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WHERE THERE’S SMOKE... Lower Nicola residents used garden hoses to help Merritt firefighters put out a fire on a residential property on July 31 around 5 p.m. Several firetrucks, police, and a forestry helicopter were on scene at the blaze. Photos submitted by Mark Fairfield

Schoenborn to stay in custody in B.C.

By Emily Wessel THE HERALD newsroom@merrittherald.com

and Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Child-killer Allan Schoenborn’s request to be transferred to a psychiatric facility in Manitoba has been denied by a top official with province’s criminal justice branch.

Schoenborn has been held at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam since 2010, when he was found not criminally responsible for the 2008 slayings of his

three children. The bodies of 10-year-old Kaitlynne, eight-yearold Max, and fiveyear-old Cordon were discovered by their mother on April 6, 2008 in their Diamond Vale home.

The B.C. Criminal Justice Branch denied Schoenborn’s request for a transfer to the Selkirk Psychiatric Hospital in Selkirk, Man. on July 29, citing public safety is not better served if Schoenborn were allowed the move.

Schoenborn requested the transfer during his annual

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Allan Dwayne Schoenborn requested to be moved to Manitoba to be closer to family. Black Press files

release hearing in February, saying he wanted to be closer to family.

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criminally responsible, recommended approval of the transfer a few hours after the hearing.

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Both B.C. and Manitoba Attorney General’s ministries would have had to approve the move for it to go forward, but the move was stopped by the B.C. justice branch.

Schoenborn was originally convicted of first-degree murder, but was found not criminally responsible by reason of a mental disorder.

Schoenborn was diagnosed with a mental illness in 1999.

Schoenborn’s exwife and the murdered children’s mother, Darcie Clarke, also has family in Manitoba.

NCR reform act In May, Clarke’s family members publicly supported the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act, which they worked on with members of the federal government for five years. The bill has since passed in the House of Commons and is being reviewed by the Senate.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS A DRAMATIC FINISH Merritt Secondary School drama teacher Shanna Nelson (right) presents Angel’s Animal Rescue co-founder Judanna Caros (left) with a cheque for $907.75, raised through cash donations made in lieu of admission payment to the high school’s production of the Breakfast Club in June. Nelson said the money is earmarked for the shelter’s general operations.

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Triple murderer’s bid to move to Manitoba denied From Page 1 A preliminary draft of the bill also required notification to community members if a high-risk offender leaves or escapes from a facility, and also requires treating and classifying those with lengthy violent histories differently than those with mental disorders.

A May statement on Clarke’s victims’ advocacy website 4darcie.ca said the changes to the act will bring victims’ rights into balance with those of the people found not criminally responsible.

Escorted visits In 2011, the B.C. Review Board granted Schoenborn permission to go on escorted visits into the community.

That permission was revoked after members of Clarke’s family opposed the move, citing the fact she lived in the same community.

The board approved the request at the hearing, a year after Schoenborn’s conviction and exactly three years after he stabbed his children.

10-day manhunt Schoenborn was arrested 10 days after the killings in the backcountry surrounding Merritt.

He was found and held by local hunter Kim Robinson until police arrived.

Schoenborn was severely dehydrated and

of overgrown weeds on the unoccupied trailer’s lot. The owners of the trailer, who live out of town, didn’t respond to either of the orders, so the city hired a company to do the cleanup and sent them the bill, City of Merritt Bylaw Services Officer Bob Davis told the Herald.

was down to 90 pounds at five-feet, four inches tall when he was found.

Trailer still stands The City of Merritt has ordered two cleanups of the Diamond Vale property where the murders took place in the last two years as neighbours complain

SIGNS THAT YOUR NEIGHBOUR MAY BE E GROWING DRUGS • Windows are completely blacked out in areas of the house: es • No-ones living in the residence or have odd times of coming and going.

• May have potting plants, fertilizer bags or waterr lines around the property. ng sounds • Odd power lines running to the house or humming of generators.

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• An odd odour coming from the home If you think your neighbour may be growing drugs contact the local police or call crimestoppers to make an anonymous tip which could result in payment if an arrest or warrant is obtained.

