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Mines minister: KGHM Ajax is ‘shell shocked’ CAM FORTEMS

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KGHM Ajax is “shell shocked” by the scrutiny and opposition it has met in Kamloops, according to the province’s minister of energy and mines. Bill Bennett made an appearance Tuesday at the annual Kamloops Exploration Group convention, where he was scheduled to give a speech telling miners good times, propelled by the China story, are around the corner. In an interview earlier, he told KTW he reads every newspaper story, listens to radio and watches TV news reports regarding Ajax. “I read everything you guys write,” he said. Bennett is one of two provincial cabinet ministers who will make the decision whether to approve the project. That will be based on the report compiled by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. The federal government makes its decision independently. “The company is almost shell shocked, it seems to me,” he said. That comes from opposition that Bennett said, in his experience, tends to build as projects become more advanced. Earlier this month, the company pulled out of talks with the city regarding a community benefit agreement, complaining of unfair treatment. This week, KGHM Ajax and the city held a press conference to announce the two sides are again talking, this time about impacts the mine may have on the community. The company has also been met by unfavourable reports from independent scientists and government officials, particularly over its air-quality predictions for the proposed mine. “I told a company official an hour ago that’s a good thing,” Bennett said, calling it

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“an extremely difficult process.” Bennett said the federal-provincial comprehensive environmental assessment is intended to be exhaustive. “There are people with legitimate concerns who will hold their feet to the fire . . . That’s what government wants.” The B.C. Liberal government also wants to see more metals and coal mines open in this province. In 2011, Premier Christy Clark came to the city to pledge that eight new mines would be built within five years. Since that time, five mines opened — including New Afton in Kamloops — while another opened and then closed. Two more in northern B.C. are scheduled to start operation by 2017. Bennett said his message to B.C.’s mining community is the province has a stable political climate, low taxes and streamlined, but tough, regulations ready for when commodity prices inevitably recover. That will be driven by continued growth in China and demand for electric cars, for example, that require twice as much copper as conventional automobiles.

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Heavy-industry companies Domtar (above), Tolko and Lafarge are getting a $550,000 property-tax break — which means a tax hike for Kamloops homeowners.

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Heavy industry in Kamloops will get a $550,000 tax cut in 2016. At a budget meeting on Tuesday morning, city council voted to shift some of the city’s property-tax burden from Domtar, Lafarge and Tolko and onto residential ratepayers. The shift, coupled with other increases this year, will hike the tax bill for the average homeowner by $58 on a house worth $351,000.

Heavy industries in the city have complained for years their tax rate is far too high compared to other communities in the province. While the city has frozen the mill rate (the amount of money per $1,000 of assessed property) paid by the three companies for several years, it is still above the provincial average. With Tuesday’s cut, heavyindustrial ratepayers will pay $74 per $1,000 of assessed value. Finance director Kathy Humphrey told council the community with the next-

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Trudeau on Pierre and her illness DALE BASS

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Margaret Trudeau remembers clearly the day she met the man who would become her husband — and Canada’s prime minister. Her parents had taken her and her sister to “this great new, thing — Club Med,” she told a sold-out audience at Thompson Rivers University on Wednesday morning during a fundraiser for Royal Inland Hospital’s mental-health ward. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was also vacationing at the resort and the two exchanged some words. Margaret’s mother, seeing the interchange, asked her then-18-year-old daughter if she knew who the man was and explained: “That’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau, the black sheep of the Liberal Party.” Later, Margaret saw Pierre, who was reading The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on the beach. At the time, Pierre was mulling a run for the leadership of the Liberal party and Margaret’s parents were also connected to the party. At a gathering later that night, Pierre said to a friend: “If ever I marry, she’s the one,” referring to Margaret. That connection led to their eventual marriage. Pierre became prime minister and Margaret eventually came to terms with something that had afflicted her since childhood, something that wasn’t defined for her until after both Pierre and their youngest son, Michel, died. When her child died in November 1998, Margaret said she went into such a deep depression she didn’t want to do anything. Pierre’s death

in September 2000 left her in such despair she stopped eating and drinking water, brushing her hair or leaving her home. When her sons, Justin and Sacha, would call to check on her, she would lie. “Can’t talk now, got cookies in the oven. Yes, the bridge club is coming over today.” Sacha tried to convince her to see a doctor, Margaret said, but she ran from the house. Eventually, police were involved and Margaret was committed. A doctor sat her down and told her she could leave after 72 hours, but that she would die. “Changing my mind was a slow process,” Margaret said, but she agreed to stay, learned isolation and loneliness are her bipolar triggers and realized she was trying to kill herself. “I hadn’t chosen that. My brain chose it. So I just let myself just disappear and it was the best thing that happened to me.” From there, she learned about medications and lifestyle changes that would help her. Margaret said the clues were there even as a child. She suspects two concussions she suffered — one after flipping over the handlebars of her bike and another from falling as she ran down a cliff — might have started affecting her brain health. “I was either a little firecracker or crying constantly,” she said. “Mother would have called me a drama queen.” She said life with Pierre was lonely — he told her after he became prime minister that work would consume his life and “you’ve got me from 7:30 to 9:30 every evening.”

After campaigning with her husband during the 1974 federal election, Margaret told Pierre she thought she needed to get away for a day or two and wanted to go to Montreal. “He gave me some money and an Eaton’s charge card and off I went,” she said. Once there, she decided she really didn’t want to be in Montreal. She wanted to be in Paris, so she hopped a plane and landed in France and decided she really had to be in Crete. Eventually without a passport and on the Greek island, Margaret went to the Canadian embassy, which is when Pierre found out where she was. “I had never before been in a manic state,” she said of her bipolar disorder. She had experienced plenty of depression, but the mania was new and intoxicating. “With mania, you’ve lost your ability to reason,” Margaret said. It was also behind her infamous date with the Rolling Stones. Having decided to give up the role of prime minister’s wife and head to New York to learn photography — a decision Pierre supported — a friend called Margaret to tell her the Rolling Stones were in Toronto and wanted to meet her. “The Rolling Stones!” she said of what became a scandal after she was seen with the band at a nightclub. “I behaved so badly. I couldn’t stop myself.” Now, Margaret realizes she wasn’t ready to seek help. “I didn’t know how to live anymore. I didn’t know how to breathe anymore.”

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Beckett murder trial results in hung jury TIM PETRUK

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After a trial spanning three months and deliberations over six days, the jury tasked with deciding the fate of a former New Zealand politician accused of drowning his wife in a B.C. lake could not come to a unanimous verdict. Peter Beckett’s jury returned hung at about 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, less than four hours after passing a note to B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian Meiklem saying they were at an impasse. Meiklem urged the jurors to push on and come to a unanimous verdict. In the end, one dissenting voice caused the mistrial. “Totally predictable,” Beckett told KTW just before the hung jury, by that point a foregone conclusion, was made official. Beckett, 59, still stands accused of the first-degree murder of his wife, Laura Letts-Beckett, who drowned in Upper Arrow Lake near Revelstoke on Aug. 18, 2010. The Crown’s case against Beckett is a circumstantial one. Prosecutors allege he killed his wife out of greed, hoping to cash in on life-insurance and accidental-death benefits as

well as her teachers’ pension. Beckett, meanwhile, maintained Lett-Beckett’s death was either suicide or an accident. LettsBeckett admitted to having suicidal thoughts in a 2007 diary entry. Court heard Letts-Beckett went into the water while she and Beckett were on an evening boat ride near Shelter Bay Provincial Park campground. She was not wearing a life jacket and was not a strong swimmer. In her 90-minute closing submission to the jury, defence lawyer Donna Turko pointed out a lack of physical evidence connecting Beckett to his wife’s death. “No one testified, ‘I saw Mr. Beckett cause the death of his wife,’ nor is there any medical evidence saying so,” she said. “This is purely a circumstantial case. Imagine if you were found guilty of murder simply because you were present for the demise of your spouse. While it appears to have been enough to have charged Mr. Beckett, that does not mean he is guilty . . . In this case, there isn’t a smoking gun.” Turko attempted to poke holes in the Crown’s theory on motive, saying Letts-Beckett handled all of the insurance paperwork in the relationship and that the amount of

sistencies in Beckett’s various statements to police and other witnesses. Prosecutor Sarah Firestone said the totality of the inconsistencies mean Beckett killed his wife. “All of his lies demonstrate that he is responsible for getting her in the water and keeping her there until she drowned,” Firestone said. “In order for you to convict Mr. Beckett, the Crown does not have to prove how she was killed . . . only that he was responsible.” Firestone said “one of the most significant lies” Beckett told was that he used a rock from the shore to sink himself down to Letts-Beckett’s body and pull it to shore. “It defies common sense that a rock is heavy enough to sink with which you can still swim,” she said. “The accused is lying to you about finding a rock and doing anything to save Laura. He wasn’t trying to save her because he was trying to kill her.” At many points during Firestone’s closing argument, Beckett could be seen shaking his head emphatically in his seat in the courtroom. Pieces of evidence were kept from jurors, most notably a statement from Letts-Beckett’s cousin alleging Beckett had previously threatened to drown her in a B.C. lake.

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A hung jury is a mistrial ordered by a judge when jurors are unable to reach a unanimous verdict. It is not an acquittal. The charges remain before the court and a new trial is usually scheduled. money in question was only enough to cover outstanding debts. “The Crown wants you to find Mr. Beckett guilty because they just don’t know,” Turko said. “This is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt because you just don’t know.” A Crown witness lied in court, Turko said, and police deliberately withheld information about how much a jailhouse informant who testified against Beckett was paid. “Some people came to court as more of a witch hunt . . . to burn him at the stake,” Turko said. Turko also asked jurors to consider wrongful convictions in making their decision. “Most of these have been convicted on circumstantial evidence or evidence of an informant,” she said. “I know how most of you would feel if you had a loved one wrongfully convicted.” In its closing, the Crown meticulously detailed a number of incon-

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 death. But after extensive pre-trial hearings, Meiklem ruled Lyons-Friesen could not discuss a conversation she claims to have had with LettsBeckett after the dust settled. The reasons for that decision have yet to been released. In a police affidavit obtained by KTW, Lyons-Friesen said Beckett told Letts-Beckett she would drown in a B.C. lake. “He said to her, ‘This is how you’re going to die,’” the affidavit reads. “You’re going to drown. You won’t know when, where it’s going to happen, you won’t know when it’s going to happen, but you’re going to know how it’s going to happen. That’s how it’s going to happen.’” Lyons-Friesen went to police eight days after she heard about Letts-Beckett’s Aug. 18, 2010, drowning. Beckett remains in custody. Lawyers will return to court on Monday to set a date.

