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Interior Savings Credit Union’s Cynthia Gullason (left) and Diane Twan were in the red Friday for Merritt’s Dress Red for Heart and Stroke event.

Interior Savings was one of seven local businesses that participated in the event this year, which sees people and workplaces decked out in Heart and Stroke’s signature colour to raise money and spread awareness for the non-profit organization and a heart-healthy lifestyle.

The credit union’s theme was Little Red Riding Hood, and heart disease took on the role of the Big Bad Wolf. On judging day, employees held a heart-healthy potluck, promoted a donation tree with clients, and began their day with laughing yoga. Staff members also competed in an obstacle course to pro-mote active living.

For more photos from Dress Red, turn to page 3.

Emily Wessel/Herald

Composting biosolids best option: city, Good EarthThe owners of the Sun-

shine Valley Good Earth Company are standing up for their company, their compost and their partner-ship with the City of Mer-ritt as city council fine-tunes its official stance on the biosolids issue in the Nicola Valley.

John and Kate Ander-son started the Good

Earth Company in 2007 in response to then-council’s dilemma in dealing with the leftover materials from the city’s wastewater treatment process.

Only treated Class A biosolids from the City of Merritt are treated at the Good Earth Company’s state-of-the-art composting site on Airport Road. The company receives between 1,700 and 2,000 tonnes of biosolids a year.

On days Good Earth receives the biosolids, they’re mixed in a bin with about two-thirds wood fibre, water, and Tim Hor-tons coffee grounds, and then the mixture is heated between 55 and 75 degrees C.

After about two weeks, the mixture is turned and flipped into a new bin, where it stays for another several weeks.

This aerobic process

forces oxygen through the bins as microbes (single-celled organisms) break down the material.

“It’s the oxygen levels that provide the perfect environment for the micro-organisms to flourish and process the materials,” Kate Anderson told council at the committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 10.

After a few more weeks, the mixture gets moved into windrows, where it contin-

ues to cure and compost.The entire process of

turning Merritt’s biosolids into compost takes about a year.

By the time the process is done, the chemical makeup of the compost is virtually unrecognizable as biosolids, John said.

Twice a year, the Ander-sons take 10 samples from different spots in their com-post pile to send to labs in Calgary and Ottawa, which

test for fecal coliform and lead content.

The results consistently come back well under the provincial regulation for Class A compost, John said, with 12 per cent of the allowable lead content under Class A compost regulations, and 10 parts per million for fecal coli-form, which is allowed up to 1,000.

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What the Good Earth Company pack-ages and sells is a “soil amendment,” which is used to top up soil.

Kate said there are no restrictions on land application of their Class A compost any-where in Canada.

Besides composting, the options for dealing with biowaste are to put it in a landfill, incinerate it, or apply it to land.

While opposition to direct land application has been vocal, a land-fill is only a temporary solution, and incinerat-ing biosolids releases carbon into the air, which is not a selective solution like producing compost that people can choose to buy or not, John said.

Given these alterna-tives, Merritt’s compost-ing solution makes the most sense and is the most sustainable, he told council.

The Andersons said

their fear is that Class A compost is being included in opposition to out-of-town biosolids, which they worry will be detrimental to Mer-ritt’s process of dealing with its own biosolids.

“We are proud of what we do and how we do it,” Kate said. “Together with the city, we should all be extremely proud of how we turn our waste into a safe, effective compost that builds soil, sequesters carbon and is a local, sustainable solution.”

The ranchers asked council for a public statement of support of the Good Earth Com-pany and its partnership with the city.

Coun. Mike Goetz said the city and Good Earth’s partnership is a good model for other communities in manag-ing their own biowaste.

“We’re doing it, so other communities should be doing the same thing,” he said.

Coun. Kurt Chris-topherson said he sup-ports Good Earth, and is opposed to other communities sending their biosolids into the Merritt area.

“I’m very concerned that we don’t throw the baby out with the bath-water,” Christopherson said.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said biosolids are a municipal issue that the city has to deal with and the City of Merritt is pleased with the composting solution.