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Bicycle pays goodwill foward Donated blue bike passed from fundraiser to fundraiser It started with a heartfelt idea. Lynda Etchart approached her co-workers at Royal LePage to pitch in and buy a cruiser bicycle and donate it to the fundraiser “Pray for the Boys” held at the Grand Pub and Grill this spring. This fundraiser donated all proceeds to a new non-profit society for underwater search and recovery. Fundraiser organizers Debbie Jackson, Lynne McCormack and Vicki Geier were more than happy to accept the bike purchased from Breathe Bikes, then a new business in town.

“The bike was originally a prize from a draw at the fundraiser that raised $600,” Grand owner Dana Egan said. When the draw was made, no one was more surprised than Egan that she was the winner. She immediately paid it forward and donated the bike back to the fundraiser and suggested a live auction for that same night.

“When Dana announced the bike would be auctioned, bidding started immediately,” said Jennifer Livermore, quality management co-ordinator for Rokstad Power Corporation and part of a crew that put a collective bid on the bike. “Stu Poppy, a power line technician with

Royal LePage’s Tom McDonagh and Lynda Etchart, Breathe Bikes owner Travis Fehr, Grand Pub and Grill owner Dana Egan, Rokstad’s Jennifer Livermore, NVHCA’s Jacquie Hall and raffle winner Dale Stewart are all eager to see what cause this blue cruiser bike, nicknamed “Blue Betty,” will raise funds for next. Submitted

Rokstad, rallied the rest of the crew at the table to pool their money to place a bid on the bike.”

The Rokstad crew patiently waited out the bidding, and then at the last moment, Poppy yelled out the winning bid of $500.

Poppy, on behalf of the crew, decided to pay it forward again, so after the event Livermore contacted

Michelle Stuttard at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre to inquire about donating the bike, now affectionately named “Blue Betty.” Stuttard contacted the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary (NVHCA) and suggested the group have a raffle on the bike. Proceeds from the raffle by the NVHCA are used to purchase equipment

for the hospital and Gillis House.

The NVHCA went straight to work arranging for the raffle. Livermore quickly got involved again, selling 200 of the 500 available tickets back to Rokstad staff.

With auxiliary members and hospital staff member Candice Bateson also selling tickets, the raffle was sold

out in less than a week.

“We couldn’t get over how everyone in town wanted a ticket for the bike and to be a part of this amazing paying-it-forward story,” NVHCA representative Jacquie Hall said.

On July 19, the NVHCA drew Dale Stewart’s name as the winner of the cruiser bike. Stewart works at — you guessed it — Rokstad Power Corporation.

The NVHCA raised $1,000 from that raffle, bringing the total raised so far in Blue Betty’s adventure to $2,100 for good causes in our community.

When the group got together to take a picture and talk about the bike’s journey, the question on everyone’s mind was, “Will Stewart pay it forward?”

Wouldn’t you know it, Stewart announced he will be paying it forward by donating the bike to a charitable organization. (At the time of writing, Stewart hadn’t decided which charity he’d pay it forward to.)

“Everyone involved is excited to watch where this bike will go next and if it will continue to pay it forward,” Stuttard said. But everywhere Blue Betty goes, people want to be part of her amazing story.

Submitted by Michelle Stuttard

7 days in jail for punching man in the face A local man was sentenced to seven days in jail for punching a man in the face in November 2012.

Ivan Howard Holmes pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm in a Merritt provincial courtroom on July 30 for the incident. Court heard the

48-year-old pounded on the fire escape door to a room at the Adelphi Hotel, eventually breaking it down and punching the victim in the face.

Crown counsel Tim Livingston said the victim had black eyes, a swollen nose and a lump by the ear, which

he called in the “low end” of bodily harm but not “trifling.”

Crown recommended a sentence of seven days in jail to be served intermittently on weekends so as not to interfere with Holmes’ full-time job as a mechanic. The judge followed the Crown’s

recommendation but added the sentence seemed light given the nature of the offence and Holmes’ record.

One day for broken-down door Holmes also pleaded guilty to one count of mischief under $5,000 for damage to

the door at the hotel.

He was sentenced to one day in jail, to be served concurrently, on that charge. He was also ordered to pay $250 in restitution to the victim, who had covered the cost of the damaged door.

The mischief charge also netted

Holmes six months of probation.

Holmes told court he should have had more restraint and shouldn’t have committed the assault.

He began serving his sentence at the Merritt RCMP detachment cells on Friday.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: August, 1999 Rod and gun club defies shutdown The partial closure of the Nicola Valley Rod and Gun Club’s shooting range may turn into the proverbial standoff if members have their way.

