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BioCentral extends moratorium on biosolids Company won’t accept sludge trucks at Nicola Valley composting site until ministry, chiefs reach agreement By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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Biosolids won’t be coming to the Nicola Valley for the foreseeable future. On Monday, BioCentral owner Andres Murillo announced to the Herald the company has selfimposed a moratorium on importing biosolids into the area until an agreement between the Ministry of Environment and local First Nations can be reached. This initiative is what the five local First Nations chiefs sought when they met with the Ministry of Environment and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart on Friday in Lower Nicola. “We agree with the ministry and First Nations on honouring this moratorium,” Murillo said. Biosolids destined for the Nicola Valley are being diverted to another company’s compost facility in Clinton, Murillo said. Friday’s meeting hit an impasse when it became apparent that a moratorium wasn’t something the Ministry of Environment could provide. BioCentral typically trucks in biosolids to its composting facility along Sunshine Valley Road in Lower Nicola, much to the disdain of local residents, who have recently set up roadblocks to stop them. In Friday’s meeting, local chiefs and government representatives discussed where biosolids spreading applications are located in the area, the possibility of shutting down the compost facility and the jurisdiction surrounding it. Environment Minister Mary Polak told the Herald her ministry doesn’t have the power to impose a

A three-hour meeting between all five local First Nations band chiefs, Environment Minister Mary Polak and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart on Friday ended when it became apparent the chiefs’ desired moratorium on biosolids being imported to the Nicola Valley was outside the ministry’s jurisdiction. Michael Potestio/Herald

moratorium as its authority extends to the regulations a biosolids compost facility must operate under, and not where it’s allowed to locate. If a facility is operating within Ministry of Environment regulations, the ministry cannot halt their operations. “I have no authority to step in and shut them down,” Polak said,

noting that is what the chiefs were hopeful she could provide. Polak said she and other Ministry of Environment officials have visited BioCentral’s Nicola Valley composting facility numerous times and conducted testing. “There’s nothing to indicate that they’re operating in an unsafe way and handling the material in an

unsafe way,” Polak said. Lower Nicola Indian Band Chief Aaron Sam said the bands believe the province can do more to stop bringing biosolids into the Nicola Valley. “The government has a constitutional obligation as reflected in the Tsilhqot’in decision to consentbased decision making with First

Nations, and we haven’t been consulted at all,” Sam said. Polak said how to involve the First Nations bands in the biosolids regulatory process wasn’t discussed on Friday, but that conversation can still be had in the future. Shackan Band Chief Percy Joe has said there should be more testing done with regards to the safety of using biosolids. “Where we would seek to involve First Nations — as we have with Mount Polly — is putting together a group that would work together in partnership; people from the province, people from the regional district, people representing the First Nations, who could work together around how biosolids are regulated and managed,” the minister said. The chiefs don’t want the biosolids coming into the valley while they’re negotiating, Sam said. Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart said she’s disappointed the meeting didn’t result in more of a solid path forward. “But we’ll continue to work on it,” she said. The compost facility on Sunshine Valley Road is allowed to operate there under the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and local zoning bylaws, Polak said. It is her understanding that officials from the Agricultural Land Commission — which governs the ALR — are going to investigate to make sure this local composting facility is following the rules for a permitted use. The chances of prohibiting a biosolids composting facility retroactively with a bylaw are slim as doing so would constitute a legal issue, Polak said.

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Murder trial going to Supreme Court The case of the man accused of murdering local girl Monica Jack in 1978 will go to trial in B.C. Supreme Court. The move from provincial court to the province’s highest court means there won’t be a preliminary inquiry, in which a judge determines if the Crown has enough evidence to proceed with a trial for an indictable offence. Monica Jack was 12 years old when she disappeared while riding her bike on Highway 5A. Her remains were discovered in the 1990s. Garry Taylor Handlen, 67, was arrested in Surrey in December of last year. He is also charged with first degree murder in the death of 11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert in 1975 in Abbotsford. Kathryn-Mary Herbert was

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The Special Committee on Local Elections Expense Limits is conducting public consultations on campaign expense limit amounts for candidates for local government positions, such as mayor, councillor, school trustee, regional district electoral area director, Vancouver Park Board commissioner, or Islands Trust trustee. In addition, the Committee is examining limits for third party advertisers in local elections.

