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KICK UP YOUR BOOTS Vancouver band Whiskey Jane had people dancing in Spirit Square with its brand of country-inspired rock ‘n’ roll on Saturday over the lunch hour. The group made its appearance as part of Music in the Square, a joint initiative of the City of Merritt and Merritt’s chamber of commerce, as it was already in town to play back-to-back shows at Cactus Annie’s on Friday and Saturday. Emily Wessel/Herald

Council gives owners of burnt house 30 days notice

Enough is enough when it comes to a house that’s been unsafe and unsightly since a fire destroyed it nearly four years ago, city council members said at their regular meeting last Tuesday.

The house at 1590 Gar-cia St. was gutted by a fire — which was determined to be an arson — back in October of 2010. Despite multiple attempts by the city to assist the Lower Main-land-based property owners in addressing deficiency and nuisance issues, the owner continues to dodge requests of compliance and remedia-tion, a report from planning and development manager Sean O’Flaherty stated.

In those four years, the city has sent the property owners six orders to comply for unsightliness and safety issues.

Council unanimously approved a motion to have the owners of the house restore or demolish the building, but shortened their deadline from three months to 30 days.

“This is just some people taking advantage of a small town, and thinks they’re

not going to do anything,” Coun. Dave Baker said.

In August of 2013, city council issued a notice on title against the property’s land title in accordance with section 57 of the Commu-nity Charter.

Then in April of this year, the city issued the property owners another order to comply for unsight-liness and safety issues — also informing them the city was considering remedial action.

Still, the site remains in its dilapidated and uninhab-itable condition.

If the property owners don’t demolish the fire-damaged building or restore the property so it’s not a nuisance, the city will have it demolished and the property restored.

The city would then recoup their demolition costs from the owners as a debt in a similar manner to having taxes against the property.

The initial deadline to comply with the remedial action recommended by city staff was Oct. 22, 2014. However, council decided to move the date to the mini-mum notice of 30 days after Baker recommended it.

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“If we don’t enforce our bylaws, then we have a problem,” Baker said.

City chief admin-istrative officer Allan Chabot advised against scaling back the time-line in case any legal ramifications arise, say-ing the owners could argue they were lulled into a false sense of security that no serious action was going to be taken given repeated warnings.

“I think the section 57 a year ago was quite clear on where we were going with this, so if anybody wants to play stupid they can go right ahead and play stupid,” Coun. Mike Goetz said.

Between Jan. 6, 2011 and May 17, 2012, the owner was issued four orders to com-ply for unsightliness. The fourth notice also included an order to

remedy safety issues. On July 31, 2012

the owner was issued a letter from the build-ing inspector about the structure’s condi-tion, persuading the owner to take action or risk having the house demolished.

The owner respond-ed through a lawyer, saying they needed until

August 30 of that year to remedy the situation.

Remedial action was never taken and the owner was contacted by phone twice: once on Aug. 24, 2012 and again on June 15, 2013 to discuss remedial action on the property.

On June 11, 2013 the owner was issued another order to com-

ply for unsightliness and safety issues before the notice on title was final-ly issued in August.

O’Flaherty told council the orders to comply were executed in their entirety.

“The windows were boarded up, the gar-bage was removed, the grass was cut — done by the city and city

contractors and charged back to the property owners,” O’Flaherty said.

Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson has said the building in ques-tion poses a safety risk as anyone who enters it could be at risk of injury or exposure to mould or noxious gases. He said the building is also at risk of being the target of another arson.

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The property and house at 1590 Garcia St. are considered unsightly and unsafe by the city, which recently approved giving the property owners 30 days to comply with city bylaws or the city will demolish the house. Emily Wessel/Herald

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Fights every-where on weekend

This past week-end is going on local police records as one of the worst as far as fighting is concerned, with fights breaking out all over and requiring police attention, includ-ing a free-for-all brawl at the Grass-lands Hotel involv-ing patrons from inside and outside the building before it was brought under control and broken up.

The fights began on Saturday eve-ning, with the first call coming to a fight on private property behind the Grasslands Hotel arising from a dispute over a landlord/tenant matter. The inves-tigation is continu-ing and charges are pending.

