Kamloops This Week, June 20, 2014

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BCTF WANTS MEDIATOR APPOINTED Union creates Stories by Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

The union representing striking teachers wants a mediator brought in to get a deal done.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) president Jim Iker said bargaining with the B.C. Public Schools Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) has resulted in no progress, arguing for mediation. “[Premier] Christy Clark should say yes to mediation today,” Iker said.

A spokesperson in Education Minister Peter Fassbender’s office said he is open to mediation and won’t rule it out but, to have a mediator, the two parties need to be close.

The spokesperson said Fassbender’s opinion is “they’re not even close to being close.”

Fassbender said the BCPSEA has tabled “an affordable, creative and comprehensive package to end the stalemate.”

He said the package the BCTF tabled on Wednesday, June 18, was its full set of demands and called them “disappointing.”

He said they moved the two sides “further away from the affordability zone for publicsector settlements.”

Iker said the BCTF has tabled contract proposals with five key points: • A five-year term with an eight per cent salary increase over that term; • A $5,000 per teacher signing bonus; • No concessions; • A $225-million annual workload fund to address issues of class size, class composition and staffing ratios as an interim measure while

both parties await the next court ruling on the issue; • A $225-million retroactive grievances fund.

Throughout negotiations, Iker said, the province needs to address the fallout when, in 2002, then-education minister Clark tore up teachers’ collective agreements and removed $336 million annually from public education.

That decision was challenged by the BCTF in the courts, which have twice ruled Clark’s actions violated teachers’ Charter of Rights and Freedoms rights, the most recent ruling coming earlier this year.

That decision by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin ordered the government to pay the BCTF $2 million in damages.

The province is appealing.

HAVING FUN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Alice, Tweedledee and Tweedledum spend some time with three-year-old Jaiel and mom Roxy Diablo at the Thursday, June 19, Teddy Bear Picnic and Mother Goose Party in Prince Charles Park downtown. Alice is from Princess Parties and the two Tweedles will return to the park later this summer as part of Project X’s productions of Alice in Wonderland and Last of the Dragons, plays that will run from July 23 to Aug. 9. Dave Eagles/KTW

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A hardship fund is being created by the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association (KTTA) as its members remain on strike.

KTTA president Jason Karpuk said many teachers have donated the $50-a-day strike pay they received during the rotating-strike stage of job action, something he described as the true essence of a union — “members supporting members.”

The Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association donated $500.

Karpuk said criteria is being established for applications to the fund, with the goal being to meet the “greatest needs.”

Surrey teachers are creating a food bank, but Karpuk said there are no plans to do that in Kamloops at this point.

Bernadette Siracky, executive director of the Kamloops Food Bank, said she hadn’t noticed an increase in teachers using the Wilson Street agency — and has no idea if that uptake will happen.

“Everybody’s life and circumstances are different,” she said.

“You could have a teacher who could go without a paycheque for a year and not worry and another teacher who could be in need after missing just one paycheque.

“You can never make that judgment. There’s a story with every person who comes here.”

Karpuk said there has been “tons of support” from Kamloops businesses, from the salsa-and-dip packages arriving at picket lines from Fresh is Best to food from Nando’s, Tim Hortons and Gyldi’s Pizza.

On the Rock’s Pub sent food to McGowan Park elementary teachers and Van Houtte Coffee has been fuelling picketers with caffeine.

Kamloops Hot Yoga is offering one-month free membership to teachers.

Starbucks is also giving teachers discounts on beverages, Karpuk said, noting parents are also dropping by with food.

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N E W S & N OT E S F R O M C I T Y H A L L

Transit Summer Hours Transit Summer Hours are effective June 30, 2014 During the summer there is less customer demand for transit service. Matching customer needs for the summer enables the City to provide more service during the rest of the year.

The following routes will be adjusted to meet lower seasonal demands: - Routes 1, 2, 3, 7 and 9: Service every 30 minutes at peak times Regular service resumes in September. Visit www.bctransit.com for full schedule and fare details, or pick up a new Rider's Guide.

Canada Day - Free Transit Service On July 1st, we invite you to ride the bus for free! All routes throughout the city will be fare-free. Transit service will operate on a Saturday schedule with extended service on major routes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 17) to accommodate customers who are attending the fireworks display at Riverside Park.

To get directions to your destination, check out the Google Transit trip planning tool at www.bctransit.com (go to Kamloops, and click on Trip Planner).

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Council Calendar

Career Opportunities

Notes

Notes

Regular Council Meeting June 24, 1:30 pm

Applications are being accepted for the following union positions:

Flat-rate customers will continue to be billed semi-annual.

Public Hearing June 24, 7 pm

Recreation Facilities Attendant Arenas (On-Call) Training Opportunity Competition No. 04-22/14 Closing: June 26, 2014

Please refer to the chart below for the new billing cycles.

for payment of the 2014 taxes by the due date to avoid penalty, whether or not they receive a Property Tax Notice.

Mail lost or delayed by Canada Post or other delivery services will be assessed o the th penalty as the postmark is NOT accepted a as proof of payment.

Tranquille Road Beautification/ Enhancement and Gateway Task Force July 7, 6 pm Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Advisory Committee July 10, 11 am DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour St KAMPLAN: 2015 Official Community Plan Advisory Committee July 10, 3 pm DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour St. Regular Council Meeting July 15, 1:30 pm Public Hearing July 15, 7 pm Coordinated Enforcement Task Force July 28, 10 am Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Police Committee July 28, 11:15 am Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Regular Council Meeting July 29, 1:30 pm Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm.

Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast.

Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.

Community & Wellness Event Coordinator (Temporary) Competition No. 04-23/14 Closing: June 26, 2014

Westyde W Pooi & Community Centre The T Westsyde Pool and Community Centre is closed June 28 to Aug 10 for C annual a maintenance. The pool and fitness room will reopen August 11, fi 2014.

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Recreation Facilities Attendant Arenas (On-Call) Competition No. 04-24/14 Closing : June 26, 2014 Human Resources: 250-828-3439 kamloops.ca/careers

Contract Positions Contract Part-Time Fitness Instructors Qualified instructors are needed for the Fall 2014 term. Please submit a resume and cover letter to: Danielle Harkies Email: dharkies@kamloops.ca Phone: (250) 828-3698 Fax: (250) 828-3619 Closing: June 27, 2014 Visit www.kamloops.ca/contracts for full job description.

Notes Water Meter Billing Metered customers are now billed quarterly.

For those customers on an equalized payment plan, any remaining balances must be paid in full by Dec 31 each year.

2014 Property Tax Notices Tax notices have been mailed and are due Jul 2, 2014. If you have not received a notice, please call 828-3432.

To avoid a penalty of 10%, payments and properly completed applications for the Home Owner Grant (HOG) must be received on or before Jul 2, 2014, without exception. It is not necessary to make payment in order to apply for the HOG.

Revised R Swim Schedule The T Canada Games Aquatics Centre has h a revised schedule June 30-July 19 as we host a Water Polo Canada training camp. Visit kamloops.ca/swim for details.

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NEW WAR IN THE WOODS?

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Residents of a rural area near Chase are clashing with a forest company, a fight foresters predict will become more common as companies log timber closer to homes.

Homeowners in the area known as Ptarmigan Hills, located off ChaseFalkland Road about 10 kilometres south of Chase, say they were stunned to learn Tolko Industries Ltd. is planning three cutblocks in their area. The forest has not seen bulldozers or feller-bunchers in nearly a decade.

Marjorie Hamilton, who owns Ploughman’s Lunch restaurant in downtown Kamloops, said there are 20 water licences in the area, noting residents have dire concerns about their supply.

In 2005, Tolko signed a planning document called the Chase Creek Retention Plan. Residents assumed the deal protected their watershed.

Late last year, residents learned the company had notified stakeholders it was planning new cutblocks in the forest.

“They’re saying, ‘We’re not exactly sure where the cutblocks are,” Hamilton said. “Tolko doesn’t communicate — period.”

Chase Creek feeds into the South Thompson River at Chase.

The watershed has been heavily logged, in part due to mountain pine beetle. It is prone to high loads of silt that plagued Kamloops taps until the water-treatment plant was completed and has in the past blown out its banks in lower areas.

Another long-term resident, Laurie Payne, said the area cannot be logged without threaten-

ing water supply.

“The conflict here in our community is that Tolko Logging Company wants to cut trees in the watershed that sustains the community beneath Ptarmigan Hills, a watershed that has watered the local people for close to a hundred years.”

Henry Cornelson, one of the residents who was part of crafting the 2005 retention plan, said Tolko’s plans came as a shock.

He said the retention plan “gave the community some comfort level.

“This is as much harvesting as is going to be done chasing the beetle,’” he said of residents’ understanding.

“Now, eight years later, we get a surprise.”

Cornelson acknowledged the retention plan is not a legal document.

Tolko’s woodlands manager, Murray Wilson, said the company is proud of its work on the retention plan, saying the it focused on “what we’ll keep, rather than what we’ll log.”

But, he added, the planning document was a work of its time — and conditions have substantially changed.

“We came out with the concept of a retention plan. The community was concerned about pine beetle,” Wilson said.

“There was lots of pine and people were concerned about what the area would look like . . . It was a plan — and plans always change.”

What is different nearly a decade later is the mountain pine beetle fight is all but over. Companies have already chewed through mid-elevation stands of lodgepole pine devastated by the beetle.

Now they’re returning to areas of fir, timber often located near settlements.

Wilson said Tolko is

closely following B.C.’s forest laws as it moves out of high-elevation plateaus full of dead pine to more traditional logging in areas of housing, recreational areas and resorts.

“We’ve been logging, just like everyone else in the Southern Interior, mountain pine beetle.

“Now we’re back in the interface area where everyone lives. You’re probably going to see more of it.”

Lumber prices remain high as the U.S. housing market recovers from a historic bottom reached after the 2008 recession.

Complicating matters further, a non-replaceable forest licence has been granted to Adams Lake Indian Band, which has not communicated with residents about its plans.

Independent consulting forester Chris Ortner agreed residents will notice more logging close to communities.

“Absolutely.

Companies want green wood,” he said. “This time of year, you go for fir.”

And those Douglas fir stands are often in areas where people recreate and live.

“Interface logging has always been a problem [for neighbouring residents],” Ortner said.

The Ministry of

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations estimated Tolko’s probable harvest at 120 hectares.

It referred other questions to Tolko.

Cornelson said changes in forest legislation mean corporations are no longer responsible for consultations and planning of the past, instead relying on their own foresters and engineers without oversight from the former B.C. Forest Service, which has been disbanded.

“There’s a broken trust between a community, the forest service and the licensee,” Cornelson said.

Hamilton said the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Development has agreed to bring in a hydrologist to look at the area.

Tolko’s Wilson said logging is unlikely to occur this year, but planning will continue.

“You’ll see more regular harvesting,” he said.

“We’ll be out of the high plateau areas.”

But, residents say they’re not dropping the fight.

“Though we are small, we will fight to the end for our water,” Payne said. “So please leave and go home. It is beautiful, clean water that we value above all.”

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LOCAL NEWS

City hall more popular than McArthur at tax time

By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

It may have better parking, better accessibility and fewer construction roadblocks, but an alternative property-tax payment centre on McArthur Island isn’t reeling in Kamloops taxpayers the way the city had hoped.

With much of the intersection in front of city hall at Victoria Street and First Avenue torn up for realignment, the city is trying to divert as many of the approximately 9,000 property owners who prefer to pay their taxes in person as possible to the alternative site in the McArthur Island

Sport and Event Centre.

So far, less than one-third of taxpayers who paid in person visited the North Shore.

Parissa Bhullar, revenue and taxation manager for the city, said of the 3,800 people who have paid in person, 1,036 went to McArthur Island to make payments.

“At this point in time, we’d like to see more people visit McArthur Island because it is a little bit slower than we’d initially anticipated,” Bhullar said, adding the city recently changed its radio advertising to try to steer the public to McArthur Island.

The city also has signs up on the island advising people of the payment centre.

“A lot of people come to city hall despite all our marketing efforts,” she said.

“They’re just not aware the site is there.”

Bhullar said the number of people paying their taxes in person is up by 780 compared to this time last year, though she said some of increase may be because people are also paying their utility bills, which were sent out at about the same time as property-tax bills.

The city is spending $45,000 to staff, furnish and provide security at the McArthur Island site until July 2.

Report: Thompson-Okanagan economy weak

By Cam Fortems STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

City economic promoters say Kamloops is resisting some of the larger regional trends outlined in a new report on jobs and growth in the Thompson-Okanagan.

The regional economy experienced the greatest job loss since 2009, headed by construction and tourism.

The Thompson-Okanagan lost 7,500 jobs, according to B.C. Check-Up, a report from Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C. That represents three times the provincial average.

Report author Karen Christiansen said another 6,000 people opted out of the workforce last year.

“Development activity in our region also fell to its lowest level in six years as the total value of major capital projects dropped to $24.5 billion,” she said.

“These factors underlined our region’s weak economy and many workers left to seek employment elsewhere in B.C. or Alberta.”

Jim Anderson, executive director at Venture Kamloops, said a more localized breakdown of statistics is not readily available. He said, however, numbers are skewed by the weight of Kelowna and not neces-

sarily indicative of Kamloops’ economy.

“It drives the numbers. It’s tough to draw out how we’re doing overall in the region.”

Anderson acknowledged, however, the jobless rate in Kamloops rose from 5.5 per cent a year ago to 7.4 per cent last month.

The report also details job losses in tourism last year.

But, Tourism Kamloops executive director Lee Morris said, the city has resisted a downturn.

Tourism in 2013, as measured by hotel room bookings, was up more than eight per cent over the year before. Morris expects that growth again in 2014.

Among contributors this year were the March Brier and the B.C. Junior All Native Basketball Tournament.

“We’ve got sustained momentum in sports tourism,” Morris said.

While development activity fell to its lowest level in six years regionally, the city’s numbers reflect a different picture.

In Kamloops, construction values came in at $150 million, shy of the $160-million prediction. But, this year’s $80-million clinical services building and parkade at Royal Inland Hospital will provide a major boost to the 2015 building permit numbers.

CORRECTION A story that ran in the Thursday, June 19 edition of Kamloops This Week (‘A Walk For Clayton’) had the wrong date for the Kamloops Walk for ALS. The walk will in fact be held on Saturday, June 21, at Riverside Park.

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Mr. MacInnes has practised business law in Kamloops for 28 years. He worked for 13 years as in-house counsel at Weyerhaeuser prior to returning to private practice. His work at Weyerhaeuser included the purchase and sale of large and small businesses, environmental law, competition law, employment and human rights law and forestry law.

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LOCAL NEWS

Fate of Stuart Wood to be decided Monday

By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops-Thompson school trustees are expected to decide the future of Stuart Wood elementary at its meeting on Monday, June 23.

Trustees will receive a 167-page report from superintendent Terry Sullivan, one that includes previous reports and documentation on closing the St. Paul Street school and reconfiguring Beattie School of the Arts.

Board of education chairwoman Denise Harper said trustees have consulted with the public.

“It is time to make a decision. We’ve had more than six months of consultation on this. It wasn’t a secret.”

That viewpoint comes despite a request from the new Downtown and West End Residents’ Association (DWERA) to speak at the board meeting and present some options.

The request, how-

ever, came 10 days after the deadline for written presentations on the plan, which would see Stuart Wood closed, its staff and students moved to the McGill Road campus of Beattie School of the Arts elementary campus and those students moved to the Beattie secondary campus on Ninth Avenue, next to South Kamloops secondary.

Stuart Wood is not handicap-accessible and, at about 180 students, is overcapacity for the size of the building.

Beattie was created with the goal of eventually housing the students from kindergarten to Grade 12 in one building.

DWERA held a meeting on Wednesday, June 18, with neighbouring Sagebrush Residents Association, to discuss the future of the school, housed in a heritage building owned by the City of Kamloops.

Near the end of the hour-long meeting, with no clear plans other than a petition and letterwriting established,

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Chris Ortner of the Kamloops Voters Society suggested DWERA ask to speak with trustees on Monday to request trustees meet with city officials, representatives of the Kamloops Centre Business Improvement Association and the two residents’ groups to come up with a plan to ensure there is an English-speaking elementary school in the downtown.

Ortner pointed out

each has an interest in the matter, from businesses that rely on a vibrant downtown to prosper to the city, which has identified a community school as key to its official plan.

Harper said she rejected the request to appear, made by DWERA chair Denis Walsh, adding he did not indicate the plan was to request the group meeting.

Focus shifted somewhat by those at the

meeting from saving Stuart Wood to using Lloyd George elementary‚ now a single-track French immersion school, to be that downtown school, with people wanting it to return to the dual-track French/ English format it had years ago.

Harper said that won’t work.

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Harper also pointed out the Beattie campus on McGill Road in Sahali closer to Stuart Wood’s downtown location than is the Lloyd George campus on Pine Street in South Kamloops.

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Working in a restaurant can be times of boobs and busts

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HERE ARE ENOUGH boobs in the restaurant industry without the ones hanging from your chest.

I remember some of the charactertype customers: I’m-only-orderingwater person, walks-in-five-minutesbefore-closing person, asks-for-onething-every-time-you-get-back person and, inevitably, you’re-never-going-tomake-me-happy-because-I’m-deeplymiserable person.

There are plenty of other dining identities.

The buzz around the recent opening of the Shark Club in Kamloops has me reminiscing about my experience in the business.

I’ve worked front of the house and back at a variety of venues — breakfast, lunch, dinner, buffet, pub, casino and nightclub.

Behind the scenes, the seemingly flawless execution of convenience and deliciousness is no glamorous job.

