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MSS students bring five alarm fun to Cloverdale Two teams from Merritt Secondary School competed Thursday at a high school chili cook off at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey. At left is the team of Dallas Jurriet, Zack Krenn, and Elijah Mack, and above is the team of Chelsey Brulotte, Leah Collins, and Catherine Opper.

MSS was the only team at the cook-off from outside the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley. In all, about 30 teams took part in the 13th annual event, hosted by Surrey’s Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School.

The two Merritt tables were very popular with the crowd with their impressive decorations which included hay bales, saddles, chaps, a wagon wheel and a cow skull. Jennifer Lang/Cloverdale reporter

SD58 gets donation for Aboriginal Academy iPads

By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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A $10,000 donation to School District 58 will be used to buy 20 iPads for Merritt Secondary School’s Aboriginal Academy program.

Teck Highland Valley Copper donated the money to SD58 on April 25 in response to a proposal submitted by the district’s aboriginal education principal, Shelley Oppenheim-Lacerte.

“With this, we’re planning to look at different language programs or apps that may possibly be available that we can provide on the iPads,” Oppenheim-Lacerte said.

Aboriginal Academy students previously only had access to iPads designated for all Merritt Secondary

School use, and Oppenheim-Lacerte said these 20 units for academy students will allow them to bridge their outdoor learning with contemporary technology.

“We do a lot of outdoor activities on our curriculum, which is connected to the land,” Oppenheim-Lacerte said. “We’re really excited that the kids will have that opportunity to connect their cultural and experiential learning with technology today and using it within the classroom.”

She said assignments may include photography and videography, as well as the interactive indigenous language application.

“The school district is ecstatic,” SD58 board chair Gordon Comeau said. “It’s a wonderful donation that goes a long way to enhancing opportunities for kids to learn their native

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language, which many of them and their elders fear will be lost.”

Teck Highland Valley Copper representatives agreed that language loss is detrimental to the community.

“With the current state of language loss within First Nations communities, we recognize the importance of preserving the local language and the value in providing tools for the development of sustainable language,” said Peter Martell, superintendent of Environment and Community Affairs and Marlena Anderson, First Nations Community Affairs Liaison in an email. “We value the positive impact this will have on the students’ self-worth and identity, and, in turn, increase their participation and involvement within their communities.”

MSS is also starting to take regis-

tices, like smudging in the morning and drumming, and getting out to continue that experiential piece,” she said.

Oppenheim-Lacerte said the Aboriginal Academy program, which began in 2012, has become something of a model for other school districts around the province.

The Gold Trail School District Principal of Aboriginal Education visited the area on Friday for research before the district looks at instating a similar program in Lytton, and a principal from Abbotsford recently did the same thing.

“We just keep building this foundation, growing our programs and making it solid. There’s a lot of firsts happening,” Oppenheim-Lacerte said. “Word’s getting out there.”

tration for Aboriginal Academy 10, a new addition to the cultural immersion program that will continue into a second semester.

Oppenheim-Lacerte said Aboriginal Academy 10 will bridge students’ school time from the cultural experience, which takes place largely outside of classrooms, back to the conventional school system with a focus on the academic side of the curriculum. For example, the First Peoples English class will focus on literature but will bring in First Nations authors, elders, and other resource people, OppenheimLacerte said.

“There will be three streamlined academic courses, but there will also be one class that’s a cultural program where [students] will continue that connection with different prac-

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Local trustee new VP of provincial board Gordon Swan moves up from director with BCSTA THE HERALD

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School District 58 school trustee Gordon Swan is moving up the ranks of the B.C. School Trustees’ Association (BCSTA).

Swan was voted in as the organization’s vice-president by a wide margin at the BCSTA’s annual general meeting on April 25.

“I had talked to different boards and heard from a few of them that there was a large level of support for me going for the position, but I was pretty humbled on the Saturday [at the AGM] when I saw I had 83 per cent on the first ballot,” Swan said.

The BCSTA represents the educational interests of the province’s school boards and works with stakeholders in education from all areas, including parents, business, teachers, unions, and the federal and provincial governments on policies to enhance educational opportunities for students in B.C. “We’re co-governors in this system, and the best way to serve students is through collaboration,” Swan said.

Though it’s not his first time serving on boards at the provincial level (he spent six as a director on the BCSTA’s board and six on the BC Pension Corporation’s board), Swan said he’s looking forward to the new challenges he’ll face during his year-long term as one of its executives.

Swan also brings nearly 20 years of experience as a trustee for SD58 to the role.

