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Request For Proposals Merritt Cycling Network Plan

The City of Merritt invites qualified and experienced firms to submit a proposal to create the Merritt Cycling Network Plan.

This Request for Proposals to create a Merritt Cycling Network Plan includes the following components: Instructions to Proponents Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Appendix A – Scope of Work Appendix B – Proponent Information and Agreement Appendix C – References Full details on the Request For Proposals, plus instructions on how to submit a proposal visit www.merritt.ca or call 250-378-4224.

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The Development Services Department Has Moved The Development Services Department is pleased to announce the department has moved to the First Floor of City Hall. The Department would like to invite community members to drop by to see the new space and ask any Planning/Building related questions. You can also give them a call at 250-378-4224. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space.

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The City of Merritt is following up the “Thriving Communities” survey with yet another option for people to weigh in on their top priorities with the “2020 Citizen’s Budget”.

The adaptive survey allows you to tailor your ideal budget by entering your property value assessment and showing you a tax breakdown of exactly where each of your tax dollars are being spent. You then prepare a sample budget

by allocating more or less funding to each.

You will be shown the total tax collected on your property, which includes school tax, hospital and regional district taxes, but the survey only allows you to specifically adjust the municipal portion of your tax bill.

Sheila Thiessen, City of Merritt’s Director of Finance, addressed mayor and council at Tuesday’s budget finalization meeting.

“The public engagement is a big part of our budget process. People don’t like to come to meetings, but we have engaged the services of a fellow to do a public engagement online. It has been put out on social media and on the website.

So far, we’ve had about 29 people in on the site,” Thiessen explained.

The City hopes to use the data to adjust their 2021 budget based on what is most important to taxpayers. Results of the survey are available to everyone online and are adjusted in real time as more people take part.

Results so far indicate people would like to see a 2-percent increase to police services funding, a 1-percent increase in funding to public works and a 1-percent decrease in funding to recreation facilities, with funding to parks and recreation, transit and economic development ideally staying the same.

Overall, people have chosen road

conditions as the most important issue, following closely behind is the issue of safer streets. Environmental initiatives and airport planning are considered less important issues.

“It’s pretty highlevel input, so we can use it as we develop the 2021 budget. The public can go in and add comments on each of the items.

We’ve focussed on six different departments,” said Thiessen.

The six areas of focus are RCMP, Public Works, Recreation Facilities, Parks and Recreation, Economic Development and Transit.

The survey will be available on the City of Merritt website until the end of March.

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The main issue that arose to Council seemed to be the unknown possibility of if the new land could be dedicated as a designated park.

The proposed land would see a relocation to Collettville.

Councillor Tony Luck echoed his peers concerns, adding that there “needs to be a bigger discussion around it, until we get this clarification of the tenure of the park. I’ve personally heard from quite a few citizens that they are concerned about that park.”

Director of

Corporate Services Sean Smith said both he and Thiessen have been looking into the matter, though there is still more digging to do.

“The sooner we can find that out, and bring a report to the council, it may be possible to get it in before finalization of budget anyways. So we’ll try to expedite that as much as possible.”

Smith added that he agrees with the idea that council hold off the decision for the time being.

Superintendent of Public Works Charlie Henderson assured Council that the

move, if it went forward, would see the utmost care from his department.

“We want to keep that at the forefront, to make sure that we’re not creating dust, and everybody is just not looking at our trucks.”

The amount proposed for the project was $140,000.

The relocation was the only Public Works project on the agenda that was not given the all in favour from City Council at Tuesday’s meeting.

The Herald will give a more in-depth look into the approved projects in next week’s edition.

Relocation of dog park sent to back burner The dog park relocation will be discussed at a later date.

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The relocation of the dog park was one of many Public Works items discussed at Tuesday’s budget finalization meeting, and was one of very few that was not given the go-ahead.

Instead, the project will be discussed in the future after more details emerge.

“I think there are a few other issues that we need to resolve,” said Sheila Thiessen,

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Benefits in E.I. changes unknown One of the challenges, with so many different events occurring in DAN ALBAS Ottawa, is VIEW FROM that some THE HILL become overlooked.

This occurred last week as the third party opposition Bloc Québécois had their first Opposition Day in the House and tabled the following motion: Mr. Blanchet (Beloil - Chambly): “That the House call on the government to increase the special Employment Insurance sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 50 weeks in the upcoming budget in order to support people with serious illnesses, such as cancer.”

After debate on this motion was complete a vote was held with the Bloc Quebecois, the Conservative Party, and the New Democratic Party voting in favour of the motion passing with the governing Liberals opposed.

In the last parliament, it would have been defeated, however in this minority parliament, the motion passed.

Prior to this motion passing, the maximum time for the special employment benefit on Employment Insurance was limited to 15 weeks, a limit that has been in place since 1971.

Unfortunately, how many Canadians might benefit from this change is unknown as the motion was not studied by committee prior to being submitted by the Bloc, as would have been the case with a bill.

This is one of the challenges

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Troubles in Delhi akin to history’s past The anti-Muslim pogrom in northeastern Delhi last week only killed 43 people, and a few of them weren’t even Muslims. But then on Kristallnacht (‘The Night of GWYNNE DYER Broken Glass’) in THE WORLD Germany in 1938, STAGE only 91 Jews were killed. It was still a Nazi declaration of war on the Jews, and a forewarning of the 6 million Jewish deaths to come.

