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AWARD WINNER Because I’ve Been There, a short film produced by a group of 12 indigenous young people, won its category at the LA Skins Fest film festival.

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CLERICAL ERROR The City of Merritt has been forced to restart the alternative approval process which will decide the fate of an expansion at the fire hall.

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RESCUED DOLLS Seniors at the Florentine retirement centre were hard at work, rehabilitating discarded dolls to donate to the Nicola Valley Food Bank.

O CHRISTMAS TREE The holiday season officially got underway in the Nicola Valley with the lighting of this year’s Christmas tree at Spirit Square on Nov. 20.

The ceremony was the first event of a week of Country Christmas festivities in Merritt. Those in attendance gathered around the tree to sing Christmas songs, and enjoyed hot chocolate on a cool November night.

This year’s tree was donated by Triple G Logging and decorated with mittens, socks or toques donated by locals. Michael Potestio/Herald

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Student film triumphs at festival Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

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t’s been a whirlwind month for a group of young indigenous filmmakers from the Nicola Valley.

A month ago, the group of 12 filmmakers learned that their short film, “Because I’ve Been There” had been accepted into the LA Skins film festival, a week-long celebration of indigenous film in southern California. Even more remarkable, the group’s film was nominated for an emerging filmmakers award, only a year after coming together at the Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly’s Youth Multimedia & Arts Conference hosted at NVIT in 2016.

Earlier this week, the group returned home with some extra luggage and big smiles, as their film received the 2017 achievement in student filmmaking award from the international festival.

The award was icing on the cake of what was a fantastic experience for the youth group, which consisted of kids from 13 to 18-years-old.

“The trip was very busy from the beginning. We had the youth go to the Paramount Pictures tour.

And so they got to see film and television work, walk on set and sound stages and meet the studio personnel,” said Kristy Joe, a program co-ordinator with the Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA).

The group was invited to be special guests at a screening of the new Marvel blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok — which was directed by Taika Waititi, a New Zealander of Maori descent. Following the screening of the film, the kids were invited to a reception with people working in the movie industry, said Joe. On Saturday, the group took in another multimedia film workshop, before heading out to the world-famous Graumann’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, where the festival’s awards dinner was being held.

Upon being announced as the winners of the student filmmakers award, Joe said the group couldn’t have been happier.

“They were actually so excited

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Awards earned after they won the award. It is an incredible feeling, and of course parents were crying. It was a proud moment for these youths as well,” she said.

The trip was a triumph for the students and the CNA’s film program — but “Because I’ve Been There” is a film with a serious message behind it.

The short film tells the story of two young indigenous girls struggling with life at home and the hectic world that surrounds them; both expressing their pain in different ways. Despite their age, Joe said the students wanted to

address the ever-present issue of high rates of suicide among indigenous teens.

The trip down to California was a first for Wade Fountain, a Grade 10 student at Merritt Secondary School who worked as a camera operator during production of the film.

Touring the production sets in Hollywood was an eye-opening experience for the aspiring filmmaker. While winning the award was a highlight, seeing their film on the big screen at the Chinese Theatre brought “shivers down his back.”

“I was just doing it for fun — I didn’t actually know I would go to Hollywood,” said Fountain.

“Because I’ve Been There” was the first film produced at the summer film camp to have been accepted into a film festival — and Joe said the experience at the SKINS fest has given organizers plenty of ideas for future conferences.

Meanwhile, she plans to work with NVIT and local groups to organize a screening of the award-winning film in the Nicola Valley sometime in the near future.

“We’ll have to set something up — maybe at the NVIT lecture theatre — and we’ll get the community in to see it,” she said.

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Tax plan halted Merritt city council is holding off on discussing taxing vacant buildings for the time being as it waits to see the result of how such a tax is being implemented by the City of Vancouver.

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The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Driver All Trucks (Commercial Garbage Truck)

The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Casual Maintenance Labourer – Recreation & Facilities.

The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Equipment Operator II.

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Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 by:

Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 by:

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of Utilities Foreman.

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position; detailing education and qualifications, and proof of required education and licenses will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 by: Carole Fraser Deputy Clerk/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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ARE YOU PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY? Do you have a great idea for an event? Each year Council carefully considers providing funding assistance to non-profit groups that operate in the City of Merritt and provide valuable social and community services in the municipality.

For 2018, the City of Merritt has 2 grant categories (Grantin-Aid and Community Initiatives) and 3 funding types (Financial Aid, In-kind and Sponsorship) available to Community Organizations and Non-profit Groups.

The 2018 Grant Application is now available online at: www.merritt.ca/city-services/finance/grants-aid The deadline to submit your 2018 grant application is November 30, 2017.

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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE WHAT: Annual Country Christmas Light Up Parade WHEN: Friday, November 24th 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm WHERE: • Assembly Area: Cleasby Street, 1st Avenue & Chapman Street PARADE ROUTE: • Chapman Street from Merritt 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 DISASSEMBLY AREA: Railyard Mall parking lot, Garcia Street & Coutlee Avenue

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A 27-year-old Merritt man is facing charges for allegedly stabbing a family member in the neck with a paring knife.

Skyler Washington faces charges of aggravated assault and uttering threats for the incident which occurred at a residence on the Nooaitch reserve on Nov. 17, RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald.

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and there was a fight between Skyler and another family member [who] was stabbed with the paring knife. [Washington] made some threats with the knife as well, said Dunsmore.

She said Washington also faces five counts of breaching a recognizance order.

The injuries to the relative were minor, she said.

“He was stabbed in the neck.

There were lacerations, but [the knife] didn’t hit any major organs,” she said. “It’s still a serious offence.”

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Dunsmore said Washington is being held in custody and made a court appearance on Nov. 21 for a bail hearing.

The incident is the second time this year Washington has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing someone.

Washington still faces charges from July for an incident that occurred at a house party in Lower Nicola where he is said to have stabbed a friend in the abdomen after an alcoholfuelled altercation.

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Break-ins continue to be a problem in Merritt.

Between Nov. 16 and 19 about seven breakins to motor vehicles were reported to police.

RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said multiple vehicles parked on Douglas Street appeared to have been broken into last Thursday (Nov. 16), while the soft top of a vehicle parked on Coldwater Avenue was cut open and fishing gear stolen from it on Friday.

“Somebody had The day after that, gone out hunting … police received word and when they came that two motorhomes back the vehicle had on Wilcox Avenue been broken were broken into and a into and backpack on Sunday was sto(Nov. 19) len,” said items were Dunsmore. taken from One a vehicle common parked thread behind the between Save-Onmany of Foods downtown, she Const. Tracy Dunsmore these files is that items in said.

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packs — anything like that — that’s what they’re looking for and if nobody’s around they will break a window to get into the vehicle,” said Dunsmore.

She advised people keep the doors to their vehicles locked and leave items out of sight or out of the vehicle altogether.

Dunsmore said thieves appear to be getting more brazen as well.

“Usually they don’t break the windows. We haven’t had a lot of that [in the past] but it seems like that’s increasing,” said Dunsmore.

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B.C. finds new partner B.C. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson is back from his first wood TOM FLETCHER industry trade mis- B.C. sion to VIEWS China and Japan, an annual journey I was fortunate to go on last year.

