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Sun Country Highway representatives stopped in Merritt on Friday to charge owner Kent Rathwell’s Tesla Roadster and unveil Merritt’s new electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot behind the Baillie House. Placed near the Visitor Information Centre, the station should bring traffic downtown. Left to right: Rathwell, Mayor Susan Roline and regional director Rob MacGregor. Jade Swartzberg/Herald

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Merritt’s new electric vehicle charging station will not only ben-efit the environment, it will also improve the local economy, said Sun Country Highway representa-tives in town on Friday.

“The big picture is the economy — we’re trying to boost accessibil-ity to people who wouldn’t usually stop here,” said Regional Director Rob MacGregor, who quit his 30-year job as an Associate Dean at BCIT to join the Sun Country Highway team eight weeks ago.

MacGregor and Sun Country president and founder Kent Rathwell visited Merritt on Friday to charge Rathwell’s sleek, electric powered Tesla Roadster, and to officially unveil the charging sta-tion, which is a joint effort with the City of Merritt.

Located in the parking lot adja-cent to the Baillie House, the elec-tric charging station was installed

two weeks ago at minimal cost to the City and will enable electric vehicle owners to charge up in Merritt at no cost.

Sun Country provided the char-ger to the City at no cost, after the company identified Merritt as a target zone, and Merritt paid just over $2,300 to install it. Economic Development Manager James Umpherson said the City has applied for a government grant through Plug in BC to cover the cost.

“The people who drive these cars often travel in groups, like motorcyclists,” said MacGregor. “It’s very conceivable that they could do a tour and you could

have four to 10 cars sitting in your parking lot. But better than that, they’ll be spending money.”

Placing the charger near the Visitor Information booth at the Baillie House was strategic in bringing visitors to the centre of Merritt, said Umpherson.

While their vehicles are charg-ing, which could take up to an hour or more, visitors have the chance to access the visitor servic-es, eat at restaurants and shop.

This fits with Sun Country’s mandate to create a Canada-wide infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations near hotels, res-taurants, shopping centres and other places where people stop.

Since the beginning of the year, Rathwell’s young company has been installing charging stations across the country with a grand total of 100 Sun Country stations to date, the majority in Western Canada. There are 18 stations on Vancouver Island alone.

“We’ll probably have 1,000 sta-tions in Canada, eventually,” said Rathwell.

Until recently, electric vehicles were slow to take off because the infrastructure was weak and therefore manufacturers were wary about developing the vehicles, said MacGregor. By the same token,

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Lower Nicola resi-dents are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers to report any illegal activ-ity they may know of, and now they will see reminders throughout the community.

The Merritt and Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers received $1,500 Wednesday from the TNRD to help pay for the signs and for funding the Crime Stoppers program.

“These will go up anywhere people might congregate,” said Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore.

She said they might also go to areas where there is illegal dumping, which has increased by approximately 20 to 30 per cent since last year, according to an official with the Lower Nicola

Indian Band.Other typical calls to

Crime Stoppers include marijuana grow-ops, copper theft, poaching and spray painting.

Six signs are desig-nated to be placed in spots throughout the community.

Crime Stoppers has to apply to highways before the signs are

put up, said Graham Whitecross, president of the organization.

“But they’re not really highway signs,” he said after receiv-ing the cheque from the TNRD. “They are more for in town because to read it in a car going by, the sign would have to be around eight feet

square.”The metal signs are

approximately two feet by one foot.

Anyone who has information about a crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 10800-222-8477(TIPS).

The organization pays up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

STOPPING CRIME The TNRD handed a cheque for $1,500 to the Merritt and Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers on Wednesday. (Left to right) Al Clarke, a Crime Stoppers director; Joyce Perrie, Crime Stoppers secretary; Randy Murray, TNRD chair; Graham Whitecross, president of Crime Stoppers; Herb Graham, TNRD Area N director; Kelly Donaldson, Merritt Community Policing Office co-ordinator; and Dave McCauley, a Crime Stoppers director. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

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ATV ACCIDENT A man was tossed from his ATV Wednesday while trying to drive up a steep slope along the dirt bike trails behind Tolko Industries LTD. The man was one of two ATV riders on the trail. The man’s leg was severe-ly gashed and he was in a lot of pain. Phillip Woolgar/Herald

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From the Herald archives: July 7, 1982

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An unforesee-able and uncontro-llable element in the form of inclem-ent weather, put a ‘damper’ on the events planned for the Canada Day cel-ebration on July 1.

