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SD 58 welcoming new province-wide curriculum

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District plans to focus on engaging with students, teachers and the community David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

This is the last school year until a newly developed K to 9 curriculum becomes mandatory across the province, and SD 58 superintendent Steve McNiven is confident that it will be a change for the better.

He also said that with each of the district’s schools now with a goal surrounding student wellbeing, one of the district’s goals moving forward will be engagement — with students, staff and the community at large.

The new curriculum and increased engagement work in tandem.

“How do we move forward, as everybody is across the district, with inspiring students to be engaged in their own learning?” McNiven said.

“That’s our focus, and it’s broad, obviously, but it’s something that will take up most of our conversations going into the new year.”

Part of the answer is in metacognition, as young children come to realize who they are as learners, and what makes them passionate.

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As they get older, students need to have “leaning pathways” to choose from. McNiven said that’s where a “blended” education can be useful. “[We have] opportunities to use distributed learning for courses, opportunities to mix that with face to face, and get students choosing how they want to take that course, because you’ve got kids who want to do it at a different time, a different pace, a different way.”

The district will have a South Central Interior Distance Education (SCIDES) teacher at Merritt Secondary School to support students in distributed learning on site, though most of their students will still be off site students.

“The opportunity to bring that type of teaching into the school, and have those conversations going and that teamwork is really a step in the right direction,” said McNiven.

He outlined how next year’s curriculum will change not just students’ learning experience, but teachers’ teaching experience as well.

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HITTING THE BOOKS School District 58 is coming back into the school year with about the same enrollment numbers as last year, 18 new teachers, and significant renovations done at several schools Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Student enrollment at School District 58 doesn’t look like it will rebound from the dip it took last year when the labour strife between teachers and government delayed the start of the school year by two weeks.

SD 58 superintendent Steve McNiven said the number of students enrolled in a full-time equivalency (FTE) in SD58 is an estimated 2,077 headed into the start of school next week.

Last September, the school district had 2,067 students enrolled full-time for the start of the school year.

The delayed school year saw the district down 62 FTE students from the year before.

In 2013, there were 2,129 students enrolled at SD58 schools at the start of the school year, which was down only slightly from the 2,138 students enrolled at the start of the 2012-13 year. “It’s nice to come in with a regular start, and a positive feeling of coming back on time,� McNiven said. “It was a challenging start last year.�

SD 58 has added some new names to its roster of teachers for 2015-16, half of whom are substitute teachers, also known as teaching on call (TTOC).

There are 18 new teachers who are being added in the school district. Nine are TTOCs, and eight are filling temporary or continuous contracts at brick and mortar schools. One new teacher has been added at the South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES), which is located at the Kengaard Learning

Centre in Merritt.

There are three teachers within the district who are moving over to teach out of SCIDES as well this year from the traditional brick and mortar schools.

Last year six teachers in SD 58 retired.

Two new teachers have been brought in at Merritt Secondary School, one will teach at John Allison Elementary, two will be placed at Nicola Canford Elementary and Diamond Vale

Elementary, and one will teach at Collettville Elementary, McNiven told the Herald.

Most of the new teachers in the district come from within B.C. and some have worked as TTOCs as well, he added.

Schools around SD58 should look a bit polished this school year. Over the summer there were four different schools that had their roofs upgraded, new flooring was installed in eight class-

rooms throughout the district, bathrooms at Merritt Secondary School and Central Elementary School were renovated, a garden was dug at Nicola Canford Elementary, and new paint and siding was added on to portables at Merritt Bench Elementary.

Next spring the school district’s internet will be getting greater bandwidth. “We want to improve the quality of our learning environments,� said McNiven.

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Fewer learning outcomes in new curriculum

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From Page 1 For one thing, the new curriculum will have fewer learning outcomes.

The superintendent said the rationale for that was providing more space for students to focus on what they want to learn, in a less content-driven environment.

“Access to information changes what we need to do around teaching content,” he explained. “If we want to know about medieval history, it’s at our fingertips with the technology we have. So we’re focusing less on competencies that are across the grade levels, and then allowing for that space to happen for personalization and differentiation — and in many cases digging deeper into what kids are interested in learning.”

He described the goal of personalized learning as a lofty, but he was optimistic the school board could achieve it. “When you talk about a system that has a history of stand and deliver, perhaps — that isn’t the case now, there’s lots of different types of learning, lots of different types of teaching that’s taking place — but you have a classroom full of 30 learners.”

The high-level solution to this is through engagement, by the school district.

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He said today’s session is a move towards the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) resolution that will be presented in Vancouver at the end of September to pressure government for a full scale review of the organic matter recycling and agricultural land reserve regulations.

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The third phase for excess gas is use as vehicle fuel.

“This is one of those things that we can maybe work towards, a P-3 partnership or something,” said Murray. “I’m not saying Kevin’s company is the one, but he’s one of many that are starting to get very

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“It’s not new technology, but it’s certainly becoming more and more popular because of the fact that it doesn’t incinerate,” explained Randy Murray, director for Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and member of FNVS.

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• Coldwater Avenue paving grant denied The City of Merritt will have to stop short on its plans to repave Coldwater Avenue from Main Street to Voght Street this year.

• Weekend fire near the Coldwater Reserve Firefighters quicly suppressed a wildfire burning near homes in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District last Friday, Aug. 28.

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TOTA ‘Caravan Fest’ to debut at auto show The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda for August 25, 2015 Email notice from Glen Mandziuk, TOTA president and CEO, to City of Merritt mayor and council The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will now debut its highly anticipated ‘Caravan Fest’ activation in British Columbia at the Vancouver International Auto Show in order to take advantage of an invitation to present in conjunction with the mas-

sive 2016 consumer event.

After word of the Caravan concept spread, we received two incredible offers.

First we will be the marquee attraction at the Travel, Adventure and Gear Expo in Seattle, Washington, and now we have been invited to be a featured attraction of the largest trade and consumer event in Western Canada, the Vancouver International Auto Show.

We simply could not pass up the opportunity to partner with two such prestigious events, and so will delay the Caravan BC debut, originally slated for September 2015 to be able to unveil the Caravan

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on the spectacular Jack Poole Plaza in conjunction with the 2016 Vancouver International Auto Show March 24 to 29, which draws in the area of 90,000 attendees annually.

“We were blown away by Caravan’s approach to integrating the lifestyle of one of the most beautiful areas of our country — the Thompson Okanagan region — with the concept of inter-provincial tourism. Celebrating British Columbia’s love

affair of the automobile with the exceptional lifestyle offerings of this region was a perfect fit and we’re thrilled they are able to be a featured attraction at the upcoming auto show,” says Vancouver Auto Show executive producer Jason Heard.

Caravan will also be the centre attraction of the March 5th and 6th Travel, Adventure and Gear Expo, the largest tourism show the Pacific Northwest.

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Bear-human conflict occurs in Merritt every year and results in the destruction of many bears.

