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ABOVE AND BEYOND Merritt Mayor Susan Roline presented local sisters Autumn (left) and April Morel with outstanding citizenship certificates at the regular council meeting on Jan. 28. The girls organized a project at Central Elementary School to send a six-year-old girl in Abbotsford (also named Autumn) get well cards and trinkets to show their support as she battled leukemia. Emily Wessel/Herald

BUDGET 2014

Buy police station, save on policing costsFinancial services man-

ager Ken Ostraat recom-mended to council that the City of Merritt purchase the federally-owned Merritt police station at its Jan. 22 budget meeting.

Policing costs are one of the highest annual costs the City of Merritt incurs, Ostraat said.

Ostraat said it costs about $100,000 per year in

rent for the police station alone. The City of Merritt also pays 50 per cent of the building’s janitorial and maintenance costs.

Although Ostraat does not know exactly how much the building would cost to purchase, the city could buy it from the federal govern-ment for a rate below mar-ket value, he said.

He said he estimates the cost to be about $1.5 mil-lion as the assessed value of the building is about $1

million and there is about $500,000 of equipment in the building.

Financing 100 per cent of the cost would see the city pay about $110,000 per year over a 20-year period.

“Right off the bat, we’re able to have the entire building for almost what we’re paying in rental charges right now,” Ostraat said.

Owning the building would enable the City of

Merritt to charge rent to the provincial government for the portion of the build-ing it’s using as well as bill the federal government for four Aboriginal Policing Department officers who work out of that building.

“Overall, it’s an oppor-tunity for us to significantly reduce our operative costs of the police station here in Merritt,” Ostraat said.

He also recommended that council consider drop-ping the RCMP officer

complement from 15 to 14. In 2013, 13.6 officers

were used. One was on maternity leave while another was on short-term disability.

Ostraat said the city is only billed for the officers it uses, but there are some items, such as accommoda-tion costs, the city is billed for based on the comple-ment of officers.

Ostraat said the city is stuck with half of the police station’s cost because

it’s based on the 15 police officers and an additional five municipal employees working at the station.

Having only 14 RCMP officers would then reduce those costs, he said.

He said overtime expenses in 2013 for Mer-ritt RCMP were $126,000, of which the city pays 70 per cent.

Ostraat said he plans to bring forward a report to council regarding these sug-gestions.

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Public Safety Notice – Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers

Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers should be aware that construction of the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM) Transmission Line continues. On-site activities include clearing of the right-of-way; construction of access roads and tower foundations; and tower assembly and erection.

The ILM right-of-way continues to be a construction zone with restricted access. Restricted access is required for worker and public safety to avoid risks associated with such things as guy lines, partially constructed foundations, construction materials, or other potential hazards that may be hidden or partially hidden by the snow.

Please avoid using the right-of-way for your activities. If you are in the area, use extra care when traveling around the right-of-way.

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Community art show deadline tomorrowThe Nicola Valley

Community Arts Coun-cil is putting out a call for submissions ahead of the eighth annual com-munity art show.

The theme for this year’s show is “things that make your heart smile,” and Courthouse Art Gallery curator Meriel Barber said any-one in the community can bring in pieces to include in the multi-

media show.“It does not have

to be something you hang on the wall. It’s an expression of creativity. Art has lots of different faces and we’re just hop-ing to see some of the ones that make us smile too,” Barber said. “It’s not a big social state-ment, it’s about commu-nity wellness.”

People can opt to sell their art through the show with a 20 per cent commission to the gallery.

There are also three prizes to be given out this year: a $50 award for best art by a youth artist (under 16); best of the show, worth $100; and the viewer’s choice, which gallery attendees can vote on, for $150.

At least three judges will make up the panel of community mem-bers (artists or not) that will score pieces for the youth and best of show prizes. As of Thursday, the panel remained to be determined.

They will score work on criteria such as bal-ance, colour and profes-sional presentation.

“They may be artists or they can be simply interested community members because the criteria will help them decide numerically on different aspects of the art,” Barber said.

The show will accept just about all types of artwork, provided they’re original works.

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RAISING MONEY, RAISING THE BAR

The Merritt chapter of the Vintage Car Club donated $2,000 to the Merritt Community Cinema Society. Cinema society member Kurt Christopherson said the group is encouraged after raising over $300,000 in just two months. The vin-tage car club is issuing a challenge to other clubs and organizations in the Nicola Valley to step up and support the cause as well. Emily Wessel/Herald

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GOOD MORNING!

