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No cause identifi ed yet in Tolko mill fi reBy Phillip Woolgar
Flames ignited a portion of the main mill at Tolko Industries Ltd. in Merritt about 8:50 p.m. Wednesday — no one was injured.
Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said the fire isn’t similar to two deadly explosions that devas-tated Burns Lake and Prince George earlier this year.
“No explosions were reported or believed to have been the cause of the fire and further investigation will not be attempted until the fire has cooled and investigators can safely enter the scene,” she said, shortly after the fire started.
Tolko spokeswoman Sheri Greeno said the fire did not occur in the sawmill operational area.
“That unit houses a suction unit that collects fumes and metal shav-ings from saw filing and grinding equipment,” she said. “The fire did
enter the wall attached to the saw-mill.”
High dust levels are the sus-pected cause of the explosions at Prince George’s Lakeland Mill and at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake.
Operations have stopped in Merritt until an investigation is completed by WorkSafeBC, which had already investigated B.C. mills in May after a mandatory inspection order following the two mill explo-sions.
WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Megan Johnston said the agency has inspected the Merritt Tolko four times since the order in April.
The latest inspection was on May 25.
“Our officer noted significant progress to control the risk from combustable dust, and compli-ance with orders that were issued to the employer,” she said. “Our officer inspected the site [again] on
Thursday.“The initial report indicated the
fire began in a bag house structure that is located outside of the mill, but it is connected to the mill. It doesn’t appear to be dust that started this.”
Investigators said yesterday (Monday) that they couldn’t identify the fire’s cause, but foul play is ruled out.
WorkSafeBC ordered an incident investigation to determine the fire’s cause before work can resume in that building.
The Merritt Fire Rescue Department contained the blaze within an hour, preventing its spread.
Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said Thursday that his crew was on site trying to determine the blaze’s cause.
“We had 22 firefighters out there to contain the blaze before it could spread,” he said. “The fire had spread inside an exterior wall from ground floor through to the fourth
area through void spaces in the wall.”
The Merritt fire crew also responded to a small sawdust blaze at Aspen Planers Ltd. on Sunday,
which was quickly contained.Officials from Lakeland Mills
welcomed approximately 20 work-ers back after the planer mill was restarted last week.
Firefighters contained the blaze at Tolko Industries Ltd. within an hour and prevented its spread Wednesday evening. Ian Webster/Herald
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In Merritt provin-cial court Monday, Judge D.R. Simpson sentenced Jacob Stepanow to 44 days in jail for impaired driving and failing to appear for his trial.
On the impaired charge, driving with a blood alcohol count greater than .08, Stepanow was given 30 days.
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A three-year-old Merritt boy who was born with a partial right foot, returned home recently from a three-day war amps seminar in Victoria.
The War Amps 2012 BC Child Amputee Seminar in Victoria in March aimed to teach children and par-ents about growing up as an amputee — including lessons about parenting an amputee, information about the latest artificial limb
developments, dealing with teasing and bullying and learning the importance of staying active.
“It’s basically a support group,” the boy’s mother Bonnie Heard-Ludtke said. “The kids hang out and play together and socialize.
For Wyatt only being three years old he basically just roams around and checks things out.”
While Wyatt isn’t techni-cally an amputee, the semi-nar was open to any child missing any part of a limb.
Wyatt learned from
junior counsellors, who were also missing limbs, about challenges faced by this demographic.
“It’s pretty informative,” Bonnie said. “They are very understanding of what it’s like living being an ampu-tee.”
She said Wyatt notices his condition more now that he is three years old. When he attended last year, he wasn’t as aware and just ran around.
“Now he notices the other kids’ prosthetics and he was touching it, and then he was looking at his own foot,” Bonnie explained. “He was real-izing that he is like these other kids.”
Wyatt participated in a play-and-learn session where the “Young Champs” played and the parents shared tips and experiences.
Wyatt’s right leg is about half an inch shorter than his left, so he wears a spe-cial shoe to limit any distur-bance.
“If you make a fist, his foot looks exactly like that, but his toes are bent upward.
“He can run and walk,” she said.
He wears a shoe filling and prosthetic.
War Amps Public Awareness Officer Jamie Lunn said the event is mainly held to allow those who have partial or miss-ing limbs to get together to share tips.
“We hold these seminars to help them grow and also to give them information on new prosthetics and new technology for artificial limbs,” she said. “They are able to learn while playing together while their parents learn about the technology available and other tips on parenting.”
The seminar was paid for through the publicly funded War Amps Key Tag and Address Label Service.
The event was held from March 23 to 25, with 61 kids in attendance.