HELP KEEP MERRITT’S BOULEVARDS AND LANES CLEAN We all want Merritt and the neighborhoods we call home to look the best as possible.

A frequent question to the City’s Bylaw Department is “Who is responsible for maintenance of boulevards and lanes?”

The short answer is the adjacent property owner.

Just as with winter snow, the adjacent property owner is responsible for shoveling the sidewalk in front of their home, so during the rest of the year the adjacent property owner is responsible for keeping the boulevard and lane abutting their property neat and tidy. We may even want to consider helping some of our neighbours who may be less capable.

This is the time of year that bear sightings increase as they prepare to feast before dormancy.

Garbage is the #1 attractant for bears and can attract bears away from their normal habitat.

Bears are most active at night so garbage cannot be placed curbside the night before the scheduled pick-up day. The City adopted a bylaw March 10th 2015 that requires garbage cans must be placed curbside after 5am the morning of collection. It is also a provincial offence under the Wildlife Act to attract or leave an attractant for dangerous wildlife, such as bears. Do your part and manage your bear attractants, or it’s possible to receive a $100 fine.

Let’s reduce bear-human conflict and avoid unnecessaryy destruction of bears.

With this in mind Merritt’s Nuisance Abatement Bylaw provides for minimum property standards within City limits. This Bylaw requires property owners to also maintain lanes and boulevards.

We all need to do our part to maintain our neighbourhoods. One of the pleasures of living in a smaller community like ours is that the little extra that we contribute makes a huge difference that will positively reflect on the City of Merritt as somewhere great to live.

Next council meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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No trace of potent painkiller fentanyl found in Merritt Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt Mounties are keeping their ears to the ground when it comes to the potent painkiller known as fentanyl.

This opiate has made headlines recently for its potency — and for being linked with multiple overdoses and deaths.

On Aug. 9, fentanyl was the suspected cause of 16 overdoses reported in the Lower Mainland, six of which occurred within one hour. Luckily, none of these cases resulted in death.

Merritt police — a town known to see drugs from the Lower Mainland creep into the community — are listening to people in the local drug scene and monitoring for fentanyl. “If it’s here in Merritt, we haven’t seen it yet,� RCMP Const.

Ryan Dell told the Herald.

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) released a bulletin in August saying that according to the RCMP, fentanyl is finding its way into the illicit Canadian drug market in two ways.

One is the diversion of pharmaceutical fentanyl products — primarily fentanyl patches, which are often given to cancer patients to treat chronic pain — from domestic supply and distribution channels.

The other mode is via smuggling fentanyl powder into the country, most notably from China.

Fentanyl powder is either pressed into pills by drug dealers in illicit labs or sold, or mixed with other drugs.

Retired pharmacist David Quinn said fentanyl is like any other opiate. “It’s the same old story. If you take a handful of any kind of opiate, you’re going to end up with a depressed respiratory system, which means the brain tells the lungs you don’t have to breathe any-

more,� Quinn said.

Fentanyl is known to be 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, however, Quinn said fentanyl isn’t dangerous because of its potency; rather it’s the dosage one takes that can be harmful.

The pills are made to look like OxyContin and the powder can resemble heroin. “You just don’t know what you’re getting, and there’s no quality control, so one tablet could contain a huge amount and another contain very little,� said Dr. Jane Buxton, harm reduction lead for the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Dealers have been known to mix fentanyl into drugs like cocaine, marijuana and heroin to enhance the potency.

Dell said the prevalent drugs police find circulating in Merritt are crack cocaine, morphine and heroin. “Believe it or not, the dealers don’t intentionally make poisonous pills,� Dell said, noting that doing so would eliminate their client base. “I suspect that even at times the street level dealers don’t even know what they’re selling because they’re supplied it by another, higher level dealer,� he said.

Fentanyl is often misrepresented on the street as the common street level painkiller OxyContin, which isn’t prevalent in Merritt’s drug scene, Dell said.

Dell said fentanyl pills look similar to Oxycontin and its street name is Green 80s for its colour and the number stamped on it. “To my understanding, fentanyl is being sold as a tablet often represented as OxyContin, and then somebody uses it thinking it’s OxyContin, and it’s not, and they overdose,� Dell said.

Symptoms of a fentanyl overdose include severe sleepiness and trouble walking, talking and breathing. “Often the effects are fatal,� Dell said.

On Aug. 1, a

17-year-old Vancouver teen and his 16-yearold friend passed out in a park after a suspected fentanyl overdose. Police said the teens ingested fake OxyContin pills known as “fake 80s,�which were green in colour and had the number 80 stamped on them. The 16-year-old recovered, but the 17-year-old died after being taken off life support.

Fentanyl detected deaths have become much more prevalent in the past three years.

In 2012, deaths related to fentanyl made up just five per cent of all illicit drug overdose deaths in the province.

By 2014 that number had increased to 25 per cent, Buxton told the Herald.

The numbers skyrocketed from 13 to 49

to 90 deaths.

While the numbers for fentanyl detected deaths this year in B.C. are provisional, they don’t appear to be decreasing, Buxton said.

Barb McLintock with the BC Coroners Service said there have been 66 fentanyl detected deaths in B.C. so far this year, and more are likely pending the results of pending toxicology reports.

She said there have been about eight in the Southern Interior. “This is mostly a Lower Mainland problem,� McLintock said.

Fentanyl detected deaths mean that the drug was found in the body, but wasn’t necessarily the cause of the death. “Almost all of them are mixed drug overdoses with fentanyl one

of the drugs detected,� she said.

Last year in Alberta, there were 120 fentanyl detected deaths, com-

pared to six in 2011, the CCENDU reported.

An antidote for fentanyl overdoses known as naloxone, is avail-

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Alaska sits in judgement of B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett spent much of last week in Alaska, trying to assure local TOM FLETCHER fishermen B.C. and environ- VIEWS mentalists that B.C.’s mine approval process is “basically the same” as Alaska’s.

Bennett visited an abandoned mine in northwest B.C. that continues to leak acid and metal pollution into the Taku River, vowing to supervise cleanup by a new operator. He noted that one of B.C.’s proposed new mines includes a 23-km pipe system to move ore out of the shared watershed for processing.

This is typical of the discourse between B.C. and our American cousins. Only our industry is questioned.

Meanwhile in Colorado, the latest mine spill disaster was blamed on a mistake by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. And in Alaska as in the rest of the U.S., new metal mines such as the giant Pebble project depend on the same engineering and testing as ours.

Here in Victoria, the Fantasy Island dialogue about oil continued, with Green Party leader Elizabeth May calling a news conference to announce she is (brace yourself) opposed to pipelines and tankers on the B.C. coast.

She stood at Clover Point, where daily Alaska crude tankers sail past, many on their way to vast refinery complexes just out of sight at Anacortes and Cherry Point in Washington. A good portion of B.C.’s gasoline comes from there.

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Back to school for B.C. post-secondary students

By Andrew Wilkinson

VICTORIA - Whether you are young or not-so-young, a new or returning student, from Canada or an international student, it is a great idea to study at one of our outstanding public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia.