Is this India’s Kristallnacht? History does not repeat, but it does have patterns, and there are disturbing similarities.

First, a disclaimer. Many senior officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP (Indian People’s Party) indulge in bloodcurdling anti-Muslim rhetoric, and more than a few have urged violence against Muslims, but there is no plan to exterminate them in death camps. It can’t be done.

Only one in a hundred Germans was Jewish in 1933, when Hitler came to power. Oneseventh of India’s population – two hundred

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million people – are Muslims. A Nazi-style ‘Final Solution’, or even the expulsion of the entire Muslim population (like the Nazis’ early fantasies about moving all of Europe’s Jews to Madagascar) is just not practical in India.

It can still be done with smaller numbers of people: Burma recently expelled its entire population of Muslim Rohingyas, some 700,000 people, just by murdering a few thousand and driving the rest across the border into Bangladesh. But you cannot do that to all of India’s Muslims: it would be like moving the entire population of Japan and both Koreas to somewhere else.

Narendra Modi is not squeamish about dead Muslims. He presided (deniably) over the slaughter of at least a thousand Muslims in targeted ‘rioting’ when he was the chief minister of the state of Gujarat in 2002, and for three days last week he said nothing about the ‘rioting’ targeting Muslims in Delhi. Then he made a vague appeal for ‘peace and brotherhood’, and that was all.

Modi is a realist, and his project is not genocide. It is the re-definition of Hindus as the only ‘real’ Indians, and the demotion of Indian Muslims to second-class citizenship at best. But it will still take a lot of violence to cow Muslims into accepting their new lower

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status, and that is what we were seeing in Delhi last week.

Modi’s project went into high gear soon after he was re-elected with a landslide majority last May. In August he stripped Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state, of the special status it had enjoyed since it joined India in 1947. The state has been locked down under military occupation ever since, and most senior Kashmiri politicians are still in detention.

Then in December he brought in two new laws that will, if they stand, make ‘second-class citizenship’ for Muslims a reality. One is the Citizenship Amendment Act, which makes it easy for immigrants of every religion except Muslims to become Indian citizens.

The other is the National Register of Citizens, which will force the hundreds of millions of Indians who have no documents proving their nationality to apply for citizenship, just as if they were migrants from somewhere else. Getting Indian citizenship will be easy if they are Hindu (or Sikh, or Christian, or Buddhist), but almost impossible in practice if they are Muslim.

The huge non-stop protests since December show that many Indians, including many Hindus, are See ‘INDIAN’ Page 7 appalled by these

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discriminatory laws, and by Modi’s frontal assault on the principle of a secular Indian state whose citizens are all equal before the law. But most Hindus seem to approve, and Hindus are 80% of the population.

Modi hasn’t won yet. The protesters have not given up, the courts are not subjugated by the ruling party, and the BJP actually lost the election for the Delhi state assembly last month. But it was a BJP leader who lost his seat in that election, Kapil Mishra, who then incited Hindu mobs to attack Muslims in Delhi.

It wasn’t just neighbour turning on neighbour in some spontaneous outburst of hatred. There was a good deal of that after three days, but it was started by young Hindu thugs armed with iron bars, sticks and machetes, trucked in from

nearby rural parts of Uttar Pradesh state to attack Muslims and get the violence going.

Similar but smaller events like that are occurring all over India, and in almost every case the police stand by or actually join in the anti-Muslim attacks. (The police are controlled by the national government, which is BJP, not by the states.) There are also stories of Hindus protecting their Muslim neighbours, as you would expect – there are good people everywhere – but it doesn’t look promising.

The protests may go on for another month, or another six months, but Modi has four more years to play with before he faces another election.

By then India may be an unrecognisable place: a ‘soft’ fascist state achieved more or less by democratic means.

From Page 6 in a minority parliament where a motion can be established politically and passed very quickly, potentially without sufficient scrutiny.

In this case, Employment Insurance is a program funded by contributions from both workers and their employers.

This represents an extension of an existing Employment Insurance benefit that could be of significant financial assistance to a person facing one of life’s greatest heath challenges.

In certain cases, it very well could be the only time some workers might access the Employment Insurance benefits they have long

paid into.

As a result, I supported this motion, although I did state some reservations for the lack of proper parliamentary scrutiny.

My question this week: Do you agree with the motion to extend “the special Employment Insurance sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 50 weeks in the upcoming budget in order to support people with serious illnesses, such as cancer.”

I can be reached at Dan.Albas@ parl.gc.ca or call toll free 1-800665-8711.

Dan Albas is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola.

LETTERS to the editor More sovereignty Different solutions for First Nations needed for floods RE: Native Relations-The eyes of the world are watching It’s counterproductive to constantly respond to expensive and infuriating blockades that immobilize our country and disgrace our reputation.

Under the current system, First Nations are excluded from Canadian prosperity and their extensive lands and territories have remained economically worthless.

For the benefit of all Canadians, I think it’s time we solved the longstanding injustices suffered by First Peoples. Because First Nations sovereignty, independence, and pride are Canada’s doorway to peace and endless prosperity.

Title and stewardship over hereditary lands would give First Nations the ability to open up vast land holdings across Canada and attract long-term joint venture capi-

tal and commercial investments.

With the ability to lease property and collect resource royalties, First Nations could participate in resource development, forestry, tourism, fish farms, agriculture, and green energy (solar and wind) projects.