By Phillip WoolgarTHE HERALD
Wyatt Heard-Ludtke, 3, plays at the War Amps 2012 BC Child Amputee Seminar in Victoria in March. He is now back home with his family. Submitted
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100 YEARS IN FORESTRY Merritt Mayor Susan Roline spoke on March 29 to a crowd of approximately 50 people, including members of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, such as District Manager Chuck Van Hemmen, background, about the importance of forestry in Merritt. The day marked the min-istry’s 100th year, though it hasn’t always been referred to as the Ministry of Forests. A tree was planted at Rotary Park to mark the occasion. Phillip Woolgar/Herald
Two Merritt Secondary School wood-working classes participated in the Merritt Forest Week Committee’s 2X4 contest, and three students won prizes.
Michael Lund received a DeWalt cord-less drill for his first-place lacrosse sticks, ball and plaque; Autumn Greenaway won a DeWalt circular saw for her second-place turtle planter; and CJ Powley won a DeWalt palm sander for his third-place bucket, axe and poem.
Powley also won a DeWalt drill bit set for winning the People’s Choice Award, voted for by visitors to the library where the works were displayed.
“Students are each given one eight foot 2X4 and they have the freedom to make whatever they want,” said Michelle Zabek, committee member, noting the 2X4 contest started in 2003. “Judging [was] equal weight for creativity, effort and workmanship.”
Tolko Industries Ltd. donated lumber on which the students worked, Home Hardware donated prizes and the Merritt Public Library put the entires on display.
“Originally,” Zabek said, “we had one category for high school students and one for the general public, but we never had that many entries from the public, so now
we only focus on school kids.”The committee consists of representa-
tives from Tolko, Aspen Planers Ltd., Ardew Wood Products Ltd., Stuwix Resources, BC Timber Sales and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.
This year the group also organized the Mike Morrison Bursary Award, tree plant-ing and poster contest and a forestry slo-pitch tournament.
MSS woodworking instructor Greg Hodson said the tools the students won are
top quality.“For anyone thinking of going into a
construction field, they are useful,” he said. “It could spur some interest getting into trades further down the road.”
He said the students came up with their own ideas, but they were told to think out-side the box.
“They see a 2X4 and think about what could they possibly make,” he said, noting the students spent three weeks, or about 18 hours, working on the project.
By Phillip WoolgarTHE HERALD
MSS students win power prizes
Members of Greg Hodson’s (top) Merritt Secondary School woodworking class won equipment. First-placed Michael Lund, centre, won for his lacrosse sticks, ball & plaque; Autumn Greenaway, left, placed second for a turtle planter; and CJ Powley, right, won for a bucket, axe and poem creation. Submitted
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Merritt’s official website will soon get a $24,000 makeover.
Councillors voted to sign an agreement with the Kelowna-based Acro Media for website redesign and hosting services at a regular council meeting May 22, after a review revealed Merritt’s current website is outdated.
The City of Merritt’s Economic Development Manager James Umpherson said the website is too static, does not provide interactiv-ity with citizens, staff or elected officials and is not compatible with mobile devices.
“[This represents] a lost oppor-tunity for citizens and potential businesses, tourists and land devel-
opers to view our community,” he said in his report to council. “It is also cumbersome to use and requires more technologically minded staff members to address the updates.”
The redesign will address these challenges, creating a visually clean website that is easy to navigate, he said.
Through Acro Media, the initial redesign will cost the city $24,340 as well as $125 per month for host-ing (a cost the city already pays).
During the meeting, Coun. Mike Goetz said the cost of the redesign was reasonable; how-ever, he questioned the version of Drupal (a content management system) the designer would incor-porate. Councillors approved the agreement subject to confirming that Acro would use the latest ver-sion of the platform.
Coun. Alastair Murdoch ques-tioned whether staff would be able to update the website internally, without having to contact Acro and be charged for the service.
Umpherson said one staff
member would receive training and be responsible for the updates.
A report from Acro Media outlines the main issues the City wishes to address with the redesign ,including a lack of interactivity, a dated look with no mobile device compatibility, and difficulty updat-ing content.
To address these issues, the new website will allow councillors to update their calendars, citizens to pay bills and city staff to eas-ily update files. The site will be compatible with mobile devices, and include photo galleries, videos and other interactive links. Finally, content will be updated regularly by staff.
“The redevelopment and design of the website supports the vision of the City of Merritt as a great place to visit with lots to see and do,” said Umpherson. “The website is our gateway to the com-munity, the City of Merritt services and the access point for visitors, businesses and industry. Updating and redesigning the image and brand is essential.”
Merritt set to redesign websiteCity’s current website ‘too static, outdated’
Merritt councillors voted to sign a contract for a website redesign. They said the current website is not suitable for mobile devices and lacks interactivity with citizens, staff and elected officials. The makeover will cost $24,000. Screen capture
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The next Friday the 13th is not until July. The last one was in April, but the way recent events have been going, you would think they happen every week.
And right now, at the top of the latest fear list is concern about a zombie apocalypse.
