As the Nicola Valley battles its dry seasons, experts say public education will be key in turning the tide.
HISTORIC MEDIA ACQUISITION PUTS PAPER IN INDIGENOUS HANDS
Merritt Herald transitions to Indigenous ownership, ushering in a new era of collaborative and inclusive journalism
TY LIM reporter@merrittherald.com
After more than 120 years of continuous publication in the Nicola Valley, the Merritt Herald has entered a new era under Indigenous ownership, following its acquisition by K’en T’em Limited Partnership from Glacier Media.
The acquisition marks a significant milestone in both the paper’s long history and the broader movement toward Indigenous leadership in Canadian media.
K’en T’em Limited Partnership is the economic development arm of the Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA), which represents eight participating Nlaka’pamux communities.
“This is an exciting opportunity to support local journalism in a way that reflects the
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NICOLA LAKE WATER TESTING
After public demand and media attention, Nicola Lake is getting increased water testing to monitor the algae.
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region and the people who call it home,” said Nicole Johnny, acting general manager of K’en T’em and Executive Director of CNA.
“We’re looking forward to growing the Merritt Herald sustainably and collaboratively, while creating space for new ideas and shared success.”
The company is mandated to explore business opportunities that are created by proponents working in the unceded territory of the nlaka’pamux people. Building relationships with proponents is a vital step for K’en T’em to support the participating bands in becoming self sustaining and vital economic communities.
With this transition, the Merritt Herald is ending their two-year tenure under Glacier Media in order to strengthen ties with the community through local ownership.
“After being with the paper for 31 years and seeing the changeover of hands multiple times, I’m excited to see that the Herald will find a permanent home in a community where it’s served for over 120 years,” said Theresa Arnold, publisher at the Merritt Herald.
“Our readers trust us to reflect what matters in their lives. We are looking forward to working with K’en T’em, and continuing to grow that trust together, one edition at a time.”
The acquisition was guided by a shared vision between K’en T’em and Glacier Media, with a focus on continuity, collaboration, and long-term community benefit. It reflects a broader shift toward Indigenous leadership in media and the meaningful partnerships that make it possible.
“Glacier is excited to hand over ownership of the Merritt Herald to a very capable and successful local group,” said Orest Smysnuik, chief financial officer for Glacier Media. “We anticipate that this local ownership group
Now under the ownership of K’en T’em, the economic development arm of the Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA), the paper will continue to serve the community while opening new doors for inclusive, locally grounded journalism.
“This is an opportunity to bring together different ways of seeing the world,” said Chief Lindsay Tighe of Shackan, director on the K’en T’em Board.
“Through this partnership, we can create space for stories that reflect who we are as nlaka’pamux people, while continuing to serve the wider community. It is about respect, collaboration, and the power of being seen and heard.”
Chief Lee Spahan of Coldwater, director on the K’en T’em board, reflected on the broader meaning of the acquisition.
“This is a moment we can be proud of. It brings long-term value to our people, not only through business, but through visibility. Our communities have important stories, perspectives, and knowledge to share. This is a way to ensure those voices are part of the conversation and the future of the region.”
Day-to-day operations at the Herald will remain the same. A new joint committee made up of K’en T’em and Herald staff will help guide collaboration and identify opportunities to further strengthen the paper’s role in the region.
“This is an exciting step forward,” said Marius Auer, communications and engagement manager at K’en T’em. “The Merritt Herald has been part of this valley’s story for over 120 years. We see this as a chance to keep that story going, with more voices at the table and stronger ties to the communities we serve.”
WILDFIRE NUMBERS DOUBLE
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia has more than doubled in the past week after a stretch of hot, dry weather and thunderstorms that produced more than 67,000 lightning strikes.
There are more than 130 active fires in B.C., up from about 60 a week ago, though the BC Wildfire Service says cooler temperatures, scattered showers and a decrease in thunderstorm activity would help firefighting efforts this week.
There is one so-called wildfire of note, the Wesley Ridge blaze discovered last Thursday near Cathedral Grove, a renowned old-growth forest east of Port Alberni.
The out-of-control blaze spans just over five square kilometres, with the latest update from the wildfire service saying helicopters equipped with night-vision technology worked overnight to dump water on hot spots.
The service says crews made “good progress” on Monday improving containment lines to protect homes and critical infrastructure along Highway 4.
