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ATTACK ON HAMILTON HILL WILDFIRE

A wildfire that broke out Friday afternoon just southeast of Merritt near Highway 97C is now 100 per cent contained.

An initial attack crew was on site Monday patrolling the fire, which is now in a mop-up stage.

“It was a grass fire, so that makes it easier for mop-up. There’s not a

lot of deep burn, so [firefighters will] just be focusing on areas where it did get into the trees and some of those deeper fuel areas,” fire information officer Kelsey Winter said.

The fire quickly grew from about six hectares in size that afternoon to 45 hectares at its peak. Story by Michael Potestio

Photos by David Dyck and Michael PotestioSee ‘Hamilton’ Page 2

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Winter said the growth was due to the wind, uphill direction of the fire and the dry grass that fueled it.

“If a fire’s burning uphill, what the fire does is it preheats the fuel ahead of it just because of that slope,” Winter said, adding that this increases the rate of spread.

“The steeper the slope, the faster the rate of spread uphill,” she said.

Winter also said a lot of the growth can be attributed to the wind.

“Even though crews and [air] tankers were on site, it was just a really vigorous grass fire,” Winter said.

In all, approximately 50 fire-fighters, five air tankers and three helicopters responded to extin-guish the fire, and no structures were threatened by it.

Winter said the cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is suspected to have been human-

caused as there no lightning in the area in the days leading up to the fire.

However, there was plenty of lightning in the area this past Sunday, which wasn’t accompa-nied by much rainfall.

Winter said there were about 1,200 lightning strikes in the Kamloops Fire Centre (KFC).

No new fires were reported in the Merritt Fire Zone as of Monday morning, but there were 12 lightning strikes elsewhere in the KFC that potentially sparked new wildfires.

“We’ll have to get crews out and helicopters and trucks going to those locations to determine if there’s actually a wildfire there,” Winter said.

Most of the reports came from the Vernon and Penticton fire zones. There were two reports from the Kamloops area and another two in Clearwater.

Confirmation of any new fires was not known by the Merritt Herald’s press deadline.

Hamilton Hill was uphill battle for fi refi ghtersFrom Page 1

Merritt Fire Rescue Department was initially called out to the blaze, but were cancelled when wildfire crews arrived. David Dyck/Herald

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From the Herald archives: July, 1933

NO NEGLIGENCE AT HOSPITAL IN DEATH OF

MATRON

At a special meet-ing of managers of Nicola Valley General Hospital held Monday night it was decided after an exhaustive inquiry that there was no semblance of neglect by doctors or the nursing staff and that everything pos-sible was done in the case of Miss Edythe Louise Scott, R.N. matron, who died Friday afternoon at about 3 o’clock, four days after her return to the institution from a visit to the coast.

Dr. J.J Gillis and Dr. Douglas Tutill, as well as Miss Myrtie Dixon, R.N., acting matron, gave state-ments to the board.

Septicemia, the medical term for blood poisoning, was given by Dr. J.J. Gillis as the cause of death. He stated that he had refused to sign the death certificate until an autopsy had been performed. This was done Sunday in his presene by Dr. Douglas Tutill.

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Get ready to laugh, Merritt.

The 15th annual FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival’s favou-rites tour is making a stop in Merritt for a free show tomorrow at the Merritt Desert Inn.

Stu Hughes, founder and artistic director of FunnyFest, is confident in the material.

“I recommend that peo-ple pee before they watch the show because they’ll be pissing their pants laugh-ing,” he said.

Known as the second largest Canadian Comedy Festival, FunnyFest produc-es more than 125 events every year, with a roster that includes 50 perform-ers.

“It’s world class com-edy for free. You never see that,” Hughes said of the upcoming show.

Hughes, and headlin-ers Tommy Savitt and Joe King will bring their com-edy stylings to Merritt.

Tommy Savitt is from Brooklyn, N.Y. and won

the Boston Comedy Festival in 2007 and the Seattle Comedy Festival in 2008.

He brings humorous but profoundly intellectual life advice you should never take, Hughes said.

“Tommy Savitt’s very unique because he’s a

character-driven comic, “Hughes said.

