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Lower Nicola Indian Band elects new chief, council

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The results are in from the Lower Nicola Indian Band election on Saturday.

Aaron Sam defeated Teri Clayton for the chief ’s seat 277 votes to 133.

Sam, who has served as an LNIB councillor in the past, ran unsuccessfully against Victor York in 2010. This will be Sam’s first term serving as LNIB chief.

Sam said he thinks his three years of experience as a councillor will help him in his new role.

“I know the issues that our community faces and I know a lot of our community members and I have experience, not only on council, but I’ve also been a practicing lawyer for over seven years and I think all that experience is going to help me as the

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chief of the band,” Sam said.

He said issues facing the LNIB community include high unemployment, social issues such as addictions and economic development.

“Those need to be addressed,” he said.

In terms of economic development, Sam said the band is

situated in a prime area along the Coquihalla Highway and needs to work together internally as well as with the other local bands and the City of Merritt to create opportunities for the band and the entire valley.

Sam said the LNIB community has struggled to work together over the past five or six years and in order to move forward, it’ll be important to listen to the band members and promote working together.

He said it will also be important to ensure they have an effective and efficient administration so the LNIB membership can benefit from services in health and education.

Sam will lead a council comprised of Clarence Basil (256 votes), Robert Sterling Jr. (240 votes), Harold Joe (205 votes), Clyde Sam (195 votes), Arthur

Dick and Molly Ann Toodlican (191 votes each) and Nicholas Peterson (185 votes).

Coun. Clarence Basil received the most votes of any candidates running for council.

It was the first time he ran for council and he said it wasn’t his intention to run until he was nominated by the band’s membership at a nomination meeting.

He told Herald he feels the results of the election are a sign of confidence the LNIB membership has in him.

Basil said his main focus moving forward is to create programs that bring elders and youth together, such as a home care facility, which could also incorporate a daycare for youth.

“That’s my main concern right now, to try and pair the youth and the elders,” Basil said.

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Like Basil, Peterson is entering his first term as a councillor and although he said it is intimidating, he decided to run in the election because he felt somewhat obligated to.

Peterson said because he is so new to council, he is primarily focused on the learning curve of the job ahead of him.

Returning councillors include Harold Joe, Robert Sterling Jr. and Molly Toodlican.

Clyde Sam, Clarence Basil, Nicholas Peterson and Arthur Dick are all newly-elected councillors, though Dick and Sam have been councillors before.

Dick has also served as chief.

Former councillors Stuart Jackson and Lucinda Seward were not on the ballot this time around.

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The Federal Court of Canada ruling that dismissed an appeal challenging the election of three members to the Lower Nicola Indian Band council in the 2007 election could be the beginning of the end of a long legal battle.

The judgement was released on Sept. 13 of this year following five years of allegations made against members of two different LNIB councils by two elders committees and the resulting appeal.

“The big thing for me as a community member that I would like to see is healing and reconciliation within the Lower Nicola Indian Band community,” former councillor Joanne Lafferty said, “and that Lower Nicola Indian Band is able to move forward in terms of our leadership and adhering to the laws of the band.”

The allegations stem back to the 2009 Elders Investigative Committee finding that the eight members of the 20042007 LNIB council had misappropriated $1 million over a three-year

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‘The lingering hurt feelings will remain for a long time, and there isn’t any amount of money or any amount of decisionmaking that can change that.’

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period ending in 2007.

That committee eventually impeached three councillors who had been re-elected in 2007 and asked one returning member to step down.

Later in 2009, the Federal Court ruled the EIC didn’t have any lawful power to remove any member of council or bar any member of council from holding office.

When those councillors were re-elected in 2010, another elders committee — the Elders Appeal Committee (EAC) — moved forward with Charlene Joe’s appeal of their election, which was based on the previouslydismissed EIC decision.

The EAC found the three councillors in question weren’t eligible for office because they didn’t disclose to the electoral officer they’d been previously

impeached by the EIC — a committee whose decisions had been found unlawful the previous year — and alleged the councillors owed the band money.