It says there are 164 firefighters assigned to the Wesley Ridge blaze, along with structure protection crews, eight helicopters and other aircraft.
About 40 wildfires are classified as burning out of control across B.C., with Environment Canada issuing a series of smoke-related air quality statements for parts of the Cariboo, Okanagan, Fraser Canyon, Prince George and South Thompson regions, along with parts of eastern Vancouver Island.
The 14-square-kilometre Cantilever Bar fire continues to burn out of control on the west side of the Fraser River about 10 kilometres south of Lytton.
The wildfire service says the blaze is “highly visible” from Highway 1.
An update posted Tuesday says fire activity increased the day before, but smoke was coming from within the fire perimeter and crews did not see any new growth.
The blaze has prompted evacuation orders and alerts by the Thompson Nicola Regional District and the Lytton, Skuppah and Siska First Nations
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Wildfires in B.C. have doubled from around 60 to over 130 in a week according to BC Wildfire Service.
CREATING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DROUGHT
As the Nicola Valley battles against a dry climate, experts in the field say education is a key factor in fighting drought
Many peopel in the Nicola Valley look and wonder where the water has gone. Every summer, water levels in the aquifers at the Nicola Valley are reaching critical, with this year aquifer levels reaching below minimum values in recent years.
Water levels in Merritt, in particular, are governed by the amount of snowfall that comes in the months preceding summer.
Water sources like the Coldwater River, are particularly reliant on the melting snow for their flow.
A recently published study by the Raincoast Foundation and Citxw Nlakapamux Assembly also shows how the Coldwater River is suffering from the effects of a drier world, as climate change is making the snowfall season more unpredictable, such as this year, in which the freshet came too early, kickstarting an earlier drought period.
The water from the Coldwater River in turn provides for the aquifers, which are the main sources that the people of the Nicola Valley draw from.
Drought in the Nicola Valley is not a new or mindblowing concept to the people living here.
Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz told the Herald in an interview in July that he gets one question everytime the idea of a new industry is brought up.
“Do we have water, or where are we on our water?”
He also said during a July 22 council meeting that drought is now one of the prominent of recurring topics of discussion for the city.
According to a 2019 information document from the City of Merritt, the community water usage is far above the average for B.C. communities. It said the average person in Merritt was using 819 litres of water per day, while the provincial average was just 296.
In total over 2 billion litres of water was pumped from Merritt’s aquifers that year.
That statistic itself was a 23.2 per cent improvement in water usage efficiency from 2018.
Currently, Merritt is using about 75 per cent of their allowed water under their provincial water license, according to Goetz leaving room for expansion.
Despite this, experts say we must be careful with expanding our water usage and that we need to find ways to conserve it, unless we risk highly adverse ecological effects on the surrounding environment. Even though drought continues to be a
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Merritt’s groundwater levels are at their minimum rates levels after an early freshet.
concern of the people of the Nicola Valley, both the city experts from the province and Indigenous groups want to see the public better educated on this matter.
Who Are The Water Users And What Are The Restrictions?
The most common way for people to interact and see the effects of drought are through the impacts to their own home or property, at least within the City of Merritt. There, water restrictions are common, with the city being in a constant Level 3 water restriction, meaning limits to water for personal use like lawn watering.
This is an aspect of drought that many people interact with, and that is talked about within city council, as well as how citizens can reshape their lawn through xeriscaping to build more drought resistant environments.
Still, it is just one part of a larger puzzle.
In an interview with the Herald, Patrick Farmer, manager for environmental flow needs in the Nicola Watershed for the provincial government, said water use in the Nicola Valley can be divided into three main users; the city, Highland Valley Copper mine and the agriculture industry. Even within that group, the agriculture industry dominates by far as the largest water users, accounting for 95 per cent of distributed water licenses within the
perspective, the City of Merritt is still using water for lawns and fields and water parks (during this time,” he said. “We’ve asked the City of Merritt to try and match that as best they can.”
Brian Holmes is a councillor of the Upper Nicola Indian Band and one of the key people involved in NWGP. Therefore he is involved in the distribution of water licenses and the implementation of restrictions.
For them, he said the approval of distribution and the timing of each user’s restrictions is mainly based on how the river will be affected and how much water is left.
“What we really come down to is the impacts to the system itself, the fish, the water flow,” he said. “It becomes about what’s available for water, in terms of who’s taking it and how they’re taking it.”