Zombies, so the descrip-tion goes, like to snack on the brains of their victims.
Immortalized in horror films as lurching, undead folks who like to roam in groups and utter the odd, unintelligible noise, in recent weeks we have heard of a few real-life zombie-like incidents south
of the border.First, there was the
naked guy who was caught eating the face off another naked guy in Florida.
Then we had the Maryland college student who admitted she killed her housemate and ate parts of the body.
A few years ago there was a mother who suppos-edly killed her kid and ate part of the brain.
News of these shock-ing incidents come on the heels of the B.C. govern-ment, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, issuing zombie survival tips as a way of getting people to think about what they
would need in case of a real emergency, such as flooding, fire, earthquake or any other natural or man-made carnage.
Earlier this week, the well-respected U.S. Centres for Disease Control even went so far as to officially announce — in the face of growing public concern — that a zombie virus is not circulating south of the border.
That was comforting given there are 10 times more people in the U.S. than in Canada, so the chance of our southern neighbour having more zombies than we have in Canada is far greater and
crossing the border is sup-posedly easier now — or so the U.S. president and the Canadian prime minister would have us believe.
On top of that, it’s get-ting to be holiday time and even zombies like to load the kids into the station wagon and take a road trip. Where better to drive to than the Okanagan, with its sun, sand and Canadian brains aplenty.
Now that witches and wizards are passé and vampires are, like, so five minutes ago, zombies are the new scary kids on the block.
The CDC announce-ment came in a response to
the reputable Huffington Post, which posed a ques-tion to the CDC about a possible zombie virus mak-ing the rounds.
So fear not, there is no zombie pandemic.
But if you are still concerned, the B.C. gov-ernment’s emergency preparedness site does have those tips still posted.
Of course, to keep the population calm, it claims they are only there because if you are ready for zom-bies, you are ready for other catastrophes.
But hey, who are they kidding?
Alastair Waters, Kelowna Capital News
HERALD OPINION
Wave goodbye to greenhouse gas goals
In February this column asked the question: “Are B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets history?”
The answer is contained in a new draft plan from BC Hydro on how to meet future power demand. And while it’s not explicitly stated, the answer is yes.
The draft plan was released in May for discussion purposes, but so far there hasn’t been much discus-sion. This is surprising given some of the recommendations, such as firing up the Burrard Thermal natural gas power plant more often and buy-ing fossil fuel power from the North American market to keep up to demand.
The plan confirms a few things that have been evident for a while. Dreams of exporting B.C. hydro-electric power are gone for the foreseeable future. And with mining ramping up along with natural gas development and population growth, BC Hydro now projects electricity demand could rise by 50 per cent over the next 20 years.
The emergence of huge shale gas sources in B.C. and across the United States has changed the North American energy picture dramatically, as U.S. electricity producers replace coal by burning cheaper and cleaner gas to ramp up power production. B.C. is losing gas market share in the U.S., its only export customer for heating fuel and electricity use.
Former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate goals officially remain in place: 33 per cent green-house gas reduction by 2020 and a whopping 80 per cent by 2050. If the gas boom proceeds as planned, B.C. domestic emissions will not be down, but up considerably by 2020.
Premier Christy Clark has a new target for 2020: three liquefied natural gas production lines feeding high-pressure tankers at Kitimat, for export to Asia. Not only will B.C. need to buy gas-fired power from out-side the province to keep up to indus-trial and residential demand, but the natural gas industry will need its own new gas-fired electricity to pro-
No need to fear — zombies are not here
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duce LNG for export.Natural gas passed forestry
as B.C.’s top resource revenue source many years ago. In 2005, the volatile gas price spiked up and produced $1 billion in wind-fall profits that allowed the B.C. government to buy a rare period of public sector labour peace through the 2010 Olympics.
Now a glut of shale gas has pushed the North American price down from its historic range of $4 to $6 per thou-sand cubic feet to about $2.40. Despite that low price, gas pro-ducers in B.C. are going flat out to develop the Horn River and Montney shale gas deposits in northeast B.C.
I asked David Pryce, vice-president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, why so much gas is being developed now. He said producers have made huge investments in B.C. shale gas drilling rights, and are in an international race to supply LNG to Asian countries where the price is currently four times higher than in North America.
Whatever the domestic price, B.C. gas producers have to show LNG investors such as Mitsubishi and Korea Gas that they can fill a steady procession of LNG tankers at a competitive rate.
If LNG doesn’t fly here, B.C.’s gas export market soon evaporates. Currently, gas pro-ducers pay about $400 million a year in royalties, and that much again to buy up shale gas drill-ing rights. The industry already employs about 12,000 workers in B.C.
The B.C. government has little choice but to redefine its cli-mate targets. Instead of cutting domestic emissions, it will try to take credit for displacing coal power in Asia.