Multi-tasking, breakable objects, messy things, hungry clients — any of these elements of chaos is enough to throw an employee off, no matter the job. Now, mix in alcohol, crying children, deathly food allergies and a sense of entitlement brought on by tips.

I tip my restaurant servers wholeheartedly any time I’m out because I remember the doozie days.

Some of those days were my own fault.

Some co-workers and I once lit a barbecue on fire in front of a patio of guests.

It was the same restaurant where we had to make a game-time decision

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after carving into a half-frozen, mostly raw turkey intended for buffet dinner.

I accidentally spilled coffee on a customer. Luckily, it was so cold the customer wasn’t burned.

Those were some learning moments, but other doozies were inevitable.

I was once hit from behind by a rogue swinging door and dropped an armful of breakfast plates into the restaurant lobby. That was fun to clean up — in front of everyone.

I remember on many occasions digging sushi rice — repeatedly stepped on and mashed into the carpet — from a restaurant floor with my fingernails.

I washed a white, long-sleeved blouse after every shift at one restaurant because of the inevitable stains that come with wearing white — white?

I’ve sung countless embarrassing versions of Happy Birthday with a big smiley grin on my face despite the fact I can’t reach the note of the highest “Birthday” to save my life.

There were slow days when you didn’t make any money. There were busy days when you didn’t make any

money because you were slammed and could only offer the bare minimum of poor service.

I nearly cut the tip of my finger off in one kitchen. It was fine, though.

I glued my nail — and finger tip — back together with clear nail polish.

I’ve poured out bottles, only to find someone’s chewing-tobacco spit bottle.

I’ve sweated it out in the kitchen, on the patio while running plates and have complained over sore feet all the while hungry for one of the plates myself.

On that note, I once swallowed a raw egg for a free meal on a dare from a boss. I vomited immediately because I’d scrambled the raw egg first — poor choice.

I once cut someone off from drinking only to have them smash a beer bottle in front of me. It felt good when I kicked that guy out, though.

I’ve been hit on, bossed around and all of the above but, while plagued by minimum-wage, the restaurant business offers a welcome loophole where I sure learned a lot.

The staff at Shark Club sure make it all look glamorous, though.

I don’t know how I’d feel cleaning smashed plates in the restaurant lobby or picking sushi rice from the carpet with my fingernails — bent over with my hair in my face while wearing a short skirt and low-cut top.

I sure hope restaurant staffers will seek work elsewhere if their unrealistic uniform is one too many for their own doozie list. jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

A long summer looms for BCTF They say the key to good comedy is timing.

The same could be said of labour action.

The B.C. teachers’ strike, which began in full this week, is an example of questionable timing.

It appears to be a gamble that may not pay off.

The strike is taking place at a time when students are normally preparing for final exams.

This is a time when some children have the most need of a teacher’s help.

Classes designed around reviewing the year’s curriculum will be lost and, while the government has assured that exams will go on, you have to wonder if the students are properly prepared to take those tests.

If the teachers were hoping that a mid-June strike would provide the needed pressure to bring a quick end to the dispute, they appear to be mistaken.

After talks between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and B.C. Public School Employers’ Association collapsed last weekend, the strike is on.

Now comes the waiting game.

With negotiations stalled and the school year winding down, the pressure to sign a new deal will soon evaporate.

If the strike continues into July, why would either side feel the need to make concessions?

What will result is two long months of speeches, saber-rattling and rhetoric as both sides claim to be fighting for a just cause.

Worse is the fact that parents, and the general public, will begin to lose interest as normal summer vacation activities begin.

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Re: Story: Teachers feel pinch as strike begins: “I am just wondering what our government is doing, to resolve the teachers labour dispute and if there will be any compensation to parents for increased child-care costs?

“I am a single working mother with a mortgage. This strike is costing me $300.

“This isn’t right. I am just one of thousands of people affected in this way.”

— posted by Lyn LEcuyer “Have to cancel this year’s trip to Europe?

“Might have to find a part-time job this summer?

“Give me a break!

“That household with two teachers is going to have an income of about $150,000 per year.

“Which is what, about three times the national average household income?”

— posted by Steve J.

Re: Bass column: Tell us something and prove conspiracy theorists wrong: “I can’t stand the dithering, the sidestepping and the completely vision-less behaviour of our current mayor and some councillors.”

— posted by Karen

If McDonald’s won’t sell them, why should we eat them?

Editor: The Arctic apple is a genetically modified fruit developed by Summerland grower Neal Carter.

It doesn’t brown because it has been altered using a new and almost entirely untested geneticmodification technology.

The B.C. Fruit Growers Association is against this.

Even McDonald’s and Gerber have rejected the Arctic apple.

But, KTW Rational Thoughts columnist Bill Litgertwood tells Kamloops that Arctic Apples are safe to eat?

There are 26 countries around the world that have banned GMOs — and more almost daily.

There are 64 counties that require labelling.

Why have repressive countries like Russia and China banned GMOs and not North America, you may wonder?

One reason — Monsanto’s ex-executive Michael Taylor is the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Key figures at both the FDA and Environmental Protection Agency have held important positions at Monsanto, one of the major Big Agro producers of GMO seeds and food.

The biotech industry has a dark history. Most of us

seniors have seen the devastation it has created.

DDT was once touted as a completely safe pest control, but nearly wiped out the bald eagle and the peregrine falcon.

Today, 40 years after it was banned, research shows 99 per cent of people tested still have traces of it in their systems.

During the 1940s, Monsanto was involved in the Manhattan Project and the production of the first nuclear bomb that was later on dropped on Japan.

In the late 1960s, it went into partnership with IG Farben, the main supplier of

Zyklon-B gas to the German government during the extermination phase of the Holocaust.

Then along came 24D and 245T, the main ingredients of Agent Orange, PCBs, dioxins, Aspartame, Saccharin, bovine growth hormone and more.

From dealing death to controlling our food, the bio-tech industry marches on.

If anybody ever tells you we know with 100 per cent certainty GMOs are totally safe to eat, they haven’t done their research.

There is no reason GMO foods should be approved safe for consumption.

Linda Davidson Kamloops

Caribou endangered species,‘declining at alarming rate’ Editor: An open letter to Don Kayne, CEO of Canfor and Mary Polak, minister of environment for B.C: We teach at Thompson Rivers University, where we have told hundreds of students, in many courses, about mountain caribou.

They provide a classic example of a species endangered by human activity and are the focus of lectures on the effects of habitat fragmentation, among other topics.

We are now writing on their behalf.

They have declined at an alarming rate — 30 per cent since 2002 — and are now an endangered species.

In a letter to the Vancouver Sun (July16, 2012), Kayne portrayed Canfor as a progressive corporation, dedicated to upholding its social contract with British Columbians: “Canfor will not support actions that overturn landscape objectives

set through public-planning processes unless there is full public consultation and support.

“We will not support actions that impact parks or critical habitat for species at risk.”

These words are difficult to reconcile with plans by Canfor Vavenby to conduct extensive salvage logging beside Wells Gray Park this summer.

These plans bring Canfor directly into conflict with Kayne’s stated commitments to public process, parks and to species at risk — especially mountain caribou.

Mountain caribou need old-growth forests.

Since the 1960s, clearcutting has reduced their winter forage and increased predation by wolves and cougars.

Despite this, some biologists are cautiously optimistic that regenerated, aging forests in southern Wells Gray may trigger recovery of the park’s dwindling caribou

population — which is unlikely to occur elsewhere.

In these times of economic uncertainty and deepening climate change, it seems reasonable to expect decision-makers to think hard about cause and effect.

Given Canfor’s pledge not to act in ways likely to adversely affect endangered species, we must assume that Kayne is unaware of the Vavenby planner’s proposal — or of its impact on caribou.

The area planned for logging should be added to Wells Gray Park, not logged.

We call upon Polak to establish a moratorium on industrial timber extraction in the southern Clearwater Valley, north of Spahats Creek, until a comprehensive, province-wide discussion on best use can be undertaken.

Nancy Flood and Lyn Baldwin TRU faculty

Thank-you teacher, school for setting aside differences for seniors Editor: During the teacher-government dispute, it is easy to find negative press about the teachers.

I would like to say a very big thank you to Brock middle school’s music teacher Jarrett who, despite being embroiled

in a nasty lockout and strike, brought a group of beautiful young women to entertain the residents of Overlander Residential Care.

It was a wonderful thing to put aside your differences for the afternoon and bring joy to our seniors.

Teachers have always been a big part of our recreationtherapy program.

Their visits impress us with their organization and zest for sharing of their students talents and gifts with us.

Thank you, again, Brock middle school, for bringing

your bright, talented youth to our facility during the labour dispute. We appreciate your generosity and kindness.

Sherri Read, recreation therapy manager at Overlander Residential Care

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Bev Gutray has taken issue with a media report that stated she was sent to Kamloops at the direction of the provincial government.

Gutray, who works at the provincial level of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), is one of two from that body working with the staff and board members of the Kamloops branch of the CMHA after its executive director took medical leave.

“Absolutely not,” Gutray said of a Kamloops radio report that Rich Coleman, the minister responsible for housing, was the reason she and Jonny Morris are working with

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“We are here at the request of the board of directors,” she said.

Gutray is the CEO of the provincial division and Morris is its director of public policy, research and provincial programming.

BC Housing had given the Kamloops CMHA notice it was considering termination of a housing contract, Gutray said, because some issues needed to be addressed.

“But, that notice has been withdrawn and there are no operating problems,” Gutray said.

Coleman’s office told KTW the Kamloops CMHA had transferred responsibility for Emerald Centre, its emergency shelter, and other housing programs, to the provincial body.

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Subsequent emails to the minister asking for clarification did not result in replies.

Gutray said one of the issues the two provincial representatives is addressing is the simple reality that, in small communities, finding an executive director (ED) is difficult.

“You can’t just pull an ED out of a hat. And, often, they’re doing HR (human resources), they’re dealing with programs, they’re doing a lot of things.”

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Expect speed-limit changes after Canada Day

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New regulations governing use of winter tires and rules to deter “left-lane hogs” will be part of a comprehensive announcement on new road safety initiatives, said Transportation Minister Todd Stone.

The rookie Kamloops-South Thompson MLA announced late last year

the province would undertake public consultation on highway safety and speed limits, with the possibility of raising them in some corridors.

That consultation included public meetings across the province and through Twitter.

Stone said he expects to announce those changes in Kamloops after the Canada Day long weekend.

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The Craziest Store in town supports YMCA Camp Deka The things you learn when you go camping last a lifetime and Surplus Herby’s wants every kid to get that opportunity. Surplus Herby’s always makes sure you’re geared up for a weekend in the wilderness, but it’s also makes sure kids get the experience at all by supporting the YMCAYWCA’s Camp Deka.

Proudly Canadian, Surplus Herby’s takes camping seriously. The store is packed with everything a weekend in the woods will require, from camping equipment to gear, clothing to hardware. The store is known for being the place to find that one thing you’ve been looking for, from food to hunting equipment. The bargain basement is always full of unexpected surprises. The craziest store in town is changing all the time, and you never know what you might find.

the 44-year-old surplus store is still family run and operated. Founder John Cottrell, who passed away in 2009, raised his three children in Kamloops and was dedicated to supporting the community.

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OBERT SERVICE once wrote, “There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold; the Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.”

Service wasn’t writing about the Yukon River Quest, though he certainly could have been.

The line appears in one of his most well-known works,

The Cremation of Sam McGee, and harkens back to the days of the Yukon Gold Rush.

Though Sharman Learie of Kamloops won’t be moiling for gold when he heads to the Yukon today (June 20), he’ll be on a journey of his own.

It’s one some might consider a form of insanity, while others will think it incredible.

Racing in the midnight sun, Learie, the chairman of Thompson Rivers University’s adventure-studies program, and fellow kayaker

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“I am getting excited and, of course, a little nervous,” Learie told KTW a day before embarking on what he predicted would be a three-day drive to Whitehorse.

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“Of course I’m excited. That’s all part of it, part of the adventure.”

The 16th annual race will take place over five days, June 25 to June 29, and includes 66 teams made up of 153 paddlers from 13 countries.

Learie and Kellow were introduced to the race by a pair of acquaintances, each of whom had completed it. The quest seemed like the perfect fit for the TRU adventurestudies alums.

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With a pair of victories at the under16 girls’ District 11 fastball playdowns on Saturday, June 14, at Charles Anderson Park, Kamloops booked a spot at the B.C. championships, which get underway in Port Alberni on July 4.

The S.W.A.T. were undefeated in league play this season, their only loss of the season coming in tournament play.

In order to help with the cost of the trip, Kamloops is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at two locations — Wal-Mart and Cooper’s Foods in Westsyde.

The Falcon Lanes team of Joel Loehr, Ken Dick, Dale Brush, Phill McDougall and Bryan Andersen are chasing a Canadian championship, with the National Classified 5 Pin Bowling Championship set to get underway in Saskatoon on Saturday, June 21. The team qualified for nationals by winning the 10-team provincial championships, held in Abbotsford on May 10. Representing B.C., the Falcon Lanes squad will be competing against teams from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northern Ontario, Southern Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland.

The team qualified for provincials by winning the zone championship, held at Falcon Lanes on April 6, beating out squads from Chase, Merritt and Princeton. Last year, a team from Merritt won the national championship. In 2012, it was a Bowlertime outfit which claimed the Canadian crown. The Falcon Lanes group was formed by picking the men with the five LIVE WELL HEALTH TIP: best averages after a six-week trial period in December and January. Andrea Klassen/KTW

The team will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts for $10 a box.

The S.W.A.T. posted victories at the playdowns over the Kamloops Steelers, 7-6, and Kamloops Diggers, 7-2.

In under-14 girls’ action, the Kamloops Jay Bombs lost a bestof-three series against Barriere, winning Game 1 before dropping the next two.

Barriere will represent District 11 at provincials, which will run from July 4 to July 6 in Ridge Meadows.

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Kayakers bracing for unknown on 715-kilometre trek X From A15

The course follows the route taken by the gold-rush stampeders of the early 20th century, crossing Lake Laberge (where McGee was cremated in Service’s fictional account) before passing the Thirty Mile heritage section of the river, the village of Carmacks, Five Finger Rapids, Fort Selkirk and Kirkman Creek.

The weekend will end with an awards banquet at the Robert Service School in Dawson City, where all finishing participants will be recognized.

The top racers in each class — tandem canoe, tandem kayak, solos and voyageur canoes — will also be honoured.

The race weekend is scheduled to go until Sunday, June 29, but veteran competitor and former president of the Yukon River Marathon Paddlers Association Jeff Brady said the first boats generally arrive in Dawson City on the afternoon of Friday, June 27 — a little more than 48 hours

Sharman Learie of Kamloops is set for the journey of a lifetime.

after departing Whitehorse. “The goal for everybody is just to finish,� Brady said. “I’d say about 10 per cent of the teams are out to win something, the rest of us are just trying to get to Dawson in plenty of time. “Our team goal is to get there by midnight Saturday so we can hit last call.�

On the line is a purse of about $22,500.

At the moment, Learie and

Kellow are among those focused on finishing the race, though if push comes to shove, Learie said they would like to break the 50-hour mark.

They will paddle day and night — so far north at the time of the summer solstice that the sun never sets — stopping for a total of 10 hours at two mandatory rest-stops.

Competitors eat on the boat and do their best not to fall sleep while on the water — especially

Game time is noon.

The semifinals were played after KTW’s press deadline on Thursday, June 19. The Expos played the Athletics and the Mariners squared off against the Braves.

Closing ceremonies for all of the division’s teams will be held after the game.

The 13-and-under peewee AA RiverDogs are hosting the Okanagan playoffs in the River City this weekend, while the 15-and-under bantam Kamloops Rebels are hosting the top three teams from the South Okanagan in the single A spring-season playoffs.

a period of 26 days.

The instructors were happy with how things went during their weekend trial run.

They decided how to best go about eating, sleeping and the like. Learie also had the chance to see how his thumb would hold up to the rigors of paddling — he sprained it about six weeks ago.

It seems all systems are a go. “It will be my first time up to the North, and I think for Matt as well, so we’re both very excited about that,� Learie said. “One of the great parts of the adventure experience is that unknown sort of thing, like what’s around the corner for us.�

The pair has also turned the race into a fundraiser for a bursary for second-year adventure studies students at TRU. Thus far, they have about $5,500, with their goal $10,000.

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Green Lightning strike KMBA gold The Kamloops Green Lightning earned an 11-9 victory over the Spoolmaks to claim the Kamloops Minor Baseball Association peewee boys’ title on Wednesday, June 18.

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if they’re paddling solo.

A few teams get dumped at various points along the route each year, but generally take some time to dry off and hop back on the water.

There can be a few awkward moments as well, with paddlers even having to take care of their “business� on the water. “You devise your own system, I’ll just put it that way,� Brady said, with a laugh.

That system, he said, doesn’t involve stopping the boat.

Learie and Kellow worked on their systems last weekend as the pair circumnavigated Salt Spring Island, a distance of about 78 kilometres, in seven hours and 45 minutes.

They’ve done this sort of adventure before, having paddled from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy when they were roommates in their second year of study at TRU — a distance of about 500 kilometres.

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Devon Moonie, right, ended up on the podium following Banff Bike Fest’s Tunnel Mountain Road Race, placing third in the 78-kilometre race on the weekend.

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Moonie finished third in the Tunnel Mountain Road Race, a 78-kilometre trek.

He also competed in Category 3 of General Classification (GC) and finished tenth. GC combined times from all five events at Bike Fest, including the Tunnel Mountain Road Race, the Cascade Shops Prologue, the Lake Louise Road Race, the individual time trial and the criterium race.