From the Herald archives: February, 1975

Record number

of impaired driv-ing convictions last month

January court convictions show a record number for impaired driv-ing as a result of road blocks during the holiday sea-son, although the month’s total con-victions were down from the previous month and from the corresponding month in 1974.

In December there were 14 impaired driving convictions, one with driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in the blood and one driving while disqualified.

However, the largest number of convictions for the month of January are shown in the remainder of con-victions, which num-ber 32, 17 of which are convictions under the Motor Vehicle Act.

REMEMBERWHEN?

The City of Merritt’s bylaw office saw huge drops in the number of unsightly prop-erty and dog complaints from citizens in 2013, but bylaw officer Bob Davis said those two issues are still top priori-ties for 2014.

The bylaw office took 242 dog calls in 2013 — a dra-matic decrease from the 930 dog-related complaints and requests in 2012.

Davis attributed the 74 per cent reduction in dog complaints to increasingly responsible and respectful pet owners in his year-end report to council.

“I can hardly find a dog that’s being walked without a leash in this town. It’s almost been a complete reversal of what it was, and I think it’s the result of gentle persuasion,” he said.

The number of complaints about unsightly premises took a big hit as well, dropping from 456 in 2012 to 265 in 2013.

Davis attributed the 42 per cent reduction to clean-up efforts by property owners and city crews.

“Many of them that we’re cleaning up are staying clean,” Davis said. “Eventually, I’m thinking that we’re going to get to a point where our unsightly properties are under control.”

Crews contracted by the city removed 131,617 pounds of yard waste, demolition

waste and scrap metal from unsightly properties in 2013, which is the equivalent of 4,400 full residential garbage bins.

They also removed 15 mattresses, 46 derelict vehicles, 39 tires and rims, 11 couches, 310 litres of waste oil and 16 large appliances.

Even with the reduction in complaints, unsightly premises and dogs will remain the top priorities for the bylaw office this year, Davis said.

“It seems like it’s now more barking issues. Ninety per cent of those are easily solved with just a polite knock on the door,” he said, adding he will continue to investigate

unsightly properties when pos-sible.

One of Davis’ new priori-ties in 2014 is to figure out the attractant for a recent pest that’s moved into Merritt: the ring-necked turtle dove.

The bird is not native to the area and is largely con-sidered a pest because of its noises and waste.

“Over the years, I’ve noticed the population explode in the community, and they’re everywhere,” Davis said. “Along with that population come parasites, come predators, come all of the bad things that you get when you have an exploding population of any animal in

an ecosystem.”Unlike the area’s native

morning doves, the birds are not migratory and stay in the city all year.

“What’s giving them this foothold in our community that has allowed the popula-tion to explode? Something is here that is absolutely perfect for them.”

Davis said he has received two or three complaints about the birds per month in the last five or so months, which he said is low but indicates a stable problem.

Another new priority this year will be reducing the impact of loose wood chips that fall off chip trucks passing

through the city, Davis said. Overall, the department

received 1,606 complaints and requests from Merrittonians in 2013, which is just over half of the 2,949 complaints received in 2012.

“People are jumping on board and understanding the issues, and the compliance rates are up hugely,” he said.

Davis received 35 wildlife calls in the first quarter of the year.

Abnormal weather con-ditions in the beginning of 2013 drove some of the area’s larger predators into the val-ley bottoms and even directly into Merritt. Reported bob-cat, coyote and even cougar sightings in Merritt began in mid-January and continued through to the end of Febru-ary.

In contrast, bear issues in Merritt were down “dramati-cally” in 2013 from previous years, in part because of peo-ple removing or reducing their attractants, the report noted.

Business licenses increased 20 per cent in 2013 from 2012, with the addition of 60 new businesses compared to 48 the previous year.

However, the total number of active businesses in Merritt declined by seven per cent in 2013 over 2012, which Davis attributes largely to staff mak-ing those businesses inactive.

His year-end report to council states “on the whole, our corporate community strengthened with several downtown commercial spaces being filled.”

Dog, unsightly property calls way down

Fundraising efforts to keep Merritt’s dance school open and its instructor in Cana-da are well underway.

The Merritt Dance Society must raise about $17,000 in order to keep the

dance school in busi-ness and its instruc-tor from leaving the country.

After some ongoing fundraisers and one generous donation of $12,000, the group had about $3,500 left to raise as of late last week.

Ongoing fundrais-

ers include a Facebook auction and bottle drives. Future events include a yard and bake sale at the Civic Centre on Feb. 9 and a ticketed dinner at the Desert Inn on Feb. 12.