Although last week a representative from the provincial government instructed them to close down the pistol and large bore ranges, they said they are keeping them open — for now.

Club president Paul Komonoski said legal advisors instructed club members the government could not close any parts of the range at this time.

Improvements to ranges deemed necessary by the provincial government were supposed to be implemented over a time frame that lasts until Dec. 1, 1999.

These improvements would be made as a result of new provincial regulations the government is currently trying to put through.

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LNIB opening medicine wheel garden

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(Left) The formerly overgrown patch near the Shulus Gardens where the new medicine wheel-shaped garden is located. (Right) The site is ready to grow native plant species in the circular shape of the traditional First Nations symbol with four equal parts. The garden officially opens on Monday, Aug. 12. Submitted

The Lower Nicola Indian Band Grass Roots Garden Society is finishing up work on its brand new medicine wheel community garden ahead of its grand opening.

The garden, which is in the shape of the traditional First Nations symbol with a 55-foot diameter, will grow native plants and medicines within each of the circle’s

ordinator Billie Pierre said.

Anyone interested in volunteering with the project or gardening in it can contact growing.our.grassroots@ gmail.com.

The medicine wheel garden is also wheelchair accessible, and includes a meeting space in the centre that can be used as an outdoor classroom and to host ceremonies.

four sections. The cross that separates the sections will be the pathway on which people can walk through the garden.

The grand opening takes place at noon on Aug. 12 at the garden site next to Shulus Gardens, the band’s community garden that opened last year. With this new garden, the total growing area is about two acres, project co-

The project is funded by a partnership between WalMart Canada and Evergreen, a national environmental charity, that supports community-based initiatives including native planting initiatives, community food gardens and wildlife habitat restoration.

About a dozen people tend the community garden.

POLICE REPORT: Thefts from vehicles lead briefs Vehicle break-in Sometime overnight on July 20, unknown person(s) broke into a vehicle in the 2600 block of Quilchena Avenue through the passenger window. Items stolen include a Sirus satellite radio, insurance papers, binoculars, two pairs of sunglasses, CDs and some loose change.

Air horn dismantled Sometime between 1 a.m. on July 20 and 2:30 p.m. on July 22, unknown person(s) broke into a vehicle in the 1600 block of Armstrong Street. An emergency air horn had been dismantled and the centre piece had been taken. All additional pieces were left on a seat in the vehicle.

breaching his conditional sentence order. The man was arrested for assault and for two counts of breach. He was held in custody, appeared before a judge and was remanded into custody until his next court appearance.

Assault, two breaches for local On July 21 at approximately 11 a.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a complaint of a disturbance in the 1300 block of Walnut Avenue. The investigation revealed that a local 30-year-old man had previously assaulted his girlfriend and that he was also

Stolen bicycle Sometime between

evening on July 19 and July 21 an orange 12-speed bike was stolen from a yard in the 1300 block of Voght Street. The bicycle has disc brakes and a Brodi holder for a stroller on the rear. It is valued at $1,200.

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Flyers group hopes for takeoff

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Merritt resident Dean Obayashi is an avid radio-controlled helicopter flyer. He can make the aircraft do all sorts of aerial manoeuvres, such as flying upside down and backwards.

Obayashi is part of a group of fellow flyers who wish to start a non-profit club of R/C plane flyers so they can take to the sky.

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Merritt resident Dean Obayashi has a passion for flying, but when he flies, he stays on the ground.

Obayashi is interested in planes of the radiocontrolled variety.

He said his passion for flying began about 20 years ago when his wife bought him an R/C plane.

“When I took it out, I never put it back down again, so I was hooked ever since,” Obayashi said.

Obayashi said it was exciting to fly the gaspowered plane with a six-foot wingspan.

However, there was a learning curve for the now-proficient model plane flyer. He said controlling the aircraft at first was like standing on a ball with only one foot, as the planes back then were not as sophisticated electronically as they are today.

He said the stability with R/C planes today is much better as they run electronically as opposed to mechanically and are much more powerful.

These days, Obayashi flies mostly helicopters, which he says are a bit trickier to handle — but he makes it look easy.

Obayashi can flip a helicopter upside down in flight, fly it backwards and even make it spin in mid-air.

