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Teachers hold flash mob as labour dispute goes on By Michael Potestio
on the building, but teachers and unionized CUPE workers have some items left to move over to the new school. When the strike ends, students could move over to their new school within a day or two, Comeau said.
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Merritt teachers came out in large numbers Friday afternoon to let the public know they’re still determined to fight for what they believe in as their labour dispute with the province lingers. Collettville Elementary School teacher Nicole Mackay-Smith said the demonstration is a positive and concise way to get their message across to the public. In a co-ordinated dance, teachers from around Merritt swayed back and forth with protest signs to the song Brave by Sara Bareilles, in front of a small group of children and adults. Nicola Valley Teachers’ Union president Peter Vogt told the Herald they wanted to put the issues of the labour dispute into a simplified context. He said teacher picket lines went up the week before the 2014-15 school year was set to begin. Vogt said the union has been flexible when it comes to benefits for teachers and that while the teachers want a wage increase on top of benefits, the government wants the pay raise to be inclusive of benefits. On Wednesday, striking teachers will vote on whether to take the union’s proposal to binding arbitration, BC Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said Monday. Accepting binding arbitration would see an arbitrator settle issues surrounding wages, signing bonuses, preparation time and benefits.
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A flash mob of teachers from School District 58 gathered at Spirit Square on Friday morning in front of a group of spectators, which included schoolage children. The teachers held the demonstration to remind people why they are on strike as the labour dispute between their union and the B.C. government enters what would normally be the second week of the school year. Michael Potestio/Herald
The union would send its wage and benefit demands as well as its proposal for class size and special needs support to an independent arbitrator, Iker said. “We think it would be really tough for government to come back and decline that offer, because they’ve been trying to say all along that somehow this is our fault we’re out here,� Vogt said. “If they’re not going to go to binding arbitration, what is their plan for settling this?� Binding arbitration was already rejected once by the province over the weekend.
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Lead negotiator for the B.C. Public School Employers Association Peter Cameron said the government wouldn’t move towards the union’s wage and benefit demands. He also said the BCTF’s proposal had too many stipulations. School District 58 chairman Gordon Comeau told the Herald regardless of what is eventually agreed upon, the concern for the school district is that the government fund the deal rather than having that burden fall on the district’s shoulders. “We want to see the kids in school, we want to
see the teachers get a fair settlement [and] at the same time, we want to make sure the government funds whatever agreement is made,� Comeau said. Comeau also disapproved of the $40 per day allowance the government is giving parents with children under the age of 13 affected by the strike, saying that money should be reallocated back to the district. That money comes from the savings the province is making from not having to pay teachers during their strike. — With files from Black Press’ Tom Fletcher
Nicola-Canford delayed Construction on the new Nicola-Canford Elementary School is about 95 per cent complete, but its grand opening has been delayed due to teacher picket lines, School District 58 treasurer Kevin Black told the Herald. He said the classrooms are ready, but there are still some “odds and ends� that still need to be worked on. Unionized workers have been asked not to cross the teacher picket line at the site of the new building. SD58 chairman Gordon Comeau said non-unionized workers are still working
Meanwhile, Education Minister Peter Fassbender says the province may take extraordinary steps to ensure senior secondary students’ school year is not cut short by the teachers strike. That could mean adding days to the school calendar later in the year, he said, to ensure Grade 12 students in particular complete their courses and get all the marks they need. “Do you put it on the end of the year? Do you take it out of spring break? Do you take it out of Christmas holidays? My staff are looking at all of the options,� Fassbender said. “It’s going to depend on how long this drags out. Whatever length of time it takes to get this settled, we will do everything we can to make sure the school year is kept whole for those students.� It’s unclear how the government would finance adding extra days of classes later when all of the $12 million per day in strike savings may be consumed by the province’s offer of $40-a-day payments to parents.
