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Education ministers visit Merritt By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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Minister of Education Peter Fassbender and Minister of Advanced Education Amrik Virk paid a visit to Merritt on Thursday. The pair dropped in on a trades awareness event at the Merritt Civic Centre hosted by School District 58 where students in Grades 6 and 7 visited with representatives from various trades. Merritt Secondary School vice-principal and Trades and Transitions co-ordinator Alison Kuzio said representatives included a meat cutter, hairstylists, plumbers, auto mechanics, painters, electricians and even a funeral director at the event. “Who knew that was a trade? I did not know,” Kuzio said. The event was the first of its kind, she said. Some presenters brought along objects pertaining to their work to show the students. Fassbender and Virk each made a speech to the crowd of students at the event. Fassbender told the students they are his number 1 priority. “What I care the most about as the Minister of Education is your future, your education and that you all have a chance to be successful in your lives,” Fassbender said. Virk told the students every job requires education and advised them to think about their futures, noting classes such as math and English have relevance to their lives. Fassbender told the Herald this type of event exposes students to the possibilities of career options for them. “I think that’s what we need to do. We need to expose young people, not just to necessarily uni-

Minister of Education Peter Fassbender makes a speech to the Grades 6 and 7 students who gathered at the Merritt Civic Centre on Thursday for a trades awareness event hosted by School District 58. Michael Potestio/Herald

versity or post-secondary, [but to] jobs out there,” Fassbender said. Fassbender said he also met with the school board on Thursday and looked at the design for the new NicolaCanford School. He and Virk also visited the House of Honour across from Merritt Secondary School. Virk visited the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology during his time in Merritt as well. Local Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) president Wade Thompson was also at the trades event and said it’s a

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great event to have. “From a union perspective, it’s great. This province needs more skilled trades. There should be people in the province getting the education to fill the jobs that are here,” Thompson said. He said CUPE and SD58 have agreed to meet on Nov. 6 to negotiate the local terms of the new two-year contract agreed upon at the provincial level last month. Once the bargaining is complete, CUPE members and school trustees will each need to sign off on the deal before Dec. 20.

Fassbender said he doesn’t think there have been many ratifications at the local level yet as the process has just started, but he is optimistic. “I’m very optimistic we’re going to get 100 per cent because everybody wants the stability. Nobody wants any disruption so I’m sure we’ll get there,” he said. Thompson said he was hoping to have a deal complete sooner, but given differing schedules, it has been a challenge trying to get everyone involved in the process to the bargaining table at the same time.

“It’s a bit of a challenge trying to co-ordinate the logistics of getting everybody there and the sixth of November is the soonest we could make that happen,” Thompson said. Fassbender said the Ministry of Education also has plans to negotiate with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) in the coming weeks. He said a 10-year deal is the goal, and given the fact the government will soon be back at the bargaining table with CUPE, long-term stability with both the teachers and support workers is a priority.

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Three Nicola Valley organizations are vying for their share of $1 million in community grants. Nooaitch Indian Band, Nicola Valley Forgotten and Feral Feline Society and Stonehouse Youth Ranch are part of the Canada-wide contest sponsored by insurance company Aviva. The first round of voting closed yesterday and the organizations will find out if they advanced on Oct. 21. Nooaitch is bidding for $100,000 to $150,000 for a softball and recreation field. “Because we have a lot of young children and youth, we want to make sure they have a positive environment and to provide activities that will keep them healthy,” Nooaitch community economic development officer Angela Fountain said. The area would include an oval track

and a baseball diamond, as well as a recreation facility for the community complete with washrooms. Fountain said the band is looking to the competition to help fund the track and baseball diamond, which would be the beginning of the $850,000 project. She said the idea is to make sports and recreation more accessible for community members with a focus on youth and elders. “The band looks at the seven generations, not just this generation, so they want this to be a healthy community. The Nooaitch Indian Band feels youth and elders are the ones who are going to carry on traditions and culture, and that’s where we need to start: children and youth.” The Nicola Valley Forgotten and Feral Feline Society is looking to assist people in the community and curb the stray cat population by offering

a low cost spay and neuter program. If the society gets its maximum $100,000, its program could sterilize about 1,250 cats or 588 dogs. The program includes vaccines, health checks, tattoos, and flea medicines. Stonehouse Youth Ranch would use the money to combine a horse rescue with youth programs for people aged 13 to 19. The programs could include caring for the animals and basic trades-applicable skills such as woodwork and metal work. The working horse ranch is vying for a “large” category prize between $100,000 and $150,000. The Aviva Community Fund offers $1 million in grants to organizations across Canada that create positive change sponsored by insurance company Aviva Canada Inc. Anyone can submit an idea to the competition. The grants are divided into three

categories: small (up to $50,000), medium ($50,000 to $100,000) and large ($100,000 to $150,000). Each year, the competition allows Canadians to vote online for ideas across the country in the first two rounds, with 10 ideas from each budget category going to the final round. Each idea that makes it to the finals gets at least $5,000.

