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A 29-year-old Merritt man is facing charges after police found two loaded handguns in his crashed car.

At about 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 19, the driver of a 1998 Crown Victoria travelling southbound 20 kilometres south of Merritt along the Coquihalla Highway lost con-trol of the vehicle.

The vehicle hit a concrete

median and rolled to the other side of the road where it hit another vehicle, which was travelling northbound.

The four passengers of the northbound vehicle sustained minor injuries, as did the driver of the Crown Victoria.

Police arrested the driver of the Crown Victoria and charged him with two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon.

He will appear in court on Monday, Feb. 23.

Man who crashed stolen truck arrested on

outstanding warrants

A man involved in a single-vehicle crash on Fri-day morning was arrested by Merritt RCMP on outstand-ing warrants.

At about 7 a.m. on Feb. 20, Merritt RCMP attended the scene of a car crash 40 kilometres south of Merritt on the Coquihalla Highway.

When the officers arrived,

they did not find any passen-gers, but a witness on scene said the vehicle had passed her going northbound at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle hit a dirt shoulder, turned into a ditch and rolled several times.

The witness said she then saw a man wearing a black hoodie and bright red sweatpants with a backpack exit the vehicle and enter the woods.

Police discovered the

crashed 2006 Chevy pickup truck had been reported sto-len from Abbotsford earlier that day.

At 8:30 a.m., police received a report of a man hitchhiking about a kilome-tre north of where the acci-dent took place. His descrip-tion fit that of the suspect driver of the pickup.

RCMP located the 21-year-old man and charged him with posses-sion of stolen property over

$5,000.He was taken to the

Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre for a knee injury and released into police custody, where he remains.

He also had two out-standing warrants for his arrest from Invermere for possession of stolen property under $5,000 and failing to appear in court.

Both files remain under investigation.

Loaded handguns in crashed car leads to arrestBy Michael Potestio

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Local couple gets lucky on scratch ticketA hankering for beef

jerky changed the lives of two Merritt residents for the better on the weekend.

While working on some paperwork Sunday after-noon at the Nicola Valley Medical Centre, Dr. Drew Soderberg — who came to Merritt last year to work as a doctor — went down the street to the 7-Eleven where he bought his snack, and a couple of Set For Life scratch-and-win tickets.

Soderberg went back to the office to finish his work, but kept the tickets for his wife to scratch.

While watching TV at home later that night, Soderberg’s wife Deidre scratched the lucky ticket and screamed when she realized it was a winner.

“I thought she was screaming at a spider or something,” Soderberg said.

Deidre was in disbelief.

“It was just like, ‘Am I reading this right? Can you double check this?’”

she said Monday from the BCLC office in Kamloops, where they had the ticket

verified and collected their winnings.

Stunned at the winning

ticket, the two didn’t tell many people at first just in case the ticket wasn’t in fact

the big winner, Deidre said.“We couldn’t sleep last

night,” she told the Herald on Monday.

Even after the ticket had been validated, Soderberg said he and his wife still found it hard to believe they were $675,000 richer.

“My brain’s still not really with me right now,” he said.

The money will be a sig-nificant help to the couple has they’re expecting a baby in August, and Soder-berg has student loans to pay down from medical school.

The Soderbergs will use a portion of the winnings to pay off their house, they said.

Soderberg said their child will also have a nice education fund in place thanks to the cash.

The Soderbergs opted for the lump sum offered by Set For Life, which also gives the option for winners to receive $1,000 weekly for 25 years.

By Michael PotestioTHE [email protected] Dr. Drew Soderberg and his

wife Deidre will use their $675,000 windfall to pay off their house, Drew’s student loans, and to prepare for the child they’re expecting this summer.

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Balanced budget doesn’t bode well for school districts

School District 58 will need to find six-figure savings as school districts are being asked by the provincial government to tighten their belts in 2015.

The provincial bud-get, announced last week, calls for a claw-back of $54 million over the next two years.

School District 58 board of trustees chair Gordon Comeau said this will result in his district needing to find about $350,000 in sav-ings over the course of the next three years.

