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Police in the Merritt area will be stepping up enforce-ment of the slow down, move over legislation along highways such as the Coquihalla and Highway 97C this month.

Central Interior Traffic Services and the Central Interior Integrated Road Safety Unit will be conducting a two-stage operation of enforce-ment.

When passing by an official vehicle, the law requires a driv-er to slow to 70 km/h if the posted speed limit it 80 km/h or more, and 40 km/h if the posted speed limit is less than 80 km/h.

Drivers must also move into the adjacent lane if they are travelling in the same lane as the stopped official vehicle, unless it is unsafe to do so or they are instructed otherwise by a peace officer.

Official vehicles include police cars, ambulances, fire department vehicles, tow trucks, vehicle operated by conservation officers and park rangers, commercial vehicle safety inspectors’ vehicles, and Ministry of Forests vehicles.

As part of their campaign, police released a video that shows Merritt RCMP Cpl. Doug Hardy narrowly avoid a motor vehicle while conducting a routine traffic stop.

Cpl. Bernie Parent, head of the integrated road safety unit in Kamloops, said if the vehi-cle in the video had been over just a little bit more, Hardy

would’ve been hurt.Parent also said the law isn’t

just to keep drivers of official vehicles safe, but other drivers as well, noting the vehicle in the video that was pulled over was also hit.

Parent said close calls such as this one happen all the time.

“There’s no need for it,” Parent said, noting there’s no lineup of cars in the fast lane preventing the driver in the video from moving over and slowing down.

Parent, a 33-year police offi-cer, said often when drivers see police pulled to the side of the road, they will look at them.

“Well, usually, wherever you look, that’s where your car’s going to eventually go, and that’s why it makes it very dan-gerous when they drive by us,” Parent said.

Parent said the situation can be even worse for tow truck drivers who go out on the high-way to recover broken-down vehicles.

The legislation came into effect in 2009 with amend-ments to the Motor Vehicle Act. The amendments were brought on by a 2006 fatality in which a tow truck driver was killed by a passing vehicle in Vernon, Parent said.

The legislation has been in place since 2009 amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act.

Parent also said he hasn’t noticed much in terms of improvement when it comes to drivers adhering to the slow down and move over law.

“They have to do both. They have to slow down and

they have to move over,” Parent said. “We’re lucky if they do one or the other.”

Parent said the slow down, move over campaign is being conducted in the Interior because it’s a problem here.

South East District RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said offi-cers will be patrolling certain problem corridors for drivers who do not slow down and move over for official vehicles.

Parent said RCMP have done this type of campaign at the local level before, but they’re trying to eventually make the slow down, move over campaign a province-wide one.

Both failing to stop and fail-ing to move over carry a $173 fine and three penalty points on one’s drivers license.

The fine for speeding between 41 km/h and 60 km/h over the two speed limits for passing a stopped official vehi-cle is $368 and three penalty points. Speeding by 60 km/h and over comes with a $483 fine and three penalty points.

Drivers penalized for exces-sive speed will also have their vehicles impounded and be responsible for the tow bill and storage fees.

Moskaluk said slowing down and moving over may be the law, but safety is key.

“It’s the law, but, again, what we’re trying to encourage is that everybody be courte-ous and aware of doing their part in creating a safer work environment for all these agen-cies that are working roadside,” Moskaluk said.

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TNRD introduces bylaw adjudication process

Starting Sept. 30, residents of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be able to avoid court for minor bylaw infrac-tions, according to a Ministry of Justice press release.

Instead, residents can take those disputes to an independent adjudi-cator who works outside the tradi-tional courtroom, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton announced at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention on Thursday.

Each jurisdiction will choose which bylaws it will include in the process.

The TNRD has bylaws pertain-ing to water, unsightly properties, utilities, buildings and some zoning, which could get put on an adjudi-

cation list.TNRD Chair and Area M

Director Randy Murray said the regional government is trying to decide exactly which bylaws will be on the list for adjudication.

“It is really just taking any of the bylaw infractions that could end up in the court system out of the courts and out of the court registry, and putting them into an adjudication system within the TNRD and speeding up the process,” Murray said. “We’ve got Sun Peaks and Barriere that are already involved, as far as municipalities go, and we’re hoping that over time all the municipalities in the TNRD — Merritt included — will sign on to it and as a result, we’ll be able to streamline the system a bit.”

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Delegates at the Union of B.C. Munici-palities have endorsed having local elections every four years, to match up with provin-cial votes.

