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CLIMATE CHANGE BUSES CRASH The Chief of the Lower Nicola

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BASE CHANGING The tax base for the City of Merritt is shifting away from a reliance on heavy industry with growth in residential and business sectors.

/PAGE 9 SHELTER OPENING The Nicola Valley Shelter Society is ready to open the doors to a newly-designated winter shelter on Nicola Avenue.

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A SPOOKY GOOD TIME There were games, prizes, cool costumes, a haunted house and — of course — a whole lot of candy at the well attended City of Merritt Spooktacular. The 2017 edition had the best attendance on record with 1,100 people taking part in the annual Halloween event held on Oct. 20. Michael Potestio/Herald

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Family narrowly escapes house fire Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

On Friday night, Jessica and Rich Culbertson were lying in bed, discussing their good fortune. They had just won $10,000 at the final Merritt Centennials home game of the regular season and Rich was joking that he wouldn’t see a big share of the money after dividing up the winnings among the members of their family.

A few short hours later, the money was the last thing on their mind.

Just before 6 a.m., Jessica awoke to the sound of beeping — at first mistaking it for her phone’s alarm — before the scent of smoke tipped her off that something else was going off.

Days after, Rich is still able to recall a momentby-moment account of the family’s escape from their burning home.

Realizing there was no chance of extinguishing the fire which had started to engulf the first floor, he quickly made the rounds waking up his daughter and the three Cents players billeted at the family’s home on Coldwater Avenue.

With no time to put on shoes, the group of six found themselves outside in the cold morning air, pounding on a neighbour’s door to alert them of the fire.

Adorned in borrowed clothes, the family could only watch as the Merritt Fire Department arrived on scene and set to work fighting a fire which gutted the rooms they had occupied only minutes prior.

Twenty-eight firefighters responded to the scene, along with three engines, a ladder truck

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and two command vehicles, said Merritt’s fire chief, Dave Tomkinson.

The department remained on scene until 1:30 in the afternoon that same day.

The Culbertsons are still talking about their good fortune — but the context has changed drastically.

“We totally relied on that smoke detector — that we haven’t checked in years,” said Jessica.

A working smoke alarm likely saved their lives, but putting everything back together following the catastrophic fire is no simple task.

Factor in a few time constraints — the Cents start their playoff series against the Wenatchee Wild this week but all three billeted players lost their passports in the fire — and the stress of the situation is starting to become a reality for the

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“Myself, I wish I could get everything done today,” said Rich.

“Get on with our life — today.”

In the immediate aftermath of the blaze, several supports proved integral to the family, said Rich. Emergency Social Services provided vouchers for the family to purchase some clothes and covered the initial costs

of checking into rooms at the Comfort Inn. Beyond that, the support of Jessica’s family in Merritt, other billet families and the community at large has played a big part in lifting the spirits of the group. Still, there is a long way to go before they begin to feel a sense of normalcy return to their lives.

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at least a few of their material possessions, but some things are tougher to replace.

“We’ve been billeting players for about five or six years. We’ve heard from every billet, wishing us well,” said Rich. “On our kitchen wall, we had pictures of every hockey player who had stayed at our house. That’s gone.”

Tax rate average When put in perspective, residential property taxes in Merritt sit in the middle of the pack in B.C., according to the City of Merritt’s financial director, Sheila Thiessen.

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YOU’RE INVITED! to meet with Mayor Menard on March 7 from 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

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BUSES NOW RUN 7 DAYS A WEEK INCLUDING STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

Did you know that the Merritt Transit System now runs two buses during the week, including statutory holidays?

Bus 1 Monday to Saturday: Scheduled runs between 6:15 am and 11:00 pm.

Includes four scheduled runs daily to Lower Nicola.

Bus 1 Sunday:

Scheduled runs between 8:15 am to 6:15 pm. There are no scheduled runs to Lower Nicola. Extra runs to Diamond Vale and Collettville.

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Bus 2: Monday to Friday: Shares two bus service functions; namely, scheduled transit to the North End and Lower Nicola, and a curb-to-curb on-request service to and from destinations in the Merritt area. Bus 2 runs between 8:12 am and 3:45 pm daily. To request the curb-to-curb bus please phone (250.378.4080) 24 hours in advance. This is an excellent bus service for seniors and those with wheelchairs.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY

Crash sends dozens to hospital The Hope Search and Rescue team was one of many emergency responders at the scene of this crash on Feb. 25. Air and ground ambulances, along with fire departments and the RCMP responded to the accident site near the Othello Road exit in the southbound lanes. Photo courtesy of Hope Search and Rescue

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At least six vehicles slammed into one another on the Coquihalla Highway on Sunday night, in the southbound lanes of the highway near the Othello Road exit.

A number of transport trucks, two busses and passenger vehicles crashed into one another just after 8 p.m. on Feb. 25.

Nobody was killed but seven people were taken to hospital in serious condition according to B.C. Emergency Health Services.

The BCEHS responded with both ground and air ambulances to the crash site, where 29 people total were taken to hospital in conditions ranging from stable to critical. More than 100 other passengers were transported to a warming centre in Hope as the highway was closed throughout the night.

The southbound lanes of the highway reopened at 8:00 a.m. on Feb. 26.

Winter conditions were considered as a major contributing factor to the crash, said Const. Mike Halskov with the B.C. RCMP Traffic Services.

“If it’s snowing and blowing and if it’s dark and there is compact snow and slippery sections on that highway, it can make driving treacherous,” said Halskov.

He added that the RCMP will be looking to identify all the drivers and passengers involved in the crash, and reach out to potential witnesses to determine if any charges needed to be laid as a result of the multi-vehicle collision.

Halskov praised the

efforts of multiple emergency response teams who arrived at a chaotic scene on Sunday evening, and worked together to ensure nobody was left behind.

“It was a difficult crash to manage, there were multiple emergency agencies that

responded in a seamless manner and demonstrated excellent interagency co-operation,” he said.

The RCMP is asking anyone who might have witnessed the crash to call the Fraser Valley Traffic Services at 604702-4039.

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KINDERGARTEN 2018 STUDENT REGISTRATION The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) Kindergarten establishes a strong foundation for lifelong learning, as teachers provide dynamic, play-based opportunities to help each child grow and learn. Our child-centered programs develop a sense of well-being and belonging and offer opportunities for exploring, creative play, developing language and literacy while focusing on social responsibility and cultural diversity.