He said this will limit the amount of surplus funds school boards can carry and use in case the need arises.

Comeau said he thinks SD58 is strong enough to “weather the storm” for a few years, but the cuts will force the district to be more frugal.

The district was looking to put more money into human resources, which is an initiative that will be put on hold for the time being.

These savings are being asked to come from administrative costs, he said.

Comeau said he thinks this budget doesn’t do much to help school boards.

“It’s definitely not a good news budget for school districts,” he said.

Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart said in the past, other minis-

tries have been asked to find efficiencies and in this budget it’s the edu-cation ministry’s turn.

This year’s budget has allotted more than $550 million more over the next three years for B.C.’s education sector to compensate for the new collective agree-ment with teachers.

MLA lauds budget highlights

Following the pro-vincial government’s balanced budget announcement last week, Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart believes there are a few highlights that should prove beneficial for Merritt-area residents.

The government will be ending its deduction of child sup-

port payments from income-assistance calculations come September — a move Tegart said will benefit single mothers.

There’s an addition-al $20 million added to the budget for income assistance and $100 million in additional funding over the next three years for Com-munity Living B.C., a provincial agency that assists adults with developmental dis-

abilities. These changes are

good news for people throughout the riding and B.C. who have a hard time making ends meet, she said.

New funding for hospice and palliative care for children and adults is an area that the government has heard concerns on and committed new funding toward in this budget as well, Tegart said.

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Medevac service could be lost

A service that may have saved a local woman’s life could be lost to area residents if it isn’t utilized more.

The medevac air ambulance operating out of Kamloops was called into Merritt Sunday to transfer a medically unstable patient with low blood pressure from Nicola Valley Gener-al Hospital to Royal Inland Hospital. A reliable source indi-cated the woman had been brought into the local hospital early Sunday morn-ing, but her condi-tion wasn’t improv-ing so Advance Life Support paramed-ics were contacted around noon.

By the time she arrived in Kamloops, her blood pressure had apparently improved.

“We’re not get-ting enough flights to warrant our stay-ing here. It’s not bringing back the dollars expended,” explained pilot Sid Peltier.

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Development permits show Merritt growthMerritt is experiencing a

spike in growth and develop-ment these days.

The city’s planning and development manager said there were 70 new businesses registered with the city in 2014, bringing the total number up to 585.

That’s about a 20 per cent increase in the number

of businesses from 2013, Sean O’Flaherty said.

The new Diacarbon pel-let plant and all the com-panies that worked on that project are included in those numbers.

With the Merritt Green Energy project under construction, O’Flaherty anticipates another increase in businesses operating in Merritt in the next year and a half, balancing out those

that may fall out of 2015’s numbers now that the pellet plant is up and running.

He said the anticipated building of new hotels in Merritt’s Gasoline Alley area should also yield a number of new business licences.

O’Flaherty said this upswing in development is the first spike of its kind in 10 years.

He said between 2005 and 2015, growth in Merritt

has been on a steady, slow increase.

The total value of build-ing permits in Merritt more than doubled in 2014 from the previous year’s number, and is expected to double again for 2015, O’Flaherty said.

In 2014, the valuation of building permits in Merritt was about $11.65 million, compared to $4.1 million in 2013.

The number of busi-nesses counted in Merritt includes storefronts, contrac-tors, home-based businesses and out-of-town trades.

City of Merritt chief administrative officer Allan Chabot told city council he thinks the majority of new job growth in Merritt will come from existing busi-nesses, and wants more focus placed on supporting their expansion.


Vancouver Island-based folk duo The Great Plains will play at the Merritt Seniors Centre Thursday.

Saskia and Darrel Delaronde, the married couple that plays Canadiana as The Great Plains, are stopping at the facility as the kickoff for a tour that will take them around B.C. into July.

Their country-tinged music draws on a variety of quintessen-tially Canadian influences, from Louis Riel, the renegade Métis rights fighter in Manitoba, to rodeos in B.C.’s grasslands.