Moonie finished one minute and 12 seconds back of the GC leader.

Rattlers rolled The Armstrong Shamrocks defeated the Kamloops Rattlers 8-6 in senior C box lacrosse on Friday, June 13.

Kamloops is third in the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League with six wins and six losses.

The Shamrocks led 2-1 after the first frame and 6-4 after two.

Riley Donahue (2G, 1A), AJ Lockwood (2G), Liam Hagerty (2A), Gavin McIntosh (1G), JJ Lockwood (1G) and Travis Joseph (1A) found the scoresheet for Kamloops.

Goaltender Mike Smith stopped 50 shots in the loss.

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All-star Dogs When the squads take to the field for the 2014 B.C. Minor Baseball Association midget AAA all-star game, the Tournament Capital will be represented by four products of the Kamloops Players Bench RiverDogs.

Outfielder Isiah McDonald, outfielder/ first-baseman Jackson Lowes, third-baseman/ pitcher Riley Johnson and catcher Connor McKenzie will travel to Chilliwack for the game.

The game gets underway on Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m.

Players are divided into an Island/Interior team and a Lower Mainland team.

Dodds on form Competing at the Western Canadian Cup in Calgary on the weekend, siblings Kristina and Gavin Dodd of the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre helped Team B.C. to a silver-medal finish in the all-around team finals.

Gavin placed first in Provincial 3 tumbling, while Kristina was fourth in Provincial 4 tumbling and trampoline.

She was also fourth

in Provincial 3 doublemini trampoline and fourth in all-around aggregate in Western Canada.

Also competing at the Western Canada Cup were KGTC athletes Rachel Beauchamp (11th in Provincial 4 trampoline), Emma Guertin (eighth in trampoline and 14th in double-mini trampoline, both at the Provincial 2 level, and fifth in Provincial 3 tumbling) and Genna Bruno (second in double-mini, 14th in trampoline and eighth in tumbling, all at the Provincial 1 level).

Rec results There were three 45-plus Kamloops Recreational Soccer League games played this week.

Frick and Frack blanked Duffy’s Pub 4-0 on Wednesday, June 18, with goals coming from Rob Bittante (2), Kevin Barrie and Phil Read.

Chris Winsor and Christian Gayfer split time between the pipes for the winning squad.

Also on Wednesday, Kamcon downed RCC FC 5-0.

Scoring goals for Kamcon were Todd Wiseman (3), Steve Johnston and Troy Fenrich.

NRI Distribution and RCC FC tied 1-1 on Sunday, June 15.

Dave Spendlove found the old onion bag for NRI and Ken Spivak tallied for RCC.

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BREAK AND ENTER INTERRUPTED On Friday June 16th, a homeowner on Lorne St. gave a suspect a quite a shock when he confronted him trying to break into his house. The homeowner heard a noise coming from the side basement and went to investigate the noise and saw a male standing near the window with a chisel

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Quinn Smith, Jeremy Bosher, Jake Latin and, of course, Alex Turner.

And now, Riley Peterson.

Peterson, a member of the junior B Kamloops Venom, recently signed on with the Pfeiffer University Falcons field lacrosse team for the 2014-2015 season.

Committing to the NCAA Division 2 school he becomes the most recent Kamloops Minor Lacrosse Association (KMLA) product to take his career to the next level.

“It feels pretty surreal,” the 18-year-old Sa-Hali secondary grad told KTW. “I never really thought, when I was younger, that I would be doing this kind of thing, but it’s going to be a great experience.

“I’m really looking forward to it.”

Peterson’s promotion to the NCAA underscores what KMLA president Doug Clark said has been a growing trend in the Tournament Capital over the last five years — Kamloops lacrosse players are being noticed.

“We try to push them to go to the highest level, to go play at the highest level, not to be satisfied with just playing lacrosse in the Interior,” the threetime president said.

Riley Peterson “If they have the ability to go play at a higher level, we push them to do that.”

Peterson now finds himself in good company.

Turner is a member of the National Lacrosse League’s Edmonton Rush and also plays for the Western Lacrosse Association’s Langley Thunder.

Bosher and Latin both play for the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League.

Bosher will be joining Peterson in the NCAA when he attends Denver University in the fall, playing for the division 1 Denver Pioneers.

Smith, who played in 2013 with the junior A Salmonbellies, was drafted by the Thunder earlier this year.

Tyrell HamerJackson, Mike Henry and Brett Fleming are among other Kamloops products playing junior A lacrosse. Kyle Pauwels and Maxwell James both play in the B.C. Intermediate Lacrosse League.

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Kamloops has many prospects excelling with the Kamloops Venom of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League as well and has also been well-represented in both male and female lacrosse at the provincial level — Courtnay Koroluk and Squwey Gottfriedson are among River City residents boasting gold medals from Team B.C. experience.

“Kamloops has a lot of great lacrosse players, that’s for sure,” Peterson said.

“I don’t think that many people know that, but definitely, there’s been some really great lacrosse players come out of Kamloops.”

“I really think it means they’ve been coached well,” Clark said of Kamloops’ growing lacrosse resume. “It speaks to their individual work

Sides Of Beef, Pork, Whole Lamb, Free Run Chicken By The Case, Game Cutting, Sausage Making ethic and the city of Kamloops kind of reflects that — a hardworking kind of town. “[It shows] just that our athletes are as good as anybody else’s up here.”

Clark said he expects a few other players will signed to teams in the coming weeks. He hopes the 200 players in the KMLA can be inspired by the successes of the program’s graduates.

“You’ve got to stick to the game and you’ve just got to want it,” Peterson said. “If you really want it, you can definitely make it happen, it can definitely be a possibility.”

Tigers squash Venom’s undefeated hopes No longer can the Kamloops Venom claim perfection.

The Vernon Tigers (102) handed the Venom (12-1) their first loss in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League play on Wednesday, June 18, with the hometown squad earning a 10-7 victory.

Tallying points for the visitors were Brady Jorgensen (3G, 1A), Riley Peterson (1G, 2A), Jerome Thorne (1G, 1A), Quinn

Williamson (1G) and Kyle McLellan (1G).

Mitch Horseman made 35 saves for Kamloops in a losing cause.

The Tigers have won six consecutive games and sit four points back of the first-place Venom.

Kamloops will look to get back on track on Saturday, June 21, when the South Okanagan Flames (2-8) visit Memorial

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Taking a walk to learn more about Kamloops

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Ernie Kroeger wanted to learn more about his new community of Kamloops — so he went for a walk.

“I’ve always been a walker,” the associate professor at Thompson Rivers University said, noting it works well with photography, his art medium.

“You don’t photograph so well from a car,” he said.

Moving from the Banff Centre to a teaching position in visual and performing arts, Kroeger said he wasn’t enamoured with Kamloops at first.

His walk changed that. As he meandered through an area behind Royal Inland Hospital, he came upon an old roadway in a gully, a twisting and turning route that looked like it had a purpose in the

past, but had been left for nature to travel it now.

Kroeger was curious and started asking questions of people, eventually locating photographs of what he came to learn was called the Corkscrew Road, snapshots taken by A.C. Taylor in the 1920s.

The photographs are part of a large collection of negatives discovered in the basement of Kamloops Camera House, the business that got its start in 1919 when Taylor opened a stationery and photo shop in the 300-block of Victoria Street.

Eventually, Taylor sold the business to the owner of another photo shop, who merged the two. The negatives were found in the 1970s when staff was cleaning up the basement.

Kroeger was now hooked on learning as much as he could about

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Thompson Rivers University associate professor Ernie Kroeger travels the forgotten Corkscrew Road in Kamloops road.

the Corkscrew Road, focusing much of his research on every aspect of it, from its history to how it was built to what it is today.

He balks at the word “research,” however, noting his belief academia “needs to broaden our idea of what that word means.”

He prefers to call his work a creative activity.

In essence, what

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this way on Arnica’s Facebook page: “The Corkscrew Road is both real and imaginary; real because it once ran between Kamloops and Knutsford; imaginary because so much of it has disappeared. This walk will lead you to a few abandoned sections of the Corkscrew Road and share with you some of its history.

BERTHA (ELDER) PERNITSKY Nov 24, 1925 ~ June 10, 2014 Bertha passed away peacefully at the age of 88. She was predeceased by her husband Joe in 1973 and grandson William in 2002. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Dianne (Peter), Jeanette (Frank), Bill (Patti), John, and Greg (Diane). Her legacy and love will go on in her 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren whom she adored and was always so proud of.

Bertha was born in Scott, Saskatchewan, the second eldest of 14 children. She had been a resident of Kamloops since 1945. Bertha had a loving, caring soul and was always ready with a warm hug. Her love and creativity were shown through liquid embroider, sewing, quilting, hardanger and the knitting of buffalo wool sweaters. She also enjoyed flowers, gardening, playing cards, writing in her diaries, baking and cooking dinners for her large family. Her table could always be extended to feed more.

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Kroeger does is combine photography with walking, leading tours up the road.

Part of his work was featured recently at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St., as part of the Stories of Vanished Archaeologies show.

As part of the show, Kroeger led tours up the Corkscrew Road.

He describes the tour

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“Today the road exists in a strange limbo between remembering and forgetting. This inbetween state allows for both historic speculation and creative reconstruction.”

Kroeger said he was not only the teacher on the walk, but also the student, learning about some of the flora and fauna along the way from a participant with a keen interest and deep knowledge of the subject.

He is also hoping to hear from anyone else with information on the road. Kroeger can be reached at ekroeger@ tru.ca.

“In a way, I’m saying this is my artwork,” Kroeger said of the walk.

“I’m taking all the strands of interest and

weaving them together.

I say I’m working in the dirt-air-weather-walking medium.”

There may be a book in the future.

In 2009, he created My Morning Walk, something he called at the time “a quirkily little book” that uses photographs of Kamloops and text to take the reader on a walk through the city.

He’s also part of the university’s Walking Lab: A Centre for the Examination of Walking, Health and the Civic Landscape.

Colleague Bruce Baugh is the main researcher with the centre, Kroeger said, overseeing a program that has as its mission the goal of creating an interdisciplinary team of researchers who study how community, urban planning and environmental factors affect walking and health in a community.

I’M GLAD I TOUCHED SHOULDERS WITH YOU

There’s a comforting thought at the close of the day When I’m weary and lonely and sad That sort of grips hold of this crusty old heart And bids it be merry and glad.

It gets in my soul, and it drives out the blues, And finally thrills through and through.

It’s just a sweet memory that chants the refrain, “I’m glad I touched shoulders with you.”

Did you know you were brave, Did you know you were strong, Did you know there was one leaning hard, Did you know that I listened and waited and prayed And was cheered by your simplest word?

Did you know that I longed for that smile on your face, For the sound of your voice ringing true, Did you know I grew stronger and better because I had merely touched shoulders with you?

I am glad that I live; that I battle and strive For a place that I know I must fill; I’m thankful for sorrows I’ll meet with a grin What fortune may send good or ill; I may not have wealth, I may not be great but I know I shall always be true, For I have in my life that courage you gave, When once I touched shoulders with you.

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NATIONAL NEWS

150 arrested, five rescued

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National investigation targets child pornography

By Alison Auld CANADIAN PRESS

HALIFAX — Five children under the age of 10 were rescued by police following a national child pornography investigation that targeted alleged sex offenders and resulted in hundreds of charges, the RCMP said Thursday, June 19.

Officers released the results of a four-month investigation into child exploitation that reached into every province, announcing in Halifax that more than 150 people have been arrested or are under investigation.

Sgt. Michael Petrilli said almost two-million images and videos have been seized, with many involving infants and toddlers.

“I cannot stress enough what these images are and what they are not,’’ he said at a new conference where he was flanked by about a dozen officers from 40 police agencies involved in the operation.

“These images are not simply children having a bubble bath.

“They are clearly children that are in a situation where they are

being sexually assaulted.’’

Investigators said two of the children who have been rescued are from British Columbia, and the other three are from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.

They released few details about them, but said they all knew their alleged abusers and only some of them were involved in cases of alleged pornography production.

The 343 charges include sexual assault, luring, possession and distribution of child pornography, and voyeurism.

Petrilli said 104 people have been charged, but more charges are pending.

It’s possible the investigation could move beyond Canada if it’s found the material was sourced from or shared by people in other countries through Interpol or other police agencies.

“I would be shocked if there are not some international investigations stemming from arrests here in Canada,’’ said Sgt. Darren Parisien, an RCMP member from Saskatoon who worked on the investigation.

He said most of the investigations resulted from police identi-

fying possible offenders online, rather than receiving a complaint.

That can involve an officer posing as a child or someone trying to acquire child porn.

“We just go to public places on the Internet and see who’s there and very quickly we’re almost overwhelmed with how brazen people are in their possession and distribution of these images,’’ he said.

Parisien said the force is always trying to keep pace with technological advances that can allow predators to skirt detection, adding that investigators are becoming more skilled at using technology to more quickly categorize images and get them before the court.

“We’re certainly just trying to catch up and keep up,’’ he said.

“We’re just trying to stop the bleeding for the most part.’’

The latest seizure of material and subsequent arrests comes after two similar operations in 2012 that focused on the Prairies and northern regions, and in Atlantic Canada in 2013. Those resulted in the rescue of five children, 54 arrests and the seizure of millions of images.

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Russian warns against joining missile defence

By Mike Blanchfield CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Russia would consider it provocative if Canada joined the U.S. ballistic missile-defence shield and the move would aggravate relations already strained by the Ukraine crisis, said Moscow’s departing ambassador.

Ambassador Georgiy Mamedov said Canada would be wasting its money if it opted to participate in the defence shield — something a Senate committee recommended in a report this week.

“We will consider it to be a politically provocative, though it won’t change any balance, it won’t be necessary for your security or American security.

They don’t need you,’’ Mamedov said in an exclusive interview with the Canadian Press.

“It will just be a waste of time and money and an unneces-

sary irritant in our relationship.’’

That was one of several political punches the often-outspoken Mamedov threw at the Conservative government in a wide-ranging departure interview.

He leaves his Ottawa post after 11 years in the job.

Mamedov also blasted the Harper government for its harsh and unrelenting criticism of his country’s actions in Ukraine following its annexation of Crimea in March and the unrest in eastern Ukraine.

Harper has labelled Russian President Vladimir Putin a provocateur in eastern Ukraine, calling him a threat to world peace for violating the country’s borders and annexing Crimea.

“On foreign policy, because of recent events, of course I can’t agree with what this government is doing, trying to paint everything white or black, including us and

Ukraine,’’ Mamedov said.

He accused the Harper government of isolating itself from its allies over Ukraine and hinted broadly that the Conservatives are likely playing to a domestic audience of 1.2 million Ukrainian-Canadians.

“My whole history as a diplomat, during Cold War, after Cold War was: the higher the risk, the more active the discussion,’’ he said.

“The only exception to this rule is the last seven months I spent in Ottawa.’’

But, with a Senate committee weighing in on missile defence and a House of Commons committee also poised to do so, Mamedov said Canada will undermine already troubled relations with Russia if it joins the BMD program.

“It’s not smart, but it’s your sovereign decision,’’ he said.

“If it would be considered provocative during peaceful times,

imagine how it would look on top of all this hysteria over a confrontation about Ukraine.’’

The minority Liberal government of Paul Martin opted out of the missile shield in 2005 in the face of domestic political pressure.

The shield’s main purpose is to down incoming nuclear warheads from North Korea or Iran.

But, with U.S. shield installations in eastern Europe, Russia also considers it provocative.

At the recent G7 meeting in Brussels, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada had no immediate plans to join the program, but added: “Obviously there are changes occurring in the world and we will continue to examine whether that does or does not serve Canadian interests and we will make whatever decision is in the best security and safety interest of Canadians.’’

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Ontario gets bump while Alberta gets boost in federal-transfer payments

By Julian Beltrame CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Changes to the way federal transfers to provinces are calculated since the Harper government took power appear to have made Ontario a big loser and Alberta the big winner under equalization programs, according to Canada’s budget watchdog.

The parliamentary budget officer says total payments this year will see Ontario obtain $19.2 billion from Ottawa for everything from equalization to health and social transfers, but that is 3.2 per cent less than the $19.8 billion it received last year.

While the province gains under some transfers, it will lose $1.2 billion under the equalization program designed to give socalled “have-not’’ provinces the fiscal capacity to provide residents services roughly comparable to those in other provinces.

Until this year, Ontario would have received about $640 million from Ottawa under a program that protected provinces from seeing transfers drop in any one year — but that option was scrapped by then finance minister Jim Flaherty in December.

Meanwhile, Alberta — Canada’s richest province — will see its total rise to $5.2 billion this year from $4.1 billion in 2013-2014, a 26.8 per cent increase mostly due to Ottawa moving to a per capita funding formula under the Canada Health Transfer program.

The only other province that comes close to Alberta’s windfall is Quebec, which will see its total intake from Ottawa rise 9.9 per cent to $19.6 billion.

Finance Minister Joe Oliver said Canada has a “fair, balanced and generous’’ equalization system and that changes were needed to cap growth because it was becoming “unaf-

fordable.’’

Ontario was in favour of the changes when it was considered

a have province prior to 2009, he said.

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WATERLOO, ONT. — While it’s still too early to brand John Chen the turnaround king, the chief executive of BlackBerry showed that he’s making headway at the struggling smartphone maker.

The company delivered a surprise to investors with a $23-million US profit for the first quarter of its 2015 financial year compared with a loss a year ago, though Chen said it doesn’t mean

BlackBerry’s survival is entirely certain.