The resolution to extend terms of office from three years to four was supported by 60 per

cent of voting delegates, who want the B.C. government to make the change in time for municipal elections in November 2014.

If it is enacted, B.C. would join Alberta, Sas-katchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Lab-rador, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, which have

four-year terms for local politicians.

The issue has divided urban and rural com-munities for years, with some rural councillors calling for shorter terms for what they say is mainly volunteer work with minimum pay. One rural delegate said the idea comes from “pro-fessional politicians” in the Lower Mainland,

where council pay is higher.

Proponents argue that four-year terms reduce turnover and would increase local election participation by being timed with pro-vincial votes.

The UBCM execu-tive added another argu-ment for the change, noting that several local mayors and councillors were elected to the B.C. legislature in May.

The executive called for direction from the

province “to avoid governance conflicts, expensive byelections, long absences on coun-cil and boards and the double-dipping of sala-ries.”

The UBCM rejected the suggestion of four-

year terms at its 2010 convention. It was debated and supported in 2007.

Earlier motions sup-ported the current sys-tem of elections every three years province-wide.

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From the Herald archives: September, 1934

Mrs. Carr

retains cup as sin-gles tennis cham-pion

Defeating Miss Fay Gay, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Margaret Carr won per-manent posses-sion of the E. W. Chamberlain Cup emblematic of the ladies’ singles tennis champion-ship of the Nicola Valley. Her win on Sunday gave her victories during three successive seasons.

Miss Gay put up a game fight and had some brilliant shots but Mrs. Carr’s longer experience won her the laurels. She played steadily and consistently well.

Both players were well applaud-ed as they left the court.

To replace the cup she will keep, Mrs. Carr sport-ingly has insisted on donating the trophy for the ladies’ singles for play during com-ing seasons.

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MSS hosts team building baseball gameMerritt Secondary

School hosted a series of baseball games to connect its teachers, students, parents and community members, including members of the five First Nations bands surrounding the city, on Thursday at Central Park.

Crystal McMaster, a First Nations sup-port worker at MSS, said the event was an opportunity to create a social environment and break down barriers for parents in a team building exercise.

“Sometimes parents are very intimidated to come in to schools and sit with teachers, so we figured that [if we] leave the school out of it and put everybody in a more relaxed envi-

ronment, that should help create more connections for us,” McMaster said. “And with that, the expecta-tion is that we’ll all be able to better support our students going into the future.”

MSS also had a barbecue and prizes to give away, including a prize for first place, a toy grenade for biggest hitter and a big pair of glasses for the out-fielder who missed the most balls, McMaster said.

There was also a 50/50 draw, the pro-ceeds from which will go to one of the events MSS hosts for its stu-dents later this school year.

MSS English and drama teacher Fame Mackney said the event is an excellent way to foster rela-

tionships within the community between parents, the bands and teachers.

“I think very rarely do we all come together in a par-

ticipatory kind of way and I think it’s excellent. We’re all here to have a good time and I think this is a good way to begin positive relationships

that maybe we might not have developed because it’s always [within] the context of the school or inter-views or what have you,” Mackney said.

Mackney handed out 50/50 tickets at the games and said she got to meet with people she otherwise wouldn’t have, such as members of students’ extended families.

MSS principal Bill Lawrence spent the event behind the grill but said it felt fantastic to put on the games.

“I was here cooking burgers and [hot]dogs; all I heard was laugh-ter and the sound of the bat. It’s fabulous,” Lawrence said.

Lawrence said it would be a good idea to make the event annual, and perhaps the school could do other, similar events such as hockey games.

“It’s relaxed, it’s good, you get to know people in a recre-ational way,” Lawrence said.

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Dave Finch, English and leadership teacher, gets ready to knock one out of the park at the MSS baseball game on Thursday. Michael Potestio/Herald

Finance Minister Mike de Jong says B.C. is seeking a truce in the long-running subsidy war with other provinces over Hollywood movie production in a bid to contain the high cost of film tax credits.

He made the com-ments Wednesday at a forum on the economy and jobs at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where Vancouver Coun. Adriane Carr asked what the province will do about high unemployment in the Lower Mainland film indus-try.

“I think we’re being played in Canada,” de Jong responded. “We’re being played one province against another. And the time has

come for us to get smart and sit down as provinces and say ‘Here’s what we agree to do in Canada’.”

De Jong said B.C. has already begun exploratory talks with Ontario and Quebec on a reformed approach to film tax credits.

B.C.’s expenditure on film tax credits is nearing $400 million a year.

He said that’s paid out as a percentage of a pro-duction’s costs – no matter whether it makes or loses money – treatment other sectors can only dream about.