China especially is an eye-opening experience, and depending on the smog, an eye-irritating experience as well. The sheer scale of urban development around cities like Shanghai and Nanjing is striking — they don’t build a high-rise, they build eight or 10 or 12 at a time.

Nanjing is the commercial centre of Jiangsu province, where the Chinese central government has ordered a pilot project to phase in wood and engineered wood, starting with roof trusses and pre-fabricated infill walls for concrete buildings.

They’re working with B.C.-developed wood construction because “it’s energy efficient, it’s green, it’s light, it’s fast,” says Rick Jeffery, chair of the national industry group Canada Wood and a veteran of Asia trade.

This is important in a vast country that is not only choked with pollution, it’s running low on limestone, a key component of concrete. Based on 2016 rates of consumption, China is using as much concrete in two years as the U.S. would in a century, and that’s with their growth slowed from its peak a few years ago.

One of the pictures sent back

by B.C. government staff shows Donaldson attending a meeting of the Ministry of Housing and UrbanRural Development (MOHURD) for Jiangsu, with dozens of people crowded around a long boardroom table. The province’s population is approaching 79 million.

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Nuclear codes about as long as a tweet “The president has absolute authority, unilateral power to order the use of nuclear weapons,” said Bruce Blair.

The nuclear codes are “the length of a tweet. It would take GWYNNE DYER them one or two The international minutes to format STAGE and transmit that directly down the chain of command to the executing commanders of the underground launch centres, the submarines and the bombers.”

While serving in the U.S. Air Force in the 1970s, Blair was a launch control officer for Minuteman ICBMs. Weekly dry runs down in the capsule, turning the keys that would send 50 nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles on their way, has led to profound reflection in many of the people who did it. It led Blair to found Global Zero, a group that advocates eliminating nuclear weapons entirely.

Blair was being interviewed in connection with the controversy that has erupted in the U.S. since President Trump’s August tweet threatening to rain “fire and fury like the world

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has never seen” on North Korea if Kim Jongun threatened the United States again. Does he actually have the unilateral power to do that, and if so should it be taken away from him?

Senator Ed Markey and 13 co-sponsors introduced a bill that would require Trump to obtain a declaration of war from Congress before launching a nuclear first strike.

Senator Chris Murphy, a co-sponsor, explained that “We are concerned that the president is so unstable, is so volatile, has a decision-making process that is so quixotic, that he might order a nuclear weapons strike that is wildly out of step with U.S. national security interests.”

The bill will never get past the Republican majority in Congress, but it did lead to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week that examined the president’s power to start a nuclear war. As you would expect, various generals rolled up to say that everything is under control. But it wasn’t very reassuring.

The star witness was Robert Kehler, a former head of U.S. Strategic Command, who said that in his former role he would have followed the president’s order to carry out a nuclear strike — if it were legal.

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If he doubted its legality, he would have consulted his own advisors — and he might have refused to do it. One senator asked: “Then what happens?” Kehler replied: “I don’t know.”

The current head of U.S. Strategic Command, General John Hyten, had another go at it on Saturday. He told the Halifax International Security Forum that he and Trump have had conversations about such a scenario and that he has told Trump he wouldn’t carry out an illegal strike. (Under international law, using nuclear weapons first is almost always illegal.)

“If it’s illegal, guess what’s going to happen.

I’m going to say, ‘Mr President, that’s illegal.’

And guess what he’s going to do? He’s going to say, ‘What would be legal?’” Hyten said. “And we’ll come up with options with a mix of capabilities to respond to whatever the situation is, and that’s the way it works.”

But Trump doesn’t have to consult General Hyten, or any of his own military advisers, before ordering a nuclear attack on North Korea — or Iran, or anywhere else. He just puts the launch codes into the ‘football’ that an aide always has nearby.

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From Page 6 In a phone call from the Tokyo stop last week, Donaldson said once the government decides on an action, “things happen quickly in China.” The national MOHURD directs the provinces and essentially controls construction.

Donaldson noted that President Xi Jinping, in his recent sweeping address to the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China, emphasized clean, pre-fabricated building systems.

Things don’t happen quickly in wood industry talks with the U.S., where the central government isn’t ruled by dictators but by its lumber industry lobby.

Using the same subsidy accusations that have failed repeatedly in international trade rulings, the U.S. has forced Canadian softwood producers to fork over $500 million in countervailing and anti-dumping duties since last spring alone.

This American shakedown of Canada has been going on for decades. In the “managed trade” arrangement that ran from 2006 to 2015, Canadian lumber mills paid punitive duties averaging about 11 per cent. Now, after a preliminary ruling was generously scaled back by the U.S. Department of Commerce, our producers are paying about 20 per cent,

On July 1, 2017, Canada celebrated its sesquicentennial — or 150th — anniversary. One-hundredand-fifty years worth of history is a lot to remember — so each week in 2017, the Herald will run this special section to remind you of the remarkable accomplishments, important historical figures, and maybe even a few facts you might not have known about our country.

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As Bruce Blair pointed out, it would only take a couple of minutes for the launch orders to cascade down the chain of command and reach the “commanders of the underground launch centres, the submarines and the bombers.” It’s even possible that none of the people on duty who would have to execute

B.C. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson (right side centre) meets with housing ministry officials in Jiangsu province, China. Jiangsu, population 79 million, is China’s pilot project for wood and hybrid wood construction. Photo courtesy of B.C. Government

directly into the pockets of U.S. lumber barons.

B.C. Council of Forest Industries CEO Susan Yurkovich has repeatedly pointed out that this U.S. protectionism doesn’t work. It can’t work, because the U.S. doesn’t produce enough lumber to meet its own construction demand. If it blocks lumber from B.C., which represents half of Canada’s exports south, it will have to buy lumber from overseas.

The real purpose of this U.S. industry trade bullying is to push up the price of their products, and that is working extremely well. U.S. lumber and structural

the orders would be generals.

The generals would get the order too, of course — but as Blair says: “If they felt that it was a really bad call or illegal, and they wanted to try to override it, they could try to transmit a termination order, but it would be too late.” Trump really could make a nuclear first strike on North Korea all on his own.

panel prices hit a near record last week.

The good news for B.C. is that the price is high enough that sales to the U.S. are easily covering the cost of duties.

That’s being passed on to U.S. builders and homeowners.

One of these days, Trump and his team of trade geniuses may figure this out and begin to consider free trade in lumber.

Until then, Canada and B.C. are well advised to continue working on the Asia market.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

On this vital issue, there is no “adult supervision.”

This bizarre situation dates back to the early days of the Cold War, when both the United States and the Soviet Union had ‘launch-on-warning’ policies because they feared that an enemy first strike could destroy all of their own nuclear weapons and leave them helpless. “Use

‘em or lose ‘em” was the mantra, so the U.S. and Soviet leaders both had the authority to launch their missiles in minutes.

Later on both countries buried their ballistic missiles in underground silos or hid them in submerged submarines so they could not lose them in a surprise attack. They no longer had to launch on a warning that

PREVIOUS QUESTION A new chapel under construction at St. George’s Residential School in Lytton, 1929. Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

The federal government reached a settlement in the largest class action lawsuit in Canadian history, establishing a multi-billion dollar fund to pay out survivors of Canada’s residential school system.

