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Although it was a tight race for MP Dan Albas across the newly-drawn Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola (COSN) riding in last October’s fed-eral election, a closer look at the Nicola Valley polls show a wider margin for the Conservative and NDP candidates.

Albas took nearly half of the 919 early-bird voters who crowded the Merritt Civic Centre, while NDP’s Angelique Wood came in second, with 27 per cent.

Logan Lakers, Lower Nicolans, and Princetonians all preferred Albas above the rest, though the second place finisher was Wood in Lower Nicola, and Karley Scott — by only one percentile — in Princeton.

And Quilchena voters strayed the far-thest from convention, with over half of the 184 voters casting for the NDP, leav-ing Conservatives and Liberals fighting for second and third place, respectively.

Those are some of the nuggets of data mined from poll-by-poll results released by Elections Canada last week. This is useful data for strategists from across the politi-cal spectrum, as it provides information

about where a party’s support is strong or where it might be a close race.

Albas ended up the victor on Oct. 19, winning 39.5 per cent of all votes, while Scott took a close 37.3 per cent.

Looking outside the valley, if Scott had managed to extend a little more sup-port in Kelowna, she could have taken the election. The Liberal candidate was nearly win-for-win with Albas in West Kelowna.

Albas took Peachland by a hair, but lost Summerland overwhelmingly to Scott.

It was the rural voters, many in the Nicola Valley, who were a big part of Albas’ second win.

Overall, the Liberal Party of Canada won the 2015 federal election, taking 184 seats in the House of Commons to form a majority government. The Conservatives took 99 seats to form the opposition party.

Sixty-eight per cent of Canadians voted in the election, the highest voter turnout since 1979. That was even higher here in the COSN, with 71.81 per cent of voters coming out. Numbers were so high that some advanced polling stations — including the one set up at the Merritt Civic Centre — ran out of ballots. Rounded to the nearest percentile

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The Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) saw a busy 2015, fighting many more fires than it has in recent years.

The number of structure fires, grass fires and car fires MFRD responded to last year was much higher than the numbers from 2013 and 2014, according to the depart-ment’s three-year comparison.

Last year, the fire department responded to 12 structure fires, double the six it responded to in 2014 and four more than the eight it attended in 2013.

MFRD responded to 18 wild-land fires during 2015 compared to just eight in 2014 and nine in 2013.

An even more dramatic increase is the three year high in the num-

ber of car fires MFRD responded to.

In 2013 the fire department responded to just six, in 2014 that number doubled to 12 and that number nearly doubled again last year with a total of 22 vehicles going up in flames. Many of these were cases of arson.

“We’ve had much slower years and much busier years, so we just try to tow the line,” Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson told council at a budget meeting last week.

City of Merritt financial direc-tor Sheila Thiessen said the fire department’s operating budget for 2016 is slightly more than last year’s, but it typically hovers around the $950,000 mark. In 2015 the budget was $938,000 and this year’s is budgeted at $960,000.

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Dramatic increase of fi res in 2015New emergency dispatch system will see higher call volume for MFRD in 2016

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The next time you hear a siren blaring, it might just be your local fire department putting its newest addition to good use.After a year-long build and months of anticipating its arrival, the Merritt Fire Rescue

Department (MFRD) has finally received its new fire engine, which takes its place as engine one in the fleet.The fire department now has eight vehicles at their disposal, including three fire engines and a

ladder truck.More storage space is what makes the new fire engine stand

out from the rest of the fleet. It boasts double the

capacity compared to the fire department’s other fire

engines.The new vehicle has storage spaces on its top, and

deep storage compartments on its sides compared to

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carried to a fire — equipment that in the past required

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MUNICIPAL BUDGET

CAPITAL PROJECT PROPOSALS— There are a number of capital project proposals being tossed around city hall to include in the 2016 budget.— Although not set in stone, some are moving ahead while others have been nixed.— The fi nal draft of the 2016 budget for the City of Merritt is still in the works, and will be presented to city council this spring for adoption.— The property tax rate will be fi nalized in May.

STILL ON THE TABLEBudget item: Rescue one retrofitEstimated cost: $100,000 The skinny: A few years ago, the fire department’s rescue one firetruck was hit by a commercial trans-port truck on the Coquihalla Highway and underwent repairs. Now, citing multiple issues with the repaired vehicle since the incident, the fire department is requesting its rescue body be combined with a brand new cabin chassis to extend the vehicle’s shelf life by 10 years.

Budget item: A new command vehicle for the fire departmentEstimated cost: $55,000The skinny: The fire department’s command vehicle two is in need of replacement after accumulating 120,000 kilometres during its time in the fire department’s fleet.The pickup truck is used by the department’s duty officer on weekends and during the week for training or fire prevention purposes.Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the vehicle was supposed to be replaced three years ago, and has run into some mechanical issues.

NIXED INITIATIVEBudget item: New chairs at the Merritt Civic CentreEstimated cost: $40,000The skinny: Council decided not to undertake replacing 600 chairs at the Merritt Civic Centre with new ones. Councillors Brown, Christopherson and Goetz expressed the opinion that the sound system was more in need of an upgrade than the chairs. Coun. Goetz made a motion to remove the $40,000 item from the bud-get and council voted in favour of doing so.

MFRD went a bit over its operating budget last year, but those costs were offset by provin-cial reimbursements the department receives from attending highway accidents, Thiessen said. The increase to their budget this year is also expected to be covered from these rev-enues.

“We keep the funding fairly consistent and that seems to have worked well in the past,” Thiessen told the Herald.

Tomkinson said $85,000 alone was reim-bursed from sending out the fire department’s rescue truck to these calls last year.

The total number of calls the fire depart-ment responds to on an annual basis has been on a steady rise over the past three years. Last year, MFRD responded to 393 calls for service compared to 353 in 2014 and 273 in 2013.

These numbers stand to increase this year as MFRD is now using new dispatch software that will send them to more first responder calls.

With this system, a call that comes to ambulance dispatch is coded and digitally sent to fire dispatch in Kamloops and relayed to MFRD. Previously an analog system was used, which was longer process, said fire prevention officer Sky McKeown.

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March 22 7 pm - Regular Council Meeting Merritt City Hall

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Recordings of the City of Merritt’s council meetings can also be seen on Shaw Cable (Channel 10) on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m.

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Years have passed since Dean Morrison went missing from the Stump Lake Ranch, but a local man hasn’t given up on finding him.

Tim Waters is hoping to raise funds to hire a private investigator to rekindle the search, starting a GoFundMe page as a means to accumulate between $5,000 to $20,000 for this endeavour.

Waters didn’t know Morrison personally, but is a friend of a friend of his fam-ily. He told the Herald that last summer he read about what had happened to Morrison, and when he heard that search efforts had essentially stopped, it spurred a desire in him to continue the search.

Dean Morrison was last seen on October 22, 2013, disap-pearing sometime that morn-ing after being fired from his contracted painting job at the Stump Lake Ranch, located northeast of Merritt.

Morrison had been living in a trailer on the property while on the job, and the then 44-year-old father of three had recently separated from his wife.

His mother, Elizabeth Faber,

has told the Herald in previous interviews that her son was suf-fering from depression. On his days off he would stay with his sister, Michelle, who also suf-fered from depression.

Faber said Michelle had given him some of her pills.

“He was a really fast worker — a hard worker — but he wasn’t working at the same level at that time,” Faber said.

When Morrison arrived for work at the ranch on Oct. 22, his boss noticed something off about him, and he was fired, his mother said.