“I defy you to find a business in British Columbia that wouldn’t like to tally up their labour costs and send it to the government and get a cheque.”

De Jong said B.C. will continue to invest in film tax

credits to support the indus-try, but said the province is at its limit.

“We are not either able or inclined to send more British Columbia tax dol-lars to a production house in Hollywood,” he said, to applause from delegates.

Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Minister Shirley Bond said production num-bers in B.C. are up this year, including major shoots involving actor George Clooney.

She said the government is considering opening a film office in Los Angeles to help sell the advantages of shooting in B.C.

UBCM rejects lower default speed limit

B.C. communities won’t push to lower the default speed limit to 40 kilome-

tres per hour on residential streets.

Victoria councillors argued that pedestrian safety is paramount, but delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conven-tion defeated their motion Friday.

Cities can still vary local speed limits from the 50 km/h default on a street-by-street basis, but propo-nents of the lower limit also hoped the province would cover the cost of changing signs.

Advocates had warned that unless cities sign every alley and laneway at lower speeds, drivers can legally roar through them at 50 km/h.

Opponents said enforce-ment is the real problem.

“You can reduce the municipal speed limit to 10

kilometres per hour – it’s not going to help,” said Thompson-Nicola Regional District director Ken Gillis.

He said B.C. cities need a different way to ticket traf-fic violators without using costly and highly trained police officers.

Comox Mayor Paul Ives said it was “wishful think-ing” to believe the province would pay for sign change costs and said the shift to a 40 km/h default would con-fuse drivers.

“We don’t want this. I’m sure many other municipali-ties don’t want this,” Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said.

“If you take it to extreme, if we keep going slower and slower and slower in the name of safety, eventually we will all grind to a halt.”

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Merritt Mayor Susan Roline said the city will consider the option of joining the adjudication process.

Murray said through this agreement with the office of the Attorney General and the process of bylaw adjudication, the TNRD will be able to step away from the court system and still

handle minor infrac-tions in a legal way.

“We have yet to decide how we do that exactly, what the formu-la or mechanism looks like, but the template’s there, so we’ll be mov-ing down that road now to put it in place for all of the TNRD,” Murray said.

Murray said although it’s not known yet what the process

will look like, its value is clear as it’s been done by over 60 other munic-ipalities in B.C.

He said the volume of bylaw issues in the TNRD and a reduction in stress on the court system are two key rea-sons to implement an adjudication system.

The TNRD has 11 municipalities and 10 electoral areas and encompasses over

46,000 square kilome-tres, Murray said.

Each municipality is separate and has to sign on to the adjudica-tion system itself — as each has its own bylaws and councils — but electoral areas outside of municipalities will now be subject to the TNRD’s adjudication system.

The alternative to resolving disputes in

the courtroom comes as part of the B.C. gov-ernment’s reforms to the justice system, the press release states.

The adjudication system will save local governments time and money and shorten the time it takes to resolve disputes as well as reduce costs and make efficient use of court resources, the press release states.

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Process expected to ease stress on courts

LEARNING TO FLY

Local author Jeff Bloom presented on his book Squawker: Free as a Bird on Saturday at the library. Bloom told tales of raising pet crows including the story of his father teaching the crows to fly, which his first book in the series is based on.

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Groups meet, greet at chamber eventAbout 20 groups and

organizations from around Merritt gathered at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame on Thursday for the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce’s “Get to know you night.”

Chamber of commerce manager’s assistant Diane Lavoie said the reason for the meet and greet was to make the organizations aware of each other, and to make the public aware of Merritt’s many groups and organizations.

“There are so many in Merritt. If you have an interest, there’s a club or a group here that shares that interest,” Lavoie said.

She said the Hall of Fame was chosen to host the event to show that it is open and functioning.

Some of the groups set up at the event were the Girl Guides, the Navy League Cadets, Merritt Toastmasters, Rotary Club

of Merritt Sunrise, Ask Wellness and the Merritt Community Choir.

“They’re all great groups. There are interests here that are for young people, all the way up to seniors. [There’s] something for everybody,” Lavoie said.

Lavoie said determining if the event was a success will depend on next year’s “Get to know you night.”

“Same thing next year, only bigger,” she said. “And one thing that we might consider is doing one that’s large enough that all the groups sell their memberships on the same day, in the same building. Everybody in the city who wants to join a group comes down on that day and it’s all done.”

Rotary Club of Merritt Sunrise member Sandy Labermeyer attended the event with her family.