Each of the 430,000 post-secondary students studying in the province this September has a range of options, in our affordable and accessible post-secondary education system.

Our government has a range of programs and assistance available for students to achieve their education and career goals such as student financial aid, more seats at more postsecondary campuses, and help for students to get skills for in-demand jobs.

Post-secondary education offers a great return on investment, whether it is a certificate, diploma, trades qualification or degree, as well

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as a sense of accomplishment and personal achievement. Our government invests $1.8 billion annually — or $5 million every single day — to deliver high-quality, affordable and accessible public post-secondary education and training.

My first priority as minister of Advanced Education was to meet students, faculty and staff at every public post-secondary institution.

Students at all 25 public post-secondary institutions impressed me with their knowledge, their goals and their passion for learning.

Our government has taken steps to ensure that tuition is affordable, including introducing a policy in 2005 limiting annual tuition increases to two per cent. On average, B.C. students pay less than one-third of the cost of their education, and undergraduate students pay the fourth-lowest average tuition in Canada at $5,118 annually.

For students who need financial assistance,

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a mix of grants and loans is available to help them to fund post-secondary education, and programs are in place to help students reduce their debt faster.

To make post-secondary education more affordable, British Columbia was the first province in Canada to launch a governmentsponsored open textbook project. By this fall, approximately 8,000 students in B.C. are expected to have saved up to $1 million with open textbooks. Post-secondary students and instructors in B.C. will be able to use more than 120 free open textbooks as dozens of new skills training titles are released this fall.

Post-secondary education is also more readily available. Our government has made more post-secondary seats available in more regions of the province, with 32,000 new student seats and seven public university campuses added to the public post-secondary system since 2001.

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YOUR OPINION NDP loss is Conservative gain for this voter Environmental criticism should be a two-way street This voter has had enough of Harper Editor:

We seniors are struggling to stay in our homes longer and income splitting helps.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has said many times he would eliminate income splitting in order to pay for extra police and add a million spaces for child care.

How sweet it is to take away from the old to meet his goal.

As an 87-year-old NDP voter, Mulcair has

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Without a drunk-captain incident since 1989, these tankers load up at the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Let’s take a closer look.

For 47 years, the pipeline has pumped huge volumes of oil across Alaska from the charming northern outpost of Deadhorse to Valdez in the south, just east of Anchorage where cruise ships dock.

In his new book, Rust: The Longest War, science writer Jonathan Waldman calls it “the biggest, baddest oil pipeline in the world.

“From Prudhoe Bay to Prince William Sound, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System stretches 800 miles, which leaves engineer Bhaskar Neogi accountable for one of the heaviest metal things in the Western Hemisphere, through which the vast majority of Alaska’s economy flows,” Waldman writes. “Daily, the four-foot steel tube spits out $50 million of oil.”

It was once the largest private infrastructure in the U.S. Today it’s the most regulated pipeline in the world, with planes flying infrared sensors to detect leaks of warm oil and “line walkers” looking for soft spots in the permafrost.

And this isn’t low-fat, shade-grown oil for Seattle fuel-sippers. It struggles to flow, with a black asphalt

bottom and thick wax that has to be scraped out of the pipeline by the ton with giant “pigs” that clean and monitor walls for corrosion.

The five Prudhoe Bay oilfields have been declining in production for 20 years, to the point where the Trans-Alaska pipeline now carries about a quarter of its design capacity.

It’s expected to run out around 2040, but for now Valdez still loads more than a tanker a day.

Waldman writes that when North America’s largest oilfield was discovered in 1968, companies first considered extending the Alaska Railroad up to Deadhorse. But they would have needed 63 trains a day of 100 cars each. Trucks, cargo planes and even nuclear-powered submarines running under the Arctic ice were briefly considered.

Since we had a bit of hand-wringing last week about a small earthquake near Fort Nelson that may or may not have been triggered by hydraulic fracturing, it’s worth noting that Trans-Alaska oil also causes noticeable tremors as it rushes down the Chugach Mountains to a sudden stop at Valdez. But those are American earthquakes, so no story there.

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Editor: As a former compatriot of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s in the Canadian Reform movement and a staunch supporter of it ever since, I have watched and waited through Harper’s three terms in office.

In August, with the economy in recession, debt and unemployment at high levels and inflation beginning to show, Harper decided to seek a fourth term as prime min-

lost my vote and given it to Stephen Harper!

I see nothing in any of the parties’ platforms that will help seniors stay in their homes longer.

With higher taxes, home repairs and rising bills, we will be taxed right out of our house.

Does this sound like they are helping seniors stay in their homes longer?

Lloyd Williams Kamloops

ister.

With due respect, he is offering Canadians no acknowledgement of responsibility and no solutions — only more of the same as though it were good enough.

I believe I speak for the majority of Canadians when I say enough is enough.

Prime Minister Harper must retire now.

Ted Joslin Kamloops

Plenty of options for B.C. students From Page 6 This means students have many options if they choose to stay in B.C. — and even stay in their hometowns — for their studies, helping keep their costs down and allowing them to more easily pursue career opportunities in B.C. Post-secondary students in B.C. can readily move between institutions, programs and regions as they pursue their education and training, thanks to the most comprehensive credit transfer system in Canada. The BC Transfer System involves 38 public and private universities, colleges and institutes. It enables students to move from one institution to another and receive credit for previous applicable course work, giving them flexibility to complete their studies.

As our economy grows,

there will be thousands of job openings in various occupations. More than 78 per cent of these openings will require post-secondary education. These jobs range from professions to skilled trades to management. To ensure that British Columbians have the training and skills needed to take advantage of these opportunities, our government launched B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint in April 2014.

Thousands of students who are taking courses this fall — from critical trades to health care to business administration — are able to do so as a result of targeted funding for highpriority occupations.

Government has also developed a number of programs to make post-secondary education more accessible to Aboriginal people. For example, the Aboriginal Post-

Secondary Education and Training Framework and Action Plan — developed in collaboration with Aboriginal post-secondary partners — will improve post-secondary opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal learners. We are seeing success with more than 3,200 credentials awarded to Aboriginal students in 201314, an increase of 23 per cent since 2009-10.

British Columbia has taken great strides in making postsecondary education affordable and accessible for students of all backgrounds. Our government works with students, institutions and employers to provide research, education and training to position our diverse workforce for continued success.

Andrew Wilkinson is the Minister of Advanced Education

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CAMPFIRE BAN LIFTED The Kamloops Fire Centre announced that as of noon Monday, Aug. 31, campfires are permitted throughout the jurisdiction, including Merritt and the Nicola Valley.

Category 2 and 3 open fires are still banned. “These prohibitions include all open fires larger than a half-metre wide by a half-metre high, fires with a burn registration number, industrial burning, fireworks, sky lanterns and burning barrels,� reads a release from the Kamloops Fire Centre.