The EAC removed the three councillors again and appointed three other LNIB members, including Joe, to council instead of holding a byelection.

Four days later, the LNIB council voted unanimously to seek legal advice on the decision.

In September 2011, Federal Court Judge John O’Keefe set aside the whole EAC decision on grounds that it breached natural justice.

“He acknowledges that the report was provided, but he set it aside. It’s there, it exists, but it was not beneficial.

It was not an appropriate report, basically,” Lafferty said.

In this latest ruling,

O’Keefe dismissed Joe’s appeal into the election of the three councillors entirely, based on the custom election rules in place during the 2010 election which didn’t make anyone ineligible for office.

Lafferty said the process for investigating the alleged misuse of funds was flawed, and this latest decision shows the LNIB was correct in seeking legal advice on

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New LNIB Special Olympics looks at Merritt chapter chief, council look forward

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From Page 1 Former councillors Mary June Coutlee and Joanne Lafferty came in with 184 and 182 votes respectively, just shy of newly-elected Peterson.

Recently, the Federal Court of Canada dismissed an appeal stemming from a 2009 decision which stated Jackson, Coutlee and Sterling were not eligible to hold office.

Sterling said he hopes to put those legal issues behind him and to help get the newcomers up to speed with council.

He also said he thinks their past structure was largely responsible for troubles they’ve had.

He said under their old structure, the LNIB chief was the only person who chose directors of band-run companies.

With the new structure, decisions on appointments of directors will need to be approved by a quorum of council, which should reduce the chances of corruption, Sterling said.

Just over 800 people were eligible to vote in the 2013 LNIB election.

Special Olympics B.C. will be holding an information meeting at the Civic Centre Wednesday night in an effort to start training programs in Merritt.

Leslie Thornley, Special Olympics B.C. manager of community development for the Okanagan, will be in town for the meeting and said she hopes to recruit a volunteer board and volunteer coaches for the sports they offer.

This will be the third attempt at such programs in Merritt, Thornley told the Herald.

Special Olympics B.C. runs programs in 55 other communities around B.C. “If we could get Merritt running, it would be the 56th local throughout B.C.,” Thornley said.

Thornley said if they were to start training programs in Merritt, the volunteer board and coaches recruited would be selfsustaining.

She said the provincial office of the organization helps support local volunteers and provides some subsidizing, but for the most part a local board would run their own chapter of Special Olympics B.C. “Every local stands on its own, so really they need to raise funds and book programs and book facilities and manage their coaches because we’re here for support but they do run independently,” Thornley said.

Thornley said the board would consist of five to eight volunteers.

They would also need volunteer coaches for the 18 sports Special Olympics B.C. has to offer.

“What I’m saying to this local right now is, ‘Let’s look for one winter [sport] and one summer [sport]. Let’s just get started, let’s just see who’s out there,’” Thornley said, noting athletes must have an intellectual disability.

“First and foremost, we can offer sporting opportunities on a weekly basis for people with

an intellectual disability so they have the chance to be fit and healthy,” Thornley said.

Thornley said the main difficulty they’ve encountered with trying to set up a local chapter in Merritt isn’t financial, but is getting enough volunteers.

“I’ve had enough conversations with enough different people that I think Merritt’s ready,” Thornley said.

Thornley said Special Olympics B.C. has over 4,200 registered athletes and 3,300 volunteers across B.C. The organization runs programs for people with intellectual disabilities between the ages of eight and 88.

Their athletes train yearround and provincial games are offered annually or semiannually. National competitions take place every two years and alternate between summer and winter.

Vancouver will host the national summer games in 2014.

The meeting runs from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow night at the Civic Centre.

The Cents have won their first four games of the season and Merritt fans have been supporting this winning team. Close to capacity crowds have been noted in the arena and the Cents, after their first two games of the season, have been playing serious hockey. It appears that Merritt has the core of a championship team.