“We, as a city, are quite happy with what you’re doing for us,” Menard said.

Coun. Linda Brown said she has no issue with Good Earth, but believes the province should require testing of the material to ensure its safety more often than twice a year.

John said the amount of testing is adequate given the con-sistency of their results, but he has no issue with

more testing provided the cost would be fac-tored into the operating contract. It’s about $500 for each fecal coliform and metal count test, he said.

“The piles cure for a long time and you’re going to be re-testing a lot of the same material as it moves forward, but we can do that,” John said. “We’re trying to be as transparent as pos-sible.”

Brown also stated she is not convinced that biosolids are a safe product to be applied to land.

John said the ratio of certain potential contaminants is vastly different between direct biosolids application and composted biosol-ids.

“People brush their teeth with toothpaste. Well, that’s in your compost in very tiny parts — parts per bil-lion,” he said.

He said given that Merritt doesn’t have

heavy industry, he is confident the presence of other ingredients is not a problem as it might be in other juris-dictions, such as large, industrial cities in the U.S.

However, he also said if people don’t trust the process or the safety of the compost, nobody is forced to use it — unlike the neighbours who would have to live with direct biosolids application on the Dry Lake area.

John said the City of Merritt had the fore-sight to build its own composting facility to deal with the leftover products from its waste-water treatment plant several years ago, and doesn’t want to risk

losing that process to a public outcry about the potential health risks of direct biosolids land application.

He said with a capi-tal expenditure upfront, there is no reason other cities couldn’t do the same and deal with their own waste, and he would like council to bring that idea to

other jurisdictions at the upcoming Southern Interior Local Gov-ernment Association and Union of British Columbia Municipali-ties meetings.

“It’s about putting the money up to do the right thing, and I think that’s where the city can have an impact,” he said.

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CPR session this SaturdayThis Saturday, the

Merritt Fire Rescue Department in partner-ship with Red Cross, BC Ambulance Service and the RCMP will team up for a commu-nity CPR course.

The day-long infor-mation session is being held at the Civic Centre from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 to familiarize people with cardiopulmonary resus-citation.

Fire training officer Carl Johnston said the goal is to make CPR less intimidating, in addition to teaching people how to get help for someone in need.

The session will fea-ture various stations for different CPR subjects, and the lessons will emphasize the process of checking a scene, calling for help and providing care for the person in need until emergency crews arrive.

How to recognize signs of a stroke or heart attack will also be discussed at the session.

Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the fire department decided to host the event because they often attend calls

for cardiac arrest.This session will

not be a fully certified course, but will serve as an information

and awareness ses-sion, where people can concentrate on specific topics such as infant choking.

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From the Herald archives: February 1993

Ousted economic committee members get riled

Eight members of the now-defunct Economic Develop-ment and Tourism Commission and the Official Community Plan (OCP) review committee met early Friday morn-ing to discuss recent council proceedings which resulted in the disbanding of both groups.

The Ec-Dev Com-mission and OCP committee were dis-solved by two sepa-rate motions made by Coun. Hilton at Tuesday’s regular council meeting.

Spokesman for the group George Mathieu expressed disappointment in the turn of events that found him and other committee members summar-ily dismissed from volunteer work they found interesting and necessary to the community.

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Trails on city’s radar in 2015 budgetMerritt is getting back on track

with plans to revive a multi-use trail connecting downtown to Gasoline Alley.

For the past few years, the city has been trying to establish a multi-use trail that would go up Voght Street, connect to Spring Bank Avenue and branch off to River Ranch Road.

That potential route was halted when a land owner along the route wouldn’t allow necessary access through their property.

However, as planning depart-ment manager Sean O’Flaherty told council at its budget meeting on Feb.

11, that may have been a blessing in disguise.

The city is now looking into the possibility of having the trail run parallel to Voght Street along its south side, which would be a shorter route and provide better visibility, he said.

At this time, the cost to build the trail is unknown, but the city has $25,000 in this year’s budget for such initiatives, and BC Hydro plans to commit some further funding, O’Flaherty said.

If the city has enough funding, it’s possible the project could break ground this year, he said.