King brings a satirical and sometimes controver-sial brand of comedy to the stage.

This impressionist with a keen eye for popular culture won the 2008 FunnyFest Talent Search.

Hughes, a 15-year vet-eran comedian, delivers an over-the-top set based on his “inner psychotic think-ing.”

This Western Canada tour kicked off 12 con-secutive shows last Tuesday scheduled in places such as Kelowna, Sicamous,

Nanaimo, Invermere, and Revelstoke.

“When you get to see 100 people laugh at once at something you said, it’s very invigorating,” Hughes said.

The Merritt show gets started at 8 p.m. this Wednesday.

Funnyfest coming to town tomorrow

FunnyFest, featuring a variety of acts from around North America, is coming to the Merritt Desert Inn on July 22. Michael Potestio/Herald

Michael PotestioTHE MERRITT HERALD

A string of vehicle break-ins and a suspicious car fire kept RCMP and the Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) busy in the early hours of Saturday morning.

At about 1 a.m. that night, Merritt police and the fire depart-ment responded to a call from the Bedford Apartments on Garcia Street of a car on fire.

The interior of a parked Toyota had been set ablaze in the parking lot of the apartments.

It had been left unlocked.Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson

told the Herald six firefighters responded to the fire and had it out by about 2 a.m.

The vehicle was unoccupied and no one was injured.

There was also no collateral damage caused by the fire.

The vehicle belonged to a resi-dent of the apartments and while its exterior was left intact, the inside of the car was completely destroyed, RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore said.

At this point, the cause of the fire is unknown, but it’s believed to

have started inside the car on the passenger seat, Dunsmore said.

Dunsmore said police are mak-ing inquiries, but do not have an suspects at this time.

Three nearby residents reported having their vehicles broken into that night as well.

This is the sixth suspicious fire in Merritt since June.

At about the same time as the fire, a resident living in the 2100 block of Nicola Avenue reported that he discovered his car door was left ajar and it appeared as though someone had been rum-maging through his vehicle, think-

ing he may have scared the perpe-trator away.

Two residents of cul-de-sac-street Taylor Place, which is about a block away from the Bedford Apartments, also reported that their vehicles had been rummaged through as well.

Dunsmore said police are not sure if these any of these reports are related, but police are asking for the public’s assistance.

If you have any informa-tion regarding these reports call the RCMP at 250-378-4262 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Michael PotestioTHE MERRITT HERALD

Another suspicious fi re in Merritt


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The following is a media release from the City of Merritt, July 15, 2015

MERRITT, BC — The City of Merritt and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 900 (Merritt Unit) ratified a renewed collective agreement on July 14, 2015. The renewed agreement is for a three year term from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.

In addition to some improve-ments to vision care and dental benefits, that bring those more in line with other public sector contracts, the agreement provides against a general wage increase of 1.5 per cent retroactive to January 1, 2015, a further 1.5 per cent increase on January 1, 2016 and a 1.75 per cent increase on January 1, 2017.

Many articles in the renewed agreement were amended to clarify their meaning and intent, some job positions were reclassified and some housekeeping amend-ments to the wage schedules were agreed to during collective bargain-ing. Comprehensive ‘no personal harassment’ articles were included in the renewed agreement to address this emerging workplace issue and address WorkSafe BC requirements.

Mayor Menard said: “I am pleased that agreement was reached on a renewed collective agreement that provides fair and deserved benefit and wage increases for the city’s CUPE employees. Our people

provide valued services to the com-munity and for that I thank them.”

Kevin Vilac, CUPE Local 900 Unit Chair said: “I am pleased that an agreement was reached quickly without any great disagreement. This agreement will benefit all par-ties involved.”

“Collective bargaining was conducted in a civil, courteous and professional manner and both parties demonstrated a willing-ness to consider proposals from the other and to compromise in order to reach agreement,” said Allan Chabot, chief negotiator for the city. “I would like to thank all bar-gaining team members for the good spirit that was demonstrated around the bargaining table.”

The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda on July 14, 2015

Email from Rattan Hospitality Inc. “RE: Best Western development on Crawford Ave.”