Their crowd-friendly, engaging live show also features lyrics sung with gusto in Spanish, Dutch, German, French and Gaelic.

The duo has an extensive back catalogue, having recorded nine albums over their decade-long career, from which they’ll draw at their Feb. 26 concert in Merritt.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. at 1675 Tutill Court.

Tickets are $10 and are avail-able by phoning 378-4407.

Folk duoplays at Seniors Centre Thursday

IN STEP The Dancing Divas from the Love to Dance Academy performed for residents of the Nicola Meadows retirement home on Feb. 18. The Divas performed to a handful of songs and even danced with some of the residents at the end of their performance. Their next stop will be at the Florentine at 2 p.m. on Feb. 25. Michael Potestio/Herald

Local MLA named caucus chairMerritt’s MLA is mov-

ing up the political ladder.Fraser-Nicola MLA

Jackie Tegart has been acclaimed as chair of the BC Liberal caucus, mak-ing her not only respon-sible for overseeing caucus meetings, but a liaison

between Liberal MLAs and the Premier’s office as well.

As chair, Tegart meets with Christy Clark once per week to discuss con-cerns, as well as the cau-cus agenda.

She said having this position is an opportunity to build relationships with the decision-makers in

cabinet and the Premier’s office.

“I think any time that we can build stronger rela-tionships, that bodes well for the riding,” she said.

Nominated by mem-bers of caucus, Tegart said she thinks her acclimation indicates her colleagues respect her and see her as a leader. Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart



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

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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.

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Community life begins with Public Works: NPWAThe following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regu-lar council meeting agenda from Feb. 24, 2015.

Dear mayor and councillors,

The Public Works Association of British Columbia (PWABC) is seeking your support to recognize and promote National Public Works Week (NPWW) by acknowledging May 17 to 23, 2015 as National Public Works Week in your community. This year’s theme is “Com-munity begins here.”

National Public Works Week is observed each year during the third full week of May and this is the 55th year. NPWW calls attention to the importance of

public works in com-munity life and seeks to acknowledge the efforts of tens of thousands of men and women in North America who provide and maintain civil infrastructure and services. NPWW also allows councils to remind the public of the 24-7 services that they are responsible for and are proud of. Many coun-cils and public works departments make this an annual celebration in their communities.

The APWA encour-ages public works agen-cies and professionals to take the opportunity to celebrate the week with parades, displays of public works equipment, high school essay con-tests, open houses, pro-grams for civic organiza-tions and media events.

The occasion is

marked each year with scores of resolutions and proclamations from mayors and premiers and raises the public’s awareness of public works issues and increas-es confidence in public

works agencies like yours, which are dedicated to improving the quality of life for present and future.

Deryk LeePWABC president


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Annual women’s conference focuses on self-esteem

Journeys Into Tomorrow transition house is holding its annual women’s confer-ence on Saturday, offer-ing women from around the Nicola Valley a free day of fashion advice and self-esteem building workshops.

The event, which begins at 10 a.m., fea-tures two presentations in the morning: one on how to refurbish a wardrobe, and the other on sewing tips.

Various booths will also be set up through-out the day, from ones that have accessories for women to try on to ones that help women iden-tify properly fitting bras.

Local consultant Rona Sterling-Collins, who specializes in work-ing with aboriginal communities, will lead a workshop on self-esteem in the afternoon.

Dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m. and the day will wrap up with a fashion show.

Snacks, lunch and supper are provided.

There is no cost to attend the event, but pre-registration is rec-ommended.

Journeys Into Tomorrow women’s support worker Dale August said women who register are advised to bring a change of clothes they’d like to show the designers at the event.

August said it’s important for women to develop self-esteem, and being happy with how they look is one way to increase their self-confidence.

“We try to show the ladies there are different options and how to feel good about themselves and not get into these kinds of relationships,” she said. “Violence pre-vention — that’s what our house is all about.”

The event runs at the Coldwater Band School from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 28.

Directors for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are looking at ways to gain regulatory control over biosolids activities in their district — a move that would be the first of its kind in B.C.