“It’s a fantastic way to find out what’s here in the community, what’s avail-able, and it’s very family-friendly,” Labermeyer said.

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McKenna Hack-Mortimer (third from the left) shakes hands with Girl Guides Pathfinder leader Danica Vere at the Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce’s “Get to know you night.” (In the photo from left) Leah Hornby, Danica Vere, Sandy Labermeyer, McKenna Hack-Mortimer and Robert Hack. Michael Potestio/Herald

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Saturday’s terrorist attack at a Kenyan mall in an affluent part of Nai-robi has garnered a lot of media attention the world over, and rightly so. With over 150 injured and a death toll already climbing into the 60s — including a North Vancouver man — military action continued

against the terrorists hold-ing hostages in the upscale Westgate Mall well into Monday.

Al-Shabab, the Soma-lian terrorist cell claim-ing responsibility for the attack, threatened to kill hostages in the event of military force.

In its coverage of the attacks, Kenyan newspa-per the Daily Nation used a graphic photo of a blood-ied, distressed woman on its Sunday cover.

The photo sparked out-rage from some Kenyans to who took to social media to express their distaste at the use of the photo.

In this job, you have to make judgement calls, and some require discretion.

Last weekend, I went out to investigate some sirens and came across a distress-ing scene of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle in Collettville.

Of course, having a camera around my neck, I was perceived by some to be the embodiment of the insensitive media just look-ing for the most gruesome shot.

We don’t all subscribe to the old insensitive tenet “if it bleeds, it leads.” (To the cynics: I don’t need to use graphic images to sell a free newspaper.)

When people hear sirens and see a parade of vehicles with flashing lights, they want to know what’s going on, and it is the news media’s job to tell

them. The picture of the

woman on the front page of the Kenyan paper portrayed the day’s horrors and chaos at once. A snapshot of an unfolding event that can convey a story like that is incredibly powerful. (Think the Associated Press photo of the “napalm girl” from the Vietnam War in the early 1970s.)

There are many ways to get the story out, and using such a graphic image is, unfortunately, a way to grab readers’ attention in a sensorially over-saturated world. The image was so powerful that the New York Daily News used the same one on its cover.

But the point is, in the

aftermath of an incident that shakes the core of a nation’s sense of security, people don’t need to see that terror encapsulated in an image. They already feel it, and their imagina-tions can form pictures well enough for themselves.

An awareness of its readers’ sensitivity and some discretion on the newspaper’s part was defi-nitely due. The managing editor who approved the photo was fired.

A terrorism attack like this one, wherein people are randomly murdered in a space that’s perceived to be safe, sure puts things into perspective. And the resulting media coverage of such an event does the same.

HERALD OPINION

Regulator’s reading on smart meters

VICTORIA – Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, start-ing in December. If you insist on a “radio off ” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone collect the readings.

These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project.

As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay custom-ers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive.

The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s promoted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear.

One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absurdity of this whole discussion.

Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the interna-tional safety code limit.

Terrorism scene requires sensitivity

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A microwave oven gen-erates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent.

A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, reg-isters 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received from a bank of meters.

BCUC staff added, for

comparison, the radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.

Experts put up by oppo-nents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking read-ings, talking to elderly peo-ple about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he

has called the single big-gest threat to human health today.

The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exag-gerated and/or unsubstanti-ated.”

Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief sci-ence officer” for a com-pany called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citi-zens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Ben-

nett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.”

The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geo-logical phenomena such as earthquakes.”

Citizens for Safe Tech-nology put up one Dr. Don-ald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this

issue in Australia.The panel noted that

Maisch runs EMFacts Con-sultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.”

Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense?

Tom Fletcher is legislature report-er and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.comTwitter:@tomfletcherbc

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Dear Editor,

Re: Hunting promotion up to other groups, not just city, Merritt Herald, Sept. 3

It has come to our attention that in the letter to the editor Hunting promotion up to other groups, not just city from Sept. 3, the writer has made some uninformed comments about the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club. He writes, “[...] except they are too busy being an old boys club obsessed with exclusivity and wast-ing money on fighting for public access to a lake that is one out of a thousand others that have no pub-lic restrictions.”

It confounds me how anyone could regard fighting for all our rights and the enforcement of the law to access publicly owned waters and lands as a “waste of money.” Does the writer of the letter really

believe that we should give the rights to what is ours away? Surely, it makes no sense to allow a private entity to own what belongs to us, the public owners of the lake, sim-ply because there are many other lakes and lands available to us.

