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A CALL FOR A CITY LIVING-WAGE POLICY ANDREA KLASSEN
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KTW FILE PHOTO The Tolko mill in Merritt will close in December, leaving 203 people out of work. The company cited a reduction in the annual allowable cut as a result of the completion of the pine beetle harvest.
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The planned closure of Tolko’s Merritt sawmill by the end of the year — throwing 200 workers out of a job — is the latest in 15 years of joblessness and permanent shutdowns in the Interior’s forest sector. Citing a lack of timber, Tolko Industries Ltd. announced this week it will close its Nicola Valley sawmill in December — a major
job loss in the community of 8,000. The move will leave the city with just one sawmill, Aspen Planers, where it once had five. Marty Gibbons, president of Steelworkers Local 1-417, has seen closure of mills in Valemount, Clearwater, Louis Creek, Canoe, Merritt and Kamloops. In a statement, privately held Tolko Industries Ltd. blamed a wood-supply review. The resulting timber reduction follows the end of elevated cut levels
for pine beetle-killed lumber. Gibbons said the closure was not expected. “We’ve heard rumblings,” Gibbons said. “There’s been suggestions. But, yes, it did catch us by surprise.” Family-owned sawmill Ardew Wood Products in Merritt closed in January 2012 after 47 years of operation. The closure, blamed on a lack of timber, led to 55 job losses. See TRANSITION, A6
A Kamloops city councillor would like to see the city adopt living-wage policies for its staff and contract workers, but a discussion at council isn’t likely to happen unless groups promoting the issue show up at city hall. Coun. Donovan Cavers said he spoke with members of the city’s Changing the Face of Poverty committee about a livingwage policy after last year’s recycling strike, in which workers for Emterra — which sorts recyclables on contract for the city — cited low wages as the main issue of concern. “I support anyone that’s working for the city being paid a wage that would allow a decent standard of living,” Cavers said, adding he had expected a presentation on living wages to come to council at some point after that. A pair of B.C. cities have policies in place requiring their staff and
contractors to be paid at least a living wage. Several more are in the process of putting bylaws in place. Earlier this month, Quesnel officially adopted its policy, which sets a baseline wage of $16.52 per hour. Vancouver is in the midst of setting up its policy, which will require it to spend just under $600,000 more on its janitorial, graffitiremoval and securityservices contracts, to bring wages to a baseline of $20.64 per hour. Kamloops’ living wage was last calculated at $17.21 an hour, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Living Wage for Families Campaign issued in April. The rates are designed to cover the basic expenses of two working parents with two young children, including rent, child care, food and transportation, and includes deductions for subsidies, tax
WHAT IS YOUR VIEW? The living wage in Kamloops has been pegged at $ 17.21 an hour by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The living wage refers to the hourly wage earned by each of two working parents with two young children. Do you make more than the living wage? Do you think the City of Kamloops should adopt a living wage? Send your thoughts to editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com. credits and the like. While several councillors expressed some support for living-wage policy, Mayor Peter Milobar said it could bring difficulties for the city. He noted New Westminster, the first city in B.C. to adopt the policy, has struggled to ensure its contractors are paid the minimum amount. See SOME, A7
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Police across B.C. are offering amnesty in October for gun owners looking to get rid of weapons — even if they are illegal. “It’s a safe way for the public to dispose of weapons,” Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said. “It just provides an opportunity to reduce the number of firearms in our community. People who have weapons or imitation weapons or ammunition they no longer want, whether legally or not, they can call us and we’ll come bring it in.” Shelkie said police will accept any firearms, ammunition or explosives — no questions asked.
In two previous amnesties, one in 2006 and another in 2013, police received a number of items that could have otherwise resulted in criminal charges — two machine guns, a rocket launcher, a missile and 200 handguns. Mike Morris, B.C.’s minister of public safety, said the amnesty period is intended to not only take guns off the streets, but also make it more difficult for weapons and ammunition to fall into the wrong hands. “We know that firearms, weapons and ammunition are often stolen during break-ins,” he said. “For those wondering how to safely dispose of their unwanted firearms, like that rifle they inherit-
ed that is now collecting dust in the basement, this month-long amnesty is the perfect opportunity to keep a potentially deadly weapon or firearm from landing in the wrong hands.” According to Shelkie, the majority of weapons turned over during amnesty are destroyed. Some, she said, are kept for educational and training purposes. Shelkie asked anyone looking to turn in a weapon to call the Kamloops RCMP’s non-emergency line at 250-828-3068 to arrange to have a Mountie pick it up. Weapons are not to be dropped off at the detachment. The amnesty period begins on Saturday and runs through Oct. 31.
FACEBOOK PHOTO Sasha Brubaker, 26, died on Sept. 15. His body was found on Sept. 17 on the grounds of a Tranquille Road apartment building in North Kamloops.
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A mentally ill Kamloops woman who is dead set on murdering her disabled sister and then killing herself has been released from jail despite the fact experts have labelled her an extreme risk to re-offend. Shauna Marie Hardy has been in custody since April, when she was arrested after threatening to kill her sister, who has the mental capacity of a two-year-old, and her probation officer. Hardy was placed on a probation term in February after previously threatening to kill her sister. Based on her criminal record — one conviction for uttering threats — the Crown wasn’t seeking jail for Hardy. Court heard the 38-year-old was kept behind bars for so long because it was the only
supervision available to prevent her from re-offending and to protect her sister. Defence lawyer Michelle Stanford said health officials have rejected requests for round-the-clock supervision for Hardy because her condition — borderline personality disorder — is deemed not severe enough. “The reality is, borderline personality disorder is a very grey area,” Stanford said. Kamloops provincial court Judge Roy Dickey laid out his concerns about Hardy’s release, but ultimately said his hands were tied. “The court has a significant concern, as do the psychiatrists who saw Ms. Hardy,” he said. “The indication is that she is a high risk to re-offend, committing an offence with respect to her sister. There is also a concern for Ms. Hardy herself. “Unfortunately, the only supervision available is through incarceration and Ms.
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“I think it’s one of those conceptual things that gets thrown out there, but in my understanding no city has been able to implement or follow through on,” he said. There’s also the issue of increased costs. While every councillor who spoke to KTW believes all city workers would be at or above the living wage, some said contracts could be affected. “We certainly balance out the desires of residents to have work done to a high level and in the most affordable way possible,” Milobar said. “What it would mean for our contracts, I’m not sure. I suspect most people in Kamloops that are working on construction projects or the like for the city must be close to that wage anyway.”
Coun. Ken Christian is also skeptical of living-wage policies. “It’s just a mechanism by which left-leaning local governments take shots at the provincial government for their minimumwage policy,” he said. Coun. Arjun Singh said a livingwage policy could be interesting to explore, while Coun. Dieter Dudy said ensuring contract workers are also making a living wage could improve the city’s economy, even if it costs slightly more. “You’ve got people who are at least making a better income and able to consume more within the city. It’s a better way to improve the economic future of your town,” he said. Coun. Denis Walsh is also in favour of the idea, but would like to see a broader provincial policy, and a higher minimum wage, rather than cities adopting policy piece-by-piece.
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“I think these days without strong unions, and with corporate-centred governments, I think it’s a necessity to keep wages at least at a living wage,” he said. Coun. Marg Spina said a living-wage policy would be worth discussion, but thinks the city also needs to look at other ways to help struggling working poor in Kamloops. “I think it must be very difficult for those that are on minimum wage incomes to provide for their families, especially with the cost of produce and the cost of meat,” she said. “The long lineups at the food bank show it is a problem to manage within minimum wages,” she said. Spina said the community also needs to look at growing more of its own food to offset the cost of importing from South and Central America.
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nother World Rivers Day has come and gone. Along with the family-friendly activities and educational events, we are all called to do a bit of stewardship. We haven’t always taken the best care of our waterways. For much of the past, we simply didn’t know any better or didn’t have any better options. Rivers took a lot of abuse — overfishing, waste dumping, dredging or diking without regard to habitat — and some of those scars remain. Streams and rivers, too, have been diverted or damaged in years past. Some are still in danger. Fortunately, people have taken a great deal more care and ownership of our waterways in the last few decades. Their display of kindness towards the rivers and streams, and the wildlife that depends on them, comes in many ways. This past Sunday, people in Kamloops and in communities across the nation gathered at waterways to collect some of the debris that has accumulated over the summer and to learn more about the importance of our rivers and how we can help keep them healthy. The cleanup took place rain or shine — and this year participants toiled under both. Hundreds of volunteers take part at every cleanup, but there’s always room for a few more, which is why World Rivers Day should be considered a reminder of something we can all act upon 365 days of the year. The day’s activities in each community are a true community effort and organizers and participants deserve our appreciation. More importantly, we can honour all who tend to our waterways by doing our part when we can. When you are out for a walk along the Thompson River or on the edge of McConnell Lake or anywhere else between, do your bit and pick up some trash. World Rivers Day can be every day.