Rattan Hospitality Inc. is a locally owned and operated accommodation and development com-pany. Currently we are developing land on Crawford Ave. on the

north exit of Merritt. Right now a fran-chised 83 unit hotel with amenities is to be built. Future plans for the site include a con-ference centre, fran-chise restaurant and several commercial retail units.

The development permitting process requires us to place a landscape bond with the City of Merritt. This is to insure we follow the landscape design submitted at time of building per-mit.

We have spoken to the city planner and

together reached an agreement which plac-es a covenant on our land allowing the City of Merritt to withhold our occupancy license if the landscaping is not done to plan in lieu of placing a mon-etary bond with the City of Merritt.

We originally came up with this offer since we feel our monies will be put to better use if they are directed at the construction, development and com-pletion of the project rather than sit in a trust account waiting for release upon land-

scape completion.At the end of the

day the landscap-ing must and will be complete prior to our building opening for business, if not this will only have a negative effect on our company. We believe mayor and council is a forward thinking and progressive group and understand that deals such as this one must be made for the eco-nomic growth of the community. We would not present an ideal if it was detrimental to the growth of the community.

City and CUPE reach new three-year agreement

Hotel landscaping agreement proposed

“Collective bargaining was conducted in a civil, courteous and professional manner and both parties demonstrated a willingness to consider proposals from the other and to compromise in order to reach agreement,” said Allan Chabot, chief negotiator for the city.


The City of Merritt and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) agreed to a new three-year col-lective agreement last Wednesday (July 14).

The new con-tract will see CUPE employees receive a 1.5 per cent general wage increase retroac-tive to January 2015, another 1.5 per cent increase beginning January 2016, and a 1.75 per cent increase in January of 2017. There are approxi-mately 70 employees covered by this agree-ment.

The new deal also comes with improve-ments to dental and vision care benefits similar to other public sector contracts.

“I am pleased that agreement was reached on a renewed collective agreement that pro-vides fair and deserved benefit and wage increases for the City’s CUPE employees,” Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said in a press release.

There were also some job positions

that were reclassified and many articles in the agreement were amended to clarify their meaning and intent.

Comprehensive ‘no personal harassment’ articles were included in the agreement as well to address this workplace issue and

address Work BC requirements.

CUPE Local 900 chair Kevin Vilac described the three-day negotiation as “excel-lent.” Aside from the wage increases, he said the improvements to employees’ benefits was the biggest gain.

“It was a 90 per

cent vote for ratifica-tion,” said Vilac. “I will take that as every-one [being] pretty posi-tive and pretty happy with what we did at the table for them.”

The contract expires December 31, 2017.

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Just three weeks remain before chief administrative officer (CAO) Allan Chabot’s last day at the City of Merritt, and the mayor and council are still considering over their options for replacing him.

It was announced by the City of Revelstoke about a month ago that Chabot had taken the CAO job in that Kootenay community.

To date, city coun-cil hasn’t decided if they will look within their ranks or outside city hall for an interim CAO.

Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said no city managers have offered to fill the soon-to-be vacant position.

Chabot’s last day will be August 7 and he starts his job in Revelstoke on August 17.

Council is consid-ering changing the structure of its adminis-tration to include a cor-porate officer position in addition to the CAO job, but Menard told the Herald that decision isn’t final yet.

In this scenario, the corporate officer would provide administrative services to the CAO and other departments.

The CAO would still be city council’s one employee.

If the city hires a corporate officer, it wants to find someone who would also have some duties in the eco-nomic development field as well.

The city doesn’t want to hire a CAO, corporate officer and an economic development manager, Menard said.

The economic devel-opment manager posi-tion has been vacant since January when Jerry Sucharyna and the City of Merritt parted ways.

Chabot had been filling that role in addi-

tion to his own since Sucharyna’s departure.

Menard said the cor-porate officer decision is near the top of their to-do list.

“We have to make a decision on [if we’re] going to do that, and if we do, how are we going to do it,” he said.

Menard said he hopes to have a full-time CAO in place by the end of 2015.

Chabot spent a little more than a year as Merritt’s top official and the city can recoup some of the expenses it incurred to move him from the Kootenays to the Nicola Valley.

