Standing by these men was an angel. He asked, “Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye here gazing up into Heaven? This same Jesus that ye have seen go up into Heaven will so come in the manner as ye have seen Him go.”

What news had Jesus told them before He died? That He would go back into Heaven and prepare mansions and then come back for them. But, they could not see this for they were all planning on Him setting up His kingdom here at that time so they could be part of it.

At one time, Peter taught and healed as he walked. People brought their sick, laying them on the road so that the shadow of Peter would touch them with his shadow and they’d be healed.

The disciples took no credit for what they were doing. They gave all the credit to Jesus. Even thought He was gone from their sight, Jesus was there with them. He is here with us today. His spirit is with us always.

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The first major snowfall on the Coquihalla Highway this month led to multiple car crashes.

On Monday morning (Nov. 16) Highway 5 was closed both northbound and southbound between Merritt and Hope due to vehicle incidents.

VSA highway maintenance spokesperson Bob Gilowski told the Herald one of the crashes involved a tractor trailer near Larson Hill, and the other was a vehicle incident near the Comstock exit, about nine kilometres south of Merritt.

VSA is responsible for rerouting traffic when an incident closes a highway.

RCMP Const.

Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald police were called to an accident that occurred at about 9 a.m. near the Comstock exit but were unable to get to the scene due to traffic being backed up.

One of the members had to walk up the highway and have vehicles pull over to make room for emergency vehicles.

While dealing with traffic in the southbound lane they observed several other vehicles going into the ditch in the north bound lane and several near misses due to the roads being slick.

While traffic was stopped attempting to get the highway cleared, several other accidents were called in

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Study looks to 2025 Director says Merritt-area layoffs in lumber and mining not indicative of longer-term industry trends David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

The Thompson region will have an additional 35,000 jobs in the next 10 years, with the highest demand coming from trades, health care and administration, finance and clerical staff, according to a new labour-market report from Venture Kamloops.

Six hundred “key players” were surveyed, including businesses, major employers, school districts and post-secondary institutions.

Jim Anderson, executive director for Venture Kamloops, said the results of the study may seem counterintuitive, given that Merritt-area companies have recently announced layoffs.

“You’ve got a mill laying off, and Highland Valley Copper is laying off right now, and this happens to be at the same time as this study came out,” he said. “We are looking long range and broader trends — those can’t be seen to negate the results of this study.”

There is some Merritt-specific data released along with the report.

The divide between men and women in the Merritt workforce is nearly an even split.

The highest occupation family of workers is low-skilled, at 40 per cent. That’s followed by 25 per cent semi-skilled, 19 per cent skilled/trades, 10 per cent management and 7 per cent professional/ technical.

Looking towards the future, the report points to a noticeable shift in the current and future workforce training requirements.

Currently, nearly 60 per cent of the workforce in low-skilled positions have a university degree or higher education. Those who are in that position are known as underemployed.

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tion, retirements and projected growth. But he said that number could go up, depending on how many major projects go forward.

“There are 31 different major capital projects, and if those were all to be approved that would require an additional compliment of 29,000 workers,” said Anderson. “The likelihood that all 31 projects go ahead is not high at all, but there are some that are probably going to happen.

The Kinder Morgan pipeline twinning, the Ajax mine in Kamloops, there’s a large ski resort up Valemount way — there are some projects that are going to happen.”

The province funded $113,000, while local industries funded the remaining $92,000.

“Employers are telling us that trend cannot continue,” said Anderson. “First of all they don’t want to underemploy people. They don’t want overqualified people working in jobs — it doesn’t make sense financially for anyone. So there’s a real disparity there at this point.”

In the future, what employers said they’ll to fill are professional/technical positions with an appropriately educated workforce. “There’s a definite mismatch there in who’s working what jobs,” he said.

With the number of skilled and trades jobs on the rise, and plain labour jobs on the decline, that makes educational institutions all the more important in a community like Merritt. “The idea that you can walk out of high school and walk into a high paying job in a mill just isn’t the same as it used to be,” he said.

The 35,000 people will be needed to cover attri-

NEIL MENARD ELECTED MAYOR 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 first order of business after he’s sworn in as mayor is to get together with city councillors to discuss their goals.

