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BLOWING BUBBLES Eight-year-old Holden Hunlin blows one sizeable stream of bubbles at the Easter Eggstravaganza at Rotary Park on Good Friday. At the event, children hunted for eggs, had their faces painted, drew in chalk on the surface of Rotary Park’s spray pad and even met the Easter Bunny. The fire department had one of its engines on display, while Nicola Valley Trail Rides brought out two horses for kids to pet and feed. There was something for everyone, with even a dog agility course set up. For more photos from the event, turn to page 3. Michael Potestio/Herald
Opening of Sagebrush golf course delayed
The Sagebrush golf course remains closed for the foreseeable future as golf season in the Nicola Valley begins.
Zoning issues and the search for a new owner have kept the course from opening this year.
The bed and breakfast cottages on the course couldn’t open for business because they are zoned residential when the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says they should be rezoned as commercial.
“We don’t disagree with that — we can see their point on it — it’s just unfortunate that it’s cost us some opening time here to get the proper zoning in place,” Sagebrush president Bob Garnett said.
Given the popularity of overnight visits to Sagebrush, Garnett estimates a loss of about $400,000 from not being able to open the cottages and Badlands Patio this season, the bulk of which stands to be lost in these next few months.
The process of rezoning is expected to take about six months.
Regina Sadilkova, TNRD director of development services, said she’s hoping to bring forward the first and second readings of a rezoning bylaw by the April 23 TNRD board of directors meeting.
However, in order for that to happen, all the necessary documents and other information needed to write up a report to the directors has to be sent to the TNRD a week ahead of time.
The board of directors usually meets twice per month, but from June through September has only one regular board meeting per month.
Intended to be a golfing resort destination, the current owners — Four for Fore Investments Ltd. — didn’t
want to simply open the golf course itself.
“We could have opened the golf course, but the owners said they weren’t willing to step back three years,” Garnett said.
“They spent three million bucks building those cottages so they could accommodate people on site, and it just wasn’t tenable for them to go back three years to when we didn’t have any cottages and only attracted day players.”
Garnett said there is no timeline on when the zoning issue will be resolved.
“It takes whatever it takes, it’s a process,” Garnett said.
Some events at the course, such as Merritt Centennials annual golf tournament, have already had to be cancelled.
That tournament is usually held in August.
Regardless of when the zoning issue is resolved, Four for Fore won’t open the golf course before they find a new owner.
Back in September, Langley-based Newmark Group was expected to become the new owner of the course, but that deal never closed.
A new owner of the course is actively being sought by Four for Fore.
“There’s multiple parties they’re dealing with, and they’re just trying to get somebody to the table now and get it done,” Garnett said.
Although being closed for the entire golf season is a possibility, Garnett said they don’t anticipate that happening.
“We don’t have any contingency plans for that, because we don’t expect that,” he said.
The course’s golf season typically runs from mid-April to mid-October.
Four for Fore consists of the four original investors behind PGA-winner Richard Zokol’s idea of an exclusive golf club catering to the business elite.
By Michael PotestioTHE [email protected]
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS
The woman who died last week after being found ablaze in Kamloops’ Riv-erside Park was reportedly a former social worker in Merritt.
Heather Arlene Carr was conscious when emer-gency responders attended the park just after 2 a.m. last Tuesday and found her lower body on fire.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze but the 40-year-old died in hospital a few hours later.
BC Coroners Service investigators believe the death was accidental.
While working in Mer-
ritt, Carr had the file for Allan Schoenborn’s three children. After their mur-
ders in 2008, Carr report-edly went on stress leave and was later placed on
long-term disability.In 2010, Schoenborn
was found not criminally responsible for the kill-ings by way of a mental disorder. He remains in psychiatric custody in Port Coquitlam.
Carr was active among pagan groups on social media, operating a Face-book group called Being Pagan Out of the Broom Closet.
A post on that page said Carr died as a result of “severe burns suffered in a ritual gone horrifically wrong.”
The BC Coroners Ser-vice and the RCMP con-tinue to investigate Carr’s death.
By Tim PetrukKAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
Police tape cordons off the area of Riverside Park in Kamloops where a former Merritt social worker was badly burned at about 2 a.m. last Tuesday. Kamloops This Week
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Artists of all types are invited to submit their work to be dis-played and for sale at the Courthouse Art Gallery during the gal-lery’s annual commu-nity arts show.
Up to three pieces per artist can be sub-mitted for consider-ation for $2 apiece.
Nicola Valley artists in all media and of all ages are encouraged to submit their original work.