He cited some of the district’s initiatives, including work to address student preparedness when entering the school system, as one of the district’s ongoing challenges.

“We’ve had some pretty good success

in our district, but it’s about how do we do that across the province?” he said. “I’m no longer the little guy from Merritt anymore.”

Swan said helping other school districts and two levels of government understand their different challenges is a big piece of his vice-presidency.

“Part of it is bringing together those threads between districts, getting a district like Surrey, which is about 70,000 students, to be able to understand some of the issues in Stikine, which is around 100 students and vice versa,” he said. “There are very different issues, but at the end of the day, you’re talking about how do we create something that’s equitable to both of those districts, with the end goal being success for all learners? There’s no funding formula that’s going to be equal, but it needs to be equitable.”

Another issue he sees having to work closely with both levels of government on is the new federal First Nations Education

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Act, which will affect bands across the province, including those in the Nicola Valley.

“Hearing from people that they’ve got confidence that we’re going to pull all those threads together to keep our organization strong, make it stronger, and have both levels of government understand... I’m really excited about it and it’s now hitting me, the level of what I just agreed to,” Swan said.

Swan said another issue the BCSTA is working with government on is preparing for a predicted shortfall of tradespeople within the next decade or so.

“I get where the economy is, but I also think people have to understand that our economy does best

when our students do well so that they’re able to walk into those jobs. That, to us, is an investment in the future.”

Swan said he

decided to vie for the vice-president position because he thought he and outgoing vicepresident (and current BCSTA president) Teresa Rezansoff would work well together.

“I thought the two of us would make a good team in looking at the type of competencies we have, and we’d be good book ends that way,” Swan said, adding that the support he received for running was also encouraging.

Spatsum Creek wildfire The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation alert for an area west of Highway 97C spanning five kilometres north of the wildfire.

“Strong, gusty winds contributed to aggressive fire activity on the Spatsum Creek wildfire overnight (Sunday),” said Michaela Swan, fire information officer at the Kamloops Fire Centre in a press release.

“The fire is now estimated at 850 hectares in size.”

The unstable weather and steep, rocky terrain have continually challenged crews in fighting this wildfire over the last week, said Swan.

“This person-caused fire serves as a reminder for the public to be vigilant during this period of high fire danger rating,” Swan said.

Wildfires can be reported by dialing *5555 on cellphones or calling the toll free line at 1-800-663-5555.

Area residents requiring additional information may contact the TNRD at (250) 377-7188.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Grads help out families of Langley teens

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You often hear around town and in the media about youth causing trouble from vandalism to petty theft. While, the 2013 graduating class from Merritt Secondary School are a shining example of what’s great about the community and proof that most youth are positive, helpful members of our society.

The grad class is donating $1,000 from their fundraising efforts to the

families of the two Langley teens Austin Kingsborough and Brendan Wilson, who lost their lives in Nicola Lake.

“They’re never going to get the chance to do what we’re going to do,” said Taylor Cox, chair of the grad committee. “They won’t get to enjoy grad or anything like that.”

Cox said the grads realize the great expense undertaken by the families in bringing up the special sonar equipment from Idaho and having to miss so much time off work.

The grads have been fundraising for much of the year with everything from pie sales to raffles.

Unfortunately, the committee decided to cancel the annual dry grad due to a lack of interest by graduates.

“It’s a little disappointing, but we just didn’t have the numbers to justify having it,” said Cox. “That left us with a bit of extra money and we decided why not do something meaningful with the money and help out the families of Austin and Brendan.”

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GOOD MORNING! Opinion --------------------- 6-7 Sports ------------------------ 9 Classified ------------------- 10 Taylor Cox, chair of the Merritt Secondary grad committee, prepares to deposit a cheque for $1,000 from the 2013 Merritt Secondary School grad class to the families of the two Langley teens, Austin Kingsborough and Brendan Wilson, who drowned recently in Nicola Lake. Craig Lindsay/Herald

Local resolutions pass at SILGA New at the Library

By Craig Lindsay THE HERALD

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Members of Merritt’s city council as well as some senior staff members from the city attended the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) AGM and convention held from April 30 to May 2 in Salmon Arm. SILGA is an organization comprised of elected officials from cities, towns, villages, districts and regional districts from South Central British Columbia and stretches from Salmon Arm to Squamish-Lillooet to Osoyoos.

Attending from Merritt were Mayor Susan Roline, councillors Dave Baker, Harry Kroeker and Kurt Christopherson, and city Chief Administration Officer Matt Noble.

SILGA is a precursor to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) meeting which is in Vancouver in September.

