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CRIME NUMBERS 10.6% FALL KAMLOOPS CRIME RATE DOWN

KAMLOOPS ON THE RUN The fourth annual Kamloops Marathon has runners hitting city streets on Sunday

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Mueller ‘very pleased’ with drop in crime rate Crime is a community “issue.

We can’t solve

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STAFF REPORTER

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Crime numbers in the Tournament Capital are at historic lows — but the city’s top cop says local Mounties aren’t going to get complacent.

Statistics Canada figures released this week show Kamloops’ crime rate in 2014 — the number of reported criminal incidents per 100,000 people — was down 10.56 per cent over the previous year.

“Certainly, I think we’re very pleased with the numbers and the downward trend we’ve shown,” Kamloops RCMP Supt.

Brad Mueller told KTW. “I think it speaks volumes to the good work we do here, the proactive work we do.”

According to Statistics Canada, there were 9,768 reported criminal incidents in Kamloops last year. That works out to 11,026.7 per 100,000 people, down from 12,328.6 in 2013.

By comparison, the crime rate in Kelowna dropped just over one per cent to 10,294.44. Vernon was up 5.4 per cent to 12,468, Prince George stayed level at 15,322.93 and Nanaimo rose slightly to 11,207.4.

In 2013, Kamloops’ crime rate rose eight per cent. The drop last year puts the city’s crime rate at a historic low. Statistics Canada’s data goes back to 1998; the lowest previous crime rate Kamloops had in that time frame was 11,400.35 in 2012.

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2007, the crime rate in the city fluctuated between 14,082.92 in 1999 and 18,296.98 in 2003.

Mueller said the downward trend is encouraging.

“We’re very pleased that the numbers show a decreasing trend,” he said.

“That’s where we want to go.”

Mueller said 2015 numbers are continuing the trend. He will present the Kamloops RCMP’s second-quarter figures to the city’s police commit-

tee on Monday.

“I can tell you that they are encouraging,” he said.

“They are down a little.”

Despite the dip in crime, Mueller said his detachment is still short about 17 officers of its allocated 130.

“One of the reasons we’ve had the success we’ve had is we’ve had resources,” he said.

“Without those resources, we won’t be able to sustain that success.”

Mueller said the decrease in the crime rate is a result of the work of the community, not just its police officers.

“A key part of it is working with our community and our community partners,” he said.

“Crime is a community issue. We can’t solve crime or lower the crime rate without our key community partners, and a key part of it is public assistance — tips from the public.”

Mueller said he hopes to see the trend continue

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Violent crime down in B.C. While car thefts and other property crime climbed in 2014, violent crime fell eight per cent in B.C., according to new national statistics.

That was despite 88 homicides across the province, a 15 per cent increase.

The overall B.C. crime rate was little changed, up one per cent.

Thefts under $5,000 were up eight per cent, fraud was up 11 per cent and property crime of all types rose seven per cent.

Drug violations were down 9.7 per cent and charges for marijuana production or trafficking plunged 45 per cent.

Statistics Canada also posted new crime severity index rankings of major populated centres. The measurement also includes traffic offences and federal violations not included in the crime rate.

when the 2015 numbers are released next summer.

“There’s a lot of variables that go into this,” he said.

“Some of them are beyond your control. But, our goal is to continue to see a downward trend.”

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Council Calendar July 27 10 am - Coordinated Enforcement Task Force Corporate Boardroom, City Hall July 27 11:15 am- Police Committee Corporate Boardroom, City Hall July 28 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing July 30 3:00 pm - KAMPLAN Advisory Committee DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street August 18 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing 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.

Weekly Traffic Update Overlanders Bridge Starting the week of July 27, the west off ramp at the south end of the Overlanders Bridge will be closed for approximately three weeks.

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We know it's been a long haul so far with all the road construction happening around town and we just wanted to say Thank You! Your patience and courteous driving habits are appreciated.

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Plan ahead, expect delays, slow down (30 km/hr on Overlanders Bridge), obey all traffic control people, and respect others on the road.

For weekly traffic updates and webcams visit www.kamloops.ca or follow #kammute on Twitter.

During the closure, detour signage will be in place directing all south bound traffic to Seymour St. Motorists are reminded of the 30 km/hr posted speed through the construction zone.

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A minimum of two travel lanes on the bridge deck will remain open (one each direction).

Both the Fortune Drive sidewalk and the asphalt pedestrian ramp connecting Fortune Drive to Tranquille Road remain closed to pedestrians until further notice. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Phase 2 of the Columbia Street Widening project is underway. Phase 2 work will focus mainly on the two center lanes between 3rd and 6th Ave. Traffic will be restricted to the east bound and westbound curb lanes; one travel lane in each direction.

All driveway access on Columbia St between 3rd Ave and 6th Ave will become permanently restricted to right in, right out.

For up to date transit information (including rerouting), visit: bctransit.com/kamloops/home or call 250-376-1216.

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Columbia Street

Due to the closure of the west off ramp at the south end of the Overlanders Bridge and traffic being detoured up 1st Ave onto Columbia St, the west bound curb lane of Columbia St between 1st and 2nd Ave will be closed to accommodate a dedicated right turn onto Columbia St off 1st Ave.

Job Opportunities

Sports Instructors: Tots Programs Residents are invited to submit their digital photos for our Annual Calendar. The deadline for submissions is 4:30 pm on September 30, 2015. We want to see YOUR image that you think best embodies Kamloops.

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Take your best â&#x20AC;&#x153;selfieâ&#x20AC;? that showcases Kamloops. Include your thoughts in 25 words or less on why you love Kamloops and post it on social media using the hashtag #myKamloops, and your photo could be featured in our calendar this year.

Submitting Photos

Please submit only digital photographs. Email them (max of 3 at a time) to: info@kamloops.ca Visit www.kamloops.ca/annualcalendar

Deadline: August 14, 2015 at 4:00 pm Instructing children on fundamental movement skills.

This is a part-time contract position for Fall 2015 (Sept-Dec).

For either position, please submit your resume, cover letter, and three personal/professional references to: Nicole Beauregard Sport Development Coordinator Email: nbeauregard@kamloops.ca Phone: 250-828-3653 Visit www.kamloops.ca/contracts

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Candidates predict three-way battle for Kamloops CAM FORTEMS

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Local New Democrat candidate Bill Sundhu said organizers and volunteers in the KamloopsThompson-Cariboo riding are “energized” by the party’s support in national polls, placing the party in the lead less than three months before the federal election.

An Ipsos poll released in late June found the NDP ahead

nationally with 35 per cent, hovering over a near tie between the Liberals at 29 per cent support and Conservatives at 28 per cent.

In B.C., that same poll has the New Democrats clearly in the lead with 40 per cent support.

The Conservatives were at 30 per cent, while the Liberals are pegged at 24 per cent.

“People are energized,” Sundhu said.

“They see polls at least reflect at least a genu-

ine three-way race in Canada — and Alberta, too.”

Four years ago, the election in Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo was anything but a three-way battle: Incumbent Conservative MP Cathy McLeod garnered 52 per cent of the popular vote, with New Democrat candidate Michael Crawford a distant second at 39 per cent.

Mired far behind were Liberal candidate Murray Todd

and Green candidate Donovan Cavers, each of whom claimed about five per cent of the vote.

McLeod declined to speak on any polling numbers, saying she’s focusing on constituency work and presenting the Conservative ideas in the campaign.

“I’m not going down a hypothetical path,” she said when asked who she believes is leading locally.

“What’s important in the next two-and-ahalf months is the par-

ties are very different and it’s for me to share what our policies are.”

Liberal candidate Steve Powrie is hoping Grit leader Justin Trudeau’s popularity and the party’s new

ideas can bring the Liberals their first victory locally since Len Marchand won re-election more than four decades ago.

Powrie said the polls are fluid, but

consistently show there is a mood for change.

“Polls change,” he said.

“What’s clear is a lot of people want change and a lot are undecided.”

BUYER BEWARE! In residential real estate transactions, courts do not generally impose a duty on sellers to disclose the defects in the property being sold. This principle is often called “caveat emptor” or “buyer beware”.

This means that if you’ve bought a defective home, you may be without remedy.

BE AWARE AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Thankfully, there are a number of exceptions to the “buyer beware” principle. One exception is where the seller knows about a defect that is a “latent defect”, which means that it is not discoverable on a reasonable inspection. Another exception is when a seller actively conceals a defect in the property.

Further exceptions may arise where the defect makes the property dangerous or unfit for living. In any of these cases, the buyer may be entitled to cancel the contract, or sue for damages.

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Mother Nature aiding firefighting efforts CAM FORTEMS

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Cooler weather with some rain expected on the weekend will help crews battle three area fires that have put residents on alert or brought evacuation orders.

Crews continue to battle fires south of Ashcroft, near Falkland

and on the west side of Adams Lake. Structures are threatened in all three blazes.

The largest is the Bolean Lake fire, which is visible to motorists on Highway 97 from the community of Falkland, about four kilometres away.

It has resulted in evacuation of a fishing lodge and an alert for nearby properties.

The 300-hectare fire is zero

per cent contained, the provincial wildfire branch said. There are 100 firefighters and associated equipment and aircraft working on the blaze.

Provincial spokeswoman Navi Saini said the weekend’s expected weather should help crews across the province.

“In the south, we expect some relief by the weekend with rainfall and cooler temperatures.”

Environment Canada is calling for a 30 to 40 per cent chance of showers in Kamloops, with a return to dry weather on Monday.

Crews have made substantial progress on the Coldstream Creek fire, located 15 kilometres southeast of Ashcroft.

The 250-hectare fire has not grown since Monday and is now 65 per cent contained.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for 24 properties along Highway 97.

The Adams Lake fire remains small at 30 hectares. The regional district has issued an evacuation alert for six properties.

Saini said there are 2,100 firefighters working in B.C. That includes out-of-province personnel and contracted crews.

Sundhu: NDP should look at coalition with Liberals CAM FORTEMS

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KamloopsThompson-Cariboo New Democrat candidate Bill Sundhu said his party “owes it to Canadians” to consider forming a coalition with the Liberal party

after the October federal election.

The comments come after senior B.C. NDP MP Nathan Cullen said his party will look to form a coalition with the Grist in an effort to oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper and

the Conservatives.

“We’re running to form the government,” Sundhu said.

“The objective has been, and always will be, to form the government. We’re a long ways from that.”

But, in a minority situation, Sundhu said,

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parties will naturally look to each other for support.

“Anyone who says they’re not prepared to do that is being less than honest,” he said.

Cullen said in an interview with The Canadian Press that while winning is the goal, the No. 1 priority is toppling the Conservatives.

“The Liberal voters that I know are as fed up with Stephen Harper as anybody,’’ Cullen said. “[Liberal Leader] Justin Trudeau will do himself a great deal of damage with progressive voters if he wants to contemplate more years of this Harper government.’’

The last time the idea of a coalition government was seriously floated was in 2008, when the NDP, Liberals

and Bloc Quebecois came together in an attempt to force the government out of office.

Their efforts were thwarted when the Governor General, at the prime minister’s request, prorogued Parliament, effectively putting it on pause until the new year, by which time there had been a change in Liberal leadership.

The new leader, Michael Ignatieff, ultimately backed out of the union by grudgingly supporting the Conservative budget.

That saved Harper from losing a confidence vote and having to call an election.

Local Liberal candidate Steve Powrie said any coalition discussion should come after the election if

there is no majority government.

“I’m not quite sure their motive in making that a pre-election issue,” Powrie said.

A few years ago, when Liberal fortunes were plummeting, it was NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair who ruled out a coalition.

He has since suggested those comments were intended to indicate only that he wouldn’t agree to any electoral cooperation with the Liberals during a campaign.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre said any Liberal-New Democrat coalition would result in a “Greek economic policy.

“It looks like the NDP and Liberals are shaping up for a risky,

high-tax coalition that will take more money out of the pockets of middleclass families,’’ he said in Fredericton.

Coalitions are relatively common in other parliamentary democracies, such as Germany, but they occur far less frequently in Canada, where the first-pastthe-post electoral system favours the formation of majority governments.

Voters are expected to go to the polls on Oct. 19, as per Canada’s fixed-election-date law.

However, nothing prevents the prime minister from asking the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and send Canadians to the polls earlier.

Greenwood now officially the Green candidate There are officially four parties with nominated candidates in the riding, now that papers were signed this week for the Green party Matt Greenwood, who last ran as a Green

candidate in the 2006 federal election, will again represent the party in the federal election, which is set for Oct. 19.

He joins Liberal, NDP and Conservative candidates in

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Correction Computer gremlins managed to mess up a portion of the editorial page in yesterday’s edition of KTW. The editorial that was published was a placeholder editorial dealing with an issue from a few years ago.

The editorial that was intended to be published can be found on today’s Opinion page.

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Slide firm offers refunds

15 BUSINESSES SENT AJAX SUPPORT LETTERS TO MINISTER

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Names of the authors were redacted for privacy reasons. Most

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After morning delays left some Slide the City participants waiting three hours to ride the giant slip and slide, the company behind the event will offer refunds to those who weren’t able to ride as many times as they paid for.

Event manager Rachel Thomas said ticket holders who weren’t able to get all their slides in can email info@slidethecity.com to request their money back. People should allow up to 48 hours for a response.

Thomas also shed some light on how much the usually 1,000-foot slide was cut down for safety reasons last Saturday morning — 300 feet, bringing the length to around 700 feet. She said other communities have seen similar cuts with safety a concern.

“It is a very steep hill,” she said of Hillside Drive, where the event took place.

“We’ve put this event on several times and we just made that judgment call that we wanted to make sure there were zero incidents.”

The shortening, combined with a smaller-than-usual staff, helped push back the start time of the event.

“I also believe that a lot of people showed up early for this event, just because it’s something that’s new, unique, something that’s never been done before,” she said.

“So everybody showed up a bit early and that caused some congestion.”

Thomas said by afternoon the congestion had cleared and most riders were moving through the slide at a normal pace, but admits she’s aware of some morning riders who weren’t able to get in all their slides before time ran out.

Fifteen local businesses have sent letters to the province in opposition to the proposed Ajax Mine.

The letters to Energy and Mines Minster Bill Bennett were released

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icture this: You are a police officer and you are at an event where emotions are high and tempers are at the breaking point.

Your job is to keep the peace.

Suddenly, a man appears. He may be holding a knife and is wearing a mask. He approaches you or others at the event.

What do you do?

Keep in mind you may have but a split-second to make a decision on which lives — yours, the masked man’s and others — rest.

Whenever a cop shoots someone, we in the media are all over it — and the amateur judges and juries across the Internet are quick to hold court.

When an RCMP officer fires his or her sidearm at a civilian, hard questions need to be answered by those who oversee public policing.

Why could the situation not have been de-escalated without the use of deadly force?

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Judgments are made before the facts are in.

It’s important to note that RCMP officers do very important and dangerous work.

Imagine a job where each time you are called to do something, you have no idea what you are up against and what level of threat you face.

Too often critics are quick to jump on the police every time a gun is fired. This is likely due to the all-too-common incidents of police misconduct south of the border, which make headlines on a weekly basis.

But, the fact that officers in South Carolina, Texas, Florida and New York act like thugs does not mean every shooting or controversial arrest in B.C. and Canada is connected to such police misconduct.

There are some common-sense life rules in play: Don’t wear a mask and approach a cop in a threatening manner — and don’t jump to conclusions before an investigation has even begun.

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Protest against Nestlé doesn’t hold water

H

ave you noticed the latest degradation of standards on TV news?

In addition to sensational depictions of crime, accidents and celebrities, the lineup now incorporates any nonsense that is momentarily “viral” on the Internet.

So it was with an online petition singling out Swiss food corporation Nestlé, which operates a water-bottling plant near Hope. It’s the largest in B.C., one of many that bottle the province’s water and sell it back to a gullible public.

This petition is courtesy of SumOfUs, one of those selfappointed environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like mushrooms overnight.

“Fighting for people over profits,” they claim in a pitch for donations.

The story has what U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness.” That’s when something is false, but feels true.

“Nestlé is about to suck B.C. dry — for $2.25 per million litres to be exact,” says the SumOfUs headline.

Using her keen sense of what’s superficially popular, Premier Christy Clark instantly called for a review of these low rates for selling the people’s water.

It then fell to Environment Minister Mary Polak to explain what’s really going on.

“People keep saying there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told reporters. “There isn’t. They pay the same as any other industrial

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VICTORIA user, in fact the highest industrial rate, and it goes for anything from hydraulic fracturing to bottled water, those involved in mining for example, any of those heavy industrial uses.”

Why is that rate so low?

It’s because the province takes great pains to not “sell” water, which would make it a commodity under trade agreements, like oil or minerals.

That would surrender provincial control and allow the U.S. to press for equal access to Canadian water.

“You’re buying the right to use the water,” Polak said. “I know it sounds crazy to the public, but we call it a rental — a water rental. There’s a reason we use that language because we are very careful to avoid any suggestion that by paying this amount, you therefore own that water.

“That reserves for us the right at any time, for a compelling public need, to say, ‘Stop.’

It doesn’t matter if you have a licence.”

As for the brazenly false claim

that Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted to a real environmental professional named Blair King for explaining this.

(His blog, achemistinlangley. blogspot.ca, offers useful technical explanations of issues in the news, many of which contradict so-called environmentalists.)

King notes the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake: “If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying municipal taxes), would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes.

“Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains into the Strait of Georgia.

Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is particularly short of water, even in the driest of years.”

Clark made one useful contribution when asked about this urgent non-issue by those seeking to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires.

She correctly noted most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world and have no need for bottled water.

Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job convincing people their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source.

Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge.

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HEADS SHOULD ROLL DUE TO POOR PLANNING Editor: There has been much complaining and taking of sides in the ongoing City of Kamloops/Emterra/Steelworkers Union recycling dispute.

The problem is not with Emterra.

It is a private company that has the right to pay workers whatever it feels is appropriate to staff its operations.

That’s a fact. It is not illegal to pay a low wage as long as it is falls within Canadian labour law.

Is it right or wrong? Frankly, that’s not for me to comment on. As for the employees, they have the right to go on strike and I don’t have a problem with that decision.

The problem, fellow residents, is with the City of Kamloops and its embarrassing lack of forethought and planning.

If you award a contract to a company with union employees, or to any company for that matter, you should have a plan B in case of service interruption.

Maybe pay a small retainer to Waste Management just in case something happens with your contracted recycling processor.

Perhaps you should lease an empty warehouse.

The City of Kamloops and, specifically, public works director Jen Fretz, have been caught with their pants down.

There is no back-up plan, no alternatives

and no idea what to do.

The city was 100 per cent reliant on Emterra for recycling for a city of nearly 90,000. This is an extremely important part of a functioning city and the third-rate management we are receiving is unacceptable.

Those responsible for recycling at the City of Kamloops should lose their jobs.

I’m sure they are nice people, but this is a series of monumental mistakes.

By failing to have a plan in place for service interruption they should be terminated or resign voluntarily.

George Baleye Kamloops

ISLAM HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE DAYS OF MUHAMMAD Editor: Re: (‘Kamloops imam calls Senate idea discriminatory,’ July 17): It’s not surprising Imam Mazhar Mahmood of the Kamloops mosque should take offence at the suggestion that Muslim clerics be licensed.

He should ask himself what caused this suggestion — but I suspect he readily knows the answer.

Licensing imams is not a new idea.

COUNCIL NEEDS TO BACK OFF

Austria is already doing this.

It will no longer permit foreign imams entry to preach at local mosques.

Instead, it is establishing a school to train and certify imams.

It has had a number of serious problems with foreign imams preaching values inconsistent with those of Austria.

This has angered OPEC (the oil cartel has its headquarters in Austria).

It has threatened to move its

Editor: I am dismayed by the output of Kamloops councillors who are creating unnecessary difficulties for job creators and citizens of our city.

It is not their business to circumvent the decisions of B.C. or Canada.

Kamloops’ taxpayers do not want to fund a local army of regulators and

head office elsewhere, but the Austrians do not appear to be overly concerned should this move take place.

I would be interested to learn what Mahmood preaches at his mosque?

What is his position regarding sharia law? Does he believe manmade laws have no rightful place in Islam and that the only law is that of Allah?

I do not expect him to answer my questions and I would be

enforcers to foolishly do so.

Let people have chickens, goats, sheep, horses, cattle, donkeys, and dogs if they manage their menageries respectfully for their neighbours.

Shut them down if they don’t.

Let people kill weeds with any products sanctioned by the scientists of senior governments.

surprised even if this letter is published.

Islam is universal and eternal.

It has not changed from the days of Muhammad.

The Christian religion has had its dark periods, but it has moved on with the times, whereas Islam is inflexible.

It is the only religion that uses barbaric practices to stay in business.

E. Borneman Chase

For Pete’s sake, let people buy local wine and beer in our grocery stores.

The producers are the constituents.

I very much like most of our councillors, but I am so sick of the parochial drama.

Kevin Krueger Kamloops

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“We do not need false advertising, we want the straight goods.

“The mayor musing on the PAC was lame writing. Perhaps people understand the TCC was too much of an expensive exercise in grandiosity.

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“Ah, election follies are here once again.

“The challenge for the rest of us is to sort out what is truth and what is fiction — or to separate the wheat from the chaff, what is good from what is not so good.

“Let the political games for brownie points begin.

“Voters, place your bets.”

— posted by Les Evens

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This job is a part of me now—I can’t imagine doing anything different.

Fresh produce is making its way to the Kamloops Food Bank this week — and the staff there is hoping the deliveries continue.

Thistle Farms dropped off boxes of squash and zucchini to be handed out to clients at the Wilson Street agency while some of the volunteers who created a community garden nearby brought bags of lettuce, onions, chard and beans.

That kind of community support not only fuels the food bank, said executive director Bernadette Siracky, but it has helped to expand the agency’s profile nationally.

After winning an award for excellence from Food Banks Canada earlier this year, Siracky and warehouse manager Wes Graham are being asked by other food banks for help in creating programs similar to Kamloops’ FoodShare.

The food-recovery program has 21 regular donors — augmented by others who bring in some of their own home-grown fruits and vegetables — and helps feed the 6,000 people who use the agency, as well as other organizations and schools that provide meals.

Barb Lundstrom (left) and Shannon McArthur bring fresh vegetables they’ve been growing in a large community garden on the North Shore to the Kamloops Food Bank. The garden is on land lent to the group by Joe and June Butler, who attended the presentation to give the women a $1,000 donation to continue with the garden.

“We have one of the largest food-recovery programs in the country,” Siracky said.

“And people can bring their produce to the food bank anytime.”

The agency is ramping up for its fall activities. Next month, Sun Rivers is holding a food drive on Aug. 19 and the annual Fall Rotary Food Drive is scheduled for Sept. 19.

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“It’s going very well,” said owner/ veterinarian Andrew Reid, who opened the clinic with his wife, fellow veterinarian, Fiona.

“People are seeking us out, people are finding us and we are enjoying introducing them to our new clinic.”

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“Then, there’s the medical cases, too — traditional wellness exams, vaccinations and critical illness cases. With over 30 years of veterinary experience between Fiona and I we are confident to deal with most issues.

We also have built relationships with experts in their fields and when necessary can draw on help when needed.”

Reid, who was an instructor in Thompson Rivers University’s veterinary technician program before returning to private practice, said the goal is to keep animals healthy and owners happy.

“We’re full-service. We have digital X-ray, digital ultrasound, a complete dental suite including dental X-rays. Our experienced and knowledgable staff round us off perfectly. We are quite the team.”

“We want people to feel like they’re getting value for their money and are also part of the process in improving the health of their buddies. We want to engage with our clients to improve their relationships with their fur family.

“We enjoy doing most surgeries — soft tissue, spays and neuters, orthopedics.

“It’s a full-service clinic for the animals and our customers.”

ANDREW REID

Andrew was raised in Manitoba and attended university in Calgary and Saskatoon, graduating from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. Andrew practised abroad in New Zealand and Hong Kong and back in Canada in Sechelt before arriving in Kamloops in 2006 to join Thompson Rivers University’s veterinary technician program as an instructor.

He returned to private practice in 2012 at the Valleyview Veterinary Clinic before starting the Oriole Road Animal Hospital.

Andrew has a lovely partner in fellow veterinarian Fiona, along with three amazing children. They share a dog, a cat, a rabbit and a few fish.

Interests include internal medicine, diagnostic imaging and surgery.

“One of the most satisfying aspects of the job is hearing of and seeing the relationship owners have with their pets,” Andrew says. “It is heartening to realize how important they are to us and we to them.”

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Chris brings eight years of experience in small-animal veterinary medicine to Oriole Road Animal Hospital.

She graduated from Thompson Rivers University as a registered veterinary technologist and has worked in a variety of small-animal hospitals, including with a veterinary dentist specialist.

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She has a special interest in dentistry, laboratory diagnostics and excellence in nursing care.

“I am very excited to welcome all of our new clients and look forward to becoming a partner in their pets’ health and wellness.”

Chris lives in Kamloops with her husband and their three dogs and one cat.

We strive to provide the highest quality veterinary care to the animals we treat, while providing respectful, compassionate and personalized service to our clients.

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Born, raised and educated in New Zealand, Fiona graduated in 1994 from Massey University with a veterinary degree and began practice in rural New Zealand. She also worked in the U.K. and Hong Kong before moving to Canada in 2003.

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Fiona’s interest include surgery, medicine and exotics, like rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice.

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“I find great reward in being able to make a difference to the health and comfort of my furry patients, so they and their families can get the most out of life with each other.”

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Denise has been a member of the dog community in Kamloops for more than 20 years.

She teaches obedience classes and pet first-aid and , since graduating from Thompson Rivers University in 2007, has enjoyed interacting with clients and their companions as a registered veterinary technologist.

Denise has a special interest in educating clients on behaviour/training, nutrition and preventive medicine.

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“I am excited to build and grow with the team at Oriole. A wise teacher once said, ‘Finding your passion is great; finding people who will support that passion is unbeatable.”

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Kibwe Johnson is a two-time Pan Am Games champion. The hammer thrower trains in Kamloops.

Marathon returns

JOHNSON GOLDEN AT PAN AM GAMES

The fourth annual Kamloops Marathon will be held on Sunday, with more than 500 runners expected to pound the pavement.

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Road work on the Overlanders Bridge is not expected to throw runners for a loop at the fourth annual Kamloops Marathon on Sunday, says race organizer Christopher Seguin.

“Because it’s a Boston Marathon qualifier, we need to keep it the same every year,” Seguin said. “We’ve found ways around the complications.”

The three-, eight-, 21.1and 42-kilometre races will begin on McArthur Island and take participants on variations of the same course, depending on the length they are running.

Start times are 6 a.m. for

the full- and relay-marathon distance (42-kilometre), 6:30 a.m. for the half-marathon (21.1-kilometre), 9 a.m. for the eight-kilometre event and 10:30 a.m. for the three-kilometre race.

There is expected to be about 500 participants at this year’s event. There were slightly fewer than 500 in 2014.

“I think we’re going to have more participants than we’ve ever had,” Seguin said. “The early sign-up was great. There are a lot more people doing the marathon itself.”

Last year’s marathon was not without speedbumps, with runners complaining about unclear route marking, causing some to veer-off course.

“We’re going to work on stronger course marshalling next year and making minor improvements,” Seguin told KTW after the 2014 event.

“Last year, we had complications at the halfway point, so we put massive signs and aggressive course marshalls in that area.

“We won’t have that problem at the end again next year.”

Coquitlam couple Tatsuya and Rika Hatachi won big at the 2014 Kamloops Marathon.

Tatsuya won gold in the men’s 42-kilometre race with a time of 2:52:40 and Rika won the women’s event, crossing the finish line in 3:14:54.

In the men’s 21-kilometre half-marathon, Ryan Pidhirniak of Kamloops

claimed first place with a time of 1:19:15 and Rachel Lobay of Kelowna won the women’s side in 1:31.

Bryce Turner of Kamloops was victorious in the men’s eight-kilometre race, finishing in 29:22, while Karla Griffin of Saskatoon was the fastest female, clocking in at 36:09.

The Thompson Rivers University team of Seguin, Kristina Mitchell, Jon Shepard and Michael Benoit won the 42-kilometre relay race with a time of 3:37:48.

“Last year, we had six Boston Marathon qualifying times,” Seguin said.

“Hopefully, we’ll have more this year.”

For more information and route details, go online to kamloopsmarathon.ca.

Kibwe Johnson defended his Pan Am Games title in the men’s hammer-throw event on Wednesday in Toronto.

The American who has trained and lived in Kamloops since 2008 threw 75.46 metres on his fifth of six attempts to win gold, besting runner-up Roberto Janet, the Cuban who threw 74.78 metres.

“It was hard work out there,” Johnson told teamusa.org.

“Usually, when it feels like that, the only way to improve is to just have better technique.

“I’m glad that I got one in there and glad I accomplished one of my goals today, which was to win.”

Johnson, 34, has been throwing consistently near the 75-metre mark this

season and is aiming to reach at least 78 metres when the world championships are held in Beijing on Aug. 24.

He will shut down his season after worlds to spend time with his family before training and competition ramps up again next season ahead of Olympic trials next July.

Johnson trains under the tutelage of throws legend Anatoliy Bondarchuk.

Meanwhile, Taryn Suttie of Hanley, Sask., placed 10th in the women’s shot put event at the Pan Am Games on Wednesday.

Suttie, who trains in Kamloops with former Olympian Justin Rodhe, threw 16.80 metres, while gold medallist Cleopatra Borel of Trinidad and Tobago threw 18.67 metres.

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France trip can’t keep Ladyman down SWIMMER REACHES NATIONALS DESPITE INTERRUPTED TRAINING ADAM WILLIAMS

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Four months ago, Eloise Ladyman didn’t think a trip to the Canadian Swimming Championships would be in the cards.

When she landed in France to find an undersized pool and a dearth of elite training programs, the opportunity to compete on the national stage became the furthest thing from the mind of Kamloops Classic Swimming club athlete.

All of a sudden, she was more concerned with not falling behind than excelling.

“Everything is completely different,” Ladyman said of France. “If you do a sport twice a week at any level, you’re considered an elite athlete. You are a sporty person.

“It’s just a different mentality.”

The swimmer, who turns 16 next week, went overseas on a three-month exchange,

but was determined not to let it impact her training with the Classics. Prior to leaving, she spoke with her coach, Brad Dalke, and made a plan. They talked about what she would need to do to maintain her fitness and ensure she didn’t fall behind the Classics in Kamloops.

But, the realities Ladyman faced in France weren’t what she expected. The apprehension she felt prior to leaving Kamloops was evidently well-founded.

“Very quickly, she realized that the swimming that was taking place over in that small community wasn’t nearly at the level that was taking place here or what she was used to,” Dalke said.

So, the coach and the swimmer had to revise their plans and, before long, Dalke was texting Ladyman a photo of the Classics’ workout every night after practice. She would wake up the following morning and go through the same paces, 8,000 kilometres away.

Eloise Ladyman will swim in the 50m backstroke at the Canadian Swimming Championships next month.

KTW FILE PHOTO

She hit the water as much as possible, swimming with three different groups at all hours of the day but, even still, she was putting in less than half the hours that would be expected of her in Kamloops.

So things went, until she retuned to Kamloops 12 weeks later. By that time, Ladyman didn’t feel great about where she was at with her swimming — her times weren’t anything to write home about.

Which made it all the more baffling when she competed in her first event, just a week after returning to the Tournament Capital, and was still very close to many of her personal-best times.

“I was a little bit shocked as to how good she came back in that first week,” Dalke said.

“It was kind of like an immediate test to find out where she was in her fitness and all of that kind of stuff.

Much to our surprise, she

was actually pretty good.”

Ladyman, too, was surprised. Even more astounding was just three weeks later, she was up to speed with the rest of her peer group.

What once seemed like a pipe dream has become a reality. She will be swimming at the Canadian Swimming Championships in PointeClare, Que., next month, one of eight Classics swimmers heading to the event.

She will also be one of

12 Classics at the Canadian Age Group Championships in Quebec City next week.

The only major event she won’t be competing in is the Western Canada Games which will take place in Fort McMurray in the middle of August.

Not bad for an athlete who, earlier this year, was more worried about keeping up than getting ahead.

“If I think back to four months ago, when I was in France, I would have never imagined that I would be here,” Ladyman said. “That was a surprise for me.

“I’m really proud of myself.”

Dalke is proud, too. And, though he was surprised with the results, he wasn’t surprised with the lengths Ladyman went to stay on top.

“If you want to be a senior-national level athlete, that’s the kind of commitment you put in,” he said. “That’s the difference between being a participant and being an athlete.

“She’s definitely back to where she was, and then some.”

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Cody Campbell skis around a buoy during a slalom water-skiing competition.

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Cody Campbell would be happy to jump more than 100 feet on Shumway Lake this weekend.

The scary thing is some of his competition will be clearing more than twice that distance.

“It’s a pretty amazing sport,” Campbell said of jump skiing, one of three competitive water-skiing events taking place at the lake south of Kamloops this weekend as part of the 2015 Water Ski and Wakeboard B.C. Waterskiing Provincial Championships.

“There should be guys that are going close to 200 feet.”

Hosted by the Kamloops Waterski Club (KWSC), the championship will also include slalom, trick and adaptive events.

Competition begins at 8 a.m. tomorrow and Sunday, but competitors will begin familiarizing themselves with the course this afternoon.

Campbell, one of eight KWSC members hitting the water this weekend, will participate in slalom and jump events.

Once a nationally competitive skier, the 25-year-old just wants to have fun this weekend, though he does hope to return to the national stage one day.

At the 2012 Canadian

It’s a pretty amazing sport. There “should be guys that are going close to 200 feet. ”

— Cody Campbell, waterskier

Waterski Championships, he finished third in slalom.

Having skied in competitions across the country for more than a decade — he was 12 when he started — Campbell isn’t sure what drew him to the competitive ranks.

“It’s hard to say,” he said.

“I was progressing at it pretty quickly and I really enjoyed it.

“Once I got introduced to it, I kind of just went from there.”

The jump event is scored purely on the distance skiers cover after leaving the six-foot ramp. To generate speed, athletes use the tow rope to slingshot themselves into the jump at speeds topping 100 km/h and launch nearly 25 feet off the surface. The jump-skiing world record is nearly 250 feet.

The slalom event, on the other hand, is a bit more complex. Skiers enter through a start gate and weave through a series of buoys en route to exiting the course. With each pass through the course, skiers increase their speed and, later, the length of the rope is shortened.

By their final pass, the rope may be as short as 38 feet, less than the distance to the buoys, and competitors must

use their body to stretch out beyond the markers. Scores are based on the number of buoys a skier successfully manoeuvres around before falling or missing.

In the trick competition, athletes use a pair of 20-second passes to perform a series of hand and toe tricks and are scored by a panel of judges.

The three-event format of competitive water-skiing gives athletes the opportunity to show off their skills, with wellrounded skiers able to top the podium in each contest.

So, with 60 athletes set to hit the water this weekend, there will no doubt be plenty of showing off happening at Shumway.

“It means a lot,” Paul Dixon, president of the KWSC, said of the opportunity to host the event.

“We’re promoting and developing the sport of waterskiing.”

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SPORTS BRONCOS BEGIN

Lance Martin and the Kamloops RiverDogs are in Nanaimo gunning for the provincial midget AAA baseball championship.

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BASEPATH TO GOLD The midget AAA Kamloops Players Bench RiverDogs took the first step toward reclaiming provincial gold.

Kamloops won its opening game yesterday morning, defeating the seventh-seeded West Kelowna D-Backs 10-0.

No. 3 Kamloops played again yesterday after KTW’s press deadline against the Aldergrove Dodgers, who entered the 10-team provincials as the ninth seed.

Round-robin play continues today and Saturday in Nanaimo, with playoff action commencing on Sunday.

Keep up to date with the results at kamloopsthisweek.com.

QB camp on offer

Jay Prepchuk, formerly the head coach of

Tournament Capital Sports

BRIEFS the UBC Thunderbirds, is running a quarterback clinic in Kamloops tomorrow.

The clinic, which costs $50, will run from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. at Hillside Stadium on the grass field near the end of the west end zone.

Anyone is welcome to participate and no experience is required.

Those who attend must bring their own football.

League champs?

The Kamloops Venom were trying to finish off the Vernon Tigers and win the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League

title last night after KTW’s press deadline.

Kamloops led the best-of-five series 2-1 heading into yesterday’s matchup at Memorial Arena.

For the result, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.

Wheelchair tennis

The Kamloops Tennis Club will be home to some of the world’s top wheelchair tennis athletes this weekend.

The Kamloops Legacy Games International Tennis Federation Futures Wheelchair Tennis Tournament gets underway today and runs to Sunday, with action getting underway each day at 8 a.m.

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NATIONAL SPORTS

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VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions running back Andrew Harris remembers a time not that long ago when wins at home were almost a given.

The CFL club went a combined 22-3 in the regular season and playoffs after returning to a renovated B.C. Place Stadium halfway through the 2011 season, including a Grey Cup victory in its own backyard four years ago.

But, something changed during a disastrous 2014 campaign that saw the Lions go just 4-5 in Vancouver on the way to a 9-9 season and a first-round playoff exit.

Fast-forward to this season and the Lions (2-1) are still trying to recapture some of that home swagger as they welcome the Toronto Argonauts (2-1) tonight.

“You want to create that dominance at B.C. Place,’’ said Harris.

“We want teams to have fear.

That was kind of lost last year.’’

Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

The Lions won their first home game of the season two weeks ago in dramatic fashion, a 35-32 overtime victory against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but only 23,062 fans bothered to show up — well below what B.C. has averaged in years past.

The players are confident the support will return if the results are there and they have been early on in 2015 thanks to back-to-back victories over Saskatchewan.

“It’s all about winning.

Everybody likes a winner,’’ said Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian. “When you win, good things happen. Everybody feels good. Fans want to come and watch and those who aren’t fans want to come and watch teams that are winning.’’

A big part of the success for B.C. has been the return to health of quarterback Travis Lulay after two seasons marred by injuries to his throwing shoulder. Through three games, the Lions’ No. 1 pivot has six touchdowns against one interception.

Perhaps most importantly, he has avoided unnecessary contact despite rushing for a career-high

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Courtney Taylor and the B.C. Lions will square off against the Toronto Argonauts tonight at BC Place Stadium. Game time is 7 p.m.

105 yards in last week’s 27-24 victory in Regina.

“I do feel a good comfort level on the field,’’ said Lulay. “That was one of the things coming in. I missed essentially all of last season, so I didn’t know how exactly that would feel. I’m seeing things well, my timing feels pretty good.

“When those things are on point a lot more plays have a chance.’’

While admittedly still not at the level of his 2011 Most Outstanding Player season, Lulay’s teammates have noticed their quarterback’s confidence continue to grow.

“He’s got the ‘it’ factor,’’ said Elimimian. “He’s making plays with his feet, he’s making plays with his arm. He’s doing it all and that’s the Travis that we’re used to.’’

The Argonauts, meanwhile, have only been used to the road in the early part of the season. Nomads while the Pan Am Games are taking place in Toronto, the team has already

played games in Fort McMurray, Regina and Calgary and won’t step on the field at Rogers Centre until Aug. 8.

But, with No. 2 quarterback Trevor Harris doing a good job leading the offence with nine TDs and two interceptions in Ricky Ray’s injury absence, the Lions know they face a tough challenge against a squad coming off a bye.

“Toronto’s been pretty impressive early in the season,’’ said Lulay. “They play physical on defence, vary the coverages up and don’t make it easy on you. They have the ability to possess the football, so we’ve got to be efficient with our opportunities on our side of the ball.

“We’re going to have to play a good, sound football game to beat them.’’

If they can accomplish that, the Lions will already be halfway to their 2014 home win total, and perhaps also on the road to returning B.C. Place to the fortress it once was.

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TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled off the stunner of the off-season, hiring Lou Lamoriello as their new general manager.

Lamoriello spent 27 seasons as GM of the New Jersey Devils before stepping down in May. That’s the longest tenure of any GM in NHL history.

The 72-year-old Hockey Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups on his resume and the Devils made the final in 2012. But New Jersey missed the playoffs the past three years, leading to Ray Shero replacing Lamoriello as GM. Toronto had been without a GM since president Brendan Shanahan fired Dave Nonis after the Leafs missed the playoffs for the second straight year.

The Leafs have just one post-season appearance since the 2004-2005 lockout, a first-round loss to the Boston Bruins in 2013.

Shanahan left open the possibility of GM by committee with himself, Kyle Dubas, Mark Hunter and Brandon Pridham all having a say.

Even with Lamoriello, that kind of

collaborative environment could still exist, with new coach Mike Babcock also in the mix.

In Lamoriello, the Leafs get veteran experience and someone who has relationships around the league that could benefit in trade talks. It’s unclear what his precise duties will be.

Over the past few months, Hunter was in charge of scouting and drafting and Dubas trades, with Shanahan overseeing the entire operation.

And it has been a busy time. Already this summer the Leafs traded star winger Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the first blow to a core that has only one playoff appearance.

Lamoriello’s hiring is the latest piece of an organizational makeover. Toronto also gave Babcock a US$50million, eight-year contract as coach.

Babcock is used to working with a seasoned GM from his time in Detroit with Ken Holland. Like Holland’s Red Wings, Lamoriello’s Devils made the playoffs a regularity, qualifying 21 times since the 19871988 season.

“I have worked with Hall-of-Fame coaches

and players and a great staff, all of whom contributed to our success,’’ Lamoriello said in a statement released by the Devils. “In the end, it’s about the people which makes this decision so difficult.’’

When Shero took over as Devils GM, Lamoriello said in May it was “the perfect time’’ for someone else to replace him.

Acknowledging the need “to be realistic in life’’ and honest about the organization’s direction, he ceded duties to Shero.

“It’s like a duck on water: You see it calm on the top and you’re going like hell on the bottom,’’ Lamoriello said on a conference call at the time. “There’s always emotions, but I’m not going anywhere. I’m here.’’

Now he’s in charge of the Leafs, who haven’t won a Cup since 1967.

Shanahan and Babcock have committed to a long-term plan to contend beyond just making the playoffs.

The Devils said only that Lamoriello had resigned to pursue other job opportunities. That job was working for Shanahan, whom he drafted in 1987, his first year with New Jersey.

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SAINT-JEAN-DEMAURIENNE, France — The road snaked back and forth like spaghetti stuck to a wall, 18 hairpin bends, climbed for the first time in the 112year history of the Tour de France.

Curiously, there were no crowds on this spectacular vista just perfect for the television age. Police decided the three-kilometre stretch of bends piled one on top of each other up an Alpine cliff was simply too narrow to let in spectators who line pretty much every other inch of cycling’s toughest race.

Not that Chris Froome noticed yesterday. The race leader isn’t here for the picturepostcard scenery. Just two more days in the Alps and a second Tour victory will be his. The

British rider isn’t about to get distracted and take his eyes off the road now.

“I didn’t actually even realize there weren’t any spectators up there,’’ Froome said. “I was just in a tunnel mode at that point, just following the wheels.’’

After Stage 18, Team Sky’s leader really has only two wheels to follow: Nairo Quintana’s and Alejandro Valverde’s, the Movistar teammates closest to him in the overall standings.

As long as he doesn’t let either of them get too far away from him today and Saturday, then Froome will be sipping champagne and slipping back into the yellow jersey on Stage 21 on Sunday, on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

“Two more stages left of real racing,’’ he said.

“We’re focused on two guys.’’

BURNABY, B.C. — Canadian rugby head coach Kieran Crowley has a simple request for his team — use your head.

Canada did a lot of things right in its Pacific Nations Cup opener against Japan last weekend, but also made a number of sloppy mistakes in what would turn out to be a penalty-filled 20-6 defeat.

With another match in the competition set for today against Tonga and the Rugby World Cup less than two months away, Crowley wants to see improvement in his side’s mental approach.

“We played some good rugby,’’ said Crowley. “We created a lot of opportunities that we just never took. We’ve got to be a lot more accurate.

“We need to be a lot smarter.’’

TSN2 will air the game against Tonga at 10 p.m. tomorrow.

Crowley didn’t have much time with his players prior to the game against No. 12 Japan in San Jose, Calif., and wants to see how the 18th-ranked Canadians respond to his call for better discipline.

“We’ve got to pay attention to it,’’ he said. “Giving away 15 penalties in a game is not good enough. You can’t afford to do that at the international level.’’

Canadian captain Tyler Ardron was frustrated by the performance against

Japan, but added the rust wasn’t all that surprising.

“Once you’ve had that week and a game, building up to the next week as we are now, you start to get into the patterns,’’ said the 24-year-old from Lakefield, Ont. “It definitely does take a game to get it and I think that did show last weekend.’’

No. 13 Tonga also opened the sixteam tournament with a loss — falling 30-22 to No. 10 Fiji — and, like Canada, is looking to find its stride ahead of the World Cup. “We are very disappointed that we let that game slip through our fingers,’’ said Tongan captain Nili Latu.

“We took a lot of positives from it and are looking forward to the challenge on Friday knowing the Canadians are always tough to beat at home.’’

Asked later what fans can expect from a country they might not be familiar with, Latu replied with a grin: “We’re from the friendly island. We bring a lot of smiles, a lot of passion into rugby — a lot of fun, as well.’’

But those characteristics aside, Ardron said Canada knows it will be in

for a fight at Swangard Stadium.

“Physicality is obviously the one thing you think of first, but also just some individual players they have that are going to pose a good threat,’’ he said. “We’re going to have to stick together and stay in our systems.’’

Working on those systems is one of Crowley’s goals for the tournament to ensure his players are comfortable heading into the World Cup. “We’ve changed a few things. You can train as much as you like, but a game is completely different,’’ said the New Zealand-born coach.

“We want to come out at the end of the PNC having a blueprint of how we want to play the game going forward.’’

While teaching and evaluating is important, Crowley also wants to secure a victory on home soil to get rid of the bad taste from the tournament opener.

“The No. 1 priority is win. That’s the thing for me,’’ said Crowley. “The benefits from that will outweigh any negatives.’’

Notes: The United States (0-1), ranked 16th in the world, meets Japan today in Sacramento, while Fiji takes on No. 9 Samoa (1-0). . . . Next up for Canada is a date with Samoa as part of a triple header in Toronto on Wednesday before the event wraps up in Burnaby with three playoff fixtures on Aug. 3. . . .

Canada is waiting on the health status of a number of veterans and won’t name its World Cup roster until after the PNC.

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He is lovingly remembered by his children Phil, Dan, Brenda, Paul and his grandchildren Eric, Rae, Emily, Monica and Laura. He was predeceased by our mother Constance, his parents Phil and Ivy, his sister Eunice and our stepmother Lila.

But, as he grew and learned of life, The sparkle in his eye Grew misty as he realized Just what it means to cry.

Dad was born at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta on January 20, 1925. He spent his childhood in Edmonton and Vancouver and his life revolved around study and sports.

He graduated in Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1949, and after completing a year’s internship at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver he stayed on for one year of post-graduate training in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.

Dad met our mother when he was in high school and they married in 1950. In 1951, after Phil was born, they moved to Quesnel where he joined the Avery Clinic. He began a very busy family practice that extended for over a decade and balanced the needs of work, a growing family and further education. In 1953 he completed one year of Obstetrics in Edmonton at the Royal Alex and later six months of Anaesthesia at the Vancouver General Hospital.

There lived a little unicorn (From when the earth was new), His coat so white it glistened, His eyes a sparkling blue.

He decided to specialize in Otolaryngology in 1961. After completing one year of training in Vancouver, he and the family moved to Richmond, Virginia, so he could spend three years at the Medical College of Virginia. Returning to the Interior of BC, Dad opened his practice in Otolaryngology in Kamloops in 1964. At that time, he was the only Otolaryngologist outside of the Lower Mainland and the only specialist in Head and Neck Trauma until 1975. As Kamloops grew with more specialists arriving, Dad decided to narrow his focus to Otology. In addition to having a very busy practice he sat on numerous hospital committees and was Chief of Medical Staff for a number of years.

Throughout his practice Dad was very conscientious and caring. He had great respect for his patients.

After having open heart surgery in 1985, he was compelled to stop practicing medicine.

Dad never strayed from his working-class background and lived a very modest lifestyle. He had a lifelong passion for learning a wide range of subjects and approached everything in a methodical and studious manner. He had a strong interest in Canadian history, politics, religious studies, and the English language. He loved the natural beauty of the Kamloops area and often explored the rest of the province. Golfing and bridge were among his favourite pastimes and he had a love for dancing. A voracious reader, he stayed abreast of current events and was always eager for a lively discussion.

During his retirement at the Rivershore Golf Estates, Dad wrote a book, Memories of a Cariboo Doctor, about his general practice in Quesnel, and in it he offers some views on changing trends in Medicine.

When his health deteriorated in 2010, Dad moved to Kamloops Seniors Village. He enjoyed living at the Village and was very appreciative of their care. He befriended many residents and his cheerful manner will be greatly missed.

Dad is deeply loved by his family and will be sadly missed.

An Evening Prayer Service will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola Street, Kamloops, on Friday, July 31, 2015, starting at 7:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at the Cathedral on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 11:00 am, followed by a reception at the Cathedral hall.

Should friends desire, donations may be made to Royal Inland Hospital Foundation.

The family would like to thank Dr. Stefanyk, the Kamloops Seniors Village and the staff at the Royal Inland Emergency and 6 South for the care given to our father.

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In innocence and beauty, He danced through woods and streams.

The animals danced with him, His heart aglow with dreams.

He laughed and played with rainbows, So happy all day through, He loved to kiss the flowers As their petals shone with dew.

He wandered through the meadows In the moon’s soft, silver light.

He loved to gaze at all the stars That lightened up the night.

He listened to the music Of the birds that graced the trees.

He frolicked with the butterflies And raced the gentle breeze.

He learned that there are shadows In spite of shining sun.

The more he grew, he found that life Was never always fun.

For now he’d learn of feelings That come from deep within; No longer in the “dream world” Where (for so long) he’d been.

His gentle heart desired But to know the pleasure of To give and to receive The very precious gift of love.

To love meant to be happy, And yet it also brought him pain; For those he loved could hurt him Again.. and yet again.

His mother held him lovingly And tried to ease his fears About the sadness life could bring...

The lonely, bitter tears.

She said, “Life is like a mountain, (And surely this is true) That we must climb as best we can.

There’s no ‘around or ‘through.’”

The unicorn tried tirelessly, And gave the climb his best; But he felt it was not good enough, He felt he’d failed the test.

He could not understand it When he felt himself rejected – When all his gentle being asked Was but to be accepted.

All this was just too much for him, He knew not what to do.

That he was special as himself, Somehow, he never knew.

His spirit crushed, he felt defeated, And lonely tears would start.

Not understanding how to love, It simply broke his heart.

But now he’s in a loving place Where all his pain has ceased, Where all accepted him and his love, Where all he knows is peace.

A loving Being tells him, “You’re delightful as you are.”

His spirit free, his brilliance now Outshines the brightest star!

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 Obituaries & In Memoriam  Jeannette Marie Wenzel

Jay “Mackie” Massimo Pozzobon The final ride is over for the “Old Cowboy”.

Jay “Mackie” Massimo Pozzobon of Chase, B.C. passed away peacefully with his family by his side on July 20th, 2015 halfway through his 90th year. Born December 17th, 1925. Survived by his wife Rita, of 61 years, his six daughters; Aleta (Ben) Steinbach, Karen Prescott, Sharen (Bill) Trouton, Jan (Dale) Mortimer, Velda (Jerry) Prescott, Zena (Randy) Branson; 15 grandchildren, 17 Great-grandchildren, brother; Freedy (Jean) Pozzobon and numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws, Lillian Pozzobon and Lloyd McNary.

Pre-deceased by his parents; Samuel and Assunta Pozzobon; sister Maria McNary; brothers Sammy and Marino (Joni) Pozzobon; grandson Jaye Prescott and son-in-law Jim Prescott, Jr. Mackie grew up near Pinantan ranching and farming, breaking horses and raising cattle with his family. He later said that chasing cows was one of his favourite memories. He and his brothers rode to school on horseback and Mackie was on his own at age 12. We used to hear wild stories about the brothers, but not sure which ones we should have believed. Riding their horses into the beer parlours, knock-out boxing matches, bees & snakes around the school house, putting a calf in Harvey Heathfield’s office, riding the conveyor at Overwaitea, being bitten by a snake and the snake died or coming to terms with who was really responsible for getting stuck on the bridge with a full load of hay. What we do know is they were all tough, no-nonsense guys with a penchant for mischief and fun.

Mrs. Jeannette Marie Wenzel passed away on July 17, 2015 in Kamloops with her loving husband Eric and daughter Marie by her side.

Jeannette is survived by her loving husband, Eric Wenzel, and also her four children, Karl Wenzel (Wendy Hyde), Marie Cupello, Carol Wenzel, and Connie Whaley. She also leaves behind her grandchildren: Anthony Cupello, Angela Cupello, Kristy Whaley, Karri Whaley and son Nolan (Chris Dillmen), and Mike Whaley.

Throughout his life Mackie was truly a jack of all trades; rancher, farmer, bull-rider, logger, scaler, sawyer, builder, contractor, welder, miner, driller, beekeeper, blaster, dowser, and pilot, just to list a few, but he never did learn how to swim. Many of them were done simultaneously. His independent life started when he left school in grade 6 and looked after the herd of cattle in Pinantan. He then started logging and building sawmills. He married Rita Zinck in 1953 and raised his family in Chase where he farmed, owned and operated equipment and then started the first readi-mix concrete company in the area. In addition to pouring cement, he designed and built septic tanks. At the same time, he started his horizontal drilling business, built homes and later moved into the mining business. He was a self-made man and a true entrepreneur. Throughout this busy time, he was an active father and grandfather who took pride in the accomplishments of his daughters and grandchildren.

Jeannette was predeceased by her sons Mike (1993) and Mark (2013).

Mackie always owned a favourite horse or 17 and loved to Chariott race. He continued to ride well into his 80’s when visiting in Alberta. Mackie tried everything he wanted to try and travelled everywhere he wanted to go (Europe, Barbados, Canada and the USA). He was the Chairman of the Chase Waterboard where major projects included upgrading the fire protection services, and constructing the water reservoir, pump house and intake. He was a strong supporter of the community where he was the 1st member of the Chase Branch Elks club, Trustee on the School Board, Founding member of Fish & Game, Rod & Gun Club, Founding member of Silver Spur Riding Club, Member of Chase Lions Club, Member of Chase Fall Fair, Life Member of Royal Canadian Legion and Founding Supporter and member of the Chase Curling Club. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and making salami and wine. In 1979, Mackie and Rita moved to the Shuswap Lake where he tried to retire. Mackie was curious about things; a voracious reader and a successful inventor which he continued to do until late in 2010. He possessed a quick wit and a great sense of humour. Let’s face it, he loved a good joke or story, teased relentlessly and laughed loudly. He was loved by his family, and loved them all in return. Mackie had a life well lived! Forever in our hearts!

Prayers will be recited on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 7:00 pm at St. John Vianney Church, 2826 Bank Road.

We thank the staff and care givers at Ponderosa and Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre for their care and attention.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Heart Stroke Foundation.

Funeral liturgy will be held on Monday, July 27th, 2015 at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Chase, B.C. at 2:00 p.m. with Father Fred Weisbeck officiating. A celebration of life to follow at 444 VLA (Veteran) Road, Chase, B.C. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Royal Inland Hospital in his memory.

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The family would like to thank Dr. Gabriel and the staff at Royal Inland Hospital for the many months of medical care they provided and the staff at Kamloops Hospice Association for ensuring his comfort.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Dr., at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the RIH Foundation (www.rihfoundation.ca) or the Kamloops Hospice Association (http://www.kamloopshospice.com).

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It is with the great sadness that we announce the passing of Henry Mori at Kamloops Hospice on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. He was born on March 30, 1931 in Tofino, BC, and after internment in Lemon Creek and New Denver, he moved to Kamloops with his family. Henry is survived by his wife, Misako of 51 years; sons Michael (Anita), Marty (Alexandra) and Mark (Diane); grandchildren, Dasha, Alexander, Jennifer, Erica, Jodi, Megan and Joshua; two sisters, Elsie (Joe) Komori and Misako Mori and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, brother Joe (Atsuko) Mori and sister Alice (Kiyoshi) Mochizuki. Henry retired from Weyerhaeuser Retail Division (previously Kamloops Lumber) after 33 years in 1988.

Above all else she loved her family and devoted her life to caring for those close to her, especially Eric, the love of her life. She epitomized gender equality and was unpretentious, loving and generous.

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Footprints One night a man had a dream.

He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two set of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, you said that once I decided to followed you, you’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times of life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed you most, you would leave me.”

The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

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Shepherd Psalm meets soul’s summer drought

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he plight of millions of migrants and refugees languishing in camps in Serbia, Hungary, Italy or Greece, awaiting passage to safe havens in Northern Europe, is making headlines.

Scarce food, water, and shelter is creating panic in which caregivers are finding themselves as helpless to render assistance as the migrants looking for it.

Christian relief agencies have always been on the vanguard to meet human exigencies. In the current situation, they are trying to overcome mountains of physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

While the world watches and acts to meet the devastating effects of war-ravaged Middle East or droughtstricken Africa, many hearts still cling in faith to God in view of the promises He has given

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in His Word.

Promises such as those in Psalm 23 might sound hollow to the migrants sitting in the blazing sun and waiting for their meagre rations, but they still hold true in the face of all of life’s odds.

Psalm 23 is popular in Africa and Asia, as it is all over the believing world.

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The shepherd metaphor is a comfort in the face of current regional insecurities or, for that matter, the plunging economic fortunes even in some European nations.

Insecurity has many faces. There is food insecurity due to natural and socio-political factors. Individuals and communities are under constant threat of war due to political turmoil.

The precarious national and regional situations that have created the refugee phenomenon have made many people aware how very vulnerable anyone can be at any time.

Individuals and people groups are easily displaced by the power of the gun from the only spot they call home.

The cry of many arises, “Where are you, Lord?”

Yet there is much evidence of people’s

continuing trust in God. Every time people emerge from a national crisis, they cannot help acknowledge that God had intervened on their behalf.

From reports of current revivals in Africa and Asia, that prayer has assumed a new significance in those continents even in the face of insecurity.

To see how often normal life is maintained in the midst of serious calamities shows the confidence people have in a God who promises, not a bed of roses but His presence and protection from the ultimate defeat by evil.

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me.” God’s presence with His suffering people is more reassuring and comforting than anything else.

One cannot reflect on Psalm 23 without

being personal, for the Lord is my shepherd.

This is the shepherd who leaves the other 99 sheep to run after the one lone, lost sheep.

He is the shepherd who stretches out the staff and pulls out of the mire the one sheep that needs him most, the shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep.

In the face of disappointments with the political leadership today, the uprooted migrants have to remind themselves, “Yes, the Lord is my shepherd, and nobody else.”

Under human leadership alone — political, civic, and even ecclesiastical — the ordinary person is at the receiving end of a lot of injustices.

As the mighty preoccupy themselves with feathering their own nests at enormous costs to the citizenry, every overworked, overtaxed, abused ordinary per-

son would do well to remember that God does neither sleep nor slumber.

That hope keeps believers alive in spite of the assassinations, intimidations and strong-arm styles of dealing with those who claim their rights as human beings.

That hope perseveres, in spite of living in a society in which “man eats man.”

Many can say with the psalmist that the Lord is their shepherd because He has led, fed, given peace that passes understanding, and even gives cause to laugh at impossibilities.

Anyone in a dangerous and vulnerable situation can testify that God fulfills His promises just as we need, not as we expect.

By crying to God in desperation or by simply trusting Him to help find a way out of danger, we can find Him faithful. God indeed has

a way of spreading a table in the presence of one’s enemies.

When faith is tested in many life-and-death situations, and the individual can see how God has dared the enemy to touch His dear ones, then one can boldly declare with the writer of Psalm 23: “Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

It is good to be back writing again for Faith column after a hiatus of several months on account of family business. mitraryan225@ yahoo.ca KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be between 600 and 800 words in length and can be emailed to editor@kamloops thisweek.com.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Anti-terror law criticized internationally THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The United Nations Human Rights Committee raised concerns yesterday about Canada’s new anti-terror legislation, saying it could run afoul of the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights.

The committee said sweeping powers in the law, known as C-51, may not contain enough legal safeguards to protect people’s rights.

In particular, it is raising doubts about elements of the legislation that expand the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the new information sharing regime between security agencies and

the changes to the nofly program.

“The committee takes note of the state party’s need to adopt measures to combat acts of terrorism, including the formulation of appropriate legislation to prevent such act,’’ it said in its report, released in Geneva following the regularly scheduled review of Canada’s compliance with the covenant.

But it goes on to say: “The state party should refrain from adopting legislation that imposes undue restrictions on the exercise of rights under the covenant.’’

The government should consider rewriting the law to ensure it complies, impose better safeguards so information-sharing doesn’t

lead to human rights abuses and put in place oversight mechanisms for security and intelligence agencies, the report says.

Concerns raised by the committee mirror the positions of a number of civil rights organizations who appeared in Geneva earlier this month to present their perspective to the committee on how well Canada is meeting its interna-

tional obligations.

A spokesman for Public Safety Minister Stephen Blaney said Canada stands by the legislation.

“These are reasonable measures similar to those used by our close allies to protect their own citizens,’’ Jeremy Laurin said in an e-mail.

The concerns of non-governmental organizations are also reflected in a number

of other issues raised in the report, including the lack of a national inquiry into murdered and missing aboriginal women and the seeming reluctance on the part of the government to exercise oversight on Canadian mining companies operating abroad who could be running afoul of humans rights in foreign countries.

“The committee regrets the absence of

an effective independent mechanism with powers to investigate complaints alleging abuses by such corporations that adversely affect the enjoyment of the human rights of victims and of a legal framework that would facilitate such complaints,’’ the report said.

The report also details concerns about pay equity, violence against women, prison

conditions, the detention of immigrants and the ongoing investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency of the political activities of charities.

The committee’s recommendations will be formally addressed by the Canadian government the next time Canada is up for a review — in 2020 — but a coalition of civil rights groups say it shouldn’t take that long.

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dictatorship and your only remaining credibility in the public’s eyes is your ability to keep living standards rising, any kind of change is frightening.

How terrified is it?

Consider its reaction to the recent sharp fall in the two main Chinese stock markets.

China has a capitalist economy, albeit a highly distorted one, and stock markets are a normal part of such economies.

They go up, they go down and normally governments do not intervene in the process.

The Chinese stock markets have recently been on a roller-coaster ride.

After treading water for years, prices exploded in June 2014.

Over the next year, there was a 150 per cent average rise in prices on the Shanghai Composite exchange, and almost 200 per cent on the Shenzhen.

Obviously this was not sustainable, especially since growth in the real economy has been falling for years.

A “correction” was inevitable.

It came with a bang, on June 12 of this year.

Since then, prices have fallen 30 per cent on the Shanghai market, 40 per cent on the Shenzhen.

Around $4 trillion in paper values have been wiped out — but, so what?

Chinese stock prices are still far higher than they were a year ago.

Indeed, at an average of 20 times earnings, they are still overvalued by

GWYNNE DYER

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WATCH real-world standards.

Why would any government intervene over this?

Some investors will win, some will lose, and it will all work itself out.

But, the Chinese government intervened in a very big way.

First, it cut interest rates to the lowest level ever.

When that didn’t stop the slide in prices, it banned large investors (holding more than five per cent of a listed company’s shares) and all foreign investors from selling their shares for six months.

It encouraged around 1,300 Chinese companies — half the stock market — to suspend trading in their stocks.

It forbade any new listings (IPOs) on the markets.

It even ordered a state-backed finance company to make new loans to people who want to make bigger bets on the stock market than they can afford.

Anything and everything to stop the prices from falling.

They did stop.

Last week, prices even rose a bit.

This may just be what traders call a “dead cat bounce” — if the price falls from high enough, there is bound to be a little bit of a bounce at the bottom — but that is mainly of interest to Chinese investors.

The interesting question for the rest of us is: Why did the Chinese Communist regime do all this?

Because there are 90 million private investors in the Chinese stock markets.

They tend to be older — two-thirds of them didn’t finish high school — they have been betting their savings on the market and, according to state media, they have lost, on average, 420,000 yuan ($67,000) in the past six weeks.

That would be no problem if you were already in the market a year ago: You would still be well into the black.

But, a great many of the private investors piled in very late in the game — 12 million new accounts were opened as recently as last May — and they have already lost their shirts.

They would have lost their skirts and trousers too if the government did not stop the collapse in prices.

So, the regime intervened. This may be because the Chinese Communist Party loves the citizens so much that it cannot bear to see them lose.

It is more likely to be because it is frightened that those tens of

millions of stock-market losers (who were officially encouraged to invest) will start protesting in the streets.

Whether the Chinese regime’s power is secure or not, it certainly does not feel secure.

This latest government action is part of a pattern that extends back to the global bank crisis of 2008, after which China was the only major country to avoid a recession.

It did so by flooding the economy with cheap money.

So few people lost their jobs, but the artificial investment boom created a bubble in the housing market that is now starting to deflate: Millions of properties lie empty and millions of mortgages are under water.

Sooner or later, this game is going to run out of road.

The risk is that China’s road ends where Japan’s thirty years of high-speed growth ended in the late 1980s, with a collapse to two per cent growth or less and a quarter-century of economic stagnation.

China is around the thirty-year point now and its regime is doing all the same things that the Japanese government did just before the collapse there.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. gwynnedyer.com

TOP SOLDIER WILL HOLD SUMMIT ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN CANADIAN FORCES THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Canada’s newly minted chief of defence staff will hold a summit this August with the leadership of the Canadian military to determine the way ahead for eradicating sexual assault and harassment in the Canadian Forces.

Gen. Jonathan Vance says there will be other announcements in the near future laying

out changes to how the military handles sexual misconduct but in the meantime, suggests victims call 911 or go through existing channels.

In a letter sent to all members of the Canadian Forces, Vance says while he knows individual commanders are already taking action, their efforts need to be co-ordinated.

He likened the approach to a formal military operation and says he has named it as a result

— Operation Honour.

In a scathing report released this spring, former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps had indicated sexual misconduct is “endemic’’ in the Canadian military and suggested leadership tolerated abuse.

Her report made 10 recommendations and in the letter Vance says he is committed to their implementation as rapidly and effectively as possible.

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Loblaw to close 52 stores THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd. has put its neighbourhood drug stores and supermarkets under a microscope as it responds to increasing competition and will shutter 52 locations in the coming year after they fell short of expectations.

The company said in its second-quarter earnings report yesterday the closures will save $35 to $40 million in annual operating, despite the loss of $300 million in sales.

Loblaw president and executive chairman Galen Weston Jr. said that the company is focused on finding efficiencies as growth slows. In a normal year, he added, the company would close 10 to 15 stores.

“Yes, it’s an increase, but it’s not radically different,’’ he said in a conference call with analysts and investors.

“It doesn’t signal any kind of change from a strategic perspective.’’

The closures will be distributed across the country and include previously announced closures of Joe Fresh operations in the U.S., though they would not make a “material change’’ to the clothing line’s Canadian locations, he said.

In its latest annual report, the company had more than 2,300 locations for its many brands including Loblaws, Shoppers Drug Mart, No Frills and Joe Fresh.

Weston would not identify which locations are due to close as the company has yet to notify affected employees, but he said the list included gas stations, pharmacies and grocery stores, in addition to the Joe Fresh locations south of the border.

Loblaw chief financial officer Richard Dufresne said the company did a review of all of its stores following the completion of its

buyout of Shoppers Drug Mart last year and identified 52 that were consistently underperforming and unprofitable.

The company said in March it would build 50 new stores and renovate or improve more than 100 existing ones this year as part of a $1.2 billion expansion. Weston said those plans are still on track.

In May, the company said it was shuttering some Joe Fresh stores in the United States and would not renew a deal to sell its discount clothing in J.C. Penney stores when it expires early next year.

Loblaw announced the closures, which will affect about one per cent of its total retail square footage, as it reported a secondquarter profit of $185 million or 45 cents per share in its latest quarter.

That compares with a loss of $456 million or $1.13 per share in the same period a year ago.

On an adjusted basis, Loblaw says it earned $350 million or 85 cents per share in the quarter compared with an adjusted profit of $297 million or 74 cents per share a year ago.

Revenue grew to $10.54 billion, up from $10.31 billion a year ago.

Canada’s retail market has become increasingly competitive as companies such as Loblaw and WalMart have sought to diversify their sales and make their stores into one-stop shops for all of the daily necessities.

Loblaw isn’t the first to consolidate its operations in the face of such competition.

In June, Sobeys and Safeway owner Empire Co. Ltd. said it was cutting 1,300 jobs from its back-office and logistical operations, following a June 2014 decision to close 50 stores.

BLOW TO OVERHAUL OF REFUGEE SYSTEM THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The charter rights of refugee applicants are being violated by a process that marginalizes, prejudices and stereotypes them based on where they are from, the Federal Court ruled yesterday in another blow to the Conservative government’s overhaul of the refugee system.

By denying applicants from designated countries of origin the right to appeal when their claims are rejected, the government violates equality rights enshrined in the charter, Justice Keith Boswell said.

“The distinction drawn between the procedural advantage now accorded to non-DCO refugee claimants and the disadvantage suffered by DCO refugee

claimants under [the policy] is discriminatory on its face,’’ Boswell wrote.

“It also serves to further marginalize, prejudice and stereotype refugee claimants from DCO countries which are generally considered safe and ‘non-refugee producing.’’’

But, Boswell stopped short of declaring the program unconstitutional, agreeing with the government that such a determination was beyond the scope of the case at hand.

The decision, however, will have the immediate affect of allowing refugee claimants from 42 countries the right to appeal if their claims are turned down.

Boswell refused the government’s request to stay his ruling for 12 months, saying every day the policy is in force is

a day claimants are not equal before or under the law.

The Conservatives established the designated countries of origin program in 2012.

The new policy was in response to what they said was a flood of applications from countries respecting human rights and offering state protection, so they shouldn’t be sources of refugees.

So, countries that met certain criteria were declared safe and refugee applicants from there now have their applications heard faster in order for the government to deport failed claimants faster.

They cannot apply for work permits, nor appeal if their applications are rejected.

Three people had challenged the constitutionality of the policy.

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BEANIE BABIES

Paul Patterson (left) watches as his son Theo and daughter Sloane play a game of bean bag toss at the Telus booth at the Downtown Merchants’ Market on Wednesday (July 22).

CLASS-ACTION SUIT FILED IN ONTARIO AGAINST UBER THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Uber and UberX on behalf of cab and limousine owners and drivers in Ontario.

Law firm Sutts, Strosberg LLP said the suit by Dominik Konjevic, a taxicab owner and operator, has been filed as

class action with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

It alleges Uber is operating its ride-hailing service even though drivers are not licensed as required by the Highway Traffic Act. The lawsuit seeks $400 million in compensatory damages, $10 million in punitive damages and an injunction

prohibiting UberX from continuing to operate in Ontario.

Word of the lawsuit comes on the same day Uber announced it is expanding into several southwestern Ontario communities.

A spokeswoman for Uber Canada calls the suit “protectionist’’ and is “without merit.’’

“As we saw from a recent

court ruling in Ontario, Uber is operating legally and is a business model distinct from traditional taxi services,’’ Susie Heath said yesterday.

Superior Court Judge Sean Dunphy ruled earlier this month there was “no evidence’’ Uber is operating as a taxi broker or that it breached Toronto city bylaws.

‘TRIUMPHANT YAHOO’ AFTER ORCA FREED FROM ROCKS THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hermann Meuter, who runs a whale research facility near Hartley Bay, said another researcher watched a pod of killer

whales hunting seals on Wednesday and noticed a female orca was stranded on the rocks.

Within minutes, Meuter said he and 20 others covered the whale with blankets

and started pouring water over her to keep her cool.

Meuter said the orca was distressed and breathing heavily, but seemed to calm down when she real-

ized they were there to help.

About eight hours later, the tide started rising and she manoeuvred herself back into the water with only a few scratches.

Cam Hill, a Hartley Bay First Nation band councillor, says there was a “triumphant yahoo’’ from everyone when she slipped back into the water and rejoined her pod.

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THE RED PLANET . . .

While a NASA robot is expected to land on Mars in September 2016, an engineer tied to the project is landing at Thompson Rivers University this weekend to lecture about the Red Planet.

Luke Dubord of NASA’s Jet Propulsion laboratory in Pasadena, will be at TRU’s House of Learning tomorrow night to discuss development efforts of the Mars Science

Laboratory rover Curiosity, the Mars Lander InSight and the future of NASA’s Mars exploration.

Dubord’s educational background is in aeronautical and astronautical engineering and he has worked on Curiosity, a rover which is currently on the surface of Mars, as well as InSight, a robot expected to launch in March 2016.

The lecture, which is hosted by the Big Little Science Centre in room 190 of the House of Learning is from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. for youngsters and families, followed by a full lecture from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

In anticipation of the event, KTW has prepared some facts, you may not have known about the Red Planet, as provided by NASA.

INSIGHT into MARS:

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TODAY ▼ FRI., JULY 24 COMMUNITY: • Anything Can Happen Fridays, Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria St., drop in 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Info: 250-372-5145.

THEATRE: • X Fest, Prince Charles Park. Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Tickets: Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

ART: • Curator’s Choice, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Works

by Thompson Rivers University’s bachelor of fine arts graduating class, including The Causeway by Andrew Hood. Continues to Sept. 5.

• More Than Visible: Photography, Ecology and Contact Culture in the Salishan Landscape, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Continues to Sept. 12.

SAT., JULY 25 MUSIC: • John Fogerty, Interior Savings Centre. Tickets: $27 to $93.50 at ticketmaster. ca.

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Theatre: X Fest, Prince Charles Park.

Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Tickets: Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

Art: Curator’s Choice, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Works by Thompson Rivers University’s bachelor of fine arts graduating

class, including The Causeway by Andrew Hood. Continues to Sept. 5.

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Theatre: X Fest, Prince Charles Park.

Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the

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Art: Curator’s Choice, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Works by Thompson Rivers University’s bachelor of fine arts graduating class, including The Causeway by Andrew Hood. Continues to Sept. 5.

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• Drink and Draw, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Zack’s Coffee, 4th Ave. and Victoria Street.

Music: Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops, Plura Hills United Church, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. More info: ukuleleorchestraofkamloops. com or call 250-3765502 or 250-372-7485.

Tuesday, July 28

Theatre: X Fest, Prince Charles Park.

Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Tickets: Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

Art: Curator’s Choice, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Works by Thompson Rivers University’s bachelor of fine arts graduating class, including The Causeway by Andrew Hood. Continues to Sept. 5.

• More Than Visible: Photography, Ecology and Contact Culture in the Salishan Landscape, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Continues to Sept.

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Music: Jenie Thai, The Bassment. Info: thebassmentkamloops. com.

• Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops, beginner/intermediate group, 1:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m. at North Shore Community Centre.

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Community: Make 2014 the Last Unfair Election discussion, 6:30 p.m., Alumni Theatre, Clock Tower Building, Thompson Rivers University, a non-partisan presentation by Fair Vote Canada. Federal election candidates and MP Cathy McLeod are invited. Admission by donation.

• Word processing class, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd.

Wednesday, July 29

Theatre: X Fest, Prince Charles Park.

Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Tickets: Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

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Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Tickets: Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

Art: Curator’s Choice, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Works by Thompson Rivers University’s bachelor of fine arts graduating class, including The Causeway by Andrew Hood. Continues to Sept. 5.

• More Than Visible: Photography, Ecology and Contact Culture in the Salishan Landscape, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Continues to Sept.

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Music: Brent Tyler CD release party, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Commodore Grand Cafe & Lounge, 369 Victoria St., free.

Community: Anything Can Happen Fridays, Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria St., drop in 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Info: 250372-5145.

• World-wide web class, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd. Theatre: X Fest, Prince Charles Park.

Alternating plays are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show: Or How An Illiterate Son of a Glover Became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Tickets: Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

Art: Curator’s Choice, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Works by Thompson Rivers University’s bachelor of fine arts graduating class, including The Causeway by Andrew Hood. Continues to Sept. 5.

• More Than Visible: Photography, Ecology and Contact Culture in the Salishan Landscape, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Continues to Sept.

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• More Than Visible: Photography, Ecology and Contact Culture in the Salishan Landscape, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Continues to Sept.

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Community: Digital photography class, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd.

Bruce is the new addition to our family.

His dad, Butch, is our oldest boxer. We are extremely excited to create new memories with Bruce and his pup-pa.

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Sisters Amanda (left) and Sam Wiggins float their rafts down the Reading Garden River channel during the North Kamloops Library’s Build-It themed fun event for local children taking part in this summer’s reading program.

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JOIN ONE OF MANY CLUBS IN THE CITY TOPS, a non-profit named for its mantra “Take Off Pounds Sensibly”, meets weekly in North Kamloops.

The meetings, held at 5 p.m. on Mondays at Mt. Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St., provide tools, information, support and accountability measures for losing weight.

The first visit is free.

For more information, call 250376-3574 or go online to tops.org.

Stamps on Tuesdays

The Kamloops Stamp Club is sticking to monthly meetings, held every second Tuesday at Desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St. For more information, call 250314-1021.

Photography on Wednesdays

The Kamloops Photo Arts Club meets every Wednesday at the Henry Grube Education Centre, 245 Kitchener Cres.

The group holds technical workshops, brings in speakers and shares photography.

To learn more, go online to kamloopsphotoarts.ca.

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Kamloops Floor Curling is encouraging those 55 and older to partake in some social exercise.

The group meets at the Heritage House in Riverside Park four times each week.

The group accepts new members year round.

For more information or to register, call 250-579-8259 or 250-3725493.

Rube Band on Mondays

The Kamloops Rube Band is seeking new members.

The group is known for its colourful costumes and zany antics and has traveled around the world performing and acting as ambassadors for Kamloops.

It practises each Monday at the Kamloops Yacht Club, 1140 River St., at around 7 p.m.

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The addition runs from July 27 to July 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost is $180.

It’s geared for those nine and older; children will design, build, program and operate their own robot creations.

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Ancient camp

Bridge Baptist Church is holding a Rome Kids day camp from July 27 to July 31 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The theme for the camp is ancient Rome seen through the eyes of the first Christians.

It’s designed for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12; those in grades 7 to 12 can take a leadership track at the camp.

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The annual NimbleFingers Bluegrass and OldTime Music Festival takes over the Sorrento Centre at Shuswap Lake on Aug. 22.

Featured performers this year include Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Old Man Luedecke, the new Reeltime Travelers, Cahalen Morrson and Eli West, the NimbleFingers Allstars, Annie Lou, The Cumberland Brothers, Lonesome Ace Stringband, Ann and Elizabeth, Kayla and Matt Hotte, Pennyless Duo and The Tallboys Trio.

The two stages will run off bicycle and solar power — organizers confirm there will be bikes to jump on to keep the music going.

The festival includes Banjos: Africa to the New World, an exhibit that traces the evolution of the banjo.

Tickets are $35 for adults, $22.50 for those 13 to 18 and free for anyone younger than 13 or older than 80.

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Q: HOW AND WHEN DID OVERLANDER BRIDGE BECOME KNOWN AS OVERLANDERS BRIDGE? A: The long and short of it is — it’s always been the Overlanders Bridge.

Scott Owens, Kamloops Museum and Archives archivist, told KTW Overlanders Bridge is the crossing’s official name and news outlets, residents and websites have been mistakenly leaving out the “s” since before the bridge was even built.

Wikimapia — the online map version of Wikipedia — for example, lists the incorrect version, Overlander, and Owens even found official documentation predating the building of the bridge in the late 1950s, referring to it as Overlander Bridge.

“It’s just been a thing for quite some time,” Owens told KTW. A bit of history on the bridge: • It was named for pioneers who forged west from Fort Garry — present-day Winnipeg — who settled in Kamloops in 1862.

• In 2005, under then-mayor Mel Rothenburger, the bridge was renamed the Phil Gaglardi Bridge but, due to public outrage, it was quickly changed back.

• It opened on Nov. 22, 1961 and has linked the north and south shores for more than five decades.

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A new free event that’s sure to be a hit this year is the Picnic at the Pavilion on Monday in downtown Squamish at O’Siyam Pavilion Park that features live music, food vendors and a beer garden. For a full schedule of events and more information go to squamishdays.ca.

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schedule includes: Friday • 6:30 p.m., The Johnson Brothers (upper plaza stage); Saturday • 11 a.m., Masa’s Saloon opens, Village Day Lodge; • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., mechanical bull rides, slopeside near Masa’s patio; • Lasso station, upper plaza square; • Noon start, horseback rides ($5 per ride), slopeside of Sun Peaks Grand Hotel; • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., West Coast Lumberjack Show, slopeside near Sundance Chair • 1 p.m., Les Folles Jambettes (can-can dancing), upper plaza square; • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Mountain of Beer and Chili Cook Off (19+ event, $35); • 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 pm, West Coast

Lumberjack Show, slopeside near Sundance Chair; • 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Chris Buck Band, Clock Tower Stage; • 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Rod Black, Clock Tower Stage; Sunday • 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sun Peaks Farmers’ Market; • 11 a.m., Masa’s Saloon opens; • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Danielle Edge, Clocktower stage; • 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Margit Gossage, Masa’s Saloon.

Barriere residents Petra and Ben Stuetz twostepped during last year’s Country Fest at Sun Peaks Resort. This year’s musical lineup includes Rod Black and Chris Buck Band, among the other countrythemed activities.

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cross the grey waters of the Gastineau Channel, the mountains are humpbacked shadows, with thin skeins of cloud drifting across their summits.

The Norwegian Sun is the only cruise ship on Juneau’s wharf today and, despite the thin drizzle, passengers continue to flock down the ramp.

They wear yellow rain-slickers over thick jackets or hooded parkas as a defence against the rapier-sharp Alaskan wind.

My dining table companions catch up with me. With the easy camaraderie that develops on a cruise ship, we’ve become friends: Darlene is a vivacious brunette and her husband, Jack, is a rangy GaryCooper-like figure.

“C’mon,” Darlene, links arms with me.

“Let’s go hit the fleshpots of Juneau.”

Juneau’s nearest approximation to a fleshpot is the Red Dog Saloon, a crowded honky-tonk tavern reminiscent of the days of Alaska’s gold rush boom in the early 1900s.

Slatted swing doors lead into a room where the walls are crowded with mounted bearskins, moose heads, stuffed beavers, black-and-white photos of miners, pros-

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pectors and smug, grinning fishermen holding aloft their salmon trophies.

Wooden posts, thickly covered with business cards of visitors from all over the world, punctuate the room and a staple gun is within easy reach on the counter should a visitor wish to add to the collection. The floor is inches deep in sawdust.

Their liquor menu has items ranging from very cheap to very expensive.

I forego all varieties and decide to gorge on a Ninilchik Wrap of Alaskan salmon wrapped in a tomato tortilla. It lives up to the promise: “The only way it would taste better is if you caught the salmon yourself.”

Lunch over, we saunter along Franklin Street, the main drag. My guide book indicates that most of the buildings flanking the street still retain their original facades as, unlike many other Alaskan towns, Juneau has never experienced a major fire.

Somewhere along the way, I lose Darlene and Jack as I peer at window displays, occasionally dropping into a gift shop en route. While some carry the usual kitsch of key chains, totem poles and mass-produced Eskimo dolls, most of the boutiques and art galleries are filled with expensive, glittering merchandise: precious stones set in filigreed gold jewelry, Lladro porcelain figurines, oil paintings and West Coast native carvings of wood,

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I pause to admire Russian Matroshka dolls, cloisonné trinkets and pretty miniature boxes of woven bark.

The gold-rush days are over, but Juneau’s wealth still pours in, mined today from the pockets of tourists who gladly invest in the town’s abundance of superbly crafted objets d’art.

With an average of 500,000 summer visitors to the town each year, this translates to the equivalent of several pounds of shiny gold nuggets.

For all its veneer of sophistication, Juneau also has a folksy charm.

I sit on a street bench munching on an apple and a local resident joins me for a chat.

She is an elderly woman with black boot-button eyes, high Indian cheekbones and a gurgling laugh.

Her great-great grandfather was a seal trapper who traded with the Russians when this area was still a forested wilderness.

“I remember when Front Street was just a dirt road,” she says. “That was back in the late ‘20s when I was just a little girl. Then, in the ‘30s, it became one of the first paved streets in Alaska.”

As Alaska’s capital, Juneau boasts other distinctions, too.

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The borough boundaries cover 5,000 square kilometres so it is, geographically speaking, one of the largest cities in the world.

Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts seal the city off from the interior, so Juneau is accessible only by boat or plane.

Today, it is home to more than 35,000 people, comprising approximately half the population of southeast Alaska.

My companion stands up to leave.

“Be sure to take a look at our state museum,” she advises. “Lots of old photos of the miners and loggers. There’s even a group picture with my dad in it. He was a fisherman back then.”

But, I have to forego the pleasure of seeing the Alaska State Museum and the highly recommended St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church as my cruise ship leaves in half an hour.

“Oh well,” says Darlene as I whine about this at dinner, “all the more reason to come back again next year.”

True enough.

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Truck Driver Training

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

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

August 7-9 â&#x20AC;˘ August 21-23

Air Brakes

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Found on Highway 24 large boat cover call to identify (250) 674-2634 Lost: Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hammered gold wedding ring inscribed inside.

Medical Bldg 3rd & Nicola. Reward. 250-682-2725.

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RIVER CITY NISSAN/ RIVER CITY NISSAN RIVER CITY AUTO CORNER

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We are looking for a dynamic individual who likes to work in a high-paced environment.

Excellent incentive structure and great benefit program. Base salary plus commission.

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Please direct your resume to

Craig Gallant Sales Manager

250-377-3800 2405 East Trans-Canada Hwy Kamloops, BC. V2C 4A9

craig@rivercitynissan.com

TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!

INSTRUCTORS FOR LEGAL AND MEDICAL OFFICE PROGRAMS Come and work for the oldest, most respected private postsecondary trainer in BC! At Sprott Shaw College, we train and prepare our students for a meaningful career. As part of our campus team, you will contribute to that success!

Our Kamloops campus is recruiting for vacation coverage positions teaching in our Medical Office Assistant and Legal Administrative Assistant programs. The instructor must have a related certificate or diploma and a minimum of 2 years related experience. Experience teaching in a classroom is considered an asset.

Please send cover letter and resume to: brucew@sprottshaw.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

7081247 TRU invites applications for the following position: FACULTY Adventure Studies

For further information, please visit:

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

7081168 An opportunity is here for you.

16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

BRANCH MANAGER call 250.828.5104 or visit

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Class 1, 2, 3 and B-Train Driver Training 7077265 Box 318, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Phone (250) 679-3295 Fax (250) 679-5306 Home of the 2014 Secwepemc Gathering www.neskonlith.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NESKONLITH BAND, CHASE BC Summary of Position: 1. Familiar with financial statements, program spreadsheets and expenditure projection.

2. Working with the management team and council, maintain, revise and develop appropriate policies and procedures.

3. Develop and maintain a strong relationship with local, regional, provincial and national partners.

4. Professional communication proficiencies including presentation skills, writing ability, computer proficiency and authentic interpersonal skills.

5. Management style leadership abilities, effective team building and efficient personnel management systems and processes.

6. Five (5) years minimum experience with First Nation Administration required, preferably with some Executive level administration experience.

7. Diploma or degree in Public Administration, Governance or equivalent.

8. A valid BC class 5 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and criminal record check are mandatory.

Send cover letter and resume by July 31, 2015 Tammy Thomas, Director of Education/Community Services ext. 206 tammythomas@neskonlith.net Fax: (250) 6795306 â&#x20AC;˘ Ph: (250) 6793295

Barriere Branch

Interior Savings Insurance is a locally owned and operated insurance agency with 16 branches.

As a valued member of our Sales & Service team, you will experience a workplace that is diverse, stimulating and rewarding. Our interactions with one another and our clients are based on respect and integrity, making Interior Savings Insurance a great place to work and build your career.

We currently have an opening for a Branch Manager for an exciting opportunity in our Barriere location. The Branch Managersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; support Interior Savingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by developing and leading a professional client service team that is proactive in serving client needs and achieving branch objectives.

Closing Date: August 3, 2015 QUALIFICATIONS: Education t -FWFM *** *OTVSBODF -JDFOTF t $"*# t 1PTU TFDPOEBSZ EJQMPNB JO B SFMBUFE GJFME Experience t 5 years experience in the insurance industry t ZFBST FYQFSJFODF XJUI B -FWFM ** -JDFOTF BOE JO B TVQFSWJTPSZ position t Strong working knowledge of insurance products, including both personal and commercial lines; knowledge of appropriate legislation and regulations; ability to meet and deal effectively with clients, resource people, employees and insurance company representatives; ability to make decisions based on consideration of all relevant information; proven ability to coach, mentor, supervise and lead managers and others; working knowledge of computerized administrative systems; strong background in day to day operational issues.

For more information or to apply for this position please visit our website: www.interiorsavings.com and submit your online application.

We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact short-listed candidates only.

Marketing Manager You are a creative marketing professional looking to expand your experience overseeing the marketing and public relations campaigns and budgets for the Sun Rivers group of companies for our real estate, golf, restaurant and community business areas.

Visit sunrivers.com for full details.

If this interests you and you have the desired skills and aspirations, we want to hear from you! â&#x20AC;˘ A diploma or degree in business administration and a marketing discipline â&#x20AC;˘ Proven supervisory experience, creating positive teams and experiences â&#x20AC;˘ 3 years of marketing experience delivering demonstrated results â&#x20AC;˘ 2 years web management experience â&#x20AC;˘ Proven track record of setting and achieving operational goals â&#x20AC;˘ Proven leadership skills which include leadership, coaching and training abilities and strong motivational skills â&#x20AC;˘ Very strong business correspondence and marketing writing skills â&#x20AC;˘ Strong computer skills (Microsoft Suite, design software and database systems) Applications accepted until August 7, 2015.

Apply in writing to: Leslie Brochu 1000 Clubhouse Drive, Kamloops, BC V2H 1T9 Or email:employment@sunrivers.com

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

PUBLIC WORKS ARBORIST ASSISTANT

Under Job Evaluation Wage Review (Regular) Reporting to the Manager, Public Works, this position operates all equipment and related attachments required in the maintenance of boulevard and park trees and shrubs and performs manual labour tasks in support of park and road construction and maintenance in compliance with W.C.B. regulations and City of Vernon safety policies.

Employment

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Education/Trade Schools

~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

HUNTER & FIREARMS

HOME DECOR C O N S U LT I N G Call Heather or Cori to #330 ! $329<¡;!ࣅ32U

250-372-5045

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation

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US capable Class 1 Drivers required 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.

Box 2200, Lillooet BC, V0K 1V0 T: (250) 256-4204 F: (250) 256-4058

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Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is July 29, 2015. Please quote competition # 45-COV-15.

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EXPANDING INTO Kamloops!

Includes Training. Call Dave for Home Inspection Franchise Presentation. 1.855.301.2233 www.bc.abuyerschoice.com

Career Opportunities SLEEP COUNTRY CANADA Hiring a SALES ASSOCIATE Kamloops, BC Apply now at www.sleepcountry.ca Or email your resume to: maud.fremont @sleepcountry.ca

Employment Opportunity

Administrator

The Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation is located just outside of Lillooet in the Interior of BC and we are pleased to invite qualified applicants to apply to the position of Administrator.

Reporting to Chief and Council, the Band Administrator is responsible for the day-today band administration and budget related activities of Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation in accordance with community values, community plans, and policies.

Additionally, the Band Administrator maintains a high-level of contact within federal, provincial and municipal governments, as well as other First Nations organizations and funding agencies.

LITIGATION LAWYER

Seeking an intermediate to Senior level litigation associate to join our dynamic team in Vernon. The successful candidate should have a minimum 5-6 years litigation experience.

Previous insurance defence work is an asset.

Email resume to: shelleyw@kidston.ca

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

» A University degree in business or public administration, operations management or other related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience; » Experience developing a variety of written reports, proposals, policy and procedures, presentations and other documentation in accordance with organization directives and/or regulatory guidelines; » Experience in working with First Nations in the development, management and control of operating budgets; » Experience preparing cash flow projections and other financial reports; » Experience in negotiation; » Professional attitude to understand and deal with problems in a positive manner and be well motivated. » Project Management and business planning » Experience in Xyntax Financial Systems is required » Drivers licence and reliable transportation The Band Administrator is considered a position of trust; therefore, a Criminal Record check and Drivers Abstract will be required by the proposed employee.

Thank you for your interest in this position, only those short listed will be contacted further.

TO APPLY: Please fax your Resume and Cover Letter to: 250-256-4058 by August 7th, 2015 to the attention of: Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation Chief and Council. You may also mail your information to: PO Box 2200, Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0.

www.tskwaylaxw.com

Bill

250-376-7970

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help Wanted

EARN EXTRA $$$

KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city.

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 General Laborers required at North Enderby Timber. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please Fax resume to 250-838-9637 or email netimber@junction.net Industrial Electrician, Heavy Duty Mechanics & Industrial Mechanic/Millwright trades people required for Okanagan Manufacturing Company. Experience with PLC’s is a must for the Electrical position. Please fax resume to 1-250-838-9637 or email: netimber@junction.net I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

F/T FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR

• 2-3 yrs of experience • Completion of Secondary School • Work location: 1785 E. Trans Canada Hwy, Kamloops • Wage: $12.50/hr, 40hrs/wk E-mail resume to: arbysbc@gmail.com

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.

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

Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Office Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate.

Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills.

Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match.

Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net

Pets & Livestock

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

PETS For Sale? is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries.

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

Arby’s Restaurant in Kamloops needs a

Employment

Work Wanted

www.kidston.ca

THE ADMINISTRATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

» The successful applicant will have significant and proven leadership skills developed in a senior management role, preferably in band management or administration. » The Band Administrator maintains strict confidentiality in performing their duties and demonstrates the following personal attributes: Integrity, Respect, Trust, Honesty, Compassion, and Accountability. » Experience managing, directing and leading employees, and liaising with various regulatory agencies. » Experience and knowledge of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) programs, services and policies. » Facilitate the development of formal plans, to include Strategic, Capital, Financial, Program and Economic Development. » Experience working with First Nations Land Management and Land Code » Working with Chief & Council to identify and provide for the needs of the community and membership

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Next C.O.R.E. Aug. 8th & 9th Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. Aug 4th & 5th evenings. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

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

*some restrictions apply.

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

Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Wanted: Full time cook. Competitive wages & benefit pkg. avail. Apply to box 1452 c/o Kamloops This Week 1365-B Dalhousie Dr. V2C 5P6

Medical/Dental Thompson Community Services

Service, Commitment, Leadership

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKERS Casual on Call- All Shifts (Kamloops)

We are currently seeking skilled individuals in the Kamloops area to work with clients with developmental disabilities.

Experience with challenging behaviours would be an asset.

Applicants must be committed to service of the highest quality and display a positive and helpful attitude. Shift work is involved.

We are an accredited agency and an equal opportunity employer.

Skill requirements: t Education - Grade 12 or equivalent t Class 5 Drivers License t Reliable Vehicle t Community Care First Aid Experience is an asset but we will provide on-the-job training Additional skills - all aspects of care and training for adults with developmental disabilities is preferred.

Compensation: As per USWA Collective Agreement Email resumes and cover letters to: reception@tcsinfo.ca or Fax: 250-372-7544

www.thompsoncommunityservices.com

Experienced medical transcriptionist needed for very busy family practice. Work at home. Email resume to: msmithmtbc@gmail.com

Automotive 7073720

1-250-762-9447

Automotive

Rivershore Ram HERE WE GROW AGAIN! NEEDED IMMEDIATELY:

Automotive Detailer Rivershore Ram has a career opportunity for an Automotive Detailer. The successful candidate must be a team player with high standards in quality workmanship. A complete knowledge of vehicle care products and application process is an asset.

Please forward resumes to cskene@ramtrucks.ca qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

CHRYSLER • JEEP • DODGE • RAM

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Antiques / Vintage

$500 & Under Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Free: Near new Brother Fax and copy machine. You pickup. 250-374-0339.

Corner display unit curved glass sides $400 250-3725062

Antiqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fawcett Woodstove, Beatty Bros $1500, Washing Machine Wooden Tub $1000. 1-(250) 674-1141

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Free Items

Furniture

Free: Barbeque in working condition with full bottle. You pick-up. 250-377-8606.

1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walnut dining rm suite w/6 chairs and buffet $600 (250) 573-5445

Heavy Duty Machinery

Gibbard 4poster qu bed $850obo Drk Grn dbl hideabed $250 (778) 471-8627

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Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Saturday, July 25th 11am 546 Fort Street, Hope, B.C. Estate and Moving Sale 99 Ford F150, New Kids Quad, 500 Suzuki 4x4, 350 Yamaha 4x4, Trailers, Motorcycles, Vintage TS250 Suzuki, CT90 Hondaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Outboards, Boat, Shop Tools and Equipment, Household and Collectables.

Too Much to List. No Buyers Fee. Cash Sale.

Phone 604-869-2678.

WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333

ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine.

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250)377-3457.

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

The link to your community

Kabota 7.5 diesel generator. $5500. Boat Storage blocks. $150. Portable vehicle ramps. $20. 250-833-8414.

Food Products

Food Products

Lots

Lots

Lots

Fruit & Vegetables

*some restrictions apply

Lrg Apricots $.50-$1.00/lb.

Peaches, tomatoes $1.25/lb.

Carrots, beets, plums. Call all summer. 250-376-3480.

Computer Equipment

Firewood/Fuel

7072426 Box 67, 100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E0

604-626-7100

Grassbusters Lawn and Yard Care is now booking for the 2015 season. Call us today to book your free quote! 250319-9340.

Garden & Lawn

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 LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise!

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Aerate t Power Rake Yard/Lot/Garden Clean Up Prune t Mow t Weed Whack Weed t Hedge Trim t Plant Gravel/Rock/Mulch t Turf Garden Walls t Paving Stones Irrigation: Start up & Repairs

Handypersons RICKSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent.

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

Home Improvements

Aerate t Power Rake Yard/Lot/Garden Clean Up Prune t Mow t Weed Whack Weed t Hedge Trim t Plant Gravel/Rock/Mulch t Turf Garden Walls t Paving Stones Irrigation: Start up & Repairs

7026500

GREAT PRODUCT. SMART SERVICE. Carpet - Hardwood Laminate - Vinyl Tile - Stone

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Misc Services

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

IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive

Houses For Sale

Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467

SEA CONTAINERS Central RV & Mini Storage.

War is on get them while they last. New $3350 20ft., used $2250 20ft., used $3150 40ft.

250-851-637/250-314-9522.

Can deliver.

All sizes available.

Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477 Treadmill Free Spirit $250 Lrg Oak table w/6chairs 2 lvs like new $1000 (250) 579-9483

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 250682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00

METAL ROOFING & SIDING

Buy direct from Manufacturer Full 36â&#x20AC;? coverage 29 ga

Landscaping

Galvalume - $1.99 lin ft.

Colour - $2.49 All Brand New Material 40 Year Colour Warranty North American made

!;,@|638Ĥ3£-3-2;'8-389W$!

250-572-0753

Tree removal Dump runs Licensed & Certiď&#x192;&#x17E;ed

Phone Brian (250) 318-2883

Stucco/Siding

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Only $150/month

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Concrete & Placing

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FURNACE DUCT

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J.WALSH & SONS 250.372.5115 Misc Services

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

Sylvania 20â&#x20AC;? Colour flat Screen TV. $50. 250-8281983.

Lease to own New 16 x 58 2bdrm 2bth mobile home in new mobile park. Trouble with financing? One or Two year term Call Gerry 250-371-1849

RooďŹ ng & Skylights

DISCOUNT DIRECT METALS

Hedge Trimming, Turf Installation

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE:

Concrete & Placing

Meat Slicer 10in Stainless $200. Elec cheese grinder $200. (250) 374-7979

ACCURATE SPRAYFOAM LTD. Now booking in your area for August and September.

Call Toll Free 1-877-553-2224 for more information.

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,' !ħ8'99 ;38' #@ 38Ĥ3£-3 2;'8-389 is £330-2+ (38 ! (<££ ধ1' 9!£'9 !993$-!;'W ££ ;8!-2-2+ >-££ #' 683=-&'&W ?6'8-'2$' -2 9!£'9 >3<£& #' 68'('88'&W '2& 8'9<1'9 ;3V

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Apt/Condos for Sale

Stereo / DVD / TV

CARPET CLEANING

J.WALSH & SONS 250.372.5115

Misc. for Sale Kenmore Washing Machine. 4 months old. $350/obo. 250554-4796/778-470-2110.

Mobile Homes & Parks

Garden & Lawn

SPRING SPECIALS ON NOW!

Financial Services

NORTHROCKHOMES.CA

Carpet Cleaning QUICK DRYING. USE SAME DAY.

Relax and unwind with a full body massage for appointment couples welcome (250) 682-1802

2 Aluminum awnings 54â&#x20AC;?wide & 78â&#x20AC;?wide $200obo (250) 5748724

439,000 - CALL FOR DETAILS

Businesses & Services

Real Estate

Misc. for Sale

FOR SALE

(250) 395-6218 (direct line) â&#x20AC;˘ (250) 706-9728 (cell) (250) 395-6201 (fax)

Mind Body Spirit

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FULL ONE ACRE LOT - FLAT LOT ON LOUIS CREEK â&#x20AC;˘ SERVICES @ PROPERTY LINE LAND ONLY - $159,000 OR BUILD TO SUIT A 1500 SF COUNTRY RANCHER WITH A 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop $

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Merchandise for Sale

ABERDEEN Mega 2 Family Sale. Saturday, July 25th. 9am-2pm. 2271 Garymede Dr. No Early Birds.

ABERDEEN Saturday, July 25th. 8:30-3pm 2261 and 2265 Turnberry Place.

BROCK Multi-family garage sale. Furniture & household items.

1008 Desmond St. Fri July 24 from 6 pm to 8 pm and Sat July 25 from 9 am til 4 pm.

DUFFERIN Sunday, July 26th. 8am-noon.

1328 Sunshine Crt. Lots for Everyone.

NORTH KAMLOOPS Saturday, July 25th. 9amnoon. 787 Schubert Drive.

WESTMOUNT Sat and Sun 9-2pm. 772 Venables Place.

Tools, clothes, house hold and more!

WESTSYDE Estate Sale/Daycare Closure Sale/Commercial Sale. Saturday, July 25th. 8am-2pm.

2410 Parkview Drive. Collectables, furn, hshld items, tools, toys, Little Tykes, Lego, Dora items, Barbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s etc.

WESTSYDE Sat and Sun 8-4pm Early birds welcome. 3574 Bank Rd. Furniture toys clothes everything!

Get in on the Action!

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Rentals

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Bed & Breakfast

THOMPSON VILLA APARTMENTS

1 Bedroom Apartments $780 - 850 • Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites 520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 250-372-0510 1BDRM. quiet, clean, S. Shore apts $700mo. incl. heat, free ldry covered prking. NS, NP 573-2625 /778-220-4142 1bdrm renovated, N/P. Avail now, close to mall and bus.

N/Shore. (250) 554-4996.

2bdrm apt.

Downtown. $1200/mo. heat included. N/S, N/P. 250-319-3680.

Aug/Sept Penthouse 2bdrm, 2-bath +den, 2prk, 2-FP, Downtown. $1975. 778-2579000.

Available spacious 1&2bdrm apts. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment.

Centrally located. On-site Management.

250-828-1711.

Avail Aug 1st. 1 Bdrm Apt. in Sahali. Newly reno’d. $875 +util. n/s, n/p 250-319-6613.

Juniper Village 2 Bedroom Condos Juniper, 1-2 bathrooms Hot Water Heat Included.

Sunden Management Ltd (250) 376-0062

www.sundenmanagement.com

NORTH SHORE

1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

Clean quiet buildings.

Reasonable Rental Rates Utilities not included

CALL 250-682-0312

RIVIERA VILLA 1&2/BDRM Suites

1/bdrm starting at $850/mth 2/bdrm starting at $1000/mth Incl/heat, hot water. N/S, N/P. Senior oriented.

250-554-7888

Sahali Gordonhorn Gardens. $750/mo. +util. 1bdrm. N/S, N/P. Ref. 604-309-2672.

Email: anneshuk@yahoo.ca

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Rentals

2400sq/ft. - shop or warehouse space 14ft. door, portion of fenced yard.

Homes for Rent Looking for a Rental in Kamloops or Logan Lake?

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Rooms for Rent

TOWNHOUSES

Room men only. Avail Immed, furn,w/d.s/f,tv,sitting rm util incl near Safeway $400 554-1244

Independent and assisted living, short term stay’s, 24 hour nursing care and respite.

250.377-7275 www.berwickretirement.com

Shared Accommodation Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. Avail July 1st. Call 250-579-2480.

1BDRM Sep. Entr. Shared Lndry. N/S N/P $800/mo+DD+ ref’s, util. incl. Brock 554-2228 1brm furn. bachelor in Batchelor Heights. n/s/n/p, ref req’d. $750 Util/int incld. 554-3863.

5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek B.C. 1-bdrm 1-bath Park Model.

Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat.

Provincial Park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor Store and Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot-tubs, Adult and Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground.

Asking $1500/week. 4 day, 1-week, 2-week & monthly rentals available.

BOOK NOW! FMI CALL 1-250-371-1333

2BDRM in Brock new reno’d w/d Private entr/parking. n/s/p, $1000/mo. 250-319-1911.

Recreational/Sale

Utility Trailers

Utility Trailers

HITCH UP TO SUMMER SAVINGS!

OVER 60 UNITS TO CHOOSE FROM • Cargo Trailers • Car Hauler • Utility Trailers And More

2Bdrm N. Kamloops shared w/d, n/p, n/s pref working person $800/mo. 250-554-8771.

FINANCING AVAILABLE (OAC)

ASK ABOUT OUR

Canadian Made Trailers

250.545.2000 7885 Hwy 97, Vernon www.pleasantvalleytrailersales.com

Cars - Sports & Imports

lilacgardens1@gmail.com NO PETS

Want to Rent Wanted to Rent: husband and wife professional couple recently migrated looking for the long term rental of a quality, modern 3bdrm home preferably close to work at Thompson Rivers University but would consider other nearby suburbs, bonus would be a view of this stunning city or rivers. We’ve been house proud home owners for many years, no pets etc, non-smokers, a locking garage would be good, a large garage better. Monthly rental in the vicinity of $15001900. We’re happy to discuss and welcome any further queries. Brandon 250 851 1876 or email: brandon@xtra.co.nz

Transportation

Antiques / Classics 1931 Model AA dually. Frame off restoration, cabin chassis. $14,000/obo. 250-378-4931.

1961 Vauxhall Victor Sedan $3000 (250) 372-2787

N/Shore 2bdrm full daylight bsmnt suite.

Newly reno’d.

N/S, N/P. $875 incl hydro and gas Lvg Msg. 250-376-3854.

Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters.

P205/55-R16 on 5 stud rim will fit Mazda 3. $500. 851-0504.

New Price $56.00+tax

2001 BMW 540i “M” Sport 234,000 km, 2 owners, 4.4L, 6spd, 4dr. sedan,Gray/white, c/w full set spare rims, roof racks, other extras, service records avail. Exc cond $6200. Ph.778-220-0071

Commercial Vehicles

Classieds

250-374-7467

4x8 Utility Trailer $1200. 250-833-8414.

(new).

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) • $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

Call: 250-371-4949

*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

Scrap Car Removal

Flatdeck Hauler for Heavy Equipment. $4,500. 250374-1988.

Trailer for snowmobile/ATV 10ft long aluminum, tilt deck, $1800 (250) 320-9068

Boats 10ft flat bottom aluminum boat $500. 40lb thrust elec. motor. $100. 250-682-3943.

12ft. Lund alum boat w/remote loader, elec motor, canopy, used 4x. $4,200. 378-1860.

17ft. Grumman Aluminum Canoe. 3 paddles & accessories. $1000/obo. 250-377-3686.

1987 GMC Cube Van. Setup for tradesman. Runs good. $5,500.

250-3741988.

Sport Utility Vehicle

Contractors Tundra HD Econo Custom. Hwy, hauler $35,000 Concrete work as possible part of the payment.

250-377-8436.

Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931

Motorcycles

Trucks & Vans

1996 Yamaha Royal Star with sidecar, airbrushed. $21,900. Over $80,000 invested. 250-573-7610.

1992 Toyota 4X4. Excellent condition, runs great. $5,000. 250-374-1988.

1994 Ford F250 4x4 clubcab, longbox. 323,711kms. Runs good. $4500/obo. 554-9339.

1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3200obo Call (250) 571-2107

2007 Honda Gold Wing Trike 94,000km GPS, passenger arm rests, matching chrome wheels $25,900 250-573-7610

Cars - Domestic 1994 Chrysler LeBaron convertible. New tires, new top.

Good shape. $4200. 554-3371 2004 Chrysler Intrepid 3.5L, full load, new brakes, tires, battery. $3850/obo. 376-4163

2010 Toyota Yaris, 4dr hatchback. Fully loaded. Winter/summers. 110kms w/warranty. $7,900. 250-318-9558.

Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580

Camaro 1994 Z-28, V8, 6spd. cruise, a/c 125,000km $4,999 (250) 554-3240

2002 Chevy S10. 113,000kms.

Auto V-6. Good condition. $5,800. 778-866-2665.

2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 HD. 1994 9.5ft. camper. $20,000/both. 778-220-7372.

Electric Motorino Scooter 122km like new, new batteries, $1500obo 1-250-5236976

2006 Ford Taurus. 4dr, auto.

Green. 177,000kms. Good shape. $5,500. 250-851-0264.

2008 Cadillac CTS Premium.

130,000kms.

AWD, Great in the winter, BLK w/leather interior, CD, power windows, seats, mirrors, locks, heating/cooling seats. $16,800. 250-320-6900.

2001 Pontiac Montana Minivan.

8-passenger, AWD, clean, good running cond. $1800. 250-573-5659.

2004 Toyota Sienna LE. 8-passenger, leather seats, loaded. $5900. 778-220-1441.

2006 Ford F250 Lariat Crewcab loaded. 5th wheel hitch.

Self loading boatrack. Airflow tailgate. New 20” tires & windshield 125,000miles. 6liter diesel. Tow/haul transmission.

Asking $18,000 (250) 3723682 or (250) 819-4768 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. 250-828-0599.

Spacious new 2bdrm suite Batchelor area furn or un/furn 5appl view all util f/p, n/s, n/p $1299 avail now 571-2806

Westsyde, 3bdrms.

W/D. $1250/mo util incld. N/S, N/P. 250-319-9199.

2006 Dumping Trailer.

5000lbs/ 2272 kg capacity.

Holds 2.4 cubic yards. $8,800. 250-374-1988.

2006 30’ Rinker 300 Cruiser Style Loaded with features Triple axle trailer incl. Exc cond $78,000 (250) 319-4062 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

RUN TILL

1952 Ford Pick-up. Frame off resto. 73,000miles. Merc engine. $14,000. 250-378-4931.

Auto Accessories/Parts

Welcoming Cumfy 1bedroom.

Close to University, Hospital.

Student or quiet person. Excellent Location. $495or$725 ns/np. Call (250) 299-6477

2008 29’ Springdale travel trailer with 12’ slide sleeps 6 in great shape $14,500 obo txt or call 250-851-1091

Run until sold

318-4321

Brock like new bachelor suite util incl n/s, n/p shr w/d 1 person $650 (250) 376-8908

Sahali 2bdrm daylight basement suite. Full kitchen, bath & laundry. N/S, N/P. Fully furnished. 1-Person $900, 2-People. $1200. Available Aug. 1st.

On bus route. 250-851-1304.

(250)371-4949 *some restrictions apply call for details

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

1989 Chrysler New Yorker (Landou).

Exec shape. $1,699/obo. 250-376-5348.

Riverfront 1bdrm daylight level entry, ample prking, util incl $650. 250-579-9609.

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)

*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop

Brock, Bright Lrg-2bdrms furnished/unfurnished.

W/D. $1000/mo. incld util. 376-2684.

* Some conditions may apply

PLEASANT VALLEY TRAILER SALES LTD.

NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $5,500 obo (250) 376-5722

Starting at

1195

Best Value In Town

Brock, 1bedroom suite. No smoking, no pets. $750/mo.

250-371-7598.

Run ‘till RENTED

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Townhouses

2 Bdrm main flr near school, bus/shopping, n/p, n/s, Northshore $900/mo 250-376-8465

N/Shore 2bdrms. $900/mo. + half util. 250-377-6888. Email: ray@kamloopsrenting.com

Emsland & Associates Insurance Services Ltd 605 - 1801 Princeton Hwy Phone: 250-828-2248 Fax: 250-828-2250 Toll Free: 855-844-2248 www.emslandinsurance.com

Utility Trailers

RUN UNTIL SOLD

1BDRM Downtown NP, no smokers! Inclds utils & int. $800/mth,Aug 1 250-318-0318

• ICBC AUTOPLAN • FLEETS • BUSINESS • HOMEOWNERS • PRIVATE AUTO • LIABILITY • BOATS • RV’S • TRAVEL MEDICAL

Recreational/Sale

Cars - Domestic

Call 250-376-0062

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Transportation

Suites, Upper

Suites, Lower

Recreation

Transportation

3bdrm Brock area Avail Sept.

1st. n/p util incl $1400 sep w/d new floor 250-320-5985

www.sundenmanagement.com

Westsyde, 2bdrms main floor.

W/D. $1300/mo. util incld. N/S, N/P. 250-319-9199.

Transportation

Recreation

Call 319-1405 Warehouse space for lease aprox 2700sq ft North Shore location available immediately (250) 376-3733 or (250) 3147654 Mon - Sat

Rentals

Waterfront Property with dock (rent or lease) east side Okanagan Lake close to golf course, 20 minutes to Vernon.

Avail now 1-604-745-3318.

Phone # now available

Senior Assisted Living Commercial/ Industrial

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Yamaha scooter $1700.00 5000kms. Excellent condition. Dot helmet included ($100 value). 250-554-2013.

Recreational/Sale 1989 Fleetwood AClass 120,000km slps 6, well kept, $8500obo (250) 579-9691 2005 34.5ft Keystone 5th Wheel. 3-slides, queen-bed.

N/S. $21,000. 250-378-4931.

2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $14,900. 250-376-1655.

2005 Sprinter 25’ w/slide 1995 F250 Ford diesel w/low mileage both in exc cond. $20,000 for both (250) 314-6661 9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom.

Good shape. $2,800/obo. 250-376-1841.

Montana 5th wheel 4 slides hardwood flrs incl Ford F350 diesel new tires must be seen $35,000obo 1-(575) 740-1511

2008 Denali Crew Cab AWD. Sunroof, DVD, NAV. Fully loaded. 22” chrome wheels, leather.

141,000kms. $28,800. 250319-8784.

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PRESENTED BY:

8TH ANNUAL

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FUN BY THE NUMBERS

Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku.

This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

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SEPTEMBER 10th, 2015 - SUN RIVERS GOLF RESORT PLAYER REGISTRATION Sun Rivers Golf Resort • 1000 Clubhouse Drive, Kamloops, BC Registration: 10:00am • Shot Gun Start: 11:00am PLAY FORMAT:

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LOW GROSS AND LOW NET, MEN AND WOMEN’S PRIZES

PRIZES FOR KP, LONGEST DRIVE IN BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S

The entry fee is $175.00 per person. This includes an 18-hole round of golf, prizes, welcoming gift, awards banquet and cart rental. Banquet will be at 6:00pm. The number of tournament participants is restricted, so please register early to avoid disappointment. For your registration to be processed, the registration form must be complete and payment must be received.

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

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Telephone: Convenience Store Flooring Store Flower Shop Furniture Store Garden Centre Grocery Store Hardware Store Health Food Store Home Electronics Store Home Improvement Store Jewellery Store Ladies’ Wear Store Lighting Store Lingerie Store Menswear Store Motorcycle Shop New Car Dealership Optical Store Paint Store Pet Store RV Dealership Shopping Centre Snowmobile Shop Specialty Meat/Butcher Sporting Goods Store Tire Shop Toy Store Used Car Dealership SERVICES

Auto Body Shop Auto Detailer Auto Repairs Bank/Financial Institution Barber Shop Boat Service Car Wash Carpet Cleaning Catering Company

Select who you feel are the top businesses in at least 50% of the total categories. Contest closes August 7th, 2015 at noon. One entry per household per day.

Cell Phone Dealer Chiropractor Dance Studio Daycare Dentist Doctor Dog Training Centre Dry Cleaner Financial Planner Fitness Club Hair Salon Hotel/Motel Insurance Firm Landscaping Company Law Firm Lawn Maintenance Lawyer (Individual) Massage Therapist Mortgage Broker Music Lessons Oil Change/Lube Shop Personal Trainer Pet Store Pharmacy Photographer Physiotherapist Plumbing/Heating/AC Realtor Security Company Shoe Repair Spa Tattoo Studio U-Brew Veterinarian (Individual) Veterinary Clinic Yoga Studio

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