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City to form task force on NVIT offers home-based businesses counselling By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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Merritt city council unanimously approved an impromptu motion by Coun. Mike Goetz to deal with issues related to home-based businesses at the regular council meeting on Tuesday night. Following a report requested by Coun. Alistair Murdoch concerning meetings and attendees per month to homebased businesses along with complaints that resulted in the discovery of parking and space restriction violations at A&M Tandem Massage on Parker Drive, council voted to collaborate with business owners on the issue of homebased business bylaws. The motion called for either workshops or a task force to be set up to have stakeholders and council discuss possible amendments to the bylaws regulating homebased businesses. Goetz said they need to have more discussion on this issue and recommended having workshops where the city

can get information from home-based business owners. “I think we need to have a little bit more discussion on this and make life a little bit easier for everyone,” Goetz said. “I would like the input from the home-based business people to help guide us through this process.” He said before proceeding with any changes, council should get information from those involved with homebased businesses. “We need to see if this bylaw is adequate,” Goetz said, noting council should have more information to make an educated decision on changing home-based business bylaws. Goetz’s motion was approved unanimously by a count of 6-0. Murdoch was not in attendance. Deputy Clerk Carole Fraser told the Herald the city is looking into creating a home-based business task force. A&M Tandem Massage co-owner Nadine Jolly made a presentation to council during the public input por-

tion of last Tuesday’s council meeting. She said amendments need to be made to the bylaws surrounding homebased businesses in Merritt. After the council meeting, Jolly told the Herald some sort of task force or workshop with home-based businesses is needed and will create connectivity within the homebased business community. She said there are a number of restrictions in the bylaws that don’t meet the needs of Merritt’s homebased businesses, citing the restriction on square footage as an example and noting a tiered system on restrictions for different types of businesses or broader restrictions are options council should consider. “If the restrictions stay the way they are, they don’t serve the community,” Jolly said. Merritt Mayor Susan Roline told the Herald sitespecific restrictions would be too complicated to implement. She said council has had success resolving conflicts through task forces before.

after student dies, another injured The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology has confirmed the death of one of its students on Thursday afternoon after an ATV accident. Another student remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The students of the Environmental Resources Technology program, delivered at the Merritt campus, were leaving a field trip in the Logan Lake area on Oct. 10 on their quad when an

unspecified accident occurred. The name of the student who died at the accident site is not being released out of respect for family members, NVIT Director of Students Kylie Thomas said. The college is offering ongoing cultural support and critical incident and grief counselling at the Merritt campus for anyone impacted by the incident, including elders, students, faculty, staff, friends and family.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: October, 1975 Three men plead guilty to theft under $200 Three Merritt youths pleaded guilty to a charge of theft under $200 after they were questioned following a break in at the semi-trailer containing fire-damaged goods from the burned-out Fields Department Store. The youths appeared in provincial court on October 6 and pleaded guilty to the charge. Two were fined $200 each while the third received a year of probation. The semi-trailer, belonging to the salvaging company, was parked behind the store.

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The wildfire season in British Columbia has come to a close and in Merritt, wildfire activity was below average. Forty-three fires burned 47 hectares of land, Wildfire Management Branch fire information officer Melissa Welsh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[There were] probably a lot of spot fires, most likely,â&#x20AC;? Welsh said. In 2012, the Merritt area had 109 fires that burned 652 hectares. She said those numbers were comparable to the rest of the Kamloops Fire Centre. Welsh said the concentration of lightning strikes can be factor in the numbers from year to year. She said in 2012, Merritt had 74 lightning-caused wildfires compared to 34 human-caused fires. In 2013, there were 27 fires caused by lightning in the Merritt Fire Zone. Sixteen were humancaused. The 10-year average for Merritt is 91 fires per season burning 1,081 hectares. The Wildfire Management Branch

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encourages people to conduct open burning of natural debris around their yards at this time of year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do like to encourage residents to do that because it minimizes the risk of wildfire to their property for next season,â&#x20AC;? Welsh said. Starting today, people across the entire Kamloops Fire Centre are permitted to conduct open burning. She said people need to be vigilant in ensuring they never leave fires unattended and have enough resources on hand to extinguish them.