There are just two of these multi-use paths in the community — one along the Coldwater River and

another at Rotary Park, O’Flaherty said.

This new trail would consist of a two-metre-wide asphalt trail that would eventually span from Lions Memorial Park to River Ranch Road.

The first phase would span from River Ranch Road to Grimmett Street.

In 2016, the City of Merritt plans to spend about $500,000 to renovate the corner route of Voght Street that passes by Rotary Park from Lions Memorial Park in front of Central Park.

This roadwork would also consist of phase two for the Voght Street trail project, O’Flaherty said.

Phase three of the Voght Street

trail project would consist of the stretch of Voght Street between Blackwell Avenue and Grimmett Street.

O’Flaherty said the sidewalk along Voght Street is inadequate as it doesn’t meet engineering stan-dards as it is narrow and made of asphalt, not concrete.

“We need something more func-tional and safer,” O’Flaherty said.

The city also has plans to incor-porate bike lanes on either side of Coldwater Avenue from Main Street to the end of Clapperton Avenue, but that is dependent on whether or not the public works department receives a grant that will help them afford roadwork on that stretch of Coldwater Avenue.

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SCARLET SPIRIT

Clockwise from top left: Staff at Doctors Eye Care pose with their Dress Red for Heart and Stroke mascot Joel the bear, whom customers can hug for a $1 donation to Heart and Stroke during the month of February.

Nicola Valley Massage Therapy’s Tim and Rita Kroeker hold up their Hearts of Honour, which contain photos of their loved ones who have been affected by heart disease or stroke. Their personal touch earned them a first place prize basket from Heart and Stroke for a business with fewer than 10 employees.

Hub Barton International Insurance employees stand by the Dress Red wall of fame in their office, which was decorated to the nines and marks Hub’s long-standing support for the cause.

Staff at Merritt’s Royal Bank were in the spirit with heart-shaped decorations and a donation to Heart and Stroke.

Residents at the Florentine, along with staff and volunteers (bottom left), took top prize for the second year running in Merritt’s Dress Red for Heart and Stroke event. Weeks of preparation and planning led up to a day of heart-healthy events, including a red meal plan, decorations throughout the residence, and even a mascot in the form of visiting two-year-old Queen of Hearts Zoe (at left, front). Every resident sported red for the occasion and the seniors home also raised money with a gift basket raffle.

Emily Wessel/Herald


Next council meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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Applications are invited for a temporary bylaw enforcement officer position.

The City of Merritt is seeking an individual to serve as Bylaw Enforcement Officer on a full time basis. The position is for a forty (40) hour work week with shifts rotating occasionally to include weekends.

For complete details, please see City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca

Applications will be received by the undersigned until 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015

Carole FraserHuman Resources Manager, City of Merritt

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As only those candidates short-listed will be contacted, we thank you in advance for

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CITY OF MERRITT SNOW

REMOVAL POLICY

This procedure outlines the responsibility of the City, residents, businesses and contractors as it pertains to snow removal in Merritt.

NOTE: For purpose of this procedure “Area 1” is designated by heavy black line and “Area 2” is all remaining streets..

Service Level based on Snow Accumulation:0 – 5 cm: Area 1 only sanded AS PRIORITY5 – 20 cm: City streets are graded and sanded in the following time frame: Area 1 – within eight (8) hours Area 2 – within thirty (30) hoursOver 20 cm: Exceptional Snowfall – will call out such manpower and equipment as

may be available and required to maintain city streets in as passable conditions as possible.

Priorities:No.1 Emergency access routes to essential services such as hospital, police,

fire, ambulance, City services. Dangerous roadways including hills and intersections.

No.2 Schools;No.3 Downtown Business Core;No.4 Highway Commercial properties;No.5 Residential properties

Disposal:Residents, businesses and contractors are not permitted to blow or plow snow from private property onto right-of-ways, streets, lanes or walkways.Residents and businesses in areas with City sidewalks adjacent to roads shall be permitted to place snow from the walk on the road.

Sidewalk Clearing:Every owner or occupier of residential zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalks or pathways abutting the said property within twenty-four (24) hours of accumulation except for weekends and holidays.