“If we do well in the next quarter or two, then I’m very hopeful,’’ he said after the company’s annual meeting.

Chen stood before shareholders for the first time since taking over the helm last year and assured them the company has plenty of ideas he believes will ensure its survival — ranging from products and services angled at meeting the needs of the business and government sector to a slate of phones.

The BlackBerry Passport, which meets somewhere between a smartphone and a tablet in size, is scheduled to launch first in Europe this September, Chen said.

A cloud-based service from its QNX division, which develops technology for automobiles, is also part of a plan for the company to dive into the “Internet of Things,’’ a buzzy phrase used to describe technology that connects objects to wireless networks.

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VANCOUVER — Police forces across the country are flocking to Twitter, breaking news about arrests, soliciting tips from the public and offering real-time information during disasters and other crises.

But, a University of British Columbia researcher says services like Twitter also present pitfalls as officers blur their professional and private lives.

Sociology professor Christopher Schneider has released a study that found polices forces in Canada primarily use Twitter as a publicrelations tool, with some forces, such as Toronto police, even encouraging officers to tweet from their own accounts.

Schneider says Twitter offers police forces a new way to interact directly with the public and improve their image, particularly among younger users that might not be paying attention to traditional news media.

However, Schneider’s research also identifies potential dangers, such as officers tweeting sensitive information or posting something offensive.

And he says they may also inadvertently undermine the authority of police forces, which rely on officers being impersonal.

More than 100 people on the Blood reserve in southern Alberta are out of their homes because of flooding, but officials hope the worst has passed.

Reserve spokesman Rick Tail Feathers said “a wicked amount of rain” fell, but it’s believed the Belly River, one of three rivers that border the reserve, has crested.

“Hopefully it’s going to start to recede, but it’s left quite a bit of damage in its wake,’’ said Tail Feathers.

“There’s a number of houses with flooded basements.

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However, with the weather report today, I think things will probably start to, you know, the rain’s going to

eventually stop today, so that’s good.’’

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An Alberta Environment spokesman said Wednesday, June 18, that rainfall was as heavy as predicted, but it wasn’t as widespread.

In all, nine communities and municipal districts declared states of local emergency.

Another three activated their emergency response plans.

Even with the threat subsiding, the mess left behind is significant.

Claresholm, a town of 3,800 about 130 kilometres south of Calgary, has about 40 damaged homes — some surrounded by water and some swamped.

About 250 homes in Lethbridge were affected, most with flooded basements.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 20 O FASHION: QUINN COLLIER’S SPRINGSUMMER COLLECTION, local high-school fashion designer will feature his newest designs at the TRU Horticulture Gardens at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. All are welcome.

O KAMLOOPS BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION’S ASSOCIATION S ACTIVITY AND AWARENESS DAY, info booths, bouncy castles, games, activities, free yoga, performers and a barbecue lunch by donation. Celebrating survival and promoting awareness about brain injuries, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Riverside Bandshell. Yoga will be from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. All are welcome.

O MUSIC: JAM SESSION, 6 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 755 Tranquille Rd. More info: 250376-4633.

O WES BARKER STUNT MAJICIAN, live at the Dirty Jersey. Tickets are $12 and include a game of bowling.

Show starts at 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 O FARMERS’ MARKET: the Kamloops Farmers’ Market will take place on the 200-block of St. Paul St. from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

O POND CREATURE EXPLORATION, pond water will be explored from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. Discussions about pond life will be held at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Exploration room open with exhibits from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

O THOMPSON VALLEY SOCIAL CLUB DANCE, Music by Transplant Band, spot dance, door prize and 50/50 rafÁe at the Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. ,8 p.m. until midnight.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT O DANCE WITH GEOFF MORRIS, held at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 755 Tranquille Rd. at 7 p.m. Non-members welcome.

O TRANQUILLE FARM FRESH MARKET, held every Saturday at 2960 Tranquille Rd., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until October.

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Local theatre group holding fundraiser performance before festival Thomas, Kelsey Gilker, Brittany McCarthy, Randi Edmondson, Marian Truscott, Andrew Cooper, Alex Ward, Skye Griffith, Lukas Vanderlip, Isaac Roberge and Abby Harwood.

Tickets are $20.

Doors open at 7 p.m., entertain-

Project X Theatre is hosting a Summer Lovin’ Cabaret on Saturday, June 28, at St. Andrew’s on the Square, 159 Seymour St. The evening will include many local performers and alumni from the theatre group including Kassidy Schaper-Kotter, Melissa

ment starts at 8 p.m. and a cash bar and light refreshments will be available.

Funds from the event will support the local theatre group’s outdoor theatre festival X Fest, which takes place annually in Prince Charles Park.

This year’s festival features Alice in Wonderland and The Last of the Dragons.

It will be at Prince Charles Park, 1198 Columbia St., from July 23 through August.

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Regular fees apply to commercial, business and municipal loads.

O FREE WATERSPORTS EVENT, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shumway Lake. Try paddling, rowing, waterskiing and wakeboarding for free. Hosted by the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club, Kamloops Rowing Club and the Kamloops Waterski Club. Free barbecue from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. included. All ages and skill levels welcome.

O TRANQUILLE FARM FRESH MARKET, held every Sunday at 2960 Tranquille Rd., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until October.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24 O EDUCATION: FREE IPAD AND IPOD COURSE, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the North Kamloops Library. Reserve a seat by calling 250-5541124.

O EDUCATION: FREE EXCEL COURSE, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Kamloops Library.

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“There will be no Simon Cowells,” at Kamloops Got Talent, said the event organizer.

The first event of its kind in the Tournament Capital replaces Kamloops Idol this year, with the semifinals and finals to be featured at Riverside Park on Canada Day. The event is loosely based on the reality television show America’s Got Talent, but with one big difference — no X’s to buzz participants off stage.

“We’re not out to make anyone look foolish,” Corbishley said, noting the switch was made from Kamloops idol this year to broaden the scope of talent.

Singing will still be included, but individuals and duets are encouraged to showcase dancing, music, juggling, magic and comedy.

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Talented youngsters are encouraged to audition for the mini category and a silly human tricks category means Kamloops residents may see someone squirt milk from their eye or perform doublejointed flexibility stunts atop the Rotary Bandshell stage on Tuesday, July 1.

“Things you kind of do at parties and people are like, ‘Whoa,’” Corbishley said.

The judging panel will be made up from community members — a dance instructor, musician, singer, celebrity-types and Corbishely himself — and change at each level of the event.

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WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 O EDUCATION: FREE WINDOWS 8 COURSE, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the North Kamloops Library. Reserve a seat by calling 250-554-1124.

O EDUCATION: FREE POWERPOINT COURSE, learn how to create a professional looking presentation using Microsoft Powerpoint.

Held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kamloops Library. Reserve a seat by calling 250-372-5145 O FARMERS’ MARKET, 400-block of Victoria St., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 O AUDITIONS FOR KAMLOOPS GOT TALENT, B.C. Living Arts is hosting Kamloops Got Talent, to be performed on Canada Day at Riverside Park.

Auditions begin at 4 p.m. in Aberdeen Mall. Registration is reduced when done in advance at Lees Music, 1305 Battle St. More info: bclivingarts.ca.

O MUSIC: MICHELE BOTEL, Next musical rooftop series at the Kamloops Ramada Hotel, 555 West Columbia St. Music is from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m every Thursday.

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O KAMLOOPS STARTUP COFFEE , informal meeting for entrepreneurs, students and anyone interested. Hosted by the Kamloops Innovation Centre, the monthly meeting explores business ideas, how to create a business and steps to success. Held at Common Grounds Coffee Shop in the TRU Students Union building at 9 a.m.

Coffee is provided.

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Gold panning among Fairytales and fun at Tranquille Farm Fresh stories in Canadian films There are 150 different stories about Canada waiting for people to vote on them.

The submissions from students in grades 4 to 11 are in response to a project

by Canada’s History magazine, in partnership with the Governor General’s History Awards with each vying to be one of six finalists who will attend the awards presentation in Ottawa later this year.

The students were asked to create a minimovie or documentary on historical milestones in their communities that matter most to them.

All B.C. submissions were from the Lower Mainland and include stories about panning for gold, the link between William Barker, the Cariboo Gold Rush and camels, Chinese immigration, the Japanese-Canadian internment and the country’s first female war correspondent.

“Students involved in this process don’t

just research history, they live and breathe it for several weeks,” said Deborah Morrison, president and chief executive officer of Canada’s History Society.

“They become deeply connected to their subject and advocates for why the rest of the country really needs to know about this part of our history.

“Finding that passion and connection is key to fostering a life-long interest in our past, and what better way for students to discover what’s interesting about our history than from each other?”

The submissions can be viewed and voted on at YoungCitizens.ca until July 11.

A panel of judges will also weigh in on the selection of the finalists.

The six chosen will premiere their films at Canadan’s History Forum in November, an event that includes presentation of the history awards.

Duel with pirates or dance with princesses during A Day in Wonderland at Tranquille Farm Fresh in July.

The outdoor family event features characters and activities of all types and is hosted by Kamloops Princess Parties.

Festivities throughout the day will include: • The Royal Court: A meet and greet with fairytale princesses.

• The Mad Tea Party: Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts will host games and

activities.

• The Little Mermaid’s Grotto: Tykes can splash around in the Starfish Splash Pool and meet Ariel.

• Pirates Cove: An obstacle course and trouble from Peter Pan. • Pixie Dust Hollow: Crafts with Tinkerbell under the Pixie Dust Tree.

• Brave Princess Archery Challenge: Activities from the Highland Games and an archery training challenge.

• Rapunzel’s Tower Painting:

Mural painting with Rapunzel.

Paint smocks and paint are provided.

The event will be held at 4600 Tranquille Rd. on Sunday, July 20 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Hats, sunscreen and water are recommended.

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Children under two are free.

Moon Wok is Over the Moon Times Áies when you are cooking. It has been three years since Moon Wok Chinese Restaurant opened their original Kamloops location on Tranquille Road in North Kamloops and the response has been overwhelming. “The people of Kamloops have been very kind to us. Not only are the neighbours supporting the business but they are taking an active role in the restaurant’s success. ” says, Faith Leung, owner/operator.

With the success comes growth. Moon Wok has now opened it’s second location in Aberdeen. A fully licensed facility neatly tucked in at the Comfort Inn at 1820 Rogers Place (formerly Vittorios). The surroundings are a perfect compliment for your Moon Wok dining experience. They also have a banquet room suited for up to 200 people if you are planning a banquet, birthday, wedding or party.

Full menu and bar service available “Our mission will always be to add excitement to our customers lives by allowing them to splurge on tasty Chinese food without having to spend much money”. While providing fresh ingredients, Gluten Free options, and No added MSG. Faith says.

Everyone visiting either Moon Wok location can be rest assured that they are treated as guests of the family where you can sit, relax and enjoy naturally prepared authentic Chinese dishes.

Faith still remembers her father telling her that the one thing that never changes is tradition. The tradition of sitting down to share a great family meal is something Faith holds dear to her heart, and it’s a tradition she hopes her family run business can help keep alive.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26 O AUDITIONS FOR KAMLOOPS GOT TALENT, B.C. Living Arts is hosting Kamloops Got Talent, to be performed on Canada Day at Riverside Park. Auditions begin at 4 p.m. in Aberdeen Mall.

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FRIDAY, JULY 4 TO SATURDAY, JULY 5 O MUSIC: BLUE RODEO AND DAN MANGAN, the Àrst of of Sun Peaks’ free summer concert series. General admission is free. Frontstage area tickets can be purchased online at sunpeaksresort.com.

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Many times there are accusations that statistics are exaggerated in order to make the case for a greater chunk of the health money, or for other nefarious reasons.

In reality, the statistics are, and always have been, quite sobering.

Pretending there is no problem has become the biggest part of the problem. We have made it increasingly more difficult for people to voluntarily seek treatment for mental ill-health and, over many decades of false or no information, many myths have increased the level of bias against those who have a mental illness.

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eating disorders in their lifetime is three per cent for women and 0.3 per cent for men.

• The number of suicides in Canada every year is approximately 4,000.

• The age range with the highest rate of depression symptoms are those under 20.

• The age range with the highest rate of anxiety symptoms is between 20 and 29.

• The likelihood people with mental illness will commit violent acts is no greater than the general population.

• The likelihood people with mental illness will be victims of crime is 2.5 times that of the general population.

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when you first believe something may be wrong: • A mix of anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder. About 9 per cent of the population meet criteria for diagnosis.

• Between eight and 12 per cent of the population experience depression in any given year.

• About half of all people with symptoms of common mental illnesses are not affected by mental illness when followed up in 18 months.

• Mental illness is more common and lasts longer with populations that are poor, where there is long-term illness and among unemployed people.

• The chance of a Canadian being diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime is one in five on any given day.

• The percentage of Canadians who have a mental illness is 10.4

per cent.

• The percentage of youths (ages 15 to 24) who report a mental illness or substance abuse problem is 18 per cent.

• The percentage of people who commit suicide who have a diagnosable mental illness is 90 per cent.

• The percentage of Canadians who will experience a major depression in their lifetime is eight per cent.

• The percentage of Canadians who will experience bipolar disorder in their lifetime is one per cent.

• The percentage of Canadians who will experience schizophrenia in their lifetime is one per cent.

• The percentage of Canadians who will experience an anxiety disorder in their lifetime is 12 per cent.

• The group with the highest rate of hospitalization for anxiety disorders are people 65 and over.

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The young war criminal speaks GWYNNE DYER World WATCH said that the revolution sweeping the Arab world would have hit Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria — but, miraculously Iraq, under the most brutal and tyrannical of all the regimes, would have been an oasis of calm?

“So, it is a bizarre reading of the cauldron that is the Middle East today, to claim that, but for the removal of Saddam, we would not have a crisis.”

Blair is employing one of his favourite techniques: — winning an argument with a straw man.

Nobody is actually saying that, if the United States, Britain and some hangerson had not illegally invaded Iraq in 2003, the country would be an “oasis of calm” today.

Of course the Arab Spring would have come to Iraq, too, and of course there would be huge turmoil in the country today.

If Saddam Hussein had managed to hang on to power in the face of a democratic uprising in 2011 that was initially non-violent, Iraq today might be in a civil war somewhat like that

in Syria.

If his dictatorship had been overthrown in 2011, whatever new government emerged in Iraq would certainly be contending with acute ethnic and sectarian rivalries today.

But, the living standards, infrastructure, and health and educational services of a quite developed country would not have been massively degraded by a decade of invasion, foreign occupation and popular resistance.

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who were killed in these events would still be alive (although Saddam’s secret police would have murdered the usual thousand or so each year).

Above all, there would be no ISIS, nor anything like it.

There were no terrorists in Iraq in 2003.

There were people with radical Islamist ideas, but they kept quiet for fear of Saddam’s torturers and there weren’t very many of them. And there were no weapons of mass destruction, either.

It was an exceptionally dumb war, to borrow U.S. President Barack Obama’s famous phrase, and it began the destruction of Iraq.

It is the deep sectarian divisions in Iraq’s Arabic-speaking population (the Kurds are a separate issue) that are now completing that process of destruction.

However, as with the distinctions between

Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Muslims in old Yugoslavia before the break-up and the Balkan wars of the 1990s, most Sunnis and Shias in Iraq before 2003 lived side by side with a fairly low degree of friction.

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hatever else you may say about the “young war criminal” (as British journalist Alan Watkins used to call former British prime minister Tony Blair), he certainly fights with great determination.

He is condemned to spend his life defending his part in the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Last weekend, he was at it again.

In a 3,000-word essay on his website, Blair wrote about last week’s conquest of almost half of Iraq’s territory by the fanatical fighters of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria): “We have to liberate ourselves from the notion that ‘we’ have caused this. We haven’t.”

What he really meant by “we,”, of course, was “I.” And he would say that, wouldn’t he?

But, at least give Blair credit for producing an interesting argument.

“As for how these [recent] events reflect on the original decision to remove Saddam,” he wrote, “. . . [the argument] is that, but for the invasion of 2003, Iraq would be a stable country today . . .

“Consider the post2011 Arab uprisings.

Put into the equation the counterfactual — that Saddam and his two sons would be running Iraq in 2011 when the uprisings began.

“Is it seriously being

It was an exceptionally dumb war, to borrow U.S. President Barack Obama’s famous phrase.

” It was the fight against foreign occupation after 2003 that radicalized people in Iraq and drove so many of them back into narrow sectarian identities.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the original name for the entity that now calls itself ISIS, was born in that struggle, and Blair and former U.S. president George W. Bush were its midwives.

It’s striking that Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s main target during the occupation was to kill large

numbers of Shias rather than lots of Americans.

Its strategy was to provoke a sectarian war in which Iraqi Sunnis would be losing at first — but then their plight would trigger intervention by Sunni states in the region and lead to a general Sunni-Shia war.

It was a convoluted, nasty and deeply unrealistic strategy, but it made sense in terms of their radical Islamist ideology.

If there had been no invasion and Saddam had been overthrown by a popular revolution only three years ago, there would certainly be great tension in a newly democratic Iraq now.

Sunni Arabs would be having trouble coming to terms with their minority status (of which most were unaware under Saddam).

Shias would be tempted to exploit their majority status unfairly.

Kurds would be pushing for more autonomy.

But, they would be doing so in an atmosphere that had not been contaminated by a decade of sectarian hatred and savagery.

There would be no organizations like ISIS dedicated to waging a sectarian war.

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Computer Hams will simulate courses free at local emergency libraries Free computer classes are being offered at Kamloops libraries next week.