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unicipal politicians from across B.C. are in Victoria this week for their annual convention, meeting with provincial cabinet ministers and debating resolutions. Taxpayers would be well advised to question their mayors, councillors and regional district directors when they get home. Not just about hotel bills or what they accomplished, but whether they have picked up any ideas from Victoria on how local government should be run. In 30-odd years of watching local governments, I have never seen a council blow money and chase ridiculous ideas the way Victoria does. For example, the city is now considering hiring an artist in residence. Mayor Lisa Helps said this will build in beauty to projects without hiring consultants, and add value to taxpayer-funded facilities. We’ve already seen this artistic value notion at work. The city’s new drawbridge connecting Vic West and Esquimalt to downtown is nothing if not artistic, with graceful sculptural elements. At least that’s how it appeared in drawings when the project was begun in 2009. Seven years later, the construction site looks all but abandoned, costs having soared above $100 million. We’re assured by the latest consultant, municipal maestro Jonathan Huggett, that things are back on track and the artistic custom steel components being manufactured in China are free of defects this time. We’ll see.
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VICTORIA Helps wasted no time establishing her style when she surprised herself by being elected in 2014. She spent $50,000 on a management consultant, explaining this was the maximum she could spend without council approval. Speaking of art, Victoria now has a musical staircase in one of the city-owned downtown parkades. For only $10,000, people can now play music by going up and down stairs. That’s right, the city is in the parking business. Oddly, these dank concrete structures with unionized city staff have struggled, so council considered sculptures and paintings before buying a stairway to heaven. Residents of Greater Victoria and its dozen boutique suburbs are used to screwed-up projects. From dysfunctional police who can’t communicate to a stalled sewage system that will cause tax bills to skyrocket if it is ever built, incompetence is expected here. Two Victoria councillors specialize in silly stunts that divert public attention from their performance. Coun. Ben Isitt and his side-
kick Coun. Jeremy Loveday recently talked their colleagues into declaring a ban on genetically modified foods in Victoria. There is no sign yet of local grocery stores throwing out hundreds of products containing canola oil and other agricultural staples. Apparently, city hall can’t override federal health regulations. Ben and Jerry, as they have become known, are radical leftwing activists, often seen organizing protests demanding this or that from the province and Ottawa. Loveday wants Victoria to declare itself a “sanctuary city.” That’s where local police are instructed not to ask people about their citizenship status in order to circumvent federal immigration law. In this age of terrorism, let that sink in for a bit. It makes Loveday’s initiative to allow skateboarders to mingle with downtown traffic seem almost sensible. Ben and Jerry’s campaigns were largely financed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. In June, they led Victoria council to leave the regional labour relations group that bargains with CUPE and other unions. Helps dismissed concerns by other area councils that CUPE will now target Victoria and whipsaw other municipalities to match its settlements in the grand B.C. labour tradition. Helps said that’s old-fashioned thinking. Besides, Victoria City Hall staff duplicates much of the regional labour function. A consultant said so. tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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LET’S UNITE AROUND DOCTOR SHORTAGE Editor: In this election year, our only chance to make a stand for the thousands of people in Kamloops who do not have a family doctor is to stand together in solidarity. It worked for the right for women to vote, for fair wages and for working conditions for the labour force. It could be our only chance. It is not about the lack of doctors, but about the almighty, and as usual, evil dollar. It is about the regional health authority
not providing clinic physicians with the same salaries and tuition reimbursements as hospitals and rural areas. The health authorities are governed by both federal and provincial governments. It would be nice if the Liberal prime minister and Liberal premier got together during this lovely royal visit to discuss the fact that sick and sometimes elderly people have to stand in line like a bunch of cattle at a rendering plant just to maybe get an appointment that day with a doctor who
knows nothing about them and cares even less. It is not entirely his or her fault, either, as they are pushed to the limit and God have mercy on you if you have more than one problem. This problem is only going to get worse. After all, our health minister does live right here in Kamloops. Dana Barbara Kamloops
It would be nice if the Liberal prime minister and the Liberal premier got together during “this lovely royal visit to discuss the fact that sick and sometimes elderly people have to stand in line like a bunch of cattle at a rendering plant just to maybe get an appointment that day with a doctor who knows nothing about you and cares even less.
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USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS MUST BE STOPPED OR REDUCED Editor: The making of illegal drugs legal with terminology — illicit drugs become recreational drugs — and the implementation of supervised drug-use sites makes me wonder what
happened to common sense. Street drugs are illegally sold by drug dealers and are gang-affiliated. The use of illegal drugs must be stopped or reduced. The possession and
use of these illegal drugs are criminal offences, yet governments give the nod to set up sites to use them. Who pays for these sites and the drugs being used there? Who pays for the
use of naloxone and the wages of paramedics, Mounties and hospital staff to deal with this? We live in a sick society when money is thrown away creating supervised sites for peo-
ple to use illegal drugs while others who need legal medication cannot afford it and cannot get the health care they require. Frank Desmet Kamloops
A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: FOULDS COLUMN: SPEAKING FOR THE TREES:
“Wow, have you been into Juniper lately? Huge swaths of land are scraped to near bedrock in order to build more houses. “The number of trees taken down would be in the hundreds. “Not one tree remains in the new corridor at the west end. That would be zero canopy.” — posted by Perry
RE: STORY: NEW SOUTH KAM SECONDARY NO. 1 ON SD73’S AGENDA:
“So let me see if I understand this. They just shut down schools, then want to build schools due to overcrowding? “Here’s an idea: why not reopen the schools that were closed? “I understand replacing outdated schools, but it makes no sense closing schools, then complaining about overcrowding and requesting new portables or schools to alleviate the overcrowding issue.” — posted by JJ Martin
NO REASONABLE ARGUMENT SUPPORTING VIGILANTES Editor: I find it disgusting this paper would offer a poll: “Do you support vigilante work by organizations such as Creep Catchers or Creep Hunters?” We all know there are goons in any culture who will advocate this sort of approach.
There is no reasonable argument supporting this process — it belongs in the same category as torture and genocide. Perhaps those who agree with the vigilante approach should consider joining forces with a little group in the Middle East known as Daesh. Erik Nelson Kamloops
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LOCAL NEWS $14,000 RAISED AT KIDNEY WALK
About 100 participants raised an estimated $14,000 at the 2016 Kamloops Kidney Walk at McDonald Park on the weekend. Still to be added to the total is the amount a silent auction will raise. That auction continues to Thursday. Dorothy Drinnan (wearing sunglasses in photo, standing next to husband Gregg), who marked the third anniversary of her kidney transplant just days before the walk, was recognized as the top fundraiser, collecting $2,486. About 1,200 people in the Kamloops area have chronic kidney disease; 138 are on dialysis and 75 are waiting for a transplant. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW
When? When?
Tuesday, October 13, 4, 2016, 7:00 pmpm Tuesday, September 2016, 7:00
Where?Where?
Council Chambers, Hall, 7 VictoriaStreet Street West Council Chambers, CityCity Hall, 7 Victoria West
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Why?
Kamloops City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed
Kamloops City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed amendments to KAMPLAN: City of Kamloops Official Community Plan Bylaw amendment to Cityand of City Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No.No. 5-1-2001. No. 5-1-2146 of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw 5-1-2001.
Property Property Location: Location: 2505 Trans Canada 925 Laval Crescent Highway West
Purpose: Purpose:
To amend I-1S To the amend KAMPLAN to (Industrial on addPark) a newzone site-specific a site-specific basis to Development Permit change the land allow 60 Area, m2 oftooffice use use designation of the on the subject property.
subject property from Medium Industrial to Light Industrial, and to rezone the subject property from I-3 (Heavy Industrial) to I-1S (Industrial Park) to permit an industrial park.