Anyone from profes-sional artists to first-time exhibitors are encouraged to bring their pieces to the gal-lery to be entered into the show today and tomorrow (April 7 and 8) from 1 to 4 p.m.
“It can be sculpture, it can be pottery, paint-ing, drawing, wood-work, photography, mosaics, art quilts,” Nicola Valley Commu-nity Arts Council board member and local artist Shirley Reynolds said.
“We’re encouraging the general public, peo-ple in the community who have talents, to bring their work out,”
she said.The exhibit will
also feature a wall of work by Reynolds’ art students, whom she taught through a City of Merritt art program. That display will be a nod to budding artists, she said.
There will also be prizes in several catego-ries awarded at the end of the juried show.
She said the show is an attempt to raise the profile of arts and culture in the commu-nity, and bring art out of hobby status among people in the Nicola Valley.
“It’s an exciting opportunity — take advantage. We want to celebrate what’s hap-pening in our commu-nity and showcase your talents,” she said.
The exhibit begins April 10 with an open-ing reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and runs until May 2.
Gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The gallery is locat-ed at 1840 Nicola Ave.
For more informa-tion, email [email protected].
Call for submissions to community art show
By Emily WesselTHE HERALD
Local artists in any medium are encouraged to bring their origi-nal works to the gallery on Nicola Avenue for consideration for the show, which opens Friday and runs until May 2. Herald file photo
Former Merritt social worker killed by fi re in Kamloops park
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GOOD MORNING!
From the Herald archives: April 1951
Fire destroys city hall
A few short hours after the firemen showed pictures “death from fire” and “chemistry fire” at their social gathering in the fire hall Tuesday night, they were battling to save the fire hall and city hall from destruction by fire.
The spectacular fire broke out early Wednesday morn-ing in the room at the rear of the fire-men’s club room. Jimmy Hoggan, who lives in the build-ing, made a tour of inspection around 2 a.m., a half-hour after the gathering ended and saw no signs of fire. Around 3 a.m., dancers returning from the dance in the I.O.O.F. Hall saw flames pouring out of the roof and notified J.F. Guichon, who turned on the fire alarm.
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Dozens of families filled Merritt’s Rotary Park on Good Friday for the Easter Eggstravaganza, complete with an Easter egg hunt, pictures with the Easter Bunny, petting zoo, and chalk drawing on the park’s spray pad. Clockwise from top left: Families wait patiently for the Easter egg hunt to begin. A concentrated participant forms a plan of action at the starting line.Nicola Valley Trail Rides brought two horses to the event for children to pet and feed.Members of the Merritt Fire Rescue Department helped kids into one of its fire engines at Rotary Park.Some Easter egg hunters took the search to new heights.Two girls compare their loot from the Easter egg hunt.Face painting was one of the event’s main attractions.The Easter Bunny made the rounds at the event in his honour, posing for pictures and handing out hugs.An egg hunter finds some goods in the grass.
Photos by Michael Potestio/Herald
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Next council meeting: Tuesday, April 14, 2015Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca
City of Merritt ★ 2185 Voght Street, Box 189Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 ★ Phone: 250-378-4224
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Position:The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a regular full time Engineering Technician.
Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 10th by:
Carole Fraser,Human Resources Manager
City of MerrittPO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street
Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Or by email: [email protected]
For complete details, visit City of Merritt website atwww.merritt.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Position:The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a full time seasonal Summer Student.
Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 10th by:
Carole Fraser,Human Resources Manager
City of MerrittPO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street
Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Or by email: [email protected]
For complete details, visit City of Merritt website atwww.merritt.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
SUMMER STUDENT
INVITATION TO TENDER
MIDDAY VALLEY ROAD STORM WORKSTender Reference No. ENG 2015-02The City of Merritt invites tenders for the construction of approximately:664 metres of storm sewer19 metres of CSP Culvert550 metres of ditch reshaping100 metres of ditching3,540 square metres of pavingAssociated restoration
Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local time
Tender Closing Date: April 9, 2015
Tender Closing Location:CITY OF MERRITT2185 VOGHT STREETMERRITT, BC V1K 1B8
All technical inquiries should be directed to:Michael Owen P.EngAssociated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd.610 – 1632 Dickson AvenueKelowna, BC V1Y 7T2Phone : (250) 763-3638 Fax: (250) 763-8880
Contract Documents are available for download at www.BCBID.gov.bc.ca
WIDE AREA MOWERTENDER REFERENCE NO. ENG-2015-04
The City of Merritt Public Works Department is accepting proposals for the supply of one Wide Area Mowing Machine.
Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local timeTender Closing Date: Thursday April 9, 2015 at:Tender Documents can also be found at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca
Address:CITY OF MERRITT2185 VOGHT STREETMERRITT, BC V1K 1B8
CONTACT:Shawn Boven, AScTPublic Works ManagerEmail: [email protected]: (250) 378-8626Fax: (250) 378-2600
Please note that the City’s Website address is www.merritt.ca Tender Document
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY DISPOSITION (LEASE)
Notice is hereby given that the City of Merritt intends to dispose of an interest in land, being the entering into of a lease for the Merritt Tennis Facility, known as a portion of (Lot 2, Plan 29664, District Lot 174, Kamloops Division, PID #006-201-728), with the Merritt Tennis Club for a term of (3) three years commencing on April 14, 2015. The consideration to be received by the City for the proposed Lease is the initial sum of $1.00 plus applicable taxes.
For more information, please contact Larry Plotnikoff, Leisure Services Manager at 250-378-8618 or via e-mail at [email protected]
This notice was given on March 25, 2015 in accordance with Section 94 of the Community Charter.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS
H&M EXCAVATING LTD. WILL BE DOING UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE ROAD WORKS ON
COLDWATER AVE. AND MAIN ST. STARTING ON
MONDAY MARCH 2NDFOR A DURATION OF 4 MONTHS
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE TYPICAL NUISANCES INVOLVED WITH A PROJECT OF THIS TYPE -- MAINLY ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY. THE CONSTRUCTION ENTAILS INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWER MAINS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY ALONG COLDWATER AVE. THE STREET WILL BE SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC SOME OF THE TIME, AND THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO NOTIFY YOU IN ADVANCE AND TO KEEP THESE INTERRUPTIONS AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.
AS WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THIS SORT, YOU CAN EXPECT SOME DUST, NOISE AND VIBRATION. RESIDENTS WHO BORDER THE PROJECT SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ANY FRAGILE OR VALUABLE ITEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DAMAGED DUE TO VIBRATION SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN OR SECURED FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THAT THEY STAY CLEAR OF THE EQUIPMENT.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU BE PATIENT THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS UPGRADE PROJECT. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ASSISTANCE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE PHONE OUR SITE SUPERINTENDANT, GEOFF PRESTON, AT 493-4677 (OFFICE) OR 250-809-2405 (CELL).
WITH MAYOR MENARD
You’re Invited!
Drop-In Sessions in 2015 with Mayor Menard will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s
Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.
Mayor Menard invites interested citizens to stop by and say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.
If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.
SESSIONSDROP-IN
Ever wonder what happens
when you flush the toilet?
Did you know the City of Merritt welcomes tours of our Advanced
Waste Water Treatment Plant? If this interests you, please call 250-315-1360
to make an appointment.
Water is a precious com-modity – please don’t waste it. The City of Merritt’s water-ing restrictions this season will run from May 1 to Sept. 30.
Watering is restricted by house number as per the fol-lowing:
• Times: 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Even-numbered address-es: irrigate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
• Odd-numbered address-es: irrigate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
• Automatic sprinklers can water on days corresponding with the address number from midnight until 4 a.m.
There is no sprinkling on Sundays.
These watering restrictions are put into place in order to relieve heavy water usage on our water system.
It is vital that we all under-stand how important these measures are.
The water we use in the City of Merritt is the single most valuable resource that we have.
With your help, we can ensure that this resource continues to flow uninter-rupted this year and in years to come.
Please do your part.
Watering rules start May 1
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS
ATTENTION TO Those Impacted by the recent landslides
and overland flooding Those impacted by the recent landslides and
overland flooding event may be eligible for
financial support under British Columbia’s
Disaster Financial Assistance Program.
Assistance is available to qualifying homeowners,
residential tenants (renters), small business owners,
farm owners, charitable organizations and local
government bodies that incurred more than
$1,000 of uninsurable damage during the period
February 2-23, 2015, and that are situated
within the geographic boundaries of:
• Regional District of North Okanagan including Spallumcheen, Enderby, Coldstream, and other smaller communities
• District of West Kelowna
• Thompson Nicola Regional District including Blackpool
• Columbia Shushwap Regional District (Electoral Areas C, D, E, F)
Insurable damages, such as sewer or sump pit back-
up, and water entry from above ground including
roofs, windows or other areas of the building that
are not at ground level, are not eligible for DFA.
Eroded or damaged land is not eligible for DFA.
Assistance is limited to providing 80 percent of
allowable items that are considered essential
to a home, livelihood or charitable service, for
the portion of the claim that exceeds $1,000
to a maximum claim of $300,000.