Several hours later, at approxi-mately 11:25 p.m., a fight involving nine men took place behind the Grasslands Hotel.

Evacuations lifted in four more wildfires

Meanwhile, last week’s rainfall dampened four other wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre — which is a good thing for the people who live near them.

Evacuation orders were rescinded for the Apex fire, about 10 kilometres west of Penticton, which was 100 per cent contained at an estimated

345 hectares as of Sunday and the Botanie Road fire north of Lytton, which was half con-tained at 1,389 hectares.

As of Sunday at 8 p.m., residents in the Botanie Road area were allowed to return home as the TNRD lifted its evacuation order for electoral area I (Blue Sky Country).

The Smith Creek fire near downtown West Kelowna is still considered active despite being 100 per cent contained.

Murray Lake evacuees cleared for returnHomeowners evacu-

ated from their properties because of a wildfire in the Murray Lake area are free to return to their properties.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District rescinded its evacuation order for properties adjacent to Mur-ray Lake in electoral area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley-South) as of noon on July 24.

Homeowners in the

Murray Lake area were evacuated on July 15 — the day after the wildfire was first reported.

As of Sunday, the 340-hectare wildfire was roughly 65 per cent contained as approximately 56 firefight-ers continued to build fireguards and put out hotspots.

The Murray Lake wildfire is located approxi-mately 60 kilometres south

of Merritt, just west of Highway 5.

Rain and cooler temper-atures in the forecast helped crews contain the blaze late last week.

The fire is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.

At its peak, the wildfire reached 450 hectares.

An estimated 35 proper-ties were affected by the evacuation order.

Merritt police officers are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed a fatal colli-sion on the Okanagan Connector on Saturday.

Members of the Central Interior Traffic Ser-vices unit responded to the crash at 3:45 p.m. on July 25 after a westbound pickup truck rear-ended a westbound semi truck as both vehicles descended Loon Lake Hill.

The 75-year-old driver of the pickup truck was extricated and transported by air ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the commercial vehicle was not injured in the crash.

Road conditions and visibility are not believed to be factors in the crash as Highway 97C was bare, dry and unobstructed.

The BC Coroners Service is working with RCMP on the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Tammy Denning of the Central Interior Traffic Services unit at 378-4262.

Connector crash claims one life

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Music lovers were up and out of their seats busting all kinds of moves, including air guitar, as Whiskey Jane entertained a lunchtime crowd at Spirit Square on Saturday.

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an excerpt from the City of Merritt regu-lar council meeting agenda from July 22, 2014.

Merritt Visitor Information at the

Baillie House

The second quarter of 2014 saw a 24.1 per cent increase in visitors to the Baillie property. The Nicola Valley Her-itage Society continues to appreciate the large number of visitors to our site.

Seventy per cent of the visitors were from B.C. Year to year, Brit-ish Columbians always make up the majority of visitors to the Baillie property. Most visitors are exploring B.C. and/or Canada on their summer vacations. The total number of visitors for the first six months of 2014 was 8,837 —

our best first half to date.

Dates and hours of operation

For the month of April, the visitor infor-mation booth at the Baillie House was open Tuesday through Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning May 1, we have been open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We were open for a total of 620 hours between April 1 and June 30. Even on statu-tory holidays, the hours that the VIB was open did not change.

Staffing

The VIB was staffed by Sandy Curnow, the on-site manager, every Wednesday to Saturday. Two summer students started work on May 1 and they each work four days per week.

One part-time person works two days per week. Volunteers were also in the VIB on Fri-days and Saturdays.

The Nicola Val-ley Heritage Society provided 1,768 man-hours of employment over this three-month period.

Visitor statistics

Every month in the second quarter of 2014 had an increased number of visitors over the same time period in 2013. The number of visitors in this quar-ter increased by 1,082 people this year. There were a total of 3,834 visitors for the same period in 2012, which was 1,736 fewer people than the number of visitors in 2014.

The majority of visitors over this three-month period came from B.C. (70 per cent).