For restrictions and voluntary shut-offs, Holmes said the timing is different based on position along the Coldwater River. He gave Douglas Lake Ranch as an example. He said because it is located upstream, away from the Nicola dam that provides supplement flows to the downstream and from the Coldwater’s confluence, that the timing of the shutoff might be later in the year.
valley, according to the City of Merritt, and it accounts for 80 per cent of water use according to the Pacific Salmon Foundation.
As many of these water users are not within city boundaries or connected to the city’s water system, they are not subject to the same water restrictions. Instead, they communicate directly with the license distributor, which would be the province and the Nicola Valley Water Governance Partnership (NWGP) a water conservation group between the Nicola Valley First Nations and the provincial government.
The province can then directly request their own water conservation asks, either through mandatory or voluntary shutoff when water levels are low. There were two mandatory shutoffs in recent years, one in 2009 and one in 2015. Since 2015, the agriculture industry has cooperated with full water shutoffs in eight of the last ten years according to Farmer.
The timing of water shutoffs and restrictions are different for each water user. For example, Farmer said the city still uses water when agriculture is on a shut-off.
“In the first to second week of August, the water levels in the Coldwater drop to a level where we request them (agriculture) to turn off voluntarily (...) to give some
Holmes also said certain areas - such as Upper Nicola - might have changed or more strict restrictions based on salmon spawning.
The weather is a key factor in the shutoffs as well with precipitation and temperature.
“The license holders have asked that we consider being proactive so we can get ahead of this and not wait till the last minute until people are shut off, and by that time, it’s too late,” Holmes said.
Education Matters
A key part in the battle against drought is education according to Holmes and Farmer.
Holmes said, for users to be compliant in water shutt-offs, it’s important to maintain communication and provide reliable information.
“License holders have asked that we consider being proactive so we can get ahead of this and not wait till the last minute until people are shut off, and by that time, it’s too late, and that’s when people don’t comply, right? When they’re not being informed or not communicated with on why we want water shut off.”
For NWGP and the province, concerns for the natural environment and one of the main reasons for water conservation.
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WATER STORAGE TO MITIGATE DRY SEASON
“How we manage waters is a big part of that partnership, and looking at its impacts, not just to humans but to the fish, to deer, to bears, to other animals that utilize water,” Holmes said.
For salmon, a historic food of the valley’s Indigenous population, Holmes said there is starting to become “less and less of a species”.
“Less we do any mitigation work, it will become worse,” he said. Farmer agrees.
“There are key being that live both in the stream and out of the stream that absolutely depend on water for their survival,” he said. “(Water) is not a nice to have, it’s a have to have.”
He said he tries to focus on helping people understand the watershed and what people use it.
Holmes said the water issues for wildlife will in-turn become human issues.
“I always tell my kids, I do this work because this water needs to be good and better for us. Because if there’s no water here, there’s no point in us living here.”
He said if there’s no water for the animals, the region will become a “dead zone.”
In the short term, it will affect the economy of the communities as well, as drought puts strain on the agriculture industry.
“For them and some of the smaller farmers, it becomes a life changing issue,” Holmes said. “If they’re having water scarcity issues, they have less feed for the cattle. And so that also means less food production on the line of food processing for humans in general.”
People would see their own water sources dry up as well.
“We could see impacts to just people that live here being able to, you know, draw water from aquifers for having showers like that’s already something that we see in certain parts of the watershed where people’s wells are going dry and they are not able to get water for basic household needs,” Farmer said.
What Can Be Done?
Recently, The Canadian Press reported that Nicola Valley ranchers are advocating for more water storage, as saying government red tape is hindering construction on game-changing water storage.
Farmer said, as a whole, the Nicola Valley does not have a water scarcity issue. Snowfall and precipitation during the non-summer months are enough, but all that dries up during heat waves that leaves no water in the ground.
This means one of the solutions would be to build infrastructure to better be able to store water.
Farmer said water storage has been an idea in the region for its entire history.
“If you look back to Indigenous Peoples storing water, it’s storing water in lakes,” he said.
Nowadays, dams are one of the main tools for water conservation, such as the Nicola Lake dam. Farmer does see that more people would like to see dams for “conservation purpose to store water for ecological values” which would benefit all water users.
For the ranchers calling out for more water storage, Farmer feels they would like to see the province invest more in dams and storage, an area which Farmer said was predominantly funded by private companies with support from the province.
