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WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS PAGE 3 CENTS ADD TRAINER PAGE 9 ART WALK KICK-OFF PAGE 7 Nicola Valley’s News Voice Since 1905 MERRITT HERALD merrittherald.com bcclassified.com TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS Ho m e hardware building centre Locally Owned & Operated 1701 Voght St., Merritt, B.C. Now Available ORDER ONLINE FROM HOME CLICK & PICK UP SELECTION Choose from thousands of items online. CONVENIENCE Save time and order online. Items shipped directly to your nearest store. ADVICE Always a Dealer in-store to answer any of questions FIND US www.homehardware.ca MUD-SLINGIN’ FUN The North West Mud Racing Association held its annual mud races in Merritt on the June 28-29 weekend. Cars, trucks and tractors in eight racing classes let the mud fly through a 200-foot-long pit at the music festival grounds. Hundreds of spectators, fans and racers gathered to take part in the non-profit organization’s family-friendly weekend. Above: Quesnel-based racer Tyler Lefebvre, 15, impressed the crowd as one of the youngest racers in his modified land cruiser “Rebel child.” Emily Wessel/Herald Pros, cons to mobile ultrasound screening Cardiovascular screen- ings done outside the tra- ditional health-care system have pros and cons, says one Merritt physician. “I don’t think its a bad thing to have the informa- tion,” Doctor Duncan Ross said. North Dakota-based company Mobile Life Screening will be setting up shop in Merritt tomorrow offering stroke screening at the Ramada Inn. The company offers such services as ultrasound-based screenings, and for $229, Merrittonians can have their carotid arteries, legs and abdomens screened for arterial stiffness, peripheral artery disease and aortic aneurysm. “The potential upside is that someone might be stimulated to really look after their health better, and potentially – in discussion with their doctor – might pursue medical treatment of the plaque buildup,” Ross said. “I guess the potential lot- tery winner would be a per- son who was found to have a very large aortic aneurism that could result in a poten- tially life-saving surgery, and that might not have other- wise been found routinely,” Ross said. He said another positive could result from patients taking the information to their doctors and possibly be prescribed any needed med- ication or lifestyle changes. “It generates discussion. It’s not all bad and I don’t think it’s a fly-by-night thing – it’s not like snake oil,” Ross said of this type of service. He also said it’s possible that a person’s large aortic aneurysm – which a ser- vice like this might detect – could get missed upon a physical examination, particularly if the patient is overweight. Ross said doctors are taught to listen to the carotid artery for noises that would indicate a narrowing. However, nothing might be done about that narrowing unless a patient had a stroke or symptoms of a transient ischemic attack or mini- stroke. Ross said often nothing is done because it isn’t likely an asymptomatic person would undergo the subse- quent procedures without showing symptoms. “Let’s say you go there and you get a screen and you have a narrowing in your carotid artery. Asymp- totically, are you going to go and have someone oper- ate on your artery, to open that up? Not typically,” Ross said. “Someone could do the same thing if they went for a coronary artery, CT scan or something. You see a narrowing there. Are you going to do anything? No, probably not because you’re not going to want to go through an angiogram and potentially a stenting procedure or a bypass when you haven’t even had any symptoms.” He said that if a person can feel their pulse and toes, their peripheral arteries are probably OK. By Michael Potestio THE HERALD [email protected] See ‘Screening’ Page 3 FREE
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WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERSPAGE 3
CENTS ADD TRAINERPAGE 9
ART WALK KICK-OFFPAGE 7
Nicola Valley’s News Voice Since 1905
MERRITT HERALDmerrittherald.com bcclassified.com
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 • MERRITT NEWSPAPERS
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Locally Owned & Operated
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Now Available
ORDER ONLINE FROM HOME
CLICK & PICK UPSELECTION
Choose from thousands
of items online.
CONVENIENCE Save time and order online.
Items shipped directly to your nearest store.
ADVICE Always a Dealer
in-store to answer any of questions
FIND US
www.homehardware.ca
MUD-SLINGIN’ FUN The North West Mud Racing Association held its annual mud races in Merritt on the June 28-29 weekend. Cars, trucks and tractors in eight racing classes let the mud fly through a 200-foot-long pit at the music festival grounds. Hundreds of spectators, fans and racers gathered to take part in the non-profit organization’s family-friendly weekend. Above: Quesnel-based racer Tyler Lefebvre, 15, impressed the crowd as one of the youngest racers in his modified land cruiser “Rebel child.” Emily Wessel/Herald
Pros, cons to mobile ultrasound screeningCardiovascular screen-
ings done outside the tra-ditional health-care system have pros and cons, says one Merritt physician.
“I don’t think its a bad thing to have the informa-tion,” Doctor Duncan Ross said.
North Dakota-based company Mobile Life Screening will be setting up shop in Merritt tomorrow offering stroke screening at the Ramada Inn.
The company offers such services as ultrasound-based screenings, and for $229, Merrittonians can have their carotid arteries, legs and abdomens screened for arterial stiffness, peripheral artery disease and aortic aneurysm.
“The potential upside is that someone might be stimulated to really look after their health better, and potentially – in discussion with their doctor – might pursue medical treatment of the plaque buildup,” Ross said.
“I guess the potential lot-tery winner would be a per-son who was found to have a very large aortic aneurism that could result in a poten-tially life-saving surgery, and that might not have other-wise been found routinely,” Ross said.
He said another positive could result from patients taking the information to their doctors and possibly be prescribed any needed med-ication or lifestyle changes.