“SILGA is a collaboration of all elected officials in the Southern Interior who are involved in local governments,” said Noble. “Most areas are represented.

They discuss issues of

both passed.

“Both deal with the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC),” said Noble. “They were passed and so now they’ll be on the agenda at UBCM.” Noble said the

Merritt Coun. Harry Kroeker recently completed his year long stint as president of SILGA. File photo

importance to local governments in the region. They also pass resolutions that, as an organization, they wish the UBCM to pursue on behalf of the Southern Interior.”

Representatives from Merritt brought up two resolutions at the meeting that were

resolutions deal with how communities in growth-mode are impacted by the ALC and how to better streamline the process to make it less costly.

“They set rules for Agriculture Land Reserve (ALR),” he said. “Most communities are surrounded

by ALR. So when we want to grow, we have to have reasons to remove this land from reserve. If it’s productive land, you shouldn’t do it — and we accept that. But a lot of times the way the commission was formed, there was a broad brush approach to determining agricultural land. There is some land surrounding Merritt that is unproductive for agriculture and could be removed from ALR and put to better use on behalf of the province and municipalities.”

The SILGA AGM also saw the conclusion of Coun.

Kroeker’s one-year reign as president of the organization. He will now be on the board as a past-president. Mayor Roline is also on the board as a director.

“I’m very happy with the support I got during the year and at the conference.” said Kroeker. “We had a workshop and what we came out with was to advocate,

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communicate and educate. Those are going to be the three areas that SILGA is going to be concentrating on. The new president is going to follow along those lines as well. What we’re after is trying to get the communities to know what SILGA is all about and to find ways and means of how we can best serve our communities in regards to resolutions and the problems each community faces.”

Kroeker said he felt that the board under his tutelage was able to accomplish what they had set out to.

“I think you’re going to see some real advancements there in the next few years,” he said.

Kroeker said that Salmon Arm did a great job hosting the SILGA AGM. “We had some really good speakers and the whole conference (was very well done) — the evaluation sheets about the event all came back positive,” he said.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: May, 1983 Waterland retains Yale-Lillooet seat Local voters turned out in good numbers at last Thursday’s election to retain Socred Tom Waterland as YaleLilooet MLS, whil across the province the Social Credit Party gained an election victory.

Well over 70 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballot in Yale-Lillooet to give Waterland unofficially 56.7 per cent of the vote.

NDP candidate Don Olds received 40.5 per cent, while Liberal candidate Saul Terry received 2.8 per cent.

In the preliminary counting, Waterland received 8,434 votes, Olds, 6,028, and Terry, 417.

The final official tally will be made May 17.

Waterland said the election results were “a good expression of confidence in free enterprise.”

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OTHMAR VOHRINGER The OUTDOORSMAN It is always shocking and saddening to hear of a deadly tragedy in the great outdoors, like the drowning of the teenagers at Nicola Lake. Nature is supposed to be a place of enjoyment and relaxation. However, for the ill-prepared, the careless or the overly confident, nature can quickly turn into an unforgiving and deadly trap.

Dangerous situations can, and often do, happen quickly and unexpectedly. I remember one evening when I went out hunting, I just wanted to go for a quick look.

When I came upon fresh tracks in the snow, I followed them and promptly got lost in time and place.

Then it got dark but I was thinking, “No problem, I have the GPS with me,” thinking it would guide me back to my vehicle.

Yes, it would have, but in the hurry of following the tracks, I left my reading glasses in the vehicle and without them I couldn’t read the GPS. Because it was cloudy, there were no stars or moon to provide even the faintest light to see where I was going.

I was lost but eventually made it back to my vehicle which had my reading glasses plus all the survival gear. Getting lost was a mistake which could have easily turned into a tragedy if it had happened to a less experienced person or if weather conditions would

have suddenly turned worse. Since that day, I always make sure to carry my survival kit with me, especially my reading glasses. I learned my lesson and will never again get “misplaced” for a few hours in the bush.

The best chance to survive in nature is to be familiar with the elements — land and water. Check the weather forecast before leaving home.

Always carry and use the proper gear and safety equipment for the activity you do.

Never take your wellbeing too lightly or be over confident in your abilities. Over confidence killed a very good friend of mine many years ago.

At the time, I lived in Illinois where we hunted from treestands. I always wore a safety harness that could be quickly converted into a lineman climbing harness to

ascend and descend trees. My friend often joked about my lineman harness saying: “Only sissies wear that.” One day I got a phone call from a mutual friend saying that this same man was dead. He had slipped on the icy metal step of the tree-ladder and fell on his back — only four feet from the ground.