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Alternate juror not surprised trial ended with hung jury TIM PETRUK

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An excused alternate juror who sat through all of the evidence and closing submissions of the first-degree murder trial of a former New Zealand politician isn’t surprised the jury couldn’t reach a verdict. “Not really,” the juror told KTW. “Looking at it from the outside, maybe a little bit, but you can never really get a good read on what 12 people will think.” The former juror was excused last week after listening to nearly three months of evidence and argument, as well as a day of instructions from B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian Meiklem. Peter Beckett’s trial wrapped up on Tuesday, April 5, with closing submissions from Crown and defence.

The 12-person jury had been deliberating since Wednesday, April 6. On Tuesday, April 12, the jury told the court it could not reach a unanimous decision and a mistrial was declared. Beckett, 59, is charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 18, 2010, death of his wife, Laura Letts-Beckett, who drowned on Upper Arrow Lake near Revelstoke. The Crown has alleged Beckett killed his wife out of greed, hoping to cash in on life-insurance and accidental-death benefits. Beckett told jurors his wife’s death was either suicide or an accident. Letts-Beckett went into the water while on an evening boat ride with her husband. She was not wearing a life jacket and was not a strong swimmer. “With it all being circumstantial, it’s hard to tell,” the

juror told KTW. “A lot of the Crown’s case hinges on things that happened after the fact. But common sense tells you you’re going to trust the system.” The juror, who was excused following a random draw to bring the number of jurors down to 12 from the precautionary 14, said Beckett did not appear to trust the system. Beckett was combative during cross-examination by Crown prosecutor Joel Gold and had multiple outbursts during the trial. He was warned numerous times by Meiklem to remain quiet. The juror noted many jurors laughed in court when such moments occurred. “The outbursts, most people found it comical,” the juror said. “It was interesting. Old man yells at cloud.”

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A psychiatric nurse at Royal Inland Hospital told a coroner’s inquest Tuesday she used discretion when administering medication to an 18-year-old man who jumped to his death from the parkade at Royal Inland Hospital in June 2014. Tammy Ellwyn, a nurse on One South at the hospital, testified about amounts of anti-psychotic drugs in Jacob George’s Setah’s system at the time of his death. The jury previously heard Setah had been prescribed a three-drug regimen, but only small amounts of one drug were found in his blood. Ellwyn said that is because the other drugs were to be administered on an asneeded basis and she used her discretion. “I felt like, at that time, it was not appropriate to medicate him,” she said. “He was not a danger to me, I didn’t feel, or himself or anyone else. “He just seemed bored. I don’t think you

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She described Setah as a nice and polite patient who seemed “bored” by the hospital setting. Ellwyn told jurors Setah tried to escape after supper on the night he died. She said she pushed a button that locked the unit down. When Setah was unable to kick down a door, he went to a TV room and smashed a window, breaking free. “I went running out there and he was nowhere in sight,” Ellwyn said. “He was gone. It was so quick.” Ellwyn was asked if anything about security at One South had changed since Setah’s death. At that point, the nurse began to cry and said the lockdown option has been removed. “They let them run,” she said through tears. “I’m afraid for them to run out. I’m afraid. I’m afraid they’ll hurt themselves.” Jurors will have the opportunity to make recommendations about security at RIH if they see fit. An investigation by the Independent Investigations Office cleared Kamloops Mounties last year of any wrongdoing.

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A Kamloops man who broke into the home of an acquaintance to steal the last beer out of his fridge will avoid jail. Instead, Douglas Jackson will spend the next 18 months on probation and pay more than $800 in restitution for damages he caused breaking into the house. The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of mischief, break-and-enter, theft and assault. Court heard Kelly Cole pulled into the driveway of his Barnhartvale home on Aug. 22, 2015, and saw Jackson rifling through boxes outside the house with a beer in his hand. “He pulls up and he sees Mr. Jackson is drinking a beer which he knows is his because it is the last beer Mr. Cole had in his fridge,” Crown prosecutor Catriona Elliott told court. Elliott said the two men then fought and Jackson struck Cole in the head. Court heard Cole faked a back injury to end the assault and went inside to find his side door broken down and his final beer missing. Defence lawyer Chris Thompson said his client spent eight months following the incident in rehab. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop agreed to a joint submission and handed Jackson an 18-month probation term with orders barring him from drinking or going to bars. In addition, he cannot have any contact with Cole. Jackson will also have to pay $830.59, the cost to repair the broken door, and surrender a sample of his DNA to a national criminal database.

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The sentiment about the outdoor pool in McDonald Park is evident to anybody who visits the North Kamloops neighbourhood, despite city council’s decision this week reaffirming the clsoure of the 58-year-old outdoor summer oasis.

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A plea from a group of North Shore residents this week wasn’t enough to convince city council to reverse the fate of the outdoor pool in McDonald Park. Carrying a banner reading “save our pool,” a group of parents and children living near the pool — which the city plans to turn into a wading pool and spray park before summer — asked council to reconsider its decision to close the aging pool rather than spend $200,000 to replace its boiler, drain and pipes. “I just don’t understand why they want to take away something we love and put in something that we don’t want,” said Michelle Piluk, who argued the new wading pool and spray park will leave older children in the neighbourhood without a place to play. Piluk feels the neighbourhood was not

After providing cool relief over 58 summers, the outdoor pool in McDonald Park has been closed, to be replaced by a spray park and wading pool. The city announced that demolition was to begin yesterday, with the pool depression being filled in with dirt excavated from the pickleball courts construction in Riverside Park.

consulted as well as it should have been before the pool closure was announced. While the city held four public meetings on the future of the North Shore’s pools, residents appearing before council argued it wasn’t clear their pool could be closed while others remained open. Madison Northcott, 11, told councillors it will be difficult for kids in the neighbourhood to get to Brock pool, which will now be the area’s closest outdoor pool.

“If we get rid of the pool, probably a lot of the kids in the neighbourhood will have to go swimming in the river,” she said. However, when Coun. Donovan Cavers asked council to reconsider the plan for the pool, councillors reaffirmed the closure via a 5-3 vote. Coun. Tina Lange doesn’t feel the city can continue to justify spending as much money as it has on the pool. “There comes a time when you can no

longer keep life support going and the time has come to pull the plug on McDonald Park pool,” she said. Parks, recreation and cultural-services director Byron McCorkell said it will cost about $500,000 to convert the pool to a spray park and wading pool. The cost of operating the pool is about $100,000 per year, compared to about $25,000 annually for the spray park. During its public consultation, staff estimated

each swim at McDonald Park pool is subsidized by about $18 of taxpayer cash. “The numbers don’t lie with McDonald Park pool,” Mayor Peter Milobar said. “It gets a little over 5,000 users on a five-year average going to that pool. So, for all everyone says it’s heavily used, it’s not. It’s 50 people a day on average for every day it’s open.” • Meanwhile, Kamloops Mounties arrested a 61 year-old man who allegedly hit a bylaw officer yesterday with his car while protesting the demolition of the outdoor pool in McDonald Park. Police said incident took place at 11:15 a.m. as excavation equipment was being unloaded at the North Kamloops park. Police said the man reversed, bumped the bylaw officer, then sped away. He was later arrested at his home. The bylaw officer was not injured.

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ANOTHER WEEK OF AJAX ACTIONS

s the Ajax saga rolled on this week, there were a number of notable news items — few , if any, surprising. Following an ill-advised (from a public-relations point of view) decision to sever communication with city council on a proposed community benefit agreement, KGHM Ajax regrouped (likely after some advice) and held a joint press conference this week at city hall. There, project manager Clyde Gillespie told media his company was again on speaking terms with the city — but reiterated the benefit agreement remains off the table. The two sides are talking about the proposed mine’s impact on the city, while any money that may flow from the operation south of Aberdeen will be handed out via a yet-to-be-formed committee organized by KGHM Ajax. We also heard from Mines Minister Bill Bennett, who opined KGHM Ajax seems shell shocked by the intense opposition it is encountering as decision day gets nearer. Then there was a study completed on what has been evident to anybody reading the 1,800-plus comments on the B.C. Environment Assessment Office website — many comments appear to be similar form letters signed by different people. Again, no surprise. It happens often in situations like this and, as Bennett and the BCEAO have confirmed, such machinations are duly noted. Finally, yet another assessment of the proposed mine was released and, like every previous assessment completed by opponents of the copper and gold project, it warns of noise and blasting vibrating becoming the norm in Aberdeen. We can expect the battle over Ajax to become louder as we get closer to the date when the provincial and federal governments make a decision. The key is to find silent wisdom among the cacophony.

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ome little moments that aren’t big enough to fill this column space, but deserve to be tossed into the public realm for consumption: • The warm fuzzy feeling that came from seeing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greeting Syrian refugees in Toronto is gone. It left about the same time his federal government decided — having brought in the 25,000 refugees it promised to welcome — the resettlement program needed to be changed. It needed fewer staff and the privately sponsored refugees need to either borrow the cost of their flights from the feds or get their sponsors to pay the freight. The new system means organizations like Refugees and Friends Together in Kamloops could find themselves — after working hard in recent months to find accommodation, clothing, supports and everything else new Canadians fleeing horror will need — waiting for months to see new families arrive. Please don’t reduce this to a “We’ve taken in enough” argument, you rabid online commenters. Here’s the point: it was a convenient promise and oh-socuddly photo-op, but it’s now back to business as usual in Ottawa, with politics first, people second. • Shame on Trudeau for moving forward with the deal to sell light-armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, even if it is bringing $15 billion into the federal coffers. How dare he support calling that truly repressive dictatorship “a key partner for Canada and an important and stable ally in