Fortunately, B.C.’s main coal exports are for high-grade coal used in steel-making.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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MASTERS OF DISGUISE Three masked men wearing red, black and blue tights made their way around the city on June 1. When a Herald photog-rapher snapped this photo of them in front of the Merritt Fire Hall, they opted to remain anonymous. Can you recognize them? Ian Webster/Herald
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Last winter the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club through the Highland Valley Enhancement Association planned to improve the launch site at Courtney Lake so people could get their boats in the water easier.
There is an area set aside by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure when the road was four-laned to Merritt. We were approved by the Highland Society for up to
$10,000 for the project. As well, the ministry was to sup-ply equipment to do ground work.
Our club volunteers have already looked at the site and have got the paper work started and it was looking like a go on all fronts. All but the First Nations archael-ogical studies. We have been notified that they would have to do an extensive study with a cost of $8,000-9,000 a day and we’re not sure how many days involved.
We did a volunteer
improvement at Paradise Lake a few years ago and got set back over a year waiting for a study by a few people for a few hours of time. We finally finished the work — built a dock, improved the launch area, etc. Lots of hours by our members.
We had a meeting and the club has given up on Courtney Lake because of the ridiculous costs involved. With no money to work with, why bother? Highland Society was told to cancel the project and spend the
money somewhere else. The way the system works
now, unless there are some changes in policy, we can see a lot of volunteer work not happening. And why should it with the rip-off system we have in place? We feel that the government should be taking a real good look at this problem, which affects anything that happens out there.
Paul KomonoskiNicola Valley Fish and Game Club
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The trails that abound in the Nicola Valley are a prime opportunity for anyone looking to dirt bike — and now one man has developed a team to help facilitate the appropriate use of the landscape.
The Nicola Valley Dirt Riders Association launched in January and is already zooming forward with 45 mem-bers strong, all looking for a taste of the action.
“There are a lot of dirt bikers in Merritt and we needed a club in town to give them a voice,” said Scott Dearden, association president. “This is really a family thing.”
The association is launching its first event on Father’s Day, June 17, just off Aberdeen Road, approximately six kilometres off Highway 8 and past Craigmont Mines in Lower Nicola.
The Father’s Day Family Fun Ride will feature events for every age group. Prizes and trophies will be handed out.
But the club goes further than just hosting events. Dearden said part of the association’s mandate is to instill eti-
quette among riders so there is better relations with area residents.
Some locals have complained about excessive noise along the trails behind the Bench neighbourhood.
“We want the rid-ers to respect the trails and hikers, wear proper gear, they don’t have to disturb the wildlife
and grasslands, and we educate people to pack out whatever they pack in,” Dearden explained. “We are trying to give everyone an area to go to that is outside city limits.”
A City of Merritt proposal last year to limit dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles to 96 decibels was defeated in
council chambers after about a year of debate.
“I think this is a ridiculous bylaw,” Coun. Dave Baker said at the time.
Signs were posted to encourage riders to limit their noise and Mayor Susan Roline noted in June 2011 that the City didn’t receive any addi-tional complaints.
Those who don’t have a dirt bike can attend a club meeting or join the riders this Father’s Day to get an idea of what the two-wheelers are all about. Meetings are held at Garden Sushi on the last Wednesday of each month.
More information can be found on the association’s website at www.nvdra.com
The Father’s Day Family Fun Ride costs $20 to join, but $10 for those younger than nine.
Sign up is at 8 a.m., with the riders meeting at 10 a.m. The course is open from 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. An awards pre-sentation is scheduled for 3 p.m.
A concession will be available.
Organizers are work-ing on providing a free camping option during the weekend.
The association
is also planning a Thanksgiving Weekend Family Fun Ride for Oct. 6.
On Oct. 7, the group is planning the year-end
race for the BC Off-Road Championship Series. Racers of all ages compete for points. The course is between 25 and 50 kilometres.
The cost of mem-bership to the club is $30 for an adult, $15 for a youth, $50 for a family and $100 for a corporation.
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DOLLAR TREE OPENS The Merritt Dollar Tree launched on May 30, as crowds of people loaded baskets and combed through the merchandise. The store is located in the Quilchena Square Shopping Centre at the corner of Garcia Street and Quilchena Avenue. Nearly everything costs $1.25. Phillip Woolgar/Herald
VICTORIA – New B.C. liquor regulations include a $575 fine for adults who buy alcohol for under-aged drink-ers, or serve them in restaurants and pubs.
The fines apply to serving staff who fail to check identification, in addition to penalties already in place for licensed establishments that serve under-aged drinkers.
Those penalties range from $7,500 to $10,000 fines or a licence suspension for 10 to 15 days.
Parents and guard-ians who provide booze to their under-19 children are exempt from the tickets.
“These changes give police and liquor inspectors another tool to make it harder for minors to get alcohol,” said Rich Coleman, minister responsible for liquor and gam-bling policy.