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recorded and 17,284 hectares burnt while in 2012, there were 1,619 fires that burnt 98,856 hectares as of Oct. 11, said branch spokesperson Kevin Skrepnek. Preliminary numbers indicate the province spent $136 million on fire suppression this fire season, he said. Estimates peg that figure around the $120 million mark after the province is paid an estimated $16 million for the cost of sending firefighters outside of B.C. Last season, the province spent $154 million battling wildfires.

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Not all lightbulbs created equal DAN ALBAS View from the HILL Recently, I have had a number of enquiries pertaining to light bulbs. This is not surprising given changes to Canada’s national lighting standards that will impact some of the light bulbs that will be available for sale. In researching this issue, I learned Natural Resources Canada first announced the introduction of proposed national standards for lighting efficiency back in 1997. These new standards were amended in November 2011 with a further amendment announced last week. What do the new lighting standards propose? The new standards establish energy

efficiency levels for light bulbs sold in Canada and also call for energy inefficient incandescent bulbs in certain wattages to be phased out. Specifically, the new standards will apply for bulbs in the 75- 100 watt range after Jan. 1, 2014, and bulbs in the 40-60 watt range on or after Dec. 31, 2014. Once the new standards are in place, consumers will have more energy efficient lighting choices that include light emitting diodes (LEDs), compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and, with the most recent amendment, incandescent halogen bulbs. It should also be noted that not all light bulbs currently on the market will be affected by these changes. For example, decorative lamps and related light bulbs, appliance bulbs, three-way fixtures, chandeliers, rough service/ utility bulbs, oven lamps as well as specialty bulbs for agriculture and industrial applications

will all be exempt from these new regulations. Why introduce these lightbulb energy efficiency standards? There are a number of reasons for these changes. Currently, lighting (on average) accounts for roughly 10 per cent of household energy use. By using more energy efficient lightbulbs, nationally the cumulative energy savings are estimated at more than $750 million by 2025 with corresponding greenhouse gas emission reductions by up to 7.5 mega-tonnes over the same time frame. These new regulations also parallel the same standards being introduced in the United States. Having the same lighting standards across North America will also benefit those in the lighting and electrical sectors including manufacturers, wholesalers and importers. Canada is one of 18 countries currently in the process of implementing minimum standards in lightbulb energy effi-

ciency. Last week’s amendment to include energy efficient incandescent halogen lighting options is an important one for those who appreciate the appearance of traditional incandescent lighting in a more energy saving format. While some citizens have expressed support for the high energy efficiency and long life of compact fluorescent lights (CFL), others have expressed concerns over a dislike for the style of lighting and the fact that CFL bulbs contain a small amount of mercury content. According to Health Canada, the mercury quantity in these classes of bulbs is roughly enough to cover the tip of a ball point pen. Although no special handling is required in the use of these bulbs, in the event a CFL bulb breaks, Health Canada does have recommendations on best practices for cleanup. Some of the recommendations include allowing the

room to ventilate for 15 minutes prior to entry, and to use gloves when picking up the glass and sticky tape for loose pieces. Using a vacuum or broom is not recommended as this can spread the dust to other areas of your home. For more information on the use and disposal of CFL bulbs, the Health Canada website has some helpful information. The intent of this week’s report is to help eliminate confusion on Canada’s minimum energy efficiency light standards given many recent questions on this topic. If you have further questions on this or any topic please do not hesitate to contact my office at 1-800-665-8711 or via email at dan.albas@parl. gc.ca. Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for OkanaganCoquihalla. His blog is DaninOttawa.com and previous MP reports can be read at danalbas.com.

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VICTORIA – The B.C. environment ministry has released its promised study of the current state of crude oil spill response capability, tracking the growing tonnage of petroleum shipping along the West Coast and estimating response time and effectiveness if oil was to spill at sea. Oil recovery in computer simulated oil spills could be as high as 25 per cent after five days, or as low as four per cent for Alaska crude, with another quarter evaporating. The study was commissioned to back up Premier Christy Clark’s conditions for B.C.’s approval of expanded heavy oil shipments, either from twinning the TransMountain pipeline from northern Alberta to Burnaby, or the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project across northern

