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MIGUEL

MACK’S BODY IDENTIFIED AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit continues its investigation into the suspicious death of Miguel Mack, whose remains were recently located more than two years after his disappearance. Mack was last seen on February 27, 2023. A missing persons report was filed with the Merritt RCMP on March 3, 2023, and the case was quickly deemed suspicious. The Southeast District Major Crime Unit took over the investigation soon after.

In the months that followed, large-scale search efforts were carried out across Merritt and the Nicola Valley, involving RCMP Police Dog Services, Air Services, Forensic Identification Specialists utilizing remotely piloted aircraft systems, as well as family members and volunteers from the community.

In April 2025, investigators were informed by the BC Coroners Service that Mack’s remains had been located and positively identified. His next of kin have been notified.

POLICE: continued on page 3

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

POLICE URGE THOSE WITH

INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD

While the investigation is ongoing, the RCMP expressed gratitude that the Mack family can now have some form of closure.

“The investigation into Miguel Mack’s death continues to remain a priority,” said Staff Sergeant Jason Smart, unit commander for the BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit.

“There are people out there with direct and indirect knowledge of Miguel Mack’s death and we are asking those individuals to come forward and contact the police.”

Anyone with information related to Miguel Mack’s disappearance is urged to contact the Southeast District Major Crime Unit information line at 1-877-987-8477.

CITY EXPLORING DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, SPIRIT SQUARE HOT TOPIC

TY LIM

reporter@merrittherald.com

Editor’s note: Plans detailed in the article are, for now, just ideas relayed by the city during their downtown tour. Any changes talked about are unofficial.

The City of Merritt is currently looking at plans to spruce up the core of the city; downtown.

The plan is to align the city’s signage and public property into one distinct vision representing the unique culture of Merritt. What this vision fully entails has yet to be decided by city council, but what is being looked at is the reutilization of many of the spaces downtown, including alleyways, trees and an overhaul of Spirit Square.

On Tuesday, June 3, city staff and council embarked on a tour of the downtown area, discussing what changes can be made.

A key point in the tour was looking at Spirit Square and how to revitalize it.

Merritt Chief Administrative Officer Cynthia White said it is one of the city’s goals to get more traffic through the square, turning back into the hub it was originally designed to be.

It was agreed amongst the tour participants that safety was a key issue when looking at the utilization of Spirit Square.

White said the more people that are using the square, the safer the area will become.

Safety in the area is a concern for the RCMP. According to the Merritt

detachment, the area is a “high call volume location.” Their Community Policing Office in the area had closed. One of the reasons cited for the closure was a safety concern for their single employee in the building.

White and the mayor and council suggested the Spirit Square and the downtown core are unpopular places partly because of its vagrant population.

Mayor Mike Goetz said he doesn’t feel revitalization is possible until concerns around the vagrant population are addressed.

“People will not come here for the reason that you’re seeing right behind you,” he said, talking about the vagabonds.

Goetz said he’d like to see the area secured with fencing either around the entire perimeter of the square or at least in the main stage until the vagrant population has moved on.

“I think we have to be realistic here. Until we make this a safe place to be people won’t want to be here,” he said.

Safety being talked about includes better lightning in the area and “beautifying” the alleyway behind the square.

White pitched the idea of having the

square being a centre for arts and culture, talking about potentially moving the art gallery into the bottom of the old CPO building and having another building outside.

Other ideas for downtown is to reduce “negative” signage. This means signs like “no skateboarding” on Voght Street would be replaced. Outdated visitor signs are also looking at being fixed.

Trees on Quilchena Avenue are also looked at being gradually removed from the top down after being deemed too large for the space they occupy. The trees’ roots can be seen cracking the sidewalks already.

Another point of topic was making downtown more vibrant. This meaning, with the consent of select business, turning some parking spaces into patios and getting the businesses to follow a distinct line of branding.

During the tour, there is also talk of building housing in some of the empty lots on Quichena Street.

White said the plans would only happen if the city gets enough money to buy said properties.

Altar made for Miguel Mack.

PHOTO/TY LIM

Merritt city staff and council looking at the infrastructure at Spirit Square.

MIGUEL: continued from page 1

TOURISM NICOLA VALLEY LAUNCH NEW APP AND ADVENTURE CENTRE

there’s no dollar on that.”

From museums and the downtown to the rodeos and the great outdoors, all of the Nicola Valley will be on full display as a new app has launched to guide tourists to a great experience in Merritt.