Starting in 1894, attendance at a residential school was mandated for First Nations people under the Indian Act. The last school didn’t close until 1996 — after multiple generations of families were torn apart, and countless indigineous people suffered abuse at the hands of their educators.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, every person who attended residential school was entitled to $10,000, plus an additional $3,000 for each year spent in the system. For many, the money did little to ease the pain and damage wrought by the racist policy.

This information comes courtesy of the Canadian Encyclopedia and the CBC archives. might be false: if there really was an attack, they could ride it out and retaliate afterwards.

But the U.S. never took back the president’s ‘instant launch’ authority. That was an oversight that needs to be rectified.

It would be a simple matter to restrict Trump’s unilateral launch authority to situ-

ations where there is hard evidence that a nuclear attack on the United States is underway. Simple in legal and technical terms, that is. In political terms, very hard if not impossible.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Two tickets to the Shriners Variety Show on Thursday, Dec. 07, in Kamloops, BC. Children aged 5 to 15 please bring in a drawing of your home to be entered into a draw. Closing date: November 20, 2017.

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Clerical error forces city to restart fire hall approval process Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The City of Merritt has cancelled its alternative approval process required to borrow up to $2.2 million for the second phase of the fire hall expansion.

The municipality must restart the process due to a clerical error, according to a press release issued by newly hired director of corporate services Sean Smith.

Contrary to the legislative requirement, elector response forms for this process were not made available after the first public notice was issued, states the press release.

It goes on to say these forms were only available after the second notice was issued.

Council approved having its corporate officer undertake the process back in October, and the city opened up a 32-day opportunity to vote against the borrowing on Nov. 10. Public notices were issued in the Herald on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9.

In order to remedy the error, the city must reissue the

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turned the result. to put the project to a compublic notices and restart the Nicola Valley Community With an estimated 5,560 munity referendum or alternate voting process, meaning anyJustice Services Society residents over the age of 18, approval process before adoptone who already voted against according to the 2016 Statistics ing a loan authorizathe project will have Monday, December 11, 2017 Canada census, 556 votes are tion bylaw. to resubmit their needed to stop the bylaw from If the city colform.

Noon at moving forward. lects “no” signatures City council will Quality Inn – Home Town Buffet Council has already given totalling more than need to approve the Meeting Room three readings to the borrow10 per cent of the new elector forms ing bylaw and — if permitted local electorate, the and timeline to vote 4025 Walters St. to proceed by the alternative borrowing bylaw to on Nov. 28, Smith (Lunch will be provided) approval process — will move finance the fire hall told the Herald.

Please RSVP with Colleen Twan towards adopting it, which will expansion would not “The statute see the city borrow $2.2 million move forward unless requires that council at (250)378-5010 Sean Smith over a 25-year period. a referendum overapprove the elector Corporate Officer forms and also set the deadline for any alternative approval process,” said Smith.

After consulting chief administrative officer Sean Boven, the city won’t be making any further comment regarding this error, Smith Funds raised will be donated to UNB Volunteer Fire Department, said.

Youth, Elder and Language programs.

Anytime a municipality plans to incur debt for more than five years it is required

Free Flu Clinics Merritt Merritt Civic Centre 1950 Mamette Avenue Wednesday, November 1 9 am – 4 pm No appointment necessary Families with children welcome

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Logan Lake Logan Lake Fire Hall 120 Chartrand Place Tuesday, November 7 10 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3 pm No appointment necessary Families with children welcome Logan Lake Health Centre 5 Beryl Avenue Ph: 250-378-3400 Tuesday, December 5 10 am – 3 pm By appointment only

Free Flu Clinics for Those at Risk • People 65 years and older and their caregivers/household contacts • People of any age in residential care facilities • Children and adults with chronic health conditions and their household contacts • Children and adolescents (6 months to 18 years) with conditions treated for long periods of time with Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) and their household contacts • Children and adults who are morbidly obese (adult BMI ≥ 40, child BMI assessed as ≥ 95th percentile) • Aboriginal people (on and off reserve) • All children 6 to 59 months of age • Household contacts and caregivers of infants and children 0 to 59 months of age • Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy during the influenza season and their household contacts • Inmates of provincial correctional institutions • People who work with live poultry • Health-care and other care providers in facilities and community settings who are capable of transmitting influenza disease to those at high risk of influenza complications • Individuals who provide care or service in potential outbreak settings housing high risk persons (e.g., crew on ships) • People who provide essential community services (first responders, corrections workers) • Visitors to health-care facilities and other patient care locations

The flu (influenza) is highly contagious. Getting your flu shot protects you and those around you – at home, school and work.

For more information contact your local public health office or visit www.interiorhealth.ca

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2nd Annual Upper Nicola Band Christmas Tree Enchantment Fundraiser

November 16 - 26, 2017 • Draw Sunday, Nov. 26 at 2 pm

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Win one of 15 decorated trees and all the presents that go with them!

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For more information contact Collette Sunday at 250-350-3342 or admin@uppernicola.com

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Panel decides against changing conditions for convicted child killer KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

A panel has decided against changing custodial conditions for Allan Schoeborn, who murdered his three children in their Merritt home in 2008.

The B.C. Review Board released its decision on Friday, following an annual review of Schoenborn’s case. The decision states the 49-year-old must stay at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, but could be allowed escorted visits into the community.

Schoenborn was found guilty of stabbing his daughter and smothering his sons, but a judge later ruled he was not criminally responsible for the deaths because he was experiencing psychosis at the time.

Crown prosecutor Wendy Dawson argued last week the board should withdraw the discretionary power it gave the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam two years ago to allow Schoenborn accompanied access into the community.

But defence lawyer Dante Abbey told the board the possibility of escorted outings is an important tool to motivate Schoenborn in his recovery and withdrawing it would do further harm.

Darcie Clark, the mother of the three slain children, spoke of her disappointment with the board’s decision to allow escorted day passes in a post on her website, 4Darcie.ca: “Not again,” she wrote. “After a near fivemonth delay between the first and second day of the B.C. Review Board hearing, plus an additional week for a ruling, we have horrible news. That is, Allan Schoenborn, the man who murdered my three children — Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon — has once again been granted outings into our community.

“While the escorted leaves are at the dis-

cretion of Dr. Johann Brink at Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric

Hospital, this is of no comfort to me. This is the same man who

wanted to give Allan full release in 2011 after just one year in custody.

This is the man who has said victims do not have the right to know

what is happening with an NCR (not criminally responsible) accused.”

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SAVE ON FOODS RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS THE MEN THAT ARE AFFECTED BY CANCER AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

FOOD DRIVE

Volunteers heading door-to-door Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

HOURS: 8 am ‘til 9 pm, 7 days a week

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Railyard Mall (Garcia St.) It was a bustling atmosphere during last year’s food drive, as volunteers sorted through 5,689 pounds of food. Herald files

they won’t be home at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Baron said you can leave a basket of food on the doorstep for volunteers to pick up. Just be sure to identify that the basket is intended for the Hands of Hope drive.