“Apparently he was really lethargic,” she said.

Morrison then went to his vehicle at about 9:30 a.m., but it wouldn’t start, so he called a tow truck. The tow truck didn’t arrive for about three hours, but by then Morrison was gone.

Family members became concerned when Morrison didn’t call or go back to his sister’s house. By Oct. 28 his sister reported him missing to the RCMP.

Two days later on Oct. 31, RCMP conducted an air and ground search, but came up empty.

A community-organized ground search on Nov. 13, 2013 also turned up nothing.

“He’s never been heard from

or seen since that day,” said Faber. “His boss was the last one to see him.”

Less than a year after Morrison’s disappearance, the family experienced more hard-ship as his sister passed away in August of 2014.

“My daughter and my son — I lost both of them within one year,” Faber said.

The missing person file for Morrison was transferred to the Kamloops RCMP.

Morrison is described as Caucasian, five-foot-six, about 145 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a quilted black jacket and work pants.

Waters aims to start another search for Morrison this spring at the Stump Lake Ranch and hopes that a private investigator will be able to gain unlimited access to the property.

He told the Herald that he believes something may have happened to Morrison, saying that he doesn’t think he left on his own accord or that he would have committed suicide.

He also said he doesn’t think Morrison would go anywhere without letting his friends and family know he’d be gone for a while.

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Fundraiser to fi nd MorrisonUp to $20,000 sought to hire PIMichael PotestioTHE MERRITT HERALD

Dean Morrison. Herald file photo


Last Saturday, March 5, my wife Heidi and I attended the annual Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club Trophy and Awards Dinner at the Merritt Seniors Centre.

This event is some-thing I look forward to every year. I am truly impressed with how the event is organized and how the merchant and business community of our valley support the club with many donations that are given away as door prizes to the atten-dants.

Without this support and the many club vol-unteers, the Trophy and Awards night would not have become the staple of annual events in Merritt it is today.

Although attendance

was a bit lower compared to last year, there was still a good turnout.

The evening began with cocktails and potluck dinner of deliciously pre-pared wild game dishes that members cook for the occasion and commenced with the awards presenta-tions for the winners in the various categories of hunting and fishing as well as picture “trophies” submitted by members.

The award categories consisted of: best big game trophy, best fish trophy, ladies and junior game and fish trophy, best

archery game trophy and best photography awards split into local landscape, wildlife and open cat-egory.

It was a joy to see how many young people — the youngest about ten years old — were called to the podium to receive awards. About half of the contestants who won awards consisted of youth. To me this is a good indicator that the future of hunting, fishing and nature stewardship is slowly changing over to a new generation that will carry on this important

part of Canadian heri-tage.

The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club itself received an honour: The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC gave the club an award of appre-ciation for their continued efforts in promoting sus-tainable fishing practices and fish conservation.

A special attraction for this year was the display of Steven Beckley’s collec-tion of amazing African and North American wild game taxidermy work.

HERALD OPINION

Premiers do the carbon shuffl e

Premier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.

“This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national mini-mum carbon price. No kidding.

Trudeau declared victory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal election promise down the road.

As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look.

Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeau’s globe-trotting glam-our tour, Clark correctly noted that it’s other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on car-bon emissions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its creator, Gordon Campbell.

Clark’s advice for other premiers is to follow Campbell’s example of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, offset by income tax reductions. You won’t build public support for a carbon tax that makes people poorer, she said.

Of course that’s what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are getting poorer already. Alberta’s NDP government plans to match the rate of B.C.’s carbon tax within two years and spend the proceeds.

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Other premiers have more creative definitions for pricing carbon.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil pointed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construction in Labrador, to substitute hydro for coal-fired power. The highest electricity prices in Canada are their “car-bon pricing” plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall pointed to SaskPower’s Boundary Dam car-bon capture and stor-age project. It is the world’s first coal-fired power station to cap-ture carbon dioxide after combustion. The CO2 is sold to oilfield operators who inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur diox-ide and fly ash to pro-cess and sell for other industrial uses.

Wall is the only Canadian leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. The purpose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emissions, not to raise tax revenues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Clark’s stand-pat strategy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as positioning begins for the 2017 election. A B.C. government advi-sory panel has recom-mended a 33 per cent

increase, conveniently starting in 2018, with annual increases after that.

The current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gasoline sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now.

The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s his-tory, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only mak-ing it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initiatives, as Alberta wants to do.

Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” cam-paign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. The party’s election platform warned that Campbell’s plan “increases taxes for average families by tri-pling the gas tax” to its current level.

Last week the NDP issued a news release denouncing Clark for presiding over increas-ing greenhouse gas emissions.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc

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Now is not the time to increase taxes on oil and gas

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BC Hydro’s tactics tantamount to extortionEditor:

Does anybody else have a problem with BC Hydro charging such an exorbitant amount for checking the analog meters still in use in some homes?

Being a senior on a fixed income does not leave a lot of money for extras, needless to say.

I have lived in the same place for almost 30 years and I never had to pay to have my meter checked.

Because my meter is in the house, I chose not to have the smart meter installed, for health reasons.

At one time, I was asked to check the meter myself and phone in the results.

Needless to say, I declined. Now, apparently, that is not an option.

At almost $40 a month, more than a third of my bill, it seems a bit unreasonable.

When I questioned BC Hydro about this, I was told I could always use diesel. Sure, that’s an option — I’ll get right on that.

Being a monopoly does not give BC Hydro the right to abuse the very people who depend on this necessary commodity.

So, how do you spell extortion? BC Hydro might know.

Peter ThornhillKamloops

Seeing this amazing collec-tion alone was worth attending the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club Trophy and Award Dinner.

I introduced Steven Beckley in my Herald column from February 11, 2016 “Preserving the memory of a hunt.”

The Trophy and Award Dinner is one of the many entertaining and fun social fund-raising events the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club organizes each year in order to continue the many fish and wildlife con-servation programs and nature stewardship promotions.

While on this topic let

me take this opportunity to dispel any rumours that the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club spends all their financial resources on pending legal actions about Crown land and water access.

This is not truthful. Any fundraising events to finance legal actions are done by an independent entity, the “access committee,” within the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club.

In closing, as a director of the board, I would like to thank on behalf of the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club all the volun-teers, supporters, merchants and businesses in the Nicola Valley and beyond for their generous

contributions and donations, the many club volunteers that every year donate their time and effort in organizing and setting up this event.

Without that level of sup-port from the community and the volunteer work of dedicated members such an event would simply not be possible.

I also would like to give a special thank you to Steven Beckley for bringing his taxi-dermy display to the event. I happen to know that he worked hard all night long to put the finishing touches to it.

Thank you all, and I’m already looking forward to next year’s awards.

A big thanks to everyone involved

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The group of awarded members at the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club Trophy and Award Dinner. It is encouraging to see that half of the awards went to the young generation that will carry the great Canadian hunting, fishing and nature stewardship heritage on into the future. Heidi Koehler Photography


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Google the name “James Teit” and at least 18 hits will pop up on your screen — a testament to the fame of this Nicola Valley man.

James Alexander Tait (which he later changed to Teit to honor his Norse roots) was born in the Shetland Islands, on the northerly tip of Scotland, in 1864. While growing up, he developed an intense interest in the old myths of Shetland and began to research the mystical Norsemen, an education that foreshadowed things to come later in his life.

When James was only seventeen, he began his arduous journey to Spences Bridge. There he worked part-time in the local store as well as at the nearby orchards. But his passion — and most of his income — came from his work as a hunter and a guide. He soon he got to know many of the local Aboriginal people in the area.

