Merritt Herald, March 31, 2015

BIKE LANE PROPOSAL PAGE 2 XPLORESPORTZ CAMPS PAGE 9 HELPING HALLER PAGE 5 Nicola Valley’s News Voice Since 1905 MERRITT HERALD merrittherald.com bcclassified.com TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS FREE Its P R U N I N G T i m e WHY SHOULD YOU PRUNE? Serving Merritt with Excellence for over 22 years 250-378-4166 [email protected] LEARNING THE ROPES Nicola Valley Search and Rescue volunteers Angelina Cavaliere and Curt MacMillan ascend an embankment by the airport with a stretcher during the local search and rescue group’s rope rescue practice on Sunday. Emily Wessel/Herald Trailer coming down today The mobile home on Telemon Place where Allan Schoenborn killed his three children in 2008 will be torn down today. The trailer, which went unoccupied after the murders, fell into disrepair and was the subject of numerous orders to comply with unsightly property and nuisance abate- ment bylaws administered by the City of Merritt over the years. In January, Merritt’s city council gave the owner of the property, who lives in the Lower Mainland, a deadline of March 15 to have the dilapidated home removed and the property it sits on restored. The structure is expected to be demolished by 9:30 a.m. Hwy 8 wildﬁre believed to be human-caused The Wildfire Management Branch believes a short-lived wildfire 26 kilometres west of Merritt late last week was caused by humans. Although no specific cause was identified by press time, it’s believed the fire was human-caused because there has been no lightning in the area recently. Wildland firefighters responded to the seven-hect- are blaze near Highway 8 on Friday afternoon. Initial attack crews sta- tioned at the Provincial Wildfire Training Centre in Merritt responded and had the blaze contained and extinguished by Saturday. No structures or infra- structure were threatened by the fire. Open burns are permitted in the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Merritt Fire Zone, but the Wildfire Management Branch reminds people to be mindful of burn- ing conditions — including strong wind — which can increase the chances of a wildfire. “Many areas throughout the Nicola Valley are quite dry, so people need to be in attendance of their fires at all times and burn appropriate to conditions,” fire informa- tion officer Kayla Pepper said. Wildfires can be reported to the Wildfire Management Branch at 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 from cellphones.

Merritt Herald, March 31, 2015

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