The money is the difference between instructor Lizette

Nel’s original Labour Market Opinion of working for $25 an hour when she came to Merritt from South Africa to run the Love to Dance Academy.

However, because of start-up delays beyond her control, that salary wasn’t fea-sible so Nel agreed to

work for $15 an hour instead.

Now, the federal government has told Nel she can’t work here and will have to leave Canada if she doesn’t get paid the difference between the two wages it feels she’s owed.

Nel said the wage

was not an issue for her.

Taxes on the pay-ment are due by Feb. 14, but fundraiser Vanessa van Rensburg said they’re aiming to get as much of the $17,000 before that date as possible.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Both Advanced Voting Opportunities will be conducted in the Community Room at City

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of Merritt that an election by voting is necessary to elect one (1) Councillor and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

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Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of ResidenceBAIRD Linda City of MerrittCROSS Noreen Thompson-Nicola Regional DistrictJOLLY Mike City of MerrittMENARD Neil City of MerrittPROWAL Ginny City of MerrittVANKOLL Julie City of Merritt

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Lower portion of City Hall – 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C.

Advance voting opportunities will be held at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Mer-ritt, B.C. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Feb. 2-8 is Burn Awareness WeekSAFETY TIPSHot water scalds are the leading cause of burns to young children. The vast majority of these burn injuries are preventable.

When using water • taps, turn cold water on first. Then add hot water and adjust the temperature. Reverse the order when turn-ing water off: hot water first, then the cold water.Always test young • children’s bath and sink water before using. Never leave children unattended while bathing as they may turn on the hot water or slip in your absence.Be very careful when • drinking hot liquids, especially around children. At 60°C (140°F), it takes less than five seconds to get a third degree (full thickness) burn. This is the temperature of the average home’s hot water as it comes from the tap. Children and older adults, by virtue of their thinner skin, sustain severe burns at lower tem-peratures and in less time than adults.

Playing with match-es and lighters is one of the leading causes of fire deaths of young children. The vast majority of these burn injuries are preventable.

Discuss the impor-• tance of keeping all matches and lighters stored high out of the reach of young children to reduce the temptation to experiment with fire. If needed, lock up matches and lighters. Discuss strategies • for children on how they can get out of situations that involve fire setting and peer pressure. Define issues such as arson and the law, children taking responsibility for fire-setting actions, paying restitution and mak-ing good choices.

On average, every person in this coun-try will experience at least two kitchen fires during their lifetime.

Discuss the dangers • around the stove. Teach children to never touch anything on the stove or open the oven. Children

should not use stoves until they are old enough to safely handle items, reach cooking surfaces, and are mature enough to understand safety pro-cedures in the kitchen.Instruct children • to stay away from adults who are busy preparing food, car-rying pots or using appliances. Adults should always turn pot handles inward (point-ing toward the middle of the stove) when cooking. This will help prevent children from pulling hot food down on themselves.Children should be • supervised while in the kitchen. Talk about safe places to play. The kitchen is not one of them.Discuss the dangers of • climbing on counters or getting too close to hot appliances like the coffee pot, toaster, hot pots or pans and hot food.Kitchen and appliance • safety is important in every house-hold. Burns received in the kitchen are

usually a result of scalds from hot foods or liquids, or contact burns from hot appli-ances. More fires start in the kitchen than any other location in the home.Teach and practice • stop, drop and roll. If a child’s clothes catch on fire, they stop where they are, cover their face with their hands (unless their hands are burning), drop to the ground, and roll over and over until the fire is out.

Cooling the burned area will lessen the severity of the injury if the procedure is performed immedi-ately following the burn incident.

Children need to • know the correct procedure for cooling a burn injury. Within seconds of a burn injury, the burned area should be placed in or flushed with cool water. Keep the burned area in the cool water for 10 to 15 minutes. Never use ice, ointments or butter.

If they are burned, • tell children to imme-diately seek assistance from an adult.If the burn injury is • severe, immediately seek emergency assis-tance. Instruct chil-dren how to dial 911.Exposure for just • five seconds to water which is 60°C (140°F) can result in a full thickness or third degree burns, which would require hos-pitalization and skin grafts.

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B.C. to let festival, hotel drinkers roamThe B.C. government is

moving ahead with prom-ised liquor reforms, promis-ing free-range drinking at music festivals, stadiums and hotels as well as even-tual sales in grocery stores.

Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced Friday the government is accepting all 73 recommen-dations from Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap, who led a consultation last year on updating archaic liquor laws.

New rules include elimi-nating the requirement for fencing around music festi-val beer gardens, licensing the entire site via a simpler application.

“This will allow families to stay together at events,

reduce costs for festival organizers and make the festival experience that much better for all fans of live music,” Bob D’Eith, executive director of Music B.C. said.

Along with a dip in the Canadian dollar, the move should be good news for the Squamish Valley Music Festival in early August. Organizers have announced a high-profile lineup including Detroit rapper Eminem, Quebec’s Arcade Fire and Hawaiian singer-songwriter Bruno Mars.

The normally laid-back Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival had an incident in 2009 when reggae-rock band Bedouin Soundclash invited patrons of the packed beer garden to break down the fence and join the main throng in

front of the stage for their final Saturday night set. The invitation was quickly accepted, with damage restricted mainly to the snow fencing.

The Merritt Mountain

Music Festival ran for nearly 20 years, becoming notorious for uninhibited all-night parties featuring outdoor couches and hot tubs.

It was cancelled in 2010

after efforts to tone it down resulted in poor atten-dance. It was revived for 2011, then cancelled again in 2012.

It has since been replaced by the Bass Coast

Music and Art Festival, a dry event that relocated from Squamish last year.

The country crowd now has the option of the Rockin’ River Music Fest in Mission Aug. 7-9, with this year’s lineup including Ras-cal Flatts and Terri Clark.

In sports stadiums, hard liquor sales will no longer be restricted to premium seating and private boxes.

Anton warned that some recommendations, such as liquor sales in grocery stores, will take time to implement, and legislation is needed for some changes.

The B.C. Government Employees’ Union, representing government liquor store workers, called for the new “store within a store” expansion to be publicly owned and staffed by its members.

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Attendees of the 2011 Merritt Mountain Music Festival cool off in the river. Soon, festival-goers around the province will be allowed to roam festival grounds with alcoholic drinks in hand as the requirement for fenced-off beer gardens gets an update from the B.C. government. Herald file photo

Time is of the essence, as Nel was told to leave Canada within 90 days on Jan. 10.

People connected with the school, including parents of dance students, have spearheaded much of the fundraising. How-ever, the cause has caught the attention of other community members who aren’t directly involved with it. Even a person from Ontario who heard about it through the grapevine contributed.

Nel said it’s won-derful to feel so much community support, and to hear that her work with dancers from ages two to 72 is valued.

Van Rensburg said much of the support is due to Nel’s posi-tive connection with

students.“You can’t put just

anyone in here,” she said.

“It’s all for the chil-

dren,” Nel added.In the meantime,

the Merritt Dance Society has appointed an entirely new board

of directors. Van Rensburg said

the directors are most-ly parents of children who take dance lessons at the school.

“They want the

best for their kids, so they’re going to be very involved,” she said, adding she’s look-ing forward to fresh ideas from the board.

For more informa-

tion on the fundrais-ers, go to the Save Our Ballet Studio Merritt Fundraiser Facebook page. Any-one interested in selling items at the

yard sale can contact Vanessa van Rensburg at 315-9973 or email [email protected]. The yard sale runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Olde Courthouse on Nicola Avenue houses the Love to Dance Academy. Herald file photo

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Group yard sale planned for Love to Dance Academy


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The other day I got completely caught up in the sinkhole that is clicking links posted by friends on Facebook.

One link took me to the

website of an Italian pho-tographer, whose projects tend to be international in scope.

One particular series of photographs that inter-ested me was called Toy Stories. It featured children from around the world with their most prized possessions laid out neatly around them.

A little boy in Ukraine perches solemnly on the back of a drab couch with 10 toy guns laid out in front of him and a sheriff ’s helmet in the middle.

A young Italian girl stands on her bed with a

series of pink and purple toys, three dresses, and a handful of Barbie (or simi-lar) dolls lined up in front of her bed.

A little Chinese girl has dozens of blocks and stuffed animals arranged around her.

A Haitian girl stands proudly with one doll and some very small trinkets.

A Botswanian girl grins with a single stuffed mon-key.

An Alaskan boy takes pride in two sleds and two shovels.

The photographer, Gabriele Galimberti, wrote

that all the children fea-tured in the project were essentially the same — they all just wanted to play.

I certainly don’t think this is a groundbreaking revelation, but while it’s not the first time some-one’s suggested kids just want to be kids, it is still fairly striking to see these kids in different settings around the world with what they value so much.