The app, launched last week during an open house, is designed by the city’s designated marketing organization (DMO) Tourism Nicola Valley (TNV) in an effort to increase the city’s presence as a tourist organization.

“(We want) to have people shop more. Spend longer time in our community, and that’s the whole objective of what we’re trying to do here,” said Greg Girard, tourism consultant with TNV.

In their presentation, TNV explained the economic benefits that could come with being a strong tourist economy.

Last year, Merritt’s visitor information centre located at the Baillie House recorded they received 16,300 visitors.

While the number was in decline from 2023, TNV said that number still translates to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

They estimated that travellers staying three days will spend around $300 over the course of their stay in Merritt, on the low end. With 30 tourists a day, this means an extra $9,000 a month would be added to the economy or $108,000 per year, with high-spending estimates being at nearly $200,000.

TNV explained how this number is usually multiplied through a theory called the tourism multiplier effect.

“For every dollar spent from a traveller, which is new money in our community, there’s a multiplier effect once it goes into our accommodations, goes into our attractions, goes into any type of rentals of any sort, the multiplier effect in tourism is usually about three dollars for every one dollar,” Girard said.

According to Girard and the TNV, the problem in Merritt’s tourism economy is getting people to stay for long periods of time.

Statistics from the visitor information centre show that 92 per cent of tourists stay in Merritt for less than a day. The 2025 Q1 statistic says that two per cent of visitors stay for two nights or more.

Girard said the key to getting people to stay longer is to get the entire community to promote itself.

“As a community, we all work together, selling a very positive brand, a very positive message,” he said. “All you have to provide to a community is effort. And

Shirley Reynolds, a volunteer at the Nicola Valley Arts Centre, echoed the statement that the community needs to work together.

Reynolds said she gets people from all over the world visiting the art centre. She said she refers these visitors to all kinds of restaurants and attractions in town.

“There’s some beautiful things happening in our community. We have a little gem,” she said.

One of her favourite places to refer people to is the visitor information centre as it was one of the places that was welcoming to her when she moved to Merritt.

The downtown walking app is supposed to help with that. According to TNV, the free app provides a way for businesses to promote their specials and lists of things to do.

As of Tuesday, June 10, posts on the TNV app and website are getting hundreds of views each, or in rarer cases, tens of thousands. The most eye-catching attraction seems to be the Nicola Valley’s parks and lakes, with sections promoting the Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park or the Coldwater River trail getting upwards of 60,000 views.

The app also allows users to take custom and premade tours of the city based on what attractions they want to see. The tours provide a virtual walking path for users to follow.

Opening after the app launch is the Merritt Adventure Centre, which is set for a grand opening on June 15, located at 1976 Voght St.

Inside, they will be displaying and selling merchandise created in Merritt or using Merritt themes.

“We want to sell anything born, built, created, painted (in Merritt),” Girard said.

“We want this to be a basic home base to everything built in Merritt. Travellers love anything with Merritt on it, (Tourists) will buy.”

Doing this allows the Nicola Valley to practice cultural preservation as well.

“Showcase and protect our local heritage, our cultures, our stories. How we became as a ranching community, our First Nations, background and everything of that sort,” Girard said.

Elsewhere, TNV is also looking at finalizing an agreement with the City of Merritt, for the two to work more closely together and hopefully implement some of TNV’s 2025 marketing plans.

The agreement should be signed soon.

TWO MERRITT PROJECTS FUNDED TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY

LAÍSA CONDÉ newsroom@merrittherald.com

Two projects in Merritt aimed at preventing crime, advancing healing and enhancing public safety will soon benefit from $7.5 million in provincial grants.

The funding, announced this week by the ministry of public safety and solicitor general, is part of the Civil Forfeiture Grant program, which redirects proceeds from unlawful activity into projects that address the root causes of crime.

Local governments, Indigenous organizations, school districts, non-profits, and health authorities throughout the province will receive support for initiatives that fall under six priority areas: child and youth advocacy, crime prevention, domestic and gender-based violence intervention, Indigenous healing, and restorative justice.

The City of Merritt will be receiving $40,000 from the province to fund their project Empowerment & Awareness: Resiliency & Self-Defense. The project targets Indigenous women and men, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and young adults aged between 15 and 35.

According to the press release, the municipal program will run twice, each for 12 weeks, with a two-hour workshop each week to educate participants about gender-based violence, build practical intervention skills, provide a safe space

and inspire community advocacy.