The lifting of the campfire ban is due to the wet weather. Risk of wildfires has decreased in the region, and the fire danger rating has been designated as low to moderate.

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Thanks to the recent wet weather, campfires are allowed again within the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.

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A request for proposals is being issued in mid-October for a two year contract to operate the facility with three one-year extension options, said Ninette Ollgaard, Destination BC director of visitor experiences and industry development.

The current agreement with the company Adventure Management Ltd. is expiring in December, Ollgaard said.

Destination BC, the provincial body that manages the government-owned facility, is responsible for finding a third party to provide visitor services at the Merritt Visitor Centre.

Last November Destination BC launched a new corporate strategy, Ollgaard said, and part of that was reviewing all of its programs.

She said from January to July 2015, Destination BC conducted 20 community workshop consultations with communities that have visitor centres. “How do communities best serve visitors to their community was the nub of the conversations when we were going around the

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Ollgaard said that in this day and age visitor services can’t be focused merely on a static visitor centre.

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One man is dead and a woman was taken to hospital in Kamloops following an accident on the Coquihalla Highway four kilometres south of Merritt on the morning of Monday, Aug. 31.

At 7:45 a.m., Merritt RCMP and BC Ambulance services responded to a report of a single vehicle collision. A pickup truck was travelling northbound when it left the road and entered the northbound ditch, according to the RCMP. The male passenger, 38 years old, was ejected from the vehicle. He was taken to the Nicola Valley Health Centre where he passed away.

The female passenger was taken to the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with non-life threatening injuries.

Both are residents of the lower mainland.

Two ambulances, along with one critical care helicopter from Kamloops, were initially dispatched, said BC Emergency Health Services. After the ground crews arrived at 7:55, they cancelled the helicopter.

“It is unknown at this time why the pickup truck went off the highway,” stated a press release from Sgt. Mike Pears, of Central Interior Traffic Services. “The evidence located at the scene is consistent with other collision scenes where the driver is not paying attention to the task of driving a motor vehicle.”

Anyone who has information regarding this collision is asked to contact the RCMP Central Interior Traffic Services unit in Merritt at 250-3784262.

Assault charge against Interior Community Services CEO stayed David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

Kelland would be on a leave until the matter was resolved.

“She’s a person who, for 25 years, worked extremely hard to serve people in the community and she has a terrific reputation,” Paul said.

Interior Community Services is a non-profit agency providing about 50 programs in 32 communities.

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Interior Community Services (ICS) said Kelly Kelland will return to her position as CEO. The Crown entered a stay of proceedings on a charge of assault stemming from a domestic incident on July 8 this year at the Monte Creek home Kelland shared with her partner.

Following a review of the file, prosecutor Chris Balison said the Crown determined there was not a substantial likelihood of a conviction on the charge.

Shelly Bonnah, ICS’s acting CEO, said Monday there is relief within the organization the charges were stayed and Kelland will return to her role as its leader.

“Staff are fully aware of what’s going on and we support Kelly,” Bonnah said.

Kelland could not be reached for comment.

Kelland’s lawyer, David Paul, said publicity of the charge has been damaging to his client, a community leader and a member of Canada’s Olympic softball team in 1996.

Kelland was inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame in 2011, when she was 48, following her time playing softball at Ohio State University, where she set the university record for strikeouts in a season and where she also earned a teaching degree.

“My client is relieved. Justice is done and the matter was resolved quickly,” Paul said.

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New ‘hands-on’ curriculum for B.C. schools Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

The new school year in B.C. is the start of a three-year transition to a new curriculum that Education Minister Mike Bernier says will emphasize “hands-on� learning.

The new curriculum is being phased in this year for Kindergarten to Grade 9, with higher grades still in development. Bernier said this year it will be up to local school districts and teachers to begin implementing it before it becomes mandatory in the fall of 2016.

Grade 10-12 curriculum is to be mandatory in 2017.

Bernier, the Peace River South MLA appointed education minister this summer, said he’s heard from teachers who are looking forward to a curriculum that allows more flexibility and individual learning. He stressed that basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic will remain, but students will also be taught life skills, communication, collaboration and critical thinking.

Two areas of emphasis for the new curriculum are environmental education

and an aboriginal perspective, which Bernier said will be present in “every single component in the curriculum.� Local schools are encouraged to work with aboriginal communities across the province to represent the full diversity of aboriginal experience, he said.

Hands-on learning is already in place in schools, and Bernier used the example of a shop teacher in his home town of Dawson Creek who encouraged students at risk of dropping out to take his course. They learned mathematics and physics through taking motors apart and reassembling them, he said.

Bernier invited parents to look for themselves at grade-bygrade documents posted at curriculum.gov. bc.ca, listing learning standards and areas of emphasis.

In the science curriculum, for example, students are to be taught “big ideas� that in grade one include “observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.�

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People can sustain injuries in low speed accidents in much the same way as they are injured in higher speed accidents.

GREG PRATCH Everyday LAW Imagine sitting in your vehicle stopped at a red light and getting rear ended by another vehicle travelling at a low speed.

This type of accident may cause only minimal damage to the vehicles involved and you might genuinely question whether either person could be injured from such a low speed accident.

While it may be that both parties escape without injury, I have seen

time and time again as a personal injury lawyer that just because an accident occurs at a low speed does not mean that injuries cannot occur.

In fact, people can and do sustain injuries in low speed accidents in much the same way as they are injured in accidents that occur at higher speeds.

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It is important to realize that whiplash and other injuries may occur at any speed and that these injuries can have a significant impact on your day-to-day life, no different that injuries sustained in more significant accidents.

Furthermore, just because ICBC might initially deny your claim for injury compensation does not mean you are not entitled to compensation.

ICBC may have an internal policy regarding low velocity accidents and injury compensation but the law in British Columbia ultimately governs these situations.

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ries were caused by the motor vehicle accident, speed is irrelevant.

In the case of Gordon v. Palmer, the plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries as a result of a low speed accident where each vehicle sustained very minor damages.

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FAITH

Some common barriers that hinder belief in the gospel him, but when Jesus spoke to him he obeyed and was healed. He had overcome one barrier to belief.

But he had not bar-

gained on the religious prejudices of some of the Jews who were watching him.

In this story, the Jews had become overly legal-

Jewish ecclesiastical leaders were not content with broad principles.

They had set out 39 different classifications about the law surround-

istic about observing Sabbath.

The Law had said that the Sabbath day must be different from other days. But the

ing routine ‘work.’

Hence, certainly the man who was carrying his bed on the day of his healing was working!

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men were once again trying to hinder a man from finding and following the truth.

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NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH In the gospels, Jesus was God’s power incarnate. And he was the pillar of strength all the way, even while on earth.

The challenges he faced while displaying his power, even from his religious contemporaries, did not weaken his resolve to fulfill the will of God in its entirety.

A story of his healing work does indicate that it was not he but his fence-sitting ‘admirers’ who were victims of their own unwillingness to believe in him.