A local columnist in Spences Bridge wrote of Teit: “While yet a youth, he became interested in the Indians. He hunted and fished with them, shared their adventures, their hardships, and their entertainment, smoked and drank with them. He became acquainted with their habits and thoughts, their traditions, their superstitions, their folklore, their craftsmanship.”

He met and married Lucy Antko in 1892. Little is known about Lucy, other than she was a Thompson Indian. She died in 1899 of either pneumonia or tuberculosis and the couple had no children.

In 1894, James met a man who made such an impression on him that it marked a turning point in his life. Franz Boas was a German-American anthro-pologist who was in British Columbia on a field trip. Now fluent in the Thompson language, Teit proved his worth to Boas by explaining to the First Nations in the area that Boas wanted to interview them. They trusted Teit and agreed to work with the anthropologist. Together the two men travelled on horseback to their many small villages. In total, Boas was able to study 123 native people. He was delight-ed to hear that Teit was inspired to work on a study on the Aboriginals that compared and analyzed the

characteristics of these people and the relationships between them (this is known as “ethnology”).

Teit, who was well educated with a penchant for science, soon became a recognized authority on the First Nations bands in British Columbia. He became fluent in many of their languages. He was often employed by the government in its dealings with the tribes, while still being in great demand as a guide.

Boas and Teit teamed up once again in 1897 on a project funded by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The two men were assigned to study relations between the populations of the Pacific Northwest. Boas relied heavily on Teit and the two studied archeological sites, taking pho-tographs, recording stories and songs on an Edison wax cylinder recorder and listening to explanations of designs on woven baskets, jewelry and masks that had a variety of uses.

During this time Teit maintained a rigorous field research and writing schedule which resulted in major works. He authored four publications for the American Museum: The Thompson Indians of B.C., The Lillooet Indians, The Shuswap and The Mythology of the Thompson Indians.

His personal life took a romantic turn in 1904 when he married Leonie Josephine Morens, the daughter of Leon Morens, a stock owner and dairy-man of Spences Bridge. The couple had five chil-dren — Eric, Magnus, Sigurd, Thor and Inga.

JAMES TEITAn early advocate for First Nations rights

SUSAN GEARING-EDGEA looking glassTO THE PAST

James Teit with his first wife, Antko. Nicola Valley Museum and Archives

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BETTY DOBERSTEINRecognized for her work as a caring Canadian

Last week, one of Merritt’s own was recognized by the Governor General as a caring Canadian.

Betty Doberstein, who has been a volunteer with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for 35 years — now serving as the president — was presented with a Caring Canadian award by Governor General David Johnston last Friday, March 4.

“It was really good,” Doberstein told the Herald in a phone interview following the ceremony — though she admitted she was a little ner-vous.

“He’s so friendly, he’s really down to earth,” she added. “He chatted with me when I went up [to accept the award].”

She said she was curious about who nominated her, and found out that it was B.C. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, herself a longtime auxiliary supporter and personal friend of Doberstein’s.

Asked what motivated her to volunteer with the auxiliary for so many years, serving in so many dif-ferent capacities, Doberstein said that it was helping other people

that she found so appealing. The auxiliary is a way to see hard work pay off with tangible results.

“We ask the hospital and Gillis House what they need for equip-ment and we take it back to the meeting and we discuss what we could afford to spend that year, and that’s what we buy — and they’re so grateful,” she said.

Some of those things include lab equipment and a heart monitor.

“Many times people can’t get into Kamloops for appointments, so any way we can help them stay in Merritt to get the tests done, that’s just a bonus for us,” she said.

Doberstein also volunteers as president of the Centennials Booster Club, and helps out with the concession for the Merritt Minor Hockey Association.

“Thank goodness I’m retired now — I don’t know how I did all that when I was working full time!” she laughed.

She said that she hoped to see a younger generation get involved with volunteering. “All the clubs are suffering from people that don’t want to volunteer,” she said. “We need the younger group to get involved.”

David DyckTHE MERRITT HERALD

Betty Doberstein was one of 37 other Canadians who received a Caring Canadian award from Governor General David Johnston on March 4. Phyllis VanSteinburg/Submitted photo


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This is the second part of a three part series of articles I am writing on compensa-tory damages (ie finan-cial compensation) in personal injury claims.

In the first part of this series, I described the basic damages framework in Canada, the fact that compen-satory damages in a personal injury claim very generally consist of general damages, loss of income claims and spe-cial damages.

The focus of this article is on general damages, which are non-monetary losses which are suffered by the injured party. This category of damages includes compensation for pain and suffering and the general negative impacts that the injuries may have on your day-to-day life.

Going back to the example from my last article, imagine you have been involved in a seri-ous car accident (which is the fault of the other driver) and have suffered a variety of injuries.

Your lawyer would file a lawsuit and one of the types of damages you would be claiming is general damages. In our example, you would need to prove to the court that you have suf-fered injury and finan-cial loss as a result of the accident.

Injuries may include all kinds of things, including psycho-logical effects that stem from scarring that has occurred as a result of the accident.

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case and will depend on a variety of factors. This can range from a few hundred dollars in very minor cases (for example, minor soft tissue injuries) all the way to several hundred thousand dollars in very serious injury cases (for example, someone who becomes paralyzed as a result of the accident).

The upper limit of general damages in Canada as set by the courts to date is approxi-mately $330,000 and would only be awarded in rare and very serious cases.

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assist you in remember-ing the details of the impacts this event has caused in your daily life and may also assist in documenting the magni-tude of those impacts.

It is important to remember that general damages are only one of the ‘heads of damages’ that an injured party may claim in a motor vehicle accident. The injured party may also make a claim for other ‘heads of damages’ such as loss of income (past or future) and special damages. These types of damages will be the subject of my third and final article in this series.

Greg Pratch is a lawyer and partner with Pushor Mitchell LLP. He practices in the area of litigation with a particular emphasis in personal injury matters and tax disputes

Compensatory damages in personal injury cases

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Teit continued on with his work with the Aboriginal people by organizing meetings, working toward land claims and working as a counsellor, spokesperson and interpreter. In 1911 he accompanied a dele-gation of Interior Salish Chiefs to Ottawa to help them render their appeals and arguments. He became so close to the people that his writ-ings began to reflect sympathy and compas-sion. An article in the July 28, 1982 Merritt Herald said, “He tried to change the Indians’ belief that they were doomed to extinction.”

Teit worked for many organizations through-out the world at various times, including the famous Smithsonian Institute. As a result he was often unable to spend as much time with his family as he would have liked.

The Teits moved to a house on Quilchena Avenue in Merritt in 1919. His neighbours recalled that even after James Teit’s death in 1922, at the young age of 58, the First Nations chiefs used to come and visit his wife out of respect. He is buried in the Merritt Cemetery.

James Teit left an accurate, well chronicled legacy of the Thompson native bands which is now on display in the National Museum of Man in Ottawa and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

To commemorate the life and times of James Teit, the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives in Merritt has one of the best exhibits that gives residents and tourists a glimpse into the life of this famous man.

Among other things, there are 20 binders full of Teit’s photocopied works, a mural painted by Susan Stevenson in 1994 and various native baskets which were passed through the gen-erations. Also displayed are many personal items that once belonged to James A. Teit and his family: a camera, hunt-

ing/trophy knives, a diary from 1910, Teit’s Bible and many native

artifacts and books and publications written by and about Teit.