To do this, TNRD directors would need approval from the provincial govern-ment, Area M director Randy Murray told the Herald.

No other regional district has this kind of jurisdiction, he said.

Under current pro-vincial regulations, the TNRD doesn’t have to be notified that a pro-ponent intends to use

a piece of RL1 zoned land for processing biosolids as it is a per-mitted use. No public consultation process is required either, and only the Ministry of Environment and IHA need to be notified and give approval for such a practice.

Murray, who pre-sides over the part of the Nicola Val-ley where biosolids are currently being processed, said the TNRD needs to look to alternative methods of management to spreading biosolids on land as fertilizer.

Murray said the TNRD also has the option of passing a bylaw prohibiting the export of biosolids

produced on their land.

On Feb. 5, the TNRD board of direc-tors heard presenta-tions regarding biosol-ids from the Ministry of Environment, Inte-rior Health Authority (IHA), biosolids indus-try representatives and the anti-biosolids group Friends of the Nicola Valley.

“It was a good information session that helped the board understand the issue better,” Murray said.

The TNRD is expected to have a strategic planning ses-sion at the end of this month where it will identify top priorities, and Murray expects biosolids to be one of the top five.

TNRD looks at options for biosolids management



Educators across the country have their eyes on Québec’s education min-istry as it investigates the circumstances surround-ing the strip search of a 15-year-old girl at a high school in Québec City.

The girl was suspected of selling drugs and was brought into a room, where a female teacher held up a blanket in front of her

while she undressed. She handed over all

her clothes to the princi-pal, who’s also female, to search.

Oddly, whether the school staff members actu-ally found any drugs isn’t a prominent feature of the story.

Instead, what has taken off is the news that strip searches are allowed in schools in Québec, and that province’s minister of education even stood up or the process in the media, stating it was done by the book.

The book, it turns out, is a 2010 policy created by the province with input from police that states staff can search students’ per-sonal belongings on reason-able grounds a school rule has been broken in order to

locate evidence.Under the policy, a

student must be shielded by a screen or cover while undressing, and only clothes are to be searched — not the student’s body. No direct contact is allowed.

Two staff members, preferably of the same gen-der, must be present for the search.

While officials with the school and government feel the strip search fell within the rules, the girl and her mother certainly didn’t.

The girl told media she felt degraded and humili-ated, and her mother has said she’s considering legal action.

Schools are tasked with ensuring safe and healthy environments for everybody within their walls, and

that’s a responsibility they obviously take seriously.

However, the limits of how far they can take the role of ensuring that safety without infringing on another person’s rights is the matter at stake here.

In 1998, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled a school that searched a male student and found a bag of marijuana did not violate his constitutional rights.

However, that student wasn’t strip searched. He was brought into the prin-cipal’s office and made to turn out his pockets then pull up his pant legs, which revealed a bulge in his sock. The sock bulge turned out to be a bag of pot, and the RCMP officer in the room arrested the boy.

The Supreme Court ruling came back with a

bunch of complicating fac-tors that are resurfacing in the debate surrounding this recent incident in Québec.

Among things school staff members must con-sider before they conduct a strip search are the nature of the threat, the age and gender of the student, and their task to keep buildings safe.

Three years later, the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against police officers’ use of a strip search to bust a man for crack cocaine possession.

In the decision, the Supreme Court called strip searches “inherently humili-ating and degrading for detainees regardless of the manner in which they are carried out.”

HERALD OPINION

Individuals and political parties

As I have commented in the past, many of the major issues on Par-liament Hill are often very different from the concerns heard back at home. MPs who are suspended from their cau-cus, satellite office expenses, costs of inappropriate partisan mailings, and most recently an MP floor-crossing are issues that receive a considerable amount of media attention in Ottawa but are less frequently raised by citi-zens in Okanagan-Coquihalla.

All of these issues are quite rare, but floor-crossings are unique as they tend to involve an MLA or an MP leaving one party (which they were presumably a member of when elect-ed) to join another party they were not a member of when first elected. As some may know, the NDP have a long-standing position that any floor-crossing should automatically trigger a byelection, which is a position that we were reminded of last week and which continues to be the subject of debate.