Anxiety & Challenging Behaviour in Kids: FREE

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FACILITATOR: Colleen DeVeyrac

WHEN: NOVEMBER 29 or 30, 2017

Select one date. Workshop will be repeated WHERE: Merritt Civic Centre TIMES: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm INCLUDED: Snacks and Lunch Provided

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THIS WORKSHOP WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: • Anxiety in Children, what it looks like, strategies to support it • Anxiety in Parents, what it looks like, strategies for adults • Discipline vs. Punishment • Developing skills to analyze our own behaviour in relation to challenging situations • Empowering kids • Proactive vs. reactive strategies • The power of ‘you’ as a strategy • Types of strategies to support children and challenging behaviours

CONTACT & REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Nzen’man Child & Family Development Centre Office Tel. 378-8333 Fax 378-8377 Email: Rena Joe: nzenmanaidp@telus.net or Rona Sterling-Collins: ronasc@merrittbc.net Tammy Martin, Success by 6 Coordinator: successby6@hotmail.ca

Nzen’man Child & Family Development Centre, Aboriginal Early Years Table

Food bank manager Elissa Barron gave the Herald a laundy list of desireable food items, including canned vegetables, canned meat, rice, pasta, tomato sauce, soups and juices.

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It’s time to start digging through those cupboards as the annual Hands of Hope food drive is set for Nov. 26.

Each year, a team of volunteers spends an afternoon traversing Merritt, going door-todoor to collect food on behalf of the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank’s Christmas hamper program.

Then, the team of good samaritans play the role of Christmas elves for a day, sorting all of the food (while enjoying a hot chocolate or two) in the warehouse space next to Yaki Joe’s pizza on Voght Street.

MOVEMBER Dare to grow a mustache

A BRIEF HISTORY In 2003, 2 friends living in Melbourne Australia, went for a quiet beer and came up with the idea of Movember, which has quickly caught on all over the world.

Movember (a portmanteau of the AustralianEnglish diminutive word for moustache, “mo”,[1] and “November”) is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com. The goal of Movember is to “change the face of men’s health.”

By encouraging men (whom the charity refers to as “Mo Bros”) to get involved, Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. Besides annual checkups, the Movember Foundation encourages

men to be aware of family history of cancer and to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has run Movember events to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, events were launched in Ireland, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan and the United States. As of 2011, Canadians were the largest contributors to the Movember charities of any nation. In 2010, Movember merged with the testicular cancer event Tacheback.

In 2012, the Global Journal listed Movember as one of the world’s top 100 NGOs (non-government organization). wikipedia

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WELCOME TO THE HOTEL We're proud to introduce the finest hotel in Merritt.

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The brand new 83 room Best Western Plus Merritt Hotel is Merritts' newest, largest and most modern facility.

Complimentary full breakfast, fitness center, indoor pool & hot tub,guest laundry, business center and a meeting room for up to 65 people. Tesla stations are available to charge up your electric car. Large parking area is provided for buses or larger vehicles. All rooms have high-speed wireless internet, hardwired Internet, 43inch LED televisions with On Demand movies and single serve coffee and tea maker. With a wide variety of restaurants and lounges located nearby, our guests never have to go far for a good meal.

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Join us on November 26, 2017 to lend a helping hand to our community!

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 ANNUAL COMMUNITY CONCERT Doors open at 6:00 pm and the concert starts at 7:00 pm.

Admission is by donation at the door. This is an event that you won’t want to miss so come early!

Civic Centre FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 SANTA PARADE 7:00 pm Quilchena Ave. CRAFT FAIR 2:00 -10:00 pm, Civic Centre MERRITT COMMUNITY BAND will perform in the foyer at the Civic Centre after the parade BAILLIE HOUSE free cocoa after parade, bake sale SANTA LAND after the parade, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame FESTIVAL OF TREES after the parade, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame LATE NIGHT SHOPPING after the parade, throughout Merritt.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 CRAFT FAIR 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Civic Centre CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS CRAFT MAKING 11:00 am -2:00 pm, Civic Centre SANTA LAND 10:00 am -4:00 pm Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame FESTIVAL OF TREES 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame BAKE SALE 10:00 am -4:00 pm, Baillie House SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 9:00 -11:00 am, Civic Centre

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250-378-7634 • 1798 Voght St. Merritt BC YOUNG LEADERS The Diamond Vale Student Leadership group recently organised a pasta and rice drive as part of the ‘WE Scare Hunger’ campaign. Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10 the group collected 85 kilograms of pasta and rice from fellow students and staff to send to the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank. (Back row, left to right) Merrick Brooks, Keira Heard, Keela Joseph, Will Heard, Jeremy Eisinga, Shantyl Brooks, Kelsey Cleaveley, Jordan Robinson. (Middle row) Victoria King, Gursimar Nagra, Julianna Nicholls, Cashanea Holmes, Brooklyn Purdy, Dani Turmel, Alice Wilson-Spencer. (In front of boxes) Arianna Hostrawser, Katelyn Whittaker-Spahan, Rayne Wallace-Bobroske, Dani Khangura, Wesley Moody Photo courtesy of Becky Puterbough

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Owner/Operator: Sharon McRae 2058A Granite Ave, Merritt ENCHANTED EVENING The Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation’s fundraising thermometre crept up a few degrees over the past month, as the group surpassed $200,000 raised in support of the ongoing emergency room expansion at the Nicola Valley Hospital. On Nov. 15, the group collected over $50,000 in donations in a single evening, at a soiree hosted at the Merritt Golf and Country Club. Music was provided by a local group, Strings Plus, while guests were treated to a selection of delicacies from Brambles Bakery. The newly-elected president of the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council, Jean Kiergel, contributed a series of paitings which were auctioned off in support of the project. Photo courtesy of Kerstin Auer

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Rescued dolls provide boon for food bank Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

The crafty seniors at the Florentine retirement community are back at it again — channeling their creativity to benefit a local charity.

Volunteer and crafter-in-chief Almerina Rizzardo led the latest philanthropic effort, which involved rehabilitating dozens of discarded Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and donating them to the Nicola Valley Food Bank in time to be included in organization’s Christmas Hamper program.

Along with the 20 dolls, the food bank received a cheque for $1,080; funds which were raised through the sale of other rehabilitated Cabbage Patch Kids throughout the year at the Florentine.

According to Cabbage Patch Kids mythology, none of the dolls are ever “sold,” but rather adopted by whomever picks them up from a store.

The original dolls came with a birth certificate and a name — facts which pulled on the heartstrings of Rizzardo when she saw “orphaned” Cabbage Patch Kids at thrift stores.

Sensing an opportunity to turn the used dolls into a crafting project for seniors

at the Florentine, Rizzardo scoured second-hand stores across the province to find more of the discarded dolls.

Then, the team of crafting seniors set about washing the dolls, detangling their hair, sewing new outfits and finally adorning them with a brand new name.

“They’re all one of a kind,” said Rizzardo.

With the dolls looking as good as new, they were then put up for “adoption” through the Florentine’s craft store.

After raising more than $1,000 through the sale of the dolls, another 20 of the best looking Cabbage Patch Kids were wrapped up to be donated to the Nicola Valley Food Bank’s Christmas hamper program, which supports less fortunate families during the holiday season.