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#2617 $284,900

EXCELLENT LOCATION

3 bedroom home with extensive renovations including custom kitchen, ball bathrooms, flooring, baseboards, moldings, doors & hardware, windows & new roof. RV parking & fully landscaped.

#2601 $299,900

hERITAGE RANChER

Charming one of a kind home in the downtown area. Large rooms throughout, 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, all new windows & doors, boiler system, HW tank, updated flooring & bathrooms. Double carport.

#2463 $214,900

sTRATA hOME

Very nice townhouse, with bigger yard & less traffic. Tastefully decorated, 3 bedrms up, 3 pce ensuite plus office/play room, open living/kitchen area. Great patio in large fenced yard.

#2557 $225,000

LOCATION, LOCATION

This 2 bedroom home with good solid construction needs some updates. Has full, unfinished basement, large covered deck, fruit trees and a garden area in back.

#2409 $289,000

GOOD FAMILY HOME

Home features 4 bedrms, HW floors, large gourmet kitchen with appliances, sunken living room, newer shingles, some windows & exterior doors in past few years & A/C. RV parking.

#2634 $59,000

INVEsTORs

One bedroom apartment in well managed building. Close to schools, store & transit. Has elevator in building. Great for first time buyers, retirees or investors. Strata fees $161.77 per month.

#2607 $139,900

APARTMENT

Quality built one bedroom unit in The Vibe. Open design plan with Maple shaker cabinets with granite countertops in kitchen, and comes with appliances. Nice view of mountains.

#2598 $265,000

GREAT LOCATION

5 bedroom home on large lot, close to all amenities. Features newer laminate floors on main, newer paint, furnace, soaker tub & new roof. Fully finished basement with family room. RV parking.

#2566 $89,900

sTARTER/INVEsTMENT

This would be a great starter home or investment property with 2 bedrooms up, 1 in partially finished basement & 1.5 baths. Great corner lot with good access. As is where is.

#2640 $255,000

COZY RANChER

2 bedroom rancher close to all amenities. Home is very clean & in good shape, with oak kitchen comes with appliances. 2 car garage, private backyard with workshop, shed & covered concrete deck.

#2602 $359,900

UNDER CONsTRUCTION

New rancher with deluxe spacious kitchen, dining room & great great with gas F/P. Den, laundry & 1 bedrm on main, 1 bedrm above & possible 3rd in loft. Double garage. GST applicable.

#2632 $165,000

QUIET LOCATION

Completely renovated 3 bedroom duplex in family oriented cul de sac loation. Has new laminate flooring throughout, S/S appliances, newer kitchen, counters & backsplash, interior doors & trim, bathrm, new roof & more.

#2622 $219,000

OPPORTUNITY

Large home in good neighbourhood. 3 bedrooms up, 1 down in partly finished basement. Basement used as inlaw suite. Has newer roof, large covered deck and carport. As is where is.

#2588 $313,999

IN DEsIRABLE AREA

Well maintained 3 bedroom home with nice kitchen & pine cabinets with lots of space, a forming room, large living rm with gas F/P, 3 bedrms, 4 baths and a fully finished basement. Great yard with U/G sprinklers, sundeck and RV parking.

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INVEsTMENT

#2628 $159,900

Side by side duplex within walking distance to all amenities. 100 amp service per side. Each side has 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm, kitchen and living room, plus a fenced backyard. Some reno’s have been done.

INVEsTORs

#2627 $159,900

Side by side duplex with each side having 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm, kitchen and living room plus a fenced backyard. Within walking distance to all amenities. Some reno’s have been done.

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#2019 $595,000

Great location on corner lot with 7300+ sq.ft. building, zoned C4 with site specific zoning to allow offices, lawyers, doctors, etc. Lots of parking. High visibility. For sale or lease.

HERITAGE HOME

#2621 $589,000

Heritage home on 1.33 acre in desirable area in town. Owner has done numerous upgrades & renos. New windows, interior doors, Heartland appliances, boiler system, detached garage with bonus room & much more.

0.98 ACRE LOT

#2608 $99,000

Just under 1 acre located beside the river. Fish from your front yard, go for a swim or watch the deer. Beautiful build lot, very private and perfect for your custom home in the heart of the city.

NICOLA LAKEVIEW HOME

#2613 $650,000

This open concept rancher has a walkout basement & quality features like vaulted ceilings, rock F/P in huge living room with HW floors, spacious kitchen with island, 2 bedrms up, 2 down, large wet bar and games/rec.room.

LAKEVIEW HOME

#2631 $634,900

Gorgeous lakeview home on 0.985 acre lot with panoramic views. 3 fully finished floors of 3200 sq.ft.. Vaulted ceilings, 5 bedrms plus a bachelor suite, maple flooring, granite counters & more.

ON 1.93 ACRES

#2620 $399,900

This 4 bedrm country home on 1.93 acres in Lower Nicola has a well kept & landscaped yard with fish pond & large lawn area. Home has 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths & full bsmt partially finished.

LAKEFRONT LOT

#2414 $242,900

Build your dream home on this 9.9 acres. Has some trees, open, sunny, views, easy access off highway, a well in place and power is on the road. Call for more details

DEVELOPERS

#2478 $1,700,000

276 acre site with incredible mountain & lake views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum. This parcel is above Nicola Lakeshore Estates.

10 AC SUNSHINE VALLEY

#2615 $699,000

Great family home on 10 acres with 6500 sq.ft. shop & covered RV parking. Home has 4+ bdrms, 4 baths, woodstove in cozy central gathering area & full basement make this a wonderful place to raise a family.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

#2305 $179,000

Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. building that can be used as two separate 1000 sq.ft. spaces or remove center wall & use as one space. Has parking in rear. Good frontage exposure.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY

#2560 $325,000

Commercial building in downtown area with approx. 5000 sq.ft. on the main with 1100 sq.ft. up with a 3 bedroom suite. Zoned C-2. Run your business and live upstairs.

10 ACRES

#2374 $239,900

10.9 acres in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executives homes. Land is south facing, sloped with some trees. Great place to build your dream home and enjoy the views.

OPPORTUNITY

#2461 $850,000

Approx. 12,000 sq.ft. on 2 levels with office space on ground level and 3 residential units upstairs, fully rented.

INDUSTRIAL LOT

#2356 $54,900

Light industrial bare lot, flat site, zoned M1 for your business opportunity. Easy access to truck route and just moments from the downtown core. Call for more details.

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOT

#2610 $297,500

Light industrial 0.8 acres with 62x32 insulated shop in the TNRD but on the edge of town. Located behind Shaw Cable yard & just off Coquihalla Exit. Zoning allows for wholesale commercial, service industries & more.

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

#2626 $890,000

8500 sq.ft. building on corner lot with easy access to highway on truck route. Has loading dock, paved parking, all on 0.8 acres site. Phase 1 environmental has been completed. Bring your business.

9.88 ACRES

#2590 $184,000

Located just 15 minutes from Merritt, this acreage would be great to build your dream home on. Easy access off highway, land in open with rolling hills, some trees & nice views. Has well in place and power on road. Adjacent lot also available.

53 ACRES

#2575 $1,690,000

Rare property that includes R-3 and FD zoning. FD allows the Buyer to request a zoning to fit their plans such as an additional residential zoning or M-1 for Light Industrial.

12.63 ACRES

#2047 $199,000

Private acreage, treed with great access to Spius creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line. Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

13 ACRES RIVERFRONT

#2208 $299,000

A great property in well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro at lot line, septic must be installed. Most of land is flat and useable.