Apostle John related the story in great detail in chapter five of his gospel wherein a cripple was instantly healed by Jesus from his disease of 38 years.

Year after year he lay near a pool, apparently without friends and completely paralyzed.

None helped him until Jesus saw him.

Yet, before doing the instant miracle on him, Jesus asked him a strange question: Do you want to be healed?

It is easy for physical weakness, mental depression, a sense of hopelessness and despair to take away our willingness to do anything in such circumstances.

We might even be unwilling to believe and obey someone who has the power to heal us and make us whole.

I once asked a research student at a university if he would be willing to become a Christian if his intellectual objections were answered. He had the honesty to admit that he was not willing to believe for other reasons.

Sometimes, man’s greatest barrier to belief is his unwillingness to believe, however convincing reasons for believing might be.

The cripple in the story did not understand how Jesus could help

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Christ emphasizes his equality with God From Page 14

The writer John gave two reasons for the growing hostility of religious bodies towards Jesus.

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It’s time to put on the backpacks!

During this first week of classes, children are excited to head back to school and see all of their friends.

However, when it comes to their backpack, if they don’t know exactly how to choose, load, lift and wear them, then their backpack can be a pain in the back — literally. Not to mention the neck, head, and shoul-

comfortably and safely.

1) Choose the right backpack: Forget leather! It looks great, but it’s far too heavy. Go for vinyl or canvas.

Pick a pack that has two wide, adjustable, padded shoulder straps, along with a hip or waist strap, padded back and plenty of pockets.

Make sure the pack fits properly, is not too snug around the arms and under the armpits, and that its size is proportionate to the wearer’s body.

2) Packing it properly: They’re not moving out! Make sure your children’s packs contain only what is needed for that day, and that the

weight is distributed evenly.

It’s a good idea to know roughly what each item weighs.

The total weight of the filled pack should be no more than 10 to 15 per cent of the wearer’s own body weight. Pack heaviest objects close to the body, and place bumpy or odd shaped ones on the outside, away from the back.

3) The right way to wear a backpack: Both shoulder straps should be used, and adjusted so that the pack fits snugly to the body, without dangling to the side. I repeat! DON’T sling your backpack over one shoulder — this can cause the spine to lean, putting stress on the

Conflicts are counterproductive

GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG Psychology FOR LIVING I have believed for a long time that most extended conflicts are counter productive.

Conflict may be useful in the beginning, because it points out to us that someone is unhappy with the way things are. That should be the signal to get into problem solving with a win-win orientation.

However, that is not generally the way it works.

Most people are uncomfortable with conflict, and tend to get into emotional or defensive reactions. This extends the conflict, and often expands it to include other arenas of life, not just the current situation.

“You forgot to take out the trash this morning,” becomes “You never help around

the house,” and if the conflict continues this in turn can become “I don’t know why I married you, I’m sure I could do better!”

So what do we do if we do not agree with a charge that has been leveled at us?

Debating the point, unless all parties are incredibly patient and polite, usually creates a lot of anger and frustration.

We know there are two sides to every story, and both parties are certain that their version is the most correct.

How then, do we get to peaceful resolution when we can’t even agree on the “facts.”

Well, there is a way to bypass the conflict, which allows all to remain their best selves and also focuses on solutions.

It goes like this. If your partner tells you, for example, that you are watching too much television, and you really don’t think you are, instead of arguing the point, you ask yourself, “If this were true, what

would the solution be?”

Well, it might be to watch less T.V., or it might be to watch less when your partner is around.

Your partner may really be telling you that he/she wants more of your attention.

Often we cannot decipher the hidden meanings, or they may even be out of the awareness of the one making the comment.

If your child says, “You never play with me!” and you choke because if you played one more Sesame Street game you’ll go crazy, instead of telling the child that they are suffering from delusions, you ask yourself, “If this were true, what would the solution

be?”

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Perhaps the message is “You don’t ever play outside with me.”

Another solution might be as simple as planning to play at times in the beginning of the day, so the child knows exactly when you will be available.

So there you have it: an effective way to move into problem solving before the conflict gets out of hand.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and awardwinning Psychotherapist.

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joints and muscles in the mid and lower back.

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By Herman Kneller

When Jesus was about to return to Heaven, He gave the disciples and church a job. He instructed them to go into all the world to every nation, tribe and people and preach the gospel, the good news of salvation throughout Jesus, His second coming and home in Heaven.

Jesus and the prophets gave signs that would be showing the nearness of His return. All things are coming to a close. One of them being my paper article. There will only be one more. The Seventh Day Adventists, in one of their movements, is telling the wonderful story of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and His return.

In the time of Jesus, before and after, weddings were done quite differently than now. A young man would Ànd himself a girl he loved. He would go to the girl’s father and it was the father that sold or gave the bride. The deal was made. The dowry was paid. The papers were signed. All this was done

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without the girl being present. Then the wedding date was set, and the wedding supper planned. There was usually a little time for the groom to go and prepare a place to take his lovely bride home to.

In the Bible, especially in the prophecy, the church was called a woman. In the word, the church is the bride of Christ. When Jesus talked to His disciples, He told them He would go to Heaven and prepare a place for them, the church. Only then would He come and take them to Heaven with Him, just like the young man with his bride.

When the time came for the wedding supper, a wealthy man was going to make a big supper so the father would send his servants out to invite people to the celebration. All were invited, not only people they knew, but everybody no matter what they were: Jew, gentile, rich, poor. ALL were welcome.

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Carrying a heavy load that is unevenly or improperly distributed can result in poor posture.

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Pozzobon and Garthwaite headline outstanding Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo line-up Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

There’s something about late-season rodeos that brings out all the stars.

The Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo regularly attracts many of the biggest names in the sport as competition for a spot at the Canadian Finals in Edmonton in October really heats up. Only the top 12 in each event qualify.

This year is no different. Merritt’s annual Labour Day weekend extravaganza has no fewer than 40 cowboys and cowgirls currently ranked in the top-10 in the CPRA standings scheduled to compete, along with a host of other contenders who are knocking on the door.

The long list of top names includes two who call the Nicola Valley home — bull rider Ty Pozzobon and barrel racer Katie Garthwaite.

Pozzobon is com-

ing off a massive win in Okotoks on the weekend, where he posted a season-high score of 92 on board Vold Rodeo’s Proper Ripped, the Canadian Bull of the Year in 2014.

One week earlier, Pozzobon was a winner in Kalispell, Montana, scoring 88 on the Kesler Rodeo bull Grand Slam.

The two wins just seven days apart netted Pozzobon over $4,000 in earnings, and moved him into seventh place in the CPRA standings.

Garthwaite has been on a role all summer long, with wins in Cranbrook and Lethbridge during the final weeks of August.

The Mammette Lake barrel racer currently sits in 10th place in the CPRA standings, and would like nothing better than to solidify or improve her position on home soil this weekend.

There’s good reason to go to both perfor-

mances of the this year’s Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo as Garthwaite is scheduled to compete on Saturday, while Pozzobon is up on Sunday.