To apply for financial assistance, individuals must
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regional offices, or by e-mailing the EMBC Recovery
Office in Victoria at [email protected] or calling toll-
free at 1-888-257-4777.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than JUNE 1, 2015 by e-mail ([email protected]), by fax (250-952-5542), or by mail: Ministry of Justice, Emergency Management BC, PO Box 9201 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.
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V1K 1B8The Merritt Country
Run has its first ever title sponsorship from Merritt Printing.
Merritt Printing owner Tod Dean said his business and the charity event are a good fit.
“It’s becoming a Merritt institution and I believe in supporting the Merritt institutions,” Dean said.
The run will still be known as the Merritt Country Run, but Mer-ritt Printing is now incor-porated in its logo.
The local print shop has been supportive of the run in the past but has upped its in-kind and cash contributions this year to a value of $6,000.
Merritt Printing employee Roxanne Stew-art is even a coach in the 10K stream of the Begin to Run program, which is co-sponsored by the City of Merritt and Mer-ritt Country Run.
“She’s our participat-ing representative,” Dean said.
Having title sponsor-ship eases some of the pressure on the run’s volunteer board, founder Mary Jorgensen said.
“It’s very, very excit-ing,” she said.
Jorgensen started
the run in 2010. The event features timed 5K, 10K and half-marathon routes, and a twice-around-the-track fun run.
All the money raised by the run is donated to Jumpstart, the Canadian Tire charity that helps youth access sports by providing clubs with equipment and covering registration fees for those whose families otherwise couldn’t afford them.
“It keeps kids off the streets, gets them into sports, and gives them the opportunity to get out there and enjoy something that’s good for them,” Jorgensen said.
Applications for the Jumpstart program are processed through the Merritt Youth and Fam-ily Resources Society (MYFRS).
Kids aged four to 18 are eligible to have their registration costs covered by the program, provid-ed they can show proof of financial need.
Last year, the local Jumpstart chapter helped over 200 children access sports, chapter leader and MYFRS executive director Lenora Fletcher said.
“We average about 80 applicants just for soccer alone,” Fletcher said.
Over the years, the Merritt Country Run has helped raise Jumpstart’s profile in the commu-nity, which in turn has expanded what the pro-gram can offer, Fletcher said.
This year, children who want to participate in Bible camps and cadets are eligible for Jumpstart funding.
In its last five years, the Merritt Country Run has raised more than $9,000 for Jumpstart.
Each year, the local Canadian Tire store also matches what the run raises, and in the past has more than doubled the final number contributed to Merritt’s Jumpstart chapter.
Over a hundred vol-unteers help make race day possible, and the board is still looking for more as well as two com-mittee members.
This year’s Merritt Country Run takes place on June 14 at Rotary Park.
Register at merrit-
tcountryrun.ca.Local participants can
pick up their race pack-ages at the health expo on June 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Civic Centre, where they can also learn more about MYFRS and Jumpstart.
Country Run gets title sponsor
Pictured from left are Merritt Printing’s Roxanne Stewart and Tod Dean, Merritt Country Run founder Mary Jorgensen, and board member and Jumpstart chapter leader Lenora Fletcher. Emily Wessel/Herald
By Emily WesselTHE HERALD
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Abused or neglected farm animals will soon have a temporary refuge in Kelowna, thanks to the BC SPCA’s new 2,500-square-foot facility.
Well, the facility isn’t built quite yet, but the BC SPCA broke ground on it at the end of March.
The plan is to build six indoor-outdoor stalls, a tack
room, and hay storage area by June.
The animal welfare group’s CEO said the facil-ity is urgently needed.
In 2014, the BC SPCA took in 117 horses and 143 cattle through its cruelty investigations.
Last spring, about a dozen horses in the Merritt area were seized, although our intrepid reporter had a heck of a time narrowing down exactly where the BC SPCA’s “Merritt area” is.
Anyway, all those seized large animals meant more than $200,000 for the non-profit for hauling, boarding and other care costs, which operating its own facility is expected to save.
The large animal seizure barn outside of Kelowna is
the first move in an eight-year, $50-million plan to replace or refurbish SPCA facilities in 10 communities around B.C.
The provincial govern-ment has chipped in $5 mil-lion to replace or renovate BC SPCA facilities.
The organization has also seized other large ani-mals that can’t be cared for in traditional shelters, such as sheep, pigs, alpacas, and even emus.
When we think about abused or neglected animals, we often think of traditional pets such as dogs and cats.
But when it comes down to it, farm animals make up more than 95 per cent of the animals in care of Canadians, and it stands to reason that there will be
cases when these animals will need to be removed.
In B.C. alone, there are more than 100 million farm animals.