The concept of play is a great equalizer.

Moreover, the pho-tographer explained in a blog post that the biggest differences between kids

in different countries he noticed weren’t necessar-ily differences in the kids themselves, but rather in how they play and in their parents.

The richest kids were more possessive over their toys and took longer to let him play than poorer kids, who were used to playing with their friends outside.

Not surprisingly, he found that parents tended to provide their kids with toys that reflected their own values or the family’s interests.

Senate gets scrutiny it deserves

In one fell swoop this week, Lib-eral Leader Justin Trudeau knocked 32 senators on their butts and set in motion yet another firestorm of debate on the relevance and pur-pose of the Canadian Senate.

Is this an honest stab at reform or a cynical effort to distance the Liberal party from possible future scandals involving expenses?

The answer to that question depends on who you ask.

Certainly, most Canadians out-side of Ottawa would rather see the costly house of sober second thought demolished completely.

But, if reform is all we can get in the short term, kicking Liberal senators out of caucus provides at least some opportunity for indepen-dence.

It would take an army of politi-cal scientists to sniff out whether this move makes a difference in the long term.

But, the fact remains — stunt or not — Trudeau has done more to change the Senate this week than any prime minister or party leader has done in previous generations.

While the critics will scoff at what Trudeau has done, at least he has done something.

And, while Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper deserves scorn for his hypocrisy in appointing senators after saying he would not do so, voters need to remember that his Conservatives are awaiting a court decision on making the Senate an elected body.

Yes, scorn can be heaped at Harper, but note also he is follow-ing on his pledge to try to make the Senate an elected body.

Between Trudeau and the prime minister, we may yet get some use out of the useless Red Chamber.

— Kamloops This Week

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For instance, a Latvian mother who drove a taxi bought her son miniature cars.

If you’re interested, you can find the photo essay online at gabrielegalim-berti.com under “projects.” Just make sure you have a little bit of time to devote to it, lest you click around his website.

One of his other projects is a photo essay of twins

in the “twin capital of the world” in southern Brazil. In an utterly bizarre origin story, it’s believed that Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted genetic experiments to produce twins, fled to South Ameri-ca and set up his laboratory in Candido Godoi.

He also has a project that documented his couch-surfing journey across the world, featuring photos of the (often quirky) people he stayed with and the story of

their involvement in couch-surfing.

Another link that baited me from Facebook led me to a study called Bodily Maps of Emotions.

Finnish researchers asked over 700 people to colour in maps of a generic human outline after they were exposed to various stimuli (stories, words, movies) intended to evoke certain emotions. They coloured in the human body maps in the areas they

felt the sensation and the brighter they coloured, the stronger they felt it.

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Fear lights up the chest, love emanates throughout the whole body, shame creeps up in the cheeks, and disgust lingers in the throat.

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Dear Editor,

“The dance is over, the applause subsided but the joy and the feeling will stay with you forever.” — W.M. Tory

The above quote sums up my short experience dancing under the direction of Lizette Nel at the Love to Dance Academy in Merritt.

Recently retired, I signed up to dance. Lizette is singular in her teaching and passion for devel-oping a strong and vibrant dance community in Merritt.

The history of building up enrolment at the dance academy is documented and written about, but the effect of such an immigration debacle facing our wee town is as important to consider.

Lizette’s skill and passion to provide programs that accommodate any level of skill, from a desire to learn basic steps to formal Royal Academy of Dance training and testing, is driven by the joy and feeling of helping others like me gain confidence at learning the steps and patterns of basic dance.

There is much to learn from Lizette’s immigration story. Let’s hope Merritt can, as a small town deserving of developing continuity in arts programs, step up and support Lizette Nel.

In support of dance and arts,

Marise SasgesMerritt

Dear Editor,

I am sure you are aware of the situation in Merritt regarding Lizette Nel and the immigration department.

I cannot believe this decision that she must close her dance studio and return to South Africa.

I know Lizette personally. She is a wonderful, caring and talented lady.

She has been fulfilling a place in our community that has been missing for years.

She has all her students’ interests at heart.She has tried to include all ages in her dance studio

from tots to adults to seniors, for children with differences, and for children who cannot afford dance classes.

She has been a very contributing person to Merritt, to British Columbia and to Canada.

