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Police urge drivers to slow down, move over By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Police in the Merritt area will be stepping up enforcement of the slow down, move over legislation along highways such as the Coquihalla and Highway 97C this month. Central Interior Traffic Services and the Central Interior Integrated Road Safety Unit will be conducting a twostage operation of enforcement. When passing by an official vehicle, the law requires a driver to slow to 70 km/h if the posted speed limit it 80 km/h or more, and 40 km/h if the posted speed limit is less than 80 km/h. Drivers must also move into the adjacent lane if they are travelling in the same lane as the stopped official vehicle, unless it is unsafe to do so or they are instructed otherwise by a peace officer. Official vehicles include police cars, ambulances, fire department vehicles, tow trucks, vehicle operated by conservation officers and park rangers, commercial vehicle safety inspectors’ vehicles, and Ministry of Forests vehicles. As part of their campaign, police released a video that shows Merritt RCMP Cpl. Doug Hardy narrowly avoid a motor vehicle while conducting a routine traffic stop. Cpl. Bernie Parent, head of the integrated road safety unit in Kamloops, said if the vehicle in the video had been over just a little bit more, Hardy
would’ve been hurt. Parent also said the law isn’t just to keep drivers of official vehicles safe, but other drivers as well, noting the vehicle in the video that was pulled over was also hit. Parent said close calls such as this one happen all the time. “There’s no need for it,” Parent said, noting there’s no lineup of cars in the fast lane preventing the driver in the video from moving over and slowing down. Parent, a 33-year police officer, said often when drivers see police pulled to the side of the road, they will look at them. “Well, usually, wherever you look, that’s where your car’s going to eventually go, and that’s why it makes it very dangerous when they drive by us,” Parent said. Parent said the situation can be even worse for tow truck drivers who go out on the highway to recover broken-down vehicles. The legislation came into effect in 2009 with amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act. The amendments were brought on by a 2006 fatality in which a tow truck driver was killed by a passing vehicle in Vernon, Parent said. The legislation has been in place since 2009 amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act. Parent also said he hasn’t noticed much in terms of improvement when it comes to drivers adhering to the slow down and move over law. “They have to do both. They have to slow down and
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they have to move over,” Parent said. “We’re lucky if they do one or the other.” Parent said the slow down, move over campaign is being conducted in the Interior because it’s a problem here. South East District RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said officers will be patrolling certain problem corridors for drivers who do not slow down and move over for official vehicles. Parent said RCMP have done this type of campaign at the local level before, but they’re trying to eventually make the slow down, move over campaign a province-wide one. Both failing to stop and failing to move over carry a $173 fine and three penalty points on one’s drivers license. The fine for speeding between 41 km/h and 60 km/h over the two speed limits for passing a stopped official vehicle is $368 and three penalty points. Speeding by 60 km/h and over comes with a $483 fine and three penalty points. Drivers penalized for excessive speed will also have their vehicles impounded and be responsible for the tow bill and storage fees. Moskaluk said slowing down and moving over may be the law, but safety is key. “It’s the law, but, again, what we’re trying to encourage is that everybody be courteous and aware of doing their part in creating a safer work environment for all these agencies that are working roadside,” Moskaluk said.
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UBCM supports four-year terms By Tom Fletcher
four-year terms for local politicians. The issue has divided urban and rural communities for years, with some rural councillors calling for shorter terms for what they say is mainly volunteer work with minimum pay. One rural delegate said the idea comes from “professional politicians” in the Lower Mainland,
cent of voting delegates, who want the B.C. government to make the change in time for municipal elections in November 2014. If it is enacted, B.C. would join Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, which have
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TNRD introduces bylaw adjudication process By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Starting Sept. 30, residents of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be able to avoid court for minor bylaw infractions, according to a Ministry of Justice press release. Instead, residents can take those disputes to an independent adjudicator who works outside the traditional courtroom, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton announced at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention on Thursday. Each jurisdiction will choose which bylaws it will include in the process. The TNRD has bylaws pertaining to water, unsightly properties, utilities, buildings and some zoning, which could get put on an adjudi-
cation list. TNRD Chair and Area M Director Randy Murray said the regional government is trying to decide exactly which bylaws will be on the list for adjudication. “It is really just taking any of the bylaw infractions that could end up in the court system out of the courts and out of the court registry, and putting them into an adjudication system within the TNRD and speeding up the process,” Murray said. “We’ve got Sun Peaks and Barriere that are already involved, as far as municipalities go, and we’re hoping that over time all the municipalities in the TNRD — Merritt included — will sign on to it and as a result, we’ll be able to streamline the system a bit.”