“The program aims to support survivors, reduce violence, and foster a culture of safety and respect,” reads the release. “We expect 20 people to participate per program run, totaling 40 over the 24 week period.”

The other project that will also be receiving $40,000 from the province is the Nicola Valley Family Therapy’s Men’s Counselling Program run by the Nicola Valley Community Human Services Association.

“This project will deliver up to 15 individual trauma-based counselling sessions for men-identified people who have used or are at risk of using violence in their intimate partner relationships,” reads the release.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Garry Begg celebrated the news by emphasizing the province’s commitment to community safety.

“Community safety is one of our top priorities and a key part of that is ensuring organizations working in our communities have the resources they need to effect change,” he said.

“Whether it’s helping youth, preventing gender-based violence or supporting Indigenous healing, these investments are empowering communities to implement community-based initiatives that enhance safety.”

PHOTO/KIEFERPIX/GETTY IMAGES Silouhette of a woman and man arguing.

NICOLA VALLEY VIEWPOINT

B.C. FARMERS MARKETS CHALLENGE CITIZENS TO SHOP LOCALLY

BC ASSOCIATION OF FARMERS’ MARKETS

Shop local challenge

This summer, travellers are invited to taste B.C. like never before by exploring one of the province’s most authentic and flavourful experiences: local farmers’ markets. Supported in part by Destination BC, this year’s campaign celebrates farmers’ markets as vibrant community hubs where visitors can connect with the people and places behind their food—no label-checking required! Every purchase at a farmers’ market supports local growers, makers, and the B.C. and Canadian economy, making farmers’ markets a must-stop destination for food lovers and curious

MOVIE REVIEW:

TY LIM MOVIES’ CORNER

In my opinion, survival movies can be pretty hit or miss. Pair that with the fact that this one was a Netflix special, and the risk of the movie becoming a dud increases.

Luckily for the streaming platform worth over $500 million, their 2023 survival drama, Society of the Snow or La sociedad de la nieve was a huge success in not only my eyes, but the eyes of critics and casual watchers,

explorers alike.

“Farmers’ markets are a trusted passport to BC.. and Canadian food and artisanal goods,” said Heather O’Hara, executive director, BC Association of Farmers’ Markets. “Our markets are filled with local stories of makers and flavours. For those seeking a meaningful way to travel B.C. and support our province, choose B.C. farmers’ markets.”

With economic uncertainty and new tariffs affecting imported food products, British Columbians are more motivated than ever to support our own Canadian farm families and prepared food entrepreneurs. Shopping at a B.C. farmers’ market takes the guesswork out of buying local. Everything sold at B.C. Farmers’ Market member markets is 100% grown, made, or baked in B.C.— guaranteed. From small towns to big cities, B.C. farmers’ markets are easy to

find using the BC Farmers’ Market Trail.

“People love visiting farmers’ markets to get fresh produce and locally made products,” said Lana Popham, B.C.’s minister for agriculture and food. “When you shop at a B.C. farmers’ market, you are supporting local growers and food producers while getting to discover unique regional flavours and experiencing why it feels and tastes so great to Buy BC.”

Each year, nearly 1 million tourists visit B.C. farmers’ markets. According to a recent provincial economic impact study, these farmers’ markets contribute over $232 million to the local economy and generate positive ripple effects for surrounding businesses. Shopping at local farmers’ markets supports entire communities with 87 per cent of local retailers reporting increased customer traffic thanks to nearby farmers’

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

recieving a 90 per cent positive score on Rotton Tomatoes.

The film - which is based on a true story - has been out for two years now, the Spanish-American produced film has regained some of its timeliness, as its distrubution company Netflix has announced they are investing one billion euros into the Spanish film industry.

While Society of the Snow is a Spanish production, the film takes place in the South American Andes mountain range, as a Uruguayan rugby team struggles to survive the aftermath of a deadly plane crash.

Like many other survival movies, Society of the Snow sheds a light on the lengths the survivors of the 1972 plane

crash had to due to survive.

While some survival movies, such as 2017’s Jungle featuring Daniel Radcliffe, have their settings in the remote jungles of South America, Society of the Snow showcases the exact opposite climate.

The Uruguayan football team crashed into a white hell. It was a place devoid of food and any resources. You can imagine what the suvivors had to due to sustain themselves.

Survivors of the crash also had to battle with their own morals and faith. With Uruguay having a majority Catholic population, it was no suprise some of those on that plane were practitioners of that faith.