Only one little girl showed up at Central Park, kite in hand, to par-ticipate in the N.V. Community Arts Council sponsored kite flying com-petition. Officials decided to postpone the event to Labour Day and hold kite flying workshops in the meantime.

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people were cautious about developing the infrastructure because the vehicles were few.

“Finally Kent (Rathwell) blinked and said, ‘that’s it, we’re putting them in,’” said MacGregor. “Now consumers are put-ting pressure on companies to get the cars made.”

Sun Country has been actively approaching municipalities and businesses about installing the charging stations and MacGregor said that municipalities that get on board will put themselves on the map.

A website includes a database of all the Sun Country charging stations and an app is in the works with the same information that people will be able to download on their phones.

Both MacGregor and Rathwell spoke passionately about electric vehicles’ potential to reduce emissions and benefit local econo-mies, as well as the potential to relieve finan-cial pressure on Canadian families.

“It’s amazing what an extra $400 could do for a family,” said Rathwell. “It would take some financial pressure off, which could reduce divorce rates, people would be hap-pier and there would be less abuse.

“Changing the world is not that compli-cated.”

The closest charging stations to Merritt are located in Kamloops, Kelowna and Hope.

Merritt’s new electric vehicle charging station is located in the parking lot behind the Baillie House. Jade Swartzberg/Herald

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Local Communities in Bloom (CIB) committee members are hop-ing that residents and businesses will help Merritt put its best foot forward when CIB judges arrive to tour the city next week.

“The message we want to get out is for people to clean up their boulevards, make sure the weeds are pulled and lawns are mowed, and just take a bit of extra care with their properties,” said Shelley Sanders CIB member. “Businesses can make a difference as well.”

On July 19, trained volunteer judges will arrive in Merritt to eval-uate the community based on the following criteria: tidiness, environ-mental action, heritage conserva-tion, urban forestry, landscape, turf and groundcovers, floral displays and community involvement.

Sanders said the judges will tour all day, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., visiting areas of interest around town from the airport to the public works yard, fire hall and cemetery. Judges will also take a walking tour of the downtown area including Spirit Square and the Canadian

Country Music Hall of Fame. Like last year, the Baillie House Property will host a garden lunch for the judges and representatives from community groups.

“We’re hoping to achieve a Five Bloom status this year,” said Sanders.

All participating communi-ties receive a rating of one to five ‘Blooms.’ From 2002-2005 Merritt was awarded four blooms, and from 2006-2008 the City earned a total of five blooms. For several years Merritt did not participate in the competition; however, last year visiting judges awarded the community three blooms though Merritt had not officially entered.

The local committee has eight members and together they try to raise awareness and remind citizens to keep the community tidy and practice environmental steward-ship.

During a regular council meeting on June 26, committee members thanked Merritt’s bylaw department for its “aggressive stance” on unsightly premises, par-ticularly in the downtown area.

“Unsightly properties appear to show a lack of caring by the city,”

said Sanders. “When they are just left like that, it makes the city look bad, so we really appreciate the extra effort.”

The group also proposed some new ideas for dealing with the unsightly dumpsters downtown, such as plastic lids that are more manageable to open, and asked council if it would be appropriate to paint murals on the dumpsters.

“We’d prefer that they just get rid of them altogether, but we’ve found there is no harm in asking,” said Sanders.

In a letter of support for the CIB program, Mayor Susan Roline said: “The City applauds the efforts of the Communities in Bloom committee members for all the hard work and dedication they have shown this community and offers every encouragement that the program will meet success.”

This letter will be included in a compilation the committee has pre-pared for the judges that is divided into the evaluation categories.

“The book is about 30 pages and it becomes a legacy for the city,” said Sanders. “Just to reiter-ate, if everyone will do a little bit, it will go a long way.”

Judges set to evaluate MerrittCommunities in Bloom team aims for ‘Five Bloom’ status

In May, the Communities in Bloom committee helped organize a Spring Garden Festival at the Baillie House. On July 19 they will return to the historical property to welcome the CIB judges to Merritt. Judges will evaluate how the community ranks in eight categories. File photo


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dents have this week to get a glimpse of Modern Quilts and More, which is showcasing as the new Courthouse Art Gallery exhibit until July 14.