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The UBCM executive added another argument for the change, noting that several local mayors and councillors were elected to the B.C. legislature in May. The executive called for direction from the
province “to avoid governance conflicts, expensive byelections, long absences on council and boards and the double-dipping of salaries.” The UBCM rejected the suggestion of four-
year terms at its 2010 convention. It was debated and supported in 2007. Earlier motions supported the current system of elections every three years provincewide.
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MSS hosts team building baseball game By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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Merritt Secondary School hosted a series of baseball games to connect its teachers, students, parents and community members, including members of the five First Nations bands surrounding the city, on Thursday at Central Park. Crystal McMaster, a First Nations support worker at MSS, said the event was an opportunity to create a social environment and break down barriers for parents in a team building exercise. “Sometimes parents are very intimidated to come in to schools and sit with teachers, so we figured that [if we] leave the school out of it and put everybody in a more relaxed envi-
ronment, that should help create more connections for us,” McMaster said. “And with that, the expectation is that we’ll all be able to better support our students going into the future.” MSS also had a barbecue and prizes to give away, including a prize for first place, a toy grenade for biggest hitter and a big pair of glasses for the outfielder who missed the most balls, McMaster said. There was also a 50/50 draw, the proceeds from which will go to one of the events MSS hosts for its students later this school year. MSS English and drama teacher Fame Mackney said the event is an excellent way to foster rela-
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tionships within the community between parents, the bands and teachers. “I think very rarely do we all come together in a par-
ticipatory kind of way and I think it’s excellent. We’re all here to have a good time and I think this is a good way to begin positive relationships
that maybe we might not have developed because it’s always [within] the context of the school or interviews or what have you,” Mackney said.
Mackney handed out 50/50 tickets at the games and said she got to meet with people she otherwise wouldn’t have, such as members of students’ extended families. MSS principal Bill Lawrence spent the event behind the grill but said it felt fantastic to put on the games. “I was here cooking burgers and [hot]dogs; all I heard was laughter and the sound of the bat. It’s fabulous,” Lawrence said. Lawrence said it would be a good idea to make the event annual, and perhaps the school could do other, similar events such as hockey games. “It’s relaxed, it’s good, you get to know people in a recreational way,” Lawrence said.
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B.C. eyes truce on movie subsidies By Jeff Nagel
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Finance Minister Mike de Jong says B.C. is seeking a truce in the long-running subsidy war with other provinces over Hollywood movie production in a bid to contain the high cost of film tax credits. He made the comments Wednesday at a forum on the economy and jobs at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where Vancouver Coun. Adriane Carr asked what the province will do about high unemployment in the Lower Mainland film industry. “I think we’re being played in Canada,” de Jong responded. “We’re being played one province against another. And the time has
come for us to get smart and sit down as provinces and say ‘Here’s what we agree to do in Canada’.” De Jong said B.C. has already begun exploratory talks with Ontario and Quebec on a reformed approach to film tax credits. B.C.’s expenditure on film tax credits is nearing $400 million a year. He said that’s paid out as a percentage of a production’s costs – no matter whether it makes or loses money – treatment other sectors can only dream about. “I defy you to find a business in British Columbia that wouldn’t like to tally up their labour costs and send it to the government and get a cheque.” De Jong said B.C. will continue to invest in film tax
credits to support the industry, but said the province is at its limit. “We are not either able or inclined to send more British Columbia tax dollars to a production house in Hollywood,” he said, to applause from delegates. Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Minister Shirley Bond said production numbers in B.C. are up this year, including major shoots involving actor George Clooney. She said the government is considering opening a film office in Los Angeles to help sell the advantages of shooting in B.C. UBCM rejects lower default speed limit B.C. communities won’t push to lower the default speed limit to 40 kilome-
tres per hour on residential streets. Victoria councillors argued that pedestrian safety is paramount, but delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention defeated their motion Friday. Cities can still vary local speed limits from the 50 km/h default on a streetby-street basis, but proponents of the lower limit also hoped the province would cover the cost of changing signs. Advocates had warned that unless cities sign every alley and laneway at lower speeds, drivers can legally roar through them at 50 km/h. Opponents said enforcement is the real problem. “You can reduce the municipal speed limit to 10
kilometres per hour – it’s not going to help,” said Thompson-Nicola Regional District director Ken Gillis. He said B.C. cities need a different way to ticket traffic violators without using costly and highly trained police officers. Comox Mayor Paul Ives said it was “wishful thinking” to believe the province would pay for sign change costs and said the shift to a 40 km/h default would confuse drivers. “We don’t want this. I’m sure many other municipalities don’t want this,” Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said. “If you take it to extreme, if we keep going slower and slower and slower in the name of safety, eventually we will all grind to a halt.”