The players’ enthusiasm and skill, as well as a new coach, may be the reason behind the winning streak.

If the players can stay away from costly penalties, I’m sure that they can play winning hockey. This has been proven in their last two games.

Granted, there were fights, but on the whole, they were games well played.

Sure, there is room for improvement, but what can you say about a winning team.

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Arbitrator part of amended election rules From Page 2 “If there were allegations of inappropriate use of funds, then what they should have done back then is had a criminal investigation.�

One of the results of this situation is a change to the LNIB’s custom election rules, which will bring in a neutral arbitrator in the event of an election appeal in the future. “That’s important so that we don’t have a group of elders having to make decisions against their fellow community members,� she said.

Over the years, the band incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, which Lafferty said

were unnecessary. “The band has already incurred a substantial cost here, and we’ve done what we needed to do — our part to make some sense of it and correct the errors that have been done. But the lingering hurt feelings will remain for a long time, and there isn’t any amount of money or any amount of decision-making that can change that. Amends need to be made with those who were wrongfully accused. And until such time as that happens, how do we move forward? People can forgive, but in order to forgive something, an apology needs to be made first.�

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Lafferty said the next move is in the hands of the LNIB membership to direct the newly-elected council appropriately.

John Wilson drowned when the excavator he was operating to move power poles to another location in the lower mine site tipped over into a pit filled with water.

The review concluded the Crown could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Craigmont Mine as a corporation or a supervisor or manager on duty was negligent in ensuring Wilson’s safety, nor that their negligence caused his death.

The mine is located approximately 10 kilometres west of Merritt.

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No criminal charges will be laid in connection to the 2008 drowning death of an equipment operator at the Craigmont Mine near Merritt, a provincial review of the case has determined.

The Criminal Justice Branch review was conducted by three senior Crown lawyers over 13 months who “determined that the available evidence does not support a substantial likelihood of conviction for criminal charges in relation to the incident,� according to a media statement released Friday.

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SD58, First Nations Education Council welcome new school year

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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School District 58 and the First Nations Education Council held their annual welcome dinner on Thursday at Merritt Secondary School in celebration of their work together.

“It’s an opportunity for us to gather at the beginning of the year to look forward to another year of working together,” SD58 Principal of Aboriginal Education Shelley Oppenheim-Lacerte said.

“We’re always working on building our relationships and our networking as a school district and connecting with our First Nations community,” she said.

At the welcome dinner, OppenheimLacerte gave the crowd an update on the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement signed last year between First Nations and SD58 delegates.

Oppenheim-Lacerte told the Herald they wanted to inform people of the signing of this agreement which took place last year and let them know they continue to work on the goals of the agreement, which are divided into four categories: health and wellness, culture and language, selfworth and identity and academic achievement.

Oppenheim-Lacerte said although academic success is a priority for them, the other three goals are more pertinent.

“We need to take

A group of students from Central Elementary opens the School District 58 and First Nations Education Council Welcome Dinner at Merritt Secondary School last Thursday. Michael Potestio/Herald

a closer look at these other areas to uplift and strengthen our students so that they are proud of who they are and can gain more balance in themselves and in their lives so that they can be academically successful,” Oppenheim-Lacerte said.

Some initiatives that work toward the enhancement agreement’s goals include the First Nations graduation, boys and girls dance groups, traditional games and the Young Warriors program.

She said they have developed programs in schools across the district but would like to have a greater focus in the classrooms as well.

Students from Central Elementary School opened the ceremony with some drumming and song for those who gathered.

SD58 Superintendent Bob Peacock said the fact those students were able to get up in front of the crowd and drum without an adult leading them is an example

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Peacock said the drummers they would bring in for events in the past were all adults from around the community.

“What took place tonight with those young ladies up there drumming, it was an amazing experience to see them up there without an adult leading them so it’s a wonderful example of kids feeling comfortable with who they are and building on that culture,” Peacock said.

Peacock said there are programs that take place in the classroom, one of which involves having elders come in to classes and teach entire classes about native culture such as beading.

