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OCTOBER 6, 2015 | Volume 28 No. 120
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GRIDIRON PASSION REBORN?
O CANADA! TRU IS SEEKING ANTHEM SINGERS
In Kamloops — yes, no and maybe
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Alison Word and her family moved to Kamloops from Portland, Ore., two weeks ago. Getting acquainted with the new hometown included a weekend visit to the Big Little Science Centre, which was featuring a microscopic look at pond creatures (a sample of what water bugs look like up close can be seen in bottom right of photo). The science centre, at 655 Holt St. on the North Shore, is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Magnetism is the theme this Saturday. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW
Talking the Trans-Pacific Partnership ANDREA KLASSEN
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Kamloops’ Conservative candidate is calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” but other candidates vying to become the next MP for the riding say there are still too many questions surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The agreement between 12 countries — including Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, the U.S. and Mexico — was announced in Atlanta yesterday, though it must still be ratified by each participating country. If passed, the TPP would see tariffs on
a variety of Canadian exports reduced or eliminated over the next 15 years. The countries involved account for roughly 40 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product. Conservative candidate Cathy McLeod called the deal a “win” for Canada, pointing to lowered tariffs on beef and forest products as two benefits for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. “It’s going to help grow every sector of our economy,” she said. “This is a 12-nation market and 800-million consumers.” But, NDP candidate Bill Sundhu said he remains skeptical of the agreement, due to the secrecy surrounding much of
the negotiation process, and is concerned about the deal’s effects on Canada’s manufacturing sector. “Stephen Harper came to office promising transparency and openness and, for the last five years, we’ve had a secret negotiation process. Canadians don’t know what’s in there,” he said. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has said he will “not be bound” by TPP if his party forms government, a pledge Sundhu repeated. “If we think it’s bad for Canada and puts many jobs or economic sectors of our economy at risk, then we will not be bound by it,” he said.
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