I’m not advocating that First Nations be granted exclusive territorial powers. As part of Canada, they would still need to negotiate a working relationship of regulations and laws within the Canadian Federal and Provincial frameworks.

I believe having First Nations become self-sufficient and contributing to Canada’s economy, prosperity, security, and environmental stability is a far better option than maintaining this shameful and degrading status quo.

Ron Lemire Merritt BC

RE: Voght St Structural Flood project The announced $750,000 for the ‘Voght St Structural Flood project’ may be a helpful ‘mitigation’ element for the Nicola; but the City has its head in the sand if it still thinks that simply increasing the height and density of this one little area will stop flooding on the Nicola.

Alas, what it will do is increase the volume and velocity of flood waters downstream; so those of us between Voght and the confluence had better get out the sandbags again. And that includes the golf course, and the Eldorado Mobile Home Park too.

What IS needed is CONTROL of the Nicola, at the Nicola Dam, and the City has not announced that it concurs with this, nor that it is prepared to do anything at all

about it. The solution is known; the costs are reasonable.

According to a study done several years ago, that $750,000, if spent on channelling and dam work, would be almost sufficient enough to solve the problem, not just mitigate one small area, and cause further problems downstream. And no more mosquitoes either!

Questionable necessity, and certainly insufficient, City of Merritt.

We can do better, and I would welcome hearing that the City recognizes the solution and is working hard towards control....not just mitigating. Get out the sandbags!

Darch Oborne Merritt BC

From the Herald archives: March, 1972

COMMERCE CHAIR WANTS HIGHWAY Minister of Highways, Graham R. Lea has said that there “is little possibility of construction of a highway through the Coquihalla Pass in the near future.”

However, Henry Norgaard, chair of the Merritt Chamber of Commerce highways committee, disagrees, stating that the pressure on the two existing highways from the interior to the coast will soon be too great to maintain. He dismissed the potential alternative route of Pemberton-Lillooet.

“No amount of denials on the part of the government will convince me that this road will not be built. It is the most feasible and most inexpensive alternative… the Coquihalla highway will be built.”

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Merritt native working on Jurrassic sequel

Tim Guertin returns home to work on a major motion picture.

Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

The Jurassic World 3: Dominion movie shoot has a Merritt connection deeper than its chosen filming locations.

Tim Guertin grew up in Merritt, but headed to the bright lights of Vancouver in 1993 after graduating from high school. In 2012, Guertin decided to go back to school, attending BCIT’s Robotics program.

“After graduation in 2016, I got into Industrial Automation for a while but then discovered through a friend that there was a demand in the Special Effects department for people that were well qualified in electronics and Robotics.

“The Special Effects department handles all practical effects used in a film. My role as a Robotics specialist is to work in our fabrication facility to help design, fabricate and operate any electronic devices that are requested for the movie. Designing, building and operating various remote-control vehicles and devices, operating winch systems to control large moving objects or vehicles, and creating electrical devices to control such things as cockpit gauges, elevator doors and panels,” explained Guertin, who has been working in film for about three years now.

Some of the productions that can credit their special effects to Guertin are SEE, The Christmas Chronicles 2, Timmy Failure, where Guertin created a remote-control Segway that moved a polar bear on screen – and A Series of Unfortunate Events.

“The first show I worked on when I got into film was A Series

of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. It was such a creative show with some amazing sets and visually spectacular things. The very first thing I was ever asked to build was a remotecontrol roller-coaster car that looked like a duck. One that was big enough for the main actors to ride in.”

Guertin can expect to travel a couple of times a year for filming, to a variety of often exciting new locations.

Merritt may not be the most exciting or exotic place to film, but Guertin is happy to come back to his hometown for a major production.

“I’m just as excited to be here for the show as everybody here is to

see a movie production in action, and perhaps run across a very famous celebrity. Even though I’ve been living mostly in Vancouver since leaving Merritt after high school in 1993, I do miss the small-town life and will forever consider Merritt to be my hometown.

It’s been very enjoyable seeing so many familiar faces, seeing the things that have changed and the things that have stayed the same. It makes me very happy to see how busy the hotels and restaurants are right now while we are in town, when it would typically be a very slow time of year.

I like seeing the direct benefit to my hometown.”

Merritt native Tim Guertin, who graduated from BCIT’s Robotics program in 2016, returned to Merritt for the shooting of the major motion picture Jurassic Park 3. Photo submitted

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Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

A Merritt man who crashed his plane at the local airport is now at home.

The pilot of a plane that was pulled from a crash at the Merritt Airport on Feb. 10 is now at home and continuing his recovery.

Rae Robinson, an acquaintance of the pilot and a newly appointed member of the City of Merritt’s Airport Advisory Committee, spoke to The Herald to assure the public that the

RCMP FILES Plane crash victim recovering

pilot, a fairly new resident of Merritt, has been released from hospital and is now at home.

“I had a visit with him and his wife at their home a few days ago and, you know, he was pretty seriously injured, and it’s going to take some time for him to recover, but he’s home and he is recovering,” said Robinson. “And he was already talking about the possibility of getting another aircraft. He didn’t get frightened off.”

The victim landed nose-first just off the runway very early on the morning of the crash, discovered

hours later by local RCMP after a missing persons report was called in.

He was extracted from the aircraft, before being taken to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Robinson, an aviator himself, also wanted to clear up a rumour he had heard was circulating thrugh town following the crash.