Sun Peaks’ focus is on rental market ADAM WILLIAMS STAFF REPORTER adam@kamloopsthisweek.com
Sun Peaks wants to encourage shortterm rentals in its resort municipality. But Mayor Al Raine also wants to make sure those rentals are fairly taxed. He said there are some companies managing rental properties at the resort that are collecting the tax properly, but noted a quick search online yielded Property Location: nearly 10 websites advertising more 6675 Westsyde Road than 500 properties in the area. He estimated Sun Peaks is losing out Purpose: Contact the Planning and Development Division at 250-828-3561 or access relevant on roughly $150,000 a year. Questions? material at www.kamloops.ca/councilagenda. To rezone a background portion of “There’s no question that Internet the subject property from sales have increased significantly in A-1 (Agricultural) Copiestoof background materials are also available at City Hall for review between the the last five years,” he said. “There’s CR-2 (Country hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding statutory holidays). no question in my mind that will conResidential-2) to facilitate tinue.” a one-lot subdivision. Have Your Say: Email Mail Fax Speak Raine and the municipality have put forth a resolution at this week’s meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Victoria, requesting the province examNoticefor forPublic PublicHearing Hearing Page ine the issue. Notice Page 2 2 legislate@kamloops.ca 7 Victoria Street West 250-828-3578 In person at the “At the present time, if you rent three Kamloops BC V2C 1A2 meeting Property Property rooms or less, there is an exemption Location: Written submissions must include your name and address and be received no Location: from the accommodation sales tax,” later than 4:00 pm on September 13, 2016. 1550and and1850 1850Mission Mission 1550 Raine told KTW. FlatsRoad Road Flats “At the present time, we’re not sure, S:\DCS\Jobs (c3)\250940_Notices 2016-10-04_NOT\252006_PH 2016-10-04 - Combined_NOT.docx Written submissions, including your name and address, are included in the Council Agenda and will be posted but we think there are many people that Purpose: Purpose: on the City's website as part of the permanent public record. Please note that the City considers the author's are confused as to what the regulations Torezone rezone portionofofconsideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. To aaportion address relevant to Council's are, as to who has to pay tax.” thesubject subjectproperty propertyfrom from the City Hall I-3 is the following transit routes: No. 1 - Tranquille, No. 2 - Parkcrest, and No. 3 - Westsyde. Raine said the Internet has brought (Heavy Industrial) toto I-3located (Heavyon Industrial) I-2 I-2(General (GeneralIndustrial), Industrial), the issue to the fore in recent years, and andto toamend amendthe the with a significant number of homeownS:\DCS\Jobs (c3)\248408_Notices 2016-09-13_NOT\247289_PH 2016-09-13 - 925 Laval Cres_NOT.docx I-2 I-2(General (GeneralIndustrial) Industrial) ers offering up their homes online for zone zoneon onaasite-specific site-specific rental. basis to permit a call basis to permit a call centre centrewithin withinthe theexisting existing But in doing so, landlords may building. building. bypass the two to three per cent per cent accommodation tax normally included on hotel bills or other rentals. Questions? Contact Division at at 250-828-3561 or or access relevant Questions? Contactthe thePlanning Planningand andDevelopment Development Division 250-828-3561 access relevant There are also differences in property, background material available at www.kamloops.ca/councilagenda. background material available at www.kamloops.ca/councilagenda. provincial sales and federal goods and Copies are also available at at City Hall forfor review between thethe services taxes that need to be collected. Copiesofofbackground backgroundmaterials materials are also available City Hall review between hours pm, Monday-Friday (excluding statutory holidays). hoursofof8:30 8:30am amand and4:30 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding statutory holidays). “If you have a fair number of people who aren’t collecting taxes, then they’re Have Your Say: Email Mail Fax Speak Have Your Say: Email Mail Fax Speak not contributing to the marketing and the development of the resort,” Raine legislate@kamloops.ca legislate@kamloops.ca
7 Victoria Street West 250-828-3578 In person at the 7 Victoria Street West 250-828-3578 In person at the Kamloops BC V2C 1A2 meeting Kamloops BC V2C 1A2 meeting Written submissions must include your name and address and be received no Written submissions must include your name and address and be received no later than 4:00 pm on October 4, 2016. later than 4:00 pm on October 4, 2016.
Written submissions, including your name and address, are included in the Council Agenda and will be posted Written submissions, your name and address, arePlease included in the Agenda andthe willauthor's be posted on the City's website asincluding part of the permanent public record. note thatCouncil the City considers on the City's website as partconsideration of the permanent record. note the City considers the author's address relevant to Council's of thispublic matter and willPlease disclose this that personal information. address relevant to Council's consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. City Hall is located on the following transit routes: No. 1 - Tranquille, No. 2 - Parkcrest, and No. 3 - Westsyde. City Hall is located on the following transit routes: No. 1 - Tranquille, No. 2 - Parkcrest, and No. 3 - Westsyde.
said, noting Sun Peaks uses the tax revenue to promote the resort and develop attractions. “We’ve just asked the province to study it and to work with communities to come up with regulations that will bring the taxation to a level playing field for everyone who’s renting short-term,” Raine said. Sun Peaks’ resolution is one of a handful being brought to UBCM by municipalities in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Barriere is asking for a reduction in size of UBCM holdbacks for gas-tax funded projects, while Clearwater wants an amendment to the policy governing slaughtering-facility licences in the Southern Interior. The TNRD itself is requesting the province lobby the federal government to amend the federal gas-tax agreement, adding fire protection to the list of eligible project categories. The change would allow fire-protection services to access gas-tax funding to construct fire halls, purchase firefighting equipment and fund other firefighting projects with prohibitive costs. “In my opinion, it’s the most important local function that an elected official can attend in any given year,” said TNRD chair John Ranta, who will be joined in Victoria by all 10 of the board’s electoral area directors and most of the region’s city representatives. Kamloops is sending eight of nine council members. “It’s where policy decisions are made about what the executive is going to pursue with the provincial government and I look forward to it every year,” Ranta said. “Whether or not you go to any of the sessions, some of the most important benefits of attending UBCM are derived by the conversations you have with your peers in the hallways, before and after events at the convention.”
Correction Ken Walker is past-president of the Law Society of B.C. The name of the society and Walker’s title were incorrectly stated in a Sept. 23 KTW story (‘More law-school grads,
fewer articling positions’). Additionally, Kenna Morris and Laura Faryna, pictured in the article, are in South Africa on an international internship funded by Global Affairs Canada.
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A representative of the Ministry of Education will be in Kamloops in the coming weeks to talk about the need to renovate, expand or replace aging schools, most of them overcapacity. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone said he came away from last week’s meeting with Kamloops-Thompson school district representatives with a main point, that being the district is really overseeing three distinct school districts. Stone pointed to rural schools, where enrolment is either flat or declining, those on the North Shore that, with a few exceptions, hare “holding their own and are flat or have some capacity,” and those on the South Shore “that are bursting at the seams.” He said the meeting was beneficial because it took him
through a district facilities report that examined individual schools. Stone said a recent change in criteria considered by the ministry in identifying capital projects could be good for the local school district. Education Minister Mike Bernier removed utilization targets — thresholds that drove consideration of improvements and other capital projects. For Kamloops-Thompson, that target was 95 per cent of capacity. Bernier explained the targets as “a highly technical planning tool for school districts and the province when it comes to building new schools and expanding existing ones. The rationale is quite simple – making sure existing schools were being used as much as possible before making a multi-million dollar investment in a new school or a school expansion.” “Valleyview and South Kamloops are well over-capacity,” Stone said of the secondary
schools, “as are all the elementary schools on the South Shore except for Aberdeen.” He said he will continue to push the need for capital-projects investment by the province in Kamloops-Thompson, not only because of overcapacity, but due to the fact most of the schools are old buildings “past their useful life.” Stone said he asked for the ministry’s staffer responsible for capital investments to come to Kamloops and hear the same message he received/ “That should be in the next few weeks,” he said. The province has spent more than $1 billion in 153 highrisk schools to address seismic issues. Stone said he’s not advocating a reallocation of that pot of money, but wants to see the way the ministry makes its decisions on capital projects evolve to look outside the seismic threat to determine there are other safety issues.
New students settling in The KamloopsThompson board of education was curious about from where new students to the district are coming — and a review of registration information shows many are arriving from outside the province. School District 73 assistant superintendent Bill Hamblett said the study — the first time it’s been done—
showed 88 students enrolled who were from other provinces, with 42 in grades 1 through 8 and 46 in secondary grades. An even greater number are from B.C., but from outside Kamloops, with 118 in grades 1 to 7 and 100 in secondary grades. Forty-four students (19 elementary and 25 secondary) came to the
district from independent schools. Hamblett said the impact on kindergarten student enrolment could not be determined because they are new students to education. It was easier to track the other grades because students either had a B.C. education identification number or needed to obtain one because they had
replacements for A.E. Perry, Beattie, Kay Bingham, Marion Schilling and Raft River elementary schools. The long-term facilities report also notes interim measures to deal with over-capacity in many schools means 11 more portables will be needed at South Shore secondary schools, two more at Westmount, about 10 more in the
identification in other provinces. However, Hamblett said, the actual impact won’t be determined until the end of the month, when final enrolment figures are obtained and sent to the Ministry of Education. Among those stats will be students who have left the SD73 for other school districts.
southwest sector schools and two more at Juniper Ridge elementary. The report says enrolment could rise to 14,500 in coming years. In recent years, it has been about 13,000. Half the elementary schools need to be replaced in the next 20 years. For more on this story, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.
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Kamloops RCMP found the stolen truck — but they are still looking for the thief. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said a stolen truck that was used to commit crimes in the Kamloops area
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louching on a concrete bench on McArthur Island, Brett Devloo looks like any other 21-year-old skater. He wears his hat backwards and hits the jumps like any other kid with mad skills. It’s not until a red and white cane appears does it become apparent Devloo is blind. With only one per cent vision, Devloo has to create cues to help him navigate the skate park. Well-placed sneakers to mark the bottom and top of a ramp give Devloo enough contrast to help him know when to pop the trick. He can’t do lines (several tricks in a row) as he did before going blind, but he’s OK with that. It’s half-speed from what he could skate before he lost his sight,
but when Devloo uses his skateboard to get around, it’s full speed ahead. With a friend in front and his cane in hand, Devloo can get a good feel of what’s out there and where he’s going. He recalls a recent skate with a friend along the roads of Los Angeles, exploring street after street. “I just used my cane so people knew I was blind, so if they hit me with a car, then I get more money,” he quipped. Speaking of his wittiness, Devloo said, “It’s gotten a lot better since I became blind. “When I could see, I was super shy — I didn’t talk much. If I made a joke, no one listened, no one laughed. “Now it’s like, ‘Yeah, how’s your morning?’ ‘Oh, my morning? I just walked into a couple walls, a couple chairs, apologized to two of them. No one was really there, so it was a
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See footage at www.kamloopsthisweek.com/ the-blind-kid-chases-his-dream/ good morning.’” Devloo said his parents were impacted more than he was when he lost his sight. He was sitting in class in Winnipeg during the last month of school in 2012 when he felt something was very wrong with his vision. He walked himself to a local eye doctor during the lunch hour. “I said, ‘What’s wrong?’ The doctor said, ‘You went from 20/50 vision to 20/2,500 in a matter of seconds. This is not small, this is big,’” Devloo recalled. A quick phone call to his parents was how his mother found out her son went blind. Devloo was found to have two genetic mutations, one being a DNA mutation called Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy.