Visitors from Asia/Aus-tralia (eight per cent), Europe (eight per cent), Alberta (seven per cent), the rest of Canada (five per cent) and the U.S. (two per cent) made up the balance of people stopping at our site.

Most people were in town for a few hours (66 per cent). Our friendly staff and volunteers provided a warm welcome to try and entice visitors to stop in downtown Mer-ritt when they are in the area in the future.

The length of stay for the remainder of the visitors was broken down as follows: one night (21 per cent), two nights (nine per cent), and more than two

nights (four per cent). In 2013, most visi-

tors again stayed only for a few hours (60 per cent) or one night (26 per cent).

Trends in visitor traffic

Most people who stop at the VIB at the Baillie House used site facilities such as the washroom, free bever-ages or treats, brochures and newspapers (38 per cent). Other informa-tion requests included shopping (12 per cent), maps/directions (20 per cent), attractions (eight per cent), events (three per cent), transportation (one per cent), food and beverage (five per cent), community services

(two per cent), adven-ture recreation (five per cent), moving (two per cent), accommodation (two per cent) and parks (two per cent).

We continue to see travellers come to downtown Merritt to stop at our site when they are in Merritt.

We are all thrilled to provide a unique expe-rience for everyone who visits our site.

Looking ahead to the next quarter

The VIB at the Bail-lie House will continue to strive to attract visi-tors to downtown Mer-ritt. There are many sites on the Internet where visitors have

posted great reviews of our site that encourage others to stop here.

We have purchased ads in the Gold Coun-try guide and in the official Merritt guide to let potential visitors know what we have to offer. There is also an ad on the Merritt Stock Car Association’s 2014 poster/schedule.

The Heritage Soci-ety will be working with the Aquatic Centre for their Splash Weeks throughout the summer. Children will spend a half day at the Baillie House for a tour and playing heritage games. Any children of visitors that are at our site will be invited to partici-pate.


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The BC Coroners Service has identi-fied the victim of a fatal crash near the Coquihalla summit on July 19.

Graham Pearce Overbury, 56, was riding his motorcycle around 2:30 p.m. on July 19 south of the summit when he passed through a snowshed. A two-vehicle collision at the other end of the tunnel had stopped some cars abruptly to avoid the crash, and Overbury’s motorcycle struck the stopped vehicles.

In total, 12 vehicles were involved in the pileup.

The crash closed Highway 5 in both directions for over five hours.

Overbury suc-cumbed to his injuries on the way to Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope.

RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are continuing the investiga-tion.

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Bass Coast bans feathered headdressesAttendees at this

weekend’s Bass Coast electronic music and arts festival are being asked not to don feathered headdresses similar to traditional aboriginal wartime bonnets.

Headdresses began appearing at music fes-tivals several years ago and have since become trendy among some festival-goers.

This year’s headlin-ing act, Ottawa-based A Tribe Called Red, has strong indigenous influ-ences and praised Bass Coast organizers for the ban on Twitter.

The ban extends to anything resembling feathered war bonnets, a Facebook post announc-ing it states.

“We understand why

people are attracted to war bonnets. They have a magnificent aesthetic.

But their spiritual, cul-tural and aesthetic sig-nificance cannot be sepa-

rated,” the post reads. The festival’s on-site

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the policy as well. Festival organizers

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place on indigenous ter-ritory.

Bass Coast takes

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I have written a few times before about the complicated relationships between humans and animals, but truth be told, this is a subject that just keeps on giving.

I would like to share with you some animal-related stories that caught my attention recently.

Last week, in New Jer-

sey, animal control work-ers from the state wrapped up a search for a 20-foot-long snake slithering around Lake Hopatcong after they were unable to find any evidence of it.

It appears Ogopogo’s little cousin was just too quick for them and got away.

Over in Japan, the Ibaraki zoo recently tried on a strange fundraising campaign for the World Wildlife Fund by auction-ing off highly distressed jeans “designed” by lions, tigers and bears. Oh my.

The jeans were chucked into the animals’ pens wrapped around rub-ber tires, which the ani-mals were quick to bite, claw and chew. The pieces

were later sewn back together.

Three pairs of the jeans were auctioned for $1,200 apiece.