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Your hands

You’re Invited! to meet with Mayor Menard on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a regular full time Engineering Technician.

CAN SAVE A LIFE.

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

If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19th by: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager, City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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SPORTS WEEK in Merritt November 16 to 21, 2015 MONDAY, NOV. 16

In celebration of sports in Merritt, FREE try-it events are offered all week throughout the community.

Try something new and see how fun healthy, active living can be.

Mother Goose At ICS 2975 Clapperton Ave Ph: Sharon 250-378-9676 10-11am 0-5 yrs with parent

Coquihalla Taekwon-Do At 1755 Coldwater Ave Ph: Ed Nedokus 250-378-2186 6-6:30 pm Beginners 4-6 yrs Merritt Youth Soccer Association 6:30-7:30 pm Beginners 7-12 yrs At Diamond Vale Elementary gym 7:30-8:30 pm Advanced 13+yrs Ph: Kelly Donaldson 250-320-8080 5:30-8:30 pm Grade 4-7 Merritt & District Tennis Club Preregistration required At Civic Centre Ph: Harbans Sandhu 250-378-5687 Gymnastics At Civic Centre 4-5 pm Youth, adults, seniors Ph: 250-315-1050 Racquets will be available 10-11am 0-4 yrs with parents 5-6 pm 5-9 yrs Beaver Scouts 6-7 pm 10-15 yrs At Diamond Vale Elementary Preregistration required Ph: Karen Pare 250-378-2706 6-7pm

5-7 yrs

Merritt & District Senior Association At 1675 Tutill Ct Ph: Phylis 250-378-3763 1-2 pm Seniors Bingo 7-8 pm Seniors Duplicate Bridge

Girl Guides At Merritt Central Elementary Ph: Danica Vere 250-936-8398 4:30-5:30 pm Rangers 15-17 yrs 6-7pm Pathfinders 12-14 yrs Junior Life Guarding At Aquatic Centre Ph: 250-378-6662 3:45-4:45 pm 7-15 yrs Preregistration required Merritt & District Senior Association At 1675 Tutill Ct Ph: Phylis 250-378-3763 1:30-2:30 pm Seniors Carpet Bowling

THURSDAY, NOV. 19

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18

Coquihalla Taekwon Do At 1755 Coldwater Ave Ph: Ed Nedokus 250-378-2186 6-6:30 pm Beginners 4-6 yrs 6:35-7:30 pm Beginners 7-12 yrs 7:30-8:30 pm Advanced 13+yrs

TUESDAY, NOV. 17

Pickleball At Old CMS gym 2975 Clapperton Ave Ph: Civic Centre 250-315-1050 6:30-8:30 pm Teens, adults, seniors

Fireside Centre At 2026 Granite Ave Ph: Stacy Wormell 250-315-3323 3:30-7:30 pm 13-18 yrs

N.V. Minor Lacrosse Association At Merritt Central Elementary Ph: Bernard Manuel 250-315-3457 6-8 pm 5-10 yrs All equipment will be supplied

Healthy Beginnings At ICS 2975 Clapperton Ave Ph: Trish Rodie 250-378-9676 1-3 pm 0 -5 years with parent

Public Skating At NV Arena Ph: Civic Centre 250-315-1050 6:45-7:45 pm all ages Merritt & District Senior Association At 1675 Tutill Ct Ph: Phylis 250-378-3763 1:30-2:30 pm Seniors Exercise

Merritt & District Senior Association At 1675 Tutill Ct Ph: Phylis 250-378-3763 1-2 pm Seniors Floor Curling

Sports Day in Canada is a national celebration of sport, from grass roots to high performance. It’s an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the power of sport, build community and national spirit, and facilitate healthy, active living.

Next council meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

FRIDAY, NOV. 20 Fireside Centre At 2026 Granite Ave Ph: Stacy Wormell 250-315-3323 3:30-7:30 pm 13-18 yrs Nicola Valley Figure Skating Club At Shulus Arena 2164 Neale Rd Ph: Jill Starrs 250-378-0114 Observation only 3:15-3:45 pm Pre-CanSkate 3+ 3:20-4:05 pm CanSkate all ages 4:05-4:25 pm Junior Academy beginner figure skating 4:15-5:15 pm StarSkate advance figure skating Free Skate with instructors, open to all ages 5:15-6:15 pm with hot chocolate Into to Syncro At Aquatic Centre Ph: 250-378-6662 3:45-4:45 pm 7-15 yrs Preregistration required

Merritt & District Senior Association At 1675 Tutill Ct Ph: Phylis 250-378-3763 7-8 pm Seniors Rummoli Jersey Day Dig out your favourite jersey, team or club uniform and wear it to work, school or play.