Without a phone and not having left a note back home saying where he was going and when he planned to be back, he had laid badly injured for several hours in subfreezing temperatures on the forest ground.

When help finally came it was too late — he was dead. The scout motto,“Be prepared at all times and do the right thing at the right moment,” will go a long way to ensure safety in all your outdoor activities.

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BIKE TO WORK WEEK

The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club, represented by chairman of the access committee Rick McGowan (middle), received a donation of $1,000 from the Nicola Valley ATV Club, represented by Gary Derksen (left) and Karl Gropp, to help with their landmark case against the province of B.C. and the Douglas Lake Cattle Ranch to allow public access to Crown lands and lakes in B.C. McGowan said the problem is escalating all over B.C. where land-owners block access to lakes and lands, to turn around and then charge for access.

“Since the mid-80s, over 25 lakes near Merritt have been closed off on a pay-per-usage basis,” he said.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

High streamflow advisory for Coldwater River

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A high stream flow advisory was issued by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources for Coldwater River.

The City of Merritt is reminding residents to keep a respectful distance from the river banks and keep your children and animals safe.

“We get the same warning every spring just to keep a safe distance from the rivers and let the city know of any potential flooding issues such as logjams so we can react to it quickly,” said Sky McKeown, emergency program coordinator for the City of Merritt.

“With these hotter temperatures we’ve obviously had some run off and we’ve got unseasonably warm temperatures across

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the province.”

McKeown said that in addition to monitoring the Coldwater River, the city is also keeping an eye on Nicola River.

“The upper snow packs of the Nicola are fairly diminished,” he said.

“Upper Nicola River is coming down pretty good right now.

Even in the last six or eight hours we’ve seen it drop. We’re

hoping that’s a trend and we’ve topped out with the high melt flowing into it.”

McKeown said there is still room for half a metre of water in Nicola Lake to fill.

“As it stands now, what’s coming into the lake with the level of the lake being able to rise, and with Nicola River still being able to rise and stay within the banks, we still have room,”

he said.

“I am assured by our hydrologist (Jeptha Ball) that we’re sitting okay for the Nicola.”

With temperatures expected to cool down soon, McKeown said they’re hoping the Coldwater River levels will recede.

“We’re definitely watching the Coldwater River,” he said. “It’s definitely

higher than normal for this time, but the Coldwater still has a metre’s worth of height before it becomes bank-full.

We’re definitely going to be chewing into that but as it stands now, Ball says that unless we see temperatures in the high-30s or we see rain storms, our banks should be able to take what we have coming from the snow packs.”

New program at TRU revives trades

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Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops is offering area students the chance to learn bricklaying, tile setting, and cement masonry in one program, which is the first of its kind in B.C. The Trowel Trades Foundation program is unique because it offers training in three Red Seal trades under one umbrella.

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Langill said the sixmonth program was designed in response to a shortage of skilled labourers in the field — especially in the region, where a program like this wasn’t available before.

“It’s just such a fantastic opportunity for us in this area to be able to offer the students opportunity to get involved in a trade like this, where there’s such a demand,” Langill said.

Langill said all 11 students in the first session, which ends on

Aug. 31, have secured employment in the field.

The program is taking registrations for the next session of the course, which starts in September.

“So many employers in this area are desperately needing skilled workers in this field,” he said.

Instructor and Red Seal brick and stone mason Geoff Higginson said the program is aimed at making students employable.

“My job is to get them as much hands-

on experience on the tools as I can, plus help them cover off the theoretical stuff that’s part of the apprenticeship exams for Level One,” Higginson said.

The majority of the program focuses on what can be learned on the job site, and students who get hired for jobs during the course of the program get participation credit for those jobs.

He said the course will produce more tradespeople in the area, where there’s a shortage, and that having a program like this available in Kamloops might entice more students to pursue these trades.

“The interest has been from industry and people who want to go into the crafts to have training here in this area,” Higginson said. “It’s really difficult for apprentices to travel to the Lower Mainland to do the apprenticeship training.”

Local concrete company Norgaard Ready-Mix is one of the area businesses that supports trade training in the region and for the region.

“The mason industry is almost a dying breed,” Al Norgaard, the company’s president, said. “It’s part of our industry and we need our industry to stay strong with good, qualified people coming up through the ranks.”

Norgaard said the company has a long involvement with TRU and its School of Trades and Technology, and the company recently supplied some cement for students of the program to work on.

Higginson said the trowel trades students are learning brick and stone, tile and marble, and concrete plastering on the donated cement.