The film, directed by J.A. Bayona, was

markets.

“Whether you’re a day-tripper, touring cyclist, camper, coastal explorer or a local, farmers’ markets are a lively and vibrant stop along your route,” said Spencer Chandra Herbert, minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport. “They reflect the heart of each community and offer visitors an authentic experience— fresh, accessible, family-friendly and 100 per cent B.C.”

This year we invite the public to take the 2025 BC Farmers’ Market Summer Challenge by signing up on the BC Farmers’ Market Trail Tasting Passport App! A simple and engaging way to take action and make shopping local a lifelong choice while exploring new communities far and wide across the province.

beautifully shot, some of it even on the real crash site. Endless snow and the towering peaks of the Andes that eclipse any sign of civiliazation places the a sense of dread in the viewer that must only be a fraction of what the survivors felt.

The dialogue features poetic monologues - which may not be to everyone’s taste - about love, camraderie, and the faith to continue on despite having no sign of a way out.

Society of the Snow pulls no punches when depicting the events of the 1972 crash. That bleakness makes the tale of the survivors all the more engaging and all the more inspiring.

FEATURED INTERVIEW

MEMOIRS OF A MUCH MUSIC JOURNALIST

Former MUCH Music journalist Bill Welychka sat down with the Herald ahead of the release of the new version of his book, A Happy Has Been, talking about life advice, small town living and the modern state of the journalism industry.

Welychka is a veteran in the journalism industry through his career as an entertainment video-journalist (VJ) with MUCH Music.

While Welychka has had his fair share of experience working in the entertainment journalism industry, he said he was never a fan of what people thought was traditional entertainment journalism.

“I watch the red carpet stuff and I just cringe,” he said. “My approach to interviews, it’s gotta have some meat.”

“When people talk about music journalism, it’s almost like what journalism is is something serious you can’t apply to music and music’s not serious. No, I disagree. I’ve proven that I like to think over the years,” Welychka said.

This approach to the entertainment industry led to him becoming one of the lead VJs in Canada. Welychka has been to numerous countries to film projects for the United Nations, he’s also interviewed many internationally renowned artists, getting thoughtful interviews out of huge industry names like Sting or meeting members

“There’s still journalists putting those stories online that work at traditional news outlets and newsrooms. So there’s still a need for it. There always will be,” he said about the need for journalism and entertainment journalists.

After leaving MUCH Music, Welychka said he would always get asked about his days there, which was one

of his inspirations for writing his memoir. He said these people made him realize how MUCH Music changed Canadian culture and how former fans have a nostalgic feeling towards the channel.

“I certainly don’t like to live in the past. I prefer to look towards the future. It’s much more exciting. But people do have a fondness for nostalgia, and it’s like hearing an old song will take you back somewhere,” he said.

Welychka’s book tells tales of ambition, love and disappointment through his personal stories.

As MUCH Music downsized and Welychka was laid-off, the videojournalist found himself moving his career to smaller markets.

He transitioned to daily news to Ottawa and after that moved to Kingston in Ontario.

Finally, after retiring from the journalism industry, Welychka has become a car salesman. He said he still uses many of the skills from his journalism days.

The key thing he learned in his life is that everyone has a story to tell.

“A local town crier, a local real estate agent talking about market trends. And I realized when I started doing these interviews, you know, the mayor, whoever, everyone, has a message that they want to convey,” he said. “I’ve always loved meeting people. That’s what I do now in automotive sales, meeting people, getting to know them, finding out you know, things that I that I need to know to move that relationship forward.”

In Kingston, a town of 140,000 people, Welychka said he has found himself enjoying the same thing that got him into his career; music.

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A LOOK BACK

From the Herald archives

JUNE 20, 1998

SKATE CONFLICT TAKES NEW TWIST

The conflict over the skateboard park location has taken on a new twist.

Voght Park area residents are upset Mayor Clara Norgaard used her role as a public official to hand out a letter from a private business - owned by her husband, Henry Norgaard.

Resident George Cavaliere spoke to council last night after deadlines, which was delivered to the Merritt Herald office Monday.

JUNE 10, 1998

NEW STRATEGY TO FIGHT CRIME

Those taking a bite out of crime are tackling a new strategy. Their secret to crime prevention success? A community justice centre for Merritt, says community crime fighter Mike Towers. And the way to implement one will be unveiled tonight at a special meeting beginning at 7 p.m.

