Kamloops This Week June 28, 2023

CANADA DAY CELEBRATION AT RIVERSIDE

The annual Canada Day festival will be held on Saturday, July 1, in Riverside Park in downtown Kamloops.

The event, organized by the Multicultural Society of Kamloops, will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and be followed at dusk by the return of a fireworks show above the Thompson rivers. The fireworks, which will be ignited on Tk’emlúps land across from Riverside Park beginning at about 9:30 p.m., will proceed pending favourable weather conditions and can be cancelled between now and Canada Day by Kamloops Fire Rescue. Environment Canada’s forecast for Canada Day calls for sunny skies and highs in the low 30s.

The Canada Day festival will include the FolkFest, featuring a long list of musicians and dancers on two stages. There will also be kids’ activities, food tents featuring menus from around the world and a beer gardens.

The festival will also include Art in the Park, the Kamloops Arts Council’s annual showcase of creations from dozens of artists.

Transit use is free on Canada Day. For schedule information, go online to www.bctransit.com/kamloops

Happy B ir thdayCanada!

As we honour this day, let’s reflect on what it means to each of us and what it means to be Canadian.

From our families and staff, let’s join hands and celebrate Canada Day.

Above: Chinese Dragon Dance- Playing main stage 2:00 pm

Left: Peter Ernst - Folk Singer Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot - Playing main stage at 3:05

Lindy in the Loops Swing Dance Company - Playing main stage at 2:40 pm

Wakeen Mutizhe African Canadian Heritage Association - Playing main stage at 3:55

RIVERSIDE PARK

CANADA DAY FOLKFEST!

Kamloops Multicultural Society - Performance Schedules

BANDSHELL - MAIN STAGE

10:45 am Multicultural FLAG Parade Through Riverside Park

11:00 am Drum Canada

11:10 am Opening Ceremonies Begin with Host Cheryl Blackwell

PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE

12:30 pm Japanese Children’s Choir and Kids Taiko

12:40 pm Raiden Taiko Drums

12:55 pm

Kamloops Pipe Band Society, Shalni Prowse School of Highland Dance and Lorena’s School of Highland Dance

1:15 pm City of Kamloops Rube Band

1:45 pm Taiwanese Cultural Association - Mother & Daughter Dance Group

1:55 pm Aditi Gupta - Bollywood/Bhyangra Dancer

2:00 pm Chinese Dragon Dance

2:15 pm

Kamloops Chinese Cultural Assoc. - Big Fish & Begonia (Zhihua Yin and Yihan Lu)

2:20 pm Tara School of Irish Dancing

2:40 pm Lindy in the Loops Swing Dance Company - Lindy Hop Showcase

2:50 pm Bollywood Dance (Kamollywood Sisters)

3:05 pm Peter Ernst - Folk Singer Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

3:20 pm Kuthu Crew (Swagath Swamy)

3:30 pm Indian Fusion (Prakriti Shetty)

3:40 pm Indo-Canadian Community Dancers

3:55 pm Wakeen Mutizhe African Canadian Heritage Assoc

4:05 pm Thai Soeng Kratip - Traditional Thai Dancers

4:10 pm Filipino Folk Dancers - The Bamboo Bangers (Fil-Can)

4:30 pm Shattered Blue

KMS MULTICULTURE STAGE - LOCATED BY FOOD TENTS

10:45 am Multicultural FLAG Parade Through Riverside Park

12:40 pm Taiwanese Cultural Association - Mother & Daughter Dance Group

1:00 pm Tara School of Irish Dancing c/o Jackie Mullen

1:30 pm Chinese Dulcimer (Siyu Li) “The Emperor”

1:45 pm Bollywood Dance (Kamollywood Sisters)

2:00 pm Lindy in the Loops Swing Dance Company - Lindy Hop Showcase

2:10 pm The City of Kamloops Rube Band

2:45 pm Kuthu Crew (30 Dancers)

3:00 pm Indo-Canadian Community Dancers

3:15 pm Filipino Folk Dancers - The Bamboo Bangers (Fil-Can)

3:45 pm Peter Ernst - Folk Singer Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

4:00 pm Desi Fusion (Bollywood & Tollywood) Pooja Chingampally

4:15 pm Uncle Shield & Tinashe

4:30 pm Wakeen Mutizhe - African Canadian Heritage Assoc

BEER GARDENS STAGE- LOCATED BY TENNIS COURTS

11:30 am - 1:30 pm Shattered Blue

2:00-4:00 pm LOCKDOWN (The Band)

4:30-6:00 pm Kings of Nashville

On behalf of K amloops City Council, we wish all peoples inhabiting these majestic lands a day of pride, happiness, and reflec tion as we work together to uphold the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and reconciliation that make Canada our great home.

Sincerely,

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson

Councillor Dale Bass

Councillor Nanc y Bepple

Councillor Kelly Hall

Councillor Stephen K arpuk

Councillor Margot M iddleton

Councillor K atie Neustaeter

Councillor M ike O’Reilly

Councillor Bill Sarai

C I T Y PAG E

June 28, 2023

CO U N C I L C A L E N DA R

The public, media, delegations, and staff are encouraged to par ticipate in meetings vir tually through Zoom or to obser ve through the City YouTube channel.

July 11, 2023

1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting

July 18, 2023 (Cancelled)

1:30 pm - Civic Operations Committee

July 20, 2023

9:30 am - Community Policing

Select Committee

July 25, 2023

1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting

July 25, 2023

7:00 pm - Public Hearing

The complete 2023 Council Calendars is available online at:

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N OT I C E TO M OTO R I S T S

Please use caution when driving in the vicinity and obey all traffic control personnel, signs, and devices in the following areas:

• For tune Drive

Oak Road to Overlanders Bridge

• Westsyde Road Multi-Use Pathway

Westsyde Road to Alview Crescent

• 6th Avenue

Columbia Street to Lansdowne Street

• Highland Road

South of the Valleyview Arena to Valleyview Drive

To stay up to date on road work projects, visit:

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CO N S I D E R A C A R E E R

W I T H U S

Join our team of over 700 employees who work in a variety of fulfilling and challenging careers Visit: Kamloops.ca/Jobs

MUSIC IN THE PARK

M U S I C I N T H E PA R K

Canada’s longest-running free music festival returns to Riverside Park with the 29th edition of Music in the Park, proudly presented by BCLC and the City of K amloops

Music in the Park continues the tradition of providing residents and tourists with free evening per formances that are suitable for all family members and showcase various talented ar tists from our city and across Canada.

These free, nightly per formances will take place 7:00–8:30 pm at the Rotar y Bandshell in Riverside Park July 1–August 31, weather and air quality permitting In addition to per formances, food trucks are anticipated to be on site throughout the summer

Residents are encouraged to bring a nonperishable donation for the K amloops

Food Bank on July 19 for the annual BCLC Midsummer Music Jam and on August 31, the season's last per formance, to give back to those in our community

Repor t an issue: 250-828-3461

For after-hours emergencies, press 1.

C A N A DA DAY 2023

Join us at Riverside Park for a full, familyfriendly day of activities, food, culture, and enter tainment at Folkfest and Ar t in the Park

Residents are invited to explore the Canada Day activities that are available

7:00 am–5:30 pm. Fireworks are scheduled for the late evening. The City extends a special thank you to the K amloops Multicultural Society and K amloops Ar ts Council for organizing the Canada Day festivities and to BCLC, our presenting sponsor, for their suppor t of Canada Day

For more details and a link to an event map, visit: Kamloops.ca/CanadaDay

S C H E D U L E O F AC T I V I T I E S

• 7:00–10:30 am: Pancake breakfast hosted by the Lions Club

• 10:00 am–5:00 pm: Ar t in the Park ar tisan market and per formance ar ts presented by the K amloops Ar ts Council

• 10:30 am–5:30 pm: FolkfestInternational Food Fair hosted by the K amloops Multicultural Society

• 11:00 am: Opening ceremonies at the Rotar y Bandshell

• 11:00 am–5:30 pm: Folkfest - Cultural and community per formances hosted by the K amloops Multicultural Society

• Dusk: Fireworks - weather and fire conditions permitting

The full 2023 Music in the Park nightly enter tainment schedule is available at: Kamloops.ca/MusicInThePark

COMING TO A CURB NEAR YOU…

A Council-authorized curbside residential organic waste collection program is coming soon to all single - and multifamily households in K amloops that receive curbside car t collection. If you have a set of garbage and rec ycling car ts that are collected by City trucks, your household is included

July 5 to August 8

Car ts delivered by zone to all single - and multi-family households with curbside collection in the City of K amloops

Week of August 21

Week ly organics collection begins, garbage and rec ycling shift to biweek ly collection

LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca/Organics

The Proper ty tax and Home Owner Grant deadline is next Tuesday, July 4. A 10% penalty will be applied on July 5, 2023, to all outstanding balances Avoid penalties and pay using any of the following options, and check your proper ty tax notice for a full list of payment options and locations

• Pay online at Kamloops.ca/Payment

• Pay in person at City Hall or the TCC

• Put a cheque in a drop box at the TCC, Westsyde Pool, the Nor th Shore Policing O ffice, or City Hall

To claim your Home Owner Grant call 1-888-355-2700 or visit:

Gov.BC.ca/HomeOwnerGrant

For more information visit: Kamloops.ca/Proper tyTaxes

PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE APPROACHES

Kamloops property owners have less than a week to pay their property taxes before a 10 per cent penalty for late payment is applied on Wednesday, July 5.

Property tax notices for 2023 were sent out in May, with a due date of Tuesday, July 4.

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WEATHER FORECAST

June 28: Chance of showers 33/18 (hi/low)

June 29: Sunny 32/17 (hi/low)

June 30: Sun/clouds 30/18 (hi/low)

July 1: Sunny 33/17 (hi/low)

July 2: Sunny 35/18 (hi/low)

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City hall has extended hours, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., to accommodate in-person tax payment. City hall is closed on Monday, July 3, due to the Canada Day long weekend, but will be open again with extended hours on the tax due date of Tuesday, July 4.

To pay property taxes online, residents can go online to Kamloops.ca/Payment. A full list of other payment locations and hours is available online at Kamloops.ca/PropertyTax. Home Owner Grants are also due on July 4 and are done separately through the B.C. government.

YOUTH DETOX BEDS UNVEILED

Day One Society’s five beds will be in use once nurses are recruited

DAVE EAGLES STAFF REPORTER dave_eagles@kamloopsthisweek.com

The Day One Society this week unveiled five new youth detox beds for those under the age of 25.

The Day One Society operates the Phoenix Centre adjacent to Royal Inland Hospital.

On Monday, June 26, City of Kamloops staff and members of Kamloops council joined Day One Society staff and board directors for the unveiling of the beds, which will be in use once nursing staffing has been secured.

The new beds are in a separate wing of the building, providing enhanced supportive services for youth in the region.

“In light of the devastating impact of the toxic drug supply in our region, the opening of these beds comes at a very important time,” Day One Society executive director Sian Lewis said.

“These beds are located in a youth-specific wing where we can provide a secure and tailored environment for youth ages 24 and under.”

Lewis noted the BC Coroners Service has reported that unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of unnatural deaths among young people younger than 19 years of age, ahead of suicide and motor vehicle accidents.

Lewis said many youths using drugs are doing so in private residences and are using alone.

She said youth-specific detox is important.

“Those under the age of 25 may be more prone to developing addiction,” Lewis said.

“They are at a stage of life and development where they’re learning more quickly, which is a good thing, but it also means they can learn destructive behaviours more quickly as well, such as internalizing criticism, maladapted thinking habits and using alcohol and drugs.”

She said young people need to be medically supported to ensure a comfortable and safe withdrawal and will receive that care

with Day One Society, staying between five and seven days at the centre.

They will then be connected to other community services following their detox at Day One Society and may transition to a longerterm care facility if needed.

Lewis said progress is being made to recruit new nurses for the youth detox wing.

“We are making progress and we anticipate doing new intakes on the new youth unit as soon as these new hires have happened,” she said. “Just be assured that we continue to offer youth detox as we always have on the adult detox unit. We create a safe space for them in order to do that.”

Interior Health, through the Ministry of Health, is the main funder for the youth detox beds.

Carla Mantie, Interior Health’s director of mental health and substance use, said there

has been a commitment to seeing treatment for youth and services for youth.

“We’ve had 70 new treatment beds in Interior Health over the last year. It’s a great contribution from the ministry acknowledging it is needed. Thirty of those beds are here in town [Kamloops] and, on top of those, we have the [youth] detox beds,” Mantie said.

Monday also saw new signage incorporating the Secwepemctsin language, in collaboration with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

“We have included Secwépemc language as a symbol of our commitment to inclusivity and cultural relevance and to honour the Indigenous peoples and the land the society provides services on,” Lewis said.

“We recognize that a significant number of individuals who are Indigenous seek support from our society. We will continue to collaborate with our Indigenous partners.”

Interior Health’s Jessica Bridgeman (left) and elder Freda Jules join Day One Society executive director Sian Lewis (centre), Interior Health director of mental health Carla Mantie and Day One Society board of directors president Marilyn McLean to officially unveil the new youth detox wing on June 26. More photos are online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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Backcountry arsonist is hoping to avoid prison

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Kamloops woman who set trees on fire in the Lac Le Jeune area for personal gratification is hoping to avoid jail time.

Angela Cornish, 42, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a pair of arson charges — two of four original charges that came from an RCMP investigation — dating back to May 8, 2022, and May 11, 2022.

On June 22, defence and Crown lawyers submitted a joint submission on sentencing, asking Judge Roy Dickey to consider a six-month conditional sentence order and probation for one year.

Cornish was arrested on May 11, 2022, and served 20 days behind bars — for which she is credited 30 days, given the 1.5 days for each day served credit for time spent in pre-trial custody. She has been free on bail since May 30, 2022, under conditions that include electronic monitoring.

On May 3, 2022, the RCMP released an image from security

camera footage of a suspicious pickup truck in the Monte Lake area that may have been connected to fires police were investigating around Monte Lake, Lac Le Jeune and Pinantan Lake.

Following numerous tips, police began surveilling Cornish.

Court heard that on May 7, 2022, officers watched Cornish drive a pickup truck up a Lac Le Jeune forest service road, but lost sight of her for about two hours.

On May 8, 2022, BC Wildfire Service personnel were called to the area Cornish had visited and found eight spot fires they had to extinguish.

Police, meanwhile, had been following Cornish that morning. She stopped in at Nature’s Fare Market on Summit Drive in Sahali and purchased four containers of activated charcoal powder. She then went to a dollar store, where she purchased two Turbo Torch lighters and two miniature butane containers.

Cornish then drove up to the same area she had been the night before and police spotted her in the area, on foot, for about an hour.

The BC Wildfire Service was called in again to inspect the area and found four tree trunks ablaze.

On May 11, 2022, Cornish was followed to Connolly Lake in the Lac Le Jeune area.

She left at about 1:30 p.m. and the RCMP found two fires burning in the trunks of trees in an area from which she had emerged. Cornish was then pulled over and arrested. In her vehicle, police found multiple bottles of hand sanitizer — which can be used to accelerate fires — butane, charcoal, fire starter packages, hairspray and lighters.

The registered owner of the vehicle, Cornish’s boyfriend, told police that Cornish felt fire cured things, noting she had a habit of going into the bush to start them.

Aggravating factors in the arsons were the degree of planning involved and the potential for harm, Crown prosecutor Nadia Farinelli told court.

“Cornish was essentially lighting trees on fire in the forest during wildfire season in communities that have been affected by wild-

fire,” Farinelli said, noting the BC Wildfire Service intends to file a civil suit against Cornish to recoup the cost of extinguishing the blazes.

Farinelli said the arsons appear to have been influenced by mental illness or withdrawal from the medication dexedrine, which is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Defence lawyer Lana Walker said Cornish had gone off her medication in March 2022 and was having “troubling” thoughts and did not feel like herself. Walker said Cornish did not intend to start a large, damaging fire, arguing her sentence should focus on rehabilitation.

“She was lighting fires for personal healing and growth,” Walker said. “If she had been doing this to exact revenge or with some kind of malice, it would be a situation where the court would have to emphasize deterrence and denunciation.”

Walker described Cornish’s time in jail as a serious deterrent as she had never previously served time behind bars. Walker said Cornish is

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a low risk to reoffend as she has not breached her bail conditions, which are similar to those proposed in the joint submission.