Merritt needs Lizette Nel. Brian and Audrey Niehaus Merritt

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Pair on crystal meth makes 3 false callsOn Jan. 24, Mer-

ritt RCMP responded to three separate 911 calls from a residence in the 1500 block of Blair Street. In all three calls, a male and female told police that several people were trying to break into their house and beat them up. In all three cases, the informa-tion provided to police was false. The second time police attended the residence, both people were told that if they continued to make false reports, they would be arrested for public mischief. On the third call, a local 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old female from Kamloops were arrested for public mischief and held to prevent a continuation of the offence. It was determined that both were hallucinating due to crystal meth use. Both were held in custody and released when they

could care for them-selves. Several hours after being released from custody, both the male and female were again arrested under the Men-tal Health Act. Crystal meth was again a factor with this couple.

Driving prohibitionOn Jan. 24 at

approximately 1 a.m., Merritt RCMP stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction at Houston Street and Jackson Ave-nue. The driver, a local 23-year-old man, pro-duced his driver’s licence but computer checks revealed that he was to be served a four-month driving prohibition notice under Section 93(1)(a)(ii) of the Motor Vehicle Act.

Stolen cigarsOn Jan. 24, Merritt

RCMP responded to an alarm at the local Petro-Canada gas sta-tion located in the 3500 block of Voght Street. Police discovered the front door had been smashed by a rock. Video surveillance showed a male wearing a red hoodie and a black jacket smashing the window with the rock and coming out with a box of cigars. The box

was later recovered and is being examined. The investigation is continu-ing. If anyone has any information about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Arrested after trying to hide behind cars

On Jan. 25 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP observed a male trying to hide behind some cars in the parking lot of a local licensed establish-ment. The local 24-year-old man was later arrested by police when it was discovered that he was breaching previous court-imposed condi-tions. These conditions included a curfew and a no alcohol condition on two separate proba-tion orders. He was remanded in custody and appeared before a provincial court judge on Jan. 27 in Kamloops. He was subsequently released on a recogni-zance of bail with condi-tions again being placed on his behaviour.

Shed B&ESometime between

Jan. 25 and 29, a resi-dent in the 200 block of Highway 8 in Lower Nicola advised that

unknown person(s) stole numerous tools from a shed located at the rear of the property. Stolen items include: four or five crescent wrenches, four big sockets, two or three pipe wrenches and a battery tester. If anyone has any informa-tion about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Assault at gas stationA 21-year-old local

female is facing charges of assault and uttering threats after an incident at a local gas station on Jan. 28. Police are still investigating the occur-rence and are asking for the public’s assistance if anyone witnessed an altercation at the Petro-Canada gas sta-tion between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on Jan. 28. If anyone has any informa-tion about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Home flooded and kitchen appliances stolen in B&E

Sometime overnight between Jan. 25 and 26, Merritt RCMP respond-ed to a residential break and enter in the 1800 block of Douglas Street.

The owner reported that the back door had been kicked in and that the stove and microwave were missing. The frame of the back door was broken. The refrigera-tor and the dishwasher had been left in place, although the dishwasher water conduit had been broken and all the main floor had been flooded. If anyone has any infor-mation about this, they are asked to call the Merritt detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Impaired driver’s vehicle impounded

On Jan. 30 at approximately 2 a.m., Merritt RCMP observed a vehicle travelling fast on Chapman Street. The vehicle was stopped and the driver, a local 24-year-old female, was found to have been drinking. Investiga-tion determined that her ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired. Her driving privileges were suspend-ed for 90 days and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

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“People who take pride in their skills as wood crafters and carv-ers and sculptors and quilters and beaders and all of those kinds of things are more than welcome to bring what they have created,” she said. “We might get some amazing surprises — you never know.”

Anyone interested in submitting artwork for the show should stop in at the gallery on Nicola Avenue. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 5, when it will be open specially from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to accept works.

Barber noted all fine framed art should be wired and ready to hang.

The Courthouse Art Gallery is open Thurs-days from 4 to 8 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The show kicks off on Feb. 6 and runs until Feb. 28. The gallery will host a reception on Feb. 7 from 4 to 6 p.m.

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The award-winning Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club, located on the shores of Nicola Lake at Quilchena is about to be purchased by Newmark Properties, a Langley-based resi-dential development company.

The pending new owners have pledged to open the previously private course to more public play, and to inject a considerable amount of capital into the facil-ity in order to make it more desirable as a des-tination resort.

“I have been famil-iar with Sagebrush since before the grass was even grown, and I played it before it opened,” said Mat Munro, Newmark’s director of sales and marketing, in a Jan. 29 article by the Vancouver Sun’s Brad Ziemer.