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LEVEL a region marred by instability, terrorism and conflict,” as the foreign affairs department wrote in defending the Stephen Harperera deal. • On the other side of the political spectrum comes Stephen Lewis, iconic NDPer, true socialist and a tireless advocate for human rights. As he addressed the convention in Edmonton where it was decided to turf Tom Mulcair to stick around as leader, Lewis turned his attention to Trudeau and Saudi Arabia. “What do you mean you can’t break the contract?,” Lewis said of Trudeau’s rationalization. “What you mean is that you won’t break the contract and, with the greatest respect, that’s just nonsensical claptrap. As is the proposition that if we pull out, others will fill the gap — well, let them. What kind of twisted logic is it that says we should cozy up to murderers because if we don’t, others will?” And then, in a moment that had me wanting to stand up and cheer, Lewis continued to rip Trudeau by saying “it’s a huge

pleasure to have a prime minister who unselfconsciously calls himself a feminist” selling weapons to a regime “steeped in misogyny.” • Sticking with the NDPers for a moment, a colleague said he was stunned at Mulcair being shown to the door — albeit not for another two years. I’m not. While many of my generation have grown up knowing the NDP loses more than it wins, they bemoan that reality when it hits — but then they just accept it. Not so now, I suspect, as one of the remnants of the Harper era is a slowly growing engaged younger demographic getting involved in politics. They don’t like to lose. They don’t have patience with losers. And they don’t have those longstanding ties to the party. I look to one of my sons as an example of this. He’s young, politically savvy, committed to human and gender rights, believes in public transit, took a stand on Bill C-51 and wants to see things change now. If the person who is supposed to do it can’t, well, get out of the way and let’s find someone who can. It will be interesting to see if a member of the old guard — as it looks like it might be in the federal Conservative leadership campaign — or some bright young person who wants to change the world will step up for the New Democrats and keep these youth involved. Maybe they might even win some day. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU SPOT A SNAKE Editor: Thank you so much for your recent information on snakes in Kamloops This Week. Here are the top 10 things not to do when you see a snake. I put all these into practice myself just this week when I found a little rattlesnake sunning itself on the path at Peterson Creek. Step 1: Scream. The closer in tone to a startled Soprano/angry four-year-old, the better. Step 2: Stand paralyzed in fear. Step 3: Loudly follow up with, “Snake! SnakeSnakeSnake!” Even though no one’s around, it sure makes you look clever. Step 4: Realize your standing and screaming has drawn the attention of your dog, who is now bounding over to investigate.

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off into the brush. Step 8: Start to breathe again. Step 9: Remember how to walk. Step 10: Write a proud letter to the editor. You nailed it. Erin Mitchell Kamloops

POOLS STILL CAUSE FOR CONCERN Editor: While I’d like to congratulate city council for listening to the residents of the North Shore and, in particular, Westsyde, I hesitate to do so after reading Mayor Peter Milobar’s comment that Westsyde Pool may still be shut down when, not if, the mechanical systems fail. Knowing how councils past and present have continually attempted to close our pool, we no longer trust council and parks and recreation department.

If someone came along and offered to upgrade the mechanical systems in the Westsyde Pool building, would council turn that down because that’s not ultimately what it wants to have happen? A few years down the road, we will once again have to raise our collective voices to be heard. Recreational centres look after the needs of adults and seniors who benefit from the many lessons and classes a pool should offer.

Forgive me if I seem a bit pessimistic, but let’s see if the city and parks and recreation department does an honest job of advertising and improving services at our community pool in Westsyde. In the meantime, I will thank council for listening to the citizens of the North Shore and Westsyde. Let’s all use the facilities in this great city of Kamloops. Carla Curtis Kamloops

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MAYBE WE SHOULD GO BACK TO OUR WARDS Editor: The ongoing debate about the future of swimming pools on the North Shore and in Westsyde raises the issue of a ward system for Kamloops. We residents on the North Shore feel somewhat ignored by our city councillors from across the river. The blatant attempt to close all three of our swimming pools clearly illustrated nobody from the North Shore defended our interests. A ward system in Kamloops would give us half the city councillors and a say in other matters of interest specific to North Shore residents. City council deals with issues of interest to all residents of Kamloops, but with North Shore residents not having representation on council, true democratic representation is denied. I understand council does not have much interest in this issue as half of the representatives would not be in city hall if we had a ward system. It is double jeopardy for us as our MLA, Terry Lake, does not reside in the constituency he represents. John Hart Kamloops

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Al Perrett is saying goodbye to Harley Davidson after 50 years in the business. This year marks his last as the owner of the local dealership, which he has sold to the Barnes group. The family has been in the automotive business for 32 years, since Greg Barnes purchased a General Motors dealership in Camrose, Alta. They have owned several car dealers in B.C., but were introduced to Harley Davidson when they purchased the Langley shop in 2003

and another in Victoria in 2013. “It’s a big decision, but the timing is so right,” Perrett said. “I’m a fossil in this business” At 78, he has taken a backseat at the Iron Mask Road shop over the last decade. The Kamloops store is the second-largest Harley Davidson dealership in B.C. with $14 million in annual sales. Perrett said he had some apprehensions about selling, but after numerous conversations with friend and former Victoria Harley Davidson owner Steve Drane, who also sold to the Barnes family, he grew confident it was the right decision.

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Tough times persists in mining industry in B.C. Exploration in B.C. (AME), told attendees at the Kamloops Coast Hotel & Conference Centre on Tuesday. Exploration firms spent $272 million in 2015. That’s down $66 million from 2014 less than half of the $680 million spent in 2012. Similarly, in 2011, production from B.C. mines reached $9 billion. It declined last year to $6.9 billion. Inside the conference, Kieran Downes was pitching one of the grassroots exploration projects the industry wants to see. Troymet Exploration Corp. is exploring a

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Mineral exploration is down in B.C. and it’s not getting any easier to raise money to find the next gold mine. Those factors are evident this week in the decline in the number of geologists and prospectors attending the annual Kamloops Exploration Group conference. “It’s been really tough,” Gavin Dirom, executive director of the Association for Mineral

base metals and gold target near Cache Creek. It spent only $20,000 last year. Downes said the company does not yet have a 2016 budget for the Redhill project, but is planning geophysical survey to better identify future drilling targets — an expensive prospect. “Money is very tight,” Downes said. “We’re being judicious with what we have.” Dirom said the majority of spending on exploration is being done on brownfield sites — targets beside existing mines. Successful

examples of brownfield locations include New Gold Inc’s New Afton underground mine on the city’s western boundary. Yet the industry was built by optimists and several representatives said there may be evidence a bottom has been reached. Dirom produced a graph showing a current 50-day uptrend in the TSX-V, the exchange dominated by small B.C. mining companies. There are 100 active exploration projects underway. Two projects in B.C.’s north — Brucejack and Silvertip — have

Water act woes for those exploring the backlog to have their exploration permits updated to reflect changes in the Water Sustainability Act now sits at 140 days. Prior to the act coming into force in February, exploration companies were exempt from requiring permits for drilling and camp activities. Under the new act, however, they require approval from the province.

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Kamloops man identified as victim in fatal crash The man who died on the weekend when the vehicle he was driving struck two large trees on a North Shore street has been identified. The BC Coroners Service has identified Justin David Conrad Brewster, a 30-yearold Kamloops man, as the deceased. Brewster was behind the wheel of an SUV that crashed while headed north-

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ATTAWAPISKAT, Ont. — A suicide pact by 13 young aboriginal people, including a nine-yearold, has been thwarted on a remote First Nation in northern Ontario where local leaders say they’re so overwhelmed by the suicide crisis that extra police officers have been called in from nearby communities. Anna Betty Achneepineskum of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation said the youths were overheard making a pact to kill themselves on Monday and police brought them to the local hospital in Attawapiskat for an evaluation. But the hospital was already treating other patients who had attempted suicide in recent days and couldn’t see all of the new arrivals, Achneepineskum said, so about half of them temporarily waited in jail for treatment, the only other place where officials felt their safety could be secured. “There are so many things that are needed here,’’ she said. “So many things.’’ Achneepineskum said the entire community of about 2,000 in the James Bay region is so overburdened by the rash of suicide attempts that three of the reserve’s four health-care workers were sent to Thunder Bay for counselling and rest as reinforcements came in to help. Health Canada said this week that roughly 18 additional people — including a crisis co-ordinator, two youth support workers and a psychologist — had been deployed as temporary crisis relief since a state of emergency was declared in Attawapiskat. But Keith Conn, an assistant deputy minister for the department’s First Nations and Inuit health branch, stressed “more aggressive’’ efforts must be

made to meet the community’s mental health needs in the long term. The emotional distress of the teens and the dearth of resources in place to help them is a direct result of more than a century’s worth of fraught relations between First Nations communities and the federal government, one leader said. Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day said the pervasive ills plaguing aboriginal Canadians can be traced back to the Indian Act of 1876, which is marking its 140th anniversary. Day said the act, which effectively transferred all decisions affecting First Nations to officials in Ottawa, set the stage for decades of turmoil, including residential schools, where young aboriginals endured horrific abuse. Those experiences are at the heart of issues that include addiction, poor health and unemployment, all of which tend to converge on Canadian reserves that include Attawapiskat, Day said. Officials responsible for collecting demographic data on Attawapiskat did not respond to requests for the information. Governments are still controlling the flow of money going to troubled First Nations, Day said, adding that until that stops, nothing can significantly change. “There’s a lot to be said about the link between control of resources . . . and the actual ability with those resources to have types of programs and services that are needed,’’ he said. Financial resources are not as scarce for Attawapiskat as they are for other communities. In 2008, global diamond giant De Beers began production from its Victor Mine, 90 kilometres west of Attawapiskat. It provides employment and royalties to the community, including contrib-

uting to a trust fund which is now reportedly at $13 million. However, Day said First Nations are still at the mercy of governments and other partnerships that allocate amounts well short of what’s actually needed to address long-standing issues. Day pointed to a community plan for Attawapiskat in 2011 that earmarked $2.7 million for repairs of delapidated housing, but said the same plan also identified the cost of a complete overhaul as closer to $60 million. Mental health resources are in a similar state of crisis on the reserve. The Attawapiskat chief declared a state of emergency Saturday evening, citing the community’s 11 suicide attempts so far in the month of April and 28 recorded attempts in March. Achneepineskum, a deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a political organization that represents 49 First Nations communities including Attawapiskat, had already made plans a month ago to come into the community to talk about the crisis when the latest wave of suicide attempts was reported. “There is no youth mental health worker, there is no recreation co-ordinator. There’s a few people that are taking it upon themselves to organize little activities for the young people, but we need more help,’’ she said. Day said he senses a new spirit of co-operation among government officials along with heightened awareness in the Canadian public at large. Such sentiments will be key to making long-lasting changes, he added. “It’s going to be based on how fast the action will occur, how much the government will veer away from its old top-down approach and actually include us in discussions that will affect our lives,’’ he said.