The quilts are a product of artist Kim Leclair’s interior design background, which helped her per-fect her colour skills and develop a passion for multiple mediums of art.

“The other part of the show is work that my friends have done,” she explained.

Her work is often avant-garde, featuring two naked men in a Picasso-esque piece.

The men are repro-ductions from Picasso paintings.

But she said her most risque piece is a quilt called “Lilacs Monologue.”

“It’s a direct line of thought,” she noted.

Her work has thus far generated praise from the community.

The art extends from each piece to the medium in which it is expressed.

Leclair considers the studios, galleries, retail spaces, markets, hotels, parks, homes and books in which her work is displayed to be key components of her art.

Leclair has recently become interested in surface design and patterning her own fabrics. She finds this style gels well with modern quilting, which is themed on bright colour that combines simple white as a twist to the mid-century modern technique.

Courthouse Art Gallery Director/Curator Kathi Dahlquist-Gray said the other work dis-played includes furni-ture, paintings, and art that is representational of household items, such as a chandelier that is made out of recycled tea cups.

“And the quilts aren’t just your every day quilts,” she said. “It’s real avant-garde, definitely not your grandmother’s quilts.”

She noted Leclair’s creative technique:

“Kim is the only per-son I’ve ever known to put cloths through a laser printer and have it come out just fine.”

The exhibit also includes work by Mischelle Pierce,

Diana Lorenz, Evelyn Armstrong, Joel Reid, Bev Veale, Kelly Reid, Cindilla Trent, Louisa Robertson and Sylvia Boyd.

The Courthouse Art Gallery is located at 1840 Nicola Ave.

The next gallery exhibit, which opens on July 20, includes work by Dahlquist-Gray for the first time in the gallery’s history

in a show called Faces Graces and Friends.

She focuses on sketch art that will include portaits and scene depictions.

The exhibit will also feature work from Dahlquist-Gray’s friends residing in the United States and Europe.

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(NC)—With many children out of the class-room over the coming months, summer is an ideal time for parents to introduce eco-friendly activities to help kids learn environmentally friendly habits, while embracing everything Mother Nature has to offer.

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• Go on a Park Adventure: Bring your children to a local park reserve to explore and admire Canada’s

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• Volunteer at an Environmental Charity: Check out local charities that need volunteers for the summer. Activities

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Shortly after word came of the death of B.C. historian and politi-cian Bill Barlee, my wife searched through her seemingly endless trove of B.C. books and produced half a dozen of his origi-nal self-published quarter-

lies, known as Canada West magazine.

The earliest one is Winter 1970, where the publisher’s note advises that subscription rates were increasing 20 cents per year to $2.95. Subscriptions were up to more than 1,600 and counter sales were increas-ing, but costs were also up and Barlee refused to accept either display advertising or U.S. sub-scriptions.

The only colour pages in the issue are high-qual-ity prints of four majestic paintings commissioned for the magazine. Irvine

Adams’ scenes of sacred aboriginal sites in the Okanagan-Similkameen includeThe Gateway to Inkameep, where Barlee remarks: “Today that stream which once teemed with redfish no longer sur-renders its once-valued harvest and the perimeter of the desert is gradually being eroded by man’s questionable progress.”

With the typography of Old West wanted posters, Barlee provided tightly sourced accounts of B.C.’s legends.

“Lost gold mine at Pitt Lake” analyzes and adds to earlier accounts that

begin with an aboriginal miner known as Slumach, who would periodically arrive in New Westminster to squander a small for-tune in gold, then disap-pear up the remote tidal lake. Slumach was hanged for murder in 1891 and in the next 70 years, 11 more men would die trying to find his secret. A scientist as well as a storyteller, Barlee concluded that the area’s geology is wrong and the fabled gold-laden creek “probably does not exist.”

A passion for pros-pecting runs through the magazines, and hints at

Barlee’s aversion to trea-sure-seeking Americans. They overran B.C. in historic waves to take gold, and according to Nelson Star reporter Greg Nesteroff, Barlee believed they continued to loot Canadian heritage sites.

Nesteroff was inspired by Barlee’s work, and traced his lonely mission to restore the ghost town of Sandon, “the min-ing capital of the Silvery Slocan.”

Barlee bought a sur-viving block of buildings in an effort to make

Science? Who needs science?

These are tough times and tough times demand that tough decisions be made.