He said R/C planes can do plenty of manoeuvres too, including hovering just like a helicopter, flying upside down or touching their tails to the ground.

“You can do anything you want, pretty much,” Obayashi said.

Obayashi said he used to be long to the Merritt Fun Flyers, an R/C flyers group that became defunct about six years ago due to lack of interest. However, he said flying R/C planes isn’t as expensive a hobby as it used to be, and he thinks a flyers club in Merritt could take off once more.

The man leading a new group of hobby R/C flyers is Jerry

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Fassbender moved to Merritt six years ago and said he’s had people tell him they remember flying R/C planes.

The group had a table set up at Rotary Park on Canada Day and Fassbender said they had 15 people give them their names and ask to be contacted when Fassbender and company get an official group off the ground.

Fassbender said the group of R/C flyers here are not yet a registered, non-profit organization.

They need to find their own field before they can set up an official group, though they do have about 10 active members at the moment.

“The field will cement our group together, so that we have a place to go, have our meeting[s] and so forth and so on,” Fassbender said.

For the time being, these R/C flyers have not been cleared for takeoff.

The group flies mostly at Voght Park but Obayashi said a public park won’t do if they are to get an official club going as there is a risk of having a collision with a person or someone’s property if the flyer were to lose control of his or her R/C plane.

“You can get out of control and land on a house or land on somebody or hit somebody,

so it’s just not safe to fly here,” Obayashi said.

They may be fun to fly, but Fassbender said these planes are not toys.

“They’re perceived to be toys but they’re really not,” he said, adding that R/C planes are real aircraft that could cause damage to people or property.

Fassbender said each flyer is insured by the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC).

Once they have a private field that is sanctioned by MAAC, each group member and the field will be fully insured

by MAAC, Fassbender said, but the insurance does not cover members who fly at public parks. He said the field has to be inspected and approved by an MAAC reprentative.

He said the insurance covers public liability and property damage.

“It’s like a car, same as your car. The owners who own the property are covered. There’s no lawsuit against them if anything should happen on their property while we’re flying. Every thing’s covered under MAAC,” Fassbender said.

As the hobby group’s “number 1 pusher,” Fassbender said he’s been looking for a land owner to donate or lease some private land to the group so they can fly.

He said he’s talked to some of the local ranchers and First Nations bands but at the moment, the group

remains grounded.

Fassbender said the ideal size field for them is 400 feet long by 40 feet wide.

They do have an airstrip out at the Quilchena Ranch they are allowed to use but it can be too windy to fly at times and is further outside of town than they’d like, Fassbender said.

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Untangling the web of crime reporting legalities Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS In B.C., any reporter wishing to use an electronic device is required to be accredited and have the proper media accreditation card.

To be accredited, a journalist must read (and understand) a package by the Canadian Judicial Council on reporting on criminal

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cases, as well as the court’s policy on electronic device use.

The electronic device (whether it’s a voice recorder, cellphone or laptop) cannot be used to take photos or video inside the courtroom.

It is to be used “for the sole purpose of verifying notes and for no other purpose.”

Without that card I so patiently await, I can’t use my voice recorder in the local courthouse recently.

Still, I swung by to sit in on the provincial court proceedings, relying on my ears and (abominably messy) shorthand.

(Fun fact: shorthand

was virtually skipped over in my journalism school, as it’s now fairly obsolete as the primary way of getting information for a story.)

So there I was, scribbling down information as it came, and luckily it was not a complicated story so when I checked against other documents, the facts were OK. But crime stories aren’t always straightforward, and are often (and unsurprisingly) sensitive in nature. There are many rules around what reporters can and can’t report on when it comes to criminal cases. For example, if a crime is going to trial, a reporter

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cannot report on the accused’s criminal record leading up to the beginning of the trial.

The standard timeline for not reporting on a convicted criminal before they hit trial is one year.

The idea is not to prejudice the jury, but this is understandably problematic as a rule of thumb.

In particularly notorious cases, the idea that a jury hasn’t seen, heard or read the preceding media reports is likely naive, especially given how they’re often catalogued online.

But my issue with this is that it eliminates the ability to report on

relevant information. If a person is on trial for first degree murder and has had a separate first degree murder charge thrown out in the past because of evidence tampering, that is to stay out of the story despite the fact that it seems relevant.

Of course, that opens up the whole issue of reasonable relevance — what seems relevant to one may not seem to be to another.