In Alberta, a farm animal rescue centre is struggling to keep up with the demand for its services barely two years into opera-tion.
Every type of farm ani-mal has been surrendered to the Farm Animal Rescue and Rehoming Movement, based outside Edmonton.
The owner has some 60 animals currently in her care, including six pigs and five dogs.
She told Global TV her vet bills for just a week came in somewhere around the $1,300 mark.
Raising one animal is
a lot of work, let alone a whole farm’s worth.
In Mission, the Hearts on Noses Sanctuary was founded in 1999 specifically for potbellied pigs.
Animal rescuers do a tough job where there is need, and it’s certainly not an easy one.
In 2012, I met a woman in Winnipeg who started trapping feral cats in her neighbourhood.
Working with a vet-erinarian, she had them neutered or spayed and returned to their colonies.
However, some were injured and required more care, so she began taking them in until they were healed.
HERALD OPINION
No easy solutions for biosolids
The past few months have seen an issue come to the forefront in Mer-ritt, one that has raised concerns and led to community members and First Nations taking action to ensure their voices are heard. The topic is biosol-ids in the Nicola Valley.
There’s been lots said on the topic and I con-tinue to work with the Friends of Nicola Valley, First Nations, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, the ministries of environment and agri-culture, as well as the Agricultural Land Commission for a long-term resolution. During all these discus-sions, it has become clear there are no easy answers.
That’s why it is important every-one works from the same basic facts; people can have different interpreta-tions but to move forward it is vital that there is a shared base of under-standing.
Regulation of biosolids falls under the Organic Matter Recycling Regu-lation (OMRR), which is designed to protect human health and the environment in the use of composted organic material as fertilizer. This is something that has been happening here and around British Columbia for more than a decade on farms as an accepted farming practice, in min-ing and landfill reclamation, and for landscaping.
Currently, there are four notifica-tions in place to apply biosolids in the Nicola Valley that meet the require-ments of OMRR: Coquihalla Cattle Company (south of Merritt), Nicola Ranch (north of Merritt), Rey Creek (Logan Lake) and the Sunshine Valley Road compost site (west of Merritt).
Abused farm animals getting new shelter
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TLC’s tips for SPRING Prep WorkIt is now dethatching season & our trucks will be out & about. Dethatching is power raking to remove the dry matted dead
grass that has built up on the soil surface. The best dethaching job can only be done when the grass is dry!
The need for aerating depends on how much traffic you have on your lawn. The idea here is to reduce soil compaction to allow water, air & fertilizer to reach the roots. To get the longest plug out of your lawn the grass has to be wet–the longer the plug the deeper & faster your fertilizer can get down to the root system. The root length is important to the health of your grass &
the ability to survive the extreme heat experienced in a typical Merritt summer.
Now you have to feed it. By replenishing the nutrients you maintain a lush green grass of which all the neighbours will be envious. This process should be done at least three times in a season.
Good healthy grass adds colour to your yard & oxygen to the air, cools your home & keeps those nasty weeds at bay.
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Some kittens showed signs they could be adoptable pets, so she began trying to socialize them.
Before she knew it, she was get-ting phone calls about cat colonies here, there and everywhere, and people wondering if she took sur-rendered cats.
In a matter of months, her his-toric home had turned into a cat shelter.
She had a couple of dedicated volunteers, huge vet and food bills, and donations to sustain the opera-tion.
The compassion she had for these animals and the no-nonsense,
someone-had-to-do-something atti-tude she took toward rescuing them was really something.
Later that year, the non-profit moved into a new building and out of the founder’s house. These days, it’s raising money to build its own shelter rather than rent one.
It seems like animal lovers are often caught in a bind when it comes to helping their furry friends, and it is one that takes plenty of money to solve.
If owning animals and treating them right is an expensive proposi-tion, so is helping rehabilitate and re-home them. Only without rescue, an animal may pay the ultimate price.
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Dear Editor,
The Wikipedia entry on sewage sludge states the sites chosen for land application tend to have high poverty and low economic prosper-ity.
Poverty? Low opportunity? Is this Merritt and the Nicola Valley? Is this how we are thought of ? That appears to be what our provincial government and regional districts that dump their sludge in our valley think of us. Are we going to prove them right by allowing this?
Let’s stand up for ourselves. Let’s stand up for the pristine beauty that we have around us.
Let’s stand up for the protection of our waterways and aquifers, our land, our air, and the animals and birds that share our valley. Let’s teach our children that even if others have a low opinion (or even no opinion) of us and want to take advantage of what we have, we don’t let them.