“I’m just excited about [the program] and I hope it’s successful,” Norgaard said.

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HERALD OPINION Kamloops expansion on Target

CHRIS FOULDS Kamloops THIS WEEK It is amusing, really.

But, on the other hand, it is an indication Kamloops is open for business.

Target, the American retail giant, announced on Monday, May 6, that it would open its Sahali Mall store the next day.

While Kamloops’ media duly reported on the development online, on air and in the newspapers the following day, Target’s opening positively burned up social-media circles, with Facebook and Twitter filled with references to the Tuesday event.

Sahali Mall’s parking lot, whose empty spaces have long outnumbered those occupied by steel and rubber, was, suddenly full — and it remained jam-packed from morning to night and into the next day.

Kamloops is not a big city, but it is not a small town — yet the opening of a store can become an event in its own, a fact that speaks to the city’s endearing small-town character.

Yes, it can be corny to see the masses flocking to Target on a hot night. But it’s also comforting to know we have not succumbed to sophistication.

Target’s arrival is good news to Sahali Mall and good news to the economy of Kamloops.

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A moderate case of election fever CRAIG LINDSAY Off the Cuff If this is May 14, it means the B.C. provincial election is taking place.

After a month or so of election advertisements, signs, political cartoons, all-candidate forums, attack ads and other fun, it’s time for B.C. voters to get to the polls and election their next leader for the next three years or so.

At the Herald, we have chosen not to run letters to the editor about the election during the campaign phase which ran from

March 14 until today.

We know some people were opposed to this.

It seemed like different newspapers took different stances. Some allowed all election related letters.

Some allowed election letters, as long as the letter writers are not affiliated with one of the parties.

We decided to just avoid any ambiguity and not run any letters about the election. I also chose not to run any columns, editorials or stories that were submitted by any political parties and anyone who appeared to be affiliated to the parties.

The idea behind it was, of course, not to hide anything but to remain as fair and balanced as possible.

We still ran editorial content about the election both from myself and

reporter Emily Wessel, and also from our sister paper in Kamloops. We covered two of the all-candidate forums. We printed a Q-and-A with each candidate. We covered some of the events the candidates were involved in.

After the conclusion of the election, we will go back to printing letters to the editor regarding matters of importance to the people of Merritt regardless of whether the letter mentions different parties or not.

And if you haven’t had a chance to vote yet, by all means get out and exercise your right and vote.

There is no way anyone can complain about the way things are being run if they don’t vote.

That is your right and that’s how you make your

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The choice is yours.

The candidates and the parties have put a lot of time and effort and money into their campaigns to help you — the voter — make an informed decision.

For those of you who have attended the various forums around town, you have an even better idea of where the candidates stand. Some of you asked questions in the forums, while others got to meet the candidates in person and grill them on their viewpoints.

This is democracy,

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There have been plenty of big issues in this election. But which is most important is different for pretty much everyone.

Is health care the most important issue? Is education? Is forestry, mining or natural gas exploration?

What about lowering taxes or raising taxes? What about taking care of the environment?

All of these questions have come up in recent forums and it’s up to to you — the voter — to decide who has given the best answer.: the answer that satisfies best the questions you have about our province and the direction we are all headed in the upcoming years.

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YOUR OPINION Closer to Free flash mob one of many Relay for Life highlights

Team Jordyn Rocks at the Merritt Relay for Life on May 4. (From left) Diane Van Hoof, Shirley Van Hoof, Mariya Johnson, Bryce Porterfield, Aleshia Noel, Dana Marr, Patrick Funk, Jordyn Tolles, Callie Porterfield, Robert Neill, Shannon Couture and Shaylee Pinto.

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Dear Editor, The 2013 Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life in Merritt had 12 teams and 90 participants, which is up from the previous year where we had eight teams and 62 participants. With the participants dedication to their fundraising and the on-site sales we made $7500 for

the Canadian Cancer Society and money is still coming in!

The Canadian Cancer Society will use the money to continue leading research, support programs and prevention initiatives. Some ways that the money will be used locally are through the driver programs, where rides are given to cancer

patients as well as lodging. The money also funds programs such as Cancer Connection and Camp Goodtimes. These are support programs for those who have and those who had cancer, because cancer does not end when you are told you are cancer free (as happy as that moment is).

There are many

physical and mental issues that need to be addressed after, and these programs give the kind of support that individuals and families need.

Besides a few technical difficulties, the Relay for Life was a success with many great highlights. Our theme this year was “Let’s Freeze Out Cancer.”