Every owner or occupier of real property shall immediately remove snow, ice or rubbish from the roof or other part of a structure adjacent to a highway or pathway or sidewalk where such snow or ice or rubbish presents a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

Every owner or occupier of commercial or industrial zoned property shall remove snow or ice from sidewalk or pathways abutting the said property by ten (10) a.m. of any day and, as needed, following the accumulation of snow or ice.

Complete copies of this procedure can be obtained at City Hall during regular business hours.

WITH MAYOR MENARD

You’re Invited!

Drop-In Sessions in 2015 with Mayor Menard will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s

Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

Mayor Menard invites interested citizens to stop by and say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.

If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.

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Programs at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre

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AQUA JOGGING

Need a change in routine? Too cold to run outside? Tired of running on a treadmill? Joints sore from too much impact? Try Aqua Jogging! Great Cardio workout, the water provides extra resistance with no impact! Come give it a try!

Excellent program for triathlon athletes. Wednesday Mornings 6:15 - 7am

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The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt reg-ular council meet-ing agenda from Feb. 10, 2015.

NVMAA Activity Report: October to

December 2014

The Nicola Valley Museum continues to host visitors and researchers from all over the world. Many are looking for their family histories in photographs, burial

sites, residences, places of employment and birth and death records.

Wind onion turbine project

The museum con-tinues to work with the City of Merritt and other parties to restore and find a permanent location to display this acquisition from the Heinz Lange family. Fundraising efforts are being done to assist with restoration of the wind onion.

WW1 centenary project

The Merritt library and museum hosted a very successful evening of songs with the Mer-ritt Community Choir and stories with Greg Dickson and Mark For-syth, authors of From the West Coast to the Western Front. Planning is under-way for the centenary

celebration of the Drill Hall on Feb. 21. The lieutenant governor is expected to attend this very important event.

Information • requests: 49Researchers: 15• Visitors: 372• Volunteer hours: • 380, valued at $9,500.

Museum reports high activity


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VICTORIA – The B.C. government presented a cautious preview of the coming year with its speech from the throne last Tuesday, predicting a rural revival through industrial growth while lowering expectations for mining and natural gas exports.

Read by Lieuten-ant Governor Judith Guichon to begin the spring legislature session, the speech announced the for-mation of a rural advisory committee to “provide independent and impartial advice on helping rural B.C. increase opportunities, manage growth and

meet its full potential in communities big and small.”

Premier Christy Clark said the govern-ment has important tasks ahead, such as starting construction on the $8 billion Site C hydroelectric dam and revamping the educa-tion system to fill an anticipated skills gap.

“We’re sticking to the plan, and we’ve been successful with that plan,” Clark told reporters. “I know it doesn’t make great headlines in the news-papers, but I don’t think we want to change so we can help you get a news story.”

The speech referred to five new mines open-ing since 2011, but avoided mention of

northeast coal mines that have closed due to low commodity prices that also threaten the operation of metal mines in B.C.

NDP leader John Horgan questioned Clark’s intention to keep cutting “red tape,” an obsession of the B.C. Liberals since 2001.

“They cut red tape at Mount Polley,” Horgan said of gaps in inspection that pre-dated the collapse of the mine’s tailings dam last summer.

As the government continues to await investment decisions for liquefied natural gas facilities, the speech notes that LNG “could create 100,000 jobs and the revenues to elimi-

nate our debt,” adding that exports are needed to maintain a gas industry that already employs 13,000 people.

Much of the speech touts earlier achieve-ments, including the carbon tax on fuels and a settlement with B.C. public school teachers after a bitter strike last year.

The government confirmed it is about to table a third straight balanced budget on Feb. 17, and hinted at new spending aimed at expanding the econo-my.

The government also plans to launch a new “medal of good citizen-ship” to recognize those who donate their time and money to improve their communities.

Premier defends stand-pat throne speechBy Tom Fletcher

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British Columbia Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon delivers the speech from the throne inside the provincial legislature in Victoria, B.C. on Feb. 10. Canadian Press pool photo


A Kamloops man who admitted to choking and hitting his dog will be allowed to own a pet again in two years.