We can stand up for ourselves by saying no more sludge here, by educating others, by writing letters, by standing together. We must decide how we wish to be thought of.
Poverty? We are not poor. We have food, we have shelter, we have the beauty of nature and the kindness of neighbours. This is a wealthy place.
Without opportunity? We have the opportunity to be ourselves, to be creative, to add to civilization and to protect our environment. We are full of opportunity.
Let’s not be a Wikipedia definition of “a chosen sludge land appli-cation site.” Together, let’s stand up for who we are and just say no more.
Erin SwitzerMerritt
Dear Editor,
Re: New parent woes? There’s an app for that, Merritt Herald, March 31.
I was horrified to read about the Ministry of Education in the Northwest Territories’ pilot project providing iPad minis to parents of babies.
These devices will provide up-to-date information and resources so par-ents can learn how to do a good job parenting. So, rather than seeking out your own mom or a friend or a neighbour or a community resource person when you need parenting advice, you will consult your iPad?
This action is likely to add to the sense of isolation new parents may experience.
It takes a community to raise a child, not an electronic device.
Barbara ScapinelloEarly childhood educatorMerritt
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Stakes, costs of animal welfare high
RELIEF FUND
Jake and Jamie Ross raised $700 since the fall of 2014 for South Sudan relief with the help of their grandmother Gail Mitchell (left). Now the charitable brothers are collecting bottles and cans to help cover half the cost of a dryer for the local cold weather shelter. The broth-ers and grandmother are pictured with Deanna Sheloff (right), outreach co-ordinator for the United Church. Photo submitted
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PLEASE DONATE! The Friends of the Nicola Valley Society is now able to take donations. If you cannot be at the road blockades or help in other ways, you can now donate toward help-ing with the fight to stop SEWAGE SLUDGE from coming to the Nicola Valley. Please write cheques payabe to: Friends of the Nicola Valley Society, and mail to P.O.Box 935 Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 This is a NON PROFIT Society.
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The BC Coroners Service and Kamloops RCMP are asking the public for help identi-fying a man who was found dead in Kamloops on Feb. 21, 2015.
The man’s body was discovered in a wooded area near Rose Hill Road in Kamloops, an area that’s popular among hikers and dog-walkers.
It’s believed he died within 48 hours of the discovery of his body and foul play has been ruled out in his death.
He is described as an “older Caucasian male” with blue eyes, about
six feet tall, weighing in at about 195 pounds. He was wearing a black tuque with “Raising the Roof ” on it; a grey and brown patterned Wind River jacket; a black sweatshirt with “Talis-man Energy” on the right sleeve; a blue dress shirt; Denver Hayes blue jeans and black rubber boots.
Anyone with informa-tion on the man’s identi-ty is asked to contact the BC Coroners Service’s Interior office at 250-871-7429, Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
A forensic artist’s facial approximation of the man found deceased in Kamloops in February. The Coroners Service and RCMP are appealing to the public for the man’s identity.
Kamloops RCMP, coroner seek help identifying man
The Dry Lake proposal does not currently meet the require-ments of OMRR and the min-istry has directed the proponent to provide additional informa-tion.
The Ministry of Environ-ment has confirmed that biosolids will not be applied at the Dry Lake site until this additional information is pro-vided and both the ministry and Interior Health Authority have reviewed it to confirm there will be no adverse impacts to the environment and human health. The revised plan is expected to be submitted this spring.
First Nations and others have raised concerns over the Sunshine Valley Road compost-ing facility and are requesting operations cease at the facil-ity until consultation has been completed. This facility meets the current regulatory require-ments of OMRR, the Agricul-tural Land Commission Act and
the TNRD’s zoning bylaw and so is a lawfully operating site.
In response to concerns raised by the community, environment ministry staff conducted two inspections at the Sunshine Valley Road com-posting facility, the latter follow-ing concerns from the TNRD regarding leachate on the site. Inspection confirmed it was not leachate; it was snow melt, pooled due to a depression on the land.
The province is taking the concerns seriously. The envi-ronment minister has met on two occasions with local First Nations and elected officials from the city and regional dis-
trict to discuss the community’s concerns and we must continue to work together if we want to find a solution.
The minister has made a commitment to continued dia-logue with both groups focused on sharing information on all biosolids applications in the Nicola Valley, possible estab-lishment of a science panel to review biosolids research, and further discussion on regulatory authorities between all levels of government.
I believe that by continuing to work together on this impor-tant issue, we can find a long-term solution for the Nicola Valley.
From Page 6 ‘‘‘The environment minister has made a commitment to continued dialogue with both groups focused on sharing information on all biosolids applications in the Nicola Valley.’