The efforts of our comparatively small organization enjoy great local, provincial and even national support. We’re proud to say that the NVFGC has become a provin-cial leader in fighting for access rights to publicly owned waters and lands … the public that not only hunts and fishes, but goes hiking, camping, swimming, canoeing, geo caching, exploring or otherwise chooses to adventure into the wil-derness.

While I am not at liberty at this point in time to make specific pub-lic announcements on the case, I can say that we have every reason to be confident in settling the issue

in favour of all outdoor enthusiasts across our province.

I would like to take this opportu-nity to thank the many supporters and sponsors of our Access Com-mittee here in the valley, across the province and throughout Canada. Let’s be clear: this is not just about one lake, it’s about all of the public waters and lands in our beautiful province where the public is being illegally locked out.

Regarding the writer’s statement that the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club does “nothing” to pro-mote hunting and fishing oppor-tunities in Merritt, I will point out what he missed: through our programs such as Family Fishing Day, the Angling Ambassador Pro-gram, Youth Archery and Firearm Programs, Nature Stewardship and Conservation Programs, the Con-servation Outdoor Recreation Edu-cation (CORE) program plus many

more, we reach people far beyond the Nicola Valley either directly or through affiliation with others.

The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club is one of the most active promoters in the area for the enjoyment of our natural beauty, as well as the responsible and ethi-cal use of our treasured natural resources.

I would like to encourage people who are interested in our many activities and our unwavering com-mitment to the rights and freedoms of all outdoor enthusiasts to visit our monthly meetings or get in touch with us through our website and Facebook pages.

Othmar VohringerSecond vice-president and director of communications for the Nicola Valley Fish and Game ClubMerritt

Fish and game club responds to letter

Dear Editor,

I would like to thank all those who tended to me at the pedestrian accident on Lindley Creek Road on Saturday, Sept. 14.

To those who helped direct traffic to those who just whispered encouragement, thank you. And to those who tended to me personally by taking care of my wheelchair and personal belongings (thanks Marge) and to those who supported my neck and back, a special thanks.

For the professionalism and caring attitude of the ambulance crews, all I have is my sincerest admiration and the same goes for Dr. Sheik, Al and the staff of the emergency room facility at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre. Thank you.

Most sincerely,

Cary FunkMerritt

A letter of thanks

PIANO PLAYER Multi-instrumentalist Shari Ulrich took a turn tickling the ivories of the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council’s piano during her Friday night concert to kick of the 2013-14 concert series. Emily Wessel/Herald

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In my mid-July MP report, I focused on our newly named federal cabinet and the many ways ministers can serve the interests of Canadians.

One point I did not address in that report was the fact that the majority of the new faces who were pro-moted into cabinet were formerly parliamentary

secretaries. This, in turn, created a number of vacancies for parlia-mentary secretaries (PS) that were filled when an announcement was made by our prime minister on Thursday of this week. I was hon-oured to be among those named to serve as a parliamentary secretary. My particular appoint-ment is to serve as the parliamentary secretary to the president of the Treasury Board.

What does a par-liamentary secretary do? The Guide of Parliamentary Procedure defines this role as a “member of the gov-ernment party named to assist a minister as the minister directs. A

parliamentary secretary may table documents or answer questions on the minister’s behalf, but may not present govern-ment bills.” In my case, the responsibility is to serve the president in the execution of his duties as chair of the Treasury Board. Typically, a PS will communicate deci-sions and policy and also help to facilitate related bills and legisla-tion through the House of Commons and in particular, to provide guidance at the commit-tee review stage of pro-posed legislation. Having taken my own private member’s bill through the House of Commons to royal assent with unanimous support and

having served on several parliamentary commit-tees, these are challenges I look forward to.

A PS is also subject to the Conflict of Interest Act and in many cases will also be required to obtain a security clear-ance, depending on the portfolio involved.

For those of you wondering what the Treasury Board is, the summarized definition is a cabinet committee responsible for finan-cial, personnel and administrative manage-ment within the federal government. This also includes comptrollership, approving regulations and most orders-in-council.

The president has the

responsibility for trans-lating the policies and programs approved by cabinet into operational reality within govern-ment and to provide departments with the resources and the related administrative infrastruc-ture required.

Although my new duties will require me to spend more of my time in Ottawa, I will contin-ue to personally return your calls and meet with local citizens, groups and organizations. Taking your concerns to Ottawa is important to me. Accountability can only begin when the voices of citizens are heard. On a final note, I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to the

many citizens who have taken the time to pass on kind words on my recent appointment. Your com-ments (and criticisms) are always welcome.

Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla. His blog is DaninOttawa.com and previ-ous MP reports can be read at danalbas.com.