“I knew how special the golf course was. The opportunity came up [to purchase it], and here we are.”

While this is New-mark Properties’ first foray into golf course ownership, Munro said

the company is more than up for the chal-lenge.

“I have previous experience in the golf industry, and we’re bringing in some key people with experience,” he said.

According to Munro, the biggest task for the new ownership is to move Sagebrush from a private to a semi-private model with generous opportunities for the general public to play the unique course.

“We’re still going to offer corporate and indi-vidual memberships,” said Munro, “but we are also going to be open to public play. We would love to have people just come in and play 18 holes.

“We’ll probably be up around $149 shoul-der season to $199 peak time,” said Munro in reference to pro-jected greens fees for the upcoming season.

“We’ll probably be the highest in B.C., but we won’t be far off [other rates]. And I think that we’ll add a lot of value to those rates as we build our amenities.”

Munro said that Newmark definitely

wants to promote the destination-resort aspect of the Sagebrush expe-rience.

“Our biggest goal is to build a substantial clubhouse up there, where we can have ame-nities to offer our guests that want to stay on the property. We would like to start the clubhouse this year.”

The new Sagebrush owners have already teamed up with

Sandpiper Golf Couse in Harrison Mills to offer a one-of-a-kind, three-day package that will include golf, stur-geon fishing, fly-fishing and helicopter transpor-tation between the two courses.

“People come from all over the world to go sturgeon fishing [in B.C.] and to go fly-fishing at Douglas Lake Ranch,” said Munro. “We’re bringing those

aspects into an experi-ence that also includes playing golf at two very different, extremely beautiful golf courses.”

In 2013, Sagebrush played host to two notable events — the CJGA Sagebrush Junior Classic in late April and the Merritt Centennials Sagebrush Classic char-ity and fundraising event in August.

Munro said that the new owners have every

intention of hosting both events again in 2014.

“We’ll have both events back this year,” he said. “We’ll do whatever it takes to be part of that again. And once we have our new clubhouse, it will allow us to host these events properly.

“My goal is to open up this little gem, and get a lot of people famil-iar with it,” said Munro.

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A BEAUTY AND A BEAST Sagebrush Golf Course, located on 390 acres of hillside overlooking Nicola Lake at Quilchena, has received a number of accolades since opening in 2009. It was ranked 11th on ScoreGolf’s latest top 100 ranking of Canadian courses, and GolfWeek magazine named it Canada’s eighth-best “modern” course. Its greens average 10,000 square feet, with two in excess of 20,000 square feet — amongst the largest to be found anywhere. Photo provided by Slap Communications

Sale of Sagebrush golf course all but complete

Based on the prin-ciples of nature-based “minimalism”, and created by architect Rod Whitman and designers Richard Zokol and Armen Suny, Sagebrush Golf Course is a classical, links-style golf course that has been referred to as one of the finest layouts in the game.

Sagebrush, which first opened in 2009, offers golf enthusiasts a chance to play the game the way it was meant to be, with no obstacles or unnatural-ly-landscaped flower beds.

The tagline Play for Your Soul couldn’t be more fitting given the way the course is gen-tly nestled into natural benches on the undu-lating hillside overlook-ing the majestic Nicola Lake. Sweeping fairways follow the natural contours of the land, and the huge greens are reminiscent of the ‘old country’.

New Centennials netminder Schamerhorn fi nally in Merritt

HEY, GUYS Centennials netminder Jarrod Schamerhorn apears to be waving to his new Merritt fans during warm-up on Friday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Jade Swartzberg/Herald

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Almost three weeks after being acquired at the British Columbia Hockey League trade deadline, the Merritt Centennials finally have their second netminder in town and in uniform.

Eighteen-year-old Jarrod Schamerhorn arrived in Merritt last Thursday evening, jst in time to meet his new teammates before suit-ing up in a reserve role on Friday night against the West Kelowna Warriors — a game the Cents won 2-1 in double overtime.

A native of Kelowna, the six-foot two-inch, 183-pound Schamerhorn was

acquired Jan. 10 by Merritt from the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League for future con-siderations.

The need for a second goaltender was made necessary when 19-year-old Russell Sanderson left the Centennials after Christmas to join the Jr. B Campbell River Storm of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League.

Schamerhorn was only briefly with the Hurricanes after begin-ning the year with the Portland Winterhawks.

In four games with the ’Canes, Schamerhorn had a 7.85 GAA and .822 SV%. With the

Winterhawks, his stats were a 4.40 GAA and .875 SV% in 10 appear-ances.