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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: September, 1934 Mrs. Carr retains cup as singles tennis champion Defeating Miss Fay Gay, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Margaret Carr won permanent possession of the E. W. Chamberlain Cup emblematic of the ladies’ singles tennis championship of the Nicola Valley. Her win on Sunday gave her victories during three successive seasons. Miss Gay put up a game fight and had some brilliant shots but Mrs. Carr’s longer experience won her the laurels. She played steadily and consistently well. Both players were well applauded as they left the court. To replace the cup she will keep, Mrs. Carr sportingly has insisted on donating the trophy for the ladies’ singles for play during coming seasons.
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Process expected to ease stress on courts From Page 2 Merritt Mayor Susan Roline said the city will consider the option of joining the adjudication process. Murray said through this agreement with the office of the Attorney General and the process of bylaw adjudication, the TNRD will be able to step away from the court system and still
handle minor infractions in a legal way. “We have yet to decide how we do that exactly, what the formula or mechanism looks like, but the template’s there, so we’ll be moving down that road now to put it in place for all of the TNRD,” Murray said. Murray said although it’s not known yet what the process
will look like, its value is clear as it’s been done by over 60 other municipalities in B.C. He said the volume of bylaw issues in the TNRD and a reduction in stress on the court system are two key reasons to implement an adjudication system. The TNRD has 11 municipalities and 10 electoral areas and encompasses over
46,000 square kilometres, Murray said. Each municipality is separate and has to sign on to the adjudication system itself — as each has its own bylaws and councils — but electoral areas outside of municipalities will now be subject to the TNRD’s adjudication system. The alternative to resolving disputes in
the courtroom comes as part of the B.C. government’s reforms to the justice system, the press release states. The adjudication system will save local governments time and money and shorten the time it takes to resolve disputes as well as reduce costs and make efficient use of court resources, the press release states.
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Groups meet, greet at chamber event By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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About 20 groups and organizations from around Merritt gathered at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame on Thursday for the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce’s “Get to know you night.” Chamber of commerce manager’s assistant Diane Lavoie said the reason for the meet and greet was to make the organizations aware of each other, and to make the public aware of Merritt’s many groups and organizations. “There are so many in Merritt. If you have an interest, there’s a club or a group here that shares that interest,” Lavoie said. She said the Hall of Fame was chosen to host the event to show that it is open and functioning. Some of the groups set up at the event were the Girl Guides, the Navy League Cadets, Merritt Toastmasters, Rotary Club
of Merritt Sunrise, Ask Wellness and the Merritt Community Choir. “They’re all great groups. There are interests here that are for young people, all the way up to seniors. [There’s] something for everybody,” Lavoie said. Lavoie said determining if the event was a success will depend on next year’s “Get to know you night.” “Same thing next year, only bigger,” she said. “And one thing that we might consider is doing one that’s large enough that all the groups sell their memberships on the same day, in the same building. Everybody in the city who wants to join a group comes down on that day and it’s all done.” Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise member Sandy Labermeyer attended the event with her family. “It’s a fantastic way to find out what’s here in the community, what’s available, and it’s very familyMcKenna Hack-Mortimer (third from the left) shakes hands with Girl Guides Pathfinder leader Danica Vere at the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce’s friendly,” Labermeyer said. “Get to know you night.” (In the photo from left) Leah Hornby, Danica Vere, Sandy Labermeyer, McKenna Hack-Mortimer and Robert Hack. Michael Potestio/Herald
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VICTORIA – Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near. Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, starting in December. If you insist on a “radio off ” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone collect the readings. These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project. As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive. The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s promoted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear. One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absurdity of this whole discussion. Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the international safety code limit.
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Terrorism scene requires sensitivity Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Saturday’s terrorist attack at a Kenyan mall in an affluent part of Nairobi has garnered a lot of media attention the world over, and rightly so. With over 150 injured and a death toll already climbing into the 60s — including a North Vancouver man — military action continued
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against the terrorists holding hostages in the upscale Westgate Mall well into Monday. Al-Shabab, the Somalian terrorist cell claiming responsibility for the attack, threatened to kill hostages in the event of military force. In its coverage of the attacks, Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation used a graphic photo of a bloodied, distressed woman on its Sunday cover. The photo sparked outrage from some Kenyans to who took to social media to express their distaste at the use of the photo. In this job, you have to make judgement calls, and some require discretion.
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Last weekend, I went out to investigate some sirens and came across a distressing scene of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle in Collettville. Of course, having a camera around my neck, I was perceived by some to be the embodiment of the insensitive media just looking for the most gruesome shot. We don’t all subscribe to the old insensitive tenet “if it bleeds, it leads.” (To the cynics: I don’t need to use graphic images to sell a free newspaper.) When people hear sirens and see a parade of vehicles with flashing lights, they want to know what’s going on, and it is the news media’s job to tell
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them. The picture of the woman on the front page of the Kenyan paper portrayed the day’s horrors and chaos at once. A snapshot of an unfolding event that can convey a story like that is incredibly powerful. (Think the Associated Press photo of the “napalm girl” from the Vietnam War in the early 1970s.) There are many ways to get the story out, and using such a graphic image is, unfortunately, a way to grab readers’ attention in a sensorially over-saturated world. The image was so powerful that the New York Daily News used the same one on its cover. But the point is, in the
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aftermath of an incident that shakes the core of a nation’s sense of security, people don’t need to see that terror encapsulated in an image. They already feel it, and their imaginations can form pictures well enough for themselves. An awareness of its readers’ sensitivity and some discretion on the newspaper’s part was definitely due. The managing editor who approved the photo was fired. A terrorism attack like this one, wherein people are randomly murdered in a space that’s perceived to be safe, sure puts things into perspective. And the resulting media coverage of such an event does the same.
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Dear Editor, I would like to thank all those who tended to me at the pedestrian accident on Lindley Creek Road on Saturday, Sept. 14. To those who helped direct traffic to those who just whispered encouragement, thank you. And to those who tended to me personally by taking care of my wheelchair and personal belongings (thanks Marge) and to those who supported my neck and back, a special thanks. For the professionalism and caring attitude of the ambulance crews, all I have is my sincerest admiration and the same goes for Dr. Sheik, Al and the staff of the emergency room facility at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre. Thank you. Most sincerely,
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Fish and game club responds to letter Dear Editor, Re: Hunting promotion up to other groups, not just city, Merritt Herald, Sept. 3 It has come to our attention that in the letter to the editor Hunting promotion up to other groups, not just city from Sept. 3, the writer has made some uninformed comments about the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club. He writes, “[...] except they are too busy being an old boys club obsessed with exclusivity and wasting money on fighting for public access to a lake that is one out of a thousand others that have no public restrictions.” It confounds me how anyone could regard fighting for all our rights and the enforcement of the law to access publicly owned waters and lands as a “waste of money.” Does the writer of the letter really
believe that we should give the rights to what is ours away? Surely, it makes no sense to allow a private entity to own what belongs to us, the public owners of the lake, simply because there are many other lakes and lands available to us. The efforts of our comparatively small organization enjoy great local, provincial and even national support. We’re proud to say that the NVFGC has become a provincial leader in fighting for access rights to publicly owned waters and lands … the public that not only hunts and fishes, but goes hiking, camping, swimming, canoeing, geo caching, exploring or otherwise chooses to adventure into the wilderness. While I am not at liberty at this point in time to make specific public announcements on the case, I can say that we have every reason to be confident in settling the issue
in favour of all outdoor enthusiasts across our province. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many supporters and sponsors of our Access Committee here in the valley, across the province and throughout Canada. Let’s be clear: this is not just about one lake, it’s about all of the public waters and lands in our beautiful province where the public is being illegally locked out. Regarding the writer’s statement that the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club does “nothing” to promote hunting and fishing opportunities in Merritt, I will point out what he missed: through our programs such as Family Fishing Day, the Angling Ambassador Program, Youth Archery and Firearm Programs, Nature Stewardship and Conservation Programs, the Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) program plus many
more, we reach people far beyond the Nicola Valley either directly or through affiliation with others. The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club is one of the most active promoters in the area for the enjoyment of our natural beauty, as well as the responsible and ethical use of our treasured natural resources. I would like to encourage people who are interested in our many activities and our unwavering commitment to the rights and freedoms of all outdoor enthusiasts to visit our monthly meetings or get in touch with us through our website and Facebook pages. Othmar Vohringer Second vice-president and director of communications for the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club Merritt
Smart meter radio frequency no hazard From Page 6 A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent. A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received from a bank of meters. BCUC staff added, for
comparison, the radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters. Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he
has called the single biggest threat to human health today. The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstantiated.” Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Ben-
nett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.” The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.” Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this
issue in Australia. The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.” Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense? Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc
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Parliamentary secretaries explained DAN ALBAS View from the HILL In my mid-July MP report, I focused on our newly named federal cabinet and the many ways ministers can serve the interests of Canadians. One point I did not address in that report was the fact that the majority of the new faces who were promoted into cabinet were formerly parliamentary
secretaries. This, in turn, created a number of vacancies for parliamentary secretaries (PS) that were filled when an announcement was made by our prime minister on Thursday of this week. I was honoured to be among those named to serve as a parliamentary secretary. My particular appointment is to serve as the parliamentary secretary to the president of the Treasury Board. What does a parliamentary secretary do? The Guide of Parliamentary Procedure defines this role as a “member of the government party named to assist a minister as the minister directs. A
parliamentary secretary may table documents or answer questions on the minister’s behalf, but may not present government bills.” In my case, the responsibility is to serve the president in the execution of his duties as chair of the Treasury Board. Typically, a PS will communicate decisions and policy and also help to facilitate related bills and legislation through the House of Commons and in particular, to provide guidance at the committee review stage of proposed legislation. Having taken my own private member’s bill through the House of Commons to royal assent with unanimous support and
having served on several parliamentary committees, these are challenges I look forward to. A PS is also subject to the Conflict of Interest Act and in many cases will also be required to obtain a security clearance, depending on the portfolio involved. For those of you wondering what the Treasury Board is, the summarized definition is a cabinet committee responsible for financial, personnel and administrative management within the federal government. This also includes comptrollership, approving regulations and most orders-incouncil. The president has the
responsibility for translating the policies and programs approved by cabinet into operational reality within government and to provide departments with the resources and the related administrative infrastructure required. Although my new duties will require me to spend more of my time in Ottawa, I will continue to personally return your calls and meet with local citizens, groups and organizations. Taking your concerns to Ottawa is important to me. Accountability can only begin when the voices of citizens are heard. On a final note, I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to the
many citizens who have taken the time to pass on kind words on my recent appointment. Your comments (and criticisms) are always welcome.