The man was sentenced in Kamloops provincial court to a two-year ban on owning pets, a six-month conditional sentence and six months of probation for the incident that hap-pened in a McDonald’s drive-thru last year.

Now, a bop on the nose when a dog does some-thing bad is one thing.

This guy admitted to smacking his dog on the head while they were in his truck in the drive-thru, and when the dog wouldn’t stop whimpering, he put his hand around the dog’s neck until it stopped.

The fast food employee took down his licence plate number and called police the next day, when the guy returned.

The employee stalled him until RCMP arrived and arrested him, and the dog was seized by the BC SPCA.

Since then, it’s been adopted by a new family.

The man ended up pleading guilty to wil-fully causing unnecessary pain to an animal and the

Crown sought a 10-year ban on owning animals.

He ended up getting eight years less than that recommendation, which I think is a disgrace.

Perhaps a 10-year ban could be a starting point in the future, but I would rather see people convicted of criminal animal abuse get a lifetime ban on own-ing pets.

We’ll have to wait to see how potential charges against a university student in the Lower Mainland will play out after his young husky was found extremely emaciated and wandering the streets in Maple Ridge.

The dog, since named Willow, was so severely starved she weighed only 15 kilograms when she arrived at the shelter.

That’s significantly less

than the 24 kilogram aver-age weight of a husky her age and sex.

The rescuers said the poor thing had rocks and soil in her gastrointestinal tract, which they guessed she was eating in order to try to stay alive.

The BC SPCA is recommending charges against the owner and the dog continues to recover. Eventually, she will be ready for foster care, and later a permanent home.

For a pet owner to let any dog — let alone such a majestic one — starve is simply despicable.

A little puppy from Northern Manitoba is recovering after his owner’s child deliberately rubbed hair dye into his eyes.

The six-month-old black-and-white border

collie/Jack Russell terrier cross suffered for three days with the dye burning his eyes before a neighbour confronted the owner.

When the owner refused to help the dog, the neighbour intervened and RCMP apprehended the dog.

The puppy was flown down to a Winnipeg dog rescue for free by a heli-copter company.

Now Percy the dog has milky-bluish eyes instead of the brown he would natu-rally have. It’s unknown how much vision, if any, he will regain.

To the credit of the amazing resilience of dogs, the puppy’s foster family reports he’s loving and social.

HERALD OPINION

Seeking input on Supreme Court ruling

I am often surprised at the number of dif-ferent events occurring each week that can pose a challenge to provide a sum-mary given the limited space available in my weekly columns.

One topic that I believe is of interest and concern to all Canadians is the recent Supreme Court rul-ing striking down Canada’s existing law against assisted suicide. This is, without question, a subject that many Canadians have very strong feelings about.

It is not uncommon as a member of Parliament to hear a diversity of views on subjects of this nature. One such citizen who took the time to contact me has presented some seri-ous concerns that I believe we should all be mindful of.

The citizen in question suffers from a very severe physical disabil-ity and opposes the legalization of assisted suicide. The reason for this opposition is not based on faith or a previous encounter with suicide or hope that a miracle cure will be dis-covered.

The concern from this particular disabled citizen is guilt. As a severely disabled individual, this person relies very heavily on family to serve as spe-cialized caregivers.

As many will know, providing specialized and end-of-life care for a severely disabled loved one can be a challenging experience.

In this case, the constituent who contacted me shared a great love of and appreciation for family members in making great sacrifices to help them live a better quality of life.

Take crimes against animals seriously

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Owning a dog and properly caring for it is expensive and time-consuming. It is a task that should only be undertaken by a person who is willing to make appropriate sacrifices of their resources for their four-legged companion.

A lot of people who recognize their limita-tions in taking care of a pet — which is no small responsibility — make the difficult decision of giving up their dog or cat to a group or person better equipped to care for it.

I appreciate that even the most hor-rific and cowardly cases of animal abuse are rarely isolated acts, often accompanied by a mul-titude of issues whether they’re social, emotional, mental, financial, physi-

cal or what have you. I empathize with the hard situations people have to live through and their desire to have animal companions through those hard times.