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VANCOUVER – Local politicians voted Thurs-day to ask the B.C. government for authority to bring back photo radar, but only to police school zones.

Delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention backed the proposal from Penticton council, after changing the name to “speed cameras” to avoid the stigma of an unpopular province-wide speed enforcement program ended by the B.C. Lib-eral government in 2001.

Penticton Mayor Garry Litke said the issue was taken on after a girl had her feet run over by a speed-ing car in a school zone. Speed bumps aren’t appro-priate for school zones that are only in effect 20 per cent of the time, and police don’t have enough staff to monitor school zones, Litke said.

The resolution asks for municipalities to have the option of installing speed cameras where speeding is a problem, and ability to impose a “significant fine as a deterrent,” he said.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District director Ken Gillis, a lawyer and former truck driver, called photo radar “big brotherism at its very worst,” imposing fines without the ability to contest the ticket in case of a machine malfunction.

Duncan councillor Tom Duncan, a long-time ICBC employee, said “there is no doubt that photo radar cameras reduce the speed where they are deployed, and we have to support this to save lives.”

Nelson councillor Robin Cherbo said communi-ties should improve signs, or use live speed displays before looking to photo radar and fines. He added that photo radar can’t detect impaired drivers who may be more of a hazard even if they aren’t speed-ing.

Burnaby councillor Nick Volkow, also a truck driver, said speed cameras are a “cash grab” that communities would come to rely on for revenue.

Premier Christy Clark also called photo radar a “cash grab” in the televised leadership debate before the May 14 election.

All four party leaders in the debate said they would not bring it back as a province-wide program.

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Merritt Stock Car Association ends season

BACK ON TRACK Local driver Jack Allgrove and his #80 car made a successful return to racing at the Merritt Speedway on the weekend, setting the fastest time in the hobby class at 19.239 seconds and winning the 10-lap dash event. Allgrove had been out of action since the August long weekend when a six-car pile-up left his vehicle’s front end badly damaged. Alexander Thorley and Bill Fader were both winners of two races on Saturday as the Merritt Stock Car Association wrapped up another very successful season of racing. Ian Webster/Herald

Merritt Stock Car AssociationRace Results

September 14, 2013 - Merritt Speedway

Fastest Time Bomber 4-cyl. #98 Challen Hughes 20.088 sec. 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader 20.550 sec. Hobby #80 Jack Allgrove 19.239 sec.

Dash Bomber 4-cyl. A #98 Challen Hughes 6/8-cyl. #53 Bob Smathers Hobby A #31 Damian Lindberg

Heat Bomber 4-cyl. #49 Alexander Thorley 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader Hobby #80 Jack Allgrove

Main Bomber 4-cyl. #49 Alexander Thorley 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader Hobby #44 Grant Powers

Cents’ comings and goings

John Saunders

Connor Lacouvee

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Roster-size limita-tions along with a run of injuries have forced the Merritt Centennials hockey club into making several player moves in the last couple of weeks.

In order to get down to the league-mandated limit of 22 players for the 2013-14 BCHL season, the Cents were forced to trade 1994-born defenceman John Saunders to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

Saunders, from Calgary, played 32 games for the Cents in 2012-13, scoring two goals and adding two assists for four points, while racking up 40 minutes in penalties.

Prior to joining Merritt, Saunders played for North Okanagan Knights (KIJHL) and the Okanagan Hockey Academy.

As a result of a seri-ous arm injury to the Centennials’ Russell Sanderson that will sideline the second-year goaltender for upwards

of six weeks, Merritt was forced to go out and acquire 19-year-old Connor Lacouvee from the Grand Prairie Storm of the AJHL for future considerations.

Lacouvee, a product of Qualicum Beach, B.C. played most of last season with the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL’s Island Conference, post-ing a 3.61 GAA and .904 SV% in 20 games.

In his first start for the Centennials on Saturday in Vernon, Lacouvee stopped 32 of 34 shots in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win against the Vipers.

With no fewer than five other regulars out of the lineup due to injury (Tyler Martin, Zach Hartley, Diego Cuglietta, Rhett Willcox and Daniel Nachbaur), the Cents called up affil-iate-player Max James from the Kamloops Storm of the KIJHL.

The 16-year-old James played in both weekend games — against Trail and Vernon. He picked up one assist against the Smoke Eaters on Wayland Williams’ first BCHL goal.