The new tickets are part of a B.C. government effort to streamline the court system, after impos-ing new administrative penalties for impaired driving.
Police previously handed out court appearance notices for supplying alcohol to minors.
The new tickets can still be disputed in court, but the onus is on the person ticketed to dispute or pay it.
B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association president Ian Tostenson said the organization supports the new penalties.
1928 wine law has sour taste
The federal gov-ernment is moving to modernize its alcohol transportation rules, amending a 1928 law that prevents people from buying wine across provincial bor-ders.
The House of
Commons has unani-mously supported a private members’ bill from Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas that provides for a personal exemption from a law created during the Prohibition era to stop smuggling and tax evasion.
The wine industry and B.C. politicians have argued that indi-viduals should be able to buy or order a case of wine they enjoyed while on vacation.
The bill still has to pass the Senate.
Once the federal law is changed, B.C. and other provinces would need to estab-lish a personal exemp-tion to allow personal purchase and shipment of alcoholic beverages across provincial bor-ders.
Beer carts don’t need ICBC
The B.C. govern-ment has changed reg-ulations that required golf course beverage
carts to be covered by an ICBC insurance policy.
“Carrying double coverage for liabil-ity wasn’t enhanc-ing safety for golf course members and guests,” said Douglas Ferne of the National Golf Course Owners Association.
“In fact, it was just creating more work and cost for golf courses, with no real benefits.”
The change also relieves miniature cars such as those used in parades, as well as industrial utility vehicles that are only driven briefly to cross roads or get to a work-site.
The new regula-tions require owners to have private third-par-ty liability insurance.
In 2011 the B.C. government created similar exemptions for golf carts and mobile equipment such as personal lifts and pow-ered wheelbarrows.
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Some have high I.Q.s, but no one is born wise. Intelligence and wisdom are two different things. Wisdom is a skill to right living. In the Bible, wis-dom means the ability to apply and use spiritual knowledge, and moral principles in the most appropriate way in every life situation.
When young Solomon replaced his father David as a king, he realized his unfitness to rule. One night God appeared to Solomon in a dream and said: “Ask! What shall I give you?” What would your answer be? “Give me fame, riches, prestige, power, material goods, great romance?” Not Solomon. His was a single request: “Lord my God, you have made me the king
in my father's place, but I am like a small child. I don't have the wisdom I need to do what I must do. I am your servant here among your chosen people. There are so many that they cannot be counted. So I ask you to give me the wisdom to rule and judge them well and to help me know the difference between right and wrong. Without such great wisdom, it would be impossible to rule this great nation.”
Imagine where we would be as a nation if our leaders had such an attitude. God answered: "You did not ask for long life and riches for yourself or for the death of your enemies. You asked for the wisdom to listen and make the right decisions. So I will give you what
you asked for. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make you wiser than anyone who ever lived or ever will live. And I will also give you what you did not ask for. You will have riches and honour all your life. There will be no other king in the world as great as you. And I will give you a long life if you follow me and obey my laws and com-mands…”
The first part of Solomon’s rule reveals the reality of God’s promise. All he did was blessed. He had a won-derful romance with a humble shepherdess and wrote a song about it. He composed thousands of proverbs that expressed the wisdom by which he lived, and ruled (book of Proverbs in the Old
Testament). But then he started to look around at other rulers’ lifestyles, began to live it up, add wife to wife and lover to lover. To maintain his life of excess he started to raise taxes and he oppressed his own people. Solomon started a down-ward descent. We observe this scenario often. Wise and upright people get dizzy with power or suc-cess, turning fools and ruining much good.
Yet the story of Solomon does not end at fool’s bench. He came to his senses and wrote his third book called Ecclesiastes. Have you read it? It has valuable lessons both as prevention and cure.
Karel Samek is pastor of the Merritt 7th Day Adventist Church.
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(NC)—British Columbians will soon have more options when it comes to recycling their old or broken electronics and electrical products.
Starting July 1, the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA), the Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association (CESA) and B.C.’s LightRecycle program will recycle new items such as flash-lights, GPS devices, power tools and sewing machines.
“Expanding our current recycling pro-grams is an important milestone for B.C.,” says Darrell Clarke, president, CESA. “Offering more options further reinforces British Columbia’s reputation as a leader in responsible recycling.”
A new program to recycle electrical outdoor
power equipment will also be introduced July 1, joining 13 other recy-cling programs designed to manage everything from electronics and paint, to tires and small appliances.
Industry-managed recycling programs have been proven to improve recycling rates, save energy and help municipalities reduce the costs of managing waste. Experts estimate that the level of greenhouse gas reductions from these programs is equivalent to removing approxi-mately 73,000 passenger cars from B.C.’s roads annually.