“Over the next few months, getting progressively worse, both of my parents sat me down and said because of how strong I am, they could keep going,” he said. “They’re very supportive.” Devloo continued to skateboard, a love of his since he was six. With the help of his mother’s co-workers, Devloo was given an iPad with added voice software that enabled him to communicate in new ways. The gift became the impetus for Devloo to start The Blind Kid Foundation, seeing $1 from every one of his T-shirts sold go to the fund. Since that foundation began, Devloo said he has been able to give away four iPads to
blind students living in Winnipeg . A one-way ticket to B.C. has Devloo following his dreams. “You can’t really chase your dreams by sitting at home,” he said. Devloo’s future plans include looking to record his own music, continuing to expand his TBK (The Blind Kid) clothing line and searching out more followers in B.C. and California. As well, he’s working on completing a documentary of his journey, with hopes of landing a booking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
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Talk on TPP Friday at TRU John Calvert, an associate professor at Simon Fraser University who specializes in public policy, will give a presentation this week on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its impact on health care in Kamloops. He will share the stage with Colleen Fuller, an activist and writer who focuses on health and pharmaceutical policy. She is a policy consultant with Canadian Doctors for Medicare. The pair will be at the Alumni Theatre in the Clock Tower Building at Thompson Rivers University on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Canadian-Iranian professor freed from prison in Iran: Trudeau MONTREAL — A retired CanadianIranian professor has been released from a Tehran prison and will soon be reunited with her family, friends and colleagues, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday. Homa Hoodfar, 65, was first arrested in March, shortly before she was to return to Canada, but was released on bail. She was rearrested on June 6 and had been held at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison until her release. Hoodfar until recently taught anthropology and sociology at Montreal’s Concordia University, where colleagues told a news conference they were overjoyed with her release. Margie Mendell, a Concordia professor and close friend, said Hoodfar’s niece, Amanda Ghahremani,
Switzerland,” Trudeau said, thanking them for their support. The prime minister also recognized “the co-operation of those Iranian authorities’’ who facilitated Hoodfar’s release and repatriation. “They understand that cases like these impede more productive relations,’’ he said. Hoodfar’s supporters had pressed diplomats to discuss her case during the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the meeting last week. In July, Iran announced indictments for Hoodfar — who was born in Iran but has been living in Montreal for 30 years — and three others, without providing any details about the accusations.
Her family had said in late June the Iranian probe into Hoodfar centred on her dabbling in feminism and security matters. Amnesty International Canada had also called for her release, saying Hoodfar was “a prisoner of conscience.’’ In recent weeks, Hoodfar’s supporters described her health as deteriorating while she was in solitary confinement, saying she was “barely able to walk or talk.’’ Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported Hoodfar had been freed from prison on humanitarian grounds and flown out of the country. Iran does not recognize dual nationalities, meaning those detained cannot receive consular assistance. In previous cases, dual nationals have faced secret charges in closed-door hearings in Iran’s Revolutionary
Court, which handles cases involving alleged attempts to overthrow the government. Several dual nationals have been arrested in the year since world powers reached a nuclear deal with Iran to limit its uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. Analysts have suggested Iranian hard-liners hope to use them as bargaining chips with the West. Canada has not had an embassy in Iran since 2012, when its then-Conservativeled government cut diplomatic ties over Tehran’s contested nuclear program and other issues. In the time since, world powers have reached a deal with Iran for it to limit its uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. — with files from The Associated Press
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has a final environmental assessment of the Pacific Northwest LNG project in hand, with the federal Liberal cabinet set to meet today in the national capital. A decision from the Liberal government on the proposed $36-billion project in northern British Columbia must be made no later than next Monday.
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CALGARY — Police say about 20 witnesses, including several members of the Calgary Stampeders, were interviewed following the weekend shooting death of their teammate Mylan Hicks. A 19-year-old man was charged yesterday with second-degree murder after Hicks, a
MYLAN HICKS: Calgary Stampeder defensive back was shot and killed at a night club on the weekend.
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football team’s practice roster, was gunned down outside a nightclub early Sunday morning. “There was an altercation and that involved several people inside the nightclub and was believed to have been over,’’ Coleman said at a news conference announcing the arrest. “Then, once the bar let out, the altercation
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continued and was escalated in the parking lot, but I don’t know that Mr. Hicks was targeted in any way. “There was . . . probably upwards of 20 or more witnesses that were interviewed . . . and the information provided by those witnesses ranges but we’ve got a fair bit of cooperation from those people.’’ Police are still asking anyone who may have videoed the incident to come forward as well. Nelson Tony Lugela is charged with seconddegree murder and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday morning. Two other men arrested at the time of the shooting were released without charge. Coleman said there were outstanding war-
rants for Lugela’s arrest, but he didn’t have any other details on Lugela’s past interactions with police. The team has said several players were at the Marquee Beer Market and Stage after their win Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Coleman said “quite a number’’ of Stampeder players were among the many interviewed. The night club, which reopened in 2013, had a notorious past in its previous incarnation as The Back Alley. The Back Alley was the site of a confrontation between professional wrestler Davey Boy Smith, known as The British Bulldog, and 19-year-old Kody Light.
The two got into a fight on the dance floor over comments Light made to Smith’s wife, Diana Hart Smith, of Calgary’s Hart wrestling clan. Smith, who died in 2002, was acquitted of aggravated assault after Light fell backward, fracturing his skull on the cement tile floor, suffering permanent injuries, including a skull fracture, deafness in one ear and slurred speech. Coleman said even with a rebranding the bar continues to attract the attention of police. “I think that location, despite the name change, continues to be a draw on our resources in that area,’’ Coleman said. “I know from having worked in that area in the past and speaking to officers recently,
there’s lots of activity around that bar and it’s patrolled very well by our membership.’’ The current owner of Marquee did not respond to a request for a comment. Hicks signed with the Stampeders in May but hadn’t played a game this season with the team, which is currently first in the West Division and on a 12-game unbeaten streak. He was born in Detroit and played for Michigan State, where he recorded a careerhigh 19 tackles and four pass break-ups in nine games in his senior year in 2014. Hicks signed with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in May 2015 before being released at the end of training camp.
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VANCOUVER — The representative of the Metis community in B.C.’s child welfare system says both the province and children’s advocate have assumed the Metis are “helpless’’ and can’t be trusted to make their own decisions. The Metis Commission for Children and Families
of B.C. issued a release criticizing the handling of a case involving a Metis toddler being adopted to non-aboriginal parents in Ontario. The commission supports the Children’s Ministry’s plan to remove the nearly three-year-old girl from a Metis foster mother and move her across Canada to live with her
sisters and their adoptive parents, whom she has never met. But commission CEO Eva Coles says the situation revealed systemic issues, including that social workers lack training and are so overburdened children are being left in foster care for too long. She also criticizes children’s representa-
tive Mary Ellen TurpelLafond for sending a letter to the attorney general asking the province to listen to input of three Metis experts, all based outside B.C. Coles says TurpelLafond didn’t consult her group about the child and hasn’t suggested any ideas for resolution. — The Canadian Press
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KTW FILE PHOTO A provincial environmental review of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine just south of the city is on hold while a group reviews responses KGHM provided to the public. The assessment is expected to continue this fall.
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receiving feedback from a working group of government and community representatives on its responses to more than 2,000 public comments and questions. By law, the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has 180 days to complete its review of Ajax’s application, but that timeline was paused to allow the company to respond to questions from residents, the City of Kamloops and area First Nations. Lacasse said it will
be up to the EAO to decide whether KGHM has answered those questions well enough to resume the process this fall. In a statement to KTW, the provincial Ministry of Environment said it is still determining whether responses the company submitted in July to comments from its working group are adequate. “KGHM Ajax Inc. is currently working on completing responses to public comments and will be submitting those
to the Environmental Assessment Office once they are complete,” the ministry said. “The Environmental Assessment Office will reinitiate the 180-day review timeline once it has received, and is satisfied with, the information provided by KGHM Ajax Inc.” Kamloops public works director Jen Fretz, who is working on the city’s review of Ajax’s application with SLR Consulting, said the city is on its second round of questions and conversations with KGHM.