B.C. to a new tanker port at Kitimat. Environment Minister Mary Polak said the study shows the need to increase response capability before the B.C. government would consider increased oil shipments. “While we respect federal jurisdiction over marine spills, we must ensure B.C.’s interests are being met, and that means adding more resources to protect our coast,” Polak said. The three-volume report also details the huge and growing traffic that exists now. Shipping data show a 17 per cent increase in marine traffic volume from 2011 to 2012. An estimated 110 million cubic metres of petroleum products per year are shipped, about a third of which is crude-like bunker oil carried as fuel on ships of all kinds. The biggest tanker cargo is 38 million cubic metres of mostly Alaska crude a

year. The study includes recovery estimates for seven oil spill scenarios, six of which assumed a spill of Alaska North Slope crude that has been shipped by tankers down the B.C. coast to U.S. refineries since the 1970s. Two scenarios involve an Alaska crude spill in Dixon Entrance, with four per cent recovery in summer an three per cent in winter. One scenario examines a summer-time spill of diluted bitumen in the Juan de Fuca Strait, with response from Canadian and U.S. ships and oil recovery equipment. It estimated 31 per cent oil recovery after five days, in summer conditions with daylight-only operations. Diluted bitumen tanker shipments from Kinder Morgan Canada’s Burnaby terminal hit a high of 69 in 2010. The expansion would mean 300 tank-

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Canadian Common A&W Revenue Royalties 21.85 ATCO Ltd. 45.90 Arc Resources Ltd. 26.56 BCE Inc 44.79 Barrick Gold Corp 18.54 Ballard Power Sys 1.45 Bonavista Energy Corp 12.50 Bombardier 4.92 Bank of Montreal 69.50 Bank of Nova Scotia 59.72 Can. National Railway 109.85 Canadian Tire (NON VTG A) 93.88 Cameco Corporation 18.35 CIBC 82.46 Canadian Utilities Ltd. 35.50 Can. Real Est. Trust 40.57 Can. Nat. Res. Ltd. 33.46 Enbridge 42.73 EnCana Corporation 17.93 Finning 23.52 Husky Energy Inc. 29.26 Imperial Oil 44.65 Kinross Gold Corp 4.89 Loblaw Companies 46.45 Maple Leaf Foods 13.20 Molson Coors Can Inc. 53.47 Manulife Financial 17.61 Pembina Pipeline Corp. 33.01 Potash Corp of Sask 32.97 Pengrowth Energy Corp. 6.49 Power Financial Corp. 32.04 Precision Drilling Corp 10.57 Rogers Comm Inc. 45.62

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It’s the feedbacks, stupid By Gwynne Dyer

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Campaign strategist James Carville coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,” to focus the attention of campaign workers on the one key issue that would get Bill Clinton elected president in the 1992 U.S. election. Alas, the authors of the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have no such sage to guide them. They’ll have to make do with me. The 800-odd authors of the report are selected by their fellow scientists in the various disciplines relevant to climate change as the acknowledged leaders in their field of study. Their job was to review all 14,000 scientific papers on climate change published in the past five years. And they are doing this work at the behest of the world’s governments, not as some random pressure group — it is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Scientists are very cautious people. They won’t go one millimetre beyond what the evidence makes indisputable, knowing they will be attacked by rival scientists if they do. They are much more comfortable talking about probabilities rather than certainties. They are, in other words, a nightmare for journalists who have to transmit their findings to the world. Of the nearly 100 scientists I have interviewed on climate change over the past five years, not one doubted global warming is a big and frightening problem. Indeed, there was often an undercurrent of panic in their remarks. But, when it comes to writing official reports, they retreat into science-speak.

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Staying thankful after the long weekend of them were terrible, but none of them were great, either.

Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS We may be back at work after the Thanksgiving long weekend, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop being thankful. Here are a few things the Thanksgiving holiday made me thankful for, and for which I will continue to be thankful for until next year’s turkey day. A job I like. I have had lots of jobs that I didn’t like, and that’s why I don’t have them anymore. None

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The mild Merritt winter. The Nicola Valley is so pretty in the winter, it’s hard to stay mad at snow for making your socks wet and the chill for making your nose run. I no longer dread winter. In fact, I almost like it. Almost. Leftovers. Normally, it’s a big smorgasbord with my family, but with no family here, I am left with leftovers. And this is a good thing. Tofurky sandwiches left, right and centre. Desserts after every meal. No, desserts for every meal. A day off work. For the glory of sleeping in. Thanksgiving products that no one asked for. Can I interest anyone in