A number of other local cowboys and cowgirls are also scheduled to take part in this year’s Merritt pro rodeo.

Katie Garthwaite’s husband, Mike, is competing in steer wrestling on Saturday, while Spencer Rutherford and his partner Stetson Vest from Childress, Texas, are up in team roping on Sunday.

Competing in ladies barrel racing on Sunday is Merritt’s own Fallon Fosbery, a former B.C. high school rodeo contestant.

Fosbery and her horse, Dutch, are coming off a very successful firstplace finish at the Iron Springs Barrel Races in Merritt last weekend.

The list of top rodeo competitors on hand this weekend includes

DYNAMIC DUO The Nicola Valley’s Ty Pozzobon (left) and Katie Garthwaite will be featured in the bull riding and ladies barrel racing events at this weekend’s rodeo. Garthwaite rides on Saturday, while Pozzobon is up on Sunday. Photos courtesy of CPRA

number-one-ranked Cody DeMoss from Water Valley, Alberta in saddle bronc, numbertwo-ranked Matt Lait from Cayley, Alberta in bareback, third-ranked Ryan Jarrett from Canmanche, Oklahoma in tie-down roping, and numbers-one-and-tworanked Tanner Milan and Scott Guenther from Cochrane and Consort,

Alberta respectively in steer wrestling.

In addition to Pozzobon, look for number-four-ranked Jason Parsonage from Maple Creek, askatchewan in the bull riding event, while Garthwaite will have to contend with top-ranked barrel racer Taylor Jacob from Carmine, Texas, fourthand-fifth-ranked Kendra

Edey and Kirsty White from Longview and Big Valley, Alberta respectively, as well as her travelling partner, number-sevenranked Julie Leggatt from Kamloops.

An outstanding field of team ropers is led by number-one-ranked heeler Klay White from Airdrie, Alberta.

Hard-core and casual rodeo fans alike

are reminded of the slack performance on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. featuring tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and ladies barrel racing events.

The main performances, with all the same events and more, as well as added attractions and entertainment, go at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Cents pare the numbers after split with Spruce Kings Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

With a line-up each night laden with rookies and future prospects, the Merritt Centennials managed a split of their home-and-home exhibition series with the Prince George Spruce Kings on the weekend.

Saturday, in Prince George, the Centennials broke open a veryevenly played contest for 40 minutes with three unanswered goals in the third period en route to a 7-4 victory.

“There was a lot of inexperience out there, and quite a few mistakes made by both teams, but you certainly couldn’t fault the effort,” Cents head coach and GM Joe Martin said. “I was just enjoying watching the players in their

first Junior A game.”

The Spruce Kings jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period on Friday with goals coming from Chase Dubois and Brayden Dale). Zach Zorn and Cole Woodliffe would reply for the Centennials.

The two teams traded goals in the second period as well, with Henry Cleghorn and Riley Barnes tallying for Merritt and Cavin Tilsley and Parker Colley for the home side.

It was all Cents in the final stanza, however, as Justin Peaker, Aidan Wagner and Cleghorn into an empty net managed to find the back of the twine.

Martin had good things to say about

CREASE CRASHERS Merritt Centennials prospects Kole Comin (22) and Wilson Northey (19) go hard to the Prince George net on Saturday night. Ian Webster/Herald

the play on Friday of Merritt minor hockey product Sunil Sahota.

The 16-year-old, recently-converted blueliner impressed the coach with his composure and

intelligent play on the ice.

A couple of other 1999-born players that caught the coach’s attention were defencemen Dash Thompson

from Whistler and Langley’s CJ Corrazin — both members of the Yale Academy U15 team last year.

“Everyone played well on the backend —

for their age and for their experience. They did asn exceptional job.”

Between the pipes, netminder Spencer Eschyschyn from Kamloops pitched a shutout in his 30 minutes of action. The youngster was equally impressive on Saturday night, allowing just two goals against a strong Prince George line-up.

“That’s why he’s still here,” Martin said.

“He’s done well.”

Twenty-four hours later, in front of close to 200 fans at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, experience prevailed over youth as a veteran group of Spruce Kings got the better of their youthful opponents 4-1.

“That was a really good test for our young guys,” Martin said. “It

was good for them to go through that.”

Martin made it clear that a handful of the rookies who saw action on the weekend will be playing for the team this year.

“The ones that aren’t, we want to keep them interested in what we’re doing here.”

As for the eight or nine veterans who didn’t see action at all on either Saturday or Sunday, Martin said, “I want them hungry for game play. I want them itching to get out there.

All of them wanted to play Saturday night, and I think they all thought they were going to play.

See ‘Cents and Rivermen’ Page 18

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Braves win Aces annual slo-pitch tourney Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Braves let their bats and gloves do the talking on the weekend, as they went a perfect 7-0 to claim first-place at the 6th Annual Aces Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament on the weekend.

A total of 10 teams took part in the two-day event held at the Central Park ballfields in honour of the late Luke Saul and Raymond Saul Jr. Saturday, the Braves won all three of their round-robin games by a combined score of 48-30. Their toughest SIMPLY THE BEST (Above) The champion Braves slo-pitch team, comprised of (back row, left to right) Terry McRae, Kyle Dick, Mike Hendricks, Bren Joseph with son Sequoia, John Charlie, Jordan Collins, (middle row) Ivy Edwards-McRae, Denny Higginbottom, Dustin Doss, birthday boy Shane Hurst, (front row) Cheryl Gilbert and son Tuff, Tawny Fortier, Crystal Narcisse and Jen Narcisse. (Below) A close play at second base in Sunday’s championship game between the Braves and Wii Not Fit. Ian Webster/Herald

test was a narrow 21-20 victory over the Zodiaks.

On Sunday, the second-ranked Braves began elimination play by knocking off Wii Not Fit 14-3.

While the Braves needed only two more wins on Sunday (over the Strikers and Zodiaks) to earn their ticket to the championship game, Wii Not Fit had to play and win five games in a row in order to set up a rematch with the Braves.

In the title tilt, Wii Not Fit got the early jump with the maximum five runs in the top of the first inning, while the

Braves could muster only three in reply.

After shutting out their opponents to begin the second, the Braves really got the sticks going, scoring nine runs in the second and third innings to take a 12-6 lead.

Wii Not Fit rallied briefly in the fourth with another five-run outburst, but the Braves were simply not to be denied. They shut out the ‘back-door bandits’ in the fifth and sixth innings, while racking up another five runs of their own en route to a 19-15 victory.

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Merritt Top 10 Finishers Saturday

Cents and Rivermen this weekend From Page 17 “Most of them will be in the line-up at some point this weekend [in the home-and-home series with the Langley Rivermen].”

The lone Merritt goal on Saturday was scored by defenceman Mike Faulkner, easily the best player on the ice for the Centennials. The Brunswick Prep product from Connecticut loooked comfortable at both ends of the ice — breaking up plays in his own zone and frequently initiating the rush from behind the blueline.