Kindergarten provides our young learners with an enriched learning experience at their own unique developmental level. We look forward to working with each Kindergarten child’s family as we welcome you to your child’s new school community.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Not-so-new democrats My first question was answered quickly when reporters and “stakeTOM FLETCHER holders” were sworn B.C. to secrecy, VIEWS ushered into the Victoria Conference Centre main hall and handed a stack of papers revealing the B.C. NDP’s first budget in 17 years.

Would they balance the budget, or dip into the red to finance their plan to sweep away everything from bridge tolls to medical premiums to daycare waiting lists?

Premier John Horgan promised before the 2017 election to keep the books in surplus, and last week Finance Minister Carole James delivered a three-year forecast with more than $200 million left over in each year.

The sales pitch on the budget was “bold” and “historic,” a dramatic departure from 16 years of cold, uncaring leadership that turned over the strongest provincial economy in the country to the new NDP-Green minority government.

A closer look reveals mainly tweaks to the status quo.

The NDP had already delivered on one expensive promise, matching the B.C. Liberal pledge to cut Medical Services Plan premiums by half on Jan. 1. Canada’s last direct health care fee collected $2.6 billion at its peak a year ago, and James made her biggest course correction to replace some of that revenue.

A new employers’ health care tax takes effect next year for employers with payrolls of more than $500,000.

Larger businesses that currently pay their employees’ MSP will have to pay the new payroll tax and the MSP for a year.

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The God-King model is back in China On Monday the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee approved a proposal that the country’s president no longer be limited to two five-year terms of office. On GWYNNE DYER The international Thursday the STAGE National People’s Congress will rubber-stamp the change. And that will be the end of three decades of consensus-seeking collective leadership in the CCP. The god-king model is back.

President Xi Jinping has spent his first five-year term eliminating all his powerful rivals (generally on corruption charges), and now his victory is being enshrined by a change in the constitution.

The change does not mean “that the Chinese president will have a lifelong tenure,” said an editorial in the state-owned Global Times. But the paper also quoted Su Wei, a prominent Communist Party intellectual, who said that China needed a “stable,

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strong and consistent leadership” from 20202035. No need to wonder who that might be, although Xi Jinping would be 82 by 2035.

Shades of Mugabe, I hear you thinking, although Xi commands a country around a thousand times richer than Zimbabwe.

He is now effectively president-for-life, or at least until things get so bad that the people around him decide they have to overthrow him, as Mugabe’s cronies eventually did. And although Xi obviously thinks being presidentfor-life is a good idea, it is not.

Being president-for-life certainly wasn’t a good idea for former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who was also effectively in power for life. In his case that was eighteen years. It became known as the ‘era of stagnation,’ and only seven years after Brezhnev died in 1982 the whole Communist empire in eastern Europe collapsed.

Alerted to the danger of leaving somebody in power too long by the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Chinese Communist Party has kept its leaders on a short leash since the early 1990s.

They got two five-year terms, no more, and they had to keep the support of other members of the Central Committee or it might even be just one term.

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It has worked pretty well, as dictatorships go. There have been no more maniacs in power like Mao Zedong with his crazy Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, which killed millions and cost the country two decades of economic growth. During the past quarter-century of cautious, consensusbased politics, China’s economy has grown about tenfold.

That pace of growth cannot continue no matter who is in power, but it is very important for the Party’s survival that the economy does continue to grow.

There is certainly no evidence that oneman rule will provide that growth better than the existing system, so why (presuming that he is a loyal Communist) has Xi decided to overthrow it?

Mere personal ambition is one obvious possibility, but there is probably more to it than that. Xi’s father was Communist royalty — one of the founders of the Party, and at one time its General Secretary — and he himself was a ‘princeling’ who spent his early years in very comfortable circumstances.

Then in 1966, Mao launched the Cultural Revolution.

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OPINION LETTER

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Merritt should cater to truck drivers Editor, I have been a proud resident of our little neck of the woods for 47 years, and I worked for 23 of those years for highway maintenance on our roads.

I have also had trucking jobs.

I work away now in Alberta but still reside in Merritt. I happened to hear the bylaw about truck parking in town And now I see that the great minds of city hall now doesn’t want parking in our streets! Or in the truck parking areas that were made with tax payers’ money to park safely, and to take a break; maybe have a meal and spend some of their money at a local shop or fuel station, even visit a family member that lives our way.

Well Mr. Mayor and council, maybe take a minute to think about if one of your family or other friends were truck drivers, and they’ve been on the highway for hours. Maybe fighting a bad snowstorm to get through, or just had a long day at work.

They are exhausted and hungry. Then they roll into our town and see they are not welcome? Can’t get that meal, or rest?

And so they carry on in that condition. Then maybe the unthinkable happens they dose off. And that truck driver, God forbid, crashes or takes out a family?

We should be catering to the truckers with free bus ride from the gasoline alley into town, or making a bigger and better truck stop creating jobs not unemployment.

P.S. Mr. Mayor I live in Lower Nicola and there’s a ‘no mayor’ parking sign up.

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Constant growth an impossibility From Page 6 Xi’s father was expelled from the Party and publicly humiliated. He himself was sent to the countryside at the age of 15 to “learn from the peasants,” and ended up in a work camp digging ditches. For some years he actually lived in a cave (although it had a door). But he survived, and he was eventually to allowed to join the Party, move back to the city, and go to university.

It all left a lasting impression on the young Xi. He knew that working hard, keeping your nose clean and even rising to high rank cannot protect you in an essentially lawless one-party state if Party politics takes the wrong turn. So he really only had two choices: work to change the Party into a law-abiding entity (which is probably impossible), or take control of the Party and keep it forever.

He has chosen the latter course, and in terms of protecting himself it is probably the right choice. “I think

he will become emperor for life and the Mao Zedong of the 21st century,” said Willy Lam, former Hong Kong democratic politician and now politics professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. And that is precisely the problem.

Xi no doubt justifies his actions to himself by believing that he is the indispensable man for China’s modernisation, but the cemeteries are full of indispensable men.

The longer you are in power, the more poor or at least sub-optimal decisions you make — and when the passage of time makes the mistakes obvious, you are obliged to defend them although a successor could just drop them and move on.

Xi is not likely to “do a Mao” and unleash chaos in China. He is intelligent and he works hard. But the mistakes will accumulate nevertheless, and stagnation awaits.

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ated by daycare advocates, borrowed by him for the election. Now it’s a 10-year plan that will eventually mean free daycare for low-income families, if you re-elect an NDP government twice.