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an oddly specific Tofurky and gravy-flavoured Jones Soda? No? How about a knitted turkey tuque to keep your noggin warm and unstylish? If you’re more crafty, there are tons of ideas online to DIY yourself some weird Thanksgiving decorations. Grab that rubber turkey and realize its potential as a master centrepiece with a can of silver spray paint! Six beer bottles lined up with the letters T-H-A-NK-S painted on them in sparkly paint? No thanks! A Lego recreation of a Thanksgiving dinner plate? Actually, that one might be kind of cool. In that vain, pet costumes. Obviously a dog dressed up like a turkey is adorable; likewise for a pilgrim cat. The reason I’m thankful for pet costumes all year round is because

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they are good for a laugh any time of year, and the holidays give us a perfect excuse to embarrass our pets just a little bit. Besides, haven’t we earned the right to laugh at Fluffy once in a while by constantly cleaning up his messes? Giving thanks. Maybe the logic here is a little circular, but expressing gratitude is one of the simplest and most effective ways you can make yourself happy, and so I’m thankful that it’s as nice to say as it is to hear. The slippery slope into the holidays. I call it a slippery slope because it’s increasingly frost-slicked and the hills are literally slippery. Figuratively, now is a good time to start preparing for the impending holidays in December. And by preparing, I don’t

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mean blowing through your savings account in a mad panic to buy junk for your loved ones. I mean making a list of all the fun things you want to do or see over the winter to keep the urge to hibernate at bay, then celebrating if you actually manage to check anything off of that list. Plus, Thanksgiving dinner is kind of like a test run for Christmas dinner — if that’s something you do. So, I’m pre-thankful that my Christmas dinner isn’t a total mess. While this list is purposely silly, I am, of course, thankful for many serious things, including my friends and family, that I live in a country that isn’t ravaged by war, that I have relative freedom, that I can read, that I have a roof over my head, that I can afford to feed myself regularly, et cetera.

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MLA working on issues from UBCM communities about the priorities that matter to them. The first was the week-long Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in Vancouver. Here, local governments had a chance to sit down face-to-face with MLAs and cabinet ministers to explore ways to move forward on projects of most significance. We heard concerns around roads, rural health care and forestry, to name a few, and also heard about many successful initiatives such as the Health Care Partnership in Princeton,

JACKIE TEGART View from the LEGISLATURE The past month has been a whirlwind, but this busy time has presented two significant opportunities to hear directly from

the Ashcroft Terminal, and working to develop an assisted living facility in Clinton. I am working to address the issues raised and to support many meaningful community projects. Having the opportunity to connect community leaders directly with cabinet ministers is an important step in getting these projects closer to fruition. The second opportunity to learn about the priorities of citizens of B.C. involves a lot of travel! As part of the Select

Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, I join colleagues on both sides of the House in a tour of the province to gather input on what people would like to see in Budget 2014. Individuals, organizations, and small businesses have all come forward with thoughtful ideas and suggestions, and I was especially pleased to hear from all of you who turned out to our stops in Merritt and Kamloops. If you were not able to attend a meeting, you can

still make a submission or fill out our online survey at leg.bc.ca/cmt/finance. The information we gather will be compiled in a report that will go directly to Finance Minister Mike de Jong, so I encourage you to have your say! And as always, I welcome your inquiries and ideas about any issue in Fraser-Nicola. Stop by our constituency office in Ashcroft, or email me at Jackie.Tegart.MLA@ leg.bc.ca. Enjoy your autumn!

Human activities trigger climate change feedbacks From Page 6 So, the Second Assessment of the IPCC, published in 1995, said it was more than 50 per cent likely that human emissions of greenhouse gases were contributing to global warming. The Third Assessment, published in 2001, raised the likelihood to 66 per cent. The Fourth Assessment, in 2007, upped the ante to 90 per cent, and the Fifth Assessment says 95 per cent. But, how do you make a headline out of that? How much warming? How fast? And with what effects on human beings? The latest report will run, in its final version, to 3,000 pages and the answers are buried among the statistics. What would Carville do? He’d say, “It’s the feedbacks, stupid.” Without the feedbacks, we could go on burning fossil fuels and cutting down the forests and the average global temperature would creep up gradually, but so slowly that

most of the inhabited parts of the planet would stay livable for a long time. But, if we trigger the feedbacks, the whole thing goes awry. The feedbacks are natural sources of warming that we activate by raising the average global temperature just a modest amount with our own greenhouse-gas emissions. The consensus number used to be 2 C, but some scientists now argue the real threshold may be as low as 1.5 C. There are three main feedbacks. As the highly reflective ice and snow that cover most of the polar regions melts, the rate at which the sun’s heat is absorbed goes up steeply over a large part of the planet. We are creating a new warming engine that will shift the planet’s heat balance and, once it has started, we can’t turn it off again. There is reason to believe it’s already too late to avoid