ON 4.64 ACRES

#2335 $360,000

Beautiful 4 bedrm, 3 bath log home with open design, new Mill Creek cabinets, new flooring & furnace heat pump. Has numerous outbldgs, barn, storage shed, garage & more.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

#2573 $850,000

In busy location with tenant. Total of approx. 6600 sq.ft. with 4100 sq.ft. on main, 1050 in basement and 1520 on top floor than could be living quarters. Great opportunity.

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2 ACRES

#2581 $279,900

2 acre lot in prime industrial area, close to city limits. Current zoning is “Future Development”. Water and sewer are not connected, requires application.

COMMERCIAL LOT

#2475 $900,000

Recreation commercial waterfront lot with huge potential to start your own resort/marina. 2 other lots available all side by side for a total of approx. 12 acres.

LAKEVIEW ACREAGE

#2578 $159,000

Perfect place to build the home of your dreams at Nicola Lake on 1.055 acres. Nicola Lake is great for all water sports, fishing & sailing. Two golf courses nearby.

20 ACRES

#2301 $2,000,000

Two 10 acre parcels in the City limits. One parcel has a two year lease. Zoned M-1. Other parcel has “future development” zoning. Call for more details.

COMMERCIAL LOT

#2486 $99,000

½ acre parcel with C-3 zoning located near Walmart on east side of Airport. Site is vacant with no improvements. Utilities are nearby.

INDUSTRIAL LOTS

#2565 EACH $49,900

3 flat light industrial bare land lots available side by side, each approx. ½ acre. Water andsewer are close to the lot lines. Each sold separately.

11.4 ACRES

#2488 $2,299,000

Irregular shaped parcel, presently split, zoned C-4 Highway Commercial and C-5 Airport Commercial. There is a planned rezoning change to C-9 (Shopping Centre Commercial).

117 ACRES

#2387 $2,500,000

Property has substantial aggregate deposit, excellent for long term gravel pit operation. 37 acres of light industrial and 80 acres of residential zoning. Estimate of 29 million ton deposit.

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264 ACRES

#2457 $1,250,000

Gorgeous property of approx. 264 acres with 2 titles. Has 1 mile of Guichon Creek flowing through the property. A great variety of land with possibilities of subdivision. Not in ALR

PRIVATE ACREAGE

#2594 $175,000

Two lots of 1 acre each, being sold together with two titles. Property is private, trees with views, is gently sloping with area setup for camping & room for RV’s. Close to crown land & Kane Valley.

179 ACRES

#2495 $1,241,000

Located only 2 km from city this historical south facing parcel sits on bench above Highway 8 with panoramic views, 31 acres in hay that can yield 3 crops annually, has marketable timber, a rock quarry and 3 bedrm home.

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spius creek estates

These approx. 10+ acre lots are located approx. 15 minutes from Merritt in beautiful Sunshine Valley. Stunning views of the valley & some are riverfront. GST is applicable. Call for more details. Disclosure available.

Located off Petit Creek RoadPrices starting at $199,000

30 ACRES

#2639 $549,900

30 acres, private and fenced area for horses. Beautiful pastures in the spring. Home has 2 bedrms on the main plus huge master in the loft. Cozy place with airtight woodstove. Great recreational retreat or home. 25 mins. south of Merritt.

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A large number of my patients have occu-pations that require them to sit for most of their working day.

Unfortunately, this seated position is not a healthy posture to main-tain for your back and neck.

Our bodies are designed to be in motion, not in a static sitting position.

After a long day of sitting, you will feel tired, sore, stiff, and unmo-tivated. As well, sitting in the same position for prolonged periods of time can have a longer term negative impact on your posture.

Even if you have spent the money to have your work area made ergonomically correct, your body is still in an immobile state all day.

This alone can nega-tively affect how your body feels and functions.

To explain what hap-pens to your body when you muscles are stuck in the same position for long periods of time, I will quote an article written by Jack Wilson, a health and fitness writer, lifestyle fitness instructor and ACE certified per-sonal trainer.

•When your muscles

are stuck in the same position for hours on end, day after day, they begin to resize them-selves to accommodate these habitual, long-term sitting sessions.

Let’s take a snapshot of how working in a seated position for years has taught your body to semi-permanently alter itself.

Your back and poste-

rior shoulder muscles are overextended from hav-ing your hands placed on a keyboard or writing on a desk.

Your chest muscles and biceps have learned to remain contracted from having your hands and arms out in front of you.

The low back and shoulders have rolled forward, which can cause low back pain and increase your chances of shoulder injuries.

Your hip flexors and quadriceps have tight-ened from staying locked at or near a ninety-degree angle.

All of this causes uncomfortable knots in the muscle groups that have been contracted while you are sitting.

Are you familiar with that uncomfortable, hunched over look that most of the older execu-tives, bosses, and man-agers at your company have?

Terrified of the back, shoulder, and knee joint pains that your bosses complain about around the water cooler?

Take a good look, because that is going to be you in a few years if you don’t do something about it.

I’ve found that the majority of my friends and clients (age ranging from mid-twenties to early thirties) who work at desks during the day are already beginning to have postural changes, aches, and pains.

The majority of them experience shoul-

der issues and injuries, low back pain, tight hips, and poor form when bending and lifting, which can lead to knee injuries and exacerbate existing back pain.

Altering natural muscle lengths affects posture and strength, and can also decrease circulation to certain muscle groups and areas of the body.

•In my office, I have

been encouraging my patients to buy a “foam roller” from myself or a fitness store so that they have a method of addressing these tight muscles on their own at home.

By using the foam roller in specific posi-tions and over specific areas of the body, many of the tight and fatigued muscles can be released or loosened. I will once again quote Wilson’s article:

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excellent way to allevi-ate pain, help muscles return to their normal lengths, increase circula-tion and decrease your chances of injury in both work and activity.

Think of it this way: the muscles that are contracted all day while sitting at a desk have developed knots in them. These knots limit the range of motion of your joints and muscles, which also decreases cir-culation.

Imagine it like a tan-gle or knot in a Slinky. Putting pressure on those knots with a foam roller or other SMR tools like a lacrosse ball will help massage the knot out so the muscle group can return to its intended length. Here's how you go about it.

1. Using a foam roller or ball, roll over the belly of the muscle group until you find a trigger point or pain point.

2. Avoid rolling on or close to your joints.

3. Apply pressure to that point for at least ten to fifteen seconds, but no more than 45 seconds if you are just starting out.

4. Rest as needed, and repeat this process for the rest of the muscle group.

5. Keep in mind that the ”rolling” itself is only used to identify the knots in your muscles. The static pressure you apply

to that trigger point or knot is what flattens it out.

•If you have any ques-

tions about how a foam roller can help you feel and function better in short and long term, please don’t hesitate to make an appointment for me to explain it fur-ther.

Dr. Colin Gage was born and raised in Merritt. He’s been helping patients from his clinic at Nicola Valley Chiropractic since 1996

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The Merritt Centennials’ 2015-16 BCHL campaign is over. It’s the first season in six years that the team has failed to make the playoffs.

Anyone and everyone who fol-lows and supports the Centennials will no doubt have a different take on the six months just past (hence the fill-in-the-blank in this story’s headline) and whether it can or should be considered a success, a failure, or something in between.

There were definitely some highs in the season just completed, such as the two home-ice wins over the Penticton Vees (especially the second one), the modest three-game win streak to close out 2015, and the two late-season overtime vic-tories over Salmon Arm and Alberni Valley.