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Merritt Curling Club At Curling Centre Ph: Susan Newton 250-378-9659 1-2 pm Youth 6+, adults, seniors Merritt Mountain Biking At corner of Grimmet and Ponderosa Ph: Ben Currie 250-378-2994 1pm Beginners bike loop Weather permitting Coffee and donuts

While visiting, don’t forget to collect stamps or initials for each activity you try. Once you’ve collected 3 stamps, bring your passport to the Civic Centre or the Aquatic Centre to have your name ENTERED IN A DRAW.

MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR STAMP

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Teach online safety in school: experts Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

Instruction to protect children from "cyberbullying" should be included in B.C.'s new school curriculum, according to a new report from the province's independent child welfare and privacy officers.

The B.C. government's school anti-bullying program was put in place in June 2012. Four months later, 15-year-old Amanda Todd posted a video of her online treatment before she killed herself at her Port Coquitlam home, putting an international face on the dangers faced by young people socializing online.

In 2013, Nova Scotia teen Rehtaeh Parsons was also driven to suicide after explicit pictures of her were circulated on social media.

Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham surveyed the laws and strategies in place inside and outside B.C. since then.

"The circumstances leading to the deaths of these two young women highlight the significant pain and suffering young people can endure when they are faced with repeated cruel treatment by their peers through online means," Denham and TurpelLafond conclude.

Their report, presented Friday to the B.C. government, calls for more measures in schools in addition to the ERASE (Expect Respect And a Safe Education) strategy put in place

in 2012. That strategy provides for anonymous reporting by students or parents of bullying, either online or in person.

The report calls for the education ministry to "ensure that developmentally appropriate learning objectives about cyberbullying and digital citizenship be included in the provincial school curriculum and delivered to all school-age children as soon as possible."

Education Minister Mike Bernier said Friday the new school curriculum, which began implementation this fall, already includes "a focus on bullying behaviour and discrimination starting in Grade 4."

Bernier said in a statement the ministry has developed resources for teachers, with course objectives for different grades "about cyberbullying, internet safety, privacy and security, relationships and communication."

Denham and Turpel-Lafond cite research showing that 99 per cent of young people have online access outside of school, and that by Grade 11, more than half sleep with their phones nearby so they can exchange messages at night. They caution against parental efforts to monitor young people's communications around the clock, or to cut off their access.

"For young people, halting use of social media, websites, cellphones or email accounts is an impractical solution," the report states. "It would be equivalent to house arrest and social deprivation."

Construction update: Merritt Area Transmission Project

BC Hydro will be burning wood debris piles this month on our rights-of-way, the area under the power lines, as part of the Merritt Area Transmission Project. It may be visible from Merritt and the highway. We’ve acquired the necessary permits and will comply with all regulations for this work.

The Merritt Area Transmission Project is now in service and will ensure Merritt’s homes and businesses continue to have safe and reliable electricity for the next 30 years and beyond.

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HERALD OPINION EDITORIAL

The Reform Act (in practice) Since my report from last week all major parties have now had their first full caucus DAN ALBAS meetings View from the in Ottawa. HILL These first caucus meetings are important for a variety of reasons, but one that will be material to this report is the provisions related to The Reform Act. For those of you unfamiliar with the Reform Act, it was a private member’s bill sponsored by MP Michael Chong. It proposed a number of measures to increase the power of individual Members of Parliament within their party caucus and by extension, to reduce the power of the party leader.

The Reform Act was widely supported by media, many pundits and locally by a large number of citizens who took the time to share their support with me.

After a number of amendments, the Reform Act was passed by both the House of Commons and the Senate, and is now law.

As the 42nd Parliament is the first to convene since the Reform Act was passed, one of the legal requirements at the first caucus meeting of a party is to vote on what, if any, measures of the Reform Act would be adopted by the MPs of each party caucus.