Money is scarce and your provincial government is tasked with determining where every cent will be spent.

Some programs will be cut, much to the chagrin of many, but that is why we elected people who we trust have their priorities in order. So, it must give the great unwashed much comfort to learn that its elected representatives have come to the esteemed conclusion that it is far more important to give senior staff at Community Living B.C. bonuses that were supposed to be scrapped than to maintain funding for Science World’s wonderful touring program that brought the magic of science to kids throughout B.C.

It must give the great unwashed much comfort to learn that its elected representatives are wise enough to real-ize keeping a bloated public-relations staff, along with the $130,000 salary paid to former TV news reader Pamela Martin for setting up meetings, is money better spent than being wasted on guid-ing children into science-based careers that can truly change the world.

Yes, Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government has decided to withdraw its $1-million grant that helped Science World bring the world of science to chil-dren far from Vancouver.

Seven months ago, Clark spoke of how important the Science World pro-gram was: “It’s important we support Science World and their programs that foster the pursuit of science in our chil-dren and throughout the community, so we have bright young people to fill those jobs when they become available.”

A year ago this month, Moira Stilwell, then-parliamentary secretary for industry, research and innovation, said: “Getting young people excited about sciences and technology is not a task that ends because the Year of Science is over,”

“This legacy funding will ensure that we continue to educate our young peo-ple about the tremendous opportunities that the sciences provide . . .”

With such dubious decisions, is there really any surprise the B.C. Liberals are on a path to oblivion?

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Sandon another Barkerville, but heavy snow collapsed them. As tourism minister, Barlee found money to build replicas, and construction began on three.

But Barlee lost his Penticton seat to Bill Barisoff in the 1996 election, and today only half-built shells remain.

“He was still selling Sandon’s restoration as an economic saviour for the region when he ran for federal office in 2000,” Nesteroff writes.

“But by then he was ridiculed for it, and finished a distant second.”

Barlee’s 1972 Canada West profile of the boomtown of Hedley would resonate in his career as an NDP MLA and cabinet minister in the 1990s. Hedley’s Nickel Plate and Mascot mines produced fortunes in gold, silver and copper before they played out, and Barlee led the fight to preserve their his-tory.

Today you can tour the Mascot mine, a proud histori-cal site with a spectacular climb up the rock face that serves as the Grouse Grind of the B.C. desert.

I first discovered Barlee as a reporter at the Kelowna Capital News in the early 1980s, when he did a weekly history show on CHBC television called Gold Trails and Ghost Towns. A bare-bones studio affair with tales and artifacts displayed for host Mike Roberts, the show lasted a decade.

Barlee didn’t lack courage, quitting a teaching career in Trail and Penticton in 1969 to start his magazine. On subscrip-tion fees and a few classified ads, he built a life’s work that allowed him to walk the board-walks of history and the halls of power.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press

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Only half-built shells of Barlee’s replicas remain

Dear Editor:

Did I miss your glowing report of the great job the city did in installing the public charging station for electric vehicles in our pub-lic parking area at Merritt Avenue and Voght Street?

Such forward thinking

and consideration of visi-tors and residents is to be commended.

I have had occasion to criticize city operations but also want to commend a job well done.

Derek Clare,Merritt

Dear Editor:

Hello I am one of Dennis Bzowy’s step sons. The fam-ily is having a reunion and I am having a tough time tracking him down. My last known contact for him is the Coldwater Hotel in Merritt, which doesn’t seem to answer its phone. I am writing to ask if anyone is able to pass on a message to have Dennis give me a call.

I have not heard from him for three years and would really love to have him come to the family reunion. So if anyone would like to help out in reuniting Dennis with the family please pass on my message to him. Please have him call David Purdy @ 604-999-2226. Call collect if he needs. Thank you very much.

David Purdy

Job well done on charging stations

Stepson searches for dad

Adrea Darvill, a Canadian-born storyteller based in Australia, was on hand at the Merritt Public Library for the childrens’ summer reading club kick off on July 3. She entertained the audience with stories and had several children help act them out. Jade Swartzberg/Herald

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Two more players from this past season’s highly-successful Merritt Centennials’ team have signed letters of intent to continue their education and play hockey at pres-tigious post-secondary institutions.

In a pair of press releases issued last week, the Centennials’ orga-nization announced that goaltender Lino Chimienti and forward Carter Shinkaruk have committed to attend Hobart and Elmira Colleges respectively. Both schools are located in the scenic Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, and both are NCAA members of the highly-competitive East Coast Athletic Conference.