There were also more than a few lows — the pair of losses to sad-sack Surrey (the sec-ond at home by a score of 11-8) comes to mind immediately, along with the team’s less-than-stellar record against Island teams (2-8-0-1) and Interior rival Trail (1-4-0-1). The latter cost the Centennials a play-off berth, no two ways about it.

It is this scribe’s humble opinion that there were several clear-cut factors that resulted in the Centennials’ season record of 23-30-4-1, and their fifth-place finish in the six-team Interior division of the British Columbia Hockey League.

1. So many new faces in so many new places

When you start a hockey season at the Junior A level with just six returning players in the line-up, there’s going to be a very steep learn-ing curve. Add to the mix a new head coach

and GM and new assis-tant coach and assistant GM and you have the recipe for some signifi-cant growing pains in the early going.

The Penticton Vees face the same chal-lenge every September in terms of player turnover, but their tal-ent pool is so high-end and their veteran head coach so driven, the problems get resolved in a matter of a game or two. A blue-collar brigade like the Centennials needs time to work things out. This year, it just happened to be the better part of a season before everyone seemed to be operating on the same page.

2. A penalty kill that got killed

After the first week of the season, the Cents’ PK was 17th-ranked in the BCHL. That’s last folks. Fifty-eight games later, Merritt’s penalty-kill was in exactly the same place. On Nov. 1, it hit a season-low of 59.8%, fully a dozen percentage points below the next lowest team. Playing a man down was the Centennials’ Christmas present to the opposition each and every night.

Whether it was lack of puck pressure, an inability to close down shooting lanes, a failure to close the back door, or a combination of all of the above — who knows. Nothing seemed to go right, and it cost Merritt games left, right and centre. They fin-ished at -22 when com-paring powerplay goals for and against.

Things did improve after Christmas, and the team finally reached the 70% plateau (70.1% to be exact) on the last day of the regular season. It just took way to long to get things corrected.

3. Consistently inconsistent

It was about as

elusive as a pot at the end of a rainbow.Head coach Joe Martin lamented its absence in just about every post-game interview he gave. Consistency — the ability to play at a high level, with the same degree of energy, grit, effort, determination and intelligence night in, night out. The Cents lacked it from one game to the next, from one period to another. In fact, one never knew what to expect as each shift hit the ice.

There were nights when the Cents sparkled for 60 minutes, but they were few and far

between. Martin juggled lines,

sat players, even shook things up with a couple of moves at the trade deadline to try and get the message across — you show up every night to play, and there’s no substitute for hard work. Merritt’s 6-4-0 record in its final 10 games might be an indication that the message has finally been received. Next season’s start will be the real lit-mus test.

4. Collectively too individualistic

When the going got tough — in games and

in the season — this year’s Centennials play-ers were guilty of too often trying to do it all by themselves, of abandoning the belief in their team and team-mates, and flying solo. Martin did not want to call it selfishness; he sin-cerely believed his play-ers’ hearts were in the right place. But going it alone isn’t going to work nine-and-a-half times out of ten in the BCHL, whether it’s a D-man rushing the puck from coast to coast, or a for-ward wanting to dangle their way through six opponents in the offen-sive zone.

When the Cents believed in their mates and operated as a cohe-siveness unit, they were successful; when they didn’t, they got burned more often than not..

5. The best defence is team defence

When you have the youngest goaltending tandem in the BCHL, and neither netminder is a proven starter, you’d better be ready to support them with some pretty heads-up defence. For too much of the season, the Cents did not. They allowed their puckstoppers to be shelled game in, game out. Merritt was out-shot in 34 of 58 games.

They allowed 30-plus shots on their net in 50 of those outings, 40 or more shots 21 times, and over 50 shots on three occasions.

The Cents’ goal differential (goals for vs goals against) was a sorry -38. Not the worst in the league by any means, but certainly not the way to shape a win-ning season.

This is not an indict-ment of this year’s blueline brigade. Each and every player on the team needed to be more accountable in their half of the ice.

So there you have it — one person’s look back at the keys to the Cents’ 2015-16 season — for better or worse.

Ian WebsterTHE MERRITT HERALD

Five reasons for the Cents’ adjective season

Fountain Tire atoms take OMAHA titleThe Merritt Fountain Tire atom development team was the surprise winner of the OMAHA Miche conference banner at the season-ending tournament in Revelstoke on the February 28-29 weekend. Seeded third going into the tournament, the Merritt atoms went 4-1 against their opposition to take the title. They recorded wins against Summerland (8-1) and North Okanagan (11-0) in round-robin play, then defeated the top two seeds — Revelstoke (6-3) in the semifinals and Kelowna (2-1) in the final. Head coach Peter Schmid said it was solid defence that won the banner for his team. Merritt allowed only seven goals in five games. Photo submitted

PICK ONE

Positive exquisite, inspired,

superb, stellar, transcendant

Negativesad, disappointing,

frustrating, enigmatic,perplexing

Politically Correctinteresting, informative,complete, satisfactory,

thought-provoking

LET’S FACE IT The Merritt Centennials’ 2015-16 season had everything — from the wretched to the resplendant. (Above) Cents’ Nick Fidanza and Michael Regush express their feelings. Ian Webster/Herald


SPORTS

The Coquihalla Taekwon-Do Club has been busy of late.

On March 5, the club held a grading session, and welcomed two new black belts to its fold.

Both Brianne Duncan, 17, and Chantel Trosky, 14, successfully passed the requirements for their first-degree black belt.

“The testing consist-ed of a set of patterns, a series of step sparring progressions, as well as some self-defense spar-ring in one-on-one and two-on-one situations,” Nedokus said. “They

were also asked to dem-onstrate self-defense in getting out of a bear hug, a head lock, a choke hold and so on.

The last week of February saw Coquihalla Taekwon-Do head instructor and fifth-degree black belt Ed Nedokus travel to the Carribbean to take an ITF International Instructors Course.

“It’s a course put on a couple of times a year by the international fed-eration to keep instruc-tors in the know and caught up with all the changes in techniques and training,” Nedokus said. “It’s to ensure that when we go back

to our individual clubs and schools, we’re all on the same page when it comes to what we’re teaching.”

For the first time ever, the five-day course

was held afloat — on board the Royal Carribbean Cruise Lines’ Independence of the Seas.

“The trip started and ended in Ft. Lauderdale,

Florida,” Nedokus said. “In between, we visited Jamaica and Haiti.

“There were 65 par-ticipants in the course, representing 10 different countries.”

On March 19, the Coquihalla Taekwon-Do Club hopes to have a dozen of its members attend a friendship tour-nament in Vernon.

Nedokus is also look-

ing into the possibil-ity of his club hosting Provincials, although the actual location would likely be Kamloops because of the amount of space required.