The 99-member Conservative Opposition caucus voted to adopt two of the four measures from the Reform Act and modified a third condition.

This contrasts with the Liberal Government caucus who voted to reject any measure of the Reform Act with all 184 Liberal MPs unanimously agreeing to reject the act and maintain the status quo.

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Paris attacks: the terrorist strategy GWYNNE DYER The international STAGE As always after a major terrorist attack on the West, the right question to ask after the slaughter in Paris is: what were the strategic aims behind the attack? This requires getting your head around

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the concept that terrorists have rational strategies, but once you have done that the motives behind the attacks are easy to figure out. It also becomes clear that the motives have changed.

The 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001 followed the classical terrorist strategy of trying to trick the target government into overreacting in ways that ultimately serve the terrorists’ interests.

Al-Qaeda’s goal was to sucker the United States into invading Muslim countries.

Al Qaeda was a revolutionary organization whose

purpose was to overthrow existing Arab governments and take power in the Arab countries, which it would then reshape in accord with its extreme Islamist ideology. The trouble was that Islamist movements were not doing very well in building mass support in the Arab world, and you need mass support if you want to make a revolution.

Osama bin Laden’s innovation was to switch the terrorist attacks from Arab governments to Western ones, in the hope of luring them into invasions that would radicalize large number of Arabs

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and drive them into the arms of the Islamists. His hopes were fulfilled by the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Once the Western troops went in, there was a steep decline in terrorist attacks on Western countries. Al-Qaeda wanted Western troops to stay in the Middle East and radicalize the local populations, so it made no sense to wage a terrorist campaign that might make Western countries pull their troops out again.

The resistance in Iraq grew quickly and attracted Islamist fighters from many other Arab countries. The

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organization originally known as “Al-Qaeda in Iraq” underwent several name changes, to “Islamic State in Iraq” in 2006; then to “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” – ISIS for short – in 2013, and finally to simply “Islamic State” in 2014. But the key personnel and the long-term goals remained the same throughout.

The man who now calls himself the “Caliph” of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Bahdadi, first joined “Al-Qaeda in Iraq” and started fighting the US occupation forces in Iraq in 2004.

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YOUR OPINION Thanking Canada’s brave veterans From Page 8 The third party NDP has also announced they will not be supporting any measures of the Reform Act. It seems that the Conservative caucus is the only one to do so.

Considering that the Reform Act passed with the overwhelming support of Liberal, Conservative and NDP MPs in the last Parliament, it is disappointing to see only the Conservative caucus honour that vote in this 42nd Parliament.

On that same theme, I would like to take a moment to thank the many veterans and citizens who gathered at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month to remember the great sacrifices of those courageous Canadians who served so bravely.

We should never forget these valiant Canadians were not drafted to serve. Our fallen and veterans made a choice to stand against tyranny and oppression and fought for the values that we must ensure we never take for granted today.

For the duration of the next few weeks in Ottawa new and re-elected Members will be sworn into the 42nd Parliament, with my own swearing in occurring on Nov. 17.

The House of Commons will reconvene Dec. 3 with our first order of business being the election of our next Speaker, which is widely expected to be a member from the governing Liberal Party.

On Friday, Dec. 4, our Governor General will present the Speech from the Throne, announcing the priorities of the new Government in the upcoming sitting and likely the parliamentary calendar will be set at that point for the remainder of the current session.

Before I close this week, I would like to thank the many citizens who have taken the time to share comments, questions and concerns with me over the past week. Your input is greatly valued. I can be reached at Dan.Albas@parl.gc.ca or toll free at 1-800-665-8711.

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The ISIS front is far from simple From Page 8 But along the way the strategy changed, for ISIS eventually grew so strong that it conquered the extensive territories in Syria and Iraq that now make up Islamic State. Popular revolutions were no longer needed. The core strategy now is simply conquest.

In that case, why are Islamic State and Al-Qaeda still attacking Western targets? One reason is because the jihadi world is now split between two rival jihadi franchises that are competing for supporters.

The split happened in 2013, when ISIS, having launched a very successful branch operation in Syria known as the Nusra Front, tried to bring it back under the control of the parent organization.