Starting this September, parents will receive a new child care benefit of “up to $1,250” for each child under age three, if their family income is less than $111,000. Parents of older children get nothing until 2020.

This is an extension of the existing child benefit program for lower-income families. The NDP government is also adding to the existing subsidy program for child-care providers, and expanding on the last B.C. Liberal plan to fund 1,800 more spaces in 30 B.C. communities.

The pre-election promise to conjure up 114,000 housing units is another 10-year vision. James tossed out big numbers, like 14,000 new rental units for middle-income people.

The B.C. government and local governments, being large employers, will pay the new tax too, so this will trickle down to you one way or another.

The foreign buyer tax on urban real estate jumps from 15 to 20 per cent. This is a tweak of the B.C. Liberal measure introduced in the summer of 2016 that caused a brief flattening of the roaring Metro Vancouver real estate market before home prices began rising again.

The tax is being extended to the Fraser Valley, Central Okanagan, Greater Victoria and Nanaimo regions. It sounds bold, but foreign property purchases outside Metro Vancouver are relatively rare.

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Industry tax base shrinks Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

The City of Merritt is relying less on major industrial properties and more on residential, utility and business classes to shoulder its tax load.

The finance department is forecasting the heavy industry class will make up just 12 per cent of the tax base this year, dropping from 15 per cent in 2017, primarily due to the Tolko mill closure. “It appears that the growth in Merritt is in the residential and business classes for the next bit,� financial director Sheila Thiessen told the Herald via email, adding

Logs block off the entrance to the Tolko sawmill, which filed for a shutdown application in 2017. Herald files

that it would take just one large heavy industry project to cause a shift.

Heavy industry was paying about 20 per cent of the tax base between 2014 and 2016, according to stats presented at a Feb. 6 budget meeting. “[In] 2017 they dropped to 15 per cent, but that was because of

And though all the humans were safe in the moments after they escaped the fire, a number of the family’s pets are still unaccounted for.

Fifteen-year-old Emma Culbertson still feels the singed skin on her forehead when she wakes up in the morning.

Baseball season starts soon for Emma, but she is now without the necessary equipment to start her seasonMail on the right foot.

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Thiessen told city council at the meeting.

The utility class, which contains just six folios, spiked that year due to the construction of the Merritt Green Energy plant (MGE).

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from making up a little more than six per cent to a forecasted 11 per cent in 2018.

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Heritage society wants artwork appraised Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

How much is that mural on the wall?

The Canadian Country Music Heritage Society wants to find out how much its country music murals and Walk of Stars plaques are worth by having them appraised. “We think that there’s a lot more value there than people appreciate [and] we believe it would help assist us greatly in major fundraising — corporate or grant writing initiatives — if we could verify we have a million dollars worth of art on the streets,� CCMHS president Ron Sanders told city council at a recent committee of the whole meeting.

Sanders estimated the appraisal would cost about $10,000 and asked that the city partner with the CCMHS on the project “The issue we have [is] it always sounds like we got lots of money, but we never have any money because the grants that we get are for those projects, there’s never any

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rent money in there,� Sanders told council.

He said the CCMHS would like to have the funds necessary to be able to purchase the downtown building along Quilchena Avenue that currently houses the hall of fame, and the Walk of Stars plaques need

maintenance. “We thought we’d let the city chew on it for a bit,� he told the Herald.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard told the Herald the group has yet to make an official request to partner on the project.

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Lower Nicola Indian Band School

REGISTRATION 2018-2019

THE LOWER NICOLA BAND SCHOOL INVITES ALL CHILDREN (First Nations/Non First Nations) To Register for Kindergarten to Grade 7

“FREE” Daily

• Full-time Kindergarten – must be 5 yrs by Dec 31, 2018 • Bus Services provided to all areas of Merritt.

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM and SNACK PROGRAM 3 times a week

HEAD START SERVICES: • 3 & 4 year old Program (K4 must be 4 yrs old by Dec. 31, 2018) • Parent & Tot Drop In • Home Visiting Program • Transportation provided for all Head Start programs • Mom’s & Tot’s Services 0 to 6 years old

NEW 4 CLASSROOM ADDITION NEW COMPUTER LAB

NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT “Youth Fitness Circuit & 40 Yard Dash”

Education Comes First

CURRICULUM: • New BC Curriculum • Nle?kepmx • Cultural Studies • Field Trips • Learning Assistance Program • School supplies provided

FACILITIES: • Full-Size Gymnasium • Library • Computer Lab • Baseball/Soccer Field

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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14 • THURSDAY, March 1, 2018 AUSTIN RODEN

GOALIE - #1 Hometown: Victoria, BC Date of Birth: April 30, 1998 Height: 6’2” Weight: 180 lbs.

Stats: GP 29 • GAA 2.40 • SV% 0.931

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BRANDON SHAW

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KIM PENNER

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MATTIAS DAL MONTE

DEFENCEMAN - #2 Hometown: Nanaimo, BC Date of Birth: July 5, 2000 Height: 6’3” Weight: 185 lbs.

Stats: GP 32 • G 1 • A 1 • PTS 2 • PIM 22

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SAM MILLER

MICHAEL VAN UNEN

TYRELL BUCKLEY

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DEFENCEMAN - #4

DEFENCEMAN - #7

LEFT WING - #8

RIGHT WING - #9

CENTRE - #10

LEFT WING - #11

Hometown: Kamloops, BC Date of Birth: February 26, 1999 Height: 6’1” Weight: 165 lbs.

Stats: GP 57 • G 3 • A 10 • PTS 13 • PIM 72

Hometown: Penticton, BC Date of Birth: March 1, 1997 Height: 6’1” Weight: 182 lbs.

Stats: GP 55 • G 11 • A 28 • PTS 39 • PIM 74

Hometown: Yellowknife, NWT Date of Birth: June 24, 1997 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 lbs.

Stats: GP 57 • G 20 • A 22 • PTS 42 • PIM 56

Hometown: Delta, BC Date of Birth: April 24, 1998 Height: 5’9” Weight: 163 lbs.

Stats: GP 57 • G 12 • A 34 • PTS 46 • PIM 6

Hometown: Lethbridge, AB Date of Birth: December 8, 1997 Height: 6’1” Weight: 178 lbs.

Stats: GP 38 • G 4 • A 20 • PTS 24 • PIM 10

Hometown: Kamloops, BC Date of Birth: February 26, 1999 Height: 6’1” Weight: 165 lbs.