Under the proposed conditional sentence order, Cornish would serve three months of house arrest, followed by a three-month curfew confining her to home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. each day, with each condition enforced by an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.

Cornish would also be bound by an area restriction keeping her out of the backcountry and would be banned from attending parks, forest service roads and protected grasslands.

She would also be prohibited from being within five kilometres of Lac Le Jeune, Monte Lake, Pinantan Lake and Connolly Lake — a stipulation the Crown wants to see applied to the 12 months of probation, as well.

Addressing the court, Cornish said she felt bad for her actions.

“I made a big mistake,” she said.

Judge Roy Dickie reserved judgment for a future date, which will likely come in August.

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NOBLE CREEK IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT RISK OF SHUTTERING EARLIER

Extending the intake, however, is not an option city staff are entertaining, according to city utility services manager Greg Wightman.

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The city has plans to decommission the irrigation system and transition users off of it by the end of September, but Mother Nature may force their hand earlier than expected

A number of residents may soon lose their livelihoods as the Noble Creek Irrigation System (NCIS) could shut down within days, rather than the three-month window the City of Kamloops has given to decommission the site and find its users alternative water sources.

Erosion concerns, highlighted by a state of local emergency this past spring, led to council, in a closed meeting on May 30, voting to decommission the NCIS by the end of September. The system draws water from the North Thompson River.

However, drought conditions, amid a forecast hot and dry summer, are now threatening to drop river levels below the NCIS intake, which would render the system inoperable.

“Which would be catastrophic,” Thistle Farms owner Dieter Dudy told KTW. “It’s dropping more and more each day.”

Dudy, a former city councillor whose business relies on the NCIS, said he believes the system could shut down as early as this week, which could result in farmers such as himself losing their businesses. Dudy said if he cannot water his crops, he could lose up to $150,000 worth of product this growing season.

He said losing the irrigation system would also be costly to the Privato winery and hay farmers in the area, who would have a reduction in their harvests. Dudy said it’s not feasible for him to use his existing municipal potable water supply, which is metered and would be very costly. He said being without the NCIS would force him out of business.

“If we want food security and agriculture in our community, then we have to try and find some answers,” Dudy said.

There are 47 properties that utilize the NCIS, about half of whom are farmers.

Dudy said one solution could be to place a piping system into deeper river water to maintain access to the system until at least September.

Water flows into the NCIS intake via gravity and is then pumped up to a reservoir accessed by the system’s users. Wightman said the intake is essentially a large concrete box extending into the river and is not designed to incorporate a pipe and pump system extending into the river. He said the city would not have enough time to retrofit the intake system, describing the permitting, designing and construction process as taking months.

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson noted the situation may not be as dire as it seems, given the constant ebb and flow of the North Thompson River, but suggested, after speaking to experts in the field, a solution could be to extend the NCIS intake farther into the river.

“Three weeks ago, they said it was going to drop. Well, you know what I did, I live on the North Thompson — it went up four inches,” Hamer-Jackson said. “It’s dropping now, but it went up, goes down. I’ve lived on the river for years. Ten years ago, I thought the river was so low I was going to have to sell my boat, but then it goes up and down.”

Wightman said the city is working with water-licensing officials with the Ministry of Forests to allow temporary water supply, including one in which customers could put their own pump systems into the river to draw out water from the under the city’s water licence, which they could then use and share with neighbours who use the system, but do not have riverfront properties.

If the river level at the Noble Creek system’s intake drops another four centimetres, Wightman said, there will not be enough water supply for the system.

Hamer-Jackson planned to ask council on Tuesday, June 27 (after KTW press deadline) to reconsider its decision to decommission the system. Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com for updates.

The move to decommission comes a year after the previous council voted unanimously to increase user rates and spend $3 million to increase the irrigation system’s shelf life to 2028.

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

What the heck just happened in Russia? OPINION

Until late afternoon Moscow time on Saturday, June 24, Russia was in a state of acute crisis, with Yevgeny Prigozhin pulling his Wagner army of mercenary soldiers out of Ukraine and sending some of them racing up the highway toward Moscow instead.

Their task was to force Russia’s military leadership to quit for corruption and incompetence.

Why? There’s no good reason to believe the Wagner founder had tacit support from President Vladimir Putin or anybody else. Prigozhin is known for his emotional and reckless behaviour and the regime certainly seemed to be taking his threats seriously.

Machines were digging tank traps across the main roads in the outskirts of Moscow, protected by machine-gun emplacements, and the population was being told to stay home. Several Russian air force helicopters that tried to attack the Wagner convoy coming up the M4 were shot down in the course of the day.

Putin had already been on national television that morning denouncing the “traitors” in the strongest terms: “All those who consciously chose the path of betrayal ... will suffer an inevitable punishment,” he vowed.

But 12 hours later, he cut a deal that involved no punishment whatever.

Or rather, Aleksandr Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and Europe’s longest-ruling dictator, announced he had cut

a deal in which Prigozhin would order all the Wagner troops to return to their bases, then go into exile himself in Belarus.

Both he and his 25,000-odd Wagner soldiers would get an amnesty and nobody would be punished.

The only explanation Prigozhin offered for his about-turn was that he didn’t want to shed “Russian blood.” That seemed unlikely, given he has already said 20,000 Wagner fighters were killed in the battle of Bakhmut and he knows the invasion of Ukraine was justified on entirely false pretences.

So, the prospect of a few more Russian deaths to rid the country of the two men he blames for provoking and bungling the war in Ukraine, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Defence Staff Valery Gerasimov, seems unlikely to have made him change his mind at the last moment.

Maybe there was some other calculation in play, but what was it?

Hundreds of analysts in a dozen

countries are working on that mystery right now because Russia is still an important place and Putin’s power has clearly been damaged by this bizarre incident.

At the very least, the lack of popular resistance to Prigozhin’s attempted coup (if that’s what it was) is deeply worrying for Putin. The populations of the Russian cities the Wagner troops occupied, Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh, were generally welcoming to them and even applauded and cheered as they pulled out again on Sunday.

Moreover, none of the Russian regular army units the Wagner troops encountered showed hostility to them or tried to impede their movements in any way, although they were obviously acting without official authorization. This should be deeply worrying for the Kremlin.

And why on Earth did Putin let the tinpot Belarusian dictator

Lukashenko do his negotiating with Prigozhin for him? It makes Putin look even weaker, when the appearance of strength is a dictator’s most important asset.

I realize I am asking questions here and not providing answers, but it’s at least clear that there is a lot more going on within the Russian elite than is visible to outsiders. Loyalties and expectations are shifting and even the window of opportunity Ukrainian leaders have been hoping for may open soon.

In the meantime, consider this: Prigozhin posted a spray of angry messages on the Telegram social media site during the crisis and one in particular will circulate and resonate among the younger Russians whose lives the war in Ukraine is blighting. Prigozhin’s people have been fighting in the Donbas since 2014 and he knows where the bodies are buried.

This is Prigozhin’s post: “We

The Kremlin in Moscow, which was placed under enhanced security last week during the bizarre was-it-orwasn’t-it-a-coupattempt involving Wagner mercenary army leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

were hitting [the Ukrainians], and they were hitting us. That’s how it went on for those eight long years, from 2014 to 2022. Sometimes the number of skirmishes would increase, sometimes decrease.

“On 24 February [2022, the day of the invasion], there was nothing extraordinary happening in Ukraine. Now the Ministry of Defence is trying to deceive the public, deceive the president and tell a story that there was some crazy aggression by Ukraine; that — together with the whole NATO bloc — Ukraine was planning to attack us. The war was needed so that Shoigu could [get a promotion]. The war wasn’t for ‘demilitarizing’ or ‘de-nazifying’ Ukraine. It was needed for an extra star.”

One should add that it was also needed as Putin’s legacy project (reuniting at least the Slavic bits of the old Soviet Union), but you wouldn’t expect Prigozhin to get into that.

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DON’T POLITICIZE ADDICTION

Editor:

Many of us who have actually suffered through addiction in our families and extended families find the present debate around the best form of dealing with addiction almost humorous — except people are dying.

RED BRIDGE SHOULD BE RENAMED POTHOLE PASS

Editor:

The provincial government is responsible for maintaining the heritage wooden Red Bridge and decided a year ago to pave it.

Since then, the potholes that are constantly forming have become greater in number and depth. A bridge that is a main traffic thoroughfare feels more like driving on an old logging or corduroy road than a span in a city’s downtown core.

Argo Road Maintenance, the provincial government’s contractor, even used chunks of plywood to fill some potholes.

In May, the bridge was closed

for three evenings and I thought, “Finally! They’re repairing the holes.” Nope, it was simply an inspection.

A couple of weeks later, Argo decided to put down a stop gap of fine gravel to fill the potholes and dips. That solution didn’t last a week. It is so bad that even 4X4 vehicles are travelling at slow speeds while crossing the bridge.

The provincial government needs to fix the surface of the bridge already. It needs to hire the right brains to come up with a proper surface because it certainly isn’t crumbling pavement.

Wendy Clark, Kamloops

As usual, divisive politics has overtaken the narrative. The left politicos have occupied the safe supply camp and the right seems to have occupied the orderly treatment camp.

Of course, our political culture insists that one is right; therefore, the other must be wrong.

Divisive politics has no role to play

in this crucial discussion.

Safe supply is clearly an important element of successful treatment. Those with addictions must have an ability to find their drugs from a legal source readily available, where the fear of death does not exist.

Instead of spending all day engaging in various forms of criminality and violence to obtain their drugs, they can obtain safe drugs that are given out in an orderly fashion. Then, and only then, will they begin to turn their attention to treatment.

The Alberta treatment model is an excellent one and, once we get people

with addictions safe and settled and ready for  the idea of treatment, we then must have the beds available to treat them at no cost to the person.

Don’t allow yourself to get drawn into this polarized left-wing/right wing debate. Both safe supply and accessible treatment are required and will work well in tandem.

Let’s all focus on the substance of saving lives in the immediate term, then allowing people to have appropriate treatment so they can return to normal, productive lives.

Frank Quinn Kamloops

MISOGYNISTIC TAKE ON MAYOR’S LAWSUIT

Editor:

Clearly Kamloops council and the mayor have issues.

Coun. Katie Neustaeter, on behalf of all councillors, as it was reported, issued a statement on March 17, alleging Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson “violated personal and professional boundaries and belittled and disrespected councillors.”

The mayor has filed a defamation suit against Neustaeter and his lawyer,

David McMillian, told KTW that when a “young, attractive-looking” councillor claims personal boundaries were violated, people can infer sexual misconduct.

On what basis of evidence can this statement be based? KTW did not report any sexual misconduct. If the councillor was a “young attractive -looking” male, would McMillan have stated such? We doubt it.

Just as some sexual assault defen-

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dants infer the victim “wanted it,” this approach is similar and just as objectionable.

For too long, females have been victims of misogyny and made to suffer as a result. Is this the approach our mayor wishes to take? We hope not. This is 2023, not 1962. Grow up.

Ken

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Hot, dry summer stokes drought fears

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With spring now a memory, all eyes are on the coming summer season, which is forecast to be unseasonably warm and potentially dry, continuing a trend seen throughout spring.

Just 23.5 millimetres of rain fell during the three months known as meteorological spring — March, April and May. Normal precipitation during that time is 54 millimetres. That includes the month of March, when only trace amounts of rain fell.

Environment Canada warning preparedness meteorologist Armel Castellan said based on data going back to 1896, this year’s March was the fifth-driest on record.

“I guess what I’m telling you is that there are four other years where the month of March had essentially zero precipitation,” Castellan said.

April saw just 3.5 mm of rain fall, or about one-quarter of what is normally seen, while May was

relatively wet, with 20 mm of precipitation — but still short of the 27.3 mm normally seen.

May dominated spring in another way, too. While March and April were cooler than normal or near normal in terms of temperature, May was so warm that it pushed the spring average above normal for all three months.

May saw eight days above 30 C and an average high of 25.8 C — more than four degrees warmer than normal.

“It’s still a warmer overall pattern, which is kind of incredible to think that that’s even possible,” Castellan said.

June in Kamloops normally sees an average of 37.4 millimetres of rain fall. Through June 27, the gauge at the airport has recorded only 11.6 millimetres of rain this month, with the forecast for the final two days calling for sunny skies and highs in the low 30s.

The provincial government provides data on drought conditions

BC Cattleman’s Association general manager Kevin Boon said current drought concerns are centred on Alberta ranchers, but he noted B.C.’s situation is also concerning.

across the province based on six levels — zero fro 6, which 6 being the most concerning.

Castellan said most of the Interior is recorded as Drought Level 2 or Drought Level 3. Kamloops’ current level is 2, although areas nearby to the south and east are at Level 3, with adverse impacts possible.

Kevin Boon, general manager of the BC Cattlemen’s Association, said concerns over drought right now are mostly focused on Alberta.

“But B.C. is also in a situation where we are lacking. I wouldn’t say we’re in a drought yet, but we’re in a definite lack of moisture condition,” Boon told KTW

Boon pointed back to rapid seasonal transitions, including going from summer to winter “overnight” in 2022 and again with what felt like winter to summer this spring.

He said most of the concerns over weather are about irrigation water being used to grow animal feed to be used over winter.

“We didn’t get those fall rains to replenish what was in there because we basically hadn’t had any rain after the end of June last year until the snow fell,” he said.

Boon said B.C. will likely have enough growth on rangelands to make it through the winter, but with Alberta being so dry, ranchers there may need to turn to B.C. for any excess hay.

However, with how unpredictable seasonal shifts have been in the past year, Boon said he is not keen on making any predictions.

“My crystal ball is so cracked up right now that I wouldn’t want to make any kind of guess,” he said.

The summer forecast, meanwhile, shows a high likelihood — 80 to 90 per cent — of abovenormal temperatures across the country for June, July and August.

“We’ve got very high concerns for how this drought pattern is evolving,” Castellan said.

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City planning for summer of drought conditions

In a report that went to Kamloops council on Tuesday, June 27, Greg Wightman, the city’s utility services manager, said seasonal forecasts for 2023 are indicating a high likelihood for extended periods of drought.

To prepare for this possibility, city staff have formed a cross-departmental drought response team, which will be part of the province’s Thompson-Okanagan regional drought response team.

On June 9, The River Forecast Centre said there is a high risk of provincewide drought in B.C., with snowpacks at extremely low levels and following the hottest May on record.

B.C. has six drought levels, with zero meaning there is sufficient water to meet needs and 6 meaning adverse impacts are almost certain. As of June 22, both the North and South Thompson basins were at Level 2, meaning adverse impacts to socio-economic or ecosystem values are unlikely.

Still, to prepare for the potential impacts, city staff have begun developing drought response measures to protect water supply and ecosystems from the impacts of drought.

“Locally, the concerns centre around protecting the water supply for critical uses and protecting the water supply for our fish-bearing streams and rivers,” the report to council states. “Drought is a recurrent feature of climate change involving a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period. Analysis of previous droughts indicates that there are three major factors typically involved with drought occurrence: low winter snow accumulations, dry spring weather in May and June and dry summer weather throughout July and August.”

The report notes the hot and dry spring of 2023 and low snowpack have elevated the concern for drought, with hydrometric monitoring stations on the North Thompson

River at McLure and the Thompson River at Kamloops showing historically low water compared to seasonal averages.

In 2021, the province updated the drought level rating scale to generally correspond with the North American Drought Monitor’s six-level framework. That year, 2021, was also the most recent year when drought levels remained high for extended periods of time.

The North Thompson River was categorized at Level 4 drought from July 28, 2021, to Sept. 17, 2021. The South Thompson River was categorized at Level 4 drought from July 28, 2021, to Sept. 29, 2021. Neither river hit Level 5 drought during that year.

The report states city staff have also connected with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc to ensure the band is aware of the opportunity to participate on this team and provide increased regional representation.

The report states that, as concern for drought increases throughout the season, enhanced water use reductions/restrictions are encouraged to help protect water supply and to protect vulnerable ecosystems.

“It is worth noting that local decisions on water restriction stages are not required to match the provincial drought levels,” the report states.

“However, utilizing the provincial drought levels as trigger points for the consideration of increased reduction measures is encouraged. Drought stages will be used as trigger points for the internal drought response team to consider further actions, but it will not always result in a need for further actions.”

Staff have considered a variety of options aimed at producing an overall reduction in water use.

