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Fun In The Sun Monck Provincial Park was teeming with activity as people took to the waters of Nicola Lake to beat the heat on Saturday. The mercury rose up to 36 C this past weekend in the Nicola Valley, which made for some of the hottest temperatures of the summer so far. Michael Potestio/Herald

Youth addictions counsellor’s job in jeopardy

By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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The fate of local youth addictions counsellor Jim Laidlaw’s job is in jeopardy as funding for his position is expected to come up short.

Laidlaw spends three days a week in Merritt and the rest of his time in Logan Lake, Chase and Kamloops doing one-onone counselling with people

up to age 25 affected by addiction — their own or somebody else’s.

He has worked in Merritt for the past eight years as an outreach worker and counsellor for the Kamloops-based treatment facility Phoenix Centre, which has a contract with the Ministry of Children and Family Development to provide counselling services.

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wages and benefits for Laidlaw, but not operational or administrative costs for his program.

The Phoenix Centre has been footing the bill for those costs, which include things such as travel and cellphone bills.

Last year, the Phoenix Centre chipped in $17,000, and that number is expected to climb steadily, Phoenix Centre executive director Sian Lewis said.

Without a new source of funding for that $17,000 and rising, Laidlaw’s position could be terminated as early as fall.

“Disappointing would be a small word in this situation,” Lewis said.

It’s not as simple as cutting back Laidlaw’s travel to Merritt from three days a week to one or two to save some money.

Under its contract with the government, the Phoe-

nix Centre can’t alter its level of service.

That contract also essentially freezes funding from the ministry.

Lewis said that puts the Phoenix Centre between a rock and a hard place, as it has its own budgetary constraints and is unlikely to continue subsidizing the contract.

She said there are no efficiencies to find — essentially, if they can’t find

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another source for that $17,000 shortfall, they’ll have to end the contract.

Once that contract is released, it goes back to the ministry, which would seek a new service provider to fill it.

Lewis said it’s a reality of tightening budgets in health-care sectors across the province, noting Merritt’s situation is not unique.

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Cause of fire undetermined Firefighters continued working at the scene nearly 12 hours after the blaze started and claimed more than just the roof of this building on Quilchena Avenue.

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The investigation into the fire that caused over $1 million in damage to two buildings in Merritt’s downtown core has concluded, but the cause of the fire couldn’t be determined.

The Merritt Fire Rescue Department did determine the blaze started on the exterior and between the buildings in the 2000 block

of Quilchena Avenue.

The age and construction of both heritage buildings plus years worth of accumulated garbage between the buildings contributed to the fire spreading, fire chief Dave Tomkinson told the Herald.

Investigators ruled out electrical and mechanical ignition sources, but were

unable to determine a specific ignition source.

The local fire department, RCMP, and fire cause and origin investigators from the insurance companies were involved in the investigation.

Three businesses were lost in the fire on June 30 because of water and smoke damage: Blooming Pets,

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The fire also ruined six apartment suites in the second storey above Earthwalker and Starz, which shared a building.

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By Emily Wessel THE HERALD

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The Baillie House is cooking up something good — but it needs help from home cooks around the Nicola Valley.

If you’ve got a favourite comfort food recipe, the Baillie House wants to hear from you.

Summer students at the historic property popular with tourists are putting together a cookbook using recipes submitted by residents of the Nicola Valley.

Organizers are also asking for a short write-up about why the recipe is important or what memories it’s associated with to include in the book.

Summer student Jaden Riddle said recipes shouldn’t be too complicated, but instead classic comfort

food.

“Your home family recipes, stuff that’s the favourites,” she said. “Something your grandma made or your mom made that you remember from when you were a kid.”

Summer student Jake MacLaren said they’ve already collected about five recipes, and they are aiming for a total of 20.

MacLaren said he does not have a hard deadline for recipe submissions but is hoping to have them all in by mid-August as his position with the Baillie House ends at the end of that month.

He said one of the write-ups from a contributor indicated the recipe was a secret from her grandmother, who would only make the Dutch almond squares at Christmas.

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down to her mother, then her mother passed it down to her and she continued the tradition.

“Even if it was something like people have consistently said back to them that it’s one of the best recipes they’ve ever had, if they’ve used it at special occasions and everyone’s loved it, just to get an idea of how people have used it and maybe a little story behind it if they have one,” MacLaren said.