“It generates discussion. It’s not all bad and I don’t think it’s a fly-by-night thing
– it’s not like snake oil,” Ross said of this type of service.
He also said it’s possible that a person’s large aortic aneurysm – which a ser-vice like this might detect – could get missed upon a physical examination, particularly if the patient is overweight.
Ross said doctors are taught to listen to the carotid artery for noises that would indicate a narrowing. However, nothing might be done about that narrowing unless a patient had a stroke
or symptoms of a transient ischemic attack or mini-stroke.
Ross said often nothing is done because it isn’t likely an asymptomatic person would undergo the subse-quent procedures without showing symptoms.
“Let’s say you go there and you get a screen and you have a narrowing in your carotid artery. Asymp-totically, are you going to go and have someone oper-ate on your artery, to open that up? Not typically,” Ross said. “Someone could
do the same thing if they went for a coronary artery, CT scan or something. You see a narrowing there. Are you going to do anything? No, probably not because you’re not going to want to go through an angiogram and potentially a stenting procedure or a bypass when you haven’t even had any symptoms.”
He said that if a person can feel their pulse and toes, their peripheral arteries are probably OK.
By Michael PotestioTHE HERALD
See ‘Screening’ Page 3
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Time of transition begins for MSS gradsDespite a disrupted
finish to the school year due to the ongo-ing labour dispute in B.C.’s education system, the journey through Merritt Sec-ondary School came to its foreseeable end for 107 students at their June 20 convocation.
The magnitude of the achievement was not lost on graduate Trevor Reed.
“When I was up there, I’ve never felt that before,” Reed said. “It was just like shock and awe. I’m actually here, I’m actu-ally graduating. Wow. It was a good time.”
His journey through high school was not a difficult one as he had a lot of help from friends and teachers, he told the Herald.
Neither was the emotion of this turn-ing point absent from the mind of graduate Claire Burnham, who shed a few tears after throwing her hat into the air with her fellow grads to end the cer-emony.
She told the Herald she’s going to miss everyone who will be moving on after gradu-ation.
“It’s kind of over-whelming,” the lifelong Merrittonian told the Herald.
She also said it felt awesome to throw her hat, describing its sym-bolism as the opening of a door.
Addressing the crowd at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena that night, MSS princi-pal Bill Lawrence said by graduating, these young people have provided themselves with extra income in the future and multiple options.
School District 58 superintendent Rob-ert Peacock said the graduates of 2014 are heroes.
“For me, a hero is an ordinary individual who does something so well that it inspires and supports others,” Peacock said.
Valedictorian Evan
Snee told his fellow graduates that one thing he’s learned from them is to be brave and take that first step regardless of doubts.
“If you take that first step, you can accomplish amazing feats. Don’t settle for mediocrity, go for the gold without fear of what may happen,” he said. “If you give 100 per cent to life, you are far more likely to get
100 per cent back.” He even serenaded
his fellow graduates with a song of his own design, prompt-ing many smiles and laughter from them.
Nooaitch band Chief Joyce Sam commended parents, families, teachers and friends for their effort in supporting the graduates in their edu-cation.
“Tonight is a cel-
ebration that you are a part of as well,” she said.
To the graduates, she said high school graduation represents their ability to over-come challenges and persevere.
“I applaud your strength and your tenacity,” Sam said.
The convocation ceremony also saw a total of $38,750 local scholarships handed out and another $15,000 given by the district authority for a grand total of $53,750 in scholarships for members of the class of 2014.
By Michael PotestioTHE HERALD
Top left: Members of the Merritt Secondary School class of 2014 celebrate by throwing their caps in the air at their convocation on June 20. Emily Wessel/Herald
MSS graduates Trevor Reed (middle left) and Claire Burnham (bottom left) are looking forward to the next chapter. Michael Potestio/Herald
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GOOD MORNING!
From the Herald archives: July 1978
Hospital addition
completed
The extension at Nicola Valley Gener-al Hospital has been completed, the com-mittee chairman, Vi Magel, reported at the annual meeting, with the extension relieving crowded quarters for the physiotherapy department as well as providing addi-tional storage space, hearing testing department, female staff lounge and future office space.
The following is the report as presented by Mrs. Magel to the hospi-tal.
In 1977-78 we have finally seen the remaining unfin-ished areas of the hospital basement completed. From this point on, any additional space needed for any kind of hospital purposes will have to be out-side additions.
The workload of our physiotherapy department had increased to such a point that many patients had to be treated in the hall.
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If you’ve ever wanted to tell people exactly what you think about the books you’ve read, good news: the local library is giving you a chance to review books for a chance to win a Kobo e-reader this summer.
The adult summer read-ing program, which kicks
off tomorrow, is open to all TNRD library members over age 18 and those who write more than 10 reviews will be entered into a draw for the electronic book tablet.
The reviews will be attached to the books in the library’s catalogue.
The Adult Summer Reading Club runs until Aug. 31. Each week, sum-mer reading club members
are invited to a party with a different theme which will be advertised at the library. Some examples of themes are minions and pirates, library manager Deborah Merrick said.
Anyone interested in the program has until July 15 to join by registering at tnrdlib.ca.
If it’s too much to read a book a week, participants
can write descriptions of books they’ve read in the past.
It’s a good opportunity to get your opinion out there if you really like something or really hate it, Merrick said.
For each week par-ticipants submit a log on a book, their names will be entered into the draw for a grand prize Kobo Touch e-reader to a maximum of
nine times.The program kicks off on
July 2 with an illusionist at 7 p.m. at the library.