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this one. The protective covering of floating ice that has shielded the Arctic Ocean from solar heating for so long is now going fast — and we will probably see an ice-free Arctic Ocean in the AugustSeptember period as early as the 2020s. Mercifully, this is the smallest of the three major feedbacks in terms of its impact — but it triggers a bigger one. The warmer air and water in the Arctic then starts to melt the permanently frozen ground and coastal seabed (permafrost) that extends over more than 10-million square kilometres

of territory, a considerably larger area than Australia. This melting releases a huge amount of methane that has been locked into the ground for millions of years. Methane is a far more effective warming agent than carbon dioxide. Finally, the oceans, as they warm, release some of the vast quantities of carbon dioxide they absorbed in the past, simply because warmer water can contain less dissolved gas. Most of the excess heat in the Earth’s system has been going into the oceans during the past few decades, which is why the rise in land temperatures seems to have

slowed down. But, that is no real consolation. It only means the biggest feedback is also being activated. Those are the killer feedbacks. Earth has lurched suddenly into a climate 5 to 6 C higher than now a number of times in the past. The original warming usually came from massive, long-lasting volcanic eruptions that put a large amount of CO2 into the atmosphere. However, in every case, it was feedbacks like these that carried the planet up into a temperature regime where there was a massive dieback of animals and plants. We are the volcanoes now. Our own emissions would take a long time to get us up to really high average temperatures worldwide, but all we have to do is pull the trigger on the feedbacks. The rest is automatic. Gwynne Dyer’s columns appear in publications in 45 countries.

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THEY’RE OFF AND RUNNING! Elementary school harriers scamper over hill and dale

WINGED FEET Over 200 youngsters, ages 5 - 13, from seven area elementary schools took part in this year’s series of cross-country runs. (Above) The district’s top two runners — Grade 7 student Taylia McKeown and Grade 6 student Drew Kanigan, both from Bench — exchange a sash during the annual Ekiden Relay. (Upper left) Grade 6 student Verna Charlie from Central has a hair-raising experience on the Nicola-Canford run. (Lower left) Grade 2 student Megan Voigt from Nicola-Canford leads a pack of Coyotes up a hill on the Collettville run. (Upper right) Grade 4 student Cole Jackson from Diamond Vale sprints the finish of the Bench run on Sept. 25 at Central Park. (Lower right) Cooper Harrington, a kindergarten student at L’École de Collettville, was one of the youngest competitors in this year’s cross-country runs. Ian Webster/Herald

SCHOOL S CHOOL D DISTRICT ISTRICT # #58 58 2 2013 0 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY S SERIES: ERIES R RACE ACE W WINNERS INNERS BENCH Sept. 25

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Carson Mouland, N-Canford Emily Vanroosbroeck, Bench

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Elector response forms may be obtained at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt or on the City’s website www.merritt.ca . Completed forms must be dropped off at the City Hall or delivered to the Deputy Corporate OfÀcer’s OfÀce, City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8, by 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013.

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Pursuant to Section 86 of the Community Charter, the City of Merritt is proposing to seek the assent of the electors of the City of Merritt by an alternative approval process. This alternative approval process applies to the entire City of Merritt. The question before the electors is whether they are opposed to Merritt City Council adopting “2013 Asphalt Project City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2151, 2013” (a bylaw to pay for certain speciÀc roads’ rehabilitation and repaving), without Àrst obtaining the assent of the electors by voting.

The proposed bylaw authorizes City Council to borrow for the stated purpose by way of debentures a sum not exceeding Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($300,000) repayable not later than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of such debentures.

The proposed bylaw authorizes City Council to borrow for the stated purpose by way of debentures a sum not exceeding Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) repayable not later than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of such debentures.

The number of eligible electors in the City of Merritt is estimated to be 5,000. Council may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 2153, 2013 unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% (500) of the estimated number of electors of the City of Merritt sign an alternative approval process elector response form indicating that Council may not proceed with adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting.

The number of eligible electors in the City of Merritt is estimated to be 5,000. Council may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 2151, 2013 unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% (500) of the estimated number of electors of the City of Merritt sign an alternative approval process elector response form indicating that Council may not proceed with adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting.