On pages where there is some white space, MacLaren said they’ll also be putting some fun facts about Merritt and the Nicola Valley.

This cookbook will be the Baillie House’s third edition, and once it is complete, proceeds from its sales will go back to the Baillie House.

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Library renovations coming to SD 58

By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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This summer the libraries of School District 58 are getting makeovers as they change from the traditional library model to learning commons.

However, renovations have been behind schedule due to the ongoing labour dispute between the teachers’ union and the provincial government. The renovations have been delayed by about two weeks.

Assistant superintendent of SD 58, Steve McNiven, said when the B.C. teachers’ union began a full scale strike – which eliminated the last two weeks of school in June – maintenance workers weren’t allowed to cross picket lines at schools to continue the renovations.

One of the terms of a recently approved contract for Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) was to not cross teacher picket lines.

“We do have maintenance doing work in our schools right now, so that we are getting some projects done over the summer,” McNiven said. “We’re not sure whether we’ll be able to get all of our plans completed at this point, but we’re work-

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ing at them.”

Over the course of the summer, all nine of the libraries in SD 58 will be renovated to fit the new learning commons model. Essentially, school libraries will become more of a vibrant learning space as opposed to the old stereotypical quiet place of study.

“It’s a space that allows for more collaboration. It is opened up and allows for multimedia-type activities to take place,” McNiven said.

He said the goal of the new model is to create a more engaging and student-driven setting.

McNiven said over the summer the priority is to complete work that might otherwise be disruptive to learning if it was done during the school year.

“We’ve got some construction taking place where we’ve got walls being removed and spaces being opened up, so that it can be more of an open learning environment,”

McNiven said, noting that type of construction is pegged for completion over the summer.

McNiven also said there will be new flooring, and new furniture is being built for the libraries by their maintenance department.

“Quite a lot of changes. Between circulation desks, and shelving and tables for learning, there’s going to be some big improvements,” he said.

McNiven said the costs vary from library to library, but noted the price tag for renovations would be no more than $20,000 per school.

Not all the costs are in yet, McNiven said, but they have some funds set aside for capital projects such as this one.

“We thought that this project would have a good opportunity to improve the learning in our district,” McNiven said.

Merritt Secondary School principal Bill Lawrence said the changes to the MSS library include taking out the old, stack shelves and replacing them with shorter ones that are more mobile and can be rearranged.

There will also be more couches, and stools to sit and read on located next to the library’s window that faces the school entrance, Lawrence said.

Phoenix Centre unlikely to keep funding From Page 1 She will be meeting with the Interior Health Authority, MCFD and School District 58 later this month in Merritt about the funding situation and how it will look in the future for clients many of those agencies see.

She noted local partners have been supportive of Laidlaw’s work in Merritt, and this fiscal decision was made at a higher level.

The best case scenario from that meeting would see them come up with another way to fill the funding gap for one more year, which would give them that time to figure out how to serve Merrittonians during the transition to another agency.

Without that grace

period, the transition is likely to be more like a gap in service, Lewis said.

“Definitely, I think the community will feel it,” she said.

“It’s not that somebody can’t operate in a way that’s similar to Jim, but it’s certainly not going to happen quickly.”

Lewis will take the information from that meeting to the Phoenix Centre’s board of directors, which will make a final decision about the contract this summer.

The Phoenix Centre is required to give 60 days notice to the government in the event it terminates the contract.

Lewis said long-term, the problem with retaining a skilled addictions counsellor goes beyond one year

of subsidizing the contract.

Without adequate funding, the position may not attract counsellors with as much experience and education as Laidlaw, Lewis said.

She said the person isn’t the position, but the funding has to match the appropriate level of experience.

“You’re not going to be able to hire that same calibre of person into that role if the contract’s at that same amount,” she said.

Many of the clients Laidlaw works with in Merritt are dealing with more than substance use, Lewis said.

“We’re not just dealing with truancy or smoking a little bit of marijuana,” Lewis said. “We’re dealing with youth who are sui-

cidal, have family members who are suicidal, sexual offences happening within the home, physical abuse, psychological abuse, mental health diagnoses... the list goes on. These are hugely complex cases. An entry level worker is not going to be able to walk in the door and deal with that.”