Farmer said there is the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund which would help fund up to 50 per cent of a dam, which would be “millions of dollars”. The dam would still remain a private entity, with the agriculture producer usually being the owner.
Still, Farmer sees people in the Nicola Valley do not agree with the regulations around building dams, which they say are hindering their ability to store water.
Another method that will help is the implementation of water meters.
“My hope is that when the water meters come in, people better understand how much water they use and they will use less. And that’s what we’ve seen in other communities in the southern Interior region, is that is exactly what’s happened. They go, ‘Oh, I didn’t realize I was using that much,’ or, ‘Oh, I don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars to have a green lawn.”
NWGP is also now in advanced talks with the province about creating a plan that coincides with the province’s Water Sustainability Act.
“I think one of the most important stories in the Nicola Valley throughout the year should be about water,” Farmer said. “We gotta think longer term and more strategic.”
Holmes also believes water sustainability plans should look further than just water, but to all the things that effect water as well, naming forestry and mining practices.
He also said he’d like to see the headwater being taken better care of, an area he says is often overlooked.
“In our culture, (it’s about) recognizing and respecting water as a being.”
PHOTO/TY LIM Agriculture in the Nicola Valley makes up 90 per cent of water liscenses. HISTORIC
NICOLA VALLEY VIEWPOINT
THE UNCONVENTIONAL HORROR OF LYNCH’S ERASERHEAD
There are few films that can accurately be described as life-changing, but David Lynch’s Eraserhead (1977) is one of them— though not in the inspirational sense.
It doesn’t uplift. It is unsettling. Eraserhead is less a movie and more a migraine dream: obscure, abrasive, and unforgettable. Nearly five decades after its release, it still functions as a primal scream against the suffocating pressures of adulthood, fatherhood, and modern existence. Shot in stark black and white over five years on a shoestring budget, Eraserhead was Lynch’s debut feature, and it didn’t just announce a new filmmaker, it warned us of one.
The film follows Henry Spencer (played by the talented Jack Nance), a haunted, silent man trapped in an industrial wasteland, where the air vibrates with a constant
mechanical hum and human connection seems like a memory. When he’s forced to care for a deformed, endlessly crying child that may or may not be human, the nightmare begins.
Lynch has said the film was inspired by his own fear of becoming a father. But Eraserhead isn’t literal. It doesn’t explain itself. What it does is articulate anxiety in its purest form, anxiety about responsibility, intimacy, bodily decay, and what it means to be trapped in a life you didn’t choose.
That’s what makes Eraserhead timeless. In a culture increasingly obsessed with clarity and resolution, this film refuses to offer either.
It doesn’t care if you “get” it. What it wants is to lodge inside you, to infect your subconscious the way Henry’s world infects him. It’s a film that understands something essential about dread: it doesn’t always come from monsters or trauma. Sometimes, dread is just… existing.
The sound design alone is a landmark achievement. Forget jump scares or orchestral stabs. Eraserhead creates terror through a constant low-level sonic hum, like tinnitus in an abandoned factory.
Lynch and sound designer Alan Splet invented a new cinematic language here: one where sound is emotional texture, not just accompaniment.
What’s remarkable is how much this tiny film has influenced. The aesthetics of Eraserhead echo through the work of Darren Aronofsky, the Safdie brothers, Ari Aster, and even in the psychological tension of prestige TV. Its fingerprints are everywhere. But nothing else feels quite like it.
More than a cult classic, Eraserhead is a document of artistic courage. It was made without compromise, without clear genre, and without concern for mass appeal.
And yet it endures – not in spite of its strangeness, but because of it. In the industrial ruins of Henry’s world, Lynch gave us a mirror: one that doesn’t reflect what we look like, but how we sometimes feel – alien, confused, and quietly terrified.
In the age of algorithms and optimized content, Eraserhead is a reminder that some stories are meant to disturb, not please. And some visions are meant to be experienced, not explained.
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LETTERS to the Editor
FIGHT THE BITE
Editor,
August 20, 2025 is World Mosquito Day, a vital reminder that mosquito-borne diseases like malaria remain a serious global health threat, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
This year, the day highlights the ongoing impact mosquitoes have on millions of lives and the urgent need to act.