He had a two-year contract and leaving the CAO position early means a portion of the $15,000 spent can be paid back, Menard said.

“We haven’t even talked about it. People have asked us that ques-tion and we haven’t made a decision, but yes we can do that if we so desire,” he said.

The city can recu-perate about $5,000 by doing this, according to Menard.

Mayor and council, however, has decided to work with Raven Hill Group — a municipal search and recruit-ment organization that helped bring in Chabot — to help them look for a new, full-time CAO.

After past CAO Matt Noble left in 2013, the position sat vacant for about eight months, with leisure services manager Larry Plotnikoff serving as the acting CAO until Chabot was hired in the spring of 2014.

Chabot told the Herald he didn’t intend to leave and was in fact invited to apply for the job.

“Opportunity pre-sented itself,” Chabot said.

Revelstoke Mayor Mark McKee said that during his last term as the Revelstoke’s mayor (2003 to 2008) Chabot was in contention for

their CAO job.With the job open-

ing up again in 2015, McKee told Chabot to toss his hat in the ring.

“I feel bad for tak-ing somebody out of Merritt, but it’s a two-way street,” McKee said.

“He’s well respected in the industry and he’s well known,” McKee said.

Chabot told the Herald most of his work experience revolves around small, moun-tainous resort towns and he felt he had a good handle on the issues and opportunities for those types of com-munities.

Born in Invermere, moving to the Kootenays is a bit of a homecoming for Chabot.

“The mountains feel much like home for me.”

Before becoming Merritt’s CAO, Chabot worked in Fernie as that city’s top official.

Chabot said he’s enjoyed his time in Merritt and the people he’s worked with.

City mulling options for CAO replacementMichael PotestioTHE MERRITT HERALD

CUPE signs new deal with cityMichael PotestioTHE MERRITT HERALD


HERALD OPINION

A closer look at federal transfers

One subject that some-times arises that I have not covered in detail previously is transfers from the federal govern-ment to provincial governments and territories.

The Federal Government has dif-ferent transfer programs such as the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), the Canada Social Transfer (CST) and the equalization program. What are these transfers programs intended to help fund?

The CHT is the largest transfer program to Canadian provinces and territories.

The intent is to provide long-term defined funding to assist with the delivery of health care.

Recently some claims (including on TV commercials) have been made that the CHT funding has been cut or otherwise reduced by our government.

In reality, these claims are false and misleading.

Funding in real dollars for the CHT increases every year.

From 2011 up until 2016-17 the annual increase in funding is set by legislation at six per cent per year.

In 2017-18 the formula for increas-ing this health transfer funding is set to change in that it will increase at a rate based on a three year moving average of nominal gross domestic product (GDP).

However, at a minimum, provinces and territories will be guaranteed an increase of at least three per cent per year or greater, depending upon the formula.

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DAN ALBASView from the HILL

See ‘Equalization’ Page 7

Picking hops across the border

My mom Lizzette Saddleman organized our trips. This one was to the United States, to pick hops. A big yellow school bus would arrive at Quilchena and pick up men, women and children, then on to Upper Nicola.

From there, the bus

driver would drive across the border.

I was only about six, but I remember it clearly.

When the bus arrived at the camp, where we would be living for the hop picking season, everyone unloaded their little suit-cases. Everyone travelled light. Then we were given cabin keys.

In the centre of the big yard I remember there was a water fountain, with a public shower futher down.

Early the next morning, the foreman would call everyone, then he would explain what had to be done.

My mom, her friends

Patty Boston, Rosie Boston, Alice Swakum, and other women would gather around the water fountain to visit. Then a bus would arrive to take the pickers to the hop yards.

Hops are green in colour, very sticky and very light, like feathers.

My dad Billy McLeod was hired on to work in the hop sheds with other men.

My grandmother, who was in her 60’s at least, was also a picker.

A man would go around to the pickers to weigh their sacks, then punch their tickets with

the weight. The pickers were paid at the end of the week.

I met other little chil-dren from different parts of the country. One little girl had a native wool sweater, with native designs on it. I had never seen a sweater like that.

Later, my mom found out, the little girl and her family came from Alaska.