Men’s Top-10 Averages Ladies’ Top-10 Averages

Jordan Pinto 245 Helen Campbell 203 Bill Campbell 242 Doreen Nikkel 200 Pat McKinney 230 Crystal Chandler 189 Jerrid Chandler 228 Lori Walker 181 Mark Pattison 223 Kristina Johnson 178 Stuart Cornies 222 Sharon McIvor 165 Don Kraus 215 Chandra Bonthoux 164 Harold Aljam 209 Dianne Walker 163 Bill McNeil 204 Bea Morris 162 Derek Cornies 198 Dianne Jackman 163

High Games High Triples

Feb. 29 Boys Wyatt Collins 255 Wyatt Collins 539YBC Girls no scores reported no scores reportedFeb. 29 Men Bill Campbell 314 Pat McKinney 771Mixed Women Marilyn Wright 230 Doreen Nikkel 586Mar. 03 Men Don Mckenna 226 Don McKenna 537Seniors Women Olga Menard 175 Sonja Mosley 477Mar. 03 Men Don Kraus 307 Jordan Pinto 808Mixed Women Crystal Chandler 239 Helen Campbell 629

MERRITT BOWLING CENTRE

WEEKLY TOP SCORES

FLEET OF FOOT Twenty-four-year-old Merritt runner Kurt Behnsen raced to a third-place finish overall (and second in his age group) at the Interior Running Association’s Spring Run Off 10K in Kamloops on the weekend. Behnsen’s time of 35 minutes and 43 seconds was just over two minutes back of the winner, Nathan Champness of Kamloops (33:40). A total of 118 runners of all ages took part in the annual Spring Run Off race, which is the second event in this year’s IRA Road rac-ing series. The next competition will be the Oliver 10K on April 10. Photo courtesy of Interior Running Association Facebook

GRAD HOCKEY The annual Merritt Secondary School grad hockey game last Wednesday saw a fine turnout of Grade 12 students (above). Their two teams played a total of three games — first against the RCMP and firefighters, then against the MSS creatures (oops, make that teachers) and finally against each other. In the only game that really mattered, the distin-guished MSS faculty edged their underlings 6-5. The winning goal (right), and his fourth of the con-test, came off the stick of Dwayne ‘The Professor’ Suzuki (12) with just 0.3 seconds remaining in the final period. Suzuki said the grads were easy pickings for his elite squad of learned instructors who relied on brains rather than brawn to get the job done. “We school them in the classroom, and we schooled them on the ice.” Photos courtesy of Stef Zabek

Taekwon-Do club busy on land and at seaIan WebsterTHE MERRITT HERALD

IN THE BLACK (Above, left)) Coquihalla Taekwon-Do Club head instructor Ed Nedokus (far left) with assistant instructor BJ Moore and the club’s two newest black belts — Chantel Trosky and Brianne Duncan. (Top) Nedokus on board the cruise ship Independence of the Seas off the coast of Florida with fellow Taekwon-Do instuctors taking an ITF five-day course. (Above, right) Nedokus and other black belts training at Labadee Beach on the island of Haiti. Photos submitted

Help witH taxes for low income and seniors at Crossroads Community

Church held Tuesday mornings 9 a.m. - Noon for March and April.

lower Nicola Flea Market Spring 2016 dates are March 20, April 10, May 1.

We will be at the Lower Nicola Hall from 10am to 3pm. Contact us on Facebook - Lower Nicola Flea Market or at 250-378-3481.

tHe catHolic woMeN’s league are having their annual St. Patrick’s Luncheon on

Thursday, March 17 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Catholic Church Hall. Tickets available from members or at the door. Everyone welcome.

ruMMage saleTrinity United Church Welcomes spring with their annual

Spring Rummage Sale Friday and Saturday March 18 and 19 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Lots of gently used quality clothing for the family, small household items and treasures! Location - 1899 Quilchena Ave.

Nicola Valley FilM society preseNts “JIMMY’S HALL” Rated PG on Monday March 21 at

7:00pm at the NVIT LECTURE THEATRE. For more info phone (250) 378 3974.

tHe cMHa Merritt clubHouse staff would like to announce that the clubhouse is now

being held in the Coldwater Center @ 1721 Coldwater Ave. on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to 2:30 p.m. Our phone number is (250) 378-0950. Our monthly activity calendar can be found online at www.kamloops.cmha.bc.ca. Please consult the calendar re: potential field trips and clubhouse closures.

elks biNgoEvery Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m.

Come in for lunch!

Merritt seNior ceNtreWeekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Senior Exercises

1:30 p.m., Cribbage & Whist 2:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m., Floor Curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m., 2nd & 4th Thurs. Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m. Last Saturday of the month: Pot Luck Supper 5:30 p.m. for more info phone 250-378-4407.

tHe Merritt cHapter oF tHe ViNtage car club oF caNada invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying

vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Jack Cross 250-378-2662 or Kim Jurriet 250-378-2672 for more info.

coNayt biNgoJoin Conayt Friendship Society every Thursday for bingo.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to come and play! 2164 Quilchena Ave.

coNayt elders drop iN ceNtreTuesday & Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. – Noon, 2164

Quilchena Avenue. All Elders welcome – just come out and visit! For information contact Deloris at 250-378-5107.

liViNg witH loss support group The Living with Loss Drop-in Support Group will be

meeting the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2:30pm at 2025 Granite Avenue, Room 12. 250-280-4040.

Nicola Valley cruisers car clubAre you interested in cars, cruising and joining in activ-

ities related to cars? Nicola Valley Cruisers Car Club would welcome you as a member. Meetings are monthly on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Ramada at 7:00 p.m. For mor info call Russ or Charlotte at 250-378-2290.

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Crossroads Community Church 2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911

Service Time: Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church 2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464

Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899

Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919

Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church 2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-4061 Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735

Service Time/ Sunday School (age 4 - 8 yrs) - 10 am

7 Day Weather Forecast for Merritt, BC - Thursday, March 14 - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

• STAIN GLASS• SUN CATCHERS• NIGHT LIGHTS• PICTURE FRAMES

Available at Creative Company2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC

Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

Stain Glass by Almerina RizzardoThurs. Mar. 14

Cloudy w/ShowersHigh: 9CLow: 6C

Fri. Mar. 15

Cloudy PeriodsHigh: 10CLow: 4C

Sat. Mar. 16

Variable CloudsHigh: 8CLow: 4C

Sun. Mar. 17

Wet SnowHigh: 6CLow: 2C

Mon. Mar. 18

Variable CloudsHigh: 6CLow: 0C

Tue. Mar. 19

SnowRain ShowersHigh: 7CLow: -1C

Wed. Mar. 20

Light SnowHigh: 7CLow: 0C

7 Day Weather Forecast for Merritt, BC - Thursday, Mar. 10, 2016 - Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016

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Partly Cloudy

High: 9˚CLow: -1˚C

Fri. Mar. 11

Mostly Cloudy

High: 11˚CLow: 1˚C

Sat. Mar. 12

Showers

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CALL 250-378-2282

Reports to: Director of Human Services

MAIN OBJECTIVE: The Janitors are responsible for performing custodial duties to ensure that the building is maintained in a healthy, safe and sanitary manner.