The city’s water utility has already seen a substantial reduction in overall water use per property as a result of the universal water metering program. Staff feel the current sprinkling restrictions (odd-

numbered addresses watering on odd-numbered days and even-numbered addresses watering on even-numbered days between April 1 and Sept. 30), coupled with fully metered water use, is sufficient for drought Levels 0 to 3.

The report states Level 3 drought will be used as a trigger point for increased communication of sprinkling restrictions and water conservation measures.

Level 4 drought indicates adverse impacts to socio-economic or ecosystem values are likely. Staff are exploring several actions aimed at minimizing the impacts of Level 4 drought, including the following:

• increasing information campaigns related to water conservation and restrictions;

• reducing irrigation used on city lands and fields by 25 per cent;

• encouraging reduced irrigation use for fields and green spaces;

• considering a ban on select outdoor water uses for non-commercial properties, including no vehicle or boat washing at residential properties, no pressure washing or surface cleaning (driveways, patios, sidewalks, etc.) with water for aesthetic purposes.

The report states a Level 5 drought indicates adverse impacts to socio-economic or ecosystem values are almost certain. Staff are exploring several actions aimed at minimizing the impacts of a Level 5 drought, including all actions of Level 4, plus:

• a ban on all non-essential outdoor water use, including irrigation;

• increased enforcement efforts;

• communication campaigns.

While some communities respond to drought conditions by limiting the number of allowable days of sprinkling, the report states concern about negative impacts to the water distribution system if the allowable number sprinkling days were reduced, due to an increase in maximum day demand.

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Mayor, councillors say lawsuit will not distract

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops council — including Mayor Reid HamerJackson — vows its work will continue unimpeded despite a lawsuit filed against a councillor by the mayor.

Hamer-Jackson is suing Coun. Katie Neustaeter in B.C. Supreme Court for defamation, claiming her March 17 statement on behalf of all council damaged his public reputation when she claimed he violated councillors’ personal and professional boundaries. He also claims Neustaeter defamed him in emails and orally through communications made in February and March that included staff and other councillors.

Hamer-Jackson told KTW he does not think his lawsuit will distract from council’s work.

“It hasn’t impacted me since March 17, when someone got up and said that I was violating personal [and] professional boundaries. I thought I worked through that pretty good,” HamerJackson said. “You may not like all your teammates, but you get the job done.”

Asked if any other members of council should be concerned they may also face litigation, Hamer-Jackson said he would talk to his lawyer about that.

Hamer-Jackson’s lawyer, David McMillan, told KTW that while the March 17 statement was made on behalf of all eight councillors, only Neustaeter was being sued because, legally, she was the

only one for which a defamation case could be made as she read out the statement.

He told KTW if any of the other seven members of council had made defamatory statements about the mayor, they would have also been included in this lawsuit.

Coun. Margot Middleton said council must be cognizant of the lawsuit, but cannot let it stop their work. Asked if she was concerned the mayor may file subsequent lawsuits against herself or another member of council, Middleton said she would not comment.

“I have no information to suggest one way or another, so I won’t comment on that,” Middleton said.

Coun. Dale Bass told KTW Hamer-Jackson’s lawsuit will not impact council’s ability to function.

“The work will still get done. We’re a council of nine — eight of us work well together. This is an issue between the councillor and the mayor and it’s not going to stop us from doing the jobs we were elected to do,” Bass said.

Asked if she is concerned the mayor may attempt to file a lawsuit against her, Bass

replied, “The mayor can do what the mayor decides to do.”

Neustaeter told KTW she is confident council’s dedication will remain unshaken by the legal issue.

“Despite what people might see, this is an extraordinarily functional council for the vast majority,” Neustaeter said, adding that “while we manage this chaos, we focus on the work.”

Asked how she will navigate her interactions with Hamer-Jackson as members of council, Neustaeter said she plans to continue being a professional.

Coun. Mike O’Reilly, the deputy mayor for June, said he does not believe the lawsuit will impact council’s work or interactions with each other.

“We’ve had a lot of challenges in the last nine months that we have overcome, over and over and over again, and I don’t see this being any different going forward,” O’Reilly said.

“Does it make it harder to get through? Yes, and it’s tiresome, but the work we’ve accomplished as a council and a city will not slow down.”

The Pokemon League championship took place on Sunday, June 25, at High Octane Comics and Collectibles, which is downtown at 250 Third Ave.

Above: Daylon Mueller (left) plays against Noah Choy. Left: Ben Egyed battles Gurtej Chania (right).

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City wages were $71 million in 2022

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MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

The City of Kamloops spent $5.3 million more on payroll in 2022 compared to 2021, according to recently released statements of financial information.

The overall increase in remuneration reported from 2021 to 2022 was 7.4 per cent, which a staff report stated was a result of increased staffing of the community services officer program, the continued return to pre-pandemic service levels, overtime spent on firefighter sick relief and the annual salary increases in accordance with the municipality’s collective agreements.

City employees making more than $75,000 a year grew to 105 people in 2022 up from 96 employees in 2021, accounting

City wages were $71 million in 2022

for $13 million of the city’s $71-million payroll last year.

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For the year ending Dec. 31, 2022, among the highest staff salaries were chief administrative officer David Trawin, who earned $304,616, community and protective services Byron McCorkell ($248,388), corporate services director Kathy Humphrey, who has since relocated to Victoria ($218,715), civic operations director Jen Fretz ($218,320) and development, engineering and sustainability director Marvin Kwiatkowski ($213,668).

The City of Kamloops spent $5.3 million more on payroll in 2022 compared to 2021, according to recently released statements of financial information.

The overall increase in remuneration reported from 2021 to 2022 was 7.4 per cent, which a staff report stated was a result of increased staffing of the community services officer program, the continued return to pre-pandemic service levels, overtime spent on firefighter sick relief and the annual salary increases in accordance with the municipality’s collective agreements.

Newly elected councillors —Nancy Bepple, Kelly Hall, Katie Neustaeter, Stephen Karpuk and Margot Middleton — each earned $5,409 and claimed no expenses. They were elected on Oct. 15, 2022.

The previous councillors who were unsuccessful in mayoral bids or who did

City employees making more than $75,000 a year grew to 105 people in 2022 up from 96 employees in 2021, accounting

not run for re-election on Oct. 15, 2022 — Dieter Duty, Sadie Hunter, Arjun Singh, Kathy Sinclair and Denis Walsh — each earned $37,507 in salary. In 2022, Dudy had more than $4,582 in expenses, Hunter had $4,364 and Singh had $3,554. Sinclair had just $99 in expenses and Walsh claimed no expenses.

for $13 million of the city’s $71-million payroll last year.

For the year ending Dec. 31, 2022, among the highest staff salaries were chief administrative officer David Trawin, who earned $304,616, community and protective services director Byron McCorkell ($248,388), corporate services director Kathy Humphrey, who has since relocated to Victoria ($218,715), civic operations director Jen Fretz ($218,320) and development, engineering and sustainability director Marvin Kwiatkowski ($213,668).

not run for re-election on Oct. 15, 2022 — Dieter Duty, Sadie Hunter, Arjun Singh, Kathy Sinclair and Denis Walsh — each earned $37,507 in salary. In 2022, Dudy had more than $4,582 in expenses, Hunter had $4,364 and Singh had $3,554. Sinclair had just $99 in expenses and Walsh claimed no expenses.

Re-elected councillors Dale Bass, Mike O’Reilly and Bill Sarai each made $42,916 in 2022. Bass had expenses of $8,583, Sarai spent $7,218 and O’Reilly $4,122.

Re-elected councillors Dale Bass, Mike O’Reilly and Bill Sarai each made $42,916 in 2022. Bass had expenses of $8,583, Sarai spent $7,218 and O’Reilly $4,122.

Newly elected councillors —Nancy Bepple, Kelly Hall, Katie Neustaeter, Stephen Karpuk and Margot Middleton — each earned $5,409 and claimed no expenses. They were elected on Oct. 15, 2022.

The previous councillors who were unsuccessful in mayoral bids or who did

Former mayor Ken Christian earned $103,728 in 2022, while newly elected Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson took home $16,139 in his first two months in office. Christian had $5,520 in expenses over 9.5 months, while Hamer-Jackson claimed no expenses in his 2.5 months in office in 2022.

More townhouses set to rise in Valleyview

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops council has also given the go-ahead for a 91-unit housing development to rise in the Orchards Walk neighbourhood in Valleyview.

Council has unanimously approved a development permit for Orchards Walk Developments Inc., which will construct 42 units at 3580 Valleyview Dr.

The development will consist of 23 single-family dwellings, 10 duplexes, three four-

Former mayor Ken Christian earned $103,728 in 2022, while newly elected Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson took home $16,139 in his first two months in office. Christian had $5,520 in expenses over 9.5 months, while Hamer-Jackson claimed no expenses in his 2.5 months in office in 2022.

More townhouses set to rise in Valleyview

plexes and six sixplexes, with 213 parking stalls and 91 small car spaces.

abuts Highway 1.

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Primary access to the site is from the southern frontage road off of Valleyview Drive, labelled Shiloh Lane, with secondary access to the east proposed off of the strata road, which is gated for emergency access only.

Kamloops council has also given the go-ahead for a 91-unit housing development to rise in the Orchards Walk neighbourhood in Valleyview.

“Is there any larger-scale plan to building access into this development?” Neustaeter asked.

plexes and six sixplexes, with 213 parking stalls and 91 small car spaces.

Coun. Katie Neustaeter said she continues to be concerned about accessibility and traffic congestion in the Orchards Walk neighbourhood as more and more housing developments rise in the area that

Council has unanimously approved a development permit for Orchards Walk Developments Inc., which will construct 42 units at 3580 Valleyview Dr.

Development, engineering and sustainability director Marvin Kwiatkowski said the Ministry of Transportation in the last few years has been reducing green light time for traffic coming out of Grand Boulevard as the priority is to keep traffic on the highway flowing.

Primary access to the site is from the southern frontage road off of Valleyview Drive, labelled Shiloh Lane, with secondary access to the east proposed off of the strata road, which is gated for emergency access only.

The development will consist of 23 single-family dwellings, 10 duplexes, three four-

“It is a concern for all of us, is the traffic volumes. They [ministry] do not want more

Coun. Katie Neustaeter said she continues to be concerned about accessibility and traffic congestion in the Orchards Walk neighbourhood as more and more housing developments rise in the area that

abuts Highway 1.

accesses onto the highway,” Kwiatkowski said, noting the indication from the ministry is to focus additional traffic onto city streets, such as Valleyview Drive.

“Is there any larger-scale plan to building access into this development?” Neustaeter asked.

The property is within close proximity to the proposed future location of Orchards Walk Park and adjacent to a stormwater retention pond, which will also provide neighbourhood amenity space.

The property will be serviced by municipal water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer mains located within the Valleyview Drive extension.

Development, engineering and sustainability director Marvin Kwiatkowski said the Ministry of Transportation in the last few years has been reducing green light time for traffic coming out of Grand Boulevard as the priority is to keep traffic on the highway flowing.

“It is a concern for all of us, is the traffic volumes. They [ministry] do not want more

accesses onto the highway,” Kwiatkowski said, noting the indication from the ministry is to focus additional traffic onto city streets, such as Valleyview Drive.

The property is within close proximity to the proposed future location of Orchards Walk Park and adjacent to a stormwater retention pond, which will also provide neighbourhood amenity space.

The property will be serviced by municipal water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer mains located within the Valleyview Drive extension.

Public cannot be banned from Kamloops standing committees

in an 8-1 vote, with only Hamer-Jackson opposed.

A recommendation banning members of the public was rejected, but a suite of other changes to standing committees are now being drafted by City of Kamloops staff.

Kamloops council has approved recommendations from its governance select committee to have staff revise standing committees following unilateral appointments made to them by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.

However, staff have yet to draft such changes, which will not come before council until at least July as they remain absent from the June 27 council agenda.

Staff are tasked with devising a hybrid approach for utilizing standing and/or select committees based on current operational needs. Staff will also recommend to council whether to reinstate or dissolve any of the current five standing committees.

A report will also come back to council suggesting amendments to council’s procedure bylaw that defines the authority and operational procedures for standing and select committees and creates a standard terms of reference template for future committees and a process for appointing public members to standing, select and subcommittees.

The changes were approved by council

The governance select committee also recommended banning public members from standing committees, but city corporate officer Maria Mazzotta, told KTW that recommendation did not come to council as a whole as staff determined such a move went against the Community Charter and could not be enforced.

Under the Community Charter, the mayor has the ability to appoint members of the public to standing committees.

The request for the ban came from Coun. Mike O’Reilly, the committee chair, who said there is work on standing committees that can only be handled by council members. With respect to confidentiality issues, however, council could simply not refer sensitive information to standing committees and discuss it only at closed committee of the whole or regular meetings.

Councillors could also resign from standing committees that contain public members, which would require those committees to fold.

Council formed a select committee to review the terms of reference for standing committees when Hamer-Jackson earlier this year added nine members of the public to them — many of whom were friends and/or political backers — and removed three councillors as committee chairs.

Kamloops Mountie injured after being attacked with a skateboard

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A youth was arrested on Thursday night (June 22) after a Kamloops Mountie suffered injuries after being struck in the head with a skateboard.

The incident occurred at about 11:20 p.m. at the North Shore transit exchange on Sydney Avenue.

Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said officers were called to the transit exchange for a disturbance report involving a group of between 18 and 20 intoxicated youths. An assault and threats were also reported.

Evelyn said a responding police officer attempted to arrest a male youth who began resisting, noting other

youths began pulling the officer away.

“While the officer was dealing with that situation, another male youth allegedly smashed the police officer’s windshield with a skateboard, then struck the officer in the head with it, immediately causing injury,” Evelyn said.

The police officer was treated on scene by ambulance and at hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Backup officers arrested the assault suspect nearby. Charges are pending.

Evelyn said the first youth arrested was taken home to his guardian without process, pending the investigation’s results.

“Very fortunately, the officer is expected to recover,” Kamloops RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelley said.

“This was an extremely alarming situation that could have most certainly had a very different outcome for the officer and youths involved. I can’t stress enough the importance of cooperating with a police investigation and not interfering, which helps no one, and, in this case, led to an officer being assaulted and a youth now facing very serious charge recommendations.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has video of it is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000.

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Forum hears about Alberta model of recovery

The Alberta model for recovery was a dominant topic of discussion during a public forum on community safety on June 21.

About 120 people attended the event in the Clock Tower Theatre at Thompson Rivers University.

TRU political science professor Derek Cook moderated the forum, which featured two panellists: documentarian and independent journalist Aaron Gunn and Chris Dornan, a Kamloops resident and recovering alcoholic and drug user.

The forum began with the screening of the last 40 minutes of Gunn’s documentary, Canada Is Dying, which focuses on critiquing the safe supply of drugs model in favour of a recovery-based approach, such as what Alberta has been focusing on since 2019.

Gunn said he made the Canada Is Dying and Vancouver Is Dying documentaries (both of which can be viewed on YouTube) to start a discussion and foster debate, noting the “monolithic opinions in media” do not reflect reality.

“It’s really hard to get the treatment and it’s really easy to get your next fix,” Gunn said of B.C.’s safe supply approach to the addictions crisis, noting there is little talk about prevention.

The Alberta model involves moving away from safe supply of drugs and ramping up the number of detox and long-term recovery centres. The Alberta government is planning to build 11 such recovery centres away from downtown cores, with the $20-million centres being communities unto themselves, offering a host of wraparound services. Admission is free and, according to the Alberta government, there are no waiting lists.

One such centre has opened north of Red Deer, with programs extending from one month to one year.

Nonetheless, there is plenty of opposition to the Alberta recovery model, as can be seen in various news stories.

At the forum at TRU, an attendee queried Gunn on his stance, asking why his documentary did not include experts from the safe supply side of the debate.

Gunn’s response? That side of the

argument can be found in myriad media stories in Canada.

“What we are doing isn’t working,” Gunn said. “Handing out free drugs isn’t working.”

He pointed to barriers to adopting the Alberta model in B.C.

“I call it the poverty industrial complex. There’s a lot of people making a lot of money in the current approach.”

Highlighted in the documentary and discussed afterwards was the fact the provincial NDP government led a class-action lawsuit against sued Purdue Pharma to recover healthcare costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medicines, mainly oxycontin. The wide distribution of the addictive oxycontin has contributed to the addictions crisis today.

In June 2022, Purdue Pharma reached a $150-million settlement agreement with the federal, provincial and territory governments.