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per cent complete by that time and 75 per cent of the transmission line will be finished. Construction on the new Merritt substation began last May. The modifications to the Highland substation near Mamit Lake began this past June. The transmission line is being erected primarily on a cleared corridor and will come south from the Highland substation entering Merritt from the east along the Coquihalla Highway. The delay in the project isn’t expected
remain within their original budget despite the delay. The MAT project consists of a new 35 kilometre-long 138 kilovolt transmission line, and a new substation that includes two 75 mega volt amperes transformers and an indoor 25 kilovolt gas insulated switchgear building, located at the end of Spring Bank Avenue next to the current substation. Most of the project is still expected to be near completion by November. Leonard said the two substations will be about 85
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ritt substation, ranging from 14 to 17 mega volt amperes. Additionally, the station houses a back-up transformer ready to use in the event one of the transformers fail, Leonard told the Herald. A second backup transformer will be available in Vernon if need be. BC Hydro reviewed the current peak loads that have been experienced the past few years in Merritt, and the health of the current station, Leonard said via email. He said they determined the existing station with the mobile transformer on site are enough to keep the station in service one more year. Two new transformers have already been ordered from another manufacturer, with which BC Hydro has a good relationship, Leonard said. This new supplier is Hyundai and is expected to have the new transformers ready by July 2015. Leonard said BC Hydro expects to
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the risk of repairing the transformers and putting them into service. “The risk being if one or both of those transformers had failed, basically the city would be out of power for at least three days — likely longer,” he said. He said the size of one transformer is roughly equivalent to the size of a garage and they cost $1 million apiece. Leonard also said BC Hydro had inspectors at the factory in China examine these two transformers. “This damage and contamination just was not caught because you can’t be there at all times,” Leonard said. In the meantime, BC Hydro will continue to operate the current 69 kilovolt substation and transmission line, which the company says can continue to satisfy Merritt’s energy needs in the interim. There are three transformers in use at the current Mer-
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The Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise extends a challenge to all Nicola Valley businesses, organizations, agencies, services, churches, Bands, teams, clubs and neighbourhoods to put a team together and come on out to help raise funds. Pledges are optional, but pledge sheets are available at City Furniture, Nicola Ranch, Pharmasave and Brambles or online at www.terryfoxrun.org
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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: September 2001 HIGH-FLYING STYLE This homemade plane was one of about nine that were on display at the Merritt Flying Club’s final fly-in breakfast of the year Aug. 31. Flying Club president Tom Fox said he saw more locals than usual at the event. The Vintage Car Club had some of their vehicles on display as well. Michael Potestio/Herald
Film society back for a new season First movie plays Monday at new 7 p.m. start time By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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The Nicola Valley Film Society is kicking off its 2014-15 season with a showing of British-Australian war film The Railway Man. Based on the autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax, the film tells the story of Lomax’s struggle to dispel his demons after he was tortured while a prisoner during the Second World War forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway — known as the Death Railway. Lomax’s new wife Patti encourages him to find and face his torturer. The film was released in May 2013 and features a star-studded cast: Colin Firth plays Lomax and Patti is played by Nicole Kidman. The Railway Man plays at NVIT on Sept. 15 beginning at 7 p.m. — a halfhour earlier than previous seasons’ start times. The change in start time
is to prevent the showings from running too late, especially for those who have to drive as far as Logan Lake to get home. The season of six films will continue Oct. 20 with a screening of The Grand Seduction, a 2013 Canadian comedy about the residents of harbour town Tickle Cove, Nfld. in their quest to attract a doctor to the village — their last hope at winning a factory contract that will save the town. November’s film will be The Lunchbox, a 2013 romantic drama from India follows the changing relationship between a widower and a lonely housewife through the notes they exchange via a mistakenly-delivered lunchbox. Next on the bill is January’s showing of Tracks, an Australian adventure film following a young woman’s 1,700-mile journey across the West Australian desert. Like Father, Like Son follows a Japanese businessman’s
Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman star in The Railway Man, which is the first film in the Nicola Valley Film Society’s 201415 season.
personal struggle after his life-altering discovery that the boy he raised as his son was actually switched at birth.
The season wraps up with Calvary, a dark Irish drama following a Catholic priest’s interaction with townsfolk after he receives
a threat in confessional one Sunday. Tickets for each of the 7 p.m. showings are $5 at the door.
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U.S. day of terror impacts Canada Borders closed and airports were shut down in Canada as well as the United States just hours after the worst terrorist attack in history. The World Trade Centre in New York, the Pentagon and the State Department in Washington, D.C., and several passenger aircraft were destroyed early yesterday morning in what has been termed a coordinated terrorist attack. Prime Minister Jean Chretien called the attacks cowardly and depraved. As of yesterday afternoon, the number of people dead or wounded at the different locations after the attack was not known. What is known is that the twin towers of the World Trade Centre hold approximately 50,000 workers and can hold up to 70,000 with tourists.