ASK Wellness youth services worker Stacy Wormell has worked closely with Laidlaw and sits on the Child and Youth Committee with him.

She said it would be a travesty if Laidlaw no longer worked here.

“He touches a lot of lives in Merritt,” she said.

Wormell penned a letter of support for Laidlaw, which she sent to the Phoenix Centre.

“Jim has countless

stories of terrible, heartwrenching scenarios where youth have fallen through the cracks of society. Due to the great work that Jim has done in the community of Merritt, these heartwrenching stories (more times than not) turn into great stories of success and hope,” Wormell wrote.

Other agencies in the Nicola Valley offer addictions counselling services, but Laidlaw’s position is different in that its scope specifically covers youth, and he is highly mobile, able to meet clients outside of a traditional office setting if that’s what they choose.

“It’s definitely something our community needs to take a look at. We can’t really afford to lose this service,” Wormell said.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: July 1978 Block parent program to be started in Merritt “Just a way the community can look after their own children,” is how Wendy Newell describes the Block Parent program to be started in September.

Block parents provide a safe spot where children can go for help, Newell, who is organizing the program in Merritt, said.

Safe houses on the major routes to schools are marked with large signs, and children know they can go there if they are hurt or in trouble.

Everyone who applies to be a Block Parent will be screened by the police, she added.

The Merritt RCMP are in favour of the program, Corp. John Gilbert said. He added that it has proved very effective in Langely, B.C. where there had been a number of indecent assaults and similar crimes.

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Fee and charge review expected in 2014 look after our computers and networks.

Our expectation is that this will allow for some preventative maintenance which will reduce the number of times that our computer systems are unavailable.

The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt annual report for 2013.

Financial Services

Fees, charges to be reviewed

represents the municipal portion of the tax bills for the communities.

Goals for 2014 For 2014, the Financial Services Department has a number of goals.

At the end of 2013, council approved funding for a new financial accounting software system.

The new software will help the finance department provide the other managers with better and more accurate reports. We selected the software system produced by Vadim Computer Management.

Our goal will be to achieve a smooth migration from our old system over to our new accounting and financial software. This will give us the tools to provide better reporting of our financial results for both council and our department managers.

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One of the largest expenses we have at the city is our policing costs.

Our total policing costs for 2013 were $2.3 million and that is expected to rise to $2.5 million in 2014.

This is a substantial burden on a community our size and the finance department will be looking at ways that we can reduce those costs.

The reliability of the computer systems for the city has been an issue for some time and requires some improvement. Service for the other departments has not been adequate as we need to respond to their needs on a timelier basis.

In the past, we have been relying on a contractor from outside the city to deal with maintenance issues that arise.

In order to improve availability and give timely service, we will be hiring a computer technician in 2014 who will

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province for value for costs incurred.

A number of municipalities were selected for the first year of the program for a variety of subject reviews. Merritt was selected by the Auditor General to have its policing costs reviewed.

Staff from the Auditor General’s office performed some work during the fall and will be doing some more work in 2014. We have been told the results of the audit will be made available in March 2015.

Council and staff work hard to ensure that we meet as much of the infrastructure and service needs of the community as we can while keeping our taxes and fees as reasonable as possible.

One of the regular complaints we hear at city hall is how Merritt has the highest property taxes in the province.

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The finance department will be doing a review of the various fees and charges for the city in 2014. Some of these charges have not been reviewed for several years.

It is important that the charges are fair to everyone and that they adequately recover the costs incurred by providing the service.

Fees and charges are an important part of the revenue sources for the city. Property taxes only cover 56 per cent of our overall budget.

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The Financial Services Department is responsible for the city’s financial records and reporting; annual budget; information technology; property taxes; cash receipts; payroll; accounts payable and receivable; utility billings and collections.

It is the mandate of the Financial Services Department to provide council, city departments, government agencies and the general public with advice, leadership and resources regarding the financial management of the city.

The year 2013 was a transition year as Pat Sibilleau left the city at the end of June to take a finance position with a city outside the province. Our new financial services manager, Ken Ostraat, started with the city in August.