“There was a rumour going around that the pilot was the owner of the Coldwater Hotel, that is not true.”

As for the cause of the crash, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has not

released any further information beyond their initial assessment that the plane ran off the end of the runway.

They have further specified that the investigation is now closed.

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Bike reaches (semi)-buyers hands half a century later

Dawna-jo Bellerose, left, and sister Laurier Bellerose, right, were finally able to get their hands on the bike their father Leo Coss bought almost half a century ago. MORGAN HAMPTON/Herald

A family was connected with a bike they bought, but never picked up, 46 years ago.

Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

In 1964, Leo Coss walked into Ken and Chung Toy’s Yuen On Lung General Store on Voght St. and put down a twelve-dollar deposit on a red and white CCM bicycle.

From that day, the bike sat, forgotten, at Ken Toy’s house.

Some forty-six years later, when Clint Langill, the store’s new owner, took possession, the bicycle was discovered and brought back; still bearing the tag with the date of purchase, the amount paid down and the amount still owing.

Another ten years passed before Langill decided to make a

final attempt to locate the intended owner of the bike by posting a photo and a brief description on the Facebook group “My Merritt Connection”.

Local woman Tammy Bangsund recognized the name and immediately reached out to Coss’ daughters, Vicky Vaughn, Dawna-jo Bellerose and Laurie Bellerose. Coss had passed, but they contacted Langill to arrange a meeting.

His daughter, Dawna-jo Bellerose admitted she was surprised that her dad would have wanted a bicycle at all, driving a logging truck and being on horseback anytime a truck wouldn’t do. She recounted the colourful life her father led, both in Merritt – where Coss owned a riding stable – and later in Calgary, where the family moved in

the early 1980’s.

“Dad was always good with horses, and we often referred to him as a ‘horse whisperer,” Bellerose said.

“He was a cowboy his entire life and wherever he went people would always want to take his picture. He was in parades all over Canada, and of course his horses were magnificent. I don’t believe he had any kind of training it just came natural to him. When I mention that he was the quintessential cowboy, I mean it in the fact that it was who he was at his core. He not only looked the part but was the part.”

Coss even took his horses to the small screen, providing livestock for the filming of Heartland, including Sugarfoot – whose real name was Little Chief – the white miniature horse who was reportedly Graham Wardles,

the actor who played Ty Borden’s, favourite.

When asked why he didn’t sell the bike over the years, Langill said, “Ken Toy was a photographer and photo developer, and there were a lot of pictures left with people’s names on them that were never picked up that I’ve been trying to give back. This is the only other thing that had someone’s name on it, of the hundreds of things that were left behind by the Toys.

I thought it would be cool to find the person who meant to buy it and get the full story on it.”

Out of curiosity, Langill had a friend, who was a banker and hobbyist economist, calculate the interest on the owing $45.70 from 1964. Needless to say, when the total exceeded $900, the interest was waived.

Elementary schools join for day of kindness

An elementary school student hands out a present to a construction worker at the “Kindness Connection” initiative for Pink Shirt Day last week. MORGAN HAMPTON/Herald Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

Students from Merritt Bench Elementary, Diamond Vale Elementary and Central Elementary, joined together in the spirit of Anti-Bullying last Thursday, descending on Spirit Square for a “Kindness Connection”, coinciding with Pink Shirt Day. Carmella Mathieu, principal of Bench Elementary, viewed the gathering as a way to promote positivity and have the students make an impact outside of their classrooms.

“We wanted to build on the concept of kindness and move beyond what each school was already doing and connect kids to the community,” said Mathieu. “We have all been teaching and talking about the positivity around how simple kind acts can make a difference, and make us feel good while doing it.”

Leading up to the event, students from all three schools were encour-

aged to submit T-shirt designs emphasizing kindness and an anti-bullying message. The chosen design was sported by the students at Spirit Square on their pink shirts.

In addition to getting creative with T-shirts, students also passed out handmade notes to those downtown.

“Students at the different schools were all part of designing cards with positive messages and/or hand drawn pictures that were handed out in the community. Children handed out the cards to people in the community passing by, and hot chocolate, donated by Tim Hortons, was also offered,” Mathieu said.

“Students were given a chance to connect with community members, and given the chance to spread kindness. Our hope was to connect the kids with the community and learn that a small gesture of kindness can brighten someone’s day.” MORE PHOTOS ONLINE AT MERRITTHERALD.COM

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Female achievers applauded Morgan Hampton LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

International Women’s Day is an annual event that celebrates women for their political, cultural, social and economic achievements.

Nicola Valley Women in Action seeks to recognize local women who are making a positive difference in their community. The event honouring the nominees listed here will take place at 6pm on Friday, March 6 at the Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church.

Melanie Madill – Melanie has been nominated for her generosity towards her clients and employees, and her inclusivity in both raising her sons and offering gainful employment to those within the community

with disabilities.

Marcia Thomson – Marcia has been nominated for her dedication to those less fortunate in the community, including her role in “Merritt Chicks with Gifts Food Drive Blitz”, where food bank donations, stockings, and gifts were gathered for those in need.

Sharon Keyser – Sharon has been nominated for her willingness to lend a helping hand and her many years spent volunteering for organizations such as Community Policing with speed watch, and non-profits such as the Merritt Stock Car Association.