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Merritt recognized for green efforts Proclamation The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda from Sept. 9, 2014. Dear Mayor Roline and councillors: On behalf of the joint provincial Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Green Communities Committee (GCC), we would like to extend our congratulations on your successful efforts to measure and reduce your corporate greenhouse gas emissions for the 2013 reporting year. As a signatory to the Climate Action Charter (Charter), you have demonstrated your commitment to work with the province and UBCM to take action on climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in your community and corporate operations. Climate change is a global challenge. The
work that your local government has undertaken to measure and reduce its corporate emissions demonstrates strong climate leadership and sets the stage for broader climate action in your community. This leadership and commitment is essential to ensuring the achievement of our collective climate action goals. As you are likely aware, the GCC was established under the Charter to support local governments in achieving their climate goals. In acknowledgement of the efforts of local leaders, the GCC is again recognizing the progress and achievements of local governments such as yours through the multilevel Climate Action Recognition Program. A description of this program is attached to this letter for your reference. As a Charter signatory who has completed a corporate carbon
inventory of the 2013 reporting year and has demonstrated familiarity with the Community Energy and Emissions Inventory, you have been awarded Level 2 recognition: Measurement. In recognition of your achievements, the GCC is very pleased to provide you with green communities branding for use on official websites and letterheads. An electronic file with the 2013 logo will be provided to your chief administrative officer. Also included with this letter is a 2013 Green Communities window decal for use on public buildings. Congratulations again on establishing your corporate emissions inventory and your overall progress. We wish you continued success in your ongoing commitment to the goal of corporate carbon neutrality and your efforts to reduce emissions in the broader community.
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Whereas: approximately 11 people will end their lives by suicide today in Canada. Awareness is essential to changing this behaviour. Understand why people consider suicide and attempt to take their own lives. Whereas: suicide is preventable. Many factors and circumstances can contribute to someone’s decision to end his or her life. Find out how to recognize the warning signs and learn the importance of talking about suicide. Whereas: are you having thoughts of suicide Do you know someone who has experienced suicidal thinking? Help save lives. Whereas: if someone you know has died by suicide, you are not alone. The fact that someone died by suicide does not diminish our right and need to celebrate their lives and accomplishments. We’re here to support bereaved survivors in the process of healing. Whereas: the number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. Whereas: World Suicide Prevention Day is an ideal time to inspire people to work towards the goal of developing creative new methods for eradicating stigma. Now therefore: I, Susan Roline, Mayor of the City of Merritt, do hereby declare September 10, 2014 as World Suicide Prevention Day, and in issuing this proclamation, ask our citizens to recognize this day.
For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 26, 2014 and should be addressed to: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by e-mail: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
NOTICE SPRAY PARK RESURFACING The City of Merritt’s Spray Park located at Rotary park, will be unavailable from Sept. 15 - 17 in order to complete the spray pad resurfacing project. The resurfacing project will entail base preparation and applying a rubber product over the entire surface. The rubber product is made from 100% recycled BC tire rubber. This will result in a much more resilient, softer and slip-proof surface. This is a 2014 Capital Budget Project. Only the spray park will be inaccessible during this time. The rest of Rotary Park will still be available for the enjoyment of the local community and visitors alike. Please note that the resurfacing project dates may be subject to change as the project is weather dependent. For more information please contact: Larry Plotnikoff Leisure Services Manager 250-378-8618 lplotnikoff@merritt.ca
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Catching up with the Boom Booms By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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It’s been a busy summer for reggae-inspired soul six-piece the Boom Booms — something the Vancouver band is ready to share with Merritt fans on Thursday. Concertgoers at the Culture Club will be treated to some new tracks off Love is Overdue — the followup to 2011’s ÂĄHot Rum! — which will be released in early October, and some even newer material the band has been working on since. “The record is more R&B, somewhere between like ’90s hiphop, R&B and throwback soul, along the lines of Bill Withers and Al Green,â€? lead singer Aaron Ross said. The Boom Booms have been on a steady rise since winning second place in Vancouver’s PEAK Performance Project in 2011. Winning that $75,000 prize gave the six-piece some room to breathe — something afforded while their debut album gained momentum. “It’s still new to lots of people in different places,â€? Ross said of their first record with a laugh. “The fact that it’s served us so well and had a good lifespan has been a blessing and kind of a surprise,â€? he said. “We feel like we’ve grown so much as a band and we’re happy to be presenting new music.â€? They’ve recorded two music videos to go with the new record — one for the title track and one for the new single Satisfied — which will