We became very good friends. She didn’t speak English, but we got by.

Other children would join us. We had a special place by the water fountain where we played with our homemade dolls, one little girl had a doll that had a

black face. The girl herself had

black curly hair, and her face was black too. I asked my mom about the doll, and mom told me that the girl was from a differ-ent nation. Mom told me, “You do not say anything about her doll, you hear?” I know now that she was African.

You know, we did meet many different nationali-ties of people. Some were Mexican.

In the evening, after we had our supper, my dad would join the men, they shared stories about what they did back home.

JEANETTE MCMASTERInFRIENDSHIP

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Editor:

Re: “An Open Letter to Premier Christy Clark regarding the Canadian Energy Strategy” (The Herald, July 16).

Oh, where to start? The let-ter is chock-full of speculations, alarmism and outright misleading “facts.”

First, anthropomorphic (human caused) global warming is a fad theory that is discredited every time its well-paid proponents bring out a new, quickly refuted claim.

No scientist except the afore-mentioned science-for-hire type is willing to stake his/her reputa-tion on the theory that human enhanced carbon dioxide levels have much to do with global cli-mate, much less that the planet is warming or cooling in any fashion that hasn’t been seen again and again throughout the Pleistocene epoch (the last two million years).

Therefore, the carbon tax is a cash grab “justified” by an alarm-ist theory that has been debunked by so many notables that it lives on only in the minds of left-wingers like the authors of the letter.

Dear authors, carbon dioxide is

good; warming is good. Life on Earth proliferated at

times when CO2 levels and tem-peratures were much higher than today.

If the planet is warming, rejoice!Now to the real reason for the

letter, namely environmental fan-tasy.

Like in the film Avatar, these people wish for a benign natural environment in which we all — plant, animal and human — get along and enjoy some kind of spiri-tual food, medicine and technology that leaves us wanting for nothing.

Foolishly, they object to every attempt by productive people to actually produce the things that they wish for.

Contrary to their imaginings, our air, land and water are not polluted — CO2 isn’t a pollutant, anyway.

What possible good could come from their list of vague “core prin-ciples” other than to extract more tax money from productive people and give it to Chicken Littles like themselves?

Eric DollLogan Lake

Global warming? No problem

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In other words, every year Canadian provinces and territories will receive a larger CHT than the one they received the previous year.

Worth noting is that the CHT monies and its scheduled increases are independent of whether the province or territory in question increases or reduces its overall spend-ing in health care.

Also, as provinces have jurisdiction in their delivery of health care, it is provincially elected officials that decide their own priorities and how the CHT is to be utilized.

The CHT is intend-ed to assist provinces and territories in provid-ing post-secondary edu-cation, social assistance programs as well as early childhood development, learning and day care.

These funds are calculated on an equal per capita basis and in 2014-15 are set in legis-lation announced by our government to increase annually by three per cent each year.

This way, provinces and territories have certainty that federal transfer dollars for social transfers, like the health transfer, will increase each yearly at a predict-able rate.

Likewise, how these dollars are spent is decided by the individu-al province or territory.

The equalization program is perhaps the best known transfer program that is intended for “addressing fiscal

disparities among prov-inces.”

While it is sometimes suggested this program be eliminated as it can be viewed as financially rewarding poor pro-vincial governance, it should be noted that the equalization program was entrenched in our Canadian Constitution by the 1982 Liberals under Trudeau.

Although equal-ization payments are intended to provide comparable services between provinces, these transfers are uncondi-tional and a provincial government can spend these funds in any man-ner they desire.

Equalization transfers are based on a prov-ince’s ability to raise rev-enue, a terms described as “fiscal capacity.”

Each province will have its fiscal capacity compared to the aver-age fiscal capacity of all Canadian provinces, to determine if they are below this average or not.

Provinces have two options: get the greater of the amount they would receive by fully excluding natural resource revenues, or by excluding 50 per cent of natural resource rev-enues.

Equalization transfers increases are also based on a three year moving average of GDP growth.

Again, provinces decide how best to uti-lize these funds.

In terms of actual dollars Canada wide over the past decade the CHT has increased from $20.3 billion up

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The equalization program has gone from $10.9 billion up to $17.3 billion.