Anoyone from the public is welcome to attend the meeting which will be held in the Sumac general purpose room, a residential dential complex situated behind Bob’s MiniMart. Towers, who has worked on the community justice centre model for six months, is excited about the outcome.

He says, “there hasn’t been an opportunity for these crime prevention organizations to share the information they gathered.”

LOGAN LAKE REBUILDS RECREATIONAL TRAIL NETWORK

TY LIM reporter@merrittherald.com

The adventurous community of Logan Lake can now ride back into action as the town has gotten their recreational trails back.

Caught in a harsh wildfire season in 2021, Logan Lake’s recreational trail network was heavily damaged in the Tremont Creek fire as it destroyed roads, collapsed trees and burned structures.

“Watching the trail network go up in flames as a result of the Tremont Fire was devastating,” said Trails Director at Highland Valley Outdoor Association Jarrod Gaudry. He had moved to Logan Lake with his family, mainly due to the easy access to outdoor activities.

“I spent countless hours clearing, grooming and adding new trails so this hit me especially hard. Where do we go from here?”

The effort to rebuild the trails first started a year after the fire in 2022, when forestry management company Forsite assessed the impacts of the wildfire on Logan Lake’s recreational trails.

According to a press release from the District of Logan Lake, the assessment was key in securing a $2 million grant from the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement fund from the federal government.

The actual rebuild was a collaboration between a litany of groups; from Highland

Valley Outdoor Association, Landmark Trailworks, District of Logan Lake, Logan Lake Community Forest, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the lead contractor on the project Lower Nicola Indian Band Development Corp, to which the $2 million funding was awarded to.

From 2022 to 2024, efforts to rebuild the trails from scratch, rebuilding structures and removal of dangerous trees were implemented.

The network is now open as of May, 2025, allowing for mountain biking, skiing and hiking on over 62 k.m. of trail.

“Logan Lake has a large population of mountain bikers who are avid about keeping these trails in top condition while brainstorming new ideas,” said Gaudry.

“Moving forward after the devastation we’re thrilled to be officially inviting you back into our community. Back to a whole different and truly unique riding experience that highlights our resilience as a community.” Logan Lake Mayor Robin Smith said.

“We are beyond grateful for the passion of our volunteers who have groomed, cared for, built, valued, and rode or skied the many miles of these trails for so long. Not only have we put back what we had, but with the help of our partners, we’ve built back even better than we could have imagined, and we can’t wait to share these trails with you and to hear what you think.”

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NEW GREENHOUSE GROWS HOPE IN NICOLA VALLEY

TY LIM reporter@merrittherald.com

The Nicola Valley Community Garden is getting a new greenhouse.

A grant from the Canadian government through the organization United Way British Columbia afforded the Nicola Valley Community Garden a new greenhouse, allowing the harvesting of new crops at higher yields.

The Nicola Valley Community Garden is a plot of land north of the Nicola Valley Hospital. The garden aims to promote food security for Merritt residents.

of yields in vegetables.

The greenhouse will give the community garden extra space with five to six new beds, adding to their existing total of 27.

“(The greenhouse) It’s more efficient, it’ll give us a longer growing season,” said Furman. While greenhouse is the first of its kind for the community garden, and for Furman, if the experiment goes well, he said he would be willing to add another.

“(The greenhouse) it’s more efficient, it’ll give us a longer growing season.”

— Michael Furman, Nicola Valley Community Garden member

One of the workers on the plot, Michael Furman, said people who take from the garden are mainly those who have worked for it.

Aside from the odd use, a good portion of yields from the community garden go towards helping those in need.

Furman, who also runs the Soup Bowl in Merritt’s St. Michael’s Church, said around a tenth of the vegetables grown in the community garden go into the Christmas season soup bowls, which feeds around 150 people annually.

It’s looking to be a good year for the gardeners.

Furman said this year’s climate in the Nicola Valley so far. A perfect climate in comparison to last year’s colder temperatures will allow the garden up to 3000 pounds

The greenhouse will also allow the growing of tropical plants that previously couldn’t thrive.

“It holds a lot of humidity. And we’re thinking, because tomatoes and peppers are tropical plants, Yeah, same with melons, so they’re going to be in here. We’re thinking this might hold a lot of humidity, so on the hot days, it might help to keep it cool,” Furman said.

The greenhouse is just one step in a plan for the garden. Furman said a new idea he’s working on is incorporating traditional Indigenous plants in the ground outside the garden fences.

