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Longtime Longtime Barriere Barriere fire fire chief chief and and venerable venerable newspaper newspaper publisher publisher AlAl Kirkwood Kirkwood is is out out ofof both both positions positions and and will will appear appear inin court court inin Kamloops Kamloops onon Dec. Dec. 88 toto face face two two childchildpornography pornography charges. charges.
Former FormerBarriere Barriere fire firechief chieffaces faces child-porn child-porncharges charges CAM CAM FORTEMS FORTEMS STAFF STAFF REPORTER REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com cam@kamloopsthisweek.com
The The former former chief chief ofof the the Barriere Barriere fire fire department department who who resigned resigned suddenly suddenly last last month month has has been been charged charged with with importation importation and and possession possession ofof child child pornograpornography. phy. The The charge charge ofof importing importing oror distributing distributing child child pornography pornography dates dates from from July July 1, 1, while while the the possession possession charge charge is is dated dated Oct. Oct. 4. 4. AlAl Kirkwood, Kirkwood, 62,62, was was arrested arrested after after anan Oct. Oct. 44 search search byby RCMP RCMP ofof hishis home, home, asas well well asas the the offices offices ofof the the North North Thompson Thompson Star Star Journal Journal and and Clearwater Clearwater Times, Times, ofof which which hehe was was publisher. publisher. RCMP RCMP issued issued a statement a statement yesterday yesterday that that the the invesinvestigation tigation began began inin August August after after itsits integrated integrated child child exploitation exploitation unit unit (ICE) (ICE) received received information information from from the the United United States States National National Centre Centre forfor Missing Missing and and Exploited Exploited Children Children and and the the Canadian Canadian National National Child Child Exploitation Exploitation Co-ordination Co-ordination Centre. Centre. Local Local and and regional regional Mounties Mounties executed executed search search warwarrants rants atat four four locations locations inin Barriere Barriere and and Clearwater. Clearwater. “B.C. “B.C. ICE ICE reports reports that that there there is is currently currently nono evievidence dence suggesting suggesting that that any any local local children children were were directly directly victimized victimized byby the the accused,” accused,” it said. it said. Last Last month, month, Barriere Barriere Mayor Mayor Virginia Virginia Smith Smith conconfirmed firmed toto KTW KTW that that Kirkwood Kirkwood tendered tendered hishis resignaresignation tion from from the the volunteer volunteer fire fire department department asas ofof Oct. Oct. 7, 7, citing citing “stress “stress and and personal personal reasons.” reasons.” See See KIRKWOOD’S, KIRKWOOD’S, A4A4
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Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton onon Tuesday has many inin Canada wondering what effect the election-night result will have Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton Tuesday has many Canada wondering what effect the election-night result will have onon trade issues between Canada and itsits largest trading partner. trade issues between Canada and largest trading partner.
TRADE TRADETALK TALKAFTER AFTERTRUMP TRUMPTRIUMPH TRIUMPH and and Economics, Economics, said said softwood softwood lumber, lumber, pipelines pipelines and and the the future future ofof open open markets markets are are allall inin doubt doubt following following the the election election Kamloops Kamloops business business leaders leaders are are left left ofof Trump, Trump, asas well well asas the the ascension ascension ofof pondering pondering anan uncertain uncertain economic economic Republicans Republicans inin the the Senate Senate and and House House ofof future future following following Donald Donald Trump’s Trump’s election election Representatives. Representatives. Tuesday Tuesday asas president president ofof the the United United States. States. But But Henry Henry said said the the president-elect president-elect will will Chief Chief among among concerns concerns are are questions questions run run upup against against economic economic constraints constraints and and around around softwood softwood lumber, lumber, which which remains remains decades decades ofof globalization globalization asas hehe seeks seeks toto the the region’s region’s largest largest export export toto the the U.S. U.S. protect protect U.S. U.S. jobs. jobs. “Campaigns “Campaigns always always have have their their rhetorhetoMichael Michael Henry, Henry, dean dean ofof Thompson Thompson ric, ric, but but when when you you bump bump upup against against the the Rivers Rivers University’s University’s School School ofof Business Business CAM CAM FORTEMS FORTEMS STAFF STAFF REPORTER REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com cam@kamloopsthisweek.com
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