Stats: GP 43 • G 11 • A 5 • PTS 16 • PIM 48

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RIGHT WING - #15

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DEFENCEMAN - #21

Hometown: New Hudson, MI Date of Birth: September 3, 1998 Height: 6’1” Weight: 190 lbs.

Stats: GP 44 • G 7 • A 8 • PTS 15 • PIM 39

Hometown: West Vancouver, BC Date of Birth: March 4, 1997 Height: 6’1” Weight: 175 lbs.

Stats: GP 57 • G 20 • A 28 • PTS 48 • PIM 56

Hometown: Quebec City, QUE Date of Birth: May 18, 1999 Height: 5’9” Weight: 160 lbs.

Stats: GP 53 • G 11 • A 22 • PTS 33 • PIM 12

Hometown: Winnipeg, Man. Date of Birth: January 4, 1997 Height: 5’10” Weight: 178 lbs.

Stats: GP 57 • G 11 • A 30 • PTS 41 • PIM 32

Hometown: Denver, CO Date of Birth: August 4, 1999 Height: 5’11” Weight: 175 lbs.

Stats: GP 40 • G 9 • A 8 • PTS 17 • PIM 25

Hometown: Lakeville, MN Date of Birth: February 23, 1998 Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 lbs.

Stats: GP 21 • G 8 • A 12 • PTS 20 • PIM 6

Hometown: Oakville, ON Date of Birth: February 2, 1999 Height: 6’1” Weight: 190 lbs.

Stats: GP 52 • G 5 • A 11 • PTS 16 • PIM 91

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Stats: GP 57 • G 16 • A 20 • PTS 36 • PIM 32

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GOALIE - #31

GOALIE - #35

Hometown: Kamloops, BC Date of Birth: July 3, 1999 Height: 6’1” Weight: 172 lbs.

Stats: GP 44 • G 4 • A 8 • PTS 12 • PIM 24

Hometown: Mississauga, ON Date of Birth: August 13, 1999 Height: 5’9” Weight: 170 lbs.

Stats: GP 44 • G 8 • A 15 • PTS 23 • PIM 12

Hometown: Vancouver, BC Date of Birth: February 11, 2000 Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 lbs.

Stats: GP 53• G 3 • A 18 • PTS 21 • PIM 18

Hometown: Stratford, ON Date of Birth: July 15, 1999 Height: 6’1” Weight: 185 lbs.

Stats: GP 57 • G 8 • A 15 • PTS 23 • PIM 38

Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.

Date of Birth: July 1, 1997 Height: 6’0” Weight: 178 lbs.

Stats: GP 37 • GAA 3.45 • SV% 0.905

Hometown: Quebec, ON Date of Birth: March 19, 1999 Height: 6’1” Weight: 170 lbs.

Stats: GP 2 • GAA 2.97 • SV% 0.926

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Collettville students show initiative

Charges laid against dealer Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Crown prosecutors are proceeding with drug trafficking charges against a former Merritt resident accused of peddling the deadly opiate carfentanil.

Timothy Meldrum, 46, is accused of selling drugs to three females who overdosed in Merritt back on June 8 of last year.

“All three of them overdosed immediately,” said RCMP Cpl. Derrick Francis.

The women recov-

ered at hospital and police began investigating who sold them the drugs, leading to charges being approved against Meldrum last week.

Thanks to statements taken from the women, Merritt police were eventually able to determine the identity of the alleged drug trafficker.

Meldrum has been charged for trafficking in heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil, Francis said.

A summons has been issued for Meldrum, who lived in Merritt at the time of the incident,

but is originally from the Lower Mainland.

Being able to issue successful trafficking charges to the Crown doesn’t happen very often, Francis said.

“The more common charge that we get in the drug world is possession for the purposes of trafficking,” he said. “It’s kind of a lesser charge. It’s not that often we actually get someone trafficking because in order to get a trafficking charge we either need to see them make the handto-hand [transaction]

or, like in this case, do an investigation where people can identify the person.”

When police responded to the drug overdose involving the three females, two of the women had lost consciousness and received CPR before being hospitalized overnight. The third female did not lose consciousness and was treated for an overdose at the hospital.

Police told the Herald at the time that the women believed they had taken cocaine.

More details needed before police can nab thief Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD

Merritt RCMP have yet to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person they suspect stole a Ski-Doo and pickup truck in January.

The investigation continues despite Merritt RCMP having obtained footage of what they believe to be the suspect in possession of the stolen snowmobile and truck the night of Jan. 22.

RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore told the Herald police are still trying to prove the suspect’s identity.

“There’s a little bit of legwork to do,” Dunsmore said.

RCMP Cpl. Derrick Francis told the Herald police need to

touch base with the Crown in order to determine if the footage is of high enough quality and of a direct enough angle of the face to positively identify the person in question.

“In this case the surveillance — even though those of us that know this person can say that’s the person, and that’s the way [he] move and that’s similar clothing to what [he was] wearing — the person never really looks directly into the camera,” Francis said.

Until police can verify the man’s identity, charges are not being recommended to the Crown for approval.

The snowmobile was reported stolen the morning of Jan. 23 from a residence on Clapperton Avenue.

Police obtained footage from a nearby business that appeared to show a male suspect rummaging through vehicles on the property.

This suspect fit the description of a person believed to have stolen a pickup truck from a house party he attended in the Bench area earlier that night.

The suspect is said to have been spotted on camera driving the truck with a snowmobile in the back later that night.

“When it comes to surveillance cameras the courts want it to be 100 per cent for sure it’s that person,” Francis said.

Anyone with any information regarding this file is asked to contact the Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Collettville principal Rene Aubin joined the Grade 5 class which led the #beccatoldmeto campaign in classes throughout the school. Cole Wagner/Herald Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

A wave of pink washed over the school district on Feb. 28 as part of Anti-Bullying Day. Students were encouraged to wear pink shirts to show their support for anti-bullying initiatives but the kids at Collettville Elementary wanted to go one step further.

A Grade 5 class led by Jodi Latremouille and Kieran Easterbrook introduced the students to the #beccatoldmeto campaign, which was started by

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a 17-year-old student from New Brunswick who was battling terminal brain cancer back in 2016.

Schofield’s campaign encouraged people to perform acts of kindness and spread the hashtag #beccatoldmeto.

Though she passed away this year, Schofield’s legacy inspired the Grade 5 class to spread the campaign throughout their school.

The Collettville students led activities in classes throughout the school, with kids writing messages of kindess on posters which now adorn the walls.