“There are still some questions outstanding at this point and we’ll see what happens from here,” she said. “I think it’ll be up to the EAO to figure out how much detail KGHM is required to give and, if so, how much of the questions that we have will be answered and how much of it will be, ‘That’s really nice, city, but KGHM doesn’t need to answer that.’” While questions about the company’s process for predicting air quality garnered the most attention
Negotiations over a community agreement with KGHM are once again on track, according to Mayor Peter Milobar. Milobar said the city has met with KGHM and submitted proposals for what it would like to see in an agreement. “They’ve taken that away and are looking through it and evaluating the merits of what we have to say, and we’ll meet again in the near future and keep moving forward,” Milobar said. He declined to say whether the proposal includes financial compensation for the city from the company, whose proposed mine is located outside Kamloops’ boundaries. Talks between the city and KGHM briefly broke down earlier this year, with the company citing four councillors who oppose the mine as the reason for a stall in negotiations. Original talks between the two sides included both monetary compensation and ways KGHM could honour its environmental commitments to the community. Milobar said there is no timeline for the negotiations, but hopes to have something in place “either before the clock starts ticking or stops ticking.” — Andrea Klassen when SLR presented an early review of the application in March, Fretz said outstanding questions focus on land use and planning issues, slope stability in Aberdeen and panels and groups the company has said it will set up to deal with potential issues. In the section of its original application dealing with housing issues that could arise during the mine’s construction, KGHM said it plans to form an advisory committee that would include city and regional district
representation, as well as social services groups “around temporary accommodations and potential solutions to increases in rents or rental vacancies.” Fretz said the city is hoping to have more detail on the terms of reference and membership for the various groups included in the application. “We just need to have more information about what that looks like before we say we’re comfortable with what’s being proposed,” she said.
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Manage risks by assessing average loss
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ver the years, discussions around a client’s age and the acceptable level of risk they should be exposed to in their portfolio is probably more consistent than the returns they actually get. One of the comparatives I find myself exploring is of the loss of capital (your money) and the value of your capital at any given time. To keep it simple, let’s compare two perspectives. Bob loves his GICs and Mary thinks stocks are the only way to go. Bob invests $500,000 in his guaranteed investments, gets two per cent (I am being generous here) and spends $25,000 a year. Bob is therefore (using very simple math) spending
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CONSILIO $15,000 a year more than he is earning. In 10 years, his nest egg is down below $350,000. If Bob is 80 when he starts, he is probably OK. If he is 60, he is going to face tough challenges as his capital and earnings go down permanently. We can call this loss of capital. Mary invests in equities that have a long-term average rate of return of eight per cent per annum. That implies she
will earn $40,000 a year on her $500,000 portfolio — substantially better that Bob’s GICs. That seems like a no brainer until 2008 comes along and the TSX drops about 40 per cent in six months. Mary’s portfolio is down to $300,000 and she is looking for a baseball bat and her wealth
manager’s office. So, what is the answer? Standard deviation is the answer. OK — it’s not the actual answer, but understanding it is a large part of the solution. Standard deviation measures how much something varies from the average. If we expect equities
to have a long-term average of eight per cent per annum, we must also understand they will probably have a standard deviation of maybe 20 per cent. This means we should average eight per cent, but could see the portfolio go up or down by 20 per cent in any given year. So, that answer, or secret sauce, is find-
ing investments with a rate of return that meets the goals set out in your financial plan with the lowest standard deviation or volatility you can get. You might say I am a little obsessed with this. If I can get seven per cent per annum with less than 10 per cent volatility, I am a very happy wealth manager (and have no need to hide from clients with bats). This all came to mind while I was reading an update from one of our investment partners who manages a global fixed income mandate for us. During the last 10 years (yes, that includes the crash of 2008-2009), they have an annual average rate of return of around 8.5 per cent (F class) and a standard deviation of six per cent. Sounds like perfec-
tion to me. That being said, everything is a great investment until it isn’t. That is why we may hold this investment as one of our core positions, but still build well diversified portfolios using the best of the best in class. Les Consenheim is a senior wealth advisor with Scotia Wealth Management-The Consenheim Group. He can be reached by phone at 250-372-8117 or by email at les.consenheim@ scotiamcleod.com. This article is for general information purposes only. The views of the author do not necessarily reflect those of ScotiaMcLeod. Individuals should seek professional advice prior to acting on any information referred to herein.
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STRATEGY AIMED AT TRYING TO FILL LABOUR GAP IN KAMLOOPS Innovation Centre Society, Open Door Group, Thompson Rivers University’s career education department, British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and Thompson Rivers University’s healthy and productive workforce. The final report of the project is expected to be complete in June 2017. “The Labour Attraction Partnership is a logical next step for our organization to take in response to the labour force issues identified last year,” Venture Kamloops executive director Jim Anderson said. Added Bill Kershaw, chair of Community Futures Thompson Country: “The Labour Attraction Partnership is a natural next step project that will undoubtedly prove to be an additional key resource for our clients and the business community, as it relates to the labour situation.”
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month, then heads back for dates in Canada and the U.S. before going to Asia and Europe in January. Adams last performed in Kamloops in
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June 2012. The North Vancouver native has spent the last three decades making music history. He has sold upward of 65-million records, toured six continents and achieved No. 1 status in more than 40 countries. He has been awarded the Order of Canada, has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. Adams has also been nominated for, and won, several Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Grammy’s, has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into Wembley’s Square of Fame. Tickets for the Kamloops concert are $69 and $99 and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. They can be charged by phone at 1-855-9855000.
SUBMIT WILDLIFE PHOTOS Submissions for the SPCA’s annual Wildlife In Focus photo contest conclude Friday. Photographers of all experience levels who are at least 14 years of age are invited to submit their best shots of B.C.’s wildlife. This year, a people’s choice award will join prizes for the top three photos in two categories: Wild settings and backyard habitats. Wildlife includes free-living birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects, but not exotic, feral or domestic animals or wildlife found in zoos or rehabilitation facilities. “We’re really looking forward to what our province’s photographers will send us this year — they never cease to amaze,” Dubois said. “Participants always go above and beyond to find striking photo opportunities that represent the resiliency of local wildlife living at the interface with humans.” For more, email contest@wildarc.com.
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Bruce Cook performs a backflip in a 2015 Nitro Circus show in Detroit. NITRO CIRCUS PHOTO
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t can’t end like this. As Bruce Cook was stretchered out of a Hamilton arena, his back broken only moments before, he knew he had to get on a bike again. It was Jan. 3, 2014, and Nitro Circus — the show organizers call the best in action sports — was wowing a crowd in Steeltown. Cook was preparing to perform the world’s first double front flip in his debut with the show. But when the Kelowna native left the massive ramp, disaster struck. Cook underrotated the flip, making it only halfway through the second rotation, and landed upside down, the weight of his 250-pound bike folding him in half and breaking his back, severing his spinal cord. In a fraction of a second, his entire life changed. The accident itself is a blur, he said. He briefly spotted the landing and felt like his rotation was maybe a bit slow. He wasn’t sure he got the pop off the ramp he was looking for. But he held on tight and hoped. Then he hit the ground. The pain was immense. The crowd went silent. It was a horrific crash and he remembers it all, conscious throughout. “Before, it was just kind of wanting to get it over with more than anything. There was so much lead up and hype and everything. I was just ready and confident and wanted
to get it done,” Cook said, recalling the day, now more than two-and-a-half years ago, he attempted the double front flip. “Obviously, after was terrifying, one of the scariest things I’ve ever been through. I knew right away that I’d broken my back. I’d under-rotated a little bit and slid off the back of my bike and basically folded in half backwards. That’s what broke my T11 vertebrae. “As terrifying as it was, at the same I was still moving my upper body and my neck and head were fine. I knew it was going to be OK and that it definitely could have been worse.”
Cook had always been intrigued by world firsts — world records can always be beat, he said, but a world first is there for good. It was that mindset, along with the desire to push the sport, raise the bar, drive progression, that led him to attempt the double front flip that winter. To this day, he doesn’t look back and wonder. “I think regrets are kind of stupid. There’s nothing you can do about it now, so there’s no point in getting hung up on it,” the 29-year-old said. “It’s basically just looking forward. You
can only do something about the future.” “Never say can’t” has always been the motto of the Cook family. So, looking to write a different ending to his story, Cook set his sights on a different world first — to become the first paraplegic rider to land a motorcycle backflip. On Oct. 14, 2015, in Toronto, he did it. “Even if 100 people had done it, I would have done it, just for myself,” Cook said. “It was just kind of proving to myself that I could do it. I’ve always been my own biggest competition. “It was a big proving point that I can still do whatever I put my mind to.” When Cook is in Kamloops for Nitro Circus’ show on Saturday, residents will have the opportunity to see the backflip first-hand. It’s just one of a number of feats that organizers say gives the show something for everyone. Thirty athletes will perform for roughly two hours at Hillside Stadium, flipping and spinning, taking shopping carts and couches off of ramps, showcasing the best in action sports. But its more than just pageantry. “In addition to the spectacle and the excitement, there’s also an aspirational side in terms of seeing everybody push, everybody trying to achieve something and push their limits and I think that’s something everybody can relate to,” said Greg Terlizzi, Nitro Circus’ global head of public relations.