In this conversation it is important to recognize that citizens can be elect-ed without a party affiliation. Often we refer to these citizens, once elected, as Independents. Likewise, there may also be an MP or MLA who was elected as a member of a political party who decides to leave that party or join another. These can be very difficult decisions for all involved. However, they are legitimately recog-nized positions in public office. In fact, the House of Commons Procedure and Practice manual confirms that “members are not obliged to retain that party label during the whole of their mandate” and further states “a member who changes party allegiance is under no obligation to resign his or her seat and stand for re-election.”

Strip searches not school appropriate

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It also states the general rule is strip searches are, at first glance, unreasonable.

The decision con-tinues: “It is necessary to have a means of preventing unjustified searches before they occur, rather than simply determining after the fact whether the search should have occurred.”

Now, unfortunately, that’s exactly the posi-tion this school, its board and its provincial education ministry find themselves in.

The education min-ister has since softened his staunch support of the strip search proto-col, saying there will be an investigation into its

place in schools.It is not clear if the

school had attempted to have the matter sorted by police, who, after all, deal with mat-ters relating to illegal drugs.

But when the baseline for use of strip searches for even police officers — who have strict protocols when it comes to that technique — is not generally believed to be reasonable, surely these types of invasive searches do not belong in schools.

When the starting line is not to go there, proponents of school-based strip searches certainly have an uphill battle in proving they are fair practice in schools.

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Dear Editor: Re: Bear spotted at Rotary Park, Merritt Herald, Feb. 19

When you reported a bear sighting in Rotary Park, you also reported the conservation officer to have said there were children in the park, but no one was hurt in this incident.

This must raise a question in everyone’s mind. When was a child last hurt by a bear and its cub in Merritt?

When was an adult last hurt by a bear and its cub in Merritt? When was a senior citizen last hurt by a bear and its cub in Merritt? Just wondering.

Neil MacLean Merritt

I disagree with the NDP position that a member cross-ing the floor should trigger a byelection. Ultimately, a party cannot exist if it does not elect members to a Parliament or legislature in electoral ridings.

For individually elected members, to retain the right to leave a party, sit as an inde-pendent or join another party are all means that a member can use to help ensure a party is held accountable. I mention this as also coming back before the House this week for debate is Conservative MP Michael Chong’s private member’s bill The Reform Act of 2014 that seeks to rebalance Parlia-ment by increasing the powers

available to party caucuses, individual MPs and electoral riding associations. This has been a widely debated bill but one that most citizens I have heard from are supportive of and one that I have also sup-ported within the House of Commons.

Over the past few months as the federal election approaches, we have witnessed how some willing candidates have been summarily dis-missed and blocked from run-ning for a particular party. In some cases, cause is given but in many cases, no cause is pro-vided. In extreme circumstanc-es, litigation has occurred.

From my standpoint, I have observed how some who are supportive of the democratic

reform act have turned a blind eye to arbitrary candidate blocking. Ultimately, this serves as a reminder to why the dem-ocratic reform bill is one that should be taken seriously not just by elected officials but by those who are actively involved in various political parties and organizations.

Democracy should be an open process. Nomination battles, as they are sometimes called, can be challenging but they are an important part of our democratic process. For further comments and con-cerns, 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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The federal govern-ment is offering tax breaks for equipment and buildings for lique-fied natural gas produc-tion.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the tax breaks in Surrey Thurs-day with Industry Min-ister James Moore and three B.C. MPs.

LNG producers will be granted capital cost allowances of 30 per cent on equipment and 10 per cent on build-ings, which reduce their income tax to offset construction costs. The standard rate for capital cost allowance is eight per cent for equipment and six per cent for buildings.

B.C. took a similar approach with its LNG income tax, offering credits on corporate income tax until initial plant investments are paid off.