But it’s cases like this of animal suffering that are 100 per cent human-caused and avoidable that I just cannot under-stand.

If a human is bigger and smarter than a dog, why express that power by choking, starving or blinding it?

It’s time Canada’s legislation and court system treated animal abuse more seriously, starting with a lifetime ban on owning pets in cases of criminal convic-tion under the Preven-tion of Cruelty to Ani-mals Act, and followed by appropriate measures to ensure the ban is being obeyed.

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Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling to allow Canadians access to doctor-assisted suicide?

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The concern of this severely disabled constituent is that legalized suicide would create an easy option for this person to end their own life with the assistance of a willing doctor.

This person expressed a strong will to live. They have no desire to die.

Where assisted suicide is a concern to this person is over a profound level of guilt. This guilt comes from the significant ongoing efforts of family mem-bers in providing specialized care.

As legalized suicide could end the need for that care by

not pursuing suicide, this indi-vidual would feel intense guilt that they are imposing on loved ones when another option is available.

Suffice to say this was a dif-ficult and emotional conversa-tion and I apologize in advance that I am not relaying this concern in the manner it truly deserves.

I raise this point as it illus-trates a situation of a severely disabled person who does not wish to die but has admitted the guilt of not pursuing sui-cide to relieve family members from serving as caregivers potentially would result in a reluctant suicide.

This is not a situation I believe any Canadian would welcome and is one we should be mindful of in this discus-sion.

I can also appreciate that there are other situations and different perspectives in this conversation that are deserving of consideration.

As I believe all citizens share concerns on this subject, I wel-come your views, opinions and experiences.

I can be reached at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-800-665-8711.

Dan Albas is the member of Parlia-ment for Okanagan-Coquihalla.

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MAKING DONATIONS

Left: Merritt Sikh Society president Bakhshish Sandur (left) presents a $500 donation from the Sikh Society to Nicola Valley and District Food Bank manager Marlene Fenton.

Right: Investors Group’s David Brown donated $500 to the food bank on Feb. 12.

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Over the past few months, no other issue has garnered my atten-tion and my time more than the two proposals to truck biosolid waste to Dry Lake and Rey Creek Ranch in our region.

This is a subject that Merritt, Logan Lake and surrounding com-munities have grasped and are rightly con-cerned over.

On Monday, Jan. 26, I attended the pub-lic meeting in Merritt organized by the Nicola Valley Watershed Com-munity Round Table.

Thanks to their efforts, over 300 resi-dents were at the Civic Centre to hear an infor-mative discussion about biosolids, how they are regulated and the potential impacts they have on human health and the environment.

I spoke with many who attended and heard from the doz-

ens who got up to the microphone to speak.

A day prior to the meeting, representatives from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District took me to the area near the proposed Dry Lake site so we could get a first-hand look. We also looked at the facility on Sunshine Valley Road and site near the airport both currently being used for composting.

Since this issue broke last year, I’ve worked closely with Environ-ment Minister Mary Polak and staff from her ministry to make sure the concerns of residents are being lis-tened to and respected.

And I’d like to report back that, in large part due to your efforts, the ministry has instructed the proponent of the Dry Lake site to provide more detailed informa-tion regarding setbacks from surface water and slopes, on top of an evaluation of ground-water depth and the protection of habitat and drinking water.

This revised plan is anticipated to be submitted by the propo-nent this spring and the spreading of biosolids at Dry Lake will not be permitted over this

period. The second Rey

Creek Ranch proposal has yet to be received but will be thoroughly reviewed before any decision is made.

This is an important issue and I will keep on placing the interests of the constituents first

and I look forward hearing from you.

The protection of human health and environmental concerns will trump any business interests when the time comes to make a deci-sion on these proposals. Safety will not be put at risk.

JACKIE TEGARTView from the LEGISLATURE

This year’s general government budget — which covers the operations of city hall — will see a decrease of about $13,000 com-pared to last year.