be released in the next month. Along with the major milestone of recording their sophomore record, the group put together a mini music festival called the East Van Summer Jam in July. The Summer Jam is a reincarnation of the Boom Boom Block Party, which took place in the alley between two of the bandmates’ houses for six years. In 2012, the block party brought out more than a thousand people and raised $14,000 for the Music Tree, a charitable foundation Ross started with Team Canada basketball player Levon Kendall. The society has provided more than $20,000 to organizations locally and internationally, including East Vancouver agriculture programs for youth and hip-hop programs for youth in Uganda. Being its first year, the Summer Jam didn’t raise any money for the charity, but did lay a solid foundation for next
year’s event, Ross said. Changing over from a block party to a festival
within the city’s limits meant more behind-thescenes work than getting
friends in other bands together for the lineup, assembling a stage and
buying some chicken and rice, Ross said. “It was a full-time job for a few months,� he said. But even as momentum around the Boom Booms continues to grow, the band hasn’t lost sight of its roots. “This was mostly about building the idea, and everybody is very keen to see a festival in East Vancouver thrive, and especially to be done by East Van kids — we accomplished what we set out to do,� he said. They also played at Pemberton Music Festival in July, which featured headliners such as Nine Inch Nails, Snoop Dogg and Metric. “That was cool. To
eat fried chicken with Andre 3000 and stuff like that was cool,� Ross said of one half of hiphop duo Outkast. After their Thursday night show in Merritt, the Boom Booms will continue on to Edmonton and Calgary before returning to play more shows around B.C., then heading south to Florida to play Woodystock — a benefit concert to raise money for people with spinal cord injuries. Doors to the Culture Club on Granite Avenue open at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11. The show is presented by friends of SaySo, and tickets are $20 and available at Black’s Pharmacy.
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Next step should be binding arbitration If super-mediator Vince Ready cannot get the two sides in the education labour dispute close enough to even mediate, what next? If both sides remain convinced they have bent as far as they will go and cannot offer any more concessions, what next? If the BC Teachers’ Federation truly believes its position is just and that the majority of the public stands with it, and if the provincial government believes likewise, what next? How about binding arbitration? How about both sides drop their pages and pages of proposals on a table and agree to allow a mutually agreed upon arbitrator to wade through the requests and demands and emerge with a final decision that will end this standstill and allow kids to get back to school? If either side will not agree to binding arbitration, then there is wavering in a belief it has support and that its stance is justified. As the latest talks collapsed, the BCTF called on Premier Christy Clark to get involved in the impasse. The request was odd in that it was Clark, as education minister in 2002, who stripped classroom size and composition from the union’s bargaining rights. It appears as though the provincial government is not willing to agree to the BCTF’s proposals and it appears as though the teachers’ union has decided to not cave. Of course, students are the losers in this battle, which is why both sides should agree to binding arbitration and let the chips fall where they may. — Kamloops This Week
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Knee-jerk reaction to reclining seats Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS In life, there are some topics of conversation that divide people into factions like no others: war, religion and politics are three that spring to mind. But after a few recent incidents that have been widely reported in the
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media, we can now add reclining your seat on an airplane to that list. Evidently, people will go to great lengths to defend their position on seat reclining and even greater lengths to convince others to join their side in the fight. On the one hand, you have the pro-recliners, or at least those who are proreclining choice. Those seats are built to recline, so it’s the passenger’s prerogative to use that ability or not, the argument goes. On the other hand, you have the anti-recliners, the ones whose growing anxi-
ety at having a seat back inch closer to their knees makes the blood rise to just below the surface of the skin on their faces and the steam begin to whistle from their ears. This second person is perhaps liable to invest in the Knee Defender, a $20 gadget designed to slide down the arms of your lowered tray table and jam the seat in front of you, preventing it from reclining. The product has been on the market since 2003, but recently shot to infamy after an American businessman used them on a United Airlines flight on
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Aug. 24. When the woman in front of him could not recline her seat, the two had a nasty spat that included her allegedly throwing a drink in his face and the pilots actually diverting the plane from its original destination of Denver to Chicago. While it’s a sneaky design, the device gives rise to what is perhaps the great debate of our time: who does that space between the knees of one person and the seat back of the next belong to? There is merit in both arguments. Sometimes on a long
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flight, you just want to make yourself an iota more comfortable. Sometimes you’re in front of a tall person and you don’t want to bang your seat into their knees. Sometimes you’re the one who’s leaned on and you’re the middle domino in a line of reclining passengers. If I’m not leaned on, then at worst I’m a halfway leaner. If the seat behind is vacant, why not? I say go crazy and recline that puppy all the way if that’s what suits your mood.