The Syrian branch resisted, and appealed to Al-Qaeda, the franchise manager of both jihadi groups, for support. Al-Qaeda backed the Syrians, whereupon ISIS broke its links with Al-Qaeda and set up as a direct competitor.

ISIS and the Nusra Front then fought a three-month war in early

2014 that killed several thousand militants and left the former in control of most of eastern Syria. Soon afterwards ISIS overran most of western Iraq and renamed itself Islamic State.

Islamic State and Al-Qaeda’s local franchise, the Nusra Front, are currently observing a ceasefire in Syria, but the two brands are still in a bitter struggle for the loyalty of jihadi groups elsewhere in the Muslim world.

Spectacular terrorist operations against Western targets appeal to both franchises because they are a powerful recruiting tool in jihadi circles. But Islamic State has a further motive: it actually wants Western attacks on it to cease.

It’s a real state now, with borders and an army and a more or less functional economy. It doesn’t want Western forces interfering with its efforts to consolidate and expand that state, and it hopes that terrorist attacks on the West may force them to pull out.

France is a prime target because French aircraft are part of the Western-led coalition bombing Islamic

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State, and because it’s relatively easy to recruit terrorists from France’s large, impoverished and alienated Muslim minority. Russia has also become a priority target since its aircraft started bombing jihadi troops in Syria, and the recent crash of a Russian airliner in Sinai may be due to a bomb planted by Islamic State.

So the outlook is for more terrorist attacks wherever Islamic State (and, to a lesser extent, Al-Qaeda) can find willing volunteers. Western countries with smaller and better integrated Muslim communities are less vulnerable than France, but they are targets too.

Putting foreign ground troops into Syria would only make matters worse, so the least bad option for all the countries concerned is to ride the terrorist campaign out. Horrendous though the attacks are, they pose a very small risk to the average citizen of these countries. Statistically speaking, it’s still more dangerous to cross the street, let alone climb a ladder.

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MSS x-country team enjoys a great season Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

A small but dedicated team of Merritt Secondary School cross-country runners had a very successful season competing in a series of high school runs held in the Kelowna region.

“Because the Merritt and Kamloops area doesn’t have an organized program of high school races, we had to compete on an exhibition basis in the Okanagan,” MSS coach Randy Sheldon said. “It allowed our athletes to run in some spectacularly-scenic locations, like the Helen Gorman Park in West Kelowna and the Myra Bellevue Provincial Park in the Mission area of Kelowna.

“Our three senior athletes — Michael Lao, Rahul Chhabra and Ben Hume — also attended the Okanagan Valley Championships at the beautiful Larch Hills Nordic Trails in Salmon Arm.” With most of the MSS cross-country team comprised of Grade 8 students, Sheldon is looking forward to the future.

ALL SMILES The Merritt Secondary School cross-country team had a fine time on the trails this fall, competing in a series of races in the Okanagan. (Below) The team members are (back row, left to right) Feliz Omari, Rose Howard, Bill Brewer, Michael Lao, Rahul Chhabra, Ben Hume, (front row) Niah Prowal, Mason Ortega-Hogan and Megan Dunsmore. Photos submitted

FORMER PANTHER EXCELS ON THE TRAILS “This year’s team was a pleasure to coach,” Sheldon said.

“They were a very cohesive group, and fun, enthusiastic,

encouraging and very sportsmanlike. They were great models representing our school.

I’m excited about next year.

“I’m also hoping that the majority of the cross-country runners will also compete in track and field in the spring.”

Twenty-three-year-old former Merritt Secondary School student Kurt Behnsen has had a tremendous season of cross-country and trail running. Most recently, Behnsen finished third overall and second in his age group (above) at the Larry Nicholas Memorial Run in Mission Park, Kelowna, with a time of 30 minutes and 52 seconds for the nine-kilometre loop event. Back in August, Behnsen was a winner of a 21K trail run in Revelstoke. His time for the first event in the North Face Dirty Feet series was one hour, 35 minutes and 49 seconds. In September, Behnsen travelled to Whistler and competed in the Salomon Valley (Whistler Village) to Whistler Peak (top of the chairlift) hill climb. He finished fifth overall and third in his age group with a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 53 seconds for the 20K race. Photo courtesy of Lorne White/OkanaganNow

Pair of former Cents’ prospects doing well in the Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Two young goaltenders from B.C. who got a long look from the Merritt Centennials in pre-seasons past have found a home in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and are excelling there.