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CALGARY — The hollowing out of Calgary’s core has hit its highest level in more than 30 years and the situation in what was once the thriving financial pulse of the energy industry is likely to worsen, a commercial real estate firm says. In an update released yesterday, CBRE Canada estimates the city’s downtown office vacancy rate was 20.2 per cent in the first quarter ended March 31, almost twice as high as the 11.8 per cent vacancy rate in the same period a year ago. Greg Kwong, regional managing director at CBRE, said it’s the first time since 1983 that more than one fifth of office space was available in downtown Calgary, and the city is on track to hit a new record above the 22 per cent rate. “It’s going to get a little bit worse before it gets better,’’ said Kwong. “Unless oil jumps back to $80 a barrel, I don’t think we’ll go down to the teens.’’ He said he has been surprised by how quickly Calgary’s market has reversed from the 2009-2014 trend, when it had the lowest vacancies and highest rental rates in Canada.

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“It was amazing how robust the market was in November 2014, and literally within four or five months it was amazing how ugly it got here,’’ said Kwong. “Having gone through a recession in Toronto and a few of them here in Calgary, this one has been very swift.’’ Calgary’s office market has been hit hard as oil and gas companies continue to cut jobs and consolidate office space due to low crude prices. The city is now an outlier in Canada’s downtown office market, with Toronto’s vacancies up only slightly in the quarter to 5.3 per cent, while Vancouver’s dropped to 8.8 per cent and Montreal’s was down to 10.8 per cent.

Vacancy rates also don’t account for the unknown amount of near-empty office space that companies haven’t tried to sublease because there’s no market for them, said Kwong. “You’ll see some buildings where there are five people on a 40,000-square foot floor,’’ he said. The downtown core also has about three million square feet of office space under construction, but Kwong said most of that won’t come onto the market for a couple of years. The extra space could further push up vacancies, but Kwong said another slight increase won’t change the market. “When you’re talking two or three per cent it’s the same thing,’’ said Kwong. “It sucks.’’ With rental rates down 28 per cent in a year, prices have dropped to an average of $20.97 per square foot for top-tier class A office space from $29.23 in the same quarter a year ago, CBRE said. Not all commercial real estate in the city has been as affected though. Suburban office space held steady from the last quarter, and the industrial real-estate market is still robust because it is not tied directly to oil and gas, Kwong said.

Metis, off-reserve aboriginals hopeful about Supreme Court rights ruling JOHN COTTER

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EDMONTON — Metis and non-status Indians will be watching a Supreme Court of Canada ruling today on whether the federal government has the same responsibility to them as to status Indians and Inuit. The decision will ultimately affect about 600,000 Metis and off-reserve Indians across Canada. “People are asking what will it mean for us regardless of which way the decision goes,’’ Dwight Dorey, national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, said yesterday.

“It is on the minds of a lot of people across the country.’’ Dorey said the ruling should finally settle whether Metis and non-status Indians are entitled to the same programs, services and rights as First Nations and Inuit. “Hopefully it is going to open doors for our people because we have been discriminated against for decades,’’ he said. “The ball gets tossed back and forth between federal and provincial jurisdictions as to who holds the responsibility. “This decision is hopefully going to clarify that.’’ The congress represents non-status Indians and Metis. It joined with several indi-

viduals, including Metis leader Harry Daniels, in taking the federal government to court in 1999 to allege discrimination because they were not considered “Indians’’ under the Constitution and had been denied certain rights. In 2013, the Federal Court recognized them as Indians, but refused to rule that the Crown had fiduciary duties and a duty to consult and negotiate with Metis and nonstatus Indians. The Federal Court of Appeal upheld part of the decision when it ruled that Metis should remain Indians under the Constitution. But it said that extending that recognition to non-status

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To accommodate Shirt Productions Canada Inc.’s filming of the Power Rangers movie, several road closures will be in effect during the month of April. From Tuesday, April 12 to Tuesday, April 19, affected downtown streets will be closed from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm each day, but may re-open intermittently or early as filming is finished. On-street parking will also be restricted. All businesses will remain open for pedestrian traffic. For a list of affected streets, please visit www.kamloops.ca. Please use caution when driving in the vicinity and obey all traffic control devices and traffic control people. For transit routing information, please refer to www.bctransit.com. The City of Kamloops appreciates your cooperation. For further information please call 250-828-3774. On behalf of Shirt Productions Canada Inc.

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hen mining ended in 1949, the Mascot mine buildings were stripped of all their equipment and abandoned. In the 1990s, for safety reasons, plans were being made to burn the buildings down. Fortunately, Bill Barlee (who happened to be the B.C. minister of tourism) convinced the province to buy the mine and transform it into a tourist attraction. The Upper Similkameen Indian Band has since taken over the site and is now working to restore it by adding metal roofs and a staircase. Visitors descend 550 steps to get to the main portal level below. This is where miners entered the mountain and shovelled one ton of ore onto carts. These carts, which were pulled by miniature locomotives called locis, were then brought to the top of the bins, where the contents were dumped into a skip. These three-ton skips carried the ore on the aerial tram to the flotation mill below to be processed. Visitors to the mine are given hard hats and brought into the main mine for a short sound and light show. The tunnel, which was the first one blasted at Mascot and stretches almost one kilometre into the mountain, was called Level 4800 because it was 4,800 feet above sea level. The mine had two other main levels — one at 4,300

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• At the height of activity, about 130 men worked at the Mascot gold mine, with some living in bunkhouses on site and others living in Hedley with their families and commuting daily via the tram or the Nickle Plate Road. • During its life, 682,000 tons of ore was extracted, producing about seven tonnes of gold. • The ore went through a few different processes once it left the mine.

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From Kamloops, head toward Merritt on the Coquihalla Highway, then take the Kelowna turnoff until you see the turnoff for Princeton. From there, follow the Crowsnest Highway/BC-3 E (signs for Keremeos/Osoyoos) until you reach Hedley. The drive is about 2.5 hours. Park at the large red Snaza’ist Discovery Center, which you will see just off the highway as you drive into Hedley. To discover other interesting places to see in British Columbia, go online to teresathetraveler.ca.

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Kia launched its 2017 Sportage crossover vehicle at Sparkling Hill Resort in Vernon. The new model has a bold design, customizable features and plenty of power, with a base 2.4 L and 181 horsepower engine.

wheels and they range in size from 17 to 19 inches on the top turbo model. There are two different front bumpers, a front wheel drive (FWD) version with a lower spoiler and the all-wheel drive (AWD) version with a more, off-road ready front design. There are halogen or LED headlamps, plus halogen or LED driving lights. The turbo also bets a dual-exhaust system with a sportier exhaust note.

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and the dashboard reflects this. Most centre consoles are flat with a screen in the centre, with easy access for both the driver and passenger. Kia turns the centre radio, heat and screen towards the driver, giving a slight cockpit design. The cabin has more leg and seat room, plus the cargo area has been adapted to provide a wider rear opening and flatter rear floor for ease of use. The Sportage can be equipped with as many comfort and convenience features as budgets allow.

It starts with standard heated front seats. The buyer can opt for heated rear seats, a heated steering wheel and a larger eight-inch navigation screen with Android Auto integration, wireless cellphone charging, plus a massive panoramic sunroof, power-real tailgate and more. Apple Car Play will be introduced at a later time and it will be reverse compatible, meaning the owner can have it installed at the dealer once it is released for the Sportage. DriveKia has a compelling engine and transmis-

sion story, plus a good handling chassis and suspension setup. The base engine is a powerful 2.4L unit with a solid 181 horsepower. This can be ordered with FWD or AWD and the power goes through a sixspeed automatic transmission. The top SX model gets many added features, starting with a whopping 237 h.p. 2.0L four-cylinder engine and 260lb.-ft. of torque. After driving both across the hills outside of the resort, I can easily recommend the base 2.4L engine

The Sportage starts at $24,795 for a base FWD model. The first AWD model starts at $26,995 and the EX-Tech will be a solid choice for many buyers who want a power tailgate, larger eight-inch navigation screen, cooled front seats and heated rear seats. This model isn’t cheap at $36,995. The top SX trim is $39,395, but gets the turbo engine and advanced safety features. One invaluable feature is the new handling, ride and refinement of the chassis and suspension on all models. This new Sportage is a contender for any buyer that places secure handling and feedback as a priority. Kia wants to make a statement with this new Sportage — it’s like a rebel in a vanilla category. It has a bold design, as many features as the buyer chooses and power to spare. It isn’t the cheapest in this competitive class — but it certainly stands out.

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f there is an extraordinary story in the world of nonhuman flight, I think it is the story of the hummingbird. This fine-feathered creature is unique in so many ways that it only makes sense thousands of hummingbird enthusiasts track their progress north every year. What makes the hummingbird so fascinating and unique? Hummers are the only birds able to fly backwards, straight up, down and hover. They are able to do this using unique figure-8 ball and socket shoulder joints and extremely muscular (relatively speaking) shoulders. They beat their wings an average of 20 times per second, though while performing a mating ritual, they can beat their wings up to 100 times per second. A Ruby Throated hummer weighs about 1/10 of an ounce (between three and six grams) and the smallest of all types — the Calliope hummingbird found in the western United States — is the size of a bumble bee and lays eggs about the size of a pea. The female does pretty much all

of the work. She scouts for a suitable nesting area, builds the nest and then seeks a mate. Once she has mated with the successful male candidate (through an elaborate aerial dance on the part of the male), she takes off, builds her nest of plant fibers bound together with spider webs, lays her beansized eggs (usually two or three at a time) and sits on her eggs. She later feeds the fledgling young and will often build another nest and lay a couple of more fertile eggs before the original family is ready to take care of themselves. She will do all of this while feeding and fending for herself. Each mature hummingbird will drink eight to 10 times their weight per day, much of which is derived from the nectar they constantly seek. All hummingbirds are native to North and South America. There are more than 100 genera in existence. Arizona is considered the mecca for hummingbird sightings and provides home to the widest variety of species. You will likely hear a hummingbird coming before you see it. The rapid wing movement provides this bird with its common name. Equally fascinating are the colours of the bird, especially

in sunlight. The brilliant, metallic colours that make them so noticeable come from melanin pigment that is arranged in flat platelets that contain tiny air bubbles. You might think hummingbirds are very fast. Sitting on my front porch, binoculars in hand, I would certainly think so. However, they seldom travel more than 40 km/h, double that during escapes and aerial courtship dives. A house sparrow can match that speed, but it is the start and finish of the hummers’ flight that impresses. In car language, a hummingbird has torque, while songbirds have horse power. When feeding hummingbirds keep these tips in mind:

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• Use sugar only — not honey or maple syrup — when mixing up your own feed. Mix one part sugar to four parts clean water and boil for one or two minutes. Allow to cool and store unused portions in your fridge for up to two weeks. Do not add colouring. • Clean the feeder out every three or four days, more often in hot weather and less often in cool weather. Do not allow the sugar solution to ferment or the birds can contract disease. • Cluster feeders with three or four in an area for best results. Rudythroated hummingbirds are territorial and will fight for their feeder. To overcome this, place several out at once. • While it is true hummingbirds

are attracted to the colour red (and other hot colours like orange and yellow), it is not true that they only feed from feeders or plants of these colours. • The plants you use to landscape your home or balcony can have a dramatic effect on the number of hummingbirds you attract. My favourites include perennials like bee balm (Monarda), veronica, columbine, cardinal flower (lobelia) and hollyhocks. Annuals that are attractive: petunias (singles), lantana, fuchsia, hanging geraniums (Balcon types are great), old-fashioned nicotine (the new hybrids have had the nectar bred out of them), and hanging begonias (single). Vines that work: trumpet vine, honeysuckle and morning glory (annual). Flowering shrubs: butterfly bush (buddleia), honeysuckle, weigela, flowering quince and azaleas. Flowering trees: crabapples, apples, pears, tulip tree and locusts. Mark Cullen is an expert gardener, author and broadcaster. Get his free monthly newsletter at markcullen.com. Look for his new bestseller, The New Canadian Garden published by Dundurn Press. Follow him on Twitter @ MarkCullen4 and Facebook.