However, career criminals do not commit their crimes in a vacuum, and that’s something judges, juries, lawyers and media people all realize. Lawyers constantly

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take everything they can into account to defend the accused or the victim, including life circumstances such as poverty and addictions. All the rules governing crime reporting come back to the reporter covering his or her own tush and the publication doing the same thing. But with the onslaught of social media reports and unsubstantiated claims and accusations getting thrown around online, reporters have to be especially careful about what information they pass along. Retweeting a defamatory tweet as fact can damage both the reporter and the

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paper. Still, some crime reporters and publishers are getting bolder in their decisions and pushing the limits of these vague boundaries.

The release of pertinent information can also come down to a matter of public safety.

If a person decides to start dealing crack cocaine, that is rarely (if ever) an isolated crime. Dealing brings in traffickers, who often carry weapons to protect their stashes.

Traffickers and dealers intimidate and threaten their rivals, which often brings violence against other people.

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YOUR OPINION Merritt needs to embrace country greats Dear Editor, Re: City of Music a go next year (Merritt Herald, July 30) We moved to Merritt six years ago and love this city. I am disappointed by the lack of music venues but have heard that this latest music weekend was a success.

Although I will have to agree with Mr. Brooks’ thanking all the volunteers, I failed to see the successful side of this event, which only lasted for two days.

Perhaps Merritt should

wake up and smell the coffee as we have good old country music 52 weeks of the year in the Adelphi Hotel. Not only that, two of the best guitar pickers in the country live right here in Merritt. I’m talking about Joe Lonsdale and our very own country music Hall of Fame inductee Mr. Gary Cooper.

When these two artists grace the stage, you have the best country music, bar none.

Cooper Country goes all year long and not just two days. He invites all kinds of local talent to get up on

stage to jam and, let me tell you, Merritt has some awesome talent.

One misconception is that the Adelphi Hotel is a scary place to go. This is far from the truth. The staff and management are like family and with Cooper’s country music going on Fridays and Saturdays, the place rocks. When I counted 17 people at the main stage on Friday, the Adelphi was packed with people from all over, including Arizona and Utah. These people come to Merritt to spend money and

to enjoy Cooper and Lonsdale’s music.

One line in a song I wrote about moving to Merritt goes, “We found a small place called Adelphi, a place that made us feel right at home.” That’s what it feels like.

I will also take my hat off to Quade Lindgren for taking on Music in the Park on a short notice. He has a good local talent lineup, so this should be good for August.

Instead of paying outside musicians, more should be

done to support our local talent. I have the pleasure of performing with two other musicians at the Gillis House and Nicola Meadows and the reward for that is seeing the residents tap their toes and mouth the old Hank Williams songs we do.

Merritt is billed as the “Country Capital of Canada,” so please don’t forget that there is country music all year by Gary Cooper.

John G. Flottvik Lower Nicola

Ajax facing steady opposition Rules around publication of crime, punishment safe but restrictive Dear Editor,

From Page 6 In other words, crime becomes a tangled web that reporters have to try to untangle, all without stepping over the boundaries that are designed to keep them out of legal trouble themselves.

Without a publication ban on a case, virtually anything that’s said or happens in the courtroom is fair game. When people commit crimes, they are giving up their privacy on their criminal matters, to an extent. The information on the case becomes public record, which anyone can access online through B.C. Court Services Online. That service allows anyone on a computer to search up a person by name and find his or her rap sheet.

A criminal having her or his name published is natural consequence of being convicted of an offence. People who commit crimes bring a plague of problems into the community, and their neighbours have the right to know. The protection of one criminal’s identity could jeopardize the broader community’s safety. And where’s the justice in that?

We are sending this letter to your community on behalf of many Kamloops citizens who are opposed to development of an open-pit copper and gold mine immediately adjacent to, and partly within, our city’s boundaries – the Ajax mine.

We have learned that current legislation allows the interests of mining companies to override the needs and aspirations of municipalities, regional districts and First Nations. The Mineral Tenure Act gives preferential treatment to the mining sector over other development opportunities, such as those in renewable resources, agriculture, and tourism. Because of the well-documented health and environmental hazards associated with open-pit mining, we believe it is critical for all B.C. residents to be aware of this issue.