Ben Currie was in charge of financial services for most of the summer and was kept very busy with the yearend audit and filing of the annual reports while looking after the day-today operations.

One of the programs introduced by the province during 2013 was the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government. Their mandate is to review the financial operations of local governments in the

est source of revenue for the city at 27 per cent.

Cemetery expansion The Financial Services Department works together with public works in providing the city’s cemetery services.

The space available at the Pine Ridge Cemetery for future burials is reaching an end as we have only enough space to deal with anticipated needs for the next three years.

We have land to the east of the cemetery which can be prepared for future use.

As part of this development, we will be looking to have a landscape architect prepare a cemetery master plan that looks at how we should develop our existing cemetery and its future expansion.

We will be looking for a plan that outlines possible landscaping options that will improve the appearance of our cemetery.

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BUSINESS

Don’t rush Site C dam, mayor urges

By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS tfletcher@blackpress.ca

The community most affected by the proposed third dam on the Peace River is urging the B.C. government to get more answers before going ahead.

Hudson’s Hope Mayor Gwen Johansson made the rounds of Vancouver media this week, backed up by a consultant’s report that questions the need for the $8 billion project assessed by a federal-provincial joint review panel this spring.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has said the cabinet will consider the federal panel’s report and decide this fall whether to issue permits to allow construction to begin in

Artist’s rendering of Site C dam on Peace River. The B.C. government is expected to decide this year whether to start construction in 2015. BC Hydro

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The report by planning and engineering consultants Urban Systems reinforces many of the doubts expressed by the joint review panel, including the cost of the dam and the alternatives available to meet anticipated power demands.

Those options include upgrading the gas-fired Burrard Thermal generating station in the Lower Mainland. The federal review estimated that upgrade could be done for the $1 billion that BC Hydro would pay in interest on the debt generated by the Site

C dam.

Urban Systems looked at other options, including geothermal, solar, new natural gas generation and “microgrids” with distributed power from solar or other small sources.

Johansson said the dam would flood more productive farmland in

the Peace River valley, and commit the region to another big power source for 100 years at a time when small, distributed sources are becoming competitive.

“Hudson’s Hope has done its bit,” Johansson told CBC radio Wednesday. “We have suffered the consequences of the Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon dam. If there are alternatives I think we should have a really close look at them.”

The Urban Systems report compares Site C’s estimated power cost of $110 per megawatt hour with a new gas cogeneration plant in Calgary that is expected to cost $30

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Hockey is a beautiful game too

By Christopher Foulds

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The World Cup is without a doubt the biggest sports tournament in the world, dwarfing in audience, attendance and interest any North American sport that claims to produce “world” champions.

Every four years, even the most casual soccer (futbal) fan will watch The Beautiful Game they tend to ignore in the preceding and following 48 months.

And, every quadrennial, various media outlets will note the bars and pubs and restaurants filled coast to coast with fans dressed in the uniforms of various countries and ask the question: Has soccer caught up to hockey?

And, every four years, the answer can be summed up thusly: With all due respect to the Vancouver Whitecaps, Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Major League Soccer — no, soccer has not pulled even with the puck.

On Tuesday night, the CBC National asked the question and featured soccer-specific panelists, including Toronto FC star Dwayne De Rosario and Martin Rennie, former coach of the Whitecaps.

CBC National host Evan Solomon posed the question: “Has soccer fever brought on a national identity crisis in a place long called hockey nation? The ground looks like it’s shifting underneath our skates.”

He also cited statistics: • Among kids ages five to 14 playing sports in Canada, 22 per cent play hockey and 43 per cent play soccer.

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What’s in a name? Sometimes it’s touchy

Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS I have written about headlines before, but never one like this: “The N***er in the White House.”

The tasteless headline appeared in a New York newspaper that prints about 20,000 copies

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monthly in Lower West Side Manhattan neighbourhoods.

The opinion piece under the headline is actually supportive of U.S. President Barack Obama.

I suppose the prominently displayed, supremely racist word was intended to reflect the sentiment the writer was arguing against in the piece. In that way, the headline was intended as a crude, attentiongrabbing summation of a despicable attitude and all that represents in the contemporary American political arena — which is a circus at the calmest of times.

Directly underneath

the piece is another op-ed penned by another writer titled “The headline offends me.”