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A rough break-down of $17 billion in equalization funding includes $9.5 billion for Quebec, $2.3 billion for Ontario, $1.7 billion for Manitoba, $1.69 billion for Nova Scotia, $1.66 billion for New Brunswick and $53 mil-lion for PEI.

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No fewer than 57 players with past and present ties to the British Columbia Hockey League have attended National Hockey League devel-opment camps over the past couple of weeks.

Leading the way in terms of BCHL play-ers in camp was the Winnipeg Jets organiza-tion with seven, followed closely by the Minnesota Wild with six.

Four of the 50-plus players at NHL camps are direct products of the Merritt Centennials, while a fifth was with the Cents long enough to enjoy a cup of cof-fee before finishing his

Junior A career with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

Nineteen-year-old defenceman Dane Birks, who basically grew up in the Nicola Valley, was in camp in July with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team that selected him in the sixth round, 164th overall in the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Birks spent this past season at Michigan Tech following two years with the Centennials. In 118 BCHL games, Birks scored nine goals and added 33 assists for 42 points.

Another former Cent and NHL pick, 21-year-old defenceman Reece Willcox from Surrey, was in camp with the

Philadelphia Flyers, the team that drafted him in the fifth round, 141st overall in 2012.

Willcox will be com-mencing his senior year at Cornell University this September.

Twenty-year-old forward John Schiavo and goaltender Anthony Pupplo, 19, both native

New Yorkers, were in camp with their home-town Islanders.

Schiavo’s lone season with the Centennials was a highly success-ful one as he totalled 62 points (30 goals, 32 assists) in 58 regular-season games.

Schiavo’s time at the Isle’s camp received a

great deal of publicity as two of his goals dur-ing a shootout segment were of a spectacular variety and subsequently went viral on YouTube.

Pupplo started 29 games in net for the Cents in the 2014-15 season. He recorded a goals-against-average of 3.81 and a save percent-

age of 87.9.Rounding out

the group of former Centennials at NHL development camps is 21-year-old netminder Connor Lacouvee from Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.

Lacouvee started just four games for Merritt in the 2013-14 BCHL

season, recording a stel-lar SV% of 91.8 and GAA of 2.24.

Following a ter-rific year with Alberni, Lacouvee earned a scholarship to Boston University. In his rookie season (2014-15), he played eight games, and recorded a GAA of 2.58 and SV% of 91.3.

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More photos from the Nicola Valley Horse Show

HORSE AND RIDER IN SYNC

The Nicola Valley Riding Club’s Horse Show on July 12 saw some excellent results by local equestrian riders. (Clockwise, top left) Lexus Thomas and her horse Arizona were the Junior High Point Champions in the English division. Nathan van Rensburg and Indy took top honours in the Junior Western classes. Sarah Forsberg nego-tiates her paint Anne over the cross rails. Hope Thomas and a collected Maverick won the English Basic Seat Equitation Walk/Trot class. Olivia Schmid’s mount Matty dis-plays a beautiful extended trot in the Western Horsemanship Walk/Jog class. Over 35 riders from throughout the southern Interior took part in the event. Photos courtesy of Ken Tiessen and Darlene Gelrich

Five former Cents amongst 57 BCHLers at NHL development campsIan WebsterTHE MERRITT HERALD

Dane Birks Anthony Pupplo John Schiavo Reece Willcox Connor Lacouvee


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Tennis club hosts annual city tournamentCOURT PLAY

The Merritt & District Tennis Club hosted its annual invi-tational doubles tournament on the weekend of July 11 and 12. In the ladies’ dou-bles competition, the team of Bonnie Anderson and Barb Teichman from Vernon won 5-2 in a rain-shortened pro set final over the Merritt pair of Diane Quinn and Deanna Sheloff. On the men’s side of the draw, it was an all-Merritt final with Bhavinder Bansi and Amar Khanguira prevail-ing over Harbans Sandhu and Pavitar Dosanjh 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Finally, in mixed doubles competition on Sunday, Dosanjh and Quinn topped the field, winning the pro set final 8-1 over Sandhu and Sheloff. Ian Webster/Herald