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NOW’S THE TIME TO TACKLE SOME ODD JOBS As the days get longer and the weather improves, this is the time to make sure our homes or rental properties are well maintained. Here are a few do-it-yourself projects to keep your home in tip-top shape: • Top up your attic insulation: Many older homes have inadequate levels of insulation in the attic that wouldn’t meet today’s building code. Topping it up will help to save on energy consumption and keep your house cooler in the summer months. A great product for this task is Roxul Comfortbatt insulation. It’s easy to install, cuts simply with a serrated blade or bread knife and protects against fire, moisture and mould. Aim for a depth of 16 inches (41 centimetres) or an R-value of 50. Insulating properly canalso provide added benefits, such as improving the longevity of your air conditioner by reducing stress on the unit as temperatures rise. • Inspect your roof and make minor repairs: Winter can be especially hard on a roof. Look for ice, hail or water damage. Replace any cracked or missing shingles and clear any debris. • Clean your gutters: It’s not glamorous work, but your home’s gutters play an essential role in moving water away from your home and preventing damage. Consider installing gutter guards to ensure your gutters remain functional

Add impact to your garden You don’t have to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a landscape architect to add major impact to your garden. Here are some simple and affordable ways to pump up the wow factor: • Vines are very helpful, especially if the view of your backyard includes a chain link fence or the side of a shed or garage. Use colourful, fast-growing vines like honeysuckle or Virginia creeper. If you’re beautifying a wall, you’ll need a lattice, which you can buy in sheets at the hardware store.

• Hanging baskets always look stunning on a porch or a veranda. Choose a bright basket like the popular PC Fortunia Star Lavender Hanging Basket and have fun mixing colours and shapes. It’s an easy way to brighten up a deck, balcony or front porch. • The sound and motion of water gently falling from a fountain brings serenity to your garden — and it can look fantastic. Place a water feature in the corner of your patio or right in the garden bed, as long as it’s on a sturdy base.

• Never underestimate the power of planters. Set them around the edge of your patio to separate the space from the yard or put them right in the garden. Fill them with tall ornamental grass for added privacy as well as visual interest. • Lighting adds so much to your garden. Aim a spotlight up the base of a tree into the branches for some real drama. Strings of white lights around bushes are a special touch – and you can even place them throughout topiary forms to emphasize the shapes.

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ANDREA KLASSEN/KTW From left: Sahali Liquor Store manager Linda Coles, Kamloops Art Gallery acting executive director Margaret Chumka, gallery fundraising co-ordinator Judy Basso and Romeo’s Kitchen chef Romeo Oloresisimo toast to this year’s Kamloops Wine Festival, running May 4 to 14.

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ime to fill your glasses — the Kamloops Wine Fest is back for another year. The annual celebration of libations and fundraiser for the Kamloops Art Gallery returns to the city for its 18th year from May 4 to 14, featuring a mix of new events and familiar standards. New events this year include Rethink Pink, a rose-tasting seminar

hosted by the Sahali Liquor Store on May 11. Manager Linda Coles hopes the event will dispel the myth that pink wines don’t offer the same interest and depth as their red and white counterparts. “I’m passionate about roses,” Coles said during a launch event for this year’s festival. Local cider will also get time in the spotlight at a tasting event at 4 Oak Oil and Vinegar co-hosted by Left Field Cider Co. and Chop N’ Block on May 9. The evening will feature oil, vinegar and cider tastings, as well as food pairings.

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“We have a real range of prices and activities,” Kamloops Art Gallery fundraising co-ordinator Judy Basso said of this year’s event lineup. “There’s something for everyone.” Prices range from $5 per person for the 4 Oak event to $50/$60 for wine-pairing events and dinners at restaurants including Atlas Steak + Fish at Cascades Casino and Romeo’s Kitchen at the Coast Kamloops Hotel. Four local wineries will also donate their tasting fees to the gallery during the festival: Sagewood Winery, Privato Vineyard and Winery, Monte Creek Ranch Winery and Harper’s Trail Estate Winery. The 10-day event concludes with the annual Consumer Wine Tasting at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre on May 14.

Basso said more than 150 wines will be available for tasting during the event, as well as a variety of food pairings and live entertainment from Cathi Marshall and Jon Treicle, This year’s event will also make it easier to purchase wines that impress, Basso said, thanks to changes in liquor laws that have allowed the Sahali Liquor Store to take orders at the event. “That’s what everyone wants to know — where can I get the wine?” Coles said. The store will have a table set up at the tasting and will order any wine participants want to purchase, whether or not it regularly carries it. “We’ll look after everything,” she said. For a full list of this year’s events, prices and more, visit kag.bc.ca.

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Miss Kamloops starts tonight at St. Andrews

The Kamloops Ambassador Society will be introducing this year’s candidates tonight at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. The program, which encourages volunteerism, sees youngsters ages 16 to 18 vie for princess and Miss Kamloops. Over six months, candidates participate in community events and are judged on a speech

SEVERAL LIBRARY EVENTS LINED UP Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria St., hosts an adult story time from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. A bagged lunch is suggested and colouring sheets will also be available. The event continues on May 27 and June 24. On April 23, the library hosts an hour of French conversation — for the beginner to the expert — at the library at 10 a.m. Light refreshments will be served. It repeats on May 14 and June 11. On April 17, the library hosts a scrapbooking session with tables set up at the library for people to work on their creations. Participants must bring their own materials. It runs from noon to 3:30 p.m.

UNLEASH FOR SPCA Dogs will be welcome at the Unleashed fundraiser along Kelowna’s Lakeshore Wine Route on Saturday, April 30. From noon to 4 p.m., dogs can accompany their humans, who will be able to sample canapés and wines at the four wineries involved. A suggested $20 donation provides entry to the event. All money raised will go to the Kelowna chapter of the BCSPCA.

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Stamp sale Sunday The annual Kamloops Stamp Club auction and sale will be at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St., on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dealers from Vancouver will take part alongside Kamloops-area stamp collectors. The show highlights the hobby and gives people a chance to kickstart or enhance their own collections. Entry is free and there are prize draws hourly. For more information, call 250314-1021.

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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Steve Marlow and Brant Zwicker are looking for volunteers this week during CFBX’s annual volunteer drive.

Have time for the airwaves? CFBX will start its annual volunteer drive tomorrow and continue to April 29. The community radio station on the Thompson Rivers University campus is run by volunteers who work on-air and behind the scenes. It’s open to anyone from the community who wants to get involved.

Programming includes a wide variety of music and spoken-word shows with a noncommercial focus. Music programming includes folk, roots, classical, jazz, funk, blues, punk, metal, hip-hop and electronic. Spoken-word programming ranges from social and political issues to sports

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The second annual Night at the Drum will help support the Reaching Out project run by the White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Society. Honouring Our Life Givers Night at the Drum: Alive with the Fiddle is at Sagebrush Theatre on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, and features local entertainment including Nathan Cunningham, Rene Therrien, Rayne Gervais, Cvetozar Vutev, Fara Plamer and Sisterclan, the Lii Michif Kamloops Dance Troupe, The Margit Sky Project, Shalni Prowse School of Highland Dance, Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers and Friends and Good Heart Drum. The B.C. Metis Federation Jiggers

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Quilt walk, show in Salmon Arm

The Shuswap Quilters Guild presents its 10th annual show on June 3 and June 4 in Salmon Arm. The event includes a quilt walk through the downtown area with a map of participating stores included. The show is at the Spectators Arena in the Shaw Centre at the community’s recreation centre, 2600 10th Ave. NE. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 3 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 4. Included will be more than 400 quilts, wearable art, a merchants’ mall, boutique and other displays. Admission is $6, free for those 12 and younger. For more information, call Alice Phillips at 1-250-832-7532.

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60 minutes of pain, comedy Spike boards, cheese graters and a staple gun. That’s what attendees can expect to see

at a stuntman sideshow at a North Kamloops pub on Friday. Tarquin the Sideshow Stuntman is set to bring his pain-

fully funny comedy act to Bailey’s Pub. Billed as “60 minutes of pain and comedy,” tickets to Tarquin’s show are $10 in advance and $15

at the door. The show is slated to get underway at 9 p.m. For more information, email info@sideshowstuntman.com.

Free talk about drawing Artist Laura Hargrave will give a free talk on her drawing practice at the Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St., on Saturday at 2 p.m. Hargrave has an exhibition of her work, Memory Lines, on display at the gallery. It continues to June 18. She will talk about experimental drawing, line quality, distortion and will provide hands-on opportunities to try two-handed, mirror, remote and taped-finger drawing. To register, go online to kag.bc.ca or call 250-377-2400.

Two folk acts to perform on Saturday

Tarquin the Sideshow Stuntman brings his painfully funny show to Bailey’s Pub tomorrow night. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society presents Cannery Row with opening act Seal Skull Hammer on Saturday at Gleneden Hall, 4901 Northwest 50th Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts an hour later. There is a cash bar, so no minors are allowed. A silent auction will also be available. Society members pay $20, non-members are admitted for $25. Tickets are available by calling 1-250-833-4096.

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duced by people like Colin Linden and Gurf Morlix. Forbes used to perform under the name Bim, with a discography that includes songs like Right After My Heart, Fly Back North and Shell of a Life. Most recently, he’s been reinterpreting classic folk-roots songs on albums Some Tunes for The Mother of Mine and Strikin’ Matches Live. The festival runs from Aug. 19 to Aug. 21 at the Salmon Arm fairgrounds. For more information, to order tickets or book a camping site, go online to rootsandblues.ca.