However, as Gunn noted in his documentary, the more powerful hydromorphine pills being used as safe supply in B.C. are produced by the very same Purdue Pharma.

Gunn argues the result of handing out hydromorphine pills to those with addictions will only exacerbate the problem. The documentary details anecdotal evidence from a doctor and pharmacist regarding users selling government-distributed hydromorphone pills on the street and using the money to buy their preferred, and dangerous, fentanyl pills.

“We can stop pouring fuel on the fire,” Gunn replied when asked what can be done in the short term to tackle the problem.

Dornan has lived in Kamloops for 19 years and grew up in East Vancouver, where he was orphaned and was raised in group homes. He said he had an alcohol problem “as far back as I can remember,” noting a “really horrific family tragedy” led to worsening alcoholism, drug use and depression.

“I’d lost all hope,” Dornan said. “My will to live was gone.”

He said he was saved only because someone offered help to get him into recovery 17 years ago. He has been sober since and works with men and youth from all classes with their addictions issues.

“I didn’t get sober by myself and I’m not going to stay sober by myself,” Dornan said, noting the need for help and for long-term recovery in the Kamloops area.

“My hope is to see Kamloops expand resources for long-term recovery support,” he said. “I believe it can significantly reduce crime in the community.”

A pair of politicians — Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Kamloops North-Thompson (BC United) MLA Peter Milobar — were among those attending the forum.

Hamer-Jackson reiterated his call for a review of shelters, supportive housing and their operators, arguing services promised are not being delivered. He added that the Alberta model for recovery is needed in B.C. Milobar said BC United’s proposed plan to tackle the issue is similar to what Alberta is doing, citing statistics that show overdose deaths in B.C. continue to rise, while in Alberta, such deaths have decreased by about 50 per cent since that province enacted its recovery-based plan three years ago.

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TRU eyes five projects in capital plan

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Thompson Rivers University has unveiled a new plan for its capital projects, with a major new building and up to $181 million in spending planned for the Kamloops campus, including more student housing at the request of the provincial government.

TRU vice-president of finance Matt Milovick detailed the new plan to the board of governors on June 16.

Milovick said the university had “notional” approval for a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) building from the provincial government.

However, Milovick said, in recent months the provincial government rescinded that approval, citing cost overruns at other institutions and the need for more student housing.

“While discouraging news to receive, the ministry did signal that they were very amenable to receiving a capital submission that merged STEM and SOBE (School of Business and Entrepreneurship) into one project and clearly indicated it was prepared to move quickly to fund an additional residence project at the TRU campus,” Milovick wrote in his update to the board.

The university’s new plan includes five

major projects: a combined business/ science building, an Indigenous education centre, a low-carbon district energy system building, a second phase of its East Village student housing and a major renovation to the Ken Lepin Building, home to sciences, health sciences and nursing.

In total, TRU is looking to spend up to $181 million on the five capital projects and is asking for $119 million from the provincial government to make them become a reality.

In addition, it would spend $21.3 million of its own cash in conjunction with a $12 million loan and $700,000 from other sources, meaning $28 million in fundraising would need to occur to cover all projects.

The combined STEM/SOBE building will make up the bulk of TRU’s capital costs, at $120 million, and Milovick indicated that building may be even larger than what it is being built to house — as the university also plans to build market residential units above the academic buildings. That cost is not factored into the $120 million budget.

That building would rise at the northwest corner of Summit Drive and McGill Road.

The Indigenous Education Centre is expected to cost between $15 million and $18 million and is currently in the consultation/preliminary design phase.

The university’s low-carbon district

energy system building, which is expected to offset carbon emissions at the school, is expected to cost TRU $8 million.

Student housing will come in the form of a second phase at TRU’s East Village, located across Summit Drive. The second phase of the project will see 74 new beds added to TRU’s student housing inventory at a cost of $24 million. In changing its mind about TRU’s STEM building, the ministry also suggested adding renovation projects to its list of capital requests.

Milovick said there are opportunities to scoop up funds at year-end for projects under $15 million.

One of those projects is a series of improvements at the university’s Ken Lepin Building, which currently houses STEM students. The university is planning to spend $11 million to replace all windows in the building and install a new curtain wall system.

A curtain wall is a non-structural outer covering on a building, in this case intended to “dramatically improve both the building’s environmental performance.” Extensive concrete repairs will also be done as part of the project in order to improve accessibility.

The university plans to submit the new plan to the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills on July 14.

Last year, the City of Kamloops used its portion of provincial gambling revenue for hosting Cascades Casino and Chances Kamloops to help improve community facilities like the Hillside Stadium running track.

Home for K9s group open

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At long last, the Search and Rescue and Detection K9s of British Columbia’s new home is open inside Cooper Centre in North Kamloops.

A public grand opening was held on Saturday, June 24. Search and Rescue and Detection K9s of British Columbia is the hub for search dog training and detection in the province, known throughout North America as a centre of excellence.

In 2019, the Cooper Family Foundation began renovating the Cooper Companies building to become the Cooper Centre, the latest Wings Above Kamloops project by the Cooper Family Foundation, which used $10,000 donations from the sale of each house of its nearby project, Catalpa Community in Brocklehurst.

Search and Rescue and Detection K9s of British Columbia is in a 9,000-square-foot-plus facility, having signed a 25-year lease, with 10 years’ free rent. The state-of-the-art facility is geared toward everything canines, with a focus on professional working dogs, such as search and rescue, bomb, drug and cancer detection and therapy and security dogs. The facility will also cater to the training of recreational dogs, including obedience and sports work.

The facility has been specifically designed for canine training, with seven-foot-wide hallways that create a loop around the facility, several shower stations and a 3,000-square-foot physical training space with a viewing room for spectators. It’s also equipped with a boardroom, lecture room and several work stations.

The Cooper Centre was formerly home to Soccer Quest, Dirty Jersey Pub and Bowlertime bowing alley. In addition to being home to the K9s group, the Cooper Centre houses the Cooper Family Foundation headquarters and the recently opened Angry Otter liquor store, while a Tim Hortons outlet operates adjacent to the building.

Clockwise from top left: Ranger correctly picks which box has drugs in it is rewarded with a rubber ball; Search and Rescue and Detection K9s of British Columbia president Mike Ritcey addresses the crowd; Among those cutting the ribbon were Kamloops Coun. Kelly Hall (second from left), Coun. Bill Sarai (fourth from left), Cooper Family Foundation CEO Nelly Dever (fifth from left), Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson (sixth from left), KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Peter Milobar (fifth from right), Cooper Companies president Tod Cooper (fourth from right), Coun. Mike O’Reilly (third from right) and Coun. Katie Neustaeter (second from right).

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Foxy Box’s success is no wax-ident

The moment health care and education changed overnight during the COVID-19 pandemic led some people to look at changing or tweaking careers for wellness and financial reasons.

Foxy Box co-owners Stephanie O’Neill and Whitney Learie-Kellam took a risk on building a franchise, starting with a 10-week Community Futures business bootcamp to draft a business plan, learn about business start-up tools and plan financials.

Earlier this month, the duo celebrated the one-year anniversary of their Foxy Box storefront, downtown at 259 Fourth Ave. It is Kamloops’ first full-body laser and wax bar and is part of a Victoria-based franchise that is woman-owned and operated.

Community Futures business advisor Carmen Jordan helped O’Neill and Learie-Kellam to evaluate ideas and move forward with a business plan, with new business sponsorship from RBC.

“The runway was a bit longer for them,” Jordan said, noting the

franchise was complex to launch and required finding a specific location within their contract.

“They’re very smart women and they balance each other beautifully,” said Julie Bayman, Community Futures project manager for the selfemployment program, noting both women hold professional careers and have successfully made the leap to be entrepreneurs.

O’Neill has worked full-time as a respiratory therapist for nine years and transitioned into part-time

employment at the height of the pandemic.

“COVID just had a really strong impact on me, partly because of the kind of person I am,” O’Neill said, noting she took stress leave to cope with some of the impacts of the crisis. “I’m a very empathetic person and my heart really hurt seeing what families went through and having to manage being a mother and a partner at home. So, when this opportunity came around to meet like-minded women and other

entrepreneurs, and the positive vibe of feeling included in something transformative for the community, it really woke my spirit up again. I just had this awakening to do something different.”

Learie-Kellam is a primary school teacher with several years of work experience, but she is on maternity leave.

“I still love being a teacher and I love the kids, but I started to have my own family,” Learie-Kellam said, explaining she learned about her latest pregnancy while in the process of setting up the business with O’Neill.

With a dedication to their professional lives in health care and education still strongly intact, the Foxy Box franchise has been embraced in the downtown business community.

“What drew us to Foxy Box in

particular was the core values of the company, the inclusivity, the honesty and the humour,” Learie-Kellam said.

“These things really spoke to us in cultivating a positive environment for our staff, our clients … we can bring people joy and make them feel good in their bodies. That piece is the piece that spoke to us.”

While still a young business, Foxy Box has hosted fundraisers for the Kamloops Food Bank and The Tree (an organization that helps women and mothers dealing with addictions issues). The Foxy Box has also helped raise money for a family with medical expenses and for doula care in Kamloops during International Women’s Week.

“We’re not just a wax and laser bar. We do a ton of community work and we want to give back to our community because we love Kamloops and we love living here,” Learie-Kellam said. “I feel like that’s reciprocal. People have really received us well.”

For more information on Community Futures, go online to communityfutures.net.

Last year, the Cit y of Kamloops used its por tion of provincial gambling revenue for hosting Cascades Casino and Chances Kamloops to help improve communit y facilities like the Hillside Stadium running track

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From left to right: Foxy Box co-owner Stephanie O’Neill, Gabriel Branco (RBC manager of business markets for the B.C. Interior and North), Tim Webber (RBC Kamloops market community manager) and Foxy Box co-owner Whitney Learie-Kellam.

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Len Marchand exhibit at Kamloops Museum

tographs and film will mean their safe keeping as historical records.

Kamloops political leader Leonard “Len” Marchand Sr. is the focus of a new exhibit at the Kamloops Museum and Archives beginning on Friday, June 30.

An opening event will be held on Friday, June 30, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Those planning on attending are being asked to RSVP prior to the event due to limited space by emailing jcyr@kamloops.ca or by calling 250-828-3576.

The exhibit, entitled Len, will be shown until Dec. 16.

Marchand was the first person of Indigenous status to be elected to Canadian Parliament, representing the Kamloops-Cariboo riding from 1968 to 1979. He later served as a senator from 1984 to 1999. Marchand died on June 3, 2016, at the age of 82.

The exhibit was created in collaboration with Marchand’s family, who provided photographs and spoke of the conditions that led to Marchand’s long political career and resulting accolades, which include the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada.

“As a family, we were very fortunate to witness so many important events — events that involved amazing people endeavouring to transform the world,” the Marchand family said in a statement, adding that the donation of pho-

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Museum supervisor Julia Cyr hailed the exhibit as a further step in reconciliation.

“The Marchand family generously donated their family archive to the KMA’s archives so that our community can benefit and learn from one of Canada’s greatest leaders and champions for Indigenous rights,” Cyr said.

As part of the exhibit, a free all-ages event will be held the morning of Aug. 5, with participants helping staff build a sagebrush forest in the museum inspired by the exhibit. Nearer to fall, the museum will also begin offering a number of programs based on the exhibit.

The museum’s regular hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

When?

Thompson-Nicola Regional District NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 at 5:00 PM

The Board of Directors of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District gives notice that it will hold a delegated Public Hearing in the TNRD Boardroom, 4th floor of 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, to consider proposed Bylaw 2792 and Bylaw 2815

What are the changes in proposed Bylaw 2792, 2022?

These revise the Green Lake and Area Official Community Plan (OCP) and would: Clarify the OCP Riparian (& onsite septic system) Development Permit (DP) Area policy

• Reduce the scope of when Hazardous Land & Environmentally Sensitive DPs get triggered

• Add policy to guide applications for RV living use via a Temporary Use Permit

What is proposed Bylaw 2815, 2023?

• It sets out numerous (omnibus) comprehensive changes to TNRD Zoning Bylaw 2400, including:

• Shift floodplain regulations from Bylaw 2400 into a standalone floodplain bylaw

• Increase all building minimum side/rear setbacks to 2 4 metres to more align with BC Building Code

• Decrease MHP-1 zone density given increases in unit sizes and doubling of fire separations

• Clarify how site-built homes and factory built manufactured homes (MHs) can be combined

• Combine R-1 and R-2 zones and so remove the prohibition on narrow homes and single-wide MHs (properties currently zoned R-2 will become zoned R-1)

• Clarify that a long breezeway, corridor, or similar cannot serve to make two buildings into one

• Increase the size of parcel area that is subject to existing livestock limits to 4 hectares

• Clarify that lot coverage includes all buildings and not only those subject to building permit

• Allow secondary suites in all Tobiano CD-1 Zone and RA-2 Zone single family dwellings and remove the 80m2 cap in suite area

• Add new definitions and revise several existing definitions

• Rezone 10045 Adams Lake FSR, shown shaded on the adjacent map, to the LRT-2 Zone to ensure lawful conforming use for Grizzly Adams Lake Resort

All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing Additionally, they may make written submissions on the matter of the Bylaws (via the options below) which must be received at our office prior to 9:00 a m , July 11th of 2023 While written submissions are encouraged during this time, anyone wishing to attend the public hearing in person to speak may do so The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form a part of the public record for this matter

How do I get more information?

A copy of the proposed Bylaws and all supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 a m to 4:30 p m , Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our office, from June 19th, 2023, until 4:00 p m the day of the Hearing; or please contact us via any of the options below

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The exhibit, entitled Len, will be at the Kamloops Museum and Archives until Dec. 16. KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES IMAGE

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YOGA IN THE PARK

With grant support from the city, Kamloops Immigrant Services and Let’s Move Studio are hosting weekly free yoga sessions in McDonald Park in North Kamloops through July 26.

The free sessions take place every Wednesday 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Participants will get a chance to win draw prizes at the last session. Yoga in the park is a scent-free event.

CANADA DAY IN THE PARK

The annual Canada Day festival will be held on Saturday, July 1, in Riverside Park in downtown Kamloops.

The event, organized by the Multicultural Society of Kamloops, will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and be followed at dusk by the return of a fireworks show above the Thompson rivers. The fireworks, which will be ignited on Tk’emlúps land across from Riverside Park beginning at about 9:30 p.m., will proceed pending favourable weather conditions and can be cancelled between now and

Canada Day by Kamloops Fire

Rescue if the department deems weather conditions (such as heat and wind) to be too dangerous to proceed.

Environment Canada’s forecast for Canada Day calls for sunny skies and highs in the low 30s.

The Canada Day festival will include the FolkFest, featuring a long list of musicians and dancers on two stages. There will also be kids’ activities, food tents featuring menus from around the world and a beer garden.

The festival will also include Art in the Park, the Kamloops Arts Council’s annual showcase of creations from dozens of artists.

Transit use is free on Canada Day. For schedule information, go online to bctransit.com/kamloops.

ALMOST CANADA DAY LAUGHS

Join Ty Boissonault, Kate Belton, Daragh Turner, Will Corry and Ernie Ware for a hilarious evening of laughs to kickstart the Canada Day long weekend.

The Almost Canada Day comedy show will take place on Friday, June 30, at 8 p.m. at The Effie Arts Collective, 422 Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops. Tickets can be found online at evenbtite.com by searching “Almost Canada Day Comedy At The Effie Kamloops.”

ALL-AGES SHOW

A multi-performer concert will take place on Canada Day at the Bridgeview Theatre, 106B Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops. Doors open at 7 p.m, with the music beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door.

Performers include Electric Masochist from Berlin, KRASH from Saskatoon, Brutalize from Vancouver and Shortleash from Kamloops.

The concert is presented by Caustic Death.

MARKET CONTINUES

The Kamloops Regional Farmers’ Market will be open on Canada Day, downtown in the 200block of St. Paul Street, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Remember, the market has a bike valet for cyclists.

DRAG ON TAP

Bright Eye Brewing, at 292 Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops, is hosting the Drag on Tap show, featuring drag performers Ella Lamoureux, Hollie Woods

and Virginia Slim.

Drag on Tap will take place on Thursday, June 29, at 6 p.m. It is an age 16-plus show featuring adult humour and all minors must be accompanied by a legal guardian. Tickets are $25 and can be found online at rebelliousunicorns.com.