Financial services manager Ken Ostraat said the reason for the savings is two-fold: there are no byelection and general election costs for 2015 or fund-ing set aside to recruit

a new chief adminis-trative officer.

One of the bud-geted items is $50,000 to make renovations to the reception area of city hall that will include new cashier windows and worksta-tions.

The city will also spend another $54,000 this year to replace some computers and upgrade software.

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It took six-and-a-half years, but Canadian shot put record holder Dylan Armstrong from Kamloops finally got what he deserved.

On Sunday, in front of over 700 fans at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops, the 34-year-old Arm-strong was presented with the bronze medal from his event at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Back on Day 7 of

the Beijing Games, Armstrong missed out on a podium finish by less than one centimetre, throwing a Canadian-record 21.04 metres in the shot put to finish fourth overall.

But last year, Andrei Mikhnevich from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in China, was issued a lifetime ban from competition for a doping violation dat-ing back to 2006 — his second offence. As a result of the ban, all of Mikhnevich’s medals and results from 2006

until his retirement in 2013 were wiped out.

“Thank you to the IOC, the COC and the IAAF for getting this medal back to Canada where it really belongs,” Armstrong said to the raucous crowd of sup-porters at the TCC on Sunday. “It’s very over-whelming with the peo-ple that came out and supported me today.”

As friends, family and fans chanted his name, four-time Canadian Olympic gold-medallist Hayley Wickenheiser officially placed the

bronze medal around the six-foot four-inch, 304-pound Armstrong’s neck.

The Kamloops ath-lete is recovering from recent elbow surgery, but hopes to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

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(Right) Kamloops’ Olympic shot putter Dylan Armstrong acknowledges the crowd at the Tournament Capital Centre on Sunday after final-ly receiving his bronze medal from the Beijing Olympic Games six-and-a-half years after the event.

(Left) Armstrong shares the moment with various digni-taries, including CBC sports commentator Scott Oakes (far left), four-time Olympic gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser (second from left), Olympic gold medallist (for Russia) and Armstrong’s coach Anitoliy ‘Dr. B’ Bondarchuk (sixth from left), and Canadian Olympic gold-medallist Nancy Green-Raine (third from right). (Right) Armstrong with former teammate Gary Reed (a two-time Canadian Olympian who grew up in Merritt), Reed’s wife Caitlin and daughters Anna (left) and Sophie.Ian Webster/Herald

Olympic medal, at last!

ELEMENTARY HANDBALL Grade 4 and 5 students at local elementary schools have been playing European handball for the last few weeks as part of their interschool sports program. (Above) Diamond Vale’s Jaxsin Vaughan unleashes a shot on net in his team’s game against Nicola Canford last week. The format for the local game is a variation of the Olympic sport that was developed by Merritt teacher Jeff Bloom. The focus is on passing and catching, throwing and shooting, and team work. It is considered to be an excellent lead-up activity to basketball. All five Nicola Valley elementary schools, along with Vermilion Forks from Princeton, will convene in Merritt this Wednesday for a half-day tournament. The six girls’ teams will play at the former Coquihalla Middle School gymnasium beginning at 11:45 a.m., while the seven boys’ teams will divided into two pools, with games beginning at 12 noon at both Central and Collettville Schools. Ian Webster/Herald

YOUTH BASKETBALL The first season of the community-run Merritt Youth Basketball Association is going strong with close to 60 youngsters currently enrolled in the first session which began in January. (Above) Sajjin Lali goes in for a lay-up while fellow participants receive instruction from coaches Brent Bowden (foreground) and Dave Andersen. Aimed at Grade 6 and 7-aged boys and girls, the MYBA sessions run on Mondays and Fridays at the Collettville and Merritt Secondary School gymnasiums respectively. The 90-minute practices are usually divided into one hour of warm-up and specific skills development and training followed by 30 minutes of scrim-maging. A multiplicity of skills are focused on, including dribbling, passing and catching, shooting, rebounding and game strategy. The adult coaches are local basketball enthusiasts, while the referees for the scrimmages are members of the MSS boys and girls basketball teams. Ian Webster/Herald


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