Wanda Dexel – Wanda has been nominated for her service to those suffering trauma and mental health issues, as well as embracing

Indigenous methods of healing through the Aboriginal Focusing Oriented Therapy (AFOT), a program she has encouraged other counselors and community members to take.

Krista Minar – Krista has been nominated for being a role model of health and fitness in her career as a personal trainer and coach, and her dedication to serving the community in her role at the Merritt Fire Department as a firefighter, Fire & Life Safety Educator, and a Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist.

Maria ThuvesonMaria has been nominated for her dedication to the local dance community and students of the dance studio, where she volunteers countless hours designing and creating the costumes

for each performance.

She will often put her own five children to bed and stay up late creating beautiful wardrobe pieces.

Megan Paquette – Megan has been nominated for all the work she has done to bring yoga and wellness to the community, through her yoga studio, Akasa Yoga Studio, as well as the assistance and generosity she offers to her clients and the community.

Lizette Nel – Lizette has been nominated for her dedication to the students of the Love to Dance Academy, where she encourages and inspires everyone from young children to seniors to be active and to embrace dance, as well as tirelessly serving the community through her many classes and programs.

Healthcare Assistant Training funded by WorkBC Grant Offering Health Care Assistant training in Merritt for eligible BC residents who are unemployed or precariously employed and who are looking to become a Healthcare Assistant via the WorkBC Community Workforce Response Grant.

Those who are eligible will have the opportunity to attend a funded Health Care Assistant (HCA) program and learn the tools needed to successfully enter the workforce as part of the healthcare team.

Application Deadline: March 9th, 2020

Healthcare Assistant Program Highlights:

• 480 hours of classroom theory including lab hours • 240 hours of clinical practice placement in a multi-level or complex care facility • 60 hours of preceptorship practice placement in a home support and/or assisted living complex • Successful completion First Aid and Foodsafe are both required prior to clinical placements *Completing Immunizations on-time prior to clinical placements combined with the ability to pass a Criminal Record Check are both program and employment hiring requirements.

Student Characteristics for Successful Completion:

• Be in good physical health with the ability to work physically hard • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills • Be able to tolerate strong odors • Enjoy being with and have a strong sense of compassion for the elderly population • Be able to give very personal care with high standards of personal and professional integrity • Be able to maintain the attendance and academic workload required to successfully complete this program

Training provided by Discovery Community College in association with the BC Career Colleges Association (BCCCA) For more information, please call:

1-877-315-5241

Adopt a Pet

View your feature best friend @ www.angelsanimalrescue.ca

To make an appointment to meet your new best friend Phone/text: (250) 378-5223 (250) 574-1316 email: aarsrescue@gmail.com

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Donations can be to made to The Angel’s Animal Rescue Society by cheque, etransfer or PayPal. We are a Registered Charity - 847488269RR0001.

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Awards PEOPLE’S CHOICE PEOPLE’S CHOICE

AWARDS AWARDS 2018

2020 2019

IT’S TIME TO CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE IN THE NICOLA VALLEY It’s time for people to make their choice. Indicate your top picks for the Merritt Herald People’s Choice Awards on this entry sheet, or using our online ballot form at https://www.merrittherald.com/peoples-choice-2020/

VOTE ONLINE!

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Only original newspaper ballots and online entries will be accepted. No mechanical reproductions allowed.

Employees of Merritt Herald and their immediate families are not eligible. All ballots must be received or entered online by no later than Friday, April 24, 2020 at noon PST. Some restrictions and conditions apply.

Name: Address: City:

Email:

BUSINESS Landscaping Company ___________________________ Plumbing Company ______________________________ Auto Parts Store ________________________________ Clothing Store __________________________________ Cold Beer Wine / Liquor Store ____________________ Convenience Store ______________________________ Daycare ________________________________________ Dog Groomer ___________________________________ Fitness Facility __________________________________ Gas Station ____________________________________ Grocery Store ___________________________________ Hair Dresser____________________________________ Hair Salon _____________________________________ Hotel / Motel ___________________________________ Insurance Office ________________________________ Logging Company _______________________________ Unique Business ________________________________ Building Supply Company _________________________ Tire Shop ______________________________________ Accountant / Bookkeeper ________________________ Bank __________________________________________ Dentist ________________________________________ Doctor _________________________________________ Storage Facility _________________________________ Catering _______________________________________ Restaurant _____________________________________ Pub ___________________________________________ Massage Office _________________________________

Telephone: BUSINESS Pharmacy ______________________________________ Real Estate Company ____________________________ Optical Business ________________________________ Building Contractor Company _____________________ Electricial Company _____________________________ Welding Company _______________________________ Coffee Shop ____________________________________ Agricultural Business ____________________________ PEOPLE AND PLACES (Include Name & Business Name) Coach _________________________________________ Business Owner ________________________________ Club Organization _______________________________ Cook __________________________________________ Mechanic ______________________________________ Manager _______________________________________ Personal Trainer ________________________________ Photography ____________________________________ Realtor ________________________________________ Receptionist ____________________________________ Salesperson ____________________________________ Server _________________________________________ Local Musician _________________________________ Local Band _____________________________________ Teacher/Educator _______________________________ Butcher ________________________________________ Veterinarian ____________________________________

Select who your top choices are in at least 25% of the total categories. Contest closes Friday, April 24 at noon.