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Local runners get their feet good and dirtyBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]
A quartet of harriers with ties to the Nicola Valley took part in the North Face Dirty Feet Trail Run in the hills surrounding Kamloops on March 29.
Current Merritt residents Kevin Black, Mark Nendick and Marie-Josée Bedard teamed up with former SD58 superintendent Bob Peacock (now living in Vernon) to take part in the 21-kilometre dis-tance, which had a field of 135 participants.
Bedard, 40, finished first in her age group (F40-49), first out of 105 female competitors, and 18th overall in a time of one hour, 58 minutes and 48 seconds. Peacock, 65, won his age group (M60-69), finishing just ahead of Bedard and 16th overall with a time of 1:58:08.
Competing in the M30-39 age group, Black and Nendick finished in a tie for eighth place overall with identical times of 1:45:57.
The 21K run was quite an ordeal for Black, who took a fall just four kilometres into the race and badly bruised the big toe on his right foot.
“I caught a rock and went down,” Black said. “It was quite painful.”
Rather than pack it in, Black persevered and continued on despite a great deal of discomfort, especially on the downhill sections of the course.
“I told Mark to go on ahead and just tried to do the best I could,” Black said. “The toe went numb around the 10-mile mark, which was actually a good thing. I was able to pick up the pace quite a bit, and actually caught up
with Mark with about 20 to 30 metres left to go. We decided to finish together.”
Black and Nendick are training partners back in Merritt, and the Dirty Feet event was part of their build-up for the BMO half-mar-athon in Vancouver on May 3.
“Our goal for the BMO was to break one hour and 27 minutes, which was my time last year,” Black said. “With my injury, I’m not sure where I’ll be at. If I can’t run it at my best, I’ll at least try to pace Mark to a good time at the beginning.”
The next race in the North Face Dirty Feet series is the Kal Park 50 in Vernon on May 3. Participants will have the option of running the 8K, 25K and 50K distances. For more information, visit dirty-feet.ca.
HOOFIN’ IT Merritt runner MJ Bedard (left) was the top female finisher and 18th overall in the North Face Dirty Feet 21K Trail Run in Kamloops. Locals Mark Nendick and Kevin Black (above) tied for eighth place in a field of 135 competi-tors, while former Merritt resident Bob Peacock finished 16th. Photos submitted
Hobey Baker voting has a distinct BCHL fl avourBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]
Three U.S. college hockey players with ties to the British Columbia Hockey League are amongst the final 10 nominees for the Hobey Baker Award — given to the top NCAA Division 1 hockey player in the nation.
Matt Garbowsky, a Powell River Kings grad and the 2011 Coastal Conference MVP, is now a senior at RIT in Rochester, NY. The native of St. George, Ont. has been among the top scorers in NCAA hockey all season.
In his two years with Powell River (2010-12), Garbowsky scored 87 goals and added 85 assists for 172 points in 146 games played.
His final year at RIT saw Garbowsky wear the ‘C’ for his team and collect 54 points (26 goals, 28 assists) in just 40 games.
Defenceman Joey LaLeggia, who played for the Penticton Vees for two seasons and was the Interior Conference MVP in 2011, is in his final year at the University of Denver.
An offensively-gifted blueliner who hails from
Burnaby, LaLeggia has racked up 49 goals and 82 assists for 131 points in his four-year career at Denver. His three years in Penticton were high-lighted by an outstanding 2010-11 campaign that saw LaLeggia tally 20 goals and 62 assists for 82 points.
Mike Reilly, also a defenceman and Vees grad, is currently a junior at the University of Minnesota. The 2012 Interior Conference Top Defenceman, Reilly is a draft pick of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. His hometown is Chanhassen, Minn.
Reilly played just one season with Penticton (2011-12), recording 24 goals and 59 assists in the regular season for 83 points.
This season with the Gophers, the 21-year-old Reilly has averaged over a point a game. There has been much specula-tion recently that Reilly might forego his final season of college hockey and either sign with the Blue Jackets or test free agency like another BCHL alumni, Justin Schulz of the Edmonton Oilers.
Online fan voting for the Hobey Baker Award is open to the public.
The top-10 finalists will be narrowed down to a hat trick of three, with
the winner announced during the NCAA Frozen Four from April 9 to 11.
Matt Garbowsky
Joey LaLeggia
Mike Reilly
BCHL prominent in NCAA’s Frozen FourBy Ian WebsterTHE [email protected]
The prestigious NCAA Division 1 hockey season is down to its final four teams. Semi-final games take place on April 9 and the championship final on April 11. All three games will be played at the TD Garden in Boston and broadcast on ESPN.