As with other non-profit recycling programs in B.C., these new and expanded programs will be funded by a fee on the sale of new products to pay for program costs such as collection, trans-portation and process-
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“Companies are implementing a zero-waste policy, so why not the average citizen?” says Mary Desjardins, the execu-tive director of TD FEF. “Practicing these tips will significantly lower your environ-mental footprint and help protect our planet, making your footprint the envy of others.”
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Another Merritt Centennials’ player from this past season has land-ed a scholarship to play NCAA Division I hockey in the United States.
The Cents’ organi-zation announced last week that Chad Brears, 20, has signed a let-ter of intent to play for the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers beginning this September.
The news of Brears’ commitment to UAH follows closely on the heels of the announce-ment last week that his linemate, and this past season’s Centennials’ captain, Evan Stack has agreed to attend the University of Massachusetts-Amherst starting in the fall.
“We are extremely happy for Chad,” stated Cents’ head coach and GM Luke Pierce. “He had a breakout year this season, and was a significant contributor to
our recent success. Chad is very well suited for college hockey with his speed and intelligence. His consistency this past season proved that he is an elite player who war-ranted an opportunity to move on to play Division I NCAA hockey.”
A Cold Lake, Alberta native, Brears is spending this summer in the sunny Okanagan, working and training in preparation for the start of his col-lege hockey career. He is extremely excited about attending the University of Alabama.
“I started talking to their assistant coach, Gavin Morgan, back in January of this year. We kept in touch, and then I talked with the team’s head coach, Chris Luongo, once the Cents’ season was over. When I learned that they had a good Engineering school at UAH, I knew that it would be a good fit.”
From his temporary home in Kelowna, Brears went on to add that he didn’t get a
chance to fly down to Huntsville and check things out, but that he’s only heard good things about the school, the area and the hockey pro-gram.”
“I’m a big country music fan,” said Brears with a laugh. “It’s kind of nice knowing that Nashville is less than two hours away from where I’ll be going to school.”
There are currently three other graduates of the British Columbia Hockey League attend-ing the University of Alabama-Huntsville: Graeme Strukoff from the Trail Smoke Eaters, the Langley Chiefs’ Mac Roy, and Alex Allen who played for both the Victoria Grizzlies and the Prince George Spruce Kings.
In addition, a UAH graduating senior is Jamie Easton from Edmonton, Alberta.
“He actually played for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League,” stated Brears. “Their
team is located only about a half hour away from where I lived in Cold Lake. I remember watching him play.”
Brears garnered interest from schools both north and south of the border as a result of his fantastic second Junior A season with
the Centennials. The smooth-skating cen-treman displayed great hands, and a knack for finding both the net and his linemates. In 58 regular-season games he scored 28 goals and added 30 assists for 58 points.
Brears is hoping that
his offensive prowess will help a Chargers’ team that went just 2-28-1 last year playing in the Gulf Coast Conference. In fact, the quiet Albertan is looking forward to the challenge.
“That seems to have been my history in hockey. I’ve often played
for smaller teams that are struggling a bit. But that’s the way I like it – overcoming obstacles and trying to make the team better, and make myself better.”
The former mem-ber of the Junior B Princeton Posse won’t soon forget his two great years in Merritt.
“It was great. The support from the small town – you really feel it. That’s definitely a posi-tive I’ll take away from Merritt.”
As for his teammates, and the Cents’ coach-ing staff, Brears added, “I couldn’t have asked for a better group of players to finish off my junior career with. I’m proud of everyone on that team. They all gave 110%. Just a great group of guys to be around.
“As for Luke Pierce and [assistant coach] Joe Martin. I’d say they were the best coaching combi-nation that I’ve ever had. They did an amazing job with the group that we had.”
Brears commits to University of Alabama-Huntsville
‘BAMA BOUND Former Merritt Centennial Chad Brears is headed to the University of Alabama at Huntsville, a NCAA Division I school, to play hockey. Ian Webster/Herald
Despite game four of the Stanley Cup finals being on television, the Merritt Centennials’ Annual General Meeting last Wednesday night at the Culture Club drew a good crowd of close to 40 people.
Centennials’ return-ing president Jerry Canuel kicked things off with his official report. He declared this season’s on-ice performance, which saw Merritt finish second in the highly-competitive Interior Conference of the BCHL and make it to the conference finals in the playoffs, to be “one of the best in the club’s history”.
Canuel credited much of the success of this year’s team to the tremendous efforts of the coaching staff, comprised of head coach and GM Luke Pierce, assistant coach and assistant GM Joe Marten and trainer
Kyla Knox. “Their work in the
area of player develop-ment was truly remark-able,” he said.
Canuel went on to also thank the Centen-nials’ 12-member board of directors, as well as the club’s many, many volunteers and faithful fans for their hard work and “tireless dedication”.