W E WA N T T O H E A R F R O M Y O U ! British Columbians are invited to participate by attending a public hearing in person or via teleconference. Public hearings are planned in: Surrey, Terrace, Fort St. John, Prince George, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Penticton and Vancouver. You may also make a written submission, send an audio or video file, or complete an online survey. The deadline for submissions is April 17, 2015. Please visit the Committee website www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/leel for more information or contact: Parliamentary Committees Office, Room 224 Parliament Buildings, Victoria BC V8V 1X4 Tel: 250.356.2933, or toll-free in BC: 1.877.428.8337 Fax: 250.356.8172, e-mail: LocalElectionsCommittee@leg.bc.ca Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Deputy Clerk and Clerk of Committees

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last seen walking home from a friend’s house in Abbotsford. Her remains were discovered hidden under an outhouse on the nearby Matsqui First Nation two months later.

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Housing, park identified as options for former Canadian Pacific Railway land

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City council got a sneak peek at three options for developing a piece of downtown property it recently acquired from Canadian Pacific Railway after decades of failed negotiations. The narrow strip of land is located along Quilchena Avenue between Main Street and Cleasby Street. The site was previously a right-of-way for the CPR and runs behind houses facing Quilchena Avenue and those facing Coldwater Avenue. It’s about 550 metres long and averages 20 metres in width. The city plans to use a piece of the land to connect the two stretches of Cleasby Street north and south of Coldwater Avenue by Fairley Park, which will divide the remainder of the property into two pieces. About 60 per cent of the property has frontage on Quilchena Avenue, while the remaining part runs between rear yards for lots facing Quilchena and Coldwater. The land cuts through three zones, including low density residential (R2), agricultural (AR1), and park/ cemetery/school (P1). A study by engineering firm Urban Systems found the site to be free of contaminants and proposed three options, which council got a first look at in a committee of the whole meeting on March 17. The first option is a linear park, which would separate the land into two pieces. The first section, between Main and Cleasby Streets, would be converted into a park with lights, benches,

The City of Merritt took its first look at a few options for developing a stretch of land (outlined in white) it recently acquired from Canadian Pacific Railway at a committee of the whole meeting on March 17.

Engineering firm Urban Systems provided the City of Merritt with three options for developing the land, including a multi-use path and subdivision (above) and a community garden (below).

and either a paved or gravel trail running its length. The other section east of Cleasby would be a community garden and compost site. The second option contains a subdivision com-

prised of eight single-family units and three affordable duplex lots, along with a linear park with a community garden. In this option, part of the property with frontage on

Quilchena Avenue would be sold off in order to pay for the linear park and community garden. The third option is a blended one, which is comprised of more park space and six single-family lots with three low-income duplex lots. In option three, part of the property would still be sold off and the profits used to fund the development of the park. However, there would be less housing and more parkland. All three concepts include a paved multi-use pathway along Quilchena Avenue, which is in line with the city’s Official Community Plan to increase bike and pedestrian trails. Coun. Ginny Prowal said she preferred the second option. “I think it’s a good combination of housing, parks and trails, and it has some income potential. It also connects to Fairley Park, and would be a nice way of getting around there,” she said. However, she said she didn’t know if a downtown

community garden would be feasible because it would require someone to look over it and to fence it in. She and Coun. Dave Baker suggested holding off on the community garden part until someone was in place to manage it. Coun. Linda Brown said she supported option two. “I know we’re all in agreement that there’s a real need for low-income housing, and I personally would like to see the higher-density housing option go through,” Brown said. Coun. Mike Goetz said he supported a linear park over the options with lowincome housing. Coun. Diana Norgaard said she liked the second option but was skeptical about the actual process of getting low-cost housing built in the area. “I’m in favour of affordable housing. My concern is it won’t happen quickly enough and we’ll have unsightly building lots sitting there, which will, perhaps, encroach on our parkland,” she said. The logistics of selling off land for the purpose of affordable housing were also debated, but chief administrative officer Allan Chabot said the purpose of presenting the information was to get council’s initial impressions for best use of the land. Council tabled the discussion for its next workshop. The city successfully negotiated its purchase with CPR in late 2013 at an incamera meeting. In-camera is Latin for “in private,” and those meetings are closed to the public so councils can discuss certain items such as land sales or purchases, litigation, and human resources matters.

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REMEMBER WHEN? From the Herald archives: March 1951 Taxpayers asked to sign petition of selfgovernment The petition committee of the Board of Trade will shortly visit each ratepayer in Merritt and ask him or her to sign the petition which, if successful, will mean that Merritt will return to self-government and the ratepayers will have the opportunity of electing their own mayor and council. All ratepayers living out of town have already been circularized. Below is a copy of the brief drawn up by the executive and presented to the Board of Trade at the last meeting. Each ratepayer is asked to read it carefully and form his own conclusion and have his decision ready when the petition committeeman calls for his signature.