“It’s not only the aboriginal kids, it’s having the non-aboriginal kids have an appreciation for who aboriginal kids are. I think [that] has taken hold as well,” Peacock said.

Oppenheim-Lacerte, Board of Education Vice-Chair Richard

Gage and First Nations Education Council representative Debra Manuel shared a few words to welcome everyone. Elders Joan Shackelly of the Nooaitch Band and Lotti Lindley of Upper

Nicola said prayers before dinner.

District staff and teachers and representatives from the five bands surrounding Merritt, elders, the school board, the RCMP and Merritt city council also attended the event.

First Nations support workers were also acknowledged and thanked at the event for the work they do.

“It takes quality people to offer excellent programs and we have a lot of excellent programs being offered and it’s all through those people,” Peacock told the Herald, noting the knobby ball tournament and the powwow as examples of their

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Kids who are fighting weight problems are the focus of a program that encourages healthy eating and active lifestyles.

The 10-week program, which begins in January, is called Kamloops Healthy Weights for Children: Shapedown BC. It is a partnership between the Interior Health Authority and the Kamloops Y and will see families meet at the Y twice a week to learn how to exercise and eat their way to better health — with a dietitian and a mental-health worker helping out.

Such a program is fantastic as it targets kids when health problems begin, the goal being to get unhealthy kids to become healthy adults, thereby helping them and, by association, acting as a preventive measure that just may save health-care dollars down the road.

Any such measures are welcome, with the announcement being accompanied by quotes attributed to Kamloops’ two MLAs. The press release quoted Kamloops-North Thompson Liberal MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake: “We are proud to invest in strategies, which are working to improve health outcomes for young people and their families right across B.C.” The press release also quoted Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA and Transportation Minister Todd Stone: “The impact of obesity on a young person’s quality of life is significant and we know this program’s approach has proven benefits.”

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Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS It’s time for a weird news roundup, because, well, people just won’t stop doing bizarre things out there.

A British man used an unorthodox method to kick off his marriage last April, a Liverpool court heard earlier this month.

The man was in charge of booking the happy couple’s nuptial venue, but by the time their big day rolled

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around, he realized he hadn’t filled out the paperwork and the venue wasn’t actually booked.

So, naturally, he panicked.

And then he went to a phone booth and phoned in a bomb threat.

The church was evacuated and there have been no report on the state of the couple’s marriage.

Makes you wonder what surprises he had in store for the honeymoon.

In Norway, live TV producers clearly aren’t bothered by the idea of losing viewers with their mundane broadcasts.

And I mean losing viewers by boring them to death.

The NRK network is attempting to break the world record of non-stop knitting by dedicating five

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The Nov. 1 knit-a-thon airs after a four hour documentary that follows wool from sheep to sweater.

In Washington, a woman didn’t want to leave her child’s birthday cake in the car with her dog, so she brought the cake into a courthouse where she was apparently helping her sister with a legal matter.

Inside the courthouse, though, a 50-year-old man helped himself to a few handfuls of the celebratory dessert.

After a short kerfuffle with police, the man was arrested on the spot for suspicion of third-degree theft (less than $750) and resisting arrest.

A group of dentists and engineers based in Spain has 3-D printed

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possibly the most terrifying toothbrush ever created.

It looks like a retainer covered in bristles with a little circular handle protruding from the centre.

The toothbrush is customized to the brusher’s mouth and costs a perfectly reasonable $400, compared to the traditional manual toothbrush that costs about two bucks.

The idea is that the toothbrusher clamps down on the retainer and grinds their teeth a little, and voila — in six seconds or less, the whole mouth is clean. The torture device even includes a tongue cleaner.

Still, six seconds! You can’t put a price on that kind of convenience, even if you should replace your $400 tooth-

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brush every six months.

Finally, this last little gem isn’t because humans are weird, but because we share the planet with all species of weirdos.

“Residents in Chinese city terrorized by swarm of huge killer hornets.”