REQUIREMENTS: We require a minimum of two people to do the janitorial position at the health ofce, for safety reasons

SCOPE OF WORK:Daily Cleaning:

sweep/dust and damp mop oors• clean all washroom facilities with disinfectant• restock necessary supplies such as tissue, soaps, etc.• check to ensure all re rated doors are kept closed• maintain the waiting room and entrance in an orderly • and straightened fashionempty all garbage receptacles and remove trash from • the facility, to the disposal areavacuum walkway mats• wipe off counters, light switches and ledges • disinfect phones and keyboards • spot clean any soiled surface•

Weekly Cleaning:clean all the facility oors with appropriate cleaning • substancesdust and damp wipe all the chairs, tables, furnishings • and equipment used by the publicinspect and wash as required, all the interior clinic • and reception area windowsdust ofce furnishings• vacuum carpets and rugs• Spray disinfectant on all door handles• Dust all pictures with duster• Clean the outside garbage and put in disposal bin •

Monthly Cleaning:vacuum all upholstered furniture• wash Mechanical Room oor and wipe down all • mechanical equipment

Seasonal Cleaning - Spring and Fall: (may require additional hours)

wash all oors, move and then replace the furnishings • and equipment to facilitate proper cleaningwash all windows• wash all window frames• wash all inside walls, doors, door frames and • baseboardsclean all window coverings•

Other Required Janitorial Services:keep exits, hallways and mechanical rooms free of • clutter and ammable materials

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Lower Nicola Indian Band Health Centre Job Posting: Janitorial

Lower Nicola Indian Band Health Centre Community Services Assistant

(Maternity Leave)

PRIMARY ROLE: The Community Services Assistant will be responsible for providing assistance to the Human Services Department staff, must be exible and willing to perform a wide range of duties

REPORTS TO: Director of Human Services

MAIN DUTIES: To provide clerical and administrative support to • department staff To ll in as needed for reception/home making and or • home care To undertake special projects/ and or assist with big • community events when required To assist with community events•

QUALIFICATIONSValid Class 5 driver’s license and access to • transportation, must provide a drivers abstract Ability and willingness to submit to a criminal records • check Home Care certicate (preferred but not required)• Experience with personal computers• Strong interpersonal skills• Strong written and oral communication skills• Extensive experience working with condential • materialFirst aid and food safe required or willingness to take • the courses

WORK ENVIRONMENTPosition will be quite exible must be willing to work in the ofce, to transport clients and work in the homes of our clientele.

START DATE: A.S.A.P

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LNIB Community Services Attention: Bridget LaBelleEmail: [email protected]

Thank-you to all who apply however only the qualied candidates will be notied

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250-378-6622Location: 2865C Pooley Ave (Hack Electric) www.thewinepressmerritt.com

Quality products, friendly service!

FOR THE ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE, VISIT THE WINE PRESS

Member of the RJS Craft Wine Making Academy

WINE MAKINGFFFOFO

CERTIFIED IN MODERATE ASBESTOS REMOVAL

www.tbmcleaningandrestoration.comTF: 1-877-612-0909

CARPET CLEANING

250-378-9410

UPHOLSTERY & TILE & GROUT CLEANING – FLOOD & JANITORIAL SERVICES

NOW HIRING

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CLEANING SERVICES

for FREE ESTIMATES: 250-378-4312

Gary’s Mini Excavating ServiceG ’’ MEXCAVATING

Are you expanding your client base?

Looking for an accessible way for people to find you?

Contact Theresa at 250-378-4241 or Email:

[email protected]

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*with minimum 3 month committment

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ADVERTISING

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ROOFING

Call Les Porter at 250-490-1132

Your #1

for

Friendly Family

for

BARK MULCHBARK MULCH

at HACK Electric

Safe, Secure, Easy Access, 8’ to 40’ Shipping Containers

SUITABLE FOR:

2865C Pooley Ave., Merritt, B.C. 378-5580

SELF STORAGE UNITS

Full-time Watchman on site

Starting @ $45./month

with GST

STORAGESTORAGE

DENTISTDENTIST

Call 250-378-4888 to book your appointment.

2731 Forksdale Avenue, V1K 1R9

www.dentistryatmerritt.ca

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HOURSTuesday - Thursday:

9:00 am - 6:00 pmFriday and Saturday:

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

2 FULL TIME DENTISTS & ORTHODONTIST ON SITE

Dr. Sunil Malhotra Dr. Jaspal Sarao

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Nicola Plumbing & Heating

Fully Quali ed Tradesmen in..Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters.

Service Work & Furnace Service. Custom Sheet Metal

Atlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943 2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

PLUMBING & HEATINGPLUMBING & HEATING

IVAN’S SIDINGSALES & SERVICE

• Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding

• Aluminum Soffit, Fascia & EAVESTROUGHS

“When others have come and gone, Ivan’s Siding is still

going strong”

SERVING THENICOLA VALLEYFOR 40 YEARS!

CALL: (250) 378-2786

SIDINGSIDING

DAN ALBAS, MP Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVEEEL

ELECTRICALELECTRICAL TREE SERVICETREE SERVICE

CALL JIM at 250-378-4212Solutions for your tree problems!

➤Schedule your FREE Estimate

JIM POTTER

MERRITT TREE SERVICE

MORTGAGE BROKER

YOUR LOCAL MORTGAGE BROKER

Use the equity in your home to

consolidate debt, top up RRSPs,

or tackle renovations

Call Harry Howard (250) 490-6731

inc.

CALL 250-315-5074

YOUR EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION, MATERIAL

HAULING, UTILITIES INSTALLATIONS,

EXCAVATORS, BOBCATS, EXPERIENCED OPERATORS, FULLY INSURED

12 & 14’ BIN RENTALS

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

REASONABLE RATES, while using customers time efficiently

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Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas

Serving all citizens of Merritt and surrounding areas

STOYOMA DENTAL CLINIC

Stoyoma Dental is Merritt’s newest Dental Clinic. We are a Not For Profit Society serving all residents of Merritt and the surrounding areas. If you are covered by Status, Healthy Kids, Disability, Ministry or the Emergency Plan you are fully covered for eligible services & no additional funds will be required of you!

Did You Know?

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME!

250-378-5877MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY!

1999 Voght Street (next to the Credit Union)PO Box 3090, Merritt, BCHOURS: Mon-Fri 8AM - 4:30PM

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MERRITT LUMBER SALES2152 DOUGLAS ST., MERRITT, BC

HOURS OF OPERATION:Mon to Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm & Sat.: 8 am - 4 pm

SCREWS, NAILS, ROOFING, INSULATION, JOIST HANGERS & much more

LARGE LANDSCAPING BEAMS AVAILABLE

Lumber, Plywood, Fencing SPECIALS

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HACKELECTRICELECTRIC

Reg. No. 14246email: [email protected] Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580

Residential & Commercial

Over 30 years experience

ELECTRICALELECTRICAL


Our sincere apologies if we have missed anyone.

A special thanks to the volunteers who made it happen _ it could not have been

done without you.

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Merritt Centennials• Aspen Planers• B-100 98.1 CIFM Radio• Valley Helicopters• Contain-it Storage• Tibar Construction• Canadian Tire• IDA Black’s Pharmacy• Murray GM • Kinder Morgan Pipeline• Telus• City Furniture• RBC Royal Bank• Nadina Logging• Ledcor• McDonald’s Restaurant• Home Hardware• Brambles Bakery • Doctors Eye Care • Starbucks • Greg Kimura Potter• City of Merritt • Kolors Cutting Lounge • Nicola Valley Apiary• Creative Company• Homestead Workshop• Stoyoma Dental Clinic• Panago Pizza• It’s the Pitts Plumbing• Syd’s Pro shop• MSS Grad Class• MSS Grad Parents• MSS Cafeteria Class • Merritt Hospice• Merritt Pathfinders• Merritt Rangers• Merritt Rotary Interact Club• Das Kandola• Leslie Reynoldson• Chris Walder• Iris Hodson• Marg Sanders• Kathryn Olsen• Robert Hack• John Lamb • Rotary Club of Merritt• Megan Fulcher• Greg Hodson• Lis Ladyman• Tainah Costa• Mackenzie Duff• Deanna Cire•

Thank You!The Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise would like to thank

the following sponsors, donors and other organizations

that made the 18th Annual Rotary Indoor Golf

Tournament a great success.

Merritt Herald, March 10, 2016

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