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ICCHA/Wish Fund gala welcomes King Richard The King is coming to Kamloops — and you can meet hockey’s royalty if you attend this weekend’s ICCHA/Wish Fund gala at Colombo Hall. Richard Brodeur, known to fans as King Richard, is the legendary goaltender who led the underdog Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup final in 1982. He will be at the gala, where a painting he created will be auctioned off. The ICCHA/Wish Fund gala is an annual event at which 100 per cent of the proceeds go to buy muchneeded equipment for Royal Inland Hospital. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 16. Richard Brodeur has picked up the brush sinch laying down the goalie stick. He will be in Kamloops this weekend.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner from Flavours of India served at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by calling event founder Al Patel at 250-319-2074. Brodeur has become an accomplished artist following his retirement from hockey in 1987. He utilizes oils, acrylics and watercolours to create abstract paintings and images of Canadiana — fishing villages in Haida Gwaii, lakes and orchards of the Okanagan and ports and coves of Nova Scotia. His most popular series is a collection of paintings titled My Childhood Hockey Memories, depictions of youngsters playing hockey on frozen outdoor ponds. As an NHLer, Brodeur understood his on-ice brethren would likely mock his artistic endeavours. Somehow,

Kamloops man wins ALS Society award

ick Dunbar of Kamloops has been awarded the 2016 ALS Society of B.C.’s Exceptional Public Awareness Program Award. The award was handed out recently at the 2016 Volunteer Recognition Awards in Richmond. The honour is given to those who run exceptional programs aimed at educating and increasing public awareness of ALS in the past 12 months. ALS is a rapidly progressive, neuromuscular disease. Since his diagnosis, Dunbar has participated in countless media interviews and is a member of the Kamloops Walk for ALS and Golf Tournament of Hope committees. As ALS Society of B.C. executive director Wendy Toyer noted, Dunbar has dedicated himself to advocating for those living with ALS and raising public awareness of the disease. “Rick is an integral part of our volunteer team in the Kamloops area,” Toyer said. Early in 2013, Dunbar started to feel extreme pain in his back and legs. After a number of tests with no answers, he was referred to a neurologist. An MRI was done, and, when he and wife Laurie went for the follow-up appointment, it was then they learned the devastating news the probability of Dunbar having ALS was between 90 and 95 per cent. This diagnosis was a complete shock and the neurologist suggested they get a second opinion. An appointment was set up at the ALS Centre at the G.F. Strong Rehab Centre in Vancouver, where the original diagnosis was confirmed. As their new reality settled in, the

Dunbars were faced with the task of sharing the news with Rick’s 95 yearold father, their children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, family and friends. The news came just as Dunbar had retired. The couple, who will celebrate their 48th wedding anniversary in November, were planning on continuing their annual Snowbird vacations to Arizona in their fifth wheel. Toyer said an ALS diagnosis raises the fear of the unknown and of what lies ahead. Emotions are heightened, not only for the person diagnosed, but also for family and friends. The Dunbars, after grasping the full impact of the diagnosis, set about educating themselves. They discovered the ALS “family,” an organization of people ready to listen, help understand and guide them in their quest to make some sense out of the heart-wrenching news. They also made a decision not to change the way they lived. They had always focused on family and friends and they were determined to continue to do this. Nevertheless, ALS has taken a toll on Dunbar and the family. His muscles are continually weakening, he uses two bipap machines and is learning how to use a trilogy ventilator. Laurie is her husband’s main caregiver and, in April 2015, she suffered two heart attacks. Family and friends rallied to support them in facing yet another life-altering situation as Laurie recovered. Laurie volunteers to help organize the annual ALS Walk and Golf Tournament in Kamloops. • For more on Rick Dunbar, search his name on YouTube.

Rick Dunbar with daughter Tusha and wife Laurie (right).

the macho locker-room culture didn’t quite gel with the fine arts. “Painting has always been a passion of mine,” Brodeur said. “When I was playing with the Canucks, I was painting at home and brought a sketch pad with me on the road, but it’s not something I mentioned to my teammates. “You’re always considered a flake as a goalie anyways, and then if you walk in the locker room and tell them you’re an artist, they are going to laugh.” Brodeur now paints four to eight hours a day and shows his work at the Birthplace of B.C. Gallery in Fort Langley. “I have had two passions in my life,” he said. “One was playing hockey and the other one was my art. And I’m a lucky guy because I have been able to do both.”

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June Bergh had a good feeling when she woke up on the morning of April 8. A few hours later, she was Kelowna’s newest multi-millionaire. June and husband Gus were in Kamloops on Tuesday to pick up their $50 million in winnings from the B.C. Lottery Corporation. They had the winning ticket that matched all seven numbers in the Friday, April 8, Lotto Max draw. It was clear the lifechanging amount had yet to set in for the mother of two and grandmother of seven. “I thought it was unreal,” June, a retired OR nurse, said at the press conference on Tuesday. When she first scanned the ticket, she thought she had maybe won $50,000,

seeing a five and a few zeroes. When Gus looked at the machine, he thought it was a bit more. “You’re sort of scared,” June said. “It seems so much, you can hardly believe the amount. If it helps my kids and grandkids, that’s a plus.” The Berghs bought the winning ticket at the Safeway on Highway 97 North, but June normally buys her tickets at Kelowna’s Superstore. June didn’t pick the numbers, but said she has always had luck with sevens — her winning ticket didn’t contain the lucky number, but was bought on April 7 and included seven numbers. The couple of 54 years is left to decide what to do with their winnings. Gus said there are roughly 14 family members who could have money coming their way, with a focus on

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take a few more cruises — perhaps down the St. Lawrence River — but has no interest in buying a new house or making any major purchases.

“My life is spent helping others and feeding dogs,” June said. The jackpot, which is tied for the largest amount ever awarded in B.C., is

the second major win in Kelowna in recent weeks. Robert Goertzen won north of $21 million in February. BCLC CEO Jim Lightbody couldn’t offer a reason for the rash of wins in the area — there was also a $5-million prize awarded in Vernon — but said B.C. receives its share of national prizes. “Maybe there is something in the water in Kelowna,” he quipped. June isn’t sure whether she’ll continue buying lottery tickets following her win, instead preferring the cheaper option of scratch tickets. She guesses she has spent $600 in her life on the lottery. Meanwhile, Gus, a retired buyer at Safeway, has never been much of a lotto player, feeling more than $20 for a ticket was a steep price. “But I’ve changed my opinion,” he said with a laugh.

Obituaries & In Memoriam LYNNE NILES (nee Bilton) Lynne Niles (Nee Bilton), age 64 passed away on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 at Kamloops Hospice Association after a courageous battle with Cancer. She was a beloved wife of 49 years to Alan Niles of Kamloops. Lynne was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia on May 27th, 1951. She was the daughter of Clarence and the late Valda Nelson. Besides her husband, she leaves behind her sons Frederick and wife Jennifer of Abbotsford and Richard and wife Nikki of Kamloops. Lynne also leaves behind her beloved siblings Bill, Noni, Jamie, Glenis and Lorelei. As well her cherished grandchildren Kennedy, Ben, Taylor and Adam Niles. Lynne moved to Kamloops at the age of two and completed all her schooling and met her husband Alan at Norkam Secondary. Alan join the military as a Pilot and Lynne and their two boys, Fred and Rick followed him for 30 years across Canada to Comox, BC, Edmonton, AB, Trenton, ON, Moose Jaw, SK. and back to Edmonton, AB. She made and maintained friendships all across the country and was instrumental in raising two very successful sons while Alan was traveling the world in the service of our country. Lynne was a stay at home mom until her sons were teenagers and she started her working career. Lynne started as a Manager of a cosmetic studio in Moose Jaw and upon moving to Edmonton became a Regional Manager for sixteen mall ticket booths in northern Alberta. She retired from this position after fifteen years to move back to Kamloops where she resided with her large family until her passing. Lynne was a warm hearted and loving person. She also was an incredible baker, cook and had a flare for interior design. Her biggest joy was simply spending time with her friends and family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, April 17th, 2016 from Noon to 2:00 pm at the Dune’s Golf Course and Banquet Centre. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her name to the Kamloops Hospice Association or the BC Cancer Association. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Chanan Kaur Bagri Longtime Kamloops Resident, Chanan Kaur Bagri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the age of 90 years old. Chanan was born in the small village of Sidhma in India on March 1, 1926. She was the eldest of seven children and helped raise each of them. On June 9, 1941, she married Sucha Singh Bagri and together they had five children. With her husband mainly working in Canada, she showed strength, love and devotion by raising her children, brother and running a farm all on her own. In May of 1967, she was able to bring her family to join her and her husband in Canada; first in Kitimat and then a year later settling in Kamloops. As the years went by and her family expanded to include grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her commitment and dedication to her family only increased and flourished. Her loving nature set the foundation for all generations of the family. Chanan will always be remembered for the love and devotion she had to her family and for the generosity she showed to all she knew. She is survived by her five children Tarsame (Erica) Bagri, Gurmej (Kashmir) Janda, Baxsho (Bahader) Johal, Gurmail (Kewaljit) Bagri and Surinder (Parmjit) Bagri; fifteen grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; brothers Sohan (Gurdev) Sidhu and Swarn (Salinder) Sidhu and numerous close family members. She was preceded in death by her longtime loving husband of 74 years, Sucha “Bob” Bagri. A special thank you to all the care aids, nurses and doctors that have helped in the care of Chanan over the years. A gathering to Celebrate Chanan’s Life will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Schoening Funeral Service Ltd., 513 Seymour St., Kamloops. Bhog Ceremony and Prayer to follow at the Sikh Temple, 700 Cambridge Crescent, Kamloops. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

Paul Daniel Jubinville September 12, 1991 - April 12, 2016 Paul was a wonderful son. He was quiet, kind, witty, intelligent and gentle. He was proud young man with strong character, just starting his journey in life. Paul was born in Kamloops, BC to Rick and Jeannine Jubinville and has a younger brother Sean. He leaves behind his girlfriend Jessica Berg, grandparents Leno and Grace Zanier and Yolande Jubinville, along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Paul attended Lloyd George Elementary, South Kamloops Secondary, and graduated from UBCO with a degree in Electrical Engineering on March 2016. On April 14, 2015 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He faced this diagnosis with grace and dignity – never complaining. It was a difficult year. Paul’s family is grateful and humbled by the overwhelming support of family, friends and the community who helped them along his journey. No amount of words can express their gratitude for the love and support along the way. A special thanks to all the kind physicians and staff at Royal Inland Hospital, Home and Community Care and the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home. In lieu of flowers, please give generously to the Kamloops Hospice Association. A Celebration of Life will be held in Paul’s honor on Sunday, April 17th at 3:00 PM at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC. Condolences may be sent to www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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Gloria Halpern (nee Hannam) (nee Hannam) 1944~ 1944 2016 - 2016