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www.merrittherald.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a regular full time Engineering Technician.

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Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/ degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 10th by: Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is an introductory running program for all levels of ability. The course will consist of walk/run intervals with the running times slowly increasing. The ultimate goal is to run 5km. 10km option is also available, prerequisite must be able to run 5km.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: SUMMER STUDENT Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a full time seasonal Summer Student. Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/ degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 10th by: Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

INVITATION TO TENDER WIDE AREA MOWER Tender Reference No. ENG-2015-04 The City of Merritt Public Works Department is accepting proposals for the supply of one Wide Area Mowing Machine. Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local time Tender Closing Date: Thursday April 9, 2015 at: Tender Documents can also be found at www. bcbid.gov.bc.ca Address: CITY OF MERRITT 2185 VOGHT STREET MERRITT, BC V1K 1B8 CONTACT PERSON: Shawn Boven, AScT Public Works Manager Email: sboven@merritt.ca Tel: (250) 378-8626 Fax: (250) 378-2600 Please note that the City’s Website address is www.merritt.ca • Tender Document

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Position: The City of Merritt is inviting applications for the position of a permanent full time Clerk Typist to be stationed at the Merritt RCMP Detachment to provide clerical duties at the Merritt RCMP Detachment. Current resumes reflecting applicants’ knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to the position and detailing education, qualifications and proof of required licenses/certificates/ degrees will be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 27th by: Carole Fraser, Human Resources Manager City of Merritt PO Box 189, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by email: cfraser@merritt.ca

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS H&M EXCAVATING LTD. WILL BE DOING UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE ROAD WORKS ON

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STARTING ON MONDAY MARCH 2ND FOR A DURATION OF 2-3 WEEKS THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE TYPICAL NUISANCES INVOLVED WITH A PROJECT OF THIS TYPE -- MAINLY ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY. THE CONSTRUCTION ENTAILS INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWER MAINS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY ALONG CLAPPERTON AVE. THE STREET WILL BE SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC SOME OF THE TIME, AND THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO NOTIFY YOU IN ADVANCE AND TO KEEP THESE INTERRUPTIONS AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. AS WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THIS SORT, YOU CAN EXPECT SOME DUST, NOISE AND VIBRATION. RESIDENTS WHO BORDER THE PROJECT SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ANY FRAGILE OR VALUABLE ITEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DAMAGED DUE TO VIBRATION SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN OR SECURED FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THAT THEY STAY CLEAR OF THE EQUIPMENT. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU BE PATIENT THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS UPGRADE PROJECT. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ASSISTANCE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE PHONE OUR SITE SUPERINTENDANT, GEOFF PRESTON, AT 4934677 (OFFICE) OR 250-809-2405 (CELL).

For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

INVITATION TO TENDER MIDDAY VALLEY ROAD STORM WORKS Tender Reference No. ENG 2015-02 The City of Merritt invites tenders for the construction of approximately: 664 metres of storm sewer 19 metres of CSP Culvert 550 metres of ditch reshaping 100 metres of ditching 3,540 square metres of paving Associated restoration Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local time Tender Closing Date: April 9, 2015 Tender Closing Location: CITY OF MERRITT 2185 VOGHT STREET MERRITT, BC V1K 1B8 All technical inquiries should be directed to: Michael Owen P.Eng Associated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd. 610 – 1632 Dickson Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 7T2 Phone : (250) 763-3638 Fax: (250) 763-8880 Contract Documents are available for download at www.BCBID.gov.bc.ca

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS H&M EXCAVATING LTD. WILL BE DOING UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE ROAD WORKS ON

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE TYPICAL NUISANCES INVOLVED WITH A PROJECT OF THIS TYPE -- MAINLY ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY. THE CONSTRUCTION ENTAILS INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWER MAINS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY ALONG COLDWATER AVE. THE STREET WILL BE SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC SOME OF THE TIME, AND THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO NOTIFY YOU IN ADVANCE AND TO KEEP THESE INTERRUPTIONS AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. AS WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THIS SORT, YOU CAN EXPECT SOME DUST, NOISE AND VIBRATION. RESIDENTS WHO BORDER THE PROJECT SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ANY FRAGILE OR VALUABLE ITEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DAMAGED DUE TO VIBRATION SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN OR SECURED FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THAT THEY STAY CLEAR OF THE EQUIPMENT. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU BE PATIENT THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS UPGRADE PROJECT. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ASSISTANCE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE PHONE OUR SITE SUPERINTENDANT, GEOFF PRESTON, AT 4934677 (OFFICE) OR 250-809-2405 (CELL).