“Something that we’re not watering, not maintaining, we’re just letting the environment take care of it. Sort of, like a food forest,” he said.

Furman said the new plants would not have to be watered.

PLUMBING &HEATING

PHOTO/TY

Michael Furman and volunteers at the Nicola Valley Community Garden prepare for a season of growth with a new greenhouse, made possible by a federal grant, boosting food security and expanding crop possibilities in Merritt.

PHOTO/LAÍSA

U.S. Consul General Jim DeHart poses with a picture of his great-grandfather Andrew McGoran, an important figure in Merritt. McGoran owned a sawmill in town back in the early 1900s and was also involved in politics as an alderman.

U.S. DIPLOMAT TRACES FAMILY ROOTS TO MERRITT

LAÍSA CONDÉ

editor@merrittherald.com

When U.S. Consul General Jim DeHart arrived quietly in Merritt last Friday, he wasn’t stepping into town as a diplomat. He came as a great-grandson, looking to reconnect with the legacy of a man whose life helped shape

this place more than a century ago.

“When I was younger I had heard that we had family up here and back then I’d never been to Merritt or really almost anywhere in British Columbia,” DeHart said.

“When I was lucky enough to get posted to Vancouver as a diplomatic assignment, I kind of

remembered this place called Merritt. I thought I should look into it a little bit more and so did a little research on my own and then, to my surprise, found out that my great-grandfather actually had quite a history in Merritt.”

Andrew McGoran, DeHart’s great-grandfather, was born in Ontario in 1864 where he began working in the lumber industry. McGoran arrived in the Nicola Valley in 1906, where he planned a sawmill at the base of Canford and Spius Creek

“I had no idea before I came to British Columbia that he had any sort of profile in the city, but then I learned that Andrew McGoran, in the very early 1900s came here from Michigan, and from Ontario before that, and established a sawmill and then a second sawmill,” he added. “He was really critical to the early building of the city.”

The visit turned out to be more than a personal journey, it also offered DeHart a moment of reflection on cross-border ties and the shared histories of Canada and the United States.

“Well (one of the things that surprised me) was learning what a part of the history of Merritt that he was a part of,” said DeHart. “But the other thing that struck me was that some of the kids, I guess my great-aunts and my own grandfather moved south across the border, and they went to Oregon, which wound up being the place that I grew up later on.”

He noted how his family’s story illustrates the fluid movement that once existed between Canada and the U.S.

“This crisscrossing across the border was interesting,” he said. “The family started in Ontario, moved to Michigan, was involved in sawmills or lumber there, then moved to North Dakota, and finally wound up in the Nicola Valley. And then the next generation scattered again and went back south to Oregon.”

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“It’s also been a great visit to meet the mayor and some members of the council,” he said. “Just to learn more about Merritt, the challenges that Merritt is dealing with, like so many other cities, and what the priorities are here, what the economy is like, what life is like here — which is part of our job, wherever we’re posted. We need a good understanding of the situation in that place so we can provide good information back to our authorities at home.”

He also shared his thoughts on the importance of continued crossborder cooperation and understanding between Canada and the U.S.

“You get the sense, looking at how people lived back then, that they could easily kind of move — north, south, north again — and that it was sort of highly fluid and integrated. That’s the way we’d like to keep it,” said DeHart. “We need each other. The U.S. and Canada, our economies are so interlinked. It’s a reminder of how connected we are.”

“Well, I’m not necessarily so good at it,” he admitted with a laugh, “So I think it’s probably best to find people who are good at it that can help you.”

He credited local support from the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, for helping him dive into his family’s history.

“I was passing through Merritt last fall and stopped at the library. The librarian was very nice and pointed me to the museum,” DeHart recalled.

“Cameron was working that day, they were about to close, but he didn’t mind staying a little longer and helping me find some material. I wouldn’t have found all this without help.”

Looking back, he said the visit will stay with him long after he returns to Vancouver.

“I’ll take away some great conversations here with people living here, including the mayor, and a better understanding of Merritt,” he said. “And then, I think, deeper knowledge of our family roots that I can share with my own family members when I get home.”

Asked to sum up his reflections on the experience, DeHart paused before offering a simple conclusion:

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DeHart’s visit also served as a gentle nudge for others looking to reconnect with their family roots.

“In one sentence? I guess I would say that all of our histories are very much present today in who we are.”