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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Photo radar backed for school zones By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca
VANCOUVER – Local politicians voted Thursday to ask the B.C. government for authority to bring back photo radar, but only to police school zones. Delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention backed the proposal from Penticton council, after changing the name to “speed cameras” to avoid the stigma of an unpopular province-wide speed enforcement program ended by the B.C. Liberal government in 2001. Penticton Mayor Garry Litke said the issue was taken on after a girl had her feet run over by a speeding car in a school zone. Speed bumps aren’t appropriate for school zones that are only in effect 20 per cent of the time, and police don’t have enough staff to monitor school zones, Litke said. The resolution asks for municipalities to have the option of installing speed cameras where speeding is a problem, and ability to impose a “significant fine as a deterrent,” he said. Thompson-Nicola Regional District director Ken Gillis, a lawyer and former truck driver, called photo radar “big brotherism at its very worst,” imposing fines without the ability to contest the ticket in case of a machine malfunction. Duncan councillor Tom Duncan, a long-time ICBC employee, said “there is no doubt that photo radar cameras reduce the speed where they are deployed, and we have to support this to save lives.” Nelson councillor Robin Cherbo said communities should improve signs, or use live speed displays before looking to photo radar and fines. He added that photo radar can’t detect impaired drivers who may be more of a hazard even if they aren’t speeding. Burnaby councillor Nick Volkow, also a truck driver, said speed cameras are a “cash grab” that communities would come to rely on for revenue. Premier Christy Clark also called photo radar a “cash grab” in the televised leadership debate before the May 14 election. All four party leaders in the debate said they would not bring it back as a province-wide program.
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BACK ON TRACK Local driver Jack Allgrove and his #80 car made a successful return to racing at the Merritt Speedway on the weekend, setting the fastest time in the hobby class at 19.239 seconds and winning the 10-lap dash event. Allgrove had been out of action since the August long weekend when a six-car pile-up left his vehicle’s front end badly damaged. Alexander Thorley and Bill Fader were both winners of two races on Saturday as the Merritt Stock Car Association wrapped up another very successful season of racing. Ian Webster/Herald
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Roster-size limitations along with a run of injuries have forced the Merritt Centennials hockey club into making several player moves in the last couple of weeks. In order to get down to the league-mandated limit of 22 players for the 2013-14 BCHL season, the Cents were forced to trade 1994born defenceman John Saunders to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations. Saunders, from Calgary, played 32 games for the Cents in 2012-13, scoring two goals and adding two assists for four points, while racking up 40 minutes in penalties. Prior to joining Merritt, Saunders played for North Okanagan Knights (KIJHL) and the Okanagan Hockey Academy. As a result of a serious arm injury to the Centennials’ Russell Sanderson that will sideline the second-year goaltender for upwards
of six weeks, Merritt was forced to go out and acquire 19-year-old Connor Lacouvee from the Grand Prairie Storm of the AJHL for future considerations. Lacouvee, a product of Qualicum Beach, B.C. played most of last season with the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL’s Island Conference, posting a 3.61 GAA and .904 SV% in 20 games. In his first start for the Centennials on Saturday in Vernon, Lacouvee stopped 32 of 34 shots in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win against the Vipers. With no fewer than five other regulars out of the lineup due to injury (Tyler Martin, Zach Hartley, Diego Cuglietta, Rhett Willcox and Daniel Nachbaur), the Cents called up affiliate-player Max James from the Kamloops Storm of the KIJHL. The 16-year-old James played in both weekend games — against Trail and Vernon. He picked up one assist against the Smoke Eaters on Wayland Williams’ first BCHL goal.
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Merritt Secondary Grade 8 player Tom Girard (right) challenges a Sahali opponent for the ball during senior boys’ soccer action last week in Kamloops. The Panthers lost to the older, more experienced Sabres 8-0 in their first game of the season. Ian Webster/Herald
Local runners burn down the Barn By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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A pair of Merritt runners performed well in the Bike Barn 10K, held in Penticton on Sunday, Sept. 8. Bruce Wark, 61, finished 12th overall in a field of 105 competitors, and first in his age group (M60-64). Wark’s excellent time of 39 minutes and 27 seconds on the flat, fast course was also the top age-graded result for all male participants.
Merritt’s Marie-Josée Bedard, 40, was also an age group winner (F4044), as well as the third female and the 25th runner overall across the finish line. Bedard’s time of 42:37 placed her fourth in the age-graded ranking of women’s results. The Bike Barn 10K was the 10th event in the Interior Running Association’s 2013 road race series. The 11th and final event was this past weekend’s Peak to Beak 18K in Kamloops.