The announcement of Chimienti’s and Shinkaruk’s intentions for this coming season brings to eight the number of Cents’ play-ers from the 2011-12 team who have earned academic/athletic scholarships to schools in the U.S. or Canada. They join Reece Willcox (Cornell), Brandon Pfeil (Brown), Evan Stack (UMass-Amherst), Chad Brears (U of Alabama-Huntsville), Bill Marshall (Mount Royal) and Dylan Chanter (U of New Hampshire, 2014).

Reached at his home in Montreal, Chimienti expressed elation at the prospect of attending Hobart and playing for the Statesmen in September.

“I can’t wait,” he said. “Playing junior hockey was the best experience of my life, but it’s time to move on and get a degree. Then who knows what life will throw at you.”

Chimienti stated that quality of education played a big part in his decision to commit to Hobart, a high-end col-lege located in the small community of Geneva, New York.

“Of all the schools that I spoke to, they were the best academic one. My plans are to take a Bachelor of Economics program, and eventually get my Masters.”

While Chimienti doesn’t know any of the players currently on the Statesmen’ roster, the team’s assistant coach, Carl Michaelson, is from Montreal. The 20-year-old netminder also knows players who are at other schools in the conference, and they all spoke highly of Hobart.

In addition, Chimi-enti will be joined at Hobart in September by Ben Gamache who played for the Vernon Vipers this past season.

“We met at a sum-mer hockey camp last year in Boston,” said Chimienti. “Then we

ended up playing against each other this past sea-son. Now we’re going to be teammates and room-mates. I’m excited.”

Another factor in Chimienti’s decision-making process was Hobart’s proximity to Montreal, and the opportunity for his parents and other fam-ily members to see him play. For the past three years, the 20-year-old netminder has been plying his hockey trade several time zones away – in Sioux Falls, Iowa, Grande Prairie, Alberta, and for the last two sea-sons in Merritt.

“It’s only a five hour drive,” Chimienti said with a laugh in reference to the relatively small distance from his home-town to Geneva. “I think at least my dad will be

there every weekend.”Chimienti has already

paid a visit to Geneva with his parents, and said that the Hobart campus appealed to him right away.

“It felt really comfort-able. A place that I could call home for the next four years.”

Chimienti played in 35 games this past sea-son for the Centennials and established new personal bests with an 18-14-1 record, a 2.86 goals-against-average, a .907 save percentage and four shutouts.

“We are extremely happy for Lino in his decision to attend Hobart College this fall,” said Cents’ head coach and GM Luke Pierce. “Lino will be hugely missed in our dressing room as he was

a tremendous leader for us over the past two sea-sons, and we thank him for bringing his maturity, dedication and talent to Merritt. We have no doubt that those attri-butes will continue to serve him well, and he’ll find success in whichever path he follows.”

As for Shinkaruk, a native of Langley who joined last season’s Centennials at the trade deadline in January, he will be attending a Soaring Eagles’ hockey program that is consis-tently ranked every year in the NCAA. Last year, Elmira finished with a 15-9-3 record and made it to the national quar-terfinals before bowing out to Oswego.

“When I first talked to Dean Jackson, their assistant coach, it just

seemed like a really good fit,” explained Shinkaruk from Osoyoos where he is vacationing with his family. “They seemed the most interested and were calling back every few weeks to see how I was doing. One of the biggest things [in making my decision] was their history of being a good school and a successful organization.”

Shinkaruk seems undaunted by the fact that he knows no one on the Eagles’ projected ros-ter for next season.

“I didn’t know any-one when I first went to Powell River, or when I came to Merritt, but you just make friends.

“I’m going down to Elmira this summer for early registration, to see the campus, meet some of my teammates, and

kind of prepare for the coming year. I’m really looking forward to that.”

Shinkaruk also likes the fact that Elmira and Hobart Colleges are only about an hour apart, and that he and Chimienti will play each other no less than three times this coming season.

“Yeah, that’ll be great. I can hardly wait!”

In 22 regular season games for the Cents, Shinkaruk had three goals and five assists for eight points. He added three more goals and an assist in nine playoff outings. His four-year BCHL career totals are 31 goals and 36 assists for 67 points in 199 games played.