That writer describes his stomach churning in reaction to seeing the word, with its long and often violent oppressive history ingrained, so brazenly displayed.

Both pieces are compelling, and in reality, they are really on the same side of the debate: that racism has deep roots and a long history in America — a history that is still playing out as the country evolves under its first black president.

The problem with printing that word is exactly what the writers are

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reflecting: That its racist roots are so deep and so fresh that they’re surprisingly relevant. It stings to think the nation has come so far that its voting populous elects a black president only to be brought back to a reality by a sentiment that’s not as far gone as we’d hope.

It’s a blunt exercise in discomfort and self-examination for readers.

However, having the other piece acknowledging the offensive nature of the headline doesn’t negate its tastelessness.

The publisher of WestView News has since apologized for the headline, acknowledging his

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staff widely advised against using it.

Of course, racism is not a distinctly American quality; it exists virtually everywhere.

In newsrooms around Canada, there is currently a debate about the use of the word “aboriginal” to describe people who come from vastly different cultures.

The problem with the catch-all term is just that: it’s not very specific.

An Ojibwa person is not the same as a Syilx person is not the same as a Métis person is not the same as an Inuit person.

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• An average of 2.7 million Canadians watched this year’s Stanley Cup final series between Los Angeles and New York, while the World Cup first-round soccer match between England and Italy had a Canadian viewership of 2.8 million.

• Canada’s foreign-born population represents 20.6 per cent of population, with Asia, Africa, Central and South America being the leading sources of these Canadians — all areas where ice hockey is not necessarily a common sport being played.

• By 2031, one in four Canadians will be foreignborn.

When the World Cup arrives, hockey is finished for the season, the CFL has barely begun, baseball has yet to swing past the all-star break and the NFL and NBA are deep into the offseason.

Even Major League Soccer shuts down for much of the tourney.

Soccer’s global showcase has little competition for

‘Today, our nation is ranked 114th in the world, somewhere between Atlantis and the moon.’

sports-starved fans in North America.

But, to suggest a brief spike in interest is indicative of the sport supplanting hockey?

Yes, more people (not only kids) in Canada play soccer than play hockey, but this has ever been so, based primarily on two points: It is cheaper to play and easier to learn.

However, the depth of one’s commitment to a sport in Canada is unparalleled in hockey. The game on ice may have fewer players overall, but the focus with which they chase the NHL dream is unparalleled.

So, too, is the intensity with which we watch hockey.

There may be a sea of colour and painted faces and flags at various bistros and pubs during World Cup, but nothing — noth-

— COLUMNIST CHRISTOPHER FOULDS

ing — approaches the level of insanity that accompanies a home crowd gathering in a watering hole to watch the home team play for the Stanley Cup. The years 2011, 1994 and 1982 are offered up as exhibits A, B and C. To be clear, soccer is a wonderful game. I live and die with my team, Derby County. I cheer for the Whitecaps. My kids played for years.

Canada one day may accommodate soccer in the same stratosphere of interest now reserved for the NHL and CFL. But that is the responsibility of those in charge with soccer in Canada, from the woeful and embarrassing national men’s team all the way down to the minor associations.

De Rosario is 36 and emigrated to Canada from

Uruguay.

He noted that, as a kid in Ontario in the 1980s, soccer was the game among his friends, while the only hockey played was the floor variety.

In other words, soccer was at the same place three decades ago — immensely popular among soccer moms and dads looking to keep their kids busy and active without blowing the budget and without applying too much stress to the situation.

On the CBC National program, host Solomon noted Canada is enjoying a golden age in tennis and basketball, so why not soccer?

Rennie, the former Whitecaps coach, said the future lies with youth development.

If it does not change, if it does not follow the European model with more private enterprise and academies, soccer will miss a great opportunity that is the World Cup-led interest in the sport.

Canada has qualified for the World Cup once — in 1986, thanks in large part

to the fact Mexico, as host country, automatically qualified, thereby removing one formidable obstacle from Canada’s path.

In Mexico, Canada went 0-3 and scored no goals.

Today, our nation is ranked 114th in the world, somewhere between Atlantis and the moon.

When will Canada next have a team in the World Cup? Rennie’s prognosis is spot-on: “Well, can you imagine just how much soccer would grow if Canada did have a team in the World Cup? It would be incredible. You can only imagine what the streets would be like and how much it would grow.”