Twenty-year-old Jack Burgart from Fort St. James and Merritt’s Kristian Stead, 19, are both starting netminders for their respective teams in the SJHL. Burgart is in his third season with the Weyburn Red Wings, while Stead is a rookie with the Nipawin

Hawks.

Both Burgart and Stead attended two Cents’ training camps — the former in 2012 and 2013, and the latter in 2013 and 2014.

Both ’tenders made a strong impression at those camps, and played in at least one exhibition game for the Centennials at the beginning of those seasons.

In the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this season, Burgart and Stead are currently sitting second and fourth in the overall goalie rankings.

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games with the Red Wings, Burgart has a stellar 12-5-1 record, one shutout, a goalsagainst-average of 2.29 and a .931 save-

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Stead isn’t far behind, with a 10-4-2 record after 17 games in a Hawks’ uniform, a 2.52 goals-against-

average and a .914 save-percentage.

Weyburn sits atop the Vierra Division of the SJHL with a 15-6-1 record, while Nipawin

is currently in second in the Sherwood Division at 13-8-2.

The two B.C.born netminders went head-to-head this past Wednesday, with the Hawks coming out on top 3-2. Stead picked up the win, stopping 24 of 26 shots, while Burgart took the loss, allowing three goals on 34 shots.

Stead played two seasons of Jr. B hockey with the 100 Mile Wranglers prior to moving to the SJHL, while Burgart spent one year with the Princeton Posse.

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of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, Stead appeared in 71 regular-season games, recording a 3.45 and 3.00 GAA in each of the two seasons, and SV% of .897 and .916.

Stead also played in a total of 20 playoff games.

In his one season with the Posse in the KIJHL, Burgart played 29 regular-season games and three playoff games. He amassed a 2.71 GAA and .911 SV%.

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TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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Help Wanted

N.V.C.L. VALUE ADDED LUMBER REMANUFACTURING PLANT Production Workers: $14-20/hr.

Steady employment with overtime available.

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Class 1 Drivers Required for in town and out of town lumber transfer runs: Wage dependant on experience Steady employment

Craft Fairs

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+ Chad: 1-778-281-0030 Local.

Financial Services

CertiÀed Fork Lift Operators with sawmill experience

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Misc. Wanted

Services

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STEEL BUILDING sale.

“Really big sale-year end clear out!” 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Please submit resume in person to 1195 Houston Street, Merritt B.C. 250-378-6161

Modular Homes

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Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers.

Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale

Discover the Conayt Friendship Society

ELDERS CRAFT AND BAKE SALE at 2164 Quilchena Avenue on

Saturday, November 28, 2015.

9 am - 2 pm Enjoy hot soup and biscuits for $5.

Baked goods include: Christmas Cakes, Cookies, Pies We invite you to view Star Blankets and other gifts made by elders. There will be a star blanket raffle.

Vendors table available with a donation to Conayt Elders’ table.

Contact person: Gloria Moses (250) 378-8322 or Jean York (250) 458-2319

225x60 18”Winter Tires. Great shape. Used One Winter. $350 for set of 4. 378-6033 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Auto Financing Need a Vehicle?

Available immediately, small 1+ bedroom trailer. Suitable for 1 person or a couple.

Washer/Dryer/Fridge/Stove.

Heat/Lights included. Small partially fenced yard. Clean, quiet, close to town, schools, bus . $850.00 month.

250-378-0887

Homes for Rent Remodeled 2.5 Bedroom Rancher. Available Now. New Flooring, Furnace, Kitchen, Bathroom. W/D, F/S, Fenced Yard. No large dogs.

N/S. References Required.

2678 Priest Ave. Willie (250) 378 -7855

Rooms for Rent Rooms for rent. $400/mon. for room.$500 for large room Seniors or working person preferred. Contact Doug at 250-315-7022 or douggdixon@yahoo.ca.

No alcohol or drugs.