Meanwhile, back in Canada, we were busy slapping some animals that land on our legs and leave itchy red welts and risking our necks for our other, cuter ones.

A woman in Kensing-ton, P.E.I. joined her bor-der collie in a 24-foot well in an effort to save the dog, which had fallen into the uncovered well while chasing another animal on her property.

Alas, she found the rope she’d tied around herself was not sufficient to bring her and the pooch back up out of the

well.The Kensington Fire

Department was dis-patched to the call and tried to use a Jeep and a winch for the rescue.

However, the winch idea didn’t pan out because the woman refused to let go of the dog.

So, the firefighters lowered a ladder into the well and performed their double rescue that way. Both the dog and person were brought back up to ground level soaking wet but relieved, I’m sure.

But an owner’s love of Fido or Fluffy goes beyond the priceless expe-rience of rappelling into a well: it also represents a $6.5 billion pet industry in

Canada, according to the Pet Industry Joint Advi-sory Council of Canada. At least that’s the number the council had in 2012, which it says is rising steadily.

Today, you can buy your dog or cat hand-crafted, gourmet pet treats at small pet treat bakeries.

Entrepreneurs have also cashed in on specialty products like hand-crafted dog boots.

Doggy daycare is something of a holiday for hounds these days, with some offering services such as texting or emailing the owner pictures of the dog having tons of fun.

Some people spare no expense in parenting their furry, four-legged children.

Vancouver’s lucky to have an engaging civic campaign

I envy Vancouver right now — it has a reason to be interested in its municipal election in November.

Let’s be fair, however; the city has a built-in reason to be engaged, given its truly strange dependence on a form of political-party campaigning at the civic level.

There are the main ones — Coali-tion of Progressive Electors, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) and incumbent Vision Vancouver — along with newbies OneCity, which has at least one declared candidate for city council, and the Cedar Party.

Even the Green Party is in on the push to put one of it members at that large governing table at the end of the year.

I don’t get the idea of a party system at the municipal level but per-haps it’s one way of clearly defining the vetted and serious candidate from the fringe wannabe like the woman in my hometown who, every election, ran on her platform of welcoming aliens to the city.

I’m jealous of Vancouverites because again, they have a clear mayoralty campaign, one that will see issues debated, not reviewed, and new ideas promoted.

Disclosure time: I’ve known NPA mayoralty candidate Kirk Lapointe for almost four decades, harkening back to when I was a young reporter in Ontario and he was working for Canadian Press.

His was the voice on the other end of the line when I would have to call and inquire about a column or story we were expecting.

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I’ve continued to work with him in recent years through our shared involve-ment with the Canadian Association of Journalists.

Lapointe’s already encountered some criticism in his campaign, most of it centred around his lack of political experience.

That seems a silly argu-ment — everyone has to be a rookie candidate at some point.

He’s just chosen to make his first foray into the field going for the top spot.

In an interview with the National Post earlier this

week — a newspaper at which Lapointe was the founding executive editor — he started to spell out the key components of his campaign.

They’re miles away from incumbent Gregor Robert-son’s platform of creating the world’s greenest city or eliminating homelessness in Vancouver.

He’s talking about the kinds of things I suspect Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar will be promoting in the fall as the campaign-ing ramps up — no pie-in-the-sky ideas, no pipe dreams, just basic good government.

The key difference between the elections in Vancouver and Kamloops, however, are that those pipe dreams are one side of the discussion, alongside Lapointe’s transparent gov-ernment talk.

Right now, we don’t have

anyone willing to stand up and talk about the big ideas — like Robertson has, is and will in coming months.

People need a reason to care, to get involved, to get into their cars and head to the polling booth. Histori-cally, many of us don’t do

that.But we all love a compe-

tition, to watch two or more worthy combatants go at each other.

We usually find someone to root for, someone we want to see declared the victor.

Lapointe might not win the mayor’s seat but his involvement and the vast experience he brings as a journalist, a businessman, an educator and a ques-tioner will at least make the election interesting.

And it’s why I envy Van-couver right now.