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Lights, cameras to be added to Railyard walkway City council has given the go-ahead to examine implementing crime prevention measures on a walkway behind the Railyard Mall where people are known to drink and loiter.

Seven recommendations are contained in a twopage crime prevention assessment of the walkway prepared by RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore for the committee, which suggested moving ahead with two recommendations at the Feb. 13 council meeting.

Council unanimously approved the police committee recommendation to direct staff to work with Dunsmore to write a report on implementing video

surveillance and ‘no loitering’ signs behind the mall.

The motion was carried by a 6-0 without any debate or questions. Coun. Linda Brown was not in attendance as she is on vacation.

“Because there’s poor visibility, poor line of sight back there, it’s easy to hide. We’re looking at perhaps more lighting, cameras, removing some of then obstacles that make it an easy place to loiter,” Dunsmore told the Herald.

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Then and now album to be recorded in Merritt

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Expect to see an influx of country music stars old and new in Merritt this April.

The Canadian Country Music Heritage Society (CCMHS) is producing a then and now album featuring hall of fame inductees partnering with up and coming artists to produce modern versions of their hit songs.

The album, which is expected to raise the local country music hall of fame’s profile on a national level, will be recorded in Merritt at the hall itself.

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A special album featuring country stars both past and present will be recorded at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in Merritt this spring. Herald files

society president Ron Sanders told council at a committee of the whole meeting on Jan. 30.

The album will involve 12 hall of fame inductees teamed up with another 12 upand-comers, including

names such as Aaron Pritchett, Gordon Lightfoot, Brett Kissel, Paul Brandt and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

The society received a matching grant of about $80,000 from Creative BC to produce the country music

album and a music video.

The album is expected to be released in the fall in conjunction with the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, and will cost about $160,000 to produce.

Donations can be to made to The Angel’s Animal Rescue Society at The Interior Savings Credit Union, Account #1193739.

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Further losses could follow if Tolko decides to dismantle mill From Page 9 While heavy industry’s share of the tax base is dropping about three per cent this year, growth in the real estate market has increased the residential class from 43 to 45 per cent and business class from 29 to 30 per cent of the tax base to even things out. “It’s a little bit more in residential [and] another per cent in business, so it’s spread out across the whole assessment base,�

Thiessen told council, adding that she’s not recommending there be any changes to the tax structure.

While things are balanced out now, the city is facing a loss of $1.8 million in tax revenue over the next four years as MGE’s revitalization tax exemption kicks in come 2019.

The tax break will drop the utility class portion of the tax base again, but only temporarily.

The Merritt Green Energy project will receive a tax exemption beginning in 2019, which decreases until 2023. Herald files

The exemption starts at 100 per cent and shrinks by a quarter each year until 2023 when MGE is paying its municipal taxes in full.

Thiessen told council that while the city could bump up heavy

industry to shoulder 20 per cent of the tax base once again, it would mean charging the few businesses under that class a lot more. “When you only have only few people in a pool, it’s just not feasible. I wouldn’t

recommend it for sure as it would just cause unnecessary hardship,�

Thiessen told council.

She told the Herald the city plans to use surplus dollars to offset that loss. “Either that or we would have to start cutting services, but we do have a fairly healthy surplus that should cover that,� Thiessen told the Herald.

Additional losses could come in the future if Tolko Resources further dismantles its Merritt mill. This year’s drop in heavy industry’s portion of the tax base is due primarily to the company filing for a shutdown allowance after shuttering the mill in December of 2016. “If they start dismantling the [Tolko] mill further adjustments in the assessment would occur,�

Thiessen told council. “Ultimately if the mill’s totally taken down the property will be

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PLAYOFF PREVIEW

Cents aim to stifle wild Wenatchee offense Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

They say offense wins games, but defense wins championships.

The Merritt Centennials will be subscribing to the age-old sports mantra as they head into game one of their seven game series with the Wenatchee Wild, a team which boasts the league’s most high powered offense.

Anchored by the BCHL’s regular season scoring king Jasper Weatherby (37 goals, 37 assists, 74 points) and dynamic scoring defenceman Cooper Zech (11 goals, 58 assists, 68 points), the Wild posses the skill and the personnel necessary to put pucks in the net at an extremely effective clip.

But Joe Martin, Cents’ head coach and general manager, believes his team can be the immovable object to the Wild’s unstoppable force.

“Everyone makes a lot of Wenatchee’s speed and their offence, and rightfully so. The reason we match up with them well is that we can skate and we’ve got good goaltending and a good defending team,” said Martin.

To that end, the Cents will rely upon the vaunted goaltending tandem of Austin Roden and Jacob Berger — both of whom will be ready for action in a series that promises to test both team’s ability to adjust to long travel and a short turn-around between games.

“It’s a long trip, but the games are somewhat spread out at the start. Once we get back to Merritt, the back-to-back and the day off and then another game — that’ll be taxing for both teams but I think we’re ready for that,” Martin said.

Due to the length of the trip between Merritt and Wenatchee, Wash. — five hours of driving over 427 kilometres — the format

of the seven game series will follow a 2-3-2 arrangement. Two games in Wenatchee, followed by three in Merritt and two more in Wenatchee, if necessary.

“We’re used to travel day-of for an important game. We’ve done it numerous times in Wenatchee, we’ve been pretty good there,” said Martin.

The last time the teams met in the regular season was a double header at the Town Toyota Centre in Wenatchee. The Wild took the Friday night game in double overtime, but the Cents regrouped to beat the Wild 3-2 the next evening.

Special teams will be a key for the Centennials, who faltered in their final games of the regular season after putting together an impressive string of victories to close out February.

“It’s important as a coach that heading onto the ice in those key situations — a key power play or a key kill — that the guys are going

out there have confidence in what they are doing and know they can get it done,” said Martin of his teams’ special teams prowess.

Despite finishing sixth in their division, the Cents’ boast the fourth-ranked power play and penalty kill in the Interior. Martin believes his team can be even better in that regard.

“I think as a group you say, ‘Wow, we didn’t even play our best yet, and we’re up here,’” said Martin.

The Cents expect to be without their top d-man to start the series, after Tyrell Buckley was injured in a game against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks back on Feb. 22.

Martin said his team’s captain likely won’t make the trip down to Wenatchee, but the team hopes to have him in the lineup when the series returns to Merritt.

“Once we get to the end of this week, we’ll start taking it day by day,” said Martin.