Merritt Secondary Grade 8 player Tom Girard (right) challenges a Sahali opponent for the ball during senior boys’ soccer action last week in Kamloops. The Panthers lost to the older, more experienced Sabres 8-0 in their first game of the season. Ian Webster/Herald

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Local runners burn down the BarnBy Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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A pair of Merritt runners performed well in the Bike Barn 10K, held in Penticton on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Bruce Wark, 61, finished 12th overall in a field of 105 competi-tors, and first in his age group (M60-64).

Wark’s excellent time of 39 minutes and 27 seconds on the flat, fast course was also the top age-graded result for all male participants.

Merritt’s Marie-Josée Bedard, 40, was also an age group winner (F40-44), as well as the third female and the 25th runner overall across the finish line.

Bedard’s time of 42:37 placed her fourth in the age-graded rank-ing of women’s results.

The Bike Barn 10K was the 10th event in the Interior Running Association’s 2013 road race series. The 11th and final event was this past weekend’s Peak to Beak 18K in Kamloops.

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Lifelong Nicola Valley resident and rancher, John Henry (Jack) Neale, aged 92 years, passed away peacefully at Coquihalla Gillis House on September 16th, 2013. Lovingly remembered by his wife of more than 66 years, Patricia Kuchle Neale, son Bob (Brun) Neale, grandchildren Jennifer (Bob) de Bourcier, Robyn (Scott) McLeod and Laura (Colin) Dempster, great grandchildren Tawny, Hayden, Grace, Silas, Oliver, Norman, Patrick and Meredith as well as a great many other relatives and friends. He is predeceased by his brother, Eddie Neale and son, Norman Neale.

Born in Upper Nicola in 1921, Jack moved with his parents at age one to the ranch on which he remained for the next 91 years. An avid outdoor enthusiast, he belonged to both the Nicola Valley Gun Club and the Snowmobile club. He enjoyed hunting, shing and was an excellent marksmen and trap shooter. Well known for his rambling stories and “half a cup” of coffee, Jack will live on in the mischievous grin of his great grandchildren and will be missed by all who knew him.

A celebration of life will be held at St. Michael’s Anglican Church on Saturday, September 28th at 1:30 pm. Tea will be held following the service in the church hall.

Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Coquihalla Gillis House.

John Henry (Jack) Neale

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the estate of William James Reginald Pattison that the particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executors c/o Epp Cates Oien, Barristers and Solicitors, #300, 125 - 4th Avenue, Kamloops, BC V2C 3N3 on or before October 24, 2013, after which date the executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then has notice.

CITY OF MERRITT NOTICE OF 2013 TAX SALE

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 254 of the Community Charter, properties listed hereunder will be offered for sale for recovery of outstanding property taxes on Monday, September 30, 2013, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber at the Merritt City Hall at 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C., unless delinquent taxes plus interest thereon are sooner paid. Payment for either settlement of outstanding taxes or purchase of property at Tax Sale shall be Cash, Money Order, Certi ed Cheque or Bank Draft. The minimum bid on a property will be the upset price for that speci c property and is subject to change until the time of the Tax Sale.It should be noted that the sale is not nal and that the purchase is subject to redemption within one year from the day the annual sale began. Redemption price will be the upset price at time of tax sale plus any taxes paid by the purchaser, plus interest as set by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development on the preceding and on any surplus bid.NOTE: Purchase of a Tax Sale Property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act. The tax is based on fair market value and calculated at a rate of 1% on the rst $200,000.00 of value and 2% on the balance.

Delinquent Properties as of 11:00 am September 20, 2013A more current list can found on the City of Merritt’s webpage www.merritt.ca

Roll # Civic & Legal Address Upset Price 10789 2869 CRANNA CRES - Lot: 39, Block:, Plan: KAP22549, District Lot: 122 $9,519.23

10948 2928 TELEMON PL - Lot: E, Block:, Plan: KAP36400, District Lot: 122 $5,788.33

74050 2866 CLAPPERTON AVE - Lot: 21, Block:, Plan: KAP28057, District Lot: 122 $3,959.63

141000 2175 QUILCHENA AVE - Lot: A, Block , Plan: KAP87015, District Lot: 123 $13,810.41

768000 2301 NICOLA AVE - Lot: 20, Block: 5, Plan: KAP1, District Lot: 124 $6,490.22

868045 2326 GARCIA ST - Lot: A, Block: , Plan: KAP72642, District Lot: 124 $14,763.33

870058 MERRITT AVE - Lot: 1, Block: , Plan: KAP38721, District Lot: 124 $16,385.96

870060 2350 VOGHT ST - Lot: A, Block: , Plan: KAP26552, District Lot: 124 $152,342.36