But . . .?

“I honestly think that it’s a long way off just because of the how the system is currently set up,” Rennie added.

In other words, grab the calendar and count the days because the Zambonis will soon be circling a rink near you.

Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.

Catch-all categories can be cumbersome From Page 6 There is also confusion around use of the term “First Nations,” which, in Canadian Press style, specifically refers to the original people with whom the Crown signed treaties in the 1700s.

Though it’s not widely viewed as offensive as the “n-word,” “aboriginal” as a descriptor, was forced upon the people to whom it applies by other groups. In that way, it’s embedded with the values of colonialism.

The use of “indigenous” seems to be gaining momen-

tum, but has a similar catchall effect as “aboriginal,” so it may be on the wane in another 20 or so years.

There are also issues of a practical nature in using either the term “aboriginal” or “indigenous” that may seem petty to an outsider but which come into play every day in newsrooms.

Both words are cumbersome in headlines, which are often limited in the number of characters they can accommodate.

There’s also the question of relevance; when is it appropriate to use someone’s

ethnic background in a story?

Faced with no neat and tidy solution for this at the Merritt Herald, many of our stories have liberally employed the word “aboriginal.”

One that comes to mind is a story I wrote about the school district’s aboriginal graduation ceremony in June.

It is for Aboriginal peoples in that it invites students who are Métis, of Inuit background, and First Nations to participate alike.

In a case like that, it’s a useful term.

Oh, and if you’re wonder-

ing about that capital “A,” Canadian Press style specifies that we capitalize the word when we refer to all Aboriginal peoples, and lower case when we use “aboriginal” as an adjective.

Not even the editor’s Bible — the CP stylebook — has a good solution to this semantic dilemma.

Some may find “aboriginal” bothersome, others may find it offensively banal, some others may find its inclusiveness useful or even positive.

Certainly at the graduation ceremony it was both useful and positive, con-

necting people with distinct cultures but, in many ways, a shared heritage.

However, I think people should be able to determine how they’d like to be identified (within reason and relevance to the story, of course).

Telling a reporter you come from a long line of spaghetti-fingered monsters does not mean you will see that in the printed story, but specifying which traditional territory your ancestors come from can be helpful if that is something you identify with and if it lends your voice more credence to the topic.

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Nicola Valley youth between the ages of 13 and 19 will be well represented at the 2014 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), which run from July 20 to 27 in Regina, Sask.

A total of seven athletes from Merritt and the surrounding area will be attending the

gigantic sports and cultural festival, which sees participation by First Nations representatives from across Canada and the United States.

Competing in rifle events will be Thomas Manuel-Hanuse and Sunshine O’Donovan (see below).

Jamie Blankenship is entered in traditional archery. Dakota Grismer-Voght and Payikeesik Beatty-Smith

will be playing for Team BC in box lacrosse, while Dallas Lindley and Denny Thomas are on the provincial boys softball team.

The NAIG has been held intermittently since 1990, when the first Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta.

Victoria hosted NAIG for the first time in B.C. in 1997. In 2008, they were held in Duncan, also on Vancouver

Island. Milwaukee, Wisconsin held the most recent NAIG in 2011.

The North American Indigenous Games promote and encourage the cultural, spiritual and traditional values of First Nations people.

The Games promote and encourage holistic development of the individual through mental, physical, emotional and spiritual growth.

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Young marksmen shooting for success

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Fourteen-year-old Sunshine O’Donovan of Merritt and Quilchena’s Thomas ManuelHanuse, 18, leave this week for Regina.

They are two parts of an eight-member B.C. rifle team that will be competing at the 2014 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), a multi-sport festival that attracts upwards of 3,000 participants from throughout Canada and the U.S. O’Donovan and Thomas are entered in the three-position .22 rifle event along with six other young provincial marksmen who hail from Chase, Vernon, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge and Campbell River.

The rifle team is coached by Tim Shepherd from Cowichan on Vancouver Island.

The younger O’Donovan and her 16-year-old brother, Dakota, first got involved in target sports several years ago, their mom Meg said.

“I enrolled them in the Saturday morning sessions run by the local Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club. It was the most amazing thing.