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no longer with and the Kamloops Blazers. Cam Reagan Matt Campese are The Blazers traded Reagan, a 19-yearno longer with the Kamloops Blazers. old defenceman, to the PrinceaAlbert The Blazers traded Reagan, 19-yearRaiders in exchange for a conditional old defenceman, to the Prince Albert seventh-round pickfor in the 2019 WHL Raiders in exchange a conditional Bantam Draft. seventh-round pick in the 2019 WHL Reagan played 99 games with the Bantam Draft. Blazers over three99seasons, picking Reagan played games with theup seven assists. Blazers over three seasons, picking up Kamloops seven assists. released Campese, a 19-year-old played 79 Kamloops forward. released He Campese, a games withforward. the Blazers over parts 19-year-old He played 79 of three with seasons. games the Blazers over parts of Up front, Campese’s departure is a three seasons. promising for Spencer Bast, 19, Up front, sign Campese’s departure is aand 16-year-olds Jackson Shepard and Brodi promising sign for Spencer Bast, 19, and Stuart, each of whom are fighting to stay 16-year-olds Jackson Shepard and Brodi with the club. Stuart, each of whom are fighting to stay On the back end, Reagan’s exodus is with the club. a good sign for 16-year-old Luke Zazula, On the back end, Reagan’s exodus is among others. a good sign for 16-year-old Luke Zazula, among others.
Tigers leads the WHL inMedicine scoring, thanks Chad Butcher of the Hat to posting and points in Tigers leadsone thegoal WHL in seven scoring, thanks two weekend to posting onegames. goal and seven points in 20-year-old forward from twoThe weekend games. Kamloops had one forward assist in from a 4-2 loss The 20-year-old in Lethbridge Friday, racking Kamloops hadon one assistbefore in a 4-2 loss upLethbridge one goal and assists in a racking 9-3 win in on five Friday, before over thegoal Hurricanes Medicine Hatwin on up one and five in assists in a 9-3 Saturday. over the Hurricanes in Medicine Hat on Saturday.
Mr. Hockey celebrated Saskatoon Blades hosted the Mr.The Hockey celebrated
Swift Broncos andhosted Thankthe You, TheCurrent Saskatoon Blades Mr. Hockey at Sasktel the Swift CurrentDay Broncos andCentre Thank on You, weekend. Mr. Hockey Day at Sasktel Centre on the The Blades celebrated the life of weekend. hometown legend Gordiethe Howe, The Blades celebrated life whose of ashes – along with the ashes of hometown legend Gordie Howe,his whose wife, Colleen were interred in his the Mr. ashes – along –with the ashes of Hockey statue– in front of Sasktel Centre. wife, Colleen were interred in the Mr. An emotional was hosted Hockey statue in ceremony front of Sasktel Centre. byAn oneemotional of Canada’s most famous hockey ceremony was hosted voices — Bob Cole — with members of by one of Canada’s most famous hockey the Howe family in attendance, along voices — Bob Cole — with members of withHowe NHLfamily great Bryan Trottier and a host the in attendance, along of others. with NHL great Bryan Trottier and a host A memorial banner was unveiled of others. in the rafters of Sasktel Centre before A memorial banner was unveiled the Blades took to the ice wearing Mr. in the rafters of Sasktel Centre before Hockey-inspired sweaters, which would the Blades took to the ice wearing Mr. later be auctioned off in support of the Hockey-inspired sweaters, which would Gordie Howe Alzheimer’s Fund. later be auctioned off in support of the Gordie Howe Alzheimer’s Fund.
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Packed weekend for Raiders Saturday was a rugby day for the Kamloops Raiders, who played host to three matches at Exhibition Park. The club’s women moved to 2-0 in first division B.C. Rugby Union (BCRU) play with a 64-10 mauling of the Nanaimo Hornets. Kaitlyn Cumming (3), Beth Anderson (2), Riley Halvorson, Lizzy Gotuaco, Frankie Fraser and Erin (Casper) Connelly-Reed had tries for Kamloops, with Jess Oldenburger adding eight conversions and one penalty kick. In men’s second division BCRU action, the Surrey Beavers downed the Raiders 35-7. Max Heppner had the home team’s only try. Steve Thomson booted the conversion. Kamloops is 0-1 on the campaign. The Raiders and Williams Lake Rustlers staged an exhibition tilt, with the visitors prevailing 55-32. Kamloops’ second-divison men and first-division women
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was in the 500-m, in which she finished 18th, .2 seconds short of her personal-best time. Eric Spence raced to a personal-best time in the 3,000-m, beating his old mark by eight seconds and placing 12th. The next important competition will be the Fall World Cup Trials in Calgary in October.
Spences back in action
NRI wins footie title
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BRIEFS Each of the four Spence siblings were in action at the first long-track speedskating competition of the 2016-2017 season on the weekend, the Fall Classic in Calgary. Victoria Spence posted the fastest time in the women’s 5,000-metre event, clocking in at 7:16.25, just a few seconds longer than her personal-best time. Josie Spence was fourth in the 3,000m and sixth in the 1,500m, posting times less than a second longer than her personal best in both events. Sara Spence’s best placing
The over-45 men’s Kamloops Recreational Soccer League championship tilt was held on the weekend. NRI topped Kamcon 6-2 to claim the title, with Kelly Beauchamp named MVP. The regular season champion was Residence Conference Centre Football Club. Farudhin Fajelmo won the Golden Boot Award for scoring the most goals and the Top Glove Award went to Carl Thompson, who kept the most clean sheets. Rock N Firkin won the B Cup and Duffy’s Pub won the C Cup.
Cook has a give and take with fans From A21
Cook has done more than 80 shows with Nitro Circus. He has toured North America, Europe and Australia since his accident. He has had other close calls and he still lives with chronic phantom pain, but he’s still mounting his bike. The backflip never gets easier, it never gets less nerve-
wracking. Cook said he takes less for granted now and fully realizes the dangers. And though little is the same, there has been good to come from the crash that changed his life. “The reaction from the fans, both at the show and afterwards through messages and
emails and whatnot, was so overwhelming that I just kind of kept going,” Cook said, recalling the day he debuted the backflip. “It’s kind of give and take now. A lot of people say I inspire and motivate them and the messages I get back do the same for me — inspire and motivate me to keep going.”
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Kurtis Mutschmann of the Kamloops Broncos upended Ryan Beaubien of the ValleyKurtis Huskers Mutschmann at Hillside of the Kam Stadium on Saturday. Kamloops won the B.C. Football Conference tilt 38-33. Stadium on Saturday. Kamloop
Huskers dumped Husk The hometown Kamloops Broncos edged the Valley Huskers of Chilliwack 38-33 on Saturday to move their record to 2-7. The Huskers fell to 0-9. Kamloops, which sits fifth in the six-team BCFC and is out of the playoff hunt, will conclude its season on Saturday on Vancouver Island when the club faces the first-place Westshore Rebels. In other BCFC games on Saturday, the Vancouver Island Raiders of Nanaimo upset the visiting Okanagan Sun 14-4, while the Rebels downed the hometown Langley Rams 38-29. Westshore sits first with a 7-1-1 record, followed by Okanagan and Langley at 6-3 and Vancouver Island at 4-4-1.
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BRIEFS The top four teams qualify for the playoffs.
Race to the Sun
The sixth Race to the Sun bicycling event, which takes riders from Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks Resort, was held earlier this month. There was a prize purse of $3,000. Winning the men’s and women’s elite divisions to claim $800 each were Devon Moonie and Emma Lujan. Finishing second in those races were Arturo Suarez and Marg Fedina, each of whom won $500. There were 51 riders
in elite, intermediate and leisure divisions, each group pedalling uphill for 34.2 kilometres. Olaf Stana set the course record, 1:13:17, in 2012. For complete results, find Interior Grasslands Cycling Club online at interiorgrasslandscycling.com.
In the community
The peewee Kamloops Broncos posted a pair of wins on the weekend, defeating clubs from Kelowna at Hillside Stadium. The Broncos Blue downed the Kelowna Lions 46-16, while the Broncos White defeated the West Kelowna Tigercats 46-6. Meanwhile, the atom Broncos lost 38-6 to the Kelowna Lions and the junior bantam
Broncos The hometown were downed Kamloops 64-6 by theBroncos Lions. edged the Allen ValleyDouglas KTW‘s Huskers of Chilliwack was on hand to capture 38-33 onthe Saturday some of action.toSee move their at record to his photos kamloop2-7. sthisweek.com. The Huskers fell to 0-9. Winning big Kamloops, which The A2 Kamloops sits fifth in the six-team Junior Blazers downed BCFC and is out of Penticton 10-2 in atom the playoff hunt, will development exhibiconclude its season on tion hockey action on Saturday on Vancouver Saturday at Memorial Island when the club Arena. faces the first-place Evan Smith (3G, Westshore Rebels. 1A),InCason Scott other BCFC(3G, 1A), Aaron Price (2G), games on Saturday, AvinVancouver Gayfer (1G,1A), the Island Kieran Harrison (1G), Raiders of Nanaimo Nate Turner (1A), upset the visiting Jacob Cupello Okanagan Sun(1A), 14-4, Luca D’Amore (1A), while the Rebels Mathew the Hufty (1A), downed hometown Dylan Westerby (1A) Langley Rams 38-29. andWestshore Nash Pearce sits (1A) first founda the scoresheet with 7-1-1 record, for Kamloops in supfollowed by Okanagan portLangley of netminders and at 6-3 and Jesse Sanche and Alex Vancouver Island at 4-4-1. Gould.