This spring, Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne called on the provincial

government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. This resolution will be put before the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) this fall, and we believe it is extremely important that local governments and First Nations across B.C. support efforts to enshrine their right to refuse proposals that threaten the well-being of their citizens or local eco-systems.

We wish to clarify that we are not opposed to responsible mining.

However, developing an open-pit copper and gold mine dangerously close to, and upwind from, a populated area is extremely irresponsible and should not be allowed. The health and environmental risks associated with open-pit mining require that such activity be safely away from heavily populated areas and vulnerable ecosystems.

Fundamentally, we believe that the long-term health and wellbeing of the population and protection of the environment must take priority over the short-term

economic benefits of resource extraction.

The present environmental assessment process, however wellintentioned, cannot be relied upon to protect the long-term interests of local populations or the environment in which we live.

We encourage you to let local politicians attending the UBCM convention know how important it is for them to support the resolution calling on the provincial government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. We encourage all citizens of B.C. to contact their MLAs and express their concerns.

We simply cannot allow the short-term corporate interests of mining companies to take priority over our health, the health of our children and grandchildren, and our environment.

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With less than two weeks to go until the beginning of training camp, it’s time to get caught up on what’s happening with our beloved Merritt Centennials and around the BCHL. Here’s a taste of things to come.

Former Cents captain named to academic all-star team The NCAA’s Hockey East Conference recently released its annual list of top academic athletes for 2012-13. Receiving special recognition was former Merritt Centennials captain Evan Stack who is attending the University of Massachusetts-Amherst on a hockey scholarship.

In order to receive the honour of being named an academic all-star, HEC athletes must achieve a GPA (grade-point average) of 3.0 or better in both academic periods. Stack had a very impressive 3.97 GPA. A native of Calgary, Stack suffered a concussion early in the 2012-13 season and played just four games for the UMass Minutemen in his rookie year.

In two full seasons with the Centennials, the six-foot one-inch, 194-pound Stack played a total of 125 regular and playoff games, amassing 50 goals and 56 assists for 106 points, as well as 55 minutes in penalties. He was one of the key players in leading Merritt to the BCHL’s Interior Conference finals in the 2011-12 season.

Nine other BCHL graduates received HEC academic all-star honours: Michael Colantone (Prince George Spruce Kings – UMass-Lowell), Dan Correale (Nanaimo Clippers – New Hampshire), Matt Cronin (Surrey Eagles – Merrimack), Quinn Gould (West Kelowna Warriors – Merrimack), Jordan Heywood (Victoria Grizzlies – Merrimack), Isaac MacLeod (Penticton Vees – Boston College), Peter McMullen (Langley Rivermen – Boston College), Kyle Murphy (Vernon Vipers – Providence) and Sean Robertson (Vernon Vipers – Merrimack).

Cents set to play three exgames at home Merritt Centennials fans will have ample opportunity to see this year’s team in its infancy as the Cents play three of their four scheduled exhibition games in the friendly confines of the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

The pre-season kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 22 with a visit from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The ’Backs will undoubtedly be a rejuvenated team, as the franchise has new ownership, a new coaching staff and a plethora of emerging talent. Game time is 7 p.m.

The Centennials play their only road exhibition game three days later, as they travel to Trail for the first half of a homeand-home versus Bill Birks and the Smoke Eaters. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since a midsummer trade that saw the Cents acquire veteran defenceman Shane Poulsen from Trail in return for the Cents’ dynamic forward Brendan Lamont.

On Friday, Aug. 30, the Smokies seep into Merritt for a 7:30 p.m. return engagement.

The ex-sched wraps up the following night, Aug. 31, when the Prince George Spruce Kings come to town for a 7:30 p.m. game.

The Sprucies have arguably been the busiest team in the off-season when it comes to trades, swinging a number of deals with teams from back east.

Tickets for all Cents home exhibition games are $5 per person. Season ticket holders get in free.

Barrett reports on some BCHL changes for the coming season At the Merritt Centennials annual general meeting on June 26, team governor Brian Barrett made a couple of announcements stemming from the British Columbia Hockey League’s own AGM in May: 1. After much speculation and discussion about their inclusion, Wenatchee, Wash. will not be part of the [BCHL] this year.

The league will be comprised of the same 16 teams and three divisions, and will once again have a full interlocking schedule.

2. Bauer has come through with an unbelievable equipment sponsorship deal for the league that overall will save teams a considerable amount of money. In return, starting right from day one in late August, only Bauer sticks may be used by all BCHL teams.