Everything was provided — the facility, the equipment and the excellent instruction. Local gun shops even donated the ammunition.

“They started off learning all about gun safety before they ever got to fire a shot,” O’Donovan added.

Last September, Team BC began holding tryouts for the North American Indigenous Games and both O’Donovan youngsters attended a riflery tryout camp in Abbotsford.

The two did sufficiently well that it was recommended that they seek out a shooting club with an indoor facility to connect with so that they could practice all winter.

The O’Donovans soon joined the Kamloops Target Sports Association (KTSA).

The club has both an outdoor shooting range west of the city and an indoor range located underneath Memorial Arena in the downtown.

“Sunshine and Dakota began attending air gun and air pistol sessions on Tuesday and Friday nights, and .22 rifle practices on Thursdays,” their mom said.

Once again, everything was provided for the aspiring marksmen.

They just paid between $3 and $6 for ammunition each time.

“It’s very affordable and they have a wonderful coach, Pat Landals, who has years and years of experience,” Meg O’Donovan said.

It was at these weekly sessions that the older O’Donovan’s focus

RIGHT ON TARGET (From left) Quilchena’s Thomas Manuel-Hanuse, along with Dakota and Sunshine O’Donovan from Merritt, have been enjoying a great deal of success in the sport of target shooting. Manuel-Hanuse and Sunshine compete in three-position .22 rifle while Dakota’s focus is on air pistol. All three were medal-winners at the B.C. championships in Campbell River in May. Ian Webster/Herald

began shifting to air pistol, an event that is not being held at the Indigenous Games.

“I just really liked it, and there is a demand for participants,” Dakota said. “Also, it’s less expensive and requires less gear.”

Dakota and five other members of KTSA’s Competitive Athlete Program (CAP) are currently vying for spots on the B.C. team that will compete at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

“It’s a four-part sport, really,” Dakota said.

“There’s the physical, the mental, the technical and the tactical. The mental part of the sport is incredible.”

Competition in both

rifle and pistol usually involves 60 shots divided into strings of 10, with a time limit of one hour and 30 to 45 minutes.

With a maximum of 10 points awarded per shot, a perfect score is 600.

“It’s the eye that tires a lot quicker than the body,” coach Landals said at a recent practice in Kamloops.

As for ManuelHanuse, his arrival on the scene was a late one.

The avid hunter joined the KTSA in January of this year and has very quickly adapted to the nuances of target shooting.

All three Nicola Valley members of the KTSA took part in the B.C. Pistol Championships in

Campbell River in the middle of May. Dakota placed first in the Junior air pistol while ManuelHanuse was second in

the Junior sporting rifle.

Sunshine topped the field in Sub-Junior sporting rifle.

Just recently the O’Donovan youngsters traveled to the Fraser Valley for a pair of training camps. Dakota went to the Langley Rod & Gun Club for a day of pistol training with other prospective members of the Canada Winter Games team. “[Dakota] continues to learn a lot about training techniques and how to approach competitions from very experienced coaches like John Berta from Kelowna,” his mother said.

“He was pretty happy when I picked him up, and one of the people supervisors at the clinic said that he’s shooting well enough he could go to the Nationals in

Ontario next month if he chose.

“Dakota won’t go to Nationals however. He wants to keep training for another year and try to pick up a second event.

“Because the KTSA’s CAP program stands down over the summer, Dakota would like to get over to Kelowna at least one day a month for training with John Berta.”

As for Sunshine, she too had a great day at the Ridgedale Rod & Gun Club. She shot a personal best 535 out of 600 in a mock threeposition (standing, kneeling, prone) match.

The younger O’Donovan and Manuel-Hanuse leave for Regina and the NAIG on July 19. They will travel by charter plane from Vancouver.

AIMING TO SUCCEED Thomas Manuel-Hanuse shoots a .22 rifle from the prone position during a recent practice in Kamloops. Ian Webster/Herald

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BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 778-281-0030 Wanted - two cords dry firewood. Cut, split and delivered.