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Dear Editor,

I have received notice that Canada Post has reversed its decision to implement the “hole in the wall” retail system for the Mer-ritt post office. Canada Post has indicated the only change going forward will be the open-ing hour changed from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The citizens and businesses of Merritt should be congratulated on their efforts to protect a post office that has served them well for 75 years.

Over 1,200 signatures collected by 27 businesses in Merritt no doubt had an impact on this decision by Canada Post. Thanks should also be given to the postal workers in Merritt who continue to work hard to main-tain the services that the citizens of Merritt expect and deserve.

As postal workers we know that this vic-tory, while significant, is just a small step in protecting and returning credible postal ser-vice to the citizens of this country. I congrat-ulate the citizens of Merritt on their efforts.

Bob MitchellOn behalf of Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 758 (Former president)Kamloops

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‘‘‘People need a reason to care, to get involved, to get into their cars and head to the polling booth. Historically, many of us don’t do that.’

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This image of a “hole in the wall” post office service window was included in a letter to city council dated May 21, 2014. However, Merritt’s post office won’t be getting that redesign now after Canada Post told local employees last week it won’t be implementing the changes.

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In fluctuating mar-kets, some investors choose to sit on the sav-ings account sidelines – which at least partially contributes to the fact that there is currently $670 billion sitting dor-

mant in Canadian sav-ings accounts, roughly $200 billion more than average1.

By sitting it out on the financial sidelines, these investors missed out when the market began its steady climb while those who stayed invested capitalized on the upside of the market and reduced the impact of short-term volatility.

The market moves fast and often with no warning. Strong gains can easily be missed by those sitting on the side-lines.

Buying power erosion

Often, the price of play-safe investment options can be the ero-sion of your money over time due to inflation. On the other hand, by choosing the right invest-ments and sticking with your investment plan, you will be positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities as they arise.

Including equities in your portfolio can be the best way to protect your purchasing power and grow your wealth over time. But always remem-ber, it’s a range of asset classes (yes, even fixed income investments) working together that is the vital key to increasing future income, offsetting rising costs, and reaching all your financial goals.

Your professional advisor can help you get your investments out of park and into drive.

1January 2014 Consum-er Survey Investor Economics HHBS

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By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

[email protected]

Twenty-three mem-bers of the Merritt Otters Swim Club travelled to Salmon Arm on the July 19 weekend to compete in the Sockeye’s Invitational.The local swimmers used the meet as a final tune-up for the Regional championships, slated for Kelowna from August 2 to 3.

A number of Otters achieved new PBs (per-sonal bests) in one or more events: Diya and Riya Chhabra, Avery Warren, Laura Lefebvre, Miranda and Ashley Cavaliere, Evin Baird and Paige Asselstine.

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SEEING DOUBLES

Otters prep for Regionals

Sisters Bianca (left) and Ashley Cavaliere were gold and silver medal aggregate award winners in their respective divisions at the Sockeye’s Invitational Swim Meet. Photo submitted

Former Ashcroft mayor Andy Kormandy (left) and his playing partner, Maria Russell-Martin, took part in the Merritt and District Tennis Club’s annual doubles tournament on the July 19 weekend. Winners of the mixed doubles event was the team of Rose Pennington from Vancouver and Merritt’s Pavitar Dosanjh. Pennington paired with Barb Scapinello of Merritt to win the ladies’ doubles title, while Dosanjh joined Merritt’s Amar Khanguira to take the men’s doubles crown. Ian Webster/Herald

SOCKEYE’S INVITATIONAL SWIM MEETSalmon Arm - July 19-20

Merritt Otters Finalists

6 and Under

Ayla Redknap 8th (25 Free), 9th (25 Back)Evi Slanzi 1st (25 Free), 3rd (25 Back)

Div. 1

Ashley Cavaliere 2nd (50 Free, 50 Fly), 3rd (50 Back, 100 Free, 100 IM), 4th (50 Breast)Miranda Cavaliere 2nd (50 Back), 3rd (50 Free, 50 Breast), 4th (100 IM)Kailyn Fleury 7th (100 Free), 9th (50 Free, 50 Back)Isaac Asselstine 5th (50 free, 100 Free)Gabe Baird 9th (50 Breast), 11th (100 Free)Cruz Slanzi 9th (50 Free), 11th (50 Back)