One entry per household per day.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY PEOPLE AND PLACES (Include Name & Business Name) Volunteer ______________________________________ Customer Service _______________________________ Music Venue ___________________________________ Sports Organization _____________________________ Non Profit Organization __________________________ Best Local Event ________________________________ Animal Rescue __________________________________ FOOD AND BEVERAGE Burger _________________________________________ Chinese Food ___________________________________ Steak _________________________________________ Pizza __________________________________________ Soup __________________________________________ Wings _________________________________________ Dessert ________________________________________ Sushi __________________________________________ Sandwich ______________________________________ Coffee _________________________________________ TOP BUSINESSES Business Of The Year ____________________________ Business Overall (Under 10 Employees) ____________ _______________________________________________ Business Overall (Over 10 Employees) _____________ New Business (1 year or less in business)__________ _______________________________________________

VOTE ONLINE at https://www.merrittherald.com/peoples-choice-2020/ Physical ballots can be dropped off at the Merritt Herald office, 2090 Granite Avenue, Merritt, BC

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Cents hand out awards at end-of-year gala A total of 25 trophies were handed out to Centennials players.

Jared Thomas CONTRIBUTOR

The Merritt Centennials got together to celebrate their team, players, and accomplishments over the season.

Listed below are some of the winners of each award.

Volunteer Excellence Rylan Van Unen and Ben Ward The Cents were a part of the community in a number of ways this season. From participating in can skate, the after school program, power skating, minor hockey practices and more.

Fan Favourite - Brophy Dunne His simple game, physicality and hard work made a connection with fans near and far as the first year defender won the fan

Favourite by a landslide.

Leading Scorer - Payton Matsui This one is pretty self explanatory. He put more pucks in and set up his team mates more

than anyone else.

Most Valuable Players - Ryan Winter and Tanner Marshall It was hard to single out just one player, so it had to go to two.

Without these two players games would’ve gotten out of hand in a hurry. They were the last line of defense, and they were difference makers every night.

Best Defenseman - Talon Zakall At the start of the year he was slotted in as the 3 or 4 defenseman.

Throughout the year his role grew and grew

until he was the leader of the D core. He played big minutes, he made smart plays.

Rookie of the Year Thomas Manty From start to finish

the one that chipped in the most offensively was this player. His lethal shot, and good eyes in the offensive zone helped the Centennials stay in games.

Handful of Merritt boys headed to Provincials Sydney Van Rensburg CONTRIBUTOR

Lucas Schmid, Nathan van Rensburg, Jalen Mcrae, Karson Peat, and Brayden Mcrae, all members of the Bantam Tier-1 Thompson Zone Blazers, are fresh off a playoff series win with the Thompson Zone Blazers. The win makes the Blazers one of five teams that have earned their way into Provincials, with the host team Central Zone (Kelowna) making up the sixth.

The first round started on the road against Central Zone, where Thompson was able to fight their way back from being down 4-3 with two minutes left, before two quick goals secured them a 5-4 win and 1-0 lead in the series.

The series then came back to Shulus, where Kelowna was able to tie up the series with a 4-2 win in a penalty-fueled game.

Thompson then made the

trip back to Kelowna, where they clinched the series by holding on to a 1-0 win over the home team.

The final playoff series was set between Thompson Zone Blazers and North Zone, who finished as the top team in the regular season standings.

Game one was played in Enderby on Feb. 28. North Zone came out strong and was able to get the better of Thompson with a final score of 8-5 for the home team, including a pair of empty netters.

Game two saw the action return to Merritt to the NVMA, in a must win game for Thompson Zone to keep the series alive.

The Blazers were lucky enough to be granted the Merritt Centennials locker room for the day. What a great experience for these young men and a big thank-you to The Merritt Centennials.

With a big home crowed and

Lucas Schmid, Nathan Van Rensburg, Jalen Mcrae, Karson Peat, and Brayden Mcrae are heading to Provincials with the Blazers. Photo submitted

great play from Thompson, they were able to tie the series with a 4-2 win over North Zone.

The final playoff game was played in Sicamous on March 1.

North Zone took the early lead in the first and started the second

period with a 2-0 lead. Thompson Zone Battled back in the 2nd with two goals of their own, and the third started with the two teams tied at 2-2. After three periods of hockey, both teams were tied at 3-3, and the real battle of who

wants it more started.

It wasn’t until five minutes into the third overtime period that the Thompson Zone Blazers scored, and became playoff champions to secure their spot in Provincials.

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FILM

Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Ted Lund at 250-378-4195 for more information.

Nicola Valley Film Society presents “Tel Aviv on Fire” (with English subtitles; PG rating) on Monday, March 9 at 7p.m. at the NVIT lecture theatre. Tickets and memberships are available at the door. For more information phone 250-378-5190

ELKS BINGO

Every Wednesday. Doors open at 11 a.m. and games start at 1 p.m.

COURTHOUSE ARTS GALLERY

CADETS

Merritt Army Cadets, ages 12-18, Tuesdays from 6:30 - 9 p.m. at 1755 Coldwater Avenue.

Free to attend. For more information please contact Tracy 250-3784722.

Join us Thursday to Saturday from 12 - 6 p.m. See our current art show or join us for our Friday workshops, different arts and artists, from tea and talk to mosaics, drawing, etc. For what’s new this week at the gallery and the Nicola Valley Arts Council check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil.com, or call 250-378-6515 or 250315-3437.