Seriously. A swarm of rare, killer hornets in central China has left 41 people dead and more than 1,600 injured. Asian giant hornets are the biggest hornet species in the world, coming in at approximately two inches in length and three inches across the wings. Their stingers are six millimetres long.

Hundreds of people have gone into anaphylactic shock and renal failure after getting stung by the monstrous insect.

Sure puts the wasps around here to shame.

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Make P.E. mandatory for high school seniors 10 to 12 must document and report a minimum of 150 minutes per week of physical activity at a moderate to vigorous intensity.

This self-reporting course is better than nothing, one supposes, but cannot possibly be as effective as having kids attend a regular gym class and being pushed to do their best while learning new athletic skills.

A Ministry of Education spokesman told me P.E. has not been mandatory in Grades 10 to 12 for at least two decades.

The class was likely dropped from the mandatory list as students in Grades 11 and 12 were faced with tackling more difficult academic subjects as university-entrance requirements continued to become more daunting.

It is an understandable situation.

However, when the Ministry of Education notes that “three out of five school-aged children in Canada (ages five to 17) are not active enough for optimal growth and development” and that “one in every four children in B.C. between the ages of two and 17 is overweight or obese,” surely there must be room to insert the gym class back into the mandatory schedules of students as they enter their senior high school years.

From Page 6 There was also a quote from Dr. Tom Warshawski, chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation: “It’s up to us to reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with obesity for children and help improve the lives of British Columbians and their families.”

From reading about this worthwhile program, it dawned on me that we can hardly go a day without hearing something about the crisis that is childhood obesity.

Why, then, is physical education mandatory only through Grade 9?

Would it not mesh with the provincial government’s goal of getting our kids fitter to perhaps mandate that our kids continue taking gym class through to graduation?

It struck me as odd that we have this pervasive problem among some of our youth, yet the “physical” portion of their education essentially ends somewhere in their Grade 9 year.

Back in my day, we did not have a semester system, but took our courses throughout the year.

Kamloops high schools employ the semester system, which means kids in Grade 9 who start with P.E. in September will be finished shortly after Christmas.

Yes, the Ministry of Education does have its graduation-transitions program, in which students in Grades

Last Friday of the

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The Merritt Country Run Committee is seeking a new race director as it moves along in planning next year’s race.

Current director Mary Jorgensen has been organizing the race for five years, but said she is looking to pass the torch in organizing the 5K, 10K and half-marathon races on June 8, 2014.

The committee is also looking to fill the sponsorship leader role and a team champion to encourage teams from schools or businesses to enter the run.

The committee is seeking about 80 volRunners near the finish line in this year’s Merritt Country Run. Ian Webster/Herald unteers for race day. start program helped to being lucky if we The run raises 119 children access could give one-third of money for Canadian sport and extracurricuwhat we currently do.

Tire’s Jumpstart prolar activities in Merritt, This run is an imporgram, which helps tant component for the with nearly half of cover equipment and/ those children between or registration costs for success of Jumpstart,” four and eight years Fletcher said. children between four old.

Fletcher said the and 18 whose families “It is rewarding to program is growing in couldn’t otherwise know that our conafford organized sports popularity in the area. tributions are going “The bands can or other extracurricular only go so far and only somewhere and are activities. helping kids and it does help so much, so I’ve Last year, the Merplay an important role ritt Country Run raised informed the bands in Merritt,” Jorgensen that if they’re turning $2,500 for Jumpstart. said.

The applications are kids away, tell them to Jorgensen said the come to us,” she said, processed by the Mercommittee eventuadding Jumpstart can ritt Youth and Famally wants to see 100 take applications for ily Resources Society, per cent of runners’ all kinds of activities. and executive director registration costs go to “In the past, it used Lenora Fletcher said Jumpstart. to be for your hockey, the run is one of the Anyone interested in ballet and swim, but biggest fundraisers for being on the committee now they’re expanding the cause. out more where they’re can contact info@mer“If you guys all of rittcountryrun.ca. The even doing cadets. A a sudden stopped givlot of people don’t real- committee’s next meeting to Jumpstart, we’d ing is Oct. 23. ize we can do that.” go from increasing the In 2010, the Jumpnumber of kids we help

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There will be a changing of the guard at Merritt’s Art Gallery as the Nicola Community Valley Arts Council (NVCAC) has announced the appointment of their new gallery director Meriel Barber.

As the new director, Barber said she wants the community to realize the art gallery is for everyone. “It’s not some elitist group where only artists and those who can afford to buy art are welcome to walk through the doors,�

Barber said.

Former curator Kathi Dahlquist-Gray acted as the art gallery director for the past seven years and is stepping down due to health issues.

She said her health problems have hindered her to the point where it’s affected her ability to run the gallery properly.

Additionally, Dahlquist-Gray said as an artist, she has a desire to pursue her own artwork. “Because of my need to go on with my artwork and deal with my health issues as well, I decided to step down,�

Dahlquist-Gray said, noting she gave notice she’d be stepping down a year ago.

She said in the meantime, she came across Barber and advised that she should be her successor.

Barber said she thinks Dahlquist-Gray has done an amazing job as director in building up the gallery and its representation of the community and its artists. She said she is looking forward to continuing that in DahlquistGray’s place.

NVCAC president Chelsea Werrun also said Dahlquist-Gray has done a great job as the director, creating muchneeded stability in her time at the gallery. “It’s sad to see her go, but at the same time, it’s going to be great to have new ener-

gy and a new person take the gallery under their wings and run with it,� Werrun said.

Barber has been involved in Merritt’s art community since moving here in 2012 as an art instructor for the City of Merritt and a director for the NVCAC. “I’ve been involved with the art community all of my adult life,�

Barber said, adding she started out by assisting with art programs in elementary schools.

Barber told the Heraldd she believes art offers something for everyone. “Participating in art and utilizing creative depth that we all have, whether or not we recognize it, has a positive effect on well-

ness. When we exercise our imaginations, we strengthen who we are and we strengthen how we connect with others in a positive way,�

Barber said.

Barber said she will be looking to support emerging and established artists alike as the new director.

Dahlquist-Gray said the Nicola Valley has many gifted artists. “I’ve been totally surprised at the amount of the truly gifted artists that live here, plus there are several artists who are internationally known artists who live here,� Dahlquist-Gray said. “It just always amazes me that people think that they have to go to Vancouver or to Kelowna or even Kamloops in order to

Meriel Barber drums for the crowd that gathered for the Volunteer Appreciation Tea on Sept. 25. Barber has been appointed by the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council as the new director for the art gallery located at the Olde Courthouse Arts Centre on Nicola Avenue.

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Seventeen-year-old Merritt Centennials forward Jeff Wight has committed to play for the University of Connecticut Huskies beginning in either the 2013-14 or 2014-15 seasons.

Wight, from Coquitlam, gave a verbal agreement to join the NCAA Division 1 Huskies shortly after a three-day flydown to the university, located in Storrs, Conn., in late September.

“I loved the campus, and I really liked the coaches,” Wight said following his quick trip to the U.S. eastern seaboard. “It just seemed like the right fit for me.”

Wight’s visit to UConn began with a tour of the 10,000-seat XL Centre in nearby Hartford (home of Huskies’ hockey games starting next season), dinner with head coach Mike Cavanaugh and assistant coach Mike Souza, and some ‘hang time’ with a few of the players on this year’s Huskies squad.

The next day, Wight was shown around the UConn campus (home to 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students)

and sat in on a Huskies practice.

“The coaches walked me through the style of game they play, and the expectations they have,” Wight said. “I also saw the dressing rooms and the exercise facilities. It was all pretty nice.”

Wight said the coaching staff was a big reason for his decision to commit to the University of Connecticut.