The progress made by the Global Fund to reduce malaria deaths by 28 percent between 2002 and 2022 is at risk. Rising drug resistance is undermining the effectiveness of first-line malaria treatments.
At the same time, climate change is expanding the reach of malaria-carrying mosquitoes into new regions and lengthening transmission seasons. These shifts are leading to more frequent and severe outbreaks!
This cannot be our future. Canada’s continued and ambitious support for the Global Fund is more critical than ever. Now is not the time to scale back in our investments. We must strengthen our commitment to ending malaria and saving lives worldwide.
– Bernice Ko, Vancouver, B.C.
Are you staying in Canada for your vacation this year?
GOLF COURSE READY FOR PLAY
It’s been a longtime coming but on August 19 the wait will be over as the 46.2 acre golf course in Central Park will unofficially be open for play.
Project supervisor Ray Emerick said that an official and grand opening will tentatively take place sometime in September.
SAVE LIVES, NOT NUMBERS
Editor,
As Canada prepares for difficult budget decisions, as requested by Prime Minister Carney, we must not lose sight of our global responsibilities and the lives that depend on them.
International assistance may not be among the cuts, but we cannot risk taking a step back in our mission to fight diseases like AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which can save many lives. I urge Canada to continue understanding that the investments they are making to global health initiatives, like the Global Fund, are not just numbers; they are numbers that can save lives!
Not only that, but it helps strengthen our economy, trade partnerships, and global stability. International assistance must be protected and strengthened in Budget 2025.
Minister Anita Anand and Secretary of State of International Development, Randeep Sarai, I strongly encourage you to safeguard international aid from proposed spending reductions.
– Bernice Ko, Vancouver, B.C.
Emmerick, a member of the Nicola Valley Golf Club, reported that while a number of the fairways are ready to be played on today, several still need the additional time to mature fully. Volunteers are currently on the last stages of picking up rocks and pebbles off the green.
AUGUST 1, 1984
WIND POWERED LIGHT IN PLACE FOR AIRPORT
The flashing lights on the mountain north of Merritt have attracted the attention of several people in Merritt
But that’s part of the purpose of the windpowered night hazard beacon installed recently by Merritt Windmills Ltd.
“It’s a test unit,” said Ron Brown, general manager of Merritt Windmills, manufactuer of the ‘wild onion,” a unique mill invention by Merritt’s Heinz Lange.
PROVINCIAL MLA LISTENS TO MERRITT’S CONCERNS
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Fraser-Nicola MLA Tony Luck says his most recent visit to Merritt was another opportunity to listen, connect, and bring local voices back to the provincial stage.
Speaking with the Herald following a meet and greet held in Spirit Square Tuesday, July 29. Luck said while turnout was lower than hoped, it was still a valuable event.
“It went really well,” he said. “We’d love to pack that square, but even if people aren’t coming out in huge numbers, I think that says something too. If folks aren’t voting or engaging, sometimes it means they’re okay with how things are going.”
The Merritt stop was part of a broader visit that included more than 20 BC MLAs — half of the Conservative caucus, according to Luck — who travelled to the riding voluntarily.
It wasn’t a “whipped caucus,” he said, meaning attendance wasn’t mandatory.
“We were very happy with the stakeholder events we had. We visited Douglas Lake Cattle Company, met with the mayor and council — lots of conversations around water, healthcare, and homelessness.”
Water, in particular, continues to be a top concern across the region. Luck referenced ongoing questions about water governance, retention, and safety, including the toxic algae bloom at Nicola Lake this summer.
“Everybody’s pointing fingers in the government. Nobody seems to know who’s responsible,” said Luck. “There should be signs warning people. This is a health issue, and Interior Health should be stepping up. It’s not about blame, it’s about safety.”
He praised the formation of a local watershed society, which could play a role in securing funding for research and future prevention efforts.
Beyond water, public safety and healthcare remain front-of-mind issues throughout the region, according to Luck.
He commended efforts in Merritt to stabilize hospital closures and attract medical staff but said the broader system is under strain.
“We’ve been fighting to bring attention to these issues in the legislature,” he said. “Our caucus is calling decriminalization a failed experiment. We’re seeing firsthand how it’s affecting our communities. People are asking why certain rights are being protected while others are being trampled. We need balance again.”
Luck said he and his wife Wanda — who often travels with him throughout the riding — make a point of staying visible and accessible to residents.