BCHL Playoffs Round one schedule Game 1 @ Wenatchee March 1 7:05 p.m.

Game 2 @ Wenatchee March 3 7:05 p.m.

Game 3 @ Merritt March 6 7:00 p.m.

Game 4 @ Merritt March 7 7:00 p.m.

Game 5 @ Merritt* March 9 7:00 p.m.

Game 6 @ Wenatchee* March 11 7:05 p.m.

Game 7 @ Wenatchee* March 12 7:05 p.m. *if necessary

2017/18 Merritt Centennials Award winners

CLASS OF THEIR OWN The seven graduating members of the Merritt Centennials were honoured at the team’s awards dinner on Feb. 25. From right to left: Zach Risteau, Tyrell Buckley, Henry Cleghorn, Zach Zorn, Zach Court, Jacob Berger and Chase Bell. Photo courtesy of Ian Webster

Ska-Lu-La Award..................Zach Zorn Volunteer Excellence...............................

Mattias Dal Monte, Matthew Kopperud Fan Favourite.....................Joey Berkopec Most Improved...............Mike Van Unen Academic Scholar............Jackson Munro Most Promising............Mathieu Gosselin Coaches Award................Jackson Munro Most Gentlemanly...................Chase Bell Rookie of the Year....Brendan Schneider Leading Scorer...............Henry Cleghorn Best Defenceman..............Tyrell Buckley Unsung Hero..........................Zach Zorn Leadership and Ability..............................

Austin Roden and Jacob Berger Most Valuable Player.........Tyrell Buckley

Round one across the BCHL Interior: (1) Penticton vs. (8) Coquitlam (2) Vernon vs. Salmon Arm (4) Trail vs. West Kelowna Island: (1) Victoria vs. (4) Alberni Valley (2) Nanaimo vs. (3) Powell River Mainland: (1) Prince George vs. (4) Chilliwack (2) Langley vs. (3) Surrey

HOME TOWN GAMES Tuesday, March 6 • Wednesday, March 7 • Friday, March 9 For tickets drop by 2001C Voght Street., or pick one up at a Home Game.

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Charity tourney sets new record Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

The annual Law Enforcement Charity Hockey Challenge was a big one this year with ten teams competing for glory at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena from Feb. 23 to 25.

When the dust settled, it was the rookies who prevailed, as the squad representing the BC Corrections took home the W over a team representing Prince George police.

But while the record number of teams in attendance was one high-

light, organizers were even more thrilled with the amount of money raised in support of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Smashing their goal of raising $20,000, the tournament totals exceeded $22,000 when all was said and done on Sunday afternoon.

The money was raised through a raffle, 50/50 draws and a silent auction table which was active all weekend.

Last year, the tournament raised $18,500 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

(Above) Merritt’s mayor Neil Menard has some help from Kaydence Ferris, whose heart condition inspired the creation of the event, as they performs the ceremonial puck drop for the final game of the Law Enforcement Charity Hockey Challenge. (Left) One of the two Merritt squads in attendance on a strong showing in their final game of the tournament. Cole Wagner/Herald

THE SPORTS TICKER

What’s happening in and around the Nicola Valley

March 2-4

Mixed Bonspiel Open, Merritt Curling Club

March 6

Merritt Centennials vs Wenatchee Wild, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

March 7

Merritt Centennials vs Wenatchee Wild, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.

March 10

Nicola Valley Skating Club presesnts “It’s Showtime” at the NVM Arena, 4 p.m.

March 15

Elementary handball

March 16-17

Merritt Curling Club Year-End Championships

Regular Sessions Indoor Tennis

Monday, Wednesday, CMS, Friday 11a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, CMS, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Indoor Pickleball Monday, Wednesday, Friday, CMS, 8:30 a.m. - 11a.m.

Tuesday, Thursday, Civic Centre, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Raise The Bar Bootcamp

Tuesday, Thursday, Diamond Vale School, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Cadet Hall, 10 a.m.

Want to get your event on the Sports Ticker? Send all relevant information to sports@merrittherald.com

WINTER WARRIORS Two athletes from the Nicola Valley competed at the B.C. Winter Games over the weekend. (Top) Bill Brewer finished fifth in the snowboard cross and eighth in the slopestyle event at Sun Peaks, while Hannah Howard came up just short of the podium, finishing fourth in girls’ singles in badminton. The Thompson-Okanagan zone finished third overall in the medal standings with 90 podium finishes. Photos courtesy of George Wycherley (top) and Amanda Wilson (below)/BC Games Society

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CHURCH RENOVATIONS

Merritt Seventh-day Adventist Church at 2190 Granite Ave. is under renovation and is closed temporarily.

Still open meeting at the Merritt Baptist Church each Saturday morning. Our soup and sandwich service “Friendship Outreach” is not available. Sorry for any inconvenience. Pastor Toa says improvements will allow us to serve the community even better in the near future.

Contact 250 378 2339.

NICOLA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY

presents, “The Glass Castle” rated PG on Monday, March 12 at 7:00 pm at the NVIT Lecture Theatre.

Tickets and Memberships available at the door. For more information phone 250-378-3974.

HELP WITH INCOME TAX

Need help filing your income taxes? We will be at Crossroads Community Church from 9 am till noon every Tuesday morning from March 6 till April 24. Drop off your paper work one Tuesday and pick it up the following week. If you need more information please phone 250-378-6283.

NICOLA VALLEY FISH & GAME CLUB

Get your entries in now for the Trophy Awards night to be held on Saturday, March 10 starting at 5:30 pm in the Seniors Centre (museum). This is a pot luck supper event, so be sure to bring a dish to share. Entries will be accepted for Big Game, Fish, Ladies and Juniors, Best Archery and Photography contest. For more information call Paul Komonoski at 250-378-4904 or Ed Collins at 250-378-2547.

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Vibrant, fiery rhythms of Spanish Flamenco dancing and music . Come and enjoy an unique combination of Spanish Flamenco dancing and Indian Bannock.

Spanish Flamenco dancers of the Love To Dance Academy will be performing at the Kekuli Restaurant on Voght Street. Friday night March 2 between 7 & 8 pm.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Meet the first and third Thursday every month starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Centre. Join us for our next quilting weekend in the Civic Centre on March 23, 24 and 25. Please join us by contacting the city or just drop in to see what we do. For information please call Sharon at 250 315-2340.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Legion hours have changed. We are now open Wednesdays as well. Hours are 2 pm to 6 pm, Tuesday through Friday, and Saturdays from 1 pm to 7 pm. Come join us Saturdays for our meat draw. Guests always welcome and will be signed in by a member.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. We also work to assist in the develop.m.ent and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry at 250-378-5190.