TENNIS LESSONS ON TAPThe Merritt & District Tennis Club, in partnership with PacificSport Interior and the XploreSportZ program, is conducting tennis lessons throughout the months of July and August. The lessons are taught by Brock Shea, a certified Level 1 instructor and an active member of Tennis Canada and The Tennis Professionals Association. The lessons are on Wednesdays at the club’s tennis facilities adjacent to the Merritt Golf & Country Club. E-Z Play instruction for individuals 10 years and up takes place from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and slightly more advanced match play for those 16 years and older from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, or to register for a ses-sion, contact the Civic Centre (250-315-1050) or the Aquatic Centre (250-378-6662).

Merritt’s Barb Scapinello goes wide to execute a forehand shot during ladies’ doubles action on Saturday, July 11 at the club’s tennis court facilities. Ian Webster/Herald

Veteran tennis player Harbans Sandhu from Merritt approaches the net in order to volley the ball in men’s play at the annual invitational doubles tournament. Ian Webster/Herald

Cindy Mann from Merritt, who partned with Scapinello, uses a two-hand backhand to return a serve against the Vernon team of Bonnie Anderson and Barb Teichman. Ian Webster/Herald

The Merritt duo of Bhavinder Bansi (above, volleying the ball) and Amar Khanguira won the men’s doubles title with a close three-set victory over Sandhu and partner Pavitar Dosanjh. Ian Webster/Herald

FOOTLOOSE Former Merritt Herald editor Emily Wessel completed her first-ever half marathon on July 12 in Fort Langley in a time of two hours and 14 minutes. The native of Winnipeg, who spent two years in Merritt, has taken a public relations job in Langley with the Overwaitea Food Group. Photo courtesy of Ezequiel Chernikoff

Merritt Golf and Country ClubLadies Day Results - July 14

1st Flight

1st Low Gross Diana Lorenz 41 1st Low Net Deb Montgomery 41 2nd Low Gross Carol DeSimone 33 2nd Low Net Bev Scott 35

2nd Flight

1st Low Gross Joan Robinson 46 1st Low Net Joan Negrin 31 2nd Low Gross Dana Egan 49 2nd Low Net Lois Ward 37

3rd Flight

1st Low Gross Iris Hodson 47 1st Low Net Angela Texmo 32 2nd Low Gross Jane Wowchuk 50 2nd Low Net Liz Claman 35


Betty Raven formerly of Merritt, B.C. passed away on June 26th at the age of 80 in Grimshaw, Alberta with her daughters at her side. She is survived by her daughter Karen Raven, daughter Sonja Raven, son in law Wade Whibley, granddaughter Tove Whibley and ex-husband Arne Raven. She is pre-deceased by her parents, Jens and Mary Hansen and sister Inge Hansen.

Betty was born in Sikonge, Tanzania in 1934 and was raised there until the age of 12 when she returned to Denmark with her parents on the rst ship returning to Copenhagen after World War II. Betty was a kindergarten teacher and talented artist. She married Arne Raven and moved to Canada in 1960 where she embraced life in Canada as a teacher and then as a rancher’s wife and beloved mother. She and Arne moved to Lytton, B.C. in 1964 where their daughters were born and raised and where they spent many rewarding years and built many close friendships. In the early 80’s she moved with Arne to the Wolf Ranch near Pritchard, B.C. Betty also lived and had many wonderful years in Logan Lake and Merritt, B.C. following her move from Pritchard.

Betty moved to Grimshaw, Alberta from Merritt in 2014 to be closer to her daughters and beloved granddaughter Tove. Her loyalty, humour, kindness and love along with her erce spirit, will be greatly missed.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Betty at the Parish Hall in Lytton, B.C. Sunday, August 16th from 1-4:30pm. Please join family and friends in sharing memories of Betty.

With special thanks to the nurses and staff at Peace River Hospital and Stonebrook Accredited Supportive Living Services in Grimshaw for their kindness and care of our Mum Betty. We would also like to recognize the wonderful staff at Gillis House in Merritt who cared for Mum prior to her move to Grimshaw.

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Merritt Herald, July 21, 2015

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