OLD TIME FIDDLERS

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Play Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 11:30 a.m. at CMS gym., Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at the Merritt Civic Centre and Thursday 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the CMS gym. Come for fun and exercise, drop-ins welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available.

For more information, please contact Gary 250280-0105 or Ayton 250378-5691.

ALANON

meetings are held every Monday from 7-8 p.m. at the United Church hall, 1899 Quilchena Ave.

THE MERRITT CHAPTER OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF CANADA

Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman

The Old Time Fiddlers continue to have a music jam hosted at the Seniors’ Centre.

The 3rd Saturday of each month; Set up at 6:30 p.m.; Music 7 - 9 p.m.

There is a drop in fee and snacks and coffee by donation. We welcome new members, come and see what we’re all about.

For information please call Cress at 250-2807385.

FAMILY HISTORY

Family History Centre welcomes the opportunity to help you research your ancestors. Located at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 2451 Spring Bank Road.

Hours 1 – 3 pm every Thursday, January to June. For more information call 250-280-9868.

FIERCE

FIERCE Merritt LGBTQ2+ (gay support group) “Be a unicorn in a field of horses” Meet and greets at the Conayt Friendship Society, 2164 Quilchena Ave. 250-3785107 Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information go to fiercemerritt. simplesite.com or

email: fiercemerritt@ yahoo.com

we have a general meeting, executive meeting at 10 a.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. The hall is available to senior members to use for teas, birthdays, celebrations and get togethers. The games room is complete with a pool table, snooker table, shuffleboard table, dart board, horseshoe pit, library with books, DVD’s and puzzles. For more infor please call 250-3783763.

MERRITT ARMY CADETS, ages 12-18,

Tuesday from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. 1755 Coldwater Ave. Free. For more info please contact Tracy 250-378-4722.

CORE PROGRAM

The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Core program, first week in March is cancelled due to medical Issues. Will still do challenges. Contact Steve for Core & Pal: 250-3155909 for other information call 250-378-4904.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD

RED CROSS

Regular guild meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 6:30 p.m.d in the Civic Centre. New members are always welcome! For more information contact Debra at 250-280-4086. The next “Stash Buster” retreat weekend will be March 6, 7, 8. Register at the Civic Centre.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

AA meeting will be held every Monday at noon in the United Church, 1899 Quilchena Ave.

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., cribbage 1 & 7 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m., bridge 7 p.m., pool tables open.

Wednesday: floor curling 1 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m., court whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Second and fourth Thursdays physically challenged floor curling, pool opens at 1 p.m.

Friday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rummoli and games 7 p.m.

The second Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m.

Merritt Health Equipment Loan Program is looking for volunteers .. You will work with another volunteer who will train you in Red Cross procedures.. Please contact us at (250) 378-3269 or download a volunteer application from the Red cross website at https:// www.redcross.ca/volunteer/apply-now

LITERACY MERRITT

Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley Society is looking for volunteer tutors for the One to One elementary school reading program. For more information email literacymerritt@gmail.com or phone 250-378-7844.

HOSPICE

Merritt Hospice is calling for volunteers to support palliative care clients and their families and to support those who are grieving. Volunteers are also needed for administrative duties such a fund raising, community events and to serve as board members. Contact Jill Sanford at 250-3784577 for more information.

MERRITT AL-ANON

12 step group for relatives and friend of alcoholics, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Church in the hall.

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HELP BUILD A CREATIVE FUTURE WITH NVCAC

Visit the old Courthouse Gallery & Shop: 12 - 6 pm Thurs-Sat Original Art Programming + Exhibits Handcrafted gifts + design-focussed jewellery + homeware

“Children in Art, Art for Children” on now through March 14

NICOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL Building community through the arts

We have “Square” for debit and credit. 1840 Nicola Ave., Merritt

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.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

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

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 2nd and 4th Sundays only - 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

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

Somang Mission Community Church (SMC) 1755 Coldwater Ave. (The Cadet Hall) Sunday Service Time: 4:30 pm • 250-280-1268

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

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Auctions

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Birthdays

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Mr. H. Marcus Morris Marie J. Gabara

March 7, 1921 - June 11, 2013

Happy Birthday MOM A silent teardrop fell today, Unnoticed on the ground.

Just like a tiny snowflake, That is lost and can’t be found.

It held a special treasure, In dollar value none, But to me it was most precious, Twas a tear just for my Mom. I thought of all the joys we shared, Good times, you and I, Reliving pleasant memories, Of happy days gone by.

The teardrop I have shed today, Is such a happy one, To the dearest Mother in the world, Happy Birthday, Mom.

Love Donna

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Mr. H. Marcus Morris entered into rest at Merritt on February 22, 2020. He passed away peacefully from lung cancer after a short illness. Marcus was born in Hugo, Oklahoma to parents Roley and Irene Morris.

He was predeceased by his parents, five brothers and five sisters. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Tracey Schmidt Morris, and their son, Nathan Ray Morris.

Nathan was the light of his life. Marcus leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Marcus was raised in part by Todd Whatley, a Hall of Fame PRCA cowboy. Marcus competed in every rodeo event except saddle bronc as a PRCA cowboy, and judge. Transitioning from rodeo to horse racing, he was a very successful racehorse trainer all over North America. He received multiple leading trainer awards from various racetracks. He was very proud of his racehorse, Roanie who won the Omak Stampede suicide race and the trophy saddle. In his later years, Marcus turned to breeding and raising AQHA and Thoroughbred racehorses. He worked at this until his death.