We put a sign on the

wall and the idea was for participants to purchase a snowflake, write whatever they wanted to on it and place it over the word “Cancer” in order to block out the word. It did not take long until “Cancer” could no longer be seen. This showed the dedication of those who participated in the fight against cancer and the hope of one day finding a cure.

Another highlight was during the opening ceremony, We had a few of our youth participants do a sort of flash mob where they danced to the song Closer to Free.

During the dance, participants held up signs with sayings such as HOPE, CURE, and the last person in the line held up a sign saying she was a SURVIVOR. In turn the rest of our survivors did the same.

I was a very powerful moment. And as always, the Luminary

Remember Ceremony was very moving.

This year we had to move our event location from an “outdoor” event to an “indoor/outdoor” event. We were, of course, concerned about how this would affect the event. We were very happy to see that it affected it in a very positive way; we had more teams, more participants and there was an incredible amount of support from those who were happy to have the option of being indoor or outdoor.

Thank you to all of the participants, the volunteers, the committee, the sponsors and those of you who stopped by to check out the event and even do a few laps around the track to show your support.

Diane Van Hoof Volunteer Leadership Chair Merritt Relay for Life

Lack of response to forum from chiefs and council troubling Dear Editor, The Nicola Valley community public forum was was held at the legion on April 29. How many of you heard about this event, and what were your thoughts about this?

The forum had four invited guest speakers John Kidder, Harry Lali, Michael Beauclair and Irene Lanzinger (representing the B.C. Federation of Labour) from Vancouver.

The purpose for having this forum was we felt there was a need for our aboriginal people and, of course, our non-native neighbours, to learn about voting, as so many

aboriginal people do not vote. Why, you may ask?

It has to do with the lack of information, knowledge and vision.

The people do not vote because they are not aware of what the candidates stand for, what are their beliefs, what standards do they hold.

Are they honest, do they have integrity, and moral values?

The guest speakers did do their best to answer most of the questions brought forward to them. However, time was limited, so not everyone had the opportunity to ask their valid questions.

There were some who left feeling disappointed.

There were invitations sent out to various people, one of which I am very pleased with.

I sent an invitation to Jim Sinclair, president of B.C. Federation of Labour. Mr. Sinclair’s office secretary phoned to let me know that he was not able to attend the forum, but would send someone else in his place.

I do have great respect for Jim Sinclair because he took time from his very busy schedule to read my letter of invitation, then have a reply given to me. This proves the fact he does care about people.

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For those of you who are not aware of Lanzinger’s portfolio, she was very active in the BC Teachers Federation, serving as president of the Vancouver Secondary Teachers Association as negotiator on provincial bargaining teams. Irene was also the first teacher to assume top post in a provincial federation of labour.

Lanzinger spoke to the people attending the forum on several very important matters.

She spoke on Bill C-45, which is a major concern for everyone, not just to First Nations. Bill C-45 will impact every-

one living in Canada, on issues such as the watersheds, rivers, lakes, forestry and mines, which many people fear, for lack of knowledge about mining. I specifically chose to invite Jim Sinclair because of his high profile in labor and unions.

My late husband Lloyd was a strong union man. He believed in unions and the protection that they provide for miners.

We were both very active in union activities, and met many wonderful people, too.

As Irene Lanzinger spoke about choosing the right party to represent us. she told everyone

to learn as much as they can about politics, because only then can we take control over our rights as people living in Canada.

The forum was small, but as one lady said, the beginning started small, but big things begin from small things too.

Jeanette McMaster, Elder and member of the Upper Nicola Band Editor’s Note: McMaster was one of the organizers of the public forum. Liberal candidate Jackie Tegart was invited but unable to attend due to a previous engagement.

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PREVIOUS QUESTION Do you feel Merritt has adequate health care?

YES: 18% NO: 81%

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Kidder answers our election questions This is the conclusion to our three part series featuring all four Fraser-Nicola MLA candidates answering questions from the Merritt Herald.

Harry Lali of the NDP and Michael Beauclair of the Conservatives appeared in the may 2 Herald.

Jackie Tegart of the Liberals appeared in the May 9 paper.

ELECTION 2013 1. What is your background? What experiences make you a good candidate?