There will be substantial fines if this rule is violated (first offence: $5,000, second offence

: $10,000), and a five-minute on-ice penalty and a game ejection for illegal equipment.

3. The BCHL’s regular-season schedule will see each team play 58 games, two more than last year but still two fewer than the traditional 60-game schedule the league maintained for many years.

to Sunday, Sept. 8.

Each BCHL team will play two games at the Showcase. The results will count towards the regular 2012-13 standings. Last year, over 200 scouts from Canadian and American universities and colleges, as well as many NHL teams, were in attendance at the inaugural event.

The Merritt Centennials play their first Showcase game on Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. against the Coquitlam Express, and their final game on Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. versus the Langley Rivermen.

In total, 16 games involving all 16 BCHL teams will take place over the three days.

Cents training camp less than two weeks away Todd Miller goes off air with the Vernon Vipers One-time Merritt Centennials play-byplay broadcaster Todd Miller (1998-2003) has signed off as the voice of the Vernon Vipers.

Miller, a veteran of more than 1,000 BCHL games, has decided to devote more time to his young family and concentrate on his duties as the Vipers’ assistant general manager. Vernon will be hosting the RBC Cup in April of 2014.

“I owe it to my boys to spend more time with them,” Miller told sports writer Graeme Corbett of the Vernon Morning Star. “And we definitely have room for some improvement in business operations.”

Miller has spent many memorable moments in the broadcast booth — none more so than during the infamous brawl between the Cents and Vipers in the final regular season game of the 2002-3 season in Merritt. The battle on the ice carried over to the players’ tunnel and involved both team’s coaches. That summer, Miller made the move to Vernon, as did the Centennials’ noted agitator, Luke Pierce — Merritt’s current head coach and GM. Miller told the Morning Star that, despite the cramped legs and monotony of spending hours and hours on the road, he will miss travelling with the Vipers.

“The camaraderie that comes from a close-knit, fun-loving bunch of teenagers is truly a unique experience.”

BCHL finalizes second annual showcase The British Columbia Hockey League has announced the schedule for its Bauer BCHL Showcase, being held for the second consecutive year at Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre.

The 2013 event runs from Friday, Sept. 6

The Merritt Centennials’ main training camp is all set to kick off on Monday, Aug. 19. Cents’ head coach and GM Luke Pierce said this year’s camp, like last year’s, will be extremely streamlined. No more than 40 players are expected to attend this year.

“We’re going to run with a two-team camp – very limited numbers.”

Pierce has made it very clear that he has no interest in starting a rebuilding process again. His focus will be on constructing a team that can win consistently this year and continue to enjoy the success of the past two seasons.

“We’ve set ourselves now in the upper echelon of our division and we need to stay there,” Pierce said at the team’s AGM in June.

Willcox attends Flyers’ development camp In the early part of July, former Merritt Centennials defenceman Reece Willcox attended the Philadelphia Flyers Development Camp (formerly known as Prospects Camp). The 19-year-old Willcox, from Surrey, was selected 141st overall by the Flyers in the 2012 NHL Draft.

In two seasons with the Centennials (2010-12), the six-foot four-inch, 195-pound Willcox played 118 regular and playoff games, scored 13 goals, and added 31 assists for 44 points. He also played for the goldmedal-winning Canada West team at the 2012 World Junior A Challenge in Langley.

Willcox is currently attending Cornell University on a hockey scholarship. In his rookie season with the Big Red, Willcox picked up five assists in 34 games played.

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MATURE, clean, quiet professional working in Merritt seeking 1 bedroom, Pet friendly accommodation for 1 to 2 years.

I am N/S N/P with friendly/quiet/kennel trained 2 year old black lab. Would prefer furnished/all inclusive (heat/hydro/cable/internet) rental in the price range of $600$800/month + DD. Call Jeff (250) 272-6693.

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Journeyman Crane Operator or equivalent is preferred. Preemployment drug and alcohol testing is required. Flight allowance offered. If you are interested, please forward your resume to careers@entrec.com or fax to 780.962.1722. Please note the position and location you are applying for on your email or fax. Please visit our website at www.entrec.com for additional information on this position and our company.