Premier Christy Clark welcomed the

federal move, which she said B.C. has lobbied hard to get as interna-tional producers have delayed final investment decisions. She said the drop in oil prices has made the decision more difficult for big com-panies that get part of their revenue from oil, but B.C. is competitive on LNG.

“We’re already more competitive than Australia,” Clark said. “Our real main compe-tition in the world is the U.S. and the west coast of North America.”

NDP natural gas critic Bruce Ralston said the front-end tax credits are the right approach to take, but

the federal tax break doesn’t change the eco-nomic conditions for B.C. trying to enter a global energy market.

“Our objections are the same,” Ralston said. “If LNG proponents want, as one proponent did, 70 per cent tem-porary foreign workers, and 70 per cent of the [greenhouse gas] emissions are not being counted, then we don’t support the plan.”

David Keane, presi-dent of the BC LNG Alliance, said the fed-eral decision is encour-aging and the industry continues to work with First Nations and other local governments to develop.

Which came first: the consistently high gas prices in Merritt or people willing to pay them?

That’s a question Merritt’s city coun-cil and Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas sat down to talk about on Feb. 10 at a committee of the whole meeting.

Committee of the whole meetings are pub-lic and involve members of council, but council does not make any motions or decisions at them as it does at regu-lar council meetings.

At the meeting, Albas and councillors discussed how gas prices are set and potential reasons why prices in Merritt are typically higher than those in neighbouring communi-ties.

Albas said four main components influence the price consumers pay at the pump: the price

of the crude product (in B.C.’s case, bitumen from Alberta); refining costs; taxation at the provincial and federal levels; and local compe-tition.

He said the introduc-tion of Costco in Kam-loops created a price war in that city that has driven the prices to be among the lowest con-sistently in the province.

“You’re seeing less and less independent operators now,” he said. “Not every com-munity is going to be able to accommodate a Costco.”

The individual busi-ness owner’s strategy also plays into the end price that users pay at the pump, he said.

However, in many cases, the prices at Mer-ritt’s gas stations are set by head offices in larger centres and not by the station operators.

Albas said the local gas stations fall on a supply chain that’s inter-national in scale and a bump anywhere along

that line can raise or lower prices.

While the Fairness at the Pumps Act is a piece of federal legislation designed to ensure con-sumers get the quantity of gas they’re paying for, any further regula-tion of prices would fall under provincial juris-diction.

He said the federal government’s jurisdic-tion over the issue comes into play via arm’s-length investiga-tive bodies that can look into anti-competitive or anti-consumer behav-iours such as collusion or price fixing.

The federal gas tax constitutes about 40 per cent of the total gas tax, while the other 60 per cent of the gas tax is provincial.

Part of the federal portion of the gas tax is also redistributed to municipalities, and it was gas tax funding that was used to beautify Gasoline Alley several years ago.

The roles of different

levels of government combined with fluctuat-ing prices can make it difficult to pinpoint any long-term differences in prices in B.C., Albas said.

At the local level, Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said gas prices are a road block in council’s ‘buy local’ agenda.

Coun. Kurt Chris-topherson said the gas prices are a two-way street: if corporations lower their prices in Merritt, more local people will support the stations here.

He said it’s a matter of corporations setting their prices to prioritize the local population over the travelling pub-lic.

Coun. Mike Goetz uses part of his report to council at regular coun-cil meetings to recite gas prices in communities around B.C.

“How does one com-munity consistently miss the boat all the time?” he said.

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The B.C. govern-ment intends to pull more money out of ICBC in the years ahead.

The annual dividend from the public auto insurer – which goes into gen-eral government rev-enue despite repeated demands from critics for lower premiums instead – is estimated at $160 million a year in each of 2015, 2016 and 2017, according to budget documents.

That’s an increase from estimates of $155 million for 2015 and $125 million for 2016 in last year’s budget.

By the end of 2017, the province will have taken $1.5 billion from ICBC coffers since 2010.

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A total of 12 Grade 4/5 teams represent-ing six area elementary schools took part in the SD 58 handball champi-onships last Wednesday.