I was brought up all over northern Canada, and I’ve lived all over BC. I have been a cowboy, a miner, a fish plant worker, and an environmental program manager. I am a successful business person, having spent 30 years building technology companies. I have been on numerous boards of directors, and I am an expert in governance for companies, councils, associations, and nonprofits. I am an effective and persuasive advocate for social and environmental issues. I came of age working on a saddle horse at Douglas Lake in the Nicola Valley, rid-

John Kidder, Green Party

ing and living with First Nations people who are still my friends and family. I am broadly educated in economics, ecology and agriculture. I am a father and a grandfather. I have been active in federal and provincial politics since the ‘70s. I have built MPs’ offices and assisted ministers to provide superb service to constituents. I will be the most effective MLA Fraser-Nicola has ever had.

sustainable local businesses. The economic case is clear – Green economic policies will create more good jobs, more opportunities for young people, more rebuilding of communities, and a healthier rural political economy.

B.C. has an abundance of renewable resources, and we could be leading the world in their development, building businesses and jobs, developing value-added product expertise for export rather than commodities. Governments must lead the way here, with purchasing policies favouring local products, tax policies providing incentives for new businesses in these desirable sectors, and clear environmental and other assessment systems to provide certainty to business owners and entrepreneurs.

2. What can be done to bring jobs to the area and improve the economy?

3. What are your policies to improve rural health care and education?

Both the NDP and the Liberals want to borrow billions to subsidize remote fossil fuel mega-projects to, they hope, generate “trickledown” benefits for our communities. Greens want to free those billions of dollars for work on development of renewable energies, upgrading of commodity resources, and

We do not support the continuing trend of past Liberal and NDP governments towards centralization of essential healthcare services and standardization of educational criteria and service requirements.

We believe that 24/7 emergency room services, natal care, and non-specialist surgeries are fundamental services, absolutely required

for the sustainability of our communities and reserves. We believe that local health care should also be responsive to local needs for enhancing overall wellness for young and old, and for providing expanded home care services and nurse practitioners for the elderly population. We believe that local providers should be able to provide, for instance, food services to local hospitals.

We believe that rural doctors should be on salary, not on a fee-forservice basis, and that recent medical school graduates and doctor immigrants should be preferentially placed in rural communities. We believe that drugs, the fastest rising component of healthcare costs, should be purchased by a single provincial buyer and that we should work towards a national purchasing plan and eventually national pharma-care. We calculate that re-allocation of existing funding will be sufficient to fund these programs.

We believe that public education is an investment in the real infrastructure of the province – our children are the most important long-term productive asset of all. We believe that educational policies and programs need to take much more account of local circumstances. We see in

Farmers market starts Saturday

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Are you ready for some fresh fruit and vegetables? The Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market Will be kicking off its 2013 season on Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m.

The 2013 season

of the farmers market will run until October 12 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. every Saturday in the parking lot beside the Baillie House. For those interested in becoming new vendors contact the market at least a week in advance of your first market sale

date to confirm that your products qualify, and that all necessary health permits are in place. All goods at the farmers market must be made, baked, or grown by the individual selling them.

“The Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market would also like to

announce that we have a new market manager this year.

His name is Terry Johnson, and he can be reached at 3780811 for anyone looking to get a spot at the market,” said market president Lucas Handley in a press release.

Fraser-Nicola some of the highest indicators of children entering the school system with one or more educational risk factors, and in consequence we see the lowest rates in the province for high school graduation. We believe that performance criteria and funding allocations from the provincial government should be more flexible to allow local boards and schools to work creatively to address these needs. We support whole-heartedly initiatives like the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and its partnerships with resource companies for advanced training for First Nations students.

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Foulds on Target store opening From Page 6 Its addition to the city’s business landscape has been and continues

to be complemented by a diverse mix of businesses that have added Kamloops to their roster.

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High school rodeo action comes to the Nicola Valley

BLAZING SADDLES There was plenty of excitement at the Collettville rodeo grounds on the weekend as high school rodeo took centre stage. (Clockwise from above) Merritt’s Fallon Fosbery (left) and Amy Pozzobon lead Saturday morning’s grand entry. Kelsey Kynoch from Merritt works the barrels. MSS student Brooke Gabara sprints for home in the pole bending.

The Nicola Valley’s Resa Stoltzfus looks to the next barrel. MSS Grade 12 student Madi Stoltzfus fishes her loop in the breakaway roping. Young Blaine Manuel from 150 Mile House hangs on in the junior bull riding. Top local results will be published in Thursday’s paper. Ian Webster/Herald

TENNIS, ANYONE? The Merritt and District Tennis Club held its annual Icebreaker doubles tournament on the May 4-5 weekend. (Left) Club member Jean Belleau executes one of his patented topspin returns during mixed doubles play on the Sunday.