Downtown, at 465 Victoria St., sessions will be held on the Microsoft programs Excel and Powerpoint.

On Tuesday, June 24, learn how to calculate numbers, create graphs and design a family budget in Microsoft Excel 2007. The session runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The following day, on Wednesday, June 25, learn the basics of Powerpoint and how to create presentations from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m..

Pre-registration is required by calling 250372-5145.

Across the river, an iPad and iPod session will explore the Apple technology at the North Kamloops Library on Tuesday, June 24.

Downloading apps and iOS basics will be discussed. The lesson takes place on from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and is valuable for anyone considering purchasing the products.

Then, on Wednesady, June 25, a session will be held on Windows 8. Learn how to use a new computer or tablet running on Windows 8 or Windows 8.1. The lesson will be held from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Pre-registration is required by calling 250554-1124.

Amateur radio operators in the Kamloops area will join others throughout North America next weekend in simulating a radio station in an emergency.

The 81st annual American Radio Relay League Field Day

held across the continent will take place locally in Knutsford beginning at noon on Saturday, June 28.

The 24-hour event, at 5380 Jackson Rd., includes members of the Kamloops Amateur Radio Club,

Emergency Management’s B.C. Emergency Radio Communications Service volunteers and some 30,000 other amateur operators throughout North America.

Amateur radio is a popular hobby and service in which

licensed operators, also called hams, operate communications equipment.

The event ends at noon on Sunday, June 29.

The public is invited to attend, have a coffee and watch.

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Teach the kids how to ďŹ sh A lake just north of Kamloops will be abuzz with rookie fishers this weekend during Johnson Lake Resort’s seventh annual free kids fishing day.

The event will run on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 — depending on demand — and is intended to introduce children to fishing.

They’ll learn to tie knots, cast and retrieve, handle fish, identify fish and habitat, get familiar with rods and tackle and how to catch a fish.

The day will also include a tour of spawning rainbow trout, along with crafts, actives and a barbecue lunch.

It’s geared to ages five to 15, but parents are also welcome.

If possible, bring a lifejacket and cool-andwet weather gear.

Fishing gear and prizes will be provided.

Space is limited.

Register in advance with the resort by calling 250-434-4111.

Learn lawn bowling Lawn bowling returns to McArthur Island this year and is open to all.

Bowling nights are Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 7 p.m. and includes free instruction, use of bowls and parking.

New teams are drawn each day.

Bring flat-soled shoes — no heels or cleats — and a willingness to learn.

Those interested are asked to arrive at 6:30 p.m.

Fore more information, call 250-376-0917 or 250-319-3255.

Sale supports Kenya An Abbotsfordbased ministry is holding a garage sale in Kamloops on Saturday, June 21, to raise money for kids in Africa.

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For more information, call the Association Francophone de Kamloops at 250-3766060.

Kids club The Bridge Baptist Church will be hosting a free morning kids’ club at McDonald Park in North Kamloops from July 21 to July 24.

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A: Sadly, there isn’t much history to recount for Canada at the World Cup. A little background — the FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition that pits the best men’s national soccer teams against one another in a month-long tournament.

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Uncork a winning B.C. wine this weekend Twelve B.C. wines surpassed grape expectations and were deemed top in the province.

The 2014 Leitenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wines noted this year as the largest competition in the 12-year history of the awards, with 436 submitted from 119 wineries.

All wineries in B.C. were invited to take place.

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UESDAY: OUR seven-day bicycle tour across Vancouver Island begins by cycling through Delta’s fertile farmlands and over Tsawwassen’s causeway to the Nanaimo ferry.

Twin totems with outstretched arms at Duke Point welcome the five of us: Fred, Mike, Doug, Don and me.

The ferry-load of vehicles roars past and it’s a quiet ride along the highway.

Entering Nanaimo’s Parkway Trail, we spin through riots of wildflowers and under shady evergreens.

After stops to snack on wild blackberries, there’s an invigorating swim in Colliery Dam’s reservoir.

Proceeding refreshed along this woodsy bikeway, a deer leaps from some brush ahead. A trailside pub above Brannen Lake rewards our initial jaunt. We bivouac at a local Eden-like campground.

Wednesday: Atop Island Highway’s ample shoulders, we loop through Nanoose Bay, Parksville and up along Coombs’ roadside attractions.

Passing Butterfly World and the

Parrot Refuge, we stop at Wooden Shoe. At this Dutch import shop, I get some special licorice to share. Just beyond, behind a multicoloured castle, monumental stone goddesses, native spirits and winsome animals fill a plaza.

Fengy’s Boutique borders this display. Inside, we roam wonderstruck among other intricately carved camphor sculptures and breathe in their woody perfume.

A sign explains that these figures last for centuries resisting hungry insects. I learn one well-crafted old man statue costs $80,000!

At landmark Old Country Market, legendary goats graze on the sod roof while we lick ice-cream cones below. Wheeling into Coombs Country Campground, we set up tents before hopping into the pool and spa.

Thursday: Westward ho!

Pedalling through farmlands and forest along Cameron Lake, Cathedral Grove makes a perfect rest stop.

Beneath eight-century old Douglas Firs, we snack on nuts and fruit before remounting.

Then, one by one, we grind up to Port Alberni Summit and freewheel together down into the bustling town.

Our motel provides another refreshing pool.

Friday: Coasting to the dock, we board the Francis Barkley for a restful early-morning cruise to Ucluelet.

Breakfasting in the galley, we study Alberni Inlet’s steep-sloped mountains carved by glaciers.

Secluded cottages border this long, deep waterway. Our packet freighter stops only for deliveries to a floating post office and at a resort to drop off and pick up kayakers.

A cold fogbank covering the coastline lifts in Ucluelet, enabling a sunny pedal to Pacific Rim National Park. At Green Point, rangers direct us to walk-in campsites amid firs, ferns and salmonberries.

A site is designated for fellow cyclist Fred and his spouse, who arrives by car and bestows blueberry pies on our appreciative group.

Basking in golden sunshine, all stroll the wide, wondrous beach.

Outcrops of black rock embrace tidal pools teeming with life.

Shorebirds strut, poking long bills in the sand for squirmy tidbits.

That night, we attend a park program on bears, wolves and cougars.

Learning about black bears’ hypersense of smell, every conceivable edible is stowed in camp lockers.

Saturday: Mike and I rise early

to tackle the Port Alberni highway.

The jolly jaunt to Kennedy Lake ends at the overhead sign, ominously flashing. There’s now 12 kilometres of blind curves, tenuous shoulders and steep grades.

Reaching the summit, an exhilarating descent rewards our efforts.

Lunch is ready at a pull-off, thanks to Doug and Don, who hitched a lift there with Fred.

Re-energized, we skirt countless evergreens and Kennedy River to Sproat Lake.

Stopping amid trailer-made grocery and liquor stores, I ask a well-dressed lady about camping prospects.

As hotel site manager, she invites us to tent on their lakeshore.

Arriving later, the owner takes us all on a speedboat tour past East Bay cottages and local petroglyphs.

Approaching Sproat Lake’s famed water bomber, he tells us how it scoops water and effectively targets with infrared.

Sunday: After a peaceful pedal along Somass River, we breakfast in Port Alberni, grind back over the “Hump” and coast blissfully into Cathedral Grove.

Pushing onward, we soon return to our Coombs campground.

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Monday: A bakery breakfast replaces camp oatmeal.

Remounted, we see two deer munch seedlings in a fenced nursery on the edge of Coombs.

I grin, considering how well they’ve eluded island cougars.

Then, with wind at our backs, we sail along the Island Highway to Duke Point.

Aboard the Tsawwassen Ferry, there’s chat about our extraordinary experiences and ideas for next year’s tour.

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Don’t let the bullies prevail in the workplace

By Stephanie Clark SPECIAL TO KTW bcjobs.ca

W

E HEAR a lot about bullying

these days.

Much of it concerns bullying at school, but this disturbing activity doesn’t stop once we leave high school.

It can also happen in the workplace.

It helps to define what bullying is and what bullying is not.

It is not a one-time only clash, it is not a character conflict and it is not a case of simple disagreements.

Bullying is far more sinister.

It leads to more than making an effort to avoid someone; it leads to a serious impact on the victim’s emotional and physical health.

Bullying is persistent and spiteful; prolonged and purposeful.

The bullying behaviour cannot be explained with logic.

It cannot be dealt with through avoidance.

The more you attempt to adjust your behaviour, blame yourself or doubt your own perceptions, the more power you give the per-

petrator — the harder you make it to shake this person’s jaw that seems clamped in your hind side.

Bullies do their dirty work when there are no witnesses and are deceptive to the max.

Clever liars, they deny with utmost conviction anything their victim asserts.

And their “credibility” fosters your own self-doubt.

A vicious cycle begins.

Bullying infringes on your human rights and attempts to attack your dignity.

Such abuse can lead to the victim suffering from depression and even post-traumatic stress syndrome.

The victim may find it difficult to find allies, quite simply because colleagues, at a deep level where they themselves would rather not admit to, are afraid of the bully and wish to spare themselves the

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same fate.

Others, because they don’t understand the level of conniving, secrecy, and maliciousness, play down the experience, suggesting it’s all in the victim’s imagination or somehow the victim’s fault.

What then, can a victim, typically the quintessential “nice” person, do?

If it is in early stages, consider asking the bully assertive questions: Why would you say that? What exactly do you mean by that? Or suggest, “Let’s take this discussion to the manager’s office.” You may nip it in the bud.

Keep a diary as courts take cumulative small incidents seriously.

If you have been visiting your doctor for treatment for depression, or have been seeing a counselor, keep a record of these visits.

With your diary and documented doctor’s visits, go to your boss and ask for a transfer, have the bully

transferred or ask for a grievance hearing.

Share how the bully’s actions are seriously impeding your work and are bringing the work unit into a situation for potential disgrace.

What is the bully’s purpose?

Usually, it is to control, to hide his or her incompetence or to project incompetence onto someone else.

Most of us wouldn’t begin to torture a colleague in this way, but bullies are not normal, average or collegial colleagues.

Experts agree: You are dealing with a sociopath or disordered personality, making it critical you fight back by documenting their actions and assert your rights by involving management.

Bullies are opportunists. They look for an easy victim.

Don’t be one.

Learn to stand tall, breathe deeply, make good and sustained eye contact, keep your voice in control and refrain

from responding to the bully’s bait.

I had a recent client who was being bullied and, when the co-worker said “You’re lucky you weren’t in front of me because I would have slapped you,” she said nothing at all in a concerted effort to not provoke this woman, but knew she would take this conversation

directly to her boss, which she did.

Oftentimes, the victim is the first to leave.

Management takes no action and, after a year of suffering, it’s time to leave.

See this not as a failure, but as a positive step, as one in which you will grow your career in a better direction.

Autoplan CSR KAMLOOPS - SOUTH Capri Insurance - General Division Capri Insurance is currently recruiting for a full-time Autoplan CSR working out of our Kamloops South Office.

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Capri offers an exciting work environment, a competitive salary package and full benefits.

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www.tqmconsulting.ca Career Focus is funded in part through the Government of Canada’s Youth Career Focus Program.

Interior Savings is currently looking for experienced Financial Services Professionals at various levels in both our Merritt & Kelowna locations Interior Savings is the largest credit union based in the interior of B.C. We deliver exceptional financial services and products to over 82,000 members in 14 communities through 21 branches, two Commercial Lending Centres and associated companies.

We are seeking solution-focused people to help us deliver our vision – to be the best in the communities we serve. As a valued team member, you will experience a diverse, exciting and rewarding workplace and a great place to build a career.

Opportunities: The main focus is to develop new and existing business relationships by providing deposit, investment and lending services to member traffic while ensuring that Interior Savings Credit Union is their primary financial institution. You will also provide proactive financial advice and services which includes dealing with members to understand needs, provide advice/referrals around the areas of Credit, Investments, Financial Planning, and Estate Planning.

Accountabilities: x Foster business development through service excellence and product knowledge. x Recognize member needs and promote lending products & deposit services. x Sell numerous Credit Union products. x Achieve individual sales goals and actively pursue internal referral opportunities. x Provide coaching and leadership to administrative assistants in supporting managing and growing the portfolio.

Desired Qualifications: x High School diploma/Grade 12. x Possess or be willing to work towards and obtain a Mutual Funds license if required. x Job-related experience in a financial sales & services environment. x Strong communication and interpersonal skills. “For more information or to apply for this posting please see our website: www.interiorsavings.com�

Health Care Aide – 6 months Nursing Unit Clerk – 6 months - Work in the heart of the hospital

Pharmacy Technician – 8 months - The ďŹ rst CCAPP accredited program in BC

Medical Transcriptionist – 9 months - Work online or in hospitals Financial Aid available • PCTIA and CCAPP accredited

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TRU invites applications for the following positions: FACULTY English & Modern Languages Introductory Chinese SUPPORT Disability Services Advisor For further information, please visit:

www.tru.ca/careers We wish to thank all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Respite Caregiver Required (Kamloops, BC) We are seeking a single person or couple who can provide respite in their own home for a 16 year old male youth with Aspergers who has high energy and enjoys spending time with others, participating in activities. Clear boundaries must be set and behaviour plan in place must be followed for consistency and structure of youth’s day.

You will need: • A separate bedroom for the youth • No children/youth under 15 years of age in the home • Ability to work as a team with professionals and other caregivers • Willingness to participate in training and educational opportunities on an ongoing basis • Have a clear criminal record check For further information on this opportunity refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities. Email resume to hr@axis.bc.ca or fax (250) 851-2977.

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Employment

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

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Career Opportunities 6469457

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Business Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Truck Driver Training

Professional Truck Driver Program - Funding available for those who qualify!

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

Dairy Distribution Business for products of a national leading dairy supplier in Kamloops and surrounding area.

Excellent revenue opportunity. Requires investment and good physical condition. For info 828-7855

June 20-22 • July 4-6

Air Brakes 16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking call 250.828.5104 or visit

tru.ca/trades

Class 1, 2 and 3 Driver Training - Job placement available!

6545335

Are You Great With People ? but also great with details and deadlines?

We are seeking an experienced professional, polished, and organized administrative assistant to join our community minded, friendly and approachable firm. Tenisci Piva provides quality business advisory, accounting and tax planning services. We’re looking for a new team member to help us provide our clients with ‘totally awesome service’ as well as to provide project tracking, system and administrative support to the firm.

Are you professional, warm, tactful and always willing to go that extra mile? Are you organized and able to concentrate on details and deadlines that are important to both clients and other team members?

Are you flexible, and able to work independently and prioritize and work under pressure? If so, and you’re ready to join our fun, busy, and growing firm, please check out our website at www.teniscipiva.com.

Deadline for submission is June 27, 2014. We’d love to hear from you!

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s Group of Companies req. Highway linehaul Owner Operators based in our Kamloops terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving experience/ training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract & details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com Call 604-968-5488 Fax: 604-587-9889 Only those of interest will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

DRIVERS WANTED

AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake • Guaranteed 40hr. Work Week & Overtime • Paid Travel & Lodging • Meal Allowance • 4 Weeks Vacation • Excellent Benefits Package Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at:www.sperryrail.com, careers & then choose the FastTRACK Application.

Education/Trade Schools

(P/T) CLASS 1 DRIVERS Pick-Up & Delivery Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires P/T Class 1 Drivers for the Kamloops area. Applicants must have LTL & P&D driving experience and must be familiar w/the Kamloops region.

We Offer Above Average Rates!

To join our team of professional drivers please drop off a resume and current drivers abstract to Michelle at our Kamloops terminal: 682 W. Sarcee St Kamloops, BC V2H 1E5 We thank all applicants for your interest!

Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility.

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Education/Trade Schools

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Preference will be given to local candidates.

We are seeking qualified individuals for the following positions: • Senior Electrical Construction Engineer • Executive Assistant • Master Scheduler/Planner • Administrative Assistant/Document Control Assistant, Engineering • Financial Controller

We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid.

Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Operator School

261A Victoria St. Kamloops BC V2C 2A1

KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. (“KGHM Ajax”) is a joint venture operated by KGHM International. KGHM Ajax is committed to building strong, open relationships with the communities in which we operate. We strive to make responsible business decisions with environmental, social and economic sustainability in mind.

We require qualified Canadian Class 1 Drivers Immediately.

We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for the Western Provinces. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy.

All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude.

Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Other LocaƟons in: Vernon & Kelowna Other courses: Specializing in Gravel Truck Training Highway Specialty Corporate Training

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HIRING DRIVERS – Mt. Polley Ore haul Seeking qualiĮed drivers for immediate openings in AshcroŌ, BC for our Mt. Polley ore haul.

We oīer: • Full Time, Year Round Work • Home Every Day • CompeƟƟve Wage, BeneĮts & Pension You possess: • Super B driving experience • A clean drivers abstract • References We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.

Email:jobs@arrow.ca,Fax:250-314-1750 Phone: 1-877-700-4445

(Trimac)

National Tank Services, a division of Trimac Transportation, is North America’s premier provider of services in highway transportation of bulk commodities. Our Kamloops, BC location requires...

Heavy Duty Truck/ Trailer Mechanics Please send your resume, quoting the job title, to: Mark Davy, Fax: 888-746-2297 E-mail: canrecruiting@trimac.com Phone: 866-487-4622

North America’s Premier Provider www.trimac.com

Medical/Dental

Medical/Dental

6544276 NORTHSHORE MEDICAL WALK IN CLINC Kamloops is welcoming a new specialist. We are looking for an MOA for both administrative duties as well as hands on clinical assistance. This is a part time position that will lead to full time. Experience in a medical clinic environment is preferred but not essential. We are looking for a motivated self starter. Must have strong people skills and be computer savvy. Please forward your resume to following email address. Admin @ Hotmail.com All applications will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.