All six girls’ teams

converged on the for-mer Coquihalla Middle School gymnasium for their half-day tourna-ment, while the six boys’ teams were divided into two pools, with games held at Central and Collettville Elementary Schools.

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A trio of runners with ties to Merritt took to the roads on Feb. 15 in the Starting Block 10K race, held in Lavington on the outskirts of Vernon.

Hans Aabye, 37, who lived and worked in the Nicola Valley for several years before transferring to West Kelowna, placed first in a field of 206 participants with a time of 33 minutes and 40 seconds — 25 seconds better than his winning time one year ago.

Second place went to 31-year-old triathlete Nathan Champness from Vernon (34:02), while top female finisher was Calgary’s Maria Zambrano, who finished fifth overall in a sparkling time of 36:36.

Thirty-sixth overall finisher, and first in her age group (F40-44) was Merritt’s Marie-Josée Bedard in a time of 44 minutes and 18 seconds. Bedard is currently the principal at Collettville Elementary School.

Not far behind Bedard was former SD 58 superintendent Bob Peacock (M65-69) in

forty-second place overall with a time of 45:17. Peacock retired last summer and now calls Vernon home.

For the six-foot eight-inch Aabye, the Starting Block 10K was his first competition in almost a year after taking seven months off from training due to a heel fracture in one of his feet. Entering the race was a last-min-ute decision.

“Because I had worked so hard to get close to where I was last year, I didn’t want to run this course if it was going to be at all treacher-ous,” Aabye told Lorne White of Okanagan Sports Page. “But the conditions could not have been bet-ter. The course was dry, the sun was shining and the turnout was great...and super competitive. There were no freebies,

that’s for sure.”As White stated in his

article, Aabye looked like his old self again — rac-ing to an early lead, and then maintaining it the rest of the way for his third straight victory on the Lavington course.

“By the time that I reached the top of the hill with about two kilo-metres left to go, I knew I still had 20 seconds on Nathan, and that he would have to do some-thing special to catch me at that point,” Aabye said.

As for Bedard, she was quite pleased with her time for the 10K run. She credited team-mate Cindy Rhodes

from Kelowna for setting a brisk early pace that helped her get going.

As for Zambrano, her appearance in the Starting Block 10K came two weeks after she was declared the official win-ner of last year’s Calgary Marathon following a positive drug test by the original victor — Emily Chepkorir of Kenya.

This year’s Starting Block 10K was the first race in the 2015 Canadian Tire Road Race Series put on by the Interior Running Association. The second event will be the The River’s Spring Runoff 10K in Kamloops on March 15.

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FLEET OF FOOT Hans Aabye (left), MJ Bedard (top left) and Bob Peackock all put in good performances at the Starting Block 10K run in Lavington on Feb. 15. Photos courtesy of Lorne White/Okanagan Sports Page and Dirk Handke

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April 12 Wine Capital of Canada 10K, Oliver, B.C.

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Elementary handball takes the spotlight

BALL BATTLE Nicola Canford’s Madilyn Hewton plays keep-away with Collettville’s Cienna Warrington-Wright during Grade 4/5 girls European handball action last Wednesday. In the background are Collettville’s Maya Starrs (left) and Hannah Hedrick. Ian Webster/Herald

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WHAT’S COOKIN’ IN THE OUT-OF-DOORS? The lack of snow in the Kane Valley didn’t stop the 18 participants who signed up for PacificSport Interior’s one-day winter XploreSportZ camp on February 20 from having a great time outside. Instead of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, the youngsters did a forestry walk with Ministry of Forests biologist/forestry tech-nician Jordan Carbery, learned all about wilderness survival from Jack and Lynne Broekhuizen of Nicola Valley Search and Rescue and carried out a huge nature scavenger hunt. Above, Sports Development Coordinator Josée Warren cooks up a whole mess of hot dogs for (from left) Isaac Joe Manuel, Charlie Ware, Tyrese Basil, Ava and Hayden Spinks. Look for more coverage of the XploreSportz winter session in an upcoming issue of the Merritt Herald. Ian Webster/Herald

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Merritt Herald, February 24, 2015

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