With her loving husband by her With her loving husband by her side Gloria passed peacefully on side Gloria passed peacefully February 3, 2016 after a brief fight on February 3, 2016 after a with aggressive cancer in lung the brief fight lung with aggressive palliative care unit of Nanaimo cancer in the palliative care unit Hospital . of Nanaimo Hospital . Gloria was born and raised in the Gloria born and raised Saskatoon areawas in Saskatchewan into thefamily Saskatoon a veryinlarge of manyarea aunts,in into athe very large unclesSaskatchewan and cousins during Second of married many aunts, uncles Worldfamily War. She and moved during Willie the Second World War. She to BCand withcousins her husband in and moved to BC with husband in 1964. married They spent their married life her in BC on theWillie Island They spent theirbeing married life in BC on the Willie Island and in1964. the interior of BC transferred with and in the Interior being transferred employment. Gloria wasofaBC very loving, giving with and Willie’s caring employment. wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Gloria was predeceased her son Daryland Robert Halpern Gloria was a very by loving, giving caring wife, and hermother, parentsgrandmother, Elgin and Vivian Hannam in July 1979. She sister and friend. is survived by her loving husband Willie, her son Richard Gloria was predeceased by Linda her sonHiggs Daryl(Ralph), Robert (Beverly), daughter Rhonda, sister Halpern and Halpern her parents and Vivian Hannam grandsons Kodie andElgin Nicolas Halpern and in July 1979.Higgs, She isChristopher survived byHiggs her loving nephews Gregory and husband Willie, her son Richard (Beverly), daughter Rhonda, niece Melissa Baker. sister Linda Higgs grandsons Kodie Halpern Her Celebration of Life (Ralph), will be held on and Nicholas nephews Gregory Higgs, May 14, 2016 at 2:00 Halpern pm at Thand alassa Restaurant HiggsMemorial and nieceGolf Melissa Baker. at the Christopher Qualicum Beach Club, 469 Memorial Avenue,ofQualicum Beach, Her Celebration Life will be heldBC. on May 14, 2016 Pleaseatjoin us in herRestaurant life. 2:00 pmcelebrating at Thalassa at the Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club, 469 Memorial Avenue, Qualicum Beach, BC. Please join us in celebrating her life.

In Loving Memory Of Gary L. Moore January 3, 1943 February 2, 2016

Please join us for a Celebration of Life gathering friends and family on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Hoodoo’s Restaurant, Sun Rivers.

Sherry Arko February 21, 1961 – April 3, 2016 It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of Sherry Arko. Sherry Arko was born on February 21, 1961 to Jim and Angeline Rhindress in Kamloops, BC. That same year they moved to Blue River, with her siblings Debra and Les. Eight years later, the Rhindress’s moved back to Kamloops where Sherry attended Elementary and High School in Brocklehurst. Her first job was at Mr. Mikes. Sherry was a spunky girl who was full of laughter and never afraid to try new things. In 1979 in Chase, BC Sherry met her husband Frank. Frank and Sherry started living together in 1980 and moved to the Little Shuswap, where Sherry was working in Sorrento. After moving throughout the interior, they returned to the Shuswap where they bought their first home and Wed in 1986. Sherry started her own business, Shuswap Blinds. She installed blinds, all while raising her children Christopher, Melissa and James. She spent many hours volunteering within the school as well with after school sports and other activities. Moving back to Kamloops in 1997, Sherry researched her background finding her Métis heritage which she embraced deeply. Becoming a women’s rep and heavily involved in the Métis Women BC. Sherry was very proud of all the people she met along the way. She was full of passion and laughter, where her memorable laugh will be missed by all. Sherry worked at the Royal Inland Hospital, where she made many great friends. She will be dearly missed by everyone that knew her. After an eight month battle with cancer, Sherry passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016. She is predeceased by her mother Angeline. Sherry will be forever remembered by her loving husband Frank, children Christopher, Melissa (Tanner) and James. Her father Jim Rhindresss, her sister Debra (Renny) Apps, brother Leslie Rhindress, niece Natasha (Tant), nephew Steven (Jen) and great nieces and nephews Oren, Amelia, Nolan and Owen.

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Barry Antony passed away on April 8th, 2016. Born August 11th, 1931 in Fleetwood, Lancs., England. He served two years in the R.A.F., 19491951 and immigrated to Canada in 1954 – working in the pulp industry for 32 years. Retired from Weyerhaeuser in 1987. Barry is survived by his wife of 56 years Beverly, his best friend, soulmate and walking companion; his two sons Brian (Maureen) and Bob (Denise); also his pride and joy, his grandchildren Quinn, Alexandra, Torry, Keaton and Rowen. He was so proud of each of them. Also his brother Warren (Audrey) and family and his sister Peggy (Peter) in England. Many thanks to Dr. Hollman for her years of caring and compassion, Della (I.H.A.) and all the angels at hospice. A family gathering will take place at a later date. No service or flowers by request. Donations to the Kamloops Hospice (72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9) would be appreciated. Soar with the eagles, Dad.

The family imagines him flying high with the eagles he loved so very much.

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Who walked through Heaven’s Gate April 14, 2011

Iolanda my wife, We wish we could see you one more time. Come walking through our doors, But we know that is impossible. We hear your voice no more and know, you can feel our tears. 5 years have passed

Iolanda you are dearly loved and missed by your family

Annabelle Margaret Maundrell

February 21, 1926 - April 1, 2016 Our beloved mother passed away peacefully on April 1st, 2016 after a short illness with her family at her side. Annabelle (Ann) was born the youngest of six children in Hague, Saskatchewan to Maria and Tobias Unruh. After the death of her father the family moved to BC. Ann married Robert Royce (Roy) Maundrell in 1948. Ann and Roy moved to Windermere in 1959 and lived most of their lives in the Columbia River Valley. Roy passed away in 1991, Ann then moved to Kamloops in 1999 to be closer to family. She is survived by her three sons Robert (Marielle), Malcolm David (Wanda) and Christopher (Glynnis), grandchildren Jennifer, David, Alice Malcolm and Heather, seven greatgrandchildren and sister Frieda Caldwell. Ann was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. No services are planned. The ashes of Ann and Roy will be interred at the Old Hague Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are graciously appreciated to the BC Cancer Society. Condolences may be emailed to www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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by Charles L. Mashburn I found a penny today, Just laying on the ground But it’s not just a penny, This little coin I’ve found. “Found” pennies come from heaven, That’s what my Grandpa told me He said angels toss them down; Oh, how I loved that story. He said when an angel misses you, They toss a penny down Sometimes just to cheer you up, Make a smile out of your frown So don’t pass by that penny, When you’re feeling blue It may be a penny from heaven That an angel tossed to you.

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Horsting’s Farm in Cache Creek, BC requires Farm Labourers 5 to 6 days/week, 40 to 50 hours/week at $10.59 per hour. Farm work includes: planting, weeding, irrigating, harvesting and preparing crops for market. Employment starts on April 15, 2016. Submit application to: fax 604-792-7766, by mail to: 2540 Hwy 97, PO Box 716, Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0 or email: littlemountain greenhouses@shaw.ca

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The SSN consists of the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc and Skeetchestn Indian Band, one of the seven historic “Divisions” of the Secwepemc Nation. The Director of Operations role is ideally suited to a seasoned business manager who has a demonstrated track record in facilitating diverse political and economic interests, bringing new initiatives into play and who has both for and not-for-profit business experience. The Director or Operations will perform a critical role defining leadership initiatives that will impact this organization’s success. The longer term objective for the Director of Operations will be to implement key initiatives and will heavily influence the degree of success of specific objectives collaboratively set out by the Joint Council and Director of Operations to accomplish. Specifically the Director of Operation’s mandate will be to facilitate collaborative relationships with other First Nations executives, Councils, government officials and Industry decision makers. HOURS OF WORK: PAY: LINE OF AUTHORITY:

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Collection of Pin Wheel Crystal. $500. Must be Seen. 250376-9572.

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

Electric Tricycle new batteries, charger, basket, and more $1000 (778) 470-1355

999 COINS & BARS. 250-864-3521, I want to buy your coin collection also buying everything gold or silver. Todd’s Coins 250-864-3521

Appliances Maytag Gas Wall Oven. 16000 BTU. 7 yrs old. 24”Wx25”Dx44”H. Can be converted for use with propane. Good shape. $200. 250318-0339. White Westinghouse 4 burner gas cook top. 30”Wx21.5D. Comes with propane conversion kit. Good shape. $125. 250-318-0339.

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Furniture Dining table w/4 captain chairs and hutch with glass cabinet. $250. 250-572-2045.

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

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Fruit trees any kind. $10-$35. 6 ft. tall. Call anytime or leave a message. 250-376-3480

Rubbermaid 33 litre Bucket & Wringer. Brand new. $40. 250377-3604.

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Solid Oak table w/6chairs 68x42 w/2 12inch leaves $800 (250) 579-9483

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Jewels, Furs 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

Misc. for Sale 50 inch Hitachi TV $50obo (250) 573-5268 All Season Tires 70/266 R17 Michelin $1500 on 8bolt rims Elec Stove $125 554-4154

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Sears Viking Rototiller 5hp Briggs & Stratton 24” diggers. $300/obo. 250-376-4884. *some restrictions apply

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WESTSYDE Sat Apr 16th 9-3pm 912 Dever Dr. Lots for everyone!

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Rayleigh - Fully Fenced. 2002 Custom house, 5bdrms, 2-baths, two garages, wine cellar, red tiled roof etc. 1/2 acre lot. $448,000. 250-578-8681.

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FULLY FURNISHED TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White ski resort offers your very own hot tub, 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. $210,000 (May consider a trade for an apartment in Kamloops. Call Don at 250682-3984 for more information.

