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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 | Volume 28 No. 109
TODAY’S WEATHER
Mainly sunny High 28 C Low 13 C
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Tories mum on Harper visit Details about Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to Kamloops won’t be released to the public until Sunday, but a HARPER media representative with the Conservative Party said the event will take place Monday morning. The spokeswoman said it will be open to the public. The event will mark the first time in a decade that Harper has visited the Tournament Capital.
MEET T S BARRIERE’S BEAR
CERTAINTY IN THE CREASE FOR THE BLAZERS
Steve Shannon is on the North Thompson air
Connor Ingram expected to shoulder the load in net
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What to do about the economy? ADAM WILLIAMS STAFF REPORTER adam@kamloopsthisweek.com
While three of Kamloops’ federal candidates agree the nation is in a recession, Cathy McLeod will leave the labels to the experts. “I’m going to let the economists argue,” she told KTW, adding the country has had two quarters of decline but has a solid future ahead. “Certainly, from my perspective, we have a plan, our plan is working. We’ve had some challenges from outside, not unlike the global recession.” On Sept. 1, Statistics Canada revealed Canada fell into a recession in the first half of the year, declining by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter as a whole. The agency also indicated the economy expanded by 0.5 per cent in June. “We are in a good position to, with our plan, deal with the headwinds from China and the price of oil,” McLeod said. The Conservative plan includes keeping taxes low so businesses can succeed and focusing on trade. “The economist are projecting some good, reasonable growth in the second half.”
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THE ISSUES
During the campaign, KTW quizzes the candidates on an a topic of the week. Today, we ask: Is Canada in a recession? And what should we do about it? While McLeod is content to let the economists argue, the same can’t be said for New Democrat Bill Sundhu, who said Harper has presided over a “lost decade” highlighted by job losses in manufacturing, a struggling middle class and an economic policy solely focused on raw resources. “I think it’s really notable that in the Conservatives’ own balancedbudget legislation, they actually defined what a recession is and it’s two consecutive quarters of economic decline,” he said. “So, by their own legal definition, it’s a recession.”
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CURBING YOUR JOURNEY
Jared Platseski of Burcon Slipform finishes high-back curbing along the north side of Columbia Street as the road widening project gets closer to being completed.
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