BEAUTIFUL GAME RESUMES

The Rivers FC semipro League 1 BC soccer club hosts the TCC Rovers of Burnaby on Friday, June 30, on Field No. 2 at McArthur Island. The women play at 5 p.m., with the men following at 7:30 p.m. Ticket information is online at riversfc.com.

PLAY BALL ON MAC ISLE

The Kamloops NorthPaws of the West Coast League are hosting two baseball games against the Kelowna Falcons this weekend: Saturday, July 1, at 6:35 p.m. and Sunday, July 2, at 2:05 p.m. Both games will be played on Dearborn Ford Field at Norbrock Stadium on McArthur Island. Ticket information is online at northpawsbaseball.ca.

Last year, the Cit y of Kamloops used its por tion of provincial gambling revenue for hosting Cascades Casino and Chances Kamloops to help improve communit y facilities like the Hillside Stadium running track

WESTSYDE DAYS, WESTSYDE WAYS

Westsyde Days was held in Westsyde Centennial Park on Saturday, June 24, with many attendees braving the rain. The event featured myriad activities, entertainment and food for families, along with a beer garden for adults.

CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: Adreanna Markanci hangs out with her sister Danica on the teeter totter. The Smith family enjoy hotdogs and burgers. Five-year-old Louis Hunter sits in the driver’s seat of a fire truck. Will Poppy, age 4, enjoys the bouncy castle. Local firefighters cook burgers and hotdogs.

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KIDVERTISING

Depending on your age, you probably recognized one or more of those famous taglines from advertising. Advertising and marketing have an impact on all of us from an early age. From Saturday morning cartoons to ads for Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs in the back of your comic books to singing along with jingles on the radio, we have all been exposed to advertising early and often.

Today’s kids are smart, savvy, more brand aware (and more exposed to advertising messages) than any generation before them. So we decided to work with them to teach them a bit more about the world of advertising – and also to point out the value of shopping locally. The result is this special section –Kidvertising. We partnered with a classroom of bright young people in Grades 5 and 6 at Pacific Way Elementary.

This Week account executive, Paul De Luca, gave a presentation about how advertising works in print media, along with some principles of marketing and design. The students were asked to create ads for local businesses of their choice, and we took those ad drawings – more than 60 different ads – to the local businesses and offered to run them in this special section.

For every business that bought an ad, we’ve taken $50 from the cost of each ad and are presenting it to the class of the student designer to support activities in their class. Not only were our student designers talented artists, they also demonstrated their awareness of the world of advertising that surrounds them, asking intelligent questions along the way. Thanks so much to Mrs. Galloway from Pacific Way Elementary for helping us put this great project together.

Check out Kidvertising creations on pages A23-A26

Winless Rivers keeping faith

Shea Battie’s wonder goal in the 92nd minute put the finishing touch on a 5-2 victory for Harbourside FC of Nanaimo on Sunday, June 25, on McArthur Island, a looping strike from about 40 yards out that soared over the Rivers FC goalkeeper.

The defeat left Rivers with a record of 0-10 in semi-pro League1 BC soccer action.

“It’s been a tough, challenging, learning experience,” said captain Ainsley Grether, the Kamloopsian who also plays for the TRU WolfPack in the U Sports ranks. “My role is to just come in here and I just want to work my bag off and show that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, you walk off the field with pride, right?”

The second-year club was formed in part to develop WolfPack players during the summer, but many are not from Kamloops and keeping them in town for the League1 BC campaign has been a challenge, Rivers head coach Mark Pennington said.

“My [WolfPack] players from Ontario go home and they’re playing in this league at home, where they live for free and their fridge is full and their laundry is done,” said Pennington, also

head coach of the TRU WolfPack women’s soccer team. “In an ideal world, we’d have all the WolfPack players and develop the WolfPack program, but I’m trying to use it to develop the youth. The hope is some of them come in and become WolfPack players.”

The Rivers roster on Sunday included two starting midfielders who are still in high school, a Grade 10 substitute, a pair of defenders who live in Vancouver and three university students who live in Nova Scotia during the school year, but are summering in Kamloops.

“It’s a really good development tool,” said Pennington, noting there are three of four WolfPack players who have been in and out of the Rivers’ lineup this season. “It makes it really challenging to play against the

teams who have a lot of NCAA players that come home for summer.”

Taylor Miller is among the Rivers roster members who do not toil for the WolfPack in the U Sports ranks. The 29-year-old Kamloopsian and former TRU soccer standout was the lone goal scorer for Rivers on Sunday. Harbourside (4-5-1) scored an own goal in the 87th minute.

“If I compare it to TRU, the teams we play in this league are much better and they have a lot more talent,” said Miller, whose club posted a 1-1-10 record last year in its inaugural season.

“To sum it up, one of the teams has about seven under-20 national girls on it. It’s definitely better competition.”

Grether said team morale is fine considering the winless campaign.

“BC League1 isn’t a joke,” Grether said. “There are some really top players in this league. They come from all over the States and Canada. Being an Interior team, you’re always on the back foot. We put on a show every week. That’s all we can ask for this season. I’d love to get a win before the end of Rivers [season]. We’ll keep pushing and keep our heads up.”

Rivers will play host to Burnaby-based TSS Rovers FC (4-2-4) on Friday, June 30, a 5 p.m. start on Field 2 on McArthur Island.

“I’m hoping it continues to grow and more and more WolfPack players want to stick around for the summer, but it’s hard,” Pennington said. “Kids want a break. They want to go home to their families.”

Medals earned on world stage

Three Special Olympics BC Kamloops athletes reached the podium for Canada at the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which wrapped up on Sunday, June 25, in Berlin, Germany.

Ryan Kealey of Clearwater earned four medals in power lifting in his weight class — gold in bench press (297.6 pounds) and silver in squat (446.4 pounds), deadlift (463 pounds) and combined, which tallies the squat, bench and deadlift totals (1,206 pounds).

Jordan Sernaggia is Kealey’s coach.

Documentary filmmaker and District of Clearwater councillor Ken Matheson has been filming Kealey for the documentary he is producing called Beyond the Weights

TSN tweeted a video of Kealey’s gold-medal winning bench press.

Tyrine Flukinger and Taralyn Kalelest of Kamloops toiled for the Canadian fiveon-five basketball team that earned silver, falling 38-23 to Mali in the gold-medal tilt. Les Andrykew coaches Flukinger and Kalelest.

Team Canada, which included 89 athletes and 49 coaches and mission staff, won 96 medals at the event — 46 gold, 20 silver and 30 bronze.

More than 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities and Unified partners from 190 Special Olympics programs across the world participated in the Games, the first of their kind since 2019.

Taralyn Kalelest (left), Tyrine Flukinger and Ryan Kealey arrived home from the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin to a heroes’ welcome on Monday at Kamloops Airport. Each of them reached the podium.

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Taylor Miller, the eldest player on the Rivers FC women’s soccer team, is providing veteran leadership during a tough season. Rivers is 0-10 in League1 BC action. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW FILE

Rivers taking step forward

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Rivers FC changed its philosophy ahead of its sophomore season, opting to field a younger roster than it did in its inaugural semi-pro League1 BC campaign.

The Kamloops-based soccer club has surpassed its win total from 2022, improving to four wins, two draws and four losses this year after a 3-2 victory over Harbourside FC (1-4-5) of Nanaimo on Sunday, June 25, on McArthur Island.

“Last year, we looked at bringing some guys in from out of town that maybe had a little bit of a higher profile,” said Rivers FC head coach John Antulov, whose club posted a 3-4-5 record in 2022.

“That can tend to cause issues, cause problems. We went very young this year. We stayed in-house. While we were doing that, a lot of teams loaded up quite significantly, those top four or five. So I wasn’t sure how this season was going to go.”

Elijah Dos Santos, Marques Scott and Jonathan Rinaldi bulged the old onion bag for Rivers on Sunday in support of goalkeeper Olivier Jumeau.

Antulov is also head

coach of the TRU WolfPack men’s soccer team, which claimed its school’s first U Sports title in 2022. The Rivers roster includes about 15 players who also toil for the WolfPack.

Prior to Rivers’ arrival, some WolfPack players would play in the summer for the Victoria Highlanders in the USL League Two ranks, said Antulov, meaning they might have to pay rent in both Kamloops and on Vancouver Island.

“We needed to give something to our players here and have them be able to live and work here,” Antulov said. “A lot of them have full-time jobs and they have their places here all year round. For me, it’s about letting the guys know what the bigger picture is and where we want to go with the program.”

WolfPack players are not obligated to play for Rivers, but they are encouraged to spend summers in Kamloops and lace up their boots for the League1 BC club.

“We’ve brought this program in to help develop them, to help them grow as players wanting to get to the next level,” Antulov said. “We’ve tried to say to the guys — this is for them. So, as much as possible, we want you here playing. We

don’t really force it on them, but we highly suggest, I guess you could say, that you come and play.”

Rivers is fifth in the eight-team league’s standings, one point behind fourth-place Unity FC (4-34) of Langley. The top four teams will qualify for the post-season.

“If we’re able to get into one of those four playoff positions, that’s fantastic for the club, for the board of directors, with all the work they’ve put in, and our players,” Antulov said. “We don’t necessarily set out for those goals, but if it’s there, we’re going to go for it. It would be a huge step for us.”

TSS Rovers of Burnaby (6-2-2) and the Victoria Highlanders (6-2-2) are tied atop league standings, with Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy (4-5-1) in third place.

Rivers will play host to Rovers on Friday, June 30, a 7:30 p.m. start on Field 2 on Mac Isle.

“Talk about loading up,” Antulov said. “They’ve got pretty much a CPL [Canadian Premier League] club. We played them really tough on the road [3-1 loss to Rovers on June 3 in Burnaby]. Hopefully, we can repeat that and get something out of it.”

Jonathan Rinaldi of Kamloops scored the winning goal for Rivers FC in a 3-2 victory over Harbourside FC of Nanaimo on Sunday on McArthur Island. Rivers will play at home this Friday on Mac Isle. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

Venom taking perfect record into post-season

The Kamloops Venom posted a perfect record in regular season play to earn the No. 1 seed for the Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League post-season.

Kamloops (14-0) will play host to the No. 4 Kelowna Kodiaks (0-12-2) in a best-of-three series in Round 1.

Game 1 is slated for 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, at Memorial Arena in the Tournament Capital.

Kelowna will host Game 2 on Tuesday, July 11, a 7 p.m. start at Kelowna Memorial Arena.

Game 3, if necessary, is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday, July 14, at Memorial Arena in Kamloops.

In the other semifinal, the No. 2 Vernon Tigers (7-7) will square off against the No. 3 South Okanagan Flames (5-7-2) of Penticton.

Kamloops runner Trey Dergousoff led the league in points (66), goals (33), assists (33) and points per game (5.5).

Venom goaltender

Robert Gerow led the TOJLL in goals-against average (4.39), save percentage (.895) and wins (13).

RBC PGA Scramble at Bighorn KIJHL JUMPING TO JUNIOR A?

Kamloops foursomes can enter a qualifying event for the RBC PGA Scramble at Bighorn Golf and Country Club on Sunday, July 9.

Winners of local qualifiers will be invited to a regional final later this summer to play for a spot in the national championship this fall at Cabot Links Golf Course in Nova Scotia.

The competition is open to teams of four eligible amateur golfers who have an up-to-date Golf Canada handicap and are 19 and older.

At select local qualifiers and regional finals, one spot will be

awarded to the team with the lowest net score and another to the team with the lowest gross score.

There will be two guaranteed spots at the national final for allfemale teams.

To register and see a list of local qualifying events, go online to rbcpgascramble.com/ local-qualifiers. Registration deadline for the Kamloops event is July 2.

RBC Avion cardholders will receive 50 per cent off the registration fee for their team and additional perks at each qualifying stage.

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League held its 2023 annual general meeting this month in Sicamous.

Among notable developments is the league’s application to BC Hockey to have the KIJHL and its members reclassified as junior A for the 2023-2024 season.

If approved, all 20 KIJHL clubs — which now operate at the junior B level — will transition to the junior A level under a set of newly adopted operating standards, “designed to enhance the player experience league-wide,” according to a league press release.

The junior A B.C. Hockey League recently broke away from Hockey Canada.

Trey Dergousoff of the Kamloops Venom leads the league in goals, assists and points. The Venom are 14-0.

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NorthPaws, Falcons to square off on Canada Day

The Kamloops NorthPaws will return home in time for a Canada Day tilt against the Kelowna Falcons.

Game time for the West Coast League baseball game is 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, on Dearborn Ford Field at Norbrock Stadium.

The rematch will get underway at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday.

Kamloops (5-16) snapped a six-game losing streak and picked up one victory — a 6-3 win on Saturday, June 24 — in a three-game series with the defending league champions, the hometown Corvallis Knights.

Christian Spitz recorded the victory

on the mound and relief pitcher Nathan Grey earned the save. Jude Hall was 3-for-5 at the plate, scoring once and picking up one RBI.

The Knights (11-7) bounced back with a pair of wins — 6-3 on Sunday and 13-10 on Monday.

Kamloops is on its longest road swing of the campaign.

The NorthPaws played the Portland Pickles (9-6) on Tuesday after KTW’s

press deadline.

The Paws and Pickles will play again on Wednesday and Thursday before Kamloops heads to Kelowna to play the Falcons (11-10) this Friday.

Several NorthPaws have notable statistics.

Pitcher Hayden Walker is fifth in the league in strikeouts (21). He is 23rd in earned-run average (3.22), with a record of 4-1.

Five NorthPaws

Classics hit podium

— Joey Adge, Tyrelle Chadwick of Kamloops, David Jeon, Noah Loew and Robin Villeneuve — are among league leaders in fielding.

Each has a perfect fielding percentage and has played errorfree baseball.

Adge has nine put outs in 13 games, Villeneuve has 28 put outs in 26 games and Jeon has 10 put outs in nine innings.

The NorthPaws and Edmonton Riverhawks are tied for last place in the North Division, 11.5 games back of the divisionleading Bellingham Bells (15-3).

NOTE: All stats and records were current as of Tuesday afternoon.

The Kamloops Classic Swimming club placed fifth at the Swim BC Summer Divisional Championships on the weekend in Kelowna.

Fifteen Okanagan and Interior clubs participated at the meet, with 34 swimmers from Kamloops combining to snare 24 medals — eight gold, four silver and 12 bronze.

Sarah Tulloch placed first in the 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke, second in the 50m backstroke and third in the 50m freestyle.

Jake Gysel placed first in the 200m individual medley and 100m butterfly, second in the 100m freestyle and third in the 50m freestyle.

Ryder Crichton won gold in the 200m and 100m freestyle and

placed second in the 50m freestyle.

Maci Dixon placed first in the 200m freestyle and third in the 100m backstroke.

Madalyn Howe finished atop the podium in the 50m breaststroke.

Hridik Chahal placed second in the 200m butterfly.

Zahra Amor placed third in the 100-metre butterfly and Josie Benoit earned bronze in the 800m freestyle.

Luca Mckay placed third in the 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke, Sawyer

Niedziejko was third in the 50m and 200m breaststroke and Graham Proctor earned bronze in the 200m backstroke.

Molly Brookes, Paige Stoudt, Isabel Matthews and Maya Eckerman placed third in the 13and 14-year-old girls’ 200m freestyle relay.

Paige Stoudt, Sawyer Niedziejko, Ryder Crichton and Maya Eckerman were third in the 13- and 14-year-old mixed 400m medley relay.

Sarah Tulloch, Ryder Crichton, Maci Dixon, Jake Gysel, Madalyn Howe, Sawyer Niedziejko and Graham Proctor posted provincial championship qualifying times.

Josie Benoit, Aysha Lang and Sarah Tulloch recorded 100 per cent best times at the meet in Kelowna.

FAITH: WHO KEEPS CANADA — GOD OR GOVERNMENT?

Canada’s national anthem has a long history.

First written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier and Calixa Lavalee, O Canada became the national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was first sung on June 24, 1880.

Over the years, our anthem saw several English versions and revisions. The anthem we sing today is from the 1908 version by Judge Robert Stanley Weir. That version is an inspiring composition, yet few Canadians have ever heard what he intended to be the final verse:

“Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer/Hold our dominion within thy loving care/Help us to find, O God, in thee/A lasting rich reward/As waiting for the better day/We ever stand on guard/O Canada, glorious and free/O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.”