INSTRUCTIONS: • If you are opposed to the adoption of the bylaw without it Àrst receiving assent of the electors by voting, you may sign an alternative approval process elector response form. • If you are not opposed to the adoption of the bylaw, you need do nothing. • Alternative approval process elector response forms will be accepted only if they are in the form established by the Council of the City of Merritt. The forms are available at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt or on the City’s website www.merritt.ca . Alternative approval process elector response forms must be submitted to the Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8. The deadline for submission of signed forms is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. • Accurate copies of the elector response form may be made and used for signing. • A person may not sign an elector response form more than once. • A person who is not an elector of the City of Merritt must not sign the elector response form. • A person may not withdraw his or her name from an elector response form after 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. • The name and residential address of the person signing must be included in this elector response form, and if applicable, also the address of the property in relation to which the person is entitled to register as a non-resident property elector.

To sign an alternative approval process elector response form you MUST meet the following criteria for either a Resident Elector OR a Non-resident (Property) Elector in the City of Merritt: Resident Electors: • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been a resident of the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; and • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law. Non - Resident Electors: • Must NOT qualify as a Resident Elector of the City of Merritt; • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been the registered owner of real property in the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law; • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may register as a non-resident property elector and only with the written consent of the majority of the owners; and NOTE: A person must not sign any alternative approval process elector response form more than once and may not withdraw his or her name from the alternative approval process elector response form after the deadline for submission of the elector response forms has passed. The Bylaw and related material is available for public inspection at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., during normal business hours being 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive (except Statutory Holidays) from October 8, 2013. The materials can also be found on the City’s website www.merritt.ca. The deadline for submitting a signed alternative approval process elector response form, opposing adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting, for the “2013 Public Works Utility Building City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2153, 2013” is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. This is the Àrst of four publications of this Notice. Dated this 15th day of October, 2013. Carole Fraser Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt

To sign an alternative approval process elector response form you MUST meet the following criteria for either a Resident Elector OR a Non-resident (Property) Elector in the City of Merritt: Resident Electors: • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been a resident of the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; and • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law. Non-Resident Electors: • Must NOT qualify as a Resident Elector of the City of Merritt; • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been the registered owner of real property in the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law; • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may register as a non-resident property elector and only with the written consent of the majority of the owners; and NOTE: A person must not sign any alternative approval process elector response form more than once and may not withdraw his or her name from the alternative approval process elector response form after the deadline for submission of the elector response forms has passed. The Bylaw and related material is available for public inspection at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., during normal business hours being 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive (except Statutory Holidays) from October 8, 2013. The materials can also be found on the City’s website www.merritt.ca. The deadline for submitting a signed alternative approval process elector response form, opposing adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting, for the “2013 Asphalt Project City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2151, 2013” is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. This is the Àrst of four publications of this Notice. Dated this 15th day of October, 2013. Carole Fraser Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt

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Legal Notice NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS OPPORTUNITY REGARDING “2013 Sidewalk Project City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2152, 2013” Elector response forms may be obtained at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt or on the City’s website www.merritt.ca . Completed forms must be dropped off at the City Hall or delivered to the Deputy Corporate OfÀcer’s OfÀce, City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8, by 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. Pursuant to Section 86 of the Community Charter, the City of Merritt is proposing to seek the assent of the electors of the City of Merritt by an alternative approval process. This alternative approval process applies to the entire City of Merritt. The question before the electors is whether they are opposed to Merritt City Council adopting “2013 Sidewalk Project City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2152, 2013” (a bylaw to pay for installation of sidewalks, curb and gutter along Nicola Avenue from Blair to Menzies where sidewalks do not currently exist), without Àrst obtaining the assent of the electors by voting. The proposed bylaw authorizes City Council to borrow for the stated purpose by way of debentures a sum not exceeding Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($225,500) repayable not later than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of such debentures. The number of eligible electors in the City of Merritt is estimated to be 5,000. Council may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 2152, 2013 unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% (500) of the estimated number of electors of the City of Merritt sign an alternative approval process elector response form indicating that Council may not proceed with adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting. INSTRUCTIONS: • If you are opposed to the adoption of the bylaw without it Àrst receiving assent of the electors by voting, you may sign an alternative approval process elector response form. • If you are not opposed to the adoption of the bylaw, you need do nothing. • Alternative approval process elector response forms will be accepted only if they are in the form established by the Council of the City of Merritt. The forms are available at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt or on the City’s website www.merritt.ca . Alternative approval process elector response forms must be submitted to the Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8. The deadline for submission of signed forms is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. • Accurate copies of the elector response form may be made and used for signing. • A person may not sign an elector response form more than once. • A person who is not an elector of the City of Merritt must not sign the elector response form. • A person may not withdraw his or her name from an elector response form after 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. • The name and residential address of the person signing must be included in this elector response form, and if applicable, also the address of the property in relation to which the person is entitled to register as a non-resident property elector. To sign an alternative approval process elector response form you MUST meet the following criteria for either a Resident Elector OR a Non-resident (Property) Elector in the City of Merritt:

NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS OPPORTUNITY REGARDING “Central Park Improvements – Upgrades to the washrooms and construction of a lacrosse box City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2150, 2013” Elector response forms may be obtained at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt or on the City’s website www.merritt.ca . Completed forms must be dropped off at the City Hall or delivered to the Deputy Corporate OfÀcer’s OfÀce, City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8, by 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. Pursuant to Section 86 of the Community Charter, the City of Merritt is proposing to seek the assent of the electors of the City of Merritt by an alternative approval process. This alternative approval process applies to the entire City of Merritt. The question before the electors is whether they are opposed to Merritt City Council adopting “Central Park Improvements – Upgrades to the washrooms and construction of a lacrosse box City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2150, 2013” (a bylaw to pay for upgrades to the washrooms and construct a lacrosse box at Central Park), without Àrst obtaining the assent of the electors by voting. The proposed bylaw authorizes City Council to borrow for the stated purpose by way of debentures a sum not exceeding Six Hundred and Ninety-Eight Thousand Dollars ($698,000) repayable not later than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of such debentures. The number of eligible electors in the City of Merritt is estimated to be 5,000. Council may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 2150, 2013 unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% (500) of the estimated number of electors of the City of Merritt sign an alternative approval process elector response form indicating that Council may not proceed with adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting. INSTRUCTIONS: • If you are opposed to the adoption of the bylaw without it Àrst receiving assent of the electors by voting, you may sign an alternative approval process elector response form. • If you are not opposed to the adoption of the bylaw, you need do nothing. • Alternative approval process elector response forms will be accepted only if they are in the form established by the Council of the City of Merritt. The forms are available at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt or on the City’s website www.merritt.ca . Alternative approval process elector response forms must be submitted to the Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8. The deadline for submission of signed forms is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. • Accurate copies of the elector response form may be made and used for signing. • A person may not sign an elector response form more than once. • A person who is not an elector of the City of Merritt must not sign the elector response form. • A person may not withdraw his or her name from an elector response form after 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. • The name and residential address of the person signing must be included in this elector response form, and if applicable, also the address of the property in relation to which the person is entitled to register as a non-resident property elector. To sign an alternative approval process elector response form you MUST meet the following criteria for either a Resident Elector OR a Non-resident (Property) Elector in the City of Merritt:

Resident Electors: • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been a resident of the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; and • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law.

Non - Resident Electors: • Must NOT qualify as a Resident Elector of the City of Merritt; • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been the registered owner of real property in the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law; • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may register as a non-resident property elector and only with the written consent of the majority of the owners; and

Non-Resident Electors: • Must NOT qualify as a Resident Elector of the City of Merritt; • Must be eighteen years of age or older; • Must be a Canadian citizen; • Must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must have been the registered owner of real property in the City of Merritt for at least 30 days immediately before the day the response form is signed; • Must not be disqualiÀed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualiÀed by law; • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may register as a non-resident property elector and only with the written consent of the majority of the owners; and

NOTE: A person must not sign any alternative approval process elector response form more than once and may not withdraw his or her name from the alternative approval process elector response form after the deadline for submission of the elector response forms has passed. The Bylaw and related material is available for public inspection at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., during normal business hours being 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive (except Statutory Holidays) from October 8, 2013. The materials can also be found on the City’s website www.merritt.ca. The deadline for submitting a signed alternative approval process elector response form, opposing adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting, for the “2013 Sidewalk Project City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2152, 2013” is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. This is the Àrst of four publications of this Notice. Dated this 15th day of October, 2013. Carole Fraser Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt

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NOTE: A person must not sign any alternative approval process elector response form more than once and may not withdraw his or her name from the alternative approval process elector response form after the deadline for submission of the elector response forms has passed. The Bylaw and related material is available for public inspection at the Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., during normal business hours being 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive (except Statutory Holidays) from October 8, 2013. The materials can also be found on the City’s website www.merritt.ca. The deadline for submitting a signed alternative approval process elector response form, opposing adoption of the bylaw without Àrst receiving the assent of the electors by voting, for the “Central Park Improvements – Upgrades to the washrooms and construction of a lacrosse box City of Merritt Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2150, 2013” is on or before 4:30 pm on Monday, November 25, 2013. This is the Àrst of four publications of this Notice. Dated this 15th day of October, 2013. Carole Fraser Deputy Corporate OfÀcer, City of Merritt

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