No Parties

Suites, Lower Basement Suite For Rent 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom New Paint & New Flooring (250)378-6767/(250)378-4392

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Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE Angela Mernickle Payment for your storage is now overdue

Payment is required before November 24th, 2015 After this date your contents will be disposed.

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Kamloops Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

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WIN 10,000 IN CASH! $

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DIESEL DIES SEL ENGIN ENGINE(4)

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‘15 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT

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+TAX & $595 ADMIN. FEE

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FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

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MB#UFCE41-28A

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LOG-IN: WWW.KAMLOOPSWINNER.CA OR CALL-IN: 1.844.332.1310 All images are for display purposes only. No two offers can be combined. One offer per customer only, limit two vehicles per household. At time of printing all vehicles were available. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Dealer retains all rebates, discounts, and incentives in order to achieve prices and payments shown in this flyer. All dealer rebates, discounts, factory incentives, prices and interest rates subject to change or end without notice as new Retail Incentive Programs are announced. Vehicle offers end Monday, November 30, 2015. *Contest begins Monday, August 10, 2015 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2015. No invitation/flyer and/or direct mail piece presented after this time will be valid. In order to be entitled to claim your prize, you must be at the least the age of majority as of October 1, 2015 and attend in person at Kamloops Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, 2525 E. Trans Canada Hwy., Kamloops, BC (“Event Headquarters”) on or before Friday, December 31, 2015 and present/surrender your mailpiece, and answer a skills testing question. All winning prizes shall be determined by Kamloops Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, in their sole and absolute discretion. The Grand Prize is $10,000 cash. A contest will be held with respect to the Grand Prize. For full contest rules and regulation, see Kamloops Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram or go on-line to WWW. KamloopsWinner.ca. Winner is responsible for all taxes, fees, and all registration, according to the rules of dealership and the Canada Revenue Service. **Discounts, Services or Products worth up to $2,000. Purchase may be required. Certain conditions may apply. Redemption is at sole discretion of dealer. Amounts may vary per product, service or discount. (1) 0% purchase financing for up to 72 months available to qualified customers on approved credit. Rate/Term varies by model/option package purchased. 0% financing not available on Ram Regular Cab and Chassis Cab models. Factory offer, subject to change or end without notice, certain conditions may apply, see dealer for details. Example: $20,000, with a $0 down payment, financed at 0.0% for 72 months equals monthly payments of $417; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $20,000. (2) Up to $10,845 in rebates and discounts. Example: In stock 2015 Ram Heavy Duty Trucks (2500/3500) models. Discount includes no charge Cummins Diesel, and $1,500 loyalty bonus cash. Amount of discount varies by model/option package purchased, plus taxes, on approved credit. (3) $1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2015 Ram 1500 (excludes Regular Cab), 2014/2015 Ram 2500/3500, or 2015 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van & Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. See your retailer for complete details. (4) $9,345 N/C Diesel Discount amount represents the MSRP of the No Charge Cummins Diesel engine offered on already equipped new 2014/2015 Ram Heavy Duty models. See your retailer for complete details. (5) VEHICLES MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS ILLUSTRATED. All incentives and rebates are reflected on advertised vehicles including no charge options and conquest bonus. Advertised prices include all factory incentives, GST/PST and $595 Admin. fee are extra, on approved credit. All payments are based on 3.49% APR (Except MB#KLTL74-24A and MB#DS6L41-25A, AGR, XFH, based on 2.99% APR) for 96 months with $0 down payment. Factory order/Dealer Locate may be required on all advertised units. MB#UFCE41-28A, Cost of Borrowing (CB): $2,928, Total Obligation (TO): $22,926; MB#RTKH53-29E, CB: $2,928, TO: $22,926; MB#JCDH49-22F, WFU, CB: $2,928, TO: $22,926; MB#KLTL74-24A, CB: $3,116, TO: $28,114; MB#PFDH41-25A, CB: $2,562, TO: $20,060; MB#DS6L41-25A, AGR, XFH, CB: $3,615, TO: $32,613. Although every precaution is taken, errors in price and/or specifications may occur in print. We reserve the right to correct any such errors without prejudice or penalty to ourselves. We are not responsible for typographical errors, nor are we responsible for late receipt of mail. Contact dealerships knowledgeable and professional sales consultants for any question or more information.