The club’s theme is “To boldly read what I’ve never read before,” encouraging people to read outside of their comfort zones.
Of course, they don’t have to, Merrick said, as the idea is simply to encourage reading.
By Emily WesselTHE HERALD
Adult summer reading club kicking off
STUCK IN THE MUCK
“All mucked up” got some cheers as it was pulled out of the mud pit at Saturday’s North West Mud Racing Association event at the music festival grounds.
Emily Wessel/Herald
Screening intended to be preventative“And if you’re not
getting chest pain or symptoms of a stroke, then in all likelihood it’s not something you need to panic about too much,” he said.
Ross said patients who do show symp-toms of a stroke or mini-stroke are treated within a few days.
“If someone has symptoms of a stroke due to this carotid artery narrowing, then they get treated quite rapidly. They get fast-tracked. They’ll be seen within a day or
two,” he said.He said having
these screenings in the absence of symptoms is not technically nec-essary.
However, Ross said he assumes that this particular company would be able to pro-duce accurate results.
“There’s some pretty high-class ultra-sound out there,” he said.
Ross told the Herald the potential downside of these screenings is creating unnecessary anxiety in the event a symptomless patient receiving this type of
screening finds some sort of cholesterol buildup in their arter-ies, but doesn’t call for treatment or pose a health risk.
Mobile Life Screen-ing founder and medi-cal technologist Randy Spielvogel said they check the arteries in the neck and legs for plaque buildup and arterial stiffness, and check the abdomen for aneurisms.
Spielvogel said there are people who show no symptoms before having a stroke or aneurism.
“Yes, some people
have symptoms, but a lot of people don’t and those are the people we’re looking for,” Spielvogel said.
As far as the anxi-ety factor goes, Spiel-vogel said having this information educates people about their health.
“I’d want to know if I had a little bit of plaque, so that I can make adjustments to my diet or exercise program or whatever, so hopefully it doesn’t get worse,” he said.
“We’re not scaring people, we’re educat-ing people,” Spielvogel
said.Spielvogel said his
screenings are a proac-tive approach to find-ing a problem before it becomes a larger one.
He said Mobile Life Screening is simply a screening program and doesn’t make referrals. Spielvogel said they recommend sharing the information people receive from them with their doctors even if the results are normal.
“It’s great informa-tion for them to have,” Spielvogel said.
Interior Health Authority spokesper-son Michaela Swan
said the health author-ity encourages any patient who is con-sidering this type of screening “to think twice, and consult your health professional.” She said these types of tests are available in B.C. at no cost when deemed necessary by a medical doctor.
“There is no guar-antee that B.C. health professionals will accept the interpreta-tion of the test results, meaning that patients may, ultimately, have to be tested twice for the same conditions,” Swan said.
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Next council meeting: Tuesday, July 8, 2014Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca
City of Merritt ★ 2185 Voght Street, Box 189Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 ★ Phone: 250-378-4224
JOB POSTING: Casual Maintenance / Labourer –
Leisure Services Department
Applications are invited for the position of Casual Maintenance / Labourer for the Leisure Services Department in the City of Merritt.
For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca
Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 04, 2014 and should be addressed to:
Carole Fraser,Human Resources Manager
City of MerrittPO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street
Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Or by email: [email protected]
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALMERRITT CENTRAL PARK PROJECT (deadline extension)
RFP 06/14
The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the Merritt Central Park Upgrade Project.
This project includes the removal and relocation of the current sand volleyball courts, construction of an outdoor regulation size lacrosse box, and the design and construction of a combination washroom/concession building.
Proposal documents may be obtained from the City of Merritt website www.merritt.ca or from Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8
Proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled:“RFP 06/14 - Merritt Central Park Upgrade Project” by 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 09th:
Merritt City Hall 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8
Any and all inquiries must be submitted in writing to:
Larry PlotnikoffLeisure Services Manager, City of [email protected] ext. 206
The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposal, to
waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the quote which it may
consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any
proposal will not necessarily be accepted.
Water Conservation WILL BE IN EFFECT
MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30
WATERING IS ONLY PERMITTED during the following times:
THERE IS NO SPRINKLING ALLOWED ON SUNDAYViolations will result in a $50 fine.
Basic Sprinklers
Automatic Sprinklers
6 am - 8 am & 7 pm - 10 pm EVEN ADDRESS: Monday, Wednesday & Friday ODD ADDRESS: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Midnight am to 4 amEVEN ADDRESS: Monday, Wednesday & Friday ODD ADDRESS: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Hand watering of plants using a hand held hose with a working spring-loaded shut-off nozzle or a hand held container is permitted anytime.
Please clip-out and keep on your refrigerator to remind of regulations!
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BCRPA, 4 CALA, CFES & canfitpro approved/accredited
CLASS DESIGN Friday July 25th: 5pm-9pm
( CALA, 2 cfp FIS & OAS, 4 BCRPA cecs)
AQUA PILATES Saturday, July 26th: 8:30am-12:30pm
(4 CALA, 2 cfp FIS, PTS & OAS, 4 BCRPA cecs)
DEEP WATER TIDAL TURBO Saturday, July 26th: 1:30pm-5:30pm (4 CALA, 4 cfp FIS, 4 BCRPA credits)
1 workshop 90 + tax • 2 workshops 160 + tax3 workshops 220 + tax
Register through CALA at 1-888-751-9823 or email: [email protected]
A $25 late registration fee will apply to registration received/paid in full after July 4th 2014
2014 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Tender Reference No.: ENG 2014-02
The City of Merritt invites tenders for construction of surface and utility improvements at four(4) locations within the City. A summary of specific work items includes the following:
Removal of existing asphalt, sidewalks, curbs, and • landscapingConcrete curb, gutter, sidewalks and roadway • reconstruction approx. 10,375m2Removal and replacement of watermain various • sizes approx 1175m, system improvements along with associated service connectionsRemoval and replacement of sanitary main • various sizes approx. 700m, system improvements along with associated service connectionsRemoval and replacement of storm main various • sizes approx. 260 m, system improvements along with associated service connections
Contract Documents are available at no charge at the City’s website www.merritt.ca or BC Bid Website (www.bcbid.ca).
Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local time
Tender Closing Date: July 10, 2014 at:Address: CITY OF MERRITT2185 VOGHT STREETMERRITT, BC V1K 1B8
For additional information, please contact:Joe Mocilac, Project ManagerMMM Group LimitedTelephone: (250)-869-1334Fax: (250) 869-4849Email: [email protected]
INVITATION TO TENDER
Come down and meet the Mayor. This is your opportunity to bring forth ideas on how we
can make Merritt a better place to live and do business, ask questions about something you don’t understand or if
something has transpired that you have not received a proper resolution with.
Mayor’s DROP IN SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3011 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Community Room Downstairs at City Hall.
City awards VIP grants
Levi ReevesMerritt SecondaryLawn Care
Shelby ReevesCentral ElementaryWeeding
Gavin WoodlandDiamond Vale Pet and Garden Care
Jacob WoodlandMerritt SecondaryLawn Care
Morgan HepperMerritt SecondaryInfant Clothing Design
Emilie SchultzAscend OnlineBabysitting
Felize OmoriCollettville ElementaryCosmetics
Marius AuerSCIDESDuct tape design
The City of Merritt awarded eight Merritt stu-dents $200 grants in its first Venture Investment Program, which is aimed at introducing youth in the community to the world of business. Through the program, the students are eligible for another $100 bonus if they submit a photo of themselves engaged in their business over the summer.
Parcel taxes FAQIs the parcel tax new?No, the parcel taxes have been collected by the City of Merritt for over 20 years.
What does this tax pay for? It is a local service tax for the sewer and water to meet the costs of works and services that benefit land within the municipality.
I just paid my water, sewer and garbage utilities. Is it a duplicate charge? The parcel tax is not to be confused with the residential utility bills, which were distributed at the end of April. The utility bills are for gar-
bage, water and sewer usage from Jan. 1 to June 30.
I’m not connected to city sewer. Do I still have to pay? Water and sewer par-cel tax shall be levied as a single amount for each parcel that has the opportunity to be provided with water or sewer service regardless of whether or not the service is being used.
Is there any option for exemption from paying a parcel tax? Parcels that have no opportunity to connect to the City of Merritt water or sewer service are exempt from this parcel tax.
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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS
Merritt has been quiet for large animal activity so far this spring, which is a good thing for the provincial agency that monitors human-wildlife conflict.
WildSafeBC co-ordi-nator Emily Lomas said though there haven’t been many reports of wildlife conflicts in Merritt this year, the most common reason wild animals come to town is because of improperly stored gar-bage.
In May, local conservation officers received a report of a bear in the Collettville area, which they sus-pect returned from last year. A culvert trap was set but not successful in catching the animal, and they believe it’s since moved on.
Lomas said it’s important to secure attractants before there is an issue as bears can and do return to the same areas where they get rewards — natural or unnatural.
Other attractants include pet food and livestock feed, and live-stock itself.
Lomas said else-where in the Thomp-son-Nicola Regional District, black bears have been attracted to garbage, unclean bar-
becues, pet food and outdoor freezers.
Wolf and cougar reports are commonly linked to livestock or the presence of deer.
Coyotes have been reported stalking pets in some areas. Lomas advised pet owners to keep an eye on their animals, keep their food inside, and to discourage deer from becoming too comfort-able living close to livestock.
Merrittonians can
also store garbage in an inaccessible loca-tion, such as inside the home, garage or shed, or in a bear-resistant garbage can.
Waiting until the morning of garbage collection to put your trash out can also reduce the chance of a bear finding it.
Strong-smelling waste can be frozen before it goes curbside to reduce its attractive-ness to bears, and com-post should be mixed
regularly or treated with lime to avoid get-ting too smelly.
Wildlife sightings or conflicts can be report-ed to the Conservation Officer Service’s hotline at 1-877-952-7277.
Sightings in the area are reported on Wild-SafeBC’s Wildlife Alert Reporting Program online at https://warp.wildsafebc.com.
For more informa-tion or tips on reducing attractants, visit www.wildsafebc.com.
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United Steelworkers Local 1-417 safety director Harbinder Hara (left) and president Marty Gibbons (second from right) donated $1,000 on behalf of their union to the Nicola Valley Teachers’ Union hardship fund.
Gibbons said the teachers’ wage increase is in line with what other unions have negotiated for in the past, including the steelworkers, who recently signed a contract for a 12 per cent increase over five years. He also put the call out to other unions to show support for the teachers, while the teachers said the 10 per cent wage cut has been trying for some of their members.
NVTU president Peter Vogt (middle) said he’s hopeful the wage negotiations will be settled soon, but the main issues of class size and composition are still on the table.
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Doctors in the U.K. have come up with a brilliant way to prevent smoking-related disease in the future: ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after the year 2000.
One doctor said the move could create the first tobacco-free genera-
tion. However, without con-
sent from the British leg-islature, it won’t become reality.