Centennials’ director of hockey operations and league governor Brian Barrett reiter-ated many of Canuel’s positive comments, and added that around the BCHL, “other teams were amazed at Merritt’s success.”
Barrett went on to review some of the BCHL initiatives that were implemented this past season in terms of roster sizes, playoff format and scheduling, and indicated that fur-ther changes are prob-ably going to take place
this coming season as the league continues to evolve. Look for detailed coverage of these chang-es in a future Tuesday edition of the Herald.
Head coach Luke Pierce’s report to the AGM focused on the many positives that came from a truly outstand-ing Centennials’ season that culminated with a four-game sweep of the Prince George Spruce Kings in round one of the playoffs, and a hard-fought second-round battle with the even-tual RBC Cup-winning Penticton Vees.
“After stumbling out of the gate in September,” summarized Pierce, “we accomplished a remarkable turnaround from October through to January that saw us climb to second place in the conference standings. After a bit of a poor spell in February, we recov-ered to go 8-1-1 in our
final 10 games.”Pierce stressed that
a focus for the coaching staff all year long was on maintaining team stability throughout the season. To that end, very few trades were made, and the development of existing players was stressed. The coach said that sense of stability has already begun to pay div-idends in the recruiting for next season’s team.
According to Pierce, a very tangible indicator of the huge strides that the Centennials’ organiza-tion made this past sea-son is the eight hockey/academic scholarships to prestigious U.S. and Canadian colleges that have been awarded to Cents’ players in recent months.
They include Reese Willcox (Cornell), Bran-don Pfeil (Dartmouth), Dylan Chanter (New Hampshire, 2014), Evan Stack ( Massachusetts-
Amherst), Chad Brears (Alabama-Huntsville), Lino Chimienti (Hobart), Bill Marshall (Mount Royal), and Carter Shinkaruk (Elmira).
Despite all the good off-and-on ice news, financially the Merritt Centennials’ hockey club did lose approximately $46,000 this past season, due largely to only- slightly-improved atten-dance figures and lower-than-expected marketing revenues.
Canuel, as well as outgoing co-treasurer Tom Reynolds, felt that this monetary shortfall was only a minor blem-ish on an otherwise rosy picture of the organiza-tion. They stressed that strong marketing and ticket sales initatives are already underway to compensate for the loss and improve the fiscal situation for next year.
The Cents’ AGM wrapped up with the
annual election of offi-cers to this year’s Board of Directors.
In addition to Canuel as President and Barrett as Director of Hockey Operations, other return-ees to the Board include Beth Nadeau (Treasurer), Betty Doberstein (Booster Club), Andrea Barnes (Billeting), Neil Menard (Security) as well as Directors-at-large Frank Etchart and Paul
Barnes. Newly elected or
appointed to the Board are Dave McCauley Heather Fader (Secre-tary), Karen Webster (Season’s Tickets), Dave McCauley and Steve Rose.
A special thank-you was extended to outgo-ing and long-serving directors Kathy Frizzell, Tom Reynolds and Tod Dean.
Cents’ Annual General Meeting well attended
CENT-SATIONAL WORK At the Merritt Centennials’ AGM last Wednesday at the Culture Club, the hockey club acknowl-edged the tremendous work of the team’s coaching staff this season. (Left to right) assistant coach Joe Marten, trainer Kyla Knox and head coach Luke Pierce. Ian Webster/Herald
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omissionsomissions36. Arrange in a new position 36. Arrange in a new position 37. Disrupt 37. Disrupt
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covering covering 49. Second epoch of Ter tiary 49. Second epoch of Ter tiary
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CAPRICORN: Or-der comes to your home with the ar-rival of a guest.
Thank them profusely for their efforts, Capricorn, and take the time to learn what they did.
AQUARIUS: Mum is not the word, Aquarius. Open your mouth and
let it rip. It won’t be easy to hear, but once the dust set-tles, everyone will be happy you spoke up.
PISCES: Just when you thought things couldn’t get any
hairier, they do. Don’t lose hope, Pisces. Help is on the way. A change in policy at work gets tempers boiling.
ARIES: You’re not one to rock the boat, but in order
for progress to happen, that is exactly what you are go-ing to have to do, Aries. A rumor raises expectations.
TAURUS: Stop living in the past, Tau-rus, and focus on the here and now.
There is much to be done. Temptations make reach-ing a fitness goal hard. Re-sist with all your might.
GEMINI: You’re far better at paying compliments than
you are at receiving them. Get over it, Gemini, and accept praise for your ef-forts. Your financial outlook improves.
CANCER: You have a knack for making people feel com-
fortable, Cancer, and your talent will be called upon at a special event. An ac-counting error is not your fault.
LEO: Some things never change, and the sooner you ac-cept that fact, the
more impact you can make elsewhere, Leo. Love notes rekindle the passion.