“I’ve actually been talking to Mike [Souza] since the first BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack 14 months ago. At the time, he was an assistant at Brown University. I had always been interested in the Ivy League schools, but when Mike moved to UConn in the summer, I kind of focused my attention on their program.”

Head coach Cavanaugh, who also moved over to UConn this summer after 18 years as an assistant coach at Boston College, factored into Wight’s decision, too.

“He’s a very personable guy, but also very professional and business-like,” Wight said of Cavanaugh. “He’s developed tons of college athletes into NHL players.”

Wight, who hopes to

CONN MAN The Merritt Centennials’ Jeff Wight, 17. will be joining the University of Conneticut Huskies hockey program either next season or the season after. Wight, a second-year Cents forward from Coquitlam, has made a verbal commitment to the NCAA Division 1 school . Ian Webster/Herald

study business and economics, said that sports is huge on the UConn campus.

“Their athletic pro-

grams — from basketball and football to lacrosse and hockey — are all super big, and the students are big fans of the

teams.”

The profile of the men’s hockey program will only get bigger starting next year when

the Huskies move from the NCAA’s Atlantic Conference to the elite Hockey East and begin competing against some of the nation’s best teams — Boston College, Boston University, Maine, Providence, Vermont, Notre Dame and Northeastern.

Whether he joins the Huskies next September or the season after, the six-foot-two-inch, 185pound Wight knows there’s lots to work on in his game.

“I’ve switched over from the wing to centre this year in Junior A. It’s been a big transition, especially in the defensive zone. I’ve also been focusing on getting bigger and stronger, and adding more muscle.”

In terms of the college game, Wight said, “They only play about 30 regular-season games, about half the number of the BCHL, so you really have to bring it every night.”

Last year, in his rookie BCHL season, Wight scored 13 goals and added 10 assists for 23 points in 46 regularseason games.

The current Huskies’ roster has four American-born players with one-or-more years of BCHL experience.

Kevin Tuohy, Trevor Gerling and Jordan Sims all toiled for the former Langley Hornets, while Skyler Smutek suited up for the former Quesnel Millionaires. Sims is a senior (fourth-year player) this year, while the other three are juniors.

A USHR press release, issued Oct. 1, calls Wight a “statement recruit” for the Huskies men’s hockey program, and “a prototypical power forward who could excel at the collegiate level.”

Centennials head coach and GM Luke Pierce wasn’t surprised

by Wight’s signing.

“It wasn’t a huge shock to us,” he said.

“You don’t find a lot of players with [Jeff ’s] potential — he’s big, he skates well, and has great skills with the puck. With the marks that he has [in school], it makes for a pretty attractive package.”

Wight just knows that he’s happy to have a deal done and the next step in his hockey career in place.

“I’m pretty excited about it. I was hoping that it would come sometime soon and take the pressure off, so that I could just concentrate on playing hockey.”

MERRITT GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LADIES DAY WIND-UP Tuesday, October 1

MJ Bedard (above) placed second overall in the women’s division of the Dirty Feet 21-kilometre trail run on Sept. 22 in Kamloops with a time of one hour, 57 minutes and four seconds.

Ryan McEwan from Merritt finished 12th overall in the men’s competition in 2:05:00. A total of 183 runners took part in the competition which also included five-kilometre and 10-kilometre distances. Photo courtesy of www.dirtyfeet.ca

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Bhavinder Bansi (above) was the winner of the men’s singles division at the Merritt & District Tennis Club’s championships on Sept. 14. He defeated his son, Sahil, 8-6 in a pro set final. Winner of the women’s singles was Barb Scapinello over Cindy Lawrence, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) while the team of Amardeep Khanguira and Pavitar Dosanjh took the men’s doubles crown, 6-1, 7-5 against Harbans Sandhu and Harinder Singh. Ian Webster/Herald

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Business Opportunities ALL CASH drink/snack vending business route. Complete training. Small invest. req’d. 1888-979-VEND (8363). www.healthydrinkvending.co CANADIAN TAXPAYERS Federation (taxpayer.com) has an opening in its Sales Division. Aggressive Commission Scale. Door to Door experience an asset. Email: national. manager@taxpayer.com or 1800-667-7933 Ext 111.