Div. 2

Avery Warren 8th (100 IM), 10th (50 Free, 50 Breast), 11th (50 Fly), 12th (100 Free)Paige Asselstine 10th (50 Back), 12th (50 Free)Diya Chhabra 10th (50 Fly, 100 IM)Mathias Redknap 8th (100 Free), 9th (50 Free), 11th (50 Back)

Div. 3

Bianca Cavaliere 1st (50 Free, 50 Back, 100 IM), 2nd (50 Fly, 100 Free), 3rd (50 Breast)Liam Warren 5th (50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly), 6th (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 IM)Evin Baird 9th (50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Free)

Div. 4

Lauren Lefebvre 6th (100 Back), 7th (50 Fly, 200 IM), 9th (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Breast)

Div. 5

Jensen Cavaliere 5th (100 Back), 6th (100 Fly, 200 IM)Rahul Chhabra 4th (100 Breast), 5th (100 Free), 6th (50 Free, 50 Fly)

Div. 7

Deirdra Holmwood 4th (100 Fly), 6th (100 back)

Div. 8

Chelsey Harris 3rd (100 Breast)Koren Lefebvre 1st (100 Free)

Former MSS rugby stars suit up for B.C.By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

[email protected]

The British Colum-bia Rugby Union (BCRU) announced the provincial women’s team that will compete at the National Women’s League Finals in Ottawa this week.

The 24-member squad includes two for-mer Merritt Secondary School players who starred for the Panthers during their high school rugby careers.

Twenty-seven-year-old Emily Young will play at the fullback posi-tion for the B.C. rep-resentative team, while Haley Glendinning, 23, will line up as a forward.

Both players are cur-rently playing Division 1 club rugby for Burnaby Lake RC in Vancouver.

Each of the five provincial teams taking part in the NWL Finals will play a total of four games over six days at

Twin Elms Rugby Park in the nation’s capital.

B.C. plays the defending champions from Quebec on July 29, the Prairies on July 31, Atlantic Canada on August 2 and Ontario

on August 3.The NWL Finals are

a key pathway to the senior women’s national program according to Team BC head coach Dean Murten. He went on to add that because

Canada’s national side is currently in Paris attending the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, it has opened up a number of roster spots at this year’s NWL Finals for younger play-ers to prove themselves at the highest level of domestic competition.

“We have a young squad, and it’s given these players an oppor-tunity to show what they can do on the bigger stage,” Murten said.

“Our goal is to fin-ish higher than last year (third), and to make sure every player comes away better than when we arrived,” the coach said. “We want to create a strong team culture on and off the field and to have a positive environment for all our players.”

B.C. last won the National Women’s League Finals in 2010, when they defeated Ontario 34-22.

DEADLY DUO Former MSS Panthers Haley Glendinning (left) and Emily Young will play for B.C. at the NWL Finals in Ottawa this week. Photo courtesy of BC Rugby


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MERRITT AREA TRANSMISSION PROJECTCONSTRUCTION UPDATETo meet the increasing demand for power in Merritt, a new 35-kilometre above-ground 138-kilovolt transmission line is being built as part of the Merritt Area Transmission (MAT) Project. Clearing and access road construction for the transmission line started in May and will continue until early October. Construction of the transmission line is scheduled to begin in early August and will be completed in late 2014. Transmission line construction within Merritt city limits will not start until September.

Construction work will include pole foundation installations, pole erection and line stringing. Some controlled rock blasting will be required during this time.

It will also be necessary to complete some of the transmission line installation with helicopters. This work is anticipated to take place throughout the fall.

BC Hydro will follow all applicable regulations to ensure the safety of workers on site and the public, including conforming to the BC Wildfire Act.

The MAT project will ensure Merritt’s homes and businesses continue to have reliable electricity for the next 30 years.

For more information please visit bchydro.com/mat or contact BC Hydro at [email protected] or at 1 866 647 3334.