An avid storyteller, he was well-known for his rodeo and racetrack memoirs, and started several times to write a book about them. His outlook on people he didn’t know was “A stranger is just a friend I haven’t met yet”. He was a mentor to many.

Thank you to Dr. Lyttle, and all the doctors, nurses and care-aid’s that cared for him during his brief illness. A family and friends gathering will be held at our home later in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the B.C. Cancer Society.

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MORTIMER, Dora April 25, 1929 – February 22, 2020

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Darpan (Darby) Singh Sekhon June 27, 1979 - Feb. 21, 2020

Aunt Dora passed peacefully at the Bethany Care Centre in Airdrie, AB, with family by her side.

Dora was the last of her generation; however, she is survived by 6 nieces and 14 great and greatgreat nieces and nephews.

Dora was born the youngest of 4 to Elizabeth and Fred Mortimer in Cochrane, AB, and moved to Kelowna as an infant. She graduated from high school and college, unusual for the time, always the independent woman. Dora worked for BC Tree Fruits until hired by the BC government where she served in many departments and communities throughout the province, her final for the Department of Highways as office manager in Merritt, BC, for the construction of the Coquihalla.

Dora loved to travel, golf, play bridge and whist, bake, and loved and was loved by her family and will be missed by all.

We give a very special thanks to all her caregivers and staff at the Bethany – couldn’t have done the last years without you! Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Patricia Rees-Davis Dec. 28, 1926 - Feb. 6, 2020

Pat was born in Nelson B.C. to Roy and Sadie Hunter (nee Madden).

The Maddens were a founding family of Nelson owning and running the Madden Hotel. Pats mother was the first of 15 children born in Nelson and the first white child born there. Pat left Nelson to attend St. Paul’s nursing school graduating in 1949. She continued her education in the U.S. taking surgical nursing. On returning to Canada she became head surgical nurse at St. Paul’s, where she met and married Dr. Peter Ress-Davis.

Upon their retirement they moved to Mexico for 10 years and then to Medford Oregon. Peter passed away in Oregon and Pat then decided to settle in Merritt, the place her sister, Joan Hallbauer, had called home for many years. Pat made a happy fulfilled life in Merritt meeting and making friends with many people. She leaves behind her sister, Joan Hallbauer, many nieces and nephews and was predeceased by her husband Peter and her brother William (Bill) Hunter.

No service by request.

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of despair

It is with a heavy heart that the Sekhon family announces the sudden passing of their beloved Darpan (Darby) Singh Sekhon on February 21 at the age of 40. Darby was born and raised in Merritt, graduated from Merritt Secondary School, and worked for many years at Aspen Planers.

He will be sadly missed by his wife Manpreet (Preeti), children Dylaan & Aniyah; parents Harbans & Balwinder; sister & brother-in-law Susan & Harp, and his nephews, Harjun & Armaan along with his extended family & friends.

Please join us at a Celebration of Life for Darby on Saturday, March 7th @ 1:00pm at the Merritt Civic Centre.

The family respectfully would like some privacy at their home as they mourn the loss of their beloved son/husband/father.

Gone, but never ever forgotten. He took a piece of everyone’s heart with him but also left a piece of his own with us.

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SHACKAN INDIAN BAND

PO Box 1360 2099 Granite Avenue Merritt, B.C. V1K 1M9 Phone: 250 250-378-5410 Fax: 250-378-5219 www.shackan.ca

Shackan Band - Job Posting Homemaker Job Description Shackan Indian Band has an opening for a Part Time Homemaker to provide support to the members located on Shackan Indian Reserve IR #11 Summary of Organizational Responsibilities: Reporting to Social Development Worker, primary role as a homemaker will be to provide general housekeeping to the applicants that have been assessed already.

Homemakers Clients are initially assessed by the Registered Nurse to determine the care requirements of the applicants.

Duties and Tasks • General or Spring house cleaning • Cleaning of the community hall as requested • Work occasional community evening events • Work reports must be submitted weekly and will include check lists and the Physical well-being of our clients Performs other related duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Ability to speak or willingness to learn the Nlaka’pamux language • Physically fit to perform duties • Access to reliable vehicle • Cooking /Meal Prepping/Deliveries • Good Communication skills • Excellent life skills • Knowledge of Shackan Indian Band resources Qualifications: • Food Safe • Valid driver’s license, own vehicle is required • Must be willing to submit to a criminal record search Please submit your resume to the Band office at 2099 Granite Avenue, fax 250-378-5219 or email crystal.leier@ shackan.ca

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PRODUCTION WORKERS

• Good wages • Steady day shift • Students welcome to apply • No experience necessary • Will train

TRUCK DRIVERS WITH CLASS 1 Local steady work

Please submit resume in person to 1195 Houston Street, Merritt B.C. 250-378-6161

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PUZZLE ANSWERS ON SEPARATE PAGE PRODUCTION WORKER Merritt, B. C. Aspen Planers Ltd. is located in Merritt BC and is a producer of dimension lumber. We are currently accepting resumes for production work. • First Aid Tickets, forklift experience, grading ticket and previous mill experience would be a definite asset. • You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Shift work will be required.

Interested applicants should submit their resumes in person to: Aspen Planers Ltd. 1375 Houston Street, Merritt, BC We thank all applicants who express interest however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Posting closes March 13th, 2020

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