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Bucking in the New Year at NT Agriplex Jill Hayward, North Thompson Star Journal
The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association, Farm Kids Fund and Bull Riders Canada brought the New Year in with a spectacular event at the North Thompson Agriplex featuring two long rounds of action. Three riders obtained qualified rides in each round with Jacob Gardner (Fort St. John, B.C.) having the highest score of the night; an 84.5 marking on Pozzobon Bucking Bulls’ 94 Jason’s Dream. As a result, Gardner was the event champion with a total of 166 points on two bulls and pocketed just over $2900. Gardner also made a splash into the Bull Riders Canada National Standings with the win; moving from out of the standings all the way up to number three. Winner of the first go-round was Marlon Williams from Mount Currie, B.C. This was the fourth annual event, which was a fundraiser in 2015 for the North Thompson Agriplex and the Farm Kids Fund. Bull Riders Canada Inc. (BRC) is now starting its fourth season, BRC has the goal of becoming the largest public, Canadian-owned and operat-
Jacop Gardner (Fort St. John, B.C. marking the highest score of the night of 84.5 on Pozzobon Bucking Bulls' 94 Jason's Dream.
ed bull riding company in the nation. In 2015, BRC Inc. sanctioned 64 events from British Columbia to New Brunswick, paying out over $319,000 in prize money. The Wrangler Bull Riders Canada Finals III took place in Lloydminster, SK paying out $25,000 in prize money on Oct. 2nd and 3rd, 2015. You can follow BRC throughout the season on Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube. For more information visit: www.bullriderscananda. ca For more information about the North Thompson Agriplex visit: www.fallfair-rodeo.com or go to Facebook. Rodeo clown Jason Charters boogies to the music during the For more information about the New Years Eve Bullarama at the North Thompson Agriplex. Farm Kids Fund go to Facebook: Farm Kids Fund - Annual Fundraiser Photos by Deanna Kristensen
Thompson Rivers University faculty serve strike notice By: Kamloops This Week Faculty at Thompson Rivers University have served strike notice and could be walking picket lines by Thursday morning. The Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) issued 72-hour notice on
Monday morning. The union will have the legal right to strike, under the provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 72 hours after TRU administration and the BC Labour Relations Board receive the notice. TRUFA and the university have been negotiating a new contract for nearly two years, with the
latest negotiating session taking place on Jan. 7. “Unfortunately, the employer remains unwilling to acknowledge or address the issues that faculty have maintained are critical,” TRUFA president Tom Friedman said in a statement. “Before Christmas, the union submitted a bargaining package that
included significant concessions from our original positions, but we have not seen any real movement from the employer.” In November, TRUFA members voted 80 per cent in favour of a strike mandate. Friedman said TRUFA wants the university to “respect the principle of shared governance upon
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which TRU was founded as a university in 2005,” referring to TRUFA’s call for joint responsibility by faculty and administrators for academic decisions. The faculty association also wants a commitment from administration to hire full-time faculty to perform full-time, ongoing work and is calling for
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more money to be spent on education and less on administration. The Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association represents approximately 650 instructors, librarians, counsellors, educational coordinators and learning specialists on campuses in Kamloops and Williams Lake.