What an important message for our nation today. The good news is that our “ruler supreme” still hears the humble prayers of His people and He still desires to answer with His transforming power.

When we sing the deeply spiritual words in our national anthem (or read the prophetic words from the Bible in Psalm 72:8 inscribed in the entryway to our national Parliament), they present a stunning contrast to the moral degeneration and erosion of values we have witnessed in recent years.

These things can discourage us, but as people of faith, we must take heart because God is still at work.

Imagine what could happen if believers from sea to sea to sea committed themselves to pray for the nation and spread the gospel message in every community across this blessed land.

Most Canadians are law-abiding citizens, but there are others who are fed up with unfairness and corruption and are starting to take the law into their own hands. They like the ring of the bell of freedom or want to hear the hammer of justice, but are tired of prolonged authoritarian bureaucracy.

It is certainly true that government that governs least governs best. That is why Paul’s views on authorities and governments, depicted in the Book of Romans, chapter 13, might surprise us.

Speaking to the church at Rome, Paul says love is the only law we need. His prescription for a smooth relationship between government and its citizens is based on a strange combination of officialdom and love.

What does love have to do with paying taxes or staying with the speed limit

You Gotta Have FAITH

on the road?

Everything.

Paul does not simply fill up space in chapter 13, but encourages the faithful to obey the civil government wholeheartedly.

Wherever there are people, there is bound to be a government of some kind. To Paul, all governments are in power because God has put them there.

This means that all governments — cruel, despotic dictatorships included — are part of God’s plan and permissive will. Tyrants carry out His purposes, along with the saints. Paul had still more reasons for his teachings on obeying civil powers. They apply just as readily today as they did in his time.

For example, Paul knew no person can completely disassociate from their community. Being a member of a society brings responsibilities, as well as privileges. A person has duties to their nation, as well as to their church, even if they do not agree with everything government stands for or does.

Controversies over governments — what kind, how much, how little — has raged since time began. But there is little doubt about the necessity of it. Without the organization and protection of the state, we would all be forced to live by the law of the jungle, the survival of the strong and the vicious.

But perhaps Paul’s most important reason for counselling the church at Rome to support the government of the day was because he saw Rome as God’s tool for keeping the lid on an otherwise hopelessly explosive situation.

Paul believed in using the peaceful situation that prevailed during Rome’s rule of his time, pax Romana, to the advantage of the gospel.

As long as there was peace, Paul saw greater opportunity to spread the gospel. In Paul’s mind, the Roman government was helping him to do his missionary work.

For this reason, the wise Christian would always try to help, not hinder, the state.

And so, Paul gives a refresher course on good citizenship in Romans 13: obey the laws of the land, cooperate with the authorities, pay your taxes and give honour to high offices.

The Christian citizen’s first question is not: What are my rights? Am I getting justice? His first concern is: Am I living by the law of love?

The Christian who lives by the law of love does not see authorities as a threat. Nor does he see imperfections or even gross errors in government as reasons to riot or demonstrate unlawfully.

On the other hand, the Christian is not a bystander in society.

Actually, the Christian should be in the thick of the battle for justice, morality and righteousness.

But the Christian operates with a different motive. The Christian seeks justice for all, yes, but justice is primarily a negative concept based on avoiding or preventing the doing of wrongs to others.

The law of love goes beyond justice. It seeks the positive doing of good to others.

It is the only law a Christian needs. If we are looking for a life verse, we might consider Romans 13:14: “Ask the Lord to help you live as you should and don’t make plans to enjoy evil.”

God keep our land. Happy 143rd, Canada!

Narayan Mitra is a volunteer chaplain at Thompson Rivers University. His email address is ryanmitra225@gmail.com.

KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be about 700 words in length and can be emailed to editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com. Please include a very short bio and a photo.

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AC T I V I T Y P RO G R A M S

Painting, Singing, Acting, Dancing

This camp program is a great opportunity for children who are interested in trying out new areas of the arts or that already loves multiple disciplines

Kamloops Performance Company

Mon - Thurs July 17 - July 20

Ages 4 - 6 4/$100

9:30 am to 11:30 am

9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Ages 7 - 10 4/$140

Mon - Thurs Aug 14 - Aug 17

Ages 4 - 6 4/$100

9:30 am to 11:30 am

9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Ages 7 - 10 4/$140

Bridal Shower Cupcakes 1/$35

Learn how to decorate celebration cup cakes that will impress your guest Join Shirley the Cake Lady as she teaches you to decorate a stunning cupcake for the bride to be! Some supplies required

Valleyview Hall

Thurs July 27 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Music at the Museum

Ages 5 and under $5

Join the KMA for a special summer edition of Music at the Museum! This program will introduce your little one to the Kamloops Museum through songs, stories, and music Weather dependent, this program may be offered outside, so please dress for the weather!

Kamloops Museum and Archives

Sat July 22 9:45 am to 10:30 am

Playdate at the Museum

Ages 5 and under $5

Kick off the summer with the KMA! Meet new friends and introduce your little one to the Kamloops Museum in this fun filled morning that will include a mini-tour of our exhibitions, stories, songs, and crafts

Kamloops Museum and Archives

Wed July 5 9:45 am to 10:30 am

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ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD FOUND ON A37

The Parish Priest is Re v Fr Chad Pawlyshyn

NARAYAN MITRA

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WORDS, WORDS, WORDS

BY SAM EZERSKY

ACROSS

1. Major crop of North Carolina

8. Is already booked

16. Pen pal?

17. CARES, for Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, e.g.

18. Easy trucking distance

19. White House daughter whom the Secret Service called Rosebud

20. First-ever Super Bowl M V.P (1967)

21. Flower whose name sounds like a branding iron

22. Sound, record label co-founded by Drake

23. Faced off

25. Industrial conglomerate or its symbol on the New York Stock Exchange

26. Agreement 28. Ants : colony :: : plague

29. Flower with a ‘‘face’’ 31. ‘‘Get ____, you two!’’

32. Listing of recent phone history

33. Nickname that omits -eron

34. Step outside for a bit

37. Fortunetelling decks

40. Not as thick

43. Rather thick

44. Price-tag caveat (buyer beware!)

46. How, in Oaxaca 47. Philosopher who wrote ‘‘Critique of Pure Reason’’ 49. Mont-Saint- ___, France 51. Make warm and add spice to, as wine 52. Excited cries

53. Related to part of the small intestine

55. Words before corner or profit

56. Turf

57. Grp with barrels

58. Port city in Spain’s Basque Country

60. Serving two purposes

61. Garbagedisposal spot

62.

1. Call from a tugboat

2. Some boat-crew members

3. Stick in the fridge?

4. Close by

5. Data analyst’s creation

6. A&E docuseries with footage of criminal trials

7. The Magic, on scoreboards

8. Status symbol?

9. Elicitors of some blessings

10. Move on ice

11. Macbeth’s dagger or Desdemona’s handkerchief, e.g.

12. Spanish for ‘‘wolf’’

13. Winner of the podrace in ‘‘Star Wars: Episode I’’

14. Team seen in Queens, in brief

15. Know-it-all

16. Prefix meaning ‘‘time’’

17. Foul smell

18. Really relish

19. Draw the line somewhere, say

20. South Florida city, to locals

21. Take back

24. De-squeaked

27. Expert, from the Italian

29. Pal in cowboyspeak

30. Trio in a Latin learner’s lesson

32. Ivy seen among cliffs

33. Caribbean stew

35. Beachside watering holes

36. Marine animal that resembles a flower

37. Pedicure target

38. Yiddish trouble

39. Cellphone setting

40. Shaggy’s dog, to Shaggy

41. Turtlelike foes in the Mario games

42. ‘‘Present’’

44. Like some dense foliage

45. Satisfy, as thirst

48. Caps Lock neighbor

50. What can be a lot to stomach?

54. Brew holders, maybe 59. Underway

63. Kerfuffle

65. Ending with taste or trouble

67. Ultimately emerged victorious

69. [Mwah!]

70. Covey, heroine of the hit book/ film series ‘‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’’

72. ‘‘Is this such a good idea?’’

74. Cleaned (up)

75. Site of a historic church council

76. Burglar, in older slang

77. Neighbors of Afghans

78. Boxy window installation, in brief

79. Requirement 80.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS FOUND ON A31

row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ANSWERS

ANSWER: USOSERI

WEEKLY COMICS

WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

Aries, you will likely be giving much thought to your future and strategies that may increase your financial security Reach out to your network for advice

Taurus, if communication has been difficult in the past, you will find that things change for the better in the days to come You will gain a deeper understanding of others

Gemini, useful information reaches you this week, which helps you make impor tant decisions about your finances Use this oppor tunity to make changes

Cancer, a social gathering presents you with an oppor tunity to meet new friends who may become valued business contacts Treat ever y introduction with care

Leo, you may be wondering what the next few months will hold for you It is impossible to know all the details, but there are strong indications that there is a big change coming

Career goals may come together even fur ther this week, Virgo This enables you to move into a position that will not compromise your needs or ideals

Libra, you want to make a new star t but may just need a little push to get you moving Thankfully, your mind is clear from distractions that normally might derail your plans

Scorpio, soul searching is to be expected due to the positioning of the planets this week Once you figure out your true goals you may be surprised at what you discover

Take time out from some of the exciting things that have been happening to you, Sagittarius Figure out if you’re satisfied in your career You may decide to make changes

A new understanding with others comes from improved communication and more flexibility, Capricorn Optimism and understanding will spill into all areas of your life

Your mind is on family and those close to you right now, Aquarius Any decisions you make in the weeks ahead will be focused on the priority people in your life

Information about investments and career potential may come to you soon Take everything with a grain of salt until you can investigate

ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

SHOE by Gary Brookins & Susie Macnelly

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

PARDON MY PLANET by Vic Lee

ARCTIC CIRCLE by Alex Hallatt

BABY BLUES by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

Marty Hastings & Chris Foulds

CANADA DAY Kamloops This Week will be closed on Fr iday, June 30th, 2023 for the Canada Day

Statutor y Holiday

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Did you know that you can place your item in our classifieds for one week for FREE?

Call our Classified Depar tment for details! 250-371-4949

Animals sold as "purebred stock"

WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This

Only 1 issue a week!

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WAREHOUSE LIEN

ACT

Notice is hereby given to Brent Kelm, last known address 908 Westminster Avenue, Kamloops, BC, V2B 1P1, that to recover the charges under the provisions of the Warehousemen’s Lien Act, all contents in the storage locker located at 2664 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC, will be sold or discarded on July 14, 2023 with any proceeds put towards the outstanding debt unless the outstanding debt in the amount of $213 00 is paid in full to Columbia Proper t y Management Ltd , #100-388 First Avenue, Kamloops, BC, V2C 6W3

Corp at 1284 Salish Road, Kamloops, BC, claims a PPSA Lien Against Allan, Heather of Kamloops, BC, for arrears of container rent amounting to $2,332.96 plus any additional costs of storage that accrue If not paid in full, the contents of the storage container filled with: boxes, a bike, camping gear, small appliances, and other miscellaneous items will be sold online auction via Ibid4Storage.com on July 4, 2023.

While we tr y to ensure all adver tisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to under take due diligence when answering any adver tisement, par ticularly when the adver tiser is asking for monies up front

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Margaret Anne Pearson

Margaret Anne Pearson (née Philpot) passed away gently in her sleep on June 7, 2023, at Ridgeview Lodge in Kamloops, BC. She was born in 1937 and lived in British Columbia her whole life.

She is pre-deceased by her husband of 60 years, Ken Pearson, infant daughter Sandra, parents Daisy and David, brother Joseph and sisters Dorothy and Mary She is lovingly remembered by her children, Karen, Gillian, Janet and Michael, grandchildren Dylan (Meagan), Carly (Gage), Faith, Magnolia (Paul), Kelly, Dameon and Max, grandchildren Rose and Leif, and her nieces and nephews.

Margaret grew up in Cranbrook and Balfour, spending summers on the beach and playing with her dog Inki. She moved to Victoria after Senior Matriculation and received her Nursing Degree at Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing, while enjoying many social events with good friends and a trip to Disneyland. She returned to Nelson to work where she met Ken. After having four children, they moved to the small community of Barnhartvale in Kamloops, where she enjoyed badminton, skiing and community events at the Barnhartvale Hall.

She tirelessly helped with homework, driving to lessons, and planning our family summer vacation at Shuswap Lake. She always had sewing, knitting or stained glass projects on the go. Her favourite things were sunrises, family gatherings, hiking & skiing with friends, the “Walkie Talkies” hiking group, canoeing, kayaking and swimming, and later she became an avid quilter Margaret and Ken loved to travel; Hawaii, Greece, Alaska, any casino anywhere and the Panama Canal were their favourites.

We’ll miss her smile, caring and love.

Margaret was a lifelong volunteer and member of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral. She particularly enjoyed the Cursillo group activities.

The family would like to thank all the staff at Ridgeview Lodge in North Kamloops for their care and compassion in the last years of Mom’s life.

No service by request, with private celebration of life to follow in Nelson.

Each Loss

Each loss is very different, The pain is so severe. Will I ever stop missing This one I loved so dear?

Good times we had together, The moments that we shared We didn’t have to tell each other How much we really cared.

I never dreamed you’d go away, Never thought of sorrow. So sure you’d always be here Took for granted each tomorrow.

Now my life is all confused Since you went away. You took a part of me And for help I daily pray.

But when God sent you to me He never said that you were mine, That I could keep you always –Only borrowed for a time.

Now, He’s called you home, I’m sad and I shed tears.

Yet I’m glad He loaned you to me And we had these many years.

Darlene Velestuk

On May 17, 2023 our hearts were broken when Darlene Velestuk (née Girbav) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after a 3 year battle with ALS.

Darlene was born in Armstrong, BC on July 3, 1954 to Clarence and Doreen Girbav

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ed Velestuk, children Tiana Van Dyk (Brandon) and Brandon Velestuk (Laurel), granddaughters Keala Van Dyk and Elia Velestuk, mother Doreen Girbav, sisters (and best friends) Brenda Ayres, Cherry Girbav and Carla Sjodin, niece Amber Ayres, and many extended family and friends.

Darlene was predeceased by her father Clarence, brother Don Girbav, in-laws Barb and Bill "Yodie" Velestuk and nephew Tyler Ayres.

Darlene and Ed met in 1974 and at the time she was already excelling at her career in bookkeeping. Summers were filled with trips to Saskatchewan to visit family and camping trips that would later become treasured family holidays. In 1979 they bought their first house in Kamloops, BC and after undergoing several renovations, they decided it was their forever home. The yard was filled with fruit trees, a swing set, and memories of fresh vegetables from the garden.

In 1982, Dar found her true calling when she became a mom for the first time to their daughter Tiana. Their son Brandon was born two years later in 1984 and the family of four was complete. Her kids were her pride and joy, and she couldn’t have been more proud.

Darlene was one of the most compassionate people you'd ever meet, and extended that support to anyone who needed her She was a kind and loving partner, patient and engaged mom and dedicated friend. Her laugh and smile were infectious, and we’ll always remember her witty sense of humour Our memories are filled with camping trips to Paul Lake, long road trips to Moose Jaw, the best birthday parties a kid could have, Christmas ornaments and decorations, hockey tournaments, her favourite pancake breakfast, rice pudding and chocolate chip cookies.

Her granddaughters Keala and Elia were her greatest joy these past 3 years. Watching them grow up and play together was something she treasured. There are so many memories that bring us comfort at this time, and her grandkids will grow up surrounded by reminders of how amazing their grandma was.

One Final Gift

Scatter me not to restless winds, Nor toss my ashes to the sea. Remember now those years gone by When loving gifts I gave to thee.

Remember now the happy times The family ties we shared. Don’t leave my resting place unmarked As though you never cared.

Deny me not one final gift For all who come to see A single lasting proof that says I loved... & you loved me.

by DJ Kramer

Special thank you to her homecare team, Dallas, Jayden and Tanya. Your friendship meant the world to Dar

In lieu of flowers or cards, donations may be made to the ALS Society of BC (https://www.alsbc.ca/donate/) in Dar ’s honour

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Thomas Andrew Martin

On Sunday, June 11, 2023, Thomas (Tommy, Tom) passed away peacefully in Kamloops at the age of 90.