Though their hard work resulted in a boon for the less fortunate, Rizzardo admitted it was tough to say goodbye to the rescued dolls who once took up residence on a large table in the crafts room at the Florentine.

But Rizzardo and the seniors may be able to take some solace from knowing that the once-orphaned Cabbage Patch Kids will once again provide some joy to a boy or girl this holiday season.

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club in order to access the trails, with all of the funds raised through the sale of memberships being reinvested into grooming the area.

Memberships, as well as day passes, are available at Breathe Bikes on Quilchena Avenue, or online through the club’s website.

This year, the club will be opening a sec-

TNRD area “N” director Herb Graham, Nicola Motorsports owner Grant Klassen, Nicola Nordic Ski Club member Shelley Cressy-Hassel and area “M” director Randy Murray celebrated the purchase of a new snowmobile and groomer at Nicola Motorsports on Nov. 21. While the club will be receiving a new snowmobile, it won’t be the one pictured here, which belongs to Klassen. Cole Wagner/Herald Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

The skiing in the Kane Valley should be extra smooth this year, after a donation from the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) allowed the Nicola Nordic Ski Club to purchase a new groomer and snowmobile to maintain the trails.

The Nicola Nordic Ski Club manages over 50 kilometres of trails in the Kane Valley, and a new groomer will enable the club to keep even more terrain open for cross-country skiing, said club member Shelley Cressy-Hassel.

“It’s a smaller groomer, so we can use it on the smaller trails,” she explained. “We have some trails that we haven’t opened in a long time because the larger groomer is too big to go on there.”

Cressy-Hassel added that those trails will be even more immersed in the wilderness than the larger, more established routes through the Kane Valley.

“What you see is just amazing sometimes,” she said.

TNRD area directors Herb Graham and Randy Murray worked together to pool the necessary funds to purchase the equipment

from a local business, Nicola Motorsports, with owner Grant Klassen providing the TNRD with a special non-profit rate for the equipment.

Both directors said the motivation to support the ski club came from a desire to promote the Kane Valley as a “hidden gem” in B.C.’s Interior.

The Nicola Nordic Ski Club performs the lion’s share of the maintenance of the trails, through an operational agreement with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

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ond dog-friendly run in Kane Valley, due to the popularity of the existing dog run at Matthews Loop. More information about the Kane Valley trails, and the Nicola Nordic Ski Club’s events for this year — including the ever-popular Chilli Sunday — can be found online at nicolanordic.ca.

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Cents split weekend games; Warriors up next Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Despite playing only one period of really good hockey out of six, the Merritt Centennials managed to pick up two of a possible four points from their pair of weekend games.

Twenty-four hours after falling 3-2 to the visiting Vernon Vipers on Friday night, the Centennials rebounded to defeat the Island division’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4-1 (see recaps on the right).

“Against Vernon, there was a lack of intensity on our part, and I just don’t understand why,” said Centennials’ head coach and GM Joe Martin.

“I give Vernon credit, too,” added Martin.

“They played a very smart game against us, and clogged up the middle. Our guys were overthinking the breakout, and just not making decisions quick enough. I guarantee we’ll play a better game against them next time.”

Martin was more than pleased with the

THE WEEK IN REVIEW Friday, Nov. 17 Vernon 3 Merritt 2 This one was a sleeper from beginning to end, with little of the emotion and excitement that has characterized Cents-Vipers games’ in years past. And if not for Austin Roden, the score wouldn’t have even been close. The newest Merritt Centennial was brilliant in stopping 48 of 51 shots (21 in the first period) and earning first-star honours for his troubles despite the loss. Unfortunately, there was just nothing happening in front of him. The breakout was non-existent, and the forwards were able to put only 23 pucks on the Snakes’ net (including just five in the third period).

Merritt Centennials’ assistant captain Henry Cleghorn (far left) watches his shot beat Vernon Vipers’ netminder Anthony Yamnitsky in the second period on Friday night to tie the game at 1-1. The visiting Snakes would go on to edge the Cents 3-2. Saturday, Cleghorn picked up one assist in his team’s 4-1 victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Ian Webster/Herald

performance of Austin Roden, stating that the new puckstopper definitely gave his team a chance to win.

Martin liked his squad’s start on Saturday against Alberni, but wasn’t as happy with the finish.

He felt both teams fell victim to some strict officiating that saw 20 penalties issued over the final 40 minutes.

“The one ref does the WHL, and the

other will likely be there next year,” said Martin.

“They kind of called our game by the letter of the law. It was frustrating at times.”

Next up for the Centennials is a pair of games this weekend against divisional rivals.

Friday, the Centennials travel to West Kelowna for a showdown with the Warriors at Royal LePage Place. The last time the two teams met, on Oct. 29, the Cents

were resounding 5-1 winners on home ice. “[West Kelowna] has a lot of set plays that they like to go to,” said Martin. “You have to go out there and play them very simple, very hard and very fast, and not allow them time to set up.”

Saturday, Merritt entertains the red-hot Trail Smoke Eaters, this year’s feel-good, story-book BCHL team.

Going into Wednesday

INTERIOR DIVISION GP W L T OTL PTS

Trail Vernon Wenatchee Penticton West Kelowna Salmon Arm Merritt

25 19 5 0 1 39 26 17 5 4 0 38 24 15 7 1 1 32 22 14 5 2 1 31 26 15 10 0 1 31 26 11 13 0 2 24 24 9 12 1 2 21

For the second time in three weeks, nineteen-year-old Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ netminder Colten Lancaster (left) got to play against his former team, the Merritt Centennials. The first occasion was on Nov. 4 in Port Alberni, when he backstopped the ’Dogs to a 3-3 tie with the visiting Cents. The second time was on Saturday in Merritt, when the personable Lancaster came on in relief of starter John Hawthorne, who allowed three quick Centennials’ goals on nine shots in a span of 11 minutes and nine seconds of the first period. Lancaster would give up just one more goal on 30 shots in his team’s 4-1 loss to the Cents.

His solid performance earned him third star honours behind Merritt’s Sam Miller (a goal and an assist) and Nick Wicks (two assists). Ian Webster/Herald

MAINLAND DIVISION Team

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Langley Surrey Chilliwack Prince George Coquitlam

27 13 5 0 9 35 27 14 10 1 2 31 28 13 11 2 2 30 27 12 10 3 2 29 24 3 19 1 1 8

ISLAND DIVISION Team

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Powell River Nanaimo Victoria Alberni Valley Cowichan Valley

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A firecracker of a first period had the Cents up 4-0 by the 12:01 mark of the opening frame, with two of the goals coming on the much-maligned powerplay. Bulldogs’ starter John Hawthorne was replaced after three goals by former Centennials’ netminder Colten Lancaster, who stopped 29 of 30 shots in relief. A parade of second and third-period penalties (10 to each team) sucked the life out of the contest, as neither side showed much competency with the man advantage. The few highlights included Jake Berger’s solid 26-save performance, defenceman Sam Miller’s goal and an assist for first-star honors, and Brendan Schneider’s league-leading fifth Fortis Energy Player of the Game selection.