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Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

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Real Estate

GLENN WALKER TOWNHOMES Available Aug. 30, 2013 • 2 Bedrooms • 1.5 Bathrooms • Appliances • Carport Parking • Patio • Close to Shops • Close to Schools $825/month plus utilities Please email for an appointment: pmhbc01@gmail.com

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

KENGARD MANOR Spacious 1 & 3 bedroom apartments.

F/S, heat and hot water included.

Ask about move-in incentives For appointment call

Ph: 250-378-9880

One bdrm for one adult only.

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250-378-2954

Homes for Rent 2 bdrm, fenced yard, 2 blocks from town. $900 plus utils.

250-396-7109

Merritt, B.C. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Looking for a new career?

How about a secure and steady job with Home Hardware Merritt! We offer a clean and safe work environment in a motivating and fun atmosphere with a competitive salary and beneďŹ ts program. We are seeking employees for the following positions and qualiďŹ cations:

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Acreage for Sale

Townhouses

Join the team by emailing your resume, cover letter and references to Peter Moyes at:

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Recreational/Sale 1999 Damon Challenger Class A Motorhome, Ford V10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km, new tires, brakes & batteries, $27,500 obo. (250)365-7152 Castlegar

Boats

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for more ďŹ shing room, tilt steering, removable seats with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow for ďŹ shing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

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(250)354-7471 Nelson

Lower Nicola Indian Band School TEACHER - GRADES 3/4 SPLIT CLASS External Job Opportunities (job descriptions available upon request)

GRADES 3/4 TEACHER - QUALIFICATIONS • Category 5 Teaching Degree • Teacher CertiÀcation - BC College of Teachers • Training/Experience re: grade level • Experience with First Nations children an asset • Experience with behaviorally challenged students • Experience in developing and implementing IEP’s • Excellent communication, leadership & interpersonal skills • Working knowledge of BC curriculum, effective instructional methodologies and a holistic approach to meeting the learning needs of students • Willing to continue to gain new knowledge and skills, be à exible, positive and a team player • Current Basic First Aid CertiÀcate or willing to upgrade • Knowledge of N’lakapamux Language/Culture an asset * Criminal Records Check is mandatory for all positions

SALARY: Negotiable DEADLINE: August 9, 2013 START DATE: August 26, 2013 (summer institute) Interested candidates to submit resume and cover letter to: Angie Sterling, Principal The Lower Nicola Band School 201 Horn Road, MERRITT, BC, VIK 1M8 FAX: (250) 378-6389 Email: asterling@lnib.net

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Rooms for Rent 2 Furnished rooms for rent $415/$465 includes xtreme internet, cable, laundry, utilities, private entrance,suitable for working person, on bus route.

No drinking or drugs. 3785128

Misc. for Sale

Suites, Lower

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Moving Sale. Pool table,pressure washer,dolly,table saw,mitre saw,drill press and much more. Call 250-5236809 or come by 363 Basalt Drive Logan Lake

2 bedroom basement suite.

N/s, n/p. 250-378-9948 Furnished! New, 2 bedroom basement suite within walking distance to the downtown core. F/s, d/w, w/d. No smoking or pets. Hydro included. $900.00 per month. 250-3153548 One bdrm ground level suite on Bann St. Avail immed. 250378-5610

Help Wanted

(1) Truck Driver/Yard Person • Class 1 driver’s license, clean drivers abstract • Full-time shifts, Monday - Saturday • Customer service experience

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2.98 acres for sale $138,000.

Acreage nestled in beautiful Meadowbrook area Kimberley, BC. Water & septic hookup in place. Property backing onto a creek & views of the Kimberley Alpine Resort Ski Hill. Assessed value $151,000. Zoned RR4. Minutes from Ski Hill & golf courses. Please contact 250-342-8334 or tierco70@gmail.com

Help Wanted

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Help Wanted

PART-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR OUR

CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT (approx. 20 hours/week)

The award winning Merritt Herald is currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to help out in our circulation department.

Main duties would be to make sure our newspaper arrives at every doorstep in the Merritt, Lower Nicola and Logan Lake areas.

Responsibilities • Communicating with carriers and customers. • Handle all phone inquires and complaints in a professional and efÀcient manner.

QualiÀcations • Must have strong organizational and communication skills • Be able to work well under pressure. • Some ofÀce/computer experience is also required. • Must also have own form of transportation.

If you are interested please drop your resume off in person to 2090 Granite Ave., Merritt, BC. No phone calls please.

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