All applicants being considered will be contacted within 24 hours of receipt of your resume.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

We are looking for licensed or apprenƟce commercial transport mechanics to complement our team in AshcroŌ, BC. We oīer: • A strong and growing company • Full Time, Year Round Work • CompeƟƟve Wage, BeneĮts & Pension A Commercial Vehicle InspecƟon Ticket and welding experience is an asset.

We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.

PARTS COUNTERPERSON For this full-time position, this candidate will be responsible for shipping, receiving, inventory management, sales and warehousing of parts and accessories, conducting physical and cycle counts, and warranty administration. Proficient computer skills and database entry experience required.

Must be customer service oriented and organized.

When applying, please reference: PART14 Application Deadline: June 28, 2014 Apply via Email: travis@schultzmotorsports.com or fax to (250) 828-7823 1455 Iron Mask Rd, Kamloops • Phone (250) 828-2200 Open Monday - Saturday

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COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC AshcroŌ, BC

SCHULTZ MOTORSPORTS

Email:jobs@arrow.ca,Fax:250-314-1750 Phone: 1-877-700-4445

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT Award winning Kamloops This Week has an opening for an Advertising Consultant. The position requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fast-paced team environment. www.arrow.ca

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC AshcroŌ, BC We are looking for licensed commercial transport mechanic to complement our team in AshcroŌ, BC.

Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you.

Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter to:

We oīer: • A strong and growing company • Full Time, Year Round Work • CompeƟƟve Wage ($34.00), BeneĮts & Pension

Attention: Advertising Manager 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC V2C 5P6 Fax: 250-374-1033 Email: sales@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Commercial Vehicle InspecƟon Ticket and welding experience is an asset.

We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity Employer.

Email:jobs@arrow.ca,Fax:250-314-1750 Phone: 1-877-700-4445

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Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.

Community Outreach Coordinator.

Kamloops United Church needs an energetic, self-motivated person to coordinate its Community Outreach Programs. FMI go to the KUC Website: www.kamloopsunited.ca Driver to deliver Province newspapers to 4 stops in Logan Lake...Esso, Highland Valley Food, Petro Can and IDA. Pickup at Lac Le Jeune turnoff rest area at approx.

5am. Takes approx 1/2 hour to deliver. $25.00 per day. Call Dale 1-888-635-2296 To start immediately!

FARM HAND on egg farm in Knutsford, F/T. Duties include: egg collection, cleaning and animal care. Must be reliable & work independently. Send resume to: suneggs@telus.net Halston Bridge Esso are hiring cashiers and pumpers for varied shift patterns. Please bring a resume in person to the store, 1271 Salish Rd. and ask for the manager Evelyn.

Hiring Immediately Full-time Housekeepers. Medical and dental available. Apply with resume to 551-11th Ave Kamloops or email scotts inn@shaw.ca or fax 250-3729444 Licensed Security Guard F/T and P/T Must have valid BCDL. Must be able to work night shift and weekends.

Email resume to pat@desert cityinc.com or fax 250-8280833

Computers/ Info systems 6541879

Help Wanted

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries.

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

Help Wanted PepsiCo (Frito-Lay) is hiring Route Sales Representatives!

We’re looking for an energetic, enterprising and independent individual to join Canada’s largest sales team as a contract Route Sales Representative. Must have a valid driver’s license and a flawless driving record. APPLY ONLINE TODAY! www.pepsico.ca/careers

250-374-0462

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries.

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

Local fishing lodge seeking couple to work Saturday’s only. One to do grass and odd jobs and one to clean cabins.

250-819-1713.

LOGAN LAKE

Kamloops This Week is looking for door-to-door carriers in your area.

3 days per week Tuesday, Thursday& Friday.

Please call 250-374-0462 for more info.

Part Time barber required drop off resumes to Mount Paul Barber Shop, 704 Mount Paul Way Kamloops

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries.

Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

We are currently seeking an active individual to join our team on a part time basis with opportunity for full time. We are a progressive organization currently operating an assisted living facility for seniors and therapeutic residential services to children and youth. We are looking for individuals willing to support both populations. Successful applicant must be energetic, committed and willing to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends. We also have an opening for individuals interested in working night shifts. If you have relevant education and/or training, please email us your resume at: activecare serviceskamloops@gmail.com and specify which position you are interested in.

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Computers/ Info systems

Computers/ Info systems

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN) COMPUTER TECHNICIAN II

Applications are invited for the position of Computer Technician II with School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt.

This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Job Description: • Based out of Merritt and reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor the Computer Technician II position works with other technicians and the District Technology Coordinator to support infrastructure and education related information technology.

• This position primarily includes deploying, maintaining, optimizing and repairing iPads, computer labs (fixed and mobile), servers and network infrastructure.

Qualifications: • Completion of a two-year certificate or diploma focused on information technology or computer electronics.

• Experience in a wide range of technology operations including current server operations.

Microsoft certification (MCSE) is an asset.

• Comprehensive Linux (Debian) experience in server configuration and communication systems.

• Demonstrated ability to work with, maintain, deploy and troubleshoot both Mac (OSx and iOS) and PC hardware (Windows 7 and 8).

• Administer security measures on all hardware, software and network communication equipment.

• Knowledge of iPad deployment and management through the use of an MDM. • Experience in network design and maintenance.

• Demonstrated administration of VOIP and network based systems is an asset.

Job Requirements: • Occasional travel to Princeton may be required as part of this position.

• Collaborate with other technical staff to optimize district IT. • Capable of working independently.

• Work with all school personnel, students, contractors and suppliers in a professional manner while providing excellent customer service and maintaining confidentiality.

• Valid Class 5 Drivers License or greater.

For information regarding qualifications, please refer to the district’s website under Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code #711490). Application forms are available at the School Board Office, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC, Princeton Secondary School, 201 Old Merritt Road, Princeton, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until July 4, 2014. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.

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Employment

Services

Services

Home Care/Support

Fitness/Exercise

CAREGIVERS Dengarry Professional Services Ltd.

is seeking caregivers for 24hr. support of individuals with mental / physical / developmental disabilities in the Okanagan area.

Contact Kristine at (1)250-554-7900 for more detail.

OfÀce Support Financial Promotional Secretary position available. Dental experience an asset. Fax resume to 250-376-5367 Email: drdex@shaw.ca

Sales ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment.

Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required.

Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Work Wanted HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774

Services

Alternative Health

WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 3 issues a week!

call 250-374-0462 for a route near you!

Classifieds Get Results!

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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Medical Supplies

Misc. for Sale

PICKERING PLUMBING & HEATING INC New Home Construction & Custom Home Installations * Hot Water Tanks* * In Àoor Heating* *Plumbing Renovations* Water Treatment & Much More

Shoprider Mobility Scooters and Power Chairs, New & Used. Stairlifts, Vertical Platform Lifts, Platform Stairlifts. www.okmobility.ca Kamloops: 250-377-3705 Kelowna: 250-764-7757 Vernon: 250-542-3745 or call TF 1-888-542-3745

Stucco/Siding

Cleaning Services Crystal Clear Cleaning 15yrs exp, Ref’s upon request. $25hr. 376-2284/819-1704

Garden & Lawn Garden preps and rototilling, tractor mounted tiller.

(250) 376-4163.

Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent.

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

Landscaping

Pets & Livestock

Gutter Cleaning Call West End Cedars (250) 574-5816 Lorne

Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

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Pruning, Aerating, Yard Clean-up, Power Raking, Mowing, Hauling, Weeding & lot clean-up.

Irrigation Start Up and repairs.

PETS For Sale?

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Plumbing

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Misc. for Sale

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Tree Service Lawn & Hedges Mason Repairs All types of Yard Service Licensed & Certi¿ed 250-572-0753

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Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Misc Services

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Coolman repairs, installs home and automobile Air Conditioners. Call Coolman 250852-3569.

Plumbing

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Call our Classified Department for details! *some restrictions apply

SPECIAL. SAVE $$.

J.WALSH & SONS 2321 E. Trans-Canada Hwy. Kamloops 250.372.5115

9” Dewalt Radial Arm Saw. $130. 250-314-6805 or 250319-4788.

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders JD 892D LC excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com CPAP Machine. $1,000. 250377-7540.

Craftsman 19.2 diehard drill battery pwred 2 batteries w/charger $20 (250) 374-8664 Diving Board. $100.

1P255/70R17 Gen Ameritrac TR new summer. $80. 5P275/65 R18 Goodyear Wrangler 40%. $150.

2P205/60R16 91T Toyo Spectrum 80% summer. $120. 2215/70 R15 Rovelo RTP880 80% summer. $120. Wrecking VW 2000 Jeta 4dr. diesel, all parts or $800/everything. 250371-2129.

Electric Wheelchair Quantum 600S. $3,000. 250-376-9977.

Electric Wheelchair with lift equipped van. Good condition. $5,000. 250-554-2977.

Horizon Elite 1.2 treadmill $450, Advantage fitness bike $75, 33 1/3” vinyl 29 volumes $100, Ham Beach 2 way brewer $50 (250) 372-8018.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Asking: $2295 Call: 250-374-7927

Computer Equipment WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333

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Real Estate

Apt/Condos for Sale

Houses For Sale

The Willows - 55+bldg updated 1bdrm, a/c, in suite w/d, 7appl, same flr stor. Close to all amenities $139,900 (250) 376-3324

FOR SALE OR TRADE for residential property in Kamloops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fireplace.

Short stroll to Gondola, skating rink, tube park, Day Lodge.

Ideal for family or as a revenue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250-682-3984 for more information.

Asking $189,000.00

For Sale By Owner BY OWNER

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$55.00 Special!

MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

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Standing Drill Press and drill set in box $110 (250) 3721018

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Super Truss Hitch 2”ball Reese 6000lbs, frame 3ft dbl stinger, $1400 250-578-7334

Misc. Wanted BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 778-281-0030 PRIVATE collector looking to buy a bunch of coins. Call Todd (250)-864-3521 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Tools Sears Scroll Saw. $50. 250372-1666.

Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale Affordable independent secure living in N Kamloops 55+senior building close to transit medical and shopping mall spacious 2bdrm 2 bath 5 appl 2 AC insuite laundry $255,000 250-376-3324 Rosewood Court, Brock, 1bdrm apt, close to all amenities. $89,900. 682-6672.

Misc. for Sale

TARPS! TARPS! “BEST PRICES IN TOWN!”

BLUE TARPS

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STARTING AT 2.19 $

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HOT WATER TANKS REPLACEMENT

1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $600. Call 250-851-1304.

Real Estate

WHITE TARPS 10X10 weave (Heavy Duty)

STARTING AT $3.99

BLACK TARPS 14X14 weave (Industrial Duty)

STARTING AT $5.49

FOAM SHOP MATTRESS REPLACEMENTS SINGLE TO KING SIZE

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ABERDEEN Sat, June 21st. 8:30am-3pm.

1074 Laurel Place. No Early Birds Please.

ABERDEEN Sat, June 21st. 8am-noon. 654 Braemar Dr. Computer desk, misc hshld items.

ABERDEEN Sat & Sun Jun 21 & 22 9-3pm, quality clothing, furn, bikes & much more. 2255 Linfield Dr BARNHARTVALE 2 Family Sale 6437 Meadowland Cres. South Sat 21st & Sun 22nd 9-3pm. Woodframe twin bed & mattress, exc. condition, guitar, wood filing cabinet, girl’s clothers, books, toys, Duck Unlimited prints, misc home, garden, tools, plants etc BATCHELOR HEIGHTS Sat, June 21st. 9am-1pm.

1836 Norview Place. Something for Everyone.

BROCK Multi Family Sat and Sun 21st & 22nd 9-4pm 2651 Joyce Ave Collectable’s and variety BROCK Multi-Family. Sat, June 21st.

8am-1pm on North Glen Drive.

Lots for Everyone.

BROCK Sat Jun 21st 9-4pm & Jun 22nd 9-1pm 1072 Fleetwood Crt Multi Family. Large variety.

BROCK Sat, June 21st. 8am-noon.

1021 Ollek St. Hshld items, ladies golf clubs, tools +more.

DALLAS Sat & Sun, June 21/22nd.

8am-1pm. 384 Melrose Place.

Lots for Everyone.

DALLAS Sat & Sun, June 21/22nd.

9am-2pm. 5799 & 5827 Dallas Drive. Books, plants, wine bottles & equip, gas mower, retro chairs, filing cab, pool etc.

DOWN TOWN Sun Jun 22nd 9-1pm 678 Dominion Street Top Floor, New Items. Must Sell All! DOWNTOWN Sun, June 22nd. 9am-2pm.

607 Pine St. Tools, shooting equip., household items etc.

LAC LE JEUNE Community Garage Sale: Saturday, June 21st 9:00-4:00pm NORTH KAMLOOPS Sat & Sun June 21/22nd.

9-1pm. 451 Alexander Ave. Lots for Everyone.

NORTH SHORE 5th Annual Garage and Hot Dog Sale. All proceeds to local charity. Sat June 21st 9-2pm 781 Tranquille Rd. NORTH SHORE Anavets Sat, Jun 21 9am3pm, #9 - 177 Tranquille Rd. Where Royal meets Tranquille NORTH SHORE Kimberley Cresc. Moving Sale June 20,21,& 22 8am-2pm.

Multi-Family. Lots of items!

NORTH SHORE Imani Orphan Care A Garage Sale with a DIFFERENCE! Sat, June 21st, 9am3pm Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle Parking Lot, 1550 Tranquille Rd. Come and get some great deals & help a great cause at the same time.

Items have been donated by multiple families.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO SUPPORT IMANI ORPHAN HOMES IN KENYA A huge selection of items for sale include: Christian books and CD’s, Household Items, Appliances, Furniture, sports equipment, clothing, toys, games & so much more.

There will be hot dogs and beverages for sale.

NORTH SHORE Sat Jun 21st 9-2pm 458 Alexander Ave. House hold items and plants.

NORTH SHORE Sat June 21, 9-2pm. Proceeds to Pine Grove Care Centre.

Lot’s of stuff! 313 McGowan NORTH SHORE Sat/Sun. June 21 & 22.

9am-3:30pm. 256 Spruce Ave. 4 Chrysler tires, good clothes xl, and many new items.

RED LAKE Sun, June 22nd. 9am-2pm.

Tranquille Valley Community.

Concession - follow signs on Red Lake Road.

SAHALI Multi-Family. Sat, June 21st.

8am-noon.

2009 Monteith Drive.

Hshld items, lamps, china, A/C, games/books.

SAHALI Multi Family yard sale. Sat June 21st, 9am-1pm, 1450 Springhill Dr. No Early Birds!

SAHALI Sat, June 21st 9am-2pm. Sahali Estates. 137 McGill Rd. Multi Complex. Lots for Everyone!

UPPER SAHALI Fri. 2pm-8pm. Sat. 8am-2pm.

405&407 Hollyburn Dr. MultiFamily. Lots for Everyone.

UPPER SAHALI Fri June 20th 4pm-8pm, Sat June 21st. 8am-2pm. 448 Garibaldi Dr. Multi-Family.

Camping equipment, indoor outdoor toys, furniture, elec. guitar, VW Convertible. Great prices, something for everyone.

UPPER SAHALI Sat, June 21st. 9am-1pm. 309 Sunhill Court. Multi-Family.

Lots for Everyone.

VALLEYVIEW Multi House Strom Road yard sale Sat June 21 starting at 8:30 camping equipment, canoe & all sorts of items for sale WESTSYDE ESTATE SALE: Sat&Sun June 21/22. 649 Bissette Rd. 10am4pm. Hshld items, clothing, antiques, motorcycles & parts.

WESTSYDE Sat. June 21st. 9am-1pm. 660 Stansfield Rd. Hshld items, misc. tools and much more.

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Houses For Sale 6543161 HIGHLAND RIDGE

Apt/Condo for Rent Acacia Tower

APARTMENT

308-1120 HUGH ALLAN DR

343 Nicola Street 1bdrm and bachelor suites starting @$645 per month includes utilities laundry facilities adult building no pets no smoking 1 year lease reference and credit check required

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Mobile Homes & Parks 07 Mobile Westsyde 2bd 2bth a/c, carport $190,000. kennysam212@gmail.com Reduced Must See! 68x14MH Complete w/carport sundeck lrg addition and detached storage work shop, Open design Vaulted Ceilings, 2bdrm 2bth complete w/4appl and central air Private area in well maintained park. $74,900 (250) 828-7879

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm a/c, patio, n/p ref required heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485 1bdrm apt in 55+ bldg. W/D, F/S, heat incld. $660/mo. + $350DD. 250-314-6842.

1bdrm condo, Library Square.

Close to all amenities. $1,200/mo furnished. 250-3763081, cell 250-571-6268.

1bdrm suite - FREE internet and cable for one year plus $450 rent rebate. 154 Vernon ave, 55+ new, secure building.

Elevator, balcony, in suite laundry, storage, pet friendly, next to mall. $900/mth. Call 250-318-4192.

2bdrm n/p adult oriented building n/s Avail July 1st 383 Arrowstone Dr. Call Mike 3778369 email mikeof @shaw.ca ABERDEEN MANOR 1&2bdrm apts., secure bldg., storage, coin laundry, balcony.

Move-in incentive. Starting at $725.00/mos. + utilities, min. 6 mos. lease. No Smoking & No Pets. Available immediately.

Gateway 250-372-1231.