Three of Prince George’s four goals on Saturday came from their top line, as the trio of captain Jake leBrun, centre Corey Hoffman and Luc Soares combined for eight points in total. The Sprucies’

fourth goal came off the stick of Rider Stoglin.

On defence for Prince George was rookie Cooper Prechal, who played last season for the Princeton Posse of the KIJHL and APed on several occasions in a Cents’ uniform.

Gone from the Spruce Kings’ line-up is 20-year-old Daniel Nachbaur, as the former Centennial was traded to the Wenatchee Wild during the off-season.

Going into this weekend’s games versus Langley, the Centennials were down to 27 players, although two of those players — Tyler Ward and Zach Zorn — are away at WHL training camps in Kamloops and Calgary respectively.

One of the remaining 27 players is Merritt’s Riley Barnes who scored one of the goals in

Prince George on Friday night.

The third local product, Marcelo Bose, suffered a broken collarbone in the second intrasquad game last Wednesday.

“The final cuts [down to the leaguemandated 22] are going to be tough, real tough,” Martin said. “A lot of it has to do with chemistry and what is the best fit for the team. It’s like pieces of a puzzle.

“That’s where the exhibition games are so important, because you see what other teams have, and what you may or may not need. Do you go with a bit more physicality and a little less skill or go the other way? All the pieces can play, but it’s finding the pieces that fit.”

Game time Saturday is 7:30 p.m.

The Braves team was comprised of players from five different Interior communites: Merritt, Kamloops, Lytton, Lillooet and Surrey.

Winning pitcher for the Braves was Shane Hurst, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday.

Despite the loss in the final, a special shoutout goes to the cheering section for Wii Not Fit. They constantly kept their team’s spirits up throughout the tournament, while keeping the opposition on their toes with some good-natured heckling.

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The Nicola Valley Rodeo Association invites you to enter a Businessmen’s Calf Dressing team in this year’s Labour Day weekend Pro Rodeo. Anyone can enter with the winning team donating their cash prize to the local charity of their choice. It’s a great way for local businesses to participate in one of Merritt’s longest-standing events AND help others in our community. Call Karen at 250-378-1578 for more information.

Calling all patients of Dr. JJ Gillis

To gather at the Baillie House Property – Saturday, Sept. 5 at noon. Meet the members of the Gillis family during the reunion weekend and share your stories! The Gillis family will attend this gathering following the Rodeo Parade in downtown Merritt. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided! Please RSVP to the Baillie House at 250-3780349 or email bailliehouse@shaw.ca

St. Michael’s Theatre Troupe

​ t. Michael’s Theatre Troupe will hold ​a final audition S for the full production of A Christmas Carol (Scrooge)

by Charles Dickens on ​Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. at ​ St. Michael’s​Anglican Church, 1990 Chapman St.​​The production will be staged at the specially-remodelled heritage​​​church at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10, 11, 12, a Thursday, Friday and Saturday.​​All ages welcome for the audition.​​ Anyone who is interested or having technical stage expertise is also welcome to attend.

Merritt Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada

is hosting the 5th annual car show in Ashcroft on Sunday Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. All cars, truck and cruisers welcome. Dash plaques and the Fall Fair is on.

Contact Cam at 250-453-9308 FMI.

BC Thanksgiving Food Drive

The annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive is preparing to re-stock the shelves of the Merritt Food Bank. On Sept. 19 volunteers will be collecting food donations from the homes of Merritt residents sorting the food and delivering it to the Food Bank. You can help by filling the bag that will be left on your doorstep just prior to the 19th. Leave the bag on your front step Saturday morning for collection. If you can help by distributing bags in your neighbourhood and collecting them, your help will be most gratefully accepted. Please call Ruth at 250 378-8160 for more information. Visit bctfooddrive.org for more information about this Province-wide annual event.

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Nicola Valley Film Society presents:

“PRIDE” Rated PG at 7:00 p.m. Sept. 21 at the NVIT LECTURE THEATRE. Parking is FREE and there is no food or drink allowed in the theatre. For more info phone 378-3974.

Conayt Bingo

Join Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo.

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

Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave.

Conayt Elders Drop In Centre

Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 2164 Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For information contact Deloris at 250-3785107.

LIVING WITH LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

Living with the Loss Support Group Wednesday 7 p.m.

- 8:45 p.m. #12-2025 Granite Ave, Merritt. Call 250280-4040.

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Love to Dance Academy is now accepting registration for their fall classes. Please call 250-378-9898 for more information.

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Crossroads Community Church will be hosting a FREE discussion on Creation/Evolution with guest speaker Richard Fangrad of Creation Ministries International on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 pm at the church, 2990 Voght St. Everyone is welcome! For more information call 250-378-2911

Looking for Volunteers

We are looking for convenors and helpers for the Fall Fair. If you are interested please call Kathy 250-3785925 or Marianne 250-378-9929 or any convenor in the fair catalogue. We are looking for helpers of all ages. Many jobs available please call for schedule of events and work days.

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Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Church • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church 2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Fall Fair’s Country Club Dance September 6, 2015

‘80’s & ‘90’s Country Hits as played by DJ Brian Taylor

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Alix M. Ridley On June 30, we sadly said goodbye to an amazing mom, grandma, friend and person. She was a very determined, brave and courageous woman who worked hard all her life.

She will be terribly missed by her daughters, Judie (Maurice) & Theresa (John) and grandchildren Brandon and Alisha all of whom Alix was so very proud of. She is predeceased by her husband, William Arthur (Bill) Ridley, and her parents.

Alix spent her life helping others. She loved the Merritt area where she lived for the past 15 + years. She developed many wonderful friendships in the community and she will be sadly missed by everyone whom she touched.

She loved her children, grandchildren & her animals – her Maltese & later her Miniature Pinschers who brought her such joy as did her cats! She also loved gardening and could grow and create an amazing Áower garden display. She held many types of occupations during her life, which led her on many adventures with her family and many friends at her side. Alix worked as a radio dispatcher with the RCMP in various communities for many years and was so very proud to be a part of the RCMP family. As helping others gave meaning to Alix, she continued working in the service industry up to the onset of her sudden illness.

We wish to thank the great medical staff at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt for their care of mom and say a special thank you to Dr. Adamson and the Langley Hospice Palliative Care Team who were very supportive during mom’s Ànal days.

We also wish to extend thanks to the many family and friends who have been so graciously caring and compassionate throughout Alix’s life.

On Saturday, September 12 at 1:00 a Celebration of Life is to be held at the Civic Centre, Merritt, BC. In lieu of Áowers, donations to Angels Animal Rescue (Merritt – www.angelsrescue.com) or to Langley Hospice Society – a Memorial Gift on behalf of Alix Ridley – www.langleyhospice.com - would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences can be left at http://www.dignitymemorial.ca

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Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Dalessandro would like to say a huge Thank you to the local Àre department for the courageous battle to Àght our house Àre in August. Along with the lovely ladies who comforted us in our time of need.