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Five taken to hospital in Voght Street crash By Michael Potestio THE HERALD
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A two-vehicle accident along Voght Street Sunday night sent five people to hospital. Both drivers and three passengers in total sustained minor injuries in the crash involving a white 2002 Ford pickup truck and a 2012 Ford Escape. It is believed there were no major injuries, Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said. The pickup was carrying one passenger and the Escape was carrying two. Merritt Fire Rescue Department Chief Dave Tomkinson
Firefighters and paramedics work at the scene of a crash on Voght Street Sunday evening. Emily Wessel/Herald
said the fire department responded with 12 firefighters, who helped remove people
from the wreckage and assisted paramedics. Two ambulances were on scene as well
as police. The pickup truck had to be towed out of the ditch on the
Above all, if the person behind you requires average or more than average leg room, it’s simple courtesy to be mindful of the people around you. You are, after all, stuck with them for perhaps hours inside a metal tube suspended 30,000 feet in the air. It’s probably best not to make trouble in such a delicate situation. The passive-aggressive route of the Knee Defender and the aggressive-aggressive route of throwing a drink in someone’s face did not pan out well in this scenario. People will do all kinds of things that you’ll find irksome throughout your lifetime, but many of those things are a matter of how big of a deal you make them. As much as you should choose your battles, you
should probably also choose what you let really tick you off. In a year, you probably won’t remember that time you flew for three hours while the person in front of you reclined as luxuriously as economy air travel will allow. But you might remember for a long, long time if you block them and get a drink in the face. And if reclining fliers is one thing you just can’t get over, try just using your words. I say it’s best to not let your blood pressure rise or, heaven forbid, boil over into an eruption of rage at something that is really only an inconvenience for a few hours of your life. Even if we can never all agree on reclining etiquette, perhaps we can all agree that there is simply not enough legroom to go around in economy cabins.
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side of the road across from the police station. Dunsmore said
there was damage to the truck’s windshield. She also said alcohol isn’t believed to be a factor, but speed has not yet been ruled out. Dunsmore said she believes the pickup was travelling downhill, toward Merritt. The pickup truck is being inspected for any mechanical malfunction as well. “There was some indication from the driver that the brakes had failed,” Dunsmore said. The crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m., with one lane of traffic open. The street was cleared completely by about 9 p.m. The file is still under investigation.
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BC Thanksgiving Food Drive underway next week By Emily Wessel THE HERALD
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Volunteers with the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive will be going door to door in Merritt on Sept. 15, but instead of collecting donations as they go, they’ll be leaving something behind. Each volunteer will pound the pavement in a particular area of town to leave donation bags at houses at the beginning of next week. Residents who receive the bag can fill it with non-perishable food items for the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank and leave it on their doorsteps on Saturday, Sept. 20 when the volunteers will come back around and pick up the donations. Local co-ordinator Ruth Yates said about 20 volunteers are needed to cover Merritt. “We assign the volunteers an area of town that they would like to canvass, and then they pick them up on Saturday morning,” she said. Sorting the donations takes place at the Mormon church on Spring Bank Avenue on Saturday. The food drive is non-denominational and anyone from the community is welcome to volunteer, Yates said. “It’s helping a good cause and for the community, and that’s all there is to it,” she said. Yates said all donations are appreciated, but there is no pressure. She added that while the campaign goes to people’s doorsteps, it is not intrusive. Volunteers do not knock on doors or collect cash donations. The food drive is primarily for nonperishable food items, but other items such as baby food, diapers, soap and laundry detergent can be distributed by the Nicola Valley and District Food Bank as well, Yates said. Since it began in Burnaby in 2009, the campaign has spread to over 50 communities
throughout the province, serving thousands of British Columbians. Over 6,000 volun-
teers participated last year to collect over 400,000 pounds of food valued at approximately
a million dollars. The goal in the 2014 food drive is to collect 500,000 pounds
of food. “It is tremendous how it has grown over the last four years. Peo-
ple have got the message and it seems to be helping,” Yates said. Anyone interested
in volunteering can contact Yates for more information at 3788130.