The doctors’ union has lobbied the govern-ment in the past — suc-cessfully, at that — for a ban on smoking in cars with children and light-ing up in public places.
However, this vote is quite extreme, and could be more of a symbol to get people talking about other ways to put a dent in smoking and its related health issues and deaths than a literal appeal to the British government to institute such a ban.
The concept has been criticized as being
illiberal, impractical and attention-seeking.
Sure, it could be all of those.
The idea has also been criticized by some jumping to the conclu-sion that a ban would push cigarettes and smoking underground, increase smuggling and become a very profitable, likely very dangerous business, as trafficking in other contraband is.
But smoking is already a dangerous activity and a wildly profitable busi-ness.
Besides the litany of well-documented health issues that smoking is a risk factor for, working conditions at tobacco
farms in countries around the world can be hazardous.
In terms of profits, big tobacco is really gigantic tobacco. The U.K.-based Imperial Tobacco Group is worth somewhere in the neighbourhood of $38.4 billion. British American Tobacco is valued at about $58.1 billion. Japan Tobacco International is worth about $65.9 billion; and Philip Morris, the producer of Marlboro, Basic, Parliament and Virginia Slims cigarettes is worth about $67.7 bil-lion.
In Winnipeg, a city councillor is pushing for a smaller-scale ban: she
wants to eliminate smok-ing on outdoor patios.
During the city’s short patio season, the smell of cigarette smoke and adverse effects of breath-ing it in are deterrents for some patio patrons, the councillor reasons.
Opponents are already foreseeing the closure of restaurant patios if such a ban is instituted.
I am reminded of the episode of The Simpsons called “E-I E-I D’oh” from 1999 when Homer accidentally creates a monster called the “tomacco,” which looks like a tomato but tastes like tobacco.
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Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Last week, the government announced significant changes to many classifications within the Temporary Foreign Worker Pro-gram (TFWP). Reaction to these changes has been diverse and includes comments that range from suggesting the changes do not go far enough to suggestions the changes are so significant that they amount to the phasing out of the program.
As is often the case in areas of complex regulation, there is some misunderstanding in that some aspects of the program have been far more significantly changed than others. There are also unique con-siderations that apply in some clas-sifications that do not apply in oth-ers. The limited space in this report does not make it possible to itemize all of the changes; however, I will pass on a few examples based on questions that are commonly asked.
One of the issues that is still being debated in some quarters is the question of whether changes to the TFWP are required. On this point, I have certainly heard from some employers who have expressed views on the importance of the TFWP. However, I have also met with unemployed workers and fami-lies of unemployed workers unable to secure jobs. By the numbers, the total use of the TFWP was just over 48,500 temporary foreign workers in 2002 and grew every year up to 2009 when the program peaked at just over 142,000 foreign workers. As of 2013, that number is close to 127,000.
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In true Simpsons style, the episode is a heavy-handed satire of big tobacco, which peddles a product it knows to be destructive, and a prod-uct which is passionately defended by those who use it despite its destruc-tive power.
Pretty soon, the ani-mals on the tomacco farm are so hooked on the thing that they’ll do anything and everything for it — including plot an Animal Farm-style uprising.
But they’re undone by their own raging addiction after they rav-age every last one of the tomacco plants.
In 2003, an Oregon man actually made a tomacco plant by graft-ing together a tomato plant and tobacco roots
as both plants belong to the same family, which also includes eggplant and Nightshade. At the time, the man told media he is not a big fan of big tobacco after his lifetime-smoker mother died of lung cancer and his lifetime-smoker father had one lung removed and later died of colon cancer.
People don’t need legislation or bans to save them from themselves. They will always have their vices and find ways to access them, whether those vices are legal or not. Where there’s a will to access a substance, there’s a way.
The thing is, there are probably loads of young people who think they’ll just try it once, and don’t really have the will to seek out cigarettes on their
own. Maybe they bum from a friend when they go out for a drink once in a while. Maybe some steal one from a parent’s pack just to see what it’s like. These people aren’t likely to be particularly driven to buy smokes for themselves when they come of age.
But when you really look at the British doc-tors’ proposed ban and the Winnipeg councillor’s patio smoking ban with a critical eye, you may just realize that to a lot of people, access to that vice is the sticking issue.
The British doctors’ ban might be a sensation-alist solution to smoking-related health problems, but it would almost cer-tainly put a big dent in big tobacco. And you can almost certainly bet that’s not going to happen.
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For a further breakdown of the 2013 numbers, close to 17,000 were live-in caregivers; close to 28,000 were in the seasonal agri-cultural worker program; and another 40,000 work-ers were employed in other low-skilled labour categories. In total, low-skilled TFWP use accounted for roughly 85,000 workers compared to just under 42,000 temporary foreign workers in the high-skilled categories.
What changes are being proposed under the new regulations? Some catego-ries, such as the live-in care-giver program, will remain unchanged. However, for
other programs, the for-mer labour market opinion (LMO) will now be expand-ed into a Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). The LMIA process requires an employer to submit how many Canadians applied for the job in question, how many Canadians applicants were interviewed, and the reasons why those Canadi-ans were not hired.
In addition, employers are also required to acknowl-edge new rules that prohibit Canadians from being laid-off or having hours reduced at a worksite employing tem-porary foreign workers.
Other changes to the TFWP include a 10 per cent cap on the number of tem-
porary foreign workers that an employer can have on the workforce. Existing employ-ers currently over this limit will be granted a transition period to adjust.