SUN RIVERS CONDO Top floor bdrm & flex room. All appl., $1,200/mo. util incld.

July 1st. 250-376-3816.

CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building.

Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Package! Call Columbia Property Management to book your appointment: 250-851-9310 GARDEN VIEW APARTMENTS - BROCK Modern 2bdrm apts., 5 appliances, a/c, video monitoring, secure bldg., $870/mos. + utilities, min. 6 mos. lease. No Smoking & No Pets. 250-3762254.

NICOLA PLACE APARTMENTS 1 Bedroom Units Avail Immediately Clean Bright Secure Building On Site Manager Hot Water incl.

Newly upgraded. A/C. Walking distance to Downtown Also suitable for senior/retirees

n/s n/p ref req (250) 372-9944

NORTH SHORE 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

Clean quiet building.

Rents starting at $625 + utilities.

CALL 250-682-0312 RIVIERA VILLA 1&2/BDRM Suites

1/bdrm starting at $675/mth 2/bdrm starting at $800/mth Incl/heat, hot water. N/P. Senior oriented.

250-554-7888 The Sands

Lower Sahali Centrally Located Clean Secure building with resident manager.

1&2 Bdrm $800-$950 Some with views.

(250)828-1711

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2bdrm daylight suite N/Shore n/s, n/p, priv. ent fenced yard $950 util incl, (250) 376-3379

2400sq/ft. - shop or warehouse space - 14ft. door, portion of fenced yard. 319-1405.

Duplex / 4 Plex 3bdrm North Kam, basement $1275 per/mnt + util n/p w/d hk/up (250) 371-7774 55+. 3bdrms, full bsmnt. F/S, W/D. Close to all amenities.

Carport. N/S, N/P. July 1st. $1,300/mo. 250-376-0113.

Brock, 3bdrms, private fenced yard. $1,200 +util. N/S, N/P. 250-579-8287.

Homes for Rent 3bdrm lrg liv r., front yard, North Shore w/d, parking, n/s $1250 shared util 250-5731281 credit/wrk ref. Bill/Excell FULL Small updated hse.

2bdrm full bsmt. $1250+util.

SatTV incld. 2 fncd yrds , fruit trees & garden 250-851-9310 N.SHORE 5bdrm home, storage, garage, laundry. NS/NP $1400+Util call 250-320-9205

Rooms for Rent N/Shore 1bdrm furnished. Female. $550/mo. includes everything. 250-376-3801.

Shared Accommodation IN private home, pleasant surroundings fully furnished working male pref. near amenities behind sahali mall 10 min walk to TRU 374-0949 or 372-3339 North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020

Suites, Lower 1 bdrm all facilities, private entr, pking, lndry close to all amenities $750mo 376-6344 1bdrm furnished suite near RIH for 1 quiet working person/student. N/S, No partiers. $775/mo. 250-374-9281.

1bdrm NShore priv drive/ent n/s, n/p, mature female preferred partially furn, ref req $900 util incl (250) 554-3904 1Bdrm N/S N/P close to ammen. $650 for 1 or 2 people $700 Avail now 250-879-1300 1BDRM South Shore remodeled priv prking W/D N/S N/P $900 Avail now 579-2066 1bdrm Westsyde, level entry.

N/S, N/P. Single mature person. July 1st. $700. 579-8306.

2bdrm, C/A, no pets/no parties, ref., $950/mo. +shared util. DD. Vacant. 250-3760633.

2Bdrm daylight N/S N/P No drugs or partying. $750 util inc refs DD. June 1, 376-1601.

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2bdrms N/Shore. A/C, 5-SS appl. Newly reno’d, util incl. $1,200. 250-554-4292.

2bdrm suite Sahali on bus route all util incl n/p, n/s $700 avail now (778) 257-2468.

3bdrms furn. suite. N/Shore.

Close to shopping. N/S,N/P. $1,100. 250-376-3801.

2000 Fleetwood Bounder 39Z. Cummins 5.9 Diesel 275HP, Diesel generator, Solar, Lrg slide, N/S, qun bd, 100 gal water 2x50 gal, black/grey, 75000m. $39900 or a pkg with a towable Ford Ranger $45,900 318-6441.

Aberdeen 1bdrm daylight.

Int/util incl. N/S, N/P. $775/mo.

Avail Immed. 250-377-7444.

Commercial/ Industrial

Recreational/Sale 1994 Travelaire 19ft. 5th Wheel. Canopy, hitch. Exc Cond. $3,800. 250-554-0333.

Cumfy 1bdrm. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. ns/np Call now (250) 299-6477

2001 Silverado HD. 126,000kms. 2003 29’ RK 2-slides. Exc. Cond. $27,000 pkg. 250-851-8546.

Furn 1bdrm Aberdeen avail now priv ent cls to bus ns/np $900 incl utilities 574-2499

2003 25ft. Sportmaster travel trailer. Slide-out. Like brand new. $14,500. 250-374-7979.

N/Shore 2bdrm newly renovated $900 inclds utils avail immed. 778-220-7698.

SHOP LOCALLY Sport Utility Vehicle 2005 Silver Equinox. FWD 128,000kms. Snow Tires on rims. $8,000. 250-675-4605.

Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $12,000 invested asking $9000 (250) 828-0931

Trucks & Vans 1984 Chevy Short Box. $3500 obo (250) 320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg. Must See!

Rayleigh 1Bdrm grnd level on ranch, F/S share lndy, N/S No dogs $700 util incl 578-0050

Suites, Upper Brock 2bdrms +den. $1,100/mo. W/D, sep ent, covered deck, stg. 250-376-0062.

Westmount 3bdrm top of house shr w/d, n/s $1450 util incl avail Jul 1 (250) 319-1618

Townhouses 3bdrm College Heights perfect for student/working person,n/s n/party,n/p Avail July 1st $1400mo 250-851-2025

TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town

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Cars - Domestic 05 VW Passat 4wdr auto grey w/blk leather sun roof a/c 2 sets of tires and rims 113,000km $7900 319-0227 08 Pontiac, 3.8L V6 fully loaded, new brakes, Michellins remote start exc cond 149,800km $7000 372-3046 09 Malibu LTZ. Fully loaded.

Grey. 71,903kms. Exc. cond $14,900/obo. 250-314-6814.

*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $32,000 obo 250 573 2332

2005 Citation 24ft C-Class Motorhome , Very Clean, Well Maintained, Ford 450 Chassis, V10.

Asking $29,900. 250-374-8916

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

318-4321 NO PETS

Transportation

Antiques / Classics

1986 BMW Coupe 325i. 6cyl.

5spd. Looks good, runs good.

Extras. $5,400. 250-374-5251.

2001 PT Cruiser. 2.4 auto, full load.

Exec.

Condition. $3,500/obo. 250-579-8816.

2002 PT Cruiser. Blue, runs great. Exc cond. $4,000. 250374-6555.

2006 Adventurer 27ft class C motor home exc cond. Ford 450 chassi V10 motor 1 slide walk around rear bed auto dish sys GPS rear camera new Michelen tires, rear susp + more $37995 573-3466

1963 Mercury Monterey 2dr hard top V8 auto pwr steer brake exc cond $6500obo (250) 579-8816 1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722

Auto Accessories/Parts

2006 Saturn ION. Beautiful 2 dr. coupe/ 2-suicide drs.

Red/grey int. Std, PW, tilt, cruise, 2.2L, 84,0000kms Second owner. $7,300 250377-0056.

2011 Mercedes CLS 550. 4dr. coupe, fully equipped. AMG sport pkg, V18, 40,000kms.

New $97,000, Now $58,888.

250-319-8784.

93 Chrysler 5th Ave. 4dr, auto, loaded. New rear brakes, tires, battery. $1,400. 554-1023.

1995 Ford F150 Full size box 319,000 kms Auto Transmission Dual tanks, Good condition Dark green colour White canopy Well maintained.

• • Asking $2900obo

*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop

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1-250-679-2926(Chase BC), naidahamoline@hotmail.com 1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3800obo Call (250) 571-2107 1997 Chev Silverado crewcab 4x4. Canopy, boat-rack & loader.

Well maintained. $4,500/obo. 250-828-6150.

1998 Ford E350 cube van 16’box w/ramp V10 gas with auto tran $6100 250-459-2275 1998 Ford Winstar Northgate leather fully loaded. Extra miles $1800obo 554-0580 2004 Dodge Caravan. 140k 3.3L, trans r’blt @ 75k. 1-owner, $3,600/obo 250-376-7255 2006 4x4 Ford F150 109,000km 4.6L includes Canopy $12900 376-6538 2006 GMC W3500. 5.3L, Isuzu diesel. Med duty tilt cab wit air dam. 16ft. alum box with roll-up back door. Auto, PW, PL, exhaust brake.

375,000kms.

1-owner. $9,000/obo. 250-319-1170.

NEW LEER Truck Canopy.

White. $500, Call: 1(250) 3140072.

Boats 2007 30ft. travel trailer, lvg/dng room, slide-out, queen-bed, toilet/shower, new tires. $15,900. 250-8281604.

12FT aluminum boat w/2 swivel seats $650 obo (778) 4705504 2004 17.5FT. Bayliner Bowrider. 3L. Full cover. Fishfinder/depth finder.

1-owner. $12,500. 250-376-2150.

2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

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Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JENNIE BERNICE GROSE, Deceased Formerly of Kamloops, BC All parties having claims against the said Estate are required to forward particulars of same to the law firm of WINHAM LAW CORPORATION, Solicitor for the Personal Representative, at PO Box 1489, Vanderhoof, Bristish Columbia, VOJ 3A0, on or before the 19th day of July, 2014 after which date the claims filed may be paid without reference to any claims of which the Personal Representative then has no knowledge.

Personal Represenetative, by: CHRISTOPHER K WINGHAM, Solicitor

96 Eldorado. 160kms. Body & powertrain 100%. Int. 99%. $6,500/firm. 250-3742105.

97 Camaro Z28 350 6spd 115,000km black loaded $11,500obo (250) 319-7058

Complete Trailer with EZ load, boat, all gear new 4hp merc motor, $10,500 (250) 374-0507

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Aboriginal Voice ADAMS LAKE

WHISPERING PINESS

BONAPARTE

TK’EMLUPS

SPLATSIN

NESKONLITH

SHUSWAP

SKEETCHESTN

SEMPCW

“with teamwork we create action and pride” tkemlups.ca

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ABORIGINAL VOICE

Leading the people of the confluence Shane Gottfriedson has been Chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc for over 10 years. Today he leads not only the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, but also the Shuswap Nation as tribal chief. As he considers the vacant role of national chief, he recognizes what has made Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc a leading First Nation.

They called him “Chief” in high school.

For Shane Gottfriedson, the nickname has evolved into a political responsibility and an honour.

Gottfriedson has been chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc for over 10 years, elected for a fourth consecutive term in 2012.

He’s also the tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation and has served as a board member on several committees throughout the region, including the B.C. Assembly of First Nations regional board of directors and as the B.C. Chiefs’ chair of the Assembly of First Nations economic development committee.

“I think when you are a First Nations person, you’re born into leadership, you’re born to be able to protect your Aboriginal title and rights,” he said.

At 48, Gottfriedson is a practised Chief, maintaining that you don’t learn about politics, you live it.

For the last 10 years, he has built a trust with his people.

His philosophy is driven by communication and accessibility, but also that it’s the entire community — the council, the 135 employees and the 1,200 members — that make it one of the most progressive bands in Canada.

“It’s not one person that runs this organization,” Gottfriedson said.

“I would be selfish to say I’ve done this and I’ve done that.

“Honestly, I think that’s why I’m the chief, because I don’t claim to be an expert about everything,” he said.

For every strategy, whether it be financial, community or land-use planning, Gottfriedson said the focus is on the working with the community.

The vision and core values of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc are, first and foremost, its people — to enhance community and member wellbeing from a social, economic, educational and physical perspective.

Laws and jurisdiction, land, resources and governance also have defined goals, as laid out in the band’s strategic plan.

It aims to create strong governance, to restore, protect and preserve its culture while asserting its lands, titles and rights, to demonstrate fiscal responsibility and maximize financial resources and to create “operational excellence” and a “positive corporate culture” to drive the success of the band’s business.

Protecting Aboriginal title and rights and propelling socio-economic development are among Gottfriendson’s priorities.

But, a glaring truth seems to be the importance he places on developing meaningful partnerships that will create long-term

sustainability for the Tk’emlupsemc — “people of the confluence.”

“There is some linking and weaving that we have to do through our partnerships that has made the Kamloops Indian Band a leading First Nation, by building some positive relationships,” he said.

“I think we’ve created a lot of friends over the years by running successful businesses and successful developments with the friendships that we do have.”

Gottfriedson said he knows one thing is for sure — the First Nations aren’t going anywhere and neither are the people of Kamloops.

He estimates the band brings millions of dollars into the local economy.

“I’m proud of the fact, it’s not just me as a chief, but the 11 chiefs before me that played that role, that Kamloops was an important place

reserve and within the city that sits on traditional Secwépemc land, and will only strengthen them over time.

“Our kids in the 21st century, they don’t know the colour of

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Our kids in the 21st century, they don’t know the colour of skin when it comes to friendship. for economic conditions,” Gottfriedson said.

He said money generated from the reserve that goes back into the mainstream economy is “a real secret in itself.”

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc has built strong relationships with its partners off the

skin when it comes to friendship,” he said.

In his role as tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation, Gottfriedson leads the chiefs of the nine member bands.

Formed in 1980, the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a political organization that works to advance the issues of

Aboriginal rights, with common interests and principles outlined as inherent rights and title, collective title, unity and nationhood, revenue and benefit sharing and access to resources.

“I think whether it’s the tribal chief, or the community chief, it’s always a honour to be considered for those positions,” Gottfriedson said.

Most recently, Gottfriedson has been urged to run for the vacant post of national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

The Assembly will hold its general assembly in July and decide upon an election date.

Gottfriedson said there’s much time to decide whether he will pursue the position and hasn’t

ruled out running.

He certainly has an idea for what he believes needs to happen at the national level.

“I think there is a time of challenge right now,” he said.

“We’re at a time when there definitely has to be a unified approach towards the national governing body because there is a division, and I think when you look at the challenges of First Nations with the Conservative government right now, it’s a little bit disturbing, but I think there’s a lot of opportunity for our people.

“If we could have Canada sit down at a government-to-government level and talk about interest-based discussions instead

of a lopsided table, because that’s where it’s at and the frustration is boiling over with treaty groups versus non-treaty groups,” he said.

But he maintains the real work starts at home.

“I’m humble in my role here as a chief, I can say we’re never idle, we’re always working hard at developing socio-econmic opportunities for our people by creating jobs, by creating partnerships, by creating funds so our people can go to school and get education.

“When you really look at the work as well, a lot of the work happens at home and the real results come at home.”

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Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc: open for business Upon crossing the Highway 5 North bridge over the South Thompson River and onto the land of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS), a billboard proudly proclaims “open for business.”

Not only is the band open for business, it is strongly encouraging it.

Previously known as the Kamloops Indian Band, TteS is located east of the North Thompson River and north of the South Thompson River, adjacent to the City of Kamloops. The word “Kamloops” is the English translation of the Shuswap word “Tk’emlúps,” meaning “where the rivers meet.”

The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is a progressive First Nation of approximately 1,200 members. The band has developed numerous opportunities in tourism, ranching, real estate and retail and was the 2008 recipient of the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers Community Economic Developer of the Year Award.

The Kamloops Indian Band Development Corporation (KIBDC) is the corporate arm of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council. The focus of KIBDC is to assist developers and potential partners who are interested in doing business with TteS. The KIBDC is dedicated to developing Band-owned businesses,

developing leased land and advancing opportunities for revenue generation.

“I find this band to be very forward looking, innovative and incredibly flexible in order to really scoop up opportunities,” said KIBDC general manager, Leslie Lax. “I think that the potential is huge and very real.”

land is on the verge of development, with the availability of long-term leasses.

The focus for the land will be business administration and retail: Firms and offices, the possibility of a sporting store, a grocery store, food outlets and more.

There is an emphasis on businesses that are

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The potential is huge and very real.

- Leslie Lax, Kamloops Indian Band Development Coportation general manager

With ownership of some of the remaining prime real estate in Kamloops, the band is exploring a number of development opportunities that will provide benefits to both the band and its partners.

The KIBDC is looking to extend the success of Tk’emlúps Petro Canada and the 350-tenant Mount Paul Industrial Park — one of the largest industrial parks in Canada and the first on a First Nations reservation — to the remaining land, while establishing a presence that reflects the identity of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

The Chief Louis Centre lands, just northeast of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, are the KIBDC’s current focus in terms of development.

More than three hectares of serviced

both First Nationsowned and non First Nations-owned, and a desire to serve both the immediate and broader community.

Four overarching pillars drive decisions for development: Financial viability, respect to the environment, positive social impacts and cultural sensitivity. Any project must meet all four thresholds in order to move forward.

The CLC Design Controls Package ties into traditional design and the local environment ensuring that the architecture and landscape developments are characteristic of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and providing development cohesion and branding — a process that has already begun with the design of the Sk’elep School of Excellence and the All Nations Trust Company.

Rebranding has

played a role in the success of the Tk’emlúps Petro Canada, which has seen huge improvements in customer service and sales with its new management.

An added plus for the community is that 95 per cent of staff are First Nations.

“Employment for band members is always top of mind,” Lax said.

“There is a strong focus on providing employment opportunities and training.”

Although the Chief Louis Centre lands are currently a major focus, other developments include the Sagebrush Downs (close to 24 hectares in the Mount Paul Industrial Park) and the 7 Mile lands.