“Carter has made a wise decision in choosing to attend Elmira,” said Pierce. “It is a program that perennially contends for championships while providing a solid educa-tion to their student-athletes.”

Pierce went on to add, “We acquired Carter this past January for his playoff experi-ence and maturity, both of which he provided. We didn’t realize at the time that he would also bring much more to our group as his skill, pas-sion and positive attitude helped push our team through the end of the regular season, and provided Merritt with one of the most exciting playoff runs in a long time.”

Cents’ Chimienti and Shinkaruk commit to ECAC

Former Merritt Centennials Lino Chimienti (left) and Carter Shinkaruk are both headed Stateside to continue their education and hockey careers at American colleges. Ian Webster/Herald

Merritt’s very own Peyton Schaefer (above) will be one of sev-eral Cents’ players taking part in this Friday’s charity golf tour-nament at the Merritt Golf & Country Club. Ian Webster/Herald

Centennials’ fi rst annual charity golf tournament set for this FridayIt’s not too late to sign up; proceeds to Ronald McDonald House

There’s still a few spots left in this Friday’s Merritt Cen-tennials’ Charity Golf Tournament in support of Centennials’ hockey and Ronald McDonald House British Columbia.

This year’s first annual event is set for July 13 at the Merritt Golf & Country Club. It will include nine holes of golf (with tee off times begin-ning at 3 p.m.) followed by a delicious steak, chicken or rib dinner

prepared by the MGCC staff, and a fabulous silent auction of sports memo-rabilia and donated items.

Past and present Merritt Centennials’ players Brent Fletcher, Payton Schaefer, Chad Brears, Tyler Steel, Richard Sabourin, Brendan Lamont and Dylan Chanter have all indicated that they will be attending the charity golf event.

The entry fee for the Cents’ Charity Golf

Tournament is $75 per person. Individuals can also choose to forego the golf and pay just $25 for the meal and evening social only.

“It’s raising money for Ronald McDonald House,” states Centen-nials’ assistant coach Joe Martin. “I happen to know there are four to five families in Merritt right now who have recently taken, or are currently taking advan-tage of the facility in

Vancouver.”Ronald McDonald

House British Columbia is a home-away-from-home for sick children and their families, where together their lives are enhanced through unconditional support, encouragement, friend-ship and love.

Martin went on to add, “You can sign up as a single, a double or as a group. I doesn’t matter. We’d just like to have as many people as possible

take part and support this worthy cause.”

Registration forms for the charity golf event can be downloaded online from the Merritt Centennials’ website. Interested persons may also contact Liz Brackenreed (250-378-4291) or email [email protected].

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Your wandering thoughts may put you in tune with a better idea.

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LEO - Take control of a situation that a r i s e s , b e c a u s e

right now it seems no one else is capable of handling the situation. You may prove to be an excellent leader.

VIRGO - Influen-tial people will be moving in your so-cial circles, Virgo.

Failure to introduce your-self and network could lead to setbacks in your employment goals.

LIBRA - Once the excitement of an event wears off, Libra, you may

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Every second Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., “Merritt’s Women in Business”, an informal network for entrepreneurial-mind-ed women, meet at the Merritt Desert Inn. July 11, “Live Blood Analysis” with Debra Petrovich of Mosaic Nutrition. RSVP by emailing Robyn at [email protected]

BAILLIE HOUSE

Iris Bulb Sale! Freshly dug, drought resistant, perennial and available in both mini and large iris. Several different col-ors available. Funds raised will go toward painting several property buildings. Call 250.378.0349 for more information.

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Children's Camp July 24 & 25, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. , July 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Gwen Lake, I.R. #3Ages: 8-15, under 8 years may attend with a parent or guardian. Signed permission slips required. Overnight camping avail-able, must call ahead to request tent space.A complete supply list available. Meals provided but you are welcome to bring your own healthy snacks. Register by July 20th.For more info. call 250-378-6170 or email [email protected]

COURTHOUSE ART GALLERY

Artist and designer, Kim LeClair will be showing her work in the Courthouse Gallery from June 15 through July 14. Included in the show will be pieces cre-ated by friends, Mischelle Pierce, Diana Lorenz, Evelyn Armstrong, Joel Reid, Bev Veale, Kelly Reid, Cindilla Trent, Louisa Robertson, and Sylvia Boyd. With a formal background in Interior Design, Kim has taken her love of textiles and combined them with her love of quilt-ing and art. A colorist by nature with an adventurous soul for graphics, her textile creations are certain to generate a buzz. For more information contact the Courthouse Gallery at 250-378-6515 or email: [email protected] MERRITT LAWN BOWLING ASSOC.