MERRITTSTOCK CAR ASSOCIATION

RACE WINNERS

Saturday, July 19

Fastest Laps Bomber 4-cyl. #13 Lloyd Morris 19.914 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader 19.229 Street #04 Barry Bussiere 19.273 Hobby #26 Brad MacKay 17.639

Dash Bomber 4-cyl. #67 Bill Brown 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader Street #04 Barry Bussiere Hobby A #44 Grant Powers B #16 Dale Calder

Heat Bomber 4-cyl. #67 Bill Brown 6/8-cyl. #72 Brad Gillis Street #04 Barry Bussiere Hobby A #75 Jake Mills B #80 Jack Allgrove

Main Bomber 4-cyl. #13 Lloyd Morris 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader Street #04 Barry Bussiere Hobby #44 Grant Powers

Abbotsford’s Barry Bussiere and his #04 car won all three races and posted the fastest time in the Street class at the Merritt Speedway on July 19. Ian Webster/Herald

Bantam lacrosse Thunder fourth at Provincials

The Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association’s Thunder bantams, coached by Rick Baker, Shane Simon and Bill Kelly, finished in fourth place at the B.C. provincial championships in Victoria/Esquimalt on the July 19 weekend. Photo submitted

By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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The Nicola Valley bantam lacrosse team came so very close to winning a medal at the Provincials in Victoria/Esquimalt on the July 19 weekend, losing 5-4 in the bronze medal game to the host team.

“It was a very win-nable game. We had our chances, especially in the third period,” head coach Rick Baker said. “Their goalie played well, and got player of the game. We battled right to the end.”

The Thunder earned the right to play for a medal thanks to a pair of wins in round robin play.

In their opening

game on Friday, the Thunder defeated New Westminster 8-4, while in their third outing, they came out on top, 9-5 over Surrey.

In between their two victories, the Thunder fell 6-4 to Campbell River, the eventual gold medal winners.

In their cross-over, semi-final game, the Nicola Valley team suf-fered its only lopsided loss of the weekend, 8-2 to Juan de Fuca.

“It was our second game of the day,” Baker

said, “and the boys just came out flat. When it comes to the Provincials, you need a top shift from every player all game long.”

Baker felt the trip to the Provincials was a great learning experience for his young players, a couple of whom were in their very first season of lacrosse.

“The kids were very dedicated all year,” Baker said. “The three coaches — Shane Simon, Bill Kelly and myself — were all very pleased with their effort and level of commit-ment.”

The Thunder’s Fred Ware was selected to the Provincial tournament all-star team.


RECEPTIONIST/ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK

Aspen Planers is seeking a full-time Receptionist /Accounts Payable Clerk. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who works well in a team environment. They must have good customer service skills, be proficient in Excel and Microsoft Word.

Duties include answering telephone and forwarding calls, greeting visitors, mail, ordering office supplies, photocopying, filing, Entering AP invoices and responding to supplier inquiries as well as various other duties. Starting wage $14.00 per hour

Interested applicants should submit their resumes by August 6, 2014 to:

Aspen Planers Box 160 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 or by fax 250-315-4237

We thank all applicants who apply but only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Interior Community Services-Merritt is looking to hire a permanent, full-time Family Support Worker for the Supervised and Supportive Visitation Program. This role ensures the safety of children visiting their parents and/or family members and provides coaching, modeling, and educational advice to caregivers on appropriate parenting and maintaining healthy relationships. Frequent travel is required.

A degree or diploma in Social Work and recent related experience is required in addition to valid CPR-C certi cation. Non-violent crisis intervention and suicide intervention training will be provided. Must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license, safe driving record and own vehicle. This position is 37.5 hrs/week and pay starts at $18.31 as per the collective agreement.

Check out our website at www.interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca

Please submit resume to:E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: (250) 376-3040 Phone: (250) 554-3134

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We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Safety is a core value at Teck, and our vision is to ensure that: “Everyone Goes Home Safe and Healthy Every Day.”

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone all the best this BC day long weekend. When you’re travelling our BC roads please drive carefully and watch for wildlife.

We would like to remind you that even though there will be no open house or mine tours this year, we still would like to hear from our community.

Contact us toll free at 1-855-523-3429, email [email protected] or visit us at Logan Lake Days on Sunday August 3rd.

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