“We are exploring a number of opportunities related to developing the Sagebrush Downs land and at this point, we are refining the vision for that area.

“There is a wonderful opportunity to partner with other investors in developing that location,” Lax said.

Developers working with TteS will find they benefit financially while TteS works to meet its goals.

“We are a leading First Nation in business development and look forward to continued partnerships on land development.

“We are open for business looking at the future. We are rich in land and offer the hand of partnership and friendship” said Shane Gottfriedson, chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

Future development plans for Ttes land. Plans for the Chief Louis Centre lands, just northeast of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, include a commercial centre with retail and service businesses and offices. KIBDC photo

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Learning their language An effort by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc to restore the language of the Secwepemc people is starting with the youngest generation. Since 2010, the Little Fawn Nursery has ran a 50 per cent language-immersion program that sees children learning about their culture and speaking only the Secwepemc language for half a day, five days per week.

The Secwepemc language is considered severely endangered.

A 2010 report on the status of B.C. First Nations languages showed out of 6,500 community members, only 249

were fluent speakers of the language.

Most fluent speakers are elders, and many have passed in the years since this study was conducted.

Nursery administrator Jessica Arnouse explained that most of the fluent speakers live in other Secwepemc communities.

She said the last highly fluent speaker in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is in her early 80s. With the Little Fawn Nursery immersion program, the community is trying to revitalize the severely endangered language.

“This is so important for the community to build the language and culture

back up. It’s a very important step for the community to take,” she said.

The program was developed by Janice Billy, who has a doctorate degree in education. She is the co-founder of the Chief Atahm School, which is a Secwepemc language-immersion school situated on the Adams Lake Band, near Chase.

It is the only full immersion school in the Shuswap nation.

Children come to Little Fawn Nursery at the ages of three and four, staying for either one or two years prior to entering kindergarten.

The program that was developed for

the nursery is built around the seasons recognized by the Secwepemc people.

Before beginning at the nursery most of the children have never heard the language and know English as their first language. From the day they start, they begin learning basic commands and greetings.

Arnouse said there is an effort to maintain a rule that English is only spoken in the office and the entrance area.

Once in the classroom area, only the Secwepemc language is heard.

Although there is a curriculum, the lesson plans adapt to cultural activities

Justice Ward (5) and Joan Heavenfire (5) practise counting in Secwepemctsin during their free time. Little Fawn administrator Jessica Arnouse said the chilren start responding to lessons after about a month of immersion programming. By the end of the year, they sing the songs and practise the language on their own.

that might arise.

This year the nursery spent the month of May at the heritage park, tanning buffalo hides.

Next year, they plan to do moccasin

making.

“It’s never-ending with the language and the culture, but if we can spend the time with them, teaching the language and speaking

in the language and giving them that opportunity to hear it, that’s our biggest goal,” Arnouse said.

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Progress starts here X From D4 Songs, stories, activities, games and an immense amount of specially designed teaching aids have been developed for the program.

Children are introduced to the alphabet, but the focus is on hearing the language and the letters, not writing. Arnouse said new students start responding after about a month of being in the language-immersion program.

“You know they’re listening once they start talking to their moms and dads at home,” she said, adding that parents will quite often report the chil-

dren are beginning to use Secwepemctsin words at home.

The nursery has many resources for children and parents to use at home, as there is an effort to close the gap between the nursery and home life, even if the parents aren’t familiar with the language.

They try to send home language materials with children that show a keen interest in learning. With the amount of the immersion the children experience at Little Fawn, Arnouse said they are more than prepared for their cultural studies at Sk’elep School.

The immersion

program at the nursery is the only one of its kind for members of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

“It does start here,” she said.

“Four years of doing an immersion program, you start to see that they are learning, that our teachings are going somewhere.”

Catherine Billy, Cory Sampson and Rhonda Jules are teachers at the Little Fawn Nursery and all have training in early-childhood education. They are also all fluent speakers and accredited First Nations language teachers.

“Knowing the language, they are a very rare resource,”

Arnouse said. “To co-ordinate culture revitalization, you need the speakers.”

There is a close relationship with the neighbouring Secwepemc communities and Arnouse said the nursery often calls upon fluent speakers to help with the immersion program — whether it’s with translations, teaching skills or cultural events.

(Above) Joan Heavenfire (5), Makis Holmberg (4), Secwepemc language teacher Cory Sampson, Kaiden Black (5) and Katara Manuel (5) sing in the language. (Below) Secwepemc language teacher Cathryn Billy and Setetkwe (5) Gottfriedson go over the months of the year, the days of the week and count during calendar and weather time.

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Celebrating success in Aboriginal education Chief Shane Gotffriedson said the progress he has seen in education is what he is most proud of when it comes to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc’s successes.

The organization has developed a focus on education and today there are more students graduating high school and going on to university than ever before.

“It’s truly one of my most gratifying things to see our people take the tools of education and better themselves,” he said.

From 1996 to 2006, the percentage of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc with

post-secondary qualifications increased from 48 per cent to 56 per cent, according to Statistica Canada.

“We’ve got master’s students now.

It’s getting better and better every year,” said Coun. Ed Jensen, whose primary portfolio within the band is education. “There seem to be success gaining speed. Our system is really buffing up, we’ve ironed out the bugs and we’ve figured it out.

“Moving forward, we want a lot more success,” he said.

The reserve population is doubling every 10 to 15 years and has the ability to fill a lot of gaps

Coun. Ed Jensen with students at Armor Creek

where mainstream society will need educated workers in the future.

“Having our communities exploding that way we need to have the people that will be the doc-

tors and the lawyers, firemen and the carpenters, not only working in a low level capacity. We want them to be the ones who are doing the inspections and running the crews.

“There’s no reason why we can’t do it,” he said.

The education of First Nations people is improving, beginning with nursery and elementary schools. Integration

said.

The Sk’elep School of Excellence is one of the largest First Nations schools in B.C., with 99 per cent of the students being First Nations.

It offers elementary grades, up to Grade 7. The original vision was to develop a community-based school that showcases both excellence in academics and culture.

The goal of the school is to prepare students for their futures, but also help them have an understanding of who they are and where they come from.

“I think by doing that, by showing

of culture has been established as a top priority. A new style of education is already prominent in the Sk’elep School of Excellence.

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Coun. Ed Jensen with students at Armor Creek

Incorporating culture X From D6 and teaching societal ways of being, will also help them in terms of their social life, their health.

“They will have more pride in where they came from, the knowledge and the ties

to the land that they are being taught will increase their worldliness,” Jensen said.

“We’re very proud of our school and the leaps and bounds and the progress that is being made in such a short time,” he said.

Jensen said the

Ske’elep School has undergone some recent developments, including bringing in the new principal, Gary Gottfriedson.

As a community member, he brings an emphasis on culture into the education of young First Nations.

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“He is very passionate about our culture and it shows in terms of what is going on there,” Jensen said.

For the first while, the focus at the Sk’elep School was on academics but, in the last couple of years, Gottfriedson has put a lot of effort in bringing culture into the curriculum.

Secwepemc language and culture is taught to all grades.

The linkage to the nursery and the language immersion gives students a good foothold on relearning the language and Jensen said the fluency that is developing in Sk’elep school is a direct result of that.

Jensen said the improvement of the students’ understanding of their language also has a direct

result on their academic success.

“What thinking in two different languages does for you is it wakes up parts of the brain that are otherwise dormant, so it’s showing on the academic side that it’s a good thing, it’s conducive to academic excellence,” Jensen said.

Within the last year the school has been conducting the DIBELS testing which measures grade level.

Jensen said the first round of testing showed students were, on average, performing below grade level.

Since then there have been a number of programs brought into the school, including programs focusing on literacy, read well and reading mastery. From

September to April, Jensen said students have shown dramatic improvements.

“It’s proving that our system is working,” Jensen said. “It’s due to the vision of not only Mr. Gottfriedson, but the leadership of the day,” he said. “The progression towards culture is getting stronger and stronger and we’re seeing results.”

“What I see today it’s very enriching and it feels really good for me as a leader,” he said.

Moving forward Jensen said the band has a middle-term vision of developing a middle school and a long-term vision of establishing a high school that prolongs the cultural priorities of the Sk’elep School.

Jensen said the

band has given root to a new style of teaching in the last few years and would like to see the young students see that style of education through to graduation.

“We’re hoping that dream will come to fruition one day because what I anticipate is those learners, by the time they hit Grade 7, will be a bit advanced and they are going to have a different look at the way their learning the various subjects,” he said.

“In the long term, it’s all about producing students of excellence, ones that will excel not only in life, but in the business world, in the post-secondary and academic world and trying to get them ready for those transitions, too.”

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Hunting to support wildlife stewardship The natural resources department of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is working towards establishing a guide and outfitting area, based on a five year pilot project that concluded in 2010.

From 2005 to 2010 the South Thompson Wildlife Stewardship pilot project raised over $400,000, with 70 per cent going back into wildlife restoration.

“The idea was to harvest a ram that we sold and the money would go back into stewardship programs,” said Barry Bennet, the assistant manager of the natural resources department of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

Over the five years, five California Big Horn Sheep were sold.

Of the $460,000 in revenue, $277,000 was deposited into the restoration account. It sup-

ported many programs including, an ogling noxious weed herbicide program, range burns, habitat assessment work, sheep population inventories, sheep transplants, wetland restoration and the purchase of capture equipment.

The project also supported research through Thompson Rivers University, including a bighorn sheep habitat research project and a moose radio collar research project.

A permanent $20,000 endowment fund and two $500 bursaries were created through the Thompson Rivers University Foundation.

“At the end of the day the project, in stakeholders minds, it was a huge success,” Bennett said.

The project was initiated by the members of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and the regional Ministry of

Natural resouces assistant manager with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Jim McGrath and outfitter Abe Dougan with the first California Big Horn Sheep that was harvested through the South Thompson WIldlife Stewardship pilot project. Photo contributed

Environment staff who recognized the South Thompson sheep herd could sustain a small harvest. The herd ranges over 50,000 acres, with two thirds of the population ranging on Band land or private lands owned by the Band.

“It’s pretty unique because not many Indian Bands let people come onto their land to do this hunt,” Bennett

said.

In 2005 a committee was struck to oversee a five-year pilot project, with representatives from multiple stakeholder groups, including the Kamloops Fish and Game Association, the B.C. Wildlife Federation and the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., among others.

The committee

agreed that a guided hunt would be sold annually and a third party guide and outfitter was permitted annually to guide the hunt. The hunt authorization was made available to hunters through the regular limited entry hunting process.

The project overview indicates the guided hunts were sold through a bid system

for an average price of $89,000.

The profits were split between a restoration fund and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, with 70 per cent allocated to the fund and 30 per cent to the Band.

“It’s a really neat program, the first of its kind in B.C. as far as we know,” said natural resources manager Jim McGrath. “No one else has ever committed 70 per cent back to its habitat.”

Over 300 resident hunters took part in the lottery for the one resident authorization every year. Hunters typically targeted the older sheep that were no longer contributing to the breeding population.

80 per cent of the time, the meat was kept at the Band and used for community functions.

Although the hunt ended in 2010, the restoration account and the committee still exist

today. The committee is currently in the process of developing recommendations for the future.

The Band wants to pursue the program again, with more of a guide outfitter model but still with stewardship programs as a primary focus.

“We’re in discussion with the province of B.C. to move forward on a guide outfitter territory that focuses on a co-management basis to still generate funds for habitat,” Bennett said.

McGrath said the process of developing a permanent program is at the regional level. The committee has submitted a letter acknowledging that it wants a guide outfitter area and various agencies drafted letters of support.

“It would be a similar program, just more formalized,” Bennett said.

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Kamloopa Powwow celebrates 35 years Kamloopa Powwow has grown into one of the largest celebrations of First Nations culture in Western Canada.

The Kamloopa Powwow represents many years of stories and events of Aboriginal culture, celebrated over three days at the Secwepemc Powwow grounds alongside the South Thompson River, running this year from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3.

The Shuswap Brothers and Sisters Society held the first Kamloopa Powwow in 1979. In 1993, in conjuction with the Canada Summer Games, the Tk’emplups Arbour was built.

Upon the retirement of the Shuswap Brothers and Sisters Society in 2000, the Kamloopa Powwow Society was created.

The first powwow organized by the new non-profit organization was held in 2001 and Delyla Daniels became president of the Society in 2002.

The society is organizing its 14th powwow this year but the 35th Kamloopa Powwow since the event’s inception.

Daniels, who is still president of the Society, began her involvement with Kamloopa Powwow at the age of 11 in the early 1990s. Beginning with concession work, she later learned about the legwork behind the pow-

wow at age 14.

“The powwow is literally organized by a handful of people and it’s all done by volunteers,” Daniels said.

At the first powwow in 1979, there was one drum and maybe 20 dancers.

Today, the powwow plays host to around 20 drums, hundreds of dancers, awards over $77,000 in prize payout and attracts upwards of 20,000 attendees.

“Our people historically have always travelled and shared song and dance,” Daniels said. “In our eyes, we are welcoming the visitors to our territory.”

Powwow is a gathering of First Nations and many are celebrated across North America. Kamloopa Powwow attracts people from many places, primarily from across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Washington and Idaho.

This will be the fifth year for the drumming contest, which pays out $30,000 in prize money to five drumming groups.

This year the host drum, the first drum you see when you enter the powwow grounds, will be a well known southern drumming group from Oklahoma, YoungBird.

This will be the first time Kamloopa Powwow will host a southern drum.

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Dave Matilpi from the Kwakiupl nation dances in The 28th Annual Pow Wow Grand Entry. KTW file photo

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“You’ll be able to tell a dancer by their outfit and “We have world-class sing- where they come from by the ers coming,” Daniels said. different designs and the dif“We honour having them at ferent moccasins they wear,” our powwow.”

Daniels said. “Over the years, Categories include tradiyou get to meeting all these tional, chicken, jingle, grass, people. They become your fancy feather and fancy shawl family.” for adult, teen and junior.

The Powwow also welIn addition to the regular comes non-First Nations peodances, there is a selection of ple to partake, learn and enjoy. specials, which are hosted by Kamloopa Powwow is families. known for its special competiThis year there will be a tion that invites non-Aborigicoming-out special, which nal people to try the traditional introduces young members of dances. the community.

Each year the master of cerChief and council host spe- emonies will collect donations cials each year, which signifies and a special will be hosted council recognizing visitors. for non-First Nations people, Miss Kamloopa also hosts a where each dance is demonspecial every year. strated before they have the A grand entry takes place opportunity to try it out. everyday, at 7 p.m. on the Daniels called it one of the opening night and then at 12 highlights of the powwow. p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

“We are open to having Throughout the Powwow all people come and attend many representations of First and witness this celebration,” Nations culture can be seen.

Daniels said. “We do encour-

age non-Aboriginal people to attend and ask questions.”

Kamloopa Powwow has gained a reputation as being one of the best and most well-run powwows of its kind.

The Kamloopa Powwow Society is a charitable organization and it costs around $130,000 to organize the event.

“Without our sponsors the powwow wouldn’t be possible,” Daniels said.

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Discover the history of the Secwepemc people The Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park is a place to experience the cultural history of the First Nations people of this area.

“If you don’t know your history and your culture, you don’t know where you’re from,” said museum manager

Dan Saul.

The museum exhibits incorporate the oral history and legends of the Secwepemc people, along with historical photographs, illustrations and artifacts.

Also on display are birch canoes, a summer mat lodge and exhib-

its on hunting, fishing, clothing, games, food gathering and cooking.

Saul said artifacts in the museum are up to almost 10,000 years old.

The museum is also used as a repository and has hundreds of artifacts discovered through archeological digs.

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National Aboriginal Day On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, we join you in celebrating National Aborginal Day. We are proud of our long-standing relationships with both the local First Nations bands and the Kamloops and area Metis.

We look forward to a day of celebration and recognition on June 21st.

Sincerely, Mayor Peter Milobar Mayor Peter Milobar Councillor Donovan Cavers Councillor Ken Christian Councillor Nelly Dever

Councillor Tina Lange Councillor Arjun Singh Councillor Marg Spina Councillor Patricia Wallace

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A powwow exhibit is currently begin designed by elder Helen Sandy.

Saul said they are also planning to rearrange areas to include more contemporary ways of life, to contrast the past to the present.

“It’s just to introduce people and to educate people on the culture of the First Nations people in this area,” Saul said, adding many history books include historical information on nations in other areas, such as in the east or in the south, but the Secwepemc Museum tells the story of the local First Nations community.

He said it’s important for the history to be portrayed by the Secwepemc people.

“It’s representing how we see it and that way people learn things they

didn’t realize before,” he said.

The heritage park is located on the banks of the South Thompson River on a 12-acre property and is a complement to the museum.

A one-kilometre stretch of trail leads visitors through the remains of a 2,000-year-old Shuswap winter village site, four reconstructed winter pit houses and a summer village.

The village features a tule mat lodge, hunting lean-to, fish-drying rack, fish trap, smoke house and traditional plant foods.

The heritage park also features the Secwepemc Ethnobotanical Gardens.

The gardens are divided into five zones, each representing a different ecosystem found within

the Secwepemc territory.

Interpretive signs located at each garden describe the ecosystem in which the plants grow naturally.

The Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park welcomes visitors from across the globe, including Europe, Australia and the U.S. The museum has a contract with the Kamloops-Thompson School district, with each school visiting the museum for tours and cultural presentations.

Secwepemc Museum educator Jackie Jules does cultural presentations in the museum and at schools on traditional foods, plants, fishing, homes, residentialschool history, transportation, tools, technology and more.

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