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Fire set outside high school, windows smashed at Central By Michael Potestio THE HERALD

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CROONER Keyboard player Sean Ross and drummer Theo Vincent of the reggae-pop band The Boom Booms were back in Merritt for a show at the Culture Club on Friday. Michael Potestio/Herald

Two Merritt schools were the targets of vandalism and arson during spring break. At about midnight on Wednesday, two garbage bins were set on fire outside of Merritt Secondary School. When the Merritt Fire Rescue Department arrived on scene to extinguish a fire in a garbage bin behind MSS, they were met by the RCMP. An officer had just used a fire extinguisher to put out flames in a trash can at the adjacent intersection of Chapman Street and Coldwater Avenue. The bin behind MSS was full of wood from the woodworking shop,

Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said. Both fires were contained to the receptacles and extinguished. RCMP Staff Sgt. Sheila White said police made patrols in search of possible suspects and witnesses, but turned up nothing. Given how close the fires were to one another, there’s a chance they are related, but with no leads or evidence left behind at the scene, the RCMP’s investigation is over. White said police will keep an eye on the situation in case it becomes a trend. Tomkinson said that when it comes to Dumpster fires, there is always a risk of the flames spreading to

New GM at Highland Valley Copper There has been a change in senior management at Highland Valley Copper (HVC). General manager Chris Dechert will be leaving the mine near Logan Lake to assume the role of vice-president of copper operations for Teck Chile, based in Santiago. Greg Brouwer, HVC’s current manager of operations, will be succeeding Dechert as general manager as of April 1. Dechert joined Teck in 2009 as general manager at HVC. During his tenure as GM, he led the mine through a number of projects, including a major mine life extension and the mill-optimization project, while improving cost and production performance. Prior to joining Teck, Dechert was vicepresident of corporate development for Teck’s Antamina joint venture in Peru. Brouwer joined Teck in 1998 as a mine engineer and, since that time, has held more senior engineering,

operating and corporate roles within Teck. Before joining HVC, Brouwer co-developed courageous safety leadership and was director of the zinc nutrient initiative with the International Zinc Association

and was responsible for a global market development initiative designed to promote the benefits of zinc fertilizer in increasing crop productivity and improving global human health. Highland Valley

Copper produces copper and molybdenum in concentrate and employs more than 1,400 people. Its mine life is set to continue to 2027. — Kamloops This Week

PREVENT THEFTS FROM YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE Here a few helpful hints to help prevent motor vehilcle break-ins: 1 Don’t leave purses or valuables inside vehicles overnight. 2 Lock vehicles when exiting, make it a habit. 3 If leaving valuables in a vehicle; hide from sight. 4 Park in a well lit area. 5 Report any thefts, damage or suspicious persons to police

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other structures. Another danger is that it is not always clear what is burning within them. “If someone decides to throw out hazardous materials or they throw out a propane tank, something that looks quite innocent can turn into something very dangerous for not only our firefighters, but the public,” Tomkinson said. He said the bin behind MSS appeared to only contain wood.

At nearby Central Elementary, four windows were smashed and some siding was pulled off the building sometime overnight that same night. School District 58 superintendent Steve McNiven said the estimated damage to the windows at Central Elementary School is approximately $600. White said there were no suspects or witnesses to the vandalism and there was no damage to the inside of the school.

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Important Notice to Resource Road Users A province wide, safety-oriented project is underway to standardize twoway radio communications on forest service roads and some resource roads. This project includes standardized signage, new dedicated resource road radio channels and standardized call procedures. The Quesnel Natural Resource District, along with other districts in the Southern and Northern Interior, will begin implementing new resource road radio channels commencing on May 4th, 2015. Districts on the Coast and in the Cariboo have already transitioned or are currently transitioning. Forest industry workers and other road users using mobile radios must have their radios reprogrammed to incorporate the new resource road channels. It is recommended that road users retain current radio frequencies until they are sure they are no longer required. New signs posted on local resource roads indicate which radio channel to use and the calling interval, with drivers required to indicate their direction of travel and their vehicle type. Drivers using mobile radios must call according to the posted channels and call protocols. All road users are reminded that forest service roads are not radiocontrolled, but radio-assisted. All users should drive safely and according to road and weather conditions. It is strongly recommended that all resource road users exercise additional caution during this transition period. Local resource road safety committees have worked together to implement these changes. More information (including radio communications protocols, radio channels, maps and standardized signs) is available online at: www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/Road_Radio_Project.htm If you have questions about this project, please contact the Quesnel Natural Resource District oﬃce (Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) at 250-992-4400, the website above, or Industry Canada at 1 800 667-3780.