Please call 250-315-1004

100 OFF 1ST MONTHS RENT Newly renovated units “Clapperton Manor” 2775 Clapperton Ave. 250-315-8340 $

Home and Land Packages Springbank Ave, Merritt

Completely Serviced City Services Turn Key STARTING FROM

$249,900.00 Call 250-573-2278 Toll Free 1-866-573-1288

Gutters & Downspouts ATTENTION

New cedar docks. 10’ x 20’. $3800 250-315-5329

Lots

STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. Designed and ready to build.

Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below assessed value. 250-317-2807.

7510 Dallas Drive, Kamloops www.eaglehomes.ca

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Modular Homes

Suites, Upper

Auto Financing

Celebration over 35 Years In the manufactured Home Business. We specialize in customizing Modular & Manufactured Homes and Park Models. Price match Guaranteed. 1-800-339-5133

3 bdrm above ground basement suite. Recently reno’d, laminate flrs, f/s, d/w, shared laundry. Avail July 1. Ref. required. $950/mon. 250-3780303 or 778-228-6378

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Auto Financing

Available Jan. 1, 2014

$750/month incl. heat & laundry.

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets.

Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting.

Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

JULY SPECIAL 15% OFF Sof¿tt Facia Gutter, down pipes and leaf guards.

Jobs have to be booked

by July 30th.

250-351-4928 Gerry

1 unit available, 1st Áoor unit ideal for seniors

Rentals

Rentals

Misc for Rent 2 bdrm clean basement suite.

Avail. immed. Nice quiet area, Telus dish receiver incl. Call after 4 pm - 250-378-6659 or call anytime 250-315-2247.

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Mobile Homes & Pads Available immediately, 3 bedroom mobile home. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, utilities included. Large fenced yard. $950 per month. 250-3780887

Homes for Rent Completely reno’d large 3 bdrm 4 plex unit for rent. Two bath, all new kitchen cabinets and all new appliances, new bathrooms, new laundry room with w/d, like new condition.

Asking $1000/mon. 250-3785915 or 250-378-7279

Help for today.

Hope for Tomorrow.

One bdrm apartment for one adult only. N/S, N/P, heat & cable incl. $525/mon. Ref’s.

250-378-2954

Call 1-800-667-3742

Rooms for Rent Furnished rooms avail. immed. Util. & extreme internet incl. Call 250-378-5128

Auto Financing Need a Vehicle?

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Suites, Lower 2 bdrm basement suite. Avail.

Aug. 1. W/d, fenced yrd, close to town. $800/mon. util. incl.

250-378-6295 or 315-9397 For rent 2 bdrm downstairs suite, near town, gas fireplace, central air, shared laundry, w/d, util. incl. Retired or working people only. $800/mon.

Avail Aug. 1st. 250-378-2540 New 2 bdrm basement suite.

Avail July 1. No pets, no smoking. 250-378-6038

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YOUTH We Need YOUR INPUT

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16: 1 - 7 PM

Conayt Friendship Society would like to invite the youth of

the Nicola Valley to give us their input

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014: 1 PM - 7 PM OC O 2176 QUILCHENA AVE LOCATION: DO YOU NEED A RIDE?

Conayt can pick you up from Coldwater, and Rocky Pines.

Call Conayt if you need a ride.

“WHY” “ WHY” THE YOUTH FORUM: “I remember at the Spirit of the Youth….“ CONTEST to finish the sentence / paragraph / story…. (prize for best story) Youth Survey to be handed out – what do you want to see in Merritt for youth

YOUTH DOOR PRIZES BBQ Hot Dogs, Hamburger, & snacks will be provided

WHAT DO YOU AS A YOUNG PERSON (between 13 - 17)

WANT TO SEE HAPPENING IN PLACE OF THE “SPIRIT OF THE YOUTH” CENTER (that closed it’s doors due to lack of funding).

All youth from the Lower Nicola, Upper Nicola, Coldwater, Nooaitch and Shackan communities welcome!

All Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth from the city of Merritt welcome as well.

This is an opportunity to let the kids share ideas either written or presented / Share Fundraising Idea’s / Pep Talks / Idea sessions with Elders, staff and board /Do you want a youth day camp / Idea - Comment Box (can be anonymous)

SPIRIT OF THE YOUTH FORUM Does your organization want to share information with the youth of Merritt?

Set up a table and share your knowledge during the Spirit of the Youth Forum - no charge to participate.

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT DELORIS CHARTERS AT 250-378-5107.