Tom was born the youngest of five, in London, Ontario, to Angelina and Thomas Martin in their home. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings as well as his sweetheart and wife Shirley Joan, and is now enjoying a well deserved rum and coke on the eternal 19th hole with his beloved Shirl. Tom is survived by his children Tom (Kate) Martin, Glen (Sandy) Martin, Sandra Martin (Paul Weir), and grandchildren Sean, Chris (Jenny) Martin, and Graham Martin; and Taylor (Sarah) Kilmartin, Houston (Rosanne) Kilmartin as well as his greatgrandchildren Clara, Cooper, Oscar, and Frankie.

Tommy moved to Vancouver as a small child and attended school in the West End. He later become a fixture in the Vancouver Sun's Circulation Department responsible for distributing newspapers to vendors and paperboys. Tom in his teens was a very proud Air Force Cadet and instructor and later in his teens joined the business world at Atherton's Insurance Agency on Cambie Street. During this time he met his lifelong companion and sweetheart Shirley MacKenzie, married in 1954 they, together, had three children. In 1965 the young family packed up and moved to Kamloops where he eventually partnered with Ken McDermid to form Martin and McDermid Insurance Agency later passing the torch on to his son Glen and partner Rick Frost.

Tommy was an avid (some would say rabid) golfer He held positions in the B.C. Golf Association, as well as being President of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club, and Charter President of Rivershore Golf and Country Club. In their early retirement Tom and Shirley spent many winters in Palm Desert, always phoning home when they played their hundredth game The Gyro Friendship Club was a large part of Dad's life. He and mom spent many weekends on the road at Gyro events in the US and Canada. He was a Lifetime Member of Gyro International, a Past President of Kamloops Gyro, and Past District Governor of District Four which spanned the US-Canada border He and mom had many good lifetime friends in his Gyro family and always held them close to his heart.

Although the last few years took some of Dad's communication skills away he always had a twinkle in his eyes when family walked into his room or had the opportunity to FaceTime with him. He always remembered how to laugh.

It is with deep emotion that we bid farewell to Dad, we will all miss the get-togethers and family dinners of which he loved.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all the caregivers and staff at Gemstone Care Centre for making Dad's last home so welcoming and comfortable for him.

There will be a Family Celebration of Life in the future.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in Kamloops.

March 2, 1933 - June 11, 2023 Condolences

Celebration of Life

Nick Elynuik

Family and Friends are invited to a Celebration of Life for Nick Alex Elynuik will be held Saturday, July 8, 2023, 1:30pm, in the Teck Room at the Logan Lake Fire Hall.

Thomas "Tommy" Sobkowich 1934 - 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas “Tommy” Sobkowich on June 19th, 2023 at the age of 89 years old.

Tommy was born in Broken Head, Manitoba, and was raised on his family’s farm. "Tommy" Dad joined the Canadian military and served Canada in the Korean War Dad is a decorated veteran and received Honourary Recognition for his service to the Korean people by the Korean Government. After his military service, Dad worked for Via Rail as a conductor and bartender He settled in Richmond, BC, where he raised his two children Kelly and Tyler

Dad eventually moved to White Rock, BC, where he spent many years with his wife Lolita. He loved spending time with his family and friends where he also enjoyed engaging in a sing-along to his favourite Johnny Cash songs. His love of golf and watching NFL football games also highlighted his days.

Special Thanks to the staff at Ridgeview Lodge (Baltic 1 Wing) for their care of Tommy

We love you and will miss you, Dad.

Tommy is predeceased by his loving wife Lolita. He leaves behind to mourn his children Kelly (Rene) Pellerin of Kamloops, Tyler (Sheri) Sobkowich of Birch Bay, Washington, Nicholis (Pedro Hrtdo) Girgulis of Ottawa, and Mel (Dirk Jenson) Girgulis of Abbotsford, granddaughter Kali Girgulis-Desjardins, grandson Brady (Morgan McCartney) Girgulis-Desjardins, and great- grandson Kingsley GirgulisDesjardins.

A Visitation will be held before Tommy’s service on Sunday, July 2nd from 10:00am11:30am at Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Drive, Kamloops.

Tommy will be laid to rest at High Noon, 12pm on Sunday, July 2nd in Hillside Cemetery’s Military section, 750 Notre Dame Dr., Kamloops.

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Shirley Isabel Flann

November 11, 1936 - June 12, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Shirley with family by her side.

Shirley was born in Kamloops, BC and lived there her entire life except for the past year when she moved to Lillooet to reside with her brother and wife. It was a happy year for Shirley getting to know the generations in this branch of the family

Shirley was predeceased by her parents John and Rose, sister Margaret and brother John. She is survived by brother Gordon (Velma) many nieces and nephews as well as grand and great-grand nieces and nephews.

Following cremation Shirley will be interred beside her parents in Kamloops. There will be no service by request.

Rest in Peace Shirley, you will be missed.

The

by Teresa Piercey-Gates

The more you give, the more you get, The more you do unselfishly

The more you live abundantly.

The more of everything you share, The more you laugh, the less you fret.

The more you’ll always have to spare.

The more you love, the more you’ll find That life is good and friends are kind.

For only what we give away,

Enriches us from day to day.

Freda Irene Gilbert 1925 - 2023

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our mother Freda Irene Gilbert, who passed peacefully in her sleep on June 19, 2023.

Freda is survived by her five sons, Larry (Marilyn), Allan (Diane), Ken (Karen), Kip (Patti), Bob (Hope), 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. Also remaining is her brother Kip (Marie) White of Port Alberni.

Freda was born in Goderich, Ontario, on January 5, 1925 to parents Kearwood and Irene White. Freda was predeceased by the love of her life, Gordon; her brothers Howard and Hillard; her sisters Bunny, Leona, and Joanie; and one grandchild Alicia.

After her father ’s untimely death in 1941, Freda set off to obtain a trade to help with the family income. She worked as a machinist for Dominion Road and Tractor, which manufactured armaments for the war effort.

In the years that followed she met Gordon Gilbert and they wed at wars end. They resided on the Gilbert farm until 1957, at which time they moved with their 5 young sons to Port Alberni.

They then moved to Kamloops in 1964, where Freda worked in the credit office of Woodward’s store. In 1976, Freda and Gordon left for Fort St. John to develop four sections of land into a viable farm. Selling the property in 1986, they retired in Parksville then in 1992 to Barriere where they resided for 14 years.

Upon the passing of Gordon in 2006, Freda moved to The Hamlets at Westsyde in Kamloops and then later to Pine Grove Care Centre.

The family would like to thank the staff of Pine Grove Care Centre for the excellent care mom received during her stay

No Service by request. A family celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Evelyn Grace Baker (Gunderson)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Evelyn on May 30th, 2023, at the age of 95, with her family by her side.

She is survived by daughters Karen Krause, Sharon (Jim) MacLaughlin, sons Gordon, Kenneth and Jim (Judy), 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. Evelyn was predeceased by husbands Alvin and Roy, partner Tony, granddaughter Nikki, son Don and son-in-law Don.

Mother ’s greatest joy and love was spending time with all her family. She was loved by everyone who met her. Her interests were camping, gardening, crafts, travelling and her many trips to Reno. No service by request.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.cypressfuneral.ca

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

Peter Friedel 1960 - 2023

Peter James Friedel passed away peacefully after his children wished him good night on June 17, 2023, with his wife by his side.

Peter is survived by Lorelee, his loving wife of 35 years; his daughter Emma (Jon) Zagorski; his son James (Lindsey); his mother Marilyn; 3 sisters Peggy (Steve) Tilleman of Airdrie, Alberta, Maryann (Harry) Bruneau & Caroline (Rod) Ralston, both of Kamloops.

He also leaves to mourn his mother and father-in-law Joan & Arnie Habetler, sisterin-law Cheryl Habetler, and brother-in-law Michael Habetler (Robin Prest) all from Victoria, as well as his many nieces and nephews.

He also leaves behind his devoted Shar-pei's Rosey & Elliot.

Peter was very recently predeceased by his father Earl Friedel.

Dad was a kind person, and for everyone who knew him, the epitome of strength and perseverance. He loved to be with his family & during hockey season you could find him at the rink doing what he loved as a trainer for various teams, including his son James hockey teams. And during the summer months he devoted his time to lacrosse.

When he wasn't at the rink, you could find him working on everyone's vehicles in his garage. Peter worked as a mechanic for all of his career, and was an owner of A-1 Auto Service Centre for 17 years.

He was a 4th Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Elks Unit #469 for many years prior to that.

A Funeral Mass will be held at St. John Vianney Parish on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 11:00am.

In lieu of flowers, donations to KidSport Kamloops, Diabetes Canada, or the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated.

Memories and Condolences may be left at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightening they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

by Dylan Thomas

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In Loving Memory of Harvey Simpson

July 13, 1945 - June 17, 2023

On June 17, 2023 George Harvey Simpson quietly concluded his journey in this life in Kamloops, BC with his sons, daughter, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and life partner by his bedside.

Harvey Simpson began his story in Burnaby on July 13, 1945 when his parents, Frank and Genieva Simpson welcomed him into this world. Predeceased by his parents, his brother, Walter, and his sister, Ruth, Harvey leaves behind his life partner Joan Benson, his children Lana Brooks (Rob), Brent Simpson (Kathy), Keith Simpson (Simone) as well as Aaron Benson (Sara) and his beloved grandchildren Karly (Mitchell), Sydney (Dylan), Tyson (Vanessa), Shyann (Nolan), Skyla, Brett, Lyla, Brianna, his great-granddaughters Ahviona and Farrah and his sister Barbara (Kim), his nephews Trevor (Leona), Joshua (Chelsea), extended family and countless friends

There will not be a shortage of hunting and fishing tales when one’s mind is turned to the life of our kind-hearted, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, for he ensured to engage in all that this journey had to offer In his absence many slices of cake will go uneaten, bottles of ketchup unused, while trips to Arizona, Europe and elsewhere abroad will be amiss without his thick, wavy hair, and snowy-beard framed smile, and casinos will finally rest easy knowing he can no longer pillage their slots.

Gone far too soon, he will be greatly missed and fondly remembered as the Rock for us all.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., at Schoening Funeral Home in Kamloops, BC.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to Kamloops Hospice Association and our deepest gratitude in advance.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Nina Colson

1932 - 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our mother Nina Colson on May 15, 2023 at the age of 90.

As a mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and friend Nina shared her joy and lived her life with energy, love, commitment and passion. Her greatest happiness and source of pride were her family - her children, Teri and Ron (wife Kathy), six grandchildren, Greg, Megan, Charlene, Jason, Kristy, and Nikki, 10 great-grandchildren and sister, Anne.

Nina loved to cook, read, walk, go for coffee with friends and chat with her grandchildren. Earlier in her life, she worked for 26 years in various fields of business, loved to travel, was an avid golfer and volunteered her time to numerous organizations. Nina was involved in the construction of the Chase Country Inn which she managed for 5 years.

A highlight in Nina’s life was locating her extended family in the Ukraine in 1997 and visited them three times. One cousin, Ivan Humenyk, an iconographer, subsequently travelled three times to Kamloops from the Ukraine to paint icons in the Kamloops Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Nina quietly impacted her community and touched the lives of so many She will be dearly missed and warmly remembered, especially her beautiful smile and sense of fun and adventure.

The family and close friends will have a private interment at Hillside Cemetery in Kamloops in the summer

Joyce Irene Clary

Our beloved, Joyce Irene Clary passed away peacefully on June 15, 2023. Loving, patient and wonderfully kind, Joyce was born on January 16,1931. She is survived by Bruce (Laurel) Clary, Cheryl (Barrie) Hill, Randy (Shelley) Clary and Susan (Darcy), Fossen; grandchildren Kristen (Rich) Burford, Daniel (Alicia) Hill, Lindsay Clary, Adam (Jen) Clary, Joel (Jenn) Clary, Scott (Ashley) Clary, Kerry (Kyle) Walker, Megan (Will) Lowe, Regan (Cora) Fossen, Whitney (Calvin) Hall Devon Fossen and brother-in-law Ted Maskell; as well as 16 precious great-grandchildren. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Basil Clary, sister Lillian Maskell and grandson Brandon Hill.

Joyce was born to William Adsett and Matilda James at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops and lived there until her passing. She was a true Kamloopsian! Joyce loved to tell stories about living on Dominion Street and the joy she felt walking with her big sister, Lillian to Riverside Park.

Joyce began working as a young girl selling vegetables from her dad’s garden to Henderson’s Grocery Store. As time went on she worked as a clerk at that same store. After completing high school she went on to have a career as a dental assistant. Joyce fell madly in love with a red headed, very spirited young man named Basil and the two were married on June 29, 1953. Joyce had a busy and fulfilling life as a ‘stay at home’ mom with four active children. Her greatest joy was her family and she would eagerly tell everyone she had the ‘best’ family Joyce began working outside the home when her children were grown and enjoyed several years working and making new friends at D’Allairds Ladies Clothing.

Joyce taught Sunday school for many years. Her expertise was with preschoolers and “Away in the Manager” was always performed under the tender direction of Joyce every December Joyce curled and golfed through several decades. She loved gardening, knitting and was a superb pie maker, birthday cake baker and always had homemade cookies on hand.

Joyce’s favourite role was as ‘Nana’, commencing in 1984 when the first of 12 grandchildren were born. Nana played goal in mini-stick hockey games, enjoyed Sunday afternoons playing mini golf, prepared favourite dishes, gave away her leftovers and listened intently to any and all stories with support and amazement. She rarely missed a grandchild’s sporting event, recital, concert, graduation, wedding or birthday. Nana never judged and always loved.

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is on object of beauty & strength & I stand & watch her, until at length, she is only a speck of white cloud just wheret he seas & sky meet and mingle with each other. Then someone at my side exclaims, “There, she’s gone!”

Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. She is just as large as she was when she left my side & just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of her destination. Her diminished size is in me, not her.

And just at the moment when someone at my side says she is gone, there are other eyes watching for her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout “There she comes!”.

by Henry Van Dyke

When Joyce retired alongside Basil, they enjoyed many years travelling to Sky Valley in Palm Springs in the winter and camping and fishing locally After Basil’s passing in 1999, Joyce moved to Sagewood in Sun Rivers and made some wonderful friends. She volunteered at Overlander Extended Care for many years where she worked at the gift shop as well as being a friendly visitor and playing crib with residents.

One of Joyce’s favourite sayings was “laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone”. Mom certainly taught us how to laugh and we will be eternally grateful that her happy spirit remains in all her beloved family Joyce is now in a joyful, peaceful place. She was able to pack up her troubles in her old kit bag and now there is nothing but blue skies.

Joyce lived the last couple years at Kamloops Senior Village where she enjoyed ongoing activities and charmed staff with her feisty, but distinctly sweet personality We want to express our sincere gratitude for their love, care and support. Mom was always in excellent hands.

Please join us in celebrating the life of Joyce Clary on Saturday, July 15th at 2:00 pm at St. Andrews Lutheran Church at 815 Renfrew Ave, Kamloops.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kamloops Mustard Seed.

William (Bill) David Martin

May 21, 1940 - April 9, 2023

In the early morning hours of Easter Sunday, April 9th, 2023, Bill Martin peacefully passed away at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home.

Born at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, Bill was the eldest son of John and Daphne Martin. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, daughters, Michaela (Brian) and Anna (Andy), granddaughter, Parker, brother Paul (Shirley) sister-in-law, Aviva, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Bob and grandson, JJ Rio.

Growing up in the then undeveloped hills of upper Columbia Street, he roamed the sagebrush, bunchgrass, and ponderosa pines of Power ’s Addition, land his grandfather owned and later donated much of to the City of Kamloops. John and Daphne built their home and welcomed many family and friends there over the years. Bill grew up in this warm, loving, and supportive environment.

Graduating from Kam High in 1958, Bill travelled an extensive route overland from Kamloops to Brazil and back. A pioneer in the travelling world with many interesting stories, his slide show of his travels was legendary among his family and friends. Travelling remained a love of his throughout his life; he was interested in culture, land and especially, food.

After completing a BA at UBC, he attended a Folk School in Denmark, where he learned to speak Danish and was inspired to start a career in Early Childhood Education. Bill met Marilyn at UBC. They had a long distance relationship for 4 years while they completed education in different ends of the country, before Marilyn joined Bill to travel in Europe. They were married on a very snowy Christmas Eve in 1968 at St. Francis in the woods near Nelson, BC.