Another change in the TFWP is that certain classi-fications of employment will be subject to local unem-ployment rates as part of the TFWP application process. There are a number of con-ditions that apply. However, if the annual unemployment rate is over six per cent in a specific region for a job clas-sification, the employer may be prevented from accessing the TFWP.
For employers who are successful in receiving approval for using a tempo-
rary foreign worker in the low-wage categories, the duration of the permit will be one year, shortened from the existing two-year expiry date.
This report is only a brief summary of some of the many changes to the Tem-porary Foreign Worker Pro-gram. Many of the changes not mentioned in this report are specific and unique to various employers within our local economies.
For the past week I have been hearing from many business owners over these changes. It should also be pointed out that the appli-cation fee for an LMIA is now set at $1,000 compared to $250 for the former
LMO. These are significant increases for many business owners who do use the pro-gram although these new fees are established to recov-er the administrative costs of operating the temporary foreign worker program so that it is funded by those who use the program and not subsidized by taxpayers or other businesses who do not use the program.
I welcome your com-ments on this or any issue before the House of Com-mons. I can be reached at [email protected] or toll free at 1-800-665-8711.
Dan Albas is the member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla.
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The Merritt and District Chamber of Commerce is kick-ing off its Art Walk with Art in the Park today at Rotary Park.
Now in its second year, Art Walk sees local businesses paired with local artists to showcase and sell local artwork.
There are over 20 businesses participating this year.
“We’ve got a carver, pottery, photography, oils, that kind of stuff. There’s a wide range,” chamber manager Etelka Gillespie said, adding there are also mosaics this year.
She said Art Walk is a good way to get more customers into businesses.
Kicking off the event on Canada Day, the chamber and its partner in the event, the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council, will distribute pass-ports.
For each Art Walk business
passport holders visit in the month of July, they’ll earn a stamp.
Completed passports will be entered in a draw for a grand prize: a four-foot carved urn.
Passports will also be avail-able at both visitor centres in town, and at all the participat-ing businesses.
During July, the Courthouse Art Gallery will also house works by participating artists in the Williams Lake Art Walk, which takes place in August. Gillespie said she’s looking for local artists who want to show-case in Williams Lake in return during its event.
“We’re asking for a couple of artists who’d like to part with a couple of pieces of art for the month of August. It’s just showcasing Merritt,” she said.
The month-long event wraps up with a barbecue on the evening of July 31 at the Courthouse Art Gallery.
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In the opening sen-tence of a biography on the life of the late evan-gelist Dwight L. Moody, the writer Gamaliel Bradford wrote:
“Surely we may end as we began, with the insistence that God is the one supreme universal need of all humanity, and that need was never more pronounced than in America today.”
Would we agree with that analysis of Canada’s need as well today? That’s the question I want us to ask ourselves as we celebrate her 147th birthday this year.
Why does Canada need God? I submit for the following three
reasons:1. Canada needs God
because of its unparal-leled prosperity.
We could speak of Canada’s abounding natural resources, its increased foreign trade, its expanding bank balances (debts?), its Gibralter-like position in the markets of the world.
We could say that there has never been a nation that has had enormous wealth that rides securely upon the top of the world. A Canadian passport opens doors to many more countries than even that of America.
And yet, we should be aware that ease, luxu-ry and wealth have never assured national continu-ity. History has only one story to tell, and that is about the enervating effect of a comfortable and luxurious prosperity.
The great animals — the dinosaurs, the mega-losaurs, and the huge carnivorous lizards — whose skeletons we look
at in wonder and amaze-ment in the Drumheller, Alta. museum — were immune from harm and dangers.
They lived safely and luxuriously. Their lives were protected from injury by an impenetra-ble armour.
But today, they are all extinct. Luxury and an easy life destroyed them, whereas the animals that were alert to dangers are still with us.
What is true of indi-viduals is true of nations. Life expectancy in Cana-da has gone up dramati-cally for both men and women. But trying to serve both mammon and God is sending danger-ous signals to Canadians.
2. Canada needs God as never before because life is becoming mecha-nized.
The physical needs of Canadians have devel-oped more quickly than his spiritual appetite is able to absorb.
Machines and tech-nology have expanded,
but the man who drives them is still the same as he was before the tech-nological age came in upon us.
Instead of being the master of the machine, he is a slave of his inven-tions.
Of course, he is able to do more than his father did. The automo-bile has lengthened his legs. The airplane has lengthened his arms. Satellite TV and cell-phones have extended his voice.
He is able to do more, travel faster, reach out farther than his ancestors did. The mod-ern man belongs to a technological age where technology is in high gear and in many hands it is out of control.
Who is going to con-trol these released physi-cal forces? Have we the character to use them?
Science has endowed man with the power of a superman, but his mind remains human – all too petty human.
He is like a pauper come into a fortune, a labourer who has been put into the position of the boss, a sergeant pro-moted to command the regiment, a slave made the master of slaves.
Man has had no training for such respon-sibilities as have now been thrust upon him. This new command of time and space, this mas-tery of unknown forces, this apparition of new perils, this entrance into untried territories is too much for man today.
For these reasons, we need to have our moral and mental sanity restored. We need a new moral adjustment to our enlarged physical envi-ronment.
We need a new spiritual endowment. We need God.
3. Canada needs God because of its present unlimited influence in the world.
We are no longer a self-contained and self-sufficient people.
We have far-reaching, entangling alliances with nations of the world.
Our prosperity and happiness are bound up with peoples of other lands. In a very real sense, the world of tomorrow will be what Canada chooses to make it.
We can make it an arena of military com-petition. We can make it the scene of racial hatred and malicious mischief.
On the other hand, we can make this world a palace of peace. We can make it a family of friendly nations.
We do not know why nations rise and fall. But they do.
Historians tell us that nations rise and fall in regular rhythmic inter-vals. Arnold Toynbee, a prominent historian, is stated to have said that there is only one chance for civilization to endure.
Nations have fallen because of inward decay, by committing moral
suicide.To live, Canada must
lay hold on the living God. How do we do so?
Let men and women who seek high public offices publicly acknowl-edge God. Let them make some avowal of God’s place in the life of our nation.
Let us give our sup-port to every institution that helps the nation to remember its depen-dence upon God.
Let us refuse to have anything to do with any movement that seeks to crowd God out of our life and of our institu-tions.
Let us practice the presence of God in business, homes, and in schools.
Let each of us say to his own soul: “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him” (Psalm 62:5).
Narayan Mitra is the pastor of Merritt Baptist [email protected]
An ode to Canada on its 147th birthday
NARAYAN MITRAYou Gotta HaveFAITH
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By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD
The Merritt Centen-nials hockey club has hired a new athletic trainer for the upcom-ing 2014-15 British Columbia Hockey League season.
Kim Penner, 24, has joined the team following one year with the Trail Smoke Eaters of the BCHL. She replaces last season’s Cents trainer, Hayley Hill, whose con-tract was not renewed.
“We are very excited to add Kim to our staff,” said Cents head coach and general manager Luke Pierce in a press release. “She has the experience that we need and is a very professional, dedicated individual.
“After speaking to several references, we are confident that Kim is the right fit for us, and we look forward to her get-ting started with us.”
Penner, who was born and raised in Chilliwack, is thrilled to be the newest member of the Centennials’ coaching and training staff.
“Merritt has always been one of my favorite places around the league. My sister and brother-in-law have a hay ranch just outside of town, and the rest of my family lives nearby in the Fraser Valley. I’m very excited to be closer to them for sure.”
Penner knew from an early age that working with sports teams was what she wanted to do with her life.
“All through grade school, I played every sport that was available, and I played softball out-side of school. But most of all I liked the coach-ing side of sports, and helping other athletes get better and perform to the best of their potential.”
Penner’s post-sec-
ondary education took her to the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford where she earned a degree in kine-siology.
It was while Penner was at UFV that she began working with hockey teams.
“I’ve always had a passion for hockey — growing up watching Hockey Night in Canada with my dad. Seeing
the trainers and athletic therapists on the bench-es, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.
“In my first semester at university, I needed 10 hours of volunteer expe-rience. I got connected with the coach of one of the teams in the B.C. major midget hockey league, the Valley West Hawks, and I began working with them.
“I wound up staying
with the team for five years. I met a lot of great people connected with the sport of hockey. It just kind of led to where I am today.”
During her five sea-sons with the Valley West team, current Merritt Centennial Rhett Willcox played for the Hawks.
“There’s a few other players on the Centennials that I know quite a bit about because
they played on other BCMML teams,” added Penner.
When the job oppor-tunity with Trail came up, Penner didn’t hesitate to apply.
“Starting out my career, I was willing to go pretty well anywhere in Western Canada,” she said. “I was lucky enough to be hired by the Smoke Eaters and really enjoyed my experience with them.
“Moving to Trail and not knowing anybody was a bit of a difficult thing. It was a big learn-ing curve for me, but I feel that I rose to the challenge. I made a lot of good connections there.”
Penner also feels that Junior A hockey is a perfect fit for her at this point in her life and career.
“I can see myself being in the BCHL for a few years. I love the trainer’s role in hockey. It
doesn’t feel like work to me. It’s just a lot of fun.”
Penner is in the pro-cess of further upgrading her first-aid qualifica-tions.
“At the BCHL level, I think knowledge and experience regard-ing injuries is the most important thing,” she said.
Asked about being a female trainer with all-male sports teams, Penner said her experi-ences have been all posi-tive.
“The level of profes-sionalism and respect is the key. I’ve never had any issues,” said Penner, who added with a laugh, “Sometimes, I look at it like I have 22 younger brothers.”
Penner got a taste of her duties with the Centennials at the club’s June evaluation camp in Abbotsford. She will join the team full-time in August.
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Summer sees lots more Cents comings and goings
Two more former Centennials find places to play
A pair of Merritt Centennials graduates will be continuing their hockey careers at the university level, the hockey club announced last week.
Forward Sebastien Paré will be playing CIS hockey for the Mount Royal University Cougars in Calgary, while defenceman Jason Bird will begin his NCAA Division 1 career with Lake Superior State in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Paré, from Surrey, will join two other former Centennials cur-
rently playing at Mount Royal — Bill Marshall and Derek Huisman.
For his part, Bird will join former Cents team-mate and recent gradu-ate Scotty Patterson who signed earlier this year with the Lakers.
In two complete seasons with the Centennials, Paré scored 32 goals and added 65 assists for 97 points in 119 games.
Bird played just 19 games for the Centennials last season after coming over in a trade from the Vernon Vipers. The native of Etobicoke, Ont. picked up three goals and seven assists prior to being injured for the
playoffs.“It’s been a long
process again this year with our graduates,” said Cents head coach and GM Luke Pierce. “It’s getting tougher and tougher to find places [for them to play]. Sebastien at Mount Royal is a really good fit. Lake Superior State for Jason came about because of their new coach. He came over from Michigan Tech, who we have a very strong relationship with.”
