Kamloops This Week April 7, 2016

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PETER BECKETT MURDER TRIAL

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TIM PETRUK

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A Maori war dance, an endorsement of Donald Trump and a claim the victim predicted her own murder by drowning. These are some of the moments the jury in the murder trial of Peter Beckett were not permitted to see or know about while the trial was underway. However, now that the jury has been sent to deliberate on a verdict, KTW can publish what the jury was not allowed to see, hear or know — most importantly, perhaps, a statement from the victim’s cousin claiming the victim had predicted how she would be murdered. Beckett, a 59-year-old former New Zealand politician, is charged with first-degree [web-extra] murder in conRead about closing nection to the drowning death arguments online at of his wife, Laura kamloopsthisweek.com Letts-Beckett, in Upper Arrow Lake near Revelstoke on Aug. 18, 2010. Virginia Lyons-Friesen was one of the first witnesses called by the Crown when Beckett’s trial began in mid-January. She spoke about the relationship between her cousin and Beckett, detailing an intense argument the couple had during a visit in Calgary prior to Letts-Beckett’s murder. But, after extensive pre-trial hearings, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian Meiklem ruled LyonsFriesen could not discuss a conversation she claims to have had with Letts-Beckett after the dust settled. The reasons for that decision have not yet been released. In a police affidavit obtained by KTW, LyonsFriesen said Beckett told Letts-Beckett she would drown in a B.C. lake. See TRIAL, A11

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Lyndsey Nabata was one of many who turned out in October 2013 during a protest against the proposed Ajax mine. Clyde Gillespie, Ajax’s project manager, said similar opposition to the mine among Kamloops city councillors has made it clear to him the two sides cannot reach a community benefit agreement. KTW FILE PHOTO

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MINING COMPANY ENDS DISCUSSION ON COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENT

KGHM Ajax ends talks with city hall ANDREA KLASSEN

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The company behind the proposed Ajax mine has walked away from negotiations with the City of Kamloops. KGHM Ajax project manager Clyde Gillespie said the company is cutting off talks over a community benefit agreement — which would have included a cut of revenue from the mine — due to council’s stance on the proposed open-pit mine and “integrity” concerns. “Community benefit agreements are usually a partnership, and with four councillors on the city council adamantly opposed to the project, we were finding a partnership probably wasn’t going to work

with the City of Kamloops,” Gillespie said. In a letter to city council obtained by KTW, Gillespie said in lieu of an agreement, KGHM Ajax will continue its practice of donating money to arts, sports and community groups, and will set up a community advisory panel to direct the flow of funds and alert the company to community concerns. The move appears to shut the city out of any money made by Ajax. “There is a process in place where if the city wants to annex the project, they can do that, and then we would be more than willing to pay the taxes and do the things the city wants as part of the city,” Gillespie said. Mayor Peter Milobar said negotiations with KGHM Ajax had appeared to be mov-

ing forward, with the city and company discussing both money and how the mine could deliver on its environmental commitments to the community. “There was no hint of it. The letter came as a shock,” Milobar said. “Things were progressing well — and if it’s a case of they’re only going to talk to people who are 100 per cent in favour of their project, I don’t quite know how that builds trust in the community.” Councillors on both sides of the Ajax issue say that argument doesn’t make sense to them. “I can’t understand how that would possibly be helping their cause,” said Coun. Ken Christian, who has so far taken a neutral position on the mine. See COUNCIL A11

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