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HERALD OPINION Will ‘new’ book tarnish classic? When the stunning news arrived last month that Harper Lee would publish her second novel — 55 Christopher Foulds years after Kamloops publishing THIS WEEK one of the greatest novels of the 20th century — I was smack in the middle of reading a biography of the writer. Actually, I was reading Charles J. Shields’ Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee while sitting next to my son, Atticus, the very moment news of Lee’s new book came across the television. I’d call that serendipity squared. Of course, my son’s name comes from Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel that carved me to the core when I read it at age 14, vowing as I finished the final page that my firstborn son would carry the name of the great Atticus Finch. Eighteen years later, the name given by Lee to one of literature’s finest characters was borrowed by me and bestowed upon one of the greatest boys on earth. News of Lee’s new novel has elicited a mixed response. Some fans of To Kill A Mockingbird are excited to read something — anything — by the person who created Scout, Jem and Dill. But there have been a number of stories that suggest an aging Lee has been coerced by her attorney and others to publish a manuscript that has been gathering dust since Dwight Eisenhower was president. Lee is 88 and lives in a nursing home in Monroeville, Ala., the town in which she grew up and on which Maycomb, Ala. (the town in her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel) was based.

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Music to challenge (mis)perceptions

Emily Wessel Merritt MUSINGS Compelling art is often the stuff that challenges our perceptions, understanding of the world and our appreciation of the esthetic world, or, to put it simply, keeps us thinking about it long after we’ve experienced it. And “experiencing” it means we could use any of the senses to get in tune

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with it. Recently, a Finnish punk band with the name Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) has made waves for challenging people’s perceptions of punk music and the people who belong in the scene. All four members of PKN have intellectual disabilities, including Down Syndrome and autism. The band name translates in English to Pertti Kurikan’s Nameday, which is a namesake for the band’s guitarist. Kurikan met the organizer of a music workshop for adults with disabilities in 2004, who worked with him over the next five years to form a band based on Kurikan’s guitar abilities.

They rounded out the lineup with a bassist, who has dreams of entering the world of politics; a drummer who’s played since he was just six years old; and Kurikan’s school friend, who fronts the band as its singer. The organizer of the workshop is the unofficial fifth member of the band and its manager. In 2009, PKN made its official debut. In 2012, it was the subject of the Finnish documentary The Punk Syndrome, which garnered the group even more fame and notoriety. This year, PKN is slated to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest. They’re entering the competition in order to

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raise awareness of what people with so-called “disabilities” can do. The Eurovision Song Contest hosts songwriters from 40 countries around the world and is in its 60th year this year. The competition will take place in Austria, and is something of the Olympics of songwriting, with artists competing in qualifiers in order to represent their countries on the world stage. Viewers from all the countries involved vote on their weekly favourites. Last year’s winner, Conchita Wurst, was something of a moldbreaker when it comes to our expectations of what a pop diva should look like. Wurst is the stage name

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for Austrian Thomas Neuwirth’s drag persona. Neuwirth’s decision to keep his beard while performing as Wurst is the most obvious challenge of our perceptions of popstars. As Wurst foisted her retro microphone trophy in victory at the end of Eurovision 2014, she proclaimed, “We are unstoppable.” Legions of fans simultaneously foisted her to superstardom and iconic status for LGBT communities around the world. The message from musicians like this is simple. The only criteria you need to judge their tunes on, just like with every other artist out there, is the music itself.

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YOUR OPINION Peachland should deal with its own waste at home Dear Editor, The following is a letter sent to District of Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin and council. My, my, how your opinion of biosolids has changed in the last 10 months. In May 2014, you stated to Westside Weekly, “to deposit this potentially harmful product up at Brenda Mine site and the Trepanier Creek watershed was an ill-conceived idea from the start.” The reason the Interior Health Authority rejected the Silvas modification for Brenda Mine was the possibility of water contamination from pathogenic micro-organisms in the event of extreme rain or snowfall. Here in the Nicola Valley, it is not only the contamination of our land and water that is of grave concern, but the effect it is already having on the quality of life of the residents in the area. The horrible odour that is

permeating the air for residents in the area now is nothing compared to what it will be like when the warm weather arrives. I am sure that you and the other members of the Regional District of Central Okanagan won’t mind keeping your biosolids at home. The location of Brenda Mine is far removed from any residential areas, the tailings pond is an impervious material and the water is treated before being released into the mine area. The Nicola Valley will not be a cheap and convenient method of getting rid of your waste. The District of Peachland needs to ensure a secure and viable method to dispose of their biosolids in their area. Now is the time to look after your own waste management system.