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Delinquent Properties as of 11:00 am September 20, 2013 A more current list can found on the City of Merritt’s webpage www.merritt.ca Roll # 10789 10948 74050 141000 768000 868045 870058 870060 915000 1136200 1471020 1471040 1561010 1778618 4201003 4205001 4244000 4354001 4367003 4701000 4705002 4714001 4906000 6341010 6343010 7090060
Civic & Legal Address 2869 CRANNA CRES - Lot: 39, Block:, Plan: KAP22549, District Lot: 122 2928 TELEMON PL - Lot: E, Block:, Plan: KAP36400, District Lot: 122 2866 CLAPPERTON AVE - Lot: 21, Block:, Plan: KAP28057, District Lot: 122 2175 QUILCHENA AVE - Lot: A, Block , Plan: KAP87015, District Lot: 123 2301 NICOLA AVE - Lot: 20, Block: 5, Plan: KAP1, District Lot: 124 2326 GARCIA ST - Lot: A, Block: , Plan: KAP72642, District Lot: 124 MERRITT AVE - Lot: 1, Block: , Plan: KAP38721, District Lot: 124 2350 VOGHT ST - Lot: A, Block: , Plan: KAP26552, District Lot: 124 2125 BLACKWELL AVE - Lot: 28, Block: , Plan: KAP1428, District Lot: 124 2070 QUILCHENA AVE - Lot: 7, Block: 18, Plan: KAP1, District Lot: 125 1501 COLDWATER AVE - Lot: 9, Block: 7, Plan: KAP1219, District Lot: 125 1499 COLDWATER AVE - Lot: 10, Block: 7, Plan: KAP1219, District Lot: 125 2237 PARKER DR - Lot: 5, Block: 1, Plan: KAP10096, District Lot: 181 2732 GRANDVIEW HTS - Lot: 5, Block: , Plan: KAP60575, District Lot: 1 - 1098 HOUSTON ST - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 5 - 1098 HOUSTON ST - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 44 - 1098 HOUSTON ST - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 54 - 2776 CLAPPERTON AVE - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 67 - 2776 CLAPPERTON AVE - Lot:, Block:, Plan , District Lot: 1 - 1226 MCMILLAN RD - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 5 - 1226 MCMILLAN RD - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 14 - 1226 MCMILLAN RD - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 106 - 1401 NICOLA AVE - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: 1403 GOVERNMENT AVE - Lot: B, Block: , Plan: KAP81429, District Lot: 173 1651 HILL ST - Lot: 7, Block: 2, Plan: KAP799, District Lot: 173 6B - 1500 SPRING ST - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot:
Upset Price $9,519.23 $5,788.33 $3,959.63 $13,810.41 $6,490.22 $14,763.33 $16,385.96 $152,342.36 $15,429.55 $9,416.68 $9,276.18 $9,276.21 $12,531.80 $4,144.02 $1,416.11 $1,013.26 $ 758.97 $873.91 $716.07 $ 625.01 $631.39 $826.45 $664.68 $5,142.02 $7,555.82 $483.00
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LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND
ELECTION NOTICE
This NOTICE IS TO INFORM ALL ELECTORS OF THE LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND THAT AN ELECTION TO ELECT ONE (1) CHIEF AND SEVEN (7) COUNCILLORS WILL BE HELD:
Saturday, October 5th, 2013 At the Lower Nicola Band Hall at Shulus Polls will be open from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM AN ADVANCE POLL WILL BE HELD:
Saturday, September 28th, 2013 At the Lower Nicola Band Hall at Shulus Polls will be open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM THE CANDIDATES ARE: FOR CHIEF:
Teri CLAYTON Aaron SAM
CANDIDATES:
Clarence BASIL Mary June COUTLEE Shane COUTLEE Arthur DICK Jimmy ISAAC Harold JOE
Joanne LAFFERTY Gloria MOSES Nicholas PETERSON Tim PATTERSON Clyde SAM Robert STERLING Jr. Molly Ann TOODLICAN
Electors residing off the LNIB reserve will be sent a mail-in voting package. Electors residing on a LNIB reserve who wish to vote by mail may do so by contacting the Electoral OfÀcer and requesting a mail-in voting package. Raymond D. Phillips, Box 369, Lytton, BC VOK lZ0 Ph (250) 455-2471 Fax: (250) 455-0040 Email: ray.1aw@telus.net