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U.S. Consul General Jim DeHart also paid a visit to the current owner of the house at 1502 River St., Robert Kercher. The house was built by his great-grandfather Andrew MccGoran and occupied by members of his family until sometime in the early 1980s.

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MERRITT UNEARTHS Y2K MEMORIES

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Merritt will have the chance to look back at life at the turn of the millennium this weekend, as a time capsule buried 25 years ago will be uncovered.

Merritt’s visitor information centre has routinely put on community fundraisers to keep the centre running, everything ranging from garage sales to hosting ghost-hunting adventures for people to stay and watch.

“I think (the visitor information centre) does give us something uniquely Merritt,” said Jayne Yeadon, volunteer at the visitor information centre.

Yeadon has been with the information centre (Baillie House) since 1996, when the building was in trouble of changing ownership.

Over the years Yeadon was working on the board of the visitor information centre (Baillie House), she said the concept of a time capsule was brought up as one method. As the announcement of the time capsule concluded and it was set to be buried, it was said that there were 40 submissions, including one from a former information centre volunteer Giselle Strodl who put in a series of letters to each of her

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Persistent drought could mean a busy wildfire season this summer in the southern Interior, but BC Wildfire Service officials say most of their attention is focused on the tinder-dry northeast corner of the province.

“The likelihood of an active fire season is growing in regions of the province with persistent drought, including the southwestern Interior, the Chilcotin and the far northwest regions, but the northeast is the region of greatest concern,” Neal McLoughlin, the superintendent of predictive services for BCWS, told reporters on Monday.

“The northeast is the region of greatest concern and will experience continued fire activity through the summer given their multi-year drought conditions and presence of overwintering fires that have shown up this spring.”

McLoughlin said wet weather has kept the wildfire situation from getting out of hand in much of B.C.

“Spring rainfall and normal temperatures have

alleviated the onset of a prolonged fire season in many regions of our province, and we’re happy to see that long range guidance favours a warmer than normal summer across much of B.C., and that will start to dry things out,” he said.

Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said June rains have a big impact on the severity of B.C.’s wildfire seasons, and he said the month is looking pretty dry.

“We may not get the precipitation we’re looking for,” he said.

Parmar said conditions could be setting the table for a challenging summer.

“As always, the province is hoping for the best but preparing for the worst, and I encourage all British Columbians to do the same,” he said.

Kelly Greene, B.C.’s minister of emergency management and climate readiness, encouraged people to prepare now.

“Now is the time to make sure you have your grab and go bag for you and your family, including any pets.”

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family members.

In a Herald article from Feb. 2, 2000, Strodl didn’t reveal the details of any of the documents put in the capsule, wanting the people to wait the 25 years for it to be unearthed.

Yeadon said Strodl isn’t in town anymore, and will likely not see the reactions of the people who read the letter.

In fact, she said the owners of many of the original submissions have moved on from Merritt.

Also according to her, most of the submissions are family photos or magazine articles from the time.

“It was representative of the time. So I’ll be curious to see what I put in there and how well it was preserved,” she said.

Yeadon said she had put an item in the capsule but has since forgotten what it was. She said her forgetting the item adds to the mystique.

“I’m curious. I have no idea what I put in there,” she said.

“My aunt, who passed her children will pick up her stuff that she put in at the time.”

As the old capsule is set to be uncovered and its contents revealed, Yeadon said there will be an opportunity to continue the cycle, with another time capsule to be dug up in 2050.

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Merritt seniors gear up for the 55+ B.C. Games in Nanaimo this September, with local athletes set to compete in cribbage, tennis, curling, and more as part of Zone 8’s delegation.

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A few Merrittonian seniors are getting ready for the upcoming 55-plus B.C. Games coming up later this year in Nanaimo.

Between Sept. 9 and 13, senior athletes from across the province will compete in a series of 25 different sport events, from tennis to cribbage and curling.

The Merritt Senior Centre announced that Shirley Vezina, Colleen Kaminski will be competing in the cribbage event, while Diane Quinn will be representing Merritt in tennis.

According to the senior centre, other seniors in our local area that have registered to participate in the competition include:

- Susan Newton, Diane Twan, Lorna Latremouille, Shelly Sanders for the curling event;

- Val Cox for the slo-pitch event;

- Doug Payette from Logan Lake for the hockey event;

In total, 69 participants will be representing Zone 8, which includes Merritt and Logan Lake. In the past edition, 100 seniors competed in the annual sporting event in Victoria.

The senior centre also reminds those in the

community who wish to still register for the 55-plus Games that the deadline for registration is on June 15.