A total of six Centennials play-ers from last years team have committed to schools in either Canada or the United States for the upcoming season.
Spring camps net some new player signings
A pair of spring evaluation camps — one in Merritt and one in Abbotsford — paid dividends for the
Merritt Centennials as they prepare to announce several player signings for the 2014-15 BCHL season.
The list of signees includes 18-year-old Tyrell Buckley from the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton.
Buckley played for the OHA’s Varsity Red team last season under head coach and former Vancouver Canuck Robert Dirk. In 29 games, he scored four goals and added 18 assists en route to win-ning the CSSHL’s Top Defenceman Award.
“We are very excited to have Tyrell join our organization, “ said Pierce. “He is exactly
the type of person and player we value in Merritt. His game is fundamentally very strong and we see huge potential in his develop-ment at this level. His hockey intelligence is very high for a player of his age.
“Matched with his already-strong skill set, we see Tyrell becoming an elite player in our league over time.”
Pierce said that more player signings will be announced in the com-ing weeks.
Logan Mick trade goes south
The Merritt Centen-nials’ off-season acquisi-tion of former Vernon Viper forward Logan Mick has not panned out.
The 17-year-old Mick has been dealt to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, where he will play for his father — Silverbacks head coach and GM Troy Mick.
Mick was originally obtained by the Cents to complete the deal that saw the Vipers exchange defenceman Jason Bird for the play-ing rights to former Centennials D’man Dylan Chanter.
“The whole Logan Mick thing was a disas-ter from day one,” con-ceded Pierce. “We basi-cally got cornered. He was either going to play for his dad in Salmon Arm, or he was going to the United States Hockey League.”
In return for Mick, the Centennials received the playing rights to 19-year-old forward Luke Bertolucci and future consider-
ations.Bertolucci originally
hails from Montrose, B.C. He played the 2011-12 season with the Trail Smoke Eaters before joining the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League.
In 144 regular-season and playoff games for the 2014 Memorial Cup cham-pions, Bertolucci scored 16 goals and added 23 assists for 39 points.
Pierce is skeptical that Merritt will see Bertolucci move to the BCHL this season, but doesn’t rule out his 20-year-old junior cam-paign in 2015-16.
Kim Penner
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Interior Community Services-Merritt is looking to hire a part-time Family Support Worker for our Healthy Beginnings program in Merritt, BC. The Family Support Worker will facilitate a weekly drop in program once a week for families with young children. Responsibilities include creating early childhood programming, coaching and modeling appropriate parenting, providing childhood development education and community resource and referral information.
The successful applicant will have a Diploma in the human/social services eld and related experience creating and facilitating early childhood programming. CPR-C and Foodsafe training is required. Non-violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) and Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST) will be provided.
Please submit resume to:[email protected] The full job posting is available at www.interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca
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Lower Nicola Indian Band Department: PUBLIC & CAPITAL WORKS
Position: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT
Reporting to and under the direction of the Public Works Clerk, the Maintenance Technician Assistant is responsible for assisting in water sampling, minor repairs and maintenance to community buildings and updating and maintaining the Public Works ling system.
Areas of responsibility:Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance • with Lower Nicola Indian Band policies and procedures;Gather water samples, including analyzing, • documenting, sealing, packaging and sending to Provincial Health Authorities;Conducting minor repairs and maintenance to LNIB • buildings;Updating, maintaining and improving Public Works • ling system;
Required quali cations
Grade 12 graduation or equivalent• Knowledge and experience in general maintenance • and repair;Good interpersonal skills to deal effectively with • people;Good communication and organizational skills;• Good computer skills; • Knowledge of general work safe procedures;• Possess WHMIS certi cate (Workplace Hazardous • Materials Information System);Physically able to meet the demands of bending, lifting • and twisting positions;Must have a class 5 driver’s license, mandatory;• Interest in pursuing a career in Construction and/or • Public Works eld.
If you possess the necessary quali cations and skills, please forward your cover letter, resume and salary expectations, in the strictest con dence, by July 4, 2014, to:
Lower Nicola Indian BandHuman Resources Department
181 Nawishaskin LaneMerritt, B.C., V1K 0A7
Email: [email protected] Fax: (250) 378-6188
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Are you fully protected when travelling in Canada?(NC) — This sum-
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While most people realize insurance is a must-have for interna-tional travel, it is often overlooked for shorter sojourns. However, whether you’re going to Prince Edward Island on a golf holiday or taking a quick trip to a neighbouring province, it’s important to be pre-pared and protected.
Get the right coverage
This applies for trips in Canada as well. Your provincial health insurance plan won’t necessarily provide all the out-of-province coverage you might need should something untoward happen while you’re away. While the cost of visiting a public hospital and seeing doc-tors would generally be covered by provincial health plans, many out-of-pocket medical expenses are not.
Check with the appropriate government agency for what your provincial or territorial medical insurance cov-ers when you are trav-elling within Canada, and supplement it with additional coverage as necessary.
You may also benefit from having trip cancel-lation and interruption insurance. Without it, a flight cancellation or an unexpected return home for an emergency in the middle of your trip could be costly.
Carry the right documents
Pack light, but be sure to take important information such as identification, your pro-vincial health insurance card, and your travel insurance wallet card, which contains a num-ber for 24/7 assistance should you ever need it. Take a list of emergen-cy contact information.
Find a policy that suits your needsIf you travel more
than once or twice dur-
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Understand your policy
Whatever the desti-nation, take some time
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provides and what to do if you have a claim.
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