Career Opportunities PRODUCTION MANAGER (Kamloops BC) Kamloops This Week has a full time position available for a production manager. In addition to dummying our print and online products, the production manager must ensure that all deadlines are upheld and that all our products maintain the highest quality control. The successful applicant must demonstrate competency in all areas of staff management and previous management experience is considered an asset. If you have strong technical skills, staff management experience, a background in ad design, experience in print and online products, exceptional time management, are a strong team player, and have a passion for online and print products then we want to hear from you.

Interested applicants should email a detailed resume along with a list of 3 working references to: publisher@kamloopsthisweek.com TRAIN TO be an Apartment/Condominium Manager online! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires experienced flat-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, extended benefits & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. www.sutco.ca fax: 250357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888357-2612 Ext: 230

Trades, Technical AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. Call 780846-2231 (Office); 780-8462241 (Fax).

EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced Buncher Operator and Processor Operator.

Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-4883002 or send and email to; jobs@commandequipment. com EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced (or experienced) Mulcher Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required.

Fax 780-488-3002 or email to; jobs@commandequipment. com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info online at: www.hannachrylser.ca.

Fax 403-854-2845; or Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

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Help Wanted SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

SPEECH-LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

The Upper Nicola Band “Head Start” program is looking for a positive, motivated and enthusiastic individual to be a part of the Head Start team at Douglas Lake.

School District No. 58 is accepting applications for a SpeechLanguage Assistant for Merritt schools. This is a temporary position for 5 hours per day, school days only for the period October 21, 2013 to June 27, 2014.

The successful applicant will possess a current Early Childhood Educator certiÀcate with infant/toddlers and special needs certiÀcation.

Qualifications and salary will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

• A drivers license is required • A criminal record check is mandatory.

• References required Please forward your resume to the: Upper Nicola Head Start Program Box 3700 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 or email it to: headstart@uppernicolaband.com Attention: Lynne Bomford CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2013

Ad Designer Merritt Herald The Merritt Herald is looking for an Advertising Creative Consultant to work along side our award winning design team.

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

For a complete listing of the duties, responsibilities, qualifications and experience required for the position, please refer to the district’s website www.sd58.bc.ca under Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code #407488).

Application forms are available at the School Board Office, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC, Princeton Secondary School, 201 Old Merritt Road, Princeton, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until October 11, 2013. Please 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.

Hours of work: full time hours Responsibilities: • Ad design using InDesign & Photoshop • Real Estate listings • Uploading information to the internet • Mockup of paper editions • Reception • Additonal duties as required This individual must be able to endure pressure/ deadline situations and yet keep a healthy sense of humour with their fellow employees.

The Merritt Herald publishes and distributes to over 8300 homes twice a week. If you feel you have what it takes to be a star among our stars we look forward to hearing from you.

To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to: Theresa Arnold, Publisher Merritt Herald 2090 Granite Ave., P.O. Box 9 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 e-mail: publisher@merrittherald.com

MERRITT HERALD

HELP WANTED

PART-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR OUR

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The award winning Merritt Herald is currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to help out in our circulation department.

Main duties would be to make sure our newspaper arrives at every doorstep in the Merritt, Lower Nicola and Logan Lake areas.

Responsibilities • Communicating with carriers and customers.

• Handle all phone inquires and complaints in a professional and efÀcient manner.

QualiÀcations • Must have strong organizational and communication skills • Be able to work well under pressure.

• Some ofÀce/computer experience is also required.

• Must also have own form of transportation.

If you are interested please drop your resume off in person to 2090 Granite Ave., Merritt, BC. No phone calls please.

PART-TIME CASHIER CLERK required for Saturdays and some weekdays plus holiday coverage. Approx. 18 hours per week. Apply with resume in person at

Black’s Pharmacy 2037 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC

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