In the men’s doubles event, Harinder Singh and Bhavinder Bansi teamed up to defeat Belleau and Amadeep Khanguira in the final, 6-0,6-2. The women’s doubles final went to Miranda Bester and Barb Scapinello, who beat Anita Orton and Diane Quinn in a single pro set, 8-5. The mixed doubles title was won by Scapinello and Pavitar Dosanjh over Quinn and Belleau, 9-8 (7-5 tiebreaker).

The next MDTC event is a singles tournament on Saturday, June 1. For more information about the club, contact Quinn at 378-4501.

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Rugby introduced to elementary schools

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Close to 100 youngsters from Central, Collettville, Diamond Vale and Nicola Canford Elementary Schools convened at Diamond Vale last Thursday for a mini-

rugby tournament.

The modified touchonly game involved teams of seven players on the field with no tackling, scrums, lineouts or kicking of the ball.

Boys and girls teams played a round robin set of games that were offi-

ciated by members of the Merritt Secondary School rugby teams.

Collettville emerged victorious in the boys division, defeating Central three tries to one. Diamond Vale and Nicola Canford tied at two tries each in the girls’ final.

ON THE RUN Girls from Diamond Vale and Central Elementary Schools compete in minirugby last Thursday at Diamond Vale School. Craig Lindsay/Herald

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Survived by his loving wife Sherie (nee Lyke), daughter Elisa Scheitel (Tim), son Jon Scheitel (Christina), and grand-daughter Elexis; brothers Brian (Bonnie), Ted (Lynn), Tim ( Judi), Tom (Tracey), Toby (Tracey); brotherin-laws Ron Lyke (Sheryl), Doug Lyke, sister-in-law Sharon Raiwet (Richard); and mother-in-law Audrey Lyke; uncle Bob & aunt Mary; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by his grandparents, parents, father-in-law, brother-in-law, Grant Raiwet, sister-in-laws Doris and Laura Lyke, nephews Brodie Raiwet and Alex Bourrel.

Terry was born Jan. 1, 1948 in Melville Saskatchewan.

He moved to beautiful Oyama B.C. with his parents and brothers at the age of 10. After his father’s death in 1964 he spent some time in Europe & Germany, and then moved with his mother and brothers to Australia, where they resided until 1975. While in Australia, Terry met a nurse from Saskatchewan, Sherie, his soul mate. They travelled together through Asia and the Middle East, returning to Canada in 1975, marrying on Aug.6 1977. Terry completed his Education Degree at Simon Fraser University and moved to Merritt in 1979. He was a devoted husband, father, teacher, coach, and an outspoken political activist. He loved sports and keeping fit, reading, writing, travelling, and meditating. His fascination with the mysteries of the cosmos took him on a continual quest for knowledge and truth.

In liew of flowers please donate to the Kidney Cancer Research, www.kidneycancercanada.ca or to the Merritt and District Hospice, 3451 Voght Street, Merritt B.C., V1K 1C6.

Please join us in a Celebration of Life for Terry with our family on Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 pm at the Merritt Civic Center.

Application deadline: Apply now! Applications will be accepted until the position is filled with an exceptional candidate.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Receptionist / Administrative Assistant SUMMARY: Our office is looking for an energetic and outgoing receptionist/administrative assistant to support the office by managing the incoming calls efficiently, greeting clients, and providing excellent office/administrative support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES: • Answer, screen and transfer inbound phone calls • Receive and direct visitors and clients • Process customer invoices/payments • Maintain paper and electronic filing system • Handle requests for information and data • Maintain office supply inventories • Other duties as required/assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS: • High degree of composure and exhibits a strong work ethic • Deals with issues in a warm, pleasant, and gracious manner, ensuring sensitive issues are dealt with appropriately • Excellent computer skills as office is paperless • Attention to detail and accuracy • Bookkeeping knowledge is not required but would be an asset

Please mail or fax resumes as follows:

Our Office PO Box 700 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 Fax: 250-378-6061 No phone calls please

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The Council, as the result of an application from the owner’s agent of the named property, will consider allowing the use of the property to include recycling depot.

The application Àle is available for inspection at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C. during regular working days between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM until May 14th, 2013.

Further information can also be viewed on the City’s website, www.merritt.ca If you feel your property may somehow be affected by the proposed amendment and you wish to address City Council on any matters pertaining to this bylaw, please attend the Council meeting at City Hall on:

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 7:00 pm Your comments/concerns may also be presented in writing, in advance of the meeting by addressing them to the undersigned, or at the public hearing in person, by petition or by attorney.

Sean O’Flaherty, RPP Development Services OfÀcer Dated this 14th day of May 2013 at Merritt, BC

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