VIRGO: Oh my, Virgo. You commit a social blunder but bounce back
quickly. Humor goes a long way toward mending fenc-es with a good friend.
LIBRA: Take the bait, Libra, and you will spend the rest of week arguing
over the silliest of things. A home improvement project wraps up with ease.
SCORPIO: Cre-ative opportunities abound. Which will you choose,
Scorpio? Look within for the answer. One tugs at your heartstrings more than the others.
SAGITTARIUS: This is not the week to take risks at
work, Sagittarius. Scale back and play it safe. Suc-cess comes at a cost at home. Prepare to pay the piper.
➣ A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.
➣ A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.
➣ Bank robber John Di l l inger played professional baseball.
➣ If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
➣ The airport in La Paz, Bolivia is the world's highest airport.
➣ The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
COURTHOUSE ART GALLERY June at the Courthouse Art Gallery will be featuring painting by the former Coquihalla Middle School Art Teacher, Fame Mackney. If you would like to come see her work it will be showcased from Friday, May 11 until Saturday, June 9.
NICOLA VALLEY FALL FAIR We will be having our giant yard sales again this year. Donations gratefully accept-ed, phone 250-378-2303 for free pickup on Wednesday and Thursday, or arrangements can be made to deliver your donations to the Fair Building. Yard sale dates: Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
BUCKETS OF STRAWBERRIES Order 30 lb. buckets of pre-washed, cleaned and sliced strawberries for deliv-ery at the end of June. Call for pricing and more information 250-378-0349.
NV DIRT RIDERS ASSOCIATION Newly formed family-oriented motorcycle club is having its first event on Father’s Day, June 17th. Call Scott for more information at 250-378-3502 or visit www.NVDRA.com
BIKERS AND HIKERS The Merritt Mountain Bike Association is looking for members. Joining the MMBA gives you a voice in the local riding commu-nity and helps the association advocate on behalf of bikers and hikers alike who enjoy the great trails in our valley.
For more information on the club please visit www.merrittmountainbiking.com. For more information please contact the club via email at [email protected]
JUNIOR CHOIR Linda Baird has a junior choir at Trinity United Church for children aged 6 to 14 years who like to sing! Variety of music will be sung. For more info. call Linda at 250-378-4528 or Sharon at 250-315-1305.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS Every second Wednesday Merritt’s Women in Business, an informal network for entrepreneurial-minded women, meet at the Merritt Desert Inn from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. June 13, “Business Tips and Bookkeeping Suggestions” with Carrie Ware, CA. RSVP by emailing Robyn at [email protected]
GARLIC FESTIVAL Pete and Becky Ratzlaff are looking for vendors who grow and produce products or fresh garlic, to participate in their garlic festival and antique tractor show at Smith Pioneer Park in Lower Nicola the last week-end in September. For more information call Becky or Pete at 250-378-4199.
N.V. BETTER BREATHERSThe Nicola Valley Better Breathers will
be hosting a seminar on Wednesday, June 20 form 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Church, 1899 Quilchena Ave., Merritt. Topic: Lung attacks in COPD and asthma. If you would like any further information you can call Richie Gat at 250-378-6266.
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Merchandise for Sale
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Misc for RentCountry living, one bdrm log cabin Petit Creek Rd. Suits working couple or retirees ca-pable of yard work. Pet nego-tiable $675 mon. Ref. req. 250-378-5865
Modular HomesJUNE SPECIAL
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Homes for RentOlder 3 bdrm house, close to schools & shops, fenced back yd., pet ok. $800/mon. ref. req., avail July 1st. 250-378-7122
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Cars - Sports & Imports
ATTENTION COLLECTORS1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on reblt punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work. For more info. 1-250-523-9762. (Logan Lake)
Scrap Car RemovalScrap Vehicles, Equip. & steel wntd. Have HIAB truck. In/out of town. I pay $$$$ 315-4893
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)
Request for Expressions of Interest
School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is inviting Expressions of Interest from parties’ interested in leasing Coquihalla Middle School. Expressions of interest to lease must be compatible with the vision and values of the School District and align with the City of Merritt Community Plan.
The School District will expect a tenant to assume responsibility for the entire school site.
The sites should be considered “as-is” and the cost of any approved improvements, to facilitate tenant activities will need to be by the tenant.
In addition to the lease rate, successful respondents should also expect that any resulting lease or license agreement is a net agreement and tenants can expect to pay such charges as building maintenances, utilities, taxes if applicable, and insurance charges etc. All ongoing costs of maintaining the facilities will be the responsibility of the tenant for the duration of the term.
To ensure a fair public process, site visits will be by appointment only. Requests for site visits are to be directed to:
Jim Garfield, Maintenance SupervisorSchool District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)
Telephone: 250-378-5161E-mail: [email protected]
SELECTION PROCESSRequest for Expressions of Interest Submissions due June 15th, 2012.
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