Lancaster in fine form against former team

BCHL STANDINGS to Nov. 21 Team

night’s action this week, the Smokies were leading the Interior division and the entire BCHL with a 19-5-0-1 record, good for 39 points. Trail won its only previous meeting with Merritt this season, 5-4 on Oct. 27.

“A lot of our players were very average that night,” said Martin.

“Against them, we just have to be better. We have to be there for 60 minutes.”

Saturday, Nov. 18 Merritt 4 Alberni Valley 1

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Merritt Secondary volleyball season wraps up Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

A very busy and successful Merritt Secondary School volleyball season came to an end this week.

Merritt’s last remaining team was knocked out of the playoffs on Tuesday night in Kamloops, as the Grade 8 girls lost to the host Whundas, the Valleyview Vikes and the Brocklehurst Broncs in round robin play.

Only the top two teams qualified for the West Zone Grade 8 finals on Nov. 23.

There was tremendous interest in Grade 8 girls’ volleyball this season, with 24 players taking part. The coaches were MSS teachers Caity Grimshire and Tory Cardinal.

All games were played in Kamloops, as their school district has a no-out-of-town-travel policy for its Grade 8 sports teams.

Both of Merritt Secondary’s junior girls’ teams were knocked out of the playoffs earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Merritt’s senior girls’ volleyball team was in Vernon on the weekend for the Okanagan championships. Coach Shelly Moorhead’s squad

played well at times, but was unable to win a match and finished eighth overall.

MSS losses were to top-ranked Valleyview (Kamloops) and Clarence Fulton (Vernon), both of whom have qualified for the provincial championships, as well as to West Zone rivals Sa-Hali and Westsyde.

Moorhead is optimistic about next year, as the starting six on her senior team this year were all Grade 11 players.

Oops! We goofed!

In last week’s Merritt Herald, we wrote that the Merritt Secondary School senior girls’ volleyball team had qualified for the Okanagan championships for the first time since 2003. We were wrong. The 2011 and 2012 MSS squads, coached by Dwayne Suzuki, also made it to Okanagans. Here is a list of the athletes who were members of one or both of those fine Panther teams: Cassidy Anderson Kayla Coutlee Haley Cooper Chloe Gabara Fallon Fosbery Claire Burnham

Aliyah Rodominski Kelsey Walder Megan Rabbitt Kaitlyn Suzuki Jordanne Sulz

Mackenzie Gabara Rachel Janzen Bhavan Panghali Alisha Kandola Kelsey Kynoch

Three members of the MSS senior girls’ volleyball team — (left to right) Mesha Naiker, Jenna Kane and Haley Zabek — were all smiles and playfulness at the Okanagan championships in Vernon on the weekend. Photo courtesy of Stef Zabek

MSS swimmers compete at Okanagans, provincials

Panther Grade 8s show plenty of promise A total of 24 players participated in Grade 8 girls’ volleyball at Merritt Secondary School this fall.

They were divided into two travelling teams. (Above) One half of the team was in action on Tuesday in Kamloops: (back row, left to right) coach Tory Cardinal, Allissa Lean, Autumn Webster, Jayna Whitecross, Felicity Graham, Allie van Rossum, Hannah Howard, coach Caity Grimshire. (Front row) Arwinaya Johnny, Madi Hewton, Mariska Wekking, Vanessa Michel. Michele Siddall/Herald

Nine members of the Merritt Secondary School swim team took part in the Okanagan high school championships in Revelstoke on October 29. (Above, back row, left to right) coach Michelle Dagg, Riya Chhabra, Laura Lefebvre, Camron Parno, Evin Baird, Liam Warren, Delbert Black, (front row) Bianca Cavaliere, Avery Warren, (sitting) Jensen Cavaliere. The mostly Grade 8 and 9 team was in tough against senior swimmers from throughout the Interior region, but still managed a dozen top-10 individual finishes, as well as a silver and a bronze in the relay events. MSS’s Bianca Cavaliere (Grade 9) qualified for four events at the B.C. high school championships, held in Richmond on Nov. 17 and 18. Her top placing at the provincial finals was a 10th in the 100-metre girls’ freestyle event, in a time of 1:08.73. Photo courtesy of Jeff Baird

Martin,Van Unen headed to WJAC Team Canada West selection camp Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Centennials will bew well-represented at this year’s World Junior A Challenge selection camp.

On Nov. 20, Hockey Canada announced the invitees to the Team Canada West and Team Canada East selection camps — in advance of the 2017 World Junior A Challenge, scheduled for Dec. 10 to 14 in Truro, Nova Scotia.

A total of 60 players will converge on the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary from Dec. 2 to 5 for four days of Team Canada West practices and games.

The players in attendance will be drawn from the five western Junior A leagues — the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL).

Twenty-eight of the 60 Team Canada West invitees are from the BCHL, and include 18-year-old forward Rylan Van Unen of the Merritt Centennials.

In his second season with the Cents, Van Unen has seven goals

Joe Martin

and four assists for 11 points in 23 games.

A good skater with an excellent shot, Van Unen is also noted for his gritty play and aggressiveness on the forecheck.

The Centennials will also be represented in Calgary by Joe Martin,

Rylan Van Unen

who was selected earlier this fall as an assistant coach with Team Canada West. Last year, Martin was a guest coach at the selection camp.

“As a group, we are very excited at the depth of talent, character and work ethic of the

60 players that have been identified for the selection camp,” said Team Canada West director of operations Ken Saurette in a press release issued by Hockey Canada. “We look forward to watching these players earn the opportunity to represent Team Canada West at what will be a very competitive selection camp.”

The 28 BCHL invitees include four goaltenders, eight defencemen and 16 forwards. Twelve of the 17 member clubs are represented, led by the Chilliwack Chiefs with five selections.

The World Junior

A Challenge is made possible thanks to the partnership between Hockey Canada, the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting. The annual tournament features two Canadian teams representing East and West, as well as four international teams.

This year’s international representatives will be Team USA, Russia, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

Nine of the 11 goldmedal games to date have featured at least one Canadian team.

Team Canada West won gold in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2015, silver in 2008, 2009 and 2012, and bronze in 2013. Team

Canada East won silver in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2016, as well as bronze in 2008. Team USA is the defending champion.

Previous Merritt Centennials players who competed for Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge include Casey Pierro-Zabotel (2006, 2007), Reece Willcox (2011), Dane Birks and Jeff Wight (2013) and Michael Regush (2016).

In addition, previous Cents’ head coaches Al Glendinning and Luke Pierce were assistant coaches with Team Canada West at the WJAC events in 2007 and 2014 respectively.

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More tournament action this weekend Bantam Rec

Both Merritt bantam rec teams — Alpha Design (AD) and Murray GM (MGM) — will be busy this weekend, hosting six visiting squads in a three-day tournament that begins on Friday

and runs through until Sunday (see schedule below).

The two local sides prepped for the tournament by playing each other on Saturday, with Murray GM edging Alpha Design 2-1. Scoring for the Murray team were

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All games at Nicola Valley Memorial Arena except * at Shulus Arena

Tryton Bose (from Wyatt Smith) and Hayden Ellis (from Hanna Ellingsen and Semiah Oppenheim).

Replying for the Alpha squad was Jayden Etchart (unassisted).