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SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3, 2016
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Aries, you may find yourself on the path to some exciting places if you surround yourself with the right people this week. This is a great time to break out of your comfort zone.
Taurus, you may be looking for a new adventure but you do not have any idea where to look. Anything is possible if you keep your eyes and ears open to everything around you.
Libra, you and a relative or significant other clear a hurdle in your relationship. This may pave the way for a fruitful, happy relationship for years to come.
Scorpio, expect a lot of passion and adventure this week. Talk to your spouse or partner about the best way to make the most of this renewed vigor.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Gemini, resist the urge to put limits on your personal life. Anything is possible when you are open to new experiences and opportunites, so don’t be afraid to go with the flow.
Cancer, you may find the energy surrounding you is a bit overwhelming. If you need a brief break from the hustle and bustle, take a step back and enjoy some quiet time at home.
The little things will catch your attention this week, Leo. A small detail, a note in a song or a particular color may bring back memories. Try to embrace these feelings.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
You may have to put your feelings on the line if you are to gain the respect of someone important to you,Virgo. Although it may feel uncomfortable, forge ahead.
Celestial energy will rejuvenate and reenergize you, Sagittarius. Someone you meet may provide a spark that will benefit you greatly in the days ahead.
Capricorn, inspirational forces are all around you, and they can help you make some tough decisions. Pay special attention to an overheard conversation that offers subtle clues.
Aquarius, a situation presents itself and you may need to act immediately. Don’t delay and trust your instincts. The more quickly you respond, the more smoothly things will go.
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The small breakfast smorg included eggs, bacon and sausage.The first diner took one-third of the eggs, one-third of the bacon and no sausage. The second diner took one-half of the eggs, no bacon and one-third of the sausage.The third diner took one-half of the eggs, two slices of bacon and two sausages.The fourth diner took one-half of the eggs, bacon and sausage. At that point, one egg, one slice of bacon and one sausage remained. How much did each diner take, and how much of each item was there originally? (Fractions refer how much a diner took of what was there at the time.) The answer to this week’s puzzle will be published in the October 4th edition of Kamloops This Week.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Expect a few surprises in the coming days, Pisces. You can use the diversion, and this unexpected turn may reinvigorate your spirit.
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Cars - Domestic 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue. 150,000kms. No dents or rust. $1500. 778-470-0121. 1994 Ford Taurus GL4D SDN Green good cond 137920km $3000 (250) 573-5059
2001 Acura 3.2L CL Type S. Auto, loaded, leather int, power seats, sunroof, new Michelin tires. Exec cond. $5,495. 250-579-5706
2002 Nissan Altima. 4 door, auto. Fully loaded. Good condition. $5,500. Call to view. 250-376-4077.
1brm self contained suite. Fully furnished, bedding, flat TV, Wifi, kitchen plates etc. Sahali. N/S, N/P. $1000/mo. 250-8511193. 2bdrm C/A, sep entr. Ref’s, N/P. $900 +shared utilities. 250-376-0633. Batchelor new 1bdrm suite N/P N/S util incld $800/mth avail immed. 250-376-6560 Brock, Bright Lrg-2bdr, partly furn, w/d, parking/yard area $1000/mo. util incl. 376-2684. Large 2bdrm Basement Suite Westsyde. f/s w/d n/p n/s. $1100.Util incld. 250-318-8056
2005 Ford Taurus Wagon. 8-passenger auto, a/c, 208,000kms. $900. 604-8193212. 2007 Nissan Versa SE Hatchback FWD, Silver, clean, loaded, 6spd, new winters on rims used one season. $6,000/obo. 250-851-5152. 2010 Cobalt LT. Std. 136,000kms. Loaded c/w s/w on rims. $4000. 236-421-0117. Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580
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Open Road 2007 349, R.L. 36ft One owner, 3 slides, elec/stabilizers, awning. 1 ton 2005 Ford Diesel, 200,000km club cab $38,500 package (250) 372-5401 snoopy05@telus.net
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IN private home, pleasant surroundings fully furnished working male pref. near amenities behind sahali mall 10 min walk to TRU 374-0949 or 372-3339 North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020 Rm for Rent very close to Hasty Mart and bus, private ent w/d. $400 util wifi & tv incl avail Oct. 1st (250) 376-3527
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2012 Hyundai Accent. Factory warranty until Dec. 2016. 75,000kms New winters, clean. $7900. 250-319-8292. 2013 Nissan Leaf SL, electric, black/tan. 12,000kms under warranty $27,500 250-3778436
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1995 35ft. Gulfstream Trailer used as Park Model, standard flush toilet. 14ft slide-out, A/C, aux. propane heat. $6200/obo. 604-309-2168.
1999 Chevy longbox, half-ton 2wd. V-6, auto. Good shape. $2500. 250-573-3165.
1997 23ft Vanguard 5th wheel trailer a/c, micro, no rust, exc cond $6500/obo. (250) 5799583 or 250-319-1724 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $16,900. (778) 468-5050. 2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $75,000 250-374-4723
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Obituaries & In Memoriam In Loving Memory of
Darcy Anthony Robinson May 3, 1981 – September 27, 2007
Stella Martin
March 22, 1948 – September 18, 2016 Stella was born on March 22, 1948 in Merritt, BC to Helen and Earle Martin. She passed away at Overlander Residential Care in Kamloops, BC on September 18, 2016 at the age of 68 years.
Kyle Price
May 17, 1985 - September 28, 2001
Stella was predeceased by her parents Helen and Earle and is survived by her brother Tom (Audrey), her two nieces Jennifer (Paige, Ava) and Katherine (Rob, Claire, Mia) and her nephew Gregory, all of Calgary.
Love You Always
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The family would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Wynne and Dr. Rolehauser and the entire staff at Overlander, who cared for Stella over the last several years. She was treated with respect and compassion and considered her caregivers as part of her family. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 1, 2016 in the Trinity United Church in Merritt, BC with interment to follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Merritt, where she will be laid to rest with her mother and father. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the charity of choice.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Roy Gibb at the age of 67. He passed away peacefully at home in Kamloops, BC on September 19, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with cancer with love surrounding him. Born on June 15, 1949 Roy moved west from Amherstburg, Ontario in his early twenties to pursue his career as an industrial painter as well as his passion for fishing, gold prospecting and horse racing. He was successful in most and created many friendships along the way. He was especially proud of his contribution to the construction of the Revelstoke dam, several pulp mills in BC, as well as his 13 years at Weyerhaeuser. Roy was a member of I.U.P.A.T. Local 38 and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52. He will be greatly missed by his beloved companion Diane, sister Gloria and family, brother Don and family and numerous close friends. Roy was an amazingly compassionate, kind and faithful friend to those who knew him. Ignore the story and see the soul and remember to love, you will never forget it. A gathering to honour Roy’s Memory will take place at a later date. No funeral by request. (250) 377-8225
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During this time, she also established, taught and mentored a baton twirling group in the town of Clinton, which was successful in participating in events such as The Calgary Stampede, PNE parades, as well as many other festive events. A number of her majorettes went on to successfully participate in Provincial and National competitions.
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Stella received her teaching certificate from the University of Victoria in 1967 and started her teaching career in Spences Bridge that same year. The following year, she moved to Clinton where she taught elementary school for more than forty years.