Following completion of a master ’s degree in Early Childhood Education (UBC) and interested in the ‘family grouping’ of one-room school houses, Bill taught in two such schools in the Cariboo. He then returned to Kamloops and developed the Early Childhood Education Program at Cariboo College, now TRU.

He was known as the ‘Gentle Giant’ in the field of Early Childhood Education.

Bill had an active life in Kamloops for over 40 years, teaching, raising his family, being a wonderful friend to many, and an engaged community member

Bill grew up hunting ducks and fishing trout with his dad and kept the tradition alive by taking his own family to the ‘nightflight’ out in the Nicola Valley and lakes around Kamloops. He and Marilyn loved to swim, cross-country ski, cycle, hike, and camp, instilling in their daughters a love of nature.

Marilyn and Bill were married for 55 years. Theirs was a true love story - an almost unattainable partnership that left others in awe of their beautiful union.

A kind, fun, and ever-supportive dad to his girls, he was also well-loved by many nieces and nephews. In his circle of family and friends he was known for his kind and quiet presence, often actively listening, and then asking deep and thoughtful questions. If you listened carefully, there were many subtleties, nuances, and life lessons in Bill’s very dry sense of humour Inherently and eternally optimistic, curious and romantic, Bill will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

As a friend of the family recently said, “the world doesn’t have enough Bill Martins’”. The family is very grateful for the medical care and guidance Bill and family received from his care team, Dr Susan Vlahos, Dr Pwint, Dr McDonald, Palliative Care nurse, Gretchen Zirnhelt, and the staff at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home.

There will be a Celebration of Life for Bill at TRU in The Mountain Room on Sunday, July 9th, 2023 at 2:00 pm.

Memorial donations may be made to: The Children's Therapy & Family Resource Centre. etransfer@kamloopschildrenstherapy.org or cheque (memo: In memory of Bill Martin) www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org

Kamloops Hospice Association. www.kamloopshospice.com

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. friends.ca

Maureen Elizabeth (Bedford) Lipkewich

July 6, 1940 - June 15, 2023

It is with great sadness the family of Maureen Elizabeth (Bedford) Lipkewich announces her passing on June 15, 2023.

Maureen was born in Toronto, Ontario and at the age of nine with her parents and two brothers (Rod and Geoff) drove across Canada and settled in Merritt, BC. Her father (George) became a construction contractor building many housing facilities in both Merritt and Kamloops. Her mother (Lillian) was heavily involved with the Brownies and Girl Guides of BC.

In February 1966 she was married to Michael Lipkewich and raised two sons Geoff and James. While she lived in a few locations (Merritt, Vancouver, Kamloops, Tumbler Ridge) her home was always thought of as the interior where she retired with Mike on their ranch in Kamloops.

Maureen will be remembered for the numerous paintings she created, many of which are with family and friends but many also were donated to fundraisers. She was founder of the Western Chapter of the Canadian Federation of Artists and Cofounder of MineralsEd. She received the following awards :

• 1991 Mining Person of the Year

• 1994/95 CIM Distinguished Lecturer

• 1996 Mining Association of Canada New Face in Mining

• 1998 Order of Sancta Barbara

• 1998 Nominee Women of Distinction – Education and Training.

To this day, the MineralsEd program is in use in many schools throughout BC to raise awareness from Kindergarten to High School of the process and benefits of mining in our province. She will also be remembered for her numerous volunteering efforts in schools and various organizations. Her love for family was the of the utmost importance to her and was evident when she was with Mike, her boys, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. She will always be remembered for someone who always gave of herself and her love of painting and crafts has been passed on to her grandchildren.

Maureen is predeceased by her parents George and Lillian Bedford (Merritt). She is survived by her husband Mike, her two sons Geoff (Sue) and James (Terri), grandchildren Mike (Anna), Shayla (Thomas), Maya and Eva, her brothers Rod (Pat) and Geoff (Carolyn).

A celebration of life will be held on July 15, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and the family ranch at 3585 Lac Le Jeune Road.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer ’s Society of BC.

Further information or wishes for the family can be found and expressed online at Drake Cremation and Funeral Services (https://www.drakecremation.com/obituaries/).

Keith and Darlein Carson

Keith Roy Carson and his beloved wife, Darlein Shirley Mary Carson (Hopkins), will be laid to rest together at 11:00am on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Mount Ida Cemetery in Salmon Arm, BC. Keith and Darlein will always be remembered for their love for each other and their love for their family Darlein sadly left us all on November 27, 2005 and Keith patiently awaited the day that they would be together again. That day came on October 10, 2022. The family would like to invite all of their friends and family to join us in a graveside ceremony to remember and celebrate them both.

Keith and Darlein were married on January 14, 1956 and lived most of their lives together in Kamloops, BC. They are both dearly missed by their family: their children Darrell and Cheryl; their grandchildren Dustin, Joni, Chris, and Cody; Keith’s brothers Jim and Blaine; as well as three great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

Emile Lefebvre

1930 - 2023

Our family sadly shares the passing of Emile Maurice Lefebvre - a much-loved husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather We are grateful for the memories of special times and laughs we shared with him.

Emile passed away peacefully on June 20, 2023 at age 93. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Denise; his children, Ron (Maureen), Claude (Barb), Joanne (Ed) and Carolyn; his grandchildren Matthew (Brittany), Behn, Thomas (Chelsea), Cade (Nadine), Hannah (Tom), Caleb (Lyndsey), Sean (Alannah), Josef (Gaby), Michael, Noah and Renee; and his six great-grandchildren, Charlotte, Hadley, Aiden, Joelle, Jack and Oliver He was also survived by his siblings, Art (Maureen), Paul, Emiline, Raymond and Marcel, and predeceased by his parents, JB and Berthe Lefebvre, and siblings Zenon, Gene, Ernie and Lou.

Born in 1930 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Emile was raised on a farm and spent his life working with his hands - as a logger, a construction worker, a heavy duty mechanic and, once again in retirement, a farmer In 1953, he married Denise Blanche Demerais in St. Paul, Alberta, and shortly after, they moved to BC for a better life. And move they did - from “the bush” near Badger, to Westsyde, North Kamloops, Pritchard, Valleyview, Riverbend in Brocklehurst, and finally Kamloops Seniors Village in Aberdeen.

Emile showed his love through acts of service for his family, friends, neighbours and fellow parishioners. He will be remembered for his hard work, quiet demeanour, beautiful smile, and great dancing.

We love you, Dad. Thank you for taking such good care of Mom - don’t worry, we’ve got her now

Our sincere gratitude to the staff and residents of Riverbend Seniors Community and Kamloops Seniors Village for their friendship and care.

A funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Kamloops on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 11:30am. All are welcome to join the family at OLPH Parish Centre immediately following for refreshments and a Celebration of Life.

Memories and Condolences may be left at: schoeningfuneralservice.com

GIVE LAVISHLY LIVE ABUNDANTLY

By Helen Steiner Rice

Norman Pottle

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Norman John Pottle who passed on June 12, 2023, at 91 years old. Left to mourn his loss include his wife Lorraine of 63 years, his daughter Donna (Ron) Burkatsky, son Russell Pottle, grandchildren Ashley (Kevin), Lindsay, Matthew, greatgrandchildren Brayden and Kaylee and his remaining 7 siblings along with numerous nieces and nephews. Norman is predeceased by his father Stephen and mother Victoria along with his other 11 siblings.

Norman was born in 1932 on a farm in Usherville, Saskatchewan and eventually made his way to BC where he managed a general store in Williams Lake, BC, where he met Lorraine, whom he married in 1960. Norman eventually settled on 10 acres with his wife and family in Barriere, BC where he enjoyed working as a Construction Contractor

Norman enjoyed caring for his Arabian horses, farming, gardening, crafting wood gifts for his family, and being the biggest fan of his favourite teams, the Blue Jays and Canucks. He was a horseshoe champion and often won many of the card games and board games during family gatherings.

While Norman lived a hard-working farm life and carried this integrity for hard work and duty into his adult years, he was often seen with a smile on his face and was always quick to chime in with his famous wit and humour He always spoke about his life with gratitude and enjoyed telling stories about prairie living. Norman was especially fond of spending quality time with family and would never miss an opportunity to attend a graduation, birthday or simply attending family gettogethers.

Norman was a true old school prairie gentleman and even into his latter years, was often seen tending to his wife and others around him. His kind, quiet, gentle presence will be sorely missed by all his family

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Northshore Community Center, 730 Cottonwood Ave. Kamloops, BC on July 16, 2023 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.

Arrangements entrusted to Cypress Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family at cypressfuneral.ca

Fly Me

He understands every mode of force

He knows what’s true of the elements

He is subtle but genuine at lift off and landing

He is an airplane ride blowing through the clouds

He is an airplane window that reveals a whole dimension

He is a propeller to delve farther deep into the universe like fractals

He is an airplane grounded in the sky mighty with fuel

He is an airplane engine efficient, sustaining and swift

He is a wing of a plane that stabilizes my lift

He has an open storage to keep the baggage balanced on flight

He has a trap door that releases the body of pain

He has a water tank to keep the peace

Here is a safe place to crash

A ride in the sky at night reveals a bright shiny movement

You, my plane, are visible to the naked eye in each spectrum

by Kathy Ruth Manongdo

Written on Father’s Day 2010

Am I your passenger?

Am I your wingman?

Am I your baggage?

Am I your well oiled engine?

Am I your wing?

Am I your lift in the air?

Am I your propeller that thrusts you to a new dimension?

I am all that you shape me to be

You have a windshield view exposing the picture beyond

Only you fit the pilot’s seat

As your hands and feet heart and eyes are trained to work the plane

You know every part and how to fix it

You are navigating by the spirit

You belong to a solid tender heart and so accepted as firm to soar

You’re worth the shiniest mint coins and bills in circulation and so loved

Your competence as an airplane secures my place

For more experiences with you

Will you invite me onboard?

The more you give, The more you get, The more you laugh, The less you fret, The more you do unselfishly, The more you live abundantly, The more of everything you share, The more you’ll always have to spare, The more you love, The more you’ll find, That life is good, And friends are kind, For only what we give away, Enriches us from day to day.

Astrid Vendela (née Annas) Swanson

Our beautiful Mom died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of the summer solstice, June 21st.

"Peggy," as she was known to everyone, was born August 21, 1929, in Malmo, Alberta to Christopher and Birgitta Annas, immigrants from the old Swedish village of Gammalsvennskby, in the Ukraine.

Predeceased by her parents and her husband Edwin, daughter Marion, son Wayne, sister Irene, and brothers Gene, Gordon, Robert and Richard.

Survived by daughter Carol (Larry Holdsworth) and sons Douglas (Anna) and Murray Son-in-law Mike Jaccard (Brenda Childs - Jaccard). Grandchildren; Sarah Holdsworth, Jennifer Casorso (Sam Mendes), Bryan Swanson, Christopher Jaccard (Stephanie), Daniel Jaccard (Neda), Nathan, Ashley, and Cody Childs.

Great Grandchildren; Olivia and Issac Mendes, Benjamin and James Jaccard, and Aria, Alice, Damien and Kaleigh Childs.

Special niece, Lorraine Kandler and many other beloved nieces and nephews.

Decades worth of happy summers were spent at Shuswap Lake with family and friends. She loved her birthday bunch get-togethers and world travels with Betty and Pat. She was a good friend to many people, and she will be dearly missed.

You can be sure that she is out there dancing with Ed and when the moon is full at the lake you may glimpse her swimming the moonbeam, as she loved to do.

No funeral by her request, a Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. If desired, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Angela Dawn Morris August 15, 1982 - June 5, 2023

Following a lengthy battle with mental health and addiction, Angela Dawn Morris passed away suddenly on June 5, 2023 at the age of 40. Angela lived a full life, although unfairly short. She was a spunky and vivacious child, a born leader whose love for music was apparent from an early age, exemplified in wild hair and a fashion style all her own.

In 2008, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, a testament to her dedication and compassion for others. Angela's nursing career led her to Vancouver Coastal Health, where she provided aid and support in Safe Injection Sites on East Hastings. Most recently she was studying psychotherapy and counseling. She already helped so many that struggled, and those who knew her had no doubt she would go on to help many more. Her travels brought her across the globe, where she made long lasting connections with people all over the world. Those who knew Angela accepted her unique spirit and zest for life. Angela had a deep love for her dogs, Butters and Zeus, who were faithful companions throughout her journey

Angela will be greatly missed by her loving parents (Derrick and Judy), her younger sisters (Melissa and Victoria) and nephews (Liam and Lochlan) who admired and loved her youthful spirit Angela's raw and unapologetic energy inspired others to embrace their own unique identities and be their most authentic selves.

To honour Angela's contributions to the music community, a Celebration of Life Concert is being held in Victoria, BC. Additionally, a private family memorial will take place at a later date in Newfoundland, where Angela's loved ones will come together to remember her in a more intimate setting. May her courageous battle inspire others to seek help, find strength in their struggles, and strive for a world where mental health and addiction are met with compassion and understanding.

In lieu of flowers, donations to your local mental health and substance abuse non profit programs are greatly appreciated.

Rose Michele Piluso

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beautiful sister, Rose Michele Piluso (née Galbraith). Known to most as Rosie, Baby Rosie, or Auntie Rosie.

Born in Calgary, on April 11, 1962, a very special day on her mother ’s Rose Anne and Aunt Edna’s birthday Sharing this special day she was a delightful addition to her family Unfortunately, Rosie lost her father Michael Peter Brands at a very young age.

It is said that “a rose is a rose is a rose” To everyone that had the pleasure of spending time with her, this would be true. She was sweet, soft, and beautiful, although she held her own thoughts and could be cranky at times, she always brought laughter and joy everywhere she went.

Rosie followed her mother ’s passion as a talented gardener In her garden of love she shared her life with her three sisters, Brenda, Patsy, and Susan. Each sister had a unique and special experience with her Brenda, the eldest sister is one of those determined flowers, always there to give support but mostly her advice! Patsy is Rosie’s wild vine of childhood, exploring and testing their limits, but always staying within the border of mischievousness. Susan, the youngest sister, is strong and independent, sometimes too independent! Rosie’s teenage years included many fun times and shenanigans with cousins Frankie and Rhonda. She was a true sisters'sister, a loving aunt and a dedicated friend, always remembering birthdays and sending Christmas cards This would become her memory to all her nephews, their families and her friends too.

Rosie’s family moved to an acreage when she was young giving her an active and adventurous childhood which included horseback riding, winning at riding competitions, and rodeo days.

Rosie’s life garden sprouted two wonderful sons. These sprouts grew strong and she tended that portion of her life with extreme love. Lewis Carmen Piluso and Jacob Brandon Piluso. She was dedicated to her boys, driving to music lessons, participating in many community youth activities, including Boy Scouts, teaching swimming at the YMCA, and children’s programs at Parks and Recreation. This planted the seed for community support and volunteerism that grew with Rosie throughout her life.

Rosie’s garden includes many long-time friendships, just as perennials, many people know her to be a reliable and constant friend. She met her friend Lori when they were neighbours and they joined a bowling league together while pregnant! Even after Lori moved to Calgary, their friendship remained constant and continued to grow With her Barnhartvale neighbours, she enjoyed camping, fishing, motorcycling riding and snowmobiling.

Rosie took the lessons of financial responsibility from her mother seriously, never wasteful and always balancing the books, she planted a productive life garden. She was an exemplary employee for over 35 years at Woolco and Walmart where she proudly led the Charity Committee. Having home-grown values she spoke up to support charity projects that would benefit local community groups. She earned many employee awards that gained her much respect with her peers.

Rosie was blessed with many friends; then there’s her three favourite G.O.A.T Kat, a long-time neighbour and loyal friend; Elaine, a fun loving lady and her neighbour who chatted over the fence; and her eldest son Lewis, who became more than a son as one of her main supports and their relationship blossomed into adult friendship.

Rosie wanted to acknowledge Dr Stefanyk, her family doctor, and thank him for his care and compassion over the many years.

As I sit in Rosie’s final garden yard, in Kamloops, amongst the pruned trees and the sweet smell of flowers I know that her green-thumb print of love has impacted everyone she knew Memories of this loving place groomed with care will stay with all of us. She may have left us to tend a new garden, but her light hasn’t dimmed. It shines in the memories made together with each conversation, drink, meal or selfie.

In lieu of sadness, in Rosie’s memory, commit kindness to a stranger or volunteer in your local community. Do something that makes your heart proud.

"BE THE THINGS YOU LOVED MOST ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONE."