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Accused killer’s fate in hands of jury CAM FORTEMS

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Calling the killing of 16-year-old CJ Fowler a “tragedy of profound proportions,” a defence lawyer told a jury Tuesday in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops that there is no direct link between a drug-addled Damien Taylor and her death. But, in its closing submission, the Crown recounted to jurors a catalogue of lies told by Taylor, urging the 11 people to find him guilty of seconddegree murder. Justice Dev Dley instructed the jury Tuesday and yesterday, after which it began its deliberations.

Damien Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the Dec. 5, 2012, death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, CJ Fowler.

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Fowler’s body was found in the early afternoon of Dec. 5, 2012, by dog walkers. Her face was crushed and a concrete block rested on her chest. Taylor, now 24 and her boyfriend at the time, was charged a year later. “Crystal meth has laid waste to two families,” defence lawyer Don Campbell said in his closing submission, urging jurors to focus on what he said is a lack of a motive for Taylor to kill his girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child — what he called “a huge, unassailable why?” Campbell said Taylor and Fowler were interdependent, always choosing to be together — even when that closeness led to bickering. Other than what appeared to be a disagreement at Royal Inland Hospital in the hours before her death, Campbell said there was no history of evidence of conflict. “Without her, he has nothing. Without her, he is nothing,” Campbell said. The defence lawyer urged jurors to find reasonable doubt in a case built upon circumstantial evidence and lacking in motive. Prosecutor Alexandra Janse noted a series of lies told by Taylor, beginning at the Prince George RCMP office on the evening of Dec. 5, when he told police he lost Fowler at the hospital, something video obtained later showed wasn’t true. Taylor also burst into tears when told CJ was dead. See MANSLAUGHTER, A6

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St. Ann’s Academy kindergarten student Katheryn Kopper (left) sings O Canada with her classmates and Grade 6 students during a mass recording of schoolchildren in Kamloops on Tuesday.

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n a small TV screen, the countdown began and Rob Hanson raised his arms in preparation for the first notes of a familiar tune. As the first few bars of O Canada spilled out of the speakers, a group of kindergarten and Grade 6 students at St. Ann’s Academy became the latest schoolchildren to add their voices to the country’s largest choir —

After a recording trip to the at last count, more than 25,000 territories later this month, the members strong, and growing. various recordings will be mixed Hanson, executive director of the non-profit Hometown Music, into English, French and bilingual versions has been amassthe national ing recordings [video online] of anthem — each of the national See footage at featuring the anthem since kamloopsthisweek.com largest number February, visitof singers ever ing schools in all recorded, Hanson said. 10 provinces. “We’re a non-profit that On Tuesday, students at St. promotes music education and Ann’s and Bert Edwards science our whole thing is to get kids and technology school became involved in music projects,” the latest singers to step up Hanson said. to Hometown Music’s microphones. See RECORDINGS, A6

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Thanks to a dozen helpful Kamloops This Week readers, Allan Pasichnyk and Ernie Matechuk were reunited with their heroes this week. In the Oct. 9 edition of KTW, Pasichnyk and Matechuk told their story about almost drowning in Gorman Lake near Barriere during a Sept. 3 fishing expedition. The two men wanted to meet the Good Samaritans who came to their rescue.

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Tips poured in after the story was published and Pasichnyk and Matechuk were able to meet face-to-face on Tuesday with Darcy Ross and Daniel Ferguson. After a series of hugs and thank-yous, Ross and Ferguson told their story to the grateful fishermen. The two were heading to a nearby lake to fish and stopped because Ferguson had to pee. Ross was looking out the window of his truck when he spotted something strange. “I spotted red in the lake,” he said. “I looked at it through my binoculars

and the rest is what I read in the story.” Ross, 28, and Ferguson, 22, rushed into action and saved Pasichnyk and Matechuk, who had been in the frigid water for more than an hour. Ross said both men were nearly frozen in place in the positions they had been in while floating. “You both were extremely stiff,” he said. “You couldn’t bend your limbs.” Ferguson said he’d do it again. “We didn’t make it fishing that night, that’s for sure,” he said. “But, we were happy to help.”

VALIDITY OF GUILTY PLEA TO BE ARGUED Lawyers will argue later this month about whether a Kamloops man’s guilty plea to murdering his ex-girlfriend will be allowed to proceed. Christopher Butler, 41, pleaded guilty in June to one count of second-degree murder in the death of Deanne Wheeler. Wheeler, 26, was found dead in Butler’s North Shore apartment on Dec. 30. During a brief hearing in B.C. Supreme Court yesterday, lawyers agreed to return to court on Oct. 30 to discuss the guilty plea. Butler was self-represented when he entered the plea.

He has since retained local lawyers Jay Michi and Micah Rankin. In April, Butler was found mentally fit to stand trial. At earlier court appearances, he would often blurt out incoherent statements about God and religion and, at one point, appeared to become fixated on the coat of arms in the courtroom. Butler and Wheeler had been involved in a romantic relationship in the past, but were not together at the time of her death. Butler remains in custody.

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Charges dropped in poaching case JUDGE RULES 37 MONTHS BETWEEN CHARGE AND DECISION FAR TOO LONG TIM PETRUK

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After three years before the courts, a judge has thrown out big-game poaching charges against a Kamloops hunting guide due to delay. Kamloops provincial court Judge Stella Frame called the Crown’s case against Abe Dougan an “ill-served” prosecution. Dougan was charged in September 2012 with a dozen poaching charges alleging he illegally killed a record-setting Dall sheep in 1999. The charges were laid after an elaborate 18-month investigation by Yukon wildlife authorities in which three-dimensional mapping software was used to match the background of a photo of Dougan posing with the dead sheep that appeared in the Big Game Records of B.C. record book.

Dougan claimed the sheep was killed in a specific area in northern B.C. in which he was allowed to hunt. The Yukon investigators were able to find a perfect match for the photo’s backdrop 18 kilometres north of the Yukon/B.C. border, an area where Dougan was not permitted to hunt. In 2011, investigators flew a helicopter to the Yukon location they found with the mapping software. They took a photograph of the backdrop, which was entered as evidence to be compared to the big-game picture. The photos bear a number of striking similarities. Despite the compelling photographic evidence, Frame ruled Dougan’s Charter rights had been breached because his trial was not held within a reasonable time. “No matter how one looks at it, the then-

Abe Dougan was charged with 12 counts of poaching in connection to his 1999 killing of a record-sized sheep.

13-year-old shooting of a sheep that is not endangered is not of such complexity or importance that 37 months from charge to decision can be called reasonable,” she said. Earlier this year, Dougan was charged with three new offences stemming from an unrelated cougar hunt near Williams Lake more than a year ago. Dougan, along with Brent Giles and Ryan Hartling, is facing one count each of hunting wildlife within six hours of being

airborne, unlawful possession of dead wildlife and failing to accompany a person guided. He is due back in Williams Lake provincial court on that charge on Oct. 28. Last summer, Dougan was convicted in a Yukon court on charges alleging he wasted meat from sheep, caribou and moose killed in 2011 and hunted too soon after being airborne. In that instance, Dougan was a guide leading a Wyoming hunter on a hunt for stone sheep. The American hunter was fined $11,500 and barred from hunting in the Yukon for 10 years. Dougan was ordered to pay $15,000 in fines and banned from hunting or guiding in the Yukon for 20 years.

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In an effort to address what it calls a “prescription opioid epidemic” in the province, the Ministry of Health has added Suboxone to PharmaCare coverage. The drug, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, can be used in place of methadone in treatment of addictions to drugs such as

fentanyl, heroin and oxycodone. The drug can only be prescribed by doctors who have had special training in that area of medicine and who are licensed to order the drug. Dr. Ian Mitchell, who runs the naloxone program at Royal Inland Hospital, said the move to cover the medication is good, but fails to address the real issue — a lack of physicians who

deal with chronic pain and addiction. Although Mitchell said he’s not a fan of opiates for long-term pain management, he said “for some people, Suboxone is an excellent choice, often a better one than methadone.” Mitchell said he agrees with a study released recently in the Canadian Journal of Public Health that stated medical marijuana can be a better

alternative to prescription opiods. The study, by Thomas Kerr, Julio Montaner and Stephanie Lake of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/ AIDS, argues cannabis is a better treatment than painkillers like oxycontin and morphine. A study released in August by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences showed more than

one in 10 people who are prescribed an opiod painkiller will still be taking it at least three months later and, of that cohort, one in 350 men and one in 850 women will die from the medication. Dr. Evan Wood, a professor of medicine at UBC, called the decision to add Suboxone to PharmaCare coverage “an evidence-based and

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thoughtful decision. “It has major positive implications for improving opioidaddiction care, reducing deaths, illnesses, injuries and, ultimately, health-care costs in the province,” Wood said. Among the benefits of Suboxone are its form — it can be taken as a pill — and the formulation that does not bring a drug “high,” reducing its value as a street drug. It is also described as a good option for patients who have suffered side effects from taking methadone.

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Clarification In a story in the Oct. 13 edition of Kamloops This Week and online at kamloopsthisweek.com (‘McLeod calls out Cavers for sharing Sluts Against Harper page’), it was originally reported that Kamloops Coun. Donovan Cavers had shared the group’s website page. In fact, Cavers had shared on his personal Facebook page a link to a website page that carried a story about the Sluts Against Harper movement. He did not link directly to the group’s website.

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A year-round farmers’ market could be in the works for Kamloops — but where? That’s one of the questions the Kamloops Regional Farmers’ Market is looking to answer as it begins to explore the possibility of a 12-month market. Carmen Mazzotta, social and community development supervisor for the City of Kamloops, said the society and other interested parties are planning to conduct a feasibility study with help from Community Futures Thompson Country. A request for proposals for the study closed earlier this fall. Details of the study are expected to come next week, when the society unveils its Downtown At the Market project at a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 21. “What we want to come away

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As Rob Hanson conducts, St. Ann’s Academy students sing O Canada during a mass recording of schoolchildren in Kamloops Tuesday. Students from Bert Edwards science and technology school will also be featured in a recording including kids from across the country.

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“It’s all about getting everyone involved, whether they have music experience or not,” Hanson said. The recordings will also commemorate the birthday of the Canadian flag, which turned 50 earlier this year. The federal Department of Canadian Heritage is also supporting the project. Before each recording session, Hanson offers a mini-lesson on the Maple Leaf flag, which replaced the Red Ensign (a red flag bearing a Union Jack in its upper left corner) in 1965. “What do you think of that choice for our flag of Canada?” he asked to applause at St. Ann’s and a chorus of “good” at Bert Edwards.

Alice Lanzoni and Sophia Dimopoulous, Grade 6 students at St. Ann’s, said they enjoyed taking part in the mass singalong. “It was really fun,” Sophia said. “I felt proud because of the 50th anniversary of the flag,” added Alice. The recordings will be posted online at flagofcanada.ca after recording wraps up on Oct. 24. Hometown Music is also producing a yearbook featuring student art inspired by the flag. It will be delivered to libraries across the country. Asked how the final product will sound, Hanson said he’s not quite sure. “It’s never been done before” he said. “I can’t wait to find out.”

To the jury, however, Taylor said he awoke in a crystal meth-induced psychosis to find his girlfriend on the ground in Guerin Creek. He said he checked her pulse and found her dead. Fearing a nearby red car, he said he ran away, changing his pants along the way. In a false confession a year after Fowler’s death, Taylor told police — after CJ’s stepfather was brought into the room — he killed her by accident, slapping at her and slashing her throat. He said he then dropped “boulders” on her to put her out of her misery. “He realized no one would believe his fourth lie because it was absurd,” Janse said. Taylor then settled on the story he recounted to the jury. “Mr. Taylor has told many lies to many people since CJ Fowler died,” Janse said. Police found socks with CJ’s blood on them abandoned in Taylor’s hotel room. He also threw away her cellphone while in Prince George.

Options before the jury include finding Taylor guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter — or acquitting him. Campbell urged jurors to look at Taylor’s testimony about drug use, testimony of a defence expert who talked about psychosis from crystal-meth use and the environment of drug use and drug-dealing the two

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As the province weighs the pros and cons of running an access road through a Barnhartvale trail network, the president of the Kamloops Bike Riders Association (KBRA) is calling on outdoor groups to help secure official recognition for more of the area’s pathways on Crown and private lands. KBRA president Craig Campbell told KTW he has applied to Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. to

officially sanction a series of trails that stretch from Barnhartvale to Juniper, including a section of Crown land off McLeod Drive through which the operator of a nearby gravel pit hopes to bring its trucks. “They’re probably some of the most highest-used trails in the Valleyview-Barnhartvale area,” Campbell said, singling out a series of trails hikers used to access by crossing the gravel-pit property as some of the most valued. “One of them is one of the best trails in Kamloops.”

To Whom Is Your Government Accountable? In totalitarian and fascist states, governments answer only to themselves. They rule according to the whim and will of the state itself. The heads of state of such nations are not elected. Instead, they generally seize power through control of the military or inherit power through nepotism or lineage as in a monarchy. Democracy as a political ideology arose in protest of the unchecked exercise of power by ruling authorities with no obligation to answer to its citizenry. Thus we often hear such countries referred to in the name of their despot. For example, the Gaddafi Regime, the Hussien Regime, as opposed to the Libyan Government or the Iraqi Government. Well, in Canada in late 2010, a directive was issued to the federal Public Service mandating that the term “Government of Canada” be replaced by the words “Harper Government”. It was confirmed by four different departments that the orders came from the PMO and the Privy Council Office. Soon after in March, 2011, the so-called Harper Government was found to be in contempt of Parliament for failing to provide opposition members of Parliament necessary information related to the cost of proposed

Campbell said he has spoken with Ron Hunter, the landowner behind the road application, about securing access across his property for hikers, but so far nothing has been worked out. Instead, he’s looking for a route around the property on Crown land that would preserve the link between the two sections of trail. While the KBRA isn’t taking a position on the road application, Campbell said he thinks it could result in a major loss for Kamloops. “It’s the death of the trail network from our end,” he said.

crime legislation and the purchase of stealth fighter jets. In effect, Mr, Harper was asking duly elected Members of Parliament to breach the trust placed in them by their constituents, by voting blindly on issues of great national importance. In parliamentary democracies, such as Canada, the Prime Minister is considered the first among equals. Unlike the US, the Canadian electorate does not receive a ballot during our elections in which we are asked to vote for a prime minister. Instead, we vote for individuals who seek to represent our ridings and whichever party wins the greatest number of seats forms either a minority or majority government with their chosen leader becoming the Prime Minister. It was not a “Harper” Government. It remains the Canadian Government with a Conservative majority in Parliament answerable to all Canadians. Have you ever heard of the British government being referred to as the Blair Government or the Cameron Government? Or the German government referring to itself as the Merkel Government? Absolutely not. This may seem a small thing but it is symptomatic of the contempt Mr. Harper has for the fact that those sitting in Opposition in the House of Commons were elected by the people in their ridings to represent their interests

An official sanction from the province doesn’t necessarily mean a trail will win out over development in the area, but Campbell said once a trail is designated recreation groups must be consulted about future land use decisions. Securing an official designation would take some time, and requires a stewardship group willing to manage the trails. Campbell is hoping other groups who use the trails will also step forward to help out. “It’s the first step for real, sustainable trail use in Kamloops,” he said.

in Parliament and as Prime Minister, he must give those interests due consideration. As we remain a democracy, it behooves him to answer to the citizenry through their elected representatives. When those representatives exercised their obligation to their constituents, Mr. Harper belittled democracy by stating that being found in contempt of Parliament was part of the “game of democratic politics”. Mr. Harper was not only contemptuous of Parliament, he is contemptuous of democracy. The existence of a majority government does not empower that government to run roughshod over the millions of Canadians who did not vote Conservative by limiting debate, withholding information, burying critical changes in the law in massive omnibus bills and pushing them through parliament without meaningful debate and certainly without clearly communicating to Canadians the meaning and implications of those changes. This was the very first time in Canadian history that a Prime Minister was found to be in contempt of Parliament. To be in contempt, of Parliament, my fellow citizens, is to be in contempt of you. Without a doubt we see this contempt on the campaign trail. Mr. Harper does not consider himself answerable to the electorate. This is clear in how he conducts himself. When in the history of this land have

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Meanwhile, the owners of a gravel pit west of Barnhartvale say a controversial road through Crown land isn’t the only option they are exploring to link their operation to Kamloops’ roads. Speaking on behalf of Hunter pit owner Hunter and an unnamed partner, consultant Dave Cunliffe said negotiations with private landowners are also ongoing to secure a route off the 106-acre property. The province’s public comment period on the road application closed on Tuesday.

citizens required an invitation or security clearance to listen to our elected leader speak? He is after all applying for the job again, why are only a select few, the party faithful, permitted to hear him speak? In this campaign, all of Mr. Harper’s ‘public’ appearances have been carefully orchestrated and no-one may participate unless they are vetted and invited. He is your Prime Minister, why are you denied access as he travels the country asking Canadians to restore him to the office of Prime Minister? Why has the Conservative party issued instructions to its candidates to avoid all candidates meetings and debates? Why has Mr. Harper famously stonewalled the press unless he can control the agenda? Why does Mr. Harper believe he is not answerable to Canadians? In my view, because he believes that he is not in fact answerable to Canadians. Rather, he sees himself answerable to his party and their ideological drive to replace parliamentary democracy with American style democracy. It is not the Harper Government. It is the Canadian government. My fellow Canadians, please, stand for Canada and the democratic ideals of peace, order and good government entrenched in our constitution. ~ Michelle Good, A Deeply Concerned Citizen

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share a lot of things on my Facebook page. For example, I posted a link to a story on a decision by Playboy magazine to stop publishing fullfrontal nude photographs. The business decision was interesting. A senior editor explained to the magazine’s editor-in-chief — 89-year-old Hugh Hefner — that today’s reality is pictures of naked women are available, often for free, with a few clicks on a keyboard. Having read the news stories on this change to the 62-yearold magazine, it made the reaction to Donovan Cavers’ post about the Sluts Against Harper campaign seem simply silly. I’ve seen some of the photos that have been sent out to those who have joined this silly campaign and said they voted against Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The ones I’ve seen were a woman’s naked back as she faces a wall, a man lounging in a position that has also been a popular Harper meme and one of someone’s fairly large butt wearing black underwear. Obviously, that’s just a sampling, but it reflects the spirit in which the women — yes, women — behind Sluts Against Harper created their website. Consider the name the woman behind it uses online: Simps, drawn from Jessica Simpson, a woman who embodies the three core values of the campaign — being fun, flirty and getting away with the craziness of the

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LEVEL Votes4Nudes premise. Simps says she and her group were motivated because of their belief Harper doesn’t care about women’s issues. It’s not hard to argue that point, given Harper chose to decline an invitation to take part in a debate with the other political-party leaders on that very subject, a decision that led NDP Leader Tom Mulcair to also decline to take part in the then-cancelled debate. Simps says she’s had a lot of support from other women not involved in the campaign, but who laud her desire to get more people out to vote. I hadn’t heard about this campaign until incumbent Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod condemned Cavers publicly this week for what she called promoting a website that offers pornographic images. Maybe a naked back or an underwear-clad bum are considered pornographic in the Conservative dogma but, for most of us, I doubt they’d be considered degrading, particu-

larly because these women are agreeing to take the pictures and are in control of the photo shoot. Cavers, who has in the past engaged in some questionable social-media arguments, handled McLeod’s reaction with calm, measured professionalism, offering to actually discuss with McLeod his views on how her government has dealt with women’s issues, about its cuts to social programs that more often than not impact women, about its refusal to hold an inquiry into all the missing and murdered indigenous women and young girls. For those who are offended at the word “slut,” I would remind you of the Toronto policeman who told a group of college women the way to avoid being sexually assaulted is to not “dress like sluts.” It’s a shameful way to blame the victim and it’s a word that today’s young generation is reclaiming, redefining and owning as it fights against labelling. I learned that, too, thanks to Cavers posting the link. So, for those of you calling for his resignation, give your head a shake, click on his link and educate yourselves. Then, take all that anger that came through in the dozens of postings on the KTW story online, phone calls and letters to the editor and do something with it to make women’s issues a priority of government. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass

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FOR ‘SLUTS’ SCANDAL, CAVERS MUST RESIGN Editor: I was appalled when I read the Oct. 13 KTW article concerning the Facebook link, Sluts Against Harper, on Donovan Cavers’ Facebook page, which Cavers endorses (‘McLeod calls out Cavers for ‘Sluts’ posting’). As a registered professional counsellor who deals with the matter of abuse of women and children, I find it shocking that a leader of our community would support such a posting, then deflect any responsibility back onto a mother of three and other women. Out of respect for all women, Cavers

should step down from his position on city council. Cavers has exposed his ignorance and lack of education on the perils of women of abuse and the many children exposed to this concern. Does Cavers have a daughter? Would he want his daughter to be part of such a campaign? Cavers’ comment that women post more than men is a sloppy spin and deflection away from his responsibility as a leader in our community.

An apology is too late. Taking a course to educate himself on the abuse of women and children would be a good start. Volunteering at the street level should be a requirement to learn what goes on with women from all backgrounds, being forced into drugs, prostitution, etc. Leveraging women for his cause, whatever that may be — really? Shame on Cavers. Dennis Paget Kamloops

KAMLOOPS SHOULD LEARN FROM SASKATOON’S ERROR Editor: Re: Wendy Weseen’s letter of Sept. 24 (‘Art strangely devalued in our society’): To the contrary, the arts are indeed valued — in Kamloops and in Canadian society generally. It’s disingenuous to claim otherwise. I can attest to this because, like Weseen, I am a longtime practising artist. I am also a property owner in Saskatoon, a city Weseen cites as an example to follow for Kamloops’ performing-arts centre (PAC) proposal. Again, contrary to her claim, I feel Kamloops can learn much from Saskatoon’s mistakes in this regard, mistakes that have burdened the city’s property taxpayers enormously. A similarly expensive and questionable project in Saskatoon — not a PAC, but an expensive new art gallery to replace the much loved and iconic Mendel Gallery — was bullied through

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by a handful of civic politicians and developers despite widespread opposition. According to various local media polls over the past few years, between 72 per cent and 89 per cent of Saskatonians opposed a new gallery. Go online to savethemendel.org online for details. The new edifice, now under construction, continues to be controversial and divisive. That’s because capital costs have skyrocketed from the original $55-million budget to a current $110 million — and counting. It has diverted funds from urgent requirements, such as failing civic infrastructure. For example, Saskatoon has a reputation for having the worst roads in Western Canada. Yes, worse than Kamloops. Like Saskatoon’s unnecessary new art gallery, the Kamloops PAC proposal seems to have little

Editor: We would like to offer a big thank-you to Royal Island Hospital. We would especially like to thank Dr. Gorman and Linda, Dr. Hanks, the nurses on 6 South, home-care workers and Nightingale Medical Supplies.

to do with the arts. Rather, it appears to be a legacy project for a few politicos and a classic case of edifice complex, the tendency of politicians to have large buildings and stadiums built as a concrete reminder of their legacy. Saskatoon property taxes have more than doubled in the past 10 years because of such unnecessary ego and hubris-driven projects paid for with public funds. As a result, Saskatoon is becoming unaffordable, so many residents are now pulling up stakes and moving to B.C. Please, Kamloops, learn from Saskatoon’s mistakes. Vote “no” in the Nov. 7 performing-arts centre referendum. David Geary Saskatoon

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“By far the best article for posts I’ve ever seen. “Cavers — just a dumb move. Social media and politics just don’t go together. “And, Cathy McClown, now you rise from your casket, one week prior to the election?” — posted by KamloopsLover “This is not about politics when you go that far. Cavers has crossed a line. He is not fit to represent this city’s citizens.” — posted by Cwowo “The Conservatives are insisting that women expose themselves for citizenship ceremonies and damn them for exposing themselves when they use their bodies as resources to oppose Harper. “Conservatives just want to control women’s bodies.” — posted by Michael

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Kamloops City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed amendments to KAMPLAN: The Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 5-1-2146 and City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 5-1-2001.

Property Location: 8170 Dallas Drive Purpose: To rezone the subject property from I-1S (Industrial Park) to I-2 (General Industrial) to allow a medical marihuana grow operation.

Property Location: 1452 McGill Road Purpose: To designate a portion of road as commercial; rezone the portion of road to CD-10 (West McGill Road Comprehensive Development Zone Ten); and rezone the subject property on a site-specific basis to permit a 150-seat neighbourhood pub or restaurant, a residential real estate office, an insurance office, and limited general office use. Property Location:

2238 Tranquille Road Purpose: To rezone the subject property from RS-1 (Single Family Residential-1) to RS-1S (Single Family Residential - Suite) to permit three single-family dwellings with suites, and to RT-1 (Two Family Residential-1) to permit three two-family dwellings.

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the last decade. Send more bombs, Harper and McLeod. And, how about snapping your fingers and devoting $1 billion to the purchase of armed drones so Canada can be more fully engaged in the business of perpetual killing? How has our security been increased by Canada’s aggressive militarism or by Harper’s mean-spirited, divisive anti-niqab campaign against Muslims in Canada?

Editor: I am a Logan Lake resident. One would assume a candidate running in a federal election would know what communities are in the riding he chooses to represent. However, that does not seem to be the case with KamloopsThompson-Cariboo NDP candidate Bill Sundhu.

Purpose: To rezone a portion of the subject property from CD-4 (Qu’Appelle Boulevard Comprehensive Development Zone Four) to RS-4 (Single Family Residential-4) to facilitate subdivision into three lots. Contact the Planning and Development Division at 250-828-3561 or access relevant background material at www.kamloops.ca/councilagenda. Copies of background materials are also available at City Hall for review between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding statutory holidays). Have Your Say:

Editor: In my several years of working in the political realm as an activist at the local, regional and national levels in both the U.S. and Canada, I have always maintained a non-partisan position, believing all political parties operate from a place of integrity and fairness. I no longer believe that to be the case with the Stephen Harper government and its local operative, MP Cathy McLeod, and I wish to encourage voters to put them out of office in the upcoming election. I could write a book on the lack of legal and moral integrity Canadian officials have demonstrated with their complicity in the rendition and torture of detainees, and how this wannabe warlord Harper has contributed immeasurably to the hatred and violence that is now spreading rapidly across the world. This includes the great tragedy of the many refugees fleeing from the endless violence Canada has helped to create over

How has our security been increased by his contemptuous disregard for all human rights? How has our wellbeing been increased by Canada’s abundant failure to come to terms with the environmental disaster that is looming for us all — by Canada’s rush to a place of now being perceived as one of the dirtiest nations in the world because of our disdain for environmental concerns? Even the U.S. president is holding his nose. I totally agree with Canadian-born entertainer Neil Young’s remarks in the Globe and Mail that “recent leadership has trashed what we have and made it such a negative thing and given Canada such a negative image on the planet among forwardlooking countries. “It’s a tragedy to see what this government has been able to do.” If you care, please get out and vote. John McNamer Kamloops

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Logan Lakers are being inundated with computer-generated phone calls from Sundhu, even though we have not been in the same electoral district as Kamloops since the federal electoral boundaries were redrawn more than eight years ago. Please, Sundhu, leave us alone. Isabel Nicholson Logan Lake

VOTE FOR PROPORTIONAL REP Editor: I recently heard the following regarding voting in the KamloopsThompson-Cariboo riding: “A vote for Steve is a vote for Stephen.” Unfortunately in our riding, due to the first-past-the-post electoral process, this is probably true. The Green, Liberal, and New Democratic candidates have all declared their parties will institute electoral reform, resulting in proportional representation by the next election. Local voters desiring a change in the current, adversarial form of government must consider which of the three candidates has the greatest chance of success. Websites to check include votetogether.ca and campaign2015.fairvote.ca. Vote with care next Monday so that, in the 2019 election, your vote will truly reflect your values and you will no longer have to vote strategically. Anne Grube Kamloops

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STAND BEHIND STEPHEN HARPER Editor: NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he is “ready for change.” Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP Bill Sundhu says he wants “progressive” change. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is calling for “real” change. Let’s vote for “continuing” change. We do have grave concerns in today’s world. Is there a place on this globe where the deficit has not grown? It costs Canada more than $30 billion a year just to service the debt it now has. Budgets do not balance themselves. They are increased or decreased by making decisions. Just check across the border. Spending decisions are either paid for by taxpayers or added to the debt burden, since the so-called “rich” few do not have enough money to balance our budget anyway — even if we could persuade ourselves it is democratic to steal from them. Just imagine the heights to which our Canadian deficit would soar were we called to foot the bill for all the new spending promised by both leftleaning parties. Their sentiments are not wrong, just their policies. There is compassion in their pleas. It sounds warm and fuzzy to indulge the every whim of nearly every part of this entitled me generation — from children and students through to seniors. But, as citizens, we are not entitled to things

we cannot afford just because it would be great to have them or to demand government (that’s us) provide them. If our “wants” force us into continuing debt, we cannot hope to survive indefinitely as a nation. We must reduce spending and incur no new debts. I vote for the dependable, consistent, commonsense form of change we have experienced since Conservative policies have been guiding this country — albeit not always perfectly. It’s so easy to find fault. We can do that with any politician. Much better for us that we take the time to investigate the positive direction in which Canada has been moving. In this time of worldwide market instability, we need the wise fiscal restraint of the party that has placed us in an AAA rating enjoyed by very few nations on the globe. The views of all parties are valuable — absolutely. We can all continue to be open-minded, to make choices for change and to prosper. Please don’t vote away the progress we have made. Please don’t be influenced by wishful thinking and promises of more spending. In today’s era of crisis, stand behind Stephen Harper.

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This is the type of person I want to have represent me and the people I love. Thank you, Steve. My vote is yours. Carol Churchwell Kamloops

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MP MCLEOD SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED Editor: I was one of many employees of Canada Post and residents of Kamloops who attended the Aug. 26 town hall meeting regarding the elimination of door-todoor delivery and the negative effects associated with it.

Noticeably absent was our MP, Cathy McLeod, who once again showed total disrespect to her constituents and employees of Canada Post. It was the Conservatives’ policy to make these drastic changes in the name of

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and defend her government’s decision. By not attending, and by picking and choosing which events she attends, McLeod has shown us her government is unable to justify its decision. Bill Sarai Kamloops

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Five Kamloops schools are taking part in a new provincial government program designed to explore new programs and practices. The K-12 Innovation Partnership announced this week by Education Minister Mike Bernier is a three-year plan that enhances existing curriculum. Dufferin, McGowan Park, Pacific Way and Summit elementary schools, along with Sa-Hali secondary, are working together on their project, one described as focusing on project-based learning that connects with the community. Sixteen other projects were accepted into the program, which will provide $8,000 per project to pay for teacher-release time, research and other expenses. One of the overriding goals is to

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students in the program at NorKam secondary, that means missing some class time on Friday to take their learning onto the streets. The students will be helping at the annual Project Homeless Connect that day, an event that brings together marginalized and the homeless with agencies and service providers. Teacher Jackie Niblock said her students will be there in a meet-and-greet capacity, directing those who take part in the event to the various booths, services and food. Niblock said she has told her students to view the event like a party that is bringing together “all the people who can help that population.” She has invited co-ordinator Jennifer Jones to come to the classroom the day

before and talk to the students about what they will encounter, why the event is held and to answer any questions. It was the students’ decision to do this, Niblock said, noting they can choose any opportunity to go into the community in a volunteer capacity. They will gather after the event, which runs at Spirit Square fin North Kamloops from noon to 4 p.m., and talk about their experiences. They will be required to write a reflection on what they learned. From the reflections and observations will flow another teaching point in which the students will have to consider how to take the knowledge they gained at the event and develop strategies to help them in other volunteer situations.

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement doesn’t resolve Canada’s long-running dispute with the United States over softwood lumber or remove restrictions on log exports from B.C. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the Canadian government would like to renew the CanadaU.S. softwood agreement, which expired on Thanksgiving Day. It’s a side deal outside the North American Free Trade Agreement and it won’t be covered by the Pacific Rim trade either. “Obviously, we would like to see this agreement move forward and I think industry on both sides of the border would but, for reasons that were not entirely clear,

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the American administration hasn’t seen it that way,” Harper said in an interview with Black Press. “In terms of forestry, what the TPP does do is provide new tarifffree access to many Asian countries, including enhanced access to the Japanese market.” Restrictions on log exports from B.C. are also not eased by the TPP, which includes Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia. B.C.’s control over Crown land log prices has long been an irritant with the U.S. and Japan, while private and aboriginal-land log producers are restricted by federal rules. “B.C. was able to ensure that both provincial and federal logexport controls will not change as a result of the TPP, despite pressure from Japan to eliminate

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is hosting an introduction to Secwepemc ethnobotany next week. The talk, led by Carryl Armstrong of the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Kamloops Library downtown beginning at 7 p.m.

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The Secwepemc people relied heavily on plants for food, medicine, tools and implements. Armstrong will bring some plants to the library for a hands-on experience. The event is free, but registration is recommended. Contact the Kamloops Library at 250-372-5145.

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Bats — along with little people in Batman costumes — may be a staple of Halloween

but, by October, the denizens of the dark are nowhere in sight. “It really isn’t the season,” said Doug Burles, a retired wildlife biologist. “Those that migrate have moved and those

that hibernate are thinking about it.” Burles is speaking tonight to the Kamloops Naturalist Club as part of the provincial Got Bats? initiative,

which is funded by B.C. Conservation Foundation and Habitat Conservation Trust Fund. By the time Oct. 31 rolls around, Burles said, all bats that over-

winter in Kamloops will have found a winter home. Where those homes are remains somewhat of a mystery. “We know of some caves and mines in B.C., [but] we go in and we find only five or 10 bats when there are thousands and thousands [of migrating bats],” Burles said. Burles will speak on bat biology, species in B.C., threats to their

existence and efforts at the local level to inform homeowners about proper steps to deal with them. The city’s surrounding grassland and forested landscapes are home to an estimated 14 of 17 species in B.C., including species of concern. Tonight’s event begins at 7 p.m. at Kamloops Heritage House in Riverside Park.

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Walking for palliative care On May 21, Ian Bos started walking. Inspired by the treatment his father received in a hospice in his hometown of New Glasgow, N.S., Bos is still walking — and is expected to arrive in Kamloops today. When he arrives, staff from the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice House plan to meet Bos and accompany him as he walks into Kamloops as part of his cross-country campaign to raise $25,000 for the palliative-care society in Nova Scotia. It is the Society, Bos said, that “gave value to my dad’s life and prepared him — in fact, all of my family — for the next chapter.” Although his walk is supported by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and his own employer, Vigil Health Solutions, Bos has walked mostly on his own, relying on people he has met along the way to find a bed, have a meal or share some of the journey. When he’s done, he will have walked about 6,000 kilometres. Bos will be leaving Kamloops for Merritt tomorrow at 7 a.m. Those who wish to join him as he continues south can join Bos at the Ramada Inn on Columbia Street. For more information or to donate to Bos’s campaign, go online to chpca.convio.net/ianswalkforendoflifecare. Follow him on Twitter: @ianswalk2015.

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Kamloops Mounties say a man suspected of shoplifting at the downtown London Drugs store on Wednesday doused a loss-prevention officer with pepper spray. Cpl. Cheryl Bush said police were called at about 11:15 a.m. after the store officer tried to stop a man suspected of shoplifting and was subsequently sprayed in the face. The suspect, about 30 years old, fled from the Lansdowne Mall area. He was wearing jeans, a red shirt, a black hat and a black jacket.

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A man RCMP say assaulted three people with weapons at a Lillooet-area First Nations band office on Wednesday is dead and as many as 10 people are injured following the attack. B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office has been asked to assist in the investigation. Lillooet Mounties said they were called to the Bridge River Indian Band office

at about 8:30 a.m. for a report of a man using weapons who assaulted three people. He was subdued by staff before police arrived. The Canadian Press said as many as 10 people are injured and that the suspect used a hammer in the attack. “RCMP members arrested the male, but were unable to transport him as he became unconscious and unresponsive,” said Cpl. Janelle Shoihet. “RCMP officers immediately commenced CPR, which was continued by EHS who were staged nearby. Efforts to

resuscitate the male were unsuccessful and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.” Because the incident involved a suspect who died in police custody, B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office was called to assist with the investigation. Bridge River Indian Band Chief Susan James said four people were hospitalized, two of them in serious condition. “A number of our office staff are being stabilized and transferred to other hospitals,” she said in a statement.

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A Chase woman who bilked the provincial government out of more than $11,000 won’t have a criminal record if she can stay out of trouble for 18 months. Mary Kuch entered into a plea bargain on one count of fraud under $5,000 expecting to be placed on house arrest. Instead, after hearing the woman’s circumstances, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Terence Schultes granted the 35-year-old mother of two a conditional discharge with 18 months of probation.

Kuch applied for income assistance three times — in November 2009, November 2011 and January 2012 — and failed to report income to the government. Court heard Kuch received $9,000 from a friend and more than $1,100 from an employer. Defence lawyer Don Campbell said Kuch’s 13-year-old son suffers from muscular dystrophy and has to travel regularly to Vancouver to receive treatment. “It’s a very expensive process for a parent and she was unable to keep up with that situation,” he said.

“Ms. Kuch was committing this offence to support her family, not for personal or narcissistic reasons.” Campbell noted Kuch racked up $26,000 in student loans while taking a legal-assistant program at a local college. With a fraud conviction, he said, she would not be able to work in the field and has begun work at a hardware store. Schultes said part of his decision in handing Kuch a conditional discharge was so she could pursue work in the legal field. He also ordered her to repay $4,999 to the provincial government and complete 40 hours of community service.

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A Chinese company’s underground metallurgical coal mine has received its B.C. environmental assessment certificate, with a plan to increase employment of B.C. workers over the 25-year life of the mine. HD Mining International’s Murray River project near Tumbler Ridge would be the first in Canada to use “long-wall” mining, a highly automated process using rotary shears running along a track to extract coal from seams too deep for open-pit mining. The project was subject to a bitter court battle during its exploration phase, after HD brought in 200 temporary foreign workers to collect a bulk sample to test the viability of the deposit. A Federal Court judge dismissed claims by two unions in 2013 that HD had not made sufficient efforts to recruit Canadians. At the time, HD chairman Penggui Yan called the lawsuit a “politically motivated attack by big labour” to make the foreign worker program a provincial and federal election issue. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the mine still requires permits, but it has cleared the “biggest hurdle” and is working with the province’s newly established major mines permitting office. Bennett said Murray River represents a chance to establish a new industry in B.C. Metallurgical coal would be sent by rail to Prince Rupert for export to Asia.

B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett: First hurdle cleared.

“If they decide to build their mine, and it looks like there’s a good chance that they’re going to, they will train Canadians to work in the mine and ultimately you’ll have over 700 Canadian people working in that underground coal mine operation,” Bennett said. With metallurgical coal prices low and open-pit mines in the Tumbler Ridge region shut down, the pace of local hiring is a sensitive issue. HD signed an agreement with Northern Lights College to train miners in long-wall techniques, and its filings for environmental assessment suggest that while more than half the initial workforce would be foreign at startup, Canadians would make up most of the workforce in 10 years. NDP energy and mines critic Norm Macdonald said the project is too reliant on foreign workers for too long. “These should be projects that provide employment for Canadians first, and particularly for a community that has so many mines shut down,” Macdonald said.

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An RB Trees notice on a 130-hectare farm at Reid Lake near Prince George. It has been planted with trees after being cleared with horses by homesteaders in the early 1900s.

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A British-based manufacturing company is considering switching its B.C. tree-planting program from farmland to areas deforested by fire or pine beetles. Reckitt Benckiser Group plc added another three farms to its B.C. land holdings over the summer, prompting an accusation in the legislature that it was breaking its promise to suspend planting trees on farmland. The company halted the program in June after more than 10,000 hectares of farmland in the Peace, Prince George and Cariboo regions were acquired to

use as carbon offsets for the company’s worldwide operations. Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington released title documents for a 320-hectare grain and cattle farm purchased near Dawson Creek in July, three weeks after the company, now known by its initials RB, said the program was halted. Asked about the timing of the purchase, RB issued a statement saying the company had three signed agreements to buy more B.C. farms when it “paused” its tree-planting program to review it. Local governments have objected to productive farmland being reforested, and the effect it would have on farming communities.

“No action has been taken on these properties as RB continues to consult British Columbians on the future of this program,” the company said, adding discussions have continued with neighbouring landowners, provincial, local governments and MLAs. “Many have highlighted the need for reforestation on lands that have been depleted by the pine beetle or wildfires,” the company said. “It is an option we are exploring.” Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said he had a presentation from RB, with suggestions about alternatives to planting more trees on farmland. “I’m not at liberty yet to disclose those because they were given to us con-

fidentially but I have reason to be optimistic,” Letnick said. RB’s website says it has planted more than seven-million trees in B.C. Letnick said the company has planted most of the 10,000 ha of farmland it acquired up until this spring, and the three new acquisitions bring the total to 12,000 ha. RB operates around the world, manufacturing and selling food, household and medical products under brands such as Calgon, French’s, Clearasil, Dettol, Scholl, Strepsils, Gaviscon and Woolite. It describes its B.C. tree-planting program as a way to offset carbon emissions from its operations, but it does not intend to trade or sell carbon offsets.

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VS. RETRO RUMBLE WHO: Westsyde Blue Wave vs. South Kamloops Titans WHEN: Friday, Oct. 16 WHERE: Westsyde secondary, 855 Bebek Rd. WHAT: B.C. High School Football

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hey won’t absorb a word their teachers say in class tomorrow. They might find it hard to eat at lunchtime, to keep down their food. They will receive advice and encouragement through texts from parents — mothers and fathers as anxious as them. They are bound to believe, perhaps foolishly, their reputations are on the line. Time will seem to stand still, but the bell will eventually toll and darkness will arrive, along with the biggest football game of their lives to date. The third annual Warner Rentals Friday Night Lights showdown, pitting against each other the South Kamloops Titans and Westsyde Blue Wave, will for

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many of the teenaged combatants be the zenith of their sporting careers. Blue Wave bench boss Cleve Maartman spawned the idea for a Texas-style pigskin hootenanny in 2013 and the creation has been a success, with about 800 fans

attending the showcase game two years ago and more than 1,300 showing up last year. “It’s an event for the kids to recognize what it’s like to play in a big game,” said Maartman, who is expecting to see more than 2,000 spectators in full voice tomorrow. “These kids deserve to have an opportunity in their career, because a lot of them won’t move on in football, to feel what it’s like to play in a big game — win or lose.” Further adding to the marquee tilt’s intrigue in 2015 is the throwback concept introduced by Maartman in May. Retro jerseys will be worn by each team — the Titans will transform into the Kam High Red Devils, the Blue Wave into the Whundas — to drum up nostalgia among those watching from the

sidelines, many of whom will harken back to the glory days of the ‘80s and ‘90s, when they still had clear eyes and full hearts, when they couldn’t lose. “The older you get, the better you were,” said Brad Yamaoka, who helped lead the Red Devils to a provincial AAA football title in 1990. “It’s always fun to reminisce.” Alumni from each team had the opportunity to buy retro jerseys bearing their name and number from Big Kahuna Sport. More than 80 have sold. The jerseys will be delivered to the head coaches of each team, dispersed among the players tomorrow, worn during the game and returned to their purchasers when the final whistle blows. Cooper’s Foods has again stepped up to sponsor the grudge

match, formerly dubbed the Wendy’s Cup and sponsored by the fast-food chain. The Infectuals, a popular Kamloops band that features Westsyde alumni, will play the halftime show and the TRU WolfPack cheerleaders will soar through the sky. Memories similar to the ones Yamaoaka has, of playing in front of 1,000 people at Norbrock Stadium, will be moulded under the lights tomorrow night by a new gridiron generation. Grandparents will be in full voice. Bleachers will be packed. Significant others will hardly be able to watch. Most importantly, the players will be playing for each other, with high-school glory on the line. They won’t forget this game.

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The Craig Bonner Era is over. Seven years on the job had taken their toll on Bonner, who resigned on Tuesday as Kamloops Blazers’ general manager and vice-president to take a job with the Dallas Stars as a professional scout. Stu MacGregor took over immediately, marking the beginning of his second tenure as the Blazers’ GM. “This has been on my mind for quite a while now,” Bonner said. “I’ve been in this league a long time and sometimes it can wear you out a little bit. “This has been in the works, basically, since the beginning of the season. It was more a case of I suggested to Tom [Blazers’ majority owner and Stars owner Tom Gaglardi], you have a guy here, Stu MacGregor, who I think would be tremendous, who lives in Kamloops. “Whether we were or 0-6 or 6-0, it would have been the same decision.” Kamloops has missed the playoffs in two consecutive seasons and is 1-6 to start the 2015-2016 WHL campaign. MacGregor, a Kamloops resident, was with the Blazers for six WHL championships and three Memorial Cups between 1984 and 1995, as a scout, an assistant GM, director of player personnel and GM. “Our team is in a rebuilding and remodelling age,” said MacGregor, who has a long history with Kamloops head coach Don Hay. “We’ve got a young group with potential and we’re excited to work with them and to continue to add prospects to what we have.” MacGregor did not offer a

concrete answer when asked how long it will take for the Blazers to become a winning team, but said the goal this season is to make the playoffs. “It’ll be as fast as we can coach them up and add additional players and prospects that can make us better,” said MacGregor, the GM in Kamloops from 1995 to 1998. “We’re not going to give away the future, but we’re going to battle to be in the playoffs.” MacGregor was most recently employed by the Edmonton Oilers, with whom he was director of amateur scouting from 2007 to 2015. He was fired by the Oilers in June. “He brings experience, he brings knowledge and he was responsible for scouting the majority of the players we had success with in the 80s and 90s,” Hay told KTW. “He’s going to help in all aspects of the organization, with coaching staff, scouting staff and the front office.” There are no plans in place to make changes to the Blazers’ scouting staff, which is led by director of player personnel Matt Recchi. “We’re status quo,”

MacGregor said. “Matt and I have known each other a long time. I have great respect for him as a hockey guy. “We’ll continue to work together and he’ll help make me better and, hopefully, I’ll be able to make him better. That’s the goal we’re working toward.” Bonner spoke in the summer to Stars’ GM Jim Nill and assistant GM Les Jackson about the possibility of joining the NHL club. The scouting position will offer Bonner respite from the spotlight and a new hockey challenge. “There are days as a GM, even when things are going good, there’s always issues — school issues or billet issues or an agent issue,” Bonner said, reflecting on his time with the Blazers. “It’s kind of never-ending. It’s tough sometimes to enjoy the good times because there’s always something going on, but that’s part of the territory and part of the job. I knew that coming in. It just takes its toll.” The best times for Bonner in Kamloops came in backto-back seasons, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, when the

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Blazers reached the Western Conference semifinals and Western Conference final, respectively. Since then, Kamloops has only 43 wins in 151 games, posting a franchise-worst mark of 14-53-2-3 in 20132014 and improving to 28-374-3 last season. “Last year, looking at our depth chart, that’s when I was expecting the rebuild,” Bonner said. “The year before was a surprise, losing [Colin] Smith and [JC] Lipon and, all of a sudden, losing [Tyler] Hansen to a mission [with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. “If you have those guys, you don’t trade [Tim] Bozon and make those moves and you’re a pretty good team again. But, that happened, and the unfortunate incident with the head coach [Dave Hunchak]. “Everything went wrong. Last year was a huge improvement and it was a big score getting Hayzer in here as our coach.” The former Blazers’ defenceman is more interested in looking ahead than picking apart his tenure as GM. “You always have regrets, some of the decisions you make and some of the trades you make,” Bonner said. “Sure, there are regrets along the way, but I can go to sleep at night and know we worked as hard as we could.” The Blazers’ record under Bonner, who will continue to live in the Tournament Capital and work for the Stars, was 257-274-19-26. “The group here and the staff worked hard and got along,” Bonner said. “Unfortunately, we never won the championship we hoped for. Hopefully, they do in the future.”

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the game and to not be upset about losing. The energy in there is fantastic.” Kamloops (1-6) downed the Red Deer Rebels 3-1 in front of 3,015 fans, who watched goaltender Connor Ingram make 31 saves in his strongest effort of the campaign. “He was the best

player on the ice,” Kamloops head coach Don Hay said after the game. “Sometimes, that’s what you need to get out of a slump — a great effort from your goaltender.” The scoring was done in the first period, with Collin Shirley, Dawson Davidson and Nick Chyzowski bagging goals for the home team. Chyzowski’s goal, his third of the season, chased Red Deer goal-

tender Rylan Toth from his net at the 14:28 mark. Rebels’ centre Michael Spacek, a Czech Republic import, continued to put the league on notice, notching his sixth goal and 13th point of the season in the first period. “It’s a win and that’s the most important thing for us right now, is to get a reward for our hard work and now we can start building,” Hay said.

Red Deer (5-3) was in Kelowna last night to play the Rockets after KTW’s press deadline. The Blazers will leave the River City today and head to Seattle, where they will square off against the Thunderbirds tomorrow. Kamloops will play the Chiefs in Spokane on Saturday before returning to the Tournament Capital to prepare for the Victoria Royals, who come to town on Oct. 21.

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Despite a smaller field and a change in format, Kamloops native Jim Cotter looks forward to returning to the Hub International Crown of Curling. “We came to the Crown last year, again this year — it’s always great to come home and play,” Cotter said. “Obviously, Kamloops is my hometown and I love to play there, see all the faces again. I’ve got a lot of great friends, a lot of great memories in the club, so it’s always special to come back and participate.” The Crown, which will take over the Kamloops Curling Centre tomorrow through Monday for its 43rd year, boasts a 32-team field in 2015 — 16 rinks in both the men’s and women’s draws — down from 36 last year. The bonspiel has also made the switch to a tripleknockout format. Crown chairman Ron Douglas said organizers made changes to both field and format to increase the level of competition. Though the smaller field shrinks the purse by $8,000 — it sits at $52,000 in 2015 — organizers found the Crown lost some of its prestige and competitiveness as the number of teams increased. Douglas said a high level of competition is essential as the Crown attracts elite teams, both local and international, because of the high calibre of play. He described this year’s field as “fantastic. “I think one leads to the other, which is one of the reasons why we decided to go to a 16-team event, to make

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Kamloops skip Jim Cotter will be seeking gold at the Hub International Crown of Curling, the 32-rink tournament that gets underway tomorrow at the Kamloops Curling Centre.

it a triple knockout, to take that competitive level up another step,” he said. “To really make it a very competitive event that will, hopefully, and has, attracted not just the best teams in B.C. and Alberta, but some international teams as well.” Among the competitors will be a host of names familiar to Kamloops curling fans. Brent Pierce’s Kelowna rink will be back to defend its 2014 Crown title and last year’s runner-up Dean Joanisse and his New Westminster rink will look for a victory after finishing second in the Vernon Prestige Hotels and Resorts Curling Classic earlier this month. Kamloops will be represented by Darren Nelson’s rink, as well as by Cotter, the defending provincial champion and five-time Brier participant. The latter, who is also the 2010 Crown champion, said the health of the Kamloops

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event is vital to curling throughout the province. The Vernon Curling Classic had just 12 men’s teams earlier this month and to lose either event — as other major events have been lost in recent years — would be devastating. “They’re doing everything they can to keep the event alive, which is great for B.C. — we need more events like the Crown,” Cotter said. He and his team lost out in a semifinal against the Joanisse rink in Vernon. “Teams want to go there,” he continued. “We need these events. They’re so important for the growth of our game. We might be struggling a little bit in B.C. right now but, if we keep working on developing more teams, these events will start to fill up.” In the ladies’ draw, 10 of 16 teams will return from the 2014 Crown, including the defending Ogasawara rink of Japan and Patti

Knezevic’s rink that represented B.C. at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2015. Corryn Brown and Amanda Russett will represent the Tournament Capital with their Kamloopsbased rinks. For Brown, part of the sport’s next generation, the Crown is always a special bonspiel — even if it has been a learning experience in recent years. “I think it’s definitely important to get some juniors involved in the women’s spiels because that’s where you’re going to get your really good games,” Brown said. In 2014, her rink finished 0-5 at the event, but it made it to the final of the Anita Cochrane West Coast Junior Classic earlier this year and was 2-3 in Vernon. “When you’re seeing women who have been in the game for 20-plus years, that’s where you’re really going to see some great strategy.”

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The TRU WolfPack men’s and women’s volleyball teams begin their Canada West seasons this weekend in Edmonton against the University of Alberta. For a look ahead at the campaign, read KTW tomorrow. WolfPack outside hitter Cole Keddie is pictured.

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Ashton Taylor (6G, 8A), Ethan Sanders (3G, 1A), Tristan Allen (2G, 4A), Carson Evoy (2G), Matt Ward (1G, 1A), Brandon Toye (1G, 1A), Tyson Galloway (1G, 1A), Andrew Senger (1G, 1A), Jakob Sherwood (7A), Devin Benson (1A), Jason Carroll (1A), Matthew Mariona (1A) and Owen Barrow (1A) hit the scoresheet for the Blazers throughout the tournament. Jared Sucro and Sam

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BRIEFS Begg split goaltending duties, with Sucro backstopping a shutout against Kelowna.

Carter shuts door

Sydney Carter of Kamloops made 47 saves for the female midget AAA ThompsonOkanagan Lakers in a 2-1 victory over the Prince George Northern Capitals on Sunday. Carter was also between the pipes against the Capitals on Friday. The game ended tied 2-2. River City netminder Kendra Woodland was in net for ThompsonOkanagan against Prince George on Saturday. The Capitals won 1-0.

Bantams in tough

The Kamloops Junior Blazers had a tough time finding the scoresheet in Chilliwack on the weekend, playing to an 0-3-1 record in four games at the Chilliwack International Tournament. Hunter Beckett (2G, 1A), Jarrod Semchuk (2G), Ben Ward (2G), Alek Erichuk (1G, 2A), Connor Milburn (1G), Lachlan Tomm (2A), Gavin Mattey (2A), Brendan Kirschner (1A), Josh Van Unen (1A) and Eric Bertuzzi (1A) had the points for Kamloops, while Bailey Monteith and Xavier Cannon manned the crease.

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weekend had a disappointing finish for the Kamloops Lions, who lost 3-1 to Prince George in the championship final of a midget tier 1 tournament. Rylan Van Unen (4G, 4A), Mike Van Unen (3G, 4A), Brendan Roche (3G, 1A), Gabe Graham-Boyde (3G), Evan Vinterlik (2G, 3A), Garrett Kellington (2G, 2A), Zac Austin (2G), Nathan Weninger (1G), Xialen Watson (1G), Luke Recchi (1G), Tyson Gayfer (4A), Conan Poss (2A), Ryan Haveman (2A), Alex Johnson (2A), Lukas Duckworth (1A) and Chris Buchanan (1A) picked up points for Kamloops throughout the weekend. Goaltender Ethan Langenegger received MVP honours in the championship final.

Cool Hand Luke

Luke Bateman led the way with two goals and three points in a 4-2 win for Kamloops Century 21 over the Kelowna Rockets in bantam tier 3 play on McArthur Island on Saturday. Kamloops (1-1-1) also had points from Mason Balon (1G), Liam Kelly (1G), Jacob Proulx (1A), Ty Stokes (1A), Corson Nordick (1A), Haden Nordick (1A), Keagan Fletcher (1A) and Kobe Pavlovich (1A). Riley McLean made 21 saves and picked up the win between the pipes.

Hat-trick hero

Parker Collins had a hat trick and an assist for the peewee tier 2 North Kamloops Lions in a 10-3 victory over West Kelowna on Saturday.

Also finding the scoresheet were Justin Vinterlik (2G, 3A), Adam Gordon (2G, 1A), Levi Toye (2G, 1A), Bryce Bertuzzi (1G, 1A), Manny Recchi (3A), Kyle Sanford (2A), Josh Hamling (1A), Andon Rende (1A) and Kaleb Preymak (1A). Brendan Smith was the winning netminder. Toye netted three goals, with Hamling and Gordon adding singles, in a 5-5 tie with Winfield on Sunday. Colton Day backstopped the Lions.

Mining victory

KGHM Team 1 topped KGHM Team 8 on the weekend, winning the midget recreation exhibition game 7-2. Notching points for Team 1 were Skye Connors (2G), Jordan Devries (1G, 1A), Samm Perrin (1G, 2A), Wendell William (1G), Tyler Baker (1G, 2A), Carter Grice (1G, 2A), Lukas Meertens (2A) and Cordell Davidson (1A). Joshua Harris was the winning goaltender. Reaching the scoresheet for Team 8 were Reid Bentz (1G, 1A) and Mathew Erichuk (1G). Colin Clark was between the pipes for Team 8.

Elks all square

The North Kamloops Elks and Kelowna tied 4-4 in midget tier 2 Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association play on Saturday in the Tournament Capital. Nathan Weninger (2G), Keenan Gannon (1G, 2A), Jackson Marshall (1G, 1A) and Matthew Roche (1A) had points for North

Kamloops in support of goaltender Gavin Fogarty, who stopped 36 shots.

Silver lining

The bantam tier 4 Kamloops Blazers placed second at the North Vancouver Thanksgiving Tournament on the weekend. Chilliwack blanked Kamloops 3-0 in the gold-medal game on Monday. Tallying points for the Blazers on the weekend were Zach Bachand (7G, 4A), Alex Rohrer (5G, 1A), Jaden Zunti (3G, 3A), Jameson Rende (3G, 1A), Josh Dimaulo (2G, 3A), Carter McLellan (2G, 2A), Xander Denis (2G, 1A), Josh Glover (1G, 5A), Ty HaywoodFarmer (1G, 1A), Connor Jensen (4A), Riley Gray (2A), Taylor Harnett (2A) and Tyler Fernie (1A). Jon Rozek backstopped Kamloops in the final and split time with Ryan Dusseault throughout the tournament.

Earning the split

The Kamloops Dearborn Ford Blazers split a pair of tier 2 games on the weekend, falling 4-1 to West Kelowna on Saturday and doubling Penticton 4-2 on Sunday. Notching points on the weekend for Kamloops were Payton Kelly (1G, 2A), Tyson Lampreau (1G, 1A), Jacob Vautour (1G, 1A), Jayden Russell (1G), Atrayu Johnny (1G), Thomas Wojak (1A) and Brennen Thur (1A). The Blazers play on Sunday at Memorial Arena. Game time is 2:15 p.m.

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Kamloops’ prized fighter to turn professional ADAM WILLIAMS STAFF REPORTER adam@kamloopsthisweek.com

January 29 could be a life-changing day for Ken Huber. The CombSport BC heavyweight and cruiserweight title holder and owner of the Kamloops Boxing Academy, Huber is on the verge of headlining CombSport’s first professional fight, the final fight on a card at an association pro-am. It appears the third-last day in January might be the day that changes everything for Huber. “I never even pictured myself being where I am as an amateur fighter, never mind considering myself a professional fighter,” Huber told KTW. “It is very surreal — and very humbling.” The 31-year-old’s transition to the professional ranks coincides with a larger effort to revitalize boxing in North America. The likes of NBC and Fox Sports have been behind a recent surge to bring professional fighting back to network TV. Montreal native David Lemieux, the Intern-ational Boxing Federation middleweight champion, is among a group of exciting next-generation fighters that includes Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto and Kazakhstani Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin. More locally, CombSport BC has seen its numbers grow and the health of the sport improve.

Kamloops Boxing Academy owner Ken Huber will have his first prizefight in January.

Huber said there has been times in his career when he fought in front of between 15 and 20 fans — next month, there is a showcase that expects to sell out a 1,500seat venue in Burnaby. The base of fighters under the CombSport BC banner has grown from 40 a few years ago to more than 500 now; the number of boxing clubs in the province has grown from about a dozen, to nearly 60. “Boxers, in general, we’re all kind of hoping the MMA [mixed martial arts] surge is over and people are going to start looking

back to boxing,” Huber said. “Definitely, things are looking up. I think the prospects of being in boxing are a lot more positive now.” The transition to the professional sphere will certainly bring with it some changes for the local fighter. Huber works as a heavyduty mechanic and trains in his evenings and on the weekends at the academy. He trains other fighters in the Tournament Capital three times a week. Huber said he will need to shift his focus should his professional contract come to

fruition. There would be some money made available to hire a strength and conditioning coach and a nutritionist. He would likely take a step back in his involvement at the Kamloops Boxing Academy. “Right now, I’ve taken myself as far as I can go on my own,” he said. “Turning pro, for me, it’s not just a label. I would treat it as being a professional fighter, same as I do being a professional technician. “It would mean a lot more commitment and a lot more sacrifice but, potentially, the results that I’m looking for.” Huber has come a long way in his journey to the doorstep of a professional career. Ten years ago, he was a drug addict, fighting addiction to cocaine and crystal methamphetamine. But, through boxing, he found his calling and is now on the verge of being paid for the sport he loves. “They [CombSport BC] think I’m setting a very good example for the future generation and they want to show that future generation what happens if you put in hard work. It definitely made me feel pretty good to hear that,” Huber said. “The paycheques for your first few pro fights aren’t anything to be real proud of, but I think it’s a commitment. If I can commit to this for four or five years, I can definitely set myself up a decent little retirement fund, outside of pulling wrenches.”

 Obituaries & In Memoriam  LORRAINE SHIRLEY MASSEY “Lori” April 7, 1943 – October 9, 2015

Lorraine (Lori) Shirley Massey passed away October 9, 2015 with her family at her side. She leaves behind her loving husband Bob of Kamloops, BC, children Amanda Massey (Paul Gilfillan) of Vernon, BC, Arnie Massey of Vernon, BC, Brent Pulver of Revelstoke, BC, Dean Massey (Barbara) of Leduc, AB, grandchildren Liam Huber, Miya Huber, Jack Gilfillan, Jayden Player-Gilfillan and Zack Anderson-Gilfillan. Brothers Wayne Craig (Colleen), Mike Craig (Dianne), Bill Craig and Paul Craig (Belinda) sisters Penelope Johnson (Eric), Lynne Henderson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Lori loved her golf at Spallmucheen, curling but most of all chauffeuring for Brownies, Guides, Cadets, Ringette and Swim Club. Lori loved her gardens and was a self taught artist. Her paintings and carvings were the most beautiful testament to her talents. Lori will be missed by everyone she touched. No funeral or memorial by her request. In memory of Lori, if friends so desire, memorial tributes to the Canadian Cancer Society, 111-450 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 1Y3 would be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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AGNES “NANCY” HAMILTON HOUSTON Agnes “Nancy” Hamilton Houston, born in Paisley, Scotland on November 29, 1919 to William and Margaret Craig, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2015 at Pine Grove Care Centre in Kamloops, BC. Nancy emigrated to Canada to be with her sister in 1951, living in the Princeton, BC area before moving to Sicamous, BC for 30 years. In 1990, she moved to Kamloops to be closer to her son and his family and in 2014 moved into the loving care facility of Pine Grove. Nancy was proud to be Scottish and often told stories and sang songs about the “Old Country”. In her youth she enjoyed cycling around Scotland with the Johnson Wheelers. Nancy was pre-deceased by her husband William, two sisters Margaret and Emily and her son Stewart. She is survived by her son Bill (Marie), daughter Marlynn, grandchildren Kim (Jonny), Trevor (Kimberly), Colin (Nina), Cory (Christina), James, Jonathan (Melissa) nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. We would like to thank Pine Grove and all it’s staff for the wonderful kindness shown to Nancy; the care she received demonstrated how well loved she was. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Nancy’s name to the Pine Grove Care Centre.

NORMA RUTTER November 30, 1939 October 9, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Norma Rutter (nee Shore) of Kamloops at 9:00 am on October 9th at the age of 75 after a struggle with heart disease. Norma was born in Yorkshire, England and moved to Canada in 1967. She is survived by husband Ken, daughters Gillian and Jayne, son Andrew (Brandi) and stepdaughter Angela (Ed), ten grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren as well as two brothers and a sister in England, along with numerous nieces and nephews. There will not be a service, by request. Please make any memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

She was very dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

I’M GLAD I TOUCHED SHOULDERS WITH YOU

There’s a comforting thought at the close of the day When I’m weary and lonely and sad That sort of grips hold of this crusty old heart And bids it be merry and glad. It gets in my soul, and it drives out the blues, And finally thrills through and through. It’s just a sweet memory that chants the refrain, “I’m glad I touched shoulders with you.” Did you know you were brave, Did you know you were strong, Did you know there was one leaning hard, Did you know that I listened and waited and prayed And was cheered by your simplest word? Did you know that I longed for that smile on your face, For the sound of your voice ringing true, Did you know I grew stronger and better because I had merely touched shoulders with you? I am glad that I live; that I battle and strive For a place that I know I must fill; I’m thankful for sorrows I’ll meet with a grin What fortune may send good or ill; I may not have wealth, I may not be great but I know I shall always be true, For I have in my life that courage you gave, When once I touched shoulders with you. From Bob White’s Scrapbook

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 Obituaries & In Memoriam  ELEATHA GAIL PETRIE (née Kay) January 25, 1948 - October 9, 2015 When we asked Mom what she wanted in her obituary, she said, “Don’t be boring.” Which is an unusual request from an accountant, but she was an unusual accountant, so we ought to have expected as much. (Have you ever tried to write a “not boring” obituary? It’s not easy. But, then, everything about Mom was special, so maybe that’s what prevents it from being boring.) Eleatha was born in Eastend, Saskatchewan on January 25, 1948 to William and Elsie Kay. She grew up in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Striking out on her own, she moved to Cranbrook in 1966 to begin her career as an accounting student. She made lifelong friends and met a dashing Robert Petrie (a man she swore she would never date). They were married in North Vancouver in 1973. Her “early career years” (as she described them) were some of the happiest of her life. Aside from her family, she was the most proud of the work she did with CanDive in North Vancouver. Despite its distance from her beloved ocean, Eleatha and Bob moved to Kamloops in 1978, because family was the most important thing. (This theme continued throughout her life.) She was absolutely devoted to her family, and spent every day of her life – think about that, for a moment – helping Bob, Reagan and Robert. Eleatha was a consummate volunteer, acting as treasurer (always the treasurer) for countless minor sports teams and volunteer organizations. She loved learning and reading. Both numbers and words were beautiful to her. Eleatha began working for the British Columbia Lottery Corporation at its inception in 1985, holding various financial positions until her retirement in 2003. Retirement suited her: she enjoyed coffeeing with her walking group, working out with her son at his gym, skiing, planning tea parties (always another tea party) with her granddaughter, and, above all else, being with her family. Eleatha passed away from breast cancer on October 9, 2015. She remarked, near the end, that when she used to read “long battle with cancer” in an obituary, she hadn’t understood. “I get it now. But I am not fighting a battle. I choose my battles.” Eleatha is survived by Bob, her cheerful husband of 42 years, her children Reagan (Shawn) and Robert (Crystal), and two spirited grandchildren, Elsie (4 years old) & Simon (7 months old). (And because she would never leave anyone out, whether it was Christmas dinner or an obituary, she is also survived by Emslie and Henry, the grand-dogs.) Eleatha made her parents proud, her friends blessed, her husband smarter, her kids feel loved, and her grandkids the centre of the universe. She was right on all counts. A service will be held at Calvary Temple on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 1:30. In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting donations for a scholarship in Eleatha’s name with The Society of Management Accountants of British Columbia.

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RHODA MAXINE RANSON

CARL LESLIE (LES) FRICK April 16th 1939, - October 10th, 2015

RHODA MAXINE RANSON was born on October 4, 1921, to Ernest Walter Jones and Ethel Lillian Jones (nee Cave) of Riceton, Saskatchewan. Rhoda passed into the arms of the Lord on October 7, 2015, three days after celebrating her 94th birthday.

After a long courageous battle with various diseases, it is with sadness that we announce the passing of Leslie (Husband, Dad & Grandpa) on Saturday October 10, 2015 at the age of 76. He was residing at the Overlander Extended Care Hospital since his diagnosis.

Married to Henry David Ranson of Yellow Grass, SK in May 1942, they were blessed with two children – son, David Larry, April 1946, and daughter, Bonnie Kay, October 8, 1950. Rhoda devoted herself to family, music, travel and hockey as well as managing her own cosmetic and clothing company for many years. She lived in Yellow Grass, Oxbow and Regina, SK as well as Vancouver Island and Kamloops, BC before she joined her family in Canora, SK., and became a resident of Kamsack Nursing Home in 2014.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 47 years Myfanwy, sons Carl (Shelley) & Robert (Brie), grandchildren Josh, Mackenzie, Madison, Tyson & Aubriana, sisters Ellen Crawford & Beverly (Ron) Watson and brothers Clarence Dunlop and Everett (Norma) Frick. Leslie was predeceased by brother Leonard (Ruth).

She was predeceased by her husband Hank in January 1978, her only grandson, Darren Clifford Howells in May 1998, and her daughter, Bonnie Howells in February, 2013. Rhoda is survived by her youngest brother, Ira Bruce Jones of Riceton, and her son, David Ranson of Canora, SK as well as many nieces and nephews throughout Canada. A private interment was held beside her husband, daughter, and grandson in the family plot at Yellow Grass Memorial Cemetery at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan. At her request, flowers are respectfully declined in favour of a donation to the Saskatchewan Alzheimer’s Society. Wolkowski Funeral Service Ltd. Canora, Saskatchewan

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Born in the farming community of Assiniboine, Saskatchewan Les was a hard working family man who began his career in the forest industry at the young age of 14 to help support his family. He celebrated working 50 years in his chosen profession with 35 of those years being spent at Tolko (formerly Balco) in Heffley Creek. Les was a very proud member of the IWA (International Wood Workers of America). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society in Leslie’s name. Condolences to the family can be e-mailed to Robert Frick at rfrick@bc.cancer.ca. Our family wishes to extend our uttermost gratitude to Dr. Howie, Dr. Takahashi and all of the wonderful staff at the Overlander Extended Care Facility (especially the ‘Evergreen Unit’). A celebration of life will be announced at a future date.

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November 21, 1931 – October 6, 2015 It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and nonno Ivo Cinel. As the sun rose on October 6, 2015 Ivo quietly passed away surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his devoted wife of 48 years, Bianca, his daughter Paola, sons Rino and Bruno (Julie), together with his treasured grandchildren Julian and Alexa. He will be sadly missed by his sister-in-law Franca Cinel, niece Daniela (John) O’Fee and family, and nephew Giovanni Cinel (Cynthia Strong). Also left to mourn his passing, his sister Agnese (Luigi) Lombardelli, sisters-in-law Maria (Battista) Ronfini and Guilia Martinazzo, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends in Italy and England. Ivo will also be remembered fondly by his close cousin Angelo Gasparetto and family of Ottawa, as well as the Fiorentini, Monden, Kubicek, and Pockar families of Calgary, Alberta. He is predeceased by his parents, Giovanni Battista and Augusta Cinel, brothers Emilio and Aurelio, and sister Rina Flaherty. Ivo was born on November 21, 1931, in Crocetta del Montello, Nogaré, Treviso, Italia. He was the fourth child in a hardworking, farming family that struggled in the shadow of the Second World War. A clever and mischievous child growing up, he went on to complete his military service as an Alpino before immigrating to Canada to join his brother Aurelio in 1955. Ivo settled in Kamloops and began work at Kamloops Lumber, and as a general labourer. A few years later, he and his brother Aurelio started a shoe making/shoe repair business in downtown Kamloops. They would go on to work together operating Centre Shoe Renu for over 43 years. It was a family business that instilled the values of hard work in his children, and a place he enjoyed serving his customers and spending time with friends. Even with little formal education, Ivo applied his resourceful and logical thinking to tackle any problem at work or around the home. His rough and calloused hands were the badge of a true, self-taught “tradesman” who had mastered leatherwork, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, masonry, and construction by combining keen observation and innate ability. But his great passions in life were his family, friends, and food. These all came together at the Sunday Picnics up on Mount Lolo where many families spent countless afternoons playing bocce, telling stories, and enjoying great meals. For his family, these feasts would often feature his homemade sausages, vegetables and fruits from his abundant garden, and his homemade wine. When he retired at the age of 71, he continued nurturing and tending his garden, often singing old Italian tunes. He fixed anything and everything around the house, volunteered as a lifetime member of the Colombo Lodge, enjoyed his mornings at the gym, and played bocce and cards in the company of friends. Ivo counted himself extra blessed with the arrival of his two grandchildren, and lit up at the mere mention of their names or sound of their voices. Ivo had survived many hardships in his life, even beating three separate bouts of cancer. He faced every task with boundless energy, and every challenge with steadfast determination. His passing leaves us all heartbroken. Our family wishes to express our profound thanks to all the physicians, nurses, and health care workers who helped Ivo throughout the years. At this time, we would especially like to extend our deep gratitude to the RIH nurses, students, and staff of 7 North, who went out of their way to make our last days with him comfortable. Prayers will be recited on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 7:00 pm in Sacred Heart Cathedral (255 Nicola Street) by the Reverends Father Andrew L’Heureux or Father Swann Kim. The Reverend Father Andrew L’Heureux will celebrate the Funeral Mass on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:00 am in the Cathedral. Entombment will follow at Sage Valley Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation or the Terry Fox Foundation in Ivo’s memory. Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Reid Allan Jollymour on October 10, 2015. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 41 years, Colleen; his children, Lisa and Bradley, daughter-in-law Tanya; his grandchildren, Tasha, Kadie, Hailey and Devon and his brothers Dave (Sharon), Glen (Jan), and Bruce (Lorraine). Dad will always be known for his kind, generous heart, quick-witted humour and above all his love and loyalty to his family. A celebration of life will be held at the Rainbow’s Roost (6675 Westsyde Road, Kamloops) on October 24, 2015 at 1pm to 4pm. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home would be appreciated in Reid’s memory. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

Thank You The Family of Ben Roy would like to thank everyone for their support and kindness during this difficult time. Your cards, flowers, food, words of comfort and donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation are appreciated. Thank you to the emergency personnel who participated in the memorial procession honouring Ben. A special thank you to the Cache Creek Fire Dept. for dedicating Engine #1 to him. He would be proud. In memory of Ben, make someone smile or laugh today or lend a hand when needed.

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Blazers add Quinney The Kamloops Blazers acquired 20-year-old forward Gage Quinney from the Kelowna Rockets yesterday in exchange for a third-round WHL Bantam Draft pick in 2016. Luke Harrison, 20, was placed on WHL waivers, leaving the Blazers with four overage players on the roster — Quinney, forward Matt Needham and defencemen Ryan Rehill and Marc McNulty. The WHL’s deadline to declare three 20-year-olds is today at 9 a.m. Find the latest Blazers’ news online at kamloopsthisweek.com and on twitter at @KTWonBlazers. Blazers’ general manager Stu MacGregor wasted no time pulling the trigger on a trade, using his first full day on the job to swing a deal with the Rockets. “We feel that Gage can play among our top six forwards and will help some of our young forwards,” MacGregor said. “He is a skilled player and was a key player the Rockets added last season to help them win the WHL championship.” Quinney, who is 5-foot-11 and weighs 200 pounds, had seven points in five games with Kelowna this season.

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Yvonne Manwaring (left) is one of 20 Kamloops residents playing for ThompsonOkanagan FC in the BC Soccer Premier League. Her under-14 TOFC girls’ squad will be in action against Fusion FC of Richmond/Vancouver on Sunday on McArthur Island Field 4. Game time is 3 p.m.

Gage Quinney, 20, was traded yesterday to the Kamloops Blazers.

In 38 regular-season games with the Rockets last season, Quinney had 10 goals and 31 points. In 15 playoff games, he recorded six goals and 13 points and, in five Memorial Cup games, tallied four goals and five points.

Harrison played 89 games with the Blazers and notched 24 points. “We’d like to thank Luke for his contributions to our hockey club,” Kamloops head coach Don Hay said. “We wish him the best with his future endeavours.”

Premier League action The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association will play host to 10 BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) games on Saturday and Sunday on McArthur Island. The matches will feature Thompson-Okanagan FC (TOFC) teams taking on Fusion FC of Richmond/Vancouver in league play in girls’ and boys’ age groups ranging

from under-13 to under-17. TOFC, which features 20 Kamloops-resident players on its rosters, is the lone Interior franchise in the BCSPL. Each of the 10 games will kick off at either 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For the complete schedule, go online to kamloopsthisweek. com.

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Harper puts cash on table in bid to stall Liberals BRUCE CHEADLE

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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is literally putting cash on the table in an effort to halt the momentum of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the closing days of the federal election campaign. With just five days of campaigning left before Canadians go to the polls , the Conservatives have twice staged low-tech stunts designed to illustrate how much they say Liberal tax

changes will cost voters as Harper attempts to pick apart the Liberal platform. The prime minister played the role of game show host again at a partisan rally in west-end Toronto, calling out Liberal tax increases as a pizza store owner counted bills onto a table to the backdrop of a loudly ringing cash register. “The tax hikes the Liberals talk about, they are not just numbers in a pamphlet,’’ said Harper, without jacket or tie and with his blue shirt sleeves

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OTTAWA — With just days to go before the federal election, the Conservatives are taking dead aim at Justin Trudeau and his resurgent Liberals. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is focusing his attacks on Trudeau’s economic plans, saying they will cost jobs and mean higher

rolled up. “They are real dollars and I want to show you again today what the payroll tax hikes

taxes for Canadians. Meanwhile, ads in Chinese and Punjabi media have attacked Trudeau on the issues of marijuana and prostitution, hinting that the Liberals would allow brothels in people’s neighbourhoods. The Liberals have not said they would legalize prostitution. The Conservatives say they’re simply raising questions of values.

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coached. “I hope you counted that carefully.’’ The Conservatives staged a similar display on the Thanksgiving weekend and the stunt appears destined for party advertising in the final moments of this extraordinary 78-day campaign, the longest in modern Canadian history. All three major party leaders were in the greater Toronto area this week as polls continue to suggest an electorate in flux and swathes of seat-rich Ontario up for grabs. There’s also compelling evidence of a motivated electorate. An estimated 1.2-million voters cast ballots in advance polls Monday, according to Elections Canada, bringing the four-day holiday weekend total to more than 3.6-million ballots cast. That’s an increase of 71 per cent over advance ballots in the 2011 election, when only three days of advance polls were held. Antipathy to Harper’s Conservatives appears to be the only unifying element among the various challengers to the throne. “I got into politics because I disagreed deeply with the vision that Stephen Harper has for this country and there is no circumstances in which I could either support him or even stand back and allow him to be prime minister,’’ Trudeau said when asked about a potential minority Conservative government. The Liberal leader, who ventured into an NDP-held riding in Toronto, appears to be trying to peel off voters from both the New Democrats and Tories, while hoping to win over strategic voters who might see an incumbent NDP MP as the best vehicle for removing Harper from office. “You do have a choice — multiple choices,’’ Trudeau said. “I won’t pretend that you don’t. “To suggest other-

wise would be arrogant and an insult to your intelligence, so I’m not asking you to look at the polls. I’m asking you to look at our platform.’’ NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, framed by a crowd of partisans waving orange, octagonal “Stop Harper’’ signs, spoke to a rally in Oshawa, Ont., just east of Toronto. He continued to maintain that New Democrats are only a few dozen seats short of unseating the Conservatives — notwithstanding that every party starts with zero seats when Parliament is dissolved and a new general election campaign begins. “Mr. Trudeau in this campaign has spent more time going after the NDP than he’s spent going after Stephen Harper,’’ Mulcair charged. “I challenge Mr. Trudeau to start taking on Stephen Harper.’’ Even Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe is predicting a swift end to Conservative rule in the event the Tories can’t eke out a majority in the newly expanded 338-seat House of Commons. “Stephen Harper will not be prime minister even if he finishes with the most seats in a minority Parliament,’’ Duceppe said during a campaign stop in Granby, Que. Harper, who spent the 2011 election campaign warning repeatedly about a potential, unstable coalition government if he couldn’t secure a majority, is refusing to speculate on any such outcome this time. With no potential dance partners after Oct. 19, Harper is counting on rallying his core support. The Conservative leader visited the highly symbolic Toronto riding of EtobicokeLakeshore, where former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff lost his seat in 2011 en route to the worst Liberal electoral drubbing in party history.

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Three girls die while playing on Alberta farm BILL GRAVELAND

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WITHROW, Alta. — A farm family from west-central Alberta has been torn apart by a harvesttime accident in which three young sisters were buried in a truck full of canola. Catie Bott, 13, and her 11-year-old twin sisters, Jana and Dara, died after they were trapped while playing on the truck Tuesday evening. The accident happened around dinner time on a farm near Withrow, about 200 kilometres north of Calgary. RCMP said adults were able to pull the girls from the truck and perform CPR, but two of them couldn’t be revived. The third girl was flown by air ambulance to a children’s hospital in Edmonton but died overnight. In a statement read by the RCMP yesterday, the parents said the girls grew up on a farm and they don’t regret introducing their daughters to a farm lifestyle. “Our kids died living life on the farm,’’ the family said. “It is a family farm. We do not regret raising and involving our kids . . . on our farm. It was our life. “Thank you for all of the

overwhelming support that we have received from all of the first responders, neighbours and friends. We would ask the media to respect our privacy at this time of grief.’’ Canola is a plant with a bright-yellow flower from the same botanical family as cauliflower and cabbage. When crushed, the fine seeds produce oil that is used in everything from margarine to bio diesel. Exactly what happened is still under investigation. Emergency crews initially said the girls were in the truck while it was being loaded, but the RCMP said they were playing on the loaded truck. Sgt. Mike Numan, who became emotional while reading the family’s statement, would not answer any questions. “This is hitting all of us very hard,’’ Numan said. “Front-line responders are routinely called out to sad situations, but things are always harder for everyone when kids are involved.’’ Brad Volkman, superintendent of the Wildrose School Division, said the family is wellknown at an elementary school the girls used to attend in nearby Condor, Alta.

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“The three girls did not attend the school as of late, but had been attending the school up until two years ago and, in a small-knit community like Condor, they are known well by our staff and our students,’’ he said. “In fact, the family still would support the school in tremendous ways — taking part in attending Christmas concerts, bringing baking for the staff and students. “They will be sorely missed.’’ Pastor Brian Allan of the Withrow Gospel Mission said people in the tiny community quickly went to the farm to help the parents and their son. “They are obviously devastated,’’ Allan said. “There is just a deep sense of loss and sadness.’’ Allan said the parents and children have been strong members of the church and have lived in the area for years. “We are going to be spending time with them. I know that there are guys down there working around the farm right now, cleaning things up and just trying to get things back to some sense to normal,’’ he said. “We feel the impact of this loss in a substantial way.’’ Neighbours plan to finish the harvest for the family.

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Receipts show finance minister billed for upgrades JORDAN PRESS

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OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver charged taxpayers hundreds of dollars to upgrade his seat on flights and spent more than $5,000 twice on in-country flights during his time as a cabinet minister. In July 2012, Oliver spent $5,593 on two one-way flights between Toronto and Calgary so he could hold roundtable meetings with oil, gas, steel and pipeline companies. The flights were the biggest cost for the trip, which came to $7,483. A few months earlier, in April 2012, a trip to Calgary came with an airfare bill of $6,710.55. Oliver charged $529 in March 2014 for an upgrade on flights that went between Ottawa, Houston and Toronto. He also charged about $500 for a business-class upgrade on a flight from Edmonton to Vancouver in March 2012. The figures are contained

in publicly available expense disclosures Oliver filed while he was the minister of natural resources. Details of the spending are outlined in receipts obtained by The Canadian Press. Oliver’s ministerial spokesman said Oliver followed all the rules when he travelled nationally and internationally on government business, including picking hotels that were close to where he had events. “Joe Oliver has travelled extensively in his capacity as a cabinet minister and always complies with government guidelines. “He flies business class according to guidelines and because it permits him to work on the flight,’’ Nick Bergamini said. Bergamini said Oliver sometimes had no other choice but to book flexible airfares that tend to be more expensive. “Because his schedule frequently changes at the last minute, it is more economical to

book flexible flights.’’ Federal travel rules allow ministers to charge for business class or higher when they are on a flight that is more than two hours long. Many upgrade their seats through travel points collected as they travel the country on government business, which doesn’t add extra costs to the public purse. Travel expenses have been a thorn in the side of the Conservative government before. Former cabinet minister Bev Oda lost her post following public outrage that she charged taxpayers for a $16 glass of orange juice during a stay at the swanky Savoy hotel in London, U.K. Oliver’s hotel bill shows a $16 US for a drink at the rooftop restaurant of the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem while he was there in late June 2012. The receipt doesn’t describe the drink, but the prices on the hotel menu suggest either scotch or vodka.

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VANCOUVER — Premier Christy Clark is defending her optimism over British Columbia’s fledgling liquefied natural-gas industry, despite growing First Nations protests and sinking international demand. The premier delivered a keynote address to hundreds of government, industry and aboriginal stakeholders at the third annual International LNG

in B.C. conference in in the world. Vancouver. The premier staked She said her political her government’s future opponents accuse her on LNG with promises of being too optimistic of 100,000 new jobs and about the industry, but more than $100-billion in revenue over 30 she’s willing to roll up years. her sleeves to get the There are 20 LNG job done. CLARK proposals in B.C., but Clark said global energy demand will continue to they face numerous challenges including weakened Asian grow and B.C. LNG represents a demand, low energy prices and cleaner alternative to coal and threats of legal action from oil, as the province has set the aboriginal groups. highest emissions benchmarks

Cops in Vancouver, Kelowna Surrey bust buy-and- woman jailed six sell theft operation VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver and Surrey combined resources to break up a sophisticated theft operation they say was responsible for hundreds of crimes a month. Vancouver police said they acted on a tip that owners of a convenience store on King George Boulevard in Surrey were taking in large amounts of stolen property. Police allege the operation acted as a so-called predatory fence, purchasing property that had been stolen by drug addicts supporting their habits and then selling it back to retailers, at flea markets or sending it overseas. Investigators used search warrants at the business and two homes in Surrey and seized $10,000 in cash and about $100,000 in stolen property. Police said they also seized over-the-counter medications they believe were being sold to produce methamphetamine in illegal labs. Three people, ranging in age from 49 to 61, were arrested and have been released pending approval of criminal charges.

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CHETWYND — What was to be a routine maintenance shutdown for the Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp Mill in northeastern B.C. will now be a longer closure because of poor market conditions. The mill had only reopened in the spring with a $50-million upgrade, after Paper Excellence Canada purchased the facility in 2014. In a news release, Paper Excellence said the decision to extend the shutdown will give the company the opportunity to make operational improvements on the mill.

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Chilling video reveals suspects preparing for home invasion RICHMOND — RCMP in Richmond hope the release of surveillance video will produce tips that could lead them to four suspected home invaders. Mounties said the video was taken Oct. 6, outside a north Richmond home, as four men surrounded the house shortly before midnight. Cpl. Dennis Hwang said two men approached the front door and two others, who appeared to be armed with a rifle and a shotgun, waited at the side of the house. Hwang said the attack is not believed to be random and the homeowner, who is co-operating with police, answered the door but quickly slammed it before anyone was able to get inside. The Richmond Serious Crimes Unit has taken over the case and is searching for a Caucasian with a medium build, wearing a grey or light-coloured hoodie and grey sweat pants. The other three men wore similar clothing and Hwang says investigators want to speak to anyone who might be able to identify the four.

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KELOWNA — A Kelowna woman who tried to smuggle a large amount of cocaine into Canada from the United States has been handed a lengthy prison sentence. Friends and family members of Caitlin Gladdish wept as a provincial court judge in Kelowna sentenced her to six years and nine months behind bars. Judge James Threlfall said a longer term would have been appropriate, but noted the 27-year-old pleaded guilty, shows genuine remorse, has no previous criminal record and has excellent prospects for rehabilitation. But Threlfall also said Gladdish knew her car had been modified with a secret compartment and had already used the vehicle to cross the U.S. border five times. Gladdish was arrested near Trail in July, 2014 as she attempted to return to Canada with 35 kilograms of cocaine hidden in her car. Court was told the drug would have fetched about $2-million, if it had been sold by the kilogram.

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t’s been 16 years since Steve Hill last played in Kamloops — and, in that time, the Quebec blues musician has gone through a lot of changes. The biggest one came courtesy of an old Gibson guitar. Hill, who returns to Kamloops for an Oct. 22 show at The Blue Grotto, said a friend was willing to sell the guitar, one that dated back to the 1950s, but Hill was short on cash. His friend offered to trade it for a solo concert. “We had a great time,” Hill said of the show, “and it brought me back to my blues roots.” He’s also moved away from having backup musicians and is now a one-man band. “But, not what you usually think of when you hear that,” he said. He’s added another pickup on his guitar to bring in the bass, uses his feet to play bass and snare drums and has a drum stick fused to the head of his guitar to handle any other percussion he needs. That decision was influenced when Hill closed out a show a few years ago — when he had a six-piece band — with a solo song. “My record-label guy came up and said that’s what he wanted me to do,” he said. The blues grabbed hold of Hill when he was 14 and bought a Muddy Waters

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record — but, he also heard the blues in bands like Cream, the Rolling Stones and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and even in country singers Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams and Buck Owens. It all impacts his own music and has led to Hill winning a Juno Award this year for his Solo Recordings Volume 2. He also went home with four Maple Blues awards for 2015, recognized for electric act, guitarist, recording producer and entertainer of the year. Solo Recordings Volume 1 was nominated for a Juno and it won album of the year at the International Blues Challenge in 2013. He’s working on volume three and will be trying out some of the songs he’s written for it on this tour, one that kicked off in Dauphin, Man., on Oct. 9 and wraps up Nov. 21 back in Quebec. Hill’s show will also include covers of songs he likes from performers like Muddy Waters, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and even Black Sabbath, a band he sees as having links to Chester Burnett — best known to blues fans as

Howlin’ Wolf. He’s a big Sabbath fan, having seen the band a half-dozen times. While Hill finds his songwriting has to happen “at the right moment,” once he’s got an idea, he records it so he can start to build on the inspiration. In fact, even on the days he takes off from working in his studio, Hill will be playing his guitar and recording it. While music is his focus, Hill said he could see himself at some point producing other musicians. He produces his own music and said it’s one aspect of the industry he really likes. Having started out at the age of 16 playing clubs in his hometown and going professional at age 18, Hill spent a quarter-century devoted to music. He doesn’t see that changing any time soon. “I’ve got no retirement plans,” he said. “I don’t know what I’d do. I have to keep singing.” The Oct. 22 Kamloops show starts at 9 p.m. at The Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. Tickets are available at the venue or at the Sahali Mall ticket centre.

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Nominations are being accepted for the ninth annual Mayorâ€™s Award for the Arts, which will be presented on Jan. 30, 2016. This yearâ€™s categories include emerging artist, business in support of the arts and craft and design.

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its own work. Music Machine was just released, a project the band recorded in Palm Springs, with John Garcia, formerly of Kyuss, Slo Burn and Unida, handing the production. The album’s been a source of some concern for the band, Shea said — there’s such a demand now for vinyl that it was delayed for several months. Add to that being signed by New Damage, which wanted the recording remixed and, suf-

fice to say, Shea is “just happy it’s finally seeing the light of day.” Previous recordings include an untitled EP and, in 2012, Pyramids, an album one reviewer compared to the heavy-rock band Clutch. Songwriting often starts with a riff from Shea or Yiannakoulias, something the band gets together to develop. Yiannakoulias handles most of the lyric-writing although Shea and Harding penned one song for the album when their bandmate was busy with the non-musical side of life. Shea praised the record label for recognizing the band is made up of working guys, parents — people “who can’t just drop everything.” For more information, go online to blackmastiff.com.

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FLEA MARKET TO SUPPORT DANCERS Cheyenne Worrin’s daughter Autumn started dancing when she was just five years old. Now 13, she’s learned everything. “Hip hop, ballet, you name it,” Worrin said. Autumn and others who learn at Akimbo

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DUO TO BE FEATURED AT COFFEE HOUSE Margit Gossage and Rod Bandura bring their musical duo The Margit Sky Project to Barnhartvale for a show on Nov. 21 at the community hall, 7390 Barnhartvale Rd. Gossage’s first gig was at Sun Peaks Resort and, in the past 23 years, she has built a

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Offers available from October 1 – November 2, 2015. ≈Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. *$2,180//$2,000//$2,500 no-charge all-wheel drive upgrade is available on new 2015 Juke (excluding SV FWD (N5RT55 AA00)// 2016 Rogue (excluding S FWD (Y6RG16 AA00) and SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)) // 2015 Pathfinder (excluding S 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) models purchased or financed with NCF at standard rates and delivered between October 1, 2015 and November 2, 2015. Offer consists of a discount that can only be used at the time of initial purchase/finance and applied towards: (i) the purchase of an all-wheel drive system from an authorized Nissan dealer; and/or (ii) the purchase price of the vehicle. **350//$400//$500 no-charge winter tire package offer is available on new 2015 Micra // 2015 & 2016 Versa Note // 2015 Sentra models purchased, leased or financed and delivered between October 1, 2015 and November 2, 2015. Offer consists of a discount that can only be used at the time of initial purchase/lease/finance and applied towards: (i) the purchase of a winter tire package (includes: all-season floor mats, emergency road kit, and 4 specified winter tires -- rims, tire installation and balancing not included) from an authorized Nissan dealer; and/or (ii) the purchase price of the vehicle. The discounts will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes and can be combined with special lease and finance rates offered through Nissan Canada Finance. Any unused portion of a discount will not be refunded and may not be banked for future use. Offers are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Conditions apply. See your participating Nissan dealer or visit choosenissan.ca for details. X $12,198 selling price includes MSRP and fees for a new 2015 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG55 AA00). $5,000 NCI non-stackable cash discount, includes $350 dealer participation in advertised amount. +Cash discount is $2,500/$5,250 available on 2015 Micra SR trims, excludes S trim which gets $1,550 and SV trims which get $1,750/2015 Pathfinder S 4X4 (5XBG15 AA00). $2,500/$5,250 comprised of ‘No Charge AWD’ credit of $2,500/$2,500, $2,450 NCF standard rate cash, $0/$300 dealer participation. Only applicable with finance through Nissan Canada Finance at standard rates. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). 1.99% lease APR for a 60 month term equals monthly payments of $279 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,710. 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT does not qualify for ‘No Charge AWD credit’. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. †Representative finance offer based on any new 2015 Pathfinder S 4X4 (5XBG15 AA00). Selling price is $32,458 financed at 0% APR equals monthly payments of $451 monthly for a 72 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $32,458. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. VModels shown $37,008/$25,998/$18,438/$48,708 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00)/2015 Micra 1.6 SR AT (S5SG75 AE10)/2015 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG15 AA00). See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. *X±≠VFreight and PDE charges ($1,760/$1,600/$1,600/$1,760) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, www.alg.com. For more information see IIHS.org. °Forward Collision Warning is intended to warn you before a collision occurs; it cannot prevent a collision. Speed and other limitations apply. See Owner’s Manual for details. ^Ward’s Large Cross/Utility Market Segmentation. MY15 Pathfinder and Pathfinder Hybrid vs. 2014 competitors. ‡Around View Monitor cannot completely eliminate blind spots and may not detect every object. Always check surroundings before moving vehicle. Virtual composite 360 view. The Nissan Sentra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 84,367 new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©2015 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

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COMMUNITY To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open-burning violation, call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on your cellphone. For the latest information on fire activity, conditions and prohibitions, visit the BC Wildfire Service website: bcwildfire.ca.

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All you need is love BETTY BROWN

SPECIAL TO KTW

EARTHY EDUCATION

DAVE EAGLES/KTW

Earth Rangers presenter Julia Molnar gives students at R. L. Clemitson an up-close look at Spike, a sulcata tortoise, during a recent Earth Rangers’ school assembly presentation. The school was among several in the district the educational program toured. Sponsored by New Gold, the program provides children with the knowledge to protect animals, improve the environment and make a difference.

What is the most essential ingredient of a fulfilling and healthy life? What are we all searching for as we engage in the frenetic pace of life? For many of us, it is the feeling of belonging. Social scientists refer to this internal need we all have to feel like we belong as social connectedness. Strangely, the term sounds awkward and disjointed. How can something so natural and essential to a health-filled life sound so complicated and unappealing? Perhaps it is because we have to be told by others we need to introduce this quality into our daily lives and that makes us uncomfortable. Let’s face it, we

already know we should be doing it but it’s just not that easy and, in some ways, it seems to be getting harder. Our communities have evolved to embrace cars and not people. Now we find we must look to the past in order to find what was good for us in the first place — like walkable neighbourhoods and access to nature. The same can be said for connecting with others. We now embrace technology and independence, not togetherness. To feel truly connected to others, we may need to rethink

our social — or unsocial — habits and replace them with meaningful face-toface human connection and, frankly, that can feel awkward, risky and unnatural. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. We are designed for love — just ask the Beatles. Social connectedness isn’t as complicated as it sounds — it’s about inviting someone over for morning coffee, going for a walk or looking for ways to help a neighbour or co-worker in need. If it’s not that easy, it may simply be we have not exercised this muscle recently. Perhaps it’s time to show people we like

them by using our voices, lending a hand and not just clicking a thumb. There is a strong correlation between social connection — there’s that word again — and physical health. According to the new provincial health guide, belonging to social groups and networks is just as important in predicting health outcomes as diet and exercise. Let’s reintroduce friendliness, helpfulness, co-operation and interdependence into our conversations and pastimes. It’s good for our health and our communities. For more information, go online to planh.ca/resources/ action-guides/socialconnectedness. Betty Brown is a community health facilitator with Interior Health Authority.

IF HEALTH CARE LIKE THIS MAKES YOU SICK, VOTE By 2027, the Conservatives will have cut $52.5 billion from federal health funding. This will leave community patients on their own, seniors without residential care, and sick people in hospital halls. Help your family get the health care they deserve. Vote for better health care on October 19th. Major Health Care Commitments (positive, negative)

PARTY

FEDERAL FUNDING

NATIONAL DRUG PLAN

SENIORS’ CARE

Conservative

$52.5 billion total cut by 2027 from current levels

No commitment

Green

Renew Health Accord with 6% annual increase

Yes

Support for home care

Liberal

Renew Health Accord

Supports bulk buying of drugs

$3 billion over 4 years for home care, prioritize seniors’ facilities in infrastructure plan

Yes

Homecare for 41,000 more seniors, 5,000 more long-term care beds

Renegotiate funding

NDP

Renew Health Accord with 6% annual increase

Data from Canadian Health Coalition & CFNU

Visit www.bcnu.org/vote to learn how your vote can make a difference

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2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW 4X4

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MSRP $30,580

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84 mo. @0%

MSRP $47,006

36,995

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#F226532

243 /

84 mo. @0%

2015 GMC SIERRA 3500HD DBL CAB 4X4

MSRP $54,490

42,995

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#F263555

319 /

84 mo. @0%

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The $1000 in gas will be paid to the customer in ten ($100 value) gas cards. The $1000 Winter Tire and Accessories Credits must be used at the time of purchase towards winter tires OR vehicle accessories. The customer is responsible to cover any costs over and above $1000 including all applicable taxes. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Some conditions apply. See dealer for full details. Payments based on ﬁnancing on approved credit with $2000 down or equivalent trade and include all fees and taxes. Total Paid: #F226532 $44,331, #F263555 $60,219, #F174376 $34,653, #F222724 $42,950. Offer ends October 31st, 2015.

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65 /

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

66 mo. @6.97%

2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 REG CAB 4X4

12,995

2014 CHEV SPARK

14,995

97 /

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84 mo. @5.97%

15,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

114 /

78 mo. @6.97%

18,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

127 /

84 mo. @5.97%

16,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

164 /

84 mo. @5.97%

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104 /

84 mo. @5.97%

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

115 /

84 mo. @6.97%

20,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

142 /

84 mo. @5.97%

15,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

210 /

66 mo. @5.97%

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

114 /

78 mo. @6.97%

2015 CHEV CRUZE LT

18,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

127 /

84 mo. @5.97%

2014 RAM 1500 REG CAB

#E219778A. 5.7L V8, auto, 10,040 kms, AM/FM/Satellite, cruise w/steering wheel controls, grey leather, spray-on liner, colour-matched front & rear bumpers, and more!

21,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

149 /

84 mo. @5.97%

2013 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1

#F171618A. 2.4L, 6 spd auto, 27,767 kms, cruise, digital memory control, AM/FM/CD, satellite, remote keyless entry, PW, 17” Silver Aluminum wheels, and more!

#F224483B. 99,400 kms, AM/FM/CD, PW, PL, A/C, fog lights

84 mo. @5.77%

Certiﬁed! #5868A. 1.4L, 6 spd auto, 17,340 kms, Summit White Exterior, Jet Black Premium cloth, Preferred Equipment pkg, PL, remote vehicle start, USB, P/htd. mirrors, Sirius XM radio, MyLink Media player, Bluetooth, rear vision camera, and more!

QUAD CAB

24,995

81 /

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

Certiﬁed! #F363686A. V6, auto, 115,323 kms, 7 passenger, AM/FM/CD, cruise control w/steering wheel controls, remote keyless entry, rear DVD, rear vision camera, remote start

2008 DODGE RAM 2500

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT

#F225464A. Comfortline 4 door Hatchback, 2.0L, 6 spd auto w/shift manual, 83,612 kms, AM/FM/CD, cruise, remote keyless, PW, 16” Silver aluminum wheels, black cloth interior, and more!

#5870A. 2.5L, 6 spd auto, 9,910 kms, digital memory control, AM/FM/CD, satellite w/voice activation, remote keyless entry, cruise, PW

23,995

12,995

2011 VW GOLF 2.0 TDI

2015 CHEV MALIBU LT

48 mo. @6.96%

Certiﬁed! One owner! #F161148B. 2.0L, 6 spd auto, 54,346 kms, Winter Chill Pearlcoat exterior, Black Cloth, 17” painted aluminum wheels, 8.4” Connect Touchscreen, rear vision camera, front fog lamps, remote vehicle start, and more!

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS

#F225825A. 2 Door Coupe, 1.8L, 6 spd auto, digital memory control, AM/FM/CD, Satellite Radio, cruise w/steering wheel controls, remote keyless entry, 16” Silver Aluminum Wheels, and more!

134 /

#5891A. 1.8L, 6 spd auto, 55,124 kms, digital memory control, AM/FM/CD, satellite radio, cruise control w/steering wheel controls, remote keyless entry, PW, remote start w/key fog, and more!

2013 DODGE DART SXT

#F174355B. 3.0L V6, 6 spd auto, 94,719 kms, digital memory control, 6-disc CD, voice activation, AM/FM/Satellite, cruise w/steering wheel controls, remote keyless, auto A/C, and more!

15,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

Certiﬁed! Great on fuel! #5740A. 2.5L, 6 spd auto, 52,647 kms, Bluetooth, Champagne Silver Metallic Exterior, Jet Black/Light Titanium cloth, 5 passenger, 16” aluminum wheels, XM radio ready, and more!

2009 FORD ESCAPE LTD 4X4

2013 CHEV MALIBU LS

Certiﬁed! One owner! #5854A. 1.2L, 9,062 kms! MyLink 7” Touch Screen, USB, hands-free smart phone, rear vision camera, OnStar, 15” aluminum wheels, cruise, and more!

2013 CHEV SONIC LT

#F225705B. V6, 8 ft. box, AM/FM/CD, cloth interior, spray on box liner, A/C

24,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

172 /

84 mo. @5.97%

The $1000 in gas will be paid to the customer in ten ($100 value) gas cards. The $1000 Winter Tire and Accessories Credits must be used at the time of purchase towards winter tires OR vehicle accessories. The customer is responsible to cover any costs over and above $1000 including all applicable taxes. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Some conditions apply. See dealer for full details. Payments based on ﬁnancing on approved credit with $3000 down or equivalent trade and include all fees and taxes. Total Paid with $3000 down: #F222026B $12,302.15, #F225705B $16,990.08, #5891A $17,840.28, #5854A $20,681.30, #5740A $22,051.76, #F363686A $22,367.40, #F174355B $22,367.40, #F161148B $24,097.44, #5868A $26,166.78, #F225825A $26,166.78, #F225464A $28,909.52, #E219778A $30,281.80, #5870A $33,024.54, #F224483B $33,105.79. Offer ends October 31st, 2015.

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2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2

#F224815A. V8, 4 spd auto, 97,150 kms, AM/FM/CD, Satellite, A/C, 6 passenger, colour-matched canopy, Chrome door handles, mirror caps and side steps

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

218 /

66 mo. @5.77%

#5893A. 6 spd auto, 15,658 kms, digital memory control, AM/FM/CD, Satellite w/voice activation, cruise, remote keyless, PW, auto A/C, remote start w/keyfob

28,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

202 /

084 mo. @5.97%

2014 FORD F-150 CREW 4X4 XLT

2012 GMC SIERRA 1500 DENALI 4X4 CREW

35,995

Certiﬁed! #5850A. 5.0L V8, 6 spd auto, 42,308 kms, Oxford White Exterior, Beige Premium cloth, fog lamps, steering wheel controls, USB, Tow/Haul mode, 6 passenger, and more!

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

255 /

84 mo. @5.97%

2013 GMC SIERRA 1500 DENALI

Certiﬁed! #F245133A. 6.2L V8, 6 spd auto, 10,635 kms, Onyx Black Exterior, Ebony leather, p/rear slider, remote vehicle start, p/sliding glass sunroof, 6” oval side steps, 20” Chrome Aluminum wheels, rear DVD, navigation, Bluetooth, Bose Premium Sound system,

49,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

360 /

$1000 GAS CARD

ACCESSORY CREDIT

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2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW 4X4

25,995

WINTER TIRE CREDIT

$1000

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38,995

#F227339A. 6.2L V8, 6 spd auto, 99,968 kms, digital memory control, 6-disc CD, AM/FM/Satellite, remote keyless, PW, auto A/C, remote start w/keyfob, leather, cruise,

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

278 /

84 mo. @5.97%

2014 CHEV TRAVERSE AWD LS

29,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

440 /

84 mo. @5.97%

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

210 /

84 mo. @5.97%

#F222155A. V8, 6 spd auto, 68,262 kms, tow mirrors, side steps, black fender ﬂares, bug deﬂector, spray on box liner, cruise control w/steering wheel controls, AM/FM/CD

39,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

285 /

84 mo. @5.97%

2015 CHEV TAHOE LT 4X4

#5881A. 6.6L V8, 6 spd auto, 12,773 kms, 6 passenger, digital memory control, AM/FM/CD, Satellite w/voice activation, PW, remote keyless entry, and more!

58,995

2013 GMC SIERRA 3500HD SLE 4X4 CREW

2015 CHEV SILVERADO 3500HD LT CREW

One owner! 8 Passenger! #5715A. 3.6L V6, 6 spd auto, 21,196 kms, Tungsten Metallic exterior, Titanium premium cloth, climate control, spoiler, colour touch screen radio, Bluetooth, and more!

Certiﬁed! #5890A. 5.3L V8, 6 spd auto, 23,343 kms, Summit White Exterior, Jet Black Leather,remote start, p/sunroof, MyLink 8” Colour Touch Screen, trailer brake controller, Max Trailering Pkg, 18” Polished Aluminum Wheels, Bose Speaker system, Driver Alert Pkg and more!

64,995

Bi-Weekly Inc. Taxes

487 /

84 mo. @5.97%

The $1000 in gas will be paid to the customer in ten ($100 value) gas cards. The $1000 Winter Tire and Accessories Credits must be used at the time of purchase towards winter tires OR vehicle accessories. The customer is responsible to cover any costs over and above $1000 including all applicable taxes. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Some conditions apply. See dealer for full details. Payments based on ﬁnancing on approved credit with $3000 down or equivalent trade and include all fees and taxes. Total Paid with $3000 down: #F171618A $34,396.82, #F224815A $34,256.94, #5893A $39,882.30, #5715A $41,254.58, #5850A $49,482.80, #F227339A $53,597.82, #F222155A $54,970.10, #F245133A $68,683.80, #5881A $83,214.68, #5890A $91,663.12. Offer ends October 31st, 2015.

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25,995

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153

25,995

Bi-Weekly

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#F213101

162 /

84 mo. @0%

/ 84@0%mo.

27,995

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34,995

2015 BUICK ENCORE

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 REG CAB

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 DBL CAB 4X4

Bi-Weekly

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Bi-Weekly Finance

235

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2015 GMC SIERRA 3500 CREW 4X4

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165 /

84 mo. @0%

45,995

Bi-Weekly

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333 /

84 mo. @0%

685 NOTRE DAME DRIVE, KAMLOOPS

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The $1000 in gas will be paid to the customer in ten ($100 value) gas cards. The $1000 Winter Tire and Accessories Credits must be used at the time of purchase towards winter tires OR vehicle accessories. The customer is responsible to cover any costs over and above $1000 including all applicable taxes. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Some conditions apply. See dealer for full details. Payments based on ﬁnancing on approved credit with $3000 down or equivalent trade and include all fees and taxes. Total Paid with $3000 down: #F221214 $44,770, #F213101 $31,659, #F160476 $29,959, #F288598 $32,159, #F260614 $62,739.

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he allnew 2016 BMW 7 Series is a sixth-generation edition of the brand’s big, flagship sedan. The new styling is another evolutionary step and still instantly recognizable as a BMW. Dimensionally, this car is the same as the outgoing model, yet it has a radically new and innovative substructure. And the latter, coupled with remarkable onboard technology, is what caught my attention. Today, much is unique to the 7 series but, figuratively speaking, tomorrow it will spread through the range and, the day after, it will doubtless be coming to a car near you. The new 7 Series offers a showcase of the very latest technologies by BMW, combined with more advanced forms of technologies already available. Sadly, a novel driverless self-parking technology (controlled by the key fob and available in Europe) has not yet received Canadian

The BMW 7 Series includes a feature called “gesture control”, which allows drivers to increase stereo volume with the twirl of a finger.

regulatory approval. A similar delayed approval story also applies to a new adaptive LED headlight option. Another fascinating new multimedia feature is Gesture Control, which lets an operator do things like raise audio volume by

twirling a finger, take a phone call with a finger point or wave it away with a wrist flick. An operator can also add customized gestures to trigger a function. A couple come to mind. Pandering to the non-driving owners is

an interesting optional interior first for BMW, a feature called Executive Lounge. A feet-up recliner in the right rear seat has a body-massage feature and a multimedia experience controlled by a removable touchscreen tablet, which is mounted in a clever

docking feature. Admittedly, it was a rear seat test drive to savour — and, yes, I do love this job. BMW is pioneering a different way to improve body rigidity and reduce weight, explained Wolfgang Hundt, the project manager for driving

dynamics and driving assistance. It uses carbon-fibre (reinforced plastic) in key (core) locations of the structure of the new 7 Series. An indicator of how strongly committed BMW is to the use of this ultra-light yet super-strong mate-

rial is the expansion work to triple production output already in progress at its relatively new Moses Lake, Wash., carbon-fibre manufacturing plant.

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YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ^^

CHEVROLET.CA ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the finance of a 2015 Cruze LS 1SA, Trax LS 1SA Manual, Silverado 2500HD/3500HD WT 2WD with gas engines. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered from October 1st and November 2nd, 2015. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2015 Spark LS 1SA, Sonic LS 1SA Sedan, Cruze LS 1SA, Malibu 3LT, Volt, Impala 1LZ, Camaro 1LS & 2LS, Trax LS Manual, Equinox LS AWD, Traverse LS FWD, Colorado 2WD, Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD WT / Crew Cab 2WD WT and Silverado HD’s WT 2WD with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $476.19 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $40,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. Licence, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1st and November 2nd, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Volt, Trax, Malibu (except LS); $750 credit available on others Chevrolet (except Cruze, Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS, Silverado Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on Chevrolet Cruze and on all Silverado’s. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ‡ $2,000/$2,000 is a combined credit consisting of $1,000/$500 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and $1,000/$1,500 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Cruze/Trax which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. † $4,000/$3,500/$11,000 is a combined credit consisting of $1,000/$500/$1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and a $3,000/$3,000/$10,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Cruze (except LS 1SA)/Trax (except LS Manual)/Silverado Heavy Duty Double Cab with gas engine (except WT 2WD), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000/$3,000/$10,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ~ Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After the trial period (if applicable), an active OnStar service plan is required. ¥¥ Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ‡‡ Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]

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NEW MODE MATCHES DRIVING PROFILES TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM From page B13

I was most impressed by the balance and poise of the 750i xDrive (with an M-Sport package) on the Monticello Motor Club, in upstate New York. In sport mode, the new 7 is so wonderfully light on its feet that you can very easily forget you’re behind the wheel of a big sedan. This mode drops the standard air suspension an additional 10 mm and it seems to firm up and tighten everything. The difference between sport and comfort modes was quite dramatic and there’s a new one: adaptive.

It matches the vehicle set up to the driver’s current driving style and a profile of the route ahead, by talking to the navigation system. A redesigned optional Integral Active Steering system can now be offered in conjunction with the xDrive all-wheel drive system. It can turn the rear wheels in the same or an opposing direction as the front wheels to increase manoeuvrability in urban traffic and agility at highway speeds. The extremely rigid body structure is a ground-breaking marriage of steel, aluminum and carbon-fibre core members.

The end result is a 7 Series with a much lower centre of gravity and close to perfect front-rear weight distribution. The 750i xDrive and 750Li xDrive editions will soon be arriving in Canadian BMW dealer showrooms. A BMW 750i xDrive model will have a starting MSRP of $113,900, and a longwheelbase 750iL xDrive at $117,900. Pricing, which should be lower, for the 740 editions will be announced closer to market launch next year. A redesigned 4.4 litre V 8 engine with TwinPower Turbo technology can produce 445 h.p. and rocket a 750i to

100 km/h in 4.5 seconds. It’s teamed with an eight-speed automatic and a new version of BMW’s intelligent all-wheel-drive system in the 750i xDrive. BMW’s venerable 3.0-litre inline 6-cylinder engine, which now also features TwinPower Turbo technology, will power 740i xDrive and 740Li xDrive editions. A plug-in hybrid 740e xDrive will also join the model lineup in 2016. Its 2.0-litre gas engine is paired with electric drive unit that’s integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission and it comes with a lithium-ion battery pack.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CADILLAC DEALERS. CADILLAC.CA. 1-888-446-2000. Offers apply as indicated to the lease of a new or demonstrator 2015 Cadillac ATS Sedan, 2015 Cadillac SRX Crossover equipped as described. Freight ($1,800) and PDI included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Cadillac Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * $4,500/$4,500 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,500/$3,500 Fall bonus credit (tax exclusive) and $1,000/$1,000 Owner Bonus (tax inclusive) valid toward the retail purchase, lease or finance of an eligible 2015 model year Cadillac ATS Sedan/2015 model year Cadillac SRX delivered in Canada between October 1 and November 2, 2015. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. ‡ 0.9% APR leasing available on 2015 Cadillac SRX for 48 months on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial only. Down payment and/or trade may be required. Example for a representative credit agreement: 38,816 at 0.9% APR, the monthly payment is $487 for 48 months with $0 down. Total obligation is $23,376. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess km. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offer is available October 1st to November 2nd, 2015 only and may not be combined with other offers. ‡‡ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Cadillac car, SUV and crossover models delivered in Canada between October 1st and November 2nd 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,000 credit available on all Cadillac vehicles. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. *** $3,500 Fall bonus credit is a manufacturer to dealer credit valid toward the purchase, lease or finance of a new 2015 model year Cadillac ATS/SRX delivered in Canada between October 1st and November 2nd, 2015. ^ Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). Whichever comes first. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. †4-years/80,000km no-charge scheduled maintenance. ŸWhichever comes first. See dealer for details.

Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]

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ClassiÀeds

INDEX

kamloopsthisweek.com Announcements ...............001-099 Employment....................100-165 Service Guide ..................170-399 Pets/Farm ......................450-499 For Sale/Wanted..............500-599 Real Estate .....................600-699 Rentals ..........................700-799 Automotive .....................800-915 Legal Notices ................920-1000

Announcements

Anniversaries Word Classiﬁed Deadlines •

2pm Friday for Tuesday’s Paper.

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2pm Tuesday for Thursday’s Paper.

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2pm Wednesday for Friday’s Paper.

Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion. It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

Coming Events

If you have an

upcoming event for our

COMMUNITY CALENDAR go to

kamloopsthisweek.com and click on the calendar to place your event.

Information

PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity

3 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462

Personals Gentleman non-smoking would like to meet slim nonsmoking lady for companionship and who likes to travel. 60-70’s. 250-612-1790.

Looking For Love? Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

Deadlines 2 pm Friday for Tuesday 2 pm Tuesday for Thursday 2 pm Wednesday for Friday PAYMENT - All ads must be prepaid. No refunds on classified ads.

Announcements

Personals Looking for single 40-50 for longterm ship. Must like the and beaches. Must and healthy. Please time. 250-376-8578.

GWM relationoutdoors be clean call any-

Lost & Found

phone: 250-371-4949 fax: 250-374-1033 email: classiÀeds@kamloopsthisweek.com

*Run Until Sold

*Run Until Rented

1 Issue ..................$13.00 1 Week ..................$30.00 1 Month ................$96.00

Household items, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.

Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max.)

Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10

for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule No refunds on classified ads.

Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

*Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule. No refunds on classified ads.

Regular Classified Rates

Based on 3 lines

Announcements

*$35.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply.

Announcements

Lost & Found

Lost: Orange tabby cat on Fraser Crescent. Please call 1-306-713-8001

Lost: Small red coin purse with alot jewelry on Sunday on South Shore. Reward. 778257-6909.

Career Opportunities

Found at Jacko Lake Oct. 13/15, aluminum “T-shaped” support with black plastic ends and top - probably from truck mounted boat rack. To claim call 250-376-1349 Found: Change purse with jewelry near Riverside Park on Oct 5th. 250-372-3019. Found: Damaged camera, only disk survived in the Lac Le Jeune area mid June. Email: laclejeunecamera @gmail.com

Career Opportunities

*$53.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply. *Ads scheduled

Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10

Career Opportunities 7240990

MJB Lawyers is looking for an experienced litigation legal assistant to work in a busy, expanding practice.

1 Issue...................................$16.38 1 Week ..................................$39.60 1 Month ............................. $129.60 Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

Garage Sale

$11.5+tax per issue 3 lines or less

Career Opportunities

Truck Driver Training

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

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

October 23-25 • November 6-8

Air Brakes Experienced Litigation Legal Assistant

Employment (based on 3 lines)

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!

16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

call 250.828.5104 or visit

Apply in conﬁdence to 700 – 275 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 6H6, email info@mjblaw.com, or fax 1-855-374-6992.

tru.ca/trades

Class 1, 2, 3 and B-Train Driver Training 7239355

First Nations Family Counsellor The First Nations Education Council (School District No. 73) is seeking an individual to serve in the position of First Nations Family Counsellor. This is an eight month contract to ﬁll a staff leave from November 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016. The position is part of a program that serves First Nations/Aboriginal students and families whose children attend school in School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson). Position responsibilities will include: • Direct counselling and consultative services to First Nations/ Aboriginal students • Crisis management and intervention counselling • Leading and facilitating Girls’ or Boys’ Groups in elementary and secondary schools • Consulting with and coordinating referrals and counselling services with District and community professionals Qualiﬁcations: • Bachelor of Social Work or a related Bachelor Degree; post –Baccalaureate education preferred • Two years direct counselling experience in a First Nations/Aboriginal environment • Demonstrated counselling experience with elementary and secondary school students • Knowledge of First Nations/Aboriginal history, culture, values; knowledge of the historical and contemporary issues facing First Nations/Aboriginal families and communities Closing date for the applications is 12:00 pm Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 Interested persons should email their resume along with references to: Judy Dunn, Administrator First Nations Education Council – School District No. 73 jdunn@sd73.bc.ca Only those individuals selected to be interviewed will be contacted.

KVA Administrator Position Part – Time Administrator Kamloops Volleyball Association is looking to hire a part time administrator. Job duties include facility bookings; equipment ordering, managing and distribution; membership registration; developing and maintaining a membership database; club promotions; general communications; application for funding grants; and other related duties. This position has varying hours that fluctuate throughout the year with heavier work during the beginning of Youth Season. This position will be a one-year salaried position with an optional extension. Technical skills Excellent communication, well organized, detail oriented, responsible, proficient in using word processing, database, and spreadsheet programs. A Criminal Record check is required for this position Submit your application to jobs@kamvolleyball.ca by November 1st. Youth Club Tryout dates and locations have been established for the upcoming 2016 club season. For any youths (Boys and Girls) interested in playing club volleyball this year in Kamloops please visit www.kamvolleyball.ca

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Employment

Business Opportunities

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. Sierra Vista located at 2080 Pacific Way is seeking a qualified landscaper to provide landscaping services for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Our Landscaping contract can be obtained from Gateway Property Management in person at 623 Victoria St, Kamloops, BC or via email at vsmith@gatewaypm.com. Review it carefully and submit your proposal to Gateway Property Management no later than 12:00 PM(Noon) on October 30th. Awarding of this contract is the sole discretion of the Strata Council and it’s Property Management Company. The lowest bidder may not necessarily be awarded the contract. With your submission you must provide Proof of Liability Insurance (minimum $2,000,000) and your Certificate of Good Standing for Workers Compensation Board (WCB). Failure to do so will render your proposal invalid.

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

CLASS 1 HIGHWAY LINE HAUL COMPANY DRIVERS Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Class 1 Drivers for the Surrey, Kelowna and Kamloops area. Applicants must have a min 2 yrs industry driving experience.

We Offer Above Average Rates! To join our team of professional drivers please send off a resume and current drivers abstract to: careers@vankam.com For more info about Line Haul, call Bev, 604-968-5488

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses. Next C.O.R.E. Oct. 24th & 25th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. Oct. 18th, Sunday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

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 EI CLAIM denied? Need help? 22yrs exp as EI officer. Will prepare, present, reconsiderations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsideration. Bernie Hughes 1-877581-1122. Family Tree Family Centre is hiring a Program Facilitator to fill a temporary position 30 hrs per week. This is a position working with families and children in a drop in program. Interested, qualified applicants please send resumes to: susan@kfrs.ca.

Employment

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.

Education/Trade Schools AAA courses every time!

PAL-CORE-ED PAL N/R bi-weekly- $115 PAL R weekly-$70 CORE 2x monthly-$170 $$ incl GST. For info

www.PAL-CORE-ED.com Professional & clean classroom facilities. Visa, M/C, debit or cash Call George or Dianne @

778-470-3030 Classiﬁed Ads mean more business for you! 250.374.7467

Employment

Help Wanted

Medical/Dental

Work Wanted

I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

Dental Office Help Wanted P/T Sterilization assistant required for well established dental practice. Some general assisting, leading to possible F/T, available for suitable applicant. Contact Dr. Hugh Thomson: tcmdentist@gmail.com

HANDYMAN Carpentry Drywall - Painting - and More Call Blaine 250-851-6055

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

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

Looking for nursery and ginseng workers Mon-Sat 8-10hr per day transportation provided Call 250-319-7263 or fax 250-554-2604 Opportunity Tower Barbershop wants to give experienced barbers and hairdressers the opportunity to earn above average income. No clientele required for this very busy shop in Northhills Mall. Start earning immediately f/t or p/t call Alta 376-9223 or Barry 579-8166 for more info and interview.

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Career Opportunities

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.

Get the best RESULTS! classiﬁeds@kamloopsthisweek.com

Career Opportunities

We have an employment opportunity for a

Legal Assistant

Experience in family law an asset. Qualiﬁed applicants only. Submit your resume in conﬁdence by email to: arlene@kamloopslaw.com

Help Wanted

HAS THE FOLLOWING DOOR TO DOOR DELIVERY ROUTES COMING AVAILABLE ABERDEEN

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

Sales

Lawyers • Mediators • Notaries • Arbitrators

We thank all applicants for your interest! Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Employment

SAHALI

Rte 508 – 700 - 810 Hugh Allan Dr. – 41 p. Rte 470– Farnham Wynd, 102 - 298 Waddington Dr. – 68 p. Rte 527 – Hunter Pl, Huntleigh Cres. – 27 p. Rte 481– Whistler Crt, Pl and Dr, Robson Rte 583 – Butte Pl, Chinook Pl, 1423 Lane. – 76 p. 1690 MtDufferin Dr. – 42 p. Rte 482– 101 - 403 Robson Dr. – 56 p. Rte 584 – 1752 - 1855 Hillside Dr. – 31 p. VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 593 – Avens Way, 1800-1899 Foxtail Dr., Primrose Cres. – 60 p. Rte 613– 2210 - 2291 Crescent Dr, 115 - 155 Highland Rd (odd), Park Dr, 2207 - 2371 BROCK/NORTHSHORE ETC Hwy. – 63 p Rte 106 – 1239-1289 10th St., Cranbrook WESTSYDE Pl., Creston Pl., 949-1145 (odd) Halston Ave., Kimberley Cres. – 72 p. Rte 201– Montrose Cres, Wedgewood Cres, Westlynn Dr, 1510 - 1672 Rte 28 – Calmar Pl., 1905-2082 Westmount Dr. – 74 p Fleetwood Ave. – 41 p. Rte 221– 3013 - 3065 Bank Rd, Bermer Pl, DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI 710 - 790 Bissette Rd, 3007 - 3045 Rte 382– 114 - 150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, (odd side) Westsyde Rd. – 61 p 860 - 895 Lombard St. – 50 p. Rte 384– 407 - 775 W. Battle St, 260 - 284 Centre Ave. – 44 p. Rte 385– 350 - 390 W. Battle St, Strathcona Terr. – 34 p.

INTERESTED IN A ROUTE? FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 250-374-0462

Retired College Instructor willing tutor Grade 11/12 Biology and Chemistry, College Anatomy and Physiology after school and weekends. 778471-5919.

IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS

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Pets & Livestock

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

PETS For Sale? TRI-CITY SPECIAL! for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. (250)371-4949

classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com *some restrictions apply.

Businesses & Services Mind Body Spirit

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

Financial Services AUTO FINANCING-Same Day Approval. Dream Catcher Auto Financing 1-800-910-6402 or www.PreApproval.cc 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 don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Landscaping

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 CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE:

250-376-2689

PETER’S YARD SERVICE

Hedge Trimming, Leaf Raking Tree Removal and Tree Pruning Licensed & Certied

250-572-0753

YOUR BUSINESS HERE

Only $150/month

Run your 1x1 semi display classiﬁed in every issue of Kamloops This Week

Painting & Decorating

Miracle Painting & Handyman Services. 30 years plus, licensed. Senior discount. Ask for Gilles (250) 571-5560

Plumbing

WE DO ALL TYPES OF

PLUMBING J.WALSH & SONS 250.372.5115

HOT WATER TANKS REPLACEMENT SPECIAL. SAVE $$

J.WALSH & SONS 250.372.5115

Call 250-371-4949

Fitness/Exercise

classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

WE will pay you to exercise!

Misc Services

Stucco/Siding

Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 3 issues a week!

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

Garden & Lawn Grassbusters Lawn and Yard Care. Book your fall clean-up/ snow removal 250-319-9340. Time to book your fall rototilling call Tom for free estimate (250) 376-6093

Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

Painting & Decorating B and C PAINTING 25 years experience. Fully insured. Free estimates. No job to small. 250-319-8246, 250-554-8783

BUDGET PAINTING,Interior, Exterior, Residential, Commercial, 25% Off, Repaint Specialists, Quality Workmanship, Fully Insured, Excellent References, Senior Discounts, Free Estimates, Jerry 2505716852

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Auctions

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Misc. for Sale

Acreage for Sale

AUCTION

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ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250)377-3457.

Jazzy Select Elite Power Chair. Like new. New batteries. $1,800. 250-376-0862.

17Acre Farm Located 5 min from Butchard Gardens. It was Dairy Farm. It has Huge Metal Loafing Barn/Hay Barn Several out Buildings. Year Round Creek and Pond on Property. Southern Exposure Farm House Extra Income of 40Ft Trailer and Yurt. This property could be used for Berry/Grapes Greenhouse Operation plus Hobby Farm. Pictures on Request. $975,000 (250) 588-5180

SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR

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1109 Chief Louis Way Saturday, October 17th at 9:30 am. Doors open at 9:00 am Preview of Auction items Friday, October 16th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. ONLINE AUCTION - Commercial Restaurant Equipment- Opens Wed Oct 14 - closes Wed Oct 21. Bailiff seized pizza equip, bakery & taco equip plus lease returns - incl. Garland cooking equip, Berkel Slicers, Hobart 60 Quart Legacy Mixer, Meat Grinder, Sheeters, Walk-ins, Pizza & Convection Ovens, dishwashers, canopies and more!! View Weekdays 10am to 4pm at Active Auction Mart - Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC. View online & register to bid at www.activeauctionmart.com. Tel: 604-371-1190. email:buyit@activeauctionmart.com

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

Free Items Free: Firewood cut to 1ft lengths plus 6 boxes of smaller pieces. 250-573-4060

ESTATE â€˘ ANTIQUE â€˘ COLLECTIBLE SUNDAY OCT 18 â€˘ 1PM Large Selection of Furniture Including Dining & Bedroom Suites, Settee Sets, Clocks, Lamps, Radios, China, Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold & Silver Jewellery, Watches, Coins, Primitive Tools, Toys, Plus Much Much More.

Fruit & Vegetables APPLES:Spartan, Red & Gold en Delicious 0.60/lb. Walnuts $2/lb. Bring boxes! 579-9238.

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Antique Chesterfield & chair Dusty Rose Velour $3500. Antique loveseat Apple Green Velour $1000. 250-374-6674. ChesterďŹ eld & loveseat. $450. Chesterfield $400. 2-Recliners $75-$400. Solid Oak Ent Ctr $450. 250-579-8285. Corner display unit curved glass sides $400 250-3725062 Gibbard 4poster qu bed $700obo matching area rugs 8x10 & 6x8 exc cond cream color $750 (778) 471-8627 Matching reclining couch & chair. $300. Coffee/2 end tables. $200. Entertainment Centre. $100. 2-TVâ€™S $50/each. 250-573-5645.

Heavy Duty Machinery A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20â€™40â€™45â€™53â€™ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40â€™ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. 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

Jewels, Furs

Doddâ€™s Auction, 3311 - 28 Avenue, Vernon BC

White Gold engagement ring. Main diamond is .94 carat with another .5 carat in smaller diamonds. Size 7. Recently appraised at $5500 asking $4000 Call to view 250-578-7202 after 5pm

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Misc. for Sale BROCK Estate Sale Sat & Sun Oct 17/18. 9am-2pm 1724 Clifford Ave Nearly everything for sale

Furniture

BROCK We havenâ€™t downsized enough Sunday Oct. 18th. 8am12noon #39- 1836 Greenfield Avenue. Tools, quality furniture household items etc Everything priced to sell.

12-place setting 63pcs American Beauty. $300. Procraft vacuum table. $100. S.west vac table. $150. 851-7687. Beautiful 9X12 Persian wool area rug, cream/teal colour. $750. 778-471-1816. Elec cheese grinder $100. (250) 374-7979

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Lawn Ornament scale model of Dutch windmill 1.7m to top of blade $700obo 579-8915 MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

Apt/Condos for Sale

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467

SEA-CANS 20ft starting at $2650. 40ft. starting at $2950. Kamloops. 250-374-5555.

For Sale By Owner

Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477

BY OWNER

Steel bandsaw $200. Dyson Upright Vacuum $200. Portable Shaw Sat Dish $75. 2-new Rec. $100. Pwr control for MH $200. 250-851-7687.

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030, Local.

Sporting Goods BowďŹ‚ex Elite Plus. New in box. $500. 250-578-2663. Menâ€™s Multi-spd Raleigh Mtn Bike. $150. Elliptical Trainer. $650. 778-471-1816.

Tools Holzer saw $1500, Safety Harness $500, Myte Extractor $2500. 250-377-8436.

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kamloopsthisweek.com Very comfortable 3bdrm 2 1/2 bth home on 5 acres within city limits Rayleigh area $497,000 call 250-377-8404 Westsyde 2007 Mobile. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, central air, carport, addition, pets allowed. $169,995. 250-319-5760.

Houses For Sale

New Miller Bobcat 250 Welder. Never used. $3,500. 250578-2663.

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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

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Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

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Cars - Domestic

Commercial Vehicles

NORTH SHORE

2BDRM large N/S N/P Close to schools Working person pref’d $950 incl util 819-3368 Legal suite all furnished. $1,800/mo includes util any extra help required neg. Suitable for independent senior lady. 250-376-5392. New 2bdrm Lrg suite prt ent, n/s, n/p w/d f/s util incl Avail Nov 1st $950 250-376-0107 North Shore. 1bdrm, F/S, W/D. N/S, N/P. Avail Immed. $800. 250-376-1072. Sahali 1bdrm suite, fully furn. brand new. N/S, N/P. $900/mo. 250-374-7096. Sahali 1brdm daylight util incl + wifi and cable, n/p, n/s shr w/d, $800 + DD 778-257-0061 Semi furn 1bdrm. in Batchelor area private ent and driveway. n/s/n/p, ref req’d. $750 Util/int incld. 554-3863. Welcoming Cumfy 1bedroom. Close to University, Hospital. Student or quiet person. Excellent Location. $495or$725 ns/np. Call (250) 299-6477

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

THOMPSON VILLA APARTMENTS

1&2bdrm apartment Down Town Covered prk Private ent common laundry, n/p n/s $675 -$890 376-8131 /250-3711623

1 Bedroom Apartments $830 - 910 • Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites 520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 250-372-0510

RENTAL SUITES AVAILABLE! 6 Appliances 1 Small Pet with Approval No Age Restrictions Non-Smoking Building View Our Furnished & Unfurnished Suites

2Bdrm clean quiet on 3rd floor w/balcony, no elevator, Adult Building, Northshore apt $900mo, heat incl ns/p. Avail Immed. 250-554-0175 2bdrm n/p adult oriented building n/s preferred. Nov 1st. 383 Arrowstone Dr. Call Mike 377-8369 mikeof@shaw.ca 55+ building pet ok North Shore Lrg 2bdrm newly renovated avail now ref req 250299-3883.

Acacia Tower

1bdrm & bachelor suites starting @$615/mth. Located downtown with great views, close to hospital, pharmacy, shopping & transit. 1 yr FREE Telus Essential TV pkg with signing 1 year lease. N/P, N/S. reference, credit check & security deposit required.

250-374-7455

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Commercial/ Industrial

Available spacious 1bdrm apts. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment. Centrally located. On-site Management. 250-828-1711.

Commercial/ Industrial

Run Till Rented

1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Clean quiet buildings. Reasonable Rental Rates Utilities not included

CALL 250-682-0312

Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy Classified’s Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC. Call 250-371-4949 for more information

Mobile Homes & Pads

TOWNHOUSES

Homes for Rent

NORTH SHORE

AllFURNISHED4Bdr2baShort/ longTermS.ShoreN/S/P$2370. 604-802-5649/1-888-208-5203 FULL Small updated hse. 2bdrm full bsmt. $1200+util. SatTV incld. 2 fncd yrds, fruit trees & garden $100 gift card for 1yr lease 250-851-9310 Lakeside Homes: 2bdrms, W/D. $750/mo +util. 1 cabin lrg balcony. $625 util incld. No Smoking, No Pets. 778-7732465/778-928-4084.

Recreation ✰SHUSWAP LAKE!✰ VACATION RENTAL

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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

Room & Board Room and board North Kam for working person $750 per month (778) 470-4300

Shared Accommodation

*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

2008 Cadillac CTS Premium. 130,000kms. AWD, Great in the winter, BLK w/leather interior, CD, power windows, seats, mirrors, locks, heating/cooling seats. $15,800. 250-320-6900.

2009 AWD Lincoln MKS. 70,000kms. Fully equipped. Dual sunroofs, white with black leather V-6. $18,800. 250-319-8784.

*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

318-4321

Recreational/Sale 1989 Fleetwood AClass 120,000km slps 6, well kept, $8500obo (250) 579-9691 2005 Sprinter 25’ w/slide 1995 F250 Ford diesel w/low mileage both in exc cond. asking $20,000 obo for both (250) 314-6661

2008 Denali Crew Cab AWD. Sunroof, DVD, NAV. Fully loaded. 22” chrome wheels, leather. 141,000kms. $28,800. 250319-8784.

Trucks - Logging 2004 Dodge Dakota Sport p/u low mileage, w/canopy $5500 (250) 851-2025

Utility Trailers

NO PETS

Transportation

Antiques / Classics 1951 IHC LII0 Pick-up. Running when parked. $2,500. 250-578-2663. 1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $5,500 obo (250) 376-5722

2009 Hyundai Accent Sport. 91,000kms. 2 sets of tires. $5,000. 250-374-0452. 2009 Hyundai Sonata. 4dr, auto, fully loaded. 143,000kms. $8,900. 250-579-0195. 2010 Nissan Sentra. 4dr. Exec cond. Auto, new tires. 91,000kms. $9,000. 573-4401.

Auto Accessories/Parts 1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $600. Call 250-851-1304. 2-215/60R16 Snow tires. $200. 2-245/50VR16 Eagle Snow. $200. 4-275/45R20 Eagle M&S. $400. 2-225/60R16 M&S. $200. 2-275/40ZR17 M&S. $300. 250-319-8784.

2010 Mountaineer 305RLT $28,000. 34.4ft. One Owner, full load. Triple hydraulic slides, elec. stabilizers, awning. 2006 Silverado Diesel 151,000kms. $25,000. Package $50,000. 250-679-2518, cell 250-3183144. 2014 Jayco 31’ Class A Motorhome. 3 slides. $100,000. 250-828-0469. 9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $1,800/obo. 250-376-1841.

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New Price $56.00+tax

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)

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Scrap Car Removal

2015 Ford Fiesta 4 dr, 1960kms, w/4 snow tires. $15,500. 250-319-5634 Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580

Storage Cars - Domestic 1997 Honda Prelude V-Tec, fully loaded. Clean inside & out. $6,000. 250-578-2080.

Call (250) 835-2224 Tappen, BC (45 min east of Kamloops)

Bi-Fuel Car $1000 (firm). 1993 Mercury Sable some rust but in good running order. 679-2296 (Chase).

RUN UNTIL SOLD ONLY $35.00(plus Tax) (250)371-4949 *some restrictions apply call for details

Suites, Lower 2002 Nissan Altima. 4 door, auto. Fully loaded. Good condition. $6,000. Call to view. 250-376-4077. 2004 Chrysler Intrepid 3.5L, full load, new brakes, tires, battery. $3850/obo. 376-4163 2005 Toyota Corolla 5 speed extra set of mounted tires /rims $5250.00 250-318-8870 2006 Ford Taurus. 4dr, auto. Green. 177,000kms. Good shape. $3,550. 250-851-0264.

Vehicle Wanted Wanted Small Pick-up for dump loads, Must run good don’t care about looks. Will pay up to $800 (250) 3711333

Sport Utility Vehicle 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

Trucks & Vans 1993 Ford Ranger Ext-cab, V-6, auto, 2wd, 211,570kms. Winters on rims, canopy. $2,000. 250-828-1974. 1998 Ford Ranger Ext-cab 4x4, auto, 2 sets wheels/tires. V-6, 200,000kms. $3200. 778257-0061.

Flatdeck Hauler for Heavy Equipment. $3,400. 250374-1988.

Boats 14’ Spingbok long deck fisherman Honda 8hp 4 stroke,trailer & accessories $3200 Honda Big Red 3 Wheeler top shape $1650 250-554-0201 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

Legal

Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Faye Winnifred Williamson, deceased, formerly of 450 Dairy Road, Kamloops, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Faye Winnifred Williamson, deceased, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator at Morelli Chertkow LLP, 300 - 180 Seymour Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 2E3, on or before November 6, 2015, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. Signed: Robert Alexander Williamson Administrator of the Estate of Faye Winnifred Williamson Solicitor: MORELLI CHERTKOW LLP

Commercial Vehicles Contractors Tundra HD Econo Custom. Hwy, hauler $35,000 Concrete work as possible part of the payment. 250-377-8436.

2006 Dumping Trailer. 5000lbs/ 2272 kg capacity. Holds 2.4 cubic yards. $6,800. 250-374-1988.

12ft. Aluminum c/w 7.5 Evinrude gas and Minnkota elec motors. $1400. 778-538-1958

2011 Hyundai Genesis 2.0T. Auto, prem. pkg, 28,700kms. $16,995. 250-554-1321

Auto Financing

Roommate to share house, w/pets and mature person North Shore smoker ok $600/ mo incl util. 250-376-4992.

2bdrm 4 quiet working person or couple, c/a, nice yard, no pets, shr util, ref $850 Avail Nov 1st (250) 376-0633

2014 Motorino XPH Electric Scooter bike. 850kms. No scrapes. $1600 250-574-9846 Honda CRF 50F Kids Motorcycle. $800. 250-578-2663.

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North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020

1bdrm n/p, n/s util inl for quiet single person cls to bus and shopping $800 250-372-0808

2004 Toyota Sienna XLE limited edition. Exec cond. 7 pass, all leather, auto doors, sunroof, brand new all seasons 2nd set of rims. 247,000kms. $6000. 250377-1296.

2008 HD Classic. Excellent condition. 1 year extended warranty. $18,000. 250-3765311.

2013 Nissan Leaf SL, electric, black/tan. 12,000kms under warranty $27,500 250-3778436

1bdrm clean, perfect for student/working person,n/s n/party,n/p util incl $800/mo. 250851-2025

Motorcycles

2008 Saturn Astra XR, 137K kms, 4-door hatch-back, white. $6,500. Call or text 250-572-2236.

Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $500/mo util incl. Avail Immed. Call 250-579-2480.

WHITE POST AUTO MUSEUM

1987 GMC Cube Van. Setup for tradesman. Runs good. $2,800. 250-3741988.

1976 175 Yamaha Trails Motorcycle Restored. $1,750. 250-578-2663.

2012 Ford Focus Sedan. Auto, FWD. A/C, 50,000kms. Winters. $9,995/obo. 250299-2169.

VEHICLE STORAGE Indoor & Outdoor Secure Storage. Great rates, pre-pay 6 months get 1 free.

Trucks & Vans

2004 Dodge 1500 Topper, 4 Nokian studded tires. $3,000. 250-578-2663.

DOWNTOWN, shared 2bdrm furn apt. ns/np. $500/mo Incds util, cable & Wifi 778-471-3210

1BDRM Downtown NP, no smokers! Inclds utils & int. $800/mth. 250-318-0318

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Transportation 2002 Ranger XLT. 4dr. V-6, auto, front end damage runs. 119,000kms. $1100. 778-4700121.

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3Bdrm mobile home Westsyde. Avail now. F/S, W/D, exc. cond $750 250-579-5381

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2002 Ranger Edge 2by2 4000. Largely rebuilt drive train, extra studded tires. Mint condition. $3,900/obo. 250-851-5951.

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