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Pierce appointed to 2014 WJAC coaching staff By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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Merritt Centennials head coach Luke Pierce has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for Team Canada West at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge, slated for December 14 to 20 in Kindersley, Sask. Last year, Pierce was the head coach of Team Canada West at the CJHL’s Top Prospects Game, which was held in conjunction with the 2013 WJAC in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. “I’m honoured to be given the opportunity to join the Canada West staff, and to work with such an elite group of players and coaches,” Pierce said in a press release issued August 25. “I look forward to helping prepare for the camp and tournament, and am excited that we have
the opportunity to play on our home turf. My experiences with Hockey Canada have always been first class, and I expect that this will be no different.” Pierce joins a Team Canada West coaching staff headed up by Trent Cassan, bench boss of the 2013 RBC-champion Yorkton Terriers of the SJHL. Cassan was an assistant coach with Team Canada West at the 2013 WJAC. In addition to Pierce, Hockey Canada also selected Tim Fragle from the Sherwood Park Eagles of the Alberta
Junior Hockey League and Jason Williamson from the Vernon Vipers as assistant coaches under Cassan. “One thing that you learn about Hockey Canada is that they like to develop and go through a process — from being a guest coach at first to helping with the selection process to being an assistant coach and hopefully one day to being a head coach,” Pierce said. “It’s an honour to know that they want to keep having you back.” Pierce is excited about this year’s Canada West
coaching personnel. “We’re a young group,” Pierce said. “Trent and I have developed a good relationship over the last few years. We started with our teams at the same time and have shared
a lot of things. As for Tim, he actually played for Merritt very briefly at the same time as my brother Ben. Jason, of course, I know well from Vernon.” Canada West has appeared in six of the
eight gold-medal games at the World Junior A Challenge since the tournament’s inception in 2006. The team won gold the very first year (Yorkton/Humboldt, Sask.), in 2007 (Trail/ Nelson) and in 2012 (Langley). Coincidentally, all three Canada West goldmedal teams included a former Merritt Centennial on their rosters. In 2006-2007, it was Casey Pierro-Zabotel, and in 2012, it was Reece Willcox. On Sept. 3, Hockey Canada announced that the six teams competing in this year’s World Junior A Challenge would be: Group A - Canada East, United States, Switzerland Group B - Canada West, Russia, Denmark. Round robin games at the 2014 WJAC will
take place from Dec. 14 to 16, with the winner of each group earning a bye to the semi-finals on Dec. 18. The losers of each semi-final will play for the bronze medal on Dec. 19. The goldmedal game will go on Saturday, Dec. 20. “It’s exciting to watch the growth of Junior A hockey across Canada,” president and CEO of Hockey Canada Tom Renney said. “The World Junior A Challenge has undoubtedly played a lead role in that growth. Canada’s 10 CJHL leagues continue to produce world-class talent.” Since the first WJAC in 2006, over 200 NHL draft picks have played in the tournament, including 21 first-round selections such as Beau Bennett, Joe Colbourne, Nikita Filatov, Kyle Turris and John Moore.
PacificSport to host NCCP coaching seminars By Ian Webster THE HERALD
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All sports coaches in the Nicola Valley — both current and prospective — should mark the weekend of Sept. 20 to 21 on their calendars. That’s when the Merritt branch of PacificSport Interior will be hosting a free series of NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) seminars as part of BC Coaches Week, which runs from Sept. 20 to 27 throughout the province. All three clinics (see
below) will take place at the former Coquihalla Middle School gymnasium, located at 2975 Clapperton Ave. in Merritt. Pre-registration for any of the courses is required in order that enough manuals can be ordered. Interested individuals or groups can register or find out more information by contacting local PacificSport Interior development coordinator Josée Warren at 250-3151075 or jwarren@pacificsport.com.
NCCP Competition Introduction Modules Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Planning a Practice (6 hrs. classroom, 1 hr. lunch) Learn how to organize a well-structured practice plan with safe, age-appropriate activities designed to match the proficiency level of the participants; identify potential risk factors; create an emergency action plan; identify practice goals and design activities that offer the best training benefits for the athletic skills required in the sport. Sunday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Making Ethical Decisions (3.5 hrs. classroom) Learn how to analyze a challenging situation and determine if it has moral, legal or ethical implications, and how to apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to properly respond to each situation in a way that is consistent with the NCCP Code of Ethics.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT Local Merritt minor hockey goalie Manjot Panghli met his hero, Montreal Canadiens’ star netminder Carey Price, while attending a hockey camp in Penticton in August. Photo submitted
Sunday, Sept. 21, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Nutrition (1.5 hrs. classroom) Learn how to determine if foods and beverages consumed by athletes before, during and after training are adequate; offer suggestions for more suitable food and beverage alternatives; gain a better understanding of the best ways to promote healthy food and beverage choices to athletes and parents that are consistent with basic sport nutrition principles.
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