In one semi-final, it will be the third-ranked University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks versus the number-four Providence Friars, while the other semi-final will pit the No. 1 University of North Dakota against the second-ranked Boston University Terriers.
A total of 14 players with time spent in the BCHL will be part of the 2015 Frozen Four experi-ence. The Mavericks’ roster includes Brock Crosswaite (Langley Rivermen); Brian Rideout and Luke Norgard (Powell River Kings); James Polk
and Kyle Mountain (Penticton Vees); David Pope (West Kelowna Warriors); and Kirk Thompson (Prince George Spruce Kings).
The Friars’ lineup has Brandon Tanev (Surrey Eagles) and Josh Monk (West Kelowna Warriors), while Boston U includes former Centennials goalten-der Connor Lacouvee (also Cowichan Valley Capitals and Alberni Valley Bulldogs) and fel-low puckstopper Sean Maguire (Powell River
Kings). Former BCHLers
skating for North Dakota are Wade Murphy (Victoria Grizzlies, Penticton Vees), Mark MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Penticton Vees) and Brendan O’Donnell (Penticton Vees).
No fewer than 72 BCHL alumni were involved in the NCAA’s round of 16, led by Michigan Tech with 12 players, including former Centennials Devin Kero and Dane Birks.
A TERRIER IN THE NET Former Merritt Centennials goalie Connor Lacouvee will be playing for the Boston University Terriers in the NCAA’s Frozen Four. Ian Webster/Herald
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Conayt Friendship SocietyEmployment Opportunity
TERM FINANCE OFFICER (P/T – 3 days a week)
Reporting to the Executive Director the selected candidate will be responsible for the planning, coordinating, and administration of the Society’s Accounting Systems. All nance operations are to be consistent with the Conayt Friendship Society Financial Administration Policy adopted by the Board of Directors in 2014.
Quali cations and Requirements:Post-secondary education in nance, accounting, • bookkeeping with some consideration given to business graduates; CA or CMA is preferred; Minimum ve years responsible accounting/• bookkeeping experience including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger and nancial reports.Knowledge of computerized accounting • (Adagio), but must be able to do a manual set of booksPro cient computer skills in MS of ce, Internet, • and email;Excellent interpersonal and team skills; ability to • multi-task while maintaining vigilant attention to detailsKnowledge and awareness of Aboriginal cultures, • Friendship Centre’s, and urban issues Salary negotiable depending on education and • experience Successful applicant must pass a Criminal Record • Check; must be bondableSuccessful applicant must have a valid BC Driver’s • License with drivers abstractAs per Section 16 of the Federal Charter of Human • Rights Act, preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry
Closing Date: Tuesday April 14th, 2015 at 05:00pm
Please submit a cover letter and resume to:Attention: Executive Director
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*All resumes will be carefully reviewed, however, only those applicants invited to an interview will be contacted.
The Merritt Herald, an award winning twice-weekly newspaper, published in the Nicola Valley, is seeking a full time advertising consultant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing. If you are a highly creative individual, with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and have good interpersonal and sales skills, a valid drivers licence and reliable vehicle - we would like to meet you. While experience is an asset, it is not a prerequisite.
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LOWER NICOLA BAND SCHOOL (LNIB School)External Job Opportunities
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LEARNING ASSISTANT TEACHERThe Lower Nicola Band School is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as the Learning Assistance Teacher. This individual will oversee the Learning Assistance Program, report writing, supervise the SEA Staff, work closely with the classroom teachers, design and monitor IEP’s, liason with Therapists and Professionals in the community for assessments, make referrals, follow up and maintain good communication with parents. It is expected that this individual will implement a holistic approach to working effectively with the students and Staff.
Quali cations: Category 4 or 5 Teaching Degree; Teaching • Certi cation - BC College of Teachers;Teaching experience, preferably in a First Nations • School;Training and experience in working with special • needs students;Assistance with scheduling and implementing • reading programsExperience in supervising support staff; some • principal assisted duties;Excellent organizational, communication, leadership • and interpersonal skills;Knowledge and experience using Assistive • TechnologyWorking knowledge of curriculum, effective • instructional methodologies and a holistic approach to meeting the individual learning needs of students;Willing to gain new knowledge and skills, be exible, • positive and a team player;Experience in developing and implementing IEP’s • and special needs programming;Knowledge of N’lakapamux Language/Culture an • asset.
Criminal Records Check is mandatory for all positions.
SALARY: NegotiableDEADLINE: April 10, 2015START DATE: August 31, 2015 (Summer Institute)
Interested candidates to submit resume and cover letter and three references to:
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