Conayt will host a orientation lunch Monday Sept. 14 at Tamarck building #100 at 1799 Menzies.

Without your hard work and dedication to your job more of our community could have been lost.

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James V. BOB

Oct. 19, 1953 - May 1, 2015 James Bob passed away peacefully at the Kelowna General Hospital.

James was born to John Mack of Sts’ailes Indian Band and his mother Ada George from Coldwater Indian Band.

He grew up in Sts’ailes before he left home to travel and working in the U.S. for numerous years from California to Seattle His savviness to carve and paint was second nature to him. he had stories to share, always a big smile. James leave behind 4 children and 9 grandchildren.

On behalf of his children we would like to thank Dr. Ross of Merritt and numerous Dr.’s from Kelowna General and the ICU-A nurses for making his last days comfortable.

His cremations will be buried on September 5, 2015 on the Sts’ailes Band.

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Archie Rutz 1930 - 2015

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Archie Rutz on August 23, 2015 in Merritt, BC. He is survived by his wife Mollie, daughters; Audrey (Alvon) Hollingshead, Beverley (Clifford) Wilson and Laura (Bill) Pattyson, grandchildren; Cindy (Mike) Fisher, Rhonda (Lon) Hingley, James (Tanya) Wilson, Heather Wilson (Sean Kerr) Carrie Pattyson, Chad (Caitlin) Pattyson, 11 great grandchildren, brother Ron, sisters; Marge (George) Demmans, Lorna (George) Martens and brother Lorne (Shirley).

He is predeceased by his parents, brother Gordon and sister-in-law Joan.

He was born May 31, 1930 in Empress Alta. He moved from Makwa Sask to Keremeos B.C. in 1948 where he met Mollie. They were married Feb. 14, 1950. Together they had 3 daughters. In 1971 they moved to Merritt where he was a mechanic and bus driver till he retired. He was an active member of the BPO Elks Lodge for 55 years, where he held many positions.

Memorial service will be held Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 at the Elks Hall at 1:00 p.m. in Merritt, BC. In lieu of Áowers, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or charity of your choice would be gratefully appreciated.

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Above average hourly pay. Health benefits available.

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Property Management Lower Nicola Indian Band Recreation Department Job Posting Recreation Assistant Department: Recreation Position Title: Recreation assistant Hours: 12-20 hrs per week, evenings and some weekends Start Date: September 28th Term: Permanent Wage: Negotiable Reports to: Recreation/Shulus Arena Manager Summary of responsibilities Under the direction of Arena/Recreation Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and participating in recreational programs and events for Lower Nicola Indian Band youth, adults and elders.

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Lower Nicola Indian Band Shulus Community Arena Job Posting Arena Maintenance Assistant Department: Arena Position Title: Arena Maintenance Assistant Hours: 16-20 hrs per week, evenings and weekends Start Date: September 28th/2016 Term: Until March 31st 2016 Wage: Negotiable Reports to: Recreation/Shulus Arena Manager

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Deadline to apply: Friday September 18th, 4:00PM Apply To: Lower Nicola Indian Band 181 Nawishaskin Lane Merritt, BC V1K 0A7 E-mail: executiveassistant@lnib.net Fax: 250-378-6188

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Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) Contracting Opportunity Lower Nicola Nte?kepmxcin Language Nest Development Coordinator The Lower Nicola Indian Band, in Merritt, BC, is in the early stages of the process of establishing the Lower Nicola Nte?kepmxcin Language Nest, and needs the services of a qualiĂ&#x20AC;ed contractor to act as Nte?kepmxcin Language Nest Development Coordinator. The main goal of the Lower Nicola Nte?kepmxcin Language Nest is to introduce LNIB children from age zero to six to the Nte?kepmxcin language in a natural setting and to encourage the inter-generational transmission of the Nte?kepmxcin language to the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families. The mission of the language nest is to teach the children of LNIB Nte?kepmxcin language as a Ă&#x20AC;rst language, in a nurturing and enriched kindergarten setting, as a basis for continued Ă uency throughout their lives, so they will become key agents in the revitalization of the Nte?kepmxcin language.

We are looking for one Nlakaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;pamux Nation member fully Ă uent in Nte?kepmxcin, and with experience in the development of a language nest and fully familiar with early childhood care licensing requirements and standards. As extensive inter-action with other stakeholders (families, elders, volunteers, LNIB School and HeadStart program, and LNIB Chief & Council) will be required, as the ideal candidate will act as champion of this important initiative in bringing together all stakeholders, and leading the establishment of all facilities, systems, curriculum, programs, and resources. The successful contractor will provide the following services: â&#x20AC;˘ Lead the team and coordinate all aspects of the development of the language nest initiative; â&#x20AC;˘ Develop curriculum, lessons and learning resources and materials for use in the language nest, including speaking, reading and writing tools; â&#x20AC;˘ Design, develop, plan, and implement learning development Nte?kepmxcinlanguage programs for the language nest; â&#x20AC;˘ Foster a culture of strict compliance to all applicable laws and regulations â&#x20AC;˘ Recruit Nte?kepmxcinspeakers to teach the children, and establish eldersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; support network; â&#x20AC;˘ Recruit qualiĂ&#x20AC;ed and BC licensed early childhood professionals; â&#x20AC;˘ Develop a work environment based on cooperative learning and nurturing learning environment conducive to preschool learning designed to foster creative thinking, self-esteem, resiliency, and self-motivation in groups, and monitor student progress; â&#x20AC;˘ Work closely with the administration and other programs of the Lower Nicola Indian Band; â&#x20AC;˘ Promote and coordinate parent, family, and volunteer involvement activities; â&#x20AC;˘ Promote the use of Nte?kepmxcin language amongst LNIB families; â&#x20AC;˘ Work with other LNIB programs, including LNIB School HeadStart program, and with the Scwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;exmx Child and Family Services Society when required; â&#x20AC;˘ Market the programs of the language nest, especially among families with young children; â&#x20AC;˘ Develop operating fundamentals, including vision statement, mission statement, guiding principles, standards, code of conduct, planning framework, mandate, goals, policies, objectives, planning calendar, and capital and operating budgets for the language nest; â&#x20AC;˘ Develop funding and sponsorship proposals to potential funders and institutions involved in the revival of Indigenous languages in British Columbia and Canada; â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare progress reports to Chief & Council and/or other sponsor agencies, as required.

If you feel that you have the knowledge, qualiĂ&#x20AC;cations and experience to perform these services and you are keen in leading this important initiative, please send a response to this posting in the form of a sealed letter, including your personal resume, and indicating evidence of your experience and qualiĂ&#x20AC;cations, your charge per hour and your time availability to: Lower Nicola Indian Band Lower Nicola Nte?kepmxcin Language Nest Development Coordinator Contract C/O Helder Ponte, Executive Director 181 Nawishaskin Lane Merritt, BC, V1K 0A7 Responses will be accepted until 4:30 PM of Friday, September 25th, 2015.

Preference will be given to Lower Nicola Indian Band Members.

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