On Sunday, the Murray GM team travelled to Lillooet and came away with a convincing 13-0 win.

Merritt goal scorers were Sajjin Lali and Sebastian Myram (both with hat tricks), Wyatt Smith (2), Oppenheim, Robert Sterling, Bose, Ellingsen and Ellis.

Assists were awarded to Lali (3), Bose (2), Oppenheim and Korben Blachford.

Earning both wins in net, including the shutout over Lillooet, was Bryce Garcia.

Peewee Rec Merritt’s two peewee rec teams squared off in a weekend thriller on Saturday. The Ultimate Hockey & Skate Ltd. team scored three unanswered third-period goals to battle back

Merritt bantam rec goaltenders Bryce Garcia (left) and Manjot Panghli will be leading their respective teams into battle this weekend in an eight-team tournament featuring out-of-town squads from Langley, Penticton, Kamloops, Aldergrove and Hope. Action gets underway Friday night, and runs through until Sunday afternoon. Ian Webster/Herald

from a two-goal deficit and win 5-4 over Joco Transport.

Scoring for the Ultimate side were Wade Rauch with a hat trick, Owen Bateson and River Anderson. Assists went to Kolton Wekking (2), Maya Starrs, Bateson and Lucas Dixon. Replying for the Joco squad were Colton Ferris (also with a hat trick) and Simon Cisco.

Rae Bassett and Cisco were given assists.

Netminders in the game were Victoria King and Linden Munson for the Ultimate team and Jacob King for Joco.

excellent games on the weekend with only five minor penalties called over the course of 120 minutes of hockey.

Although the NVITsponsored Jr. Cents lost both games to the

visiting Ice Hawks, by scores of 6-2 and 3-2, it was not for lack of effort. Most noteworthy was the tremendous play of Merritt goalie Troy Holmes.

Cents’ scorers in

Elementary Volleyball Tournament Friday The gymnasium at the former Coquihalla Middle School (CMS) in Diamond Vale will be a busy place on Nov. 24, as it plays host to a full day of elementary school volleyball action. Multiple teams from all six district elementary schools will be in attendance. Games take place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Left) Bench Elementary School’s Alex Howard spikes the ball during league play at CMS on Nov. 21. Ian Webster/Herald

Midget Rec Merritt and Clearwater midget rec teams played a pair of

RACQUET SPORTS

the two games were Anthony Michel (2), Nicholas Willey and Jorja Thormoset.

Picking up assists were Ashton Krushelnitzsky (2), Michel and Hope Smith.

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What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

Nov. 24

SD 58 Elementary School Volleyball Tournaments

Nov. 25

Merritt Centennials vs Trail Smoke Eaters, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Dec. 1

Merritt Centennials vs West Kelowna Warriors, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Dec. 8

Merritt Centennials vs Wenatchee Wild, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

Dec. 9

Turkeyspiel, Merritt Curling Centre; teams still being accepted; register at www.merrittcurling.ca

Jan. 12-14

Men’s Bonspiel, Merritt Curling Centre

March 2-4

Mixed Bonspiel, Merritt Curling Centre

Regular Sessions Indoor Tennis

Why not take a bite out of indoor tennis?

Once the stomping grounds of fearless CMS Bulldogs’ sports team, the gymnasium at the former Coquihalla Middle School in Diamond Vale is now the home of indoor tennis for the winter months, with sessions running Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Above) Merritt & District Tennis Club (MDTC) member Diane Quinn executes a two-handed backhand during action on Monday. The MDTC recently held a steak night and silent auction at the Grand Pub & Grill, and raised $1,393 for the club. Some of the funds have gone towards the purchase of indoor nets. Half the cost of the new nets was donated by longtime club members Harry and Anita Orton. For more information on indoor tennis activities at CMS, contact NVDTC president Harbans Sandhu (250-378-5687, harbans3@telus.net) or Quinn (250-378-4501, ddquinn@telus.net). Ian Webster/Herald

Monday, Wednesday, CMS, Friday 11a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, CMS, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Indoor Pickleball Monday, Wednesday, Friday, CMS, 8:30 a.m. - 11a.m.

Tuesday, Thursday, Civic Centre, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

(Tuesday and Thursday sessions start Nov. 28) Raise The Bar Bootcamp

Tuesday, Thursday, Diamond Vale School, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Cadet Hall, 10 a.m.

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On Saturday, Dec. 2 form 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. come down to the Navy League Hall to check out our craft fair. If you require further information or would like to book a table please call Noreen at 250-378-6788.

Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo.

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

Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave

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NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Merritt Army Cadets are having a craft fair on Dec. 2, from 10 am - 2 pm at the Elks Hall. For more information please contact Tracy 250-378-4722.

SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR

Community Futures Nicola Valley in partnership with the City of Merritt would like to invite the public to attend this free seminar. We will cover topics such as; Facebook page creation, page optimization, Hootsuite set-up and filing out your content schedule. This seminar will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 5:30 until 8 pm. For more information contact Manuel at 250-378-3923.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

is a shoe box drive that started in 1993. Shoe boxes are distributed to children around the world regardless of gender, race or religion. Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children. It is one way to remind children suffering as a result of war, poverty, famine, disease and disaster that they are loved and not forgotten. Pickup up empty box at various locations around Merritt and drop off full to Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church, 1950 Maxwell Ave., phone 250-378-950 or go to samaritanspurse.ca and click on Operation Christmas Child to find out more information.

SHRINERS

Shriners meet every fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information call 250-378-2004

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Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m. in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church

Meets every first and third Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Coldwater Centre, 1721 Coldwater Ave. First meeting of the year will be on Sept. 7. All quilters and want to be quilters are invited to join us. Come and join us with your ideas and have fun.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. We also work to assist in the develop.m.ent and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact

2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-2339 Bible Study: 9:30 • Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service times: Sundays at 10am (no service on the 5th Sunday)

Trinity United Church

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2451 Spring Bank Ave • 250-378-5603 Worship Service Sunday -10 am • Sunday School -11:10 am Bible Study - 6:45 to 7:45 pm Wednesdays

Terry at 250-378-5190.

PENSION BREAKFAST

Conayt Friendship Society Pension Day Breakfast will be held on every Pension Day from 8:30 to 10:00 am at 2164 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC. Everyone is invited.

Elders eat at no charge. For more information call 250378-5107. Volunteer servers and cooks are welcome.

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Please come and visit us at the Legion. We’ve extended our hours for the summer. Hours are now Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests welcome

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Playing M/W/F 8:30-11:00am at old CMS Gym (2975 Clapperton Ave); T/TH 6:30-8:30pm at Merritt Civic Centre (1950 Mamette Ave). It’s an easy sport to play, great fun and exercise. Demo paddles and instruction available. For more information call Gary 250-2800105.

Early bird games start at 5 p.m. at the Elks Hall.

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ANNUAL TOY DRIVE! Help Merritt Fire Rescue bring toys to the less fortunate.

Bring a NEW UNWRAPPED GIFT to the

Country Christmas Parade on Friday, Nov. 24th.

Be on the look out for FRANKIE THE FIRE ENGINE, you can then hand your unwrapped gift to one of the helpful firefighters.

TOY BOXES will also be located at Canadian Tire and Walmart for the next few weeks if you are unable to donate at the parade.