Prior to playing at the major junior level with Portland and Lethbridge, Schamerhorn divided his 2012-13 season between the Nanaimo Clippers of the BCHL and the Beaver Valley Nitehawks of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

In seven appear-ances with the Clippers, Schamerhorn went 3-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .928 SV%.

The much-travelled netminder played for the Golden Rockets of the KIJHL in 2011-12. In 29 starts for the Jr. B team, Schamerhorn

had a 12-14-1 record, a 3.34 GAA and an ..897 SV%.

Schamerhorn began his hockey career away from home in 2010-11, playing for the Kootenay Ice major midgets and the Castlegar Rebels of the KIJHL.

Schamerhorn didn’t have to wait long before seeing game action with his new Merritt team. He replaced starting netminder Devin Kero at the 30-minute mark of Saturday night’s game between the Cents and Trail Smoke Eaters.

Schamerhorn stopped 15 of 17 Smokies’shots in a Wild West sort of game that Merritt eventually won 9-6.


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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Helen Eleanor Rule, deceased, formerly of #21 - 1401 Nicola Ave, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1L8.

Creditors and others having claims are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned executor, C/O Nick Weiser, Webber Weiser MCKinley and Kay, 285 Seymour St., Kamloops, BC, V2C 2E7 on or before February 14th 2014, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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HOUSE & ATTACHED GARAGE for sale. Must be moved or dissassembled by

April 1, 2014. Full basement - solid house.

FOR SALE

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3 bdrm 2 bath double wide trailer in L.N. Newly reno, 1/2 acre, quiet spot $975 plus damage deposit. Avail Mar. 1st. Call 250-378-4166

Available immediately, 1 bed-room trailer. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, heat and light in-cluded. $850 per month. 250-378-0887

Homes for Rent5 bdrm & den 3 1/2 bath, c/vac, 7 appls, c/air and much more. Avail immed. $1250 plus UTIL. N/p, n/s, ref and credit check required. 778-228-6378. Craigs List - Kam-loops for pics

Rooms for RentLooking for boarders, fur-nished rooms available March 1st. Beautiful home. Must be working, prefer contract work-ers, close to down town core. Not for permanent residence. Basement for 600 hundred, or upstairs room for 500 hundred. Includes utilities, but does not include food. Call Tracey at 250-378-8852

Suites, Lower2 bdrm above grd suite on Bann St. Reno’d with small pri-vate outdoor area, util & cable incl. No smoking, pets, parties or drugs. Avail Feb. 15/14 250-378-9499

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Suites, Lower2 bdrm basement suite. Avail immed. $800/mon. util. incl. W/d, no pets and no smoking. May req. ref. Contact Sandy or Jas at 250-315-4675Large 3 bdrm lower suite for rent. F/s, heat incl., w/d on site. Avail March 1/14. $750 month. No pets, no-smoking. 604-701-6493

Suites, Upper2 bdrm suite, laminate fl oors, recently reno’d, shared laundry $650 incl. util. Avail immed. N/s, N/p, ref. and credit check req. 778-228-6378

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Trucks & Vans2005 Chevy Uplander van with remote start. $3900 obo 250-378-5519

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FEBRUARY 6th - March 31st 2014, SHOP AT ANY OF THE PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

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2076 Coutlee Street 250-378-5252

2049 Nicola Street 250-378-9255

1800 Garcia Street 250-378-9238 1951 Garcia Street 250-378-6882 2099 Garcia Streeet 250-378-4618

2151 Coutlee Avenue 250-378-5104

2101 Quilchena Avenue 250-378-0331


2052B Quilchena Avenue 250-378-4644

2114 Nicola Avenue 250-378-2722FIRMAN AUTO PARTS LTD.


2152 Douglas Street 250-378-5382


2040 Granite Avenue 250-378-5558

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MERRITT LUMBER SALES& Appliances Ltd.


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THIS COUPON WILL APPEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH MERCHANT’S AD IN THE MERRITT HERALD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 6 AND MARCH 31, 2014. LIMIT ONE COUPON PER PERSON. BRING YOUR COUPON INTO EACH CORRESPONDING MERCHANT TO REDEEM YOUR BONUS ENTRY.

WATCH FOR THIS COUPON FOR A 2ND CHANCE TO ENTER INTO THE GROCERY GIVEAWAY DRAW!

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SEE YOUR MERRITT HERALD THURSDAYS FOR SEMI-FINALISTS. WINNER WILL BE

DRAWN APRIL 1, 2014

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