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520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 250-372-0510 Available spacious 1bdrm apts. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment. Centrally located. On-site Management. 250-828-1711. FURN.2bed/bath,+den,1291sq ft., Ex-Landmark show suite, steps to TRU, view. 1 u/g park spot.$1700+util.Min 1yr leaseMay 1. NS/P. 250-319-1946

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Shared Accommodation Near TRU Room $325-per month util included. No Pets. 250-554-6877, 250-377-1020. North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020 Retired male seeking roommate, N/Shore. Close to bus/shopping. $500. 376-0953 Roommate to share house, country living, pets okay. $700/mo. 250-377-3457.

Suites, Lower 2BDRM large N/S N/P Close to schools Working person pref’d $950. 250-819-3368 Bachelor cls to Mac Prk, sep ent, shr w/d, util cab & wifi incl n/s n/p $525 778-220-3220

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N/Shore 2bdrms. Private entrance. N/S, N/P. $1100/mo. incld util. W/D. 250-376-1136.

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Sahali 1bdrm suite, fully furn. brand new. N/S, N/P. $1000/mo. 250-374-7096. Spacious 2bdrm +den. Priv entr/own lndry. Util incld. N/S, N/P. $1100/mo. 250-318-0779

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Recreation **Booking for 2016** CALL NOW FOR BEST DATES Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. Newer 1bdrm 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 & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. $1500 week. 4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly rentals available. BOOK NOW! Call for more information. 1-250-371-1333.

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BATCHELOR HEIGHTS Sat Apr 16th 9-2pm #44-900 Stagecoach Dr. Garden tools, a/c unit, and more!

Beautiful 2-Storey home in Valleyview 3bdrm, 3 1/2 bth Open-Concept Kitchen, Dining and Living Room; Large Office. SS Appl; Granite & Hardwood throughout. 2Car Garage. Fully landscaped Gas BBQ. Bareland Strata-includes Clubhouse & Secure RV parking. $459,900 (250) 3721706

Upright freezer Whirlpool 16 cu ft like new, 3yr extended warranty $500 (778) 470-1355

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

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Brock 4bdrms top floor, 2baths. Big backyard, garage. $1700 plus util. 778-257-7351.

Private Coin Collector Buying Coin Collections, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins, Estates + Chad 1-778-281-0030 Local

Large computer desk, light brown, top is 4ftx2ft. $20. 250573-4410.

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Valleyview 1bdrm, n/p, n/s util inl for quiet single person $750/mo. 778-220-6113. Valleyview 2bdrm, 5appl sep ent, cls to bus util incl Avail May 1st $1100 250-572-0608 Westsyde, 2bdrm bsmt suite. N/S, N/P, W/D, $1,000/mo. util incld. 250-574-7224.

Townhouses 3BDRM 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immed. 250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206 3 Bdrm, Nshore, avail May 1st $1150/mo 250-554-6877 or 250-377-1020 Sahali $1250 +util 2bdrm, 1bath. corner unit close to TRU.NS,NP.250-461-9972.

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2012 Road King, stock 103, ABS, Cruise, Full Size Tourpak, Rider Backrest, Custom Bars, No Scratches, 15,225 kms, $17,499.778-471-1089.

Open Road 2007 349, R.L. 36ft One owner, 3 slides, elec/stabilizers, awning. 1 ton 2005 Ford Diesel, 200,000km club cab $45,500 package (250) 372-5401 snoopy05@telus.net

1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $5,500 obo (250) 376-5722 1984 Volvo (Collector), auto, air. 181,000kms. No winter driving. $3,200. 250-587-6151

Auto Accessories/Parts 1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $400. Call 250-851-1304. 4 Champiro size 275/65/R18 fits SUV/truck tires. $250. 250554-1023. 4 Dueler APT Bridgestone. P235/75R15. M&S. 10/32 tread. $195. 250-374-9427.

Cars - Domestic 2001 Sebring Con. V-6, auto full load. 73,000kms. Exec cond, never winter driven. $5,500. 250-376-4163.

2002 Nissan Altima. 4 door, auto. Fully loaded. Good condition. $5,500. Call to view. 250-376-4077. 2005 Toyota Corolla 5 speed extra set of mounted tires /rims $4500.00 250-318-8870

2014 Motorino XPH Electric Scooter bike. 850kms. No scrapes. $1400 250-574-9846

Off Road Vehicles Honda Big Red 3 Wheeler top shape $1550 250-554-0201 2006 VW Jetta TDI Highline, fully loaded, auto, sunroof. Very well maintained. 180,000kms, No accidents, very clean. $7,000/obo. 250-318-6257. 2011 Honda CRV EXL. Loaded with most Honda options. $19,000. ESTATE SALE. 1780-920-7799. 2013 Nissan Leaf SL, electric, black/tan. 12,000kms under warranty $27,500 250-3778436

Recreational/Sale 16’ft Travelaire Travel Trailer, Awning, bthrm, no leaks. Must be seen Reduced. $3500 372-0510 1972 Vanguard 14ft. Travel Trailer. F/S, Furn, Bath, slps-6. $1000. 250-682-3943. 1989 Fleetwood AClass 120,000km slps 6, well kept, $7000obo (250) 579-9691

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1990 Ford Flair 27’ Motorhome. 104,000kms. Good condition. $10,049. 250-851-2579.

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1997 Fleetwood Travel Trailer. Back bdrm, many extras. $6,000/obo. 250-376-2722.

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2003 24ft travelair trailer like new, slps 6, a/c, oven micro qu bed $11,000 250-573-2284

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

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

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Sport Utility Vehicle 1981 GMC Suburban 4X4. Re-built motor/trans. Good shape. $2,900. 778-469-5434

Trucks & Vans 1983 GMC 2500 on propane. 350, auto. Running order. $800. 250-376-7195. 1993 Chevy S10. 4x4. Auto, good shape. Many extras. $2,500. 778-471-4114. 1996 GMC Suburban 4x4 good shape runs great $2900obo Call (250) 571-2107 1997 GMC 3dr 4x4 auto, 350 engine, in good shape call for details $4500 (250) 573-3165 1997 Ranger. 3L, 5spd, std cab. $500. 778-470-0121.

Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580

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2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $16,900. (778) 468-5050. 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 23ft Mallard Trailer qu bed, sofa, dinette, tv, 3 burner stove w/oven, micro,rear bath, awning and a/c exc shape $13,500 (778) 470-2728 2008 Fleetwood Mallard Trailer 23ft. like new, fully loaded. $15,000. 250-554-1035.

2000 Dodge Dakota. Full load. V-6. 185kms. 1-owner, canopy. Good Cond. $6,000. 3763480

2000 Dodge Ram 1500 S/Box 4x4. 8Cyl 5.9L Gas, Auto, 168,797km Fully loaded. GVWR 6,600lbs asking $9850 (250) 3205900 2003 Ford 150, 4x4, V8, standard, 8’ box 95,000k in exc cond. $9,700 250-374-2493

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Boats 12ft aluminum boat 7.5HP motor, oars, seats, on trailer $3000obo (250) 579-8321

28ft. Vanguard Legend Travel Trailer. No slides. Rear bdrm. Clean. $7,500. 250-851-2919.

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9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $1,300/obo. 250-376-1841.

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1979 Peterburough 14ft 4 seater c/w ladder, cover, paddle, anchor, and trailer. No Dents Or Scratches “MINT”. $3900.00 Doug 250 579-5944 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

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2 yr/old 8ft. Rebel fiberglass flat bottom boat with wheels. $650. 250-828-1542. Erickson aluminum custom boat,new, 12’ one piece construction $2500 778-257-6079

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SPORTS: MARTY HASTINGS 778-471-7536 or email sports@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @MarTheReporter, @KTWonBlazers ADAM WILLIAMS 778-471-7521 or email adam@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @AdamWilliams87

INSIDE: Nabata still eyeing Rio| A19 THE FACE OF VICTORY

St. Ann’s Academy runner Aliyah Deneault lunges across the finish line, clinching first place for her team in the 4x100-metre relay race at the Kamloops Track and Field Club’s annual Elementary Schools Relay Fest yesterday at the Tournament Capital Centre. Members of the Valleyview Lions Club (Paddlewheelers) volunteered their time to help the event run smooth. DAVE EAGLES/KTW

Kamloops ties to future Olympian MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

hen Taryn Suttie unravels and unleashes her first throw at the Olympic Summer Games, Canadians should know twists and turns in Kamloops helped catapult the shot putter to Rio. The Hanley, Sask., product threw a personal-best 17.88 metres at a meet in Tempe, Ariz., eclipsing the Olympic qualification mark of 17.75 metres. “It’s been a goal and a dream for a long time and it’s very close to being reality now,” Suttie said. “As soon as it left my

TARYN SUTTIE hand, I threw my hands in the air. I knew it was a good one. Then there was 10 seconds of waiting. In those few seconds, you

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freak out waiting to hear. “It feels so good.” She doesn’t live or train in Kamloops anymore. She’s not from here. She doesn’t have family in the Tournament Capital. She didn’t compete for the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack. But this city’s paw prints are all over her. After finishing her tenure at the University of Saskatchewan, Suttie moved to the River City in 2011 to train at the National Throws Centre and Kamloops Track and Field Club (KTFC) with worldrenowned coach Anatoliy Bondarchuk, known to most as Dr. B. Suttie went to school under the Ukrainian throws encyclopedia for three years and boosted her personal-best mark to 16.48 metres from 15.70 metres.

Then she hit a wall. “With a coach, it’s almost like family,” Suttie told KTW. “I’m not from here, so I spent every day, twice a day, training with Dr. B. So, just to then decide to go elsewhere, it was a very difficult decision, but it’s something I just had to do to further myself in my throwing career. “I learned a lot in my time with Dr. B and I’m very grateful for working with him. It just needed to change.” Suttie switched coaches in August of 2014, acquiring the services of former Canadian Olympian Justin Rodhe, and the switch paid off in a hurry. She threw a personal-best 17.61 metres in April of 2015. See SHOT, A36

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“Justin saved my career for sure,” said Suttie, who was a parttime employee at the Tournament Capital Centre, working about 25 hours a week. “I’m very thankful for his help and his expertise. He’s the reason that I’ve made it this far.” Rodhe, from Cleveland, moved to Kamloops in 2008 to train with Bondarchuk, became a Canadian citizen and wore the Maple Leaf at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London. He retired from shot

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SHOT PUTTER SUTTIE TO COMPETE IN RIO IN AUGUST put in 2014 and accepted a job last year at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, where he is a track-and-field coach. Suttie packed her bags in October and moved to Columbus to train with Rodhe, effectively severing her connection to Kamloops. “For sure, Dr. B had something to do with that [Suttie qualifying] and credit needs to be given where credit is due,” said Judy Armstrong, president of the KTFC. “She’s now with Justin Rodhe. He

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