MASONS

Masons meet every fourth Monday of the month.

GOSPEL MEETINGS

will be held at the Civic Centre at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Everyone is welcome to attend. if you require further information call 250-378-4315.

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Do you like to sing? Yes? -- then come check out the Merritt Community Choir. We meet Mondays, 7 p.m. at Diamondvale Elementary School . . . potential members are encouraged to drop by -- no auditions or experience required. If you enjoy singing in a group then please join us. For further information please call the Merritt Community Choir Conductor, Ellen Nast at 250-3789899.

DROP IN CENTER FOR ELDERS

The Conayt Friendship Society located at 1964 Quilchena Ave. has a drop-in center for Elders every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Snacks and light lunches are provided. Elders are welcome to assist in preparing menu and lunch. A sign-in sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the Executive Director.

GATHERING OF ELDERS

Every Thursday 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Conayt Friendship Society, 1964 Quilchena Ave. All Elders (age 55+) welcome.

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Playing M/W/F 8:30-11:00am at old CMS Gym (2975 Clapperton Ave); T/TH 6:30-8:30pm at Merritt Civic Centre (1950 Mamette Ave). It’s an easy sport to play, great fun and exercise. Demo paddles and instruction available. For more information call Gary 250-2800105.

COMMUNITY BAND

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m. Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-315-7724.

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THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU Crossroads Community Church

2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911• Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 • Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-2339 Bible Study: 9:30 • Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service times: Sundays at 10am (no service on the 5th Sunday)

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (K - Gr. 4) - 10 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2451 Spring Bank Ave • 250-378-5603 Worship Service Sunday -10 am • Sunday School -11:10 am Bible Study - 6:45 to 7:45 pm Wednesdays

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Mary Louise Gross Nov. 5, 1931 - Feb. 19, 2018

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On February 19, 2018, Heaven welcomed home beautiful, feisty, Mary Louise Gross.

Mary was born the second child to Omer and Myrtle Foster on November 5, 1931, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

The dirty thirties “Dust Bowl� set in shortly thereafter, putting the family in hard circumstances.

Mary remembered riding in the back of a pick-up truck, as they made the arduous journey from Oklahoma to Washington 6WDWH LQ RUGHU WR À QG ZRUN :DVKLQJWRQ ZRXOG EH the place Mary and her siblings grew up.

In 1949, Mary married Edmund Cole Gross. In 1957, they packed up their three children and made the brave trek to Merritt, BC. Here they hoped to start a successful logging company, at a time when logging was booming in the Nicola Valley. It was a hard new start, but they were resourceful and driven; after much toil, the fruits of their labour paid off. Merritt became a muchloved home.

Mary and Ed had many wonderful memories of raising their children here. Ever a warm hostess and renowned cook, Mary made the Gross home a favourite place to visit for all. She loved her family and enjoyed staying connected with those near and far. Fond years were spent travelling south and to Vancouver Island with family and IULHQGV JROÀ QJ JDPEOLQJ DQG À VKLQJ Mary is remembered as a loving grandmother, who would wrap her arms around her grandchildren in her rocking chair while singing to them in that familiar southern drawl. Her grandchildren remember special times at the Gross pool, learning to make some of Grandma’s trademark delicious dishes and playing pinochle.

Mary’s many hobbies often included helping others. She was always there with a hot meal for anyone going through a hard time. She could make almost anything grow, and enjoyed many creative outlets. Close to Mary’s heart were the countless fun times spent with the “gang� at the Merritt Golf and Country Club. Here she gaveback, by planning fundraisers for cancer. The hardships she faced took their toll, but she never lost her love of friendly teasing and competitiveness.

Her strength sparkled, even until the end, and we look forward to seeing that sparkle again!

Mary is predeceased by her parents, brother Jerry, sister Dora, her husband Edmund Cole Gross (1993) and her daughter Sharon Lynn Kempf (1996.) +HU ZDUPWK DQG À UH ZLOO EH PLVVHG E\ KHU IDPLO\ &KLOGUHQ 'DYLG .DUHQ 6WHYH .HOO\ $QQ DQG VRQ LQ ODZ 0LNH .HPSI *UDQGFKLOGUHQ &KULVWLQD 'DYLG 6KDQQRQ -DUHG $QJHOD -DUHG

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The Gross family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone at Coquihalla/ Gillis House, and the staff at Royal Inland Hospital who went above and beyond. We’d also like to acknowledge Mary’s caring friends, Tom and Joan Scott, who added joy to her days!

On Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 Larry Baillie Sr. passed away at the age of 77 years in Kamloops Hospital. Larry will be lovingly remembered by his wife Gerry-Lee (nee Smith), his sisters Bev, Beryle and Barbara, children Manny (Carol) Schultz (Aimee), Lisa (Mike) Lori (Don), grandchildren, great-grandchildren and stepchildren. He will be missed by many nieces and nephews, good friends and his dog Pepper. In /DUU\ ZDV ERUQ LQ $UERXUĂ€ HOG 6DVNDWFKHZDQ After leaving the family farm, he moved to B.C. where he learned to run heavy equipment and began to work for the Teamsters Union, building many highways throughout B.C. and the Yukon.

Following this, he owned and operated logging trucks and gravel trucks throughout the province of B.C. He had a brief but courageous battle with COPD and cancer prior to his passing.

Donations in memory of Larry can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or the Canadian Cancer Society.

A Celebration of Life will be held on April 14th, 2018 in Chase, B.C. at the Legion, starting at 12:00pm.

Clarence Bernard ROSE

Benz, William (Bill) August Jan. 7, 1934 - Feb. 21, 2018

William “Bill� Benz of Merritt, BC born January 07, 1934 in Murrayville, B.C. passed away February 21, 2018 at the Kamloops Royal Inland Hospital at 84 years of age.

He is survived by his loving wife Eleanor, of 58 years of marriage, and his two sons Timothy (Collette) Benz and Daniel Benz; Grandchildren Mathew, Joshua, Rebecca, Mercedes and great Grandchild Scarlett.

Bill is also survived by his sister June Noble and many nieces, nephews and caring friends and relatives.

Bill was predeceased by his Brother Russel Benz, and Sisters Shirley Johnson and Patti Loosley.

Bill was always busy building things and farming.