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News of to-be-published work conflicting From Page 6 Lee suffered a stroke in 2007 and is widely reported to be blind and near-deaf. Her fiercest protector for decades after To Kill a Mockingbird was published was her older sister, Alice, who kept nosy journalists and others from getting too close. Alice died in November at the age of 103 and wrote in 2011: “Harper can’t see and can’t hear and will sign anything put before her by anyone in whom she has confidence.” Aside from a few magazine articles (and at least one that was rejected post-

Pulitzer Prize), Lee never published again after To Kill a Mockingbird, though the biography does note she had been working on a second book before eventually abandoning it. That book, apparently, was not the book to be released this July, Go Set A Watchman, which was written before To Kill A Mockingbird and features Scout, Jem and Dill as adults looking back at their childhood. What is known is that Lee had, until now, no desire to publish anything she had written since her famous novel. The controversy surrounding the impending release of Lee’s new book

(if something written in the 1950s can be considered “new”) is similar to the battle between the estate of author J.D. Salinger and the Devault-Graves Agency of Memphis. Last year, DevaultGraves won the right to release in the U.S. Three Early Stories, a trio of short stories by Salinger, including one that features characters from his seminal book, Catcher in the Rye. This week, the J.D. Salinger Trust is in court, fighting to stop DevaultGraves from publishing the collection internationally. While Salinger was a famous recluse who refused to publish much of any-

thing after Catcher, it is believed he did have a substantial amount of writing completed by the time he died in 2010 at age 91. In fact, according to Salinger, a biography of and documentary on the writer, five Salinger books are slated to be released between 2015 and 2020, according to the author’s orders, stated before his death. If you are a fan of To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye, you might understand the conflicting emotions that come with news of another book, to be published so many years after it was written. Three of my favourite

books of all time were read in my teenage years: To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby. They remain among the greatest books I have read. While part of me wants to read the “new” books, I know doing so could forever taint the books that sliced a literary scar into my soul decades ago — especially if the authors of the “new” books are or were less than eager to have them published. Rather than risk the disappointment, perhaps now is the time to read again the masterpieces. — Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week

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The B.C. government has fired its Auditor General for Local Government after accountant Basia Ruta “lost all confidence” of her supervisors to complete audits that compare local government spending practices. “The auditor general for local government’s obstruction of an intended review of her office has created an intolerable situation that compounds the unstable work environment and lack of performance from that office,” said Community Minister Coralee Oakes, who took the action on the recommendation of the government-appointed audit council. Former deputy minister Chris Trumpy was due to start his own review of the new office Monday. It is the first attempt in Canada to do “performance audits” by comparing groups of municipalities, but the performance of Ruta’s office has become the pressing issue.

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It was a packed house at the Civic Centre on March 15 as the Merritt Centennials organization held its annual awards night in celebration of the 2014-15 BCHL season. The gathering included Cents’ players, coaches and directors, along with many of

THE GRADUATES Each year, the Merritt Centennials hockey club honours its departing players by presenting them with graduation rings and their game-worn jerseys. This year’s 20-year-olds and scholarship-bound players are (from left) Jake Clifford (Brecksville, Ohio), Michael Ederer (Lancaster, NY), Shane Poulsen (Kamloops), Sam Johnson (Okotoks, Alta.), Griffyn Martin (Southport, Conn.), John Schiavo (East Patchoque, NY), Josh Teves (Calgary), Jonah Imoo (Surrey) and Diego Cuglietta (Kamloops). All photos by Ian Webster/Herald

the hockey club’s hardworking volunteers and billet families. Also in attendance was a large contingent of player family members who had made the trip to Merritt. Centennials’ chaplain Dave McCauley was master of ceremonies. Fifteen individual player awards were handed out.

A JEWEL Longtime Merritt Centennials supporter Ruby Parkinson was honoured at the team’s awards night. Parkinson, age 86 and a lifetime season ticket recipient, continues to be an active member of the Cents Booster Club.

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