“We’re getting a lot of compliments on how much we’re being seen. That means a lot.
When people share their stories, that shapes how we advocate in Victoria.”
He noted that some of the feedback collected during recent tours, including at local health facilities and from municipal leaders, is helping shape the party’s policy direction.
“We’re hearing that status quo isn’t working. Whether it’s around fire response, health care, housing or the opioid crisis — people are asking for leadership.”
As the Official Opposition, Luck said his caucus has matured quickly. Despite many MLAs being new, he pointed to successful pressure campaigns around the carbon tax, healthcare reform, and post-natal mental health support.
“We’ve been holding the government’s feet to the fire,” he said. “We’ve had some real wins and even some private members’ bills passed. We’re not just criticizing. We’re putting ideas on the table.”
Luck, who serves as the Conservative shadow minister for Municipal Affairs, also raised ongoing concerns about how provincial and federal governments are downloading responsibilities onto municipalities without the funding to match.
“We talk about infrastructure — roads, sewer plants — and how small communities like Merritt are supposed to foot the bill. A kilometre of road costs the same whether you’re in Merritt or Surrey, but Merritt has 7,000 people paying for it. That’s just not sustainable.”
He cited a UBCM report noting municipalities are responsible for more than 60 per cent of Canada’s infrastructure but receive less than 10 cents of every tax dollar.
“We’ve got to square that circle.
Municipalities are the backbone of this province, especially rural ones, and they’re being stretched to the limit.”
Despite the wide range of challenges across the Fraser-Nicola riding, Luck said communities share many of the same core concerns: housing, health care, the economy, and public safety.
“This is a diverse riding, absolutely. But the themes are similar. Everyone’s feeling the effects of what’s happening in this province,” he said. “We’ve had four credit downgrades, a ballooning deficit, and rising youth unemployment. People are stretched, and they’re worried.”
Still, he said the tone from communities, including Merritt, remains mostly hopeful.
“What’s really struck me is how welcome we’ve felt wherever we go,” Luck said. “People want to be heard. And we’re doing everything we can to make sure they are.”
WHO DOES THIS POLICY APPLY TO?
The City of Merritt Outdoor Watering Conservation Policy applies to ALL who draw water from the municipal water system including residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional properties. Exceptions may be granted.
While the Merritt Golf & Country Club has a separate water system, they are also expected to follow local water conservation guidelines. Agricultural Land is subject to Provincial restrictions, which has different timings.
ARE WE SHORT OF WATER?
Not really. The City has ample water in its aquifers most of the year, but like the rest of the province, Merritt experiences drought in the summer months.
The most notable impact for Merritt is that the losing-reach Coldwater River drains into the aquifers and puts local biodiversity at risk.
The pressure on the Coldwater River would be reduced once the City installs a treatment facility on the Kengard Well.
WHY DO WE HAVE YEAR-ROUND LEVEL 3 WATERING
RESTRICTIONS?
Balancing the timing of usage of this precious resource is the goal. This novel approach to watering restrictions has enabled the City to maintain a year-round supply of water without going to more severe restrictions like neighbouring communities.
While it is possible that the City may have to move up to higher levels, keeping a baseline of Level 3 enables residents to water their lawns twice a week.
DO WE REALLY HAVE ROOM TO GROW?
Yes. The City only employs about 75% of its current water licence, enabling the City to attract more industry and development, which will reduce the tax burden on residential ratepayers.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
Rethink your landscaping choices. We live in a semi-arid climate. Choose native flowers, grass, shrubs, and trees that don’t need to be artificially irrigated.
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NICOLA LAKE GOES TO LEVEL 3 WATER TESTING
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In an unprecedented move, the province has fast-tracked Nicola Lake to Level 3 water testing, a level typically not reached for years, if at all.
The decision, sparked in part by growing public concern and media attention, will allow for nutrient testing that community advocates say is urgently needed to address the lake’s recurring toxic algae blooms.
“This is unheard of,” said Dawne Tomlinson, vice-president of the newly formed Guardians of Nicola Lake and Watershed Society. “We just started Level 1 testing in May, and my hope was maybe we’d get to Level 2 next spring. I couldn’t even have imagined we’d get to Level 3 this year.”
Level 1 testing has focused on water clarity and temperature, while Level 2 would have introduced oxidation metrics. Level 3, however, targets the nutrients that feed algae blooms, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus, which have been rising steadily over the past decade.