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Catherine was born on a beautiful April day in Glasgow, Scotland, the first child of Douglas and Catherine Henderson. Born a beautiful baby, Catherine grew to be a beautiful and wonderful woman in the family’s adopted country, Canada. Catherine spent her formative years in Kamloops, going to school and eventually entering the workforce. It was in Kamloops where she began her career at the BC Telephone Co. Starting as an operator, Catherine soon became active within the ranks of the union, being elected on numerous occasions and eventually being elected to the position of treasurer. She remained with the union for a number of years, then returned back within the ranks at Telus (BC Tel) until her early retirement due to illness in 1998. Catherine passed away peacefully in her home on September 15, 2016. She was predeceased by her father Douglas, mother Catherine and brother Philip. Catherine is survived by her brother Douglas, sister-in-law Anita, nieces and nephews Michelle, Craig and Danica, Corena and Derek, Trevor and Jennifer and by grand-nephews Parker, Alex and Moses and grand-niece Linden. Also, by loving cousins Gordon, Willie, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Karen and Jan, and by life long friend Janeene dePfyffer. In lieu of floral arrangements, the family asks that donations be made to the Kidney Foundation of Canada. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Schoening Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 at 1:00 pm. Refreshments to follow in the adjoining Tea Room. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454
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There are many great things about the Raise-a-Reader campaign:
• We are part of a national Postmedia campaign • 100% of the money you contribute directly supports local literacy programs like: Parent Child Mother Goose, One-toOne Children’s Literacy, Family Literacy Nights, Teddy Bear Picnic, Bright Red Bookshelf, KRCC Storybook, Come Read with Me, and Partner Assisted Learning for adults. • Raise-a-Reader Day brings together more than 200 volunteers – sports teams, service clubs, non-profits and businesses. These volunteers stand outside local coffee shops and schools in their bright orange t-shirts to “hawk” a special edition of Kamloops This Week for a donation to literacy. • Raise-a-Reader Day gives us the opportunity to help our neighbouring communities of Logan Lake, Clearwater, Barriere and Chase to raise funds to support their local literacy programs. • The funds we raise locally are eligible for a percentage of matching funds from the province. Last year we raised about $65,000 and got $45,000 in matching funds for a grand total of more than $110,000! For more information contact: Fiona Clare, Kamloops Literacy Outreach Coordinator literacyinkamloops@gmail.com • 250-319-9653
THE GIFT OF LITERACY — Volunteer tutor shares her joy Liz Critchley has experienced the joy of sharing the gift of literacy. As a volunteer tutor in the Kamloops Partner Assisted Learning program (KPAL) - a one-to-one volunteer tutoring program for adults - Liz has worked with Hildy for three years. Hildy appreciates how precious this gift is and how much it has changed her life. This is her story... “Becoming a reader and writer has been a gift to me in so many ways. Most of all, it has opened my eyes! I see the world as brighter and lighter. I am more relaxed in my everyday life because it is easier to understand everything around me. The gift of literacy has given me confidence. “BEFORE, as an adult who was not able to read or write, I thought I was a dummy. I had been told I was, as a child. NOW, I feel I’m a
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because I couldn’t read. When a letter came telling me that my car was on the recall list, I didn’t understand what I was to do. This resulted in me having a serious accident. NOW, I am able to read and understand important information. “BEFORE, I had to depend on people and trust them and sometimes they did not tell the truth. I got hurt many times. NOW, I can figure things out for myself. It is the best feeling to be independent and confident! My next goal is to graduate with my adult Dogwood Certificate. I’m working hard at Street School to make that happen.” Background: Hildy was born in Paraguay and moved to Canada when she was 19. It was then that she learned how to speak English. She has two daughters and six grandchildren.
Kamloops Partner Assisted Learning program (KPAL) volunteer tutor, Liz Critchley, working with adult learner Hildy For more information contact: Liz Critchley, Coordinator of KPAL kamloopspal@gmail.com • ph: 250-299-9785
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EMPOWERING ALL AGES — BARRIERE & AREA LITERACY Literacy exists to empower today’s children and families with the ability to read, write and do mathematics, but it is also about problem solving, decision making, technology and social skills. From the youngest child to the oldest senior, Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach offers cost free programs that positively affect the quality of life and the health and social economic well-being of individuals and families within our communities. Programs such as Books For Babies, Books For Kids, the Parent Child Mother Goose
Program, ABC Family Fun Day, the Teddy Bear Picnic, Summer Camps For Kids and the annual Breakfast With Santa are just a few. We also offer the Blue Bookshelf program for all ages, computer and social media literacy for adults and seniors, and Partner Assisted Learning (PAL) for adults who wish to improve their reading, writing or mathematical skills. All of our youth and family programs are funded in whole or in part by Raise-a-Reader dollars donated within our community. Our facilitators and volunteer
tutors are friendly and enjoy being able to give back to their community while making new friends and cherished memories. Give us a call, or stop in at the Yellowhead Community Services office in Barriere. We look forward to meeting you!
For more information contact: Jill Hayward, Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach Coordinator Yellowhead Community Services, The Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Rd, Barriere. Ph: 250-672-9773 or 250-318-8023 jill.h@yellowheadcs.ca
The Bourassa family take part in many Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach programs for youth and families, such as the weekly Parent Child Mother Goose Program. Currently the program takes place on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. It is a free program for parents, caregivers and children from newborns to six years. For more information call 250-672-9773.
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The Chase Literacy Program Committee is excited to again be a part of the Raise-a-Reader campaign. Each year we earmark these funds raised in our community to launch a new program or workshops. We take our direction from community members who know how best we can serve the community. Several years ago we started Introductory Computer classes geared toward seniors who wanted to learn or build on their computer skills. These classes were well attended and drew the attention of our local business owners. Today it’s hard to imagine business without the Internet. We now shop, order airline tickets, and make reservations over the Internet. At this point in time, ‘Doing Business’ is undergoing a major transformation which seems to be limitless.
In order to keep up with the times, it is imperative to incorporate the ‘Internet’ into our business practices. Social media is changing how we reach and interact with customers, offer products and communicate with employees and customers. Starting in October, the Chase Literacy Program will partner with youth in the community to provide a series of workshops teaching businesses how they can use Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest to enhance their business. Businesses that participate will be able to create a social strategy, and will learn how to familiarize themselves with how each network runs, the kinds of audiences they can reach and how their business can best use each platform. Workshops are free and will be offered at the Chase Wellness Centre. The Chase Literacy Program believes that by helping businesses build their
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Chase Literacy Program social media profile and understand the reach of social media, it will have significant impact on the economic development in our community. We also recognize the need for partnering our youth with the business community to build strong relationships and open the door for mentoring from both groups. For more information contact: Barbara Maher, Literacy Outreach Coordinator Chase Literacy Program. literacyinchase@gmail.com
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Literacy is something many take for granted. Literacy is not only defined as being able to read and write, it also means having competence or knowledge in a specific area. As you read this article, you should know that “40 per cent of B.C. adults have difficulty reading a newspaper, filling out a work application form, reading a map, or understanding a lease” (Decoda.ca, 2015). Kim is one of these adults. Kim lives at a Rehab Centre called VisionQuest just outside of Logan Lake, B.C. He is a 56-year-old man who, until five months ago, couldn’t tell you his vowel sounds. He is now reading at a grade 2/3 level - thanks to Gwenda. Gwenda Maloney is a long-time resident of Logan Lake and a former Special Education Teacher. Gwenda has been volunteering at VisionQuest since January 2016. She has worked with 10 clients ranging in age from 20 to more than 60 yearsold. Gwenda helps them twice a week for half-an-hour with reading, writing, comprehension, and other basic literacy skills. She loves to help and hadn’t realize how great the need was, and still is, until she started volunteering as a tutor.
Before, Kim’s greatest challenge was not being able to read. It affected his self-confidence and limited his choices and possibilities. He believes that without VisionQuest and Gwenda he would not have learned to read. Now his self-confidence has improved and he is learning to push and challenge himself daily.
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Literacy Programs in Logan Lake: Bright Blue Bookshelves, Parent Child Mother Goose, One to One Reading (at LLES), Come Read with Me (at LLES), Baby Toddler Rhyme Time (at the Library), Story Time (at the Library), Parent 123 Connect, Little Learners Preschool, Creative Kids, Tutoring at VisionQuest For more information contact: Serena Hazel, Literacy Outreach Coordinator Logan Lake Ph: 250-318-3561 loganlakeliteracy@gmail.com www.loganlakewhy.ca/logan-lake-literacy
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Thanks to Kamloops Early Language and Literacy Initiative (KELLI) It is a challenge for parents who cannot afford daycare for their young children to complete their high school education. The Parent-Child Mother Goose program (PCMGP) at Street School helps make it possible for them to do so. “Students and their children participate in a traditional PCMGP® - a circle time program where participants learn songs, stories and rhymes and enjoy a snack. Parents then work on their educational curriculum, while facilitators care for their children. Afterwards, everyone shares a meal together,” explains Kamloops Early Language and Literacy Initiative (KELLI) coordinator, Maureen Doll. Jody is one of the parents who has benefited from this program. When her nine-year-old son was struggling at school, Jody wanted to inspire him to stick with it. “Dropping out of school was the one thing I regretted,” she explains. However, with a newborn she was not willing to leave for long, attending regular classes was a problem. When she learned about Street School, a School District 73 adult education program that allows you to work at your own pace and the Parent-Child Mother Goose extended program, Jody embraced the opportunity.
Three years later, she graduated as valedictorian of her class. During her speech she thanked Robynn and Wendy (the facilitators) and the Mother Goose program. “Without you I would not be here,” she said. Not only did this program allow Jody to complete her high school education but it also taught her parenting skills. “Mother Goose built my confidence as a parent. I knew that if my daughter was having a tough moment I could distract her with her favourite song or story. Random people would tell me how great of a mom I was - it really helped me connect with her.” Tonia Gillespie, the literacy outreach worker at Street School reflected, “The PCMG program at Street School is a unique opportunity for moms and dads to become students, better parents and more confident members of their community. For many students, this is the only time they will come to Street School. They trust the facilitators and are grateful for the opportunity to further their education so they can have a better life for themselves and their children.” For more information contact: Maureen Doll, KELLI coordinator 250-554-3134 or kelli@interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca
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