Join us on the lawn behind the Desert Inn, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 2 p.m. Call 250-378-2950 for more information.

BIKERS AND HIKERS

The Merritt Mountain Bike Association is looking for members. Joining the MMBA gives you a voice in the local riding commu-nity and helps the association advocate on behalf of bikers and hikers alike who enjoy the great trails in our valley.

For more information on the club please visit www.merrittmountainbiking.com. For more information please contact the club via email at [email protected]

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Royal Bank 52.78Research In Motion Ltd. 8.22Sun Life Financial Inc 22.47Shaw Comm Inc 19.57Shopper’s Drug Mart 41.76Suncor Energy Inc 29.36Toromont Inds Ltd 21.61Toronto Dominion Bank 79.50Transcanada Corp 43.23Telus Corp 62.61Tim Hortons Inc 54.01

Alcoa Inc. 8.73American Express Co. 58.63Mellon Corp 21.79Cisco Systems Inc. 16.77Deere & Co. 80.70Walt Disney Co. (The) 48.04Gap Inc. 27.88General Electric Co. 20.00Home Depot Inc. 52.15Johnson & Johnson 67.64Macy’s Inc. 34.03Microsoft Corp. 30.18Sprint Nextel Corp 3.29P zer Inc. 22.54Pepsico Inc. 70.22AT&T INC 35.44Staples Inc. 13.22United Tech Corp 74.09Walmart Stores Inc. 71.36Wendy’s Arby’s Gr. 4.76

This article is supplied by Fred Feistmann, an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. RBC Dominion Securities is a member company under RBC Investments. The member company and Royal Bank of Canada are separate corporate entities that are af liated. Member CIPF. (tm) Trademark of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under license. ©Copyright 2001. All rights reserved.

As of Market Close on July 6, 2012

THIS WEEK’S MARKETS .... The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.6% last week to nish at 11,660. All ten sec-tors nished in positive territory for the week, led by Infor-mation Technology, Materials and Health Care. Oil was down $0.27 (0.3%) to close at $86.11/bbl while natural gas futures declined $0.04 (1.41%) to close at $2.83. Gold bullion nished the week at $1,610, down $21.00 (1.3%). The Canadian dollar weakened against the US dollar, closing at $1.020/USD.

Fred is an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities specializing in ef cient money management strategies.Any questions or comments can be directed to him at1-800-774-9631 or e-mail [email protected]

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Ambassadors for ElectroRecycle visited Merritt on Monday to introduce a program that allows residents to recycle small electron-ics.

The program was introduced in October last year and plans were released to extend its array of recyclables on Sunday.

“People can take their items to George Hale Transfer Bottle Depot,” said Christine Fung, ElectroRecycle ambassador. “We now accept things like blenders and toasters. No one was accepting those items before.”

Other new items that can be recycled include power tools, sewing machines and electronic exercise equipment.

The program now facilitates the accep-tance of more than 300 items.

The team is travel-ling to various loca-tion throughout B.C. to introduce the new items that can be accepted and to check in on how the pro-gram is doing under its current umbrella of accepted products.

“This trip is to make sure everything is running smoothly,” said Ashleigh Kolla, ElectroRecycle ambas-sador. “We also want

to let people know what an awesome opportunity they have to recycle these other products.”

The ambassadors, who are university stu-dents from Vancouver, visited Merritt as their first stop.

ElectroRecyle is the first small appli-ance and power tool recycling program of its kind in Canada, as well as the first govern-ment-approved small appliance and power tool recycling program in B.C.

“The new program provides environ-mentally responsible recycling options for more than two million electrical products sent to landfills every year,” said Mellisa Pelto, communications man-ager for the Product Care Association.

Approximately 100 free drop-off locations are stationed through-out the province.

The program is funded through the sale of new electrical products in B.C.

The Merritt loca-tion is at George Hale Transfer Bottle Depot at 23 26 Clapperton Ave.

Approximately two million electrical products go to landfills each year.

Visit www.electrore-cycle.ca for more infor-mation, including a list of accepted items.


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The ElectroRecycling team visited Merritt recently to introduce and expand a new electronic recycling program. Photo provided

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