“We looked at the data from 2012 and 2021. Nutrient levels were not good in 2012—and they’re even worse now,” said Tomlinson. “This is what leads to the toxic
blooms. So we have to ask: why are these nutrient levels still rising?”
Tracking the Source
With the province now supplying expensive monitoring equipment and covering the costs of regular lab testing and courier services to Vancouver, the local team will be testing nutrient levels biweekly.
Tomlinson hopes the results will help pinpoint the source of the contamination.
“Possible culprits include cattle, fertilizer runoff, septic leakage, even the clearing of shoreline vegetation,” she said. “We want to start working with people to do things differently so that fewer nutrients are entering the lake.”
Residents are already raising concerns about safety and the lack of clear public communication. Although the lake currently appears pristine, some worry the toxins are still present, just dispersed by wind. Tomlinson said people have been especially hesitant to let dogs swim.
Who’s Responsible?
“There’s a lot of confusion about who is responsible for signage and warnings,” Tomlinson noted. “Right now, the Upper Nicola Band is the only one putting up signage. The ministries keep pointing fingers at each other. Meanwhile, the public
shoulder seasons – April, May, October, and November – when the original team is less available.
“If anyone is able to help, they can message us through the Facebook page,” Tomlinson said. “We’re especially hoping for local residents who live near the lake and can commit to a biweekly schedule.”
As testing ramps up, Tomlinson hopes the data will help spark both grassroots change and long-term policy shifts.
“If nutrient levels come back as high as I expect, people are going to have to face the reality that the lake is in trouble,” she said.
“That’s when we’ll need a two-pronged approach: education and stewardship from residents, and possibly enforcement from the government if things don’t change.”
Growing Support
Tomlinson credits Fraser-Nicola MLA
Tony Luck and TNRD directors David Laird and Herb Graham for their ongoing support, including inviting her and society president John Arnold to present directly to MLAs last week.
“They’ve really backed us since the beginning,” she said. “We’re doing this because the community wants action. We’ve even put our own money into it to get started—but we can’t do it alone.”
is left in the dark.”
Tomlinson said she plans to meet with Coun. Brian Holmes of the Upper Nicola Band soon to learn more about the band’s biologist-led testing and see how the two groups can avoid duplicating efforts.
The Guardians of Nicola Lake and Watershed Society was officially registered last week and is working on finalizing its bylaws and website.
For now, updates are being shared through the Stewards of Nicola Lake Facebook page. Tomlinson encourages residents to follow the page for updates and volunteer opportunities.
Volunteers Needed
The group is also looking for more community members with access to boats to help collect samples in the
The group is exploring advanced technologies to reduce algae blooms without harming the environment and plans to invite experts to speak to members and the wider public.
Once their website launches, the group will begin accepting members and charging nominal fees to help fund the ongoing work.
“This is about protecting something we all care about,” Tomlinson said. “And I believe we have the people and the passion to make a real difference.”
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Nicola Lake filled with green algae on July 7.
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THE ASTOUNDING LIFE OF GRAND CHIEF ROBERT PASCO
Chair of Nlaka’pamux Tribal Council passes away at age 85.
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Grand Chief Robert (Bob) Pasco, a former chair of the Nlaka’pamux Nation and a champion for his people and their values, passed away on July 21, 2025, at age 85.
“Grand Chief Pasco fought tirelessly to defend and advance the title and rights of the Nlaka’pamux while at the same time being a champion steer wrestler, rancher, friend and beloved member of his family,” his obituary reads. “His legacy will live on and continue to be a foundation and guiding force for the Nlaka’pamux Nation.”
Those who knew Pasco tell stories of an incredible man. Born in Ntequem, near Ashcroft, Pasco was a member of the Ntequem Band.
For six-and-a-half years of his childhood, Pasco attended Lytton Residential School, carrying and protecting him the Nlaka’pamux language and culture. He attended school at Eastern Washington University, where he got heavily involved in the tradition of horse riding, ranching and rodeos according to his colleague in the Nlaka’pamux Nation Susan Tanco, who is a lawyer for the nation.
During this time, Pasco competed in high levels of rodeo competition, going onto the national stage.
During other points in his life, Pasco became Chief of the Ntequem Band and even lead the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council - who’s culture extends as far as south of the border into Washington state - as its chair.