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Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

Help build skills and confidence in young readers.

Become a volunteer for the One to One children’s literacy program. 1.5 hours a week for 12 weeks in an elementary school. Mid Oct. to Jan. and/or Feb. to May. You will need to attend a three hour training session being held on Wednesday, Oct. 4. For more information email: literacymerritt@gmail.com or call 250-378-7844

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The staff at the N.V. Hospital & Health Center would like to invite kids to dop off a Christmas drawing, poster or picture that they have created; celebrating Christmas.

Deadline for drop off is Friday, Dec. 1. Drop off your entry to the N.V. Hospital switchboard/registration main office from 8 am utnil 4 pm any day of the week. Prizes will be awarded. Please contact Lila at 250-280-4331.

Join us Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 p.m.. See our current art show or join us for our Friday workshops, different arts and artists, from tea and talk to mosaics, drawing, etc. For what’s new this week at the Gallery and the NVAC check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil.com Or call 250-378-6515 or 250-315-3437.

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HARRY TORP November 7, 2017 Mr. Harry Torp resident of the Florentine for 10 years has passed away in Merritt, BC on Nov. 7, 2017, aged 88 years.

Lovingly remembered by daughter Jeannie Klein of Vancouver, step-daughters: Terry Meek of White Rock, Jackie Quigley of White Rock, Denise Keyes of Carrot Creek, AB, step-son David Dame (Lynne) of Logan Lake, grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers in Denmark, niece, nephew as well as many friends.

He is predeceased by his wife Olive.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

On-line condolences may be expressed at www.

MerrittFuneralChapel.com. Service arrangements entrusted to Merritt Funeral Chapel 250-378-2141

MERRITT & DISTRICT HOSPICE SOCIETY Listening, openness and love will give you the words to make most of your precious time with a dying person.

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Candlelight Service Join Us In Honouring The Memory Of Those You Love WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20TH at 7 PM DOORS OPEN at 6:45 PM A non-denominational program of remembrance. Music & Light Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP.

MERRITT FUNERAL CHAPEL 250-378-2141 or 1-800-668-3379 • 2113 Granite Ave., Merritt www.MerrittFuneralChapel.com

TOM HOGG Aug. 13, 1952 - Nov. 7, 2017

Violet Mary Larson (Sigouin) Aug. 24, 1937 – Nov. 7,2017

It is with heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of our father Thomas Hogg on November 7/17.

He was the most amazing father, grandfather and brother. He was truly a light in our lives and there will never be a day that goes by that he is not on our minds.

He is survived by his son Tyler {Jenny, grandson Milo}, daughter Jordynn {Mike}, brother Peter {Linda}, sister Catherine {Doug} and many other family members and friends.

His celebration of life will be held at the Legion {upstairs} on Friday, November 24/17 from 1-4 pm. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV D GRQDWLRQ FDQ EH PDGH WR the heart and stroke foundation.

NICKOLAI GAWRYLETZ

June 8th, 1934 - Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 Nickolai (Nick) Gawryletz, age 83 of Cochrane Alberta was called by our Lord Jesus Christ to his eternal home on November 14th, 2017. He was born June 8th, 1934 to Nickolai and Mary (Kotyk) Gawryletz at Wandering River Alberta. Nick is predeceased by his parents, three infant siblings, KLV VLVWHUV /LOOLDQ .DUSHW] DQG 2OJD )HGRUFKXN KLV À UVW wife Ivy (nee Noonan), grandson Lamont Murphy, several nieces and nephews, in-laws and cousins.

He is survived by his wife Ellen (nee Brell), son Michael (Melodi), daughter Krysta (Loren Dyck), Karissa (Keith Murphy), and grandsons Christopher, Hunter & Parker Gawryletz, Joshua (Leslie) Blondahl, Jordan (Mekayla) Dyck, his sister Sadie Oshanyk, brother Elmer, and many nieces and nephews.

Also by many friends across Canada, the USA and the Philippines. After completing his schooling in Lac la Biche, Nick served as a Forest Ranger at Sundre, AB, where he learned of the Bible’s clear offer of forgiveness through faith in the Lord Jesus, and very quickly accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour. He studied at Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills, AB, and after graduation, served for 7 years with Overseas Missionary Fellowship on the island of Mindoro, Philippines. Needing to return to Canada due to his wife’s health needs, he gave pastoral leadership to two small churches in BC. In 1989, Nick was invited to join the administration of International Student Ministries Canada, initially being Regional Director, then Personnel Director until his retirement in 1995. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Monday, November 27th at 2:00pm at the Cochrane Alliance Church. In lieu RI à RZHUV LI IULHQGV VR GHVLUH SOHDVH FRQVLGHU making a donation directly to one of the following organizations: OMF Canada (www.omf.org/ca), ISMC (www.ismc.ca), Blue Bronna Wilderness Camp (www.bluebronna.org). To view and share photos, condolences and stories of Nick please visit www.choicememorial.com.

It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma, Violet Mary Larson (Sigouin). She was predeceased by her parents, Ernie & Minnie Sigouin, her husband Harold William Larson, her son James Richard Larson and her grandson Kelly Ernest Brewer.

She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Margaret (Rick) Brewer, JoAnn Larson, Tony Larson, and her grandchildren, Shawn (Becky) Larson, Jamie (Jeff) Larson, Matthew (Lyndsi) Perry, Teresa (Brandin) Larson, Valerie (Matthew) Koyle, Kaylene Koyle, Candace Simmons, plus ten great grandchildren.

Violet is survived by her sisters, Frances Ovington, Rosemarie (Wendell) Larson, Judy (John) West, Minnie Congert and Linmarie Sigouin, as well as many nieces and nephews and beloved best friend Elaine (Jim) Steffens.

Mom was renowned for her baking, her support and love of her family. Missing her hugs already.

The family would like to thank the great staff at Cottonwoods and especially Brookhaven for their humor, compassion and loving care of mom. Many thanks to Dr. Jeff Hoeskstra for guiding Mom and us through this journey. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ ZRXOG DSSUHFLDWH donations to the Hospice program at Brookhaven Care Facility, 1775 Shannon Lake Rd, West Kelowna BC V4T 2N7 or to a pet rescue charity of your choice.

A celebration of life will be held in the spring of 2018 in Merritt BC

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Employment Opportunity VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd. is now accepting applications for Professional Drivers to operate snowplowing equipment & other labor maintenance activities for the 2017 / 2018 winter season. A valid BC Driver’s License, Class 1 or Class 3 is required. VSA provides highway maintenance services in Merritt, Logan Lake, Lytton and surrounding areas.

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

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Attention: Jay Shumaker VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd. 2925 Pooley Ave. Merritt, BC V1K 1C2 250-315-0169 (fax) vsajobs@vsahwy.com

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

RELIEF CUSTODIAN Applications are invited for the position of Relief Custodian with School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt, BC. Applicants are required to have a minimum Grade 10 education and a valid BC Driver’s License.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Applications can be dropped off at the School Board office, 1550 Chapman Street, or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca , click on Employment/Support Staff, listed under (Job Code #2250962). and follow the prompts provided. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references will be accepted until November 27, 2017, and should be forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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