915000 2125 BLACKWELL AVE - Lot: 28, Block: , Plan: KAP1428, District Lot: 124 $15,429.55

1136200 2070 QUILCHENA AVE - Lot: 7, Block: 18, Plan: KAP1, District Lot: 125 $9,416.68

1471020 1501 COLDWATER AVE - Lot: 9, Block: 7, Plan: KAP1219, District Lot: 125 $9,276.18

1471040 1499 COLDWATER AVE - Lot: 10, Block: 7, Plan: KAP1219, District Lot: 125 $9,276.21

1561010 2237 PARKER DR - Lot: 5, Block: 1, Plan: KAP10096, District Lot: 181 $12,531.80

1778618 2732 GRANDVIEW HTS - Lot: 5, Block: , Plan: KAP60575, District Lot: $4,144.02

4201003 1 - 1098 HOUSTON ST - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $1,416.11

4205001 5 - 1098 HOUSTON ST - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $1,013.26

4244000 44 - 1098 HOUSTON ST - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $ 758.97

4354001 54 - 2776 CLAPPERTON AVE - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $873.91

4367003 67 - 2776 CLAPPERTON AVE - Lot:, Block:, Plan , District Lot: $716.07

4701000 1 - 1226 MCMILLAN RD - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $ 625.01

4705002 5 - 1226 MCMILLAN RD - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $631.39

4714001 14 - 1226 MCMILLAN RD - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $826.45

4906000 106 - 1401 NICOLA AVE - Lot: , Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $664.68

6341010 1403 GOVERNMENT AVE - Lot: B, Block: , Plan: KAP81429, District Lot: 173 $5,142.02

6343010 1651 HILL ST - Lot: 7, Block: 2, Plan: KAP799, District Lot: 173 $7,555.82

7090060 6B - 1500 SPRING ST - Lot:, Block:, Plan:, District Lot: $483.00

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MUST SELL2011 23’9” Wildwood travel trailer, incl. 2500V inverter, 4000V gas generator. Can be viewed at 2548 Corkle St. Lower Nicola 250-378-9157 or 250-378-4009Auto Financing

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Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

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STEEL BUILDINGS, metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206.www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Misc for RentPerfect for the working couple or retiree. Country living 26 km W. of Merritt, 2 bdrm mobile with addition, wood/oil heat, w/d, f/s, d/w hs intern. must be capable of yard work, Ref. re-quired. appt to view. $800/mon. + util 250-378-5865

Homes for Rent5 bdrm, 3 full bath, big garage quiet new area. Avail Oct 1 250-378-1997 or 378-6932Avail. immed., 2 bdrm mobile home, Washer/Dryer, fridge/stove, mudroom, & util. included. Fenced yard, close to schools, bus & town. $950/mth. Ph: 250-378-0887.Avail. immed. 2 bdrm mobile home, washer/dryer, fridge/stove, add-on laun-dry/mudroom, sundeck, fenced yard, close to town, schools & bus. $700./mth. Ph:250-378-0887.

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Suites, Upper3 bdrm suite for rent. Close to downtown. N/s, N/d, no pets,ref. req., fenced yard. $750/month. 250-378-9560

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This NOTICE IS TO INFORM ALL ELECTORS OF THE LOWER NICOLA INDIANBAND THAT AN ELECTION TO ELECT ONE (1) CHIEF AND SEVEN (7)

COUNCILLORS WILL BE HELD:

Saturday, October 5th, 2013At the Lower Nicola Band Hall at Shulus

Polls will be open from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PMAN ADVANCE POLL WILL BE HELD:

Saturday, September 28th, 2013At the Lower Nicola Band Hall at Shulus

Polls will be open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PMTHE CANDIDATES ARE:

FOR CHIEF: Teri CLAYTON Aaron SAM

CANDIDATES: Clarence BASIL Joanne LAFFERTY Mary June COUTLEE Gloria MOSES Shane COUTLEE Nicholas PETERSON Arthur DICK Tim PATTERSON Jimmy ISAAC Clyde SAM Harold JOE Robert STERLING Jr. Molly Ann TOODLICAN

Electors residing off the LNIB reserve will be sent a mail-in voting package. Electors resid-ing on a LNIB reserve who wish to vote by mail may do so by contacting the Electoral Of cer and requesting a mail-in voting package.

Raymond D. Phillips,Box 369, Lytton, BC VOK lZ0

Ph (250) 455-2471Fax: (250) 455-0040

Email: ray.1aw@telus.net

LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND

ELECTION NOTICE

by mail package.