As a leader of his community, those around him said he was a visionary for the nation and a champion of their values of land and water protection.
“He had a real vision,” said Tanco. “The sort of fundamental law that guided him was - that would translate in English to; take care of the land, and the land will take care of you.”
Tanco said he was a protector and promoter of Nlaka’pamux title and rights who would always think of what’s best for his people than what’s best for himself. Doing this often meant fighting for the environment against projects that would threaten the ecology of his peoples’ home. He advocated for land protection in multiple cases, in one, protesting Metro Vancouver’s turning a ranch into a garbage dump and advocating it for the land to be a food hub for the community.
“That would definitely be one of his legacy should be the protection of the land,” Tanco said.
Notably, Pasco fought against the Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) in 1985 to stop the construction of a second track that would run through 36 First Nations. The construction of the track would have required rip rap (rocks) to be dumped into the rivers of the Thompson and Fraser valleys to provide constructs for the track.
The rip-rap would also pass through the Ntequem Band, and Pasco argued that deploying the rocks would destroy fish habitat.
Pasco and Alliance of Tribal Councils, comprised of Stó:lo, Nlaka’pamux, and Secwépemc bands, fought CN Rail in court, leading to an injunction that is still in place.
The Alliance’s law firm on the case, Mandell Pinder LLC describes the case was “precedant-setting” and “ made clear to industry, the legal profession, and policy makers the importance of adequate consultation with Indigenous communities.”
Despite this incident, among other historical grievances the Alliance and Nlaka’pamux had with CN Rail, Tanco said it didn’t stop Pasco from creating positive relationships with the company and others.
“We had a really ethical and fair person. And he said, even though there were terrible things that had been done to Indigenous Peoples that he would never treat people that way,” Tanco said.
“He often built relationships with people in order to achieve what he wanted to. But they were genuine relationships.”
With CN Rail, Pasco helped the Tribal Council enter a protocol agreement with the company so they could both work on solving issues.
Tanco said he also created good relationships with BC Hydro, and, with his background in rodeoing, a relationship with the BC Cattlemen’s Association.
These relationships continued even after his death as many people, including provincial ministers, attended his celebration of life.
“I think he’ll be remembered as a phenomenal leader, as one who protected the land for future generations. I think he’ll be remembered for the vision that he had of protecting the land, taking care of the land, doing what was right for the people.”
Tanco said the nation is committed to carrying on his legacy.
Pasco retired in 2018 as Chief of the Ntequem Band according to Tanco. He has since been succeeded by his son, Matt.
PHOTO/NLAKA’PAMUX NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL Grand Chief Bob Pasco was a champion for Nlaka’pamux titles and rights.
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MERRITT’S SAGEBRUSH LISTED AS ONE OF SCOREGOLF’S TOP COURSES IN CANADA
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Some of the best public golf courses in Canada are here in our own backyard. ScoreGolf magazine lists 17 B.C. golf courses among its annual list of the top 59 public courses in the country. Of those, six are situated within the Southern Interior, including Sagebrush in Merritt that ranks sixth nationally and
remains the top rated public course in the province.
“That such a brilliant golf course could be built on a steep, hillside site like that of Sagebrush is mindboggling,” the magazine says of Sagebrush.
“That the land remained the star of the show makes the place magical. Credit goes to architects Richard Zokol, Armen Suny and Rod Whitman for a design that requires
imagination and creative shot-making from start to finish amid a beautiful setting.”
Sagebrush was sixth in last year’s rankings well.
The Ridge course at Predator Ridge south of Vernon also broke into the Top 10 at eight.
“The Ridge course at Predator Ridge is a showroom of a golf course, with its beauty coming from its wooded hillside setting, exposed rock outcroppings, tall pines and views of Lake Okanagan.
“Designer (Doug) Carrick provides room off tees before asking more of golfers coming into greens. It moves up to No. 8.”
Two Kelowna courses landed in the Top 59, Gallagher’s Canyon at 55 and Tower Ranch at 48.
Also making the list are Talking Rock in Chase (32) and Green Tee Country Club Tobiano outside of Kamloops (11).
The top of the list is dominated by courses in Cape Breton and Alberta.
The top two include Cabot Cliffs and Cabot Links in Inverness and Cape Breton Highlands at five.
Stanley Thompson-designed Fairmont Jasper Park and Fairmont Banff Springs are three and four respectively.
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