The registration can be done online at www. registration.bcgames.net.

Expectations are also high for the 2026 edition of the games, which will be hold in Kamloops between Sep. 8 and 12, 2026.

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Bob,Bobby,Papa,wasbornAug 11,1955 in VancouverBC.HemovedtoMerrittin1960 withhisparentsBillandLoisReid.Alwaysup fortryingsomethingnew,inhisyouthBobwas activeinbaseballandcubscoutsandinhigh schoolhelovedtoplayfootball,curledandskied. Sailingandhangglidingwereaddedtothelist aftergraduatingfromMSSandsnowboarding eventuallyreplacedskiing.

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In1975BobgraduatedfromanelectronicsprogramatSAITinCalgary, moved toAbbotsford,andstartedhiscareerwiththeMatsquiCablevisioncompany.It wastherethathemettheloveofhislife,Marilyn,andtheyweremarriedsoon afterwards.HereturnedtoMerrittin1981tojointhefamilybusinessatMerritt CablevisionLtd.BobandMarilynwereblessedwithtwobeautiful,healthybaby girls.MeganKylicameﬁrstin1983followedbyKristenLeahin1985. BobbuiltandheadedtheﬁrstcommunityprogrammingchannelforMerritt Cablevisionandworkedhardtobringlocaleventsandcommunityintereststo theresidentsofMerritt. Averycommunitymindedperson,Bobwas avolunteer forBigBrothersofCanada, alongstandingmemberofRotaryInternational receivingthePaulHarrisaward,veryactiveintheNicola ValleyKennelClub, supportedandpromotedtheDavidSuzukiBlueDotMovement,andsupported manylocalorganizations.WhenthecompanysoldtoShawin1989,Bobopened aCruiseShipCenterinKelownatotapintohisloveoftravel.HeandMarilyn returnedtoMerrittin2001wherehebecamea TelusMobilityrepresentative.His nextbigadventurewastostarta hopfarmontheirpropertyinSunshine Valley. HishopsbecamepartofthebrewsatthelocalEmptyKeganda craftbrewery in WestKelowna.

Aftertheﬂooddestroyedthehopﬁeld,heandMarilynmovedtoNelson BCinJulyof2023wheretherestofthefamilyhadalreadycongregated.Bob immediatelyjoinedlocalorganizationssuchastheNelsonElectricTramway SocietyandtheRowingClubandwhentheNelsonCurlingClubclosed,hedrove toCastlegarsohecouldcontinuetoparticipateinMen’s Night.Bob’smantrawas “Anythingispossibleifyouputyourmindtoit.”

OvertheyearsBobfoughtthrough anumberofhealthissuesbutalwayswith apositiveoutlook.Heneverlethisafﬂictionsdamperthejoyhefoundspending timewithhisgrandchildrenorthecomedicreliefhecouldﬁndintheupsand downsoflife.Hewasalwaysupfor agoodprankandhada uniquesenseof humour.

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Bobwas adevotedhusbandandfatherandBob’sgrandchildrenwerethestars inhissky. Hisprideintheirachievementsandtalentsastheygrewandexplored lifewasendless.BandconcertswithRobin,exploringthecosmoswithLottie andenjoyinghertalentedartwork,cheeringonOdinathisballgames,andregular familytimetogetherallbroughtimmeasurablejoytohislife.

ThefamilyisextremelygratefulfortheexcellentcareBobreceivedfromthe doctorsandstaffattheKBRHospitalinTrail.

Bobwaspre-deceasedbyhisparents William(Bill)G.Reid,LoisMaxineReid andhisbrotherDavidScotReid.

HeissurvivedbyhiswifeMarilynReid,daughterKristenReid,daughter MeganCouves(Noel),granddaughtersRobinandLottie,grandsonOdin,sister LeslieReynoldson(Jack),niecesCourtneyandHaley,sister-in-lawKelly, nephewJoel,nephewRyan(Jenn)andgrandniecesFrancesandNaomi.

Therewillbenoservicebyrequest.Bob’slatestventurewastobecomea beekeeper.Thedeclineofthebeepopulationsaroundtheworldencouragedhim tobecomeactiveinsupportingtheirrecovery.

DonationstotheBCBeekeepersAssociationinmemoryofBobwouldbe greatlyappreciated.

Hispassingwillleaveadeepshadowinourlives, butmemorieswillbringuslight. Foreverinourhearts…

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