He had a work career beginning at the age of 14. He had experience working with; sheet metal and plumbing; general stores even weighing gold, underground mining becoming a blaster, steel foundry, sawmill work, logger, BC Hydro & Power Authority (gas), Truck Driver, Canada Post (Mission %& 3XEOLF :RUNV &DQDGD 0LVVLRQ 3RVW 2IĂ€ FH BC) and Public Works Canada (Osoyoos Border Crossing). He was truly amazing and will be missed by us all.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Any memorial donations, if so desired, can be made to the “Nicola Valley Hospital Endowment Foundation� with reference to the Emergency Room and memory of Bill Benz or any health charity of your choice.

Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

February 20, 2018

Mr. Clarence Rose passed away peacefully at Gillis House on Feb. 20th, 2018 at the age of 81.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 59 years, Verna Rose; 3 sons Derwyn (Brenda), Robert, Kevin (Deb); Grandsons Joe (Crystal), Wayne (Kelsey) Dale (Ashley) and great grandchildren; Granddaughters Darcy and family, Sarah and family, Trazanna and family; siblings Albert (Jean), Don (Helen), Marj (Ernie), Joyce, and many nieces and nephews. Clarence was predeceased by his parents Robert and Elizabeth Rose, his sister Shirley, his only daughter Colleen (1981)and Grandson James (2002).

Clarence was born and raised on a small farm near Pelly Sask., the eldest of 6 children. He and Verna moved to Merritt in 1966. Clarence worked as a heavy equipment operator in the mining industry until his retirement in 1996. Clarence’s passions were horses, birds and his hobby farm.

Funeral mass was held on Feb. 24th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Merritt with Father $QG\ 7DNDFK RIĂ€ FLDWLQJ 6HUYLFH DUUDQJHPHQWV entrusted to Merritt Funeral Chapel. In lieu of Ă RZHUV SOHDVH FRQVLGHU D GRQDWLRQ WR WKH FKDULW\ of your choice In Memory of Clarence Rose.

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We are saddened to announce the passing of our Mom and Nan, Margery Shepherd, at the age of 95, surrounding by loving family, on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Coquihalla / Gillis House in Merritt BC. Margery was born on May 13, 1922 in London England, the youngest of six children of William DQG *HUWUXGH :KDUUDP +HU Ă&#x20AC; UVW MRE ZDV ZLWK 3HHN Freans in London, which may explain her love RI ELVFXLWV DQG WHD 'XULQJ ::,, VKH MRLQHG WKH British Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auxiliary Territorial Service and met KHU IXWXUH KXVEDQG )UDQN 6KHSKHUG D &DQDGLDQ soldier.

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SUMMER STUDENT WORKER School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is accepting applications for Summer Students.

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Professional Lady relocating to Merritt. Wanting small house or 2 bedroom unit. A.S.A.P Long Term. Has References.

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It is preferable that students were enrolled full-time in High School/College in 2017/2018, however, MUST be returning full-time to College/University or Trades School for the 2018/2019 sessions. College/University proof of acceptance is mandatory.

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Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted. For further information, please call Darrell Finnigan at (250) 315-1113.

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3499 Voght Street February 19, 2018

1 bedroom apartment. $650 plus hydro 3 bedroom + den $1500 plus utilities

Attn: Operations Manager School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

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Position: Logging Truck Driver Company: Lower Nicola Indian Band Development Corporation Location: Merritt, BC Reports to: Forestry Manager Deadline: Friday, March 2, 2018

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WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Whereas Christopher Montgomery is indebted to Secure-All Merritt Mini And RV Storage a Division of Secure-All Storage Solutions Ltd in the amount of $552.17 notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Warehouse lien Act the goods stored by you in Unit 309 will be sold by public tender at 12:00 PM, on March 16th, 2018 to recover outstanding storage fees and costs.

The storage unit may be viewed at 11:00 AM on the sale date and are located at 1295 Midday Valley Road, Merritt B.C. They may consist of various used electronics and furnishings. Please contact Michel Zuber at North Central Bailiffs Ltd. Please contact Michel Zuber at North Central Bailiffs Ltd mike@northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca or 250-377-4148 for more information.

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Whereas Joanne Phillips is indebted to Secure-All Merritt Mini And RV Storage a Division of Secure-All Storage Solutions Ltd in the amount of $510.88 notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Warehouse lien Act the goods stored by you in Unit 445 will be sold by public tender at 12:00 PM, on March 16th, 2018 to recover outstanding storage fees and costs.

The storage unit may be viewed at 11:00 AM on the sale date and are located at 1295 Midday Valley Road, Merritt B.C. They may consist of various household goods and clothing contained in Rubbermaid totes and plastic bags. Please contact Michel Zuber at North Central Bailiffs Ltd mike@ northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca or 250-377-4148 for more information.

By virtue of the Warehouse Lien Act, Trigs Storage Ltd., claims a lien against TRACY COLLEDGE, UNIT 26, who is indebted to Trigs Storage Ltd., in the amount of $800.00 plus costs.

These personal and household effects will be sold by either public or private auction, on or after March 16, 2018 at 372, Hwy 8, Lower Nicola, B.C.

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Whereas Valerie Heron is indebted to SecureAll Merritt Mini And RV Storage a Division of Secure-All Storage Solutions Ltd in the amount of $1,144.53 notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Warehouse lien Act the goods stored by you in Unit 425 will be sold by public tender at 12:00 PM, on March 16th, 2018 to recover outstanding storage fees and costs.

The storage unit may be viewed at 11:00 AM on the sale date and are located at 1295 Midday Valley Road, Merritt B.C. They may consist of various household goods and clothing in a variety of containers. . Please contact Michel Zuber at North Central Bailiffs Ltd mike@northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca or 250-377-4148 for more information.

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Whereas Alex McMain is indebted to SecureAll Merritt Mini And RV Storage a Division of Secure-All Storage Solutions Ltd in the amount of $425.20 notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Warehouse lien Act the goods stored by you will be sold by public tender at 12:00 PM, on March 16th, 2018 to recover outstanding storage fees and costs.

The storage unit may be viewed at 11:00 AM on the sale date and are located at 1295 Midday Valley Road, Merritt B.C. The goods to be sold is a 1988 Jeep, VIN No. 2BCCV81J2JB500876.

Running condition is unknown and keys are not available. The unit is sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;?.

Please contact Michel Zuber at North Central Bailiffs Ltd mike@northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca or 250-377-4148 for more information.

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